JP2014135606A - Photographing device, photographing condition recommendation method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a problem that although a current situation where a user is located is suitable for photographing, the user cannot be notified to that effect.SOLUTION: Provided is a photographing device comprising: a photographing situation condition storage unit in which one or more photographing situation conditions which are a condition for determining whether or not the situation is suitable for photographing and are a condition regarding a current situation including at least a current position; an acceptance unit for accepting current situation information which is information indicating the current situation and is information having current position information indicating at least the current position; a determination unit for determining whether or not the current situation information accepted by the acceptance unit conforms to ether of the one or more photographing situation conditions; and an output unit for outputting to the effect that the current situation suits photographing when the determination unit determined that the current situation is conforming. Thus, when a current situation where a user is located is suitable for photographing, this photographing device can notify the user to that effect.

Description

  The present invention relates to a photographing apparatus and the like.

  Conventionally, so-called digital cameras that mainly shoot still images have been developed (see Non-Patent Document 1).

“Digital still camera Cyber-shot“ Cyber-shot ””, [online], Sony Corporation, [December 14, 2012 search], Internet [URL; http://www.sony.jp/cyber-shot/]

  In the conventional digital camera, when the current situation where the user is located is a situation suitable for shooting, the user cannot be notified of that.

  The photographing apparatus according to the first aspect is a condition for determining whether or not the situation is suitable for photographing, and stores at least one photographing situation condition that is a condition relating to the current situation including at least the current position. The current situation information, which is information indicating the current situation and at least current position information indicating the current position, and the current situation information received by the acceptance unit. A determination unit that determines whether or not one of the one or more shooting condition conditions is met, and an output unit that outputs that the current situation is suitable for shooting when the determination unit determines that the condition matches Is a photographing apparatus.

  With such a configuration, when the current situation where the user is located is a situation suitable for shooting, the user can be notified of this.

  Further, in the imaging device of the second invention, in contrast to the first invention, the imaging situation condition is a condition relating to the current situation including the current time, and the accepting unit displays the current time indicating the current time. It is an imaging device that accepts current status information that also has information.

  With such a configuration, when the current situation including the current time is a situation suitable for shooting, it is possible to notify the user to that effect.

  Further, in the imaging device of the third invention, the imaging situation condition is a condition relating to the current situation including the current direction with respect to the first or second invention, and the reception unit displays the current direction. It is an imaging device that accepts current situation information that also has current direction information.

  With such a configuration, when the current situation including the current direction is a situation suitable for shooting, it is possible to notify the user to that effect.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a photographing device according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the receiving unit receives one or more images having position information indicating a position, and the receiving unit receives the information. A shooting situation condition generation unit that obtains position information from each of the one or more images and generates a shooting situation condition related to the position indicated by each of the one or more position information using the one or more position information; The photographing apparatus further includes a photographing situation condition accumulation unit that accumulates the photographing situation condition generated by the photographing situation condition generation unit in the photographing situation condition storage unit.

  With such a configuration, it is possible to notify the user that the current position is suitable for shooting when the current position matches a condition regarding the position included in the received image.

  In the imaging device of the fifth aspect of the invention, for any one of the first to third inventions, the imaging condition is a condition related to an event location and time, and the reception unit The imaging apparatus receives current situation information having current position information indicating a position and current time information indicating a current time.

  With such a configuration, when the current position and time match the conditions of the event location and time, the user can be notified that the situation is suitable for shooting.

  Further, in the imaging device of the sixth aspect of the invention, for any one of the first to third inventions, the imaging condition is a condition relating to a passing place and a passing time of a train. The imaging apparatus receives current situation information having current position information indicating a position and current time information indicating a current time.

  With such a configuration, it is possible to notify the user that the situation is suitable for photographing when the current position and time match the conditions of the passage location and the passage time of the train.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a photographing device according to any one of the first to third aspects, comprising: a receiving unit that receives an electronic book having location information indicating a location; and an electronic book received by the receiving unit. A location information acquisition unit that acquires location information and acquires location location information indicating a location corresponding to the location indicated by the location information, and a shooting status that generates a shooting status condition regarding the location location information acquired by the location location information acquisition unit The imaging apparatus further includes a condition generation unit and a shooting situation condition storage unit that stores the shooting situation condition generated by the shooting situation condition generation unit in a shooting situation condition storage unit.

  With such a configuration, it is possible to notify the user that the current position is suitable for shooting when the current position matches the conditions of the place posted in the received electronic book.

  In the photographing apparatus of the eighth aspect of the invention, for any one of the first to seventh aspects, the photographing condition is a condition for determining whether or not photographing is permitted. Yes, the accepting unit accepts at least the current status information having the current position information, and the output unit outputs that the current status is a place where photographing is not permitted, when the judging unit judges that it matches. It is a photographing device.

  With such a configuration, when the current situation where the user is located is a place where photographing is not permitted, the user can be notified of this.

  According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to eighth aspects, the photographing condition is a condition for determining whether or not it is a dangerous place, and the accepting unit Is an imaging device that receives current situation information having at least current position information, and the output unit outputs that the current situation is a dangerous place when it is determined that the determination unit matches.

  With such a configuration, when the current situation where the user is located is a dangerous place, the user can be notified of this.

  Further, in the photographing apparatus of the tenth invention, in contrast to the eighth invention, the accepting unit accepts an operation, and the accepting unit performs photographing according to a photographing instruction that is an instruction to photograph, and the accepting unit performs photographing. A control unit that transmits a shooting instruction to the shooting unit when a shooting operation that is an operation for receiving is received. When the control unit determines that the determination unit matches, the reception unit performs shooting This is a photographing apparatus that transmits a photographing instruction to the photographing unit when an emergency photographing operation that is an operation different from the photographing operation is received.

  With such a configuration, when the current situation where the user is located is a place where photographing is not permitted, an operation for performing photographing can be changed.

  According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, in contrast to the tenth aspect of the present invention, when the control unit determines that the determination unit matches, the control unit does not transmit a shooting instruction to the shooting unit.

  With such a configuration, it is possible to prevent shooting when the current situation where the user is located is a place where shooting is not permitted.

  According to the photographing apparatus or the like according to the present invention, when the current situation where the user is located is a situation suitable for photographing, the user can be notified of this.

Block diagram of photographing apparatus 1 according to Embodiment 1 A flowchart for explaining the overall operation of the photographing apparatus 1 Flowchart for explaining processing for generating the shooting situation condition Flow chart explaining the photographing process Diagram showing an example of the same shooting condition Overview of the computer system in the above embodiment Block diagram of a computer system in the above embodiment

  DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of a photographing apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, since the component which attached | subjected the same code | symbol in embodiment performs the same operation | movement, description may be abbreviate | omitted again. In addition, the format, content, and the like of each information described in this embodiment are merely examples, and the format, content, and the like are not limited as long as the meaning of each information can be indicated.

(Embodiment 1)
In the present embodiment, it is determined whether or not the current situation including the current position matches the shooting situation condition including the position information, and if it matches, the shooting apparatus 1 outputs a situation suitable for shooting. Will be described.

