JP2015011416A - Image evaluation server and image evaluation system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To notify a user of useful information about a photographing candidate location at a proper timing.SOLUTION: An image evaluation server comprises: an image storage unit 26 that stores image data associated with photographing location information and information about a photographing time; an evaluation acquisition unit 22 that acquires an evaluation value of an evaluation with respect to the image data; a storage control unit 20 that causes the evaluation value acquired by the acquisition unit to be stored in association with the image data stored in the image storage unit; a registration unit that, when the evaluation value associated with the image data exceeds a prescribed threshold value, registers the photographing location information associated with the image data by distinguishing the photographing location information associated therewith from photographing location information associated with other image data; a determination unit 20 that determines a notification timing to notify a communicatable terminal of the photographing location information on the basis of the information on the photographing time; a personal information storage unit 24 that stores information about a wish to notify the terminal of photographing location information; and a notification unit 22 that, when a notification time comes, transmits the photographing location information registered in the registration unit to the address.

Description

  The present invention relates to an image evaluation server and an image evaluation system.

  Conventionally, a system is known in which image data of an image uploaded to a website is associated with a keyword such as a season and registered in a server (for example, see Non-Patent Document 1). According to this WEB site, for example, an image related to “spring” can be browsed by inputting a keyword such as “spring” and performing a search.

  There is also known an image display system that searches for an image taken at a specified time and displays it at a position corresponding to a shooting location on a map (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

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  However, in the above-mentioned WEB site, since image data can be freely uploaded, registration information tends to be miscellaneous. For this reason, there exists a problem that a user cannot obtain the search result narrowed down to useful information, such as a photography landmark.

  In addition, the above-described image display system has a problem that an image relating to a candidate shooting location cannot be notified at an appropriate timing.

  The objective of this invention is providing the image evaluation server and image evaluation system which can alert | report useful information regarding an imaging | photography candidate site at an appropriate timing.

  The image evaluation server of the present invention includes an image storage unit that stores image data associated with shooting location information and information at the time of shooting, an acquisition unit that acquires an evaluation value of evaluation for the image data, and the image storage unit A storage controller that associates and stores the evaluation value acquired by the acquisition unit with the image data stored in the image data, and the image data when the evaluation value associated with the image data exceeds a predetermined threshold Based on the information at the time of shooting, and a registration unit that registers shooting location information associated with the image shooting location information associated with other image data whose evaluation value does not exceed the predetermined threshold. A determination unit for determining a notification time for notifying a communicable terminal of the shooting location information registered in the registration unit, and the shooting location information registered in the registration unit as an address of the terminal. A personal information storage unit that stores information indicating that notification is desired, and a notification unit that transmits shooting location information registered in the registration unit to the address when the notification time comes. And

  An image evaluation system according to the present invention includes an image evaluation server that manages evaluation of an image based on image data, and a first terminal, a second terminal, and a third terminal connected to the image evaluation server via a network. In the image evaluation system provided, the first terminal includes a first transmission unit that transmits the image data associated with shooting location information and information at the time of shooting to the image evaluation server, and the second terminal includes A second transmission unit that transmits an evaluation value of an evaluation based on the image data to the image evaluation server, wherein the image evaluation server receives the shooting location information from the first terminal via a network, And a first receiving unit that receives the image data associated with the information at the time of shooting, and an image storage that stores the image data received by the first receiving unit A second receiving unit that receives an evaluation value of the evaluation for the image data from the second terminal via the network, and the image data stored in the image storage unit is received by the second receiving unit. A storage control unit that associates and stores the evaluation value, and the evaluation value associated with the image data when the evaluation value associated with the image data exceeds a predetermined threshold, A registration unit for registering separately from shooting location information associated with other image data that does not exceed a predetermined threshold, and shooting location information registered in the registration unit based on the information at the time of shooting. A determination unit for determining a notification time to be notified to the three terminals, and personal information for storing information indicating that the shooting location information registered in the registration unit is desired to be notified to the address of the third terminal And 憶部, when it is the notification timing, characterized by comprising a notification unit that transmits the photographing location information registered in the registration unit to the address.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to notify useful information relating to a candidate shooting location at an appropriate timing.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the image evaluation system which concerns on embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the image evaluation server which concerns on embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the terminal which concerns on embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the image evaluation system which concerns on embodiment.

  Hereinafter, an image evaluation system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an image evaluation system 2 according to the embodiment. The image evaluation system 2 includes an image evaluation server 4 that performs an image evaluation process, and the image evaluation server 4 can communicate with various terminals via a network 6.

