JP2003244601A - Server, image management system, and image management program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image management system capable of facilitating discrimination of image data so as to enhance the operation convenience and quickly transmitting the image data at a desired time so as to browse an image, and to provide an image management program. <P>SOLUTION: The image management system 100 wherein a server 110 stores image data received through a communication line 101 and an image of the image data can be browsed, is provided with: an identification information attachment function of attaching identification information to transmitted image data; and an identification information transmission function of transmitting the identification information to a transmission source of the image data, a mobile information terminal 120 transmits image data of a reduced image produced from an optional image by a digital camera 130 to the server 110, which stores the image data, and the image data of the reduced image stored in the server 110 can be replaced with the image data of the image before reduction newly received from a personal computer 140. <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 an image management system for arranging image data on a server accessible by a personal computer or the like through a communication line so that an image can be viewed from anywhere, a server used therefor, and an image management program.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in order to organize images taken by the spread of digital cameras, a database of image data is arranged on a server accessible via the Internet and a site where images can be viewed from anywhere (hereinafter referred to as "We
b Photo site ”) has been established.

Desired image data can be uploaded from the personal computer of each user to the Web Photo site via the Internet.
The uploaded image data is stored as a database on the server of the Web Photo site. Then, an image based on the image data can be browsed by an unspecified personal computer that has accessed the Web Photo site. As a result, an image management system that manages a database of image data is constructed.

The Internet can also be connected from a portable information terminal such as a portable personal computer or a mobile phone. Therefore, the mobile information terminal can
It is also possible to send the image data to the Photo site.

[0005]

However, according to the above-mentioned conventional image management system, when a part of a plurality of similar images such as continuous shot images is transmitted to the Web Photo site, it is transmitted later. It is difficult to determine which image the image is, and there is a problem in that the usability is poor for the user.

Further, the amount of image data is increasing year by year. For example, the image data of one image taken by a digital camera of 5 million pixels exceeds 1 MB even if data compression is performed. Therefore, the transmission time of the image data becomes long, and there is also a problem that the image data cannot be transmitted at a desired time when the user cannot secure a long time. Further, when image data is transmitted from a mobile information terminal, which has a high communication cost, there is also a problem that the transmission cost also increases.

An object of the present invention is to provide a server for an image management system, an image management system and an image management program which make it easy to discriminate image data and improve the usability for the user. Further, the present invention is
An object is to provide a server for an image management system, an image management system, and an image management program that can quickly transmit image data at a desired time and browse images.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, an image management system server of the present invention stores image data received through a communication line, and is capable of viewing images based on the image data through the communication line. The system server is provided with an identification information addition function of adding identification information to the received image data and an identification information transmission function of transmitting the identification information to the transmission source of the image data.

According to this configuration, for example, image data is transmitted from the user's personal computer or the like to the server via the Internet line, and the server adds identification information to each image data for management. Each piece of identification information is transmitted from the server to the transmission source personal computer or the like, and the transmission source personal computer or the like can store the image data in association with the identification information.

According to the present invention, the image management system server having the above configuration receives and saves image data of a reduced image created from an arbitrary image, and saves the image data based on identification information of the image data of the reduced image. It is characterized in that the image data of the reduced image thus obtained can be replaced with the image data of the newly received image before reduction.

According to this structure, the image data of the reduced image is transmitted from the portable information terminal or the like to the server, and the server adds the identification information to the image data of the reduced image and manages it.
Each piece of identification information is transmitted from the server to the transmission source portable information terminal, etc., and before the reduction associated with the identification information by the transmission source portable information terminal or the like, or a personal computer or the like that has extracted image data from the portable information terminal. The image data of the image is transmitted at a desired time. The server receives the image data of the image before reduction and replaces it with the image data of the reduced image.

Further, the image management system of the present invention transmits the image data to the image management system server having each of the above-mentioned configurations and receives the identification information from the image management system server, and receives the identification information from the image management system server. It is characterized by including one or a plurality of information devices that store image data and the identification information in association with each other. According to this configuration, for example, a mobile information terminal such as a mobile phone transmits image data of a reduced image to a server, and a personal computer transmits image data of an image before reduction.

