Patent ID: 8326113
Filing Date: 2012-12-04
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A video camera connected to at least one other video camera via a network, said video camera comprising: an acquisition unit configured to acquire data; a recording unit configured to record said data; a transmission unit configured to transmit, to said other video camera, priority information which is information relating to priority data representing priority of recording said data to said other video camera; a reception unit configured to receive other priority information which is information relating to priority data representing priority of recording data acquired at said other video camera in said video camera, which is transmitted from said other video camera; a determination unit configured to determine priority data of said video camera and said other video camera, based on said priority information and said other priority information; and a transfer unit configured to transfer said data, after said data has been recorded by said recording unit, to said other video camera, based on the priority data of said other video camera, in the event that the recording capacity of said recording unit falls below a stipulation value corresponding to the priority data of said video camera, wherein the transfer unit deletes said data from said recording unit after and in response to said transfer unit transferring said data to said other video camera, said data is data acquired by shooting, and said recording unit records said data in increments of clips, which together is a collection of shot data obtained by one shooting process.