JP2021018534A - Image data selling system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an image data selling system which allows a customer to surely obtain purchased image data without the member registration.SOLUTION: An image selling management server 1 in an image data selling system comprises: a storage unit 10 which stores image data of a plurality of images; an order reception unit 12 which receives an order of the image data and a photo for at least one of the plurality of images; a code generation unit 13 which generates an order identification code identifying the order; a print instruction unit 14 which performs instructions of outputting the photo by printing the image data, and outputting a download ticket by printing download information required for downloading the image data including the URL of an image data download site and the order identification code; and an image data transmission unit 16 which transmits the ordered image data to a user terminal that performs access by using the download information printed on the download ticket.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

The present invention relates to an image data sales system.

At amusement facilities such as theme parks, services are provided to take pictures of users and sell them. For example, at an amusement park, staff take pictures of users at the entrance of the attraction, and print out the pictures for sale at the exit of the attraction.

In addition, there is a known service that dispatches photographers to school events and sports competitions and sells images taken by the photographers. With this service, the captured images are posted on the photo purchase site. The customer registers as a member, logs in to the photo purchase site, selects the desired image, and makes a payment with a credit card or the like. If the image is purchased as a printed matter (photograph), the printed matter will be delivered to the address registered at the time of membership registration. If the image is purchased as data, the image data can be downloaded after payment.

Since the member is registered, for example, even if the network becomes unstable during the data download and the download is interrupted, the image data can be downloaded from the purchase history by logging in to the photo purchase site again. However, there are customers who abandon the purchase of image data because they find it troublesome to register as a member, and membership registration to ensure that the customer obtains the image data has hindered data sales.

As a method of selling image data without registering as a member, it is conceivable to send the URL of the download website to the customer's e-mail address. However, there is a risk that emails will not reach customers due to email filtering. In addition, the customer may accidentally delete the mail. In this way, it has been difficult to ensure that customers can obtain data in data sales without membership registration.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-102715

An object of the present invention is to provide an image data sales system that enables a customer to reliably obtain purchased image data without registering as a member.

The image data sales system of the present invention is an image data sales system that sells image data and photographs, and is image data for a storage unit that stores image data of a plurality of images and at least one of the plurality of images. And an order reception unit that accepts orders for photos, a code generation unit that generates an order identification code that identifies the order, prints the image data and outputs the photo, and URL of the image data download site and the order identification. To the print instruction unit that prints the download information necessary for downloading the image data including the code and instructs to output the download ticket, and the user terminal that has accessed using the download information printed on the download ticket. It includes an image data transmission unit for transmitting the ordered image data.

In one aspect of the present invention, the code generator generates an authentication code, the download information includes the authentication code, requests the user terminal to input the authentication code, and is based on the input authentication code. It also has an authentication unit that performs authentication.

In one aspect of the present invention, the print instruction unit is instructed to print the URL of the processed product sales site that sells the processed product using the image together with the download information and output the download ticket.

In one aspect of the present invention, the user terminal that has accessed using the URL of the processed product sales site printed on the download ticket is requested to input the order identification code described in the download ticket, and is input. Further provided is a processed product sales management server that acquires image data corresponding to the order identification code from the image data transmission unit and accepts an order for a processed product using the image data from the user terminal.

According to the present invention, the customer can surely obtain the purchased image data without registering as a member.

It is a schematic block diagram of the image data sales system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the image selection screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a photograph and a download ticket. It is a figure which shows the example of the image data download screen. (A) is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of a processed product sales site, and (b) is a diagram showing an example of a screen for inputting a URL and an authentication code. (A) to (c) are diagrams showing examples of processed products. It is a block diagram of an image sales management server. It is a block diagram of a processed product sales management server.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the image data sales system according to the embodiment of the present invention includes an image sales management server 1 and a processed product sales management server 2, and an image taken by a photographer with a photographing device 4 at a sports competition, an event, or the like. Is sold as photographs (printed matter) and image data.

The image taken by the photographing device 4 is uploaded to the image sales management server 1 via the network, and is given an image number and saved. The image sales management server 1 generates a website display image from the image data. The website display image is, for example, an image containing watermark characters such as "sample". The image sales management server 1 creates an image sales site using the image for displaying the website. In addition, the image sales management server 1 generates an image data download site described later.

The customer accesses the image sales site using the user terminal 3 such as a smartphone or a PC. The URL of the image sales site is known to the customer in advance. For example, at an event venue, an advertisement containing the URL of an image sales site is distributed.

The customer selects an image to be purchased on the image selection screen (see FIG. 2) of the image sales site. The customer can choose to purchase only the photo or a set of photo and image data.

After selecting the image, the customer enters the address and name and makes a payment by credit card or the like to complete the order. Customers are not required to register as members when placing an order.

