Abstract: A system and a method are disclosed that enable a mobile device to use an encoded tag to initiate and maintain communications with at least one remote server; wherein the encoded tag is positioned to identify a point of interest, and in response to using the mobile device to scan the encoded tag, communications regarding the point of interest may be initiated such that a single encoded tag may be used to obtain and update recorded information about the point of interest, to notify others about an issue related to the point of interest, to log into the system, and to wait to be alerted about an issue related to the point of interest; wherein if an issue relating to a point of interest has been reported, the system and method may monitor the reported issue to ensure that an action has been taken to address the reported issue.

Abstract: An apparatus may include a memory to store a recorded video. The apparatus may further include an interface to receive at least one set of sensor information based on sensor data that is recorded concurrently with the recorded video and a video clip creation module to identify a sensor event from the at least one set of sensor information and to generate a video clip based upon the sensor event, the video clip comprising video content from the recorded video that is synchronized to the sensor event.

Abstract: A Tele folded camera operative to compensate for an undesired rotational motion of a handheld electronic device that includes such a camera, wherein the compensation depends on the undesired rotational motion and on a point of view of the Tele folded camera.

Abstract: A vehicular vision system includes a camera and a radar sensor disposed at the equipped vehicle. The system includes an electronic control unit (ECU) and, as the equipped vehicle travels along a road, the ECU, via processing of image data and processing of sensor data, determines other vehicles present on the road ahead of the equipped vehicle. The ECU, responsive to determining the presence of a plurality of other vehicles present on the road, fuses the image data captured by the camera and the sensor data captured by the radar sensor. The ECU, based on the fused data, determines a threat level for each vehicle of the plurality of other vehicles and, when the threat level for one or more vehicles of the plurality of other vehicles exceeds a threshold value, generates a braking command. The ECU transmits the braking command to a braking system of the equipped vehicle.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for enabling indexing and playback of media content before the end of a content capture. In one aspect, a method for enabling indexing of media data obtained as part of a content capture is disclosed. In one embodiment, the indexing enables playback of the media data during the capture and before cessation thereof. In one variant, the method includes generating an “SOS track” for one or more images. The SOS track does not contain the same information as a full index, but provides sufficient information to allow an index to be subsequently constructed. In one implementation, the provided information includes identifiable markers relating to video data, audio data, or white space, but it does not provide an enumerated or complete “table of contents” as in a traditional index.

Abstract: First foviated images are streamed to a streaming client. The first foviated images with first image metadata sets are used to generate first display mapped images for rendering to a viewer at first time points. View direction data is collected and used to determine a second view direction of the viewer at a second time point. A second foviated image and a second image metadata set are generated from a second HDR source image in reference to the second view direction of the viewer and used to generate a second display mapped image for rendering to the viewer at the second time point. The second image metadata set comprises a display management metadata portions for adapting a focal-vision and peripheral-vision image portions to corresponding image portions in the second display mapped image. The focal-vision display management metadata portion is generated with a predicted light adaptation level of the viewer for the second time point.

Abstract: A vehicle wheel assembly position measurement apparatus measures, at each of at least three measurement positions in a circumferential direction, a distance in a vehicle width direction between each of plural measurement points located on a specified line that crosses a lateral surface of a tire section from an inner circumferential end to an outer circumferential end and a respective one of distance measuring instruments, calculates an approximate curve indicating a relationship between a position in an extending direction of the specified line and the distance of each of the measurement points at the respective measurement position, calculates a rotation center position of a wheel assembly from a specific position of the approximate curve at the measurement position, and calculates a height position of the wheel assembly relative to a vehicle body from the rotation center position and a height position of a specified portion of the vehicle body.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first camera module, a second camera module with greater angle of view than the first camera module, and a processor configured to generate, in a first mode, an output image from first image data generated by the first camera module, control a direction of the angle of view of the first camera module while tracking a first object to change a field of view (FOV) of the first camera module, perform a driving preparation operation for the second camera module to change a driving operation of the second camera module from the first mode to a second mode, based on a determination that the first object is to leave the FOV of the first camera module, and generate, when the driving operation of the second camera module has completely changed to the second mode, the output image from second image data generated by the second camera module.

