JP2013101646A - Method for controlling information apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information apparatus, effective for an image management system, in which content of an image or the like photographed by a digital camera can be recorded in an external recording device without performing complicated settings by using the digital camera.SOLUTION: While cooperating a mobile phone 4 having a communication function with the outside and a digital camera 3, an image photographed by the digital camera 3 is recorded in a reserved recording region by an image recording section 1e of an image management server (information recording server) 1 provided on the Internet. The mobile phone 4 reserves the recording region for the image recording section 1e. The digital camera 3 photographs an information image representing an address relating to the recording region determined by the reservation and, when placed in a hot spot 5, transmits the photographed image together with the information image to the image management server 1. The image management server 1 records the photographed image in the image recording section 1e and transmits the photographed image to a distribution destination (user B) designated by the information image.

Description

  In the present invention, the first information device having the communication function with the outside and the second information device cooperate with each other, and the information transmitted by the second information device is stored in the reserved recording area of the external recording device. The present invention relates to a method for controlling the second information device that is to be recorded.

  Services that create content using personal computers (PCs) connected to the Internet and upload articles to blogs and social networking services (SNS) have been enhanced. Consumer-generated media It is called (CGM) and has been established in the form of new media. And even in environments where it is difficult to connect to the Internet, such as on the move, the number of people trying to send and view media is increasing, so in the future, these services will evolve in the direction of linking with mobile phone communication networks. It seems to go.

  However, since an operation unit such as a mobile phone is small and many functions are simple, it is difficult to create content desired by the user. On the other hand, it takes a lot of time and effort to immediately upload high-quality images taken with a digital camera to a specific area using a network.

  Therefore, the content created without being connected to the Internet is connected to the network through a hotspot or public wireless LAN that is a connection service to the Internet using a wireless LAN, and a specific image is displayed in a specific area such as a server. It is possible to record only or to send only to a specific party. However, it is very troublesome and lacks immediacy in many cases when the above-described various processes are performed, regardless of simply recording in the server.

In recent years, various techniques for easily accessing the Internet have been studied. For example, in Document 1, a character string is extracted from an image captured by a camera, and whether or not the extracted character string is a URL. In the case of a URL, a system is disclosed that obtains a URL so that the address can be accessed.
JP 2002-163604 A

  In the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, if the device itself such as a camera does not have a character recognition function, the URL cannot be extracted, and the apparatus becomes large and expensive. Even if the URL can be easily accessed, it is very troublesome and difficult to record only a specific image or in some cases to distribute the uploaded content to a specific user. .

  In other words, the camera is designed specifically for the shooting function, is not configured to access a network anywhere like a mobile phone, and does not have a setting operation unit such as a keyboard. For this reason, even if it is easy to shoot with a general camera, since it does not have a setting operation member, it is not easy to send a captured image to a friend or the like at the shooting site.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and in an image management system capable of recording content such as an image shot with a digital camera on an external recording device without troublesome settings by the digital camera. An object is to provide an effective portable terminal.

In order to achieve the above object, a second information device control method according to the first aspect of the present invention provides a recording area reservation to a server, and the server receives the recording area reservation and is given for the recording area. Obtaining a display result of the first information device that displays the result of transmitting the received address information as an information image, determining whether or not communication with the server is possible, and determining that communication with the server is possible And a step of transmitting an image to the recording area of the server according to the display result.
In order to achieve the above object, a control method for a second information device according to a second invention is the control method according to claim 1, wherein the second information device displays a photographed image taken by the second information device; A step of associating the reserved recording area of the server with the displayed captured image is provided.
In order to achieve the above object, the second information device control method according to the third invention is the control method according to claim 1, wherein the step of acquiring the display result of the first information device is the first information device. When acquiring the display result of the information device, the method includes a step of selecting a shooting mode and a step of shooting the address display of the first information device using the selected shooting mode. To do.
In order to achieve the above object, a second information device control method according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the control method according to claim 1, wherein the step of transmitting the image is performed by the server in the reserved area. When the image is received, the image is transmitted to the server so as to perform information distribution for distributing the image to a specific distribution destination.
In order to achieve the above object, a second information device control method according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the control method according to claim 1, wherein in the step of obtaining the display result of the first information device, the information image As the display of the first information device, the address of the recording area of the image recording unit is displayed as an image representing characters and numbers, or a two-dimensional code such as a symbol, barcode, QR code (registered trademark), or the like. It is a featured image.

