JP2001325472A - Digital information editing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily utilize professional techniques for editing digital information. SOLUTION: A terminal 10 of a user, a terminal 20 of an editor for editing digital information from the user with professional techniques and a terminal 30 of a digital editing shop for mediating the user and the editor are connected on the Internet 100. The editor terminal displays shop information for editor provided on the Internet by the digital editing shop terminal on a screen and transmits adaptation application information, processing condition information and edited result data inputted to the screen through the Internet to the digital editing shop terminal. The digital editing shop terminal receives order information and editing data sent by the user terminal, generates order identification information, transmits it to the user terminal and the editor terminal, receives and displays/updates the processing condition information and edited result data sent by the editor terminal and transmits them to the user terminal.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a professional service providing system, and more particularly, to a digital information editing system for providing an editing service for video data shot by a video camera or a photograph created by a digital camera.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to obtain a photograph from a film or the like taken by a camera, an individual user usually brings the film or the like to a so-called lab shop and requests development and printing of the photograph. However, in this case, when it is desired to obtain a photographing result, it is necessary to go to the lab shop each time, which is troublesome. Therefore, in order to solve this problem, a service for transmitting / displaying / editing / printing images at the level of silver halide photography at a practical price using a communication line that can be easily used in ordinary households is provided. An editing system "has been proposed in JP-A-10-313399.

In this system, an image editing device of a customer and an image editing device of a store are connected via a network.
The store image editing device stores a high-resolution image for printing and a low-resolution image for display. The customer's image editing device downloads the low-resolution image over the network,
With reference to this, predetermined image editing is performed, and only the editing instruction information is transmitted to the image editing apparatus at the store via the network. In accordance with the received image editing instruction, the store image editing apparatus executes exactly the same image editing as that performed by the customer on the low resolution screen for the high resolution image for printing, and prints out the edited image.

[0004] In recent years, with the spread of video photographing machines and digital cameras, ordinary users have been able to easily edit videos and photos, which have been regarded as professional functions. However, in order to obtain more advanced editing results, such as those related to design, it is often necessary to have professional and advanced professional skills. In such a case, in the above-described image editing system, there is a limit to interactive image editing. Therefore, in the past, in order to request a business professional, the user began by finding an appropriate professional, then went to the business office of the business professional to request editing of digital information, and after the editing was completed, the user was edited. You will receive digital information.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional system, it is difficult to find a desired professional. Second, even if you find your favorite practitioner, you must go to the office to request editing. Fees are often high. Moreover, just receiving the edited result, there is a feeling that it is frustrating to place an order in the middle of editing. In this way, editing business is possible with only digital data, but in the past business there was no path connecting editorial professionals and individual users, so there was no way to mediate between those who want to edit and those who want to edit, As a result, the demands of individual users were often not fulfilled.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems,
An object of the present invention is to provide a digital information editing system in which general users can easily enjoy professional editing technology.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A professional service providing system according to the present invention comprises a terminal of a customer, a terminal of an expert who edits information from the customer by means of professional technology or expertise, The service provider connects to a terminal of a service provider that mediates between houses through a communication network, and the service provider recruits the specialists, requests the specialists for the editing when receiving order information from the customer, The transmission of the edited information to the customer is performed by the terminals via the communication network.

[0008] A first digital information editing system of the present invention mediates between a user terminal, an editor terminal for editing digital information from the user by a professional technique, and the user and the editor. Connect the terminal of the digital editing shop with the Internet, the digital editing shop recruits the editor, and upon receiving digital information from the user, requests the editor to perform the editing,
The transmission of the edited digital information to the user is performed by the terminals via the Internet.

[0009] A third digital information editing system of the present invention mediates between a user terminal, an editor terminal for editing digital information from the user by a professional technique, and the user and the editor. A digital information editing system in which a digital editing shop terminal is connected to the Internet via the Internet, wherein the editor terminal displays on a screen editor shop information provided by the digital editing shop terminal on the Internet. The digital editing shop terminal has a function of transmitting the recruitment application information, the processing status information, and the editing result data input to the screen to the digital editing shop terminal via the Internet. Receiving data, generating order identification information, and providing the user terminal and the editor terminal Has a function of transmitting, receiving, displaying and updating the processing status information and editing result data transmitted by the editor terminal and transmitting the edited result data to the user terminal, and accepting the editing result data transmitted from the user terminal. It has a function of receiving a confirmation result and sending a re-editing or delivery instruction to an editor or a digital editing shop.

[0010] The present invention provides a digital information system in which an orderer places an order for editing digital information from a user terminal via a network, and also determines an order receiver, confirms a finish, and specifies a delivery mode and a delivery method via the network. It provides an editing and delivery business model and a product delivery business method.

