JP5888171B2 - Information processing apparatus, information processing system, control method thereof, and program - Google Patents

Description

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

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, services that allow an unspecified number of users to upload and post images taken using a photographing device to an online album site published on the Internet and share the images have become widespread. For example, CANON iMAGE GATEWAY (registered trademark) can be listed as an online album site, and Facebook (registered trademark) can be listed as a social network service.

  In an online album site that enjoys sharing images with a large number of unspecified users, as a part of communication between users, for example, a function of adding a comment caption to an image is common. When comments and captions can be added to an image, a large amount of comments and captions may be added to one image. Therefore, a display time that is easy for the user to view when displaying images in a slide show. A technique for displaying each image in a slide show is disclosed (for example, Patent Document 1).

  In addition, when a map is displayed on the display screen, the map is moved to a marker on the map based on the movement trajectory data, and the marker approaches the imaging position of the image data, the approaching imaging position is reached. A technique for enlarging and displaying photographed image data is disclosed (for example, Patent Document 2).

JP 2010-154398 A JP 2012-85246 A

  However, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, when viewing images in a slide show, the images are generally displayed with a focus, and the user has a geographical recognition of where the image was taken. It was difficult to evoke.

  In addition, the technique disclosed in Patent Document 2 does not take into account the point of slide show display while adjusting the scale of the map, so it may be difficult for the user to see when the position of the image on the map is biased. is there. For example, if the marker is moved without adjusting the scale when the image data is scattered at a distant position or when the movement locus is long, the display interval of the image data becomes long.

  Further, when the image data is concentrated in a narrow range or when the map is zoomed out, the position corresponding to the image data to be focused / displayed and the position corresponding to the image data to be displayed next are: It is difficult to recognize the positional relationship. That is, when the image data is biased on the map, there is a problem that it is difficult for the user to display without considering the scale adjustment.

The present invention, by which to determine the scale of the map to move the display of the map in accordance with the distance of the image data to be sequentially displayed, providing a set specifications that visually to confirm the positional relationship between the image data on the map For the purpose.

The present invention includes an image data, and the website server for storing and managing information on the position on the map corresponding to the image data, and an information processing apparatus including an image data display means for sequentially displaying a plurality of said image data In an information processing system , a map display control unit that controls to display a map including a position of image data displayed by the image data display unit, and a case where the next image data is displayed by the image data display unit the said next with reference to information of the distance between the position of the image data to be displayed at the position of the image data displayed in the image data display means the image data display means is the display control by the map display control means It includes a map scale determining means for determining the scale of the map, and the map display control means, position of the image data displayed by the image data display means The next map to the location of the image data to be displayed in the image data display unit, and performs display control to move and display to scale determined by the map scale determining means from.

According to the present invention, that by determining the scale of the map to move the display of the map in accordance with the distance of the image data to be sequentially displayed, the set specifications that visually to confirm the positional relationship between the image data on the map It becomes possible to provide.

It is a figure showing the whole information processing system composition in an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of each apparatus which comprises the information processing system in embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram of various apparatuses in embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the outline | summary of selection reception of each process in embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the album creation process in embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the execution process of a slide show in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of the top page in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of the album creation screen in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of the image upload screen in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the mode of the scale change of the map at the time of the map view display screen and slide show reproduction | regeneration in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the mode of the enlarged view of the map view display screen and the image displayed as a slide show in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the mode of the enlarged view of the map view display screen and the image displayed as a slide show in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the mode of the enlarged view of the map view display screen and the image displayed as a slide show in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of the data table of the data memorize | stored and managed by the client terminal 100 and the website server 200 in embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the edit process of an album in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of the album selection screen of edit object in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the mode of the album edit screen and album edit in embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a system configuration for realizing the present embodiment. In the information processing system of FIG. 1, the client terminal 100 and the website server 200 are in a state where they can be connected via the network 1. In the description of the present embodiment, the client terminal 100 is treated as a PC, but may be a mobile terminal such as a smart device, for example.

  In the present embodiment, the client terminal 100 includes an Internet browser for accessing the Internet. Further, in the present embodiment, the website server 200 stores an image uploaded upon accepting selection from the client terminal 100 in a predetermined storage area of a storage unit (for example, HDD), and an album data table created by the user. I remember it. The configuration of the data table will be described later with reference to FIG.

  Next, the hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus applicable to the client terminal 100 and the website server 200 shown in FIG. 1 will be described using FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of an information processing apparatus applicable to the client terminal 100 and the website server 200.

  In FIG. 2, reference numeral 201 denotes a CPU that comprehensively controls each device and controller connected to the system bus 204. Further, the ROM 202 or the external memory 211 is necessary to realize a BIOS (BaSic Input / Output System) or an operating system program (hereinafter referred to as an OS), which is a control program of the CPU 201, or a function executed by each server or each PC. Stores various programs to be described later.

  A 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 execution of processing from the ROM 202 or the external memory 211 into the RAM 203 and executing the loaded program.

  An input controller 205 controls input from a keyboard (KB) 209 or a pointing device such as a mouse (not shown). A video controller 206 controls display on a display device such as a CRT display (CRT) 210. In FIG. 2, although described as CRT 210, the display device is not limited to the CRT, but may be another display device such as a liquid crystal display. These are used by the administrator as needed.

  A main controller 207 is connected to an HDD, a flexible disk (FD), or a PCMCIA card slot via an adapter for storing a boot program, various applications, font data, user files, editing files, various data, and the like. The access to the external memory 211 such as a compact flash (registered trademark) memory is controlled.

  A 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 is possible.

  Note that the CPU 201 enables display on the CRT 210 by executing, for example, outline font development (rasterization) processing on a display information area in the RAM 203. In addition, the CPU 201 enables a user instruction with a mouse cursor (not shown) on the CRT 210.

  Various programs to be described later for realizing the present invention are recorded in the external memory 211 and executed by the CPU 201 by being loaded into the RAM 203 as necessary. Furthermore, definition files and various information tables used when executing the program are also stored in the external memory 211, and a detailed description thereof will be described later. When the client terminal 100 is a mobile terminal such as a smart device, for example, in addition to the components in the hardware configuration diagram illustrated in FIG.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 3, the functional configuration of various apparatuses in the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 3 is a functional configuration diagram of various apparatuses according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  The client terminal 100 includes a map display unit 301, a slide show display instruction receiving unit 302, a next display image specifying unit 303, an image distance calculating unit 304, a screen scale determining unit 305, an enlargement / reduction processing unit 306, an image data storage unit 307, and the like. It is prepared for. The website server 200 includes an image data storage unit 311, a position information association management unit 312, and the like. The map display unit 301 is a display unit that receives and displays map information from a map information providing server (not shown) such as that provided by Google (registered trademark) on the display screen of the client terminal 100. On the map, image thumbnails (thumbnail images) are plotted (arranged) based on position information or instructions from the user.

