JP2003208385A - Transmission/reception system of image data - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image data transmission/reception system by which a digital image contest, etc., on a specialized magazine of photography or on the Internet is applied for at once and a digital image is evaluated by a professional photographer at ease. <P>SOLUTION: The image data transmission/reception system characterized by a fact that it is provided with a server (30) having a communication part (21) capable of transmitting/receiving prescribed data including image data and a storage part (23) for storing the data received by the communication part (21) and a terminal having a display part (31) accessible to the server (30) and for displaying an image based on the data stored in the storage part (23) and an input part (32) for inputting comment data regarding the image displayed on the display part (31) and that the server (30) transmits data at least including the comment data to an information portable terminal via the communication terminal (21) is used. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to image data in which a digital image taken by a digital camera or the like is transmitted to a server or the like using an information portable terminal or the like, and the performance of the image is evaluated by a photographic expert or the like. Transmission and reception system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an amateur photographer has posted a photograph taken by a silver salt camera on a photograph magazine or the like, and has a photograph expert examine the photograph. That is, the film taken with a silver salt camera is brought to a photo shop, the photo shop is visited again to receive the developed photo, and the photo is mailed to a publisher that publishes a photo magazine.

[0003]

However, with the recent rapid spread of digital cameras, the purpose is to bring the film taken with a silver salt camera to a photo shop,
To go to the photo shop again to receive the developed photo, and to mail the photo to the publisher that publishes the photo magazine,
It is very annoying for modern people who are extremely busy. There is also a problem that it takes a lot of time from the actual shooting to the examination. Furthermore, there are users who want to know how much their own photography technique is, but are too lazy to post to a photo magazine, and want other people to feel free to evaluate it.

Therefore, according to the present invention, after taking a digital image with a digital camera or the like, it is possible to promptly apply for a photo magazine or a digital image contest on the Internet, and at the same time, it is easy for a photo expert to digitally It is an object of the present invention to provide an image data transmission / reception system that allows an image to be evaluated. Another object of the present invention is to provide an image data transmission / reception system capable of saving time required to apply for a digital image and reducing costs such as a film developer's charge for a photographer and a photo mailing cost as compared with the conventional art. .

[0005]

An image data transmission / reception system according to the present invention has a communication section capable of transmitting and receiving predetermined data including image data, and a storage section for storing the data received by the communication section. A terminal having a server and a display unit that is accessible to the server and that displays an image based on the data stored in the storage unit; and an input unit that inputs comment data regarding the image displayed on the display unit; And the server transmits data including at least the comment data to the portable information terminal via the communication unit.

The data received by the server is transmitted from the information portable terminal.

Further, the server is an image data transmitting / receiving system characterized by comprising an internet communication part for exposing the data stored in the storage part to the internet.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

An image data transmitting / receiving system according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of an image data transmitting / receiving system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the image data transmission / reception system of the present embodiment includes a digital camera 1, a mobile phone 10, a server computer 20, and a personal computer 30 (hereinafter referred to as a PC 30) operated by a photographer or the like. Composed.

The digital camera 1 can take a digital image by pushing down the release button 2. A digital image captured by the digital camera 1 is stored in a memory (not shown) provided in the digital camera 1 as digital image data of a compressed image compressed by the JPEG method or the like. The digital image data stored in the memory is transferred to the mobile phone 10 by a short-range wireless communication unit A (not shown) provided in the digital camera 1 for performing short-range wireless communication represented by Bluetooth or the like. By communicating with the provided short-range wireless communication unit B (not shown) for performing short-range wireless communication, the mobile phone 10
Sent to. Next, the photographer 40 selects a desired image from the photographed digital images that the photographer wants to evaluate its performance, narrows down the digital image data, and photographs the shutter speed, ISO sensitivity, etc. It is transmitted to the mobile phone 10 together with the condition data. The mobile phone 1
Reference numeral 0 has a call function, and the short-distance wireless communication unit B can communicate with the digital camera 1.
Then, the mobile phone 10 can receive the digital image data transmitted from the digital camera 1 by performing such communication. In addition, it is possible to input numbers and characters by using the key operation unit 11 including a plurality of buttons such as numbers and symbols. Further, the liquid crystal display unit 12 can display a telephone number, date and time, and can display an image based on digital image data stored in a memory (not shown).