The image management program of the present invention is an image management program capable of storing image data received through a communication line and browsing an image based on the image data through the communication line. Identification for adding identification information to the received image data. An information addition function and an identification information transmission function for transmitting the identification information to the transmission source of the image data are provided.

According to the present invention, in the image management program having the above-mentioned configuration, the image data of the reduced image created from an arbitrary image is received and stored, and the image data of the reduced image is stored based on the identification information of the image data. The feature is that the image data of the reduced image can be replaced with the image data of the newly received image before reduction.

[0015]

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 block diagram showing the configuration of an image management system according to an embodiment. Image management system 1
00 includes a server 110, and the server 110 establishes a Web Photo site on the Internet.

The server 110 includes the Internet network 1
The mobile information terminal 120 such as a mobile-side personal computer or a mobile phone and the stationary personal computer 140 can be accessed via 01. The portable information terminal 120 and the personal computer 140 are
Data communication is possible with the digital camera 130 that can be connected by the USB cable 102.

Within the server 110 is provided a CPU 111 which controls and calculates each unit. The CPU 111 includes a network control unit 112, an ID management unit 115, and a display unit 1.
13, the operation unit 114 and the storage unit 116 are connected, and the CP
These are controlled by U111.

The storage unit 116 is composed of a large capacity HDD or the like,
The data and the program are stored, and the program is operated by the operation unit 114. The display unit 113 displays a screen and data based on the executed program. The network control unit 112 controls data communication via the Internet network 101. The ID management unit 115 creates an image ID for identifying the received image data and creates a database by associating the image data with the image ID.

In the portable information terminal 120, a CPU 121 that controls and calculates each unit is provided. A wireless communication unit 125, a communication unit 124, a display unit 122, an operation unit 123, and a storage unit 126 are connected to the CPU 121.
These are controlled by.

The storage unit 126 is composed of a ROM, a RAM, etc., and stores data and programs. Operation unit 123
Operates the programs stored in the storage units 116, 126, and 134. The display unit 122 displays a screen and data based on the executed program. The wireless communication unit 125 controls data communication via the Internet network 101.
The communication unit 124 controls data communication via the USB cable 102.

Within the digital camera 130 is provided a CPU 131 which controls and calculates each unit. CPU131
Includes a communication unit 132, an image capturing unit 133, a storage unit 134, and an ID.
The management unit 135 and the reduced image creation unit 136 are connected, and C
These are controlled by the PU 131.

The storage unit 134 is composed of a ROM, a RAM, etc., and stores data and programs. Imaging unit 133
Has an image sensor, captures a subject image, and stores image data in the storage unit 134. The communication unit 132 is the USB cable 1
Control data communication via 02. ID management unit 135
Creates a database by associating the image ID created by the server 110 with the image data corresponding to the image ID. The reduced image creation unit 136 creates a reduced image (thumbnail) from the image data of the image captured by the imaging unit 133.

The personal computer 140 is provided with a CPU 141 for controlling and calculating each unit. CP
The U141 includes a network control unit 145 and a communication unit 14.
2, the display unit 143, the operation unit 144, and the storage unit 146 are connected, and the CPU 141 controls them.

The storage unit 146 comprises an HDD or the like, and stores data and programs. The operation unit 144 operates a program stored in the storage unit 116 or the storage unit 146. The display unit 143 displays a screen and data based on the executed program. The network control unit 145 controls data communication via the Internet network 101. The communication unit 142 controls data communication via the USB cable 102.

In the image management system 100 having the above-mentioned configuration, when the image photographed by the digital camera 130 is transmitted to the server 110, it is connected as shown in FIG. The digital camera 130 and the portable information terminal 120 are connected by the USB cable 102, and the portable information terminal 120 and the server 110 can communicate with each other via the Internet network 101.

When an image is taken by the image pickup section 133 of the digital camera 130, the image data is stored in the storage section 134. When the operation unit 123 of the portable information terminal 120 is operated, the digital camera 1 is operated via the USB cable 102.
An instruction to send the reduced image (thumbnail) image data is sent to 30.

