JP2020074535A - program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a technique enabling imaging by using a communication terminal device personally owned by a photographer while appropriately protecting personal information of individuals in an image.SOLUTION: In a communication device 2 including an imaging unit 21 that takes an image of a subject to generate image data and a communication unit 23 that communicates with the outside, a processing unit 22 sets an external server 1 as a storage destination of the image data generated by the imaging unit 21. The communication unit 23 transmits to the server 1 data to which the processing unit 22 has applied the processing.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile information terminal and the like including an image capturing unit that captures an image of a subject and a communication unit that wirelessly communicates with an external device.

  At present, various encrypted cloud services can be used from any client terminal by using a web browser on the Internet in which a server and a client are mutually connected. Further, in order to build an ad hoc network such as a wireless local area network (LAN) that is configured only by wireless terminals that do not require an access point, privacy is protected and, for example, new information communication between smartphones. Development of a wide variety of applications is required.

  In recent years, it has become common for a communication device such as a smartphone or a mobile phone to have a built-in digital camera. A user can easily take an image by using a digital camera built in these communication devices.

  As described above, the built-in digital camera in the portable communication terminal allows the user to easily take an image. On the other hand, depending on the scene of use, it may not be appropriate to take a picture with a personally owned terminal such as a smartphone.

  For example, in kindergartens and nursery schools, parents of kindergarten teachers may take pictures of kindergartens at various events and create an album from the obtained images or post them on their blogs. It is often practiced to inform the children of their daily lives in the park. However, if this kind of image capturing operation is performed by a communication terminal such as a smartphone owned by a teacher of a kindergarten, the image of the child or the like will be stored in the storage of the individual communication terminal. This is not preferable from the viewpoint of protecting personal information.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a technique that enables image capturing using a communication terminal device while appropriately protecting personal information of an individual in an image.

  According to a communication device according to an aspect of the present disclosure, a communication device includes an image capturing unit that captures an image of a subject to generate image data, and a communication unit that communicates with the outside. A processing unit for setting an external device as a storage destination of the image data is provided, and the communication unit transmits the data processed by the processing unit to the external device.

  Further, according to the program according to an aspect of the present disclosure, to cause an information processing apparatus including an image capturing unit that captures an image of a subject and generates image data and a communication unit that communicates with the outside, to execute image data processing. In the above program, an external device is set as a storage destination of the image data generated by the image pickup unit, and the processed data is transmitted to the external device.

  Further, according to the recording medium according to the aspect of the present disclosure, the processing of the image data is executed by an information processing apparatus including an imaging unit that images a subject and generates image data, and a communication unit that communicates with the outside. A recording medium for recording a program for setting an external device as a storage destination of the image data generated by the image capturing unit, and transmitting the processed data to the external device. Is characterized by.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to capture an image using a communication terminal device while appropriately protecting personal information of an individual in an image.

1 is a schematic diagram of a system having a communication device according to an embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the communication apparatus and server which concern on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the data which a communication apparatus transmits toward a server. It is a flow chart which shows processing of an embodiment. It is a flow chart which shows more detailed processing of an embodiment. It is a block diagram of an information processing apparatus. It is a figure which shows a recording medium. It is a flow chart which shows processing of user registration of an embodiment. 6 is a flowchart showing a process executed at the time of image capturing that enables the source of image data to be identified according to the embodiment. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of preventing transmission of image data according to the embodiment. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of selecting a transmission destination of image data according to the embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a system having a communication device according to the present embodiment. The system 100 of FIG. 1 includes a server 1 and a communication device 2.

  The communication device 2 is a mobile information terminal such as a smartphone including a wireless communication module and a digital camera. The communication device 2 activates the predetermined application according to the present embodiment, and does not store the image data obtained by capturing an image using the digital camera in the temporary storage unit of the device itself for a long period of time. The image data is set as a storage destination and transmitted to the server 1. The server 1 stores the image data received from the communication device 2.

