JP6146464B2 - Imaging apparatus, information acquisition apparatus, information acquisition system, transmission control method, information acquisition method, and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an imaging device, an information acquisition device, an information acquisition system, a transmission control method, an information acquisition method, and a program.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a technique of automatically transmitting an image to an external device when the image is captured for use in other external devices as well as a photographing device that captures an image photographed by a photographing device (see Patent Document 1). ). In addition, there is a technique of adding position information acquired by a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver incorporated in an image captured by an image capturing apparatus and publishing it on a Web page (see Patent Document 2).

JP 2002-342465 A JP 2004-032129 A

  However, in the techniques described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 described above, it is possible to use the captured image more widely by adding various information such as position information. There is a problem that it is necessary to incorporate various devices and sensors.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and an object thereof is to efficiently acquire information to be added to a captured image.

In order to achieve the above object, an imaging device of one embodiment of the present invention provides:
An imaging unit that acquires an image captured by the imaging unit and generates a captured image;
Image transmission means for transmitting the captured image generated by the imaging means to an information acquisition device;
An instruction to transmit instruction information to the information acquisition apparatus so as to acquire additional information to be added to the captured image transmitted by the image transmission means, which is information acquired by the sensor of the information acquisition apparatus Information transmission means;
Triggered by shooting instruction, together to generate the captured image on the imaging means, so as to obtain the additional information to the instruction information transmitting means, after having to send the instruction information to the information acquisition device, the image the transmitting means, and a control means for controlling the Ru to send the captured image to produce,
It is characterized by providing.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to efficiently acquire information to be added to a captured image.

It is a system configuration figure showing the system configuration of the information addition system concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the imaging device of the information addition system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and the hardware of a portable terminal. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of a setting of automatic transmission setting. It is a functional block diagram which shows the functional structure for performing an information addition process among the functional structures of the imaging device of FIG. It is a functional block diagram which shows the functional structure for performing an information addition process among the functional structures of the portable terminal of FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining a flow of information addition processing executed by the imaging device and the mobile terminal of FIG. 2 having the functional configuration of FIGS. 4 and 5. 6 is a flowchart for explaining a flow of information addition processing executed by the imaging device and the mobile terminal of FIG. 2 having the functional configuration of FIGS. 4 and 5. 6 is a flowchart for explaining a flow of information addition processing executed by the imaging device and the mobile terminal of FIG. 2 having the functional configuration of FIGS. 4 and 5. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the outline | summary of the information addition in 2nd Embodiment. It is a functional block diagram which shows the functional structure for performing an information addition process among the functional structures of the imaging device 1 of FIG. It is a functional block diagram which shows the functional structure for performing an information addition process among the functional structures of the portable terminal 2 of FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining a flow of information addition processing executed by the imaging device 1 and the mobile terminal 2 of FIG. 2 having the functional configurations of FIGS. 10 and 11.

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

<First Embodiment>
FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing a system configuration of an information addition system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, the information addition system S includes an imaging device 1 and a portable terminal 2.
Between the imaging device 1 and the portable terminal 2, the BLE (Bluetooth low energy, “Bluetooth” is a registered trademark) (trademark) of low power consumption and short-range wireless communication which is the first communication method, and the second communication method. Communication is performed by two types of communication methods, Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity), which is a short-distance wireless high-speed communication capable of a certain large volume data communication. The BLE is always connected, and one Wi-Fi is configured to establish a connection based on a connection instruction from the imaging device 1 via the BLE when exchanging a large amount of data.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the imaging device 1 and the mobile terminal 2 of the information addition system S according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Hereinafter, the hardware configuration of the imaging device 1 will be described first, and then the hardware configuration of the mobile terminal 2 will be described. Note that the hardware configuration of the imaging apparatus 1 is suffixed with “−1”, and the hardware configuration of the mobile terminal 2 is suffixed with “−2”. .

The imaging device 1 is configured as a digital camera, for example.
As shown in FIG. 2, the imaging apparatus 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11-1, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12-1, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13-1, a bus 14-1. The input / output interface 15-1, the imaging unit 16-1, the input unit 17-1, the output unit 18-1, the storage unit 19-1, the first communication unit 20-1, and the second communication unit. 21-1 and a drive 22-1.

  The CPU 11-1 executes various processes according to a program recorded in the ROM 12-1 or a program loaded from the storage unit 19-1 to the RAM 13-1.

  The RAM 13-1 appropriately stores data necessary for the CPU 11-1 to execute various processes.

  The CPU 11-1, the ROM 12-1, and the RAM 13-1 are connected to each other via a bus 14-1. An input / output interface 15-1 is also connected to the bus 14-1. The input / output interface 15-1 includes an imaging unit 16-1, an input unit 17-1, an output unit 18-1, a storage unit 19-1, a first communication unit 20-1, a second communication unit 21-1, and a drive. 22-1 is connected.

  Although not shown, the imaging unit 16-1 includes an optical lens unit and an image sensor.

The optical lens unit is configured by a lens that collects light, for example, a focus lens or a zoom lens, in order to photograph a subject.
The focus lens is a lens that forms a subject image on the light receiving surface of the image sensor. The zoom lens is a lens that freely changes the focal length within a certain range.
The optical lens unit is also provided with a peripheral circuit for adjusting setting parameters such as focus, exposure, and white balance as necessary.

The image sensor includes a photoelectric conversion element, AFE (Analog Front End), and the like.
The photoelectric conversion element is composed of, for example, a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) type photoelectric conversion element or the like. A subject image is incident on the photoelectric conversion element from the optical lens unit. Therefore, the photoelectric conversion element photoelectrically converts (captures) the subject image, accumulates the image signal for a predetermined time, and sequentially supplies the accumulated image signal as an analog signal to the AFE.
The AFE performs various signal processing such as A / D (Analog / Digital) conversion processing on the analog image signal. By various signal processing, a digital signal is generated and output as an output signal of the imaging unit 16-1.
Hereinafter, the output signal of the imaging unit 16-1 is referred to as “captured image data”. The captured image data is appropriately supplied to the CPU 11-1, an image processing unit (not shown), and the like.

  The input unit 17-1 includes various buttons and the like, and inputs various types of information according to user instruction operations.

  The output unit 18-1 includes a display, a speaker, and the like, and outputs images and sounds.

  The storage unit 19-1 includes a hard disk or a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) and stores various image data.

  The first communication unit 20-1 controls communication performed with an external device (in the present embodiment, the portable terminal 2) by a first communication method that is low speed but saves power and is suitable for constant connection. In the present embodiment, the first communication method uses a communication method based on the BLE communication standard.

  The second communication unit 21-1 controls communication performed with an external device (in the present embodiment, the portable terminal 2) by a second communication method that is high-speed and suitable for file transmission / reception. In the present embodiment, the second communication method uses a communication method based on the Wi-Fi communication standard in the wireless LAN.

  A removable medium 31-1 made of a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a semiconductor memory, or the like is appropriately attached to the drive 22-1. The program read from the removable medium 31-1 by the drive 22-1 is installed in the storage unit 19-1 as necessary. In addition, the removable medium 31-1 can also store various data such as image data stored in the storage unit 19-1, in the same manner as the storage unit 19-1.

The mobile terminal 2 is configured as a smartphone, for example.
The mobile terminal 2 includes a GPS unit 23-2 and a sensor unit 24-2, in addition to the hardware configuration described above (CPU 11-2 to removable media 31-2). The GPS unit 23-2 and the sensor unit 24-2 are connected to the input / output interface 15-2.

  The GPS unit 23-2 receives GPS signals from a plurality of GPS satellites via a GPS receiving antenna. The CPU 11-2 acquires latitude, longitude, and altitude information (hereinafter referred to as “position information”) indicating the current position of the device (the portable terminal 2) based on the GPS signal received by the GPS unit 23-2. .

  The sensor unit 24-2 includes various sensors such as a temperature sensor, an atmospheric pressure sensor, and an acceleration sensor.

  Note that the description of the hardware configuration of the portable terminal 2 that is the same as that of the imaging device 1 is omitted. That is, the description of the CPU 11-2 to the removable medium 31-2 that is the same as that of the imaging device 1 is omitted.

In the information addition system S configured as described above, information (hereinafter, “additional information”) acquired from the GPS unit 23-2 and the sensor unit 24-2 of the mobile terminal 2 with respect to the image captured by the imaging device 1. It has a function that can be added.
In this embodiment, it is operated on the premise that there is a mobile terminal 2 in the same environment as the imaging device 1, and the mobile terminal 2 acquires various sensor information such as position information and temperature information that are the imaging environment of the imaging device 1, The acquired information is added to the corresponding image as additional information.

Specifically, in the information addition system S of the present embodiment, Wi-Fi, which is high-speed communication for captured image transmission, and control information transmission / reception are always performed between the imaging device 1 and the mobile terminal 2 which is an external device. It connects with BLE which is the low power consumption communication which can be connected.
Then, triggered by the imaging instruction on the imaging device 1 side, the portable terminal 2 is instructed via BLE to acquire sensor information at the time of the imaging instruction.
Then, connection with Wi-Fi is started, the image image | photographed with the imaging device 1 is transmitted to the portable terminal 2, and sensor information is added to an image as additional information on the portable terminal 2 side. In addition, the imaging apparatus 1 transmits a file name, which is identification information for identifying the image to be added, together with an instruction to acquire sensor information at the time of the imaging instruction. The mobile terminal 2 identifies the image to be added based on the identification information and adds the additional information.
Further, when an image is not transmitted from the imaging device 1, additional information is transmitted from the portable terminal 2 via BLE, the additional information is acquired, and the additional information is added to the image.
In the present embodiment, whether to transmit an image from the imaging device 1, which sensor information to acquire, and the like are determined according to the setting.