Abstract: A periphery monitoring apparatus includes: a display processing unit configured to display, on a display, a peripheral image representing a virtual gaze area including a virtual gaze point viewed from a virtual viewpoint in a virtual space in which a situation in a periphery of a vehicle is reflected, based on a captured image acquired by capturing an image of the periphery of the vehicle; and a change processing unit configured to change a viewpoint radius corresponding to a distance between the virtual gaze point and the virtual viewpoint and a viewing angle corresponding to a range of the virtual gaze area viewed from the virtual viewpoint in accordance with a change in a situation on a left side or a right side in a traveling direction of the vehicle.

Abstract: Techniques for saving bandwidth in performing facial recognition are provided. An image including a face may be received, over a wireless link, at a first resolution. A facial recognition system may identify a subset of people who may be associated with the face, wherein the facial recognition system cannot definitively associate the face with an individual person in the subset of people, based on the image including the face at the first resolution. A feature of the subset of people that may be used to identify a person within the subset of people may be determined. A request for the portion of the image containing the feature at a second resolution may be sent over the wireless link. The second resolution may be higher than the first.

Abstract: A hybrid 5G/DSL service provides an on-premises router device that monitors both wireless and wired data connections to provide optimized service using both connections. A 5G/DSL router can make use of “always available” bandwidth of a DSL connection to avoid overuse of more limited wireless bandwidth while augmenting and/or substituting with wireless bandwidth as needed. A hybrid 5G/DSL service may be especially convenient for rural customers who may not have access to fiber or cable-based data services. Moreover, the 5G/DSL hybrid service may provide a cost effective option for customers who simply want to augment DSL service in limited situations (e.g., for occasional media streaming) rather than paying for “always-available” higher bandwidth connections that remain largely underutilized much of the time.

Abstract: A camera system for a vehicle comprises a holding device that can be fastened removably to the outside of the vehicle and that comprises an accumulator, a camera that can be fastened removably to the holding device, wherein electrical energy can be transferred to the camera from the accumulator to operate the camera.

Abstract: An LED matrix lighting device for illuminating a lighting pattern with even intensity. The LED matrix lighting device includes a plurality of LEDs, a collimating lens in front of each LED for collimating light of the LED, and a light refracting element in front of collimating lenses arranged to refract light of at least a first part of the LEDs with a different refraction angle than at least a second part of the LEDs. The disclosure further relates to a machine vision system, a method, and a computer program product.

Abstract: Various embodiments of a fall-detection system for detecting personal fall while preserving the privacy of a detected person are disclosed. This disclosed fall-detection system can begin by receiving a sequence of video images comprising a person being monitored. The disclosed fall-detection system then processes each video image in the sequence of video images by: detecting the person in the video image; and extracting a skeletal figure of the detected person by identifying a set of human keypoints from the detected person. Next, the disclosed fall-detection system processes the sequence of skeletal figures corresponding to the sequence of video images by labeling each skeletal figure in the sequence of skeletal figures with an action among a set of predetermined actions. The disclosed fall-detection system subsequently generates a fall/non-fall decision for the detected person based on the set of action labels corresponding to the sequence of video images.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus (10) includes an interface (12) configured to acquire a surrounding image of a moveable body (1) and a processor (12) configured to overlay a display indicating a course trajectory of a specific portion of the moveable body (1) in a travel direction of the moveable body (1) on the surrounding image at a position corresponding to the height of the specific portion from a road surface (3). The processor (12) is configured to change the display indicating the course trajectory when an obstacle, included in the surrounding image and present in the travel direction of the moveable body (1), and the course trajectory of the specific portion are in contact.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are described for monitoring and protecting electronic hardware, data assets, and the facility itself, particularly well-suited to monitoring remote facilities and resources in edge locations, including for determining door state for both equipment and personnel doors, and for determining values of one or more environmental parameters, using optical image analytics. An example system includes one or more edge-located hardware monitoring devices having one or more physical sensors, and custom software distributed across edge, cloud, mobile, and enterprise platforms. An example monitoring device can include an embedded computer, various sensors of different types, one or more cameras, a power supply, and several communication interfaces. All or virtually all sensing and processing capabilities can be integrated into the edge device, which utilizes low-cost sensors and video analytics to monitor the environment.