  Note that the photographing apparatus 1 in the present embodiment is, for example, a so-called digital camera or a portable terminal having a camera function. The mobile terminal is, for example, a smartphone, a mobile phone, a tablet personal computer, or the like.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a photographing apparatus 1 in the present embodiment. The photographing apparatus 1 includes a photographing state condition storage unit 101, a receiving unit 102, a location position information acquisition unit 103, a photographing state condition generation unit 104, a photographing state condition storage unit 105, a reception unit 106, a determination unit 107, an output unit 108, and a control. Unit 109 and photographing unit 110.

  The shooting situation condition storage unit 101 stores one or more shooting situation conditions. The shooting condition is a condition for determining whether or not the situation is suitable for shooting. The shooting situation condition is also a condition relating to the current situation.

  “Suitable for photographing” means, for example, that the scenery is beautiful or that many people are photographing. The “situation” is, for example, a position, time, direction, and the like. The location is usually longitude and latitude. Further, the position may include an altitude (height), for example. The direction is usually a so-called azimuth. The direction is usually synonymous with the direction. The direction may include an azimuth angle, for example. The “current situation” is usually the current position. The current situation may include, for example, the current time and the current direction. In addition, the current direction is usually the direction in which the front of the photographing apparatus 1 is facing. That is, the shooting condition is usually a condition relating to the current position. In addition, the shooting situation condition may include, for example, a condition regarding the current time, a condition regarding the current direction, and the like.

  Hereinafter, the conditions relating to the current position are appropriately referred to as current position conditions. The current position condition is, for example, that the current position is a predetermined position, or that the distance between the current position and the predetermined position is not more than a predetermined distance. In addition, the condition relating to the current time is hereinafter referred to as a current time condition as appropriate. The current time condition is, for example, that the current time is a predetermined time, or that the difference between the current time and the predetermined time is not more than a predetermined time. In addition, the conditions regarding the current direction will be referred to as current direction conditions as appropriate below. The current direction condition is, for example, that the current direction is a predetermined direction or that the current direction is within a range of the predetermined direction.

  Here, information indicating the current situation is referred to as current situation information. The current status information is usually current position information indicating the current position. The current status information may include, for example, current time information indicating the current time and current direction information indicating the current direction. Also, the shooting condition is usually a condition related to current situation information.

  Further, the shooting situation condition may be, for example, a condition related to event holding. The shooting condition conditions in this case are hereinafter referred to as event holding conditions as appropriate. The event holding condition is usually a condition relating to an event holding place and a holding time. That is, the event holding condition usually has a current position condition and a current time condition. The combination of the two conditions is usually AND (logical product). The combination of the two conditions may be OR (logical sum).

  In addition, the shooting situation condition may be, for example, a condition related to the passage of a train. The photographing condition in this case is hereinafter referred to as a train passing condition as appropriate. The train passing condition is usually a condition related to a passing place and a passing time of the train. That is, the train passage condition usually has a current position condition and a current time condition. The combination of the two conditions is usually AND (logical product). The combination of the two conditions may be OR (logical sum).

  Further, the shooting condition may be a condition for determining whether or not the shooting is not permitted. Hereinafter, the shooting situation condition is appropriately set as a shooting disallowed place condition. Further, the shooting condition may be a condition for determining whether or not the place is a dangerous place. Hereinafter, the photographing condition is appropriately set as a dangerous place condition.

  In addition, for example, condition type information indicating the type of condition may be associated with the shooting situation condition. The condition type information is information indicating, for example, what the condition is for determining, what kind of situation the current situation is. The condition type information includes, for example, “shooting point”, “event holding”, “train passing”, “shooting impossible place”, “dangerous place”, and the like.

  Further, for example, when the current situation matches the shooting situation condition, the shooting situation condition may be associated with output content information indicating the content output by the output unit 108 described later. The output content information indicates, for example, “image” indicating that an image is output, “character” indicating that a character is output, “lamp lighting” indicating that an LED lamp is lit, and lighting a flash. For example, “flash”.

  The shooting condition condition storage unit 101 is preferably a non-volatile recording medium, but can also be realized by a volatile recording medium. Further, the process of storing the shooting situation condition in the shooting situation condition storage unit 101 does not matter. For example, the shooting situation condition may be stored in the shooting situation condition storage unit 101 or the like via a recording medium, a communication line, an input device, or the like.

  For example, when the shooting situation condition is stored in the shooting situation condition storage unit 101 in advance, the shooting situation condition is, for example, a shooting situation condition input by the user via the receiving unit 106 described later. In this case, the accepting unit 106 accepts a shooting situation condition. Further, the shooting situation condition received by the receiving unit 106 is accumulated in the shooting situation condition storage unit 101 by a shooting situation condition storage unit 105 described later, for example.

  For example, when the received shooting condition is stored in the shooting condition condition storage unit 101, the shooting condition is, for example, a shooting condition received by the receiving unit 102 described later. In this case, the receiving unit 102 receives the shooting condition. Further, the shooting situation condition received by the receiving unit 102 is accumulated in the shooting situation condition storage unit 101 by a shooting situation condition storage unit 105 described later, for example. In addition, the receiving unit 102 receives the shooting situation condition from a server that holds one or more shooting situation conditions, for example.

  The receiving unit 102 receives one or more images. The image is usually a photographic image. The image usually has position information indicating the position. Hereinafter, the position information is appropriately referred to as image position information. The position is usually a shooting position. The image may have so-called Exif information, for example.

  The receiving unit 102 receives an electronic book. The type of the book is usually a magazine, but it does not matter. In addition, the electronic book usually has place information indicating a place. The location is, for example, an address or a name of a point. A point is usually a point on the map. The points are, for example, sightseeing spots such as temples, shrines, and gardens, scenic spots such as valleys, coasts, and lakes.

  The receiving unit 102 usually receives an image, an electronic book, and the like from a so-called server. When receiving an image, the server is a server for storing or browsing an image uploaded by a user, such as an SNS or an online album. Moreover, when receiving an electronic book, the said server is a server for operating the website for a user to purchase an electronic book, such as an online shop of an electronic book, for example. Note that a method and a procedure for receiving an image, an electronic book, and the like from the server are publicly known, and thus description thereof is omitted.

  In addition, the receiving unit 102 is usually realized by a wireless or wired communication means, but may be realized by a means for receiving a broadcast.

  The location position information acquisition unit 103 acquires location location information. The location position information is information indicating a location corresponding to the location indicated by the location information. Further, the location position information is usually position information. In addition, the location information is usually location information that the electronic book received by the receiving unit 102 has. The location position information acquisition unit 103 normally acquires location information from the electronic book received by the reception unit 102. Then, the location position information acquisition unit 103 acquires location location information corresponding to the location information using the acquired location information.

  Here, it is assumed that the location position information acquisition unit 103 holds a correspondence table between location information and location information, for example. In this case, the location position information acquisition unit 103 acquires location information associated with the same location information as the acquired location information as location location information from the correspondence table.

