View source for 18525405. INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR simplified abstract (CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA)

=INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR=


==Organization Name==

[[:Category:CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA|CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA]]


[[Category:CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA]]

==Inventor(s)==

[[:Category:Nobushige Wakamatsu of Tokyo (JP)|Nobushige Wakamatsu of Tokyo (JP)]][[Category:Nobushige Wakamatsu of Tokyo (JP)]]

==INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A simplified explanation of the abstract==


This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18525405 titled 'INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR

==Simplified Explanation==

The patent application describes an information processing apparatus that receives information from multiple image capturing devices, determines a main and sub image capturing apparatus based on the received information, and transmits the determination result and subject information between the devices.

* Reception unit receives information from multiple image capturing devices
* Determination unit identifies main and sub image capturing devices based on received information
* Transmission unit sends determination result and subject information between devices

== Potential Applications ==
This technology could be applied in:
* Multi-camera systems for photography or videography
* Surveillance systems with multiple cameras for monitoring different areas

== Problems Solved ==
This technology helps in:
* Streamlining communication between multiple image capturing devices
* Improving coordination and synchronization between cameras in a network

== Benefits ==
The benefits of this technology include:
* Enhanced collaboration between image capturing devices
* Efficient data sharing and transfer among cameras

== Potential Commercial Applications ==
A potential commercial application of this technology could be in:
* Security systems for businesses or homes

== Possible Prior Art ==
One possible prior art for this technology could be:
* Multi-camera setups in professional photography studios

== Unanswered Questions ==
1. How does the apparatus prioritize the main and sub image capturing devices?
2. What specific types of information about the subject can be transmitted between the devices?


==Original Abstract Submitted==

An information processing apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive, from a plurality of image capturing apparatuses, at least one of information about designation of a subject by a user, information about automatic subject detection, and information about a manual operation on an image capturing lens by the user, a determination unit configured to determine a main image capturing apparatus and a sub image capturing apparatus from among the plurality of image capturing apparatuses, based on the information received by the reception unit, and a transmission unit configured to transmit a result of the determination to the main image capturing apparatus and transmit subject information set in the main image capturing apparatus to the sub image capturing apparatus.



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