JP2016075990A - Album creation device, album creation method, portable terminal and control program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an album creation device preventing unconditional leakage of positional information likely to allow identification of a subject of an image or an act related to a user along with the photographic image, to an external device.SOLUTION: An album creation device (1) includes: a first acquisition part (2) configured to acquire image information representing a photographic image taken by an imaging apparatus (11); a second acquisition part (3) configured to acquire positional information representing a position of the imaging apparatus (11) at the point when the photographic image is taken; and a first storage part (5) configured to store, in a first recording area, the image information in a state separated from the positional information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an album creating apparatus, an album creating method, a portable terminal, and a control program for creating an album using a photographed image photographed by a photographing apparatus.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a technique for creating an album using a photographed image taken by a user with a digital camera, a portable terminal, or the like is known. For example, there is a technique that uses a captured image that is captured by a digital camera or the like and is attached with position information indicating the position of the user at the time of capturing. More specifically, Patent Document 1 generates a process scenario from material data for scenario creation prepared in advance, receives photographed photographic image data, position information and time information at the time of photographing, For example, a technique is disclosed in which an electronic album is generated by associating with a generated process scenario and setting layout of photo image data having the same position information, for example.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-63302 (published on March 10, 2005) Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-325259 (published on November 22, 2001)

  However, since the above-mentioned Patent Document 1 receives the position information that can specify the action related to the subject of the image and the user together with the photographic image data, the position information leaks to the outside, and there is a possibility of leakage of personal information. There is a problem that it is expensive. In addition, when the photographic image data includes position information (for example, included in the EXIF information), the position information is also unconditionally disclosed when the photographic image data is disclosed. There is a problem that there is a high possibility of leakage.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to unconditionally flow out position information capable of specifying an action related to a subject of an image or a user to an external device together with a captured image. It is an object to provide an album creating apparatus and the like that prevent the above-described problem.

  In order to solve the above problems, an album creating apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention is an album creating apparatus that creates an album using a photographed image photographed by a photographing apparatus, and is photographed by the photographing apparatus. Acquired by a first acquisition unit that acquires image information indicating the captured image, a second acquisition unit that acquires position information indicating the position of the imaging device at the time when the captured image was captured, and the first acquisition unit And a first storage unit that stores the image information in a first recording area in a state separated from the position information acquired by the second acquisition unit.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, the image information is stored without including position information. Therefore, when the image information is output to the external device, it is possible to prevent the position information that can specify the subject of the image and the action related to the user from being unconditionally leaked to the external device together with the image information. There is an effect.

It is a block diagram which shows an example of the principal part structure of the portable terminal provided with the album production apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. (A) is the conceptual diagram of the image information in a portable terminal and a network in a prior art. (B) is a conceptual diagram of image information in a portable terminal equipped with an album creating apparatus according to the present invention and on a network. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the preservation | save process in which the said album production apparatus preserve | saves image information and position information. It is a schematic diagram which shows the preparation process of the data displayed on the said portable terminal. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a display example of data (album screen display data) illustrated in FIG. 4. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the display process in which the said album production apparatus displays the data for album screen display. It is a schematic diagram which shows the production | generation process of the data which a portable terminal outputs to an external device. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the output process which an album production apparatus outputs data to an external device. It is a figure which shows an example of operation in the production | generation process of the data output to an external device.

Embodiment 1
An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following description, although the portable terminal 10 is demonstrated as a smart phone, it is not restricted to this. The mobile terminal 10 only needs to have a communication function, and is, for example, a mobile phone, a notebook PC, a tablet terminal, or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant).

(Outline of the present invention)
FIG. 2A is a conceptual diagram of image information in the mobile terminal 10 and on the network in the prior art. As shown in FIG. 2A, the image information stored in the mobile terminal 10 includes EXIF information. The EXIF information includes a shooting time indicating a shooting time and a shooting device at the time of shooting. The position information indicating the position of is included. For this reason, when the image information in the mobile terminal 10 is uploaded to a server (for example, a blog, SNS, or print service provider) on the network, the image information on the network also includes a shooting time and a shooting time indicating the shooting time. EXIF information including position information indicating the position of the photographing apparatus at the time when the image is taken is included. Therefore, the location information included in the image information on the network can be stolen by a third party, and the location of the individual user can be specified by the location information, which may infringe the privacy of the user.

