JP3924702B2 - Web server system for creating product database for automatic acquisition of live camera images - Google Patents

Description

None The present invention uses a communication line such as the Internet, a store manager connected to the communication line while shooting a product displayed in the store by installing a live camera in the store and watching a live video of the product being relayed The present invention relates to a web server system capable of automatically obtaining product still image data from a live video of a product from a terminal and constructing a product database that can be viewed on the web. In the specification and drawings of the present application, “Web” is also referred to as “Web” (abbreviation of World Wide Web).

  In recent years, in a society where communication lines such as the Internet have developed, a product database is used for a product order receiving system, a product inventory system, etc. via the Internet. In order to view product information on the Internet, a method of displaying product images and product description information on the Web is used. In order to display product images on the web, the product is photographed with a photographic device such as a digital camera, the image data is stored in a computer such as a personal computer, processed with image processing software, and converted into image data that can be displayed on the web. A method of transferring product image data and product description text to a Web server is used.

Furthermore, a camera system that displays live video from a live camera via the Internet on the Web is already used as a sightseeing system, a surveillance system for crime prevention, or a store system for shopping while viewing images in the store.

However, in the above-described method for constructing a product database including images in the conventional web server, image data is acquired with a photographing device such as a digital camera each time, and the data is stored in an image processing terminal such as a personal computer. Image adjustment is performed by image processing software, converted to an image standard that can be displayed on the Web, and homepage data to which the product description and the generated image data are added is generated and transferred to a Web server. A method of automatically transferring image data and product description text to a Web server (CGI: Common Gateway Interface)
However, the work process for creating image data does not change, and each time troublesome work occurs, and it is not easy to do because it requires knowledge of the use technology of photography equipment and image processing software. .
Also, current image capturing equipment such as digital cameras cannot perform batch acquisition of still image data, image size adjustment, image quality adjustment, text input, and data transfer to a Web server.

By the way, the live camera system currently in use
It can be displayed as a moving image on the Web display screen. There is also software that makes it possible to generate still image data from a moving image on a personal computer and save it on a personal computer. However, in these methods, acquisition of still image data, image size adjustment, image quality adjustment, text input, and data transfer to a Web server cannot be performed collectively.

  That is, in the conventional method of creating a product database including product images on a web server, product image acquisition, product image adjustment, product description text input, and product data registration work process on the web server are linked on the system. I had to do inefficient work. In addition, since the product database containing product images is used for product ordering systems and product inventory systems, there is a problem that daily product data addition and correction work frequently and cannot be easily managed by small and medium-sized merchants. .

  Therefore, in the present invention, product still image data is automatically generated on the Web from the live relay video projected on the live camera, image adjustment of the data, product description text input, and registration of the product data on the Web server. It aims at solving the above-mentioned conventional problems by linking the system as a consistent Web server system.

  Furthermore, by adding image quality adjustment functions, layer display functions, and functions that integrate image data and layer display to the image data processing functions of the Web server system, image quality that could only have been achieved with conventional image processing software The purpose is to enable adjustment, insertion of characters into images, and color processing of images in the Web server system.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention creates a live camera image automatic acquisition product database in which a plurality of live camera devices installed in a store, a store manager terminal, a web server, and a user terminal are connected to a communication line. A web server system,
The live camera device shoots a product displayed in the store, transmits a product video being shot and display coordinate information of the live camera of the product video to the web server,
The web server includes a video acquisition unit, an administrator web display processing unit, a product image processing unit, a product data registration processing unit, a product database, a camera control unit, and a web display processing unit.
The video acquisition unit acquires the product video being shot by the live camera device and display coordinate information of the live camera of the product video, and the display unit of the store manager terminal via the manager web display processing unit Display the product video on the web,
The store manager terminal receives a coordinate axis signal of a video designation range for converting the product video into a still image and a still image generation input signal for generating the video designation range by converting the video designation range into a still image. Sending to the camera device, receiving the product still image data from the live camera device, enabling transmission to the display unit of the store manager terminal and the product image processing unit,
The manager web display processing unit converts the product video from the video acquisition unit, the product still image data, and a product data registration form from the product data registration processing unit into data that can be displayed on the store manager terminal on the web. Processing, sending the data to the store manager terminal,
The product image processing unit enables input of an image size adjustment signal from the web display unit of the store manager terminal, enables change of the image size of the product still image data from the video acquisition unit, and image size Send the product still image data after the change to the product data registration processing unit,
The product data registration processing unit displays a product data registration form on the web display unit of the store manager terminal via the manager web display processing unit, and enables input of product description information of the product still image data. The product description information and the product still image data can be simultaneously registered in the product database as one product data, and the product data in the product database is transmitted via the web display unit processing unit via the communication. Provided is a live camera image automatic acquisition product database creation web server system characterized by being able to be viewed on a user terminal.

