JP2010130122A - Information recording system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the accuracy of position information that is made to correlate with information of images, or the like. <P>SOLUTION: First position information acquired on the basis of GPS information in the first position information acquisition means 140 of a recorder 100 and second position information acquired on the basis of the GPS information in the second position information acquisition means 220 of a correction device 200 are compared, and the information of the images, or the like and corrected position information are made to correlate with, on the basis of the compared result. Thus, the information of the images, or the like, is related to the corresponding corrected position information, and the highly accurate corrected position information corrected in the position information correction means of the correction device 200 is related to the information of the images, or the like, recorded in the recorder 100. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information recording system that records at least one of an image, video, and sound in association with corresponding position information.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known a technique for recording positional information corresponding to a photographed image or video (hereinafter referred to as an image or the like) in association with each other. As described above, by recording the position information in association with the image or the like, the data can be used to display a corresponding image or the like when the location is specified on the user interface of the map, or the image list or album. When an image or the like is selected in the display, the shooting location of the image or the like can be displayed.

  As such a technique, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a video recording apparatus having position information acquisition means for acquiring position information based on GPS information. In this video recording apparatus, the captured video and the positional information acquired by the positional information acquisition unit are recorded in association with each other.

Further, for example, in Patent Document 2, date information is recorded in association with an image captured by a digital camera, and travel history information in which vehicle position information based on GPS information is associated with date information is recorded by a car navigation device. In addition, a car navigation device that records a corresponding image and position information by collating each other's date and time information is disclosed.
JP 2005-51278 A JP 2005-300489 A

  The above conventional techniques are all configured to acquire position information based on GPS information, but generally GPS information includes an error, and position information generated therefrom is not necessarily accurate. However, for example, in a drive recorder mounted on an automobile, since the accident situation is analyzed based on traveling history information in which images before and after the accident are associated with position and date / time information, highly accurate position information is required. The In the case where such high-accuracy position information is required, the conventional technology cannot cope with the above.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention includes the above-described problem as an example.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention described in claim 1 is directed to a recording apparatus that records at least one of an image, a video, and a sound (hereinafter referred to as information such as an image) in association with corresponding position information, and the recording An information recording system comprising: a correction device that corrects the position information recorded in association with the image information, etc. by the device, wherein the recording device acquires the image information information; First position information acquisition means for acquiring first position information of the recording device based on GPS information, the image information acquired by the image information acquisition means, and acquired by the first position information acquisition means at the time of acquisition First association information recording means for associating and recording the first position information, the image information and the like recorded by the first association information recording means, and the first Information output means for outputting position information, and the correction device includes information input means for inputting the image information and the first position information output by the information output means of the recording device, and the correction Second position information acquisition means for acquiring second position information of the apparatus based on GPS information, and the second position information acquired by the second position information acquisition means is corrected as necessary, and the corrected position information is Position information correction means to be generated, comparison means for comparing the first position information input by the information input means, and the second position information, and the corresponding image based on the comparison result by the comparison means Second association information recording means for associating and recording information and the corrected position information.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the information recording system of the present embodiment.

  In the example illustrated in FIG. 1, the information recording system IS includes a recording device 100 that records at least one of an image, a video, and a sound (hereinafter referred to as image information) in association with corresponding position information, and the recording device 100. And a correction device 200 that corrects position information recorded in association with information such as images. The recording apparatus 100 and the correction apparatus 200 are connected to be able to communicate information by a hardware interface IF such as RS232C or USB (Universal Serial Bus). In the present embodiment, an image refers to a still image such as a photograph, and a video refers to a moving image composed of a large number of still images.

