EP-4738860-A1 - IMAGING CONTROL DEVICE, IMAGING CONTROL SYSTEM, IMAGING CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM

EP4738860A1EP 4738860 A1EP4738860 A1EP 4738860A1EP-4738860-A1

Abstract

An imaging control device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a positional relationship between a first object and a second object and a control unit configured to control imaging of at least one of the first object and the second object that is performed by an imaging device. The control unit controls imaging performed by the imaging device when the positional relationship acquired by the acquisition unit satisfies a predetermined imaging condition.

Inventors

FUJINAWA NOBUHIRO
TAKESHITA TETSUYA

Assignees

NIKON CORPORATION

Dates

Publication Date: 20260506
Application Date: 20240502

Claims (20)

An imaging control device comprising: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a positional relationship between a first object and a second object; and a control unit configured to control imaging of at least one of the first object and the second object that is performed by an imaging device, wherein the control unit controls imaging performed by the imaging device when the positional relationship acquired by the acquisition unit satisfies a predetermined imaging condition.
The imaging control device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls imaging performed by each of a plurality of imaging devices which are provided separately from the imaging control device.
The imaging control device according to claim 1, wherein the first object is a person and the second object is a non-person.
The imaging control device according to claim 1, wherein the positional relationship is a distance between the first object and the second object, and wherein the control unit controls imaging performed by the imaging device when the distance between the first object and the second object is equal to or less than a predetermined distance.
The imaging control device according to claim 4, wherein the distance between the first object and the second object is a distance between areas in an image which is captured by the imaging device.
The imaging control device according to claim 4, wherein the distance between the first object and the second object is a distance in a space in which the first object and the second object exist.
The imaging control device according to claim 6, wherein the acquisition unit acquires a distance in the space in which the first object and the second object exist on the basis of coordinates of the first object and the second object in an image captured by the imaging device.
The imaging control device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls imaging performed by the imaging device when at least one of a position in a space including an object, a moving speed of the object, an acceleration of the object, and a moving direction of the object which is at least one of the first object and the second object satisfies the predetermined imaging condition.
The imaging control device according to claim 1, wherein the acquisition unit acquires a positional relationship between a third object and at least one of the first object and the second object.
The imaging control device according to claim 1, wherein the acquisition unit acquires positional relationships between three or more objects including the first object and the second object.
The imaging control device according to claim 1, wherein an object of interest which is at least one of the first object and the second object is changed to the other object when the positional relationship between the first object and the second object satisfies a predetermined changing condition.
The imaging control device according to claim 1, wherein the imaging condition is set on the basis of at least one of a position in a space including an object, a moving speed of the object, an acceleration of the object, and a moving direction of the object which is at least one of the first object and the second object.
The imaging control device according to claim 1, wherein the control of imaging performed by the imaging device is start of imaging or end of imaging.
The imaging control device according to claim 13, wherein the imaging condition at the time of start of imaging and the imaging condition at the time of end of imaging are different.
The imaging control device according to claim 13, wherein the control unit starts imaging performed by the imaging device when the positional relationship acquired by the acquisition unit satisfies a first imaging condition which is the imaging condition and ends imaging performed by the imaging device when the positional relationship satisfies a second imaging condition which is the imaging condition after the imaging has been started.
The imaging control device according to claim 15, wherein the control unit does not end imaging performed by the imaging device but continues to perform the imaging even when the positional relationship satisfies the second imaging condition as the imaging condition after the imaging has been started and ends the imaging performed by the imaging device when a time in which the second imaging condition is satisfied is greater than a predetermined time.
The imaging control device according to claim 15, wherein the control unit extends a timing of end of the imaging performed by the imaging device by a predetermined time when the positional relationship satisfies the second imaging condition and at least one of a position in a space including the object, a moving speed of the object, an acceleration of the object, and a moving direction of the object which is at least one of the first object and the second object satisfies a predetermined condition.
The imaging control device according to claim 1, wherein the imaging device has a pre-capturing function of starting imaging before a timing at which an imaging control signal for controlling imaging which is output from the control unit is received, and wherein the control unit controls imaging performed by the imaging device having the pre-capturing function.
