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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2011
Kenji Nakamura, Osaka, JP;
Munehiro Mori, Osaka, JP;
Kenji Nakamura, Osaka, JP;
Munehiro Mori, Osaka, JP;
MegaChips Corporation, Osaka-shi, JP;
Abstract
An imaging device for capturing an image of a subject to acquire captured-image information, comprises: a positioning element arranged to measure a location at which the image is captured, to acquire capturing location information indicating a capturing location when the captured-image is acquired; a creation element arranged to create image information based on the capturing location information acquired by the positioning element and the captured-image information; a memory element arranged to store the image information created by the creation element; a decision element arranged to, when the image information stored in the memory element is output to the outside, decide whether or not the capturing location information included in the image information is to be kept secret; and a fabricator element arranged to fabricate the capturing location information included in the image information in accordance with a result of the decision by the decision element. Thus, it is possible to prevent leaking of information on the capturing location that is a kind of private information, minimizing reduction of convenience and versatility of the image information including the information on the capturing location.