JP6491591B2 - Display device, display method, program, and recording medium - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a display device, a display method, a program, and a recording medium that display image information such as the total number of images included in an image group and the number of images having the same attribute.

  Some smartphones store hundreds or thousands of images (photos) taken by the camera function. However, these large amounts of images are often not utilized effectively.

For example, as the number of images stored in a smartphone increases, it becomes increasingly difficult for the user to remember which image is stored where.
Also, only about 16 thumbnail images can be displayed at a time on the display screen of the smartphone. For this reason, it is difficult for the user to find a desired image while checking the content of the image himself / herself from a large number of images.

  On the other hand, some applications that create an electronic album or the like that operate on a smartphone include a function for searching an image desired by a user from a large number of images according to a numerical value of a search condition. However, it cannot be said that the above-mentioned application has sufficient functions, and it is still difficult to find an image that the user really wants.

  Therefore, in order to make it easier for users to organize, share, and print images, image information such as the total number of images included in the image group and the number of images having the same attribute is displayed in an easy-to-understand manner. It is hoped to do.

  On the other hand, in Patent Document 1, the number of images grouped for each attribute information is displayed, the number of images bar indicates the number of image files belonging to the group by the length of the bar, and the number of images is indicated. It is described that it is indicated by letters, information of a plurality of groups is displayed at a time, the total number of image files is displayed, and the like.

  In Patent Document 2, a captured image is processed, the attribute of a person who has entered the area to be counted is estimated, the number of persons is counted by attribute, or each area to be counted enters the area to be counted. Obtaining the aggregated result by counting the number of people by attribute, displaying a screen showing the number of people entering the aggregated area by attribute on the display for each area to be aggregated, and entering the aggregated area The number of people who have entered the facility (whole) and the number of people who entered the facility (whole) are displayed in a bar graph or form format.

JP 2008-071168 A JP 2010-033474 A

  However, in Patent Documents 1 and 2, for example, the total number of images included in the image group, the attribute of the image with the largest number, the number of images for each attribute, and the like cannot be intuitively grasped at a glance. There was a problem.

  The object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art and intuitively grasp the total number of images included in the image group, the attribute of the image with the largest number of images, the number of images for each attribute at a glance, etc. Another object is to provide a display device, a display method, a program, and a recording medium.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an image group acquisition unit that acquires an image group including two or more images having two or more attributes;
A group generation unit that generates a group including only images having the same attribute from images included in the image group for each attribute;
A total number of images included in the image group, and for each group, a number calculating unit that calculates the number of images included in the group;
For each group, a bar graph generation unit that generates a bar graph having a length corresponding to the number of images included in the group;
A central area having a rectangular display area, the display area including the center of the display area and surrounded by two line segments parallel to the short side of the display area and the two line segments and the long side of the display area; A display unit having a first peripheral region and a second peripheral region respectively disposed from the region toward the two short sides of the display region;
The total number of images included in the image group is displayed in the central area, and the bar graph and attribute information of one or more groups of two or more groups corresponding to two or more attributes are displayed in the first peripheral area. A display control unit that displays a bar graph and attribute information of one or more remaining groups of the two or more groups in the second peripheral area;
The display control unit provides a display device that displays, in the first peripheral region and the second peripheral region, bar graphs each having a central region side as a starting point and a leading end extending toward the opposite side of the central region. It is.

Further, the present invention provides an image group acquisition unit that acquires an image group including two or more images having two or more attributes;
A group generation unit that generates a group including only images having the same attribute from images included in the image group for each attribute;
A total number of images included in the image group, and for each group, a number calculating unit that calculates the number of images included in the group;
For each group, a bar graph generation unit that generates a bar graph having a length corresponding to the number of images included in the group;
A central area having a rectangular display area, the display area including the center of the display area and surrounded by two line segments parallel to the short side of the display area and the two line segments and the long side of the display area; A display unit having a first peripheral region and a second peripheral region respectively disposed from the region toward the two short sides of the display region;
The total number of images included in the image group is displayed in the central area, and the bar graph and attribute information of one or more groups of two or more groups corresponding to two or more attributes are displayed in the first peripheral area. A display control unit that displays a bar graph and attribute information of one or more remaining groups of the two or more groups in the second peripheral area;
The display control unit provides a display device that displays, on the first peripheral region and the second peripheral region, a bar graph that starts from the opposite side of the central region and has a tip side extending toward the central region.

  It is preferable that the display control unit further displays the number of images included in the group for each group.

  Moreover, it is preferable that a display control part displays the name showing the attribute of a group as attribute information.

  Moreover, it is preferable that a display control part displays the icon showing the attribute of a group as attribute information.

  Moreover, it is preferable that a display control part displays both the icon showing the attribute of a group, and the name showing the attribute of a group as attribute information.

  It is preferable that the display control unit further displays the number of images included in the group in an area inside the bar graph.

  It is preferable that the display control unit further displays a name representing the attribute of the group in an area inside the bar graph.

  It is preferable that the display control unit further displays an icon representing the group attribute on the tip side of the area inside the bar graph.

  The bar graph generation unit preferably generates a bar graph having a length corresponding to the number of digits of the number of images included in the group.

