Monitoring system for a photography unit, monitoring method, computer program, and storage medium

A monitoring method comprising the steps of:

• storing, in a storage unit, one of a source picture including a plurality of still frame pictures photographed in photographing directions within a predetermined coverage area within a predetermined range of a photographing direction varying unit and a picture which is obtained by compressing the source picture,
• wherein the photographing direction of the picture photographing unit is varied based on a distance which is calculated between a capture start position of the picture and the desired position is a capture start position of a next picture;
• displaying, on the picture display unit, a whole panorama picture generated from the one of the source picture and the compressed picture;
• photographing the coverage area picture with the photographing direction varied to display the coverage area picture;
• and
• controlling the photographing direction to the desired position by designating the desired position within the coverage area picture to display the whole panorama picture captured with respect to the designated position,
• wherein the whole panorama picture displayed is a function of selected stored picture data stored according to date and time,
• wherein a recorded data display area allows selection, from a plurality of date and time options, by utilizing (1) a date box to designate a date of the recorded data to be displayed on the picture display unit by displaying a list of the dates of displayable recorded data in a pull-down menu and (2) a time box to designate a time of the recorded data to be displayed on the picture display unit by displaying a list of the times of displayable recorded data in a pull-down menu, and
• wherein the recorded data display area shows, from the storage device, recorded data matching the date and time designated by the date box and time box, and.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium, storing a computer program code that when executed on a computer to execute monitoring processing, the program comprising steps of:

• storing, in a storage unit, one of a source picture including a plurality of still frame pictures photographed in photographing directions within a predetermined coverage area within a predetermined range of a photographing direction varying unit and a picture which is obtained by compressing the source picture,
• wherein the photographing direction of the picture photographing unit is varied based on a distance which is calculated between a capture start position of the picture and the desired position is a capture start position of a next picture;
• displaying, on the picture display unit, a whole panorama picture generated from the one of the source picture and the compressed picture;
• photographing the coverage area picture with the photographing direction varied to display the coverage area picture;
• and
• controlling the photographing direction to the desired position by designating the desired position within the coverage area picture to display the whole panorama picture captured with respect to the designated position,
• wherein the whole panorama picture displayed is a function of selected stored picture data stored according to date and time,
• wherein a recorded data display area allows selection, from a plurality of date and time options, by utilizing (1) a date box to designate a date of the recorded data to be displayed on the picture display unit by displaying a list of the dates of displayable recorded data in a pull-down menu and (2) a time box to designate a time of the recorded data to be displayed on the picture display unit by displaying a list of the times of displayable recorded data in a pull-down menu, and
• wherein the recorded data display area shows, from the storage device, recorded data matching the date and time designated by the date box and time box, and.

A monitoring system comprising:

• a picture photographing unit for photographing a picture;
• a photographing direction varying unit for varying a photographing direction of the picture photographing unit based on a distance which is calculated between a capture start position of the picture and the desired position is a capture start position of a next picture;
• a storage unit for storing picture data;
• a picture display unit;
• and
• a controller which stores, in the storage unit, one of a source picture including a plurality of still frame pictures photographed in the photographing directions within a predetermined coverage area within a predetermined range of the photographing direction varying unit and a picture which is obtained by compressing the source picture, and displays, on the picture display unit, a whole panorama picture generated from the one of the source picture and the compressed picture,
• wherein the whole panorama picture displayed is a function of selected stored picture data stored according to date and time,
• wherein a recorded data display area allows selection, from a plurality of date and time options, by utilizing (1) a date box to designate a date of the recorded data to be displayed on the picture display unit by displaying a list of the dates of displayable recorded data in a pull-down menu and (2) a time box to designate a time of the recorded data to be displayed on the picture display unit by displaying a list of the times of displayable recorded data in a pull-down menu, and
• wherein the recorded data display area shows, from the storage device, recorded data matching the date and time designated by the date box and time box.

A monitoring system comprising:

• a picture photographing unit for photographing a picture;
• a photographing direction varying unit for varying a photographing direction of the picture photographing unit based on a distance which is calculated between a capture start position of the picture and the desired position is a capture start position of a next picture;
• a storage unit for storing picture data;
• a picture display unit;
• and
• a controller which stores, in the storage unit, one of a source picture including a plurality of still frame pictures photographed in the photographing directions within a predetermined coverage area within a predetermined range of the photographing direction varying unit and a picture which is obtained by compressing the source picture, and displays, on the picture display unit, a whole panorama picture generated from the one of the source picture and the compressed picture,
• wherein the whole panorama picture displayed is a function of selected stored picture data stored according to date and time,
• wherein a recorded data display area allows selection, from a plurality of date and time options, by utilizing (1) a date box to designate a date of the recorded data to be displayed on the picture display unit by displaying a list of the dates of displayable recorded data in a pull-down menu and (2) a time box to designate a time of the recorded data to be displayed on the picture display unit by displaying a list of the times of displayable recorded data in a pull-down menu, and
• wherein the recorded data display area shows, from the storage device, recorded data matching the date and time designated by the date box and time box.

