JP5618059B2 - Image display device, image storage method and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an image display device, an image storage method, and a program.

  In recent years, with the widespread use of digital cameras, it has become common to store photographs as digital image data. In the case of shooting with a conventional film camera, it was often accompanied by printing, but in the case of image data, it can be browsed with a digital camera that has shot, or it can be browsed with a personal computer that captures image data, etc. There are also changes in the way photos are enjoyed.

  Under such circumstances, so-called digital photo frames are realized and popularized so that image data can be enjoyed in the same way as conventional print photographs. Such a digital photo frame can be used as an album terminal for reproducing a photograph taken and viewing it at any time, displaying a slide show, or storing image data.

  A digital photo frame that can be connected to a network and can send and receive mail has also been proposed (for example, Patent Document 1).

  In addition, a method has been proposed in which information can be viewed by a plurality of people, information of a plurality of viewers is registered, and a display method or the like is changed according to the viewer (for example, Patent Document 2).

  On the other hand, there are cases where memory cards have become larger and the price has become cheaper, so it is impossible for family members to take pictures on multiple memory cards with multiple digital cameras and to organize the memory cards. is increasing. If you don't know who took what photos on which memory card, you had to play it back on the camera or digital photo frame, and then divided it into folders on your computer and saved it. .

  Therefore, there was a thing like a home album terminal, and there was a request that it would be convenient if photos could be organized and saved as individual albums by simply inserting a memory card without the family thinking about anything .

JP 2010-61246 A JP 2010-86914 A

  Digital photo frames with various functions have been proposed as described above, but photos can be organized and stored as albums for each person just by inserting a memory card without multiple people thinking about it. There was no answer to the request that it was convenient.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and is a home album terminal in which photos can be organized and stored as individual albums by simply inserting a memory card without a plurality of people such as family members thinking about anything. It is an object of the present invention to provide an image display apparatus, an image storage method, and a program.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image display device having image display means and image storage means and connectable to a network, and recognizes a face image from an image taken by the image pickup means. A recognition unit, a facial image registration unit for registering a facial image to be recognized by the recognition unit, a mail transmission / reception unit, and a folder for creating a folder corresponding to the facial image recognized by the recognition unit in the image storage unit and creating means, and association with the address book registration means for registering the face image to be the recognized address in the address book of the mail transmitting and receiving means, and associating means for associating a folder corresponding to the address and the face image , comprising a storage means for storing the image on the folder, and a reproducing means for reproducing the image stored in the folder, the storage means, Misao First storage means for recognizing the face image of the operator by the recognition means and storing the image in a folder corresponding to the face image of the operator when the user performs an operation for storing the image in the image storage means; And a second storage means for storing an image received by mail by the mail transmission / reception means in a folder associated with the received address with reference to the address book , And a display control means for recognizing the operator's face image by the recognition means and allowing the image stored in the folder corresponding to the recognized face image to be reproduced when the operator performs an operation to display the image. An image display device characterized by the above is provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the image display device according to the first aspect, a plurality of types of memory media can be attached and detached, and the storage means is an operation for allowing an operator to store an image from the memory medium. A third storage means for recognizing the operator's face image by the recognition means and storing the image from the memory medium in a folder corresponding to the operator's face image, wherein the folder creation means The present invention provides an image display device comprising subfolder creating means for creating a subfolder corresponding to the type of the memory medium .