  Here, for example, it is assumed that there is a server that holds a correspondence table between location information and location information and transmits location information corresponding to the same location information as the received location information. In this case, the location position information acquisition unit 103 transmits the acquired location information to the server, and receives the location information transmitted in response to the transmission as location location information.

  The shooting situation condition generation unit 104 generates shooting situation conditions. The shooting situation condition generation unit 104 normally generates shooting situation conditions using position information. The position information is usually image position information or location position information. That is, for example, when the shooting situation condition is generated using the image position information, the shooting situation condition generation unit 104 acquires the image position information from the image received by the reception unit 102. Further, for example, when the shooting situation condition is generated using the location position information, the shooting situation condition generation unit 104 acquires the location position information acquired by the location position information acquisition unit 103.

Also, the shooting situation condition generation unit 104 generates the following shooting situation conditions using the acquired position information, for example.
(1) The current position is within a range on the map centered on the position indicated by the acquired position information. (2) The current position is a position indicated by the acquired position information. (3) The current position; The distance from the position indicated by the acquired position information is less than the predetermined distance

  In (1) above, the shape of the range does not matter. The shape is, for example, a circle, a square, or a polygon. In (1), the shooting condition may include, for example, one position information and distance information indicating one distance. In (1), the shooting condition may have, for example, four pieces of position information.

  Further, for example, the shooting condition condition generation unit 104 may statistically process two or more pieces of image position information and calculate 11 pieces of position information. Then, the shooting situation condition generation unit 104 may generate any of the shooting situation conditions (1) to (3) using the calculated position information. In this case, the statistical processing is, for example, calculating an average of two or more pieces of image position information, or an image position indicating a position around a position indicated by a certain piece of image position information (hereinafter, center position information as appropriate). For example, the information is regarded as the same position information as the center position information. The image position information for which the average is calculated is, for example, two or more pieces of image position information in which the distance between the two positions is equal to or less than a predetermined distance. Further, regarding the same position information as the center position information, two or more pieces of image position information are aggregated into the center image position information.

  Further, for example, the shooting situation condition generation unit 104 may add information indicating which position information is generated to the generated shooting situation condition. For example, when it is generated from the image position information, the shooting situation condition generation unit 104 gives information indicating that it is generated from the image position information. In addition, for example, when it is generated from the location position information, the shooting situation condition generation unit 104 gives information indicating that it is generated from the location position information.

  When the image information includes Exif information, the shooting condition condition generation unit 104 generates shooting condition conditions using, for example, shooting date information indicating the shooting date and time and shooting direction information indicating the shooting direction included in the Exif information. May be.

For example, when the shooting situation condition is generated using the shooting date / time information, the shooting situation condition generation unit 104 generates, for example, the following shooting situation condition.
(1) The current time is within the time range centered on the time indicated by the acquired shooting date / time information. (2) The current time is the time indicated by the acquired shooting date / time information. (3) Current time The difference (time) from the time indicated by the acquired shooting date / time information is not more than a predetermined time.

Further, for example, when the shooting situation condition is generated using the shooting direction information, the shooting situation condition generation unit 104 generates, for example, the following shooting situation condition.
(1) The current direction is within the range of the direction centered on the direction indicated by the acquired shooting direction information. (2) The current direction is the direction indicated by the acquired shooting direction information. (3) The current direction. The difference (angle) from the direction indicated by the acquired shooting direction information is not more than a predetermined angle.

  The shooting situation condition generation unit 104 holds a so-called template of shooting situation conditions, for example, and generates a shooting situation condition by replacing a part of the template with various acquired information. Also good. The “part” is, for example, a variable or symbol indicating replacement with position information or distance information. For example, it is assumed that the template is “current position = {$ position information 1 $ to $ position information 2 $}”. Further, it is assumed that the acquired two pieces of image position information are “(N35.1112, E135.2233)” and “(N35.1122, E135.2233)”, respectively. In such a case, the shooting situation condition generation unit 104 converts the “$ position information 1 $” and “$ position information 2 $” in the template into position information “(N35.1111, E1355.2223)”, respectively. , “(N35.1122, E1355.2233)”. Then, the shooting situation condition generation unit 104 generates shooting situation conditions “current position = {(N35.1112, E135.223) to (N35.11.22, E1355.2233)}”.

  For example, assume that the template is “distance (current position, $ average $) ≦ $ distance $”. Further, it is assumed that the average of the acquired four pieces of image position information is “(N35.1234, E1355.2345)”. Further, it is assumed that the maximum distance among the four distances calculated from the average and the positions indicated by the four pieces of image position information is “2 km”. In such a case, the shooting situation condition generation unit 104 sets “$ average $” and “$ distance $” in the template as position information “(N35.1234, E1355.2345)” and distance information “ Replace with 2 km ". Then, the shooting situation condition generation unit 104 generates a shooting situation condition “distance (current position, (N35.1234, E1355.2345)) ≦ 2 km”.

  The shooting situation condition storage unit 105 stores shooting situation conditions in the shooting situation condition storage unit 101. The shooting situation condition is usually a shooting situation condition generated by the shooting situation condition generation unit 104.

  The receiving unit 106 receives current status information. Acceptance refers to accepting information input from an input device such as a touch panel or a keyboard, receiving information transmitted via a wired or wireless communication line, and reading from a recording medium such as an optical disk, magnetic disk, or semiconductor memory. It is a concept that includes the reception of information that has been made.

  In addition, the reception unit 106 may receive an operation. The operation is usually an operation on the photographing apparatus 1. In addition, the operation usually includes a photographing operation that is an operation for performing photographing. Hereinafter, the photographing operation is appropriately referred to as a normal photographing operation. The normal photographing operation is usually one operation. The normal photographing operation includes, for example, pressing a shutter button provided in the photographing apparatus 1 or touching a predetermined position on a screen (touch panel) provided in the photographing apparatus 1. The predetermined position is, for example, in the area of the button displayed on the screen.

  The operation received by the receiving unit 106 is, for example, an operation for performing shooting, and may include an emergency shooting operation that is an operation different from the shooting operation. The emergency photographing operation is, for example, one operation or a series of two or more operations. Hereinafter, the single operation will be appropriately referred to as a single photographing operation. In addition, the series of two or more operations is hereinafter referred to as a series of photographing operations as appropriate. The single shooting operation includes, for example, pressing and holding the shutter button for a predetermined time or longer, or touching a predetermined position on the screen for a predetermined time or longer. Further, the series of shooting operations include, for example, pressing the shutter button twice in succession or pressing the shutter button after touching a predetermined position on the screen. The series of shooting operations may include a normal shooting operation.

  In addition, the reception unit 106 may receive, for example, an image reception instruction that is an instruction to receive an image, an electronic book reception instruction that is an instruction to receive an electronic book, a power ON instruction, a power OFF instruction, and the like. In this case, the imaging apparatus 1 normally performs a predetermined process according to the received instruction.

