Apparatus and method for image/position display

A method for displaying image information, comprising steps of:

• displaying icons of a first type representative of image information in an image information displaying area;
• displaying icons of a second type representative of position information relative to a point on a geographical map displayed in a position information displaying area;
• changing display of an icon of the first type if the icon of the first type corresponds to a selected icon of the second type;
• and
• changing display of an icon of the second type if the icon of the second type corresponds to a selected icon of the first type.

A computer program product having computer readable instructions contained therein that when executed by a processor are configured to implements steps of:

• displaying icons of a first type representative of image information in an image information displaying area;
• displaying icons of a second type representative of position information relative to a point on a geographical map displayed in a position information displaying area;
• changing display of an icon of the first type if the icon of the first type corresponds to a selected icon of the second type;
• and
• changing display of an icon of the second type if the icon of the second type corresponds to a selected icon of the first type.

An image displaying apparatus, comprising:

• storage means for storing image data;
• first recording means for recording time information in a corresponding relationship to the image data;
• second recording means for recording position information in a corresponding relationship to the image data;
• first display control means for controlling display of first icons representative of the image data stored in said storage means in accordance with the time information recorded by said first recording means in image information displaying area;
• second display control means for controlling display of a geographical map image in position information displaying area;
• and
• third display control means for controlling display of second icons representative of the position information recorded by said second recording means on the geographical map image whose display is controlled by said second display control means, wherein
• when one of the first icons whose display is controlled by said first display control means is selected, said second display control means changes the display of the geographical map image based on the position information of the image data corresponding to the selected first icon recorded by said second recording means in said position information displaying area and said third display control means changes the display of the second icons corresponding to the selected first icon, and
• said first display control means changes, when one of the second icons whose display is controlled by said third display control means is selected, the display of the first icons based on the time information of the image data corresponding to the selected second icon recorded by said first recording means in said image information displaying area.

An image displaying method, comprising steps of:

• storing image data in a storage means;
• recording time information via a first recording means in a corresponding relationship to the image data;
• recording position information via a second recording means in a corresponding relationship to the image data;
• controlling via a first display control means a display of first icons representative of the image data stored in said storage means in accordance with the time information recorded by said first recording means in image information displaying area;
• controlling via a second display control means a display of a geographical map image in position information displaying area;
• and
• controlling via a third display control means a display of second icons representative of the position information recorded by said second recording means on the geographical map image whose display is controlled by said second display control means, wherein
• when one of the first icons whose display is controlled by said first display control means is selected, said second display control means changes the display of the geographical map image based on the position information of the image data corresponding to the selected first icon recorded by said second recording means in said position information displaying area and said third display control means changes the display of the second icons corresponding to the selected first icon, and
• said first display control means changes, when one of the second icons whose display is controlled by said third display control means is selected, the display of the first icons based on the time information of the image data corresponding to the selected second icon recorded by said first recording means in said image information displaying area.

A computer program product having computer readable instructions contained therein that when executed by a processor are configured to implements steps of:

• storing image data in a storage means;
• recording time information via a first recording means in a corresponding relationship to the image data;
• recording position information via a second recording means in a corresponding relationship to the image data;
• controlling via a first display control means a display of first icons representative of the image data stored in said storage means in accordance with the time information recorded by said first recording means in image information displaying area;
• controlling via a second display control means a display of a geographical map image in position information displaying area;
• and
• controlling via a third display control means a display of second icons representative of the position information recorded by said second recording means on the geographical map image whose display is controlled by said second display control means, wherein
• when one of the first icons whose display is controlled by said first display control means is selected, said second display control means changes the display of the geographical map image based on the position information of the image data corresponding to the selected first icon recorded by said second recording means in said position information display area and said third display control means changes the display of the second icons corresponding to the selected first icon, and
• said first display control means changes, when one of the second icons whose display is controlled by said third display control means is selected, the display of the first icons based on the time information of the image data corresponding to the selected second icon recorded by said first recording means in said image information displaying area.

An image displaying apparatus, comprising:

• an image information displaying unit configured to display icons of a first type representative of image information in an image information displaying area;
• and
• a position information displaying unit configured to display icons of a second type representative of position information relative to a point on a geographical map displayed in a position information displaying area;
• wherein
• said image information displaying unit changes display of an icon of the first type if the icon of the first type corresponds to a selected icon of the second type, and
• said position information displaying unit changes display of an icon of the second type if the icon of the second type corresponds to a selected icon of the first type.

An image displaying apparatus, comprising:

• a storage unit configured to store image data;
• a first recording unit configured to record time information in a corresponding relationship to the image data;
• a second recording unit configured to record position information in a corresponding relationship to the image data;
• a first display control unit configured to control display of first icons representative of the image data stored in said storage unit in accordance with the time information recorded by said first recording unit in image information displaying area;
• a second display control unit configured to control display of a geographical map image in position information displaying area;
• and
• a third display control unit configured to control display of second icons representative of the position information recorded by said second recording unit on the geographical map image whose display is controlled by said second display control unit, wherein
• when one of the first icons whose display is controlled by said first display control unit is selected, said second display control unit changes the display of the geographical map image based on the position information of the image data corresponding to the selected first icon recorded by said second recording unit in said position information displaying area and said third display control unit changes the display of the second icons corresponding to the selected first icon, and
• said first display control unit changes, when one of the second icons whose display is controlled by said third display control unit is selected, the display of the first icons based on the time information of the image data corresponding to the selected second icon recorded by said first recording unit in said image information displaying area.