JP2006101449A - System for lending digital camera - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system for lending digital camera capable of providing a photograph service satisfactory to users. <P>SOLUTION: A photograph is to be provided, after performing the steps of transmitting image data lent from a digital camera 10 responding to a lending form 30 from image-transmitting terminal 2a to 2n to an image server 3 by making ID information recorded correspond to a wireless tag incorporated within the lending form 30, and requesting transmission of the image data, responding to the ID information from the wireless tag incorporated within the lending form 30 from receiving terminal 1a to 1f, 6a to 6n to the image server 3, and receiving the image data transmitted from the image server 3. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a digital camera lending system that lends a digital camera and transmits and presents image data obtained by the digital camera.

Conventionally, commemorative photography is often performed in facilities such as theme parks by purchasing a digital camera brought by a user using the facility, a lens-equipped film sold in the facility, and the like. Here, a digital camera is rented to a user who uses the facility, and image data obtained by photographing with the rented digital camera is wirelessly transmitted to the base station installed in the facility and transmitted. There has been proposed a system for providing a photo printed out based on the image data (see Patent Document 1). According to this system, a user who uses the facility does not need to bring a digital camera or purchase a lens-equipped film, and can obtain photographs in the facility.
JP 2001-197407 A

  The system proposed in Patent Document 1 described above is a system that provides photographs by wirelessly transmitting image data obtained by photographing with a digital camera. In general, the amount of image data representing a photograph is enormous, and in wireless communication, it is necessary to take into account fluctuations in transmission conditions (fading) and the like regarding the communication path, so the wireless transmission time of image data representing a photograph is long. There is a problem that continuous shooting is difficult. Here, it is conceivable to reduce the amount of image data and wirelessly transmit, but there arises a problem that the picture quality of the photograph deteriorates. Accordingly, there is a lack of provision of photo services for users.

  In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a digital camera rental system that can provide a user with a sufficient photo service.

The digital camera lending system of the present invention that achieves the above object is
A lending slip with a built-in wireless tag that communicates with the outside to record received information and transmit the recorded information to record ID information;
An image server that receives and accumulates image data, receives an image data transmission request, and transmits the image data to a transmission source;
The ID information recorded in the loan slip is received from the wireless tag built in the loan slip, the image data is received from the digital camera lent corresponding to the loan slip, the image data and the ID information, An image transmission terminal that associates and transmits to the image server,
An image transmitted from the image server by receiving ID information recorded in the loan slip from the wireless tag built in the loan slip, requesting the image server to transmit image data corresponding to the ID information An image receiving terminal for receiving and presenting data is provided.

  The digital camera lending system of the present invention associates image data from a digital camera lent corresponding to a lending slip with ID information recorded in a wireless tag built in the lending slip and transmits the image data to the image server. In this system, the image server is requested to transmit image data corresponding to the ID information from the wireless tag built in the lending slip, and the image data transmitted from the image server is received and presented. . For this reason, compared with the technique proposed in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1 in which image data obtained by photographing with a lent digital camera is transmitted wirelessly, continuous shooting is difficult or the picture quality of the photograph is deteriorated. There is no such problem, and a sufficient photo service can be provided to the user. In addition, according to the digital camera rental system of the present invention, the user does not necessarily need to receive a photograph taken with a digital camera lent in the theme park, for example, after leaving the theme park, By requesting the image server to transmit image data corresponding to the ID information from the wireless tag built in the loan slip at a laboratory installed in a nearby camera store or the like via the Internet, You can receive photos taken.

  Here, it is preferable that the ID information is ID information for specifying a loan slip.

  In this way, it is possible to easily identify the loan slip.

  Moreover, it is also a preferable aspect that the ID information is ID information that identifies a group constituted by a plurality of lending slips.

  When the ID information is ID information for identifying a group composed of a plurality of lending slips, for example, when entering a theme park as a group, a group for identifying the group in the lending slips of users constituting the group Since the ID information is recorded, users configuring the group other than the user who has lent the digital camera can also obtain a photograph based on the image data obtained by photographing with the digital camera.

