JP2006343893A - Sheet member - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To apply information to an article afterwards while suppressing any influence to be given to the appearance of an article. <P>SOLUTION: An ID image obtained by executing the inverse Fourier transformation of an ID pattern is printed on the surface of a transparent sheet in an inconspicuous color. An adhesive material is applied to the back face of the transparent sheet, and the transparent sheet can be applied to an article by using this. The ID image is Fourier-transformed to restore the ID pattern so that information associated with the ID pattern with a string can be presented to a user. The ID image is obtained by spreading information for restoring the ID pattern on the whole print face so that the ID image can be restored from the residual section even when it is partially unreadable. Thus, even when the transparent sheet and a pattern plotted on an article are overlapped, and the ID image of the section is unreadable, the ID pattern can be restored from the ID image in the other section, and the high restorability of the ID pattern can be secured. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a sheet member, and for example, relates to a sheet member to which ID information is attached later.

When it is desired to add information to an article later, information to be added to a print medium such as a sticker is printed and pasted on the article.
For example, when it is desired to add information to a product in the course of distribution of the product, a barcode, an IC chip, or the like that records the information to be added is attached to the surface of the product or a box that packs the product.

  In this way, by adding information to the article later, information such as the delivery destination is given to the product in the distribution channel, and for consumers, the URL (Uniform Resource Locators) of the advertising website Can be provided.

However, there is a problem that information can be imparted to the article by pasting the seal in a retrofitting manner, and the appearance of the article is affected.
For example, the beauty of the label is important for wine bottles, and the appearance may be impaired by attaching a sticker printed with a barcode or the like to the wine bottle.
In view of this, the following literature proposes a technique for providing information in a retrofit so as not to impair the appearance of the article.

JP 2001-43074 A

In this technique, a transparent sheet made to transmit visible light and read code information by infrared rays is attached to an article.
As a result, information can be retrofitted without deteriorating the appearance of the article.

However, this technique requires a special transparent film for recording code information so as to be readable by infrared rays, and also requires a special detection device for reading the code information by infrared rays.
Furthermore, it is also possible to record code information on a transparent sheet with special ink that absorbs infrared rays. In this case, a general-purpose product can be used on the printing press side, but still to detect this. There is a problem that a special detection device is required and the number of users is limited.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to add information to an article afterward while suppressing an influence on the appearance of the article.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is characterized in that an ID image defining ID information in a frequency domain is recorded so as to be identifiable from one surface, and an adhesive material is applied to the other surface. A member is provided (first configuration).
In the first configuration, the sheet member can be configured by a transparent sheet member (second configuration).
In the first configuration or the second configuration, the ID image is made of a predetermined single color, and can be formed with a lightness level of a predetermined value or less (third configuration).
In the first configuration, the second configuration, or the third configuration, the ID image can be formed on the surface of the first by printing (fourth configuration).
In any one of the configurations from the first configuration to the fourth configuration, the adhesive material is configured to be able to be peeled off and adhered again after being adhered to the adhesion target. (Fifth configuration).

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, information can be provided to articles | goods afterward, suppressing the influence which acts on the external appearance of articles | goods.

(A) Outline of Embodiment An ID image obtained by performing inverse Fourier transform on an ID pattern is printed in an inconspicuous color on the surface of the transparent sheet.
An adhesive material is applied to the back surface of the transparent sheet, and the transparent sheet can be attached to the article using this.

  The ID image can be restored to the ID pattern by Fourier transform, and thus the information associated with the ID pattern can be presented to the user.

In the ID image, information for restoring the ID pattern by inverse Fourier transform spreads over the entire printing surface, so that the ID image can be restored from the remaining part even if part of the ID image becomes unreadable.
Therefore, even if the pattern drawn on the transparent sheet and the article overlaps and the ID image of the part cannot be read, the ID pattern can be restored from the ID image of the other part, and the ID pattern is highly recoverable. Can be secured.

Moreover, since the pattern of the article under the transparent sheet can be seen through, the influence on the appearance of the article can be suppressed.
Furthermore, the ID image can be printed using a general-purpose printer and general-purpose ink, and the transparent sheet provider does not need to make a new capital investment.
Furthermore, since the ID pattern can be restored by taking an ID image with a camera-equipped mobile phone, the user of the transparent sheet can also use it without a special detection device.

  In this embodiment, an example in which a transparent sheet is attached to a photograph and the album on the server is managed using the transparent sheet and an example in which an advertisement is provided to a user by attaching it to a wine label will be described.

(B) Details of Embodiment The relationship between the ID pattern and ID information used in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
First, in the present embodiment, an ID pattern 10 that is ID information is defined in the frequency domain.
The ID pattern 10 is configured by arranging an ID pattern component 16 composed of dots on the circumference of an inner circumference circle and an outer circumference circle.

The origin of the vertical axis and the horizontal axis is on the low frequency side, and the higher the frequency is, the farther from the origin.
This is an example of an ID pattern, and various ID patterns can be defined using parameters such as the number of circles and the radius of the circle.

