JP5078723B2 - Image group reproduction device, image group reproduction method, and image group reproduction program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an image group reproduction apparatus and an image group reproduction method, and more specifically, an image group reproduction apparatus, an image group reproduction method, and an image group reproduction program for reproducing a plurality of photographed images as in a slide show, for example. About.

  In recent years, photographic images have been digitized, and in addition to viewing images by simply pasting prints on albums as in the past, images can also be viewed and played back on a television (TV) or personal computer (PC). It has been broken. In addition, an increasing number of people enjoy playing images displayed on a liquid crystal display unit provided on the back surface of a camera or the like on a display unit of a mobile phone.

  However, simply looking at a photographed image gives a monotonous feeling depending on the situation, so it has been proposed to add background music (BGM) to the image or to devise a transition effect when switching the display.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a content creation apparatus that can acquire peripheral information through the Internet based on tag information attached to a photographic image and perform a slide show with the acquired peripheral information together with the photographic image. .
JP 2007-104326 A

Patent Document 2 discloses a data selection program capable of selecting music based on a slide show display time and an image and performing a slide show while playing the selected music. Further, Patent Document 3 discloses an information reproducing apparatus that uses a shooting date as a key, searches an external server for songs that were popular at the time of shooting, and slides the shot images while playing these songs.
JP 2007-110659 A JP 2006-164229 A

  As described above, in reproducing a plurality of photographic images, various proposals have been made for searching for music and surrounding information contents and reproducing them. However, depending on the playback status, playback of these contents may be bothersome. For example, when the day after taking a picture is shallow, if information such as a place that is well known by the viewer is displayed together with the taken image, it will only feel annoying. On the other hand, in the case of a photographic image taken a long time ago, viewing the photo together with the photographic image and peripheral information explaining the shooting situation will make the photo appreciation more enjoyable.

  In each of the aforementioned Patent Documents 1 to 3, a plurality of photographic images are reproduced together with contents such as music and peripheral information without considering the reproduction situation. For this reason, unnecessary content may be displayed, and interest may be impaired.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an image group reproduction device, an image group reproduction method, and an image group reproduction method that perform content switching when reproducing a plurality of images in consideration of the reproduction status, and The purpose is to provide a program for image group reproduction.

In order to achieve the above object, an image group reproduction apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention stores an image group classified according to a predetermined standard and position information relating to the time when the image group was captured or the shooting location of the image group. In accordance with the position information related to the image information storage unit, the additional information storage unit that stores additional information related to the image group, the time at which the image group was captured, or the shooting location at which the image group was captured, A determination unit that determines whether or not the additional information is added to the image group for reproduction, and an image group reproduction that reproduces the image group or the image group to which the additional information is added according to the determination result of the determination unit comprising a part, and the additional information storage unit, at the time of acquisition or reproducing the images, you obtain the additional information from the external database, the determination unit, the time at which the images were taken When the time difference from the time for reproducing the image group, or the difference between the position information about the shooting location where the image group was shot and the position information about the playback location where the image group is played is greater than or equal to a predetermined reference value, It is determined that the additional information is added to the image group for reproduction, and the image group reproduction unit displays information regarding the shooting location when the difference is equal to or greater than a predetermined reference value.

An image group reproduction apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention includes a theme determination unit that determines a theme of the image group in the first aspect, and the determination unit uses the theme determined by the theme determination unit. The additional information is changed accordingly.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image group reproduction apparatus according to the first aspect, further comprising: a display control unit that indicates the image group in relation to the shooting time of the image group and the information on the shooting location. The determination unit determines whether or not to reproduce the image group selected from the image group displayed by the display control unit by adding the additional information.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image group reproduction method according to a time when an image group classified according to a predetermined standard is taken, or position information related to a shooting place where the image group is taken. A step of determining whether or not information is to be reproduced, and a step of reproducing the image group or the image group to which the additional information is added according to the determination result.

