JP2009211341A - Image display method and display apparatus thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable other users to view images photographed by a certain user. <P>SOLUTION: Image data obtained by photographing an object and having position information of a shooting location is displayed on a display as an image. A map MAP including the shooting location indicated by the position information is downloaded from a server and displayed on the display. Prescribed marks I1 to I5 are displayed on each position indicated by the position information on the displayed map MAP. Thumbnails T1 to T5 are displayed for each image photographed in the places with the marks I1 to I5. When one of the marks I1 to I5 is specified, the image data of the image photographed in the place with the specified mark is downloaded from the server, and the image is displayed on the display. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an image display method and a display device thereof.

  In recent years, with the spread of digital cameras, it has become possible to take pictures easily. In addition, development of network networks, development of sensor networks, increase in storage capacity and weight reduction are also progressing. For this reason, it is considered that a user's action is recorded by a digital camera and the image (photograph) is stored in a storage so as to be a life log.

  Therefore, a service for displaying an image by combining an image and position information is performed. For example, a map is displayed on the display, and an icon is displayed on the map. When a displayed icon is clicked, an image such as a landscape photographed at the display position of the icon is displayed.

For example, there are the following prior art documents.
JP-A-9-31825 JP 2000-32374 A JP 2001-94916 A

  However, the above-described image display services that have been performed so far only provide the photographer of the image with the image and its shooting location. That is, even if the user A uses the display service, the image of the user A cannot be viewed by another user B.

  For example, even if an unusual scene was shot at a certain location, in order to show the image to friends or acquaintances, it was necessary to attach the image file to an e-mail or post it on a blog or homepage.

  In view of these points, the present invention is intended not only to combine an image and its shooting location, but also to allow other users to view the image.

In this invention,
A method of displaying image data obtained by photographing a subject and image data having position information of the photographing location as an image on a display,
A map including the shooting location indicated by the position information is downloaded from the server and displayed on the display.
A predetermined mark is displayed for each position indicated by the position information on the displayed map,
For each image taken at the place where this mark is displayed, its thumbnail is displayed.
When the mark is specified, the image display method is such that the image data of the image taken at the place where the mark is displayed is downloaded from the server and the image is displayed on the display. .

  According to this invention, since a history of actions is recorded and accumulated among a plurality of users, it is possible to share sympathy with each other's actions and share fun with other users. Can do.

[1] Outline of the Present Invention FIG. 1 illustrates an image display device according to the present invention. Reference numeral SCRN denotes a display screen of the image display device, for example, a display connected to a personal computer. A map MAP is displayed on the screen SCRN. This map MAP can be a map that was displayed last when the display device for this image was used last time, or a map that is set in advance by the user.

  The displayed map MAP can be scrolled in an arbitrary direction by an input device such as a mouse. Therefore, when an area including a target place is displayed as the map MAP, icons (marks) I1 to I5 indicating the shooting positions are displayed on the map MAP at the positions where the images were shot. In FIG. 1A, since five images are photographed in the area of the displayed map MAP, five icons I1 to I5 are displayed at respective photographing locations.

  Also, thumbnails T1 to T5 are displayed below the map MAP, for example. The thumbnails T1 to T5 correspond to the icons I1 to I5, respectively. That is, the icons I1 to I5 and the thumbnails T1 to T5 are linked (associated), respectively. For example, the icon T1 corresponds to the thumbnail T1, and these are linked.

  Note that newer thumbnails (T1 to T5) are displayed on the left side, for example, and the number of thumbnails is large. When one thumbnail cannot be displayed, the remaining icons can be displayed by scrolling the thumbnails horizontally. is there.

  At this time, the thumbnails T1 to T5 are also linked to their original images. Therefore, the icons I1 to I5, the thumbnails T1 to T5, and their original images are linked to each other.

  As will be described later, images taken by a user (photographer) can be shared among a plurality of users through a server, and the photographer can be distinguished on the display screen SCRN. ing.

For this reason, in the example of FIG.
The photographer of the original images of the thumbnails T1, T3, and T4 is Mr. B. The photographer of the original image of the thumbnail T2 is Mr. C. If the photographer of the original image of the thumbnail T5 is Mr. C, the outer frames F1 to F5 is added, for example,
The outer frames F1, F3, F4 of the thumbnails T1, T3, T4 are blue (illustrated by dots)
The outer frame F2 of the thumbnail T2 is red (shown with diagonal lines)
The outer frame F5 of the thumbnail T5 is yellow (no fill)
In this case, the colors of the outer frames F1 to F5 are different depending on the photographer.

