JP2003203092A - Digital photo collection system managing authority by tree structure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a digital photo collection system having a data accumulating device for accumulating and storing the data relating to specific group, individual, company and family, and a reference client connected to the data accumulating device through a communication line for displaying a reference homepage using the data. <P>SOLUTION: The data includes the photographic image data or/and motion image data, or the photographic image data or/and motion image data and the voice data. This system comprises a means for displaying the relativity with individual, company and family by means of a tree diagram, and a means for limiting the editing authority level of the projected image and the information disclosed on the homepage, and a disclosure level on the basis of the identification information of a registrant related to the tree diagram. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a digital photo book system for allowing related persons to view photographic images of a predetermined group / individual / company / family through the Internet or the like. -The present invention relates to a photo book system that allows a group, an individual, a company, a group related to a family, an individual, a company, and a family to be referred to on the Internet by displaying the relationship between the company and the family in a tree diagram. For example, such a theme is “Photograph collection of XX family”, and image information of individuals belonging to the XX family is registered and a tree diagram of relatives such as a family tree of the XX family is formed on the net. The present invention also relates to a digital photo book system that can protect personal information by limiting the images and information to be disclosed, depending on their relatives and relatives.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been a universal home page such as a photo book published on the Internet. However, it was not easy to trace the relevant information of each family based on each photograph information based on the family and relative relationship.
Moreover, it was not possible to restrict the information to be disclosed and the editing authority based on family relationships.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to provide a photograph image of a predetermined group / individual / company / family to a related person via the Internet or the like via a communication line exemplified by the Internet. The purpose is to provide a digital photo book system for viewing, and by displaying the relationship of each group, individual, company, and family by a tree diagram, the group, individual, company, family related group, By referring to individuals, companies, and families on the Internet, for example, "○
That is the theme such as “house photo book”, and you can register the image information of the individual belonging to the ○○ house and use it on the Internet ○○
Form a tree of kinship relationships, such as a family tree. Another object of the present invention is to provide a photobook system that can protect personal information by limiting the image and information to be published and the editing authority for the image and information, depending on their relatives and relatives.

[0004]

The means for solving the present invention is, in the digital photo album system according to the first aspect of the invention, a data storage device for storing and storing data relating to a predetermined group / individual / company / family. And a reference client device that displays a reference home page using the data by connecting to the data storage device via a communication line,
The data includes picture image data and / or moving picture data, or picture image data and / or moving picture data and audio data, and means for displaying the relationship between each person, company, and family by a tree diagram. It is configured to include.

In the digital photo album system according to the second aspect of the present invention, a data storage device for storing and storing data on a predetermined group / individual / company / family is connected to the data storage device via a communication line. A digital photo album system having a reference client device for displaying a reference home page using the data, wherein the data is image data of a photograph or / and moving image data, or image data of a photograph or / And means for limiting the disclosure level of the video and information disclosed on the homepage including the moving image data and the audio data based on the identification information of the registrant.

In the digital photo album system according to the third aspect of the present invention, a data storage device for storing and storing data on a predetermined group / individual / company / family is connected to the data storage device via a communication line. A digital photo album system having a reference client device for displaying a reference home page using the data, wherein the data is image data of a photograph or / and moving image data, or image data of a photograph or / And a means for displaying the relationship between each person, company, and family in a tree diagram, including moving image data and audio data, and the disclosure level of the images and information disclosed on the homepage based on the identification information of the registrant. It is configured with a limiting means.

In the digital photo album system of the present invention as defined in claim 4, a data storage device for storing and storing data on a predetermined group / individual / company / family is connected to the data storage device via a communication line. A digital photograph collection system having a reference client for displaying a reference home page using the data,
The data includes picture image data and / or moving picture data, or picture image data and / or moving picture data and audio data, and means for displaying the relationship between each person, company, and family by a tree diagram. And a means for limiting the disclosure level of images and information disclosed on the homepage based on the identification information of the registrant associated with the tree diagram.

According to the digital photograph collection system of the invention described in claim 5, in addition to the means of claims 1 to 4, the editing authority level and the disclosure level of the video and information disclosed on the homepage are identified by the registrant's identification information. And limiting means based on the above.

According to the digital photograph collection system of the invention described in claim 6, in addition to the means of claims 1 to 4, the editing authority level and the disclosure level of the video and information published on the home page are associated with the tree diagram. And means for restricting based on the registered registrant's identification information.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a network to which a data processing system and method according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

The data storage device 200 is a device for storing and storing digital image data or / and digital moving image data or / and digital audio data.

The device 300 stores the digital image data or / and the digital moving image data / and / or the digital audio data stored in the data storage device 200 as a digital photograph collection 1.
A device that edits as 000.

The device 300 is a device for setting voice comments and / or music stored in the data storage device 200 as BGM of the digital photo album 1000.

The Web server 500 is connected to the digital photograph collection 100 via the communication line 1 exemplified by the Internet.
A device for making 0 viewable.