  Here, the terminal 8 includes a personal computer that can store image data in addition to an imaging device that can capture an image, such as a digital camera, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, and a mobile phone. Each terminal 8 has a built-in communication device that can be connected to the image evaluation server 4 or is mounted as an external device.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the image evaluation server 4 according to the embodiment. The image evaluation server 4 is a server that provides an image evaluation site (not shown) that accepts an image evaluation from a communicable terminal 8, and includes a CPU 20 that comprehensively controls each unit of the image evaluation server 4. The CPU 20 includes a communication unit 22 that communicates with the terminal 8 via the network 6, a personal information storage unit 24 that stores personal information such as an address in advance, and image data uploaded from the terminal 8 via the network 6. Are connected to the image storage unit 26 for storing the image, the shooting spot storage unit 28 for storing the position information of the shooting point of the image for which the predetermined evaluation has been performed, and the weather database 29 for storing the weather information of each place for each period. .

  Here, the personal information stored in the personal information storage unit 24 is an address, an address, or the like registered in advance by the user of the terminal 8 or the like. Note that the user of the terminal 8 who wishes to notify the photographed landmark information (hereinafter referred to as the “requester”) registers information indicating that the photographer wants to notify the photographed landmark information in the personal information storage unit 24 in association with the address of the terminal 8 To do.

  The information on the weather stored in the meteorological database 29 includes, for example, information on the predicted weather (for example, weather, wind speed, wave height, etc.) at major points throughout the country, and cherry blossoms are in full bloom at major points in the country. It includes information on the time of year and information on the time of the rainy season at major locations throughout the country. Information regarding these weathers is acquired via a network 6 from a predetermined weather forecast site that provides information such as weather forecasts, cherry blossom front forecasts, and rainy season front forecasts, and is appropriately updated at regular time intervals.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the terminal 8 that can communicate with the image evaluation server 4 according to the embodiment. The terminal 8 includes a CPU 30. The CPU 30 includes a communication unit 32 that communicates with the image evaluation server 4 via the network 6, a GPS 34 that measures a current position based on a signal received from a GPS satellite, an LCD A display unit 38, an image sensor 41 that captures subject light and generates an image signal, and a memory card slot 53 into which a memory card 52 that stores image data is mounted are connected. Depending on the type of the terminal 8, the image pickup device 41 and the GPS 34 may not be provided, but a configuration that substitutes for these functions may be provided. That is, a personal computer or the like that does not include the image pickup device 41 or the GPS 34 may include a storage device that stores image data instead, and may only be able to specify approximate position information via the communication base station. Further, although any terminal substantially includes at least the communication unit 32, for those that are not equipped with other functions, the service with the image evaluation server 4 is only limited.

  Next, processing for uploading an image to the image evaluation site provided by the image evaluation server 4 according to the embodiment will be described. A person who intends to upload an image (registrant / uploader) accesses the image evaluation site from the terminal 8 (digital camera, smartphone, tablet terminal, mobile phone, personal computer). Next, the registrant selects one or a plurality of image data from the image data stored in the memory card 52 attached to the terminal 8, and uploads the image data to the image evaluation site. Here, to the image data stored in the memory card 52, a file name, shooting location information, shooting date information, shooting conditions, and the like are added as tag information.

  The registrant can add weather conditions at the time of shooting to the image data when uploading the image. In this case, the registrant adds weather conditions at the time of photographing such as “rain”, “sunny”, “cloudy”, “cherry blossom”, “rainy season” as keywords to the image data.

  Next, the CPU 20 of the image evaluation server 4 publishes the image uploaded to the image evaluation site so that it can be browsed, and stores the image data of the uploaded image in the image storage unit 26.

  Next, processing in the image evaluation system 2 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. The flowchart is described with the CPU 20 of the image evaluation server 4 as a main component.

  First, when a person (evaluator) who wants to evaluate an image accesses the image evaluation site from the browser of the terminal 8 (digital camera, smartphone, tablet terminal, mobile phone, personal computer), the image is displayed on the LCD display unit 38 of the terminal 8. The evaluation site screen is displayed.

  Next, the evaluator inputs the evaluation of the image posted on the image evaluation site. For example, the evaluator selects an image X (not shown) from a plurality of images posted on the image evaluation site, and inputs an evaluation score for the image X. Here, the image X is an image based on the image data X ′ (not shown), and the following description will be given on the assumption that the image X was taken at the shooting point Y (not shown).

  When the evaluation score for the image X is input, the CPU 20 of the image evaluation server 4 adds the evaluation score to the image data X ′ of the image X stored in the image storage unit 26 (step S1). Here, when the evaluation score is already added to the image data X ′, the new evaluation score is added to the evaluation score already added to the image data X ′.

