JP2017194937A - Data transfer system and data transfer method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a concrete technology for providing data to be transmitted from a device which at least temporarily stores the data to be transmitted to a user who has made a declaration of intention to desire the data to be transmitted.SOLUTION: A data transfer system configured so as to be combined with a plurality of terminal equipment 400 having reception addresses as possessions of users comprises: a plurality of trigger transmission devices 300 owned by the respective users; a data transmission device 100; and a data transfer device 200. The data transmission device 100 records data to be transmitted. The users transmit input information and identification information for identifying the trigger transmission devices 300 from the trigger transmission devices 300 to the data transmission device 100 when desiring the data to be transmitted. The data transmission device 100 transmits the data to be transmitted as well as the identification information to the data transfer device 200. The data transfer device 200 transmits the data to be transmitted to the addresses associated with the identification information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for transmitting transmission target data from a transmission device that holds transmission target data, which is data that the user desires to receive, to a terminal device owned by the user.

  A camera that generates image data, which is image data (correctly a digital camera, but in this application, the digital camera is referred to as a “camera”. Unless otherwise specified, a camera that appears in this application is a digital camera) is widespread. It has been a long time. Usually, a digital camera is owned by each user. Each user generates image data by capturing something with a digital camera owned by the user. The image data is recorded in a portable recording means that the camera has, for example, a removable recording means that is detachable from the camera, and is then used appropriately by the user. The usage mode is, for example, being displayed on a display of the camera. Or, if the camera can communicate via a network such as a smartphone or a mobile phone, it will be sent over the network and displayed on the display of the destination device. It may be.

As described above, a normal user generates image data by a camera owned by the user and uses the image data by himself / herself. However, there are cases where image data is provided by a camera that is not owned by the user.
For example, a camera with a sensor for determining an imaging timing such as a human sensor may be arranged in the middle of an amusement park attraction. For example, in the case of a camera with a human sensor, when the human sensor detects that the user passes through the portion where the attraction camera is arranged, the user is captured and the user is captured. The image data of the image is generated. The user who has finished the attraction sees the image in which he / she is reflected by the image data, and purchases the image data if he / she wants the image data, and does not purchase the image data if he / she thinks the image data is unnecessary. The purchased image data is delivered to the user in a state of being recorded on a portable recording medium, or is transmitted to the device owned by the user by wired or wireless communication, so that the user of the camera can transmit the image data. To be handed over.
Such a system is widely used.

In the system as described above, the user can obtain image data generated by a camera other than the camera owned by the user. However, the image data is not always what the user desires. In particular, the timing at which the image data is generated is controlled by a sensor that operates independently of the user's will, such as a human sensor, so that the user's intention is not reflected.
However, in the case of the above-described attraction, the timing when the user passes in front of the camera is appropriate as the timing at which the camera should generate image data, that is, the shutter of the camera should be released.
However, for example, when trying to provide a user with image data generated by a camera arranged by an event organizer at an event venue where a large number of people gather, the timing at which the image data should be generated is as described above. Not as long. In the first place, it is not realistic to generate image data for all the users in the event venue, etc. Also, if image data for all the users is generated, This is also not realistic because it becomes a problem how to provide each user with only those who desire image data among the users. On the other hand, if the user can determine the timing at which the camera generates image data according to his / her own will, the user who wants the image data in the first place will set the camera at the timing he / she desires. Since the image data can be generated, the above problem can be easily solved.

In the above-mentioned story, the advantage of having the user determine the timing for generating image data by the camera has been explained. As described above, the case where it is advantageous for the user to determine the timing for generating some data is advantageous, that is, the case where the generated data differs depending on the timing at which the data is generated. In the above story, the timing at which image data is generated by the camera is determined by the timing intended by the user. However, while video image data continues to be generated regardless of the user's intention, at a certain moment. It is also conceivable that the user selects a still image and uses the still image as image data. Even in such a case, the user needs to express his intention to determine some timing.
On the other hand, in the above story, the user desires after generating image data desired by the user at a timing intended by the user, or by letting the user select what image the user desires from among a large amount of generated image data. Although the image data is provided to the user, the image data does not always have to be generated on the spot. For example, it is conceivable to provide the user with image data that has been prepared in advance and does not change with time. More generally, the data provided to the user is not limited to image data. For example, text data or audio data is provided to the user regardless of whether they change over time. Such a thing can also be considered. In these cases, the intention that the user should indicate is that the user wants the data. When the user indicates such an intention, the data indicating the intention of the user may be provided to the user.

To summarize the above explanation, if there is a device that at least temporarily holds some data provided to the user when the user indicates that he / she wants, the user makes an intention display on the device in some way. In such a case, the biggest problem is how to provide the data indicating the intention to the user who has expressed the intention.
For example, the data may be recorded on a portable recording medium and delivered to the user's address, or the data may be delivered to the user's e-mail address via the Internet. Is not clear.

  The invention of the present application solves such a problem, and when a user expresses an intention to desire, the user intends in some way from a device that temporarily holds some data provided to the user to the device. It is an object of the present invention to provide a specific method for providing data indicating intention when the user wants the user who has performed the intention display.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present inventor proposes the following invention, that is, a data transfer system.
Specifically, the data transfer system of the present invention is owned by a large number of users, and has a unique reception address assigned to each user as a destination when receiving data via the network. It is used in combination with a number of terminal devices that can be used to receive data. The data transfer system includes a number of trigger transmission devices that each user possesses, a data transmission device that at least temporarily holds transmission target data that is data to be transmitted, and a data transfer device.
A large number of the trigger transmission devices both have identification information recording means in which identification information, which is unique information for identifying each of them from the other trigger transmission devices, is recorded on the transmission target An input means that is capable of inputting a trigger signal, which is information for indicating that data is desired, and information indicating that the trigger signal is input when the trigger signal is input by the input means. Input signal transmitting means for generating a certain input signal and transmitting the identification information read from the identification information recording means together with the input signal to the data transmitting device.
Further, the data transmitting device includes an input signal receiving unit that receives the input signal and the identification information from the trigger transmitting device, a transmission target data recording unit that at least temporarily records the transmission target data, and the input signal. When receiving the input signal and the identification information in the receiving means, transmission target data transmitting means for transmitting the identification information and the transmission target data read from the transmission target data recording means to the data transfer device; It has.
In addition, the data transfer device includes, from the data transmission device, transmission target data receiving means for receiving the identification information and the transmission target data, a reception address of a user, and the identification of the trigger transmission device possessed by the user. When the identification information and the transmission target data are received by the management information recording unit that records information in a state of being associated with each user and the transmission target data reception unit, the information is associated with the identification information The received reception address is read from the management information recording unit, and the transmission target data received by the transmission target data receiving unit or the recording location of the transmission target data on the network for the user to receive the transmission target data is recorded. At least one of the transmission target data addresses, which is information for specifying, is used as the reception address. Transmitted to, and a, a transfer means.

