Abstract: An image capturing device includes an imaging device and circuitry. The imaging device captures an image. The circuitry defines a point of interest in the image, converts the defined point of interest in accordance with attitude information of the image capturing device, and cuts out a viewable area from the image. The viewable area includes the converted point of interest.

Abstract: A service providing system includes circuitry; and a memory storing computer-executable instructions that cause the circuitry to execute generating screen information of a screen configured to accept, from a user, an assignment operation of assigning a use right to use a service; transmitting the screen information to a terminal apparatus; assigning the use right to the user or a device belonging to a group in a tenant, within a limit of a number of licenses; and managing the assignment of the use right when a first group and a second group included in the tenant are merged, such that the use right that has been available for assignment in the first group before the merger and that is not yet assigned, is preferentially assigned to the user or the device belonging to the first group.

Abstract: An image communication system includes a first communication terminal and a second communication terminal. The first communication terminal acquires an image captured by an image capturing device. The second communication terminal receives the image from the first communication terminal via a network, and displays the image on a screen of a display. The first communication terminal includes first circuitry that, in response to receipt of an operation of switching a view mode related to viewing of the image, transmits the image and first viewable area information to the second communication terminal. The first viewable area information is related to a viewable area of the image to be displayed on the screen. The second communication terminal includes second circuitry that receives the image and the first viewable area information and displays the viewable area of the image on the screen based on the first viewable area information.

Abstract: An image capturing device includes an imaging device and circuitry. The imaging device captures an image. The circuitry defines a point of interest in the image, converts the defined point of interest in accordance with attitude information of the image capturing device, and cuts out a viewable area from the image. The viewable area includes the converted point of interest.

Abstract: An image capturing device includes an imaging device and circuitry. The imaging device captures an image. The circuitry defines a point of interest in the image, converts the defined point of interest in accordance with attitude information of the image capturing device, and cuts out a viewable area from the image. The viewable area includes the converted point of interest.

Abstract: A service providing system, an information processing system, and a use permission assigning method. The service providing system registers one or more users in one or more groups in a tenant, assigns application use permission to a specific group, assigns the application use permission assigned to the specific group to a user in the specific group, generates screen information for restricting an assignment of the application use permission to a user registered in other group in the tenant, the other group to whom the application is not assigned, displays a screen based on the screen information, permit use of the application to the user to whom the application use permission is assigned among users registered in the specific group, and restrict a user registered in the other group to use the application.

Abstract: A communication terminal includes circuitry that displays a first image corresponding to a first area of a whole image shared by communication terminals, and stores first terminal information identifying a first one of the communication terminals that causes a second one of the communication terminals to display an image being displayed by the first communication terminal. The circuitry receives second terminal information and viewable area information from a third one of the communication terminals that displays a second image corresponding to a second area of the whole image. The second terminal information identifies the third communication terminal. The viewable area information represents the second area. When the first terminal information and the second terminal information are the same, the circuitry determines whether an operation state of the first image is an operating state, and if so, displays the second image after the operation state shifts to a standby state.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes an imaging device and circuitry. The imaging device captures an image of a subject to acquire image data. The circuitry reads a two-dimensional code displayed on a communication terminal and acquired with the imaging device, and acquires setting information for using a service provided by a content distribution system that distributes content via a communication network. The setting information is represented by the read two-dimensional code. The circuitry further connects the image capturing apparatus to the communication network with network connection information included in the acquired setting information, and distributes the image data acquired by the imaging device to the content distribution system via the communication network connected to the image capturing apparatus.

Abstract: An image processing method includes receiving settings of a grid for identifying a relative position of a subject included in a spherical image, displaying, on a display, a display image including the spherical image and a grid image superimposed on the spherical image, and receiving an input of rendering to the spherical image in the displayed display image. The grid image is generated in accordance with the received settings of the grid.

Abstract: A communication terminal includes circuitry that displays a first image corresponding to a first area of a whole image shared by communication terminals, and stores first terminal information identifying a first one of the communication terminals that causes a second one of the communication terminals to display an image being displayed by the first communication terminal. The circuitry receives second terminal information and viewable area information from a third one of the communication terminals that displays a second image corresponding to a second area of the whole image. The second terminal information identifies the third communication terminal. The viewable area information represents the second area. When the first terminal information and the second terminal information are the same, the circuitry determines whether an operation state of the first image is an operating state, and if so, displays the second image after the operation state shifts to a standby state.