Here, a setting example of automatic transmission for an image in the present embodiment will be described.
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a setting example of automatic transmission setting. In the figure, □ indicates a check box non-selection state, ■ indicates a check box selection state, ○ indicates a radio button non-selection location, and ● indicates a radio button selection location. In addition, the non-selectable portion is grayed out.

In the present embodiment, it is possible to perform settings (hereinafter referred to as “automatic transmission settings”) for cooperation between the imaging device 1 and an external device (in the present embodiment, the portable terminal 2).
In the automatic transmission setting, a device-side image transmission setting and a terminal-side information reception setting can be set.

  When the device-side image transmission setting is selected from among the automatic transmission settings, as shown in FIG. 3, sensor information is acquired by an external device when an image to be automatically transmitted is captured, and the acquired sensor information is added. Information can be added to the image. At this time, in addition to the presence / absence of setting, it is possible to select what kind of information is to be acquired in the external device. Further, it is possible to instruct the external device to transmit the additional information, and to further set the received additional information to be added to the photographing information by the own device. With this configuration, it is possible to match the image added with the additional information stored in the external device of the transmission destination.

  In addition, in the automatic transmission setting, when the terminal-side information reception setting is performed, the sensor information acquired from the external device can be automatically received by the imaging apparatus 1 as additional information.

  Specifically, in the example of FIG. 3, when the device-side image transmission setting is selected from among the automatic transmission settings, “automatically transmit captured images to an external device” is selected, and “automatically transmitted images are selected”. “Add information acquired by external device” is selected, and the type of additional information is selected. In this example, “position information” is selected. In addition, when instructing the external device to transmit additional information and adding the received additional information to the photographic information by the own device, the “information acquired by the external device is also included in the captured image of the camera”. Select “Append”.

  Also, in the automatic transmission setting, when the terminal side information reception setting is to be performed, “receive information to be added from an external device” is selected.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram illustrating a functional configuration for executing the information addition process among the functional configurations of the imaging apparatus 1 as described above.
The information addition process refers to a series of processes for adding additional information at the time of photographing the image to the acquired image. In the information addition process, when the device-side image transmission setting is set in the automatic transmission setting, information at the time of shooting (additional information) is acquired in the mobile terminal 2, and then the image is automatically transmitted from the imaging device 1. The transmitted and acquired information is added to the image. On the other hand, when the terminal-side information reception setting is set in the automatic transmission setting, the sensor information (additional information) at the time of shooting is acquired in the mobile terminal 2, and the acquired information is used as the imaging apparatus 1. Information is added to the image by the imaging apparatus 1.

  When the information addition process is executed by the imaging apparatus 1, as shown in FIG. 4, in the CPU 11-1, the automatic transmission setting unit 51, the imaging control unit 52, the communication control unit 53, and the information addition unit 54 , Works.

An image storage unit 71 is set in one area of the storage unit 19-1.
The image storage unit 71 stores image data acquired from the imaging unit 16.

  The automatic transmission setting unit 51 performs automatic transmission setting (device-side image transmission setting and terminal-side information reception setting) in accordance with a setting operation by the user via the input unit 17-1. Further, the automatic transmission setting unit 51 determines the setting state of the automatic transmission setting. In addition, the automatic transmission setting unit 51 generates information on the setting contents of the automatic transmission setting on the mobile terminal 2 side (hereinafter referred to as “setting information”) according to the setting result by the user. By generating and transmitting the setting contents of the automatic transmission setting on the portable terminal 2 side by the automatic transmission setting unit 51, it is not necessary to perform individual setting operations by the user, and the operation related to automatic transmission can be performed automatically. .

  The imaging control unit 52 controls the imaging unit 16-1 to execute the imaging process based on an imaging instruction operation through the input unit 17-1 by the user. In addition, the imaging control unit 52 acquires an image (hereinafter also referred to as “captured image”) from the imaging unit 16-1.

The communication control unit 53 controls the first communication unit 20-1 and the second communication unit 21-1 to perform communication according to the automatic transmission setting.
Specifically, the communication control unit 53 sends various instructions to the portable terminal 2 (application activation instruction, position information acquisition trigger), information for associating images (hereinafter referred to as “captured image information”), and automatic transmission. The first communication unit 20 transmits the setting information, which is the setting content of the setting, to the mobile terminal 2 or establishes Wi-Fi communication with the mobile terminal 2 by the second communication unit 21-1. −1 is controlled. In addition, the communication control unit 53 controls the second communication unit 21-1 to transmit an image when Wi-Fi communication is established.
In addition to the instruction to acquire position information, the position information acquisition trigger includes an instruction to add position information to the image as additional information in the case of device-side image transmission setting, and in the case of terminal-side information reception setting. In addition, an instruction to transmit the positional information as additional information to the imaging apparatus 1 together with captured image information to be associated is included.

  The information adding unit 54 includes an image (the same file) corresponding to the captured image information (in this embodiment, the file name of the image) received together with the additional information (for example, position information) acquired according to the position information acquisition trigger. The received additional information is added to the name image.

FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration for executing the information addition process among the functional configurations of the mobile terminal 2 as described above.
When the information addition process is executed in the portable terminal 2, as shown in FIG. 5, in the CPU 11-2, an automatic transmission management unit 91, a communication control unit 92, an application management unit 93, an information acquisition unit 94, The information adding unit 95 functions.

The image storage unit 111 is set in one area of the storage unit 19-2.
The image storage unit 111 stores image data acquired from the imaging apparatus 1.

  The automatic transmission management unit 91 manages settings so that the communication control unit 92 and the like operate based on the setting information transmitted from the imaging device 1.

  The communication control unit 92 controls the first communication unit 20-2 and the second communication unit 21-2 to perform communication according to the automatic transmission setting. Specifically, the communication control unit 92 transmits and receives various types of information (application activation instruction, position information acquisition trigger, captured image information, setting information, and additional information) to and from the imaging apparatus 1 via BLE communication. The first communication unit 20-2 is controlled. In addition, the communication control unit 92 establishes Wi-Fi communication with the imaging device 1 or receives a captured image from the imaging device 1 via Wi-Fi. -2.

  The application management unit 93 manages application activation and operation.

  The information acquisition unit 94 acquires sensor information such as position information and temperature information from the GPS unit 23-2 and the sensor unit 24-2.

  The information adding unit 95 includes an image (the same file name) corresponding to the captured image information (the file name of the image in the present embodiment) received together with the position information acquisition trigger among the images automatically transmitted from the imaging device 1. Additional information (for example, position information) is added to the image.

6 to 8 are flowcharts for explaining the flow of information addition processing executed by the imaging device 1 and the portable terminal 2 of FIG. 2 having the functional configurations of FIGS. 4 and 5.
In the start state of the information addition process, pairing of BLE, which is the first communication method, is completed between the imaging device 1 and the portable terminal 2 and is always connected. In addition, Wi-Fi, which is the second communication method, is in an off state, but the Wi-Fi setting (profile) is mutually acquired between the imaging device 1 and the mobile terminal 2, and Wi-Fi is acquired. Is activated, a one-to-one communication connection can be easily established between the imaging device 1 and the portable terminal 2.
Moreover, in the imaging device 1, the automatic transmission setting unit 51 of the imaging device 1 is configured in accordance with a setting operation to the input unit 17-1 performed by the user via the automatic transmission setting screen as illustrated in FIG. Side image transmission setting or terminal side information transmission setting is performed. That is, when the device-side image transmission setting is performed, an image captured by the imaging device 1 is transmitted to the mobile terminal 2, and additional information (for example, position information) acquired by the mobile terminal 2 is transmitted from the imaging device 1. Added to the image. In addition, when the terminal-side information transmission setting is performed, additional information (for example, position information) acquired by the mobile terminal 2 is transmitted to the imaging device 1, and the additional information is added to the image in the imaging device 1. In addition, the automatic transmission setting unit 51 of the imaging device 1 generates setting information on the mobile terminal 2 side according to the setting performed in the imaging device 1.

<Information addition processing on the imaging apparatus 1>
In step S111, the imaging control unit 52 controls the imaging unit 16-1 to execute the imaging process in response to the imaging instruction. As a result, a captured image is output from the imaging unit 16-1. The output captured image is subjected to shooting processing and stored in the image storage unit 71.

  In step S <b> 112, the communication control unit 53 controls the first communication unit 20-1 to perform communication using BLE, which is the first communication method, and transmit an application activation instruction to the mobile terminal 2. As a result, the application is activated on the mobile terminal 2.

  In step S113, the communication control unit 53 acquires position information, a position information acquisition trigger that is an instruction to add the acquired position information to the image as additional information, and captured image information (in this embodiment, an image file). Name) and the first communication unit 20-1 are controlled to transmit the setting information which is the setting contents of the automatic transmission setting generated by the automatic transmission setting unit 51.

In step S114, the automatic transmission setting unit 51 determines whether or not the apparatus-side image transmission setting function is “ON”.
If the apparatus-side image transmission setting function is “ON”, it is determined YES in step S114, and the process proceeds to step S115.

