KR20070098758A - Method and system for managing image data - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and a system for managing image data are provided to remove needs for storing the image data to a user terminal one by one, and efficiently use a storage space of a database for storing the image data by managing the image data with the minimum data storage space even if the image data is a group photo. A database(150) stores a thumbnail image, image fixing information, and raw image data received from the user terminal(100). An image data management server(140) registers the thumbnail image, the image fixing information, and the raw image data by linking with human setting information. The user terminal transmits the raw image data during a standby mode, and stores the image fixing information and the thumbnail image of the image data as a temporary file. If the user terminal requests the image fixing information to the image data management server, the user terminal searches the temporary file stored in the user terminal and requests the image data information to the image data management server if the temporary file is not found.

Description

Method and system for managing image data

1 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of an image data management system according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a client application according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an image data management server according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart showing a procedure of managing image data according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart showing a procedure of managing image data according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart showing a procedure of managing image data according to a third preferred embodiment of the present invention.

7 illustrates an example of a UI screen of a client application according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

8 is an exemplary view of a user interface screen of a client application according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

9 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a configuration of a web page of an image data management server capable of downloading and confirming an image file according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a method and system for managing image data, and more particularly, to a method for transmitting and managing image data such as a photo, a video, and the like to a server device through a communication network.

Recently, with the rapid development of digital technology, images such as photographs, which are stored in a conventional print form, are generated as various types of digitized data and stored in digital recording media.

However, such image data is generally stored in a digital processing device such as a hard disk or a memory device, but there is a problem that the image data may be lost due to an error of the digital processing device or an accidental deletion by a user.

In addition, image data generally has a problem that a large data storage area is required due to its large size.

In particular, the conventional photo printing service method has a problem that the storage area becomes larger as the image data is managed based on the user.

For example, when one group picture including 10 people is stored for each 10 users, the same single picture is individually stored in each of the 10 storage areas, thereby increasing the storage area as a whole.

The increase of the storage area has a problem of securing a large database when various services for providing image data received by a user, such as a digital camera, are output from a user.

In addition, in the case of digital image data such as a photo, since the size of the data is large, it takes a long time to transmit the image data to the service provider, and the operation speed of the user terminal is slowed while transmitting the image data.

In order to solve the conventional problems as described above, the present invention proposes a method and system for managing image data that does not need to store image data in a user terminal.

And in case of providing image data storage and related services, it is possible to manage image data with minimum data storage space even for group photos, so the image data management method and system that can efficiently use the storage space of database for storing image data Is to suggest.

Accordingly, the present invention proposes a method and system for managing image data that can be more usefully used when a large number of group pictures exist, such as a kindergarten, a school, or a club, and image data must be generated and managed over a long period of time.

In addition, in managing group photos, instead of managing all subjects (that is, characters) in units of photos, the individual photos can be easily registered and managed in units of subjects, thereby managing image data and selecting whether to print or not. It is to propose a method and system for managing image data that facilitates the operation.

In addition, by implementing image data classification and image data transfer steps separately, it is possible to quickly classify and verify image data, and manage image data that does not affect the operation speed of a user terminal such as a PC even when transmitting a large amount of image data. It is proposed a method and system.

Still other objects of the present invention will be readily understood through the following description of the embodiments.

In order to achieve the above object, according to an aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of managing image data.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in the image data management system including a user terminal and an image data management server, the user terminal performs image data management, which corresponds to original image data stored in an arbitrary folder. Displaying a reduced image and a list of persons for classifying the original image data; (B) generating the corresponding image designation information to the image data management server when the person selection information corresponding to the arbitrary reduced image is input; And determining (c) whether to be in a standby mode and transmitting original image data corresponding to the image designation information to the image data management server when the standby mode is in the standby mode. There is provided an image data management method for setting and registering a reduced image, the image designation information, and the original image data to correspond to the person selection information.

The image designation information and the reduced image of the image data may be stored as a temporary file. When requesting the transmitted image designation information to the image data management server, the temporary file stored in the user terminal is searched for, and the temporary file is stored. If it does not exist, the image data information may be requested to the image data management server.

In step (b), when the person selection information corresponding to the arbitrary reduced image is input, the background color of the reduced image may be changed.

The image designation information may be at least one of setting information about a person to whom the image data is designated, directory information where the designated original image data is stored, and a file name of the original image data.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, in the image data management system including a user terminal and an image data management server, the image data management server performs image data management, comprising: a reduced image of original image data; (A) receiving image designation information generated in the user terminal from the user terminal according to person selection information corresponding to a person list; Receiving (b) the original image data; And setting and registering the reduced image, the image designation information, and the original image data to correspond to the person selection information, wherein the reception of the original image data is performed when the user terminal is in a standby mode. An image data management method is provided.

The image designation information and the reduced image of the image data may be stored in the user terminal as a temporary file.

The image designation information may be at least one of setting information about a person to whom the image data is designated, directory information where the designated original image data is stored, and a file name of the original image data.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, in the image data management system including a user terminal and an image data management server, the user terminal in the image data management method,

(A) displaying a reduced image corresponding to the original image data stored in an arbitrary folder and a character list for sorting the original image data; (B) receiving predetermined person selection information corresponding to an arbitrary reduced image by constantly limiting a classifiable area of the image data when a preset classification criterion is selected; (C) generating image designation information corresponding to the person selection information corresponding to any reduced image and transmitting the same to the image data management server; And determining (d) whether the standby mode is in a standby mode and transmitting original image data corresponding to the image designation information to the image data management server. There is provided an image data management method for setting and registering a reduced image, the image designation information, and the original image data to correspond to the person selection information.

The image designation information and the reduced image of the image data may be stored as a temporary file.

The image designation information may be at least one of setting information about a person to whom the image data is designated, directory information where the designated original image data is stored, and a file name of the original image data.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording medium recording a method of managing image data.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a program of instructions executed by a user terminal is tangibly implemented to perform a method of managing image data, and is recorded on a recording medium having recorded thereon a program that can be read by the user terminal. (A) displaying a reduced image corresponding to original image data stored in an arbitrary folder and a character list for classifying the original image data; (B) generating the corresponding image designation information to the image data management server when the person selection information corresponding to the arbitrary reduced image is input; And determining (c) whether to be in a standby mode and transmitting original image data corresponding to the image designation information to the image data management server when the standby mode is in the standby mode. A recording medium is provided that records an image data management method of setting and registering a reduced image, the image designation information, and the original image data to correspond to the person selection information.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, a program of instructions executed by the image data management server for performing the method of managing image data is tangibly implemented, and can be read by the image data management server. A recording medium having recorded thereon, the method comprising: receiving image designation information generated in the user terminal from the user terminal according to the reduced image of the original image data and the person selection information corresponding to the person list; Receiving (b) the original image data; And setting and registering the reduced image, the image designation information, and the original image data to correspond to the person selection information, wherein the reception of the original image data is performed when the user terminal is in a standby mode. There is provided a recording medium on which the image data management method is recorded.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, in the image data management system including a user terminal and an image data management server, the method of the user terminal to manage the image data, the original image data stored in any folder (A) displaying a reduced image corresponding to the character list and a character list for classifying the original image data; (B) receiving predetermined person selection information corresponding to an arbitrary reduced image by constantly limiting a classifiable area of the image data when a preset classification criterion is selected; (C) generating image designation information corresponding to the person selection information corresponding to any reduced image and transmitting the same to the image data management server; And determining (d) whether the standby mode is in a standby mode and transmitting original image data corresponding to the image designation information to the image data management server. There is provided an image data management method for setting and registering a reduced image, the image designation information, and the original image data to correspond to the person selection information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a system for managing image data is provided.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a system for providing a service for managing image data, the system comprising: a database storing the reduced image, the image designation information and the original image data received from a user terminal; And an image data management server configured to register the reduced image, the image designation information, and the original image data to correspond to the person selection information, wherein the user terminal registers the original image data in a standby mode. If is provided is a management system for image data, characterized in that for transmitting.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, a system for providing a service for managing image data, the system comprising: a database in which the reduced image, the image designation information, and the original image data received from a user terminal are stored; And an image data management server configured to register and set the reduced image, the image designation information, and the original image data to correspond to the person selection information. The user terminal may classify the image data when a preset classification criterion is selected. There is provided a system for managing image data, wherein the original image data is transmitted when the person selection information corresponding to an arbitrary reduced image is received by restricting an area constantly.

