Image sensing apparatus and control method therefor, and subject determination apparatus, subject management apparatus, and control method therefor

A photographing apparatus comprising:

• information acquisition means for acquiring radio information from information transmission means, the information transmission means being attached to a subject to store predetermined information and transmit the predetermined information as the radio information,
• wherein both image information obtained by photographing the subject and the radio information by said information acquisition means are acquired on the basis of an operation of a common operation member, and the image information and the radio information are paired and stored.

A photographing method for a photographing apparatus which comprises information acquisition means for acquiring radio information from information transmission means, the information transmission means being attached to a subject to store predetermined information and transmit the predetermined information as the radio information, wherein

• both photographing of the subject and acquisition of the radio information by the information acquisition means are executed on the basis of an operation of a common operation section.

A program which controls a photographing apparatus which comprises information acquisition means for acquiring radio information from information transmission means, the information transmission means being attached to a subject to store predetermined information and transmit the predetermined information as the radio information, wherein

• both photographing of the subject and acquisition of the radio information by the information acquisition means can be executed on the basis of an operation of a common operation section.

A photographing apparatus comprising:

• information acquisition means for acquiring, during a process of photographing, radio information from information transmission means, the information transmission means being attached to a subject to store predetermined information and transmit the predetermined information as the radio information;
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• means for, when the radio information is acquired, storing the radio information and obtained image information in an information format, in which the pieces of information are paired, and when the radio information is not acquired, storing information representing that the radio information is not present and the obtained image information in an information format, in which the pieces of information are paired.

A photographing method for a photographing apparatus which comprises information acquisition means for acquiring, during a process of photographing, radio information from information transmission means, the information transmission means being attached to a subject to store predetermined information and transmit the predetermined information as the radio information, comprising steps of:

• causing the information acquisition means to acquire, during the process of photographing, the radio information from the information transmission means attached to the subject;
• and
• when the radio information is acquired, storing the radio information and obtained image information in an information format, in which the pieces of information are paired, and when the radio information is not acquired, storing information representing that the radio information is not present and the obtained image information in an information format, in which the pieces of information are paired.

A program which controls a photographing apparatus which comprises information acquisition means for acquiring, during a process of photographing, radio information from information transmission means, the information transmission means being attached to a subject to store predetermined information and transmit the predetermined information as the radio information, executing:

• processing for causing the information acquisition means to acquire, during the process of photographing, the radio information from the information transmission means attached to the subject;
• and
• processing for, when the radio information is acquired, storing the radio information and obtained image information in an information format, in which the pieces of information are paired, and when the radio information is not acquired, storing information representing that the radio information is not present and the obtained image information in an information format, in which the pieces of information are paired.

A determination method comprising:

• an information acquisition step of acquiring radio information from information transmission means, the information transmission means being attached to an object to store predetermined information and transmit the predetermined information as the radio information;
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• a determination step of comparing the radio information obtained in the information acquisition step with radio information stored in storage means for storing image information obtained by photographing and radio information from information transmission means attached to a subject of the image in an information format, in which the pieces of information are paired, to determine an identity between the object and the subject.

A computer program comprising computer program codes corresponding to

• an information acquisition processing step of acquiring radio information from information transmission means, the information transmission means being attached to an object to store predetermined information and transmit the predetermined information as the radio information;
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• a determination step of comparing the radio information obtained in the information acquisition step with radio information stored in storage means for storing image information obtained by photographing and radio information from information transmission means attached to a subject of the image in an information format, in which the pieces of information are paired, to determine an identity between the object and the subject.