As described above, the data transfer system of the present application is used in combination with a terminal device owned by each user. The terminal device is a device capable of receiving data via a network (for example, the Internet) using a reception address, and is typically a smartphone, a mobile phone, a tablet, or a personal computer. These terminal devices receive data using the reception address as a destination. The receiving address in this case is typically an e-mail address, or a user ID for specifying each user in an SNS (social networking service) such as LINE (trademark) provided by LINE Corporation, for example. Can also be a receiving address. When using each data transfer system, each user receives the data indicating his / her desire as described in the related art with his / her terminal device.
In this data transfer system, a device that at least temporarily holds some data (data to be transmitted) provided to the user when the user indicates that he / she wants is a data transmission device, and for the data transmission device The trigger transmission device is a device for the user to indicate that he wants data to be transmitted. The transmission target data may be any data as long as it is electronic data. For example, the transmission target data may include at least one of text data, image data, and audio data.
Here, as described above, the multiple trigger transmission devices are both the identification information recording means in which the identification information is recorded, and the input means for inputting the trigger signal for indicating that the user wants the transmission target data. And an input signal transmitting means for transmitting the input signal together with identification information to the data transmitting device when a trigger signal is input by the input means. The trigger transmission device is to be held by the user. The possession includes, for example, a case where the user does not own the product by selling, but the user temporarily holds it. For example, the possession of a trigger transmission device to a user in exchange for money as a deposit at any event venue is also included in this possession. The user can perform an intention indication that the transmission target data is desired by operating the input means. The input signal generated when the trigger signal is input is sent from the trigger transmission device to the data transmission device. When the data transmission device accepts the input signal, the data transfer system allows the user to transmit the data to be transmitted. It is considered that the intention was displayed to the data transmission device. The input signal may or may not be the trigger signal itself. The input signal is sent to the data transmission device together with identification information for identifying each trigger transmission device. It should be noted that this identification information alone is not associated with each user. There are significant advantages to this, but the explanation will be given later. Transmission of the input signal and the identification information from the trigger transmission device to the data transmission device may be performed by wire, but is preferably performed wirelessly. Transmission of an input signal or the like from the trigger transmission device to the data transmission device may be via a network. However, since the communication is a short distance, communication using, for example, Bluetooth (trademark) may be employed. Is possible. Further, such communication does not have to be based on radio waves, and may be based on light or sound, for example. Since the trigger transmission device is to be carried by the user, it is portable and can be held if possible, more preferably at least smaller than the smartphone currently in circulation, but the above communication is by wire Since the portability of the trigger transmission device is likely to be limited, it can be said that the above communication is preferably performed wirelessly. In this application, the term “communication” may be used, but the transmission of data from the trigger transmission device to the data transmission device and the transmission of data from the data transmission device to the data transfer device may be unidirectional. In that sense, the term “communication” in this part can be understood as synonymous with “transmission” or “transmission”.
The data transmitting device is adapted to receive the input signal and the identification information from the trigger transmitting device as described above, and includes an input signal receiving unit for that purpose. Further, the data transmission device includes transmission target data recording means for at least temporarily recording transmission target data that is data finally provided to the user. In addition, when the input signal receiving unit receives the input signal and the identification information, the data transmission device transmits the identification information and the transmission target data transmitted from the transmission target data recording unit to the data transfer device. Means. That is, when the data transmission device receives an input signal and identification information from the trigger transmission device, the data transmission device transmits the received identification information and transmission target data to the data transfer device. Transmission of transmission target data and identification information from the data transmission device to the data transfer device may be wired or wireless, and may or may not be via a network.
And it is a data transfer apparatus. As described above, the data transfer device receives identification information and transmission target data from the data transmission device, and includes transmission target data receiving means for this purpose. The data transfer apparatus also includes management information recording means. In addition, the data transfer device includes a transfer unit that transmits the transmission target data received by the transmission target data receiving unit when the transmission target data receiving unit receives the identification information and the transmission target data. It is this data transfer device that finally transfers the transmission target data to the terminal device owned by the user. The data transfer device receives transmission target data to be transferred from the data transmission device and transmits it to the terminal device. Here, the destination of transmission is specified by the identification information sent from the data transmission device and the data recorded in the management information recording means. Although the identification information is sent from the data transmission device, it is originally recorded in the trigger transmission device, and is sent from the trigger transmission device to the data transfer device via the data transmission device. Since the identification information identifies each trigger transmission device, the identification information received by the data transfer device indicates which trigger transmission device is the original trigger transmission device that sent the identification information. It will be shown. On the other hand, the information recorded in the management information recording unit is a record in which a reception address of a certain user and identification information of a trigger transmission device possessed by the user are associated with each user. This is used, for example, as a destination when the user receives data to be transmitted when the administrator of the data transfer device hands over the trigger transmission device to the user (for example, lends or sells). The reception address is acquired from the user, and the acquired reception address is recorded for each user in a pair with the identification information of the trigger transmission device managed by the user. When the data transfer device receives the transmission target data and the identification information from the data transmission device and transmits the transmission target data to the reception address, the transfer unit receives the reception address associated with the identification information received from the data transmission device. Is read from the management information recording means to identify the destination to which the transmission target data is to be transmitted.
Here, the personal information of the user recorded in the management information recording means may be only a receiving address such as a mail address. When personal information is leaked, the problem becomes more serious because the personal name, gender, age, address, phone number, occupation, income, credit card number, etc. are leaked in a state where they are linked to each other. It is. The reception address recorded in the management information recording means does not necessarily have to be so, but it is not even associated with the user's name, but only with the identification information for identifying the trigger transmission device. Can be. In particular, if the trigger transmission device is not owned by the user but is temporarily possessed by the user, for example, by lending, it is received in a state associated with each other from the management information recorded in the management information recording means Even if the address and identification information are leaked, almost no damage will occur to the user.
Therefore, this data transfer system can achieve the initial purpose of transferring the data to be transmitted only to the desired user, and it is highly secure so that the user can use this data transfer system. I won't cry.
In the above description, the data transfer device sends the transmission target data itself to the reception address. However, instead of or in addition to the transmission target data, the data transfer device is on the network for receiving the transmission target data by the user. The transmission target data address, which is information for specifying the recording location of the transmission target data in, may be transmitted to the reception address. In this case, the user downloads from the transmission target data address (usually link information that specifies a specific URL on the Internet) that has arrived at the reception address received by the terminal device. Data to be transmitted can be obtained.
As described in the prior art, the transmission target data recorded in the transmission target data recording unit may change with time. The fact that the transmission target data changes means, for example, that the transmission target data is updated as time elapses. If the transmission target data changes, the meaning of the user making an intention display at a certain timing when the transmission target data is desired, in other words, operating the input means of the trigger transmission device becomes greater. That is, the user's intention display enables the user to obtain the transmission target data that the user wants.

The trigger transmission device in the present invention may be a dedicated machine dedicated to the user regardless of whether it is owned by the user or not. Moreover, what has the function as a trigger transmission apparatus may be sufficient by installing a computer program in the portable apparatus which is a portable apparatus containing a computer. In the latter case, the trigger transmission device can be obtained simply by installing a computer program on a general-purpose portable device (for example, a smartphone or a tablet). Can be suppressed. In particular, if the computer program is installed in a portable device owned by the user (this may be the same as the terminal device owned by the user), the owner of the data transfer system, the administrator, etc. However, since it is not necessary to prepare the hardware part of the trigger transmission device, it is not necessary to prepare a computer program, so that the economic burden on the owner, administrator, etc. of the data transfer system is reduced. However, when the trigger transmission device is a dedicated machine, it is possible to avoid the trouble of having to install a computer program on a portable device owned by the user.
An example of the computer program described above is as follows.
The computer program is a computer program for causing a portable device, which is a portable device including a computer, to function as a trigger transmission device used in combination with any of the data transfer systems of the present invention.
The computer program includes identification information recording means in which identification information, which is unique information for identifying each of the computers from each of the other trigger transmission devices, is recorded on each of the computers. Information indicating that the trigger signal has been input when the trigger signal is input by the input unit, and an input unit that is capable of inputting a trigger signal that is information for indicating that the target data is desired And a computer program for functioning as input signal transmitting means for transmitting the identification information read out from the identification information recording means together with the input signal to the data transmitting device.

As described above, the data transmission device holds the transmission target data at least temporarily. The transmission target data may be recorded in the transmission target data recording means only during the very short time period in which the transmission target data is transmitted to the reception address.
The data transmission device may include a camera capable of generating a large number of image data as image data as transmission target data. In this case, the transmission target data recording unit may be configured to record at least a part of a large number of the image data generated by the camera. As a result, the user can obtain the image data obtained by taking an image with a camera that is not his / her property through the data transfer device. In this case, the image data received by the user is transmitted to the transmission target data recording means when the data transmitting apparatus transmits the transmission target data to the data transfer apparatus, triggered by the user's intention to desire the transmission target data. This is the transmission target data that was recorded. For example, if the camera generates image data every several hours, the image data as the transmission target data that can be obtained by the user may have been captured by the camera several hours ago. On the other hand, when the camera captures a moving image, for example, when generating image data at a speed of 30 fps, it is not necessary to record all the frame data in the transmission target data recording means. The image data of the transmission target data to be finally obtained is generated by the camera at a timing close to the timing when the user operates the input means of the trigger transmission device possessed by himself and indicates that he wants the transmission target data. Image data.
The camera is configured to generate the image data within a predetermined time when the input signal and the identification information are received by the input signal receiving unit, and the transmission target data recording unit includes the camera Each time the image data is generated, the image data is recorded, and the transmission target data transmission means includes the image data recorded in the transmission target data recording means and the image data The input signal that has been generated by the camera and the identification information of the identification information may be transmitted to the data transfer device. According to this, the camera effectively leaves the timing for generating the image data to the user. In other words, the user can control the timing for operating the shutter of the camera with his / her hand. Thereby, it seems that the user can obtain more image data that the user wants from the camera.

As described above, the data transmission device of this data transfer system transmits the identification information and the transmission target data to the data transfer device when the data transmission device receives the input signal and the identification information from the trigger transmission device. ing. This process is basically such that when the input signal and the identification information are sent once from the trigger transmission device, the data transmission device transmits the identification information and the transmission target data to the data transfer device once. be able to. That is, the correspondence between the transmission target data and the identification information, or the relationship between the transmission target data and the reception address that is the destination can be one-to-one correspondence.
In addition, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the transmission target data transmission means of the data transmission device, when the data transmission device receives the input signal and the identification information from a plurality of the trigger transmission devices within a certain time range, The plurality of pieces of identification information received within the time range are transmitted to the data transfer device together with one transmission target data, and the transfer unit of the data transfer device includes the data transfer device, When a plurality of pieces of identification information are received together with one piece of transmission target data from the data transmission device, the reception addresses associated with a plurality of pieces of identification information are read from the management information recording means, and the one piece of transmission target data or Recording location of the transmission target data on the network for the user to receive the one transmission target data At least one of the transmission target data address is information for specifying, may be adapted to transmit each of the plurality of receiving address.
When there are a large number of users who use the data transfer system of the present application, input signals and identification information paired with the data transmission devices are transmitted continuously in time from the trigger transmission devices possessed by the multiple users. There is a case. Even in such a case, as described above, the correspondence between the transmission target data and the identification information, or the processing in which the relationship between the transmission target data and the reception address as the transmission destination is made one-to-one. However, performing such processing only generates a large number of transmission target data that hardly change even if the transmission target data changes over time, and consequently increases the weight of the processing. It may become. When the input signal and identification information paired with the data transmission device are continuously transmitted from the trigger transmission device possessed by a large number of users, as described above, within a certain time range. In response to input signals and identification information received from a plurality of trigger transmission devices, the data transmission device reads out only one transmission target data from the transmission target data recording means, and stores the single transmission target data together with a number of identification information. If processing to be sent to the transfer device is performed, the problem of processing weight as described above is solved. In this case, the data transfer device transmits the same transmission target data or transmission target data address to the reception addresses of a plurality of users who have the trigger transmission device that has performed the operation of generating the trigger signal. .
Similarly, after the time range has elapsed, the camera of the data transmission device receives the input signal and the identification information from a plurality of the trigger transmission devices within a certain time range. The transmission target data transmission unit generates a plurality of pieces of identification information received within the time range together with the transmission target data that is one image data. When the data transfer device accepts a plurality of pieces of identification information from the data transmission device together with one transmission target data, the transfer means of the data transfer device is configured to transmit a plurality of the data The reception address associated with the identification information is read from the management information recording means, and the one transmission target data or the one At least one of the transmission target data addresses, which is information for specifying the recording location of the transmission target data on the network for the user to receive the transmission target data, is transmitted to each of the plurality of reception addresses. It may be.
According to this, when a plurality of people transmit an input signal and identification information from their own trigger transmission device to the data transmission device within a certain time range, the camera is only one transmission target data for that time range. Image data is generated. In the same manner as described above, the one image data is a plurality of identification information among a plurality of input signals and identification information sent to the data transmission device during the time range for generating the image data. Are sent to the data transfer device. In this case, the data transfer device transmits the same transmission target data (image data) or transmission target data address to the reception addresses of a plurality of users having the trigger transmission device that has performed the operation of generating the trigger signal. Will do.

