Device, method, and recording medium recording a program for image display
First Claim
1. An image display device for displaying captured images after classifying them according to the capturing date and time, comprising:
- an image database for storing the images;
an image management database for storing capturing dates for specifying year, month, and day of capturing the images and capturing time for specifying hour and minute of capturing the images;
a period specification section for specifying a period for searching for the images by at least one of year, month, day, and time;
an image search section for searching for the images captured during the specified period; and
a thumbnail display section for displaying thumbnails of the images searched for and retrieved by the image search section, wherein the image search section;
searches for images captured during the period indicated by the specified month, day, or time from the images stored in the image database, though the years of capturing the images differ from one another, if the period specification section specifies the period by specifying at least one of month, day, and time without specifying year;
searches for images captured during the period indicated by the specified day or time from the images stored in the image database, though the years or months of capturing the images differ from one another, if the period specification section specifies the period by specifying at least one of day and time without specifying year and month; and
searches for images captured during the period indicated by the specified time from the images stored in the image database, though the years, months, or days of capturing the images differ from one another, if the period specification section specifies the period by specifying time without specifying year, month, and day.
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Abstract
An image display device for searching for and displaying images by specifying the period for capturing the target images with at least one of year, month, day, and time. In this specification, the image display device: (1) searches for images captured during the period indicated by the specified month, day, or time, though the years of capturing the images differ from one another, if at least one of month, day, and time is specified without specifying year; (2) searches for images captured during the period indicated by the specified day or time, though the years or months of capturing the images differ from one another, if at least one of day and time is specified without specifying year and month; and (3) searches for images captured during the period indicated by the specified time, though the years, months, or days of capturing the images differ from one another, if time is specified without specifying year, month, and day.
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1. An image display device for displaying captured images after classifying them according to the capturing date and time, comprising:
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an image database for storing the images;
an image management database for storing capturing dates for specifying year, month, and day of capturing the images and capturing time for specifying hour and minute of capturing the images;
a period specification section for specifying a period for searching for the images by at least one of year, month, day, and time;
an image search section for searching for the images captured during the specified period; and
a thumbnail display section for displaying thumbnails of the images searched for and retrieved by the image search section, wherein the image search section;
searches for images captured during the period indicated by the specified month, day, or time from the images stored in the image database, though the years of capturing the images differ from one another, if the period specification section specifies the period by specifying at least one of month, day, and time without specifying year;
searches for images captured during the period indicated by the specified day or time from the images stored in the image database, though the years or months of capturing the images differ from one another, if the period specification section specifies the period by specifying at least one of day and time without specifying year and month; and
searches for images captured during the period indicated by the specified time from the images stored in the image database, though the years, months, or days of capturing the images differ from one another, if the period specification section specifies the period by specifying time without specifying year, month, and day. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A recording medium storing an image display program for displaying captured images after classifying them according to the capturing date and time, the program causing a computer to:
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store the images;
store capturing dates for specifying year, month, and day of capturing the images and capturing time for specifying hour and minute of capturing the images;
specify a period for searching for the images by at least one of year, month, day, and time;
search for the images captured during the specified period; and
display thumbnails of the images searched for and retrieved in the image search step, wherein, in the image search, the program causes the computer to;
search for images captured during the period indicated by the specified month, day, or time from the stored images, though the years of capturing the images differ from one another, if the period is specified by specifying at least one of month, day, and time without specifying year;
search for images captured during the period indicated by the specified day or time from the stored images, though the years or months of capturing the images differ from one another, if the period is specified by specifying at least one of day and time without specifying year and month; and
search for images captured during the period indicated by the specified time from the stored images, though the years, months, or days of capturing the images differ from one another, if the period is specified by specifying time without specifying year, month, and day. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An image display method of displaying captured images after classifying them according to the capturing date and time, comprising the steps of:
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storing the images;
storing capturing dates for specifying year, month, and day of capturing the images and capturing time for specifying hour and minute of capturing the images;
specifying a period for searching for the images by at least one of year, month, day, and time;
searching for the images captured during the specified period; and
displaying thumbnails of the images searched for and retrieved, wherein the image search step includes;
searching for images captured during the period indicated by the specified month, day, or time from the stored images, though the years of capturing the images differ from one another, if the period is specified by specifying at least one of month, day, and time without specifying year;
searching for images captured during the period indicated by the specified day or time from the stored images, though the years or months of capturing the images differ from one another, if the period is specified by specifying at least one of day and time without specifying year and month; and
searching for images captured during the period indicated by the specified time from the stored images, though the years, months, or days of capturing the images differ from one another, if the period is specified by specifying time without specifying year, month, and day. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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Specification