KR101497938B1 - System, apparatus, method and computer readable recording medium for sharing a photo as the unit of album using a cloud service - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and method for providing a photo sharing service for an album using a cloud service that shares photos to be shared on an album basis. More particularly, A first user terminal receiving an input, requesting an album sharing server to create an album for the selected at least one photo file, and setting at least one sharing object for the album; Receiving an album creation request from the first user terminal, generating an album including the selected at least one photo file, and storing the album in a database, and transmitting the generated album to at least one shared object set by the first user terminal Shared album sharing server; And at least one second user terminal connected to the album sharing server and browsing the created album when the album corresponds to the sharing object set by the first user terminal for the album.

Description

SYSTEM, APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR ALBUMS USING A CLOUD SERVICE (SYSTEM, APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR SHARING A PHOTO AS THE UNIT OF ALBUM USING A CLOUD SERVICE)

The present invention relates to a system for sharing a photograph held by a user in a specific device with another device or a device of another user. More particularly, the present invention relates to a system for sharing an image of an album using a cloud service A method, and a computer-readable recording medium.

Today, the widespread use of the Internet has led to the rapid development of wireless mobile communication technology beyond the fixed line, and in the real world, information retrieval on the Internet through portable terminals such as mobile phones, PDAs, and hand- It became possible regardless of time and place.

Most services that support conventional photo sharing require that photos stored in a PC or a mobile terminal be transmitted by mail, SMS (short message service), instant messenger service, or the like, Later, it was provided as a way to share online.

However, such a conventional photo sharing service has a problem in that a user who wants to share can not share a plurality of pictures stored in his / her mobile terminal or PC by album. Therefore, the user has to transmit the pictures to be shared with each individual picture unit, so that there is an inconvenience that the user has to perform transmission processing when the number of pictures to be shared is large. In addition, when an album is composed of a plurality of pictures, there is a problem that only an individual picture file can be transmitted, and an album-type content can not be provided.

In addition, since the conventional photo sharing system needs to transmit a plurality of pictures for each recipient, when a large number of people share a photo, a file is transmitted one by one.

On the other hand, as a technique for sharing such a photograph, Korean Patent Application Publication No. 2007-0101486 entitled " Photo sharing method using a mobile communication terminal (LG Telecom Co., Ltd.) (document 1) A method for sharing a photo of a mobile communication terminal, which can provide ease of maintenance to a user by mutually sharing photos using a P2P method in a mobile communication terminal without using the mobile communication terminal.

However, such a method for sharing pictures is also shared by individual photographs as in the above-described conventional photo sharing methods, and a plurality of photographs must be transmitted for each recipient, which leads to inconvenience.

Accordingly, there is a need for a technique that enables sharing of photographs on an album-by-album basis, and that can be easily shared among a large number of shareholders.

[Patent Document 1] Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2007-0101486 A method of sharing pictures using a mobile communication terminal (LG Telecom Co., Ltd.) 2007.10.17

An object of the present invention is to provide an album-based photo sharing system, an apparatus, a method, and a computer readable recording medium in which at least one photograph is organized on an album basis and a cloud service is available, Media.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an album-based method and apparatus for use with a cloud service capable of constituting an album in which a layout, a background, or a cover is set including at least one photograph, A photo sharing system, an apparatus, a method, and a computer readable recording medium.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a method and system for managing albums by organizing an album into a bundle of logical photographs including one or more pictures in an album sharing server and transmitting information accessible to the album to at least one recipient, An apparatus, a method, and a computer-readable recording medium using the cloud service that can share the album.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide an album sharing server, which is capable of forming an album with a bundle of logical photographs including one or more pictures and transmitting information accessible to the album to at least one of the users, An apparatus, a method, and a computer-readable recording medium for album-based photo sharing using a cloud service that can be inquired through various terminals of a recipient.

In order to achieve the above-described object of the present invention and to achieve the specific effects of the present invention described below, the characteristic structure of the present invention is as follows.

According to an aspect of the present invention, an album-based photo sharing system using a cloud service is provided with: at least one photo file among the stored at least one photo file; A first user terminal for requesting an album sharing server to create an album for a file, and setting at least one share for the album; Receiving an album creation request from the first user terminal, generating an album including the selected at least one photo file, and storing the album in a database, and transmitting the generated album to at least one shared object set by the first user terminal Shared album sharing server; And at least one second user terminal connected to the album sharing server and browsing the created album when the album corresponds to the sharing object set by the first user terminal for the album.

