Information retrieval apparatus and method
First Claim
1. An information retrieval apparatus for retrieving information from a data base which contains registration data including position data, image data and designation information for retrieval of additional information comprising:
- imaging means for obtaining an image;
location detection means for detecting a current position location of said information retrieval apparatus; and
selection means for selecting image data from said data base which corresponds to the image obtained by said imaging means, said image data having position data representing positions in the vicinity of the current position location detected by said location detection means, and said designation information corresponding to said image data for retrieving said additional information.
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Abstract
The invention provides an information retrieval apparatus and an information retrieval method by which information can be retrieved in an improved operability. A CPU controls a video camera to fetch an image and controls a GPS to detect a current position. The CPU reads out, from within image data stored in a corresponding relationship with URLs of WWW servers, those image data which correspond to position data regarding positions around the detected current position from a WWW data base via a modem and a host machine. Then, the CPU selects, from among the read out image data, that image data which matches with the fetched data, reads out a URL corresponding to the image data and accesses a WWW server designated by the URL.
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23 Claims
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1. An information retrieval apparatus for retrieving information from a data base which contains registration data including position data, image data and designation information for retrieval of additional information comprising:
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imaging means for obtaining an image; location detection means for detecting a current position location of said information retrieval apparatus; and selection means for selecting image data from said data base which corresponds to the image obtained by said imaging means, said image data having position data representing positions in the vicinity of the current position location detected by said location detection means, and said designation information corresponding to said image data for retrieving said additional information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An information retrieval method for retrieving information by information retrieval apparatus from a data base which contains registration data including position data, image data and designation information for retrieval of additional information, comprising the steps of:
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obtaining an image; detecting the current position location of the information retrieval apparatus; and selecting image data from said data base which corresponds to the image obtained, said image data having position data representing positions in the vicinity of the detected current position location of the information retrieval apparatus, and designation information corresponding to said image data for retrieving said additional information.
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6. An information terminal comprising:
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a transmitting unit configured to transmit information relating to a captured image to a remote server system, the captured image being captured by using the information terminal; a receiving unit configured to receive, from the remote server system, a plurality of image data items and a plurality of information sets, each received information set associated with one of the plurality of received image data items, the received plurality image data items selected by the remote server system from among a second plurality of image data items for potentially corresponding to the captured image and each received information set including access information to access a specified internet site; a providing unit configured to provide the one or more image data items to a user; and a user selection unit configured to allow the user to select at least one of the received image data items and configured to access the specified internet site included in the information set associated with a selected received image data item. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a computer program, which when executed by a computer, performs the following steps:
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transmitting, via an information terminal, information relating to a captured image to a remote server system, the captured image being captured by using an information terminal; receiving, from the remote server system, one or more image data items and an information set associated with each of the one or more received image data items, the received one or more image data items selected by the remote server system from among a plurality of image data items for potentially corresponding to the captured image, and each information set including access information to access a specified internet site; presenting, to a user, at least one of the received image data items for selecting one of the received image data items; and accessing, based on a selection of one of the received image data items by the user, the specified internet site included in the information set associated with the selection. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An information retrieval method comprising:
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transmitting, via an information terminal, information relating to a captured image to a remote server system, the captured image being captured by using an information terminal; receiving, from the remote server system, a plurality of image data items and a plurality of information sets, each received information set associated with one of the plurality of received image data items, the received plurality of image data items selected by the remote server system from among a second plurality of image data items for potentially corresponding to the captured image, and each received information set including access information to access a specified internet site; presenting, to a user, at least one of the received image data items for selecting one of the received image data items; and accessing, based on a selection of one of the received image data items by the user, the specified internet site included in the information set associated with the selection. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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