Image management apparatus

An image management system comprising:

• a first apparatus comprising
• a period setting unit setting a predetermined period,
• an operation unit receiving as input the map designation information designating a map representing a predetermined geographical range,
• an imaging unit acquiring an image,
• a position information acquisition unit acquiring capturing position information indicating an imaging location at which an image was acquired by the imaging unit,
• a memory unit,
• a display unit displaying a map, and
• a first communication unit transmitting map designation information, a map request information indicating whether or not the map is stored in the memory unit, and capturing position information corresponding to the image acquired by the imaging unit in the predetermined period;
• and
• a second apparatus comprising
• a second communication unit communicating with the first apparatus,
• a map information acquisition unit acquiring map information representing a predetermined geographical range according to map designation information received from the first apparatus,
• a judgment unit judging whether or not an imaging location indicated by the capturing position information is included within a predetermined geographical range for the capturing position information corresponding to the image received from the first apparatus, and
• a display position determination unit determining a position at which an imaging location is displayed in the display unit in a case where it is judged by the judgment unit that the imaging location is included within the predetermined geographical range, wherein
• in a case where the map request information received from the first apparatus indicates that the map is not stored in the memory unit, the second communication unit transmits the map information and the display information to the first apparatus and transmits the display position to the first apparatus in a case where the map request information indicates that the map is stored in the memory unit.

An image management method comprising:

• setting a predetermined period;
• acquiring an image,
• acquiring capturing position information indicating an imaging location at which the image was acquired;
• linking the image and the capturing position information;
• acquiring map information representing a designated predetermined geographical range;
• judging whether or not the imaging location corresponding to each of a plurality of images acquired in the predetermined period is included within the predetermined geographical range;
• determining a display position of the imaging location judged to be included within the predetermined geographical range among imaging locations individually corresponding to a plurality of images;
• and
• displaying the imaging location judged to be included within the predetermined geographical range on the map shown on the map information according to the display position.