  The slide show display instruction accepting unit 302 is an instruction accepting unit that accepts an instruction (album selection, press of a play button of a slide show) about which album to perform the slide show display from the user. The next display image specifying unit 303 is a specifying unit that specifies an image to be displayed next in the slide show.

  The image distance calculation unit 304 is a calculation unit that calculates the distance between the two images based on the position information between the image specified by the next display image specifying unit and, for example, the currently displayed image. The screen scale determination unit 305 is a determination unit that determines the scale of the map displayed on the display screen using the distance information calculated by the image distance calculation unit 304.

  The enlargement / reduction processing unit 306 is a processing unit that executes map enlargement or reduction processing according to the scale determined by the screen scale determination unit 305. The image data storage unit 307 is a storage unit that temporarily stores image data received from the website server 200 and plotted on the map and data described in the data table shown in FIG.

  The image data storage unit 311 of the website server 200 is a storage unit that stores image data plotted on the map and data described in the data table shown in FIG. The position information association management unit 312 is a storage unit that stores the image position information 1440 of FIG. The above is the description of the functional configuration of various apparatuses in the embodiment of the present invention in FIG.

  Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 4, an outline of selection reception of each process in the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an outline of selection reception of each process in the embodiment of the present invention.

  In the description of this embodiment, the processing performed by the CPU of the client terminal 100 is executed using the browser function of the client terminal 100.

  The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 accesses the Internet site provided from the website server 200 and executes login processing (step S401). The login process here refers to, for example, a user ID (for example, a unique character) from the user on a login screen (not shown) that the client terminal 100 reads HTML information using the function of the Internet browser and displays on the display screen. The user ID and password information are transmitted to the website server 200 having an authentication function, and the CPU 201 of the website server 200 stores the information in the predetermined storage unit. Check whether the received user ID is registered in the data table in the stored user data table, and whether the password stored in association with the user ID matches the received password. And the password match the values registered in the user data table If, as a login Allowed, is a process that sends the top page (FIG. 4) to the client terminal 100. Here, the website server 200 does not necessarily store the user data table, and a user authentication server may be prepared separately.

  The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 displays a top page as shown in FIG. 7 on the display screen (step S402).

  Hereinafter, an example of the configuration of the top page in the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the top page in the embodiment of the present invention.

  The top page 700 is an online album introduction screen provided by the website server 200. As shown in FIG. 7, the top page 700 includes a “create new album” button 701, an “edit album” button 702, an album display area 703, a moderator album display area 704, and the like.

  The “create new album” button 701 is a button for the user to create a new album. The “edit album” button 702 is a button for editing an already created album. When the CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 accepts pressing of the “create new album” button 701, the CPU 201 shifts the display screen to an album creation screen as shown in FIG. 8 and accepts pressing of the “edit album” button 702. In such a case, the display screen is shifted to a screen as shown in FIG.

  The album display area 703 and the moderator album display area 704 are display areas for introducing albums created by the online album service of the website provided by the website server 200. In the album display area 703, for example, albums of other users newly created / released and albums related to topics featured on the website are picked up and displayed.

  In the moderator album display area 704, for example, an album created by a user called “moderator” who is a person familiar with the industry of each topic is displayed. For each album, the thumbnail image of the cover of the album, the album title, and the creator of the album (member user name of the website) are displayed. The above is the description of an example of the configuration of the top page in the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG.

  Returning to the description of FIG. The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 determines whether an instruction to create a new album has been received (step S403). That is, it is determined whether or not an instruction to press the “create new album” button 701 on the top page 700 of FIG. 7 has been received.

  If it is determined that an instruction to create a new album has been received (YES in step S403), the process proceeds to step S407. If it is determined that an instruction to create a new album has not been received (NO in step S403), the process proceeds to step S404.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 5, the flow of album creation processing in the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the flow of album creation processing in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 shows details of the process in step S407 of FIG.

  The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 transmits an album creation instruction including a screen acquisition request to the website server 200 to acquire an album creation screen for album creation (step S501).

  When receiving the new album creation instruction transmitted from the client terminal 100, the CPU 201 of the website server 200 returns the screen information of the album creation screen (FIG. 8) to the client terminal 100 in step S503 (step S503).

  When receiving the screen information of the album creation screen (FIG. 8) transmitted from the website server 200, the CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 reads the screen information (HTML information) with an internet browser and displays it on the display unit (step S504). .

  Here, the screen information is displayed on the display unit using the browser function. For example, by storing an application having a screen display function in the client terminal 100 and starting the application. The screen information may be displayed on the display unit.

  Here, an example of the configuration of the album creation screen in the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the album creation screen in the embodiment of the present invention. In the album creation screen 800 of FIG. 8, selection of images to be posted on the online album and uploading of the album are executed.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the album creation screen 800 includes a “select from storage” button 801, an “upload from personal computer” button 802, an image registration area 803, an upload meter 804, an upload image display area 805, and an “upload now” button 806. , An “upload later button” 807, an album title input receiving unit 808, and the like.

  When the “Select from storage” button 801 is pressed, a list of images that have already been uploaded to the website server 200 with the currently logged-in user name and stored in a predetermined storage unit is displayed on the client terminal 100. The image selection for album creation is executed from the image list screen (not shown). On the image list screen, images can be selected one by one or a plurality of images can be selected.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the image uploaded to the website server 200 is stored in the data table in a format in which the image name (file name) is associated with the name of the album to be posted (the image is used). Is done. Details of the data table will be described later with reference to FIG.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 14, an example of a data table configuration of data stored and managed by the client terminal 100 and the website server 200 in the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a data table of data stored and managed by the client terminal 100 and the website server 200 in the embodiment of the present invention.

  Exif information 1400 includes information (GPS coordinates / latitude / longitude) indicating the location / position where the image was taken, information on the shooting date and time, and the like, and is stored in association with additional data 1410. It is assumed that an image ID for specifying the image data is assigned to the image data.

  The additional data 1410 is data stored in the storage area of the website server 200 in association with the image ID of the image data when the image data is uploaded to the website server 200.

  The member ID (user ID) indicates which user ID is used to upload the image data. That is, it indicates which user owns the image data.

  The disclosure flag of the additional data 1410 is a flag for setting whether or not to disclose the image data to other users in the online album service provided by the website server 200.

