WO2016110967A1

WO2016110967A1 - Information processing device, information processing method, and processing program used therefor

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Publication number: WO2016110967A1
Application number: PCT/JP2015/050282
Authority: WO
Inventors: 具徳野村; 康宜橋本; 鈴木　基之; 益岡　信夫; 清水　宏; 吉澤　和彦
Original assignee: 日立マクセル株式会社
Priority date: 2015-01-07
Filing date: 2015-01-07
Publication date: 2016-07-14

Abstract

In order to prevent leakages of personal information accompanying image data, recording control of personal information is required. While in the past there has been recording control based on position information, recording control based on information other than position information has not been considered. The present invention performs detailed recording control of personal information by various conditions and in accordance with the situation. To that end, an information processing device that handles image data and accompanying information attached to the image data comprises memory for storing the image data and the accompanying information, and a control unit for controlling recording to the memory. The accompanying information comprises a plurality of items, with a plurality of levels allowing the setting of items to be recorded and items not to be recorded among the plurality of items and level determination conditions for the levels being stored in the memory. The control unit obtains a situation result of the information processing device, determines the level from the situation result and the level determination conditions, and in accordance with the setting information of the determined level, records to the memory those items set as items to be recorded of the accompanying information related to the image data.

Description

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and processing program used therefor

The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and information processing method for preventing personal information from leaking when personal information is included in the accompanying information of an image file, and a processing program used therefor.

Currently, accompanying information such as EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) information standardized by JEIDA (Japan Electronics Industry Promotion Association) is added to image files taken by many digital cameras. The accompanying information includes a shooting date, position information such as GPS information, and the like. Therefore, when the accompanying information is added to the image file, the accompanying information may become personal information such as being at the place at the time of shooting. Therefore, in order to prevent this personal information from leaking out, if there is accompanying information such as EXIF in the image file, for example, it is possible to prevent the personal information from leaking by not recording the accompanying information when saving the image file. desirable.

There is JP 2011-49899 (Patent Document 1) as background art in this technical field. In Patent Document 1, as a problem, “Providing a portable information terminal device that can prevent display of position information of an image that a user does not want by a simple operation” is given. The telephone includes a camera module, a memory that stores image data captured by the camera module, a GPS module that acquires position information, and an imaging control unit that stores the position information in the memory in association with the image data. When the position information is within the pre-registered exclusion area, the control unit does not store the position information in association with the image data. ”

JP 2011-49899 A

In Patent Document 1, the condition whether or not to record position information is only control based on position information. However, personal information includes not only position information but also other information such as time and name, and it has not been considered to control recording of the personal information with information other than position information. Therefore, detailed recording control for controlling recording of personal information under various conditions has not been considered.

The present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus capable of performing recording control of personal information under various conditions and performing detailed recording control of personal information according to the situation.

In order to solve the above problems, for example, the configuration described in the claims is adopted. The present invention includes a plurality of means for solving the above-mentioned problems. To give an example, an information processing apparatus that handles image data and accompanying information added to the image data, A memory for storing and a control unit for controlling recording in the memory, and the supplementary information includes a plurality of items, a plurality of levels at which items to be recorded and items not to be recorded can be set, The level determination condition of the level is stored in the memory, and the control unit acquires the status result of the information processing apparatus, determines the level from the status result and the level determination condition, and follows the setting information of the determined level The item set as the item to be recorded of the accompanying information related to the image data is recorded in the memory.

According to the present invention, recording control of personal information can be performed under various conditions, and detailed recording control of personal information according to the situation can be performed.

