JP4677373B2 - Imaging apparatus, system, control method therefor, program, and storage medium - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique in which tag information is added to data generated by an electronic device and managed in a system in which an electronic device such as a digital camera and an information processing apparatus such as a computer are connected.

As a conventional data management method using tag information, there is a method of managing data by adding an icon as tag information (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-146317

  The method of adding the icon as tag information has an advantage that it is not necessary to mount character string font data in the electronic device because it is not necessary to display a character string when the tag information is displayed on the electronic device.

  However, although the icons are excellent in visibility, there are inconveniences such that the meaning is ambiguous, and when the icons are used for searching and classification, they cannot be input from the keyboard. In order to solve such inconvenience, character string data may be used as tag information. However, in this case, character string font data must be mounted on an electronic device that displays tag information. In addition, since there is a limit to font data mounted on the electronic device, it may be possible to create tag data using only character strings that can be expressed by font data within that range.

  However, in the case of expressing with limited font data, since a character string that can be used on a computer or the like having sufficient font data is limited, the degree of freedom when the user uses it on the computer is limited. It will narrow.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to realize a technique capable of expanding the degree of freedom in using tag information added by a camera on a PC.

In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, an imaging apparatus according to the present invention displays an imaging unit that captures an image , an image captured by the imaging unit, and information added to the image. Display control means for controlling, bit data, a first character string by the first character data that can be displayed by the display control means, and a second character data by the second character data that can be displayed on the display means of the external device. Recording control means for controlling to add and record the image as single tag information for selecting the image in association with a character string.

The system of the present invention is a system in which an imaging device that captures an image and an external device are connected. The imaging device includes an imaging unit that captures an image, an image captured by the imaging unit, and the image. Display control means for controlling the information added to the display, bit data representing tag information for selecting the image, and first character data that can be displayed by the display control means. Recording for controlling to record a character string and a second character string based on second character data that can be displayed on the display unit of the external device by adding it to the image as a single item of the tag information Control means, and management means for managing the tag information table, wherein the external device acquires the tag information table from the management means, and the acquisition means acquires the tag information table. A display means for displaying the Buru, and editing means for editing the information of the table displayed on the display means.

According to another aspect of the present invention , there is provided a control method for an image pickup apparatus for picking up an image, a display control step for controlling the picked-up image and information added to the image to be displayed. The bit data, the first character string based on the first character data that can be displayed in the display control step, and the second character string based on the second character data that can be displayed on the display means of the external device are associated with each other. And a recording control step for controlling to add and record the image as single tag information for selecting the image .

The system control method of the present invention is a method for controlling the imaging device and the external device in a system in which an imaging device that captures an image and an external device are connected, and the imaging device includes the imaging device. A display control step for controlling to display the displayed image and information added to the image, bit data representing tag information for selecting the image, and a first displayable in the display control step A first character string based on character data and a second character string based on second character data that can be displayed on the display unit of the external device are added to the image and recorded as a single item of the tag information. A recording control step for controlling the tag information and a management step for managing the table of tag information, and the external device acquires the tag information table from the imaging device, and the acquisition step A display step of displaying said table,
An editing step of editing the displayed information of the table .

According to the present invention, tag information that can be used by an external device can be added to an image file generated by the imaging device, so that the degree of freedom in using the tag information added by the imaging device by the external device can be expanded. . Therefore, the visibility of tag information and the searchability of files in an external device can be improved.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  The embodiment described below is an example as means for realizing the present invention, and should be appropriately modified or changed according to the configuration and various conditions of the apparatus to which the present invention is applied. It is not limited to the embodiment.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a data management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The present embodiment is configured by connecting an information processing device such as a computer and an electronic device such as a digital camera capable of generating a data file such as an image.

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a personal use computer (PC main body). The PC main body 10 is installed with an application and a driver (including an OS function) that can communicate by PTP.

