JP7488484B2 - Information processing device, information distribution method, and information distribution program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information distribution method, and an information distribution program.

In recent years, web advertising, which distributes advertisements to websites on the Internet, has become widespread. Digital signage, in which an information processing device connected to the Internet distributes advertisements using a display device such as a liquid crystal display, is also becoming more widespread.

Patent Document 1 discloses a system that identifies an item worn by a customer by comparing features extracted from a customer image with features stored in a related item database, and displays information about related items related to the identified item on a digital sign to present to the customer.

International Publication No. 2013/147003

Here, it is common for captured images to be processed by attaching other images such as stamps or frames to be posted on social networking services (SNS) and the like in order to share the processed images with other users. However, if an object exists in the processed image area and the feature amount of this object cannot be extracted, the system disclosed in Patent Document 1 cannot display information about related objects related to this object.

In other words, if it were possible to display relevant information about objects that can no longer be identified due to editing when an edited image is shared, it would open up more opportunities for advertising, etc.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and aims to provide an information processing device, an information distribution method, and an information distribution program that can expand the opportunities for information distribution based on images acquired by users.

To solve the above problems, the information processing device, information distribution method, and information distribution program of the present invention employ the following means.

To solve the above problem, the "information processing device" according to one aspect of the present invention is an information processing device that stores a distributed image that is distributed so as to be viewable via a computer network, and includes an identifying means for identifying a related image whose source is related to the distributed image, an identifying means for identifying an object included in the related image, and an adding means for adding predetermined information corresponding to the object to the distributed image.

To solve the above problem, the "information distribution method" according to one aspect of the present invention includes a first step of identifying a related image, the source of which is related to a distributed image that is distributed so as to be viewable via a computer network, using a specifying means; a second step of identifying an object included in the related image, using an identifying means; and a third step of adding, using an adding means, predetermined information corresponding to the object to the distributed image and distributing the image.

To solve the above problem, an "information distribution program" according to one aspect of the present invention causes a computer to execute a first step of identifying, by a specifying means, related images whose source is related to a distribution image that is distributed so as to be viewable via a computer network, a second step of identifying, by an identifying means, an object included in the related image, and a third step of adding, by an adding means, predetermined information corresponding to the object to the distribution image and distributing the image.

The above-mentioned "information processing device" may be subject to various technical limitations, as exemplified below. In addition, technical limitations of the same nature may be applied to the processing steps executed by the "information distribution method" or the functions of the "information distribution program."

The system includes a notification means for notifying the user based on the predetermined information added to the distributed image when the distributed image is viewed.

A receiving means is provided for receiving a request to add the specified information to the delivery image.

The distributed image is a processed image obtained by processing the related image, and the information processing device receives the processed image from another information processing device together with the distributed image, or processes the related image received from the other information processing device to obtain the processed image.

The system includes a receiving means for receiving the related image captured by the camera from the camera, and a processing means for processing the related image to generate the distribution image.

The specified information is information indicating an advertisement corresponding to the object.

The identification means identifies a viewing object that is an object included in the delivery image, and the addition means adds, to the delivery image, predetermined information corresponding to the viewing object that is different from the object.

The present invention has the effect of expanding the opportunities for information distribution based on images acquired by users.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an advertisement delivery system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the server according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 1A to 1C are diagrams showing images before and after processing according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a display mode of an advertising image according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram relating to an advertisement adding function of the server according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a flowchart showing a flow of an advertisement addition process according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 13A and 13B are diagrams illustrating a delivery image and a related image according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a display mode of an advertising image according to the second embodiment of the present invention. 10 is a flowchart showing the flow of an advertisement addition process according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Below, an embodiment of an information processing device, an information distribution method, and an information distribution program according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[1. First embodiment]
A first embodiment of the present invention will now be described.

[1-1. Configuration of advertisement distribution system]
1 is a schematic diagram of an advertisement delivery system 10 according to the present embodiment. The advertisement delivery system 10 includes a mobile terminal device 12 with a camera function and a server 14 which is an information processing device.

The mobile terminal device 12 is, for example, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a notebook computer, etc., and captures images using a camera function. Images sent from the mobile terminal device 12 to the server 14 are assigned a user ID (identification). The server 14 can identify the user who sent the image by referencing the user ID.

The communication line 16 forms a computer network and is, for example, a wide area communication line provided by an electric power company.

