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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2003
Yuichi Kawakami, Nishinomiya, JP;
Tomoyuki Terada, Toyonaka, JP;
Kyoko Nakamura, Toyonaka, JP;
Ken Yoshii, Itami, JP;
Yasuhisa Kinto, Neyagawa, JP;
Yuichi Kawakami, Nishinomiya, JP;
Tomoyuki Terada, Toyonaka, JP;
Kyoko Nakamura, Toyonaka, JP;
Ken Yoshii, Itami, JP;
Yasuhisa Kinto, Neyagawa, JP;
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A monitoring apparatus according to the present invention has an image taking section which captures images of a plurality of image capturing areas, a detecting section which detects an object to be monitored based on an image obtained by the image taking section, a command receiving section which receives a command for remote control, and a command executing section which executes a process corresponding to the received command when the object is not detected by the detecting section.