JP2016071484A - Image upload system and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image upload system and a program capable of presenting an image provided by a third person to a user who appears in the image.SOLUTION: An image upload system 100 includes: a function for acquiring a number cloth number 41 (a participant number); a function for generating a bar code image 42; a function for manufacturing a number cloth 40 (a mark); a function for acquiring a user ID (user account identification information) for a social network service; a function for acquiring the number cloth number 41 as a subject number on the basis of a bar code image 42 included in a picture 50 (an image); and a function for uploading the picture 50 to a social network service in association with the user ID corresponding to the subject number.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an image upload system and a program.

  In a general social network service (SNS), a user can post an image in association with his / her user account. An example of such a service is described in Patent Document 1.

JP 2012-216082 A

  However, in the conventional technology, there is a problem that it is difficult to automatically provide an image (such as a photograph) provided by a third party other than the user and the SNS operator to a user appearing in the image. .

  For example, when an SNS user participates in a sporting event and the event organizer takes a picture of the participating user, there is no method of associating the taken picture with the user account of the user in the picture. For this reason, in order to provide photos to the user, for example, after the user has confirmed all the photos, an additional work has been required, such as selecting what the subject is in and notifying the event organizer. Thus, there was room for improvement in convenience for both the event organizer and the user.

  The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and provides an image upload system and program capable of providing an image provided by a third party to a user who appears in the image. For the purpose.

In order to solve the above-described problems, an image upload system according to the present invention provides:
The ability to obtain at least one participant number;
A function of generating a barcode image corresponding to each of the participant numbers;
For each of the participant numbers, a function to produce a sign that displays a corresponding barcode image;
A function of acquiring user account identification information of a social network service corresponding to each of the participant numbers;
A function of acquiring a participant number corresponding to the barcode image as a subject number based on the barcode image included in the image;
A function of uploading the image in association with the user account identification information corresponding to the subject number with respect to the social network service.

  The sign may further display the participant number.

  In addition, the program according to the present invention is executed by the computer in a system including a computer and a sign manufacturing means, thereby causing the system to function as the above-described image upload system.

  According to the image upload system and the program according to the present invention, the user account corresponding to the user in the image can be specified by using the barcode corresponding to the user account. Can be provided to the user appearing in the image.

It is a figure which shows the structure containing the image upload system which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a structure of the number number which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. 3 is an example of a photograph according to the first embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the flow of a process of the image upload system of FIG.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 shows a configuration including an image upload system 100 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The image upload system 100 includes an event server 10, a barcode server 20, and a photo client 30. The image upload system 100 includes a printer 13 connected to the event server 10.

  The event server 10 includes a configuration as a well-known computer, and includes a calculation unit 11 that performs calculation and a storage unit 12 that stores information. The calculation means 11 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and the storage means 12 includes a storage medium such as a semiconductor memory and an HDD (Hard Disk Drive).

  Although not particularly shown, the event server 10 includes an input unit, an output unit, and a network interface. The input means is means used by the user to input information, and is, for example, a mouse or a keyboard. The output unit is a unit that outputs information to the user. For example, the output unit is a display device such as a liquid crystal display, but the printer 13 may also serve as the output unit.

  The storage means 12 of the event server 10 can store participant data D1 and barcode data D2. The storage unit 12 stores an event server program (not shown). The event server program is executed by a computer (particularly computing means), thereby causing the computer to function as the event server 10 according to the present invention.

  The barcode server 20 also includes a configuration as a well-known computer, and has the same configuration as the event server 10. That is, the barcode server 20 includes a calculation unit 21 that performs a calculation and a storage unit 22 that stores information. Although not particularly shown, the barcode server 20 includes an input unit, an output unit, and a network interface.

  The storage means 22 of the barcode server 20 can store participant data D1, barcode data D2, and photo data D3. The storage unit 22 stores a barcode server program (not shown). The barcode server program is executed by a computer (particularly computing means), thereby causing the computer to function as the barcode server 20 according to the present invention.

  The photo client 30 also includes a configuration as a well-known computer, and has the same configuration as the event server 10 and the barcode server 20. That is, the photo client 30 includes a calculation unit 31 that performs a calculation and a storage unit 32 that stores information. Although not particularly shown, the photo client 30 includes an input unit, an output unit, and a network interface.

  The storage means 32 of the photo client 30 can store photo data D3. The storage means 32 stores a photo client program (not shown). The photo client program is executed by a computer (particularly computing means), thereby causing the computer to function as the photo client 30 according to the present invention.

