JP2006099456A - System for providing album with content registration and delivery function - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a user to easily appreciate both a picture and voice in an album without providing an exclusive device thereon. <P>SOLUTION: A code issuing part 11 makes the user designate images In with which two-dimensional codes are to be related through an operation part 2, and issues two-dimensional codes qn corresponding to the designated images In. Access information that is information for accessing a content registration and delivery device 400 and unique identification information for identifying each two-dimensional code qn are buried in each two-dimensional code qn. An album generation part 12 arranges the images In on each page constituting an album 500 according to a designated layout while arranging the issued two-dimensional codes qn in the vicinity of the corresponding images In to form print data for making a printer 200 print the images, and outputs the data to the printer 200. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an album providing system with a content registration / distribution function, and more particularly to a system capable of registering / distributing content corresponding to images posted on an album.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a technique for obtaining an album by arranging images taken by various imaging devices in a desired order has been developed. For example, the electronic album editing apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes image / audio data I / F means for capturing image data and sound data corresponding to the image data, recording means for managing and storing the image data and the sound data, and sound data. Audio data conversion means for converting images into text data, search / sort means for searching and sorting image data based on the text data, and an album that arranges images based on the sorting results and creates an album Creating means.
JP 2004-206447 A

  However, with the technology of Patent Document 1, the audio can be viewed only in a state converted into text. In order to be able to enjoy sound along with images, it may be possible to provide an audio playback device such as a speaker in the album. However, the configuration of the album is complicated and inconvenient to handle, and the cost of creating the album increases. Not right. The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily view both photographs and sounds without providing a dedicated device for the album.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, an album providing system with a content registration / distribution function according to the present invention includes a registration unit that receives registration of content, and a content registration / distribution device that includes a distribution unit that distributes the registered content, An image input unit for inputting an image, a two-dimensional code issuing unit for issuing a two-dimensional code in which an access destination to the content registration / delivery device is embedded corresponding to the image, and a two-dimensional code corresponding to the image And an album creating apparatus with a content registration / distribution function having a print section for printing an album arranged in the vicinity of the image.

  A user who has created an album with an album creation device with a content registration / distribution function accesses the content registration / distribution device by reading a two-dimensional code arranged in the vicinity of the image with a portable terminal with a two-dimensional code reader such as a mobile phone or a PDA. The desired content can be freely registered corresponding to the desired image. Then, the user who registered the content or another user accesses the content registration / distribution device by reading the two-dimensional code arranged in the vicinity of the image with the portable terminal with the two-dimensional code reader, and distributes the registered content. Can receive. The content may be audio or video that cannot be viewed in a bound album, but may be anything that can be transmitted as data, such as still images or text.

  An album creating apparatus with a content registration / delivery function according to the present invention creates an album in which an access destination to a content registration / distribution apparatus having a registration unit for accepting content registration and a delivery unit for delivering the registered content is embedded. An album creating apparatus with a content registration / distribution function that issues an image input unit for inputting an image and a two-dimensional code in which an access destination to the content registration / distribution apparatus is embedded corresponding to the image And a print unit for printing an album in which a two-dimensional code corresponding to the image is arranged in the vicinity of the image.

  An album creation method with a content registration / distribution function according to the present invention creates an album in which an access destination to a content registration / distribution apparatus having a registration unit for accepting content registration and a distribution unit for delivering the registered content is embedded. A method for creating an album with a content registration / distribution function, wherein an image input step for inputting an image and a two-dimensional code in which an access destination to the content registration / distribution device is embedded corresponding to the image are issued And a printing step for printing an album in which a two-dimensional code corresponding to the image is arranged in the vicinity of the image.

  An album creation program with a content registration / distribution function according to the present invention creates an album in which an access destination to a content registration / distribution device having a registration unit that accepts registration of content and a distribution unit that distributes the registered content is embedded A program for creating an album with a content registration / distribution function, wherein an image input step for inputting an image and a two-dimensional code in which an access destination to the content registration / distribution device is embedded corresponding to the image are issued A computer issues a code issuing step and a printing step of printing an album in which a two-dimensional code corresponding to the image is arranged in the vicinity of the image.

  This album creation program with content registration / distribution function has the same effects as the above-described album creation apparatus with content registration / distribution function. This program may be provided by being recorded on a CD-ROM, DVD, MO, or other computer-readable recording medium.

  A user who created an album with an album creating apparatus with a content registration / distribution function accesses a content registration / distribution apparatus by reading a two-dimensional code arranged in the vicinity of an image with a portable terminal with a two-dimensional code reader, and desires desired content. It is possible to register freely corresponding to the images. Then, the user who registered the content or another user accesses the content registration / distribution device by reading the two-dimensional code arranged in the vicinity of the image with the portable terminal with the two-dimensional code reader, and distributes the registered content. Can receive.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[Schematic configuration]
FIG. 1 is a schematic functional configuration diagram of an album providing system with a content registration / delivery function according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. This system includes an album creating apparatus 100 and a content registration / delivery apparatus 400. The content registration / distribution apparatus 400 is connected to mobile phones 300a and 300b via a network 600 such as the Internet or a mobile telephone communication network. The cellular phones 300a and 300b access the content registration / distribution apparatus 400 by reading the two-dimensional code qn printed in the vicinity of the image In (n = 1, 2,...) Printed on the album 500 with the code reader 300a. be able to. The mobile phones 300a and 300b are different only in the possessed users, there is no particular difference in the hardware configuration, and both may be interchanged. Hereinafter, the cellular phones 300a and 300b are collectively expressed as the cellular phone 300 unless otherwise specified. The album 500 is created by the album creating apparatus 100, and the completed album 500 is provided to the user free of charge.

