JP2013015929A - Image management device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system which can add information, which leads from an external site to an image management site, to a comment to be submitted according to the authority to publish images managed in an image management site when a comment is submitted from the image management site to the external site.SOLUTION: An image management device communicably connected to client terminals and comment submission sites stores image information data associating information for identifying registered images with publish information of the registered images, accepts identification information together with a comment to a comment submission site from a client terminal, determines whether an image of the accepted identification information is published from the image information data after accepting the comment, and transmits link information accessible from the comment submission site to the image management device together with the accepted comment when it is determined that image of the accepted identification information is published.

Description

  The present invention relates to an image management apparatus, a control method, and a program.

By adding comments to images registered on the image registration site and managing them by date, you can create a simple diary with photos, and you can publish the created diary on the web. Also, if you want to show the created diary to others, you can easily access the created diary by teaching others access information such as URLs.
The following techniques are disclosed as a method for creating a web diary.
Prior Document 1 discloses a technique for accepting images and comments and creating an image diary to be published on the web.

In addition, in order to expand the number of users who browse the web diary created by you, you can copy the same content posted on one posting site and post it on another posting site at the same time.
The following techniques are disclosed as a method for linking WEB sites.

  In Prior Literature 2, in order to link the WEB sites where the texts are posted, when the text is posted from the information processing apparatus to the WEB site, the URL of the WEB site is stored and the WEB sites are linked. Technology is disclosed.

JP 2005-84901 A JP 2009-134574 A

  However, in the conventional technology, when posting a comment from the image management site to the external site, information for guiding the image from the external site to the image management site can be added to the comment. According to the public authority, there is a problem that it is not possible to add information for guiding to an image management site from an external site to a comment to be posted.

  In the present invention, when a comment is posted from an image management site to an external site, information to be guided from the external site to the image management site is added to the comment to be posted in accordance with the disclosure authority of the image managed in the image management site. Provide a mechanism that can be added.

The present invention relates to an image management apparatus communicably connected to a client terminal and a comment posting site, and image information in which information specifying an image registered in the image management apparatus is associated with public information of the image Storage means for storing data, comment accepting means for accepting the information to be specified together with comments to the comment posting site from the client terminal, and an image of the received information to be identified after receiving the comment When determining whether it is public from the image information data, and when determining that the public determination means is public, the link information accessible from the comment posting site to the image management device, Comment sending means for sending to the comment posting site together with the accepted comment; Characterized in that it obtain.
Further, the link information is information that allows access to an image that matches the specified information registered in the image management apparatus.

  Further, the information processing apparatus further comprises login information storage means for storing information that can be logged in to the comment posting site, and when the comment transmitting means transmits the accepted comment, the log-in information is further transmitted. To do.

  In addition, a multi-post information storage unit that stores a plurality of comment posting sites as a transmission destination of the comment transmission unit is further provided, and the comment transmission unit transmits the received comment to the plurality of comment posting sites. It is characterized by doing.

  Further, the multi-post information storage means further stores the number of comments characters that can be displayed by the comment posting site, and the comment transmission means according to the number of comments received by the comment receiving means and the number of comments that can be displayed. Is further provided with a character number control means for controlling the number of characters of the comment transmitted by.

  The image management apparatus further includes a link information transmitting unit that is communicably connected to a site that shortens the link information, and that transmits the link information to the site that shortens the link information in order to shorten the link information. And

  According to the present invention, when posting a comment from the image management site to an external site, information that guides the posted image from the external site to the image management site in accordance with the disclosure authority of the image managed in the image management site. It is possible to provide a mechanism that can be added.