When the ID pattern 10 is subjected to inverse Fourier transform, an ID image 11 in a real space is obtained. The ID image 11 has a pattern diffused throughout the image.
When defining the ID pattern, it is desirable to select an image in which the image after the inverse Fourier transform is dispersed throughout the image.

An ID image 11 is obtained by inverse Fourier transform of the ID pattern 10, but conversely, an ID pattern 10 is obtained by Fourier transform of the ID image 11.
In this way, when an appropriate ID pattern is selected and Fourier transformed, information for restoring the ID pattern diffuses throughout the image, making it impossible to read due to overlapping with the pattern of the article, and for processing such as compression and cropping. Resistance.

That is, since the information defining the ID pattern is diffused throughout the image, even if a part of the information cannot be read, or the ID image is enlarged or reduced or partly cut out, the information remaining in the ID image The ID pattern can be restored.
According to experiments, the original ID pattern can be restored even if the ID image is lost to about 50%.

In the present embodiment, the ID image 11 is binarized so that the ID image 11 can be printed by a small-scale printing apparatus, and the binarized ID image 12 is generated. Note that the ID image 11 may be applied as it is without being binarized.
Then, the density of the ID image 12 is adjusted to such an extent that it can be read by the reading device but is not noticeable with the naked eye, and this is printed on a transparent sheet to generate the ID sheet 13.

The back surface of the ID sheet 13 is an adhesive surface, and the adhesive is uniformly applied. Further, a protective sheet is attached to the adhesive surface so that the adhesive surface does not adhere until use, and the protective sheet is peeled off during use and the ID sheet 13 is attached to the article (adhesive object).
As described above, the ID sheet 13 is a sheet member in which an ID image defining ID information in the frequency domain is recorded so as to be identifiable from the surface of 1, and an adhesive material is applied to the other surface. is doing.

After the ID sheet 13 is affixed to the article, the ID pattern 15 is obtained by taking a picture with a digital camera and performing Fourier transform.
Further, when the captured image of the ID sheet 13 is filtered with the color on which the ID image 12 is printed and the ID image 12 is extracted, a clearer ID pattern 15 can be obtained.

In the ID pattern 15, the ID pattern component 16 is restored, and a background frequency component 17 such as a pattern overlapping the ID sheet 13 is also formed.
However, since the background frequency component 17 tends to be distributed toward the low frequency side, the ID pattern component 16 can be identified and extracted from the frequency component 17.

  The ID pattern component 16 restored in the ID pattern 15 in this way is extracted, and the ID information included in the ID sheet 13 is specified by confirming the coincidence with the ID pattern component 16 of the ID pattern 10. Can do.

Next, an example of usage of the ID sheet 13 will be described.
In this usage example, the album management service is provided on the server, and the user groups the photos by title, for example, “Tanabata” or “Friend's Wedding”, and saves them on the server. Can do.

The user selects about one photo as a headline from each photo group and prints it with a printer or the like.
Each photo group is associated with an ID pattern, and the user pastes an ID image obtained by performing inverse Fourier transform on the ID pattern on a printed photo.

When a headline photo is taken, an ID image is also taken along with the video of the photo. Therefore, the server can specify the photo group by performing Fourier transform on this and restoring the ID pattern.
Therefore, when the user takes a header photo with a portable camera and transmits it to the server, the user can access a photo group corresponding to the header photo.

Details of this example will be described below.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a system configuration of a photo management system that manages photos using the ID sheet 13.

The photo management system 20 includes a photo storage server 21, a user terminal 22, a printer 23, a camera 24, an ID sheet 13, a heading photo 25, a mobile phone 26, and the like.
Among the components shown in FIG. 2, there are a plurality of components other than the photo storage server 21 for each user.

  The photo storage server 21 is a server device that accepts uploading of photo data from a user and stores it in a photo database. For example, the photo storage server 21 is disposed so as to be connectable to a user terminal 22 or a mobile phone 26 via a network such as the Internet. Has been.

  The photo storage server 21 operates a website including a storage site that accepts uploading of photo data and a browsing site that accepts access to photo data.

  The camera 24 is a digital camera, for example, forms an image to be photographed with an objective lens on a light receiving element surface constituted by a CCD (Charge-Coupled Device) or the like, and converts it into digital data.

  The camera 24 has a built-in storage medium such as an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable and Programmable ROM), for example, and stores the image data generated on the light receiving element surface in a predetermined compression format in the storage medium. To do. The image data generated on the light receiving surface may be stored as it is without being compressed.

The user terminal 22 is composed of a computer such as a personal computer, for example.
The user terminal 22 can communicate with the photo storage server 21, the camera 24, the printer 23, and other external devices via the interface.

The printer 23 is a printing device for printing the ID sheet 13 and the heading photo 25.
A user can operate the printer 23 using a user interface installed in the user terminal 22.
The printer 23 is used not only to create an ID sheet 13 by printing an ID image on a transparent sheet, but also to print a header photo 25 on a print medium such as paper using photo data.

  When printing the ID sheet 13, after supplying a transparent sheet to the printer 23, print data for printing an ID image is sent from the user terminal 22 to the printer 23 for printing.

