Patent ID: 9516219
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. A camera system comprising: a plurality of camera devices connectable to a network, the plurality of camera devices generating respective video signals; and a switching device configured to transmit a reference signal for synchronizing the generated video signals to the camera devices via the network and receive the generated video signals from the camera devices, wherein each of the camera devices transmits the generated video signal based on when the camera device receives the reference signal, the switching device determines, in accordance with operation by a user and in order to transmit video signals with priority, one or more priority images among a plurality of images captured by the camera devices, the plurality of images being displayed on a screen of an image display, and the camera system has a configuration whereby a time, at which a video signal from each of one or more of the camera devices not capturing the one or more priority images is transmitted, is delayed relative to a time at which a video signal from each of one or more of the camera devices capturing the one or more priority images is transmitted.