CN100468397C - Electronic device capturing and displaying image data and corresponding positional information, and displaying current position, the image data, and the route to said corresponding position retrieved - Google Patents

Abstract

When a searching of an image file is indicated, a wireless telephone 1 extracts image files and makes the image files to be icons (step A202), and displays the icons in a layout on a display unit on the basis of date information (step A203). When a positional information acquiring indication is detected, the wireless telephone 1 acquires self-positional information (step A205), centering on the acquired self-position, leaves only the image files to which the positional information are added, reads place name folders corresponding to the image files, and displays those in a layout on a main display unit 102 (step A206). When one of the displayed icons is selected and a network connection indication is detected, the wireless telephone 1 achieves a session with a map information service company 6 (step A209), and transmits the self-positional information and the positional information which the selected image file includes, to the map information service company 6. Thereafter, the wireless telephone 1 receives a map image file (step A211), and displays the self-position, the selected image file, and the route (step A212).

Description

Gather and display image data and relevant position information, and show current location from the map datum library searching, view data and to the electronic equipment of described relevant position route

Invention field

The present invention relates to a kind of electronic equipment, a kind of method for information display and a kind of information display program.

Technical background

By convention, proposed wherein can store the system of the positional information of photographic images and camera site.This system comprises the navigator and the digital camera of wireless connections each other.When sending the request of location information from digital camera, navigator is replied this positional information to digital camera.In digital camera, store the positional information that this is replied.When photographic images is written in the storage card, also this positional information is write, so that make it be in state corresponding to this image.Therefore, when after photographic images, it being filed, make the position of photographic images clear, can increase the added value (with reference to the open No.2003-32590 of Jap.P. KOKAI) of navigator.

But in this document in the disclosed prior art, when image that storage in storage card is taken, but be stored position information so that make it be in state corresponding to this image.Therefore, even can increase the added value of navigator as mentioned above, can not increase the added value of the image that positional information is provided too.In addition, prior art is not effectively to utilize the technology of the image file that positional information is provided.

In addition, about not only can display image, and can show and the electronic equipment of various outdoor information, neither improve the electronic equipment of availability even provide the function of obtaining positional information to it.

Summary of the invention

The present invention relates to a kind of electronic equipment, a kind of method for displaying image and a kind of information display program, wherein can effectively utilize the various information that increase positional information.

According to one embodiment of present invention, a kind of electronic equipment comprises:

Storage unit, the date and time information on the date of its storage data and these data of operation;

Memory management unit, it comes the data of storing in the managed storage unit according to date and time information;

The primary importance information acquisition unit, it obtains positional information when service data;

Storage control unit, the positional information that its storage is obtained by the primary importance information acquisition unit is so that corresponding with the service data in the storage unit;

Display unit;

Apart from discrimination unit, its distinguish with described storage unit in the relative distance of each data corresponding position information of storing;

First indicating member, its indication shows the data list of storing in the storage unit;

First indicative control unit, when showing by the indication tabulation of first indicating member, its on display unit according to according to layout (layout) video data by the date and time information of memory management unit management;

Second indicating member, its positional information indication tabulation according to the data of storing in the storage unit shows; And

Second indicative control unit when showing by second indicating member indication tabulation, according to the layout of basis corresponding to the positional information of each data of storing in the described storage unit, shows these data on this display unit.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a kind of method for information display that is used to have the electronic equipment of location information acquiring unit, this method comprises:

First storing step is according to the date and time information storage and the management data on date of service data;

Primary importance information obtaining step obtains positional information by location information acquiring unit when service data;

Second storing step is stored in the positional information of obtaining in the primary importance information obtaining step, so that make it corresponding with service data;

Apart from discrimination step, its distinguish with described storing step in the relative distance of each data corresponding position information of storing;

The first indication step, the tabulation of the data that indication is stored in storer shows;

First shows controlled step, when being shown by the first indication step indication tabulation, according to the layout video data according to the date and time information of storing in first storing step;

The second indication step is according to the positional information indication tabulation demonstration of the data of storing in storer; And

The second demonstration controlled step when being shown by the second indication step indication tabulation, according to the layout of basis corresponding to the positional information of each data of storing in the described storing step, shows various data.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a kind of information display program, this program is carried out the computing machine of the electronic equipment that comprises location information acquiring unit:

First memory function is according to the date date and time information storage and the management data of service data;

Primary importance information is obtained function, obtains positional information by location information acquiring unit when service data;

Second memory function is stored in the positional information of obtaining in the primary importance information obtaining step, so that make it corresponding with service data;

First deixis, the tabulation of the data that indication is stored in storer shows;

First presentation control function is when being shown by the first indication step indication tabulation, according to the layout video data according to the date and time information of storing in first storing step;

Second deixis is according to the positional information indication tabulation demonstration of the data of storing in storer; And

Second presentation control function, when showing by the second indication step indication tabulation, according to according to storer in the layout of each data corresponding position information of storing show each data.