Specifically, in FIG. 1, the digital editing shop first recruits editors via the network 100. An editor is a professional or non-amateur with advanced professional skills in editing digital information. The orderer uses his / her user terminal 10 to send an editing order for digital information to be edited to the digital editing shop terminal 30 via the network 100. When the digital editing shop terminal 30 receives the order information,
Collect a deposit, assign an editor according to the order information,
The order contents are sent to the editor terminal 20. The editor edits the digital information with a high level of specialized technology, and when the editing is completed in accordance with the order, sends the completion information to the digital editing shop terminal 30 via the network 100. The processing status information on the shop terminal 30 is updated and the network 10
The user terminal 10 is contacted by e-mail or the like via the "0".

The user refers to the digital editing shop terminal 30 from the user terminal 10 via the network 100 to confirm acceptance of the edited digital information, and sends the result to the digital editing shop terminal 30. The digital editing shop terminal 30 issues an instruction to the editor terminal 20 according to the result of the user's confirmation. In the case of acceptance OK, the editor or the editing shop delivers the editing result to the user according to the order content, and the digital editing shop collects the price and pays the editor. In the case of acceptance NG, the NG information is sent to the editor terminal 20, and the editor sends the completion information to the digital editing shop terminal 30 again after completing the correction work.

[0013] In the present invention, since all the editing of digital information is performed via a network, the user does not need to go to a digital information editing shop and can easily receive professional services. Advanced editing results can be obtained.

[0014]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1, a digital editing / delivery system according to a first embodiment of the present invention comprises
Editor terminal 20 and digital editing shop terminal 30
And a network 100 such as the Internet for interconnecting them.

The user terminal 10 is an information processing device such as a personal computer. The user terminal 10 has a function of accessing shop information provided by the digital editing shop terminal 30 on the network 100 and displaying the shop information on a screen. The shop information is, for example, information relating to editing of digital information created by a video or a digital camera, and specifically includes an editor, an editing method, an output medium, addition of an article which can be attached at the time of delivery, and addition of a message card service. Service information,
Contains information such as the name of the editor / editing method, designated number, and price. The user terminal 10 further has a function of transmitting the edited order information and the edited data of the digital information to be ordered and the acceptance confirmation result to the digital editing shop terminal 30 via the network 100. For this purpose, a function for displaying the editing result on the screen is provided. Here, the editing data refers to data that is edited by the user himself / herself and converted into a form to be ordered.

The editor terminal 20 is an information processing device such as a personal computer. The editor is a professional or non-amateur who edits digital information created by a video or a digital camera with advanced technology, and the editor provided by the digital editing shop terminal 30 on the network 100 by the editor terminal 20. Access the shop information for the editor and display the shop information for the editor on the screen. The editor shop information is, for example, order information for digital editing such as an editing method, a delivery date, a delivery instruction, etc., in addition to the editor employment information, and includes information such as an order number, an editing specification, and a price. The editor terminal 20 further includes employment application information,
Edit result data, order processing status, etc.
Has a function of transmitting to the digital editing shop terminal 30 via the.

The digital editing shop terminal 30 is used by the operator of the digital editing shop and is constituted by an information processing device such as a workstation server.
The digital editing shop terminal 30 has a function of receiving order information and editing data transmitted by the user terminal 10 by an orderer's operation, generating order identification information, and transmitting the generated order identification information to the user terminal 10 and the editor terminal 20. The order identification information is information for identifying an orderer and order contents, and is generated as unique information for each order.

Also, the digital editing shop terminal 30
It has a function of receiving editing processing information and editing result data sent from the editor terminal 20 by an editor's operation, updating processing status information, and transmitting the processing status information to the user terminal 10. Further, it has a function of receiving an acceptance confirmation result for the editing result data sent from the user terminal 10, updating order processing status information, and sending a re-editing or delivery instruction to an editor or a digital editing shop.
As soon as the acceptance confirmation OK is sent, the editor or the digital editing shop delivers the edited result data to the orderer according to the order.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 3, and FIG.

FIG. 3 shows a processing flow chart of this embodiment.
, The editor accesses the digital editing shop homepage previously established on the network 100 by the digital editing shop (step A).
1). The network may be the Internet. In response, the digital editing shop terminal (hereinafter, referred to as “shop terminal”) 30 transmits editor shop information to the editor terminal 20 (step A2). First, shop information as shown in FIG. 2 is displayed on the screen of the editor terminal (step A3). The editor looks at the shop information displayed on the editor terminal 20, and sees the "editor page" in FIG.
And enter the work conditions, the desired contract unit price, the transfer destination of the contract fee, the specialty field, the editing history, etc. in the editor's registration slip, store the edited sample, and send it to the shop terminal 30 (step A4). The digital editing shop terminal 30 receives the registration application, examines the content, adjusts the content with the editing applicant as needed, and then assigns the editor to the shop terminal 30.
, So that the orderer can refer to the information in "editor information" in FIG. 2 (step A5).