  Next, the CPU 20 determines whether or not the total number of evaluation points added to the image data X ′ exceeds a predetermined number (step S2). When the total does not exceed the predetermined score (step S2: No), the process returns to step S1, and evaluation for the image X is continuously received. On the other hand, when the total exceeds the predetermined score (step S2: Yes), the CPU 20 distinguishes the shooting point Y of the image X from the shooting point of the image whose total evaluation score does not exceed the predetermined score. Y is registered as “photographed landmark” (hereinafter referred to as landmark registration) (step S3). That is, the position information of the shooting point Y added to the image data X ′ is stored in the shooting spot storage unit 28 as shooting spot information.

  Next, the CPU 20 determines the notification time for notifying the applicant of the shooting landmark information of the shooting spot Y newly registered (step S4). For example, when the shooting date based on the shooting date information added to the image data X ′ is “April 5, 2012”, the CPU 20 notifies “April 5, 2013” of the next year. Decide as a time.

  Further, when a keyword is added to the image data X ′, the notification time may be determined based on the keyword and the position information of the shooting point Y instead of the shooting date / time information. For example, when the shooting spot Y is registered on “March 7, 2013”, the keyword added to the image data X ′ is “rain”, and the position information of the shooting spot Y is “Ueno Park”. ”. In this case, the CPU 20 refers to the information on the weather predicted at the main points nationwide stored in the weather database 29, and Ueno Park is raining in the immediate vicinity of “March 7, 2013” when the landmark is registered. “March 13, 2013”, which is an expected date, is determined as the notification time.

  If the keyword is not “rain” but “sakura”, the CPU 20 refers to the information about the time when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom at major points in the country stored in the weather database 29, so “March 22, 2013”, which is the date when the cherry blossoms are expected to be in full bloom in Ueno Park, immediately before “March 7, 2013” is determined as the notification time.

  Next, the CPU 20 stores the notification time determined in step S <b> 4 in association with the shooting spot information of the shooting spot Y stored in the shooting spot storage unit 28.

  Next, the CPU 20 determines whether or not the notification timing of the shooting landmark information at the shooting point Y has come (step S5). Here, whether or not the notification time has come is determined, for example, by determining whether or not the current date coincides with the notification time associated with the shooting spot information of the shooting point Y at a predetermined time every day. Is done. When the notification timing of the shooting landmark information at the shooting point Y has not arrived (step S5: No), the processing returns to step S5.

  On the other hand, when the notification timing of the shooting spot information at the shooting point Y has arrived (step S5: Yes), the CPU 20 notifies the shooting spot information of the shooting spot Y to the address of the applicant (step S6). For example, in the terminal 8 (digital camera, smart phone, tablet terminal, mobile phone, personal computer) shown in FIG. 1, information indicating that the smartphone user and the personal computer user want to be notified of shooting landmark information is stored in the personal information storage unit. If registered in 24, the CPU 20 addresses the smartphone address and the address of the personal computer to the information of the shooting spot Y of the shooting point Y in a message such as “I will inform you of a recommended new shooting spot registered”. Send an e-mail with the URL attached.

  According to the image evaluation system 2 according to this embodiment, since the shooting time information notification time is determined based on the shooting date information and keywords associated with the image data, the timing appropriate for the applicant is determined. You can be notified of shooting landmark information.

  Note that, in the above-described embodiment, when the timing for notifying the shooting spot information at the shooting point Y has come, the CPU 20 determines whether or not to perform notification according to the distance between the shooting point Y and the terminal 8 of the applicant. May be determined.

  For example, when a smartphone is used as the terminal 8 of the applicant, it is assumed that the time for notifying the shooting landmark information at the shooting point Y has arrived. In this case, the CPU 20 of the image evaluation server 4 starts communication with the smartphone via the network 6 and receives the position information of the current position of the smartphone measured by the GPS 34. Next, the CPU 20 calculates the distance between the position of the shooting point Y and the current position of the smartphone based on the received position information, and based on the calculation result, the position of the shooting point Y and the current position of the smartphone It is determined whether the distance between is less than a predetermined distance. When the distance between the position of the shooting point Y and the current position of the smartphone is equal to or less than the predetermined distance, the CPU 20 sends the address of the smartphone to “Notify the recommended shooting spot newly registered.” Or the like, an e-mail in which the shooting spot information of the shooting point Y is attached is transmitted. On the other hand, when the distance between the position of the shooting point Y and the current position of the smartphone is not equal to or less than the predetermined distance, the CPU 20 does not perform notification addressed to the address of the smartphone.

