Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Kenichiro Tanaka

Hiroshi Okazaki

Toshihiko Fukasawa

Tsuneyoshi Takagi

Hiroaki Sato

Takahiro Kurosawa

Kenji Morita

Yuichi Bannai

Shigeru Aoki

Kazuko Tsujimura

Takeshi Kawazome

Azmee Carlton Lane

Michimune Kono

Techniques are disclosed herein for processing iTV. A request to play a first interactive television signal at a first electronic device is received. A first virtual machine for processing the first interactive television signal is instantiated at the first electronic device. A first file that includes information associated with playing interactive TV on the first electronic device is accessed from non-volatile storage on the first electronic device. A request to play a second interactive television signal at a second electronic device that is communicatively coupled to the first electronic device is received. A second virtual machine for processing the second interactive television signal is instantiated at the first device. A second file that includes information associated with playing interactive TV on the second electronic device is stored in non-volatile storage on the first electronic device.

Concurrent interactive television for network connected devices

A system enables information transmission between a server which serves information by its own communication format and a client which receives service on a general network, with an efficient and simple structure. A conversion serverreceives a video transmission request message from a clientin the HTTP protocol, the conversion serverconverts the message into a message of a format of a server, and transmits the converted message to the server. Then, the conversion serverreturns video data transferred from the serverto the clientin the HTTP protocol.

Relay apparatus, system and method, and storage medium

A video-image control apparatus enables a client to obtain the details of an object in a displayed video image. For this purpose, when the angle of a camerais changed in accordance with an instruction from an external device, it is determined whether or not the object (e.g., a copier) is within an image sensing view. If it is determined that the object is within the image sensing view, the current status of the object is obtained by request. Then, an image of a character string indicative of the status information is generated, and combined with the video image. The combined image is transferred via a communication interface unit to the external device.

Video-image control apparatus and method with image generating mechanism, and storage medium containing the video-image control program

The image upload system of the present invention, comprising, inter alia: a capture unit for capturing the image data from an image input apparatus disposed on a network; a storage unit for storing the plural captured image data; an image capture control unit for controlling the capture unit according to a previously designated schedule; a creation unit for creating a display image by adding information at image capture time to the captured image data captured by the capture unit, and a transmission unit for transmitting the created display image, allows information such as an image data capture date and time, an image data size or the like to be embedded as a part of the image data to be displayed.

Image processing system, image processing method, image upload system, storage medium, and image upload server

A graphical user interface (GUI) which displays a map image showing the location of a camera whose sensed image is distributed via a network, and further displays a camera icon indicative of the position and states of the camera on the map image. When a user designates an area desired to be sensed on the GUI after the user obtains authorization to control the camera, control values for controlling facing direction and the angle of view of the camera are calculated. The calculated control values are transmitted to a camera server via the network, and the camera server controls the camera on the basis of the control values.

Apparatus and method for remote-controlling image sensing apparatus in image sensing system

An apparatus controlling system capable of providing services such as video services and camera control services via a network, with a simple structure and high efficiency. Upon request from a client, a server for providing video services with camera control services provides a client with limited services (low quality trial services) during the initial stage immediately after connection, in accordance with a connection identifier issued to the client, and upon reception of the connection identifier via a route different from the route via which the services are provided, the server provides the client with limitation relaxed (or released) high quality services in accordance with the returned connection identifier.

System and method for limiting services at a plurality of levels and controlling image orientation via a network

A conventional movable range restricting function designates a movable range by using a numerical value of an angle of view. It is, therefore, difficult for a user to intuitively know this value. A trial and error basis is therefore necessary to obtain an optimum setting. Similarly, a user is required to set a value of the movable range of zoom without knowing beforehand the size of a zoomed object. In order to solve these problems, an image processing apparatus comprises a display control unit for displaying a panorama image on a display unit, the panorama image being formed by coupling a plurality of images taken with a controllable image pickup unit, and a setting unit for setting a visible range in the panorama image, an image in the visible range capable of being taken with the image pickup unit by controlling the unit, wherein the display control unit displays an image in the visible range set by the setting unit and an image outside of the visible range in different states capable of being visually discriminated.