According to another embodiment of the invention, a kind of electronic equipment comprises:

Be used to store the device of the data and the date and time information on the date of these data of operation;

Memory management unit is used for the data of coming managing storage to store according to date and time information;

Be used for when service data, obtaining the device of positional information;

Memory control device is used to store the positional information of being obtained by the primary importance information acquisition device, so that corresponding with the service data in the memory storage;

Be used for device shown;

First indicating device is used for indicating the tabulation of the data that memory storage stores to show;

First display control unit, when showing by the indication tabulation of first indicating device, its on display device according to according to layout video data by the date and time information of memory management unit management;

Second indicating device, the positional information indication tabulation that is used for the data of storing according to memory storage shows; And

Second display control unit is used for when showing by the indication tabulation of second indicating device, its on display device according to according to layout video data corresponding to the positional information of each data of storing in the memory storage.

The accompanying drawing summary

Fig. 1 shows the block scheme of the structure of image transmission/receiving system according to an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 is the block scheme of the details of displayed map information service company;

Fig. 3 is the figure of the content of display map data library management table;

Fig. 4 A is a wireless telephonic front elevation in this embodiment;

Fig. 4 B is a wireless telephonic rear view in this embodiment;

Fig. 5 is the block scheme of the configuration of display radio phone;

Fig. 6 is the concept map of the content of the various programs of storage in ROM 125;

Fig. 7 is the concept map of the memory block structure of display random access memory 124;

Fig. 8 shows the process flow diagram of the handling procedure of wireless telephone in screening-mode in this embodiment;

Fig. 9 is the figure of the content of video data folder management table 1242;

Figure 10 is the handling procedure of display radio phone in stand-by state and the process flow diagram of the handling procedure in the management server of cartographic information service company;

Figure 11 A, 11B, 11C and 11D are respectively wireless telephonic demonstration transition diagrams;

Figure 12 A, 12B, 12C and 12D are respectively the data-switching figure of the handling procedure of management server;

Figure 13 is the figure of the memory contents of video data folder management table 1242 in the embodiment that revises;

Figure 14 A and 14B are respectively the wireless telephonic demonstration transition diagrams in the embodiment that revises.

Detailed Description Of The Invention

Now with reference to the embodiment of accompanying drawing description according to electronic equipment of the present invention, method for information display and information display program.Fig. 1 is the block scheme of demonstration according to the structure of the wireless communication system of present embodiment.Wireless telephone 1 as the electronic equipment of this embodiment comprises phone call functions, shoot function, image transmission/receiving function, and the positional information that receives the positional information of gps satellite 3 transmissions is obtained function (if desired, also comprising 2 compensated informations that send from the wireless base station).The communication service that wireless base station 2 has been subscribed wireless telephone 1 and this wireless telephone 1 provides be connected (comprising the Internet supplier) 4.

Communication service supplier (comprising the Internet supplier) 4 provides radiotelephone service required communication line processing unit 41 except comprising as main business, also comprise being used for the system's (Web server 43), the mailing system (mail server 42) that link to each other with the WWW 5 that describes after a while, and further comprise function by utilizing wireless base station 2 wireless telephone 1 to be linked to each other with WWW 5 as AP (access point).Cartographic information service company 6 comprises system's (Web server 61), management server 63 and the map data base 62 that links to each other with WWW 5.

Fig. 2 is the block scheme of the details of displayed map information service company 6.Web server 61 is connected with map data base 62 with management server 63 by hub 64.Management server 63 comprises map data management table 634, display unit 635 and the communication control unit 636 of input operation unit (keyboard, mouse etc.) 631, control module (main frame (mainframe)) 632, system program storage unit 633, description after a while.Above-mentioned these all are connected to each other by system bus.Management server 63 is distributed in the data (cartographic information) of storage in the database 62, and the wireless telephone 1 of ordering people's operation is carried out the downloading service with initiation fee.

Map data base 62 comprises layer-1 database 621, layer-2 database 622 and layer-3 database 623.Terrain data in layer-1 database 621 in the store map data, road data and route data in layer-2 database 622 in the store map data, the terrestrial reference in layer-3 database 623 in the store map data (sign, index) data.Therefore, because terrain data, road and the route data of storage in each database 621,622 and 623, and terrestrial reference (sign, index) data superpose and synthetic each other, therefore produce the map datum with these landform, road, route and terrestrial reference (sign, index).In addition because demolishing buildings or the newly-built terrestrial reference that makes usually change, therefore map data base 62 is configured to by only upgrade landmark data in layer-3 database 623 just can be at an easy rate corresponding to the variation of terrestrial reference.

