Patent ID: 7447418
Filing Date: 2008-11-04
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image reproducing device for reproducing image data corresponding to an image and outputting the reproduced image data to a display device, the image reproducing device comprising: an input unit operable to obtain the image data, and image information including position information relating to either or both of a shooting position from which the image is shot and an object position; a map display unit operable to display a map on the display device; a position display unit operable to display a symbol on the map at a position corresponding to either the shooting position or the object position, based on the position information included in the image information; an image information analysis unit operable to analyze information relating to either (i) a length of shooting time of the image data, (ii) a shooting frequency of the image data, or (iii) both the length of shooting time of the image data and the shooting frequency of the image data; a reproduction measurement unit operable to analyze information relating to either (i) a length of reproduction time of the image data, (ii) a reproduction frequency of the image data, or (iii) both the length of reproduction time of the image data and the reproduction frequency of the image data; and a symbol attribute change unit operable to change an attribute of the symbol based on a result of the analysis performed by at least one of said image information analysis unit and said reproduction measurement unit, wherein said position display unit is operable to display the symbol according to the attribute changed by said symbol attribute change unit.