Patent ID: 7570283
Filing Date: 2009-08-04
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image capturing system comprising: an image capturing apparatus; and a communication terminal which communicates with said image capturing apparatus, wherein said communication terminal is carried by a person that is a subject to be captured, said image capturing apparatus includes: an image capturing notification signal generation unit operable to transmit an image capturing notification signal for notifying said communication terminal that an image capturing is to be performed; an image capturing restriction signal receiving unit operable to receive an image capturing restriction signal transmitted by said communication terminal; and an image capturing restriction unit operable to restrict the image capturing based on the image capturing restriction signal received by said image capturing restriction signal receiving unit, and said communication terminal includes: an image capturing notification signal receiving unit operable to receive the image capturing notification signal transmitted by said image capturing notification signal generation unit; and an image capturing restriction signal generation unit operable to transmit the image capturing restriction signal for restricting the image capturing performed by said image capturing apparatus, based on the image capturing notification signal received by said image capturing notification signal receiving unit.