US 12,192,632 B2
Installation assistance apparatus, installation assistance method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
Katsumi Kikuchi, Tokyo (JP); Soma Shiraishi, Tokyo (JP); Yu Nabeto, Tokyo (JP); and Takami Sato, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to NEC CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 17/924,745
Filed by NEC Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed May 21, 2020, PCT No. PCT/JP2020/020054
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 11, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/234890, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 25, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0188855 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
Int. Cl. H04N 23/695 (2023.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04N 23/74 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 23/695 (2023.01) [H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04N 23/74 (2023.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An installation assistance apparatus comprising:
at least one memory configured to store instructions; and
at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to:
acquire a first image from a first image capture apparatus out of the first image capture apparatus and a second image capture apparatus that are placed in such a way as to face each other in a plan view;
detect a position of at least part of the second image capture apparatus in the first image by processing the first image;
determine whether the position of the second image capture apparatus satisfies a criterion; and
cause a determination result, which is determined, to be output, wherein
the criterion includes that a lens of a camera of the second image capture apparatus is included in a predetermined area at a predetermined position in the first image,
the determination result includes at least one type of information out of information indicating that the criterion is satisfied and information indicating that the criterion is not satisfied, and
the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to repeatedly perform determination processing and output the determination result including the information to notify an operator of the information, during executing installation work of the first image capture apparatus and the second image capture apparatus.