  The recording apparatus 100 includes a camera 110 for performing at least one of image capturing and video recording, a microphone 120 for recording sound, an image for acquiring information such as an image through the camera 110 and the microphone 120, and the like. An information acquisition unit 130 (corresponding to image information acquisition means) and position information of the recording apparatus 100 (hereinafter referred to as first position information, which corresponds to first position information) from a GPS (Global Positioning System) antenna 101 Position information acquisition unit 140 (hereinafter referred to as a first position information acquisition unit, which corresponds to the first position information acquisition unit) acquired based on GPS information, image and other information acquired by the image and other information acquisition unit 130, and An association information recording unit 1 that records the first location information acquired by the first location information acquisition unit 140 in association with each other at the time of acquisition. 50 (hereinafter referred to as a first association information recording unit, which corresponds to a first association information recording unit), and an information output unit 160 that outputs information such as images and first position information recorded by the first association information recording unit 150. (Corresponding to information output means). Note that only one of the camera 110 and the microphone 120 may be provided.

  The GPS antenna 101 receives radio waves from a plurality of GPS satellites and supplies them to the first position information acquisition unit 140 as GPS information. The first position information acquisition unit 140 performs positioning based on GPS information supplied from the GPS antenna 101 and generates first position information of the recording apparatus 100. The first position information includes latitude / longitude information indicating the position of the recording apparatus 100 (hereinafter referred to as first latitude / longitude information, which corresponds to the first latitude / longitude information) and date / time information indicating the date / time. include.

  The correction device 200 includes an information input unit 210 (corresponding to an information input unit) for inputting information such as an image output by the information output unit 160 of the recording device 100 and first position information, and position information of the correction device 200 (hereinafter referred to as “information input unit”). The position information acquisition unit 220 (hereinafter referred to as a second position information acquisition unit) that acquires the second position information based on the GPS information from the GPS antenna 201 is referred to as second position information acquisition unit. And the second position information acquired by the second position information acquisition unit 220 is corrected as necessary based on the positioning information by the positioning unit 230 (corresponding to the positioning means) to generate corrected position information. Information correction unit 240 (corresponding to position information correction means), first position information input by information input unit 210, and second position information acquired by second position information acquisition unit 220 The comparison unit 250 (corresponding to the comparison unit) to be compared, and the association information recording unit 260 (hereinafter referred to as second association information) that records the corresponding image information and the corrected position information in association with each other based on the comparison result by the comparison unit 250 A recording unit, which corresponds to a second association information recording unit).

  The GPS antenna 201 receives radio waves from a plurality of GPS satellites and supplies them to the second position information acquisition unit 220 as GPS information. The second position information acquisition unit 220 performs positioning based on the GPS information supplied from the GPS antenna 201 and generates second position information of the correction device 200. The second position information includes latitude / longitude information indicating the position of the correction device 200 (hereinafter referred to as second latitude / longitude information, which corresponds to the second latitude / longitude information) and date / time information indicating the date / time. include.

  The positioning unit 230 is a self-supporting sensor provided in the correction apparatus 200 for performing positioning separately from positioning based on GPS information, and is, for example, a geomagnetic sensor, a gyro sensor, a speed sensor, or the like. Further, the comparison unit 250 compares the first position information of the recording apparatus 100 and the second position information of the correction apparatus 200 as described above. Specifically, the first latitude / longitude information included in the first position information and the second latitude / longitude information included in the second position information are compared to determine whether or not they are at the same position. Then, in the second association information recording unit 260, the first latitude / longitude information and the second latitude / longitude information are in the same position by the comparison unit 250, that is, the recording device 100 and the correction device 200 are in the same position. When the determination is made, the corresponding image information and the corrected position information are recorded in association with each other.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the position information correction unit 240.
In the example illustrated in FIG. 2, the position information correction unit 240 is based on the positioning information by the positioning unit 230 provided in the correction device 200, and the position information of the correction device 200 (hereinafter referred to as third position information). The position information acquisition unit 241 (hereinafter referred to as a third position information acquisition unit, which corresponds to a third position information acquisition unit), and the second position information acquired by the second position information acquisition unit 220. The third position information acquired by the third position information acquisition unit 241 is compared, and the distance between the position of the correction device 200 indicated by the second position information and the position of the correction device 200 indicated by the third position information An offset value is added to the second position information when the determination unit 242 (corresponding to a determination unit) that determines whether or not is greater than or equal to a predetermined value and the determination unit 242 determines that the distance is greater than or equal to the predetermined value. Offset addition part Includes 43 (corresponding to the offset adding means), a.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an exemplary procedure of processing executed by the recording apparatus 100.
First, in step S <b> 10, information such as images captured, recorded, or recorded by the camera 110 and the microphone 120 is acquired by the image information acquisition unit 130.