  Further, at this time, the icons I1 to I5 are also color-coded in the same color as that of the thumbnails T1 to T5. All data necessary for the above display is prepared in the server, downloaded, and displayed.

  When an arbitrary icon is designated among the icons I1 to I5, that is, for example, when the icon I2 is clicked with the mouse, the image data of the original image linked to the icon I2 is selected and downloaded. For example, it is displayed in the original size on the display screen SCRN.

  On the other hand, for example, in the display state of FIG. 1A, when an arbitrary thumbnail is designated among the thumbnails T1 to T5, that is, for example, when the thumbnail T2 is clicked with the mouse, for example, as shown in FIG. An arrow MAR is displayed on the side of the icon I2 to clearly indicate the shooting location of the original image displayed as the thumbnail T2. At this time, the display can be scrolled so that the thumbnail T2 is at the center of the display screen SCRN.

  Therefore, when the icon I2 is clicked with the mouse, the original image linked to the icon I2 is selected as described above, and this is displayed on the display screen SCRN, for example, in its original size.

  Therefore, images taken by a certain user can be shared with other users, and these images can be freely viewed among a plurality of users, and the shooting location can be known. Is easier to understand. For example, when a rare landscape is photographed at a certain place, it can be easily notified to a friend or an acquaintance together with the photographing location.

  Also, when searching for an image taken by the user himself / herself, as shown in FIG. 1A, for example, the shooting location and the thumbnail are linked and displayed, so that the target original image can be easily found.

  FIG. 2 shows another display example. In this example, only thumbnails T1, T2,... Are displayed on the display screen SCRN of the display device. When an arbitrary thumbnail is designated among the displayed thumbnails T1, T2,..., That is, for example, when the thumbnail T2 is clicked with a mouse, for example, as shown in FIG. 1B, a map MAP and icons I1 to I5 are displayed. Is displayed, an arrow MAR is displayed on the icon I2 side corresponding to the thumbnail T2, and the shooting location of the original image displayed as the thumbnail T2 is clearly indicated.

  Therefore, when the icon I2 is clicked with the mouse, the original image linked to the icon I2 is selected as described above, and this is displayed on the display screen SCRN, for example, in its original size.

[2] Example of Digital Still Camera [2-1] Example of Configuration FIG. 3 shows an example of a digital still camera applicable to the present invention. In other words, reference numeral 10 denotes the entire digital still camera, and an image of the subject SBJT is projected onto the image pickup device, for example, the CCD image pickup device 12 by the image pickup lens 11, and a video signal of the subject SBJT is extracted from the CCD image pickup device 12. Then, this video signal is supplied to the analog processing circuit 13 to be a video signal subjected to preprocessing such as CDS processing and AGC processing, and this video signal is supplied to the A / D converter circuit 14 to be converted into a digital video signal. A / D conversion is performed.

  The digital video signal is supplied to the digital processing circuit 15 and various digital corrections for improving the image quality are performed. Then, the digital video signal is supplied to the display control circuit 16 and D / A converted into an analog video signal. To the viewfinder 17. Thus, at this time, the subject SBJT photographed by the imaging lens 11 is displayed on the finder 17 in a moving image state, and the photographing content is monitored.

  Further, a recording / reproducing circuit 18 is connected to the digital processing circuit 15, and a detachable nonvolatile recording medium such as a memory card 19 is connected to the recording / reproducing circuit 18. In this way, image data and metadata (meta information data) to be described later are recorded on the memory card 19 by the recording / reproducing circuit 18.

  Reference numeral 20 denotes a microcomputer for system control, which includes a CPU 21 for executing a program, a ROM 22 for storing various programs, a RAM 23 for a work area, information unique to the camera, and a user. And a non-volatile memory 24 for storing the set information.

  Note that the ROM 22 also includes, for example, 100 and 200 shown in FIGS. 4 and 8 as a part of the program. The routine 100 is a program for creating a life log, and the routine 200 is a program for uploading image data to a server. Although details of these routines 100 and 200 will be described later, in FIGS. 4 and 8, the routines 100 and 200 show only portions relevant to the present invention.

  Further, the microcomputer 20 has a communication circuit 25, and the communication circuit 25 can upload and download data with an external server (not shown) through a connector 26. Various operation buttons 27 such as a shutter button are connected to the microcomputer 20.

  Then, data and control signals for the respective processing are supplied from the microcomputer 20 to the processing circuits 13, 15 and 18, and predetermined control signals are also supplied to the timing generator 41 to form various timing signals. The timing signal is supplied to the CCD image pickup device 12 to realize image pickup in the CCD image pickup device 12.

  Further, a position information sensor, for example, a GPS unit 31, and a clock circuit 32 are connected to the microcomputer 20. In this case, the GPS unit 31 is for obtaining position information of the photographing location, and the clock circuit 32 is for obtaining information of the photographing date and time when the subject SBJT is photographed.

  In this example, the photographer's biological information and exercise information are recorded together with the image. That is, for detection of the photographer's biological information, for example, a biological information sensor 33 that detects a heart rate and electrical resistance (impedance) of the skin is prepared, and the detection output is taken into the microcomputer 20 through the connector 35.

  In this case, the biological information sensor 33 is configured in, for example, a wristwatch type and attached to the photographer's wrist, and detects the photographer's heart rate and skin electrical resistance. The amount of sweating can be known from the electrical resistance of the skin detected by the biological information sensor 33. Therefore, the biological information of the photographer can be obtained by analyzing the detection output of the biological information sensor 33.

  Further, the digital still camera 10 is provided with, for example, an acceleration sensor 34 as a motion information sensor for detecting the motion state of the photographer, and the photographer holds the digital still camera 10 in his hand or lowers it from his neck. The acceleration applied to the digital still camera 10 is detected while walking, and the detection output is also taken into the microcomputer 20. By analyzing the acceleration detection output, the photographer is in a state of walking slowly, walking fast, stopping, getting on a vehicle such as a bus or train, for example, The motion information (behavior information) of the photographer can be detected.

[2-2] Example of Normal Operation When the digital still camera 10 is set to the normal recording mode by operating the operation button 27, the image of the subject SBJT photographed by the CCD image sensor 12 is input to the finder 17 as described above. Displayed as a video.

  When the shutter button of the operation buttons 27 is pressed, the digital video signal (still image video signal) at this time is taken into the microcomputer 20 from the digital processing circuit 15 and is compressed by, for example, the JPEG method. This image data is temporarily stored in the RAM 23. That is, a still image is taken, and the image data is temporarily stored in the RAM 23 as shown in FIG. 5A, for example.

  Further, at the time of shooting, data of shooting conditions such as a shutter speed and an aperture value set by the microcomputer 20 are supplied to the RAM 23 as shooting information. At this time, the shooting date / time data indicated by the clock circuit 32 is taken into the microcomputer 20 and used as a part of the shooting information.

  Thus, as shown in FIG. 5A, in the RAM 23, the shooting information data at this time is added to the image data stored in the RAM 23, for example, in the Exif format.

  Further, at this time, the position information data of the shooting location indicated by the GPS unit 31 is supplied to the RAM 23, the heart rate and electrical resistance data detected by the biological information sensor 33, and the acceleration data detected by the acceleration sensor 34. Are supplied to the RAM 23.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 5A, for example, each data supplied to the RAM 23 is added to the image data stored in the RAM 23, for example, in the Exif format. The data detected by the sensors 33 and 34 can be data for a predetermined period, for example, a period of ± 30 seconds with respect to the time (instant) when the shutter button is pressed.

  Thus, as shown in FIG. 5A, in the RAM 23, the image information stored at this time includes the shooting information, the shooting position, the photographer's heart rate and electrical resistance, and acceleration data in, for example, the Exif format. Added.

  Then, the image data to which each data is added is supplied to the recording / reproducing circuit 18 through the digital processing circuit 15 and recorded on the memory card 19. When an arbitrary subject is photographed in this way, information such as the photographing date and time, the photographing position, the photographer's biological information and exercise information is added to the image data and recorded in the memory card 19.

  On the other hand, when the digital still camera 10 is set to the playback mode by operating the operation button 27, the image data recorded on the memory card 19 is played back by the recording / playback circuit 18, and the image data is transferred to the data by the digital processing circuit 15. The expanded image data is the original image data, and this image data is supplied to the display control circuit 16. Therefore, the image of the image data recorded on the memory card 19 is displayed on the viewfinder 17. In other words, the image recorded on the memory card 19 can be reproduced and viewed only with the digital still camera 10.

[2-3] Life Log Recording Operation When the digital still camera 10 is set to the life log recording mode by operating the operation button 27, in the microcomputer 20, the processing of the CPU 21 starts from step 101 of the routine 100; Next, in step 102, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds) has elapsed. When the time has not elapsed, the process proceeds from step 102 to step 103 to determine whether or not a predetermined trigger has been detected. The trigger may be that the user himself presses the shutter button, the acceleration sensor 34 detects a specific movement with respect to the camera 10, or the like.

  When no trigger is detected, the process returns from step 103 to step 102. Thus, steps 102 and 103 are repeated during the determination period of step 102.

  However, when the determination period of step 102 elapses, the process proceeds from step 102 to step 111. Further, when a trigger is detected in step 103, the process proceeds from step 103 to step 111.

  In step 111, the same shooting and processing as when the shutter button is pressed is performed, and the image data of the still image is temporarily stored in the RAM 23. Next, in step 112, the shooting information and shooting location at this time are stored. The position information, the detection output of the biological information sensor 33, and the detection output of the acceleration sensor 34 are supplied to the RAM 23, and are added to the image data stored in the RAM 23 in step 112, for example, in the Exif format.

  Thus, as shown in FIG. 5A, the metadata at this time is added to the image data stored in the RAM 23 in, for example, the Exif format.

  Subsequently, the image data to which the metadata is added is supplied to the recording / reproducing circuit 18 through the digital processing circuit 15 and is recorded on the memory card 19, and then the processing returns to Step 102.

  Therefore, for example, when the user walks around the sightseeing spot, when the digital still camera 10 is lowered from the neck and walks around the sightseeing spot, the scenery at that time can be automatically photographed. Further, at the time of shooting, metadata related to shooting can be obtained.

[3] Example of Display Device [3-1] Example of Configuration In this example, a personal computer is used as the display device and a predetermined program corresponding to [2] is executed.

  In FIG. 6, reference numeral 60 denotes a personal computer. The personal computer 60 includes a CPU 61 for executing various programs, a non-volatile memory 62 in which an initial program loader is stored, a work area RAM 63, and a large capacity. And a hard disk drive 64 as a storage device. The nonvolatile memory 62, the RAM 63, and the hard disk drive 64 are connected to the CPU 61 through the system bus 69.

  In this case, the hard disk drive 64 is provided with an OS and various application programs, and an analysis program and a display program corresponding to [2] are prepared as part of the application programs. Yes.

  Further, an input device 65, a card reader 66, and a communication circuit 67 are connected to the system bus 69. In this case, the input device 65 is for a user to input instructions and data as with a keyboard or a mouse, and the card reader 66 is inserted with a memory card, for example, the memory card 19 of FIG. When this is done, the data is accessed with the memory card 19. The communication circuit 67 is for uploading / downloading data to / from an external network or server through the connector 68.

  Further, the personal computer 60 is provided with a display control circuit 71 and an audio reproduction circuit 73, which are also connected to the system bus 69. The display control circuit 71 has a video RAM (not shown), and display data is supplied to the video RAM, and it is repeatedly read out at a predetermined cycle and converted into a video signal. 72 to display an image.

  Further, when the digital audio data is supplied to the audio reproduction circuit 73, the audio reproduction circuit 73 performs a decoding process such as MP3 as necessary, further D / A converts the digital audio data into an analog audio signal, and outputs the analog audio signal. An audio signal is supplied to the speaker 74.

[3-2] Analysis of biological information and exercise information When the personal computer 60 is turned on, the CPU 61 executes the initial program loader of the nonvolatile memory 62, reads the OS from the hard disk drive 64, and transfers it to the RAM 63. Are executed and wait for execution of the application program.

  Therefore, the memory card 19 storing the image data (FIG. 5A) is inserted into the card reader 66 by [2], and the image data stored in the memory card 19 is transferred to the hard disk drive 64.

  Then, when the input device 65 is operated to execute the analysis program prepared in the hard disk drive 64, the photographer's heart rate and electrical resistance added to the image data (FIG. 5A) are analyzed. The photographer's biological information is extracted, and the acceleration is analyzed to extract the photographer's motion information.

  As described above, it is possible to know the amount of sweat from the electrical resistance of the skin, and thus it is possible to obtain the photographer's biological information by analyzing the heart rate and the electrical resistance. In addition, by analyzing acceleration, the photographer, for example, is walking slowly, walking fast, stopping, getting on a vehicle such as a bus or train, Exercise information can be obtained.

  Then, the extracted biological information and exercise information are added to the corresponding image data as data indicating the “user state”, as shown in FIG. 5B. In this way, data indicating the user status is added to all the image data transferred from the memory card 19 to the hard disk drive 64. Note that the photographer's biological information and exercise information are meta-information related to the corresponding image as well as the shooting date and time, the shooting position, and the shooting conditions.

[4] Sharing image data As described above, in order to share an image and its shooting location among a plurality of users, that is, to record and store a history of actions among a plurality of users, For example, the server system is constructed as follows.

  FIG. 7 shows a case where a user A has a digital still camera 10A and a personal computer 60A, a user B has a digital still camera 10B and a personal computer 60B, and so on, and a user N has a mobile phone 60N. It is.

  The digital still cameras 10A, 10B,... Are configured in the same manner as the digital still camera 10, and the personal computers 60A, 60B,. The mobile phone 60N has the same function as the function of the digital still camera 10 and the display function of the personal computer 60. Further, map data for displaying a map is prepared in the server 80, for example, as shown in FIG.

  These digital still cameras 10A, 10B,..., Personal computers 60A, 60B,..., And mobile phone 60N are connected to the server 80 via a network, for example, the Internet 90, by communication circuits 25 and 67 provided therein. Is done.

  Therefore, the digital still camera 10A, 10B,... Or the image data (and its metadata) of the image taken by the mobile phone 60N can be uploaded to the server 80, and the image data (and metadata) can be uploaded. It can be downloaded to the personal computers 60A, 60B,. That is, the images taken by the users A to N can be shared together with the meta information.

  In this case, it is possible to allow only some images to be downloaded to some users, and allow only some images and meta information to be uploaded to other users. Furthermore, the analysis of [3-2] can be performed in the server 80.

[5] Uploading Image Data FIG. 8 shows an example of a method when the digital still camera 10 uploads image data to the server 80. That is, in the digital still camera 10, the processing of the CPU 21 starts from step 201 of the routine 200. Next, in step 202, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time set in advance has elapsed. If it has not elapsed, the process proceeds from step 202 to step 203, where it is determined whether or not the user (photographer) has performed an upload operation.

  When the upload operation is not performed, the process returns from step 203 to step 202. Thus, steps 202 and 203 are repeated during the determination period of step 202.

  However, when the determination period of step 202 elapses, the process proceeds from step 202 to step 211. Also, in step 203, when an upload operation is determined, the process proceeds from step 203 to step 211.

  In step 211, it is determined whether or not there is image data to be uploaded. If there is, the process proceeds from step 211 to step 212, where the image data of the image is uploaded to the server 80, and thereafter The processing returns to step 202.

  If there is no image data (and its metadata) to be uploaded in step 211, the process returns from step 211 to step 202. Therefore, the server 80 always stores the latest image.

  For example, in order to execute the display of FIG. 1, when there is a request for downloading image data or map data from the personal computer 60, these data are downloaded from the server 80 to the personal computer 60 that made the request.

[6] Summary According to the above-described display device, images taken by a certain user can be shared with other users, and these images can be browsed and the shooting location can be known. Will be easier to understand. For example, when a rare landscape is photographed at a certain place, it can be easily notified to a friend or an acquaintance together with the photographing location.

  Also, when searching for an image taken by the user himself / herself, as shown in FIG. 1A, for example, the shooting location and the thumbnail are linked and displayed, so that the target original image can be easily found.

[7] Others In FIG. 1, when a plurality of thumbnails are selected, a plurality of images corresponding to the selected thumbnails may be displayed. In addition, a newly uploaded image (an image uploaded within a predetermined time from the present time) may be displayed in a display method different from other images (for example, the image itself may blink and an icon on the map may be displayed). May be flashed).

  In addition, the user may display only images taken by people in a pre-created friend list, such as his friend, or may display images of all who can use this system. Filtering may be performed using keywords or the like.

  In the above description, a gyro sensor or the like can be used instead of or in addition to the acceleration sensor 34. Furthermore, in the above description, the digital still camera 10 that captures a subject and the personal computer 60 that displays the captured image are separate, but the digital still camera 10 is personally connected to a digital still camera 10 such as a cellular phone 60N. A display function similar to the display function of the computer 60 may be provided.

  Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 9A, image information data is added to the image data in the same manner as a general digital still camera, and link information is added, and the image data is designated by the link information as shown in FIG. 9B. You can also include data such as user status in another file. In this way, image data and user status data can be managed independently.

Further, instead of obtaining the position information by the GPS unit 31, it is also possible to obtain the position information from a base station of a cellular phone or a wireless LAN access point. Further, the position information can be latitude, longitude, altitude, moving direction, moving speed, and the like. In addition, the recorded information itself may be transmitted to the server, or may be transmitted only when a special change described below occurs.
Furthermore, body temperature, respiratory rate, electrocardiogram data, and the like can be used as biological information. In the above description, when the user presses the shutter button, shooting is performed and data indicating the user state is stored as metadata at that time, but shooting is automatically performed every predetermined period. In addition, data indicating the user state can be stored.

  Moreover, the frequency table of the place where the user behaves is created based on the output of the GPS unit 34 to grasp the range in which the user usually behaves. Can also be saved.

  Further, for example, the digital still camera 10 is suspended in the vicinity of the passenger seat of an automobile, and the traveling direction is automatically photographed, for example, every 10 seconds, and the user state of the driver at this time is similarly recorded to be a drive recorder. You can also.

  [3-2] Analysis of biological information and exercise information can also be performed in the digital still camera 10 or the server 80. Further, the digital still camera 10 or the personal computer 60 can perform image recognition and add the recognition result to the image data.

  Further, the sensors 33 and 34 can be a necklace type, a bracelet type, an armband type, or the like, in addition to the above-described watch type (list type), and can perform analysis in addition to data detection. Separately from imaging, biometric information can also be recorded at regular intervals. Further, the meta information can be a DCF standard or the like.

  When displaying a thumbnail of an image uploaded to the server 80 after the previous display, the thumbnail can be blinked, for example, to notify the viewer that there is a new image. Furthermore, when a plurality of pieces of information are recorded asynchronously, the plurality of pieces of information can be artificially synchronized by complementing the previous value until the value is updated.

[List of abbreviations]
A / D: Analog to Digital
AGC: Automatic Gain Control
CCD: Charge Coupled Device
CDS: Correlated Double Sampling
CPU: Central Processing Unit
D / A: Digital to Analog
DCF: Design rule for Camera File system
Exif: EXchangeable Image File format
GPS: Global Positioning System
JPEG: Joint Photographic Experts Group
MP3: MPEG-1 / Audio Layer 3
MPEG: Motion Picture Experts Group
OS: Operating System
RAM: Random Access Memory
ROM: Read Only Memory

It is a figure which shows the example of a display in this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display in this invention. It is a systematic diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure in this invention. It is a systematic diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display by this invention. It is a figure which shows the other example of a display by this invention. It is a systematic diagram which shows the usage example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the other example of the data structure in this invention.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Digital still camera, 12 ... CCD image sensor, 16 ... Display control circuit, 17 ... Viewfinder, 18 ... Recording / reproducing circuit, 19 ... Memory card, 20 ... Microcomputer, 27 ... Operation button, 31 ... GPS unit, 32 ... Clock circuit, 33 ... Biological information sensor, 34 ... Motion information sensor, F1-F5 ... Outer frame, I1-I5 ... Icon, SCRN ... Display screen, T1-T5 ... Thumbnail

Claims (4)

A method of displaying image data obtained by photographing a subject and image data having position information of the photographing location as an image on a display,
A map including the shooting location indicated by the position information is downloaded from the server and displayed on the display.
A predetermined mark is displayed for each position indicated by the position information on the displayed map,
For each image taken at the place where this mark is displayed, its thumbnail is displayed.
An image display method in which, when the mark is designated, image data of an image taken at the place where the mark is displayed is downloaded from the server and the image is displayed on the display. The display method according to claim 1,
An image display method in which when the photographer of the subject is different, the display form of the mark and the thumbnail corresponding to the image taken by the photographer is changed. A display device that displays image data on a display as image data having image data obtained by photographing a subject and having positional information of the photographing location.
Having a communication circuit with the server,
On the display, a map including the shooting location indicated by the position information is downloaded from the server and displayed,
A predetermined mark is displayed for each position indicated by the position information on the displayed map,
For each image taken at the place where this mark is displayed, its thumbnail is displayed.
An image display device in which when the mark is designated, image data of an image taken at the place where the mark is displayed is downloaded from the server and the image is displayed on the display. The display device according to claim 3,
An image display device in which when the photographer of the subject is different, a display form of the mark and the thumbnail corresponding to the image photographed by the photographer is changed.