TITLING APPARATUS, A TITLING METHOD, AND A MACHINE READABLE MEDIUM STORING THEREON A COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR TITLING
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Abstract
An apparatus for giving a title to a captured image includes a unit for storing a captured image group including a plurality of captured images, a unit for storing an image capturing time when each of the stored images is captured, a unit for judging an image capturing period and an image capturing season including the stored image capturing time, a unit for storing terms respectively related to a plurality of periods with different time widths each of which includes a period and a season, the term corresponding to the period and the season, and a unit for giving a title to the stored captured image group by using a term related to a period of a wider time width out of the stored terms as a difference between the image capturing time and either the image capturing season or the acquired output time, whichever is longer.
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33 Claims
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20. A titling apparatus for giving a title to a captured image, comprising:
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a captured image storing unit for storing a captured image; an image capturing time storing unit for storing an image capturing time when the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit is captured; an image capturing period judging unit for judging an image capturing period and an image capturing season including the image capturing time stored by the image capturing time storing unit; a period terminology storing unit for storing terminology related to periods and seasons; a personal relationship terminology storing unit for storing terminology indicating relationships of a plurality of persons; a person to be captured deciding unit for deciding a person to be captured of the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit; an outputting unit for outputting the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit; a viewer deciding unit for deciding a viewer who views the captured image output by the outputting unit; a titling unit for giving a title, in which a first term is associated with a second term, to the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit, wherein the first term is stored by the period terminology storing unit to be corresponding to the period and the season including the image capturing period and the image capturing season judged by the image capturing period judging unit, and wherein the second term is stored by the personal relationship terminology storing unit to be corresponding to a relationship between the person to be captured decided by the person to be captured deciding unit and the viewer decided by the viewer deciding unit; and an output controlling unit for making the outputting unit output the title given to the captured image by the titling unit as well as the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A titling apparatus for giving a title to a captured image, comprising:
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a captured image storing unit for storing a captured image; an image capturing location storing unit for storing an image capturing location where the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit is captured; an image capturing region judging unit for judging an image capturing region including the image capturing location stored by the image capturing location storing unit; a region terminology storing unit for storing terminology related to regions including locations; a personal relationship terminology storing unit for storing terminology indicating relationships of a plurality of persons; a person to be captured deciding unit for deciding a person to be captured of the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit; an outputting unit for outputting the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit; a viewer deciding unit for deciding a viewer who views the captured image output by the outputting unit; a titling unit for giving a title, in which a first term is associated with a second term, to the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit, wherein the first term is stored by the region terminology storing unit to be corresponding to the region including the image capturing location judged by the image capturing region judging unit, and wherein the second term is stored by the personal relationship terminology storing unit to be corresponding to a relationship between the person to be captured decided by the person to be captured deciding unit and the viewer decided by the viewer deciding unit; and an output controlling unit for making the outputting unit output the title given to the captured image by the titling unit as well as the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A titling apparatus for giving a title to a captured image, comprising:
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a captured image storing unit for storing a captured image; a personal relationship terminology storing unit for storing terminology indicating a relationship of a plurality of persons; a person to be captured deciding unit for deciding a person to be captured of the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit; an outputting unit for outputting the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit; a viewer deciding unit for deciding a viewer who views the captured image output by the outputting unit; a titling unit for giving a title including a term to the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit, wherein the term is stored by the personal relationship terminology storing unit to be corresponding to a relationship between the person to be captured decided by the person to be captured deciding unit and the viewer decided by the viewer deciding unit; and an output controlling unit for making the outputting unit output the title given to the captured image by the titling unit as well as the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit, wherein when the viewer decided by the viewer deciding unit is included in a plurality of persons to be captured decided by the person to be captured deciding unit, the titling unit gives a title indicating that the viewer is included in the captured image as a person to be captured to the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit.
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28. A method for giving a title to a captured image, comprising:
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storing a captured image in a captured image storing unit; storing an image capturing time when the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit is captured in an image capturing time storing unit; judging an image capturing period and an image capturing season including the image capturing time stored by the image capturing time storing unit; storing terminology related to periods and seasons in a period terminology storing unit; storing terminology indicating relationships of a plurality of persons in a personal relationship terminology storing unit; deciding a person to be captured of the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit; outputting the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit; deciding a viewer who views the outputted captured image; giving a title, in which a first term is associated with a second term, to the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit, wherein the first term is stored by the period terminology storing unit to be corresponding to the period and the season including the judged image capturing period and the judged image capturing season, and wherein the second term is stored by the personal relationship terminology storing unit to be corresponding to a relationship between the decided person to be captured and the decided viewer; and outputting the title given to the captured image in addition to the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit.
