JP2006350550A - Album content automatic preparation method and system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an album content automatic preparation method and system for simplifying classification/editing operation such as distribution for each subject. <P>SOLUTION: The album content automatic preparation method includes: a step where a digital camera reads subject ID information unique to a subject being the object of photographing from a radio tag held by the subject by a radio tag reading means attached to the camera, and stores it in a photographic image data storage medium as attachment information of the photographic image data of the photographed subject; and a step where an album content automatic preparation device for preparing album content reads the photographic image data including the attachment information stored in the photographic image data storage medium, and extracts only the photographic image data to which the subject ID information designated by a user is attached from among the read photographic image data, and outputs the extracted photographic image data as the album content. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an album content automatic creation method and system for automatically creating an album with a comment sentence and an advertisement from a group of images taken by a visitor in a site such as an amusement facility.

Recently, with the widespread use of digital still cameras, users can take digital images very easily in various situations. Then, album contents are created from these image groups and stored.
For example, when students take images of various scenes when they go to an amusement park on a school trip, they sort and organize the image groups on a personal computer, and then use those image groups as materials to create album software. Create a work with.
Classification is performed by checking the contents of the image. Recent software for organizing and managing images includes thumbnails of images on personal computers and removable storage media, making it easier to organize and manage images, and entering tags for each image However, some sort and sort by the tag.
Editing album contents after classification is a task of creating a menu, pasting an image on a page, and entering a comment. Recently marketed software has functions that allow you to perform layout operations such as inserting and replacing images with simple operations, such as those that generate pages simply by transferring images to templates prepared in advance. There is something to prepare.
In addition, there exists the following patent document 1 as a well-known technical document relevant to this invention.
JP2002-41703

However, while the ease and economics of digital still cameras are combined to shoot a large amount of images compared to film cameras, many image management software are out in the world, but the contents of images can be checked, classified, sorted, and commented. Processing digital album contents such as input requires a lot of manual work and takes time. It is also expensive.
The method of classification varies depending on the case, but when one camera is used in a group, the owner of the camera confirms the contents and transfers the captured image to the subject person. It is necessary to sort by person. Some commercially available software organizes images based on information attached to the image, such as the shooting date and time. You can only do it by your eyes.
Comment on the photographed images when processing digital album contents, but relies on ambiguous memory when photographing.
Regarding costs, there is a solution to place company advertisements in the album and have the advertiser pay for a part of the production costs, but in most cases the posting content is targeted to an unspecified number, It does not take into account the characteristics of the viewer, such as age, gender, and interest, and since it has not narrowed down the target, it has not achieved the advertising effect that advertisers expect.

A first object of the present invention is to provide an album content automatic creation method and system capable of facilitating classification and editing operations such as sorting for each subject.
A second object of the present invention is to provide an album content automatic creation method and system that can reduce work such as inputting comment text when creating album content.
A third object is to provide an album content automatic creation right side and system that can reduce the cost for creating album content.

In order to achieve the above object, an album content automatic creation method according to the present invention creates album content relating to a specific subject in captured image data using a plurality of captured image data captured by a digital camera as a material. A method,
The digital camera is
Subject ID information specific to the subject is read from the wireless tag held by the subject to be photographed by the wireless tag reading means attached to the camera, and is stored in the photographed image data storage medium as attached information of the photographed image data of the photographed subject. Comprising a first step of storing,
An album content automatic creation device that creates album content
The photographed image data including the attached information stored in the photographed image data storage medium is read out, and only the photographed image data to which the subject ID information specified by the user is attached is extracted from the read photographed image data. A second step of outputting photographed image data as album content is provided.
In addition, the digital camera is
The wireless tag reading means attached to the camera reads background object ID information specific to the background object from the wireless tag held on the background object of the subject to be photographed, and is photographed as attached information of the photographed image data of the photographed subject. Comprising a first step of storing in an image data storage medium;
An album content automatic creation device that creates album content
The photographed image data including the attached information stored in the photographed image data storage medium is read out, and only the photographed image data to which the background object ID information designated by the user is attached is extracted and extracted from the photographed image data read out. And a second step of outputting the photographed image data as album content.
In addition, the digital camera is
A first step of detecting shooting position information by current position detection means attached to the camera, and storing the shooting position information in a shooting image data storage medium as attached information of shooting image data of a subject;
An album content automatic creation device that creates album content
The captured image data including the attached information stored in the captured image data storage medium is read, and only the captured image data to which the captured position information corresponding to the captured position specified by the user is attached is extracted from the read captured image data. And a second step of outputting the extracted photographed image data as album content.
Also, subject attribute information corresponding to subject ID information designated by the user is read from a subject information database in which subject attribute information is registered for each subject ID information, and in the second step based on the attribute information. It is characterized by further comprising a third step of creating a comment sentence for the extracted photographed image data and outputting album content to which the comment sentence is attached.

Further, the attribute information of the background object corresponding to the background object ID information designated by the user is read out from the background object information database in which the attribute information of the background object is registered for each background object ID information, and the attribute information is used based on the attribute information. The method further comprises a third step of creating a comment sentence for the captured image data extracted in the second step, and outputting album content to which the comment sentence is attached.
Also, attribute information corresponding to shooting position information included as attached information of the shot image data is read from a position information database in which attribute information of each shooting position is registered for an arbitrary shooting position. The method further includes a third step of generating a comment sentence for the captured image data extracted in the second step and outputting album content to which the comment sentence is attached.
Further, the advertisement information corresponding to the attribute information of the subject read in the third step is read from the advertisement information database in which the advertisement information related to various attributes of the subject is registered, and the advertisement information is further attached to the album content. And a fourth step.
Further, the advertisement information corresponding to the attribute information of the background object read in the third step is read from the advertisement information database in which the advertisement information related to the attribute for each background object is registered, and the advertisement information is further added to the album content. A fourth step is attached.
Further, advertisement information corresponding to the attribute information of the shooting position read in the third step is read from the advertisement information database in which advertisement information related to the attribute for each shooting location is registered, and the advertisement information is further added to the album content. A fourth step is attached.

Furthermore, an album content automatic creation method for creating album content related to a specific subject in captured image data using a plurality of captured image data captured by a digital camera as a material,
The digital camera is
The wireless tag reading means attached to the camera reads the subject ID information specific to the subject from the wireless tag held by the subject to be photographed, and the wireless tag reading means holds the subject ID information on the background object of the subject to be photographed. A first step of reading background object ID information unique to the background object from the wireless tag and storing the subject ID information and background object ID information in the captured image data storage medium as attached information of the captured image data of the subject With
An album content automatic creation device that creates album content
Captured image data including attached information stored in the captured image data storage medium is read, and only captured image data to which subject ID information and background object ID information specified by the user are attached is extracted from the read captured image data. And a second step of outputting the extracted photographed image data as album content.
In addition, the digital camera is
The wireless tag reading means attached to the camera reads subject ID information unique to the subject from the wireless tag held by the subject to be photographed, and further detects shooting position information by the current position detection means attached to the camera. The first step of storing the subject ID information and the photographing position information in the photographed image data storage medium as attached information of the photographed image data of the subject,
An album content automatic creation device that creates album content
The photographed image data including the attached information stored in the photographed image data storage medium is read, and only the photographed image data to which the subject ID information specified by the user and the photographing position information are attached is extracted from the read photographed image data. A second step of outputting the extracted photographed image data as album content is provided.
In addition, the digital camera is
The wireless tag reading means attached to the camera reads background object ID information specific to the background object from the wireless tag held on the background object of the subject to be photographed, and further, the current position detection means attached to the camera takes a picture. A first step of detecting position information and storing the subject ID information and shooting position information as attached information of the shot image data of the subject in a shot image data storage medium;
An album content automatic creation device that creates album content
The captured image data including the attached information stored in the captured image data storage medium is read, and only the captured image data to which the background object ID information and the shooting position information specified by the user are attached is extracted from the read captured image data. And a second step of outputting the extracted photographed image data as album content.
In addition, the digital camera is
Subject ID information and background object ID information specific to the subject and background object are read from the wireless tag held by the subject and background object to be photographed by the wireless tag reading means attached to the camera, and further attached to the camera A first step of detecting shooting position information by the current position detection means, and storing the subject ID information and shooting position information in the shooting image data storage medium as attached information of the shooting image data of the subject;
An album content automatic creation device that creates album content
Photographed image data including attached information stored in the photographed image data storage medium is read out, and the photographed image to which subject ID information, background object ID information, and photographing position information specified by the user are attached among the photographed image data read out. A second step of extracting only the data and outputting the extracted photographed image data as album content is provided.

