JP2018160716A - Image processing device, image processing method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it easy to associate image data with a photographer of the image data.SOLUTION: A digital camera 4 identifies a sensor unit 2 transmitting an identification signal of which reception strength is the highest when shutter operation is detected, and identifies a mobile terminal 3 paired with the sensor unit 2. The digital camera 4 transmits an owner information request signal to request owner information to the identified mobile terminal 3, and when the owner information is received from the mobile terminal 3 possessed by a photographer in response to the owner information request signal, writes the owner information as photographer information in EXIF information in recorded image data. The digital camera 4 then stores the image data in which the owner information on the photographer is written in the EXIF information, and transmits resized image data to the identified mobile terminal 3.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

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

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known an imaging apparatus having a function of storing a photographer who takes a picture by operating the camera in association with captured image data (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP-A-2005-260441

  However, in the prior art, information of a photographer who is not registered in advance is not recorded in the photographed image. For example, when a third party is temporarily requested to photograph, the photographed image is taken by who. There was a problem that it was impossible to know if it was a thing.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to facilitate the association between image data and a photographer of the image data.

  An image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a receiving unit that receives a radio signal from the outside, a control unit that controls image data to be associated with photographer information specified from the radio signal received by the receiving unit; It is characterized by providing.

  According to the present invention, association between image data and a photographer of the image data can be facilitated.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a photographing system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the digital camera 4 by this 1st Embodiment. It is a conceptual diagram for demonstrating the reception intensity | strength table 19 of the digital camera 4 by this 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the sensor unit 2 by this 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the portable terminal by this 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of the digital camera 4 of this 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of the portable terminal 3 of this 1st Embodiment. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the imaging | photography condition by this 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of the digital camera 4 of this 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of the digital camera 4 of this 2nd Embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

A. Configuration of First Embodiment FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a photographing system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, users 1-1, 1-2, and 1-3 (hereinafter collectively referred to as user 1) are portable sensor units 2-1 and 2- that can be attached to and detached from the body and clothes, respectively. 2 and 2-3 (hereinafter collectively referred to as sensor unit 2). In addition, each of the users 1 is a portable terminal 3-1, 3-2, 3-3 such as a mobile phone or a smartphone (hereinafter collectively referred to as a portable terminal 3) in a pocket or bag of clothes. Is carrying.

  As shown in the figure, the user 1 forms one group composed of a plurality of people. However, the users 1 constituting the group do not need to be fixed, and may be switched depending on the situation. A plurality of users 1 constituting the group share at least one digital camera 4.

  In the first embodiment, the digital camera 4 may be owned by a specific user 1, but at the time of shooting, any one user 1 in the group holds the shutter (grasping the digital camera It is assumed that another user 1 is photographed by a person who performs a photographing operation such as pressing). In the example shown in the figure, a situation is shown in which the user 1-1 photographs other users 1-2 and 1-3 who are photographers.

  The sensor unit 2 is worn by a specific user 1 and, for example, an activity amount that sequentially acquires and stores bio-information (pulse, blood pressure, activity amount, etc.) and geographical information (position information by GPS, etc.) of the user 1. It functions as a total. The sensor unit 2 constructs pairing (wireless connection recognition) using wireless communication that can be used with the mobile terminal 3, and stores the data in response to a request from the mobile terminal 3. The bio information and geographic information that are being transmitted are transmitted to the mobile terminal 3.

  The mobile terminal 3 is composed of a smart phone or the like, and is usually possessed by a specific user 1, but the sensor unit 2 does not lend and borrow between other users, whereas other users 1 are temporarily borrowed (possessed ). The portable terminal 3 stores owner information (name, e-mail address, address, etc.) of the user 1 who owns the terminal.