The digital camera 130 includes a reduced image creating section 1
After the reduced image is formed by 36, the communication unit 132
The image data of the reduced image is transmitted to the portable information terminal 120 via the SB cable 102.

The portable information terminal 120 receives the image data of the reduced image at the communication section 124 and stores it in the storage section 126.
When the server 110 is accessed from the wireless communication unit 125 via the Internet 101 by the operation of the operation unit 123, the image management program stored in the storage unit 116 of the server 110 is activated.

The image management program operates based on the flowcharts shown in FIGS. First, server 1
When you access the Web Photo site on 10 (step # 11), the image management program is started,
At step # 12, the login screen 1 as shown in FIG.
0 is displayed on the display screen.

If the user has already obtained the user ID, the user enters the user ID and password in the text boxes 11 and 12, respectively, and then GO
When the button 13 is selected, the user can log in (step # 13). If the user has not yet acquired the user ID, selecting the user registration button 14 causes the process to proceed to step # 14, and the user registration screen 20 shown in FIG. 13 is displayed on the display screen.

The user inputs the family name, first name, and mail address in the text boxes 21, 22, and 23, respectively.
Further, after inputting a desired user ID and password in the text boxes 24 and 25, respectively, the password is confirmed by inputting the password again in the text box 26. After that, the user can log in by selecting the user registration button 27. When the end button 15 is selected, the image management program ends.

When the user logs in to the Web Photo site, the menu selection screen 16 shown in FIG. 14 is displayed.
In the menu selection screen 16, an image is displayed on the Web Photo.
Image upload button 17 to upload to the site
And an image browse / replace button 18 for browsing or replacing the image posted on the Web Photo site.

In step # 15, it is determined which of the image upload button 17 and the image browse / replace button 18 has been selected. When the image upload button 17 is selected, the process proceeds to step # 16 and 0 is assigned to the flag F. When the image browsing / replacement button 18 is selected, the process proceeds to step # 17, and 1 is assigned to the flag F. Then, the process proceeds to step # 18 and the "folder selection" process shown in FIG. 5 is called. When the end button 19 is selected, the image management program ends.

In the "folder selection" processing, a folder selection screen 30 as shown in FIG. 15 is displayed. A list box 32 is provided in the folder selection screen 30. The list box 32 displays a list of folder names of the Web Photo sites in which the image files are stored, and the user can scroll by the scroll bar 31 to browse the folders.

In FIG. 5, in step # 91, it is monitored whether or not an event has occurred, and when the event occurs, processing corresponding to each event is performed. The user scrolls with the scroll bar 31 to put a desired folder in a selected state.

When the select button 33 is selected, the process proceeds to step # 92 to determine whether the flag F is 0 or 1.
If the flag F is 0, the "image upload" process shown in FIG. 6 is called in step # 93. If the return button 34 is selected in step # 93, the process proceeds to step # 95 to return to the menu selection screen 16 in FIG. Finish button 35
The image management program can be terminated by selecting. As will be described later, if the flag is 1 in step # 93, the "image list" process shown in FIG. 7 is called.

In the "image upload" process, a file designation screen 60 shown in FIG. 16 is displayed. On the file designation screen 60, an image file to upload can be designated. The file designation screen 60 is provided with a plurality of text boxes 61 for inputting the file names of image files to be uploaded to the Web Photo site.

The user inputs the file name of the image file saved in the local folder into the text box 61. Further, by operating the reference button 62, an image file can be searched in the local folder and the file name can be input in the text box 61.

When the execute button 64 is selected after inputting the file name, the designated file is transmitted to the server 110. If the return button 63 is selected, the screen returns to the folder selection screen 30 shown in FIG. 15, and if the end button 65 is selected, the image management program ends.

The server 110 waits until it receives the image data of the reduced image transmitted from the portable information terminal 120 in step # 74. When the server 110 receives the image data of the reduced image, in step # 75 the storage unit 11
6 is stored. As a result, the reduced image is displayed on the Web P
It will be possible to post in a predetermined folder on the photo site.

