JP7067121B2 - Image download system, user terminal, server, and image download method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an image download system, a user terminal, a server, and an image download method, and more particularly to a service for providing an image taken by a photographing device to a user terminal.

There is a service that photographs visitors who visit tourist spots such as amusement parks and sells photographs and image data as souvenirs (for example, Cited Document 1). In this type of service, when selling image data, a download ticket with a QR code (registered trademark) for accessing a site for image download may be provided to a visitor. In addition, corporate advertisements may be printed on this download ticket.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2004-228637

However, even if a visitor uses the service of accessing the site from the QR code (registered trademark) attached to the download ticket and downloading the image, the effect of the advertisement is not always obtained.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object thereof is an image download system, a user terminal, a server, and an image download system capable of improving the effectiveness of an advertisement in a service for downloading and selling images. It is to provide an image download method.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the first invention is an image download system in which a server of a download site and a user terminal are communicated and connected via a network, and the user terminal designates the server. A communication means for accessing the server by the address information of the download ticket, an input means for accepting input of a passcode for downloading an image, which is issued for each of a plurality of images for each image, and an input passcode. A passcode transmission means for transmitting the above to the server, an image display means for receiving and displaying an image stored in association with the passcode from the server, and an advertisement before the image display means displays the image. The server includes an advertisement display means for displaying, the server acquires advertisement information and transmits it to the user terminal, a receiving means for receiving a passcode transmitted from the user terminal, and receiving. An image transmission means for acquiring an image stored in association with the passcode from the storage unit and transmitting the image to the user terminal is provided, and the passcode transmission means of the user terminal displays an advertisement by the advertisement display means. It is an image download system characterized in that a passcode input screen is displayed after a lapse of a predetermined time after the display, and the passcode input on the passcode input screen is transmitted to the server .
The second invention is an image download system in which a server of a download site and a user terminal are communicated and connected via a network, and the user terminal is the server based on the address information of a download ticket that designates the server. A communication means for accessing the server, an input means for accepting input of a passcode for downloading an image, which is issued for each of a plurality of images, and a passcode for transmitting the input passcode to the server. A transmission means, an image display means for receiving and displaying an image stored in association with the passcode from the server, and an advertisement display means for displaying an advertisement before the image display means displays an image. The server acquires advertisement information and stores it in association with an advertisement transmitting means for acquiring and transmitting to the user terminal, a receiving means for receiving a passcode transmitted from the user terminal, and a received passcode. The image transmission means for acquiring the image to be stored from the storage unit and transmitting it to the user terminal is provided, and the passcode transmission means of the user terminal is after a predetermined time has elapsed after displaying the advertisement by the advertisement display means. An image download system characterized in that a passcode input screen is displayed when an instruction to erase the display of an advertisement is input, and the passcode input on the passcode input screen is transmitted to the server. Is.
A third invention is an image download system in which a server of a download site and a user terminal are communicated and connected via a network, and the user terminal is the server based on the address information of a download ticket that designates the server. A communication means for accessing the server, an input means for accepting input of a passcode for downloading an image, which is issued for each of a plurality of images, and a passcode for transmitting the input passcode to the server. A transmission means, an image display means for receiving and displaying an image stored in association with the passcode from the server, and an advertisement display means for displaying an advertisement before the image display means displays an image. The server acquires advertisement information and stores it in association with an advertisement transmitting means for acquiring and transmitting to the user terminal, a receiving means for receiving a passcode transmitted from the user terminal, and a received passcode. An image download system comprising: an image transmission means for acquiring an image to be stored from a storage unit and transmitting it to the user terminal, and the advertisement display means displaying the advertisement and the image in combination. Is.

According to the first to third inventions, when the user terminal accepts the input of the passcode for downloading the image and sends the input passcode to the server, the server transmits the passcode transmitted from the user terminal. The image received, associated with the passcode and stored is acquired from the storage unit and transmitted to the user terminal. The user terminal receives the image stored in association with the passcode from the server and displays it. In this process, the server acquires the advertisement information and sends it to the user terminal. The user terminal displays the advertisement before the image display means displays the image. This makes it possible to deliver advertisements at a timing that is easy for users to view in services such as download sales of images, and the effect of advertisements can be expected.

Further, the user terminal acquires the position information of the user terminal when accessing the server, and the advertisement transmission means of the server uses the position information transmitted from the user terminal and the access date / time information from the user terminal. It is desirable to send the corresponding advertisement information to the user terminal. By delivering advertisements according to the user's situation such as the position of the user terminal and the access date and time to the user terminal, it is possible to deliver advertisements useful to the user.

Further, it is desirable that the server acquires the advertisement information to be transmitted to the user terminal from the advertisement distribution server which is the server that distributes the advertisement information. As a result, an appropriate advertisement is delivered from the advertisement distribution server without managing the advertisement on the server side, so that the load on the server can be reduced.

According to the first and second inventions , it is possible to surely provide a time for displaying an advertisement on a user terminal.

Further, according to the third invention , it is possible to display a combination of an image taken by the user and an advertisement, and it is possible to provide an advertisement that catches the eye of the user.