On the other hand, the orderer has his / her own user terminal 10
Via digital editing shop network 100
Access the digital editing shop website established above (step A6). In response, the shop terminal 30 transmits shop information to the user terminal 10 (step A2).

First, the screen of the user terminal 10 is shown in FIG.
Is displayed (step A
7). The orderer sees the shop information displayed on the screen of the user terminal 10, decides the editor, the editing method, etc., and registers on the screen an order slip for instructing the editing of digital information.
(Step A8). For example, if you click “Editor Information” in FIG. 2, a list of editors registered in the editing shop is displayed together with information such as specialty fields and contract prices, and also refer to detailed order information of individual editors. It is possible to select the ordering party (editor) by referring to the information. Clicking "Add Service" displays a service that can be added, and if specified here, the added service is automatically entered in the order form. Further, by clicking "Change delivery", the standard delivery method can be changed to a desired delivery method.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the result of the orderer entering various setting items of the new order form by clicking with a mouse or inputting characters. The order information thus registered is temporarily stored in the user terminal 10.

Next, the order information and edited data stored in the user terminal 10 are transmitted to the shop terminal 30 via the network 100 by the orderer's instruction (clicking the “execute order” button on the screen of FIG. 4 with a mouse). Sent
(Step A9). Upon receiving the order information, the shop terminal 30 generates order identification information for identifying the orderer and the order content using the order information, and sends out the order identification number to the orderer's user terminal 10 (step A10). The notification of the order number may be displayed on the screen, or may be notified by e-mail. Next, the shop terminal 30 performs a collection process of the advance payment, assigns the designated editor if the editor is specified in the order, and if the editor is not specified, responds to the price of the order slip and the request for the editing instruction. And assigns an editor to the editor terminal 20 based on the order identification information.
The processing status information of the shop terminal 30 is updated (step A11).

When the editor receives the order instruction information via the editor terminal 20, the editor acquires the editing data by the specified method, starts the editing work, and sends the processing status to the shop terminal 30 (step A12). ). Shop terminal 3
No. 0 appropriately updates the processing status information of the homepage according to the obtained information (step A13). The orderer can check the processing status of the order by clicking “order processing status” on the screen of FIG. 2 and inputting the order number. Upon completion of the editing, the editor stores the editing result data and notifies the shop terminal 30 of the completion (step A14). The digital editing shop terminal 30 that has received the completion notification updates the processing status information, prepares for acceptance confirmation, and sends an acceptance confirmation request to the orderer's user terminal 10 (step A15). The orderer is the user terminal 10
The user accesses the homepage of the digital editing shop via the web browser, clicks on “acceptance confirmation” in FIG. 2, and sends the order number and user information to the shop terminal 30. In response, the shop terminal 30 displays the edited data of the designated order number on the user terminal 10 (step A1).
6). After confirming the acceptance, the orderer sends the result of the confirmation from the user terminal 10 to the shop terminal 30 (step A17).

If the confirmation result is OK, the shop terminal 30 confirms whether or not there is an additional service based on the latest order information stored in the shop terminal 30 (step A).
18). If there is an additional service, perform the additional service and delivery procedure at the digital editing shop (step A1).
9). If there is no additional service, a delivery instruction is sent to the editor terminal 20 (step A20), the editor performs a delivery procedure, and notifies the shop terminal 30 when the procedure is completed (step A21). When the delivery is completed, the shop terminal 30 updates the processing status, sends a completion notification to the user terminal 10, executes a balance collection process, and pays the editor (step A22). On the other hand, if the confirmation result is NG, the shop terminal 30 sends confirmation result information to the editor terminal 20 to request re-editing and updates the processing status (step A23). The editor responds to this and corrects the editing in accordance with the obtained confirmation result information. When the editing is completed, the editor notifies the shop terminal 30 of the completion again (step A14) and thereafter follows step A15.

The above description is given as digital information.
Although examples have been given of video data taken with a video camera and photographs created with a digital camera, the present invention should be interpreted more broadly. For example, digital information
It may be information for real estate registration or company registration. Since these pieces of information are in a format, regardless of the initial registration, updated registration documents can be created relatively easily even by amateurs. Therefore, a user who intends to register is made to undergo inspection by a judicial scrivener or the like having high specialized knowledge via a digital editing shop after creating a registration document. In addition, the digital information may be information for a tax return, and can be similarly inspected by a tax accountant or the like. According to such a system, users can easily enjoy advanced services at a relatively low price, while judicial scriveners and tax accountants who have been shunned so far can acquire new customers,
We can expect future demand expansion.