  Further, it is preferable that the bar graph generation unit determines the rank of the attribute according to the number of images included in the group, and generates a bar graph having a length according to the rank of the attribute.

  The bar graph generation unit generates a bar graph having a length corresponding to the first generation criterion as a bar graph displayed in the first peripheral region, and displays the first bar graph as the bar graph displayed in the second peripheral region. It is preferable to generate a bar graph having a length corresponding to a second generation criterion different from the generation criterion.

Furthermore, an instruction acquisition unit for acquiring an instruction input by the user is provided,
It is preferable that the display control unit further displays a list of images included in the group corresponding to the bar graph selected according to the instruction in the display area of the display unit.

  The display control unit preferably displays a frame in the central area, and displays the total number of images included in the image group in the frame.

  It is preferable that the display control unit further displays the attribute information of the group having the largest number of images in the central area.

  It is preferable that the display control unit further displays the attribute information of the group having the smallest number of images in the central area.

  It is preferable that the display control unit further display recommendation information for recommending image capturing, image sharing, or image printing in the central area.

  It is preferable that the display control unit further displays an animation in which each group of bar graphs extends from the start side to the tip side to the length of the bar graph when the display device is activated.

  It is preferable that the display control unit further displays a line connecting the display portion of the total number of images included in the image group and the display portion on the starting point side of the bar graph of each group.

Furthermore, an image analysis unit for analyzing images included in the image group,
An attribute assigning unit for assigning an attribute to the image based on the analysis result of the image;
The group generation unit, the number calculation unit, the bar graph generation unit, and the display control unit preferably perform processing using an image group including images to which attributes are assigned by the attribute addition unit.

The image analysis unit analyzes an image included in the new image group when a new image group is acquired by the image group acquisition unit,
The attribute assigning unit preferably assigns an attribute to the image included in the new image group based on the analysis result of the image included in the new image group.

In addition, the image analysis unit analyzes a new image when a new image is added to the image group,
The attribute assigning unit preferably assigns an attribute to the new image based on the analysis result of the new image.

According to the present invention, the image group acquisition unit acquires an image group including two or more images having two or more attributes;
A step of generating a group including only images having the same attribute from images included in the image group for each attribute;
A step of calculating the total number of images included in the image group, and calculating the number of images included in the group for each group;
A bar graph generating unit, for each group, generating a bar graph having a length corresponding to the number of images included in the group;
The display unit has a rectangular display area, and the display area includes the center of the display area and is surrounded by two line segments parallel to the short side of the display area and the two lines and the long side of the display area. An area, and a first peripheral area and a second peripheral area respectively arranged from the central area toward the two short sides of the display area,
Further, the display control unit displays the total number of images included in the image group in the central area, and displays the bar graph and attribute information of one or more groups out of two or more groups corresponding to two or more attributes. Displaying in one peripheral area, displaying bar graphs and attribute information of one or more remaining groups of two or more groups in a second peripheral area,
The step of displaying the bar graph provides a display method in which the bar graph extending from the central region side toward the opposite side of the central region is displayed in the first peripheral region and the second peripheral region, respectively. To do.

According to the present invention, the image group acquisition unit acquires an image group including two or more images having two or more attributes;
A step of generating a group including only images having the same attribute from images included in the image group for each attribute;
A step of calculating the total number of images included in the image group, and calculating the number of images included in the group for each group;
A bar graph generating unit, for each group, generating a bar graph having a length corresponding to the number of images included in the group;
The display unit has a rectangular display area, and the display area includes the center of the display area and is surrounded by two line segments parallel to the short side of the display area and the two lines and the long side of the display area. An area, and a first peripheral area and a second peripheral area respectively arranged from the central area toward the two short sides of the display area,
Further, the display control unit displays the total number of images included in the image group in the central area, and displays the bar graph and attribute information of one or more groups out of two or more groups corresponding to two or more attributes. Displaying in one peripheral area, displaying bar graphs and attribute information of one or more remaining groups of two or more groups in a second peripheral area,
The step of displaying the bar graph provides a display method in which the bar graph extending from the opposite side of the central region to the starting region and extending toward the central region is displayed in the first peripheral region and the second peripheral region, respectively. To do.

  Further, it is preferable that the display control unit displays the number of images included in the group for each group.

Further, the instruction acquisition unit acquires an instruction input by the user;
Preferably, the display control unit includes a step of displaying a list of images included in the group corresponding to the bar graph selected according to the instruction in the display area of the display unit.

Furthermore, an image analysis unit performs analysis of images included in the image group;
An attribute assigning unit that assigns an attribute to the image based on the analysis result of the image,
A step of generating a group, a step of calculating a total number of images included in the image group and a number of images included in the group, a step of generating a bar graph, and a total number of images included in the image group, a bar graph and attribute information It is preferable that the step of displaying is performed using an image group including the image to which the attribute is given by the step of giving the attribute.

  The present invention also provides a program for causing a computer to execute each step of the display method described above.

  The present invention also provides a computer-readable recording medium on which a program for causing a computer to execute each step of the display method described above is recorded.

  According to the present invention, by displaying the total number of images included in the image group in the central area of the display area of the display unit, the user can grasp the total number of images included in the image group at a glance. .

