JP2011118130A - Image information display device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image information output device capable of displaying images by simple operation. <P>SOLUTION: The size information of a display part displaying a photographic image input from the outside or the size information of the photographic image on a displayed calendar layout is outputted to the outside. A display order of a plurality of inputted photographic images is automatically determined. The time frame of display is determined according to the number of the photographic images or display conditions, and periodically displayed images are temporarily replaced. The number of photographic images displayed within a predetermined period is adjusted. The calendar display of the even-numbered months at the left side and the odd-numbered months at the right side is performed. A calendar for one screen including the photographic image is displayed on a different layout according to whether the input photographic image is vertically long or horizontally long. The number of months arranged in one screen is changed according to whether the image is vertically long or horizontally long. The calendar display layout is automatically changed when the input photographic image for the calendar is changed from the vertically long to the horizontally long or vice versa for the same month. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an image information display device.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, image information output devices that acquire photographic image information with a digital camera or the like and output it for display or printing, and image information display devices such as a display or a printer that cooperate with the image information output device have become popular. For example, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-108005 (Patent Document 1), by directly connecting a printer device to a digital camera, a printer operation image for print processing is displayed using a viewfinder on the digital camera side. In addition, it has been proposed to display a photographic image, select a photographic image to be printed in the format together with selection of the format, and perform printing processing according to the selection.

  On the other hand, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-129371 (Patent Document 2) proposes to display a calendar image including a calendar start date generated by arranging a selected image on a preset initial template. ing. According to this template, for example, a calendar for the month of February 2005, which is the calendar start date, and the calendar for February 2005, the following month, is displayed on one screen.

  Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2008-225562 (Patent Document 3) proposes an electronic calendar that automatically displays a photograph of a shooting month corresponding to the current month. Specifically, on the display screen, the year / month information of the calendar, the calendar body display, and the photos acquired from the storage unit, the photos associated with the year / month information, particularly the month, are displayed. In addition, the photo may be a photo associated with the current date of the month. For example, when a wedding anniversary or a child's birthday is reached, the related image is selected regardless of the year. It has been proposed to do.

However, the image information output device and the image information display device still have problems to be examined.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-108005 JP 2006-129371 A JP 2008-225562 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide an image information display device capable of displaying an image with a simple operation.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides an input unit for inputting photographic image data from the outside, an image display unit for displaying a photographic image based on the input photographic image data, and information on the size of the image display unit An image information display device having an output unit for outputting the image to the outside is provided. Thus, information related to the size of the image when displayed on the image display unit can be transmitted to the outside and used for inputting an image suitable for display.

  According to a specific feature of the present invention, the information regarding the size of the image display unit is information on the size of the image display unit itself. According to another specific feature, the information relating to the size of the image display unit is information relating to a size when a photographic image is displayed on the image display unit according to a predetermined layout.

  According to another specific feature of the present invention, the inputted photographic image data is for displaying a photographic image on the image display unit as a part of a calendar. In this case, information for selecting an appropriate image can be provided to the outside as a part of the calendar.

  According to another feature of the present invention, an input unit for inputting photographic image data from the outside, a storage unit for storing input photographic image data, and a ranking automatically for the photographic image data stored in the storage unit. There is provided an image information display device having a control unit for applying and an image display unit for displaying a photographic image based on photographic image data in the order given by the control unit. Accordingly, when photographic image data is input to the image information display device, appropriate images are automatically displayed sequentially.

  According to the specific feature of the present invention, the control unit automatically assigns a display time limit to the photographic image data. Thus, if photographic image data is input to the image information display device, an appropriate image is automatically displayed at an appropriate timing without any confusion. According to a more specific feature, the control unit assigns a display time limit based on the number of photographic image data stored in the storage unit. As a result, the display timing of the image becomes appropriate as a whole.

  According to another more specific feature of the invention, the control unit gives a display time limit based on a specified condition. As a result, a display deadline having a length corresponding to the condition is appropriately set.

  According to another specific feature, the control unit automatically selects and displays photographic image data that is replaced with predetermined photographic image data that is periodically displayed on the image display unit and has a display deadline. After the display deadline, display of predetermined photographic image data is resumed. This makes it possible to produce a variety of image displays.

  According to another specific feature, the control unit adjusts the number of photographic image data to be sequentially displayed within a predetermined period. Thereby, it is possible to avoid the display change within a predetermined time from being performed too frequently.

  According to another specific feature, the inputted photographic image data is for displaying a photographic image on the image display unit as a part of a calendar. In this case, it is possible to display a variety of calendar images without getting tired using photographic image data input from the outside.

  According to another feature of the present invention, an input unit for inputting photographic image data from the outside, and a calendar for even months is arranged on the left side together with a photographic image based on the inputted photographic image data, and a calendar for odd months is arranged on the right side. An image information display device having an image display unit for displaying a calendar for one screen is provided. Thereby, when displaying calendar information for two months on one screen, it is possible to avoid an unnatural display in which the time flow is reversed left and right.

  According to the specific feature of the present invention, as the month progresses, the image display unit displays a calendar for one screen in which an odd-month calendar is arranged on the left side and an even-month calendar is arranged on the right side. . As a result, when displaying calendar information for two months on one screen, it is possible to always display the nature along the flow of time as the month progresses.

  According to another feature of the present invention, an input unit for inputting photographic image data from the outside, and a calendar for one screen including photographic images with different layouts depending on whether the inputted photographic image data is vertically long or horizontally long There is provided an image information display device having an image display unit for displaying. This makes it possible to always display a calendar with an appropriate layout regardless of whether the inputted photographic image is vertically long or horizontally long.

  According to the specific feature of the present invention described above, on the image display unit, when the inputted photographic image data is a vertically long image and when it is a horizontally long image, a display in which the number of months arranged on one screen is different is performed. . As a result, the aesthetics of the layout and the amount of calendar information provided can be harmonized.

  According to the other specific feature of the present invention, on the image display unit, in the calendar for the same month, when the input photographic image data is a portrait image and a landscape image, the layout is different. Display the calendar. This makes it possible to replace the calendar image in the middle of the month regardless of whether it is portrait or landscape.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an image information display device capable of displaying an image with a simple operation.

It is drawing substitute photograph which showed the block diagram of the digital camera and electronic paper display Example 1 which concerns on embodiment of this invention. Example 1 It is a screen figure which shows the example of a display of the electronic paper display in Example 1 of FIG. 1, and is a drawing substitute photograph which showed the standard example of the calendar layout in which the landscape image was inserted. It is a screen figure which shows the example of a display of the electronic paper display in Example 1 of FIG. 1, and is drawing substitute photograph which showed the standard example of the calendar layout in which the vertically long photographic image was inserted. FIG. 2 is a drawing-substituting photograph showing a screen view of a display example of the digital camera in Example 1 of FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a drawing-substituting photograph showing a screen view of a display example of a digital camera for confirming an image pasted on a calendar in Example 1 of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a drawing-substituting photograph showing a screen example of a display example related to scrolling of an enlarged portion in the display of the digital camera of Example 1 of FIG. FIG. 2 is a drawing-substituting photograph showing a data structure diagram of data contents constituting a calendar image in Example 1 of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a drawing-substituting photograph showing a basic flowchart of the camera control unit in Embodiment 1 of FIG. 1. FIG. 9 is a drawing-substituting photograph showing a detailed flowchart of step S38 in FIG. 8. FIG. FIG. 10 is a drawing-substituting photograph showing a detailed flowchart of step S58 of FIG. 9. FIG. FIG. 10 is a drawing substitute photograph showing a detailed flowchart of step S <b> 70 of FIG. 9. FIG. 12 is a drawing substitute photograph showing a detailed flowchart of step S142 in FIG. FIG. 10 is a drawing-substituting photograph showing a detailed flowchart of step S78 of FIG. 9. FIG. 14 is a drawing substitute photograph showing a detailed flowchart of step S216 in FIG. FIG. 3 is a drawing-substituting photograph showing a basic flowchart of the display control unit in the embodiment 1 of FIG. 1. 16 is a drawing substitute photograph showing a detailed flowchart of step S294 in FIG. It is the drawing substitute photograph which showed the data structure figure of the data content which comprises the calendar image in Example 2 of the digital camera which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and an electronic paper display. (Example 2) FIG. 10 is a drawing-substituting photograph showing a basic flowchart of the camera control unit in Embodiment 2. FIG. 19 is a drawing-substituting photograph showing a detailed flowchart of steps S332 and S334 in FIG. 10 is a drawing-substituting photograph showing a basic flowchart of a display control unit in Embodiment 2. FIG. 21 is a drawing substitute photograph showing a detailed flowchart of step S366 of FIG. 22 is a drawing-substituting photograph showing a detailed flowchart of step S408 in FIG.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing Example 1 of an image information output device and an image information display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The first embodiment is configured as a digital camera 2 and an electronic paper display 4, and is a system for creating a calendar displayed on the electronic paper display 4 with the digital camera 2. The electronic paper display 4 has a very large structure and can be arranged on a wall or the like as a calendar. The electronic paper display 4 has a large electronic paper display unit 6 that can rewrite an image and can hold the image even when power supply is cut off. . The size of the electronic paper display unit is about the same as that of a normal paper calendar.

  In order to take a photograph to be used for the calendar with the digital camera 2, an image taken by the image pickup unit 8 having a lens and an image sensor is observed on the monitor 11 through processing by the image processing unit 10, and when the composition is determined, the operation unit The shutter release button included in 13 is operated. As a result, the image picked up by the image pickup unit 8 is compressed by the compression / expansion unit 12 through processing by the image processing unit 10 and stored in the internal memory 14. Further, the compressed photograph image data stored in the internal memory 14 is appropriately transferred to a removable card memory 20 inserted into the card slot 18 of the camera input / output unit 16. The compressed photographic image data can also be stored directly in the card memory 20 from the compression / decompression unit 12. It can be identified that the stored photographic image is particularly a calendar candidate by adding mark information to that effect to the photographic image data by operating the operation unit 13. The operation of the digital camera 2 including the above operations is performed based on the control of the camera control unit 21 including a microcomputer. The storage unit 23 stores programs necessary for the control of the camera control unit 21 and various data necessary for the control. Note that the date at the time of shutter release is given to the photo image data by the clock function of the camera control unit 21. Further, based on information from a GPS (Global Positioning System) unit 25, the position information of the digital camera 2 at the time of shutter release is given to the photographic image data.