  According to the present invention, there is provided an information device effective for an image management system that enables content such as a high-quality image shot by a digital camera to be recorded on an external recording unit without troublesome settings by the digital camera. Can be provided.

  A preferred embodiment will be described below using an information recording system to which the present invention is applied according to the drawings. In the present embodiment, a device having a first communication means (here, a digital camera) that can be connected only under a specific environment such as a hot spot, such as the Internet, can be easily connected to a communication network even while moving. It is comprised from the apparatus which has the 2nd communication means (here cellular phone network) which can be connected. When the second communication means device designates an area such as a server for storing content generated by the first communication means device, and the first communication means establishes communication at a hot spot or the like. The above-mentioned content can be recorded in a recording area such as a designated server, and the content can be distributed to a predetermined destination.

  The configuration of the information recording system in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The digital camera 3 used by the user A has an imaging function, and can photograph a subject and acquire an image 8a. The digital camera 3 can also capture the screen 2b displayed on the mobile phone 4 used by the user A. As will be described later, the screen 2b displays an area (address) for recording the image 8a on the image management server 1, and the transmission destination of the user B who distributes the image 8a as required is indicated by characters or the like. Is displayed. Further, the digital camera 3 has a communication function for accessing the image management server 1 via a wireless communication network and the Internet when placed in the hot spot 5.

  The mobile phone 4 used by the user A can be connected to the image management server 1 using the mobile network via the base station 5a. The image management server 1 can communicate with the mobile phone 4 by the mobile network communication unit 1a. Note that the mobile network communication unit 1a may not be provided in the image management server 1, and may be configured by another server. The image management server 1 can also communicate with a user B's mobile phone, which will be described later, via the mobile network communication unit 1a.

  In the image management server 1, there is provided a communication unit 1b that cooperates with the above-described mobile network communication unit 1a and communicates with an external PC through the Internet. An address assigning unit 1f, a personal identification unit 1h, and an image determination unit 1c are connected to the mobile network communication unit 1a and the communication unit 1b.

  The address assigning unit 1f assigns an address to the mobile phone 4 that has been accessed for image recording reservation via the mobile network communication unit 1a based on free space information of the image recording unit 1e described later. The address of the assigned recording area is returned to the mobile phone 4 via the mobile network communication unit 1a. When the user A permits the user B to transmit an image, the personal identification unit 1h gives a personal identification number or the like when accessing the user B as necessary. The assigned personal identification number and the like are returned together when the address for the recording area is returned to the user A. The image determination unit 1c determines the content of the image transmitted by the digital camera 3 via the communication unit 1b. Characters / numbers representing addresses are discriminated from the image at this time.

  In the image management server 1, an address detection unit 1d, an image recording unit 1e, and a transmission control unit 1g are provided. The address detecting unit 1d determines the received reserved image by the image determining unit 1c, and detects the address of the image recording unit 1e from the character / numerical string when it is included. The image recording unit 1e is a recording area for recording the image 8a transmitted from the digital camera 3, and stores the image in a recording area corresponding to the address detected by the address detection unit 1d.

  The transmission control unit 1g performs transmission control of the image 8a by the user A to the terminal 6 such as the mobile phone of the user B or the PC via the Internet or a mobile phone network. In this case, when the user A has previously notified the user B of the address of the image recording unit 1e where the image 8a is recorded, and the user B has accessed the address, the image 8a The image 8b corresponding to is distributed to the terminal 6 of the user B.

  In this case, the communication unit 1b determines the destination designated by the user A, and accordingly the transmission control unit 1g displays the user B displayed on the screen 2b of the mobile phone 4 (Mr. To B set on the screen 2b) In contrast, when the image 8a is recorded in the image recording unit 1e, the address of the image recording unit 1e may be automatically transmitted to the terminal 6 of the user B. At this time, in order to prevent the privacy from leaking to the wrong party, the password 1h sends the password to the mobile phone 4 of the user A, and the user A does not send it to the terminal 6 of the user B. The image 8b may not be reproduced.

  Next, the operation of the information recording system in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 2A, the user A20 holds the digital camera 3 and operates the release switch 3a while looking at the display panel 8 for displaying the subject, thereby acquiring a subject image.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 2B, the user A20 operates the mobile phone 4, sets the distribution destination of the captured image, and transmits it to the image management server 1 that performs a predetermined service. This may be sent in the form of a mail, or may be performed via an Internet service provided by a mobile phone service.

