JP2011243164A - Image recording management device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily understandably display a plurality of images and photographing positions in accordance with a lapse of photographing time.SOLUTION: An image recording management device 10 is provided with: storage means 12 for storing a plurality of images and map information to which photographing time and photographing position information have been added; a designation period determination part 14a for determining designation period information including input designation time; an image extraction part 15 for acquiring image information from the storage means 12 based on the designation period information; a photographing history-added image generation part 16 for generating a photographing history-added image indicating the image information, photographic position information and photographing time information; a coordinate calculation part 17 for calculating coordinates on the map of the photographing history-added image generated by the photographing history-added image generation part based on the photographic position information; a display strength/weakness processing part 18a for changing the display of the photographing history-added image according to the difference of time between the designation time and the photographing time information; and a superimposition processing part 19 for acquiring map information from the storage means 12 based on the coordinates on the map calculated by the coordinate calculation part 17, and displaying the photographing history-added image by superimposing it on the map.

Description

  The present invention relates to an image recording management apparatus for displaying, for example, images including still images and moving images taken by a plurality of mobile terminals (hereinafter, images are assumed to include still images and moving images) superimposed on a map image. It is.

  The image recording management apparatus inputs an image (still image, moving image) to which shooting time information and shooting position information are added from a mobile terminal having a shooting function and a position information acquisition function (for example, GPS = Global Positioning System). The shooting time information and the shooting position information are recorded in association with each other. The image record management device is used in, for example, a disaster prevention information display system, and records images of disaster sites and accident sites received from a plurality of mobile terminals having imaging functions when a disaster or accident occurs. . In such an image recording management device, based on the recorded image, shooting time information, and shooting position information, all images shot within the specified period information and shooting time information are superimposed on a map image and displayed simultaneously. The latest image and shooting time information for each mobile terminal are all superimposed on the map image and displayed simultaneously.

  On the other hand, Patent Documents 1 to 6 disclose a technique for recording image time information and image position information in association with an image captured by a mobile terminal. For example, according to Patent Document 1, a symbol indicating shooting position information at a specified time is displayed superimposed on a map image. According to Patent Document 2, an image is displayed when a symbol indicating shooting position information on a map image is selected.

  According to Patent Document 3, a symbol indicating shooting position information and shooting time information around the symbol are superimposed and displayed on a map image. Further, according to Patent Document 4, a symbol indicating shooting position information is displayed superimposed on a map image, and an image corresponding to a symbol selected from a plurality of symbols and shooting time information are displayed.

  Furthermore, according to Patent Document 5, images taken by the associated mobile terminal are managed using shooting position information and shooting time information. Further, according to Patent Document 6, the past vehicle accident occurrence time information and occurrence position information are stored, and the history of accidents that occurred within a specified period is reproduced on a map image.

JP 2002-366565 A JP 2003-204297 A JP 2004-048427 A JP 2007-110682 A JP 2008-165373 A JP 11-339183 A

  However, since the above-described conventional technology displays all the images captured within the specified period information at the same time, it is difficult for the user to grasp the image from each mobile terminal and the imaging position information along the imaging time information. There was a problem.

  Note that Patent Document 1 only displays shooting position information, and a shot image cannot be displayed on a map screen. Patent Document 2 only displays a selected image, and cannot simultaneously display an image and shooting position information on a map image. Patent Documents 3 and 4 only display shooting position information and shooting time information, and cannot display an image along the shooting time information.

  Further, Patent Document 5 stores images, photographing time, and photographing position information, but does not display the photographed image on the map image. Patent Document 6 stores time and position, but does not display a captured image on a map image.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and provides an image recording management apparatus that easily displays a plurality of images and shooting position information of each image along the course of shooting time information. Objective.

  An image recording management apparatus according to the present invention stores a plurality of pieces of image information (including still images and moving images) to which shooting time information and shooting position information are added, and stores map information, and an input specified time A specified period information determining unit that determines the specified period information including the image extracting unit that acquires image information from the storage unit based on the specified period information from the specified period information determining unit, the image information from the image extracting unit, and the shooting position An image generation unit with a shooting history that generates an image with a shooting history indicating information and shooting time information, and an image with a shooting history generated by the image generation unit with a shooting history based on the shooting position information from the image extraction unit A coordinate calculation unit that calculates the coordinates of the image, and a display strength that changes the display of the image with the shooting history according to the length of the difference time between the specified time input to the specified period information determination unit and the shooting time information from the image extraction unit Based on the coordinates on the map calculated by the processing unit and the coordinate calculating unit, the map information is acquired from the storage means, and the superimposing process for displaying the image with the shooting history from the display strength processing unit superimposed on the map Part.

  According to the image recording management apparatus of the present invention, with the configuration described above, it is possible to change and display an image with shooting history indicating image information, shooting position information, and shooting time information, based on the shooting time. it can. As a result, it is possible for the user to display a plurality of pieces of image information and shooting position information of each piece of image information in an easy-to-understand manner along the passage of shooting time information.

FIG. 1A shows a functional configuration of the image recording management apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 1B shows an example of an image recording management system using this image recording management apparatus. It is a figure which shows the image with a photography history in the image recording management apparatus of Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the processing operation of the image recording management apparatus of Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the processing operation of the image recording management apparatus of Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the synthesized image in the image recording management apparatus of Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the synthesized image in the image recording management apparatus of Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the functional structure of the composite image production | generation means in the image recording management apparatus of Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the processing operation of the image recording management apparatus of Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the synthesized image in the image recording management apparatus of Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the functional structure of the composite image production | generation means in the image recording management apparatus of Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the processing operation of the image recording management apparatus of Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the synthesized image in the image recording management apparatus of Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the functional structure of the composite image production | generation means in the image recording management apparatus of Embodiment 4 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the processing operation of the image recording management apparatus of Embodiment 4 of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the image with a photography log | history in the image recording management apparatus of Embodiment 4 of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1A shows the configuration of the image recording management apparatus 10, and FIG. 1B shows the schematic configuration of the image recording management system 100 including the image recording management apparatus 10 of FIG. ing. As shown in FIG. 1B, the image recording management system 100 is configured to be able to communicate with the management center 110 from each mobile terminal 130 via the communication network 140.

  As shown in FIG. 1B, each mobile terminal 130 has, for example, a function (position specifying function) for specifying a position by a signal from a GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite 120, a photographing function, and a communication function. It comprises at least one of a mobile phone 130a, digital camera 130b, video camera 130c, and PDA (Personal Digital Assistants) 130d having these functions.

  Each mobile terminal 130 shoots an object in accordance with an instruction from the user, adds terminal information, photographic position information, and photographic time information to the photographed image, and the image recording management device of the management center 110 via the communication network 140. 10 to send. The terminal information is unique information for identifying each mobile terminal 130, the shooting position information is information indicating the latitude, longitude, and altitude of the current position acquired by the position specifying function at the time of image shooting, and the shooting time information is an image. This is information indicating the date and time of shooting. Note that an image captured by each mobile terminal 130 may be either a still image or a moving image.

  The management center 110 includes an image recording management device 10 and a display device 30. The image recording management device 10 inputs and stores image information from each mobile terminal 130, and displays it on a map according to a request from the user. Then, a combined image obtained by combining images with shooting history including image information is output to the display device 30 and displayed.

  As shown in FIG. 1A, the image recording management apparatus 10 includes a communication unit 11, a storage unit 12, and a composite image generation unit 13. The communication unit 11 functions to receive and input image information from each mobile terminal 130 via the communication network 140.

  The storage unit 12 functions to store map information 12a and a plurality of image information 12b. Terminal information, shooting time information, and shooting position information are added to the image information 12b. The storage means 12 is constituted by, for example, a database or the like, and is configured so that images can be searched and extracted at high speed using terminal information, shooting time information, and shooting position information added to the image information 12b as keys.

