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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2013
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Hirofumi Enomoto, Fukuoka, JP;
Abstract
A monitoring apparatus is provided for controlling an image capturing device and a shutter which limits a capturing area of the image capturing device. The monitoring apparatus includes a capturing area controller, configured to transmit a first control signal to cause the image capturing device to capture an image in an actual capturing area of the image capturing device, and a shutter controller, configured to transmit a second control signal to open the shutter after the first control signal is transmitted. The actual capturing area of the image capturing device is selected from a capturable area of the image capturing device in accordance with first information which is sensed by a sensor device.