  The card memory 20 can be taken out from the card slot 20 of the digital camera 2 and is inserted into the card slot 24 in the display input / output unit 22 of the electronic paper display 4 to input image data to the electronic paper display 4. be able to. The image stored in the internal memory 14 or the card memory 20 is transmitted from the cable input / output unit 26 or the wireless communication unit 28 in the camera input / output unit 16 to the cable input / output unit 30 in the display input / output unit 22 of the electronic paper display 4. It is also possible to input to the electronic paper display 4 by data communication to the wireless communication unit 32. As will be described later, data transfer between the input / output units of the digital camera 2 and the electronic paper display 4 is bidirectional, and data transfer from the display input / output unit 22 to the camera input / output unit 16 is also possible. A broken line arrow 34 shows such a bidirectional data input / output state.

  Next, creation and display of a calendar will be described. The calendar creation data storage unit stores calendar data including calendar layout data necessary for calendar creation and information such as year, month, day of week, and national holidays for multiple years (for example, 10 years) and fits in the calendar layout. This is for storing photographic image data. In creating a calendar, first, when one of the layout lists displayed on the monitor 11 is selected by the operation unit 13, a corresponding one of a plurality of layout data stored in the calendar creation data storage unit 36 is displayed on the monitor 11. Is done.

  In order to fit a photographic image into the layout of the calendar displayed on the monitor 11, the operation unit 13 calls the thumbnail of the photographic image of the calendar candidate stored in the internal memory 14 or the card memory 20 to the monitor 11. When a desired one is selected by the operation unit 13, the selected photographic image is called from the internal memory 14 or the card memory 20, and is displayed on the monitor 11 after being decompressed by the compression / decompression unit 12. Here, since the monitor 11 cannot be made larger than the size of the digital camera 2 itself, there is a limit to the size of the displayed photographic image even if the photographic image is displayed on the full screen of the monitor 11, and the details of the photographic image cannot be changed as it is. Confirmation is difficult. On the other hand, since the electronic paper display section 6 of the electronic paper display 4 is usually as large as a calendar, it is necessary to confirm the details of whether or not it can withstand expansion to the size of the calendar when selecting a photographic image to be fitted.

  For this purpose, the calendar creation data storage unit 36 stores screen size information of the electronic paper display unit 6 of the electronic paper display 4. Based on this information, information on the proportion of the photographic image in the calendar layout, and information on the size of the photographed photograph image, a photograph image having a size that is actually displayed on the electronic paper display 4 on the monitor 11. An enlargement ratio for displaying is calculated. Naturally, the enlarged photographic image is obtained by trimming a part of the photographed photographic image. Details thereof will be described later.

  The monitor 11 is provided with a touch panel 38, and the touch panel 38 detects this by touching a desired portion of a photographic image displayed in a normal size with a finger. Thereby, the enlargement of the displayed photographic image for checking the details is performed with the touched position as the center. In this way, it is possible to easily select and enlarge a portion of high interest. Details thereof will be described later.

  The acceleration sensor 40 is provided for scrolling the enlarged portion. When the digital camera 2 is moved in a direction parallel to the surface of the monitor 11, the acceleration is detected and the direction opposite to the moving direction of the monitor 11 is detected. Scroll the enlarged photographic image on the monitor 11. As a result, the display photograph image itself is substantially stationary, and the enlarged display portion is shifted in the moving direction of the digital camera 2, so that it is possible to easily scroll to the intended portion and to easily grasp the entire enlarged photograph image. Become. Details thereof will be described later.

  When the selection of the inset photo image is confirmed by the confirmation procedure as described above, the selected photo image data is combined and edited with the calendar information from the calendar creation data storage unit 36 by the image editing unit 42 and displayed on the electronic paper display 4. It becomes a calendar image. The calendar image is compressed by the compression / decompression unit 12, stored in the internal memory 14 or the card memory 20, and sent from the camera input / output unit 16 to the electronic paper display 4. In this way, the calendar image is a composite image in which the photograph image and the date information are combined, thereby having only a digital photo frame having a function of displaying transmitted image data and a function of printing the transmitted image data. The calendar can be displayed or printed by a printer. The electronic paper display according to the first embodiment receives not only the final composite image data but also partial data constituting the calendar image such as photographic image data, calendar data, and layout data from the digital camera 2 as it is. The paper display 4 itself can be combined with a calendar image. For this purpose, the digital camera 2 also holds partial data constituting the calendar image itself. Details thereof will be described later.

  The electronic paper display 4 stores the calendar data input to the display input / output unit 22 in the data memory 44. In the case of input through the card slot 24, the calendar data may be held in the card memory 20 itself inserted in the card slot 24. If the input calendar image is partial data, these are combined with the calendar image by the image processing unit 46 and input to the image memory 48. On the other hand, if the input calendar image is a composite image, the image processing unit 46 does not perform the process and inputs the image as it is to the image memory 48. The driver 50 inputs a new image or rewrites the input image on the electronic paper display unit 6 based on the data in the image memory 48. The new input image or the rewritten image is held in the electronic paper display unit 6 and is continuously displayed even if the power supply is cut off.

  The operation of the electronic paper display 4 including the above operation is performed based on the control of the display control unit 52 including a microcomputer. The storage unit 54 stores programs necessary for the control of the display control unit 52 and various data necessary for the control. The clock 54 of the display control unit 52 checks the passage of date and time, and when the monthly change is detected, the display control unit 52 reads out the next month data previously received from the digital camera 2 from the data memory 44, The calendar 50 is automatically rewritten by the driver 50 via the image processing unit 46 and the image memory 48. Note that the data memory 44 holds standard data related to the calendar, and can automatically rewrite the calendar image of the next month even if the digital camera 2 does not input the photographic image data for the next month. Details thereof will be described later.

  The electronic paper display unit 6 includes a touch panel 56. By directly touching and writing in the electronic paper display unit 6, the character image information detected by the touch panel 56 is superimposed and displayed as a handwritten character on the displayed calendar. Can be made. Further, the handwritten character image information is sent to the digital camera 2 and converted into character code information by an OCR (Photo Character Reader) function unit 58 of the camera control unit 21, which is converted into calendar data or composite image data on the electronic paper display 4. It is also possible to return to In this way, event information that is diverted for a long time can be input not only from the digital camera 2 side but also from the screen of the electronic paper display unit 6 in the electronic paper display 4. Details thereof will be described later. Since the screen of the electronic paper display unit 6 is large, it becomes possible to perform handwritten writing that is impossible with the monitor 11 of the digital camera 2.

  FIG. 2 is a screen diagram showing a display example of the electronic paper display unit 6 in the electronic paper display 4 of FIG. 1, and shows a standard example of a calendar layout in which a horizontally long photographic image is inserted. In the case of this layout, the horizontally long photographic image 62 is displayed on the electronic paper display unit 6 below the year display 64 which is half of the layout. On the other hand, in the lower half, month / day / day-of-week information 66 for two months is displayed. In the first embodiment of the present invention, since the display of the electronic paper display unit 6 is rewritten every month, the left side is an even month (October in the figure) and the right side is an odd month (as shown in FIG. 2). Calendar display for two months such as November in the figure is possible. Incidentally, FIG. 2 shows the display state as of October. When this is changed to November, the calendar image is automatically rewritten so that November is displayed on the left side and December is displayed on the right side. At this time, according to the content of the image data for November, the photographic image 62 may be maintained or rewritten to another image. In addition, the photographic image 62 can be replaced even during the month.

  In the month / day / day of the week information 66, the number 68 of the day corresponding to Sunday is automatically modified to bold type. Further, the number 70 of the day corresponding to a holiday is also automatically modified (indicated by a circle in the figure). These day and holiday qualifications are automatically performed in each year and month based on calendar data. Further, fixed event data 72 such as a birthday and variable event data 74 such as a travel schedule can be added to the calendar. Once the fixed event data 72 is input, it is automatically added to the calendars for the following years. On the other hand, the variable event data 74 is not carried over to the next year only for that year.

  FIG. 3 is a screen view showing a display example of the electronic paper display unit 6 in the electronic paper display 4 of FIG. 1 in the same manner as FIG. 2, but in FIG. 3, a standard calendar layout in which a portrait photo image is inserted is shown. An example is shown. In the case of the layout of FIG. 3, a vertically long photographic image 82 is displayed on the electronic paper display unit 6 below the year display 64 which is half of the layout. On the other hand, in the lower half, month / day / day information 84 of the current month (December in the figure) is displayed. On the left side of the vertically long photographic image 82, month / day / day-of-week information 86 for the previous month (November in the figure) is displayed. Further, the month / day / day information 88 for the next month (January 2010 in the figure) is displayed on the right side of the vertically long photographic image 82. In this way, when the year is straddling, year information 90 is also added to the month information and displayed. Accordingly, the year 92 of the next year is also displayed on the year display at the upper end of the electronic paper display unit 6. The handwritten event information 94 is an example of handwritten input display detected and displayed by the touch panel 56 of FIG. Thus, the handwritten event information 94 can be input and displayed at the writing position as if writing characters on paper.

  FIG. 4 is a screen diagram showing a display example of the monitor 11 in the digital camera 2 of FIG. FIG. 4A is a calendar input screen, and the entire layout 102 of the calendar being created is displayed on the left side. On the other hand, a thumbnail group 104 of embedded photo image candidates is displayed on the upper right side. A thick frame cursor 106 indicates that one of them is selected, and a corresponding image 108 is displayed in the overall layout 102. On the other hand, in the ID input field 110 on the lower right side, an annual calendar ID number (“3” in the figure) and a layout type (“vertical calendar” in the figure) are input and displayed. In the year / month input field 112, a calendar year ("2009" in the figure) and a month ("October" in the figure) are input and displayed. Correspondingly, a year display 114 and month / day / day-of-week information 116 are displayed in the overall layout 102. These determine the skeleton of the entire display layout 102.

