JP6379621B2 - Server, control method therefor, control program, and recording medium - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a server and its control method, a terminal device and its control method, a control program, and a recording medium.

  In recent years, many photo sticker creation apparatuses have a function of transmitting a created image to a management server in addition to a function of printing the created image on a sticker sheet. For example, as described in Patent Document 1, the management server performs a service of providing the image to the user by transmitting and displaying the image on a mobile terminal owned by the user. As a result, the user can operate his / her mobile terminal to download the image stored in the management server and display it on the screen of the mobile terminal.

JP 2010-009250 A (released on January 14, 2010) JP 2012-253785 A (released on December 20, 2012) JP 2010-004898 A (released on January 14, 2010)

  Businesses that provide the above service want to increase the number of members of the service. This is because if the number of members increases, the number of accesses to the management server increases and the value of the management server is expected to improve.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a server or the like that increases the number of members of a service that provides a user with an image created by a photographing and editing apparatus. is there.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a server according to the present invention is a providing means for connecting a user's terminal device and photographing / editing device via a communication network and providing a service for providing data reproducible on the terminal device. A storage unit that stores the image and sound data created by the photographing and editing apparatus, a determination unit that determines whether the user is a member or a non-member of the service, and And a restricting unit that restricts the providing unit from providing the audio data when the determining unit determines that the user is a non-member.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a server control method according to the present invention is connected to a user terminal device and a shooting / editing device via a communication network, and provides data reproducible on the terminal device. A method of controlling a server that provides a service, wherein a determination step for determining whether the user is a member or a non-member of the service, and a determination step that determines that the user is a non-member And a restricting step for restricting provision of the audio data from a storage unit for storing the image and audio data created by the photographing and editing apparatus.

  According to the above-described configuration and method, a user who is not a member of the service is restricted from reproducing the sound on the user's terminal. Therefore, a user who desires to listen to the voice is likely to become the member, and as a result, the number of members can be increased.

  Examples of the restriction include prohibiting audio playback, limiting the number of times that audio can be played back, the period of time, and the like, and limiting the types of audio that can be played back. Further, the restriction may be realized by restricting a capacity that can be used in the storage unit, that is, a capacity that can be read and / or written in the storage unit for each user. In this case, the capacity that can be used for each user may be determined as a time during which voice can be recorded and / or a time during which playback is possible.

  The restriction may be realized by controlling the quality (for example, bit rate for reproducing audio data) when providing the audio data. Specifically, voice data is provided to members by outputting clear voice, while voice data is provided to non-members by outputting unclear voice. May be performed. Moreover, you may provide a member with a higher quality image than a non-member.

  In the server according to the present invention, the determining means further determines whether the user is a free member or a paid member of the service, and the restricting means is that the user is a non-member, The restriction may be relaxed in the order of the free member and the paid member.

  According to the above configuration, since the restriction is relaxed in the order of the non-member, the free member, and the paying member, the user who wants to listen to the sound is notified to the paying member. As a result, the number of paying members can be increased. Thereby, the profit by the said service increases.

  Moreover, in the server according to the present invention, the storage unit stores identification information associated with the audio data, which is identification information provided by the photographing and editing apparatus. Acquisition means may be further provided, and the providing means may provide the terminal device with the audio data associated with the identification information acquired by the acquisition means.

  Further, the server according to the present invention is a server comprising providing means for providing a service for connecting to a user terminal device and a photographing / editing device via a communication network and providing data reproducible on the terminal device, From the terminal device, a storage unit for storing the image and sound data created by the photographing and editing apparatus, and identification information provided by the photographing and editing apparatus and associated with the sound data Acquisition means for acquiring the identification information, wherein the providing means provides the terminal device with the audio data associated with the identification information acquired by the acquisition means.

  The server control method according to the present invention is a method for controlling a server that connects to a user terminal device and a photographing / editing device via a communication network and provides a service for providing data reproducible on the terminal device. The acquisition step of acquiring the identification information provided by the photographing and editing apparatus from the terminal device, and the storage unit that stores the data of the image and the sound created by the photographing and editing apparatus are acquired in the acquisition step. Providing a voice data associated with the identification information to the terminal device.

  According to the above-described configuration and method, the user transmits the identification information provided by the photographing editing apparatus from the terminal device to the server, so that the voice data associated with the identification information is transmitted to the server. It can be received from the server to the terminal device. Therefore, the user can play the voice on the terminal device.

  Thereby, the person who desires to listen to the sound can listen to the sound by obtaining the identification information associated with the sound directly or indirectly from the user. As a result, the number of accesses to the server increases, and the value of the server is improved. Examples of the identification information include image identification information for identifying the image, sticker identification information for identifying the sticker on which the photographing and editing apparatus has printed the image, and the like. The provision of the audio data by the identification information may be limited so that only the member can use it.

  In the server according to the present invention, the acquisition unit may acquire the identification information from the terminal device together with device identification information for identifying the imaging / editing device.

  Further, the server according to the present invention is a server comprising providing means for providing a service for connecting to a user terminal device and a photographing / editing device via a communication network and providing data reproducible on the terminal device, A storage unit that stores the data of the image created by the photographing and editing apparatus and identification information provided by the photographing and editing apparatus and associated with the data of the image, and the identification from the terminal device Acquisition means for acquiring information, and the providing means provides the terminal device with data of the image associated with the identification information acquired by the acquiring means, The identification information is acquired from the terminal device together with device identification information for identifying the photographing / editing device.

  The server control method according to the present invention is a method for controlling a server that connects to a user terminal device and a photographing / editing device via a communication network and provides a service for providing data reproducible on the terminal device. The acquisition step of acquiring the identification information provided by the imaging / editing apparatus together with the apparatus identification information for identifying the imaging / editing apparatus from the terminal device, and the imaging editing of the apparatus identification information acquired in the acquisition step A provision step of providing the terminal device with the image data associated with the identification information acquired in the acquisition step from a storage unit that stores the data of the image created by the device. Yes.

  According to the above configuration and method, the identification information only needs to identify a plurality of pieces of data created by a certain shooting / editing apparatus. It is shorter than the identification information. As a result, it is possible to reduce the effort for the user to input the identification information.

  In order to acquire the identification information from the terminal device together with the device identification information, the following means can be considered.

  That is, it is conceivable that the server has an instant messenger account for each photographing and editing apparatus, and the acquisition unit acquires the identification information from the terminal apparatus via the instant messenger. In this case, the acquisition unit can acquire the account of the transmission destination of the identification information, and the account becomes the device identification information.

  In addition, the server has a site for providing the data for each photographing and editing apparatus, and the acquisition unit may acquire the identification information from the terminal device via the site. . In this case, the acquisition means can acquire a site to which the identification information is transmitted, and the site becomes the device identification information.

  By the way, if the identification information is short, there is a possibility that a third party can easily access the data associated with the identification information.

  Therefore, in the server according to the present invention, the providing means may not provide the data by the identification information after providing the data by the identification information. Specifically, after the providing means provides the data based on the identification information, at least one of the data and the identification information is deleted from the storage unit, indicating that the identification information is unusable. Set a flag, etc. According to said structure, since the identification information used once cannot be reused, said problem can be avoided.

  Alternatively, in the server according to the present invention, the providing means, after a lapse of a predetermined period (for example, 1 hour, 1 minute, etc.) after the obtaining means obtains the identification information, You may make it not provide. Specifically, the processing similar to that described above may be performed after a predetermined period has elapsed since the acquisition unit acquired the identification information.

  According to said structure, since the period which can utilize the said identification information is limited, said problem can be avoided. Furthermore, after a sufficiently long period (for example, one week, one day, etc.) has passed since the predetermined period, the possibility that the above problem will occur is reduced even if the used identification information is used again. Therefore, a resource called identification information can be used effectively.

  A terminal device according to the present invention is a terminal device connected to a server via a communication network, and includes a storage unit that stores information, an audio output unit that outputs audio, and an image and audio created by the imaging editing device. An acquisition unit that acquires at least audio data among the data from the server via the communication network, and the audio output unit configured to output the audio based on the audio data acquired by the acquisition unit. Voice acquisition control means for controlling, and the acquisition means prohibits storing the acquired voice data in the storage unit.

  The terminal device control method according to the present invention is a control method for a terminal device connected to a server via a communication network, and at least audio data among image and audio data created by the photographing and editing apparatus. An acquisition step of acquiring from the server via the communication network, and an audio output control step of controlling the audio output unit to output the audio based on the audio data acquired in the acquisition step; In the acquisition step, storing the acquired voice data in the storage unit is prohibited.

  According to the configuration and method described above, it is prohibited to store the audio data created by the photographing editing apparatus and acquired from the server via the communication network in the storage unit. For this reason, when the user desires to listen to the voice stored in the server, the user needs to access the server from the terminal device. As a result, the number of accesses to the server increases, and the value of the server is improved.

  The server and the terminal device according to each aspect of the present invention may be realized by a computer. In this case, the server and the terminal device are operated by operating the computer as each unit included in the server server and the terminal device. The server control program realized by the above and a computer-readable recording medium recording the server control program also fall within the scope of the present invention.

  The present invention has an effect of improving the possibility of an increase in the number of members of a service that provides a user with an image created by a photographing and editing apparatus.