At step # 76, an image ID (identification information) unique to the image data received by the ID management unit 115 is created, and at step # 77, the image data and the image I
D is associated and stored in the storage unit 116 (identification information addition function). In step # 78, the image ID associated with the image data is transmitted from the network control unit 112 to the mobile information terminal 120 via the Internet 101 (identification information transmission function).

The image ID may be written in the header of the image data file and the file may be transmitted together with the image data, or another file in which the file name of the image data and the image ID are written may be transmitted. This ends the image management program on the server 110 side.

The portable information terminal 120 receives the received image ID at the wireless communication section 125 and transmits it from the communication section 124 to the digital camera 130 via the USB cable 102. The digital camera 130 receives the image ID and receives the image I.
If the file that matches the image data associated with D is I
The D management unit 135 searches. Then, the ID management unit 135 stores the image data before reduction and the received image ID in the storage unit 134 in association with each other.

Next, the user is required to make a Web P
The reduced image posted on the photo site can be replaced with the image before reduction from the personal computer 140. At this time, the image management system 100 is connected as shown in FIG. That is, the digital camera 130 and the personal computer 140 are connected by the USB cable 102, and the personal computer 140 and the server 110 can communicate with each other via the Internet network 101.

Operation unit 1 of personal computer 140
When 44 is operated, an instruction to transmit desired image data is sent to the digital camera 130 via the USB cable 102. The digital camera 130 is connected to the communication unit 132 through U
The image data is transmitted to the personal computer 140 via the SB cable 102.

At this time, the image ID associated with the image data is transmitted by the header of the image data file or another file. Personal computer 140
Receives the image data and the image ID associated with each other by the communication unit 142 and stores them in the storage unit 146.

When the network control unit 145 accesses the server 110 via the Internet 101, the image management program stored in the storage unit 116 of the server 110 is activated. Similar to the above, the operations shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 are performed, and the menu selection screen 16 is displayed.
When the image browse / replace button 18 (see FIG. 14) is selected in (see FIG. 14), step # 94 (see FIG. 5) is performed.
The "image list" process shown in is called.

In the "image list" processing, the image list screen 40 as shown in FIG. 17 is displayed, and the image files in the selected folder are displayed in a list. Image list screen 40
A list box 41 is provided inside. In the list box 41, the image 52 of the image file stored in the Web Photo site is displayed in a contracted or enlarged size.

The user can browse the image in the list box 41 by scrolling by operating the scroll bar 44. At this time, the file name 52a is added to the image 52 in which the image data of the reduced image is stored in the server 110.
Characters or symbols indicating that the image is a reduced image may be added to.

In FIG. 7, in step # 21, it is monitored whether or not an event has occurred, and when the event has occurred, processing corresponding to each event is performed. Replace button 48
When is selected, the "image replacement" process shown in FIG. 8 is called. In the "image replacement" process, the process waits until the image to be replaced is selected from the images 52 in the list box 41 in step # 83.

When the image 52 is selected, the process proceeds to step # 84, and the associated unique image ID is the ID management unit 1.
Read by 15. In step # 85, the read image ID is transmitted from the network control unit 112 to the personal computer 140 via the Internet 101.

The personal computer 140 receives the image ID via the network control unit 145 and sends the image data of the image before reduction associated with the received image ID to the server 110. The server 110 receives and reads the image data in step # 86, and in step # 87
Then, the image data of the reduced image stored in the storage unit 116 is overwritten based on the image ID.

Then, in step # 88, the process returns to the "image list" process of FIG. 7 and the image can be browsed. As a result, the image data of the reduced image stored on the server 110 is replaced with the image data of the image before reduction. When terminating the image management program after replacing the image data, the end button 51 is selected.

In FIG. 7, when the delete button 49 is selected from the event monitoring state (step # 21) of the image list screen 40, the process proceeds to step # 25 and the image file is deleted. Each image 52 displayed in the list box 41 has a file name 52a and a check box 52
b is added. The image file whose check box 52b is checked in advance is selected by clicking the delete button 49.
It will be deleted from the eb Photo site.

