JP2018129733A - Information processing apparatus, information processing system, information processing method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mechanism for properly storing an image photographed with a portable terminal.MEANS FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEM: When placed vertically, an information processing apparatus sets a first mode of storing an image of a subject obtained through photography as one image, and when placed horizontally, the information processing apparatus sets a second mode of dividing the image of the subject obtained through photography into a plurality of images before storage. The information processing apparatus controls to store the image of the subject obtained through photography while the first mode is set as one image, and store the image obtained through photography while the second mode is set as a plurality of images.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing system, an information processing method, and a program.

  In pharmaceutical companies, in recent years, pharmaceutical safety information management work (PV work), which is information management work on “drug side effects”, has been performed. Specifically, as a post-marketing surveillance, a drug information representative (MR = Medical Representative = MR) of a pharmaceutical company is suspected to have caused the side effects of the drug provided by the drug company or the use of the drug. The doctor will fill out a questionnaire to investigate the disease and fill it out.

  Then, for example, the survey form is sent to the head office by fax from a convenience store near the hospital, and the data is sent and registered from the head office to the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (Pdma (registered trademark)). We are reporting side effects and infections of drugs. If there is no terminal that can be faxed nearby, the customer returns to the sales office once and transmits the survey form data from the FAX machine installed at the sales office to the head office. This investigation and reporting work is carried out in accordance with the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law.

  Some companies employ a system that takes a survey form with a smart device and transmits the taken picture to a server at the head office in order to save the trouble of searching for the FAX apparatus. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for inputting information on a survey form of damage status of a building and transmitting the information to a host computer having a survey form database together with an image taken with a mobile phone.

JP 2001-167133 A

  The size of the survey form is generally A4 size and may cover a plurality of pages. When the number of pages is large, a survey form is bound as an A3 spread booklet and handed over to a doctor. If you wanted to leave a photo for each page report, you had to shoot for each side of the page spread.

  In addition, it is conceivable to divide a single image obtained by photographing a spread page so as to be an image for each page on one side, but it is confirmed whether the photographed image is still one or divided at the time of photographing. In this case, it is troublesome to display a list of captured images and to check each image one by one.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a mechanism capable of easily adjusting the number of images to be stored according to shooting.

  The present invention is an information processing apparatus including a photographing unit, and when the device is in a portrait orientation, a first mode for storing an image of a subject obtained by photographing by the photographing unit as a single image is provided. When set and the self-portrait is in landscape orientation, setting means for setting to the second mode for storing the image of the subject obtained by shooting divided into a plurality of images and the first mode are set. The image of the subject obtained by shooting in the state where the image is taken is stored as a single image, and the image obtained in the state where the second mode is set is stored as a plurality of images. Storage control means for controlling.

  In addition, in order to allow the user to check an image obtained by one shooting by the shooting unit, the display unit displays the image every time the image is shot. The display unit has the first mode. When displaying an image obtained by photographing with the photographing means in the set state, one image stored by the storage control means is displayed and the second mode is set. When displaying images obtained by the photographing means in the state, it is identified that the images obtained by one photographing by the photographing means are stored as a plurality of images by the storage control means. The plurality of images are displayed as possible.

  Further, the storage control means performs control for storing the one image or the plurality of images in a temporary storage area, and performs an operation for storing the image displayed by the display means in a permanent storage area of the own device. When the operation determination unit that determines whether the image is received and the operation determination unit receive an operation that does not store the image displayed by the display unit in the permanent storage area of the own device, the image is discarded, and the image is And storing means for storing the image in the permanent storage area of the own apparatus when an operation for storing in the permanent storage area of the own apparatus is received.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the structure which can adjust easily the number of the images memorize | stored according to imaging | photography can be provided.

It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of the information processing system in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of various apparatuses in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a function structure of the various apparatuses in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the mode setting process according to direction of the information processing apparatus in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the display process of the guide image according to the mode in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the display and memory | storage process of the picked-up image according to the mode in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the various data structure in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of the imaging | photography screen and the preview display screen in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of the imaging | photography screen and the preview display screen in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of the image list screen and the transmission screen in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the image correction in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the value of the acceleration in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the relationship between the direction of a portable terminal and the value of acceleration in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the flow of a process in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the flow of a process in the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the flow of a process in the 4th Embodiment of this invention.

  First, the problem and effect of the present invention will be described in detail.

  For example, by dividing the photographed image into left and right, it is considered that an image in which two pages of the spread sheet of the survey form that is the subject are photographed can be used as an image for each page. Image division can be realized, for example, by selecting a target image with an existing dedicated application for image division and executing division processing.

  On the other hand, it is not always necessary to divide all captured images. For example, when photographing a cover, since the image of the survey form is only for one page of cover from the beginning, division is not necessary. In addition, when one side (page on one side) of two spread pages is blank, it is conceivable to photograph only the other page that is not blank. Also in this case, since the photographed survey form page is one page from the beginning, it is not necessary to divide the image.

  In particular, when there are a lot of photographed images, it is troublesome to find an image to be divided into a plurality of images from the photographed images.

  Therefore, for example, in a terminal that performs shooting (a portable terminal in the present invention), a mode for storing a captured image as it is as one image and a mode for storing it as two images divided into right and left are provided. If the mode set at the time is a mode that stores the captured image as it is as a single image, the captured image is stored as a single image, and the mode set at the time of shooting divides the image into left and right If the mode is to store as two images, it is conceivable to divide and store the image.

  However, it is troublesome to manually switch (change) these modes.

  In addition, in the case of manual switching, it is conceivable that mode switching is forgotten. If you forget to switch the mode and take a picture, the image that you really wanted to divide is stored as a single image, on the contrary, the image that you really wanted to store as a single image is divided. There is a possibility that problems will occur.

  In contrast, the present invention provides a mechanism that assumes and takes into account the user's habit of photographing the subject as clearly as possible and / or as large as possible.

  For example, when shooting a two-page spread image, that is, an image of a horizontally long subject, hold the mobile terminal horizontally, for example, when shooting a one-page image such as a cover, that is, a vertically long subject, It is assumed that the terminal is held in portrait orientation and taken.

  In the present invention, it is possible to automatically switch between a mode for storing a captured image as it is and a mode for dividing a captured image according to the orientation of the apparatus.

  That is, it is possible to provide a mechanism that can easily adjust the number of images to be stored according to shooting.

  In general, captured images are automatically stored in an external memory such as a hard disk, which is a permanent storage area. If you make a mistake, you may re-photograph the same subject. However, in the case of an image that will be used later for some kind of work, such as an image of a questionnaire that is listed as an example in the present invention, duplicate images on the same page. May hinder or delay progress in later reporting work.

