JP5614154B2 - Imaging information processing program and imaging information processing apparatus - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a program and an apparatus for processing photographing information.

  2. Description of the Related Art An image storage device is known in which captured image data and shooting position data are recorded in association with each other and the captured position and route are displayed together with the image.

JP 2006-85588 A

  However, the above-described conventional image storage device does not display an image and a captured position and route for each shooting date, or display an image and a captured position and route for each camera.

(1) The invention of claim 1, the image data owner and the imaging position of the imaging model is recorded in the image together with an image classification procedure for classifying for each owner of the imaging model are classified by the image classification procedure displayed from the image data, an image extracting procedure for extracting the image data of the owner of the specified imaging model based on the image data extracted by the image extraction procedure, an image of each owner of the specified imaging model has an image display procedure for, on the basis of the image data extracted by the image extraction procedure, a map displaying procedure for displaying a range map containing the shooting position of an image for each owner of the specified imaging model is displayed in the map display procedure It was on the map, photographic information processing program for executing the photographing position of the image for each owner of the specified shooting type, and a position display procedure for displaying a different display form for each owner of the specified imaging model on a computer A.
(2) according to claim 2 invention, there is provided a photographic information processing program according to claim 1, the position in the display procedure, the owner by the different shapes and / or colors pins of the designated imaging model, designated photographing on the map Displayed at the image capture position for each model owner .
(3) The third aspect of the present invention is the imaging information processing program according to the second aspect , wherein in the position display procedure, when the user specifies a pin displayed on the map by the operating device, the specified pin Pins for all images shot at the same date and time as the image located in the image, or for all images shot with the same shooting model as the image located at the specified pin, in a different display form from the pins of other images Display or temporarily erase other image pins .
(4) The invention according to claim 4, in the photographic information processing program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, in the position display procedure, on the map, the imaging position of the image for each owner of the specified imaging model Are connected from a shooting position with an earlier shooting time to a later shooting position with a mark, and an image shooting path for each owner of the designated shooting model is displayed.
(5) A fifth aspect of the present invention, the photographic information processing program according to claim 4, in the position display procedure, a mark indicating the imaging pathway and displayed for each owner of the specified photographing models in different colors or shapes.
(6) According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the photographing information processing program according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, in the position display procedure, the photographing position for each owner of the designated photographing model is set to the designated photographing model. Different colors or shapes are displayed for each individual identification number.
(7) The invention according to claim 7 is a storage device that stores image data recorded with an image and a shooting position and the owner of the shooting model , and the shooting information processing according to any one of claims 1 to 6. a computer running a program, an operating member to specify the owner of the photographic model that displays the shooting position against the computer, the computer by per owner of the specified imaging model obtained by executing the photographic information processing program A photographing information processing apparatus comprising a display device that displays an image and a photographing position thereof.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to display a photographing position and a photographing route for each photographing date and time or photographing model.

The figure which shows the structure of the imaging | photography information processing apparatus of one embodiment. The figure which shows the example of a display of the image by one embodiment, and its shooting position The flowchart which shows the imaging | photography information processing program of one embodiment The figure which shows the other example of a display by the image by one embodiment, and its imaging | photography position The figure which shows the example of a pull-down menu display for selecting a photography model The figure which shows the other example of a display by the image by one embodiment, and its imaging | photography position The figure which shows the other example of a display by the image by one embodiment, and its imaging | photography position The figure which shows the other example of a pull-down menu for selecting a photography model The figure which shows the other example of a pull-down menu for selecting a photography model The figure which shows the other example of a display by the image by one embodiment, and its imaging | photography position The figure which shows the other example of a pull-down menu for selecting a photography model

  An imaging information processing apparatus according to an embodiment including a computer that executes the imaging information processing program according to the embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a photographing information processing apparatus according to an embodiment. The photographing information processing apparatus 1 includes a storage device 2, an operation device 3, an interface 4, a computer 5, a display device 6, a communication device 7, and the like. The storage device 2 is composed of a hard disk memory or the like, and stores an image obtained from the camera via the interface 4 and an image obtained from the Internet via the communication device 7 and also stores a map. In the embodiment, the image includes not only a still image captured by a digital camera but also a frame image constituting a moving image captured by a video camera. In addition to the image data, the image of the embodiment includes shooting position data indicating the shooting position and shooting direction, shooting model data such as a camera and shooting model such as an individual identification number, and shooting indicating a shooting date and time. Date and time data, shooting condition data indicating shooting conditions, and the like are recorded in association with image data.