The image group reproduction program according to the fifth invention relates to the image group according to the time when the image group classified according to a predetermined standard was photographed or the positional information regarding the photographing location where the image group was photographed. The computer is caused to execute a step of determining whether or not to reproduce the additional information and a step of reproducing the image group or the image group to which the additional information is added according to the determination result.

An image group reproduction device according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is a shooting image information storage unit that stores shooting information at the time of shooting an image group together with a shot image, and an additional information storage unit that stores additional information related to the image group. When the reproduction state acquisition section that acquires reproduction information based on the situation at the time of reproduction of the image group, when reproduction of the image group, the imaging information at the time of the photographing read out from the shooting image information storage unit Are compared with the reproduction information at the time of reproduction acquired by the reproduction state acquisition unit, and based on the difference between the shooting information and the reproduction information, the additional information is added to the image group for reproduction. and whether the determined reproduction state determination unit or, in accordance with the determination result of the reproduction state determination section, with the images, or an image-group reproduction unit for reproducing an image group obtained by adding the additional information, the .

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an image group reproduction device, an image group reproduction method, and an image group reproduction program that perform content switching when reproducing a plurality of images in consideration of reproduction conditions. .

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments using a digital camera to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings. The digital camera in the present embodiment acquires image data of a still image according to the operation of the release button and records this on a recording medium. When recording the image data, the shooting date and time and the shooting position are recorded together with the recording medium as accompanying information. When playing back the recorded still image, depending on the situation at the time of playback, for example, how long it has passed since the shooting date and time, or whether it is playing at a position away from the shooting position, etc. It is possible to execute a slide show in which content (additional information) to be displayed together with images is selected.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a camera according to the first embodiment of the present invention. A camera 10 is a digital camera that captures an image of a subject. The camera 10 includes a control unit 1, a photographing unit 2, a face determination unit 2a, an image recording unit 3, a database (DB) unit 4, an image classification unit 5, a slide show unit 6, a clock unit 7a, a GPS unit 7b, a display unit 8, A communication unit 9 is provided.

  The control unit 1 is configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or the like, and is connected to each unit of the camera 10 to perform overall control. The photographing unit 2 includes an optical system for forming a subject image, an image sensor that photoelectrically converts the subject image, an image processing unit that processes an image signal output from the image sensor, and the like, and outputs image data.

  The face determination unit 2a receives the image signal output from the photographing unit 2, determines whether or not there is a human face portion on the screen based on the image signal, and outputs the determination result to the image recording unit 3 To do. In addition, the control unit 1 controls the face position determined by the face determination unit 2a so as to achieve proper exposure and focus.

  The image recording unit 3 records still image data based on the image signal output from the photographing unit 2. The display unit 8 displays an image based on the image data recorded in the image recording unit 3. The slide show unit 6 causes the display unit 8 to continuously reproduce and display a plurality of image data recorded in the image recording unit 3. In the slide show, as will be described later, the content to be displayed together with the recorded image is changed according to the reproduction status.

  The image classification unit 5 classifies the images recorded in the image recording unit 3 into shooting scenes such as trips and school events. Although there are various ways of classifying the scene, in this embodiment, the scenes are classified in a manner as shown in FIG. That is, if one day is divided into six and there is a time zone in which photography is concentrated, it is determined that there is some event there. Then, using the determination result of the face determination unit 2a, the image is classified according to whether there are many images including persons. The shooting time is also used for determination.

  Using these criteria, if there are many people shooting in the morning on a holiday, it is determined to be an athletic meet, and if there are many people shooting in the evening, it is determined to be a party, and constantly across the day. If a person or landscape is photographed, it is determined that the trip is a trip. Information relating to themes (scenes) classified by the image classification unit 5 is recorded in the image recording unit 3 together with the image data.