It is a figure which shows the system configuration | structure of a comment management system. It is a figure which shows a hardware configuration. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen which an image management apparatus instruct | indicates a display instruction to a client terminal. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen which an image management apparatus instruct | indicates a display instruction to a client terminal. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen which a comment management apparatus directs a display instruction to a client terminal. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen which an image management apparatus instruct | indicates a display instruction to a client terminal. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen which an image management apparatus instruct | indicates a display instruction to a client terminal. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen which an image management apparatus instruct | indicates a display instruction to a client terminal. It is a figure which shows the flowchart of a comment management system. It is a figure which shows the flowchart of a comment management system. It is a figure which shows the flowchart of a comment management system. It is a figure which shows the flowchart of a comment management system. It is a figure which shows the flowchart of a comment management system. It is a figure which shows the flowchart of a comment management system. It is a figure which shows the data table which an image management apparatus manages.

Referring to FIG.
FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram configured by the comment management system of the present invention.

  Reference numeral 100 denotes an image management server (image management apparatus), which is an image management site that is connected to the client terminal 200 so as to be communicable and is an online album that manages image information of images registered (uploaded) from the client terminal. Furthermore, it is communicably connected to the comment posting site 101, and at the same time a comment can be entered and registered in the diary in the image management site, and at the same time, the same comment can be posted (sent) from the image management site to the comment posting site .

In addition, the image management apparatus 100 of the present invention allows a user who has registered as a user to register (upload) images and sentences (comments) every day, like a diary.
The image management server 100 may be a blog site (diary site) that manages images and comments.

  Reference numeral 101 denotes a comment management server (comment posting site), which is a WEB site in which comments posted from the image management server 100 can be registered. Furthermore, a comment can also be posted from the client terminal 201.

Reference numerals 200 and 201 denote client terminals, which can access the content (image management site) of the image management server 100 and the content (comment posting site) of the comment management server 101 via the WEB browser of the client terminal.
FIG. 2 will be described.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the image management server 100, the comment management server 101, the client terminal 200, and the client terminal 201.
In FIG. 2, 401 is a CPU that comprehensively controls each device and controller connected to the system bus 404.

  In the ROM 402 or the external memory 411, a BIOS (Basic Input / Output System) or an operating system program (hereinafter referred to as OS), which is a control program of the CPU 401, or a function to be executed by each server or each PC, which will be described later. Various programs to be stored are stored.

Reference numeral 403 denotes a RAM which functions as a main memory, work area, and the like for the CPU 401. The CPU 401 implements various operations by loading a program necessary for execution of processing from the ROM 402 or the external memory 411 into the RAM 403 and executing the loaded program.
An input controller 405 controls input from a keyboard (KB) 409 or a pointing device such as a mouse (not shown).

  A video controller 406 controls display on the display unit 410. Note that the display unit 410 is not limited to a CRT, but may be another display such as a liquid crystal display. These are used by the administrator as needed. Further, the display unit may include a touch panel function in which the user specifies a target position in the display screen with a finger, a pen, or the like.

  Reference numeral 407 denotes a memory controller, which is connected via an adapter to a hard disk (HD), flexible disk (FD), or PCMCIA card slot for storing a boot program, various applications, font data, user files, editing files, various data, and the like. Controls access to an external memory 411 such as a compact flash (registered trademark) memory.

  Reference numeral 408 denotes a communication I / F controller that is connected to and communicates with an external device via the network (communication line) 300, and executes communication control processing in the network. For example, communication using TCP / IP is possible.

  Note that the CPU 401 enables display on the CRT by executing, for example, outline font rasterization processing on the display information area in the RAM 403. In addition, the CPU 401 enables a user instruction with a mouse cursor (not shown) on the CRT.

Various programs to be described later for realizing the present invention are recorded in the external memory 411 of the image management server 100, and are executed by the CPU 401 by being loaded into the RAM 403 as necessary. Further, a data file and a data table used when executing the program are also stored in the external memory 411 or the storage unit of the image management server 100, and detailed description thereof will be described later.
FIG. 3 will be described.

  FIG. 3 is a diary screen displayed on the client terminal 200 in step S104. This screen is a screen on which the user (diary administrator) who manages the diary (creates the diary) can set whether to make the diary public or private.