  The composite image generating unit 13 includes a designated period determining unit 14a, a designated time updating unit 14b, an image extracting unit 15, an imaging history-added image generating unit 16, a coordinate calculating unit 17, a display change processing unit 18, and a superimposition processing unit 19. And functions to generate a composite image to be displayed on the display device 30 in accordance with an instruction from the user. The composite image generation unit 13 includes, for example, a designated period determination unit 14a, an image extraction unit 15, an image capturing history-added image generation unit 16, a coordinate calculation unit 17, a display change processing unit 18, and a superimposition processing unit 19 by a program stored in advance. Configure and perform processing operations described below.

  The designated period determining unit 14a functions to determine predetermined designated period information including the designated time based on the inputted designated time. For example, when a designated time is input from the user, the designated period determining unit 14a determines and outputs the designated period information from the day before the date of the designated time to the date of the designated time based on the inputted designated time. For example, when the designated time updated by the designated time updating unit 14b is input, the designated period determining unit 14a determines, as the designated period information, from the day before the date of the designated time to the date of the designated time based on the inputted designated time. And output.

  The designated period determination unit 14a uses the designated period information from the day before the date including the designated time to the date of the designated time, but may be configured so that the user can arbitrarily designate it. In that case, the designated period determination unit 14a includes the date of the inputted designated time information, and decides from the arbitrarily designated date to the arbitrarily designated date as designated period information.

  The designated time update unit 14b functions to update the designated time at a double speed (normal reproduction, fast forward, rewind) set from the outside. For example, when the superimposition processing unit 19 superimposes all images with shooting history in the specified period information on the map, the designated period determining unit 14a performs normal reproduction (1 ×) and fast forward (for example, 2 ×) designated by the user. ˜100 times) and rewinding (for example, −1 times to −100 times), the designated time is updated in units of 1 second, and the updated designated time is output to the designated period determination unit 14a.

  The image extraction unit 15 stores the image information 12b whose shooting time is within the specified period information based on the specified period information from the specified period determining unit 14a and the shooting time information of the image information 12b stored in the storage unit 12. Function to get from. For example, the image extraction unit 15 is based on the specified period information from the specified period determining unit 14a and the shooting time information of the image information 12b stored in the storage unit 12, from the date before the date including the specified time to the date of the specified time. Image information 12b of an image taken within the specified period information is acquired from the storage unit 12.

  In addition, the image extraction unit 15 functions so that the specified period determination unit 14a acquires, from the storage unit 12, image information 12b photographed from the date of the specified time before the update to the date of the specified time after the update.

  The imaging history-added image generation unit 16 includes a terminal symbol generation unit 16a, an image display generation unit 16b, a date / time display generation unit 16c, and an arrow line generation unit 16d, and includes terminal information added to the image information 12b, and a shooting time. It functions to generate an image with shooting history (terminal symbol, time display window, image display window, arrow line) based on the information and shooting position information.

  The terminal symbol generator 16a functions to generate a terminal symbol for each mobile terminal based on the terminal information added to the image information 12b. For example, a terminal symbol for each mobile terminal is set in advance, and the terminal symbol generation unit 16a generates a terminal symbol corresponding to the mobile terminal 130 described in the terminal information based on the terminal information added to the image information 12b. Output for easy identification.

  The image display generation unit 16b functions to generate an image display window that displays an image of the image information 12b by fitting it into a frame. For example, when the image information 12b is input, the image display generation unit 16b generates and outputs an image display window by fitting the image in a frame stored in advance. When the image information 12b is a moving image, the image display generation unit 16b displays a frame image at the shooting time corresponding to the specified time based on the specified time and the shooting time information.

  The date / time display generation unit 16c generates and outputs a date / time display window that displays the date and time when the image of the image information 12b was taken. For example, based on the shooting time information added to the image information 12b, the date / time display generation unit 16c generates and outputs a date / time display window that displays the date and time when the image was shot in a frame stored in advance.

  The arrow line generation unit 16d functions to generate an arrow line indicating the passage of time of the photographing time information with a line connecting between the same type of terminal symbols. For example, the arrow line generation unit 16d uses an arrow line to connect the terminal symbol from the terminal symbol generation unit 16a and the terminal symbol of the same type generated immediately before based on the shooting position information added to the image information 12b. Generate and output as a line. Note that the arrow line generator 16d does not generate an arrow line when there is no terminal symbol of the same type generated immediately before.

  The coordinate calculation unit 17 calculates the coordinates on the map of the image with shooting history generated by the image generation unit with shooting history 16 based on the shooting position information added to the image information 12b, and configures the image with shooting history. It functions to add coordinates on the map to the terminal symbol, time display window, image display window, and arrow line. The coordinate calculation unit 17 calculates, for example, each coordinate on the map of the terminal symbol, the time display window, the image display window, and the arrow line constituting the image with the shooting history based on the shooting position information added to the image information 12b. The calculated coordinates are added to the terminal symbol, time display window, image display window, and arrow line, respectively.

  The display change processing unit 18 includes a display strength processing unit 18a, and functions to perform display change on the terminal symbol, the time display window, the image display window, and the arrow line that configure the image with a shooting history.

  The display strength processing unit 18a, based on the designated time from the designated period determining unit 14a and the photographing time information from the image extracting unit 15, determines an image with photographing history according to the length of the difference time between the designated time and the photographing time information. Functions to change the shade of the display. The display strength processing unit 18a, for example, based on the designated time from the designated period determining unit 14a and the photographing time information from the image extracting unit 15 includes a terminal symbol, a time display window, an image display window, The shade of the arrow line is changed, and the images with shooting history having the same shooting time information are displayed in the same shade. If the date of the shooting time information is the date of the specified time (the date of the specified time = the date of the shooting time information), the display strength / weakness processing unit 18a performs processing to darken the image with the shooting history and display it strongly. When the date of the time information is earlier (past) than the date of the specified time (the date of the specified time> the date of the shooting time information), the image with the shooting history is lightened and thinned. .

  The strength processing in the display strength processing unit 18a is, for example, processing for thin display, which is a processing for fading the entire image with photographing history stepwise or making a symbol or window frame a thin line. The process is a process of darkening the entire image with shooting history in a stepwise manner, or making the symbol of the image with shooting history and the window frame thick. Note that the display strength processing unit 18a deletes the image with the shooting history when the difference between the date of the shooting time information and the date of the specified time exceeds a predetermined number of days.

  Further, the display strength processing unit 18a performs strength processing according to the difference between the date of the specified time and the date of the shooting time information included in the image with shooting history, and gradually changes the display density of the image with shooting history. It works as follows. For example, the display strength processing unit 18a determines whether the difference between the date of the specified time and the date of the shooting time information included in the image with shooting history is within a predetermined number of days. Is processed in a stepwise manner to make it lightly displayed, and images with shooting history exceeding a predetermined number of days are erased. Note that the display strength processing unit 18a displays the image with the shooting history whose shooting time information has not reached the date of the specified time in a stepwise manner from the thin display to be strongly displayed, and the shooting time information has reached the date of the specified time. You may comprise so that an image | video with a photography log | history may be lightly displayed in steps later.

  Further, the display strength processing unit 18a stores the image with shooting history specified by the user as display lock information, and the difference between the date of the specified time and the date of shooting time information included in the image with shooting history is a predetermined number of days. When the value exceeds the value, it functions to delete the image with shooting history not designated based on the display lock information. For example, when an image with a shooting history being displayed as a composite image is specified by the user, the display strength processing unit 18a stores the specified image with a shooting history as display lock information. When the display strength processing unit 18a determines that the image with shooting history is a display lock target based on the display lock information, the difference between the date of the specified time and the date of the shooting time information included in the image with shooting history is predetermined. When the number of days has been exceeded, the designated image with history is continuously displayed without being erased, and the image with history not designated is erased. The display lock information is information indicating an image with shooting history designated by the user by an input unit (not shown).

  The superimposition processing unit 19 superimposes the image with the shooting history on the map image based on the terminal symbol, the time display window, the image display window, and the coordinates of the arrow lines constituting the image with the shooting history, and outputs a composite image. Function. For example, when an image with a shooting history is input from the image generation unit 16 with a shooting history, the superimposition processing unit 19 includes a terminal symbol, a time display window, an image display window, and coordinates added to an arrow line that configure the image with a shooting history. Based on the map information 12a stored in the storage unit 12, the image with shooting history is superimposed on the map image included in the map information 12a to output a composite image.