  Furthermore, it is also preferable that the lending card also serves as an admission ticket.

  Generally, admission tickets are distributed when entering facilities such as theme parks. For this reason, if the loan slip also serves as an admission ticket, it is not necessary to prepare two sheets of the loan slip and the admission ticket, and only the admission ticket is sufficient.

  In addition to the above ID information, the wireless tag built in the lending slip records camera ID information for identifying the digital camera to be lent when receiving the rental of the digital camera, and returns the lent digital camera. It is also preferable that information indicating that the digital camera of the camera ID information is returned is recorded.

  In this way, it is possible to prevent the borrowed digital camera from being taken out.

  The digital camera lending system of the present invention associates image data from a digital camera lent corresponding to a lending slip with ID information recorded in a wireless tag built in the lending slip and transmits the image data to the image server. In this system, the image server is requested to transmit image data corresponding to the ID information from the wireless tag built in the lending slip, and the image data transmitted from the image server is received and presented. Therefore, compared with the technology that wirelessly transmits image data obtained by rented digital camera, there is no problem that continuous shooting is difficult or the picture quality of the photo is deteriorated. In contrast, sufficient photo services can be provided.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a theme park to which a digital camera rental system according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the digital camera rental system shown in FIG.

  The theme park shown in FIG. 1 has attractions A, B, C, a restaurant D, a shopping center E, a hotel F having a plurality of rooms F1,... Fn, a monument G, and an entrance / exit gate H.

  In addition, the theme park is provided with an image server 3 that receives and accumulates image data and receives the image data transmission request and transmits the image data to the transmission source.

  Further, the theme park includes checkout terminals 4a and 4b arranged at the entrance / exit gate H, a checkout terminal 4c arranged at the entrance / exit of the hotel F, and a guide board 5a for providing various information to the user. , 5b, 5c, 5d, and 5e.

  Attractions A, B, C, Restaurant D, Shopping Center E, Hotel F have labs ALa, BLa, CLa, DLa, ELa, FLa. These labs ALa, BLa, CLa, DLa, ELa, and FLa receive image data transmitted from the image server 3, and display or print a picture represented by the image data on the screen. 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, and 1f (corresponding to an example of the image receiving terminal in the present invention) are installed.

  The shopping center E has a digital camera rental space ERent for renting digital cameras. In this digital camera rental space ERent, image transmission terminals 2a,..., 2n (corresponding to an example of the image transmission terminal according to the present invention) are installed.

  The image server 3 receives and accumulates image data from the image transmitting terminals 2a,... 2n, and stores the image data in the image receiving terminals 1a,..., Installed in the labs ALa, BLa, CLa, DLa, ELa, FLa. In response to the image data transmission request from If, the image data is transmitted to the transmission source. Further, the image server 3 is connected to the image receiving terminals 6a,..., 6n (corresponding to another example of the image receiving terminal according to the present invention) installed in a camera store or the like outside the theme park via the Internet. In response to the image data transmission request, the image data is transmitted to the transmission source. These image receiving terminals 1a, ..., 1f, 6a, ..., 6n are connected to printers 1ap, ..., 1fp, 6ap, ..., 6np for printing pictures represented by the transmitted image data. .

  In addition, in the digital camera rental space ERent, as shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of digital cameras 10 for lending to users of this theme park and charging of the plurality of digital cameras 10 and lending to the users are performed. A cradle 20 is provided for transmitting image data captured and generated to the image transmission terminals 2a,. Further, the image transmitting terminals 2a,... 2n are connected to a transceiver 40 that performs transmission / reception with a wireless tag built in the rental slip 30 that also serves as an admission ticket. First, the loan slip 30 will be described.

  In this theme park, a rental slip 30 that also serves as an admission ticket is handed to the user for admission. Here, when the user lends the digital camera 10, he goes to the digital camera lending space ERent and presents the lending slip 30.

  FIG. 3 is an external view of the loan slip, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the loan slip shown in FIG.

