JP2006060299A - Information recording system, recording device, control method of recording device, control program of recording device, and computer-readable recording medium where control program of recording device is recorded - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information recording system etc., that can speedily record position information on a photography place together with image information without acquiring a positioning result. <P>SOLUTION: A fixed device 20 has a communication mediating device position information storage means of storing communication mediating device position information indicating positions of a plurality of communication mediating devices 50, an in-connection communication mediating device specifying means of specifying an in-connection communication mediating device as a communication mediating device to which a recording device is being connected, and an in-connection communication mediating device position information transmitting means of transmitting in-connection communication mediating device information indicating the position of the in-connection communicating mediating device to the recording device, and the recording device 60 has an image information generating means of generating image information, a terminal position approximate information storage means of storing in-connection communication mediating device position information acquired from the fixed device 20 as terminal position approximate information, and a composite information generating means of generating composite information based upon the image information and composition object position information to be put together with the image information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an information recording system for image information, a recording apparatus, a control method for the recording apparatus, a control program for the recording apparatus, and a computer-readable recording medium on which the control program for the recording apparatus is recorded.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a technique is known in which a current position is measured using, for example, a GPS (Global Positioning System) that is a satellite navigation system, and a place name corresponding to the positioning result is recorded in image information (for example, Patent Document 1). ).
With such a technique, for example, the convenience of organizing images taken with a camera is enhanced.
JP-A-9-61924

  However, there is a problem that it may take time to acquire a positioning result, and there is a problem that a positioning result cannot be acquired when a signal cannot be received from a GPS satellite.

  Therefore, the present invention provides an information recording system, a recording apparatus, a recording apparatus control method, a recording apparatus control program, and a recording apparatus capable of quickly recording position information of a shooting location together with image information without obtaining a positioning result. An object of the present invention is to provide a computer-readable recording medium in which a control program for the apparatus is recorded.

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information recording system comprising: a recording device that records image information; and a fixing device that can communicate with the recording device via a communication mediating device. Identifies a communication mediating device location information storage unit that stores communication mediating device location information indicating the location of a plurality of the communication mediating devices, and a connected communication mediating device that is the communication mediating device to which the recording device is connected A connecting communication mediating apparatus position information transmitting means for transmitting the connecting communication mediating apparatus position information indicating the position of the connecting communication mediating apparatus to the recording apparatus; The recording device includes image information generating means for generating image information, terminal approximate position information storage means for storing the connected communication mediating apparatus position information acquired from the fixed device as terminal approximate position information, And serial image data, based on the subject to synthesis target position information of the synthesis of the image information is accomplished by the information recording system comprising: the composite information generating means for generating a composite information.

According to the configuration of the first invention, the fixed device can identify the connected communication mediating device to which the recording device is connected by the connected communication mediating device specifying means, and the connected communication mediating device position By means of the information transmission means, the connected communication mediating device position information indicating the location of the connected communication mediating device can be transmitted to the recording device.
Here, since the recording device is connected to the connecting mediating device, the recording device is located in the communication area of the connecting mediating device. Therefore, it can be said that the position of the connecting mediating device is the approximate position of the recording device. The approximate position of the recording device is also the approximate position of the shooting location where the image information is generated.

Then, the recording apparatus can store the connected communication mediating apparatus position information acquired from the fixed device as terminal approximate position information by the terminal approximate position information storage means, and the combined information generation means can store the image Synthesis information can be generated based on the synthesis target position information to be synthesized with the information and the image information.
Here, since the recording apparatus can use the stored terminal approximate position information as the composition target position information, it can synthesize the terminal approximate position information and the image information.
As described above, since the terminal approximate position information can be acquired from the fixed device by communication, it does not require time for positioning. For this reason, the processing time from the generation of the image information to the generation of the composite image can be shortened.
Accordingly, it is possible to provide an information recording system that can quickly record the position information of the shooting location together with the image information without acquiring the positioning result.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the first aspect, the fixed device is based on the place name information storage means for storing place name information indicating the place name, the connected communication mediating apparatus position information, and the place name information. The connected communication mediating device location name information generating means for generating the connected communication mediating device location name information indicating the location name corresponding to the location of the connected mediating device, and transmitting the connected communication mediating device location name information to the recording device. A terminal communication device name information transmitting means, wherein the recording device acquires the communication device intermediate name information during connection from the fixed device and stores the information as a terminal device position information. The combination target position information is the terminal approximate position information and / or the terminal approximate position name information.

According to the configuration of the second invention, the fixed device generates the connected communication mediating device location name information indicating the location name corresponding to the location of the connected mediating device by the connected communication mediating device location name information generating means. Can do.
Then, the recording device can acquire the connected communication mediating device location name information by the terminal approximate location location name information storage means and store it as the terminal approximate location location name information. The terminal approximate location information and / or the terminal The approximate location name information can be used as the synthesis target location information.
For example, the recording apparatus can synthesize the terminal approximate location place name information with the image information. The terminal approximate position information is indicated by, for example, latitude and longitude, while the terminal approximate position place name information is indicated by, for example, a place name of Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. It is easy to recognize intuitively. In addition, the processing of the recording device only needs to store the connected communication mediating device location name information acquired from the fixed device as the terminal approximate location location name information and combine it with the image information.
Thereby, the recording apparatus can synthesize the terminal approximate location place name information that is easily recognized intuitively with the image information while suppressing the processing load of the recording apparatus.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording apparatus for recording image information, the recording apparatus comprising: an image information generating means for generating image information; and a fixing device capable of communicating with the recording apparatus. The connected communication mediating device location information acquisition means for acquiring the connected communication mediating device location information indicating the location of the connected communication mediating device to which the recording device is connected, and the connected communication mediating device location information as the terminal approximate location information Terminal approximate position information storage means for storing the image information and combining information generating means for generating combination information based on the combination target position information to be combined with the image information and the image information. This is achieved by the recording device.