Further, subject attribute information corresponding to subject ID information designated by the user is read from a subject information database in which subject attribute information is registered for each subject ID information, and further, background object attribute information for each background object ID information. Is read out from the background object information database in which the attribute information of the background object corresponding to the background object ID information designated by the user is read, and the comment on the captured image data extracted in the second step based on these attribute information The method further includes a third step of creating a sentence and outputting album content to which the comment sentence is attached.
Also, the subject attribute information corresponding to the subject ID information designated by the user is read from the subject information database in which subject attribute information is registered for each subject ID information, and each photographing position is determined with respect to an arbitrary photographing position. The attribute information corresponding to the shooting position information included as the attached information of the shot image data is read from the position information database in which the attribute information is registered, and the shot image extracted in the second step based on the attribute information It is characterized by further comprising a third step of creating a comment sentence for the data and outputting the album content to which the comment sentence is attached.
Further, the background object attribute information corresponding to the background object ID information designated by the user is read from the background object information database in which the background object attribute information is registered for each background object ID information, and for any shooting position. Then, attribute information corresponding to the shooting position information included as the attached information of the shot image data is read from the position information database in which the attribute information of each shooting position is registered, and in the second step based on the attribute information. It is characterized by further comprising a third step of creating a comment sentence for the extracted photographed image data and outputting album content to which the comment sentence is attached.
Further, subject ID information designated by a user from a subject information database in which subject attribute information is registered for each subject ID information and a background object information database in which background object attribute information is registered for each background object ID information, and The subject attribute information and the background object attribute information corresponding to the background object ID information are read, and the photographed image data is attached from the position information database in which the attribute information of each photographing position is registered for an arbitrary photographing position. Read attribute information corresponding to shooting position information included as information, create a comment sentence for the shot image data extracted in the second step based on these attribute information, and output album contents with the comment sentence attached The method further includes a third step.

In addition, the advertisement information database in which advertisement information related to various attributes of the subject is registered and the advertisement information database in which advertisement information related to the attribute for each background object is registered are recorded in the third step. It is characterized by comprising a fourth step of reading out the advertisement information corresponding to the attribute information and the attribute information of the background object and further attaching the advertisement information to the album content.
Furthermore, the advertisement information database in which advertisement information related to various attributes of the subject is registered and the advertisement information database in which advertisement information related to the attribute for each shooting location is registered are recorded in the third step. A fourth step of reading out the advertisement information corresponding to the attribute information and the attribute information of the shooting position and further attaching the advertisement information to the album content is provided.
Further, the background object read in the third step from the advertisement information database in which the advertisement information related to the attribute for each background object is registered and the advertisement information database in which the advertisement information related to the attribute for each shooting place is registered. The advertisement information corresponding to the attribute information and the shooting position attribute information is read out, and the advertisement information is further attached to the album content.
Also, an advertisement information database in which advertisement information related to various attributes of the subject is registered, an advertisement information database in which advertisement information related to attributes for each background object is registered, and advertisement information related to attributes for each shooting location Is read out from the advertisement information database in which the subject information is read in the third step, the advertisement information corresponding to the attribute information of the background object and the attribute information of the shooting position is read out, and the advertisement information is further attached to the album content And a fourth step.

The system according to the present invention is composed of a digital camera and an album content automatic creation device for creating album content, and uses a plurality of photographed image data photographed by the digital camera as material, and album content relating to a specific subject in the photographed image data. An album content automatic creation system to create,
The digital camera is
Subject ID information specific to the subject is read from the wireless tag held by the subject to be photographed by the wireless tag reading means attached to the camera, and is stored in the photographed image data storage medium as attached information of the photographed image data of the photographed subject. Comprising a first means for storing;
The album content automatic creation device is
The photographed image data including the attached information stored in the photographed image data storage medium is read out, and only the photographed image data to which the subject ID information specified by the user is attached is extracted from the read photographed image data. A second means for outputting photographed image data as album content is provided.
In addition, the digital camera is
The wireless tag reading means attached to the camera reads background object ID information specific to the background object from the wireless tag held on the background object of the subject to be photographed, and is photographed as attached information of the photographed image data of the photographed subject. First means for storing in an image data storage medium;
The album content automatic creation device is
The photographed image data including the attached information stored in the photographed image data storage medium is read out, and only the photographed image data to which the background object ID information designated by the user is attached is extracted and extracted from the photographed image data read out. And a second means for outputting the photographed image data as album contents.
In addition, the digital camera is
A first means for detecting shooting position information by a current position detection means attached to the camera and storing the shooting position information in a shooting image data storage medium as attached information of shooting image data of a subject;
The album content automatic creation device is
The captured image data including the attached information stored in the captured image data storage medium is read, and only the captured image data to which the captured position information corresponding to the captured position specified by the user is attached is extracted from the read captured image data. And second means for outputting the extracted photographed image data as album content.

In addition, the album content automatic creation device includes:
Subject attribute information corresponding to subject ID information designated by the user is read from a subject information database in which subject attribute information is registered for each subject ID information, and is extracted by the second means based on the attribute information. The image processing apparatus further includes a third means for generating a comment sentence for the captured image data and outputting album content to which the comment sentence is attached.
In addition, the album content automatic creation device includes:
The attribute information of the background object corresponding to the background object ID information designated by the user is read from the background object information database in which the attribute information of the background object is registered for each background object ID information, and the second information is based on the attribute information. It is characterized by further comprising third means for creating a comment sentence for the photographed image data extracted by the means and outputting album contents with the comment sentence attached thereto.
In addition, the album content automatic creation device includes:
Attribute information corresponding to shooting position information included as attached information of the shot image data is read from a position information database in which attribute information of each shooting position is registered for an arbitrary shooting position, and based on the attribute information The image processing apparatus further comprises third means for creating a comment sentence for the photographed image data extracted by the second means, and outputting album content to which the comment sentence is attached.

Furthermore, the album content automatic creation device includes:
The advertisement information corresponding to the attribute information of the subject read by the third means is read from the advertisement information database in which the advertisement information related to the various attributes of the subject is registered, and the advertisement information is further attached to the album content. 4 means.
In addition, the album content automatic creation device includes:
The advertisement information corresponding to the attribute information of the background object read by the third means is read from the advertisement information database in which the advertisement information related to the attribute for each background object is registered, and the advertisement information is further attached to the album content. 4th means is provided, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.
In addition, the album content automatic creation device includes:
The advertisement information corresponding to the attribute information of the shooting position read by the third means is read from the advertisement information database in which the advertisement information related to the attribute for each shooting location is registered, and the advertisement information is further attached to the album content. 4th means is provided, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

The digital camera according to the present invention reads subject ID information specific to a subject from a wireless tag held by the subject to be photographed, and stores it in a photographed image data storage medium as attached information of photographed image data of the photographed subject. And a wireless tag reading means.
Wireless tag reading means for reading subject ID information unique to the subject from a wireless tag held by the subject to be photographed, and storing it in the photographed image data storage medium as attached information of the photographed image data of the photographed subject; The present invention further comprises current position detecting means for detecting shooting position information and storing the shooting position information as attached information of the shooting image data of the subject in a shooting image data storage medium.