  Reference numeral 12 denotes a monitor for displaying an image output from the PC main body 10, reference numeral 14 denotes a mouse, reference numeral 16 denotes a mouse button, and reference numeral 18 denotes a keyboard. A digital camera 20 is connected to the PC main body 10 via the USB data transfer cable 22.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the PC main body 10 of the present embodiment.

  In FIG. 2, the PC main body 10 has an operating system (OS) in hardware, and application software (hereinafter referred to as camera application) 50 for the digital camera is positioned thereon. In understanding the configuration of the present embodiment, elements that are not required directly, such as a CPU and a memory management system of an operating system, are omitted.

  In FIG. 2, a drawing management system 36 included in the OS has a function for the camera application 50 to generate an image without directly controlling the hardware. A video interface (I / F) 38 converts image data generated by the drawing management system 36 into a video signal suitable for the monitor 12.

  Reference numeral 35 denotes a keyboard / mouse control system included in the OS, which includes a function for the camera application 50 to acquire input from the keyboard 18 and mouse 14 without directly controlling the hardware.

  Reference numeral 42 is a keyboard interface for connecting the keyboard 18, and 44 is a mouse interface for connecting the mouse 14.

  Reference numeral 40 denotes an image device management system constituting the OS, which manages devices that handle image data such as the digital camera 20 and the scanner. The image device management system 40 automatically allocates an appropriate device driver to the connected device, and provides a means for managing input / output from the device without the camera application 50 directly controlling the device. It also has a function of activating a pre-registered camera application 50 when a device connection is detected.

  The digital camera 20 is connected to the USB interface 46 via the USB data transfer cable 22, and controls commands, status signals, and image data with the camera application 50 via the digital camera device driver 37 and the image device management system 40. Etc.

  Reference numeral 50 denotes an application for a digital camera that accesses the digital camera 20 to display an image in the digital camera 20 or edit tag information set in the digital camera 20.

  Reference numeral 501 denotes a communication management module that accesses the image device management system 40 and manages the exchange of data with the digital camera 20.

  Reference numeral 502 denotes a tag data management module that accesses tag information set in the digital camera 20, and is also used for editing tag information to be described later.

  A file management module 503 has a function of managing images displayed by the digital camera application 50.

  Reference numeral 504 denotes a UI management module that generally manages a user interface, image display, and the like in the digital camera application 50. It should be noted that elements that are not directly required for understanding the configuration of the present embodiment are omitted.

  FIG. 4 is an external view of the digital camera 20 of the present embodiment.

  In FIG. 4, reference numeral 209 denotes a liquid crystal screen, which displays various menu screens and the like, functions as a finder at the time of shooting, and can play back shot images stored in a memory card.

  Reference numeral 2101 denotes a power button for turning on / off the power of the digital camera 20.

  Reference numeral 2106 denotes a shooting / playback switching button for switching the digital camera 20 to the shooting mode or the playback mode.

  Reference numeral 2102 denotes a shutter button for photographing.

  Reference numeral 2103 denotes a menu button for displaying a menu screen for setting / designating the operation of the digital camera 20. When the menu button 2103 is pressed, various menus 2090 to 2092 are displayed on the liquid crystal screen 209. The content displayed on the menu screen changes according to the operating state of the digital camera 20.

  The set button 2104 and the move button 2105 are used when operating the menu. The set button 2104 and the move button 2105 are used to realize an operation of moving a selection item with the move button 2105 and selecting with the set button 2104.

  Reference numeral 2106 denotes a shooting / playback switching button for switching the digital camera 20 to the shooting mode or the playback mode.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the digital camera 20 of the present embodiment, omitting elements that are not directly necessary for understanding the configuration of the present embodiment, such as a CPU and a portion related to image reproduction. Yes.

  In FIG. 3, the photographing system 201 includes a series of devices for photographing, and includes, for example, a lens, a diaphragm, a CCD, an image processing device, and the like.

