KR101434234B1 - Method and apparatus for digital photo frame service providing feedback information - Google Patents

Abstract

A digital frame service providing feedback information and a server providing the digital frame service are disclosed. The server receives a request for sharing of the image of the first user from the first user. According to the request, the server shares the image of the first user with the second user, and transmits the image of the first user to the electronic frame of the second user. The server receives the feedback information on the image of the first user from the electronic frame and reflects the feedback information on the metadata of the image of the first user.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for a digital frame service providing feedback information,

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The following embodiments are directed to a method and apparatus for providing a service for an electronic frame, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for providing an electronic frame with feedback information on a valid image and a shared image.

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a digital photo frame refers to a device for displaying images captured by a digital camera, a mobile phone, or the like, or images stored in a computer or the like on a liquid crystal display (LCD).

The electronic frame can provide the function of a frame or album of a photo regardless of the attributes of the image such as resolution and color.

The electronic frame can read image data from a memory card such as a compact flash and a secure digital (SD) memory card. In addition, the electronic frame can receive image data through a wired / wireless network such as the Internet. The electronic frame can output an image using the data of the read or received image.

One embodiment may provide a method and apparatus for providing feedback information on an image transmitted to an electronic frame.

One embodiment may provide a method and apparatus for selecting a user to share or transmit an image based on metadata of the image.

One embodiment can provide a method and apparatus for reflecting feedback information on an image transmitted from an electronic frame to the metadata of the image.

According to one aspect, there is provided a method for a server to provide electronic frame service, the method comprising: receiving a request for sharing of an image of the first user in the server from a terminal of a first user; Setting the image to be shared with a second user, transmitting data of the image shared with the second user to the electronic frame of the second user, receiving feedback information on the first image from the electronic frame And reflecting the feedback information to the metadata of the image in the server.

The feedback information may be preferential feedback information indicating that the second user prefers the image.

The feedback information may be generated by the second user selecting a mark printed with the image in the electronic frame.

The electronic frame service providing method may further include providing the metadata in association with the image.

The server may be a cloud server providing a cloud service.

The data of the image may be stored in a storage space allocated for the first user of the server as an image file.

The second user may be a plurality of users.

The electronic frame may be a plurality of electronic frames.

The electronic frame service providing method may further include selecting the second user to transmit the image data among the users of the server.

The selecting may select the second user among the users in the group to which the first user belongs.

The selecting may select the second user based on metadata of the image.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of receiving a request for sharing an image of the first user in the server from a terminal of a first user, transmitting data of the image shared with the second user to the electronic frame of the second user A transmission / reception unit for receiving feedback information on the first image from the electronic frame, and a second communication unit for setting the image to be shared with a second user upon receiving the sharing request, And a processing unit that reflects feedback information.

The processing unit may provide the metadata in association with the image.

The processing unit may select the second user to transmit data of the image among the users of the server.

The processing unit may select the second user among the users in the group to which the first user belongs.

The processing unit may select the second user based on the metadata of the image.

By providing feedback information on the shared image, the user who provided the image can recognize the feedback of other users to his or her image.

Since the user whose image is to be shared or transmitted is selected based on the metadata of the image, the user can easily provide his or her image to other related users.

1 is a structural diagram of an electronic frame service system according to an embodiment.
2 is a structural diagram of a server according to an embodiment.
3 is a flowchart of a method of providing an electronic frame service according to an embodiment.
FIG. 4 illustrates a method of generating feedback information according to an example.
FIG. 5 illustrates a method for selecting a second user using metadata of an image according to an example.
FIG. 6 illustrates a method of providing metadata of an image according to an example.

In the following, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference symbols in the drawings denote like elements.

1 is a structural diagram of an electronic frame service system according to an embodiment.

Each user of the electronic frame service system 100 can use an electronic frame or a terminal.

The electronic frame service system 100 may include the terminal 110 of the first user, the server 120, and the electronic frame 130 of the second user.