  For example, an image of the same subject (survey form page) may be redundantly selected as a transmission target, which may cause a mistake that the image is transmitted to a report destination.

  Therefore, whether the captured image is not automatically stored in the external memory, but is displayed in the external memory as an image to be transmitted to the report destination in the reporting work by allowing the user to confirm the captured image after previewing, etc. It is desirable to check and select and store an appropriate image as a transmission target in the storage device.

  However, with the provided preview display function of the captured image, the image captured immediately after shooting is displayed as it is (only one image) on the display screen, so there are actually multiple images captured in the image split mode. It is not possible to confirm whether it has been stored as divided.

  Further, when one of the divided images (for example, the image on the left page) is displayed on the screen by using a generally provided preview display function of the captured image, the user is captured the image on the right page. It is conceivable that re-photographing will be performed because it cannot be confirmed.

  That is, it cannot be confirmed whether the number of captured images is an appropriate number of images.

  In the present invention, it is possible to provide a mechanism for easily confirming that an image has been shot in a mode for dividing the image after the image has been shot.

  In addition, it is possible to provide a mechanism for easily confirming that the image has been divided after the image is captured.

  Thereby, the user can easily determine whether or not the image displayed on the screen should be stored as an image to be used thereafter.

  That is, it is possible to provide a mechanism that can easily adjust the number of images to be stored according to shooting.

  Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

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First, an example of the configuration of the information processing system in the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  The information processing system of the present invention is configured such that a mobile terminal 100 and a server 200 are communicably connected via a network 101 (for example, WAN = wide area network).

  The mobile terminal 100 is an information processing apparatus that captures and stores a survey form with a camera and transmits it to the server 200 via the network 101. The portable terminal 100 includes a touch panel display.

  The server 200 receives a plurality of images transmitted from the mobile terminal 100, converts them into one PDF file, and stores them. The above is the description of FIG.

  Next, an example of the hardware configuration of various apparatuses according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the mobile terminal 100 and the server 200.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in the information processing apparatus, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 201, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 202, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 203, an input controller 205, a video controller 206, A memory controller 207 and a communication I / F controller 208 are connected.

  The CPU 201 comprehensively controls each device and controller connected to the system bus 204.

  The ROM 202 or the external memory 211 includes a BIOS (Basic Input / Output System) and an OS (Operating System) that are control programs executed by the CPU 201, and a computer-readable program and various necessary programs for realizing the information processing method. Holds data (including data table).

  The RAM 203 functions as a main memory, work area, and the like for the CPU 201. The CPU 201 implements various operations by loading a program or the like necessary for executing the processing from the ROM 202 or the external memory 211 to the RAM 203 and executing the loaded program.

  The input controller 205 controls input from a keyboard, a pointing device such as a mouse (not shown), and an input device 209 such as a camera. When the input device is a touch panel, the user can perform various instructions by pressing (touching with a finger or the like) in accordance with an icon, a cursor, or a button displayed on the touch panel.

  The touch panel may be a touch panel capable of detecting a position touched with a plurality of fingers, such as a multi-touch screen.

  The video controller 206 controls display on an external output device such as the display device 210. The display device includes a display device of a notebook personal computer integrated with the main body.

  The external output device is not limited to a display device, and may be a projector, for example. An input device is also provided for the device that can accept the touch operation described above. For example, the mobile terminal 100 includes a touch panel display device.

  Note that the video controller 206 can control a video memory (VRAM) for display control, and a part of the RAM 203 can be used as a video memory area, or a dedicated video memory can be provided separately. Is possible.

  The memory controller 207 controls access to the external memory 211. The external memory is connected via an adapter to an external storage device (hard disk), flexible disk (FD), or PCMCIA card slot that stores boot programs, various applications, font data, user files, editing files, and various data. A compact flash (registered trademark) memory or the like can be used.

  The communication I / F controller 208 is connected to and communicates with an external device via a network, and executes communication control processing on the network. For example, communication using TCP / IP, telephone lines such as ISDN, and communication using 3G lines of mobile phones are possible.

  Note that the CPU 201 enables display on a display by executing outline font rasterization processing on a display information area in the RAM 203, for example. In addition, the CPU 201 allows a user instruction with a mouse cursor (not shown) on the display.

  Reference numeral 212 denotes an acceleration sensor, which detects the acceleration of the mobile terminal 100, for example. When the acceleration sensor is attached to an apparatus such as the portable terminal 100 as an external apparatus, for example, the acceleration sensor 212 transmits the detected acceleration information to the portable terminal 100 by communicating 205 with the input controller.

  Reference numeral 213 denotes a photographing device that photographs an image of a subject. Note that, when the photographing apparatus is attached to an apparatus such as the portable terminal 100 as an external apparatus, for example, the photographing apparatus 213 outputs a photographed image detected by communicating with the input controller 205 to the portable terminal 100. The above is the description of FIG.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 3, an example of a functional configuration of various apparatuses in the first embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  An image storage application having functions shown in 311 to 317 is installed in the mobile terminal 100.

  The shooting unit 311 is a functional unit that generates and acquires a shot image by shooting a subject. The orientation determination unit 312 is a functional unit that determines the number of determinations and specifies the orientation of the mobile terminal 100 (the orientation of the screen).

  The mode setting unit 313 stores and previews a photographed subject image as a single image and stores and previews a plurality of images according to the orientation determined and determined by the orientation determination unit 312. This is a functional unit that switches and sets a display mode.

  The screen display unit 314 is a functional unit that displays a shooting screen and a preview display screen. The image processing unit 315 is a functional unit that performs shape correction of a captured image and generation of an image after division by division processing.

  The storage unit 316 is a functional unit that stores a captured image and a corrected image in a temporary storage area or a permanent storage area (corresponding to a storage control unit). The transmission unit 317 is a functional unit that transmits an image to be transmitted to the server 200 that is a transmission destination.

  The reception unit 321 is a functional unit that receives the image transmitted by the transmission unit 317. The document file generation unit 322 is a functional unit that performs processing for collecting a plurality of received image files into one document. Specifically, a plurality of images transmitted as a report of one survey form are converted into a PDF document (one document file) having a plurality of pages.

  The storage unit 323 is a functional unit that stores the received image and stores the above-described document file as survey result data. The above is the description of FIG.

  Next, a flow of mode setting processing according to the direction of the information processing apparatus in the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Each process in FIG. 4 is executed by the CPU 201 of the mobile terminal 100 using functions of various functional units included in the image storage application stored in the mobile terminal 100.

  In step S <b> 401, the mobile terminal 100 activates a shooting application stored in the mobile terminal 100 in response to a user operation, and displays a shooting screen.

