JP2001346183A - Live image distribution method via internet home page - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a live image distribution method via an Internet home page by which a user simply transmits a signal of a live image at a site and allows a 3rd party to browse a home page of the user. SOLUTION: The user opening a home page on the Internet 4 transmits a signal of a live image obtained by photographing by a camera 1 to a server of a service station 11 on the Internet 4. The server in the service station 11 sequentially stores the received signal of the live image to a memory. When the 3rd party accessing the home page of the user requests browsing of the live image, the server of the service station 11 distributes the stored signal of the live image to the 3rd party according to the Internet protocol.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the distribution of live images when a user who has established a homepage on the Internet allows a third party to view a live image taken by a camera via the user's homepage. The present invention relates to a live image distribution method via an Internet homepage that provides services on behalf of its users.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in order for a user who has established a homepage on the Internet to allow a third party to view an image of the site on the Internet, the image of the site is taken with a camera 1 such as a digital camera or a video camera. The signal of the taken image is brought back to the user's home or office, manually edited by the personal computer 2, and manually operated by the personal computer 2, and the image signal is transmitted to the telephone line 3 according to the Internet protocol. And sent to the homepage of the user in the provider 5 of the Internet 4 and stored. When a third party accesses the user's provider 5 from his / her personal computer 6 via the telephone line 7, the provider 8, and the Internet 4, and requests browsing of the image of the site, the stored image is browsed. Alternatively, it is conceivable that the user configures and distributes a dedicated live image transmission system.

[0003]

However, in the former method, the image of the site taken by the user is once returned to his / her home or office and transmitted to his home page unless the user passes through the personal computer 2 of this user. There was a problem that it was not possible to transmit live images from the site. In addition, there is a problem that transmission of an image takes a lot of trouble and time. Furthermore, if a dedicated live image transmission system is configured as in the latter case,
There was a problem that the equipment cost and the operation cost became very expensive.

[0004] It is an object of the present invention to provide a live image distribution method via a homepage on the Internet, in which a live image signal can be easily transmitted from the site and browsed through one's own homepage. .

Another object of the present invention is to provide a live image distribution method via an Internet homepage provided with a service station for performing a troublesome operation for browsing live images on the Internet.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a live image distribution method via an Internet homepage, wherein a live image signal shot by a camera by a user who has established a homepage on the Internet is transmitted by telephone. The service station server on the Internet is transmitted through the line, the service station server sequentially stores the received live image signal in the memory, and a third party who has accessed the user's homepage has requested viewing of the live image. Occasionally, the service station server distributes the stored live image signal to a third party according to the Internet protocol.

[0007] In this case, a third party can view the live image signal from the site by simply transmitting the signal of the live image to the server of the service station as it is. Since the service station takes over the troublesome work for browsing live images on the Internet, there is an advantage that time, cost and cost are not required.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a live image distribution method from an Internet homepage, wherein a live image signal captured by a user who has established a homepage on the Internet through a provider is transmitted to a service on the Internet through a telephone line. The server of the service station stores the signal of the received live image in the memory sequentially, and when the third party who accesses the home page of the user requests viewing of the live image, the server of the service station displays the signal on the user's home page. Transmits the link information to the service station server, and the service station server receiving the link information distributes the stored live image signal to a third party according to the Internet protocol.

[0009] Even in this case, a third party can view the live image signal from his / her homepage by simply transmitting the live image signal from the site to the server of the service station. Since the service station takes over the troublesome work for browsing live images on the Internet, there is an advantage that time, cost and cost are not required. The third that accessed the user's homepage
When the user requests viewing of the live image, the link information is transmitted from the user's home page to the server of the service station, so that the signal of the live image can be easily delivered from the service station.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for delivering a live image from a home page on the Internet, comprising a service station on behalf of the Internet for delivering a signal of a live image, wherein a server of the service station comprises:
When a user who has established a homepage on the Internet sends a live image signal captured by a camera through a telephone line, the user receives the live image signal, stores the signal in memory, and accesses the user's homepage. When the third party requests viewing of the live image, the server of the service station distributes the stored live image signal to the third party according to the Internet protocol.

By providing a server of a service station that performs such live image signal distribution on the Internet, it is possible to perform the troublesome work required for browsing live images on the Internet. The labor, time, and cost for distributing a live image signal can be reduced.

[0012]

FIG. 1 is a system diagram showing an example of an embodiment of a live net connection service method according to the present invention. Parts corresponding to those in FIG. 2 described above are denoted by the same reference numerals.

When a user who has established a homepage on the Internet 4 via a provider 5 wants a third party to view live images taken by a camera, the user performs a registration procedure with the service station 11. Do it and get an ID code.

The live image signal captured by the user with a camera 1 such as a digital camera or a video camera
Along with the code, the data is compressed from the shooting site by the transmission terminal device 9 and transmitted to the server of the service station 11 via the telephone line 10. The server of the service station 11 is connected to the Internet 4 via a provider 12.

In this case, the camera 1 and the transmitting terminal device 9 may be integrated. The transmitting terminal device 9 may include a video device, an audio device, a data device, and the like, and have a function of transmitting by a switch operation, a function of transmitting by operating a sensor, a function of transmitting based on a schedule, and the like. preferable. According to such a transmission terminal device 9, in addition to the image, voice and data can be transmitted together, and the transmission of the image and the like can be performed by a switch operation, when a sensor is activated, or based on a predetermined schedule. Can also be sent. The telephone line 10 may be a general telephone line, a mobile telephone line, a PHS telephone line,
It may be an SDN telephone line, a LAN line, or the like.

