Information processing apparatus

• US 20030214532A1
• Filed: 03/07/2003
• Published: 11/20/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited (DENSO Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited (DENSO Corporation)
• Inventors: Nakamura, Shigeo
• Granted Patent: US 7,665,040 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/764
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/36 Input/output arrangements for on-board computers

Abstract

An information processing apparatus has a first section for specifying a selection range with respect to a real image displayed on a display screen, a second section for acquiring image data corresponding to the real image in the specified selection range, a third section for obtaining a spot specified by user based on an input item when the user inputs a specific item such as name and location by which the spot such as a facility can be determined, and a fourth section means for obtaining a display position of a real image of the obtained spot. Based on the obtained position, an area containing the real image of the spot specified by the user is specified as the selection range.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a image data storage section for storing image data corresponding to a real image;

a display unit having a display screen;

a first display control section for displaying the real image on the display screen based on the image data;

a selection range specification section for specifying a selection range with respect to the real image displayed on the display screen;

a first image data acquisition section for acquiring the image data corresponding the real image in the selection range, which is specified by the selection range specification section;

a specific data storage section for storing specific data corresponding to a specific item, which can specify a spot;

an input section for inputting the specific item;

a first spot calculation section for obtaining a spot corresponding to the specific item inputted by the input section;

an image display position data storage section for storing image display position data indicating a position where the real image of the spot; and

an image display position calculation section for obtaining a position where the real image of the spot obtained by the first spot calculation section, based on the image display position data stored by the image display position data storage section,

wherein the selection range specific section specifies the selection range based on the position obtained by the image display position calculation section to contain the real image of the spot.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a road map data storage section for storing road map data,

wherein the image data storage section further stores link data so that the image data is linked to the road map data stored by the road map data storage section; and

wherein the first image data acquisition section for acquiring the link data when the first image data acquisition section acquires the image data.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5,

wherein the display unit displays road map on the display screen based on the road map data,

the information processing apparatus further comprising:

a second display control section for displaying on the road map the real image corresponding to the image data acquired by the first image data acquisition section based on the link data.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5,

wherein the display unit displays road map on the display screen based on the road map data,

the information processing apparatus further comprising:

a third display control section for displaying map the real image corresponding to the image data acquired by the first image data acquisition section at a predetermined position on the road map.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a spot information registration control section for registering information of a spot, which user desires to register,

wherein the image data acquired by the first image data acquisition section is contained in data registered as the information of the spot.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising:

a first spot information presentation section for presenting the information of the spot to the user based on the registered data,

wherein the first spot information presentation section displays the real image corresponding to the image data.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising:

a spot selection section for selecting a plurality of spots based on a predetermined condition from spots registered as the spot information; and

a second spot information presentation section for presenting the information of the plurality of spots selected by the spot selection section to the user,

wherein the second spot information presentation section displays the real image corresponding to the image data.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the image data storage section stores:

the image data corresponding to the real images of each spot in response to various conditions; and

condition data indicating the various conditions with being related to the image data;

wherein the first image data acquisition section acquires;

a plurality of image data corresponding to the real images of each spot in response to the various conditions; and

the condition data;

the information processing apparatus comprising;

a fourth display control section for displaying the real image corresponding to the image data acquired by the first image data acquisition section on the display screen based on a condition at a predetermined time and the condition data.

12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a road map data storage section for storing road map data;

a fifth display control section; and

a sixth display control section,

wherein the display unit displays road map and a position of the information processing apparatus on the display screen based on the road map data;

wherein the fifth display control section displays the real data corresponding to the image data acquired by the first image data acquisition section at a predetermined position on the road map; and

wherein the sixth display control section changes a display mode of the real image based on correlation between the position of the information processing apparatus on the road map and the predetermined position.

2. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a image data storage section for storing image data corresponding to a real image;

a display unit having a display screen;

a first display control section for displaying the real image on the display screen based on the image data;

a selection range specification section for specifying a selection range with respect to the real image displayed on the display screen; and

a first image data acquisition section for acquiring the image data corresponding the real image in the selection range, which is specified by the selection range specification section;

a pointing device for inputting coordinate position data,

wherein the selection range specification section specifies the selection range based on the coordinate position data.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2,

wherein the selection range specification section divides the real image displayed on the display screen into a plurality of areas;

and

wherein the selection range is at least one of the plurality of areas specified by the pointing device from the plurality of areas.

18. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising:

a road map data storage section for storing road map data,

wherein the image data storage section further stores link data so that the image data is linked to the road map data stored by the road map data storage section; and

wherein the first image data acquisition section for acquiring the link data when the first image data acquisition section acquires the image data.

19. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising:

a spot information registration control section for registering information of a spot, which user desires to register,

wherein the image data acquired by the first image data acquisition section is contained in data registered as the information of the spot.

20. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2,

wherein the image data storage section stores:

the image data corresponding to the real images of each spot in response to various conditions; and

condition data indicating the various conditions with being related to the image data;

wherein the first image data acquisition section acquires;

a plurality of image data corresponding to the real images of each spot in response to the various conditions; and

the condition data;

the information processing apparatus comprising;

a fourth display control section for displaying the real image corresponding to the image data acquired by the first image data acquisition section on the display screen based on a condition at a predetermined time and the condition data.

21. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising:

a road map data storage section for storing road map data;

a fifth display control section; and

a sixth display control section,

wherein the display unit displays road map and a position of the information processing apparatus on the display screen based on the road map data;

wherein the fifth display control section displays the real data corresponding to the image data acquired by the first image data acquisition section at a predetermined position on the road map; and

wherein the sixth display control section changes a display mode of the real image based on correlation between the position of the information processing apparatus on the road map and the predetermined position.

4. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a image data storage section for storing image data corresponding to a real image;

a display unit having a display screen;

a first display control section for displaying the real image on the display screen based on the image data;

an image display position data storage section for storing image display position data indicating a position where the real image of a spot is displayed;

a pointing device for inputting coordinate position data on the display screen;

a second spot calculation section for obtaining a post specified by the pointing device based on the image display position data and the coordinate position data; and

a second image data acquisition section for acquiring the image data corresponding to the real image of the spot based on the position obtained by the second spot calculation section.

22. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising:

a roadmap data storage section for storing roadmap data,

wherein the image data storage section further stores link data so that the image data is linked to the road map data stored by the road map data storage section; and

wherein the second image data acquisition section for acquiring the link data when the second image data acquisition section acquires the image data.

23. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising:

a spot information registration control section for registering information of a spot, which user desires to register,

wherein the image data acquired by the second image data acquisition section is contained in data registered as the information of the spot.

24. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4,

wherein the image data storage section stores:

the image data corresponding to the real images of each spot in response to various conditions; and

condition data indicating the various conditions with being related to the image data;

wherein the second image data acquisition section acquires;

a plurality of image data corresponding to the real images of each spot in response to the various conditions; and

the condition data;

the information processing apparatus comprising;

a fourth display control section for displaying the real image corresponding to the image data acquired by the second image data acquisition section on the display screen based on a condition at a predetermined time and the condition data.

25. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising:

a roadmap data storage section for storing roadmap data;

a fifth display control section; and

a sixth display control section,

wherein the display unit displays road map and a position of the information processing apparatus on the display screen based on the road map data;

wherein the fifth display control section displays the real data corresponding to the image data acquired by the second image data acquisition section at a predetermined position on the road map; and

wherein the sixth display control section changes a display mode of the real image based on correlation between the position of the information processing apparatus on the road map and the predetermined position.

13. An information processing apparatus comprising:

an image data storage section for storing image data corresponding to a real image and link data;

a roadmap data storage section for storing road map data;

a third image data acquisition section for acquiring the image data corresponding to the real image of a destination based on position data of the destination and the link data, when the destination is set,

wherein the link data links the image data and the road map data.

14. The information processing apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising:

a seventh display control section for displaying the real image corresponding to the image data acquired by the third image data acquisition section at a position corresponding to the destination on a road map.

15. The information processing apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising:

a storage section for storing the image data acquired by the third image data acquisition section;

a storage control section for making the storage section store the image data acquired by the third image data acquisition section; and

an eighth display control section for displaying the real image corresponding to the image data stored by the storage section on a display screen.

16. The information processing apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising:

a guidance route calculation section for calculating a guidance route to the destination; and

a fourth image data acquisition section for acquiring the image data corresponding to the real image of a relay point based on position data of the relay point contained in the guidance route calculated by the guidance route calculation section and the link data.

17. The information processing apparatus according to claim 16, further comprising:

a ninth display control section for displaying the real image corresponding to the image data acquired by the third image data acquisition section and the real image corresponding to the image data acquired by the fourth image data acquisition section on the display screen.