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a computer of an image display device having image display means, image storage means, and image pickup means that can be connected to a network recognizes a face image from an image picked up by the image pickup means. Creating a folder corresponding to the face image recognized by the recognition means in the image storage means, a face image registration means for registering a face image to be recognized by the recognition means, a mail transmission / reception means, Means, address book registration means for registering the address and the face image to be recognized in association with the address book of the mail transmission / reception means, and correspondence means for associating the address and the folder corresponding to the face image; The storage means for storing the images in the folder and the reproducing means for reproducing the images stored in the folder; When the operator performs an operation of storing an image in the image storage unit, the recognition unit recognizes the operator's face image, and stores the image in a folder corresponding to the operator's face image. Storage means, and second storage means for storing an image received by the mail transmission / reception means in a folder associated with the received address with reference to the address book, and the reproduction means When the operator performs an operation for displaying an image, the recognition control unit recognizes the face image of the operator by the recognizing unit and can reproduce the image stored in the folder corresponding to the recognized face image. A program characterized by including the above is provided.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the computer of the image display device having image display means, image storage means, and image pickup means that can be connected to the network recognizes a face image from the image picked up by the image pickup means. A face image registration step for registering a face image to be recognized by the recognition step, a mail transmission / reception step, and a folder creation for creating a folder corresponding to the face image recognized in the recognition step in the image storage means An address book registration step for associating and registering an address and the face image to be recognized in the address book of the mail transmission / reception step; an associating step for associating the address and a folder corresponding to the face image; A storing step for storing images in the folder, and playback of the images stored in the folder; A reproducing step, and when the operator performs an operation for storing an image in the image storage means, the recognition step recognizes the face image of the operator, and the operator's face is stored. A first storage step of storing an image in a folder corresponding to an image, and an image received by mail in the mail sending / receiving step are stored in a folder associated with the received address with reference to the address book A second storing step, wherein when the operator performs an operation for displaying an image, the recognizing step recognizes the face image of the operator and stores it in a folder corresponding to the recognized face image. The present invention provides an image storage method including a display control step that enables reproduction of a displayed image .

In the image display device according to the present invention, when a plurality of people input images (photos) by a method such as inserting a memory card, the photos can be automatically organized and stored as an album for each person.
Therefore, if each person accumulates photos appropriately, even a large number of photos are automatically organized as if they were their own album terminals. In addition, since the recognition means identifies the individual, troublesome work is unnecessary.
Furthermore, when a photo is received by email attachment, it is automatically registered in the folder of the person corresponding to the received address, so multiple people's photos are accumulated, making folder sorting and privacy protection easy. In addition, even with a single device, each family member can use it as a personal album terminal.

It is a figure which shows the external appearance of the image display apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the circuit structure of the image display apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the image file structure of the image display apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the folder structure of the image display apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the address book of the image display apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the initial setting which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the image preservation | save concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the image mail reception which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the image reproduction which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the slide show display which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the folder structure which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

The image display apparatus according to the present embodiment has a mail transmission / reception function and can transmit / receive a photograph. Multiple users set different e-mail addresses. Furthermore, it has an imaging means and a recognition means, and registers a plurality of user faces in advance for individual identification, for example, face recognition. Then, at the time of initial registration, the face photo is registered in the address book in association with the mail address.
When a memory card is inserted into a digital photo frame and a photo is stored, the user is face-recognized and the photo is automatically stored in folders for each user, that is, for each e-mail address. When downloading a photo from the net, the face of the person performing the download operation is recognized and automatically saved in that person's folder. Of course, a shared folder may be provided. When a photo is received by mail attachment, it is automatically registered in the person's folder corresponding to the received address. Since a large number of photos of multiple people are accumulated, connect to the server and back up regularly or manually.
As a result, folder sorting and privacy protection can be simplified, and even one device can be used with peace of mind by each family member as their own album terminal.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is an external view showing an image display device 1 to which the present invention is applied. On the front surface of the image display device 1, a display unit configured by a liquid crystal display panel 3 held by the main body 2 is provided. A touch panel 5 is integrally formed on the liquid crystal display panel 3 and can be operated by touching with a finger. An image pickup device 8 is provided on the front upper left side of the main body 2, and a memory card slot 6 is provided on the side surface. Furthermore, a GPS antenna 7 is provided at the upper part of the main body, and a human sensor 4 is provided at the upper right side of the entire surface.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the image display apparatus 1. The image display device 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12 connected to the CPU 11, a RAM (Random Access memory) 13, and an internal memory 14. A program for performing the operation shown in the flowchart is stored. The CPU 11 includes a face recognition engine 100 for recognizing the face imaged by the image sensor 8 and a picture conversion engine 200 for converting a photographic image into a picture-like image. The face recognition engine 100 has a capability of recognizing each face when a plurality of faces are shown in the photograph. Since the face recognition method is not the gist of the present invention, description thereof is omitted, but it is a sufficiently feasible technique. The picture conversion engine 200 performs a picture conversion process as disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. 8-44867 and 2004-213598.

