Patent ID: 9609314
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: G08B,H04N

Claim:
1. A control method for grouping image capturing devices adapted for controlling a plurality of image capturing devices, each of the plurality of image capturing devices having a direction detection unit for indicating a current direction, the method comprising: providing a steering command to at least two of the plurality of image capturing devices, the steering command indicating a specified region; for each of the plurality of image capturing devices receiving the steering command, calculating a steering angle according to the current direction and the specified region; and driving each of the plurality of image capturing devices receiving the steering command to capture the specified region according to the steering angle; wherein the step of providing a steering command to at least two of the plurality of image capturing devices, the steering command indicating a specified region comprises: grouping at least two of the plurality of image capturing devices into a specified group according to a selecting command; and providing the steering command to the plurality of image capturing devices of the specified group; wherein for the at least two of the plurality of image capturing devices of the specified group, the calculations of the steering angles are independent.