  By this operation, the memory area of the image recording unit 1e of the image management server 1 represented by a predetermined address is secured, and at the same time, a message to that effect (reserved display) is returned to the mobile phone 4. As shown in FIG. 2C, the user A 20 captures the reply screen at this time with the camera 3. At this time, when shooting is performed while the switch 3b is being pressed, for example, the screen is associated with the previously captured image or the reproduced image. In this way, an image to be sent to the above-described service in the present embodiment is determined.

  Normally, the digital camera 3 is used for photographing in a stand-alone manner, but when connected to a network at the hot spot 5 or the like, an image can be transmitted to the image management server 1. Since the reserved display image transmitted from the image management server 1 to the mobile phone 4 is attached to the image sent from the digital camera 3, the image management server 1 stores the memory of the image recording unit 1 e previously secured. The image is determined to be stored in the area and stored in the designated memory area.

  Next, transmission of an image to the user B will be described with reference to FIG. 3 showing a data flow. First, the user A who possesses the digital camera 3 uses the mobile phone 4 possessed by the user A to make a reservation for the image recording area and the image distribution destination to the image management server 1. The screen of the mobile phone 4 at the time of reservation displays a transmission partner and a transmission image, for example, as in a screen 2a. Upon receiving this reservation process, the image management server 1 returns an image 2b indicating the address of the recording area of the image recording unit 1e to the mobile phone 4 of the user A (see FIG. 3A).

  The image 2b indicating the address of the recording area returned from the image management server 1 can be displayed on the display unit of the mobile phone 4, and the user A takes a picture of the image 2b with the camera 3 (see FIG. 3A). ). The cellular phone 4 includes a display unit that displays an image 2a at the time of reservation and an image 2b indicating a recording area address.

  The camera 3 can select one of two shooting modes, and one is normal camera shooting. At this time, as with a normal camera, the subject can be photographed by operating the release switch 3a. The other shooting mode is a mode for shooting the screen of the mobile phone 4. The reason why such a shooting mode is provided is to associate the digital camera 3 with the mobile phone 4. That is, an information image indicating an address is captured by photographing a reserved display image indicating an address indicating a recording area of an image displayed on the display unit of the mobile phone 4 while operating the switch 3b of the camera 3.

  Next, the image of the digital camera 3 that captures the reservation display of the mobile phone 4 is recorded in the reservation area of the image recording unit 1e of the image management server 1 when the digital camera 3 is connected to the net, for example, by being placed in the hot spot 5. (See FIG. 3C). At this time, the image management server 1 detects the address attached to the image by the image determination unit 1c and the address detection unit 1d, and records them in the reserved area of the image recording unit 1e.

  As described above, since the transmission partner and the transmission image are transmitted in advance by the mobile phone 4 (see FIG. 3A), the transmission control unit 1g of the image management server 1 determines the image to be transmitted with the transmission partner. Based on the information, the designated image is transmitted to the mobile phone 6 of the user B (or a plurality of mobile phones 6) (see FIG. 3D).

The operation procedure of the information recording system in the present embodiment described in FIGS. 2 and 3 is generally as follows.
(1) When inputting an image for content creation, first, a shooting operation is performed using the digital camera 3.
(2) The mobile phone 4 is operated to reserve a record of the photographed image with respect to the image management server 1.
(3) In response to the recording reservation, the image management server 1 returns a character / numerical string indicating the address of the recording area as an image to the mobile phone 4.

(4) The user operates the release switch 3a while operating the switch 3b of the digital camera 3. Thereby, a reservation display image (information image) indicating the distribution destination displayed on the display unit of the mobile phone 4 is taken.
(6) When the digital camera 3 is in a communicable environment in the hot spot 5 or the like, image transmission control is performed on the image management server 1 that performs this service. As a result, the image associated with the distribution destination is transmitted to the image management server 1. This image is stored in a recording area already reserved by the mobile phone 4.
(7) The transmission control unit 1g of the image management server 1 transmits the image stored in the image recording unit 1e to the terminal 6 based on the delivery destination attached to the image, and sends the image 8b to the terminal 6 of the user B. Is displayed. The delivery is not limited to the image 8b, but may be the address of the image recording unit 1e where the image 8b is recorded.

