INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM

• US 20140028860A1
• Filed: 07/10/2013
• Published: 01/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Inventors: Ichikawa, Tatsuzi, Nishitani, Koji, Sano, Fuminori, Yamane, Kazuyasu, Katsumura, Noriyoshi
• Granted Patent: US 9,223,396 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/207.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/005 Input arrangements through a video camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0434 specially adapted for scanning pages of a book
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/631 Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a display unit, an image pickup unit, a photography control unit and a storage control unit. The display unit displays a first image thereon. The image pickup unit photographs a recording medium to generate a second image. The photography control unit makes the image pickup unit photograph the recording medium at a predetermined timing. The storage control unit links and stores in a storage unit the second image generated by the image pickup unit with the first image displayed on the display unit at the predetermined timing.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a display unit which displays a first image;

an image pickup unit which photographs a recording medium to generate a second image;

a photography control unit which makes the image pickup unit photograph the recording medium at a predetermined timing; and

a storage control unit which links and stores in a storage unit the second image generated by the image pickup unit with the first image displayed on the display unit at the predetermined timing.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising:

a case including;

a first case on which the recording medium is disposed; and

a second case provided with a body unit and connected with the first case through a hinge part so that the case is closeable; and

a closing detection unit which detects that the case is closed to a predetermined state, wherein

the image pickup unit is disposed at a point of the body unit so as to face the first case, and

the predetermined timing is a timing at which the closing detection unit detects that the case is closed to the predetermined state.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the recording medium includes a plurality of pages in a form of a book,

the information processing apparatus further comprises a turning detection unit which detects a page-turning operation by which the pages of the recording medium are turned, and

the predetermined timing is a timing at which the turning detection unit detects the page-turning operation.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising a switching detection unit which detects a switching instruction on the first image displayed on the display unit, wherein

the predetermined timing is a timing at which the switching detection unit detects the switching instruction.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising:

an operation unit which receives user'"'"'s operation instruction; and

a display control unit which, (i) when an operation instruction to switch display is inputted from the operation unit in a state in which the first image stored in the storage unit is displayed on the display unit, (a) reads the second image linked with the first image displayed on the display unit from the storage unit and (b) displays the read second image on the display unit, and (ii) when the operation instruction to switch display is inputted from the operation unit in a state in which the second image stored in the storage unit is displayed on the display unit, (a) reads the first image linked with the second image displayed on the display unit from the storage unit and (b) displays the read first image on the display unit.

6. A non-transitory computer readable medium in which a program to make a computer perform a procedure is stored, the procedure comprising:

displaying a first image on a display unit;

making an image pickup unit photograph a recording medium to generate a second image at a predetermined timing; and

linking and storing in a storage unit the second image generated by the image pickup unit with the first image displayed on the display unit at the predetermined timing.

7. An information processing apparatus comprising:

an image pickup unit which photographs a recording medium to obtain image data;

a management unit which performs schedule management by registering event information including a date and time relevant to an event;

an obtaining unit which obtains a linking date and time to link the image data with the event information registered in the management unit; and

a storage control unit which links and stores in a storage unit the image data with the event information including the date and time corresponding to the linking date and time obtained by the obtaining unit.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7 further comprising:

a case including;

a first case on which the recording medium is disposed; and

a second case provided with a body unit and connected with the first case through a hinge part so that the case is closeable; and

a closing detection unit which detects that the case is closed to a predetermined state, wherein

the image pickup unit is disposed at a point of the body unit so as to face the first case and obtains the image data at a timing at which the closing detection unit detects that the case is closed to the predetermined state.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7 further comprising a timer unit which measures a date and time, wherein

the obtaining unit obtains the date and time from the timer unit as the linking date and time, the date and time at which the image data is obtained.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7 further comprising a recognition unit which recognizes a date and time in the image data, wherein

the obtaining unit obtains the date and time recognized by the recognition unit as the linking date and time.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7 further comprising:

a display unit;

an operation unit which receives user'"'"'s operation instruction; and

a display control unit which, (i) when an operation instruction to switch display is inputted from the operation unit in a state in which the event information registered in the management unit is displayed on the display unit, (a) reads the image data linked with the event information displayed on the display unit from the storage unit and (b) displays an image based on the read image data on the display unit, and (ii) when the operation instruction to switch display is inputted from the operation unit in a state in which the image based on the image data stored in the storage unit is displayed on the display unit, (a) reads the event information linked with the image data of the image displayed on the display unit from the management unit and (b) displays the read event information on the display unit.

12. A non-transitory computer readable medium in which a program to make a computer perform a procedure is stored, the procedure comprising:

photographing a recording medium to obtain image data;

performing schedule management by registering event information including a date and time relevant to an event;

obtaining a linking date and time to link the image data with the event information; and

linking and storing in a storage unit the image data with the event information including the date and time corresponding to the obtained linking date and time.