JP7135777B2 - Information transmission system, information processing terminal, imaging device, and information transmission method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information transmission system, an information processing terminal, an imaging device, and an information transmission method.

A photographing device such as a digital camera (for example, a high-end model represented by a single-lens reflex camera) may be stolen. Techniques for preventing or deterring such theft are known. For example, Patent Document 1 describes a specific configuration of an anti-theft device for preventing theft of a photographing device.

The anti-theft device described in Patent Document 1 has a structure in which a cable is attached to a support (for example, part of a display shelf installed in a store), and an imaging device is fixed to a support base connected to the cable. . Since the photographing device is fixed to the display shelf by the support base and the rope, a visitor cannot easily steal the photographing device.

JP-A-11-134565

The anti-theft device described in Patent Document 1 is suitable for preventing or deterring theft of a photographing device of an exhibit, but it is poor in portability, and a support for attaching a cable is installed. You can only use it where you are. Therefore, this anti-theft device is not suitable for preventing or deterring theft of a photographing device of a general user (for example, a general photographing device owner) who carries the photographing device while traveling or on a daily basis. . Some owners of imaging devices do not use functions that are intended for use when the owner is away from the imaging device (e.g., remote control or remote photography) for fear of the device being stolen. Conceivable.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its object is to provide an information transmission system and an information processing system having a function of deterring theft of a photographing device of a general user (for example, the owner of the photographing device). An object of the present invention is to provide an information transmission method for causing a computer to execute processing leading to deterrence of theft of a terminal, a photographing device, and a general user's photographing device.

An information transmission system according to an embodiment of the present invention is a system that includes an imaging device and an information processing terminal that are capable of mutual communication using a short-range wireless communication standard. The photographing device includes a photographing device-side storage medium and photographing device-side storage means for storing the authentication information in the photographing device-side storage medium. The information processing terminal comprises: a terminal-side storage medium; a terminal-side storage means for storing authentication information and a predetermined contact address in the terminal-side storage medium; Verification means for verifying the obtained authentication information, and predetermined information regarding the photographing device, predetermined information regarding the information processing terminal, and image data photographed by the photographing device when the result of verification by the verification means indicates that the authentication information does not match. and information processing means for collecting and transmitting to the contacts at least one of:

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an information transmission system, an information processing terminal, and an image capturing device having a function leading to deterrence of theft of an image capturing device of a general user (for example, an owner of the image capturing device), and a general user's image capturing device. Provided is an information transmission method that causes a computer to execute processing leading to theft deterrence.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information transmission system according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2(a) and 2(b) are diagrams showing setting screens of an application for a photographing device displayed on a touch panel of an information processing terminal provided in an information transmission system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the security setting screen displayed on LCD of the imaging device with which the information transmission system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention is equipped. FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram showing the processing of theft detection and theft notification executed in cooperation by the imaging device application and the imaging device in the embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing theft detection and theft notification processing executed by the photographing device in another embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

An information transmission system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information transmission system 1 according to one embodiment of the invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the information transmission system 1 includes a photographing device 10 and an information processing terminal 20. As shown in FIG.

In this embodiment, the imaging device 10 is a single-lens reflex camera, and the information processing terminal 20 is a smart phone. In other embodiments, imager 10 may be another form of imager, such as a compact digital camera, mirrorless single-lens camera, video camera, camcorder, or the like. The information processing terminal 20 may be another form of information processing terminal such as a PHS (Personal Handy phone System), a feature phone, a notebook PC, a tablet PC, or a portable game machine.

The photographing apparatus 10 includes a system controller 100, an operation unit 102, a driving circuit 104, a photographing lens 106, an aperture 108, a shutter 110, a solid-state image sensor 112, a signal processing circuit 114, an image processing engine 116, a buffer memory 118, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) 120 , ROM (Read Only Memory) 122 , flash memory 124 , card interface 126 , short-range wireless communication interface 128 and GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver 130 . Although the photographing lens 106 is a zoom lens with a multiple-lens structure, it is shown as a single lens in FIG. 1 for the sake of convenience.

The operation unit 102 includes various buttons and dials necessary for the user to operate the imaging apparatus 10, such as a power button, release button, and shooting mode button. When the power button is operated by the user, power is supplied from a battery (not shown) to various circuits of the photographing apparatus 10 through the power line.