  Specifically, a shooting screen is displayed in response to receiving a shooting screen display operation from a menu screen (not shown) displayed after the image storage application is activated. Further, the display of the shooting screen is ended by ending the image storage application or accepting an operation for closing the shooting screen.

  An example of the shooting screen is shown at 800 in FIG. 8 and 900 in FIG. Details of 800 and 900 will be described later.

  Thereafter, the image storage application acquires the orientation of the screen (orientation of the mobile terminal 100) from the time when the shooting screen of the image storage application is displayed until the display of the shooting screen is ended, in steps S403 to S405. Execute each time.

  Information on the orientation of the mobile terminal 100 is acquired every time the orientation of the mobile terminal 100 changes. In the specific device, the image storage application instructs / requests the OS to notify the image storage application of the changed (changed) orientation when the orientation of the portable terminal 100 changes.

  The OS that has received the instruction transmits information on the changed orientation to the image storage application every time it is determined that the orientation of the own device has changed. This is received by the portable terminal 100 and acquired in step S402.

  The OS has a function of specifying which direction the own device is facing from the acceleration value as indicated by 1200 in FIG.

  1210 is an example of the relationship between the acceleration and the orientation of the mobile terminal 100. The values of X, Y, and Z indicate acceleration values measured and acquired by the acceleration sensor. The OS determines, for example, the state (value) of the terminal that is closest to the value (X, Y, Z) currently measured and acquired by the acceleration sensor.

  An example of the relationship between the actual orientation (state) of the mobile terminal 100 and the acceleration value is shown in FIG.

  In accordance with an instruction from the image storage application, the OS transmits a value indicating the changed orientation every time the orientation of the screen of the mobile terminal 100 changes. The orientation value is shown at 710 in FIG. Specifically, a value of “Portrait” is returned when the screen orientation is in a state closest to the vertical state 1210 in FIG. When the screen orientation is closest to the inverted state, the value “Upsidedown” is returned. When the screen orientation is the state closest to the left side state, a value “Landscapeleft” is returned. When the screen orientation is closest to the right side state, the value “Landscape” is returned. The image storage application acquires a value transmitted from the OS.

  In step S403, the image storage application determines whether the screen is in portrait orientation or landscape orientation (portrait or landscape) based on the acquired value.

  Specifically, when the value acquired from the OS is “Portrait” or “Upsidedown”, it is determined that the screen is in portrait orientation. When the acquired value is “Landscapeleft” or “Landscape”, it is determined that the screen is in landscape orientation.

  If the screen is in portrait orientation, the process proceeds to step S404, and the shooting mode is set to “A4 mode”. Specifically, the value of the mode setting 700 (FIG. 7) that is currently effective in the image storage application is changed to the A4 mode. As shown in FIG. 7, there are two types of modes, “A4 mode” and “A3 mode”.

  The A4 mode in the description of the present embodiment is a mode in which a photographed image is stored in the RAM 203 as it is and previewed.

  If the screen is in landscape orientation, the process proceeds to step S405, and the shooting mode is set to “A3 mode”. Specifically, the value of the mode setting 700 (FIG. 7) that is currently effective in the image storage application is changed to the A3 mode.

  In the description of the present embodiment, the A3 mode is a mode in which a captured image is stored in the RAM 203, divided into left and right, re-stored as a plurality of images, and previewed on a single screen. The above is the description of FIG.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 5, the flow of the guide image display process corresponding to the mode in the first embodiment of the present invention will be described. Each process in FIG. 5 is executed by the CPU 201 of the mobile terminal 100 using functions of various functional units included in the image storage application stored in the mobile terminal 100.

  The image storage application performs the processing from step S501 to step S505 every time the shooting mode is changed from when the shooting screen of the image storage application is displayed until when the shooting screen is displayed (the orientation of the screen is acquired). Execute each time.

  In step S501, the image storage application refers to the mode setting 700 set or changed in step S404 or S405 of FIG.

  In step S502, it is determined whether the currently set mode is A4 mode or A3 mode. If the A4 mode is set, the process proceeds to step S505. If the A3 mode is set, the process proceeds to step S503.

  In step S505, the image storage application sets the rectangular size of the aspect ratio (vertical: horizontal = √2: 1) of the largest A4 sheet that can be arranged in the live view display area with respect to the live view display area of the shooting screen. Calculate, determine the arrangement position in the display area of the live view, specify the positions of the four corners when an A4 vertical rectangle is arranged at the position, and display the guide frames at the specified four corner positions. (Displayed in live view).

  The function of the live view display is a function generally installed in a compact digital camera, a smartphone, or the like. Specifically, it is a function for projecting, for example, an output from a photographing element of a photographing device (camera / imaging device) included in the own device in real time on a display device.

  An example of the shooting screen in the A4 mode is shown at 800 in FIG. Reference numeral 805 denotes a live view display area. Reference numeral 804 denotes a shutter button.

  Reference numeral 801 denotes a survey form that is a subject. Reference numeral 802 denotes an icon for notifying the user that the mobile terminal 100 can identify that the A4 mode is currently set. When the currently set mode is the A3 mode, the icon 802 is switched to a display indicating the A3 mode (icon 902 in FIG. 9).

  Reference numeral 803 denotes a guide frame. The image of the guide frame 803 is stored in the external memory 211 of the mobile terminal 100 in advance. For example, “guide_frame.jpg” in the guide image 720 in FIG. 7 is an image of the guide frame 803.

  In step S503, the image storage application has a rectangular size with an aspect ratio (vertical: horizontal = 1: √2) of the largest landscape A3 paper that can be arranged in the live view display area with respect to the live view display area of the shooting screen. Is calculated, the arrangement position in the display area of the live view is determined, the positions of the four corners when the A3 horizontal rectangle is arranged at the position are specified, and the guide frame is displayed at the specified four corner positions. Yes (superimposed on the live view). The guide frame is, for example, a guide frame 903.

  In step S504, a guide line (separation line) serving as a reference for dividing the corrected A3 spread image after shooting into the left and right is superimposed and displayed at the center of the display area of the live view. Specifically, a guide line 906 is displayed as indicated by 900 in FIG.

  By photographing the survey form by aligning the throat portion (A3 spread) at the time of opening the A4 booklet with the guide line, it is possible to photograph an image that can appropriately divide the left and right pages. The above is the description of FIG.

  An example of the shooting screen in the A3 mode is shown at 900 in FIG. Reference numeral 905 denotes a live view display area. Reference numeral 904 denotes a shutter button.

  901L is a page on the left side of A3 spread of the survey form that is the subject. 901R is a page on the right side of A3 spread of the survey form that is the subject.

  Reference numeral 902 denotes an icon for notifying the user that the mobile terminal 100 can identify that the A3 mode is currently set. When the currently set mode is the A4 mode, the icon 902 is switched to the display indicating the A4 mode (icon 802 in FIG. 8).

