JP2009095017A - Electronic apparatus and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic apparatus that enables a photographed image to be stored in an external storage means and that can confirm, at a glance, whether it is connectable to the storage means in which the photographed image is stored. <P>SOLUTION: The electronic apparatus, for example, a mobile telephone 1 has a radio transmitting and receiving part 121, when an image is uploaded in a database 309 which a database service company 306 has via a communication service provider 301, stores URL information, a file name, an attribute, a storage date, size, and flags A and B, and the like, with the image data stored in the list table 1241 of image data stored in the RAM 124 of a terminal. Then, when the terminal is not located within the communication range, even though the image has been uploaded and stored in the database 309 in an album display operation, since the original image of the selected thumbnail can neither be acquired nor displayed, the thumbnails of the image data are displayed in gray and listed on a display unit 102. Then, when an album mode ends, a display buffer is cleared. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic apparatus that displays a reduced image of an acquired image, and a program.

  In the album mode of the digital camera, images are stored in a file format based on the DCF standard, and thumbnail images set in this standard are read and displayed as a list (for example, see Patent Document 1). In the case of an imaging apparatus with a communication function typified by a camera-equipped mobile phone, as in the case of the digital camera described above, real image data and thumbnail image data are resized in album mode and displayed as a list.

JP 2000-232595 A

  However, in the case of camera-equipped mobile phones, images downloaded through the Internet (including copyright protection) are not file-formatted based on the DCF standard. In principle, the source of copyright-protected images is processed. Or forwarding to the outside is also prohibited. Therefore, in the conventional technology, even when displaying an image in the album mode, if a downloaded image or a photographed image is mixedly stored in a storage medium (flash ROM), a thumbnail image is not saved. In the case of displaying the image mixed with the image, there was a problem that it could not be confirmed at a glance.

  In the case of a camera-equipped mobile phone, the amount of captured image data tends to increase as the number of pixels of the camera increases. For this reason, there is a problem that the number of stored image data is limited in the memory in the terminal or the external memory, and even if a camera function is provided, if there is not enough memory capacity, it is impossible to take a picture when it is desired to take a picture. Therefore, a technique has been proposed in which captured image data is connected to a database (server) on a network such as the Internet using a communication function and stored in the database. Also in this case, as described above, when an image is displayed in the album mode, if an image downloaded or a captured image is stored together in the storage medium (flash ROM), the thumbnail image is saved. There is a problem that it is not possible to confirm at a glance when displaying a mixed image with a download image that is not displayed or when displaying a mixed image stored in a database on the network.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to make it possible to confirm at a glance whether or not an acquired image is stored in an external storage unit and can be connected to the storage unit.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention described in claim 1 is obtained by an image acquisition unit that acquires an image, a reduced image generation unit that generates a reduced image of the image acquired by the image acquisition unit, and the image acquisition unit. A storage unit that stores the associated image and the reduced image generated by the reduced image generation unit in association with each other, a storage control unit that stores the image stored in the storage unit in a storage unit outside the apparatus, and the storage If the image stored in the storage unit by the storage control unit is stored in association with the reduced image by the storage control unit, it is determined whether the unit can connect to the apparatus. Storage control means for controlling to store storage destination information indicating that the image is stored in the storage means in association with the storage means, If the storage unit stores the destination information in association with the reduced image instructed to be displayed by the instruction unit and the storage unit information stored in the storage unit, the determination is performed. Display control means for controlling to perform display based on the determination result by the means.

