JP2006135515A - System, device, and method for providing photographic information, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system for providing photographic information that enables even a user who does not have knowledge about an area where a picture that a content server stores is taken to take a picture at the same photographing position and under the same photographic conditions as the picture that the content server stores. <P>SOLUTION: The content server 2 stores a picture (image) that the user has taken, a photographing position and photographing time, and photographic conditions of exposure, a stop, etc. A mobile telephone set 1 receives an image photographed within a designated range from a current position and photographic conditions from the content server 2 to set photographing conditions, and photographs an image. Then the mobile telephone set 1 stores the photographed image and photographing conditions on the content server 2 through user's operation. A user managing server 3 reduces the charge that the user photographing the image pays to the administrator of the system according to how many times other users download the photographing conditions. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  In the present invention, the server provides a photograph taken by the user and a photographing condition including a photographing position, so that even if the server has no knowledge of the region where the photograph stored by the server is taken, The present invention relates to a photographic information providing system, a photographic information providing apparatus, a photographic information providing method, and a program capable of photographing a photograph at the same photographing position and photographing condition as a stored photograph.

  Conventionally, people who want to take pictures well purchase camera magazines, etc., look at the photos posted in camera magazines, etc., such as shooting location and shooting conditions (exposure, shutter speed, aperture, focal length, etc.) A photograph was taken by judging the shooting method from the shooting information. I also learned how to take photos at photography classes. For this reason, it has been difficult to easily take photographs well.

  Also, even if you purchase a camera magazine, etc., it is difficult to get the shooting information of your visit in a timely manner. Instead of taking a good photo at your visit, The master-slave was in a state of reversal, visiting a place where a photo published in a magazine or the like was taken.

  Furthermore, since the exact shooting position and composition are not known in the shooting information of a photograph published in a camera magazine or the like, whether or not a photograph can be taken well is left to the individual skill.

  Also, those who want to take a good photo have learned how to take a photo through articles described in camera magazines, etc., and advice from the teacher of the photography class, so those who can learn how to take a photo, It was limited to those who have photography skills that are the subject of articles described in camera magazines, etc., and those who can attend photography classes. Therefore, compared with the camera market, it has been difficult to expand the business scale of the photography photography education market.

  In addition, even if the photograph can be taken well, there is no way to convey the photography technique to other people other than posting the photograph in a camera magazine or the like.

  Therefore, the server storing the sample image and the shooting conditions for capturing the sample image extracts the sample image based on the keyword input by the user and transmits it to the electronic camera. Of the sample images transmitted to the electronic camera, There has been proposed a system in which shooting conditions of a sample image selected by a user are transmitted to an electronic camera, and the electronic camera sets the received shooting conditions (see, for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).

  In addition, a system has been proposed that reduces the usage fee of a user's mobile terminal that has uploaded photos and shooting conditions to a server according to the number of times other users have downloaded photos and shooting conditions (for example, patents). Reference 3).

JP 2002-185835 A (paragraphs 0012 to 0020, FIG. 1) JP 2002-185836 A (paragraphs 0012 to 0020, FIG. 1) JP 2004-157938 A (paragraphs 0014 to 0019, FIG. 1)

  However, since the systems described in Patent Literature 1, Patent Literature 2, and Patent Literature 3 do not provide information on the photographing position of the photograph stored in the server, the area where the photograph stored in the server is photographed There is a problem that it is difficult for a user who does not have knowledge of the above to take a photograph from the photographing position stored in the server.

  Therefore, the present invention provides a user who does not have knowledge of the area where the content server has taken a photograph by providing the photograph taken by the user and the photographing condition including the photographing position. Providing a photography information providing system, a photography information providing apparatus, a photography information providing method, and a program capable of photographing a photograph at the same photographing position and photographing condition as the photograph stored in the content server. Objective.