  As described above, the mobile terminal 3 is paired with the sensor unit 2 worn by the owner of the terminal. That is, the portable terminal 3-1 establishes pairing with the sensor unit 2-1 worn by the user 1-1 who is the owner of the terminal, and the portable terminal 3-2 is the owner of the terminal. Pairing is established with a sensor unit 2-2 worn by a user 1-2, and the mobile terminal 3-3 is connected to a sensor unit 2-3 worn by a user 1-3 who is the owner of the terminal. And building a pairing.

  The mobile terminal 3 requests data from the paired sensor unit 2 as appropriate (automatically or manually) according to a predetermined application, receives bio information, geographical information, and the like from the sensor unit 2, and performs predetermined display. Display on the display in the form and save.

  Further, the mobile terminal 3 is paired with the digital camera 4 by predetermined wireless communication, receives captured image data from the digital camera 4 as appropriate (automatic or manual) by a predetermined application, Display on the display in display form and save Further, the mobile terminal 3 transmits the owner information of the user 1 stored in the terminal to the digital camera 4 in response to a request from the digital camera 4 constructing the pairing.

  The mobile terminal 3 is connected to a network 5 such as the Internet via a base station (not shown) by predetermined wireless communication, and transmits / receives various data to / from the server 6 on the network 5.

  The digital camera 4 is shared between users 1 constituting a group. The digital camera 4 holds a reception intensity table 19 that associates the sensor unit 2, the mobile terminal 3 paired with the sensor unit 2, and the reception intensity of the radio signal from the sensor unit 2. The digital camera 4 updates the reception intensity in the reception intensity table 19 by measuring the reception intensity with the sensor unit 2 constructing pairing at a predetermined time interval. Details of the reception strength table 19 will be described later.

  At the time of shooting, any one of the groups becomes a photographer, and the other camera 1 is shot using the digital camera 4. Immediately after shooting, the digital camera 4 refers to the reception intensity table, identifies the sensor unit 2 having the highest reception intensity among the sensor units 2 constructing the pairing, and performs pairing with the sensor unit 2. The mobile terminal 3 that is present, that is, the mobile terminal 3 of the photographer is specified. Specifying the sensor unit 2 having the highest reception intensity is specifying the sensor unit 2 closest to the digital camera 4. That is, by specifying the sensor unit 2 that is closest to the digital camera 4, the user 1 that is closest to the digital camera 4, that is, the photographer, is specified.

  The digital camera 4 receives owner information from the photographer's portable terminal 3, stores the owner information in association with the photographed image data, and transmits the resized image data to the portable terminal 3. At this time, the transmission destination of the image data may be only the photographer's portable terminal 3, or in addition to the photographer's portable terminal 3, the portable terminal 3 of another user 1 to share the photographed image data. You may make it transmit to.

  The network 5 is a communication line network of the Internet or a communication carrier. The server 6 receives the image data transmitted from the mobile terminal 3 via the network 5 and stores it in the database 7, and also stores the image data stored in the database 7 in response to a request from the mobile terminal 3 on the network 5. Is transferred to the portable terminal 3 via. The database 7 stores photographed image data.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the digital camera 4 according to the first embodiment. In the figure, the digital camera 4 according to the first embodiment includes an imaging unit 10, an image processing unit 11, an image recording unit 12, a wireless communication unit 13, an operation detection unit 14, a work memory 15, a program storage unit 16, and a control unit. 17 is provided.

  The imaging unit 10 includes an image sensor such as a CCD or a CMOS, and converts an image input from the lens block 18 including an optical lens group into a digital signal and outputs the digital signal. The image processing unit 11 performs image processing of captured image data (pixel interpolation processing, γ correction, generation of luminance and color difference signals, white balance processing, exposure correction processing, superimposition synthesis processing, filter processing, and the like), image data compression / Processing such as decompression (for example, compression / expansion in JPEG format, M-JPEG format or MPEG format), trimming of a captured image, digital zooming of a captured image, and the like are performed.

