Information storage system and information management system
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1. An information storage system that stores image for a user so that the user can retrieve the stored image comprising:
- an acquisition unit arranged to acquire the image along with a local time of a predetermined area where the image is acquired;
a calculating unit arranged to calculate a standard difference between an international standard time and a standard time of the predetermined area, and a season difference between the standard time of the predetermined area and a local time of the predetermined area using a time library equipped in an operating system of the information storage system;
a storage unit arranged to store the image acquired by said acquisition unit, wherein the storage unit appends to the image the local time of the predetermined area, the standard difference, and the season difference thereby enabling the international standard time when the image information was acquired to be determined; and
an output unit arranged to output the image stored by said storage unit, wherein the output image is appended with the local time of the predetermined area, the standard difference, and the season difference.
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Abstract
This invention provides a system for managing information in a format that can be used based on the international standard time and local time. Upon storing and managing information (150), a) the local time (121) of a predetermined area, b) a standard difference (122) as the difference between the international standard time and the standard time of the predetermined area, and c) a season difference (122) as the difference between the standard time and the local time of the predetermined area in a corresponding season are appended.
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1. An information storage system that stores image for a user so that the user can retrieve the stored image comprising:
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an acquisition unit arranged to acquire the image along with a local time of a predetermined area where the image is acquired; a calculating unit arranged to calculate a standard difference between an international standard time and a standard time of the predetermined area, and a season difference between the standard time of the predetermined area and a local time of the predetermined area using a time library equipped in an operating system of the information storage system; a storage unit arranged to store the image acquired by said acquisition unit, wherein the storage unit appends to the image the local time of the predetermined area, the standard difference, and the season difference thereby enabling the international standard time when the image information was acquired to be determined; and an output unit arranged to output the image stored by said storage unit, wherein the output image is appended with the local time of the predetermined area, the standard difference, and the season difference. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An information storage system that stores image for a user so that the user can retrieve the stored image comprising:
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an acquisition unit arranged to acquire the image along with a local time of a predetermined area where the image is acquired; a calculating unit arranged to calculate a standard difference between an international standard time and a standard time of the predetermined area, and a season difference between the standard time of the predetermined area and a local time of the predetermined area using a time library equipped in an operating system of the information storage system; a storage unit arranged to store the image acquired by said acquisition unit, wherein the storage unit appends to the image the international standard time, the standard difference, and the season difference, as supplemental information; an output unit arranged to output the image stored by said storage unit, wherein the output image is appended with the international standard time, the standard difference, and the season difference.
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16. An information management system that stores image for a user so that the user can retrieve the stored image comprising:
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an information storage system; and an information collection system, said information storage system comprising; an acquisition unit arranged to acquire the image along with a local time of a predetermined area where the image is acquired; a calculating unit arranged to calculate a standard difference between an international standard time and a standard time of the predetermined area, and a season difference between the standard time of the predetermined area and a local time of the predetermined area using a time library equipped in an operating system of the information management system; and a storage unit arranged to store the image acquired by said acquisition unit, wherein the storage unit appends to the image the local time of the predetermined area, the standard difference, and the season difference, as supplement information thereby enabling the international standard time when the image was acquired to be determined, an output unit arranged to output the image stored by said storage unit, wherein the output image is appended with the local time of the predetermined area, the standard difference, and the season difference, and said information collection system comprising a collection/storage unit arranged to collect and store the image stored by said storage unit of said information storage system from said information storage system. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An information management system that stores image for a user so that the user can retrieve the stored image comprising:
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an information storage system; and an information collection system, said information storage system comprising; an acquisition unit arranged to acquire image along with a local time of a predetermined area where the image is acquired; a calculating unit arranged to calculate a standard difference between an international standard time and a standard time of the predetermined area, and a season difference between the standard time and local time of the predetermined area using a time library equipped in an operating system of the information management system; a storage unit arranged to store the image acquired by said acquisition unit, wherein the storage unit appends to the image the international standard time, the standard difference, and the season difference, and an output unit arranged to output the image stored by said storage unit, wherein the output image is appended with the international standard time, the standard difference, and the season difference, wherein said information collection system comprising a collection/storage unit arranged to collect and store image stored by said storage unit of said information storage system from said information storage system, as supplemental information.
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27. An information storage method that enables a user to retrieve stored image from an information storage system comprising:
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acquiring the image along with a local time of a predetermined area where the image is acquired; calculating a standard difference between an international standard time and a standard time of the predetermined area, and a season difference between the standard time and local time of the predetermined area using a time library equipped in an operating system of the information storage system; storing the image acquired in the acquiring step with appending, to the image, the local time of the predetermined area, the standard difference, and the season difference, as supplemental information thereby enabling the international standard time when the was was acquired to be determined; and outputting the image stored by said storing, wherein the output image is appended with the local time of the predetermined area, the standard difference and the season difference.
