Patent ID: 7804523
Filing Date: 2010-09-28
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus comprising: a first connection unit adapted to connect to a plurality of cameras; a second connection unit adapted to connect to a terminal apparatus; an image processing unit adapted to process signals input from the cameras via said first connection unit; a switching unit adapted to switch between the cameras, signals from the switched camera being processed by said image processing unit; a receiving unit adapted to receive a request from the terminal apparatus; a determination unit adapted to, in case an initialization request is received from the terminal apparatus by said receiving unit, determine whether the plurality of cameras are connected to the first connection unit; an acquisition unit adapted to, in case said determination unit determines that the plurality of cameras are connected to the first connection unit, acquire attribute information stored in each of the cameras connected with said first connection unit by reading out the attribute information from the cameras; a storage unit adapted to store the attribute information of each of the cameras acquired by said acquisition unit together with connection information of said first connection unit; a sending unit adapted to, in response to the initialization request, send to the terminal apparatus the attribute information of each of the cameras stored in said storage unit; and a control unit adapted to, in case a camera switching request is received from the terminal apparatus by said receiving unit in order to switch said switching unit to a requested camera and said storage unit stores the connection information indicating that the requested camera is connected to said first connection unit, read out the attribute information of the requested camera stored in said storage unit, and set in the image processing unit an image processing parameter corresponding to the attribute information of the requested camera.