A fourth invention is a user terminal that is communicated and connected to a server of a download site via a network, and is a communication means that accesses the server by means of address information of a download ticket that specifies the server, and a plurality of images. An input means for inputting a passcode for downloading an image, a passcode transmission means for transmitting the input passcode to the server, and a storage method associated with the passcode, which are issued for each image. The passcode transmitting means includes the image display means for receiving and displaying the displayed image from the server and the advertisement display means for displaying the advertisement before the image display means displays the image, and the passcode transmitting means displays the advertisement. The user terminal is characterized in that after displaying an advertisement by means, a passcode input screen is displayed after a lapse of a predetermined time, and the passcode input on the passcode input screen is transmitted to the server .
A fifth invention is a user terminal that is communicated and connected to a server of a download site via a network, and is a communication means that accesses the server by means of address information of a download ticket that specifies the server, and a plurality of images. An input means for inputting a passcode for downloading an image, a passcode transmission means for transmitting the input passcode to the server, and a storage method associated with the passcode, which are issued for each image. The passcode transmitting means includes the image display means for receiving and displaying the displayed image from the server and the advertisement display means for displaying the advertisement before the image display means displays the image, and the passcode transmitting means displays the advertisement. After displaying the advertisement by means, the passcode input screen is displayed when an instruction to erase the display of the advertisement is input after a predetermined time has elapsed, and the passcode input on the passcode input screen is used as described above. It is a user terminal characterized by transmitting to a server.
A sixth invention is a user terminal that is communicated and connected to a server of a download site via a network, and is a communication means that accesses the server by the address information of a download ticket that specifies the server, and a plurality of images. An input means for inputting a passcode for downloading an image, a passcode transmission means for transmitting the input passcode to the server, and a storage method associated with the passcode, which are issued for each image. The image display means for receiving and displaying the displayed image from the server and the advertisement display means for displaying the advertisement before the image display means displays the image, and the advertisement display means includes the advertisement and the above. It is a user terminal characterized by displaying in combination with an image.
According to the fourth to sixth inventions, it is possible to provide a user terminal in the image download system of the first to third inventions.

A seventh invention is a server of a download site that is communicated and connected to a user terminal via a network, and is a reception means that receives access from the user terminal by means of address information of a download ticket that specifies the server, and an advertisement. An advertisement transmission means for acquiring information and transmitting it to the user terminal, and a passcode for downloading images, which is issued for each image for each of a plurality of images, and is transmitted from the user terminal. The advertisement transmitting means includes a receiving means for receiving the passcode, a transmitting means for acquiring an image stored in association with the received passcode from the storage unit, and transmitting the image to the user terminal. After the user terminal displays the advertisement information, a passcode input screen is transmitted to the user terminal after a predetermined time has elapsed, and the receiving means receives the passcode input on the passcode input screen from the user terminal. It is a server of a download site characterized by doing.
The eighth invention is a server of a download site that is communicated and connected to a user terminal via a network, and is a reception means that receives access from the user terminal by means of address information of a download ticket that specifies the server, and an advertisement. An advertisement transmission means for acquiring information and transmitting it to the user terminal, and a passcode for downloading images, which is issued for each image for each of a plurality of images, and is transmitted from the user terminal. The advertisement transmitting means includes a receiving means for receiving the passcode, a transmitting means for acquiring an image stored in association with the received passcode from the storage unit, and transmitting the image to the user terminal. After the user terminal displays the advertisement information, when an instruction to erase the display of the advertisement information is input in the user terminal after a predetermined time has elapsed, the passcode input screen is transmitted to the user terminal and the reception is received. The means is a server of a download site characterized by receiving the passcode entered on the passcode input screen from the user terminal.
A ninth invention is a server of a download site that is communicated and connected to a user terminal via a network, and is a reception means that receives access from the user terminal by means of address information of a download ticket that specifies the server, and an advertisement. An advertisement transmission means for acquiring information and transmitting it to the user terminal, and a passcode issued for each image for each of a plurality of images for downloading an image, which is transmitted from the user terminal. The advertisement transmitting means includes a receiving means for receiving the passcode and a transmitting means for acquiring an image stored in association with the received passcode from the storage unit and transmitting the image to the user terminal. It is a server of a download site characterized by transmitting the image displayed in combination with advertisement information to the user terminal.
According to the seventh to ninth inventions, the server in the image download system of the first to third inventions can be provided.

