WO2002080540A1 - Assistant numerique capable de stocker des donnees dependantes d'une position - Google Patents

Assistant numerique capable de stocker des donnees dependantes d'une position Download PDF

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WO2002080540A1
WO2002080540A1 PCT/JP2001/002672 JP0102672W WO02080540A1 WO 2002080540 A1 WO2002080540 A1 WO 2002080540A1 JP 0102672 W JP0102672 W JP 0102672W WO 02080540 A1 WO02080540 A1 WO 02080540A1
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Akihiko Sugikawa
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04NPICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N1/00Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof
    • H04N1/00127Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture
    • H04N1/00323Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture with a measuring, monitoring or signaling apparatus, e.g. for transmitting measured information to a central location
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04NPICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N1/00Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof
    • H04N1/00127Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04NPICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N1/00Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof
    • H04N1/00127Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture
    • H04N1/00204Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04NPICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N2101/00Still video cameras
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04NPICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N2201/00Indexing scheme relating to scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, and to details thereof
    • H04N2201/32Circuits or arrangements for control or supervision between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device, e.g. between a still-image camera and its memory or between a still-image camera and a printer device
    • H04N2201/3201Display, printing, storage or transmission of additional information, e.g. ID code, date and time or title
    • H04N2201/3225Display, printing, storage or transmission of additional information, e.g. ID code, date and time or title of data relating to an image, a page or a document
    • H04N2201/3253Position information, e.g. geographical position at time of capture, GPS data
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04NPICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N5/00Details of television systems
    • H04N5/76Television signal recording
    • H04N5/765Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
    • H04N5/77Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus between a recording apparatus and a television camera
    • H04N5/772Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus between a recording apparatus and a television camera the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04NPICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N5/00Details of television systems
    • H04N5/76Television signal recording
    • H04N5/907Television signal recording using static stores, e.g. storage tubes or semiconductor memories

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  • Portable information processing device for recording position-dependent information
  • the present invention relates to a portable information processing device that records position-dependent information.
  • the spread of electronic cameras has made it easier to create high quality digital image data.
  • the miniaturization of the imaging unit has made it possible to add a shooting function to mobile phones and the like.
  • the image file contains information related to the image itself, such as image size, compression method, storage method, shooting conditions, latitude and longitude position information obtained from GPS, and comments added by the user.
  • a special tag is specified so that it can be recorded. By using such tag information, it became possible for users to search for images on a computer and learn additional information related to photographs.c
  • Several methods have been devised for adding comments to captured image information.For example, a method of adding arbitrary text by combining pen input and character recognition, or using voice recognition Thus, a method has been devised in which a keyword is assigned and a method of recording together with voice data, and later performing voice recognition and assigning a keyword.
  • a service on the Web could be to add a tag to image data by converting it to a place name or facility name.
  • a user can search by a place name or a facility name, or know the location of a photo or a facility name being viewed.
  • it is also possible to search for a desired photo by transmitting the place name or facility name to the Web server at the time of search and converting it to latitude and longitude information.
  • a first aspect of the present invention is a portable information processing device that communicates with a position-dependent information providing device that provides position-dependent information related to position information by short-range communication, comprising: a short-range wireless communication device having a short-range communication function; A position-dependent information acquisition device that acquires position-dependent information from the position-dependent information providing device via the wireless communication device, a photographing device that performs photographing in response to a photographing instruction from a user, and photographing by the user.
  • a portable information processing device including an information recording device that records the position-dependent information captured in response to an instruction in association with image information captured by the capturing device.
  • a portable information processing device that communicates with a server that provides position-dependent information related to position information through short-range communication, an imaging device that captures an arbitrary subject, An encoding device for compressing and encoding an image signal to be received, and position-dependent information transmitted from the communication station in response to the start of imaging by the imaging device, and compressing the compressed image information from the encoding device to the position.
  • An information recording device that records in association with the dependent information; a decoding device that reads and decodes the recorded image information; and an output device that visually outputs decoded image information from the decoding device.
  • a portable information processing device comprising:
  • Figure 1 shows the location of base stations.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an electronic camera and a base station used as a portable information processing device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the electronic camera according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 4 shows the configuration of the base station.
  • Fig. 5 is a flow chart showing the operation of the electronic camera shown in Fig. 3.
  • FIG. 6 is a block diagram of an electronic camera used as a portable information processing device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the electronic camera shown in FIG.
  • FIG. 8 is a block diagram of an electronic camera used as a portable information processing device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the electronic camera shown in FIG.