  According to the configuration of the third invention, as with the configuration of the first invention, it is possible to quickly record the position information of the shooting location together with the image information without obtaining the positioning result.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the third aspect of the present invention, the connected communication mediating device location name information acquisition means for acquiring the connected communication mediating device location name information indicating the location name corresponding to the position of the connected mediating device from the fixed device. And a terminal approximate location name information storage means for storing the connected communication mediating device location name information as terminal approximate location location name information, wherein the composition target location information includes the terminal approximate location information and / or the terminal approximate location location name. It is characterized by being information.

  According to the configuration of the fourth invention, similar to the configuration of the second invention, the terminal approximate location place name information that is easy to recognize intuitively is synthesized with the image information without increasing the processing burden of the recording device. can do.

5th invention WHEREIN: In either structure of 3rd invention or 4th invention, the terminal approximate position information acquisition time information which produces | generates the terminal approximate position information acquisition time information which shows the time when the said terminal approximate position information was acquired Generating means, use allowable time range information storage means for storing use allowable time range information indicating a use allowable time range of the terminal approximate position information, and an elapsed time since the previous acquisition of the terminal approximate position information A use allowable time range inside / outside determination means for determining whether or not the time is within the time range,
The connected communication mediating device position information acquisition unit is configured to newly acquire the connected communication mediating device location information from the fixed device based on the determination result of the use allowable time range inside / outside determination unit. It is characterized by.

If the elapsed time from the previous shooting is short, the position of the recording device is considered not far from the position at the previous shooting. Therefore, if the elapsed time from the previous shooting is short, the position at the previous shooting may be used as the current terminal approximate position information.
In this regard, according to the configuration of the fifth aspect of the invention, it is possible to determine whether the elapsed time from the previous acquisition of the terminal approximate position information is within the allowable use time range by the allowable use time range determining means. The connecting communication mediating apparatus position information acquiring unit can newly acquire the connecting communication mediating apparatus position information from the fixed device based on the determination result of the inside / outside use allowable time range determining unit.
That is, if the elapsed time from the previous acquisition of the terminal approximate position information is within the allowable use time range, the terminal approximate position of the previous terminal is not newly acquired from the fixed device without acquiring the currently connected communication mediating apparatus position information. Use information.
For this reason, since it is not necessary to communicate with the fixed device, it is possible to combine the previous terminal approximate position information and / or the terminal approximate position name information with the image information while reducing communication time and cost burden. it can.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the fifth aspect of the present invention, movement speed information generating means for generating movement speed information indicating the movement speed of the recording device, and use of changing the allowable use time range according to the movement speed And an allowable time range changing means.

It is considered that the recording device is located near the position at the time of the previous photographing as the moving speed is slow within the same time. That is, even if the elapsed time from the previous shooting is long, if the moving speed is slow, the position at the previous shooting may be used as the current terminal approximate position information. This means that the allowable time during which the terminal approximate position information at the time of previous photographing can be used varies depending on the moving speed of the recording apparatus.
In this regard, according to the configuration of the fifth aspect of the invention, the moving speed information generating means can generate moving speed information indicating the moving speed of the recording apparatus, and the use allowable time range changing means can change the moving speed information. The allowable use time range can be changed according to the speed.

  According to a seventh aspect, in any one of the third to sixth aspects, positioning result information generating means for positioning the current position based on a position-related signal from a position information satellite and generating positioning result information Positioning recommended time range information storage means for storing positioning recommended time range information indicating a positioning recommended time range for generating the positioning result information to be combined with the image information, and a scheduled time to continue generating the image information Image information continuation generation scheduled time information acquisition means for acquiring image information continuation generation scheduled time information indicating, and positioning positioning allowable time range inside / outside determination means for determining whether or not the scheduled time is within the positioning recommended time range. The positioning result information generating means generates the positioning result information based on the determination result of the positioning recommended time range inside / outside determining means, and the positioning result information is converted into the combination target position. Characterized in that it is configured as an information.

When shooting continuously for a long time in the vicinity of a certain place, it is more advantageous in terms of accuracy of information to acquire accurate position information by positioning and combine the position information and the image information. is there. In addition, if it is known in advance that shooting is performed continuously for a long time, it is sufficient to perform positioning only at the time of the first shooting, so that the problem of time-consuming positioning can be minimized.
In this regard, according to the configuration of the seventh invention, the recording apparatus determines whether or not the scheduled time for continuing the generation of the image information is within the positioning recommended time range by the positioning recommended time range internal / external determination means. Then, based on the determination result, the positioning result information is generated and used as the composition target position information.
As a result, when it is known in advance that continuous shooting is performed for a long time, the composite information can be generated using accurate position information.