As the invention allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the written description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

In describing the drawings, similar reference numerals are used for similar elements. In the following description of the present invention, if it is determined that the detailed description of the related known technology may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Terms such as first and second may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as the second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as the first component.

The term and / or includes a combination of a plurality of related items or any item of a plurality of related items.

When a component is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another component, it may be directly connected to or connected to that other component, but it may be understood that other components may be present in between. Should be.

On the other hand, when a component is said to be "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that there is no other component in between.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention.

Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this application, the terms "comprise" or "have" are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and one or more other features. It is to be understood that the present invention does not exclude the possibility of the presence or the addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, components, or a combination thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art.

Terms such as those defined in the commonly used dictionaries should be construed as having meanings consistent with the meanings in the context of the related art, and shall not be construed in ideal or excessively formal meanings unless expressly defined in this application. Do not.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and the same or corresponding components will be denoted by the same reference numerals regardless of the reference numerals and redundant description thereof will be omitted.

First, the image data of the present specification includes not only still image data such as JPEG and BMP, but also video data such as MPEG and AVI, and the image data may include all data representing a digitized image.

The method and system for managing image data according to the present invention classifies and manages image data captured by one or more persons for each person, and is finally stored and managed in an image data management server connected through a user terminal and a communication network. According to the invention, the selected image data is printed so as to be provided to the user or the print requester as a tangible medium (eg, album, printed images, etc.).

That is, the present invention may have an advantage when there are a plurality of characters in one image data or continuously managing image data sequentially generated for a long time for each person.

For example, image data of one year's life of kindergarten students can be managed by image data for each student, or each person can be recorded by image data of the activity history of a specific group (eg, school, club, etc.). It is effective when managing image data.

The image data to be received and managed by the image data management server is first stored in the user terminal and then transferred to the image data management server by the user's selection (ie, selection of image data by person or selection of person by image data). Here, the user may be any manager (eg, a kindergarten director, a kindergarten teacher, a school teacher, a fellowship operator, etc.) who need to designate image data for each person and register the image data in the image data management server.

The method for transferring image data from the user terminal to the image data management server may vary.

However, in the present specification, only three embodiments will be described for convenience of understanding.

Briefly describing the first embodiment, in the case where there is a plurality of image data to be transmitted, considering that the total amount of transmission is large, when the user selects each image data and one or more persons, corresponding image designation information is generated to correspond to the image data. The corresponding small images (eg thumbnail images) are first passed to the image data management server.

Subsequently, when the user terminal enters the standby mode (i.e., the idle state such as a key input signal is not input from the input device or the screen saver operates), the pre-designated program corresponds to the original image data corresponding to the image specification information. Is sequentially transmitted to the image data management server.

Briefly describing the second embodiment, after all the image data (the corresponding image data can be continuously generated even after the classification is completed) that the user intends to classify and register, the user transmits the image data to the image data management server. By connecting to an image data management server, each image data can be classified by person. In this case, the corresponding image data is registered by using a preset upload button by the user connecting to the image data management server or by using a program implemented to be installed in the user terminal to perform an image data transmission function. Can be sent to the management server.

The third embodiment is briefly described as a method that can be applied at a time when the data transmission speed over the communication network is significantly improved than the present, wherein when the user selects each image data and one or more persons, corresponding image designation information is generated and selected. The first method is to deliver the original image data corresponding to the image data to the image data management server.

The first and third embodiments described above have a common point in that the user precedes the classification operation for the image data stored primarily in the user terminal, but the difference is that the transmission time of the original image data is different.

In contrast, the second embodiment has a difference in that a classification operation is performed after the original image data is already registered in the image data management server.

However, each embodiment has a similarity in that a software program or a combination of program codes implemented by the same or similar technical idea is required in the image data transmission and / or classification process.

Hereinafter, a description will be given of the first embodiment for convenience of description and understanding, and will be described in the case where different configurations or processes are required in the second and / or third embodiments.

First, an image data management system according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1.

1 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of an image data management system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, an image data management system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes an image data management server 140 connected to a user terminal 100 through a communication network 130.

After the user terminal 100 accesses the image data management server 140 through the communication network 130, the user stores a storage unit (for example, a hard disk (HDD) inside the user terminal 100, the user terminal 100). Image data stored in a portable storage device connected to the < RTI ID = 0.0 >), < / RTI > ) Is a terminal device for transmitting. Here, the image designation information may include setting information on which image data is designated for which person, directory information where the designated original image data is stored, a file name of the original image data, and the like.

The image data management server 140 sets the received image data and the small image to be managed to correspond to the person using the image designation information.

Here, the user terminal 100 is not limited as long as it has a communication function and can be connected to the image data management server 140. The user terminal 100 may be, for example, a personal computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a mobile phone, or the like.

The user terminal 100 may include a launch module 110 and a client application 120 to perform the above functions. Of course, the user terminal 100 may further include a display unit (not shown) for displaying to visually confirm the image data.

In addition, a web browser (not shown) may be further included as a means for accessing the image data management server 140 through the communication network 130 to view or print an image managed by the image data management server 140. have.

For example, when the image data managed by the image data management server 140 are image data of specific kindergarten students, the parents of the specific student are connected to the image data management server 140 using their user terminals. A print request for the image data of the corresponding original may be transmitted. In this case, a payment procedure according to the number of selected image data may be required.

It is apparent that the web browser, launching module 110, and client application 120 installed in the user terminal 100 may be implemented in the form of software installed and driven in the user terminal 100.

Here, the web browser may be a conventional web browser program such as Internet Explorer, Netscape, or the like.

In addition, the launch module 110 and the client application 120 may be a software program that can be downloaded and installed from the image data management server 140 to perform the following functions. In this case, the launch module 110 and the client application 120 may be implemented as a separate software program or a single integrated software program.

