Patent ID: 7788596
Filing Date: 2010-08-31
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image distribution system for transmitting image data captured by a camera unit at a predetermined resolution from a server to a client terminal, and displaying the image data on the client terminal, wherein the client terminal comprises: a notification unit configured to notify the server of size information of a window for displaying the image data and whose size has been changed in accordance with a size change instruction; a display control unit configured to control to display the image data received from the server on the window, a first resizing unit configured to change a display size of the image data in the client terminal based on a size of a window for displaying the image data and the size of which has been changed in accordance with the size change instruction; a first determination unit configured to determine, based on a load state of processing in the client terminal and whether or not the client terminal has a control right for changing the capturing direction of the camera unit, whether or not to request the server to execute resizing processing of the image data in accordance with the size change instruction; and a first unit configured to, in a case that the first determination unit determines not to request the server to execute the resizing processing, control the first resizing unit to resize the image data; wherein the server comprises: a second resizing unit configured to change a resolution upon capturing the image data based on the size information in response to the notification by the notification unit, wherein the display control unit of the client terminal receives the image data resized by the second resizing unit and displays the received image data on the window, in a case that the first determination unit determines to request the server to execute the resizing processing, and the display control unit displays the image data resized by the first resizing unit on the window, in a case that the first determination unit determines not to request the server to execute the resizing processing.