Reference numeral 501 denotes a pull-down menu for selecting whether the user operating the client terminal is open or not open in step S <b> 108, and transmits open setting information related to the displayed diary to the image management server 100.
Reference numeral 513 denotes an image (photo), which is an image registered by the diary administrator in the image management server 100 and selected by the diary administrator for each diary.
Reference numeral 514 denotes a user account (username), which displays user information (user ID) for which login authentication has been performed on the image management server 100.
FIG. 4 will be described.

  FIG. 4 is a diary screen displayed on the client terminal 200 in step S104. Note that reference numeral 501 in FIG. 3 may be included in this screen. This screen is a screen that allows the user (diary manager) who manages the diary (creates the diary) to input a comment (sentence) for the diary. Further, this screen is a screen that allows a user (diary administrator) who manages a diary (creates a diary) to enter a comment entered in the image management site and the comment posting site.

  Reference numeral 502 denotes a comment input field that is input by the user operating the client terminal in step S <b> 106, and transmits a comment related to the diary being displayed to the image management server 100.

Reference numeral 503 denotes a comment transmission request in which the user operating the client terminal requests transmission of a comment in step S <b> 107, and transmits a comment regarding the diary being displayed to the image management server 100.
Reference numeral 504 denotes a button for selecting an image (513 in FIG. 3) to be displayed in the diary.
Reference numeral 512 denotes a comment for which display is instructed in step S214 after registration in the image management server 100 after transmission in step S107.
FIG. 5 will be described.
FIG. 5 is a comment screen displayed by the client terminal 201 in step S404. This screen is a screen that can be browsed by general users.
The upper diagram of FIG. 5 is a screen to be displayed when the diary is open to the public.
The comment 505 includes the link information (URL) generated in step S207.

507 indicates that the general user who has viewed the comment screen indicates “how to access the site” to the user “Su3desu” within the comment posting site. This button is pressed when a reply comment such as “” is given, and a reply comment can be input after the button is pressed.
The lower diagram of FIG. 5 is a screen to be displayed when the diary is not disclosed (not disclosed).
In 506, the same comment as that received in step S202 is displayed.
FIG. 6 will be described.

FIG. 6 is a diary screen displayed by the client terminal 201 in step S504. This screen is a screen that can be viewed by a general user when the diary is open to the public.
Reference numeral 509 denotes the same comment as the comment instructed to be displayed in step S214 after being registered in the image management server 100 after being transmitted in step S107.
FIG. 7 will be described.
FIG. 7 shows a shared user account setting screen in which the client terminal 200 can transmit user account information to the image management server 100 in step S601.
Reference numeral 510 denotes a button (setting) that can transmit user account information input for each comment posting site to the image management server 100.
The user account that can log in to the comment posting site (Tw) is “Su3desu”.
A user account that can log in to the comment posting site (mix) is “12049803213”.

  When the user account “Su3desu” is transmitted, it is registered corresponding to the comment posting site (Tw) in the OpenID in the lower diagram of FIG. 15 (multi-post setting information).

When the user account “12049803213” is transmitted, it is registered in the OpenID in the lower diagram of FIG. 15 (multi-post setting information) in association with the comment posting site (mix).
FIG. 8 will be described.
FIG. 8 shows a multi-post setting screen in which the client terminal 200 can transmit the multi-post setting to the image management server 100 in step S701.
Reference numeral 510 denotes a check box that can transmit the comment posting site information checked for each comment posting site to the image management server 100.
Here, since there is a check mark in the comment posting site (Tw), the comment is transmitted in step S208 or step S209.
Here, since the comment posting site (Fb) has no check mark, the comment is not transmitted in step S208 or step S209.
When there is a check mark, the multi-post setting in the lower diagram (multi-post setting information) in FIG.
When there is no check mark, the multi-post setting in the lower diagram of FIG. 15 (multi-post setting information) is blank.
FIG. 9 will be described.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a diary screen display request process of the user “Su3desu” (diary manager) who manages the diary (creates the diary).
The process proceeds from step C to step S101.