  The clock unit 7a has a clock function, and shooting date and time (also referred to as shooting time) information acquired by the clock unit 7a is recorded in the image recording unit 3 together with image data. The GPS (Global Positioning System) unit 7b is a global positioning system, and can measure the shooting position and the reproduction position. The shooting position information acquired by the GPS unit 7b is recorded in the image recording unit 3 together with the image data.

  The communication unit 9 communicates with a server having an external database via a network. The communication is connected to the network by wireless communication or infrared communication. Note that since infrared communication cannot be directly connected to a network, communication is performed via an external device such as a mobile phone or a PC. The database unit 4 records content acquired via the communication unit 9. The content stored here is, for example, a map of the land visited when the image is recorded together with the image data of a travel photograph, and the content suitable for the image data is stored.

  Next, reproduction display of the captured image in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2A shows an image group 31 including a plurality of images taken when the photographer 21 travels. When the image group 31 has not yet been photographed, as shown in FIG. 2 (b), when the image group 31 is viewed on its own or shown to a friend 22, the image is taken because it is fresh. It is enough to show only the photos.

  However, at the time when 10 years have passed since the shooting, when showing to a friend 23 who does not know the shooting time and the shooting location (see FIG. 2C), the shooting as shown in FIG. If you display the content 33 such as the map 33a and the product advertisement 33b (the music tape package in the figure) at that time, you can see the location and the location, It looks interesting with more information.

  The content 33 to be displayed here does not need to be taken by the photographer 21 and is useful as long as it is information related to the taken image. Also, if a map is displayed and the country name is also displayed, you can understand where you went without having to explain it, and if you show images of products and news articles at that time, you can enjoy various things. be able to.

  In addition, when the photographer 21 is separated in time, the content 33 can be displayed if the photographer 21 is separated in time, and if the photograph is in a distant place, the photographer 21 rarely visits. Because there is not, there is little information and is useful when there is information to supplement it. Furthermore, if the photographed image is a travel image, a wedding image, or a variety of themes, the image appropriate for the theme is used as a playback image other than the photographed image. It is also possible to provide information.

  Such an auxiliary image (content 33) other than the photographed image is displayed last when reproduced in the slide show format, displayed when there is a gap between photographing and photographing, or displayed at the top, It is possible to prevent the display from becoming monotonous during reproduction.

  In the present embodiment, a slide show is described for the sake of easy understanding, but it is needless to say that images may be combined or superimposed. In particular, when the content 33 is text information, it may be displayed so as to flow like a caption. Further, the present invention can be applied not only to auxiliary images but also to contents such as music, which may be used as BGM or displayed using only titles or the like.

  Next, the operation of the camera 10 will be described using the flowchart shown in FIG. If the camera control flow is entered, it is first determined whether or not the camera 10 is set to the shooting mode (S1). The camera 10 can be set in a shooting mode and a playback mode by a photographer. If the result of determination in step S <b> 1 is that a shooting mode has been selected, it is determined whether or not it is a release (S <b> 2). The determination of whether or not the release is performed is performed by detecting whether or not the release button has been fully pressed.

  If the result of determination in step S2 is not release, processing returns to step S1. On the other hand, if the result of determination is release, an imaging operation is performed (S3). In the photographing operation, the photographing unit 2 acquires image data of a still image of the subject image, and records this image data in the image recording unit 3. In recording the image data, the shooting date and time information acquired by the clock unit 7a and the shooting position information acquired by the GPS unit 7b are also recorded (S5). When the photographing operation ends, the process returns and the process is executed from step S1.

  If the result of determination in step S <b> 1 is that the shooting mode has not been selected, it is determined whether or not playback mode is selected and playback is started (S <b> 11). If the result of this determination is that playback has not started, it is next determined whether or not there is an unclassified image (S20). This determination is a determination as to whether or not all the images recorded in the image recording unit 3 have been classified by the image classification unit 5 into themes (scenes) such as travel, school events, and parties.