Preferably, the album sharing server transmits album sharing related information to at least one shared object set by the first user terminal.

Preferably, the album sharing related information includes URL (Uniform Resource Locator) information capable of accessing the album.

Preferably, the information associated with the album includes at least one selected from at least one selected size, aspect ratio, resolution, shape, shape, orientation, background, and markings of the selected at least one photograph.

Preferably, the album sharing server includes an information extraction module for extracting at least one information set for automatic photo classification from each photo file uploaded from the first user terminal.

Preferably, the information for the automatic photograph classification includes at least one of position information of geographical information such as a photographing date and time, latitude / longitude, geographical position information, camera model information, upload date and time of a photograph, file size information, color information, It is more than one selected.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an album sharing server for album sharing by album service using a cloud service, the album sharing server comprising: an album generation unit for generating an album including at least one photo file selected through the user terminal, An album setting module for storing the album in a database; And a sharing processing module that receives information for setting at least one sharing object for the album from the user terminal and shares the created album with the at least one sharing object.

Preferably, the sharing processing module transmits album sharing related information to at least one shared object set by the user terminal.

Preferably, the album sharing related information includes URL (Uniform Resource Locator) information capable of accessing the album.

Preferably, the album setting module sets at least one selected from a size, a horizontal / vertical ratio, a resolution, a shape, a shape, and a direction of the selected at least one photograph included in the album; And a background component for setting a background or a cover of the album.

Preferably, the album sharing server includes an information extraction module for extracting at least one information set for automatic photo classification from each photo file uploaded from the user terminal.

Preferably, the information for the automatic photograph classification includes at least one of position information of geographical information such as a photographing date and time, latitude / longitude, geographical position information, camera model information, upload date and time of a photograph, file size information, color information, It is more than one selected.

Preferably, the album sharing server includes an automatic classification module for filtering and sorting photographs matching the selected condition from the user by referring to the information extracted by the information extraction module.

Preferably, the album sharing server includes an album playback module that plays back the album when receiving a request to browse the album generated from at least one shared object set by the user terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of sharing albums by album using a cloud service, the method comprising: Receiving a request for generation; Creating an album including the at least one photo file selected through the user terminal and storing the album in a database; Receiving information for setting at least one share object for the album from the user terminal; And sharing the created album with the at least one shared object.

Preferably, the method further comprises transmitting album sharing related information to at least one shared object set by the user terminal after receiving the information.

Preferably, the album sharing related information includes URL (Uniform Resource Locator) information capable of accessing the album.

Preferably, the step of creating the album and storing the album in a database may include setting at least one selected from the size, the aspect ratio, the resolution, the shape, the shape, and the orientation of the selected at least one photo included in the album ; And setting a background or a cover of the album.

Advantageously, the method further comprises extracting at least one information set for automatic photo classification from each photo file uploaded from said user terminal.

Preferably, the information for the automatic photograph classification includes at least one of position information of geographical information such as a photographing date and time, latitude / longitude, geographical position information, camera model information, upload date and time of a photograph, file size information, color information, It is more than one selected.

The method may further include filtering and sorting photographs matching the selected condition from the user by referring to the information extracted by the information extraction module after the extracting step.

Advantageously, the step of sharing the album further comprises the steps of: receiving a request to view the generated album from at least one shared object set by the user terminal; And playing back the album requested by the album playback module.

Meanwhile, the information for performing the album-based photo sharing procedure using the cloud service may be stored in a recording medium readable by the server computer. Such a recording medium includes all kinds of recording media in which programs and data are stored so that they can be read by a computer system. Examples include ROMs (Read Only Memory), Random Access Memory, CD (Compact Disk), DVD (Digital Video Disk) -ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage device, (For example, transmission over the Internet). Such a recording medium may also be distributed over a networked computer system so that computer readable code in a distributed manner can be stored and executed.

As described above, according to the present invention, when a user selects a photo stored in a mobile terminal or a PC and arranges a bundle of pictures as an album, a bundle of pictures is specified to a sharer by designating a mail address, There is an advantage to be able to deliver. In other words, it is possible to share pictures by album.