In step S101, the client terminal 200 accesses the image management site via the URL of the image management site, which is the image management server 100, and then requests the image management server 100 to log in (user information and password) including user information and a password. And a diary screen display request (either FIG. 3 or FIG. 4).
The user information included in the information that can be logged into the image management site transmitted here is, for example, “Su3desu”.
In step S102, the image management server 100 accepts a login request.
In step S103, the image management server 100 instructs the display of a diary screen in the image management site for each user according to login authentication.
In step S104, the client terminal 200 displays a diary screen (either FIG. 3 or FIG. 4) on the display unit.
In step S105, it is a user's screen selection operation in the client terminal 200, and an operation button is selected according to the user's selection.

In step S106, a comment is input to the comment field (502 in FIG. 4) in the client terminal 200. For example, the comment entered here is “I uploaded it to the site. ].
In step S107, the posting button (503 in FIG. 4) is pressed on the client terminal 200. When pressed, proceed to A.

  Furthermore, comments can be posted using the posting button (503 in FIG. 4) not only by users who have been authenticated by the image management apparatus of the present invention (registered image management user) but also by general users who have not been authenticated by login. Can be posted. In this case, a general user can input a comment in step S106 because the image (diary screen) is set to be open by the management user.

  In step S108, either public or private is selected on the client terminal 200 using the browsing authority switching tab (501 in FIG. 3) in order for the user to set the browsing authority for the image selected by the user. The If selected, go to B. Here, when “public” is selected, an image (diary screen) that can be browsed only by a user (registered image management user) who has been authenticated by the image management apparatus of the present invention is displayed. The image (diary screen) can be viewed by all users (general users) without performing login authentication.

Furthermore, only a user who has been authenticated by the image management apparatus of the present invention (registered image management user) can select either public or non-public using the viewing authority switching tab (501 in FIG. 3). is there. Therefore, only a user who has been authenticated by the image management apparatus of the present invention (registered image management user) can set the viewing authority for the image (diary screen), that is, the link to the image (diary screen) in step S207. You can generate information and choose whether to add it.
FIG. 10 will be described.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing comment posting processing performed by the diary administrator.
Proceed from step A to step S201.

  In step S <b> 201, the client terminal 200 transmits information that can identify the comment input in step S <b> 106 and the image registered in the image management server 100 to the image management server 100.

In step S <b> 202, the image management server 100 adds a comment “up to the site. ] (Comment accepting means).
Further, the received comment is registered in a database (not shown) managed by the image management server 100.

  In step S203, the image management server 100 refers to the multi-post data for each user (the lower part of FIG. 15) and determines which comment posting site the comment received in step S202 is to be transmitted from among a plurality of comment posting sites. read out. . For example, if multiple comment posting sites are set for multi-post data, the comment is transmitted to all the set comment posting sites.

  In step S204, the image management server 100 refers to the multi-post data for each user (the lower part of FIG. 15), and reads the maximum number of comment characters that can be posted for each comment posting site read in step S203. For example, the comment posting site A has a maximum number of 140 characters that can be posted, and the comment posting site C has a maximum number of 420 characters that can be posted.

  In step S205, the image management server 100 refers to the multi-post data for each user (the lower part of FIG. 15), and login information (users that can log in to the comment posting site for each comment posting site read in step S203) ID and password). For example, the comment posting site A has “Su3desu” as login information, and the comment posting site A has “1204980213” as login information.

In step S206, the image management server 100 searches the image information data (the upper part of FIG. 15) for image information that matches the image information received together with the comment in step S202, and whether the search setting of the searched image information is open. (Public determination means).
If it is determined that it is open here, the process proceeds to step S207.
If it is determined that it is not open (not open), the process proceeds to step S208.

  In step S207, the image management server 100 generates link information that can access an image that matches the image information received in step S202 registered in the image management server 100. The link information is a URL, such as http: // xxxxxxxx. co. jp / diary / [user_ID] / [entry_ID]. This URL is a URL that allows login and access to the screen that sent the comment in step S201.

  Further, here, the image management server 100 controls the number of characters of the comment transmitted for each comment posting site according to the number of characters for each comment posting site read in step S203.