In detail, the launch module 110 performs user registration after the user accesses the image data management server 140 using the user terminal 100, and manages and adds image data using the image data management server 140. If you want to perform a service (for example, print order) may be downloaded and installed with the client application 120.

The launch module 110 may be downloaded to the user terminal 100 through an object tag from a web page provided by the image data management server 140, and may be installed in the form of ActiveX control. It may be, but is not limited thereto.

The launch module 110 has not yet been transferred to the image data management server 140 among the original image data of which the user has completed the image classification task using the client application 120 (that is, the transmission of the small image and the image specification information is completed). If there is the original image data that has not been transmitted, the client application 120 may be automatically driven to transmit the image data to the image data management server 140 automatically.

The launch module 110 uses one or more of the quantity or characteristic information of the image data (for example, the total quantity of the original image to be transmitted, the file name of the original image, the directory in which the original image is stored, etc.) of the image data after the image classification is completed. It may be determined whether all original image data to be transmitted have been transmitted.

The launch module 110 may be automatically set to be registered in the startup program. At the time when the user terminal 110 is booted, the launch module 110 determines whether or not the original image data is not transmitted. In this case, the client application may be controlled to run to transmit the original image data.

In addition, the launch module 110 checks the version of the client application 120 when the client application 120 is automatically executed or is executed by a user's execution command, and thus the latest version of data exists in the image data management server 140. If so, you can use it to update.

The client application 120 installed in the user terminal 100 may store the original image data corresponding to the folder selected by the user among the original image data stored in the storage unit (not shown) of the user terminal 100. , a thumbnail image, hereinafter referred to as a thumbnail image), and a list of characters to which the thumbnail images can be classified may be displayed on the display.

Here, the list of characters may be set in advance by the user accessing the image data management server 140 using a web browser or a client application 120, and the client application 120 may include the image data management server 140. A list of the set characters may be collected and displayed on the display unit.

For example, the list of characters may be students registered in each class for each kindergarten or school, and may vary according to an ID password input at an initial stage of operation of the client application 120. For example, the list of students in the corresponding class may be displayed when authenticated by the certification information of the kindergarten teacher, and the list of all students in the class may be displayed when authenticated by the certification information of the kindergarten director.

Thumbnail image is a term used by graphic designers and photographers to display large images in small images so that a large amount of images can be easily and quickly viewed or managed.

For example, software for managing multiple images usually provides a smaller image of each image, which eliminates the need to remember the file name of each image.

In addition, when the user classifies the thumbnail images displayed on the display for each person, the client application 120 first transmits the thumbnail image and the designated information to the image data management server 140, and then the user terminal 100. The original image corresponding to the designated information may be sequentially transmitted during the standby mode (for example, a state in which the user does not input a user command using a mouse device or a keypad, or a state in which a screen saver is operated).

Of course, the transmission of the original image is not limited to the standby mode only, it is obvious that the user may be sequentially transmitted as the background mode (background mode) even while the user performs the classification operation for the subsequent image data.

In addition, the client application 120 may limit the display of the image data with respect to the image data selected by the user according to the user's selection.

For example, in the case of the image data selected by the user to classify the classified image data among the plurality of image data, the user can more easily classify the image data by not displaying a thumbnail image of the corresponding image data. You can make it possible.

It is also possible to constantly limit the classifiable area of the image data according to the classification criteria.

In the case of classifying pictures of kindergarten students, for example, if group photo classification is selected for classification, only one selectable image data can be selected, while the name of the kindergarten student can select a plurality of image data. It may provide convenience of classification.

However, if the classification of dog photo is selected, on the contrary, only one name of the kindergarten student may be limited to be selectable, whereas a plurality of selectable image data may be provided.

According to the method of constantly limiting the classifiable area of the image data according to the classification criteria, the user can classify the image data more conveniently.

In addition, when a confirmation request is input from the user, the client application 120 may receive the image data classified and stored by the user from the image data management server 140 and provide the same to the user.

For example, when a user selects a name of a specific person from a list of persons displayed on the display unit, the client application 120 displays thumbnail images classified and registered for the person on the display unit of the user terminal 100.

In this case, the thumbnail image is first retrieved from a temporary directory of the user terminal 100 (this is a folder for temporarily storing the thumbnail image and image designation information for transmission to the image data management server 140), and does not exist. If not, it is provided from the image data management server 140.

Whether a number of thumbnail images correspond to which person can be identified as image designation information corresponding to each thumbnail image.

Meanwhile, if the image data is first transmitted to the image data management server 140 and the image data is classified in a web page provided by the image data management server, the client application 120 according to the present invention may be a user terminal. It may not be installed on (100).

The function and configuration of the client application 120 will be described in more detail later with reference to FIG. 2.

The user terminal 100 is connected to the image data management server 140 through the communication network 130, the communication network 130 includes not only a mobile communication network and the Internet, but also the Internet exists in the TCP / IP protocol and higher layers thereof. Multiple services, namely HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP), Telnet, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Domain Name System (DNS), Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), and Network File Service (NFS) It includes all of the world's open network architectures.

In addition, a mobile communication network may include an access gateway that enables transmission and reception of wireless packet data in addition to a base station (BS), a mobile telephone switching office (MTSO), and a home location register (HLR). It further includes components such as a gateway, a packet data serving node (PDSN), and the like.

The image data management server 140 receives image data input by the user from the user terminal 100 and receives a request for a service (for example, photo printing, photo album production, etc.) using the image data requested by the user.

In addition, the image data management server 140 receives and registers thumbnail images, image designation information, and original image data which are classified and received from the user terminal 100. Subsequently, the user terminal 100 connected through the communication network can make a request for checking, downloading, or printing the registered image data.

In FIG. 1, the image data management server 140 is illustrated as one, but it is obvious that the image data management server 140 may be configured as a plurality of servers according to a function performed by the image data management server 140.

First, a server that performs transmission / reception and storage of image data in association with the client application 120, and a web server that allows the image data stored in cooperation with the web browser and / or the client application 120 to be identified through a web page. It is possible to configure the image data management server 140 by dividing. In this case, the server in charge of sending and receiving image data uses a protocol such as FTP (File Transfer Protocol), which is a protocol used for sending and receiving files, and the web server uses a protocol such as HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol), a web protocol. Each function can be performed.

When the transmission and reception of such image data and the provision of a web page for checking the image data are performed by different servers, respectively, if the user only checks the stored image data, the image data may be transferred through the web browser of the user terminal 100. There is an advantage that can be seen.

In addition, the image data management server 140 may be configured as a plurality of servers by configuring a separate server for each function performed by the image data server 140.

In the present invention, a method of managing image data is possible by various embodiments, and the image data management methods according to various embodiments will be described in more detail in the respective embodiments.

The image data management server 140 stores image information received from the user terminal 100 (that is, thumbnail image, image designation information, original image data, etc.) in the database 150.

A storage area for storing image information received corresponding to a specific user in the database 150 may be generated by setting information previously input by the user.