The first user may be a user providing the image using the terminal 110. The second user may be a user who is presented with an image via electronic frame 130 and provides feedback on the image.

The terminal 110 may transmit data of the image to the server 120. [ The terminal 110 may also share images transmitted to the server 120 with other users of the electronic frame service such as a second user using the service provided by the server 120. [ Here, the sharing may mean transmitting the data of the image to the electronic frame 130. Or, sharing may mean that the electronic frame 130 of the second user allows access to the data of the image of the first user in the server 120. [

The terminal 110 may be a personal computer (PC), a tablet, and a smart phone capable of performing the transmission or sharing described above, and may be an electronic frame of the first user have. The terminal 110 may be a plurality of terminals. For example, some terminals of a plurality of terminals may transmit image data to the server 120, and some of the terminals may use the electronic frame service provided by the server 120. The terminal 110 may transmit data of an image captured by the terminal 110 or data of an image stored in the terminal 110 to the server 120.

The server 120 may provide electronic frame service to the terminal 110 and the electronic frame 130.

The server 120 may manage accounts for users of electronic frame services, including first and second users. The server 120 can manage albums by account. One account may have a plurality of albums, and one album may include a plurality of images.

The terminal 110 may access the server 120 to create, delete or change the account of the first user, and may create, delete or change the album of the first user. Also, the terminal 110 may access the server 120 to add an image to the account of the first user, or delete the image from the account of the first user. In addition, the terminal 110 may add an image to the album of the first user, or delete the image from the album of the first user. In other words, the image of the first user in the server 120 may be included in an account or an album.

The server 120 may transmit the data of the image to the electronic frame 130.

The server 120 and the electronic frame 130 can perform synchronization. Synchronization may refer to an operation to match images that are set to be transmitted to electronic frame 130 in server 120 with images stored in electronic frame 130. [ The above synchronization can be performed by account or album. For example, data of images within a particular album within server 120 may be transmitted to electronic frame 130 via synchronization.

Alternatively, the electronic frame 130 may request the server 120 for data of an image to which the user has been granted access. The server 120 may transmit the data of the image to which the access authority of the electronic frame 130 is granted to the electronic frame 130 in response to the request. Here, the image to which the access right is given to the electronic frame 130 may mean an image shared with the second user of the electronic frame 130 or the electronic frame 130.

The electronic frame 130 can output an image using the data of the transmitted image.

The electronic frame 130 can transmit the feedback information on the output image to the server 120. [ The feedback information may be generated by a second user of the electronic frame 130 manipulating the electronic frame 130.

2 is a structural diagram of a server according to an embodiment.

The server 120 may include a transmitting / receiving unit 210, a processing unit 220, and a storage unit 230.

The transceiver 210 can receive image data of the terminal 110 and the electronic frame 130 through the wired / wireless network. In addition, the transceiver 210 can transmit and receive data to and from the terminal 110 and the electronic frame 130. Here, the data may be data for providing electronic frame service.

The transceiver 210 may be a hardware module such as a network interface card, a network interface chip and a networking interface port, and may be a network device driver driver, or a networking program.

The processing unit 220 may be at least one processor or at least one core in the processor. The processing unit 220 may perform an operation necessary to provide the electronic frame service. Here, the execution of the operation may mean executing the program code stored in the storage unit 230. [

The storage unit 230 may store image data. The processing unit 220 may store the data of the image transmitted to the processing unit 220 in the storage unit 230. The storage unit 230 may store information related to the user's account and album and may store information necessary for providing the electronic frame service such as information related to the setting of the terminal 110 and the setting of the electronic frame 130 Can be stored. The storage unit 230 may provide the stored information to the processing unit 220.

3 is a flowchart of a method of providing an electronic frame service according to an embodiment.

The electronic frame service providing method described below may be a method in which the server 120 provides electronic frame service to the terminal 110 and the electronic frame 120. The first user may be the owner or user of the terminal 110. The second user may be the owner or user of the electronic frame 130. The second user may be a plurality of users, and the electronic frame 130 may be plural.