The inventor of the present application proposes the following data transfer method as one aspect of the present invention, as the same effect as the data transfer system described above.
The method is, for example, owned by each of a large number of users, and receives data using a unique reception address assigned to each user as a destination when receiving data via a network. Identification information, which is unique information for identifying each of them from the others, is recorded on each of them. A number of trigger transmission devices having identification information recording means, a data transmission device having transmission target data recording means for at least temporarily recording transmission target data that is data to be transmitted, and a receiving address of a user The identification information of the trigger transmission device possessed by the user is recorded in a state of being associated with each user. Comprising a data transfer apparatus having a management information recording unit is a method that is executed by the data transfer system.
And this method is a process of inputting a trigger signal, which is information used to indicate that the user wants the transmission target data, executed by a number of the trigger transmission devices, and when the trigger signal is input. A step of generating an input signal, which is information indicating that the trigger signal has been input, and transmitting the identification information read from the identification information recording means to the data transmission device together with the input signal; The process of receiving the input signal and the identification information from the trigger transmission device, the identification information and the transmission target read from the transmission target data recording means when the input signal and the identification information are received A process of transmitting data to the data transfer device, the data transmission device executed by the data transfer device A process of accepting the identification information and the transmission target data; when the identification information and the transmission target data are received, the reception address associated with the identification information is read from the management information recording unit; Or transmitting at least one of the transmission target data addresses, which is information for specifying the recording location of the transmission target data on the network for the user to receive the transmission target data, to the reception address. Yes.

The inventor of the present application also proposes a data transfer system used in combination with a terminal device and a number of trigger transmission devices as one aspect of the present invention. The effect obtained by this invention is not different from the effect of the above-mentioned invention.
One example is that each of a large number of users owns the data, and the data can be received using a unique reception address assigned to each user, which is a destination when receiving data via the network. This is a data transfer system that is used in combination with a number of terminal devices and a number of trigger transmission devices owned by the user.
This data transfer system includes a data transmission device that at least temporarily holds transmission target data, which is data to be transmitted, and a data transfer device.
In this case, each of the multiple trigger transmission devices includes an identification information recording unit in which identification information that is unique information for identifying each of them from the other trigger transmission devices is recorded, An input unit that is capable of inputting a trigger signal that is information for indicating that the transmission target data is desired, and that the trigger signal is input when the trigger signal is input by the input unit. Input signal transmitting means for generating an input signal which is information to be displayed and transmitting the identification information read from the identification information recording means to the data transmitting device together with the input signal.
Further, the data transmitting device includes an input signal receiving unit that receives the input signal and the identification information from the trigger transmitting device, a transmission target data recording unit that at least temporarily records the transmission target data, and the input signal. When receiving the input signal and the identification information in the receiving means, transmission target data transmitting means for transmitting the identification information and the transmission target data read from the transmission target data recording means to the data transfer device; It has.
In addition, the data transfer device includes, from the data transmission device, transmission target data receiving means for receiving the identification information and the transmission target data, a reception address of a user, and the identification of the trigger transmission device possessed by the user. When the identification information and the transmission target data are received by the management information recording unit that records information in a state of being associated with each user and the transmission target data reception unit, the information is associated with the identification information The received reception address is read from the management information recording unit, and the transmission target data received by the transmission target data receiving unit or the recording location of the transmission target data on the network for the user to receive the transmission target data is recorded. At least one of the transmission target data addresses, which is information for specifying, is used as the reception address. Transmitted to, and a, a transfer means.
The inventor of the present application also proposes a trigger transmission device used in combination with this data transfer system as one aspect of the present invention.
The same effect as that of the data transfer system described in this paragraph can be obtained by the following data transfer method.
An example of the method is that each of a large number of users owns and receives data using a unique reception address assigned to each user, which is a destination when receiving data via a network. A plurality of terminal devices, identification information recording means in which identification information, which is unique information for identifying each of them from each other, is recorded, and a user transmits An input means that is capable of inputting a trigger signal that is information for indicating that the transmission target data that is the target data is desired, and when the trigger signal is input by the input means, the trigger signal The identification information read out from the identification information recording means together with the input signal is generated, which is information indicating that is input A data transmission device having a transmission target data recording unit for recording at least temporarily the transmission target data, which is used in combination with a number of trigger transmission devices owned by the user, the input signal transmission unit transmitting And a data transfer device having a management information recording means for recording a reception address of a certain user and the identification information of the trigger transmission device possessed by the user in a state of being associated with each user. The method executed in the data transfer system.
The method is executed by the data transmission device, the process of receiving the input signal and the identification information from the trigger transmission device, and when the input signal and the identification information are received, the identification information and the transmission target A step of transmitting the transmission target data read from the data recording means to the data transfer device, a step of receiving the identification information and the transmission target data from the data transmission device executed by the data transfer device, the identification When the information and the transmission target data are received, the reception address associated with the identification information is read from the management information recording unit, and the transmission target data or the transmission target data is received on the network for the user to receive. The transmission target data array which is information for specifying the recording location of the transmission target data. At least one of less include process of transmitting to the receiving address, the.

1 is a diagram conceptually showing an overall configuration of a data transfer system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The block diagram which shows the internal structure of the trigger transmission apparatus contained in the data transfer system shown in FIG. The hardware block diagram of the data transmission device contained in the data transfer system shown in FIG. The block diagram which shows the functional block formed in the data transmission device contained in the data transfer system shown in FIG. The hardware block diagram of the data transfer apparatus contained in the data transfer system shown in FIG. The block diagram which shows the functional block formed in the data transfer apparatus contained in the data transfer system shown in FIG. The figure which shows notionally an example of the management information recorded in the management information recording part shown in FIG. The time chart for demonstrating the process performed with the data transfer system shown in FIG. The hardware block diagram of the data transfer apparatus contained in the computer of the portable apparatus of the modification 3. The block diagram which shows the functional block formed in the computer of the portable apparatus in the modification 3. FIG.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 conceptually shows the overall configuration of the data transfer system in this embodiment. The data transfer system includes at least a data transmission device 100 and a data transfer device 200. In addition to them, the data transfer system in this embodiment also includes a number of trigger transmission devices 300. The data transmission device 100, the data transfer device 200, and the multiple trigger transmission devices 300 are used in combination with the multiple terminal devices 400.
Alternatively, the data transfer system can be regarded as including the data transmission device 100 and the data transfer device 200. In this case, the data transfer system is used in combination with a large number of trigger transmission devices 300 and a large number of terminal devices 400.
Whether the data transfer system is understood as one of the above two generally depends on who owns the trigger transmission device 300. In the case of the former of the above two, the owner of the trigger transmission device 300 is usually the owner, administrator, etc. of the data transfer system, and in the case of the latter of the above two, the trigger The owner of the transmitting device 300 is usually a user.
Although not limited to this, the data transfer device in this embodiment is used in a certain event venue. In addition, although not limited to this, the trigger transmission device 300 in this implementation hall is owned by the administrator of the data transfer system, and predetermined money is paid from the user to the administrator of the data transfer system as a deposit. Thus, it is assumed that the data transfer system administrator lends each of the users. Although the lending period can be appropriately determined, if it is used at the event venue, it can be limited to the day when the user participates in the event.

The terminal device 400 is a device that can perform communication via the network 1, which is the Internet in this embodiment. The terminal device 400 is owned by the user. A function required for the terminal device 400 is that data can be received by a unique reception address assigned to each user. Communication performed by the terminal device 400 via the network 1 may be wired or wireless.
The terminal device 400 is typically a smartphone, a mobile phone, a tablet, or a personal computer, and all of them may be commercially available. For example, if you give a specific example of a smartphone, it is the iPhone (trademark) series manufactured and sold by Apple Japan GK. If you give a specific example of a tablet, the iPad (trademark) that the company manufactures and sells. It is a series. The receiving address is typically an email address. Alternatively, for example, a user ID or the like for specifying each user in an SNS such as LINE provided by LINE Corporation may be a reception address. In this embodiment, the received address is not limited to this, but is assumed to be an e-mail address. When using this data transfer system, each user uses his / her terminal device 400 to transmit data to be described later (or a data address to be transmitted, which will be described later, or both of them. Hereinafter, simply described as “data to be transmitted”. You may be able to receive.) Since the terminal device 400 and the mechanism for receiving data including the transmission target data using the reception address by the terminal device 400 are well known so that description is no longer necessary, description thereof will be omitted.