  Album data 1420 is assigned an album ID, and the member ID identifies which user's album is the album indicated by the album data. Also, information on the date of album update is included.

  The album release setting 1430 includes data for setting the release of various albums. The image album data 1450 manages which image data is included in the album by associating the image ID with the album ID. Further, the display order (arrangement order) when the image data is displayed as a slide show is stored.

  The display skip flag is effective when selection of image data and non-disclosure setting of image data are accepted on an album editing screen described later. By enabling the display skip flag, the image data can be hidden and skipped when a slide show is displayed.

  The image position information 1440 is generated when the image is plotted on the map display area on the album editing screen, and the album information is transmitted to the website server 200 and updated. The position information corresponding to each image is generated. It is. The position information included in the image position information 1440 is prioritized over the position information in the Exif information 1400, and the image is plotted on the map display area. The above is an example of the configuration of the data table of data stored and managed by the client terminal 100 and the website server 200 in the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG.

  Returning to the description of FIG. When the pressing of the “Upload from PC” button 802 is accepted, an image upload screen as shown in FIG. 9 is activated, and the image upload to the website server 200 is executed in accordance with an operation instruction from the user.

  It should be noted that a thumbnail of an image stored in the client terminal 100 or an external storage device connected to the client terminal 100 is dragged and dragged into an area where “image is dragged and dropped” (in the image registration area 803). When moved by dropping, it is also possible to start uploading an image for which selection has been accepted. When an image is moved into the image registration area 803 by drag and drop, upload processing is started for each data of the image.

  Here, an example of the configuration of the image upload screen in the embodiment of the present invention in FIG. 9 will be described. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of an image upload screen in the embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the image upload screen 900 includes an “add image” button 901, an image addition area 902, an image display area 903, an “upload now” button 904, an “upload later” button 905, an upload meter 906, and the like. It is configured with.

  An “add image” button 901 is a button for selecting and adding an image to be uploaded to the website server 200. When the pressing of the “add image” button 901 is accepted, an image list screen (not shown) (for example, a list screen of image files stored in the storage area of the client terminal 100) is displayed, and an image is displayed from the image list. By selecting, the selected image is added as an image to be uploaded.

  The image added as the upload target image is displayed in the image display area 903. Note that by accepting an operation of dragging and dropping an image thumbnail to the image addition area 902, the dropped image can be added to the image display area 903 as an image to be uploaded.

  The “Upload Now” button 904 is a button for uploading an image selected / added as an image to be uploaded to the website server 200. An “upload later button” 905 is a button for deferring uploading of an image selected / added as an image to be uploaded.

  The “late upload button” 905 is acquired from the web server by using the browser function, for example, in the data table shown in FIG. If the display screen is only displayed based on information, it is not displayed.

  On the other hand, in the data table shown in FIG. 14, when the client terminal holds a table for associating an album with an image (for example, received from the website server 200 and stored), and stores an application to be managed, The “Later upload button” 905 is displayed.

  When an instruction to press the “Upload button” 905 is received (when uploading of an image is suspended), the selected image is displayed in the upload image display area of FIG. 8 as an image of the album being created on the album creation screen 800. Although added to 805, it is not transmitted to the website server 200, and is held by the client terminal 100.

  Thus, even when the website server 200 cannot be accessed, the correspondence between the image data of the local folder and the album is stored on the application in the client terminal 100, and the data in the application is used. The map view screen, which is a screen in which the images of the album are plotted on the map, can be displayed.

  Further, when the website server 200 becomes accessible, the image data that has been stored and managed by the application and that has not been uploaded and registered in the album, and the correspondence data between the image data and the album (FIG. 14). The data stored and managed in the website server 200 can be updated by uploading the various data described in (1) to the website server 200.

  The upload meter 906 is a meter for allowing the user to check the progress of image upload. When an instruction to press either the “Upload Now” button 904 or the “Upload Later” button 905 is received, the display screen is returned to the album creation screen 800 of FIG. The above is an example of the configuration of the image upload screen in the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG.

  Returning to the description of FIG. The upload meter 804 is a meter for allowing the user to check the progress of album upload. Uploading an album refers to data indicating which image (image ID) is associated with which album (album ID) in what order (1400 to 1450 in FIG. 14), a website, and the like. This is the process of registering with the server.

  The upload image display area 805 is an area for displaying thumbnails of images that have been selected and added using the “select from storage” button 801, the “upload from personal computer” button 802, and the image registration area 803.

  The “Upload Now” button 806 is a button for uploading (registering / updating) the album being created to the website server 200. The “upload later button” 807 is a button for deferring the upload of the album.

  The “upload later” button 807 is acquired from the web server by using the browser function, for example, in the data table shown in FIG. If the display screen is only displayed based on information, it is not displayed.

  On the other hand, in the data table shown in FIG. 14, when the client terminal holds a table for associating an album with an image (for example, received from the website server 200 and stored), and stores an application to be managed, The “Later upload button” 807 is displayed.

  When an instruction to press the “upload button” 807 is received, the association data (1400 in FIG. 14) between the album (album ID) created on the album creation screen 800 and the image (image ID) registered in the album. -1450) is stored and managed by an application in the client terminal 100, and is not transmitted to the website server 200.

  Even if the website server 200 cannot be accessed by using the “upload button” 807, the correspondence between the image data of the local folder and the album is stored on the application in the client terminal 100. Using the data in the application, it is possible to display a map view screen which is a screen in which the images of the album are plotted on the map.

  Further, when the website server 200 becomes accessible, the image data that has been stored and managed by the application and that has not been uploaded and registered in the album, and the correspondence data between the image data and the album (FIG. 14). ) Is uploaded to the website server 200, the association data of the album and image data stored and managed in the website server 200 can be updated.

  The album title input receiving unit 808 is an input receiving unit that receives an input of an album title. The above is the description of an example of the configuration of the album creation screen in the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG.

  Returning to the description of FIG. The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 has received an instruction to select an image to be registered in the album from the images stored in the storage of the website server 200 on the album creation screen 800 displayed on the display screen in step S504, or the client terminal It is determined whether an instruction to select from images stored in the storage area 100 has been received (step S505).

  If it is determined that an instruction to select an image to be registered in the album from an image stored in the storage of the website server 200 has been received, the CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 checks the user who is currently logged in to the website server 200. Information on a list screen of image data stored in the storage of the website server 200 in association with the ID is requested.

  The CPU 201 of the website server 200 transmits screen information corresponding to the image data list screen request to the client terminal 100 (step S507). When the CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 receives the screen information of the storage image list screen transmitted from the website server 200, the CPU 201 reads the screen information (HTML information) by the Internet browser and displays it on the display unit. Then, selection of image data to be posted (registered) in the album is accepted from the image list screen (step S508).