1 is a configuration diagram of a communication system including an information processing apparatus used in Embodiment 1. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of an information processing apparatus according to a first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a software configuration diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the first embodiment. It is an example which shows the level division | segmentation of the personal information in Example 1. FIG. It is an example of the detailed information of personal information to record, and simple information in Example 1. FIG. It is an example in the case of a place as condition setting for determining the level in Example 1. FIG. It is an example in the case of a human face as the condition setting for determining the level in Example 1. FIG. It is an example in the case of a terminal as condition setting for determining the level in Example 1. FIG. 6 is a process flowchart of a setting process and a shooting process in the first embodiment. 6 is a detailed process flowchart of the setting process of FIG. 5. 6 is a detailed process flowchart of the imaging process of FIG. 5. FIG. 6 is a process flowchart illustrating a level determination operation based on face recognition as a specific example of the process flowchart of FIG. 5. FIG. 6 is a process flowchart illustrating a level determination operation based on terminal recognition as a specific example of the process flowchart of FIG. 5. FIG. 6 is a process flowchart illustrating a level determination operation based on location recognition as a specific example of the process flowchart of FIG. 5. 10 is a process flowchart of a setting process and a personal information recording control process in Embodiment 2.

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

In the present embodiment, personal information associated with an image file handled by the information processing device, such as the position of the information processing device, the face of the person related to the image file, other information processing device information in the vicinity of the information processing device, etc. Control recording based on situation results. The image file here is not limited to a still image file but may be a moving image file. Although the accompanying information and personal information are strictly different, in the present embodiment, both are treated as the same meaning as the information accompanying the image file unless otherwise specified. In addition, the image data and the image file are strictly different from each other, but unless otherwise specified, both are treated as having the same meaning in this embodiment. Hereinafter, it demonstrates using drawing.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a communication system including an information processing apparatus 100a used in this embodiment. The communication system according to this embodiment includes an information processing apparatus 100a used by a user, a base station 104b of a mobile telephone communication network, a server 104, a wide-area public network 102 such as the Internet, an AP (Access Point) apparatus 103, and the like. The

The information processing apparatus 100a can obtain various types of information from the server 104 via the base station 104b of the mobile telephone communication network. Further, by connecting to the AP device 103, various information can be obtained from the server 104 via the Internet (wide area public network) 102. Communication between the terminals of the

information processing apparatuses

100a and 100b uses BlueTooth (registered trademark) or Wi-Fi (registered trademark). In addition, the information processing apparatus 100 a includes an imaging unit, can capture a face, for example, and can receive position information from the GPS satellite 105.

FIG. 2A is a block diagram illustrating an example of an internal configuration of the information processing apparatus 100a. 2A, the information processing apparatus 100a includes a main control unit 201, a system bus 202, a ROM 203, a RAM 204, a storage unit 210, a communication processing unit 220, an expansion interface unit 224, an operation unit 230, an image processing unit 240, and an audio processing unit 250. The sensor unit 260 is configured.

The main control unit 201 is a microprocessor unit that controls the entire information processing apparatus 100a. A system bus 202 is a data communication path for transmitting and receiving data between the main control unit 201 and each operation block in the information processing apparatus 100a.

The ROM 203 is a memory in which a basic operation program such as an operating system and other operation programs are stored. For example, a rewritable ROM such as an EEPROM or a flash ROM is used. The RAM 204 serves as a work area when the basic operation program and other operation programs are executed. The ROM 203 and RAM 204 may be integrated with the main control unit 201. Further, the ROM 203 may not use an independent configuration as shown in FIG. 2A but may use a partial storage area in the storage unit 210.

The storage unit 210 stores an operation program and an operation setting value of the information processing apparatus 100a, personal information of the user of the information processing apparatus 200, and the like. Further, level determination information 210a, which will be described later, is included. Further, it is possible to store an operation program downloaded from the network, various data created by the operation program, and the like. Also, contents such as moving images, still images, and audio downloaded from the network can be stored. All or some of the functions of the ROM 203 may be replaced by a partial area of the storage unit 210. In addition, the storage unit 210 needs to hold stored information even when power is not supplied to the information processing apparatus 100a from the outside. Therefore, for example, devices such as a flash ROM, SSD, and HDD are used.

It should be noted that each operation program stored in the ROM 203 or the storage unit 210 can be updated and expanded by a download process from each server device on the Internet 102.