The trigger transmission device 300 may be owned by the user as described above, or may be owned by the owner or administrator of the data transfer system. However, the trigger transmission device 300 is possessed by the user when the data transfer system is used.
The trigger transmission device 300 is for the user to indicate that he / she wants data to be transmitted. In this data transfer system, the intention display is performed by transmitting an input signal described later from the trigger transmission device 300 to the data transmission device 100.
As shown in FIG. 1, the trigger transmission device 300 includes a case 301 and an input device 302. The case 301 is not limited to this, but is made of, for example, resin and has a size that can be carried by the user. The size is smaller than, for example, a smartphone, and the height and width are about 5 cm, 3 cm, and 0.5 cm, for example. The input device 302 included in the trigger transmission device 300 is for the user to input a trigger signal to the trigger transmission device 300 by the operation. The trigger signal is for inputting a trigger signal, which is information for indicating that the user wants the transmission target data, to the trigger transmission device 300. In this embodiment, the input device 302 is a push-type button switch, but the input device 302 is not limited to this. For example, a touch panel display is provided in the case 301 of the trigger transmission device 300 and displayed on the display. The selected button can be used as the input device 302.
The internal configuration of the trigger transmission device 300 is shown in the block diagram of FIG. The trigger transmission device includes a trigger control unit 331 that receives a trigger signal generated by operating the input device 302. The trigger control unit 331 is configured by a known or well-known control board, and generates an input signal when receiving an input of a trigger signal. The input signal is a signal indicating that the trigger transmission device 300 has received the trigger signal. However, the input signal may be the trigger signal itself.
The trigger transmission device 300 also includes an identification information recording unit 332 that records unique identification information in each trigger transmission device 300 for identifying a large number of trigger transmission devices 300 from other trigger transmission devices 300. Although not limited to this, in this embodiment, the identification information is a serial number starting from 1. However, if the identification information is a simple number such as a serial number of the identification number, the identification information may be acquired by a malicious third party and misused, so the identification information is actually complicated. . For example, although there are only 1000 trigger transmission devices 300, the identification information is a number that appears to be random at first glance, which is much larger than the actually required number of digits, such as about 10 digits, or the same number of digits. In many cases, the numbers are mixed with alphabets that seem to be random at first glance, alphabets that appear randomly at first glance with the same number of digits, and numbers that are mixed with symbols. Such identification information usually places a large management burden on the person who manages the trigger transmission device 300 because it looks random at first glance, even if the number of digits is not large. It is. On the other hand, for example, when there are 1000 trigger transmission devices 300, each of the identification information allocated to each trigger transmission device 300 is, for example, as an enumeration of numbers or the like that appear randomly at a glance of 10 digits. In addition, it is convenient to convert the numbers and the like into a natural number of 1 to 1000 when converted by an algorithm. If it does in this way, the person who manages trigger transmission device 300 uses the serial number of the natural number after return which it is easy to understand intuitively, reducing the possibility that malicious third party will misuse identification information. The trigger transmission device 300 can be managed.
The identification information recording unit 332 can be configured by a ROM (Read Only Memory) that is a general memory. Of course, data for use in other components included in the trigger transmission device 300 may be recorded in the ROM.
As described above, the trigger control unit 331 generates an input signal when a trigger signal is received. At this time, the trigger control unit 331 reads the identification information from the identification information recording unit 332. It has become. The trigger control unit 331 sends an input signal and identification information to the transmission unit 333.
The transmission unit 333 transmits the input signal and identification information received from the trigger control unit 331 to the data transmission device 100. Such transmission of the input signal and the identification information may be performed by wire, but may be performed by radio. In view of the fact that the trigger transmission device 300 has been made small enough to be portable and that the user with it can move around the event venue as desired, the transmission should be performed wirelessly. . Although not limited thereto, in this embodiment, the transmission unit 333 is configured using a “Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)” card (trademark). According to BLE, data can be transmitted wirelessly at a distance of about several tens of meters.
In addition, the trigger transmission device 300 in this embodiment is a dedicated machine, and although not limited to this, all of the trigger control unit 331, the identification information recording unit 332, and the transmission unit 333 are configured in hardware. ing.

  The data transmission device 100 holds the transmission target data at least temporarily, and transmits the transmission target data to the data transfer device 200 at the timing described below. The transmission target data to be sent is image data in this embodiment, but this is an example of the transmission target data, and may be data in other formats as long as the user wants it. . For example, image data, audio data, text data, or a combination thereof. When the transmission target data is sent to the data transfer apparatus 200, identification information is also sent to the data transfer apparatus 200 together as will be described later.

The data transmission device 100 is a computer including a camera 101, for example. Although not limited to this, the camera 101 is a very general digital camera in this embodiment, and includes a known configuration such as a lens and an imaging device, and generates image data by performing imaging. Although not limited to this, the camera 101 in this embodiment is a fixed focus camera. The camera 101 is configured to release a shutter under the control of a computer. When the camera 101 receives a shutter signal generated by the computer as will be described later, the camera 101 takes an image by releasing the shutter and generates image data.
The computer included in the data transmission device 100 includes hardware as shown in FIG. The computer in this embodiment includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 111, a ROM 112, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 113, an HDD (Hard Disc Drive) 114, an interface 115, and a bus 116 for connecting them.
The CPU 111 is an arithmetic device and controls the data transmission device 100 as a whole. The CPU 111 executes various processes as described below by executing the program.
The ROM 112 is a non-rewritable memory, and stores a program for operating the CPU 111, data necessary for the data transmission device 100 to execute the following processing, and the like.
The RAM 113 is a rewritable memory, and provides a work area when the CPU 111 executes the following processing. For example, transmission target data may be written in the RAM 113.
The HDD 114 is a recording medium for recording data. The HDD 114 also records programs and data for operating the CPU 111. For example, an OS for operating the CPU 111 is recorded in the HDD 114. Further, a program for causing this computer to function as the data transmission device 100 in the data transfer system of the present invention is recorded in the ROM 112 or the HDD 114. The program may be installed in the data transmission device 100 from the time of shipment of the data transmission device 100. After the data transmission device 100 is shipped, the program is installed in the data transmission device 100, for example, by an administrator of the data transfer system. It doesn't matter. When the program is installed after the data transmission device 100 is shipped, the program may be recorded on the data transmission device 100 from a recording medium such as a CD-ROM, or downloaded from a predetermined network such as the Internet. Then, it may be recorded in the data transmission device 100. The above-described program alone may cause the CPU 111 to execute processing described later, or may cause the CPU 111 to execute processing described below in cooperation with the OS and other programs. Absent.
The interface 115 serves as a window for connecting the CPU 111, ROM 112, RAM 113, and HDD 114 to the outside of the hardware of the data transmission apparatus 100 shown in FIG. Thus, data can be exchanged with the outside of the computer hardware shown in FIG. For example, the interface 115 is connected to a transmission / reception unit (not shown) built in the computer. The transmission / reception unit transmits / receives data to / from the outside of the data transmission device 100. The transmission / reception unit receives the input signal and identification information transmitted from the transmission unit 333 of the trigger transmission device 300. Further, the transmission / reception unit is configured to send the transmission target data and the identification information to the data transfer device 200. In order to make this possible, the interface 115 receives an input signal and identification information from the transmission / reception unit. Further, transmission target data and identification information are sent from the interface 115 to the transmission / reception unit.
The interface 115 is connected to the camera 101. The camera 101 generates image data as described above. Image data generated by the camera 101 is received by the interface 115. Further, the camera 101 receives a shutter signal from the computer as described above. A shutter signal to be sent to the camera 101 is sent from the interface 115 to the camera 101.
In this embodiment, the transmission / reception unit is configured to receive an input signal and identification information from the trigger transmission device 300 wirelessly, although not limited thereto. For this purpose, the transmission / reception unit includes a BLE card. On the other hand, the transmission / reception unit is configured to send data to be transmitted and identification information to the data transfer device 200 as described later. Although not limited to this, in this embodiment, the transmission / reception unit transmits the transmission target data and the identification information to the data transfer apparatus 200 via the cable 102. The transmission of the transmission target data and the identification information to the data transfer device 200 may be performed via the network 1 particularly when the distance between the data transmission device 100 and the data transfer device 200 is long.