The imaging control device according to claim 18, wherein the imaging device stores an image captured before the imaging control signal is received in a first storage unit and stores the image stored in the first storage unit in a second storage unit after the imaging control signal has been received.
The imaging control device according to claim 1, wherein the imaging condition includes a first condition and a second condition in which a relative position between the first object and the second object is different, and wherein the control unit outputs a first imaging control signal for causing the imaging device to perform a pre-imaging operation when the positional relationship satisfies the first condition and outputs a second imaging control signal for causing the imaging device to perform an imaging operation when the positional relationship satisfies the second condition.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an imaging control device, an imaging control system, an imaging control method, and a program. Priority is claimed on Japanese Patent Application No. 2023-105988, filed June 28, 2023, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND ART Imaging of sports scenes has been performed by cameramen. On the other hand, automation of imaging of sports scenes has progressed. For example, a technique of simultaneously instructing imaging by remotely interlinking a plurality of cameras is known. A system that broadcasts a soccer field while automatically changing an angle of view and a zoom magnification has been proposed. An imaging device having a function of causing an angle of view to track a designated subject is known (Patent Document 1). Citation List Patent Document Patent Document 1: Japanese Unexamined Patent Application, First Publication No. 2021-100239 SUMMARY OF INVENTION According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an imaging control device including an acquisition unit configured to acquire a positional relationship between a first object and a second object and a control unit configured to control imaging of at least one of the first object and the second object that is performed by an imaging device, wherein the control unit controls imaging performed by the imaging device when the positional relationship acquired by the acquisition unit satisfies a predetermined imaging condition. According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an imaging control system including the imaging control device and an imaging device that is controlled by the imaging control device. According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an imaging control method including an acquisition step of acquiring a positional relationship between a first object and a second object and a control step of controlling imaging of at least one of the first object and the second object that is performed by an imaging device, wherein the control step includes controlling imaging performed by the imaging device when the positional relationship acquired in the acquisition step satisfies a predetermined imaging condition. According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program causing a computer to perform an acquisition step of acquiring a positional relationship between a first object and a second object and a control step of controlling imaging of at least one of the first object and the second object that is performed by an imaging device, wherein the control step includes controlling imaging performed by the imaging device when the positional relationship acquired in the acquisition step satisfies a predetermined imaging condition. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS [FIG. 1] A diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of an imaging control system 1 according to a first embodiment.[FIG. 2] A diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of an imaging control device 2 according to the first embodiment.[FIG. 3] A diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of an imaging device 3 according to the first embodiment.[FIG. 4] A diagram illustrating an example of imaging conditions according to the first embodiment.[FIG. 5] A diagram illustrating an example of imaging conditions according to the first embodiment.[FIG. 6] A diagram illustrating an example of a control flow that is performed at the time of start of imaging by the imaging control system 1 according to the first embodiment.[FIG. 7] A diagram illustrating an example of a control flow that is performed at the time of end of imaging by the imaging control system 1 according to the first embodiment.[FIG. 8] A diagram illustrating another example of imaging conditions according to a modified example of the first embodiment.[FIG. 9] A diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of an imaging control system 1a according to a second embodiment.[FIG. 10] A diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of an imaging device 3a according to the second embodiment.[FIG. 11] A diagram illustrating an example of a control flow that is performed at the time of start of imaging by the imaging control system 1a according to the second embodiment.[FIG. 12] A diagram illustrating another example of a control flow that is performed at the time of start of imaging by the imaging control system 1a according to a modified example of the second embodiment. DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS (First embodiment) Hereinafter, a first embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. [Configuration of imaging control system 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of an imaging control system 1 according to the present embodiment. The imaging control system 1 includes an imaging control device 2, a plurality of imaging devices 3, and a