  The UI management system 202 is for controlling the UI of the digital camera body, and manages the display contents on the liquid crystal screen 209 and the input from the operation buttons 210. Note that the operation buttons 210 actually correspond to various buttons 2101 to 2106 in FIG.

  The file management system 203 manages access to the memory card 208 that is a storage device of the digital camera 20. The digital camera 20 of this embodiment includes an SD (registered trademark) memory card as a memory card. Image data generated by the imaging system 201 is stored as a file on the SD card. The digital camera 20 records image data on an SD card with a folder structure and file format conforming to the DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) standard.

  The communication management system 204 communicates with the PC main body 10 via the USB interface 205.

  The tagging management system 221 performs a series of processes related to adding tag information to an image file according to the present embodiment.

  The nonvolatile ROM 211 stores various parameters for controlling the operation of the digital camera 20 and the like. In this embodiment, the management information of the tagging management system 221 is also stored in the ROM 211. Further, font data necessary for the UI management system 202 is also stored in the ROM 211.

The systems 201 to 204, 221, the nonvolatile ROM 211, the operation button 210, the liquid crystal screen 209, the memory card 208, and the USB interface 205 are controlled by the central control system 200.

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6, a tagging and tagged image reproduction procedure according to the present embodiment will be described.

  The user designates and selects tag information to be added to the photographed image via the tagging menu screen 2090 shown in FIG. 4 before photographing the image with the digital camera 20. In order to display the tagging menu screen shown in FIG. 4, the mode switch 2106 is set to “REC” (shooting mode) and the menu button 2103 is pressed. On the tagging menu screen, a desired button can be selected from a plurality of tags 2092 prepared in advance by pressing the move button 2105. If no tag is added, no tag 2093 may be selected.

  FIG. 4 shows a state where the “☆ Star” tag 2091 is selected. By pressing the set button 2104 while a desired tag is selected, tag information to be added to the image file is determined. Thereafter, the tag information selected as described above is added to the image file generated by performing shooting and returning to the shooting enabled state.

  FIG. 5 illustrates a screen when an image file to which tag information is added is reproduced on the liquid crystal screen 209 of the digital camera.

  The digital camera 20 of the present embodiment includes a playback mode (“PLAY”) that can select an image to be played back according to each tag information 5001 to 5004. FIG. 5 shows a screen in the case of selecting and displaying only the image 299 to which “☆” 5001 is added as tag information. In the state of FIG. 5, the symbol “☆” 5001 as tag information is displayed in the state selected in the tag symbol selection state display area 5000. Also, “Star” 5010 which is text character data in the tag information is displayed superimposed on the image 299. In this state, by pressing the left / right key of the move button 2105, only the images to which “☆ Star” is added as tag information can be sequentially reproduced from the images stored in the memory card. Details of this reproduction processing are omitted because they are not necessary directly for understanding the present embodiment.

  FIG. 6 shows a display screen when an image file stored in the digital camera 20 is played back by the digital camera application 50 operating on the PC main body 10 connected to the digital camera 20.

  The digital camera application 50 according to the present embodiment can select an image to be reproduced according to tag information 6001 to 6004 added to an image file. FIG. 6 shows a screen in the case of selecting and displaying only the image 699 to which “☆” 6001 is added as tag information. In this state, the symbol “☆” 6001 as tag information is displayed in the state selected in the tag symbol selection area 6000, and “Star” 6010 of the character data for camera display constituting the tag information is an image 699. It is displayed superimposed on. Further, “family photo” 6011 of the character data for PC display is displayed superimposed on the image 699. In this state, by designating the image advance buttons 603 and 604, only images to which “☆” 6001 is added as tag information can be reproduced in order. Details of this reproduction processing are omitted because they are not necessary directly for understanding the present embodiment.

  In order to select an image according to the tag information, it is necessary to add tag information to the image file. Therefore, hereinafter, a configuration of tag information added to the image file and a procedure for adding tag information will be described.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the structure of the tag data management table 70 held by the digital camera 20 of this embodiment.

