Image production device, image production method, and program for driving computer to execute image production method

Abstract

The total imaging time period and recorded volume of each image is displayed in association with the imaging date and time of the image. An imaging information acquiring section acquires information on the imaging dates and times and recorded volumes of images. The acquired information is held in an index table. A period setting part sets the period of a period display. An imaging start position deciding section decides the position corresponding to the imaging start date and time of each image in the period display. An imaging time length deciding section decides the display range of the imaging time length of each image in the period display. A recorded volume length deciding section decides the display range of the recorded volume length of each image. Based on these decision results, an imaging position display creating section creates an imaging position display in which the imaging start positions of the images and the imaging time lengths or the recorded volumes of the images are displayed relative to the period display.

1 . An image production device, comprising: 
 an imaging date-and-time acquiring section that acquires an imaging date and time of a certain image from a recording medium;    an imaging position deciding section that decides a position corresponding to the imaging date and time as an imaging position in a period display representing ascertain period; and    an imaging position display creating section that creates an imaging position display in which the imaging position is superimposed on the period display.    
   
   
       2 . The image production device according to  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 a period setting section that sets the certain period.    
   
   
       3 . The image production device according to  claim 2 , wherein 
 the period setting section specifies a start date and time and an end date and time to thereby set the certain period.    
   
   
       4 . The image production device according to  claim 2 , further comprising: 
 an effect display adding section that adds an effect display periodically associated with the period display in the period set by the period setting section.    
   
   
       5 . The image production device according to  claim 1 , wherein 
 the imaging position display creating section creates the imaging position display so that a display having a length corresponding to a time period of imaging of the image from an imaging start date and time of the image is displayed as the imaging position.    
   
   
       6 . The image production device according to  claim 5 , wherein 
 the imaging position deciding section decides the length corresponding to the time period of imaging of the image based on a ratio of the time period of imaging of the image to the certain period.    
   
   
       7 . The image production device according to  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 a recorded volume acquiring section that acquires a recorded volume of the certain image from the recording medium; and    a recorded volume length deciding section that decides a length corresponding to the recorded volume of the image, wherein    the imaging position display creating section creates an imaging position-display in which the length corresponding to the recorded volume of the image is further superimposed on the imaging position.    
   
   
       8 . The image production device according to  claim 7 , wherein 
 the recorded volume length deciding section decides the length corresponding to the recorded volume of the image based on a ratio of the recorded volume of the image to a maximum recorded volume of recorded volumes of images of which imaging position is to be displayed.    
   
   
       9 . The image production device according to  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 an operating section that is used to select any point in the period display;    a selective area determining section that determines an area corresponding to the selected point;    a thumbnail retaining section that retains a thumbnail of the image; and    a thumbnail extracting section that extracts the thumbnail corresponding to the area from the thumbnail retaining section.    
   
   
       10 . The image production device according to  claim 9 , further comprising: 
 a selected area display creating section that creates a selected area display representing a selected area in the period display, the selected area being the area corresponding to the selected point.    
   
   
       11 . The image production device according to  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 an operating section that is used to select a certain part in the imaging position display; and    a period reduction setting section that sets a reduced period of the period display in the imaging position display for a period setting section that sets the certain period, the reduced period including a date and time corresponding to the selected certain part and shorter than the certain period before the selection of the certain part.    
   
   
       12 . An image production device, comprising: 
 an imaging date-and-time acquiring section that acquires an imaging date and time of a certain image from a recording medium;    an imaging start date-and-time creating section that creates an imaging start date and time of the certain image based on the imaging date and time;    an imaging start position deciding section that decides a position corresponding to the imaging start date and time as an imaging start position in a period display representing a certain period; and    an imaging position display creating section that creates an imaging position display in which the imaging start position is displayed relative to the period display along at least one axial direction of a two dimensional representation.    
   
   
       13 . The image production device according to  claim 12 , further comprising: 
 an imaging time length deciding section that decides a length corresponding to an imaging time period of the image based on the imaging date and time of the image, wherein    the imaging position display creating section creates, as the imaging position display, a display in which the length corresponding to the imaging time period of the image is displayed along the other axial direction of the two dimensional representation.    
   
   
       14 . The image production device according to  claim 13 , wherein 
 the imaging time length deciding section decides the length corresponding to the imaging time period of the image based on a ratio of the imaging time period of the image to a maximum imaging time period of imaging time periods of images of which imaging position is to be displayed.    
   
   
       15 . The image production device according to  claim 12 , further comprising: 
 a recorded volume acquiring section that acquires a recorded volume of the certain image from the recording medium; and    a recorded volume length deciding section that decides a length corresponding to the recorded volume of the image, wherein    the imaging position display creating section creates, as the imaging position display, a display in which the length corresponding to the recorded volume of the image is displayed along the other axial direction of the two dimensional representation.    
   
