JP2020126539A - Management device, method of controlling the same, program, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a management device which allows for better motivating users to use a content publishing service.SOLUTION: A management server (4) provided herein comprises: a communication unit (403); a webpage generation unit (413); and a granting unit (416) configured to grant valuable information to a user account of a user who posted, to a content publishing service, content regarding a target product in association with an object having a link function that enables access to a site or application related to the target product.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a management device or the like that provides a content publishing service that publishes an image on a communication network by associating an image with a user account according to a user's instruction.

In the content publishing service, there is known a technique of associating content related to a target product with an object having a link function that enables access to a site or application related to the target product. For example, in a content publishing service such as SNS, a technique of tagging content related to a target product is known.

More specifically, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique in which a user tags a sales promotion subsidy for displaying a product or promoting a product so that the user can access a word-of-mouth information site of the product. Has been done. Further, in Patent Document 1, when a member customer (another user) who has read a word-of-mouth information site comes to purchase a product, points are given to the user account of the member (user) who posted the word-of-mouth information. Techniques for doing so are disclosed.

In addition to Patent Document 1, for example, in a content publishing service capable of posting content related to a target product, a tag that allows a user to touch the content related to the target product to access a company site related to the product. Techniques for attaching marks are known.

JP-A-2018-163632 (Published October 18, 2018)

It is required that the user motivates to use the content publishing service as described above.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a management device and its related technology that can motivate a user to use a content publishing service.

In order to solve the above problems, a management device according to an aspect of the present invention is a management device that provides a content publishing service that publishes content on a communication network in association with a user account in response to a user instruction. Then, a communication unit that receives, from the terminal device, a posting instruction for posting to the content publishing service by associating the content related to the target product and an object having a link function that can access the site or application related to the target product, A display screen creating unit that displays the content and the object associated with the object on a display screen in the content publishing service; and an assigning unit that assigns valuable information to the user account of the user who has issued the posting instruction. , Is provided. According to the above configuration, it is possible to motivate the user (poster) who has issued a posting instruction to use the content publishing service.

In the management device according to one aspect of the present invention, the content may be an image. The management device according to an aspect of the present invention can motivate the user to use a content publishing service such as an image publishing service, especially when the content is an image.

In the management device according to one aspect of the present invention, the communication unit notifies the terminal device of the user who has issued the posting instruction that the valuable information has been added to the user account of the user who has issued the posting instruction. You may notify. According to the above configuration, it is possible to increase the user's willingness to post an image to the content publishing service. As a result, the user such as a poster can be motivated to use the content publishing service.

In the management device according to one aspect of the present invention, the granting unit, when a product is purchased at a site or an application related to the target product accessed through the object, a user account of the user who has issued the posting instruction. Alternatively, the valuable information may be added. According to the above configuration, it is possible to motivate a user such as a poster to use the content publishing service.

In the management device according to an aspect of the present invention, the communication unit may be a user of the user who has issued the posting instruction when the user purchases a product on a site or an application related to the target product accessed through the object. You may notify the terminal device of the user who purchased the said product that the valuable information was added to the account. According to the above configuration, the user (purchaser) who purchased the product can be motivated to post the image to the content publishing service. As a result, the user such as the purchaser can be motivated to use the content publishing service.

In the management device according to an aspect of the present invention, the content publishing service may be a social network service. According to the above configuration, the user of the terminal device has a personal account on the content publishing service and can appropriately communicate with other users.

In the management device according to one aspect of the present invention, the display screen creation unit may display the object on the content displayed on the display screen. According to the above configuration, the object is displayed in the vicinity of the content rather than outside the content, so that the visibility can be improved.

The management device according to an aspect of the present invention further includes a determination unit that determines whether or not a target product in the content matches a target product in a site or an application accessible from the object, If the determination unit determines that the target product in the content does not match the target product in the site or application accessible from the object, the determination unit may delete the content or the object. According to the above configuration, it is possible to prevent the valuable information from being mistakenly added to the user account of the poster.

The management device according to an aspect of the present invention further includes a determination unit that determines whether or not a plurality of the same contents have been posted to the content publishing service, and the determination unit is configured such that the plurality of the same contents are the content publishing service. If it is determined that the post has been posted to, the post may be invalidated. According to the above configuration, for example, when one of the same contents is stolen, it is possible to prevent the valuable information from being accidentally added to the user account of the poster who posted the stolen contents. it can.

In the management device according to an aspect of the present invention, the adding unit may add valuable information corresponding to the number of the objects associated with the content to the user account of the user who has issued the posting instruction. .. According to the above configuration, it is possible to motivate a user such as a poster to associate an object with a content. This can further motivate users such as posters to use the content publishing service.

In the management device according to one aspect of the present invention, the display screen creation unit associates the content with the object relating to a target product included in the content via the communication unit, and the user of the terminal device. You may suggest to According to the above configuration, the association can be performed more easily.

In order to solve the above problems, a control method of a management device according to one aspect of the present invention provides a content publishing service that publishes content on a communication network in association with a user account in response to a user instruction. A method for controlling a management device, wherein the management device posts content related to a target product and an object having a link function capable of accessing a site or application related to the target product to the content publishing service in association with each other. A communication step of receiving an instruction from a terminal device, the management device, a display screen creating step of displaying the content and the object associated with the object on a display screen in the content publishing service, and the management device, An assigning step of assigning valuable information to the user account of the user who has issued the posting instruction. According to the above configuration, the user can be motivated to use the content publishing service.

The management device according to each aspect of the present invention may be realized by a computer. In this case, the management device is realized by the computer by operating the computer as each unit (software element) included in the management device. The program of the management device and the computer-readable recording medium recording the program are also included in the scope of the present invention.

According to one aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a management device and its related technology that can motivate a user to use a content publishing service.

It is a block diagram showing the important section composition of the image pick-up picture management system concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the captured image management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view showing an example of composition of appearance of a photograph sticker creation device concerning an embodiment of the present invention. It is the perspective view which looked at the external appearance of the photograph sticker creation apparatus concerning an embodiment of the present invention from another angle. It is a figure explaining movement of a user in an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the imaging|photography part with which the photograph sticker preparation apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention is equipped. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the background part with which the photograph sticker preparation apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention is equipped. It is a figure showing the example of composition of the edit part with which the photograph sticker creation device concerning the embodiment of the present invention is equipped. It is a figure showing an example of composition of a post-sales service section with which a photograph sticker creation device concerning an embodiment of the present invention is equipped. It is a block diagram showing an example of composition inside a photograph sticker creation device concerning an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the membership database which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the image preservation determination database which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for explaining an example of contribution of the picture which the object concerning an embodiment of the present invention was associated with. It is a figure for explaining an example of contribution of the picture which the object concerning an embodiment of the present invention was associated with. It is a figure for explaining an example of contribution of the picture which the object concerning an embodiment of the present invention was associated with. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the purchase of the goods in the site regarding the object goods accessed via the object concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the purchase of the goods in the site regarding the object goods accessed via the object concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the purchase of the goods in the site regarding the object goods accessed via the object concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure for explaining an example of judgment of a target product in an image concerning an embodiment of the present invention, and a target product in a site accessible from an object. It is a figure for explaining an example of judgment of a target product in an image concerning an embodiment of the present invention, and a target product in a site accessible from an object. It is a flow chart which shows an example of a flow of control processing of a management server concerning an embodiment of the present invention.

[Embodiment]
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. Descriptions of configurations other than the configurations described in the following specific embodiments may be omitted as necessary, but the configurations are the same as those described in other embodiments. Further, for convenience of description, members having the same functions as the members shown in the respective embodiments are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be appropriately omitted. Further, the shapes of the configurations and the dimensions such as length, size, and width described in the drawings do not reflect the actual shapes and dimensions, and are appropriately changed for the sake of clarity and simplification of the drawings. doing.

(Captured image management system 10)
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the captured image management system 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the captured image management system 10 includes a photograph sticker creating apparatus 1, a mobile terminal (terminal device) 6, and a management server (server) 4.

