Network system and control method for network system
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKotaro Matsuda
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Abstract
Provided is a network system that comprises a camera provided at a predetermined shooting point, a camera system for providing a shooting service by the camera, and an information processing apparatus carried by a user. In the network system, a notification of a confirmation for shooting is provided to the information processing apparatus detected in a shooting area of the camera in accordance with a movement of the user, and a camera control right is controlled. If an instruction for an operation of the camera is inputted on the information processing apparatus in accordance with an acquisition of the camera control right, an image shot by the camera following the inputted instruction is provided to the information processing apparatus through the camera system.
Claims8
A network system that comprises a camera provided at a predetermined shooting point, a camera system for providing a shooting service by the camera, and an information processing apparatus carried by a user, the system comprising:
- a notification unit configured to provide a notification of a confirmation for shooting to the information processing apparatus detected in a shooting area of the camera in accordance with a movement of the user;
- a control unit configured to control a camera control right;
- an instruction unit configured to input an instruction for an operation of the camera on the information processing apparatus in accordance with an acquisition of the camera control right;
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- a providing unit configured to provide an image shot by the camera following the inputted instruction to the information processing apparatus through the camera system.
A method for controlling a network system that comprises a camera provided at a predetermined shooting point, a camera system for providing a shooting service by the camera, and an information processing apparatus carried by a user, the method comprising:
- providing a notification of a confirmation for shooting to the information processing apparatus detected in a shooting area of the camera in accordance with a movement of the user;
- controlling a camera control right;
- inputting an instruction for an operation of the camera on the information processing apparatus in accordance with an acquisition of the camera control right;
- and providing an image shot by the camera following the inputted instruction to the information processing apparatus through the camera system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.