Image reproducing method and image data managing method
AssigneeFuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
InventorYoshinori Ota
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Abstract
The image reproducing method of the present invention includes the steps of: reading captured images and GPS information relating to each captured image, recorded by a camera connected to a GPS unit; reading desired map data from a recording medium which contains map data; displaying, on a monitor, a digital map including the capturing places of the read captured images; and displaying a thumbnail of each read captured image at an appropriate position on the digital map. Thus, it is possible to easily see the capturing place of each captured image and produce the albums in accordance with the capturing places with reference to the displayed image. Markers indicating the capturing places and lines drawn between the markers may be displayed to show the image-capturing route.
Claims18
An image reproducing method comprising the steps of:
- reading a captured image and GPS information relating to the captured image, recorded by a camera connected to a GPS unit;
- reading desired map data from a recording medium containing map data, and displaying, on a display, an electronic map including a capturing place of the read captured image;
- and
- displaying a thumbnail of said read captured image at an appropriate position on the displayed electronic map in accordance with the read GPS information.
An image data managing method comprising the steps of:
- reading captured images and GPS information relating to the captured images, recorded by a camera connected to a GPS unit;
- reading desired map data from a recording medium containing map data, and displaying, on a display, an electronic map including capturing places of the read captured images;
- displaying thumbnails of said read captured images at appropriate positions on the displayed electronic map in accordance with the read GPS information;
- entering an album name to produce an album;
- selecting at least one of said read captured images to be registered in the album with reference to the displayed thumbnails;
- and
- categorizing the selected captured image by said album name.
An image reproducing method comprising the steps of:
- reading captured images and GPS information relating to the captured images, recorded by a camera connected to a GPS unit;
- reading desired map data from a recording medium containing map data, and displaying, on a display, an electronic map including capturing places of the read captured images;
- displaying thumbnails of said read captured images at appropriate positions on the displayed electronic map in accordance with the read GPS information;
- entering an album name to produce an album;
- selecting at least one of said read captured images to be registered in the album with reference to the displayed thumbnails;
- categorizing the selected captured image by said album name;
- displaying a list of the album names of the produced albums, and selecting a desired album from the list;
- displaying a list of the thumbnails of the captured images categorized in the selected album, and selecting a desired captured image with reference to the displayed list of thumbnails;
- and
- displaying the selected captured image on said display.
An image managing method, comprising:
- retrieving a plurality of images including captured location and time information related to each of said plurality of images;
- retrieving a map data containing said captured locations of said plurality of images and displaying an electronic map;
- displaying thumbnails of said plurality of images corresponding to said captured locations of said images on said electronic map;
- and
- organizing a subset of said plurality of images into an album.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.