The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 12, 1999
Tsuneyoshi Takagi, Kawasaki, JP;
Yuichi Bannai, Koganei, JP;
Tsuneyoshi Takagi, Kawasaki, JP;
Yuichi Bannai, Koganei, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Herein provided is a control system capable of efficiently and assuredly performing a remote-control of a plurality of instruments. When the plurality of instruments, which are connected to a networkand controllable by a computer, namely a first cameraand a second cameraas shown in FIG., are remotely and simultaneously controlled, the present system is constituted so that a control right of the second cameraacquired by a certain client enables the client to control even the first camera while disenables other clients except for the client which acquires the control right to control both the first cameraand second cameraAccordingly, it turns unnecessary to individually acquire all of the control rights to control the related instruments, first cameraand the second camera