JP6274759B2 - DIGITAL PHOTO FRAME SERVICE PROVIDING METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND SERVER - Google Patents

Description

  The following embodiments relate to a method and apparatus for providing a service for a digital photo frame, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for providing a shared image and feedback information for the shared image to the digital photo frame.

  2. Description of the Related Art In general, a digital photo frame is a device that displays image data captured by a digital camera or a mobile phone or an image stored in a computer on a liquid crystal display (LCD). means.

  Digital photo frames are independent of image attributes such as resolution and color, and may provide photo frame or album functionality.

  The digital photo frame may read image data from a memory card such as a compact flash (registered trademark) and a secure digital (SD). The digital photo frame may receive image data via a wired / wireless network such as the Internet. The digital photo frame may output an image using the read or received image data.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for providing feedback information for an image transmitted in a digital photo frame.

  One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for selecting users to whom an image is shared or transmitted based on image metadata (image metadata).

  An object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for reflecting feedback information for an image transmitted from a digital photo frame in image metadata.

  According to an embodiment of the present invention, in a method for providing a digital photo frame service by a server, receiving a sharing request for an image of the first user in the server from a terminal of the first user, and receiving the sharing request Setting the image to be shared with the second user, transmitting the image data shared with the second user to the digital photo frame of the second user, and feedback from the digital photo frame to the first image. A method for providing a digital photo frame service is provided that includes receiving information and reflecting feedback information in image metadata in a server.

  The feedback information may be selection feedback information indicating that the second user selects an image.

  The feedback information may be generated by the second user selecting a mark output with the image in the digital photo frame.

  The digital photo frame service providing method may further include providing metadata in association with the image.

  The server may be a cloud server that provides a cloud service.

  The image data may be stored as an image file in a storage space allocated for the first user of the server.

  The second user may be a plurality of users.

  There may be a plurality of digital photo frames.

  The digital photo frame service providing method may further include a step of selecting a second user who transmits image data among users of the server.

  The step of selecting may select the second user among the users in the group to which the first user belongs.

  The selecting step may select the second user based on the image metadata.

  According to another embodiment, a sharing request for the first user's image in the server is received from the first user's terminal, and the image data shared with the second user is transmitted to the second user's digital photo frame; A transmission / reception unit that receives feedback information for the first image from the digital photo frame, and a setting that the image is shared with the second user by receiving the sharing request, and the feedback information is reflected in the image metadata in the server. A server including a processing unit is provided.

  The processing unit may provide metadata in association with the image.

  The processing unit may select a second user who transmits image data among the users of the server.

  The processing unit may select the second user among the users in the group to which the first user belongs.

  The processing unit may select the second user based on the image metadata.

  According to the present invention, by providing feedback information for a shared image, a user who provides the image can recognize other users' feedback on the image.

  According to the present invention, the user to whom the image is shared or transmitted is selected based on the image metadata, so that the user can easily provide his / her image to other related users.

1 is a structural diagram of a digital photo frame service system according to an embodiment. FIG. It is a structure diagram of a server according to an embodiment. 3 is a flowchart of a digital photo frame service providing method according to an embodiment. A method for generating feedback information according to an example will be described. A method for selecting a second user using image metadata according to an example will be described. A method for providing image metadata according to an example will be described.

  Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numerals provided in each drawing denote the same members.

  FIG. 1 is a structural diagram of a digital photo frame service system according to an embodiment.

  Each user of the digital photo frame service system 100 may use a digital photo frame or a terminal.

  The digital photo frame service system 100 includes a terminal 110 of a first user, a server 120, and a digital photo frame 130 of a second user.

  The first user may be a user who provides an image using the terminal 110. The second user may be a user who is provided with an image by the digital photo frame 130 and provides feedback for the image.

  The terminal 110 may transmit the image data to the server 120. In addition, the terminal 110 may share an image transmitted to the server 120 using a service provided by the server 120 with another user of the digital photo frame service such as the second user. Here, sharing means transmitting image data to the digital photo frame 130. Alternatively, sharing means allowing the second user's digital photo frame 130 to access the first user's image data in the server 120.