  The operation device 3 includes operation members such as a keyboard and a mouse (not shown), and allows the user to perform all operations on the imaging information processing device 1, input information and numerical values, operations related to display, operations related to image output, and the like. Is. The interface 4 includes various recording medium slots, and inputs images from various recording media, inputs images directly from a digital camera or a video camera via a dedicated cable, or an external device such as a recording medium or a printer. The image is output to The computer 5 includes a CPU 5a and a memory 5b, and executes a shooting information processing program according to an embodiment to be described later, and shooting positions for each shooting date and time, or for each shooting model (camera type, individual identification number in the case of the same model). And control to display the shooting route on the map. The display device 6 displays an image for each photographing date and time or each photographing model, and a position and a route for photographing those images on a map. The communication device 7 exchanges images and various information via the Internet.

  Here, a display form of an image and a shooting position or a shooting route on the display screen 6a of the display device 6 will be described. FIG. 2 shows a display example of the display screen 6 a of the display device 6. There is an image display area 11 on the left side of the display screen 6a of the display device 6, and tabs for all shooting dates of images stored in the selected folder are displayed. In this display example, the shooting date tabs of May 3, 2008, May 5, and 2008 are displayed. In this embodiment, an example is shown in which tabs are displayed grouped for each shooting date. However, the grouping period is not limited to this embodiment, and for example, every time zone of shooting days, every predetermined number of days. You may group by week or by month. The grouping period may be selected by the user.

  Buttons 11a and 11b for scrolling up and down the shooting date tab are provided at the upper and lower sides of the right end of the image display area 11. When the user clicks the up scroll button 11a with the mouse of the operation device 3, the shooting date tab for the old shooting date is displayed. When the down scroll button 11b is clicked, a shooting date tab for a new shooting date is displayed. Further, at the left end of each shooting date tab, there is an image display button 11c for displaying an image stored in each shooting date tab, and the user presses any one of the image display buttons 11c with the mouse of the operation device 3. When clicked, the images stored in the shooting date tab, that is, the images shot on the shooting date are displayed as thumbnails. In this display example, the image display button 11c on the shooting date tab on May 4, 2008 is clicked, the direction of the button 11c is changed downward, and a plurality of images shot on the same day are displayed as thumbnails. At this time, a plurality of images taken on the same day are displayed in order of the shooting time.

  In addition, a map display area 12 is provided at the center of the display screen 6a, and a map is displayed and a pin indicating an image shooting position is superimposed on the map. At the right end of each shooting date tab in the image display area 11 is a position display button 11d for displaying the shooting position or shooting route on the map, and the user presses any position display button 11d with the mouse of the operation device 3. When clicked, the pin 13 indicating the shooting position of all the images stored in the shooting date tab is displayed superimposed on the map. In this display example, the position display button 11d on May 3, 2008, 4th and 5th of 2008 is clicked, a check mark is displayed on the button 11d, and the shooting position pins 13 of these shooting dates are superimposed on the map. It is displayed.

  The shooting position pin 13 has a different shape (including size) and display color for each shooting date and shooting model. 2, 4, 6, 7, and 10 of the drawings attached to the application specification of the present invention, the shape (including size) of the shooting position pin 13 for each shooting date and shooting model. Although the difference is not clearly shown on the paper surface, and the display color is all black on the paper surface 13, the shape and display color are actually different for each photographing date and photographing model. In the upper right corner of the map display area 12, a list 12a indicating the shooting date and shooting model for each shooting position pin 13 is displayed. The user can associate each shooting position pin 13 with the shooting date and shooting model. Can be easily recognized. Note that the list 12a indicating the shooting date and the shooting model is not collectively displayed in the upper right corner of the map display area 12, but as shown in FIG. 4, the shooting date on the map and the display position of the pin 13 for each shooting model are displayed. You may make it display near.

