Taken picture providing system, picture taking management server, picture taking management method and picture taking management program

A picture taking management server comprising:

• a picture taking request information obtaining means which obtains picture taking request information from a picture taking requesting apparatus;
• a picture taking burden information transmission requesting means which transmits the picture taking request information and performs transmission request of picture taking burden information including burden amount to each of picture taking apparatuses;
• a picture taking burden information obtaining means which obtains the picture taking burden information;
• a picture taking request object determining means which determines the picture taking apparatus, to which picture taking is requested, based on the picture taking burden information;
• a picture taking requesting means which requests picture taking to the picture taking apparatus determined by the picture taking request object determining means;
• a picture data obtaining means which obtains picture data from the picture taking apparatus to which the picture taking is requested by the picture taking requesting means;
• and
• a picture data providing means which provides the picture data to the picture taking requesting apparatus,
• wherein the picture taking burden information includes picture taking possible condition information, and
• wherein the picture taking request object determining means eliminates the picture taking apparatus which transmitted the picture taking burden information including the burden amount inconsistent with the picture taking possible condition information.

A picture taking management method comprising:

• a picture taking request information obtaining process which obtains picture taking request information from a picture taking requesting apparatus;
• a picture taking burden information transmission requesting process which transmits the picture taking request information and performs transmission request of picture taking burden information including burden amount to each of picture taking apparatuses;
• a picture taking burden information obtaining process which obtains the picture taking burden information;
• a picture taking request object determining process which determines the picture taking apparatus, to which picture taking is requested, based on the picture taking burden information;
• a picture taking requesting process which requests picture taking to the picture taking apparatus determined by the picture taking request object determining process;
• a picture data obtaining process which obtains picture data from the picture taking apparatus to which the picture taking is requested by the picture taking requesting process;
• and
• a picture data providing process which provides the picture data to the picture taking requesting apparatus, wherein the picture taking burden information includes picture taking possible condition information, and wherein the picture taking request object determining process eliminates the picture taking apparatus which transmitted the picture taking burden information including the burden amount inconsistent with the picture taking possible condition information.

A picture taking management program embodied in a computer-readable medium and executed by an apparatus including a computer, the program makes the computer function as:

• a picture taking request information obtaining means which obtains picture taking request information from a picture taking requesting apparatus;
• a picture taking burden information transmission requesting means which transmits the picture taking request information and performs transmission request of picture taking burden information including burden amount to each of picture taking apparatuses;
• a picture taking burden information obtaining means which obtains the picture taking burden information;
• a picture taking request object determining means which determines the picture taking apparatus, to which picture taking is requested, based on the picture taking burden information;
• a picture taking requesting unit which requests picture taking to the picture taking apparatus determined by the picture taking request object determining means;
• a picture data obtaining unit which obtains picture data from the picture taking apparatus to which the picture taking is requested by the picture taking requesting means;
• and
• a picture data providing means which provides the picture data to the picture taking requesting apparatus,
• wherein the picture taking burden information includes picture taking possible condition information, and
• wherein the picture taking request object determining means eliminates the picture taking apparatus which transmitted the picture taking burden information including the burden amount inconsistent with the picture taking possible condition information.

A picture taking apparatus comprising:

• a map information storing means which stores map information;
• a picture taking request information obtaining means which obtains picture taking request information including picture taking position information from a picture taking management server;
• a picture taking position route information generating means which generates, by using the map information, picture taking position route information which is information associated with a route including the picture taking position, when receiving the picture taking request information;
• a picture taking burden information generating means which generates picture taking burden information including burden amount associated with the picture taking position route information;
• a picture taking burden information providing means which provides the picture taking burden information to the picture taking management server;
• a picture taking request receiving means which receives picture taking request from the picture taking management server;
• a picture data generating means which generates picture data associated with the picture taking position information;
• and
• a picture data providing means which provides the picture data to the picture taking management server,
• wherein the picture taking burden information includes picture taking possible condition information.

A picture taking method comprising:

• a map information storing process which stores map information;
• a picture taking request information obtaining process which obtains picture taking request information including picture taking position information from a picture taking management server;
• a picture taking position route information generating process which generates, by using the map information, picture taking position route information which is information associated with a route including the picture taking position, when receiving the picture taking request information;
• a picture taking burden information generating process which generates picture taking burden information including burden amount associated with the picture taking position route information;
• a picture taking burden information providing process which provides the picture taking burden information to the picture taking management server;
• a picture taking request receiving process which receives picture taking request from the picture taking management server;
• a picture data generating process which generates picture data associated with the picture taking position information;
• and
• a picture data providing process which provides the picture data to the picture taking management server,
• wherein the picture taking burden information includes picture taking possible condition information.

A picture taking program embodied in a computer-readable medium and executed by an apparatus including a computer, the program makes the computer function as:

• a map information storing means which stores map information;
• a picture taking request information obtaining means which obtains picture taking request information including picture taking position information from a picture taking management server;
• a picture taking position route information generating means which generates, by using the map information, picture taking position route information which is information associated with a route including the picture taking position, when receiving the picture taking request information;
• a picture taking burden information generating means which generates picture taking burden information including burden amount associated with the picture taking position route information;
• a picture taking burden information providing means which provides the picture taking burden information to the picture taking management server;
• a picture taking request receiving means which receives picture taking request from the picture taking management server;
• a picture data generating means which generates picture data associated with the picture taking position information;
• and
• a picture data providing means which provides the picture data to the picture taking management server,
• wherein the picture taking burden information includes picture taking possible condition information.

A taken picture providing system comprising a picture taking requesting apparatus, picture taking apparatuses and a picture taking management server,

• wherein the picture taking requesting apparatus comprises:
• a picture taking request information generating means which generates picture taking request information including a picture taking position;
• a picture taking request notifying means which transmits the picture taking request information and notifies picture taking request to the picture taking management server;
• and
• a picture data obtaining means which obtains picture data from the picture taking management server,
• wherein the picture taking management server comprises:
• a picture taking request information obtaining means which obtains picture taking request information from the picture taking requesting apparatus;
• a picture taking burden information transmission requesting means which transmits the picture taking request information and performs transmission request of picture taking burden information including burden amount to each of the picture taking apparatuses;
• a picture taking burden information obtaining means which obtains the picture taking burden information;
• a picture taking request object determining means which determines the picture taking apparatus, to which picture taking is requested, based on the picture taking burden information;
• a picture taking requesting means which requests picture taking to the picture taking apparatus determined by the picture taking request object determining means;
• a picture data obtaining means which obtains the picture data from the picture taking apparatus to which the picture taking is requested by the picture taking requesting means;
• and
• a picture data providing means which provides the picture data to the picture taking requesting apparatus,
• wherein the picture taking burden information includes picture taking possible condition information, and
• wherein the picture taking request object determining means eliminates the picture taking apparatus which transmitted the picture taking burden information including the burden amount inconsistent with the picture taking possible condition information, and wherein the picture taking apparatus comprises:
• a map information storing means which stores map information;
• a picture taking request information obtaining means which obtains picture taking request information including picture taking position information from the picture taking management server;
• a picture taking position route information generating means which generates, by using the map information, picture taking position route information which is information associated with a route including the picture taking position, when receiving the picture taking request information;
• a picture taking burden information generating means which generates picture taking burden information including burden amount associated with the picture taking position route information;
• a picture taking burden information providing means which provides the picture taking burden information to the picture taking management server;
• a picture taking request receiving means which receives picture taking request from the picture taking management server;
• a picture data generating means which generates picture data associated with the picture taking position information;
• and
• a picture data providing means which provides the picture data to the picture taking management server.