  The wireless communication unit 13 transmits / receives still image data / moving image data and the like to / from external devices (in the present invention, the sensor unit 2 and the portable terminal 3) using, for example, Bluetooth (registered trademark). Power saving Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy or Bluetooth (registered trademark) @Smart is more preferable. In addition to the wireless communication unit 13 based on Bluetooth (registered trademark), communication means using a wireless LAN (Local Area Network), NFC (Near Field Communication), and a mobile communication network of the mobile terminal 3 is provided. It may be.

  The operation detection unit 14 detects a plurality of mechanical operation keys such as a shutter key, a zoom key, a mode key, a movie recording start / end key, a power on / off key, and a touch operation on the screen, and responds to the user's 1 key operation. Output the operation signal. The work memory 15 is used as a buffer memory for temporarily storing still image data / moving image data picked up by the image pickup unit 10 and used as a working memory when the control unit 17 described later executes a program. The program storage unit 16 stores programs executed by the control unit 17 described later, various parameters necessary for operations, and the like.

  The control unit 17 controls the operation of each unit by executing the program stored in the program storage unit 16 described above. In particular, in the first embodiment, when the shutter operation is detected, the control unit 17 identifies the sensor unit 2 having a high reception intensity among the sensor units 2 that are establishing communication, and performs pairing with the sensor unit 2. The mobile terminal 3 is identified. In addition, the control unit 17 requests the identified portable terminal 3 to transmit owner information, and the owner data transmitted from the portable terminal 3 in response to the request is captured as photographer information. The image data written and recorded in the EXIF information is stored, and the resized image data is transmitted to the portable terminal 3.

  FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the reception intensity table 19 of the digital camera 4 according to the first embodiment. In the figure, as described above, the digital camera 4 includes an identification signal 20 for identifying the sensor unit 2, identification information 21 for identifying the mobile terminal 3 paired with the sensor unit 2, A reception intensity table 19 that associates the reception intensity 22 of the radio signal from the sensor unit 2 is held.

  In the illustrated example, the sensor unit 2 whose identification signal 20 is “A” and the mobile terminal 3 whose identification information 21 is “X” are paired, and in the digital camera 4, the sensor whose identification signal 20 is “A”. It shows that the reception intensity 22 of the radio signal from the unit 2 is “R1”. Similarly, the sensor unit 2 whose identification signal 20 is “B” and the mobile terminal 3 whose identification information 21 is “Y” are paired, and in the digital camera 4, the sensor unit 2 whose identification signal 20 is “B”. It shows that the reception intensity 22 of the radio signal from “R2” is “R2”. Then, the sensor unit 2 with the identification signal 20 “C” and the mobile terminal 3 with the identification information 21 “Z” are paired, and the identification signal 20 from the sensor unit 2 with the identification signal 20 “C” in the digital camera 4. It is shown that the reception intensity 22 of the wireless signal is “R3”.

  The identification signal 20 of the sensor unit 2 and the identification information 21 of the portable terminal 3 are associated when the sensor unit 2 and the portable terminal 3 are paired, and the portable terminal is paired with the digital camera 4 at a predetermined timing. 3 is recorded in the reception intensity table 19. The reception intensity 22 of the wireless signal between the sensor unit 2 paired with the digital camera 4 is measured by the digital camera 4 measuring the wireless signal from the sensor unit 2 at a predetermined time interval. The value of is updated sequentially. That is, the radio signal reception strength 22 always shows the latest value.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the sensor unit 2 according to the first embodiment. In the figure, the sensor unit 2 includes various sensors 30, a connection information storage unit 31, a sensor information storage unit 32, a wireless communication unit 33, an operation detection unit 34, a work memory 35, a program storage unit 36, and a control unit 37. Yes.

  The various sensors 30 include a GPS sensor, a motion sensor, a heart rate sensor, and the like, and output detection signals at predetermined time intervals. The connection information storage unit 31 stores connection information related to the mobile terminal 3 that is building pairing. The sensor information storage unit 32 stores sensor information detected by the various sensors 30.