The system controller 100 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a DSP (Digital Signal Processor). After power is supplied, the system controller 100 accesses the ROM 122 to read out a control program, loads it into a work area (not shown), and executes the loaded control program to control the imaging apparatus 10 as a whole.

For example, when the release button is operated, the system controller 100 controls the photometric value calculated based on the image captured by the solid-state imaging device 112 or the photometric value measured by an exposure meter (not shown) built in the imaging device 10. The diaphragm 108 and the shutter 110 are driven and controlled via the drive circuit 104 so that the proper exposure can be obtained based on the measured photometric value.

More specifically, drive control of the aperture 108 and shutter 110 is performed based on AE functions specified by the shooting mode button, such as program AE (Automatic Exposure), shutter-priority AE, and aperture-priority AE.

The system controller 100 performs AF (Autofocus) control together with AE control. An active method, a phase difference detection method, a contrast detection method, etc. are applied to the AF control. AF modes include a central single-point ranging mode using a central ranging area, a multi-point ranging mode using a plurality of ranging areas, and the like. The system controller 100 drives and controls the photographing lens 106 via the driving circuit 104 based on the AF result, and adjusts the focus of the photographing lens 106 . Since the configuration and control of this type of AE and AF are well known, detailed description thereof will be omitted here.

A light beam from a subject passes through the photographing lens 106 , the diaphragm 108 and the shutter 110 and is received by the light receiving surface of the solid-state imaging device 112 . The solid-state imaging device 112 is a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) image sensor equipped with a Bayer array filter, and accumulates an optical image formed by each pixel on the light receiving surface through the imaging lens 106 as electric charges according to the amount of light. do. The solid-state imaging device 112 converts the accumulated charge into a voltage (hereinafter referred to as "image signal") by a floating diffusion amplifier. An image signal output from the solid-state imaging device 112 is input to the signal processing circuit 114 . The solid-state imaging device 112 may be a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) image sensor or an image sensor equipped with a complementary color filter.

The signal processing circuit 114 performs predetermined signal processing such as clamping and demosaicing on the image signal input from the solid-state imaging device 112 and outputs the processed signal to the image processing engine 116 .

The image processing engine 116 performs predetermined signal processing such as matrix operation, Y/C separation, and white balance on the image signal input from the signal processing circuit 114 to generate a luminance signal Y and color difference signals Cb and Cr. , JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) or other predetermined format. The storage format of the captured image data is not limited to the JPEG format, and may be the RAW format in which only minimal image processing (for example, black level correction, etc.) is performed. The buffer memory 118 is used as a temporary storage location for processed data when the image processing engine 116 executes processing.

Image processing engine 116 converts luminance signal Y and color difference signals Cb and Cr into predetermined video signals and outputs the video signals to LCD 120 . The LCD 120 modulates liquid crystal based on the video signal input from the image processing engine 116 . Thereby, the captured image of the subject is displayed on the display screen of LCD 120 . The user can view through the display screen of the LCD 120 a real-time through image (live view) shot with proper exposure and focus based on AE control and AF control.

A memory card (not shown) is detachably inserted into the card slot of the card interface 126 . The image processing engine 116 can communicate with the memory card via the card interface 126 . The image processing engine 116 stores the generated captured image data in the memory card or flash memory 124 .

The short-range wireless communication interface 128 is an interface that supports short-range wireless communication standards such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth (registered trademark, including extended specifications such as BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy)), and NFC (Near Field Communication). be. The captured image data generated by the image processing engine 116 may be transferred to the information processing terminal 20 or other external device using these short-range wireless communication standards, or via an access point (that is, Wi-Fi Fi) to a server on the network (including the cloud).

The GPS receiver 130 obtains three-dimensional positional information of the reception point (that is, the imaging device 10) by receiving and calculating signals transmitted from a plurality of GPS satellites. A memory (not shown) installed in the GPS receiver 130 accumulates position information for a predetermined period. The accumulated location information for a predetermined period is updated to the latest content each time new location information is acquired. This predetermined period of time is a period of time that ends at the current time and starts at a time that is a certain period of time before the current time.