  The terminal 110 may be a personal computer (PC), a tablet, a smart phone, or a digital photo frame of a first user that performs transmission or sharing. The terminal 110 may be a plurality of terminals. For example, some of the plurality of terminals may transmit image data to the server 120, and some other terminals may use a digital photo frame service provided by the server 120. The terminal 110 may transmit image data captured by the terminal 110 or image data stored in the terminal 110 to the server 120.

  The server 120 may provide a digital photo frame service to the terminal 110 and the digital photo frame 130.

  The server 120 manages accounts for users of the digital photo frame service including the first user and the second user. The server 120 may manage albums for each account. An account may have multiple albums, and an album may contain multiple images.

  The terminal 110 may connect to the server 120 to create, delete or change the account of the first user, and create, delete or change the album of the first user. Further, the terminal 110 may connect to the server 120 to add an image to the first user's account or delete the image using the first user's account. The terminal 110 may add an image to the first user's album or delete an image from the first user's album. In other words, the image of the first user in the server 120 may be included in an account or album.

  The server 120 may send the image data to the digital photo frame 130.

  The server 120 and the digital photo frame 130 are synchronized. Synchronization means an operation of matching an image set to be transmitted to the digital photo frame 130 in the server 120 with an image stored in the digital photo frame 130. Synchronization may be done per account or album. For example, the image data in a specific album in the server 120 may be transmitted to the digital photo frame 130 by synchronization.

  Alternatively, the digital photo frame 130 may request the server 120 for image data to which access authority is given. The server 120 may transmit to the digital photo frame 130 image data to which the access authority is given to the digital photo frame 130 in response to the request. Here, the image to which access authority is given to the digital photo frame 130 means an image shared by the digital photo frame 130 or the second user of the digital photo frame 130.

  The digital photo frame 130 may output an image using the transmitted image data.

  The digital photo frame 130 may transmit feedback information about the output image to the server 120. The feedback information may be generated by a second user of the digital photo frame 130 operating the digital photo frame 130.

  FIG. 2 is a structural diagram of a server according to an embodiment.

  The server 120 includes a transmission / reception unit 210, a processing unit 220, and a storage unit 230.

  The transmission / reception unit 210 may transmit / receive image data to / from the terminal 110 and the digital photo frame 130 via a wired / wireless network. Further, the transmission / reception unit 210 may transmit / receive data to / from the terminal 110 and the digital photo frame 130. Here, the data may be data for providing a digital photo frame service.

  The transmission / reception unit 210 may be a hardware module such as a network interface card, a network interface chip, and a networking interface port, or may be a software module such as a network device driver or a networking program.

  The processing unit 220 may be at least one processor or at least one core in the processor. The processing unit 220 performs operations necessary for providing a digital photo frame service. Here, the execution of the operation means the execution of the program code stored in the storage unit 230.

  The storage unit 230 stores image data. The processing unit 220 may store the image data transmitted to the processing unit 220 in the storage unit 230. In addition, the storage unit 230 may store information related to the user's account and album, and provides a digital photo frame service such as information related to the setting of the terminal 110 and the setting of the digital photo frame 130. Information necessary for the storage may be stored. The storage unit 230 may provide the stored information to the processing unit 220.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a digital photo frame service providing method according to an embodiment.

  A digital photo frame service providing method to be described later is a method in which the server 120 provides a digital photo frame service to the terminal 110 and the digital photo frame 130. The first user may be the owner or user of the terminal 110. The second user may be the owner or user of the digital photo frame 130. The second user may be a plurality of users, and the digital photo frame 130 may be a plurality.

  In step S <b> 310, the transmission / reception unit 210 of the server 120 receives the first user's image data from the terminal 110. Here, there may be a plurality of images.

  In step S315, the processing unit 220 of the server 120 stores the received image data of the first user in the storage unit 230 as the image of the first user. The processing unit 220 may store the first user's image data in association with the first user's account or the first user's album.

  The server 120 may be a cloud server that provides a cloud service. The image data of the first user may be stored as an image file in a storage area allocated for the first user of the server 120.

  In step S <b> 320, the transmission / reception unit 210 of the server 120 receives a sharing request for the image of the first user stored in the server 120 from the terminal 110.

  Here, sharing means allowing other users of the server 120 to access the image of the first user. Alternatively, sharing means that the server 120 provides the image of the first user to other users.

  The user sharing the image of the first user may be specified in the sharing request. For example, the sharing request in step S320 indicates that the image of the first user is shared with the second user, or that the image of the first user is shared with a group of users including the second user. Also good. Alternatively, the processing unit 220 may select a user who shares the image of the first user among the users of the server 120. Hereinafter, the second user may indicate another user or one of the other users who has shared the image of the first user.

  The unit of sharing may be an account, album or image. That is, the entire image in the first user's account, the entire image in the first user's first album, or a single image of the first user may be shared with the second user.

  In step S330, the processing unit 220 sets the image of the first user to be shared with the second user by receiving the sharing request. The processing unit 220 may set the image of the first user to be shared with a plurality of selected users among the users of the server 120, and the plurality of selected users may include the second user.

  In step S <b> 340, the processing unit 220 selects a second user who transmits the image of the first user among the users of the server 120. In other words, the processing unit 220 may select a user who transmits the image of the first user among a plurality of users sharing the image of the first user. Here, the selection of the second user means that the digital photo frame 130 of the second user is selected.

  The server 120 may be a server that constructs a social network service. The plurality of users sharing the image of the first user may be users in a group to which the first user belongs. The group may be a group set on the social network service. The server 120 may select the second user among the users in the group to which the first user belongs.

  The server 120 may request approval from the terminal 110 or the first user of the terminal 110 for the selected second user. For example, the following step S350 is performed when the first user approves the selected second user.

  Another example for selecting the second user will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  In step S350, the transmission / reception unit 210 transmits the image data of the first user to the digital photo frame 130 of the second user. The image data of the first user may be transmitted from the server 120 to the digital photo frame 130 by synchronization between the server 120 and the digital photo frame 130. This synchronization may be performed according to the sharing unit in step S320 described above. In other words, the server 120 synchronizes digital image data by synchronizing data for the entire image in the first user's account, data for the entire image in the first album of the first user, or single image data of the first user. The frame 130 may be transmitted.

  In step S <b> 360, the digital photo frame 130 outputs the first user image using the transmitted first user image data. The second user can confirm the image of the first user through the digital photo frame 130.

  In step S365, the digital photo frame 130 generates feedback information for the image of the first user. Here, the feedback information may be selection feedback information indicating that the second user selects the image of the first user. A specific method for generating feedback information will be described in detail below with reference to FIG.

  In step S <b> 370, the transmission / reception unit 210 of the server 120 receives feedback information for the image of the first user from the digital photo frame 130.

  In step S380, the processing unit 220 of the server 120 reflects the received feedback information in the image metadata of the first user. The image metadata of the first user will be described in detail below with reference to FIG.

  In step S390, the processing unit 220 of the server 120 provides metadata to the terminal 110 or the digital photo frame 130 in association with the image. With this provision, the first user of the terminal 110 or the second user of the digital photo frame 130 can recognize the metadata generated based on the feedback information.

  A method for generating feedback information according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  In FIG. 4, a digital photo frame 130 is illustrated, and a first user image 410 output to the display of the digital photo frame 130 and a mark 420 output together with the first user image are illustrated.

  In step S360 described above, the digital photo frame 130 may output the mark 420 together with the image 410 of the first user.

  The digital photo frame 130 recognizes that the second user selects the mark 420 output with the first user's image 410 in the digital photo frame 130. Here, the selection of the mark 420 may mean that the mark 420 is clicked using a cursor of the mouse, or that the mark 420 is touched by a touch screen. The feedback information may be generated by the second user selecting a mark output with the first user's image 410 in the digital photo frame 130.