The client device 600 receives the digital photograph collection 1 through the communication line 1 exemplified by the Internet.
A device for browsing 000.

The digital photo book 1000 is stored on the Web.
The server device 500 allows the client device 600 to browse and / or edit via the communication line 1 exemplified by the Internet.

The user data storage device 800 is a device for storing and storing identification data of system users.

The authority data storage device 810 is an apparatus for accumulating and storing authority data for each digital photo book of the system user.

The related data storage device 820 is a device for storing related data of human relations such as family / relatives or friends / acquaintances of system users.

The device 700 is the user data storage device 8
Based on the system user data accumulated in 00,
An apparatus that uses the apparatus 600 to recognize a user who has accessed the Web server 500 via the communication line 1 exemplified by the Internet, by a system user using an ID and a password.

The device 700 is the user data storage device 8
00 based on the system user data and the authority data for each digital photo book stored in the authority data storage device 810, the ownership authority, the editing authority, and the viewing authority for the digital photo book 1000 are controlled. To do.

The device 700 is the user data storage device 8
System user data stored in 00, authority data for each digital photo book stored in the authority data storage device 810, and family / relatives or friends / acquaintances stored in the related data storage device An apparatus for creating a tree diagram representing a human relationship such as a family tree and / or a friendship diagram based on the relationship data of the human relationship such as, and controlling access to the digital photo book 1000 based on the tree diagram.

Next, an example in which a relational diagram is formed based on the relationship between relatives will be described.

FIG. 2 is an image diagram of the entire system,
1 illustrates an image in which a system user creates a family tree through a communication line 1 and organizes and accumulates digital photobooks for each person based on the family tree.

FIG. 3 is a screen transition diagram.

FIG. 3A is a screen for authenticating a viewer by inputting an ID and a password on the identification information input screen.

FIG. 3B shows a family tree (family tree) diagram, which is a screen for selecting an arbitrary registrant.

FIG. 3 (3) is a screen for displaying a list of selected registrants and a list of digital photo books stored in association with the registrants.

FIG. 4 shows an image of growing a family tree.

FIG. 4 (1) shows a time when the system user 10 is single.

FIG. 4B shows an image of the system user 10 and the system user 40 getting married.
One family is related by marriage and becomes one family tree, and it shows how the family tree is growing by comparison with Fig. 4 (1).

FIG. 4C shows an image that a child is formed between the system user 10 and the system user 40. When the child grows up, the child also becomes a system user.

4 (1), 4 (2), and 4 (3) are compared to show how the family tree is growing.
The family tree continues to grow as the process of marriage, childbirth, and child growth are repeated.

FIG. 5 shows a flowchart of the system user 10 who owns the digital photo book in the present system.

In FIG. 5A, the system user 10 inputs the ID and password to log in to the system.

In FIG. 5B, the system user 10 creates a new digital photo book 1000 by this system.

In FIG. 5 (c), the system user 10 creates his or her family tree and stores the information of the registered person in the family tree.

In FIG. 5D, the system user 10 selects a person or a family to which the digital photo book 1000 created by himself / herself is related based on the family tree.

In FIG. 5E, the system user 10 selects the person 19 from the persons registered in the family tree.

In FIG. 5 (f), the system user 10 designates the selected person 19 as the new system user 2
Registered as 0, user ID of new system user 20
And set a password.

In FIG. 5 (g), the system user 10 refers to the new system user 20 on the basis of a family tree, and has the authority to browse a specific field of the digital photo book owned by the system user 10 or browse and Gives the editing authority, or the viewing authority for the specified digital photo collection, or the viewing and editing authority.

In FIG. 5 (h), the system user 10
Logs out and stops using the system.

FIG. 6 shows a flow chart when the system user 20 newly registered by the system user 10 uses this system.

In FIG. 6 (a), the system user 20 is given the I provided by the system user 10.
D, enter the password and log in to the system

In FIG. 6B, the system user 20 browses at least the system user 20 himself and the family tree in which the system user 10 is registered.

In FIG. 6C, the system user 20 selects the person 21 from the persons registered in the family tree.

In FIG. 6 (d), the system use is performed for one or more digital photo books owned by the person 21 selected from the persons registered in the family tree by the system user 20. The process branches depending on whether or not the person 20 has browsing authority.

In FIG. 6 (e), if the system user 20 has the authority to browse one or more digital photo books owned by the selected person 21, the system user 20 Browse a list of digital photo books that you have permission to view.

In FIG. 6 (f), the system user 20 selects a specific digital photo album 1001 from the list of digital photo albums having the viewing authority.

In FIG. 6 (g), the system user 20 browses the digital photograph collection 1001 selected by himself.

In FIG. 6 (h), the system user 20 branches depending on whether or not the digital photograph collection 1001 selected by the system user 20 has editing authority.

In FIG. 6 (i), if the system user 20 has the editing authority for the digital photo album 1001 he / she has selected, the system user 20 will copy the digital photo album 1001 he / she has selected. To edit.