  When the selection reception of the image is completed, the display screen is returned to the album creation screen 800. Then, it is determined whether an album upload instruction has been accepted or an instruction to defer uploading has been accepted (step S518).

  If it is determined that an instruction to defer uploading of an album has been received (YES in step S518), the process proceeds to step S517, and the album and an image that has been selected in steps S506 or S508, or both methods are received. The association data (1420 and 1450 in FIG. 14) is stored in a storage area such as the external memory 211 of the client terminal 100 (step S517), and the process is terminated.

  If it is determined that an album upload instruction has been received (NO in step S518), the process proceeds to step S509.

  The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 transmits an album creation instruction to the website server 200 as an image to be posted on the online album in step S506 or S508 or in both methods (step S509). This process is executed by accepting pressing of the “Upload Now” button 806 in FIG. The data configuration transmitted from the client terminal 100 to the website server 200 at this time is shown in FIG. 14 (1400 to 1450).

  When receiving the album creation instruction from the client terminal 100 (step S510), the CPU 201 of the website server 200 determines whether or not the album creation (uploading of the association data between the album and the image) is successful (step S513). When it is determined that the creation is successful (YES in step S513), the CPU 201 of the website server 200 transmits information on an editing screen (FIG. 17) that is a screen for editing the album to the client terminal 100, and the client terminal 100 The CPU 201 of 100 receives this and displays the edit screen on the display screen. The migration process will be described later in the detailed description of the album editing process (step S408) in FIG.

  If it is determined that album creation has failed (NO in step S513, for example, failure due to session timeout, etc.), information on an error screen (not shown) for notifying the failure is transmitted to the client terminal 100, and the client terminal The CPU 201 of 100 receives this, displays it on the display screen, and ends this processing.

  If it is determined in step S505 that an instruction to select an image to be registered in the album from an image stored in the storage area of the client terminal 100 has been received, the CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 displays the image upload screen 900 on the display screen. Then, an image selection instruction is accepted from the display screen (step S506).

  Next, it is determined whether an image upload instruction has been accepted or an instruction to defer uploading of an image has been accepted (step S516). If it is determined that an image upload deferral instruction has been accepted (YES in step S516), processing is performed. The process proceeds to step S517.

  In step S517, the CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 stores the association data (1420 and 1450 in FIG. 14) between the album and the image that has been selected in step S506 in a storage area such as the external memory 211 of the client terminal 100. (Step S517) and the process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that an image upload instruction has been received (NO in step S516), the process proceeds to step S519.

  The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 transmits to the website server 200 in order to upload the image data accepted in step S506 (step S519), and the CPU 201 of the website server 200 receives the image data, The data is stored in a storage area such as the external memory 211 of the server 200 (step S511).

  The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 determines whether or not the image upload is successful (step S512). If it is determined that the image upload is successful (YES in step S512), the process proceeds to step S518. If it is determined that the image upload has failed (NO in step S512), that is, if reception and storage of the image data in step S511 have failed, the process proceeds to step S515 to notify the failure. Information on an error screen (not shown) is transmitted to the client terminal 100, and the CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 receives it, displays it on the display screen, and ends this processing. The above is the description of the flow of album creation processing in the embodiment of the present invention of FIG.

  Returning to the description of FIG. The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 determines whether an album editing instruction has been accepted (step S404). The reception of the album editing instruction is, for example, from the album selection screen (FIG. 16) of the logged-in user displayed after receiving the pressing of the “edit album” button 702 in FIG. To accept a selection. Details of the edit album selection screen in FIG. 16 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  If the CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 determines that an album editing instruction has been received (YES in step S404), the process proceeds to step S408 to start the album editing process (step S408). Is determined not to be accepted (NO in step S404), the process proceeds to step S405.

  Here, an example of the configuration of the album selection screen to be edited in the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of an album selection screen to be edited in the embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 16, the edit album selection screen 1600 includes a “create new album” button 1601, an album display area 1602, and the like. The “create new album” button 1601 is a button for transitioning the display screen to the album creation screen 800 and starting creation of the album. The album display area 1602 is a display unit that displays a list of existing albums created by the logged-in user.

  By accepting the selection of the album displayed in the album display area 1602, the CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 identifies the album to be edited, changes the display screen to a screen as shown in FIG. 17, and edits the album. Start accepting operations. The above is an example of the configuration of the album selection screen to be edited in the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG.

  Next, the flow of album editing processing in the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the flow of album editing processing in the embodiment of the present invention.

  The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 determines whether an instruction to select an album to be edited has been received on the editing album selection screen 1600 (step S1501). If it is determined that an instruction to select an album to be edited has not been accepted (NO in step S1501), the process proceeds to step S1502, and it is determined whether or not the pressing of the “create new album” button 1601 has been accepted (step S1501). S1502).

  If it is determined that pressing of the “create new album” button 1601 is accepted (YES in step S1502), the process proceeds to step S1511 (described in detail in FIG. 5) to end the process, and the “create new album” button When it is determined that the pressing of 1601 has not been received (NO in step S1502), it is determined whether an instruction to end the editing process has been received (step S1503).

  The instruction to end the editing process is, for example, an instruction to press a button for ending the display screen, such as a cross mark displayed at the top of the browser window, or an instruction to press a logout button (not shown).

  If it is determined that an instruction to end the editing process has been received (YES in step S1503), the process ends. If it is determined that an instruction to end the editing process has not been received (NO in step S1503), the process proceeds to step S1501. Go back.

  If the CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 determines in step S1501 that an instruction to select an album to be edited has been accepted (YES in step S1501), the thumbnail of the image data included in the album that has been selected by the selection instruction is displayed. This is a screen that is plotted and displayed at a position on the map corresponding to the position information corresponding to the image data, adding image data to the album, changing the plot position of the plotted image data, and displaying the album as a slide show A screen (FIG. 17) for accepting an editing process such as a change in display order when performing image processing, a process of assigning position information by placing image data without position information on a map, and the like are displayed on the display screen (step S1504). At this time, the CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 acquires image data corresponding to the editing target album (album ID) and data such as albumin setting data from the website server 200 (1400 in FIG. 14). 1450).

  Here, with reference to FIG. 17, an album editing screen and an album editing state in the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an album editing screen and an album editing state in the embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the album edit screen 1700 and the album edit screen 1710 include an “add” button 1701, a “complete” button 1702, a plot image 1703 (thumbnail image), an album image display area 1704, a line 1705, and an “end” button. 1706 and the like.