  If the result of determination in step S20 is that there are no unclassified images, processing returns to step S1. On the other hand, if there is an unclassified image as a result of the determination, the image classification as described with reference to FIG. First, the image is organized by dividing one day into six (S21). In this step, the time zone to which the image belongs is organized based on the shooting date and time information attached to the image data.

  Once the image arrangement in step S21 has been performed, it is next determined whether or not the shooting date and time is concentrated at a predetermined time (S22). If the result of this determination is that it is concentrated, it is next determined whether there is a lot of face-up based on the determination result of the face determination unit 2a (S23). As a result of this determination, if the face up is large, it is determined as a party (S25), while if the face up is small, it is determined as a school event (S26). School events are often taken from a distance, and the number of up-photos is reduced, so it is judged as a school event. Note that school events may be judged by time because there are many early morning or afternoon hours.

  If the result of determination in step S22 is that the shooting date / time information is not concentrated at a predetermined time, it is determined whether there are many landscape images (S24). In this step, whether or not the image is a landscape image is determined based on whether or not the face can be detected by the face determination unit 2a. If the result of this determination is that there are many landscape images, it is determined that the trip is a trip (S27).

  In this case, it is not concentrated on the predetermined time, and there are many landscape images. In addition, when judging whether or not it is a trip, it may be added on the condition that a number of pictures are taken across the day, or the difference from the usual place is found by using the shooting position information. It may be a travel determination. If the category cannot be determined, that is, if there are not many landscape images in step S24, the category is classified as other (S28).

  When the theme (scene) category is determined in steps S25, S26, S27, and S28, the category is associated with the image data and recorded in the image recording unit 3 (S29). Subsequently, content is acquired according to the theme of travel, school event, party, etc. (S31).

  In this step 31, the content is acquired in accordance with the theme of the image in the situation recorded in advance in the database unit 4 or in a situation where it is connected to the Internet via the communication unit 9. Details of step S31 will be described later with reference to FIG. When the content corresponding to the theme is acquired, the process returns, and the process is executed from step S1.

  If the result of determination in step S11 is that playback has started, playback display is performed (S12). In this step, thumbnail images are reproduced and displayed based on the image data recorded in the image recording unit 3. Subsequently, when an image is designated, the designated image is enlarged and displayed (S13). Unless otherwise specified, this step is skipped.

  Next, it is determined whether or not to perform a slide show of the image group including the image being reproduced and displayed (S14). In this step, it is determined whether or not the slide show has been selected by the operation member of the camera 10. If the result of this determination is that a slide show has not been selected, the process returns and executes from step S1.

  If the result of determination in step S14 is to perform a slide show, next the playback status is determined (S15). In this step, the position information currently being reproduced is acquired from the GPS unit 7b, and the current date and time information is acquired from the clock unit 7a. Then, theme determination is performed (S16).

  In step 16, the theme of the image group that is the target of the slide show is acquired from the information attached to the image data. As described above, since the theme of travel, school event, party, etc. is recorded together with the image data in step S29, the theme can be acquired by reading out this information.

  Once the theme is determined, a slide show is executed based on the theme and situation (S17). That is, since the reproduction status is acquired in step S15 and the theme of the image group is acquired in step S16, the image group and the content acquired in step S31 are appropriately combined based on such information, and according to the situation. Run a slide show. Details of the slide show will be described later with reference to FIG. When the slide show is performed, the process returns and the process is executed from step S1.

  Next, the content acquisition operation according to the theme in step S31 will be described using the flowchart shown in FIG. First, it is determined whether the theme of the image data of the image group is travel (S101). In this step, it is determined whether or not the theme is determined to be travel in step S27 and recorded in step S29.

  If the result of determination in step S101 is that the theme is travel, a map, pamphlet, etc. of the travel destination at that time are acquired (S102). In this step, based on the shooting position information attached to the image data, information related to the trip, such as a map of a destination or a pamphlet, is obtained from an external database through the Internet or the like.

  If the result of determination in step S101 is that the theme is not travel, it is next determined whether or not the theme is a school event (S103). In this step, it is determined whether or not the theme is determined as a school event in step S25 and recorded in step S29.