The printing color is, for example, an inconspicuous yellow color, and the printer 23 prints the ID sheet 13 with a predetermined shade. The user can set the print color and the shade. By using a predetermined single color, an ID image can be easily extracted using a filter that transmits this color.
When printing the header photo 25, after supplying printing paper to the printer 23, print data for printing the photo is sent to the printer 23 for printing.

Here, the printer 23 will be described in more detail.
As the printing method of the printer 23, various methods such as an impact method and a non-impact method can be used.
As the impact type, for example, there is a type in which ink of an ink ribbon is transferred by hitting a pin of a print head against a print medium.

In this method, an ID image and print contents are printed by distributing ink dots on a print medium according to print information.
Note that when the heading photo 25 is composed of fine images, the non-impact method is more suitable. In this case, a printer more suitable for printing the heading photo 25 may be separately prepared.

On the other hand, the non-impact method includes, for example, a thermal transfer method. In this method, the thermal paper ink contained in the printing medium is colored by Joule heat generated by energization of the thermal head. The thermal transfer method is widely used in apparatuses having a simple printing function such as a cash register because the printing apparatus is small, light, and maintenance-free.
Other non-impact systems include those using ink jets and those using lasers. These ink jet and laser printers are suitable for printing high-definition images.

Further, there are a density gradation method for changing the density in a surface element (cell), which is a printing unit, and an area gradation method for changing the dot area ratio in the surface element as methods for adjusting the intensity of the image.
When adjusting the density in the density gradation method, for example, in the case of the inkjet method, the ink amount is adjusted or the color of the ink is adjusted.

Further, although the ID image is composed of digital data, in the case where area gradation is performed by a digital method, it is generally performed that pixels are formed by binary dots.
In this case, as shown in the schematic diagram of FIG. 3, the printer 23 associates the area gradation with a single binary dot having a rectangular shape (or other shape may be used), and by arranging the binary dots, A function to perform area gradation is provided.

  In FIG. 3, a dot having a small area in the surface element 63 is associated with one binary dot in the surface element 64, and a medium dot in the surface element 65 is three binary dots in the surface element 66. Furthermore, a dot having a large area in the surface element 67 is made to correspond to nine binary dots in the surface element 68.

As for the density of the ID image, the ID sheet 13 is test-printed so that the degree of density that allows the headline photo 25 to be seen through is checked in advance, and the density is printed as the upper limit.
However, if the density is too low, reading with the mobile phone 26 becomes impossible, so the lower limit value that can be read in advance is also checked.
Then, the user prints the ID image with a lightness between the upper limit value and the lower limit value.

Returning to FIG. 2, the mobile phone 26 is a mobile terminal having a camera function and a network connection function.
The mobile phone 26 can shoot a subject by a camera function similar to that of the camera 24, and can access the photo storage server 21 via a network.

Next, a method of using the photo management system 20 configured as described above will be described according to the numbers shown in parentheses in FIG.
(1) Acquisition of Photo Data A user photographs a subject using the camera 24. The photographed photograph data is stored in a storage device provided in the camera 24.
Next, the user connects the camera 24 to the user terminal 22 and transmits photo data stored in the camera 24 from the camera 24 to the user terminal 22.
The user terminal 22 stores the photo data received from the camera 24 in a storage device such as a hard disk.

(2) Uploading photo data The user accesses the storage site of the photo storage server 21 using the browser function of the user terminal 22 and requests uploading of photo data.
At this time, the photo storage server 21 performs user authentication using a user ID, a password, etc., and identifies the user.

Then, the user transmits the photo data stored in the user terminal 22 and the title set for these photos to the photo storage server 21.
The photo storage server 21 groups the transmitted photo data as a photo group, associates a title with this, and stores it in the photo database.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the logical configuration of the photo database.
The photo database is divided into items such as “user ID”, “title ID”, “ID pattern”, “title”, “photo data”, and data is stored in each item.

In the area divided by the item “user ID”, a user ID which is identification information uniquely assigned to each user who uses the photo management system 20 is stored.
The photo storage server 21 can identify each user by these user IDs.

In the area divided by the item “title ID”, a title ID, which is title identification information set by the user for the photo group, is stored. The title storage server 21 automatically sets the title ID for the title.
Thus, since the title ID is set for each title, a plurality of title IDs can be associated with one user ID.

In the area divided by the item “ID pattern”, ID pattern image data associated with the title ID is stored.
The ID pattern image data has a one-to-one correspondence with the title ID, and the title ID can be specified by the ID pattern.

In the area divided by the item “title”, the title transmitted together with the photo data from the user terminal 22 is stored.
The title can be freely set by the user. For example, by setting titles such as “excursion” and “cherry-blossom viewing”, the user can easily determine the contents of the photo group.

  In the area divided by the item “photo data”, photo data uploaded by the user is stored. A plurality of pieces of photo data can be stored in this area. As described above, by storing a plurality of pieces of photo data in the area divided into the items “photo data”, these pieces of photo data can be grouped.

  For example, a file name such as “0001.jpg” is assigned to each photo data, and each photo data stored in this area can be identified by the file name.