  For this reason, for example, when “March 22, 2013”, when cherry blossoms are expected to be in full bloom in Ueno Park, is determined as the notification time, the smartphone is located in the Tokyo metropolitan area on “March 22, 2013” Then, shooting location information is notified to the smartphone. On the other hand, if the smartphone is not located in the Tokyo metropolitan area on “March 22, 2013”, the shooting location information is not notified to the smartphone.

  Thereby, it is possible to notify the shooting landmark information only when the applicant is highly likely to visit the shooting landmark at the time of notification.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the notification timing of shooting landmark information may be further determined based on the distance between the position of the shooting landmark and the terminal 8. For example, it is assumed that the shooting date of the image X is “April 5, 2012” and the shooting date Y of the image X is “February 5, 2013”. Here, when a personal computer is used as the terminal 8 of the applicant, the CPU 20 of the image evaluation server 4 reads out the address of the applicant stored in the personal information storage unit 24 of the personal computer, and determines the position of the photographing point Y and the applicant. It is determined whether or not the distance to the address position is equal to or less than a predetermined distance. When the distance between the position of the shooting point Y and the address of the applicant is not less than the predetermined distance, that is, when the applicant lives far from the shooting point Y, the CPU 20 “April 5, 2013” of the year following “April 5, 2012”, which is the day, is determined as the notification timing of the photographing landmark information of the photographing point Y.

  On the other hand, when the distance between the position of the shooting spot and the position of the address of the applicant is equal to or smaller than the predetermined distance, that is, when the applicant lives near the shooting point Y, the CPU 20 takes the image of the applicant. “March 5, 2013” that is earlier than “April 5, 2013”, which is a notification time when living far away from the point Y, is determined as a notification timing of the shooting landmark information at the shooting point Y. .

  As described above, when the applicant lives far away from the shooting point Y, the notification time is delayed as compared with the case where the applicant lives near the shooting point Y. Appropriate for the distance burden when the applicant goes to the shooting point Y by making the notification time earlier than when the applicant lives in the distance of the shooting point Y when living nearby It is possible to notify the shooting landmark information at the timing.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the applicant may be able to search for the photographed spot information on the image evaluation site. In this case, only the shooting landmark information associated with the notification time close to the searched season may be displayed on the LCD display unit 38 (see FIG. 3) of the terminal 8 as a search result. For example, it is assumed that the applicant searches for mountain shooting landmark information in the winter season using “mountain” as a keyword. In this case, the CPU 20 of the image evaluation server 4 causes the LCD display unit 38 to display only the mountain shooting landmark information associated with the notification time of spring, which is the next season of winter.

  As a result, the applicant can browse the photographic landmark information at an appropriate timing. In this example, a person who wants to shoot at a shooting spot in Haruyama can view the shooting spot information of Haruyama before spring comes. In addition, when the number of shooting landmark information is large, the applicant can obtain a search result narrowed down to useful shooting landmark information.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the notification time when determining based on the shooting date information is not limited to the time given in the above example. For example, the notification time may be a time before or after a predetermined period before the same month of the next year based on the shooting date information added to the image data X ′. Here, the server administrator can arbitrarily set the predetermined period. Specifically, when the shooting date based on the shooting date information added to the image data X ′ is “April 5, 2012”, “April 5, 2013” of the next year is a reference. “January 5, 2013” three months ago may be used as the notification time, and “July 5, 2013” three months later as the notification time based on “April 5, 2013” Good.

  Further, the notification time may be determined with an emphasis on the season. For example, when the shooting date of the image X based on the image data X ′ is “October 5, 2012”, that is, autumn, the CPU 20 notifies “August 5, 2013” before autumn. Determine as. Thereby, it is possible to notify the shooting landmark information at an appropriate timing according to the season. For example, it is possible to notify the shooting spot information of autumn leaves before the autumn leaves season comes.

  In the above-described embodiment, the weather condition keyword may be added to the image data by the user of the terminal 8 who has viewed the image, or may be added to the image data by the evaluator who inputs the evaluation score to the image. Good. Further, when an image is uploaded to the image evaluation site, the CPU 20 of the image evaluation server 4 may acquire information on the weather from a predetermined weather forecast site or the like via the network 6 and add it to the image data.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 2 ... Image evaluation system, 4 ... Image evaluation server, 6 ... Network, 8 ... Terminal, 20 ... CPU, 22 ... Communication part, 24 ... Personal information memory | storage part, 26 ... Image memory | storage part, 28 ... Photographing spot memory | storage part, 29 ... Weather database, 30 ... CPU, 32 ... Communication part, 38 ... LCD display part

Claims (10)