  Note that, in FIG. 1, for simplicity, only one communication device 2 and one server 1 are shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. According to this embodiment, the plurality of communication devices 2 can each save the image data in the server 1. Further, the storage destination server 1 may be composed of a plurality of servers and may store the data in a dispersed manner.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing respective configurations of the communication device 2 and the server 1 according to the present embodiment. With reference to FIG. 2 and the like, a configuration and a method for saving image data when the communication device 2 according to the present embodiment activates a predetermined application will be specifically described.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the communication device 2 includes an imaging unit 21, a processing unit 22, a communication unit 23, and a storage unit 24, and the server 1 includes a server communication unit 11 and a server storage unit 12. In FIG. 2 and the following description, only the configuration relating to the method of saving image data according to the present embodiment will be shown.

The image pickup unit 21 of the communication device 2 includes an image pickup device such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device), and picks up an image of a subject to generate image data.
The processing unit 22 performs various types of processing on the image data generated by the imaging unit 21. In the communication device 2 according to the present embodiment, the processing unit 22 performs necessary image processing and sets the server 1 via the network as a data storage destination. Note that this setting is a setting that cannot be changed in a predetermined application, and is set as a default. The processing unit 22 outputs the data subjected to these processes to the communication unit 23.

The communication unit 23 includes a communication interface that performs wireless communication with an external device, and transmits the data obtained by performing the necessary processing in the processing unit 22 toward the server 1 that is the data storage destination. The storage unit 24 includes a volatile RAM (Random Access Memory) 240 and a nonvolatile ROM (Read
Only Memory) 241. The RAM is used as a work table, and the information is erased when the power is turned off, but the information is not erased even when the ROM is turned off. The ROM includes an EEPROM (Electrically Read Only Memory) and an EPROM (Erasable Programmable).
Read Only Memory) and the like, which are writable and are increasing in capacity, and are used as a work table like RAM. The communication unit 23 includes a communication control unit 230.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a structural example of data transmitted from the communication device 2 to the server 1.
As shown in FIG. 3, the processing unit 22 of the communication device 2 associates the image data with information such as time information and photographer information. Here, the time information represents the shooting time of the image, and the photographer information is information representing the user of the above-described predetermined application.

  Here, the information indicating the user of the application is configured to include, for example, a user ID (IDentification), a password, and the like, and is information that is registered when the user is registered in the server 1. An example of the user registration method will be described later. The server 1 can also perform processing such as sorting and viewing the image data by using information such as time information and photographer information received together with the image data.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 2, the server communication unit 11 of the server 1 includes a communication interface that communicates with the communication device 2 and the like, and is associated with image data from the communication device 2 as illustrated in FIG. A set of data including information such as time information and photographer information is received. The server storage unit 12 stores the set of data received by the server communication unit 11.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a process executed when an image is captured by the communication device 2 according to this embodiment. The flow of processing executed by the above-described predetermined application in the communication device 2 will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, in step S1, the user logs in to the above predetermined application. When the image is captured in step S2, the image data is temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 240 of the storage unit 24 in step S3. In step S4, the processing unit 22 designates a data storage destination as an external device, and the communication device 2 transmits the set of data shown in FIG. 3 to the server 1 via the communication unit 23. At this time, since the RAM 240 that constitutes the temporary storage unit uses a different area for each application, the image data will not be erroneously transmitted by another application such as an SNS application or a mail application. Further, since the storage destination of the image data is designated to the external server, it is not stored in the permanent storage area of the storage unit 24, for example, the ROM 241. Therefore, the image data will not be erroneously transmitted from the RAM 240 or the ROM 241. In step S <b> 5, the server 1 stores the set of data received from the communication device 2 via the server communication unit 11 in the server storage unit 12. In step S6, it is determined whether or not an instruction to end the application has been input by the user, and if an application end instruction has been issued, the process ends. If there is no instruction to terminate the application, the process returns to step S2 and the above process is repeated. After the process of step S2, the process of step S4 may be performed without performing the process of step S3, that is, the process of temporarily storing the image data in the temporary storage unit 240.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the image data obtained by activating a predetermined application and capturing the image is stored in the temporary storage unit 240 in the communication device 2 after the necessary processing is performed. Afterwards or without being stored, it is transmitted to the server 1 of the external device and stored in the server storage unit 12 of the server 1. Even when the image data is stored in the temporary storage unit 240 in the communication device 2, the captured image data is stored only in the temporary storage unit 240 inside the smartphone so that the image data is stored. Even if is related to personal information, this is properly protected. For example, in a kindergarten or the like, it is possible to prevent the imaging data from being transmitted from the imaging person to the recipient who is not intended. Further, since the image data is not stored in the ROM 241, there is an effect that the storage unit 24 of the communication device 2 is not pressed.