For example, in the case of a kindergarten, if a user wants to classify and store the pictures by class and raw students, the input information for each class is entered. A storage area of the image data according to the class names is created.

Also, when stored in the database 150 to manage a group photo, only one thumbnail image and one original image data are stored so that the user can easily store and manage the photo in units of subjects (that is, characters). One thumbnail image and original image data stored in 150 are stored for each person by the image designation information in which a plurality of person selection information is set.

For example, if the image data A is designated to correspond to the original a and the original b, only one image data A is stored in the database 150, but the display unit is selected even if the original b is selected even if the user has selected the original a. Image data (or thumbnail images) called A is displayed.

Therefore, there is an advantage that the storage capacity of the database 150 can be efficiently operated by generating or updating image designation information corresponding to one photo without having to repeatedly store the same photo for each person.

Although only one database is illustrated in FIG. 1, in the case of a database, a field which is an area in which respective information is stored in one database as various information such as image data, user information such as a kindergarten, and character information of a group photo is stored. It is obvious that can be stored differently or configured as a different physical database.

The configuration of the client application 120 and the image data management server 140 installed in the user terminal 100 that enables management of such image data will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the client application 120 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The block diagram below shows the configuration of the client application 120 by function, and the actual implementation is not limited thereto.

As shown in FIG. 2, the client application 120 according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention may include a connection manager 200, a classification setting unit 210, a temporary file generator 220, and a standby mode determination unit ( 230 and a transmitter / receiver 240 may be included.

The connection manager 200 allows the user terminal 100 to be connected to the image data management server 140 when the user executes the client application 120 or when the client application 120 is executed by the launch module 110. To this end, the connection manager 200 manages an IP address or URL for immediate access to the image data management server 140 or any web page. The client application 120 requests input of user authentication information (for example, ID and password) at the beginning of execution, and the image data management server connected to the user authentication information input by the user by the connection manager 200. It can be transmitted to 140 to be authenticated.

The classification setting unit 210 may include selection information input by the user (ie, selection of persons by image data) so that the image data stored in the storage unit of the user terminal 100 or the combined removable storage device may be classified corresponding to the specific persons. Or image designation information according to a person's image data selection).

The image designation information may include setting information on which image data is designated for which person, directory information where the designated original image data is stored, a file name of the original image data, and the like.

In addition, the classification setting unit 210 may be a source corresponding to a folder selected by a user among the stored original image data (that is, an aggregation unit for managing data in a storage unit of the user terminal 100 or a combined removable storage device). The image data is displayed on the display unit (that is, a predetermined area of the display window of the client application 120) in the form of a thumbnail image.

In addition, the classification setting unit 210 may display a list of characters for classifying the displayed thumbnail images for each person (for example, a list of students registered in each class for each class in kindergarten or school). (See FIG. 7 or 8). A user may create, modify, or delete a character list by using a specific function icon (for example, the “half configuration” icon of FIG. 7) of the execution screen of the client application 120.

The character list is transmitted to the image data management server 140 and managed by the image data management server 140. When the client application 120 is executed, the classification setting unit 210 performs the image data management server 140 through a communication network. ) To be displayed on the display.

The classification setting unit 210 may limit the display of the image data selected by the user according to the user's selection.

For example, in the case of the image data selected by the user to classify the classified image data among the plurality of image data, the user can more easily classify the image data by not displaying a thumbnail image of the corresponding image data. You can make it possible.

In addition, the classification setting unit 210 may constantly limit the classifiable area of the image data according to the classification criteria.

In the case of classifying pictures of kindergarten students, for example, if group photo classification is selected for classification, only one selectable image data can be selected, while the name of the kindergarten student can select a plurality of image data. It may provide convenience of classification.

However, in the case of selecting a photo class classification, on the contrary, only one name of the kindergarten student may be limited to be selectable, whereas a plurality of selectable image data may be provided.

When the character list is received from the user terminal 100, the image data management server 140 may create a folder for each character to separately manage at least one of thumbnail images, image designation information, and original image data received thereafter. have. In addition, the configuration information of the folder (for example, a sub folder of each person's name) generated by the image data management server 140 is transmitted to the user terminal 100, and a folder tree based on the configuration information is displayed on the display unit. If displayed, the user will be able to complete the classification by simply selecting the folder where each image data is to be stored.

Of course, even if the image data management server 140 does not create and manage a separate folder for each person, the same effect may be obtained by setting and managing the image designation information, the thumbnail image, and the original image data to correspond to the person.

When the user selects a specific person from the list of persons displayed on the display unit, the classification setting unit 210 searches for a thumbnail image corresponding to the selected person and displays the thumbnail image on the display unit of the user terminal 100 using the image designation information (FIG. 7 or FIG. 8).

Each original image data or image designation information corresponding to each person may be stored in the user terminal 100 and / or the image data management server 140.

When the classification setting unit 210 searches for a thumbnail image corresponding to the selected person by using stored or collected image designation information from the image data management server 140, the classification setting unit 210 searches for the thumbnail image in a temporary directory. Then, the deleted thumbnail image is provided from the image data management server 140 and displayed on the display unit.

By this method, the time required for data exchange through the communication network 130 between the user terminal 100 and the image data management server 140 may be shortened, and the communication network between the user terminal 100 and the image data management server 140 may be reduced. There is an advantage that the traffic of 130 may also be reduced.

The temporary file generator 220 may display the original image data corresponding to the folder selected by the user in the form of a thumbnail image on the display unit in the storage unit of the user terminal 100 or the combined removable storage device. Create thumbnail images. The temporary file generator 220 may generate a thumbnail image in the form of a temporary file, and the generated temporary file may be stored in a temporary directory (a place for temporarily storing arbitrary data).

Thumbnail images of the corresponding thumbnail images generated by the temporary file generation unit 220 at the time when the image designation information corresponding to the arbitrary image data is transmitted by the classification setting unit 210 through the transmission / reception unit 240. Will be transmitted together via the transmitter / receiver 240.

The standby mode determiner 230 determines whether the user terminal 100 is in a standby mode (for example, a state in which a key input signal is not input from an input device or a screen saver operates). do. This is to transmit the original image data corresponding to the image designation information in the standby mode state to the image data management server 140 through the communication network 130. Through this, it is possible to prevent the original image data transmission from reducing the processing speed of the user task using the user terminal 100.

For example, when a user classifies thumbnail images displayed on the display for each person, the classification setting unit 210 first transmits the thumbnail image and the image designation information to the image data management server 140.

Subsequently, when it is determined by the standby mode determination unit 230 that the standby mode state, the classification setting unit 210 causes the original image data corresponding to the image designation information to be sequentially transmitted to the image data management server 140.

The standby mode determiner 230 transmits all the image data that the user wants to classify and register to the image data management server 140, and then the user connects to the image data management server 140 through the communication network 130. When the second embodiment or the user selects each image data and one or more persons so that the image data is classified by the person, corresponding image designation information is generated to generate the image data management server in real time together with the original image data corresponding to the selected image data. 140 may be omitted in the case of the third embodiment.

