Image display system, display apparatus, and display method

• US 8,949,324 B2
• Filed: 05/28/2013
• Issued: 02/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Sako, Yoichiro, Kimura, Keiji, Tsuruta, Masaaki, Asukai, Masamichi, Ito, Taiji, Ozaki, Nozomu, Sugino, Akinobu, Sekizawa, Hidehiko, Totsuka, Yonetaro
• Primary Examiner(s): RECEK, JASON D
• Application Number:
  US13/903,302
• Publication Number:
  US 20130335352A1
• Time in Patent Office: 616 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203, 709/217
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0178 Eyeglass type eyeglass details G02C
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/487 using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/58 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/50 Constructional details
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/63 by using electronic viewfinders
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/782 on tape
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8205 involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal

Abstract

According to some aspects, an image display apparatus is provided comprising a display apparatus comprising a display section and a controller. The controller may be configured to display a map image via the display section, set location specification information based on an input specifying a position on the map image, and transmit the location specification information to a server apparatus, receive image data transmitted from the server apparatus in response to the transmission of location specification information to the server apparatus, the received image data having been obtained by photographing by an imaging section of an imaging apparatus configured to be worn on a head of a user, and the received image data having been transmitted to the server apparatus from the imaging apparatus in addition to additional data comprising location information detected at a time when the image data was photographed.

Claims

1. An image display apparatus comprising:

a display apparatus configured to be worn on an arm of a user comprising;

a display section configured to perform image display; and

a controller configured to;

display a map image via the display section;

set location specification information based on an input specifying a position on the map image;

transmit the location specification information to a server apparatus;

receive image data transmitted from the server apparatus in response to the transmission of location specification information to the server apparatus, the received image data having been obtained by photographing by an imaging section of an imaging apparatus configured to be worn on a head of a user, and the received image data having been transmitted to the server apparatus from the imaging apparatus in addition to additional data comprising location information detected at a time when the image data was photographed; and

perform a display operation via the display section based on the received image data.

2. The image display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the additional data further includes date/time information generated when the image data was taken, and

wherein the controller of said display apparatus performs a date/time specification process of setting date/time specification information for specifying a date and time, and transmits point specification information and the date/time specification information to said server apparatus.

3. The image display apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, in a case where a plurality of pieces of image data have been received from said server apparatus, the controller of said display section causes the display section to display the plurality of pieces of image data based on date/time information generated for the plurality of pieces of image data.

4. The image display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, in a case where a plurality of pieces of image data have been received from said server apparatus, the controller of said display apparatus causes the display section to display the plurality of pieces of image data in an order in which the plurality of pieces of image data were uploaded to said server apparatus.

5. The image display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the display section is further configured to receive touch input from a user; and

the input specifying a position on the map image comprises touch input to the display section.

6. An image display method for sharing images, the method comprising:

performing photographing using an imaging apparatus worn on a head of a user, thereby generating a first image;

detecting a location of the imaging apparatus at a time when the first image is obtained by the photographing;

transmitting the first image and the location to a server apparatus;

displaying a map image on a display apparatus worn on an arm of the user;

setting location specification information based on an input specifying a position on the map image;

transmitting the location specification information to the server apparatus;

receiving a second image from the server apparatus in response to said transmission; and

performing a display operation via the display section based on the received second image.

7. The image display method according to claim 6, further comprising:

generating date/time information by detecting a current date and time at the time when the first image was obtained by the photographing; and

transmitting the date/time information to the server apparatus in addition to the first image and the location.

8. The image display method according to claim 7, wherein:

a plurality of images are received from the server apparatus, and

performing the display operation comprises displaying the plurality images based on date/time information generated for the plurality images.

9. The image display method according to claim 6, wherein:

performing photographing is performed in response to determining that a current location of the imaging apparatus coincides with a location received from the server apparatus.

10. The image display method according to claim 6, wherein transmitting the first image and the location to the server apparatus is performed in response to a determination that a current location of the imaging apparatus coincides with a location specified by photographing request data.

11. The image display method according to claim 6, wherein:

a plurality of images are received from the server apparatus, and

performing the display operation comprises displaying the plurality of images in an order in which the plurality of images were uploaded to the server apparatus.

12. The image display method according to claim 6, wherein the input specifying a position on the map image comprises providing touch input by the user to a portion of the display apparatus.