The outline of the captured image management system 10 will be described below. The photographed image management system 10 provides the user with a service (image management service) that realizes photographing of the user, editing of the image, printing of the image as a photograph sticker, and saving of the image on the image providing site. Photographing, image editing, and photo sticker printing services are provided by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 installed in a store such as a game center. The image storage service is provided by the management server 4 that manages the image providing site. The user can save the captured image of himself/herself on the image providing site by operating the mobile terminal 6 that he/she owns.

Pre-member registration is required to save images on the image providing site. The user registers himself as a free member on the image providing site. Free members do not have to pay a membership fee, but image-providing sites are limited in the number of images they can store. In this embodiment, the free member can save only one image for each game on the image providing site.

The user can change his or her own membership attribute from a free member to a paid member. Paid members can store an unlimited number of images on the image-providing site at the expense of having to pay a certain membership fee on an ongoing basis. In the present embodiment, all captured images generated by a single photo shoot can be stored in the image providing site.

The flow from photography to image storage in the captured image management system 10 will be briefly described below. One or a plurality of users pay the price to the photograph sticker creating apparatus 1 and play a game regarding photography and image editing. The user photographs himself as a subject during the game. The user selects some of the images to be edited from the images generated by shooting and edits them as desired. Further, the user inputs his/her mail address into the photograph sticker creating apparatus 1 in order to save the image on the image providing site later.

After the game ends, the user gets the photo sticker. On the other hand, the photograph sticker creating apparatus 1 associates the generated image with the input user's email address and sends it to the management server 4. The management server 4 sends an e-mail to the received e-mail address instructing that the received image be stored in the image providing site. The user receives this mail at his/her mobile terminal 6. The mail describes the procedure for saving the image on the image providing site. The user performs an operation for saving an image on the mobile terminal 6 according to the procedure. As a result, the image is stored in the image storage area dedicated to the user on the image providing site.

After saving the image on the image providing site, the user can log in to the image providing site using the mobile terminal 6 or another desired device and download the image.

(Configuration of photo sticker creation device)
The configuration and function of each device constituting the captured image management system 10 will be described in detail below. First, details of the photograph sticker creating apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of the outer appearance of the photograph sticker creating apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in this figure, the photograph sticker creating apparatus 1 mainly includes a photographing unit 11, an editing unit 12, and a post-service group 13. The photograph sticker creating apparatus 1 is installed in a state where the photographing unit 11 and the editing unit 12 are in contact with each other, and the editing unit 12 and the post-customer service section 13 are in contact with each other.

(Photographing unit 11)
The photographing unit 11 includes a photographing unit 21 and a background unit 22. The imaging unit 21 and the background unit 22 are installed apart from each other by a predetermined distance. Shooting control is performed in a shooting space that is a space formed between the shooting unit 21 and the background unit 22.

The image capturing unit 21 is a device that allows a user to perform image capturing control. The image capturing unit 21 is located in front of the user who enters the image capturing space and performs image capturing control. A touch panel monitor or the like used by the user at the time of shooting control is provided on the front panel 41 of the shooting unit 21 that forms a surface that faces the shooting space. When the left side of the user in the shooting space is the left side and the right side is the right side, the left side of the shooting unit 21 is the side panel 42A and the right side is the side panel 42B.

The background part 22 is attached to the left end of the back panel 51, which is a plate-shaped member located on the back side of the user who is facing the front and is performing the shooting control, and has a plate width narrower than the side panel 42A. And a side panel 52B (FIG. 4) that is a plate-shaped member that is attached to the right end of the rear panel 51 and has a narrower width than the side panel 42B.

The side panel 42A that constitutes the left side surface of the imaging unit 21 and the side panel 52A of the background section 22 are provided on substantially the same plane, and their upper portions are connected by a connecting portion 23A that is a plate-shaped member. Further, the side panel 42B forming the right side surface of the photographing unit 21 and the side panel 52B of the background section 22 are provided on substantially the same plane, and the upper portions of the side panel 42B and the side panel 52B are connected by the connecting portion 23B which is a plate-shaped member.

An opening formed by being surrounded by the side panel 42A of the photographing section 21, the connecting section 23A, and the side panel 52A of the background section 22 serves as an entrance/exit G1 of the photographing space. An opening formed by being surrounded by the side panel 42B of the photographing section 21, the connecting section 23B, and the side panel 52B of the background section 22 also serves as the entrance/exit G2 of the photographing space.

A background curtain unit 25 is provided above the background portion 22 so as to be supported by the back panel 51, the side panel 52A, and the side panel 52B. The background curtain unit 25 accommodates a plurality of wind-up type background curtains having different colors or patterns and used for the background. The background curtain unit 25 operates in conjunction with shooting by a camera or the like provided in the shooting unit 21, and lowers a curtain of a color selected by the user and winds other curtains at the time of shooting, for example.

As the background curtain housed in the background curtain unit 25, an elevating curtain that uses a plurality of curtains as one curtain for chromaki may be prepared. Further, the curtain for chromaki is attached to the rear panel 51 which is the back of the photographing space in advance, and a plurality of types of background images for combination are prepared, and the background image desired by the user is displayed on the curtain portion in the editing control described later. It may be possible to synthesize.

An opening surrounded by the front panel 41 of the photographing unit 21, the connecting portion 23A, the connecting portion 23B, and the background curtain unit 25 is formed above the photographing space, and the ceiling strobe unit 24 is provided so as to cover a part of the opening. It is provided. One end of the ceiling strobe unit 24 is fixed to the connecting portion 23A, and the other end is fixed to the connecting portion 23B. The ceiling strobe unit 24 has a built-in strobe that emits light toward the inside of the photographing space in accordance with photographing. A fluorescent lamp is provided inside the strobe that constitutes the ceiling strobe unit 24, and also functions as illumination of the photographing space.

(Editor 12)
The editing unit 12 is a device that allows a user to perform editing control, which is a process of editing an image obtained by shooting control. The editing unit 12 is provided so as to be connected to the photographing unit 11 so that one side surface contacts the back surface of the front panel 41 of the photographing unit 21. The editing unit 12 is provided with a structure such as a tablet built-in monitor used by the user during editing control.

When the configuration of the editing unit 12 shown in FIG. 3 is the configuration on the front side, the configurations used for editing control are provided on the front side and the back side of the editing unit 12 so that two sets of users can edit at the same time. It is provided.

The front side of the editing unit 12 is a surface that is perpendicular to the floor and is substantially parallel to the side panel 42A, and is composed of a slope 72 formed above the surface 71. The configuration used is provided on the slope 72. A support portion 73A having a columnar shape and supporting one end of the illumination device 74 is provided on the left side of the slope 72. A support portion 75 that supports the curtain rail 26 is provided on the upper surface of the support portion 73A. A support portion 73B (FIG. 4) that supports the other end of the lighting device 74 is also provided on the right side of the slope 72.

A curtain rail 26 is attached above the editing unit 12. The curtain rail 26 is configured by combining three rails 26A to 26C so that the shape when viewed from above is a U-shape. One ends of the rails 26A and 26B provided in parallel are fixed to the connecting portion 23A and the connecting portion 23B, respectively, and both ends of the remaining one rail 26C are joined to the other ends.

A curtain is attached to the curtain rail 26 so that the interior of the space in front of the editing unit 12 and the space in front of the rear of the editing unit 12 cannot be seen from the outside. A space in front of and in front of the back of the editing unit 12 surrounded by the curtains attached to the curtain rails 26 is an editing space in which the user performs editing control.