A tenth invention is an image download method in an image download system in which a server of a download site and a user terminal are communicated and connected via a network, and the address of a download ticket to which the user terminal designates the server. A step of accessing the server by information, a step of the server acquiring advertisement information and transmitting it to the user terminal, and a step of the user terminal being issued for each of a plurality of images for each image. A step of accepting the input of a passcode for downloading an image, a step of the user terminal transmitting the input passcode to the server, and a step of the server receiving the passcode transmitted from the user terminal. Then, the server acquires the image stored in association with the received passcode from the storage unit and transmits it to the user terminal, and the user terminal is associated with the passcode and stored. The user terminal includes a step of receiving an image from the server and displaying the image, and a step of displaying the advertisement information before the user terminal displays the image, after the user terminal displays the advertisement information. The image download method is characterized in that a passcode input screen is displayed after a lapse of a predetermined time, and the passcode input on the passcode input screen is transmitted to the server .
The eleventh invention is an image download method in an image download system in which a server of a download site and a user terminal are communicated and connected via a network, and the address of a download ticket to which the user terminal designates the server. A step of accessing the server by information, a step of the server acquiring advertisement information and transmitting it to the user terminal, and a step of the user terminal being issued for each of a plurality of images for each image. A step of accepting the input of a passcode for downloading an image, a step of the user terminal transmitting the input passcode to the server, and a step of the server receiving the passcode transmitted from the user terminal. And the step that the server acquires the image stored in association with the received passcode from the storage unit and transmits it to the user terminal, and the user terminal is associated with the passcode and stored. The user terminal includes a step of receiving and displaying an image from the server and a step of displaying the advertisement information before the user terminal displays the image, and the user terminal displays the advertisement information and then displays the advertisement information. It is characterized in that a passcode input screen is displayed when an instruction to erase the display of advertisement information is input after a lapse of a predetermined time, and the passcode input on the passcode input screen is transmitted to the server. It is an image download method.
A twelfth invention is an image download method in an image download system in which a server of a download site and a user terminal are communicated and connected via a network, and the address of a download ticket to which the user terminal designates the server. A step of accessing the server by information, a step of the server acquiring advertisement information and transmitting it to the user terminal, and a step of the user terminal being issued for each of a plurality of images for each image. A step of accepting the input of a passcode for downloading an image, a step of the user terminal transmitting the input passcode to the server, and a step of the server receiving the passcode transmitted from the user terminal. Then, the server acquires the image stored in association with the received passcode from the storage unit and transmits it to the user terminal, and the user terminal is associated with the passcode and stored. An image comprising: an image display step of receiving and displaying an image from the server, and a step of the user terminal displaying the advertisement information in combination with the image before the image display step. This is the download method.

According to the tenth to twelfth inventions, when the user terminal accepts the input of the passcode for downloading the image and transmits the input passcode to the server, the server transmits the passcode transmitted from the user terminal. The image received, associated with the passcode and stored is acquired from the storage unit and transmitted to the user terminal. The user terminal receives the image stored in association with the passcode from the server and displays it. In this process, the server acquires the advertisement information and sends it to the user terminal. The user terminal displays the advertisement before displaying the image. This makes it possible to deliver advertisements at a timing that is easy for users to view in services such as download sales of images, and the effect of advertisements can be expected.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an image download system, a user terminal, a server, and an image download method capable of improving the effect of an advertisement in a service for downloading and selling images.

The figure which shows the whole structure of the image download system 1. The figure which shows the structure of the ticket issuing apparatus 3 The figure which shows the example of the data structure of the captured image data 20 Diagram showing an example of download ticket 82 The figure which shows the hardware configuration of the server 5 of a download site. The figure which shows the hardware configuration of the advertisement distribution server 6. The figure which shows the hardware configuration of a user terminal 7. Flowchart showing the flow of ticketing process Flowchart showing the flow of image download processing The figure which shows the screen transition in a user terminal 7.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied in an image shooting sales service for selling images of visitors taken at an amusement park or other amusement facility or an event venue will be described, but the present invention is limited to this example. Not done. The present invention is applicable to various image shooting and sales services having the above-mentioned problems.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of the image download system 1 of the present invention. The image download system 1 includes a camera 2 (shooting device), a ticket issuing device 3 for issuing a download ticket 82, a network 4, a download site server 5, an advertisement distribution server 6, a user terminal 7, and the like. Hereinafter, each configuration will be described.

The camera 2 (photographing device) is a camera used by a photographer (cameraman) or a digital camera installed in an attraction such as an amusement park to photograph a visitor (subject). When the camera 2 (shooting device) shoots an image, it issues a shooting ID which is identification information of the image, transmits the shot image (still image or moving image) and the shooting ID to the ticket issuing device 3, and shoots the image. The data 20 is stored in the storage unit 32 of the ticket issuing device 3 or the storage 100. The communication connection between the camera 2 and the ticket issuing device 3 may be either wired or wireless.

The ticket issuing device 3 is a device for issuing a download ticket 82. The download ticket 82 will be described later. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the ticket issuing device 3. As shown in FIG. 2, the ticket issuing device 3 includes a control unit 31, a storage unit 32, a display unit 33, an input unit 34, a communication unit 35, a printer 36, a storage 100, a bus 38, and the like.

The control unit 31 is a CPU (Central).
Processing Unit), ROM (Read
Only Memory), RAM (Random)
Access Memory) etc. The CPU calls and executes a program stored in the storage unit 32, ROM, recording medium, etc. in the work memory area on the RAM, drives and controls each device connected via the bus 38, and the ticket issuing device 3 Realize the ticketing process to be performed.