  The tag data management table 70 is stored in the nonvolatile ROM 211 in the digital camera 20 and is managed by the tagging management system 221. The tag information managed by the tag data management table 70 includes four data: tag mark and ID 71, camera display character data 72, PC display character data 73, and current setting 74.

  The tag mark and ID 71 are made up of 64 × 64 icon bit data and ID used on the display screen of the liquid crystal screen 209 of the digital camera 20 and the digital camera application 50. Specifically, a mark portion 2092 in FIG. 4, tag marks 5001 to 5004 in FIG. 5, and tag marks 6001 to 6004 in FIG. 6 correspond.

  The camera display character data 72 is character string data to be displayed on the liquid crystal screen 209 of the digital camera 20 and is a character string having a meaning associated with the tag mark 71. Specifically, the character portion 2092 in FIG. 4 corresponds to the character portion 5010 in FIG. These character data consist only of data that can be displayed corresponding to the font data installed in the digital camera 20. Since the digital camera 20 of the present embodiment holds only ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) as font data, it becomes a character string composed of characters within that range.

  The PC display character data 73 is character string data to be displayed by the digital camera application 50 operating on the PC main body 10, and is data used only when the digital camera application 50 is set and displayed. . For this reason, the digital camera 20 does not need to recognize the contents of these data and is handled as simple data. This PC display character data can be freely set by the user, and is not restricted by fonts.

  The current setting 74 is a current value set by the user, and tag data in which this value is set in True is added to the image file. In the screen shown in FIG. 4, the data corresponding to the selected tag data “☆” is True.

  FIG. 8 shows a UI screen displayed on the monitor 12 by the digital camera application 50 in order to edit the tag data management table 70 shown in FIG. This screen is displayed by designating the camera tag setting edit button 605 of FIG. When this screen is activated, the tag data management module 502 acquires the data of the tag data management table 70 stored in the nonvolatile ROM 211 of the camera 20 via the communication management module 501, and the UI management module 504 displays the data. 8 UI screen is displayed.

  The contents of the tag data management table 70 are displayed in the tag data display area 80 of FIG. In the tag data management table 70 of FIG. 7, the tag mark 71 is the tag mark 81 of FIG. 8, the camera display character data 72 is the camera display character string 82, and the PC display character data 73 is the PC display character string 83. Respectively.

  When the user designates an edit button 84 in a desired data row on this UI screen, the contents of each cell other than the tag mark 81 can be edited. Here, only font data that can be displayed by the digital camera 20 can be input to the cell of the camera display character string 82. The cell of the PC display character string 83 can be freely input by the user.

After the editing is completed, the tag data management module 502 updates the contents of the tag data management table 70 to the current data via the communication management module 501 by specifying the OK button 87 or the apply button 89. At this time, a check box 85 is used to specify whether or not the change is reflected in the captured image file stored in the memory card attached to the digital camera 20.
When the check box 85 is checked, among the image files stored in the memory card, for the camera display and the PC display of the image file to which the tag mark corresponding to the changed, added or deleted tag data is added. Each character data is replaced with new character data, added, or deleted. If the tag data management table is not updated with the current editing content, cancel 88 may be designated.

  If the check box 86 to be set for the standard tag is checked, the character data for PC display is also set for the Comment tag (Tag = 37510) defined by the Exif standard.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing tag data update processing by the digital camera application when the OK button 87 or the apply button 89 in FIG. 8 is designated.

  In FIG. 9, in S <b> 1, the communication management module 501 executes a command for updating the tag data management table 70 for the digital camera 20. The parameter updated by this command is tag data set using the screen of FIG.

  Next, in S2, the tag data management module 502 determines whether or not the check box 85 in FIG. 8 is checked and the change of the tag data is reflected in the captured image data. If not checked, the process ends. If it is checked, the process proceeds to S3.

