Multi-Camera Control Through Stored Terminal Associations
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing control systems for multiple image capturing apparatuses require complex user operations to switch control targets, limiting the ability to control associated terminals effectively.
Innovation Solution
A control apparatus that associates a controlled terminal with an associated terminal, storing control information and determining control based on received instructions, allowing simultaneous control of both terminals through a single interface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a single controller controls multiple image capturing apparatuses by switching control targets, then the controller can manage multiple terminals, but the user operation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the control function by introducing an association unit that separates the control target terminal from associated terminals. The controlled terminal and associated terminal are distinguished and managed separately, allowing the controller to handle multiple terminals without requiring users to switch control targets manually.
Solution Approach 2:
The association unit acts as an intermediary between the user and multiple terminals. It stores control information including associations between controlled and associated terminals, and automatically determines which terminal to control based on received instructions, eliminating the need for users to manually switch control targets.
2Adaptability or versatility
If control target switching is required to control different terminals, then each terminal can be controlled independently, but the control procedure becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The association unit performs preliminary action by pre-establishing associations between controlled terminals and associated terminals before control operations. Control information is stored in advance, including the relationships between terminals, so that when a user issues a control instruction, the system can automatically determine the appropriate terminal without requiring complex switching procedures.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a child camera is controlled to capture objects captured by a parent camera, then both cameras can be coordinated, but the user cannot directly control the child camera
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces dynamic control capability where the role of controlled terminal and associated terminal can be flexibly assigned. A child camera can be set as an associated terminal of a parent camera, but users can also directly control the child camera by designating it as a controlled terminal when needed, providing dynamic and flexible control options.
Data Source
AI summary
A control apparatus for controlling a plurality of terminals includes an association unit configured to associate a controlled terminal serving as a control target and a terminal different from the controlled terminal as an associated terminal, the control information including information indicating the associated terminal associated by the association unit, a reception unit configured to receive an instruction on controlling a terminal from among the plurality of terminals, a determination unit configured to determine a terminal to be controlled, based on the association unit and the control information, and a control unit configured to control the plurality of terminals, based on the instruction on controlling the terminal received by the reception unit and the control information, wherein in a case where the reception unit receives a predetermined instruction, the determination unit determines to control both the controlled terminal and the associated terminal, based on the control information.