JP2014106695A - Information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processor for, when receiving a photographic image determined to satisfy a photographic time limit in an acquisition request for the photographic image of a subject, transmitting the received photographic image to a request source.SOLUTION: A server (40) for communicating with a first terminal and a second terminal includes: a request reception part for receiving an acquisition request for a photographic image including time limit data (5B) indicating the photographic time limit of a subject from the first terminal; a photographic image reception part for receiving a photographic image (81) having photographic time specification data indicating a time when the subject has been photographed by a photographing part from the second terminal; and a request image transmission part for, when the photographic image received from the second terminal is photographed, transmitting image specification data for specifying the photographic image to the first terminal when it is determined that the photographic time limit of the acquisition request received from the first terminal is satisfied.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, and more particularly to an information processing apparatus that receives a content acquisition request from a terminal, receives content that matches the acquisition request from another terminal, and transmits the content to the requesting terminal.

  As a service for uploading a photograph taken by a user to a server and allowing other users to browse the uploaded photograph, a “look for a while” service (Non-patent Document 1) is provided. This service posts a request to the server to check the place of interest, and the person who happens to take a picture by looking at the post uploads the photo to the server, including others who requested it, It is a service that allows many users to share and browse taken pictures.

  The posted content can be a place or a theme (a scary face dog). In addition, the user requests a place to see by “selecting a point on the map” or “describe the details of the place to see in text”. A user viewing the request uploads a photo. Since it is a free entertainment site, there is no need for rewards or user registration.

  As another system in which users share content such as photographs via a server, there is a content providing system disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-25629 (Patent Document 1). In this “content providing system”, the server receives a request including the content collection desired point received from the requesting terminal. Further, a request including content collection is issued to a mobile terminal existing in a predetermined area including this point. The content collected by the mobile terminal that receives the request is provided to the server and further provided to the requesting terminal. In addition, the image management apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2009-200908 (Patent Document 2) manages an image taken by a camera with GPS in association with a shooting location and a period based on GPS information.

  Further, in the net album management method, apparatus, and program disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-330767 (Patent Document 3), a photographic image of a popular place (a place with many posts) in a net album formed by a plurality of people. A service that stores the data for a long time is shown.

JP-A-2005-25629 JP 2009-200908 A JP 2003-330767 A

“Look for a moment” service, Nifty Corporation, [November 8, 2012 search], Internet <URL: http://portal.nifty.com/mitekite/, http://portal.nifty.com/ mitekite / about.htm>

  There is a demand for the user to acquire and check the photo information of the subject in the place by a necessary time limit (date and time) without going to a remote place.

  The “Let's take a look” service by Non-Patent Document 1 only posts a request to the server, and what kind of request is posted requires that the user access the server and view the request. , Requests do n’t always reach users who are likely to provide photos. Moreover, since the request to be posted specifies a place and a theme, and a time limit cannot be specified, it is not possible to respond to a request with urgency.

  Moreover, in patent document 1, although the server side can service a mobile terminal, there is no description regarding requesting a photo with a time limit. Patent Documents 2 and 3 are methods for managing a photograph taken by a user while sharing it between users, and there is no description regarding requesting and managing a photograph with a time limit. Therefore, these documents cannot meet the above-mentioned user requests.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus that receives a captured image that is determined to satisfy an imaging request deadline that is in the acquisition request for an acquisition request for a captured image of a subject, and that transmits the received captured image to the request source. That is.

  According to an aspect of the present invention, an information processing apparatus that communicates with the first terminal and the second terminal includes a request receiving unit that receives a captured image acquisition request including time limit data indicating a shooting time limit of a subject from the first terminal. When a photographed image receiving unit that receives a photographed image having photographing specific data indicating when a subject is photographed by the photographing unit from the second terminal, and when a photographed image received from the second terminal is photographed, A request image transmission unit configured to transmit, to the first terminal, image specifying data for specifying the photographed image when it is determined that the photographing deadline of the acquisition request received from the one terminal is satisfied.

  Preferably, the acquisition request includes advance deadline data and location data for specifying the shooting location of the subject, and the information processing device detects a position information of the second terminal from communication information with the second terminal. When the detection unit determines that the detected position information indicates a position corresponding to the location indicated by the location data of the acquisition request, the detection unit further includes an imaging request transmission unit that transmits an imaging request for the subject to the second terminal.

  Preferably, a position information receiving unit is further provided that receives position information indicating the position of the second terminal from each of the plurality of second terminals when the front photographing unit is activated, and the position detecting unit is provided by the position information receiving unit. Including a transmission source terminal detection unit that detects a second terminal that is a transmission source of the position information indicating the position corresponding to the position indicated by the location data of the acquisition request among the received position information, and the imaging request transmission unit is detected A photographing request is transmitted to the second terminal as the transmission source.

  Preferably, the information processing device includes an in-range terminal detecting unit for detecting a second terminal located within a predetermined range including the location of the subject, and a second terminal detected by the in-range terminal detecting unit. An in-range shooting request unit for transmitting a shooting request, and the request image transmitting unit is configured to receive an acquisition request when a shot image received from the second terminal detected by the in-range terminal detection unit is shot. When it is determined that the photographing deadline is satisfied, the image specifying data of the photographed image is transmitted to the first terminal.

  Preferably, the information processing apparatus communicates with the second terminal via a short-range communication terminal within a predetermined range, and the in-range terminal detection unit is determined in advance from communication information with the short-range communication terminal. A second terminal located within the range is detected.

  Preferably, the in-range terminal detection unit detects that the second terminal is located within a predetermined range based on information received from the second terminal.

  Preferably, an image storage unit for storing a captured image received from the second terminal, and an image search unit that searches the image storage unit for a pre-captured image that indicates when the image capturing that satisfies the capturing deadline of the acquisition request is performed, The image specifying data of the searched captured image is transmitted to the first terminal.

  Preferably, the information processing apparatus further includes an inquiry unit that transmits an inquiry as to whether or not to provide the photographed image to the second terminal that is the transmission source of the photographed image retrieved by the image retrieval unit, Based on the inquiry response from the terminal, it is determined whether or not to transmit the image specifying data to the first terminal.

  Preferably, the acquisition request includes deadline data and location data for specifying the shooting location of the subject, and the shot image includes shooting time specifying data and shooting position data indicating the terminal position of the second terminal at the time of shooting. The request image transmission unit detects, from the photographed image received from the second terminal, a photographed image that has been photographed that satisfies the photographing deadline of the acquisition request and whose terminal position at the time of photographing corresponds to the photographing location of the acquisition request.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, an information processing system includes a first terminal, a second terminal, and an information processing device that communicates with the first terminal and the second terminal. The information processing device is a first terminal. A request receiving unit that receives a captured image acquisition request including time limit data indicating the shooting time limit of the subject, and a shot image having shooting time specific data indicating when the subject is shot by the shooting unit from the second terminal When the photographed image receiving unit that receives the photographed image and the photographed image received from the second terminal are photographed, the image specifying that identifies the photographed image when it is determined that the photographing deadline of the acquisition request received from the first terminal is satisfied. A request image transmission unit that transmits data to the first terminal.

  According to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing method using an information processing apparatus that communicates with a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein the information processing method is a time limit indicating a photographing time limit of a subject from the first terminal. Receiving a captured image acquisition request including data, receiving from the second terminal a captured image having shooting specific data indicating when the subject is shot by the shooting unit, and receiving from the second terminal When the photographed image is photographed, the method includes a step of transmitting image identifying data for identifying the photographed image to the first terminal when it is determined that the photographing deadline of the acquisition request received from the first terminal is satisfied.

  According to still another aspect of the present invention, a program for causing a computer including a processor to execute the information processing method is provided.

  According to the present invention, when a user transmits an acquisition request for a captured image of a subject, the user can acquire a captured image that satisfies the imaging deadline in the acquisition request.

It is a figure explaining the outline | summary of the system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram of the terminal which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the server which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the information transmitted / received in the service processing of Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows typically the sequence of the process which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure explaining the information transmitted / received in the service processing of Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a figure which shows typically the sequence of the process which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a figure explaining the information transmitted / received in the service processing of Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a figure which shows typically the sequence of the process which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the same components are denoted by the same reference symbols in the respective drawings, and detailed description thereof will not be repeated.

  In each embodiment, the server that communicates with a plurality of terminals captures the image indicated by the acquisition request from among the captured images of the subject received from other terminals other than the request source terminal that transmitted the acquisition request among the plurality of terminals. A service is provided in which an image taken in a time that satisfies the deadline is detected and transmitted to the requesting terminal.

  Here, the photographed image of the subject is assumed to be a still image such as a photograph, but is not limited to this and may be a moving image.

Further, it is assumed that the service is provided only to members registered in advance.
[Embodiment 1]
(Overview)
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an overview of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the system includes a plurality of terminals used by each user including users A, B, C, and D, and a server 40 that is an information processing apparatus that communicates with these terminals. The user terminal is assumed to be a mobile terminal.

  Each of the user terminals provides a request transmission unit for transmitting a content acquisition request 50 to a photographed image including deadline data 5B indicating the subject photographing deadline, and content provided by subject photographing by a photographing unit such as a camera (captured image 81). , And related data 82 having shooting time data 8A indicating the shooting time) (including a captured image transmission unit) for transmitting 80 to the server 40, and an output such as a display monitor for outputting information received from the server 40 A section.

  The server 40 stores the expiration date data 5B of the acquisition request 50 from the captured images 81 of the provided content information 80 received from other terminals 10 excluding the request source terminal 10 that has transmitted the acquisition request 50 among the plurality of terminals 10. A request image transmission unit that detects a captured image 81 having shooting time data 8 </ b> A that satisfies the shooting time limit shown, and transmits the provided content 90 including the detected captured image 81 to the request source terminal 10 as a response to the acquisition request 50. Is provided.

(Data structure)
The content acquisition request 50 includes a request terminal ID 5A for identifying the request source terminal 10, a shooting deadline of the desired subject (the shooting deadline is, for example, a deadline based on the time of request transmission ( The deadline data 5B indicating the shooting location of the subject, the location data 5C indicating the shooting location of the subject, the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) data 5D of information on the shooting location, and the subject shooting Shooting condition data 5E. The shooting condition data 5E can be attached, for example, in the case of shooting direction, acquisition time (night, morning, evening, etc.), “I want to see a picture from the front”, “I want to see a night view”, and the like. Further, the photographing condition data 5E may be free text (such as “an image with as few people as possible”). The request terminal ID 5 </ b> A indicates a unique ID stored in advance in the storage unit 12. Further, the term data 5B to the photographing condition data 5E are data based on information input by the user.

  Since the content collection request 70 is generated based on the content acquisition request 50, as with the content acquisition request 50, deadline data 7 A indicating the shooting deadline of the subject, location data 7 B indicating the shooting location of the subject, and information regarding the shooting location URL data 7 </ b> C, shooting condition data 7 </ b> D indicating shooting conditions, and a request terminal ID 7 </ b> E for identifying the request source terminal 10. The shooting condition data 7D indicates shooting conditions for specifying the subject (plant (cherry tree), animal (dog, cat), etc.), shooting direction, brightness at the time of shooting, and the like.

  The provided content information 80 includes a captured image 81 and related data 82 captured according to the content collection request 70. The related data 82 includes shooting time data 8A for specifying when the shot image 81 was shot (month, day, hour, minute, second), shooting location data 8B for specifying the actual shooting location, and shooting. Photographer ID data 8C for identifying the photographer and request terminal ID 8D. The request terminal ID 8D indicates the request terminal ID 7E of the received content collection request 70. Upon receiving the provided content information 80, the server 40 stores it in a predetermined area of the storage unit.

  As will be described later, the terminal 10 has a GPS (Global Positioning System) function, and the received GPS data includes the current position (latitude / longitude) and current time data of the terminal 10. The terminal 10 acquires shooting time data 8A from current time data of GPS data acquired at the time of shooting. Further, from the current position data of the GPS data and the map data stored in the storage unit 12 in advance, the location where the terminal 10 is located (XX park, XX castle, etc.), that is, the shooting location data for specifying the shooting location. 8B is acquired. Note that the shooting time data 8A may be acquired from time measurement data by an internal timer (not shown) of the terminal 10 in addition to the GPS data.

  Since the provided content 90 is generated based on the corresponding provided content information 80, the shooting time data 9A and the location data corresponding to the shooting time data 8A, the shooting location data 8B, and the photographer ID 8C of the provided content information 80, respectively. 9B, photographer ID 9C, and image URL data 9D. The image URL data 9D is image specifying data for specifying the captured image 81 of the corresponding provided content information 80. Here, URL data for uniquely specifying the storage area in which the captured image 81 is stored by the server 40 is used as the image specifying data. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the captured image 81 itself may be used. In the case of URL data, the user can acquire (read) the captured image 81 by accessing from the terminal 10 using the URL data.

  The comment data 100 is generated from the data of the provided content 90, and the photographer ID 1A and the image URL data corresponding to each of the photographer ID 9C and the image URL data 9D for indicating the photographer of the photographed image 81 to be commented. 1B, and evaluation / impression data 1C.

(System configuration)
FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a system according to the embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, the system includes a plurality of information processing terminals (hereinafter referred to as terminals) 10 and a server 40 that communicates with the plurality of terminals 10. The terminal 10 is assumed to be a mobile terminal. These communicate with each other via various networks NT such as the Internet.

  FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3A shows the hardware configuration of the terminal 10. Referring to FIG. 3A, the terminal 10 includes a CPU (abbreviation of Central Processing Unit) 11, HDD (abbreviation of Hard Disc Drive), SSD (abbreviation of SolID State Drive), flash memory, RAM (Random Access Memory). In addition to a storage medium that performs permanent storage such as abbreviation), a storage unit 12 that includes a storage medium that is used as a temporary work memory such as DRAM (abbreviation of Dynamic Random Access Memory), and for displaying information including images Display unit 13, an operation unit 14 including buttons and keys operated by a user, a communication unit 15 having a communication function via a data communication network and a short-range wireless communication function via a network NT, an external I / F (Interface) 16, IR (InfraRed) communication unit 19 for infrared communication, audio output unit 20 including a speaker, audio input unit 21 such as a microphone, and C It comprises an imaging unit 22, such as D (Charge Coupled Device) camera. The display unit 13 and the operation unit 14 constitute a touch panel 18. Here, the photographing unit 22 is provided integrally with the terminal 10, but the photographing unit 22 may be separate from the terminal 10.

  The storage unit 12 stores in advance various programs including a WWW (World Wide Web) browser program and a display unit 13 including a viewer program for displaying content such as images. The CPU 11 executes the WWW browser program to cause the communication unit 15 to receive content (HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) file, image file, music file, etc.) via the network NT and analyze the received file. Then, according to the analysis result, an image or the like is displayed on the display unit 13 or the audio output unit 20 outputs audio.

  The operation unit 14 detects the operation content by the user and outputs the detected operation content to the CPU 11. The CPU 11 receives the operation content and detects a command / data from the operation content.

  The external I / F 16 has a storage medium 17 detachably attached from the outside, and reads / writes data to / from the attached storage medium 17 under the control of the CPU 11.

  An LCD (abbreviation for Liquid Crystal Display) display, an organic EL (abbreviation for electroluminescence) display, or the like can be applied to the display unit 13. The communication unit 15 can apply a communication function of a wired LAN (abbreviation of local area network), a wireless LAN, a mobile phone line, Bluetooth (registered trademark), or ZigBee (registered trademark).

  FIG. 3B shows a functional configuration of the terminal 10. Referring to FIG. 3B, terminal 10 includes request transmission unit 10A for transmitting content acquisition request 50, captured image transmission unit 10B for transmitting provided content information 80 to the server, and position information. A transmission unit 10C is provided. The terminal 10 has a function of detecting the position of the terminal 10 from GPS data received using the GPS function. The location information transmission unit 10 </ b> C transmits the location information 60 of the terminal 10 detected when the imaging unit 22 is activated to the server 40. The position information 60 includes a terminal ID for identifying the terminal 10, and the server 40 stores position information received in association with the terminal ID of each terminal 10 in a predetermined storage area of the storage unit 12.

  Each part in FIG. 3B is shown as a function of the CPU 11, and each part is composed of a combination of a program and a peripheral circuit of the CPU 11. The program of each unit is stored in advance in the program storage area of the storage unit 12, and the function is realized by the CPU 11 reading the program from the storage unit 12 and executing it.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the server 40 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 4A shows the hardware configuration of the server 40. Referring to FIG. 4A, the server 40 includes a storage unit 42 including a CPU 41, HDD, SSD, flash memory, and RAM, a display unit 43 including LCD, organic EL, CRT, etc., buttons, keys, a mouse, and the like. An operation unit 44, a communication unit 45 for communicating via the network NT, and a storage medium such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory) 47 are detachably mounted from the outside, and the mounted storage medium is accessed. An external I / F 46 is provided.

  FIG. 4B shows a functional configuration of the server 40. Referring to FIG. 4B, the server 40 includes a request image transmission unit 40A. The request image transmission unit 40A selects at least the shooting time limit indicated by the time limit data 5B of the content acquisition request 50 from the captured images 81 received from the other terminals 10 other than the requesting terminal 10 that has transmitted the content acquisition request 50. A photographed image 81 having photographing time data 8A that satisfies the condition is detected and transmitted to the requesting terminal 10.

  Further, the server 40 includes a position detection unit 40B and a photographing request transmission unit 40C that detect position information indicating the current position of the terminal 10 from communication information with the terminal 10. The shooting request transmission unit 40C is a shooting request for a subject addressed to the terminal 10 of the position information indicating the position corresponding to the place indicated by the place data 5C of the content acquisition request 50 among the position information detected by the position detection unit 40B. A content collection request 70 is transmitted. The “position corresponding to the place” indicates a position or a point within the place (park, castle, etc.) and within a predetermined range from the place.

  The position detection unit 40B detects the terminal 10 that is the transmission source of the position information 60 indicating the position corresponding to the place indicated by the place data 5C of the content acquisition request 50 among the position information 60 received from the other terminals 10 described above. A transmission source terminal detection unit 41B is included. The photographing request transmission unit 40C transmits the content collection request 70 to the detected transmission source terminal 10.

  The server 40 is a range for detecting one or more terminals 10 located within a predetermined range including the place where the subject is to be photographed (the place indicated by the place data 5C) among the other terminals 10 described above. An inner terminal detection unit 40D and an in-range shooting request unit 40E that transmits a content collection request 70 to one or more terminals 10 detected by the in-range terminal detection unit 40D are further provided.

  More specifically, the in-range terminal detection unit 40D detects the one or more terminals based on reception information from the terminals 10 located within the predetermined range.

  The server 40 has an image storage unit 40F for storing the captured image 81 transmitted from the captured image transmission unit 10B of the terminal 10, and an imaging that satisfies the imaging expiration date indicated by the expiration date data 5B of the content acquisition request 50 from the image storage unit. An image search unit 40G for searching for a captured image 81 having the time data 8A. The retrieved captured image 81 is transmitted to the requesting terminal 10. More preferably, it further includes an inquiry unit 40H that transmits an inquiry as to whether or not to provide the photographed image 81 to the transmission source terminal of the photographed image 81 retrieved by the image retrieval unit 40G. Based on the response from the original terminal 10 that corresponds to the inquiry for rejection of provision, the searched captured image 81 is transmitted to the requesting terminal 10.

  Each part of FIG. 4B is shown as a function of the CPU 41, and each part is composed of a combination of a program and a peripheral circuit of the CPU 41. The program of each unit is stored in advance in the program storage area of the storage unit 42, and the function is realized by the CPU 41 reading and executing the program from the storage unit 42.

  The server 40 is assumed to operate in any mode of the first to third embodiments. In FIG. 4B, for the sake of convenience, all functional units used in these operation modes are shown.

(Processing related to services)
In the service processing of the present embodiment, the server 40 transmits a content collection request 70 when the imaging unit 22 of the information providing terminal is activated. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating information transmitted and received in the service processing according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing a processing sequence according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Here, the terminal 10 that transmits the content acquisition request 50 to the server 40 is referred to as an “information request terminal” (first terminal), and the candidate terminal 10 that transmits the provided content information 80 to the server 40 is referred to as an “information providing terminal” ( 2nd terminal) (refer FIG. 5). Although a plurality of information providing terminals are shown in FIG.

  In addition, although the multiple information providing terminal is assumed to be a terminal 10 different from the information requesting terminal, the terminal 10 can operate as both the information providing terminal and the information requesting terminal.

  Referring to FIG. 6, when the user of the information requesting terminal wants to obtain a photographic image of a desired subject, when the user operates the operation unit 14 and inputs information, the CPU 11 accepts the operation content, and the content from the accepted content. The acquisition request 50 is generated (step S1), and the request transmission unit 10A transmits the content acquisition request 50 to the server 40 (step S3). The request receiving unit of the server 40 receives the content acquisition request 50 from the information requesting terminal (step S5).

  Each information providing terminal acquires the position information 60 of the terminal by the GPS function when the camera application program is activated, and the position information transmitting unit 10C transmits the position information 60 to the server 40 (steps S7, S9, S11). . The server 40 receives the position information 60.

  The position detection unit 40B outputs the received position information 60 to the transmission source terminal detection unit 41B. The transmission source terminal detection unit 41B selects the terminal of the transmission source of the location information 60 indicating the location corresponding to the location indicated by the location data 50B of the received content acquisition request 50 among the received location information 60, that is, the terminal ID. It is determined whether or not there is position information 60 indicating (step S13). The imaging request transmission unit 40C generates a content collection request 70 including the terminal ID of the transmission source of the position information 60 determined to be present, and transmits the content collection request 70 to the information providing terminal (step S15).

  More specifically, the imaging request transmission unit 40C compares the location information indicated by the location data 5C of the content acquisition request 50 with the location indicated by the location information 60 from each information providing terminal, and from the comparison result, When it is determined that the position information 60 indicating the position corresponding to the place is present, the content collection request 70 is transmitted to the information providing terminal that is the transmission source of the position information 60 determined to be present. The server 40 converts the location data 50B into latitude / longitude data and compares it with the latitude / longitude data indicated by the location information 60, thereby determining whether or not there is location information 60 indicating the location corresponding to the location. .

  Further, when it is determined from the comparison of the latitude / longitude data described above that there is position information 60 indicating a position within a predetermined range including the place indicated by the place data 50B, transmission of the position information 60 determined to be present is transmitted. The content collection request 70 may be transmitted to the original information providing terminal.

  Upon receiving the content collection request 70, the information providing terminal outputs information based on the received content collection request 70 to the display unit 13 (step S17). The user photographs the requested subject using the photographing unit 22 according to the information of the output content collection request 70 (step S19). The captured image transmission unit 10B generates provided content information 80 including the captured captured image 81 and transmits it to the server 40 (step S21), and the server 40 receives the provided content information 80.

  The requested image transmission unit 40A includes the time limit data 5B of the content acquisition request 50 at the time of shooting indicated by the shooting time data 8A in the provided content information 80 received from the information providing terminal after transmitting the content collection request 70. It is determined whether there is provided content information 80 that satisfies the photographing time limit shown. Then, the captured image 81 of the provided content information 80 determined to be present is stored in the storage unit 42, and the provided content 90 including the URL is generated and transmitted to the information requesting terminal (step S23).

  When the information requesting terminal receives the provided content 90 (step S25), information based on the provided content 90 is output to the display unit 13 (step S26). The user can receive the stored captured image 81 and display it on the display unit 13 by accessing the output information using the URL of the captured image 81.

  The user can also input a comment on the displayed captured image 81 by operating the operation unit 14. CPU11 produces | generates the input comment data 100, and transmits to the server 40 (step S29). When receiving the comment data 100, the server 40 notifies the information providing terminal of the user who provided the captured image (step S31). The providing user can confirm the comment by displaying the received comment data 100 (step S33).

  The server 40 stores the received comment data 100 in association with the captured image 81, and notifies the information providing terminal of the user who provided the captured image 81 that the comment has been received. The providing user may check the comment data 100 associated with the captured image 81 by accessing using the URL of the captured image 81.

[Embodiment 2]
In the first embodiment, the server 40 transmits the content collection request 70 to the information providing terminal that has started the imaging unit 22. However, in the service processing of the second embodiment, unlike the first embodiment, the server 40 When 40 detects an information providing terminal located within a predetermined range including the location of the subject, 40 transmits a content collection request 70 to the information providing terminal. Others are the same as those of the first embodiment, and this point will be briefly described.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining information transmitted and received in the service processing according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically showing a processing sequence according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 7, the server 40 communicates with the information providing terminal via a short-distance information providing terminal 48 (short-distance communication terminal) provided within a predetermined range including the shooting location of the subject. The in-range terminal detection unit 40D detects an information providing terminal located within the predetermined range from the communication information with the short-range information providing terminal 48. In the second embodiment, the communication path between the short distance information providing terminal 48 and the information providing terminal is shorter than the communication path between the short distance information providing terminal 48 and the server 40.

  The short-range information providing terminal 48 is a short-range wireless communication terminal that complies with wifi (wireless fidelity), bluetooth, NFC (Near Field Communication), and the like, and the terminal 10 within the above-described predetermined range that can reach a wireless signal. Communication is performed, and it is determined whether or not the terminal 10 (that is, the information providing terminal) exists within a predetermined range based on information (terminal ID or the like) obtained by the communication. If the determination result shows that the information providing terminal is located, the determination result is transmitted to the server 40, and the server 40 provides the content collection request 70 via the short distance information providing terminal 48 and the information providing determined to exist. Send to the terminal.

  Referring to FIG. 8, a content acquisition request 50 is transmitted from the information requesting terminal to server 40 (steps S1 and S3), and the request receiving unit of server 40 receives content acquisition request 50 from the information requesting terminal ( Step S5).

  On the other hand, as described above, the short distance information providing terminal 48 determines whether the information providing terminal is located within a predetermined range (step S5a). Here, it is assumed that the information providing terminal is located. The short-distance information providing terminal 48 transmits a determination result that it is located to the server 40. In response to receiving the determination result, the server 40 transmits a content collection request 70 to the information providing terminal via the short distance information providing terminal 48 (steps S5b and S5c).

  The information providing terminal receives the content collection request 70, information based on the received content collection request 70 is output to the display unit 13 or the like (step S17), and the user is requested according to the information of the output content collection request 70. The subject is photographed using the photographing unit 22 (step S19), the provision content information 80 including the photographed image 81 is generated and transmitted to the server 40 (step S21), and the server 40 receives the provision content information 80. To do.

  Thereafter, communication (steps 23 to S33) related to the provided content 90 and the comment data 100 is executed in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

  The in-range terminal detection unit 40D determines from the communication information with the short-range information providing terminal 48 whether the information providing terminal is located within a predetermined range. It is not limited. For example, the in-range terminal detection unit 40D may detect that the information providing terminal is located within a predetermined range based on information received from the information providing terminal. In this case, the information providing terminal reads a QR code (Quick Response code) (registered trademark) placed near the shooting location, communicates with the server 40 based on the read QR code, and receives content from the server 40. A collection request 70 is received.

[Embodiment 3]
In the first and second embodiments, the server 40 transmits the content collection request 70 to the information providing terminal. However, in the third embodiment, unlike the first and second embodiments, the server 40 has the content collection request 70. Without transmitting the image, the photographed image 81 of the subject is received from the information providing terminal, and the photographed image 81 is identified to be photographed when the photographed image 81 satisfies the photographing deadline indicated by at least the deadline data 5B of the content acquisition request 50 When it is determined that the time data 8A is included, the photographed image 81 is transmitted as provided content information 80 to the information requesting terminal.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating information transmitted and received in the service processing according to the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a diagram schematically showing a processing sequence according to the third embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 9, the server 40 has a file storage function, and registers and manages the content 6A provided by the user of the information providing terminal in the content list 42A corresponding to the image storage unit. The content acquisition request 50 received from the information requesting terminal is registered and managed in the unprocessed request list 42B until the requested captured image 81 can be acquired. The content list 42 </ b> A and the unprocessed request list 42 </ b> B are configured using the storage unit 42. The content 6A includes a captured image 81 and related data 82A. The related data 82A includes shooting time data 8A, shooting location data 8B, and photographer ID 8C.

  In the present embodiment, the content list 42A stores the captured image 81 and the related data 82A of the content 6A received from the information providing terminal, but the storage format is not limited to this. For example, the photographed image 81 may be stored in another storage area specified by the URL data, and only the related data 82A may be linked (linked) to the photographed image 81 and stored in the content list 42A.

  In the present embodiment, the server 40 determines that at least the shooting deadline of the content acquisition request 50 corresponds to the shooting time specified by the shooting time data 8A for the shot image 81 already stored in the content list 42A. At this time, an inquiry as to whether the photographed image 81 can be provided to the provider (that is, the person specified by the photographer ID) is transmitted to the information providing terminal using the photographer ID. If there is a response that can be provided from the provider, the captured image 81 is transmitted to the requesting information providing terminal as provided content 90. In the case of a response that cannot be provided, the content acquisition request 50 is registered in the unprocessed request list 42B.

  The content acquisition request 50 registered in the unprocessed request list 42B is also searched for the content list 42A and inquired about whether or not to provide it in the same manner as described above.

  With reference to FIG. 10, the service processing of the third embodiment will be described. Here, transmission of the content acquisition request 50 from the information requesting terminal to the server 40 and transmission (uploading) of the content 6A from the information providing terminal to the server 40 are performed independently, that is, in parallel.

  First, the server 40 receives the content acquisition request 50 transmitted from the information requesting terminal (steps S1, S3, S5).

  The image search unit 40G searches the content 6A in the content list 42A based on the deadline data 5B and the location data 5C of the received content acquisition request 50. Based on the search result, it is determined that the content 6A that has been shot within the shooting deadline and has a shot image 81 shot at a location corresponding to the requested shooting location is stored (“Hit” in FIG. 10). ).

  In the case of “having a hit”, the inquiry unit 40H provides the content for inquiring the permission of provision to the information providing terminal of the provider of the hit content 6A (that is, the information providing terminal specified by the photographer ID). The permission request 6B is transmitted (step S5c).

  The information provision terminal receives the content provision permission request 6B and outputs it to the display unit 13 (step S17a). The provider who has confirmed the output operates, for example, a provision permission input from the operation unit 14 (step S17b), and the CPU 11 generates a content provision permission response 6C from the operation content and transmits it to the server 40 (step S17c).

  Upon receiving the content provision permission response 6C, the server 40 transmits the captured image 61 of the hit content 6A and related information (information such as the shooting time and shooting location) to the information requesting terminal (step S23).

  Thereafter, as in the first embodiment, the output of the provided content at the information requesting terminal and the communication related to the comment data 100 (steps 25 to S33) are executed.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the content 6A having the photographed image 81 is not stored (“no hit” in FIG. 10), the CPU 41 registers the content acquisition request 50 in the unprocessed request list 42B (step S5d). ).

  When the content 6A is received and stored in the content list 42A (steps S34 and S5e), the image search unit 40G sends the related information of the content list 42A to the content acquisition request 50 registered in the unprocessed request list 42B. Based on the search, it is determined whether there is a hit or not as described above. If there is a hit, the processing after step S5c is performed, and the content acquisition request 50 is deleted from the unprocessed request list 42B. If there is no hit, the process returns to step S5d, and the subsequent steps Processing is performed in the same way.

  On the other hand, when the provider who has received the content provision permission request 6 </ b> B performs, for example, an operation of providing disabling input from the operation unit 14, the CPU 11 generates a content provision disapproval response from the operation content and transmits it to the server 40. When receiving the content provision failure response, the server 40 registers the content acquisition request 50 in the unprocessed request list 42B.

  In this way, the server 40 can transmit the image of the subject imaged within the user's desired imaging time limit to the information requesting terminal without transmitting the content collection request 70 to the information providing terminal.

[Embodiment 4]
Each of the above first to third embodiments may be executed alone or in combination. When executed in combination, when source terminal detection unit 41B cannot detect the information providing terminal located at the location of location data 5C in Embodiment 1, or in-range terminal detection unit in Embodiment 2 When 40D cannot detect the information providing terminal located within a predetermined range including the location of the location data 5C, the captured image of the image storage unit is obtained using the image search unit 40G of the third embodiment. You may make it provide the picked-up image which searched and was hit.

[Embodiment 5]
The server 40 uses the past movement history of the registered information providing terminal or the user schedule (plan) of the information providing terminal as a criterion for selecting the candidate information providing terminal to which the content collection request 70 is to be transmitted. May be.

  That is, the server 40 periodically receives position information from the information providing terminal, and accumulates information on the user's behavior (time, place). If it can be estimated from the accumulated behavior information that the content acquisition request 50 is moved to the location of the location data 5C, the content collection request 70 is transmitted to the information providing terminal of the user. Alternatively, when the user schedule is received and it is determined from the schedule information that the user is going to the place of the place data 5C by the deadline of the deadline data 5B of the content acquisition request 50, the information providing terminal of the user is referred to A content collection request 70 is transmitted.

[Embodiment 6]
In Embodiments 1 and 2, the location data 5C of the content acquisition request 50 is referred to determine whether the information providing terminal is located at the location, but it is determined whether the imaging position of the captured image is the location. In order to do so, it may be possible to prevent the captured image 81 captured at a position completely away from the location from being transmitted to the information requesting terminal.

  In other words, the request image transmission unit 40A determines that, for the photographed image 81 received from the information providing terminal, the photographing time satisfies the photographing deadline and the photographing terminal position indicated by the photographing place data 8B corresponds to the place of the place data 5C. Then, the captured image 81 is transmitted from the information requesting terminal.

  As a result, the user 81 who has carried the information providing terminal moves after the position is detected by the server 40 and is taken at a position completely away from the shooting location, and is transmitted to the information requesting terminal via the server 40. Can be prevented.

[Embodiment 7]
The server 40 may register the received content acquisition request 50 in a list format, such as the unprocessed request list 42B, and disclose the information in the registration list so that it can be viewed on the information providing terminal. In that case, the content acquisition request 50 is displayed in a list in the order from the shortest shooting deadline, or the content acquisition request is in the order from the shooting location specified by the location data 5C in the order from the current position of the information providing terminal being browsed A list of 50 information items may be displayed.

[Embodiment 8]
The server 40 may add a score for each provision to the user of the information providing terminal that provided the captured image 81 based on the provided content information 80 to the user of the information requesting terminal in response to the content acquisition request 50. The score corresponds to a reward received by the user for photographing the subject and providing the photographed image.

[Embodiment 9]
The program according to each sequence of the above-described embodiment is recorded non-temporarily on a recording medium that the CPU 41 can read via the external I / F 46 that is a memory driver, such as a CD-ROM 47 attached to the server 40. Thus, it can be provided to the server 40 as a program product. Alternatively, the program can be provided by downloading to a predetermined storage area of the storage unit 42 via the network NT.

  The provided program product includes the program itself and a recording medium on which the program is recorded.

(Effect according to the embodiment)
According to the embodiment, the user can obtain the photographed image 81 before the deadline by providing the content acquisition request 50 with the photographing deadline. Furthermore, by setting location data 5C and shooting condition data 5E, “I want to know the sky in Tokyo because I ’m going to Tokyo”, “I want to know the current traffic information because I travel by car”, “I ’m going on a sightseeing trip next week Therefore, it is possible to satisfy user requests such as “I want to know the local situation” and “I want to know how busy the event venue is”. Further, when the content acquisition request 50 is transmitted to the server, the content collection request 70 is distributed to a person in the vicinity of the photographing location of the photographing location data 5C, thereby making a request to a person who is likely to be able to provide a photographed image. Can deliver.

  The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

  5B, 7A Expiration data, 5C, 7B, 9B, 50B Location data, 10 terminal, 40 server, 40A Request image transmission unit, 40B Position detection unit, 40C Imaging request transmission unit, 40D In-range terminal detection unit, 40E In-range imaging Request section, 40F image storage section, 40G image search section, 40H inquiry section, 41B transmission source terminal detection section, 42A content list, 42B unprocessed request list, 48 short distance information providing terminal, 50 content acquisition request, 60 position information 61, 81 Photographed image, 70 Content collection request, 80 Provided content information, 82, 82A related data, 90 Provided content, 100 Comment data.

Claims (12)

An information processing apparatus that communicates with a first terminal and a second terminal,
The information processing apparatus includes:
A request receiving unit that receives an acquisition request for a captured image including time limit data indicating a time limit for capturing a subject from the first terminal;
A photographed image receiving unit that receives a photographed image having photographing specific data indicating when the subject is photographed by the photographing unit from the second terminal;
When the photographed image received from the second terminal is photographed, when it is determined that the photographing time limit of the acquisition request received from the first terminal is satisfied, the image specifying data for identifying the photographed image is the first An information processing apparatus comprising: a request image transmission unit that transmits to one terminal. The acquisition request includes the time limit data and location data for specifying a shooting location of the subject,
The information processing apparatus includes:
A position detection unit that detects position information of the second terminal from communication information with the second terminal;
When it is determined that the detected position information indicates a position corresponding to the location indicated by the location data of the acquisition request, the imaging device further includes an imaging request transmission unit that transmits an imaging request for the subject to the second terminal. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1. A position information receiving unit that receives position information indicating the position of the second terminal from each of the plurality of second terminals when the photographing unit is activated;
The position detector is
A transmission source terminal detection unit that detects a second terminal that is a transmission source of location information indicating a location corresponding to the location indicated by the location data of the acquisition request among the location information received by the location information reception unit;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the imaging request transmission unit transmits the imaging request to the detected second terminal of the transmission source. The information processing apparatus includes:
An in-range terminal detection unit for detecting the second terminal located within a predetermined range including the location of the subject;
An in-range shooting requesting unit for transmitting the shooting request to the second terminal detected by the in-range terminal detecting unit;
The request image transmission unit includes:
When it is determined that when the captured image received from the second terminal detected by the in-range terminal detection unit has been captured, the image specifying data of the captured image is determined to satisfy the capturing deadline of the acquisition request. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the information processing apparatus transmits the information to the first terminal. The information processing apparatus communicates with the second terminal via a short-range communication terminal within the predetermined range,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the in-range terminal detection unit detects the second terminal located within the predetermined range from communication information with the short-range communication terminal. The in-range terminal detection unit
The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the information processing apparatus detects that the second terminal is located within the predetermined range based on information received from the second terminal. An image storage unit for storing the captured image received from the second terminal;
An image search unit that searches the image storage unit to search for the captured image that indicates the time when the image was captured that satisfies the imaging time limit of the acquisition request;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image specifying data of the searched captured image is transmitted to the first terminal. An inquiry unit that transmits an inquiry as to whether or not to provide the photographed image to the second terminal that is the transmission source of the photographed image retrieved by the image retrieval unit;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein it is determined whether to transmit the image specifying data to the first terminal based on a response to the inquiry from the second terminal that is a transmission source of the captured image. . The acquisition request includes the time limit data and location data for specifying a shooting location of the subject,
The photographed image includes the photographing specific data and photographing position data indicating a terminal position of the second terminal at the time of photographing,
The request image transmission unit includes:
The photographed image received from the second terminal detects the photographed image when the photograph satisfying the photographing deadline of the acquisition request and the terminal position at the time of photographing correspond to the photographing location of the acquisition request. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8. A first terminal;
A second terminal;
An information processing device communicating with the first terminal and the second terminal,
The information processing apparatus includes:
A request receiving unit that receives an acquisition request for a captured image including time limit data indicating a time limit for capturing a subject from the first terminal;
A photographed image receiving unit that receives a photographed image having photographing specific data indicating when the subject is photographed by the photographing unit from the second terminal;
When the photographed image received from the second terminal is photographed, when it is determined that the photographing time limit of the acquisition request received from the first terminal is satisfied, the image specifying data for identifying the photographed image is the first An information processing system comprising: a request image transmission unit that transmits to one terminal. An information processing method using an information processing apparatus communicating with a first terminal and a second terminal,
The information processing method includes:
Receiving, from the first terminal, a captured image acquisition request including time limit data indicating a time limit for shooting a subject;
Receiving from the second terminal a photographed image having photographing specific data indicating when the subject is photographed by the photographing unit;
When the photographed image received from the second terminal is photographed, when it is determined that the photographing time limit of the acquisition request received from the first terminal is satisfied, the image specifying data for identifying the photographed image is the first Transmitting to one terminal. An information processing method comprising:   The program for making a computer provided with a processor perform the information processing method of Claim 11.

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