  The invention according to claim 2 further comprises connection means for connecting to the storage means by wireless communication in the invention according to claim 1, wherein the determination means has the device in a communication area by the wireless communication. Whether or not the storage unit can be connected to the device is determined based on whether or not to do so.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, the display control unit is controlled to process and display a reduced image to be displayed based on a determination result by the determination unit. It is characterized by doing.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, the display control unit stores storage destination information in association with a reduced image to be displayed by the storage control unit. In the case where the image is associated with the reduced image, an icon indicating that the storage destination of the image associated with the reduced image is the storage unit is displayed together with the reduced image.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the image acquisition means includes an imaging means.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 6 is obtained by the image acquisition unit including a computer included in an electronic apparatus including an image acquisition unit, a storage unit, and a connection unit connected to an external storage unit. Reduced image creation means for creating a reduced image of the image, first storage control means for associating the image acquired by the image acquisition unit and the reduced image created by the reduced image creation unit and storing them in the storage unit; Storage control means for storing the image stored in the storage unit in the storage means, determination means for determining whether or not the storage means can be connected to the apparatus, and an image stored in the storage means by the storage control means Is stored in association with the reduced image by the first storage control unit, storage destination information indicating that the image is stored in the storage unit is stored in the reduced image. Second storage control means for controlling to store the linked images, instruction detection means for detecting a display output instruction for the reduced image stored in the storage unit, and a reduced image for which a display instruction is detected by the instruction detection means When the storage location information is stored in the storage unit in association with the display unit, the storage unit functions as a display control unit that controls display based on the determination result by the determination unit.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to confirm at a glance whether or not an acquired image is stored in an external storage unit and can be connected to the storage unit.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described as an example applied to a mobile phone with reference to the drawings.

A. Configuration of Embodiment Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing the configuration of the mobile phone telegraph system according to the present embodiment. In the figure, the mobile phone 1 has a call function and an image transmission / reception function in accordance with a frequency band employed in a mobile phone communication service and a wireless communication protocol. The radio base station 300 connects the mobile phone 1 to a communication service provider (including an Internet provider) 301 to which the mobile phone 1 subscribes.

  A communication service provider (including an Internet provider) 301 is a system (Web server 304) for connecting to a WWW 305, which will be described later, in addition to a communication circuit processing unit 302 required for a mobile phone service provided as a main service. And a mail system (mail server 304). In addition, a function for connecting the mobile phone 1 to the WWW 305 with the wireless base station 300 as an AP (access point) is also provided. The database service company 306 includes a system (Web server 307) for connecting to the WWW 305, a management server 308, and a database 309 for storing HTML files and image files uploaded from registered users and other multimedia data. .

  FIG. 2 is an external view (open state: front view and rear view) of the mobile phone 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. The mobile phone 1 in this embodiment has a two-fold structure composed of a lid 2 and a main body 3. The speaker 101 is provided on the front side of the lid portion 2 and outputs sound. The display unit (main display unit) 102 is a color liquid crystal, has a QVGA resolution, and can display a captured image or an image downloaded via the WWW 305. The antenna 1103 is provided on the back surface of the main body 3 and is extendable.

  The camera key 104 is a key for instructing transition to the shooting mode and activation of the shooting unit. The mail key 105 is a key for instructing to shift to the mail mode and load the mail program. The cross key 106 is a key for instructing the movement of the cursor and the movement of the focus (selection). The enter key 107 is a key for determining mode selection or determining selection. The address key 108 is a key for displaying address book data. The net connection key 109 is a key for connecting to the Internet. The clear key 110 is a key for canceling selection or the like. The on-hook key 111 is a key for connecting a line. The off-hook key 112 is a key for disconnecting the line. The numeric keypad 113 is a key for performing character input and dial input.

  The microphone 114 is provided in the lower part of the main body 3 and performs voice input during a call. The recording microphone 115 inputs voice memos, voices during movie shooting, and the like. The sub display unit 116 is provided on the back surface of the lid, and is used for date and time display, incoming call notification, incoming mail notification, auxiliary screen at the time of shooting a still image or moving image, etc. in a state where the mobile phone 1 is closed. . The notification LED 117 performs incoming call notification and mail incoming call notification.

  The imaging lens 118 is provided on the back surface of the lid portion 2 and below the sub display portion 16, and takes a still image or a moving image. The flash LED 119 is lit when taking a still image or a moving image, and prevents underexposure. The notification speaker 19 notifies an incoming call or an emergency, and is arranged on the back surface of the main body 3 so that a notification sound can be heard even when the lid 2 is closed to the main body 3.

  Next, FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the mobile phone 1 described above. In the figure, a wireless transmission / reception unit 121 performs communication processing including modulation / demodulation based on the PSK system and terminal authentication processing based on the CDMA system, such as wirelessly transmitting / receiving voice and data (mail data) via the antenna 103 and modulating / demodulating the data. Do.