The present invention has the following effects.
Extraction and classification of captured images can be performed automatically based on the RFID tag information and captured position information attached to the captured image data, facilitating classification and editing operations such as sorting by subject person it can.
In addition, attribute information corresponding to the RFID tag information and the shooting position information is read from the database, and a comment sentence is automatically added based on the attribute information. Therefore, work such as inputting a comment sentence can be reduced.
Furthermore, the advertisement information corresponding to the wireless tag information and the shooting position information is read from the database, and the advertisement information is automatically added. User costs can be reduced. In addition, since the advertiser can post an appropriate advertisement focused on attributes such as the subject, the advertising effect can be improved.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
First, the work output by the album content automatic creation service system of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of album content generated by the album content automatic creation system of the present invention. This content is based on the group of visitors shown in FIG. 2, and it is assumed that the group of visitors is classified hierarchically from a large classification such as school, class, or group to a small classification.
As can be seen by comparing FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, this classification is directly reflected in the structure of the album content (FIG. 1). For example, the large classification group 201 in FIG. 2 corresponds to the configuration surrounded by the frame 101, and the middle classification group 202 in FIG. 2 corresponds to the configuration surrounded by the frame 102 in FIG. The classification group 207 corresponds to the configuration surrounded by the frame 103 in FIG.
One of the major classification group, middle classification group, and minor classification group (specific person) is specified as an input parameter for album content creation, but the output work includes the specified group and the classification structure below it. Become a work.
For example, when the group 201 of the large classification in FIG. 2 is designated, the work 101 having the menu screen 105 on which the buttons 107 and 108 for transitioning from the large classification to the screen of the middle classification group one level lower are listed as the root screen. If the middle class group 202 in FIG. 2 is designated, the menu screen 111 on which the buttons 112 and 113 for transitioning from the middle class to the subordinate group screen one level lower is displayed as the root screen. 102, when the minor classification group 207 in FIG. 2 is designated, the work 103 having the menu screen 117 on which buttons 118, 119, and 120 for starting the slide show 125 of the image group 104 of the persons belonging to the minor classification group as a root are displayed is the root. It becomes.

In the present embodiment, advertisement content related to a subject person and a background object is inserted in various places of the digital album content. As an insertion form, there are a display that is displayed during transition from one screen to another, and a display that is pasted into a slide show page.
As one of the former, there is a form in which, for example, an advertisement content composed of a moving image is displayed when the menu screen is changed to another screen. This is the transition movie (109, 110, 115, 116, 122, 123, 124) in FIG. In the display form of the advertisement content, when the button is clicked from the menu screen and a transition is made to another screen, the target screen is not changed immediately. After clicking, display the advertising content and then transition to the target screen. Note that the clicked button corresponds to a specific group, but the advertising content displayed from the button is content for a person belonging to the group. The latter will be described later.

FIG. 3 is a detailed view of the slide show 125.
The slide show 125 includes a captured image 303, an advertisement display area 302, and a comment display area 304. In the comment display area 304, a comment sentence generated based on the nickname of the subject person and the shooting location information is displayed.
The advertisement display area 302 is an advertisement content display area of the slide show 125 described above. The contents of the advertisement are contents related to the object to be projected. The example of FIG. 3 indicates that an advertisement having the content associated with “ΔΔ fast food” shown in the captured image 303 is displayed in the advertisement display area 302.

Next, the system configuration of the album content automatic creation system of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 4 is a system configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the album content automatic creation system of the present invention.
The system shown in FIG. 4 has databases 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, and 408 for storing data that is a material group for album creation, and creation of album contents using the data stored in these databases as input data. An editing server 409, a client computer 413 for issuing an album creation request and a material data registration request, a large-capacity storage 410 for storing output data, that is, created album content, and advertising content via the Internet 411 The client computer 412 of the advertisement requester who can register the advertisement content in the DB 408 is configured to be connectable.
The digital still camera 401 is used by an entertainer at the entertainment facility for photographing in the facility, and the photographed image group is registered in the photographed image DB 406 via the removable medium 402.

FIG. 5 shows an outline of functions of the digital still camera 401.
The digital still camera 401 includes a unit 4011 that reads and records the current shooting position information detected by the Global Positioning System (hereinafter referred to as GPS), and a unit 4012 that reads and records the information of the RFID tag, in addition to the image shooting function that is a standard function. ing.
The RFID tag information reading / recording unit 4011 weakly records the information recorded on the RFID tags 503 and 504 held by an object 502 such as a building in an amusement facility or a person to be photographed by a visitor existing within a predetermined distance range 501 in front of the camera 401. It is read by communication using radio waves and recorded together with the read information and the photographed image.
The information to be recorded is a captured image 508 and attached information 509 as indicated by the frame line 507 in FIG. The attached information 509 includes RFID tag information, GPS position information, and shooting date / time information read from the object or person.
In the present embodiment, the RFID tag stores necessary information in advance, responds to a wireless read signal from the RFID reading means, and returns the stored information to the reading means wirelessly. In the present invention, not only the RFID tag but also a known wireless tag such as a non-contact IC card can be used.

As shown in FIG. 6, the detection range of the RFID tag reading / recording unit 4012 of the digital still camera 401 is determined by the hardware sensitive range and setting information for the camera. A specific group is set as setting information in the camera 401. For detection of a subject person, only RFID tag information of a subject person belonging to the group specified by the setting information is selectively read.
In the example of FIG. 6, the setting information of the camera 401 is set so as to read the recording information of the RFID tag 605 installed in a part of “ΔΔ fast food”. In addition, the subject holding the RFID tags 603 and 604 in which information indicating that they belong to the blue group in the small group and the RFID tag 601 in which information indicating that they belong to the gray group in the small group are recorded. , 602 are present in the field of view of the camera 401. Among these, the RFID tags 603, 604 recorded by the subject belonging to the blue group in the small group holding the RFID tags 603, 604 are recorded. Setting information of the camera 401 is set so as to read the information.
That is, in the digital still camera 401, setting information for selecting an RFID tag to be read from among RFID tags attached to a person or an object is set.
Therefore, for example, when it is set to read the RFID tag recording information of all the subject persons belonging to the large classification group, the RFID tag recording information of all the subject persons belonging to the large classification group is read. It becomes a target. In addition, when it is set to read the record information of the RFID tags of all the photographed persons belonging to the middle classification group, the RFID tags of all the photographed persons belonging to the middle classification group excluding the large classification group The recorded information is read.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the digital still camera 401.
The camera 401 includes an image data generation unit 4015 that generates image data in which shooting information 4013 such as shooting date and time is attached to the shot image data 4014, and shooting position information output from the GPS position information reading / recording unit 4011. A GPS position information capturing unit 4016 that reads and records the GPS information 4011d, and an RFID tag information capturing unit 4017 that reads and records the RFID tag information 4012d of the object / photographed person output from the RFID tag reading / recording unit 4012. The image data 4014, the shooting information 4013, the GPS information 4011d, and the RFID tag information 4012d are composed of an EXIF conversion unit 4018 that collectively converts the image data 4014 into the Exchangeable Image File Format (hereinafter referred to as EXIF) format. Setting Includes a region for holding a broadcast, a removable media drive 4021 for exchanging with the outside of the information in the removable storage medium 4019.
For reading the RFID tag information 4012d about the person to be photographed, the setting information 4020 preset in the removable removable storage medium 4019 is referred to, and the information of the RFID tag to be read designated by the setting information is selectively selected. It comes to capture.
The captured RFID tag information is recorded in the removable storage medium 4019 as a set with image data 4014 attached with shooting information 4013 such as shooting date and time.
That is, when a plurality of subjects are photographed by the camera 401, photographing information 4013 such as photographing date and time is attached to the image data 4014 in which images of the subjects are photographed, and further specified by setting information 4020. The RFID tag information to be read is attached and recorded in the removable storage medium 4019. In this case, if there is a subject to which the RFID tag is installed in the background of the subject and the RFID tag information of the subject is also designated as a reading target, the RFID tag information is also attached at the same time. To be recorded.
Therefore, when organizing the captured image data, for example, it is possible to perform processing such as automatically extracting only image data to which RFID tag information of group A is attached by search processing.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of the editing server 409.
The editing server 409 includes a keyboard 4091, a mouse 4092, a removable media drive unit 4093, a line connection unit 4094, a CPU 4095, a display device 4096, and a storage device 4097.
The storage device 4097 stores various programs that accept requests from the client computer 413, create digital album content, manage material data, and the like.
These programs include a group information management unit 40971, a subject person information management unit 40972, a subject object information management unit 40973, a position information management unit 40974, a photographed image management unit 40975, an advertisement content management unit 40976, a material extraction unit 40977, A material classification / sorting unit 40978, a comment sentence generating unit 40979, a menu creating unit 40980, and a page editing unit 40981 are configured.
Materials that meet the input parameter conditions are extracted from the input data group 415, edited by each program in the storage device 7097, and the completed digital album content is output to the mass storage 410.
The input data group 415 includes a group information DB 403, a subject person information DB 404, a subject object information DB 405, a photographed image DB 406, a position information DB 407, and an advertisement content DB 408.