The storage unit 32 is a flash memory, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), or the like, and stores a program executed by the control unit 31, data necessary for program execution, an OS (Operating System), and the like. As for the program, a control program corresponding to the OS and an application program for causing the ticket issuing device 3 to execute the ticketing process of the download ticket 82 are stored. Each of these program codes is read out by the control unit 31 as necessary, transferred to the RAM, read out by the CPU, and executed as various means.

The display unit 33 is realized by a display with a touch panel or the like that also serves as an input unit of the ticket issuing device 3. The display unit 33 displays various screens related to the user's operation / selection, and accepts the user's instruction input or the like by a touch operation on the screen. The input unit 34 is composed of the above-mentioned touch panel, various buttons, and the like, and inputs the input signal to the control unit 31.

The communication unit 35 has a communication control device, a communication port, and the like, and is a communication interface that mediates communication between the ticket issuing device 3 and the network 4, and is a communication interface between the storage 100 and other computers via the network 4. It is possible to control the communication of. The network 4 may be wired or wireless. The bus 38 is a path that mediates the transfer of control signals, data signals, and the like between the devices.

The printer 36 defines a download ticket 82 in which a two-dimensional code (for example, a QR code (registered trademark), a barcode, etc.) having an image 20 taken by the camera 2 and address information to the server 5 of the download site is described. Print on the paper and output. The printer 36 is, for example, a high-resolution color printer, and the printer method may be limited, such as a sublimation type or a fusion type.

The storage unit 32 or the storage 100 stores an image (captured image data 20) captured by the camera 2. The storage 100 may be an online storage that can be accessed from the camera 2 and the ticket issuing device 3 via the network 4.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the contents of the captured image data 20 stored in the storage unit 32 or the storage 100. The photographed image data 20 stores the photographed ID 21 generated by the camera 2, the image 22 which is an image photographed by the camera 2, and the passcode 23 in association with each other.

The shooting ID 21 is identification information that uniquely identifies the image shot by the camera 2, and is issued for each shooting by the camera 2. The image 22 is the data of the image taken by the camera 2. The passcode 23 is an authentication code that the user inputs when accessing the server 5 of the download site. It is assumed that the passcode 23 is issued by the ticket issuing device 3 for each ticketing of the download ticket 82, that is, for each image 22.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a printed matter 8 printed by the printer 36 of the ticket issuing device 3. As shown in FIG. 4, the printed matter 8 has a perforation 83 for separating into two. A sample photograph 84 provided free of charge for image promotion is printed on one area 81 (the left area in FIG. 4) with the perforation 83 as a boundary. Further, the other area (the right area in FIG. 4) with the perforation 83 as a boundary is the download ticket 82 provided after the image is purchased.

An image taken by the camera 2 is printed on the sample photograph 84, and information 85 indicating a passcode 23, which is identification information for downloading the image, is printed under the image. On the download ticket 82, the address information 88 to the server 5 of the download site is printed in the form of a two-dimensional code together with the text 87 explaining the procedure for downloading the moving image. Further, advertisement information 86 such as a corporate advertisement is printed on the download ticket 82.

The venue staff, etc. will separate the download ticket 82 at the perforation 83 and provide the stub 81 on the sample photo 84 side to the visitors (subject of the sample photo 84) free of charge.

If a visitor (or his family or friends) sees the sample photo 84 and decides to download and purchase the image data, the sample photo 84 is presented to the staff, etc., and downloaded in exchange for the purchase price of the image data. You can receive the stub on the ticket 82 side.

As shown in FIG. 4, the stub 81 on the sample photo 84 side and the stub on the download ticket 82 side each have the same identification code 89 that identifies the set of the sample photo 84 and the download ticket 82 (““ 0004 ") is printed. Since the sample photograph 84 can be collated with the download ticket 82 by the identification code 89, it is possible to prevent the staff or the like from accidentally providing another download ticket to the purchaser.

Next, the server 5 of the download site will be described. The server 5 of the download site is a server that distributes the image taken by the camera 2 to the user terminal 7. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of the server 5 of the download site.

As shown in FIG. 5, the server 5 of the download site can be realized by a computer configured by connecting, for example, a control unit 51, a storage unit 52, a communication unit 53, and the like by a bus 58 or the like. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various configurations can be taken as appropriate.

The functions of the control unit 51, the storage unit 52, and the communication unit 53 are substantially the same as those of the control unit 31, the storage unit 32, and the communication unit 35 described above. A program for causing the server 5 to execute a process described later is stored in the storage unit 52 of the server 5 of the download site.

The advertisement distribution server 6 is a server that stores a plurality of advertisement information and provides the advertisement information to the server 5.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of the advertisement distribution server 6. As shown in FIG. 6, the advertisement distribution server 6 can be realized by a computer configured by connecting, for example, a control unit 61, a storage unit 62, a communication unit 63, and the like by a bus 68 or the like. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various configurations can be taken as appropriate.