  In the map displayed in the map display area 12, all the shooting positions of the image on the shooting date when the position display button 11d is clicked by the user are displayed in the map display area 12, and all the shooting positions are displayed in the map display area. The display area and display magnification of the map are controlled by the computer 5 so as to be displayed at approximately the center of 12. In the display example shown in FIG. 2, all the shooting position pins 13 of the shooting date and shooting model displayed in the list 12 a are displayed in the map display area 12, and they are displayed almost at the center of the map display area 12. Yes. When there is only one shooting position pin 13, a map with a predetermined display magnification is displayed so that the display position is in the center of the map display area 12. In addition, when data indicating the shooting position is not recorded in all the images stored in the shooting date tab of the image display area 11, a map of a predetermined display area (for example, a full map of Japan) is previously stored. Displayed at a fixed display magnification.

  The upper part of the display screen 6a is an operation area 14, which includes a folder selection button 14a, a model selection button 14b, a route display button 14c, and an end button 14d. The folder selection button 14a is an operation button for selecting a folder storing an image for displaying a shooting position or a shooting route on a map. When the user clicks this button 14a with the mouse of the operation device 3, An image folder stored in the storage device 2 or a web server (not shown) is displayed in a pull-down manner, and a desired folder can be selected from the image folder.

  The model selection button 14b is a button for selecting a shooting model, and when the user clicks the button 14b with the mouse of the operation device 3, images stored in the storage device 2 or a web server (not shown) are displayed. The photographed model (camera type or individual identification number in the case of the same type) is displayed in a pull-down manner, and a desired model can be selected from the pull-down display. When the model selection button 14b is clicked with the mouse, for example, a pull-down menu as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed. When “All Cameras” is selected from the pull-down menu, all models are shot on the selected shooting date. The captured image is called as an object for displaying the shooting position, and the shooting positions of the images shot with all the shooting models are pin-displayed on the map as shown in FIG.

  The route display button 14c is a button for displaying a shooting route. When the user clicks the button 14c with the mouse of the operation device 3, the button is checked, and the shooting date and shooting route for each shooting model are displayed on the map. It is displayed superimposed. Details of the shooting route display will be described later. The end button 14d is a button for ending the shooting information processing program of the embodiment. When the user clicks the button 14d with the mouse of the operation device 3, the shooting information processing program ends.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, an example in which a shooting date tab is provided for each shooting date in the image display area 11 is shown. However, a shooting model tab is provided below the shooting date tab to display a tree. After selecting the shooting date by clicking the shooting date tab with the mouse, you can select the image shot with the desired model from the images shot on the shooting date by clicking the shooting model tab with the mouse. May be. Further, in this embodiment, an example in which the pin 13 for each shooting model is displayed with a general mark is shown. However, the pin 13 is displayed with a mark of a small camera image that can recognize the actual camera model. May be.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a photographing information processing program according to an embodiment. When the imaging information processing apparatus 1 is turned on, the CPU 5a of the computer 5 executes imaging information processing in the order of steps (indicated by “S” in the figure) of the imaging information processing program shown in FIG. In step 1, it is confirmed whether or not the user has selected any folder from the folder menu by clicking the folder selection button 14a. In this embodiment, the description will be made assuming that all images are stored in folders and subfolders and stored in the storage device 2, but the location information of images scattered in a plurality of locations such as the Internet is used as a communication device. 7 may be imported, and a virtual folder may be configured and stored to group images.

  When the user selects a folder, the process proceeds to step 2, and the image file stored in the selected folder is read out to the memory 5b. As described above, in each image file, in addition to image data, shooting position data, shooting model data, individual identification data, shooting date / time data, shooting condition data, and the like are stored in association with each image. In step 3, the image files in the memory 5b are grouped for each photographing model taking the photographing date and the individual identification number into consideration based on the photographing date / time data and photographing model data. In the subsequent step 4, tabs for shooting dates of all images in the folder are displayed in the image display area 11 of the display screen 6a.

