Information processing apparatus and method, and program storage medium
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsHiroyuki Bando, Yuji Kumai, Hiroto Narioka
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Abstract
Disclosed is an information processing apparatus including a device for measuring a position, a time generator for generating time data representing times of day at which the positions are measured, a storage for storing data constituted by the measured position measuring and by an output of the time generator, the two outputs having an associative relation established therebetween, and an outputting device for outputting the stored data from the storage to an external entity.
Claims12
An information processing apparatus comprising:
- position measuring means for measuring positions and for outputting position data based on the measured positions;
- time generating means for generating time data representing times of day at which the positions are measured by said position measuring means;
- storing means for storing position and time data output from said position measuring means and output from said time generating means, the position and time data having an associative relation established therebetween;
- outputting means for outputting the stored position and time data from said storing means to a controller;
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- an image capturing means for capturing a digital image and for outputting the captured digital image to the controller;
- the controller utilizing the position and time data to determine where the digital image was captured.
An information processing method comprising the steps of:
- measuring positions and outputting position data based on the measured positions;
- generating time data representing times of day at which the positions are measured in said position measuring step;
- storing position and time data measured in said position measuring step and generated in said time generating step, the position and time data having an associative relation established therebetween;
- outputting the stored position and time data to a controller;
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- capturing a digital image and outputting the captured digital image to the controller;
- the controller utilizing the position and time data to determine where the digital image was captured.
An information processing method comprising the steps of:
- outputting, to a controller, position data representing measured positions and time data representing times of day at which the position data are obtained, said position data and said time data having been stored with an associative relation established therebetween;
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- capturing a digital image and outputting the captured digital image to the controller;
- the controller utilizing the position and time data to determine where the digital image was captured.
A program storage medium which stores a program for causing an information processing apparatus to execute the steps of:
- measuring positions and outputting position data based on the measured positions;
- generating time data representing times of day at which the positions are measured in said position measuring step;
- storing position and time data measured in said position measuring step and generated in said time generating step, the position and time data having an associative relation established therebetween;
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- outputting the stored position and time data to a controller;
- capturing a digital image and outputting the captured digital image to the controller;
- the controller utilizing the position and time data to determine where the digital image was captured.
A program storage medium which stores a program for causing an information processing apparatus to execute the steps of:
- outputting, to a controller, position data representing measured positions and time data representing times of day at which the position data are obtained, said position data and said time data having been stored with an associative relation established therebetween;
- and
- capturing a digital image and outputting the captured digital image to the controller;
- the controller utilizing the position and time data to determine where the digital image was captured.
An information processing apparatus comprising:
- a position measuring device configured to measure positions and to output position data based on the measured positions;
- a time generator configured to generate time data representing times of day at which the positions are measured by said position measuring device;
- a memory configured to store position and time data output from said position measuring device and output from said time generator, the position and time data having an associative relation established therebetween;
- an output configured to output the stored position and time data from said memory to a controller;
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- an image capturing device configured to capture a digital image and to output the captured digital image to the controller;
- the controller utilizing the position and time data to determine where the digital image was captured.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.