Monitoring camera system, monitoring camera, and monitoring cameracontrol apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorHideaki Hattori
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Abstract
A system includes a plurality of image capturing units configured to capture an object image to generate video data, a video coding unit configured to code each of the generated video data, a measurement unit configured to measure a recognition degree representing a feature of the object from each of the generated video data, and a control unit configured to control the video coding unit to code each of the video data based on the measured recognition degree.
Claims18
A system comprising:
- a plurality of capturing units configured to capture an object image to generate video data;
- a coding unit configured to code each of the generated video data;
- a measurement unit configured to measure a recognition degree representing a feature of the object from each of the generated video data;
- and
- a control unit configured to control the coding unit based on the measured recognition degree.
A monitoring camera for capturing an object image together with another monitoring camera to send video data to a control apparatus while receiving a parameter relating to coding from the control apparatus, the monitoring camera comprising:
- a capturing unit configured to capture the object image to generate the video data,
- a coding unit configured to code the generated video data;
- a measurement unit configured to measure a recognition degree representing a feature of the object from the generated video data;
- and
- a sending unit configured to send information relating to the measured recognition degree to the control apparatus,
- wherein the video coding unit performs coding using the determined parameter based on the measured recognition degree and a recognition degree from video data captured by the other monitoring camera.
A control apparatus for receiving each of video data generated by capturing an object image by a plurality of monitoring cameras, the control apparatus comprising:
- an acquisition unit configured to acquire information relating to a recognition degree representing the feature of the object in each of the video data;
- a determination unit configured to determine parameters for performing coding, respectively, in the plurality of monitoring cameras based on the information relating to the acquired recognition degree;
- and
- a sending unit configured to send the determined parameters, respectively, to the plurality of monitoring cameras.
A method comprising:
- capturing an object image to generate video data;
- coding each of the generated video data;
- measuring a recognition degree representing the feature of the object from each of the generated video data;
- and
- performing control to code each of the video data based on the measured recognition degree.
A method for controlling a monitoring camera for capturing an object image together with another monitoring camera to send video data to a control apparatus while receiving a parameter relating to coding from the control apparatus, the method comprising:
- capturing the object image to generate the video data;
- coding the generated video data;
- measuring a recognition degree representing a feature of the object from the generated video data;
- and
- sending information relating to the measured recognition degree to the control apparatus,
- wherein performing the coding using the determined parameter based on the measured recognition degree and a recognition degree from video data captured by the other monitoring camera.
A method for controlling a control apparatus for receiving each of video data generated by capturing an object image in a plurality of monitoring cameras, the method comprising:
- acquiring information relating to a recognition degree representing a feature of the object in each of the video data;
- determining a parameter for performing coding in each of the plurality of monitoring cameras based on the acquired information relating to the recognition degree;
- and
- sending the determined parameter to each of the plurality of monitoring cameras.
A computer-readable recording medium storing a computer-executable program to implement a method for controlling a monitoring camera for capturing an object together with another monitoring camera to send video data to a control apparatus while receiving a parameter relating to coding from the control apparatus, the method comprising:
- capturing the object image to generate the video data;
- coding the generated video data;
- measuring a recognition degree representing a feature of the object from the generated video data;
- and
- sending information relating to the measured recognition degree to the control apparatus,
- wherein performing the coding using the parameter determined in the control apparatus based on the measured recognition degree and a recognition degree from video data captured by the other monitoring camera.
A computer-readable recording medium storing a computer-executable program to implement a method for controlling a control apparatus for receiving each of video data generated by capturing an object image in a plurality of monitoring cameras, the method comprising:
- acquiring information relating to a recognition degree representing a feature of the object in each of the video data;
- determining a parameter for performing coding in each of the plurality of monitoring cameras based on the acquired information relating to the recognition degree;
- and
- sending the determined parameter to each of the plurality of monitoring cameras.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.