Image processing device, image processing method and program

An image processing method comprising the steps of:

• generating, based on image pickup position information indicating a plurality of image pickup positions of moving images picked up by a moving imaging device, a map screen including a map on which a trajectory line indicating a movement trajectory of the image pickup positions is drawn;
• generating, in response to an input instruction, index information of a moving image of the moving images as the moving image is picked up by the moving imaging device, the index information including a time point during image pickup at which the input instruction is received;
• displaying the map screen on a display and displaying an index mark corresponding to the index information at a corresponding position on the trajectory line;
• detecting a point on the trajectory line specified by an operating body, the detecting being performed by position detecting processing circuitry that detects a position on a display screen of the display which a user specifies using the operating body;
• displaying on the map screen a thumbnail image of a moving image of the moving images picked up at an image pickup position corresponding to the detected point, based on the image pickup position information;
• sequentially detecting, when the trajectory line displayed on the display screen is traced by the operating body, a plurality of points on the trajectory line traced by the operating body;
• sequentially displaying on the map screen, based on the image pickup position information, a plurality of thumbnail images picked up at a plurality of image pickup positions that respectively correspond to the detected plurality of points;
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• generating a playlist corresponding to a section of the trajectory line based on a selected start point and end point on the trajectory line, the playlist including thumbnail images associated with positions between the start point and the end point, the thumbnail images included in the playlist being a subset of a total set of thumbnail images associated with the entire trajectory line.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including computer executable instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method, the method comprising the steps of:

• generating, based on image pickup position information indicating a plurality of image pickup positions of moving images picked up by a moving imaging device, a map screen including a map on which a trajectory line indicating a movement trajectory of the image pickup positions is drawn;
• generating, in response to an input instruction, index information of a moving image of the moving images as the moving image is picked up by the moving imaging device, the index information including a time point during image pickup at which the input instruction is received;
• displaying the map screen on a display and displaying an index mark corresponding to the index information at a corresponding position on the trajectory line;
• detecting a point on the trajectory line specified by an operating body, the detecting being performed by position detecting processing circuitry that detects a position on a display screen of the display which a user specifies using the operating body;
• displaying on the map screen a thumbnail image of a moving image of the moving images picked up at an image pickup position corresponding to the detected point, based on the image pickup position information;
• sequentially detecting, when the trajectory line displayed on the display screen is traced by the operating body, a plurality of points on the trajectory line traced by the operating body;
• sequentially displaying on the map screen, based on the image pickup position information, a plurality of thumbnail images picked up at a plurality of image pickup positions that respectively correspond to the detected plurality of points. and
• generating a playlist corresponding to a section of the trajectory line based on a selected start point and end point on the trajectory line, the playlist including thumbnail images associated with positions between the start point and the end point, the thumbnail images included in the playlist being a subset of a total set of thumbnail images associated with the entire trajectory line.