  The current position information is usually acquired by a current position information acquisition unit (not shown). And the reception part 106 receives the present position information which the said present position information acquisition part acquired as present condition information. In this case, the current position information acquisition unit usually acquires current position information from a satellite navigation system (such as a GPS receiver) or a device that receives position information from a base station for mobile communication. In this case, the current position information acquisition unit may have these devices or may be realized by these devices. Further, the processing procedure of the current position information acquisition unit is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded in a recording medium such as a ROM.

  The current time information is usually acquired by a current time information acquisition unit (not shown). And the reception part 106 receives the present time information which the said present time information acquisition part acquired as present condition information. In this case, the current time information acquisition unit acquires current time information from, for example, a so-called clock or a device that receives a standard radio wave. In this case, the current time information acquisition unit may include, for example, these devices or may be realized by these devices. The processing procedure of the current time information acquisition unit is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM.

  The current direction information is usually acquired by a current direction information acquisition unit (not shown). And the reception part 106 receives the present condition information about the present direction information which the said present direction information acquisition part acquired. In this case, the current direction information acquisition unit acquires current direction information from devices such as a gyroscope, a geomagnetic sensor, a direction sensor, and a magnetic compass, for example. In this case, the current direction information acquisition unit may have these devices, for example, or may be realized by these devices. The processing procedure of the current direction information acquisition unit is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM.

  Note that the input means such as information and instructions in the receiving unit 106 may be anything such as a menu screen or a keyboard. The accepting unit 106 can be realized by control software for a menu screen, a device driver for input means such as a keyboard, and the like.

  The determination unit 107 determines whether or not the current state information matches any one or more shooting state conditions. The current status information is current status information received by the receiving unit 106. Further, the one or more shooting situation conditions are shooting situation conditions stored in the shooting situation condition storage unit 101.

  For example, it is assumed that the current status information is current position information “(N35.1244, E135.345)”. Further, for example, the shooting condition condition is “current position ⊂ {(N35.0005, E135.0005), (N35.0005, E135.1555), (N35.1555, E135.1555), (N35.1555, E135]. .0005)} ”. The shooting situation condition means that the current position is within a range of positions indicated by the four pieces of position information. In such a case, the determination unit 107 determines that the current situation information matches the shooting situation condition.

  Further, for example, it is assumed that the current status information is current position information “(N35.1244, E135.345)” and current time information “16:30”. In addition, for example, the shooting situation condition is “(current position ⊂ {(N35.0005, E135.0005), (N35.0005, E135.1555), (N35.1555, E135.1555), (N35.1555, E135.0005)}) & (16: 00 ≦ current time <17:00) ”. The shooting situation condition means that the current position is within the range of the position indicated by the four pieces of position information, and the current time is from 16:00 to 17:00. In such a case, the determination unit 107 determines that the current situation information matches the shooting situation condition.

  Further, for example, it is assumed that the current situation information is current position information “(N35.1244, E135.345)” and current direction information “south”. In addition, for example, the shooting situation condition is “(current position ⊂ {(N35.0005, E135.0005), (N35.0005, E135.1555), (N35.1555, E135.1555), (N35.1555, E135.0005)}) & (current direction = (southwest-south-southeast)). The shooting condition condition means that the current position is within the range of the position indicated by the four pieces of position information, and the current direction is within the range from the southwest to the southeast via the south. In such a case, the determination unit 107 determines that the current situation information matches the shooting situation condition.

  The output unit 108 outputs that the current situation is a situation suitable for shooting. Output refers to display on a display, projection using a projector, printing on a printer, sound output, transmission to an external device, storage on a recording medium, processing results to other processing devices or other programs, etc. It is a concept that includes delivery. In addition, regarding transmission, accumulation, and delivery of processing results, an output target is finally presented to the user.

  Also, the output unit 108 normally outputs that the current situation is a situation suitable for photographing when the judging unit 107 determines that the current situation information matches any one or more photographing situation conditions. . For example, when the determination unit 107 determines that the current situation information matches the shooting disapproval place condition, the output unit 108 outputs that the current state is a place where shooting is not permitted. For example, when the determination unit 107 determines that the current situation information matches the dangerous place condition, the output unit 108 outputs that the current situation is a dangerous place.

  In addition, the output unit 108 outputs each of the above by turning on the screen, displaying characters or images on the screen, turning on the LED lamp, turning on the flash, etc. To do.

  In addition, the output unit 108 may perform a predetermined output according to the type of shooting situation condition that the determination unit 107 determines to match, for example. The type of the shooting situation condition is usually determined based on condition type information associated with the shooting situation condition.

  For example, it is assumed that the condition type information is “shooting location”. Further, when the condition type information is “shooting location”, it is assumed that the LED lamp is blinked in red. In such a case, the output unit 108 causes the LED lamp included in the photographing apparatus 1 to blink in red.

  Further, for example, it is assumed that the condition type information is “shooting prohibited place”. Further, when the condition type information is “photographing disallowed place”, it is assumed that the LED lamp blinks in blue in advance. In such a case, the output unit 108 causes the LED lamp included in the photographing apparatus 1 to blink in blue.

  Further, for example, it is assumed that the condition type information is “shooting prohibited place”. In addition, when the condition type information is “shooting prohibited place”, a dialog for notifying that shooting is not allowed and confirming whether or not to take a picture may be output on the screen. Suppose that it is decided beforehand. In such a case, the output unit 108 outputs the dialog on the screen included in the photographing apparatus 1.

  For example, it is assumed that the condition type information is “dangerous place”. In addition, when the condition type information is “hazardous place”, it is assumed that it is determined in advance to output the word “danger” on the screen. In such a case, the output unit 108 outputs the word “danger” on the screen provided in the photographing apparatus 1.

  Further, the output unit 108 may perform output according to the output content information associated with the shooting condition that the determination unit 107 determines to match, for example.

  For example, it is assumed that the output content information is a “beep sound” indicating that a beep sound is output. In such a case, the output unit 108 outputs a beep sound. Further, for example, it is assumed that the output content information is “circle.png” indicating that an image of “◯” is output. The output content information is a file name for identifying an image. In such a case, the output unit 108 acquires an image identified by “circle.png” stored in a predetermined storage area, and outputs the image to a screen included in the photographing apparatus 1.

  For example, it is assumed that the output content information is “LED: red: lit” indicating that the LED lamp is lit in red. In such a case, the output unit 108 turns on the LED lamp included in the photographing apparatus 1 in red. For example, it is assumed that the output content information is “flash” indicating that the flash is turned on. In such a case, the output unit 108 turns on the flash included in the photographing apparatus 1.

  The output unit 108 may or may not include an output device such as a display or a speaker. The output unit 108 may be realized by driver software for an output device or driver software for an output device and an output device.

  The control unit 109 transmits an imaging instruction, which is an instruction for imaging, to the imaging unit 110 described later. The control unit 109 normally transmits a shooting instruction when the receiving unit 106 receives a normal shooting operation or an emergency shooting operation. Further, for example, the control unit 109 may change the timing of transmission of the imaging instruction and the availability of transmission of the imaging instruction according to the determination result of the determination unit 107.

