Service system, information processing apparatus, and service providing method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11889194-B2
Application number	US-202217688914-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 8, 2022
Priority date	Dec 5, 2014
Publication date	Jan 30, 2024
Grant date	Jan 30, 2024

Abstract

A service system includes a mobile terminal and an information processing device capable of communication via a network. The mobile terminal includes a first transmission unit that transmits spherical images taken in respective imaging locations and positional information about the imaging locations to the information processing device. The information processing device includes a reception unit that receives the spherical images transmitted by the first transmission unit; a map data obtaining unit that obtains map data from a map data storage, the map data including the imaging locations of the spherical images; a path information creation unit that creates information about a path made by connecting the imaging locations in the map data obtained by the map data obtaining unit; and a content providing unit that makes content available for a request through the network, the content including the map data, the information about the path, and the spherical images.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
obtaining information including a partial image which is a part of a panoramic image and obtaining a map;
displaying the partial image; and
displaying the map at a same time the partial image is being displayed, the map including an indication of a position of capture of the panoramic image and an indication of a direction of capture of the partial image.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:
the direction of capture of the partial image includes an angle of view of the partial image.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:
the indication of the position of capture of the panoramic image and the indication of the direction of capture of the partial image are connected to each other.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:
the map is a floor plan.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:
the map is an indoor floor plan.

6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
capturing the panoramic image.

7. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
changing the indication of the direction of capture of the partial image; and
changing the partial image to correspond to the indication of the direction of capture which has been changed.

8. A device comprising:
circuitry configured to:
obtain a partial image which is a part of a panoramic image and obtain a map;
create information to be displayed including an indication of position of capture of the panoramic image and an indication of a direction of capture of the partial image; and
transmit the partial image, the map, the indication of position of capture of the panoramic image, and the indication of a direction of capture of the partial image.

9. The device according to claim 8 , wherein:
the direction of capture of the partial image includes an angle of view of the partial image.

10. The device according to claim 8 , wherein:
the indication of the position of capture of the panoramic image and the indication of the direction of capture of the partial image are connected to each other.

11. The device according to claim 8 , wherein:
the map is a floor plan.

12. The device according to claim 11 , wherein:
the map is an indoor floor plan.

13. The device according to claim 8 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:
change the indication of the direction of capture of the partial image; and
change the partial image to correspond to the indication of the direction of capture which has been changed.

14. A system, comprising:
a processing device including:
circuitry configured to:
obtain a partial image which is a part of a panoramic image and a obtain map;
create information to be displayed including an indication of position of capture of the panoramic image and an indication of a direction of capture of the partial image; and
transmit the partial image, the map, the indication of position of capture of the panoramic image, and the indication of a direction of capture of the partial image; and

a terminal including:
circuitry configured to:
receive the partial image, the map, the indication of position of capture of the panoramic image, and the indication of a direction of capture of the partial image; and
display the partial image, the map, the indication of position of capture of the panoramic image, and the indication of a direction of capture of the partial image.

15. The system according to claim 14 , wherein:
the direction of capture of the partial image includes an angle of view of the partial image.

16. The system according to claim 14 , wherein:
the indication of the position of capture of the panoramic image and the indication of the direction of capture of the partial image are connected to each other.

17. The system according to claim 14 , wherein:
the map is a floor plan.

18. The system according to claim 17 , wherein:
the map is an indoor floor plan.

19. The system according to claim 14 , wherein the circuitry of the terminal is further configured to:
change the indication of the direction of capture of the partial image; and
change the partial image to correspond to the indication of the direction of capture which has been changed.

Assignees

• Ricoh Co Ltd

Inventors

• Mitsui Satoshi
• Kushimoto Kei
• Nishide Kohichi
• Sato Tomotoshi

Classifications

• H04N23/80

  Camera processing pipelines; Components thereof · CPC title

• H04N23/698 Primary

  for achieving an enlarged field of view, e.g. panoramic image capture · CPC title

• H04N1/00103

  specially adapted for radio transmission, e.g. via satellites (H04N1/00098 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04N1/00244

  with a server, e.g. an internet server (fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324) · CPC title

• H04N1/2112

  using still video cameras · CPC title