  The lending form 30 shown in FIG. 3 has a built-in wireless tag 31 that communicates with the outside to record received information and transmit the recorded information, and records various information such as lending ID information to be described later. ing. As shown in FIG. 4, the wireless tag 31 is built in between the front surface member 30 a and the back surface member 30 b constituting the loan slip 30, and the wireless tag 31 is mounted on the substrate 32 and the substrate 32. It has the formed semiconductor circuit 33 and the antenna part 34 which consists of an electromagnetic induction coil.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a circuit configuration of the wireless tag illustrated in FIG. 4.

  A semiconductor circuit 33 included in the wireless tag 31 illustrated in FIG. 5 includes a transmission / reception unit 33_1, a control unit 33_2, a memory unit 33_3, and an AC / DC unit 33_4. In the wireless tag 31, the antenna unit 34 receives an external radio wave Wa and generates an AC voltage.

  The AC / DC unit 33_4 converts the AC voltage generated by the antenna unit 34 into a DC voltage, and supplies the DC voltage to the transmission / reception unit 33_1, the control unit 33_2, and the memory unit 33_3.

  The transmission / reception unit 33_1 receives information included in the radio wave Wa and outputs the information to the control unit 33_2, and transmits information from the transmission / reception unit 33_1 to the outside as the radio wave Wb via the antenna unit 34.

  The control unit 33_2 controls data processing between the transmission / reception unit 33_1 and the memory unit 33_3.

  The memory unit 33_3 is composed of a non-volatile memory, and the memory unit 33_3 stores lending ID information for specifying the lending slip 30 and the like.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a circuit configuration of a transceiver that performs transmission and reception with a wireless tag.

  The transmitter / receiver 40 illustrated in FIG. 6 includes an electromagnetic induction coil 41, a transmitter / receiver 42, a controller 43, and an I / F unit 44.

  The electromagnetic induction coil 41 transmits the radio wave Wa toward the radio tag 31 and receives the radio wave Wb from the radio tag 31.

  The transmission / reception unit 42 outputs information from the control unit 43 to the electromagnetic induction coil 41 and receives information included in the electromagnetic wave Wb via the electromagnetic induction coil 41.

  The control unit 43 controls data processing between the transmission / reception unit 42 and the I / F unit 44.

  The I / F unit 44 is connected to the above-described image transmission terminals 2a,... 2n, and the I / F unit 44 transmits information from the control unit 43 to the image transmission terminals 2a,. Or information transmitted from the image transmission terminals 2a,..., 2n in a predetermined format is output to the control unit 43.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating ID information recorded in the memory unit of the wireless tag.

  The memory unit 33_3 of the wireless tag 31 is provided with a recording unit 33_3a in which lending ID information that is ID information for specifying the lending card 30 is recorded. In addition, the memory unit 33_3 includes a recording unit 33_3b in which camera ID information for specifying the lent digital camera 10 is recorded when the digital camera 10 is lent. Further, the memory unit 33_3 includes a recording unit 33_3c in which camera return information indicating that the digital camera 10 of the camera ID information is returned when the lent digital camera 10 is returned is recorded. . The memory unit 33_3 includes a recording unit 33_3d that records group ID information, which is ID information for specifying the group when a user enters the group.

  In the digital camera lending system according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the digital camera 10 is placed on the cradle 20 until the digital camera 10 is lent in the digital camera lending space ERent. When the digital camera 10 is lent to the user, the rental ID information, the camera is attached to the wireless tag 31 of the rental slip 30 of the user by the transceiver 40 connected to the image transmission terminals 2a,. ID information and group ID information are recorded. When the digital camera 10 is returned, the camera return information is recorded on the wireless tag 31 of the user's rental slip 30 by the transmitter / receiver 40 connected to the image transmission terminals 2a,. Image data obtained by placing 10 on the cradle 20 and photographing with the digital camera 10 is transmitted to an image transmission terminal corresponding to the cradle 20. The image transmission terminal transmits this image data to the image server 30 together with the lending ID information, camera ID information, camera return information, and group ID information. Here, the cradle 20 will be described.

  FIG. 8 is a schematic configuration diagram of the cradle.