The communication processing unit 220 includes a LAN communication unit 221, a mobile telephone network communication unit 222, an NFC communication unit 223, and a BlueTooth communication unit 223b. The LAN communication unit 221 is connected to the Internet 102 via the AP device 103 and transmits / receives data to / from each server device on the Internet 102. The connection with the AP device 103 is assumed to be performed by a wireless connection such as Wi-Fi. The telephone network communication unit 222 performs telephone communication (call) and data transmission / reception by wireless communication with the base station 104b of the mobile telephone communication network. The NFC communication unit 223 performs wireless communication when close to the corresponding reader / writer. The BlueTooth communication unit 223b performs wireless communication in order to detect the ID of a nearby terminal. The LAN communication unit 221, the telephone network communication unit 222, the NFC communication unit 223, and the BlueTooth communication unit 223b are each provided with a code circuit, a decoding circuit, an antenna, and the like. Further, the communication processing unit 220 may further include an infrared communication unit and other communication units.

The extension interface unit 224 is an interface group for extending the functions of the information processing apparatus 100a, and in this embodiment, is configured with a video / audio interface, a USB interface, a memory interface, and the like. The video / audio interface performs input of video signals / audio signals from external video / audio output devices, output of video signals / audio signals to external video / audio input devices, and the like. The USB interface is connected to a PC or the like to transmit / receive data. A keyboard or other USB device may be connected. The memory interface transmits and receives data by connecting a memory card and other memory media.

The operation unit 230 is an instruction input unit that inputs an operation instruction to the information processing apparatus 100a. In this embodiment, the operation unit 230 includes operation keys in which a touch panel and button switches arranged on the display unit 241 are arranged. To do. Only one of them may be used, or the information processing apparatus 100a may be operated using a keyboard or the like connected to the expansion interface unit 224. The information processing apparatus 100a may be operated using a separate mobile terminal device connected by wired communication or wireless communication. Moreover, the display unit 241 may have the touch panel function.

The image processing unit 240 includes a display unit 241, an image signal processing unit 242, and an image input unit 243. The display unit 241 is a display device such as a liquid crystal panel, for example, and provides the image data processed by the image signal processing unit 242 to the user of the information processing apparatus 100a. The image signal processing unit 242 includes a video RAM (not shown), and the display unit 241 is driven based on image data input to the video RAM. In addition, the image signal processing unit 242 has a function of performing format conversion, menu and other OSD (On Screen Display) signal superimposing processing as required. The image input unit 243 converts the light input from the lens into an electrical signal using an electronic device such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) or CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) sensor. It is a camera unit that functions as an imaging unit for input.

The audio processing unit 250 includes an audio output unit 251, an audio signal processing unit 252, and an audio input unit 253. The audio output unit 251 is a speaker, and provides the audio signal processed by the audio signal processing unit 252 to the user of the information processing apparatus 100a. The voice input unit 253 is a microphone, and converts a user's voice and the like into voice data and inputs the voice data.

The sensor unit 260 is a sensor group for detecting the state of the information processing apparatus 100a. In this embodiment, the GPS reception unit 261, the gyro sensor 262, the geomagnetic sensor 263, the acceleration sensor 264, the illuminance sensor 265, and the proximity sensor 266 are used. , Composed of. With these sensor groups, it is possible to detect the position, tilt, direction, movement, brightness of the information processing apparatus 100a, proximity of surrounding objects, and the like. The information processing apparatus 100a may further include other sensors such as a barometric pressure sensor. The location information is obtained by GPS, but if it cannot be obtained in a place where GPS radio waves are difficult to enter, it may be obtained from the location information at the Wi-Fi AP device or from the base station information. May be.

The information processing apparatus 100a may be a mobile phone, a smart phone, a tablet terminal, or the like. Further, it may be a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) or a notebook PC. Further, it may be a digital still camera, a video camera capable of shooting moving images, a portable game machine, or other portable digital devices.

The configuration example of the information processing apparatus 100a illustrated in FIG. 2A includes a number of configurations that are not essential to the present embodiment, such as the sensor unit 260. However, even in a configuration that does not include these components, the present embodiment. There is no loss of effect. Further, a configuration not shown in the figure such as a digital broadcast receiving function and an electronic money settlement function may be further added.

