Method, apparatus, and computer program for generating albums
First Claim
1. A method for generating an album based on album data including at least one image data set, which has been photographed during a trip and which has time data representing a time of photography attached thereto, comprising the steps of:
- obtaining travel route data, which includes data related to the route taken during the trip and times of passage through desired positions along the route;
estimating a photography location based on the travel route data and the time data;
obtaining related data, related to the estimated photography location, from a related data storage means that stores a plurality of related data sets; and
generating album data based on the obtained related data and the image data set.
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Abstract
Data related to images are included in an album when generating an album of images photographed during a trip. A user accesses an album generation support server from a personal computer to request album generation. The user transmits data regarding a departure point, a departure time, a final destination, etc., as well as image data sets to the album generation support server. An album generation server generates travel route data representing the user'"'"'s travel route based on the input data and estimates locations along the travel route where the image data sets were photographed based on time data attached thereto. Third party image data sets, text data which are descriptions of the estimated photography locations, etc. are read out from a storage means. Album data is generated based on the read out data and the image data sets.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for generating an album based on album data including at least one image data set, which has been photographed during a trip and which has time data representing a time of photography attached thereto, comprising the steps of:
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obtaining travel route data, which includes data related to the route taken during the trip and times of passage through desired positions along the route;
estimating a photography location based on the travel route data and the time data;
obtaining related data, related to the estimated photography location, from a related data storage means that stores a plurality of related data sets; and
generating album data based on the obtained related data and the image data set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An album generating apparatus that generates album data including at least one image data set, which has been photographed during a trip and which has time data representing a time of photography attached thereto, comprising:
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travel route data obtaining means for obtaining travel route data, which includes data related to the route taken during the trip and times of passage through desired positions along the route;
photography location estimating means for estimating a photography location based on the travel route data and the time data;
a related data storage means for storing a plurality of related data sets;
a related data obtaining means for obtaining related data, related to the estimated photography location; and
album data generating means for generating album data based on the obtained related data and the image data set. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A program that causes a computer to execute a method for generating an album based on album data including at least one image data set, which has been photographed during a trip and which has time data representing a time of photography attached thereto, the program comprising the procedures of:
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obtaining travel route data, which includes data related to the route taken during the trip and times of passage through desired positions along the route;
estimating a photography location based on the travel route data and the time data;
obtaining related data, related to the estimated photography location, from a related data storage means that stores a plurality of related data sets; and
generating album data based on the obtained related data and the image data set. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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