FIG. 9 shows an example of storage contents of the group information table stored in the group information DB 403.
The group information table exemplified here corresponds to the group classification of the shooting target shown in FIG. 2, each of the large classification, middle classification, and small classification is set, each group is assigned a unique ID, and The group name is set.
Based on the information defined in this group information table, for example, each person in the small classification group is identified by a total of 9-digit I5D values obtained by combining the ID of the large classification group, the ID of the medium classification group, and the ID of the small classification group. .

FIG. 10 shows an example of the stored contents of the subject person information table stored in the subject person information DB 404.
The subject person information table illustrated here is a nine-digit subject ID, name, address, nickname, age, gender assigned to each subject belonging to each group classified in the table of FIG. And other attributes are recorded in a hierarchy by group.
Here, in the RFID tag held by each subject person, the same ID as the subject person ID stored in the subject person information table is recorded.
Therefore, when the person holding the RFID tag is photographed, the RFID tag information of the person to be photographed is read and recorded attached to the photographed image data to record the photographed image data in which the target person is photographed. Can be automatically searched based on the subject ID assigned to the person.

FIG. 11 shows an example of the contents stored in the object information table stored in the object information DB 405.
The object information table exemplified here includes a name, an installation position, and a sponsor company for an ID for each object assigned to each object such as a merry-go-round installed on the object existing in the background of the shooting target. Attribute information such as an object description (short text) and an object description (long text) is stored.
An ID for each object is recorded on an RFID tag installed on the object such as merry-go-round.
Therefore, when a person holding an RFID tag is photographed, the RFID tag information set on the object photographed as the background image of the person to be photographed is read and attached to the photographed image data and recorded. For example, it is possible to use such a manner that the photographed image data photographed with the background of the merry-go-round is automatically searched by the object ID assigned to the merry-go-round. In addition, the name and description of the facility recorded in the object information table can be acquired from the retrieved captured image data, and an album with the name and description of the facility attached can be easily created.

FIG. 12 shows an example of the stored contents of the captured image table stored in the captured image DB 406.
In the photographed image table exemplified here, for the photographed image ID assigned to each photographed image, path information to the photographed image data, subject ID, major classification group ID, middle classification group ID, minor classification group Attached information such as ID, object ID, shooting position, shooting date and time is stored as a set.
Here, the subject ID is read from the RFID tag designated as the reading target by the setting information 4020 among the subjects included in the captured image. The object ID is read from the RFID tag installed on the background object of the captured image. The shooting position is information including the latitude and longitude of the shooting position detected by the GPS function.

FIG. 13 shows an example of the contents stored in the position information table stored in the position information DB 407.
In the position information table exemplified here, for the place ID assigned to each place where photographing can be performed in the facility, the position information including the latitude and longitude of the place, the name, the explanation (short text), and the explanation (long text) Such attribute information is stored.
The information stored in the position information table is used when a place name or description corresponding to the position information of a shooting place recorded attached to a shot image is searched for and inserted into an album for editing.

FIG. 14 shows an example of the contents stored in the advertisement content table stored in the advertisement content DB 408.
In the advertising content table exemplified here, for the ID assigned to each advertising content material, the related object ID, the path to the advertising content material, the type (image, video, sound, text), target sex, Attribute information such as target age and advertisement requester ID is stored.
The advertisement content material itself is stored at a storage location in the advertisement content DB 408 indicated by the path information to the advertisement content material.

Next, a processing procedure of the album content automatic creation system of the present invention will be described.
This system automatically creates an album with advertisements from a group of images taken by visitors in a limited site such as an amusement facility.
It is assumed that there are a plurality of visitors and that the groups are classified hierarchically as shown in FIG. At the time of admission, a digital still camera 401 is rented to each small category group, and a memorable photograph is taken while visiting the facility. Attendees at the entertainment facility have an RFID tag set with an ID that identifies the subject (entrant) and the accompanying person of the subject, and objects in the facility also have An RFID tag in which an ID that can identify an object is set is attached. The digital still camera 401 is provided with a function for reading and recording information of the RFID tag, a function for acquiring and recording position information from the GPS, and a function for acquiring and recording the shooting date and time.

When shooting an image, the digital still camera 401 records the RFID tag information, the shooting position information acquired from the GPS function, and the shooting date / time information as attached information of the shot image. However, in the camera 401, a group ID of a small classification group to be photographed is set, and only an RFID tag of a subject person having this group ID is a recording target. When leaving the facility, the camera 401 is returned, and the image and attached information captured by the camera 401 are registered in the captured image DB 406.
An album is created using the data of the input data group 415 including the photographed image DB 406 as a material.

The album creation process is roughly divided into five steps.
The first step is preparation of materials, the second step is specification of creation conditions, the third step is extraction of materials according to the creation conditions, the fourth step is classification / sorting of the materials, and the fifth step is editing of each page. . Details of each step will be described below.
The preparation of the material in the first step is a process of registering necessary material / information in the input data group 415. Registration in the group information DB 403 and the subject person information DB 404 is performed during the admission procedure (FIG. 15). It is assumed that the object information DB 405, the position information DB 407, and the advertisement content DB 408 are registered in advance before the operation of the system. As described above, registration in the photographed image DB 406 is performed after the attendee leaves.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the process during the admission procedure.
In this admission procedure, the group information management unit 40971 and the subject person information management unit 40972 of the editing server 409 perform the group information DB 403 and the subject person information DB 404.
On the other hand, group information and subject information are registered.
First, group information is registered in step 1501, and subject information is registered in step 1502.
Next, an RFID tag (or an RFID tag attached to a name tag) that attaches a group ID (major category, medium category, minor category) and a photographed person ID issued by group information registration and photographed person information registration in step 1503 to the entrance ticket. Tag).
Next, in step 1504, the admission ticket (or name tag) is handed to the corresponding visitors. In step 1505, the group ID of the group is set in the setting information 402 of the digital still camera 401 lent to each small classification group. In step 1506, the digital still camera 401 is lent to the corresponding small classification group.
Here, the digital still camera 401 can be lent to each member of the small classification group or lent to the representative, but either may be used. Further, the setting information 4020 may be set so that not only the group member but also other groups are to be imaged.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing details of the group information registration processing in step 1501 in FIG.
When registering group information, a representative of the visitor group logs in to the editing server 409 from the client computer 413 and displays a group registration screen 1701 as shown in FIG. 17 on the display screen of the client computer 413.
Then, on this group registration screen 1701, the representative of the visitor group inputs the group names of major classification, middle classification, and minor classification (step 1601).
The group information management unit 40971 of the editing server 409 issues a unique group ID for each input group name (step 1602). Then, the group name and the group ID are additionally registered in the group information table having the configuration shown in FIG. 9 (step 1603).
Thereby, the group information can be referred to based on the group ID from the group information table.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing details of the subject person information registration process in step 1502 in FIG.
When registering the person information, a representative of the visitor group logs in to the editing server 409 from the client computer 413 and displays a person registration screen 1901 as shown in FIG. 19 on the display screen of the client computer 413.
Then, on this subject registration screen 1901, the representative of the attendee group displays subject person information consisting of each attendee's belonging group (major category, middle category, minor category), name, address, nickname, and gender. Input (step 1801).
The subject person information management unit 40972 of the editing server 409 issues a unique subject person ID for each inputted visitor (step 1802). Then, the subject person information and the subject person ID are additionally registered in the subject person information table configured as shown in FIG. 10 (step 1803).
As a result, the subject person information can be referred to based on the subject person ID.