The RAM 13 is a working memory in which the CPU 11 temporarily stores various data as necessary.
The internal memory 14 is a large-capacity nonvolatile memory such as a hard disk or a flash memory, and a folder to be described later is formed so that a large number of images can be stored.
The display controller 16 causes the liquid crystal display panel 3 to display images and various menus by driving the liquid crystal display panel 3 based on display image data supplied from the CPU 11.
The key input part control part 17 inputs the operation signal of the touch panel 5 based on control of CPU11.
The memory card interface 18 is an input / output interface that controls data input / output between the CPU 11 and various memory cards 60 that are detachably mounted in the memory card slot 6.

The imaging control unit 19 performs control to drive the imaging element 8 and capture an image of the subject. The image data captured as Bayer data is converted into YUV and RGB data, compressed into JPEG data, and recorded in the internal memory 14 or the memory card 60.
The GPS control unit 20 acquires position information based on information received by the GPS antenna 7. Thereby, the current position of the image display apparatus 1 can be known.

The human sensor 4 is connected to the CPU 11 and detects whether a person is nearby. Therefore, if a person is not in the vicinity for a predetermined time or longer, the power is automatically turned off to save power (auto power off).

The communication control unit 30 performs communication control including mail transmission / reception via the telephone line 31 or the wireless LAN 32.
Reference numeral 33 denotes an address book used for mail transmission / reception. Actually, it is provided in the internal memory 14.

A backup server 40 is connected via a network, and backs up data recorded in the internal memory 14 automatically or by a manual instruction.
A distribution content server 50 has a large number of contents and images, and can distribute data to the image display device 1 via a network.
A personal computer 70 can be connected to the image display apparatus 1 via the communication control unit 30 via a wireless LAN 32 or the like, and can perform complicated settings that cannot be set by the image display apparatus 1.

  A power control unit 80 takes in AC power through the power plug 31, converts it into direct current, and supplies power to each unit. The auto power-off control described above is also performed.

  FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing the structure of the image file stored in the memory card 60. Each image file includes a header G1 having data such as EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format), image data G2 that is a captured image that is a main image, and thumbnail G3 that is a reduced image of the image data G2. including. Since the size of the reduced image to be displayed on the screen differs depending on the size of the display screen, a preview image for display may be created and stored separately from the thumbnail. In the present embodiment, the thumbnail including the preview image is expressed.

  That is, the image file conforms to a general digital camera file format, and can be used by simply inserting an SD card (memory card 60) imaged by the digital camera into the memory card slot 6. As the format of the image file, various formats such as JPEG, GIF, and AVI can be appropriately handled.

  The following is data specific to this embodiment. First, G4 is a personal identification code indicating who has performed an image saving operation by face recognition. For example, an identification code is assigned to each individual such as “1001” for a father and “1002” for a mother. G5 is a classification code further classified into work use, private use and the like. For example, a classification code of “01” is recorded for work use, “02” for private use, and “03” for travel use. This classification can be freely classified for one's own image. G6 is a secret flag indicating whether or not the image is set as a secret. The secret setting is “1”, otherwise “0”. G7 is a viewer code, which identifies a person who is already registered by recognizing the viewer imaged by the image sensor 8 while displaying an image, and is not registered. If it is a new person, a new browser code is issued and recorded. G8 stores the number of times of browsing for each viewer. Although G7 and G8 are shown separately for convenience, the viewer code and the number of times of browsing are stored as a set. That is, if Mr. A sees this image twice, Mr. A's viewer code “1101” * 2 and if Mr. B sees three times, Mr. B ’s viewer code “1052” * 3. It will be.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a folder structure in the internal memory 14. In this embodiment, a folder for each individual identified by image recognition is created. FIG. 3 shows the configuration of one image file. Basically, a file is formed for each personal identification code G7 of this image file. For example, the folder F1 corresponding to the father's identification code “1001”, the folder F2 corresponding to the mother's identification code “1002”, and so on. Further, a subfolder SF is formed in a personal folder according to the image file classification code G5 or with a secret flag. For example, a work subfolder SF1, a private subfolder SF2, a subfolder SF3 with a secret flag set, and an image subfolder SF4 received by mail are formed. These folder shapes are logical folders, and the memory areas are not physically divided.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration of the address book 33 configured in the internal memory 14. 331 is an area for storing the mail address information of the holder called a profile, and 332 is an area for storing the mail address information of the other party to be transmitted and received.
M2 is an area where the mail address itself is recorded, and M1 is an area where the name of the holder of the mail address is recorded. Names can be assigned freely. M3 is an area for registering a personal face image of the corresponding mail address. M4 is an area in which the personal identification code described above is recorded. M5 is an area where various other information such as an address, incoming call rejection,.