  FIG. 2B is a conceptual diagram of image information in the portable terminal 10 provided with the album creating apparatus 1 according to the present invention and on the network. As shown in FIG. 2B, the EXIF information of the image information stored in the mobile terminal 10 does not include position information indicating the position of the photographing apparatus at the time of photographing. The position information is recorded in an area (album information storage unit) different from the area where image information is recorded, and is used when displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal 10. For this reason, the EXIF information of the image information in the portable terminal 10 uploaded to the server on the network does not include position information indicating the position of the photographing apparatus at the time of photographing. Therefore, the position of the individual user is not specified by the position information, and it is possible to prevent leakage of information related to the user's privacy to a third party.

  (Main part structure of a portable terminal) FIG. 1: is a block diagram which shows an example of the principal part structure of the portable terminal 10 provided with the album production apparatus 1 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile terminal 10 includes an album creating device 1, a photographing device 11, a GPS receiving unit 12, a communication unit 13, a sensor 14, a display screen 15, and a storage unit 16. The album creating apparatus 1 creates an electronic album using a photographed image photographed by the photographing apparatus 11. Details of the album creating apparatus 1 will be described later.

  The photographing device 11 is a device having a photographing function (for example, a digital camera). The photographing device 11 takes a picture according to a shutter operation by the user, converts the taken image into data, and notifies the album creating apparatus 1 of the converted image information. The GPS receiver 12 receives radio waves from a GPS (global positioning system) and outputs the received GPS signals to the album creating apparatus 1. For example, the GPS receiver 12 receives a signal indicating the position of the photographing device 11 when the photographing device 11 captures a photographed image. Note that the radio wave received by the GPS receiving unit 12 is not limited to the radio wave from GPS as long as it is a radio wave related to position information.

  The communication unit 13 communicates with a device (external device, not shown) different from the mobile terminal 10. The communication unit 13 outputs information notified from the album creating apparatus 1 to an external apparatus wirelessly or by wire. The sensor 14 is a variety of sensors (not shown) provided in the mobile terminal 10, and includes a sensor (for example, a capacitance sensor) that detects a user operation on the mobile terminal 10. The sensor 14 notifies the album creating apparatus 1 of the detection data. The display screen 15 is constituted by a display device such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (electroluminescence) display, and displays information notified from the album creating device 1.

  The storage unit 16 stores various information notified from the album creating apparatus 1 (for example, image information 6a, position information 6b, composite information 6c, etc.). The storage unit 16 has two different areas (a first recording area and a second recording area, not shown). The first recording area stores image information 6a that does not include position information. Position information 6b is stored in the recording area.

  (Configuration of Main Part of Album Creating Apparatus) Details of the album creating apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The album creation device 1 includes a first acquisition unit 2, a second acquisition unit 3, an association unit 4, a first storage unit 5, a second storage unit 6, a user operation reception unit 7, a composite information generation unit 8, and an album creation unit 9 is provided.

  The first acquisition unit 2 acquires image information indicating a captured image captured by the imaging device 11. The second acquisition unit 3 acquires position information indicating the position of the imaging device 11 at the time when the captured image indicated by the image information acquired by the first acquisition unit 2 is captured. The associating unit 4 associates the image information acquired by the first acquiring unit 2 with the position information acquired by the second acquiring unit 3.

  The first storage unit 5 stores the image information acquired by the first acquisition unit 2 in the first recording area of the storage unit 16 in a state separated from the position information acquired by the second acquisition unit 3. Further, the first storage unit is acquired by the first acquisition unit 2 when the image information acquired by the first acquisition unit 2 and the position information acquired by the second acquisition unit 3 are associated by the association unit 4. The associated image information is stored in a state associated with the position information by the associating unit 4. The second storage unit 6 stores the position information acquired by the second acquisition unit 3 in a second recording area of the storage unit 16 different from the first recording area.

  In the present embodiment, the storage unit 16 is configured as one memory and has two recording areas (a first area and a second area) that are different from each other. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the storage unit 16 may be composed of two different memories. When the storage unit 16 includes two different memories, it is assumed that one memory has a first recording area and the other memory has a second recording area.

  Based on the detection data from the sensor 14, the user operation reception unit 7 displays various information on the display screen 15, switches display contents, and outputs various information to an external device (a server on a network, a printer, etc.). User operations such as permission are accepted. For example, when the user operation accepting unit 7 accepts a user operation for permitting transmission of the position information 6b associated with the image information 6a by the associating unit 4 to a server on the network, the user operation accepting unit 7 Then, the composite information generating unit 8 is notified of an instruction to synthesize the image information 6a and the position information 6b.

