Video system

A server connected via a predetermined communication medium with a plurality of terminals each of which has a display, and a camera controllable from the plurality of terminals, said server comprising:

• an inquiring device that inquires of the camera information regarding the camera;
• a generating device that generates common information about the camera state to be displayed on the respective displays of the plurality of terminals;
• and
• a changing device that changes the common information in accordance with control of the camera on the basis of a command from a predetermined terminal,
• wherein the common information changed by said changing device is displayed at the predetermined terminal and other terminals of the plurality of terminals,
• wherein said generating device generates the common information in accordance with response information of the inquiry by said inquiring device.

A server connected via a predetermined communication medium with a plurality of terminals each of which has a display, and a camera controllable from the plurality of terminals, said server comprising:

• a generating device that generates common information about a camera state to be displayed on the respective displays of the plurality of terminals;
• and
• a changing device that changes the common information in accordance with control of the camera on the basis of a command from a predetermined terminal,
• wherein the common information changed by said changing device is displayed at the predetermined terminal and other terminals of the plurality of terminals,
• wherein the predetermined terminal is a terminal which is authorized to control the camera, and
• wherein the common information is displayed on the display of another terminal which is not authorized to control the camera, in the same way as the common information is displayed on the terminal which is authorized to control the camera.

A server system including a server connected via a predetermined communication medium with a plurality of terminals each of which has a display, and a camera controllable from the plurality of terminals, said server comprising:

• a generating device that generates common information about a camera state to be displayed on the respective displays of the plurality of terminals;
• and
• a changing device that changes the common information in accordance with control of the camera on the basis of a command from a predetermined terminal,
• wherein the common information changed by said changing device is displayed at the predetermined terminal and other terminals of the plurality of terminals,
• wherein the common information to be displayed includes information about at least one of pan, tilt, and zoom of the camera and is displayed as a bar and a cursor on the display.

A server system including a server connected via a predetermined communication medium with a plurality of terminals each of which has a display, and a camera controllable from the plurality of terminals, said server comprising:

• an inquiring device that inquires of the camera information regarding the camera;
• a generating device that generates common information about a camera state to be displayed on the respective displays of the plurality of terminals:
• and
• a changing device that changes the common information in accordance with control of the camera on the basis of a command from a predetermined terminal,
• wherein the common information changed by said changing device is displayed at the predetermined terminal and other terminals of the plurality of terminals, and
• wherein said generating device generates the common information in accordance with response information of the inquiry by said inquiring device.

A server system including a server connected via a predetermined communication medium with a plurality of terminals each of which has a display, and a camera controllable from the plurality of terminals, said server comprising:

• a generating device that generates common information about a camera state to be displayed on the respective displays of the plurality of terminals;
• and
• a changing device that changes the common information in accordance with control of the camera on the basis of a command from a predetermined terminal;
• wherein the common information changed by said changing device is displayed at the predetermined terminal and other terminals of the plurality of terminals,
• wherein the predetermined terminal is a terminal which is authorized to control the camera, and
• wherein the common information is displayed on the display of another terminal which is not authorized to control the camera, in the same way as the common information is displayed on the terminal which is authorized to control the camera.

A method of controlling a server connected via a predetermined communication medium with a plurality of terminals each of which has a display and a camera controllable from the plurality of terminals, said method comprising:

• a generating step of generating common information about a camera state to be displayed on respective displays of the plurality of terminals;
• and
• a changing step of changing the common information in accordance with control of the camera on the basis of a command from a predetermined terminal,
• wherein the common information changed in said changing step is displayed at the predetermined terminal and other terminals of the plurality of terminals, and wherein the common information to be displayed includes information about at least one of pan, tilt, and zoom of the camera and is displayed as a bar and a cursor on the display.

A method of controlling a server connected via a predetermined communication medium with a plurality of terminals each of which has a display and a camera controllable from the plurality of terminals, said method comprising:

• an inquiring step of inquiring of the camera information regarding the camera;
• a generating step of generating common information about a camera state to be displayed on respective displays of the plurality of terminals;
• and
• a changing step of changing the common information in accordance with control of the camera on the basis of a command from a predetermined terminal,
• wherein the common information changed in said changing step is displayed at the predetermined terminal and other terminals of the plurality of terminals, and
• wherein said generating step generates the common information in accordance with response information of the inquiry in said inquiring step.

A method of controlling a server connected via a predetermined communication medium with a plurality of terminals each of which has a display and a camera controllable from the plurality of terminals, said method comprising:

• a generating step of generating common information about a camera state to be displayed on respective displays of the plurality of terminals;
• and
• a changing step of changing the common information in accordance with control of the camera on the basis of a command from a predetermined terminal,
• wherein the common information changed in said changing step is displayed at the predetermined terminal and other terminals of the plurality of terminals,
• wherein the predetermined terminal is a terminal which is authorized to control the camera, and
• wherein the common information is displayed on the display of another terminal which is not authorized to control the camera, in the same way as the common information is displayed on the terminal which is authorized to control the camera.

A computer readable medium which stores a program for causing a computer to execute a method of controlling a server connected via a predetermined communication medium with a plurality of terminals each of which has a display, and a camera controllable from the plurality of terminals, the method comprising:

• a generating step of generating common information about a camera state to be displayed on the respective displays of the plurality of terminals;
• and
• a changing step of changing the common information in accordance with control of the camera on the basis of a command from a predetermined terminal,
• wherein the common information changed in the changing step is displayed at the predetermined terminal and other terminals of the plurality of terminals, and
• wherein the common information to be displayed includes information about at least one of pan, tilt, and zoom of the camera and is displayed as a bar and a cursor on the display.

A computer readable medium which stores a program for causing a computer to execute a method of controlling a server connected via a predetermined communication medium with a plurality of terminals each of which has a display, and a camera controllable from the plurality of terminals, the method comprising:

• an inquiring step of inquiring of the camera information regarding the camera,
• a generating step of generating common information about a camera state to be displayed on the respective displays of the plurality of terminals;
• and
• a changing step of changing the common information in accordance with control of the camera on the basis of a command from a predetermined terminal,
• wherein the common information changed in the changing step is displayed at the predetermined terminal and other terminals of the plurality of terminals, and
• wherein said generating step generates the common information in accordance with response information of the inquiry in said inquiring step.

A computer readable medium which stores a program for causing a computer to execute a method of controlling a server connected via a predetermined communication medium with a plurality of terminals each of which has a display, and a camera controllable from the plurality of terminals, the method comprising:

• a generating step of generating common information about a camera state to be displayed on the respective displays of the plurality of terminals;
• and
• a changing step of changing the common information in accordance with control of the camera on the basis of a command from a predetermined terminal,
• wherein the common information changed in the changing step is displayed at the predetermined terminal and other terminals of the plurality of terminals;
• wherein the predetermined terminal is a terminal which is authorized to control the camera, and
• wherein the common information is displayed on the display of another terminal which is not authorized to control the camera, in the same way as the common information is displayed on the terminal which is authorized to control the camera.