Control method, control device, and program

Abstract

A method of controlling multiple imaging devices includes wirelessly communicating with the imaging devices, and displaying identifiers corresponding to each of the plurality of imaging devices, on the basis of the communication.

1 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by an electronic processor, cause the electronic processor to perform a set of operations comprising:
 controlling a display device to display a plurality of identifiers with respect to a plurality of imaging devices, the plurality of identifiers having a one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of imaging devices;   receiving an instruction to display one or more operational instructions while the plurality of identifiers are displayed by the display device, the one or more operational instructions are applicable to two or more of the plurality of imaging devices;   controlling the display device to display the one or more operational instructions in response to receiving the display instruction;   receiving a user operation that selects one operational instruction from the one or more operational instructions while the one or more operational instructions are displayed by the display device; and   controlling a communication interface to transmit the one operational instruction that is selected to the two or more of the plurality of imaging devices.   
     
     
         2 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to  claim 1 , wherein the set of operations further includes
 receiving a second user operation; and   controlling the communication interface to transmit the one operational instruction to the two or more of the plurality of imaging devices in response to receiving the second user operation.   
     
     
         3 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to  claim 1 , wherein the one operational instruction that is selected is one of a moving-image shooting mode setting instruction or a still image shooting mode setting instruction. 
     
     
         4 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to  claim 1 , wherein the one operational instruction that is selected is a communication setting selected from a plurality of communication settings. 
     
     
         5 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to  claim 1 , wherein the one operational instruction that is selected is an image recording instruction that instructs the two or more of the plurality of imaging devices to initiate image recording. 
     
     
         6 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to  claim 5 , wherein the image recording instruction instructs each of the two or more of the plurality of imaging devices to initiate moving-image shooting when the each of the two or more of the plurality of imaging devices are set to an moving-image shooting mode. 
     
     
         7 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to  claim 5 , wherein the image recording instruction instructs each of the two or more of the plurality of imaging devices to initiate still image shooting when the each of the two or more of the plurality of imaging devices are set to an still image shooting mode. 
     
     
         8 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to  claim 1 , wherein controlling the display device to display the plurality of identifiers with respect to the plurality of imaging devices further includes controlling the display device to display images associated with the plurality of identifiers that correspond to the plurality of imaging devices in a multi-view screen. 
     
     
         9 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to  claim 8 , wherein the images are live streams from the plurality of imaging devices. 
     
     
         10 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to  claim 1 , wherein controlling the display device to display the plurality of identifiers with respect to the plurality of imaging devices further includes controlling the display device to display one image associated with one of the plurality of identifiers that corresponds to one of the plurality of imaging devices in a single-view screen. 
     
     
         11 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to  claim 10 , wherein the image is a live stream from the one of the plurality of imaging devices. 
     
     
         12 . A system comprising:
 a display device;   a plurality of imaging devices; and   a computing device including a communication interface, a memory, and an electronic processor communicatively coupled to the memory and the communication interface, the electronic processor configured to
 control the display device to display a plurality of identifiers with respect to the plurality of imaging devices, the plurality of identifiers having a one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of imaging devices, 
 receive an instruction to display one or more operational instructions while the plurality of identifiers are displayed by the display device, the one or more operational instructions are applicable to two or more of the plurality of imaging devices, 
 control the display device to display the one or more operational instructions in response to receiving the instruction, 
 receive a user operation that selects one operational instruction from the one or more operational instructions while the one or more operational instructions are displayed by the display device, and 
 control the communication interface to transmit the one operational instruction that is selected to the two or more of the plurality of imaging devices. 
   
     
     
         13 . The system according to  claim 12 , wherein the electronic processor is further configured to
 receive a second user operation from the display device, and   control the communication interface to transmit the one operational instruction to the two or more of the plurality of imaging devices in response to receiving the second user operation.   
     
     
         14 . The system according to  claim 12 , wherein the one operational instruction that is selected is one of a moving-image shooting mode setting instruction or a still image shooting mode setting instruction. 
     
     
         15 . The system according to  claim 12 , wherein the one operational instruction that is selected is a communication setting selected from a plurality of communication settings that are stored in the memory. 
     
     
         16 . The system according to  claim 12 , wherein the one operational instruction that is selected is an image recording instruction that instructs the two or more of the plurality of imaging devices to initiate image recording. 
     
     
         17 . The system according to  claim 16 , wherein the image recording instruction instructs each of the two or more of the plurality of imaging devices to initiate moving-image shooting when the each of the two or more of the plurality of imaging devices are set to an moving-image shooting mode. 
     
     
         18 . The system according to  claim 16 , wherein the image recording instruction instructs each of the two or more of the plurality of imaging devices to initiate still image shooting when the each of the two or more of the plurality of imaging devices are set to an still image shooting mode. 
     
     
         19 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by an electronic processor, cause the electronic processor to perform a set of operations comprising:
 controlling a display screen to display a plurality of identifiers with respect to a plurality of imaging devices, the plurality of identifiers having a one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of imaging devices;   receiving an instruction to display one or more operational instructions while the plurality of identifiers are displayed by the display screen, the one or more operational instructions are applicable to two or more of the plurality of imaging devices;   controlling the display screen to display the one or more operational instructions in response to receiving the instruction;   receiving a user operation that selects one operational instruction from the one or more operational instructions while the one or more operational instructions are displayed by the display screen; and   controlling a communication interface to transmit the one operational instruction that is selected to the two or more of the plurality of imaging devices.   
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to  claim 19 , wherein the set of operations further includes
 receiving a second user operation from the display screen; and   controlling the communication interface to transmit the one operational instruction to the two or more of the plurality of imaging devices in response to receiving the second user operation.