In addition, according to the present invention, when composing an album, a layout, a background, and a cover of a photo can be configured, and a sharer can enjoy a photo as an album formed by a sharer.

In addition, according to the present invention, a photograph of a mobile PC is transmitted to a cloud storage, a bundle of a logical photograph is generated, a notification is transmitted to a sharer, and a sharer sends an album sent by a sharer to a PC, It can be viewed through various means such as the web.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a concept of photo sharing in an album unit according to the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating an album-based photo sharing system using a cloud service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of an album sharing server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating an album-based photo sharing process using a cloud service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating an album-based photo sharing process using a cloud service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram illustrating rule set information for automatic classification according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 7 to 11 are views showing an example of sharing an album through a blog according to an embodiment of the present invention.
12 to 16 are views showing an example of sharing an album through an SNS service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The following detailed description of the invention refers to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate, by way of illustration, specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. It should be understood that the various embodiments of the present invention are different, but need not be mutually exclusive. For example, certain features, structures, and characteristics described herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention in connection with an embodiment. It is also to be understood that the position or arrangement of the individual components within each disclosed embodiment may be varied without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is to be limited only by the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which the claims are entitled, if properly explained. In the drawings, like reference numerals refer to the same or similar functions throughout the several views.

In the present invention, a photo stored in a mobile terminal or a PC is selected to form a bundle of pictures as an album, and at the same time, a mail address, a cell phone number, and a service ID are specified to deliver bundles of pictures to a recipient, A photo sharing system, an apparatus and a method for sharing albums by using a cloud service which enables photo sharing of a unit.

When the album is structured as described above, the layout, the background, and the cover of the photograph can be configured according to the embodiment of the present invention, so that the sharer can appreciate the album-like photograph constituted by the sharer.

In addition, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the photos are transmitted to the cloud storage, and a bundle of logical photographs is generated in units of albums, and a notification can be transmitted to the set sharer. At this time, the sharers who have received the notification message can browse the album created by the sharer through the album access information (for example, the album URL (Uniform Resource Locator) included in the notification message.

The term 'user terminal' in the following description includes not only a general desktop computer but also a concept including a smart phone, such as a mobile communication terminal, a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a workstation, a palmtop computer, a digital assistant (PDA), a web pad, and the like, and can be adopted as a user terminal according to the present invention as long as it is a digital device equipped with a microprocessor and computational ability.

In the following description, 'album' means an electronic album, which means at least one photo file and a sharing object that can be viewed on a user terminal constructed using a predetermined album production tool.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention.

First, the structure of a concept and an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3, and the procedure according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 4 and FIG.

Photo sharing concept by album

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a concept of photo sharing in an album unit according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a photograph image taken by a camera or a mobile device (e.g., a smart phone) can be transmitted to a PC and stored. At this time, the photo image stored in the PC can be stored in the database of the album sharing server by synchronizing with the album sharing server (photo sync). In FIG. 1, an image of a photo taken by a mobile device is shown to be synchronized with an album sharing server through a PC. However, it is also possible to access and synchronize an album sharing server directly from a mobile device.

At this time, the user can organize the album by selecting at least one photograph from the stored photographs. That is, at least one photograph (preferably a plurality of photographs) is selected through the album service program, and the layout (for example, the size, the aspect ratio, resolution, shape, An electronic album can be constituted by selecting or setting a cover or the like. That is, the user can select album creation and perform album authoring including selected pictures.

The user can set album sharing for the album created in this manner, and can share the album by selecting a person to be shared (i.e., a person to be shared). At this time, it is possible to notify the album sharing information (for example, the album URL information) according to various methods set for each selected pseudonym. For example, it may be notified via e-mail, SNS (Social Network Service), or may be notified through the ID of the Web service (for example, SNS service or the like) to which the subscriber belongs.

The recipient who has received the notification can access the album through the provided album access information (for example, album URL). At this time, by driving an album player (e.g., an embedded player) And displayed on the terminal.

Hereinafter, a system and an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, and a method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

Album-based photo sharing system

2 is a diagram illustrating an album-based photo sharing system using a cloud service according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, photographs stored in various user terminals A 200 such as a PC or a smart phone can be shared with other user terminals 230 in an album form according to the present invention.