  For example, when the determination unit 107 determines that the current situation is a place where shooting is not permitted, the control unit 109 normally only issues a shooting instruction when the reception unit 106 receives an emergency shooting operation. Send. In this case, the control unit 109 may not transmit a shooting instruction, for example. That is, even if the reception unit 106 receives a normal shooting operation or an emergency shooting operation, it does not transmit a shooting instruction.

  For example, the control unit 109 may not transmit a shooting instruction when the determination unit 107 determines that the current situation is a dangerous place.

  For example, it is assumed that the normal photographing operation is pressing a shutter button. In this case, the control unit 109 transmits a shooting instruction when the receiving unit 106 receives the shooting operation.

  In addition, for example, it is assumed that the emergency shooting operation is to continuously press the shutter button twice. In this case, the control unit 109 transmits a shooting instruction when the receiving unit 106 receives the emergency shooting operation.

  Also, for example, it is assumed that the emergency shooting operation is to press the shutter button after touching the “shooting release” button displayed on the screen. In this case, the control unit 109 transmits a shooting instruction when the receiving unit 106 receives the emergency shooting operation.

  For example, the control unit 109 may transmit to the output unit 108 shooting condition conditions determined by the determination unit 107 to match, condition type information associated with the shooting condition conditions, output content information, and the like. . In this case, the output unit 108 performs output according to the information.

  The photographing unit 110 performs photographing according to a photographing instruction. The photographing instruction is transmitted from the control unit 109. That is, the imaging unit 110 receives the imaging instruction transmitted from the control unit 109 and performs imaging according to the imaging instruction. Note that the photographing unit 110 can usually be realized by an image sensor (solid-state imaging device) such as a CMOS or CCD, a lens for irradiating light to the image sensor, or the like.

  Note that the shooting situation condition generation unit 104, the shooting situation condition storage unit 105, the determination unit 107, and the control unit 109 can be normally realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. Also, the processing procedure of the shooting condition condition generation unit 104 and the like is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded in a recording medium such as a ROM. Note that the shooting situation condition generation unit 104 and the like may be realized by hardware (a dedicated circuit).

  Next, the overall operation of the photographing apparatus 1 will be described using a flowchart. Note that the i-th information in the predetermined information is described as “information [i]”. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the overall operation of the photographing apparatus 1. In the flowchart of FIG. 2, it is assumed that the shooting situation condition storage unit 101 stores m shooting situation conditions.

  (Step S201) The photographing apparatus 1 determines whether or not the reception unit 106 has received a power-on instruction. If accepted, the process proceeds to step S202; otherwise, the process returns to step S201.

  (Step S202) The photographing apparatus 1 performs a power ON process.

  (Step S203) A current position information acquisition unit (not shown) starts acquiring current position information. Thereafter, the current position information acquisition unit normally continues to acquire the current position information regularly until the power of the photographing apparatus 1 is turned off. Further, the current position information is received by the receiving unit 106.

  (Step S204) A current time information acquisition unit (not shown) starts acquiring current time information. Thereafter, the current time information acquisition unit normally continues to acquire the current time information regularly until the power of the photographing apparatus 1 is turned off. The reception unit 106 receives the current time information.

  (Step S205) A current direction information acquisition unit (not shown) starts acquiring current direction information. Thereafter, the current direction information acquisition unit normally continues to acquire the current direction information regularly until the power of the photographing apparatus 1 is turned off. Further, the current direction information is received by the receiving unit 106.

  (Step S206) The shooting situation condition generation unit 104 generates a shooting situation condition. Details of this processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  (Step S207) The shooting situation condition storage unit 105 stores the shooting situation condition generated in step S206 in the shooting situation condition storage unit 101.

  (Step S208) The determination unit 107 determines whether it is the timing for determining whether the current status information received in steps S203 to S205 matches any of one or more shooting status conditions. For example, when it is determined in advance that the determination is to be made periodically, the determination unit 107 determines whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the determination was made previously. If it is the determination timing, the process proceeds to step S209, and if not, the process proceeds to step S217.

  (Step S209) The determination unit 107 sets 1 to the counter i.

  (Step S210) The determination unit 107 determines whether or not the current status information received by the reception unit 106 matches the shooting status condition [i]. If they match, the process proceeds to step S211; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S214.

  (Step S211) The determination unit 107 acquires output content information [i] associated with the shooting situation condition [i].

  (Step S212) The determination unit 107 determines whether or not the condition type information [i] associated with the shooting condition [i] is information indicating that the shooting is not permitted. If yes, go to Step S213; otherwise, go to Step S216.

  (Step S213) The determination unit 107 sets 1 to the photographing non-permission flag. Then, the process proceeds to step S216.

  (Step S214) The determination unit 107 determines whether i is m. When it is m, it progresses to step S216, and when that is not right, it progresses to step S215.

  (Step S215) The determination unit 107 increments i by 1. Then, the process returns to step S210.

  (Step S216) The output unit 108 performs output in accordance with the output content information acquired in step S211.

  (Step S217) The photographing unit 110 performs photographing. Details of this processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  (Step S218) The photographing apparatus 1 determines whether or not the reception unit 106 has received a power-off instruction. If accepted, the process proceeds to step S219; otherwise, the process returns to step S206.

  (Step S219) The photographing apparatus 1 performs a power-off process. Then, the process returns to step S201.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 2, the process may be terminated by powering off or a process termination interrupt.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the shooting status condition generation processing in step S206 of the flowchart of FIG.

  (Step S301) The shooting condition condition generation unit 104 determines whether the reception unit 106 has received an image reception instruction. If accepted, the process proceeds to step S302; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S305.

  (Step S302) The photographing condition condition generation unit 104 determines whether the reception unit 102 has received an image. If received, the process proceeds to step S303; otherwise, the process returns to step S302.

  (Step S303) The photographing condition condition generation unit 104 acquires image position information from the image received in step S302.

  (Step S304) The shooting situation condition generation unit 104 generates a shooting situation condition relating to the position indicated by the image position information acquired in step S303.

  (Step S305) The shooting state condition generation unit 104 determines whether the reception unit 106 has received an electronic book reception instruction. If accepted, the process proceeds to step S306; otherwise, the process returns to the upper process.

  (Step S306) The shooting condition condition generation unit 104 determines whether or not the receiving unit 102 has received an electronic book. If received, the process proceeds to step S307, and if not, the process returns to step S306.

  (Step S307) The location position information acquisition unit 103 acquires location information from the electronic book received in step S306.

  (Step S308) The location position information acquisition unit 103 acquires location location information indicating a location corresponding to the location indicated by the location information acquired in step S307.

  (Step S309) The shooting situation condition generation unit 104 generates a shooting situation condition relating to the position indicated by the location position information acquired in step S308. Then, the process returns to the upper process.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the photographing process in step S217 of the flowchart of FIG.

  (Step S401) The control unit 109 determines whether the receiving unit 106 has received an operation. If accepted, the process proceeds to step S402, and if not, the process returns to the upper process.