  Note that necessary image processing and the like are performed by the processing unit 22 of the communication device 2, so that the data is temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 240 or the like in FIG. 2 of the communication device 2. However, regarding this, the cloud-compatible imaging data is collected and edited by the processing unit 22, the processed data is stored in the temporary storage unit 240 as short-term storage imaging data, and the communication unit 23 stores it on the cloud. The processing unit 22 may immediately delete the above-described short-term storage imaging data after the transmission. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the personal information from being leaked through the communication device 2 because the imaged data remains in the smartphone or the like.

  FIG. 5 is a more detailed processing flow of the processing unit 22. The image data captured by the image capturing unit 21 in step S30 is temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 240 in step S31. For example, in the case of a smartphone, it is stored in the internal volatile RAM. If it is necessary to edit the image data, this editing process (step S33) is executed through step S32. If it is not completed, the editing is continued, and if it is completed, the process returns to step 32, and various types of editing are performed. To execute. In the flow shown in FIG. 5, after executing step S34, the process returns to step S31 and is stored in the temporary storage unit 240 so that the processing content is reflected in the image data for each editing, but not in step S31. The process may return to step S32, and may be stored in the temporary storage unit 240 so as to be collectively reflected in the image data after finishing all the editing processes. Further, regarding the processing flow shown in FIG. 5, in the process of step S32 after step S34, “is there a wide variety of edits?” Is “is there any remaining edits / is there any other edits?”. Becomes Therefore, when only one edit is executed, the same process is performed, and in the step S32 after the step S34, the "No remaining edit? / Are other edits?" Then, the process proceeds to step S35. As described above, in the present embodiment, FIG. 5 shows a processing flow regarding the presence / absence of a plurality of edits for various purposes for convenience. When all editing is completed, the edited image data is temporarily stored in the same temporary storage unit 240 in step S35. The image data temporarily stored here may overwrite the image data before editing or may be temporarily stored separately.

  After the storage destination of the image data is designated to the external device (for example, the server 1) (in advance), it is determined in step S36 whether the image data is to be transmitted, and if the image data is to be transmitted, the image data exists in the communication unit 23 in step S37. It is sent to FIFO (First In First Out). When all the image data are stored in the FIFO and transmitted to the server 1, the processing unit 22 receives a communication end control signal from the communication control unit 230 of the communication unit 23. That is, the processing unit 22 measures the short-term time after transmission in step S39 after determining the end of transmission in step S38. The short-term time interval is, for example, about 1 second or less. When the communication unit 23 completes the transmission in step S38 and the processing unit 22 detects this and determines the (voluntary) deletion process in step S40, the measurement of the short-term time in step S39 may be unnecessary. After the lapse of a short period of time, in step S40, the processing unit 22 determines whether or not the deletion process is necessary.

  In the present embodiment, the processing unit 22 may automatically delete the temporarily stored image data in step S41 within a predetermined time. In step S42, it is determined whether or not to end the deletion process, and in step S43 after the end, the presence or absence of the next imaging data is checked. If there is, the process returns to step S32 to start the editing process, and if not, the process ends.