The server 14 has a function of distributing the images received from the mobile terminal device 12 so that they can be viewed on a specified SNS, image sharing site, etc. via the communication line 16, and displaying them on the terminal device 18. The server 14 also has an image processing function that processes the images received from the mobile terminal device 12 (hereinafter referred to as "original images"), and an advertisement addition function that adds advertisements to the images to be distributed.

This allows the server 14 to process the original image received from the mobile terminal device 12, add advertisements to the processed image (hereinafter referred to as the "processed image"), and distribute it. Note that the server 14 can also distribute the original image to SNS etc. without executing the image processing function or advertisement addition function on the original image, and can also execute only one of the image processing function and advertisement addition function on the original image and distribute it to SNS etc.

The terminal device 18 is a mobile phone device 18A such as a smartphone that can access the server 14 via the communication line 16, a personal computer 18B including a notebook type or desktop type, a tablet terminal, or the like. The user views the images captured by the mobile terminal device 12 and sent to the server 14 via the mobile terminal device 12 or the terminal device 18. In addition, the images can be distributed via SNS or the like, allowing people other than the user to view them via their own terminal device 18.

[1-2. Server configuration]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the server 14 according to the present embodiment.

The server 14 according to this embodiment includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 20 that controls the operation of the entire server 14, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 22 in which various programs and various data are prestored, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 24 that is used as a work area when the CPU 20 executes various programs, and a HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 26 as a storage means for storing various programs and various data. Note that the storage means is not limited to the HDD 26, and may be other storage media such as semiconductor memory such as flash memory.

The HDD 26 stores original images received from the mobile terminal device 12, processed images obtained by processing the original images, various images required for processing, and data required for various functions.

Furthermore, the server 14 is equipped with an operation input unit 28 composed of a keyboard, a mouse, etc., which accepts input of various operations, a monitor 30 such as a liquid crystal display device, which displays various images, and an external interface 32 which is connected to other information processing devices such as a mobile terminal device 12 via the communication line 16 and transmits and receives various data between the other information processing devices, etc.
The external interface 32 also serves as a receiving unit that receives images captured by the mobile terminal device 12 from the mobile terminal device 12 .

The CPU 20, ROM 22, RAM 24, HDD 26, operation input unit 28, monitor 30, and external interface 32 are electrically connected to each other via a system bus 34. Therefore, the CPU 20 can access the ROM 22, RAM 24, and HDD 26, grasp the operation state of the operation input unit 28, display images on the monitor 30, and send and receive various data to and from other information processing devices, etc. via the external interface 32.

[1-3. Image processing functions]
The image processing function executed by the server will be described with reference to Fig. 3. Fig. 3(A) shows an original image 40A, i.e., an image before processing, and Fig. 3(B) shows a processed image 40B, i.e., an image obtained by processing the original image 40A.

In the original image 40A shown in FIG. 3(A), as an example, a brand name 42 is displayed on the clothes worn by the subject. The processed image 40B shown in FIG. 3(B) is generated by processing the original image 40A by attaching a stamp 44 and a frame 46. In the processed image shown in FIG. 3(B), the brand name 42 is no longer displayed because the frame 46 has been attached. In other words, even though the brand name 42 exists in the real world, a user who views the processed image 40B generated by processing the original image 40A cannot see the brand name 42.

In addition, the processing performed on the original image 40A may be other processing such as blurring or distortion processing in addition to attaching the stamp 44 or frame 46.

The processing to be performed on the original image 40A may be preset by the user of the mobile terminal device 12 in the server 14, and the server 14 may automatically perform the processing that has been set when it receives the original image 40A. The user may also access the server 14 and perform processing on the original image 40A by performing operations using an image processing function possessed by the server 14. Note that even if a processed image 40B is generated, the original image 40A is associated with the processed image 40B and stored as is in the server 14. More specifically, the processed image 40B is stored in the server 14 with associated information indicating the original image 40A, which is the image before processing, added thereto.

[1-4. Advertisement Addition Function]
The advertisement addition function according to this embodiment will be described in detail.

The advertisement addition function identifies related images whose sources are related to the delivered image, identifies objects contained in the related images, and adds specific information corresponding to these objects to the delivered image.

In this embodiment, the delivered image is a processed image 40B, and the related image is an original image 40A. That is, in this embodiment, a related source means an image before and after processing. The advertisement addition function identifies an original image 40A, which is related in source to the processed image 40B, by reading the related information added to the processed image 40B.