That is, at least one photograph stored in the user terminal A 200 is transmitted to the album sharing server 210 through the communication network 220, and the album sharing server 210 configures at least one photograph into an album form do.

At this time, the user terminal A 200 may directly configure an album with the pictures stored in the user terminal A 200 and store the album information in the album sharing server 210. Alternatively, Uploaded to the server 210, selected from the photos uploaded to the album sharing server 210, and configured to be shared after the albums are configured.

The album information thus configured is stored in the album sharing server 210, and access information (e.g., album URL) unique to each album is allocated so that the album information can be shared by each album. In addition, the user sets up a person to be shared, i.e., a person to be shared, with respect to the created album.

The album sharing server 210 notifies each of the users of the album access information that the album can be browsed according to the setting of the user to be shared.

The sharer accesses the album sharing server 210 via the communication network 220 using the notified album access information, and accesses the album to browse the album.

The communication network 220 may be configured without regard to its communication mode, such as wired and wireless, and may be a personal area network (PAN), a local area network (LAN), a metropolitan area network ), A wide area network (WAN), and the like. Also, the communication network 220 may be a known World Wide Web (WWW), and may use a wireless transmission technology used for short-distance communication such as Infrared Data Association (IrDA) or Bluetooth It is possible.

Album Sharing Server

3 is a block diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of an album sharing server according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3, an album sharing server 210 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an album setting module 310, a sharing processing module 320, an album reproducing module 330, an information extracting module 340, A module 350, and the like.

The album setting module 310 is a module for creating and managing each album for sharing pictures in units of albums according to an embodiment of the present invention. The album setting module 310 includes a photo uploading unit 311, a URL generating unit 312, A setting unit 313, a layout configuring unit 314, a background configuring unit 315, and the like.

The photo uploading unit 311 uploads a photo from the user terminal 200 of a user who wants to share the photo and stores the uploaded photo in the photo information database 362. At this time, when the user selects specific pictures and composes them into one album, the selected pictures are logically grouped and stored in the database. That is, when the user selects specific photographs and requests the album creation, the album is created with the selected photographs, and URL information capable of accessing the album through the URL generating unit 312 is generated. The URL information corresponding to the album is mapped to the album ID, which is unique identification information of the album, and is stored in the album information database 363. Meanwhile, according to the embodiment of the present invention to be described later, each subscriber can access and browse the album by receiving the album URL information.

In addition, the photo link setting unit 313 maps the logical addresses of the photographs included in the albums stored in the photo information database 362 to the album IDs, and stores the logical addresses in the album information database 363.

The layout constructing unit 314 provides a user building tool for arranging the photographs selected by the user to be included in the album in the album after the album is created. Accordingly, the layout information configured by the user's editing is stored in the album information database 363. [ At this time, the layout information may be a size, a position, a horizontal / vertical ratio, a resolution, a shape, a shape, and a direction of a photograph to be inserted.

The background configuration unit 315 provides the user with an image to be displayed as the background of the album after the album creation. The selected background image and the like are stored in the album information database 363. In addition, a cover selection menu may be provided so that the user can select an image to be used as a cover of the album, and the selected cover is stored in the album information database 363.

Meanwhile, the sharing processing module 320 provides various functions related to sharing so that the album created by the album setting module 310 can be shared with specific users selected by the user according to the embodiment of the present invention, A setting unit 321, a sharer authentication unit 322, a sharer notification unit 323, and the like.

The sharing setting unit 321 performs a function of setting an object to be shared with respect to a specific album created through the album setting module 310. [ In other words, an object to which the album is to be shared is set by designation of a recipient of the album creator. Information on the set share object (i.e., the shareee) is stored in the share information database 364. Accordingly, in the present invention, objects to be shared can be set separately for each album instead of individual photograph units.

The sharer authentication unit 322 performs a function of authenticating whether a user accessing the specific album is a user set as a sharer for the album. The sharer authentication unit 322 verifies information of a user or a user terminal requesting to browse a specific album and compares the information with the sharer information stored in the shared information database 364, Authentication.

The sharer notification unit 323 performs a function of notifying the album access information that the user who created the album can access the album to each of the users set for the created album. At this time, the album access information may be album URL information generated by the URL generating unit 312 or the like.