When the display button 43 is selected from the event monitoring state (step # 21) on the image list screen 40, the process proceeds to step # 26. In step # 26, the number of images displayed on one screen is changed to the number designated by the combo box 42. When the previous page button 46 or the next page button 47 is selected, steps # 27 and # 28, respectively.
The screen of the previous page or the next page is displayed. When the return button 50 is selected, the "folder selection" process shown in FIG. 2 is called.

When the image 52 in the list box 41 is selected from the event monitoring state (step # 21) of the image list screen 40, the process proceeds to step # 30 and the "comment bulletin board" process of FIG. 9 is called. The image 52 is selected by clicking the mouse or double-clicking.

In the "comment bulletin board" processing, a comment bulletin board screen 70 as shown in FIG. 18 is displayed. Web
Since the Photo site is provided on the Internet server, anyone can access and view the same image file. Then, each user sends a comment about the displayed image to the server so that the comment database is published on the bulletin board of the Web Photo site.

On the comment bulletin board screen 70, an entire image 73 of the selected image file, a text box 71 for inputting a comment, and a list box 72 for displaying a list of comments published on the bulletin board are displayed. The user can browse the comment by scrolling by operating the scroll bar 72a of the list box 72.

In FIG. 9, in step # 31, it is monitored whether or not an event has occurred, and when the event has occurred, processing corresponding to each event is performed. If a part of the whole image 73 is dragged with a pointing device such as a mouse, the process proceeds to step # 32, and if the designated area 73a is already displayed, it is deleted and the designated range is designated as the designated area 73a. 73
Is displayed inside. Then, the process returns to step # 31 to enter the event monitoring state.

As a result, an image can be browsed for each desired designated area 73a, and comments can be managed for each designated area 73a. The area designation method of this embodiment is designed to designate two vertices of a rectangular area by dragging with a mouse or the like. The area may be designated by another method such as sequentially clicking each vertex of the polygon.

When the add button 74 is selected from the event monitoring state (step # 31), the process proceeds to step # 33. In step # 33, the range of the displayed designated area 73a is acquired, and in step # 34, the text box 7 is displayed.
A comment consisting of the text in 1 is obtained.

Then, in step # 35, the designated area 73a
And the comment are included in the image data and saved in the server, and added to the bulletin board as a comment related to the designated area 73a. Then, the process returns to step # 31 to enter the event monitoring state. If the designated area 73a is not displayed, it is added to the bulletin board as a comment for the whole image 73.

When a comment in the list box 72 is designated by clicking the mouse in the event monitoring state (step # 31), the process proceeds to step # 36. In step # 36, the designated area 7 corresponding to the instructed comment
3a is displayed, and the process returns to step # 31 to enter the event monitoring state. If the add button 74 is selected after this operation, it is processed as a comment related to the displayed designated area 73a. If the comment is for the entire image 73, the designated area 73a is not displayed.

A check box 72b is provided at the beginning of each comment in the list box 72.
If the above-described add button 74 is selected after checking the check box 72b, the comment is posted on the bulletin board as a reply to the checked comment.

When the clear button 75 is selected from the event monitoring state (step # 31), the process proceeds to step # 37 to erase the input data in the text box 71. When the delete button 76 is selected, the process proceeds to step # 38, and the comment of the user whose check box 72b is checked is deleted from the bulletin board. Then, the process returns to step # 31 to enter the event monitoring state.

When the return button 78 is selected from the event monitoring state (step # 31), the "image list" process shown in FIG. 7 is called, and when the end button 79 is selected, the image management program ends. Also, the print button 77
If is selected, the process proceeds to step # 40 to call the "print setting" process shown in FIG.

In the "print setting" process, the print comment selection screen 80 shown in FIG. 19 is displayed. The print comment selection screen 80 includes a list box 8 for displaying a list of comments.
1 is provided. The user can browse the comment by scrolling the list box 81 by operating the scroll bar 81a and select the comment to be printed.

