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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2003
Kazushi Yoshida, Tokyo, JP;
Tsunetake Noma, Tokyo, JP;
Shinichi Kanai, Saitama, JP;
Jun Kaneko, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsunenobu Narahara, Tokyo, JP;
Yutaka Hasegawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazushi Yoshida, Tokyo, JP;
Tsunetake Noma, Tokyo, JP;
Shinichi Kanai, Saitama, JP;
Jun Kaneko, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsunenobu Narahara, Tokyo, JP;
Yutaka Hasegawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Notification of upload of a fixed point observation image to a server. A response program captures a fixed point observation image upon controlling a camera through a camera control program. An image analysis program analyzes the captured image and sends the result of analysis to the response program that, then, makes the camera control program control and make the camera capture image based on setup data and under timing set in response to the result of analysis; the captured image is then uploaded to an image management server. A response program of the image management server acquires the uploaded image and stores the image in an image database (image DB) while reading out a transmission destination from a setup DB, then controls a mailing program so as to transmit notification of upload of the fixed point observation image to the PC. The present invention may be applied to an image management system.