Digital imaging system having gps function and method of storing information of imaging place thereof
AssigneeNamsung Co., Ltd.
InventorSeong Ho Yoon
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Abstract
The invention relates to a digital imaging system and a method of storing imaging place information thereof. In the digital imaging system having a GPS function, imaging place information, such as photographs and location of imaging places to be remembered, are stored together, such that a user can easily visit the image places again. Further, positional information of an imaging place associated with a photograph is automatically set as a destination, thereby performing the GPS function. In addition, a place to visit for photographing is set as at least one destination, and information regarding the set destination is input in advance to be then stored and displayed.
Claims20
A digital imaging system comprising:
- a camera unit that captures an image, digitally converts the captured image, and outputs the converted image;
- an image processing unit that compresses the image captured by the camera unit;
- a GPS module that receives GPS positional information;
- a data storage unit that stores GPS map data;
- a key input unit that has a shot button, a GPS operating button, and various input buttons;
- a display unit that displays the captured image and the GPS positional information;
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- a control unit that, when an image captured by the camera unit according to the operation of the key input unit is stored, controls the data storage unit to store positional information of an imaging place received by the GPS module as imaging place information together with the captured image and, when the captured image is read, controls the display unit to display the imaging place information.
A method of storing imaging place information for a digital imaging system having a GPS module, the method comprising:
- performing a camera function through a key input unit so as to capture an image;
- operating the GPS module so as to receive GPS positional information of an imaging place;
- storing the received GPS positional information as imaging place information together with the captured image;
- receiving an instruction to display the captured image through the key input unit;
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- reading imaging place information associated with the captured image to display and displaying the read imaging place information together with the captured image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.