The advertisement addition function identifies objects contained in the original image 40A by performing image analysis on the original image 40A. The objects to be identified in this embodiment (hereinafter also referred to as "advertised objects") 50 are, for example, marks and characters related to products sold by a company, such as product names, brand names and company names. In the example of FIG. 3(A), the brand name 42 corresponds to the advertised object 50. The server 14 stores data showing a list of the advertised objects 50 (hereinafter referred to as "advertised object list").

The advertising target object 50 is not limited to characters, but may be a figure or the shape of a beverage container that contains a beverage, etc.

The advertisement addition function adds predetermined information corresponding to the advertising target object 50 to the processed image 40B. The predetermined information is information that can be used as an advertisement, such as marks, characters, or images related to products sold by a company (hereinafter referred to as "advertising information"). The advertising information is associated with the advertising target object 50 shown in the advertising target list and stored in the server 14. Note that the advertising information may be, for example, a product list showing potential products that can be purchased on an EC (Electronic Commerce) site.

That is, the server 14 refers to the advertising target list to determine whether the identified object corresponds to the advertising target object 50, and if so, adds advertising information to the processed image 40B. Note that information on the area in which the advertising target object 50 was displayed in the original image 40A (hereinafter referred to as "display area information") is added to the processed image 40B. The display area information is, for example, coordinates in the original image 40A.

When the processed image 40B is displayed on the terminal device 18, the advertisement addition function displays an image based on the advertisement information added to the processed image 40B (hereinafter referred to as the "advertising image") together with the processed image 40B.

Figure 4 shows the appearance of an advertising image 56 displayed on the display 54 of the terminal device 18.

Figure 4 (A) shows an aspect in which the advertising image 56 is displayed in a speech bubble. As an example, the speech bubble is displayed so as to appear to originate from the vicinity of the area in the original image 40A where the advertised object 50 was present.

Figure 4 (B) shows an aspect in which the advertising image 56 is displayed adjacent to the processed image 40B. In the example of Figure 4 (B), the display position of the advertising image 56 is adjacent to the lower side of the processed image 40B.

The display position of the advertisement image 56 is determined based on the display area information added to the processed image 40B. For example, if the display area information indicates the bottom side of the processed image 40B, the advertisement image 56 is displayed on the bottom side of the processed image 40B. The position where the speech bubble appears is also determined based on the display area information. Note that the display position of the advertisement image 56 may be a predetermined position, such as the left, right, or top side of the processed image 40B, regardless of the display area information.

When the advertisement image 56 is displayed on the display 54, as shown in FIG. 4, a switch button 58 for switching between displaying (on) and hiding (off) the advertisement image 56 may be displayed on the display 54. A user viewing the processed image 40B using the terminal device 18 switches between displaying and hiding the advertisement image 56 by performing an operation such as touching or clicking on the switch button 58. Note that this is not limited to this, and the advertisement image 56 may also be switched between displaying and hiding by the user performing an operation such as touching or hovering the mouse over the processed image 40B.

3A and 3B, in the process of processing the original image 40A, the advertisement target object 50 disappears from the processed image 40B, and the advertisement target object 50 that existed in the real space may not be visually recognized by the user. Therefore, the advertisement addition function according to this embodiment identifies the advertisement target object 50 from the original image 40A and adds advertising information related to the object 50 to the processed image 40B, thereby displaying an advertising image based on the advertising information together with the processed image 40B. Therefore, the advertisement addition function according to this embodiment can expand the opportunities for advertisement distribution based on images acquired by the user.

The server 14 also receives requests from businesses and the like to add advertising information to the processed image 40B. The business transmits information about the advertising object 50 and advertising information to the server 14, for example, via a homepage for receiving requests. When the server 14 receives this information, it adds this information to the advertising target list. At this time, the business pays a specified fee to the business providing the advertising addition function. The fee may be an amount set by the business, or may be determined by the business bidding for each type of product, for example.

[1-5. Functional block diagram related to advertisement addition function]
The CPU 20 according to this embodiment includes an image processing unit 60 and an advertisement adding unit 62. The functions related to the image processing unit 60 and the advertisement adding unit 62 are realized by a program.