  The photography information providing system according to the present invention includes a position measuring unit that measures the current position of the terminal, an image capturing unit that captures an image, and the current terminal measured by the position measuring unit via a communication network. A portable communication terminal including a communication unit that transmits and receives information including position information, which is information indicating a position, and image data storage unit that stores image data and shooting position information indicating a shooting position of the image data in association with each other. The shooting position information extracting means for extracting shooting position information indicating the position near the position indicated by the position information received from the mobile communication terminal from the image data storage means, and the shooting position information extracted by the shooting position information extracting means, And a photographing information providing device including photographing position transmitting means for transmitting to a mobile communication terminal via a communication network.

  The photographic information providing apparatus includes an image data extracting unit that extracts image data stored in the image data storage unit, and an image that transmits the image data extracted by the image data extracting unit to a mobile communication terminal via a communication network. The information may include a data transmission unit and a selection information reception unit that receives selection information indicating the selected image data from the mobile communication terminal. The photographing position information extraction unit indicates the selection information received by the selection information reception unit. The shooting position information associated with the image data may be extracted from the image data storage means, and the shooting position transmission means sends the shooting position information extracted by the shooting position information extraction means to the mobile communication terminal via the communication network. May be sent to. According to such a configuration, shooting position information indicating the shooting position of the image data selected by the user of the mobile communication terminal can be transmitted to the mobile communication terminal.

  The photographing position transmitting means of the photographic information providing device provides guidance information, which is information for guiding from the position indicated by the position information received from the portable communication terminal to the position indicated by the photographing position information extracted by the photographing position information extracting means. May be sent to. According to such a configuration, the user of the mobile communication terminal can be guided to the position indicated by the shooting position information.

The photography information providing device includes map data storage means for storing map data,
It may include map data extraction means for extracting map data from the map data storage means based on the position information received from the mobile communication terminal and the shooting position information stored in the image data storage means. The photographing position transmitting unit of the providing apparatus may transmit the map data extracted by the map data extracting unit to the portable communication terminal via the communication network as guide information. According to such a configuration, the mobile communication terminal can receive map data based on the current position and the shooting position of the image data.

  The map data extraction means generates map data in which the extracted map data is superimposed with a route between the position indicated by the position information received from the mobile communication terminal and the position indicated by the shooting position information stored in the image data storage means. Then, the generated map data may be transmitted to the photographing position transmitting means. According to such a configuration, the mobile communication terminal can know the route from the current position to the shooting position of the image data on the map data.

  The image data storage means of the photographic information providing apparatus may store information including the photographic conditions of the image data in association with the image data, and the photographic information providing apparatus responds to a request from the mobile communication terminal. The image capturing apparatus may further include an image capturing condition transmitting unit that transmits the image capturing condition of the image data to the mobile communication terminal via the communication network. When the mobile communication terminal receives the image capturing condition from the image capturing information providing apparatus, the mobile communication terminal The image capturing unit may include a shooting condition setting unit that sets a shooting condition. According to such a configuration, the mobile communication terminal can take an image under the same shooting conditions as when the image of the image data was taken.

  The communication means of the portable communication terminal associates the image data of the image taken by the image taking means with the shooting conditions when the image was taken and transmits it to the photography information providing apparatus via the communication network to store the image data. The photographing condition transmitting means of the photographing information providing apparatus is stored in the image storing means of the photographing information providing apparatus in response to a request from the portable communication terminal. Charge calculation means including charge calculation means for calculating the amount charged to the user of the mobile communication terminal that has requested transmission of the shooting condition according to the transmitted shooting condition when the shooting condition associated with the image data is transmitted An apparatus may be provided. According to such a configuration, the amount billed to the user of the mobile communication terminal can be calculated according to the number of times the mobile communication terminal has downloaded the shooting conditions.

  The charge calculation means of the charge calculation device is configured such that when the shooting condition transmission means of the photography information providing device transmits the shooting conditions of the image stored in the image data storage means in response to a request from the portable communication terminal, the image data storage means You may calculate the fee paid to the photographer of the image stored in. According to such a configuration, it is possible to calculate a fee to be paid to a photographer of an image whose shooting conditions are downloaded.