  Further, in the fixed event data column 118, a fixed event date (“10/6” in the figure) common to each year and its contents (“birthday” in the figure) are input and displayed. In the variable event data column 120, the variable event date ("11 / 28-29" in the figure) for the year and the contents ("travel" in the figure) are input and displayed. The fixed event data field 118 and the variable event data field 120 can be input one after another for the month specified in the year / month input field 112 as soon as the input is confirmed. The input result is displayed at the position of the corresponding day in the month / day / day-of-week information 116 in the overall layout 102.

  FIG. 4B shows a state in which the entire display layout 102 of FIG. In this case, since the layout is a vertically long calendar, the enlarged display 122 of the entire display layout is rotated 90 degrees with respect to the entire display layout 102 of FIG. . In order to actually observe this, the digital camera 2 is rotated 90 degrees in the opposite direction and the image is erected.

  FIG. 5 is a screen diagram showing a display example of the monitor 11 for confirming the pasted image. When the selection operation by the operation unit 13 is performed in a state where the thick frame cursor 106 is positioned on one of the image thumbnails as shown in FIG. 4A, the display state shown in FIG. A confirmation image 132 corresponding to the thumbnail is displayed, making it easier to confirm image details. If the details of the image are not sufficiently confirmed even in this state, if a predetermined portion of the display on the monitor 11 is further touched with the finger 134, a trimmed enlarged image 136 centered on the touched portion as shown in FIG. The monitor 11 is displayed full. As described above, the enlarged image is calculated based on the screen size information of the electronic paper display unit 6, the information on the proportion of the photographic image in the calendar layout, and the information on the size of the photographed photographic image. The absolute size thereof is equal to the size of the photographic image actually displayed on the electronic paper display unit 6. Therefore, details of a full-size photographic image can be confirmed on the monitor 11.

  FIG. 6 is a screen diagram showing a display example of the monitor 11 for explaining the scrolling of the enlarged portion already described. 6 (A) and 6 (B) correspond to FIGS. 5 (A) and 5 (B), respectively. In FIG. 6 (A), the entire photographic image can be seen by the confirmation image 132. In FIG. 6B, the details of the image can be seen more clearly from the enlarged image 136, but it is difficult to grasp the entire photographic image because it is trimmed. FIG. 6C shows a state in which the digital camera 2 is repeatedly shaken from the state of FIG. 6B in a direction parallel to the surface of the monitor 11 as indicated by arrows 142, 144 and 146. This movement is detected by the acceleration sensor 40, and as shown in the monitors 148, 150, 152, 154, etc. at various positions and the photographic images therein, enlarged display photographic images of the monitor 11 in a direction to cancel the movement of the monitor 11 Is automatically scrolled. Accordingly, the absolute position of the display photographic image itself is substantially stationary, and the enlarged display portion is shifted in the moving direction of the monitor 11, so that it is easy to grasp the entire enlarged photographic image.

  In the above description, if the speed at which the digital camera 2 is shaken within a range in which scroll tracking can be performed is made moderately fast, it becomes easier to grasp the entire enlarged photo image by the memory effect of the brain and the afterimage effect of the eyes. Since there is a delay due to the processing time from the detection of the movement of the digital camera 2 by the acceleration sensor to the scrolling of the enlarged display photographic image, the absolute position of the displayed photographic image is not completely stationary, especially at the start of movement with high acceleration. The photographic image moves in the same direction as the movement of the digital camera 2, thereby causing the photographic image to shake. Therefore, in order to alleviate this, when an acceleration change due to the movement of the digital camera 2 is detected, an acceleration prediction process is performed, and actual acceleration detection is performed in consideration of this prediction to perform early scrolling. This process is particularly effective for predicting the start from the stop to the reverse direction by the deceleration acceleration when the movement is turned back. In this prediction process, average motion characteristic information when an object is repeatedly shaken with hands obtained experimentally from a large number of subjects is used.

  FIG. 7 is a data structure diagram showing the contents of data constituting the calendar image. The calendar image is divided into partial data groups of a layout data group 162, a calendar data group 164, and a photo image data group 166 that can be handled independently. One calendar for one year is connected by common IDs 168, 170 and 172. Further, the partial data groups for each month are connected with designated year / month information 168, 170 and 172 common to each month. As a result, a calendar image for each month is formed, and the layout can be changed or the photographic image can be replaced. Note that when a plurality of data groups having the same ID and the same designated date and time are generated due to replacement or the like, time stamps 174, 176 and 178 at the time of data group creation are recorded in order to distinguish them.

  The layout data group 162 holds a horizontally long image layout 180 as shown in FIG. 2 and a vertically long image layout 182 as shown in FIG. 3, and a horizontally long image and a vertically long image in a calendar image having the same ID and designated year and month. It corresponds to the replacement of. Specifically, when only the photographic image 62 is replaced with the portrait image in the October calendar image in FIG. 2, automatic switching to the portrait image layout as shown in FIG. 3 is performed. At this time, since the calendar data group remains for October, the month / day / day information 84 for the current month is for October, the month / day / day information 86 for the previous month is for September, and the next month is January) As the month / day / day information 88, November is displayed.

  The calendar data group 164 holds the month specified by the specified year / month information 170, year / month / day / day of the week information for the previous and next month, and national holiday information 186 corresponding to these months. . Furthermore, it has a fixed event information holding area 188 and a variable event information holding area 190. The calendar data group 164 includes a handwritten image information holding area 192 for transmitting handwritten image information input by the touch panel 56 of the electronic paper display 4 to the digital camera 2.

  The photographic image data group 166 has a photographic image information holding area 194, a vertical / horizontal information holding area 196 indicating whether the photographic image is portrait or landscape, and an image size information holding area 198 of the photographic image. The photographic image data group 166 has an electronic paper display unit information holding unit 200 for transmitting information about the size of the electronic paper display unit 6 of the electronic paper display 4 to the digital camera 2. The data constituting the calendar image, such as the handwritten image information holding area 192 and the electronic paper display unit information holding unit 200, includes not only data to be transmitted from the digital camera 2 to the electronic paper display 4, but also an electronic paper display. A holding area for data to be transmitted from 4 to the digital camera 2 is also included, and is used for bidirectional information transmission between the two.

  FIG. 8 is a basic flowchart showing functions of the camera control unit 21 in the first embodiment shown in FIG. This flow starts when the power switch of the digital camera 2 is turned on by the operation unit 13. When the flow starts, initial startup of various functions of the entire digital camera 2 and display screen size information reception management processing are performed in step S2. In this management process, whether or not the display screen size information of the electronic paper display unit 6 from the electronic paper display 4 is received by the digital camera 2 is checked, and if not received, the fact is displayed on the monitor 11. This is a process for prompting communication with the electronic paper display 4 by the camera input / output unit 16 by displaying for a predetermined time.

  Next, in step S4, the photographing mode is started, and in step S6, it is checked whether or not a photographing operation by the operation unit 13 has been performed. When a photographing operation is detected, the process proceeds to step S8, where photographing and recording processes are performed. Then, the display of the image shot and recorded in step S10 is started, and the process proceeds to step S12. In step S12, it is checked whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the captured image display. If there is no elapsed time, the process proceeds to step S14 to check whether or not an operation for setting the captured image as a calendar candidate has been performed. If no operation is detected in step S14, the process returns to step S12 and waits for a calendar candidate operation until a predetermined time elapses. When it is detected in step S14 that a calendar candidate operation has been performed within a predetermined time, the process proceeds to step S16, where a calendar candidate mark is assigned to the corresponding photographic image, and the process proceeds to step S18 to end the display of the captured image. On the other hand, if there is no calendar candidate operation within the predetermined time, the process proceeds directly from step S12 to step S18, and the display of the captured image is terminated.

  Next, in step S20, it is checked whether or not a reproduction operation has been performed by the operation unit 13. When the reproduction operation is detected, the process proceeds to step S22 to start the reproduction mode. In step S24, it is checked whether or not an operation for setting the currently reproduced image as a calendar candidate has been performed. If it is detected in step S24 that a calendar candidate operation has been performed, the process proceeds to step S26, where a calendar candidate mark is assigned to the corresponding photo image, and the process proceeds to step S28. On the other hand, if no calendar candidate operation is detected in step S24, the process directly proceeds to step S28.

  In step S28, it is checked whether or not an operation for returning to the photographing mode has been performed by the operation unit 13, and when an operation is detected, the process proceeds to step S30. On the other hand, if the shooting mode return operation is not detected in step S28, the process returns to step S24, and the playback mode is continued unless the shooting mode return operation is performed. During this time, although not shown in the flow, normal playback operations such as displaying thumbnails, selecting them, and feeding images are possible. Note that if a reproduction operation is not detected in step S20, the process directly proceeds to step S30.

  In step 30, it is checked whether a calendar creation operation has been performed. When an operation is detected, the process proceeds to a calendar creation process in step S32. Details thereof will be described later. When the calendar creation process ends, the process proceeds to step S34. If no calendar creation operation is detected in step S30, the process directly proceeds to step S34. In step S34, it is checked whether or not a power-off operation has been performed by the operation unit 13, and when the operation is detected, the flow ends. On the other hand, if the power-off operation is not detected in step S34, the process returns to step S6, and thereafter, unless the power-off operation is performed, step S6 to step S34 are repeated, corresponding to various operations of photographing, reproduction, and calendar creation.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing details of the calendar creation process in step S38 of FIG. When the flow starts, it is checked in step S42 whether there is a registered calendar. If there is a registered calendar, the process proceeds to step S44, and the list is displayed on the monitor 11. In step S46, it is checked whether an operation for selecting one registered calendar is performed by the operation unit 13 within a predetermined time from the list display. If there is no selection operation, the process proceeds to step S48, and a list of new layout candidates is displayed on the monitor 11. If there is no registered calendar in step S42, the process proceeds to step S48. When a list of new layout candidates is displayed in step S, the process proceeds to step S50, and it is checked whether an operation for selecting one new layout is performed by the operation unit 13 within a predetermined time from the list display. If there is a selection operation within a predetermined time, the layout selected in step S52 is adopted and the process proceeds to step S54. On the other hand, if an operation within a predetermined time cannot be detected in step S50, a predetermined recommended layout is automatically adopted in step S56, and the process proceeds to step S54.