  The cradle 20 shown in FIG. 8 receives an AC / DC converter 21 that inputs a power supply voltage (AC 100 V) and converts it into a predetermined DC voltage (DC voltage), and a DC voltage from the AC / DC converter 21. A charging circuit 22 is provided for charging the battery via an external power supply terminal provided in the digital camera 10. Further, the cradle 20 includes a USB connector 23 for inputting image data from a USB (Universal Serial Bus) terminal provided in the digital camera 10, and an image transmission terminal 2 a connected to the USB connector 23. A USB connector 24 for transmitting image data to an image transmission terminal corresponding to the cradle 20 of 2n is provided.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating transmission data transmitted by the image transmission terminal.

  The image transmission terminals 2a,... 2n and the image server 30 are connected by a local LAN, and the rental ID information shown in FIG. 9 is sent from the image transmission terminals 2a,. , Transmission data including camera ID information, camera return information, group ID information, and image data is transmitted.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the image transmission terminal. Here, the image transmission terminal 2a is described as a representative example, but the image transmission terminals 2b,... 2n have the same configuration.

  The configuration diagram of the image transmission terminal 2a shown in FIG. 10 includes a CPU 211, a RAM 212, a hard disk controller 213, a flexible disk drive 214, a CD-ROM drive 215, a mouse controller 216, a keyboard controller 217, a display controller 218, and a communication board 219. Are shown interconnected by a bus 210.

  The flexible disk drive 214 and the CD-ROM drive 215 access the flexible disk 214a and the CD-ROM 215a loaded from the flexible disk loading slot and the CD-ROM loading slot, respectively. The communication board 219 is connected to the local LAN.

  FIG. 10 also shows a hard disk 213 a accessed by the hard disk controller 213, a mouse 216 a controlled by the mouse controller 216, a keyboard 217 a controlled by the keyboard controller 217, and a CRT display 218 a controlled by the disk play controller 218. It is shown.

  Further, FIG. 10 shows a transceiver I / F unit 220 for communicating with the transceiver 40 and a USB I / F unit 221 for communicating with the cradle 20.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the image server.

  The configuration diagram of the image server 3 shown in FIG. 11 includes a CPU 311, a RAM 312, a hard disk controller 313, a flexible disk drive 314, a CD-ROM drive 315, a mouse controller 316, a keyboard controller 317, a display controller 318, and a communication board 319, 320 is shown and they are connected to each other by a bus 310.

  The flexible disk drive 314 and the CD-ROM drive 315 access the flexible disk 314a and the CD-ROM 315a loaded from the flexible disk loading slot and the CD-ROM loading slot, respectively. The communication board 319 is connected to the local LAN, and the communication board 320 is connected to the Internet.

  FIG. 11 also shows a hard disk 313 a accessed by the hard disk controller 313, a mouse 316 a controlled by the mouse controller 316, a keyboard 317 a controlled by the keyboard controller 317, and a CRT display 318 a controlled by the disk play controller 318. It is shown.

  Next, the image receiving terminals 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, and 1f will be described. As described above, the image receiving terminals 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, and 1f are installed in laboratories ALa, BLa, CLa, DLa, ELa, FLa, and printers 1ap,. 1fp, 6ap,..., 6np are connected. The configurations of the image receiving terminals 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, and 1f are the same as those of the image transmitting terminal 2a described with reference to FIG. 10 except that the transceiver 40 is built in. Since it exists, description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The image receiving terminals 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, and 1f are provided with lending ID information, camera ID information, camera return information, and group ID information recorded in the lending slip 30 from the wireless tag 31 built in the lending slip 30. The image server 3 is requested to transmit the image data corresponding to the ID information and the information, the image data transmitted from the image server 3 is received, and the photograph represented by the image data is displayed on the screen. Or the above printers 1ap,..., 1fp, 6ap,.

  As described above, when the digital camera 10 is returned, the camera return information has already been recorded in the wireless tag 31 of the rental card 30 of the user by the transceiver 40 connected to the image transmission terminals 2a,. Recorded in addition to lending ID information, camera ID information, and group ID information. When the user leaves the theme park, he / she exits from the entrance / exit gate H or the hotel F entrance / exit with such a rental slip 30.