Next, registration processing in the object information DB 405, the position information DB 407, and the advertisement content DB 408 will be described.
Registration of information such as the name of the facility such as merry-go-round and the installation position in the object information DB 405 is performed by the facility administrator logging in to the editing server 409 from the client computer 413 and shown in FIG. 20 by the object information management unit 40973. Such an object registration screen 2001 is displayed on the display screen of the client computer 413, and information such as an installation location and a name is input into an input field in the display screen.
The object information management unit 40973 issues a unique object ID for the input object information, and the object ID and object information are stored in the object information table having the configuration shown in FIG. Register additional. Also, an RFID tag that records the object ID is issued. The RFID tag that records the object ID is attached to the object in the facility.
Thereby, the object information can be referred to from the object ID.

Registration of position information of an arbitrary place in the facility with respect to the position information DB 407 is performed by the facility administrator logging in to the editing server 409 from the client computer 413, and a position information registration screen as shown in FIG. 2101 is displayed on the display screen of the client computer 413, and information such as position information and a place name is input to an input field in the display screen.
The location information management unit 40974 issues a unique location ID for the input location information, and additionally registers the location ID, location information, name, and the like in the location information table 407 configured as shown in FIG.
As a result, the location information can be referred to based on the position (latitude).

In order to register the type of advertisement content in the advertisement content DB 408, the client computer 412 of the advertisement requester connected via the Internet 411 logs into the editing server 409, and the client computer of the advertisement requester by the advertisement content management unit 40976. The advertisement content registration screen 2201 as shown in FIG. 22 is displayed on the display screen 412, and the object ID, the type of content, and the like are input into the input fields in the display screen.
This makes it possible to refer to the type of advertising content information, the target age, the target type, and the like based on the object ID.

Next, processing for registering photographed image data photographed by the photographer in the photographed image DB 406 will be described.
When the photographed image data photographed by the photographer is registered in the photographed image DB 406, the photographer (user of the camera 401) logs in to the editing server 409 from the client computer 413, and the photographed image management unit 40974 shows the result shown in FIG. When such a captured image registration screen 2301 is displayed on the display screen of the client computer 413 and the removable storage media path storing the captured image is designated on the captured image registration screen 2301, the image and attached information in the media are read. , Added to the captured image table of FIG.

Next, an album creation condition designation process in the second step will be described.
The album creation condition is that a user (group representative, photographer) who wants to create an album logs in to the editing server 409 from the client computer 413, and the album creation screen 2401 as shown in FIG. It is displayed on the display screen of the computer 413, and the group ID or subject ID to be created is designated in the album creation screen 2401. The album creation process starts with this designation as a trigger, and proceeds to the third and subsequent processes.
The album creation processing is executed by processing programs of a material extraction unit 40977, a material classification / sorting unit 40978, a comment sentence generation unit 40979, a menu creation unit 40980, and a page editing unit 40981 of the editing server 409.

The third to fifth steps are album creation processing, and FIG. 25 shows a flowchart of the main routine of the processing.
First, in step 2501, a record of photographed image data corresponding to the creation target ID passed as an argument is extracted from the photographed image table of the photographed image DB 406 (third step).
In the following step 2502, the records extracted in step 2501 are sorted using the group ID (major classification), group ID (medium classification), group ID (small classification), and subject ID as keys (fourth step).
Next, in step 2503, an argument creation target ID is determined. The creation target ID is an ID specified on the screen 2401 in FIG.
If the creation target ID is a group ID of a large classification, the process proceeds to a digital album editing process for a large classification group in step 2504. If it is the group ID of the minor category, the process proceeds to the digital album editing process of the minor category group in step 2506, and if it is the subject person ID, the process proceeds to the slide show editing process of the subject person 2507.

FIG. 26 shows a detailed flowchart of the digital album editing process of the large classification group.
First, in step 2601, the number of middle classification groups included in the argument group is obtained from the group information table and stored in the variable I.
In step 2602, a menu screen (105 in FIG. 1) is generated.
In step 2603, I buttons (107 and 108 in FIG. 1) are generated and pasted on the menu screen in step 2602 (105 in FIG. 1).
In step 2604, 1 is substituted into the variable K.
In Step 2605, it is determined whether or not the variable K is equal to or smaller than I. If yes, the process proceeds to the acquisition process of the group ID of the Kth middle classification group in Step 2606, and if not, the process returns.
In step 2607, the digital album editing process of the middle classification group is called using the group ID acquired in step 2606 as an argument.
In step 2608, the person information of the visitors in the Kth middle classification group is acquired from the person information table, and the most common attributes (gender, age) are acquired.
In step 2609, based on the attribute acquired in step 2608, the advertisement content material (moving image, sound, etc.) corresponding to the attribute is extracted from the advertisement content DB 408.
In step 2610, the button (107, 108 in FIG. 1) generated in step 2603 is linked to the advertisement content material (moving image, sound, etc.) acquired in step 2609.
As a result, the transition screens 109 and 110 of FIG. 1 composed of the advertising content material are created.
In step 2611, the advertisement content material in step 2610 is linked to the digital album in step 2607.
In step 2612, the variable K is incremented by one, and the process returns to step 2605.

FIG. 27 shows a flowchart of the digital album editing process of the middle classification group.
First, in step 2701, the number of minor classification groups included in the argument group is obtained from the group information table and substituted into the variable I.
Next, in step 2702, a menu screen (111 in FIG. 1) is generated.
Next, in step 2703, I buttons (112 and 113 in FIG. 1) are generated and pasted on the menu screen (111 in FIG. 1) in step 2701.
Next, 1 is substituted into variable J in step 2704.
Next, in step 2705, it is determined whether or not the variable J is equal to or less than I. If so, the group ID of the J-th small classification group in step 2706 is acquired. If not, return.
In step 2707, the digital album editing process of the small classification group is called using the group ID acquired in step 2706 as an argument.
Next, in step 2708, the subject person information of the visitor of the Jth small classification group is obtained from the subject person information table, and the largest number of attributes (gender, age, etc.) are obtained.
Next, in step 2709, based on the attribute acquired in step 2708, advertisement content material (moving image, sound, etc.) corresponding to the attribute is extracted from the advertisement content DB 408.
Next, in step 2710, the button (112, 113 in FIG. 1) generated in step 2703 and the advertisement content material in step 2709 are linked.
As a result, the transition screens 115 and 116 shown in FIG. 1 composed of the advertising content material are created.
In step 2711, the advertisement content material in step 2710 is linked to the digital album in step 2707.
Next, in step 2712, the variable J is incremented by one, and the process returns to step 2705.