The functions of the control unit 61, the storage unit 62, and the communication unit 63 are substantially the same as those of the control unit 31, the storage unit 32, and the communication unit 35 described above. A plurality of advertisement data 60 (still images or moving images) delivered to the user terminal 7 are stored in the storage unit 62. It is desirable that the advertisement data 60 stores a plurality of advertisements suitable for the position of the user terminal 7 and the access date and time. When the advertisement distribution server 6 receives the location information and the access date / time information of the user terminal 7 from the server 5 of the download site, the advertisement distribution server 6 transmits appropriate advertisement data 60 according to the location information and the access date / time information to the server 5. The server 5 transmits the advertisement data 60 received from the advertisement distribution server 6 to the user terminal 7.

The user terminal 7 is an information terminal such as a smartphone owned by the purchaser who purchased the download ticket 82. By reading the address information 88 (two-dimensional code) printed on the download ticket 82 with the camera 76 of the user terminal 7, the server 5 of the download site can be accessed, and the captured image can be downloaded and viewed. .. The image download process will be described later (Fig. 9).

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of the user terminal 7. As shown in FIG. 7, the user terminal 7 is configured by connecting a control unit 71, a storage unit 72, a display unit 73, an input unit 74, a communication unit 75, a camera 76, an audio input / output unit 77, etc. by a bus 78 or the like. To. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various configurations can be taken as appropriate.

The functions of the control unit 71, the storage unit 72, the input unit 74, and the communication unit 75 are substantially the same as those of the control unit 31, the storage unit 32, the input unit 34, and the communication unit 35 described above. Further, the display unit 73 has a display device such as a liquid crystal panel, and is provided with a touch panel as an input unit 74. The audio input / output unit 77 is a microphone, a speaker, or the like.

Next, each process executed by the image download system 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 10.

First, with reference to FIG. 8, a process of photographing a visitor (subject), transmitting the photographed image to the ticket issuing device 3, and issuing a download ticket 82 (ticket issuing process) will be described.

The photographer takes a picture with the camera 2 with the visitor as the subject (step S101). The camera 2 issues a shooting ID 21 for identifying the shooting, and transmits the shot image 22 together with the shot image 22 to the ticket issuing device 3 (step S102).

When the control unit 31 of the ticket issuing device 3 receives the shooting ID 21 and the image 22 from the camera 2 (step S103), the control unit 31 issues a passcode 23 to the received image 22 (step S104). The control unit 31 of the ticket issuing device 3 associates the photographing ID 21 received in step S103, the image 22, and the passcode 23 issued in step S104 and stores them in the storage unit 32 or the storage 100 (step S105; FIG. 3). ..

Next, the control unit 31 of the ticket issuing device 3 creates a download ticket (printed matter) 8 (step S106). As described above, the image 22 received in step S103 is laid out as a sample photograph 84 on the printed matter 8, and the information 85 indicating the passcode 23 which is the identification information for downloading the image 22 and the download of the image 22. Along with the text 87 explaining the procedure, a two-dimensional code having address information 88 to the server 5 of the download site, an identification code 89 for collating the stub 81 on the sample photo 84 side with the stub on the download ticket 82 side, etc. Is laid out.

The control unit 31 outputs the created download ticket (printed matter) 8 to the printer 36 and prints it on a predetermined sheet of paper (step S107).

In the present embodiment, the predetermined paper is a carry paper having perforations that can be separated into two, and the printer 36 has a sample photo 84 and a passcode 23 on one side of the paper with the perforations as boundaries. The information 85 indicating the above is printed, and the advertisement 86, the image download procedure 87, and the two-dimensional code 88 are printed on the other side of the paper with the perforation as the boundary. Further, the printer 36 prints the same identification code 89 on both one side and the other side of the paper. As a result, the printed matter 8 as shown in FIG. 4 is completed. As shown in FIG. 4, of the printed matter 8, the left side with the perforation 83 as the boundary is the sample photograph 84 provided free of charge, and the right side with the perforation 83 as the boundary is the download ticket 82 provided after purchasing the ticket. The sample photograph 84 is provided free of charge to the photographed visitors, and the download ticket 82 on the right side is provided for a fee in exchange for the purchase price (billing process; step S108).

The advertisement 86 printed on the download ticket 82 is arbitrary advertisement information, and images, characters, and the like are printed. The advertisement 86 is an advertisement information stored in advance in the ticket issuing device 3, or an advertisement information acquired from an advertisement distribution server 6 which is communicated and connected via the network 4 by the communication unit 35 of the ticket issuing device 3. be.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10, a process of downloading the image 22 from the server 5 of the download site (image download process) using the user terminal 7 owned by the purchaser of the download ticket 82 will be described.

Here, a case where the image 22 associated with the shooting ID 21 (“00001”) of FIG. 5 is downloaded using the download ticket 82 of FIG. 4 will be described. It is assumed that this image 22 is uploaded to the server 5 of the download site designated by the address information printed on the download ticket 82 in the form of the two-dimensional code 88. The server 5 is a server of a website that requires authentication, and authentication is performed by the information 85 indicating the passcode 23 printed on the sample photo 84.