It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the management server which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the picked-up image management system which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the structural example of the external appearance of the photograph sticker production apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is the perspective view which looked at the external appearance of the photograph sticker production apparatus concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention from other angles. It is a figure explaining the movement of the user in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the imaging | photography part with which the photograph sticker production apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention is equipped. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the background part with which the photograph sticker production apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention is equipped. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the edit part with which the photograph sticker production apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention is equipped. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the aft customer service part with which the photograph sticker production apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention is equipped. It is a block diagram which shows the example of an internal structure of the photograph sticker production apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram which shows the detailed structural example of the control part with which the photograph sticker production apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention is equipped. It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the portable terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a screen transition figure which shows an example of the web page displayed on the display part of a portable terminal at the time of the member registration process in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows an example of the flow of a series of processes from photography to image preservation | save in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a screen transition diagram which shows an example of the web page displayed on the display part of a portable terminal at the time of the image preservation | save process to the management server in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows an example of the flow of a series of processes regarding the image display and audio | voice reproduction in the portable terminal contained in the picked-up image management system which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the web page displayed on the display part of a portable terminal in a series of processes which concern on the image display in the portable terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention, and audio | voice reproduction | regeneration. It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the management server which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. In 2nd Embodiment of this invention, it is a flowchart which shows a series of processes which control the production | generation of the link image for reproducing | regenerating a related audio | voice according to a member classification. It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the management server which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows an example of the flow of a series of processes until the transmission / reception of the information which concerns on the image image | photographed to the management server in the picked-up image management system which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows an example of the flow of a series of processes for displaying the image storage web page on the portable terminal in the picked-up image management system which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process for preventing the image storage web page accessed once in the modification of 3rd Embodiment of this invention being displayed.

Embodiment 1
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. Descriptions of configurations other than those described in the following specific embodiments may be omitted as necessary, but are the same as those configurations when described in other embodiments. For convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as those shown in each embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and the explanation thereof is omitted as appropriate. Further, the shape of the configuration described in each drawing and the dimensions such as length, size, and width do not reflect the actual shape and dimensions, but are changed as appropriate for clarity and simplification of the drawings. doing.

(Captured image management system 10)
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of the captured image management system 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the photographed image management system 10 includes a photo sticker creation device 1 (photographing / editing device), a portable terminal 6 (terminal device), and a management server 4 (server).

  An outline of the captured image management system 10 will be described below. The captured image management system 10 provides a user with services for realizing user photography, image editing, image printing as a photo sticker, and image storage on an image providing site. Photo shooting, image editing, and photo sticker printing services are provided by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 installed in a store such as a game center. The image storage service is provided by the management server 4 that manages the image providing site. The user can store his / her captured image in the image providing site by operating the mobile terminal 6 possessed by the user.

  In order to store images on the image providing site, prior member registration is required. The user registers himself / herself as a free member in the image providing site. Free members do not need to pay membership fees, but image providers are limited in the number of images they can store. In this embodiment, the free member can store only one image in the image providing site for each game.

  The user can change his / her member attribute from a free member to a paid member. Paid members can save an unlimited number of images on an image providing site instead of having to pay a certain membership fee continuously. In the present embodiment, all the captured images generated by a single photo shoot can be stored in the image providing site.

  The flow from photography to image storage in the photographed image management system 10 will be briefly described below. One or more users pay the price to the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 and play a game relating to photography and image editing. The user takes a picture of himself as a subject during the game. The user selects several images to be edited from the images generated by shooting and edits them as desired. Further, the user inputs his / her e-mail address to the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 in order to save the image in the image providing site later.

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

  After the image is stored in the image providing site, the user can log in to the image providing site using the portable terminal 6 or other desired device and download the image.

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

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

  The photographing unit 21 is a device that allows a user to perform photographing control. The photographing unit 21 enters the photographing space and is located in front of the user who is performing the photographing control. A front panel 41 of the photographing unit 21 that constitutes a surface in which the photographing space is desired in front is provided with a touch panel monitor used by the user during photographing control. Assuming that the left side is the left side and the right side is the right side as viewed from the user in the imaging space, the left side of the imaging unit 21 is configured by the side panel 42A, and the right side is configured by the side panel 42B.

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

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

  An opening formed by being surrounded by the side panel 42 </ b> A of the photographing unit 21, the connecting part 23 </ b> A, and the side panel 52 </ b> A of the background part 22 becomes an entrance G <b> 1 of the photographing space. An opening formed by being surrounded by the side panel 42B of the imaging unit 21, the connecting unit 23B, and the side panel 52B of the background unit 22 is also an entrance G2 of the imaging space.

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

  As the background curtain stored in the background curtain unit 25, an elevating curtain that uses a plurality of curtains as a single curtain for curtains may be prepared. In addition, a blackboard curtain is pasted on the rear panel 51 that is the back of the shooting space, and a plurality of background images for synthesis are prepared. In editing control described later, a user-desired background image is used as a curtain portion. It may be possible to synthesize.

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

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

  If the configuration of the editing unit 12 shown in FIG. 3 is a front side configuration, the configuration used for editing control is provided on the front side and the back side of the editing unit 12 so that two sets of users can edit simultaneously. Provided.

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

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

  A curtain is attached to the curtain rail 26 so that the inside of the space in front of the editing unit 12 and the space in front of the back cannot be seen from the outside. The space in front of the editing unit 12 and the space in front of the back of the editing unit 12 surrounded by the curtain attached to the curtain rail 26 are editing spaces in which the user performs editing control.

(Subsequent customer service department 13)
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the external appearance of the photo sticker creating apparatus as seen from another angle. The subsequent customer service unit 13 is a device that performs the subsequent customer service and allows the user to perform an operation on the subsequent customer service. Subsequent customer service includes processing for transmitting images (including edited images) to the management server 4, processing for causing a user to play a mini game, processing for answering a questionnaire, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the post-service customer unit 13 has a plate-shaped housing having a predetermined thickness, and is connected to the editing unit 12 so that the back surface thereof is in contact with the left side surface of the editing unit 12. Provided. On the front side of the post-service customer section 13, there are provided a tablet built-in monitor used by the user at the time of operation for the post-service customer, and a discharge port for discharging sticker paper on which an image (including an edited image) is printed. The space in front of the post-service section 13 is a post-service area where a user waiting for printing on the sticker paper to perform an operation on the post-service.

(User movement)
The flow of the photo sticker creation game and the accompanying user movement will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the movement of the user.

  The user of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 takes a picture formed between the photographing part 21 and the background part 22 from the entrance / exit G1 as indicated by the white arrow # 1 or from the entrance / exit G2 as indicated by the white arrow # 2. The camera enters the space A1 and performs shooting control using a camera and a touch panel monitor provided in the shooting unit 21.

  It should be noted that, in the shooting of the user's image, not all shooting is to capture an image printed on sticker paper, but for transmission to the mobile terminal 6 (or so that it can be viewed on the mobile terminal 6, In some cases, the image is taken only for transmission to the management server 4. This is because the user's preference may be different between the image to be printed and the image transmitted to the mobile terminal 6, and the user wants to take an image in consideration of transmission to the mobile terminal 6 at the time of the user's shooting. It is in response to the user's intention.

  The user who has finished the shooting control uses the doorway G1 to move out of the shooting space A1 as indicated by the white arrow # 3 and moves to the editing space A2-1 or opens the doorway G2 as indicated by the white arrow # 4. Use to move out of the shooting space A1 and move to the editing space A2-2.

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

  After the editing control is finished, printing of an image selected from images (including edited images) is started. During printing of the image, the user who has finished the editing control moves from the editing space A2-1 to the subsequent customer service space A3 as indicated by the white arrow # 5 when the editing control is performed in the editing space A2-1. The customer receives the subsequent customer service and performs an operation on the subsequent customer service. In addition, when editing control is performed in the editing space A2-2, the user who has finished editing control moves from the editing space A2-2 to the post-service area A3 as indicated by the white arrow # 6. In the space A3, a subsequent customer service is received and an operation is performed on the customer service.

  When the printing of the image is finished, the user receives the sticker paper from the outlet provided in the post-service section 13 and finishes a series of photo sticker creation games.

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

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

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

  An imaging / display unit 81 is provided in the approximate center of the front panel 41. The photographing / display unit 81 includes a camera 91, a front strobe 92, a touch panel monitor 93, and a microphone (microphone) 94.

  The camera 91 is configured by an image sensor such as a charge coupled device (CCD) or a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS), and photographs a user in the photographing space A1. The moving image captured by the camera 91 is displayed on the touch panel monitor 93 in real time. An image captured by the camera 91 at a predetermined timing such as when a user gives an instruction to shoot is saved as an image (still image).

  The touch panel monitor 93 provided on the lower side of the camera 91 includes a monitor such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and a touch panel stacked thereon. The touch panel monitor 93 has a function as a live view monitor that displays a moving image captured by the camera 91 and a function that displays various GUI (Graphical User Interface) images and accepts a user's selection operation through the touch panel. Yes. On the touch panel monitor 93, a moving image after an image such as a background is appropriately displayed is displayed.

  The microphone 94 converts the voice of the user in the shooting space A1 into an electrical signal. At a predetermined timing such as when recording is instructed by the user, the user's voice is acquired through the microphone 94 and stored as a voice signal.

  On the front panel 41, an upper strobe 82 is installed on the upper side with respect to the position of the photographing / display unit 81. A left strobe 83 is installed on the left side and a right strobe 84 is installed on the right side. A lower strobe 85 is provided at a position below the photographing / display unit 81 such that a part of the upper surface of the base portion 43 protrudes.