  In addition, when the image with shooting history is overlapped and there is a portion that overlaps with another image with shooting history that has been superimposed, the superimposition processing unit 19 changes the coordinates of the image with shooting history to shift the display position. Function. For example, the superimposition processing unit 19 determines whether there is a portion where the image with a shooting history overlaps with another image with a shooting history that has been superimposed. When it is determined that there is no portion where the image with the shooting history overlaps with another image with the shooting history superimposed, the superimposition processing unit 19 superimposes as described above, and the image with the shooting history is added with another shooting history. If it is determined that there is a portion that overlaps with the image (when it overlaps), the movement processing is performed so that the coordinates of the image with shooting history are changed to shift the display position so as not to overlap.

Next, an image with a shooting history in the image recording management apparatus 10 will be described. FIG. 2 shows an example of the image 200 with shooting history in the image recording management apparatus 10 of the first embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 2, the image with shooting history 200 includes a terminal symbol 200a, a date and time display window 200b, an image display window 200c, an image 200d, and an arrow line 200e.

  The terminal symbol 200a is configured by a symbol corresponding to each mobile terminal 130 (◯ in FIG. 2), and displays the position of the mobile terminal 130. The date / time display window 200b is configured to display the shooting time information “2009/10/02/12: 00: 00” of the image 200d in a frame of a size stored in advance. The image display window 200c is configured to fit and display the image 200d in a frame having a size stored in advance. The arrow line 200e is composed of a line with an arrow that connects the terminal symbol 200a from the terminal symbol generator 16a and the terminal symbol 200a 'of the same type generated immediately before, and indicates the passage of time and position of the shooting time information. Show.

  If the image 200 with shooting history is specified based on the display lock instruction from the user while the image 200 with shooting history is being displayed as a composite image, the shooting time information of the image 200d included in the image 200 with shooting history is displayed. Even if the difference between the date of the date and the date of the specified time exceeds a predetermined number of days, the display is maintained and the display is locked and is not erased.

  Next, the processing operation of the image recording management apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 3a and 3b.

  The storage unit 12 of the image recording management apparatus 10 inputs an image captured by each mobile terminal 130 via the communication unit 11 and stores a plurality of pieces of image information 12b. When the designated period determining unit 14a of the composite image generating unit 13 inputs the time (designated time) designated by the user, the date including the designated time based on the inputted designated time, for example, from the previous day to the date of the designated time (designated) The date before the day of the time to the day of the specified time is determined and output as the specified period information (step ST101). Here, the designated period is not limited to the day before the designated time to the day of the designated time, and can be changed by setting.

  When the specified period information is input from the specified period determining unit 14a, the image extracting unit 15 extracts and acquires the image information 12b of the image captured within the specified period from the storage unit 12 based on the input specified period information ( Step ST102).

  When acquiring the image information 12b from the image extraction unit 15, the terminal symbol generation unit 16a of the image generation unit with shooting history 16 corresponds to the mobile terminal 130 described in the terminal information based on the terminal information added to the image information 12b. The terminal symbol 200a to be generated is generated and output (step ST103).

  Following the process of step ST103 in the terminal symbol generation unit 16a, the image display generation unit 16b generates and outputs an image display window 200c by fitting the image 200d based on the image information 12b to a prestored frame (step S103). ST104).

  Following the processing of step ST104 in the image display generation unit 16b, the date display generation unit 16c displays a date display window 200b for displaying the date and time in a frame stored in advance based on the shooting time information added to the image information 12b. Generate and output (step ST105).

  The arrow line generation unit 16d confirms whether or not the same type of terminal symbol 200a ′ generated immediately before the terminal symbol 200a has been created following the processing of step ST105 in the date / time display generation unit 16c. Whether or not is necessary is determined.

  The arrow line generation unit 16d creates the terminal symbol 200a 'of the same type and determines that the arrow line 200e is necessary, based on the shooting position information of the image 200d and the shooting position information of the image 200d'. A line with an arrow connecting the symbol 200a and the terminal symbol 200a 'of the same type generated immediately before is generated and output as an arrow line 200e (step ST106).

  If the arrow line generator 16d determines that the terminal symbol 200a 'has not been created and the arrow line 200e is not necessary, the arrow line generator 16d does not create the arrow line 200e and proceeds to the next process.

  When the processing from step ST103 to step ST106 in the terminal symbol generation unit 16a, the image display generation unit 16b, the date display generation unit 16c, and the arrow line generation unit 16d is completed, the coordinate calculation unit 17 captures the shooting position added to the image information 12b. Based on the information, the coordinates on the map of the terminal symbol 200a, the time display window 200b, the image display window 200c, and the arrow line 200e constituting the image 200 with shooting history are calculated, respectively, and the calculated coordinates are the terminal symbol 200a and the time display. They are added to the window 200b, the image display window 200c, and the arrow line 200e, respectively (step ST107).

  When the image strength-added image 200 is input from the coordinate calculation unit 17, the display strength processing unit 18 a is based on the specified time input from the specified period determination unit 14 a and the shooting time information added to the image information 12 b of the image 200 with shooting history. Then, it is determined whether or not the date of the photographing time information is a date before (past) the date of the designated time (the date of the designated time> the date of the photographing time information) (step ST108).

  If the display strength processing unit 18a determines in step ST108 that the date of the shooting time information is earlier (past) than the date of the designated time (step ST108 "YES"), the image 200 with shooting history is configured. The terminal symbol 200a, the time display window 200b, the image display window 200c, and the arrow line 200e to be displayed are displayed in a light and thin display (step ST109).

  When the display strength processing unit 18a determines in step ST108 that the date of the shooting time information is not earlier (past) date than the date of the specified time (step ST108 "NO"), the date of the specified time and the shooting time information. Are the same (date of designated time = date of shooting time information) (step ST110), the terminal symbol 200a, the time display window 200b, the image display window 200c, and the arrow line constituting the image 200 with shooting history Processing to make 200e dark and strong is performed (step ST111).

  When the strength processing of step ST109 or step ST111 in the display strength processing section 18a is completed, the superimposition processing section 19 inputs the image 200 with the shooting history after the strength processing, the terminal symbol 200a constituting the image 200 with the shooting history, and the time Based on the coordinates added to the display window 200b, the image display window 200c, and the arrow line 200e, the image 200 with the shooting history is superimposed on the map included in the map information 12a of the coordinate storage means 12 to output a composite image ( Step ST112).

  The superimposition processing unit 19 determines whether there is a portion where the image 200 with shooting history superimposed on the map in the process of step ST112 overlaps another image with shooting history that has been superimposed (step ST113). When the superimposition processing unit 19 determines in step ST113 that there is no portion where the image 200 with shooting history overlaps with another image with shooting history superimposed (step ST113 “NO”), the process proceeds to step ST115.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step ST113 that the image 200 with shooting history has a portion where the image with shooting history has overlapped with another image with shooting history (YES in step ST113), the superimposition processing unit 19 coordinates the image 200 with shooting history. To change the display position (step ST114).

  In the imaging history-added image generation unit 16, when the process of step ST113 “NO” or step ST114 is completed in the superimposition processing unit 19, the presence or absence of the image information 12b acquired by the image extraction unit 15 is confirmed, and the next image information 12b is obtained. It is determined whether there is any (step ST115). If it is determined in step ST115 that the next image information 12b is present (step ST115 “NO”), the terminal symbol generation unit 16a of the imaging history-added image generation unit 16 inputs the next image information 12b from the image extraction unit 15. Then, the processing from step ST103 is performed.

  When it is determined that the next image information 12b is not present in step ST115 of the shooting history-added image generation unit 16 (step ST115 "YES"), the display strength processing unit 18a displays the shooting history-added image being displayed as a composite image. Obtain in order (step ST116). When the display strength processing unit 18a acquires the image 200 with the shooting history in step ST116, whether the difference between the date of the specified time and the date of the shooting time information of the image included in the image 200 with the shooting history is within a predetermined number of days (specified). Date of time-date of shooting time information <predetermined number of days) is determined (step ST117).