FIG. 2B is a software configuration diagram illustrating an example of an internal configuration of the information processing apparatus 100a. 2B, the ROM 203 includes a basic operation program 203a such as an operating system and other operation programs. The RAM 204 includes a basic operation execution unit 204a that executes a basic operation program, a shooting execution unit 204b that controls the imaging apparatus, a situation check execution unit 204c that executes a situation check described later, and a protection processing execution unit 204d that protects personal information. The image browsing execution unit 204e executes browsing of image data. The storage unit 210 stores 210b to 210e which are operation programs corresponding to 204b to 204e executed by the RAM. Further, as described above, the level determination information 210a is included.

In the information processing apparatus as described above, for example, if the location at the time of shooting is an image file shot with the camera function of the information processing apparatus, the location information of the home flows out as personal information. Resulting in. Therefore, in this embodiment, when the location information of the home is registered in a level not recorded in advance and the location information is acquired as a location at the time of shooting in the status check of the information processing apparatus, personal information regarding the image file Do not record. Further, the photographed face is recognized and compared with, for example, a family face registered in advance, and if it is a family face, personal information for the image file is not recorded. In addition, from the terminal ID of another information processing apparatus in the vicinity of the information processing apparatus photographed by the camera function, for example, a family terminal ID registered in advance is compared, and if it is a family terminal, personal information for the image file Do not record.

FIG. 3A is an example showing the level classification of personal information in the present embodiment. In FIG. 3A, the level is set in three stages of A, B, and C, and it is set as personal information whether the name, shooting date, shooting position, and comment are recorded for each level. Of course, the number of levels may be increased, and personal information is not limited to this. Further, ◯ indicates that information is recorded, Δ indicates that simplified information is recorded, and × indicates that information is not recorded. In FIG. 3A, for example, level A is the strictest level, and no personal information is recorded. Level B is the next most severe level to Level A. The name, shooting date and time, and shooting position are recorded as simplified information, and comments are recorded as they are. Level C is the loosest level, and any personal information is recorded. In this way, it is set whether each personal information is recorded according to level or not. This setting needs to be set in advance before determining whether the accompanying information of the image information is added to the image information for recording. This setting timing will be described later.

FIG. 3B is an example of detailed information and simplified information of personal information recorded in the present embodiment. That is, as described in FIG. 3A, the information indicated by ◯ is recorded as detailed information, and the simplified information recording indicated by △ is recorded as simplified information. For example, in FIG. 3B, the name is initial as simplified information. For the shooting position, only the degree of latitude, longitude information, minutes, and seconds is recorded as simplified information. Note that the shooting position may be the city, ward, town, and the simplified information may be a city by comparing latitude and longitude information with a map. The shooting date and time is only the year and month as simplified information.

FIG. 4A is an example of a place as a condition setting for determining a level. In FIG. 4A, a level for each predetermined place is set. For example, when the information processing apparatus 100a acquires position information by GPS or the like, the position is No. In the case of 1 degree a minute b minute c second, the level is set to A. In the case of 2, level B, no. In the case of 3, level C, No. In the case of 4, the level A is set. Specifically, no. The position 1 is the home of the person who uses the information processing apparatus 100a, and is set to level A, which is the most severe level, as a place to be particularly careful. No. The position 2 is the station closest to the person using the information processing apparatus 100a, and is set to level B, which is the next most severe level after level A, as a place to be careful. No. The position 3 is a position that is unrelated to the person who uses the information processing apparatus 100a, and is not a place to be careful.

FIG. 4B is an example in the case of a human face as a condition setting for determining the level. In FIG. 4B, a level for each predetermined face is set. For example, the face taken by the image input unit 243 by the information processing apparatus 100a is No. In the case of 1, the level is set to A. In the case of 2, level B, no. In the case of 3, level C, No. In the case of 4, the level B is set. Specifically, no. The face of 1 is the family of the person who uses the information processing apparatus 100a, and is set to level A, which is the most severe level, assuming that the person is particularly careful. No. The face of 2 is a friend of a person who uses the information processing apparatus 100a, and is set to level B, which is the next most severe level, assuming that the person is careful. No. The position 3 is not particularly related to the person who uses the information processing apparatus 100a, and is set to level C which is the loosest level.