  For example, if the upper limit of the number of characters for each comment posting site is exceeded, some of the comments accepted in step S202 are deleted. The upper limit of the number of characters for each comment posting site is considered for each comment posting site, such as shortening the URL generated in step S207.

  In step S208, the image management server 100 sends the comment “Uploaded to site” received in step S202 together with the URL generated in step S209. ] “Http: // xxxxxxxx.” Generated in step S207. co. jp / diary / [user_ID] / [entry_ID] ”is transmitted for each comment posting site read in step S203 (comment transmitting means).

  Further, here, before sending to each comment posting site read in step S203, the number of comments to be sent is controlled according to the number of comments received in step S202 and the number of displayable comments read in step S204 ( Character number control means).

  As a result, there is an allowable range (maximum value) for the number of characters of the comment that is displayed for each comment posting site, and the comment “Uploaded to site” received in step S202. ] “Http: // xxxxxxxx.” Generated in step S207. co. If the number of characters including “jp / diary / [user_ID] / [entry_ID]” exceeds the allowable range for each comment posting site, a part of the comment accepted in step S202 is deleted, or step S207 is performed. It is possible to control the number of characters of a comment to be transmitted so that the number of characters is within an allowable range by shortening the URL generated in (1). That is, the user can input a comment in step S106 without knowing the maximum number of characters of the comment specified for each comment posting site.

  The method of shortening the URL generated in step S207 may be performed regardless of the allowable range for each comment posting site. To shorten the URL, after the URL is created in step S207, the URL generated in step S207 is transmitted to a site that shortens the URL that is an external site (not shown), and the shortened URL server generates the URL in step S207. After shortening the URL and associating it with the URL generated in step S207, the shortened URL (for example, “http: // x / xx”) is received.

Furthermore, here, the image management server 100 can make a login request to the comment posting site by sending it together with information that can be logged in to the comment posting site read out in step S205. You can post comments in the same way.
The user information included in the information that can be logged into the comment posting site transmitted here is, for example, “Su3desu”.

  In step S209, the image management server 100 receives the comment “Uploaded to site” received in step S202. ] Is transmitted for each comment posting site read in step S203 via the URL of the comment posting site (comment transmitting means).

  Further, here, before sending to each comment posting site read in step S203, the number of comments to be sent is controlled according to the number of comments received in step S202 and the number of displayable comments read in step S204 ( Character number control means).

  As a result, there is an allowable range (maximum value) for the number of characters of the comment that is displayed for each comment posting site, and the comment “Uploaded to site” received in step S202. If the number of characters exceeds the allowable range for each comment posting site, the part of the comment received in step S202 is deleted, so that the number of characters of the comment to be transmitted is within the allowable range. It becomes possible to control.

Furthermore, here, the image management server 100 can make a login request to the comment posting site by sending it together with information that can be logged in to the comment posting site read out in step S205. You can post comments in the same way.
The user information included in the information that can be logged into the comment posting site transmitted here is, for example, “Su3desu”.
In step S <b> 210, the comment management server 101 (comment posting site) receives login information and comments from the image management server 100.

In step S211, the comment management server 101 (comment posting site) displays the comment received in step S210 when there is a comment display request by sending a URL from another client terminal in step S210. The received login information and the comment are associated with each other, and the comment data (text or text including URL) is registered in the database managed by the comment management server 101.
In step S211, the comment management server 101 (comment posting site) notifies the image management server 100 that registration of comment data has been completed.
In step S212, the image management server 100 receives a registration completion notification from the comment management server 101 (comment posting site).
In step S213, the image management server 100 instructs to display a diary screen (either FIG. 3 or FIG. 4) in order to return to the diary screen for each user.

Further, here, in the area 512 in FIG. 4, the comment received in step S202 is also registered in a database (not shown) managed by the image management server 100. "Is also displayed.
When a display instruction is given, the process proceeds to C.
FIG. 11 will be described.
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the public setting switching process performed by the diary administrator.
The process proceeds from step B to step S301.