In FIG. 10, in step # 51, it is monitored whether or not an event has occurred, and when the event has occurred, processing corresponding to each event is performed. When the check box 82 arranged at the beginning of each comment is checked and the desired comment is selected, the process proceeds to step # 52.
In step # 52, the selected comment is added to the print target, and the process returns to step # 51 to enter the event monitoring state.

Below the list box 81, a return button 83 and a "next" button 84 are arranged. When the return button 83 is selected from the event monitoring state (step # 51), the above-mentioned "comment bulletin board" process shown in FIG. 9 is called in step # 53. When the end button 85 is selected, the image management program ends (step # 55). When the "next" button 84 is selected, the "preview display" process shown in FIG. 11 is called.

In the "preview display" processing, the print preview screen 90 shown in FIG. 20 is displayed. The print preview screen 90 displays a layout as an image printed on a print medium. On the print preview screen 90, the entire image 91 of the image file is displayed at the top.

Designated areas 91a to 91 are included in the entire image 91.
f (corresponding to 73a in FIG. 18) is displayed. The designated areas 91a to 91f are displayed in different colors with different frame lines. For example, black, blue, red, green, yellow, pink, and purple colors can be used, and these colors are sequentially assigned to the designated areas 91a to 91f.

Below the whole image 91, the comments 92a to 92f selected in the "print setting" process are displayed. Comments 92a-9 corresponding to each designated area 91a-91f
2f is displayed in the same color as the frame lines of the designated areas 91a to 91f. For example, the comment 9 corresponding to the designated area 91a
2a is displayed in black.

Similarly, the comments 92b, 92c, 92
d, 92e, and 92f are displayed in blue, red, green, yellow, and pink, respectively. This allows the user to easily understand the correspondence between the designated area and the comment, and
It is possible to improve the usability of the Photo site.

In FIG. 11, in step # 43, it is monitored whether or not an event has occurred, and when the event has occurred, processing corresponding to each event is performed. When the previous page button 93 and the next page button 94 are selected, the print image of the previous page or the next page is displayed in steps # 44 and # 45, respectively. Then, it returns to the event monitoring state.

When the print execution button 95 is selected from the event monitoring state (step # 43), the process proceeds to step # 46 and printing is performed with the same image as the print preview screen 90. When printing is completed, the "comment bulletin board" process shown in FIG. 9 is called in step # 47. When the return button 96 is selected, the "print setting" process shown in FIG. 10 is called, and when the end button 97 is selected, the image management program ends.

According to the present embodiment, the image data of the reduced image stored in the server 110 can be easily replaced with the image data of the image before reduction, so that the time for transmitting the image data of the image with a large file size can be reduced. Even when it is not possible to secure the image, the image data of the reduced image can be transmitted in a short time, and the desired image can be posted on the server 110 quickly.

Further, it is possible to quickly shift to the next photographing by the digital camera 130. Further, the communication time of the portable information terminal 120, which has a high communication cost, is shortened, and large-sized image data is transmitted by the stationary personal computer 140, which has a low communication cost, so that the communication cost can be reduced.

Further, when a continuous shooting image is taken by the digital camera 130 and a part of the plurality of images is uploaded to the server 110, the uploaded image from the similar images can be easily identified by the image ID, User convenience can be improved.

Further, when the image ID of the image stored in the server 110 is used as the password for editing permission, it is possible to prevent the unspecified person from modifying the image data without setting the password again. If the association between the image data and the image ID is canceled when the alteration is made, the presence or absence of the alteration can be easily identified.

The portable information terminal 120 and the digital camera 130 may be integrated. Further, although there is no communication cost reduction effect, image data of an image before reduction may be fetched from the digital camera 130 to the mobile information terminal 120, and the mobile information terminal 120 may replace the image data.

When the image data of the reduced image is first transmitted to the server 110, the personal computer 14
You may send from 0. Further, in the case where the mobile information terminal 120 is a mobile phone having a narrow display portion, the functions similar to those of the screens shown in FIGS. 12 to 20 may be formed by a hierarchical menu.