  In step S115, the communication control unit 53 controls the second communication unit 21-1 to turn on Wi-Fi in an AP (access point) mode serving as a parent device.

In step S116, the communication control unit 53 determines whether or not the second communication unit 21-1 is connected to the mobile terminal 2 by Wi-Fi communication. The communication control unit 53 checks the presence / absence of a notification that the mobile terminal 2 has connected, and determines connection.
If the mobile terminal 2 is connected, YES is determined in step S116, and the process proceeds to step S119. The process after step S119 will be described later.
If the mobile terminal 2 is not connected, NO is determined in step S116, and the process proceeds to step S117.

In step S117, the communication control unit 53 determines whether a preset time has elapsed and timed out.
If the time has not expired, NO is determined in step S117, and the process returns to step S116.
If the time has expired, YES is determined in step S117, and the process proceeds to step S118.

  In step S118, the communication control unit 53 turns off the Wi-Fi communication with the mobile terminal 2 in the second communication unit 21-1, and returns to step S111.

In step S119, the communication control unit 53 controls the second communication unit 21-1 so as to transmit the captured image to the portable terminal 2. As a result of transmission, additional information (for example, position information) acquired by the mobile terminal 2 is added to the captured image.
Thereafter, the information addition process on the imaging device 1 side is terminated.

  On the other hand, if the apparatus-side image transmission setting function is “OFF” (the terminal-side information reception setting function is “ON”), it is determined as NO in Step S114, and the process proceeds to Step S120.

  In step S <b> 120, the communication control unit 53 controls the first communication unit 20-1 so as to receive the position information and captured image information transmitted from the mobile terminal 2.

  In step S121, the information adding unit 54 adds additional information (for example, position information) to the image corresponding to the captured image information stored in the image storage unit 71. Thereafter, the information addition process on the imaging device 1 side is terminated.

<Information addition processing on the mobile terminal 2>
In step S <b> 141, the communication control unit 92 controls the first communication unit 20-2 to receive an application activation instruction transmitted from the imaging device 1 via BLE communication. In response to the application activation instruction, the application management unit 93 activates the application.

  In step S142, the communication control unit 92 receives the position information acquisition trigger transmitted from the imaging apparatus 1, the file name of the captured image that is the captured image information, and the setting information via the BLE communication. The communication unit 20-2 is controlled. The automatic transmission management unit 91 manages the operation of the communication control unit 92 and the like according to the received setting information.

  In step S143, when position information is selected as the type of additional information, the information acquisition unit 94 acquires position information that is a positioning result in the GPS unit 23-2.

In step S144, the automatic transmission management unit 91 determines whether or not the apparatus-side image transmission setting function of the received automatic transmission setting is “ON”.
If the apparatus-side image transmission setting function is “ON”, it is determined YES in step S144, and the process proceeds to step S145.

  In step S145, the communication control unit 92 controls the second communication unit 21-2 to turn on Wi-Fi in an AP (access point) mode serving as a parent device.

  In step S146, the communication control unit 92 controls the second communication unit 21-2 to search for the imaging device 1 of the access point (AP).

In step S147, the communication control unit 92 determines whether the imaging device 1 of the access point (AP) has been found.
If the imaging device 1 of the access point is found (or if the connection with the imaging device 1 has already been established), YES is determined in step S147, and the process proceeds to step S150. The processing after step S150 will be described later.
If the access point imaging device 1 is not found, NO is determined in step S147, and the process proceeds to step S148.

In step S <b> 148, the communication control unit 92 determines whether a preset time has elapsed and timed out.
If the time has not expired, NO is determined in step S148, and the process returns to step S147.
If the time has expired, YES is determined in step S148, and the process proceeds to step S149.

  In step S149, the communication control unit 53 turns off the Wi-Fi communication with the mobile terminal 2 in the second communication unit 21-2, and returns to step S141.

  In step S150, the communication control unit 92 performs communication using Wi-Fi as the second communication method, connects to the imaging device 1 of the access point (AP), and notifies the imaging device 1 of the connection. The second communication unit 21-2 is controlled (communication connection is established with the imaging device 1).

  In step S151, the communication control unit 92 controls the second communication unit 21-2 so as to receive the image transmitted from the imaging device 1. The received image is stored in the image storage unit 111.

  In step S152, the information adding unit 95 adds additional information (for example, position information) to the image corresponding to the captured image information. Thereafter, the information addition processing on the mobile terminal 2 side is terminated.

  On the other hand, when the device-side image transmission setting function is “OFF” (the terminal-side information reception setting function is “ON”), it is determined as NO in Step S144, and the process proceeds to Step S153.

  In step S153, the communication control unit 92 controls the first communication unit 20-2 so as to transmit the position information and the captured image information to the imaging device 1. The position information transmitted to the imaging device 1 is added as additional information to the image corresponding to the captured image information. Thereafter, the information addition processing on the mobile terminal 2 side is terminated. When BLE communication is disconnected, position information and captured image information are held and retransmitted when a connection is established next time.

Therefore, the camera (imaging device 1) and the smartphone (the portable terminal 2 which is an external device) are connected by high-speed communication for captured image transmission and low-power-consumption communication that can be always connected for control information transmission and reception. Taking the shooting instruction on the device 1 side as an opportunity, the mobile terminal 2 as an external device acquires (1) position information (additional information) at the time of the shooting instruction added to the shot image via low power consumption communication. Instruction information (position information acquisition trigger) to be transmitted and identification information (captured image information) for identifying a captured image to be transmitted later are transmitted. (2) The captured image information is transmitted to an image transmitted later by high-speed communication. The corresponding position information is added on the basis of.
In addition, when it is not set to perform automatic transmission, (3) instruction information (position information) for transmitting additional information to be acquired to the imaging device 1 via the low power consumption communication to the mobile terminal 2 that is an external device. Send acquisition trigger).

<Second Embodiment>
FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram for explaining an outline of information addition in the second embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 9, the information addition according to the present embodiment does not acquire position information on the image capturing apparatus 1 side in the image captured by the image capturing apparatus 1, but finally obtains position information with high accuracy on the mobile terminal 2 side. It is added to the image (specifically, added to the Exif area of the image).
Specifically, a BLE profile service that notifies the imaging time to the imaging device 1 is provided, and the mobile terminal 2 is notified of the imaging time when an image is captured.
The mobile terminal 2 receives the shooting time notification, acquires position information, and creates a list (hereinafter referred to as “position information list”) in which a plurality of shooting times and position information are associated with each other. .
When an image is transmitted from the imaging device 1 to the portable terminal 2, the image capturing time is compared with the image capturing time in the position information list, and position information corresponding to the corresponding image capturing time is added to the image. Then, an image having position information is generated.
In the present embodiment, the positional relationship between the imaging device 1 and the mobile terminal 2 is guaranteed by BLE short-range wireless communication, and it is assumed that the mobile terminal 2 is approximately in the vicinity of the imaging device 1 at the time of shooting. .
The shooting time can be grasped as unique information generated continuously every hour, and there is a positioning of identification information for specifying an image. The imaging device 1 and the portable terminal 2 own and manage unique identification information. There is no need. That is, the photographing time (time information added to the photographed image) serves as both information acquisition instruction information from the sensor and identification information for identifying the photographed image.

FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration for executing the information addition process among the functional configurations of the imaging apparatus 1 of FIG.
The information addition process of the present embodiment refers to a series of processes for adding position information to an image corresponding to the shooting time in the imaging apparatus 1. Position information acquired in the vicinity of the shooting time in a state where it is guaranteed that the BLE communication is established at a short distance can be regarded as the position information of the image, and the position information with high accuracy in the portable terminal 2 can be obtained. Can be added. Furthermore, power consumption related to position measurement in the imaging apparatus 1 can be suppressed.

  When the information addition process is executed by the imaging apparatus 1, as shown in FIG. 10, the imaging control unit 52, the time acquisition unit 55, and the communication control unit 53 function in the CPU 11-1.

An image storage unit 71 is set in one area of the storage unit 19-1.
The image storage unit 71 stores image data acquired from the imaging unit 16.

  The imaging control unit 52 controls the imaging unit 16-1 to execute the imaging process based on an imaging instruction operation through the input unit 17-1 by the user.

  The time acquisition unit 55 acquires the time when the imaging process is performed in the imaging unit 16-1, that is, the time when the image was captured (hereinafter referred to as “imaging time”).

  The communication control unit 53 controls the first communication unit 20-1 and the second communication unit 21-1 so as to perform communication. Specifically, the communication control unit 133 controls the first communication unit 20-1 to communicate with the mobile terminal 2 using BLE, which is the first communication method, and to transmit the acquired shooting time. . In addition, the communication control unit 53 controls the second communication unit 21-1 to perform communication with the mobile terminal 2 using Wi-Fi, which is the second communication method, and transmit the captured image.

FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration for executing the information addition process among the functional configurations of the mobile terminal 2 of FIG.
When the information addition process is executed in the portable terminal 2, as shown in FIG. 11, in the CPU 11-2, a communication control unit 92, an information acquisition unit 94, an information matching unit 96, an information addition unit 95, Works.

In addition, a position information list storage unit 112 and an image storage unit 111 are set in one area of the storage unit 19-2.
The position information list storage unit 112 stores a position information list in which the shooting time acquired from the imaging device 1 and the position information acquired by positioning at the corresponding time are associated with each other.
The image storage unit 111 stores image data acquired from the imaging apparatus 1.