  In step S54, calendar data for the year and month including the operation date in the selected calendar layout is automatically selected, and the process proceeds to step S58. In step S58, the calendar data for the selected year, month, and day is adjusted to automatically adjust the day of the week or national holiday adjustment (movement of day of the week or day depending on the year) and event data that has been entered and can be used. Details thereof will be described later. Then, the process proceeds to step S60, and the completed calendar of the selected month is displayed on the monitor 11.

  On the other hand, when an operation for selecting one registered calendar from the list display is detected in step S46, the process proceeds to step S62, and it is checked whether the calendar creation process is performed for new creation. This check is performed by displaying a question on the monitor 11 and allowing the operation unit 13 to input the answer. If it is a new creation, the process proceeds to step S54, and the process proceeds to the same process as the creation by a new layout. That is, when the process proceeds from step S62 to step S54, it corresponds to a case where only the registered calendar layout is used and all the contents are newly created.

  On the other hand, when it is confirmed in step S62 that it is not newly created, this corresponds to the case where a part of an existing calendar that has been subjected to day-of-week holiday adjustment or event data input has been edited, so the process proceeds to step S64 and editing is performed. Process to select the required month. In this case, when a specific month such as replacement of a photo image or additional correction of event data is concerned, the operation part 13 is used to manually select a month for replacement or additional correction. The month including the day is automatically selected. When the editing month selection process in step S64 ends, the process proceeds to step S60, and the calendar of the selected month is displayed on the monitor 11.

  Next, in step S66, it is checked whether or not the input of the photographic image has been selected by the operation unit 13 for fitting into the calendar layout from the input menu. When the photographic image input is selected, the process proceeds to step S68, where both a portrait image layout and a landscape image layout are prepared in the same calendar layout as a fitting destination. In step S70, photographic image input and calendar layout processing are performed, and the process proceeds to step S72. On the other hand, if the input of the photographic image is not selected in step S66, the process proceeds directly to step S72.

  In step S <b> 72, it is checked whether a new event input operation has been performed by the operation unit 13. When a new event input operation is performed, the process proceeds to step S74, and event data is added, corrected, or deleted according to the operation, and the process proceeds to step S76. On the other hand, if no new event input operation has been performed in step S72, the process directly proceeds to step S76.

  In step S76, it is checked whether or not an operation for changing the calendar's newly created month and performing continuous input is performed within a predetermined time from the previous final operation. When an operation is detected, the process returns to step S58, and thereafter, every time a new creation month is changed, step S58 to step S76 are repeated to correspond to the input for the new creation month. On the other hand, if there is no operation within a predetermined time from the previous last operation in step S76, the process proceeds to step S78, where the input up to that point is registered and the process of managing the input / output of data is performed, and the flow is ended. . Details of the registration / input / output management processing in step S78 will be described later.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing details of day / holiday adjustment and event data automatic pasting processing in step S58 of FIG. When the flow starts, year data is checked in step S82, and month data is checked in step S84, and the year and month are determined. In step S86, the day of the week is adjusted for each date, and in step S88, the display of the date corresponding to Sunday is modified by bolding. In step S90, the country data is checked, and the confirmed country is modified by enclosing the date display of the national holiday in the circle in step S92. With these processes, it is possible to create a calendar for a number of years in response to fluctuations in the day of the week and public holidays without having to store each year's calendar individually.

  Next, in step S94, it is checked whether or not there is variable event data for the previous year pasted on the calendar. This corresponds to the case of creating a new calendar by diverting the registered calendar via step S62 in FIG. 9. If there is corresponding old variable event data, the process proceeds to step S96 to cancel the pasting and step. The process proceeds to S98. This only cancels the pasting to the calendar linked by the ID, and does not delete the input event data itself. On the other hand, if there is no corresponding old variable event data in step S94, the process directly proceeds to step S98.

  In step S98, the presence / absence of input event data is checked. If there is a match, the process proceeds to step S100, where it is checked whether there is fixed event data. If there is a match, the process proceeds to step S102, the fixed event data is called, and the process proceeds to step S104. On the other hand, if there is no fixed event data in step S100, the process directly proceeds to step S104. As described above, once the fixed event data (for example, birthday) is input, it is automatically diverted every year.

  In step S104, it is checked whether variable event data is present in the input event data extracted in step S98. If there is a match, the process proceeds to step S106 to check whether the variable data is future data within 12 months. If it is future data within 12 months, the process proceeds to step S108, the variable event data is called, and the process proceeds to step S110. On the other hand, if there is no variable event data in step S104, or if it is determined in step S106 that it is not future data within 12 months, the process directly proceeds to step S110. As described above, as for variable data, it is related to the future, and only for future data within 12 months without any confusion, if there is event data that has been input once, this is diverted to a newly created calendar. The event data called in step S102 or step S108 is pasted on the calendar in subsequent step S110, and the flow ends.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing details of the photo input and calendar layout processing in step S70 of FIG. When the flow starts, the thumbnail of the photographic image with the calendar candidate mark attached is called in step S122. Although details are omitted, if all the thumbnails called at this stage cannot be displayed due to the limitation of the size of the monitor 11, they can be scrolled as appropriate. Next, in step S124, it is checked whether an operation for selecting another candidate is performed because there is no desired thumbnail in the called page. When such an operation for selecting another candidate is detected, the process proceeds to step S126 to start the reproduction mode.

  When the reproduction mode is started, it is checked in step S128 whether or not an operation for setting the currently reproduced image as a calendar candidate has been performed. If it is detected in step S128 that a calendar candidate operation has been performed, the process proceeds to step S130, a calendar candidate mark is assigned to the corresponding photographic image, and the process proceeds to step S132. On the other hand, if no calendar candidate operation is detected in step S128, the process directly proceeds to step S132. In step S132, it is checked whether or not a mark end operation has been performed. If there is no operation, the process returns to step S128. Thereafter, unless a mark end operation is performed, step S128 to step S132 are repeated to continue searching for a calendar candidate.

  On the other hand, when the mark end operation is detected in step S132, the process proceeds to step S134, and the thumbnail of the image to which the calendar candidate mark is newly added is called from step S128 through step S132. In step S136, it is checked whether an operation for selecting a photographic image to be pasted from thumbnails is performed within a predetermined time. If no other candidate selection operation is performed in step S124, the process shifts from the thumbnail calling state in step S122 to step S136 and waits for a photo image selection.

  If no photographic image is selected in step S136 and the non-operation state continues for a predetermined time, the process returns to step S122. This makes it possible to re-examine the original calendar candidate thumbnail if there is no suitable photo image even though the new candidate thumbnail is called through step S134. Further, the process proceeds to step S126 again, and an operation for searching for a new calendar candidate from the reproduced image is made possible. Thereafter, unless a photographic image selection is detected in step S136, steps S122 to S134 are repeated, and the examination of the calendar candidate photographic images is continued.

  On the other hand, if selection of a photographic image is detected in step S136, the process proceeds to step S137, and the photographic image corresponding to the selected thumbnail is displayed in the state of FIG. In step S138, it is checked whether the selected photo image is a landscape image. If the image is a landscape image, the process proceeds to step S140, the layout for the landscape image is adopted from both layouts prepared in step S68 of FIG. 9, and the process proceeds to step S142. On the other hand, if the selected photographic image is not a landscape image, it means that the image is a portrait image. If it is an image, the process proceeds to step S144, adopts a portrait image layout, and proceeds to step S142.

  In step S142, enlargement / scroll processing is performed to confirm details of the selected photographic image. This corresponds to the processing described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6, but will be described in more detail later. When the enlargement / scroll process is completed, the process proceeds to step S146, and it is checked whether or not an input confirmation operation has been performed by the operation unit 13 within a predetermined time after the process is completed. If this operation is not detected within the predetermined time, the process returns to step S136. As a result, the monitor 11 returns to the state in which the thumbnail is called, so that the selection of the photographic image can be performed again. In addition, if no operation continues for a predetermined time, the process returns to step S122, so that candidate selection can be performed again from the beginning.

  On the other hand, when an input confirmation operation is detected within a predetermined time in step S146, the process proceeds to step S148, and it is checked whether or not there is an already input image and this photo image selection corresponds to replacement. Then, if applicable, the process proceeds to step S150, and it is checked whether or not the input image matches the portrait and landscape orientation. If not, the process proceeds to step S152, the calendar layout is changed between the portrait image and the landscape image, and the process proceeds to step S154. That is, for example, when the photographic image is replaced with a vertically long layout in the layout of FIG. 2, the layout is automatically changed to the layout of FIG. On the other hand, if the new and old layouts match, the process proceeds directly to step S154. On the other hand, if there is no input image in step S148 and the input is a new input, the process proceeds to step S156 to select a new suitable calendar layout, and the process proceeds to step S154. In step S154, the image selected based on the above is input to an appropriate layout, and the flow ends.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing details of the enlargement / scrolling process in step S142 of FIG. When the flow starts, it is checked in step S162 whether or not a touch on the touch panel 38 is detected within a predetermined time from the photographic image display. If there is a detection, the process proceeds to step S164, and a touch position detection process is performed. In step S166, the start of the first timer time is instructed, and in step S168, it is checked whether display screen size information of the electronic paper display unit 6 is stored in the calendar creation data storage unit 36. If there is storage, the storage information is read out in step S170 and the process proceeds to step S172. If there is no memory, the process proceeds to step S174, where predetermined size information prepared in advance is read, and the process proceeds to step S172. Note that step S174 gives priority to enlargement execution at some enlargement ratio, and does not realize enlargement to the size of the electronic paper display unit.

  In step S172, it is checked whether the selected photo image is a landscape image. If the image is a landscape image, the process advances to step S176 to acquire image size information when displayed in the landscape image layout, and the process proceeds to step S178. On the other hand, if the selected photographic image is not a landscape image, it means that it is a portrait image, so that the process proceeds to step S180, and the size information of the image displayed in the portrait image layout is acquired and step S178 is obtained. Migrate to

  In step S178, the actual size photographic image that is actually displayed on the electronic paper display 4 is displayed on the monitor 11 based on the display image size acquired in step S176 or step S180 and the photographed photographic image size information. The enlargement ratio for calculating is calculated. As described above, when step S178 is reached via display step S174, a predetermined enlargement ratio is calculated, and the actual size is not reached. Next, in step S182, touch position coordinates based on the process of step S164 are acquired, and in step S184, full-scale trimming enlargement centering on the touch position is executed. Thus, the display screen transition from FIG. 5A to FIG. 5B is realized.