  The camera control unit receives a camera movement operation input signal and an image quality adjustment input signal of the live camera device from the display unit of the store manager terminal, and moves the product video being shot by the live camera device to another product. And image quality adjustment of the product video.

The video acquisition unit is configured to specify a specific range of the video being shot displayed on the display unit of the store manager terminal from the display unit of the store manager terminal, so that the product still image of the specific range portion of the video being shot is displayed. It is possible to acquire data.

  The product image processing unit enables image adjustment signal input of the product still image data from the web display unit of the store manager terminal, and performs image adjustment processing of the image size, brightness, color tone, and contrast of the product still image data. It is possible to make it possible.

  The product image processing unit is capable of inputting an image adjustment signal of the product still image data from the web display unit of the store manager terminal, enabling layer display on the product still image data, and coloring the layer display And the characters can be displayed, and the product still image data and the layer display data can be integrated to generate one product still image.

The live camera image automatic acquisition product database creation web server system according to the present invention configured as described above has the following effects.
(1) When building a database containing product images on the web server, the product display, product image adjustment, product description text entry, and product data registration process on the web server are integrated on the web display screen. It is possible to perform batch processing, and it is possible to construct and manage an efficient product database by shortening the work time.

(2) Since there is no use of still image acquisition equipment such as digital cameras, dedicated image processing software, and file transfer software, it is possible to easily construct a product database that includes images even if you do not have knowledge of each usage technology. It can also be easily used by small and medium-sized merchants who have no information technology and distributors who frequently update product data.

  A best mode for carrying out a live camera image automatic acquisition product database creation web server system according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings based on the embodiments.

(Constitution)
Embodiment 1 of a live camera image automatic acquisition product database creation web server system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a live camera image automatic acquisition product database creation web server system according to the present invention. A live camera image automatic acquisition product database creation web server system according to the present invention includes a plurality of user terminals 2, a plurality of store manager terminals 3, and a live camera device via the Internet (other communication lines may be used) 1. 4 and the web server 5 are connected.

  The live camera image automatic acquisition merchandise database creation web server system according to the present invention is generally summarized as a live video imaged by the live camera device 4 installed in the store (in the present invention, this is referred to as “live video”). Is provided to the store manager terminal 3 via the Internet 1 via the web server 5, and the operator operates the webcam to view the target product in the live video. , Adjust the image quality, acquire still image data of the product by specifying the range of the still image on the live video, then adjust the image by operating the image processing program in the web server 5, and register the product description information as product data By inputting from the form, a product database including product still image data and product description information of in-store products is automatically configured in the web server 5. Possible and then, it is a system that enables the ordering and inventory confirmation from the user terminal 2 via the Internet 1.

Stores to which the present invention can be applied are stores that sell various products as long as they are stores displaying products.
In addition, the store may be an outdoor exhibition hall, a field, or a park in which a Web camera is installed when the product is a warehouse for storing the product, a car, a plant in the outdoors, or the landscape itself. In the first embodiment, a greengrocer will be described as an example of a store. Hereinafter, the structure of each apparatus constituting the web camera system for creating a live camera image automatic acquisition product database according to the present invention will be described.