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

  The base unit 43 is also provided with a foot strobe 86 for irradiating the user's foot. Fluorescent lamps are provided inside the upper strobe 82, left strobe 83, right strobe 84, lower strobe 85, and foot strobe 86, and together with the fluorescent lights inside the strobe constituting the ceiling strobe unit 24, photographing is performed. Used as illumination in the space A1. As will be described later, by adjusting the light emission amount of each fluorescent lamp, or by adjusting the number of fluorescent lamps to emit light, the brightness in the shooting space A1 becomes the content of the shooting control performed by the user. It is adjusted accordingly.

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

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

(Background 22)
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the background unit 22 provided in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. As described above, the background curtain unit 25 is provided above the back panel 51. Near the center of the background curtain unit 25, a rear center strobe 101 that irradiates a user who is performing shooting control in the shooting space A1 from the rear center.

  A rear left strobe 102 that irradiates a user who is performing shooting control in the shooting space A1 from the left rear is provided above the rear panel 51 and on the doorway G1 side. Further, a rear right strobe 103 that irradiates the user who is performing the photographing control in the photographing space A1 from the right rear is provided above the rear panel 51 and on the entrance / exit G2 side.

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

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

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

(Subsequent customer service department 13)
On the left side of the editing unit 12, a post-service unit 13 is provided. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the post-service unit 13 provided in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1.

  A monitor 161 with a built-in tablet is provided at the upper center of the post-service section 13. A touch pen 162A is provided on the left side of the tablet built-in monitor 161, and a touch pen 162B is provided on the right side. Similarly to the tablet built-in monitor 131, the tablet built-in monitor 161 is configured by superimposing a tablet capable of performing an operation input using the touch pen 162A or 162B on a monitor such as an LCD. On the tablet built-in monitor 161, a screen used in a post-service process such as a mini game is displayed.

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

  The non-contact type IC reader / writer 163 communicates with a non-contact type IC that is in close proximity, reads data from the non-contact type IC, and writes data to the non-contact type IC.

  In the sticker paper discharge port 164, sticker paper on which an image created by the editing space A2-1 user performing editing control is printed, or created by the editing space A2-2 user performing editing control. The sticker paper on which the image is printed is discharged. A printer is provided inside the editing unit 12, and printing of images is performed by the printer.

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

(Internal structure of photo sticker making apparatus 1)
Next, the internal configuration of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 will be described. FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration example of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. The same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same structure as the structure mentioned above. The overlapping description will be omitted as appropriate.

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

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

  A communication unit 203 is an interface of a network such as the Internet, and communicates with an external device according to control by the control unit 201.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  In addition, the illumination control unit 223 adjusts the light emission amount of the fluorescent lamp provided in each strobe, or adjusts the number of fluorescent lamps to emit light, thereby performing the shooting control stage performed by the user. Accordingly, the brightness in the shooting space A1 is adjusted.

  The camera 91 shoots according to the control by the control unit 201 and outputs an image (image) obtained by the shooting to the control unit 201.

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

  The tablet built-in monitor 131 displays an editing screen according to control by the control unit 201 and detects a user operation on the editing screen. A signal representing the content of the user's operation is supplied to the control unit 201, and the image to be edited is edited.

  The subsequent customer service section 13 performs processing related to the subsequent customer service in the subsequent customer service space A3. The subsequent customer service unit 13 includes a tablet built-in monitor 161, touch pens 162A and 162B, a non-contact type IC reader / writer 163, and a speaker 165.

  The printing unit 211 includes a printer 241 and a sticker unit 242 that are configured to perform printing control. The printer 241 prints the image or the edited image obtained by the editing control by the user on the sticker paper stored in the sticker paper unit 242 attached to the printer 241 and discharges it to the sticker paper discharge port 164. . The subsequent customer service unit 13 and the printing unit 211 that are surrounded by a one-dot chain line are configured to perform processing related to the subsequent customer service for the user in the subsequent customer service space A3.

  In addition, the printing unit 211 acquires the image transmitted to the management server 4 outside the margin (such as the edge of the sticker paper) in addition to printing the photographed image (or the edited image) on the sticker paper in the process related to the print control. URL (Uniform Resource Locater) and a seal ID (image viewing ID) may be printed. The sticker ID is an identifier for uniquely identifying one or a plurality of images (including a photographed image and an edited image) generated during one game in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. This is an identifier for acquiring the generated image. The user accesses a URL for acquiring an image, and inputs a sticker ID, whereby a web page (image browsing page) for acquiring an image generated during one game in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is displayed. It can be displayed on the portable terminal 6.

  This is because, for example, when receiving an e-mail address input from the user at the post-service department 13 or the like, a correct address cannot be received due to a time-out or error input, and information such as a URL for acquiring an image is transmitted to the user. This is to allow the user to acquire an image by accessing the URL printed on the sticker paper and inputting the sticker ID when the user cannot do so.

  Note that the printing unit 211 may print, for example, a predetermined mail address or a QR code (registered trademark) as the information for acquiring an image instead of the URL. When a predetermined mail address is printed, the user receives a mail describing a URL for acquiring an image from the management server 4 by sending a blank mail to the predetermined mail address. Can do. Further, when the QR code is printed on the sticker paper, the user can directly access the image browsing page by accessing the web page indicated by the QR code using the mobile terminal 6.

(Configuration of control unit)
FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram illustrating a detailed configuration example of the control unit 201 provided in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. As shown in this figure, the control unit 201 includes a communication control unit 311, a shooting control unit 312, an editing control unit 313, a print control unit 314, a post-service customer control unit 315, and a voice acquisition unit 316.

  The communication control unit 311 controls communication with an external device by the communication unit 203.

  The shooting control unit 312 relates to a process related to a charge inserted when starting the photo sticker creation game by the shooting unit 21 and a user shooting control in the photo sticker creation game such as shooting a user group according to the user shooting control. Control processing. The shooting control unit 312 can also generate date / time information related to the date / time when the image was shot.

  The editing control unit 313 controls processing related to user editing control in the photo sticker creation game, such as graffiti editing of images by the editing unit 12A and the editing unit 12B.

  The print control unit 314 controls processing related to user print control in the photo sticker creation game, such as sticker sheet printing by the printing unit 211.

  The post-service customer control unit 315 controls processing related to the post-service in the photo sticker creation game, such as processing to serve a user group that has finished the editing work by the post-service unit 13.

  The sound acquisition unit 316 performs processing for acquiring the user's sound from the microphone 94 after the user's shooting in the photo sticker creation game is completed. The acquisition of the voice is desirably limited to a predetermined time (a time during which a voice of about 1 to 3 sentences can be input, for example, about 10 seconds to 30 seconds) once for each game. Further, the voice acquisition unit 316 may be configured to acquire voice from the mobile terminal 6 possessed by the user via the communication unit 203 instead of the microphone 94. Further, during the period in which the voice is acquired, the control unit 201 may change the BGM output from the speaker 224 to the one specified by the user.

(Management server 4)
Next, details of the management server 4 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the management server 4 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in this figure, the management server 4 mainly includes a control unit 401, a storage unit 402, and a communication unit 403. The control unit 401 performs overall control of each member provided in the management server 4. The storage unit 402 stores various data used in the management server 4. The communication unit 403 communicates with other devices constituting the captured image management system 10.

(Details of control unit 401)
As illustrated in FIG. 1, the control unit 401 includes a communication control unit 411 (acquisition unit), a mail creation unit 412, a web page creation unit 413 (determination unit, restriction unit, provision unit), an image management unit 414, and voice management. Part 415.

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

(Mail creation unit 412)
The mail creating unit 412 creates a mail to be sent to the mail address of the user who played with the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. In the present embodiment, the mail creation unit 412 creates a mail that guides the storage of an image that is transmitted to the mail address input from the communication control unit 411 using the data stored in the mail database 421. And output to the communication control unit 411.

(Web page creation unit 413)
The web page creation unit 413 creates a web page displayed on the mobile terminal 6. In the present embodiment, the web page creation unit 413 creates a web page corresponding to the access request received from the mobile terminal 6 using the data stored in the web page database 423 and outputs the web page to the communication control unit 411. . Although details will be described later, the web page creation unit 413 creates a web page corresponding to the user's membership type.

  In the following description, “page” refers to data that the management server 4 transmits to a communication terminal such as the mobile terminal 6 for display, such as a web page. The page usually includes text data and image data, and may further include audio data and moving image data.

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

(Voice management unit 415)
The sound management unit 415 manages sound provided to the user through the image providing site. In the present embodiment, the sound management unit 415 acquires the sound acquired when the image instructed by the user to be stored in the image providing site is created out of the user's sound acquired by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. Are stored in the audio database 425 in association with the image as a file of a predetermined format (for example, WAV format).

  In addition, when storing the sound, the sound management unit 415 may compress the sound based on a predetermined standard (for example, MPE (MPEG audio layer-3)). The voice management unit 415 may edit the voice when saving the voice. Audio editing includes, for example, audio trimming, addition of other audio, synthesis with other audio (for example, synthesis of BGM), acoustic effect (for example, fade-in, which is an effect of gradually increasing audio, audio) Application of fade-out), which is an effect of gradually reducing.