  The album creating apparatus 100 includes a processing unit 1 configured by a CPU, an operation unit 2 configured by a pointing device, a keyboard, and the like, image data and the like from various storage media 3b such as compact flash, smart media, CD-ROM, and DVD. A media reader 3 a that reads data and inputs it to the processing unit 1 and the storage unit 4, a storage unit 4 constituted by a semiconductor memory or a hard disk, and a serial controller 5 that connects the printer 200 and the processing unit 1 are provided. The image input form is not particularly limited, and an image may be input by connecting a digital camera or a scanner (not shown) to the album creating apparatus 100 via USB or SCSI.

  The album creating unit 12, which is a program executed by the processing unit 1, selects an image In to be displayed in the album from the input images or lays out the selected image In on the album according to the operation of the operation unit 2. The specification of the posting page and the position in the page is accepted. A code issuing unit 11, which is a program executed by the processing unit 1, causes the operation unit 2 to designate an image In to which a two-dimensional code should be associated, and issues a two-dimensional code qn corresponding to the designated image In. In this two-dimensional code qn, access information (URL, IP address, etc.) that is information for accessing the content registration / delivery device 400 and unique identification information for identifying each two-dimensional code qn are embedded. Yes. The album creating unit 12 arranges the image In on each page constituting the album 500 according to the designated layout, and arranges the issued two-dimensional code qn in the vicinity of the corresponding image In and causes the printer 200 to print it. Print data is generated and output to the printer 200. The printer 200 creates the album 500 by printing the image In and the two-dimensional code qn on various print media such as TA paper according to the print data. The code issuing unit 11 and the album creating unit 12, which are programs, are stored in the storage unit 4, but are stored in the storage medium 3b such as a CD-ROM, and are appropriately transferred from the media reader 3a to the processing unit 1 to the storage unit 4. It may be read and executed.

  FIG. 2 shows the appearance of an album 500 printed by the printer 200. In this figure, one page of the album 500 in a bound state is illustrated. In the vicinity of the images I1 to I3, q1 to q3 that are two-dimensional codes are arranged. Unique identification information r1 to r3 is embedded in q1 to q3, respectively. The identification information rn can be read by the code reader 300a or 300b.

  Referring to FIG. 1 again, the content registration / distribution apparatus 400 includes a registration unit 41, a content DB 42, and a distribution unit 43. When the registration unit 41 reads and accesses the two-dimensional code qn in which the identification information rn (n = 1, 2...) Embedded in the mobile phone 300 is embedded, the registration information rn notified from the mobile phone 300 Registration of content such as audio, video, and still images corresponding to is accepted. The registered content is stored in the content DB 42 in association with the identification information rn. FIG. 3 conceptually shows a state where the identification information rn and the registered content are associated with each other and stored in the content DB 42. Here, the content is a WAV format file in which audio is recorded. However, the content is not limited to audio, and may be a moving image file, a still image file, a text file, a hypertext file, or the like. On the other hand, when the mobile phone 300 reads and accesses a certain two-dimensional code qn, the distribution unit 43 distributes content corresponding to the identification information rn embedded in the two-dimensional code qn to the mobile phone 300. For example, when the content is voice, the telephone voice is distributed via the mobile communication network. Alternatively, the distribution unit 43 converts the content into a format that can be executed by the mobile phone 300 (for example, an application that reproduces moving images, still images, sounds, and characters when executed by the mobile phone 300) and distributes the content to the mobile phone 300. Also good. When content is distributed by telephone voice, the registration / distribution device 400 can be configured by a known CTI (Computer Telephony Integration) server.

[Process flow]
Hereinafter, a flow of processing executed between the mobile phone 300 and the content registration / distribution apparatus 400 will be described. First, the flow of content registration processing will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. In this process, the content transmitted from the mobile phone 300a is registered in the content DB.

  The mobile phone 300a accesses the content registration / distribution device 400 by reading the access information from a certain two-dimensional code qn printed on the album 500 by the code reader 300a, and also uses the identification information rn embedded in the two-dimensional code qn. The content is read and notified to the content registration / delivery apparatus 400 (S1). The registration unit 41 determines whether or not the content corresponding to the identification information rn notified from the mobile phone 300a is registered in the content DB 42 (S2). If not registered, a storage area for registering the content corresponding to the identification information rn is secured in the content DB 42. On the other hand, if the content is registered, this process ends.