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28. An information storage method that enables a user to retrieve stored image from an information storage system comprising:
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acquiring the image along with a local time of a predetermined area where the image is acquired; calculating a standard difference between an international standard time and a standard time of the predetermined area, and a season difference between the standard time and local time of the predetermined area using a time library equipped in an op erating system of the information storage system; storing the image acquired in the acquiring step with appending, to the image, the international standard time, the standard difference, and the season difference, as supplemental information; and outputting the image stored by said storing, wherein the output image is appended with the international standard time, the standard difference, and the season difference.
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29. An information management method that enables a user to retrieve stored image from an information storage system comprising the steps of:
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making each of a plurality of information storage systems acquire image along with a local time of a predetermined area where the image is acquired, calculate a standard difference between an international standard time and a standard time of the predetermined area as well as a season difference between the standard time of the predetermined area and a local time of the predetermined area using a time library equipped in an operating system of the information storage system, store the acquired image with appending, to the image, the local time of the predetermined area, the standard difference, and the season difference, as supplemental information thereby enabling the international standard time when the image was acquired to be determined; and
output the image stored by a storage unit wherein the output image is appended with the local time of the predetermined area, the standard difference and the season difference, andmaking an information collection system collect and store the image stored by the plurality of information storage systems.
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30. An information management method that enables a user to retrieve stored image from an information storage system comprising the steps of:
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making each of a plurality of information storage systems acquire image along with a local time of a predetermined area where the image is acquired, calculate a standard difference between an international standard time and a standard time of the predetermined area as well as a season difference between the standard time of the predetermined area and a local time of the predetermined area using a time library equipped in an operating system of the information storage system, and store the acquired image with appending, to the image, the international standard time, the standard difference, and the season difference, as supplemental information, and output the image stored by a storage unit wherein the output image is appended with the international standard time, the standard difference and the season difference; and making an information collection system collect and store the image stored by the plurality of information storage systems.
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31. An information management method that enables a user to retrieve stored image from an information storage system comprising the steps of:
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acquiring the image along with a local time of a predetermined area where the image is acquired; calculating a standard difference between an international standard time and a standard time of the predetermined area, and a season difference between the standard time of the predetermined area and a local time of the predetermined area using a time library equipped in an operating system of the information storage system; and appending, to the image to be managed, the local time of the predetermined area, the standard difference, and the season difference; managing the image appended with the local time of the predetermined area, the standard difference, and the season difference on the basis of the local time of the predetermined area, the standard difference, and the season difference, as supplemental information thereby enabling the international standard time when the image was acquired to be determined; and outputting the image stored by a storage unit, wherein the output image is appended with the local time of the predetermined area, the standard difference and the season difference.
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32. An information management method that enables a user to retrieve stored image from an information storage system comprising the steps of:
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acquiring the image along with a local time of a predetermined area where the image is acquired; calculating a standard difference between an international standard time and a standard time of the predetermined area, and a season difference between the standard time and local time of the predetermined area using a time library equipped in an operating system of the information storage system; and appending, to image to be managed, the international standard time, the standard difference, and the season difference, as supplemental information; managing the information appended with the international standard time, the standard difference, and the season difference on the basis of the international standard time, the standard difference, and the season difference; and outputting the image stored by a storage unit, wherein the output image is appended with the international standard time, the standard difference, and the season difference.
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33. An information storage system that enables a user to retrieve stored image comprising:
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an acquisition unit configured to acquire the image along with a local time of a predetermined area where the image is acquired; a calculating unit arranged to calculate a standard difference between an international standard time and a standard time of the predetermined area, and a season difference between the standard time of the predetermined area and a local time of the predetermined area using a time library equipped in an operating system of the information storage system; a first storage unit configured to associate the image with the local time of the predetermined area and store the image with the local time of the predetermined area; a second storage unit configured to download the image with the local time of the predetermined area from said first storage unit and store the image with an international standard time; and an output unit configured to output the image stored by the first and second storage units, wherein the output image is appended with the local time of the predetermined area, the standard difference and the season difference, wherein the international standard time is obtained based on the local time of the predetermined area the standard difference and the season difference. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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36. An information storage method that enables a user to retrieve stored image from an information storage system comprising:
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acquiring image along with a local time of a predetermined area where the image is acquired; calculating a standard difference between an international standard time and a standard time of the predetermined area, and a season difference between the standard time of the predetermined area and a local time of the predetermined area using a time library equipped in an operating system of the information storage system; associating the image with the local time of the predetermined area and store the image with the local time of the predetermined area; downloading the image with the local time of the predetermined area from said first storage unit and store the image with an international standard time; and outputting the image stored by a storage unit, wherein the output image is appended with the local time of the predetermined area, the standard difference and the season difference, wherein the international standard time is obtained based on the local time of the predetermined area the standard difference and the season difference of the predetermined area. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38)
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