Image generation device, image generation method and storage medium for attaching to image information a condition which device needs to satisfy to display the image information

• US 9,706,128 B2
• Filed: 05/05/2016
• Issued: 07/11/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Nitaki, Takashi
• Primary Examiner(s): LAM, HUNG H
• Application Number:
  US15/147,795
• Publication Number:
  US 20160248983A1
• Time in Patent Office: 432 Days
• Field of Search: 348139, 348169, 34833301, 34833312, 348563
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2125 Display of information relating to the still picture recording
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3253 Position information, e.g. geographical position at time of capture, GPS data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/61 based on recognised objects
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/611 where the recognised objects include parts of the human body
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/633 for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/64 Computer-aided capture of images, e.g. transfer from script file into camera, check of taken image quality, advice or proposal for image composition or decision on when to take image
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/77 between a recording apparatus and a television camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3191 Testing thereof testing of displays in general G09G3/006
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8205 involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal

Abstract

An image display device that displays image information includes an image retrieving unit that retrieves image information; a device status identifying unit that identifies a status of the present device; an image condition specifying unit that specifies an image condition that indicates a condition which the image information needs to satisfy to be displayed, based on the status identified by the device status identifying unit; and a display unit that displays the image information retrieved by the image retrieving unit if the image information satisfies the image condition specified by the image condition specifying unit.

Claims

1. An image generation device that generates image information, the device comprising:

memory storing instructions;

a processor configured to execute the instructions to;

generate image information;

identify one of;

whether the present device is located outdoors or indoors, how many obstacles are there around the present device, and a traveling direction of the present device, as a status of the present device when the image information is generated; and

attach, based on the status, a device condition to the image information, where the device condition indicates a condition which a device used to display the image condition needs to satisfy to display the image information.

2. An image generation method utilizing an image generation device that generates image information comprising the steps of:

generating image information;

identifying one of;

whether the present device is located outdoors or indoors, how many obstacles are there around the present device, and a traveling direction of the present device, as a status of the present device when the image information is generated; and

attaching, based on the status, a device condition to the image information, where the device condition indicates a condition which a device used to display the image condition needs to satisfy to display the image information.

3. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores a program configured to cause an image generation device that generates image information to:

generate image information;

identify one of;

whether the present device is located outdoors or indoors, how many obstacles are there around the present device, and a traveling direction of the present device, as a status of the present device when the image information is generated; and

attach, based on the status, a device condition to the image information, where the device condition indicates a condition which a device used to display the image condition needs to satisfy to display the image information.