  The communication control unit 92 controls the first communication unit 20-2 and the second communication unit 21-2 so as to perform communication. Specifically, the communication control unit 92 controls the first communication unit 20-2 to receive the shooting time transmitted from the imaging device 1 via BLE communication. Further, the communication control unit 92 controls the second communication unit 21-2 so as to receive the image transmitted from the imaging device 1.

  The information acquisition unit 94 acquires position information from the GPS unit 23-2. Specifically, the information acquisition unit 94 stores the acquired position information in the position information list storage unit 112. At this time, the position information list is registered so that the received photographing time is associated with the acquired position information.

  The information collation unit 96 collates the image photographing time with the photographing time of the position information list stored in the position information list storage unit 112. Specifically, the information collation unit 96 collates the shooting time of the received image with the shooting time of the position information list, and determines whether there is a matching shooting time.

  The information adding unit 95 adds position information to the image. Specifically, the information adding unit 95 adds position information corresponding to the images determined to be coincident by the information matching unit 96.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of information addition processing executed by the imaging device 1 and the mobile terminal 2 of FIG. 2 having the functional configurations of FIGS. 10 and 11. In the start state of the information addition process, pairing of BLE, which is the first communication method, is completed between the imaging device 1 and the portable terminal 2 and is always connected. In addition, Wi-Fi, which is the second communication method, is in an off state, but the Wi-Fi setting (profile) is acquired between the imaging device 1 and the mobile terminal 2 at the time of image transmission. A one-to-one communication connection is established between the imaging device 1 and the portable terminal 2, and image transmission is automatically performed from the imaging device 1 to the portable terminal 2.

<Information addition processing on the imaging apparatus 1>
In step S171, the imaging control unit 52 controls the imaging unit 16-1 to execute the imaging process in response to the imaging instruction. As a result, a captured image is output from the imaging unit 16-1. The output captured image is subjected to shooting processing and stored in the image storage unit 71.

  In step S172, the time acquisition unit 55 acquires the imaging time when the imaging process in the imaging unit 16-1 was executed.

  In step S <b> 173, the communication control unit 53 controls the first communication unit 20-1 to communicate with the mobile terminal 2 using BLE, which is the first communication method, and transmit the acquired shooting time.

  In step S174, the communication control unit 53 controls the second communication unit 21-1 to communicate with the mobile terminal 2 using Wi-Fi, which is the second communication method, and transmit the captured image. . Thereafter, the information addition process on the imaging device 1 side is terminated.

<Information addition processing on the mobile terminal 2>
In step S191, the communication control unit 92 controls the first communication unit 20-2 to receive the shooting time transmitted from the imaging device 1 via the BLE communication.

  In step S192, when the position information is selected as the type of additional information, the information acquisition unit 94 acquires position information that is a positioning result in the GPS unit 23-2.

  In step S193, the information acquisition unit 94 stores the acquired position information in the position information list storage unit 112. At this time, the position information list is registered so that the received photographing time is associated with the acquired position information.

  In step S194, the communication control unit 92 controls the second communication unit 21-2 so as to receive the image transmitted from the imaging device 1. The received image is stored in the image storage unit 111.

In step S195, the information collation unit 96 collates the shooting time of the received image with the shooting time of the position information list, and determines whether there is a matching shooting time.
If there is no coincident shooting time, NO is determined in step S195, and the information adding process on the portable terminal 2 side is terminated.
If there is a matching shooting time, YES is determined in step S195, and the process proceeds to step S196.

  In step S196, the information adding unit 95 adds position information corresponding to the matched image. Thereafter, the information addition processing on the mobile terminal 2 side is terminated.

  In the above-described embodiment, since a plurality of images cannot be captured at the same time, it can be managed only by the shooting time without using a unique ID such as the file name of the image. Assuming a case where correction is made, when the same shooting time is transmitted, the old one may be discarded and updated.

Conventionally, a method of adding position information to an image is a method in which position information is acquired by a GPS mounted on the imaging device 1 (camera) and added by the imaging device 1 (camera). There is a method of acquiring position information with a GPS logger or a portable terminal 2 (smartphone) and adding it with a device other than the imaging device 1 (camera).
The method of adding position information by the imaging apparatus 1 (camera) consumes a large amount of GPS power and shortens the operable time of the imaging apparatus 1 (camera). In addition, the accuracy of the position information is poor due to restrictions on mounting the GPS antenna.
In the method of adding position information by a device other than the imaging device 1 (camera), since the device cannot recognize when an image is taken, the position information must be continuously acquired, and current consumption and processing load are large. . In addition, in order to determine which position information is added to which image, it is determined by matching the time of the imaging device 1 (camera) and the device. It is necessary to set the clock.

  Therefore, in the information addition system S, BLE is used, and the imaging device 1 (camera) notifies the mobile terminal 2 (smartphone) application of the image capturing time at the time of capturing. When the application receives the notification by BLE, the application acquires position information, stores it in association with the shooting time notified by BLE, receives image data from the imaging device 1 (camera) later, and records the image recorded in the image. When the time and the shooting time notified by BLE coincide with each other, the position information stored in association with the time is added to the image.

Specifically, the information addition system S performs the following operations.
A BLE profile for notifying the imaging time to the imaging apparatus 1 (camera) is provided.
The imaging apparatus 1 (camera) notifies the application of the shooting time stored in the image at the time of shooting by BLE.
The imaging device 1 (camera) does not notify the same shooting time twice.
The application acquires position information when the shooting time is notified by BLE, and stores the position information in association with the shooting time notified by BLE in the position information list.
・ The app can store multiple information related to shooting time and location information in the location information list.
When the application receives a notification of the same shooting time as the already stored shooting time (assuming the clock setting of the imaging device 1 (camera)), the application acquires and stores the position information again and discards the old position information. .
-When the application receives image data from the imaging device 1 (camera) and the shooting time recorded in the image matches the shooting time notified by BLE, the associated location information is added to the image. To do.

With this configuration, the information addition system S has the following effects.
Since position information is not acquired by the image pickup apparatus 1 (camera), current consumption of the image pickup apparatus 1 (camera) is not affected.
-Since location information is acquired with the portable terminal 2 (smartphone), the accuracy of location information is high.
-Since the application acquires the position information when receiving the BLE notification, the current consumption and the processing load are smaller than the continuous acquisition of the position information.
Since the imaging device 1 (camera) does not notify the same shooting time repeatedly, the communication load of BLE notification for adding position information to images having the same shooting time such as continuous shot images is small.
-Since the process of adding position information is performed asynchronously with the shooting, it does not interfere with the shooting process.
Since the image edited (resized, trimmed, etc.) by the imaging device 1 (camera) has the same shooting time as the original image, when the image is transferred to the mobile terminal 2 (smartphone), the original image The same position information can be added.

The imaging device 1 configured as described above includes an imaging control unit 52, a first communication unit 20-1, and a communication control unit 53.
The imaging control unit 52 acquires an image captured by the imaging unit 16-1, and generates a captured image.
The first communication unit 20-1 is information acquired by the sensor of the mobile terminal 2 that is an external device, and acquires additional information to be added to the captured image generated by the imaging control unit 52. A position information acquisition trigger that is instruction information is transmitted to the mobile terminal 2 that is the external device.
The communication control unit 53 causes the image capturing control unit 52 to generate a captured image triggered by the image capturing instruction, and the position information that is the instruction information so that the first communication unit 20-1 acquires additional information at the time of the image capturing instruction. Control is performed to transmit the acquisition trigger to the portable terminal 2 which is an external device.
As a result, the imaging apparatus 1 can acquire additional information at the time of shooting instruction even if the imaging apparatus 1 does not include a device or sensor for acquiring information to be added to the captured image.

The imaging device 1 further includes a second communication unit 21-1 that transmits a captured image generated by the imaging control unit 52 to the mobile terminal 2 that is an external device.
The position information acquisition trigger that is the instruction information further includes an instruction for adding the additional information acquired by the mobile terminal 2 that is the external device to the captured image.
The communication control unit 53 causes the second communication unit 21-1 to transmit the captured image generated by the imaging control unit 52 to the portable terminal 2 that is an external device, in response to the shooting instruction, and the first communication unit 20-1. In addition, a position information acquisition trigger as instruction information is acquired so as to acquire additional information to be added to the captured image transmitted by the second communication unit 21-1 and add the additional information to be acquired to the transmitted captured image. Is transmitted to the portable terminal 2 which is an external device.
Thereby, information can be added to the image captured on the mobile terminal 2 side which is an external device, and information to be added to the captured image can be efficiently acquired.

The 1st communication part 20-1 further transmits the picked-up image information which is the identification information which can identify the picked-up image transmitted by the 2nd communication part 21-1 to the portable terminal 2 which is an external device.
The communication control unit 53 controls the first communication unit 20-1 to further transmit the captured image information, which is identification information, to the mobile terminal 2, which is an external device, triggered by the imaging instruction.
Thereby, information corresponding to the photographed image can be reliably added.

The position information acquisition trigger that is the instruction information further includes an instruction to transmit the additional information acquired by the mobile terminal 2 that is the external apparatus to the imaging apparatus 1 that is the imaging apparatus.
The communication control unit 53 externally sends a position information acquisition trigger as instruction information to the first communication unit 20-1, triggered by the imaging instruction, so as to transmit the additional information to be acquired to the imaging apparatus 1 as the imaging apparatus. Control to further transmit to the portable terminal 2 as a device is performed.
Thereby, since the mobile terminal 2 can automatically transmit the additional information to the imaging device 1, the information added to the image can be efficiently acquired.

