IP Library Granted Patent US 10,516,817
Granted Patent B2
US 10,516,817 · App. 15/683,828 · Granted Dec 24, 2019

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information processing system for controlling plurality of image pickup devices

Inventor: Hitoshi Nakamura (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
H04N5/23203H04N1/00411H04N5/23206H04N5/23216H04N1/00413H04N5/23225
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Patent No.
US 10,516,817
App. No.
15/683,828
Granted
Dec 24, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided an information processing apparatus including a correspondence relationship information change unit for changing a correspondence relationship information indicating each correspondence relationship between a plurality of image pickup devices and a plurality of controllers, the image pickup devices and the controllers being associated with each other, the controller being used to operate at least one of the plurality of image pickup devices, and the controller being capable of operating the image pickup device associated with the controller.

Claims (79)

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon, computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to execute operations, the operations comprising:

controlling a display device to display a list of a plurality of cameras;

selecting at least one camera from the plurality of cameras;

controlling the display device to display information for setting the selected at least one camera;

generating, based on a user input on the displayed information, a control signal for controlling an operational setting of the selected at least one camera;

transmitting the generated control signal to the selected at least one camera based on an Internet Protocol (IP);

remotely controlling the operational setting of the selected at least one camera based on the transmitted control signal;

controlling the display device to display image data generated by the selected at least one camera,

wherein the image data is generated by the selected at least one camera based on the controlled operational setting, and

wherein the display device is controlled based on a selection of a displayed object for managing the image data;

controlling the display device to display a transmission state of the selected at least one camera;

controlling the display device to display correspondence relationship information indicating a correspondence relationship between the plurality of the cameras and a plurality of communication devices; and

changing the correspondence relationship information indicating the correspondence relationship between the plurality of the cameras and the plurality of communication devices.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1 , the operations further comprising

controlling the display device to concurrently display the list of the plurality of the cameras and the information for setting the selected at least one camera.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1 , the operations further comprising

controlling the display device to display parameters of each camera of the plurality of the cameras and transmission states of each camera of the plurality of the cameras.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1 , wherein each camera of the plurality of cameras is configured to communicate with a corresponding communication device of the plurality of communication devices based on the correspondence relationship information.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 4 , wherein each camera of the plurality of cameras is further configured to wirelessly communicate with the corresponding communication device of the plurality of communication devices based on the Internet Protocol.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1 , wherein the displayed object comprises a tab.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1 , the operations further comprising:

managing a first file that is associated with the selected at least one camera,

wherein the first file is different from a second file which includes the image data.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1 , the operations further comprising

converting the image data into a file with a file format.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of the cameras are configured to broadcast data.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1 , the operations further comprising

controlling the display device to display a model name of the selected at least one camera.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1 , the operations further comprising changing the correspondence relationship information based on the user input.

12. An information processing method, comprising:

controlling a display device to display a list of a plurality of cameras;

selecting at least one camera from the plurality of cameras;

controlling the display device to display information for setting the selected at least one camera;

generating, based on a user input on the displayed information, a control signal for controlling an operational setting of the selected at least one camera;

transmitting the generated control signal to the selected at least one camera based on an Internet Protocol (IP);

remotely controlling the operational setting of the selected at least one camera based on the transmitted control signal;

controlling the display device to display image data generated by the selected at least one camera,

wherein the image data is generated by the selected at least one camera based on the controlled operational setting, and

wherein the display device is controlled based on a selection of a displayed object for managing the image data;

controlling the display device to display a transmission state of the selected at least one camera;

controlling the display device to display correspondence relationship information indicating a correspondence relationship between the plurality of the cameras and a plurality of communication devices; and

changing the correspondence relationship information indicating the correspondence relationship between the plurality of the cameras and the plurality of communication devices.

13. The information processing method according to claim 12 , further comprising

controlling the display device to concurrently display the list of the plurality of the cameras and the information for setting the selected at least one camera.

14. The information processing method according to claim 12 , further comprising

controlling the display device to display parameters of each camera of the plurality of the cameras and transmission states of each camera of the plurality of the cameras.

15. The information processing method according to claim 12 , wherein each camera of the plurality of cameras is configured to communicate with a corresponding communication device of the plurality of communication devices based on the correspondence relationship information.

16. The information processing method according to claim 15 , wherein each camera of the plurality of cameras is further configured to wirelessly communicate with the corresponding communication device of the plurality of communication devices based on the Internet Protocol.

17. An information processing apparatus, comprising:

circuitry configured to:

control a display device to display a list of a plurality of cameras;

select at least one camera from the plurality of cameras;

control the display device to display information to set the selected at least one camera;

generate, based on a user input on the displayed information, a control signal that controls an operational setting of the selected at least one camera;

transmit the generated control signal to the selected at least one camera based on an Internet Protocol (IP);

remotely control the operational setting of the selected at least one camera based on the transmitted control signal;

control the display device to display image data generated by the selected at least one camera,

wherein the image data is generated by the selected at least one camera based on the controlled operational setting, and

wherein the display device is controlled based on a selection of a displayed object for managing the image data;

control the display device to display a transmission state of the selected at least one camera;

control the display device to display correspondence relationship information indicating a correspondence relationship between the plurality of the cameras and a plurality of communication devices; and

change the correspondence relationship information indicating the correspondence relationship between the plurality of the cameras and the plurality of communication devices.

18. A camera system, comprising:

a plurality of cameras; and

an information processing apparatus, comprising:

circuitry configured to:

control a display device to display a list of the plurality of the cameras;

select at least one camera from the plurality of cameras,

wherein the selected at least one camera is configured to generate image data;

control the display device to display information to set the selected at least one camera;

generate, based on a user input on the displayed information, a control signal that controls an operational setting of the selected at least one camera;

transmit the generated control signal to the selected at least one camera based on an Internet Protocol (IP);

remotely control the operational setting of the selected at least one camera based on the transmitted control signal;

control the display device to display the generated image data,

wherein the image data is generated by the selected at least one camera based on the controlled operational setting, and

wherein the display device is controlled based on a selection of a displayed object for managing the image data;

control the display device to display a transmission state of the selected at least one camera;

control the display device to display correspondence relationship information indicating a correspondence relationship between the plurality of the cameras and a plurality of communication devices; and

change the correspondence relationship information indicating the correspondence relationship between the plurality of the cameras and the plurality of communication devices.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 23, 2022
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062297/0142 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2011-187752 · Aug 30, 2011 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 13591528 · Aug 22, 2012
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