KR100463316B1 - Automated Image Pick up System - Google Patents

Abstract

Unmanned shooting system is published. At least one user terminal means for generating and outputting an authentication request signal including personal authentication information input by a user; At least one photographing means for photographing an image of a predetermined area in response to an authentication signal input from the outside and generating a photo file; And storing member information on a user registered as a member, searching for member information based on an authentication request signal output from the user terminal means, and generating an authentication signal when member information corresponding to the authentication request signal is found. And information management means provided to the photographing means. According to the unmanned photographing system of the present invention, a user can take a souvenir picture in various regions without carrying a camera. Moreover, since the user using the unmanned photographing system of the present invention does not need to carry a camera separately, the user can comfortably enjoy the theme park.

Description

Unmanned Shooting System {Automated Image Pick up System}

The present invention relates to an unmanned photographing system, and more particularly, to an unmanned photographing system that allows a user who does not carry a camera to take a souvenir picture in a theme park such as a tourist spot or an amusement park.

In general, photographs can preserve the captured image for a very long time, so when many people go to theme parks such as tourist attractions or amusement parks, they take a camera to take pictures with memorial places or people. Doing. In such a case, people should pay much attention to the camera in fear of the breakage and loss of the camera. That is, it is difficult for the person who manages the camera to enjoy the scenery and / or facilities of the theme park comfortably.

Accordingly, people are demanding a system that can conveniently shoot without carrying a camera.

An object of the present invention is to provide an unmanned photographing system that can satisfy the needs of the above people.

In order to more fully understand the drawings used in the detailed description of the invention, a brief description of each drawing is provided.

1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an unmanned imaging system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration according to an embodiment of the user terminal illustrated in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration according to another embodiment of the user terminal shown in FIG. 1.

4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the photographing terminal shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the server computer shown in FIG.

6 is a view showing the configuration of another embodiment of an unmanned imaging system according to the present invention.

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110: user terminal 120: shooting terminal

130: server computer

One aspect of the present invention for achieving the above technical problem relates to an unmanned photographing system installed in a theme park, such as tourist attractions or amusement parks. According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an unattended photographing system comprising: at least one user terminal means for generating and outputting an authentication request signal including personal authentication information input by a user; At least one photographing means installed at a predetermined position and capturing an image of a predetermined area in response to an authentication signal input from the outside and generating a photo file using the photographed image; And storing member information on a user registered as a member, searching for the member information based on an authentication request signal output from the user terminal means, and when member information corresponding to the authentication request signal is found, the authentication. And information management means for generating a signal and providing the signal to the photographing means.

In order to fully understand the present invention, the operational advantages of the present invention, and the objects achieved by the practice of the present invention, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings which illustrate preferred embodiments of the present invention and the contents described in the accompanying drawings. For convenience of description, in the following description, a person who intends to take a picture using the unmanned photographing system of the present invention is referred to as a 'user'. 1 to 6 will be described in detail with respect to the unmanned photographing system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an unmanned photographing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the unmanned photographing system according to the present invention includes at least one user terminal 110 and four at least one connected to each of the user terminals 110. The photographing terminal 120 and the server computer 130 connected to the photographing terminal 120 and the predetermined data communication network (1). Here, the photographing terminal 120 may be connected to the server computer 130 by wire or wirelessly.

Each of the user terminals 110 provides personal authentication information (for example, a password, a password, etc.) input by the user to the connected photographing terminal 120, and provides information provided from the connected photographing terminal 120 to the user. To be checked. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the user terminal 110 includes an input unit 112, a display unit 114, and a user information control unit 116. In addition, the user terminal 110 may include a first interface 110a for interfacing communication between the user information control unit 116 and the input unit 112 / display unit 114, the user information control unit 116, and the photographing terminal 120. And a second interface 110b for interfacing communication therebetween.