  According to the configuration of the eighth invention, the object is that the recording device for recording the image information includes an image information generation step for generating the image information, and the fixing device that can communicate with the recording device. A connecting communication mediating device position information acquisition step for acquiring connecting communication mediating device location information indicating a location of the connecting communication mediating device to which the recording device is connected; and the recording device is connected to the connecting communication mediating device location information. Terminal approximate position information storing step for storing the information as terminal approximate position information, and a recording information generating step in which the recording device generates composite information based on the image information and the terminal approximate position information. This is achieved by the control method of the recording apparatus.

  According to the configuration of the eighth invention, as with the configuration of the first invention, it is possible to quickly record the location information of the shooting location together with the image information without obtaining the positioning result.

  According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image information generating step in which a recording device that records image information in the computer generates image information, and a fixed state in which the recording device can communicate with the recording device. A connecting communication mediating device location information acquisition step for acquiring from the device a connecting communication mediating device location information indicating a location of the connected communication mediating device to which the recording device is connected; and the recording device is connected to the connecting communication mediating device. A terminal approximate position information storing step for storing the apparatus position information as terminal approximate position information, and a composite information generating step for generating composite information based on the image information and the terminal approximate position information by the recording device. This is achieved by a recording apparatus control program.

  According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image information generating step in which a recording device that records image information in a computer generates image information, and a fixing device that can communicate with the recording device. A connecting communication mediating device position information acquisition step for acquiring connecting communication mediating device position information indicating a position of the connecting communication mediating device to which the recording device is connected; and the recording device is connected to the connecting communication mediating device A terminal approximate position information storing step for storing information as terminal approximate position information; and a composite information generating step in which the recording device generates composite information based on the image information and the terminal approximate position information. The present invention is achieved by a computer-readable recording medium that records a control program for a recording apparatus.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The embodiments described below are preferred specific examples of the present invention, and thus various technically preferable limitations are given. However, the scope of the present invention is particularly limited in the following description. Unless otherwise stated, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an information recording system 10 and the like according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, the information recording system 10 includes, for example, a camera 60 that is a recording device that records image information. The camera 60 is a digital camera, for example.
The information recording system 10 also includes, for example, a server 20 that is a fixed device that can communicate with the camera 60. The camera 60 can communicate with the server 20 via a communication mediating apparatus, for example, the base station 50 and a communication network, for example, the Internet network 40.

Unlike the present embodiment, the recording device is not limited to a camera, and may be, for example, a mobile phone equipped with a photographing device, a PHS (Personal Handy-phone System), a PDA (Personal Digital Assistance _), or the like.

(Main hardware configuration of server 20)
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the main hardware configuration of the server 20.
As shown in FIG. 2, the server 20 has a computer, and the computer has a bus 22.
A CPU (Central Processing Unit) 24 and a storage device 26 are connected to the bus 22. The storage device 26 is, for example, a RAM (Random Access Memory) or a ROM (Read Only Memory).
The bus 22 is connected to, for example, an external storage device 28 that is a hard disk, and an input device 30 for inputting various information.

Further, a server communication device 32 for communicating with the camera 60 of FIG. 1 via the base station 50 and the Internet network 40 is connected to the bus 22.
The bus 22 is connected to a server display device 34 for displaying various information.

(Main hardware configuration of camera 60)
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a main hardware configuration of the camera 60.
As shown in FIG. 3, the main hardware configuration of the camera 60 is substantially the same as the main hardware configuration of the server 20 described above, but unlike the server 20, the bus 62 includes a photographing device 70, and A clock 76 is connected.
On the other hand, unlike the server 20, no external storage device is connected to the bus 62 of the camera 60.

(Main software configuration of server 20)
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a main software configuration of the server 20.
As illustrated in FIG. 4, the server 20 includes a server control unit 100 that controls each unit, a server communication unit 102 that corresponds to the server communication device 32 in FIG. 2, and the like.

  The server 20 also includes a server first storage unit 110 that stores various programs, a server second storage unit 130 that stores various types of information in advance, and a server third storage unit 150 that stores information acquired or generated by the server 20. .

  As illustrated in FIG. 4, the server 20 stores base station position information 132 in the server second storage unit 130. The base station position information 132 is information indicating the positions of a plurality of base stations including the base station 50 (see FIG. 1). That is, the base station location information 132 is an example of communication mediating device location information, and the server second storage unit 130 is an example of communication mediating device location information storage means.

As shown in FIG. 4, the server 20 stores the connected base station specifying program 112 in the server first storage unit 110. The connected base station specifying program 112 is information for the server control unit 100 to specify, for example, the base station 50 (see FIG. 1) that is a communication base station to which the camera 60 is connected. Here, the base station 50 is an example of a connected communication mediating apparatus. The connected base station specifying program 112 and the server control unit 100 are examples of connected communication mediating apparatus specifying means.
When the server control unit 100 specifies the base station 50 to which the camera 50 is connected based on the connected base station specifying program 112, the server control unit 100 extracts position information corresponding to the position of the base station 50 from the base station position information 132, and connects The information is stored in the server third storage unit 150 as the middle base station position information 152. The connected base station position information 152 is an example of connected communication mediating apparatus information.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the server 20 stores a connected base station location information transmission program 114 in the server first storage unit 110. The connected base station position information transmission program 114 is information for the server control unit 100 to transmit the above-described connected base station position information 152 to the camera 50, for example. That is, the connected base station location information transmission program 114 and the server control unit 100 are an example of a connected communication mediating device location information transmission unit.