When the CPU 111 executes the above program, various functional blocks as shown in FIG. 4 are generated in the computer of the data transmission device 100.
Inside the computer, an input unit 121, a main control unit 122, a transmission target data recording unit 123, and an output unit 124 are generated.
The input unit 121 is connected to the interface 115 and receives an input from the interface 115. The input received by the input unit 121 from the interface 115 is an input signal and identification information received from the transmission / reception unit via the interface 115 and image data received from the camera 101 via the interface 115.
When receiving the input signal and the identification information, the input unit 121 sends them to the main control unit 122. When receiving the image data, the input unit 121 sends them to the transmission target data recording unit 123. The transmission target data recording unit 123 records the sent image data. For example, only one latest image data may be recorded in the transmission target data recording unit 123, and all the past image data to the latest image data are recorded, for example. It doesn't matter. In the latter case, only the latest image data is the transmission target data. In this embodiment, only the latest image data is recorded in the transmission target data recording unit 123 so as to overwrite the previous image data.
The main control unit 122 performs overall control of the computer. Specifically, when the main control unit 122 receives an input signal and identification information from the input unit 121, the main control unit 122 sends the identification information to the output unit 124. The timing at which the main control unit 122 sends the identification information to the output unit 124 will be described later. The main control unit 122 also has a function of generating a shutter signal that is a signal for causing the camera 101 to release the shutter. The timing at which the shutter signal is generated and sent to the output unit 124 will be described later. Further, when sending the identification information to the output unit 124, the main control unit 122 reads the image data as the transmission target data from the transmission target data recording unit 123, and also sends the read image data to the output unit 124. Yes. The timing for sending the image data to the output unit 124 will also be described later.
The output unit 124 is connected to the interface 115 and outputs to the interface 115. As described above, the output unit 124 receives identification information, transmission target data that is image data, and a shutter signal from the main control unit 122. The output unit 124 outputs both of them to the interface 115. The identification information and the transmission target data output from the output unit 124 to the interface 115 are transmitted from the interface 115 to the transmission / reception unit, and are transmitted from the transmission / reception unit to the data transfer apparatus 200. The shutter signal output from the output unit 124 to the interface 115 is sent from the interface 115 to the camera 101. The camera 101 is controlled by this shutter signal and releases the shutter.

The data transfer device 200 sends at least one of transmission target data or transmission target data address to the terminal device 400 of each user. The data transfer device 200 is a computer.
The computer included in the data transfer apparatus 200 includes hardware as shown in FIG. The hardware configuration may be the same as that of the computer included in the data transmission device 100. In this embodiment, the CPU 211, the ROM 212, the RAM 213, the HDD 214, the interface 215, and the bus 216 for connecting them are provided.
The CPU 211 is an arithmetic unit as in the case of the data transmission device 100 and controls the entire data transfer device 200. The CPU 211 executes various processes as described below by executing the program.
The ROM 212 is a non-rewritable memory, and stores a program for operating the CPU 211, data necessary for the data transfer apparatus 200 to execute the following processing, and the like.
The RAM 213 is a rewritable memory, and provides a work area when the CPU 211 executes the following processing.
The HDD 214 is a recording medium for recording data. The HDD 214 also records programs and data for operating the CPU 211. For example, an OS for operating the CPU 211 is recorded in the HDD 214. A program for causing this computer to function as the data transfer apparatus 200 in the data transfer system of the present invention is recorded in the ROM 212 or the HDD 214. The program may be installed in the data transfer apparatus 200 from the time of shipment of the data transfer apparatus 200. After the data transfer apparatus 200 is shipped, for example, the program is installed in the data transfer apparatus 200 by an administrator of the data transfer system. It doesn't matter. When the program is installed after the data transfer device 200 is shipped, the program may be recorded on the data transfer device 200 from a recording medium such as a CD-ROM, or downloaded from a predetermined network such as the Internet. Then, it may be recorded in the data transfer apparatus 200. The above-described program alone may cause the CPU 211 to execute processing described later, or may cause the CPU 211 to execute processing described below in cooperation with the OS and other programs. Absent.
The interface 215 serves as a window for connecting the CPU 211, ROM 212, RAM 213, and HDD 214 to the outside of the hardware of the data transfer apparatus 200 shown in FIG. Thus, data can be exchanged with the outside of the computer hardware shown in FIG. For example, the interface 215 is connected to a transmission / reception unit (not shown) built in the computer. The transmission / reception unit transmits / receives data to / from the outside of the data transfer apparatus 200. The transmission / reception unit receives data to be transmitted and identification information that are image data from the transmission / reception unit of the data transmission device 100. The transmission / reception unit transmits at least one of the transmission target data and the transmission target data address to the terminal device 400. In order to make this possible, the interface 215 receives data to be transmitted and identification information from the transmission / reception unit. Further, at least one of transmission target data and transmission target data address is sent from the interface 215 to the transmission / reception unit.
In this embodiment, the transmission / reception unit receives the transmission target data and the identification information by wire via the cable 102, although not limited thereto. In this embodiment, the transmission / reception unit transmits at least one of the transmission target data and the transmission target data address to the terminal device 400 via the network 1. The transmission / reception unit has a known or well-known electronic mail function so that communication via the network 1 can be realized.

When the CPU 211 executes the above program, various functional blocks as shown in FIG. 6 are generated in the computer of the data transfer apparatus 200.
Inside the computer, an input unit 221, a main control unit 222, a management information recording unit 223, an output unit 224, and a stored data recording unit 225 are generated.
The input unit 221 is connected to the interface 215 and receives an input from the interface 215. The input received by the input unit 221 from the interface 215 is transmission target data and identification information received from the transmission / reception unit via the interface 215.
When receiving the transmission target data and the identification information, the input unit 221 sends them to the main control unit 222.
Management information is recorded in the management information recording unit 223. The management information includes identification information held by the user who owns the trigger transmission device 300, and a reception address of the user's terminal device 400, which is a destination to which the user who owns the trigger transmission device 300 wants to transmit transmission target data. Are linked to each other and recorded for all the users who have the trigger transmission device 300. The management information is conceptually shown in FIG. For example, the administrator of the data transfer system grasps the identification information of each trigger transmission device 300 constituting the data transfer system. Therefore, identification information of each trigger transmission device 300 can be recorded in the management information recording unit 223. In addition, when the administrator of the data transfer system lends the trigger transmission device 300 to the user, the user's reception address can be obtained from the user, so that it is recorded in the management information recording unit 223. can do. Of course, the reception address can be written to the management information recording unit 223 by a known or well-known method, and it may be more realistic.
The main control unit 222 performs overall control of the computer. Specifically, when the main control unit 222 receives the transmission target data and the identification information from the input unit 221, the main control unit 222 reads the reception address associated with the identification information from the management information recording unit 223. ing. The main control unit 222 sends the address read by the management information recording unit 223 to the output unit 224.
On the other hand, the main control unit 222 is configured to send the received transmission target data to the output unit 224 or the accumulated data recording unit 225. Whether the transmission target data is to be sent to the output unit 224 or the accumulated data recording unit 225 can be determined as appropriate. If the transmission target data is sent only to the output unit 224, the accumulated data recording unit 225 is unnecessary. The accumulated data recording unit 225 is for recording data to be transmitted when it is sent. The transmission target data recorded in the accumulated data recording unit 225 is made downloadable via the network 1. Specifically, a user can download a data address by using the terminal device 400 to access the data address to be transmitted. When sending the transmission target data to the accumulated data recording unit 225, the main control unit 222 generates a transmission target data address for each of the transmission target data sent to the accumulated data recording unit 225, and the transmission target data address Is sent to the output unit 224.
The output unit 224 receives the data of the reception address from the main control unit 222. When receiving the data of the reception address, the output unit 224 sends it to the transmission / reception unit via the interface 215. The output unit 224 receives at least one of transmission target data and a transmission target data address from the main control unit 222. The output unit 224 sends the transmission target data and the transmission target data address received from the main control unit 222 to the transmission / reception unit via the interface 215 together with the data of the reception address.
When the transmission / reception unit receives the data of the reception address, the transmission / reception unit sends the data received from the output unit 224 of the transmission target data and the transmission target data address to the reception address designated by the user. .

Next, the usage method and operation of this data transfer system will be described with reference to FIG.
In order to use this data transfer system, the trigger transmission device 300 is lent out and carried by each user as a precondition. Further, when the trigger transmission device 300 is lent to each user, the reception address is obtained from each user as described above, and the management information of the management information recording unit 223 of the data transfer device 200 is completed.

In this state, the data transfer system is ready for use.
A data transmission device 100 equipped with a camera 101 is arranged at an appropriate place in the event venue. A plurality of data transmission devices 100 may be provided. In that case, the plurality of data transmission devices 100 may be combined with the plurality of data transfer devices 200 associated with each other, or may be associated with one data transfer device 200 collectively. The processing that one data transfer device 200 performs on the transmission target data and the identification information received from the plurality of data transmission devices 100 is particularly when the data transmission device 100 and the data transfer device 200 have a one-to-one correspondence. It will not change.

It is assumed that the user has come close to the data transmission device 100. For example, the user enters an imaging range of the camera 101 and poses appropriately. If the user wants to take an image with the camera 101, he / she operates the input device 302 of the trigger transmission device 300 possessed or carried by the user to generate a trigger signal (S351).
When the trigger control unit 331 receives the input of the trigger signal, the trigger control unit 331 generates an input signal and reads unique identification information from the identification information recording unit 332 to the trigger transmission device 300 (S352).
The trigger control unit 331 sends these input signals and identification information to the transmission unit 333.
The transmission unit 333 transmits the input signal and the identification information received from the trigger control unit 331 to the data transmission device 100 by wireless communication using Bluetooth (S353). Since wireless communication over Bluetooth reaches several tens of meters, it is necessary for the user to approach the data transmission device 100 to that range.

