INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM

• US 20070282941A1
• Filed: 05/24/2007
• Published: 12/06/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Takakura, Hiroki, Miyagi, Shiro, Yamaguchi, Yoshihiro
• Granted Patent: US 7,870,190 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/202
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/54 Browsing; Visualisation therefor

Abstract

An information processing system is disclosed. The system includes: a client that executes information display processing; and a server that creates a display structure description file applied in the information display processing, wherein the client acquires image data reference information and transmits display structure description file creating data including the image data reference information to the server, the server creates the display structure description file and transmits the created display structure description file to the client, and the client executes processing for displaying a map on a display unit on the basis of the display structure description file received from the server and acquiring image data from a storage unit within the client on the basis of the image data reference information recorded in the display structure description file and then displaying the acquired image data on the display unit.

Claims

1. An information processing system comprising:

a client that executes information display processing; and

a server that creates a display structure description file applied in the information display processing,

wherein the client acquires image data reference information as access information for image data stored in a storage unit within the client and transmits display structure description file creating data including the image data reference information to the server,

the server creates the display structure description file for displaying map information, which corresponds to the display structure description file creating data received from the client, together with image data designated by the image data reference information and transmits the created display structure description file to the client, and

the client executes processing for displaying a map on a display unit on the basis of the display structure description file received from the server and acquiring image data from the storage unit within the client on the basis of the image data reference information recorded in the display structure description file and then displaying the acquired image data on the display unit.

2. The information processing system according to claim 1,

wherein the display structure description file is an HTML file.

3. The information processing system according to claim 1,

wherein the storage unit within the client is a removable storage means configured to be detachably mounted in an apparatus of the client.

4. The information processing system according to claim 1,

wherein the client transmits position information corresponding to the image data designated by the image data reference information, as the display structure description file creating data, to the server,

the server creates a display structure description file including the position information corresponding to the image data received from the client and transmits the created display structure description file to the client, and

the client executes processing for displaying map information, which includes a marker indicating position information corresponding to the image data, on the display unit on the basis of the display structure description file received from the server and processing for acquiring image data from the storage unit within the client on the basis of the image data reference information recorded in the display structure description file in response to an operation of the marker and displaying the acquired image data on the display unit.

5. The information processing system according to claim 1,

wherein the client acquires reduced image data reference information as access information for reduced images of the image data, which is created on the basis of the image data stored in the storage unit within the client, and transmits display structure description file creating data including the reduced image data reference information to the server,

the server creates a display structure description file applied in processing for displaying reduced image data, which is designated by the reduced image data reference information, together with map information on the basis of the display structure description file creating data including the reduced image data reference information received from the client and transmits the created display structure description file to the client, and

the client executes processing for displaying the map information on the display unit on the basis of the display structure description file received from the server and processing for acquiring the reduced image data from the storage unit within the client on the basis of the reduced image data reference information recorded in the display structure description file and displaying the acquired reduced image data on the display unit.

6. The information processing system according to claim 1,

wherein the client executes processing for transmitting data included in the display structure description file, which is received from the server, to a map information providing server, acquiring map information from the map information providing server as a response corresponding to the transmission processing, and displaying the acquired map information on the display unit.

7. An information processing apparatus that executes information display processing, comprising:

a storage unit that stores image data; and

a data processing unit that executes processing for acquiring image data reference information as access information for the image data stored in the storage unit, acquiring display structure description file creating data including the image data reference information and then transmitting the acquired display structure description file creating data to a server, and displaying map information on a display unit on the basis of a display structure description file received from the server and acquiring image data from the storage unit on the basis of the image data reference information recorded in the display structure description file and then displaying the acquired image data on the display unit.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7,

wherein the display structure description file is an HTML file.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7,

wherein the storage unit is a removable storage means configured to be detachably mounted in the information processing apparatus.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7,

wherein the data processing unit executes processing for transmitting position information corresponding to the image data designated by the image data reference information, as the display structure description file creating data, to the server and processing for displaying map information, which includes a marker indicating position information corresponding to the image data, on the display unit on the basis of the display structure description file received from the server and acquiring image data from the storage unit within a client on the basis of the image data reference information recorded in the display structure description file in response to an operation of the marker and then displaying the acquired image data on the display unit.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7,

wherein the data processing unit executes processing for acquiring reduced image data reference information as access information for reduced images of the image data, which is created on the basis of the image data stored in the storage unit and transmitting display structure description file creating data including the reduced image data reference information to the server and processing for displaying the map information on the display unit on the basis of the display structure description file received from the server and acquiring the reduced image data from the storage unit within a client on the basis of the reduced image data reference information recorded in the display structure description file and then displaying the acquired reduced image data on the display unit.