  An “add” button 1701 is a button for adding new image data to the album being edited. If the “Add” button 1701 is pressed, a screen such as the image upload screen 900 in FIG. 9 is displayed on the display screen, and the “Select from storage” button in FIG. 8 is used instead of the “Add image” button 901. A button such as an “Upload from PC” button 802 is displayed, and an operation for selecting / uploading an image to be added to the album is accepted.

  When the image selection / upload processing is completed, the screen is returned to the album editing screen 1700. At this time, the image data added to the album is added to the rightmost part of the album image display area 1704.

  For example, when the image D is selected on the image upload screen 900 and added to the album, the image D is additionally displayed as shown in the album image display area 1704 of the album edit screen 1700. When the image D holds shooting position information (latitude and longitude in FIG. 14/1400), it is added to the album image display area 1704 and plotted as a plot image on the map based on the shooting position information. The

  A “Done” button 1702 is a button for completing the editing process, transmitting data (1400 to 1450 in FIG. 14) including the correspondence between the album and the image data to the website server 200 and uploading it. is there.

  The plot image 1703 is a thumbnail image, and the shooting position information (latitude / longitude in FIG. 14/1400) of the image data corresponding to the thumbnail image, or the thumbnail image displayed in the album image display area 1704 is dragged and dropped. This is an image plotted on the map based on the position information (latitude and longitude in FIG. 14/1440) corresponding to the image data generated by plotting on the map information by the operation of.

  For example, when the image D does not hold the shooting position information, the image D is dropped by being dragged and dropped to the right of the image B by a user operation as shown in the album editing screen 1700. The position information indicated by the point is associated as position information corresponding to the image D (latitude and longitude in FIG. 14/1440).

  The album image display area 1704 is a display area for thumbnail images of image data registered in the album being edited, and is an area for editing the display order when displaying the images of the album being edited as a slide show. is there. In the case of creating an album, the display order is, for example, the order of image data shooting date and time (shooting date and time of FIG. 14/1400). By doing so, images can be displayed in chronological order when a slide show is displayed.

  For example, according to the display of the album editing screen 1700, the slide show is reproduced in the order of images A, B, C, and D. When a drag operation for image C is accepted and an operation for dropping before image B is accepted, the display order of thumbnail images is changed to A, C, B, and D, and the display order of the slide show is also changed to the album image display. The thumbnail image is changed in accordance with the display order of the thumbnail images in the area 1704 (the display order is changed so that a slide show is displayed in the order of images A, C, B, and D).

  A line 1705 is a line that connects the plotted points of the plot image in the order in which the thumbnail images are displayed in the album image display area 1704. By doing so, it is possible to clarify the relationship of the display order of the images in the slide show display.

  Further, when a new image is plotted on the map, the line 1705 is displayed by changing the line combination destination and the combination source according to the order in which the plotted image is displayed in the album image display area 1704. The In the album image display area 1704, even when the order of the images is changed, the line combination destination and the combination source are changed and displayed according to the changed order of the images.

  In the album editing screens 1700 and 1710, in accordance with the change of the order of the images B and C, the combination destination (for example, the plot image C and the plot image B) of the line 1705, the combination source (for example, the plot image A and the plot image) Image C) has been changed. Further, by newly plotting the image D on the map, a new line 1705 is added in which the combination source is the image B and the combination destination is the image D. The above is the description of the album editing screen and the state of album editing in the embodiment of the present invention of FIG.

  Returning to the description of FIG. The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 determines whether or not an instruction to add a new image (an instruction to press the “add” button 1701) has been received (step S1505), and determines that an instruction to add a new image has been received (step S1505). If YES, the process proceeds to step S1512, and if it is determined that an instruction to add a new image has not been accepted (NO in step S1505), the process proceeds to step S1506.

  In the process of adding a new image in step S1512, a screen such as the image upload screen 900 in FIG. 9 is displayed on the display screen, and instead of the “add image” button 901, a “select from storage” button 801 in FIG. A button such as an “Upload from PC” button 802 is displayed, and an operation for selecting / uploading an image to be added to the album is accepted. When the image selection / upload processing is completed, the screen is returned to the album editing screen 1700. At this time, the image data added to the album is added to the rightmost part of the album image display area 1704. The new image adding process is substantially the same as the process of steps S505 to S518 in FIG.

  The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 determines whether or not the selection of the thumbnail image displayed in the album image display area 1704 in FIG. 17 has been received (step S1506), and determines that the selection of the thumbnail image has not been received (step S1506). The process proceeds to step S1514.

  The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 determines whether or not an editing end instruction (for example, an instruction to press the “end” button 1706 in FIG. 17) has been received (step S1514), and determines that an editing end instruction has been received (step S1514). If YES in step S1514, the process ends and if it is determined that an instruction to end editing is not accepted (NO in step S1514), the process returns to step S1505.

  The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 determines whether an instruction to rearrange thumbnail images determined to have been selected in step S1506 has been received (step S1507). The rearrangement instruction refers to, for example, an instruction to rearrange selected thumbnail images on the album image display area 1704 by an operation such as drag and drop.

  If it is determined that a thumbnail image rearrangement instruction has not been received (NO in step S1507), the display of the map image is controlled so that the selected image becomes the center of the map, and the process is performed before step S1505. return.

  If it is determined that a thumbnail image rearrangement instruction has been received (YES in step S1507), display control of rearrangement on the album image display area 1704 is executed (step S1508), and according to the rearrangement, FIG. As shown in the album edit screens 1700 and 1710, the combination source and combination destination of the line 1705 are changed and displayed (step S1509). At this time, the arrangement data of the image album data 1450 is changed from the data shown in FIG. 14 acquired from the website server 200 in step S1504.

  The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 determines whether an instruction to update album contents has been received (step S1510). The album content update instruction here is, for example, an instruction to press the “complete” button 1702 in FIG. 17, and the addition of the image data edited on the album editing screens 1700 and 1710 and the position corresponding to the image data. This is an instruction to upload and update the display order of images (order of images on the album image display area 1704) when editing / adding information or displaying a slide show to the website server 200. .

  If it is determined that an instruction to update the album content has been received (YES in step S1510), the update content data is transmitted to the website server 200 (step S1511), and the process ends. The data transmitted here is data obtained by changing the data acquired from the website server 200 in step S1504 in the processing of steps S1505 to S1509 in the client terminal 100.

  If it is determined that an instruction to update album contents has not been received (NO in step S1510), the process proceeds to step S1514. The above is the description of the flow of album editing processing in the embodiment of the present invention in FIG.