Abstract: Systems and methods for site-based estimation of storage requirements, such as for surveillance video cameras, are described. Product information, a data retention policy, and an intended recording mode about a camera of a surveillance system may be received through a user interface of a user device. A baseline storage value is determined based on the received product information and the data retention policy. A storage requirement may be calculated based on the baseline data storage value and a determined recording co-efficient value based on a sample scene at the camera location. Scene descriptors may be generated based on the sample scene to retrieve the recording co-efficient value from a lookup table.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for geometrically correcting an arbitrary shaped input frame and generating an undistorted output frame. The method includes capturing arbitrary shaped input images with multiple optical devices and processing the images, identifying redundant blocks and valid blocks in each of the images, allocating an output frame with an output frame size and dividing the output frame into regions shaped as a rectangle, programming the apparatus and disabling processing for invalid blocks in each of the regions, fetching data corresponding to each of the valid blocks and storing in an internal memory, interpolating data for each of the regions with stitching and composing the valid blocks for the output frame and displaying the output frame on a display module.

Abstract: Provided is a welding information providing apparatus capable of providing a high-definition image allowing easy identification of welding surroundings in addition to a portion adjacent to welding light by synthesizing photographs taken through various imaging conditions; improving welding quality by providing efficient guiding to the worker regarding a current welding status; checking what is happening in the surroundings even during a welding operation; and easily performing welding even in an environment where it is difficult to perform welding.

Abstract: A display control device includes a first acquisition unit that acquires first viewpoint position information, and a first control unit that performs a control of displaying a first viewpoint video selected from among a plurality of viewpoint videos generated based on images obtained by imaging an imaging region from a plurality of viewpoint positions on a first display unit, in which the first control unit performs a control of displaying first specific information for specifying a first viewpoint position in the first viewpoint video in a case in which the first viewpoint position indicated by the acquired first viewpoint position information is included in the first viewpoint video and performs a control of changing a display size of the first specific information depending on an angle of view of the first viewpoint video displayed on the first display unit.

Abstract: Some embodiments include systems and methods for establishing incident communications networks. The system can include an incident controller, a communications resource database that stores communications resources information, and a marshalling rules module that stores a set of marshalling rules. The incident controller can use a marshalling rule to identify and select the communications resources to be marshaled into the incident communications network based on an incident trigger. Upon receipt of an incident trigger, the incident controller is configured to establish the incident communications network by obtaining a marshalling rule based on the incident trigger. The incident controller marshals communications resources based on the marshalling rule and the communications resources determined to be available. Information sources can either provide an incident trigger (e.g., a hurricane warning) or provide data to be analyzed to determine an incident trigger.

Abstract: An imaging method which comprises, while a line of sight of a camera is maintained fixedly oriented towards a target, controlling the camera to acquire an image by a sensor located at a current position relative to the camera, sending a command to an actuator of the sensor, for inducing a motion of the sensor relative to the camera along at least one direction, from the current position to a new position, controlling the camera to acquire an image by each of the pixel bands of the sensor, wherein motion of the sensor is performed during a first period of time, and the sensor is retained stationary at the new position during a second period of time, wherein acquisition of the image is performed during a third period of time, wherein a majority of the third period of time is within the second period of time.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of conducting a sleep analysis by collecting physiologic and kinetic data from a subject, preferably via a wireless in-home data acquisition system, while the subject attempts to sleep at home. The sleep analysis, including clinical and research sleep studies and cardiorespiratory studies, can be used in the diagnosis of sleeping disorders and other diseases or conditions with sleep signatures, such as Parkinson's, epilepsy, chronic heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, or other neurological, cardiac, pulmonary, or muscular disorders. The method of the present invention can also be used to determine if environmental factors at the subject's home are preventing restorative sleep.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing system data analysis, preferably including receiving a query, determining a set of digests, and/or determining a query result. The method can optionally include merging the set of digests and/or providing the query result. A system for manufacturing system data analysis, preferably including a set of machines, a plurality of digests, and/or a set of computing systems.