The input unit 112 includes a keypad (not shown) configured to input personal authentication information for identifying a user. The input unit 112 generates an authentication request signal including personal authentication information input by the user, and provides the generated authentication request signal to the user information control unit 116. On the other hand, in another embodiment of the present invention, the input unit 112 is a dot matrix-shaped icon printed on the card, a barcode printed on the card, images such as fingerprints, magnetic lines attached to the card, It may be implemented as a card reader having a sensor 118 capable of detecting and reading personal authentication information contained in an integrated circuit (IC) or an rf card (see FIG. 3). In this case, the sensor 118 generates an authentication request signal including the read personal authentication information and provides it to the user information control unit 116.

The display unit 114 receives and displays usage information necessary for using the unmanned photographing system of the present invention from the user information control unit 116. In the present embodiment, the usage information displayed on the display unit 114 may be displayed as the authentication confirmation history of the user who inputs the personal authentication information (for example, 'Hong Gil Dong's welcome' or 'Incorrect password'). Yes, the current time, the scheduled shooting time (for example, may be displayed as 'one minute later', etc.). In addition, the display unit 114 in the present embodiment displays the personal authentication information input to the input unit 112, so that the user can confirm the information input by the user himself. As the display unit 114, a general monitor, LCD, or the like is employed.

The user information controller 116 transmits an authentication request signal provided from the input unit 112 to the photographing terminal 120, and displays an authentication confirmation history, a current time, a photographing time, etc. provided from the photographing terminal 120. 114).

Each of the photographing terminals 120 is distributed in a theme park to photograph a predetermined area, and mediates communication between the user terminal 110 and the server computer 130 connected thereto. As illustrated in FIG. 4, the photographing terminal 120 includes an image device 122, a photographing controller 124, a photographing delay unit 126, and a memory unit 128. In addition, the photographing terminal 120 may include a first interface 120a for interfacing communication between the image device 122 and the photographing controller 124 / the photographing delay unit 126, the user terminal 110, and the photographing controller 124. ) A second interface 120b for interfacing communication between the third and third terminals 120c for interfacing communication between the photographing control unit 124 and the server computer 130.

The image device 122 detects an image of a predetermined area captured by a lens (not shown) in response to a predetermined driving signal, and generates and outputs an electrical image signal corresponding to the detected image. In this case, the video signal output from the video device 122 is provided to the capturing controller 124 through the first interface 120a.

The photographing control unit 124 transmits an authentication request signal provided from the user terminal 110 to the server computer 130 and receives an authentication signal generated from the server computer 130. At this time, the shooting control unit 124 transmits the authentication confirmation history, the current time, the scheduled shooting time, etc. included in the authentication signal received from the server computer 130 to the user terminal 110, the user of the present invention Only when the system can be used, the driving signal is generated in response to the authentication signal, and the generated driving signal is provided to the photographing delay unit 126. In addition, the capturing controller 124 generates a predetermined photo file by using the image signal provided from the image device 122, stores the generated photo file in the memory unit 128, and stores the memory on a predetermined time basis. The picture file stored in the unit 128 is retrieved and provided to the server computer 130.

The photographing delay unit 126 delays the driving signal provided from the photographing control unit 124 for a predetermined time and then provides the image element 122 to the image element 122. Here, the delay of the photographing time by the photographing delay unit 126 is taken in consideration of the time required for the user to move to a predetermined posture within the area detected by the image element 122, and thus, on the display unit 114. The time corresponding to the scheduled shooting time displayed on. The photographing delay unit 126 may be implemented in hardware and / or software. In another embodiment of the present invention, the photographing delay unit 126 may be included in the photographing control unit 124.

The memory unit 128 stores a photo file provided from the capturing controller 124, searches for a photo file requested from the capturing controller 124, and provides the photograph file to the capturing controller 124.

The server computer 130 is an information management means for managing a user and a picture file, etc., registered as a member. The server computer 130 generates the authentication signal and provides the authentication signal to the photographing control unit 124, and provides the picture file with the data communication network 1. Transmit to an external communication terminal (not shown) through. As shown in Fig. 5, the server computer 130 includes an information control unit 132, an authentication unit 134, a member information database 134a, a communication unit 136, and a photo file database 136a. In addition, the server computer 130 may be configured to interface with the first interface 130a for interfacing the communication between the photographing terminal 120 and the information control unit 132, and the communication between the information control unit 132 and the authentication unit 134. A third interface 130c for interfacing communication between the second interface 130b, the information control unit 132 and the communication unit 136, the information control unit 132, and the member information and photo file database (DB) 134a and 136a. And a fourth interface 130d for interfacing communication therebetween.