  As described above, the mark 420 indicates that the second user selects the image of the first user. There may be a plurality of marks 420. The plurality of marks may indicate feedback such as impressions and evaluations that the second user has with respect to the image of the first user. Specific feedback information may be generated depending on whether the user has selected any of the plurality of marks. For example, when the first mark is selected from the two marks, selection feedback information indicating that the second user selects the image of the first user may be generated. When the second mark is selected, Non-selected feedback information indicating that the second user does not select the image of the first user may be generated.

  A method of selecting a second user using image metadata according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  The image metadata 520 includes time information 522 when the image is taken, location information 524 where the image was taken, and person information 526 in the image.

  When the image data 510 is included in the image file 500, the image file 500 may include image metadata 520 in addition to the image data 510. The image metadata 520 may be generated together when the image file 500 is generated. For example, when the image file 500 is generated by the camera shooting a subject, time information 522 when the image was shot and location information 524 where the image was shot may be recorded in the image file.

  The processing unit 220 may generate image metadata 520. For example, the processing unit 220 can recognize which face of the user of the server 120 is in the image by applying a face recognition technique to the image data 510. The processing unit 220 may add the person information 526 in the image to the image metadata 520 by recognition.

  In step S320 illustrated in FIG. 3, the processing unit 220 may select a user who shares the image of the first user among the users of the server 120. In step S340 illustrated in FIG. 3, the processing unit 220 may select a user who transmits the image of the first user among the users of the server 120.

  The processing unit 220 may select a user who shares the image of the first user in step S320 or a user who transmits the image of the first user in step S340 based on the image metadata of the first user.

  For example, the processing unit 220 uses the location information 524 where the image is captured as a user who shares the image of the first user as a user related to the location where the image was captured, or a user who transmits the image of the first user. You may choose. When the location where the image is taken indicates a specific school, company, building, or the like, the processing unit 220 may select a user related to the school, company, or building among the users of the server 120.

  For example, the processing unit 220 uses the person information 526 in the image to send a user corresponding to the person or a user related to a different person to a user who shares the image of the first user or a user who transmits the image of the first user. You may choose as When the person information 526 in the image indicates a specific user of the server 120, the processing unit 220 may select a specific user himself / herself, a specific user family, or a specific user's friend among the users of the server 120.

  A method for providing image metadata according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  The digital photo frame of the user “LEE”, the digital photo frame of the user “KIM”, and the digital photo frame of the user “CHOI” respectively transmit feedback information to the server 120 in step S370.

  In step S <b> 390, the processing unit 220 provides metadata related to the image to the terminal 110 or the digital photo frame 130.

  The metadata 600 related to the image of the first user may include a second number of users 610 that provided feedback information and a second user list 620 that provided feedback information. That is, the processing unit 220 in step S380 reflects which second user left the feedback information among the plurality of second users to which the image of the first user is transmitted in the image metadata of the first user. Also good. The processing unit 220 may further add information indicating how many users have generated feedback information among a plurality of second users whose first user images have been transmitted to the first user's image metadata. The user list that generated the feedback information may be added.

  The metadata 600 related to the image of the first user is output from the terminal 110 or the digital photo frame 130, and the first user of the terminal 110 and the second user of the digital photo frame 130 are included in the output image of the first user. The related metadata 600 can be used to grasp feedback of other users with respect to the image of the first user.

  The apparatus described above may be realized by a hardware component, a software component, and / or a combination of a hardware component and a software component. For example, the apparatus and components described in the embodiments include, for example, a processor, a controller, an ALU (arithmetic logic unit), a digital signal processor (digital signal processor), a microcomputer, an FPA (field programmable array), and a PLU (programmable logarithm). It may be implemented using one or more general purpose or special purpose computers, such as a unit, a microprocessor, or a device capable of executing and responding to instructions. The processing device may include an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications running on the OS. The processing device may also access, store, manipulate, process and generate data in response to software execution. For ease of understanding, one processing device may be described as being used, but those having ordinary knowledge in the art may recognize that the processing device has multiple processing elements and / or It can be seen that it contains multiple types of processing elements. For example, the processing device may include multiple processors or a processor and a controller. Other processing configurations such as parallel processors are also possible.