Fig. 3 illustrates the memory configurations of map data base admin table 634.In map data base admin table 634, storage " local (area) ", " city, district, town, village ", " corresponding floor-3 data " and " upgrading day " are so that correspond respectively to continuous " management map number ".As described below, when the request that receives from wireless telephone 1, the positional information that map data base admin table 634 sends according to wireless telephone 1 is specified corresponding map management number in the map, and utilize layer-3 data creation layer-4 data of correspondence of the management map number of appointment, layer-4 data will be described after a while.

Fig. 4 A and 4B are according to the outside drawing of the wireless telephone 1 of present embodiment (open mode: front elevation and rear view).Wireless telephone 1 comprises the bi-fold configuration meant (double-folded structure) with cover and main part.At the back side of main part antenna 103 is set, this antenna is telescopic.In the front of cover loudspeaker 101 is set, this loudspeaker output audio.Main display unit 102 is QVGA color liquid crystals, and places the part at the center basically of cover front.

In the front of main part, camera key 104, mail key 105, cross key 106 are set, determine key (decision key) 107, address key 108, network connecting key 109, clear key 110, connect (on-hook) key 111 and off-hook (off-hook) key 112 and numerical key (ten key) 113.When the operator scheme of wireless telephone 1 switches to screening-mode and starts image pickup units, operate camera key 104.When the operator scheme of wireless telephone 1 switches to mail mode and loads mailer, operation mail key 105.Operation cross key 106 when moving cursor and focusing.Key 107 is determined in operation when the various pattern of decision, and when taking, this determines that key is as shutter key work.Operation address key 108 when explicit address book data.Network connecting key 109 is the job keys that are used to be connected to cartographic information service company.Clear key 110 is the keys that are used to cancel indication.Numerical key 113 is used for input character and input dial.Owing to be to operate these keys 104 to 113 for predetermined combinations, but therefore executing location information obtain the indication of indication, storage photographic images, with the indication of location finding image file etc., these show in the process flow diagram of description after a while.In the bottom of main part microphone 114 is set, input audio frequency when call.

At the back side of cover, recording microphone 115 is set, has the sub-display unit 116 of color liquid crystal, luminous indication LED 117, image pickup lens 118 and flash of light LED 119 when incoming call.Indication loudspeaker 120 is set at the back side of main part.Indication loudspeaker 120 notice incoming calls etc., even and still can hear notification voice under the situation on the main part in order to be closed at cover, this indication loudspeaker is placed the back side of main part.

Fig. 5 is the block scheme of the configuration of display radio phone 1.Radio-cell 121 is connected with antenna 103, and carries out modulation and demodulation according to the PSK system, comprises the communication process that the terminal checking is handled according to cdma system, and carries out the signal reception by a plurality of gps satellites 3 and handle.Control module 122 these equipment of control, and carry out WWW connection control, this control module comprises communication data processing unit 1221, system ROM 1222 and audio interface 1223, and timing unit.Communication data processing unit 1221 comprises the Sheng Maqi ﹠amp of CELP system; Audio frequency decoding processing circuit, bag data generating circuit and bag data reproduction circuit, and this communication data processing unit carries out data processing according to communication protocol.

The ultimate system of storage such as OS among the system ROM 1222, and order people's information memory cell 1224 and positional information arithmetic processing unit 1225 are provided in the ROM1222 of system.Required Termination ID and order people ID hold consultation for 1224 storages of order people information memory cell and base station 2.Termination ID is the characteristic ID of wireless telephone 1.In positional information arithmetic processing unit 1225, storage is used for the application that GPS handles, according to this application by obtain positional information (lat/lon information) from gps satellite 3 receiving position informations.The voice signal that 1223 pairs of communication data processing units of audio interface 1221 are handled carries out I/O, and loudspeaker 101, microphone 114 and recording microphone 115 all are connected with audio interface 1223.Input block comprises that camera key 104 is to numerical key 113 etc.