FIG. 28 shows a flowchart of the digital album editing process of the small classification group.
First, in step 2801, the number of visitors belonging to the argument group is acquired from the subject person information table and substituted into the variable I.
Next, in step 2802, a menu screen (117 in FIG. 1) is generated.
Next, in step 2803, I buttons (118, 119, 120 in FIG. 1) are generated and pasted on the menu screen (117 in FIG. 1) in step 2801.
Next, in step 2804, 1 is substituted into the variable L. In step 2805, it is determined whether or not the variable L is equal to or smaller than I. If so, in step 2806, the subject ID of the Lth visitor is acquired. If not, return.
In step 2807, the slide show editing process of the subject person is called using the subject person ID acquired in step 2806 as an argument to create a slide show 125 of the subject person.
Next, in step 2808, the attributes (gender, age, etc.) of the Lth visitor are acquired from the subject person information table.
Next, in step 2809, based on the attribute acquired in 2808, the advertisement content material corresponding to the attribute is extracted from the advertisement content DB.
Next, in step 2810, the button (118, 119, 120 in FIG. 1) generated in step 2803 and the advertisement content material in step 2809 are linked.
As a result, the transition screens 122, 123, and 124 shown in FIG.
In the subsequent step 2811, the advertisement content material in step 2810 and the slide show 125 in step 2807 are linked.
Finally, in step 2812, the variable L is incremented by one, and the process returns to step 2805.

FIG. 29 shows a flowchart of a slide show editing process for a person to be photographed.
First, in step 2901, the number of photographed images of an argument visitor is obtained from the photographed image table and substituted for variable I.
Next, in step 2902, the photographed image and attached information of the argument visitor are extracted from the photographed image table and substituted into the variable “captured image group”.
In the following step 2903, 1 is substituted into the variable M. In the next step 2904, it is determined whether or not the variable M is equal to or smaller than I. If so, the process proceeds to page generation in step 2905, and the album page of the visitor is created. If not, return.
Next, in step 2906, the Mth photographed image of the “photographed image group” of the visitor is pasted on the page generated in step 2905.
Next, in step 2907, advertisement content extraction processing is performed based on the object ID of the attached information of the photographed image and the attribute value of the subject person using the attached information of the Mth photographed image of the “captured image group” as an argument. To obtain the advertisement content material corresponding to the attribute value (age and gender) of the subject person.
Next, in step 2908, the advertisement content material extracted in step 2907 is pasted on the page generated in step 2905.
Thereby, as shown in the slide show of the photographed image in FIG. 3, a page composed of the slide show in which the advertisement content material is pasted in the advertisement display area 302 is created.
Next, in step 2909, with the attached information of the Mth photographed image of the “captured image group” as an argument, the position information and the person information are referred to from the attached information of the photographed image, the comment sentence generation processing is called, A comment sentence for the captured image is generated.
Next, in step 2910, the comment sentence generated in step 2909 is pasted on the page generated in step 2705.
Thereby, as shown in the slide show of the photographed image of FIG. 3, a page composed of the slide show in which the comment text is pasted in the comment display area 304 is created.
In step 2911, the variable M is incremented by 1, and the process returns to 2904.

FIG. 30 shows a flowchart of processing for extracting the advertisement content material based on the object ID and the attribute information of the object person in the attached information of the photographed image.
First, in step 3001, the number of object IDs of the attached information of the argument image is acquired and substituted into the variable I.
Next, in step 3002, the object ID group of the attached information of the argument image is extracted and substituted into the variable “object ID group”.
Next, in step 3003, the most attribute (gender, age, etc.) of the visitors of the object ID group is acquired and substituted into the variable “most attribute”.
Next, in step 3004, 1 is substituted into the variable P. In step 3005, it is determined whether the variable P is equal to or smaller than I. If so, the process proceeds to a process of extracting the P-th ID from the “object ID group” in step 3006. If not, return.
In step 3007, an advertisement content material that is associated with the “object ID” in step 3006 and meets the condition of “most attributes” is extracted from the advertisement content table.
Next, in step 3008, the variable P is incremented by one, and the process returns to step 3005.

FIG. 31 shows a flowchart of processing for generating a comment sentence with reference to position information and subject information from attached information of a photographed image.
First, in step 3101, the number of object IDs of the attached information of the argument image is acquired and substituted for variable I.
Next, in step 3102, the object ID group of the attached information of the argument image is taken out and substituted into the variable “object ID group”.
Next, in step 3103, 1 is substituted into the variable Q. In step 3104, it is determined whether or not the variable Q is equal to or less than I. If so, the process proceeds to the process of extracting the Qth ID of the object ID in step 3105. Otherwise, go to step 3108.
In step 3106, the nickname of the subject ID in step 3105 is acquired from the subject person information table from the subject person information table and stored in the variable “nickname array”.
Next, in step 3107, the variable Q is incremented by one, and the process returns to step 3104.
In step 3108, based on the shooting position information of the attached information of the argument image, the shooting location closest to the shooting location information is searched from the position information table, and this shooting location is substituted into the variable “shooting location”.
Next, in step 3109, a comment sentence is generated from the variable “nickname array” and the variable “photographing place”.
For example, when the nickname of the I-th subject ID is “Hana” and the shooting location is “△△ in front of the fast food store”, the location registered in the record of the shooting location ID in the position information table A comment sentence such as “ΔΔ Hana in front of a fast food store” is generated by concatenating the explanatory text (short text) = “ΔΔ in front of a fast food store” and the nickname = “Hana”.
The album content created by the above procedure is stored in the output data large-capacity storage 410, and then copied to a recording medium 414 such as a CD-ROM or DVD and delivered to the subject.
In the above description, the advertisement content is shown to be pasted to each page of the slide show and pasted to the transition screen to another group, but is configured to be pasted on the menu screens 105, 111, and 117. You can also

(Other embodiments of the present invention)
In the above embodiment, a person and a background object thereof are subjects, but the present invention is not limited to a person or a background object, and an album for shooting various objects such as animals, plants, buildings, road equipment, and mechanical equipment. Content can be created.
In addition, a comment sentence combining the three parameters of the person and the background object and the shooting location, or the advertisement information is added to the album content. A comment sentence created by combining one or two or advertisement information can be added to the album content.
Furthermore, although the example which produces the album content based on the image image | photographed in the limited site | areas, such as an amusement facility, was demonstrated, it is not limited to what is used in the limited site | area, for example, a traffic signal in a road, The present invention can be similarly applied when creating album contents of a management target facility with an RFID tag such as a sign.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the digital album content produced | generated with the album content automatic creation system of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example which classify | categorized the object group used as album content preparation object hierarchically. It is a figure which shows the example of the slide show produced as album content. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an embodiment of an album content automatic creation system of the present invention. It is the figure shown about the function of the digital still camera. It is the figure shown about the detection function of the RFID tag of a digital still camera. It is the functional block diagram which showed the structure of the digital still camera. It is a detailed block diagram of an edit server. It is a block diagram of a group information table when subjects are grouped. It is a block diagram of a to-be-photographed person information table. It is a block diagram of a to-be-photographed object information table. It is a block diagram of a picked-up image table. It is a block diagram of a position information table. It is a block diagram of an advertisement content information table. It is a flowchart which shows the outline | summary of an entrance procedure. It is a flowchart which shows the process of group information registration. It is a figure which shows the example of a group information registration screen. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a subject person registration. It is a figure which shows the example of a subject registration screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a to-be-photographed object registration screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a position information registration screen. It is a figure which shows the example of an advertisement content registration screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a picked-up image registration screen. It is a figure which shows the example of an album creation screen (screen which designates the input parameter at the time of creation). It is a flowchart which shows the main process of digital album content creation. It is a flowchart which shows the process of digital album edit of a large classification group. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a digital album edit of a middle classification group. It is a flowchart which shows the process of digital album edit of a small classification group. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the slide show edit of a to-be-photographed person. It is a flowchart which shows the extraction process of advertisement content based on the to-be-photographed object ID of the attached information of a picked-up image, and the attribute value of a to-be-photographed person. It is a flowchart which shows a comment sentence production | generation process with reference to positional information and subject information from the attached information of a picked-up image.

