Patent ID: 6611285
Filing Date: 2003-08-26
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A camera control system comprising:a plurality of camera controllers each having the capability of controlling a pick-up direction of a video camera connected to said plurality of camera controllers via a network, each said camera controller including: an input device adapted to receive input information about a change to be made in the pick-up direction of said video camera; and a display device adapted to graphically display the same input information about a current pick-up direction of said video camera; and a server including: a control device adapted to control the pick-up direction of said video camera in accordance with the designation of the change in the pick-up direction of said video camera given by any of said plurality of camera controllers, wherein, in the case where the input information includes a plurality of commands for the same movement operation, said control device controls the direction of said camera in accordance with the command which is the latest.