The timing of 123 controls of address data bus processing unit and management I/O data between control module 122 and peripheral circuit (circuit in the frame of broken lines) etc.The various data that produce in the RAM 124 storage wireless telephones 1 are as address-book data and mail data.As shown in Figure 6, program ROM (NAND type flash memory) 125 storage mail treatment programs 1251, the Web process systems programme 1252, the compression of images/unwind 1253 according to JPEG, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 system, practical (inspection software) program 1254, the GPS that wherein store browser handle application program 1255 and other application programs 1256.Program RAM 125 selects these programs according to user's operation and it is loaded in the control module 122.The waveform of sound source IC 126 storages and output notice sound, the output that amplifier 127 amplifies from sound source IC 126, indication loudspeaker 120 reproduces the output of amplifying.

Display module system drive 128 drives main display unit 102, sub-display unit 116, indication LED 117 and flash of light LED 119.Image pick up equipment 130 comprises CCD, in CCD, and by the image of object such as formation such as image pickup lens 118 grades, the picture signal that DSP 129 handles from image pick up equipment 130.

Fig. 7 is the concept map of the memory block structure of display random access memory 124.RAM 124 comprises address book district 1241, data folder admin table 1242, data folder zone 1243, image buffer 1244 and workspace 1245.In address book district 1241, name, telephone number, addresses of items of mail etc. have been stored many such records as a record in this district.Data folder admin table 1242 is to comprise positional information and be stored in photographic images file in the data folder zone 1243 and the zone of the corresponding relation between its address.Data folder zone 1243 is zones that storage comprises the image file of positional information itself.Data buffer area 1244 is the zones of temporarily storing captured image data.Workspace 1245 is as the working storage store various kinds of data.

The operation of the present embodiment relevant with above-mentioned structure then, will be described.When the user of wireless telephone 1 set screening-mode by operate camera key 104, control module 122 was handled according to the process flow diagram shown in Fig. 8 by being carried in the compression of images/expansion handling procedure 1253 of storage in the program ROM 125.

At first, control module 122 carries out the monitor display process, and shows the through image (through image) (steps A 101) that forms on image pick up equipment 130 by the image pickup lens 118 on the main display unit 102.Then, control module 122 determines whether to detect the operation (steps A 102) of determining key 107, when detecting this operation, control module 122 takes out the Digital Image Data of being picked up and being handled by DSP 129 by image pick up equipment 130, and this Digital Image Data is stored in (steps A 103) in the image buffer 1244.

Then, control module 122 determines whether to detect positional information by the operation that detects cross key 106 and definite key 107 and obtains indication (steps A 104).Obtain when indication when not detecting positional information, control module 122 determines whether to detect storage operation (steps A 105).When not detecting storage operation, the view data (steps A 106) of in image buffer 1244, storing among the control module 122 erase step A103.

When detecting storage operation, control module 122 handle in case with in the steps A 103 in image buffer 1244 Image Data Compression of storage be the image file of standard (normal), and this image file is linked to sub-folder name-1 (data folder) (steps A 107).The filename of this image file produces automatically, to comprise the numbering of date and time information and shooting.

On the other hand, obtain when indication when in steps A 104, detecting positional information, control module 122 loads GPS and handles application program 1255, and obtain current location information (lat/lon) information that is used for positional information arithmetic processing unit 1225, then this positional information temporarily is stored in workspace 1245 (steps A 108).Then, control module 122 determines whether to detect storage operation (steps A 109).When not detecting storage operation, control module 122 is wiped the view data (steps A 110) of storage in image buffer 1244 according to the mode identical with the processing in the steps A 106.

When detecting storage operation, control module 122 determines whether to exist such place name file, its have with preceding step A108 in the approaching place name (steps A 111) of positional information obtained.When not having similar place name file, control module 122 prepares a place name file again, this positional information is hidden in the GPSInfo label of Exif standard, with this positional information boil down to standard image files, this image file is linked to sub-folder name-1 (data folder), and it is stored in (steps A 112) in the data folder zone 1243.Simultaneously, the filename of this image file also produces automatically, to comprise the numbering of this date and time information and shooting.

When existence have with preceding step A108 in during the place name file of the approaching place name of the positional information obtained, control module 122 is hidden in this positional information in the GPSInfo label of Exif standard, and this positional information is linked to corresponding place name file (steps A 113).At this moment, under the situation of the storage administration that concentrates on image file, the memory management method that data folder admin table 1242 utilizes as shown in Figure 9.About image file, filename, paper formulation date, address information mark, positional information, sub-folder name-1 (data folder), file mark and sub-folder name-2 (place name file) are managed as a record.For example, describe with reference to admin table 1242 uppermost forms.About filename " 20030303-01.jpg ", in file name area storage " 20030303-01.jpg "; Prepare date field storage " 2003/3/3 " at file; Increase " 1 " of positional information at position information flag district storage representation; 35 ° of 39 ＇ of " 139 ° 42 ' 04.5 of E (east longitude) " N (north latitude) of the positional information of obtaining at block of information, position storage representation "; At sub-folder name-1 district storing data files folder " 20030303 "; " 1 " for preparing the place name file at file mark zone storage representation; At sub-folder name-2 district storage place name file " in Shibuya (Shibuya) or around it ".