  The control unit 122 controls the device including WWW connection control. The communication data processing unit 1221 includes a CLEP vocoder & voice decoding processing circuit, a packet data generation circuit, and a packet data restoration circuit, and performs data processing according to the communication protocol. The system ROM 1222 stores a basic system program for controlling the device. The audio interface 1223 performs input / output processing of the audio signal processed by the communication data processing unit 1221, inputs audio from the microphone 114 or the recording microphone 115 and converts it into an audio signal, or converts the audio signal from the speaker 101. Output.

  The address data bus processing unit 123 controls and manages data input / output timing and the like with the peripheral circuit (dotted line frame). The RAM 124 stores various data generated in the device, such as address book data and mail data. The program ROM 125 is composed of a rewritable flash ROM and stores various application programs.

  The display module system driver 128 drives the sub display unit 116, the main display unit 102, and the LEDs 117 and 119. The sound source IC 126 generates a ring tone. The amplifier 127 amplifies the audio signal from the sound source IC 126 and outputs it from the speaker 120. The imaging device 130 is configured by a CCD or a CMOS, and captures an image focused by the imaging lens 118 as a color image. The DSP 129 encodes the image captured by the imaging device 130.

  Next, FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing a list table 1241 of image data stored in the RAM 124 of the mobile phone according to the present embodiment. The list table 1241 has a record NO. Each record consists of fields of file name, attribute, storage date / time, size, flag A, and flag B. The file name is a name uniquely assigned to the image data. The attribute indicates the acquisition source of the image data. In the case of “camera”, it indicates that the image data is captured by a camera (photographing function) provided in the device. In the case of “download”, the attribute is from the WWW 305. It indicates that the image data is downloaded, and “attached received mail” indicates that the image data is attached to the received mail.

  The storage date / time indicates the date / time when the image data is stored in the memory. The size indicates the size of the image data by height × width (dot). The flag A indicates the presence / absence of a thumbnail, which means “0” is not present and “1” is present. When the original size of the image data is large, a thumbnail is usually created in advance when storing the image data. The flag B indicates the presence / absence of a copyright, meaning that “0” is not present and “1” is present. In general, some image data downloaded from the Internet has copyright.

  For example, record No. 1-No. The image data of No. 3 has no thumbnail, but the record No. 4, no. 5 and no. The image data No. 7 has a thumbnail at the time of acquisition, and stores the same nail along with the image data. In addition, record No. The image data 6 has a copyright, and a reduced image can be created and displayed. However, after the display, the reduced image must be deleted.

  Next, FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram showing the album management table 1242 of the mobile phone according to the present embodiment. The album management table 1242 shown is created from the data shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, in the album mode, the album management table 1242 is referred to expand the reduced images in the display buffer, and the reduced images are displayed as a list on the main display unit. In the album management table 1242, the display position (row position, column position) of the image data, the display content displayed at that position (the reduced image to be actually displayed), and the record number of the original image data. Is stored. Note that the reduced image as the display content is a reduced image obtained by reducing the thumbnail when the thumbnail exists with reference to the flag A, and a reduced image obtained by reducing the original image when the thumbnail does not exist. When the copyright is set with reference to the flag B, the reduced image is created from the original image data at the time of displaying the list without holding the reduced image as display content.

B. Next, the operation of the mobile phone according to the above-described embodiment will be described.
Here, FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the operation (album mode) of the present embodiment. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a display example on the main display unit 102 in the album mode. First, when the album mode of the data folder is selected by the user, the RAM 124 is searched (S10), and it is determined whether or not the album management table 1242 (FIG. 4) has been created (S12).

  If the album management table 1242 has been created, the search result of the RAM 124, that is, each image data stored in the RAM 124 is collated with the contents of the album management table 1242 (S14), and whether the contents of both are different or not. Is determined (S18).

  If the two contents are different, the contents of the album management table 1242 are updated with the search result of the RAM 124 (S20). That is, the display position (row position, column position) on the main display unit 102 is determined only for parts having different contents, and a reduced image is created from image data or thumbnails according to the presence or absence of the thumbnail indicated by the flag A, The album management table 1242 is updated. In accordance with the contents of the album management table 1242, the image data (reduced image) to be displayed is developed in the display buffer (S22).

  On the other hand, if the contents are the same, the image data (reduced image) to be displayed is developed in the display buffer according to the contents of the album management table 1242 (S22).