At this time, various methods can be used as the notification method of the shaper notification unit 323. For example, it may be notified via e-mail, SMS message, etc., or may be notified to the corresponding sharer by specifying a service ID.

The album reproduction module 330 functions to reproduce the album generated according to the embodiment of the present invention. When the album reproduction module 330 of the album reproduction module 330 operates according to the album reproduction request of the recipient, ) Is extracted and the album is displayed on the terminal of the recipient. At this time, a program for album reproduction is installed in the terminal of the customer according to the album reproduction request of the sharer, and the album related information is requested to the album sharing server 210 in the program for the installed album reproduction, You can also display the album.

The information extraction module 340 extracts information about each photograph to automatically classify a plurality of photos uploaded to the album sharing server 210 according to a user's selection condition. First, the meta information extracting unit 341 extracts meta information included in each photo file. The meta information may include geographical location information on photographs such as shooting date and time, longitude / latitude, and camera model information.

The secondary information extracting unit 342 extracts various information related to the photograph after extracting the meta information by the meta information extracting unit 341. Secondary information extracted further may include upload date and time of the photograph, file size information, color information, face recognition information, and the like. At this time, the color information can be used as information for classifying the same kind of photographs by analyzing colors included in the photographs. In addition, the face recognition information identifies the face region in the photograph, and identifies the same person by using various information analyzed such as the outline of the face, the color, etc. from the identified region. For example, a face of a family member, friend, or the like can be identified from the photographed image image, and it can be distinguished from the identified result, that is, a family photograph, in particular, a daughter or son.

The automatic classification module 350 performs a function of filtering and sorting photographs automatically according to the user's setting by using the information extracted through the information extraction module 340. [ At this time, a rule set can be set according to each classification item, and a photograph matching a specific condition can be classified according to the set rule set.

For example, the information extracted by the information extraction module 340 may be set to the following items as a classification condition.

1. Sort by shooting date

2. Classification by region

3. Classification by camera type

4. Classification by file size

5. Classification by color information

6. Face classification

Accordingly, for example, when a user collects photographs of her daughter in a songbag and arranges them as albums, if the category of No. 2 and the face classification of No. 6 are set as conditions, the user can filter the desired pictures by automatically classifying the pictures have. As another example, if it is desired to collect the summer vacation photos taken by the iPhone and arrange them as albums, by setting the classification according to the shooting date 1 and the classification according to the camera type 3 among the items as the conditions, . Likewise, if the icons are collected and configured as an album, the desired pictures can be extracted by setting the items 4 and 5 as conditions.

As described above, the information extraction module 340 and the automatic classification module 350 allow the user to automatically extract desired pictures without composing each album one by one to form an album.

The album sharing server 210 may include at least one database such as a member information database 361, a photo information database 362, an album information database 363, a shared information database 364, and the like.

The member information database 361 stores membership information of a user who creates an album or a subscriber to share an album. That is, in order to receive the album sharing service according to the present invention, it is preferable to connect to the album sharing server 210 and subscribe to the album, log in and use the album, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

In the meantime, each component of the album sharing server 210 is shown separately in order to show that it can be separated functionally and logically, and it means that it is physically separate component or implemented as separate code It is not.

In this specification, each functional unit (or module) may mean a functional and structural combination of hardware for carrying out the technical idea of the present invention and software for driving the hardware. For example, each functional unit may refer to a logical unit of a predetermined code and a hardware resource for executing the predetermined code, and may be a code physically connected to the functional unit, But can be easily deduced to the average expert in the field of the invention.

Also, in this specification, a database may mean a functional and structural combination of software and hardware that stores information corresponding to each database. The database may be implemented as at least one table. In addition, it can be implemented in various ways such as a linked-list, a tree, and a relational database, and includes all data storage media and data structures capable of storing information corresponding to the database.

Hereinafter, an album sharing service providing procedure according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG.

How to share albums

Two embodiments are presented as embodiments of the album sharing method. 4 is a diagram illustrating a method of sharing pictures in album units by selecting photos from a user terminal and transmitting them to an album sharing server. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of creating albums in an album sharing server, And uploading the selected pictures to the album sharing server to share the pictures by album.