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

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

(Member database 422)
The member database 422 stores various types of information related to users who are members of the image providing site. In the present embodiment, the member database 422 stores information (user specifying information) for specifying a user who uses the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 for each user. Examples of the user specifying information include a user's member ID, e-mail address, nickname, date of birth, address, member attribute, membership date, and terminal ID of a mobile terminal held by the user. Moreover, as a member attribute, a pay member, a free member, etc. can be mentioned, for example.

(Web page database 423)
The web page database 423 stores various data for creating a web page of an image providing site displayed on the mobile terminal 6.

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

(Voice database 425)
The sound database 425 stores the sound acquired when the image stored in the image database 424 is created by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 in association with the image. Similarly to the image database 424, the audio database 425 stores audio separately for each user registered as a member in the member database 422.

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

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

(Mobile terminal 6)
FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the mobile terminal 6 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. As shown in this figure, the mobile terminal 6 mainly includes a control unit 601, a storage unit 602, a communication unit 603, an input unit 604, a display unit 605, and an audio output unit 606. The control unit 601 performs overall control of each member provided in the mobile terminal 6. The storage unit 602 stores various data used in the mobile terminal 6. The mobile terminal 6 communicates with other devices constituting the captured image management system 10. The input unit 604 is a device for a user to input information to the mobile terminal 6 such as a touch panel. The display unit 605 is a device for displaying information, such as a liquid crystal display device. The audio output unit 606 is a device for outputting information such as a speaker.

(Details of control unit 601)
As illustrated in FIG. 12, the control unit 601 includes a communication control unit 611 (acquisition unit), an input control unit 612, a display control unit 613, and an audio output control unit 614 (audio output control unit).

  The communication control unit 611 controls communication by the communication unit 603. The input control unit 612 controls information input in the input unit 604. The display control unit 613 controls information display on the display unit 605. For example, when the display control unit 613 outputs the web page input from the communication control unit 611 to the display unit 605, the web page can be displayed on the display unit 605. The audio output control unit 614 controls audio output in the audio output unit 606. For example, the audio output control unit 614 causes the audio input from the communication control unit 611 to be output via the audio output unit 606.

  In the present embodiment, the communication control unit 611 prohibits the audio received from the management server 4 through the communication unit 603 from being output to the audio output control unit 614 while being stored in the storage unit 602. Thereby, the user needs to access the management server 4 from the portable terminal 6 when he / she wants to listen to the voice stored in the management server 4. As a result, the number of accesses to the management server 4 increases and the value of the management server 4 is improved.

(Member registration process)
In the photographed image management system 10, a user who has registered as a member on the image providing site can save the photographed image on the image providing site. The user registers himself / herself as a free member in the image providing site according to a predetermined procedure. The procedure will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 is a screen transition diagram illustrating an example of a web page displayed on the display unit 605 of the mobile terminal 6 during the member registration process.

  The user accesses the image providing site using the portable terminal 6 in order to register as a member in the image providing site. As a result, the top page 1001 of the image providing site as shown in FIG. 13A is displayed on the display unit 605 of the mobile terminal 6. The top page 1001 includes at least a link image 1002 for proceeding with the member login process and a link image 1003 for proceeding with the free member registration process.

  The user operates the input unit 604 of the mobile terminal 6 to select a link image 1003 for proceeding with free member registration. As a result, the portable terminal 6 communicates with the management server 4, and as a result, the web page 1011 for free member registration as shown in FIG. 13B is displayed on the display unit 605.

  The web page 1011 includes an input form 1012 for inputting information (user specifying information) for specifying a user who is registered as a free member, and a link image 1013 for transmitting the input user specifying information to the management server 4. Including at least. The user operates the input unit 604 of the mobile terminal 6 to input various personal information such as the user's member ID, password, and email address to the input form 1012 as user identification information. The user selects the link image 1013 after completing the input of the user specifying information. As a result, the mobile terminal 6 transmits the user specifying information to the management server 4 and requests the management server 4 to register the user for free membership.

  The communication control unit 411 of the management server 4 receives the user specifying information transmitted from the mobile terminal 6 through the communication unit 403. The communication control unit 411 outputs the received user identification information to the mail creation unit 412 and instructs the mail creation unit 412 to create a member registration email. In response to this instruction, the mail creation unit 412 creates a member registration mail 1021 as shown in FIG. The member registration mail 1021 is a mail addressed to the mail address included in the received user identification information, and includes a URL 1022 to a web page indicating completion of free member registration. The mail creation unit 412 outputs the created member registration mail 1021 to the communication control unit 411. The communication control unit 411 transmits the input member registration mail 1021 to the user's mail address via the communication unit 403.

  The portable terminal 6 receives the transmitted member registration mail 1021 and displays it on the display unit 605. The user confirms the displayed member registration mail 1021 and selects the URL 1022. Thereby, the mobile terminal 6 requests the management server 4 for a web page specified by the URL 1022.

  In response to this request, the management server 4 completes free member registration. Specifically, the management server 4 creates an account area for a user (a storage area for storing member-specific data) in the member database 422, and stores the user specifying information in the account area. At this time, information indicating that the user is a free member is added to the account area. Finally, the management server 4 creates a web page indicating that the free member registration is completed and transmits it to the mobile terminal 6.

  The user can register himself / herself as a paying member in the image providing site by logging in to the image providing site by entering a member ID and password after registering a free member and following a predetermined procedure. After this registration is completed, information indicating that the user is a paid member is added to the user's account area.

(Service flow)
Next, details of the flow of services provided by the captured image management system 10 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 14 and 15. FIG. 14 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of a flow of a series of processes from photography to image storage in the photographed image management system 10.

(photography)
As shown in FIG. 14, the user starts playing the game in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 (step S1). Specifically, the user stands in front of the front panel 41 of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 and inserts coins having a fee required for playing the game into the coin insertion / return slot 87. The imaging control unit 312 determines whether or not a predetermined amount of coins has been inserted based on a signal supplied from the coin processing unit 221.

  If it is determined that the camera has been inserted, the shooting control unit 312 controls the shooting unit 21 to display the moving image of the subject captured by the camera 91 on the touch panel monitor 93 and display it in the shooting space A1 according to the shooting control by the user. The user is photographed as a subject (step S2). This photographing control is performed a plurality of times within the photographing processing time.

  In addition, as a process in the imaging control, a predetermined number of times may be taken as an image for transmission to the mobile terminal 6 instead of an image for printing on a sticker sheet. In this case, as an image suitable for an image to be transmitted to the mobile terminal 6, an image obtained by chroma-combining the image for synthesis and an image subjected to image processing such as filtering processing using a color filter are created at the time of shooting. Sometimes.

(Sound acquisition)
The photographing control unit 312 notifies the sound acquisition unit 316 that the photographing is finished after the photographing is finished. Upon receiving the notification, the voice acquisition unit 316 notifies the user in the shooting space A1 through the touch panel monitor 93 or the speaker 224 that the voice to be stored in association with the shot image is acquired. Also, the voice acquisition unit 316 that has made the notification acquires the voice of the user in the shooting space A1 through the microphone 94 (step S3). The voice acquisition unit 316 may cause the user to select whether to save the voice in association with the captured image through the touch panel monitor 93. The voice acquisition unit 316 notifies the imaging control unit 312 that the voice acquisition has been completed.

  After the photography and audio acquisition are completed, the photography control unit 312 guides the user in the photography space A1 to move to the editing space A2-1 or the editing space A2-2. This guidance is performed by displaying a guidance screen on the touch panel monitor 93 of the photographing unit 21 or by outputting voice guidance from the speaker 224.

(edit a picture)
After the end of the guidance, the editing control unit 313 controls the editing unit 12 corresponding to the editing space of the editing space A2-1 and the editing space A2-2 that is the destination of the user who has finished the shooting control. Thus, the editing unit 12 is caused to edit the image (step S4). Specifically, the editing control unit 313 causes the user to select a synthesis image to be synthesized with the image selected or acquired as the editing target image, and synthesizes the selected synthesis image with the image. The composite image is edited according to the editing operation by the user. In addition, as editing for an image for transmission to the mobile terminal 6, for example, processing such as processing for trimming an image to a predetermined size, filtering processing using a color filter, and collage synthesis processing for finishing a plurality of images as one image Can also be done.

  After the editing, the editing control unit 313 guides the user who has finished editing control in the editing space A2-1 or the editing space A2-2 to move to the post-service space A3. This guidance is performed by displaying a guidance screen on the tablet built-in monitor 131 or by outputting guidance voice from the speaker 231.

(Photo sticker printing)
After the end of the guidance, the print control unit 314 outputs the image selected by the user to the printer 241 and prints it on the sticker sheet (step S5). When printing is completed, the customer service control unit 315 displays that the printing has been completed on the tablet built-in monitor 161 so that the printer 241 can acquire images from the management server 4 and the photo sticker creation apparatus 1 in the same procedure. The sticker ID created in the photo sticker creation device 1 and image acquisition information (URL of the image acquisition site, e-mail address for acquisition, etc.) are printed out of the box, and a predetermined image is printed in the center. The sealed sheet is discharged to the sheet discharge port 164.

