Information processing apparatus, information processing method, program storage medium and program
First Claim
1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
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image data inputting means for inputting image data;
time information inputting means for inputting time information in connection with said image data;
position information inputting means for inputting position information in connection with said image data;
map display control means for controlling display of a 3D map image;
position icon display control means for controlling display of position icons indicative of said time information and said position information on the 3D map image whose display is controlled by said map display control means;
concave/convex display control means for controlling topographic concave/convex display of the 3D map image whose display is controlled by said map display control means, wherein said map display control means changes a viewpoint of the 3D map image in response to pitch and yaw information entered by a user;
thumbnail icon display control means for controlling a display of thumbnail icons indicative of said image data;
position icon data inputting means for inputting data representative of said position icons; and
said thumbnail icon display control means controlling a sequential time series display of the thumbnail icons in response to said time information corresponding to the data representative of the position icons inputted by said position icon data inputting means and in response to the changing 3D map viewpoint, wherein the thumbnail icons are displayed so as to float above the 3D map image.
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus and method by which the user can see an album display and can enjoy the album display as a memory. Image data, time information and position information are recorded. Thumbnail icons representative of the image data are displayed along with the time information, and a map image is displayed in concave/convex display. Position icons representative of the time information and the position information are displayed on the map image. The map and the thumbnail icons are moved on the display by at least one of different types of movement including horizontal movement, vertical movement, clockwise or counterclockwise rolling movement, upward or downward pitching movement and leftward or rightward yawing movement; so that the user can enjoy various images.
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28 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
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display means;
image data inputting means for inputting image data;
time information inputting means for inputting time information in connection with said image data;
position information inputting means for inputting position information in connection with said image data;
map display control means for controlling display of a 3D map image;
position icon display control means for controlling display of position icons indicative of said time information and said position information on the 3D map image whose display is controlled by said map display control means;
concave/convex display control means for controlling topographic concave/convex display of the 3D map image whose display is controlled by said map display control means, wherein said map display control means changes a viewpoint of the 3D map image in response to pitch and yaw information entered by a user;
thumbnail icon display control means for controlling a display of thumbnail icons indicative of said image data;
position icon data inputting means for inputting data representative of said position icons; and
said thumbnail icon display control means controlling a sequential time series display of the thumbnail icons in response to said time information corresponding to the data representative of the position icons inputted by said position icon data inputting means and in response to the changing 3D map viewpoint, wherein the thumbnail icons are displayed so as to float above the 3D map image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An information processing method for an apparatus that includes display means, comprising:
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an image data inputting step for inputting image data;
a time information inputting step for inputting time information in connection with said image data;
a position information inputting step for inputting position information in connection with said image data;
a map display control step for controlling display of a 3D map image;
a position icon display control step for controlling display of position icons indicative of said time information and said position information on the 3D map image whose display is controlled by the map display control step;
a concave/convex display control step for controlling topographic concave/convex display of the 3D map image whose display is controlled by said map display control step, wherein said map display control step changes a viewpoint of the 3D map image in response to pitch and yaw information entered by a user;
a thumbnail icon display control step for controlling display of thumbnail icons indicative of said image data; and
a position icon data inputting step for inputting data representative of said position icons, wherein the thumbnail icon display control step controlling a sequential time series display of the thumbnail icons in response to said time information corresponding to the data representative of the position icons inputted by said position icon data inputting step and in response to the changing 3D map image viewpoint, and the thumbnail icons are displayed so as to float above the 3D map image. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An information storage medium on which a computer-readable program is recorded, the computer-readable program causing a computer to execute:
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an image data inputting step for inputting image data;
a time information inputting step for inputting time information in connection with said image data;
a position information inputting step for inputting position information in connection with said image data;
a map display control step for controlling a display of a 3D map image;
a position icon display control step for controlling a display of position icons indicative of said time information and said position information on the 3D map image whose display is controlled by said map display control step, wherein said map display control step changes a viewpoint of the 3D map image in response to pitch and yaw information entered by a user;
a concave/convex, display control step for controlling a topographic concave/convex display of the 3D map image whose display is controlled by said map display control step;
a thumbnail icon display control step for controlling display of thumbnail icons indicative of said image data; and
a position icon data inputting step for inputting data representative of said position icons, wherein said thumbnail icon display control step controlling a sequential time series display of the thumbnail icons in response to said time information corresponding to the data representative of the position icons inputted by said position icon data inputting step and in response to the changing 3D map image viewpoint, and the thumbnail user icons are displayed so as to float above the 3D map image. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A program for causing a computer to function as:
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image data inputting means for inputting image data;
time information inputting means for inputting time information in connection with said image data;
position information inputting means for inputting position information in connection with said image data;
map display control means for controlling a display of a 3D map image;
position icon display control means for controlling a display of position icons indicative of said time information and said position information on the 3D map image whose display is controlled by said map display control means;
concave/convex display control means for controlling topographic concave/convex display of the 3D map image whose display is controlled by said map display control means, wherein said map display control means changes a viewpoint of the 3D map image in response to pitch and yaw information entered by a user;
thumbnail icon display control means for controlling display of thumbnail icons indicative of said image data; and
position icon data inputting means for inputting data representative of said position icons, and said thumbnail icon display control means controls a sequential time series display of the thumbnail icons in response to said time information corresponding to the data representative of the position icons inputted by said position icon data inputting means and in response to the changing 3D map viewpoint, wherein the thumbnail icons are displayed so as to float above the 3D map image. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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