The image processing unit 60 executes the image processing function described above, and processes the original image 40A by attaching a stamp 44 or a frame 46, etc., to generate a processed image 40B.

The advertisement addition unit 62 executes the advertisement addition function described above, and includes a related image specification unit 64, an object identification unit 66, an advertisement information addition unit 68, an advertisement target matching unit 70, an image delivery unit 72, an advertisement display control unit 74, and an advertisement request receiving unit 76.

The related image identification unit 64 identifies the original image 40A, which is related in origin to the processed image 40B, based on the related information added to the processed image 40B.

The object identification unit 66 identifies the object contained in the original image 40A identified by the related image identification unit 64 through image analysis. Note that the image analysis method for identifying the object may be a conventionally known method.

The advertising target matching unit 70 matches the identified object with the advertising target list and determines whether the object is an advertising target object 50.

The advertising information addition unit 68 adds advertising information and display area information corresponding to the advertising target object 50 to the processed image 40B.

The image distribution unit 72 distributes the processed image 40B or the original image 40A to be distributed to a specified SNS or image sharing site.

When the distributed processed image 40B is viewed, the advertisement display control unit 74 performs notification based on the advertisement information by displaying an advertisement image based on the advertisement information added to the processed image 40B on the display 54 of the terminal device 18. Note that the function of the advertisement display control unit 74 is specifically possessed by the SNS or image sharing site that distributes the processed image 40B.

The advertising request receiving unit 76 receives requests to add advertising information to the processed image 40B.

[1-6. Advertisement Addition Processing]
6 is a flow chart showing the flow of the process (hereinafter referred to as "advertisement addition process") executed by the advertisement addition function according to this embodiment. A program for executing the advertisement addition process is pre-stored in a predetermined area of the HDD 26. The advertisement addition process shown in FIG. 6 is executed when the server 14 receives the original image 40A.

First, in step 100, the image processing unit 60 processes the original image 40A to generate a processed image 40B. The processing of the original image 40A may be performed automatically in a predetermined manner, or may be performed by the user using the functions of the image processing unit 60.

In the next step 102, the related image identification unit 64 identifies the original image 40A related to the processed image 40B.

In the next step 104, the object identification unit 66 performs image analysis on the original image 40A and identifies the objects contained in the original image 40A.

In the next step 106, the advertising target matching unit 70 matches the identified object with the advertising target list.

In the next step 108, the advertising target matching unit 70 determines whether the identified objects include the advertising target object 50, and if the determination is positive, the process proceeds to step 110, and if the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step 112.

In step 110, the advertising information addition unit 68 adds advertising information corresponding to the advertising target object 50 to the processed image 40B and proceeds to step 112.

In step 112, the image delivery unit 72 delivers the processed image 40B, and the advertisement addition process ends.

As described above, the advertising distribution system 10 according to this embodiment identifies the original image 40A whose source is related to the processed image 40B, identifies the advertising target object 50 contained in the original image 40A, and adds advertising information corresponding to the advertising target object 50 to the processed image 40B and distributes the processed image 40B. Then, when the processed image 40B is viewed via the terminal device 18, an advertising image 56 based on the advertising information added to the processed image 40B is displayed on the display 54.

As a result, the advertising delivery system 10 displays, together with the processed image 40B, an advertising image 56 corresponding to an advertising target object 50 that was included in the original image 40A but is no longer included in the processed image 40B, thereby expanding the opportunities for advertising delivery based on images acquired by the user.

In this embodiment, by identifying the advertising target object 50 included in the original image 40A, it is possible to display the advertising image 56 corresponding to the advertising target object 50 displayed not only in the original image 40A but also in the processed image 40B.

In addition, in this embodiment, the original image 40A is processed by the server 14, but the original image 40A may be processed by another information processing device such as the mobile terminal device 12, and the processed image 40B may be transmitted to the server 14. In this case, the original image 40A associated with the processed image 40B is transmitted from the mobile terminal device 12 to the server 14 together with the processed image 40B, and the server 14 receives the original image 40A together with the processed image 40B. Also, an image may be captured by a digital camera, and the image may be transmitted to another information processing device such as the mobile terminal device 12, and the processed image 40B and the original image 40A processed by the other information processing device may be transmitted to the server 14.

[2. Second embodiment]
A second embodiment of the present invention will be described below. The configuration of an advertisement delivery system 10 according to the second embodiment is similar to the configuration of the advertisement delivery system 10 according to the first embodiment shown in Figures 1, 2, and 5, so a description thereof will be omitted.

