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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2005
Atsushi Yoshida, Osaka, JP;
Katsuji Aoki, Nara, JP;
Shoichi Araki, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A camera terminal where tables where camera operations are described are not required, and that continues thoroughly imaging a monitoring subject region as a complete system even when a portion of cameras shuts down due to a failure is provided. The present invention is a camera terminalA in a monitoring system for imaging a monitoring subject region by cooperatively operating multiple camera terminals, and is equipped with a cameraA having a function to change an imaging region, a communicatorA to transmit/receive information for identifying the imaging region to/from other camera terminals, and an adjustment unitto determine a monitoring responsible region for its own camera terminal so as to is make proximate the monitoring responsible region for its own camera terminal to a monitoring responsible region for the other camera terminal or a boundary of the monitoring subject region without leaving any space, and for adjusting the imaging region for the cameraA to image the entire monitoring responsible region.