Terminal:
Each of the user terminal 2 and the store manager terminal 3 is an ordinary personal computer, and includes an input unit, an output unit, a CPU, a storage unit, a display unit (liquid crystal display device, CRT, etc.), and input devices (mouse, keyboard, pen) Etc.) and output devices (printers, etc.).

The store manager terminal 3 acquires the video of the live camera 4 via the video acquisition unit 6 and the administrator Web display processing unit 7 of the web server 5 to be described later, specifies the still image generation range of the live video, Still image generation input is possible, image adjustment processing input of product still image data is enabled, product description information can be input, and product image data that has been subjected to image adjustment processing can be registered, automatically in the product database 11 of the web server 5 It is possible to register product data in the software, which eliminates the need to install digital camera image capture software, image processing software, and file transfer software that sends data to the server.
Product data stored in the product database 11 is read out, and based on this, product shipping slips are created, bills are issued, and sales and sales are executed by the product management software installed in the storage unit of the store manager terminal 3. Product sales management such as inventory collection and inventory management becomes possible.

  In addition, although the installation place of the store manager terminal 3 is considered to be normal in each store, it is not necessarily installed in the store and may be outside the store. The outside of the store is, for example, a warehouse, an office, a home, an outdoor exhibition hall or the like in another place of the person who owns or manages the store. Further, the store manager terminal 3 may be installed in an office that manages a large number of stores. Therefore, the store manager terminal 3 in the present invention includes, for example, a store manager terminal in a location different from the store that manages the store.

Live camera:
The live camera 4 is installed in each store, and as shown in FIG. 2, it is always displayed on a display shelf 14 in the store (as long as it displays display cases and other products). This is a so-called web camera or network camera capable of photographing the directions of the products A to D and transmitting live video data to the web server 5 via the Internet 1 in real time.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3A, the live camera 4 uses a digital camera 16 or the like as a camera body, and zooms in and out by a shooting operation signal from a camera control unit 8 of the web server 5 described later. A zoom mechanism 17 capable of zooming out, a photographing direction adjusting mechanism 18 capable of adjusting a photographing direction, a live camera display coordinate information generator 19 and a still image signal generator 20 are provided.

  In addition, although it is thought that the installation place of the live camera 4 is normal in each store, it does not necessarily need to install in a store and may be outside a store. The outside of the store is, for example, a warehouse in another place or an outdoor exhibition hall. In some cases, the live camera 4 is installed at a place such as a park that broadcasts live fields and natural scenery in the field.

  In this example, the number of installed live cameras 4 is described as one, but there are cases where a plurality of live cameras 4 are installed in the store and the front, back, left and right of one product are relayed as live video respectively. For example, in the case where the product is a car, it may be possible to relay live images before and after the car.

  The feature of the live camera 4 of the present invention is that the display coordinate information of the live camera 4 in the video range is transmitted to the web server 5 via the Internet 1 in real time together with the video data.

  Here, the display coordinate information of the live camera 4 means that the position of the live camera (actually the direction of the camera) is moved in accordance with the adjustment of the shooting direction of the live camera 4. (Direction) is information displayed on the coordinate axis in the plane. The adjustment of the shooting direction of the live camera 4 includes pan (moving the viewpoint horizontally) and tilt (moving the viewpoint vertically). These movement ranges can be represented by coordinate axes on a plane.

  When the shooting direction of the live camera 4 is adjusted by swinging in the horizontal direction or the vertical direction, the target position (viewpoint) of the video obtained by the shooting moves. That is, the target position of the video obtained by shooting with the live camera 4 accompanying the movement of the shooting direction is determined by the horizontal and vertical positions (orientations) of the shooting direction of the live camera. Information indicating the movement position of the camera on the xy coordinate axis is referred to as “live camera display coordinate information”.

  The live camera display coordinate information is generated and output constantly by the live camera display coordinate information generator 19 corresponding to the live video displayed by the live camera 4. Specifically, the live camera display coordinate information generator 19 creates live camera display coordinate information of the shooting target range based on the zoom signal from the zoom mechanism 17 and the shooting direction control signal from the shooting direction adjustment mechanism 18.

