Controller for photographing apparatus and photographing system

A controller for a photographing apparatus having a single photographing camera with driving means that allows a photographing direction of the photographing camera to be varied, the controller comprising:

• means having a single display screen for displaying a picture photographed by the single photographing camera in a first operation area of said display screen and for displaying a panorama picture photographed by use of only the single photographing camera in a second operation area of said display screen;
• and
• picture selecting means for allowing a user to designate a desired area in said second operation area, selecting an object photographed by the photographing camera corresponding to the designated area, and moving an object at the position corresponding to a desired point generated with the desired area to desired positional coordinates of the driving means,
• whereby said panorama picture includes said picture and a number of other pictures which are simultaneously displayed in said second operation area and arranged therein in a predetermined manner to provide a panoramic view, and
• wherein limits of a range representative of a maximum range in which the camera is permitted to be moved is displayable on said panorama picture.

A photographing system having a single photographing camera with driving means that allows a photographing direction of the photographing camera to be varied and a controller for a photographing apparatus, the controller controlling the photographing camera, wherein the controller comprises:

• means having a single display screen for displaying a picture photographed by the single photographing camera in a first operation area of said display screen and for displaying a panorama picture photographed by use of only the single photographing camera in a second operation area of said display screen;
• and
• picture selecting means for selecting an object photographed by the photographing camera in said second operation area and moving the selected object to desired positional coordinates of the driving means,
• whereby said panorama picture includes said picture and a number of other pictures which are simultaneously displayed in said second operation area and arranged therein in a predetermined manner to provide a panoramic view, and
• wherein limits of a range representative of a maximum range in which the camera is permitted to be moved is displayable on said panorama picture.

A method for controlling a single photographing camera with driving means that allows a photographing direction of the photographing camera to be varied, comprising the steps of:

• displaying a picture photographed by the single photographing camera in a first operation area of a display screen and displaying a panorama picture photographed by use of only the single photographing camera in a second operation area of said display screen;
• selecting an object photographed by the photographing camera corresponding to a designated point in the second operation area;
• and
• moving the selected object to desired positional coordinates of the driving means,
• whereby said panorama picture includes said picture and a number of other pictures which are simultaneously displayed in said second operation area and arranged therein in a predetermined manner to provide a panoramic view, and
• wherein limits of a range representative of a maximum range in which the camera is permitted to be moved is displayable on said panorama picture.

A method for controlling a single photographing camera with driving means that allows a photographing direction of the photographing camera to be varied, comprising the steps of:

• displaying a picture photographed by the single photographing camera in a first operation area of a single display screen and displaying a panorama picture photographed by use of only the single photographing camera in a second operation area of said single display screen;
• selecting an object photographed by the photographing camera corresponding to a designated point in the second operation area;
• and
• moving an object at the position corresponding to the designated point to desired positional coordinates of the driving means,
• whereby said panorama picture includes said picture and a number of other pictures which are simultaneously displayed in said second operation area and arranged therein in a predetermined manner to provide a panoramic view, and
• wherein limits of a range representative of a maximum range in which the camera is permitted to be moved is displayable on said panorama picture.

A method for controlling a single photographing camera with driving means that allows a photographing direction of the photographing camera to be varied, comprising the steps of:

• displaying a panorama picture photographed by use of only the single photographing camera in a first operation area of a single display screen;
• displaying a respective picture photographed by the photographing camera in a second operation area of the single display screen;
• selecting an object photographed by the photographing camera corresponding to a designated point in the first operation area;
• and
• moving the selected object to desired positional coordinate of the driving means,
• whereby said panorama picture includes said picture and a number of other pictures which are simultaneously displayed in said first operation area and arranged therein in a predetermined manner to provide a panoramic view, and
• wherein limits of a range representative of a maximum range in which the camera is permitted to be moved is displayable on said panorama picture.

A method for controlling a single photographing camera with driving means that allows a photographing direction of the photographing camera to be varied, comprising the steps of:

• displaying a panorama picture photographed by use of only the single photographing camera in a first operation area of a single display screen;
• displaying a respective picture photographed by the photographing camera in a second operation area of the single display screen;
• selecting an object photographed by the photographing camera corresponding to a designated point in the first operation area;
• and
• moving an object at the position corresponding to the designated point to desired positional coordinates of the driving means,
• whereby said panorama picture includes said picture and a number of other pictures which are simultaneously displayed in said first operation area and arranged therein in a predetermined manner to provide a panoramic view, and
• wherein limits of a range representative of a maximum range in which the camera is permitted to be moved is displayable on said panorama picture.