INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM

• US 20140327616A1
• Filed: 12/18/2012
• Published: 11/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Suzuki, Satoshi, Tobinaga, Shinichirou, Hoshihara, Noriyuki
• Granted Patent: US 10,970,888 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/157
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/587 using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/033 Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user , e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor digitisers characterised by the transducing means G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/00 2D [Two Dimensional] image generation
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/20 Drawing from basic elements, e.g. lines or circles
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/006 Representation of non-cartographic information on maps, e.g. population distribution, wind direction, radiation levels, air and sea routes
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/10 Map spot or coordinate position indicators; Map reading aids optical projection apparatus per se G03B

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present technology, there is provided an information processing device including an acquisition unit configured to acquire multiple images to which position information showing an imaging position is attached, and a display control unit configured to display a first map on which a pointer indicating the imaging position shown by the position information is displayed while switching a reduced scale and a display area according to an operation of a user, and configured to display a second map of a fixed reduced scale together with the first map while causing a display area to cooperate with a display area of the first map.

Claims

1. An information processing device comprising:

an acquisition unit configured to acquire multiple images to which position information showing an imaging position is attached; and

a display control unit configured to display a first map on which a pointer indicating the imaging position shown by the position information is displayed while switching a reduced scale and a display area according to an operation of a user, and configured to display a second map of a fixed reduced scale together with the first map while causing a display area to cooperate with a display area of the first map.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit switches the display area of the first map so as to include the position indicated by the pointer selected by the user, and displays a representative image of the images taken in the position indicated by the selected pointer together with the first map and the second map.

3. The information processing device according to claim 2, wherein the display control unit displays a time series of the images taken in the position indicated by the selected pointer.

4. The information processing device according to claim 3, wherein the display control unit displays the images forming the time series one by one.

5. The information processing device according to claim 2, wherein the display control unit displays the time series of the images taken in positions of all pointers.

6. The information processing device according to claim 5, wherein the display control unit switches the display area of the first map so as to include an imaging position of one image selected from the time series.

7. The information processing device according to claim 6, wherein, when the imaging position of the newly selected image and the imaging position of the previously selected image are different, the display control unit scrolls the display area of the first map from an area including the imaging position of the previously selected image to an area including the imaging position of the newly selected image.

8. The information processing device according to claim 7, wherein, when scrolling the display area of the first map, the display control unit displays the first map of each area while changing the reduced scale according to a distance between the imaging position of the newly selected image and the imaging position of the previously selected image.

9. The information processing device according to claim 8, wherein the display control unit displays the first map of each area while decreasing a minimum reduced scale as the distance between the imaging position of the newly selected image and the imaging position of the previously selected image is longer.

10. The information processing device according to claim 5, wherein the display control unit erases the display of the first map and the second map, and displays the images forming the time series one by one.

11. The information processing device according to claim 10, wherein, when the imaging position of the newly displayed image and the imaging position of the previously displayed image are different, the display control unit displays an animation formed with a map of each area on a line connecting the imaging position of the previously displayed image and the imaging position of the newly displayed image, before displaying the newly displayed image.

12. The information processing device according to claim 11, wherein the display control unit displays the map of each area forming the animation while changing the reduced scale according to the distance between the imaging position of the newly displayed image and the imaging position of the previously displayed image.

13. The information processing device according to claim 12, wherein the display control unit displays the map of each area while decreasing a minimum reduced scale as the distance between the imaging position of the newly displayed image and the imaging position of the previously displayed image is longer.

14. The information processing device according to claim 11, wherein the display control unit displays images showing a trajectory on the line connecting the imaging position of the newly displayed image and the imaging position of the previously displayed image.

15. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the second map is a map shown by orthographic projection.

16. An information processing method comprising:

acquiring multiple images to which position information showing an imaging position is attached; and

displaying a first map on which a pointer indicating the imaging position shown by the position information is displayed while switching a reduced scale and a display area according to an operation of a user, and displaying a second map of a fixed reduced scale together with the first map while causing a display area to cooperate with a display area of the first map.

17. A program for causing a computer to execute:

acquiring multiple images to which position information showing an imaging position is attached; and

displaying a first map on which a pointer indicating the imaging position shown by the position information is displayed while switching a reduced scale and a display area according to an operation of a user, and displaying a second map of a fixed reduced scale together with the first map while causing a display area to cooperate with a display area of the first map.