An image storage unit for storing image data associated with shooting location information and information at the time of shooting;
An acquisition unit for acquiring an evaluation value of evaluation for the image data;
A storage control unit for storing the image data stored in the image storage unit in association with the evaluation value acquired by the acquisition unit;
When the evaluation value associated with the image data exceeds a predetermined threshold, the shooting location information associated with the image data is associated with other image data whose evaluation value does not exceed the predetermined threshold. A registration unit for registering separately from the shooting location information being registered,
A determination unit for determining a notification time for notifying a terminal capable of communication of shooting location information registered in the registration unit based on the information at the time of shooting;
A personal information storage unit for storing information indicating that it is desired to notify the address of the terminal of shooting location information registered in the registration unit;
An image evaluation server comprising: a notification unit that transmits shooting location information registered in the registration unit to the address when the notification time comes. The information at the time of shooting includes information on the shooting date,
The image evaluation server according to claim 1, wherein the determination unit determines the notification time based on information regarding the shooting date. It has a weather information acquisition unit that acquires information on weather at each time in each region,
The information at the time of shooting includes weather information at the time of shooting,
The determination unit determines, as the notification time, a time when the position of the shooting location information registered in the registration unit becomes the weather at the time of shooting based on the information on the weather acquired by the weather information acquisition unit The image evaluation server according to claim 1. A position information acquisition unit that acquires information related to the position of the communication terminal measured by GPS;
The notification unit, when the distance between the position of the terminal and the position of the shooting location information registered in the registration unit is a predetermined distance or less at the notification time, is registered in the registration unit The image evaluation server according to claim 1, wherein ground information is transmitted to the address. The personal information storage unit stores the address of the user of the terminal,
When the distance between the position of the address and the position of the shooting location information registered in the registration unit is equal to or less than a predetermined distance, the determination unit determines the location of the address and the shooting location registered in the registration unit. 3. The image evaluation server according to claim 2, wherein a time earlier than the case where the distance to the information position is not less than a predetermined distance is determined as the notification time. In an image evaluation system comprising: an image evaluation server that manages evaluation of an image based on image data; and a first terminal, a second terminal, and a third terminal connected to the image evaluation server via a network;
The first terminal is
A first transmission unit that transmits the image data associated with shooting location information and information at the time of shooting to the image evaluation server;
The second terminal is
A second transmission unit for transmitting an evaluation value of an evaluation based on the image data to the image evaluation server;
The image evaluation server
A first receiver that receives the image data associated with the shooting location information and the information at the time of shooting from the first terminal via a network;
An image storage unit for storing the image data received by the first receiving unit;
A second receiving unit that receives an evaluation value of the image data from the second terminal via a network;
A storage controller that associates and stores the evaluation value received by the second receiver with the image data stored in the image storage;
When the evaluation value associated with the image data exceeds a predetermined threshold, the shooting location information associated with the image data is associated with other image data whose evaluation value does not exceed the predetermined threshold. A registration unit for registering separately from the shooting location information being registered,
A determination unit for determining a notification time for notifying the third terminal of shooting location information registered in the registration unit, based on the information at the time of shooting;
A personal information storage unit for storing information indicating that it is desired to notify the shooting location information registered in the registration unit to the address of the third terminal;
An image evaluation system comprising: a notification unit that transmits shooting location information registered in the registration unit to the address when the notification time comes. The information at the time of shooting includes information on the shooting date,
The image evaluation system according to claim 6, wherein the determination unit determines the notification time based on information on the shooting date. It has a weather information acquisition unit that acquires information on weather at each time in each region,
The information at the time of shooting includes weather information at the time of shooting,
The determination unit determines, as the notification time, a time when the position of the shooting location information registered in the registration unit becomes the weather at the time of shooting based on the information on the weather acquired by the weather information acquisition unit The image evaluation system according to claim 6. The third terminal includes a third transmission unit that transmits information about the position of the third terminal measured by GPS to the image evaluation server,
The image evaluation server includes a third receiving unit that receives information on the position of the third terminal from the third terminal,
The notification unit is registered in the registration unit when a distance between the position of the third terminal and the position of the shooting location information registered in the registration unit is equal to or less than a predetermined distance at the notification time. The image evaluation system according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein the shooting location information is transmitted to the address. The personal information storage unit stores an address of a user of the third terminal,
When the distance between the position of the address and the position of the shooting location information registered in the registration unit is equal to or less than a predetermined distance, the determination unit determines the location of the address and the shooting location registered in the registration unit. 8. The image evaluation system according to claim 7, wherein a time earlier than the case where the distance to the information position is not equal to or less than a predetermined distance is determined as the notification time.

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