  The event server 10, the barcode server 20, and the photo client 30 are communicably connected to each other via a communication network (not shown). The communication network is, for example, the Internet.

  The barcode server 20 can access at least one social network service (hereinafter abbreviated as “SNS”). The term SNS can be interpreted by those skilled in the art with an appropriate definition. For example, SNS includes Facebook. The barcode server 20 is communicably connected to an SNS server 200 that is a computer that realizes at least a part of the SNS (for example, via a communication network), and uploads images to the SNS server 200. Is provided.

  The term “upload” can be interpreted by those skilled in the art with an appropriate definition, but may be interpreted in a different meaning depending on the SNS. For example, the image upload process to the SNS server 200 may require a procedure or a communication protocol unique to the SNS.

  An existing SNS server 200 may be used, or a person skilled in the art can design the SNS server 200 as appropriate. For example, the SNS server 200 can accept registration of a plurality of user accounts and store information such as character strings and images in association with each user account. Each user account can be uniquely identified within the SNS based on predetermined user account identification information (hereinafter referred to as “user ID” as an example).

  The event server 10 stores data related to event participants. The event is, for example, a sporting event, and may be a long distance running event such as a marathon. At least a part of the data related to the participants of the event is stored in the storage unit 12 as the participant data D1.

  The participant data D1 associates one SNS user ID (U123, U456, U789,...) Related to the participant with respect to at least one number number (N001, N002, N003,...). The bib number is a participant number that uniquely identifies each participant in the event, and is composed of numbers, letters, or a combination thereof.

  The barcode data D2 associates one barcode image with each bib number.

The bib number and the barcode image are printed as a bib by the printer 13. That is, the printer 13 functions as a bib manufacturing unit.
FIG. 2 shows an example of the configuration of the race bib 40. The bib number 40 is printed for each bib number 41 and is a sign that displays the bib number 41 and a barcode image 42 corresponding to the bib number.

  In the example of FIG. 2, the bib number 41 is represented by a four-digit number “2345”. The barcode image 42 is configured using, for example, a white square or a black square as a structural unit. However, a structural unit of another color may be used, and a structural unit of three or more colors or other shapes may be used. Also good. In the barcode image 42, for example, the structural units are arranged in a 5 × 5 matrix to represent the bib number 41, and the periphery of the arrangement is “wrapped” by a black frame. The size of the barcode image 42 including the black frame is, for example, 3.5 cm × 3.5 cm, but is not limited thereto. Further, for example, a white edge area is provided around the barcode image 42, and the size including the edge area is, for example, 4.1 cm × 4.1 cm. The barcode image 42 is configured such that, for example, each structural unit can be recognized when taken from a distance of 2 to 8 m with a camera having a width (longitudinal dimension) of 2000 pixels to 3000 pixels.

  Note that the barcode image 42 is not limited to the one shown in FIG. 2, and any known barcode image can be used. For example, it may be a two-dimensional barcode by another method or a one-dimensional barcode.

The photo data D3 includes data representing at least one image related to the event. The image related to the event is, for example, a photograph taken by a digital camera.
FIG. 3 shows an example of the photograph 50. In this photo 50, the participant wearing the bib 40 is shown. The structural units (white or black squares) included in the barcode image 42 of the bib 40 appear clearly so as to be recognizable in the photograph 50. In the example of FIG. 3, the race bib number 41 (a 4-digit number “2345”) can also be recognized, but the race bib number 41 need not be recognizable.

The operation of the image upload system 100 configured as described above will be described below.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing flow of the image upload system 100.
First, the event server 10 acquires at least one number number 41 (step S11). Here, the event server 10 may acquire the bib number 41 by automatically generating the bib number 41 (for example, by generating a serial number from 1) or by receiving an input of the bib number 41 from the input unit. Alternatively, it may be obtained by receiving a list of bib numbers 41 from a portable storage medium or a communication network.

  Next, the event server 10 acquires at least one user ID (step S12). Here, each user ID is associated with one of the bib numbers 41. The event server 10 may be acquired by receiving a list that associates the bib number 41 with the user ID, or may be obtained by receiving information that associates the bib number 41 with the user ID from the SNS server 200. . A person skilled in the art can appropriately design an authentication process or the like that may be executed at this time.

  For example, the event organizer may notify each participant of the event of the assigned bib number 41, and prompts each participant to notify the SNS of the assigned bib number 41. Good. When the user of the SNS notifies his / her number number 41 to the SNS, the SNS server 200 may associate the user ID of the user with the notified number number 41 and transmit it to the event server 10. In this way, the event server 10 executes Step S12.

