Image display device and method

摘要

An image display device that displays image information includes an image retrieving unit that retrieves image information; a device status identifying unit that identifies a status of the present device; an image condition specifying unit that specifies an image condition that indicates a condition which the image information needs to satisfy to be displayed, based on the status identified by the device status identifying unit; and a display unit that displays the image information retrieved by the image retrieving unit if the image information satisfies the image condition specified by the image condition specifying unit.

主权项

1. An image display device that displays image information, the device comprising:
a processor; and a memory coupled to the computer processor; wherein the memory stores instructions configured to cause the processor to:
retrieve image information;identify a status of the present device;specify an image condition that indicates a condition which the image information needs to satisfy to be displayed, based on the identified status of the present device;display the retrieved image information if the image information satisfies the image condition; andobtain image information that includes location information;wherein the image condition is a condition such that the image information is displayed if the location information included in the retrieved image information indicates a location within a predetermined range based on an actual location of the present device;wherein identifying a status of the present device includes identifying one of:
whether or not the present device is located outdoors or indoors;how many obstacles are there around the present device; anda traveling direction of the present device; andif it is determined that the present device is located indoors, specifying the range for the image condition to be a narrower range than that specified when it is identified that the present device is located outdoors;if it is identified how many obstacles are there around the present device, the more the obstacles around the present device, the narrower the range for the image condition, that is specified; andif it is identified the traveling direction of the present device, specifying the range for the image condition to be a predetermined rectangular range that extends from the actual location of the present device along the traveling direction.