For example, if the processing of steps A 111 to A113 is used for the situation at the image file of data folder storage file " 20030310-01.jpg " by name, when this image file of preparation, the positional information of obtaining in steps A 108 is " E139 ° of 42 ' 04.0 " N35 ° of 39 ＇ " so.When having obtained this positional information, control module 122 determines whether to have stored the image file that has with the approaching positional information of this positional information in data folder admin table 1242, and searches by similar positional information E139 ° of 42 ' 04.5 " image files " 20030303-01.jpg " of N35 ° of 39 ' management.Then, control module 122 is associated it with sub-folder name-2, and this sub-folder name-2 is identical with the sub-folder name-2 (place name file) of " in the Shibuya or around it " of image file " 20030303-01.jpg ".

At this moment, in the file mark, set " 1 ".Note, when image file during corresponding to Exif standard (positional information is stored in " GPSInfo " label), be stored in respectively in the corresponding label being stored in the information that file prepares date field and positional information district, simultaneously, this information is sent to and is stored in the data folder admin table 1242.

On the other hand, when wireless telephone 1 is in stand-by state, when control module 122 detects user's predetermined key operation (operation of cross key 106 and definite key 107), be carried in practicality (inspection software) program 1254 of storage in the program ROM 125, control module 122 is handled according to the process flow diagram shown in Figure 10.

At first, control module 122 determines whether to detect the search indication (steps A 201) by user's image file.When detecting the search indication of image file, extract image file in the various files that control module 122 comparable data folder management tables 1241 are stored from data folder zone 1243, and real image or the thumbnail image handled with the image file that will extract are reduced into icon (steps A 202).Therefore even be difficult to show many images that is, because the display surface zone of having limited the main display unit 102 of wireless telephone 1,, therefore, before showing, image file is made icon as thumbnail.

Then, control module 122 shows these image files (steps A 203) with corresponding layout according to the order of the date file that is linked to these image files on main display unit 102.By the processing in the steps A 203, shown in Figure 11 A, on main display unit 102, show be used to classify and manage by the folder icon 1027 of " my photo " file of the image of wireless telephone 1 shooting, folder name 1028 (folder name of " my photo "), file icon 1029,1029 ... and corresponding to the date filename 1030,1030 of this document icon ..., (2003/3/3,2003/3/10 ...).In Figure 11 A, the field intensity mark that Reference numeral 1021 expressions receive, 1022 expression residual capacity of battery marks, the 1023 expressions mark (corresponding to the upwards operation of cross key 106) that scrolls up, 1024 expression downward rolling marks (corresponding to the downward operation of cross key 106), 1025 expression current time viewing areas, 1026 expression scroll bars, 1031 expression OK viewing areas (corresponding to the operation of determining key 107), 1032 expression sub-menu region (corresponding to the operation of address key 108).

Then, by the operation of address key 108, control module 122 shows submenu, and continues this show state (steps A 203) and obtain the time of indication up to detecting positional information.Obtain when indication (in steps A 204 for being) when detecting positional information, control module 122 loads GPS and handles application program 1255, and obtains own positional information (lat/lon information) (steps A 205) according to the mode identical with the processing in the steps A 108.In addition, be the center with the own position that obtains, remove the file icon that in steps A 203, shows, only stay the image file that increases positional information.Control module 122 reads the place name file corresponding with this image file, this image file icon and folder icon is reorientated, and show these icons with corresponding layout on main display unit 102.

At this moment, according to the relativeness between own position and each image file icon and the folder icon, control module 122 is arranged in own position image file icon and folder icon for its center, with upper and lower, the left side and right as north, south, west and eastern relative position of display unit 102.Therefore, by the processing in the steps A 206, as shown in Figure 11 B, View Image File icon 1033, its place name folder name (sub-folder name-2) 1034 and the folder icon 1035 on every side of own position 1036 on main display unit 102.

Then, control module 122 determines whether to detect by the operation of cross key 106 and definite key 107 and one of selects in image file icon 1033 or the folder icon 1035 (steps A 207).When detecting this selection, control module 122 determines whether that the network that detects by network connecting key 109 connects indication (steps A 208).When detecting network connection indication, control module 122 is by the professional company 4 of wireless base station 2 accessing communications, and URL, Termination ID and the order people ID of transmission cartographic information service company 6.Communication service company 4 verifies processing to it, and sends the dialogue checking.Wireless telephone 1 receives this dialogue checking, and the dialogue of realization and cartographic information service company 6 (steps A 209).

