JP7081360B2 - Image management device, image management method and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an image management device, an image management method and a program.

A so-called school photo service is provided in which professional photographers and teachers take pictures of children's daily lives in kindergartens, nursery schools, elementary schools, etc., and browse and sell the pictures on the Internet.

For example, the teacher takes a picture of the children and uploads the picture to the server of the photo sales system. Parents log in to a dedicated website, browse the uploaded images, and select and purchase images that show their children. The purchased image is printed on paper at the service provider's factory, and the photo is delivered to the parents.

The server of the photo sales system has folders for each event and month. For example, there are folders for each event such as entrance ceremonies, excursions, and athletic meet, and monthly folders for life in April and life in May. The teacher uploads the captured image to the corresponding folder and registers it. At this time, there was a case that the registration destination folder of the shot image was mistaken.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-102715

An object of the present invention is to provide an image management device, an image management method, and a program that prevent mistakes in the registration destination folder when uploading a captured image.

The image management device according to the present invention has a storage unit in which a plurality of folders, which are image storage areas, are provided and shooting date information is set in each folder, and the folder name of each folder and the folder information including the shooting date information are the first. An image whose shooting date corresponds to the shooting date information of the selected folder is displayed from the folder information transmitting unit to be transmitted to one terminal, the folder selection receiving unit that accepts the selection of the folder from the first terminal, and the first terminal. It includes an image receiving unit that receives and stores the received image in the selected folder, and an order processing unit that accepts a print order of the image stored in the storage unit from the second terminal.

In the image management device according to one aspect of the present invention, the shooting date information set in the plurality of folders is different from each other.

The image management device according to one aspect of the present invention accepts the creation of a new folder from the first terminal, and when the shooting date information of the newly created folder and the shooting date information of the existing folder overlap, the image in the existing folder is displayed. Among them, an image whose shooting date corresponds to the shooting date information of the newly created folder is extracted, and a selection is accepted from the first terminal as to whether or not to move the extracted image to the newly created folder.

In the image management method according to the present invention, an image management device having a storage unit in which a plurality of folders, which are image storage areas, are provided and shooting date information is set in each folder, sets the folder name of each folder and the shooting date information. The process of transmitting the included folder information to the first terminal, the first terminal notifies the image management device of the folder selected by the user, and the first terminal is in the first terminal based on the shooting date information of the selected folder. The process of searching and extracting a stored image, accepting a user to select an image to be uploaded from the extracted images, and transmitting the selected image to the image management device, and the image management device are described above. It includes a step of storing an image received from a first terminal in a notified folder and accepting a print order of an image stored in the storage unit from the second terminal.

The program according to the present invention displays a step of receiving the folder information of a plurality of folders from the image management device of the present invention and a folder selection screen based on the folder information on the display unit, and is displayed from the user via the folder selection screen. A step of accepting a folder selection and notifying the image management device of the selected folder, and a step of searching and extracting images in the storage unit based on the shooting date information included in the folder information of the selected folder. A step of displaying an image selection screen using the extracted image on the display unit and accepting selection of an image to be uploaded from the user via the image selection screen, and transmitting the selected image to the image management device. It lets the computer perform the steps.

According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent mistakes in the registration destination folder when uploading a photographed image.

(A) is a diagram showing a shooting landscape, and (b) is a schematic configuration diagram of a photo sales system. It is a functional block diagram of an image management device. It is a functional block diagram of a mobile terminal. It is a figure which shows the example of the folder selection screen. It is a figure which shows the example of the upload image selection screen.

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

As shown in FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (b), in the photo sales system according to the embodiment of the present invention, a teacher photographs children in a kindergarten, a nursery school, an elementary school, etc., and the captured images are transferred to the image management device 1. Upload. The shooting may be done not only by the teacher but also by a professional photographer.

A mobile terminal 2 such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal or a digital camera 3 is used for shooting. When the image is taken by the mobile terminal 2, the photographed image can be uploaded from the mobile terminal 2 to the image management device 1. When shooting is performed by the digital camera 3, the captured image is transferred from the digital camera 3 to the personal computer 4, and the captured image is uploaded to the image management device 1 using the personal computer 4. Hereinafter, an example of uploading an image from the mobile terminal 2 to the image management device 1 will be described.

The image management device 1 provides a website for selling images uploaded from the mobile terminal 2. Parents of children attending kindergartens, nursery schools, elementary schools, etc. access the website using a customer terminal 6 such as a smartphone or a personal computer, and browse a list screen of sales images. The customer selects the image he / she wants to purchase from the list screen, inputs his / her home address, and pays the fee by credit card payment or the like.

The image management device 1 transfers the data of the selected image to the factory 5. A printer installed in the factory 5 prints the transferred image on paper to produce a printed matter (photograph) 7. The printed matter 7 is delivered to the customer's home.