In step 310, the transceiver 210 of the server 120 may receive data of the image of the first user from the terminal 110. [ Here, the image may be plural.

In step 315, the processing unit 220 of the server 120 may store the data of the image of the received first user in the storage unit 230 as the image of the first user. The processing unit 220 may store the data of the image of the first user in association with the account of the first user or the album of the first user.

The server 120 may be a cloud server providing a cloud service. The data of the image of the first user may be stored in the storage space allocated for the first user of the server 120 as an image file.

In step 320, the transceiver 210 of the server 120 may receive a request for sharing of the image of the first user stored in the server 120 from the terminal 110.

Here, the sharing may be to allow another user of the server 120 to access the image of the first user. Alternatively, sharing may mean that the server 120 causes the image of the first user to be provided to another user.

The user who will share the image of the first user may be explicitly specified within the request of the share. For example, the request for sharing of step 320 may indicate sharing an image of a first user with a second user, or may indicate sharing an image of a first user with a group of users that includes a second user . Alternatively, the processing unit 220 may select a user to share an image of the first user among the users of the server. Hereinafter, the second user may represent one of the other users or other users whose image of the first user is shared.

The unit of sharing can be account, album or image. That is, all of the images in the account of the first user, all images in the first album of the first user, or a single image of the first user may be shared with the second user.

In step 330, the processing unit 220 may set the image of the first user to be shared with the second user upon receiving the request for sharing. The processing unit 220 may set the image of the first user to be shared with a plurality of selected users among the users of the server 120, and the selected plurality of users may include the second user.

At step 340, the processing unit 220 may select a second user to send an image of the first user of the users of the server 120. [ In other words, the processing unit 220 can select a user to transmit the image of the first user among the plurality of users whose images of the first user are shared. Here, selecting the second user may mean selecting the electronic frame 130 of the second user.

The server 120 may be a social network server. The plurality of users whose images of the first user are shared may be users in the group to which the first user belongs. A group may be a group established on a social network service. The server 120 may select a second user among the users in the group to which the first user belongs.

The server 120 may request the first user of the terminal 110 or the terminal 110 to approve the selected second user. For example, if the first user approves the selected second user, the following step 350 may be performed.

Another example for selecting a second user will be described in detail below with reference to FIG.

In step 350, the transceiver 210 may transmit data of the image of the first user to the electronic frame 130 of the second user. The data of the image of the first user may be transmitted from the server 120 to the electronic frame 130 through synchronization between the server 120 and the electronic frame 130. [ The synchronization may be performed according to the unit of sharing of step 320 described above. In other words, the server 120 synchronizes the data of all the images in the account of the first user, the data of all the images in the first album of the first user or the single image of the first user through the electronic frame 130 ).

In step 360, the electronic frame 130 may output the image of the first user using the data of the transferred first user's image. The second user can view the image of the first user via the electronic frame 130. [

At step 365, electronic frame 130 may generate feedback information for an image of the first user. Here, the feedback information may be the preferential feedback information indicating that the second user prefers the image of the first user. A specific method of generating the feedback information will be described in detail below with reference to FIG.

In step 370, the transceiver 210 of the server 120 may receive feedback information on the image of the first user from the electronic frame 130.

At step 380, the processing unit 220 of the server 120 may reflect the received feedback information in the metadata of the image of the first user. The metadata of the image of the first user will be described in detail below with reference to FIG.

In step 390, the processing unit 220 of the server 120 may provide the metadata to the terminal 110 or the electronic frame 130 in association with the image. Through the above provision, the first user of the terminal 110 or the second user of the electronic frame 130 can recognize the generated metadata based on the feedback information.

FIG. 4 illustrates a method of generating feedback information according to an example.

In Fig. 4, an electronic frame 130 is shown, and an image 410 of a first user output with a display of the electronic frame 130 and a mark 420 output with an image of the first user are shown.

In step 360 described above with reference to FIG. 3, the electronic frame 130 may output the mark 420 along with the image 410 of the first user.