  In addition, according to the present invention, a group including only images having the same attribute is generated from images included in the image group, and bar graphs and attribute information of one or more groups are displayed in the first peripheral area. By displaying the bar graphs and attribute information of the remaining groups in the second peripheral area, the user can determine what attribute images are most frequently included in the image group, and You can intuitively grasp the amount of images at a glance.

It is a block diagram of one embodiment showing composition of a display of the present invention. It is a conceptual diagram of one Embodiment showing the structure of the image information display screen after image analysis. It is a flowchart of one Embodiment showing operation | movement of a display apparatus. It is a conceptual diagram of one Embodiment showing the structure of the image information display screen during image analysis. It is a conceptual diagram of one Embodiment showing a mode that the image contained in the group corresponding to the bar graph selected by the user's instruction | indication was displayed on the display part.

  Hereinafter, a display device, a display method, a program, and a recording medium of the present invention will be described in detail based on preferred embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment showing a configuration of a display device of the present invention. The display device 10 shown in the figure is realized as an application that operates on a smartphone, and displays image information such as the total number of images stored in the smartphone and the number of images having the same attributes. The display device 10 includes a display unit 12, an instruction acquisition unit 14, an image group acquisition unit 16, an image analysis unit 18, an attribute assignment unit 20, a group generation unit 22, a number calculation unit 24, and a bar graph generation unit. 26 and a display control unit 28.

  In the display device 10, the display unit 12 has a rectangular display area, and displays various images, for example, an image information display screen (home screen) that displays information of an image group, an image having the same attribute, and the like. It is displayed in the area.

  For example, when displaying an image information display screen, as shown in FIG. 2, the display area includes two line segments including the center of the display area and parallel to the short side of the display area, and the two line segments and the display area. A central region surrounded by the long side, and a first peripheral region and a second peripheral region respectively disposed from the central region toward the two short sides of the display region.

The attribute of the image represents a person or an object other than the person, a scene, an event, etc. in the image. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, a person, a pet, food, a night view, a vehicle, a flower Nine types of attributes are used: outdoor, indoor, character / illustration.
Note that the type of image attribute can be arbitrarily set and changed. Also, image attributes may be set according to user instructions.

  Subsequently, the instruction acquisition unit 14 acquires various instructions input by the user.

  The user instruction includes an instruction to display the image information display screen on the display unit 12, an instruction to select a desired bar graph from the bar graph of the group corresponding to each attribute displayed on the display unit 12, and the like. .

  In the case of this embodiment, the display unit 12 and the instruction acquisition unit 14 display various images on a screen, and a smartphone touch panel that inputs a user's instruction by a user performing a touch operation on the screen. is there.

  Subsequently, the image group acquisition unit 16 acquires an image group including two or more images having two or more attributes.

  The image group acquisition unit 16 acquires an image group to be processed when an application that implements the display device 10 is activated. In addition, when a new image is added, the image group acquisition unit 16 acquires the added new image and adds it to the image group.

  The image group acquisition unit 16 may acquire an image group from a preset folder, for example, a folder in which images taken by the camera function of the smartphone are stored, or a folder selected by a user instruction The image group may be acquired from Further, the image group acquisition unit 16 may acquire not only two or more images having two or more attributes, but also an image group including an image having no attributes or an image having only one attribute.

  Subsequently, the image analysis unit 18 analyzes an image included in the image group.

The image analysis unit 18 analyzes an image included in the new image group when the new image group is acquired by the image group acquisition unit 16. In addition, when a new image is added to the image group by the image group acquisition unit 16, the image analysis unit 18 analyzes the added new image.
For example, the image analysis unit 18 may analyze the image after all the images have been acquired by the image group acquisition unit 16, or may analyze the image every time one image is acquired. .

  For image analysis, image date / time and shooting position (GPS (Global Positioning System) information) detection based on header information such as Exif (Exchangeable Image File Format) information attached to the image, and the person present in the image And detection of objects, scenes and events, determination of whether the image is taken indoor or outdoor, discrimination of whether it is a natural image or a character / illustration image, and the like.

  Subsequently, the attribute assigning unit 20 assigns an attribute to the image based on the analysis result of the image by the image analyzing unit 18.

  The attribute assigning unit 20 is included in the new image group based on the analysis result of the image included in the new image group when the image analysis unit 18 analyzes the image included in the new image group. Assign attributes to images. Further, when an analysis of a new image added to the image group by the image analysis unit 18 is performed, the attribute adding unit 20 adds an attribute to the new image based on the analysis result of the new image.

  In the case of the present embodiment, the attribute assigning unit 20 assigns one or more of nine kinds of attributes of a person, pet, food, night view, vehicle, flower, outdoor, indoor, character / illustration to an image.

  For example, when it is detected as a result of image analysis that “pet” is present in the image, the attribute assigning unit 20 assigns the attribute “pet” to the image. As the name of the attribute corresponding to the object, for example, the same name as the name of the object or a name related to the object is used. Moreover, you may give the attribute of the arbitrary names designated according to the user's instruction | indication as an attribute name to an image.

  When the attribute assignment unit 20 assigns an attribute to an image, the group generation unit 22, the number calculation unit 24, the bar graph generation unit 26, and the display control unit 28 select an image group including the image to which the attribute assignment unit 20 has been assigned. To process.