Referring to FIG. 4, first, an album sharing application installed in the user terminal A 200 is executed (S401). Then, among the pictures stored in the user terminal A 200, a picture to be shared on an album basis is selected (S402). The album sharing application forms an album by selecting or inputting various album-related settings (e.g., layout, background, cover, etc.) including the selected photo (S403). Next, after selecting a sharer to share the generated album (S404), album sharing is executed (S405).

(E.g., a photo file, an album configuration information, a sharer information, etc.) generated by the album creation process in accordance with execution of the album sharing in the album sharing application is transmitted to the album sharing server 210 (S406).

Meanwhile, the album sharing server 210 stores the album related information transmitted from the user terminal A 200 in the database (S407). At this time, as described above, a plurality of photo files included in the album are logically grouped and stored.

Then, the album sharing server 210 composes and stores an album using the transmitted information (S408). That is, identification information (album ID) for the album, accessible information (for example, URL information) on the web, and the like are generated and stored.

Next, the subscriber information is extracted from the transmitted information (S409), and the sharing information is transmitted to each of the paired users by referring to the extracted information on the subscriber to notify the sharing (S410). At this time, it is possible to provide access information on the web, for example, album URL information, which can be accessed to the corresponding album, to each of the users, and each of the users can share album information And connects to the server 210 (S411).

In response to the connection and album information request from the user terminal B 230, the album sharing server 210 confirms whether the connected user is the sharer, and when the authentication is completed, the built-in album player is driven (S412) , And transmits the album contents to the user terminal B 230 (S413). The user terminal B 230 reproduces the transmitted album content and displays the album information (S414). At this time, as another embodiment, the album related information provided from the album sharing server 210 may be displayed by installing a separate album reproducing program in the user terminal B 230.

5, the user terminal A 200 first accesses the album sharing server 210 (S501) and executes the album sharing program. Selects a menu for selecting a picture to be shared on the album sharing program, and selects a picture to be included in the album among the pictures stored in the terminal (i.e., the user terminal A 200) at step S502. The selected pictures are uploaded to the album sharing server 210 (S503), and the uploaded pictures are stored in the database (S504).

Then, when the user terminal A 200 selects or inputs various related settings (e.g., layout, background, cover, etc.) for album construction, the selected or inputted information is transmitted to the album sharing server 210 S505), and the album sharing server 210 forms an album with the album and the album configuration information to be included in the album selected by the user and stores the album in the database (S506). That is, identification information (album ID) for the album, accessible information (for example, URL information) on the web, and the like are generated and stored in the database.

Next, in step S509, the subscriber information is extracted from the transmitted information, and the sharing information is transmitted to each subscriber by referring to the extracted subscriber information, thereby notifying the subscriber of the sharing (S510). At this time, it is possible to provide access information on the web, for example, album URL information, which can be accessed to the corresponding album, to each of the users, and each of the users can share album information And connects to the server 210 (S511).

In response to the connection and album information request from the user terminal B 230, the album sharing server 210 confirms whether the connected user is a sharer, and when the authentication is completed, the built-in album player is driven (S512) , And transmits the album contents to the user terminal B 230 (S513). At the user terminal B 230, the transmitted album content is reproduced and the album information is displayed (S514). At this time, as another embodiment, the album related information provided from the album sharing server 210 may be displayed by installing a separate album reproducing program in the user terminal B 230.

6 is a diagram showing rule set information for automatic classification according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 6, rule set information for automatic classification is set as described above in the description of the information extracting module 340 and the automatic classification module 350 of FIG. 3, and photographic meta information extracted from each photograph file Secondary information can automatically classify pictures.

At this time, the rule set information 600 for the automatic classification may include photo meta information 610 and photo secondary information 620 as described above. For example, the photographic meta information 610 may include a photographing date and time, latitude / longitude information, camera model information, and the like. The photograph secondary information 620 may include upload date and time, file size information, color information, .

When the information is extracted from each photograph, a user can select a specific condition according to a preset rule set, and an image meeting the selected condition can be filtered and provided. Accordingly, the user can extract only the photographs corresponding to the specific conditions desired by the user from among many photographic images and automatically construct the album as an album.

In the foregoing, a method of sharing pictures in album units according to an embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to FIGS. Next, a practical application example of various photo sharing methods according to the embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 16. FIG.