  The wireless communication unit 33 establishes wireless communication between the mobile terminal 3 and the digital camera 4 by using a wireless technology such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), and transmits and receives data. Note that power-saving Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy or Bluetooth (registered trademark) @Smart is more preferable. In addition to wireless communication using Bluetooth (registered trademark), wireless LAN (Local Area Network), NFC (Near Field Communication), or the like may be used.

  The operation detection unit 34 detects an operation by a plurality of mechanical operation keys such as a power on / off key and a display switching key, and outputs an operation signal corresponding to the user's 1 key operation. The work memory 35 is used as a working memory when a control unit 37 described later executes a program. The program storage unit 36 stores a program executed by the control unit 37 to be described later, various parameters necessary for operations, and the like.

  The control unit 37 controls the operation of each unit by executing the program stored in the program storage unit 36 described above. In particular, in the first embodiment, the control unit 37 controls the wireless communication unit 33 to transmit wireless signals to the digital camera 4 at predetermined time intervals. The wireless communication unit 33 may be controlled so as to transmit a response signal in response to a response request signal transmitted by the digital camera 4 at predetermined time intervals.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the mobile terminal 3 according to the first embodiment. In the figure, the mobile terminal 3 includes a display unit 40, a touch panel 41, a personal information storage unit 42, various data recording units 43, a wireless communication unit 44, an operation detection unit 45, a work memory 46, a program storage unit 47, and a control unit 748. It has.

  The display unit 40 includes a liquid crystal display, an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display, and the like, and displays icons associated with specific functions and applications, application screens, various menu screens, and the like. The touch panel 41 is disposed on the display unit 40 and detects direct contact or proximity of a finger or a stylus (pen).

  The personal information storage unit 42 stores owner information regarding the owner of the mobile terminal 3. The various data recording unit 43 records image data other than personal information regarding the owner, various files, and the like.

  The wireless communication unit 44 establishes wireless communication between the sensor unit 2 and the digital camera 4 by using a wireless technology such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), for example, and transmits / receives data to / from the mobile communication network. Wireless communication for connection is established, and voice communication and data transmission / reception are performed. Instead of Bluetooth (registered trademark), it is more preferable to use power-saving Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy or Bluetooth (registered trademark) @Smart. In addition to wireless communication using Bluetooth (registered trademark), wireless LAN (Local Area Network), NFC (Near Field Communication), or the like may be used.

  The operation detection unit 45 detects an operation by a plurality of mechanical operation keys such as a power on / off key and a display switching key, and outputs an operation signal corresponding to the user's 1 key operation. The work memory 46 is used as a working memory when a control unit 48 described later executes a program. The program storage unit 47 stores programs executed by the control unit 48 to be described later, various parameters necessary for operations, and the like.

  When the control unit 48 receives the owner information request signal from the paired digital camera 4, the control unit 48 stores the owner information related to the owner of the mobile terminal 3 stored in the personal information storage unit 42. Send.

A-2. Operation of First Embodiment Next, the operation of the above-described embodiment will be described.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the digital camera 4 of the first embodiment. In the digital camera 4, the control unit 17 determines whether or not a shutter operation has been detected by the operation detection unit 14 (step S10). If no shutter operation is detected (NO in step S10), the control unit 17 ends the process and returns to a main routine (not shown).

  On the other hand, when a shutter operation is detected (YES in step S10), the control unit 17 determines whether an identification signal is received from the sensor unit 2 (step S12). When the identification signal is not received from the sensor unit 2 (NO in step S12), since the situation is not as shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 17 captures the image data captured and recorded by the imaging unit 10. The image is stored in the image recording unit 12 (step S14). Then, the control part 17 complete | finishes the said process, and returns to the main routine which is not shown in figure.