  Next, the event server 10 transmits the obtained bib number 41 and the user ID to the barcode server 20 (step S13). This is performed, for example, by transmitting the entire participant data D1. The barcode server 20 receives the transmitted bib number 41 and the user ID (step S14). The barcode server 20 may store the received bib number 41 and the user ID in the storage unit 22 as participant data D1.

  Next, the barcode server 20 generates a barcode image 42 corresponding to each of the received bib numbers 41 (step S15). For example, the barcode image 42 of FIG. 2 is generated for the bib number 41 “2345” of FIG. Here, a method for generating the barcode image 42 from the bib number 41 (including an algorithm for determining the pattern of the barcode image 42) can be appropriately designed by those skilled in the art. Further, the barcode server 20 may associate each of the bib number 41 and the corresponding barcode image 42 and store them in the storage unit 22 as barcode data D2.

  Next, the barcode server 20 transmits the barcode image 42 to the event server 10 (step S16). This is performed, for example, by transmitting the entire barcode data D2. The event server 10 receives the transmitted barcode image 42 (step S17). The event server 10 stores the received barcode image 42 in the storage unit 12 as barcode data D2.

  Next, the event server 10 prints the race bib 40 (step S18). More specifically, the event server 10 transmits a command for printing the race bib 40 to the printer 13, and the printer 13 prints the race bib 40 according to this command. In this way, the race bib 40 is manufactured.

  Thereafter, although not directly related to the operation of the image upload system 100, the event organizer distributes the printed bib 40 to the participants, and each participant wears his bib 40 to participate in the event. Then, the event organizer or another photographer takes at least one photograph of the participant in the event (for example, photograph 50 in FIG. 3), and inputs this photograph 50 to the photograph client 30.

  In addition, since the organizer of the event is not a participant, that is, the SNS himself / herself and is not an SNS operator, it can be said that the event is a third party in the relationship between the participant and the SNS.

  The photo client 30 receives an input of at least one photo 50 (step S21). Then, the photo client 30 acquires the bib number 41 corresponding to the barcode image 42 based on the barcode image 42 included in each photo 50 (step S22). That is, the bib number 41 of the bib 40 shown in each photograph 50 is acquired.

  Here, the barcode image 42 included in the photograph 50 is not necessarily the same as the printed barcode image 42, such as size change, orientation change, color change, shape change, partial concealment, etc. Changes may have occurred. However, a method (including an algorithm for recognizing the pattern of the barcode image 42) for appropriately obtaining the bib number 41 without being affected by such a change within a certain allowable range can be appropriately designed by those skilled in the art. .

  The photo client 30 associates each photo 50 with the bib number 41 corresponding to the photo 50 and stores it in the storage unit 32 as photo data D3. The number number 41 acquired in step S22, that is, the number number 41 appearing in the specific photograph 50 is hereinafter referred to as “subject number”. A plurality of subject numbers may be associated with one photo 50, and the same subject number may be associated with a plurality of photos 50.

  Next, the photo client 30 transmits the photo 50 and the subject number corresponding to each photo 50 to the barcode server 20 (step S23). This is performed, for example, by transmitting the entire photo data D3. The barcode server 20 receives the transmitted photograph 50 and subject number (step S24). The barcode server 20 stores the received photo 50 and subject number in the storage unit 12 as photo data D3.

  Next, the barcode server 20 verifies the subject number for each photograph 50 (step S25). For example, based on each photo 50, the subject number appearing in the photo 50 is acquired, and the subject number is compared with the subject number transmitted from the photo client 30. If these subject numbers match, the barcode server 20 uses the subject number as it is, and if these subject numbers are different, the barcode server 20 appropriately performs correction processing. The specific contents of this correction processing can be designed as appropriate by those skilled in the art. Alternatively, the subject number acquired in step S25 may be used preferentially.

  Next, the barcode server 20 specifies the user ID based on the subject number (step S26). For example, the participant data D1 is searched based on the subject number, and the user ID associated with the subject number is acquired. With this process, the barcode server 20 acquires the user ID of the participant shown in each photo 50 for each photo 50.

  Next, the barcode server 20 uploads the photos 50 to the SNS in association with the corresponding user ID for each photo 50 (step S27). That is, for each subject number corresponding to the photograph 50, the photograph 50 is uploaded to the SNS in association with the user ID corresponding to the subject number. In other words, the barcode server 20 posts the photograph 50 for the user ID of the SNS.

  In the present embodiment, it is assumed that uploading to the SNS can be realized by a predetermined access method (which may include a predetermined procedure, a communication protocol, etc.) to the SNS server 200.

