Patent ID: 9077864
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of controlling a plurality of cameras, the method comprising: receiving a plurality of live-view images of a plurality of different areas respectively taken by the plurality of cameras; displaying the plurality of live-view images on a plurality of live-view regions, respectively, in a screen of a display comprising the live-view regions and a panorama region; selecting a live-view image from among the live-view images which are displayed on the plurality of live-view regions, respectively; controlling a camera, among the plurality of cameras, which takes the selected live-view image to generate a panorama image based on the selected live-view image; and displaying the generated panorama image on the panorama region, wherein the panorama image is generated by performing at least one of panning, tilting and zooming operations on the camera taking the selected live-view image, and wherein the method further comprises: controlling a plurality of areas in the panorama image to be designated; and controlling live-view images of the plurality of designated areas to be displayed in at least one designated region in the screen.