  Hereinafter, specific operations of the image display apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to flowcharts. In order to make the explanation easy to understand, the flowchart is expressed in accordance with the operation procedure of the operator, and the movement of the circuit and data will be explained accordingly.

  FIG. 6 shows a procedure for registering the face and the mail address in association with each other when the image display apparatus 1 is initially set. First, the user's own mail address is set (step S1). This is basically the same as the initial address setting for a personal computer or a portable terminal. By connecting the image display apparatus 1 to the network environment, for example, the image display apparatus 1 is connected to the distribution content server 50, and a mail address unique to the main body is acquired. The acquired mail address can be changed to an arbitrary mail address by an operation from the personal computer 70 connected via the wireless LAN 32 or the like.

  The image pickup device 8 is almost always taking an image while the power is on, but the face displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 3 when the operator displays his mail address on the liquid crystal display panel 3 (step S2). When the registration button is touched on the touch panel 5 (step S3), the CPU 11 recognizes the operator's face by the face recognition engine 100, and the operator's face is registered in the address book 33 (step S4).

  FIG. 7 shows a procedure when an image stored in the memory card 60 is stored in the internal memory 14 of the image display device 1 by inserting a memory card 60 such as an SD card into the memory card slot 6. First, the memory card 60 is inserted into the memory card slot 6 (step S11). At that time, since the image sensor 8 is photographing the operator, the CPU 11 performs face recognition using the face recognition engine 100 (step S12).

  In step S13, it is determined whether the personal identification code is registered as a result of the face recognition. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, since the folder is configured corresponding to the personal identification code, it is determined whether or not the recognized person's folder exists. For example, if the operating person is the father of the identification code “1001”, the folder F1 is selected (step S14), and if it is a new person who does not exist, a new identification code is issued and the face is registered. A folder is created (step S15). You may not be able to save images of people who are not registered.

When the save button displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 3 is pressed via the touch key 5 (step S16), the image recorded on the memory card 60 is copied to the corresponding folder.
That is, the operator can save the image in his / her folder without being particularly conscious. Thereafter, according to the menu, subfolder creation and secret flag setting can be performed by classification within the folder.

  FIG. 8 shows a procedure when a mail is received. In the first place, you cannot receive e-mails unless your e-mail address is set in the image display device 1, but if it is set, for example, you received it from your father's e-mail address (father@***.**.jp) Then (step S21), it is determined whether a folder corresponding to the received mail address exists (step S21). Since the folder F1 corresponding to the father's e-mail address exists, the process proceeds to step S23 and the e-mail is saved in the folder F1. If an image is attached, the image is saved in the image e-mail subfolder SF4. To do. If it is determined in step S22 that the corresponding folder does not exist, it is stored in the shared folder F6 (step S24).

  FIG. 9 explains the reproducing operation. The reproduction includes reproduction of an image stored in the internal memory 14, reproduction of an image stored in the inserted memory card 60, reproduction of only one image, and reproduction of a slide show.

  When the operator comes to the front of the image display device 1 in order to reproduce the image, the image pickup device 8 is picking up images, so the CPU 11 and the face recognition engine 100 cooperate to recognize the face of the operator (step S31). When the reproduction operation is started (step S32), it is determined whether or not a recognized face person is registered (step S33). If the face is registered, it can be estimated that the user is the owner of the image display device. Therefore, the process proceeds to step S34, and if the corresponding folder, for example, the recognized father is a father, the image stored in the father folder F1. The image stored in the shared folder F6 can be reproduced. Other people's folders such as the mother folder F2 and the sister folder F4 cannot be reproduced without permission. Then, the process proceeds to step S36, and a predetermined reproduction operation is performed.

However, since the face recognition engine 100 can recognize the faces of a plurality of people in the image, the contents of the mother folder F2 can be reproduced if the mother is also shown together with the father.
Note that control when a plurality of people's faces are recognized and people who are not registered are mixed will be described later.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a slide show playback procedure during the playback operation. When a reproduction operation corresponding to step S31 of FIG. 9 is performed (step S41), it is determined whether or not it is a slide show reproduction (step S42). If it is not slide show reproduction, the process proceeds to another process, and if it is slide show reproduction, the process proceeds to step S43.