The image management device 1 classifies sales images by event or month and presents them to the customer terminal 6. Therefore, a folder is prepared for each event or month in the image management device 1, and when uploading an image from the mobile terminal 2, it is necessary to select which folder to register the image in. In the photo sales system according to the present embodiment, when a folder is selected, only the image corresponding to the selected folder can be uploaded from the images in the mobile terminal 2, and the mistake of the folder in which the image is registered is prevented. ..

As shown in FIG. 2, the image management device 1 is a computer having a storage unit 10 including a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a non-volatile memory, a hard disk device, and the like, and is stored in the storage unit 10. Stores image sales programs and the like.

The storage unit 10 has a plurality of image storage areas (folders F). Folder F is provided for each event or month. For example, a folder for athletic meet, a folder for excursion, a folder for daily life in October, and the like are provided. The folder F may be created in advance by the system administrator according to the annual event, or may be created by the teacher or a professional photographer when uploading an image.

Further, each folder F is associated with shooting date information of an image to be registered. For example, October 7, which is the date of the athletic meet, is associated with the folder for the athletic meet as the shooting date information. October 18, which is the date of the excursion, is associated with the folder for the excursion as the shooting date information.

October 1st to October 31st, excluding October 7th and October 18th, are associated with the shooting date information in the folder for daily life in October. On October 7th and October 18th, shooting date information is set in different folders for athletic meet and excursion, respectively, and to prevent the same shooting date from being registered in multiple folders more than once, October 7th. Sundays and October 18th are excluded.

When the CPU (central processing unit) of the image management device 1 executes the image sales program, as shown in FIG. 2, the folder information transmission unit 11, the folder selection reception unit 12, the image reception unit 13, and the order processing unit 14 The function is realized. The processing of each part will be described later.

Next, the mobile terminal 2 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the mobile terminal 2 is a smartphone or tablet terminal having a storage unit 20 including a ROM, RAM, a non-volatile memory, etc., a shooting function using a CMOS sensor, a communication function, and the like, and is a storage unit. An image registration program, an image taken by using a shooting unit, and the like are stored in 20. The captured image contains information indicating the capture date (for example, EXIF information).

When the CPU of the mobile terminal 2 executes the image registration program, as shown in FIG. 3, the functions of the folder information receiving unit 21, the folder selection unit 22, the image search unit 23, the image selection unit 24, and the image transmission unit 25 become functional. It will be realized.

The processing of each part when uploading an image from the mobile terminal 2 to the image management device 1 will be described. When the image management device 1 is accessed using the mobile terminal 2, the folder information transmission unit 11 of the image management device 1 carries the folder information including the folder name and the shooting date information of each folder F provided in the storage unit 10. Send to terminal 2.

The folder information receiving unit 21 of the mobile terminal 2 receives the folder information from the image management device 1. The folder selection unit 22 creates a selection screen for the image registration destination folder using the folder information and displays it on the display unit of the mobile terminal 2. For example, the registration destination folder selection screen as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed. The user (teacher) selects a folder and presses the selection button B1.

When the folder is selected, the folder selection unit 22 notifies the image management device 1 of the selected folder. The folder selection reception unit 12 of the image management device 1 accepts the selection of the folder in which the image is registered.

When a folder is selected, the image search unit 23 of the mobile terminal 2 searches and extracts the image of the shooting date corresponding to this folder from the storage unit 20. For example, when the "athletic meet" folder is selected, the shooting date information set in this folder is October 7, and the image search unit 23 extracts the image whose shooting date is October 7 from the storage unit 20. do.

The image selection unit 24 creates an upload image selection screen for selecting an image to be uploaded using the image extracted by the image search unit 23, and displays it on the display unit of the mobile terminal 2. For example, the upload image selection screen as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed. A check box CB is provided for each image, and the user checks the check box CB of the image to be uploaded. By pressing the all selection button B2, all the images extracted by the image search unit 23 can be selected as upload targets.

After selecting the image to upload, the user presses the upload start button B3. The image transmission unit 25 transmits the selected image to the image management device 1.

The image receiving unit 13 of the image management device 1 receives an image from the mobile terminal 2, and stores and registers the received image in the folder F for which the folder selection receiving unit 12 has received the selection in advance.

The order processing unit 14 creates a sales image list screen using the images in the storage unit 10 and presents it to the customer terminal 6. For example, the customer operates the customer terminal 6 and selects an event for viewing an image. The order processing unit 14 creates a sales image list screen using the images in the folder F corresponding to the selected event.