   
       16 . An image production device, comprising: 
 an imaging date-and-time acquiring section that acquires an imaging date and time of a certain image from a recording medium;    a number-of-imaging length deciding section that decides, as a number-of-imaging length, a length corresponding to the number of times of imaging of an image per a unit period in a certain period based on the imaging date and time of the image; and    an imaging frequency display creating section that creates an imaging frequency display in which the number-of-imaging length is time-sequentially displayed.    
   
   
       17 . The image production device according to  claim 16 , wherein 
 the imaging frequency display creating section creates an imaging frequency display that is two-dimensionally represented as a display in which a position of the unit period is displayed in one axial direction of the imaging frequency display and the number-of-imaging length is displayed along the other axial direction.    
   
   
       18 . The image production device according to  claim 16 , wherein 
 the number-of-imaging length deciding section decides the number-of-imaging length based on a ratio of the number of times of imaging of an image per the unit period to the maximum number of times of imaging of an image per the unit period.    
   
   
       19 . A display device, comprising: 
 an imaging date-and-time acquiring section that acquires an imaging date and time of a certain image from a recording medium;    an imaging position deciding section that decides a position corresponding to the imaging date and time as an imaging position in a period display representing a certain period; and    an imaging position displaying section that displays the period display and the imaging position so that the imaging position is superimposed on the period display.    
   
   
       20 . An image production method, comprising: 
 acquiring an imaging date and time of a certain image from a recording medium;    deciding a position corresponding to the imaging date and time as an imaging position in a period display representing a certain period; and    creating an imaging position display in which the imaging position is superimposed on the period display.    
   
   
       21 . An image production method, comprising: 
 acquiring an imaging date and time of a certain image from a recording medium;    creating an imaging start date and time of the certain image based on the imaging date and time;    deciding a position corresponding to the imaging start date and time as an imaging start position in a period display representing a certain period; and    creating an imaging position display in which the imaging start position is displayed relative to the period display along at least one axial direction of a two dimensional representation.    
   
   
       22 . An image production method, comprising: 
 acquiring an imaging date and time of a certain image from a recording medium;    deciding, as a number-of-imaging length, a length corresponding to the number of times of imaging of an image per a unit period in a certain period based on the imaging date and time of the image; and    creating an imaging frequency display in which the number-of-imaging length is time-sequentially displayed.    
   
   
       23 . A program for driving a computer to execute an image production process, the process comprising: 
 acquiring an imaging date and time of a certain image from a recording medium;    deciding a position corresponding to the imaging date and time as an imaging position in a period display representing a certain period; and    creating an imaging position display in which the imaging position is superimposed on the period display.    
   
   
       24 . A program for driving a computer to execute an image production process, the process comprising: 
 acquiring an imaging date and time of a certain image from a recording medium;    creating an imaging start date and time of the certain image based on the imaging date and time;    deciding a position corresponding to the imaging start date and time as an imaging start position in a period display representing a certain period; and    creating an imaging position display in which the imaging start position is displayed relative to the period display along at least one axial direction of a two dimensional representation.    
   
   
       25 . A program for driving a computer to execute an image production process, the process comprising: 
 acquiring an imaging date and time of a certain image from a recording medium;    deciding, as a number-of-imaging length, a length corresponding to the number of times of imaging of an image per a unit period in a certain period based on the imaging date and time of the image; and    creating an imaging frequency display in which the number-of-imaging length is time-sequentially displayed,    
   
   
       26 . An image production device, comprising: 
 imaging date-and-time acquiring means for acquiring an imaging date and time of a certain image from a recording medium;    imaging position deciding means for deciding a position corresponding to the imaging date and time as an imaging position in a period display representing a certain period; and    imaging position display creating means for creating an imaging position display in which the imaging position is superimposed on the period display.    
   
   
       27 . An image production device, comprising: 
 imaging date-and-time acquiring means for acquiring an imaging date and time of a certain image from a recording medium;    imaging start date-and-time creating means for creating an imaging start date and time of the certain image based on the imaging date and time;    imaging start position deciding means for deciding a position corresponding to the imaging start date and time as an imaging start position in a period display representing a certain period; and    imaging position display creating means for creating an imaging position display in which the imaging start position is displayed relative to the period display along at least one axial direction of a two dimensional representation.    
   
   
       28 . An image production device, comprising: 
 imaging date-and-time acquiring means for acquiring an imaging date and time of a certain image from a recording medium;    number-of-imaging length deciding means for deciding, as a number-of-imaging length, a length corresponding to the number of times of imaging of an image per a unit period in a certain period based on the imaging date and time of the image; and    imaging frequency display creating means for creating an imaging frequency display in which the number-of-imaging length is time-sequentially displayed.    
   
   
       29 . A display device, comprising: 
 imaging date-and-time acquiring means for acquiring an imaging date and time of a certain image from a recording medium;    imaging position deciding means :for deciding a position corresponding to the imaging date and time as an imaging position in a period display representing a certain period; and    imaging position display means for displaying the period display and the imaging position so that the imaging position is superimposed on the period display.