  Next, in step S <b> 20, the first position information acquisition unit 140 acquires the first position information of the recording apparatus 100 when the information such as the image is acquired in step S <b> 10 based on the GPS information from the GPS antenna 101.

  Next, in step S30, the first association information recording unit 150 acquires the image etc. information acquired by the image etc. information acquisition unit 130 in step S10, and the first position information acquisition unit 140 acquired in step S120 at the time of acquisition. The first position information is recorded in association with the first position information.

  Next, in step S40, the information output unit 160 outputs the image information and the first position information recorded in association with each other by the first association information recording unit 150 in step S30. In this example, the data is output to the correction device 200.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure example of processing executed by the correction apparatus 200.
First, in step S110, the information input unit 210 inputs the image information and the first position information output by the information output unit 160 of the recording apparatus 100.

  Next, in step S120, the second position information acquisition unit 220 acquires the second position information of the correction device 200 based on the GPS information from the GPS antenna 201.

  Next, in step S130, the position information correction unit 240 corrects the second position information acquired by the second position information acquisition unit 220 in step S120 as necessary based on the positioning information by the positioning unit 230, and has been corrected. Generate location information. Specifically, the third position information acquisition unit 241 of the position information correction unit 240 acquires the third position information of the correction device 200 based on the positioning information by the positioning unit 230, and the determination unit 242 acquires the second position information. The second position information acquired by the unit 220 is compared with the third position information acquired by the third position information acquisition unit 241, and the position of the correction device 200 indicated by the second position information and the third position information are It is determined whether or not the distance to the position of the correction device 200 shown is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. As a result, when the distance is determined to be equal to or greater than the predetermined value, the offset adding unit 243 offsets the second position information. By adding a value, corrected position information is generated.

  In step S140, the first position information of the recording apparatus 100 input by the information input unit 210 in step S110 by the comparison unit 250 and the correction apparatus 200 acquired by the second position information acquisition unit 220 in step S120. The second position information is compared. Specifically, as described above, the first latitude / longitude information included in the first position information and the second latitude / longitude information included in the second position information are compared to determine whether or not they are the same position. judge.

  Next, in step S150, the second association information recording unit 260 causes the first latitude / longitude information and the second latitude / longitude information to be at the same position in step S140, that is, the recording device 100 and the correction device. When it is determined that 200 is the same position, the corresponding image information and the corrected position information are recorded in association with each other. Thereafter, by outputting the recorded image information and the corrected position information to an appropriate device, the associated image information and the corrected position information can be used.