  Even if it is determined in step S40 that the deletion process is not necessary and the image data is not deleted from the temporary storage unit 240, the storage destination of the image data is designated as the external device. It can be processed so as not to be stored (for example, data deletion of temporarily stored image data due to completion of execution of a predetermined application). Therefore, even if the image data is not temporarily deleted from the RAM 240, the application of the SNS application or the mail application uses an area different from the area of the RAM 240 used by the application of the present embodiment. Will not be sent by mistake. Therefore, also in this case, the image data will not be erroneously transmitted from the smartphone or the like. Alternatively, also in this case, since the image data is temporarily stored in the RAM 240, the image data is deleted due to the passage of time or overwriting, and basically the image data does not remain in the communication device 2.

  If it is determined that there is no need for the deletion process in step S40, the process skips to step S43 without the deletion process. When the image data is stored only for a short time using the volatile RAM 240, the deletion process is performed by overwriting the next data. If there is the next image pickup data in step S43, the image data is stored in the temporary storage unit 240 (step S31). In the present embodiment, the image data is stored in the temporary storage unit 240 when there is the next image data, but in step S30, the image data of the plurality of images is captured from the image capturing unit 21 in advance. When a plurality of pieces of image data are stored in the temporary storage unit 240, the processing shifts from step S43 to step S32 for determining whether or not to perform various types of editing of the next captured data.

  As a modified example, when the deletion flag is set and a predetermined value (for example, 0) is set in the deletion flag, the short-term storage imaging data in the temporary storage unit 240 is made invisible and set to the predetermined value. When the value of (1) is set, the data in the temporary storage unit 240 may be referred to. In this case, when the temporary storage unit 240 receives the transmission end control signal from the communication unit 23, the temporary storage unit 240 deletes the contents corresponding to the contents from the start address to the end address on the temporary storage unit 240 in which the short-term storage imaging data is stored. By setting the value of the flag from "1" to "0", the contents stored in the temporary storage unit 240 are made invisible. In the temporary storage unit 240, since the value of the deletion flag is only switched to the value “0” indicating that the short-term memory imaging data is invisible, the short-term memory imaging data is invisible, but the data itself is It is overwritten or remains until a predetermined time passes. Even in this case, leakage of personal information via the communication device 2 can be effectively prevented.

  Furthermore, assuming a situation in which the above-mentioned method is applied when a teacher takes an image of a kindergarten, for example, in a kindergarten, prepare a digital camera, smartphone, tablet, etc. for imaging at a facility (kindergarten, etc.). Without having to use the teacher's personal smartphone, etc. By configuring such that the image data is saved when a predetermined application is activated, it is possible to suppress the capital investment in the facility without affecting the case where the individual user takes an image. The effect that it can be obtained is also obtained.

  In the above description, the image-processed data is sent directly to the server 1 via the communication unit 23 without being returned to the communication device 2, but the present invention is not limited to this. is not. For example, if the image is once displayed on the screen of the communication device 2 after the image processing and the user instructs to save the image via the screen, or if the user instructs saving and transmitting, the server It is also possible to have a configuration in which it is transmitted to 1.

  When the configuration is such that the data is directly transmitted to the server 1 without a user's instruction (so-called automatic data transmission to the server 1), the user can save the trouble of inputting an instruction as to whether or not to save the data. You can shoot without missing a photo opportunity. On the other hand, when the configuration is such that the data is transmitted to the server 1 according to the user's instruction (so-called user manually transmits the data to the server 1), the data is transmitted to the server 1 even when the imaging fails. You can prevent it from happening. As a result, it is possible to prevent the amount of data held in the server storage unit 12 of the server 1 from unnecessarily increasing.

  By the way, the communication device 2 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 can be configured by using, for example, an information processing device (computer) 1102 as shown in FIG. The information processing device 1102 in FIG. 6 includes a CPU (central processing unit) 1001, a memory 1002, an input device 1003, an output device 1004, a medium drive device 1006, and a network connection device 1007, which are connected to each other by a bus 1008. ..

  The memory 1002 includes, for example, a ROM (read only memory) and a RAM (random access memory), and stores programs and data used for processing. The CPU 1001 performs necessary processing by executing a program using the memory 1002. The processing unit 22 in FIG. 2 corresponds to the function realized by executing the program stored in the memory 1002.