After this, wireless telephone 1 is sent in the positional information that own positional information of obtaining in the steps A 205 (current location information) and the image file icon of selecting 1033 or folder icon 1035 comprise to cartographic information service company 6 in steps A 207.Then, the management server 63 of cartographic information service company 6 begins the processing shown in the process flow diagram among Figure 10 in the same way, and extracts the data (layer-1, layer-2 and layer-3 data) (step B201) of each layer that comprises current location information and taking location information from map data base 62.That is, management server 63 extracts layer-1 data that comprise current location information and taking location information as shown in Figure 12 A, extracts corresponding layer-2 data (Figure 12 B) and extracts corresponding layer-3 data (Figure 12 C).

In addition, management server 63 is according to layer-4 data of the route of layer-3 data preparation from the current location to the camera site of two positional informations (current location information and taking location information) and extraction, and transmission map image file, in this map image file, the layer of formulation-4 data and layer-1 are to layer-3 data superpose each other (step B202).Therefore, by the processing among the step B202, as shown in Figure 12 D, owing to for example represent that with forward arrow 1040 layer-4 stacked data of route are added in and have layer-1 to the map 1042 of layer-3, therefore map image file 1041 has layer-1 to layer-4, and this map image file 1041 is sent to wireless telephone 1.At this moment, by " place (area) " of floor-3 data, the filename that " city, district, Zhen He village " comes definite map image file 1041 that will send.For example, if layer-3 data of extracting in step B201 are the management map numbers is the data of " 000000 ", this document name is " Hokkaido, Wakkanai city 1 (Hokkai-do, Wakkanai-cityl) " so.After this, the management server 63 of cartographic information service company 6 is finished the dialogue with wireless telephone 1, and turns back to the visit stand-by state.

On the other hand, wireless telephone 1 receives has layer-1 map image file 1041 to layer-4 data, demonstrates route (steps A 211) with forward arrow 1040 thereon.Wireless telephone 1 remove with steps A 207 in different image file icon 1033 and the folder icons 1035 of icon selected, and show the image file icon 1033 of own position, selection, the folder icon 1035 and the route (steps A 212) of selection.Therefore, by the processing in the steps A 212, the show state of main display unit 102 is transformed into Figure 11 C from Figure 11 B, and removes other icons (image file icon 1033 and folder icon 1035).Only show the folder icon of selecting 1035, and land used Figure 103 9 shows own position 1036, folder icon 1035 and the route of representing by forward arrow 1040 as a setting.

In addition, when the cancellation of the operation by clear key 110 indication before (steps A 213), can continue the show state shown in Figure 11 C.Therefore, by pass through mobile alignment in the display screen that monitors main display unit 102, the user can be easy to arrive the chosen position of taking pictures from current location.Then, the user carries out when indication cancellation when not needing this demonstration, the filename of this map image file of storage in data folder zone 1243 in case with the image file icon of selecting 1033 and the place name file corresponding (steps A 214) of folder icon.

Note, when the filename of map image file is for example when " Hokkaido; Wakkanai city 1 ", preparation has the place name file of this filename " Hokkaido; Wakkanai city 1 " as folder name in data folder zone 1243, and file icon 1035 and image file can be by the connection that is relative to each other that is associated with this place name file.

In this manner, in the steps A 111 in above-mentioned Fig. 7, the taking location information that obtains in positional information and the steps A 108 with the place name file of storage in the data folder zone 1243 is compared, and can determine whether to exist the approaching place name file of representing with taking location information of positional information thus.Then, when not existing (in steps A 111 for not) with the approaching place name file of this positional information, control module 122 is hidden in this positional information in the GPSInfo label, this positional information is stored in the data folder admin table 1242, and it is stored in (steps A 112) in the data folder zone 1243 as image file.Therefore, in this case, the image file that wherein positional information is hidden in the GPSInfo label directly is stored in the data folder zone 1243, and need not makes it pass through this data folder.

Note, in this embodiment, obtain the map image file by the operation that in steps A 208, detects network connecting key 109.But,, can in tabulation, show the image file that is associated with folder icon 1035 owing to selected specific folder icon 1035.

Figure 11 D has illustrated such a case with reference to the data folder admin table 1242 of figure 9, image file " 20030303-04jpg " and " 20030310-02.jpg " connection that is relative to each other in place name file " at Xinsu (Shinjuku) and on every side ".Therefore, in the stage of displayed map 11B, two image files are integrated in the folder icon 1035 of place name file " in the Xinsu and on every side " by group.

