Abstract: An image capturing device includes: an imaging device to capture an image to obtain captured image data, the captured image data to be distributed in a plurality of streams; circuitry to: determine, for each of the plurality of streams, an encoding method of the captured image data according to an encoding parameter for each stream; perform encode processing on the captured image data concurrently to generate a plurality of items of streaming image data, each encode processing being performed using the encoding method having been determined for each stream; and distribute the plurality of items of streaming image data.

Abstract: A communication terminal communicably connected with a server, including circuitry to: detect one or more objects in any one of one or more images that are sequentially captured with an imaging unit; count a number of object detections, every time a predetermined number of objects are detected in the image; and transmit, to the server, one or more items of image data each including each one of the detected one or more objects, based on a determination that the counted number of object detections reaches or exceeds a predetermined value.

Abstract: An image processing system includes circuitry to: obtain a wide-angle image captured by an image capturing apparatus; generate a first image representing a part of the wide-angle image; and determine whether a first area includes a second area, the first area being a viewable area to be displayed on a display, the second area being represented by the first image. Based on a determination that the first area does not include the second area, the circuitry further converts the first image into a second image, the second image having definition lower than that of the first image, and converts the wide-angle image into a third image, the third image having definition lower than that of the wide-angle image, such that the second image and the third image are displayable on the display of the information processing apparatus.

Abstract: An image capturing device includes: an imaging device to capture an image to obtain captured image data, the captured image data to be distributed in a plurality of streams; circuitry to: determine, for each of the plurality of streams, an encoding method of the captured image data according to an encoding parameter for each stream; perform encode processing on the captured image data concurrently to generate a plurality of items of streaming image data, each encode processing being performed using the encoding method having been determined for each stream; and distribute the plurality of items of streaming image data.

Abstract: An image system includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry captures an image captured by a device such as a camera, and detects an attitude of the device. The processing circuitry corrects the captured image based on the attitude of the device and a designation including a point on the image and at least one of a region of the image and a direction.

Abstract: A communication management server manages communication with a sender terminal that transmits image data and a receive terminal that receives the image data. The communication management server includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry receives from the receive terminal, sender terminal identification information identifying the sender terminal, and receive terminal identification information identifying the receive terminal. The processing circuitry transmits, to the sender terminal, request information indicating a request for transmitting image data of a first image type playable by the receive terminal, when a second image type of image data transmittable by the sender terminal according to the sender terminal identification information, and the first image type of image data playable by the receive terminal, according to the receive terminal identification information, are different.

Abstract: An image processing system includes circuitry to: obtain a wide-angle image captured by an image capturing apparatus; generate a first image representing a part of the wide-angle image; and determine whether a first area includes a second area, the first area being a viewable area to be displayed on a display, the second area being represented by the first image. Based on a determination that the first area does not include the second area, the circuitry further converts the first image into a second image, the second image having definition lower than that of the first image, and converts the wide-angle image into a third image, the third image having definition lower than that of the wide-angle image, such that the second image and the third image are displayable on the display of the information processing apparatus.

Abstract: A communication management server manages communication with a sender terminal that transmits image data and a receive terminal that receives the image data. The communication management server includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry receives from the receive terminal, sender terminal identification information identifying the sender terminal, and receive terminal identification information identifying the receive terminal. The processing circuitry transmits, to the sender terminal, request information indicating a request for transmitting image data of a first image type playable by the receive terminal, when a second image type of image data transmittable by the sender terminal according to the sender terminal identification information, and the first image type of image data playable by the receive terminal, according to the receive terminal identification information, are different.

Abstract: An image system includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry captures an image captured by a device such as a camera, and detects an attitude of the device. The processing circuitry corrects the captured image based on the attitude of the device and a designation including a point on the image and at least one of a region of the image and a direction.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling image capturing, includes circuitry to control image capturing operation of each one of a first image capturing device and a second image capturing device, so as to cause the first image capturing device and the second image capturing device to cooperate with each other to perform linked image capturing, the first image capturing device capable of capturing an image with an angle of view wider than that of the second image capturing device. The circuitry controls one of the first image capturing device and the second image capturing device to start image capturing in response to starting of image capturing by other one of the first image capturing device and the second image capturing device.