  In step S43, first, the first image is read. As the slide show reproduction, there are reproduction within a specific folder, old order reproduction or new order reproduction, random reproduction and the like. In a succeeding step S43, face recognition of the currently viewed person is performed. Then, it is determined whether or not the face recognized in step S45 is the face of the person who has browsed before. As shown in FIG. 3, a viewer code G7 is prepared for each image, and once viewed, the viewer code G7 and the number of browsing times G8 are registered as a set. Therefore, if it is determined in step S45 that this image has been viewed by the current viewer, the process proceeds to step S46 and the image is skipped. If the image has never been seen, the image is displayed in step S47, and a viewer code is issued in step S48, and the registration of the face image and the addition of the number of times of browsing are performed.

  Next, in step S49, it is determined whether or not there is an interrupt. In other words, this is a process when the currently viewed person is changed or a new person is added while displaying an image. In this embodiment, face recognition is performed before selecting the image to be displayed, but the slideshow continues to display the same image for several seconds, so there will naturally be no people or increase or change in the meantime. Can be considered.

  Here, a countermeasure is assumed when the image being displayed is not suitable for viewing by a person other than a specific person or the owner. For example, when a face of a person other than the family is detected, the process proceeds to step S50, where the display is stopped or another image is read and replaced. A specific image for replacement may be prepared. Although this interrupt processing is expressed at this position in the flowchart for convenience, it may be accepted at any time by an interrupt signal.

Also, when a new person other than the owner is added while displaying the image read from the subfolder SF3 with the secret flag set, the process proceeds to step S50 and the display is stopped or another image is read. Replace.
If there is no end instruction in step S51, the process returns to step S43 to read the next image.

  That is, in this embodiment, when displaying a slide show, the same image is repeated over a long period of time, so there is a possibility of getting tired of viewing, and an image that has not yet been viewed by recognizing the viewer's face Is displayed.

Although details are not described in the flowchart, when there are a plurality of viewers, an image that no one has seen> a mix of people who have never seen> all have seen Prioritize. That is, an image that no one has seen is classified as a first priority, an image in which people who have not seen it are mixed is classified as a second priority, and an image that everyone has seen is classified as a third priority.
First, images belonging to the first priority are displayed as a slide show, and when all images belonging to the first priority are displayed, images belonging to the second priority are displayed as a slide show. If all the images belonging to the second priority have been displayed, the images belonging to the third priority are displayed as a slide show. If all the images belonging to the third priority are displayed, the slide show from the images belonging to the first priority is displayed. Run the display again.
Of course, the above is an operation in a state where the number of viewers or members does not change at a certain moment, and each time the number of viewers or members changes, the first, second, and third are newly added. The priority category will change.

  Furthermore, images with a secret flag are not displayed from the beginning. It may be displayed only when it is recognized by the face recognition that it is the owner of the image. In this case, the display is stopped in step S50 at the moment when the face of another person is detected in step S49.

Second Embodiment FIG. 11 shows a second embodiment. In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, a folder for each holder is formed by a personal identification code. In contrast, in this embodiment, an example in which a plurality of memory cards are stored in the internal memory 14 is shown.

  Currently, there are many cases where a camera SD card, a mini SD card of a mobile phone, a micro SD card, etc. are kept as they are, and it is difficult to know which one is. Even when a plurality of SD cards are used by a plurality of cameras, there is a case where it is not possible to know which SD card is shot with which camera and what is recorded.

  Therefore, as shown in the flow of FIG. 7, for example, by inserting the memory card 60 into the image display device 1 without thinking about it, for example, the SD card (1) F11 of company A, the SD card (2) F12 of company A, Folders are divided into SD card (1) F13 of company B, micro SD card F14 of mobile phone,. Company A and Company B are the manufacturer names of cameras or mobile phones. Of course, the owner is clear by attaching a personal identification code by face recognition. That is, if the father who inserted the SD card (1) is the father, the owner of the folder F11 is the father.

  That is, as in the first embodiment, if the memory card 60 is inserted into the image display device 1 and the image is saved without thinking about anything, a folder for each card can be automatically created. It is suitable as a terminal.