When the image sales management server 1 receives an order from a customer, the image sales management server 1 assigns an order number. Further, when the received order includes a data purchase, the image sales management server 1 generates an order identification code that uniquely identifies the order and an authentication code for authenticating the customer when downloading the image data. .. For example, the order identification code consists of random alphanumeric characters of about 10 digits, and the authentication code consists of numbers of about 4 digits.

The image sales management server 1 generates a URL of an image data download site including an order identification code at the end and a two-dimensional code indicating this URL. The URL of the image data download site may be generated by using a character string in which the order identification code is encrypted.

The image sales management server 1 transmits information such as image data for which a photo order has been received, a customer's address and name, a URL of an image data download site, a two-dimensional code indicating a URL, and an authentication code to the factory 5.

Further, the image sales management server 1 stores order information including an order identification code, an authentication code, an image number of a data-purchased image, and the like.

The printer of the factory 5 prints the image received from the image sales management server 1 on paper, and outputs the photograph 6 as shown in FIG. Further, the printer of the factory 5 prints the URL of the image data download site received from the image sales management server 1, the two-dimensional code Q1 indicating the URL, the authentication code, and the like on paper, and outputs the download ticket 7.

The download ticket 7 includes not only the information on the image data download site, but also the URL of a website that provides a service for producing processed products such as photobooks using the images for which data has been purchased, and a two-dimensional code indicating this URL. Q2 is also printed.

The delivery procedure of Photo 6 and Download Ticket 7 is performed using the customer's address and name, and the photo 6 and the download ticket 7 are delivered to the customer.

The customer uses the user terminal 3 to access the image data download site from the URL described in the delivered download ticket 7. The image sales management server 1 requests the user terminal 3 to input the authentication code. The customer inputs the authentication code written on the download ticket 7.

The image sales management server 1 refers to the order information, compares the authentication code corresponding to the order identification code included in the URL when the user terminal 3 accesses with the input authentication code, and performs authentication. If the authentication codes match, the download screen as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the user terminal 3. On the download screen, a list of images for which data has been purchased is displayed.

When the customer presses the download start button B1 or the batch download button B0 that downloads a plurality of data at once, the image sales management server 1 transmits the image data purchased by the customer to the user terminal 3. The customer can obtain the purchased image data.

In the method of sending the URL of the download website to the customer's email address, the email may not reach the customer due to email filtering. In addition, the customer may accidentally delete the e-mail by clicking or the like, and the information necessary for downloading may be lost.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the download ticket 7 is delivered to the customer together with the photograph 6. Information necessary for downloading the image data is described in the download ticket 7, and the customer can surely obtain the image data.

When the customer wants to produce a processed product, he / she accesses the processed product sales site provided by the processed product sales management server 2 by reading the two-dimensional code Q2 with the user terminal 3.

As shown in FIG. 5A, the processed product sales site can select whether to upload the image used for the processed product from the user terminal 3 or to use the image purchased from the image sales site. If you have purchased an image, press button B2.

As shown in FIG. 5B, the processed product sales management server 2 requests the input of the URL and the authentication code of the image data download site described in the download ticket 7. When the button B3 is pressed, the camera of the user terminal 3 is activated. The URL can be easily entered by reading the two-dimensional code Q2. Further, by reading the two-dimensional code Q2, both the URL and the authentication code may be read so that the input of the authentication code becomes unnecessary.

The processed product sales management server 2 notifies the image sales management server 1 of the input URL and the authentication code, and acquires the image data purchased by the customer. Information such as the customer's name and address may be acquired together with the image data. The processed product sales management server 2 displays the acquired image data on the user terminal 3 and accepts selection of the type of processed product to be produced and the image to be used for the processed product.

After selecting the type of image and processed product, the order is completed by making a payment with a credit card or the like. The processed product sales management server 2 transfers the order contents to the factory 5 and instructs the processing. As processed products, for example, a photo book 8A, a key chain 8B, a mug 8C, etc. as shown in FIGS. 6A to 6C are produced and delivered to a customer.

When ordering a processed product, it is not necessary to upload the image data from the user terminal 3 for the image whose data is purchased on the image sales site, so that the order is easy. In addition, since the image purchased from the image sales site is an image that does not cause any problem in producing the processed product, it can be excluded from the examination, and the processed product can be promptly produced and delivered to the customer. ..

FIG. 7 shows a functional block of the image sales management server 1. The image sales management server 1 has a storage unit 10 for storing programs, data, and the like necessary for the CPU (not shown) to execute various processes. A hard disk, a semiconductor memory, or the like is used for the storage unit 10. When the CPU executes the image sales management program in the storage unit 10, the functions of the image data receiving unit 11, the order receiving unit 12, the code generation unit 13, the print instruction unit 14, the authentication unit 15, and the image data transmitting unit 16 are activated. It will be realized.

The image data receiving unit 11 receives the image data captured by the photographing device 4. For example, the image data taken by the photographer with the photographing device 4 is transmitted to the image sales management server 1 using a PC or the like. The image data receiving unit 11 assigns an image number to the received image data and stores it in the storage unit 10.