  If the result of determination in step S103 is that the theme is a school event, the school is identified based on the shooting position information attached to the image data, and the homepage (HP) of this school is externally accessed via the Internet or the like. Search from the database and acquire the contents of this HP (for example, school song, motto, etc.). Similarly, social networking (SNS) writing is acquired. Get other school information.

  If the result of determination in step S103 is that the theme is not a school event, it is next determined whether or not the theme is a party (S105). In this step, it is determined whether or not the theme is determined to be a party in step S26 and recorded in step S29.

  If the result of determination in step S105 is that the theme is a party, then trendy music in that area is acquired (S106). In this step, shooting date / time information and shooting position information attached to the image data are read out, and based on this information, trendy music is acquired from an external database through the Internet or the like.

  Thus, the theme in steps S101, S103, and S105 is determined, and necessary content is acquired according to the determination result. This is because the necessary contents differ depending on the theme. For example, in the case of travel, a map or the like is important, but in school events, parties, etc., where to go is not so important, and more content that recalls the situation is more appropriate.

  In Steps S102, S104, and S106, each content is acquired, or in the case of No in Step S105, an event or a trend near the shooting date and time is acquired from an external database (S107). The content acquired here may be a light text file that acquires, for example, a newspaper headline.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when the image data is unclassified, in step S31, contents corresponding to the theme are acquired, and when enjoying the reproduction of the image data in the future, these contents are stored. It is recorded in the database unit 4 so that it can be used.

  Next, the slide show operation from the theme and situation in step S17 will be described using the flowchart shown in FIG. If this flow is entered, it is first determined whether or not the theme acquired in step S16 is travel (S201).

  If the result of determination in step S201 is that the theme is travel, it is determined whether or not the distance difference is large (S211). In this step, it is determined from the shooting position information attached to the image data and the reproduction position information acquired in step S15 whether or not the distance between them is a predetermined distance (for example, 500 km) or more.

If the result of determination in step S211 is that the distance is not greater than the predetermined distance, the process returns to the original flow. On the other hand, if the distance difference is Tsu Oh at large is, to insert the destination map of at that time in the slide show (S212). The map obtained in step S102 is used.

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not one year has passed since the photographing (S213). In this step, it is determined from the shooting date / time information attached to the image data and the reproduction date / time information acquired in step S15 whether or not the interval between them is one year or more. As a result of this determination, if one year or more has not passed, the flow returns to the original flow.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S213 that one year has passed, a pamphlet image or the like is inserted into the slide show (S214). The pamphlet image used in step S102 is used. When a brochure image or the like is inserted, the original flow is restored.

  Thus, in the present embodiment, when the theme is travel, if the difference in distance between playback and shooting is equal to or greater than a predetermined distance, a map is displayed for explaining where the user has gone. Yes. In addition, when one year or more has passed since the photographing, since the memories are easy to weather because it is a distant place, the information about the photographing locations is displayed so that many things to remember come out. These contents include things that you haven't taken, but have seen in your travels, and are useful for remembering your trip. Also, these contents may include contents that are not actually seen, but are acceptable because time has passed since the time of shooting. In addition, what is necessary is just to set the determination value in step S211 or step S213 suitably.

  If the result of determination in step S201 is that the theme is not travel, it is next determined whether or not the theme acquired in step S16 is a school event (S202). As a result of the determination, if it is a school event, it is determined whether 10 years have passed since the photographing or the distance difference is large (S221).

  In this step S221, it is determined from the shooting date / time information attached to the image data and the reproduction date / time information acquired in step S15 whether or not the interval between them is more than 10 years. Further, it is determined whether the distance difference is larger than a predetermined value (for example, 500 km) from the shooting position information and the reproduction position information attached to the image data. As a result of this determination, if both conditions are not satisfied, the process returns to the original flow.