  Note that it is not essential for the attribute assigning unit 20 to assign an attribute to the image, and the image group acquiring unit 16 may acquire an image group including an image to which the attribute has been assigned in advance. Alternatively, the attribute assigning unit 20 may assign an attribute only to an image having no attribute in the image group, or to an image having an attribute based on the analysis result of the image by the image analyzing unit 18. Furthermore, you may give an attribute. In addition, an attribute may not be assigned to an image having no attribute, and the image may not be processed.

  Subsequently, the group generation unit 22 generates a group including only images having the same attribute from images included in the image group for each attribute.

  In the case of the present embodiment, the group generation unit 22 generates nine groups corresponding to nine types of attributes of person, pet, food, night view, vehicle, flower, outdoor, indoor, character / illustration.

  An image has one or more attributes. For example, an image in which a person is photographed outdoors with a pet has a plurality of attributes such as a person, a pet, and the outdoors. In this case, this one image is included in each of the three attribute groups of person, pet, and outdoor.

  Note that the group generation unit 22 not only sets (determines) the attributes set in advance, but also, for example, a group corresponding to an attribute given to the image as a result of image analysis or an attribute specified according to a user instruction. A new one may be generated.

  Subsequently, the number calculation unit 24 calculates the total number of images included in the image group, and calculates the number of images included in the group for each group.

  As described above, when one image is included in a plurality of different attribute groups, the total number of images included in all attribute groups is greater than the total number of images included in the image group. Become more.

  Subsequently, the bar graph generation unit 26 generates, for each group, a bar graph having a length corresponding to the number of images included in the group.

  In the case of the present embodiment, the bar graph generation unit 26, before completing the image analysis of all the images included in the image group, in addition to the image analyzed bar graph after the image analysis of all the images included in the image group is completed. Bar graphs during image analysis are sequentially generated.

  In addition to the bar graph having a length corresponding to the number of images included in the group, the bar graph generating unit 26 determines a bar graph having a length corresponding to the number of digits of the number of images included in the group and the number of images included in the group. Accordingly, the order of attributes may be determined, for example, the order of attributes may be determined so that the order of attributes increases or decreases as the number of images increases, and a bar graph having a length corresponding to the order of attributes may be generated. . Further, after giving a certain length to any group, the longer length may be determined as described above according to the number of images, and a bar graph may be generated for each group.

  In addition, the bar graph generation unit 26 may change the generation criterion for generating a bar graph between the first peripheral region and the second peripheral region. That is, as a bar graph displayed in the first peripheral area, a bar graph having a length corresponding to the first generation criterion, for example, the number of images, is generated, and the bar graph displayed in the second peripheral area is displayed as the first bar graph. For example, a bar graph having a length corresponding to the number of digits of the number of images and the order of attributes may be generated.

  Subsequently, the display control unit 28 performs control to display various images on the display unit 12.

  For example, when the image information display screen is displayed, the display control unit 28 displays the total number of images included in the image group in the above-described central region. In the present embodiment, the total number of sheets is surrounded by a circular frame. However, as long as the total number is displayed in the central area, the shape of the frame is not limited to a circle but may be any shape such as an ellipse. It does not have to be surrounded by a frame. Then, bar graphs and attribute information of one or more groups of two or more groups corresponding to two or more attributes are displayed in the first peripheral area, and bar graphs of one or more remaining groups of the two or more groups are displayed. And the attribute information is displayed in the second peripheral area. That is, a bar graph of a group corresponding to at least one attribute is displayed in each of the first peripheral area and the second peripheral area.

  The attribute information is information representing the group attribute, and the display control unit 28 displays the name representing the group attribute, the icon representing the group attribute, or the icon representing the group attribute and the name representing the group attribute. Both can be displayed.

  When displaying a bar graph, the display control unit 28 displays, for example, a bar graph having a central region side as a starting point and a tip side extending toward the opposite side of the central region, respectively, in the first peripheral region and the second peripheral region. Each area can be displayed.

  The display control performed by the display control unit 28 includes control for displaying the number of images included in the group, control for displaying a name and icon representing the group attribute, and attribute information for the group with the largest or smallest number of images. Control for displaying information, control for displaying recommendation information, control for displaying an animation in which the bar graph extends from the starting point side to the tip side when the display device 10 is activated, and the total number of images included in the image group Control for displaying a line connecting the display portion and the display portion on the starting point side of the bar graph of each group is included.

  Next, an image information display screen for displaying image information will be described.

  FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram of an embodiment showing a configuration of an image information display screen after image analysis. The image information display screen shown in the figure has an upper instruction input area, a central information display area (display area of the present invention), and a lower screen switching area.

A setting button is displayed on the left side of the instruction input area, and characters “mikke” representing the name of the application that implements the display device 10 are displayed on the center.
In the central area of the information display area, the total number ALL of images included in the image group is displayed. In the first peripheral area on the upper side of the information display area, a bar graph of groups of four types of attributes, such as people, pets, food, and night views, is displayed. Displays a bar graph or the like of a group of five types of attributes: vehicle, flower, outdoor, indoor, character / illustration.
In the screen switching area, four tabs of home, tag, person, and sensibility are displayed for switching the image information display screen (home screen), tag search screen, person search screen, and sensitivity search screen.

