Patent ID: 7791645

Claim:
An imaging system, comprising: a plurality of terminals respectively provided to a corresponding plurality of moving subjects; an imaging device; and a managing device, including: managing means that manages the plurality of terminals as a group, first communication means that conducts wireless communication between the imaging device and at least a subject terminal of the plurality of terminals in the group, the subject terminal being within a coverage area of short range physical communication, second communication means that conducts wireless communication between the subject terminal and the managing device, third communication means that conducts wireless communication between the imaging device and the managing device, imaging means that performs an imaging operation associated with the subject terminal by which the imaging device obtains photographic image data in an imaging field of view of the imaging device while the subject terminal is within the coverage area of the first communication means and communication is enabled between the imaging device and the subject terminal through the first communication means, and notifying means that provides notification through both the subject terminal and a non-subject terminal of the plurality of terminals in the group that the imaging means is about to perform the imaging operation associated with the subject terminal, the non-subject terminal being located outside of the imaging field of view of the imaging device.