As a method of transmitting image data, the configuration of the client application 120 may be classified into front-end and back-end so that image data may be transmitted at the back end.

Frontends and backends refer to the program's interface and the characteristics associated with the program's first user or program. Frontend applications are programs that interact directly with users or programs.

Therefore, in the client application 120, the storage folder information and the image data information of the image data related to the interface with the image data server 140 are received from the front application, and the transmission of the original image data is performed with the image data management server 140 in the backend application. Can be performed via communication.

In the case where the client application 120 is divided into front and back-end applications, if the user tries to terminate the terminal while the image data is not transmitted, an end confirmation message is displayed on the display unit (not shown) of the user terminal 100. It may be displayed so that the user terminates the user terminal 100 after confirmation.

When the user terminal 100 is terminated while the transmission of the image data is not completed, when the user terminal 100 is turned on again, the backend application of the client application 120 accesses the image data management server 140 to perform image data. Can be transmitted.

Of course, if the performance of the user terminal 100 is high enough to not reduce the processing speed of the user's work by the original image data transmission, the original image data transmission may operate in the background mode regardless of the user's work. This is similar to, for example, downloading a user specified program via a P2P program as a background mode while the user is using a word processor program.

The transmitting / receiving unit 250 transmits and receives data with the image data management server 100 under the control of the classification setting unit 210.

Image data management for transmitting and receiving image data through communication with a client application 120 installed in the user terminal 100 having such a configuration, and processing related requests of various image data and image data transmitted from the user terminal 100. The configuration of the server 140 will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the image data management server 140 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the image data management server according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an access and authentication processor 300, a classification manager 310, an electronic album manager 320, a billing processor 330, and the like. The transmitter / receiver 340 may be included.

The connection and authentication processing unit 300 is responsible for initial access and authentication of the user terminal 100. That is, the authentication process using the user authentication information received from the user terminal in conjunction with the connection management unit 200 of the client application 120 installed in the user terminal ().

The classification manager 310 may display the thumbnail image and the original image data in accordance with the classification setting information according to the classification setting information (for example, one or more of a character list and image designation information) input by the user through the user terminal 100. It is stored and managed in the database 150 to correspond.

In addition, as described above, the classification manager 310 may generate respective folders according to classification criteria information input by a user, for example, lists of characters to be classified, and manage corresponding data. As described above, the characters may be students enrolled in classes for each kindergarten or school.

The electronic album manager 320 configures the electronic album by receiving the corresponding information from the user terminal 100 when the user wants to configure the image data stored for each category or other setting as the album of the picture.

For example, if a user wants to compose an electronic album by selecting A and B among image data having file names A, B, and C, the files A, B are read from the database 150, and the background of A, B images is displayed. Can be added to configure the electronic album.

Also, the electronic album manager 320 continuously manages image data generated sequentially over a long period of time by person. For example, the electronic album manager 320 manages the image data for each student by photographing a year of life of kindergarten students as image data. In this case, the photos classified by the user, etc. among the photos taken for a certain period of time may be collected into one album.

Therefore, there is an advantage of not having to search the photos one by one in case of continuously managing image data sequentially generated for a long time by person. Also, since the pictures are categorized by person, the pictures are easily searched even when including group pictures. So you can organize your albums.

Of course, if the user has previously designated a specific photo as an image for the electronic album in the process of classifying the corresponding image data or identifying the classified image data, it is obvious that the electronic album may be generated using the information. In this case, the background color of the photos previously designated as the image for the electronic album may be displayed in any designated color to facilitate user confirmation.

In addition, when the print request is received from the user terminal 100 with respect to the provided electronic album, the image data management server 140 delivers the corresponding original image data to a printing device (not shown), and prints the actual photo. You can also provide a service provided by the album.

The billing processing unit 330 is a part that processes the fee for the service when the image data provided by the image data management server 140, the electronic album, or the printing service of the photo is provided for a fee.

Therefore, when the service is provided free of charge or the billing processing is performed by another server, the billing processing unit 330 may not be included in the image data processing server 140.

The transmitter / receiver 340 transmits / receives image data, image data information, and the like with the user terminal 100.

In the present invention, when a user accesses the image data management server 140 using the user terminal 100 and registers the image data, a related service (for example, photo output as a tangible medium, album production, etc.) using the image data is provided. Can be provided.

In order to provide a service related to the storage of the image data, the image data should be transmitted to the image data management server 140 and also classified. Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the transmission and classification of the image data. A management procedure of image data according to examples will be described.

Hereinafter, the exemplary embodiments will be described in detail, and the order in which image data management in each exemplary embodiment is performed will be described.

First embodiment

According to the first embodiment of the present invention, when a plurality of image data to be transmitted, the user selects each image data and at least one person (or at least one image data for each person) in consideration of the large amount of transmission, The image designation information is generated so that it is first delivered to the image data management server 140 together with the small image (eg, thumbnail image) corresponding to the image data.

Subsequently, when the user terminal 100 enters a standby mode (that is, a idle state such as a key input signal is not input from the input device or a screen saver operates), the predetermined program corresponds to the image designation information. A method of sequentially transmitting original image data to the image data management server 140. Of course, as described above, the original images may be sequentially transmitted as the background mode.

Referring to Figure 4 looks at the management sequence of the image data according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, the management of the image data according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention first accesses the image data management server 140 through the user terminal 100, and the user sets the classification setting information, for example. Affiliation information (eg, kindergarten name and class name) and a list of characters (eg, names of kindergarten students in each class) are input (S400).

The user uses the specific function icon (for example, the 'half configuration' icon in FIG. 7) of the execution screen of the client application 120 which is coupled and driven through the communication network with the image data management server 140, the name of the kindergarten You can create, modify, or delete the classification setting information that inputs the name and the name of each class kindergarten. Of course, the name of the kindergarten may be predefined in the user registration step.

The client application 120 transmits the input classification setting information to the image data management server 140, the image data management server 140 generates a corresponding folder (S402), and generates the generated folder information in the user terminal 100. In step S404).

The image data management server 140 may store and manage image designation information in a folder (that is, an independent storage area) created for each of the belonging information and the character list, but generate a folder only for the corresponding belonging information. It is possible to integrate and manage image data for each person (the appearance person) of the class.

In the latter case, in the case where a plurality of persons is one image data photographed, the plurality of persons may be designated, displayed, and managed using the image designation information using only one image data.

The generated folder information transmitted to the user terminal 100 may be displayed on the user terminal 100, and the user may select image designation information (ie, selecting one or more persons for one image data or one on the user terminal 100). Select one or more image data for the person (S408).

The user may select and input image designation information through the user terminal 100 in various ways.

For example, after selecting one or more images (see 725a, 725b, and 725c of FIG. 7) in the entire thumbnail image display area (ie, thumbnail image display area of all image data stored in a specific folder, see 720 of FIG. 7). A specific person area in the person list display area 730 may be designated by dragging and dropping the selected image.

Alternatively, one or more images may be selected (725a, 725b, and 725c) in the entire thumbnail image display area 720, and then a specific person area in the person list display area 730 may be clicked and designated.