FIG. 4C is an example of a terminal as a condition setting for determining a level. In FIG. 4C, a level for each predetermined terminal is set. For example, when the information processing apparatus 100a detects the ID of a nearby terminal in the BlueTooth communication unit 223b, the terminal is In the case of 1, the level is set to A. In the case of 2, level B, no. In the case of 3, level C, No. In the case of 4, the level C is set. Specifically, no. The first terminal is a terminal of the family of the person who uses the information processing apparatus 100a, and is set to level A, which is the most severe level, assuming that the terminal is particularly careful. No. The terminal No. 2 is a terminal of a friend of a person who uses the information processing apparatus 100a, and is set to level B, which is the next severest level after level A, assuming that the terminal is a cautionary terminal. No. Terminal 3 is a terminal of a person who is not particularly related to the person who uses the information processing apparatus 100a, and is set to level C, which is the loosest level.

As described above, FIGS. 4A, 4B, and 4C are setting examples of level determination conditions (eg, location, face, terminal) shown in the level determination information 210a of FIG. 2A. If a plurality of conditions overlap, the processing is performed under the strictest conditions. For example, if the level at the place is A and the level at the face is B, it is determined that the level is more severe. If there are two terminals in the vicinity of the information processing apparatus and the detected two terminal IDs are respectively level A and level B, it is determined that the level is more severe. In addition, if it is a place, face, terminal, etc., where the level judgment condition is not set, it is processed as level C, or the user is inquired that it has not been registered and registration is urged or the level is inquired. May be. If the level cannot be determined due to a broken GPS or the like, the user may be inquired or processed at the strictest level A.

FIG. 5 is a process flowchart showing the level setting of personal information and the condition setting process for level determination and the photographing process operation. In FIG. 5, first, it is determined in 500 whether or not a setting button for performing level setting for personal information and condition setting for level determination has been pressed. If the setting button is pressed, setting processing is performed in 502. Details thereof will be described with reference to FIG. If the setting button is not pressed, the status is checked in 501. Although details will be described later, for example, a camera image is taken in, face recognition is performed, and preparation for comparison with a pre-registered face is performed. In addition, a terminal of another information processing apparatus in the vicinity of the information processing apparatus that captures images with the camera function is searched to obtain a terminal ID, and preparations are made for comparison with a previously registered terminal ID. In addition, the position information of the information processing apparatus that captures images with the camera function is acquired by GPS or the like, and preparations are made for comparison with position information registered in advance.

Thereafter, in 503, it is determined whether or not the shutter button has been pressed, and if it has been pressed, shooting processing is performed in 504. Although details will be described with reference to FIG. 7, whether or not to record personal information at the time of shooting is controlled based on the condition setting for level determination set in the setting process 502 and the level setting of personal information. . The processing flowchart of FIG. 5 may be downloaded as a processing program and operated by software control by the CPU.

FIG. 6 is a detailed process flowchart of the setting process 502 of FIG. In FIG. 6, first, what is to be set is input in the setting selection input 600. In 601, the process branches to each setting process according to the input setting instruction. In the case of branch a, the process is terminated without performing the setting process. In the case of branch b, the process proceeds to level determination condition setting processing 602. This level determination condition setting process 602 sets the level determination conditions (eg, location, face, terminal) described with reference to FIGS. 4A, 4B, and 4C. In the case of branch c, the process proceeds to level-specific personal information addition setting processing 603. This level-specific personal information addition setting processing 603 performs personal information level setting described with reference to FIGS. 3A and 3B.

FIG. 7 is a detailed process flowchart of the photographing process 504 in FIG. In FIG. 7, first, in the camera image capturing 700, a subject is photographed and a camera image is captured. Next, in level determination 701, the process branches to processing for each level based on the condition setting for level determination set in the setting processing 502, and the captured camera image image data and accompanying personal information are obtained. Process to record in memory. Specifically, when the level determination 701 determines A, the personal information recording control is performed based on the personal information level setting as the strictest level A processing in 702. If it is determined as B, the personal information recording control is performed based on the personal information level division setting as the next strict level B processing in 703. If it is determined as C, the personal information recording control is performed based on the personal information level setting as processing at level C, which is an easy condition in 704. In this embodiment, the level division is described as three, but other levels may be used.