First, the purchaser activates the image download application on the user terminal 7 (step S201). When the application is started, the control unit 71 of the user terminal 7 starts the camera 76, displays the two-dimensional code reading screen 91 as shown in FIG. 10A, and uses the two-dimensional code 88 of the download ticket 82 as the user. Have the terminal 7 read (step S202). The control unit 71 displays a confirmation screen 92 (FIG. 10B) on the display unit 73 for the user to confirm whether or not to access the server 5 of the download site (step S203). When the user permits access to the download site server 5 on the confirmation screen 92, the control unit 71 accesses the download site server 5 by the communication unit 75 (step S204). At this time, it is desirable that the user terminal 7 acquires the position information from the GPS or the like of the user terminal 7 and transmits it to the server 5.

When the server 5 of the download site is accessed from the user terminal 7, it sends an advertisement acquisition request to the advertisement distribution server 6 (step S205). In step S2-5, it is desirable that the server 5 of the download site transmits the location information of the user terminal 7 and the access date / time information to the server 5 received from the user terminal 7 to the advertisement distribution server 6.

The advertisement distribution server 6 acquires the advertisement data 60 from the storage unit 62 and transmits the advertisement data 60 to the server 5 of the download site according to the request from the server 5 of the download site (step S206). When the location information of the user terminal 7 and the access date / time information to the server 5 are transmitted from the server 5 of the download site, the advertisement data 60 corresponding to the location information of the user terminal 7 and the access date / time information to the server 5 is stored. It is desirable to acquire it from the unit 26 and send it to the server 5 of the download site.

When the server 5 of the download site acquires the advertisement data 60 from the advertisement distribution server 6, it transmits the advertisement data 60 to the user terminal 7 accessed in step S204 (step S207). The user terminal 7 receives the advertisement data 60 and displays it on the advertisement display screen 93 as shown in FIG. 10 (c) (step S208).

After transmitting the advertisement data 60, the server 5 of the download site transmits the passcode input screen 94 to the user terminal 7 (step S209). The user terminal 7 displays the passcode input screen 94 transmitted from the server 5 of the download site on the display unit 73 after a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of displaying the advertisement. Alternatively, the user terminal 7 may display the passcode input screen 94 on the display unit 73 when a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of displaying the advertisement and an instruction to delete the display of the advertisement is input. good. In this way, by displaying the advertisement on the user terminal 7 with a predetermined time interval between the display of the advertisement and the input of the passcode, the advertisement is displayed before the user downloads the image (before the input of the passcode). You can see it.

When the passcode input screen 94 as shown in FIG. 10D is displayed and the passcode 23 is input by the user, the control unit 71 of the user terminal 7 downloads the input passcode 23 to the server 5 of the download site. Send to. When the server 5 of the download site receives the passcode 23 and is correctly authenticated (step S211), the server 5 of the download site transmits the image 22 corresponding to the passcode 23 to the user terminal 7 (step S212).

The download screen 95 as shown in FIG. 10 (e) is displayed on the user terminal 7, and the downloaded image 22 is displayed (step S213). The user can view and save the image 22 taken by the camera 2 on the user terminal 7 (step S214).

The user terminal 7 may display the image 22 received from the server 5 of the download site and the advertisement data 60 in combination on the advertisement display screen 93 of FIG. 10 (c). That is, the user terminal 7 acquires the image 22 showing the user himself / herself from the server 5 of the download site designated by the address information printed on the download ticket 82 in the form of the two-dimensional code 88, and also obtains the advertisement data 60. Receive (step S207). Then, the user terminal 7 reproduces the received advertisement data 60 in combination with the received image 22 of the user. For example, the user terminal 7 recognizes the face area of a person (for example, an actor or a model) reflected in the advertisement data 60, recognizes the face area of the user reflected in the image 22, and uses the face image of the person in the advertisement data 60 as the user's face image. Is replaced with, and the advertisement data 60 is reproduced so that the user himself / herself becomes a part of the advertisement. In this way, it is possible to reproduce the interesting advertisement data 60 unique to image download sales.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to download the image 22 of the visitor (subject) taken at the amusement park or the like on the visitor's user terminal 7. Since the advertisement is displayed on the user terminal 7 before the image 22 is downloaded and displayed, it is possible for the user to acquire the image 22 after viewing the advertisement. As a result, the user can download the image taken in the amusement park or the like on the user terminal. You can also get useful information from advertisements. Companies and the like that are advertisement distributors can increase the number of viewers of advertisements, and can expect the effects of sales promotion and the like by advertisements.

Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention is not limited to such an example. For example, in the present embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied in a shooting service in an amusement park or the like has been described, but a two-shot shooting and sales service with a character, a shooting and selling service at a tourist spot, a shooting and selling service for wedding commemoration, and the like. The present invention can be applied to various situations such as a photography and sales service for commemorating the graduation of a school. The present invention can also be applied to other services.