  (Step S402) The control unit 109 determines whether or not the photographing non-permission flag is 1. When it is 1, it progresses to step S404, and when that is not right, it progresses to step S403.

  (Step S403) The control unit 109 determines whether or not the operation accepted in step S401 is a normal photographing operation. If it is a normal photographing operation, the process proceeds to step S406, and if not, the process returns to the upper process.

  (Step S404) The control unit 109 determines whether or not to allow photographing. For example, when information indicating whether or not shooting is possible is stored in a predetermined storage area, the control unit 109 determines whether or not shooting is possible based on the information stored in the storage area. to decide. If it is determined that photographing is possible, the process proceeds to step S405. If not, the process proceeds to step S407.

  (Step S405) The control unit 109 determines whether or not the operation received in step S401 is an emergency shooting operation. If it is an emergency shooting operation, the process proceeds to step S406, and if not, the process returns to the upper process.

  (Step S <b> 406) The control unit 109 transmits a shooting instruction to the shooting unit 110.

  (Step S407) The imaging unit 110 performs imaging. Then, the process returns to the upper process.

(Concrete example)
Next, a specific example of the operation of the photographing apparatus 1 will be described. In this specific example, the photographing apparatus 1 is a so-called digital camera. Further, it is assumed that the shooting situation condition storage unit 101 stores the shooting situation conditions shown in FIG. The shooting condition (item name: condition) is associated with an ID for uniquely identifying a record, condition type information (item name: type), and output content information (item name: output content). . Moreover, the said imaging | photography condition has at least location information or point name information which shows the name of a point. The point name information is “XX mountain”, “XX bridge” and the like in FIG. Further, it is assumed that the position information indicating the position of the point is stored in the shooting condition condition storage unit 101.

(Example 1)
In this example, an example will be described in which it is determined whether or not the current situation is a situation suitable for shooting, whether or not the shooting is not permitted, whether or not it is a dangerous place, and the like.

  First, it is assumed that the user is taking a walk with a digital camera. At this time, it is assumed that the digital camera is turned on and is in a so-called sleep state. In addition, while the power is on, each of the current position information acquisition unit, current time information acquisition unit, and current direction information acquisition unit (not shown) periodically acquires current position information, current time information, and current direction information. And The acquired information is assumed to be received by the receiving unit 106 as current status information having the information.

  Here, at the point where the distance to “Mt. XX” is 1.8 km, the reception unit 106 receives the current position information “(N35.1244, E1355.2345)”, the current time information “16:15”, and the current direction information. Assume that the current status information having “South” is received. Then, the determination unit 107 determines that the current status information indicates that the shooting status condition “(distance (current position, (XX mountain)) ≦ 2 km) & (16: 00 ≦ current time < 17:00) & (current direction = (southwest to south to southeast)) ”. The shooting condition condition is that the distance from the current position to “XX Mountain” is 2 km or less, the current time is from 16:00 to less than 17:00, and the current direction is from southwest to south. It means within the range to the southeast. Then, the determination unit 107 acquires the output content information “notification sound 01” of “ID = 011” in FIG. The output content information means that a notification sound identified by “notification sound 01” is output.

  Next, the output unit 108 outputs a notification sound identified by “notification sound 01”. As a result, the output unit 108 outputs that the current situation is suitable for shooting.

  In addition, at the point where the distance to “XX Bridge” is 500 m, the reception unit 106 obtains the current situation information having the current position information “(N35.2244, E1355.4488)” and the current time information “12:03”. Suppose you accept. Then, the determination unit 107 determines that the current status information indicates that the shooting status condition “(distance (current position, (xx bridge)) ≦ 1 km) & (12: 00 ≦ current time < 12:05) ”. The shooting condition condition means that the distance from the current position to “xx bridge” is 1 km or less, and the current time is less than 12: 5 after 12:00. Then, the determination unit 107 acquires the output content information “notification sound 03” of “ID = 013” in FIG. The output content information means that a notification sound identified by “notification sound 03” is output.

  Next, the output unit 108 outputs a notification sound identified by “notification sound 03”. Thus, the output unit 108 outputs that the current situation is a situation suitable for taking a train.

  Further, it is assumed that the reception unit 106 has received the current status information having the current position information “(N35.1234, E135.1357)” at a certain place. Then, the determination unit 107 determines that the current status information indicates that the shooting status condition “(current position ⊂ {(N35.0005, E135.0005), (N35.0005, E135.1555)” of “ID = 014” in FIG. , (N35.1555, E135.555), (N35.1555, E135.0005)}) ”. The shooting condition condition means that the current position is within a rectangular range on the map having the position indicated by the four pieces of position information as a vertex. Then, the determination unit 107 acquires the output content information “LED: red” of “ID = 013” in FIG. The output content information means that the LED lamp included in the digital camera is lit in red.

  Next, the output unit 108 turns on the LED lamp included in the digital camera in red. Thereby, the output unit 108 outputs that the current situation is a place where photographing is not permitted.

  Further, it is assumed that the reception unit 106 receives the current status information having the current position information “(N35.2266, E135.3399)” at a point where the distance to the “MAX dam” is 800 m. Then, the determination unit 107 determines that the current status information matches the imaging status condition “(distance (current position, (MAX dam)) ≦ 1 km)” of “ID = 016” in FIG. The shooting condition condition means that the distance from the current position to the “MAX dam” is 1 km or less. Then, the determination unit 107 acquires the output content information “flash” of “ID = 016” in FIG. The output content information means that a flash included in the digital camera is turned on.

  Next, the output unit 108 turns on a flash included in the digital camera. Accordingly, the output unit 108 outputs that the current situation is a dangerous place.

(Example 2)
In this example, an example in which shooting condition conditions are generated and stored will be described.

  First, it is assumed that the user operates the digital camera and performs an operation of downloading an image taken around the current position from a so-called online album. Then, the accepting unit 106 accepts an image reception instruction.

  Next, the receiving unit 102 receives an image having image position information. Here, it is assumed that the receiving unit 102 has received four images.

  Next, the shooting situation condition generation unit 104 acquires image position information included in each of the four images received by the reception unit 102. Then, the shooting situation condition generation unit 104 calculates an average of the four pieces of image position information. Here, the calculated average is position information, and the position information is “(N35.2244, E1355.4488)”.

  Next, the shooting condition condition generation unit 104 calculates a distance between the position indicated by the calculated position information and the position indicated by the image position information included in each of the four images received by the reception unit 102, and indicates the distance. Get distance information. And the imaging | photography condition condition production | generation part 104 acquires the largest distance information among the acquired four distance information. Here, it is assumed that the acquired maximum distance information is “3.2 km”.

  Here, it is assumed that the shooting situation condition generation unit 104 holds a shooting condition condition template “distance (current position, $ average $) ≦ $ distance $”.

  Next, the shooting situation condition generation unit 104 replaces the calculated position information and the acquired position information with a variable in the template, and sets the shooting situation condition “distance (current position, (N35.2244, E1355.4488). ) ≦ 3.2 km ”.

  Then, the shooting situation condition accumulation unit 105 accumulates the shooting situation condition in the shooting situation condition storage unit 101.