  The setting button for the instruction input area is, for example, a button for performing various settings for controlling the operation of the display device 10, but the description thereof is omitted because it is not directly related to the operation of the present embodiment. Also, the four tabs in the screen switching area are always displayed regardless of the display screen. Similarly, a tag search screen, a person search screen, and a sensitivity search screen are not directly related to the operation of this embodiment, and thus description thereof is omitted. Hereinafter, an image information display screen according to the present embodiment will be described.

On the image information display screen, the fact that the total number ALL of images included in the image group is 2807 is displayed in a central area of the information display area of the display unit 12 surrounded by a circular frame.
In addition, four groups of bar graphs corresponding to the four types of attributes of people, pets, food, and night views are displayed in this order in the first peripheral area in order from the left side of the figure, vehicles, flowers, outdoor, indoor, Five groups of bar graphs corresponding to the five types of attributes of character / illustration are displayed in this order in the second peripheral area in order from the left side of the figure.

In each of the first peripheral region and the second peripheral region, the bar graph has a central region side as a starting point side, and a distal end side extends toward the opposite side of the central region. That is, the bar graph extends from the lower side to the upper side in the drawing in the first peripheral region, and extends from the upper river to the lower side in the second peripheral region.
In addition, the display portion of the total number of images included in the image group, that is, the circular frame portion surrounding the total number of images, and the display portion on the starting side of the bar graph of each group, that is, the line on the starting side of the bar graph A line connecting the minute part is displayed.

  As attribute information, for each group, an icon representing the attribute of the group is displayed on the tip side of the area inside the bar graph of the group. In addition, the name that represents the attribute of the group, that is, the same name as the attribute name of the person, pet, food, night view, vehicle, flower, outdoor, indoor, character / illustration is displayed in the area inside the bar graph of the group. ing.

  Further, for each group, the number of images included in the group, that is, the number of images included in the group corresponding to the attributes of people, pets, food, night views, vehicles, flowers, outdoors, indoors, and characters / illustrations. , 1839, 69, 76, 18, 7, 7, 57, 878, 228, and 9 are displayed in the area inside the group bar graph.

  In the example of FIG. 2, every other bar graph of the group corresponding to the attributes of person, pet, food, night view, vehicle, flower, outdoor, indoor, character / illustration is displayed in a different color. Not limited to this, each bar graph may be displayed in a different color.

  It should be noted that the number of images included in the group, the name indicating the attribute of the group, and the icon may be displayed in an area inside the bar graph, or may be displayed in an area outside the bar graph. In addition, an icon representing a group attribute may be displayed on the starting side of the area inside the bar graph of the group.

  In FIG. 2, the long side of the information display area corresponds to the vertical direction of the image information display screen, and the short side of the information display area corresponds to the horizontal direction of the image information display screen. From this state, when the short side of the information display area is rotated in the vertical direction, the long side of the information display area becomes the left and right direction of the image information display screen as in the functions of today's smartphones and tablets. The short side is the vertical direction of the image information display screen (not shown). In this case, it is only necessary to change the direction of the character string without changing the total number of sheets and the positional relationship of the bar graph.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the first peripheral area, the central area, and the second peripheral area are sequentially arranged in the long side direction of the information display area, so that the rectangular information display area is effectively used. It is possible to display a bar graph of the total number of images and groups of each attribute.

  In addition, the ratio of the central area in the information display area is preferably set to a quarter to a half. Furthermore, the ratio of the central area in the information display area is preferably 1/3. By making the ratio of each area in the information display area a preferable aspect, it is possible to display the rectangular display area more effectively.

  The center of the central area preferably coincides with the center of the information display area. In this case, the first peripheral region and the second peripheral region occupy the same ratio across the central region. If the central area occupies a quarter of the information display area, the first peripheral area and the second peripheral area each occupy 3/8. If the central area occupies one third of the information display area, the first peripheral area and the second peripheral area each occupy one third. By setting the position occupied by each area in the information display area as described above, the number of images can be displayed more beautifully in the rectangular display area.

  Next, the operation of the display device 10 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  First, when an application icon that realizes the display device 10 displayed on the display unit of the smartphone is tapped by a user's touch operation, the application that realizes the display device 10 is activated (step S1).

  When an application that implements the display device 10 is activated, a new image group is acquired by the image group acquisition unit 16 from, for example, a folder in which images captured by the camera function of the smartphone are stored (step S2).

  When a new image group is acquired by the image group acquisition unit 16, an image included in the image group is analyzed by the image analysis unit 18 (step S 3). Based on the analysis result, an attribute is given to the image (step S4).

  In the case of the present embodiment, the attribute assigning unit 20 assigns one or more attributes to the image from nine kinds of attributes such as a person, pet, food, night view, vehicle, flower, outdoor, indoor, character / illustration.

  Further, the group generation unit 22 generates a group including only images having the same attribute from the images included in the image group for each attribute (step S5).

  In the case of this embodiment, the group generation unit 22 generates nine groups corresponding to the nine types of attributes of person, pet, food, night view, vehicle, flower, outdoor, indoor, and character / illustration.