  When the pressing of the A3 mode icon 902 is accepted, the mode being set is switched to the A4 mode regardless of the orientation of the mobile terminal 100.

  Reference numeral 903 denotes a guide frame. The image of the guide frame 903 is stored in advance in the external memory 211 of the mobile terminal 100. For example, “guide_frame.jpg” in the guide image 720 in FIG. 7 is the same as the image of the guide frame 803.

  Reference numeral 906 denotes a guide line. An image of the guide line 906 is stored in advance in the external memory 211 of the mobile terminal 100. For example, “guide_line.jpg” in the guide image 720 in FIG. 7 is an image of the guide line 906.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 6, the flow of display and storage processing of a captured image according to the mode in the first embodiment of the present invention will be described. Each process in FIG. 6 is executed by the CPU 201 of the mobile terminal 100 using functions of various functional units included in the image storage application stored in the mobile terminal 100.

  In step S601, the image storage application accepts a shooting operation. For example, a press operation of a shutter button is received. When a shooting operation is accepted, shooting is performed in step S602. Specifically, the image storage application instructs the photographing apparatus included in the mobile terminal 100 to perform photographing, and the photographing apparatus performs photographing.

  In step S603, when the image storage application acquires an image (captured image) captured from the image capturing apparatus, the image storage application stores it in the temporary storage area.

  Specifically, a temporary storage table of photographed images is generated on the RAM 203 and stored in the table. For example, an example of a temporary storage table that stores images in step S603 is shown in the captured image storage table 730 in FIG.

  In step S604, the image storage application refers to the currently set mode. Specifically, the value of mode setting 700 in FIG. 7 is referred to.

  In step S605, the image storage application determines whether the currently set mode is the A4 mode or the A3 mode. If the A4 mode is set, the process proceeds to step S612. If the A3 mode is set, the process proceeds to step S606.

  In step S612, the image storage application acquires and corrects the image temporarily stored in step S604. Specifically, the vertex of the subject in the acquired image is recognized, and correction is performed to deform the shape of the image so that the recognized vertex matches the vertex of the rectangle indicating the shape of the A4 vertical paper. . The state of deformation is shown at 1120 in FIG.

  For example, the arrow 1103 is set so that the vertex of the subject (correction target point) 1102 in FIG. 11 matches the vertex of a rectangle of A4 vertical size (a rectangle stored in advance in the external memory of the mobile terminal 100). As shown in the figure, the image is deformed so that the image of the subject is corrected to the size and shape of the vertical A4 paper. In FIG. 11, 1100 is illustrated using the vertex 1101 of the guide frame for explanation. An example in the middle of correction is shown at 1110.

  In the actual inspection, identification information indicating upper left, upper right, lower left, and lower right is assigned to each vertex of a rectangle of A4 vertical size stored in the external memory. Also, identification information indicating upper left, upper right, lower left, and lower right is given to each vertex of the cropped subject image, respectively, so that the upper left vertices, the upper right vertices, the lower left vertices, and the lower right vertices are By modifying the subject image so as to match, correction is performed to change the shape of the subject image to match the aspect ratio of the A4 paper (vertical: horizontal = √2: 1).

  After that, a corrected image storage table for storing the corrected image and the image to be previewed is generated in a temporary storage area such as the RAM 203, and the corrected image (corrected image) is used as it is (as one image). )Remember. An example of a corrected image storage table that stores the corrected image as it is is shown in 740A of FIG.

  In step S613, the image storage application previews the corrected image stored in the corrected image storage table 740A in step S612 as a single image on the display screen. An example of the preview display is shown at 810 in FIG.

  Reference numeral 810 denotes an example of a preview display screen of an image shot in a state where the A4 mode is set. Reference numeral 811 denotes an image after correction.

  The “decision” button 812 is a button for storing the image 811 in a permanent storage area, for example, the external memory 211. The images stored in the permanent storage area are images that can be selected as image candidates to be transmitted to the server 200 later.

  A “cancel” button 813 is a button for discarding the image 811, terminating the preview display, and returning to the shooting screen.

  In step S606, the image storage application acquires and corrects the image temporarily stored in step S604. Specifically, the vertex of the subject in the acquired image is recognized, and correction is performed to deform the shape of the image so that the recognized vertex matches the vertex of the rectangle indicating the shape of the paper on the side of A3. . The content of the correction is the same as that during A4 vertical correction.

  For example, in the arrow 1123, the vertex of the subject (correction target point) indicated by 1122 in FIG. 11 is matched with the vertex of a rectangle of A3 horizontal size (a rectangle stored in advance in the external memory of the mobile terminal 100). As shown, the image is deformed, and the image of the subject is corrected to the size and shape of the landscape A3 paper. In FIG. 11, 1120 is illustrated using a vertex 1121 of the guide frame for explanation.

  Thereafter, in step S607, the image storage application generates two pieces of image data by dividing the image corrected in step S606 into left and right halves, and stores them as a plurality of images in a temporary storage area.

  Specifically, a corrected image storage table is generated in the RAM 203, the corrected A3 landscape image is divided into two vertically oriented A4 images, and the two images are stored in the corrected image storage table.

  An example of a corrected image storage table storing a plurality of divided images is shown in a corrected image storage table 740B in FIG. “Picture001A_left” is an image that is generated and stored as an image of the left page of the corrected survey form image. “Picture 001A_right” is an image that is divided and generated and stored as an image on the right page of the corrected survey form image.

  In step S608, the image storage application divides in step S607 and displays a plurality of corrected images stored in the corrected image storage table 740B side by side in a separated state on the display screen. An example of the preview display is shown at 910 in FIG.

  The display positions of the plurality of images acquired from the corrected image storage table 740B are respectively determined as positions where the plurality of images are separated (separated) and displayed (for example, positions 914L and 914R in 910 in FIG. 9). Images to be displayed are arranged and displayed at the respective positions.

  Specifically, the center point of the left side of the left image is aligned with the center point position 914L of the reference line 915L (broken line), and the aspect ratio is maintained until the image reaches one of the reference lines 916L (broken line). The size and position of the image are determined by enlarging or reducing the image as it is. Note that each reference line is not displayed on the actual preview display screen. The reference line 915L is set at a predetermined distance from the left end of the live view display area, and the reference line 916L is set at a predetermined distance from the line from the upper end, the lower end, and the center of the live view display area.

  Further, the center point of the right side of the right image is aligned with the position 914R of the center point of the reference line 915R (broken line), and the image is enlarged while maintaining the aspect ratio until reaching one of the reference lines 916R (broken line). Or, by reducing the size, the size and position of the image are determined and displayed. Note that each reference line is not displayed on the actual preview display screen. The reference line 915R is set at a predetermined distance from the right end of the live view display area, and the reference line 916R is set at a predetermined distance from the line from the upper end, lower end, and center of the live view display area.