  In step S301, the client terminal 200 selects either public or non-public from the pull-down menu (501 in FIG. 3) displayed only for the login authenticated user, and the image management server The selected public setting is sent to 100.

  Here, “non-disclosure” is a setting that can be browsed only by a user who has been authenticated by login to the image management server 100, and an image (513 in FIG. 3) and a comment (512 in FIG. 3) included in each diary are authenticated by login. The general user who is not can not browse.

On the other hand, “public” means that a general user who has not been authenticated for login to the image management server 100 can browse, and only the URL of the image management server 100 is transmitted from the client terminal. View images and comments.
Here, in order to specify the image, image information such as “kkk.jpeg” is also transmitted.
In step S302, the image management server 100 accepts a public setting.
In step S303, the image management server 100 determines whether the accepted disclosure setting for each diary is public.
If it is determined to be public, the process proceeds to step S304.
If it is determined that the document is not disclosed (not disclosed), the process proceeds to step S306.

  In step S304, the image management server 100 reads the image information data for each user, and sets the public information corresponding to the image information “kkkk.jpeg” to “public”.

In step S305, the image management server 100 instructs to display the diary screen (FIG. 3) in order to return to the diary screen (diary release setting screen) for each user who has been authenticated for login.
When a display instruction is given, the process proceeds to C.

In step S306, the image management server 100 reads the image information data for each user, and sets the public information corresponding to the image information “kkkk.jpeg” to “private”.
FIG. 12 will be described.
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing comment display request processing performed by a general user.

In step S401, the client terminal 201 accesses the comment posting site via the URL of the comment posting site that is the comment management server 101, and then, in step S211, the comment or user account (user information already registered in the comment posting site). ) In the comment posting site, and a request to display the searched comment screen (FIG. 5) is transmitted to the comment management server 101.
The user information searched here is, for example, “Su3desu”.
In step S <b> 402, the comment management server 101 receives a comment screen display request from the client terminal 201.
In step S403,

The comment management server 101 instructs the client terminal 200 to display the comment screen (FIG. 5) in the comment posting site for each user accepted in step S402.
In step S404, the client terminal 200 displays a comment screen (any one of the upper diagram and the lower diagram in FIG. 5) on the display unit.

  Here, when the diary is open as shown by 505 in FIG. 5, the URL “http: // xxxxxxxx. co. jp / diary / [user_ID] / [entry_ID] ”, but if the diary is not public as shown in 506 of FIG. 5, the URL is not included in the comment.

  As a result, a general user who is not the user account “Su3desu” who sees the comment can recognize that there is a diary from the comment, but cannot access the diary from the comment. Can be inquired by replying to the displayed comment (507 in FIG. 5), that is, the user account “Su3desu” can be contacted from the comment posting site.

In step S406, it is a user's screen selection operation in the client terminal 200, and when a comment screen (when publishing a diary) like 505 in FIG. 5 is displayed, the URL “http: // xxxxxxxx. co. The “jp / diary / [user_ID] / [entry_ID]” portion is selected (clicked).
Here, selection (clicking) is not possible when a comment screen (diary hidden) such as 506 in FIG. 5 is displayed.
URL “http: // xxxxxxxx. co. When the “jp / diary / [user_ID] / [entry_ID]” portion is clicked, the process proceeds to D.
In step S407, a comment button (507 in FIG. 5) is pressed on the client terminal 200.

Thereafter, a comment input screen (not shown) is displayed, and a comment is input at the client terminal 200. For example, the comment entered here is “How can I access the site? ]. When the URL does not include the comment (when the diary is not disclosed), the general user is prompted to publish the diary managed by the image management server 100 or access to the diary as described above. The method can be inquired via the comment management server 101.
When a comment is input, the input comment is transmitted to the comment management server 101.

  In step S <b> 408, the comment management server 101 (comment posting site) receives user information (user account) and a comment for transmitting a comment from the client terminal 200.

