Image processing device, image providing server, image display method, and image provision method for navigating horizontally or vertically between floor images

A server comprising:

• one or more memories storing instructions;
• and
• one or more processors configured to execute the instructions, wherein execution of the instructions by the one or more processors configure the server to:
• store, in a database, respective data regarding a plurality of images obtained by photographing a same place in different situations in associations with respective photographing situations;
• read out data of a first image of the plurality of images from the database an in response to a user operation of selection of a photographing situation;
• and
• transmit the first image to a user device,
• wherein the selection of the photographing situation is received via a situation selection icon superimposed on a second image being displayed by the user device in response to a prior user operation performed directly on the second image.

A method comprising:

• receiving a user operation related to an image to be displayed on a display device;
• displaying, on the display device, one of a plurality of images obtained by photographing a same place in different situations in accordance with the user operation;
• determining that an instruction is detected within a range on an interface of the display device, wherein the range is regarded as a same position that persists for at least a predetermined time;
• displaying, based on the instruction, a situation selection icon for selecting a photographing situation of the same place as that of the image being displayed;
• and
• displaying, on the display device, the image taken in the selected situation in response to receiving an operation to the situation selection icon.

A method comprising:

• establishing communication with an image processing apparatus operated by a user;
• transmitting, to the image processing apparatus, data of a first image of a place designated by the user in the image processing apparatus;
• and
• transmitting data of a second image to the image processing apparatus in response to a user operation of selecting a photographing situation in the image processing apparatus wherein the second image obtained by photographing the same place in a different situation than the first image and is associated with the photographing situation, and
• wherein the user operation is received via a situation selection icon superimposed on the first image.