Information Processing Apparatus,Information Processing Method, Machine Readable Storage Medium Storing Control Information of Information Processing Apparatus, and Image Processing Apparatus

• US 20040044957A1
• Filed: 08/09/2002
• Published: 03/04/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Tominaga, Hiroyuki
• Granted Patent: US 7,949,965 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/513
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/907 using static stores, e.g. storage tubes or semiconductor memories H04N5/91 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/9201 involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the video signal

Abstract

An information processing apparatus for displaying a map, displaying any data related to position information on the map, and effectively using the same even if map information is not provided in the information processing apparatus is disclosed. Image data and additional information having link information to the position information and a map are linked and stored in a memory stick 140. At the time of display, the apparatus accesses the Internet by a mobile phone 150 based on the link information, acquires the map information, and displays it on an LCD 131. It displays marks based on the position information on the map. For example when the mark is selected etc., it reads image data and further displays it on the LCD 131.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprises:

a map data acquiring means for acquiring map data for data of a predetermined format including desired data, positional data relating to that data, and map data reference information relating to that positional information based on said map data reference information; and

an information processing means for performing predetermined information processing based on said acquired map data, said positional data, and said desired data.

2. An information processing apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein

the apparatus further comprises a position specifying means for specifying a position indicated by

said positional data on said acquired map data, and said information processing means performs predetermined processing on said desired data by linking said desired data with said map data specified in position indicated by said positional data.

3. An information processing apparatus as set forth in claim 2, wherein said information processing means displays said map data specified in position indicated by said positional data and said desired data so that linkage of said desired data and said position specified on said map data becomes clear.

4. An information processing apparatus as set forth in claim 3, wherein said map data reference information includes link information to map data of a map including said position indicated by said positional data in its range, a format of the map data, and a size of the map data.

5. An information processing apparatus as set forth in claim 4, wherein said map data acquiring means acquires said map data from any node via a network based on said link information.

6. An information processing apparatus as set forth in claim 4, wherein

said map data has information indicating an absolute position of the map;

and

said position specifying means specifies a position indicated by said positional data on the map data based on information indicating said absolute position included in said map data.

7. An information processing apparatus as set forth in claim 4, wherein

said map data reference information includes information indicating an absolute position of map data indicated by said link information;

and

said position specifying means specifies a position indicated by said positional data on the map data based on information indicating said absolute position included in said map data reference information.

8. An information processing apparatus as set forth in claim 4, wherein

said data of a predetermined format includes a plurality of said map data reference information for one desired data and positional data;

the apparatus further comprises a map data reference information selecting means for selecting one map data reference information from said plurality of map data reference information; and

said map data acquiring means acquires one map data based on said selected map data reference information.

9. An information processing apparatus as set forth in claim 4, wherein

said data of a predetermined format includes a plurality of said map data reference information for one desired data and positional data;

said map data acquiring means acquires any plurality of map data in map data indicated by said plurality of map data reference information; and

said position specifying means and said information processing means specify a position indicated by said positional data or perform predetermined processing for said desired data for any one or more map data in said acquired plurality of map data in accordance with need.

10. An information processing method comprising:

acquiring map data for data of a predetermined format including desired data, positional data relating to the data, and map data reference information relating to the position information based on said map data reference information; and

performing predetermined information processing based on said acquired map data, said positional data, and said desired data.

11. An information processing method as set forth in claim 10, further comprising:

specifying a position indicated by said positional data on said acquired map data; and

performing predetermined processing on said desired data by linking said desired data with said map data specified in position indicated by said positional data.

12. An information processing method as set forth in claim 11, further comprising as said predetermined processing displaying said map data specified in position indicated by said positional data and said desired data so that linkage of said desired data and said position specified on said map data becomes clear.

13. An information processing method as set forth in claim 11, wherein said map data reference information includes link information to map data of a map including said position indicated by said positional data in its range, a format of the map data, and a size of the map data.

14. An information processing method as set forth in claim 13, further comprising acquiring said map data from any node via a network based on said link information.

15. An information processing method as set forth in claim 13, wherein

said map data has information indicating an absolute position of the map;

and

said method further comprising specifying a position indicated by said positional data on the map data based on information indicating said absolute position included in said map data.

16. An information processing method as set forth in claim 13, wherein

said map data reference information has information indicating an absolute position of map data indicated by said link information;

and

said method further comprising specifying a position indicated by said positional data on the map data based on information indicating said absolute position included in said map data reference information.

17. An information processing method as set forth in claim 13, wherein

said data of a predetermined format includes a plurality of said map data reference information for one desired data and positional data and said method further comprising:

selecting one map data reference information from said plurality of map data reference information; and

acquiring one map data based on said selected map data reference information.

18. An information processing method as set forth in claim 13, wherein

said data of a predetermined format includes a plurality of said map data reference information for one desired data and positional data and said method further comprising:

acquiring any plurality of map data in map data indicated by said plurality of map data reference information; and

specifying said position and performing said predetermined processing on any one or more map data in said acquired plurality of map data in accordance with need.

19. A machine readable storage medium storing control information of an information processing apparatus stores control information of an information processing apparatus:

including positional data relating to desired data and map data reference information relating to the position information and,

by being read by the information processing apparatus, allowing map data based on said map data reference information to be acquired,

a position indicated by said positional data to be specified in said acquired map data, and

predetermined processing to be performed on said desired data by linking said desired data with said map data specified in position indicated by said positional data.

20. A machine readable storage medium as set forth in claim 19, wherein said map data reference information includes link information to map data of a map including said position indicated by said positional data in its range, a format of the map data, and a size of the map data.

21. A machine readable storage medium as set forth in claim 19, wherein:

said map data reference information has information indicating an absolute position of map data indicated by said link information; and

said information specifies a position indicated by said positional data on the map data based on information indicating said absolute position included in said map data reference information.

22. A machine readable storage medium as set forth in claim 19, including a plurality of said map data reference information for one desired data and positional data.

23. An image processing apparatus comprising:

a map data acquiring means for acquiring map data for data of a predetermined format including desired data, positional data relating to image data, and map data reference information relating to the position information based on said map data reference information;

a position specifying means for specifying a position indicated by said positional data in said acquired map data; and

a display means for displaying said map data specified in position indicated by said positional data and said image data so that linkage of said image data and said position specified on said map data becomes clear.

24. An image processing apparatus as set forth in claim 23, wherein said map data acquiring means:

comprises a communication means capable of communicating with any node on a communication network and

acquires said map data from any node via a network based on said map data reference information.

25. An image processing apparatus as set forth in claim 23, further comprising:

an image pickup means for picking up a desired image and generating image data,

a positional data generating means for generating positional data indicating a position of a location where said image was picked up,

a map data reference information generating means for generating map data reference information indicating predetermined map data set in advance, said map data reference information indicating map data including said position where said image was picked up indicated by the positional data in its range, and

a storage means for storing said generated image data, said generated positional data, and said generated map data in a predetermined format.