  In step 5, the user clicks the image display button 11c on any shooting date tab to check whether or not the shooting date for displaying the image is selected. If the shooting date is selected, the process proceeds to step 6. In step 6, the image of the selected shooting date is read from the memory 5b and displayed as a thumbnail in the image display area 11. In the display example shown in FIG. 2, the image display button 11c on the shooting date tab on May 4, 2008 is clicked by the user, and images shot on the same day are displayed as thumbnails.

  In the following step 7, the user clicks the position display button 11d on any shooting date tab to check whether or not the shooting date for displaying the shooting position has been selected. move on. In step 8, the shooting position of the image on the selected shooting date is read from the memory 5b and displayed as a pin on the map. In the display example shown in FIG. 2, the position display button 11d on May 3, 2008, and May 5, 2008 is clicked by the user, and the shooting position of the image shot on the same day is displayed on the map by the shooting position pin 13. It is displayed.

  When the user clicks again on the shooting date position display button 11d on which the shooting position is already displayed, the shooting position display on the map is ended. For example, on the display screen 6a shown in FIG. 2, the shooting date position display button 11d on May 3, 4th and 5th is clicked, and the shooting position of those shooting dates is pin-displayed on the map. In this state, when the user clicks again on the position display button 11d on May 3rd and 5th, only the photographing position photographed on May 4th is pin-displayed on the map as shown in FIG. The pin display of the shooting positions on the 3rd and 5th is finished. In the display example shown in FIG. 6, on May 4, the shooting positions of the two models D90 and P6000 are pin-displayed in the map display area 12 in different shapes and colors, and are displayed in the upper right corner of the map display area 12. Shows a list 12a indicating the shooting date of May 4, model D90 and P6000. Thus, the shooting date for displaying the shooting position can be changed by the user clicking on the position display button 11d. If the shooting date for displaying the shooting position is changed by the user, the number of displayed pins and the display location change according to the changed shooting position. Change the magnification to the optimum state.

  Next, in step 9, it is confirmed whether or not an imaging route display is requested. When the route display button 14c on the display screen 6a is clicked by the user and the display of the shooting route is requested, the process proceeds to step 10, and the shooting route of the selected shooting date is displayed on the map for each shooting model. When the user clicks on the route display button 14c in the display state shown in FIG. 6, as shown in FIG. 7, the shooting positions are displayed by connecting the shooting positions with arrows in the order of shooting time for each shooting model. Although the display example shown in FIG. 7 shows only the shooting route on May 4, the shooting route can be displayed for a plurality of shooting models on a plurality of shooting dates.

  In step 11, it is confirmed whether or not a photographing model is selected. When the model selection button 14b on the display screen 6a is clicked by the user, the process proceeds to step 12, and a shooting model pull-down menu is displayed in the vicinity of the model selection button 14b. In this pull-down menu, a model whose shooting position or shooting route is currently displayed in the map display area 12 is displayed. Although not shown, when an image taken with a camera having a different individual identification number is found even if the model is the same, identification information is displayed after the model name and listed as a separate item in a pull-down menu. When one of the shooting models is clicked from the pull-down menu by the user, a check is displayed at the top of the menu item, and the shooting position or shooting route of the shooting model is displayed on the map. In the processing of step 12, if there is no request for displaying the shooting route in step 9, the shooting position for each shooting model is displayed, and if there is a request for displaying the shooting route, the shooting route for each shooting model is displayed.

  For example, when the model selection button 14b is clicked in the display example shown in FIG. 2, a pull-down menu of three models as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed. When the model selection button 14b is clicked in the display example shown in FIG. 7, a pull-down menu of two models as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed. In the display example shown in FIG. 7, when the model D90 is selected by a mouse click as shown in FIG. 9 from the pull-down menu shown in FIG. 8, only the shooting position or shooting route of the selected model D90 is shown as shown in FIG. Is displayed on the map. At this time, as described above, the map display area and the display magnification are changed to optimum states according to the displayed shooting position or shooting route. As the user changes the shooting model, the list 12a indicating the shooting date and shooting model in the map display area 12 is also changed as shown in FIG. In the pull-down menu for selecting a shooting model, when a plurality of models are clicked and selected by the user as shown in FIG. 11, a check is added in front of the model name to select the selected models. Displays the shooting position or shooting route for each model. When “All Cameras” is selected from the pull-down menu, this item is checked, and all the cameras that can be displayed are displayed as pins on the map. The check for each model name in the menu item disappears.