  As described above, the user A can set the recording area of the photographed image and set the delivery destination anywhere in an environment where the mobile phone 4 can be connected without performing troublesome procedures in the network connection environment. I can keep it. Therefore, the digital camera 3 does not need to set an image recording area or a transmission destination. Then, the image can be easily shared with the user B or the like simply by placing the digital camera 3 in an environment where it can be connected to the Internet such as the hot spot 5.

  For this reason, the internal / external configuration of the digital camera 3 can be simplified, no special setting unit is required, and the digital camera 3 needs a transmission function from the hot spot 5 or the like, but has a special communication function. Since it does not need to be provided, it is possible to focus on improving the shooting operation and shooting image quality. Further, in order to simplify the operation of the user B, the user B can simply browse the image without setting a special setting operation only by setting the transmission destination.

  Next, the control operation of the digital camera 3 will be described using the flowchart shown in FIG. First, it is determined whether or not shooting is performed (S1). If the release switch 3a is fully pressed, it is determined that a shooting operation is to be performed, and shooting with the digital camera 3 is performed (S2). In the photographing operation, a subject image is photoelectrically converted by an image sensor in the digital camera 3 and image data is recorded on a recording medium.

  If the result of determination in step S1 is not a shooting operation, it is next determined whether or not to perform a reproduction operation (S11). This determination is made based on whether or not a playback button (not shown) of the digital camera 3 is operated. As a result of the determination, if the playback button is operated, an image is displayed on the display panel 8 such as a liquid crystal monitor provided in the digital camera 3 based on the image data recorded on the recording medium or the like (S12). .

  When the user wants to send the image to another user after viewing the reproduced image, the user accesses the image management server 1 via the mobile phone 4 as described above, and the address and destination of the recording area of the image. An image representing is acquired. It is determined whether or not the address of the recording area displayed on the screen of the mobile phone 4 and the information image of the distribution destination have been taken by the digital camera 4 (S13). When an information image representing this address or the like is taken, as described above, since the switch 3b is operated, the determination in step S13 is made by detecting whether or not the switch 3b is operated.

  If the information image is taken as a result of the determination, the distribution destination and the recording area address are associated with the reproduced image reproduced and displayed in step S12 (S14). If the result of determination in step S11 is not playback operation, it is determined whether or not communication is possible in the hot spot 5 or the like (S15).

  If it is determined that communication is possible, the associated image is transmitted to the image management server 1 in step S14 (S16). Here, as described above, the information indicating the captured image recorded on the recording medium of the digital camera 3, the address indicating the distribution destination and the recording area acquired from the screen 2b of the mobile phone 4 (see FIGS. 1 and 3). Associate an image and send it. Note that the environment is not limited to the hot spot 5 as long as the environment is connected to the network wirelessly or by wire. When the processing in steps S2, S14, S15, and S16 ends, the process returns to the main routine.

  Next, the image management operation of the image management server 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, it is determined whether an image is input to the communication unit 1b via the Internet (S101).

  If the result of determination in step S101 is that an image has been input, image collation is performed (S102). Since the input image is associated with the information image representing the address of the distribution destination and the recording area and the captured image, the image determination unit 1c separates these images, and displays the reservation display and the information image transmitted earlier. Collate and extract recording area and delivery destination.

  Subsequently, a recording area is determined in accordance with these collation results (S103). That is, the area of the image recording unit 1e that records the captured image is determined according to the address extracted in step S102. Subsequently, the captured image is recorded in the determined recording area (S104). When judging a character / numerical string from an information image, the error is generally large, but since the image management server 1 compares it with the image transmitted by itself, the accuracy is much higher than the normal judgment. Is possible.

  When the image recording is completed, it is next determined whether or not a distribution reservation has been made based on the collation result of the information image (recording area address) (S105). In step S112, which will be described later, since the address of the recording area and the delivery destination of the photographed image are stored, if the result of determination is that a delivery reservation has been made, the designated photographed image is stored in the stored delivery destination, It transmits via the transmission control part 1g (S106). The user B can enjoy the content (the image here) created by the user A by looking at the distributed image.

  If the result of determination in step S101 is not an image input, it is determined whether or not a recording reservation has been made from the mobile phone 4 of user A (S111). This is a determination as to whether or not there is a reservation for image recording from the mobile phone 4 to the image recording unit 1e, as shown in FIG.

