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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 12, 1998
Takahiro Matsumura, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiaki Sugimura, Tokyo, JP;
Masaji Katagiri, Tokyo, JP;
Hirotaka Nakano, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Ikeda, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The device and system for sight labeling according to the present invention comprises an image acquiring section for taking images, a position information acquiring section for recording a camera position while the images are being taken, a camera descriptive information acquiring section for acquiring the camera angle, focal distance and image size while the image are being taken, a map information management section for managing map information, determining a view space inside map information space based on the acquired position, camera angle, focal distance and image size, and capturing constructions present inside the view space, a label information preparation section for preparing label information including the names or descriptive information of constructions and transfer positions, a labeling information output section for overlaying the names or descriptive information from the map information at positions in the images corresponding to position information in the prepared label information, and a control section for controlling each of the sections described above.