  The next steps S186 to S194 relate to a function of scrolling the photographic image trimmed and enlarged in step S184 as shown in FIG. 6C. First, in step S186, it is checked whether or not the acceleration sensor 40 has detected a predetermined acceleration or more. If there is acceleration detection, the process proceeds to the acceleration prediction process in step S188. As described above, this predicts the next acceleration from the acceleration change, and is particularly effective for predicting the start from the stop to the reverse direction by the deceleration acceleration when the movement is turned back. In step S190, scrolling is performed to cancel the movement of the digital camera 2 based on the actual acceleration detection result and the acceleration prediction obtained in step S188. Next, the process proceeds to step S192, the first timer time started in step S166 is reset and restarted, and the process proceeds to step S194. On the other hand, if there is no predetermined acceleration detection in step S186, the process directly proceeds to step S194.

  In step S194, it is checked whether or not the first timer time is up. If not, the process returns to step S186. Hereinafter, step S186 to step S194 are repeated unless the first time period is up. Since the timer is reset in step S192 every time a new acceleration is detected, the scrolling from step S186 to step S194 can be continued for a desired time. On the other hand, when the time-up of the first timer time is detected in step S194, the process proceeds to step S196, the trimming enlargement is canceled, and the display is returned to the state shown in FIG. In step S198, the second timer time is started to end the flow. The second timer time corresponds to a predetermined time for checking whether or not there is an input confirmation operation in step S146 of FIG. That is, the display state of FIG. 6A is continued for a predetermined time waiting for the input confirmation operation in step S146 of FIG.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing details of the registration / input / output management process in step S78 of FIG. When the flow starts, in step S202, it is checked whether the data for which the calendar has been created is editing data for a calendar that has already been given an ID. If applicable, an update time stamp is assigned to the input data group of the designated year and month edited in step S204, and the process proceeds to step S206. On the other hand, if it is not editing data in step S202, the process directly proceeds to step S206.

  In step S206, it is checked whether the data subjected to the calendar creation processing is newly created data. If it is newly created data, the process proceeds to step S208, and an ID and a creation time stamp are assigned to the newly created layout data group. Similarly, in step S210, an ID and a creation time stamp are assigned to the newly created calendar data group, and in step S212, an ID and a creation time stamp are assigned to the newly created image data group. Next, in step S214, the corresponding designated year / month information is assigned to each data group for each month, and the process proceeds to step S216.

  In step S216, image composition / management processing is performed. This processing includes determination of necessity of image composition, execution of image composition when necessary, and management of the data group that is the object of image composition and the output composite image, and the details will be described later. If newly created data is not detected in step S206, the process directly proceeds to step S216.

  The subsequent steps after step S218 relate to input / output management of information with the external output device. As an external output device, not only a device having a function of combining images divided into a plurality of data groups by itself as in the electronic paper display 4 of FIG. 1, but also outputting image data transmitted as described above. This also applies to digital photo frames and printers that have only the function to do this.

  First, in step S218, it is checked whether information is exchanged with an external output device via the camera input / output unit 16. When the information exchange is detected, the process proceeds to step S220, and the ID of the external output device exchanging information is checked from the input data. In step S222, it is checked whether or not the ID obtained from the external output device is input for the first time. If it is the first time, the process proceeds to step S224, and the ID and screen size information of the obtained external output device are added to the calendar creation data. It memorize | stores in the memory | storage part 36, and transfers to step S226. On the other hand, when it is detected in step S222 that the ID is not input for the first time, since both the ID and the screen size information have been stored, the process directly proceeds to step S226.

  In step 226, based on the attribute information from the external output device, it is checked whether the external output device can synthesize an image corresponding to the data group. If it is an external output device that cannot support the data group, the process proceeds to step S228 to output the data synthesized on the digital camera 2 side, and the process proceeds to step S230. On the other hand, if it is an external output device that can handle the data group, the process proceeds to step S232, and only the data group that needs to be newly output is output, and the process proceeds to step S230. If it is newly created data, all data groups are output in step S232.

  In step S230, it is checked whether touch panel data is received on the external output device side. This corresponds to handwriting input by the touch panel 56 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. When such data is received from the external output device, the process proceeds to step S234, where the received handwritten image data is OCRed into text data and processed as event data to be added, and the flow ends. . In this process, the coordinate data of the position where the handwritten input is performed also arrives, and based on this, the date on which the event data should be input is determined. If no field information exchange with the external output device is detected in step S213, or if an incoming touch panel data input on the output device side cannot be detected in step S230, the flow is immediately terminated.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing details of the image composition processing in step S216 of FIG. When the flow starts, it is checked in step S242 whether the ID of the external output device has been acquired. If it has already been acquired, the process proceeds to step S244, and based on the attribute information from the external output device, it is checked whether the external output device can synthesize an image corresponding to the data group. If it is detected that the external output device is not compatible with the data group, the process proceeds to step S246. Also, if the ID of the external output device has not been acquired in step S242, the process proceeds to step S246. In these cases, even if the data group is output as it is, the output destination device may or may not be compatible, and it is necessary to complete the composite image in the digital camera 2.

  In step S246, all data groups having the same ID and the same designated year, that is, the layout data group, the calendar data group, and the photo image data group are called. At this time, if the same data group has a different time stamp, the latest one is called. Then, all the data groups called in step S248 are synthesized as a calendar for the designated year and month, and a synthesized data ID and a time stamp at the time of synthesis are assigned in step S250. Next, in step S252, an instruction is given to save the data group itself that is the basis of the composite image for subsequent editing, and the process proceeds to step S254. On the other hand, if it is confirmed in step S244 that the device is an external output device that can handle the data group, the digital camera 2 does not perform composite image formation directly because the output device can perform image composition from the data group. Migrate to

  In step S254, the presence / absence of composite data that has been output to the ID-confirmed output device is checked. If there is corresponding composite data, the process proceeds to step S256, where it is deleted and the flow ends. This is to delete the composite data that has been used because it has already been achieved when there is composite data for output to the planned external output device. . Since the original data group is maintained, it is possible to create composite data as necessary. On the other hand, if no corresponding data is detected in step S254, the flow is immediately terminated.

  FIG. 15 is a basic flowchart illustrating functions of the display control unit in the electronic paper display 4 according to the first embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1. When a communication operation with the digital camera 2 through the display input / output unit 22 such as a card memory insertion into the card slot 24, a cable insertion into the cable I / O, or a wireless communication start operation is detected, The process starts when handwritten input is detected or when the clock 54 detects monthly change. Although the main purpose of the communication operation is data input from the digital camera 2, the opportunity of the communication operation is used for information transmission from the electronic paper display 4 to the digital camera 2. If there is, the flow starts. In order to make it possible to start the flow as described above, the electronic paper display stands by so as to be able to detect the various cases in the power saving mode.

  When the flow starts, the electronic paper display is switched from the power saving mode to the energization mode in step S262. In step S264, the clock data is read and the process proceeds to step S266, where the flow is started by the communication operation and it is checked whether or not there is data input. When data input is detected, the input data is stored in step S268 and the process proceeds to step S270 to check whether the input data is current month data. If it is not current month data, the process proceeds to step S272. If the start by data input is not confirmed in step S266, the process directly proceeds to step S272.

  In step S272, it is checked whether or not the flow has been started by detecting a monthly change. If it is confirmed that the flow has been started due to monthly detection, the process proceeds to step S274, where it is checked whether the current month data is stored. If Monday data is stored, the process proceeds to step S276. The process also proceeds to step S276 when it is detected that the data input in step S270 is the current month data. In step S276, it is checked whether or not the current month image data stored is composite image data. If it is not composite image data, the process proceeds to step S278 to create composite image data on the electronic paper display itself.

  In step S278, the data group of the current month with the same ID, that is, the layout data group, calendar data group, and photo image data group are called. The data group to be called here is a set of old data groups, and corresponds to the original data of the composite image data currently displayed or the original data of the composite image data displayed in the previous month in the case of monthly change. In step S280, a new data group is replaced among the called data groups. Here, the new data group corresponds to the data group newly input and stored in step S268 with respect to the original data of the currently displayed composite image. Alternatively, the new data group in the case of monthly change corresponds to the current month data group whose storage is detected in step S274. In step S282, the replaced data group is converted into composite image data.

  On the other hand, if the storage of the current month data is not detected even though the month has changed in step S274, the process proceeds to step S284, and it is checked whether the previous month data is being displayed. If it is being displayed, the process advances to step S286 to check whether the data being displayed is the received composite image data. If it is not the received composite image data, the original data group exists and can be edited on the electronic paper display 4, so the process proceeds to step S 288, and the calendar data group prepared in advance is replaced with the next month. The process proceeds to S282.

  Next, in step S290, a process of rewriting the display data of the electronic paper display unit based on the new composite image data is performed. On the other hand, if it is not detected in step S284 that the previous month data is being displayed, or if it is detected in step S286 that the received composite image data is being displayed, both the editing of the composite image on the electronic paper display 4 is performed. Since it cannot be performed, the process proceeds to step S292. In step S292, the standard next month calendar composite image prepared in advance including the inset photographic image is shifted to the preliminary tricker step S290.

  Next, in step S294, output management processing for information transmission from the electronic paper display 4 to the digital camera 2 is performed. Details thereof will be described later. Further, in step S296, the electronic paper display 4 is set in a standby state in order to start the flow of FIG. 15 in response to the clock and the communication operation, and in step S296, the electronic paper display 4 is set in the power saving mode and the flow is ended.

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing details of the output management process in step S294 of FIG. When the flow starts, it is detected whether or not the touch panel 56 has been touched in step S302, and when a touch is detected, handwritten character input processing by the touch panel 56 is performed in step S304. In step S306, the input character is superimposed on the calendar image on the electronic paper display display unit. Thereby, it is possible to write characters on the display of the electronic paper display unit in the manner of writing characters on paper. At the same time, the image data of the input character is stored in step S308, and one data of the input character on the calendar is stored in step S310, and the process proceeds to step S312. On the other hand, if no touch on the touch panel is detected in step S302, the process directly proceeds to step S312.