  In this embodiment, the user does not need to receive a photo in the theme park, and after leaving the theme park with the rental slip 30, the image receiving terminals 6a,. 6n receives the ID information and information from the wireless tag 31 incorporated in the lending slip 30 and requests the image server 3 to transmit the image data corresponding to the ID information and information via the Internet. , ..., you can print at 6np and receive photos. Alternatively, a CD-ROM on which the image data is recorded may be received. Similarly, when a user enters in a group, since the group ID information for identifying the group is recorded in the lending slip 30 of the user constituting the group, the user other than the user who received the lending of the digital camera 10 The users who make up the above group can also obtain photographs and CD-ROMs based on image data obtained by photographing with the digital camera 10.

  When the user returns the digital camera 10 in the digital camera rental space ERent, the printer connected to the image receiving terminal 1e installed in the laboratory ELa in the laboratory ELa adjacent to the digital camera rental space ERent. You can also receive printed photos. The theme park has labs ALa, BLa, CLa, DLa, FLa excluding the lab ELa, and the labs ALa, BLa, CLa, DLa, FLa have image receiving terminals 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, Since 1f is installed, the user may drop in at these laboratories and receive a photograph while photographing with the rented digital camera 10.

  Here, in the theme park, checkout terminals 4a and 4b deployed at the entrance / exit gate H and a checkout terminal 4c deployed at the entrance of the hotel F are installed.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a checkout terminal. Here, the checkout terminal 4a will be described as a representative example, but the other checkout terminals 4b and 4c have the same configuration.

  The checkout terminal 4a includes a transceiver 400 having the same configuration as the transceiver 40 described above, a display unit 401, a voice sounding unit 402, a control unit 403, and an I / F unit 404. . The transceiver 400, the display unit 401, the sound generation unit 402, the control unit 403, and the I / F unit 404 are connected to each other via a bus line. Here, when the user forgets to return the digital camera 10, the camera return information is not recorded in the wireless tag 31 of the rental card 30 of the user, and the user leaves the entrance / exit gate H. In doing so, the fact is received by the transceiver 400. The control unit 403 refers to the information received by the transceiver 400 and the information transmitted from the image server 3 via the local LAN from the I / F unit 404, and indicates that the camera return information is not included. Is displayed on the display unit 401 and the sound generation unit 402 generates a warning sound. In this way, it is possible to prevent the rented digital camera 10 from being taken out.

  Furthermore, guide plates 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, and 5e are installed in the theme park. These guide plates 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, and 5e receive group ID information recorded on the loan slip 30 from the wireless tag 31 built in the loan slip 30 and correspond to the group ID information on the image server 3. The image data transmitted from the image server 3 is received and presented. Details will be described below.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the configuration of the guide plate. Here, the guide plate 5a is representatively described, but the other guide plates 5b, 5c, 5d, and 5e have the same configuration.

  The guide plate 5 a includes a transceiver 500 having the same configuration as the transceiver 40 described above, a display screen 501, an input unit 502, a control unit 503, and an I / F unit 504. The transceiver 500, the display screen 501, the input unit 502, the control unit 503, and the I / F unit 504 are connected to each other via a bus line.

  When a user enters in a group, group ID information for identifying the group is recorded in the lending slip 30 of the user constituting the group. For this reason, when the user brings the wireless tag 31 of his / her loan slip 30 close to the transceiver 500 provided in the guide plate 5a, the group ID information recorded in the wireless tag 31 is detected by the transceiver 500. It is sent to the control unit 503. Here, the user inputs, for example, the current position with the input unit 502. The control unit 503 transmits image data representing the current position of the user to the image server 3 via the I / F unit 504 and the local LAN. Here, when image data representing the current position of another user from another guide board is transmitted to the image server 3 in the same manner, the user is displayed on the display screen 501 of this guide board 5a. The current position of another user from the image server 3 is displayed together with the current position of the user. By doing so, the user can know the current position of other users making up the group, and can also tell his / her current position to other users.