  As a result of the determination, if the recording reservation is made, the designated destination is stored (S112). Here, an address representing the recording area of the image recording unit 1e that records an image is determined, and the destination of the captured image is stored. Further, when setting a personal identification number for privacy protection, the personal identification number is determined in this step and returned to the user A. Note that, based on the storage area address and the distribution destination information stored here, the captured image is transmitted in step S106 described above. Subsequently, an information image displaying the address of the recording area and the distribution destination of the photographed image is returned (S113).

  If the result of determination in step S111 is not a recording reservation, it is next determined whether or not there is an image access from the terminal 6 of user B different from the photographer (S121). If the result of determination is that there is no image access, processing returns to step S101 described above and the above steps are repeated.

  If the result of determination in step S121 is that there has been an image access, it is next determined whether or not a personal identification number has been entered (S122). As a result of the determination, if the passwords do not match, the process returns to step S101 described above and image display is not permitted. On the other hand, if the identification numbers match as a result of the determination, display of the photographed image recorded in the recording area of the image recording unit 1e is permitted, and the photographed image 8b is reproduced on the terminal 6 of the user B. (S123). By permitting image reproduction only when the passwords match, it is possible to prevent privacy from leaking due to being sent to the wrong user.

  Next, the operation of the mobile phone 4 will be described using the flowchart shown in FIG. First, it is determined whether or not the recording reservation operation shown in FIG. 3A is being performed (S21). Here, as described above, it is determined whether or not the user has performed an operation for reserving an image delivery destination in the image management server 1.

  If the result of the determination in step S21 is that a recording reservation operation has been performed, the mobile network communication unit 1a of the image management server 1 is accessed to reserve recording of the captured image (S22). At this time, when it is desired to transmit the captured image to another user (user B or the like), the transmission destination of the captured image may be transmitted together.

  If the result of determination in step 21 is that no recording reservation operation has been performed, it is determined whether or not the mobile phone 4 is receiving from the outside (S25). If it has been received as a result of the determination, it is determined whether or not a recording reservation has been received (S26). If the result of the determination is a recording reservation, the received recording reservation is displayed (S27).

  That is, when the image management server 1 accepts the recording reservation, the image management server 1 sends back the image 2b representing the address of the recording area in which the captured image is recorded, so that the image 2b is displayed on the display screen of the mobile phone 4. As described above, the image 2b is captured by the digital camera 3 of the user A (S2 in FIG. 4), and the image 2b is sent to the image management server 1 together with the captured image 8a (S16 in FIG. 4).

  If the result of determination in step 26 is not a recording reservation reply, it is determined that the message is a mail or telephone call using the mobile phone 4, and the operation is performed in the normal mobile phone function reception mode such as mail or telephone call. .

  If the result of determination in step S25 is not reception, it is determined whether the function is other (S35), and if it is not any, processing returns to step S21. On the other hand, in the case of other functions, it is possible to use functions as a general mobile phone such as creating an e-mail or making a call (S36).

  According to this embodiment, even if the digital camera 3 does not have a special setting unit, individual images are sent to a specific user, or each image is recorded in a viewable state. It becomes possible to do. That is, a recording area for a shot image is reserved in the image management server 1 using a device having various keys and having an excellent communication function, such as the mobile phone 4. The image management server 1 transmits an information image indicating the address of the recording area to the mobile phone 4, the digital camera 3 captures this information image, and transmits the captured image together with the information image to the image management server 1. . As described above, in the present embodiment, recording reservation can be performed by a mobile phone, so that it is not necessary to provide the digital camera 3 with complicated communication and setting functions.

  As described above, the information recording system according to this embodiment is configured such that the first information device (mobile phone 4) and the second information device (digital camera 3) having a communication function with the outside cooperate with each other. 2 is a system for recording information (captured image) transmitted by an information device 2 in a pre-reserved recording area (recording area of the image recording unit 1e) of an external recording device (image management server 1). A first information device (mobile phone 4) for reserving the recording area of the recording unit, and a second information device (digital camera 3) for acquiring address information relating to the recording area determined by the reservation and transmitting the information And a recording device that records information transmitted from the second information device in a recording area designated by the address information.

  According to this embodiment, the second information device does not have a complicated and expensive device for reserving the recording area for the recording device, and records information in the reserved recording area of the external recording device. can do.