  In step S312, the flow starts by the communication operation such as insertion of the card memory into the card slot 24, insertion of the cable into the cable I / O, start of wireless communication as described above, and the electronic paper display 4 can communicate with the digital camera 2. Check whether it is in the correct state. When a communicable state is detected, the presence / absence of storage of data input from the touch panel 56 is checked in step S314. If there is a memory, the process proceeds to step S316, where it is checked whether the stored touch panel input data has been output to the digital camera 2, and if not, the process proceeds to step S318 to output the touch panel input data and at step S320 the data The fact that it has been output is recorded, and the process proceeds to step S322. On the other hand, if storage of touch panel input data is not detected in step S314, or if it is detected in step S316 that the stored data has already been output to the digital camera 2, the process directly proceeds to step S322.

  In step S322, it is checked whether the display screen size information of the electronic paper display unit 6 has been output to the digital camera 2, and if not output, the process proceeds to step S324 to output the display screen size information and in step S326. Record that data has been output and end the flow. On the other hand, if it is detected in step S322 that the display screen size information has already been output to the digital camera 2, the process proceeds directly to step S322.

  The flow of FIGS. 15 and 16 described above relates to the function of the electronic paper display 4, but the described features are not limited to the electronic paper display, and the various features include other types such as a liquid crystal display and an organic EL display. This display device can be appropriately implemented. Further, the present invention is not limited to the display device, and can be implemented by a general external output device such as a digital photo frame or a printer.

  In addition, the various features of the present invention described above are not limited to the cooperation between the digital camera and the electronic paper display, but also the cooperation between other photo image acquisition devices such as a mobile phone and other external output devices such as a television. Can be implemented as appropriate.

  FIG. 17 relates to Example 2 of the image information output device and the image information display device according to the embodiment of the present invention, and is a data structure diagram showing the contents of data constituting the calendar image. Since the block diagram of the image information output device and the image information display device in the second embodiment is the same as that in the first embodiment, FIG. 1 is used and description thereof is omitted. The contents of the data constituting the calendar image of the second embodiment are also the same as the data structure diagram of the first embodiment in FIG. 7, and the layout data group 162 and the calendar data group 164 are illustrated in FIG. The description is omitted. Since most of the photographic image data group 166 shown in FIG. 17 is the same as that in the first embodiment, the corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the photograph image data group does not have the designated year / month information 172 but has the calendar slide show data subgroup 202, as is apparent from FIG. FIG. 17B shows the detailed structure of the calendar slide show data subgroup, and the data content is displayed on the monitor of the digital camera 2 with a layout approximately similar to FIG. 17B for GUI input operation and confirmation operation. 11 is displayed.

  The calendar slide show subgroup 202 (hereinafter abbreviated as “subgroup 202”) has shooting date information 204, which is automatically input at the time of shooting based on the clock function of the camera control unit 21. . The GPS information 206 in the subgroup 202 is place name information at the time of shooting that is automatically input based on the GPS unit 25. Furthermore, the main subject individual identification information 208 of the subgroup 202 is input manually at the time of shooting or automatically by the face recognition function of the image processing unit 10, and specifies information that identifies the individual who is the main subject ( For example, name).

  The holiday related information 210 of the subgroup 202 corresponds to the national holiday information 186 in the calendar data group of FIG. 7, and information indicating that the photo image is related to a holiday is manually input. Specifically, contents such as a date for specifying a holiday and / or a holiday name are manually input. Since this relationship can be specified subjectively, the shooting date does not necessarily have to be on the day of a national holiday such as the previous year. Therefore, when the date in the date of the shooting date information 204 is different from the date of the holiday-related information, the latter date is given priority. On the other hand, if the photographic image was taken on the day of a national holiday such as the previous year, if any input (may be a meaningless mark) is made to the public holiday related information 210, it will illuminate the date of the photographing date information 204, If the date of the national holiday information 186 by country in FIG. 7 coincides with the month and day, the photograph image information 194 of the photograph image data group 166 is processed as being related to the country holiday information.

  Similarly, the fixed event information 212 and the variable event information 214 of the sub group 202 correspond to the fixed event information 188 and the variable event information 190 in the calendar data group of FIG. 7, respectively, and the photographic image captures these event information. Information indicating the relationship is manually input. Specifically, the date for specifying the event information and / or the contents of the event are manually input. In the case of the fixed event information 212, it is handled in substantially the same manner as the above-mentioned holiday-related information 210. That is, since the relationship with the event information can be specified subjectively, the shooting date does not necessarily have to be a fixed event day such as the previous year. Therefore, when the date of the shooting date information 204 is different from the date of the fixed event information, the latter date is given priority. On the other hand, if the photographic image was taken on the fixed event day of the previous year or the like, if any input (may be a meaningless mark) is made to the fixed event information 212, it will illuminate the date of the shooting date information 204, If this coincides with the date of the fixed event information 188 in FIG. 7, the photographic image information 194 of the photographic image data group 166 is processed as being related to the fixed event information.

  On the other hand, in the case of the variable event information 214, since it is a future schedule, there is a high possibility that a photographic image having the date as shooting date information does not exist in principle. Therefore, although there may be a variable event that repeats the following year on the same month as the previous year's shooting, priority is given to avoiding confusion. That is, for variable events, variable event information and the variable event information 214 only when the target variable event can be uniquely identified based on the date or event content that is manually input to the variable event information 214. Association with the photographic image information 194 is performed.

  The automatic designation condition information 216 is used to set conditions for automatically designating and pasting the photographic image information 194 based on information whose date is not specified. Conditions that can be set as automatic designation condition information are an individual 218, a place 220, a season 222, a month 224, and a day of the week 226. When displayed on the monitor 11, check boxes 228 are laid out in the vicinity of each condition, so that a check can be made by checking with a GUI linked to the operation unit 13. Further, the designated contents are specifically input in the input fields of the individual 218, the place 220, the season 222, the month 224, and the day of the week 226 displayed on the monitor 11.

  FIG. 18 is a basic flowchart showing the function of the camera control unit 21 in the second embodiment that functions based on the data structure shown in FIG. However, since the basic flow of the second embodiment of FIG. 18 is almost the same as the basic flow of the first embodiment of FIG. 8, the corresponding parts are denoted by the same step numbers and description thereof is omitted. 18 differs from FIG. 8 in that “calendar candidate marks” in step S16 and step S26 of FIG. 8 are replaced with “calendar candidate processing” in steps S332 and S334 shown in bold in FIG. is there. That is, in the second embodiment, functions related to the calendar slide show are executed based on the data structure shown in FIG. Details thereof will be described later.

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing details of the “calendar candidate process” in steps S332 and S334 of FIG. When the flow starts, in step S342, it is checked whether a target photographic image that has been photographed or reproduced and subjected to a calendar candidate operation has been selected as a designated pasting candidate. If it is not selected as the designated pasting candidate, the process proceeds to step S344 and subsequent steps in order to execute the function related to the calendar slide show based on the data structure shown in FIG.

  First, in step S344, the ID of the slide show target calendar is assigned to the target photo image. Specifically, the ID of the slide show target calendar is input to the ID 172 of the photographic image data group 166 in FIG. In step S346, it is checked whether or not a manual input operation of the main subject individual specifying information has been performed. If there is an operation, the process proceeds to step S348, the main subject individual specifying information 208 is stored, and the process proceeds to step S350. On the other hand, if no input operation is detected in step S346, the process directly proceeds to step S350.

  In step S350, it is checked whether or not an operation for inputting holiday related information has been performed. If there is an operation, the process proceeds to step S352, the holiday related information 210 is stored, and the process proceeds to step S354. If no input operation is detected in step S350, the process directly proceeds to step S354. In step S354, it is checked whether or not an operation for inputting event information has been performed. If there is an operation, the process proceeds to step S356, and the fixed event information 212 and / or variable event information 214 or both are stored according to the operation, and the process proceeds to step S358. To do. On the other hand, if no input operation is detected in step S354, the process directly proceeds to step S358.

  In step S358, it is checked whether or not an input operation to the check box 228 for specifying the automatic specification condition 216 is performed. If there is an operation, the process proceeds to step S360, and the specification condition in the automatic specification condition 216 is stored according to the operation. To end the flow. If no input operation is detected in step S358, the flow is immediately terminated. If selection as a designated pasting candidate is detected in step S342, the process proceeds to step S362, a calendar candidate mark is assigned to the corresponding photo image, and the flow ends. In this case, the flow is similar to step S16 and step S24 in FIG.

  FIG. 20 is a basic flowchart showing the function of the display control unit 52 in the second embodiment that functions based on the data structure shown in FIG. However, since the basic flow of the second embodiment in FIG. 20 is almost the same as the basic flow of the first embodiment in FIG. 15, the corresponding steps are denoted by the same step numbers and the description thereof is omitted. FIG. 20 differs from FIG. 15 in that step S278 and step S280 of FIG. 15 are first summarized as “data group replacement process” in step S364 shown in bold in FIG. However, this is an expression and the contents are exactly the same in FIG. 15 and FIG. FIG. 20 differs from FIG. 20 in that “calendar slide show processing” of step S366 shown in bold is inserted between steps S282 and S290 similar to those in FIG. Details thereof will be described later.

  FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing details of the “calendar slide show process” in step S366 of FIG. When the flow starts, first, in step S372, it is checked whether or not there is a calendar slideshow photo image information 194 that has not been displayed. If there is an undisplayed slideshow photo image, the process proceeds to step S374, and the presence or absence of a photo image with fixed event information is checked. If there is no corresponding photographic image, the process proceeds to step S376, and the presence or absence of a photographic image with holiday-related information is checked. If there is no corresponding photographic image, the process proceeds to step S378 to check whether there is a photographic image with variable event information. If there is such information, the process proceeds to step S400, where it is checked whether the variable event information relates to the current month's event. If the current month event, the process proceeds to step S402.

  On the other hand, if it is detected in step S374 that the image is a photographic image with fixed event information, the process proceeds to step S404, and it is checked whether the fixed event information relates to the event of the current month. If the current month event, the process proceeds to step S402. If it is not detected in step S404 that the event is the current month, the process proceeds to step S376. If it is detected in step S376 that the photograph image has festival-related information, the process proceeds to step S406, where it is checked whether or not the holiday-related information relates to a holiday of the current month. If it is a holiday of the current month, the process proceeds to step S402. If it is not detected in step S that the current month is an event, the process proceeds to step S378.