The data transmission device 100 receives the input signal and the identification information from the trigger transmission device 300 at its transmission / reception unit (S151).
The input signal and identification information received by the transmission / reception unit are received by the input unit 121 of the data transmission device 100 via the interface 115. The input unit 121 sends the received information to the main control unit 122.
When receiving the input signal and the identification information, the main control unit 122 generates a shutter signal in order to cause the camera 101 to generate transmission target data. There are two types of processing for generating a shutter signal. Hereinafter, the two types of processes are referred to as a first process and a second process, and the description is continued.

First, the case of the first process. This process is suitable when the number of users is relatively small or when the number of times that the user sends the input signal and the identification information from the trigger transmission device 300 to the data transmission device 100 is small. When executing the first process, the main control unit 122 of the data transmission device 100 generates a shutter signal immediately after receiving an input signal and identification information. The main control unit 122 sends the generated shutter signal to the output unit 124. The output unit 124 sends the received shutter signal to the camera 101 via the interface 115.
The camera 101 captures an image when it receives a shutter signal. If the time from when the user operates the input device 302 until the camera 101 captures an image is approximately real time, for example, within 0.1 seconds, the user can use the camera 101 arranged at the event venue at a timing that he or she prefers. The shutter can be released. Accordingly, the camera 101 generates image data that is transmission target data (S152). The generated image data is sent from the camera 101 via the interface 115 to the transmission target data recording unit 123 where it is recorded. The input unit 121 sends the image data as the transmission target data recorded in the transmission target data recording unit 123 to the output unit 124 together with the identification information of the input signal and identification information that triggered the generation of the image data. send. The output unit 124 sends the transmission target data and the identification information to the transmission / reception unit via the interface 115 each time they are received. The transmission / reception unit sends the received transmission target data and identification information to the data transfer apparatus 200 each time they are received (S153). In this case, the transmission target data and the identification information have a one-to-one correspondence.

Next, the second process is performed. This process is suitable when the number of users is relatively large or the number of times that the user sends the input signal and the identification information from the trigger transmission device 300 to the data transmission device 100 is large. When executing the second process, the main control unit 122 of the data transmission device 100 does not immediately generate a shutter signal each time an input signal and identification information are received. In the case of the second processing, the main control unit 122 generates a shutter signal after waiting for a certain time (for example, an appropriate time between 10 seconds). The starting point of this “certain time” may be determined by the main control unit 122 at an appropriate interval such as every 10 seconds. For example, when the input signal and the identification information arrive at the main control unit 122, the timing may be determined as an appropriate timing related to the timing when the input signal and the identification information arrive at the data transmission device 100.
In any case, input signals and identification information from a plurality of trigger transmission devices 300 reach the main control unit 122 by the time “a certain time” elapses. The discussion proceeds as if multiple input signals and identification information arrive during "time"). In the meantime, the main control unit 122 possesses the received plurality of identification information. When the “certain time” has elapsed, the main control unit 122 generates a shutter signal. The generated shutter signal is sent to the camera 101 as in the case of the first process. When the camera 101 receives the shutter signal, it releases the shutter. In this case, there is a possibility that a delay of “a certain time” may occur after the user operates the input device 302 until the camera 101 captures an image. However, if an appropriate device for notifying each user of the timing when the shutter is released exists in the data transmission device 100, for example, the possibility that the user cannot obtain his / her favorite image data is not so great. Will. In this way, the camera 101 generates image data (S152).
The image data generated by the camera 101 is sent to the transmission target data recording unit 123 and recorded there. The input unit 121 receives a plurality of pieces of identification information received and held from the input unit 121 until the “certain time” elapses, as the transmission target data recorded in the transmission target data recording unit 123. At the same time, it is sent to the output unit 124. The output unit 124 sends the transmission target data and the plurality of identification information to the transmission / reception unit via the interface 115 each time they are received. The transmission / reception unit sends the received transmission target data and a plurality of identification information to the data transfer apparatus 200 each time they are received (S153). In this case, the transmission target data and the identification information do not correspond one-to-one, and a plurality of identification information is basically associated with one transmission target data.

The data transfer apparatus 200 receives the transmission target data and the identification information from the data transmission apparatus 100 (S251). Specifically, the transmission target data and identification information are received by the transmission / reception unit. The transmission target data and identification information are sent to the input unit 221 via the interface 215. When receiving the transmission target data and the identification information, the input unit 221 sends them to the main control unit 222.
When the main control unit 222 receives the transmission target data and the identification information from the input unit 221, the main control unit 222 reads out the reception address associated with the identification information from the management information recording unit 223.
It is assumed that the first process described above is performed in the data transmission device 100. In that case, one piece of identification information is associated with one piece of transmission target data. Therefore, in this case, the main control unit 222 reads one reception address from the management information recording unit 223 for one transmission target data (S252). The read reception address is sent to the output unit 224.
It is assumed that the second process described above is performed in the data transmission device 100. In that case, a plurality of pieces of identification information are associated with one transmission target data. Therefore, in this case, the main control unit 222 reads a plurality of reception addresses for one transmission target data from the management information recording unit 223 (S252). The plurality of read reception addresses are sent to the output unit 224.
On the other hand, the main control unit 222 sends the received transmission target data to at least one of the output unit 224 and the accumulated data recording unit 225. First, a case where the transmission target data is sent to the output unit 224 will be described.
As described above, when the first process is performed in the data transmission device 100, one reception address is transmitted to the output unit 224 for one transmission target data. The output unit 224 sends them to the transmission / reception unit via the interface 215 as a pair. The transmission / reception unit transmits the transmission target data to the one reception address (S253). Such transmission is performed by e-mail via the network 1, for example.
On the other hand, when the second process is performed by the data transmission device 100, a plurality of reception addresses are sent to the output unit 224 for one piece of transmission target data. The output unit 224 associates one piece of transmission target data with a plurality of reception addresses, and sends the data to the transmission / reception unit via the interface 215. The transmission / reception unit transmits the same transmission target data to the plurality of reception addresses (S253). Such transmission is performed by e-mail via the network 1, for example.

As described above, the transmission target data may be sent to the accumulated data recording unit 225. The transmission target data sent to the accumulated data recording unit 225 is recorded in the accumulated data recording unit 225. In this case, the transmission target data recorded in the accumulated data recording unit 225 can be downloaded through the network 1. In order to enable downloading through the network 1, for each transmission target data, information for specifying where the transmission target data is on the network 1, specifically, a transmission target data address that is a URL is necessary. become. The main control unit 222 generates a transmission target data address each time sending transmission target data to the accumulated data recording unit 225. The generated transmission target data address is sent to the output unit 224.
It is assumed that the first process described above is performed in the data transmission device 100. In that case, one piece of identification information is associated with one piece of transmission target data. Therefore, in this case, the main control unit 222 reads one reception address from the management information recording unit 223 for one transmission target data address. One reception address read out for one transmission target data address is sent to the output unit 224.
It is assumed that the second process described above is performed in the data transmission device 100. In that case, a plurality of pieces of identification information are associated with one transmission target data. Therefore, in this case, the main control unit 222 reads a plurality of reception addresses from the management information recording unit 223 for one transmission target data address. A plurality of reception addresses read out for one transmission target data address are sent to the output unit 224.
As described above, when the first process is performed by the data transmission device 100, one reception address is sent to the output unit 224 for one transmission target data address. The output unit 224 sends them to the transmission / reception unit via the interface 215 as a pair. The transmission / reception unit sends a transmission target data address to the one reception address. Such transmission is performed by e-mail via the network 1, for example.
On the other hand, when the second process is performed by the data transmission device 100, a plurality of reception addresses are sent to the output unit 224 for one transmission target data address. The output unit 224 associates one transmission target data address and a plurality of reception addresses with each other, and sends them to the transmission / reception unit via the interface 215. The transmission / reception unit transmits the same transmission target data address to the plurality of reception addresses. Such transmission is performed by e-mail via the network 1, for example.

The user receives the transmission target data or the transmission target data address at the reception address of his / her terminal device 400.
The user who has received the transmission target data can use the transmission target data, which is image data, for example on the terminal device 400 owned by the user as desired.
The user who has received the transmission target data address can download the transmission target data, which is image data, from the network 1 by accessing the transmission target data address with the terminal device 400 owned by the user, for example. For example, the user can use the transmission target data obtained by downloading as desired on the terminal device 400 owned by the user.

  Hereinafter, Modifications 1 to 3 of the above data transfer system will be described. Modifications 1 to 3 and the above-described embodiment can be freely combined as long as there is no inconvenience in the combination.