  If any one of the conditions is satisfied as a result of the determination in step S221, the contents of the school HP are inserted into the slide show (S222). In this step, the contents of the school's HP acquired in step S104, such as school songs and mottos, and SNS writing are inserted. When this step is performed, the process returns to the original flow.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when the theme is a school event, the content acquired from the school HP is inserted when a predetermined condition is satisfied. School events are not regularly remembered because they are held regularly. However, since about 10 years have passed since I graduated, I feel nostalgic, so I inserted content acquired from the school's HP as an auxiliary image to help me in my recollection.

  Next, if the result of determination in step S202 is that the theme is not a school event, it is determined whether or not the theme is a party (S203). In this step, it is determined from the shooting date / time information attached to the image data and the reproduction date / time information acquired in step S15 whether or not the interval between the two is more than three years. As a result of this determination, when three years or more have not passed, the flow returns to the original flow.

  On the other hand, if the result of determination in step S231 is that three years or more have elapsed since the time of shooting, the music that was popular at that time is played in the slide show (S232). In this step, the music acquired in step S106 is played. When music is played, the original flow is restored.

  As described above, in this embodiment, when about three years have passed since shooting in the case of a party, music popular in that area at that time is played. Since parties such as weddings are not frequent, it will be nostalgic in about 3 years. Therefore, an atmosphere is created by playing music or the like as BGM at that time. Of course, if the photographed subject has a lot of mourning, this may be determined to stop playing popular music. Whether or not there is a lot of mourning is determined based on whether the lower part of the person whose face is detected is black within a predetermined range and the facial expression of the person is not smiling.

  Next, if the result of determination in step S203 is that the theme is not a party, it is determined whether or not five years have passed since shooting or whether the distance difference is large (S205). In this step, it is determined whether or not five years or more have elapsed from the shooting date / time information and the playback date / time information, and it is determined whether the distance difference is equal to or greater than a predetermined value (for example, 500 km) from the shooting position information and the playback position information. .

  If none of the conditions is satisfied as a result of the determination in step S205, the process returns to the original flow as it is. On the other hand, when both conditions are satisfied, an event, fashion, etc. near the shooting date and time are inserted into the slide show (S205). In this step, a headline such as a newspaper (news) acquired in step S107, a trend, or the like is displayed in text so that a telop is played. When step S205 is completed, the process returns to the original flow.

  As described above, in the first embodiment of the present invention, appropriate content is acquired according to the photographed scene (theme) (S102, S104, S106, S107), and the state at the time of reproduction is further changed. Based on this, it is decided whether or not to play these contents. Therefore, it is possible to reproduce an image that allows the viewer to immerse themselves in memories without feeling complicated or annoying.

  In the present embodiment, the themes are four categories such as travel, school event, party, and others, but are not limited to this category, and may be increased or decreased as appropriate. In addition, the determination values in steps S211, S213, S221, S231, and S205 are not limited to this, and may be changed as appropriate.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the first embodiment, the image group to be the target of the slide show is selected by thumbnail display or the like, but in the second embodiment, it is selected from a diagram showing the relationship between the shooting time and the shooting location. In the first embodiment, the content is acquired and recorded in the database unit 4 in advance in step S31. However, in the second embodiment, the content is acquired through the Internet or the like when a slide show is performed. Like to do.

  The configuration of the present embodiment is almost the same as that of the first embodiment, but in the camera control flowchart shown in FIG. 3, the content acquisition from step S20 to step S31 is performed during the slide show. The point is different. Hereinafter, the difference will be mainly described.

  First, image group selection will be described with reference to FIG. What is displayed on the display unit 8 is a diagram showing the relationship between the shooting date and the shooting position for the image recorded in the image recording unit 3. Here, each circle has the same shooting date / time and shooting position (however, when the theme is travel, it takes several days). When the cursor is placed on each circle, a representative image 41 of that theme is displayed. The

  Therefore, when viewing an image recorded in the image recording unit 3 in a slide show, the viewer may select a circle displayed on the display unit 8. In other words, if you want to view an image group in the past and when you were far away, select the circle 43 to start the slide show, and if you want to view the image group in a recent and usual place, 45 is selected to start the slide show.