  If the display strength processing unit 18a determines in step ST117 that the difference between the date of the specified time and the date of the photographing time information is within a predetermined number of days (step ST117 “YES”), the terminal constituting the image 200 with photographing history A process of making the display of the symbol 200a, the time display window 200b, the image display window 200c, and the arrow line 200e light and thin is performed (step ST118), and the process proceeds to step ST121.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step ST117 that the difference between the date of the specified time and the date of the shooting time information has exceeded the predetermined number of days (step ST117 “NO”), the display strength processing unit 18a is based on the stored display lock information. It is determined whether the image 200 with shooting history is a display lock target (step ST119).

  If the display strength processing unit 18a determines in step ST119 that the image 200 with shooting history is a display lock target (“YES” in step ST119), the display strength processing unit 18a continues to display images with shooting history exceeding the predetermined number of days. The display is locked (step ST120), and the process proceeds to step ST121.

  When the display strength processing unit 18a determines in step ST119 that the image 200 with shooting history is not a display lock target (step ST119 "NO"), the image 200 with shooting history is deleted (step ST122), and step ST125. Proceed to the process.

  When the processing of step ST118 or step ST120 in the display strength processing unit 18a is completed, the superimposition processing unit 19 inputs the image 200 with the shooting history from the display strength processing unit 18a, and the terminal symbol 200a constituting the image 200 with the shooting history, Based on the coordinates added to the time display window 200b, the image display window 200c, and the arrow line 200e, the image 200 with the shooting history is superimposed on the map included in the map information 12a of the coordinate storage means 12, and a composite image is output. (Step ST121).

  The superimposition processing unit 19 determines whether there is a portion where the image 200 with shooting history superimposed on the map in the process of step ST121 overlaps with another image with shooting history that has been superimposed (step ST123). When the superimposition processing unit 19 determines in step ST123 that there is no portion where the image 200 with shooting history overlaps with another image 200 with shooting history that has been superimposed ("NO" in step ST123), the process proceeds to step ST125.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step ST123 that the image 200 with shooting history has a portion where the image 200 with shooting history overlaps with another image 200 with shooting history (YES in step ST123), the superimposition processing unit 19 The display position is shifted by changing the coordinates (step ST124).

  When the superposition processing unit 19 finishes the process of step ST123 “NO” or step ST124, the display strength processing unit 18a determines whether or not there is the next image 200 with shooting history (step ST125), and the next image 200 with shooting history is added. If it is determined that there is (step ST125 “NO”), the processing from step ST117 is repeated.

  If the display strength processing unit 18a determines in step ST125 that there is no next image 200 with shooting history ("YES" in step ST125), the designated time indicates that the processing of all acquired images 200 with shooting history has been completed. The update unit 14b is notified.

  When the designated time update unit 14b receives notification that the processing of all the images 200 with shooting history acquired from the display strength processing unit 18a has been completed, the designated time update unit 14b adds 1 second to the current designated time (designated time = designated time + 1 second). ) Update the designated time (step ST126). The designated time update unit 14b performs a process of adding 1 second to the current designated time in step ST126, but is not limited to 1 second, and the designated time update interval is arbitrarily set. It is. In the case of rewinding reproduction in step ST126, the designated time is updated by subtracting from the current time.

  The designated time update unit 14b determines whether an instruction to end the composite image display process is input following the process of step ST126 (step ST127).

  If the designated time update unit 14b determines in step ST127 that an instruction to end the composite image display process has been input (step ST127 "YES"), the designated time is not updated, and the process of the composite image generation unit 13 is performed. Ends.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step ST127 of the designated time update unit 14b that the instruction to end the composite image display process is not input (step ST127 “NO”), the image extraction unit 15 updates from the designated time before the update. The updated image information 12b photographed for one second until the later designated time is acquired (step ST128), and the processing from step ST103 is repeated on the updated image information 12b.

Here, an example of a specific composite image display according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG.
FIG. 4 shows a display immediately after reproduction from a designated time designated in the image recording management apparatus 10 of the first embodiment. FIG. 5 shows a display after the designated time specified in the image recording management apparatus 10 of the first embodiment is updated and the date of the designated time is changed.

  4 and 5, the image with the shooting history of the image taken on the date of the designated time is darkened by one step, the image with the shooting history of the image taken on the previous day is lightened by one step, and the image was taken two days ago. In the following description, it is assumed that an image with a shooting history is set to be deleted. 4 and 5, for the sake of explanation, images with shooting history that are not actually displayed are indicated by broken lines.

  The composite image A has designated period information “2009/10/01/02: 00: 00: 00-2009 / 10/02/23: 59: 59” based on the designated time “2009/10/02/12: 00: 00”. As shown in FIG. 4, images 201, 202, 301, 302, and 303 with shooting history are superimposed and displayed on a map.

  The image 201 with shooting history includes a terminal symbol 201a, a time display window 201b, and an image display window 201c. Shooting time information “2009/10/01/12: 00: 00” is displayed in the time display window 201b, and shooting time information “2009/10/01/12: 00: 00” is displayed in the image display window 201c. A still image 201d taken is displayed.

  Since the image 201d with the shooting history is taken one day before the date “2009/10/02” of the specified time “2009/10/02/12: 00: 00” (the date of the specified time> the shooting) The date of the time information) is displayed in a light thin display by the strength processing of the display strength processing section 18a.

  The image 202 with shooting history includes a terminal symbol 202a, a time display window 202b, and an image display window 202c. Shooting time information “2009/10/01/13: 30” is displayed in the time display window 202b, and shooting time information “2009/10/01/13: 30” is displayed in the image display window 202c. A still image 202d taken is displayed.

  Since the image 202d with the shooting history is taken one day before the date “2009/10/02” of the specified time “2009/10/02/12: 00: 00” (the date of the specified time> the shooting) The date of the time information) is displayed in a light thin display by the strength processing of the display strength processing section 18a.

  The image with shooting history 301 includes a terminal symbol 301a, a time display window 301b, an image display window 301c, and an arrow line 301e. Shooting time information “2009/10/02/12: 00: 00” is displayed in the time display window 301b, and shooting time information “2009/10/02/12: 00: 00” is displayed in the image display window 301c. A still image 301d taken is displayed. An arrow line 301e connects the terminal symbol 201a to the terminal symbol 301a of the same type.

  Since the still image 301d is taken on the same day as the date “2009/10/02” of the designated time “2009/10/02/12: 00: 00” (the date of the designated time = shooting) The date of the time information), and the strong and weak processing is performed by the strength processing of the display strength processing unit 18a.

  The shooting history-added image 302 includes a terminal symbol 302a, a time display window 302b, an image display window 302c, and an arrow line 302e. The shooting time information “2009/10/02/13: 30” is displayed in the time display window 302b, and the shooting time information “2009/10/02/13: 30” is displayed in the image display window 302c. A still image 302d taken is displayed. The arrow line 302e connects the terminal symbol 202a to the terminal symbol 302a of the same type.

  Since the still image 302d is captured on the same date as the date “2009/10/02” of the specified time “2009/10/02/12: 00: 00” (the date of the specified time = shooting) The date of the time information), and the strong and weak processing is performed by the strength processing of the display strength processing unit 18a.

  The shooting history-added image 303 includes a terminal symbol 303a, a time display window 303b, and an image display window 303c. Shooting time information “2009/10/02/14: 00: 00” is displayed in the time display window 303b, and shooting time information “2009/10/02/14: 00: 00” is displayed in the image display window 303c. A moving image 303d captured is displayed.

  Since the moving image 303d is shot on the same day as the date “2009/10/02” of the specified time “2009/10/02/12: 00: 00”, the image 303 with shooting history is added (the date of the specified time = shooting The date of the time information), and the strong and weak processing is performed by the strength processing of the display strength processing unit 18a.

  The composite image A displays the still image 301d in the image display window 301c at the designated time “2009/10/02/12: 00: 00” and starts from the designated time “2009/10/02/12: 00: 00”. When the specified time is updated at the specified double speed, the still image 302d is displayed on the image display window 302c at the specified time “2009/10/02/13: 30,” and the specified time “2009/10/02” is displayed. / 14: 00: 0 "displays the moving image 303d in the image display window 303c and reproduces it.

