PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

• US 20110218019A1
• Filed: 11/26/2009
• Published: 09/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Innovations Ltd Hong Kong (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Muramatsu, Eiji
• Granted Patent: US 8,412,266 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/556.1
• 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: H04N 1/00251 with an apparatus for taking photographic images, e.g. a camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00307 with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2166 for mass storage, e.g. in document filing systems information retrieval G06F16/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2187 with image input from a plurality of different locations or from a non-central location, e.g. from one or more users
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4126 The peripheral being portable, e.g. PDAs or mobile phones
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42684 Client identification by a unique number or address, e.g. serial number, MAC address, socket ID network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming H04L61/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/432 Content retrieval operation from a local storage medium, e.g. hard-disk details of retrieval of video data and associated meta data in video databases G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4332 by placing content in organized collections, e.g. local EPG data repository interfaces, Database management systems or updating for information retrieval G06F16/23; details of retrieval of video data and associated meta data in video database G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3205 of identification information, e.g. name or ID code H04N2201/3209 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3274 Storage or retrieval of prestored additional information
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8205 involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal

Abstract

An image data obtaining unit (102) obtains image data picked up by an image-pickup device. An identification information obtaining unit (101) obtains identification information of a device that is wirelessly communicated when the image data is obtained. An image data memory unit (104) stores, in association with each other, the obtained image data and the identification information obtained when the image data is obtained. The identification information obtaining unit (101) obtains the identification information of the device wirelessly communicated at a predetermined timing after the image data memory unit (104) stores the image data and the identification information in association with each other. A searching unit (106) searches image data associated with the obtained identification information among pieces of the image data stored in the image data memory unit (104). A display control unit (107) displays the searched image data on a display unit.

Claims

1. A portable terminal device comprising:

a wireless communicating unit that wirelessly communicates with at least a device;

an identification information obtaining unit that obtains identification information of the device wirelessly communicated with the wireless communicating unit;

an image data obtaining unit that obtains image data picked up by an image-pickup device among devices wirelessly communicated with the wireless communicating unit;

a first identification information obtaining control unit that causes the identification information obtaining unit to obtain the identification information when the image data is obtained by the image data obtaining unit;

an image data memory unit that stores, in association with each other, the image data obtained by the image data obtaining unit and the identification information obtained under a control of the first identification information obtaining control unit when the image data is obtained;

a second identification information obtaining control unit that causes the identification information obtaining unit to obtain the identification information at a predetermined timing after the image data memory unit stores the image data and the identification information in association with each other;

a searching unit that searches image data associated with the identification information obtained under a control of the second identification information obtaining control unit among pieces of the image data stored in the image data memory unit; and

a display control unit that displays the image data searched by the searching unit on a display unit.

2. The portable terminal device according to claim 1, wherein

a display device among the devices wirelessly communicated with the wireless communicating unit includes the display unit, and

the display control unit sends the image data to the display device, and causes the display device to display the image data.

3. The portable terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising operating unit that receives an operation given by a user,

wherein the second identification information-obtaining control unit causes the identification information obtaining unit to obtain the identification information at a timing at which a predetermined operation is given to the operating unit.

4. A portable terminal device comprising:

a wireless communicating unit that wirelessly communicates with at least a device;

an identification information obtaining unit that obtains identification information of the device wirelessly communicated with the wireless communicating unit;

an image data obtaining unit that obtains image data by picking up an image of an object;

a first identification information obtaining control unit that causes the identification information obtaining unit to obtain the identification information when the image data is obtained by the image data obtaining unit;

an image data memory unit that stores, in association with each other, the image data obtained by the image data obtaining unit and the identification information obtained under a control of the first identification information obtaining control unit when the image data is obtained;

a second identification information obtaining control unit that causes the identification information obtaining unit to obtain the identification information at a predetermined timing after the image data memory unit stores the image data and the identification information in association with each other;

a searching unit that searches image data associated with the identification information obtained under a control of the second identification information obtaining control unit among pieces of the image data stored in the image data memory unit; and

a display control unit that displays the image data searched by the searching unit on a display unit.