The order receiving unit 12 generates a website display image from the image data, and creates an image sales site including a list of website display images. The order receiving unit 12 receives an order for an image (photo / data) from the user terminal 3 via the image sales site, and assigns an order number.

When the received order includes a data purchase, the code generation unit 13 generates an order identification code that uniquely identifies the order and an authentication code for authenticating the customer when downloading the image data. Further, the code generation unit 13 generates a URL of an image data download site including an order identification code at the end and a two-dimensional code indicating this URL. Order information including an order identification code, an authentication code, an image number of a data-purchased image, and the like is stored in the storage unit 10.

The print instruction unit 14 supplies the image data of the photo order and the download information necessary for data download such as the customer's address and name, the URL of the image data download site, the two-dimensional code indicating the URL, and the authentication code. Send to 5 and instruct to print out photos and download tickets.

The authentication unit 15 requests the user terminal 3 that has accessed using the URL of the image data download site to input the authentication code. The authentication unit 15 refers to the order information, compares whether or not the authentication code corresponding to the order identification code included in the URL matches the input authentication code, and performs authentication.

Further, when the processed product sales management server 2 notifies the URL and the authentication code, the authentication unit 15 refers to the order information and authenticates whether or not the URL and the authentication code are legitimate.

The image data transmission unit 16 identifies the image purchased by the customer with reference to the order information, and transmits the image data to the user terminal 3. The image data transmission unit 16 also transmits image data to the processed product sales management server 2.

FIG. 8 shows a functional block of the processed product sales management server 2. The processed product sales management server 2 has a storage unit 20 for storing programs, data, and the like necessary for the CPU (not shown) to execute various processes. A hard disk, a semiconductor memory, or the like is used for the storage unit 20. When the CPU executes the processed product sales management program in the storage unit 20, the functions of the image data acquisition unit 21, the order reception unit 22, and the processing instruction unit 23 are realized.

When the URL and authentication code of the image data download site described in the download ticket 7 are input from the user terminal 3 via the processed product sales site, the image data acquisition unit 21 sells the URL and the authentication code as an image. Notify the management server 1 and acquire the corresponding image data.

The order receiving unit 22 displays the acquired image data on the user terminal 3 and accepts an order including the type of the processed product to be produced and the selection of the image to be used for the processed product.

The processing instruction unit 23 transfers the order contents to the factory 5 and instructs the production of the processed product.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, by delivering the download ticket 7 containing the information necessary for downloading the image data to the customer together with the photograph 6, the customer can surely obtain the image data.

In addition, information on a service for producing a processed product is described in the download ticket 7, and a customer who wants to process the image data into another output is guided to this service. Since the image data purchased by the customer is exchanged between the image sales management server 1 and the processed product sales management server 2, the customer does not need to upload the image data when ordering the processed product, and the order processing is expedited. Can be finished in.

In the above embodiment, an example in which the order identification code is included in the URL of the image data download site has been described, but the URL of the image data download site is common, and when the image data download site is accessed, the order identification code and the authentication code are input. It may be the required configuration. Further, in this case, the input screen of FIG. 5B is required to input the order identification code and the authentication code. In both the case of inputting the URL including the order identification code and the case of inputting the order identification code itself, the server side can acquire the order identification code and identify the customer's order.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment as it is, and at the implementation stage, the components can be modified and embodied within a range that does not deviate from the gist thereof. In addition, various inventions can be formed by an appropriate combination of the plurality of components disclosed in the above-described embodiment. For example, some components may be removed from all the components shown in the embodiments. In addition, components across different embodiments may be combined as appropriate.

1 Image sales management server 2 Processed product sales management server 3 User terminal 4 Shooting device 5 Factory 6 Photo 7 Download ticket

Claims (4)

An image data sales system that sells image data and photographs.
A storage unit that stores image data of multiple images,
An order receiving unit that accepts orders for image data and photographs for at least one of the plurality of images.
A code generator that generates an order identification code that identifies the order,
A print instruction unit that prints the image data and outputs a photo, prints the download information necessary for downloading the image data including the URL of the image data download site and the order identification code, and outputs a download ticket. When,
An image data transmission unit that transmits ordered image data to a user terminal that has accessed using the download information printed on the download ticket.
Image data sales system equipped with. The code generator generates an authentication code and generates an authentication code.
The download information includes the authentication code.
The image data sales system according to claim 1, further comprising an authentication unit that requests the user terminal to input an authentication code and authenticates based on the input authentication code. Claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that the print instruction unit prints the URL of a processed product sales site that sells processed products using images together with the download information, and instructs the user to output the download ticket. Image data sales system described in. The user terminal that has accessed using the URL of the processed product sales site printed on the download ticket is requested to enter the order identification code described in the download ticket, and corresponds to the entered order identification code. The image data sales according to claim 3, further comprising a processed product sales management server that acquires image data from the image data transmission unit and accepts orders for processed products using the image data from the user terminal. system.

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