  Reference numeral 910 denotes an example of a preview display screen that divides and displays an image shot in a state where the A3 mode is set. 911L is an image obtained by correcting the image of the left page shown in 901L. 911R is an image obtained by correcting the image on the right page indicated by 901R.

  The “OK” button 912 is a button for storing the images 911L and 911R in a permanent storage area, for example, the external memory 211. The images stored in the permanent storage area are images that can be selected as image candidates to be transmitted to the server 200 later.

  The “cancel” button 913 is a button for discarding the images 911L and 911R, terminating the preview display, and returning to the shooting screen.

  In step S609, the image storage application accepts a user operation, and in step S610, the image on which the accepted operation is displayed as a preview (the image of the corrected image storage table stored in step S607 or S612) is stored in the external memory 211. It is determined whether the operation is to confirm the storage or the operation to discard the image (corresponding to an operation determination unit).

  For example, when the pressing of the “OK” button on the preview display screen is accepted, it is determined that an operation for confirming the storage of the image displayed in the preview in the external memory 211 is accepted.

  Further, when pressing of the “cancel” button on the preview display screen is received, it is determined that an operation for discarding the image displayed in the preview is received.

  If it is determined that the operation accepted in step S609 is an operation for confirming storage of the image displayed in preview in the external memory 211, the process proceeds to step S611.

  When it is determined that the operation accepted in step S609 is an operation for discarding the preview displayed image, the preview display screen is terminated and the shooting screen is displayed.

  In step S <b> 611, the image that has been operated to confirm the storage (the image that was previewed when the “determine” button was pressed) is stored in the external memory 211. Specifically, a process of additionally storing the image in the image storage table 750 (FIG. 7) stored in the external memory 211 is performed.

  Thereafter, the preview display screen is terminated and the shooting screen is displayed. The above is the description of FIG.

  With reference to FIG. 10, selection and transmission processing of an image to be transmitted to the server 200 will be described.

  The image list display screen 1000 is an image list display screen that displays a list of images stored in the image storage table 750 one by one.

  The image storage application displays an image list display screen 1000 on the display screen by receiving an operation for displaying the image list display screen 1000 on a menu screen (not shown).

  The image storage application displays an image list on the list display section 1001 as shown in 1000 so that it can be individually selected. Reference numeral 1002 denotes the shooting date and time of each image.

  When an image selection operation is accepted, the image is brought into a selected state. The selected image is displayed in a selection frame 1003 so that it can be identified. (Applicable to the selection acceptance means)

  When the image storage application accepts pressing of the “move to report form” button 1004, the image storage application determines the image in the selected state as a target image to be transmitted to the server 200, and causes the display screen to transit to the report form screen 1010.

  The page number display portion 1011 displays the number of target images to be transmitted.

  The image storage application reports the name of the drug to be surveyed in the survey form (which transmits an image to the server 200), the information source (for example, the name of the hospital from which the survey form was collected), and arbitrary management for identifying the report Accept number input.

  Then, by accepting pressing of the “Send” button 1012, the image to be sent and each piece of information accepted on the report form screen 1010 are sent to the server 200 as report information.

  The CPU 201 of the server 200 receives the report information, acquires the image data therein, and converts it into one document file. For example, when 10 images are received, the 10 images are converted into a 10-page PDF file and stored in an external memory. The above is the description of FIG.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a mechanism that can easily adjust the number of images to be stored according to shooting.

  For example, according to the orientation of the apparatus, it is possible to automatically switch between a mode for storing a captured image as it is and a mode for dividing the captured image.

  In addition, it is possible to provide a mechanism for easily confirming that the image has been shot in the mode for dividing the image after the image is shot.

  In addition, it is possible to provide a mechanism for easily confirming that the image has been divided after the image is captured.

  As a result, the user can easily determine whether or not to store the image displayed on the screen as an image to be used thereafter (to be transmitted to the server as an image to be reported).

  For example, when you go out, A4 paper (survey form) must be placed sideways and photographed in a place where there is enough horizontal space, such as a cafe bar counter, but the depth is shallow and A4 paper cannot be placed vertically. Is assumed. In this case, it is assumed that the user wants to take an image of one page of A4 while holding the mobile terminal 100 sideways. Therefore, in the above-described embodiment, even when the mobile terminal 100 is in the horizontal state, when the pressing of the A3 mode icon 902 is received, the mode can be changed to the A4 mode.

  On the other hand, there are times when there is enough space in the vertical direction, and the width is just enough for A4 paper in landscape orientation, and you may want to shoot an A3 spread survey sheet with the A3 portrait orientation open. it is conceivable that. In this case, it is assumed that the user wants to shoot with the portable terminal 100 held vertically. That is, there is a possibility that the user wants to shoot in the A3 mode even when the terminal is in the portrait orientation. Therefore, for example, even when the portable terminal 100 is in the portrait orientation, when the pressing of the A4 mode icon 802 is accepted, the mode may be changed to the A3 mode.

<Second Embodiment>
Next, with reference to FIG. 14, the flow of processing in the second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  In the first embodiment, a mode in which an image captured according to the orientation of the mobile terminal is stored and displayed as it is, and the captured image is divided into a plurality of images so that it can be seen that the image has been divided. The display mode is switched. However, there are cases where it is not always necessary to change the mode every time the orientation of the terminal changes.

  For example, when the A3 mode icon 902 is pressed and the mode is changed to the A4 mode, it may be desired to continue shooting and storing images in the A4 mode even if the terminal is in landscape orientation thereafter.

  The reason why the A4 vertical survey form is taken sideways is that it is considered that the photo is taken in a place where the survey form can only be placed sideways.

  On the other hand, according to the first embodiment, every time the orientation of the mobile terminal 100 changes, the mode being set to the mode corresponding to the orientation is changed. For this reason, the mobile terminal 100 is tilted from the horizontal state to the vertical direction when the mobile terminal 100 is picked up again in the hand or the survey form is turned over to capture the back side of the survey form. If the mobile terminal 100 is turned sideways again, the mode is switched to the A3 mode.

  In the second embodiment, a mechanism for appropriately determining the timing of changing the mode is provided.

  Each process of FIG. 14 is executed by the CPU 201 of the mobile terminal 100 using functions of various functional units included in the image storage application stored in the mobile terminal 100. In addition, description of an apparatus, a structure, a process, a screen, data, etc. common to 1st Embodiment is omitted.

  The process in FIG. 14 starts immediately after step S402 in FIG.