FIG. 8 is a process flowchart showing a level determination operation by face recognition as a specific example of the process flowchart of FIG. 8, components having the same functions as those in FIG. 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 5, and description thereof is omitted. In FIG. 8, a camera image capture 800 performs a capture process of a camera image captured by the information processing apparatus using the image input unit, and sets conditions for level determination described in FIG. A face confirmation process and a photographed face are compared, and a state confirmation process is performed to prepare for level determination after the shutter button is officially pressed. Thereafter, in 503, it is determined whether or not the shutter button has been pressed, and if it has been pressed, the image data captured as a camera image is written in the memory in 802. Thereafter, based on the comparison result of the face recognition in 801, level determination by face recognition is performed in 803. Thereafter, as in FIG. 7, when the face level determination 803 determines A, the processing of the strictest level A in 804 is to record personal information based on the personal information level setting. Take control. On the other hand, if it is determined to be B, in 805, as the next strictest level B process, personal information recording control is performed based on the personal information level setting. If it is determined as C, the personal information recording control is performed based on the personal information level setting as processing at level 806, which is an easy condition in 806.

The face recognition 801 has been described as comparing the face from the camera input before the shutter button was pressed with the face registered in advance, but the camera input after the shutter button was pressed or the image written in the memory And a pre-registered face may be compared. Thus, according to the present embodiment, the photographed face is recognized and compared with, for example, a family face registered in advance, and if it is a family face, personal information regarding the image file is not recorded. Can do.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a level determination operation by terminal recognition as a specific example of the processing flowchart of FIG. 9, components having the same functions as those in FIG. 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 5, and description thereof is omitted. In FIG. 9, a terminal search 900 searches for terminals of other information processing apparatuses in the vicinity of the information processing apparatus that captures images with the camera function. In 901, the retrieved terminal ID is acquired, the terminals of other information processing apparatuses in the vicinity are listed, and the terminals registered in advance as the condition setting for level determination described in FIG. 4C are registered. A status confirmation process is performed to prepare for the comparison. Thereafter, in 503, it is determined whether or not the shutter button has been pressed, and if it has been pressed, the image data captured as a camera image is written in the memory in 902. After that, the terminal in the vicinity listed in 901 and the terminal registered as the condition setting for level determination described in FIG. 4C are compared in 903 to perform level determination. Thereafter, as in FIG. 7, when it is determined as A in the level determination 903 of the nearby terminal, as the processing at the strictest level A in 904, the personal information is classified based on the level setting of the personal information. Control recording. On the other hand, if it is determined to be B, in 905, as the next strictest level B process, the personal information recording control is performed based on the personal information level setting. If it is determined as C, the personal information recording control is performed based on the personal information level setting as processing at level C, which is an easy condition in 906. Thus, according to the present embodiment, the family terminal is compared with, for example, the previously registered family terminal ID from the terminal ID of another information processing apparatus in the vicinity of the information processing apparatus photographed by the camera function. If so, personal information for the image file can be prevented from being recorded.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a level determination operation based on location recognition as a specific example of the processing flowchart of FIG. 10, components having the same functions as those in FIG. 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 5, and description thereof is omitted. In FIG. 10, acquisition of position information 1000 acquires latitude / longitude information of the information processing apparatus using a GPS function. Also, by the location recognition 1001, the acquired latitude / longitude information is compared with the map to obtain map information, which is compared with the position information registered in advance as the condition setting for level determination described in FIG. 4A. Perform status confirmation processing to prepare for performing. Thereafter, in 503, it is determined whether or not the shutter button has been pressed, and if it has been pressed, the image data captured as a camera image is written in the memory in 1002. Thereafter, the location information recognized in 1001 is compared with the position information registered as the condition setting for level determination described in FIG. 4A in 1003 to perform level determination. Thereafter, as in FIG. 7, when it is determined as A in the level determination by position 1003, the personal information is recorded based on the level setting of the personal information as processing at the strictest level A in 1004. Take control. If it is determined as B, the personal information recording control is performed based on the personal information level division setting as the next severest level B processing at 1005. If it is determined as C, as a process at level C, which is an easy condition in 1006, recording control of personal information is performed based on the level setting of personal information.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, for an image file photographed by the camera function of the information processing apparatus, the location at the time of photographing is compared with, for example, home location information registered in advance, and the photographing is performed. If the place is at home, it is possible not to record personal information. As a result, it is possible to prevent leakage of personal information related to the image file.