(Main software configuration of camera 60)
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a main software configuration of the camera 60.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of image information and the like.
5, the camera 60 includes a terminal control unit 200 that controls each unit, a terminal input unit 201 corresponding to the input device 30 in FIG. 3, a terminal communication unit 202 corresponding to the terminal communication device 72 in FIG. 3 has a terminal photographing unit 204 corresponding to the third photographing apparatus 70, a terminal timing unit 206 corresponding to the clock 76 in FIG.
The terminal control unit 200 controls the terminal photographing unit 204 to generate, for example, image information 252 shown in FIG. 6A and stores it in the terminal third storage unit 250. That is, the terminal control unit 200 and the terminal photographing unit 204 are examples of image information generation means.
The terminal control unit 200 controls the terminal communication unit 202 to acquire the connected base station position information 152 (see FIG. 4) from the server 20.

  The camera 60 also includes a terminal first storage unit 210 that stores various programs, a terminal second storage unit 230 that stores various information in advance, and a terminal third storage unit 250 that stores information acquired or generated by the camera 60. .

As shown in FIG. 5, the camera 60 stores an approximate position information acquisition program 212 in the terminal first storage unit 210. The approximate position information acquisition program 212 is information for the terminal control unit 200 to store the base station position information 132 acquired from the server 20 in the terminal third storage unit 250 as the approximate position information 254. The approximate position information 254 indicates, for example, the position of the base station 50 to which the camera 60 is connected, and is, for example, the approximate position of the camera 60 as shown in FIG. That is, the approximate position information 254 is an example of terminal approximate position information. The approximate position information acquisition program 212 and the terminal control unit 200 are examples of terminal approximate position information storage means.
Here, since the camera 60 is being connected to the base station 50, the camera 60 is located in the communication area of the base station 50. Therefore, it can be said that the position of the base station 50 is the approximate position of the camera 60. The approximate position of the camera 60 is also the approximate position of the shooting location where the image information 252 is generated.
Based on the approximate position information acquisition program 212, the terminal control unit 200 stores the approximate position information acquisition time information 256 indicating the time at which the approximate position information 254 was acquired, as well as storing the approximate position information 254 in the terminal third storage unit 250. It is generated by the time measuring unit 206 and stored in the terminal third storage unit 250. The approximate position information acquisition time information 256 is an example of terminal approximate position information acquisition time information. The approximate position information acquisition program 212, the terminal timing unit 206, and the terminal control unit 200 are examples of terminal approximate position information acquisition time information generation means.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the camera 60 stores an image approximate position synthesis program 214 in the terminal first storage unit 210. The image approximate position synthesis program 214 is generated by the terminal control unit 200 based on, for example, the approximate position information 254 to be combined with the image information 252 and the image information 252, for example, as shown in FIG. It is information for generating. Here, the approximate position information 254 is an example of composition target position information, and the composite image information 258 is an example of composite information. The image approximate position synthesis program 214 and the terminal control unit 200 are examples of synthesis information generation means.

As described above, since the approximate position information 254 can be acquired from the server 20 by communication, positioning is not required and time for positioning is not required. For this reason, the processing time from the generation of the image information 252 to the generation of the composite image information 258 can be shortened.
Accordingly, it is possible to provide the information recording system 10 that can quickly record the position information of the shooting location together with the image information without acquiring the positioning result.

As shown in FIG. 5, the camera 60 stores approximate position information use allowable time information 232 in the terminal second storage unit 230.
For example, if the elapsed time from the previous shooting is short, it can be estimated that the position of the camera 60 is not far from the previous shooting position. If the elapsed time from the previous shooting is short, the approximate position information 254 at the previous shooting can be used. That is, the approximate position information 254 can use the information stored in the terminal third storage unit 250 as it is without acquiring it from the server 20 for a certain time. The approximate position information allowable use time information 232 is information indicating an allowable use time range in which the information stored in the terminal third storage unit 250 can be used as it is. The allowable use time range is, for example, within 40 hours. This allowable use time range is defined by the use of the approximate position information 254 to be combined with the image information 258. That is, if the approximate position information 254 is combined with the image information 258 and used for organizing image information at a later date, for example, a range within 40 km (KM) is set, and the moving speed is set within the range. If crossing by walking at a speed of 4 kilometers per hour (KM), 10 hours (h) is calculated as the allowable use time range.
The above-described approximate position information allowable use time information 232 is an example of allowable use time range information, and the terminal second storage unit 230 is an example of an allowable use time range information storage unit.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the camera 60 stores the approximate position information use allowable time range inside / outside determination program 216 in the terminal second storage unit 230. The approximate position information use allowable time range inside / outside determination program 216 is configured so that the terminal control unit 200 determines whether the elapsed time from the previous acquisition of the approximate position information 254 indicated by the approximate position information acquisition time information 256 is the above-described allowable use time range. This is information for determining whether or not it is within. That is, the approximate position information allowable use time range inside / outside determination program 216 and the terminal control unit 200 are examples of allowable use time range internal / external determination means.

