Information processing apparatus, information processing method, program storage medium and program
First Claim
1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
- display means;
image data inputting means for inputting image data;
time information inputting means for inputting time information in connection with said image data;
position information inputting means for inputting position information in connection with said image data;
map display control means for controlling display of a map image;
position icon display control means for controlling display of position icons indicative of said time information and said position information on the map image whose display is controlled by said map display control means; and
concave/convex display control means for controlling topographic concave/convex display of the map image whose display is controlled by said map display control means.
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus and method are provided by which the user not only can merely see an album display but also can enjoy the album display satisfactorily as a memory. Image data are stored, and time information and position information are recorded in connection with the image data. Thumbnail icons representative of the image data are displayed in accordance with the time information, and a map image is displayed in concave/concave display. Position icons representative of the time information and the position information are displayed on the map image. The map and the thumbnail icons are moved on the display by at least one of different types of movement including horizontal movement, vertical movement, clockwise or counterclockwise rolling movement, upward or downward pitching movement and leftward or rightward yawing movement so that the user can enjoy various images.
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36 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
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display means;
image data inputting means for inputting image data;
time information inputting means for inputting time information in connection with said image data;
position information inputting means for inputting position information in connection with said image data;
map display control means for controlling display of a map image;
position icon display control means for controlling display of position icons indicative of said time information and said position information on the map image whose display is controlled by said map display control means; and
concave/convex display control means for controlling topographic concave/convex display of the map image whose display is controlled by said map display control means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An information processing method for an apparatus which includes display means, comprising:
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an image data inputting step of inputting image data;
a time information inputting step of inputting time information in connection with said image data;
a position information inputting step of inputting position information in connection with said image data;
a map display control step of controlling display of a map image;
a position icon display control step of controlling display of position icons indicative of said time information and said position information on the map image whose display is controlled by the map display control step; and
a concave/convex display control step of controlling topographic concave/convex display of the map image whose display is controlled by said map display control step. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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19. An information storage medium on which a computer-readable program is recorded, the computer-readable program causing a computer to execute:
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an image data inputting step of inputting image data;
a time information inputting step of inputting time information in connection with said image data;
a position information inputting step of inputting position information in connection with said image data;
a map display control step of controlling display of a map image;
a position icon display control step of controlling display of position icons indicative of said time information and said position information on the map image whose display is controlled by said map display control step; and
a concave/convex display control step of controlling topographic concave/convex display of the map image whose display is controlled by said map display control step.
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28. A program for causing a computer to function as:
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image data inputting means for inputting image data;
time information inputting means for inputting time information in connection with said image data;
position information inputting means for inputting position information in connection with said image data;
map display control means for controlling display of a map image;
position icon display control means for controlling display of position icons indicative of said time information and said position information on the map image whose display is controlled by said map display control means; and
concave/convex display control means for controlling topographic concave/convex display of the map image whose display is controlled by said map display control means.
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Specification