In addition, the imaging apparatus 1 has an automatic transmission setting unit 51 that sets whether or not the second communication unit 21-1 automatically transmits a captured image generated by the imaging control unit 52 to the mobile terminal 2 that is an external device. Is further provided.
The communication control unit 53 externally transmits a captured image captured by the imaging control unit 52 to the second communication unit 21-1 when the automatic transmission setting unit 51 is set to automatically transmit with a shooting instruction as a trigger. The instruction information is transmitted so that the mobile terminal 2 as a device transmits the additional information to be added to the transmitted captured image and the additional information to be acquired is added to the captured image. While performing control to transmit a certain position information acquisition trigger to the mobile terminal 2 that is an external device, when the setting is not to transmit automatically, the second communication unit 21-1 causes the first communication unit 20-1 to Additional information to be added to the transmitted captured image is acquired, and a position information acquisition trigger that is instruction information is transmitted to the mobile terminal 2 that is an external device so that the additional information to be acquired is transmitted to the imaging device 1 that is the imaging device. Send Please is carried out.
Thereby, the user can arbitrarily set whether or not to automatically transmit an image to the mobile terminal 2. Further, even when the transmission is not automatically performed, the additional information can be surely added to the image.

The position information acquisition trigger that is the instruction information further includes the type of additional information that the mobile terminal 2 that is the external device acquires.
The communication control unit 53 triggers a position information acquisition trigger, which is instruction information, in the mobile terminal 2 that is an external device so that the first communication unit 20-1 acquires additional information of the type specified by the shooting instruction. Further control is performed.
Thereby, various additional information can be acquired and the information added to the imaged image can be acquired efficiently.

The communication control unit 53 controls the first communication unit 20-1 so as to transmit the shooting time, which is time information at the time of shooting image generation, by the imaging unit 16-1 as instruction information.
Thereby, it is not necessary to set the clock between the imaging device 11 and the portable terminal 2, and it is only necessary to transmit the captured image and the captured time.

The imaging unit 16-1 further adds a shooting time to the generated captured image.
The communication control unit 53 controls the first communication unit 20-1 to transmit the shooting time together with the instruction information as identification information for identifying the captured image transmitted by the communication control unit 53. .
Thereby, even when a plurality of captured images are transmitted continuously, it is not necessary to separately transmit information for identifying the captured images.

The instruction information transmitted by the first communication unit 20-1 is acquired by the mobile terminal 2 prior to the captured image transmitted by the second communication unit 21-1.
Thereby, the additional information at the time of the photographing instruction can be efficiently added.

The communication control unit 53 controls the second communication unit 21-1 to transmit a captured image via Wi-Fi as a communication medium.
The communication control unit 53 controls the first communication unit 20-1 to transmit instruction information via BLE as a communication medium.
Thereby, the start of a high-speed instruction and high-speed image transmission can be realized with low power consumption.

The portable terminal 2 includes a GPS unit 23-2.
The communication control unit 92 controls the second communication unit 21-2 so as to receive the captured image information transmitted from the imaging device 1.
The communication control unit 92 receives instruction information that is instruction information transmitted from the imaging apparatus 1 and that acquires additional information to be added to the captured image received by the second communication unit 21-2. The first communication unit 20-2 is controlled.
The information acquisition unit 94 acquires additional information by the GPS unit 23-2 according to the instruction information received by the first communication unit 20-2.
The information adding unit 95 performs a process of adding additional information acquired by the information acquiring unit 94 to the captured image received by the communication control unit 92.
As a result, information can be added to the image captured by the imaging device 1 that is an external device, and highly accurate information to be added to the captured image can be efficiently acquired.

  Also in the second embodiment, not only the position information by GPS but also the sensor unit 24-2 as in the first embodiment, and the imaging device 1 by various sensors such as a temperature sensor, an atmospheric pressure sensor, and an illuminance sensor. You may make it acquire the surrounding environmental information. Further, information that can be acquired from the Web that is tangled with sensor information may be acquired. In addition, when there is special information in the external device (for example, when the sensor detects an abnormal value), the external device makes a determination and transmits the additional information to the imaging device 1 so as to add it to the image. Or added to the received image.

The communication control unit 92 controls the first communication unit 20-2 so as to receive, as instruction information, a shooting time that is time information at the time of generating a shot image transmitted from the imaging device 1.
The information acquisition unit 94 acquires additional information by the GPS unit 23-2 in response to receiving the shooting time transmitted from the imaging device 1.
Thereby, it is not necessary to set the clock between the imaging device 1 and the portable terminal 2, and it is only necessary to transmit the captured image and the imaging time.

The communication control unit 92 controls the first communication unit 20-2 so as to receive the shooting time transmitted from the imaging device 1 as identification information for identifying the shot image received by the communication control unit 92. .
The information adding unit 95 collates the photographing time added to the photographed image received by the communication control unit 92 with the photographing time as identification information received by the communication control unit 92, thereby obtaining the information acquisition unit 94. The photographed image to which the additional information acquired by is added is identified.
Thereby, even when a plurality of captured images are transmitted continuously, it is not necessary to separately transmit information for identifying the captured images.

The portable terminal 2 further includes a position information list storage unit 112 that stores a plurality of shooting times as identification information received by the communication control unit 92 and additional information acquired by the information acquisition unit 94 in association with each other.
The information adding unit 95 checks the shooting time added to the shot image received by the communication control unit 92 and the shooting time as identification information stored in the position information list storage unit 112, thereby The captured image to which the additional information stored in addition is added is identified.
Thereby, even if the order in which the captured images are received is changed, there is no possibility that the captured information to which the additional information is added will be mistaken.

When the shooting time as identification information received by the communication control unit 92 matches the stored shooting time, the positional information list storage unit 112 newly acquires additional information to be associated by the information acquisition unit 94. Update to additional information.
Thereby, even when the clock on the imaging device 1 side is corrected, it can be dealt with.

The instruction information received by the first communication unit 20-2 is acquired before the captured image received by the second communication unit 21-2.
Thereby, it is possible to efficiently add the additional information at the photographing instruction point.

Information that can be acquired by the mobile terminal 2 that is an external device is position information.
Thereby, even if it does not have a function which acquires position information with imaging device 1, information added to a photoed picture can be acquired efficiently.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, The deformation | transformation in the range which can achieve the objective of this invention, improvement, etc. are included in this invention.

  In the above embodiment, the external device may be a photographing device such as a smartphone, a PC, another digital camera, or a server, and the communication may be other wireless communication such as NFC or a public line.

  In the above-described embodiment, the automatic transmission function is not provided, the external device is instructed to transmit additional information, and the received additional information is limited to the function of adding the captured information to the own device. May be.

  In the above-described embodiment, when additional information is transmitted from an external device to the own device, BLE is used. However, Wi-Fi may be used.

  In the above-described embodiment, the additional information acquired by the external device may not be one type, and the type of additional information to be acquired is added to the instruction information according to the shooting situation at the time of shooting instruction. You may comprise as follows.

  In the above-described embodiment, the transmission of the instruction information for acquiring the additional information and the transmission of the captured image may be shifted in timing, so that the transmission of the instruction information is performed by one system communication (for example, only Wi-Fi). The captured images may be transmitted in time series.

  In the above-described embodiment, the identification information may be any information as long as the captured image can be identified. The external device stores the date and time information at the time of receiving the instruction information, and the captured image is received later. You may compare with date information.

  In the above-described embodiment, position information is added even to an image that has been edited (resized or trimmed) on the photographing apparatus 1 side and transmitted. That is, it is possible to add position information by maintaining the same shooting time as the original image even in the edited image.

  In the above-described embodiment, the position information is acquired in response to the image capturing process. However, the position information is separately acquired regardless of the image capturing, and the image capturing time and the position information are acquired. You may comprise so that the positional information which time matched may be added as positional information on an image.

  In the above-described embodiment, the present invention can be applied not only to still images but also to moving images.

In the above-described embodiment, the imaging apparatus 1 to which the present invention is applied has been described using a digital camera as an example, but is not particularly limited thereto.
For example, the present invention can be applied to general electronic devices having an information addition processing function. Specifically, for example, the present invention can be applied to a notebook personal computer, a printer, a television receiver, a video camera, a portable navigation device, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a portable game machine, and the like.

The series of processes described above can be executed by hardware or can be executed by software.
In other words, the functional configurations of FIGS. 4, 5, 9, and 10 are merely examples, and are not particularly limited. That is, it is sufficient that the imaging apparatus 1 has a function capable of executing the above-described series of processing as a whole, and what functional block is used to realize this function is particularly shown in FIGS. And it is not limited to the example of FIG.
In addition, one functional block may be constituted by hardware alone, software alone, or a combination thereof.

When a series of processing is executed by software, a program constituting the software is installed on a computer or the like from a network or a recording medium.
The computer may be a computer incorporated in dedicated hardware. The computer may be a computer capable of executing various functions by installing various programs, for example, a general-purpose personal computer.