The electronic frame 130 may recognize that the second user selects the printed mark 420 along with the image 410 of the first user in the electronic frame 130. Here, the selection of the mark 420 may mean clicking the mark 420 using the cursor of the mouse and may mean touching the mark 420 through the touch screen have. That is to say, the feedback information can be generated by the second user selecting the mark output with the image 410 of the first user in the electronic frame 130.

As described above with reference to FIG. 3, the mark 420 may indicate that the second user prefers the image of the first user. The mark 420 may be plural. The plurality of marks may each indicate feedback such as appreciation and evaluation of the image of the first user by the second user. Specific feedback information can be generated depending on which mark of the plurality of marks the user has selected. For example, if the first of the two marks is selected, the preference feedback information may be generated indicating that the second user prefers the image of the first user, and if the second mark is selected, Non-favorable feedback information indicating that the image is not preferred may be generated.

FIG. 5 illustrates a method for selecting a second user using metadata of an image according to an example.

Metadata 520 of the image may include information 522 of the time at which the image was taken, information 524 of where the image was taken, and information 526 about the person in the image.

If image data 510 is included in image file 500, image file 500 may include image metadata 520 in addition to image data 510. The metadata 520 of the image may be generated together when the image file 500 is created. For example, when the camera generates the image file 500 by photographing the object, the information 522 of the time at which the image was taken and the information 524 of the place where the image was taken can be recorded in the image file.

The processing unit 220 may generate metadata 520 of the image. For example, the processing unit 220 can recognize which of the users of the server 120 in the image is in the image by applying the face recognition technology to the data 510 of the image. The processing unit 220 may add information 526 about the person in the image to the image metadata 520 according to the recognition.

In step 320 of FIG. 3, the processing unit 220 may select users to share an image of the first user among the users of the server 120. In addition, in step 340 of FIG. 3, the processing unit 220 may select a user to which to transmit the image of the first user among the users of the server 120.

The processing unit 220 may select a user to share the image of the first user of step 320 or a user to transmit the image of the first user of step 340 based on the metadata of the image of the first user.

For example, the processing unit 220 may use the information 524 of the place where the image was taken to select the user associated with the place where the image was taken as the user to share the image of the first user or the user to transmit the image of the first user have. When the place where the image is photographed indicates a specific school, a company, a building, or the like, the processing unit 220 can select a user related to the school, company, or building among the users of the server 120.

For example, the processing unit 220 may use information 526 about a person in the image to associate a user associated with the person or a person associated with a different person with an image of a user or first user sharing an image of the first user You can select it as the user to send. If the information 526 about a person in the image represents a particular user of the server 120, the processing unit 220 may determine that the particular user of the server 120, the family of the particular user, You can choose your friend.

FIG. 6 illustrates a method of providing metadata of an image according to an example.

The electronic frame of user "LEE ", the electronic frame of user" KIM "and the electronic frame of user" CHOI " respectively transmitted feedback information to server 120 in step 370 described above with reference to FIG.

In step 390 described above with reference to FIG. 3, the processing unit 220 may provide the metadata to the terminal 110 or the electronic frame 130 in association with the image.

Metadata 600 associated with an image of a first user may include a number 620 of second users providing feedback information and a list 620 of second users providing feedback information. That is, in step 380 described above with reference to FIG. 3, the processing unit 220 determines whether any of the plurality of second users, to which the image of the first user has been transmitted, To the metadata of the user. The processing unit 220 may add information indicating how many users of the plurality of second users to which the image of the first user has been transmitted generate the feedback information in the metadata of the image of the first user, You can add a list of created users.

Metadata 600 associated with an image of a first user may be output within terminal 110 or electronic frame 130 and a first user of terminal 110 and a second user of electronic frame 130 may output Through the metadata 600 associated with the image of the first user, the other user's feedback on the image of the first user.

