Method, device, and mobile tool for remotely creating electronic albums
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1. A method for remotely creating electronic albums, comprising the steps of:
- (a) obtaining digital data of interest at a location with reference to a time;
(b) obtaining position data of the location with reference to a time;
(c) sending the digital data from a mobile terminal to a server through the Internet;
(d) sending the position data from a mobile terminal to the server through the Internet;
(e) receiving the digital data and the position data by the server;
(f) creating and updating an electronic album using software programmed to associate the digital data and the position data based on the recorded times, said software being provided in the server; and
(g) repeating steps (a) through (f) at a different location or at a different time.
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Abstract
Program software for editing digital picture data into electronic albums is provided in a server 2 connected to the Internet 4. The server 2 is made capable of receiving picture data taken with digital cameras 3, 5, time data when the pictures are taken, position data acquired at mobile terminals 1a, 1b, and time data at which the position data are acquired. The received pieces of data are associated with each other and made into electronic albums using the program software.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for remotely creating electronic albums, comprising the steps of:
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(a) obtaining digital data of interest at a location with reference to a time;
(b) obtaining position data of the location with reference to a time;
(c) sending the digital data from a mobile terminal to a server through the Internet;
(d) sending the position data from a mobile terminal to the server through the Internet;
(e) receiving the digital data and the position data by the server;
(f) creating and updating an electronic album using software programmed to associate the digital data and the position data based on the recorded times, said software being provided in the server; and
(g) repeating steps (a) through (f) at a different location or at a different time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 20, 22, 24)
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11. A system for remotely creating electronic albums, comprising:
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a first device for obtaining digital data of interest at a location with reference to a time;
a second device for obtaining position data of the location with reference to a time;
a server connected to the Internet, said server comprising software programmed to associate the digital data and the position data based on the recorded times, thereby creating and editing an electronic album;
a first mobile terminal for sending the digital data to the server through the Internet; and
a second mobile terminal for sending the position data to the server through the Internet. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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21. A method for creating electronic albums of trips using program software provided in a server connected to the Internet for editing digital graphic data to create electronic albums, said server being made capable of receiving:
- data of pictures taken with digital cameras, data of the times when the pictures are taken, position data acquired at a mobile terminal, and data of the times when the position data are acquired;
said albums being made with the program software by associating the received pieces of information with each other. - View Dependent Claims (23)
- data of pictures taken with digital cameras, data of the times when the pictures are taken, position data acquired at a mobile terminal, and data of the times when the position data are acquired;
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25. A device for creating electronic albums characterized in that there are provided in a server connected to the Internet:
- a program storage means having stored program software for creating electronic albums by editing digital picture data, a data storage means for receiving and storing data of pictures taken with a digital camera, data of the times when the pictures are taken, position data acquired at a mobile terminal, and data of the times when the position data are acquired, a data processing means for associating the received pieces of information with each other, and an electronic album editing means for editing electronic albums according to the program software stored in the program storage means on the basis of the pieces of data associated with each other using the data processing means.
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26. A mobile tool for creating electronic albums, characterized in that the mobile tool associates with each other;
- data of pictures taken with digital cameras, data of the times when the pictures are taken, position data acquired at a mobile terminal, and data of the times at which the position data are acquired; and
transmits them to a server that is connected to the Internet and provided with an electronic album creating means.
- data of pictures taken with digital cameras, data of the times when the pictures are taken, position data acquired at a mobile terminal, and data of the times at which the position data are acquired; and
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