[Modification 1]
The data transfer system of the first modification generally has the same configuration as that of the data transfer system according to the above-described embodiment. In particular, regarding the configurations of the terminal device 400, the trigger transmission device 300, and the data transfer device 200, the configuration, function, There is no change in the processing performed there.
What is different is the configuration and function of the data transmission device 100, more specifically the main control unit 122, and the processing performed there.
In the above-described embodiment, when an input signal and identification information are sent from the trigger transmission device 300, the main control unit 122 of the data transmission device 100 generates a shutter signal as a trigger. The shutter signal is sent to the camera 101, and the camera 101 generates image data. Accordingly, in the above-described embodiment, the right to determine the timing at which the camera 101 generates image data that is transmission target data is left to the user to some extent.
On the other hand, in this embodiment, the timing at which the input signal and identification information are transmitted from the trigger transmission device 300 and the time when the camera 101 generates image data is completely unrelated. The main control unit 122 in this embodiment generates image data in the camera 101 by generating a shutter signal and sending it to the camera 101 at an appropriate time interval (regardless of whether the interval is the same). It is supposed to let you. Of course, when the camera 101 generates image data at an appropriate time interval, the main control unit 122 does not necessarily need to generate a shutter signal and send it to the camera 101, and the function that the camera 101 itself originally has. Thus, the camera 101 may autonomously generate image signals one after another and send it to the input unit 121 via the interface 115.
In any case, in this embodiment, transmission target data that is image data is successively sent from the camera 101 to the input unit 121. This transmission target data is sent to the transmission target data recording unit 123 and recorded there. Such recording is not necessarily limited to this, but in the first modification, the immediately preceding transmission target data is overwritten. As a result, only one piece of image data as transmission target data always exists in the transmission target data recording unit 123 except for the instant of rewriting. In this case, the transmission target data recording unit 123 functions as a frame buffer used when processing a moving image.
When the time interval at which the image data is written in the transmission target data recording unit 123 is relatively long, at least when an image based on the image data is viewed by humans with the time interval, it cannot be recognized as a moving image. Suppose that the time interval is long. For example, the time interval in this case is several minutes, 30 minutes, several hours, or one day. In this case, when an input signal and identification information are sent from the trigger sending device 300 to the data sending device 100, they are sent to the main control unit 122 as in the case of the above embodiment. Then, the main control unit 122 reads the transmission target data present in the transmission target data recording unit 123 when receiving them. Then, as in the case of the above embodiment, the read transmission target data is sent to the output unit 124 together with the identification information. In this case, the first process described in the above embodiment may be executed, or the second process may be executed. As in the case of the above-described embodiment, the transmission target data and the identification information are sent from the output unit 124 to the transmission / reception unit via the interface 115, and from there to the data transfer apparatus 200. The following processing is the same as in the case of the above embodiment, as in the case described above.
When the time interval at which the image data is written in the transmission target data recording unit 123 is relatively short, at least when it is viewed by a human at an interval based on the image data, it can be recognized as a moving image. Assume a short time interval. In short, the continuous image data generated by the camera 101 is one frame of moving image data of 20 fps or 60 fps. The function of the transmission target data recording unit 123 in this case is exactly like the frame buffer described above. Even in this case, when the input signal and the identification information are sent from the trigger sending device 300 to the data sending device 100, they are sent to the main control unit 122 as in the above embodiment. Then, the main control unit 222 reads the transmission target data present in the transmission target data recording unit 123 when receiving them. Such processing itself is not different from the case where the time interval at which image data is written in the transmission target data recording unit 123 is relatively long, but this processing gives the user a slightly different value from the above case. That is, in this case, the user can arbitrarily extract (capture) one frame of continuous still images constituting the moving image and extract data of the frame as transmission target data. For example, assuming that there is a camera 101 that captures a live image, being able to obtain data at an arbitrary moment of the live event can be a big appeal point for the user. If the display on which the moving image being captured at that time is displayed is in a range where a user near the data transmission device 100 can be seen, the user can more reliably extract the image data he / she wants as transmission target data. Will be able to. In any case, after that, the main control unit 122 sends the read transmission target data together with the identification information to the output unit 124, and thereafter, the same processing as in the above case is performed. Of course, in this case, the first process in the above-described embodiment can be adopted, but the second process may be difficult but not impossible because the speed of the process may be high.

[Modification 2]
The data transfer system according to the second modification generally has the same configuration as that of the data transfer system according to the above-described embodiment. There is no change in the processing performed there.
The difference is the configuration of the data transmission device 100. This data transmission device 100 does not have a camera 101. In the above-described embodiment, the transmission target data that is image data recorded in the transmission target data recording unit 123 changes with the passage of time. However, in this embodiment, the transmission target data changes. do not do. In this embodiment, the transmission target data is fixed data, for example, text data, image data, audio data, or any number of combinations of these or other data.
Even in this embodiment, the input signal and the identification information are sent from the trigger transmission device 300 as in the case of the above-described embodiment. In that case, these input signals and identification information are sent to the main controller 222. The main control unit 222 reads the transmission target data present in the transmission target data recording unit 123 when receiving them. The data to be transmitted is the same no matter what timing is read. Thereafter, the main control unit 122 sends the read transmission target data to the output unit 124 together with the identification information. The subsequent processing is the same as in the above embodiment. In the case of the modification 2, it is not unreasonable to adopt both the first process and the second process in the above-described embodiment.

[Modification 3]
The data transfer system according to the third modification generally has the same configuration as the data transfer system according to the above-described embodiment. In particular, regarding the configuration of the terminal device 400, the data transfer device 200, and the data transmission device 100, the configuration, function, There is no change in the processing performed there.
The difference is the configuration of the trigger transmission device 300. Nevertheless, the function of the trigger transmission device 300 according to the third modification and the processing itself are the same as in the above-described embodiment.
Although the trigger transmission device 300 in the above-described embodiment is configured as a dedicated machine, the trigger transmission device 300 according to Modification 3 is a portable device including a computer regardless of whether or not the user is a property of the user. By installing a computer program in the portable device, it has a function as a trigger transmission device. The portable device is, for example, a smartphone or a tablet. The terminal device 400 in the above-described embodiment can be used as the portable device. Although not restricted to this, the portable apparatus of the modification 3 shall be a commercially available general smart phone containing a computer.

The computer included in the trigger transmission device 300 includes hardware as shown in FIG. The computer in this embodiment includes a CPU 311, ROM 312, RAM 313, HDD 314, interface 315, and bus 316 connecting them.
The CPU 311 is an arithmetic device and controls the trigger transmission device 300 as a whole. The CPU 311 executes various processes as described below by executing a program (including the computer program of the present invention).
The ROM 312 is a non-rewritable memory, and stores a program for operating the CPU 311 and data necessary for the trigger transmission device 300 to execute the following processing. For example, identification information may be recorded in the ROM 312.
The RAM 313 is a rewritable memory and provides a work area when the CPU 311 executes the following processing.
The HDD 314 is a large capacity recording medium for recording data. The largest capacity recording medium need not be an HDD (Hard Disc Drive) including the case of the above-described embodiment. The HDD 314 also records programs and data for operating the CPU 311. For example, an OS for operating the CPU 311 and a program for executing a call, transmission / reception of e-mail, photographing with a built-in camera, etc. for causing the portable device to function as a smartphone are recorded in the HDD 314. Further, a program for causing this computer to function as the trigger transmission device 300 in the data transfer system of the present invention is recorded in the ROM 312 or the HDD 314. The program may be installed in the trigger transmission device 300 from the time of shipment of the trigger transmission device 300 (portable device). After the trigger transmission device 300 is shipped, for example, the owner or administrator of the portable device The data transfer system administrator or the user himself / herself may be installed in the portable device. When installed after shipment of the portable device, the program of the present invention may be recorded on the portable device from a recording medium such as a CD-ROM, or triggered by downloading from a predetermined network such as the Internet It may be recorded in the device 300. The program of the present invention may be one that causes the CPU 311 to execute processing described later alone, or may cause the CPU 311 to execute processing described below in cooperation with the OS or other programs. I do not care.
The interface 315 serves as a window for connecting the CPU 311, ROM 312, RAM 313, HDD 314 and the outside of the hardware of the portable device shown in FIG. 9. Thus, data can be exchanged with the outside of the computer hardware shown in FIG.
For example, the interface 315 is connected to an input device (not shown) included in the portable device. The input device may be a numeric keypad or other physical key, or a touch panel display. This input device only needs to realize the same function as the input device 302 when the trigger transmission device 300 is a dedicated machine. In short, what is necessary is that the user can input a trigger signal for performing an intention to desire data to be transmitted. The interface 315 is configured to receive a trigger signal input from the input device. The interface 315 is connected to a communication unit included in the portable device. The communication unit is for the portable device to communicate with an external device. Modern smartphones usually have a function for short-range communication such as Bluetooth. The communication department is enough. The interface 315 outputs input information and identification information to the communication unit, as will be described later. The output input information and identification information are sent from the communication unit to the data transmission device 100.