(Post-service department 13)
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the external appearance of the photograph sticker creating apparatus viewed from another angle. The after-sales service unit 13 is a device for performing after-sales service and allowing a user to perform an operation for the after-sales service. The after-sales service includes a process of transmitting an image (including an edited image) to the management server 4, a process of causing a user to perform a mini game, a process of answering a questionnaire, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 4, the after-sales service section 13 has a plate-shaped housing having a predetermined thickness, and is connected to the editing section 12 so that its back surface contacts the left side surface of the editing section 12. It is provided. On the front surface of the after-sales service section 13, a tablet built-in monitor used by the user at the time of operation for the after-sales service, a discharge port for discharging a sticker sheet on which an image (including an edited image) is printed, and the like are provided. A space in front of the post-customer service section 13 is a post-customer service space in which a user waiting for the completion of printing on the sticker paper operates the post-customer service.

(Move user)
The flow of the photograph sticker creating game and the movement of the user accompanying it will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating user movement.

The user of the photograph sticker creating apparatus 1 takes a picture formed between the photographing section 21 and the background section 22 from the entrance G1 as shown by the white arrow #1 or from the entrance G2 as shown by the white arrow #2. The space A1 is entered, and shooting control is performed using a camera, a touch panel monitor, or the like provided in the shooting unit 21.

It should be noted that, in capturing the image of the user, not all of the capturing is of capturing the image printed on the sticker paper, but to transmit to the mobile terminal 6 (or, so that the mobile terminal 6 can browse it, In some cases, the image is taken only for transmission to the management server 4). This is because the user's preference may be different between the image to be printed and the image to be transmitted to the mobile terminal 6, and at the time of photographing by the user, the user wants to shoot while considering the transmission to the mobile terminal 6. It responds to the user's intention.

The user who has finished the shooting control moves out of the shooting space A1 to the editing space A2-1 by using the entrance/exit G1 as indicated by the white arrow #3, or moves to the entrance/exit G2 as indicated by the white arrow #4. Use it to move out of the shooting space A1 and move to the editing space A2-2.

The editing space A2-1 is an editing space on the front side of the editing unit 12, and the editing space A2-2 is an editing space on the back side of the editing unit 12. Which of the editing space A2-1 and the editing space A2-2 is to be moved is guided by the screen display of the touch panel monitor of the photographing unit 21 or the like. For example, the free space of the two editing spaces is guided as the destination. The user who has moved to the editing space A2-1 or the editing space A2-2 starts editing control. The user of the editing space A2-1 and the user of the editing space A2-2 can simultaneously perform editing control.

After the editing control is finished, printing of the image selected from the images (including the edited image) is started. During the printing of the image, the user who has finished the editing control moves from the editing space A2-1 to the post-sale service space A3 as indicated by the white arrow #5 when the editing control is being performed in the editing space A2-1. Receive post-service, and perform the operation for the post-service. Further, when the editing control is completed in the editing space A2-2, the user moves from the editing space A2-2 to the after-sales service space A3 as shown by the white arrow #6, and performs the after-sales service. In the space A3, the after-sales service is received and the operation for the after-sales service is performed.

When the printing of the image is completed, the user receives the sticker paper from the discharge port provided in the post-service department 13, and ends the series of photo sticker creating games.

(Structure of each member)
Next, the configuration of each member included in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 will be described.

(Photographing unit 21)
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the photographing unit 21 provided in the photograph sticker creating apparatus 1. The imaging unit 21 is configured by attaching a front panel 41, a side panel 42A, and a side panel 42B to a base 43 having a box-like shape.

The front panel 41 is located in front of the user who performs the shooting control in the shooting space A1, and the side panels 42A and 42B are located on the left side and the right side of the user who perform the shooting control in the shooting space A1, respectively. The connecting portion 23A is fixed above the side panel 42A, and the connecting portion 23B is fixed above the side panel 42B.

A shooting/display unit 81 is provided at the substantially center of the front panel 41. The shooting/display unit 81 includes a camera 91, a front strobe 92, and a touch panel monitor 93.

The camera 91 is composed of an image pickup device such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) or a CMOS (Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor), and photographs the user in the photographing space A1. The moving image captured by the camera 91 is displayed on the touch panel monitor 93 in real time. The image captured by the camera 91 at a predetermined timing such as when the user instructs to shoot the image is stored as an image (still image).

The touch panel monitor 93 provided below the camera 91 is composed of a monitor such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and a touch panel laminated on the monitor. The touch panel monitor 93 has a function as a live view monitor for displaying a moving image captured by the camera 91 and a function for displaying various GUI (Graphical User Interface) images and accepting a user's selection operation by the touch panel. There is. On the touch panel monitor 93, a moving image after the images of the background and the like are combined is displayed as appropriate.

An upper strobe 82 is installed above the front panel 41 with reference to the position of the photographing/display unit 81. A left strobe 83 is installed on the left side and a right strobe 84 is installed on the right side. A lower strobe 85 is provided at a position below the photographing/display unit 81 so that the upper surface of the base portion 43 partially projects.

The upper strobe 82 irradiates the user from the upper front. The left strobe 83 irradiates the user from the left front, and the right strobe 84 irradiates the user from the right front. The lower strobe 85 illuminates the user from the lower front.

The base unit 43 is also provided with a foot strobe 86 that illuminates the foot of the user. Fluorescent lamps are provided inside the upper strobe 82, the left strobe 83, the right strobe 84, the lower strobe 85, and the foot strobe 86. Together with the fluorescent lamps inside the strobes that constitute the ceiling strobe unit 24, shooting It is used as illumination in the space A1. As will be described later, by adjusting the light emission amount of each fluorescent lamp or by adjusting the number of fluorescent lamps to emit light, the brightness in the photographing space A1 can be adjusted to the contents of the photographing control performed by the user. It is adjusted accordingly.

On the right side of the foot strobe 86, a coin insertion/return port 87 through which a user inputs money is provided.

Spaces 43A and 43B formed on the left and right of the upper surface of the base portion 43 with the lower strobe 85 sandwiched therebetween are used as a luggage storage area for a user who performs image capturing control to put baggage or the like. On the front panel 41, for example, near the ceiling, a speaker for outputting sounds such as a guidance voice for shooting control, BGM (Back Ground Music), and sound effects is also provided.

(Background part 22)
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the background portion 22 provided in the photograph sticker creating apparatus 1. As described above, the background curtain unit 25 is provided above the back panel 51. A rear central strobe 101, which illuminates a user who is performing photographing control in the photographing space A1 from the rear center, is attached to substantially the center of the background curtain unit 25.

A rear left strobe 102 for irradiating a user who is performing image capturing control in the image capturing space A1 from the left rear is attached above the rear panel 51 and at a position on the doorway G1 side. A rear right strobe 103 for irradiating a user who is performing image capturing control in the image capturing space A1 from the right rear side is attached to a position on the doorway G2 side above the rear panel 51.

(Editor 12)
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the editing unit 12 provided in the photograph sticker creating apparatus 1. As shown in this figure, in the editing unit 12, a tablet built-in monitor 131 is provided substantially at the center of the slope 72. A touch pen 132A is provided on the left side and a touch pen 132B is provided on the right side across the tablet built-in monitor 131.

The tablet built-in monitor 131 is configured by providing a tablet, which can be operated and input using the touch pens 132A and 132B, superimposed on a monitor such as an LCD. On the tablet built-in monitor 131, for example, an edit screen which is a screen used for editing the image selected as the image to be edited is displayed. When two people perform editing work simultaneously, the touch pen 132A is used by one user and the touch pen 132B is used by the other user.

It should be noted that the editing of the image performed by the editing unit 12 is not necessarily the editing of all the images to be printed, but the image that the user is supposed to only send to the mobile terminal 6 (that is, the image that is not printed). May be an edit to. This is because there is a difference in user preference between the image to be printed and the image transmitted to the mobile terminal 6 and used on the web. For example, the image to be used for a blog or the like is printed. This is for responding to the user's intention to edit the image differently.

(Post-service department 13)
A post-service department 13 is provided on the left side of the editing unit 12. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the post-sales service section 13 provided in the photograph sticker creating apparatus 1.