In this embodiment, images captured before and after the time when the delivery image 80A was captured are transmitted from the mobile terminal device 12 to the server 14 together with the delivery image 80A.

[2-1. Advertisement Addition Function]
The advertisement addition function executed by the advertisement addition unit 62 according to this embodiment will be described in detail.

Figure 7 shows a delivery image 80A and a related image 80B according to this embodiment. Figure 7(A) shows a delivery image 80A that is arbitrarily selected by the user, and Figure 7(B) shows a related image 80B.

Although delivered image 80A and related image 80B were captured at similar times and have the same subject, an object (hereinafter referred to as the "viewed object") 82A included in delivered image 80A is not included in related image 80B, and an object (hereinafter referred to as the "related object") 82B included in related image 80B is not included in delivered image 80A. In this way, delivered image 80A and related image 80B may have objects that are not included in each other. Note that related image 80B was acquired by the same mobile terminal device 12 as the mobile terminal device 12 that acquired delivered image 80A.

Next, we will explain how to identify related images 80B in this embodiment.

The related image identification unit 64 according to this embodiment extracts images contained within a predetermined time (e.g., 10 minutes) before and after the time the delivery image 80A is captured as candidates for related images (hereinafter referred to as "related image candidates"). The object identification unit 66 performs image analysis on the delivery image 80A and the related image candidates. Of the related image candidates that have undergone image analysis, the related image identification unit 64 identifies the image that has a degree of similarity with the delivery image 80A that is equal to or greater than a predetermined value as the related image 80B. Note that multiple related images 80B may be identified as long as the degree of similarity is equal to or greater than the predetermined value.

The object identification unit 66 identifies the viewing object 82A included in the delivery image 80A and the related object 82B included in the related image 80B.

The advertising target matching unit 70 matches the identified viewing object 82A and related object 82B with the advertising target list.

The advertising information adding unit 68 adds corresponding advertising information and display area information to the delivery image 80A for related objects 82B that correspond to the advertising target object 50. Furthermore, if there is a viewed object 82A that corresponds to an advertising target object 50 other than the related object 82B, the advertising information adding unit 68 adds advertising information and display area information corresponding to the viewed object 82A to the delivery image 80A.

Figure 8 is a diagram showing the display mode of the advertising image 56 displayed on the display 54 of the terminal device 18. In the example of Figure 8, advertising images 56A and 56B are displayed below the delivery image 80A. The advertising image 56A corresponds to the viewed object 82A included in the delivery image 80A. The advertising image 56B corresponds to the related object 82B included in the related image 80B.

Note that the method of identifying the related image 80B does not necessarily have to involve image analysis of the delivery image 80A and the candidate related images to determine the degree of match. For example, the advertisement addition unit 62 according to this embodiment may determine all images captured within a predetermined time period before and after the delivery image 80A is captured as related images 80B, and identify the related object 82B.

[2-2. Advertisement Addition Processing]
9 is a flowchart showing the flow of the advertisement attachment process according to this embodiment. Note that the advertisement attachment process according to this embodiment is executed when the delivery image 80A to be delivered is selected by the user.

First, in step 200, the related image identification unit 64 identifies a related image 80B that is related to the delivery image 80A.

The next step 202 is for the object identification unit 66 to perform image analysis of the delivery image 80A and the related image 80B, and identify the viewing object 82A contained in the delivery image 80A and the related object 82B contained in the related image 80B.

In the next step 204, the advertising target matching unit 70 matches the identified viewing object 82A and related object 82B with the advertising target list.

In the next step 206, the advertising target matching unit 70 determines whether the identified viewing object 82A and related object 82B include the advertising target object 50, and if the determination is positive, the process proceeds to step 208, and if the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step 210.

In step 208, the advertising information addition unit 68 adds advertising information corresponding to the advertising target object 50 to the delivery image 80A and proceeds to step 210.

In step 210, the image distribution unit 72 distributes the distribution image 80A, and the advertisement addition process ends.

As described above, the advertising delivery system 10 according to this embodiment sets the related image 80B, which has a source related to the delivered image 80A, to an image that was captured close to the time when the delivered image 80A was captured. This allows the advertising delivery system 10 to display, together with the delivered image 80A, the advertising image 56B that corresponds to the related object 82B that is not included in the delivered image 80A but is included in the related image 80B, thereby expanding the opportunities for advertising delivery based on images acquired by the user.