  On the other hand, when the identification signal is received from the sensor unit 2 (YES in Step S12), the control unit 17 determines whether or not there are a plurality of received identification signals (Step S16). If there are a plurality of received identification signals (YES in step S16), the sensor unit 2 corresponding to the identification signal with the highest reception intensity is specified with reference to the reception intensity table 19 (step S18). . Next, the control unit 17 refers to the reception intensity table 19 and identifies the portable terminal 3 that is paired with the sensor unit 2 identified by the identification signal having a high reception intensity (step S20).

  On the other hand, when the received identification signal is not plural (NO in step S16), the mobile terminal 3 paired with the sensor unit 2 specified by the identification signal is specified (step S22). The mobile terminal 3 specified in this way performs a shutter operation (photographing) of the user 1 closest to the digital camera 4 or the only user 1 using the digital camera 4, that is, the digital camera 4. Mobile terminal 3 possessed by user 1.

  After specifying the mobile terminal 3, the control unit 17 transmits an owner information request signal for requesting owner information to the specified mobile terminal 3 (step S24). That is, an owner information request signal for requesting owner information held in the portable terminal 3 carried by the photographer is transmitted. When the owner information is transmitted from the portable terminal 3 owned by the photographer in response to the owner information request signal, the control unit 17 converts the owner information into the EXIF information of the recorded image data. It is written as photographer information (step S26).

  Next, the control unit 17 stores the image data in which the photographer's owner information is written in the EXIF information in the image recording unit 12, and transmits the resized image data to the specified portable terminal 3 (step S28). . At this time, the transmission destination of the image data may be only the photographer's portable terminal 3, or in addition to the photographer's portable terminal 3, the other user 1's portable terminal may share the photographed image data. You may make it transmit to the terminal 3. FIG.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the mobile terminal 3 of the first embodiment. In the portable terminal 3, the control unit 48 determines whether the owner information request signal is received from the digital camera 4 by the wireless communication unit 44 (step S40). If the owner information request signal is not received (NO in step S40), the control unit 48 ends the process and returns to the main routine (not shown).

  On the other hand, when the owner information request signal is received (YES in step S40), the control unit 48 transmits the owner information stored in the personal information storage unit 42 to the digital camera 4 (step S42). ). Thereafter, the processing ends, and the process returns to the main routine (not shown).

  FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram showing a shooting situation according to the first embodiment. In the illustrated example, the digital camera 4 and the sensor units 2-1 to 2-3 construct a pairing. The sensor units 2-1 to 2-3 worn by the users 1-1 to 1-3 are mobile terminals 3-1 to 3-3 owned by the users 1-1 to 1-3. And each pairing is built.

  And the situation where the user 1-1 possesses the digital camera 4 and images the users 1-2 and 1-3 is shown. In this case, since the digital camera 4 is closest to the sensor unit 2-1 of the user 1-1, the reception intensity of the radio signal (identification signal) from the sensor unit 2-1 of the user 1-1 is maximum. It becomes. Conceptually, the maximum reception intensity of the radio signal from the sensor unit 2-1 corresponds to the situation where the digital camera 4 is in the hatched area S shown in the figure.

  In the digital camera 4, the reception intensity table 19 is referred to, and the sensor unit 2-1 is specified as the sensor unit 2 having the highest reception intensity. Furthermore, in the digital camera 4, the reception intensity table 19 is referred to, and the portable terminal 3-1 paired with the sensor unit 2-1 having a high reception intensity is specified.

  In the digital camera 4, an owner information request signal for requesting owner information is transmitted to the identified mobile terminal 3-1. Then, in response to the owner information request signal, when owner information related to the user 1-1 who is the photographer is transmitted from the portable terminal 3-1, the digital camera 4 uses the owner information as the image data. After being written as the photographer information in the EXIF information, it is stored in the image recording unit 12 and the resized image data is transmitted to the specified portable terminal 3-1.