  Returning to the description of FIG. The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 determines whether an album selection instruction (album display instruction) has been received (step S405). If it is determined that an album selection instruction has been received (YES in step S405), the process proceeds to step S409, and after performing an album display process (details are described in FIG. 6), the process returns to step S402.

  When it is determined that an album selection instruction has not been received (NO in step S405), the process proceeds to step S406, and it is determined whether an instruction to end the top page 700 has been received (step S407). The termination instruction here is, for example, an instruction to press a button for ending the display screen, such as a cross mark displayed at the top of the browser window, or an instruction to press a logout button (not shown).

  If it is determined that an instruction to end the top page 700 has been received (YES in step S407), the process ends. If it is determined that an instruction to end the top page 700 has not been received (NO in step S407), the process proceeds to step S403. Go back. The above is the description of the outline of selection acceptance of each process in the embodiment of the present invention of FIG.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 6, the flow of the slide show execution process in the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the flow of a slide show execution process in the embodiment of the present invention.

  The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 stores the storage area of the website server 200 corresponding to the image data such as all the image data included in the album selected in step S405 in FIG. (1400 to 1450 in FIG. 14) is acquired (step S601).

  The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 receives information on the map view display screen 1000 (FIG. 10) that plots and displays thumbnails of the image data on the map together with the image data from the website server 200, and displays the map view display. The screen 1000 is displayed on the display screen (step S602).

  Here, with reference to FIG. 10, the map view display screen and how the scale of the map is changed during slide show reproduction in the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a map view display screen and how the scale of the map is changed during slide show reproduction in the embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the map view display screen 1000 includes a center point 1001, a plot image 1002, an intermediate point 1003, an enlarged map scale 1004, an enlarged map 1005, an album image 1006, a “play” button 1007, and “pause”. A button 1008, a “stop” button 1009, an “end” button 1010, a map display area 1011 and the like are provided.

  The center point 1001 is the center point of the position of all the plot images on the map calculated from the positions (points indicated by the latitude and longitude) of all the plot images plotted on the map.

  The plot image 1002 is a thumbnail image, and the shooting position information (latitude / longitude in FIG. 14/1400) of the image data corresponding to the thumbnail image or the album image 1006 is plotted in the map information by an operation such as drag and drop. The image is plotted on the map based on the position information (latitude / longitude in FIG. 14/1440) corresponding to the image data generated by the above.

  An intermediate point 1003 is an intermediate point on a straight line connecting the center point 1001 and the plot image 1002. Here, it is assumed that the point is located at an equal distance from the center point 1001 and the plot image 1002. The intermediate point 1003 is a reference point for determining the scale of the map to be changed when the image data in the album is displayed as a slide show.

  An enlarged map scale 1004 is image data in the album, and indicates the scale of the map to be enlarged before the image data to be displayed on the first slide show is enlarged. The enlarged map scale 1004 has the plot image showing the first image data to be displayed as a slide show as the center of the map, and arranges the intermediate point 1003 at the end of the map display area 1011, thereby the CPU 201 of the client terminal 100. Determined by. The display order of the images is specified from the arrangement order of the image album data 1450 in FIG.

  The enlarged map 1005 is an enlarged map based on the enlarged map scale 1004. The album image 1006 is a thumbnail image of image data included in the album. The album images 1006 are displayed on the display screen in the order in which the slide show is displayed, for example, in chronological order. The standard is specified from the arrangement order of the image album data 1450 in FIG.

  A “play” button 1007 is a button for starting playback of the slide show. A “pause” button 1008 is a button for pausing the slide show. A “stop” button 1009 is a button for stopping playback of the slide show. An “end” button 1010 is a button for ending the map view display screen 1000. The above is the description of the map view display screen in FIG. 10 and how the map scale is changed during slide show playback.

  Returning to the description of FIG. The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 determines whether or not a slide show playback instruction has been received (step S603). If it is determined that a slide show reproduction instruction has not been received (NO in step S603), the process proceeds to step S616. If it is determined that a slide show playback instruction has been received (YES in step S603), the process proceeds to step S604, and information on all positions of the plot images plotted on the map is used to display the map view display screen 1000 in FIG. The position of the center point 1001 is calculated (step S604 / the position of the center point is specified).

  Next, an image to be displayed as a slide show is specified from the data in the order of arrangement (display order) stored in 14 of 1450 (step S605), and the position information of the specified image is specified (step S606).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the specified image data is the first image to be displayed as a slide show (step S607). If it is determined that the specified image data is the first image to be displayed in the slide show (YES in step S607), the map is obtained using the center point 1001 specified in step S604 and the position information specified in step S606. The scale is determined and the scale is changed (steps S608 and S609).

  Here, it is a linear point connecting the center point 1001 specified in step S604 and the point indicated by the position information specified in step S606, and the point indicated by the center point 1001 and the position information specified in step S606. The map is scaled so that a point at an equal distance from the point is located at the end of the map display area, and the point indicated by the position information specified in step S606 is located at the center of the map. It is determined (step S608) and changed (step S609, 1004 and 1005 in FIG. 10).

  Thereafter, the image data specified in step S605 is enlarged and displayed on the display screen (step S610). The state of the enlarged display will be described later with reference to FIG.

  The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 determines whether or not a certain time has elapsed after the enlarged display of the image data (step S611). If it is determined that the certain time has not elapsed (NO in step S611), the processing is performed. Is returned before step S611, and if it is determined that a certain time has passed (YES in step S611), the enlarged display of the image data is terminated, and the process proceeds to step S612.

  The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 determines whether or not a slide show stop instruction (end instruction) has been received or display of the image data to be displayed last among the image data to be displayed in the slide show has ended (step S612). When it is determined that a slide show stop instruction has been accepted or display of the image data to be displayed last among the image data to be displayed in the slide show has ended (YES in step S612), the process returns to step S602. The display on the display screen is returned to the display on the map view display screen 1000 in FIG.

  If it is determined that a slide show stop instruction has not been received, or display of the image data to be displayed last among the image data to be displayed in the slide show has not ended (NO in step S612), the process is performed before step S605. Return to continue slideshow display.

  If the CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 determines in step S607 that the specified image data is not the first image to be displayed in the slide show (NO in step S607), for example, the next image to be displayed in the slide show is the second image. In the case of image data, a point on a straight line connecting a point 1 where a plot image of the image data displayed in the first slide show is plotted and a point 2 where the plot image of the second image data is plotted The point at the same distance from the point 1 is located at the end of the map display area, and the position of the second plot image (point 2) is the center of the map. The scale of the map is determined and changed so as to be positioned at (step S613, FIG. 12).