(Subsequent customer service)
During printing, the subsequent customer service control unit 315 controls the subsequent customer service unit 13 and controls processing related to the subsequent customer service for the user who is waiting for the completion of printing (step S6). Specifically, the post-service customer control unit 315 controls processing for transmitting images (including edited images) to the management server 4 in the photo sticker creation game as processing related to the post-service by the post-service customer unit 13. . At that time, the post-service control unit 315 causes the tablet built-in monitor 161 to display a mail address input screen for inputting the mail address of the user who played the game and a screen for selecting an image to be transmitted. The user uses the touch pen 162 </ b> A or the touch pen 162 </ b> B to input the currently used mail address and select an image to be transmitted to the management server 4.

(Image transmission)
The communication control unit 311 transmits the input mail address, the acquired sound, and the selected image or the image determined by the control unit 201 as a transmission target to the management server 4 through the communication unit 203 (step S7). The image transmitted at this time is associated with an identifier (image ID) for uniquely identifying the image and a seal ID. Also, the seal ID is associated with the voice transmitted at this time. That is, the sound to be transmitted and all the images to be transmitted are associated with each other. The communication unit 403 of the management server 4 receives the mail address, sound, image, image ID, and seal ID transmitted from the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 (step S8), and outputs them to the communication control unit 411. The communication control unit 411 stores the received mail address, image ID, seal ID, image, and sound in a temporary storage database (not shown) of the storage unit 402. The stored data such as an image is continuously stored in the temporary storage database until a predetermined time limit elapses, and is automatically deleted from the temporary storage database when the time limit elapses.

  Note that the communication control unit 311 may transmit all images to the management server 4 in consideration of not only a predetermined number of images selected by the user but also a future paying member. As a result, the user can acquire all images taken in the state of the free member when the user becomes a paying member on the site after shooting in the state of the free member.

(Compose and send a guide email)
The communication control unit 411 outputs the received email address and image ID to the email creation unit 412. The mail creating unit 412 creates a guide mail that is transmitted to the mail address received from the communication control unit 411 and guides the user to save the image. The procedure is as follows. The mail creation unit 412 outputs the image ID to the web page creation unit 413 and requests the web page creation unit 413 to generate a URL 1102 indicating a web page for storing the image specified by the image ID. The web page creation unit 413 generates the requested URL 1102 and outputs it to the mail creation unit 412.

  The mail creation unit 412 acquires data for creating a guide mail from the mail database 421. Then, the guide mail 1101 shown in FIG. 15A is created using the data, the URL 1102 and the user's mail address. A URL 1102 is described in the text of the guide mail 1101. The mail creation unit 412 outputs the created guide mail 1101 to the communication control unit 411. The communication control unit 411 transmits the guide mail 1101 to the user's mail address via the communication unit 403 (step S9).

  Note that the mail creation unit 412 may transmit a guide mail including a URL indicating a web page that only allows the user to input a seal ID instead of a web page that collects the image ID and the image related to the image ID. Good. In this case, the management server 4 receives an input of a seal ID printed outside the margin of the sticker paper from the mobile terminal 6 on the web page indicated by the URL included in the guidance mail, and is transmitted to the management server 4. You may make it display the image which is.

(Request and send web page for saving images)
The communication unit 603 of the portable terminal 6 receives the transmitted guide mail 1101 (step S10) and outputs it to the communication control unit 611. The communication control unit 611 outputs the input guide mail 1101 to the display control unit 613. The display control unit 613 outputs the input guide mail 1101 to the display unit 605. The user confirms the guide mail 1101 displayed on the display unit 605, and selects the URL 1102 using the input unit 604 in order to save the image on the image providing site (step S11).

  The input control unit 612 receives a selection input from the input unit 604 and notifies the communication control unit 611 that the URL 1102 has been selected. In response to this, the communication control unit 611 requests the management server 4 for a web page corresponding to the selected URL 1102. The specific procedure is as follows. The communication control unit 611 acquires the user member ID stored in the storage unit 602, and transmits a predetermined request for providing a web page including the member ID to the management server 4 through the communication unit 603.

  The communication control unit 411 receives the transmitted request through the communication unit 403 (step S12) and outputs it to the web page creation unit 413. The web page creation unit 413 determines the member type of the user by referring to the member database 422 for the member ID included in the request (step S13). In the present embodiment, the web page creation unit 413 determines whether the user is a free member or a paid member, and creates a web page according to the determination result. When it is determined that the user is a free member, the web page creation unit 413 creates a web page (image storage page) 1103 for the free member to save an image as shown in FIG. To do. On the other hand, when it is determined that the user is a paying member, a web page (image saving page) 1107 for the paying member to save an image as shown in FIG. 15C is created.

  Although not shown, if it is determined that the user is neither a free member nor a paid member, that is, if the user is a non-member, the web page creation unit 413 indicates that the image cannot be accessed. Create a page. As a result, the non-member cannot reproduce or store the image and sound created by the photo sticker creating apparatus.

  As shown in FIG. 15B, the web page 1103 includes one thumbnail image 1104, a link image 1105 that prompts the user to register a paying member, and a link image 1106 for storing one image on the image providing site. Is included. If the user is a free member, the number of images that can be stored is one, and the thumbnail image 1104 is a thumbnail of the one image. Note that the single image is an image selected by the user in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. On the other hand, when there are a plurality of images, the thumbnail image 1104 is any one of the plurality of images.

  As shown in FIG. 15C, the web page 1107 includes one thumbnail image 1104 and a link image 1108 for storing all the images.

  In this example, since the user is a free member, the web page creation unit 413 creates a web page 1103 for a free member. The web page creation unit 413 outputs the created web page 1103 to the communication control unit 411. The communication control unit 411 transmits the input web page 1103 to the mobile terminal 6 through the communication unit 403 (step S14).

(Save images etc.)
The portable terminal 6 receives the web page 1103 through the communication unit 603 (step S15). The web page 1103 is output to the display control unit 613 via the communication control unit 611. The display control unit 613 outputs the input web page 1103 to the display unit 605. The user confirms the web page 1103 displayed on the display unit 605. When the user is a free member, even if there are a plurality of images, only one of them can be stored in the image providing site. When the user wants to save one image, the user selects the link image 1106 through the input unit 604. Note that the image to be stored is not limited to the image selected as the image to be transmitted to the mobile terminal 6 in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1, and is designated as an image to be stored in the mobile terminal 6 accessing the image providing site, for example. It may be an image.

  The input control unit 612 receives a selection input from the input unit 604 and notifies the communication control unit 611 that the link image 1106 has been selected. Receiving this, the communication control unit 611 transmits an image storage instruction to the management server 4 (step S16).

  The communication control unit 411 receives the transmitted storage instruction through the communication unit 403 (step S17). As a result, the communication control unit 411 instructs the image management unit 414 to store the image. In response to this instruction, the image management unit 414 associates the user image stored in the temporary storage database and information associated with the image (sound, image ID, seal ID) with the user member ID. The data is stored in the database 424 and the voice database 425 (step S17). At that time, if there is only one image, the image is saved. On the other hand, if there are a plurality of images, one of them (for example, an image corresponding to the thumbnail image 1104) is stored. Thereby, a series of processes shown in FIG. 14 is completed.

  Note that a user who is a free member selects the link image 1105 when he wants to save all images. In this case, a series of processing for paying member registration is performed in the captured image management system 10. When registration is completed, all images are stored in the image database 424 in association with the member ID of the user.

  In addition, the saving process when the user is a paying member is essentially the same as the saving process when the user is a free member. However, the user selects the link image 1108 included in the web page 1107. As a result, the management server 4 stores all images and information associated with each image in the image database 424 and the audio database 425. Note that the selection of an image to be saved by the user (one image for a free member and all images for a paid member) may be accepted by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. In this case, the image management unit 414 may store the image selected in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 in the image database 424.

(Image display and sound reproduction on the portable terminal 6)
Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 16 and FIG. 17, the image stored on the image providing site is displayed on the user's portable terminal 6 and the processing flow when reproducing the audio stored in association with the image is described. I will explain. FIG. 16 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of a flow of a series of processes relating to image display and audio reproduction in the mobile terminal 6 according to the captured image management system 10. FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of a web page displayed on the display unit 605 of the mobile terminal 6 in the processing related to image display and audio reproduction on the mobile terminal 6.

  The user accesses the image providing site in order to log in to the image providing site. As a result, the top page 1001 of the image providing site as shown in FIG. 17A is displayed on the display unit 605 of the mobile terminal 6. The user operates the input unit 604 of the mobile terminal 6 to select a link image 1002 for proceeding with member login processing to the image providing site. The input control unit 612 receives this selection operation and notifies the communication control unit 611 that the link image 1002 has been selected. As a result, the communication control unit 611 reads the user's member ID and password from the storage unit 602, transmits them to the management server 4 via the communication unit 603, and requests the management server 4 to log in to the image providing site (step S21). . Note that when the link image 1002 is selected, the communication control unit 611 may acquire a web page for inputting the user's member ID and password. In this case, the management server 4 may accept input of the member ID and password on the web page.

  The communication control unit 411 of the management server 4 receives this request through the communication unit 403 (step S22). Next, the communication control unit 411 outputs the received member ID and password to the web page creation unit 413 and instructs the web page creation unit 413 to create the member top page 1031.

  The web page creation unit 413 determines whether or not the user is registered as a member on the image providing site by checking the input member ID and password against the member database 422. If it is determined that it is registered, data for generating the member top page 1031 is acquired from the web page database 423. The web page creation unit 413 generates a member top page 1031 as shown in FIG. 17B using the data and outputs the member top page 1031 to the communication control unit 411. The member top page 1031 includes a link image 1032 for displaying a list of user images stored in the image providing site. The communication control unit 411 transmits the member top page 1031 to the mobile terminal 6 through the communication unit 403 (step S23).

