Patent ID: 7136093

Claim:
An information presenting system comprising: scope holding means for holding a scope indicating an object to which a user is currently giving attention in accordance with at least one of a picture sensed by a camera, a map indicating a position of the camera, and a text document; picture operating means for changing an image-sensing range of the camera; first instruction means for instructing the camera to switch display pictures when the image-sensing range of the camera is changed by said picture operating means or the scope held in said scope holding means is changed, and instructing said scope holding means to hold a new scope corresponding to a new image-sensing range when the image-sensing range of the camera is changed by said picture operating means; picture display means for displaying a picture within the image-sensing range of the camera which is designated by an instruction from said first instruction means; map operating means for changing the scope in said scope holding means by designating an object on the map by giving an instruction; second instruction means for updating display of a symbol indicating the image-sensing range of the camera which is displayed on the map when the scope is changed by said map operating means or the scope held in said scope holding means is changed, and instructing said scope holding means to hold a new scope when the scope is changed by said map operating means; map display means for displaying a map designated by an instruction from said second instruction means; document operating means for changing a display document by operating a text document; third instruction means for giving an instruction to switch documents when the display document is changed by said document operating means or the scope held in said scope holding means is changed, and instructing said scope holding means to hold a new scope when the display document is changed by said document operating means; and document display means for displaying the document designated by an instruction from said third instruction means.