Abstract: A communication terminal for displaying a predetermined-area image, which is an image of a part of a whole image, includes circuitry. The circuitry receives first predetermined information specifying a first predetermined area, the first predetermined information being transmitted from another communication terminal displaying a first predetermined-area image, which is an image of the first predetermined-area. The circuitry calculates a position of the first predetermined area with respect to a second predetermined area, based on the first predetermined information received and second predetermined information specifying the second predetermined area, the second predetermined area being an area of a second predetermined-area image being displayed by the communication terminal.

Abstract: An image capturing device includes an imaging device and circuitry. The imaging device captures an image. The circuitry defines a point of interest in the image, converts the defined point of interest in accordance with attitude information of the image capturing device, and cuts out a viewable area from the image. The viewable area includes the converted point of interest.

Abstract: An image communication system includes a first communication terminal and a second communication terminal. The first communication terminal acquires an image captured by an image capturing device. The second communication terminal receives the image from the first communication terminal via a network, and displays the image on a screen of a display. The first communication terminal includes first circuitry that, in response to receipt of an operation of switching a view mode related to viewing of the image, transmits the image and first viewable area information to the second communication terminal. The first viewable area information is related to a viewable area of the image to be displayed on the screen. The second communication terminal includes second circuitry that receives the image and the first viewable area information and displays the viewable area of the image on the screen based on the first viewable area information.

Abstract: A conference system includes a management system connected via a network to a first communication terminal and a second communication terminal. The management system includes a processing circuitry configured to implement a generation unit configured to generate a topic in response to a conference topic issuance request made by a first user to hold a conference between the first communication terminal and the second communication terminal; and an authorization unit configured to authorize the first user to perform publication and subscription for the topic in response to the conference topic issuance request made by the first user, and to authorize a second user to perform publication and subscription for the topic in response to an invitation request made by the first user to invite the second user to the conference, the invitation request including a topic name indicating a message for the second user.

Abstract: A communication terminal is provided that is configured to display a first image of a first predetermined area is a whole image shared with another communication terminal. The communication terminal includes processing circuitry configured to receive predetermined area information indicating the second predetermined area transmitted by another communication terminal displaying the second predetermined area image of the second predetermined area in the whole image; and control displaying of the second predetermined area image indicated by the received predetermined area information based on an operation status with respect to the first predetermined area image when the predetermined area information is received.

Abstract: A disclosed control system configured to control transmission of content data between communication terminals includes one or more processors, and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the control system to receive a transmission request including attribute information indicating an attribute of the content data for transmitting the content data from a first communication terminal, and perform control for transmitting the content data to a second communication terminal specified based on the destination information in response to the attribute information being in a predetermined format, the predetermined format including destination information indicating a destination of the content data and to perform control for transmitting the content data to a third communication terminal that has requested reception of the content data having the attribute indicated by the attribute information in response to the attribute information not being in the predetermined form

Abstract: A communication management system relays communication between a first communication terminal that transmits data of a spherical image and a plurality of second communication terminals. The communication management system includes a memory and circuitry. The memory stores session identification information in association with addresses of communication terminals participating in the video communication session. The circuitry receives, from the first communication terminal, particular session identification information identifying a particular video communication session, and a display control parameter for limiting a display area of the spherical image to be displayed by each of the plurality of second communication terminals in the particular video communication session to a part of an entire area of the spherical image.

Abstract: A communication terminal for displaying a predetermined-area image, which is an image of a part of a whole image, includes circuitry. The circuitry receives first predetermined information specifying a first predetermined area, the first predetermined information being transmitted from another communication terminal displaying a first predetermined-area image, which is an image of the first predetermined-area. The circuitry calculates a position of the first predetermined area with respect to a second predetermined area, based on the first predetermined information received and second predetermined information specifying the second predetermined area, the second predetermined area being an area of a second predetermined-area image being displayed by the communication terminal.

Abstract: A VR system includes an image capturing device, a communication terminal, a communication management system, and a VR terminal. The communication terminal is configured to input position information of the image capturing device, and transmit, to the communication management system, the position information of the image capturing device and image identification. The communication management system is configured to receive the position information of the image capturing device and the image identification information, and transmit, to the VR terminal, the position information and the image identification information.

Abstract: A communication terminal for displaying a predetermined-area image includes circuitry. The circuitry receives first predetermined-area information indicating a first predetermined area, the first predetermined-area information being transmitted from another communication terminal displaying a first predetermined-area image. The circuitry calculates a direction of the first predetermined area with respect to a second predetermined area in a whole image, based on the first predetermined-area information and second predetermined-area information. The second predetermined area is an area of a second predetermined-area image being displayed by the communication terminal. The circuitry controls a display to display the second predetermined-area image including display direction information indicating the calculated direction. The circuitry accepts designation of the display direction information.