A tablet built-in monitor 161 is provided in the upper center of the post-service group 13. A touch pen 162A is provided on the left side and a touch pen 162B is provided on the right side across the tablet built-in monitor 161. Similarly to the tablet built-in monitor 131, the tablet built-in monitor 161 is also configured by providing a tablet on which an operation input can be made using the touch pen 162A or 162B, on a monitor such as an LCD so as to be superimposed. On the tablet built-in monitor 161, a screen used in a post-customer service process such as a mini game is displayed.

A non-contact type IC reader/writer 163 is provided below the tablet built-in monitor 161, and a sticker sheet discharge port 164 is provided below the non-contact type IC reader/writer 163. A speaker 165 is provided below the sticker sheet discharge port 164.

The non-contact type IC reader/writer 163 communicates with a non-contact type IC that is in proximity to the non-contact type IC reader/writer 163 to read data from the non-contact type IC and write data to the non-contact type IC.

The sticker sheet discharge port 164 is formed by a sticker sheet on which an image created by the user in the editing space A2-1 performing editing control is printed, or by a user in the editing space A2-2 performing editing control. The sticker paper on which the image is printed is ejected. A printer is provided inside the editing unit 12, and an image is printed by the printer.

The speaker 165 outputs sounds such as a guide voice, BGM, and sound effects at the time of subsequent customer service.

(Internal structure of photo sticker creation device 1)
Next, the internal structure of the photograph sticker creating apparatus 1 will be described. FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration example of the photograph sticker creating apparatus 1. The same components as those described above are designated by the same reference numerals. A duplicate description will be omitted as appropriate.

The control unit 201 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and the like, executes a program stored in a ROM (Read Only Memory) 206 or a storage unit 202, and controls the overall operation of the photograph sticker creating apparatus 1. A storage unit 202, a communication unit 203, a drive 204, a ROM 206, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 207 are connected to the control unit 201. The control unit 201 is also connected to the imaging unit 21, the editing unit 12, the post-service group 13, and the printing unit 211.

The storage unit 202 is a non-volatile storage medium such as a hard disk or a flash memory, and stores various setting information supplied from the control unit 201. The information stored in the storage unit 202 is appropriately read by the control unit 201.

The communication unit 203 is a network interface such as the Internet, and communicates with an external device under the control of the control unit 201.

A removable medium 205 such as an optical disk or a semiconductor memory is appropriately mounted on the drive 204. The computer program and data read from the removable medium 205 by the drive 204 are supplied to the control unit 201, stored in the storage unit 202, or installed.

The ROM 206 stores programs and data executed by the control unit 201. The RAM 207 temporarily stores data and programs processed by the control unit 201.

The image capturing unit 21 performs processing relating to image capturing control by the user in the image capturing space A1. The imaging unit 21 includes a coin processing unit 221, a background control unit 222, an illumination control unit 223, a camera 91, a touch panel monitor 93, and a speaker 224.

The coin processing unit 221 detects insertion of coins into the coin insertion/return port 87. When the coin processing unit 221 detects that a predetermined amount of coins such as 300 yen has been inserted, the coin processing unit 221 outputs a start signal indicating this to the control unit 201.

The background control unit 222 raises and lowers the background curtain stored in the background curtain unit 25 according to the background control signal supplied from the control unit 201. The background curtain may be selected manually by the user.

The illumination control unit 223 controls the light emission of each strobe in the shooting space A1 according to the illumination control signal supplied from the control unit 201. As described above, in the shooting space A1, in addition to the strobe of the ceiling strobe unit 24, the upper strobe 82, the left strobe 83, the right strobe 84, the lower strobe 85 and the foot strobe 86 provided in the photographing unit 21 and the background portion. A rear central strobe 101, a rear left strobe 102, and a rear right strobe 103, which are provided at 22, are provided. A fluorescent lamp is also provided inside each strobe.

In addition, the illumination control unit 223 adjusts the light emission amount of the fluorescent lamps provided inside each strobe, or adjusts the number of fluorescent lamps to be emitted, so that the user can perform the shooting control step performed by the user. The brightness in the shooting space A1 is adjusted accordingly.

The camera 91 shoots under the control of the control unit 201, and outputs an image (image) obtained by the shooting to the control unit 201. Further, when performing the user authentication described below, the camera 91 performs image authentication by capturing a part of the user's body, the user's posture (pose), or the user's movement (gesture) as a still image or a moving image. An image (authentication image) for generating the information (image authentication information) may be captured and transmitted to the control unit 201.

The editing unit 12A performs processing related to user editing control in the editing space A2-1. The editing unit 12A includes a tablet built-in monitor 131 provided on the front side of the editing unit 12, touch pens 132A and 132B, and a speaker 231. The editing unit 12B also has the same configuration as the editing unit 12A, and performs a process related to the user's editing control in the editing space A2-2.

The tablet built-in monitor 131 displays the edit screen under the control of the control unit 201, and detects the user's operation on the edit screen. A signal indicating the content of the user's operation is supplied to the control unit 201, and the image to be edited is edited.

The after-sales service department 13 performs processing regarding after-sales service in the after-sales service space A3. The after-sales service section 13 includes a tablet built-in monitor 161, touch pens 162A and 162B, a non-contact type IC reader/writer 163, and a speaker 165.

The printing unit 211 includes a printer 241, which is a component for performing print control, and a sticker sheet unit 242. The printer 241 prints the image or the edited image obtained by the editing control by the user on the sticker paper stored in the sticker paper unit 242 attached to the printer 241, and discharges it to the sticker paper discharge port 164. .. The post-editing service section 13 and the printing section 211, which are surrounded by the one-dot chain line, are configured to perform the post-editing service for the user in the post-editing service space A3.

In addition, in the process related to print control, the printing unit 211 prints the captured image (or the edited image) on the sticker paper, and also acquires the image transmitted to the management server 4 outside the margin (the end of the sticker paper or the like). A URL (Uniform Resource Locater) for doing so, a sticker ID (image acquisition ID), and the like may be printed. The sticker ID is an identifier for uniquely identifying one or a plurality of images (including photographed images and edited images) generated in one game in the photograph sticker creating apparatus 1, and is used by the user during one game. This is an identifier for acquiring the generated image. The user accesses the URL for acquiring the image and inputs the sticker ID to open a web page (image acquisition page) for acquiring the image generated in one game in the photograph sticker creating apparatus 1. It can be displayed on the mobile terminal 6.

This is because, for example, when the post-service department 13 or the like receives an input of an email address from a user, a correct address cannot be received due to a timeout or a mistake input, and information such as a URL for acquiring an image is transmitted to the user. This is for enabling the user to obtain the image by accessing the URL printed on the sticker paper and inputting the sticker ID when it is not possible.

The printing unit 211 may print a predetermined e-mail address, a QR code (registered trademark), or the like, instead of the URL, as the information for acquiring the image. When the predetermined mail address is printed, the user receives a mail in which the URL for acquiring the image is described from the management server 4 by sending a blank mail to the predetermined mail address. You can When the QR code (registered trademark) is printed on the sticker paper, the user accesses the image acquisition page by accessing the web page indicated by the QR code (registered trademark) using the mobile terminal 6. You can also access it directly.

(Management server 4)
The management server (management device) 4 is a management device that provides a content publishing service that publishes content on a communication network in association with a user account according to a user's instruction. Examples of the content include images (for example, still images or moving images) and characters. The management server 4 can motivate the user to use a content publishing service such as an image publishing service when the content is an image, particularly when the content is an image. The case where the content is an image and the content publishing service is an image publishing service will be described below.
Details of the management server 4 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a management server 4 according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in this figure, the management server 4 mainly includes a control unit 401, a storage unit 402, and a communication unit 403. The control unit 401 centrally controls each member included in the management server 4. The storage unit 402 stores various data used in the management server 4. The communication unit 403 communicates with other devices included in the captured image management system 10.

The management server 4 may periodically send the member information stored in the member database 422 of the storage unit 402 to the photograph sticker creating apparatus 1. The photograph sticker creating apparatus 1 may periodically download the member information. In this case, it is desirable that the management server 4 and the photograph sticker creating apparatus 1 communicate with each other in the morning or at night when the communication load is relatively small and the member information is transmitted and received.