  In step S1401, the image storage application determines whether the portable terminal 100 is in portrait orientation or landscape orientation. The determination process is the same as the process of step S403 in FIG.

  If it is determined that the portable terminal 100 is in the portrait orientation, the process proceeds to step S1402. If it is determined that the portable terminal 100 is in the landscape orientation, the process proceeds to step S1403.

  In step S <b> 1402, the image storage application determines whether the captured image is already stored in the A3 mode and the divided image is stored in the external memory 211 after the captured screen is displayed from the menu screen (not illustrated).

  For example, if the corrected image is stored in the external memory 211 in step S611 in FIG. 6 and the stored image is an image captured in the A4 mode, the flag = 1 is set, and the image is captured in the A3 mode. For example, flag = 2 is stored in the RAM 203, and the value of the flag is set to 0 when the photographing screen ends and the menu screen returns. The flag once set is not changed until returning to the menu screen.

  When the flag is 1, the image storage application determines that the image is captured in the A4 mode (not captured in the A3 mode), and when the flag is 2, the image storage application determines that the image is captured in the A3 mode. On the other hand, when the flag is 0, it is determined that the image has not been shot yet after the date display transition from the menu screen to the shooting screen.

  If it is determined that the image has been shot in the A3 mode, the mode being set is not changed from the A3 mode to the A4 mode. If it is determined that the image has not been shot in the A3 mode, the process proceeds to step S404 in FIG. To change the mode to A4 mode.

  In step S <b> 1403, the image storage application determines whether shooting and storage of the divided images in the external memory 211 have already been performed in the A4 mode after the shooting screen is displayed from a menu screen (not illustrated).

  For example, when the flag is 1, it is determined that the image has been shot in the A4 mode, and when the flag is 2, it is determined that the image has been shot in the A3 mode (not shot in the A4 mode). On the other hand, when the flag is 0, it is determined that the image has not been shot yet after the date display transition from the menu screen to the shooting screen.

  If it is determined that the image has been shot in the A4 mode, it is determined not to change the mode being set from the A4 mode to the A3 mode, and if it is determined that the image has not been shot in the A4 mode without changing the mode, The process proceeds to step S405 in FIG. 4 to decide to change the mode to the A3 mode, and to change to the A3 mode. The above is the description of the second embodiment.

  According to the invention of the second embodiment, it is possible to provide a mechanism for appropriately determining the timing of changing the mode.

<Third Embodiment>
Next, with reference to FIG. 15, the flow of processing in the third embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  In the third embodiment, the subject image is divided according to the relationship between the subject position and the division reference position even in the case of the image taken in the mode of dividing the photographed image into a plurality of images. Thus, it is possible to provide a mechanism capable of appropriately determining whether to store both or one sheet.

  Each process of FIG. 15 is executed by the CPU 201 of the mobile terminal 100 using functions of various functional units included in the image storage application stored in the mobile terminal 100. In addition, description of an apparatus, a structure, a process, a screen, data, etc. common to 1st Embodiment and 2nd Embodiment is omitted.

  The process in FIG. 15 starts immediately after it is determined in step S605 in FIG. 6 that the A3 mode is set.

  In step S1501, the image storage application reads the subject image stored in the captured image storage table 730, performs subject recognition processing, and identifies the positions of the four vertexes of the subject on the live view display area. Then, it is determined whether the four points fall within the left half area or the right half area of the live view display area. That is, it is determined whether the subject is within an area within 50% of the screen. (Applicable to subject determination means)

  If not, the process proceeds to step S607 in FIG. If it is within the range, the process proceeds to step S1502.

  In step S1502, the image storage application cuts out and acquires an image on the side where the subject is detected (the side where the four vertices are detected), and stores the image in a temporary storage area such as the RAM 203.

  In step S1503, the image storage application sets the correction destination size of the image correction to a rectangle of A4 vertical size / shape.

  In step S1504, the image of the recognized subject (survey form) is cut out from the image on the side where the subject is detected (the right half image or the left half image of the actually captured image), and each vertex of the image of the subject is extracted. Is modified so as to match the vertex of the A4 vertical rectangle to perform trapezoidal correction.

  In step S1505, the image storage application stores the corrected image in a temporary storage area (corrected image storage table), and determines the display position of the stored one image on the preview screen.

  In the present embodiment, when the subject of the captured image is within the left half of the live view screen, the display position of the image of the subject and the corrected image is set to the position on the left side of the preview display screen. To display.

  Specifically, the center point of the left side of the image is aligned with the position 914L of the center point of the reference line 915L (broken line), and the aspect ratio is maintained until the image reaches one of the reference lines 916L (broken line). By enlarging or reducing, the size and position of the image are determined. Note that each reference line is not displayed on the actual preview display screen. The reference line 915L is set at a predetermined distance from the left end of the live view display area, and the reference line 916L is set at a predetermined distance from the line from the upper end, the lower end, and the center of the live view display area.

  When the subject of the captured image is within the right half of the live view screen, the display position of the image of the subject and the corrected image is determined as the right position of the preview display screen.

  Specifically, the center point of the right side of the image is aligned with the center point position 914R of the reference line 915R (broken line), and the aspect ratio is maintained until the image reaches one of the reference lines 916R (broken line). By enlarging or reducing, the size and position of the image are determined and displayed. Note that each reference line is not displayed on the actual preview display screen. The reference line 915R is set at a predetermined distance from the right end of the live view display area, and the reference line 916R is set at a predetermined distance from the line from the upper end, lower end, and center of the live view display area.

  In step S1506, the image storage application arranges and displays the corrected subject image stored in the corrected image storage table at the position determined in step S1505.

  When the position determined in step S1505 is a position between the reference line 915L and the reference line 916L with reference to the position 914L on the left side of the screen, the position is determined between the reference line 915R and the reference line 916R on the right side of the screen. Does not display an image. Further, when the position determined in step S1505 is a position between the reference line 915LR and the reference line 916R with respect to the position 914R on the right side of the screen, the position is determined between the reference line 915L and the reference line 916L on the left side of the screen. Does not display an image. The above is the description of the third embodiment.

  As described above, according to the third embodiment of the present invention, the position of the subject and the reference position of the division are determined even in the case of an image shot in a mode in which the shot image is divided into a plurality of images. Depending on the relationship, it is possible to appropriately determine whether to divide and store both images of the subject or to store one image.

  For example, when photographing A4 portrait paper such as the cover of a survey form, it is possible to reduce the trouble of photographing with the terminal vertically.

  Also, by displaying the subject image only on one side of the screen, even if the image was shot in a mode that divides the shot image into a plurality of images, either the subject image is divided and stored both or It can be shown to the user by emphasizing whether it is memorized / stored for confirmation.