  The composite image B has designated period information “2009/10/02/02: 00: 00: 00-2009 / 10/03/23: 59: 59” based on the designated time “2009/10/03/00: 00: 00”. As shown in FIG. 5, images 301, 302, 303, 402, and 403 with shooting history are superimposed and displayed on the map image.

  In the composite image B, when the designated time “2009/10/02/23: 59: 59” is updated from the designated time “2009/10/03/00: 00: 00”, as shown in FIG. The images 201 and 202 with shooting history of the images shot two days before the date “2009/10/03” at the designated time “2009/10/03/00: 00: 00” are deleted.

  In addition, in the composite image B, as shown in FIG. 5, with the shooting history of the image shot one day before the date “2009/10/03” at the designated time “2009/10/03/00: 00: 00”. The images 301, 302, and 303 are subjected to strength processing, and the images with shooting history 301, 302, and 303 are displayed in a light thin display.

  Further, in the composite image B, as shown in FIG. 5, an image with a shooting history of an image shot on the same day as the date “2009/10/03” at the specified time “2009/10/03/00: 00: 00”. 402 (terminal symbol 402a, time display window 402b, image display window 402c, arrow line 402e) and image processing history added image 403 (terminal symbol 403a, time display window 403b, image display window 403c, arrow line 403e) The images with shooting history 402 and 403 are displayed in strong dark display.

  In this way, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the image recording management apparatus 10 changes the display of the image with the shooting history of the image shot on the same day as the designated time to a dark strong display, one day before (past) The image with the shooting history of the image that was taken in the past was changed to a light and thin display, the image with the shooting history of the image taken two days ago (outside the predetermined period) was deleted, and past image information passed over time In accordance with the above, it is displayed so that it fades out and disappears after a predetermined period. On the other hand, the image with shooting history that has been display-locked is continuously displayed without being erased until the display lock is released. Here, the process of changing the display for each date has been described, but the interval of the process for changing the display can be changed, for example, the process of changing the display at an arbitrarily set time.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, the image recording management apparatus 10 captures a plurality of pieces of image information 12b (still images or moving images) that are photographed by a plurality of mobile terminals 130 and to which photographing time information and photographing position information are added. Is input and stored via the communication means 11, and the storage means 12 for storing the map information, the designated period determining unit 14a for determining the designated period information including the designated time input from the outside, and the designated period determining unit 14a The image extraction unit 15 for acquiring the image information 12b to which the shooting time information in the specified period information is added based on the specified period information from the storage unit 12 and the shooting time information of the storage unit 12; Based on the image information 12b, the shooting position information of the image information 12b, and the shooting time information of the image information 12b, an image generation with shooting history is generated. 16, the coordinate calculation unit 17 that calculates the coordinates on the map of the image with shooting history 200 from the image generation unit with shooting history 16 based on the shooting position information of the image information 12 b, and the designation input to the designation period determination unit 14 a Based on the time and the shooting time information from the image extraction unit 15, the display strength processing unit 18 a for changing the display of the image with shooting history 200 to a dark strong display or a light thin display, and a map calculated by the coordinate calculation unit 17. Based on the coordinates, map information is acquired from the storage means 12, and a superimposition processing unit 19 that superimposes the image with shooting history 200 from the display strength processing unit 18a on the map and displays a composite image is provided. Since it comprised, the image with a photography log | history which shows image information, imaging | photography position information, and imaging | photography time information can be changed into the display based on imaging | photography time, and can be displayed. As a result, it is possible for the user to display a plurality of images and shooting position information of each image in an easy-to-understand manner along with the passage of shooting time information.

  Further, according to the first embodiment, the image recording management apparatus 10 updates the specified time and updates the specified period when all the images 200 with the shooting history within the specified period are superimposed on the map by the superimposition processing unit 19. Since the designated time update unit 14b for output to the determination unit 14a is provided, the image 200 with the shooting history can be displayed along with the passage of time from the inputted designated time. As a result, the same effect can be obtained.

  Further, according to the first embodiment, the image recording management apparatus 10 stores the image 200 with shooting history specified by the user as display lock information, and is included in the date 200 with the shooting history and the image 200 with shooting history. When the difference in the dates of the shooting time information exceeds a predetermined number of days, the shooting history-added image 200 designated as the display lock target is continuously displayed based on the display lock information, and the shooting not designated as the display lock target Since the display strength processing unit 18a for deleting the history-added image 200 is provided, it is possible to maintain the display of the shooting history-added image 200 required by the user from the shooting history-added image 200 outside the specified period. As a result, it is possible to compare the image of the past time outside the display period with the image of the displayed time.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
In the first embodiment, a configuration has been described in which strength processing is performed on an image with a shooting history, and an image with a shooting history is displayed in a strong and thin display. In addition, a configuration for color-coding the display colors of the images with shooting history will be described.

  FIG. 6 shows a functional configuration of the composite image generation means 13 in the image recording management apparatus 10 of the second embodiment. In FIG. 6, the display color processing unit 18 b is added to the configuration of the display change processing unit 18 of the composite image generating unit 13 of the first embodiment, and the same reference numerals are given to the same configurations as in FIG. A detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  The composite image generation unit 13 includes a designated period determination unit 14 a, an image extraction unit 15, an imaging history-added image generation unit 16, a coordinate calculation unit 17, a display change processing unit 18, and a superimposition processing unit 19. Since the designated period determination unit 14a, the image extraction unit 15, the imaging history-added image generation unit 16, the coordinate calculation unit 17, and the superimposition processing unit 19 are the same as those in the first embodiment, description thereof will be omitted.

  The display change processing unit 18 includes a display strength processing unit 18a and a display color processing unit 18b. The display change processing unit 18 changes the display with respect to the terminal symbol, time display window, image display window, and arrow line constituting the image with the shooting history. Works to do. Since the display strength processing unit 18a is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

  The display color processing unit 18b changes the display color of the image with shooting history for each predetermined time width included in the specified period information based on the specified period information from the specified period determining unit 14a and the shooting time information from the image extracting unit 15. Function to change and color code.

  The display color processing unit 18b, for example, based on the specified period information from the specified period determining unit 14a and the shooting time information from the image extracting unit 15, includes a terminal symbol, a time display window, an image display window, Change the display color of the arrow line. When the shooting time information is a time before (past) the specified time (shooting time information <specified time), the display strength processing unit 18a changes the display of the image with the shooting history to a color indicating a preset past, When the shooting time information is the specified time (current) (shooting time information = specified time), the image with shooting history is changed to a color indicating the preset current, and the shooting time information is after the specified time (future) (Shooting time information> Specified time) The image with shooting history is changed to a color indicating the future set in advance.

  Next, the processing operation of the image recording management apparatus 10 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, the processing operation of the image recording management apparatus 10 performs the processing of step ST201 between the processing of step ST109 and step ST112 of the processing operation in FIG. 3 of the first embodiment, and step ST111 and step ST112. The process of step ST202 is performed during this process. In addition, since it is the same as the processing operation of Embodiment 1 other than the processing operation of step ST201 and step ST202, description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The display color processing unit 18b performs processing to make the terminal symbol 200a, the time display window 200b, the image display window 200c, and the arrow line 200e constituting the image 200 with the shooting history lightly thin in step ST109 of the display strength processing unit 18a. Is performed, based on the designated period information from the designated period determining unit 14a and the photographing time information from the image extracting unit 15, a time segment (past) is set, and the photographing history is displayed in a display color preset for each time segment. The attached image is color-coded (step ST201). When the process of step ST201 of the display color processing unit 18b ends, the superimposition processing unit 19 performs the superimposition process of step ST112.