The approximate position information acquisition program 212 described above is newly connected from the server 20 to the connected base station position information 152 (FIG. 4) based on the determination result based on the approximate position information use allowable time range determination program 216 of the terminal control unit 200. Reference) is obtained.
That is, if the elapsed time from the acquisition of the previous approximate position information 254 is within the allowable use time range, the previous approximate position information 254 is used without newly acquiring the connected base station information 152 from the server 20. To do. For this reason, since it is not necessary to communicate with the server 20, the previous approximate position information 254 can be combined with the image information 252 while reducing communication time and cost burden.

  The above is the configuration of the information recording system 10 according to the present embodiment. Hereinafter, an example of the operation will be described mainly using FIG.

FIG. 7 is a schematic flowchart showing an operation example of the information recording system 10 according to the present embodiment.
First, the camera 60 executes a photographing process to generate image information 252 (see FIG. 6A) (step ST1 in FIG. 7). This step ST1 is an example of an image information generation step.
Subsequently, the camera 60 determines whether or not the approximate position information 254 (see FIG. 5) is stored in the terminal third storage unit (step ST2), and determines that the approximate position information 254 is stored. It is determined whether or not the allowable use time of the position information 254 has been exceeded (step ST3).

  If the camera 60 determines in step ST3 that the allowable use time of the approximate position information 254 has been exceeded, the camera 60 requests the connected base station position information 152 (see FIG. 4) from the server 20, and the connected base station position. Information 152 is acquired (step ST4). This step ST4 is an example of a connecting communication mediating apparatus position information acquisition step.

Subsequently, the camera 60 stores the currently connected base station position information 152 as approximate position information 254 (see FIG. 6B). This step ST5 is an example of a terminal approximate position information storage step.
In step ST5, if there is approximate position information 254 previously stored, the approximate position information 254 is updated to new approximate position information 254.

  Subsequently, the camera 60 combines the approximate position information 254 with the image information 252 to generate combined image information 258 (see FIG. 6C) (step ST6). This step ST6 is an example of a synthesis information generation step.

If it is determined in step ST2 that the camera 60 does not store the approximate position information 254, the connected base station position information 152 is immediately acquired from the server 20 (step ST4).
If the camera 60 determines in step ST3 described above that the allowable usage time of the approximate position information 254 has not been exceeded, the stored approximate position information 254 is combined with the image information 252 (step ST31).

  Through the above steps, the camera 60 can quickly record the position information of the shooting location together with the image information without acquiring the positioning result.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment will be described.
Since the configuration of the information recording system 10A (see FIG. 1) in the second embodiment has many configurations in common with the information recording system 10 of the first embodiment, the common parts are the same reference numerals, etc. The description will be omitted, and the difference will be mainly described below.

(Main software configuration of server 20A)
FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating a main software configuration of the server 20A according to the second embodiment.
As illustrated in FIG. 8, the server 20 </ b> A stores place name information 134 in the server second storage unit 130. The place name information 134 is an example of place name information, and the server second storage unit 130 is an example of place name information storage means. The place name information 134 includes place name information of positions of a plurality of base stations including the base station 50 (see FIG. 1).

As illustrated in FIG. 8, the server 20 </ b> A stores a connected base station location corresponding location name information generation program 116 in the server first storage unit 110. In the connected base station position corresponding place name information generation program 116, the server control unit 100 determines a place name corresponding to the position of the base station 50 to which the camera 60 is connected based on the connected base station position information 152 and the place name information 134. This is information for generating the connected base station position corresponding location name information 154 shown. The connected base station position corresponding place name information 154 is an example of the connected communication mediating apparatus place name information. The connected base station position corresponding place name information generating program 116 and the server control unit 100 are an example of a connected communication mediating apparatus place name information generating unit.
For example, based on the connected base station position corresponding place name information generation program 116, the server control unit 100 corresponds to the Saitama prefecture corresponding to the position of 35 ° 51 minutes north and 139 ° 38 minutes east shown in the connected base station position information 152. By extracting the place name of Saitama City from the place name information 134, the connected base station position corresponding place name information 154 is generated.

  As illustrated in FIG. 8, the server 20 </ b> A stores a connected base station location corresponding location name information transmission program 118 in the server first storage unit 110. The connected base station position corresponding place name information transmission program 118 is information for the server control unit 100 to transmit the connected base station position corresponding place name information 154 to the camera 60. That is, the connected base station location corresponding location name information transmission program 118 and the server control unit 100 are an example of the connected communication mediating device location name information transmitting means.

(Main software configuration of camera 60A)
FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating a main software configuration of the camera 60A according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing the image information 252 and the like.
As shown in FIG. 9, the camera 60 </ b> A stores an approximate location name information acquisition program 218 in the terminal first storage unit 210. In the approximate location name information acquisition program 218, the terminal control unit 200 acquires the connected base station location corresponding location name information 154 (see FIG. 8) from the server 20A, and the approximate location name information 260 (see FIG. 10B). As information stored in the terminal third storage unit 250. That is, the approximate location name information acquisition program 218 and the terminal control unit 200 are examples of terminal approximate location name information storage means.