Abstract: An electronic component evaluation method of evaluating a state of an electronic component includes acquiring reference point information, with respect to at least one terminal, reference point information including at least one of position information and first height information of a plurality of corresponding reference points on the terminal from imaging data obtained by image-capturing the electronic component including a component body and a plurality of terminals attached to the component body, and determining a state according to a shape of the electronic component based on a plurality of pieces of the reference point information.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program capable of providing video and sound in a synchronized state. An information processing device includes a determination unit that determines whether it is content in which sound is delayed with respect to video, and a processing unit that delays the video by a predetermined period and plays the video when the determination unit determines that it is the content in which the sound is delayed with respect to the video. The processing unit delays and plays the video so that the video when a sound source produces the sound is synchronized with the sound. The predetermined period corresponds to a period by which the sound is delayed. The present technology can be applied to an information processing device that processes video.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method includes accessing a video generated by a camera in a physical environment. The method further includes identifying, from a first video frame of the video, a first object of interest corresponding to a physical object in the physical environment. The method further includes storing a record for the first object of interest that includes a unique identifier. The method further includes identifying a second object of interest from a second video frame. The method further includes comparing variables of the first object of interest to variables of the second object of interest. The method further includes determining that the variables of the first object of interest match the variables of the second object of interest and then assigning the unique identifier to the second object of interest. The method further includes updating the record to include the second object of interest.

Abstract: A remote vehicle control system includes a vehicle mounted sensor system including a video camera system for producing video data and a distance mapping sensor system for producing distance map data. A data handling system is used to compress and transmit both the video and distance map data over a cellular network using feed forward correction. A virtual control system acts to receive the video and distance map data, while providing a user with a live video stream supported by distance map data. Based on user actions, control instructions can be sent to the vehicle mounted sensor system and the remote vehicle over the cellular network.

Abstract: A control device controls a control target apparatus including a moving part and an imaging device. The moving part is configured to change its position relative to a target as the moving part moves, and the imaging device is configured to acquire captured image of the target. Additionally, the control device includes a drive unit that drives the moving part, based on a drive command signal to move the moving part to a target position. Further, the control device includes a relative position estimation unit that calculates an estimated value of a relative position between the target and the imaging device, based on the drive command signal. Additionally, the control device includes a template image correction unit that corrects a preregistered template image, based on a time-series signal of the estimated value of the relative position within an imaging time of the imaging device, and a target position correction unit that corrects the target position using the corrected template image.

Abstract: A technique capable of detecting harmful behavior such as power harassment, sexual harassment, or bullying in work environment to support handling is provided. A harmful behavior detecting system includes a computer that executes observation and detection regarding harmful behavior including power harassment, sexual harassment, and bullying among people in work environment. The computer obtains voice data into which voice around a target person is inputted; obtains voice information containing words and emotion information from the voice data; and obtains data such as vital data, date and time, or a location of the target person. The computer uses five elements including words and an emotion of the other person, words, an emotion, and vital data of the target person to calculate an index value regarding the harmful behavior; estimate a state of the harmful behavior based on the index value; and output handling data for handling the harmful behavior in accordance with the estimated state.

Abstract: An image processing system is configured to receive a first high resolution stream of images and a second lower resolution stream of images from image sources with substantially the same field of view. The system comprises a localizer component configured to provide a location for any object of interest independently of class within successive images of the second stream of images; a classifier configured to: receive one or more locations selectively provided by the localizer, identify a corresponding portion of an image acquired from the first stream at substantially the same time at which an image from the second stream in which an object of interest was identified and return a classification for the type of object within the identified portion of the image from the first stream; and a tracker configured to associate the classification with the location through acquisition of successive images in the second stream.

Abstract: A digital oscilloscope includes a video input interface, a data processing system, a video output interface, and a clock system. The video input interface is configured to receive a digital video signal; the data processing system receives the digital video signal and processes the digital video signal to generate an oscillogram signal, which includes an oscillogram image and further includes one of a menu image and a frame image of the digital video signal; and the video output interface is connected to the data processing system, receives the oscillogram signal and outputs it to external terminals. The oscilloscope can display a variety of image information, with high intuitiveness, simplified structure, improved portability, and is convenient to use in outdoor places.

Abstract: A method in a heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes retrieving a control input from a remote computing system via a cellular network responsive to determining that a connection to a local wireless network cannot be established and generating a control signal for HVAC equipment based on the control input or generating a control signal for HVAC equipment by executing a backup control algorithm responsive to determining that a connection to a local wireless network cannot be established.