(Details of communication unit 403)
The communication unit 403 associates an image (content) related to the target product with an object having a link function that allows access to the site or application related to the target product, and issues a posting instruction to post to the image publishing service (content publishing service). , From the communication unit 609 of the mobile terminal 6.

Examples of the site related to the target product include an EC site and the like.

Examples of the object having a link function that allows access to the site or application related to the target product include a tag and the like. The object may be a character or an image.

The image publishing service (content publishing service) is a service in which content related to a target product is posted. Examples of the image disclosure service include WEB services such as social network services (SNS). More specifically, an image providing site that is an SNS can be mentioned. When the image disclosure service is SNS, the user of the mobile terminal 6 has a personal account on the image disclosure service and can suitably communicate with other users.

(Details of control unit 401)
As shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 401 includes a communication control unit 411, a mail creation unit 412, a web page creation unit (display screen creation unit) 413, an image management unit (save processing unit) 414, an authentication unit 415, and an addition unit. 416 and a determination unit 417 are provided.

(Communication control unit 411)
The communication control unit 411 controls communication by the communication unit 403.

(Email creation unit 412)
The email creating unit 412 creates an email to be sent to the email address of the user who played with the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. In the present embodiment, the mail creating unit 412 uses the data stored in the mail database 421 to create a mail for sending an image to be sent to the mail address input from the communication control unit 411. , To the communication control unit 411.

(Web page creation unit 413)
The web page creation unit (display screen creation unit) 413 creates a web page displayed on the mobile terminal 6 or the photo sticker creation apparatus 1 (various monitors described later). In the present embodiment, the web page creation unit 413 uses the data stored in the web page database 423 to create a web page according to the access request received from the mobile terminal 6 or the photograph sticker creating apparatus 1, and communicates. It is output to the control unit 411. Although details will be described later, the web page creation unit 413 creates a web page according to the membership type of the user.

The web page creation unit 413 displays, for example, an image (content) and an object associated with an object such as a tagged image on a display screen in an image publication service (content publication service). Hereinafter, a case where the web page creation unit 413 displays an image associated with an object and the object on the web page in the image publishing service will be described. Further, the web page creation unit 413 displays an object on or outside the image (content) displayed on the web page in the image publishing service. When the web page creation unit 413 displays the object on the image (content) displayed on the web page, the object is displayed closer to the image (content) than outside the image (content). Thereby, the visibility can be improved. Further, the web page creation unit 413 may display an object on the target product in the image displayed on the web page in the image publishing service. In this case, since the relationship between the target product and the site of the target product becomes clear, the visibility can be further improved.

In the following, “page” means data to be transmitted and displayed by the management server 4 to a communication terminal such as the mobile terminal 6 or the photograph sticker creating apparatus 1, such as a web page. The page usually includes text data and image data, and may further include audio data and moving image data.

(Image management unit 414)
The image management unit 414 manages the image provided to the user through the image providing site. In the present embodiment, the image management unit 414 saves the image specified by the user among the images created by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 in the image database 424.

(Authentication unit 415)
The authentication unit 415 receives a user authentication request from the mobile terminal 6 at the time of logging in to the image management service, and performs user authentication. The authentication unit 415 uses the image data (authentication captured image, login image) transmitted from the mobile terminal 6 to determine whether or not the member is a pre-registered member, and accesses the image providing site (image The management service is logged in) and the unsaved image is stored in the user's My Page, and includes an image data acquisition unit 4151, a feature amount extraction unit 4152, and a collation unit 4153. In this embodiment, the face image of the user is assumed as the login image and the personal identification data, but the present invention is not limited to this. As will be described later, other than the user's face image may be used as the login image and the personal identification data.

The image data acquisition unit 4151 acquires image data of a captured image for authentication captured by the mobile terminal 6 from the mobile terminal 6 via the communication unit 403, and transmits the image data to the feature amount extraction unit 4152.

The characteristic amount extraction unit 4152 extracts the characteristic amount of the image data transmitted from the image data acquisition unit 4151 and transmits it to the matching unit 4153.

The collation unit 4153 collates the feature amount of the image data transmitted from the feature amount extraction unit 4152 with the user personal identification data stored in the member database 422. The matching method may be performed by using any technique. For example, whether the contour points of a specific organ (retina, etc.) match by comparing whether the contour points of the face match or not For example, comparison is made. Then, as a result of the comparison, when the reliability is equal to or higher than the threshold value, it is determined that the feature amount of the transmitted image data and the user personal identification data stored in the member database 422 match. Then, when the feature amount and the personal identification data match, the matching unit 4153 determines that the user authentication is successful, and permits (logs in) the mobile terminal 6 to access the user page of the image providing site. At the same time, of the captured images captured by the photograph sticker creating apparatus 1, a captured image that is not stored in the user's My Page is sent to the image management unit 414. My page is a page unique to each user on the image providing site. By accessing My Page, the user can view the photographed image that has been photographed and stored by the photograph sticker creating apparatus 1.

On the other hand, when the feature amount and the personal identification data do not match, the matching unit 4153 notifies the mobile terminal 6 that the user authentication has failed.

If the user authentication fails a predetermined number of times, the user ID and password authentication may be requested. Alternatively, when a plurality of types of authentication are possible, an operation of switching the authentication method to another authentication method may be performed to request authentication by the other authentication method.

(Granting unit 416)
The adding unit 416 adds valuable information to the user account of the user (poster) who has issued a posting instruction. Valuable information includes, for example, points that can be used on image-providing sites or apps, points that can be shared by multiple types of services, points that can be used to acquire rights for paid members of image-providing sites or apps, and photo sticker creation. Tickets that can be used for playing the device 1, tickets that can be used for various products and/or services, contents used in the photo sticker creating device 1, the number of images saved by the photo sticker creating device 1, and The expiration date of the image photographed by the photograph sticker creating apparatus 1 may be mentioned. When the provision unit 416 imparts anti-stone and valuable information to the user account of a specific user, the valuable information is recorded in the corresponding user account in the member database 422.

Here, in the related art as described in Patent Document 1, when a user other than the tagged user purchases the tagged product, points are given to the user account of the tagged user. To be done. Therefore, the conventional technique described in Patent Document 1 does not add valuable information to the user account of the poster.

On the other hand, the granting unit 416 in this embodiment grants valuable information to the user account of the poster. Specifically, the adding unit 416 adds valuable information to the user account of the poster when the posting of the tagged image to the image publishing service is completed. This can improve the motivation of the poster. Therefore, users such as posters can be motivated to use the image disclosure service. As a result, the number of users who use the image disclosure service can be increased.

Also, by posting the tagged image to an image publishing service such as SNS, the poster can make another user confirm the tagged image. For example, it is assumed that the tagged image is an image regarding a user who has used cosmetics of a specific product. In this case, the poster can introduce the cosmetics used by the user to other users who use the image disclosure service such as SNS when posting the image. Thus, especially when the image disclosure service is SNS, it is possible to increase the opportunities for users to share information with each other.

The assigning unit 416 assigns valuable information according to the number of posted images (contents) tagged to the user account of the poster. Further, the assigning unit 416 may rank the contributors in descending order of the number of posts. Further, the giving unit 416 may give bonus points to the user account of the poster each time the number of posted tagged images reaches a predetermined number. Further, the assigning unit 416 may assign valuable information corresponding to the number of posted images (contents) to the user account of the poster, in addition to the number of posts. Thereby, for example, when a plurality of images (contents) are posted per posting, the number of posts themselves gives high valuable information to at least the user account of the poster. This allows the user such as the poster to motivate the user to post the tagged image. As a result, users such as posters can be further motivated to use the image disclosure service.

The granting unit 416 grants valuable information to the contributor's user account when the product is purchased at the site or application relating to the target product accessed through the object. This can further motivate users such as posters to use the image disclosure service. The adding unit 416 may add valuable information to the user account of the poster even when the user accesses a specific site through the object. This can further motivate users such as posters to use the image disclosure service.

