JP2006186895A5

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Publication number: JP2006186895A5
Application number: JP2004380790A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2004-12-28
Publication date: 2009-02-12
Anticipated expiration: 2024-12-28

Claims

An information processing apparatus connected to a sensing device that detects occurrence of an event and a plurality of imaging devices that capture an image,
The identifier of the imaging device is held in association with the sensing device, and for each imaging device, first and second types of operation control information including setting values that define the operation content of the imaging device are stored in the imaging device. Holding means for holding in association;
Detection signal receiving means for receiving an event detection signal indicating that the occurrence of the event has been detected from the first sensing device ;
When receiving the event detection signal from the first sensing device, to identify the imaging device having the identifier held in association with the first sensing device to said holding means, before Symbol first Determining means for determining an imaging device that transmits the type of operation control information;
To the imaging device determined by the determination means, and sends the operation control information of the first type held in association with the imaging device, for the previous SL imaging apparatus that is not determined by the determination unit An information processing apparatus comprising: sending means for sending the second type of operation control information held in association with the imaging apparatus that has not been determined .

The sending means sends out the second type of operation control information to the imaging apparatus regardless of the determination of the determining means when the specified imaging apparatus is one. Item 4. The information processing apparatus according to Item 1.

The first type of operation control information is a setting value for controlling the zoom value of the lens of the imaging device to the tele side, and the second type of operation control information is a zoom value of the lens of the imaging device. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus is a setting value for controlling to a wide side.

The holding unit further holds a priority order for applying the first type of operation control information to the imaging apparatus in association with the sensing apparatus as a first priority order,
Information according to any one of claims 1 to 3 wherein said determining means and determines the imaging apparatus for delivering the operation control information of the first type based on the first priority Processing equipment.

The holding means further holds the priority order of the plurality of sensing devices with respect to the imaging device in association with the imaging device as a second priority order,
The sending means responds to event detection of the first sensing device among the imaging devices having the identifier held in association with the first sensing device and the second sensing device in the holding means. When the imaging device that performs imaging is determined and an event is detected from the second sensing device, the second priority of the first sensing device relative to the imaging device is the second sensing level. When lower than the second priority of the device, the first type of control information or the second type of control information according to the event detection of the second sensing device, regardless of the determination of the determination means the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that sending to the determined imaging apparatus.

The holding means further holds a third type of operation control information for the imaging device,
The sending means sends the first type of operation control information or the second type of operation control information to the imaging device that sent the first type of operation control information or the second type of operation control information. after sending the operation control information, if the predetermined time has elapsed according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that delivering the operation control information of the third type with respect to the imaging apparatus Information processing device.

The information processing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the third type of operation control information is a return to a pan value, a tilt value, and a zoom value in a normal state .

The operation control information pan value, a tilt value, the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that it comprises at least one of the zoom value.

A method for controlling an information processing apparatus connected to a sensing device that detects occurrence of an event and a plurality of imaging devices that capture an image,
The information processing apparatus retains an identifier of the imaging device in association with a sensing device, and for each imaging device, includes first and second types of operation control including setting values that define the operation content of the imaging device. Holding means for holding information in association with the imaging device;
A detection signal receiving step of receiving an event detection signal indicating that the occurrence of the event has been detected from the first sensing device ;
When receiving the event detection signal from the first sensing device, to identify the imaging device having the identifier held in association with the first sensing device to said holding means, before Symbol first A determination step of determining an imaging device that transmits the type of operation control information;
To the imaging device determined in the determining step, sending the operation control information of the first type held in association with the imaging device, for the previous SL imaging apparatus that is not determined by the determination unit And a sending step of sending the second type of operation control information held in association with the imaging device that has not been determined .

System comprising: the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8, and 2 or more sensing devices, and one or more imaging devices.

A control program for an information processing device connected to a sensing device that detects the occurrence of an event and a plurality of imaging devices that capture an image,
The information processing apparatus;
The identifier of the imaging device is held in association with the sensing device, and for each imaging device, first and second types of operation control information including setting values that define the operation content of the imaging device are stored in the imaging device. Holding means for holding in association;
Detection signal receiving means for receiving an event detection signal indicating that the occurrence of the event has been detected from the first sensing device;
When the event detection signal is received from the first sensing device, the holding device identifies the imaging device having the identifier held in association with the first sensing device, and the first type Determining the imaging device to which the operation control information is transmitted, and transmitting the first type of operation control information held in association with the imaging device to the imaging device determined by the determination unit And a control program for causing the imaging device that is not determined by the determination unit to function as a transmission unit that transmits the second type of operation control information held in association with the imaging device that has not been determined. .

Computer-readable storage medium characterized by storing a computer program according to claim 1 1.