3. Other embodiments
The present invention has been described above using the above-mentioned embodiments, but the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above-mentioned embodiments. Various modifications or improvements can be made to the above-mentioned embodiments without departing from the gist of the invention, and the forms in which such modifications or improvements are made are also included in the technical scope of the present invention. In addition, the above-mentioned embodiments may be appropriately combined.

For example, in each of the above embodiments, a form in which the image to be delivered is a still image has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the image to be delivered may be a video. In this form, the image to be delivered is a thumbnail image of a selected frame of the video, and the related images are a predetermined number of frames before and after the thumbnail image. The server 14 then adds advertising information to the image to be delivered in the same manner as the advertising addition function in the second embodiment described above.

In addition, in each of the above embodiments, the server 14 has an advertisement adding function, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the advertisement adding function may be provided in the mobile terminal device 12. In this case, the mobile terminal device 12 transmits a distribution image to which advertising information and the like have been added to the server 14, and the server 14 distributes the image.

In addition, in each of the above embodiments, a form in which an advertising image based on advertising information is displayed as a notification based on advertising information has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the notification may be a form in which sound is output or a video is played based on the advertising information.

In addition, in each of the above embodiments, the specific information added to the delivered image is described as advertising information, but the present invention is not limited to this, and other information may be added. The other information is, for example, a description of the subject that was present in the area where the original image 40A was processed, or other images related to the subject that appears in the delivered image. The other images are people, animals, landscape images, etc. related to the subject, and are selected from images stored in the server 14 as an album service via the Internet, for example, based on the contents set as related images by the user, image matching, etc.

In the above embodiment, the device that captures the image is the mobile terminal device 12 with a camera function, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, instead of the mobile terminal device 12, a camera having an image capturing function and a communication function may be used. In this embodiment, the camera transmits the captured image to a predetermined server 14 via a communication line 16. The communication function of the camera in this embodiment enables communication with the server 14, but does not enable communication with other information processing devices. In addition, the camera has a minimum storage medium for temporarily storing the captured image until it is transmitted to the server 14, but does not have a large-capacity storage medium that can store a large number of images. Images transmitted to the server 14 are automatically deleted from the storage medium. In other words, the camera in this embodiment is a simplified camera that has only the minimum necessary functions to enable only imaging of a subject and communication with the server 14. Note that an ID unique to the camera, in other words a user ID, is attached to the image transmitted from the camera to the server 14. The user can select an image to be distributed or processed from the images stored in the server 14 via the mobile terminal device 12.

The flow of the advertisement addition process described in each of the above embodiments is also one example, and unnecessary steps may be deleted, new steps may be added, or the processing order may be changed without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

10 Advertising distribution system 14 Server (information processing device)
16. Communication lines (computer networks)
32 External interface (receiving means)
40A Original image (related image)
40B Processed image (delivered image)
50 Object 60 Image processing unit (processing means)
64 Related image specification unit (specification means)
66 Object Identification Unit (Identification Means)
68 Advertising information adding unit (adding means)
74 Advertisement display control unit (notification means)
76 Advertising request reception unit (reception means)
80A: delivered image; 80B: related image; 82A: viewed object; 82B: related object

Claims (5)

An information processing device having a processor,
The processor identifies a second image, which is an unprocessed version of the first image to be distributed and which is selected by the user , from among the images stored in the information processing device ;
The processor adds advertising information identified by image analysis of the second image to the first image and distributes the advertising information so that it can be viewed by other users . The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the processor identifies the second image from images that have a degree of similarity with the first image equal to or greater than a predetermined value. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the processor extracts the second image from an image captured within a predetermined time from capturing the first image. An information processing method executed by an information processing device having a processor,
A processor identifies a second image, which is an unprocessed version of a first image to be distributed and which is selected by a user , from among images stored in the information processing device ;
An information processing method in which a processor adds advertising information identified by image analysis of the second image to the first image and distributes the advertising information so that it can be viewed by other users . In the information processing device,
A process of identifying a second image, before processing, of a first image to be distributed selected by a user from among images stored in the information processing device ;
a process of adding advertising information identified by image analysis of the second image to the first image and distributing the advertising information to be viewable by other users ;
A program that executes the following .

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