  The input device 1003 is, for example, an input unit such as a touch panel, and is used for inputting instructions and information from an operator such as a network administrator. The output device 1004 is, for example, a display, a speaker, or the like, and is used to output the processing result.

  The medium driving device 1006 drives a portable recording medium 1009 to access the recorded contents. The portable recording medium 1009 is an arbitrary computer-readable recording medium such as a memory card. The operator stores the above-mentioned program and data in this portable recording medium 1009, and loads them into the memory 1002 for use as necessary.

  The network connection device 1007 is connected to an arbitrary communication network such as a LAN (local area network) and the Internet, and performs data conversion accompanying communication. The information processing apparatus 1102 receives the above-mentioned program and data from an external apparatus via the network connection apparatus 1007 as needed, loads them into the memory 1002, and uses them.

  FIG. 7 shows a computer-readable recording medium capable of supplying a program and data to the information processing apparatus 1102 of FIG. The programs and data stored in the portable recording medium 1009 and the database 1103 of the server apparatus 1101 are loaded into the memory 1002 of the information processing apparatus 1102. The server device 1101 generates a carrier signal that carries the program and data, and transmits the carrier signal to the information processing device 1102 via an arbitrary transmission medium on the network. The CPU 1001 executes the program using the data and performs the necessary processing.

Here, an example of a user registration method of a user who uses the above-described predetermined application will be described with reference to FIG. In the server 1, information of clients that use the application in advance (for example, facilities such as kindergartens and nursery schools that provide information leakage countermeasures), such as information that associates client names with client codes, is registered in the server storage unit 12 or the like. Yes (step S801). On the other hand, in the communication device 2, the application is activated (step S802), and it is determined whether or not the application has been registered as a user (step S803).
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  If it is determined that the user has not been registered (Yes in step S803), a new user registration process is performed (step S804). The new registration process is, for example, a process of displaying on the display screen of the communication device 2 an input screen or the like for inputting the information of the client to be registered by the user. The communication device 2 searches whether or not the client to be registered by the user exists in the server 1 (step S805). Specifically, the communication device 2 transmits a search request including the client name and the client code input via the input screen or the like to the server 1.

  The server 1 that receives the search request uses the client name and the client code to check whether or not the registration of the corresponding client exists in the server storage unit 12 or the like (step S806). The server 1 transmits the search result to the communication device 2 after the check. The search result includes, for example, information indicating that the corresponding client exists or does not exist.

  The communication device 2, which has received the search result, determines whether or not the corresponding client exists based on the search result (step S807). If the corresponding client does not exist (No in step S807), the process returns to step S804 to search for the client again. On the other hand, if there is a corresponding client (Yes in step S807), the communication device 2 performs user registration processing (step S808). The user registration process is, for example, a process of displaying an input screen or the like for inputting information of a person who wants to perform user registration on the display screen of the communication device 2. In order to perform user registration, the communication device 2 transmits the user name, ID, PW (password), e-mail address, etc. input via the input screen, etc., to the server 1 as user registration information.

  The server 1 that has received the user registration information performs user registration in the server storage unit 12 or the like (step S809), and includes, for example, the result of user registration to check the mail address included in the received user registration information. The message is transmitted to the communication device 2.

  The communication device 2 determines whether or not the user registration is successful based on the received message (step S810), and when the user registration is successful (Yes in step S810), performs the login process (step S811). On the other hand, if user registration is not possible (No in step S810), the process returns to step S804 to try user registration again. The login process here is, for example, a process of displaying an input screen or the like for inputting login information (ID, PW, etc.) for using the application on the display screen of the communication device 2.

If it is determined that the user is registered as a user in step S803 (No in step S803), login processing is performed (step S811).
Here, in the process (the process shown in FIG. 4) executed by the communication device 2 at the time of image capturing, it is not possible to specify the person (transmission source) who transmitted the captured image data. Identifying when and by whom the image data was sent is important, for example, when solving a problem that the image data that should have been sent is not registered in the server 1. In the following, an example of a process executed at the time of capturing an image, which enables the source of image data or the like to be identified, will be described with reference to FIG. 9.

