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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Takuma Jiko, Kanagawa, JP;
Koichi Okada, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image distribution apparatus obtains a plurality of images generated by a plurality of image capture apparatuses capturing images of a predetermined subject from different directions, transmits the plurality of images to the plurality of display apparatuses, receives, from the plurality of display apparatuses, viewed image information regarding an image being displayed/reproduced in the plurality of display apparatuses, calculates a degree of attention for each of the image capture apparatuses capturing the images, based on the viewed image information, and transmits, to each of the image capture apparatuses, notification control information for causing a notification unit of the image capture apparatus, the notification unit being disposed in the same orientation as a lens unit of the image capture apparatus, to give notification based on the degree of attention.