  According to the first embodiment described above, since the owner information indicating the photographer is written in the EXIF information of the image data, the image data is classified for each photographer after photographing, or the photographer information is added to the image. Can be baked.

B. Second Embodiment Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. Note that the configurations of the photographing system, the sensor unit 2, the portable terminal 3, and the digital camera 4 are the same as those in the first embodiment described above, and a description thereof will be omitted.

  9 and 10 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the digital camera 4 of the second embodiment. In FIG. 9, steps S50 to S60 are the same as steps S10 to S20 according to the first embodiment described above, and a description thereof will be omitted.

  In the digital camera 4, the control unit 17 specifies the mobile terminal 3 that has been paired with the sensor unit 2 specified by the identification signal having a high reception intensity, and then a face image exists in the image recorded by the imaging unit 10. It is determined whether or not to perform (step S62). If a face image is present in the image (YES in step S62), all other mobile terminals 3 except for the mobile terminal 3 paired with the specified sensor unit are specified (step S64). ).

  For example, in the case of the situation shown in FIG. 8, the portable terminal 3-1 is specified as the portable terminal 3 paired with the sensor unit 2 having a high reception intensity, and the portable terminal 3-1 is excluded. As other mobile terminals 3, mobile terminals 3-2 and 3-3 are specified.

  Next, the control part 17 transmits the owner information request signal which requests | requires owner information with respect to all the portable terminals 3 (step S66). That is, an owner information request signal for requesting owner information held in the portable terminals 3-1 to 3-3 carried by all the users 1-1 to 1-3 is transmitted.

  And when owner information is transmitted from the portable terminal 3 which all the users 1 possess in response to an owner information request signal, the control part 17 was specified by the identification signal with the strongest receiving intensity. The owner information of the portable terminal 3 paired with the sensor unit 2 is written as photographer information in the EXIF area of the recorded image data (step S68). In the example shown in FIG. 8, the owner information of the portable terminal 3-1 paired with the sensor unit 2-1 identified by the identification signal having the strongest reception intensity is captured in the EXIF area of the recorded image data. Written as person information.

  Next, the control unit 17 writes the owner information of the other portable terminal 3 in the EXIF area (for editing / compositing processing) of the recorded image data as a candidate for a person who is likely to be photographed (step S1). S70). Next, the control unit 17 stores the image data in which the owner information of the photographer and the owner information of the other photographed user 1 are written in the EXIF information in the image recording unit 12, and the specified portable terminal The image data resized to 3 is transmitted (step S72).

  At this time, the transmission destination of the image data may be only the photographer's portable terminal 3, but in addition to the photographer's portable terminal 3, other users who have been photographed to share the photographed image data One mobile terminal 3 may be used. In the example illustrated in FIG. 8, only the photographer's mobile terminal 3-1 may be used, or in addition to the mobile terminal 3-1 of the user 1-1 who is the photographer, May be transmitted to the mobile terminals 3-2 and 3-3 of the users 1-2 and 1-3.

  On the other hand, when the received identification signal is not plural (NO in step S56), the mobile terminal 3 paired with the sensor unit 2 specified by the identification signal is specified regardless of the reception intensity ( Step S74). The mobile terminal 3 specified in this way performs a shutter operation (photographing) of the user 1 closest to the digital camera 4 or the only user 1 using the digital camera 4, that is, the digital camera 4. Mobile terminal 3 possessed by user 1.

  After specifying the mobile terminal 3, the control unit 17 transmits an owner information request signal for requesting owner information to the specified mobile terminal 3 (step S76). That is, an owner information request signal for requesting owner information held in the portable terminal 3 carried by the photographer is transmitted. When the owner information is transmitted from the portable terminal 3 owned by the photographer in response to the owner information request signal, the control unit 17 converts the owner information into the EXIF information of the recorded image data. This is written as photographer information (step S78).

