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System and method for collecting image information

US7046273B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 2, 2002
Grant dateMay 16, 2006
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Expiry dateOct 17, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N23/61
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and a method for collecting image information wherein high-quality image information representing desired scenes is obtained with certainty. A subject is shot by cameras from mutually different directions and image information thus acquired is stored on a hard disk. When the subject is shot, location information of the subject is obtained from a radio signal transmitted by a marker which has been provided at the subject in advance. On the basis of the location information, a control device controls shooting angle setting devices for changing respective shooting directions of the cameras so that each of the cameras is oriented in a direction from which the subject can be shot.

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