When the transmitted ID codes match, the service station 11 receives the transmitted live image signal and the like, automatically edits the live image signal and the like, and performs processing such as this. In the server's memory. In this case, the memory of the server of the service station 11 is designed so that the previously stored signal is deleted every time a new live image signal is input and stored. In other words, the live image signal is continuously stored within the capacity of the memory, and when the signal is over, the previously stored one is erased and the new one is sequentially stored. .

The homepage of the user's provider 5 is provided with link information indicating a live image or the like held in the service station 11 instead of an actual live image or the like.

In this state, the user provider 5
Is accessed from a third-party personal computer 6 through a telephone line 7, a provider 8, and the Internet 4 to a live image signal stored on the homepage of the third party based on the link information. Is performed from the service station 11 on behalf of the user according to the Internet protocol. Thus, the third party expands the signal of the live image of the user in the personal computer 6 and returns to the original normal state for viewing. The browsing of live images is, of course, browsing of live images at the present time, but browsing of live images earlier than that is possible as long as it is within the range stored in the memory.

As described above, a user who has established a homepage on the Internet 4 through the provider 5 transmits a signal of a live image taken by the camera 1 to the server of the service station 11 through the telephone line 10 and the server of the service station 11 Transmits the link information from the user's homepage to the server of the service station 11 when a third party who has accessed the user's homepage requests browsing of the live image, sequentially storing the received live image signal in the memory. Then, the server of the service station 11 receiving the link information distributes the stored live image signal to a third party in accordance with the Internet protocol. In addition to credit, it is possible to browse to a third party through your homepage. The troublesome task of browsing live images on the Internet is
Since the service station 11 acts on behalf of the service station, there is an advantage that labor, time, and cost are not required. When a third party who has accessed the user's homepage requests browsing of the live image, the link information is transmitted to the server of the service station 11 from the user's homepage. Distribution can be performed easily.

The live image distribution method from such an Internet homepage is, for example, a road, a public facility,
Image distribution from incineration plants, disaster prevention / crime prevention, construction / construction sites, factory facilities, shopping malls, sales floors, tourist facilities, event venues, golf courses, sea / mountain, campsites, etc., image distribution from mobile devices, personal It can be used for image distribution and the like.

[0021]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a live image signal captured by a user who has established a homepage on the Internet with a camera is transmitted to a server of a service station on the Internet via a telephone line, and the service is provided. The server of the station stores the received live image signal in the memory sequentially, and when the third party who has accessed the user's homepage requests viewing of the live image, the server of the service station causes the stored live image signal to be stored. Is transmitted to a third party in accordance with the Internet protocol, so that the live image signal can be transmitted from the site to the server of the service station as it is, and can be viewed by the third party via his / her own homepage. Since the service station takes over the troublesome work for browsing live images on the Internet, there is an advantage that time, cost and cost are not required.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a user who has established a homepage on the Internet through a provider transmits a signal of a live image taken by a camera to a server of a service station on the Internet through a telephone line, thereby providing a service. The station server sequentially stores the received live image signal in the memory, and when a third party who has accessed the user's homepage requests browsing of the live image, link information is transmitted from the user's homepage to the service station server. The server of the service station receiving the link information distributes the stored live image signal to a third party in accordance with the Internet protocol. Only to send, it is possible to browse to a third party through your homepage. Since the service station takes over the troublesome work for browsing live images on the Internet, there is an advantage that time, cost and cost are not required. When a third party who accesses the user's homepage requests viewing of live images, the link information is sent from the user's homepage to the service station server.
Distribution of a live image signal from the service station can be easily performed.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, by providing a server of a service station for delivering a signal of a live image on the Internet, the troublesome work required for browsing the live image on the Internet can be performed by this service. The station is substituted, so that the user can reduce the labor, time, and cost for delivering the signal of the live image.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system diagram showing an example of an embodiment of a live image distribution method via an Internet homepage according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a system diagram for implementing a conventional live image distribution method via a homepage on the Internet.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Camera 2 User's personal computer 3 Telephone line 4 Internet 5 User's provider 6 Third party's personal computer 7 Telephone line 8 Third party's provider 9 Transmission terminal device 10 Telephone line 11 Service station 12 Service station provider

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A server of a service station on the Internet transmits a signal of a live image taken by a camera by a user who has established a home page on the Internet via a telephone line, and the server of the service station receives the signal. The signal of the live image is sequentially stored in a memory, and when a third party who has accessed the home page of the user requests viewing of the live image, the server of the service station transmits the stored signal of the live image. A live image distribution method via an Internet homepage, which distributes the live image to the third party according to an Internet protocol. 2. A service of a live image signal captured by a user who has established a homepage on the Internet through a provider is transmitted to a server of a service station on the Internet via a telephone line. The received live image signal is sequentially stored in a memory, and when a third party who has accessed the user's home page requests browsing of the live image, link information is transmitted from the user's home page to the server of the service station. Transmitting a signal of the stored live image to the third party in accordance with an Internet protocol, via a homepage on the Internet. Live image delivery method. 3. A service station for delivering a signal of a live image is provided on the Internet, and a server of the service station transmits a signal of a live image photographed by a camera by a user who has established a homepage on the Internet. When transmitted via a telephone line, the signal of the live image is received and sequentially stored in a memory, and when a third party who accesses the user's homepage requests browsing of the live image, the service station's A live image distribution method via a home page on the Internet, wherein the server distributes the stored signal of the live image to the third party according to an Internet protocol.