  The live camera display coordinate information is acquired from the live camera display coordinate information generator 13 in synchronization with the transmission of the video data from the digital camera 10 to the video acquisition unit 6 of the web server 5. Transmitted to the unit 6.

  As shown in FIG. 3B, the video data relayed by the live camera is a dotted frame B ′ that is a product video range determined by live camera control operation for the video in the store. It is an example of a target range (one-shot shooting screen) that can be shot with a frame (one-shot).

  FIG. 4A is a diagram for explaining live camera display coordinate information. The plurality of small frames 21 are examples of a target range (one-shot shooting screen) that can be shot with one frame (one-shot) of the live camera 4. The entire large frame 22 indicates a target range that can be photographed by moving the direction of the live camera 4 left and right and up and down to the maximum. Note that the small frame 21 shows a matrix state, but it is of course possible to have a single frame imageable range as shown by the dotted frame 21 '.

  As an example of setting the live camera display coordinates, the x and y coordinates are set with the point at the lower left corner of the entire frame as the origin O (0, 0). As an example, if an apple 23, which is a product displayed in a store of greengrocers, is at a point P (22, 18) on the coordinates, the video screen of the live camera 4 shown at a magnification of 1 is shown in FIG. This can be seen on the display unit of the store manager terminal 3. When this is taken in a 4 × zoom state, the video screen of FIG. 4C can be seen.

  By the way, since the video range shown in FIG. 4B is determined by the shooting direction of the live camera 4, the live camera display coordinate information of this video range is determined by the shooting direction control signal of the live camera 4. Since the video range shown in FIG. 4C is determined by the zoom magnification in addition to the shooting direction of the live camera 4, the live camera display coordinate information of this video range is the shooting direction control signal and zoom signal of the live camera 4. It depends on.

  The live camera display coordinate information created in this way is transmitted to the web server 5 in real time as described above, and further transmitted to the store manager terminal 3 so that the mouse is still on the video screen displayed on the display unit of the terminal. The coordinates of the image generation range designation position are determined corresponding to the live camera display coordinate information.

  Note that the live camera display coordinate information generator 19 in FIG. 3A is provided in the web server 5 and receives the zoom signal and the shooting direction control signal from the camera control unit 8 to create live camera display coordinate information. Is possible.

Further, the still image signal generator in FIG. 3A is also provided in the web server 5, and a live image from the digital camera 16 is received by the image acquisition unit 6 of the web server 5 to generate a still image signal. Is also possible.

Web server:
As shown in FIG. 1, the web server 5 includes a video acquisition unit 6, an administrator web display processing unit 7, a camera control unit 8, a product image processing unit 9, a product data registration processing unit 10, a product database 11, and a web display process. Unit 12, product data search unit 13 and the like.

Among these, the video acquisition unit 6 and the camera control unit 8 are connected to the live camera 4 via the Internet 1 as shown in FIG. Further, the manager web display processing unit 7 is connected to the store manager terminal 3 via the Internet 1 as shown in FIG.
The web display processing unit 12 is connected to the user terminal 2 via the Internet 1.

  The camera control unit 8 has a function of receiving a shooting operation signal of the live camera 4 from the store manager terminal 3 via the administrator web display processing unit 7 and transmitting the shooting operation signal to the live camera 4.

  Here, the shooting operation signal is a zoom signal for zooming in or out by controlling the zoom mechanism 17 of the live camera 4 as shown in FIG. 3A, or a shooting direction adjusting mechanism 18 of the live camera 4. It is a signal that controls the shooting operation of the live camera 4 such as a shooting direction adjustment signal that is controlled to adjust the shooting direction.

The video acquisition unit 6 receives the product video being shot by the live camera 4 and display coordinate information of the product video of the live camera 4, and sends the live video data and video display coordinate information to the administrator web display processing unit 7. It has the function to transmit to the display part of the store manager terminal 3 via.