A monitoring method comprising the steps of:

• storing, in a storage unit, one of a source picture including a plurality of still frame pictures photographed in photographing directions within a predetermined coverage area within a predetermined range of a photographing direction varying unit and a picture which is obtained by compressing the source picture,
• wherein the photographing direction of the picture photographing unit is varied based on a distance which is calculated between a capture start position of the picture and the desired position is a capture start position of a next picture;
• displaying, on the picture display unit, a whole panorama picture generated from the one of the source picture and the compressed picture,
• wherein the whole panorama picture displayed is a function of selected stored picture data stored according to date and time,
• wherein a recorded data display area allows selection, from a plurality of date and time options, by utilizing (1) a date box to designate a date of the recorded data to be displayed on the picture display unit by displaying a list of the dates of displayable recorded data in a pull-down menu and (2) a time box to designate a time of the recorded data to be displayed on the picture display unit by displaying a list of the times of displayable recorded data in a pull-down menu, and
• wherein the recorded data display area shows, from the storage device, recorded data matching the date and time designated by the date box and time box.

A monitoring method comprising the steps of:

• storing, in a storage unit, one of a source picture including a plurality of still frame pictures photographed in photographing directions within a predetermined coverage area within a predetermined range of a photographing direction varying unit and a picture which is obtained by compressing the source picture,
• wherein the photographing direction of the picture photographing unit is varied based on a distance which is calculated between a capture start position of the picture and the desired position is a capture start position of a next picture;
• displaying, on the picture display unit, a whole panorama picture generated from the one of the source picture and the compressed picture,
• wherein the whole panorama picture displayed is a function of selected stored picture data stored according to date and time,
• wherein a recorded data display area allows selection, from a plurality of date and time options, by utilizing (1) a date box to designate a date of the recorded data to be displayed on the picture display unit by displaying a list of the dates of displayable recorded data in a pull-down menu and (2) a time box to designate a time of the recorded data to be displayed on the picture display unit by displaying a list of the times of displayable recorded data in a pull-down menu, and
• wherein the recorded data display area shows, from the storage device, recorded data matching the date and time designated by the date box and time box.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a computer program on a computer to execute monitoring processing, the program comprising steps of:

• storing, in a storage unit, one of a source picture including a plurality of still frame pictures photographed in photographing directions within a predetermined coverage area within a predetermined range of a photographing direction varying unit and a picture which is obtained by compressing the source picture,
• wherein the photographing direction of the picture photographing unit is varied based on a distance which is calculated between a capture start position of the picture and the desired position is a capture start position of a next picture;
• displaying, on the picture display unit, a whole panorama picture generated from the one of the source picture and the compressed picture,
• wherein the whole panorama picture displayed is a function of selected stored picture data stored according to date and time,
• wherein a recorded data display area allows selection, from a plurality of date and time options, by utilizing (1) a date box to designate a date of the recorded data to be displayed on the picture display unit by displaying a list of the dates of displayable recorded data in a pull-down menu and (2) a time box to designate a time of the recorded data to be displayed on the picture display unit by displaying a list of the times of displayable recorded data in a pull-down menu, and
• wherein the recorded data display area shows, from the storage device, recorded data matching the date and time designated by the date box and time box.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a computer program on a computer to execute monitoring processing, the program comprising steps of:

• storing, in a storage unit, one of a source picture including a plurality of still frame pictures photographed in photographing directions within a predetermined coverage area within a predetermined range of a photographing direction varying unit and a picture which is obtained by compressing the source picture,
• wherein the photographing direction of the picture photographing unit is varied based on a distance which is calculated between a capture start position of the picture and the desired position is a capture start position of a next picture;
• displaying, on the picture display unit, a whole panorama picture generated from the one of the source picture and the compressed picture,
• wherein the whole panorama picture displayed is a function of selected stored picture data stored according to date and time,
• wherein a recorded data display area allows selection, from a plurality of date and time options, by utilizing (1) a date box to designate a date of the recorded data to be displayed on the picture display unit by displaying a list of the dates of displayable recorded data in a pull-down menu and (2) a time box to designate a time of the recorded data to be displayed on the picture display unit by displaying a list of the times of displayable recorded data in a pull-down menu, and
• wherein the recorded data display area shows, from the storage device, recorded data matching the date and time designated by the date box and time box.