<Fourth Embodiment>
Next, with reference to FIG. 16, the flow of processing in the fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  In the fourth embodiment, even an image shot in a mode in which the shot image is divided into a plurality of images is stored as one image or as a plurality of images depending on the shooting operation. Provide a mechanism that can easily determine whether to do.

  Each process in FIG. 16 is executed by the CPU 201 of the mobile terminal 100 using functions of various functional units included in the image storage application stored in the mobile terminal 100. In addition, description of an apparatus, a structure, a process, a screen, data, etc. common to 1st Embodiment, 2nd Embodiment, and 3rd Embodiment is omitted.

  In the fourth embodiment, it is assumed that there are two types of shooting operations: pressing the shutter button and pressing (touch) the live view display area.

  When the image storage application receives a shooting operation in step S601, the image storage application stores identification information in the RAM 203 that identifies whether the shooting operation is a shutter button pressing operation or a live view display area pressing operation. Further, when the received operation is a pressing operation of the live view display area, the pressed position (position on the live view display area) is stored.

  The process in FIG. 16 starts immediately after step S603 in FIG.

  In step S1601, the image storage application determines whether the shooting operation accepted in step S601 is a shutter button press or a live view display area press.

  If the shutter button is pressed, the process proceeds to step S604 in FIG. If the live view display area is pressed, the process proceeds to step S1602.

  In step S1602, the image storage application determines whether the position where the shooting operation is received is on the guide line in the live view display area, the left half area excluding the guide line, or the right half area excluding the guide line. judge.

  In the case of a shooting operation on the guide line, that is, on the center line of the live view display area, the process proceeds to step S604.

  If the position where the photographing operation is received is within the left half area excluding the guide line, the process proceeds to step S1607. If the position is within the right half area excluding the guide line, the process proceeds to step S1603.

  In step S1603, the image storage application acquires the image stored in the captured image storage table 730, bisects it to the left and right, and acquires the right half image.

  In step S1604, the subject image is cut out from the image acquired in step S1603, and correction is performed by deforming the image so that each vertex of the subject image matches the vertex of the A4 vertical rectangular shape. Then, the corrected image is stored in the corrected image storage table.

  On the other hand, in step S1607, the image storage application acquires the image stored in the captured image storage table 730, bisects it to the left and right, and acquires the left half image.

  In step S1608, the image of the subject is cut out from the image acquired in step S1607, and correction is performed by deforming the image so that each vertex of the image of the subject matches the vertex of the A4 vertical rectangular shape. Then, the corrected image is stored in the corrected image storage table.

  In step S1605, the image storage application determines the display position of the corrected image on the preview screen.

  In the present embodiment, when the position of the shooting operation is within the left area of the live view display area, the display position of the corrected image is determined as the left position of the preview display screen.

  When the position of the shooting operation is within the area on the right side of the live view display area, the display position of the corrected image is determined as the position on the right side of the preview display screen.

  In step S1606, the image storage application arranges and displays the corrected subject image stored in the corrected image storage table at the position determined in step S1505.

  If the position determined in step S1605 is the position on the left side of the screen, no image is displayed at the position on the right side of the screen. Further, when the position determined in step S1605 is the position on the right side of the screen, no image is displayed at the position on the left side of the screen. The above is the description of the third embodiment. The above is the description of the fourth embodiment.

  According to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, even an image shot in a mode in which the shot image is divided into a plurality of sheets is stored as one image or a plurality of sheets depending on the shooting operation. It is possible to provide a mechanism capable of easily determining whether to store as an image.

  For example, when photographing A4 portrait paper such as the cover of a survey form, it is possible to reduce the trouble of photographing with the terminal vertically.

  Also, by displaying the subject image only on one side of the screen, even if the image was shot in a mode that divides the shot image into a plurality of images, either the subject image is divided and stored both or It can be shown to the user by emphasizing whether it is memorized / stored for confirmation.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a mechanism for appropriately storing an image captured by a mobile terminal.

  In the above description of the embodiment, the server 200 that receives the image converts the image into a document file. However, for example, a process for converting an image to be transmitted to the server 200 into one document file is performed on the portable terminal. It is also possible to transmit to the server 200 after performing at 100.

  Further, in the description of the above-described embodiment, a mode in which an image captured when the terminal is in portrait orientation is stored as it is, a mode in which an image captured when the terminal is in landscape orientation is stored as a plurality of images, and the mode is selected. However, without setting the mode, the image shot when the terminal is in landscape orientation is stored as it is, and when the terminal is in landscape orientation, multiple images are captured. It may be divided and stored and previewed.

  Specifically, in step S603 in FIG. 6, the image and the orientation (for example, portrait orientation or landscape orientation) of the mobile terminal 100 at the time of shooting are stored, and information on the orientation of the mobile terminal 100 at the time of shooting is stored in step S604. In step S605, it is determined whether the orientation of the mobile terminal 100 at the time of shooting is portrait or landscape. If it is portrait orientation, the process proceeds to step S612. If it is landscape orientation, the process proceeds to step S606.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, in order to allow the user to confirm that a plurality of images are divided and stored, the plurality of images are determined and displayed on the preview display screen 910 from the beginning. However, for example, a plurality of images are displayed by displaying an animation so that a plurality of images are in contact with each other and then moving to the position of each image on the preview display screen 910 so that the plurality of images are separated from each other. The user may be notified and confirmed that it has been stored. In addition, a plurality of images are displayed in contact with each other, and each image side is identified and displayed with a line such as a red line (a red line image is superimposed on each image side position). The user may be notified and confirmed that a plurality of images have been stored.

  The present invention can be implemented as a system, apparatus, method, program, storage medium, or the like, and can be applied to a system including a plurality of devices. You may apply to the apparatus which consists of one apparatus. Moreover, each embodiment mentioned above can be combined freely.

  Note that the present invention includes a software program that implements the functions of the above-described embodiments directly or remotely from a system or apparatus. The present invention also includes a case where the system or the computer of the apparatus is achieved by reading and executing the supplied program code.

  Accordingly, since the functions of the present invention are implemented by computer, the program code installed in the computer also implements the present invention. In other words, the present invention includes a computer program itself for realizing the functional processing of the present invention.

  Examples of the recording medium for supplying the program include a flexible disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, MO, CD-ROM, CD-R, and CD-RW. In addition, there are magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, ROM, DVD (DVD-ROM, DVD-R), and the like.

  As another program supply method, a browser on a client computer is used to connect to an Internet home page. The computer program itself of the present invention or a compressed file including an automatic installation function can be downloaded from the homepage by downloading it to a recording medium such as a hard disk.