  The photographic information providing apparatus according to the present invention includes image data storage means for storing image data and photographic position information indicating the photographic position of the image data in association with each other, and a portable communication terminal that communicates with the portable communication terminal via a communication network. Upon receiving position information that is information indicating the current position, shooting position information extraction means for extracting shooting position information indicating a position near the position indicated by the position information from the image data storage means, and shooting position information extraction means And a photographing position transmitting means for transmitting the extracted photographing position information to a mobile communication terminal via a communication network.

  The photography information providing method according to the present invention measures the current position, transmits position information, which is information indicating the measured current position, via a communication network, and indicates image data and the shooting position of the image data. The shooting position information is stored in association with each other, the shooting position information indicating a position near the position indicated by the position information is extracted, the extracted shooting position information is transmitted via a communication network, and an image is shot. And

  According to the present invention, a photographic information providing program stores a storage process in which a computer stores image data and photographic position information indicating a photographic position of image data in association with each other, and a portable communication terminal via a communication network. Upon receiving position information, which is information indicating the current position of the mobile communication terminal, an extraction process for extracting shooting position information indicating a position in the vicinity of the position indicated by the position information from the storage means, and a shooting position extracted by the extraction process A photographing position transmission process for transmitting information to a mobile communication terminal via a communication network is performed.

  According to the present invention, even a user who does not have knowledge of the current region can take a photo at the same shooting position as the photo stored in the content server.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the first embodiment of the photography information providing system of the present invention.

  The mobile phone 1 (mobile communication terminal) is connected to a mobile phone communication network, and can be connected to a communication network 4 such as the Internet via the mobile phone communication network and a gateway. The content server 2 (photographing information providing device) and the user management server 3 (charge calculation device) are connected to a communication network 4. The content server 2 and the user management server 3 may be connected to each other via a dedicated line or may be realized by a single server.

  As shown in the example of FIG. 1, a mobile phone 1 includes a wireless unit (communication unit) 11 that transmits and receives information to and from a wireless base station 5 of a mobile phone communication network, an imaging unit (image capturing unit) 12 that captures images, and information. A display unit 13 for displaying an operation, an operation unit 14 for inputting an instruction, a positioning unit (position measuring means) 15 for measuring a current position, an azimuth detecting unit 16 for detecting an azimuth, an audio processing unit 17 for performing audio signal processing, and an audio A voice input / output unit 18 for inputting / outputting, a storage unit 19 for storing information, and a control unit (imaging condition setting means) 10 for controlling each unit are included.

  The wireless unit 11 is connected to an antenna. The imaging unit 12 is realized by an imaging element such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device), for example. The display unit 13 is realized by, for example, a color liquid crystal screen. The operation unit 14 includes a numeric keypad, a scroll key, and the like. The positioning unit 15 measures the current position of the mobile phone 1 using a signal received from a GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite, for example.

  The direction detection unit 16 is realized by, for example, a geomagnetic sensor. The voice input / output unit 18 includes a microphone and a speaker. The storage unit 19 stores ringtones, notification sounds, phone books, e-mails, outgoing / incoming histories, various setting information of the mobile phone 1, programs, and the like, and is realized by a storage element such as a RAM. The control unit 10 is realized by a CPU that executes processing according to a program, and implements a telephone function, an e-mail transmission / reception function, an Internet connection function, and the like.

  As shown in the example of FIG. 1, the content server 2 includes a communication interface unit (imaging position transmission unit, image data transmission unit, selection information reception unit, and imaging condition transmission unit) 21 that transmits and receives information via the communication network 4. A content storage unit (image data storage unit, storage unit) 22 that stores image data and shooting conditions such as a shooting position, a map data storage unit (map data storage unit) 23 that stores map data, and each unit are controlled. A content server control unit (photographing position information extracting means, image data extracting means, map data extracting means) 20 is included.