The video acquisition unit 6 also receives from the display unit of the store manager terminal 3 a video coordinate axis signal of a video designated range for converting a product live video to a still image and a still image generation input for converting the video designated range into a still image. The signal is received, the input signal is transmitted to the live camera 4, the product still image data is received from the still image signal generator 20 that generates the product still image signal, and the display unit and the product image processing of the store manager terminal 3 are received. It has a function that enables the product 9 still image data to be transmitted to the unit 9.

The video acquisition unit 6 simultaneously receives and acquires a plurality of product still image data from the still image signal generator 20 of the live camera 4 when a plurality of live cameras are installed for one product in the store. A function of processing and transmitting a plurality of product still image data simultaneously to the display unit of the store manager terminal 3 and the product image processing unit 9

As a result, it is possible to view live video from the live camera 4 on the store manager terminal 3 and automatically acquire product image data to be used for the product database by designating the product range with the mouse.

The administrator web display processing unit 7 displays the product live video from the video acquisition unit 6 and the display coordinate information from the web camera display coordinate information generator (19 in FIG. 4A) of the live camera 4 for the product live video. The product still image data from the still image signal generator (20 in FIG. 4A) of the live camera 4 and the product data registration form from the product data registration processing unit 10 are converted into data that can be displayed on the store manager terminal 3 on the web. It has a function of processing and displaying the live video, still image, coordinate axis data, characters, input form, live camera control function and the like on the display unit of the store manager terminal 3 on the Web.

As a result, the live video, still image, coordinate axis data, characters, input form, image adjustment processing function, live camera control function, etc. are displayed on the web browser of the store manager terminal 3, and the product live video on the live video is displayed. Input of specified video range to be converted into still image and still image generation input, input of control signal on live camera network, input of image adjustment processing, input of product description data and browsing of registered product database, etc. are possible It becomes.

Note that the administrator web display processing unit 7 has a function of controlling input of an administrator-specific ID and password from the store administrator terminal 3.

Thereby, registration of the product data of the live camera image automatic acquisition product database creation web server system according to the present invention can be performed only by an authorized administrator.

The product image processing unit 9 receives the product still image data from the video acquisition unit 6, receives the image adjustment signal from the web display unit of the store manager terminal 3, activates the image adjustment program, and stores the product still image data. It has a function that enables adjustment of the image size, brightness, color tone, and contrast, and a function that enables writing of new character information and coloring in the product still image data.

Here, in order to enable writing and coloring of new character information in the product still image data, the product image processing unit 9 displays a layer display synchronized with the display of the product still image data on the display unit of the store manager terminal 3. It is possible to display characters and paint colors on the layer display, and to combine the product still image and the layer display to generate one product still image.

In other words, the web server 5 has a function of image processing software that is normally installed and used on a personal computer, and image adjustment and image processing can be performed via the Internet without installing image processing software in the store manager terminal. You can do it.

The product data registration processing unit 10 displays the product data registration form on the web display unit of the store manager terminal 3 via the manager web display processing unit 7, and the product still image data product from the store manager terminal 3. It has a function of receiving the input of the description information and registering the product description information and the product still image data from the product image processing unit 8 in the product database 11 as one product data at the same time.

The product database 11 is a product database of a plurality of products made up of one product data file including product information description and product still image images that are standards that can be displayed on the Web via the Internet. Built in a programming language that enables

The web display processing unit 12 processes individual product data including a product database search screen, a list of product data, product information explanations, and product still image images into data that can be displayed by a web browser, and transmits the data to the user terminal 2. Web display on the display unit of the user terminal 2 enables browsing and ordering of products.

The product data search unit 13 searches for the target product from the product database by performing a product search input from the product database search screen displayed on the user terminal 2, and displays the search result on the user terminal 2. Make it possible.