When the user is a paying member of the image providing site and the user purchases a product on the site or application relating to the target product, the giving unit 416 may discount the price of the product. Further, the granting unit 416 may determine the discount rate according to the type of member. For example, the granting unit 416 may determine the discount rate to be 0% when the user is a free member (guest). Further, the granting unit 416 determines that the discount rate is 3% when the user is a paying member and is a mini, the discount rate is 7% when the user is a standard, and the discount rate is 10% when the user is a premium. May be. This can motivate the user to become a paying member of the image providing site.

The assigning unit 416 assigns valuable information according to the number of objects associated with an image (content) to the user account of the poster. The assigning unit 416 also ranks the contributors in descending order of the number of objects associated with the image. By these, it is possible to motivate a user such as a poster to associate an object with an image. As a result, users such as posters can be further motivated to use the image disclosure service.

(Determination unit 417)
The determination unit 417 determines whether the target product in the image (content) and the target product in the site or application accessible from the object match. Specifically, the determination unit 417 determines whether the target product name in the image matches the tag name. When the determination unit 417 determines that the target product in the image does not match the target product in the site or application accessible from the object, the determination unit 417 deletes the image (content) or the object. As a result, it is possible to prevent erroneous addition of valuable information to the user account of the poster.

The determination unit 417 determines, for example, by image recognition, whether the target product in the image matches the target product in the site or application accessible from the object. In this case, the determination unit 417 systematizes the target product and object in the image by system (genre) (for example, thesaurus conversion of the tag), and then calculates the degree of association between the image and the object, Make a decision. As a result, it is possible to suitably determine even an image and an object whose system is likely to be erroneously recognized.

In addition, the determination unit 417 determines whether or not a plurality of the same images (contents) are posted to the image publishing service (contents publishing service), and when it is determined that the same images are posted to the image publishing service, Disable posts. Thereby, for example, when any one of the same images is stolen, it is possible to prevent the valuable information from being mistakenly added to the user account of the poster who posted the stolen image.

Here, it is assumed that the control unit 401 machine-learns images and objects posted in the past. In this case, the determination unit 417 may perform the above determination by referring to the image and object data stored in the storage unit 402 by machine learning by the control unit 401. This makes it possible to make a more suitable determination.

In the above example, the control unit 401 includes the determination unit 417, and the determination unit 417 determines whether the target product in the image matches the target product in the site or application accessible from the object. Is being determined. However, the present embodiment is not limited to this, and the control unit 401 may not include the determination unit 417, and the above determination may be performed visually by the user. If the user determines that the target product in the image does not match the target product in the site or app accessible from the object, the object may be manually deleted.

(Details of storage unit 402)
As shown in FIG. 1, the storage unit 402 includes a mail database 421, a member database 422, a web page database 423, an image database 424, and an image storage determination database 425.

(Mail database 421)
The mail database 421 stores various data for creating a mail to be sent to the user.

(Member database 422)
The member database 422 stores various information (member information) about users who are members of the image providing site. FIG. 11 shows an example of the member database 422. As shown in FIG. 11, in the present embodiment, in the member database 422, personal identification data (for example, face information) for identifying the user who uses the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 and information for identifying the user (user identification information). Are stored for each user. Examples of the user identification information include the user's member ID, mail address, nickname, password, date of birth, address, member attribute, membership date, and terminal ID of the mobile terminal held by the user. Further, as the member attributes, for example, paid members and free members can be cited.

(Web page database 423)
The web page database 423 stores various data for creating a web page of the image providing site displayed on the mobile terminal 6 or the photograph sticker creating apparatus 1 (various monitors described later).

(Image database 424)
The image database 424 stores, out of the images of the user created by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1, the images instructed by the user to be saved in the image providing site. Images are separately stored in the image database 424 for each user registered as a member in the member database 422.

Although not shown, the storage unit 402 also has a temporary storage database that temporarily stores data such as images received from the photograph sticker creating apparatus 1.

(Image storage determination database 425)
The image storage determination database 425 records whether or not the user has stored the captured image captured by the photograph sticker creating apparatus 1 in My Page. FIG. 12 shows an example of the image storage determination database 425. As shown in FIG. 12, the image saving determination database 425 records a member ID, a password, a mail address, a sticker ID, a shooting date and time taken by a sticker, taken image data, and whether or not an image is saved. For example, when there are three pieces of image data A1, A2, and A3 captured by the user with the member ID “001”, and A1 of them is stored in My Page, as shown in FIG. In the “presence/absence of image save” corresponding to A1, information (shown by ◯ in FIG. 12) indicating that the image is saved is recorded, and in the “presence/absence of image save” corresponding to unsaved A2 and A3. Indicates that information is not stored (indicated by X in FIG. 12). It should be noted that “NULL” may be recorded if not saved, and the “NULL” may be deleted if saved.

(Details of communication unit 403)
In the present embodiment, the photograph sticker creating apparatus 1 and the mobile terminal 6 are communication partners of the communication unit 403. The communication unit 403 receives data from another device or transmits data to another device under the control of the communication control unit 411.

(Mobile terminal 6)
As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile terminal 6 mainly includes a control unit 601, a storage unit 608, a communication unit 609, and a display unit 607.

(Details of control unit 601)
The control unit 601 centrally controls each member included in the mobile terminal 6. The control unit 601 also functions as the display control unit 602 and the communication control unit 603.

(Display control unit 602)
The display control unit 602 controls information display on the display unit 607. For example, the display control unit 602 outputs the web page input from the communication control unit 611 to the display unit 607 so that the display unit 607 can display the web page.

(Communication control unit 603)
The communication control unit 603 controls communication by the communication unit 609.

(Display unit 607)
The display unit 607 displays various information to the user, for example, a notification indicating that there is an image that has not been saved in the image providing site. The display unit 607 also functions as a touch panel for the user to input information to the mobile terminal 6.

(Storage unit 608)
The storage unit 608 stores various data used in the mobile terminal 6.

(Communication unit 609)
The communication unit 609 communicates with other devices included in the captured image management system 10.

(Image posting example 1)
Image posting example 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining an example of posting an image associated with an object according to the embodiment of the present invention. The display of a web page on the mobile terminal 6 described below may be performed by a web browser installed in the mobile terminal 6 or by an application dedicated to the image disclosure service.

The communication unit 403 of the management server 4 receives from the mobile terminal 6 a posting instruction to post the image 700 and the tag (object) 701 in association with each other on the image publishing service. The posting instruction is performed as follows as an example. First, the user touches the button 702 shown in FIG. 13A for adding a tag to be attached to an image. Next, the user selects the site A related to the target item from the sites A to H related to the target item shown in FIG. 13B, and touches the button 703 for searching for a tag to be added. Next, the user selects the target item a from the items on the site A regarding the target item shown in FIG. 13C. Next, the user selects to attach the tag (object) 701 of the target item a shown in (d) of FIG. 13 to the image 700, and touches the button 704 for attaching this tag. Thereby, as shown in (e) of FIG. 13, the tag 701 of the selected target item a is reflected on the web page in the image publishing service. Next, the user determines the area to attach the tag 701 that links to the site of the target item a, as shown in (f) of FIG. 13. Here, the user decides to tag tag 701 on image 700. When the user touches the posting button 706 shown in (e) of FIG. 13, the communication unit 403 of the management server 4 receives the posting instruction from the mobile terminal 6. As a result, as shown in (g) of FIG. 13, the image 700 with the tag 701 attached (associated) is posted to the image disclosure service. The adding unit 416 in the control unit 401 of the management server 4 adds valuable information to the user account of the poster when the posting of the image 700 to the image publishing service is completed.