  The composite information generation unit 8 generates data to be output to the external device, and causes the communication unit 13 to output the generated data to the external device. For example, when the composite information generation unit 8 receives an instruction from the user operation reception unit 7 to combine the image information 6a and the position information 6b, the image stored in the storage unit 16 (first recording area). Composite information is generated by combining the position information 6b associated by the associating unit 4 with the information 6a. Then, the synthesis information generation unit 8 stores the generated synthesis information 6c in the storage unit 16, and causes the communication unit 13 to output the synthesis information 6c to an external device. Note that the composite information 6c will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  The album creating unit 9 creates an album using various information stored in the storage unit 16 and displays the created album information (not shown) on the display screen 15. Details of the album creating unit 9 will be described later with reference to FIGS.

  (Saving Process of Album Creating Apparatus) FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of a saving process in which the album creating apparatus 1 stores the image information 6a and the position information 6b. As shown in FIG. 3, when there is an operation for performing photographing such as a shutter operation by the user (YES in S <b> 11), the photographing device 11 has photographed, and the first acquisition unit 2 has been photographed by the photographing device 11. Image information indicating a captured image is acquired (S12, first acquisition step). If there is no operation for performing shooting such as a shutter operation by the user (NO in S11), the process of S11 is repeated.

  Further, when the function of the GPS receiving unit 12 is ON (YES in S13), the second acquisition unit 3 indicates the position of the imaging device 11 at the time when the captured image indicated by the image information acquired in S12 is captured. The indicated position information is acquired from the GPS receiver 12 (S14, second acquisition step). In addition, the process of S12 and S14 may be performed simultaneously, and any one may be performed in advance.

  After S14, the associating unit 4 associates the image information acquired in S12 with the position information acquired in S14 (S15). And the 1st preservation | save part 5 stores the image information 6a (image information which does not contain position information) linked | related with the position information in S15 in the storage unit 16 (1st recording area) (S16, 1st preservation | save step) ).

  The second storage unit 6 stores the position information 6b acquired in S14 in an area (second recording area) different from the image information storage area (first recording area) (S17). In addition, the process of S16 and S17 may be performed simultaneously, and any one may be performed in advance.

  On the other hand, when the function of the GPS receiving unit 12 is OFF (NO in S13), the first storage unit 5 stores the image information 6a acquired in S12 in the storage unit 16 (first recording area) (S18). .

  (Effect) According to said structure, image information is preserve | saved in the 1st recording area in the state isolate | separated from the positional information which shows the position of the imaging device at the time of a captured image being image | photographed. For this reason, for example, when a user discloses an album (photographed image) to others via a network, or when requesting printing of an album (photographed image) from a printer, the position information is inadvertently included with the image information. There is no disclosure. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the location information that can specify the behavior related to the subject of the image and the user from being leaked to the outside.

  According to the above configuration, the position information is stored in an area different from the image information recording area, and the image information is stored in association with the position information. Therefore, when the user outputs image information to the external device, the user uses (for example, browses or operates) the position information associated with the image information in the portable terminal 10 without causing the position information to flow out to the external device. Is possible.

  (Outline of Album Creation Process) FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a creation process of data (album screen display data) displayed on the mobile terminal 10. As described above with reference to FIG. 1, the image information 6a and the position information 6b are stored in different areas. When image information 6a indicating N photographed images is selected as one album data, position information 6b associated with the selected image information 6a is also selected (left side in FIG. 4). Next, using the image information 6a and position information 6b on the left side of FIG. 4, album screen display data composed of N photographed images is created (center of FIG. 4). Then, the album screen display data in the center of FIG. 4 is displayed on the display screen 15 of the mobile terminal 10 (right side of FIG. 4).

  (Album Display Processing) Next, processing for displaying an album created by the album creating unit 9 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display example of the data (album screen display data) shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of a display process in which the album creating apparatus 1 displays album screen display data.

  As shown in FIG. 6, when user operation accepting unit 7 accepts a user operation indicating display on the display screen (YES in S21), album creating unit 9 has image information 6a associated with position information 6b stored therein. It is determined whether or not there is (S22). For example, FIG. 5A is a diagram showing that one album is selected by the user from the album screen display data displayed for each album on the display screen 15 of the mobile terminal 10. The operation for selecting the album shown in (a) of FIG. 5 is received by the user operation receiving unit 7 as a user operation indicating display on the display screen.