  Next, the operation of replaying memories in the second embodiment will be described using the flowchart shown in FIG. First, an image group is determined (S301). In this step, an image group to be viewed is indicated with a cursor or the like from the circle shown in the display unit 8 of FIG. FIG. 7 shows an example in which a representative image of the selected image group is displayed. Subsequently, the shooting location and shooting date / time are determined (S302). In this step, shooting position information and shooting date / time information attached to the image data are acquired.

  Subsequently, the playback location and playback date and time are determined (S303). In this step, the current position information is acquired from the GPS unit 7b of the camera 10, and the current date and time information is acquired from the clock unit 7a. When this determination is finished, it is next determined whether or not three years have passed since the photographing (S304).

  The determination in step S304 is based on the shooting date / time information acquired in step S302 and the playback date / time information acquired in step S303. Note that this determination value is not limited to three years, and may be changed as appropriate.

  If the result of determination in step S304 is that three years have passed, it is next determined whether or not the shooting location is 500 km or more away from the playback location (S305). As a result of this determination, if the distance is 500 km or more, it connects to an external database via the Internet and acquires a map of the shooting location (S306).

  If a map of the shooting location is acquired, or if it is determined in step S305 that it is not 500 km away, then the topic at that time is searched (S307). In this step, text information such as a newspaper article (news) at that time is acquired from an external database based on the shooting date / time information attached to the image data.

  Next, as a result of the determination in step S304, if three years or more have not elapsed since the time of shooting, it is determined whether or not the shooting location is 500 km or more as in step S305 (S312). As a result of this determination, if the distance is 500 km or more, a map of the shooting location is acquired as in step S306 (S312).

  When step S307 or step S312 ends, the acquired content is inserted into the slide show (S313). That is, in this embodiment, when the distance from the shooting location is 500 km or more, a map of the shooting location is displayed in the slide show so that the shooting location can be seen. In addition, when three years have passed since shooting, the topic at the time of shooting is displayed. Once the content is inserted into the slide show, next, the captured image group is sequentially reproduced (S314).

  As described above, also in the second embodiment of the present invention, the reproduction situation such as the reproduction place and the reproduction date / time is determined, and the content to be reproduced and displayed is determined according to the reproduction situation. Therefore, it is possible to reproduce an image that allows the viewer to immerse themselves in memories without feeling complicated or annoying.

  As described above, in each embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of images are taken into account in consideration of the reproduction status such as the time (shooting date / time) at which an image group is to be shot, the place where the image was shot, the playback date / time and the playback position. The content (additional information) for playback is switched. A map is displayed when playing back an image of a distant place (if the place is not far away, the map is a big help and annoying). If time has passed, the topic can be teloped and the photographed image can be displayed to the viewer. While showing, it is possible to show auxiliary content that reminds me of memories and to let them know.

  In the present embodiment, an example in which a camera is used as an image reproducing device has been described. However, the image reproducing device is not limited to an imaging device such as a camera, and may be a personal computer (PC) or a television (TV). Of course, it doesn't matter. In the case of a PC or TV, the image capturing unit 2 or the like is not provided, and therefore image data captured by the image capturing apparatus may be captured.

