Patent ID: 9179057
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An imaging apparatus, comprising: an imaging device configured to record images of a scene; a receiver configured to acquire environment information and information of the scene being recorded; and circuitry configured to start and terminate a recording of images and to control a plurality of operations of said imaging device based on both the environment information and information of the scene being recorded, the information of the scene being recorded including information for identifying a structure and prohibition information indicating whether the recording of images is permitted at the structure, wherein the receiver acquires the environment information or the information of the scene being recorded via communication with an external device, and wherein the circuitry is further configured to determine a season within which a current date and time falls, and control performance of an imaging operation associated with the determined season, a first imaging operation associated with a first season being different from a second imaging operation associated with a second different season.