  The display color processing unit 18b performs a process of strongly displaying the terminal symbol 200a, the time display window 200b, the image display window 200c, and the arrow line 200e constituting the image 200 with the shooting history in step ST111 of the display strength processing unit 18a. Then, based on the specified period information from the specified period determining unit 14a and the shooting time information from the image extracting unit 15, a time segment (current) is set, and a shooting history is added in a preset display color for each time segment. The image is color-coded (step ST202). When the process of step ST202 of the display color processing unit 18b ends, the superimposition processing unit 19 performs the superimposition process of step ST112.

  In the above-described processing operation, it is described that the past or current time section is set. However, when the designated period information determined by the display time determination unit 14 includes a future time, the past, present A future time segment is set, and the image with the shooting history is color-coded by a preset display color for each time segment.

  The display color processing unit 18b may be configured to change the display color of the image with shooting history for each mobile terminal 130 based on the terminal information from the image extraction unit 15.

Next, an example of a specific composite image display according to the second embodiment will be described. FIG. 8 shows an example of a composite image in the image recording management apparatus of the second embodiment.
The composite image C has designated period information “2009/10/01/00: 00: 00 to 2009/10/04/23: 59: 59” based on the designated time “2009/10/03/12: 00: 00”. As shown in FIG. 8, images 301, 302, 303, 402, 403, 501, 502 with shooting history are superimposed and displayed on the map image. Has been.

  The image 501 with a shooting history includes a terminal symbol 501a, a time display window 501b, and an image display window 501c. Shooting time information “2009/10/01/12: 00: 00” is displayed in the time display window 501b, and shooting time information “2009/10/01/12: 00: 00” is displayed in the image display window 501c. A still image 501d taken is displayed.

  The image 501 with the shooting history includes a date “2009/10/01/12: 00: 00” of the shooting time information “2009/10/01/12: 0” as a date of the specified time “2009/10/03/12: 00: 00”. Since it is two days before “2009/10/03” (date of specified time−date of shooting time information = 2), it has been changed to a light and extremely thin display by the strength processing of the display strength processing section 18a.

  The shooting history-added image 502 includes a terminal symbol 502a, a time display window 502b, and an image display window 502c. Shooting time information “2009/10/01/13: 30” is displayed in the time display window 502b, and shooting time information “2009/10/01/13: 30” is displayed in the image display window 502c. A still image 502d taken is displayed.

  The image 502 with shooting history includes a date “2009/10/01/01” of the shooting time information “2009/10/01/13: 30” and a date “2009/10/03/12: 00: 00” of the specified time. Since it is two days before “2009/10/03” (date of specified time−date of shooting time information = 2), it has been changed to a light and extremely thin display by the strength processing of the display strength processing section 18a.

  The image with shooting history 301 includes a terminal symbol 301a, a time display window 301b, an image display window 301c, and an arrow line 301e. Shooting time information “2009/10/02/12: 00: 00” is displayed in the time display window 301b, and shooting time information “2009/10/02/12: 00: 00” is displayed in the image display window 301c. A still image 301d taken is displayed. The arrow line 301e connects the terminal symbol 501a to the terminal symbol 301a of the same type.

  The image 301 with the shooting history includes the date “2009/10/02/12: 00: 00” of the shooting time information “2009/10/02/12: 00: 00” and the date of the specified time “2009/10/03/12: 00: 00”. Since it is one day before “2009/10/03” (the date of the designated time−the date of the photographing time information = 1), it has been changed to a light and thin display by the strength processing of the display strength processing section 18a.

  The shooting history-added image 302 includes a terminal symbol 302a, a time display window 302b, an image display window 302c, and an arrow line 302e. The shooting time information “2009/10/02/13: 30” is displayed in the time display window 302b, and the shooting time information “2009/10/02/13: 30” is displayed in the image display window 302c. A still image 302d taken is displayed. An arrow line 302e connects the terminal symbol 502a to the terminal symbol 302a of the same type.

  The image 302 with the shooting history includes the date “2009/10/02/01” of the shooting time information “2009/10/02/13: 30” and the date of the specified time “2009/10/03/12: 00: 00”. Since it is one day before “2009/10/03” (the date of the designated time−the date of the photographing time information = 1), it has been changed to a light and thin display by the strength processing of the display strength processing section 18a.

  The shooting history-added image 303 includes a terminal symbol 303a, a time display window 303b, and an image display window 303c. Shooting time information “2009/10/02/14: 00: 00” is displayed in the time display window 303b, and shooting time information “2009/10/02/14: 00: 00” is displayed in the image display window 303c. A moving image 303d captured is displayed.

  In the image 303 with shooting history, the date “2009/10/02/1” of the shooting time information “2009/10/02/14: 00” is the date of the specified time “2009/10/03/12: 00: 00”. Since it is one day before “2009/10/03” (the date of the designated time−the date of the photographing time information = 1), it has been changed to a light and thin display by the strength processing of the display strength processing section 18a.

  The shooting history-added image 402 includes a terminal symbol 402a, a time display window 402b, an image display window 402c, and an arrow line 402e. The time display window 402b displays shooting time information “2009/10/03/13: 30”, and the image display window 402c displays shooting time information “2009/10/03/13: 30”. A still image 402d taken is displayed. An arrow line 402e connects the same type of terminal symbol 302a to terminal symbol 402a.

  In the image 402 with shooting history, the date “2009/10/03” of the shooting time information “2009/10/03/13: 30” is the date of the specified time “2009/10/03/12: 00: 00”. Since it is the same day as “2009/10/03” (the date of the designated time = the date of the shooting time information), it has been changed to a dark strong display by the strength processing of the display strength processing section 18a.

  The image 403 with shooting history includes a terminal symbol 403a, a time display window 403b, an image display window 403c, and an arrow line 403e. Shooting time information “2009/10/03/14: 00: 00” is displayed in the time display window 403b, and shooting time information “2009/10/03/14: 00: 00” is displayed in the image display window 403c. A moving image 403d captured is displayed. An arrow line 403e connects the same type of terminal symbol 303a to terminal symbol 403a.

  In the image 403 with shooting history, the date “2009/10/03” of the shooting time information “2009/10/03/14: 00” is the date of the specified time “2009/10/03/12: 00: 00”. Since it is the same day as “2009/10/03” (the date of the designated time = the date of the shooting time information), it has been changed to a dark strong display by the strength processing of the display strength processing section 18a.

  The shooting history-added image 503 includes a terminal symbol 503a, a time display window 503b, an image display window 503c, and an arrow line 503e. Shooting time information “2009/10/04/14: 00: 00” is displayed in the time display window 503b, and shooting time information “2009/10/04/14: 00: 00” is displayed in the image display window 503c. A moving image 503d taken is displayed. An arrow line 503e connects the terminal symbol 403a to the terminal symbol 503a of the same type.

  The image 503 with the shooting history includes the date “2009/10/04/14: 00” of the shooting time information “2009/10/04” as the date of the specified time “2009/10/03/12: 00: 00”. Since it is one day before “2009/10/03” (the date of the designated time−the date of the photographing time information = 1), it has been changed to a light and thin display by the strength processing of the display strength processing section 18a.

  The composite image C displays the still image 402d on the image display window 402c at the designated time “2009/10/03/12: 00: 00” and starts from the designated time “2009/10/03/12: 00: 00”. When the specified time is updated at the specified double speed, the moving image 403d is displayed in the image display window 403c and reproduced at the specified time “2009/10/03/13: 30 3:00”.

  In the composite image C, for example, the images 501 and 502 with shooting history of the past time section “2009/10/01” are displayed in green, and the images 301 with shooting history of the past time section “2009/10/02” are displayed. , 302 and 303 are displayed in blue, the images 402 and 403 with the shooting history of the current time section “2009/10/03” are displayed in red, and the shooting history of the future time section “2009/10/04” is attached. The image 503 is displayed in orange, and the color of the image with shooting history is displayed differently depending on the time segment.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, in addition to the configuration of the first embodiment, the image recording management apparatus 10 includes the designated period information from the designated period determining unit 14a and the shooting time information from the image extracting unit 15. The display color processing unit 18b that changes the display color of the image with the shooting history for every predetermined time width included in the specified period information is configured to include the image with the shooting history according to the time division. Can be displayed in different colors. As a result, it is possible to display a plurality of images and shooting position information of each image in an easy-to-understand manner along the passage of shooting time information, and it is possible to grasp the situation at a higher rate for the user.

