Recording medium for creating electronic album

• US 20070101247A1
• Filed: 10/23/2004
• Published: 05/03/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Ohata, Tadahiro, Matsuki, Akira
• Granted Patent: US 8,677,228 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/201
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/487 using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/50 of still image data

Abstract

A recording medium on which material information and a program are recorded for a user to create an original electronic album in relation to a sightseeing spot, wherein the material information is recorded with situational information, such as location, date, and time, added to information, such as text, images, audio, and maps related to this sightseeing spot, and the program is made to automatically or selectably display material information related to the situational information, such as location, date, and time, recorded with images and the like prepared by a user. Thus, it is possible to create an original electronic album by oneself relatively easily.

Claims

1. A recording medium on which material information and a program are recorded for a user to create an original electronic album in relation to a sightseeing spot, the recording medium being characterized in that:

the material information is recorded with situational information, such as location, date, and time, added to information, such as text, image, audio, and map related to the sightseeing spot; and

the program automatically or selectably displays material information related to situational information, such as location, date, and time, recorded with an image prepared by the user.

2. The recording medium according to claim 1, characterized in that a plurality of opening video added the situational information are recorded in the material information, and are automatically or selectably displayed in relation to situational information of the user by the program.

3. The recording medium according to claim 2, characterized in that following the opening video, images and the like prepared by the user are displayed chronologically by the program.

4. The recording medium according to claim 1, characterized in that:

an ID (identification number) for the recording medium is added to the recording medium; and

newest information as information recorded on the recording medium is able to be provided via a network with use of the ID.

5. An electronic album creating apparatus, characterized in that editing is performed using image information captured by a user and information on the recording medium of claim 1, while also using the situational information.