The area divided by the item “photograph data” has a one-to-one correspondence with the title ID. Therefore, the photo storage server 21 can specify a photo group by the user ID and the title ID.
Furthermore, when a file name in this photo group is specified, the photo storage server 21 can specify photo data in this photo group.

In addition, although not shown, the item “single word diary” can be set corresponding to the title.
In this item, for example, the user set for the photo group, “Climbed Mt. Fuji. The weather was good but the wind was strong. Drinked a cup of coffee in a mountain hut.” Messages can be stored. The message is set by the user when uploading photo data.

  Furthermore, it can be configured to upload moving image data as photo data. In this case, the user prints one scene of the moving image as the heading photo 25 and attaches the ID sheet 13 thereto.

  As described above, by configuring the photo database, the user can manage the photo data grouped for each event in which the photo data is taken, such as photo data when going on an excursion or photo data when going to cherry-blossom viewing, for example. be able to.

  Note that the configuration of the photo database shown in FIG. 4 is an example, and the configuration of the database is not limited. For example, a more efficient database can be constructed such that the title ID and ID pattern are separated from each other by a relational database.

(3) Notification of Title ID Returning to FIG. 2, when the user terminal 22 transmits photo data and a title to the custody site of the photo custody server 21, an ID pattern ID image associated with the title in the photo database is displayed. It is transmitted from the photo storage server 21.
The user terminal 22 receives the ID image from the photo storage server 21 and stores it in a storage device such as a RAM (Random Access Memory).

(4) Printing ID Image The user terminal 22 causes the printer 23 to print the ID sheet 13 using the ID image received from the photo storage server 21 and stored.
More specifically, first, the user sets a transparent sheet for printing the ID sheet 13 on the printer 23 by manual feeding or the like, and the user clicks a print button displayed on the user interface to perform printing. Is started.

(5) Printing of the header photo 25 The user selects the photo data transmitted to the photo storage server 21 to be used as the header and prints it with the printer 23. For this photo, a representative photo group is selected so that the user can distinguish the photo group from the photo.

(6) Affixing the ID sheet 13 to the heading photo 25 When the user prints the ID sheet 13 and the heading photo 25, the protective sheet on the back of the ID sheet 13 is peeled off, and as shown in FIG. Affix to the surface of 25.

  As shown in FIG. 5, on the ID sheet 13, the title ID is diffused and printed on the entire sheet by the ID image. In the example of the figure, an ID image obtained by performing inverse Fourier transform on the ID pattern corresponding to the title ID “001” is printed as an example.

  The ID sheet 13 is a transparent sheet, and the printed ID image has a color in which ink is not conspicuous, and the ID image diffuses over the entire printing surface, so that the image printed on the heading photo 25 can be seen through, and the heading photo 25 can be easily visually recognized (visual recognition).

(7) Taking ID Image Returning to FIG. 2, when using the browsing site of the photo storage server 21, the user first takes a heading photo 25 with the mobile phone 26. Then, the ID image printed on the ID sheet 13 is also taken together.
The ID image and the captured image data of the header photo 25 thus captured are stored in a storage device such as an EEPROM built in the mobile phone 26.

(8) Transmission of photographed image data Next, the user accesses the browsing site of the photo storage server 21 with the mobile phone 26 and receives user authentication with the user ID and password. The photo storage server 21 can specify the user ID of the accessing user by user authentication.
After logging in by performing user authentication, the user transmits captured image data obtained by capturing the heading photo 25 from the mobile phone 26 to the photo storage server 21.

(9) Receiving Thumbnail Data Upon receipt of photographed image data from the mobile phone 26, the photo storage server 21 performs Fourier transform on this and extracts an ID pattern. The photo storage server 21 can specify the title ID by this ID pattern.
The photo database 21 searches the photo database using the user ID acquired by the user authentication and the user ID and the title ID extracted from the ID pattern, and specifies the photo group associated with the user ID and the title ID.

Then, the photo storage server 21 generates thumbnail image data of each photo data from the photo data belonging to this photo group.
Here, the thumbnail is an image reduced to display a large number of images as a list, and image data for displaying the thumbnail is thumbnail image data.

The user can grasp the outline of the image of the photo data by referring to the thumbnail.
Thumbnail list screen data for displaying the thumbnail list screen on the mobile phone 26 is generated and transmitted to the mobile phone 26.

The cellular phone 26 receives the thumbnail screen data from the photo storage server 21 and displays a thumbnail list screen using the thumbnail screen data.
The user can recognize each piece of photo data included in the photo group by referring to the thumbnail list screen.

  When the user selects one of the thumbnails on the mobile phone 26, the photo data corresponding to the thumbnail is transmitted from the photo storage server 21, and the photo selected by the user is displayed on the display device of the mobile phone 26.

FIG. 6A is a diagram showing an example of a thumbnail screen displayed on the display device of the mobile phone 26.
On the screen 30 of the display device of the mobile phone 26, thumbnails 31, 31,... Of photo data belonging to the title selected by the user are displayed in a list.