  The software may include a computer program, code, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more of these, configuring the processing device to perform a desired operation, or independently The processing device may be instructed manually or in combination. Software and / or data can be interpreted by a processing device or provide instructions or data to a processing device in any type of machine, component, physical device, virtual equipment, computer storage medium Alternatively, it may be embodied permanently or temporarily in a device, or a transmitted signal wave. The software may be distributed over computer systems connected to a network and stored or executed in a distributed manner. Software and data may be stored on one or more computer-readable recording media.

  The method according to an embodiment of the present invention may be realized in the form of program instructions capable of executing various processes via various computer means and recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. The computer readable medium may include one or a combination of program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be specially designed and configured for the purposes of the present invention, and are well known and usable by those skilled in the computer software art. May be. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy (registered trademark) disks and magnetic tapes, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, magneto-optical media such as optical disks, and ROMs. A hardware device specially configured to store and execute program instructions, such as RAM, flash memory, etc., may be included.

  As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to the limited embodiments and drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and any person having ordinary knowledge in the field to which the present invention belongs can be used. Various modifications and variations are possible from such an embodiment.

  Accordingly, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but is defined not only by the claims but also by the equivalents of the claims.

110: Terminal 120: Server 130: Digital photo frame

Claims (19)

In a method for a server to provide a digital photo frame service,
Receiving a sharing request for the image of the first user in the server from the terminal of the first user;
Configuring the image to be shared with a second user by receiving the sharing request;
Sending the image data shared with the second user to the second user's digital photo frame along with the metadata of the image ;
Receiving feedback information for the image from the digital photo frame;
Reflecting the feedback information in the metadata of the image in the server, and providing the metadata reflecting the feedback information to the terminal and the digital photo frame in association with the image ;
A method of providing a digital photo frame service.   The method of claim 1, wherein the feedback information is selection feedback information indicating that the second user selects the image.   The method of claim 1, wherein the feedback information is generated by the second user selecting a mark output together with the image in the digital photo frame. The server is a cloud server that provides a cloud service,
The method according to claim 1, wherein the image data is stored as an image file in a storage space allocated for the first user of the server.   The method of claim 1, wherein the second user is a plurality of users and the digital photo frame is a plurality.   The method of claim 1, further comprising: selecting the second user to transmit the image data among users of the server. The digital photo frame service providing method according to claim 6 , wherein the selecting step selects the second user from among users in the group to which the first user belongs. The method of claim 6 , wherein the selecting includes selecting the second user based on metadata of the image. In the selecting step, when the personal information included in the metadata of the image indicates a specific user, at least a user other than the specific user and related to the specific user is selected as the second user. The method for providing a digital photo frame service according to claim 8.   A computer-readable recording medium containing a program for executing the method according to any one of claims 1 to 9. A server,
A sharing request for the image of the first user in the server is received from the terminal of the first user, and the image data shared with the second user is stored in the digital photo frame of the second user together with the metadata of the image. A transceiver for transmitting and receiving feedback information for the image from the digital photo frame;
The image is set to be shared with the second user by receiving the sharing request, the feedback information is reflected in the metadata of the image in the server, and the metadata in which the feedback information is reflected A processing unit for providing the terminal and the digital photo frame in association with the image ;
A server comprising   The server according to claim 11, wherein the feedback information is selection feedback information indicating that the second user selects the image.   The server of claim 11, wherein the feedback information is generated by the second user selecting a mark output with the image in the digital photo frame. The server is a cloud server that provides a cloud service,
12. The server of claim 11, wherein the image data is stored as an image file in a storage space allocated for the first user of the server.   The server according to claim 11, wherein the second user is a plurality of users and the digital photo frame is a plurality.   The server according to claim 11, wherein the processing unit selects the second user who transmits the image data among users of the server. The server according to claim 16 , wherein the processing unit selects the second user from among users in a group to which the first user belongs.   The server according to claim 16, wherein the processing unit selects the second user based on metadata of the image. When the person information included in the metadata of the image indicates a specific user, the processing unit selects at least a user other than the specific user and related to the specific user as the second user. The server according to claim 18.

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