  In addition, the camera 60A stores an image approximate location name synthesis program 214A in the terminal first storage unit 210. In the approximate image location name synthesis program 214A, the terminal control unit 200 synthesizes image information 252 (see FIG. 10A), approximate location information 254 and / or approximate location name information 260 (see FIG. 10B). Thus, it is information for generating the composite image information 258A (see FIG. 10C). That is, the approximate position information 254 and / or the approximate position place name information 260 is an example of the composition target position information.

As described above, the camera 60A synthesizes the image information 252 (see FIG. 10A) and the approximate location name information 260 (see FIG. 10B), and combines image information 258A (see FIG. 10C). ) Can be generated.
The approximate position information 254 is indicated by, for example, latitude and longitude, whereas the approximate position place name information 260 is indicated by, for example, a place name of Saitama City (see FIG. 10B), and the camera 60A It is easy to recognize intuitively for the user. In addition, the processing in the camera 60A is merely to store the connected base station location corresponding location name information 154 (see FIG. 8) acquired from the server 20A as the approximate location location name information 260 (see FIG. 9) and combine it with the image information 252. That's it.
Therefore, the camera 60 </ b> A can synthesize the approximate location place name information 260 that can be intuitively recognized with the image information 252 while suppressing the processing load.

  Furthermore, as illustrated in FIG. 9, the camera 60 </ b> A stores a moving speed information generation program 220 in the terminal first storage unit 210. The moving speed information generation program 220 is information for the terminal control unit 200 to generate moving speed information 262 (see FIG. 9) indicating the moving speed of the camera 60A. That is, the moving speed information generating program 220 is an example of the moving speed information generating unit.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a method for generating the movement speed information 262 based on the movement speed information generation program 220.
The terminal control unit 200 uses the moving speed information generation program 220 based on the time t1 when the camera 60A enters and the time t2 when the camera 60A enters the cover range 50S centered on the base station position P of the base station 50 shown in FIG. The moving speed of 60A is calculated. For example, it is assumed that the camera 60A enters the cover range 50S from the end point 50Sa of the cover range 50S and leaves the cover range 50S from another end point 50Sb. Then, for example, the time required to advance the distance d of the diameter of the cover range 50S, which is the distance between the end point 50Sa and the end point 50Sb, is calculated from the entry time t1 and the departure time t2. The approximate moving speed of the camera 60 is calculated using the distance d and the time required to travel the distance d.
The terminal control unit 200 stores the moving speed information 262 generated in this way in the terminal third storage unit 250.

As illustrated in FIG. 9, the camera 60 </ b> A stores a use allowable time change program 222 in the terminal first storage unit 210. The allowable use time changing program 222 is information for the terminal control unit 200 to change the approximate position information allowable use time information 232A according to the moving speed indicated by the moving speed information 262. That is, the allowable use time changing program 222 and the terminal control unit 200 are examples of allowable use time range changing means.
Here, the approximate position information use allowable time indicated in the approximate position information use allowable time information 232A is information indicating the use allowable time of the approximate position information 254 and the approximate position place name information 260.

It can be estimated that the camera 60 </ b> A does not move farther as the moving speed is slower within the same time. For example, even if the elapsed time from the previous shooting is long, if the moving speed is slow, it can be estimated that the camera 60A is positioned in the vicinity of the position at the previous shooting, so the approximate position information 254 at the previous shooting and / or The approximate location name information 260 can be used. That is, the allowable time during which the approximate position information 254 and / or approximate position place name information 260 at the previous photographing can be used varies depending on the moving speed of the camera 60A.
In this regard, the camera 60A can generate the moving speed information 262, and can change the approximate position information use allowable time according to the moving speed of the camera 60.

(Third embodiment)
Next, a third embodiment will be described.
Since the configuration of the information recording system 10B (see FIG. 1) in the third embodiment has many configurations in common with the information recording system 10A in the second embodiment, the common parts have the same reference numerals, etc. The description will be omitted, and the difference will be mainly described below.

(Main hardware configuration of camera 60B)
FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing a main hardware configuration of the camera 60B (see FIG. 1) in the information recording system 10B according to the third embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 12, the camera 60 </ b> B has a terminal GPS device 78. Thereby, it is possible to receive a satellite signal from a satellite navigation system such as a GPS satellite (not shown) used in the GPS system. Here, the GPS satellite is an example of a position information satellite, and the satellite signal is an example of a position related signal.

(Main software configuration of camera 60B)
FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing a main software configuration of the camera 60B.
As shown in FIG. 13, the camera 60B has a terminal GPS unit 208 corresponding to the terminal GPS device 78 of FIG.
The terminal control unit 200 uses the terminal GPS unit 208 to measure the current position based on satellite signals from GPS satellites (not shown) and generate positioning position information 266. The positioning position information 266 is an example of positioning result information. The terminal GPS unit 208 and the terminal control unit 200 are examples of positioning result information generating means.
Note that the approximate position information 254 is used as initial position information for positioning if the approximate position information use allowable time 232 indicated by the approximate position information use allowable time information 232 has not elapsed since the time when the approximate position information 254 was acquired. be able to.
In the information recording system 10B, the positioning position information 266 may be used for combining with the image information 252 as described later.