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29. A method for giving a title to a captured image, comprising:
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storing a captured image in a captured image storing unit; storing an image capturing location where the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit is captured in an image capturing location storing unit; judging an image capturing region including the image capturing location stored by the image capturing location storing unit; storing terminology related to regions including locations in a region terminology storing unit; storing terminology indicating relationships of a plurality of persons in a personal relationship terminology storing unit; deciding a person to be captured of the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit; outputting the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit; deciding a viewer who views the outputted captured image; giving a title, in which a first term is associated with a second term, to the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit, wherein the first term is stored by the region terminology storing unit to be corresponding to the region including the judged image capturing location, and wherein the second term is stored by the personal relationship terminology storing unit to be corresponding to a relationship between the decided person to be captured and the decided viewer; and outputting the title given to the captured image in addition to the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit.
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30. A method for giving a title to a captured image, comprising:
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storing a captured image in a captured image storing unit; storing terminology indicating a relationship of a plurality of persons in a personal relationship terminology storing unit; deciding a person to be captured of the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit; outputting the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit; deciding a viewer who views the outputted captured image; giving a title including a term to the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit, wherein the term is stored by the personal relationship terminology storing unit to be corresponding to a relationship between the decided person to be captured and the decided viewer; and outputting the title given to the captured image in addition to the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit, wherein when the decided viewer is included in a plurality of decided persons to be captured, the title given to the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit indicates that the viewer is included in the captured image as a person to be captured.
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31. A computer-readable medium on which is stored a program executable by a computer to perform a process for giving a title to a captured image, the process comprising:
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storing a captured image in a captured image storing unit; storing an image capturing time when the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit is captured in an image capturing time storing unit; judging an image capturing period and an image capturing season including the image capturing time stored by the image capturing time storing unit; storing terminology related to periods and seasons in a period terminology storing unit; storing terminology indicating relationships of a plurality of persons in a personal relationship terminology storing unit; deciding a person to be captured of the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit; outputting the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit; deciding a viewer who views the outputted captured image; giving a title, in which a first term is associated with a second term, to the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit, wherein the first term is stored by the period terminology storing unit to be corresponding to the period and the season including the judged image capturing period and the judged image capturing season, and wherein the second term is stored by the personal relationship terminology storing unit to be corresponding to a relationship between the decided person to be captured and the decided viewer; and outputting the title given to the captured image in addition to the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit.
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32. A computer-readable medium on which is stored a program executable by a computer to perform a process for giving a title to a captured image, the process comprising:
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storing a captured image in a captured image storing unit; storing an image capturing location where the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit is captured in an image capturing location storing unit; judging an image capturing region including the image capturing location stored by the image capturing location storing unit; storing terminology related to regions including locations in a region terminology storing unit; storing terminology indicating relationships of a plurality of persons in a personal relationship terminology storing unit; deciding a person to be captured of the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit; outputting the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit; deciding a viewer who views the outputted captured image; giving a title, in which a first term is associated with a second term, to the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit, wherein the first term is stored by the region terminology storing unit to be corresponding to the region including the judged image capturing location, and wherein the second term is stored by the personal relationship terminology storing unit to be corresponding to a relationship between the decided person to be captured and the decided viewer; and outputting the title given to the captured image in addition to the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit.
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33. A computer-readable medium on which is stored a program executable by a computer to perform a process for giving a title to a captured image, the process comprising:
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storing a captured image in a captured image storing unit; storing terminology indicating a relationship of a plurality of persons in a personal relationship terminology storing unit; deciding a person to be captured of the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit; outputting the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit; deciding a viewer who views the outputted captured image; giving a title including a term to the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit, wherein the term is stored by the personal relationship terminology storing unit to be corresponding to a relationship between the decided person to be captured and the decided viewer; and outputting the title given to the captured image in addition to the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit, wherein when the decided viewer is included in a plurality of decided persons to be captured, the title given to the captured image stored by the captured image storing unit indicates that the viewer is included in the captured image as a person to be captured.
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