  Here, with reference to FIG. 12, a map view display screen and an enlarged display state of images to be displayed as a slide show in the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a map view display screen and an enlarged display state of images to be displayed as a slide show in the embodiment of the present invention. Since the configuration of various buttons and the like arranged on the map view display screen is almost the same as that of the map view display screen 1000 of FIG. 10, detailed description thereof is omitted.

  An intermediate point 1201 is an intermediate point on a straight line connecting the plot image 1204 and the plot image 1205. Here, it is assumed that the point is a position at an equal distance from the arrangement positions of the plot image 1204 and the plot image 1002. The intermediate point 1201 is a reference point for determining the scale of the map that is changed when the image data in the album is displayed as a slide show.

  The post-change map scale 1202 is a display after the image data to be displayed as a slide show is enlarged and displayed so that the map is displayed and the plot image of the image data to be displayed next as the slide show is positioned at the center of the map (FIG. 13). This is the enlargement / reduction of the map before shifting to the map 1300).

  The post-change map scale 1202 is determined by the CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 by placing the plotted point of the plot image 1204 at the center of the map and placing the intermediate point 1201 at the end of the map display area. . That is, the scale is determined in accordance with the positional relationship between the image data displayed in the slide show and the image data to be displayed next in the slide show. Since the positional relationship changes every time the display of image data changes, the post-change map scale 1202 is not always the same scale, but changes according to the positional relationship.

  That is, for example, the closer the plot position of the plot image 1204 and the plot position of the plot image 1205 are, the larger the map is zoomed in, and the farther the distance between the two positions is, the smaller the map is displayed ( Zoomed out).

  The post-change map 1203 is a map whose scale has been changed based on the post-change map scale 1202. The above is the description of the map view display screen and the state of the enlarged display of images to be displayed as a slide show in the embodiment of the present invention of FIG.

  Returning to the description of FIG. The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 displays map information such as the post-change map 1203 in FIG. 12 on the map display area (step S613), and then plots the image data to be displayed in a slide show (for example, the plot image in FIG. 12). The display on the map display area is changed so that the plot position 1205) is at the center of the map.

  For example, the display is changed so that the map is slid from the center point of the map being displayed (the plot position of the plot image 1203) toward the plot position of the plot image 1204. The map information is appropriately received from the map information providing server described above and displayed on the display screen. The display transition is performed within a predetermined time set in advance for each album.

  At this time, the line connecting the two plot positions described above is displayed on the map in accordance with the transition of the map display, so that the positional relationship between the plot image 1203 and the plot image 1204 can be visually recognized by the user. Can be recognized. The above is the description of the map view display screen and the state of the enlarged display of images to be displayed as a slide show in the embodiment of the present invention of FIG.

  Returning to the description of FIG. As described above with reference to FIG. 12, the CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 starts map display transition so that the plot position of the plot image of the image data to be displayed next as a slide show is positioned at the center of the map. . (Step S614).

  The CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 determines whether or not the plot image of the next image data has reached the center of the map, that is, whether or not the map display transition has been completed (step S615). If it is determined that the display transition has not been completed (NO in step S615), the process returns to step S615 to continue the map display transition.

  If it is determined that the map display transition has been completed (YES in step S615), the process proceeds to step S610.

  If the CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 determines in step S603 that it has not received a slideshow playback instruction (NO in step S603), it determines whether or not an instruction to select an album image 1006 has been received (step S616). Is determined not to be received (NO in step S616), it is determined whether an instruction to end the map view display screen 1000 has been received (step S620).

  If it is determined that an instruction to end the map view display screen 1000 has been received (YES in step S620), the display of the map view display screen 1000 is ended and the present processing is ended. If it is determined that an instruction to end the map view display screen 1000 has not been received (NO in step S620), the process returns to step S603.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S616 that an instruction to select album image 1006 has been received (YES in step S616), the map display area map is set so that the plot image corresponding to the selected album image is positioned at the center of the map. Display transition / movement is started (step S617).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the transition of the map display is completed so that the plot image corresponding to the album image determined to have been selected in step S616 is positioned at the center of the map (step S618), and the map display If it is determined that the transition is not completed (NO in step S618), the transition is continued, and if it is determined that the transition of the map display is completed (YES in step S618), it is selected in step S616. The determined image data corresponding to the album image is enlarged and displayed (step S619). Then, the process proceeds to step S620. The above is the description of the flow of the slide show execution process in the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG.

  Finally, with reference to FIGS. 10 to 13, a map view display screen and an enlarged display state of images to be displayed as a slide show in the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 11 and FIG. 13 are diagrams showing a map view display screen and an enlarged display state of images to be displayed as a slide show in the embodiment of the present invention. The map 1100 in FIG. 11 is the same as the enlarged map 1005 in FIG.

  When the CPU 201 of the client terminal 100 receives an instruction to start a slide show, the display of the map display area 1011 is switched to the display of the enlarged map 1005 (= map 1100 in FIG. 11) in FIG. Next, the first image displayed in the slide show is enlarged and displayed as shown in an image enlargement display screen 1101.

  When a predetermined time has elapsed after the enlarged display is performed, the enlarged display of the image data is terminated, and the display of the map display area 1011 is switched to the display of the changed map 1203 in FIG. Thereafter, the display of the map is changed to a display such as the map 1300 in FIG. 13 in which the plot image of the image data to be displayed next in the slide show is positioned at the center of the map.

  The transition of the map display is performed so as to slide on the map toward the plot image of the image data to be displayed next as a slide show. At this time, a line connecting the plot image displayed at the center of the changed map 1203 and the plot image displayed at the center of the map 1300 in FIG. 13 is displayed on the map in accordance with the transition of the map display. By displaying, the user is made to visually recognize the positional relationship between the plot images.

  When the transition of the map display is completed and the map 1300 is displayed in the map display area, the image data corresponding to the plot image displayed at the center of the map 1300 is enlarged and displayed as shown in the image enlargement display screen 1302. To do.

  When a predetermined time has elapsed after the enlarged display and the enlarged image data is the last image data to be displayed as a slide show, after the enlarged display is finished, the display screen is changed to the map view. The display screen 1000 is restored.

  When a predetermined time has elapsed after the enlarged display and there is image data to be displayed as a slide show after the enlarged image data (when there is image data to be displayed on the third image), The scale of the map is determined using the method described above with reference to FIG. 12, and the map reduced or enlarged according to the determined scale is displayed in the map display area, and the last image data to be displayed as a slide show is displayed. This process is repeated until the enlarged display is completed.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a mechanism for displaying the arrangement relationship of image data on a map in a visually easy-to-understand manner by adjusting the scale of the map.