The information control unit 132 communicates with the authentication unit 134, the member information DB 134a, the communication unit 136, and the photo file DB 136a, and authenticates the user and takes a picture and a picture by the photographing terminal 120. Control external transfer of files, etc. Specifically, the information control unit 132 stores member information input through a predetermined input device (not shown) in the member information DB 134a and photographs a photo file provided from the photographing terminal 120. The file is stored in the file DB 136a. The information controller 132 transmits an authentication request signal received from the photographing terminal 120 to the authenticator 134, and receives the authentication signal from the authenticator 134 and transmits the authentication signal to the photographing terminal 120. In addition, the information control unit 132 stores the photo file provided from the photographing terminal 120 in the photo file DB 136a, and is predetermined in the communication unit 136 periodically or in accordance with a predetermined command input through the input device. Command to transfer the picture file to an external communication terminal.

The authentication unit 134 checks the member information DB 134a in response to the authentication request signal transmitted from the information control unit 132 to confirm whether the user is a registered user. When the search result confirms that the user is a registered member, the authentication unit 134 generates an authentication signal including an authentication confirmation history, a current time, and a scheduled shooting time, and provides the information to the information control unit 132. do.

The communication unit 136 reads a picture file stored in the picture file DB 136a in response to a command input from the information control unit 132, and then transmits the picture file to the external communication terminal through the data communication network 1. . In this case, the picture file may be transmitted in the form of an electronic mail. Here, the external communication terminal may be a predetermined terminal installed at the entrance of a specific terminal or theme park designated by the user.

The operation state of the unmanned photographing system according to the present invention implemented as described above will be described in detail. In this case, it is assumed that the member information DB 134a stores information (for example, a password, a password, etc.) of a user registered as a member. In this state, when the personal authentication information of the user is input to the input unit 112 of the user terminal 110, the input unit 112 generates an authentication request signal including the input personal authentication information to the user information control unit 116. The display unit 114 displays the personal authentication information of the input user. In this case, the user information controller 116 transmits an authentication request signal to the photographing terminal 120, and the photographing terminal 120 transmits the transmitted authentication request signal to the server computer 130.

In this case, the server computer 130, the information control unit 132 transmits the received authentication request signal to the authentication unit 134, the authentication unit 134 transmits the member information corresponding to the authentication request signal to the member information. The DB 134a checks whether or not the user is a registered user. In this case, when it is determined that the user is a registered user, the authentication unit 134 generates an authentication signal including a user's authentication confirmation history, a current time, a scheduled shooting time, and the like, and photographing terminal 120. To provide. Then, the photographing control unit 124 of the photographing terminal 120 generates a driving signal in response to the authentication signal, and also provides the authentication confirmation details, the current time, the photographing scheduled time, etc. to the user terminal 110 to display the display unit ( 114).

At this time, the photographing delay unit 126 delays the driving signal generated by the photographing controller 124 for a predetermined time and provides the image element 122 when the photographing scheduled time comes. Then, the image device 122 detects an image of a predetermined region to generate and output an image signal, and the capturing controller 124 generates a photo file using the image signal output from the image element 122. At this time, the photographing control unit 124 stores the generated picture file in the memory unit 128, detects the picture file stored in the memory unit 128, and provides the picture file to the server computer 130.

In this case, the server computer 130 stores the photo file provided from the photographing terminal 120 in the photo file DB 136a, and when a command for transferring the photo file is input from the outside, the server computer 130 enters the photo file DB 136a. The stored picture file is retrieved and transmitted to the external communication terminal through the data communication network 1. Here, the external communication terminal is a terminal installed by the terminal designated by the user or the theme park exit. Accordingly, the user can check the picture taken at the desired place or at the exit of the theme park.