The web page creation unit 413 of the control unit 401 of the management server 4 may display a screen on which a target item can be searched on the web page of the image disclosure service, as illustrated in (b) of FIG. 13. With this, the user can select which site of the sites A to H related to the target item when selecting the target item after searching for the target item.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 13B, the web page creation unit 413 sets a tag 705 attached to the past, which is a history of tags of one or more items selected by the user in the past, as a web page in the image publishing service. It may be displayed. This allows the user to easily select the tag of the item to be attached to the image 700.

Note that, as shown in (g) of FIG. 13, the web page creation unit 413 may display a button 707 for adding an item on the web page in the image disclosure service. This allows the user to add an item and associate a plurality of tags 701 with the image 700 even after posting a tagged image.

Moreover, the communication unit 403 of the management server 4 may notify the portable terminal 6 of the poster that valuable information has been added to the user account of the poster. As a result, the user such as the poster can be motivated to post the image to the video publishing service (content publishing service). Thus, the user such as a poster can be motivated to use the video publishing service.

(Image posting example 2)
An image posting example 2 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining an example of posting an image associated with an object according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Similarly to the above example, it is assumed that the user first touches the button 702 for adding a tag shown in FIG. In this case, the web page creation unit 413 in the control unit 401 of the management server 4, as shown in FIG. 14B, changes the screen for searching the site related to the target item and the target item to the web page in the image publishing service. Display it. Subsequently, the web page creation unit 413 associates the image (content) 700 with the tag 708 regarding the target item (product) included in the image 700 via the communication unit 609 of the management server 4 with the mobile terminal 6. To users of. Specifically, as shown in (b) of FIG. 14, the web page creation unit 413 presents (proposes) a tag (object) 708 that links to a site related to recommended items as a recommended tag. As a result, tagging (association) can be performed more easily, so that the user can easily select the tag to be attached to the image. The control unit 601 can perform the above-mentioned presentation (proposal) by referring to the data such as the tag attached to the image accumulated in the past by the machine learning performed by the control unit 401 of the management server 4. Next, the user selects to attach the tag 708 of the target item d shown in FIG. 14C to the image 700, and touches the button 704. In this case, the web page creation unit 413 reflects the tag 708 of the selected target item d on the web page in the image publishing service, as shown in (e) of FIG. The user then decides to tag tag 708 on image 700, similar to (f) and (g) of FIG. Then, when the user touches the posting button 706, the image 700 tagged (associated) with the tag 708 is posted to the image publishing service.
Note that it is assumed that the storage unit 608 of the mobile terminal 6 stores the tagged image that the user of the mobile terminal 6 posted to the image publishing service (content publishing service) in the past. In this case, the web page creation unit 413 of the management server 4 may perform the above-mentioned presentation (proposal) after referring to the image stored in the storage unit 608 of the mobile terminal 6. Further, if it is a simple presentation (suggestion), the display control unit 602 of the mobile terminal 6 may perform the above-mentioned presentation (suggestion) instead of the web page creation unit 413 of the management server 4. The display control unit 602 of the mobile terminal 6 performs the above-mentioned presentation (proposal) without performing communication between the management server 4 and the mobile terminal 6 while performing the above-mentioned presentation (proposal) while reducing the overall processing amount. You can

(Post example 3 of image)
An image posting example 3 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining an example of posting an image associated with an object.

As shown in FIG. 15A, here, the image 700 has already been posted to the image disclosure service by another user. When the image 700 includes an item (product) for which information is desired, the user can ask (question) the information of the item to another user who uses the image disclosure service.

For example, in FIG. 15A, the web page creation unit 413 in the control unit 401 of the management server 4 displays the above item information at the bottom of the web page including the image 700 posted to the image publishing service. A button 709 for asking a question is displayed. The web page creation unit 413 that has received the touch of the button 709 from the user via the mobile terminal 6 displays the screen shown in FIG. 15B on the web page in the image disclosure service. The user selects the area 710 where the item for which information is desired is located in the image 700 shown on the screen shown in FIG. 15B. Then, the user touches the button 711 for sending a question regarding the item for which information is desired. The web page creation unit 413 that has received the touch via the mobile terminal 6 displays the dialog 714 on the web page in the image disclosure service. The dialog 714 is a dialog regarding a question 712 to another user regarding an item located in the area 710 and an answer 713 of the other user to the question 712.

(Product purchase example 1)
Example 1 of purchasing a product will be described with reference to FIGS. 16 and 17 are diagrams for explaining an example of purchase of a product on the site related to the target product accessed through the object according to the embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 16A, one tag (object) 801 is attached on the image 800. Here, a tag 801 having a link function that allows access to a site related to the target item i is attached to the target item (product) i in the image 800. When the web page creation unit 413 of the control unit 401 of the management server 4 receives a touch of the tag 801 from the user via the mobile terminal 6, a screen regarding the outline of the target item i shown in (b) of FIG. Is displayed on the web page of the image publishing service. A link 802 that allows access to the site I regarding the target item i is provided on the screen. Here, the case where the site I related to the target item i is an external EC site that can purchase the target item i will be described. When the touch of the link 802 is received from the user via the mobile terminal 6, the web page creation unit 413 displays the screen of the site I regarding the target item i shown in (c) of FIG. To be displayed. This allows the user to purchase items from Site I.

It is assumed that the purchaser Y has purchased an item on the site I related to the target item i accessed through the tag 801. In this case, the granting unit 416 in the control unit 401 of the management server 4 grants points to the user account of the poster X who posted the image 800 to the image publishing service. Then, the communication unit 403 of the management server 4 notifies the portable terminal 6 of the purchaser Y of the item that points have been given to the user account of the poster X. Accordingly, the purchaser Y can be motivated to post the image 800 to the image disclosure service. As a result, the user such as the purchaser Y can be further motivated to use the image disclosure service.

The communication unit 403 of the management server 4 notifies the purchaser Y of the above by displaying the push notification 901 on the display unit 607 of the mobile terminal 6 as shown in (a) of FIG. 17, for example. The communication unit 403 may perform the above-mentioned notification by a known method such as email notification in addition to the push notification 901. Further, it is assumed that the purchaser Y touches the push notification 901. In this case, the display control unit 602 in the control unit 601 of the mobile terminal 6 causes the display unit 607 to display the dialog 902 as shown in FIG. The dialog 902 is, for example, a dialog that notifies that the user account of the contributor X has been given 100 points because the purchaser Y purchased the item from the link provided in the tag 801 of the contributor X. ..

The communication unit 403 may give the above-mentioned notification to the contributor X, as shown in (c) of FIG. 17, for example. Further, it is assumed that the poster X touches the push notification 903. In this case, the display control unit 602 in the control unit 601 of the mobile terminal 6 causes the display unit 607 to display the dialog 904, as illustrated in (d) of FIG. The dialog 904 is a dialog that notifies that the user account of the contributor X has been given 100 points because the buyer Y purchased the item from the link provided in the tag 801 of the contributor X, for example. is there.

(Product purchase example 2)
Example 2 of purchasing a product will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of purchase of a product on a site related to a target product accessed via an object according to the embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 18A, a tag (object) 1001 is provided on the image 1000. Here, tags (objects) 1001j, 1001k, 1001l, and 1001m are provided on the target items (products) j, k, l, and m in the image 1000, respectively. Tags (objects) 1001j, 1001k, 1001l and 1001m have a link function capable of accessing the sites related to the target items j, k, l and m, respectively.

It is assumed that the web page creation unit 413 in the control unit 401 of the management server 4 accepts the touch of the tag 10011 from the user via the mobile terminal 6. In this case, the web page creation unit 413 causes the screen regarding the outline of the target item l shown in FIG. 18B to be displayed on the web page in the image disclosure service. The web page is provided with a link 1002 that enables access to the site L related to the target item l. Here, a case where the site L regarding the target item l is an external EC site where the target item l can be purchased will be described. When the touch of the link 1002 is received from the user, the web page creation unit 413 displays the site L regarding the target item 1 shown in (c) of FIG. 18 on the web page of the image publishing service. Thereby, the user can purchase the item from the site L. As described above, even when the image 1000 is provided with the plurality of tags 1001j, 1001k, 1001l, and 1001m, the item can be purchased as in the purchase example 1.