  In the server 1, the information of the user who uses the application is registered in advance, for example, in association with the client name or the client code.

  The communication device 2 activates the application (step S901) and determines whether or not the application has been registered as a user (step S902). If it is determined that the user has not been registered (Yes in step S902), a new user registration process is performed (step S903). On the other hand, when determining that the user is registered as a user (No in step S902), the communication device 2 performs a login process to the application (step S904). The communication device 2 transmits the login information (for example, ID, PW, etc.) input in the login process to the server 1 and stores log information (transmission log information) indicating the transmission on the server 1 side (remains). ) To write the log information. At this time, the log information is also stored in a predetermined storage area (for example, the ROM 241 or the like) in the communication device 2. As described above, the log information may be stored (retained) not only on the transmission side (communication device 2) but also on the reception side (server 1). By storing the log information, it is possible to know when and by which ID the image data or the like was transmitted.

  The server 1 confirms whether or not the user is registered based on the received login information (step S905), and transmits the user confirmation result to the communication device 2. The user confirmation result includes, for example, information indicating that the corresponding user existed or did not exist.

  The communication device 2 determines whether or not the login is successful based on the received user confirmation result (step S906). When it is determined that the login is not successful (No in step S906), the process returns to step S903 to perform the new user registration process. On the other hand, if it is determined that the login has succeeded (Yes in step S906), the communication device 2 activates the camera (step S907), performs image capturing (step S908), and performs image registration processing of the captured image data (step). S909). The image registration process of the image data includes, for example, transmitting the captured image data, the image capturing time, the photographer's ID, and the like as a data set to the server 1, and recording the log information to leave log information indicating that the image data has been uploaded. Let me write. At this time, the log information is also stored in a predetermined storage area in the communication device 2.

  The server 1 registers the image data in the server storage unit 12 or the like in association with the image ID based on the received data set (step S910). At this time, the server 1 transmits to the communication device 2 a message including an image ID and information indicating whether the image registration was successful (OK) or not possible (NG).

  The communication device 2 determines, based on the received message, whether or not the image data has been registered (step S911). When it is determined that the image data can be registered (Yes in step S911), log information is written, for example, information such as the image ID, the imaging time, and the writing time is written (step S912). On the other hand, if it is determined that the image data could not be registered (No in step S911), caution output processing is performed (step S913). The caution output process is, for example, a process of displaying information indicating that image data could not be registered on the display screen of the communication device 2 or a voice notifying that image data could not be registered from the speaker of the communication device 2 or the like. It is a process of outputting.

  Through the above-described processing, the server 1 can determine, when and who sent image data and the like, an email address, a telephone number, identification information unique to the communication device 2 (serial number, etc.), without being limited to the ID. It can be managed based on information related to.

Next, the contents described so far are configured such that, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 9, when the login is successful, the camera of the communication device 2 is activated and the captured image data is transmitted to the server 1. It is a thing. That is, all the captured image data is transmitted to the server 1 and does not remain in the communication device 2. According to such a configuration, even image data obtained by picking up an object or a place where shooting is prohibited is transmitted to the server 1 and the image data does not remain in the communication device 2, and thus may be abused. Therefore, in the following, in order to avoid misuse, the camera is activated when the communication of the communication device 2 is possible after the login information is input, and only when the captured image data does not satisfy the predetermined condition. A configuration in which image data can be transmitted to the server 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The communication device 2 performs a login process to the application (step S1001). The communication device 2 determines whether or not the communication device 2 is in a communicable state after a successful login by the login process (step S1002). If communication is not possible (No in step S1002), the process returns to step S1001. On the other hand, when the communication is possible (Yes in step S1002), the communication device 2 activates the camera (step S1003) and captures an image (step S1004).

  The communication device 2 determines whether the captured image data is image data that satisfies a predetermined condition (step S1005). If the predetermined condition is not satisfied (No in step S1005), image registration processing of image data is performed (step S1006). That is, the captured image data is transmitted to the server 1 and registered as an image. Here, the predetermined condition means, for example, a condition that the captured image data is image data that should not be transmitted to the server 1. The following may be considered as specific examples of the predetermined condition, that is, the image data that should not be transmitted to the server 1, but are not limited to these.