  In S3, a command for updating the tag data stored in the memory card is executed for the digital camera 20. When the digital camera 20 receives this command, the consistency between the set tag data and the tag data set in the tag data management table 70 is checked for all image files stored in the memory card. If there is no matching data in the table, the character data set in the corresponding image file is changed, added, or deleted.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of the image file of the present embodiment.

  In FIG. 10, the digital camera 20 according to the present embodiment conforms to the DCF standard, and records an image in an Exif-JPEG format such as 1001 and 1002. Since the Exif-JPEG format is common, a description thereof will be omitted. In this embodiment, tag information 1004 is stored as data of a MakerNote tag 1003 (ID = 0x927C) prepared in the Exif standard.

  The tag information 1004 includes a tag information number 1005 and one or more tag information 1010. In FIG. 10, two pieces of tag information 1 and 2 are illustrated. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is possible to store two or more pieces of tag information by arbitrarily specifying the number of tag information 1005.

  The tag information 1010 includes tag mark data 1011, camera display character data 1012, and PC display character data 1013.

  The tag mark data 1011 is data composed of 64 × 64 bit data and an ID corresponding to an icon of tag information.

  The camera display character data 1012 is data corresponding to the character data of the tag information, and is a character string composed of characters that can be displayed by font data mounted on the digital camera 20. That is, the character string 72 is displayed together with the tag mark 71 on the liquid crystal screen 209 of the digital camera 20.

  The PC display character data 1013 is data associated with the tag information, and is a character string composed of characters that can be displayed by an application operating on the PC main body 10.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing tagging processing by the digital camera of this embodiment.

  In FIG. 11, in S <b> 11, the photographing system 201 performs photographing, and image data is generated. Since the processing related to shooting is not directly related to the present embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

  Next, in S12, header information constituting the image file, specifically, a portion 1002 in the image file shown in FIG. 10 is generated.

  Next, in S13, the tagging management system 221 determines whether tagging is set by the tagging menu of FIG. The tagging management system 221 checks the current setting 74 of the tag data management table 70 stored in the nonvolatile ROM 211, and determines whether there is a True. If tagging is set, the process proceeds to S14, and if not set, the process proceeds to S15.

  In S14, the tag data specified in the current setting 74 of the tagging management table 70 is set in the MakerNote area 1003 in the image file. Specifically, the number of Trues in the current setting 74 is set to the tag information number 1005, and the tag mark 71 of the tag data set in the True in the current setting 74 is set as the tag mark data 1011 in the image file. Set. Further, the camera display character data 72 is set to the camera display character data 1012 in the header. Further, the PC display character data 73 is set to the PC display character data 1013 in the header.

  In S15, the header information in which the tag information is set as described above is added to the image file and stored in the memory card.

  According to the embodiment, two tag data, that is, camera display data 72 and PC display data 73 can be set. Thereby, it is possible to freely add character data that can be displayed by a PC application to an image file generated by the digital camera 20 or the like without restriction of fonts. Further, the degree of freedom in displaying tag data added by the camera on the PC can be expanded, and the visibility and searchability of the tag data on the PC can be improved.

  In addition, since it is not necessary to mount a large amount of font data in the camera, it is possible to suppress an increase in cost due to an increase in memory capacity.

[Other Embodiments]
The present invention includes a case where the computer program that realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments is achieved by supplying the system or apparatus directly or remotely. In that case, a computer such as a system reads and executes the computer program.

  Therefore, in order to realize the functional processing of the present invention with a computer, the computer program itself installed in the computer also implements the present invention.

  In that case, as long as it has the function of a program, it may be in the form of object code, a program executed by an interpreter, script data supplied to the OS, or the like.

  Examples of the recording medium (storage medium) for supplying the program include a flexible disk, a hard disk, an optical disk, and a magneto-optical disk. In addition, there are MO, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, ROM, DVD (DVD-ROM, DVD-R) and the like.

