Abstract: A multi-codec camera system includes a multi-codec camera that acquires video in the form of multiple compression-rate image data and a determination module that selects image data from the multiple compression-rate image data acquired by the multi-codec camera according to a predetermined reference, wherein when a predetermined object is detected from the video acquired by the multi-codec camera, the determination module selects image data at a compression rate according to the size of the detected object.

Abstract: An information processing system, apparatus and method is disclosed wherein an image of a predetermined region and an image of moving bodies in the region can be picked up and any of images obtained by such image pickup which is desired by a user can be reproduced readily. Sensor images of the predetermined region are stored, and an image of the moving bodies in the region is picked up separately and stored together with reproduction information relating to reproduction of the sensor image from which the moving bodies are detected. When an instruction to reproduce the sensor image is issued, the reproduction information corresponding to the moving body is read out, and the sensor image is reproduced based on the read out reproduction information. The invention can be applied, for example, to a monitoring system.

Abstract: An information processing system, apparatus and method is disclosed wherein an image of a predetermined region and an image of moving bodies in the region can be picked up and any of images obtained by such image pickup which is desired by a user can be reproduced readily. Sensor images of the predetermined region are stored, and an image of the moving bodies in the region is picked up separately and stored together with reproduction information relating to reproduction of the sensor image from which the moving bodies are detected. When an instruction to reproduce the sensor image is issued, the reproduction information corresponding to the moving body is read out, and the sensor image is reproduced based on the read out reproduction information. The invention can be applied, for example, to a monitoring system.

Abstract: An information processing system, apparatus and method is disclosed wherein an image of a predetermined region and an image of moving bodies in the region can be picked up and any of images obtained by such image pickup which is desired by a user can be reproduced readily. Sensor images of the predetermined region are stored, and an image of the moving bodies in the region is picked up separately and stored together with reproduction information relating to reproduction of the sensor image from which the moving bodies are detected. When an instruction to reproduce the sensor image is issued, the reproduction information corresponding to the moving body is read out, and the sensor image is reproduced based on the read out reproduction information. The invention can be applied, for example, to a monitoring system.

Abstract: A information processing apparatus and method is disclosed wherein an image of a predetermined region can be picked up and a desired moving body in the predetermined region can be tracked readily to pick up an image of the moving body. A sensor image acquisition module acquires a sensor image. A moving body detection module detects moving bodies existing in a predetermined region based on the sensor image. A tracking object designation module designates one of the detected moving bodies. When a moving body is designated by the tracking object designation module, an image pickup mode changeover module sets the image pickup mode to a continuous tracking mode in which the designated moving body is tracked to pick up an image of the moving body. The invention can be applied, for example, to a monitoring system.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus and method is disclosed wherein a detailed image of a moving body can be picked up accurately. A tracking object pan tilt zoom module reads out moving body information stored in a moving body tracking rank management database at predetermined intervals of time, and pan tilt movement of a zoom camera is controlled based on angle-of-view information as appearance information corresponding to an angle of view of a moving body having the highest priority rank. At this time, an additional tracking object pan tilt module reads out the latest moving body information of the moving body tracking rank management database at intervals of time sufficiently shorter than the predetermined intervals of time at which the tracking object pan tilt zoom process is repeated, and the pan tilt movement of the zoom camera is further controlled repetitively.

Abstract: A method for managing schedules of a monitoring device includes: editing schedules of a video camera; generating a display interface on which a plurality of schedules and corresponding attributes thereof can be displayed; checking the realizability of the schedules; and generating conflict indicating information for conflicting schedules according to a checking result. The present invention further provides a system for managing schedules of a monitoring device. The invention can be applied to display the schedules of the monitoring device intuitively and clearly to thereby simplify operations of determining a conflict and optimize operations of editing the schedules.

Abstract: The present invention is intended to manage a plurality of network cameras simply. The network camera management system comprises: a server for managing a plurality of cameras and controlling recording and/or displaying of an image captured by a camera; and a controller for instructing a management state of a camera on the server. By the operation of the controller, an image to be displayed is dynamically selected from images captured by the plurality of cameras according to the mode instructed by the controller. Thus, even if there are a large number of cameras, it is possible to display in such a form that it is intuitively easy to understand which camera's image is being displayed.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire restriction information about imaging functions from an imaging device connected to a network, a setting control unit configured to display a setting window in which after a parameter for one imaging function is selected, selectable parameters for other imaging functions are restricted in accordance with the selected parameter on the basis of the restriction information so that the imaging functions to be used are selected, and an information processing unit configured to acquire image information about an image captured using the selected imaging functions via the network.