  • FIG. 1 shows a state in which a plurality of Bluetooth base stations 11 are fixedly arranged in, for example, an amusement park, a theme park, an exposition hall, and the like.
  • the radio zone of each Bluetooth base station 11 is about 10 to 20 m.
  • Figure 2 shows the electronic camera 1 2 is used in the facilities mentioned above.
  • the electronic camera 12 is provided with a liquid crystal monitor 13 and a shutter 14, and a recording medium (smart media) 15 is provided detachably.
  • a proximity communication device (Bluetooth communication device) 16 having a short communication distance of, for example, 10 m or 2 Om is built in the electronic camera 12.
  • FIG. 3 shows an internal configuration of the electronic camera 12 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • the proximity communication device 16 for communicating with the Bluetooth base station 11 is connected to the memory 17 for storing transmission / reception information.
  • This memory 17 is connected to an LCD monitor 13 that can display transmission / reception information via an image decoding unit (image expansion unit) 26 that decodes (expands) the compressed and coded image signal. .
  • the memory 17 is further connected to the control unit 19.
  • the control unit 19 receives time information from the clock 20 and captures an image of the subject.
  • the imaging unit 21 also converts the image signals into digital signals.
  • the AD converter 22 converts the image signals into digital signals.
  • the image encoding unit (image compression unit) 23 and the recording / reproduction unit 24 having a function of recording the compression-encoded image signal on a recording medium, for example, a smart media, and reproducing the recorded image signal. Connected.
  • the control unit 19 is further connected to a short-range communication device 16 and an imaging direction detector 25 for detecting an imaging direction of the camera.
  • the Bluetooth base station 11 is composed of a Bluetooth transmitter / receiver 31 and a base station database 32 as shown in FIG. Location-dependent information in the data base 3 2 and the multimeter di Adeta Is stored.
  • the location-dependent information includes information on the installation location of each base station 11 and its surroundings, such as the name of a building such as a restaurant, the name of a game facility such as a ferris wheel, the name of an attraction facility, and the like. Includes information such as keywords indicating the vent (castles, parades) and the date and time.
  • Multimedia data is a complex of text, graphics or image information.
  • the Bluetooth base station 11 has a function as a server that transmits location-dependent information and multimedia data in response to a request.
  • step S1 When a user presses the shutter 14 of the electronic camera 11 to take a picture with the electronic camera 11 in front of the castle of the Amizumento Park shown in Fig. 2 (step S1). Then, the shutter information is sent to the control unit 19. Upon receiving the shutter information, the control unit 19 sends a photographing signal to the photographing unit 21 (step S2). The shooting is started in response to the shooting instruction (step S3). When the control unit 19 sends a position-dependent information request to the proximity communication device 16, the proximity communication device 16 transmits an information request signal (step S4).
  • this base station 11 When the base station 11 closest to the shooting location receives the information request signal, this base station 11 sends location-dependent information from the database 32, for example, keywords indicating the location, date and time, and the event (eg, in front of a castle or palace).
  • the electronic camera 11 which fetches information such as the data from the database 32 and transmits it, it is confirmed whether or not the information has been received (step S5).
  • the position-dependent information is received by the proximity communicator 16 of the electronic camera 11, the received position-dependent information is stored in the memory. Stored in 17 (step 6). If the information is not received, it is confirmed whether or not the previous information can be used (step S7). If the previous information cannot be used, an information request is made again. If the previous information can be used, the process proceeds to step S11 described later.
  • step S6 it is checked whether or not the shooting has been completed (step S8). If the shooting has been completed, the image signal obtained by the imaging unit 21 is input to the AD converter 22 and digitally converted. It is converted to an image signal (step S9). The digital image signal from the A / D converter 22 is compression-encoded by the compression-encoding section 23 (step S10). At this time, the imaging direction of the camera is detected by the imaging direction detector 25 (step S11). The imaging direction detector 25 detects the imaging direction of the camera using a magnet built into the camera.
  • the control unit 19 selects and reads out the position-dependent information corresponding to the photographing direction, that is, the information indicating “jojo” from the memory 17. And sends it to the recording / playback unit 24.
  • the user may select from several pieces of information displayed on the LCD monitor 13. For example, a selection button can be provided on the camera 12, and the information displayed on the LCD monitor 13 can be selected by operating the selection button.
  • the recording / reproducing unit 24 records the transmitted position-dependent information on the recording medium in association with the compression-encoded image information (step 13).