As described above, this embodiment is an information processing apparatus that handles image data and accompanying information added to the image data, and includes a memory that stores image data and accompanying information, and a control unit that performs recording control on the memory. The supplementary information is composed of a plurality of items, a plurality of levels in which a record item and a non-record item can be set among the plurality of items, and a level determination condition of the level are stored in the memory, The control unit obtains the status result of the information processing apparatus, determines the level from the status result and the level determination condition, and sets the recorded information in the accompanying information related to the image data according to the determined level setting information. The set item is configured to be recorded in the memory.

Further, there is provided a recording control method in an information processing apparatus for accompanying information related to image data, wherein the accompanying information includes a plurality of items, and a plurality of levels at which items to be recorded and items not to be recorded can be set. The level determination condition of the level is prepared, the level is determined from the status result of the information processing apparatus and the level determination condition, and the recorded information of the accompanying information related to the image data is determined according to the determined level setting information. The set item is configured to be recorded in a memory in the information processing apparatus.

Further, as a processing program for executing recording control of accompanying information related to image data in the information processing apparatus, setting a plurality of levels in which items to be recorded and items not to be recorded are set among a plurality of items of accompanying information; Setting a level judgment condition for the level;
A step of obtaining a status result of the information processing device, a step of determining a level from the status result and the level determination condition, and setting in an item to record accompanying information related to image data according to the setting information of the determined level And recording the recorded item in a memory.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, recording control of personal information can be performed under various conditions, and detailed recording control of personal information according to the situation can be performed.

In the first embodiment, an example in which recording control is performed to determine whether or not to record personal information in an image file acquired by shooting is described. In contrast, the present embodiment is an example in which recording control is performed to determine whether or not to record personal information after shooting for an image file that has already been shot. Hereinafter, it demonstrates using drawing.

FIG. 11 is a process flowchart of the setting process and the personal information recording control process in the present embodiment. In FIG. 11, first, in 1101, it is determined whether or not a setting button for setting personal information level classification or level determination is pressed. When the setting button is pressed, setting processing is performed in 1102. Details thereof are the same as those in FIG. If the setting button is not pressed, it is determined in step 1103 whether or not to select a photograph that is a captured image file that is the target of personal information for which recording control is performed. When selecting a photo, a photo that is a captured image file that is the target of personal information for which recording control is performed in 1104 is taken in. In level determination 1105, processing branches to processing for each level on the basis of the condition setting for level determination set in setting processing 1102, and records personal information associated with the target image file in the memory. I do. In the level determination 1105, for example, in the case of a level determination operation by face recognition, the face data of a photographed image file that has been selected with a photo is compared with the face registered as a condition setting for level determination. Make a decision. In addition, in the case of the level determination operation by location recognition, the position information of the EXIF information attached to the photographed image file that has been selected is compared with the position information registered as a condition setting for level determination. Perform level judgment. Specifically, when the level determination 1105 determines A, the personal information recording control is performed based on the personal information level division setting as the strictest level A processing in 1106. On the other hand, if it is determined as B, in 1107, as the next strictest level B process, the personal information recording control is performed based on the personal information level setting. If it is determined as C, the personal information recording control is performed based on the personal information level setting as processing at level C, which is the easiest condition in 1108. In this embodiment, the level division is described as three, but other levels may be used.

As described above, in this embodiment, it is possible to perform recording control of personal information with respect to a captured image file under various conditions, and to perform detailed personal information recording control according to the situation.