  Next, the control unit 17 stores the image data in which the photographer's owner information is written in the EXIF information in the image recording unit 12, and transmits the resized image data to the specified portable terminal 3 (step S72). . Also in this case, the destination of the image data may be only the photographer's portable terminal 3, or in addition to the photographer's portable terminal 3, the portable terminal of another user 1 to share the photographed image data 3 may be sufficient.

  If it is determined in step S62 that a face image does not exist in the recorded image after identifying an identification signal having a high reception intensity, the recorded image is not a photographed image of another user 1 other than the photographer. There is no need to associate the owner information of other users 1. In this case, the control unit 17 transmits an owner information request signal for requesting owner information to the specified portable terminal 3 (step S76), and the photographer possesses it in response to the owner information request signal. The owner information transmitted from the portable terminal 3 is written as the photographer information in the EXIF information of the recorded image data (step S78).

  Next, the control unit 17 stores the image data in which the photographer's owner information is written in the EXIF information in the image recording unit 12, and transmits the resized image data to the specified portable terminal 3 (step S72). . Also in this case, the destination of the image data may be only the photographer's portable terminal 3, or in addition to the photographer's portable terminal 3, the portable terminal of another user 1 to share the photographed image data 3 may be sufficient.

  According to the second embodiment described above, since the owner information of the photographed user 1 is written in the EXIF information of the image data in addition to the photographer's owner information, It is possible to classify each photographed user 1, imprint photographer information and owner information of the photographed user 1 on the image, and easily distribute the image data.

  According to the first and second embodiments described above, the image data is associated with the photographer information specified from the radio signal received from the sensor unit 2, so that the photographer of the image data can be recognized. This makes it possible to improve the convenience of image editing operations such as image data classification and imprinting of photographer information on images.

  According to the first and second embodiments described above, the image data recorded by the imaging by the imaging unit 10 and the photographer information specified from the radio signal received from the sensor unit 2 are associated with each other. Even after this, it is possible to recognize the photographer of the image data, and it is possible to improve the convenience of image editing operations such as classification of image data and imprinting of photographer information on the image.

  According to the first and second embodiments described above, the owner information of the user 1 corresponding to the sensor unit 2 with the received intensity of the received radio signal being greater than or equal to the predetermined value is associated with the image data as the photographer information. The operator who has performed the shooting operation with the digital camera 4 can be reliably identified.

  According to the first and second embodiments described above, since the photographer information specified from the radio signal transmitted from the sensor unit 2 in which pairing is maintained is associated with the image data, the digital camera 4 The photographer information can be reliably associated with the image data among the users wearing the sensor unit 2 paired with the image data.

  According to the first and second embodiments described above, when face image data is detected from the recorded image data, owner information is obtained from the mobile terminals 3 of all the users 1 of the plurality of paired sensor units 2. Since the owner information of the photographer is associated with the image data as the photographer information, the owner information of the other user 1 is also associated with the image data as the information of the photographed side. Data can be classified for each photographer and photographed user, photographer information and owner information of the photographed user 1 can be imprinted on the image, and the image data can be easily distributed.

As mentioned above, although several embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to these, The invention described in the claim, and its equal range are included.
Below, the invention described in the claims of the present application is appended.

(Appendix 1)
The invention according to appendix 1 includes a receiving unit that receives a wireless signal from the outside, a control unit that controls to associate image data with photographer information specified from the wireless signal received by the receiving unit, An image processing apparatus comprising:

(Appendix 2)
The invention according to attachment 2 further includes an imaging unit, wherein the control unit includes image data recorded by imaging by the imaging unit and photographer information specified from a radio signal received by the receiving unit. The image processing apparatus according to attachment 1, wherein the image processing apparatus is controlled to be associated with each other.

(Appendix 3)
The invention according to attachment 3 further includes an acquisition unit that acquires a reception intensity of the radio signal received by the reception unit, and the control unit is configured to receive the reception intensity acquired by the acquisition unit when the reception intensity is greater than or equal to a predetermined value. The image processing apparatus according to appendix 1 or 2, wherein control is performed so that photographer information specified from a received wireless signal is associated with the image data.