Next, FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the communication operation of the mobile phone 10. First, in step S1, the short-range wireless communication unit B provided in the mobile phone 10
By communicating with the near field communication unit A provided in the digital camera 1, the digital image data stored in the memory of the digital camera 1 is received together with the predetermined shooting condition data. Then, in step S2, the received digital image data and shooting condition data are transferred to the mobile phone 10.
Is stored in the memory provided in the. Next, the photographer 40
Operates the key operation unit 11 to display the digital image stored in the memory on the liquid crystal display unit 12 (step S3). Then, the photographer 40 operates the key operation unit 11 to input a model name of the digital camera owned by the photographer 40, a comment such as a point to be particularly evaluated by a photographer, etc. (step S4).

Then, in step S5, the portable telephone 10
The server transmission data is created based on the electronic image data and the photographing condition data stored in the memory, the model name data input by the operation of the key operation unit 11, the comment data by the photographer 40, and the like. Then, the photographer 40 operates the key operation unit 11 to display the server transmission data on the liquid crystal display unit 12 (step S5, FIG. 4). As shown in FIG.
The contents displayed on the liquid crystal display unit are the digital image taken by the photographer 40, the model name of the digital camera, the photographing condition data such as the aperture, the comment of the photographer 40, and the e-mail address of the photographer 40.

Next, in step S6, the photographer 40 checks whether or not the image and data displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 12 are images and data that the photographer wants to evaluate the performance of the image. If so, the process returns to step S3, the desired image is displayed again, and a comment or the like is input. If there is no error, the process proceeds to S7 and the key operation unit 11 is operated to transmit the server transmission data to the server computer 20.

Next, FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing the operation of the server computer. As shown in FIG. 3, the server transmission data transmitted by the mobile phone 10 is received by the communication unit 21 provided in the server computer 20 via the public line (step S11). The server computer 20 has a large-capacity disk sufficient to store and store image data and the like. Next, the server computer 20 creates a server registration data by adding a management registration number to the received server transmission data (step S12) and stores it in the storage unit 23 (step S12). The server registration data stored in the storage unit 23 is read by the PC 30 of the photographer 50 and displayed on the monitor 31. Then, the photographer 50 looks at the image or the like displayed on the monitor 31, evaluates the image, and inputs the content by the keyboard 32. The evaluation content includes evaluation ranks A to E, "it is better to forcibly fire the strobe when there is backlight,""shutter speed should be a little faster." Further, the evaluation comment input by the photograph expert 50 is the same as the digital image data or only the evaluation comment data.
It is transmitted to the communication unit 21 of the computer 20. further,
The evaluation data is transmitted to the mobile phone 20 owned by the photographer 40 via the public line, and the photographer 40 operates the key operation unit 11 to read the evaluation data and display it on the liquid crystal display unit 12. . The evaluation data displayed on the liquid crystal display unit is as shown in FIG. 5, and is a registration number for management, an evaluation rank, an evaluator, an evaluation comment, and an image taken by the photographer 40. This allows the photographer 40
Can know whether the image taken by the digital camera 1 is good or bad.

The evaluation data transmitted by the server computer 20 is not only transmitted to the mobile phone 10 of the photographer 40, but also a digital camera having a communication function or a personal computer of the photographer 40. Etc. may be transmitted to.