  The content server 2 is realized by, for example, a workstation or a server. The shooting conditions stored in the content storage unit 22 include shooting data such as exposure, shutter speed, aperture, focal length, shooting date and time, shooting position, shooting direction, weather, and the like. The content storage unit 22 stores the shooting conditions, the user ID of the photographer, and the number of times the shooting conditions have been downloaded in association with the image data. The content server control unit 20 extracts map data of a predetermined area from the map data storage unit 23, and connects a line connecting the current position received from the mobile phone 1 and the shooting position stored in the content storage unit 22. Route data which is data to be displayed superimposed on the road in the map data is generated, and the generated route data is provided as guidance information to the mobile phone 1 via the communication interface unit 21, the communication network 4, and the mobile phone communication network. Send. The content storage unit 22 is realized by a storage device built in or connected to the content server 2. The content server control unit 20 is realized by a CPU that executes processing by a program.

  The content server 2 stores a storage process in which the image data and shooting position information indicating the shooting position of the image data are associated with each other and stored in the content storage unit 22, and the mobile phone 1 to the mobile phone via the communication network 4. When the position information which is information indicating the current position of 1 is received, an extraction process for extracting shooting position information indicating a position in the vicinity of the position indicated by the position information from the content storage unit 22, and the shooting position extracted by the extraction process A photography information providing program for executing photography position transmission processing for transmitting information to the mobile phone 1 via the communication network 4 is installed.

  The user management server 3 includes a communication interface unit 31 that transmits and receives information via the communication network 4, a user management unit 32 that stores personal information of each user, a billing access management unit 33 that stores service usage status of each user, It includes a refund access management unit 34 that stores the usage status of image data provided by each user by other users, and a user management server control unit (fee calculation means) 30 that controls each unit.

  The user management server 3 is realized by, for example, a workstation or a server. The personal information stored by the user management unit 32 includes the user ID, password, credit card number, and the like of each user. The accounting access management unit 33 stores the number of times each user connects to the photographic information providing system, the number of times the photographic conditions are downloaded, and the like in association with the user ID of each user. The refund access management unit 34 stores the number of times the shooting conditions of image data uploaded by each user to the content server 2 are downloaded in association with the user ID of each user. The user management unit 32, the accounting access management unit 33, and the refunding access management unit 34 are realized by a storage device built in or connected to the user management server 3. The user management server control unit 30 is realized by a CPU that executes processing by a program.

  The user management server control unit 30 calculates the billing amount for each user according to the number of connections to the content server 2 stored in the billing access management unit 33, the number of times the image data shooting conditions have been downloaded, and the like. For example, a process for charging each user through a credit card company is executed. Further, the user management server control unit 30 may reduce the calculated charge amount according to the number of times the shooting conditions of the image data uploaded to the content server 2 stored in the refund access management unit 34 are downloaded. For example, a process of refunding the fee to each user through a credit card company is executed.

  The operation of the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

  The control unit 10 of the mobile phone 1 sends the user ID and password input by the user to the operation unit 14 to the user management server 3 via the wireless unit 11, the wireless base station 5, the mobile phone communication network, and the communication network 4. Transmit (step S101). In the user management server 3, the communication interface unit 31 receives the user ID and password and outputs them to the user management server control unit 30. The user management server control unit 30 performs a user authentication process to determine whether or not the user ID and password received by the communication interface unit 31 match the user ID and password stored in advance by the user management unit 32 (step). S102).

  If the user management server control unit 30 determines that the user ID and password received by the communication interface unit 31 match the user ID and password stored in advance by the user management unit 32 as a result of the user authentication processing, the communication interface Information indicating that the user authentication is completed is transmitted to the mobile phone 1 via the unit 31, the communication network 4, the mobile phone communication network, and the radio base station 5 (step S103). The user management server control unit 30 adds 1 to the number of connections to the photography information providing system stored in association with the user ID received by the accounting access management unit 33 (step S104).

  When the wireless unit 11 receives information indicating that the user authentication is completed, the control unit 10 of the mobile phone 1 controls the positioning unit 15 to measure the current position (step S105). The control unit 10 transmits the current position measured by the positioning unit 15 to the content server 2 via the wireless unit 11, the wireless base station 5, the mobile phone communication network, and the communication network 4 (step S106). At this time, the control unit 10 may transmit information indicating the condition of the image data received from the content server 2 in association with the current position in accordance with the operation of the operation unit 14 by the user. The condition of the image data received from the content server 2 is, for example, image data taken in the vicinity of the current position. Specifically, for example, image data shot at a distance within 3 km from the current position, or image data shot at a distance within 10 km from the current position, up to the fifth in descending order of the number of times downloaded. Or something.