[0029]

A first effect of the present invention is that a general user can easily edit and edit digital information by a professional having a high level of specialized technical knowledge. In addition, the orderer can check the editing correction status before obtaining the editing result,
You can get the edited result according to your wishes. The reason is that data transfer, ordering, confirmation, and the like can be performed on a bidirectional network, and the edited result can be mailed or distributed on the network.

A second effect of the present invention is that by registering a digital information editing non-amateur as an editor, it is possible to create a side job business in which digital information editing is a side job.

Further, since it is possible to send an article, a card, and the like to the edit result data, it is possible to create a new gift service business.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a digital information editing system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of shop information provided by a digital editing shop.

FIG. 3 is a processing flowchart of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a new order form in which a user has input order information.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 user terminal 20 editor terminal 30 digital editing shop terminal 100 network

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Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. Communication between a terminal of a customer, a terminal of an expert who edits information from the customer by means of professional technology or expert knowledge, and a terminal of a service company that mediates between the customer and the expert Connected via a network, the service provider recruits the expert, upon receiving order information from the customer, requests the expert to edit the information, and transmits the edited information to the customer. A professional service providing system, which is performed by each terminal via the communication network. 2. A terminal of a user, a terminal of an editor for editing digital information from the user by a professional technique, and a terminal of a digital editing shop mediating between the user and the editor are connected via the Internet. Then, the digital editing shop recruits the editor, upon receiving digital information from the user, requests the editor to perform the editing, and transmits each of the edited digital information to the user. A digital information editing system, which is performed by the terminal via the Internet. 3. A terminal of a user, a terminal of an editor for editing digital information from the user by a professional technique, and a terminal of a digital editing shop mediating between the user and the editor are connected via the Internet. A digital information editing system, wherein the editor terminal displays on a screen editor shop information provided by the digital editing shop terminal on the Internet, and employs input application information and processing status input on the screen. Has a function of transmitting information and editing result data to the digital editing shop terminal via the Internet, the digital editing shop terminal receives the order information and the editing data sent by the user terminal, and generates order identification information. The processing status transmitted to the user terminal and the editor terminal by the It has a function of receiving and displaying / updating information and editing result data, and transmitting the result to the user terminal, and also receives a reception confirmation result for the editing result data sent from the user terminal, and stores the information in an editor or a digital editing shop. A digital information editing system having a function of sending a re-editing or delivery instruction to the digital information editing system. 4. The digital information editing system according to claim 2, wherein the digital information is created by a video camera. 5. The digital information editing system according to claim 2, wherein said digital information is created by a digital camera. 6. The digital information editing system according to claim 2, wherein the editor can be selected by the user. 7. The digital information editing system according to claim 2, wherein a processing status of the digital information being edited is confirmed by the user. 8. The digital information editing system according to claim 2, wherein the edited digital information is subjected to a finish confirmation by the user before being transmitted to the user. 9. The digital information editing system according to claim 2, wherein a gift or message service is added to the transmission or delivery of the edited digital information. 10. A terminal for a user, a terminal for an editor for editing digital information from the user by a professional technique, and a terminal for a digital editing shop intermediating between the user and the editor are connected via the Internet. A digital information editing method in an information communication system, wherein the digital editing shop recruits the editor via the Internet, and the digital editing shop receives an editing order of digital information to be edited from the user, A step of assigning the editor according to the order information and transmitting the order contents to the editor's terminal; a step of the editor editing the digital information according to the order; Procedure for sending completion information to the terminal of the digital editing shop via the Internet A step in which the terminal of the digital editing shop updates the processing status information and contacts the terminal of the user via the Internet, and the terminal of the digital editing shop responds to the result of confirmation of the edited digital information by the user. And issuing a command to the editor's terminal, and if the confirmation result is acceptable, the editor or the digital editing shop delivers the edited digital information to the user's terminal according to the order content. Procedure, if the result of the confirmation is acceptance NG, the terminal of the digital editing shop sends NG information to the terminal of the editor, and the editor performs a correction operation of the digital information, and after the completion of the work, corrects the digital information again. Sending the completion information to an editing shop. 11. A terminal for a user, a terminal for an editor that edits digital information from the user by a professional technique, and a terminal for a digital editing shop that mediates between the user and the editor are connected via the Internet. In the information communication system, the process of recruiting the editor via the Internet to the terminal of the digital editing shop, and receiving the editing order of the digital information to be edited from the user, assigning the editor according to the order information. Sending the order details to the editor's terminal, and when the editor completes the editing of the digital information and sends the edited digital information via the Internet, updates the processing status information; Processing of contacting the terminal of the user via the Internet; and If the confirmation result of the digital information is OK, the process of delivering the edited digital information to the user's terminal according to the order content; and if the confirmation result is NG, the terminal of the editor is NG. And a computer-readable recording medium for recording a program for performing a process of transmitting information.