As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing terminal 20 includes a CPU 200, a main storage device 202 such as a RAM (Random Access Memory), an auxiliary storage device 204 such as a flash memory, a carrier communication interface 206, a touch panel 208, and a short-range wireless communication device. It has an interface 210 and a GPS receiver 212 . For the convenience of simplifying the drawing, illustration of connections between blocks is omitted.

After the information processing terminal 20 is powered on, the CPU 200 accesses necessary hardware. Specifically, the CPU 200 accesses the auxiliary storage device 204 to read an OS (Operating System) 204a, loads it into the main storage device 202, and activates it. Thereafter, the CPU 200 and the OS 204a cooperate to execute various processes by the information processing terminal 20. FIG. For example, the auxiliary storage device 204 is installed with a plurality of types of applications, including an application 204b for an imaging device. Various applications operate under the management of resources and processes by the OS 204a.

The information processing terminal 20 can connect to a carrier line such as a 3G (3rd Generation) line or an LTE (Long Term Evolution) line via a carrier communication interface 206 to access a server on the network.

The user can perform input by pen touch or finger touch on the screen displayed on the touch panel 208, screen scrolling by flick operation (operation of flicking the screen with a finger), and pinch operation (between two fingers on the screen). Various operations such as zoom-in/zoom-out can be performed by expanding or contracting operations).

The short-range wireless communication interface 210 is an interface that supports short-range wireless communication standards such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and NFC. The information processing terminal 20 can wirelessly communicate with the photographing device 10 and other external devices via the short-range wireless communication interface 210, and can also access servers on the network via access points.

The GPS receiver 212 obtains three-dimensional positional information of the receiving point (that is, the information processing terminal 20) by receiving and calculating signals transmitted from a plurality of GPS satellites. A memory (not shown) installed in the GPS receiver 212 accumulates position information for a predetermined period. The accumulated location information for a predetermined period is updated to the latest content each time new location information is acquired. This predetermined period of time is a period of time that ends at the current time and starts at a time that is a certain period of time before the current time.

The photographing device application 204b cooperates with the photographing device 10 and has a function of notifying the owner of the photographing device 10 of the theft of the photographing device 10 when the photographing device 10 is stolen. there is The imaging device application 204b also includes highly convenient functions such as remote control of the imaging device 10 using the information processing terminal 20, remote imaging, management of images captured by the imaging device 10, and the like. However, in this embodiment, a detailed description of these functions will be omitted.

FIGS. 2A and 2B show setting screens of the imaging device application 204b. FIG. 2(a) is an input screen S1 for user information. For example, the imaging device application 204b acquires the product name (model name) and serial number of the imaging device 10 at the time of pairing with the imaging device 10, and displays the acquired product name and serial number of the imaging device 10 on the input screen S1. Display on the top.

The photographing device application 204b displays a customer information form in the lower part of the input screen S1. The owner of the photographing device 10 enters his/her own information into each field of the customer information form, as shown in FIG. 2(a). When the owner of the imaging device 10 touches the enter button B1 on the input screen S1, the imaging device application 204b stores the information entered in each field of the customer information form in the auxiliary storage device 204, for example.

FIG. 2B shows the security setting screen S2. The imaging device application 204b displays fields of "emergency contact", "security key (an example of authentication information)", and "password" on the upper part of the security setting screen S2. The imaging device application 204b displays fields of "confirmation timing" and "transmission information" in the lower part of the security setting screen S2.

The owner of the photographing device 10 notifies this (that the photographing device 10 has been stolen) in the "emergency contact" field (including e-mail and SMS radio buttons) when the theft of the photographing device 10 is detected. Enter the contact information to

The owner of the photographing device 10 inputs an arbitrary character string for detecting theft of the photographing device 10 in the "security key" field. The owner of the photographing device 10 may input, for example, a desired keyword as the security key, or may input the emergency contact information, the telephone number of the information processing terminal 20, and the e-mail address.

The owner of the photographing device 10 inputs the timing for confirming whether or not the photographing device 10 has been stolen (hereinafter referred to as "theft confirmation timing") in the "confirmation timing" field. The owner of the photographing device 10 selects the radio button "at the start of connection" to connect the photographing device 10 and the information processing terminal 20 (or the information processing terminal 20T of the thief of the photographing device 10, which will be described later). is started (for example, immediately after Wi-Fi handshake or Bluetooth pairing) can be set as theft confirmation timing. By inputting the time interval in the "interval" field, the time interval of theft confirmation timing can be set. When “always” is selected as the theft confirmation timing, the theft confirmation of the imaging device 10 may be performed by BLE communication in order to reduce the power consumed in communication between the imaging device 10 and the information processing terminal 20 .

A plurality of check boxes are arranged in the "transmission information" field. The owner of the photographing device 10 can set information to be sent to the emergency contact when theft of the photographing device 10 is detected by turning on/off these check boxes. As check boxes (items of information to be sent to emergency contacts), for example, "smartphone GPS", "smartphone GPS log", "camera GPS", "camera GPS log", "image file", "application registration information", "Smartphone personal information" can be mentioned.

When the owner of the imaging device 10 touches the decision button B2 on the security setting screen S2, the imaging device application 204b sets each field (“emergency contact”, “security KEY”, “password”, “confirmation timing”). , and “transmission information” fields) are stored in, for example, the auxiliary storage device 204 and are transferred to the photographing apparatus 10 to be stored in the flash memory 124 .

FIG. 3 shows a security setting screen S3 displayed on the LCD 120 of the imaging device 10. As shown in FIG. The security setting screen S3 displays the emergency contact information, security KEY and password transferred from the information processing terminal 20 to the imaging device 10 and stored in the flash memory 124 .

In order to display the security setting screen S3 on the LCD 120, the correct password (the password transferred from the information processing terminal 20 to the image capturing apparatus 10 and stored in the flash memory 124) must be entered by operating the operation unit 102 of the image capturing apparatus 10. must be entered. That is, the security setting screen S3 is protected by a password and can only be viewed by those who know the correct password.

Next, the photographing device 10 is stolen, and the thief who stole the photographing device 10 installs the photographing device application (labeled "204bT") on his own information processing terminal (labeled "20T"). Explain the case.

The thief of the photographing device 10 installs the photographing device application 204bT in the information processing terminal 20T, and follows the guidance of the photographing device application 204bT at the time of installation to display the user information input screen S1 (see FIG. 2A) and security settings. Information is entered in each form on the screen S2 (see FIG. 2(b)).

The user information of the thief of the photographing device 10 input to the input screen S<b>1 is useful information for identifying the thief of the photographing device 10 . In order to prompt the thief of the photographing device 10 to input the user information, the photographing device application 204bT may not be used until at least the input of the user information on the input screen S1 is completed. Note that the user information of the thief of the photographing device 10 may not need to be manually input by the thief. Alternatively, the user information may be automatically obtained and automatically input to the user information input screen S1.

For example, when pairing with the imaging device application 204bT (that is, when detecting that the imaging device 10 is connected to an information processing terminal other than the information processing terminal 20 of the owner of the imaging device 10), the flash memory 124 already stored in the emergency contact information, security key, password, theft confirmation timing, and transmission information (that is, the emergency contact information set by the owner of the imaging device 10, security key, password, theft confirmation timing, and emergency contact information). item of information to be transmitted to the information processing terminal 20T, and stored in the auxiliary storage device (denoted by reference numeral "204T") of the information processing terminal 20T. These pieces of information are stored in the auxiliary storage device 204T separately from information such as the emergency contact information and the security key set by the thief of the photographing device 10 using the photographing device application 204bT. Do not show. Therefore, the thief of the photographing device 10 has no opportunity to see the information set by the owner of the photographing device 10, such as emergency contact information and security key, and the owner of the photographing device 10 has already set such information. You don't even know it's done. If the thief of the photographing device 10 does not know the existence of the emergency contact information of the owner of the photographing device 10, the security key, etc., the thief's vigilance can be lowered, and the probability of recovering the stolen photographing device 10. contribute to raising

Note that the emergency contact information, security key, password, theft confirmation timing, and transmission information already stored in the flash memory 124 of the image capturing apparatus 10 are not set when the image capturing apparatus application 204bT and the image capturing apparatus 10 are paired. may be transferred from the photographing device 10 to the information processing terminal 20T and stored in the auxiliary storage device 204T at the timing (described later) at which the security key mismatch is detected.

Theft detection and theft notification processing executed in cooperation with the imaging device application 204bT and the imaging device 10 will be described. A sequence diagram of this process is shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, the imaging device application 204bT requests and acquires the security KEY stored in the flash memory 124 of the imaging device 10 according to the theft confirmation timing stored in the auxiliary storage device 204T (step S1). ), and collated with the security KEY stored in the auxiliary storage device 204T (step S2). The theft confirmation timing here is the timing set by the owner of the imaging device 10 using the imaging device application 204b.

If it is between the photographing device application 204b of the information processing terminal 20 of the owner of the photographing device 10 and the photographing device 10, the security keys match each other (step S2: YES). None of the steps that are called are executed. That is, as long as the owner of the information processing terminal 20 does not have the photographing device 10 stolen (in other words, as long as the photographing device 10 is within the short-range wireless communication range), the verification of the security key succeeds. You will not be notified of the occurrence.

On the other hand, the security key set by the owner of the image capturing device 10 using the image capturing device application 204b and the security key set by the thief of the image capturing device 10 using the image capturing device application 204bT are unlikely to match. Therefore, the imaging device application 204bT determines that the security KEYs do not match each other (step S2: NO).

In FIG. 4, the imaging device application 204bT serves as a host and checks mutual security keys, but in another embodiment, the imaging device 10 may serve as a host and check mutual security keys. Alternatively, the camera application 204bT and the camera 10 may independently collate the security KEY.

When the imaging device application 204bT determines that the mutual security keys do not match (step S2: NO), it collects the information of the items checked in each field of the "transmission information" from the imaging device 10 and the information processing terminal 20T. (Steps S3-S4). The information collected here is information of items set by the owner of the imaging device 10 in the imaging device application 204b.

The imaging device application 204bT transmits the information collected in steps 3 to S4 to the imaging device 10 (step S5).

Each item of “transmission information” will be described. “Smartphone GPS” is the latest location information of the information processing terminal 20T obtained by the GPS receiver (denoted by the reference numeral “212T”) of the information processing terminal 20T. The “smartphone GPS log” is location information for a predetermined period (in other words, location history of the information processing terminal 20T for that period) accumulated in the memory of the GPS receiver 212T. “Camera GPS” is the latest position information of the imaging device 10 acquired by the GPS receiver 130 of the imaging device 10 . The “camera GPS log” is positional information accumulated in the memory of the GPS receiver 130 for a predetermined period (in other words, the positional history of the imaging device 10 during that period). The "image file" is, for example, a file of images captured by the image capturing device 10 during the predetermined period (eg, images captured after theft). The "application registration information" is the thief's user information input by the thief of the imaging device 10 on the input screen S1 of the imaging device application 204bT. "Smartphone personal information" is information stored in the information processing terminal 20T itself (or SIM card), such as the telephone number of the information processing terminal 20T.

“Smartphone GPS”, “smartphone GPS log”, “application registration information”, and “smartphone personal information” are examples of predetermined information regarding the information processing terminal 20T, and “camera GPS”, “camera GPS log”, “image “File” is an example of predetermined information about the imaging device 10 .

When the GPS function of the information processing terminal 20T is turned off, the imaging device application 204bT cannot collect information of "smartphone GPS" and "smartphone GPS log". Instead of "smartphone GPS" and "smartphone GPS log", the imaging device application 204bT displays the connection history between the information processing terminal 20T and a public wireless LAN (Local Area Network) and the connection history between the information processing terminal 20T and a base station. may be collected as positional information or positional history of the information processing terminal 20T.

Note that the items of “transmission information” may include, for example, the startup time and the number of startups of the photographing device 10 .

In FIG. 4, the photographing device application 204bT serves as a host and collects the information of the items checked in each field of "transmission information" from the photographing device 10 and the information processing terminal 20T. The photographing device 10 may act as a host and collect such information from the photographing device 10 and the information processing terminal 20T. Alternatively, the imaging device application 204bT and the imaging device 10 may independently collect these pieces of information from the imaging device 10 and the information processing terminal 20T.

The imaging device application 204bT transmits the information collected in steps 3 to S4 to the emergency contacts stored in the auxiliary storage device 204T (step S6). The emergency contact here is the emergency contact set by the owner of the imaging device 10 in the imaging device application 204b.