  One of the predetermined conditions is that the captured image data is data captured in a place where photography is prohibited. The place where photographing is prohibited may be, for example, a facility that handles confidential information. Furthermore, one of the predetermined conditions is that the captured image data is data captured at a predetermined location at a time when photography is prohibited. The prohibition of photography at a predetermined place may be, for example, a time zone in which a concert or the like is performed at a concert venue. Further, one of the predetermined conditions is that the imaged image data is data including a photographing prohibition mark (mark). The shooting prohibition mark is, for example, information indicating that shooting is prohibited, and is attached to the imaging target object or placed around the imaging target object. Furthermore, one of the predetermined conditions is that the captured image data is data that includes persons (such as celebrities) or objects whose photography is prohibited. Furthermore, one of the predetermined conditions is that the captured image data is unethical data, for example, data including pornographic images.

  It is, for example, the processing unit 22 of the communication device 2 that determines whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied. A specific determination method of the processing unit 22 will be described. For example, whether or not the captured image data is data captured in a place where shooting is prohibited is determined by whether the position of the communication device 2 at the time of shooting is within a predetermined shooting prohibited area. Whether or not the captured image data is data captured during the photography prohibited time corresponds to, for example, the photography prohibited time at a predetermined place based on the position and time of the communication device 2 at the time of the photography. Judge by whether or not. In addition, whether or not the captured image data is data including a photographing prohibition mark (mark) is extracted by extracting a plurality of subjects captured from the image data by using, for example, image recognition technology. It is determined whether or not any of the items corresponds to a predetermined shooting prohibition mark. In addition, whether or not the captured image data is unethical data is checked based on the result of the ethical violation test (for example, pornography detection) performed on the image data using image recognition technology, for example. Determine that it is unethical.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 10, when the captured image data satisfies the predetermined condition (Yes in step S1005), the communication device 2 performs caution output processing (step S1007). At this time, the image data may be automatically deleted from the communication device 2. As a result, it is possible to prevent image data satisfying the predetermined condition from remaining in the communication device 2.

  The flow described above is a flow focusing on determining whether or not the captured image data can be transmitted to the server 1. Therefore, description of other processing (for example, step S902 etc.) illustrated in FIG. 9 and the like. No, but of course it may be in the flow. Further, in the above-described flow, the process of step S1002 (process of determining whether or not the communication device 2 can communicate) may be omitted, and the camera may be activated after the login process.

  In the above description, all communication devices 2 are targeted, but only the communication device 2 having the registered identifier may be able to capture an image.

  With the above-described configuration, the conditions for capturing an image are set based on the environment such as the position, and when the communication device 2 cannot communicate, the camera cannot be activated and the image itself cannot be captured. Further, even if communication is possible, image data cannot be transmitted to the server 1 unless the predetermined condition is satisfied. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the image data that satisfies the predetermined condition from being transmitted to the server 1. it can.

  Further, in the above description, the camera does not start unless it is in a communicable state, but in the case of B (Business) to C (Consumer) performed for individual consumers, the camera is not activated even if it is in a communicable state. Alternatively, the image data may be activated, captured and stored in the temporary storage unit 240, and the image data that does not satisfy the predetermined condition may be transmitted to the server 1 when the communication becomes possible.

  Next, what has been described so far is that when a camera is activated and an image is taken, the taken image data is sent to the server 1 as it is, or to the server 1 when a predetermined condition is not satisfied. is there. In the following, it is assumed that the captured image data is divided into image data to be transmitted to the server 1 and image data to be left in the communication device 2 (temporary storage unit 240) based on a predetermined standard, and is transmitted to the server 1. A configuration in which the divided image data is transmitted to the server 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The communication device 2 activates the camera (step S1101) and captures an image (step S1102). The communication device 2 determines whether the captured image data is image data that satisfies a predetermined image distribution condition (step S1103). When the predetermined image distribution condition is not satisfied (No in step S1103), the image data is saved in the temporary storage unit 240 of the communication device 2 or a server (not shown) (step S1104). On the other hand, when the predetermined image distribution condition is satisfied (Yes in step S1103), the image registration process to the server 1 is performed (step S1105).