It is assumed that the purchaser purchases an item at the site L related to the target item l accessed through the tag 1001l. In this case, the granting unit 416 in the control unit 401 of the management server 4 grants points to the user account of the poster who posted the image 1000 to the image publishing service, as in the above example. Then, the communication unit 403 of the management server 4 notifies the purchaser of the item that points have been given to the user account of the poster, as in the above example.

(Judgment example 1)
A determination example 1 of whether or not the target product in the image matches the target product on the site accessible from the object will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 19 is a diagram for explaining an example of determination as to whether or not the target product in the image according to the embodiment of the present invention and the target product on the site accessible from the object match.

As shown in (a) of FIG. 19, if the user has selected a tag (object) 708 accessible to the site related to the item (product) d before the image 700 is posted to the image publishing service. To do. The determination unit 417 of the control unit 401 of the management server 4 determines whether or not the target product in the image 700 and the target product on the site accessible from the tag 708 match. Here, the determination unit 417 determines whether the target product name in the image 700 and the tag name of the tag 708 match. It is assumed that the determination unit 417 determines that the target product name in the image 700 does not match the tag name of the tag 708. In this case, the web page creation unit 413 of the control unit 401 of the management server 4 causes the dialog 1101 to be displayed on the web page of the image disclosure service, as shown in (b) of FIG. The dialog 1101 is a dialog that presents (proposes) that the tag 708 may be erroneous and should be deleted. When the web page creation unit 413 receives from the user an instruction to delete the tag 708 via the dialog 1101, the web page creation unit 413 deletes the tag 708. As a result, as shown in (c) of FIG. 19, the deletion of the tag 708 having the link function is reflected.

(Judgment example 2)
A determination example 2 of whether or not the target product in the image matches the target product on the site accessible from the object will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 20 is a diagram for explaining an example of determination as to whether or not the target product in the image according to the embodiment of the present invention and the target product on the site accessible from the object match.

After the user posts the image 700 to the image publishing service, the determination unit 417 in the control unit 401 of the management server 4 determines that the target product in the image 700 matches the target product in the site accessible from the tag 708. You may determine whether or not. When the determination unit 417 determines that the target product in the image 700 does not match the target product on the site accessible from the tag 708, the communication unit 403 of the management server 4 determines that the tag 708 is incorrect. Notify the poster that there is a possibility.

The communication unit 403 of the management server 4 gives the above-described notification to the poster by displaying the push notification 1201 on the display unit 607 of the mobile terminal 6 as illustrated in (a) of FIG. 20, for example. In addition to the push notification 1201, the communication unit 403 may perform the above notification by a known method such as email notification. Further, when the display control unit 602 receives a touch of the push notification 1201 from the poster, the display control unit 602 causes the display unit 607 to display the dialog 1202 as illustrated in FIG. The dialog 1202 is a dialog that presents (proposes) that the tag 708 may be erroneous and should be deleted. When the web page creation unit 413 of the control unit 401 of the management server 4 receives an instruction to delete the tag 708 from the user via the mobile terminal 6, the tag 708 attached to the image 700 displayed on the display unit 607. To delete. As a result, as shown in (c) of FIG. 20, the deletion of the tag 708 having the link function is reflected.

(Control processing of the management server 4)
Next, a flow of control processing (control method) of the management server (management device) 4 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of control processing of the management server 4 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

In step S101, the communication unit 403 of the management server 4 associates an image (content) related to the target product with an object having a link function that allows access to a site or application related to the target product, and publishes the image (content disclosure). A posting instruction to post to the service) is accepted from the mobile terminal 6 (communication step).

In step S102, the web page creation unit 413 of the control unit 401 of the management server 4 displays the image (content) and the object associated with the object on the web page of the image publication service (content publication service) (display screen creation). Step).

In step S103, the granting unit 416 in the control unit 401 of the management server 4 grants valuable information to the user account of the user who has issued the posting instruction (granting step).

[Example of software implementation]
The control blocks of the management server 4 and the mobile terminal 6 (particularly the control unit 401 and the control unit 601) may be realized by a logic circuit (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like, or by software. You may.

In the latter case, the management server 4 and the mobile terminal 6 include a computer that executes the instructions of a program that is software that realizes each function. The computer includes, for example, one or more processors and a computer-readable recording medium that stores the program. Then, in the computer, the processor reads the program from the recording medium and executes the program to achieve the object of the present invention. As the processor, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) can be used. As the recording medium, a "non-transitory tangible medium" such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit, or the like can be used. Further, a RAM (Random Access Memory) for expanding the program may be further provided. Further, the program may be supplied to the computer via any transmission medium (communication network, broadcast wave, etc.) capable of transmitting the program. Note that one aspect of the present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave, in which the above program is realized by electronic transmission.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and embodiments obtained by appropriately combining the technical means disclosed in the different embodiments. Is also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

1 Photo sticker creation device 4 Management server (management device)
6 Mobile terminal (terminal device)
10 Photographed image management system 403 Communication unit 416 Addition unit 413 Web page creation unit (display screen creation unit)
417 Judgment unit 700, 800, 1000 Image 701, 705, 708, 801, 1001, 1001j, 1001l Tag (object)
a, d, i, j, l item (product)

Claims (14)

A management device that provides a content publishing service that publishes content on a communication network in association with a user account according to a user's instruction,
A communication unit that receives, from a terminal device, a posting instruction to post to the content publishing service by associating the content related to the target product with an object having a link function that can access the site or application related to the target product,
A display screen creation unit configured to display the content and the object associated with the object on a display screen in the content publishing service;
A management device comprising: a granting unit that grants valuable information to a user account of the user who has issued the posting instruction. The management device according to claim 1, wherein the content is an image. The communication unit is
The management according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the terminal device of the user who has issued the posting instruction is notified that the valuable information has been added to the user account of the user who has issued the posting instruction. apparatus. The adding unit is
The valuable information is added to a user account of a user who has issued the posting instruction when a product is purchased at a site or an application related to the target product accessed through the object. The management device according to any one of 1 to 3. The communication unit is
When the user purchases a product on the site or application relating to the target product accessed through the object, the fact that the valuable information is added to the user account of the user who has issued the posting instruction is the product. The management device according to claim 4, wherein the management device notifies the terminal device of the user who purchased the. The management device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the content publishing service is a social network service. The display screen creation unit,
The management device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the object is displayed on the content displayed on the display screen. The target product in the content, and further comprises a determination unit that determines whether the target product in the site or application accessible from the object,
When the determination unit determines that the target product in the content does not match the target product in the site or application accessible from the object, the determination unit deletes the content or the object. The management device according to any one of claims 1 to 7. Further comprising a determination unit that determines whether a plurality of the same content has been posted to the content publishing service,
9. The management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the determination unit determines that the plurality of same contents are posted on the content publishing service, the posting is invalidated. .. The adding unit is
10. The valuable information according to the number of the objects associated with the content is added to the user account of the user who has issued the posting instruction, according to any one of claims 1 to 9. Management device. The display screen creation unit,
11. The user of the terminal device is suggested to associate the content with the object related to a product for sale included in the content, via the communication unit. Management device according to item. A method for controlling a management device that provides a content publishing service for publishing content on a communication network in accordance with a user's instruction, the method including:
A communication step in which the management device accepts, from a terminal device, a posting instruction for posting content on a target product and an object having a link function capable of accessing a site or an application related to the target product in association with the content publishing service. When,
A display screen creation step in which the management device displays the content and the object associated with the object on a display screen in the content publishing service;
The management apparatus includes a granting step of granting valuable information to a user account of a user who has issued the posting instruction, the method of controlling the management apparatus. A program for causing a computer to function as the management device according to any one of claims 1 to 11, the program causing a computer to function as the communication unit, the display screen creation unit, and the addition unit. A computer-readable recording medium in which the program according to claim 13 is recorded.

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