The imaging device 10 transmits the information transmitted from the imaging device application 204bT in step S5 to the emergency contact information stored in the flash memory 124 (step S7). A public wireless LAN, for example, is used for information transmission by the imaging device 10 to the emergency contact. It should be noted that the available public wireless LAN is not necessarily within the wireless communication range of the photographing device 10 when the security key mismatch is detected. If there is no available public wireless LAN within the wireless communication range of the photographing device 10, information is not immediately sent to the emergency contacts when the security key mismatch is detected. However, the imaging device 10 periodically tries to transmit information to the emergency contact. Therefore, there is a high possibility that information will be sent to the emergency contact at some point.

In this way, the image capturing device application 204bT and the image capturing device 10 can use the emergency contact information set by the owner of the image capturing device 10 (for example, the e-mail address registered in the PC mailer of the owner of the image capturing device 10 or the information processing terminal 20 , the owner's SMS (Short Message Service), etc.). Note that only one of the imaging device application 204bT and the imaging device 10 may transmit this information to the emergency contact.

After execution of step S7, the process of FIG. 4 returns to step S1. Therefore, the information of the items checked in each field of the "transmission information" is periodically transmitted from the imaging device application 204bT or the imaging device 10 to the emergency contact.

When the owner of the photographing device 10 receives the notification (information transmitted from the photographing device application 204bT or the photographing device 10), the owner of the photographing device 10 receives the received information (multiple types of information (location information of the photographing device 10 or the information processing terminal 20T, stolen Using at least one type of information among images that may have been taken later by the imaging device 10, user information of the thief of the imaging device 10, information on the information processing terminal 20T, etc.), the location of the thief or the imaging device 10 can be used as a clue. to retrieve the stolen photographing device 10.

By using advertisements or the like to make it known that the photographing apparatus 10 has the theft detection function and the theft notification function, the theft of the photographing apparatus 10 can be prevented.

The foregoing is a description of exemplary embodiments of the present invention. Embodiments of the present invention are not limited to those described above, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. For example, the embodiments of the present application also include the contents of appropriate combinations of the embodiments and the like exemplarily specified in the specification or the obvious embodiments and the like.

In the above embodiment, information is sent to the emergency contact when a mismatch of security keys is detected. Information may be transmitted to the emergency contact when disconnection of BLE communication between the application 204b and the imaging device 10 is detected.

FIG. 5 shows a flowchart of theft detection and theft notification processing executed by the image capturing apparatus 10 in another embodiment.

In another embodiment, the imaging device application 204b and the imaging device 10 are always connected by BLE communication. The imaging device 10 periodically checks whether or not the BLE communication with the imaging device application 204b is disconnected (step S11). When the photographing device 10 detects disconnection of the BLE communication with the photographing device application 204b (step S11: YES), the information of the items checked in each field of the “transmission information” (a plurality of types of information (for example, the photographing device 10 latest location information, location history, images that would have been taken by the imaging device 10 after theft, etc.) are collected (step S12), and the emergency contact information stored in the flash memory 124 (step S13). As in the above embodiment, for example, a public wireless LAN is used for information transmission by the photographing device 10 to the emergency contact. As long as the BLE communication function of the imaging device 10 is turned on, the processes of steps S11 to S13 are repeatedly executed.

In another embodiment, information is transmitted to the emergency contact even when the thief of the photographing device 10 does not install the photographing device application 204bT into the information processing terminal 20T. Note that in another embodiment, for example, when the owner of the imaging device 10 lends the imaging device 10 to a friend, the BLE communication between the imaging device application 204b and the imaging device 10 is disconnected and the emergency contact is sent. information transmission may be performed. However, since the owner of the photographing device 10 knows that the photographing device 10 has been lent to a friend (that the photographing device 10 has not been stolen), even if the information is sent to the emergency contact, problem does not arise.