  In FIG. 6, when there is image information 6a associated with the position information 6b (YES in S22), the album creating unit 9 indicates the thumbnail image of the image information 6a associated with the position information 6b by the position information 6b. The image is superimposed on the map including the position to be displayed and displayed on the display screen 15 (S23). The data displayed in S23 may be the album screen display data described above with reference to FIG. 4, or the image information 6a associated with the position information 6b in S15 of FIG.

  FIG. 5B is a thumbnail image of the image information 6a superimposed on the map including the position indicated by the position information 6b displayed on the display screen 15 of the mobile terminal 10. As shown in FIG. 5B, the thumbnail images of the image information 6a are displayed so as to be superimposed on the positions indicated by the associated position information 6b. When returning from the display content shown in FIG. 5B to the display content shown in FIG. 5A, “Previous” or “Return” may be selected in FIG. 5B. .

  After S23, when the user operation receiving unit 7 receives a user operation indicating that the display content of the display screen 15 is to be switched (YES in S24), the album creating unit 9 is one of the thumbnail images of the image information 6a. Is displayed on the entire image display area on the display screen 15 (S25).

  For example, when “next” is selected in FIG. 5B, one of the thumbnail images of the image information 6a is displayed in the image display area on the display screen 15 of the mobile terminal 10 as shown in FIG. Is displayed throughout. Furthermore, when “next” is selected in FIG. 5C, the next thumbnail image is displayed in the entire image display area on the display screen 15 of the portable terminal 10 as shown in FIG. 5D. The The name and address of the photographing target may be displayed below the image information displayed in (c) and (b) of FIG. In addition, when returning to the display content displayed immediately before, it is only necessary to select “Previous” in FIGS. 5C and 5D.

[Modification]
A modification of the flowchart of FIG. 3 described in the first embodiment will be described. In FIG. 3, the processing after S12 may not be limited to the trigger of S11 (when there is an operation for performing shooting such as a shutter operation by the user). 3 is not limited to the trigger shown in S11 of FIG. 3, the image information acquired by the first acquisition unit 2 in S12 of FIG. 3 is image information including position information (for example, in advance). The image information stored in the storage unit 16 (not shown) may be used. Hereinafter, processing using image information including position information stored in the storage unit 16 in advance will be described.

  The first acquisition unit 2 acquires image information including position information from the storage unit 16 (processing corresponding to S12 in FIG. 3), and separates the position information from the acquired image information. And the 1st preservation | save part 5 preserve | saves the image information 6a from which the positional information was isolate | separated in the 1st area | region of the storage unit 16 (process corresponding to S16 in FIG. 3). Note that the image information 6 a stored in the first area of the storage unit 16 may be associated with the position information separated by the first acquisition unit 2 by the association unit 4.

  Further, the second acquisition unit 3 acquires position information using image information (not shown) including the position information stored in the storage unit 16 (operation corresponding to S14 in FIG. 3). And the 2nd preservation | save part 6 preserve | saves the positional information 6b acquired by the 2nd acquisition part 3 in the 2nd area | region of the memory | storage unit 16 (process corresponding to S17 in FIG. 3). The position information acquired by the second acquisition unit 3 may be the position information separated by the first acquisition unit 2.

  According to the above configuration, image information that is stored in advance and that includes position information is separated into image information 6a and position information 6b that do not include position information, and image information that does not include position information. 6a and position information 6b are stored in different areas. Therefore, when the image information 6a is output to the external device, it is possible to prevent the position information 6b that can specify the behavior of the subject of the image and the user from being unconditionally leaked to the external device together with the image information 6a. It becomes.

[Embodiment 2]
The following will describe another embodiment of the present invention with reference to FIGS. For convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as those described in the embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and descriptions thereof are omitted.

  (Outline of Data for Output to External Device) FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating a generation process of data (album print creation data) output from the mobile terminal 10 to the external device. As shown on the left side of FIG. 7, when image information 6a indicating N photographed images is selected as one album data, position information 6b associated with the selected image information 6a is also selected. Next, using the image information 6a on the left side of FIG. 7, album print creation data composed of N photographed images not including position information is generated as data to be output to the external device (right side of FIG. 7).

  Further, when the user operation accepting unit 7 accepts a user operation for permitting the output of the position information to the external device, the image information 6a and the position information 6b on the left side of FIG. 7 are used to include the position information. Album print creation data (composition information) composed of N photographed images is generated as data to be output to an external device.

