Picture transmission apparatus, a picture transmission method and a recording medium, and a picture transmission program

摘要

Providing picture transmission apparatus, a picture transmission method and a recording medium, and a picture transmission program that can transmit the latest picture data in real time depending on the situation of the network bandwidth. The aforementioned picture transmission apparatus comprises a picture extracting section 111 for extracting pictures stored in the video camera 101 , a picture converter 112 for converting the pictures to a format for transmission to picture receiving apparatus 120 via the network 102 , a picture transmitter 113 for transmitting the converted pictures to picture receiving apparatus 120 via the network 102 , a transmission time measuring section 114 for measuring the time required for picture transmission and saving the measurement result, a transmission time predicting section 115 for using a predetermined number of the saved measurement results to predict the time required for picture transmission, and an operation timing controller 116 for determining the start timing of picture conversion in the picture converter 112 based on the predicted transmission time and the time required for picture conversion.