  FIG. 14 is an external perspective view of the digital camera shown in FIG.

  A digital camera 10 shown in FIG. 14 is a digital camera lent to a user who uses a theme park. In the center of the front surface of the digital camera 10, a zoom mirror having an imaging lens 10_1a, which is an optical zoom lens, is provided. A trunk 10_1 is provided. In addition, on the front upper portion of the digital camera 10, a flash light emitting device 10_2 that emits flash light in synchronization with photographing and a light amount of the flash light are detected in order to control the light amount of the flash light from the flash light emitting device 10_2. A flash light control sensor 10_3 and an optical viewfinder objective window 10_4 are provided.

  Further, on the left side of the front surface of the digital camera 10, a slide-type power switch 10_5 is turned on when a battery built in the digital camera 10 is charged, when image data is transmitted, or when a self-timer is activated. Illumination lamp 10_6 that blinks is provided.

  Further, on the upper surface of the digital camera 10, a shutter button 10_7 and a microphone 10_8 for picking up sound are provided.

  Further, on the right side surface of the digital camera 10 shown in FIG. 14, a speaker 10_9, a USB terminal 10_10 to which a USB cable used when transmitting photographed image data to a personal computer or the like is connected, and an external power supply terminal 10_11.

  FIG. 15 is an external perspective view of the digital camera shown in FIG.

  An optical viewfinder eyepiece window 10_22, a viewfinder lamp 10_23 that is turned on when shooting preparation is completed or flashes during shooting, a still image mode, a playback mode, and a moving image shooting are provided on the upper back of the digital camera 10 shown in FIG. And a mode switch 10_24 for switching modes. Further, on the right side of the mode switch 10_24, a macro button 10_25, a zoom button 10_26, and a flash button 10_27 are provided.

  The macro button 10_25 is a button for switching whether or not to perform macro shooting. When the macro button 10_25 is pressed once, the macro shooting mode is set, and when pressed again, the macro shooting mode is canceled.

  The zoom button 10_26 is a button that zooms up to the telephoto side (tele side) by pressing down and zooms down to the wide angle side (wide side) by pressing down. The zoom button 10_26 is a button for selecting various menus displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 10_28 described later by simply pressing the zoom button 10_26.

  The flash button 10_27 is a button for repeatedly switching the flash state, such as auto flash → red-eye reduction flash → forced flash → flash prohibition → slow shutter flash → auto flash each time it is pressed.

  In addition, a liquid crystal monitor 10_28, a MENU / OK button 10_29, a BACK button 10_30, a DISP button 10_31, and a photo mode button 10_32 are provided at the center of the back of the digital camera 10.

  The liquid crystal monitor 28 displays an image composed of image data generated by capturing subject light with the digital camera 10, information at various settings, and the like.

  The MENU / OK button 10_29 is a button for displaying various menus at the time of shooting and playback and determining the menu selected by the zoom button 10_26.

  The BACK button 10_30 is a button for returning or canceling the operation state by the MENU / OK button 10_29 or the like.

  The DISP button 10_31 is a button for switching the state of the screen displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 10_28. For example, the display of the liquid crystal monitor 10_28 is turned on / off at the time of shooting, and the character display is turned on / off at the time of reproduction. It is a button.

  The photo mode button 10_32 is a button for setting the number of pixels, sensitivity, color, number of prints, and the like.

Further, a housing lid 10_33 for housing a battery and a memory card is provided at the lower back of the digital camera 10. Further, a strap attachment portion 10_34 is also provided on the side surface portion of the digital camera 10. FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the digital camera shown in FIGS.

  The digital camera 10 includes the above-described photographing lens 10_1a and an image sensor 10_41 that converts a subject image formed through the photographing lens 10_1a into an analog image signal.

  The digital camera 10 also includes an analog signal processing unit 10_42 for analog processing of an analog image signal from the image sensor 10_41, and an analog image signal processed by the analog signal processing unit 10_42 as a digital image signal A. An A / D converter 10_43 that performs / D conversion and a digital signal processing unit 10_44 that digitally processes an image signal from the A / D converter 10_43 are provided.