  (Output Process to External Device) FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an output process in which the album creating apparatus 1 outputs data (album print creation data) to the external apparatus. As shown in FIG. 8, when there is a user operation indicating the output of image information to the external device (YES in S31), the user operation reception unit 7 permits the output of the position information to the external device. When the user operation shown is accepted (YES in S32), the composite information generation unit 8 adds the association unit 4 to the image information 6a stored in the storage unit 16 (first recording area) indicated by the user operation in S31. Is generated as album print creation data to be output to the external device (S33).

  And the communication part 13 outputs the synthetic | combination information synthesize | combined by S33 to an external device (S34). For example, the composite information output in S34 is provided to an external application (an application for printing an album) outside the mobile terminal 10 via the network. Also, for example, it is provided via a network to a site that provides an album printing service.

  On the other hand, when the user operation reception unit 7 has not received a user operation indicating permission to output position information to the external device (NO in S32), the composite information generation unit 8 displays the image information indicated by the user operation in S31. 6a is output to the external device (S35). Note that the data output to the external device in S35 is the album print creation data that includes the image information 6a stored in the storage unit 16 (first recording area) described above with reference to FIG. It may be.

  According to the above configuration, when the user desires to disclose the position information to the outside, the image information (composition information) including the position information is transmitted to the outside. Further, when the user does not want to disclose the position information to the outside, the image information not including the position information is transmitted to the outside. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the location information from being leaked outside when the user does not intend.

  (Example of Operation in Generation Process of Output Data to External Device) FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation in a generation process of data (album print creation data) to be output to the external device. With the album screen display data described above displayed on the right side of FIG. 4 on the mobile terminal 10, the “menu” shown in FIG. 9A is selected, and the “photo album” shown in FIG. When “Create” is selected, album print creation data to be output to the external device is generated as shown in FIG.

  The album print creation data (composite information) shown in FIG. 9C is in a format according to various services (photo album application) of the output external device. For example, the album print creation data (composite information) may be data in which the position information 6b is written in the EXIF information of the image information 6a, or a new file format created using the image information 6a and the position information 6b. It may be the data.

[Embodiment 3]
(Example of Implementation by Software) Control blocks of the album creating apparatus 1 (particularly the first acquisition unit 2, the second acquisition unit 3, the association unit 4, the first storage unit 5, the second storage unit 6, the user operation reception unit 7, and The composite information generation unit 8) may be realized by a logic circuit (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like, or may be realized by software using a CPU (Central Processing Unit).

  In the latter case, the album creating apparatus 1 includes a CPU that executes instructions of a program that is software that implements each function, and a ROM (Read Only Memory) in which the program and various data are recorded so as to be readable by a computer (or CPU). Alternatively, a storage device (these are referred to as “recording media”), a RAM (Random Access Memory) that expands the program, and the like are provided. And the objective of this invention is achieved when a computer (or CPU) reads the said program from the said recording medium and runs it. As the recording medium, a “non-temporary tangible medium” such as a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit, or the like can be used. The program may be supplied to the computer via an arbitrary transmission medium (such as a communication network or a broadcast wave) that can transmit the program. The present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission.

[Summary]
An album creating apparatus (1) according to an aspect 1 of the present invention is an album creating apparatus that creates an album using a photographed image photographed by the photographing apparatus (11), and the photographed image photographed by the photographing apparatus. A first acquisition unit (2) that acquires image information indicating the position, a second acquisition unit (3) that acquires position information indicating the position of the imaging device at the time when the captured image was captured, and the first acquisition A first storage unit (5) that stores the image information acquired by the unit in a first recording area (storage unit 16) in a state separated from the position information acquired by the second acquisition unit; I have.

  According to said structure, the image information which shows the picked-up image image | photographed with the imaging device is preserve | saved in the 1st recording area in the state isolate | separated from the positional information which shows the position of the imaging device at the time of the said captured image being image | photographed. Is done. For this reason, when providing image information to an external device, position information is not inadvertently disclosed together with image information. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the position information that can specify the action related to the subject of the image and the user from being unconditionally leaked to the external device together with the captured image.

  The album creating apparatus according to aspect 2 of the present invention is the associating unit (4) associating the image information acquired by the first acquiring unit with the position information acquired by the second acquiring unit. ) And a second storage area (storage unit 16) different from the first recording area, and further includes a second storage section (6) for storing the position information acquired by the second acquisition section, The first storage unit may store the image information acquired by the first acquisition unit in a state associated with the position information by the association unit.