Abstract: A terminal includes a unit configured to send, to a multicast address distribution server, an assignment request including attribute information of the terminal, so as to request assignment of a multicast address enabling identification of a terminal group; and a unit configured to set, in response to the assignment of the multicast address, the multicast address in the terminal and make the terminal to participate in the terminal group corresponding to the multicast address. When a change in the attribute information is detected, the terminal reissues a second assignment request including the attribute information after change, so as to request the multicast address distribution server for a new multicast address and change terminal group for participation according to change in the attribute information.

Abstract: A communication terminal communicably connected with a server, including circuitry to: detect one or more objects in any one of one or more images that are sequentially captured with an imaging unit; count a number of object detections, every time a predetermined number of objects are detected in the image; and transmit, to the server, one or more items of image data each including each one of the detected one or more objects, based on a determination that the counted number of object detections reaches or exceeds a predetermined value.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling image capturing, includes circuitry to control image capturing operation of each one of a first image capturing device and a second image capturing device, so as to cause the first image capturing device and the second image capturing device to cooperate with each other to perform linked image capturing, the first image capturing device capable of capturing an image with an angle of view wider than that of the second image capturing device. The circuitry controls one of the first image capturing device and the second image capturing device to start image capturing in response to starting of image capturing by other one of the first image capturing device and the second image capturing device.

Abstract: A communication device includes a main control part configured to receive and process an image signal; a first network control part configured to convert data input from an external device into the image signal and provide the main control part with the image signal; a sub control part configured to detect a power-on command; and a second network control part configured to control communications with the external device via a network to provide the first network control part with data input from the external device. Power supplies to the main control part, the sub control part, the first network control part and the second network control part are independently controlled.

Abstract: A terminal includes a unit configured to send, to a multicast address distribution server, an assignment request including attribute information of the terminal, so as to request assignment of a multicast address enabling identification of a terminal group; and a unit configured to set, in response to the assignment of the multicast address, the multicast address in the terminal and make the terminal to participate in the terminal group corresponding to the multicast address. When a change in the attribute information is detected, the terminal reissues a second assignment request including the attribute information after change, so as to request the multicast address distribution server for a new multicast address and change terminal group for participation according to change in the attribute information.

Abstract: A communication device includes a main control part configured to receive and process an image signal; a first network control part configured to convert data input from an external device into the image signal and provide the main control part with the image signal; a sub control part configured to detect a power-on command; and a second network control part configured to control communications with the external device via a network to provide the first network control part with data input from the external device. Power supplies to the main control part, the sub control part, the first network control part and the second network control part are independently controlled.

Abstract: A communication device includes a main control part configured to receive and process an image signal; a first network control part configured to convert data input from an external device into the image signal and provide the main control part with the image signal; a sub control part configured to detect a power-on command; and a second network control part configured to control communications with the external device via a network to provide the first network control part with data input from the external device. Power supplies to the main control part, the sub control part, the first network control part and the second network control part are independently controlled.

Abstract: A projector includes a display part configured to display a first image by projection; a retrieval object specifying part configured to cause a user of the projector to specify an object of retrieval; a result display area specifying part configured to cause the user to specify an area for displaying the result of the retrieval in the displayed first image; and an image combining part configured to receive a second image of the result of the retrieval from a server that has performed the retrieval with respect to the object of retrieval specified by the user, and to display the second image by combining the second image with the area for displaying the result of the retrieval in the displayed first image.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus configured to be connected to one or more apparatuses through a network includes a user information storing unit to store local-apparatus user information about one or more users of the image forming apparatus, an apparatus information storing unit to store information indicative of the one or more apparatuses, a user information acquiring unit to acquire remote-apparatus user information from the one or more apparatuses indicated by the information stored in the apparatus information storing unit, and a user information integration unit to merge the local-apparatus user information and the remote-apparatus user information to generate display-purpose user information to be displayed on a screen, and to transmit the local-apparatus user information to the one or more apparatuses with a request to generate display-purpose user information.

Abstract: A communication device includes a main control part configured to receive and process an image signal; a first network control part configured to convert data input from an external device into the image signal and provide the main control part with the image signal; a sub control part configured to detect a power-on command; and a second network control part configured to control communications with the external device via a network to provide the first network control part with data input from the external device. Power supplies to the main control part, the sub control part, the first network control part and the second network control part are independently controlled.