5. An image display system including a plurality of portable terminal devices and a digital camera, a main portable terminal device that is a portable terminal device among the plurality of portable terminal devices being connected to at least one of the other portable terminal devices and the digital camera through a wireless communication, wherein

the main portable terminal device comprising:

a wireless communicating unit that wirelessly communicates with at least one of the other portable terminal devices and the digital camera;

an identification information obtaining unit that obtains identification information of the portable terminal device wirelessly communicated with the wireless communicating unit;

an image data obtaining unit that obtains image data picked up by the digital camera wirelessly communicated with the wireless communicating unit;

a first identification information obtaining control unit that causes the identification information obtaining unit to obtain the identification information when the image data is obtained by the image data obtaining unit;

an image data memory unit that stores, in association with each other, the image data obtained by the image data obtaining unit and the identification information obtained under a control of the first identification information obtaining control unit when the image data is obtained;

a second identification information obtaining control unit that causes the identification information obtaining unit to obtain the identification information at a predetermined timing after the image data memory unit stores the image data and the identification information in association with each other;

a searching unit that searches image data associated with the identification information obtained under a control of the second identification information obtaining control unit among pieces of the image data stored in the image data memory unit; and

a display control unit that displays the image data searched by the searching unit on a display unit.

6. The image display system according to claim 5, further comprising a digital photo frame connected to the main portable terminal device through a wireless communication, wherein

the digital photo frame includes the display unit, and

a display control unit of the main portable terminal device sends the image data to the digital photo frame, and causes the digital photo frame to display the image data.

7. The image display system according to claim 5, wherein the image data and the identification information which are stored in the image data memory unit of the main portable terminal device in association with each other are stored in a memory area of the digital camera.

8. An image display method including:

an image data obtaining step in which a portable terminal device obtains image data picked up by an image-pickup device among devices connected to the portable terminal device through a wireless communication;

a first identification information obtaining step in which the portable terminal device obtains identification information of a device connected to the portable terminal device through a wireless communication when the image data is obtained in the image data obtaining step;

an image data recording step in which the portable terminal device stores, in a memory unit in association with each other, the image data obtained in the image data obtaining step and the identification information obtained in the first identification information obtaining step when the image data is obtained;

a second identification information obtaining step in which the portable terminal device obtains the identification information of a device connected to the portable terminal device through a wireless communication at a predetermined timing after the image data and the identification information are stored in the memory unit in association with each other in the image data memory step;

a searching step in which the portable terminal device searches image data associated with the identification information obtained in the second identification information obtaining step among pieces of the image data stored in the memory unit in the image data memory step; and

a display control step in which the portable terminal device causes a display unit to display image data searched in the searching step.

9. A computer-readable storage medium that stores a program for allowing a computer to function as:

a wireless communicating unit that wirelessly communicates with at least a device;

an identification information obtaining unit that obtains identification to information of the device wirelessly communicated with the wireless communicating unit;

an image data obtaining unit that obtains image data picked up by an image-pickup device among devices wirelessly communicated with the wireless communicating unit;

a first identification information obtaining control unit that causes the identification information obtaining unit to obtain the identification information when the image data is obtained by the image data obtaining unit;

an image data memory unit that stores, in association with each other, the image data obtained by the image data obtaining unit and the identification information obtained under a control of the first identification information obtaining control unit when the image data is obtained;

a second identification information obtaining control unit that causes the identification information obtaining unit to obtain the identification information at a predetermined timing after the image data memory unit stores the image data and the identification information in association with each other;

a searching unit that searches image data associated with the identification information obtained under a control of the second identification information obtaining control unit among pieces of the image data stored in the image data memory unit; and

a display control unit that causes a display unit to display the image data searched by the searching unit.