12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7,

wherein the data processing unit executes processing for transmitting data included in the display structure description file, which is received from the server, to a map information providing server, acquiring map information from the map information providing server as a response corresponding to the transmission processing, and displaying the acquired map information on the display unit.

13. An information processing apparatus that creates a display structure description file on the basis of data received from a client, comprising:

a communication unit that receives display structure description file creating data including image data reference information from the client; and

a data processing unit that creates the display structure description file applied in processing for displaying image data, which is designated by the image data reference information, together with map information on the basis of the display structure description file creating data including the image data reference information and transmits the created display structure description file to the client through the communication unit.

14. The information processing apparatus according to claim 13,

wherein the display structure description file is an HTML file.

15. The information processing apparatus according to claim 13,

wherein the data processing unit creates a display structure description file including position information corresponding to image data received from the client and transmits the created display structure description file to the client.

16. The information processing apparatus according to claim 13,

wherein the data processing unit creates a display structure description file applied in processing for displaying reduced image data, which is designated by reduced image data reference information received from the client, together with map information on the basis of display structure description file creating data including the reduced image data reference information and transmits the created display structure description file to the client.

17. An information processing method executed in an information processing apparatus, comprising:

a data transmitting step in which, in a data processing unit, image data reference information as access information for image data stored in a storage unit is acquired and display structure description file creating data including the image data reference information is acquired and is then transmitted to a server; and

a data displaying step in which map information is displayed on a display unit on the basis of a display structure description file received from the server and image data is acquired from the storage unit on the basis of the image data reference information recorded in the display structure description file and is then displayed on the display unit.

18. The information processing method according to claim 17,

wherein the display structure description file is an HTML file.

19. The information processing method according to claim 17,

wherein in the data transmitting step, position information corresponding to the image data designated by the image data reference information is transmitted as the display structure description file creating data to the server, and

in the data displaying step, map information including a marker indicating position information corresponding to the image data is displayed on the display unit on the basis of the display structure description file received from the server and image data is acquired from the storage unit within a client on the basis of the image data reference information recorded in the display structure description file in response to an operation of the marker and is then displayed on the display unit.

20. The information processing method according to claim 17,

wherein in the data transmitting step, reduced image data reference information is acquired as access information for reduced images of the image data, which is created on the basis of the image data stored in the storage unit and display structure description file creating data including the reduced image data reference information is transmitted to the server, and

in the data displaying step, the map information is displayed on the display unit on the basis of the display structure description file received from the server and the reduced image data is acquired from the storage unit within a client on the basis of the reduced image data reference information recorded in the display structure description file and is then displayed on the display unit.

21. The information processing method according to claim 17, further comprising:

a processing executing step in which, in the data processing unit, data included in the display structure description file, which is received from the server, is transmitted to a map information providing server, and map information is acquired from the map information providing server in accordance with the transmission processing to display the acquired map information on the display unit.

22. An information processing method of executing processing based on data received from a client in an information processing apparatus, comprising:

a data receiving step in which, in a communication unit, display structure description file creating data including image data reference information is received from the client; and

a data processing step in which, in a data processing unit, the display structure description file applied in processing for displaying image data, which is designated by the image data reference information, together with map information is created on the basis of the display structure description file creating data including the image data reference information and the created display structure description file is transmitted to the client through the communication unit.

23. The information processing method according to claim 22,

wherein the display structure description file is an HTML file.

24. The information processing method according to claim 22,

wherein in the data processing step, a display structure description file including position information corresponding to image data received from the client is created and is then transmitted to the client.

25. The information processing method according to claim 22,

wherein in the data processing step, a display structure description file applied in processing for displaying reduced image data, which is designated by reduced image data reference information received from the client, together with map information is created on the basis of display structure description file creating data including the reduced image data reference information and the created display structure description file is transmitted to the client.

26. A computer program that causes an information processing apparatus to execute:

a data transmitting step in which, in a data processing unit, image data reference information as access information for image data stored in a storage unit is acquired and display structure description file creating data including the image data reference information is acquired and is then transmitted to a server; and

a data displaying step in which, in the data processing unit, map information is displayed on a display unit on the basis of a display structure description file received from the server and image data is acquired from the storage unit on the basis of the image data reference information recorded in the display structure description file and is then displayed on the display unit.

27. A computer program that causes an information processing apparatus to execute processing based on data received from a client, including:

a data receiving step in which, in a communication unit, display structure description file creating data including image data reference information is received from the client; and

a data processing step in which, in a data processing unit, the display structure description file applied in processing for displaying image data, which is designated by the image data reference information, together with map information is created on the basis of the display structure description file creating data including the image data reference information and the created display structure description file is transmitted to the client through the communication unit.