  In the present embodiment, the digital camera is used as the photographing device. However, the camera may be a digital single-lens reflex camera or a compact digital camera, and may be a mobile phone or a personal digital assistant (PDA). Of course, a camera built in Personal Digital Assist) may be used.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments as they are, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. In addition, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of components disclosed in the embodiment. For example, you may delete some components of all the components shown by embodiment. Furthermore, constituent elements over different embodiments may be appropriately combined.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the camera concerning 1st Embodiment of this invention, (a) shows a structure, (b) is a figure which shows the method of image classification. In the first embodiment of the present invention, it is a diagram showing a state where a captured image is reproduced and displayed, where (a) is a captured image, and (b) is shown to a friend at a time when the day has not passed since shooting. (C) is a state showing to a friend when the day has passed since shooting, and (d) is a diagram showing auxiliary content. It is a flowchart which shows the control operation of the camera concerning 1st Embodiment of this invention. In 1st Embodiment of this invention, it is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of content acquisition according to a theme. In the first embodiment of the present invention, it is a flowchart showing the operation of the slide show from the theme and the situation. In the second embodiment of the present invention, it is a flowchart showing the operation of memory playback. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating how an image group is selected during playback display in the second embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Control part, 2 ... Image pick-up part, 2a ... Face determination part, 3 ... Image recording part, 4 ... Database (DB) part, 5 ... Image classification part, 6. ..Slideshow section, 7a ... clock section, 7b ... GPS section, 8 ... display section, 9 ... communication section, 10 ... camera, 21 ... photographer, 22 ... Friend, 23 ... Friend, 31 ... Image group, 33 ... Content, 33a ... Map, 33b ... Product advertisement, 41 ... Representative image, 43 ... Yen, 45 ... ·Circle

Claims (6)

An image group that is classified according to a predetermined standard, and an image information storage unit that stores position information regarding the time when the image group was shot or the shooting location of the image group;
An additional information storage unit that stores additional information related to the image group;
A determination unit that determines whether to add the additional information to the image group for reproduction according to the time at which the image group was captured or the positional information regarding the shooting location at which the image group was captured;
According to the determination result of the determination unit, an image group reproduction unit that reproduces the image group or the image group to which the additional information is added;
Equipped with a,
The additional information storage unit acquires the additional information from an external database when acquiring or reproducing the image group,
The determination unit includes a time difference between the time at which the image group was captured and the time at which the image group is reproduced, or the position information regarding the photographing location at which the image group was photographed and a reproduction location at which the image group is reproduced. When the difference between the position information and the position information is greater than or equal to a predetermined reference value, it is determined that the additional information is added to the image group for reproduction,
The image group reproduction unit displays information on the shooting location when the difference is equal to or greater than a predetermined reference value.
An image group reproduction apparatus characterized by that.   The image according to claim 1, further comprising a theme determination unit that determines a theme of the image group, wherein the determination unit changes the additional information according to the theme determined by the theme determination unit. Group playback device.   A display control unit indicating the image group is provided in relation to the shooting time of the image group and the shooting location information, and the determination unit is selected from the image group displayed by the display control unit. 2. The image group reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein it is determined whether or not to reproduce the added image group by adding the additional information. Judge whether or not to add additional information related to the image group and reproduce it according to the time when the image group classified according to a predetermined standard was taken or the positional information regarding the shooting location where the image group was taken And steps to
Reproducing the image group or the image group to which the additional information is added according to the determination result;
An image group reproduction method comprising: Judge whether or not to add additional information related to the image group and reproduce it according to the time when the image group classified according to a predetermined standard was taken or the positional information regarding the shooting location where the image group was taken And steps to
Reproducing the image group or the image group to which the additional information is added according to the determination result;
A program for reproducing an image group to be executed by a computer. Shooting image information storage unit for storing shooting information at the time of shooting of the image group together with the shot image;
An additional information storage unit that stores additional information related to the image group;
A playback status acquisition unit that acquires playback information based on the playback status of the image group;
During reproduction of the image group, compared with the imaging information at the time of the photographing read out from the shooting image information storage unit, and the reproduction information in the reproduction obtained by the reproduction state acquisition section, Based on the difference between the shooting information and the reproduction information, a playback situation determination unit that determines whether to add the additional information to the image group for reproduction ;
An image group reproduction unit for reproducing the image group or the image group to which the additional information is added according to the determination result of the reproduction-time situation determination unit;
An image group reproducing apparatus comprising: