JP2014068229A - Image communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain image data having quality a user prefers without image edition processing performed by the user himself/herself having received source image data.SOLUTION: An image communication system including user side terminal apparatuses and a server unit capable of transmitting/receiving data to/from the user side terminal apparatuses executes transmission/reception of image data among a plurality of users using the user side terminal apparatuses through the server unit. The server unit comprises: an image acceptance section for accepting image data to be transmitted from any user of the plurality of users to another user; a storage section for storing processing tendency information showing processing tendency of image edition processing for image data, for each of the plurality of users; image edition section which reads processing tendency information on the other user when accepting the image data, and performs image edition processing based on the read processing tendency information on the accepted image data; and a transmission section for transmitting the image data on which the image edition processing is performed to a user side terminal apparatus used by the other user.

Description

  The present invention relates to an image communication system.

  The digital camera performs image processing on the image data obtained at the time of shooting in accordance with the shooting scene mode set at the time of shooting. The shooting scene mode mounted on this digital camera is a typical shooting scene mode among shooting scene modes set for various shooting environments. For this reason, the image data after the above-described image processing may not have a user-preferred finish. In such a case, the user performs an image editing process on the acquired image data using a personal computer (PC) owned by the user. Recently, a camera that performs image editing processing so that an image most suitable for the shooting scene mode can be obtained from the result of analyzing the image data and information collected in advance, and also provides advice to the user regarding settings at the time of shooting Has also been devised. (See Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2003-8877

  Here, when image data is transmitted between users, the user who transmits the image data often transmits the image data without performing image editing processing on the image data preferred by the user at the transmission destination. For this reason, it is a fact that the user who received the image data is performing image editing processing so that the image based on the received image data is the user's favorite image when the image is not the user's favorite image. It is.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an image communication system in which image data having a finish desired by a user can be obtained without the user himself / herself performing image editing processing.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, an image communication system according to the present invention includes a user terminal and a server unit capable of transmitting and receiving data between the user terminal and the user side. In the image communication system for performing transmission / reception of image data between a plurality of users using a terminal via the server unit, the server unit allows any one of the plurality of users to connect the user side terminal. An image receiving unit that receives image data to be transmitted to another user, a storage unit that stores processing trend information indicating a processing trend of image editing processing on the image data, and the image data. When receiving the processing trend information for the other user, the image editing processing based on the read processing trend information is received. Said image editing unit which performs the image data, the image data to which the image editing processing has been performed, wherein the another user and a transmission unit that transmits to the user side terminal to be used.

  According to the present invention, even if the user who receives the image data does not perform the image editing process, it is possible to obtain image data having a finish that the user likes.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the image communication system of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of a digital camera. It is a figure which shows the structure of a user side terminal. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen at the time of an image editing process. It is a figure which shows an example of the image edit process used when producing | generating a sample image. It is a figure which shows the flow in the case of performing a self-editing process. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the intensity | strength of a brightness correction process, and the period which analyzes an image edit process. It is a figure which shows an example of the histogram obtained from the image before and behind image processing, and those images. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of an image editing process. It is a flowchart which shows the flow which produces | generates process information. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process which analyzes the process content of an image edit process using edit information. It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of an image communication system when the user A transmits image data to the user B and the user C. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process in an application server. It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of an image communication system in the case of transmitting the email with which image data was attached to the user E from the user D. It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of an image communication system in the case of transmitting the email with which image data was attached between the user who uses an application service, and the user who is not using this application service.

  Hereinafter, an image communication system embodying the present invention will be described. This image communication system is a system in which an application provider can provide an application service to a user using a cloud service provided by the cloud provider. This cloud service can provide social networking services represented by community services in addition to application services.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the image communication system 10 includes a computer system 11, a digital camera 12, and a personal computer 13, which can transmit and receive data via the Internet 14. Hereinafter, the personal computer 13 will be described as a user terminal 13. In addition, although the personal computer is taken up as an example as the user-side terminal device 13, it is not limited thereto, and may be a portable terminal device having a communication function, such as a smartphone.

  The computer system 11 includes a server system 21 and a storage 22. The server system 21 includes an application server 25 and a database server 26. These servers function as virtual machines. These servers function as virtual machines to provide users with application services and social networking services.

  Although not shown, the application server 25 includes one or a plurality of blade servers, and adds or deletes the blade servers to be used according to the utilization rate of resources allocated to the blade servers.

  The application server 25 receives a request from the user terminal 13 and communicates with the database server 26. Through communication with the database server 26, the application server 25 performs processing for referring to and reading data stored in the storage 22. The application server 25 executes registration processing, change processing, deletion processing, and the like of data stored in the storage 22. The application server 25 transmits information received from the database server 26 to the user terminal 13.

  The application server 25 includes an image editing unit 27, a processing analysis unit 28, and a trend analysis unit 29. The image editing unit 27 performs image editing processing on image data transmitted from the user terminal 13 to the computer system 11 when performing image editing using the application service using the user terminal 13. To do. Here, the image editing process using the application service is executed based on the instruction signal output from the user terminal 13.

  The processing analysis unit 28 analyzes the contents of the image editing process executed by the user terminal 13 or the image editing unit 27. Although details will be described later, image data before and after the image editing process is input to the processing analysis unit 28, respectively. Using these input image data, the contents of the image editing process applied to the image data are analyzed. Then, the processing analysis unit 28 outputs the analyzed result to the database server 26 as editing information. In response to this, the database server 26 stores the editing information 31 in the user use area 35 of the storage 22.

The trend analysis unit 29 analyzes the tendency of the image editing process performed on the image data acquired in the same shooting scene mode, using the editing information 31 obtained when the image editing process is executed. Then, the trend analysis unit 29 summarizes the analysis results as analysis information and outputs it to the database server 26. Here, examples of the analysis information 32 include information on a shooting scene mode, a type of processing in the image editing process, and processing parameters in the processing. In response to this, the database server 26 stores the analysis information 32 in the user use area 35 of the storage 22. The storage 22 is a user ID (hereinafter referred to as user ID), password, etc. used in the application service or social networking service. In addition to the personal information, important information such as image data transmitted from the user terminal 13 is stored in an encrypted state. The storage 22 manages these stored information. In the storage 22, an area (hereinafter referred to as a user use area) 35 that can be used for each registered user is set, and the editing information 31 and the analysis information 32 described above are stored in the user use area 35.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the digital camera 12 includes an imaging optical system 41, an imaging device 42, an A / D converter 43, a driver 44, a timing generator (TG) 45, a buffer memory 46, an image processing circuit 47, an encoding / coding circuit. A decoding circuit 48, a display control circuit 49, a monitor 50, a media controller 51, a wireless communication module 52, an I / F port 53, a CPU 54, a built-in memory 55, a release button 56, and a setting operation unit 57 are provided. Here, the A / D converter 43, buffer memory 46, image processing circuit 47, encoding / decoding circuit 48, display control circuit 49, media controller 51, wireless communication module 52, I / F port 53, CPU 54, built-in The memory 55 is connected via the bus 58.

  The imaging optical system 41 includes a lens group including a zoom lens, a focus lens, and the like that are not shown. These zoom lens and focus lens are moved in the direction of the optical axis L by a lens driving mechanism (not shown). Note that the subject light captured via the imaging optical system 41 is imaged on the light receiving surface of the imaging element 42.

  The image sensor 42 is configured by, for example, a charge coupled device (CCD), a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS), or the like. The image sensor 42 is driven and controlled by a driver 44. The drive control of the image sensor 42 includes control of signal charge accumulation in each pixel of the image sensor 42 and output of the signal charge accumulated in each pixel. The signal charge of each pixel is output to the A / D converter 43 as an image signal. The A / D converter 43 converts an input image signal from an analog signal to a digital signal. The digital image signal output from the A / D converter 43 is stored in the buffer memory 46.

  The timing generator 45 outputs a clock pulse to the A / D converter 43 and the driver 44. By outputting clock pulses from the timing generator 45, the drive timing of the image sensor 42 and the A / D converter 43 is synchronized.

  The buffer memory 46 is composed of a nonvolatile memory such as EPPROM, for example. In addition to the image signal output from the A / D converter 43 and the image signal subjected to image processing by the image processing circuit 47, the buffer memory 46 temporarily stores the image signal read from the storage medium 59. Remembered.

  The image processing circuit 47 performs image processing such as white balance processing, color interpolation processing, contour compensation processing, and gamma processing on the image signal written in the buffer memory 46. Hereinafter, an image signal subjected to image processing is referred to as image data.

  The image processing circuit 47 performs resolution conversion processing on the image data. By this resolution conversion processing, image data having a lower resolution than the original image data is generated. As an example of the low-resolution image data, there is image data (thumbnail image data) used when displaying a list of images. Further, the image processing circuit 47 executes a resolution conversion process on the image data so that the resolution matches the resolution of the monitor 50 when displaying an image based on the image data stored in the buffer memory 46 on the monitor 50. .

  The encoding / decoding circuit 48 reads the image data stored in the buffer memory 46, and executes an encoding process on the read image data. By this encoding process, for example, JPEG compressed image data is generated. The encoded image data is stored in the buffer memory 46. The encoding / decoding circuit 48 performs a decoding process on the encoded image data.

  The display control circuit 49 reads the image data that has been subjected to resolution conversion processing by the image processing circuit 47. Then, the display control circuit 49 displays an image based on the read image data on the monitor 50. Here, examples of the monitor 50 include an LCD and an organic EL display.

  The media controller 51 is electrically connected to a storage medium 59 such as an optical disk and a magnetic disk, in addition to a memory card made of, for example, a flash memory. When the image data is stored in the storage medium 59, the CPU 54 generates shooting conditions, the model of the digital camera 12, shooting date and time, thumbnail image data, and the like as additional information, and generates the generated additional information. Then, the CPU 54 writes the encoded image data and auxiliary information stored in the buffer memory 46 into the storage medium 59 as an EXIF image file, for example.

  The wireless communication module 52 includes a communication circuit and a communication antenna, and is connected to the Internet 14 via a known communication line such as a wireless communication. The I / F port 53 includes, for example, a USB port, an IEEE port, and the like. For example, when connecting the digital camera 12 and the user terminal 13 with a cable, a connector provided at one end of the cable is attached.

  The CPU 54 comprehensively controls each unit of the digital camera 12 by executing a control program (not shown). A release button 56 and a setting operation unit 57 are connected to the CPU 54, and the CPU 54 executes processing according to these operations. That is, the CPU 54 executes various functions according to the operation of the release button 56 and the setting operation unit 57. One of these various functions is the function of the update unit 60.

  When receiving the update data transmitted from the computer system 11, the update unit 60 updates the image processing data based on the shooting scene mode based on the update data. Here, examples of the shooting scene mode include “portrait”, “macro shooting”, “person”, “landscape”, “night view”, “children”, and the like. The image processing parameter 61 is a parameter used in image processing such as white balance processing, color interpolation processing, contour compensation processing, and gamma processing executed by the image processing circuit 47. Here, the image processing parameter 61 is stored in the built-in memory 55 in association with each shooting scene mode.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the user terminal 13. The user terminal 13 includes a CPU 65, ROM 66, RAM 67, communication circuit 68, display control circuit 69, monitor 70, buffer memory 71, I / F port 72, media controller 73, input operation unit 74, and the like. Here, the CPU 65, ROM 66, RAM 67, communication circuit 68, display control circuit 69, buffer memory 71, I / F port 72, and media controller 73 are connected via a bus 75.

  The CPU 65 controls each unit of the user terminal 13 by executing a control program, an image processing program, and the like stored in the ROM 66. The ROM 66 stores various programs executed by the CPU 65, operators used when executing the various programs, and the like. Here, an image editing program may be mentioned as a program stored in the ROM 66. The RAM 67 stores an operator calculated when various programs stored in the ROM 66 are executed.

  The communication circuit 68 is connected to the Internet 14 via a known communication line such as wireless or wired. The display control circuit 69 displays an image based on the image data transmitted from the computer system 11 on the monitor 70. Here, examples of the monitor 70 include an LCD and an organic EL display.

  The buffer memory 71 stores image data transmitted to the computer system 11 and received image data. The I / F port 72 includes, for example, a USB port, an IEEE port, and the like. For example, when the digital camera 12 and the user terminal 13 are connected by a cable, a connector provided at one end of the cable is attached.

  The media controller 73 is connected to a storage medium such as an optical disk and a magnetic disk in addition to a memory card made of, for example, a flash memory. Here, a storage medium 59 attached to the digital camera 12 is an example of the storage medium.

  The input operation unit 74 includes a mouse, a keyboard, and the like, and is operated when performing various operations in the user terminal 13. When the input operation unit 74 is operated, the operation signal is input to the CPU 65. The CPU 65 executes processing based on the operation signal from the input operation unit 74.

  In this image communication system, an image editing program held in the user terminal 13 is executed to perform image editing processing on the image data received by the user terminal 13, and on an application service using the computer system 11. Image editing processing can be performed. First, a case where image editing processing is performed on image data using an image editing program held in the user terminal will be described.

  When the image editing program is executed in the user terminal 13, a screen based on the image editing process is displayed on the display screen 70 a of the monitor 70 of the user terminal 13. The user operates the input operation unit 74 to select image data to be subjected to image editing processing from among image data acquired by the digital camera 12.

  Here, when the image editing process is executed in the user terminal 13, the user terminal 13 and the digital camera 12 are connected using a cable, and the image stored in the storage medium 59 attached to the digital camera 12 is stored. Image data to be subjected to image editing processing may be selected from the data. Alternatively, image data to be subjected to image editing processing may be selected by attaching the storage medium 59 removed from the digital camera 12 to the user terminal 13.

  When the user selects image data to be subjected to image editing processing, the user terminal 13 executes image processing using a plurality of different processing contents on the image data. Here, as the image data, the above-described image processing is performed on the thumbnail image data attached as the auxiliary information of the image data. Here, the plurality of different processing contents are processing contents set according to the shooting scene mode when the image data is acquired. Even if the type of processing is the same, if the value used for the processing is different, the processing contents are different.

  When this image processing is performed, a list of processed images is displayed on the display screen 70a of the monitor 70 of the user terminal 13 (see FIG. 4). Hereinafter, each of the images subjected to the image processing having different processing contents is referred to as a sample image. In FIG. 4, six types of sample images are displayed. That is, the case where six types of processing content are set as the processing content of the image processing is shown, but the processing content of the image processing is not limited to the six types of processing content, and is set as appropriate. Is.

  FIG. 5 shows the contents of the image editing process executed when the sample image is generated. For example, for the sample image with the image number “1”, the sharpness process, the contrast process, and the saturation correction process are set to “no change”, and the brightness correction process is set to “plus (strong)”. Further, the range of the image editing process is set to “subject only”.

  Similarly, for the sample image with the image number “2”, for example, sharpness processing, brightness correction processing, and saturation correction processing are set to “no change”, and contrast processing is set to “minus (weak)”. The range of the image editing process is set to “whole image”. In this way, the processing content of the image editing process is also set for other image numbers.

  Returning to FIG. 4, if there is a sample image intended by the user in the list of sample images displayed on the display screen 70 a of the monitor 70, the user operates the input operation unit 74 to perform the intended sample image. Is selected, and the “OK” button 80 is pressed. In response to the pressing operation of the “OK” button 80, the user terminal 13 executes image editing processing of the selected processing content on the image data. For example, when the image with the image number “1” is selected, the image processing that is set to the image number “1” is performed on the image data.

  After this image processing, the user terminal 13 transmits image information as editing information to the application server 25 in addition to information on the date and time when the image editing processing was performed and information on the image editing processing (hereinafter, processing information). . Here, the image information includes shooting scene mode information set at the time of shooting, as well as information indicating face detection results, focal length information, light source type information, GPS information, luminance difference information, and the like. Ancillary information incidental to the data is included.

  Some users may perform image editing processing themselves without selecting an image from the sample images displayed on the display screen 70 a of the monitor 70. In this case, on the display screen 70a of the monitor 70 shown in FIG. 4, the check box of the item “Edit in detail by yourself” is selected, and the “OK” button 80 is pressed. By this operation, an image editing dialog such as a tone curve is displayed on the display screen 70a of the monitor 70 in addition to the image to be subjected to the image editing process (not shown). The user operates the image editing dialog using the input operation unit 74. As a result, the image editing process can be performed by the operation of the input operation unit 74 by the user. Hereinafter, the case where the user himself performs the image editing process is referred to as a self-editing process.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a flow when performing the self-editing process. FIG. 6 shows a case where three correction processes, a brightness correction process, a saturation correction process, and a hue correction process, are sequentially performed on an image to be subjected to the image editing process. In this case, the user-side terminal 13 has the image P ₀ before the brightness correction process, the image P ₁ after the brightness correction process, the image P ₂ after the saturation correction process, and the image after the hue correction process. transmitting a total of four images P ₃ to the application server 25. Of these images, the image P ₀ is transmitted to the application server 25 before performing the self-editing process. In addition, the images P ₁ , P ₂ , and P ₃ are transmitted to the application server 25 after being subjected to each process of the self-editing process. Upon receiving these images, the processing analysis unit 28 of the application server 25 analyzes the contents of the image editing process using each image.

  Then, the user terminal 13 transmits the date and time information and image information on which the image editing process has been performed to the application server 25 as editing information. The timing for transmitting each image to the application server is set as appropriate.

Here, in FIG. 6, the user terminal 13 transmits the images before and after each processing in the image editing processing to the application server 25, but the present invention is not limited to this. The image before the editing process (image P ₀ in FIG. 6) and the image after the self-image editing process (image P ₃ in FIG. 6) may be transmitted to the application server 25.

  Here, a case has been described in which the image editing program held in the user terminal 13 is executed to perform the image editing process, but in addition to this, the image editing process is also performed in an application service provided by the computer system 11. be able to. When the image editing process is performed using the application service provided by the computer system 11, the display screen 70a of the monitor 70 of the user terminal 13 includes the display screen shown in FIG. Is displayed. In this case, first, image data to be subjected to image editing processing is transmitted to the application server 25, and after the transmission, the image editing processing is performed in the application server 25, and the image data after the image editing processing is sent to the user terminal 13. Just send it.

  Here, when the self-editing process is performed, the application server 25 analyzes the processing content of the image editing process. This process is executed by the process analysis unit 28. The processing analysis unit 28 analyzes the tendency of the image editing process using the image data output from the user terminal 13. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, the contents of the image editing process are analyzed from the difference between the image A before the image editing process and the image B after the image editing process.

  First, the processing analysis unit 28 generates a histogram from each of the image A before the image editing process and the image B after the image editing process. Then, the processing analysis unit 28 analyzes the processing content of the image editing process from the generated histogram for each image.

  For example, when a histogram generated from an image before the image editing process is compared with a histogram generated from the image after the image editing process, a certain pattern change appears. The processing analysis unit 28 analyzes the contents of the image editing process based on the patterns that appear by comparing the histograms generated from the images. In FIG. 7, the peak of each color component in the histogram generated from each image is shifted to the right in the drawing. In this case, the process analysis unit 28 determines that the brightness correction process has been executed as the image editing process. Then, the deviation amount of the peak value is obtained as a correction amount (processing parameter) in the brightness correction processing. Similarly, the process analysis unit 28 calculates not only the brightness correction process but also the correction amount for the saturation correction process and the color tone correction. Then, the processing analysis unit 28 summarizes the obtained image editing content and processing parameters as processing information. The process analysis unit 28 adds the collected process information to the edit information 31 that is input from the user terminal 13 to the application server 25 when the image editing process ends. Then, the processing analysis unit 28 stores the editing information to which the processing information is added in the user use area 35 of the storage 22.

  Next, processing for analyzing the tendency of image editing processing will be described. This process is executed by the trend analysis unit 29 of the application server 25. First, the trend analysis unit 29 sets in advance the number of pieces of editing information 31 that have the same shooting conditions (including the shooting scene mode) among the editing information 31 obtained within a predetermined period including the latest editing information. It is determined whether or not the threshold value is exceeded. Here, the threshold value may be set independently by the user or may be a preset value. When the number of editing information 31 that is the same shooting condition is equal to or greater than a preset threshold value, the trend analysis unit 29 analyzes the tendency of the image editing process using the editing information 31 that is the same shooting condition. On the other hand, when the number of pieces of editing information 31 having the same shooting condition is less than a preset threshold value, the trend analysis unit 29 does not execute the process of analyzing the tendency of the image editing process.

  The trend analysis unit 29 reads processing information from the editing information 31 in the same shooting scene mode among the editing information stored in the user use area 35 of the storage 22. Then, the application server 25 analyzes the tendency of the image editing process in the corresponding shooting scene mode using the processing information for the same shooting scene mode. FIG. 8 shows processing parameters used in the brightness correction process in the image editing process for image data shot in a shooting scene mode. In FIG. 8, the intensity of the brightness correction process is represented on the vertical axis, and the processing date and time when the image editing process was performed is represented on the horizontal axis.

  Here, the process of analyzing the tendency of the image editing process is performed by setting the predetermined period before the processing date and time in the latest editing information 31 as the analysis target period, and processing information of the editing information 31 obtained in the analysis target period. It is executed using In FIG. 8, the processing parameter at the processing date and time n is the latest processing parameter, and therefore the analysis target period in this case is, for example, from the processing date and time (n−4) to the processing date and time (n). . The trend analysis unit 29 refers to the processing parameters used in the brightness correction processing of the processing date and time (n) from the processing date and time (n-4), and estimates the tendency of the brightness correction processing in the analysis target period.

  In the case of FIG. 8, the trend analysis unit 29 estimates that the brightness correction processing tends to correct in the direction of increasing brightness from the value of each processing parameter in the analysis target period. The application server 25 estimates that in this shooting scene mode, the brightness correction process tends to perform correction that increases brightness. When the tendency of the brightness correction process is estimated, the trend analysis unit 29 obtains a processing parameter used for the brightness correction process. The brightness correction processing parameter is, for example, an average of the processing parameters included in the analysis target period or a higher weight for the processing parameter used in the latest brightness correction processing. It can be obtained by weighted addition in which the weight for the processing parameter used in the correction process is set low.

  Although FIG. 8 shows the case of analyzing the tendency of brightness correction processing, image editing processing for each shooting scene mode is similarly performed for other image editing processing such as sharpness processing, contrast processing, and saturation processing. Trends are analyzed.

  When analyzing this image editing process, the tendency of the image editing process may be different even if the shooting scene mode is the same. In this case, the trend analysis unit 29 reads the image information included in the editing information, and uses only the processing information included in the editing information with the same shooting condition, and the processing information of the editing information with the same shooting condition. Is used to analyze the tendency of the image editing process.

  When editing information is stored in the user use area 35 of the storage 22, the editing information 31 is classified for each shooting scene mode and shooting condition, and the number of classified editing information 31 is equal to or greater than a threshold value. It is also possible to analyze the tendency of image editing processing for each classified editing information 31.

  After analyzing the image editing process, the trend analysis unit 29 generates information (analysis information 32) indicating the analysis result, classifies it for each shooting scene mode and shooting conditions, and stores them in the user use area 35 of the storage 22.

  The analysis information 32 stored in the user usage area 35 of the storage 22 is used for, for example, processing for updating the shooting scene mode of the digital camera 12. For example, the analysis server transmits information indicating that the shooting scene mode can be updated to the digital camera 12. In response to this, the digital camera 12 displays that the shooting scene mode can be updated. When the user causes the setting operation unit 57 to execute processing for updating the shooting scene mode, a signal to that effect is transmitted to the application server 25. Upon receiving this signal, the application server 25 transmits the analysis information 32 as update data to the digital camera. Thereby, the CPU 54 of the digital camera 12 updates the image processing parameters for the shooting scene mode.

  Next, a flow when image editing processing is performed on image data captured by the digital camera 12 will be described with reference to a flowchart of FIG. Hereinafter, a case where image editing processing is executed using an image editing program stored in the user terminal 13 will be described.

  Step S101 is processing for selecting image data. Upon receiving an operation signal from the input operation unit 74 by a user operation, the CPU 65 selects image data to be subjected to image editing processing from image data stored in the storage medium 59. The storage medium 59 may be directly connected to the user terminal 13 or may be attached to the digital camera 12 that is electrically connected to the user terminal 13 using a cable or the like.

  Step S102 is processing for generating sample image data. The CPU 65 reads out information on the shooting scene mode from the incidental information of the image data selected in step S101. The CPU 65 performs image editing processing of a plurality of processing contents set according to the read shooting scene mode on the selected image data. Thereby, sample image data subjected to a plurality of image editing processes with different processing contents is generated.

  Step S103 is processing for displaying a sample image. The CPU 65 outputs the generated sample image data to the display control circuit 69. The display control circuit 69 displays a sample image based on the input sample image data on the display screen 70a of the monitor 70 (see FIG. 4).

  Step S104 is processing for determining whether or not there is a sample image selection. When it can be determined that one of the sample images has been selected from the operation signal based on the operation of the input operation unit 74 by the user, the CPU 65 sets the determination result in step S104 to Yes. In this case, the process proceeds to step S105. On the other hand, if it can be determined from the operation signal based on the operation of the input operation unit 74 by the user that none of the sample images has been selected, the CPU 65 sets the determination result in step S104 to No. In this case, the process proceeds to step S107.

  Step S105 is an image editing process. This step S105 is executed when the determination result of step S104 is Yes. That is, in step S104, one of the sample images is selected as the finished image after image editing. The CPU 65 reads from the ROM 66 the image editing parameters used in the image editing process performed on the selected sample image. Then, the CPU 65 performs image editing on the image data using the read image editing parameters. When this image editing process is performed, the CPU 65 writes the processing contents of the executed image editing process and the image editing parameters in the incidental information of the image data.

  Step S106 is processing for transmitting processing date information, processing information, and image information as editing information. The CPU 65 collects image information as editing information, in addition to information on the processing date and time when the image editing processing was performed and information (processing information) indicating the content of the image editing processing performed on the selected image data. Then, the CPU 65 transmits editing information to the computer system 11 via the communication circuit 68.

  When it can be determined that none of the sample images is selected in step S104 described above, the determination result in step S104 is No, and the process proceeds to step S107.

  Step S107 is processing for determining whether or not to perform self-editing processing. If it is determined from the operation signal based on the operation of the input operation unit 64 by the user that the user himself performs the image editing process, the CPU 65 sets the determination result in step S107 to Yes. In this case, the process proceeds to step S108. On the other hand, if it is not possible to determine from the operation signal based on the operation of the input operation unit 74 by the user that the user himself will perform the image editing process, the CPU 65 sets the determination result in step S107 to No. In this case, the process returns to step S104.

  Step S108 is processing for transmitting image data. The CPU 65 reads thumbnail image data from the accompanying information attached to the image data selected in step S101. Then, the CPU 65 transmits thumbnail image data to the computer system 11 via the communication circuit 68.

  Step S109 is a self-editing process. When the process of step S109 is executed, the CPU 65 outputs a display start signal to the display control circuit 69 so that the display screen of the editing screen related to the image editing process is displayed on the display control circuit 69. By executing the process of step S109, a thumbnail image to be processed and a dialog for editing are displayed on the monitor 70 of the user terminal 13. In response to this, the CPU 65 executes image editing processing based on the operation of the input operation unit 64 by the user.

  Step S110 is processing for transmitting processed image data. The CPU 65 transmits the image data subjected to the image editing process to the computer system 11 via the communication circuit 68.

  Step S111 is a process for displaying an image. The CPU 65 causes the display control circuit 69 to display an image based on the thumbnail image data subjected to the image editing process on the monitor 70.

  Step S112 is a process for determining whether or not to end the self-editing process. When it is determined that the self-editing operation is to be ended from the operation signal output based on the operation of the input operation unit 74 by the user, the CPU 65 sets the determination result in step S112 to Yes. In this case, the process proceeds to step S113. On the other hand, when it is determined from the operation signal output based on the operation of the input operation unit 74 by the user that the self-editing operation is to be continued, the CPU 65 sets the determination result in step S112 to No. In this case, the process returns to step S109. That is, the self-editing process is continuously executed, and each time the image editing process in the self-editing process is performed once, the image data subjected to the image editing process is output to the computer system 11.

  Step S113 is a process of transmitting the processing date and time information and the image information as editing information. The CPU 65 collects information on the processing date and time when the image editing process is performed and the image information as editing information. Then, the CPU 65 transmits editing information to the computer system 11 via the communication circuit 68. In this way, information when the self-editing process is performed on the acquired image data is transmitted to the computer system 11. In response to the transmitted editing information, the computer system 11 stores the editing information 31 in the user use area 35 of the storage 22.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 1, the case where the image editing process is executed using the image editing program held in the user terminal 13 is described. For example, the image editing process is performed in an application service provided by the computer system 11. It can also be done. In this case, the application server 25 may execute each process of steps S102, S105, and S109 in the flowchart of FIG. 1 and transmit the image data subjected to these processes to the user terminal 13.

  Next, processing for generating processing information by analyzing processing contents of the image editing processing will be described with reference to a flowchart of FIG. This process is executed when a self-editing process is performed in the user terminal 13.

  Step S201 is processing to determine whether or not image data has been received. When the user side terminal 13 performs self-editing processing on image data, the user side terminal 13 transmits image data to be subjected to image editing processing to the computer system 11. When the image data is received, the application server 25 sets the determination result in step S201 to Yes. In this case, the process proceeds to step S202. On the other hand, when the image data is not received, the application server 25 sets the determination result in step S201 to No. In this case, the determination process in step S201 is repeatedly executed until image data is received.

  Step S202 is processing for storing image data. The application server 25 stores the received image data in the user use area 35 of the storage 22.

  Step S203 is processing to determine whether or not processed image data has been received. When self-editing processing is performed in the user-side terminal 13, the user-side terminal 13 transmits processed image data to the computer system 11 each time one image editing process is executed. When the processed image data is received, the application server 25 sets the determination result in step S203 to Yes. In this case, the process proceeds to step S204. On the other hand, when the processed image data has not been received, the application server 25 sets the determination result in step S203 to No. In this case, the determination process in step S203 is repeatedly executed until the processed image data is received.

  Step S204 is processing to store image data. Upon receiving the processed image data in step S203, the application server 25 stores the processed image data in the user use area of the storage 22.

  Step S205 is processing for analyzing processing contents in the image editing processing. The application server 25 uses the image data stored in the storage 22 to analyze the processing content of the executed image editing process. By this analysis, the application server 25 obtains the processing type and processing parameters in the executed image editing processing.

  Step S206 is a process of determining whether or not the self-editing process has been completed. When the self-editing process is completed in the user terminal 13, a signal to that effect is transmitted from the user terminal 13 to the application server 25. In response to the input of this signal, the application server 25 determines that the self-editing process has ended. The application server 25 sets the determination result in step S206 to Yes. In this case, the process proceeds to step S207. On the other hand, when the above-described signal is not transmitted, the application server 25 determines that the self-editing process is not completed and the self-editing process is continued. That is, the application server 25 sets the determination result in step S203 to No. In this case, the process returns to step S203.

  Step S207 is processing for generating processing information. The application server 25 generates processing information by collecting the processing contents and processing parameters of the image editing processing obtained when the image editing processing is analyzed. The application server 25 stores the generated processing information in the user use area 35 of the storage 22.

  Next, processing for analyzing a processing tendency for each shooting scene mode in the computer system 11 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  Step S301 is processing for receiving editing information. In response to the editing information transmitted from the user terminal 13, the application server 25 of the computer system 11 receives the editing information.

  Step S302 is processing to determine whether there is processing information. The application server 25 refers to the received editing information and determines whether or not the processing information related to the image editing process is included in the editing information. When image editing processing is executed by selecting one of a plurality of sample images, processing information is included as editing information. In this case, the application server 25 sets the determination result in step S302 to Yes, and proceeds to step S203. On the other hand, when the image editing process is executed by the self-editing process, the original image data and the processed image data are transmitted to the application server 25, and the application server 25 analyzes the image editing process. Executed. That is, processing information is not included as editing information. Therefore, in this case, the application server 25 sets the determination result in step S302 to No. In this case, the process proceeds to step S304.

  Step S303 is processing for storing editing information. The application server 25 outputs editing information to the database server 26. The database server 26 stores the input editing information in the user use area 35 of the storage 22.

  Step S304 is processing to add the generated processing information to the editing information. The application server 25 reads the editing information stored in the user usage area 35 of the storage 22. Then, the application server 25 adds the generated processing information to the editing information. When this process is executed, the process proceeds to step S303.

  Step S305 is processing to determine whether or not the number of pieces of editing information that have the same shooting condition is equal to or greater than a threshold value. The application server 25 determines whether or not the number of pieces of editing information that have the same shooting condition among the pieces of editing information stored in the storage 22 is greater than or equal to a threshold value via the database server 26. When it is determined that the number of pieces of editing information that have the same shooting condition is equal to or greater than the threshold, the application server 25 sets the determination result in step S305 to Yes. In this case, the process proceeds to step S306. On the other hand, if it is determined that the number of pieces of editing information that have the same shooting condition is less than the threshold, the application server 25 determines No in step S305. In this case, the process of the flowchart of FIG. 11 ends. That is, in this case, update data is not generated from the editing information.

  Step S306 is a process of analyzing a processing tendency in the image editing process. The application server 25 reads, through the database server 26, editing information that is in the same shooting scene mode from among the editing information stored in the user use area 35 of the storage 22. Then, the application server 25 analyzes the processing tendency in the image editing process performed for each shooting scene mode using the read editing information. By analyzing the processing tendency in the image editing process, the type of the image editing process in the shooting scene mode executed in the past and the processing parameters in the process are obtained.

  Step S307 is processing for generating analysis information. The application server 25 generates analysis information by collecting the types of processing executed by the image editing processing, the processing parameters in the processing, and the shooting scene mode. Then, the application server 25 stores the generated analysis information 32 in the user use area 35 of the storage 22 for each shooting scene mode, for example. In addition, the application server 25 transmits information indicating an update notification to the digital camera 12. When information (signal) indicating update permission is transmitted from the digital camera 12, the application server 25 reads the corresponding analysis information from the storage 22, and uses the read analysis information as update data. Send to.

  Thus, the user performs the image editing process described above for each piece of image data obtained by shooting. By performing this image editing process, information (editing information) based on the image editing process and analysis information for each shooting scene mode are accumulated in the user use area 35 of the storage 22.

The application service provided by the computer system 11 described above can be used by a plurality of users. That is, the computer system 11 is connected to the user terminal 13 used by a plurality of users. Accordingly, image data can be shared among the user terminals 13 used by a plurality of users, in addition to image data transmission / reception and e-mail transmission / reception. Hereinafter, a case where image data is transmitted to another user using an application service will be described as a first embodiment.
[First Embodiment]
FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram when three users, user A, user B, and user C use the application service. Here, the user terminal 13a used by the user A, the user terminal 13b used by the user B, and the user terminal 13c used by the user C are connected to the computer system 11 via the Internet 14, respectively. The Therefore, user usage areas 35a, 35b, and 35c assigned to the users A, B, and C are generated in the storage 22 of the computer system 11. The user use area 35a holds the editing information 31a and the analysis information 32a in the above-described image editing process in addition to the user information regarding the user A. The user use area 35b holds editing information 31b and analysis information 32b related to the image editing process in addition to the user information regarding the user B. The user use area 35c holds editing information 31c and analysis information 32c related to the image editing process in addition to the user information regarding the user C.

  Hereinafter, the flow of processing in the computer system 11 when a user who uses the application service transmits image data to another user who uses the application service will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. 13.

  Step S401 is processing to determine whether image data and destination information have been received. When the user performs an operation of transmitting image data to another user using the user terminal 13, the CPU 65 of the user terminal 13 transmits the image data to be transmitted and the transmission in addition to the information indicating the user ID. Information indicating the destination (transmission destination information) is transmitted to the computer system 11. Here, the destination information includes, for example, a user's e-mail address (hereinafter, e-mail address), a registration ID, and the like.

  Step S402 is processing for reading analysis information based on transmission destination information. The application server 25 reads out the information of the shooting scene mode from the accompanying information attached to the received image data. At the same time, the application server 25 reads transmission destination information. Then, the application server 25 reads analysis information based on the shooting scene mode from the user use area corresponding to the read transmission destination information.

  Step S403 is a process of performing an image editing process based on the analysis information. The application server 25 executes an image editing process on the received image data based on the analysis information read in step S402.

  Step S404 is processing for determining whether or not image data that has undergone image editing processing corresponding to the transmission destination information has been generated. When image data that has been subjected to image editing processing is generated by performing image editing processing corresponding to the transmission destination information, the application server 25 sets the determination result in step S404 to Yes. In this case, the process proceeds to step S405. On the other hand, when the image data subjected to the image editing process is not generated by performing the image editing process corresponding to the transmission destination information, the application server 25 sets the determination result in step S404 to No. As a case where this determination is made, there is a case where image data subjected to image editing processing corresponding to each piece of transmission destination information is not generated when there are a plurality of pieces of transmission destination information. In this case, the process returns to step S402.

  Step S405 is processing for transmitting the image data that has undergone image editing processing. The application server 25 transmits the image data subjected to the image editing process based on the transmission destination information to the corresponding transmission destination.

  As shown in FIG. 12, for example, a case where user A transmits image data to user B and user C using an application service will be described. When the user A selects the image data to be transmitted using the user terminal 13a and designates the transmission destination, the user terminal 13a sends the user A's user information as well as the image data and the transmission destination information to the computer system 11. Send.

  When the computer system 11 receives the image data, the application server 25 refers to the transmission destination information and the information of the shooting scene mode attached to the image data, and reads the analysis information from the target user use area. In this case, since the case where image data is transmitted to the user B and the user C has been described, the application server 25 uses the user scenes 35b and 35c allocated to the user B and the user C to obtain a shooting scene. The analysis information 32b and 32c corresponding to the mode is read. The application server 25 performs image editing processing on the received image data using the read analysis information 32b and 32c. That is, the image data transmitted to the user B is subjected to an image editing process using the analysis information 32b of the user B. Further, the image data transmitted to the user C is subjected to an image editing process using the analysis information 32c of the user C. After these image editing processes, the image data subjected to the image editing process is transmitted to the user-side terminal 13b of user B and the user-side terminal 13c of user C, respectively.

  As described above, the processing tendency of the image editing process varies depending on the photographing environment, the subject, and the like, and also varies depending on the preference of the user who performed the photographing. Therefore, the processing trend of the image editing process performed on the image data by the user B and the processing trend of the image editing process performed by the user C on the image data are different. Therefore, in the first embodiment, when image data is transmitted, the image editing process is executed in advance based on the user's favorite processing tendency, and the image data subjected to the image editing process is transmitted to each user. By performing such processing on the computer system 11 side, a user who transmits image data performs image editing processing on the image data to be transmitted in advance so that the user's favorite image as the transmission destination is obtained. There is no need to do it. On the other hand, the user who receives the image data does not need to perform an image editing process so that the image data acquired by the other user by photographing is a favorite image. Therefore, it is possible to save the trouble of each user who transmits and receives image data.

  Here, the users who use the application service include users who use the service for a short period of time and users who do not use the service very much. In the case of such a user, the analysis information 32 may not be stored in the user use area 35 of the storage 22 corresponding to the user. When transmitting image data to such a user, the application server 25 performs the following processing. First, the application server 25 determines whether or not the analysis information 32 is held in the user usage area assigned to the user. When the analysis information 32 is not held, the application server 25 reads the analysis information 32 stored in the user use area 35 assigned to another user. As described above, the analysis information 32 includes information on the shooting scene mode, the type of processing in the image editing process, and processing parameters in the processing. Therefore, the application server 25 reads information on the type of processing in the image processing and the processing parameters in the processing from the analysis information 35, and determines the average image editing processing content (type of processing and processing parameters). Then, the application server 25 executes an image editing process on the target image data based on the determined average image editing process.

Note that the first embodiment described above describes a case where image data is transmitted to another user who uses a common application service. When using a common application service, in addition to transmitting and receiving image data between users, an e-mail attached with image data may be transmitted and received. Even in such a case, the present invention can be applied. A case where image data with image data attached is transmitted to another user who uses a common application service will be described as a second embodiment. In addition, about the location which becomes the same structure as 1st Embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and demonstrated.
[Second Embodiment]
As shown in FIG. 14, the server unit 21 of the computer system 11 has a mail server 80 in addition to the application server 25 and the database server 26. That is, since the server unit 21 includes the mail server 80, the application service provided by the computer system 11 has a function of transmitting and receiving mail.

  The mail server 80 holds an e-mail whose destination is an e-mail address acquired when using the application service. In addition, when the mail server 80 holds the e-mail and the user who owns the e-mail address of the transmission destination uses the application service using the user-side terminal 13, the mail server 80 responds to the user-side terminal 13. Then, a signal indicating that the electronic mail is received is transmitted. When the mail server 80 receives a request signal for transmitting the electronic mail, the mail server 80 transmits the retained electronic mail to the user terminal 13.

  Hereinafter, a case where the user D transmits an e-mail attached with image data to the user E using an application service provided by the computer system 11 will be described. Here, when transmitting an e-mail, the user D generates an e-mail having the e-mail address owned by the user E as a transmission destination using the user terminal 13d. When this e-mail is generated, the image data is attached to the e-mail. When the user performs an operation of transmitting an e-mail, the user terminal 13d transmits the generated e-mail to a mail server 80 provided in the computer system 11.

  When the mail server 80 receives an electronic mail from the user terminal 13d, the mail server 80 determines whether image data is attached to the received electronic mail. When the image data is attached to the e-mail, the mail server 80 reads the user information of the transmission destination. The mail server 80 reads the analysis information 32e from the user use area 35e based on the read destination user information. Note that the analysis information 32e read from the user use area 35e is information generated corresponding to the information of the shooting scene mode attached to the image data. The application server 25 executes an image editing process on the image data based on the read analysis information. After this image editing process is executed, the application server 25 outputs the image data on which the image editing process has been executed to the mail server 80. The mail server 80 attaches the image data subjected to the image editing process to the original electronic mail.

  The mail server 80 checks whether or not the user who owns the destination e-mail address is currently using the application service. This confirmation is performed between the mail server 80 and the application server 25. When the user E who owns the destination electronic mail address is currently using the application service, the mail server 80 transmits a signal indicating that the electronic mail has been received to the user terminal 13e used by the user E. In response to this signal, the user terminal 13e used by the user E outputs a signal requesting an email to the mail server 80. The mail server 80 transmits an e-mail with the e-mail address owned by the user as a transmission destination to the user terminal 13e.

  When the e-mail is received, a display indicating that the e-mail has been received is displayed on the monitor 70e of the user terminal 13e. As a result, the user can view an image based on the received electronic mail or the attached image data on the monitor 70e of the user terminal 13e. In addition, the attached image data is stored in a predetermined recording destination of the user terminal 13e (for example, an internal memory provided in the user terminal 13e or a storage medium attached to the user terminal 13e). be able to. Here, the image data attached to the e-mail is subjected to image editing processing based on the result of analyzing the processing content of the image editing processing performed by the user E in the past. That is, since the image becomes a preference of the user E, the user E does not need to perform image editing processing by himself. In addition, the user who transmits the e-mail does not need to perform the image editing process so that the user E's favorite image is obtained when the e-mail is transmitted. Accordingly, it is possible to save time and effort related to the image editing process, and it is possible to easily obtain a user-preferred image.

  In addition, regarding transmission / reception of electronic mail shown in the second embodiment, a user who transmits an electronic mail or a user who receives an electronic mail is not necessarily a user who uses the application service described above. For example, if the user who receives the email does not use the application service and sends an email with the image data attached to the user, the image data remains the same as when it was sent, in other words, the destination It is not the user's favorite image data. Thus, depending on the user who receives the e-mail, the image editing process may be performed on the image data attached to the received e-mail.

  Hereinafter, a case where an electronic mail is transmitted and received between a user who uses an application service and a user who does not use the application service will be described as a third embodiment.

[Third Embodiment]
In the third embodiment, a case where mail is transmitted and received between a user who uses an application service and a user who does not use the application service will be described. The user who uses the application service owns the e-mail address acquired when using the service of other Internet service provider (provider) in addition to the e-mail address acquired when starting the use of the application service. An example will be described. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and demonstrated to the location which becomes the same structure as 1st Embodiment and 2nd Embodiment.

  First, a case where the user G who does not use the application service transmits an e-mail to an e-mail address acquired when starting to use the application service among e-mail addresses owned by the user F will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the user G generates an electronic mail using the user terminal 13g. When the user G performs an operation of transmitting an email after generating the email, the user terminal 13g transmits the generated email to the mail server 82. The mail server 82 refers to the email address that is the destination of the received email. The mail server 82 transmits to the mail server 80 corresponding to the referenced electronic mail address. When the e-mail is received, the mail server 80 determines whether the e-mail is attached with image data. If it is determined that the image data is an attached e-mail, the mail server 80 outputs the destination information and the image data to the application server 25.

  The application server 25 identifies the user from the transmission destination information, and then reads the analysis information from the user usage area associated with the identified user. Here, the analysis information is information associated with shooting scene mode information attached to the image data.

  In this case, since the case where the user G transmits an e-mail to the user F is described, the user specified from the transmission destination information is the user F. Therefore, the application server 25 reads the analysis information 32f from the user use area 35f assigned to the user F. Then, the application server 25 executes an image editing process on the image data using the read analysis information 32f. Thereafter, the application server 25 outputs the image data that has undergone the image editing process to the mail server 80. In response to this, the mail server 80 executes a process of attaching the image data subjected to the image editing process to the electronic mail from which the image data has been read. Note that the e-mail that has been subjected to the above-described processing is held in the mail server 80.

  After these processes, the mail server 80 checks with the application server 25 whether or not the user F who owns the destination electronic mail address is currently using the application service. When the user F who owns the destination e-mail address is currently using the application service, the mail server 80 transmits a signal indicating that the e-mail has been received to the user terminal 13f used by the user F. . In response to this, the user terminal 13f used by the user F outputs a signal requesting an email to the mail server 80. The mail server 80 transmits an e-mail to the user terminal 13f. Accordingly, an e-mail is transmitted from the mail server 80 of the application server 25 that provides the application service to the user terminal 13f.

  When the electronic mail is received, a display indicating that the electronic mail has been received is displayed on the monitor 70f of the user terminal 13f. Thereby, the user F can see the image based on the received e-mail or the attached image data on the monitor 70f of the user terminal 13f. In addition, the attached image data is stored in a predetermined recording destination of the user terminal 13f (for example, an internal memory provided in the user terminal 13f or a storage medium attached to the user terminal 13f). be able to. Here, the image data attached to the e-mail is subjected to image editing processing based on the result of analyzing the processing content of the image editing processing performed by the user F in the past. That is, since the image becomes a preference of the user F, the user F does not need to perform image editing processing by himself. Further, the user F who transmits an e-mail does not need to perform an image editing process so that the user F's favorite image is obtained when the e-mail is transmitted. Accordingly, it is possible to save time and effort related to the image editing process, and it is possible to easily obtain a user-preferred image.

  Next, the user G uses the user-side terminal 13g to send image data to an email address acquired when using the service of another Internet service provider among the email addresses owned by the user F. A case where attached image data is transmitted will be described. In this case, when the user G performs an operation of transmitting an email using the user terminal 13g, the email is transmitted from the user terminal 13g to the mail server 82. The mail server 82 transfers the e-mail to the mail server 81 owned by the Internet connection company that is the destination of the e-mail. The mail server 81 holds an email from the user G. When the user F uses the user terminal 13f, the mail server 81 transmits an e-mail to the user terminal 13f.

  Here, the user F is using the service of another internet connection provider in the state which is using the application service mentioned above. Therefore, when the electronic mail is received by the user side terminal 13f, the user side terminal 13f determines whether image data is attached to the electronic mail. If the image data is attached to the e-mail, the user terminal 13f transmits the image data attached to the e-mail to the application server 25. In response to this, the application server 25 executes an image editing process on the image data. The contents of this image editing process are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  On the other hand, consider a case where the user F transmits an e-mail acquired by the service of another Internet connection company owned by the user G using the e-mail address acquired by the application service. Since the user G does not use the application service, in such a case, the computer system transmits it to the mail server as it is without performing the image editing process described above. In this case, it is also possible to send an e-mail to a mail server after performing an average image editing process.

  In the first embodiment, when image data is transmitted / received between users using the application service, in the second embodiment, when an e-mail attached with image data is transmitted / received between users using the application service, the third embodiment In the embodiment, a case is described in which an e-mail attached with image data is transmitted and received between a user who uses the application service and a user who does not use the application service. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention can also be used when a user who uses an application service browses an image based on shared image data when using the application service. it can.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Image communication system, 11 ... Computer system, 12 ... Digital camera, 13 ... User side terminal, 22 ... Storage, 25 ... Application server, 26 ... Database server, 27 ... Image editing part, 28 ... Process analysis part, 29 ... Trend analysis part, 35 ... User use area

Claims (6)

A user-side terminal and a server unit capable of transmitting and receiving data between the user-side terminal and transmitting and receiving image data among a plurality of users using the user-side terminal; In an image communication system executed via a server unit,
The server unit is
An image receiving unit that receives image data transmitted by one of the plurality of users to another user;
A storage unit that stores processing trend information indicating a processing trend of image editing processing on the image data for each of the plurality of users;
Processing trend information for the other user is read when the image data is received, and an image editing unit that performs the image editing process based on the read processing trend information on the received image data;
A transmission unit for transmitting the image data subjected to the image editing process to a user terminal used by the other user;
An image communication system comprising: The image communication system according to claim 1,
The server unit can provide an image editing service for performing image editing processing of the image data using the user terminal.
The image communication system, wherein the plurality of users include users who receive the image editing service. The communication system according to claim 1 and claim 2,
The other user is at least one user,
The image editing unit executes image editing processing for each processing tendency information corresponding to each of the at least one user and transmits the image data to a user terminal used by another user. Image communication system. The image communication system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The image editing unit executes image editing processing on image data using processing trend information for a shooting scene mode set at the time of shooting among processing trend information for each user stored in the storage unit. Image communication system. The image communication system according to claim 1,
The server unit includes a mail server used when sending and receiving e-mail between the plurality of users.
The mail server determines whether image data is attached to the received e-mail;
When the server unit determines that image data is attached to the e-mail, the server unit performs the image editing process on the image data. The image communication system according to claim 1,
The plurality of users can be received by the user terminal using an email from another mail server,
The user terminal transmits the image data to the server unit when the image data is attached to the e-mail received from the other mail server,
The server unit executes image editing processing based on processing tendency information stored for a user who has transmitted the image data transmitted from the other user terminal. system.