CN-122027889-A - Character control device, method, system, computer readable medium, and program product

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to character control apparatuses, methods, systems, computer readable media, and program products. Disclosed is a character control device that controls the operation of a physical camera according to a character set for the physical camera. The character control device generates first information indicating correspondence between a plurality of virtual cameras and respective characters set for the virtual cameras, and third information indicating definition of the characters.

Inventors

• MASAYUKI ISHIZAWA

Assignees

• 佳能株式会社

Dates

Publication Date

20260512

Application Date

20251111

Priority Date

20241111

Claims (14)

1. 1. A character control apparatus that controls an operation of a physical camera according to a character set for the physical camera, the character control apparatus comprising: a first generation means for generating first information indicating correspondence between a plurality of virtual cameras and respective roles set for the virtual cameras, and And second generation means for generating third information indicating definition of the character.
2. 2. The character control device according to claim 1, further comprising: Third generation means for generating second information indicating correspondence between the plurality of physical cameras and the plurality of virtual cameras.
3. 3. The character control device according to claim 1, Wherein among the third information indicating the definition of the character, information indicating the definition of the first character for cooperating with the other camera includes one or more of the following: Whether the interested objects of the other cameras are set as the objects to be tracked; the position of the object to be tracked on the picture; Sensitivity of object tracking process, and Whether the same zoom direction as the zoom direction of the other camera or the opposite zoom direction is set.
4. 4. A character control apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising: And a display unit configured to display a setting screen on which the other camera can be set for each character.
5. 5. The character control device according to claim 1, further comprising: and a display unit configured to display a setting screen on which one of the roles can be set for one or more of the plurality of virtual cameras.
6. 6. The character control device according to claim 1, further comprising: A storage section for storing a plurality of pieces of first information each indicating a different combination of correspondence between the plurality of virtual cameras and characters assigned to the respective virtual cameras, and A selecting section for selecting one of the pieces of first information selected in response to a user operation.
7. 7. The character control device according to claim 1, Wherein the roles include a role of the secondary camera and a role of the primary camera.
8. 8. The character control device according to claim 1, further comprising: And a transmission section for transmitting the first information and the third information to an external device that controls the operation of the plurality of physical cameras.
9. 9. The character control device according to claim 2, further comprising: and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the first information, the third information, and the second information to an external device.
10. 10. The character control device according to claim 6, further comprising: And a transmission section for transmitting the one piece of first information among the pieces of first information selected by the user to an external device.
11. 11. An image capture system, comprising: A plurality of physical cameras; A character control device according to any one of claims 1 to 10, and And means for controlling the operation of each of the plurality of physical cameras in accordance with the character set for that physical camera based on the first information and the third information transmitted from the character control means.
12. 12. A character control method for controlling an operation of a physical camera according to a character set for the physical camera, the character control method comprising: generating first information indicating correspondence between a plurality of virtual cameras and respective roles set for the virtual cameras, and Third information indicating a definition of the character is generated.
13. 13. A computer readable storage medium storing a computer program which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the character control method of claim 12.
14. 14. A computer program product comprising a computer program which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the character control method of claim 12.

Description

Character control device, method, system, computer readable medium, and program product Technical Field The present disclosure relates to a character control apparatus, a character control method, an image capturing control system, a computer-readable storage medium, and a computer program product. The present disclosure relates particularly to techniques for automatically controlling the operation of an image capture device. Background Japanese patent laid-open No.2020-25248 discloses an image capturing system in which a plurality of cameras are divided into one main camera and a plurality of sub-cameras, and the sub-cameras are controlled to capture an image of the same subject as that captured by the main camera. In the image capturing system described in japanese patent laid-open No.2020-25248, image capturing by the sub-camera can be automatically controlled, so that labor saving can be achieved. Disclosure of Invention In the image capturing system described in japanese patent laid-open No.2020-25248, a camera closer to the subject is automatically set as a main camera. Accordingly, there is still room for improvement in setting degrees of freedom of the main camera and the sub-camera according to the user's intention. In view of this, the present disclosure provides, in one aspect thereof, a character control apparatus and a character control method for improving the degree of freedom of camera settings related to automatic image capturing control. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a character control apparatus that controls an operation of a physical camera according to a character set for the physical camera, the character control apparatus including first generating means for generating first information indicating correspondence between a plurality of virtual cameras and respective characters set for the virtual cameras, and second generating means for generating third information indicating definition of the character. According to still another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an image capturing system including a plurality of physical cameras, a character control device according to the present disclosure, and an external device controlling an operation of each of the plurality of physical cameras in accordance with a character set for the physical camera based on first information and third information transmitted from the character control device. According to still another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a character control method for controlling an operation of a physical camera according to a character set for the physical camera, the character control method including generating first information indicating correspondence between a plurality of virtual cameras and respective characters set for the virtual cameras, and generating third information indicating definition of the character. According to another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform a role control method in accordance with the present disclosure. According to another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a computer program product comprising a computer program which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform a role control method in accordance with the present disclosure. Features of the present disclosure will become apparent from the following description of embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following description of the embodiments is by way of example. Drawings The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the disclosure and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the embodiments. Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration example of an image capturing system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Fig. 2A and 2B are diagrams showing examples of setting screens presented by the character control apparatus according to the embodiment. Fig. 3A and 3B are diagrams illustrating examples of setting information according to an embodiment. Fig. 4A and 4B are diagrams illustrating an example of setting information according to an embodiment. Fig. 5 is a flowchart relating to processing performed by the character control apparatus according to the embodiment. Fig. 6 is a flowchart relating to processing performed by the character control apparatus according to the embodiment. Fig. 7 is a flowchart relating to processing performed by the character control apparatus according to the embodiment. Fig. 8A and 8B are diagrams showing an example of a control operation based on character setting. Fig. 9A and 9B are diagrams showing another example of a control operation based on characte