Example

FIGS. 7 to 11 are views showing an example of sharing an album through a blog according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 12 to 16 illustrate an example of sharing an album through an SNS service according to an embodiment of the present invention FIG. That is, for each album created by the album sharing server 210, a specific user may be set as a shared user and shared as described above, or may be shared through an SNS service or a blog as follows.

In the case of sharing through the SNS service or blog, it is possible to share the album by adding 'anyone' to the access right of the album. At this time, the user who confirmed the shared album information can access the album sharing server 210 through the link included in the SNS service or the blog, and browse the album through the album player.

Thus, according to the present invention, it is possible to share pictures by album through an e-mail, an SMS, a blog, a cafe, and an SNS service (e.g., me2day, twitter, facebook, etc.).

Referring to FIG. 7, when the album sharing menu is selected for the generated album, a window as shown is created. When an album name, a sharing right setting, a sharing message, a link, and the like are inputted through the created window and a confirmation is selected, the album can be shared. At this time, it is possible to set only the person who is shared in the sharing right setting to be visible or to make it public. In addition, even when it is set to be public, a restriction can be set by setting a separate password.

If the user selects OK in FIG. 7, the service target to be shared can be selected as shown in FIG. At this time, if the blog is selected in FIG. 8, it can be selected to post the album as a single photo or to post the album as shown in FIG. Here, if an album is created and posted is selected, the album generated according to the embodiment of the present invention is posted to the blog, and a separate album viewer program can be attached to browse the album in the form of an album.

Accordingly, when an album is selected as shown in FIG. 10 and the album is sent to a blog, the album selected in the smart editor of the blog can be edited as shown in FIG. 11A. In this manner, when an album is attached to an editor and posted, an album is posted in the blog as shown in FIG. 11B, thereby enabling sharing of the album through the blog.

Referring to FIG. 12, according to another embodiment of the present invention, when selecting OK in FIG. 7, a service object to be shared can be selected as shown in FIG. At this time, if the SNS service (for example, Facebook) is selected in FIG. 12, it can be selected to post to a single photo or post a photo album as shown in FIG. Here, if the user selects to create and post a photo album, the album created according to the embodiment of the present invention can be posted to the corresponding SNS service.

Accordingly, when an album is selected as shown in FIG. 13 and album sending is executed on Facebook, it is posted to the corresponding SNS service (for example, Facebook) as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, An album URL that can be accessed for the album may be included.

At this time, if a public album URL is selected in the posting, a pop-up viewer can be generated as shown in FIG. 16 to reproduce the album.

The various operations and functions as described herein with respect to the various methods may be performed by any of a number of types of functions, such as a particular processing function and / or a processing function implemented therein, and / ≪ / RTI > For example, such functions may be described herein, as well as performing various operations and processes as described herein, or any other operations and functions as described herein, etc., or the like, And may perform such operations, processes, and the like.

In some embodiments, such functions (which may be implemented on the same device or on distinct devices) may be implemented in such a manner and in accordance with various aspects of the present invention, etc., and / Operations and functions, and their equivalents. In some embodiments, such processing is performed together by the first functional portion in the first device and the second functional portion in the second device. In other embodiments, such processing, operations, etc. are performed entirely by the processing units within one particular apparatus. Even in other embodiments, such processing and operations are performed using at least a first functional portion and a second functional portion within a single device.

Also, in the foregoing description, the terms " system, " " device, " and " section " may be a single processing device or a plurality of processing devices. Such a processing device may be a microprocessor, a microcontroller, a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, a central processing unit, a field programmable gate array, a programmable logic device, a state machine, a logic circuit, an analog circuit, a digital circuit, and / (Analog and / or digital) based on hard coding of operational instructions. The processing module, module, processing circuit, and / or processing unit may be implemented as a single memory device, a plurality of memory devices, and / or a combination of the processing modules, the processing circuitry, and / Lt; / RTI > memory and / or an integrated memory element. Such a memory device may be any device that stores read only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), volatile memory, non-volatile memory, static memory, dynamic memory, flash memory, cache memory, and / . If the processing module, the module, the processing circuit, and / or the processing unit include one or more processing devices, the processing devices may be centrally located (i.e., directly or indirectly via a wired and / Connected), distributed (e.g., cloud computing via an indirect connection over a local and / or wide area network). If the processing module, module, processing circuit, and / or processing unit implements one or more of those functions through a static machine, analog circuitry, digital circuitry, and / or circuitry, memory and / It should further be noted that the corresponding operating instructions may be internal or external to the circuit including the static machine, analog circuitry, digital circuitry, and / or logic circuitry. The memory element may be stored and the processing module, module, processing circuitry, and / or processing unit may be configured to store a hard-coded and / or hard-coded data item corresponding to at least a portion of the steps and / or functions depicted in one or more of the figures It should be further noted that it carries out operational instructions. Such a memory device or memory element may be included within the components of the manufacture.