  Further, the digital camera 10 includes a ROM 10_45 storing program data necessary for digital processing in the digital signal processing unit 10_44, a CPU 10_46 for exchanging with the digital signal processing unit 10_44, and exposure control and focusing control. AE / AF unit 10_47 for outputting the information for use to CPU 10_46, operation unit 10_48 including zoom button 10_26 described above, and shutter button 10_17 described above.

  Further, the digital camera 10 stores the image data from the digital signal processing unit 10_44 and outputs the stored image data to the digital signal processing unit 10_44, and the image from the digital signal processing unit 10_44. A memory card 10_50 for storing data, an I / F unit 10_51 for transmitting image data from the digital signal processing unit 10_44 to the image transmission terminals 2a,... 2n via the cradle 20 (see FIG. 2), The liquid crystal monitor 10_28 described above and a battery 10_52 for supplying voltage to the entire digital camera 10 are provided. Next, a processing flow in such a lending system for the digital camera 10 will be described.

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the first half of the process in the digital camera lending system of the present embodiment, and FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the second half of the process in the digital camera lending system of the present embodiment.

  First, in step S1, the digital camera 10 is lent out to the user. At the time of lending, as shown in step S2, lending ID information, camera ID information, and, if necessary, group ID information are connected to an image transmission terminal to a wireless tag 31 incorporated in a lending slip 30 that also serves as an admission ticket. Recorded by the transmitted / received transmitter / receiver 40.

  Next, as shown in step S <b> 3, the user takes a picture with the lent digital camera 10. After the photographing is completed, the user returns the digital camera 10 in step S4.

  Next, in step S <b> 5, the digital camera 10 that has finished photographing is placed on the cradle 20, and camera return information is recorded on the wireless tag 31 by the transceiver 40 connected to the image transmission terminal.

  In step S6, camera return information, rental ID information, camera ID information, group ID information recorded as necessary, and image data from the digital camera 10 are received by the image transmission terminal from the wireless tag 31.

  Next, in step S7 shown in FIG. 18, camera return information, rental ID information, camera ID information, group ID information recorded as necessary, and image data are transmitted from the image transmission terminal to the image server 3. To do.

  Further, when the user leaves, the camera return information recorded on the wireless tag of the user is received at the checkout terminal provided at the gate of the theme park or at the entrance of the hotel.

  Next, in step S9, it is determined based on the expected camera return information from the image server 3 whether the received camera return information is correct. If it is determined that the received camera return information is correct (corresponds to the expected camera return information), the process proceeds to step S10, and exit from the theme park is permitted. On the other hand, if it is determined that the received camera return information does not match the expected camera return information, the process proceeds to step S11. In step S11, necessary processing is performed. Specifically, this is displayed on the display unit of the checkout terminal and a warning sound is generated. The user brings the wireless tag built in his / her loan card to the digital camera rental space ERent where the digital camera is lent, confirms it, and finally records the correct camera return information on the wireless tag. The process returns to step S8.

  In step S12, the user who has left the theme park obtains a print photograph using a wireless tag at an image receiving terminal (6a,..., 6n) installed in a nearby camera store or the like.

1 is a schematic view of a theme park to which a digital camera rental system according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. It is the schematic of the digital camera rental system shown in FIG. It is an external view of a loan card. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the loan slip shown in FIG. 3. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a circuit configuration of the wireless tag illustrated in FIG. 4. It is a figure which shows the circuit structure of the transmitter / receiver which transmits / receives with a radio | wireless tag. It is a figure which shows ID information recorded on the memory part of a wireless tag. It is a schematic block diagram of a cradle. It is a figure which shows the transmission data transmitted with an image transmission terminal. It is a figure which shows the structure of an image transmission terminal. It is a figure which shows the structure of an image server. It is a figure which shows the structure of a checkout terminal. It is a figure which shows the structure of a guide plate. It is the external appearance perspective view which looked at the digital camera shown in FIG. 2 from front diagonally. It is the external appearance perspective view which looked at the digital camera shown in FIG. 14 from back diagonally upward. It is a block diagram which shows the circuit structure of the digital camera shown in FIG. 14, FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the first half of the process in the digital camera rental system of this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the second half of the process in the digital camera rental system of this embodiment.