(Function)
In order to further clarify the configuration of the live camera image automatic acquisition product database creation web server system according to the present invention, the operation of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6 and the flowcharts shown in FIGS. .
Generation and acquisition of product still image data and product database registration:
Generation of product still image data from the store manager terminal 3 and product database registration will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 5 to 6, and 7 (a) to (h).
(B) An operator of the store manager terminal 3 (hereinafter simply referred to as “operator”) starts the store manager terminal 3 and displays a Web display unit (hereinafter referred to as a Web browser) on the display unit. Start.

(B) When an address for relaying the video of the live camera 4 is input to the web browser, the live camera web management screen 24 is displayed on the web browser of the store manager terminal 3 as shown in FIG. The live video in the store of the live camera 4 is relayed to the live video playback screen 25 in 24.

When a plurality of live cameras are installed in one product in the store, the live video playback screen 25 in the live camera web management screen 24 displayed on the web browser of the store manager terminal 3 is A plurality of live images are displayed according to the number of live cameras 4 and a plurality of live images in the store of the live cameras 4 are relayed.

(C) By operating the control buttons of the live camera 4 in the upper / lower 27a, left / right 27b, zoom-in 27c, and zoom-out 27d in FIG. The camera control unit 8 of the server 5 transmits the shooting direction adjustment mechanism 18 and the zoom mechanism 17 of the live camera 4 to change the live video of the digital camera 4, and the target product video on the live video playback screen 25 of FIG. To confirm the live video of the target product B.

(D) The portion to be converted to the still image data of the target product B image relayed on the live image playback screen 25 in FIG. The still image conversion input is performed with the button 27f.

Thereby, the coordinate axis data and the still image data generation signal of the range designation dotted line frame 26 to be stored in the still image data of the product A video are transmitted from the store manager terminal 3 to the still image signal generator of the live camera 4, The product still image data is acquired by the video acquisition unit 6 of the web server 5, and the product still image data is sent to the product image processing unit 9.

The still image generation button 27f can also serve as both a still image generation input and an activation input for an image adjustment / product data input screen (28 in FIG. 6). The image is sent to the administrator web display processing unit 7 of the server 5, and the image adjustment / product data input screen 28 is activated and displayed on the web browser of the store manager terminal 3.

(E) The product still image data is transmitted from the product image processing unit 9 to the store manager terminal 3 via the administrator Web display processing unit 7, and the product still image display screen of the image adjustment / product data input screen 28 is displayed. 29.

If a plurality of live cameras are installed in one product in the store, the product still image display screen of the image adjustment / product data input screen 28 displayed on the Web browser of the store manager terminal 3 A plurality of items 29 are displayed in accordance with the number of product still image data.

(F) On the image adjustment / product data input screen 28 displayed on the web browser of the store manager terminal 3, image adjustment input is performed by operating buttons such as the image size adjustment 30a, light / dark adjustment 30b, and color adjustment 30c. After completion, product description information such as the product name, price, and product description of the product B is input to the text input frame 31a from the product description information input screen 31.

(G) By inputting the product database registration button 32 in FIG. 6, a confirmation display of the registered data is displayed separately, and when the confirmation is made, registration processing is performed by the product data registration processing unit 10 of the web server 5 from the store manager terminal 3. And registered in the product database 11. This completes the product still image data generation and product database registration process.

(H) Next, when the user of the product database accesses the product database 11 of the web server 5 from the user terminal 2, the product data list or the product data of the product B is transmitted from the product database 11 to the Web display processing unit 12. Web display processing.

(I) The product data list or the product data of the product B subjected to the web display processing is displayed on the browser on the display unit of the user terminal 2 so that the data can be browsed and searched.

Image adjustment processing:
An image adjustment process that enables coloring and character insertion of product still image data from the store manager terminal 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6 and FIGS.
(A) In a state where the product still image data has already been acquired by the video acquisition unit 6 and displayed on the display unit of the store manager terminal 3 from the product image processing unit 9 via the administrator Web display processing unit 7 The operation is started using the image adjustment / product database input screen 28 of FIG. 6 as a start screen. In this description, the image adjustment / product database input screen 28 is a start screen, but the image adjustment processing screen may be a screen that is displayed separately from the product database input screen on the Web.