Image processing apparatus and method, image distribution system and storage medium

A system enables information transmission between a server which serves information by its own communication format and a client which receives service on a general network, with an efficient and simple structure. A conversion server receives a video transmission request message from a client in the HTTP protocol, the conversion server converts the message into a message of a format of a server , and transmits the converted message to the server . Then, the conversion server returns video data transferred from the server to the client in the HTTP protocol.

In ordinary telephones, a communication partner is called without considering the location of the communication partner and whether or not the communication partner is busy. In the present invention, it is determined whether or not the communication partner is to be called at least based on information relating the position of a communication apparatus possessed by the communication partner.

System, apparatus and method for processing calls based on place detection of moving personnel or objects

A video-image control apparatus enables a client to obtain the details of an object in a displayed video image. For this purpose, when the angle of a camera 1003 is changed in accordance with an instruction from an external device, it is determined whether or not the object (e.g., a copier) is within an image sensing view. If it is determined that the object is within the image sensing view, the current status of the object is obtained by request. Then, an image of a character string indicative of the status information is generated, and combined with the video image. The combined image is transferred via a communication interface unit to the external device.

Video-image control apparatus and method and storage medium

When a client control apparatus on a network connects to a camera control apparatus in hyper text transfer protocol and requests the camera control apparatus to transmit a file of its home page, the camera control apparatus transmits a file, to the client control apparatus including a description for causing the client control apparatus to request the camera control apparatus to transmit an applet for performing automatic reception. When the client control apparatus receives this file, transmission of the applet is requested, and the server control apparatus transmits the applet. Then, when transmission of state information is requested, the server control apparatus transmits state information to the client control apparatus only when an event indicative of a change in an angle of a camera occurs; thereby traffic of the network is reduced.

Image processing system, apparatus and method in a client/server environment for client authorization controlled-based viewing of image sensed conditions from a camera

A standardized user interface that can handle a system for cooperatively performing various tasks. Session contents display sections display information concerning sessions using display forms that are consonant with session types. The list of the session contents display sections is displayed by a session list display section, and information concerning the sessions can be displayed for each session. Since the session contents display sections detect the input of instructions for session operations, various types of sessions can be held using a standardized user interface. In addition, the generation and extinguishing of sessions can be performed by the session operation unit, and contents of the session information that is collectively managed by the session information update detecting unit can be reflected in the session contents display section of an individual terminal. Furthermore, all of the events initiated by a user can be handled by a control unit.

Communication apparatus, a communication system and a communication method

A window management system makes it possible to collectively control plural application programs by a common user interface, regardless of whether each program is so constructed as to respond to the message from the user interface. The system is provided with an acquisition unit for acquiring display information of the program, a collective operation instruction unit for instructing a collective operation to the program, a transmission unit for transmitting the instructed operation to the program and a display control unit for displaying the status of the instructed operation in a specified display area.

Window management system with recording status display

When a desired field frame is specified on an area of a display in which pages connected in series are displayed in their compressed form, the data in the specified field frame is displayed in a document image display section. When the specified field frame is moved with the use of a previous-page button, a next-page button, a forward-slide button, or a backward-slide button, the data in the moved field frame is displayed in the document image display section. The information concerning the movement of the field frame is transferred to other terminals so that on the white boards of the other terminals, the same processing is performed.

Network image-processing system

A terminal device which can set a connection status of a communication tool line between terminal devices in various ways and an electronic conference system having such a terminal device are provided. The terminal device for communicating information between remote terminal devices comprises a connection status operation/control unit for setting a connection status of a line to be used by the communication tool, a connection modification unit for changing the line connection in accordance with the content set by the connection status operation/control unit, a connection status modification convey unit for outputting the content set by the connection status operation/control unit to other terminal device, and a connection status modification inform unit for receiving the content of the modification of the line connection from the other terminal.

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