  Also, for example, as described above, the receiving unit 102 receives four images, and the image position information included in each of the images is “(N35.0005, E135.0005)” and “(N35.0005), respectively. , E135.1555) ”,“ (N35.1555, E135.555) ”, and“ (N35.1555, E135.0005) ”.

  Next, the shooting situation condition generation unit 104 acquires the above-described four pieces of image position information. Then, the shooting condition condition “current position ⊂ {(N35.0005, E135.0005), (N35.0005, E135.1555), (N35.1555, E135.1555), ( N35.1555, E135.0005)} ”.

  Then, the shooting situation condition accumulation unit 105 accumulates the shooting situation condition in the shooting situation condition storage unit 101.

  For example, it is assumed that the user operates the digital camera, purchases an electronic book at an electronic book purchase site, and downloads the electronic book. Then, the reception unit 106 receives an electronic book reception instruction.

  Next, the receiving unit 102 receives an electronic book having address information indicating an address. The address information is location information. Further, the address information is “1-2-3 Nishikawasaki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kamibe-shi”.

  Here, it is assumed that there is a server that holds a correspondence table between address information and position information, receives address information, and transmits position information corresponding to the same address information as the address information.

  Next, the location position information acquisition unit 103 acquires the address information from the electronic book received by the reception unit 102. And the location location information acquisition part 103 transmits the acquired address information to said server, and receives location information. The location information is location location information. Further, the location position information is “(N34.6806, E135.1799)”.

  Here, it is assumed that the shooting situation condition generation unit 104 holds a shooting situation condition template “distance (current position, $ location position $) ≦ 1 km”. “$ Place position $” in the template is a variable indicating replacement with place position information.

  Next, the shooting situation condition generation unit 104 replaces the received location position information with a variable in the template, and generates a shooting situation condition “distance (current position, (N34.6806, E135.1799) ≦ 1 km”. .

  Then, the shooting situation condition accumulation unit 105 accumulates the shooting situation condition in the shooting situation condition storage unit 101.

(Example 3)
In this example, an example of shooting according to the determination result of the current situation will be described. In this example, it is assumed that the normal shooting operation is to press the shutter button. The emergency shooting operation is a series of shooting operations, and is to press the shutter button while pressing the release button. It is assumed that the release button is a physical button for enabling shooting even in a shooting-disallowed place.

  First, it is assumed that the determination unit 107 determines that the current situation information received by the reception unit 106 does not match any of the shooting situation conditions stored in the shooting situation condition storage unit 101. In this case, the control unit 109 transmits a shooting instruction to the shooting unit 110 every time the receiving unit 106 receives a normal shooting operation. The photographing unit 110 performs photographing every time a photographing instruction is received.

  Next, the determination unit 107 determines that the current status information received by the receiving unit 106 is “(distance (current position, (ΔΔ park)) ≦ 3 km) & (14)” of “ID = 012” in FIG. : ≦ 0 ≦ current time <17:00) ”. The shooting condition condition means that the distance from the current position to “ΔΔ Park” is 3 km or less, and the current time is from 14:00 to 17:00. In addition, the shooting condition condition is a condition indicating a shooting location from the type information associated with the shooting situation condition. Therefore, in this case, the control unit 109 transmits a shooting instruction to the shooting unit 110 every time the receiving unit 106 receives a normal shooting operation. The photographing unit 110 performs photographing every time a photographing instruction is received.

  Next, when the determination unit 107 matches the current status information received by the reception unit 106 with the shooting status condition “(distance (current position, (Heisei Jingu)) ≦ 5 km)” of “ID = 012” in FIG. 5. Assume that you have determined. The shooting condition condition means that the distance from the current position to “Heisei Jingu” is 5 km or less. In addition, the shooting condition condition is a condition indicating a shooting non-permitted place based on the associated type information. Therefore, in this case, the control unit 109 does not transmit a shooting instruction to the shooting unit 110 even if the receiving unit 106 receives a normal shooting operation. The control unit 109 transmits a shooting instruction to the shooting unit 110 every time the receiving unit 106 receives an emergency shooting operation. The photographing unit 110 performs photographing every time a photographing instruction is received.

  In the above case, shooting cannot be performed. In this case, the control unit 109 does not transmit a shooting instruction even when the receiving unit 106 receives a normal shooting operation or an emergency shooting operation. Accordingly, the imaging unit 110 does not receive an imaging instruction. Therefore, the photographing unit 110 does not perform photographing.

  As described above, according to the imaging device 1 according to the present embodiment, when the current situation where the user is located is a situation suitable for imaging, the user can be notified of this.

  In addition, according to the photographing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, when the current situation where the user is located is a place where photographing is not permitted, it is possible to notify the user to that effect.

  Moreover, according to the imaging device 1 according to the present embodiment, when the current situation where the user is located is a dangerous place, it can be notified to the user.

  In the present embodiment, the determination unit 107 determines which information among the information included in the current situation information received by the reception unit 106 satisfies a condition included in one or more shooting condition conditions. May be. In this case, the output unit 108 outputs that the information determined by the determination unit 107 to be satisfied satisfies the conditions of one or more shooting condition conditions. In this case, the output unit 108 may output that the information determined by the determination unit 107 not to be satisfied does not satisfy the conditions of one or more shooting condition conditions.

  For example, it is assumed that the current status information includes current position information and current time information. Further, it is assumed that the shooting situation condition has a current position condition and a current time condition. In this case, it is assumed that the current position information satisfies the current position condition. Further, it is assumed that the current time information does not satisfy the current time condition. In such a case, the determination unit 107 determines that the current position information satisfies the current position condition. Further, the determination unit 107 determines that the current time information does not satisfy the current time condition. Then, the output unit 108 outputs that the current position information satisfies the current position condition. Specifically, the output unit 108 outputs information such as “current position OK”, for example. The output unit 108 may output that the current time information does not satisfy the current time condition. Specifically, the output unit 108 outputs information such as “current time NG”, for example.

  Further, in each of the above embodiments, it goes without saying that two or more communication units existing in one apparatus may be physically realized by one medium.

  Further, the imaging device in each of the above embodiments may be, for example, a stand-alone device or a server device in a server / client system.

  In each of the above embodiments, each process or each function may be realized by centralized processing by a single device or a single system, or distributed by a plurality of devices or a plurality of systems. It may be realized by being processed.

  In each of the above embodiments, each component may be configured by dedicated hardware, or a component that can be realized by software may be realized by executing a program. For example, each component can be realized by a program execution unit such as a CPU reading and executing a software program recorded on a recording medium such as a hard disk or a semiconductor memory.

  Moreover, the software which implement | achieves the imaging device in each said embodiment is the following programs, for example. That is, this program is a condition for determining whether or not the situation is suitable for photographing, and at least one photographing situation condition that is a condition relating to the current situation including at least information on the position is stored. A computer that can access the condition storage unit is information indicating the current status, and is a reception unit that receives current status information that is at least current location information indicating the current location, and the current status received by the reception unit A determination unit that determines whether or not the information matches any of the one or more shooting situation conditions; and when the determination unit determines that the information matches, the fact that the current situation is suitable for shooting It is a program for functioning as an output unit for outputting.