  As described above, steps S374 to S400 give priority to the information of the photographic image subgroup 202. First, fixed event information is given the highest priority. This is because it is related to a common event every year, and can be expected to be a photographic image before the previous year, and is also highly interested in private. Next, holidays related information is given priority. This is because it is a general but common event every year, and a photographic image before the previous year can be expected. Only when there is neither fixed event information nor holiday-related information, it is checked whether variable event information is included. If it is not detected in step S378 that there is a photographic image with variable event information, or if it is not detected in step S400 that the photographic image with variable event information is that of the current month, the automatic designation processing in step S408 is performed. Transition. Details thereof will be described later.

  In step S402, the corresponding photo image data group 166 is called, and the image data group called in step S is replaced with the image data group in the currently displayed calendar image. In step S412, the replaced data group is converted into a composite image, and in step S414, a temporary interrupt mark with a time limit is added to the composite image data. This deadline is set on the day following the event or holiday associated with the photographic image. Further, when the day is not specified due to the automatic designation process described later, for example, it is set at the weekend or the end of the month. Then, the currently displayed image data is temporarily saved and the process proceeds to step S418. Thus, slide show composite image data to be used for the display data rewriting process in step S290 of FIG. 20 is created. If no undisplayed calendar slide show photo image is detected in step S372, the process proceeds directly to step S418 without creating slide show composite image data.

  Step S418 and subsequent steps are processing related to the restoration from the temporarily interrupted slide show calendar image to the original image. First, in step S418, it is checked whether the temporary interrupt display image has expired, and the expiration is detected. In step S420, the presence / absence of next calendar image data by automatic designation is checked. If there is no corresponding image data, the process proceeds to step S422, the saved calendar image data being temporarily saved is called, and the flowchart is ended. The calendar image data being temporarily saved and thus restored is used for the display data rewriting process in step S290 of FIG. On the other hand, when the next calendar image data by automatic designation is detected in step S420, the process proceeds to step S424, the corresponding image data is called, and the flow ends. If the expiration of the temporary interrupt display image is not detected in step S418, the flow is immediately terminated.

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing details of the “automatic designation process” in step S408 of FIG. When the flow starts, first, in step S432, the presence / absence of unprepared automatically designated photo image data is checked. If there is unprepared automatically designated photo image data, the process advances to step S434 to check whether “month” is designated as the automatically designated condition. If the month is not specified, the process advances to step S436 to check whether “season” is specified as the automatic specification condition. When the season designation is detected, the process proceeds to step S438. On the other hand, when the month designation is detected in step S434, the process immediately proceeds to step S438 without questioning whether the season is designated. In this way, in the automatic designation of a photographic image, the month designation with more specific conditions has priority over the season designation.

  In step S438, all unprocessed images that meet the specified condition are extracted. In the case of the above month designation or season designation, all photographic images corresponding to the month or season in which the shooting date information 204 in FIG. 17 is designated are extracted. In the next step S440, the number of extracted photographic images is counted. In step S442, it is checked whether the total number of interrupt days allocated to each of the extracted photographic images is greater than the target period of the month or season. Here, the number of interruption days is the number of days from the date when the photo image data is temporarily interrupted by the automatic designation processing to the expiration date. If the total number of interruption days is greater than the target period, the process proceeds to step S444, and the photo extracted by reducing the number of interruption days per image by moving forward the expiration date for each piece of photo image data. Try to display all images sequentially within the target period.

  Next, the process proceeds to step S446, and it is checked whether or not the reduced number of interrupt days is less than one day. When the number of interruption days is less than one day, it means that the target period is not enough even if the displayed photographic images are replaced, and there are too many photographic images to be displayed. Therefore, in this case, the process proceeds to step S448, and the photographic image data is randomly reduced until the number of interruption days per image becomes one day or more, and the process proceeds to step S450. On the other hand, if it is not detected in step S442 that the total number of interrupt days is larger than the target period, or if it is not detected in step S446 that the number of interrupt days is less than one day, the process directly proceeds to step S450.

  In step S450, one photographic image is randomly selected from the target photographic images prepared for the target period as described above, and the replacement order of the photographic images is given in step S452. In step S454, it is checked whether or not there is target period photographic image data that has not been assigned a ranking. If there is such data, the process returns to step S450. Hereinafter, as long as there is unassigned photographic image data, steps S450 to S454 are repeated, and in step S450, the photographic images are sequentially selected one by one and randomly assigned. If it is detected in step S454 that all the photographic images have been assigned ranks, the process proceeds to step S456. On the other hand, if unprepared automatic designated photo image data is not detected in step S432, the process directly proceeds to step S456. In step S456, it is checked whether the scheduled image replacement date has arrived. If it is the scheduled replacement date, the flow advances to step S458 to automatically designate the highest priority photographic image, and the process proceeds to step S402 in FIG.

  On the other hand, if it is not detected in step S436 that "season" is designated as the automatic designation condition, the process proceeds to step S460, and it is checked whether "individual" is designated as the automatic designation condition. When the personal designation is detected, the process proceeds to step S462, and it is checked whether or not the present time corresponds to the designated individual's birth month. If it is the birth month, the designated condition is “individual” and the process proceeds to step S438. In this case, all photographic images corresponding to the individual for which the main subject individual specifying information 208 in FIG. 17 is designated are extracted in step S438.

  If it is not detected in step S460 that “individual” has been designated as the automatic designation condition, or if it is not detected in step S462 that the current date falls within the designated personal birth month, the process proceeds to step S464, where automatic designation is performed. Check if "Location" is specified as a condition. When the location designation is detected, the process proceeds to step S466, and it is checked whether or not the event information related to the designated location corresponds to the scheduled month. If it is the related event information month, the designated condition is “place” and the process proceeds to step S438. In this case, all the photographic images in which the “location name” of the GPS information 206 in FIG. 17 matches the location name related to the event are extracted in step S466.

  On the other hand, when it is not detected in step S464 that “location” is designated as the automatic designation condition, or it is not detected in step S466 that the event information related to the location where the current time is designated corresponds to the scheduled month. The process proceeds to step S468, and it is checked whether “day of the week” is designated as the automatic designation condition. When the designation of the day of the week is detected, the process proceeds to step S470, where all the photographic images corresponding to the day of the week on which the day of the photographing date information in FIG. The date is set and the process proceeds to step S450. In other words, in the case of specifying the day of the week, since there is no target period and the number of interruption days is limited to the specified day of the week, the number of photograph images and the number of interruption days are not adjusted as in steps S440 to S448, and the process directly proceeds to step S450. Will be migrated.

  If it is not detected in step S468 that “day of the week” is specified as the automatic specification condition, the process proceeds to step S418 in FIG. In other words, even if unprepared automatic designation data is detected in step S432, if any automatic designation is not detected in steps S434, S436, S460, S464, and S468, preparation for automatic photo image designation is performed. The process proceeds to step S418 without performing the above. If the current time does not fall in the corresponding month in step S462 or step S466, the process proceeds to step S418 without preparing for the automatic designation of the photographic image for the time being, and waits for the next opportunity.

  The various features disclosed above are not limited to the embodiments described above, and other various implementations are possible. For example, in the enlargement / scrolling process in FIG. 12, the screen size information of the electronic paper display unit 6 transmitted from the electronic paper display 4 and the size of the photographic image displayed in the horizontal image layout or the vertical image layout of the calendar are displayed. Based on the information, the actual size enlargement ratio of the photographic image is calculated on the digital camera 2 side. However, if the layout is also transmitted to the electronic paper display 4 side in advance, or if the layout is standardized and the information is shared by the system, it is displayed on the electronic paper display unit 6 according to the calendar layout. The final vertical or horizontal actual size enlargement ratio itself may be transmitted directly from the electronic paper display 4 to the digital camera. In addition, the above-described features relating to the actual magnification ratio can be used not only when displaying a photographic image in a calendar layout but also when displaying a photographic image itself using a digital photo frame as an image information display device. The various features of the image information display device of the present invention disclosed above are as summarized at the beginning of the present specification, but the various features of the above-described embodiment not mentioned there are also included in the embodiments. Understanding the illustrated advantages can be exploited in various other situations.

  On the other hand, the disclosure and characteristics of the above-described embodiment relating to the image information output apparatus linked with the image information display apparatus of the present invention are summarized as follows. First, according to the disclosure of the above embodiment, a photographic image storage unit that acquires and stores photographic image information, an event information input unit for a calendar, an event information storage unit that stores input event information, and a photo An image information output device having a calendar information creation unit that associates image information and event information as calendar information for one screen, and an output unit that outputs the calendar information created by the calendar information creation unit to an external image information display device Is provided. With this feature, the acquired image can be output to the outside as calendar information with high utilization value associated with event information.

  According to the specific disclosure of the above embodiment, the calendar information creation unit associates the event information in the event information storage unit input by the event information input unit in a certain year as calendar information on the same day of the same month in another year. . As a result, event information that does not change depending on the year, such as the birthday of a family, can be used to create a calendar that spans multiple years. According to a more specific disclosure, the calendar information creation unit identifies whether the event information is fixed or limited to that year regardless of the year, and may associate it as calendar information on the same day of the same month in another year. To decide. As a result, it is possible to prevent confusion such that the schedule only for the year is used as event information for the next year.

  According to another more specific disclosure, the calendar information creation unit has automatic character modification means for modifying the display of a specific day corresponding to the shift of the day of the week according to the year. As a result, the display modification of the day of the week is performed at the time when the display needs to be made, so that it is not necessary to store the shift of the day of the week in the calendar of multiple years as display information. According to another specific disclosure of the above embodiment, the calendar information creating unit has automatic character modification means for modifying the display of holidays based on the difference of holidays by country. As a result, the display modification of holidays is performed when the country in which the calendar is used is determined, so that it is not necessary to store the holidays of the calendar for each country as display information.

  According to another specific disclosure of the above embodiment, the calendar information creating unit can replace the event information stored in the event information storage unit associated with a certain photographic image information with another photographic image information. . This makes it possible to easily replace the photographic image portion of the calendar once created without damaging the original layout and event information.