In step S409, the comment management server 101 (comment posting site) displays the comment received in step S408 when there is a comment display request by sending a URL from another client terminal, in step S408. The received user information and the comment are associated with each other, and comment data (text or text including URL) is registered in the database managed by the comment management server 101, and the process ends.
FIG. 13 will be described.
FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing diary screen display request processing performed by a general user.

In step S501, the client terminal 201 requests the image management server 100 to display the diary screen (FIG. 6) with a URL “http: // xxxxxxxx. co. jp / diary / [user_ID] / [entry_ID] ”.
In step S <b> 502, the image management server 100 accepts a diary screen display request from the client terminal 201.

In step S503, the image management server 100 instructs the display of the diary screen (FIG. 6) in the image management site accessible to general users according to the URL received in step S502.
In step S504, the client terminal 201 of the general user displays a diary screen (FIG. 6) on the display unit.
FIG. 14 will be described.
The upper diagram of FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing login information registration processing performed by the diary administrator.

In step S <b> 601, the client terminal 200 transmits login information of a comment posting site to be multi-post set to the image management server 100 using the multi-post account setting screen of FIG. 7.
FIG. 7 shows a screen after the multi post account setting is completed.
The login information transmitted here is login information (user information) for each comment posting site.
For example, “Su3desu” which is a user account of the comment posting site “Tw” is transmitted.
For example, “12049803213” which is a user account of the comment posting site “Fb” is transmitted.
In step S602, the image management server 100 accepts a user account.

In step S603, the image management server 100 registers the received user account in association with the comment posting site in the OpenID of the multi-post data (the lower diagram in FIG. 15).
The lower diagram of FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing multi-post registration processing performed by the diary administrator.

In step S601, using the multi-post designation screen in FIG. 7, the client terminal 200 transmits the comment posting site designation information designated as multi-post to the image management server 100.
FIG. 7 shows a screen on which multi-post designation has been completed.

The designation information transmitted here is information that designates in advance the comment posting site that transmits the comment that is received in step S202 and read in step S203.
For example, the comment posting site “Tw” is designated.
For example, a plurality of comment posting sites such as comment posting sites “Fb” and “Tw” are designated.
In step S602, the image management server 100 accepts the designated comment posting site.

  In step S <b> 603, the image management server 100 registers the received multi-post setting (lower diagram in FIG. 15) for each user in association with the comment posting site.

The upper diagram of FIG. 15 is an image information table for each user, and image information data is managed in a list for each user (for each user account of the image management site). The image management apparatus stores an image information table in the external memory 411 (storage means).
One piece of image information data is managed in association with image information (information for specifying an image), registration date, registration name, and public information.

In the image information data, public information is stored in association with each image information (image ID).

The image information is information for specifying an image, but the image information may be information for specifying an individual diary created by the user. In this case, public information (public or non-public) is set as image information for each individual diary created by the user.
The registration date is the date when the user registered the image. The registered name is a name registered by the user in the image.

The lower part of FIG. 15 shows multi-post setting information, and the multi-post setting information is managed for each user (for each user account of the image management site). The image management apparatus 100 stores multi-post setting information in the external memory 411.
The multi-post setting information stores the maximum number of characters associated with each posting site (comment posting site) (multi-post information storage means).
The maximum number of characters is the number of characters that can be displayed on the comment posting site.

In the multi-post setting information, a multi-post setting (multi-post transmission destination) is stored in association with each posting site (comment posting site) (multi-post information storage unit).
Here, when a plurality of comment posting sites are stored as transmission destinations, the information is transmitted to all of the plurality of comment posting sites.
The multi-post setting information stores OpenID (user account) in association with each posting site (comment posting site) (login information storage means).

The program according to the present invention is a program that allows a computer to execute the processing methods of the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 9 to 14, and the storage medium according to the present invention is a program that allows the computer to execute the processing methods of FIGS. Is stored in the external memory 411.

As described above, a recording medium that records a program that implements the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or apparatus, and a computer (or CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus stores the program stored in the recording medium. It goes without saying that the object of the present invention can also be achieved by executing reading.

In this case, the program itself read from the recording medium realizes the novel function of the present invention, and the recording medium storing the program constitutes the present invention.