  Subsequently, the total number of images included in the image group is calculated by the number calculation unit 24. For each group, the number of images included in the group is calculated (step S6).

  Subsequently, the bar graph generation unit 26 generates a bar graph having a length corresponding to the number of images included in the group for each group (step S7).

  Subsequently, the display control unit 28 displays an image information display screen during image analysis in the display area of the display unit 12 (step S8).

  In the case of this embodiment, every time one image is acquired by the image group acquisition unit 16, image analysis, attribute assignment, image count calculation, bar graph generation, and image information display screen display are performed. .

  FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram of an embodiment showing a configuration of an image information display screen during image analysis. The configuration of the image information display screen during image analysis shown in the figure is almost the same as the configuration of the image information display screen after image analysis shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the image information display screen during image analysis displays the image under image analysis sequentially in the central area every time an image is acquired, analyzed, attributed, and the number of images calculated. Is done. In addition, four groups of bar graphs and attribute information corresponding to the four attributes of person, pet, food, and night view during image analysis are displayed in the first peripheral area, and vehicles, flowers, Five groups of bar graphs and attribute information corresponding to five attributes of outdoor, indoor, and character / illustration are displayed in the second peripheral area.

  In the example of FIG. 4, for each group, a bar graph having a length corresponding to the number of images included in the group during image analysis is displayed. In addition, the number of images included in the nine groups corresponding to the nine attributes of people, pets, food, night views, vehicles, flowers, outdoors, indoors, and characters / illustrations during image analysis is 320 pieces each. It is displayed that there are 2, 12, 5, 0, 4, 79, 41, and 2 sheets.

  During the analysis of the image by the image analysis unit 18, the display control unit 28 displays the progress status of the image analysis on the information display unit of the uppermost smartphone in the display area of the display unit 12. In the illustrated example, it is displayed that the progress of image analysis is 15%. Also, in order to show that the progress of image analysis is 15% in the circular frame displayed in the center area, the entire circumference of the circular frame is taken as 100% and clockwise from the 12 o'clock position. Up to 15% of the position is displayed with a thick line.

  When the analysis of all the images included in the image group, the assignment of attributes, the calculation of the number of sheets, and the generation of the bar graph are completed, the display control unit 28 displays the image information display screen after the image analysis in the display area of the display unit 12. (Step S9).

  As shown in FIG. 2, the image information display screen after the image analysis displays the total number ALL of images included in the image group in the central area. In addition, four groups of bar graphs and attribute information corresponding to the four types of attributes of human, pet, food, and night view that have been image analyzed are displayed in the first peripheral area, and the image analyzed and image analyzed The five groups of bar graphs and attribute information corresponding to the five attributes of vehicle, flower, outdoor, indoor, character / illustration are displayed in the second peripheral area.

  In the example of FIG. 2, for each group, a bar graph having a length corresponding to the number of images included in the group that has been subjected to image analysis is displayed. In addition, as described above, the number of images included in nine groups corresponding to nine types of attributes of human, pet, food, night view, vehicle, flower, outdoor, indoor, character / illustration after image analysis has been obtained. , 1839, 59, 76, 18, 18, 7, 57, 878, 228, and 9 are respectively displayed.

  Thus, by displaying the total number of images included in the image group in the central area of the display area of the display unit 12, the user can grasp the total number of images included in the image group at a glance.

  In addition, a group including only images having the same attribute is generated from the images included in the image group, one or more groups of bar graphs and attribute information are displayed in the first peripheral area, and one or more remaining groups of By displaying the bar graph and the attribute information in the second peripheral area, the user can see at a glance what kind of attribute image is most frequently included in the image group, and the number of images for each attribute. Can be grasped intuitively.

  Further, the display control unit 28 may display the attribute information of the group having the largest number of images in the central area, or conversely, display the attribute information of the group having the smallest number of images in the central area. Good.

  Thus, the user can grasp at a glance the attributes of the group having the largest number of images or the group having the smallest number of images.

  Further, the display control unit 28 may display recommendation information for recommending image capturing, image sharing, or image printing in the central area.

  The recommendation information may be a simple message such as “Did you take a picture recently?”, For example. The recommendation information may be a message that proposes creation of a photo product created using an image included in the image group. Photo merchandise includes, for example, electronic albums, photo books, shuffle prints, postcards with photos, calendars with photos, etc. in addition to ordinary photo prints.

  Thereby, a user's action can be encouraged and an image can be used effectively.

  Note that the attribute information and recommendation information of the group having the largest number of images or the group having the smallest number of images may be displayed in a circular frame in the center area in the example of FIG. For example, a circular frame may be moved to the left or right side, an area may be prepared on the right or left side of the circular frame, and displayed in the prepared area.

  Subsequently, one bar graph is tapped from the nine groups of bar graphs corresponding to the nine types of attributes displayed on the display unit 12 by the user's touch operation, and an instruction to select the tapped bar graph is input. (Step S10).

  In the case of the present embodiment, it is assumed that a bar graph of a group corresponding to a person attribute is tapped by a user touch operation.

  In response to this, the instruction acquisition unit 14 acquires a user instruction, and the display control unit 28, as shown in FIG. 5, images included in the group corresponding to the bar graph selected according to the user instruction, that is, A list of images (thumbnail images) in which people exist is displayed in the display area of the display unit 12 (step S11).