  As illustrated in FIG. 13, the camera 60 </ b> B stores shooting continuation scheduled time threshold information 234 in the terminal second storage unit 230. The scheduled shooting continuation time threshold value information 234 is information indicating the recommended time for generating the positioning position information 266 to be combined with the image information 252. That is, the scheduled shooting duration threshold value information 234 is an example of positioning recommended time range information. For example, the time of 2 hours (h) shown in the imaging continuation scheduled time threshold information 234 is an example of a recommended positioning time range, and the terminal second storage unit 230 is an example of a recommended positioning time range information storage unit.

As illustrated in FIG. 13, the camera 60 </ b> B stores shooting continuation time information 264 in the terminal second storage unit 230. The scheduled shooting continuation time information 264 is information indicating the time for which the camera 60B continues shooting and is acquired by the terminal input unit 201 from the user (not shown) of the camera 60B. In other words, the scheduled shooting continuation time information 264 is information indicating the scheduled time for which the generation of the image information 252 is continued, and is an example of scheduled image information continuation generation time information. The terminal control unit 200 stores the scheduled shooting continuation time information 264 acquired by the terminal input unit 201 in the terminal third storage unit 250. The terminal control unit 200 and the terminal input unit 201
These are examples of image information continuation generation scheduled time information acquisition means.

  As illustrated in FIG. 13, the camera 60 </ b> B stores a scheduled shooting duration threshold comparison program 224 in the terminal first storage unit 210. The scheduled shooting duration threshold comparison program 224 is information for the terminal control unit 200 to determine whether or not the scheduled shooting duration indicated in the scheduled shooting duration information 264 is equal to or greater than the scheduled shooting duration threshold. That is, the scheduled shooting duration threshold comparison program 224 and the terminal control unit 200 are an example of a positioning allowable time range inside / outside determination means.

As illustrated in FIG. 13, the camera 60 </ b> B stores a positioning determination program 226 in the terminal first storage unit 210. The positioning determination program 226 is information for the terminal control unit 200 to generate positioning position information 266 based on the determination result by the imaging continuation scheduled time threshold comparison program 224, and to combine the positioning position information 266 with the image information 252. It is.
For example, based on the positioning determination program 226, the terminal control unit 200 generates the positioning position information 266 when it is determined that the scheduled shooting duration is equal to or longer than the scheduled shooting duration threshold, for example, 2 hours (h). Then, the positioning position information 266 is combined with the image information 252.

When shooting continuously for a long time in the vicinity of a certain place, positioning position information 266 indicating an accurate position is obtained by positioning, and the positioning position information 266 and image information 252 are combined to obtain image information. Accurate position information can be recorded in 252. In addition, if it is known in advance that shooting is performed continuously for a long time, it is sufficient to perform positioning only at the time of the first shooting, so that the problem of time-consuming positioning can be minimized.
In this regard, when the camera 60B determines that the scheduled shooting duration time is, for example, two hours (h) or more, which is a scheduled shooting duration threshold, the positioning position information is generated, and the positioning position information is converted into the image information 252. And synthesize.
As a result, when it is known in advance that continuous shooting is performed for a long time, the composite image information 258B can be generated using accurate position information.

(About programs and computer-readable recording media)
A recording apparatus control program for causing a computer to execute the image information generation step, the connected communication mediating apparatus position information acquisition step, the terminal approximate position information storage step, the composite information generation step, etc. Can do.
Moreover, it can also be set as the computer-readable recording medium etc. which recorded the control program etc. of such a recording device.

  A program storage medium used for installing the control program of the recording apparatus in the computer and making it executable by the computer is, for example, a flexible disk such as a floppy (registered trademark), a CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only). Semiconductor memory in which programs are temporarily or permanently stored, as well as package media such as Memory, CD-R (Compact Disc-Recordable), CD-RW (Compact Disc-Rewriterable), DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), etc. It can be realized with a magnetic disk or a magneto-optical disk.

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above. Furthermore, the above-described embodiments may be combined with each other.

It is the schematic which shows the information recording system etc. which concern on 1st Embodiment. It is the schematic which shows the main hardware constitutions of a server. It is the schematic which shows the main hardware constitutions of a camera. It is the schematic which shows the main software structures of a server. It is the schematic which shows the main software structures of a camera. It is a figure which shows an example of image information etc. It is a schematic flowchart which shows the operation example of an information recording system. It is the schematic which shows the main software structures of a server. It is the schematic which shows the main software structures of a camera. It is the schematic which shows image information etc. It is explanatory drawing which shows the production | generation method of moving speed information. It is the schematic which shows the main hardware constitutions of a camera. It is the schematic which shows the main software structures of a camera.