Alternatively, one or more person areas may be clicked and designated in the person list display area 730, and then one or more images may be selected (725a, 725b and 725c) in the entire thumbnail image display area 720.

As described above, the image designation information input to the user terminal 100 is generated in the form of a temporary file and stored in a temporary directory of a storage unit (not shown) of the user terminal 100 (S410).

The client application 120 first transmits the image designation information and the thumbnail image to the image data management server 140 (S412), and the image data management server () stores the received image designation information and the thumbnail image in the database 150. (S414).

Meanwhile, in order to transmit the original image data corresponding to the thumbnail image, the client application 120 determines whether the user terminal 100 is in the standby mode (S416) and the original image when the user terminal 100 is in the standby mode. The data is transmitted to the image data management server 140 (S418).

The image data management server 140 stores the received original image data in the database 150 so as to correspond to previously received image designation information and thumbnail images (S420). The image data management server 140 may recognize which thumbnail image the received original image data corresponds to using image designation information.

However, if the user terminal 100 is not in the standby mode as a result of the determination of S416, the terminal waits until entering the standby mode. For example, if the user is continuing to classify the image data, the process proceeds to step S408 again, and if the user is in another user's work (for example during a word processor program operation) after completing the classification of the image data. Wait in step S416.

Of course, if the original image data transmission can be made in the background mode, the client application 120 may transmit the original image data sequentially without having to determine whether the user terminal 100 is currently in the standby mode.

If the user wants to terminate the operation of the user terminal 100 before the completion of the transfer of the original image data, the classification operation is completed, a guide message (for example, the original image transmission is not completed) is displayed. You can do that.

In addition, when the user terminates the operation of the user terminal 100 before the completion of the transfer of the original image data, the classification module is completed, the launch module 110 recognizes this and the client application 120 is driven in the form of a startup program. You can control to resume the transmission of the original image data.

 On the other hand, when the user wants to check the information of the image data which is classified by the user terminal 100 and transmitted to the image data management server 140, the user does not immediately request image designation information from the image data management server 140. The temporary file stored in the storage unit of the user terminal 100 is searched for (S422).

That is, when the user clicks to select a specific person area in the person list display area 730 of the execution screen (see FIG. 7 or FIG. 8) of the client application 120, a thumbnail image corresponding to the image data specified for the person In order to display on the screen, the thumbnail image existing in the temporary directory of the storage is first searched.

In order to search for a thumbnail image, corresponding image designation information may also exist in a temporary directory or the image designation information corresponding to the person may be collected in advance from the image data management server 140.

If a thumbnail image stored as a temporary file is searched (S424), the searched temporary file is read (S424) and the image designation information is displayed on the display unit of the user terminal 100 (S432), and the image data when the corresponding temporary file does not exist. Request image designation information to the management server 140 (S426).

The image data management server 140 reads the image data information from the database according to the received image data information request (S428).

The read image data information is transmitted to the user terminal 100 (S430) and displayed on the display unit of the user terminal 100 (S432).

On the other hand, a service provider that provides the image data management service may provide various services such as photo prints and album production of printed photos requested by a user using the received image data.

Second embodiment

According to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention, after all the image data (the corresponding image data can be continuously generated even after the classification is completed) that the user wants to classify and register is first transmitted to the image data management server 140, the user Is connected to the image data management server 140 through the communication network 130 so that each image data can be classified by person.

In this case, the corresponding image data is implemented such that the user is connected to the image data management server 140 and registered using a preset upload button, or installed in the user terminal 100 to perform an image data transmission function. The program may be transmitted to the image data management server 140.

With reference to Figure 5 looks at the center of the difference from the management order of the image data according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, first, a user accesses a web page corresponding to the image data management server 140 through a web browser or runs a program linked with the image data management server 140 through a communication network. When the image data to be registered is requested to be uploaded through the terminal 100 (S500), the selected image data is transmitted to the image data management server 140 (S502).

Information of the transmitted image data is generated as a temporary file and stored in the storage unit of the user terminal 100 (S504).

The image data management server 140 stores the received image data in the temporary storage unit (S506), and the user is classification information to be stored in the image data through the user terminal 100, and belonging information (for example, kindergarten). Name, class name) and the list of characters (for example, the name of each class kindergarten student) is input (S508). Of course, the belonging information may be specified in advance in the membership registration step.

The input classification setting information is transmitted to the image data management server 140 (S510), the image data management server 140 generates respective folders (S512), and the generated folder information is transmitted to the user terminal (S514). ).

As described above, the generated folder information may be generated to correspond to the belonging information and the person list, respectively, or may be generated only for the belonging information.

 The generated classification setting information transmitted to the user terminal 100 is displayed on the user terminal 100, and the user inputs selection information using the thumbnail images displayed in the person area displayed in the person list display area and the entire thumbnail image display area. (S516).

When connected to the image data management server 140, the screen area displayed on the display unit of the user terminal may be implemented similarly to the user interface screen shown in FIG. 7 or 8. In addition, the person of the image data stored in the temporary storage unit may be implemented. All user interface screens that enable star classification can be applied without limitation.

The image data management server 140 receives classification selection information for selecting image data to be classified for each person or for classifying each image data for each person (S518) so that the image data stored in the temporary storage unit corresponds to the classification selection information. Save (S520).

Unlike the first embodiment, the second embodiment of the present invention differs from the first embodiment in accordance with information input through the client application 120 installed in the user terminal 100 after the original image data is already registered in the image data management server 140. Classification of data is performed.

The request for image data information is performed by first searching for a storage unit of the user terminal 100 as in the first embodiment, and the following process is the same, and thus description thereof will be omitted.

Third embodiment

A third preferred embodiment of the present invention is a method that can be applied at a time when the data transmission speed through the communication network is significantly improved from the present. When the user selects each image data and one or more persons, corresponding image designation information is generated. First, the image data management server 140 is transferred to the image data management server 140 together with the original image data corresponding to the selected image data.

Like the above-described first embodiment, the third embodiment has a common point in that the user precedes the classification operation on the image data stored primarily in the user terminal 100, but there is a difference that the transmission time of the original image data is different. .

An image data management procedure according to a third preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 6 with the difference between the first embodiment and the second embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 6, in the case of the third embodiment, steps S400 to S410 are the same as those of FIG. 4 described above.

Thereafter, in S600, unlike the S410, the user terminal 100 transmits a thumbnail image, original image data, and image designation information together. Of course, if the image data management server 140 can generate a thumbnail image using the original image data, the generation of the thumbnail image may be omitted.

In operation S602, the image data management server 140 stores the received thumbnail image and the original image data in the database 150 to be set corresponding to the image designation information.

That is, in the above-described first embodiment, the image data of the original is transferred to the image data management server 140 only when the user terminal 100 is in the standby mode by determining whether the original image data is in the standby mode of the user terminal 100. Unlike what was sent (which may be sent in background mode), the image specification information and the original image data are transmitted together.

Unlike the first embodiment, the third preferred embodiment of the present invention is a more efficient transmission method when a faster transmission rate is possible.

