Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Takahiro Kurosawa

Kenichiro Tanaka

Hiroaki Sato

Tomoaki Kawai

Tadashi Yamakawa

Yasuhiro Okuno

Toshihiko Fukasawa

Yuichi Bannai

Shigeki Shibayama

Masahiko Yoshimoto

Masaaki Nagashima

Takayuki Sasaki

Kenji Morita

Takashi Oya

Hiroshi Okazaki

Hiraku Sonobe

Toshimizu Yamane

Ryuhei Uehara

Gakuya Soeda

A conference preparation apparatus includes a material identification information acquisition unit configured to acquire material identification information specified by an operation performed on a display screen, a material information acquisition unit configured to acquire material information from a server based on the material identification information acquired by the material identification information acquisition unit, a management unit configured to manage on a person-by-person basis the material information acquired by the material information acquisition unit, and an agenda management unit configured to associate the material identification information with conference items.

Conference preparation apparatus, conference preparation method, and storage medium

A technique of directly and simply operating image data stored in an external storage device using a camera is provided. To accomplish this, an image processing device connectable to a network, comprises a connection unit configured to connect to an imaging device, an acquisition unit configured to acquire image data captured by the imaging device from an external device on the network, in accordance with a user operation on the imaging device, and a display control unit configured to display the image data acquired by the acquisition unit and image data stored in the imaging device in accordance with a display unit of the imaging device.

Devices and methods for performing operations on image data stored in an external storage device

A control apparatus for controlling a projector apparatus projecting an image in provided. The apparatus includes an input unit for inputting layout information relating to a layout of the images projected by a plurality of projector apparatuses, an obtaining unit for obtaining respective projection areas of the plurality of projector apparatuses, a determination unit for determining a correction amount of the respective projection areas of the plurality of projector apparatuses based on the layout information input by the input unit and the projection areas obtained by the obtaining unit, and a notifying unit for notifying the plurality of projector apparatuses of the correction amount determined by the determination unit.

Control apparatus and method for controlling projector apparatus

A moving picture file is generated from moving picture data received from a camera. Control sequence information from the camera corresponding to the generated moving picture file, and information relating to an address of the camera, are incorporated into the moving picture file. The moving picture file is generated by dividing the received moving picture data, based on camera control information.

Method of generating moving picture information

A video distribution system which is enhanced in flexibility in distribution mode switching. In a camera server connected to a viewer via a network, a video capture board captures a video image. A CPU processes the captured video image according to an electronic PTZ mode for cutting out a part of the captured video image and a mechanical PTZ emulation mode for cutting out parts of the captured video image and interpolating the cut-out images. The CPU distributes the processed video image to the viewer via the network. The CPU performs mode switching between the electronic PTZ mode and the mechanical PTZ emulation mode based on control information transmitted from the viewer.

Video distribution apparatus, viewer apparatus, video distribution system including these apparatuses, control method for the video distribution apparatus, control method for the viewer apparatus, and computer program for the apparatuses

An image distribution system, which is connected via a network with a client for displaying an image picked up by an image sensing unit of a server, judges a communication status of the network. In addition, in accordance with a result of the judgment, the image distribution system changes a user interface for selecting a function request command for the image sensing unit of the imaging apparatus.

Image distribution system and the control method therefor

An information delivery apparatus includes an encoding information collection unit which collects information used to encode content information, a generation unit which predicts decode processes of the content information based on the collected information, and generates configuration information used to configure data paths required to execute the decode processes, an embedding unit which embeds the configuration information in the content information, and a delivery unit which delivers the content information embedded with the configuration information.

Processor delivering content information recovered upon sequence of processes performed by data path reconfigured based on received configuration information containing use frequency

In a network including a source of video contents and a playback terminal to receive video contents distributed from the source of video contents and play back the video contents, information on viewing state of video contents is collected and the collected information is stored. Then access right of the playback terminal for the video contents is set based on the stored information on viewing state.

Communication apparatus and its control method and program

An information processing apparatus arranged to refer to image capture limitation information to judge whether an image capture range after control includes a limitation area, the image capture limitation information defining the limitation area corresponding to an attribute of a user of a terminal, and effect control so that if it is judged that the image capture range includes the limitation area, the terminal is controlled so as to perform secure communications.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method and its program

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

In a compact information terminal apparatus including display means having a displaying function equivalent to that of a personal computer, a browser for browsing a hyper text can easily be manipulated without altering the hyper text formed for the personal computer. When a position other than a hot spot of the hyper text on a browsing view is designated by using a position designating input device which can be manipulated by one hand, a group of operation buttons of the browser for the hyper text is displayed in the vicinity of a designated position.

Compact information terminal apparatus, method for controlling such apparatus and medium

There is provided a communication apparatus which makes it possible to properly process data acquired by an external device even if the data is difficult to process by the external device that acquired the data. Information is acquired from an external apparatus by communication. It is determined whether the acquired information is suitable for processing by the communication apparatus. Processing of information determined to be unsuitable for processing by the communication apparatus is delegated to an information apparatus.

Communication apparatus and control method therefor, information apparatus and control method therefor, communication system, and control programs

To solve the problems on camera control such as control of the zoom lens of a camera, caused by the delay time from the time when camera control is performed up to the time when a camera-controlled image arrives, the electronic zoom processing for a displayed image is executed in accordance with the zoom control command, when a zoom control command for the camera is input.

Camera control system with electronic zoom processing

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.

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Kunitachi, Japan

Takahiro Kurosawa