  In the program, the functions realized by the program do not include functions that can be realized only by hardware.

  The program may be executed by being downloaded from a server or the like, or a program recorded on a predetermined recording medium (for example, an optical disk such as a CD-ROM, a magnetic disk, a semiconductor memory, or the like) is read out. May be executed. Further, this program may be used as a program constituting a program product.

  Moreover, the computer which performs the said program may be single, and plural may be sufficient as it. That is, centralized processing may be performed, or distributed processing may be performed.

  FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a computer system 9 that executes the above-described program to realize the imaging apparatus and the like of the above-described embodiment. The above-described embodiments can be realized by computer hardware and a computer program executed thereon.

  6, the computer system 9 includes a computer 901 including a CD-ROM drive 9011 and an FD drive 9012, a keyboard 902, a mouse 903, and a monitor 904.

  FIG. 7 is a block diagram of the computer system 9. In FIG. 7, in addition to the CD-ROM drive 9011 and the FD drive 9012, a computer 901 is connected to an MPU 9013, a ROM 9014 for storing a program such as a boot-up program, and an MPU 9013, and temporarily sends an application program command. A bus for mutually connecting a RAM 9015 for storing a temporary storage space, a hard disk 9016 for storing application programs, system programs, and data, a CD-ROM drive 9011, an FD drive 9012, an MPU 9013, etc. 9017. Although not shown here, the computer 901 may further include a network card that provides connection to a LAN.

  A program that causes the computer system 9 to execute the functions of the imaging apparatus or the like of the above-described embodiment is stored in the CD-ROM 9101 or FD 9102, inserted into the CD-ROM drive 9011 or FD drive 9012, and further stored in the hard disk 9016. May be forwarded. Alternatively, the program may be transmitted to the computer 901 via a network (not shown) and stored in the hard disk 9016. The program is loaded into the RAM 9015 when executed. The program may be loaded directly from the CD-ROM 9101, the FD 9102, or the network.

  The program does not necessarily include an operating system (OS), a third-party program, or the like that causes the computer 901 to execute the functions of the imaging apparatus of the above-described embodiment. The program only needs to include an instruction portion that calls an appropriate function (module) in a controlled manner and obtains a desired result. How the computer system 9 operates is well known and will not be described in detail.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible, and it goes without saying that these are also included in the scope of the present invention.

  As described above, the imaging device according to the present invention has an effect of being able to notify the user when the current situation where the user is located is a situation suitable for imaging. Useful as such.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Imaging device 101 Shooting condition condition storage part 102 Receiving part 103 Location position information acquisition part 104 Shooting condition condition generation part 105 Shooting condition condition storage part 106 Reception part 107 Judgment part 108 Output part 109 Control part 110 Shooting part

Claims (13)

A shooting situation condition storage unit for storing one or more shooting situation conditions which are conditions for determining whether or not the situation is suitable for shooting, and which are conditions relating to the current situation including at least the current position;
A reception unit that receives current status information, which is information indicating current status, and at least current location information indicating current location;
A determination unit that determines whether current status information received by the reception unit matches any of the one or more shooting status conditions;
An imaging apparatus comprising: an output unit that outputs that the current situation is a situation suitable for imaging when the determination unit determines that they match. The shooting situation condition is a condition relating to the current situation including the current time,
The reception unit
The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the imaging apparatus receives current status information having current time information indicating the current time. The shooting situation condition is a condition relating to the current situation including the current direction,
The reception unit
The photographing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the photographing apparatus receives current status information having current direction information indicating a current direction. A receiving unit that receives one or more images having position information indicating a position;
Position information is acquired from one or more images received by the receiving unit, and shooting condition conditions relating to positions indicated by the one or more position information are generated using the one or more position information. A shooting situation condition generator to
The photographing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a photographing situation condition accumulation unit that accumulates the photographing situation condition generated by the photographing situation condition generation unit in the photographing situation condition storage unit. The shooting situation condition is a condition regarding an event holding place and a holding time,
The reception unit
The imaging device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which receives current status information including current position information indicating a current position and current time information indicating a current time. The shooting situation condition is a condition related to a passing place and a passing time of a train,
The reception unit
The imaging device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which receives current status information including current position information indicating a current position and current time information indicating a current time. A receiving unit for receiving an electronic book having location information indicating a location;
A location information acquisition unit that acquires location information from the electronic book received by the reception unit, and acquires location location information indicating a location corresponding to the location indicated by the location information;
A shooting situation condition generation unit that generates a shooting situation condition related to the location position information acquired by the location position information acquisition unit;
The photographing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a photographing situation condition accumulation unit that accumulates the photographing situation condition generated by the photographing situation condition generation unit in the photographing situation condition storage unit. The shooting situation condition is a condition for determining whether or not the shooting is not permitted.
The reception unit
Accept current status information with at least current location information,
The output unit is
The imaging device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein when the determination unit determines that they match, the current situation is output that the location is not permitted to be captured. The shooting situation condition is a condition for determining whether or not it is a dangerous place,
The reception unit
Accept current status information with at least current location information,
The output unit is
The imaging device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein when the determination unit determines that they match, the fact that the current situation is a dangerous place is output. The reception unit
Accept operations,
A shooting unit that performs shooting in accordance with a shooting instruction that is a shooting instruction;
A control unit that transmits a shooting instruction to the shooting unit when the receiving unit receives a shooting operation that is an operation for shooting;
The controller is
When the determination unit determines that they match, when the reception unit receives an emergency shooting operation that is an operation for performing shooting and is different from the shooting operation, the shooting unit is instructed to perform shooting. The imaging device according to claim 8 which transmits. The controller is
The imaging device according to claim 10, wherein if the determination unit determines that they match, an imaging instruction is not transmitted to the imaging unit. A shooting situation condition storage unit for storing one or more shooting situation conditions, which are conditions for determining whether or not the situation is suitable for shooting, and which are conditions relating to the current situation including at least information about the position; A shooting status notification method that is performed using a copy unit, a determination unit, and an output unit,
The reception unit
A reception step for receiving current status information, which is information indicating the current status, and at least current location information indicating the current location;
The determination unit
A determination step of determining whether or not the current status information received by the receiving unit matches any of the one or more shooting status conditions;
The output unit is
An imaging situation notification method comprising: an output step of outputting that the current situation is a situation suitable for imaging when the determination unit determines that they match. This is a condition for determining whether or not the situation is suitable for shooting, and it is possible to access a shooting status condition storage unit that stores at least one shooting status condition that is a condition related to the current situation including at least information about the position. A nice computer
A reception unit that receives current status information, which is information indicating current status, and at least current location information indicating current location;
A determination unit that determines whether current status information received by the reception unit matches any of the one or more shooting status conditions;
A program for functioning as an output unit that outputs that the current situation is a situation suitable for shooting when the judgment unit determines that the two match.

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