(B) When the operator operates the color adjustment 30d and character insertion 30e in FIG. 6 as the image adjustment processing screen, the layer display frame is set in the frame of the image adjustment program start signal and the product still image display screen 29. The transmitted signal is transmitted to the product image processing unit 9.

    Next, the product image processing unit 9 receives the signal, and at the same time, the image adjustment program of the product image processing unit 9 is activated and the layer display is set on the product still image display screen 29 in FIG. In the case of an image coloring tool, and a character insertion tool 30e, a character input tool is displayed on the Web browser of the store manager terminal 3.

(C) When the operator paints the product still image data, specify the range for changing the color of the product still image data, select the color with the image paint tool, and select the color on the layer. Enter fill information.

In addition, when inserting characters into the product still image data, character information is input by the character input tool on the layer display of the portion where the character insertion of the product still image data is desired.

(D) When the confirmation button for color painting input or character insertion input is pressed, a confirmation screen for image adjustment processing is displayed separately, and when the registration button is pressed, the respective image adjustment processing layer information for color painting input or character input is displayed on the operator terminal. Is transmitted to the product image processing unit 9 and the existing product still image data and the image adjustment processing layer information are integrated to generate new product still image data.

(E) New product still image data that has undergone image adjustment processing is displayed on the product still image display screen 29 on the image adjustment / data input screen 28 of FIG. 6 and registered in the product database 11 from the product data registration processing unit 10. Is done. Thus, the color adjustment input or character input image adjustment process is completed.

In the image adjustment process, the operation of the image size adjustment 30a in FIG. 6 is performed by inputting the vertical and horizontal size data of the designated image into the image size data input frame 30a ′, thereby the image size of the product image processing unit 9 When the adjustment program is activated and image adjustment processing is performed, and operation inputs of the light and dark adjustment 30b and the color tone adjustment 30c, the respective operation input signals are transmitted to the product image processing unit 9, and simultaneously the light and dark adjustment or color tone adjustment tool is activated, Each tool is displayed on the operator web browser, and when information is input to each tool, the product image processing unit 9 performs image adjustment processing.

    The best mode for carrying out the present invention has been described above based on the embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to such embodiments, and the technical matters described in the claims are not limited. Needless to say, there are various embodiments within the range, such as a homepage update operation that frequently involves image replacement.

  As described above, in the web server system for creating a live camera image automatic acquisition product database according to the present invention, the store manager relays the product in the store as a live video to the store manager terminal 3 over the Internet 1, and the product from the live video is displayed. You can acquire still image data, adjust the image, and consistently work the product still image data and product description information as a product database that can be displayed on the Web. This eliminates troublesome work such as image processing work and FTP work by image processing software at the consumer terminal, and can be applied as an inventory management system or product ordering system via the Internet for small and medium-sized retailers and distributors.

It is a block diagram which shows the whole structure of Example 1 of the live camera image automatic acquisition goods database creation web server system of this invention. In Example 1, it is a figure which shows the state which is image | photographing the display shelf in a store, and a display goods with a live camera. (A) is a block diagram which shows the structure of the live camera used in Example 1, and the structure of the part directly connected with the live camera among web servers, (b) is a display of a user terminal and a store manager terminal It is a figure which shows the video screen currently displayed on the part. It is a figure explaining the live camera display coordinate information of this invention. It is a figure explaining live camera control, product still image data generation input, etc., while showing a live video playback screen on a live camera web management screen displayed on the display unit of the store manager terminal. The image adjustment / product data input screen displayed on the display screen of the store manager's terminal shows the product still image display screen and product description information input screen, as well as image adjustment operations, product information input, registration in the product database, etc. FIG. It is a flowchart of the production | generation acquisition and goods database registration process of the goods still image data of Example 1. FIG. 3 is a flowchart of an image adjustment process according to the first embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