  When the communication interface unit 21 receives the current position from the mobile phone 1, the content server control unit 20 of the content server 2 includes information on the shooting position among the shooting conditions stored in the content storage unit 22 in association with the image data. Referring to FIG. 4, image data taken within a predetermined range from the current position (neighborhood, for example, within 3 km from the current position) is extracted (step S107). When the communication interface unit 21 receives information indicating the condition of the image data from the mobile phone 1 in association with the current position, the content server control unit 20 extracts image data that matches the received image data condition. The content server control unit 20 transmits the extracted image data to the mobile phone 1 via the communication interface unit 21, the communication network 4, the mobile phone communication network, and the wireless base station 5 (step S108).

  When the wireless unit 11 receives the image data, the control unit 10 of the mobile phone 1 displays the image data on the display unit 13 (step S109), and allows the user to select a photograph that the user wants to take in the same manner. When the user operates the operation unit 14 to select image data, the control unit 10 transmits information indicating the selected image data via the wireless unit 11, the wireless base station 5, the mobile phone communication network, and the communication network 4. Is transmitted to the content server 2 (step S110).

  When the communication interface unit 21 receives the information indicating the selected image data, the content server control unit 20 refers to the information on the shooting position among the shooting conditions associated with the selected image data, and Map data including the current position received from the telephone 1 and the shooting position is extracted from the map data storage unit 23, and is a data to be displayed by superimposing a line connecting the current position and the shooting position on the road in the extracted map data. Certain route data is generated (step S111).

  The content server control unit 20 transmits the generated route data as guidance information to the mobile phone 1 via the communication interface unit 21, the communication network 4, and the mobile phone communication network (step S112).

  When the wireless unit 11 receives route data, the control unit 10 of the mobile phone 1 displays the route data on the display unit 13 (step S113). When the user moves to the position where the image data is taken according to the route data displayed on the display unit 13, the user operates the operation unit 14 to input movement completion information that is information indicating that the movement is completed. The control unit 10 transmits the movement completion information input to the operation unit 14 to the content server 2 via the wireless unit 11, the wireless base station 5, the mobile phone communication network, and the communication network 4 (step S114).

  When the communication interface unit 21 receives the movement completion information, the content server control unit 20 of the content server 2 extracts shooting conditions associated with the selected image data stored in the content storage unit 22 and communicates. The data is transmitted to the mobile phone 1 via the interface unit 21, the communication network 4, and the mobile phone communication network (step S115).

  When the wireless unit 11 receives the shooting conditions, the control unit 10 of the mobile phone 1 outputs and sets shooting data such as exposure, shutter speed, aperture, focal length, etc. to the imaging unit 12 among the received shooting conditions ( Step S116), information on the shooting date / time, shooting direction, and weather is displayed on the display unit 13 (step S117). At this time, the control unit 10 may cause the imaging unit 12 to change the exposure, shutter speed, aperture, focal length, and the like in accordance with an instruction input by the user operating the operation unit 14. Further, the control unit 10 may compare the azimuth detected by the azimuth detection unit 16 with the shooting direction, and display the direction in which the imaging unit 12 should be directed on the display unit 13 with an arrow or the like. Then, the control unit 10 may cause the display unit 13 to display the image input to the imaging unit 12 and the image data received from the content server 2 in parallel.

  The control unit 10 causes the imaging unit 12 to capture an image in accordance with an instruction input by the user operating the operation unit 14, and image data of the image captured by the imaging unit 12 and when the imaging unit 12 captures an image. The shooting conditions are associated with each other and stored in the storage unit 19 (step S118).

  When the user operates the operation unit 14 and selects to upload a captured image to the content server 2, the control unit 10 displays the image data and the shooting conditions stored in the storage unit 19 as the wireless unit 11, The data is transmitted to the content server 2 via the radio base station 5, the mobile phone communication network, and the communication network 4 (step S119). The control unit 10 generates shooting condition information including information such as weather input by the user by operating the operation unit 14, and associates the image data with the image data, the wireless unit 11, the wireless base station 5, and the mobile phone. You may transmit to the content server 2 via a communication network and the communication network 4. FIG.