Embodiment 3 FIG.
In the second embodiment, the configuration has been described in which the display color of the image with the shooting history is color-coded to be easily visible, but the display is easily displayed when the terminal symbol is at the same position. The configuration to be changed will be described.

  FIG. 9 shows a functional configuration of the composite image generating means 13 in the image recording management apparatus of the third embodiment. In FIG. 9, a batch display processing unit 18c is added to the configuration of the display change processing unit 18 included in the composite image generating unit 13 of the first embodiment, and the same configuration as in FIG. Reference numerals are assigned and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The composite image generating unit 13 includes a designated period determining unit 14a, an image extracting unit 15, an image generating unit with shooting history 16, a coordinate calculating unit 17, a display change processing unit 18, a superimposition processing unit 19, and a batch display processing unit 18c. ing. Since the designated period determination unit 14a, the image extraction unit 15, the imaging history-added image generation unit 16, the coordinate calculation unit 17, and the superimposition processing unit 19 are the same as those in the first embodiment, description thereof will be omitted.

  The display change processing unit 18 includes a display strength processing unit 18a and a collective display processing unit 18c. The display change processing unit 18 changes the display of the terminal symbol, time display window, image display window, and arrow lines that constitute the image with the shooting history. Works to do. Since the display strength processing unit 18a is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

  The collective display processing unit 18c functions to collectively display the image display windows of the images with shooting history in the balloon window based on the shooting position information of the image information 12b included in the images with shooting history. The collective display processing unit 18c, for example, generates a balloon window with a size based on the number of image display windows when there are a plurality of images with shooting history having the same shooting position information in the image information 12b included in the image with shooting history. At the same time, processing is performed so that the image display windows of the images with shooting histories are collectively displayed so as not to overlap each other in the balloon window. Note that the batch display processing unit 18c performs processing to collectively display the image display windows of the images with shooting history so as not to overlap the balloon windows when the shooting position information is within a predetermined range set in advance. It may be configured.

  Next, the processing operation of the image recording management apparatus 10 of Embodiment 3 will be described using the flowchart of FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, the processing operation of the image recording management apparatus 10 is performed between step ST113 “NO” or step ST114 of the processing operation in FIG. 3 of the first embodiment and step ST115. To ST302. In addition, since it is the same as the processing operation of Embodiment 1 other than the processing operation of step ST301 and step ST302, description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The collective display processing unit 18c determines that there is no portion in which the image 200 with the shooting history overlaps with another image with the shooting history that has been superimposed in the superimposition processing unit 19 (step ST113 “NO”), or the image 200 with the shooting history. After performing the process of changing the display position and shifting the display position (step ST114), based on the shooting position information of the image included in the image with shooting history, is there an image with shooting history with the same shooting position information? Is determined (step ST301).

  If the collective display processing unit 18c determines in step ST301 that there is an image with shooting history having the same shooting position information (step ST301 "YES"), the collective display processing unit 18c and the terminal information added to the image included in each image with shooting history Each image display window is acquired from each image with shooting history.

  The collective display processing unit 18c generates a balloon window with a size based on the number of image display windows, and collectively displays the image display windows of the same mobile terminal 130 based on the terminal information so as not to overlap in one balloon window. Processing is performed (step ST302).

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step ST301 that there is no image with shooting history having the same shooting position information (step ST301 “NO”), the batch display processing unit 18c proceeds to the process of step ST115.

  Next, an example of a specific composite image display according to the third embodiment will be described. FIG. 11 shows an example of a composite image in the image recording management apparatus 10 of the third embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 11A, when the shooting position information is the same and within a predetermined range, the composite image 600a before the balloon display process has terminal symbols 601a and 602a, date and time display windows 601b, 602b and 603b, Since the display windows 601c, 602c, and 603c are displayed in an overlapping manner, a portion that cannot be seen occurs.

  Therefore, as shown in the composite image 600b, the image display windows 601c, 602c, and 603c are displayed in the balloon windows 601g and 602g for each mobile terminal 130 and each photographing position information. An image display window 601f is displayed in the balloon window 601g, and image display windows 602f and 603f are displayed in the balloon window 602g.

  As shown in the composite image 600b, the display positions of the date / time display windows 601e, 602e, and 603e are shifted by the process of step ST114.

  Another example is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 11B, the composite image 600c before the balloon display processing has terminal symbols 604a and 605a, date and time display windows 604b and 605b, and an image display window 604c when the shooting position information is the same and within a predetermined range. , 605c are displayed in an overlapping manner, so that a portion that cannot be seen occurs.

  Therefore, as shown in the composite image 600d, the image display windows 604c and 605c are displayed in the balloon windows 604g and 605g for each mobile terminal and each photographing position information. An image display window 604f is displayed in the balloon window 604g, and an image display window 605f is displayed in the balloon window 605g.

  As shown in the composite image 600d, the display positions of the date and time display windows 604e and 605e are shifted by the process of step ST114.

  In the third embodiment, the configuration including the collective display processing unit 18c in addition to the configuration of the first embodiment has been described. However, in addition to the configuration of the second embodiment, the configuration is configured to include the collective display processing unit 18c. Also good.

  As described above, according to the third embodiment, the image recording management apparatus 10 is based on the shooting position information of the image information 12b included in the image with shooting history, and the shooting position information is the same or within a predetermined range. Collecting the image display window of the image with history, generating a balloon window with the size based on the number of image display windows, and displaying the image display window included in each image with history in the balloon window By including the processing unit 18c, the images in the image display window of the images with shooting history can be displayed without overlapping even when the shooting position information is the same. As a result, it is possible to grasp the situation at a higher rate for the user.

Embodiment 4 FIG.
In the third embodiment, the configuration has been described in which when the terminal symbol is at the same position, the image with shooting history is displayed in a balloon for easy viewing. However, in the fourth embodiment, the state of the mobile terminal 130 is changed. A configuration to be displayed will be described.

  FIG. 12 shows a functional configuration of the composite image generation unit 13 in the image recording management apparatus 10 of the fourth embodiment. In FIG. 12, a state display processing unit 18d is added to the configuration of the composite image generating unit 13 of the first embodiment, and the same components as those in FIG. Description is omitted.

  Note that the storage unit 12 in FIG. 1A stores terminal state information of each mobile terminal 130 input from each mobile terminal 130 via the communication unit 11. The terminal status information includes terminal information indicating each mobile terminal 130, status information indicating power on / off, time information, and position information of the mobile terminal 130 at that time.

  The composite image generation unit 13 includes a designated period determination unit 14a, an image extraction unit 15, an image generation unit with shooting history 16, a coordinate calculation unit 17, a display change processing unit 18, a superimposition processing unit 19, and a state display processing unit 18d. ing. Since the designated period determination unit 14a, the image extraction unit 15, the imaging history-added image generation unit 16, the coordinate calculation unit 17, and the superimposition processing unit 19 are the same as those in the first embodiment, description thereof will be omitted.

  The display change processing unit 18 includes a display strength processing unit 18a and a state display processing unit 18d. Works to do. Since the display strength processing unit 18a is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

  The state display processing unit 18d functions to display a terminal state image indicating the terminal state, time, and position such as power-on, normal state, and power-off based on the designated time, designated period information, and terminal state information. For example, the state display processing unit 18d acquires the terminal state information stored in the storage unit 12 based on the specified period information from the specified period determining unit 14a. The state display processing unit 18d starts a process of displaying the terminal state image based on the specified time input to the specified period determining unit 14a and the state information included in the terminal state information. The state display processing unit 18d, based on the terminal information, the state information, and the position information, when the state information indicates power-on, and when the specified time and the power-on time information are the same time (specified time = power-on time information). A terminal state image indicating that the power is turned on is displayed. On the other hand, when the status information indicates that the power is off, the status display processing unit 18d determines that the terminal information and status are the same when the specified time of the image with shooting history and the power-off time information are the same time (specified time = power-off time). A terminal state image indicating that the power has been turned off is displayed based on the information and the position information. In addition, the image with shooting history in the time from power-on to power-off is displayed normally as in the first to third embodiments.

