Imaging device and method, computer program product on computer-readable medium, and imaging system

An imaging method comprising the steps of:

• making a color imaging with an imaging direction being sequentially set for each of a plurality of color unit images forming together a panoramic color image;
• imaging by infrared radiation measurement with the imaging direction being sequentially set for each of a plurality of infrared unit images forming together a panoramic infrared image;
• storing/managing the panoramic color image produced by overlaying the plurality of color unit images one color unit image on another color unit image and the panoramic infrared image produced by overlaying the plurality of infrared unit images one infrared unit image on another infrared unit image;
• imaging an object by infrared radiation measurement with the imaging direction being controlled to a predetermined imaging direction within an imaging range;
• overlaying, on an infrared image of the object, a color image corresponding to a location, where the object has been imaged in the infrared imaging step, in a panoramic color image stored/managed in the panoramic image storing/managing step;
• and
• displaying a resultant image produced by the overlaying in the image synthesizing step.

A computer program product on a computer-readable medium, the computer program product causing a computer to execute an imaging controlling process comprising the steps of:

• making a color imaging with an imaging direction being sequentially set for each of a plurality of color unit images forming together a panoramic color image;
• imaging by infrared radiation measurement with an imaging direction being sequentially set for each of a plurality of infrared unit images forming together a panoramic infrared image;
• storing/managing a panoramic color image produced by overlaying the plurality of color unit images one color unit image on another color unit image and a panoramic infrared image produced by overlaying the plurality of infrared unit images one infrared unit image on another infrared unit image;
• imaging an object by infrared radiation measurement with the imaging direction being controlled to a predetermined imaging direction within an imaging range;
• overlaying, on an infrared image of an object, a color image corresponding to a location, where the object has been imaged in the infrared imaging step, in a panoramic color image stored/managed in the panoramic image storing/managing step;
• and displaying a resultant image produced by the overlaying in the image synthesizing step.

An imaging system comprising:

• a color imaging device configured to make color imaging with an imaging direction being sequentially adjusted for each of a plurality of color unit images forming together a panoramic color image;
• an infrared imaging device configured to image by infrared radiation measurement with the imaging direction being sequentially adjusted for each of a plurality of infrared unit images forming together a panoramic infrared image;
• and
• a controller configured to control a plurality of operations of the color imaging device and infrared imaging device via a network, the controller including
• a panoramic image storing/managing unit configured to store/manage a panoramic color image produced by overlaying the plurality of color unit images one color unit image on another color unit image and a panoramic infrared image produced by overlaying the plurality of infrared unit images one infrared unit image on another infrared unit image,
• an image synthesizing unit configured to overlay, on an infrared image of an object imaged by controlling the imaging direction by the infrared imaging device to a predetermined imaging direction in an imaging range, a color image corresponding to a location, where the object has been imaged by the infrared imaging device, in a panoramic color image stored/managed in the panoramic image storing/managing unit, and
• an image displaying unit configured to display a resultant image produced by the overlaying by the image synthesizing unit.

An imaging device comprising:

• a color camera unit configured to image in color with an imaging direction being sequentially adjusted for each of a plurality of color unit images forming together a panoramic color image;
• an infrared camera configured to image by infrared radiation measurement with the imaging direction being sequentially adjusted for each of a plurality of infrared unit images forming together a panoramic infrared image;
• a server configured to store and manage the panoramic color image produced by overlaying the plurality of color unit images one color unit image on another color unit image and the panoramic infrared image produced by overlaying the plurality of infrared unit images one infrared unit image on another infrared unit image;
• an image synthesizer configured to overlay, on an infrared image of an object imaged by controlling the imaging direction by the infrared camera to a predetermined imaging direction in an imaging range, a color image corresponding to a location, where the object has been imaged by the infrared camera, in a panoramic color image stored/managed in the server;
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• an image display configured to display a resulting image produced by the overlaying by the image synthesizer.

An imaging system comprising:

• a color camera device configured to image in color with an imaging direction being sequentially adjusted for each of a plurality of color unit images forming together a panoramic color image;
• an infrared camera configured to image by infrared radiation measurement with the imaging direction being sequentially adjusted for each of a plurality of infrared unit images forming together a panoramic infrared image;
• and
• a controller configured to control a plurality of operations of the color camera unit device and infrared camera via a network, the controller including
• a server configured to store/manage the panoramic color image produced by overlaying the plurality of color unit images one color unit image on another color unit image and the panoramic infrared image produced by overlaying the plurality of infrared unit images one infrared unit image on another infrared unit image,
• an image synthesizer configured to overlay, on an infrared image of an object imaged by controlling the imaging direction by the infrared camera to a predetermined imaging direction in an imaging range, a color image corresponding to a location, where the object has been imaged by the infrared camera, in a panoramic color image stored/managed in the server, and
• an image display configured to display a resultant image produced by the overlaying by the image synthesizer.