  The recording medium including such a program is not only constituted by the removable medium 31 of FIG. 2 distributed separately from the apparatus main body in order to provide the program to the user, but also in a state of being incorporated in the apparatus main body in advance. The recording medium etc. provided in The removable medium 31 is composed of, for example, a magnetic disk (including a floppy disk), an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, or the like. The optical disc is composed of, for example, a CD-ROM (Compact Disk-Read Only Memory), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), a Blu-ray (registered trademark) Disc (Blu-ray Disc), and the like. The magneto-optical disk is configured by an MD (Mini-Disk) or the like. In addition, the recording medium provided to the user in a state of being preliminarily incorporated in the apparatus main body includes, for example, the ROM 12 in FIG. 2 in which the program is recorded, the hard disk included in the storage unit 19 in FIG.

In the present specification, the step of describing the program recorded on the recording medium is not limited to the processing performed in time series along the order, but is not necessarily performed in time series, either in parallel or individually. The process to be executed is also included.
Further, in the present specification, the term “system” means an overall apparatus including a plurality of apparatuses and a plurality of means.

  As mentioned above, although several embodiment of this invention was described, these embodiment is only an illustration and does not limit the technical scope of this invention. The present invention can take other various embodiments, and various modifications such as omission and replacement can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention described in this specification and the like, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalent scope thereof.

The invention described in the scope of claims at the beginning of the filing of the present application will be appended.
[Appendix 1]
An imaging unit that acquires an image captured by the imaging unit and generates a captured image;
Image transmission means for transmitting the captured image generated by the imaging means to an information acquisition device;
An instruction to transmit instruction information to the information acquisition apparatus so as to acquire additional information to be added to the captured image transmitted by the image transmission means, which is information acquired by the sensor of the information acquisition apparatus Information transmission means;
In response to a shooting instruction, the shooting unit generates the shot image, the image transmission unit transmits the shot image to be shot, and the instruction information transmission unit acquires the additional information at the time of shooting image generation. Control means for performing control to transmit the instruction information to the information acquisition device;
An imaging apparatus comprising:
[Appendix 2]
The instruction information further includes an instruction for the information acquisition device to add the additional information acquired by the information acquisition device to the captured image.
The control means causes the image transmission means to transmit the photographed image generated by the photographing means to the information acquisition device in response to the photographing instruction, and transmits the instruction information transmission means to the instruction information transmission means by the image transmission means. Obtaining the additional information to be added to the captured image, and performing control to transmit the instruction information to the information acquisition device so as to add the additional information to be acquired to the transmitted captured image.
The imaging apparatus according to Supplementary Note 1, wherein:
[Appendix 3]
The instruction information transmission unit further transmits identification information that enables identification of the captured image transmitted by the image transmission unit to the information acquisition device,
The control means controls the instruction information transmission means to further transmit the identification information to the information acquisition device, triggered by the photographing instruction.
The imaging apparatus according to Supplementary Note 2, wherein
[Appendix 4]
The instruction information further includes an instruction to transmit the additional information acquired by the information acquisition apparatus to the imaging apparatus.
The control means performs control to further transmit the instruction information to the information acquisition apparatus so that the instruction information transmission means transmits the additional information to be acquired to the imaging apparatus in response to the imaging instruction.
The imaging device according to appendix 2 or 3, characterized by the above.
[Appendix 5]
The image transmission means further comprises setting means for setting whether to automatically transmit the captured image generated by the imaging means to the information acquisition device;
The control means transmits the photographed image photographed by the photographing means to the image acquisition means to the information acquisition device when the setting means is configured to automatically transmit by the photographing instruction. The instruction information transmitting means acquires the additional information to be added to the captured image to be transmitted, and transmits the instruction information to the information acquisition apparatus so as to add the additional information to be acquired to the captured image. The additional information to be added to the captured image transmitted by the image transmitting means is acquired and acquired in the instruction information transmitting means when the automatic transmission is not set. Performing control to transmit the instruction information to the information acquisition device so as to transmit information to the imaging device;
The imaging apparatus according to any one of appendices 2 to 4, characterized in that:
[Appendix 6]
The instruction information further includes the type of additional information acquired by the information acquisition device,
The control means performs control to further transmit the instruction information to the information acquisition apparatus so that the instruction information transmission means acquires the additional information of the type to be specified, triggered by the photographing instruction.
The imaging apparatus according to any one of appendices 2 to 5, characterized in that:
[Appendix 7]
The instruction information transmission means transmits a photographing time which is time information at the time of photographing image generation by the photographing means as the instruction information.
The imaging apparatus according to any one of appendices 1 to 6, characterized in that:
[Appendix 8]
The photographing means further adds a photographing time to the photographed image to be generated,
The instruction information transmission means transmits the photographing time together with the instruction information as identification information for identifying the photographed image transmitted by the image transmission means, to the information acquisition device.
The imaging apparatus according to appendix 7, wherein
[Appendix 9]
The instruction information transmitted by the instruction information transmission unit is acquired by the information acquisition device prior to the captured image transmitted by the image transmission unit.
The imaging device according to any one of appendices 1 to 8, characterized in that:
[Appendix 10]
The information acquired by the sensor of the information acquisition device is position information.
The imaging apparatus according to any one of appendices 1 to 9, characterized in that:
[Appendix 11]
The image transmission means transmits the captured image via Wi-Fi as a communication medium,
The instruction information transmitting means transmits the instruction information via BLE (Bluetooth low energy) as a communication medium.
The imaging device according to any one of appendices 1 to 10, characterized in that:
[Appendix 12]
An information acquisition device including a sensor,
Image receiving means for receiving photographed image information transmitted from the photographing device;
Instruction information receiving means for receiving the instruction information transmitted from the photographing apparatus and acquiring the instruction information for adding to the photographed image received by the image receiving means;
Information acquisition means for acquiring the additional information by the sensor in accordance with the instruction information received by the instruction information receiving means;
Information adding means for performing processing for adding the additional information acquired by the information acquiring means to the captured image received by the image receiving means;
An information acquisition device comprising:
[Appendix 13]
The instruction information receiving means receives, as the instruction information, a photographing time that is time information at the time of generating a photographed image transmitted from the photographing device,
The information acquisition means acquires the additional information by the sensor in response to receiving the imaging time transmitted from the imaging device.
The information acquisition device according to appendix 12, characterized by:
[Appendix 14]
The instruction information receiving means receives the photographing time transmitted from the photographing apparatus as identification information for identifying the photographed image received by the image receiving means,
The information adding means collates the photographing time added to the photographed image received by the image receiving means with the photographing time as the identification information received by the instruction information receiving means, The captured image to which the additional information acquired by the information acquisition unit is added is identified.
Item 14. The information acquisition device according to appendix 13.
[Appendix 15]
And further comprising correspondence information storage means for storing a plurality of the photographing time as the identification information received by the instruction information receiving means and the additional information obtained by the information obtaining means in association with each other.
The information adding means collates a photographing time added to the photographed image received by the image receiving means with a photographing time as the identification information stored in the correspondence information storage means, Identifying the captured image to which the additional information stored in association is added;
The information acquisition device according to appendix 14, characterized by:
[Appendix 16]
The correspondence information storage means newly acquires additional information to be associated by the information acquisition means when the photographing time as the identification information received by the instruction information receiving means coincides with the stored photographing time. Update to additional information
The information acquisition apparatus according to supplementary note 15, wherein
[Appendix 17]
The instruction information received by the instruction information receiving unit is acquired before the captured image received by the image receiving unit.
The information acquisition device according to any one of supplementary notes 12 to 16, wherein
[Appendix 18]
The information acquired by the information acquisition means by the sensor is position information.
The information acquisition device according to any one of appendices 12 to 17, characterized in that:
[Appendix 19]
The image receiving means receives the captured image via Wi-Fi as a communication medium,
The instruction information receiving means receives the instruction information via BLE as a communication medium.
The information acquisition device according to any one of supplementary notes 12 to 18, characterized in that:
[Appendix 20]
An information acquisition system comprising an imaging device and an information acquisition device having a sensor,
The imaging device
An imaging unit that acquires an image captured by the imaging unit and generates a captured image;
Image transmission means for transmitting the captured image generated by the imaging means to the information acquisition device;
An instruction to transmit instruction information to the information acquisition apparatus so as to acquire additional information to be added to the captured image transmitted by the image transmission means, which is information acquired by the sensor of the information acquisition apparatus Information transmission means;
In response to a shooting instruction, the shooting unit generates the shot image, the image transmission unit transmits the shot image to be shot, and the instruction information transmission unit acquires the additional information at the time of shooting image generation. Control means for performing control to transmit the instruction information to the information acquisition device,
The information acquisition device includes:
Image receiving means for receiving the instruction information transmitted from the imaging device;
Instruction information receiving means for receiving instruction information that is instruction information transmitted from the photographing apparatus and that acquires the additional information received by the image receiving means;
Information acquisition means for acquiring the additional information by the sensor according to the instruction information received by the instruction information receiving means;
Information adding means for performing processing for adding the additional information acquired by the information acquiring means to the captured image received by the image receiving means;
An information acquisition system characterized by that.
[Appendix 21]
Information acquired by the information acquisition means by the sensor is position information.
The information acquisition system according to supplementary note 20, wherein
[Appendix 22]
The image transmission unit and the image reception unit transmit and receive a captured image via Wi-Fi as a communication medium,
The instruction information transmitting unit and the instruction information receiving unit transmit and receive the instruction information via BLE as a communication medium.
The information acquisition system according to appendix 20 or 21, characterized in that.
[Appendix 23]
An imaging process for acquiring an image captured by the imaging unit and generating a captured image;
Image transmission processing for transmitting the captured image generated by the imaging processing to an information acquisition device;
Instruction to transmit instruction information to the information acquisition apparatus so as to acquire additional information to be added to the captured image transmitted by the image transmission process, which is information acquired by the sensor of the information acquisition apparatus Information transmission processing,
In response to a shooting instruction, the shooting process generates the shot image, the image transmission process transmits the shot image to be shot, and the instruction information transmission process acquires the additional information at the time of shooting image generation. Control processing for performing control to transmit the instruction information to the information acquisition device,
Including a transmission control method.
[Appendix 24]
There is an information acquisition method executed by an information acquisition device including a sensor,
Image reception processing for receiving photographed image information transmitted from the photographing device;
Instruction information receiving process for receiving instruction information to be acquired from the imaging apparatus and acquiring additional information to be added to the captured image received by the image receiving process;
In accordance with the instruction information received by the instruction information reception process, an information acquisition process for acquiring additional information by a sensor;
An information addition process for performing a process of adding additional information acquired by the information acquisition process to the captured image received by the image reception process;
An information acquisition method comprising:
[Appendix 25]
On the computer,
An imaging function for acquiring an image captured by the imaging means and generating a captured image;
An image transmission function for transmitting the captured image generated by the imaging function to an information acquisition device;
Instruction for transmitting instruction information to the information acquisition apparatus so as to acquire additional information to be added to the captured image transmitted by the image transmission function, which is information acquired by the sensor of the information acquisition apparatus Information transmission function,
In response to a shooting instruction, the shooting function generates the shot image, the image transmission function transmits the shot image to be shot, and the instruction information transmission function acquires the additional information at the time of shooting image generation. A control function for performing control to transmit the instruction information to the information acquisition device;
A program characterized by realizing.
[Appendix 26]
In a computer that controls an information acquisition device including a sensor,
An image receiving function for receiving photographed image information transmitted from the photographing device;
An instruction information receiving function that receives instruction information that is instruction information transmitted from the imaging apparatus and that acquires additional information to be added to the captured image received by the image receiving function;
In accordance with the instruction information received by the instruction information receiving function, an information acquisition function for acquiring additional information by a sensor;
An information addition function for performing a function of adding additional information acquired by the information acquisition function to a captured image received by the image reception function;
A program characterized by realizing.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Imaging device, 2 ... Portable terminal, 11 ... CPU, 12 ... ROM, 13 ... RAM, 14 ... Bus, 15 ... Input / output interface, 16 ... Imaging unit, 17 ... input unit, 18 ... output unit, 19 ... storage unit, 20 ... first communication unit, 21 ... second communication unit, 22 ... drive, 23. ..GPS unit 24 ... sensor unit 31 ... removable media 51 ... automatic transmission setting unit 52 ... imaging control unit 53 ... communication control unit 54 ... addition of information 55, time acquisition unit, 71 ... image storage unit, 91 ... automatic transmission management unit, 92 ... communication control unit, 93 ... application management unit, 94 ... information acquisition unit , 95... Information adding section, 96... Information collating section, 111. Position information list storage unit, S · · · information addition system

