Patent ID: 11882365
Assignee: CANON U.S.A., INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 10:
11. A method for controlling an apparatus, the method comprising:
moving an imaging device to capture one or more images;
displaying an image captured by the imaging device on a monitor;
receiving a directional command of a capturing direction of the imaging device from a user interface device that a user operates;
moving the capturing direction of the imaging device according to the received directional command;
determining a rotation amount of the displayed image on the monitor;
determining a correction amount of movement of the imaging device based on the rotation amount of the displayed image and the directional command of the capturing direction of the imaging device; and
automatically moving the imaging device by a controller based on the correction amount to keep a correspondence on the monitor between a direction of the displayed image and a direction to which the imaging device moves.