Herein, when detecting the operation of determining key 107, the corresponding image file icon 1033 of the place name file of selecting to show " in the Xinsu and on every side " with inverse, and read image file " 20030312-01.jpg " from data folder zone 1243, thus the image of demonstration correspondence.But, as shown in Figure 11 D, when selecting place name file " in the Xinsu and on every side ", show property frame (balloon) 1037, and in this property frame 1037, show the filename 1038 of two image files about this place name file by the operation that detects cross key 106.

Then, in this show state,, from data folder zone 1243, read corresponding image file and display it by detecting the up/down operation of cross key 106.

In steps A 206, according to the relativeness between own position and each image file icon and the folder icon, control module 122 is arranged in own position image file icon and folder icon for its center, with upper and lower, the left side and right as north, south, west and eastern relative position of display unit 102.But, provide function by detecting direct of travel, and can show each image file icon and folder icon as the layout of the upside of display unit according to working direction towards top (heading up).

The embodiment that revises

The demonstration of the layout of image file has been described in the above-described embodiments.The invention is not restricted to the method for View Image File, can apply the present invention to other various files.

In the embodiment of this modification, omission had the description of those parts of configuration same as the previously described embodiments and function.

Figure 13 is the figure of the content of video data folder management table 1242.The difference of Figure 13 and Fig. 9 is image file not to be managed, but the All Files of storage in positional information and the data folder zone 1243 is associated arbitrarily.This can realize, therefore when the preparation file, increases positional information by loading GPS processing application program 1255, and the timing that perhaps detects operation alternative document when editor increases positional information.

In this manner, when loading practical (inspection software) program, and further GPS is handled application program 1255 and be loaded into when having in the various files that increase positional information, this display mode is shown in Figure 14 A.

This layout content displayed approaches the content of Figure 11 B.But, for example with reference to Figure 13 since in place name file " at the pond bag and on every side " storing audio files " sample.mp3 ", so demonstrate symbol icon 1043.In addition, when selecting place name file " in the Xinsu and on every side " and its inverse being shown by the operation that detects cross key 106, as shown in Figure 14 B, can show property frame, and in this place name file, show the filename 1044 of two files " market.xls " and " 20030310～02.jpg " about this place name file.

Then, in this show state,, read corresponding file from data folder zone 1243 and with its expansion (loading corresponding application programs) and show by detecting the up/down operation of cross key 106.

In this manner, according to embodiments of the invention, suppose that this positional information is associated with image file and other various files, so necessarily layout shows these files and file and positional information in the lump.Therefore, the when and where of these files of operation can be understood intuitively, particularly under the situation of the open air of activity, these files can be more promptly operated.

Note, in these embodiments, these image files are made icon and demonstration.But, when enough or the like, image file need not be made icon, and can show according to appropriate size in the display surface of display unit zone.In addition, in these embodiments, the wireless telephonic situation that applies the present invention to has been described.But the present invention can also be applied to digital camera, or has the PDA of camera, or has the GPS receiving trap of camera.

And, in these embodiments, the content of View Image File on main display unit 102.But, can be according to resolution or display sizes the content of View Image File on sub-display unit 116, and it can be the structure (functionalstructure) with features, thereby even also can confirm route information under the situation that cover is closed according to present appearance.

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1. an electronic equipment (1) comprising:

Storage unit (1243), it stores the date and time information on the date of data and these data of operation in the lump;

Memory management unit (1242), it manages the data of storing in this storage unit according to this date and time information;

Primary importance information acquisition unit (1225), it obtains positional information when these data of operation;

Storage control unit (122), this positional information that its storage is obtained by this primary importance information acquisition unit is so that it is corresponding with this service data in this storage unit;

Display unit (102);

Apart from discrimination unit, its distinguish with described storage unit in the relative distance of each data corresponding position information of storing;

First indicating member (106,107), it indicates the tabulation of the data of storing in this storage unit to show;

First indicative control unit (122), when indicating this tabulation to show by this first indicating member, it shows these data according to the layout according to the date and time information of being managed by this memory management unit on this display unit;

Second indicating member (106,107,108), its positional information indication tabulation according to the data of storing in this storage unit shows; And

Second indicative control unit (122) when indicating this tabulation to show by this second indicating member, according to the layout of basis corresponding to the positional information of each data of storing in the described storage unit, shows these data on this display unit.

2. according to the electronic equipment of claim 1, further comprise:

Selected cell (106,107), whether it select to make the positional information correspondence by this storage control unit, and wherein

This second indicative control unit, the layout with the positional information obtained according to this primary importance information acquisition unit for be chosen as the pairing data of this positional information by this selected cell, shows on this display unit.