Abstract: A monitoring apparatus includes a video data obtaining section obtaining video data from a monitoring terminal, a metadata obtaining section obtaining metadata describing information on a monitored subject from the monitoring terminal, a filter setting storage section storing a filter setting, a metadata filter section performing filtering processing on the metadata by using a filter setting stored in the filter setting storage section, and an output section outputting a monitoring result based on the filtering processing result obtained by performing filtering processing in the metadata filter section.

Abstract: A multi-codec camera system includes a multi-codec camera that acquires video in the form of multiple compression-rate image data and a determination module that selects image data from the multiple compression-rate image data acquired by the multi-codec camera according to a predetermined reference, wherein when a predetermined object is detected from the video acquired by the multi-codec camera, the determination module selects image data at a compression rate according to the size of the detected object.

Abstract: An information processing system, apparatus and method is disclosed wherein an image of a predetermined region and an image of moving bodies in the region can be picked up and any of images obtained by such image pickup which is desired by a user can be reproduced readily. Sensor images of the predetermined region are stored, and an image of the moving bodies in the region is picked up separately and stored together with reproduction information relating to reproduction of the sensor image from which the moving bodies are detected. When an instruction to reproduce the sensor image is issued, the reproduction information corresponding to the moving body is read out, and the sensor image is reproduced based on the read out reproduction information. The invention can be applied, for example, to a monitoring system.

Abstract: A information processing apparatus and method is disclosed wherein an image of a predetermined region can be picked up and a desired moving body in the predetermined region can be tracked readily to pick up an image of the moving body. A sensor image acquisition module acquires a sensor image. A moving body detection module detects moving bodies existing in a predetermined region based on the sensor image. A tracking object designation module designates one of the detected moving bodies. When a moving body is designated by the tracking object designation module, an image pickup mode changeover module sets the image pickup mode to a continuous tracking mode in which the designated moving body is tracked to pick up an image of the moving body. The invention can be applied, for example, to a monitoring system.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus and method is disclosed wherein a detailed image of a moving body can be picked up accurately. A tracking object pan tilt zoom module reads out moving body information stored in a moving body tracking rank management database at predetermined intervals of time, and pan tilt movement of a zoom camera is controlled based on angle-of-view information as appearance information corresponding to an angle of view of a moving body having the highest priority rank. At this time, an additional tracking object pan tilt module reads out the latest moving body information of the moving body tracking rank management database at intervals of time sufficiently shorter than the predetermined intervals of time at which the tracking object pan tilt zoom process is repeated, and the pan tilt movement of the zoom camera is further controlled repetitively.

Abstract: The present invention extracts picked up image data picked up by a specialized apparatus and converts the extracted picked up image data into a data format capable of being handled in a general apparatus.

Abstract: Thumbnails are used, facilitating any operation on an object that changes from time to time as in a moving picture, thereby to prevent failure in capturing important objects.

Abstract: To effectively and reliably acquire detailed images of plural moving subjects in the case where a fixed camera or a pan/tilt camera for searching the moving subject and another pan/tilt camera for taking an image of the details of the moving subject by zooming the moving subjects are used to detect the moving subjects.

Abstract: The motion of a moving subject is captured at a short time interval up to a wide area by tracking and photographing the moving subject. A wide angle area is photographed by a first camera, an area narrower than the wide angle area is photographed by a second camera, the presence or absence of the motion in an image is detected by a motion detecting section by comparing the first image with the second image in terms of the difference of luminance levels. The correlation of the positions of the first image and the second image is recorded by a memory, and the photographing direction of the second camera is controlled by a controller by using the correlation information when the presence of the motion is detected by the motion detecting section.

Abstract: An authentication apparatus that makes it difficult to perform posing when accessing information is provided. When there is an access request from a mobile phone, an authentication server transmits a program to the mobile phone (S3202). The program is for reading data regarding an individual number (for example, serial number) recorded in a scratch pad of the mobile phone, and transmitting the data to the authentication server. The authentication server that receives the data regarding the serial number transmitted by activation of the program (S3202) compares the serial number with data regarding the identification number of each mobile phone, the data being maintained in the authentication server (S3203). When the serial number matches any of serial numbers maintained therein (S3203: Yes), the authentication server authenticates the access to be valid.

Abstract: A business position display system shows a business position of a business unit to be analyzed together with those for comparison. A management analysis database is a multi-dimensional database in which data sets including a combination of a plurality of evaluation values are classified in accordance with a variety of reference and stored. A management analysis server extracts a data set from the management analysis database in accordance with the extract conditions specified by the operator of a client computer. Then, the server calculates coordinates for each of the data sets extracted, in accordance with the combination of the evaluation values, to display an object at a point indicated by the coordinates on a portfolio map.