  After securing the storage area for content registration, the mobile phone 300a transmits the desired content to the content registration distribution device 400 (S3). For example, when the content is audio, telephone audio transmitted via the mobile communication network is transmitted as the content. Alternatively, when the content is a sentence, text data or hypertext data describing the sentence is transmitted. Alternatively, when the content is a still image / moving image, a still image / moving image file is transmitted. The registration unit 41 stores the identification information rn notified from the mobile phone 300a and the received content in the content DB 42 in association with each other (S4).

  Through the above processing, the user of the mobile phone 300a who has been provided with the album 500 can freely register desired content in association with a desired image. Once registered, the content may be changed any number of times by repeating the above processing, or the number of changes may be limited. Also, any content to be registered may be registered. For example, information related to a subject of an image or a situation at the time of shooting may be registered as a voice memo. Alternatively, if the image is a picture of a friend's wedding, congratulatory speech or text for the friend may be registered.

  Next, the flow of content distribution processing will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. In this process, the content registered in the content DB 42 is transmitted to the mobile phone 300b.

  When the mobile phone 300b reads the access information embedded in the two-dimensional code qn arranged in the vicinity of an image In printed on the album 500 by the code reader 300b and accesses the content registration / distribution apparatus 400, the two-dimensional code qn The embedded identification information rn is notified to the content registration / delivery apparatus 400 (S11).

  The distribution unit 43 determines whether or not the content corresponding to the identification information rn notified from the mobile phone 300b is registered in the content DB 42 (S12). If registered, the process proceeds to S13, and if not registered, the process ends.

  The distribution unit 43 specifies the content corresponding to the identification information rn notified from the accessed mobile phone 300b from the content DB. Then, the distribution unit 43 distributes the identified content to the mobile phone 300b (S13). The mobile phone 300b reproduces the distributed content (S14). For example, when the content is stored in the content DB 42 as an audio file, the distribution unit 43 reproduces the audio from the audio file and transmits it to the mobile phone 300 as a call audio. When the content is a moving image or a still image, the distribution unit 43 transmits a moving image file / still image file executable by the mobile phone 300b to the mobile phone 300b.

  Through the above processing, the user of the mobile phone 300b who has received the album 500 distributes the content registered in association with the image at any time by reading the two-dimensional code arranged in the vicinity of the image with the mobile phone 300b. Can be made. The person who receives the content distribution may be the person who registered the audio, or may be another person. For example, in the above voice memo, the person who registered the voice can listen to the information about the subject of the image and the shooting situation. In addition, when the voice and text of the wedding congratulations are registered from the mobile phone 300a as described above, the person who has registered the voice and text gives the album 500 to the friend, so that the friend's mobile phone 300b holds it. You can hear or show the registered congratulations with the image.

Schematic functional configuration diagram of album providing system with content registration and distribution function A diagram illustrating the appearance of an album Conceptual explanatory diagram of information stored in content DB Flow chart showing the flow of content registration processing Flow chart showing the flow of content distribution processing

Explanation of symbols

100: Album creation device, 200: Printer, 300: Mobile phone, 400: Content registration / distribution device, 500: Album

Claims (5)

A content registration / distribution device comprising: a registration unit that accepts registration of content; and a distribution unit that distributes the registered content;
An image input unit for inputting an image, a two-dimensional code issuing unit for issuing a two-dimensional code in which an access destination to the content registration / delivery device is embedded corresponding to the image, and a two-dimensional code corresponding to the image An album creating apparatus with a content registration / delivery function having a print section for printing an album arranged in the vicinity of the image;
An album providing system with a content registration / distribution function.   The album providing system with a content registration / delivery function according to claim 1, wherein the content is a sound or a moving image. An album creation device with a content registration / distribution function for creating an album in which an access destination to a content registration / distribution device having a registration unit that accepts registration of content and a distribution unit that distributes the registered content is embedded,
An image input unit for inputting an image;
A two-dimensional code issuing unit that issues a two-dimensional code in which an access destination to the content registration / delivery device is embedded corresponding to the image;
A print unit for printing an album in which a two-dimensional code corresponding to the image is arranged in the vicinity of the image;
An album creating apparatus with a content registration / distribution function. An album creation method with a content registration / distribution function for creating an album in which an access destination to a content registration / distribution device having a registration unit that accepts registration of content and a distribution unit that distributes the registered content is embedded,
An image input step for inputting an image;
A two-dimensional code issuing step for issuing a two-dimensional code in which an access destination to the content registration / delivery device is embedded, corresponding to the image;
A printing step of printing an album in which a two-dimensional code corresponding to the image is arranged in the vicinity of the image;
To create an album with a content registration and distribution function. An album creation program with a content registration / distribution function for creating an album in which an access destination to a content registration / distribution apparatus having a registration unit for accepting registration of content and a distribution unit for distributing the registered content is embedded. ,
An image input step for inputting an image;
A two-dimensional code issuing step for issuing a two-dimensional code in which an access destination to the content registration / delivery device is embedded, corresponding to the image;
A printing step of printing an album in which a two-dimensional code corresponding to the image is arranged in the vicinity of the image;
An album creation program with a content registration and distribution function that allows a computer to execute the program.

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