Explanation of symbols

  10, 10A, 10B ... information recording system, 20, 20A ... server, 60, 60A, 60B ... camera, 212 ... approximate position information acquisition program, 214 ... image approximate position synthesis program, 214A: Image approximate location name synthesis program, 216 ... Approximate location information use allowable time range inside / outside confirmation program, 218 ... Approximate location location name information acquisition program, 220 ... Movement speed information generation program, 222 ...・ Useable time range change program, 224... Scheduled shooting duration threshold comparison program, 226... Positioning determination program

Claims (10)

A recording device for recording image information;
A fixing device capable of communicating with the recording device via a communication mediating device;
An information recording system comprising:
The fixed device includes communication mediating device location information storage means for storing communication mediating device location information indicating the locations of the plurality of communication mediating devices;
A connected communication mediating device specifying means for specifying a connected communication mediating device that is the communication mediating device to which the recording device is connected;
A connecting communication mediating device position information transmitting means for transmitting connecting communication mediating device position information indicating the position of the connecting communication mediating device to the recording device;
Have
The recording device comprises:
Image information generating means for generating image information;
Terminal approximate position information storage means for storing the connected communication mediating apparatus position information acquired from the fixed device as terminal approximate position information;
Synthesis information generating means for generating synthesis information based on synthesis target position information to be synthesized with the image information and the image information;
An information recording system comprising: The fixing device is
A place name information storage means for storing place name information indicating a place name;
Based on the connected communication mediating device position information and the place name information, the connected communication mediating device place name information generating means for generating the connected communication mediating device place name information indicating the place name corresponding to the position of the connected mediating device;
A connected communication mediating device location name information transmitting means for transmitting the connected communication mediating device location name information to the recording device;
Have
The recording device comprises:
From the fixed device, having a terminal approximate location name information storage means for acquiring the connected communication mediating device location name information and storing it as terminal approximate location location name information,
The information recording system according to claim 1, wherein the combination target position information is the terminal approximate position information and / or the terminal approximate position name information. A recording device for recording image information,
The recording device comprises:
Image information generating means for generating image information;
A connected communication mediating device position information acquisition means for acquiring a connected communication mediating device location information indicating a location of the connected communication mediating device to which the recording device is connected from the fixed device capable of communicating with the recording device;
Terminal approximate position information storage means for storing the connected communication mediating apparatus position information as terminal approximate position information;
Synthesis information generating means for generating synthesis information based on synthesis target position information to be synthesized with the image information and the image information;
A recording apparatus comprising: A connected communication mediating device location name information acquisition means for acquiring a connected communication mediating device location name information indicating a location name corresponding to the location of the connected mediating device from the fixed device;
A terminal approximate location name information storage means for storing the connected communication mediating device location name information as terminal approximate location name information;
The recording apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the combination target position information is the terminal approximate position information and / or the terminal approximate position name information. Terminal approximate position information acquisition time information generating means for generating terminal approximate position information acquisition time information indicating when the terminal approximate position information is acquired;
Use allowable time range information storage means for storing use allowable time range information indicating a use allowable time range of the terminal approximate position information;
Use allowable time range inside / outside determination means for determining whether or not an elapsed time from the previous terminal approximate position information acquisition time is within the use allowable time range;
Have
The connected communication mediating device position information acquisition unit is configured to newly acquire the connected communication mediating device location information from the fixed device based on the determination result of the use allowable time range inside / outside determination unit. The recording apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the recording apparatus is a recording apparatus. Moving speed information generating means for generating moving speed information indicating the moving speed of the recording device;
Use allowable time range changing means for changing the use allowable time range according to the moving speed;
The recording apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising: Positioning result information generating means for positioning the current position based on position-related signals from the position information satellite and generating positioning result information;
Positioning recommended time range information storage means for storing positioning recommended time range information indicating a positioning recommended time range for generating the positioning result information to be combined with the image information;
Image information continuation generation scheduled time information acquisition means for acquiring image information continuation generation scheduled time information indicating a scheduled time for continuing generation of the image information;
A positioning recommended time range inside / outside determining means for determining whether the scheduled time is within the positioning recommended time range;
Have
The positioning result information is generated by the positioning result information generating unit based on the determination result of the positioning recommended time range inside / outside determining unit, and the positioning result information is used as the composition target position information. A recording apparatus according to any one of claims 3 to 6. A recording device for recording image information, an image information generation step for generating image information;
The connected communication mediating device position information acquisition for acquiring the connected communication mediating device position information indicating the position of the connected communication mediating device to which the recording device is connected from the fixed device capable of communicating with the recording device. Steps,
A terminal approximate position information storing step in which the recording device stores the connected communication mediating apparatus position information as terminal approximate position information;
The recording device generates a composite information based on the image information and the terminal approximate position information, and generates composite information;
A control method for a recording apparatus, comprising: On the computer,
A recording device for recording image information, an image information generation step for generating image information;
The connected communication mediating device position information acquisition for acquiring the connected communication mediating device position information indicating the position of the connected communication mediating device to which the recording device is connected from the fixed device capable of communicating with the recording device. Steps,
A terminal approximate position information storing step in which the recording device stores the connected communication mediating apparatus position information as terminal approximate position information;
The recording device generates a composite information based on the image information and the terminal approximate position information, and generates composite information;
A control program for a recording apparatus, comprising: On the computer,
A recording device for recording image information, an image information generation step for generating image information;
The connected communication mediating device position information acquisition for acquiring the connected communication mediating device position information indicating the position of the connected communication mediating device to which the recording device is connected from the fixed device capable of communicating with the recording device. Steps,
A terminal approximate position information storing step in which the recording device stores the connected communication mediating apparatus position information as terminal approximate position information;
The recording device generates a composite information based on the image information and the terminal approximate position information, and generates composite information;
A computer-readable recording medium on which a control program for a recording apparatus is recorded.

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