  Thus, the user can select an image having a desired attribute and display it on the display unit 12. In the example of FIG. 5, only a certain number of images among the images included in the group corresponding to the bar graph selected according to the user's instruction are displayed on the display unit 12. In this case, an arbitrary fixed number of images can be sequentially displayed on the display unit 12 by the user swiping the image display screen up and down.

  Similarly, when a new image is added to the image group, image analysis, attribute assignment, image count calculation, bar graph generation, and image information display screen display are performed.

  Further, when a screen other than the image information display screen is displayed, the display device 10 can switch to the image information display screen (home screen) by tapping the home tab displayed in the screen switching area. it can. The operation in this case is similar.

  On the other hand, if the images included in the image group have not been changed, the image analysis, attribute assignment, calculation of the number of images, and bar graph generation are not performed, and the image information display screen after the previous image analysis is displayed as it is. The

  The display control unit 28 displays the bar graph of each group on the origin side when the image information display screen after the previous image analysis is displayed at the time of starting the display device 10 or switching to the image information display screen. You may display the animation extended to the length of a bar graph toward the front end side.

  When displaying a bar graph, for example, the display control unit 28 displays, as the first peripheral region and the second peripheral region, a bar graph with the opposite side of the central region as a starting point and the tip side extending toward the central region, respectively. Each may be displayed in each area. In this case, the display portion of the total number of images included in the image group, that is, the circular frame portion surrounding the total number of images, and the display portion on the front side of the bar graph of each group, that is, the front side of the bar graph. A line connecting the line segment is displayed.

  The image search device and the image search condition setting device of the present invention have been described with reference to an example of searching for an image stored in a smartphone. However, the present invention is not limited to this, for example, a personal computer (PC) or a notebook The same applies to searching for images stored on a PC, tablet PC, cloud server, or the like.

In the apparatus of the present invention, each component included in the apparatus may be configured by dedicated hardware, or each component may be configured by a programmed computer.
The method of the present invention can be implemented, for example, by a program for causing a computer to execute each step. It is also possible to provide a computer-readable recording medium in which this program is recorded.

  Although the present invention has been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it is needless to say that various improvements and modifications may be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Display apparatus 12 Display part 14 Instruction acquisition part 16 Image group acquisition part 18 Image analysis part 20 Attribute assignment part 22 Group generation part 24 Number calculation part 26 Bar graph generation part 28 Display control part

Claims (29)