In FIG. 11, the lower folder stores images processed in some form. For example, F15 is a picture-converted image, F16 is an image with a secret flag set, F17 is a corrected image, and F18 favorite image folder is formed.
Also in this embodiment, since the memory card inserted by the face recognition can be known, these folders may be provided as subfolders in the individual folders in FIG.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the SD card is described as an example of the memory card. However, the memory card does not need to be in the shape of a card, and an image stored in the hard disk drive is connected by USB. You may make it take in.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Image display apparatus 2 Main body 3 Liquid crystal display panel 4 Human sensor 5 Touch panel 6 Memory card slot 7 GPS antenna 8 Image sensor 11 CPU
12 ROM
13 RAM
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 14 Internal memory 16 Display control part 17 Key input control part 18 Memory card interface 19 Imaging control part 20 GPS control part 30 Communication control part 33 Address book 40 Backup server 50 Distribution content server 60 Memory card 100 Face recognition engine 200 Painting conversion engine

Claims (4)

An image display device having image display means and image storage means, connectable to a network,
Recognition means for recognizing a face image from an image captured by the imaging means;
Face image registration means for registering a face image to be recognized by the recognition means;
Email sending and receiving means;
A folder creating means for creating a folder corresponding to the face image recognized by the recognition means in the image storage means;
Address book registration means for registering the address and the face image to be recognized in association with the address book of the mail transmission / reception means;
Association means for associating the address and the folder corresponding to the face image ;
Storage means for storing images in the folder;
Playback means for playing back images stored in the folder;
Comprising
The storage means includes
When the operator performs an operation for storing an image in the image storage unit, the recognition unit recognizes the operator's face image and stores the image in a folder corresponding to the operator's face image. Means,
Second storage means for storing an image received by mail by the mail transmitting / receiving means with reference to the address book in a folder associated with the received address ;
The reproducing means includes
When the operator performs an operation for displaying an image, the recognition unit recognizes the operator's face image and includes a display control unit that can reproduce an image stored in a folder corresponding to the recognized face image. An image display device characterized by the above. The image display device according to claim 1,
A plurality of types of memory media can be attached and detached, and the storage means recognizes the face image of the operator by the recognition means when the operator performs an operation of storing an image from the memory medium, and Third storage means for storing an image from the memory medium in a folder corresponding to a face image;
The image display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the folder creation means includes subfolder creation means for creating a subfolder corresponding to the type of the memory medium. An image display device having an image display means, an image storage means, and an image pickup means and connectable to a network is provided.
Recognition means for recognizing a face image from an image captured by the imaging means;
Face image registration means for registering a face image to be recognized by the recognition means;
Email sending and receiving means;
A folder creating means for creating a folder corresponding to the face image recognized by the recognition means in the image storage means;
Address book registration means for registering the address and the face image to be recognized in association with the address book of the mail transmission / reception means;
Association means for associating the address and the folder corresponding to the face image;
Storage means for storing images in the folder;
Playback means for playing back images stored in the folder;
To function,
The storage means includes
When the operator performs an operation for storing an image in the image storage unit, the recognition unit recognizes the operator's face image and stores the image in a folder corresponding to the operator's face image. Means,
Second storage means for storing an image received by mail by the mail transmitting / receiving means with reference to the address book in a folder associated with the received address;
The reproducing means includes
When the operator performs an operation for displaying an image, the recognition unit recognizes the operator's face image and includes a display control unit that can reproduce an image stored in a folder corresponding to the recognized face image. <br/> A program characterized by this. An image display device having an image display means, an image storage means, an image pickup means, and an image display device connectable to a network,
A recognition step of recognizing a face image from an image captured by the imaging means;
A face image registration step of registering a face image to be recognized by the recognition step;
Email sending and receiving step;
A folder creation step for creating a folder corresponding to the face image recognized in the recognition step in the image storage means;
An address book registration step of registering an address and the face image to be recognized in association with the address book of the mail transmission / reception step;
Associating the address with the folder corresponding to the face image;
A storing step of storing images in the folder;
A playback step of playing back images stored in the folder;
Run
The storing step includes
When the operator performs an operation of storing an image in the image storage means, a first storage for recognizing the face image of the operator by the recognition step and storing the image in a folder corresponding to the face image of the operator Steps,
A second storing step of storing an image received by mail in the mail transmitting / receiving step with reference to the address book in a folder associated with the received address;
The reproduction step includes
A display control step of recognizing the face image of the operator by the recognition step and enabling playback of an image stored in a folder corresponding to the recognized face image when the operator performs an operation for displaying an image;
An image storage method characterized by the above.

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