Displaying selected image information and a map in an associated manner

a technology of image information and map, which is applied in the field of image recording method and communication method and image recording apparatus and communication apparatus, can solve the problems of inability to read the location where the image signal is recorded, inability to record information indicating the place, and inability to fully suit the method, etc., to achieve the effect of obtaining location information

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-06-17
CANON KK
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[0007]It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-described problems. It is another object of the present invention to provide a method and an apparatus making it possible to obtain location information effectively. It is still another object of the present invention to provide a method and an apparatus making it possible to obtain effective substitute information when location information cannot be obtained.
[0009]In the above method, the substitute information is the location information input immediately before or after, or manually input information. Moreover, when the location information cannot be obtained, that fact is communicated to the user so as to decrease the burden on the user and record an image together with image location information.
[0011]Furthermore, it is still another object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and a method making it possible to quickly access a network in accordance with a recorded image.
[0012]Furthermore, it is still another object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and a method making it possible to quickly access a network in accordance with the purpose of a recorded image.

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However, the conventional method has problems in that it is impossible to record information indicating the place where an image signal is recorded, and it is impossible to read the location where the image signal is recorded (such as latitude, longitude, altitude, etc.).
Moreover, there is no method fully suitable for dealing with a case in which GPS information cannot be obtained when capturing location information using the method referred to as the GPS method of computing a position by a satellite; therefore, in such a case, recorded image information may not be effectively used.

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[0029]The preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below.

[0030]FIG. 2 is a system block diagram of an image controller with which image photographing location recording method of this embodiment can be performed.

[0031]In FIG. 2, symbol 201 denotes a central processing unit (CPU) for operation and control, and 202 denotes a storing section including a ROM and RAM; for example, the ROM stores an image control program 216, an image display program 217, a map control program 219, and a map display program 220.

[0032]Symbol 203 denotes a display (DISPLAY) for displaying image information, map information, a designation icon, or a cursor, 204 denotes a floppy disk (FD) for storing a program or image data, 205 denotes an image input section for reading an image from a camera or scanner, 206 denotes a printer for printing an image selected by a user, 207 denotes a keyboard (KBD) having keys to be designated by an operator, 208 denotes a mouse for designating an operation ...

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[0048]Then, another embodiment of the present invention is described below. This embodiment discloses a method of access a network in accordance with position information recorded together with image information.

[0049]FIG. 13 also shows that position information obtained from a GPS is added to an image. This embodiment basically shows the pieces of information for latitude and longitude, but these values are uninteresting and ununderstandable. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 13, it is possible to display a city, prefecture, area, or country depending on selection. FIGS. 13A-1 to 13B-3 show images photographed at a place in Yokohama. In the case of latitude and longitude, a position is recorded within an error range of several meters. Because the use of this embodiment does not require detailed information within an error range of several meters, it is possible to gradually expand a range like “YOKOHAMA,”“KANAGAWA,”“KANTO,” and “JAPAN” in accordance with a conversion table. Normally, a m...

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[0080]Now, another embodiment of the present invention is described below.

[0081]The image input system is the same as that of the embodiment 1. A different method for linking from position information added to an image to a home page is described below.

[0082]FIG. 11 shows the flow chart.

[0083]Step 1001 (image position information) and step 1002 (area scale selection) use the same method as that in steps 120 and 121 of the previous embodiment.

[0084]Step 1003 showing home-page access uses a method for accessing a home page for retrieving a home page on the Internet. Because the number of internet home pages is continually increasing, a user cannot completely use such home pages unless there is a tool for retrieving such a home page. Therefore, many home pages dedicated to retrieval are opened. This embodiment uses these retrieval home pages.

[0085]Therefore, as shown in this embodiment, when an image is automatically linked with a retrieval home page is realized, the retrieval home pag...

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Abstract

To make it possible to process or retrieve a recorded image in accordance with the location where the image is recorded and record digital image data together with GPS information when capturing a digital image by a video camera. Moreover, when GPS information cannot be captured, GPS information a certain time before is captured. Furthermore, a system is disclosed which accesses the internet in accordance with the captured GPS information.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to an image recording method and communication method and an image recording apparatus and communication apparatus.[0003]2. Description of the Related Art[0004]A technique for recording an image signal together with information for the time when the image signal is recorded is conventionally known.[0005]However, the conventional method has problems in that it is impossible to record information indicating the place where an image signal is recorded, and it is impossible to read the location where the image signal is recorded (such as latitude, longitude, altitude, etc.).[0006]Moreover, there is no method fully suitable for dealing with a case in which GPS information cannot be obtained when capturing location information using the method referred to as the GPS method of computing a position by a satellite; therefore, in such a case, recorded image information may not be effectively used.SUM...

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IPC IPC(8): H04N7/00H04N5/225G01C21/26G01C21/00G06F15/16G06F17/30G08G1/123H04N1/00H04N1/21H04N5/765H04N5/781H04N5/91
CPCH04N1/00127H04N1/00204H04N1/00244H04N1/00323H04N2201/3277H04N1/32101H04N2101/00H04N2201/3253H04N1/2112
InventorHASHIMOTO, YASUHIKOOHWADA, HIROSHITAKAOKA, MAKOTOYAMADA, SHIGEKIKOBAYASHI, SHIGETADAKUSAMA, KIYOSHI
OwnerCANON KK