  As described above, a recording medium that records a program that implements the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or apparatus, and a computer (or CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus stores the program stored in the recording medium. It goes without saying that the object of the present invention can also be achieved by executing the reading.

  In this case, the program itself read from the recording medium realizes the novel function of the present invention, and the recording medium storing the program constitutes the present invention.

  As a recording medium for supplying the program, for example, a flexible disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, CD-R, DVD-ROM, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, ROM, EEPROM, silicon A disk or the like can be used.

  Further, by executing the program read by each device, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized, but also an OS (operating system) running on the computer is actually executed based on the instructions of the program. It goes without saying that a case where the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by performing a part or all of the process and the process is included.

  Furthermore, after the program read from the recording medium is written to the memory provided in the function expansion board inserted into the computer or the function expansion unit connected to the computer, the function expansion board is based on the instructions of the program code. It goes without saying that the case where the CPU or the like provided in the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

  Further, the present invention may be applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices or an apparatus composed of a single device. Needless to say, the present invention can be applied to a case where the present invention is achieved by supplying a program to a system or apparatus. In this case, by reading a recording medium storing a program for achieving the present invention into the system or apparatus, the system or apparatus can enjoy the effects of the present invention.

  Furthermore, by downloading and reading a program for achieving the present invention from a server, database, etc. on a network by a communication program, the system or apparatus can enjoy the effects of the present invention. In addition, all the structures which combined each embodiment mentioned above and its modification are also included in this invention.

  In addition, each process realized by the above-described software can be realized as firmware or hardware configuration, and each process can be realized as each means, and the technical scope of the present invention is realized by such firmware or hardware configuration. Is also included.

1 Network 100 Client terminal 200 Website server 201 CPU
202 ROM
203 RAM
204 System Bus 205 Input Controller 206 Video Controller 207 Memory Controller 208 Communication I / F Controller 209 Input Device (KB)
210 Display (CRT)
211 External memory

Claims (9)

An information processing system including image data, a website server that stores and manages information on positions on a map corresponding to the image data, and an information processing apparatus that includes image data display means for sequentially displaying the plurality of image data. And
Map display control means for controlling to display a map including the position of the image data displayed by the image data display means;
When displaying the next image data on the image data display means, information on the distance between the position of the image data displayed on the image data display means and the position of the image data to be displayed next on the image data display means A map scale determining means for determining a scale of the map whose display is controlled by the map display control means,
With
The map display control means maps a map from the position of the image data displayed by the image data display means to the position of the next image data to be displayed by the image data display means according to the scale determined by the map scale determination means. An information processing system that performs display control for display and movement.   The map scale determining means determines the scale so that the map is enlarged and displayed as the distance between the positions of the two image data is shorter, and the scale is determined so that the map is reduced and displayed as the distance is longer. The information processing system according to claim 1.   The image data display means displays the image data to be displayed next when the map display control means moves the map display to an area including the position of the image data to be displayed next by the image data display means. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the information processing system is displayed. The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the map display control means executes the movement of the display of the map within a predetermined time. Control of an information processing system including image data, a website server that stores and manages information of a position on a map corresponding to the image data, and an information processing device that includes image data display means for sequentially displaying the plurality of image data A method,
A map display control step for controlling the map display control means to display a map including the position of the image data displayed by the image data display means;
When the map scale determining means displays the next image data on the image data display means, the position of the image data displayed on the image data display means and the position of the image data to be displayed next on the image data display means A map scale determining step for determining a scale of the map to be displayed and controlled by the map display control step using information on a distance between
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In the map display control step, a map from the position of the image data displayed on the image data display means to the position of the image data to be displayed next on the image data display means is determined according to the scale determined in the map scale determination step. A control method for an information processing system, wherein display control for display and movement is performed. Executed in an information processing system including image data, a website server that stores and manages information on a position on the map corresponding to the image data, and an information processing device that includes image data display means for sequentially displaying the plurality of image data Is a program that can
The information processing system;
Map display control means for controlling to display a map including the position of the image data displayed by the image data display means;
When displaying the next image data on the image data display means, information on the distance between the position of the image data displayed on the image data display means and the position of the image data to be displayed next on the image data display means And function as map scale determining means for determining the scale of the map displayed and controlled by the map display control means,
The map display control means maps a map from the position of the image data displayed by the image data display means to the position of the next image data to be displayed by the image data display means according to the scale determined by the map scale determination means. A program for an information processing system that performs display control for display and movement. An information processing apparatus comprising image data display means for sequentially displaying a plurality of the image data, which is communicable with image data and a website server that stores and manages information on a position corresponding to the image data on a map,
Map display control means for controlling to display a map including the position of the image data displayed by the image data display means;
When displaying the next image data on the image data display means, information on the distance between the position of the image data displayed on the image data display means and the position of the image data to be displayed next on the image data display means A map scale determining means for determining a scale of the map whose display is controlled by the map display control means,
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The map display control means maps a map from the position of the image data displayed by the image data display means to the position of the next image data to be displayed by the image data display means according to the scale determined by the map scale determination means. An information processing apparatus that performs display control for display and movement. A control method for an information processing apparatus comprising image data display means for sequentially displaying a plurality of the image data, which is communicable with a website server that stores and manages image data and position information on a map corresponding to the image data. And
A map display control step for controlling the map display control means to display a map including the position of the image data displayed by the image data display means;
When the map scale determining means displays the next image data on the image data display means, the position of the image data displayed on the image data display means and the position of the image data to be displayed next on the image data display means A map scale determining step for determining a scale of the map to be displayed and controlled by the map display control step using information on a distance between
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In the map display control step, a map from the position of the image data displayed on the image data display means to the position of the image data to be displayed next on the image data display means is determined according to the scale determined in the map scale determination step. A control method for an information processing apparatus, characterized by performing display control for display and movement. It can be executed by an information processing apparatus that can communicate with image data and a website server that stores and manages information on a position corresponding to the image data, and that includes image data display means for sequentially displaying the plurality of image data. A program,
The information processing apparatus;
Map display control means for controlling to display a map including the position of the image data displayed by the image data display means;
When displaying the next image data on the image data display means, information on the distance between the position of the image data displayed on the image data display means and the position of the image data to be displayed next on the image data display means And function as map scale determining means for determining the scale of the map displayed and controlled by the map display control means,
The map display control means maps a map from the position of the image data displayed by the image data display means to the position of the next image data to be displayed by the image data display means according to the scale determined by the map scale determination means. A program for an information processing apparatus that performs display control for display and movement.

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