US Patent Application 18222143. VIDEO TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, VIDEO TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND PROGRAM simplified abstract
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VIDEO TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, VIDEO TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND PROGRAM
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VIDEO TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, VIDEO TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18222143 titled 'VIDEO TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, VIDEO TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND PROGRAM
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes a video transmission apparatus that is used for surveillance purposes.
- The apparatus includes a specified-position information acquisition unit that collects information about specified positions in an area to be surveilled.
- The specified positions correspond to different imaging regions covered by multiple imaging apparatuses.
- The apparatus also includes a video transmission control unit that uses imaging position information and the specified-position information to select one or more imaging apparatuses.
- The selected imaging apparatus captures video footage and transmits it to a video sharing apparatus.
- The video sharing apparatus is responsible for sharing the captured video with others.
Original Abstract Submitted
A video transmission apparatus () includes: a specified-position information acquisition unit () that acquires specified-position information indicating a specified position in an area to be surveilled including each imaging region corresponding to each of a plurality of imaging apparatuses; and a video transmission control unit () that selects at least one imaging apparatus from among the plurality of imaging apparatuses using imaging position information indicating a position or an imaging range of each of the plurality of imaging apparatuses and the specified-position information and transmits a video captured by the selected imaging apparatus to a video sharing apparatus that is to share the video.