The order processing unit 14 receives an image purchase order from the customer terminal 6 and stores the order information in the storage unit 10. The order information includes information for identifying the selected image, the number of prints, the customer name, the shipping address, and the like. The order processing unit 14 performs settlement processing as necessary. The order processing unit 14 transmits the purchased image data to the factory 5.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the storage unit 10 of the image management device 1 is provided with a plurality of folders F according to events and the like, and shooting date information is set in each folder F. When the user selects a folder F having a name such as an event for registering an image, the mobile terminal 2 searches for an image corresponding to the shooting date information in the folder F and displays it as an uploadable image. The user selects an image to be uploaded from the displayed images and uploads it to the image management device 1. This makes it possible to prevent mistakes in the registration destination folder when uploading the captured image.

Moreover, since the shooting date information is not duplicated, it is possible to prevent the image from being registered in the wrong folder. For example, when the user selects the "October life" folder, the image search unit 23 stores the images of the shooting date from October 1st to October 31st excluding October 7th and October 18th. Extract from part 20. The image of the athletic meet on October 7 and the image of the excursion on October 18 are not extracted. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the images of the athletic meet and the excursion from being registered in the "life in October" folder.

When the shooting date information of the newly created folder and the shooting date information of the existing folder overlap, the image management device 1 has the same shooting date as the shooting date information of the newly created folder among the images in the existing folder. The image may be extracted and the list screen of the extracted image may be transmitted to the mobile terminal 2 so that the extracted image can be moved to the newly created folder or selected.

For example, an athletic meet folder associated with October 7 as shooting date information, an excursion folder associated with October 18 as shooting date information, excluding October 7 and October 18 10 An October living folder is provided with the shooting date information from October 1st to October 31st, and after the images are registered in each folder, the user operates the mobile terminal 2 or the like. Consider the case where a folder for guardian visits is created in which the shooting date information indicates October 10. At this time, the image management device 1 extracts an image whose shooting date is October 10 from the uploaded images in the October living folder, and sends a list screen of the extracted images to the mobile terminal 2 for protection. Accepts the selection of whether to move to the folder for viewing. All the images in the list screen may be moved to the folder for guardian visits at once, or the individually selected images may be moved to the folder for guardian visits.

In school photo services, photos are often classified and sold by grade and class. Therefore, it is preferable to prepare the mobile terminal 2 and the folder F for each grade and each class.

Alternatively, when shooting with the mobile terminal 2, the grade and / or class may be set so that grade information and / or class information and the like are added to the shot image data. In the folder F, shooting date information, grade information and / or class information are set. When the user selects a folder, the image search unit 23 searches and extracts images from the storage unit 20 whose shooting date, grade, and / or class correspond to this folder.

In the above embodiment, an example of uploading an image from the mobile terminal 1 to the image management device 1 has been described, but the same processing can also be performed by installing and executing the image registration program on the personal computer 4.

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

1 Image management device 2 Mobile terminal 3 Digital camera 4 Personal computer 5 Factory 6 Customer terminal 7 Printed matter

Claims (5)

A storage unit in which multiple folders, which are image storage areas, are provided and shooting date information is set in each folder.
A folder information transmission unit that sends folder information including the folder name of each folder and the shooting date information to the first terminal, and
A folder selection reception unit that accepts folder selection from the first terminal,
An image receiving unit whose shooting date corresponds to the shooting date information of the selected folder is received from the first terminal, and the received image is stored in the selected folder.
An order processing unit that accepts print orders for images stored in the storage unit from the second terminal, and
Image management device equipped with. The image management device according to claim 1, wherein the shooting date information set in the plurality of folders is different from each other. When a new folder is accepted from the first terminal and the shooting date information of the newly created folder and the shooting date information of the existing folder overlap, the shooting date of the images in the existing folder is the shooting date of the newly created folder. The image management device according to claim 1, wherein an image corresponding to the information is extracted and a selection is accepted from the first terminal as to whether or not to move the extracted image to a newly created folder. An image management device having a storage unit in which a plurality of folders, which are image storage areas, are provided and shooting date information is set in each folder, transfers the folder name of each folder and the folder information including the shooting date information to the first terminal. The process of sending and
The first terminal notifies the image management device of the folder selected by the user, and searches and extracts and extracts the images stored in the first terminal based on the shooting date information of the selected folder. The process of accepting the selection of the image to be uploaded from the selected images from the user and transmitting the selected image to the image management device, and the process of transmitting the selected image to the image management device.
The process of storing the image received from the first terminal in the notified folder by the image management device and accepting the print order of the image stored in the storage unit from the second terminal.
Image management method. A step of receiving the folder information of a plurality of folders from the image management device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
A step of displaying a folder selection screen based on the folder information on the display unit, accepting a folder selection from a user via the folder selection screen, and notifying the image management device of the selected folder.
A step of searching and extracting an image in the storage unit based on the shooting date information included in the folder information of the selected folder, and
A step of displaying an image selection screen using the extracted image on the display unit and accepting selection of an image to be uploaded from the user via the image selection screen.
The step of transmitting the selected image to the image management device and
A program that causes a computer to run.

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