Claims (25)

An imaging unit that acquires an image captured by the imaging unit and generates a captured image;
Image transmission means for transmitting the captured image generated by the imaging means to an information acquisition device;
An instruction to transmit instruction information to the information acquisition apparatus so as to acquire additional information to be added to the captured image transmitted by the image transmission means, which is information acquired by the sensor of the information acquisition apparatus Information transmission means;
Triggered by shooting instruction, together to generate the captured image on the imaging means, so as to obtain the additional information to the instruction information transmitting means, after having to send the instruction information to the information acquisition device, the image the transmitting means, and a control means for controlling the Ru to send the captured image to produce,
An imaging apparatus comprising: The instruction information further includes an instruction for the information acquisition device to add the additional information acquired by the information acquisition device to the captured image.
Said control means in response to the imaging instruction, before Symbol instruction information transmitting means, said image transmission means by acquiring the additional information to be added to the captured image transmitted to the captured image to be the transmission, so as to add the additional information to be obtained, the indication information after being transmitted to the information acquiring apparatus, the image transmission unit, performs control of Ru to send the captured image to produce,
The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: The instruction information transmission unit further transmits identification information that enables identification of the captured image transmitted by the image transmission unit to the information acquisition device,
The control means controls the instruction information transmitting means to further transmit the identification information together with the instruction information to the information acquisition apparatus in response to the photographing instruction.
The imaging apparatus according to claim 2, wherein: The instruction information further includes an instruction to transmit the additional information acquired by the information acquisition apparatus to the imaging apparatus.
The control means performs control to further transmit the instruction information to the information acquisition apparatus so that the instruction information transmission means transmits the additional information to be acquired to the imaging apparatus in response to the imaging instruction.
The photographing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein An imaging unit that acquires an image captured by the imaging unit and generates a captured image;
Image transmission means for transmitting the captured image generated by the imaging means to an information acquisition device;
An instruction to transmit instruction information to the information acquisition apparatus so as to acquire additional information to be added to the captured image transmitted by the image transmission means, which is information acquired by the sensor of the information acquisition apparatus Information transmission means;
In response to a photographing instruction, the photographing unit generates the photographed image, the image transmitting unit transmits the photographed image to be photographed, and the instruction information transmitting unit acquires the additional information. Control means for performing control to transmit the instruction information to the information acquisition device;
With
The instruction information further includes an instruction for the information acquisition device to add the additional information acquired by the information acquisition device to the captured image.
The control means causes the image transmission means to transmit the photographed image generated by the photographing means to the information acquisition device in response to the photographing instruction, and transmits the instruction information transmission means to the instruction information transmission means by the image transmission means. Obtaining the additional information to be added to the captured image, and performing control to transmit the instruction information to the information acquisition device so as to add the additional information to be acquired to the transmitted captured image,
The image transmission means further comprises setting means for setting whether to automatically transmit the captured image generated by the imaging means to the information acquisition device;
The control means transmits the photographed image photographed by the photographing means to the image acquisition means to the information acquisition device when the setting means is configured to automatically transmit by the photographing instruction. The instruction information transmitting means acquires the additional information to be added to the captured image to be transmitted, and transmits the instruction information to the information acquisition apparatus so as to add the additional information to be acquired to the captured image. The additional information to be added to the captured image transmitted by the image transmitting means is acquired and acquired in the instruction information transmitting means when the automatic transmission is not set. Instruction information for instructing to transmit information to the imaging apparatus, and performing control to transmit instruction information different from the instruction information to the information acquisition apparatus.
Shadow apparatus shooting you, characterized in that. The instruction information further includes the type of additional information acquired by the information acquisition device,
The control means performs control to further transmit the instruction information to the information acquisition apparatus so that the instruction information transmission means acquires the additional information of the type to be specified, triggered by the photographing instruction.
The photographing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the photographing apparatus is characterized in that: An imaging unit that acquires an image captured by the imaging unit and generates a captured image;
Image transmission means for transmitting the captured image generated by the imaging means to an information acquisition device;
An instruction to transmit instruction information to the information acquisition apparatus so as to acquire additional information to be added to the captured image transmitted by the image transmission means, which is information acquired by the sensor of the information acquisition apparatus Information transmission means;
In response to a photographing instruction, the photographing unit generates the photographed image, the image transmitting unit transmits the photographed image to be photographed, and the instruction information transmitting unit acquires the additional information. Control means for performing control to transmit the instruction information to the information acquisition device;
With
The photographing means adds a photographing time which is time information at the time of photographing image generation to the photographed image to be generated,
The instruction information transmission means transmits the photographing time as the instruction information,
The transmission time of the transmission is an identification for the information acquisition device to collate the captured image transmitted by the image transmission unit with the additional information acquired by the information acquisition device according to the instruction information. Double as information,
Shadow apparatus shooting you, characterized in that. The information acquired by the sensor of the information acquisition device is position information.
Imaging device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that. The image transmission unit transmits the captured image generated by the imaging unit to the information acquisition device via communication by a second communication method,
The instruction information transmission means transmits the instruction information to the information acquisition device via communication according to a first communication method,
The control unit performs control to transmit the generated captured image after enabling the image transmission unit to perform communication by the second communication method in response to a shooting instruction.
The photographing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the photographing apparatus is characterized in that: Communication by the second communication method, Ri fast der,
Communication by the first communication method, Ru low power der,
The imaging apparatus according to claim 9 . An information acquisition device including a sensor,
An image receiving means for receiving the photographing field image sent from the imaging device,
The photographed image is received by the image receiving means, which is instruction information transmitted from the photographing apparatus and for obtaining the instruction information for adding additional information to be added to the photographed image received by the image receiving means. Instruction information receiving means for receiving before ;
Information acquisition means for acquiring the additional information by the sensor in accordance with the instruction information received by the instruction information receiving means;
Information adding means for performing processing for adding the additional information acquired by the information acquiring means to the captured image received by the image receiving means;
An information acquisition device comprising: An information acquisition device including a sensor,
Image receiving means for receiving photographed image information transmitted from the photographing device;
Instruction information receiving means for receiving the instruction information transmitted from the photographing apparatus and acquiring the instruction information for adding to the photographed image received by the image receiving means;
Information acquisition means for acquiring the additional information by the sensor in accordance with the instruction information received by the instruction information receiving means;
Information adding means for performing processing for adding the additional information acquired by the information acquiring means to the captured image received by the image receiving means;
With
The instruction information receiving means receives, as the instruction information, a photographing time that is time information at the time of generating a photographed image transmitted from the photographing device,
The information acquisition means acquires the additional information by the sensor in response to receiving the imaging time transmitted from the imaging device,
The instruction information receiving means receives the photographing time transmitted from the photographing apparatus as identification information for identifying the photographed image received by the image receiving means,
The information adding means collates the photographing time added to the photographed image received by the image receiving means with the photographing time as the identification information received by the instruction information receiving means, Identifying the captured image to which the additional information acquired by the information acquisition means is added;
Information acquisition device you wherein a. And further comprising correspondence information storage means for storing a plurality of the photographing time as the identification information received by the instruction information receiving means and the additional information obtained by the information obtaining means in association with each other.
The information adding means collates a photographing time added to the photographed image received by the image receiving means with a photographing time as the identification information stored in the correspondence information storage means, Identifying the captured image to which the additional information stored in association is added;
Information acquisition apparatus according to claim 1 2, characterized in that. The correspondence information storage means newly acquires additional information to be associated by the information acquisition means when the photographing time as the identification information received by the instruction information receiving means coincides with the stored photographing time. Update to additional information
Information acquisition apparatus according to claim 1 3, characterized in that. The information acquired by the information acquisition means by the sensor is position information.
Information acquiring apparatus according to any one of claims 1 1 to 1 4, characterized in that. The image receiving means receives a captured image transmitted from the imaging device via communication according to a second communication method,
The instruction information receiving means receives the instruction information transmitted from the imaging device via communication according to a first communication method,