  If the album management table 1242 is not created as a result of searching the RAM 124, the album management table 1242 is created according to the search result (S16). That is, for the image data stored in the RAM 124, the record No. The album management table 1242 is created by determining the display position (row position, column position) with respect to the main display unit 102 in order, and creating a reduced image from the image data or thumbnail according to the presence or absence of the thumbnail indicated by the flag A. Then, the image data to be displayed (reduced image) is developed in the display buffer according to the contents of the album management table 1242 (S22).

  In the album management table 1242, the image data (display contents are hatched) displayed at the row position “2” and the column position “3”, that is, “graphic02.jpg” downloaded from the Internet has the copyright. For this reason, when the image data is developed in the display buffer, the RAM is searched according to the link destination address, and the corresponding original image data is reduced at that time to create a reduced image. That is, each time a reduced image is created from the original image data.

  The image data (reduced image) developed in the display buffer is displayed as a list on the main display unit 102 as shown in FIG. 7 (S24). Each rectangle represents the image data developed in the display buffer. At this time, an icon indicating the attribute (that is, the source) of the image data is displayed at a predetermined position (lower right in the illustrated example) of the displayed image data. The icon 200 indicates “camera”, the icons 201 and 201 indicate “received mail”, the icon 202 indicates “download (no copyright)”, and the icon 203 indicates “download (with copyright)”. Is shown.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the album mode has ended (S26). If the album mode has not ended, the process returns to step S24 to continue the album mode. On the other hand, when the album mode ends, the display buffer is erased (S28). Therefore, no copyright nails or reduced images remain for copyrighted “graphic02.jpg” downloaded from the Internet.

  In the above-described embodiment, the reduced image of the captured image and the reduced image of the image downloaded from the Internet or the like are displayed in a list on a single screen, but the captured image is reduced. An image and a reduced image downloaded from the Internet or the like may be displayed in a list so as to be distinguished from each other so as to be switched alternately by page switching.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, when a reduced image of a captured image and a reduced image of an image downloaded from the Internet or the like are displayed in a list on one screen, each acquisition source is distinguished by an icon. However, the frames may be displayed in an identifiable manner by changing the color of the frame of each reduced image.

C. Second Embodiment Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the second embodiment, it is possible to select to save the captured image in the database 309 of the database service company 306 in FIG. 1 in addition to the internal memory and the external memory. In addition, when displaying a list of reduced images of captured images and reduced images downloaded from WWW 305 or the like, the location of the original image data, that is, internal memory, external memory, or an external network such as WWW 305 You can check at a glance where the database is stored in the database.

C-1. Configuration of Second Embodiment FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a camera-equipped mobile phone according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The parts corresponding to those in FIG. In the figure, a connector 144 is attached with an external recording medium (for example, a miniSD card) 145. The external recording medium 145 stores image data taken as user data. In the camera-equipped mobile phone according to the second embodiment, the captured image data can be connected to the database service company 306 via the WWW 305 and uploaded (saved) to the database 309 by the communication data processing unit 1221 or the like. It is possible.

  FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram showing a list table 1241 of image data stored in the RAM 124 of the mobile phone according to the second embodiment. In the second embodiment, information indicating the storage location of image data is added to the above-described embodiment. The information indicating the storage location is a URL indicating storage destination information when stored in a server such as the database 309, and is stored in the internal memory or the external memory (external recording medium 145) when stored in the internal memory (RAM 124). In such a case, the information can be recognized as an external memory. Note that the album management table 1242 is the same as that in the above-described embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.

C-2. Operation of Second Embodiment Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be described. Here, FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the operation in the photographing mode. FIGS. 11 to 13 are flowcharts for explaining the operation (album mode) of the second embodiment. 14 to 16 are schematic diagrams showing display examples on the main display unit 102 in the album mode.

(1) Shooting Operation First, when a shooting mode is selected by a predetermined operation and the shutter button (decision key 107) is pressed, an image focused by the imaging lens 118 is captured as a color image by the imaging device 130, and the DSP 129 is captured. Accordingly, the image captured by the imaging device 130 is encoded to obtain image data (S50). Next, it is determined whether or not the terminal is in the communication range (S52). If the terminal is in the communication range, the user is asked whether to store the captured image data in the internal memory / external memory or the database 309. Select (S54).