  Here, information regarding the display format of the photograph 50 may be uploaded together with the photograph 50. For example, a predetermined album format may be stored in advance and uploaded so as to be displayed in this album format.

  Thereafter, although not particularly shown in FIG. 4, the SNS server 200 publishes the uploaded photo 50. For example, the SNS server 200 receives the photograph 50 and stores the photograph 50 in association with each user ID. And when the information relevant to each user ID is requested | required via a communication network etc., the photograph 50 will be transmitted according to this.

  In this way, the event participant can view the photograph 50 in which he / she is photographed (more precisely, the photograph 50 in which the barcode image 42 of his / her bib 40 is photographed) simply by logging in to the SNS. be able to.

  As described above, according to the image upload system 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, an image (photo 50) provided by a third party (for example, an event organizer), a user who appears in the image (for example, event participation). Can be provided automatically. This eliminates the need for the user to look at all the photos and confirm which photos are shown in each photo, improving convenience. In addition, the event organizer does not need to accept a photograph desired by the user, thereby improving convenience.

In the first embodiment described above, the following modifications can be made.
The hardware configuration of the image upload system 100 is not limited to that shown in FIG. For example, the structural unit of the computer may be different from that of FIG. 1, and all of the event server 10, the barcode server 20, and the photo client 30 may be configured by the same computer. In that case, the data transmission / reception step (steps S13, S14, S16, S17, S23, S24, etc. in FIG. 4) may be omitted.

  The bib 40 can be manufactured by printing on cloth or paper, but may be manufactured using other materials such as resin and metal. In addition, the label for displaying the barcode image 42 is not limited to the race bib 40 but may have any physical configuration. Moreover, you may manufacture by methods other than printing. For example, a structure called a plate, a sheet, a sticker, a tag, a card, or the like may be used. Therefore, the number called “bib number”, “participant number” or “subject number” in the first embodiment may be called by other names (tag number, card number, etc.).

  In the first embodiment, the race bib 40 displays the race bib number 41 and the barcode image 42. However, the race bib number 41 may be omitted when there is no problem in event management or the like. If at least the barcode image 42 is included, the barcode server 20 and the photo client 30 can obtain the bib number 41 from the bib 40.

  Instead of the photograph 50, an image other than a photograph may be used. For example, an image obtained by correcting a part or the whole of a photograph may be used.

  In the first embodiment, acquisition of the subject number based on the photograph 50 is performed by the photograph client 30 in step S22, and also by the barcode server 20 in step S25. In this way, verification by a different computer can be performed, so that the accuracy of subject number recognition is increased. However, it is sufficient for the implementation of the present invention that the subject number is acquired only once for each photograph 50. For example, step S22 may be omitted, in which case the photo client 30 can omit a program for barcode processing.

  The step of acquiring the user ID (step S12 in FIG. 4) can be executed at an arbitrary timing. The transmission of the user ID from the event server 10 to the barcode server 20 may be executed as a step different from the transmission of the bib number 41. If acquisition and transmission of the user ID are completed before step S26 at the latest, the barcode server 20 can specify the user ID based on the bib number 41.

  10 event server (computer), 13 printer (sign production means), 20 barcode server (computer), 30 photo client (computer), 40 race number, 41 race number (participant number, subject number), 42 barcode image, 50 photos (images), 200 SNS server.

In order to solve the above-described problems, an image upload system according to the present invention provides:
The ability to obtain at least one participant number;
A function of generating a barcode image corresponding to each of the participant numbers;
For each of the participant numbers, a function for producing a sign that displays the participant number and a corresponding barcode image;
A function of acquiring user account identification information of a social network service corresponding to each of the participant numbers;
A function of acquiring a participant number corresponding to the barcode image as a subject number based on the barcode image included in the image;
A function of uploading the image in association with the user account identification information corresponding to the subject number with respect to the social network service.

Claims (3)

The ability to obtain at least one participant number;
A function of generating a barcode image corresponding to each of the participant numbers;
For each of the participant numbers, a function to produce a sign that displays a corresponding barcode image;
A function of acquiring user account identification information of a social network service corresponding to each of the participant numbers;
A function of acquiring a participant number corresponding to the barcode image as a subject number based on the barcode image included in the image;
A function of uploading the image in association with the user account identification information corresponding to the subject number with respect to the social network service.   The image upload system according to claim 1, wherein the sign further displays the participant number.   3. A program comprising a computer and a sign manufacturing means, wherein the program causes the system to function as the image upload system according to claim 1 when executed by the computer.

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