  As described above, when the shooting model tab for each shooting model is provided below the shooting date tab for each shooting date in the image display area 11, instead of providing a model selection button 14 b in the operation area 14 and displaying a pull-down menu. Alternatively, a model selection button may be provided on the shooting model tab, and the user may click the model selection button.

  In step 13, it is confirmed whether or not the end button 14d has been clicked by the user. If the user has not performed the end operation, the process returns to step 5 to repeat the above-described processing. When the user performs a termination operation, the execution of the photographing information processing program is terminated.

  In the above-described embodiment, the imaging information processing apparatus including the computer that executes the imaging information processing program according to the present invention has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment. The photographing information processing program according to the present invention may be provided by being recorded on a recording medium, or provided via the Internet or the like, and executed on a personal computer. In this case, a storage device and a display device on the personal computer side are used to store many images taken from the camera or via the Internet in the storage device, and the images, shooting positions and shooting routes for each shooting date or model are recorded. Display on the map.

  In addition, the shooting information processing program according to the present invention is executed on the web browser side such as the Internet, and images are collected from many users via the Internet and stored in the server. The photographing position and the photographing route may be displayed on the display device of the user. Furthermore, the shooting information processing program according to the present invention is executed by a digital camera, a video camera, a camera-equipped mobile phone, etc., and the above-described shooting information processing function of the present invention is realized by each of the digital camera, the video camera, and the camera-equipped cellular phone. It is good also as a form to do.

  In the case where many users' images are targeted as in a program provided on a web server, the display mode of the shooting position pin may be different for each owner of the shooting model. For example, the shooting position pin of the shooting model you own is displayed in a larger shape than the shooting position pin of the shooting model owned by another person, and the shooting position pin of the shooting model you own is displayed in color and owned by another person By displaying the shooting position pin of the shooting model to be displayed in gray or black, it is possible to improve the visibility of the shooting position or shooting route of the shooting model of the shooting model than those of the shooting model of the other person. The identification of an image owned by the user can be solved by previously registering the camera and the individual identification number owned by the user linked to the user ID for logging into the program.

  In the embodiment described above, the example of changing the shape and display color of the shooting position pin for each shooting date and shooting model is shown, but the display mode of the shooting position pin is not limited to the above-described embodiment, For example, a shooting position pin with a number for each shooting date or shooting model in a circular or square frame may be used. Also, the arrow indicating the shooting route may have a different display color for each shooting date and shooting model.

  In one embodiment described above, for example, in FIG. 2, when the user clicks one of the shooting position pins 13 displayed in the map display area 12 with the mouse of the operation device 3, the image is displayed in the image display area 11. You may make it display the image image | photographed in the click position in the existing image with the display form different from another image. For example, an image photographed at the click position may be surrounded by a color frame that is easy to visually recognize and distinguished from other images, or only the image photographed at the click position is displayed in the image display area 11, and another image is displayed. May be temporarily deleted.

  Further, when the user clicks on any of the shooting position pins 13 displayed in the map display area 12 with the mouse of the operation device 3, the same date and time as the image shot at the click position (the same time zone on the same day). Display positions (shapes) of the shooting position pins 13 of all the images shot with the same shooting model as the image shot at the click position or the image shot at the click position different from the shooting position pins 13 of the other images. And / or color (including blinking), or by temporarily erasing the shooting position pin 13 of another image, etc., so that the user can easily set the shooting date of the same shooting date or shooting model. You may make it visually recognize. At this time, only all images taken at the same date and time (including the same time zone on the same day) as the image taken at the click position, or all images taken with the same shooting model as the image taken at the click position Only images may be displayed as thumbnails in the image display area 11.

  In the above-described embodiments and their modifications, all combinations of the embodiments or the embodiments and the modifications are possible.