(Appendix 4)
The invention according to appendix 4 further includes a communication control unit that controls to maintain communication with the external device that has transmitted the radio signal when a radio signal from the external device is received by the receiving unit. The control means controls the photographer information specified from the radio signal transmitted from the external device whose communication is maintained by the communication control means so as to be associated with the image data. The image processing apparatus according to any one of the above.

(Appendix 5)
The invention according to attachment 5 further includes a determination unit that receives a plurality of radio signals and determines whether face image data is detected from the image data, and the control unit includes the determination unit When face image data is detected by the means and a plurality of wireless signals are received by the receiving means, photographer information and other person information specified from the plurality of received wireless signals are received, The image processing apparatus according to any one of appendices 1 to 4, wherein the image processing apparatus is controlled to be associated with the recorded image data.

(Appendix 6)
The invention according to appendix 6 includes a control step of controlling the reception step of receiving a radio signal from the outside, the image data, and the photographer information specified from the radio signal received in the reception step; The image processing method characterized by including.

(Appendix 7)
The invention according to appendix 7 is a control function for controlling the computer to associate a reception function for receiving a wireless signal from the outside, image data, and photographer information specified from the wireless signal received by the reception function. , A program characterized by functioning as.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 1-1 to 1-3 User 2, 2-1 to 2-3 Sensor unit 3, 3-1 to 3-3 Portable terminal 4 Digital camera 5 Network 6 Server 7 Database 10 Imaging part 11 Image processing part 12 Image Recording unit 13 Wireless communication unit 14 Operation detection unit 15 Work memory 16 Program storage unit 17 Control unit 18 Lens group 19 Reception intensity table 20 Sensor unit identification signal 21 Mobile terminal identification information 22 Reception intensity 30 Various sensors 31 Connection information storage unit (unique) Identification information)
32 Sensor information storage unit 33 Wireless communication unit 34 Operation detection unit 35 Work memory 36 Program storage unit 37 Control unit 40 Display unit 41 Touch panel 42 Personal information storage unit 43 Various data storage units 44 Wireless communication unit 45 Operation detection unit 46 Work memory 47 Program storage unit 48 Control unit

Claims (7)

Receiving means for receiving an external radio signal;
Control means for controlling to associate image data with photographer information specified from a radio signal received by the receiving means;
An image processing apparatus comprising: Further comprising an imaging means,
2. The control unit according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls to associate image data recorded by imaging by the imaging unit with photographer information specified from a radio signal received by the receiving unit. Image processing apparatus. An acquisition means for acquiring a reception intensity of the radio signal received by the reception means;
The control means controls the photographer information specified from the received wireless signal to be associated with the image data when the reception intensity acquired by the acquisition means is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. The image processing apparatus according to 1 or 2. When a radio signal from an external device is received by the receiving unit, the communication unit further includes a communication control unit that controls to maintain communication with the external device that has transmitted the radio signal,
The control means controls to associate photographer information specified from a radio signal transmitted from the external device whose communication is maintained by the communication control means with the image data. The image processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The receiving means receives a plurality of radio signals,
A judgment means for judging whether face image data is detected from the image data;
The control means, when face image data is detected by the judging means and a plurality of wireless signals are received by the receiving means, photographer information specified from the received plurality of wireless signals and other information 5. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein personal image information is received and controlled so as to be associated with the image data. 6. A receiving step of receiving a radio signal from the outside;
A control step for controlling the image data and the photographer information specified from the radio signal received in the receiving step to be associated with each other;
An image processing method comprising: Computer
Receiving function to receive wireless signals from outside,
A control function for controlling to associate image data with photographer information specified from the radio signal received by the reception function;
A program characterized by functioning as

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