  According to the above configuration, the position information indicating the position of the photographing apparatus at the time when the photographed image is photographed is stored in the second recording area different from the first recording area, and the image information is associated with the position information. Saved. For this reason, the user can use the image information associated with the position information in the user apparatus. Therefore, when outputting image information to an external device, the user can safely use the position information within the device without causing the position information to flow out to the external device.

  The album creating apparatus according to aspect 3 of the present invention is the user operation accepting that accepts a user operation to permit the position information associated with the image information by the associating unit to be output to an external apparatus in the aspect 2. A synthesis information generation unit (8) that generates synthesis information obtained by synthesizing the position information associated with the image information stored in the first recording area and the position information associated with the association unit. The composite information generation unit further includes a communication unit (13) capable of communicating the composite information generated by the composite information generation unit with an external device when the user operation reception unit receives the user operation. May be output.

  According to the above configuration, when there is a user operation for permitting output of the position information to the external device, the combined information generated by combining the position information with the image information is output to the external device by communication. Is done. For this reason, outputting position information that allows identification of actions related to the subject of the image and the user to the external device reflects the user's intention.

  An album creating method according to aspect 4 of the present invention is an album creating method for creating an album using a photographed image photographed by a photographing device, and obtains image information indicating the photographed image photographed by the photographing device. The first acquisition step, the second acquisition step of acquiring position information indicating the position of the imaging device at the time when the captured image was captured, and the image information acquired in the first acquisition step. A first storage step of storing in the first recording area in a state separated from the position information acquired in the second acquisition step. According to the album creating method, the same effects as those of the first aspect are obtained.

  The portable terminal which concerns on aspect 5 of this invention is provided with the album production apparatus as described in any one aspect of the said aspects 1-3. According to said structure, there exists an effect similar to any one aspect of the said aspects 1-3.

  The album creating apparatus according to each aspect of the present invention may be realized by a computer. In this case, an album for realizing the album creating apparatus by a computer by causing the computer to operate as each unit included in the album creating apparatus. A control program for the creation device and a computer-readable recording medium on which the control program is recorded also fall within the scope of the present invention.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope shown in the claims, and embodiments obtained by appropriately combining technical means disclosed in different embodiments. Is also included in the technical scope of the present invention. Furthermore, a new technical feature can be formed by combining the technical means disclosed in each embodiment.

  The present invention can be used for a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, a mobile phone, a notebook PC, a tablet terminal, or a PDA having a communication function.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Album preparation apparatus 2 1st acquisition part 3 2nd acquisition part 4 Association part 5 1st preservation | save part 6 2nd preservation | save part 6a Image information 6b Position information 6c Composition information 7 User operation reception part 8 Composition information generation part 10 Portable terminal 11 Imaging device 12 GPS receiver 13 communication unit 16 storage unit

Claims (6)

An album creating device that creates an album using a photographed image photographed by a photographing device,
A first acquisition unit that acquires image information indicating the captured image captured by the imaging device;
A second acquisition unit that acquires position information indicating the position of the imaging device at the time when the captured image was captured;
A first storage unit that stores the image information acquired by the first acquisition unit in a first recording area in a state separated from the position information acquired by the second acquisition unit. An album creation device. An association unit that associates the image information acquired by the first acquisition unit with the position information acquired by the second acquisition unit, and a second recording area different from the first recording area, the second acquisition A second storage unit that stores the position information acquired by the unit,
The album creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first storage unit stores the image information acquired by the first acquisition unit in a state associated with the position information by the association unit. . A user operation accepting unit that accepts a user operation to permit the position information associated with the image information to be output to an external device by the associating unit;
A synthesis information generation unit that generates synthesis information obtained by synthesizing the position information associated with the image information stored in the first recording area by the association unit;
The composite information generation unit outputs the composite information generated by the composite information generation unit to a communication unit capable of communicating with an external device when the user operation reception unit receives the user operation. The album creating apparatus according to claim 2. An album creating method for creating an album using photographed images taken by a photographing device,
A first acquisition step of acquiring image information indicating the captured image captured by the imaging device;
A second acquisition step of acquiring position information indicating a position of the photographing apparatus at the time when the photographed image is photographed;
A first storage step of storing the image information acquired in the first acquisition step in a first recording area in a state separated from the position information acquired in the second acquisition step. An album creation method characterized by   The portable terminal provided with the album production apparatus of any one of Claim 1 to 3.   A control program for causing a computer to function as the album creating apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the control program causes the computer to function as each unit.

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