JPH0927937A - Recorder for name of image pickup point - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To record a name or an address of an image pickup point onto a recording medium automatically. SOLUTION: A GPS receiver 311 is incorporated in a video recorder 302 and a point name database retrieval means 313 retrieves a point name database 314, based on position data calculated from the GPS receiver 311. Thus, name information of the pickup point is outputted and the name information is automatically recorded onto a video recording medium 307 by a video recorder 305 together with the picked up video image information by an image pickup camera 303.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a photographing spot name recording apparatus capable of recording the name or address of a photographing spot in a video camera or a still camera.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional video image recording / reproducing video camera device will be described with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 2, the video recording device 102 is
A solid-state imaging camera 10 such as a CCD for photographing a subject 101
3, a video recording device 105 for recording video information 104 output from the imaging camera 103, a video recording device 10
Video recording medium 107 for recording image data 106 according to
Prepare.

The video reproducing device 108 also includes a video recording medium 109 for recording image data, and the video recording medium 1
Video reproduction apparatus 11 for reproducing 09 image data 110
1. A monitor 112 for displaying an image reproduced by the video reproduction device 111 is provided.

Regarding the video image recording / reproducing video camera device configured as described above, the video information 104 of the subject 101 imaged by the imaging camera 103 is the video recording device 1.
05 is recorded on the video recording medium 107.

On the other hand, in the video reproducing device 108,
The image data 110 recorded on the video recording medium 109 is reproduced by the video reproducing device 111, and the subject 114 is displayed on the display screen 113 of the monitor 112.

Next, the case of outputting the place name from the conventional GPS system will be described with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 3, a position data 205 is calculated by receiving a radio wave 202 from a GPS satellite 201 through a GPS antenna 203 by a GPS receiver 204. The place name database search device 206 uses the position data 205 as an address point for the place name database 2
07, and the place name data 208 corresponding to the position data
To get.

[0009]

However, the conventional video camera device (or still camera) as described above is used.
However, since the video camera device and the GPS receiver are independent of each other, even if the video camera device shoots while moving to the shooting point, the place name or address of the moving point cannot be recorded. Therefore, when managing the recorded medium, it was necessary to separately record the shooting location.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object thereof is to provide a photographing spot name recording apparatus capable of automatically recording the name or address of a photographing spot on a recording medium. And

[0011]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a device provided with a means for recording a moving image or a still image, and a GPS receiving means for calculating position data, and a photographing operation based on the position data. A spot name obtaining means for obtaining spot name information and a means for recording the spot name information are provided.

Further, according to the present invention, the spot name acquisition means searches the place name database for recording the place name information such as the name or address of each place, and the place name database based on the position data, thereby determining the shooting spot. It is composed of a place name database search means for outputting name information.

[0013]

Therefore, in the present invention, the name information obtained from the point name acquisition means is recorded together with the image information of the photographing point by operating the point name acquisition means based on the position data from the GPS receiving means. Therefore, the correction time is calculated from the calculated time difference data from which the name information was obtained and the absolute time data, and the time of the clock is automatically adjusted according to the global movement point of the device based on this correction time data. Since the correction is performed, it is not necessary for the user to record the name information of the shooting location.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the arrangement of a shooting location name recording apparatus according to the present invention when applied to a video camera apparatus for moving image recording / playback.

In FIG. 1, the video recorder 302 is
A solid-state image pickup camera 30 such as a CCD for photographing a subject 301
3, video information 30 output from the imaging camera 303
4 and video recording device 30 for recording place name data
5. Image and place name data 30 by video recording device 305
6 is provided with a video recording medium 307.

Furthermore, the video camera device 302 is a GP
G which receives GPS radio wave 309 coming from S satellite 308
The PS antenna 310 receives GPS radio waves received by the GPS antenna 310, and calculates position data 312 G
Based on the position data 321 from the PS receiver 311 and the GPS receiver 311, a place name database search device 313 that calculates place name data by searching a place name database 314 that is a database of place names or addresses in various places is provided.

The video reproducing device 316 is a video recording medium 317 for recording images and place name data, a video reproducing device 319 for reproducing the images and place name data 318 of the video recording medium 317, and is reproduced by the video reproducing device 319. A monitor 320 for displaying the image and the place name data 319 is provided.

Next, the operation of this embodiment configured as described above will be described. First, the radio wave 309 from the GPS satellite 308 is received by the GPS receiver 311 through the GPS antenna 310, and the GPS receiver 311 calculates position data (latitude / longitude data) 312.

The place name database search device 313 acquires place name data 315 by searching the place name database 314 using the position data 312 as an address pointer.

On the other hand, the image pickup camera 303 of the video recording device 302 takes an image of the subject 301, and the image pickup camera 303
The video information 304 output from the device is recorded on the video recording medium 307 by the video recording device 305 together with the place name data 315 from the place name database search device 313.

Further, in the video reproducing device 316, the image and place name data 318 recorded in the image recording medium 317 is reproduced by the image reproducing device 319, and the display screen 321 of the monitor 320 displays the subject 322 and the place name 32 of the photographing point.
3 is displayed.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the place name database searching device 313 is based on the position data from the GPS receiver 311 when the video recording device 302 takes a picture.
By searching the place name database 314 with, it is possible to automatically obtain the place name or address of the shooting location,
The place name or address can be automatically recorded in the video recording medium 307. Therefore, it is not necessary for the user to record the place name or address.

In the above embodiment, the case where the photographing spot name recording device of the present invention is applied to a video camera has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and can be similarly applied to a still camera and other devices. .

Further, the point name acquisition means of the present invention is not limited to the one composed of the place name database search device 313 and the place name database 314 shown in the above embodiment.

[0026]

As is apparent from the above-described embodiment, the present invention can be applied to a GPS device for recording a moving image or a still image.
Receiver, point name acquisition means for acquiring a name or address of a shooting point based on position data obtained from the GPS receiver, and means for automatically recording the name or address together with a moving image or a still image on a recording medium By incorporating the above, it is possible to automatically record the name or address information of the shooting location, and there is an effect that the user does not need to record the place name or address.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a photographing spot name recording device of the present invention and a video camera device to which the same is applied.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a conventional video camera device.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a place name search device using a conventional GPS receiver.

[Explanation of symbols]

 301 Subject 302 Video recording device 303 Imaging camera 305 Video recording device 307 Video recording medium 308 GPS satellite 310 GPS antenna 311 GPS receiver 313 Place name database search device 314 Place name database 316 Video playback device 317 Video recording medium 319 Video playback device 320 Monitor 321 Display screen

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A device having a means for recording a moving image or a still image, GPS receiving means for calculating position data, point name acquisition means for obtaining name information of a shooting point based on the position data, and the point name. A photographing location name recording device, characterized in that means for recording information is provided. 2. The place name acquisition means outputs place name information of a shooting place by searching the place name database that records place name information such as names or addresses of various places and the place name database based on the position data. The shooting location name recording device according to claim 1, further comprising: a place name database search means for performing the shooting. 3. The photographing location name recording device according to claim 1, wherein the place name information is recorded together with a moving image or a still image photographed by an image pickup camera.