According to the unmanned photographing system of the present invention as described above, without carrying a camera, the user can take pictures to leave as memorial throughout the theme park. In this case, the user does not have to pay attention to the camera, so that the user can comfortably enjoy the trip in the theme park.

Meanwhile, in the above-described embodiment, information input to the input unit 112 of the user terminal 110 or displayed on the display unit 114 of the user terminal 110 is transferred to the server computer 130 through the photographing terminal 120. Although illustrated and described as being transmitted, it is not limited thereto, and in other embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to modify, change, and substitute the organic connection relationship between each component constituting the present invention or each component.

Next, another embodiment of the unmanned photographing system according to the present invention in which the organic connection relationship between the components is different from the above-described embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 6. Since each component in another embodiment of the present invention described below is implemented and operates substantially similar to each component of the above-described embodiment, each component in another embodiment of the present invention is the same name as the above-described embodiment The detailed description of each component is omitted. Referring to FIG. 6, an unmanned photographing system according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes at least one user terminal 610, at least one photographing terminal 620 connected to each of the user terminals 610, and the user. A server computer 630 connected to the terminal 610, the photographing terminal 620, and the data communication network 1 is provided.

The user terminal 610 provides the personal authentication information input by the user to the server computer 630, and the authentication confirmation included in the personal authentication information input by the user and the authentication signal provided from the server computer 630. Displays information on the history, current time, and scheduled shooting time for the user to check.

The photographing terminal 620 detects an image of a predetermined area, generates a photo file, and provides the generated photo file to the server computer 630 in response to an authentication signal provided from the server computer 630.

The server computer 630 determines whether the user is a registered user based on the personal authentication information provided from the user terminal 610, and generates the authentication signal when the user is a registered user. . In this case, the server computer 630 provides the generated authentication signal to the user terminal 610 and the photographing terminal 620.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to one embodiment shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible. For example, in the above-described embodiment, although the input unit 112 and the display unit 114 are illustrated and described as being implemented separately, in another embodiment of the present invention, the input unit 112 and the display unit 114 are touch screens. As such, it can be implemented as an integrated unit that performs input and display of information together. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

According to the unmanned photographing system of the present invention as described above, the user can take a souvenir picture in various areas without carrying the camera. Moreover, since the user using the unmanned photographing system of the present invention does not need to carry a camera separately, the user can comfortably enjoy the theme park.

Claims (6)

In an unmanned imaging system, At least one user terminal means for generating and outputting an authentication request signal including personal authentication information input by a user; At least one photographing means installed at a predetermined position and capturing an image of a predetermined area in response to an authentication signal input from the outside and generating a photo file using the photographed image; And Storing the member information on the user registered as a member, searching for the member information based on the authentication request signal output from the user terminal means, and when the member information corresponding to the authentication request signal is retrieved, the authentication signal Information management means for generating and providing to the photographing means Unmanned shooting system characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 1, wherein the photographing means An image element configured to capture an image of the predetermined area and generate an electric image signal in response to a driving signal input from an external device; A photographing control unit which receives the authentication signal generated by the information management unit to generate the driving signal, and receives the image signal generated by the image device to generate the photo file; And The photographing delay unit which receives the driving signal generated by the photographing controller and delays the predetermined time, and provides the photographing element to the image device. Unmanned imaging system characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 2, wherein the photographing means Further comprising a memory for storing the picture file generated by the shooting control unit, The shooting control unit And transfer the generated photo file to the memory unit to store the generated photo file. The information management means according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein A member information database storing the member information; An authentication unit configured to receive the authentication request signal, search the member information database, and generate and output the authentication signal when member information corresponding to the authentication request signal is found; And Information control unit for controlling the operation of the authentication unit by receiving the authentication request signal output from the user terminal means Unmanned imaging system characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 4, wherein the information management means And a file database for storing the picture file. The information management means according to claim 5, And a communication unit connected to a predetermined communication network and transmitting a photo file stored in the file database through the communication network according to a predetermined transmission command generated from the information control unit.