The user can select a desired one from these thumbnails 31 using the operation buttons of the mobile phone 26 or the like.
When the user selects any one of the thumbnails 31, as shown in FIG. 6B, an image based on photographic data corresponding to the thumbnail 31 selected by the user is displayed on the screen 30.

  In addition, when the moving image data is uploaded to the photo storage server 21, a scene of the moving image is presented to the user as a thumbnail, and when the user selects any of the moving images, the moving image is played on the mobile phone 26. it can.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining a procedure for uploading photo data to the photo storage server 21 using the user terminal 22.
The following procedure is performed by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) provided in the user terminal 22 and a CPU provided in the photo storage server 21 according to a predetermined program.

It is assumed that the user terminal 22 has already stored photo data for uploading.
First, the user executes a browser program on the user terminal 22 and starts the browser.

  The user inputs connection information (for example, URL (Uniform Resource Locators)) for connecting to the storage site of the photo storage server 21 in the browser, and accesses the storage site from the user terminal 22 (step 5).

  Upon receiving access from the user terminal 22, the photo storage server 21 transmits login screen data for displaying a login screen to the user terminal 22 (step 10).

The user terminal 22 receives the login screen data from the photo storage server 21 and uses this to display a login screen on the display device.
The login screen is provided with a user ID input field for inputting a user ID, a password input field for inputting a password, a transmission button for transmitting the input value to the photo storage server 21, and the like.

The user inputs the user ID and password from the login screen and selects them by clicking the send button with the mouse.
Then, the user terminal 22 transmits the user ID and password input by the user to the photo storage server 21 (step 15).

The photo storage server 21 receives the user ID and password from the user terminal 22 and performs user authentication using these (step 20).
The photo storage server 21 includes a user registration database that stores personal information such as addresses and telephone numbers in addition to the user ID and password of each user.

The photo storage server 21 performs user authentication by comparing the combination of the user ID and password stored in the user registration database with the combination of the user ID and password transmitted from the user terminal 22.
Thereby, the photo storage server 21 can specify the user ID of the user who has accessed.

When the user authentication is successful, the photo storage server 21 transmits storage reception screen data for displaying the storage reception screen to the user terminal 22 (step 25).
If the user authentication fails, the photo storage server 21 transmits screen data for displaying the fact to the user terminal 22 and stops the user login process.

The user terminal 22 receives the deposit acceptance screen data from the photo depositing server 21 and displays the deposit acceptance screen on the display device.
The deposit acceptance screen includes a photo data designation column for designating photo data to be uploaded, a title input column for inputting a title to be set for a group of these photo data, and these data to the photo deposit server 21. A send button or the like for sending is arranged. It is also possible to provide a column for entering a one-word diary.

  When the user selects the send button, the photo storage server 21 reads out the photo data specified in the photo data specification field from the storage device and transmits it to the photo storage server 21, and further, the title entered in the title input field is a photo. The data is transmitted to the custody server 21 (step 30).

The photo storage server 21 receives the photo data and the title from the user terminal 22, and issues a title ID to the title (step 35).
Next, the photo storage server 21 secures an area for storing the photo data received from the user terminal 22 in the photo database using the user ID of the user and the title ID issued in step 35, and the photo data is stored here. Is stored (step 40).
Next, the photo storage server 21 transmits ID image data of an ID pattern corresponding to the title ID issued in step 35 to the user terminal 22 (step 45).

The user terminal 22 receives the ID image data from the photo storage server 21 and stores it in a storage device such as a hard disk.
Next, the user supplies a transparent sheet to the printer 23 and instructs the user terminal 22 to print the ID sheet 13.

  The user terminal 22 generates print data using the ID image data stored in the storage device, and causes the printer 23 to print the ID image (step 50).

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining a procedure for accessing the photo data stored in the photo storage server 21 using the mobile phone 26.
The following processing is performed by the CPU of the mobile phone 26 and the CPU of the photo storage server 21 according to a predetermined program.

First, the user takes a heading photo 25 using the camera function of the mobile phone 26 (step 105).
An ID sheet 13 is pasted on the surface of the header photo 25. Therefore, the mobile phone 26 can take an image of the ID sheet 13 with the pattern of the heading photo 25 as a background.

  Next, the user activates the browser of the mobile phone 26. Then, connection information to the browsing site of the photo storage server 21 is input from the browser, and the mobile phone 26 is connected to the browsing site of the photo storage server 21 (step 110).

Upon receiving access to the browsing site, the photo storage server 21 transmits login screen data to the mobile phone 26 (step 115).
The mobile phone 26 receives the login screen data from the photo storage server 21 and displays the login screen on the display device.
The user inputs the user ID and password from the login screen and transmits them to the photo storage server 21 (step 120).

The photo storage server 21 receives the user ID and password from the mobile phone 26 and performs user authentication using them (step 125). Thereby, the photo storage server 21 can specify the user.
If the user authentication fails, the photo storage server 21 stops the user login process.
If the user authentication is successful, the photo storage server 21 transmits browsing acceptance screen data to the mobile phone 26 (step 130).