Therefore, the image data management method according to the present invention can be variously implemented according to the transmission speed of data, and also various embodiments are possible depending on the time point at which image data is classified.

As described above, classification and transmission of image data may be performed by various embodiments, and various services may be provided using the transmitted image data.

The user can specify how to classify the image data, so that the image data can be individually registered and managed in units of subjects (by characters). In addition, it is preferable to classify the image data for each person, so that in the case of a group photo, a plurality of characters can share one image data so that a database in which the image data is stored can be efficiently used.

In addition, even when checking the registered picture information, it is not immediately requesting the picture information from the image data management server 140, but first determines whether there is a temporary file stored in the user terminal 100, and then only if the temporary file does not exist. Since the photo information is requested to the image data management server 140, the processing capacity of the image data management server 140 may be reduced.

In addition, since the image data classification operation and the image data transmission step may be implemented separately, the image data may be transmitted in various ways to efficiently transmit the image data according to the data transmission speed. Therefore, even when transmitting a large amount of image data may not affect the operation speed of the user terminal 100, such as a PC.

According to the characteristics of the present invention, the client application 120 and / or the image data management server 140 which can upload and download the image data and can actually receive various services using the image data are provided. The implemented examples will be described with reference to FIGS. 7, 8, 9 and 10.

7 and 8 are exemplary views of a user interface screen of the client application 120 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figures 9 and 10 are the download and confirmation of the image file according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention It is an exemplary diagram illustrating the configuration of a web page of the possible image data management server 140.

7 to 10 illustrate a case of providing a service for uploading and managing photos of the infants in each kindergarten for the kindergarten infants.

As shown in FIG. 7, the interface screen which actually implements the client application 120 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a menu display area 700, a folder list display area 710, and a full thumbnail image display area 720. ), A person list display area 730, and a thumbnail image display area 740 for each person.

In the menu display area 700, a 'half composition' for creating, modifying or deleting a character list, a 'photo classification registration' for classifying image data for each person using thumbnail images, and a photo to be included when creating an album Menu items such as 'recommend album photo' for management.

When the user selects the 'photo classification registration' menu, detailed menus for dog photo classification and group photo classification may be displayed.

The folder list display area 710 displays a storage structure of image data stored in a storage unit or a removable storage device of the user terminal 100.

In the entire thumbnail image display area 720, thumbnail images of image data stored to correspond to the selected folder are displayed.

Each thumbnail image displayed in the entire thumbnail image display area 720 may have a different background color depending on whether the thumbnail image has already been designated for a specific person.

In the person list display area 730, a person list generated by using a “half composition” menu, etc., is displayed, and a thumbnail image display area 740 for each person is displayed with respect to a specific person area selected in the person list display area 730. The specified thumbnail image is displayed.

It is obvious that such a configuration is just an example and may be configured differently according to a user's request or other needs.

As shown in FIG. 7, when a user wants to upload a picture that is image data, when the user searches for image data stored in the user terminal 100, the image data stored in the user terminal 100 is displayed in the entire thumbnail image display area of the interface screen. 720 is displayed as a thumbnail image.

Click and select the image data you want to specify for a specific person among the thumbnail images, and then input by drag and drop method of dragging to the specific person area of the person list display area 730, and the image data corresponds to the person. It is registered in the data management server 140. The image designation information and the reduced image information that appear in this process are transmitted to the image data management server 140.

The image designation information may include setting information on which image data is designated for which person, directory information where the designated original image data is stored, a file name of the original image data, and the like. In the example of FIG. 7, the name of the picture, the size of the picture, the resolution of the picture, the name of the class in which the picture is stored, and the member name information of the class may be included.

On the other hand, the image data of the original stored in the user terminal 100 is not transmitted, and can be transmitted only when the user terminal 100 is in the standby mode. Of course, it may be transmitted in the background mode as described above.

In the album photo recommendation, when a user selects kindergarten students constituting a class, and selects image data to be configured as a corresponding album, the selected image data is collected and displayed on one interface screen so that the user can check.

8 is an exemplary diagram of a user interface screen of a client application according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The difference will be described with reference to FIG. 7.

As shown in FIG. 8, when a user wants to upload a picture which is image data, when the user searches for image data stored in the user terminal 100 or the like, the image data stored in the user terminal 100 is displayed in the entire thumbnail image display area of the interface screen ( A point displayed as a thumbnail image at 720 is shown in FIG. 7.

In FIG. 8, as described above, the display of the image data may be restricted according to the user's selection with respect to the image data selected by the user.

For example, in the case of the image data selected by the user to classify the classified image data among the plurality of image data, the user can more easily classify the image data by not displaying a thumbnail image of the corresponding image data. You can make it possible.

In addition, in FIG. 8, the classifiable area of the image data may be constantly limited according to the classification criteria.

Referring to the example of FIG. 8, when the group photo classification is selected for classification, only one selectable image data is limited to be selected, while the name of the subject to be classified allows a plurality of selections to facilitate the classification of the image data. Can provide.

However, in the case of selecting the classification of the photographs, the name of the object to be classified may be limited to be selectable, whereas the number of selectable image data may be plural.

Meanwhile, the interface screen of the image data management server 140 in which image data registered by a user is managed will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10.

As shown in FIG. 9, the user accesses the image data management server 140 or the execution screen of the client application 120 includes menus such as 'semi-configuration', 'photo classification registration', and 'album photo recommendation'. can do.

When the user selects the 'album photo recommendation' menu, image data designated by the user for the person and image data recommended for constituting the album are displayed in each area.

That is, when the user selects an arbitrary person area in the person list display area 810, all image data specified for the selected person are displayed in the person thumbnail image display area 820, and the person thumbnail image display area 820 is displayed. The recommended thumbnail images among the thumbnail images displayed at) are displayed in the recommended thumbnail image display area 830.

If there are thumbnail images to be newly recommended among the thumbnail images displayed in the thumbnail image display area 820 for each person, the user is recommended by copying the thumbnail images to the recommended thumbnail image display area 830 by dragging and dropping. You can increase the thumbnail image. Of course, it is obvious that the corresponding image designation information and / or the original image data may be deleted by deleting the thumbnail image already recommended or the thumbnail image already specified for a specific person.

In addition, when the user wants to check the original image data using the thumbnail image displayed on the user interface screen illustrated in FIG. 7 or 8, it is obvious that the user can select and confirm the image by double-clicking the thumbnail image. .

Even when the original image data is checked, if the image exists in a temporary directory or a storage location of the original image data corresponding to the image designation information, the original image data is displayed using the image. However, if the original image data does not exist in the temporary directory or the corresponding storage location, the original image data is provided from the image data management server 140 and displayed.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention described above are disclosed for purposes of illustration, and those skilled in the art will be able to make various modifications, changes, and additions within the spirit and scope of the present invention. Additions should be considered to be within the scope of the following claims.

As described above, according to the method and system for managing image data according to the present invention, there is an advantage that the processing capacity of the server processing the image data is reduced without affecting the operation speed of the user terminal even when transmitting the image data.