[0082]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the identification information adding function for adding identification information to the received image data and the identification information transmitting function for transmitting the identification information to the sender of the image data are provided. When a part of a similar image such as a photographed image is transmitted, the image transmitted from the similar image can be easily identified by the identification information, and the usability for the user can be improved. Further, when the identification information is a password for permitting editing of the image, it is possible to prevent alteration of the image data by an unspecified person without setting the password again. Further, if the association between the image data and the identification information is canceled when the alteration is made, the presence or absence of the alteration can be easily identified.

Further, according to the present invention, the image data of the reduced image stored in the server can be easily replaced with the image data of the image before reduction, so that it takes time to transmit the image data of the image having a large file size. Even if it is not possible to secure it, send the image data of the reduced image in a short time,
A desired image can be quickly posted on the server.

Further, it is possible to quickly shift to the next image capturing by photographing with a digital camera or the like. Further, communication data can be reduced by transmitting image data having a reduced image size with a portable information terminal or the like and transmitting image data having a large image size before reduction with a stationary personal computer or the like. it can.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an image management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a connection example of an image management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a connection example of the image management system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an image management program according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a folder selection process of the image management program according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an image upload process of the image management program according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing image list processing of the image management program according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing image replacement processing of the image management program according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a comment bulletin board process of the image management program according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing print setting processing of the image management program according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a preview display process of the image management program according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a login screen of the image management program according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a user registration screen of the image management program according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a menu selection screen of the image management program according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a folder selection screen of the image management program according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a file designation screen of the image management program according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an image list screen of an image management program according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a comment bulletin board screen of the image management program according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a print comment selection screen of the image management program according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a print preview screen of the image management program according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Login screen 16 Menu selection screen 20 User registration screen 30 Folder selection screen 40 image list screen 60 File selection screen 70 Comment bulletin board screen 73, 91 Whole image 80 Print comment selection screen 90 Print preview screen 100 image management system 101 Internet network 102 USB cable 110 servers 120 Personal Digital Assistant 130 digital camera 140 personal computer

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification code FI theme code (reference) H04N 5/76 H04N 5/91 L 5/91 H (72) Inventor Nobuo Hashimoto Two Azuchicho, Chuo-ku, Osaka City Chome 3-13 Osaka International Building Minolta Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Shoichi Minato 2-33 Azuchi-cho, Chuo-ku, Osaka F-Term (Reference) inside Osaka International Building Minolta Co., Ltd. 5B050 AA08 BA10 BA15 CA07 CA08 EA12 FA02 FA03 FA12 FA13 FA14 5B075 ND06 NK02 NK21 PP13 PQ02 PQ03 PQ46 PQ48 5B082 AA13 EA08 5C052 FA02 FA03 FA06 FA07 FC01 FC06 FD07 FE04 5C053 FA04 FA05 FA09 FA30 HA30 JA21 KA04 LA01 LA03 LA03 LA03

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An identification information adding function for adding identification information to the received image data in a server for an image management system capable of storing image data received through the communication line and browsing images based on the image data through the communication line. An image management system server provided with an identification information transmission function for transmitting the identification information to a transmission source of the image data. 2. The image data of a reduced image created from an arbitrary image is received and saved, and the saved image data of the reduced image is newly received based on the identification information of the image data of the reduced image. The image management system server according to claim 1, wherein the image data of the image before reduction can be replaced. 3. The image management system server according to claim 1 or 2, and transmitting the image data to the image management system server and receiving the identification information from the image management system server to obtain the image. An image management system comprising: one or a plurality of information devices that store data and the identification information in association with each other. 4. An identification information adding function for adding identification information to the received image data in an image management program capable of storing the image data received through the communication line and browsing the image based on the image data through the communication line, and the identification. An image management program provided with an identification information transmission function for transmitting information to a transmission source of the image data. 5. Image data of a reduced image created from an arbitrary image is received and saved, and the saved image data of the reduced image is newly received based on identification information of the image data of the reduced image. The image management program according to claim 4, wherein the image data of the image before reduction can be replaced.