  When the communication interface unit 21 receives image data and shooting conditions from the mobile phone 1, the content server control unit 20 of the content server 2 sends the mobile phone to the user management server 3 via the communication interface unit 21 and the communication network 4. The transmission of the user ID of one user is requested (step S120). The user management server control unit 30 of the user management server 3 reads the user ID of the user of the mobile phone 1 from the user management unit 32, and the user ID of the user of the mobile phone 1 via the communication interface unit 31 and the communication network 4. Is transmitted to the content server 2 (step S121).

  When the communication interface unit 21 receives the user ID of the user of the mobile phone 1, the content server control unit 20 of the content server 2 receives the image data and shooting conditions received from the mobile phone 1 and the user ID received from the user management server 3. Are stored in the content storage unit 22 (step S122). The content server control unit 20 may delete from the content storage unit 22 image data and shooting conditions that are less frequently transmitted to the mobile phone of each user within a predetermined period.

  The content server control unit 20 adds 1 to the number of times the shooting conditions stored in the content storage unit 22 are downloaded in association with the image data selected by the user of the mobile phone 1, and communicates with the communication interface unit 21 and the communication network. 4, information indicating that the user of the mobile phone 1 has downloaded one shooting condition to the user management server 3 and the user ID of the photographer of the image data from which the user of the mobile phone 1 has downloaded the shooting condition. Are transmitted (step S123).

  When the communication interface unit 31 receives information indicating that the user of the mobile phone 1 has downloaded one shooting condition, the user management server control unit 30 of the user management server 3 causes the charging access management unit 33 to execute the mobile phone 1. 1 is added to the number of times the shooting conditions stored in association with the user ID of the user are downloaded (step S124). In addition, when the communication interface unit 31 receives the user ID of the photographer of the image data downloaded by the user of the mobile phone 1, the user management server control unit 30 of the user management server 3 returns the access management unit 34 for refund. However, 1 is added to the number of times the shooting conditions stored in association with the user ID of the photographer of the image data for which the user of the mobile phone 1 has downloaded the shooting conditions are downloaded (step S125).

  The user management server control unit 30 downloads the shooting conditions stored in the accounting access management unit 33 and the number of photos for each user at a predetermined timing (for example, a predetermined date and time of each month). A billing amount is calculated according to the number of times of connection to the photographing information providing system and the number of times the photographing condition stored in the refund access management unit 34 is downloaded (step S126). Specifically, the user management server control unit 30 determines the amount according to the number of downloads of the shooting conditions stored in the accounting access management unit 33 and the number of connections to the photography information providing system, and the access management for refund. The amount corresponding to the number of times the shooting conditions stored in the unit 34 are downloaded is calculated. Then, the user management server 30 stores the refund access management unit 34 from the amount corresponding to the number of downloads of the shooting conditions stored in the billing access management unit 33 and the number of connections to the photography information providing system. The charge amount is calculated by subtracting the amount corresponding to the number of times the shooting conditions are downloaded. Note that the user management server control unit 30 may use an amount obtained by adding a predetermined basic charge to the calculated charge amount as the charge amount.

  The user management server control unit 30 refers to the credit card number stored in the user management unit 32, and calculates the calculated charging amount via the communication interface unit 31 and the communication network 4. (Not shown), and billed to each user through the credit card company (step S127).

  Note that the shooting condition stored in the refund access management unit 34 is more than the amount corresponding to the number of times the shooting condition stored in the billing access management unit 33 is downloaded and the number of connections to the photography information providing system. When the amount of money according to the number of downloads is large, the user management server control unit 30 calculates the accounting access management unit 33 from the amount according to the number of times the shooting conditions stored in the access management unit for refund 34 are downloaded. May be processed to pay the user via a credit card company the difference amount obtained by subtracting the amount corresponding to the number of times of downloading the shooting conditions stored in and the number of times of connection to the photography information providing system.