1 Information Transmission System 10 Photographing Device 20 Information Processing Terminal 100 System Controller 102 Operation Unit 104 Drive Circuit 106 Photographing Lens 108 Aperture 110 Shutter 112 Solid-State Image Sensor 114 Signal Processing Circuit 116 Image Processing Engine 118 Buffer Memory 120 LCD
122 ROMs
124 flash memory 126 card interface 128 short-range wireless communication interface 130 GPS receiver 200 CPU
202 Main storage device 204 Auxiliary storage device 204a OS
204b imaging device application 206 carrier communication interface 208 touch panel 210 short-range wireless communication interface 212 GPS receiver

Claims (9)

In an information transmission system comprising a photographing device and an information processing terminal capable of mutual communication using a short-range wireless communication standard,
The imaging device is
an imaging device-side storage medium;
an imaging device-side storage means for storing authentication information in the imaging device-side storage medium;
with
The information processing terminal
a terminal-side storage medium;
terminal-side storage means for storing authentication information and predetermined contact information in the terminal-side storage medium;
collation means for collating authentication information stored in the imaging device-side storage medium with authentication information stored in the terminal-side storage medium;
At least one of predetermined information about the photographing device, predetermined information about the information processing terminal, and image data photographed by the photographing device when the verification result by the verification means indicates that the authentication information does not match. and information processing means for collecting and transmitting to the contact;
comprising
Information transmission system. the contact information is stored in the imaging device-side storage medium;
If the collation result by the collating means indicates that the authentication information does not match, at least one of the information processing means and the photographing device receives predetermined information regarding the photographing device, predetermined information regarding the information processing terminal, and image data captured by the imaging device and transmitting to the contact;
The information transmission system according to claim 1. After an application for causing the information processing terminal to function as the terminal-side storage means, the collation means, and the information processing means is installed in an information processing terminal different from the information processing terminal, at a predetermined timing, the contact information stored in the imaging device-side storage medium is stored in the terminal-side storage medium;
The information transmission system according to claim 2. The imaging device is
Further comprising an imaging device side position acquisition means for acquiring position information of the imaging device,
The information processing means is
Collecting at least one of position information of the photographing device acquired by the photographing device-side position acquisition means and a log of the position information as predetermined information about the photographing device;
The information transmission system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The information processing terminal
Further comprising terminal-side position acquisition means for acquiring position information of the information processing terminal,
The information processing means is
As the predetermined information about the information processing terminal, position information of the information processing terminal acquired by the terminal-side position acquisition means, a log of the position information of the information processing terminal, information of the owner of the information processing terminal, and the information information identifying a processing terminal;
The information transmission system according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The authentication information stored in the imaging device-side storage medium is protected by a password.
The information transmission system according to any one of claims 1 to 5. In an information processing terminal capable of mutual communication with a photographing device using a short-range wireless communication standard,
Equipped with a terminal-side storage medium ,
terminal-side storage means for storing authentication information and predetermined contact information in the terminal-side storage medium; and authentication information stored in the photographing device and authentication information stored in the terminal-side storage medium. collation means for collation, and if the collation result by the collation means indicates that the authentication information does not match, predetermined information about the photographing device, predetermined information about the information processing terminal, image data photographed by the photographing device, is installed, the contact information stored in the photographing device is transmitted to the terminal at a predetermined timing when an application for functioning as information processing means for collecting and transmitting to the contact information is installed. stored in a side storage medium ,
Information processing terminal. In an information transmission method executed by an information transmission system comprising a photographing device and an information processing terminal capable of mutual communication using a short-range wireless communication standard,
The information processing terminal
storing authentication information and predetermined contact information in a terminal-side storage medium;
The photographing device
storing the authentication information in the imaging device-side storage medium;
The information processing terminal
collating authentication information stored in the imaging device-side storage medium with authentication information stored in the terminal-side storage medium;
If the verification result indicates that the authentication information does not match, at least one of predetermined information regarding the photographing device, predetermined information regarding the information processing terminal, and image data photographed by the photographing device. Collect and send to said contact;
How information is sent. In an information transmission method executed by an information processing terminal capable of mutual communication with an imaging device using a short-range wireless communication standard,
terminal-side storage means for storing authentication information and a predetermined contact address in a terminal-side storage medium of the information processing terminal; authentication information stored in the photographing device and stored in the terminal-side storage medium; Verification means for verifying authentication information, and if a verification result by the verification means indicates a mismatch of the authentication information, predetermined information regarding the photographing device, predetermined information regarding the information processing terminal, and the photographing device When an application for functioning as information processing means for collecting and transmitting at least one of photographed image data to the contact is installed, the contact stored in the photographing device is retrieved at a predetermined timing. storing the destination in the terminal-side storage medium;
How information is sent.

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