  The predetermined image distribution condition will be described. The image distribution condition is used to divide the captured image data into image data to be left in the communication device 2 (temporary storage unit 240) and image data to be transmitted to the server 1 and registered. The condition that the captured image data is image data to be transmitted to the server 1.

  As a specific example of the image distribution condition, that is, the image data to be transmitted to the server 1, for example, the captured image data includes things (landmarks, etc.), is not out of focus (out of focus), It can be considered that the subject (person) includes a smiling face, the subject includes a predetermined number of subjects, and the subject includes a subject selected in advance by the user. Image data that does not correspond to these is stored in the temporary storage unit 240 of the communication device 2 without being transmitted to the server 1.

  The subject that determines whether or not a predetermined image distribution condition is satisfied is, for example, the processing unit 22 of the communication device 2, and the processing unit 22 uses the image authentication technology or the like to determine that the captured image data satisfies the image distribution condition. Judge whether or not to meet.

  Next, the content described so far is that the captured image data is transmitted to the server 1 and registered. However, the configuration may be such that, in addition to the server 1, the image data is transmitted and registered to, for example, a server on the client (kindergarten etc.) side. With such a configuration, it is possible to easily process and save the image data on the client side. Also, a period may be set and a setting for deleting the image data transmitted to the server may be added.

  The contents described so far are applicable not only to facilities such as kindergartens having a high security level, but also to B to C for individual consumers (applicable). When it is desired to prevent the captured image data from accumulating in the communication device 2, it is effective to transmit the captured image data to the server 1. In addition, for example, it is possible to prevent images from being taken during a concert, a train, or a museum. It can also be customized for bridal, etc. The image data captured by bridal or the like is selectively transmitted to the server 1 as described above, or all the image data is transmitted to the server 1, and the image data is selected and acquired from the server 1 at a later date. You can make it possible.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments as they are, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention at the stage of implementation. Moreover, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the above-described embodiments. For example, all the constituent elements shown in the embodiments may be combined appropriately. Furthermore, the constituent elements of different embodiments may be combined appropriately. It goes without saying that various modifications and applications are possible without departing from the spirit of the invention.

1 server 2 communication device 11 server communication unit 12 server storage unit 21 imaging unit 22 processing unit 23 communication unit 230 communication control unit 240 temporary storage unit (volatile RAM)
241 Non-volatile ROM
100 system

The present invention relates to a program or the like of a mobile information terminal that includes an imaging unit that images a subject and a communication unit that wirelessly communicates with an external device.

Claims (5)

An imaging unit that images a subject and generates image data,
A communication unit that communicates with the server via a communication network,
A storage unit that stores the image data generated by the imaging unit,
The storage unit has a first storage unit that loses information when the power is turned off, and a second storage unit that does not lose information even when the power is turned off.
The system further includes a processing unit configured to set the server as a storage destination of the image data stored in the first storage unit and instructed by the user,
The communication unit transmits the image data processed by the processing unit and stored in the first storage unit to the server,
The first storage unit stores an image data so that the image data is deleted by overwriting only the first storage unit of the storage unit, and an application that executes a program used for the processing of the processing unit, A mobile information terminal, wherein the application and another application having a different image data transmission function use different areas for each application. Further comprising a display unit for displaying the image of the image data,
The processing unit causes the display unit to display the image based on the image data, and when the user gives an instruction to save the image, stores the image data stored in the first storage unit. The mobile information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the mobile information terminal outputs to the communication unit.   The mobile information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the processing unit includes a process of deleting image data from the first storage unit in a predetermined short time.   Each time the processing unit transmits the image data stored in the first storage unit to the server by the communication unit, the processing unit stores at least the log information indicating the transmission in the second storage unit. The mobile information terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which performs processing.   The mobile information terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the processing unit activates the imaging unit when the communication unit can communicate with the server.