Camera control system, camera server, client, control method, and recording medium

摘要

It is an object of the invention to provide a camera control system in which operations intended by clients can be carried out by a camera server by appropriately managing and controlling every client that wishes to control a camera so that operation commands are issued to the camera server from only one client at any given time. In a camera control system composed of: a camera server 1 that controls a camera whose angle can be freely controlled; and a plurality of clients 3 a, 3 b, and 3 c that control the camera and display images transmitted from the camera server 1 on a display screen, the camera server 1 includes notifying means operable when the camera server 1 has received a control authorization acquisition request for camera control that has been issued by one client to notify the client of time information including a waiting time before the camera control is possible and a permitted control time during which the camera control is permitted for a fixed period after the waiting time has elapsed.