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1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 1f, 6a, ..., 6n Image receiving terminal 1ap, ..., 1fp, 6ap, ..., 6np Printer 2a, ... 2n Image transmitting terminal 3 Image server 4a, 4b, 4c Checkout terminal 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e Guide plate 10 Digital camera 10_1a Shooting lens 10_1 Zoom barrel 10_2 Flash light emitting device 10_3 Flash dimming sensor 10_4 Optical viewfinder objective window 10_5 Power switch 10_6 Illumination lamp 10_7 Shutter button 10_8 Microphone 10_9 Speaker USB terminal 10_11 External power supply terminal 10_22 Optical viewfinder eyepiece window 10_23 Viewfinder lamp 10_24 Mode switch 10_25 Macro button 10_26 Zoom button 10_27 Flash button 1 _28 monitor 10_29 MENU / OK button 10_30 BACK button 10_31 DISP button 10_32 photo mode button 10_33 housing lid 10_34 strap lug 10_41 imaging device 10_42 analog signal processing section 10_43 A / D converter 10_44 digital signal processor 10_45 ROM
10_46 CPU
10_47 AE / AF section 10_48 operation section 10_49 memory 10_50 memory card 10_51 I / F section 10_52 battery 20 cradle 21 AC / DC converter 22 charging circuit 23, 24 USB connector 30 loan slip 31 wireless tag 30a front surface member 30b back surface member 32 substrate 33 Semiconductor circuit 33_1 Transmitter / receiver 33_2 Control unit 33_3 Memory unit 33_3a, 33_3b, 33_3c, 33_3d Recording unit 33_4 AC / DC unit 34 Antenna unit 40, 400, 500 Transmitter / receiver 41 Electromagnetic induction coil 42 Transmitter / receiver 43 Controller 44 I / F Unit 210, 310 Bus 211, 311 CPU
212, 312 RAM
213, 313 Hard disk controller 213a, 313a Hard disk 214, 314 Flexible disk drive 214a, 314a Flexible disk 215, 315 CD-ROM drive 215a, 315a CD-ROM
216, 316 Mouse controller 216a, 316a Mouse 217, 317 Keyboard controller 217a, 317a Keyboard 218, 318 Display controller 218a, 318a CRT display 219, 319, 320 Communication board 220 Transceiver I / F unit 221 USB I / F unit 401 Display Unit 402 Voice sound generation unit 403, 503 Control unit 404, 504 I / F unit 501 Display screen 502 Input unit

Claims (5)

A lending slip with a built-in wireless tag that communicates with the outside to record received information and transmit the recorded information to record ID information;
An image server that receives and accumulates image data, receives an image data transmission request, and transmits the image data to a transmission source;
The ID information recorded on the loan slip is received from the wireless tag built in the loan slip, and the image data is received from the digital camera lent corresponding to the loan slip, and the image data and the ID information An image transmission terminal that associates and transmits to the image server;
An image transmitted from the image server by receiving ID information recorded on the loan slip from the wireless tag built in the loan slip, requesting the image server to transmit image data corresponding to the ID information, and A digital camera lending system comprising an image receiving terminal for receiving and presenting data.   The digital camera lending system according to claim 1, wherein the ID information is ID information for specifying a lending slip.   The digital camera lending system according to claim 1, wherein the ID information is ID information for identifying a group composed of a plurality of lending forms.   The digital camera lending system according to claim 1, wherein the lending form also serves as an admission ticket.   In addition to the ID information, the wireless tag incorporated in the lending slip records camera ID information for identifying the digital camera to be lent when receiving the rental of the digital camera, and when returning the lent digital camera, 2. The digital camera lending system according to claim 1, wherein information indicating that the digital camera of the camera ID information is returned is recorded.

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