When the CPU 311 executes the program of the present invention, various functional blocks as shown in FIG. 10 are generated in the computer of the portable device.
An input unit 321, a main control unit 322, an identification information recording unit 323, and an output unit 324 are generated inside the computer.
The input unit 321 is connected to the interface 315 and receives an input from the interface 315. The input received by the input unit 321 from the interface 315 is a trigger signal as described above. When the input unit 321 receives the trigger signal, the input unit 321 sends the trigger signal to the main control unit 322. When the main control unit 322 receives the trigger signal, the main control unit 322 generates an input signal similar to that in the above-described embodiment. Further, the main control unit 322 reads identification information from the identification information recording unit 323. Similar to the identification information recording unit 332 of the above-described embodiment, the identification information recording unit 323 of Modification 3 records the identification information that is the same as that of the above-described embodiment. The main control unit 322 sends an input signal and identification information to the output unit 324.
The output unit 324 is configured to send the input signal and identification information received from the main control unit 322 to a communication unit (not shown). The communication unit sends the received input signals and identification information to the data transmission device 100.
Thus, even if it is the trigger transmission apparatus 300 comprised by the portable apparatus which is a general purpose machine, the usage method and operation | movement are not different from the case of the above-mentioned embodiment.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Network 100 Data transmission device 101 Camera 102 Cable 121 Input part 122 Main control part 123 Transmission object data recording part 124 Output part 200 Data transfer apparatus 221 Input part 222 Main control part 223 Management information recording part 224 Output part 225 Accumulated data recording part

Claims (12)

Each of a large number of users owns it, and it is possible to receive data using a unique receiving address assigned to each user as a destination when receiving data via a network. A data transfer system used in combination with a number of terminal devices,
It consists of a number of trigger transmission devices to be possessed by each user, a data transmission device that at least temporarily holds transmission target data that is data to be transmitted, and a data transfer device,
A number of the trigger transmitters are
Identification information recording means in which identification information that is unique information for identifying each of them from the other trigger transmission device is recorded on each of them,
An input means capable of inputting a trigger signal which is information for indicating that the user wants the transmission target data;
When the trigger signal is input by the input means, an input signal that is information indicating that the trigger signal has been input is generated, and together with the input signal, the identification information read from the identification information recording means is used as the data. An input signal transmitting means for transmitting to the transmitting device;
With
The data transmission device is:
Input signal receiving means for receiving the input signal and the identification information from the trigger transmission device;
Transmission target data recording means for recording the transmission target data at least temporarily;
When the input signal receiving unit receives the input signal and the identification information, transmission target data transmission that transmits the identification information and the transmission target data read from the transmission target data recording unit to the data transfer device. Means,
With
The data transfer device
Transmission target data receiving means for receiving the identification information and the transmission target data from the data transmitting device;
Management information recording means for recording a reception address of a user and the identification information of the trigger transmission device possessed by the user in a state of being associated with each user,
When the identification information and the transmission target data are received by the transmission target data receiving unit, the reception address associated with the identification information is read from the management information recording unit and received by the transmission target data reception unit Transmitting at least one of the transmission target data or the transmission target data address, which is information for specifying the recording location of the transmission target data on the network for the user to receive the transmission target data, to the reception address; Transfer means;
With
Data transfer system. The transmission target data recorded in the transmission target data recording means is supposed to change over time.
The data transfer system according to claim 1. The transmission target data includes at least one of text data, image data, and audio data.
The data transfer system according to claim 1. The data transmission device includes a camera capable of generating a large number of image data as image data as transmission target data,
The transmission target data recording means is configured to record at least a part of a large number of the image data generated by the camera.
The data transfer system according to claim 1. The camera is adapted to generate the image data within a predetermined time when the input signal and the identification information are received by the input signal receiving means.
Each time the camera generates the image data, the image data is recorded in the transmission target data recording means,
The transmission target data transmission means includes the identification information among the image data recorded in the transmission target data recording means, the input signal that triggered the generation of the image data by the camera, and the identification information. Are transmitted to the data transfer device,
The data transfer system according to claim 4. The transmission target data transmitting means of the data transmitting device, when the data transmitting device receives the input signal and the identification information from a plurality of the trigger transmitting devices within a certain time range, The plurality of received identification information is transmitted to the data transfer device together with one transmission target data,
The transfer means of the data transfer apparatus, when the data transfer apparatus receives a plurality of pieces of identification information together with one piece of transmission target data from the data transmission apparatus, the reception addresses associated with the plurality of pieces of identification information. Is transmitted from the management information recording means, and the transmission target data is information for specifying the recording location of the transmission target data on the network for the user to receive the one transmission target data or the one transmission target data. At least one of the addresses is sent to each of the plurality of receiving addresses.
The data transfer system according to claim 1. The camera of the data transmission device is configured to display one image after the time range has elapsed when the data transmission device receives the input signal and the identification information from a plurality of the trigger transmission devices within a certain time range. The transmission target data transmitting means transmits a plurality of pieces of identification information received within the time range to the data transfer apparatus together with transmission target data that is one image data. Is supposed to
The transfer means of the data transfer apparatus, when the data transfer apparatus receives a plurality of pieces of identification information together with one piece of transmission target data from the data transmission apparatus, the reception addresses associated with the plurality of pieces of identification information. Is transmitted from the management information recording means, and the transmission target data is information for specifying the recording location of the transmission target data on the network for the user to receive the one transmission target data or the one transmission target data. At least one of the addresses is sent to each of the plurality of receiving addresses.
The data transfer system according to claim 4 or 5. Each of a large number of users owns it, and it is possible to receive data using a unique receiving address assigned to each user as a destination when receiving data via a network. Used in combination with many terminal devices,
A number of trigger transmitters having identification information recording means in which identification information, which is unique information for identifying each of them from the others, is held by each user, and a transmission target A data transmission device having transmission target data recording means for at least temporarily recording transmission target data that is data, a reception address of a user, and the identification information of the trigger transmission device possessed by the user, A method executed in a data transfer system, comprising a data transfer device having management information recording means for recording in a state associated with each user,
Executed by a number of said trigger transmission devices,
A process of inputting a trigger signal which is information for indicating that the user wants the transmission target data;
When the trigger signal is input, an input signal that is information indicating that the trigger signal has been input is generated, and together with the input signal, the identification information read from the identification information recording means is sent to the data transmission device. Sending process,
Executed by the data transmission device;
Receiving the input signal and the identification information from the trigger transmitter;
When receiving the input signal and the identification information, a process of transmitting the identification information and the transmission target data read from the transmission target data recording means to the data transfer device;
Executed in the data transfer device;
A process of receiving the identification information and the transmission target data from the data transmission device;
When the identification information and the transmission target data are received, the reception address associated with the identification information is read from the management information recording unit, and the network for the user to receive the transmission target data or the transmission target data Transmitting at least one of the transmission target data addresses, which is information for specifying the recording location of the transmission target data above, to the reception address;
Including,
Data transfer method. Each of a large number of users owns it, and it is possible to receive data using a unique receiving address assigned to each user as a destination when receiving data via a network. A large number of terminal devices,
A number of trigger transmission devices owned by the user;
A data transfer system used in combination,
A data transmission device that at least temporarily holds data to be transmitted, which is data to be transmitted, and a data transfer device,
A number of the trigger transmitters are
Identification information recording means in which identification information that is unique information for identifying each of them from the other trigger transmission device is recorded on each of them,
An input means capable of inputting a trigger signal which is information for indicating that the user wants the transmission target data;
When the trigger signal is input by the input means, an input signal that is information indicating that the trigger signal has been input is generated, and together with the input signal, the identification information read from the identification information recording means is used as the data. An input signal transmitting means for transmitting to the transmitting device;
With
The data transmission device is:
Input signal receiving means for receiving the input signal and the identification information from the trigger transmission device;
Transmission target data recording means for recording the transmission target data at least temporarily;
When the input signal receiving unit receives the input signal and the identification information, transmission target data transmission that transmits the identification information and the transmission target data read from the transmission target data recording unit to the data transfer device. Means,
With
The data transfer device
Transmission target data receiving means for receiving the identification information and the transmission target data from the data transmitting device;
Management information recording means for recording a reception address of a user and the identification information of the trigger transmission device possessed by the user in a state of being associated with each user,
When the identification information and the transmission target data are received by the transmission target data receiving unit, the reception address associated with the identification information is read from the management information recording unit and received by the transmission target data reception unit Transmitting at least one of the transmission target data or the transmission target data address, which is information for specifying the recording location of the transmission target data on the network for the user to receive the transmission target data, to the reception address; Transfer means;
With
Data transfer system.   A trigger transmission device used in combination with the data transfer system according to claim 9. Each of a large number of users owns it, and it is possible to receive data using a unique receiving address assigned to each user as a destination when receiving data via a network. A large number of terminal devices,
Each of them wants identification information recording means in which identification information that is unique information for identifying each of them from others is recorded, and a user wants transmission target data that is data to be transmitted. An input unit that is capable of inputting a trigger signal that is information for display, and when the trigger signal is input by the input unit, an input signal that is information indicating that the trigger signal has been input is generated. And the input signal transmitting means for transmitting the identification information read from the identification information recording means together with the input signal, and used in combination with a number of trigger transmission devices owned by the user.
A data transmission device having a transmission target data recording means for at least temporarily recording the transmission target data, a reception address of a certain user, and the identification information of the trigger transmission device possessed by the user for each user A method executed in a data transfer system, comprising a data transfer device having a management information recording means for recording in a correlated state,
Executed by the data transmission device;
Receiving the input signal and the identification information from the trigger transmitter;
When receiving the input signal and the identification information, a process of transmitting the identification information and the transmission target data read from the transmission target data recording means to the data transfer device;
Executed in the data transfer device;
A process of receiving the identification information and the transmission target data from the data transmission device;
When the identification information and the transmission target data are received, the reception address associated with the identification information is read from the management information recording unit, and the network for the user to receive the transmission target data or the transmission target data Transmitting at least one of the transmission target data addresses, which is information for specifying the recording location of the transmission target data above, to the reception address;
Including,
Data transfer method. A computer program for causing a portable device including a computer to function as a trigger transmission device used in combination with the data transfer system according to claim 1 or claim 9,
The computer,
Identification information recording means in which identification information that is unique information for identifying each of them from the other trigger transmission device is recorded on each of them,
An input means capable of inputting a trigger signal which is information for indicating that the user wants the transmission target data;
When the trigger signal is input by the input means, an input signal that is information indicating that the trigger signal has been input is generated, and together with the input signal, the identification information read from the identification information recording means is used as the data. An input signal transmitting means for transmitting to the transmitting device;
Computer program to make it function.

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