Patent ID: 7079177
Filing Date: 2006-07-18
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A camera apparatus control system comprising: a camera apparatus capable of being operated via a network in operation which is at least one of panning, tilting and zooming of the camera apparatus; and a manager, arranged to manage the operation on the basis of first and second management information stored in a table where the first management information indicates limitation information relating to the operation for each user and the second management information indicates whether or not the camera apparatus is operated by a user, wherein said manager permits a user, who is not limited from performing operation via the network by the first management information, to operate the camera apparatus and receive a current image acquired by the camera apparatus if the second management information indicates that the camera apparatus is not being operated by another user, and said manager prohibits the user to operate the camera apparatus, and permits the user to have access to the camera apparatus for receiving a current image acquired by the camera apparatus if the second management information indicates that the camera apparatus is operated via the network by another user.