An image group acquisition unit that acquires an image group including two or more images having two or more attributes;
A group generation unit that generates a group including only images having the same attribute from images included in the image group for each attribute;
A total number of images included in the image group, and for each group, a number calculating unit that calculates the number of images included in the group;
For each group, a bar graph generation unit that generates a bar graph having a length corresponding to the number of images included in the group;
A rectangular display area, the display area being surrounded by two line segments that include the center of the display area and parallel to the short side of the display area, and the two line segments and the long side of the display area; A display unit having a central region, and a first peripheral region and a second peripheral region disposed from the central region toward the two short sides of the display region,
The total number of images included in the image group is displayed in the central area, and the bar graph and attribute information of one or more groups out of two or more groups corresponding to the two or more attributes are displayed in the first area. A display control unit that displays the bar graph and attribute information of one or more remaining groups of the two or more groups in the second peripheral region,
The display control unit causes the first peripheral region and the second peripheral region to display the bar graphs, each having the central region side as a starting point and the tip side extending toward the opposite side of the central region, respectively. Display device. An image group acquisition unit that acquires an image group including two or more images having two or more attributes;
A group generation unit that generates a group including only images having the same attribute from images included in the image group for each attribute;
A total number of images included in the image group, and for each group, a number calculating unit that calculates the number of images included in the group;
For each group, a bar graph generation unit that generates a bar graph having a length corresponding to the number of images included in the group;
A rectangular display area, the display area being surrounded by two line segments that include the center of the display area and parallel to the short side of the display area, and the two line segments and the long side of the display area; A display unit having a central region, and a first peripheral region and a second peripheral region disposed from the central region toward the two short sides of the display region,
The total number of images included in the image group is displayed in the central area, and the bar graph and attribute information of one or more groups out of two or more groups corresponding to the two or more attributes are displayed in the first area. A display control unit that displays the bar graph and attribute information of one or more remaining groups of the two or more groups in the second peripheral region,
The display control unit displays the bar graph with the opposite side of the central region as a starting point and the tip side extending toward the central region on the first peripheral region and the second peripheral region, respectively. Display device.   The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit further displays the number of images included in the group for each group.   The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit displays a name representing an attribute of the group as the attribute information.   The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit displays an icon representing an attribute of the group as the attribute information.   The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit displays both an icon representing the attribute of the group and a name representing the attribute of the group as the attribute information.   The display device according to claim 3, wherein the display control unit further displays the number of images included in the group in an area inside the bar graph.   The display device according to claim 4, wherein the display control unit further displays a name representing the attribute of the group in an area inside the bar graph.   The display device according to claim 5, wherein the display control unit further displays an icon representing the attribute of the group on the tip side of an area inside the bar graph.   The display device according to claim 1, wherein the bar graph generation unit generates a bar graph having a length corresponding to the number of digits of the number of images included in the group.   The bar graph generation unit determines a rank of the attribute according to the number of images included in the group, and generates a bar graph having a length according to the rank of the attribute. The display device described.   The bar graph generation unit generates a bar graph having a length according to a first generation criterion as a bar graph displayed in the first peripheral region, and the bar graph displayed in the second peripheral region as the first bar graph. The display device according to claim 1, wherein a bar graph having a length corresponding to a second generation criterion different from the first generation criterion is generated. Furthermore, an instruction acquisition unit for acquiring an instruction input by the user is provided,
The said display control part further displays the list of the images contained in the group corresponding to the bar graph selected according to the said instruction | indication in the display area of the said display part. Display device.   The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit displays a frame in the central region, and displays the total number of images included in the image group in the frame.   The display device according to any one of claims 1 to 14, wherein the display control unit further displays attribute information of a group having the largest number of images in the central region.   The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit further displays attribute information of a group having the smallest number of images in the central region.   The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit further displays recommendation information for recommending image capturing, image sharing, or image printing in the central region.   The display control unit further displays, when the display device is activated, an animation in which each group of bar graphs extends from the starting side toward the tip side to the length of the bar graph. A display device according to claim 1.   The display control unit further displays a line connecting a display portion of the total number of images included in the image group and a display portion on the starting point side of the bar graph of each group. The display device according to any one of the above. Furthermore, an image analysis unit for analyzing images included in the image group,
Based on the analysis result of the image, an attribute assigning unit that assigns the attribute to the image,
The said group production | generation part, the said number calculation part, the said bar graph production | generation part, and the said display control part perform a process using the image group containing the image to which the said attribute was provided by the said attribute provision part. A display device according to claim 1. The image analysis unit performs analysis of an image included in the new image group when a new image group is acquired by the image group acquisition unit,
The display device according to claim 20, wherein the attribute assigning unit assigns the attribute to an image included in the new image group based on an analysis result of an image included in the new image group. The image analysis unit performs analysis of the new image when a new image is added to the image group,
The display device according to claim 20, wherein the attribute assigning unit assigns the attribute to the new image based on an analysis result of the new image. An image group acquisition unit acquiring an image group including two or more images having two or more attributes;
A group generating unit generating a group including only images having the same attribute from images included in the image group for each attribute;
A step of calculating the total number of images included in the image group, and calculating the number of images included in the group for each group;
Generating a bar graph having a length corresponding to the number of images included in the group for each group;
The display unit has a rectangular display area, and the display area includes the center of the display area and is parallel to the short side of the display area, and the two line segments and the long side of the display area And a first peripheral region and a second peripheral region respectively disposed from the central region toward the two short sides of the display region,
Further, the display control unit displays the total number of images included in the image group in the central region, and the bar graph of one or more groups of the two or more groups corresponding to the two or more attributes And displaying attribute information in the first peripheral area, and displaying the bar graph and attribute information of one or more remaining groups of the two or more groups in the second peripheral area,
In the step of displaying the bar graph, the bar graph is extended to the first peripheral region and the second peripheral region, respectively, with the central region side as a starting side, and the tip side extending toward the opposite side of the central region. Display method to display. An image group acquisition unit acquiring an image group including two or more images having two or more attributes;
A group generating unit generating a group including only images having the same attribute from images included in the image group for each attribute;
A step of calculating the total number of images included in the image group, and calculating the number of images included in the group for each group;
Generating a bar graph having a length corresponding to the number of images included in the group for each group;
The display unit has a rectangular display area, and the display area includes the center of the display area and is parallel to the short side of the display area, and the two line segments and the long side of the display area And a first peripheral region and a second peripheral region respectively disposed from the central region toward the two short sides of the display region,
Further, the display control unit displays the total number of images included in the image group in the central region, and the bar graph of one or more groups of the two or more groups corresponding to the two or more attributes And displaying attribute information in the first peripheral area, and displaying the bar graph and attribute information of one or more remaining groups of the two or more groups in the second peripheral area,
In the step of displaying the bar graph, the bar graph extending from the opposite side of the central region to the starting point side and the tip side extending toward the central region side is respectively displayed on the first peripheral region and the second peripheral region. Display method to display.   The display method according to claim 23 or 24, further comprising a step of causing the display control unit to display the number of images included in the group for each group. Further, the instruction acquisition unit acquires an instruction input by the user;
The display control unit includes a step of displaying a list of images included in a group corresponding to the bar graph selected according to the instruction in a display area of the display unit. Display method of description. Furthermore, an image analysis unit performs analysis of images included in the image group;
An attribute assigning unit providing the attribute to the image based on the analysis result of the image,
Generating the group, calculating the total number of images included in the image group and the number of images included in the group, generating the bar graph, and the total number of images included in the image group. 27. The step of displaying the bar graph and attribute information is performed using an image group including an image to which the attribute is assigned in the step of assigning the attribute. The display method according to the item.   The program for making a computer perform each step of the display method as described in any one of Claims 23-27.   A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for causing a computer to execute each step of the display method according to any one of claims 23 to 27 is recorded.

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