  According to the present embodiment, the first information device (mobile phone 4) is a mobile phone that can access the recording device (image management server 1), and the second information device records via the hot spot 5. This is a camera (digital camera 3) capable of accessing the apparatus. For this reason, the information acquired by the camera can be recorded by utilizing the communication function of the mobile phone 4 and the setting function using various keys, and the camera is not a complicated and expensive device.

  Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, the first information device (mobile phone 4) reserves a recording area for recording information and designates a distribution destination of information (see S22 in FIG. 6). For this reason, it is possible to easily set the information recording area, and it is also possible to easily set the distribution destination of a specific user. Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, the recording apparatus (image management server 1) further includes an information distribution unit (transmission control unit 1g) for distributing information based on information representing a distribution destination. For this reason, information can be easily shared with individual users.

  Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, when transmitted from the first information device (mobile phone 4), the personal identification information (password) is created and returned to the first information device. 1h is provided. For this reason, when another user requests display of a photographed image, the photographed image is not displayed erroneously, and leakage of privacy can be prevented.

  In this embodiment, when the recording reservation is made with the mobile phone 4, the transmission destination is notified to the image management server 1 and the personal identification number is acquired, but the photographed image is simply recorded in the image management server 1. If it is sufficient, both or one of them can be omitted. Further, the setting of the delivery destination and the acquisition of the personal identification number are performed at the time of recording reservation of the photographed image, but they may be performed at different timings. In this case, it is set separately in the flow of FIG.

  In the present embodiment, the address of the recording area of the image recording unit 1e is displayed on the display surface of the mobile phone 4 as an image representing characters / numeric characters. Of course, an image such as a two-dimensional code such as a QR code (registered trademark) may be displayed. Further, the transmission destination is stored when the recording reservation is made from the mobile phone 4. Further, a thumbnail image may be reproduced and displayed without making a recording reservation for each one of the reproduced images, and a plurality of photographed images may be reserved for recording all together.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the example using the mobile phone 4 as the first information device has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a mobile phone having a communication function and an information setting function, such as a personal digital assistant (PDA). Any terminal can be used. Further, although an example in which the digital camera 3 is used as the second information device has been described, the digital camera may be either a so-called compact type or a single-lens reflex type camera, or may be a dedicated camera attached to various devices.

  Furthermore, the description has been given by taking a site on the Internet as an example of an image storage destination. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and any system having an image storage area connected via a communication network such as a network may be used.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the information recording system concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining operation of the information recording system concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the data flow at the time of transmitting an image to the user B in the information recording system concerning one Embodiment of this invention. 5 is a flowchart illustrating camera control in an embodiment of the present invention. 6 is a flowchart illustrating image management of an image management server in an embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a flowchart showing control of a portable control telephone in an embodiment of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Image management server, 1a ... Mobile network communication part, 1b ... Communication part, 1c ... Image determination part, 1d ... Address detection, 1e ... Image recording part, 1g ... Transmission control unit, 1h ... PIN, 2a ... screen (image), 2b ... screen (image), 3 ... digital camera, 3a ... release switch, 3b ... switch, 4 ... mobile phone, 5 ... hot spot, 5a ... base station, 8 ... display panel, 8a ... image

Claims (5)

A display result of the first information device that makes a recording area reservation to the server and displays the result of transmitting the address information assigned for the recording area as the server receives the recording area reservation as an information image. A step to obtain,
Determining whether communication with the server is possible;
A step of transmitting an image to the recording area of the server according to the display result when it is determined that communication with the server is possible;
A control method for a second information device, comprising: Displaying a captured image captured by the second information device;
The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of associating the reserved recording area of the server with the displayed captured image. The step of acquiring the display result of the first information device includes:
Selecting a shooting mode when acquiring the display result of the first information device;
The method for controlling the second information device according to claim 1, further comprising: photographing an address display of the first information device using the selected photographing mode.   The step of transmitting the image is a step of transmitting the image to the server so that the server distributes information for distributing the image to a specific distribution destination when the server receives the image in the reserved area. The method for controlling a second information device according to claim 1, wherein the second information device is controlled.   In the step of obtaining the display result of the first information device, the display of the first information device displayed as the information image is performed by displaying an address of the recording area of the server as an image or a symbol, The second information device control method according to claim 1, wherein the image information is an image expressed by a two-dimensional code such as a bar code or a QR code (registered trademark).