  If the database 309 is selected, a thumbnail of the captured image data is created (S56), and the thumbnail is stored in the internal memory (RAM 124) (S58). Next, communication with the database service company 306 is established via the WWW 305 (S60), and image data is uploaded to a predetermined storage location of the database 309 (S62). Next, the URL information, file name, attribute, storage date / time, size, flag A, flag B, and the like in which the image data is stored are stored in the image data list table 1241 stored in the RAM 124 of the terminal (S64).

  On the other hand, if the terminal is not within the communication range, or if the internal memory (RAM 124) or the external memory (external recording medium 145) is selected as the storage destination, a thumbnail of the captured image data is created (S66). The thumbnail is saved in the internal memory (RAM 124), and the file name, attribute, storage date / time, size, flag A, flag B, etc. are saved in the image data list table 1241 stored in the RAM 124 of the terminal (S68). . Next, the captured image data is stored in the internal memory (RAM 124) or the external memory (external recording medium 145) (S70).

(2) Album Display Operation First, when the album mode of the data folder is selected by the user, the RAM 124 is searched (S80), and it is determined whether or not the album management table 1242 (FIG. 5) has been created (S82). If the album management table 1242 has been created, the search result of the RAM 124, that is, each image data stored in the RAM 124 is collated with the contents of the album management table 1242 (S84), and whether or not the contents of both are different. Is determined (S86).

  If the two contents are different, the contents of the album management table 1242 are updated with the search result of the RAM 124 (S88). That is, the display position (row position, column position) on the main display unit 102 is determined only for parts having different contents, and a reduced image is created from image data or thumbnails according to the presence or absence of the thumbnail indicated by the flag A, The album management table 1242 is updated. Then, the image data (reduced image) to be displayed is developed in the display buffer according to the contents of the album management table 1242 (S92).

  On the other hand, if the contents are the same, the image data (reduced image) to be displayed is expanded in the display buffer according to the contents of the album management table 1242 (S92).

  If the album management table 1242 is not created as a result of searching the RAM 124, the album management table 1242 is created according to the search result (S90). That is, for the image data stored in the RAM 124, the record No. The album management table 1242 is created by determining the display position (row position, column position) with respect to the main display unit 102 in order, and creating a reduced image from the image data or thumbnail according to the presence or absence of the thumbnail indicated by the flag A. Then, the image data (reduced image) to be displayed is developed in the display buffer according to the contents of the album management table 1242 (S92).

  The creation of thumbnails for copyrighted image data is the same as in the above-described embodiment. In addition, in the development of the thumbnails in the display buffer, there is no problem when the image data is stored in the internal memory (RAM 124). If there is no thumbnail, or if it is stored in the database 309 but the terminal is not within the communication range, the original image of the selected thumbnail cannot be acquired or displayed. In this embodiment, as described above, when the image data cannot be acquired, the thumbnail of the image data is displayed in gray so that it can be confirmed at a glance that the original image data cannot be acquired. Is expanded into the display buffer. Details of the processing for developing thumbnails into the display buffer will be described later.

  The image data (reduced image) developed in the display buffer is displayed as a list on the main display unit 102 as shown in FIG. 14 (S94). Each rectangle represents the image data developed in the display buffer. At this time, an icon indicating the attribute (that is, the source) of the image data is displayed at a predetermined position (lower right in the illustrated example) of the displayed image data. The icon 200 indicates “camera”, the icons 201 and 201 indicate “received mail”, the icon 202 indicates “download (no copyright)”, and the icon 203 indicates “download (with copyright)”. Is shown. Further, an icon indicating the storage location of the image data is displayed at a predetermined position of the image data (lower left corner in the illustrated example). The icon 204 indicates that it is stored in “server” (database 309), the icon 205 indicates that it is stored in “external memory (external recording medium 145)”, and the icon 206 indicates “internal memory”. (RAM 124) ”.

  Next, it is determined whether any thumbnail has been selected (S96). If not selected, it is determined whether the album mode has ended (S114). If the album mode has not ended, Returning to step S94, the album mode is continued. On the other hand, when the album mode ends, the display buffer is erased (S116). Therefore, no copyright nails or reduced images remain for copyrighted “graphic02.jpg” downloaded from the Internet.