  • the information is associated with the time when the location-dependent information was received. This is performed in consideration of the shooting time.
  • the liquid crystal monitor 1 3 recorded in c smart menu di A that can also view the received information to the captured image information and the position-dependent information is reproduced Ri by the recording and reproducing unit 2 4,
  • the image is decoded by the image decoding unit 26 and sent to the liquid crystal monitor 13.
  • the recorded captured image information can be reproduced and displayed on the LCD monitor 13 together with the position-dependent information.
  • the user can retrieve the desired image information at a later date using a keyword related to the shooting location and time. And obtain information related to the shooting location.
  • the electronic camera of this embodiment can reproduce information with a more realistic sensation by capturing and recording music information in addition to image information.
  • the acquired image and the captured image are combined and displayed.
  • the database 32 of the base station 11 stores multimedia data such as frame image information and music information.
  • an audio processing unit 27 and a speaker 18 are added to the electronic camera 11 in FIG. That is, the audio processing unit 27 stores the memory 17 And its output is connected to speaker 18.
  • the audio processing unit 27 is composed of MIDI (Musical Instrumental Digital Interface) and MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer-II).
  • steps S1 to S3 shown in FIG. 7 are the same as those of the first embodiment of FIG.
  • step S14 the position-dependent information and the music information are requested from the base station 11.
  • the base station 11 transmits position-dependent information and music information characterizing the shooting location.
  • the electronic camera 12 receives the transmitted position-dependent information and the music information, the information is stored in the memory 17 (S6).
  • music information is acquired through the steps of AD conversion (S9), compression processing (S10), shooting direction detection (S11), and position-dependent information acquisition (S12). (S15). Thereafter, the position-dependent information and the music information are recorded on the recording medium by the recording / reproducing unit 24 in association with the compression-encoded image information (S16).
  • the music information read from the memory 17 is processed by the audio processing section 27, and the audio signal can be output as music from the speaker 18 So, you can listen to this music and decide the selection of music information and record.
  • the user can use the information at a later date. It is possible to search for desired image information using keywords related to the shooting location and time, and not only to obtain information related to the shooting location, but also to obtain information other than image information. Since music information can be imported and recorded, music information can be reproduced using MIDI or MP3 to reproduce realistic information.
  • a virtual image is obtained by synthesizing captured image with various image information stored in the database of the base station 11 as multimedia data, for example, image information such as a background image and a virtual image. Can be generated.
  • FIG. 8 shows an electronic camera used as a portable information processing device according to the third embodiment.
  • a remote communication device 28 is added to the electronic camera 11 in FIG.
  • a receiving terminal for example, a portable terminal, with a photographed image and a photographing place.
  • the position-dependent information is input to the remote communication device 28 together with the image information (and music information), and when the target terminal address is input, the position-dependent information is input to the remote communication device 2 together with the image information.
  • Sent by 8. When this transmission signal is received by the mobile terminal, the display location of the mobile terminal can display the shooting location together with the shot image. This allows the user of the portable terminal to immediately know the location of the photographer, family, or friend.
  • the electronic camera of the present invention can be used for restaurants and various recreational facilities in addition to the Amusement Park, and location-dependent information can be set according to the place of use. , Address, phone number, business hours, regular holidays, etc. can be included.
  • the base station 12 sends the position-dependent information in response to the information request signal from the electronic camera 11, but the base station 12 periodically sends the position-dependent information.
  • the electronic camera 11 may take in the position-dependent information in response to the shutter operation.
  • Information from the base station can be free or charged, but if it is charged, you can set a code for permitting information to be acquired by paying a fee, so that the information can be imported when shooting.
  • image information captured by an electronic camera is recorded on a recording medium in association with position-dependent information such as date, time, time, and position information. Later, when the image is played back, the user can obtain information such as the shooting location, date and time, and time, thereby improving the recording value of the image.
  • the electronic camera according to the present invention records a photographed image and information of the photographing place in association with each other, so that the relationship between the photographed image and the photographing place (or date and time, facility name, etc.) can be obtained without relying on memory. It is suitable for accurate grasp.

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L'invention concerne un assistant numérique comprenant un appareil de communication proche (16) et une mémoire (17), destinée à stocker des données dépendantes d'une position acquises à partir d'une station de base (11) par le biais du dispositif de communication proche. Cet assistant numérique comporte également un moyen de stockage pour l'enregistrement de données d'images photographiques associées aux données dépendantes de la position, en réponse à une commande de prise de vue exécutée par un utilisateur (24).
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