Patent ID: 6597389
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A camera control system comprising:at least one camera; at least one camera management terminal station for managing said at least one camera, said camera management terminal station including power supply control means for controlling a power source of said at least one camera upon receiving a power on/off instruction signal; at least one terminal station which communicates with said camera management terminal station via a network to display an image from said at least one camera, said terminal station controlling said power supply control means included in said camera management terminal station by outputting a power on/off instruction signal for an arbitrary one of said at least one camera to said camera management terminal station via said network while said terminal station and said camera management terminal station are connected to the network, wherein said at least one terminal station includes (i) a display unit for displaying an image input from said at least one camera, (ii) switch means for switching the image, which is input by the camera, to be displayed on said display unit, and (iii) instruction means for outputting a power on/off instruction signal of the camera that inputs an image which ceases to be displayed on said display unit upon switching by said switching means, to said camera management terminal station via said network; and display control means for forming a window for displaying the image input from the camera on a screen of said display unit, wherein said switch means switches the camera by switching the window.