The apparatus described above may be implemented as a hardware component, a software component, and / or a combination of hardware components and software components. For example, the apparatus and components described in the embodiments may be implemented within a computer system, such as, for example, a processor, a controller, an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, a field programmable array (FPA) A programmable logic unit (PLU), a microprocessor, or any other device capable of executing and responding to instructions. The processing device may execute an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications running on the operating system. The processing device may also access, store, manipulate, process, and generate data in response to execution of the software. For ease of understanding, the processing apparatus may be described as being used singly, but those skilled in the art will recognize that the processing apparatus may have a plurality of processing elements and / As shown in FIG. For example, the processing unit may comprise a plurality of processors or one processor and one controller. Other processing configurations are also possible, such as a parallel processor.

The software may include a computer program, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more of the foregoing, and may be configured to configure the processing device to operate as desired or to process it collectively or collectively Device can be commanded. The software and / or data may be in the form of any type of machine, component, physical device, virtual equipment, computer storage media, or device , Or may be permanently or temporarily embodied in a transmitted signal wave. The software may be distributed over a networked computer system and stored or executed in a distributed manner. The software and data may be stored on one or more computer readable recording media.

The method according to an embodiment may be implemented in the form of a program command that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions to be recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and configured for the embodiments or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape; optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs; magnetic media such as floppy disks; Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the embodiments, and vice versa.

 While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. For example, it is to be understood that the techniques described may be performed in a different order than the described methods, and / or that components of the described systems, structures, devices, circuits, Lt; / RTI > or equivalents, even if it is replaced or replaced.

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Claims (19)

A method for a server to provide electronic frame service,
Receiving a request for sharing of an image of the first user in the server from a terminal of the first user;
Setting the image to be shared with at least one second user upon receiving the request for sharing;
Transmitting data of the image shared with the second user to the electronic frame of the at least one second user;
Receiving a preference for the first image of the at least one second user through a program of the electronic frame service and receiving the preference as feedback information; And
Reflecting the feedback information in the metadata of the image in the server
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Wherein the metadata of the image reflecting the feedback information is displayed on a user's terminal and comprises at least one of a number of the at least one second user who generated the feedback information or a list of the at least one second user. A method of providing electronic frame service. delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the feedback information is generated by the at least one second user selecting a mark output with the image in the electronic frame. delete The method according to claim 1,
The server is a cloud server that provides a cloud service,
Wherein the data of the image is stored as an image file in a storage space allocated for the first user of the server. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the at least one second user is a plurality of users,
Wherein the electronic frame is a plurality of electronic frames. The method according to claim 1,
Selecting at least one second user to transmit data of the image among users of the server
Further comprising the steps of: 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the selecting step selects the at least one second user among users in the group to which the first user belongs. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the selecting step selects the at least one second user based on metadata of the image. A computer-readable recording medium embodying a program for carrying out the method of any one of claims 1, 3 or 5 to 9. Receiving a request for sharing of an image of the first user in the server from a terminal of the first user and transmitting data of the image shared with the at least one second user to the electronic frame of the at least one second user A transmission / reception unit for receiving a preference for the first image of the at least one second user through a program of an electronic frame service and receiving the preference as feedback information; And
A processing unit configured to set the image to be shared with at least one second user upon receiving the sharing request, and to reflect the feedback information in the metadata of the image in the server
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Wherein the metadata of the image reflecting the feedback information is displayed on a user's terminal and comprises at least one of a number of the at least one second user who generated the feedback information or a list of the at least one second user. server. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the feedback information is preference feedback information indicating that the at least one second user prefers the image. delete delete 12. The method of claim 11,
The server is a cloud server that provides a cloud service,
Wherein the data of the image is stored in a storage space allocated for the first user of the server as an image file. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the at least one second user is a plurality of users,
Wherein the electronic frame is a plurality of servers. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the processing unit selects the at least one second user to transmit data of the image among the users of the server. 18. The method of claim 17,
Wherein the processing unit selects the at least one second user among users in the group to which the first user belongs. 18. The method of claim 17,
Wherein the processing unit selects the at least one second user based on metadata of the image.

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