3. according to the electronic equipment of claim 1, wherein:

This storage control unit storage is defined as and another contiguous data apart from discrimination unit by described, so that it is associated with another.

4. according to the electronic equipment of claim 3, wherein when indicating this tabulation to show by this second indicating member, this second indicative control unit (122) shows these data that are stored in the storage unit and be associated with another according to according to the layout that is stored as this positional information corresponding with these data on this display unit.

5. according to the electronic equipment of claim 1, further comprise:

Second place information acquisition unit (1225), it obtains the current location information of this equipment, and wherein

This second indicative control unit further shows this data according to the layout according to the positional information of being obtained by this second place information acquisition unit.

6. according to the electronic equipment of claim 5, further comprise:

Data selection unit (106,107), it selects specific data by the state that the layout of this second indicative control unit shows;

Position information sending unit (103), its map data base that exists on the network outside this equipment sends data corresponding position information of selecting with this data selection unit and the positional information of obtaining by this second place information acquisition unit;

Map datum receiving element (103), it receives map datum in response to the positional information that is sent by this position information sending unit from this map data base; And

The 3rd indicative control unit (122), it shows data and this current location information of this selection according to the layout that comprises this map datum that is received by this map datum receiving element on this display unit.

7. according to the electronic equipment of claim 6, wherein this map datum comprises the route data that connects these selection data and this current location information.

8. according to the electronic equipment of claim 7, further comprise:

Image pickup units (129,130);

Generation unit (122), its operation produces view data by the captured image of this image pickup units, and wherein

When this generation unit produced this view data, this primary importance information acquisition unit was obtained positional information.

9. method for information display is used to have the electronic equipment of location information acquiring unit, and this method comprises:

First storing step (A106, A107), according to the date and time information storage on date of service data with manage this data;

(A104 A108), when these data of operation, obtains positional information by this location information acquiring unit to primary importance information obtaining step;

Second storing step (A109) is stored in this positional information of obtaining in this primary importance information obtaining step, so that make it corresponding with this service data;

Apart from discrimination step, its distinguish with described storing step in the relative distance of each data corresponding position information of storing;

The first indication step (A201), the tabulation of the data that indication is stored in storer shows;

First shows controlled step (A203), when indicating this tabulation to show by this first indication step, shows this data according to the layout according to this date and time information of storing in this first storing step;

The second indication step (A204) is according to the positional information indication tabulation demonstration of the data of storing in this storer; And

Second shows controlled step (A206), when indicating this tabulation to show by this second indication step, according to the layout of basis corresponding to the positional information of each data of storing in the described storing step, shows various data.

10. according to the method for information display of claim 9, further comprise:

Select step (A104), it selects whether to make this positional information correspondence by this storage controlled step, and wherein

This second demonstration controlled step, the layout according to according to the positional information of obtaining in this primary importance information obtaining step shows be chosen as the pairing data of this positional information in this selection step.

11. according to the method for information display of claim 9, wherein:

This second storing step will described be defined as in apart from discrimination step with another contiguous data storage in this storer, be associated thereby make with another.

12. method for information display according to claim 11, wherein when this tabulation of indication shows in this second indication step, this second demonstration controlled step (A206) is according to showing this data according to the layout that has been stored as with this data corresponding position information, and described data have been stored in this storer and under the state by the group set and have been associated with another.

13. the method for information display according to claim 9 further comprises:

Second place information obtaining step (A204), it obtains the current location information of this equipment, and wherein

This second demonstration controlled step further shows this data according to the layout according to the positional information of obtaining in this second place information obtaining step.

14. the method for information display according to claim 13 further comprises:

Data are selected step (A207), and it selects specific data from the state that the layout of this second demonstration controlled step shows;

Positional information forwarding step (A210), the map data base that exists on its network outside this equipment send with these data and select data corresponding position information of selecting in the step and the positional information of obtaining in this second place information obtaining steps;

Map datum receiving step (A211), it receives map datum in response to this positional information that sends from this map data base in this positional information forwarding step; And

The 3rd shows controlled step (A213), and it shows data and this current location information of this selection according to the layout that is included in the map datum that receives in this map datum receiving step.

15. according to the method for information display of claim 14, wherein this map datum comprises the route data of the data that connect this selection and this current location information.

16. according to the method for information display of claim 15, wherein this electronic equipment (1) comprises image pickup units (129,130), this method for information display further comprises:

Produce step (A103), it produces view data by the captured image that operates in this image pickup units and pick up, and wherein

When producing this view data in this generation step, this primary importance information obtaining step obtains positional information.

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