  As described above, the information recording system IS in the above embodiment includes the recording device 100 that records at least one of an image, a video, and a sound (hereinafter referred to as information such as an image) in association with the corresponding position information, and the recording device. 100, an information recording system IS having a correction device 200 that corrects position information recorded in association with image information, etc., and the recording device 100 acquires image information information acquisition means 130 (image etc.). Acquired by a first position information acquisition unit 140 (corresponding to a first position information acquisition unit) that acquires first position information of the recording apparatus 100 based on GPS information, and an image information acquisition unit 130 First association information that records the associated image information and the first position information acquired by the first position information acquisition unit 140 at the time of acquisition. A recording unit 150 (corresponding to a first association information recording unit), an information output unit 160 (corresponding to an information output unit) for outputting image information and first position information recorded by the first association information recording unit 150, The correction device 200 includes an information input unit 210 (corresponding to an information input unit) for inputting image information and first position information output by the information output unit 160 of the recording device 100, and a second of the correction device 200. The second position information acquisition unit 220 (corresponding to the second position information acquisition unit) that acquires the position information based on the GPS information and the second position information acquired by the second position information acquisition unit 220 are corrected as necessary. The position information correcting unit 240 (corresponding to the position information correcting unit) that generates corrected position information is compared with the first position information input by the information input unit 210 and the second position information. Based on the comparison result by the comparison unit 250 (corresponding to the comparison unit) and the comparison unit 250, the second association information recording unit 260 (second association information recording unit) that records the corresponding image information and the corrected position information in association with each other. Equivalent).

  If it does in this way, the 1st position information acquired based on GPS information in the 1st position information acquisition means 140 of recording device 100, and the 2nd position acquired based on GPS information in the 2nd position information acquisition means 220 of amendment device 200 By comparing the information, and associating the image information and the corrected position information based on the comparison result, the image information can be associated with the corresponding corrected position information. As a result, highly accurate corrected position information corrected by the position information correcting means of the correction apparatus 200 can be associated with the image information recorded by the recording apparatus 100. Accordingly, it is possible to improve the accuracy of position information associated with information such as images.

  In the information recording system IS in the above embodiment, in addition to the above-described configuration, the first position information acquisition unit 140 of the recording apparatus 100 further includes first latitude / longitude information indicating the position of the recording apparatus 100 based on GPS information. And the first position information including date and time information indicating the date and time, the second position information acquisition means 220 of the correction device 200 is based on the GPS information, the second latitude and longitude information indicating the position of the correction device 200 and its The second position information including the date / time information indicating the date / time is acquired, and the comparison unit 250 of the correction apparatus 200 includes the first latitude / longitude information included in the first position information and the second latitude / longitude included in the second position information. The second association information recording unit 260 of the correction device 200 compares the first latitude / longitude information with the second latitude / longitude by the comparison unit 250 by comparing the information with each other. In the case where the distribution is judged to be the same position, it is recorded in association with the corresponding image or the like information and corrected position information.

  In this way, it is possible to extract and associate image information and corrected position information in which the first latitude / longitude information and the second latitude / longitude information match. As a result, it is possible to reliably associate the corresponding image information and the corrected position information.

  In the information recording system IS in the above embodiment, in addition to the configuration described above, the position information correction unit 240 of the correction device 200 is based on the positioning information by the positioning unit 230 provided in the correction device 200. Third position information acquisition means 241 (corresponding to a third position information acquisition unit) for acquiring third position information, second position information acquired by the second position information acquisition means 220, and third position information acquisition means 241 Is compared with the third position information acquired by the above, whether or not the distance between the position of the correction device 200 indicated by the second position information and the position of the correction device 200 indicated by the third position information is greater than or equal to a predetermined value. An offset that adds an offset value to the second position information when the determination unit 242 (corresponding to a determination unit) and the determination unit 242 determine that the distance is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. Comprising the adding means 243 (corresponding to the offset adding unit), a.

  In this case, when the distance between the position of the correction device 200 indicated by the second position information and the position of the correction device 200 indicated by the third position information is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, that is, the GPS information includes a large error. Even in this case, it is possible to generate highly accurate corrected position information by adding an offset value to the second position information.

  In addition, this embodiment is not restricted above, A various deformation | transformation is possible within the range which does not deviate from the meaning and technical idea. Hereinafter, such modifications will be described in order.

(1) In a case where information is mediated by a memory card In the above embodiment, the recording device 100 and the correction device 200 are connected so as to be able to communicate information. However, in this modification, for example, portable storage means such as a memory card is used. As a medium, information is transferred from the recording apparatus 100 to the correction apparatus 200. Note that the information recording system IS in the present modified example has substantially the same configuration as that of the above-described embodiment, and performs the same operation. For this reason, in this modification, the same configurations and operations are denoted by the same reference numerals as in FIGS. 1 to 4 in the above-described embodiment, and the description thereof is omitted as appropriate.

  FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the information recording system IS of the present modification. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the information recording system IS has a memory card 300 (corresponding to portable storage means) that can be connected to both the recording device 100 and the correction device 200. In the present modification, when the memory card 300 is connected to the recording device 100, the information output unit 160 of the recording device 100 stores the image information and the first position information recorded by the first association information recording unit 150 in the memory card 300. Output. Thereby, the image information and the first position information are stored in the memory card 300. Thereafter, when the memory card 300 is connected to the correction device 200, the information input unit 210 of the correction device 200 inputs image information and first position information from the memory card 300.

  The processing procedure executed by the recording apparatus 100 and the correction apparatus 200 according to the present modification is the same as the above-described FIG. 3 and FIG. That is, in this modification, the information output unit 160 outputs the image information and the first position information to the memory card 300 in step S40 of FIG. Further, in step S110 of FIG. 4, image information and the first position information are input from the memory card 300 by the information input unit 210.

  The information recording system IS in the above modification has portable storage means 300 (corresponding to a memory card) that can be connected to both the recording device 100 and the correction device 200 in addition to the above-described configuration. The information output unit 160 outputs the image information and the first position information recorded by the first association information recording unit 150 to the portable storage unit 300 connected to the recording device 100, and the information input unit 210 of the correction device 200. Inputs information such as images and first position information from the portable storage means 300 connected to the correction device 200.

  In this way, the image information and the first position information stored in association with each other by the first association information recording unit 150 of the recording apparatus 100 can be input to the correction apparatus 200 via the portable storage unit 300. Thereby, it is not necessary to connect the recording apparatus 100 and the correction apparatus 200 so that information communication is possible, and a connection interface between the apparatuses becomes unnecessary. Further, since the connection between the recording apparatus 100 and the correction apparatus 200 becomes unnecessary, the installation mode such as the installation position and orientation thereof is not limited, and the degree of freedom of the installation mode can be improved.

(2) When updating information in the memory card This modification is based on the correction result by the correction device 200 when information is transferred from the recording device 100 to the correction device 200 via a portable storage means such as a memory card. Thus, the storage contents of the portable storage means are updated.

  FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the information recording system IS of the present modification. In the example illustrated in FIG. 6, the correction device 200 includes the image information and the first position stored in the memory card 300 based on the image information and the corrected position information recorded in association with each other by the second association information recording unit 260. An information updating unit 270 that replaces the first position information in the information with the corresponding corrected position information or adds the corresponding corrected position information to the image information and the first position information stored in the memory card 300 ( Equivalent to information updating means).

  The processing procedure executed by the recording apparatus 100 of the present modification is the same as that in FIG. That is, in this modification, the information output unit 160 outputs the image information and the first position information to the memory card 300 in step S40 of FIG.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure example of processing executed by the correction apparatus 200 according to the present modification. In FIG. 7, steps S110 to S150 are the same as those in FIG. In this modified example, in step S110, the information input unit 210 inputs image information and first position information from the memory card 300.

  In step S160, the information updating unit 270 stores the image etc. information and the first position stored in the memory card 300 based on the image etc. information and the corrected position information recorded in association with each other by the second association information recording unit 260. By replacing the first position information in the information with the corresponding corrected position information, or by adding the corresponding corrected position information to the image information and the first position information stored in the memory card 300, the memory card 300 stored contents are updated.

  In addition to the above-described configuration, the information recording system IS in the modified example further includes a correction device 200 based on the image information and the corrected position information recorded in association with the second association information recording unit 260. Replace the first position information in the image information and the first position information stored in 300 with the corresponding corrected position information, or correspond to the image information and the first position information stored in the portable storage means. An information update unit 270 (corresponding to an information update unit) for adding corrected position information is provided.

  In this way, it is possible to store the image information and the corrected position information in the portable storage unit 300 in association with each other. Thus, by connecting the portable storage means 300 to an appropriate device such as a PC or a portable terminal, for example, when a location is specified on a user interface of a map, a corresponding image or the like is displayed, or a list of images or the like is displayed. In addition, when an image or the like is selected in the album display, the associated image information and the corrected position information can be used by various applications such as displaying the shooting location of the image or the like.

(3) When used as an in-vehicle system This modification includes an information recording system IS in the case of transferring information from the recording device 100 to the correction device 200 through the portable storage means such as the memory card described above, and includes a navigation device. It is the Example utilized as a vehicle-mounted system.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of a part of the interior of the vehicle 1 according to this modification.
The vehicle 1 includes left and right seats 6 a and 6 b, a side brake 7, a door 5, a handle 4, a meter 7, a device panel 21 and a dashboard 9 in the vehicle.

  The device panel 21 has a display 15, which is a display device for a car navigation device 500 or a television receiver, for example. The door 5 is an opening and closing device for opening and closing when a driver or a passenger gets on or off the vehicle. The left and right seats 6a and 6b are seats for the driver and passengers to sit on. The handle 4 is an operation member that is operated by the driver for driving. The side brake 7 is a kind of a braking device for fixing the vehicle 1 at a place so that the vehicle 1 does not move any more when the vehicle 1 is stopped. The meter 7 is a display unit that displays the speed of the vehicle 1, the engine speed, the water temperature, and the like. The dashboard 9 represents a member in front of the passenger seat side among the left and right seats 6a and 6b.

  In the example shown in FIG. 8, an in-vehicle robot 400 (corresponding to the in-vehicle recording device) corresponding to the recording device 100 in the above-described embodiment is arranged on the dashboard 9. The in-vehicle robot 400 may be detachably placed on the dashboard 9 or may be fixed. The in-vehicle robot 400 includes a camera 410 for performing at least one of shooting an image of a car window scenery and recording a video of the car window scenery, and a microphone 420 for recording sound. It has a function equivalent to 100. A memory card 600 is detachably connected to the vehicle interior side of the in-vehicle robot 400.

  FIG. 9 shows a navigation apparatus 500 (corresponding to the correction apparatus 200 in the above-described embodiment, which is mounted on the vehicle 1 in the present modification and provides driving assistance by displaying a route from the current position of the vehicle 1 to the destination. It is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a vehicle driving support device).

  The navigation device 500 includes a storage device 18, an arithmetic device 20, a display control circuit 14, and an interface 6, which are connected via a bus 12. A display 15 is connected to the display control circuit 14. In addition, a GPS antenna 501 and a positioning unit 530 are connected to the navigation device 500 via the interface 6. Furthermore, the memory card 600 is connected to the navigation device 500 via the interface 6 when the memory card 600 is inserted into the insertion / removal port 18 provided next to the display 15, for example. Note that the positioning unit 530 may be a part of the navigation device 500 as in the above-described embodiment.

  As the positioning unit 530, any one of the acceleration sensor 5, the gyro sensor 2, the vehicle speed pulse detector 3, the geomagnetic sensor 11, or any combination thereof can be exemplified. The acceleration sensor 5 has a function of detecting at least one of the acceleration and the tilt angle of the vehicle 1, for example. The gyro sensor 2 has a function of detecting the moving direction of the vehicle 1, for example. The vehicle speed pulse detector 3 has a function of detecting, for example, the movement amount and acceleration of the vehicle 1.

  The storage device 18 includes a ROM 8, a RAM 9, and a recording medium 16. The ROM 8 is an information storage medium in which various processing programs and other necessary information are written in advance. The RAM 9 is an information storage medium on which information necessary for executing the various programs is written and read. The recording medium 16 is an information storage medium such as a flash memory or a hard disk. The storage medium 16 can store map data and the like in a nonvolatile manner.

  The arithmetic unit 20 includes a CPU 7 and a graphic controller 13. The CPU 7 has a function of performing various calculations and controls according to the various programs. The graphic controller 13 has a function of acquiring image data from a video RAM (not shown) or the like under the control of the CPU 7 and causing the display control circuit 14 to display an image based on the image data on the display 15.

  FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the information recording system IS having the vehicle-mounted robot 400 shown in FIG. 8 and the navigation device 500 shown in FIG. In FIG. 10, the functional configurations of the in-vehicle robot 400 and the navigation device 500 are the same as those shown in FIG. The processing procedures executed by the in-vehicle robot 400 and the navigation device 500 are also the same as those shown in FIGS.

  In addition to the above-described configuration, the information recording system IS in the modified example further includes a recording apparatus 400 that is mounted on the vehicle 1 and records vehicle window scenery and sound as information such as an image (corresponding to an in-vehicle robot). The correction device 500 is a vehicle travel support device 500 (corresponding to a navigation device) that is mounted on the vehicle 1 and performs travel support by displaying a route from the current position of the vehicle 1 to the destination. The in-vehicle recording device 400 may be a drive recorder that stores a scene of the accident as an image or the like when the vehicle 1 is in an accident.

  In this way, while driving the vehicle 1, it is possible to easily record the vehicle window scenery and the corresponding high-accuracy position information in association with each other. Further, the vehicle travel support device 500 normally has a function as the second position information acquisition unit 520 that acquires the second position information based on the GPS information, and the second position information acquired by the second position information acquisition unit 520. The information recording system IS can be easily realized by using the function as the position information correcting unit 540 that performs correction as necessary.

  In addition to the above modification, any device having a navigation function, such as a PC, a portable terminal, or a cellular phone, may be used as the correction device 200 in the above-described embodiment. Even if a device such as a PC that does not have a navigation function is connected to a navigation device or other device having a navigation function so as to be able to communicate information, the corrected position information is acquired from the device having the navigation function, The stored contents of the card may be updated.

  In the above, the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 are not intended to limit the present invention to the procedure shown in the above-described flow, but to add, delete, or order the procedures within the scope not departing from the gist and technical idea of the invention. May be changed.

In addition to those already described above, the methods according to the above-described embodiments and modifications may be used in appropriate combination.
In addition, although not illustrated one by one, the present invention is implemented with various modifications within a range not departing from the gist thereof.

It is a functional block diagram which shows the function structural example of the information recording system of this embodiment. It is a functional block diagram which shows the function structural example of a positional information correction | amendment part. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a procedure of the process performed by the recording device. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a procedure of the process performed by the correction apparatus. It is a functional block diagram which shows the function structural example of the information recording system of the modification which mediates information with a memory card. It is a functional block diagram which shows the function structural example of the information recording system of the modification which updates the information of a memory card. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a procedure of the process performed by the correction apparatus of the modification which updates the information of a memory card. It is a perspective view which shows the one part structural example in the vehicle of the vehicle in the modification which utilizes an information recording system as a vehicle-mounted system. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware structural example of a navigation apparatus. It is a functional block diagram which shows the function structural example of the information recording system which has a vehicle-mounted robot and a navigation apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

100 Recording device 130 Image etc. information acquisition unit (corresponding to image etc. information acquisition means)
140 1st position information acquisition part (equivalent to 1st position information acquisition means)
150 1st correlation information recording part (equivalent to a 1st correlation information recording means)
160 Information output unit (equivalent to information output means)
200 Correction device 210 Information input unit (corresponding to information input means)
220 2nd position information acquisition part (equivalent to 2nd position information acquisition means)
230 Positioning unit (equivalent to positioning means)
240 Position information correction unit (corresponding to position information correction means)
241 3rd position information acquisition part (equivalent to 3rd position information acquisition means)
242 determination unit (corresponding to determination means)
243 Offset adding unit (corresponding to offset adding means)
250 comparison unit (equivalent to comparison means)
260 Second association information recording unit (corresponding to second association information recording means)
270 Information update unit (equivalent to information update means)
300 Memory card (equivalent to portable storage means)
400 In-vehicle robot (equivalent to in-vehicle recording device)
500 Navigation device (equivalent to a vehicle travel support device)
IS information recording system

Claims (6)

A recording device that records at least one of an image, a video, and a sound (hereinafter referred to as image information) in association with the corresponding position information, and the position information recorded in association with the image information by the recording device. An information recording system having a correction device for correcting,
The recording device includes:
Image and other information acquisition means for acquiring the image and the like;
First position information acquisition means for acquiring first position information of the recording device based on GPS information;
First association information recording means for associating and recording the image information acquired by the image information acquisition means and the first position information acquired by the first position information acquisition means at the time of acquisition;
Information output means for outputting the image information and the first position information recorded by the first association information recording means,
The correction device includes:
Information input means for inputting the information such as the image output by the information output means of the recording apparatus and the first position information;
Second position information acquisition means for acquiring second position information of the correction device based on GPS information;
Position information correction means for correcting the second position information acquired by the second position information acquisition means as necessary, and generating corrected position information;
Comparing means for comparing the first position information input by the information input means with the second position information;
An information recording system comprising: second association information recording means for associating and recording the corresponding image information and the corrected position information based on a comparison result by the comparison means. The information recording system according to claim 1,
The first location information acquisition means of the recording device acquires the first location information including first latitude / longitude information indicating the location of the recording device and date / time information indicating the date / time based on GPS information,
The second position information acquisition means of the correction device acquires the second position information including second latitude / longitude information indicating the position of the correction device and date / time information indicating the date / time based on GPS information,
Whether the comparison means of the correction device compares the first latitude / longitude information included in the first position information with the second latitude / longitude information included in the second position information, and is the same position? Determine
The second association information recording means of the correction device corresponds to the image or the like when the comparison means determines that the first latitude / longitude information and the second latitude / longitude information are at the same position. An information recording system for recording information and the corrected position information in association with each other. The information recording system according to claim 2,
The position information correction means of the correction device includes:
Third position information acquisition means for acquiring third position information of the correction apparatus based on positioning information by positioning means provided in the correction apparatus;
The second position information acquired by the second position information acquisition means and the third position information acquired by the third position information acquisition means are compared, and the correction device indicated by the second position information Determining means for determining whether a distance between the position and the position of the correction device indicated by the third position information is equal to or greater than a predetermined value;
An offset adding means for adding an offset value to the second position information when the determining means determines that the distance is greater than or equal to a predetermined value;
An information recording system comprising: The information recording system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Portable storage means connectable to both the recording device and the correction device;
The information output means of the recording device outputs the image information and the first position information recorded by the first association information recording means to the portable storage means connected to the recording device,
The information recording system according to claim 1, wherein the information input unit of the correction device inputs the image information and the first position information from the portable storage unit connected to the correction device. The information recording system according to claim 4,
The correction device includes:
Based on the image information and the corrected position information recorded in association by the second association information recording means, the image position information stored in the portable storage means and the first position information in the first position information. Is replaced with the corresponding corrected position information, or information updating means for adding the corresponding corrected position information to the image information and the first position information stored in the portable storage means is provided. An information recording system. The information recording system according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The recording device is an in-vehicle recording device that is mounted on a vehicle and records vehicle window scenery and sound as information such as the image,
The information correction system, wherein the correction device is a vehicle travel support device that is mounted on the vehicle and performs travel support by displaying a route from the current position of the vehicle to a destination.

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