  It can also be realized by dividing the program code constituting the program of the present invention into a plurality of files and downloading each file from a different homepage. That is, a WWW server that allows a plurality of users to download a program file for realizing the functional processing of the present invention on a computer is also included in the present invention.

  In addition, the program of the present invention is encrypted, stored in a storage medium such as a CD-ROM, distributed to users, and key information for decryption is downloaded from a homepage via the Internet to users who have cleared predetermined conditions. Let It is also possible to execute the encrypted program by using the downloaded key information and install the program on a computer.

  Further, the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the computer executing the read program. In addition, based on the instructions of the program, an OS or the like running on the computer performs part or all of the actual processing, and the functions of the above-described embodiments can also be realized by the processing.

  Further, the program read from the recording medium is written in a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer. Thereafter, the CPU of the function expansion board or function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing based on the instructions of the program, and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

The above-described embodiments are merely examples of implementation in carrying out the present invention, and the technical scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited thereto.
That is, the present invention can be implemented in various forms without departing from the technical idea or the main features thereof.

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Claims (13)

An information processing apparatus comprising a photographing means,
When the self-portrait is in portrait orientation, the first mode for storing the subject image obtained by the photographing by the photographing means as one image is set. When the self-portrait is in landscape orientation, the first mode is obtained. Setting means for setting to a second mode in which an image of the subject is divided into a plurality of images and stored;
The image of the subject obtained by shooting in the state where the first mode is set is stored as one image, and the image obtained by shooting in the state where the second mode is set is Storage control means for controlling to store as a plurality of images;
An information processing apparatus comprising: Display means for displaying each time an image is taken in order to allow the user to check an image obtained by one photographing by the photographing means;
With
The display means displays one image stored by the storage control means when displaying an image obtained by the photographing means in a state where the first mode is set. When the image obtained by the photographing means is displayed in the state where the second mode is set, the image obtained by one photographing by the photographing means is displayed by the storage control means. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of images are displayed so as to be identifiable as being stored as a plurality of images. The storage control means performs control to store the one image or the plurality of images in a temporary storage area,
The information processing apparatus further includes:
Operation determining means for determining whether an operation for storing the image displayed by the display means in the permanent storage area of the own device is received;
When the operation determination unit receives an operation that does not store the image displayed by the display unit in the permanent storage area of the own device, the image is discarded and the image is stored in the permanent storage region of the own device. Storage means for storing the image in its own permanent storage area when an operation is accepted;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising:   The display means can identify that the image obtained by one photographing by the photographing means is stored as a plurality of images by the storage control means by separating and displaying the plurality of images. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the information processing apparatus is displayed. It is possible to communicate with a destination server device to which the subject image is to be transmitted,
List display means for displaying a list of images stored by the storage control means that can be individually selected as candidates for transmission to the server device;
Selection accepting means for accepting selection of an image to be transmitted to the server device from among the images displayed as a list in the list display means;
Transmitting means for transmitting an image whose selection has been received by the selection receiving means to the server device;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, comprising: A determination unit that determines whether or not the change of the direction has been performed after the photographing by the photographing unit when the direction of the own device is changed;
With
If it is determined that the direction change of the own device has been made after the photographing by the photographing device, the setting unit does not change the currently set mode to another mode, If it is determined that the orientation change was made before the photographing by the photographing means, and if the orientation after the change is the vertical orientation, the currently set mode is changed to the first mode and changed. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein if the subsequent orientation is landscape, the currently set mode is changed to the second mode. Subject determination means for determining whether a subject recognized from an image obtained by photographing by the photographing means is at a position where the image should be stored as a plurality of images;
The storage control means, when it is determined by the subject determination means that the subject in the image obtained by shooting in the state in which the second mode is set is at a position where the image should be divided, The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein control is performed to store the image as a plurality of images.   8. The storage control unit according to claim 1, wherein the storage control unit divides an image obtained by photographing in a state in which the second mode is set into left and right and stores them as two images. The information processing apparatus according to any one of the above. An information processing method for an information processing apparatus including a photographing unit,
When the self-portrait is in portrait orientation, the first mode for storing the subject image obtained by the photographing by the photographing means as one image is set. When the self-portrait is in landscape orientation, the first mode is obtained. A setting step for setting to a second mode in which the image of the subject is divided into a plurality of images and stored;
The image of the subject obtained by shooting in the state where the first mode is set is stored as one image, and the image obtained by shooting in the state where the second mode is set is A storage control step for controlling to store as a plurality of images;
An information processing method comprising: A program for controlling an information processing apparatus including a photographing unit,
The information processing apparatus;
When the self-portrait is in portrait orientation, the first mode for storing the subject image obtained by the photographing by the photographing means as one image is set. When the self-portrait is in landscape orientation, the first mode is obtained. Setting means for setting to a second mode in which an image of the subject is divided into a plurality of images and stored;
The image of the subject obtained by shooting in the state where the first mode is set is stored as one image, and the image obtained by shooting in the state where the second mode is set is A program for functioning as storage control means for controlling to store as a plurality of images. An information processing system including an imaging unit and a server device,
When the self-portrait is in portrait orientation, the first mode for storing the subject image obtained by the photographing by the photographing means as one image is set. When the self-portrait is in landscape orientation, the first mode is obtained. Setting means for setting to a second mode in which an image of the subject is divided into a plurality of images and stored;
The image of the subject obtained by shooting in the state where the first mode is set is stored as one image, and the image obtained by shooting in the state where the second mode is set is Storage control means for controlling to store as a plurality of images;
Storage means for receiving and storing the image stored by the storage control means;
An information processing system comprising: An information processing method in an information processing system including an image processing means and a server device,
When the self-portrait is in portrait orientation, the first mode for storing the subject image obtained by the photographing by the photographing means as one image is set. When the self-portrait is in landscape orientation, the first mode is obtained. A setting step for setting to a second mode in which the image of the subject is divided into a plurality of images and stored;
The image of the subject obtained by shooting in the state where the first mode is set is stored as one image, and the image obtained by shooting in the state where the second mode is set is A storage control step for controlling to store as a plurality of images;
A storage step of receiving and storing the image stored by the storage control step;
An information processing method comprising: An information processing apparatus including a photographing unit and a program for controlling an information processing system including a server device,
The information processing system;
When the self-portrait is in portrait orientation, the first mode for storing the subject image obtained by the photographing by the photographing means as one image is set. When the self-portrait is in landscape orientation, the first mode is obtained. Setting means for setting to a second mode in which an image of the subject is divided into a plurality of images and stored;
The image of the subject obtained by shooting in the state where the first mode is set is stored as one image, and the image obtained by shooting in the state where the second mode is set is Storage control means for controlling to store as a plurality of images;
A program for functioning as storage means for receiving and storing an image stored by the storage control means.

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