  Further, the state display processing unit 18d functions to lock the display of the image with photographing history when the terminal state image indicating the power off is displayed. The state display processing unit 18d can display the position where the mobile terminal 130 is powered off by locking the display of the image with shooting history displaying the power off state.

  Next, the processing operation of the image recording management apparatus according to the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 13A, the processing operation of the image recording management apparatus 10 is performed between step ST401 and step ST402 between the processing of step ST106 of the processing operation in FIG. 3 of the first embodiment and the processing of step ST107. The process is performed. Further, as shown in FIG. 13B, the processing operation of the image recording management apparatus 10 starts from step ST401 between the processing of step ST116 of the processing operation in FIG. 3 of the first embodiment and the processing of step ST117. The process of step ST402 is performed. In addition, since it is the same as the processing operation of Embodiment 1 other than the processing operation of step ST401 and step ST402, description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The state display processing unit 18d generates the shooting history-added image 200 from step ST103 to step ST106 in the terminal symbol generation unit 16a, the image display generation unit 16b, the date / time display generation unit 16c, and the arrow line generation unit 16d, or display strength After acquiring the shooting history-added image 200 in step ST116 in the processing unit 18a, the terminal state information stored in the storage unit 12 is acquired based on the specified time determined by the specified period determining unit 14a (step ST401).

  When obtaining the terminal state information in step ST401, the state display processing unit 18d determines the power on / off based on the designated period information from the designated period determining unit 14a and the terminal state information from the storage unit 12, and the designated period determining unit 14a. When the designated time input to the time and the power-on time are the same (designated time = power-on time), a power-on display indicating that the power is on is displayed. When the designated time input to the designated period determining unit 14a is from the power-on time to the time when the power is turned off, the state display processing unit 18d performs the above-described embodiment 1 to the imaging history-added image. Normal display is performed as in the third mode. On the other hand, when the specified time input to the specified period determining unit 14a and the power-off time are the same time (specified time = power-off time), the status display processing unit 18d displays a terminal status image indicating that the power has been turned off. Is displayed (step ST402). Thereafter, the state display processing unit 18d displays a terminal state image indicating power off until the power is turned on again.

Next, an example of display of an image with shooting history according to the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 14, the terminal status image 701 includes, for example, a terminal symbol 701 a indicating a power-on with a double circle, and a date / time display window 701 b where a display portion is superimposed with a color or diagonal line indicating a power-on. .

  As shown in FIG. 14, the terminal status image 702 includes a normal display terminal symbol 702a, a date display window 702b, and an image display window 702c as in the first to third embodiments.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the terminal status image 703 includes, for example, a terminal symbol 703 a that indicates power off with a black circle, and a date and time display window 703 b on which a display portion is superimposed with a color or diagonal line that indicates power off.

  In the fourth embodiment, the configuration including the status display processing unit 18d in addition to the configuration of the first embodiment has been described. However, in addition to the configuration of the second or third embodiment, the status display processing unit 18d You may comprise so that it may be provided.

  As described above, according to the fourth embodiment, the image recording management apparatus 10 inputs and stores the terminal state information indicating the time when the power is turned on and the time when the power is turned off from the mobile terminal 130 via the communication unit 11. Based on the storage unit 12, the specified time, the specified period information, and the terminal state information from the storage unit 12, a display change processing unit 18 (display change processing unit 18) that changes the display to an image with a shooting history indicating the power-on, normal state, and power-off terminal state The state display processing unit 18d) is configured to include the state display processing unit 18d), so that the state change from the power-on to the power-off of each mobile terminal can be displayed in synchronization with the designated time in the image with shooting history. As a result, the user can recognize the power-on, normal state, and power-off state of the mobile terminal over time.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Image recording management apparatus, 11 Communication means, 12 Storage means, 13 Composite image generation means, 14a Designation period information determination part, 14b Designation time update part, 15 Image extraction part, 16 Image generation part with imaging | photography history, 16a Terminal symbol production | generation Unit, 16b image display generation unit, 16c date and time display generation unit, 16d arrow line generation unit, 17 coordinate calculation unit, 18 display change processing unit, 18a display intensity processing unit, 18b display color processing unit, 18c collective display processing unit, 18d Status display processing unit, 19 superimposition processing unit, 30 display device, 100 image information management system, 110 management center, 120 GPS satellite (position specifying means), 130 terminal device, 130a mobile phone, 130b digital camera, 130c video camera, 130d PDA, 140 communication network, 201, 202, 301, 302, 30 3, 402, 403, 501, 502, 503, 601, 602, 604, 605, 701, 702, 703 Images with shooting history, 201a, 202a, 301a, 302a, 303a, 402a, 403a, 501a, 502a, 503a, 601a, 602a, 604a, 605a, 701a, 702a, 703a terminal symbol, 201b, 202b, 301b, 302b, 303b, 402b, 403b, 501b, 502b, 503b, 601b, 601e, 602b, 602e, 603b, 603e, 604b, 604e, 605b, 605e, 701b, 702b, 703b Date and time display window, 201c, 202c, 301c, 302c, 303c, 402c, 403c, 501c, 502c, 503c, 601c, 601f, 6 2c, 602f, 603c, 603f, 604c, 604f, 605c, 605f, 702c image display window, 600a, 600b, 600c, 600d combined image, 601g, 602g, 604g, 605g balloon window.

Claims (9)

Storage means for storing a plurality of pieces of image information (including still images and moving images) to which shooting time information and shooting position information are added, and storing map information;
A designated period determining unit for determining designated period information including the inputted designated time;
An image extracting unit that acquires image information from the storage unit based on the specified period information from the specified period determining unit;
An image generation unit with a shooting history for generating an image with shooting history indicating image information, shooting position information, shooting time information from the image extraction unit;
Based on the shooting position information from the image extraction unit, a coordinate calculation unit that calculates the coordinates on the map of the image with shooting history generated by the image generation unit with shooting history,
A display strength processing unit that changes the display of the image with the shooting history according to the length of the difference time between the specified time input to the specified period determination unit and the shooting time information from the image extraction unit;
Based on the coordinates on the map calculated by the coordinate calculation unit, the map processing unit acquires map information from the storage unit, and superimposes and displays the image with the shooting history from the display strength processing unit on the map. When,
An image recording management apparatus comprising: When all the images with shooting history within the specified period are superimposed on the map by the superimposition processing unit, a specified time update unit that updates the specified time is provided.
The image recording management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the specified period determining unit determines new specified period information based on the specified time updated by the specified time updating unit.   3. The image recording management device according to claim 1, wherein the display strength processing unit changes the images with shooting history at the same time in the shooting time information to the same shaded display.   The display strength processing unit displays the image with the shooting history lightly in stages as the difference time between the specified time input to the specified period determination unit and the shooting time information from the image extraction unit becomes longer. The image recording management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image recording management apparatus is one of claims 1 to 3.   5. The imaging history-added image generation unit generates imaging history-added images for each of a plurality of mobile terminals that have captured the image information, and makes it easy to identify. 2. An image recording management apparatus according to item 1.   Display color processing for changing the display color of the image with shooting history for each predetermined time width included in the specified period information based on the specified period information from the specified period determining unit and the shooting time information from the image extracting unit The image recording management apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a section.   A collective display processing unit is provided that collectively displays images included in a plurality of images with shooting history at a predetermined interval based on the shooting position information of the images with shooting history so as not to overlap. The image recording management apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The storage means stores power-on and power-off time information and position information in the mobile terminal that has captured the image,
A terminal state display processing unit for displaying a time and a position at which the mobile terminal is turned on / off based on a specified period from the specified period determining unit and time information and position information from the storage means. The image recording management device according to any one of claims 1 to 7.   The display strength processing unit stores an image with shooting history for which display lock is designated by the user, and a difference between the date of the specified time and the date of shooting time information included in the image with shooting history exceeds a predetermined number of days. 9. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: deleting an image with shooting history not designated for display lock, but not deleting an image with shooting history designated for display lock. Image recording management device.

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