  As another program supply method, a client computer browser can be used to connect to a homepage on the Internet, and the computer program itself of the present invention can be downloaded from the homepage. It can also be supplied by downloading a compressed file including an automatic installation function to a recording medium such as a hard disk. It can also be realized by dividing the computer program constituting the program of the present invention into a plurality of files and downloading each file from a different homepage. That is, a WWW server that allows a plurality of users to download a program file for realizing the functional processing of the present invention on a computer is also included in the present invention.

  In addition, the program of the present invention is encrypted, stored in a storage medium such as a CD-ROM, distributed to users, and a user who satisfies predetermined conditions downloads key information for decryption from a homepage via the Internet. You can also. In this case, using the downloaded key information, the encrypted program is executed and installed in the computer.

  In addition to the functions of the above-described embodiments being realized by the computer executing the read program, the OS or the like operating on the computer based on the instruction of the program may be a part of the actual processing. Alternatively, it can be realized by performing all of them.

  Furthermore, after the program read from the recording medium is written in the memory of a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer, the CPU of the board or the like performs a part of the actual processing. Alternatively, it can be realized by performing all of them.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the file management system of embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the PC main body of this embodiment. It is a block diagram of the digital camera of this embodiment. It is an external view of the digital camera of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the screen at the time of reproducing | regenerating the image file to which tag information was added on the liquid crystal screen of a digital camera. It is a figure which shows the display screen in the case of reproducing | regenerating the image file stored in the digital camera in PC main body to which the digital camera was connected. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the structure of the tag data management table of this embodiment. It is a figure which illustrates the display screen for editing the tag data management table of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the tag data update process by the digital camera of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the detailed structure of the image file of this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the tagging process by the digital camera of this embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

10 PC Main Body 12 Monitor 14 Mouse 16 Mouse Button 18 Keyboard 20 Digital Camera 22 USB Data Transfer Cable 35 Keyboard / Mouse Control System 36 Drawing Management System 37 Digital Camera Device Driver 38 Video Interface 40 Image Device Management System 42 Keyboard Interface 44 Mouse Interface 46 USB interface 50 Digital camera application 70 Tag data management table 71 Tag mark and ID
72 Character data for camera display 73 Character data for PC display 74 Current setting 200 Central control system 201 Imaging system 202 UI management system 203 File management system 204 Communication management system 205 USB interface 208 Memory card 209 LCD screen 210 Operation button 211 Non-volatile ROM
221 Tag management system 501 Communication management module 502 Tag data management module 503 File management module 504 UI management module 2101 Power button 2106 Shooting / playback switching button 2102 Shutter button 2103 Menu button 2104 Set button 2105 Move button

Claims (17)