  According to another specific disclosure of the above embodiment, the photographic image storage unit can add information indicating a calendar candidate to a photographic image. According to a more specific disclosure, this information addition can be performed at the time of photographic image acquisition, such as at the time of photographing. According to another more specific disclosure, the image information output apparatus includes a photographic image reproduction unit, and information indicating a calendar candidate can be assigned at the time of photographic reproduction by the photographic image reproduction unit. According to another more specific disclosure, the information indicating the calendar candidate can be given when the association candidate is selected by the calendar information creation unit. The creation of a calendar is facilitated by the function of giving information indicating calendar candidates as described above.

  According to another specific disclosure of the above embodiment, the event information storage unit stores event information as character information. By storing event information in this manner, association with photographic image information can be more flexibly performed. According to a more specific disclosure, the event information input unit has means for reading event information input as image information and converting it into character information. As a result, event information can be input by handwriting and stored as character information. This feature can also be applied to the case where information input by handwriting on the display of the linked image information display device is received on the image information output device side.

  According to another specific disclosure of the above embodiment, the image information output device is provided with an image calendar information creation unit that converts calendar information associated by the calendar information creation unit into image information on one screen. As a result, it is possible to output calendar information that can be used in an image information display device having only an image information display function or a printer. According to a more specific disclosure, the image information output device includes a calendar information storage unit that stores both one-screen image information created by the image calendar information creation unit and calendar information associated by the calendar information creation unit in association with each other. Is provided. As a result, various outputs can be made and the calendar information once converted into image information can be re-edited as necessary.

  According to another disclosure of the above embodiment, a photographic image storage unit for acquiring and storing photographic image information, and calendar information for a plurality of screens based on a plurality of photographic image information from the photographic image storage unit, in the same calendar layout An image information output device is provided that includes a calendar information creation unit that automatically creates information based on information and an output unit that outputs calendar information associated by the calendar information creation unit to an external image information display device. Thus, for example, when creating calendar information for one year, once the layout is determined, calendar information can be easily created and output simply by selecting photo image information for calendar information for multiple screens. Can do.

  According to another disclosure of the above embodiment, the photographic image storage unit that acquires and stores the photographic image information, the photographic image information from the photographic image storage unit is adopted, and the calendar of the even month is on the left side, the odd month Information output device having a calendar information creation unit that creates a calendar for one screen with the calendar arranged on the right side, and an output unit that outputs the calendar information created by the calendar information creation unit to an external image information display device Is provided. As a result, when the calendar for two months is laid out on one screen, the calendar for the current month and the next month can always be provided in an easy-to-read form. Even if the paper calendar is laid out on 6 sheets every 2 months, it is possible to cut out only a part of January so that February and March can be seen at the same time. However, in this case, March is arranged on the left side and February is arranged on the right side, which makes it very difficult to see. On the other hand, according to the disclosure of the above embodiment, it is possible to lay out such that the current month is always on the left side and the next month is on the right side in the monthly calendar display.

  According to another disclosure of the above embodiment, a photographic image storage unit that acquires and stores photographic image information, and a calendar layout information for a portrait photographic image and a landscape photo image, respectively, are provided from the photographic image storage unit. Calendar information creation unit that automatically selects a calendar layout depending on whether the photo image information is a portrait or landscape image, and the calendar information created by the calendar information creation unit is output to an external image information display device An image information output device having an output unit is provided. This makes it possible to provide a calendar with a suitable layout regardless of whether the photographic images constituting the calendar are portrait or landscape. Even when, for example, a landscape photo image is replaced with a portrait photo image in the middle of the month, the layout is automatically changed appropriately. According to a more specific disclosure, the calendar layout information for a vertically long photographic image and a horizontally long photographic image differ in the number of months arranged on one screen. As a result, it is possible to provide a layout suitable for each by utilizing the empty space in the horizontally long image and the vertically long image.

  According to another disclosure of the above embodiment, a photographic image storage unit that acquires and stores rectangular photographic image information, a calendar information generation unit that generates a calendar image using the photographic image information from the photographic image storage unit, and The vertical and horizontal directions in the display unit when the entire rectangular calendar information created by the calendar information creation unit and the rectangular information created by the calendar information creation unit are displayed on the display unit and the photographic image information used by the calendar information creation unit A display control unit capable of making the vertical direction of the display unit 90 degrees different when displayed on the display unit, and an output unit for outputting calendar information created by the calendar information creation unit to an external image information display device; An image information output device is provided. Thus, for example, when a horizontally long image is adopted for a vertically long calendar layout, it is possible to confirm the entire calendar layout and confirm only the image using a rectangular display unit having a limited size. This feature is particularly useful when the image information output device is a mobile device such as a digital camera or a mobile phone, and the device itself can be easily taken back vertically and horizontally.

  According to another disclosure of the above embodiment, a photographic image storage unit that acquires and stores photographic image information, an output unit that outputs photographic image information of the photographic image storage unit to an external image information display device, and a display unit And a display control unit that displays the photographic image information in an enlarged size on the display unit with an actual size when displayed on an external image information display device. This feature is used to confirm whether the output photographic image information can withstand enlarged display when the display unit of the image information output device is small compared to the size of the display screen of the external image information display device. Useful.

  According to the specific disclosure of the above embodiment, by providing the designation means for designating the center of enlargement trimming, it is possible to enlarge the actual size trimmed around the portion of high interest. According to another specific disclosure, the display control unit determines the magnification of the enlargement trimming based on the display screen size information in the external image information display unit. Further, according to a more specific disclosure, the information output device has a layout determining means for determining a calendar layout or the like when outputting the photographic image information of the photographic image storage unit to an external image information display device, The control unit determines the magnification for enlargement trimming based on the size information of the display screen in the external image information display unit and the layout determined by the layout determining unit. Further, according to a more specific disclosure, the calendar layout determined by the layout determining means differs depending on whether the photographic image information is a landscape photo or a portrait photo, and the display control unit displays the photographic image information as a landscape photo. Depending on whether it is a portrait or a portrait photo, the magnification of enlargement trimming is determined.

  According to another disclosure of the above embodiment, a photographic image storage unit that acquires and stores photographic image information, a display unit, an acceleration sensor that detects acceleration based on movement of the display unit, and a photograph of the photographic image storage unit An image having image information displayed on the display unit after being enlarged and trimmed, and a display control unit for scrolling an enlarged trimmed image displayed on the display unit in a direction opposite to the moving direction of the display unit based on acceleration information detected by the acceleration sensor An information output device is provided. This makes it easy to grasp the entire enlarged image while the enlarged image itself is almost stationary. According to a more specific disclosure, the display control unit predicts acceleration based on the acceleration change detected by the acceleration sensor, and scrolls the enlarged trimmed image by the display unit in consideration of the prediction. Such prediction is particularly effective in predicting the start from the stop to the reverse direction by the deceleration acceleration when the display unit moves back.

  The present invention can be applied to various image information display devices such as an electronic paper display, a digital photo frame, and a television that display photographic image information obtained by photographing such as a digital camera or a mobile phone.

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  An input unit that inputs photographic image data from the outside, an image display unit that displays a photographic image based on the input photographic image data, and an output unit that outputs information about the size of the image display unit to the outside An image information display device characterized by that.   2. The image information display device according to claim 1, wherein the information relating to the size of the image display unit is information of the size of the image display unit itself.   2. The image information display device according to claim 1, wherein the information related to the size of the image display unit is information related to a size when a photographic image is displayed on the image display unit according to a predetermined layout.   4. The image information display device according to claim 1, wherein the inputted photographic image data is for displaying a photographic image on the image display unit as a part of a calendar. .   5. The image information display device according to claim 4, wherein a calendar for one screen is displayed on the image display unit, with an even month calendar arranged on the left side and an odd month calendar arranged on the right side.   6. The image information display device according to claim 4, wherein a calendar is displayed on the image display unit with different layouts when the inputted photographic image data is a vertically long image and a horizontally long image. .   7. The image information display device according to claim 6, wherein the number of months to be arranged on one screen is different when the inputted photographic image data is a vertically long image and a horizontally long image on the image display unit.   The calendar for the same month is displayed on the image display unit in different layouts when the input photographic image data is a vertically long image and a horizontally long image. 8. The image information display device according to 7.   9. The storage device according to claim 1, further comprising: a storage unit that stores input photographic image data; and a control unit that automatically selects photographic image data stored in the storage unit. Image information display device.   An input unit for inputting photographic image data from the outside, a storage unit for storing input photographic image data, a control unit for automatically assigning a ranking to the photographic image data stored in the storage unit, and An image information display device comprising: an image display unit that displays a photographic image based on photographic image data according to the order given by the control unit.   The image information display device according to claim 10, wherein the control unit automatically assigns a display time limit to the photographic image data.   12. The image information display device according to claim 11, wherein the control unit assigns the display time limit based on the number of photographic image data stored in the storage unit.   The image information display device according to claim 11, wherein the control unit assigns the display time limit based on a specified condition.   The control unit automatically selects and displays photographic image data provided with a display deadline by replacing the predetermined photographic image data periodically displayed on the image display unit, and after the display deadline, the predetermined photographic image. 14. The image information display device according to claim 11, wherein display of data is resumed.   15. The image information display device according to claim 10, wherein the control unit adjusts the number of photographic image data to be sequentially displayed within a predetermined period.   16. The image information display device according to claim 10, wherein the inputted photographic image data is for displaying a photographic image on the image display unit as a part of a calendar. .   An image input unit that inputs photographic image data from the outside, and an image that displays a calendar for one screen with the calendar for even months on the left and the calendar for odd months on the right along with the photographic images based on the photographic image data that is input And an image information display device.   18. The image according to claim 17, wherein a calendar for one screen is displayed on the image display unit, with an odd month calendar on the left side and an even month calendar on the right side as the month progresses. Information display device.   It has an input unit for inputting photographic image data from the outside, and an image display unit for displaying a calendar for one screen including a photographic image in a different layout depending on whether the inputted photographic image data is portrait or landscape. An image information display device characterized by the above.   20. The image information display device according to claim 19, wherein the number of months arranged on one screen is different when the input photographic image data is a vertically long image and a horizontally long image on the image display unit.   The calendar for the same month is displayed on the image display unit with different layouts when the input photographic image data is a vertically long image and a horizontally long image. 20. The image information display device according to 20.