  Note that the content server control unit 20 may also preferentially transmit the image data stored in the content storage unit 22 by the user who wants to attract customers, such as a tourist at a sightseeing spot, to the mobile phone 1 in step S108 described above. The user management server control unit 30 may charge such a user, for example, by adding a fee such as an advertisement fee or an amount according to the number of times another user has downloaded the shooting conditions.

  As described above, according to this embodiment, the user can know shooting spots around the current position without purchasing a camera magazine or the like. Also, by referring to the shooting conditions or referring to the composition of the image received from the content server 2, it is possible to easily take a photograph (image) expected by the user.

  In addition, when the user succeeds in taking a good photo (image) and another user downloads the shooting condition of the photo (image) uploaded to the content server 2, the user is charged according to the number of times the shooting condition is downloaded. Since the fee is reduced, the user tries to upload more pictures (images) better, and the content server 2 collects more high-quality contents (pictures (images)) in a relatively short time. It becomes possible.

  Furthermore, since a good photo (image) generates the ability to attract customers where the photo (image) was taken, the photo (image) stored by the content server 2 can be used as an advertising medium.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
A second embodiment of the present invention will be described. Since the configuration of the second embodiment of the present invention is the same as that of the first embodiment, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. .

  In the first embodiment of the present invention, the content storage unit 22 of the content server 2 stores image data uploaded by the user using the mobile phone 1 and shooting conditions when the image of the image data is shot. is doing. In addition, in the second embodiment of the present invention, for example, the administrator of the photography information providing system stores the image data and the photographing conditions when the image of the image data is photographed in the content storage unit 22. I am letting.

  The operation of the second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the second embodiment of the present invention, the image data and shooting conditions downloaded by the mobile phone 1 are the image data of the image provided by the administrator of the photography information providing system and the shooting conditions when the image is taken. is there. Then, the user of the mobile phone 1 takes an image (photograph) based on the downloaded image data and shooting conditions. Since other operations are the same as those of the first embodiment of the present invention, description thereof will be omitted.

  As described above, according to the present invention, when the number of image data and shooting conditions stored in the content storage unit 22 is small, such as when the operation of the photography information providing system is started, the photography information is provided. The system administrator stores the sample image data and shooting conditions in the content storage unit 22 in advance, so that the number of image data and shooting conditions stored in the content storage unit 22 can be increased.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the mobile phone 1 has been described as an example of the mobile communication terminal. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a PHS (Personal Handy Phone System) terminal having an image shooting function, Further, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistance) having a communication function and an image photographing function, a mobile personal computer, or the like may be used.

  The present invention can be applied to a system capable of providing information for taking a good photo (image) and collecting high-quality content (photo (image)) without knowledge of the current region. it can.

It is a block diagram which shows one structural example of 1st Embodiment of the photography information provision system of this invention. It is a sequence diagram explaining operation | movement of the 1st Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mobile telephone 2 Content server 3 User management server 4 Communication network 5 Wireless base station 10 Control part 11 Wireless part 12 Imaging part 13 Display part 14 Operation part 15 Positioning part 16 Direction detection part 17 Voice processing part 18 Voice input / output part 19 Memory | storage Unit 20 content server control unit 21 communication interface unit 22 content storage unit 23 map data storage unit 30 user management server control unit 31 communication interface unit 32 user management unit 33 access management unit for charging 34 access management unit for refund

Claims (11)

