Information acquisition system, information acquisition method, and image taking device

An image taking device that allows related information of an object whose image has been taken to be acquired from a predetermined information server, the image taking device operable to:

• take an image of one object among at least one object;
• receive object identification information transmitted by a first communication method from an ID transmitter provided corresponding to the one object, which enables unique identification of an object, while the image of the one object is taken;
• and
• acquire related information of the taken object, by using the received object identification information, from the predetermined information server by a second communication method.

An information acquisition method executed in a system including an image taking device having an object image taking function and a predetermined communication function, at least one ID transmitter provided corresponding to at least one object, the at least one ID transmitter storing object identification information that enables unique identification of a corresponding object and having a function of transmitting the object identification information, and an information server storing related information of the object corresponding to the object identification information and having a predetermined communication function, the information acquisition method comprising:

• a step of taking an image of a specific object by the image taking device in accordance with an image taking operation by a user;
• a step of receiving the object identification information by the image taking device from the ID transmitter provided corresponding to the specific object by a first communication method while the image of the specific object is taken at the step of taking an image;
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• a step of acquiring related information of the specific object, by using the received object identification information, by a second communication method from the information server by the image taking device in accordance with a request from the user.

A recording medium removably inserted into an image taking device that allows related information of an object whose image has been taken to be acquired from a predetermined information server, wherein

• the image taking device is operable to:
• take an image of one object among at least one object;
• receive object identification information transmitted by a first communication method from an ID transmitter provided corresponding to the one object, which enables unique identification of an object, while the image of the one object is taken;
• and
• acquire related information of the one object, by using the received object identification information, from the predetermined information server by a second communication method, and
• the recording medium is operable to package image data of the one object whose image has been taken by the image taking device with the object identification information, and store the packaged image data and object identification information.