# US 11,310,419 B2 · Service system, information processing apparatus, and service providing method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,310,419 B2 - Document ID: US11310419B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/995,328 - Filed: 2020-08-17 - Published: 2020-12-03 - Granted: 2022-04-19 - Earliest claimed: 2014-12-05 - Assignees: Ricoh Company, Ltd. - Applicants: Ricoh Company, Ltd. - Inventors: Satoshi Mitsui; Kei Kushimoto; Kohichi Nishide; Tomotoshi Sato - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11310419B2 ## CPC - H04N 23/698: for achieving an enlarged field of view, e.g. panoramic image capture - H04N 1/00103: {specially adapted for radio transmission, e.g. via satellites (H04N1/00098 takes precedence)} - H04N 1/00244: {with a server, e.g. an internet server (fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324)} - H04N 1/2112: {using still video cameras} - H04N 1/32128: {attached to the image data, e.g. file header, transmitted message header, information on the same page or in the same computer file as the image (for information embedded in the image H04N1/32144)} - H04N 21/25841: {involving the geographical location of the client (retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; arrangements for identifying locations of receiving stations in broadcast systems H04H60/51; location of the user terminal in data switching networks H04L67/52; services making use of the location of users or terminals in wireless networks H04W4/02; locating users or terminals in wireless networks H04W64/00)} - H04N 21/2743: Video hosting of uploaded data from client - H04N 21/4223: Cameras (H04N23/00 takes precedence) - H04N 21/4524: {involving the geographical location of the client (retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; systems specially adapted for using geographical information in broadcast systems H04H60/70; protocols in which the network application is adapted for the location of the user terminal in communication control or processing H04L67/52; services making use of the location of users or terminals in wireless networks H04W4/02; locating users or terminals in wireless networks H04W64/00)} - H04N 21/812: {involving advertisement data (advertising per se G06Q30/02)} - H04N 21/816: {involving special video data, e.g 3D video} - H04N 23/50: Constructional details - H04N 23/80: Camera processing pipelines; Components thereof - H04N 23/45: for generating image signals from two or more image sensors being of different type or operating in different modes, e.g. with a CMOS sensor for moving images in combination with a charge-coupled device [CCD] for still images - H04N 2201/3247: Data linking a set of images to one another, e.g. sequence, burst or continuous capture mode - H04N 2201/3252: Image capture parameters, e.g. resolution, illumination conditions, orientation of the image capture device (H04N2201/3256 and subgroups take precedence) - H04N 2201/3273: Display - H04N 2201/3278: Transmission - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract A service system includes a mobile terminal and an information processing device capable of communication via a network. The mobile terminal includes a first transmission unit that transmits spherical images taken in respective imaging locations and positional information about the imaging locations to the information processing device. The information processing device includes a reception unit that receives the spherical images transmitted by the first transmission unit; a map data obtaining unit that obtains map data from a map data storage, the map data including the imaging locations of the spherical images; a path information creation unit that creates information about a path made by connecting the imaging locations in the map data obtained by the map data obtaining unit; and a content providing unit that makes content available for a request through the network, the content including the map data, the information about the path, and the spherical images. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system, comprising: an imaging device configured to capture images and capture a map of a physical location, the map indicating imaging locations of the captured images; and circuitry configured to receive a display request from a terminal connected via a network, read a first image of the captured images and a particular map indicating an imaging location of the first image from the memory, based on the display request, and transmit, to the terminal, the first image and the particular map, the particular map including a first figure indicating the imaging location of the first image, and the first image including a second figure indicating a direction to an imaging location of a second image, of the captured images, that is adjacent to the first image. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the particular map transmitted to the terminal includes a third figure indicating an angle of view at which the first image is displayed. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the particular map transmitted to the terminal includes a plurality of first figures indicating respective imaging locations of a plurality of the captured images. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the second figure is displayed on the first image along a direction from the first image to the second image. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the imaging device is an omni-directional imaging device including at least two imaging elements. ### Claim 6 A terminal connected to a server via a network, the terminal comprising: circuitry configured to transmit a display request to the server, receive a first image and a particular map indicating an imaging location of the first image, the first image and the particular map being transmitted from the server in accordance with the display request, and display the received first image and the particular map, the particular map including a first figure indicating the imaging location of the first image, and the first image including a second figure indicating a direction to an imaging location of a second image that is adjacent to the first image, wherein the first image, the second image, and the particular map are captured by an imaging device and stored in a memory, the particular map indicating imaging locations of the first and second images. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The terminal according to claim 6, wherein when the first image is displayed on the terminal, the circuitry is further configured to display, on the particular map, a third figure indicating an angle of view at which the first image is displayed. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The terminal according to claim 6, wherein the displayed particular map includes a plurality of first figures indicating respective imaging locations of a plurality of the captured images. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The terminal according to claim 6, wherein the second figure is displayed on the first image along a direction from the first image to the second image. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The terminal according to claim 6, wherein the circuitry is configured is configured to receive the first image and the particular map, which are captured by an omni-directional imaging device including at least two imaging elements. ### Claim 11 A method, comprising: acquiring, using an imaging device, captured images and a map of a physical location, the map indicating imaging locations of the captured images; receiving a display request from a terminal via a network; reading a first image of the captured images and a particular map indicating an imaging location of the first image from the memory, based on the display request; and transmitting, to the terminal, the first image and the particular map, the particular map including a first figure indicating the imaging location of the first image, and the first image including a second figure indicating a direction to an imaging location of a second image, of the captured images, that is adjacent to the first image. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method according to claim 11, further comprising: when the first image is displayed on the terminal, displaying, on the particular map, a third figure indicating an angle of view at which the first image is displayed. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The method according to claim 11, wherein the displayed particular map includes a plurality of first figures indicating respective imaging locations of a plurality of the captured images. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The method according to claim 11, wherein the second is displayed on the first image along a direction from the first image to the second image. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The method according to claim 11, wherein the acquiring step comprises acquiring the captured images and the map using the imaging device, which is an omni-directional imaging device including at least two imaging elements. ### Claim 16 A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including computer executable instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method, the method comprising: storing, in a memory, captured images and a map of a physical location, the map indicating imaging locations of the captured images; receiving a display request from a terminal via a network; reading a first image of the captured images and a particular map indicating an imaging location of the first image, from the memory, based on the display request; and transmitting, to the terminal, the first image and the particular map, the particular map including a first figure indicating the imaging location of the first image, and the first image including a second figure indicating a direction to an imaging location of a second image, of the captured images, that is adjacent to the first image. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 16, further comprising: when the first image is displayed on the terminal, displaying, on the particular map, a third figure indicating an angle of view at which the first image is displayed. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 16, wherein the displayed particular map includes a plurality of first figures indicating respective imaging locations of a plurality of the captured images. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 16, wherein the second figure is displayed on the first image along a direction from the first image to the second image. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 16, wherein the acquiring step comprises acquiring the captured images and the map using the imaging device, which is an omni-directional imaging device including at least two imaging elements.