Position measuring means for measuring the current position of the terminal;
Image photographing means for photographing an image;
A mobile communication terminal including a communication unit that transmits and receives information including position information, which is information indicating the current position of the terminal measured by the position measurement unit, via a communication network;
Image data storage means for storing image data and shooting position information indicating a shooting position of the image data in association with each other;
Shooting position information extracting means for extracting shooting position information indicating a position near the position indicated by the position information received from the mobile communication terminal from the image data storage means;
A photographic information providing apparatus including a photographic position transmitting means for transmitting photographic position information extracted by the photographic position information extracting means to the mobile communication terminal via the communication network. Information provision system. The photography information providing device
Image data extraction means for extracting image data stored in the image data storage means;
Image data transmitting means for transmitting the image data extracted by the image data extracting means to a mobile communication terminal via a communication network;
Selection information receiving means for receiving selection information indicating the selected image data from the mobile communication terminal,
The shooting position information extracting means extracts shooting position information associated with the image data indicated by the selection information received by the selection information receiving means from the image data storage means,
The photography information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the photographing position transmitting unit transmits the photographing position information extracted by the photographing position information extracting unit to the mobile communication terminal via the communication network. The shooting position transmitting means of the photographic information providing apparatus provides guidance information, which is information for guiding from the position indicated by the position information received from the portable communication terminal to the position indicated by the shooting position information extracted by the shooting position information extracting means. The photography information providing system according to claim 1 or 2, which is transmitted to a terminal. The photography information providing device
Map data storage means for storing map data;
Map data extraction means for extracting map data from the map data storage means based on the position information received from the portable communication terminal and the shooting position information stored in the image data storage means;
The photographing information providing device according to claim 3, wherein the photographing position transmitting means of the photographing information providing device transmits the map data extracted by the map data extracting means to the portable communication terminal via a communication network as guide information. system. The map data extraction means generates map data in which the route between the position indicated by the position information received from the mobile communication terminal and the position indicated by the shooting position information stored in the image data storage means is superimposed on the extracted map data. The photograph information providing system according to claim 4, wherein the generated map data is transmitted to a photographing position transmitting means. The image data storage means of the photographic information providing device stores information including image capturing conditions of the image data in association with the image data,
The photographing information providing device includes photographing condition transmission means for transmitting photographing conditions of the image data to the portable communication terminal via a communication network in response to a request from the portable communication terminal,
6. The mobile communication terminal includes a photographing condition setting unit that sets a condition for photographing by an image photographing unit based on the photographing condition when the photographing condition is received from the photographing information providing device. The photography information provision system of any one of these. The communication means of the portable communication terminal associates the image data of the image taken by the image taking means with the shooting conditions when the image was shot, and transmits the image data to the photography information providing apparatus via the communication network. Memorize it in the memory means,
Accompanying the photography information providing apparatus, the photography condition transmitting means of the photography information providing apparatus stores image data stored in the image storage means of the photography information providing apparatus in response to a request from the mobile communication terminal. A charge calculating device including charge calculating means for calculating a charge amount to the user of the mobile communication terminal that requested transmission of the shooting condition according to the transmitted shooting condition when transmitting the associated shooting condition; The photography information providing system according to claim 6. The charge calculating means of the charge calculating device transmits the image data when the shooting condition transmitting means of the photography information providing device transmits the shooting conditions of the image stored in the image data storage means in response to a request from the portable communication terminal. The photography information providing system according to claim 7, wherein a fee paid to a photographer of the image stored in the storage means is calculated. Image data storage means for storing image data and shooting position information indicating a shooting position of the image data in association with each other;
When receiving position information that is information indicating the current position of the mobile communication terminal from the mobile communication terminal via the communication network, the image data storage unit displays shooting position information indicating a position in the vicinity of the position indicated by the position information. Photographing position information extracting means for extracting from,
An apparatus for providing photographic information, comprising: photographic position information extracted by the photographic position information extracting means to transmit the photographic position information to the portable communication terminal via the communication network. Measure the current position,
Sends location information, which is information indicating the measured current location, via the communication network,
Storing image data and shooting position information indicating a shooting position of the image data in association with each other;
Extracting shooting position information indicating a position near the position indicated by the position information;
The extracted shooting position information is transmitted via the communication network,
A method for providing photography information, characterized by photographing an image. On the computer,
A storage process in which image data and shooting position information indicating a shooting position of the image data are associated and stored in a storage unit;
When position information, which is information indicating the current position of the mobile communication terminal, is received from the mobile communication terminal via the communication network, the shooting position information indicating the position near the position indicated by the position information is extracted from the storage means. Extraction process
A photographing information providing program for executing photographing position transmission processing for transmitting the photographing position information extracted by the extraction processing to the mobile communication terminal via the communication network.

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