In addition, the user does not need to separately record the image data on the digital recording medium, and the user can check and manage the image data at any time, and there is an advantage in that a service such as printing of image data and album production is provided.

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In the image data management system including a user terminal and an image data management server, the user terminal to perform the management of the image data, (A) displaying a reduced image corresponding to the original image data stored in an arbitrary folder and a character list for sorting the original image data; (B) generating the corresponding image designation information to the image data management server when the person selection information corresponding to the arbitrary reduced image is input; And And determining (c) whether to be in a standby mode and transmitting original image data corresponding to the image designation information to the image data management server in the standby mode. And the image data management server sets and registers the reduced image, the image designation information, and the original image data to correspond to the person selection information. The method of claim 1, And the reduced image of the image designation information and the image data is stored as a temporary file. The method of claim 2, When the requested image designation information is transmitted to the image data management server, the temporary file stored in the user terminal is searched, and if the temporary file does not exist, the image data information is requested to the image data management server. Image data management method. The method of claim 1, In step (b), And if the person selection information corresponding to the arbitrary reduced image is input, the background color of the reduced image is changed. The method of claim 1, And the image designation information is at least one of setting information for the person to whom the image data is assigned, directory information in which the designated original image data is stored, and a file name of the original image data. In the image data management system including a user terminal and an image data management server, the image data management server to perform the management of the image data, (A) receiving image designation information generated in the user terminal from the user terminal according to the reduced image of the original image data and the person selection information corresponding to the person list; Receiving (b) the original image data; (C) setting and setting the reduced image, the image designation information, and the original image data to correspond to the person selection information. And receiving the original image data when the user terminal is in a standby mode. The method of claim 6, And the reduced image of the image designation information and the image data is stored in the user terminal as a temporary file. The method of claim 6, And the image designation information is at least one of setting information for the person to whom the image data is assigned, directory information in which the designated original image data is stored, and a file name of the original image data. In the image data management system including a user terminal and an image data management server, the user terminal to perform the management of the image data, (A) displaying a reduced image corresponding to the original image data stored in an arbitrary folder and a character list for sorting the original image data; (B) receiving predetermined person selection information corresponding to an arbitrary reduced image by constantly limiting a classifiable area of the image data when a preset classification criterion is selected; (C) generating image designation information corresponding to the person selection information corresponding to any reduced image and transmitting the same to the image data management server; And Determining whether it is in a standby mode, and when in the standby mode, transmitting (d) original image data corresponding to the image designation information to the image data management server. And the image data management server sets and registers the reduced image, the image designation information, and the original image data to correspond to the person selection information. The method of claim 9, And the reduced image of the image designation information and the image data is stored as a temporary file. The method of claim 9, And the image designation information is at least one of setting information for the person to whom the image data is assigned, directory information in which the designated original image data is stored, and a file name of the original image data. In the recording medium in which a program of instructions executed by a user terminal is tangibly implemented to perform a method of managing image data, and in which a program which can be read by the user terminal is recorded, (A) displaying a reduced image corresponding to the original image data stored in an arbitrary folder and a character list for sorting the original image data; (B) generating the corresponding image designation information to the image data management server when the person selection information corresponding to the arbitrary reduced image is input; And And determining (c) whether to be in a standby mode and transmitting original image data corresponding to the image designation information to the image data management server in the standby mode. And the image data management server is configured to register the reduced image, the image designation information, and the original image data so as to correspond to the person selection information. The method of claim 12, And a reduced image of the image designation information and the image data is stored as a temporary file. The method of claim 13, When the requested image designation information is transmitted to the image data management server, the temporary file stored in the user terminal is searched, and if the temporary file does not exist, the image data information is requested to the image data management server. Recording medium recording the image data management method. The method of claim 12, In step (b), And a background color of the reduced image is changed when the person selection information corresponding to the arbitrary reduced image is input. The method of claim 12, The image designation information is a record recording the method of managing image data, characterized in that at least one of the setting information for the person, the image data is designated, the directory information storing the specified original image data and the file name of the original image data media. In the recording medium recording a program that can be read by the image data management server, the program of instructions executed by the image data management server to implement the image data management method is tangibly implemented. (A) receiving image designation information generated in the user terminal from the user terminal according to the reduced image of the original image data and the person selection information corresponding to the person list; Receiving (b) the original image data; (C) setting and setting the reduced image, the image designation information, and the original image data to correspond to the person selection information. And receiving the original image data when the user terminal is in a standby mode. The method of claim 17, And a reduced image of the image designation information and the image data is stored in the user terminal as a temporary file. The method of claim 17, The image designation information is a record recording the method of managing image data, characterized in that at least one of the setting information for the person, the image data is designated, the directory information storing the specified original image data and the file name of the original image data media. In the image data management system including a user terminal and an image data management server, the user terminal to perform the management of the image data, (A) displaying a reduced image corresponding to the original image data stored in an arbitrary folder and a character list for sorting the original image data; (B) receiving predetermined person selection information corresponding to an arbitrary reduced image by constantly limiting a classifiable area of the image data when a preset classification criterion is selected; (C) generating image designation information corresponding to the person selection information corresponding to any reduced image and transmitting the same to the image data management server; And Determining whether it is in a standby mode, and when in the standby mode, transmitting (d) original image data corresponding to the image designation information to the image data management server. And the image data management server sets and registers the reduced image, the image designation information, and the original image data to correspond to the person selection information. The method of claim 20, And a reduced image of the image designation information and the image data is stored in the user terminal as a temporary file. The method of claim 20, The image designation information is a record recording the method of managing image data, characterized in that at least one of the setting information for the person, the image data is designated, the directory information storing the specified original image data and the file name of the original image data media. In the system for providing a management service of the image data, A database storing the reduced image, the image designation information, and the original image data received from a user terminal; And Including an image data management server for setting and registering the reduced image, the image designation information and the original image data to correspond to the person selection information, And the user terminal transmits the original image data when the user terminal is in a standby mode. The method of claim 23, wherein And the user terminal stores the image designation information and the reduced image of the image data as a temporary file. The method of claim 23, wherein When the user terminal requests the image designation information transmitted to the image data management server, the user terminal searches for a temporary file stored in the user terminal, and if the temporary file does not exist, requests the image data information to the image data management server. Image data management system, characterized in that. The method of claim 23, wherein And the image designation information is at least one of setting information on the person to whom the image data is assigned, directory information in which the designated original image data is stored, and a file name of the original image data. In the system for providing a management service of the image data, A database storing the reduced image, the image designation information, and the original image data received from a user terminal; And And an image data management server configured to register and set the reduced image, the image designation information, and the original image data to correspond to the person selection information. When a preset classification criterion is selected, the user terminal constantly limits the classifiable area of the image data and transmits the original image data when a person selection information corresponding to an arbitrary reduced image is received. Management system. The method of claim 27, And the reduced image of the image designation information and the image data is stored as a temporary file in the user terminal. The method of claim 27, And the image designation information is at least one of setting information on the person to whom the image data is assigned, directory information in which the designated original image data is stored, and a file name of the original image data.

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