In response to the instruction information receiving means receiving the instruction information, the image receiving means receives the photographed image transmitted from the photographing apparatus after enabling communication by the second communication method. ,
The information acquisition apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the information acquisition apparatus is an information acquisition apparatus. Communication by the second communication method, Ri fast der,
Communication by the first communication method, Ru low power der,
The information acquisition apparatus according to claim 16 . An information acquisition system comprising an imaging device and an information acquisition device having a sensor,
The imaging device
An imaging unit that acquires an image captured by the imaging unit and generates a captured image;
Image transmission means for transmitting the captured image generated by the imaging means to an information acquisition device;
An instruction to transmit instruction information to the information acquisition apparatus so as to acquire additional information to be added to the captured image transmitted by the image transmission means, which is information acquired by the sensor of the information acquisition apparatus Information transmission means;
Triggered by shooting instruction, together to generate the captured image on the imaging means, so as to obtain the additional information to the instruction information transmitting means, after having to send the instruction information to the information acquisition device, the image the transmission means includes a control means for controlling the Ru to send the captured image to produce a,
The information acquisition device includes:
An information acquisition device including a sensor,
An image receiving means for receiving the photographing field image sent from the imaging device,
The photographed image is received by the image receiving means, which is instruction information transmitted from the photographing apparatus and for obtaining the instruction information for adding additional information to be added to the photographed image received by the image receiving means. Instruction information receiving means for receiving before ;
Information acquisition means for acquiring the additional information by the sensor in accordance with the instruction information received by the instruction information receiving means;
Information adding means for performing processing for adding the additional information acquired by the information acquiring means to the captured image received by the image receiving means;
An information acquisition system characterized by that. An information acquisition system comprising an imaging device and an information acquisition device having a sensor,
The imaging device
An imaging unit that acquires an image captured by the imaging unit and generates a captured image;
Image transmission means for transmitting the captured image generated by the imaging means to an information acquisition device;
An instruction to transmit instruction information to the information acquisition apparatus so as to acquire additional information to be added to the captured image transmitted by the image transmission means, which is information acquired by the sensor of the information acquisition apparatus Information transmission means;
In response to a photographing instruction, the photographing unit generates the photographed image, the image transmitting unit transmits the photographed image to be photographed, and the instruction information transmitting unit acquires the additional information. Control means for performing control to transmit the instruction information to the information acquisition device,
The information acquisition device includes:
An information acquisition device including a sensor,
Image receiving means for receiving photographed image information transmitted from the photographing device;
Instruction information receiving means for receiving the instruction information transmitted from the photographing apparatus and acquiring the instruction information for adding to the photographed image received by the image receiving means;
Information acquisition means for acquiring the additional information by the sensor in accordance with the instruction information received by the instruction information receiving means;
Information adding means for performing processing for adding the additional information acquired by the information acquiring means to the captured image received by the image receiving means;
The instruction information receiving means receives, as the instruction information, a photographing time that is time information at the time of generating a photographed image transmitted from the photographing device,
The information acquisition means acquires the additional information by the sensor in response to receiving the imaging time transmitted from the imaging device,
The instruction information receiving means receives the photographing time transmitted from the photographing apparatus as identification information for identifying the photographed image received by the image receiving means,
The information adding means collates the photographing time added to the photographed image received by the image receiving means with the photographing time as the identification information received by the instruction information receiving means, Identifying the captured image to which the additional information acquired by the information acquisition means is added;
An information acquisition system characterized by that. An imaging process for acquiring an image captured by the imaging unit and generating a captured image;
An image transmission process of transmitting the captured image generated Oite the photographing process in the information acquisition device,
An information acquired by the sensor of the information acquiring apparatus transmits, to acquire additional information which is added to the captured image transmitted Oite to the image transmission processing, the instruction information to the information acquisition device Instruction information transmission processing to
Triggered by shooting instruction, together to produce Oite the captured image in the imaging process, to obtain Oite the additional information to the instruction information transmitting process, were transmitting the indication information to the information acquisition device later, in the image transmission processing, and control processing for performing control Ru is transmitting the captured image to produce,
Including a transmission control method. An imaging process for acquiring an image captured by the imaging unit and generating a captured image;
An image transmission process for transmitting the captured image generated in the imaging process to an information acquisition device;
Instruction to transmit instruction information to the information acquisition apparatus so as to acquire additional information to be added to the captured image transmitted in the image transmission process, which is information acquired by the sensor of the information acquisition apparatus Information transmission processing,
In response to a photographing instruction, the photographed image is generated in the photographing process, the photographed image to be photographed is transmitted in the image transmission process, and the additional information is acquired in the instruction information transmission process. Control processing for performing control to transmit the instruction information to the information acquisition device;
Including
In the shooting process, a shooting time which is time information at the time of shooting image generation is added to the shot image to be generated,
In the instruction information transmission process, the shooting time is transmitted as the instruction information,
The transmission time of the transmission is an identification for the information acquisition device to collate the captured image transmitted in the image transmission process with the additional information acquired by the information acquisition device according to the instruction information. Double as information,
The transmission control method characterized by the above-mentioned. There is an information acquisition method executed by an information acquisition device including a sensor,
An image receiving process of receiving the captured image images transmitted from the imaging device,
A instruction information transmitted from the imaging apparatus receiving, the instruction information to obtain additional information to be added to the captured image to be Oite received by the image reception process, the captured image in the image receiving process Instruction information reception processing to be received before
Depending on the instruction information Oite received the instruction information reception process, the information acquisition process of the additional information acquired by the sensor,
The captured image is Oite received by the image reception process, the information adding process for performing a process of adding the additional information obtained Oite in the information acquisition process,
An information acquisition method comprising: There is an information acquisition method executed by an information acquisition device including a sensor,
Image reception processing for receiving a captured image transmitted from the imaging device;
Instruction information receiving process for receiving the instruction information to be acquired from the imaging apparatus and acquiring additional information to be added to the captured image received in the image receiving process;
An information acquisition process for acquiring the additional information by the sensor according to the instruction information received in the instruction information reception process;
An information addition process for performing a process of adding the additional information acquired in the information acquisition process to the captured image received in the image reception process;
Including
In the instruction information receiving process, a shooting time that is time information at the time of shooting image generation transmitted from the shooting device is received as the instruction information;
In the information acquisition process, in response to receiving the imaging time transmitted from the imaging device, the additional information is acquired by the sensor,
In the instruction information receiving process, the photographing time transmitted from the photographing apparatus is further received as identification information for identifying the photographed image received in the image receiving process,
In the information addition process, by comparing the shooting time added to the captured image received in the image receiving process with the shooting time as the identification information received in the instruction information receiving process, Identifying the captured image to which the additional information acquired in the information acquisition process is added;
An information acquisition method characterized by that. On the computer,
An imaging function for acquiring an image captured by the imaging means and generating a captured image;
An image transmission function for transmitting the captured image generated by the imaging function to an information acquisition device;
Instruction for transmitting instruction information to the information acquisition apparatus so as to acquire additional information to be added to the captured image transmitted by the image transmission function, which is information acquired by the sensor of the information acquisition apparatus Information transmission function,
Triggered by shooting instruction, together to generate the captured image to the photographing function, so as to obtain the additional information to the instruction information transmitting function, after to send the instruction information to the information acquisition device, the image the transmission function, a control function of controlling the Ru to send the captured image to produce,
A program characterized by realizing. In a computer that controls an information acquisition device including a sensor,
An image receiving function of receiving the photographing field image sent from the imaging device,
The photographed image is received by the image receiving function, the instruction information transmitted from the photographing device and the instruction information for obtaining additional information to be added to the photographed image received by the image receiving function. Instruction information receiving function to receive before ,
An information acquisition function for acquiring the additional information by the sensor according to the instruction information received by the instruction information receiving function;
An information addition function for performing processing for adding the additional information acquired by the information acquisition function to the captured image received by the image reception function;
An information acquisition device comprising:
A program characterized by that.