  On the other hand, if any thumbnail is selected, it is determined whether or not the corresponding image data can be extracted (S98). That is, when a thumbnail displayed in gray is selected, the corresponding image data is stored in the external memory or database 309, and the external memory is not installed or is out of the area covered by the base station 300. Or, it is a case where connection to the database service company 306 is impossible due to congestion of the WWW 305, and in this case, it is determined that the corresponding image data cannot be acquired. Here, when a thumbnail displayed in gray is selected, the original image data cannot be acquired, so that a message to that effect is displayed and the process returns to step S94 to continue the album mode. .

  On the other hand, if thumbnails not displayed in gray, that is, original image data can be acquired, it is determined whether or not the storage destination of the original image data is the database 309 (S100). Here, when the storage destination of the original image data corresponding to the selected thumbnail is the internal memory (RAM 124) or the external memory (external recording medium 145), the image data is read from the storage destination (S102). The displayed image data is displayed on the main display unit 102 (S112). Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the album mode has ended (S114). If the album mode has not ended, the process returns to step S94 to continue the album mode. On the other hand, when the album mode ends, the display buffer is erased (S116).

  On the other hand, when the storage destination of the original image data corresponding to the selected thumbnail is the database 309, as shown in FIG. 16, a communication confirmation message for confirming whether or not to connect to the database service company 306 ( For example, “It is necessary to communicate to display this image. Do you want to communicate?” Is displayed on the main display unit 102. Here, when the user selects not to perform communication, it is determined whether or not the album mode has ended without displaying the corresponding image data (S114), and if the album mode has not ended. Returning to step S94, the album mode is continued. On the other hand, when the album mode ends, the display buffer is erased (S116).

  On the other hand, if the user selects communication, communication with the database service company 306 is established (S108), and the database is referred to by referring to the image data list table 1241 shown in FIG. Image data is downloaded from 309 (S110). Next, the image data downloaded from the database 309 is displayed on the main display unit 102 (S112). Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the album mode has ended (S114). If the album mode has not ended, the process returns to step S94 to continue the album mode. On the other hand, when the album mode ends, the display buffer is erased (S116).

(3) Buffer Expansion Processing Next, in the above-described operation description, the operation for expanding thumbnails in the display buffer will be described in detail with reference to FIG. In the buffer expansion process, first, it is determined whether or not the image data storage destination corresponding to the thumbnail to be expanded is the internal memory (RAM 124) (S120). If the corresponding image data is stored in the internal memory, the thumbnail is expanded as it is in the display buffer (S122). In this case, thumbnails are displayed on the main display unit 102 as usual.

  On the other hand, if the storage destination of the corresponding image data is not the internal memory, it is determined whether it is an external memory (external recording medium 145) (S124). If the corresponding image data is stored in the external memory, it is determined whether or not the external memory is attached (S126). If an external memory is attached, the thumbnail is expanded as it is in the display buffer (S128). In this case, thumbnails are displayed on the main display unit 102 as usual. On the other hand, if the external memory is not installed, the corresponding image data cannot be read out, so that the thumbnail is developed in gray (S130). In this case, the target thumbnail is displayed in gray on the main display unit 102 as shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, if the corresponding image data storage destination is neither the internal nor the external memory, that is, the database 309, it is determined whether or not the terminal is in the communication range (S132). If the terminal is within the communication range, the thumbnail is expanded as it is in the display buffer (S128). In this case, thumbnails are displayed on the main display unit 102 as usual. On the other hand, if the terminal is not within the communication range, the image data cannot be downloaded from the database 309, and the thumbnail is developed in gray (S130). In this case, the target thumbnail is displayed in gray on the main display unit 102 as shown in FIG.

  As described above, when the storage destination of the image data that is the source of the thumbnail is the external memory (external recording medium 145) or the database 309 connected to the WWW 305, the external memory is mounted or the terminal is within the communication range. If the corresponding image data cannot be acquired, it is possible to confirm at a glance whether or not the original image data can be displayed by displaying the thumbnail in gray.