  The communication control unit 611 of the mobile terminal 6 receives the member top page 1031 through the communication unit 603. The communication control unit 611 outputs the received member top page 1031 to the display control unit 613. The display control unit 613 outputs the member top page 1031 to the display unit 605. As a result, the member top page 1031 is displayed on the display unit 605 (step S24).

  The user selects the link image 1032 by operating the input unit 604 of the mobile terminal 6 (step S25). The input control unit 612 receives this selection operation and notifies the communication control unit 611 that the link image 1032 has been selected. As a result, the communication control unit 611 transmits a request for providing a web page including a list of user images stored in the image providing site to the management server 4 through the communication unit 603.

  The communication control unit 411 of the management server 4 receives the transmitted request through the communication unit 403 (step S26). Next, the communication control unit 411 instructs the web page creation unit 413 to generate an image list page 1041 including a list of user images stored in the image database 424.

  The web page creation unit 413 acquires data for generating the image list page 1041 from the web page database 423. The web page creation unit 413 uses the data and refers to all the images of the user stored in the image database 424 to generate an image list page 1041 as shown in FIG. 411. The image list page 1041 includes a plurality of thumbnail images 1042 that individually represent all the images of the user stored in the image database 424. The communication control unit 411 transmits the image list page 1041 to the mobile terminal 6 through the communication unit 403 (step S27).

  The communication control unit 611 of the portable terminal 6 receives the image list page 1041 through the communication unit 603. The communication control unit 611 outputs the received image list page 1041 to the display control unit 613. The display control unit 613 outputs the image list page 1041 to the display unit 605. As a result, the image list page 1041 is displayed on the display unit 605 (step S28).

  The user operates the input unit 604 of the mobile terminal 6 to select a thumbnail image 1042 corresponding to an image desired to be viewed on the mobile terminal 6 among the displayed thumbnail images 1042 (step S29). The input control unit 612 receives this selection operation and notifies the communication control unit 611 that the thumbnail image 1042 has been selected. As a result, the communication control unit 611 transmits a request for a web page capable of browsing an image corresponding to the selected thumbnail image 1042 to the management server 4 through the communication unit 603.

  The communication control unit 411 of the management server 4 receives the transmitted request through the communication unit 403 (step S30). Next, the communication control unit 411 instructs the web page creation unit 413 to output, to the communication control unit 411, a web page that can browse the user image corresponding to the thumbnail image 1042 selected by the mobile terminal 6. To do.

  The web page creation unit 413 acquires an image corresponding to the thumbnail image 1042 from the image database 424. Subsequently, the web page creation unit 413 includes an image display area 1052 that is an area for displaying the image and a link image 1053 for reproducing a sound associated with the image (hereinafter referred to as a related sound). An image display page 1051 shown in (d) of FIG. 17 is created (step S31).

  The web page creation unit 413 outputs the created image display page 1051 to the communication control unit 411. The communication control unit 411 transmits the input image display page 1051 to the mobile terminal 6 through the communication unit 403 (step S32).

  The communication control unit 611 of the portable terminal 6 receives the transmitted image display page 1051 through the communication unit 603. The communication control unit 611 displays the received image display page 1051 on the display unit 605 through the display control unit 613 (step S33).

  The user operates the input unit 604 of the mobile terminal 6 to select the link image 1053 on the image display page 1051 (step S34). The input control unit 612 receives this selection operation and notifies the communication control unit 611 that the link image 1053 has been selected. As a result, the communication control unit 611 transmits a request for the related sound of the image whose thumbnail is displayed in the image display area 1052 to the management server 4 through the communication unit 603.

  The communication control unit 411 of the management server 4 receives the transmitted request through the communication unit 403 (step S35). Next, the communication control unit 411 instructs the voice management unit 415 to output the voice requested to be provided from the mobile terminal 6 to the communication control unit 411.

  The voice management unit 415 acquires the instructed voice from the voice database 425 and outputs it to the communication control unit 411. The communication control unit 411 transmits the input voice to the mobile terminal 6 through the communication unit 403 (step S36).

  The communication control unit 611 of the portable terminal 6 receives the transmitted voice through the communication unit 603. The communication control unit 611 causes the audio output unit 606 to output the received audio through the audio output control unit 614 (step S37). Note that the output of the sound received by the communication control unit 611 in step S37 may be stopped when the sound is output to the end, or may be returned to the beginning and repeatedly reproduced. Further, the sound may be repeatedly reproduced while the image display page 1051 is displayed.

  At this time, storing the received voice in the storage unit 602 is prohibited by the communication control unit 611.

  In the above description, the mobile terminal 6 displays an image by logging in to the image providing site, and outputs a sound associated with the image as an example. Then, an image can be displayed using the seal ID, and the sound associated with the seal ID can be reproduced. For example, the mobile terminal 6 accesses the web page indicated by the URL printed on the sticker paper (or the URL included in the guide mail), and accepts an input operation of the sticker ID by the user, whereby the image browsing page is displayed. To access.

  At this time, the image browsing page displays a list of thumbnails of all the images that are specified by the seal ID and generated during one game when the user is a paying member, When the user is a free member, only thumbnails of one image among all images specified by the seal ID may be displayed in a list so that the user can select. In addition, when the user is a free member, the image browsing page may display only a thumbnail of one image selected in advance in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. Note that it is preferable that only a list of edited images is displayed on the image browsing page. For example, if there are captured images for which no edited image is generated, the edited image and the captured image for which the edited image is not generated are displayed. Images may be displayed as a list, or all edited images and captured images may be displayed as a list, and there is no particular limitation.

  The portable terminal 6 acquires a web page for displaying an image selected by the user from the management server 4 among the images displayed as a list on the image browsing page, and displays the acquired image display page 1051 on the display unit 605. To display. However, unlike the image display page 1051, the web page for displaying the image does not include the link image 1053. Therefore, the related sound cannot be reproduced on the web page for displaying the image.

  According to the above configuration, a non-member (a user who is neither a free member nor a paid member) cannot reproduce the sound (related sound) recorded by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 on his / her mobile terminal 6. Therefore, a user who desires to listen to related voices is likely to become a paid member or a free member, and as a result, the number of members can be increased.

  Moreover, according to said structure, the user of the portable terminal 6 transmits the identification information (image ID or sticker ID) provided in the photograph sticker production apparatus 1 from the portable terminal 6 to the management server 4, Audio data associated with the identification information can be received from the management server 4 to the portable terminal 6. Therefore, the user can reproduce the sound on the terminal device.

  Thereby, a person who desires to listen to the sound associated with the identification information, that is, the sound associated with the image created by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1, uses the identification information associated with the sound as the photo sticker creating apparatus. The sound can be listened to by directly acquiring from 1 or by indirectly acquiring from a directly acquired user via a third party and / or a medium (communication medium, print medium, etc.). As a result, the number of accesses to the management server 4 increases and the value of the management server 4 is improved.

[Modification]
In the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 executes the process related to voice acquisition shown in step S3 in FIG. 14 has been described. However, the portable terminal 6 performs the process related to voice acquisition in the present invention. Alternatively, the captured image management system 10 may be configured.

  Specifically, for example, after executing the process shown in step S15 in the figure, and before executing the process shown in step S16 in the figure, the portable terminal 6 performs the process related to the voice acquisition shown in step S3. The image management system 10 may be configured. In this case, the voice acquired by the portable terminal 6 after the execution of the process shown in step S15 in the figure is transmitted from the portable terminal 6 to the management server 4 in the process of sending the save instruction shown in step S16 in the figure. . Further, in the processing shown in step S17 of the figure, the management server 4 associates the seal ID and image ID associated with the image instructed to be stored with the acquired sound and stores them in the sound database 425.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the audio | voice was acquired for every game and the structure which linked | related the acquired audio | voice and seal ID was demonstrated, the audio | voice was acquired for every imaging | photography, and the acquired audio | voice was acquired. May be associated with an image ID.

  According to said structure, an audio | voice can be recorded for every image | photographed image.

[Embodiment 2]
Another embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 18 and 19.

  First, differences between the management server 4A according to the present embodiment and the management server 4 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 18 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the management server 4A according to the present embodiment.

  The management server 4A is different from the management server 4 in that a control unit 401A and a storage unit 402A are provided instead of the control unit 401 and the storage unit 402. Compared to the control unit 401, the control unit 401A includes a web page creation unit 413A and a voice management unit 415A instead of the web page creation unit 413 and the voice management unit 415, and includes an access control unit 416 (determination means and restriction means). Furthermore, the point to prepare is different. Further, the storage unit 402A is different from the storage unit 402 in that a member database 422A and a voice database 425A are provided instead of the member database 422 and the voice database 425.

(Web page creation unit 413A)
In the process of creating the image display page 1051 shown in step S31 of FIG. 16, the web page creation unit 413A uses the URL for playing back the related sound of the image whose thumbnail is displayed on the image display page 1051 as the access control unit 416. To request. Further, the web page creation unit 413A includes the link image 1053 in the image display page 1051 only when the URL for reproducing the sound is obtained from the access control unit 416. The point which performs the above process differs from the web page preparation part 413. FIG. With this process, the user can reproduce the sound from the image display page 1051 only when the access control unit 416 generates a URL for reproducing the sound.