Further, in the present embodiment, the download ticket 82 has been described as an example of output by the printed matter 8 (paper medium), but the output form is not limited to the paper medium. For example, a communication connection may be made between the ticket issuing device 3 and the user terminal 7 by using a short-range wireless communication function or the like, and a sample photograph 84 corresponding to the printed matter 8 may be output as data. Also in this case, the stub portion of the download ticket 82 may be output as data to the charged user, and the access information and the passcode to the server 5 of the download site may be sent.

In addition, it is clear that a person skilled in the art can come up with various modified examples or modified examples within the scope of the technical idea disclosed in the present application, and these also naturally belong to the technical scope of the present invention. It is understood that it is a thing.

1: Image download system 2: Camera 3: Ticket issuing device 4: Network 5: Download site server 7: User terminal 8: Printed matter (download ticket)
20: Photographed image data 21: Photographed ID
22: Image 23: Passcode 60: Advertising data 82: Download ticket 83: Perforation 84: Sample photo 85: Information indicating the passcode
86: Advertisement 88: 2D code 89: Identification code 100: Storage

Claims (12)

An image download system in which the server of the download site and the user terminal are connected via a network.
The user terminal is
A communication means for accessing the server by the address information of the download ticket that specifies the server, and
An input means that accepts the input of a passcode for downloading images, which is issued for each image for each of multiple images.
A passcode transmission means for transmitting the entered passcode to the server, and
An image display means for receiving and displaying an image stored in association with the passcode from the server.
The image display means comprises an advertisement display means for displaying an advertisement before displaying an image.
The server
An advertisement transmission means for acquiring advertisement information and transmitting it to the user terminal,
A receiving means for receiving the passcode transmitted from the user terminal, and
An image transmission means that acquires an image stored in association with a received passcode from the storage unit and transmits the image to the user terminal.
Equipped with
The passcode transmitting means of the user terminal displays an advertisement by the advertisement displaying means, displays a passcode input screen after a lapse of a predetermined time, and transmits the passcode input on the passcode input screen to the server. An image download system characterized by doing. An image download system in which the server of the download site and the user terminal are connected via a network.
The user terminal is
A communication means for accessing the server by the address information of the download ticket that specifies the server, and
An input means that accepts the input of a passcode for downloading images, which is issued for each image for each of multiple images.
A passcode transmission means for transmitting the entered passcode to the server, and
An image display means for receiving and displaying an image stored in association with the passcode from the server.
The image display means comprises an advertisement display means for displaying an advertisement before displaying an image.
The server
An advertisement transmission means for acquiring advertisement information and transmitting it to the user terminal,
A receiving means for receiving the passcode transmitted from the user terminal, and
An image transmission means that acquires an image stored in association with a received passcode from the storage unit and transmits the image to the user terminal.
Equipped with
The passcode transmitting means of the user terminal displays a passcode input screen when an instruction to erase the display of the advertisement is input after a predetermined time has elapsed after displaying the advertisement by the advertisement display means. An image download system characterized in that the passcode entered on the passcode input screen is transmitted to the server . An image download system in which the server of the download site and the user terminal are connected via a network.
The user terminal is
A communication means for accessing the server by the address information of the download ticket that specifies the server, and
An input means that accepts the input of a passcode for downloading images, which is issued for each image for each of multiple images.
A passcode transmission means for transmitting the entered passcode to the server, and
An image display means for receiving and displaying an image stored in association with the passcode from the server.
The image display means comprises an advertisement display means for displaying an advertisement before displaying an image.
The server
An advertisement transmission means for acquiring advertisement information and transmitting it to the user terminal,
A receiving means for receiving the passcode transmitted from the user terminal, and
An image transmission means that acquires an image stored in association with a received passcode from the storage unit and transmits the image to the user terminal.
Equipped with
The advertisement display means is an image download system characterized in that the advertisement and the image are displayed in combination . A user terminal that is connected to the download site server via a network.
A communication means for accessing the server by the address information of the download ticket that specifies the server, and
An input method for entering a passcode for downloading images, which is issued for each image for each of multiple images.
A passcode transmission means for transmitting the entered passcode to the server, and
An image display means for receiving and displaying an image stored in association with the passcode from the server.
An advertisement display means that displays an advertisement before the image display means displays an image,
Equipped with
The passcode transmitting means displays an advertisement by the advertisement displaying means, displays a passcode input screen after a lapse of a predetermined time, and transmits the passcode input on the passcode input screen to the server. A user terminal characterized by. A user terminal that is connected to the download site server via a network.
A communication means for accessing the server by the address information of the download ticket that specifies the server, and
An input method for entering a passcode for downloading images, which is issued for each image for each of multiple images.
A passcode transmission means for transmitting the entered passcode to the server, and
An image display means for receiving and displaying an image stored in association with the passcode from the server.
An advertisement display means that displays an advertisement before the image display means displays an image,
Equipped with
The passcode transmitting means displays a passcode input screen when an instruction to erase the display of the advertisement is input after a lapse of a predetermined time after displaying the advertisement by the advertisement display means, and inputs the passcode. A user terminal characterized by transmitting the passcode entered on the screen to the server . A user terminal that is connected to the download site server via a network.
A communication means for accessing the server by the address information of the download ticket that specifies the server, and