Abstract: An image adjustment apparatus includes a receiver which is configured to receive a first input image of an object which is time-synchronously captured and a second input image in which a motion event of the object is sensed time-asynchronously, and an adjuster which is configured to adjust the first input image and the second input image.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for providing continuous session authentication. An example method includes receiving, at a first time, a session authentication request data structure indicative of a request to authenticate a session for a user of a client device. The example method further includes retrieving a first attribute data structure generated before the first time and associated with a previous session of the user. The example method further includes generating, after the first time, a second attribute data structure associated with the user. Subsequently, the example method includes authenticating, at a second time after the first time, the session based on the first attribute data structure and the second attribute data structure.

Abstract: A method, computer readable medium, and computer wherein a system provides an agent device a remote connection to a server resource, obtains remote environment data from the agent device and obtains communication data exchanged between the agent device and a client device. With that data, the system provides a multidimensional monitoring unit associated with the agent device, and the monitoring unit provides access to the remote environment data from the agent device and the communication data exchanged between the agent device and the client device. The system further detects changes in the remote environment data and communication data associated with the remote agent, and issues alarms in response to detecting changes.

Abstract: A video analytics system for real-time monitoring and assessment of airplane ramp safety processes comprises rules relating to airplane ramp safety processes, portable video capture devices located at different predetermined positions with respect to an airplane at an airport ramp which capture video and data related to movements and positioning of objects and services being provided relative to the aircraft at the airport ramp and transmit captured video footage and data via a wireless network to a server which performs video analytics on the captured video and data to generate video analytics data, compare the video analytics data to the rules relating to the airplane safety processes, to determine any safety conditions, store the results of the comparison and output a real-time notification if a safety condition is determined.

Abstract: A method comprising receiving, from a first enterprise system, a series of first language commands written in a first language to control a first data flow of first data, the first data being from a first and a second data source, the first series of first language commands indicating first functions to be performed including collection of first data, storage of the first data into a first data warehouse, and application of one or more first applications on the stored first data, the first and second data sources being unrelated to each other and being remote from the first enterprise system and the data warehouse, translating the series of first language commands into first translated commands that may be provided to the first and second data sources as well as the first data warehouse to control the first data flow.

Abstract: Disclosed is a display apparatus. When image data is received, a position of a clipping box is adjusted according to a position of a target object in the image data; and an adjusted image is output to a second chip, the adjusted image is a portion of the image data in the adjusted clipping box, and the second chip is configured to receive the adjusted image output from an image processor and output the adjusted image to a display.

Abstract: A driving assistance device includes: a risk degree obtaining portion obtaining a degree of a risk of an event threatening a safety of a driver when an occurrence of the event is predicted; a risk handling control portion controlling an execution of a risk handling measure by a risk handling unit against the event that is predicted; a risk factor obtaining portion obtaining a factor which causes the risk as a risk factor; and a presentation control portion controlling a presentation of information about the risk factor. The presentation control portion presents information indicating a presence of the risk factor when the risk handling control portion controls the risk handling unit not to execute the risk handling measure and the degree of the risk is equal to or higher than a predetermined value.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for dynamically operating a camera based on a location of the camera. A definition of a user-defined region and a set of rules for operating a camera within the user-defined region are obtained from a user. How to operate the camera within the user-defined region is then determined based on the set of rules. After receiving the definition of the user-defined region, it is determined whether the camera is located within the user-defined region, and upon determining that the camera is located within the user-defined region, the camera is to begin operation in accordance with the set of rules.

Abstract: A method of processing an emergency incident reported to a PSAP by a plurality of callers can include checking, at the PSAP, if video calls have been received from the same specified location within a predetermined time period, and if it is determined that there are such further video calls, feeding at least a part of the video call and the further video calls to a ML classifier unit. The ML Classifier unit can identify if there are similarities between the video call and the further video calls. If there exists similarity between the video call and at least one further video call, a determination about which one of the video calls t uses less resources (e.g. less bandwidth). That video call can then be utilized and other similar calls can be adjusted to reduce the bandwidth further (e.g. converted to audio calls, etc.).

Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for vessel risk assessment. This includes determining a risk assessment associated with a vessel, including receiving vessel data from at least one source, generating at least one vessel profile based on the vessel data, wherein each vessel profile provides indication of expected behavior events for one vessel and abnormal behavior events for one vessel, determining at least one abnormal behavior event of the vessel based on the at least one vessel profile, each event in the at least one abnormal behavior event having a time of occurrence, determining at least one frequency of occurrence of abnormal behavior events of the vessel based on the time of occurrence of each event, using at least one model to determine a risk assessment associated with the vessel based on the at least one frequency of occurrence of abnormal behavior events of the vessel.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a plurality of cameras configured to capture a surrounding situation of the vehicle, an external speaker configured to output a sound to the outside of the vehicle, a communicator configured to communicate with a first server, and a controller configured to determine a degree of risk of the dangerous situation based on the degree of risk based on a case where a dangerous situation is captured through the plurality of cameras, to control an Ultra Wide Band (UWB) module to detect obstacles around the vehicle, to control at least one of a digital key and an external speaker to output a message for the dangerous situation or an image in which the dangerous situation is captured, and to transmit the image in which the dangerous situation is captured to the first server through the communicator.

Abstract: A vehicular cabin monitoring system includes a mirror head adjustably attached at a mounting structure configured to attach at an interior portion of a vehicle. The minor head accommodates a camera and a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) connected in series with each other. A switch is operable in an open state, where current provided by a current driver passes through each individual LED of the plurality of LEDs, and a closed state, where current provided by the current driver passes through a first subset of LEDs of the plurality of LEDs and bypasses a second subset of LEDs of the plurality of LEDs. The switch operates in the open state when the camera captures image data for a first vehicular function, such as occupant monitoring, and operates in the closed state when the camera captures image data for a second vehicular function, such as driver monitoring.

Abstract: Systems and methods for determining an alignment of a trailer relative to a docking bay or a vehicle bay door using dynamic depth filtering. Image data and position data is captured by a 3D camera system with an at least partially downward-facing field of view. When a trailer is approaching the docking bay or door, the captured image data includes a top surface of the trailer. A dynamic height range is determined based on an estimated height of the top surface of the trailer in the image data and a dynamic depth filter is applied to filter out image data corresponding to heights outside of the dynamic height range. An angular position and/or lateral offset of the trailer is determined based on the depth-filtered image data.

Abstract: A monitoring system 1 is proposed, having a camera network 3 for the video-based monitoring of a monitoring region 2, wherein the camera network 3 comprises a plurality of cameras 3a, b for recording a partial monitoring region 2a, b of the monitoring region 2 in each case, wherein the plurality of cameras 2a, b are configured to provide monitoring images 6a, b of the partial monitoring regions 2a, b, having at least one sensor device 7a, b for detecting at least one person-related object information item, having a monitoring device 5 for recognizing persons 4 in the monitoring images 6a, b, wherein the monitoring device 5 comprises a person detection module 10, the person detection module 10 being configured to detect persons 4 in the monitoring images 6a, b, wherein the monitoring device 5 comprises an assignment module 11, the assignment module 11 being configured to assign an item of person-related object information from a partial monitoring region 7a, b to a person 4 in the same partial monitoring regio

Abstract: Provided is a display control apparatus including a vehicle detector and a processor, in which the processor performs projection conversion for projecting the plurality of captured images onto a projection plane, performs a visual point conversion process for converting at least one of the plurality of captured images into an image viewed from a virtual visual point, and sets a ground height of the virtual visual point when the surrounding vehicle is not detected in a predetermined region to be lower than a ground height of the virtual visual point when the surrounding vehicle is detected in the predetermined region.

Abstract: An audio/video stream recording, storage, and delivery system 10 utilizes an Internet-based browser connection. The system 10 includes recording software 20, storage memory 30, a code generator 40, and a user interface 50. Preferably, the recording software 20 is located on the host back end 60 where it processes and records audio and video material that originates from the user front end 70 and is streamed to the host back end. The storage memory 30, which is also located on the host back end 60, stores the recorded audio and video material. The user interface 50 to the system provides a user located at the user front end 70 with remote access to a virtual recording room. The user interface 50 further enables the user to record audio and video material streamed from the user front end 70 by activating the recording software 20 located on the host back end 60. This is accomplished without requiring recording functionality on the user front end 70.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a controller and a control method capable of providing an imaging system which achieves cost reduction. A control unit controls a first imaging direction of a first imaging unit and a second imaging direction of a second imaging unit as a direction different from the first imaging direction in accordance with a situation of an object associated with a first image captured by the first imaging unit or a second image captured by the second imaging unit. For example, the present technology is applicable to a lecture capture system.