  In the above-described embodiment, the reduced image of the captured image and the reduced image of the image downloaded from the Internet or the like are displayed in a list on a single screen, but the captured image is reduced. An image and a reduced image downloaded from the Internet or the like may be displayed in a list so as to be distinguished from each other so as to be switched alternately by page switching. In addition, a list may be displayed so as to be distinguished from each other so as to be switched alternately by page switching for each storage destination of the original image data.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, when a reduced image of a captured image and a reduced image of an image downloaded from the Internet or the like are displayed in a list on one screen, each acquisition source is distinguished by an icon. However, the frames may be displayed in an identifiable manner by changing the color of the frame of each reduced image. Similarly, when a list of reduced images is mixed and displayed, if the original image corresponding to each reduced image cannot be obtained from the storage destination (that is, out of communication range or not loaded with an external recording medium), the reduced image is displayed. Is displayed in gray, but may be displayed in an identifiable manner by making the frame of each reduced image different in color.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a camera-equipped mobile phone has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a wireless communication function, a network connection function such as a LAN, or the like. It may be a digital camera, a PDA, or an internet home appliance that has a terrestrial digital broadcast receiving function and can display an image acquired through these functions.

1 is a system configuration diagram showing a configuration of a mobile phone communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is an external view (open state: front view and rear view) of a mobile phone 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the mobile telephone 1 by this embodiment. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the image data memorize | stored in RAM of the mobile telephone by this embodiment. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the album management table 1242 of the mobile telephone by this embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the operation | movement (album mode) of this embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of a display in the main display part at the time of album mode. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the mobile telephone 1 by 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the image data memorize | stored in RAM of the mobile telephone by this 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the operation | movement at the time of imaging | photography mode. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the operation | movement (album mode) of this 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the operation | movement (album mode) of this 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the operation | movement (album mode) of this 2nd Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of a display in the main display part at the time of album mode. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of a display in the main display part at the time of album mode. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of a display in the main display part at the time of album mode.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 101 Speaker 102 Main display part 103 Antenna 104-113 Input part 114 Microphone 115 Microphone 116 Sub-display part 117 LED
118 Imaging lens 119 LED
120 Speaker 121 Radio Unit 122 Control Unit 1221 Communication Data Processing Unit 1222 System ROM
1223 Audio interface 123 Address data bus processing unit 124 RAM
125 program ROM
126 Sound source IC
127 AMP
128 Display Module Driver 129 DSP
130 Imaging Device 144 Connector 145 External Recording Medium 309 Database

Claims (6)

Image acquisition means for acquiring images;
Reduced image creating means for creating a reduced image of the image obtained by the image obtaining means;
Storage means for storing the image acquired by the image acquisition means and the reduced image created by the reduced image creation means in association with each other;
Storage control means for storing the image stored in the storage means in a storage means outside the apparatus;
Determining means for determining whether the database is connectable to the device;
When the image stored in the storage unit by the storage control unit is stored in association with the reduced image by the storage unit, a storage destination indicating that the image is stored in the storage unit in the reduced image Storage control means for controlling to store information in association with each other;
Instruction means for instructing the display means to display the reduced image stored by the storage means;
A display control unit for controlling to perform display based on a determination result by the determination unit when storage destination information is stored in the storage unit in association with the reduced image instructed to be displayed by the instruction unit;
An electronic device comprising: A connection means for connecting to the storage means by wireless communication;
2. The determination unit according to claim 1, wherein the determination unit determines whether or not the storage unit can be connected to the device based on whether or not the device exists within a communication range of the wireless communication. Electronic equipment.   The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit performs control to process and display a reduced image to be displayed based on a determination result by the determination unit.   When the storage control unit stores the storage destination information in association with the reduced image to be displayed by the storage control unit, the display control unit indicates that the storage destination of the image associated with the reduced image is the storage unit. 4. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device is controlled to be displayed together with the reduced image.   5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image acquisition unit includes an imaging unit. An image acquisition unit, a storage unit, and a computer included in an electronic device including a connection unit connected to an external storage unit,
Reduced image creation means for creating a reduced image of the image acquired by the image acquisition unit;
First storage control means for associating and storing the image acquired by the image acquisition unit and the reduced image created by the reduced image creation means in the storage unit;
Storage control means for storing the image stored in the storage unit in the storage means;
Determining means for determining whether the storage means is connectable to the device;
When the image stored in the storage unit by the storage control unit is stored in association with the reduced image by the first storage control unit, the image is stored in the storage unit in the reduced image. Second storage control means for controlling to store the storage destination information in association with each other,
Instruction detection means for detecting a display output instruction of the reduced image stored in the storage unit;
Display control means for controlling to perform display based on the determination result by the determination means when storage destination information is stored in the storage unit in association with the reduced image for which the display instruction is detected by the instruction detection means;
A program characterized by functioning as

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