An input method for entering a passcode for downloading images, which is issued for each image for each of multiple images.
A passcode transmission means for transmitting the entered passcode to the server, and
An image display means for receiving and displaying an image stored in association with the passcode from the server.
An advertisement display means that displays an advertisement before the image display means displays an image,
Equipped with
The advertisement display means is a user terminal characterized in that the advertisement and the image are displayed in combination . A server for a download site that is connected to a user terminal via a network.
A reception means that accepts access from the user terminal based on the download ticket address information that specifies the server, and
An advertisement transmission means for acquiring advertisement information and transmitting it to the user terminal,
A passcode for downloading an image, which is issued for each of a plurality of images for each image, and is a receiving means for receiving the passcode transmitted from the user terminal.
A transmission means for acquiring an image stored in association with a received passcode from the storage unit and transmitting the image to the user terminal.
Equipped with
The advertisement transmission means transmits the passcode input screen to the user terminal after a predetermined time has elapsed after the user terminal displays the advertisement information.
The receiving means is a server of a download site, characterized in that the passcode input on the passcode input screen is received from the user terminal . A server for a download site that is connected to a user terminal via a network.
A reception means that accepts access from the user terminal based on the download ticket address information that specifies the server, and
An advertisement transmission means for acquiring advertisement information and transmitting it to the user terminal,
A passcode for downloading an image, which is issued for each of a plurality of images for each image, and is a receiving means for receiving the passcode transmitted from the user terminal.
A transmission means for acquiring an image stored in association with a received passcode from the storage unit and transmitting the image to the user terminal.
Equipped with
The advertisement transmitting means displays the passcode input screen on the user terminal when an instruction to erase the display of the advertisement information is input on the user terminal after a predetermined time has elapsed after the user terminal displays the advertisement information. Send to the terminal,
The receiving means is a server of a download site, characterized in that the passcode input on the passcode input screen is received from the user terminal . A server for a download site that is connected to a user terminal via a network.
A reception means that accepts access from the user terminal based on the download ticket address information that specifies the server, and
An advertisement transmission means for acquiring advertisement information and transmitting it to the user terminal,
A passcode for downloading an image, which is issued for each of a plurality of images for each image, and is a receiving means for receiving the passcode transmitted from the user terminal.
A transmission means for acquiring an image stored in association with a received passcode from the storage unit and transmitting the image to the user terminal.
Equipped with
The advertisement transmitting means is a server of a download site characterized by transmitting the image displayed in combination with the advertisement information to the user terminal . This is an image download method in an image download system in which the server of the download site and the user terminal are communicated and connected via a network.
A step in which the user terminal accesses the server by the address information of the download ticket that specifies the server.
The step that the server acquires the advertisement information and sends it to the user terminal,
A step in which the user terminal accepts input of a passcode for downloading an image, which is issued for each of a plurality of images for each image.
The step in which the user terminal transmits the input passcode to the server,
The step in which the server receives the passcode transmitted from the user terminal, and
A step in which the server acquires an image stored in association with the received passcode from the storage unit and transmits the image to the user terminal.
A step in which the user terminal receives and displays an image stored in association with the passcode from the server.
The step of displaying the advertisement information before the user terminal displays the image, and
Including
The user terminal displays the passcode input screen after a predetermined time has elapsed after displaying the advertisement information, and transmits the passcode entered on the passcode input screen to the server. Method. This is an image download method in an image download system in which the server of the download site and the user terminal are communicated and connected via a network.
A step in which the user terminal accesses the server by the address information of the download ticket that specifies the server.
The step that the server acquires the advertisement information and sends it to the user terminal,
A step in which the user terminal accepts input of a passcode for downloading an image, which is issued for each of a plurality of images for each image.
The step in which the user terminal transmits the input passcode to the server,
The step in which the server receives the passcode transmitted from the user terminal, and
A step in which the server acquires an image stored in association with the received passcode from the storage unit and transmits the image to the user terminal.
A step in which the user terminal receives and displays an image stored in association with the passcode from the server.
The step of displaying the advertisement information before the user terminal displays the image, and
Including
After displaying the advertisement information, the user terminal displays a passcode input screen when an instruction to erase the display of the advertisement information is input after a lapse of a predetermined time, and is input on the passcode input screen. An image download method comprising transmitting the passcode to the server . This is an image download method in an image download system in which the server of the download site and the user terminal are communicated and connected via a network.
A step in which the user terminal accesses the server by the address information of the download ticket that specifies the server.
The step that the server acquires the advertisement information and sends it to the user terminal,
A step in which the user terminal accepts input of a passcode for downloading an image, which is issued for each of a plurality of images for each image.
The step in which the user terminal transmits the input passcode to the server,
The step in which the server receives the passcode transmitted from the user terminal, and
A step in which the server acquires an image stored in association with the received passcode from the storage unit and transmits the image to the user terminal.
An image display step in which the user terminal receives and displays an image stored in association with the passcode from the server.
A step in which the user terminal displays the advertisement information in combination with the image before the image display step .
An image download method characterized by including.

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