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401 Digital still camera 403 Group information database 404 Person information database 405 Object information database 406 Photographed image database 407 Location information database 408 Advertising content database 409 Editing server 410 Large capacity storage for output data 411 Internet 412 Client computer 413 Client computer 4011 GPS position information reading / recording unit 4012 RFID tag reading / recording unit 4020 Setting information

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An album content automatic creation method for creating album content related to a specific subject in photographed image data using a plurality of photographed image data photographed by a digital camera as a material,
The digital camera is
Subject ID information specific to the subject is read from the wireless tag held by the subject to be photographed by the wireless tag reading means attached to the camera, and is stored in the photographed image data storage medium as attached information of the photographed image data of the photographed subject. Comprising a first step of storing,
An album content automatic creation device that creates album content
The photographed image data including the attached information stored in the photographed image data storage medium is read out, and only the photographed image data to which the subject ID information specified by the user is attached is extracted from the read photographed image data. An album content automatic creation method comprising a second step of outputting photographed image data as album content.
An album content automatic creation method for creating album content related to a specific subject in photographed image data using a plurality of photographed image data photographed by a digital camera as a material,
The digital camera is
The wireless tag reading means attached to the camera reads background object ID information specific to the background object from the wireless tag held on the background object of the subject to be photographed, and is photographed as attached information of the photographed image data of the photographed subject. Comprising a first step of storing in an image data storage medium;
An album content automatic creation device that creates album content
The photographed image data including the attached information stored in the photographed image data storage medium is read out, and only the photographed image data to which the background object ID information designated by the user is attached is extracted and extracted from the photographed image data read out. A method for automatically creating album content, comprising a second step of outputting the captured image data as album content.
An album content automatic creation method for creating album content related to a specific subject in photographed image data using a plurality of photographed image data photographed by a digital camera as a material,
The digital camera is
A first step of detecting shooting position information by current position detection means attached to the camera, and storing the shooting position information in a shooting image data storage medium as attached information of shooting image data of a subject;
An album content automatic creation device that creates album content
The captured image data including the attached information stored in the captured image data storage medium is read, and only the captured image data to which the captured position information corresponding to the captured position specified by the user is attached is extracted from the read captured image data. And a second step of outputting the extracted photographed image data as album content. Subject attribute information corresponding to subject ID information designated by the user is read from a subject information database in which subject attribute information is registered for each subject ID information, and is extracted in the second step based on the attribute information. 2. The album content automatic creating method according to claim 1, further comprising a third step of creating a comment sentence for the photographed image data and outputting album content to which the comment sentence is attached.
  The attribute information of the background object corresponding to the background object ID information designated by the user is read from the background object information database in which the attribute information of the background object is registered for each background object ID information, and the second information is based on the attribute information. 3. The album content automatic creating method according to claim 2, further comprising a third step of creating a comment sentence for the photographed image data extracted in the step and outputting an album content attached with the comment sentence. .   Attribute information corresponding to shooting position information included as attached information of the shot image data is read from a position information database in which attribute information of each shooting position is registered for an arbitrary shooting position, and based on the attribute information 4. The album content according to claim 3, further comprising a third step of creating a comment sentence for the photographed image data extracted in the second step and outputting album content to which the comment sentence is attached. Automatic creation method.   First, advertisement information corresponding to the attribute information of the subject read in the third step is read from the advertisement information database in which advertisement information related to various attributes of the subject is registered, and the advertisement information is further attached to the album content. 5. The album content automatic creating method according to claim 4, further comprising: 4 steps.   The advertisement information corresponding to the attribute information of the background object read in the third step is read from the advertisement information database in which the advertisement information related to the attribute for each background object is registered, and the advertisement information is further attached to the album content. 6. The album content automatic creation method according to claim 5, further comprising a fourth step.   The advertisement information corresponding to the attribute information of the shooting position read in the third step is read from the advertisement information database in which the advertisement information related to the attribute for each shooting location is registered, and the advertisement information is further attached to the album content. 6. The album content automatic creation method according to claim 5, further comprising a fourth step. An album content automatic creation method for creating album content related to a specific subject in photographed image data using a plurality of photographed image data photographed by a digital camera as a material,
The digital camera is
The wireless tag reading means attached to the camera reads the subject ID information specific to the subject from the wireless tag held by the subject to be photographed, and the wireless tag reading means holds the subject ID information on the background object of the subject to be photographed. A first step of reading background object ID information unique to the background object from the wireless tag and storing the subject ID information and background object ID information in the captured image data storage medium as attached information of the captured image data of the subject With
An album content automatic creation device that creates album content
Captured image data including attached information stored in the captured image data storage medium is read, and only captured image data to which subject ID information and background object ID information specified by the user are attached is extracted from the read captured image data. And a second step of outputting the extracted photographed image data as album content. An album content automatic creation method for creating album content related to a specific subject in photographed image data using a plurality of photographed image data photographed by a digital camera as a material,
The digital camera is
The wireless tag reading means attached to the camera reads subject ID information unique to the subject from the wireless tag held by the subject to be photographed, and further detects shooting position information by the current position detection means attached to the camera. The first step of storing the subject ID information and the photographing position information in the photographed image data storage medium as attached information of the photographed image data of the subject,
An album content automatic creation device that creates album content
The photographed image data including the attached information stored in the photographed image data storage medium is read, and only the photographed image data to which the subject ID information specified by the user and the photographing position information are attached is extracted from the read photographed image data. A method for automatically creating album content, comprising a second step of outputting the extracted photographed image data as album content. An album content automatic creation method for creating album content related to a specific subject in photographed image data using a plurality of photographed image data photographed by a digital camera as a material,
The digital camera is
The wireless tag reading means attached to the camera reads background object ID information specific to the background object from the wireless tag held on the background object of the subject to be photographed, and further, the current position detection means attached to the camera takes a picture. A first step of detecting position information and storing the subject ID information and shooting position information as attached information of the shot image data of the subject in a shot image data storage medium;
An album content automatic creation device that creates album content
The captured image data including the attached information stored in the captured image data storage medium is read, and only the captured image data to which the background object ID information and the shooting position information specified by the user are attached is extracted from the read captured image data. And a second step of outputting the extracted photographed image data as album content. An album content automatic creation method for creating album content related to a specific subject in photographed image data using a plurality of photographed image data photographed by a digital camera as a material,
The digital camera is
Subject ID information and background object ID information specific to the subject and background object are read from the wireless tag held by the subject and background object to be photographed by the wireless tag reading means attached to the camera, and further attached to the camera A first step of detecting shooting position information by the current position detection means, and storing the subject ID information and shooting position information in the shooting image data storage medium as attached information of the shooting image data of the subject;
An album content automatic creation device that creates album content
Photographed image data including attached information stored in the photographed image data storage medium is read out, and the photographed image to which subject ID information, background object ID information, and photographing position information specified by the user are attached among the photographed image data read out. An album content automatic creation method comprising a second step of extracting only data and outputting the extracted photographed image data as album content. Object attribute information corresponding to the object ID information designated by the user is read out from the object information database in which object attribute information is registered for each object ID information, and background object attribute information is registered for each background object ID information. The attribute information of the background object corresponding to the background object ID information designated by the user is read from the background object information database, and a comment sentence for the captured image data extracted in the second step based on the attribute information is read. The album content automatic creating method according to claim 10, further comprising a third step of creating and outputting album content to which the comment text is attached.