The mobile phone 26 receives the browsing acceptance screen data from the photo storage server 21 and uses this to display the browsing acceptance screen on the display device.
On the browsing acceptance screen, the image data stored in the mobile phone 26 can be designated, and the user designates the photographing data photographed in Step 105 and transmits it to the photo storage server 21 (Step Step). 135).

Upon receipt of the image data from the mobile phone 26, the photo storage server 21 performs Fourier transform on this and extracts the ID pattern (step 140).
Next, the photo storage server 21 specifies the title ID associated with the extracted ID pattern (step 145).

  Next, the photo storage server 21 searches the photo database for the user ID obtained by the user authentication and the title ID specified from the ID pattern, and specifies the photo group. Then, thumbnail data is generated using the photo data included in the photo group. The thumbnail data may be generated in advance.

  Next, the photo storage server 21 generates thumbnail screen data for listing thumbnails using the thumbnail data, and transmits the thumbnail screen data to the mobile phone 26 (step 150).

The mobile phone 26 receives the thumbnail screen data from the photo storage server 21, and uses this to display the thumbnail screen on the display device (step 155).
The user operates the mobile phone 26 to select a desired thumbnail from the displayed thumbnails (step 160).

When the thumbnail is selected, the mobile phone 26 transmits thumbnail specifying information for specifying the thumbnail to the photo storage server 21 (step 165).
The photo storage server 21 receives the thumbnail specifying information from the mobile phone 26 and uses this to specify the thumbnail selected by the user.

Then, the photo storage server 21 searches the photo database for photo data corresponding to the identified thumbnail and transmits it to the mobile phone 26 (step 170).
The mobile phone 26 receives the photo data from the photo storage server 21 and displays it on the display device (step 175).

FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the user terminal 22.
The user terminal 22 includes a CPU 51, a RAM 52, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 53, an input device 54, a display device 55, a printing device interface 56, a communication control device 57, a storage device 58, a storage medium driving device 59, and an input / output I / F. Each functional unit such as (interface) 60 is connected by a bus line 50.

The CPU 51 is a central processing unit that performs various types of arithmetic processing, information processing, and control of each component constituting the user terminal 22 according to a predetermined program.
The CPU 51 captures photo data from the camera 24, uploads the photo data to the photo storage server 21, or causes the printer 23 to print an ID image or photo.

The ROM 53 is a read-only memory that stores basic programs and data for operating the user terminal 22.
The RAM 52 is a readable / writable memory that provides a working area for the CPU 51 to operate.

The input device 54 is hardware that receives input of information by a user operation, and includes a keyboard, a mouse, and other input devices.
The user operates the input device 54 to operate the user terminal 22 to capture a photo from the camera 24, input a user ID or password to be transmitted to the photo storage server 21, or the photo storage server 21. You can select the photo data to upload to.

The display device 55 includes a display device that displays character information and image information, and displays a screen (such as a screen provided by the website of the photo storage server 21) or an operation screen of the camera 24 or the printer 23. can do.
The display device 55 includes, for example, a liquid crystal display, a plasma display, or other display devices.

  The communication control device 57 is a functional unit that connects the user terminal 22 to a network. The user terminal 22 can communicate with the photo storage server 21 via the communication control device 57.

The printing device interface 56 is an interface for connecting the user terminal 22 to the printer 23.
The photo storage server 21 can transmit print data to the printer 23 or set parameters such as print color and gradation by communicating with the printer 23 via the printing device interface 56.

The storage medium drive device 59 is a functional unit that drives the attached removable storage medium and reads and writes data.
Examples of the readable / writable storage medium include a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, a semiconductor storage device, a magnetic tape, and a paper tape.
As a read-only storage medium, for example, there are optical discs such as CD-ROMs.

  The user terminal 22 can install a program from a storage medium attached to the storage medium driving device 59, and can also take photo data stored in the storage medium.

  The input / output I / F 60 is an interface for connecting the user terminal 22 to an external peripheral device. The user terminal 22 can communicate with the camera 24 via the input / output I / F 60, and thereby can capture photo data from the camera 24.

The storage device 58 is a large-capacity readable / writable storage device configured by, for example, a hard disk.
The storage device 58 includes a program storage unit 61 that stores programs and a data storage unit 62 that stores data.

  In addition to the OS (Operating System), the program storage unit 61 stores a browser program for realizing a browser function, a printing program for operating the printer 23, and the like.

In the data storage unit 62, for example, various data such as photograph data taken from the camera 24 is stored.
The user terminal 22 uploads the photo data stored in the data storage unit 62 to the photo storage server 21.
Note that, after the photo data is uploaded, the photo data is managed by the photo storage server 21, so the photo data stored in the data storage unit 62 may be deleted.

  In the present embodiment described above, the ID sheet 13 is printed by using the user terminal 22 constituted by a general-purpose personal computer and the printer 23 using a general-purpose printer. However, the user terminal is used for business purposes or the like. It is also possible to configure a dedicated machine that combines the functions of the printer 22 and the printer 23 into one.

The hardware configuration of the user terminal 22 has been described above, but the hardware configurations of the photo storage server 21 and the mobile phone 26 are basically the same.
In the case of the photo storage server 21, a user registration database, a photo database, and the like are stored in the components corresponding to the storage device 58.

