Patent ID: 8810597

Claim:
An image display device comprising: an image display unit that displays a list of images each already including information related to a position of photography; a selection unit that selects at least one image from among the images displayed by the image display unit; a photography position information acquisition unit that acquires the information related to the position of photography of the image selected by the selection unit from the selected image; a communication unit that is capable of connecting to a plurality of external map servers each having map data to be used for displaying a map around the position of photography of the selected image; a specification unit that selects a map server, which has map data suitable for displaying a map on which information specifying the position of photography of the selected image is displayed, from among the plurality of external map servers, based on the information related to the position of photography acquired by the photography position information acquisition unit, and specifies the selected map server as a map server from which map data is to be acquired via the communication unit; a requesting unit that transmits to the map server specified by the specification unit the information related to the position of photography acquired by the photography position information acquisition unit, and that requests the map server to transmit map data for an area that includes the position of photography, via the communication unit; a reception unit that receives the map data transmitted from the map server specified by the specification unit via the communication unit; and a display control unit that displays a map based on the map data received by the reception unit, and displays information specifying the position of photography of the image selected by the selection unit upon the displayed map, wherein the specification unit specifies a country in which the image was photographed based on the information related to the position of photography of the image, and selects a map server that is installed in the specified country and has map data of the specified country, from among the plurality of external map servers as a map server from which map data is to be acquired.