Image photographing apparatus, method of storing data for the same, and navigation apparatus using location information included in image data

• US 20100283867A1
• Filed: 07/19/2010
• Published: 11/11/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hyong-Uk Choi
• Original Assignee: Hyong-Uk Choi
• Inventors: Choi, Hyong-uk
• Application Number:
  US12/805,202
• Publication Number:
  US 20100283867A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/231.3
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32128 attached to the image data, e.g. file header, transmitted message header, information on the same page or in the same computer file as the image for information embedded in the image H04N1/32144
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3204 of data relating to a user, sender, addressee, machine or electronic recording medium H04N2201/3256 and subgroups take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3214 of a date
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3215 of a time or duration
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3226 of identification information or the like, e.g. ID code, index, title, part of an image, reduced-size image
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3229 further additional information (metadata) being comprised in the file name (including path, e.g. directory or folder names at one or more higher hierarchical levels)
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3243 of type information, e.g. handwritten or text document
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3252 Image capture parameters, e.g. resolution, illumination conditions, orientation of the image capture device H04N2201/3256 and subgroups take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3253 Position information, e.g. geographical position at time of capture, GPS data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3266 of text or character information, e.g. text accompanying an image H04N2201/3226 takes precedence

Abstract

An image photographing apparatus using location information, a method of storing data therefor, and a navigation apparatus using the location information included in the image data, are provided. The image photographing apparatus includes a filming unit for photographing an object and providing the image data, a location information providing unit for providing location information of the place where the image data is taken, a control unit for adding location information to an area of the image data, and a storage unit for storing the image data according to the control of the control unit. According to the apparatus and method, a user is required to perform less searching by creating and using the filenames including the location information when the image data is retrieved, thereby saving time, and the image data can be arranged and stored as the user desires, so that the image data can be managed efficiently.

Claims

1. A navigation apparatus, comprising:

a storage unit, for storing an image data file including location information in a predetermined area therein;

a location information extraction unit, for extracting the location information from the image data file;

a current location detection unit, for providing current location information;

a display unit, for displaying the image data file; and

a control unit, for calculating a path to a destination where the image was taken by using the current location information provided by the current location detection unit and the location information stored in the image data file if an image displayed on the display unit is selected as a destination.

2. The navigation apparatus of claim 1, wherein the predetermined area of the image data file including the location information comprises a user comment area of meta data.