As a recording medium for supplying the program, for example, a flexible disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, CD-R, DVD-ROM, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, ROM, EEPROM, silicon A disk or the like can be used.

Further, by executing the program read by the computer, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized, but also an OS (operating system) operating on the computer based on an instruction of the program is actually It goes without saying that a case where the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by performing part or all of the processing and the processing is included.

Furthermore, after the program read from the recording medium is written to the memory provided in the function expansion board inserted into the computer or the function expansion unit connected to the computer, the function expansion board is based on the instructions of the program code. It goes without saying that the case where the CPU or the like provided in the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

The present invention may be applied to a system constituted by a plurality of devices or an apparatus constituted by one device. It goes without saying that the present invention can also be applied to a case where the invention is achieved by supplying a program to a system or apparatus. In this case, by reading a recording medium storing a program for achieving the present invention into the system or apparatus, the system or apparatus can enjoy the effects of the present invention.

Furthermore, by downloading and reading a program for achieving the present invention from a server, database, etc. on a network using a communication program, the system or apparatus can enjoy the effects of the present invention.
In addition, all the structures which combined each embodiment mentioned above and its modification are also included in this invention.

100 Image management server (image management site)
101 Comment management server (comment posting site)
200 Client terminal (Diary administrator)
201 Client terminal (general user)
401 CPU
403 RAM

Claims (8)

An image management device communicably connected to a client terminal and a comment posting site,
Storage means for storing image information data in which information specifying an image registered in the image management apparatus is associated with public information of the image;
Comment accepting means for accepting the information to be specified together with a comment to the comment posting site from the client terminal;
After accepting the comment, disclosure determining means for determining from the image information data whether or not the received image of the specified information is public.
Comment transmission means for transmitting link information accessible to the image management apparatus from the comment posting site to the comment posting site together with the received comment when the public determination means determines that the information is public;
An image management apparatus comprising:   The image management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the link information is information that allows access to an image that matches the specified information registered in the image management apparatus. Login information storage means for storing information that can be logged into the comment posting site;
The image management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the comment transmitting unit transmits the accepted comment, the log-in information is further transmitted. Multi-post information storage means for storing a plurality of comment posting sites as a destination of the comment transmission means,
4. The image management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the comment transmitting unit transmits the received comment to the plurality of comment posting sites. 5. The multi-post information storage means further stores the number of characters of comments that can be displayed on the comment posting site,
The number-of-characters control means which controls the number of characters of the comment which the comment transmission means transmits according to the number of characters of the comment which the comment reception means received and the number of characters of the comment which can be displayed is further provided. Image management device. The image management apparatus is further communicably connected to a site that shortens the link information,
6. The image management apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising link information transmission means for transmitting the link information to the site for shortening the link information.
An image management apparatus including a storage unit that is communicably connected to a client terminal and a comment posting site, and that stores image information data in which information specifying an image registered in the image management apparatus is associated with public information of the image. A control method,
A comment accepting step in which the comment accepting unit of the image management apparatus accepts the information to be specified together with a comment from the client terminal to the comment posting site;
A disclosure determination step of determining from the image information data whether or not the received image of the specified information is public after the public determination unit of the image management apparatus receives the comment;
When the comment transmission means of the image management apparatus determines that the publication determination step is public, link information that is accessible to the image management apparatus from the comment posting site, together with the received comment, the comment posting site Comment sending process to send to,
The control method characterized by including. A program that can be read and executed by an image management apparatus that is communicably connected to a client terminal and a comment posting site,
The image management device;
Storage means for storing image information data in which information specifying an image registered in the image management apparatus is associated with public information of the image;
Comment accepting means for accepting the information to be specified together with a comment to the comment posting site from the client terminal;
After accepting the comment, disclosure determining means for determining from the image information data whether or not the received image of the specified information is public.
Comment transmission means for transmitting link information accessible to the image management apparatus from the comment posting site to the comment posting site together with the received comment when the public determination means determines that the information is public;
A program characterized by making it function.

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