It should be noted that the above-described embodiments have been described in detail for easy understanding of the present invention, and are not necessarily limited to those having all the configurations described. Further, a part of the configuration of one embodiment can be replaced with the configuration of another embodiment, and the configuration of another embodiment can be added to the configuration of one embodiment. Further, it is possible to add, delete, and replace other configurations for a part of the configuration of each embodiment.

100a, 100b: information processing apparatus, 201: main control unit,
203: ROM, 204: RAM, 210: storage unit,
220: communication processing unit, 240: image processing unit,
501: Situation confirmation, 502: Setting process, 504: Shooting process,
602: Level determination condition setting processing, 603: Personal information addition setting processing by level

Claims

An information processing apparatus that handles image data and accompanying information added to the image data,
A memory for storing the image data and accompanying information;
A control unit for controlling recording in the memory,
The supplementary information is composed of a plurality of items, a plurality of levels at which items to be recorded and items not to be recorded among the plurality of items can be set, and level determination conditions of the levels are stored in the memory,
The control unit acquires a status result of the information processing apparatus, determines the level from the status result and the level determination condition, and according to setting information of the determined level, includes additional information related to the image data. An information processing apparatus, wherein an item set as the item to be recorded is recorded in the memory.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
The information processing apparatus includes a GPS receiver,
The status result of the information processing apparatus is position information of the information processing apparatus acquired by the GPS receiving unit,
The level determination condition is an information processing apparatus in which a relationship between the position information and the level is registered in advance.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
The information processing apparatus includes an image input unit,
The situation result of the information processing apparatus is face information captured by the image input unit,
The level determination condition is an information processing apparatus in which a relationship between the face information and the level is registered in advance.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
The information processing apparatus includes a communication processing unit,
The status result of the information processing device is an ID of another information processing device in the vicinity of the information processing device acquired by the communication processing unit,
The level determination condition is an information processing apparatus in which a relationship between an ID of the information processing apparatus and the level is registered in advance.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
The information processing apparatus includes an image input unit,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the level is determined when the image data captured by the image input unit is captured.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
The image data is captured image data,
The level determination is performed after the image data is selected.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
The level can be set with an item for recording more detailed information and an item for recording simplified information among the plurality of items of the attached information.
A recording control method in an information processing apparatus for accompanying information related to image data,
The accompanying information is composed of a plurality of items, and a plurality of levels capable of setting items to be recorded and items not to be recorded among the plurality of items and a level determination condition of the levels are prepared,
Determining the level from the status result of the information processing apparatus and the level determination condition;
A recording control method comprising: recording an item set in the item to be recorded in the accompanying information related to the image data in a memory in the information processing apparatus according to the determined level setting information.
The recording control method according to claim 8, wherein
The status result of the information processing device is position information of the information processing device,
The level control condition is a recording control method in which a relationship between position information and the level is registered in advance.
The recording control method according to claim 8, wherein
The status result of the information processing device is face information photographed by the information processing device,
The level control condition is a recording control method in which a relationship between face information and the level is registered in advance.
The recording control method according to claim 8, wherein
The status result of the information processing device is an ID of another information processing device in the vicinity of the information processing device,
The level control condition is a recording control method in which the relationship between the ID of the information processing apparatus and the level is registered in advance.
The recording control method according to claim 8, wherein
The recording control method according to claim 1, wherein the determination of the level is performed when the image data is captured.
The recording control method according to claim 8, wherein
The image data is captured image data,
The recording control method according to claim 1, wherein the determination of the level is performed after selecting the image data.
The recording control method according to claim 8, wherein
The recording control method according to claim 1, wherein the level can be set as an item for recording detailed information and an item for recording simple information, among items recorded in the appendix information.
A processing program for performing recording control of accompanying information related to image data in an information processing apparatus,
Setting a plurality of levels for setting items to be recorded and items not to be recorded among a plurality of items of the accompanying information;
Setting a level judgment condition for the level;
Obtaining a status result of the information processing apparatus;
Determining the level from the situation result and the level determination condition;
A processing program comprising: recording an item set in the item to be recorded in the incidental information related to the image data in a memory according to the determined level setting information.