(Voice management unit 415A)
When the voice management unit 415A stores the voice in the voice database 425A, the voice management unit 415A associates the date and time when the voice was generated with the voice and saves it in the voice database 425A.

(Access control unit 416)
The access control unit 416 controls access to the voice depending on whether or not to create a URL for playing back the voice stored in the voice database 425A. Details will be described later.

(Member database 422A)
In addition to the information stored in the member database 422, the member database 422A stores the period during which the member was a paid member.

(Voice database 425A)
In addition to the information stored in the voice database 425A, the voice database 425A stores the date and time when the voice stored in the voice database 425A was created in association with the voice.

(Process to control audio playback according to membership type)
The processing for creating the image display page 1051 shown in step S31 of FIG. 16 differs between the first embodiment and this embodiment. In the following, a process for controlling the generation of a link image for playing back related audio according to the member type, which is a difference between the first embodiment and the present embodiment, will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing a series of processes for controlling the generation of a link image for reproducing related sound according to the member type.

  First, the web page creation unit 413A requests a URL from the access control unit 416 to reproduce the related voice (step S41). Receiving the request, the access control unit 416 acquires the related audio creation date and time from the audio database 425A. The access control unit 416 determines whether or not a predetermined period (for example, one week) has elapsed between the date and time when the related sound is created and the time when the process is performed (step S42).

  If a predetermined period has elapsed between the date and time when the related voice is created and the time when the process is performed (YES in step S42), the access control unit 416 logs in in the process shown in step S22 of FIG. It is determined by referring to the member database 422A whether the user who has received the password (hereinafter referred to as the logged-in user) has been a paid member before the predetermined period elapses after the voice creation. (Step S43).

  If the logged-in user has not been a paid member before the predetermined period has elapsed since the creation of the voice (NO in step S43), the access control unit 416 does not create a URL for playing back the related voice. This is notified to the web page creation unit 413A. In this case, the web page creation unit 413A creates an image display page 1051 that does not include the link image 1053 for reproducing the related sound. At this time, the web page creation unit 413A may include a message indicating that the related sound cannot be reproduced in the image display page 1051.

  On the other hand, when the predetermined period has not elapsed between the date and time when the related voice is created and the time when the processing is performed (NO in step S42), and the user who has logged in has the predetermined period after the voice creation. If the user has been a paid member before the elapse of time (YES in step S43), the access control unit 416 creates a URL for reproducing the related sound by referring to the image database 424 ( Step S44). The access control unit 416 outputs the URL to the web page creation unit 413A.

  Subsequently, the web page creation unit 413A generates a link image for accessing the URL output from the access control unit 416, that is, a link image 1053 for reproducing related sounds (step S45). In this case, the web page creation unit 413A creates an image display page 1051 including the link image 1053.

  According to the above configuration, if you are a non-member, you will not be able to play the related audio on your own terminal. If you are a free member, The sound cannot be played. On the other hand, the paying member can always play the related voice on his / her terminal.

  That is, the restriction on the related voice is eased in the order of non-members, free members, and paid members. Therefore, a user who desires to listen to related sounds is highly likely to become a paying member, and as a result, the number of paying members can be increased. Thereby, the profit by the said service increases.

[Modification]
In the above embodiment, the date and time when the management server 4A receives the voice may be used instead of the voice creation date and time.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the data (image data / audio data) related to the seal that the member does not create is processed by the member in the same manner as the data related to the seal created by the member. The captured image management system 10 may be configured to be storable in 425. An example of the above configuration will be described below.

  The management server 4 includes in the image display page 1051 a user interface for the member to transmit the seal ID associated with the image displayed on the image display page 1051 to other members. When the user transmits the seal ID to another member through the user interface, the fact is recorded in the management server 4. Further, the management server 4 displays a thumbnail of an image associated with the seal ID on the image list page 1041 of the member to which the seal ID is transmitted. When the thumbnail is selected by the user, the management server 4 displays an image display page 1051 including a user interface that can select whether or not to save the data related to the seal ID. When the user selects to store the data related to the seal ID through the user interface, the management server 4 sets the data related to the seal ID to the image database in the same manner as the data related to the seal created by the member. 424 and the voice database 425.

  According to the above configuration, when a member receives a seal ID from another member, the data related to the seal ID is stored in the image database 424 and the audio database 425 in the same manner as the data related to the seal created by the member. can do. Therefore, if the user who received the seal ID becomes a paying member before the predetermined period elapses after the image related to the seal ID is created, the user who received the seal ID has a predetermined period. It is possible to listen to related sounds even after a lapse. As a result, an increase in access to the image providing site and an increase in paid members are expected.

  In the above example, the example in which a member sends a seal ID to another member has been described. However, the administrator of the management server 4 is associated with a specific seal ID, for example, an image of a celebrity photographed and a voice of the entertainer The management server 4 may be configured so that the seal ID can be sent to the member.

  Further, the management server 4 may be configured so that the member on the side that sends the seal ID can receive the seal ID on a specific date such as the birthday of the member that receives the seal ID.

  Further, in each of the above embodiments, depending on whether or not the mail address transmitted in step S7 of FIG. 14 is the member's mail address determined in the process shown in step S13 of FIG. In S18, the folder in the image database for storing the image may be changed. Further, instead of changing the folder, different keywords may be set for the stored images.

  According to said structure, the image which the member himself created and the image which the user different from the member created can be distinguished.

[Embodiment 3]
Still another embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

  First, differences between the management server 4B according to the present embodiment and the management server 4 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 20 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the management server 4B according to the present embodiment.

  The management server 4B is different from the management server 4 in that a control unit 401B and a storage unit 402B are provided instead of the control unit 401 and the storage unit 402. The control unit 401B is different from the control unit 401 in that a communication control unit 411B and a web page creation unit 413B are provided instead of the communication control unit 411 and the web page creation unit 413. Further, the storage unit 402B is different from the storage unit 402 in that a web page database 423B is provided instead of the web page database 423.

(Communication control unit 411B)
Compared to the communication control unit 411B, the communication control unit 411 includes the identification information of the source photo sticker creation device 1 in addition to the email address, image ID, seal ID, image, and sound received from the photo sticker creation device 1. The apparatus ID is stored in a temporary storage database (not shown) of the storage unit 402 in association with the image.

  In addition, the communication control unit 411B replaces the process for transmitting the guidance mail shown in step S9 of FIG. 14 and responds to a request from the mobile terminal 6 with a sticker corresponding to each photo sticker creation device 1. A page for inputting an ID (hereinafter referred to as a “seal ID input page”) is created by the web page creation unit 413B, and when the seal ID is input on the seal ID input page, The communication control unit 411 is different from the communication control unit 411 in that the web page creation unit 413B creates a web page 1103 for storing the associated image. Details will be described later.

(Web page creation unit 413B)
The web page creation unit 413B differs from the web page creation unit 413 in that it creates a web page for inputting a seal ID based on the device-specific page information 426.

(Web page database 423B)
The web page database 423B is different from the web page database 423 in that it includes device-specific page information 426 that is information for creating a sticker ID input page corresponding to each photo sticker creation device 1.

(About the difference of the photo sticker production apparatus 1 with Embodiment 1)
Although not shown, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment and the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment send the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 to the management server 4B in addition to images, sounds, and mail addresses. And the corresponding device ID is transmitted.

(Difference in processing after customer service with Embodiment 1)
Differences in processing after the customer service with the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 21 and 22. FIG. 21 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of a flow of a series of processes from photography to transmission / reception of information relating to an image photographed to the management server in the photographed image management system 10 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 22 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of a flow of a series of processes for displaying an image storage web page on the mobile terminal 6 in the captured image management system 10 according to the present embodiment.

  First, based on FIG. 21, a flow of a series of processing from taking a picture in the taken image management system 10 to transmitting / receiving information related to the taken image to the management server will be described.

  The photograph sticker creating apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment corresponds to the photograph sticker creating apparatus 1 in addition to the photographed image, the acquired sound, and the sticker ID after performing the process relating to the post-service customer shown in step S5. The device ID is transmitted to the management server 4B through the communication unit 203 (step S6B).

  The communication control unit 411B of the management server 4B receives the mail address, voice, image, image ID, seal ID, and device ID transmitted from the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 by the communication unit 403 of the management server 4B (step S7B). ) And output to the communication control unit 411B. The communication control unit 411B stores the received mail address, voice, image, image ID, seal ID, and device ID in a temporary storage database (not shown) of the storage unit 402, and ends the process.

  In the above processing, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 may perform processing using one ID in which the device ID and the seal ID are connected instead of the device ID and the seal ID. In this case, in the process shown in step S6B, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 may transmit one ID in which the apparatus ID and the seal ID are connected instead of the apparatus ID and the seal ID. The management server 4B may perform the process shown in step S7B after separating the linked one ID into the device ID and the seal ID.

  Next, a process for displaying on the mobile terminal 6 a web page for storing an image taken in the process shown in FIG. 21 after the process shown in FIG. 21 is completed will be described with reference to FIG. .

  The portable terminal 6 accesses the seal ID input page corresponding to the specific photo sticker creating apparatus 1 used in the process shown in FIG. 21 based on the user's operation (step S51). That is, a request including information specifying the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 for requesting the sticker ID input page is transmitted to the management server 4 through the communication unit 603.