Moreover, the user terminal 22 can also be comprised with other terminal devices, such as a game machine other than a personal computer or a dedicated machine.
Furthermore, the mobile phone 26 can be configured by, for example, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) or other mobile terminal device.

As described above, after logging in to the browsing site, the user can use the photos included in the photo group of the header photo simply by transmitting the shooting data of the header photo.
For this reason, the user does not need to print a photo other than the heading photo, and can manage it with the photo storage server 21.

  In the present embodiment, the photo data is uploaded from the user terminal 22 and the photo is viewed on the mobile phone 26. However, the photo data upload and photo browsing can be performed by any terminal that can access the photo storage server 21. It is possible from any terminal. It is also possible to download uploaded photo data.

  For this reason, for example, the user can access the browsing site from the user terminal 22 to browse the photos or download the photo data, and can directly take the photo data of the photos taken by the mobile phone 26 from the mobile phone 26. Uploading to the custody server 21 is also possible.

It is also possible to upload photo data to the photo storage server 21 and provide it to other users.
For example, the photo data when going on an excursion is uploaded to the photo storage server 21, and the user ID and the ID image are distributed to friends who participated in the excursion.
When a friend logs in to the photo storage server 21 as a guest and sends the distributed user ID and ID image to the photo storage server 21, the friend can access the excursion photo.

In addition, as the adhesive material on the back surface of the ID sheet 13, it is possible to use a material that can be peeled off from the entry photo 25 and re-adhered.
In this way, by using an adhesive material that can be peeled off and peeled off, the ID sheet 13 that has been pasted on the heading photo 25 can be peeled off and pasted again.

For this reason, the ID sheet 13 can be replaced with another heading photo 25, or the adhesion position of the ID sheet 13 can be corrected.
Since the reading accuracy of the ID image changes depending on the relative position of the pattern of the header photo 25 and the ID sheet 13, the stability of the photo management system 20 can be enhanced by the adhesive material that can be re-adhered.

  Next, an example in which the ID sheet 13 is affixed to a wine bottle label will be described. In this example, an ID sheet 13 linked to a URL is attached to a wine bottle, and when the user photographs the ID sheet 13 with the mobile phone 26, the mobile phone 26 is automatically connected to this URL.

FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the relationship between the wine bottle 41 and the ID sheet 13. Wine bottle 41 is bottled with wine, and the bottle opening is sealed with a cork stopper.
A wine label 42 is affixed to the surface of the wine bottle 41. The wine label 42 is drawn with a pattern that images the wine enclosed in the wine bottle 41 and has a design value.

On the other hand, the ID sheet 13 is a transparent sheet on which an ID image associated with an ID pattern is printed. This ID pattern is associated with the URL of an advertising website of a wine-related company by a URL server described later. Yes.
That is, the ID image printed on the ID sheet 13 is linked to this advertising website.

The ID sheet 13 is affixed to the surface of the wine label 42 at a wine retail store.
Since the ID sheet 13 is a transparent sheet and the ID image is diffused in an inconspicuous color throughout the ID sheet 13, the pattern of the underlying wine label 42 can be seen through.
In this manner, by attaching the ID sheet 13 to the wine label 42, information can be retrofitted without damaging the design of the wine label 42.

  For example, when the wine label 42 has a design based on yellow, the print color can be set according to the design of the wine label 42, such as printing the ID image in green.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a pasting process for the ID sheet 13 and the like.
The factory bottles wine in the wine bottle 41 and plugs it, and then attaches a wine label 42 to the surface of the wine bottle 41.

  Further, the factory packs the wine bottle 41 with the wine label 42 on the packing box 43. Then, the factory affixes a packing label 44 on which a product name, a factory name, etc. are printed on the packing box 43, and ships to a retail store.

The retail store receives the packing box 43 and prepares the ID sheet 13. Then, the retail store takes out the wine bottle 41 from the packing box 43 and attaches the ID sheet 13 to the wine label 42 for sale.
Thus, visible information such as the wine label 42 and the packaging label 44 can be given at the factory, and the non-visible information can be given after shipment from the factory.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration of an advertisement system that provides an advertisement using the ID sheet 13 of the advertisement provision system.
The advertisement system includes a URL server 45, an advertisement server 46, a wine bottle 41 with an ID sheet 13 attached, a mobile phone 26, and the like.
Hereinafter, description will be given in the order shown in parentheses in FIG.

(1) Acquisition of ID Image A user (consumer of wine) photographs the ID sheet 13 using the mobile phone 26 after purchasing wine or before purchasing.
As a result, the ID image printed on the ID sheet 13 is photographed together with the pattern of the wine label 42.
The mobile phone 26 stores the captured image data in an internal storage device.

(2) Transmission of photographed image data After photographing the ID sheet 13, the user activates the browser of the mobile phone 26, inputs the URL of the website of the URL server 45, and connects the mobile phone 26 to the URL server 45. .
Then, after connecting the mobile phone 26 to the URL server 45, the user transmits the captured image data stored in the storage device to the URL server 45.

