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Image managing apparatus and image display apparatus

US8009919B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 14, 2006
Grant dateAug 30, 2011
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Expiry dateMay 8, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N5/907
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image display apparatus includes: an image information storage that stores image information including locations where images are captured as information corresponding to captured image data; a cluster managing section that manages the image information with hierarchical clusters including a plurality of clusters configured in a plurality of layers; a display layer designation section that designates a layer to be displayed as a display layer among from an uppermost layer through a lowermost layer in the plurality of layers; a display condition designation section that designates a display condition of the image data; a conditional filtering section that selects such image data in the display layer that the image information thereof exists within a predetermined range based on the display condition; and a drawing section that draws in the display layer, as an image location display, the image captured locations of the image data selected based on the image information.

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