  Object attribute information corresponding to the object ID information designated by the user is read out from the object information database in which object attribute information is registered for each object ID information, and the attribute of each image capturing position with respect to an arbitrary image capturing position is read. The attribute information corresponding to the shooting position information included as the attached information of the shot image data is read from the position information database in which the information is registered, and the shot image data extracted in the second step based on the attribute information is read out. 12. The album content automatic creating method according to claim 11, further comprising a third step of creating a comment sentence and outputting album content to which the comment sentence is attached.   The attribute information of the background object corresponding to the background object ID information designated by the user is read from the background object information database in which the attribute information of the background object is registered according to the background object ID information. The attribute information corresponding to the shooting position information included as the attached information of the shot image data is read out from the position information database in which the attribute information of the shooting position is registered, and extracted in the second step based on the attribute information. 13. The album content automatic creation method according to claim 12, further comprising a third step of creating a comment sentence for the photographed image data and outputting the album content to which the comment sentence is attached.   Subject ID information and background object designated by the user from a subject information database in which subject attribute information is registered for each subject ID information and a background object information database in which background object attribute information is registered for each background object ID information The subject attribute information and the background object attribute information corresponding to the ID information are read out, and the attached image information is attached from the position information database in which the attribute information of each shooting position is registered for an arbitrary shooting position. The attribute information corresponding to the shooting position information included is read, a comment text is created for the captured image data extracted in the second step based on the attribute information, and the album content to which the comment text is attached is output. 14. The method according to claim 13, further comprising three steps. Album automatic content creation method.   Subject attribute information read in the third step from the advertisement information database in which advertisement information related to various attributes of the subject is registered and the advertisement information database in which advertisement information related to attributes for each background object is registered 15. The method for automatically creating album content according to claim 14, further comprising a fourth step of reading advertisement information corresponding to the attribute information of the background object and further attaching the advertisement information to the album content.   Subject attribute information read in the third step from an advertisement information database in which advertisement information related to various attributes of the subject is registered and an advertisement information database in which advertisement information related to attributes for each shooting location is registered 15. The method for automatically creating album content according to claim 14, further comprising a fourth step of reading out advertisement information corresponding to the attribute information of the shooting position and further attaching the advertisement information to the album content.   The attribute of the background object read in the third step from the advertisement information database in which the advertisement information related to the attribute for each background object is registered and the advertisement information database in which the advertisement information related to the attribute for each shooting location is registered The method for automatically creating album content according to claim 16, further comprising a fourth step of reading out advertisement information corresponding to the information and attribute information of the shooting position and further attaching the advertisement information to the album content.   Advertising information database in which advertising information related to various attributes of the subject is registered, advertising information database in which advertising information related to attributes for each background object is registered, and advertising information related to attributes for each shooting location are registered The advertisement information corresponding to the subject attribute information, the background object attribute information, and the shooting position attribute information read in the third step is read from the advertisement information database, and the advertisement information is further attached to the album content. The album content automatic creating method according to claim 14, comprising four steps. An album content automatic creation system comprising a digital camera and an album content automatic creation device for creating album content, and creating album content relating to a specific subject in the photographed image data using a plurality of photographed image data photographed by the digital camera as a material Because
The digital camera is
Subject ID information specific to the subject is read from the wireless tag held by the subject to be photographed by the wireless tag reading means attached to the camera, and is stored in the photographed image data storage medium as attached information of the photographed image data of the photographed subject. Comprising a first means for storing;
The album content automatic creation device is
The photographed image data including the attached information stored in the photographed image data storage medium is read out, and only the photographed image data to which the subject ID information specified by the user is attached is extracted from the read photographed image data. An album content automatic creation system comprising a second means for outputting photographed image data as album content. An album content automatic creation method comprising an album content automatic creation device for creating a digital camera and album content, and creating album content relating to a specific subject in the photographed image data using a plurality of photographed image data photographed by the digital camera as a material Because
The digital camera is
The wireless tag reading means attached to the camera reads background object ID information specific to the background object from the wireless tag held on the background object of the subject to be photographed, and is photographed as attached information of the photographed image data of the photographed subject. First means for storing in an image data storage medium;
The album content automatic creation device is
The photographed image data including the attached information stored in the photographed image data storage medium is read out, and only the photographed image data to which the background object ID information designated by the user is attached is extracted and extracted from the photographed image data read out. A system for automatically creating album content, comprising: second means for outputting photographed image data as album content. An album content automatic creation method comprising an album content automatic creation device for creating a digital camera and album content, and creating album content relating to a specific subject in the photographed image data using a plurality of photographed image data photographed by the digital camera as a material Because
The digital camera is
A first means for detecting shooting position information by a current position detection means attached to the camera and storing the shooting position information in a shooting image data storage medium as attached information of shooting image data of a subject;
The album content automatic creation device is
The captured image data including the attached information stored in the captured image data storage medium is read, and only the captured image data to which the captured position information corresponding to the captured position specified by the user is attached is extracted from the read captured image data. And an album content automatic creation system comprising second means for outputting the extracted photographed image data as album content. The album content automatic creation device is
Subject attribute information corresponding to subject ID information designated by the user is read from a subject information database in which subject attribute information is registered for each subject ID information, and is extracted by the second means based on the attribute information. 23. The album content automatic creating system according to claim 22, further comprising a third means for creating a comment text for the captured image data and outputting album content with the comment text attached. The album content automatic creation device is
The attribute information of the background object corresponding to the background object ID information designated by the user is read from the background object information database in which the attribute information of the background object is registered for each background object ID information, and the second information is based on the attribute information. 24. The album content automatic creating system according to claim 23, further comprising third means for creating a comment sentence for the photographed image data extracted by the means and outputting album content with the comment sentence attached thereto. . The album content automatic creation device is
Attribute information corresponding to shooting position information included as attached information of the shot image data is read from a position information database in which attribute information of each shooting position is registered for an arbitrary shooting position, and based on the attribute information 4. The album content according to claim 3, further comprising third means for creating a comment sentence for the photographed image data extracted by the second means and outputting album content with the comment sentence attached thereto. Automatic creation system. The album content automatic creation device is
The advertisement information corresponding to the attribute information of the subject read by the third means is read from the advertisement information database in which the advertisement information related to the various attributes of the subject is registered, and the advertisement information is further attached to the album content. 26. The album content automatic creation system according to claim 25, comprising four means. The album content automatic creation device is
The advertisement information corresponding to the attribute information of the background object read by the third means is read from the advertisement information database in which the advertisement information related to the attribute for each background object is registered, and the advertisement information is further attached to the album content. 27. The album content automatic creation system according to claim 26, comprising fourth means. The album content automatic creation device is
The advertisement information corresponding to the attribute information of the shooting position read by the third means is read from the advertisement information database in which the advertisement information related to the attribute for each shooting location is registered, and the advertisement information is further attached to the album content. 28. The album content automatic creating method according to claim 27, comprising fourth means. A digital camera for creating album content related to a specific subject in captured image data,
Radio tag reading means is provided for reading subject ID information unique to a subject from a wireless tag held by the subject to be photographed, and storing it in the photographed image data storage medium as attached information of the photographed image data of the photographed subject. A digital camera characterized by A digital camera for creating album content related to a specific subject in captured image data,
Wireless tag reading means for reading subject ID information unique to the subject from a wireless tag held by the subject to be photographed, and storing it in the photographed image data storage medium as attached information of the photographed image data of the photographed subject; A digital camera, comprising: a current position detecting means for detecting position information and storing the shooting position information in a photographic image data storage medium as attached information of photographic image data of a subject.

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