1 Internet
2 Multiple user terminals
3 Multiple store manager terminals
4 Live camera
5 Web server
6 Video acquisition unit
7 Administrator Web Display Processing Department
8 Camera control unit
9 Product Image Processing Department
10 Product Data Registration Processing Department
11 Product database
12 Web display processing section
13 Product Data Search Department 14 Display Shelf
15 products 16 digital camera
17 Zoom mechanism
18 Shooting direction adjustment mechanism
19 Webcam display coordinate information generator
20 Still image signal generator
21 Small frame
21 'dotted frame
22 Outline
23 Apple
24 Live camera web management screen
25 Live video playback screen
26 Range specification dotted line frame
27a Left / right operation buttons 27b Up / down operation buttons 27c Zoom-in operation buttons 27d Zoom-out operation buttons 27e Image quality adjustment operation buttons 27f Still image generation operation buttons 28 Image quality adjustment / product data input screen
29 Product still image display screen
30a Image size adjustment display
30a 'Image size data input frame 30b Light / dark adjustment button
30c Color adjustment button
30d Color painting operation button
30e Character insertion operation button
31 Product description information input screen
31a Text input frame 32 Product database registration button

Claims (5)

A live camera image automatic acquisition product database creation web server system in which a plurality of live camera devices installed in a store, a store manager terminal, a web server, and a user terminal are connected to a communication line,
The live camera device shoots a product displayed in the store, transmits a product video being shot and display coordinate information of the live camera of the product video to the web server,
The web server includes a video acquisition unit, an administrator web display processing unit, a product image processing unit, a product data registration processing unit, a product database, a camera control unit, and a web display processing unit.
The video acquisition unit acquires the product video being shot by the live camera device and display coordinate information of the live camera of the product video, and the display unit of the store manager terminal via the manager web display processing unit Display the product video on the web,
The store manager terminal receives a coordinate axis signal of a video designation range for converting the product video into a still image and a still image generation input signal for generating the video designation range by converting the video designation range into a still image. Sending to the camera device, receiving the product still image data from the live camera device, enabling transmission to the display unit of the store manager terminal and the product image processing unit,
The manager web display processing unit converts the product video from the video acquisition unit, the product still image data, and a product data registration form from the product data registration processing unit into data that can be displayed on the store manager terminal on the web. Processing, sending the data to the store manager terminal,
The product image processing unit enables input of an image size adjustment signal from the web display unit of the store manager terminal, enables change of the image size of the product still image data from the video acquisition unit,
Send the product still image data after the image size change to the product data registration processing unit,
The product data registration processing unit displays a product data registration form on the web display unit of the store manager terminal via the manager web display processing unit,
The product description information of the product still image data can be input, the product description information and the product still image data can be simultaneously registered in the product database as one product data,
The product data of the product database passes through the web display unit processing unit,
A live camera image automatic acquisition product database creation web server system that enables browsing on the user terminal via communication.   The camera control unit receives a camera movement operation input signal and an image quality adjustment input signal of the live camera device from the display unit of the store manager terminal, and moves the product video being shot by the live camera device to another product. 2. The live camera image automatic acquisition product database creation web server system according to claim 1, wherein image quality adjustment of the product video is possible. The video acquisition unit is configured to specify a specific range of the video being shot displayed on the display unit of the store manager terminal from the display unit of the store manager terminal, so that the product still image of the specific range portion of the video being shot is displayed. The live camera image automatic acquisition product database creation web server system according to claim 1, wherein data can be acquired.   The product image processing unit enables image adjustment signal input of the product still image data from the web display unit of the store manager terminal, and performs image adjustment processing of the image size, brightness, color tone, and contrast of the product still image data. The live camera image automatic acquisition product database creation web server system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the live camera image automatic acquisition product database creation web server system is possible.   The product image processing unit is capable of inputting an image adjustment signal of the product still image data from the web display unit of the store manager terminal, enabling layer display on the product still image data, and coloring the layer display 5. The display of the character and the product still image data and the layer display data can be integrated to generate a single product still image. Web server system for creating a product database that automatically acquires live camera images.

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