(3) Receiving URL When the URL server 45 receives photographed image data from the mobile phone 26, the URL server 45 performs Fourier transform on this and restores and extracts the ID pattern.
The URL server 45 includes a URL database that associates an ID pattern with a URL, and searches the URL database for the restored ID pattern.
Then, the URL server 45 transmits the searched URL to the mobile phone 26.

(4) Connection to Advertisement Website The mobile phone 26 connects to the advertisement website of the advertisement server 46 using the URL received from the URL server 45.
On the display device of the mobile phone 26, an advertisement screen by an advertisement website is displayed, and the user can view the advertisement.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of an advertisement displayed on the mobile phone 26.
FIG. 13 is an advertisement related to a notice from the wine school, which shows the course contents, the tuition fee, the contact information, and the like.
The user can refer to the advertisement and contact the wine school for more detailed information if interested.

As in this wine class advertisement example, if you want to provide small-scale and temporary information in a limited area, it is appropriate to print the information on the wine label or add the information at the wine factory. In addition, it is suitable to attach (in-store marking) at a retail store which is the end of the distribution channel.
Examples of information suitable for retrofitting include product advertisements, event information, sweepstakes information, club recruitment information, and the like.

Further, since the ID image diffuses throughout the ID sheet 13 to form a pattern, the ID image itself has an aesthetic aspect.
Therefore, by attaching the ID sheet 13 to the wine label 42, the ID image itself can be used as a wallpaper (that is, a background pattern).

Furthermore, in addition to what is given at the end of the distribution channel, it can also be used to post-add information (source marking) at the production site.
For example, interest in food safety has increased rapidly, and it is used for history management (traceability) when products are produced across multiple companies from upstream to downstream processes, such as beef production. be able to.

  In this way, when producing products while sending intermediate products from the upstream process to the downstream process, at the site where the intermediate products are manufactured, the manufacturing data is uploaded to the server device, and ID information for accessing the information is the ID sheet. 13 is printed and affixed to the intermediate product.

At the site of the next process, it is possible to access the manufacturing data of the previous process uploaded to the server using the ID sheet 13 attached to the intermediate product.
The use of the ID sheet 13 is particularly effective when it is desired to add information so that it is not conspicuous for packing intermediate products.

In the present embodiment, the advertisement information is retrofitted to the wine bottle 41 using the ID sheet 13, but it is also possible to give individual wine identification information to the wine bottle 41 using the ID sheet 13. .
By assigning individual identification information to the wine bottle 41, information unique to the wine, such as the production location, the production date, and the producer, can be provided.

When the ID sheet 13 is photographed and connected to the website using the individual identification information, an image of the vineyard where the wine grapes are taken on the website, the introduction of the producer, local guidance information, how to enjoy the wine For example, detailed information can be provided.
The individual identification information can be used not only for providing information to consumers but also for history management by using it in the production process.

The following effects can be obtained by the present embodiment described above.
(1) Information can be retrofitted so as not to impair the appearance of the article.
(2) From the top of the ID sheet, the design of the part where the ID sheet is affixed can be visually recognized.

(3) A special ink or the like is not used for printing the ID image, and the ID image can be used with a general-purpose printer and a detector.
(4) Since an ID image can be used by a general-purpose printer and detector, a service can be provided to unspecified users.
(5) The product history can be managed by applying the ID sheet to the intermediate product.

(6) Since the information provided to the user is provided from the server, it is possible to provide an information amount that does not depend on the media size (size of the ID sheet 13).

It is a figure for demonstrating the relationship between ID pattern and ID information used by this Embodiment. It is the figure which showed the system configuration | structure of the photograph management system. It is a figure for demonstrating the case where an area gradation is performed by arrangement | positioning of a binary dot. It is the figure which showed an example of the logical structure of a photograph database. It is a figure for demonstrating the usage form of ID sheet. It is a figure for demonstrating the browsing form of photograph data. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the procedure which uploads photograph data. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the procedure to access photo data. It is the block diagram which showed an example of the hardware constitutions of a user terminal. It is a figure for demonstrating the usage form which concerns on the other example of ID sheet. It is the figure which showed an example of sticking processes, such as ID sheet. It is the figure which showed the system configuration | structure of the advertisement system using ID sheet. It is the figure which showed an example of the advertisement displayed with the mobile telephone.

Explanation of symbols

13 ID sheet 20 Photo management system 21 Photo storage server 22 User terminal 23 Printer 24 Camera 25 Headline photo 26 Mobile phone

Claims (5)

  A sheet member, wherein an ID image defining ID information in a frequency domain is recorded so as to be identifiable from one surface, and an adhesive material is applied to another surface.   The sheet member according to claim 1, wherein the sheet member is configured by a transparent sheet member.   3. The sheet member according to claim 1, wherein the ID image is made of a predetermined single color and is formed with a lightness of a predetermined value or less.   4. The sheet member according to claim 1, wherein the ID image is formed on the surface of the one by printing. 5.   The adhesive material according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the adhesive material can be peeled off and adhered again after being adhered to the adhesion object. Sheet member.

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