# US 8,787,748 B2 · Image capturing system, image capturing device, and image capturing method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,787,748 B2 - Document ID: US8787748B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/734,484 - Filed: 2013-01-04 - Published: 2013-05-16 - Granted: 2014-07-22 - Earliest claimed: 2004-05-13 - Assignees: Sony Corporation - Applicants: Sony Corporation - Inventors: Kotaro Kashiwa; Kazuyuki Marukawa; Yukihiro Ohzeki - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8787748B2 ## CPC - H04N 23/66: Remote control of cameras or camera parts, e.g. by remote control devices - H04N 5/765: Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus - H04N 7/188: {Capturing isolated or intermittent images triggered by the occurrence of a predetermined event, e.g. an object reaching a predetermined position (signal generation from motion picture films H04N5/253)} - H04N 23/60: Control of cameras or camera modules - H04N 23/63: by using electronic viewfinders - H04N 23/661: Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet - H04N 23/662: {by using camera arrangements where one camera controls another camera to affect the control of camera image capture, e.g. placing the camera in a desirable condition to capture a desired image} - H04N 23/667: Camera operation mode switching, e.g. between still and video, sport and normal or high- and low-resolution modes - H04N 23/80: Camera processing pipelines; Components thereof - H04N 23/90: Arrangement of cameras or camera modules, e.g. multiple cameras in TV studios or sports stadiums - H04N 5/772: {the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure} - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract To enable satisfactory simultaneous and widely varied pictures to be obtained, for example, by allowing a common user to obtain an overall picture while the common user performing desired image capturing, or the like. A first image capturing device image-captures a subject to record this image, and also transmits a trigger signal to a second image capturing device. The second image capturing device image-captures an image to record this image in accordance with the trigger signal. Thus, the first and second image capturing devices enable both of an overall image and a zoomed image to be obtained with simultaneous timing. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An image-capturing method of an image-capturing device for recording still images or moving images as image-captured images of a subject, comprising the steps of: an image-capturing step executing image-capturing or recording of an image-captured image of an object with a timing specified by a shutter operation or a shutter operation program; and a trigger transmitting step (a) automatically transmitting to an external image-capturing device at least one additional information related to the image-capturing device and a trigger signal when the shutter operation or shutter operation program is executed and (b) instructing image-capturing or recording of an image-captured image of a scene including the object to the external image-capturing device with said timing. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The image-capturing method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one additional information related to the image-capturing device is an apparatus identifying information of said image-capturing device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The image-capturing method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one additional information related to the image-capturing device is meta-data generated at said image-capturing device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The image-capturing method according to claim 1, further comprising: an image transmitting step transmitting the image-captured image recorded in said image-capturing or recording step. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The image-capturing method according to claim 1, wherein in said image-capturing or recording step, recording of meta-data generated at said image-capturing device is performed so as to associate the meta-data with the image-captured image; and wherein said method further comprises an image transmitting step transmitting the image-captured image-recorded in said image-capturing or recording step. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The image-capturing method according to claim 1, further comprising: a standby instruction transmitting step transmitting a standby instruction which instructs preparation for recording of an image-captured image as to the external image-capturing device prior to said timing for executing said image-capturing or recording step and said trigger transmitting step. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The image-capturing method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one additional information related to the image-capturing device includes apparatus identifying information of the image-capturing device and meta-data generated at the image-capturing device. ### Claim 8 An image-capturing device recording still images or moving images as image-captured images of a subject, comprising: an image-capturing circuitry executing image-capturing or recording of an image-captured image of an object with a timing specified by a shutter operation or a shutter operation program; and a trigger device automatically transmitting to an external image-capturing device at least one additional information related to the image-capturing device and a trigger signal when the shutter operation or shutter operation program is executed and (b) instructing image-capturing or recording of an image-captured image of a scene including the object to the external image-capturing device with said timing. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The image-capturing device according to claim 8, wherein the at least one additional information related to the image-capturing device is an apparatus identifying information of said image-capturing device. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The image-capturing device according to claim 8, wherein the at least one additional information related to the image-capturing device is meta-data generated at said image-capturing device. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The image-capturing device according to claim 8, further comprising: an image transmitter transmitting the image-captured image recorded by said image-capturing circuitry. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The image-capturing device according to claim 8, wherein in said image-capturing circuitry, recording of meta-data generated at said image-capturing device is performed so as to associate the meta-data with the image-captured image; and wherein said device further comprises an image transmitter transmitting the image-captured image recorded by said image-capturing circuitry. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The image-capturing device according to claim 8, further comprising: a standby instruction transmitter transmitting a standby instruction which instructs preparation for recording of an image- captured image as to the external image-capturing device prior to said timing for executing said image-capturing and transmitting said trigger signal. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The image-capturing device according to claim 8, wherein the at least one additional information related to the image-capturing device includes apparatus identifying information of the image-capturing device and meta-data generated at the image-capturing device.