Patent ID: 6208379
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: G08B,H04N

Abstract:
A camera control system for selecting a camera from a plurality of controllable cameras connected to a network, displaying an image taken by the selected camera and performing control of the selected camera, comprising:map display means for displaying a map representing the relative area where the plurality of controllable cameras are set;symbol display means for displaying at least one camera symbol representing a camera on the map displayed by said map display means;display-not-permitted area setting means for setting a display-not-permitted area where taking video is prohibited on the map displayed by said map display means for each of clients on the network; andtransmitting means for transmitting an image taken by the selected camera as well as information regarding each of the clients, so as to restrict the display of images for each of the clients according to the display-not-permitted areas set for each of the clients.