  The communication control unit 411B receives the transmitted request through the communication unit 403 (step S52). Next, the communication control unit 411B instructs the web page creation unit 413B to create a seal ID input page corresponding to the information included in the request. Receiving the instruction, the web page creation unit 413B acquires data for generating a seal ID input page corresponding to the photo sticker creation device 1 from the web page database 423B. The web page creation unit 413B generates a seal ID input page by using the acquired data, and outputs it to the communication control unit 411B. The communication control unit 411B transmits the seal ID input page to the mobile terminal 6 through the communication unit 403 (step S53).

  The communication control unit 611 of the mobile terminal 6 receives the transmitted seal ID input page through the communication unit 603. The communication control unit 611 displays the received seal ID input page on the display unit 605 through the display control unit 613 (step S54).

  The user inputs a seal ID by operating the input unit 604 of the mobile terminal 6 (step S55). The mobile terminal 6 includes the user's member ID stored in the storage unit 602 in the request for requesting a page for storing the image associated with the input seal ID, and the management server through the communication unit 603. 4 to send.

  The communication control unit 411B receives the transmitted request through the communication unit 403 (step S56).

  Through the above-described processing, the communication control unit 411B obtains a request from the mobile terminal 6 including the same information (seal ID, user member ID) as the communication control unit 411 in the processing shown in step S12 of FIG. Thereafter, the management server 4B transmits the image storage web page to the portable terminal 6 by the same processing as the processing shown in step S13 and step S14 in FIG. 14 (step S57). Further, the portable terminal 6 displays the image storage web page by the same process as the process shown in step S15 of FIG. 14 (step S58).

  According to the above configuration, since the seal ID only needs to identify the data created by the photo sticker creating device 1, it identifies data created by all the photo sticker creating devices similar to the photo sticker creating device 1. Therefore, the ID can be shorter than the conventional seal ID. Therefore, compared with the conventional case, it is possible to reduce time and effort for the user to input the seal ID.

[Modification]
In the above embodiment, the management server 4B may use an instant messenger account instead of the device ID as the identification information of the sender photo sticker creation device 1.

  That is, the management server 4B has an account of an instant messenger such as LINE (trademark) for each photo sticker creating apparatus 1, and the user uses the account of the portable terminal 6 via the instant messenger. The seal ID is transmitted to the account corresponding to the corresponding photo sticker creating apparatus 1. At this time, the management server 4B specifies the member type from the account of the transmission source, and the image associated with the seal ID is transferred to the account of the transmission source via the instant messenger according to the specified member type. Send. Thereby, the user can browse the image on the mobile terminal 6.

  In the above embodiment, the captured image management system 10 may be configured so that it cannot be displayed or stored again depending on the seal ID used for displaying or storing the image.

  An example of specific processing of the configuration will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 23 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing for preventing an image storage web page that has been accessed once from being displayed. In this configuration, information (referrer) of a web page that is a transmission source of a request to the management server 4B and parameters included in the request are recorded in the storage unit 402B as an access log.

  In the process shown in step S56 in FIG. 22, there is an access log in which the sticker ID included in the accepted request and the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 corresponding to the sticker ID input page created in the process shown in step S53 are the same. It is determined whether or not. That is, it is determined whether there is an access log with the same sticker ID issued from the same photo sticker creating apparatus (step S61).

  When there is no access log with the same sticker ID issued from the same photo sticker creation device (NO in step S61), the management server 4B generates an image storage web page (step S62) and records the access log. (Step S63).

  On the other hand, if there is an access log with the same sticker ID issued from the same photo sticker creation device (YES in step S61), the management server 4B ends the process without creating an image storage web page.

  According to the above configuration, since the seal ID that has been used once cannot be reused to display the image storage web page, it avoids the problem that a third party can easily access because the seal ID is short. be able to.

  Depending on the seal ID used for displaying or storing the image, the configuration for preventing the display or storage from being stored again is not limited to the above configuration.

For example, the data read from the temporary storage database by the web page creation unit 413B may be deleted from the temporary storage database.

  In addition, even in the captured image management system 10 that executes the processing shown in FIG. That is, the captured image management system 10 that executes the process shown in FIG. 22 may be configured to repeatedly reproduce the sound in the process shown in step S37.

  In addition, in the captured image management system 10 that executes the processing shown in FIG. 22, a link image for reproducing related sound of an image that can be stored in the image storage page is added to the image storage page. Good. Accordingly, the related voice can be reproduced only once regardless of whether the member is a member or a non-member. Even in this case, it is not hindered to repeatedly reproduce the related sound while the image storage page is displayed.

  According to the above configuration, in the case of a non-member, the related voice can be played only once on his / her mobile terminal 6, and in the case of a free member, The related voice cannot be reproduced on the portable terminal 6 of the above. On the other hand, the paying member can always play the related voice on his / her mobile terminal 6. That is, even in the case of adopting the above configuration, the restriction on the related voice is eased in the order of non-members, free members, and paid members.

  Further, the captured image management system 10 may be configured such that the period during which the seal ID can be used is a predetermined period (for example, 1 hour, 1 minute, etc.). Specifically, for example, when the communication control unit 411B records the seal ID in the temporary storage database, the time when the seal ID is acquired is recorded, and when the predetermined time has elapsed from the recorded time, The seal ID and associated data may be deleted from the temporary storage database.

  According to said structure, since the period which can utilize seal ID is limited, the said problem that a third party can access easily can be avoided. Furthermore, after a sufficiently long period (for example, one week, one day, etc.) has passed since the predetermined period, the possibility of the above problem is reduced even if the used seal ID is used again. . Therefore, a resource called a seal ID can be used effectively.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the configuration related to voice may be omitted.

[Example of software implementation]
The control blocks (especially the control unit 201, the control unit 401, and the control unit 601) of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1, the management server 4, and the portable terminal 6 are logic circuits (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like. It may be realized by software, or may be realized by software using a CPU (Central Processing Unit).

  In the latter case, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1, the management server 4, and the portable terminal 6 can read a program instruction that is software for realizing each function, and the program and various data can be read by a computer (or CPU). ROM (Read Only Memory) or a storage device (these are referred to as “recording media”), a RAM (Random Access Memory) for expanding the program, and the like. And the objective of this invention is achieved when a computer (or CPU) reads the said program from the said recording medium and runs it. As the recording medium, a “non-temporary tangible medium” such as a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit, or the like can be used. Further, the program may be supplied to the computer via any transmission medium (such as a communication network or a broadcast wave) that can transmit the program. The present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission.

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

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be widely used as a photographed image management system that stores a photographed image of a user created in a photo sticker creating apparatus in a management server.

1 Photo sticker creation device (shooting and editing device)
4, 4A, 4B Management server (server)
6 Mobile terminals (terminal devices)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Shooting image management system 11 Shooting unit 12 Editing part 13 Subsequent customer service part 21 Photographing part 94 Microphone 201 Control part 202 Storage part 203 Communication part 311 Communication control part 312 Shooting control part 313 Edit control part 314 Print control part 315 Post-service customer control part 316 Voice acquisition unit 401, 401A, 401B Control unit 402, 402A, 402B Storage unit 403 Communication unit 411, 411B Communication control unit (acquisition means)
412 Mail creation unit 413, 413A, 413B Web page creation unit (determination means, restriction means, provision means)
414 Image management unit 415, 415A Audio management unit 416 Access control unit (determination means, restriction means)
601 Control unit 602 Storage unit 603 Communication unit 604 Input unit 605 Display unit 606 Audio output unit 611 Communication control unit (acquisition means)
612 Input control unit 613 Display control unit 614 Audio output control unit (audio output control means)

Claims (9)

A server comprising providing means for connecting to a user terminal device and a photographing / editing device via a communication network and providing a service for providing data reproducible on the terminal device,
A storage unit for storing the image and sound data created by the photographing and editing apparatus;
A determination means for determining whether the user is a member or a non-member of the service;
A server comprising: restriction means for restricting provision of the audio data by the providing means when the determining means determines that the user is a non-member. The determination means further determines whether the user is a free member or a paid member of the service,
The server according to claim 1, wherein the restriction unit relaxes the restriction in the order of the non-member, the free member, and the paying member. The storage unit is identification information provided by the photographing and editing apparatus, and stores identification information associated with the audio data.
An acquisition means for acquiring the identification information from the terminal device;
The server according to claim 1, wherein the providing unit provides the terminal device with the audio data associated with the identification information acquired by the acquiring unit. The server according to claim 3 , wherein the acquisition unit acquires the identification information from the terminal device together with device identification information for identifying the photographing editing device. The server according to claim 4 , wherein the providing unit does not provide the data by the identification information after providing the data by the identification information. 6. The server according to claim 4 , wherein the providing unit does not provide the data based on the identification information after a predetermined period has elapsed after the obtaining unit has obtained the identification information. . A method for controlling a server that connects to a user terminal device and a photographing / editing device via a communication network and provides a service for providing data reproducible on the terminal device,
A determination step of determining whether the user is a member or a non-member of the service;
Restriction that restricts provision of the audio data from a storage unit that stores the image and audio data created by the imaging / editing device when the user is determined to be a non-member in the determination step And a server control method. The control program for functioning a computer as a server of any one of Claim 1 to 6 , Comprising: The control program for functioning a computer as said each means. A computer-readable recording medium on which the control program according to claim 8 is recorded.