  An imaging means for capturing an image;
  Display control means for controlling to display an image captured by the imaging means and information added to the image;
  Associating bit data, a first character string based on the first character data that can be displayed by the display control means, and a second character string based on the second character data that can be displayed on the display means of the external device; Recording control means for controlling to add and record the image as single tag information for selecting the image;
  An imaging device comprising:   2. The display control means according to claim 1, wherein the first character string is displayed together with the bit data in the tag information, and the second character string is not displayed. Imaging device.   3. The display control unit according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit performs control so that only an image to which the specific tag information is added is selected and displayed from a plurality of images recorded on a recording medium. The imaging device described.   The imaging apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the first character data is an ASCII code.   The recording control means controls to set and record a single ID for the bit data, the first character string, and the second character string included in the single tag information. The imaging apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein   6. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording control unit records the tag information as header information of each image recorded on a recording medium.   The said recording control means records the said tag information on MakerNote prepared by the Exif standard of each image recorded on the recording medium, The one of Claims 1 thru | or 6 characterized by the above-mentioned. Imaging device.   The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording control unit controls to record tag information arbitrarily selected by a user.   A system in which an imaging device that captures an image and an external device are connected,
  The imaging device
  An imaging means for capturing an image;
  Display control means for controlling to display an image captured by the imaging means and information added to the image;
  Bit data representing tag information for selecting the image, a first character string based on first character data that can be displayed by the display control means, and a second character that can be displayed on the display means of the external device A recording control means for controlling to record a second character string by data added to the image as a single item of the tag information;
  Management means for managing the tag information table;
  Have
  The external device is
  Obtaining means for obtaining a table of the tag information from the management means;
  Display means for displaying the table acquired by the acquisition means;
  Editing means for editing information of the table displayed on the display means;
  The system characterized by having.   The system according to claim 9, wherein the editing unit edits at least one of the first character string and the second character string of the tag information in the information of the table.   The system according to claim 9, wherein the imaging apparatus further includes a changing unit that changes an image file to which tag information before editing by the editing unit is added to tag information after editing.   An image pickup apparatus control method for picking up an image,
  A display control step for controlling to display the captured image and information added to the image;
  Associating the bit data, the first character string by the first character data that can be displayed in the display control step, and the second character string by the second character data that can be displayed on the display means of the external device, A recording control step for controlling to add and record the image as single tag information for selecting the image;
  A control method comprising:   In a system in which an imaging device that captures an image and an external device are connected, a method of controlling the imaging device and the external device,
  The imaging device
  A display control step for controlling to display the captured image and information added to the image;
  Bit data representing tag information for selecting the image, a first character string based on first character data that can be displayed in the display control step, and a second character that can be displayed on the display means of the external device A recording control step of controlling the second character string by the data to be added to the image and recorded as a single item of the tag information;
  A management process for managing the tag information table;
  Run
  The external device is
  An acquisition step of acquiring a table of the tag information from the imaging device;
  A display step of displaying the acquired table;
  An editing step for editing the displayed information of the table;
  The method characterized by performing.   Computer
  An imaging means for capturing an image;
  Display control means for controlling to display an image captured by the imaging means and information added to the image;
  Associating bit data, a first character string based on the first character data that can be displayed by the display control means, and a second character string based on the second character data that can be displayed on the display means of the external device, A program for functioning as recording control means for controlling to add and record the image as single tag information for selecting the image.   In a system in which an imaging device that captures images and an external device are connected,
  A computer of the imaging device;
  An imaging means for capturing an image;
  Display control means for controlling to display an image captured by the imaging means and information added to the image;
  Bit data representing tag information for selecting the image, a first character string based on first character data that can be displayed by the display control means, and a second character that can be displayed on the display means of the external device A recording control means for controlling to record a second character string by data added to the image as a single item of the tag information;
  Function as a management means for managing the table of the tag information,
  A computer of the external device;
  Obtaining means for obtaining a table of the tag information from the management means;
  Display means for displaying the table acquired by the acquisition means;
  A program for functioning as editing means for editing information of the table displayed on the display means.   Computer
  An imaging means for capturing an image;
  Display control means for controlling to display an image captured by the imaging means and information added to the image;
  Associating bit data, a first character string based on the first character data that can be displayed by the display control means, and a second character string based on the second character data that can be displayed on the display means of the external device, A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for functioning as recording control means for controlling to add and record the image as single tag information for selecting the image.   In a system in which an imaging device that captures images and an external device are connected,
  A computer of the imaging device;
  An imaging means for capturing an image;
  Display control means for controlling to display an image captured by the imaging means and information added to the image;
  Bit data representing tag information for selecting the image, a first character string based on first character data that can be displayed by the display control means, and a second character that can be displayed on the display means of the external device A recording control means for controlling to record a second character string by data added to the image as a single item of the tag information;
  Function as a management means for managing the table of the tag information,
  A computer of the external device;
  Obtaining means for obtaining a table of the tag information from the management means;
  Display means for displaying the table acquired by the acquisition means;
  A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for functioning as editing means for editing information in the table displayed on the display means.

Images