As described above, according to the image data transmission / reception system of the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to save the time required from application of a digital image to application, and a film developer, compared with a silver halide camera, Costs such as photo postage can be reduced, and a digital photographer can easily evaluate digital images.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment except that the server computer 20 is provided with a counter 24, a counting unit 25, and an Internet communication unit 26 so that a content viewer 80 can access the Internet 60 by a PC 70.
The configuration is the same as that of the above embodiment, and the description of the overlapping configuration is omitted. As shown in FIG. 6, the mobile phone 20 transmits the server transmission data through the public line,
The process is the same as that of the first embodiment until the communication unit 21 of the computer 20 receives the server transmission data. The data for server transmission received by the communication unit 21 is edited by the editing unit 22 into a format that can be published on the WWW (World Wide Web) home page. The edited data is stored in the storage unit 23 as the content data of the "digital image contest" home page. And the "Digital Image Contest" is one of the contents on the homepage. For example, upload a digital image taken by an amateur photographer, ask the content viewers to vote for the favorite image, and decide the excellent work. Is. The content data is disclosed as content of "Digital Image Contest" on the WWW homepage by the Internet communication unit 26 connected to the Internet 60. As a result, the image photographed by the photographer 40 with the digital camera 1 is disclosed in the content. As in the first embodiment described above, the photographer 50 reads the content data stored in the storage unit 23 with the PC 30, creates the image evaluation data, and the evaluation data is also included in the content. You may upload it.

Further, as the content, as in the case of the photographer 40 described above, an image captured by a digital camera is transmitted to the server computer 20 using a mobile phone, and a plurality of applications for the "digital image contest" are submitted. The image of the photographer is also uploaded. As a result, the "digital image contest" will be opened to the public on the WWW content. The publication of this contest is continued for a predetermined period, for example, one month. The content viewer 80 is P
The C70 can be used to access the Internet 60 via a public line to browse digital images of a plurality of photographers on the content published on the home page.
Then, the content viewer 80 operates a keyboard 72 to vote for a favorite digital image from among digital images of a plurality of photographers. The counter 24 of the server computer 20 counts the number of votes, and the counting unit 25 counts the number of votes for each of a plurality of digital images. As a result, digital images with a large number of votes will be uploaded to the above content and presented as an excellent work.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment, it is possible to easily apply for a digital image contest on the Internet and evaluate the digital image taken by oneself. The effect of being able to ask the general public about is possible.

[0021]

[Effects of the Invention] By using the present invention, after taking a digital image with a digital camera or the like, it is possible to quickly apply for a photo magazine or a digital image contest on the Internet, and at the same time, feel free to contact a photographer. Etc. to evaluate the digital image. Also,
It is possible to save the time required to apply for a digital image and to reduce the film developer's cost for the photographer, the photo mailing cost, etc., as compared with the conventional case. Furthermore, it becomes possible to ask the public about the evaluation of digital images taken by themselves.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an image data transmission / reception system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation of the mobile phone according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the server computer according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an image based on server transmission data according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an image based on evaluation data according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an image data transmission / reception system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

A ... Short-distance wireless communication unit, B ... Short-distance wireless communication unit, 1 ... Digital camera, 2 ... Release button, 10 ... Mobile phone, 11
... key operation section, 12 ... liquid crystal display section, 20 ... server computer, 20 ... mobile phone, 21 ... communication section, 22 ... editing section, 23 ... storage section, 24 ... counter, 25 ... totaling section, 2
6 ... Internet communication part, 30 ... Personal computer, 31 ... Monitor, 32 ... Keyboard, 40 ... Photographer, 50 ... Photography expert, 60 ... Internet, 72 ...
Keyboard, 80 ... Content viewer

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A server having a communication unit capable of transmitting and receiving predetermined data including image data, and a storage unit storing the data received by the communication unit, and the storage unit being accessible to the server. A terminal having a display unit for displaying an image based on the data stored in and an input unit for inputting comment data regarding the image displayed on the display unit, and the server,
An image data transmission / reception system, wherein data including at least the comment data is transmitted to an information portable terminal via the communication unit. 2. The image data transmitting / receiving system according to claim 1, wherein the data received by the server is transmitted from an information portable terminal. 3. The image data transmission / reception system according to claim 1, wherein the server includes an internet communication unit that publishes the data stored in the storage unit on the internet.