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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 14, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shinya Urisaka, Yokohama, JP;
Tomoaki Kawai, Yokohama, JP;
Kazuko Suzuki, Yokohama, JP;
Koichi Yano, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 ;
Abstract
In a system in which a plurality of cameras and microphones, the image pickup directions and audio input directions of which can be remote-controlled, are arranged on a network, when an image pickup inhibited region is set, and when a network client remote-controls a certain camera to pickup a range including the image pickup inhibited region, a portion corresponding to the image pickup inhibited region is not displayed, and sound corresponding to the region is not output.