In FIG. 6 (j), the system user 20 logs out and ends the use of the system.

FIG. 7 is a system flow chart when the tree grows at the time of marriage, childbirth, and child growth.

In FIG. 7A, it is assumed that the system user 10 and the system user 40 are married.

In FIG. 7B, the family tree of the system user 10 and the family tree of the system user 40 are combined to form one family tree.

In FIG. 7 (c), the viewing authority or the viewing and editing authority is given to the persons registered in each other's family tree.

In FIG. 7D, it is assumed that a child is born between the system user 10 and the system user 40.

In FIG. 7E, a child 41 is newly added between the system user 10 and the system user 40.

In FIG. 7F, it is assumed that the child 41 between the system user 10 and the system user 40 has grown.

In FIG. 7 (g), the child 41 is registered as a new system user 50, and the ownership of the digital photo album relating to the child 41 is changed to the child 41.

After that, the tree of the family tree will grow as children get married and grandchildren are born.

Next, a case where a relationship diagram is formed based on a friendship will be described.

FIG. 8 is an image diagram of the system, and shows an image of organizing and accumulating a digital photo album for each person based on the friendship diagram of the digital photo album owned by the system user 10.

FIG. 9 is a screen transition diagram.

FIG. 9A is a screen for authenticating a viewer by inputting an ID and a password on the identification information input screen.

FIG. 9 (2) shows a friendship diagram, which is a screen for selecting an arbitrary registrant.

FIG. 9 (3) is a screen displaying a list of selected registrants and a list of digital photo books stored in association with the registrants.

[0070]

As described above, the user of this system can publish a photo book about a predetermined group / individual / company / family through the Internet or the like. Also, in this system, each photo book is
The relationships among individuals, companies, and families are displayed in a tree diagram, and you can browse digital photo books while referring to the tree diagram. Also, this tree diagram grows due to marriage, birth, and friendship. In addition, in this system, it is possible to protect the personal information as well as the image and information to be disclosed and the editing authority thereof can be restricted depending on the relative degree and relative relationship.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an image of the entire system of a case where a relational diagram is formed based on a relative relation in the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a screen transition diagram of a case in which a relational diagram is formed based on a relative relation in the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an image in which an album registered in a tree diagram of an example in which a relational diagram is formed based on a relative relation in the present invention grows.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a system of an example in which a relational diagram is formed based on a relative relation in the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a new system user registered from the system users in the case where the relational diagram is formed based on the relationship between relatives in the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a system flowchart when a tree grows at the time of marriage, childbirth, and child growth in the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an image diagram of a system of a case where a relationship diagram is formed based on a friendship in the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a screen transition diagram of a case where a relationship diagram is formed based on a friendship in the present invention.

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A data storage device for storing and storing data relating to a predetermined group / individual / company / family, and a reference home page using the data is displayed by connecting to the data storage device via a communication line. A digital photo album system having a reference client device according to claim 1, wherein the data includes photo image data and / or moving image data, or photo image data or / and moving image data and audio data, respectively. A digital photo book system, which is equipped with a means for displaying the relationship between each person, company, and family in a tree diagram. 2. A data storage device for storing and storing data relating to a predetermined group / individual / company / family and a reference homepage using the data is displayed by connecting to the data storage device via a communication line. A digital photo album system having a reference client device according to claim 1, wherein the data includes photo image data and / or moving image data, or photo image data or / and moving image data and audio data, and a home page A digital photograph collection system comprising means for limiting the disclosure level of the video and information disclosed above based on the identification information of the registrant. 3. A data storage device for storing and storing data relating to a predetermined group / individual / company / family, and a reference home page using the data is displayed by connecting to the data storage device via a communication line. A digital photo album system having a reference client device, wherein the data includes photo image data and / or moving image data, or photo image data or / and moving image data and audio data, respectively. In addition to a means for displaying the relationship between each person, company, and family in a tree diagram, it is also provided with means for limiting the disclosure level of images and information disclosed on the homepage based on the identification information of the registrant. Digital photo book system. 4. A data storage device for storing and storing data relating to a predetermined group / individual / company / family, and a reference home page using the data is displayed by connecting to the data storage device via a communication line. A digital photo album system having a reference client according to claim 1, wherein the data includes photo image data and / or moving image data, or photo image data or / and moving image data and audio data, A means for displaying the relationship among individuals, companies, and families in a tree diagram, and means for limiting the disclosure level of images and information disclosed on the homepage based on the identification information of the registrant associated with the tree diagram A digital photo collection system characterized by: 5. The digital photo album system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising means for limiting an editing authority level and a disclosure level of an image or information published on a homepage based on registrant identification information. A digital photo book system characterized by this. 6. The digital photo album system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the editing authority level and the disclosure level of the video and information published on the home page are used as identification information of the registrant associated with the tree diagram. A digital photograph collection system comprising means for restricting based on the above.