  According to the above-described embodiment and its modifications, the following operational effects can be achieved. First, the image data recorded with the shooting position, shooting date and shooting model along with the image is classified by shooting date and time or shooting model, and the image of the shooting date or shooting model specified from the classified image data Processing to extract data, processing to display images for each specified shooting date / time or specified shooting model based on the extracted image data, and processing of images for each specified shooting date / time or specified shooting model based on the extracted image data Processing to display a map of the range including the shooting position, and processing to display the shooting position of the image for each specified shooting date / time or specified shooting model on the displayed map in a different display form for each specified shooting date / time or specified shooting model Since the computer is executed, the shooting position can be displayed for each shooting date / time or shooting model.

  Next, according to one embodiment and its modification, a pin having a different shape and / or color for each designated photographing date / time or designated photographing model is displayed on the map. Therefore, the visibility of the shooting date and time or the shooting position for each shooting model can be improved, and the user can easily identify the shooting date and time or the shooting position for each shooting model.

  In addition, according to one embodiment and its modification, the shooting date and time include the shooting date and the shooting time zone, so that the shooting position can be displayed for each shooting time zone as well as the shooting date. .

  According to one embodiment and a modification thereof, the designated shooting date / time or the shooting position of the image for each specified shooting model is connected with an arrow from the shooting position with an earlier shooting time to the later shooting position on the map, and the designated shooting date / time or specified Since the shooting route of the image for each shooting model is displayed, the shooting route can be displayed for each shooting date and time or shooting model.

  According to one embodiment and its modification, the arrow indicating the shooting route is displayed in a different color for each specified shooting date or specified shooting model, so the visibility of the shooting route for each shooting date or shooting model is improved. The user can easily identify the shooting date and time or the shooting route for each shooting model.

  According to one embodiment and its modification, the shooting position or shooting route for each designated shooting model is displayed in a different color for each owner of the specified shooting model. The shooting route can be easily identified from the shooting position or shooting route of an image shot by another person.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1; Image | photographing information processing apparatus, 2; Memory | storage device, 3; Operation apparatus, 4; Interface, 5; Computer, 5a; CPU, 5b; Memory, 6: Display apparatus, 7;

Claims (7)

Image data owner and the imaging position is recorded in the photographed models in the image together with an image classification procedure for classifying for each owner of the photographic model,
From among the image data classified by the image classification procedure, an image extracting procedure of extracting the image data of the owner of the specified the imaging model,
Based on the image data extracted by the image extraction procedure, an image display procedure of displaying the images for each owner of the specified imaging model,
Based on the image data extracted by the image extraction procedure, a map displaying procedure for displaying a range map containing the shooting position of the image of each owner of the specified imaging model,
On the map displayed by the map display procedure, computer and a position display procedure the shooting position of the image of each owner of the specified imaging model is displayed in a different display form for each owner of the specified imaging model A photographing information processing program that is executed by a computer. The photographing information processing program according to claim 1,
In the position display procedure, and wherein the specified shooting different shapes and / or colors pin by ownership model, and displays the shooting position of the image of each owner of the specified imaging model on said map Shooting information processing program. In the imaging information processing program according to claim 2 ,
In the position display procedure, when the user designates the pin displayed on the map with an operating device, all the images taken at the same date and time as the image located on the designated pin, or Display all image pins shot with the same shooting model as the image located at the specified pin in a display form different from the pins of the other image, or temporarily erase the pins of the other image An information processing program for shooting. In the imaging information processing program according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
In the position display procedure, on the map, the shooting position of the image of each owner of the designated photographing models, tied the mark to slow shooting position from an early shooting position shooting time, each owner of the designated photographing models A shooting information processing program for displaying a shooting route of the image. In the imaging information processing program according to claim 4,
And in the position display procedure, the mark indicating the imaging path, photographic information processing program characterized by displaying a different color or shape for each owner of the specified imaging model. In the imaging information processing program according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
In the position display procedure, the photographing position for each owner of the designated photographing model is displayed in a different color or shape for each individual identification number of the designated photographing model. Imaging position together with the image, and a storage device owner capturing the model stores the image data recorded,
A computer that executes the photographing information processing program according to any one of claims 1 to 6;
An operating member to specify the owner of the photographic model that displays the shooting position to the computer,
An imaging information processing apparatus , comprising: an image for each owner of the designated imaging model obtained by executing the imaging information processing program by the computer; and a display device that displays an imaging position thereof.

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