The invention has been described above with the aim of method steps illustrating the performance of certain functions and their relationships. The boundaries and order of these functional components and method steps have been arbitrarily defined herein for convenience of description. Alternative boundaries and sequences may be defined as long as the specific functions and relationships are properly performed. Any such alternative boundaries and sequences are therefore within the scope and spirit of the claimed invention. In addition, the boundaries of these functional components have been arbitrarily defined for ease of illustration. Alternative boundaries can be defined as long as certain important functions are properly performed. Likewise, the flow diagram blocks may also be arbitrarily defined herein to represent any significant functionality. For extended use, the flowchart block boundaries and order may have been defined and still perform some important function. Alternative definitions of both functional components and flowchart blocks and sequences are therefore within the scope and spirit of the claimed invention. Those skilled in the art will also appreciate that the functional components and other illustrated blocks, modules, and components herein may be implemented as illustrated or as separate components, such as semiconductor integrated circuits (ASICs) And the like, or any combination thereof.

The invention may also be described, at least in part, in the language of one or more embodiments. Embodiments of the invention are used herein to describe the invention, aspects thereof, features thereof, concepts thereof, and / or examples thereof. The physical embodiment of an apparatus, article of manufacture, machine, and / or process for implementing the invention may include one or more aspects, features, concepts, examples, etc., described with reference to one or more embodiments described herein . Moreover, in the entire drawings, embodiments may incorporate the same or similarly named functions, steps, modules, etc. that may use the same or different reference numerals, and so forth, Steps, modules, etc., may be the same or similar functions, steps, modules, etc., or the like.

In the meantime, the term " processing unit "is used in the description of various embodiments of the present invention. A module includes a functional block implemented via hardware to perform one or more functions, such as processing one or more input signals to produce one or more output signals. The hardware implementing the functional block may operate directly by combining software and / or firmware. As used herein, a module may include one or more sub-modules that are themselves modules.

While various combinations of features and specific combinations of features of the present invention are explicitly described herein, other combinations of these features and functions are likewise possible. The present invention is not limited to the specific examples disclosed herein, and explicitly incorporates these different combinations.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to particular embodiments, such as specific elements, and specific embodiments and drawings. However, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above- And various modifications and changes may be made thereto by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains.

Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described, and all of the equivalents or equivalents of the claims, as well as the following claims, belong to the scope of the present invention .

200: user terminal (sharer) 210: cloud server
220: communication network 230: user terminal (customer)
310: album setting module 311: photo uploading unit
312: URL generating unit 313: photo link setting unit
314: Layout configuring unit 315: Background configuring unit
320: Sharing processing module 321: Sharing setting unit
322: Shifter authentication unit 323: Shifter notification unit
330: Album reproduction module 340: Information extraction module
341: Meta information extracting unit 342: Secondary information extracting unit
350: automatic classification module 360: databases
361: Member information database 362: Photo information database
363: Album information database 364: Share information database

Claims (23)

Receiving at least one image file from among at least one photo file stored in the storage medium, selection information for at least one photo file to be configured as an album, requesting an album sharing server to create an album for the selected at least one photo file, A first user terminal for setting a sharing target;
Receiving an album creation request from the first user terminal, generating an album including the selected at least one photo file, and storing the album in a database, and transmitting the generated album to at least one shared object set by the first user terminal Shared album sharing server; And
And at least one second user terminal connected to the album sharing server and browsing the generated album when the album corresponds to the sharing object set by the first user terminal for the album,
Wherein the user of the first user terminal comprises the at least one photograph selected using a photo album production tool as an editing means of the album,
Wherein the photo file is synchronized to a cloud storage from a predetermined terminal by a cloud service.
The album sharing server according to claim 1,
And transmits album sharing related information to at least one shared object set by the first user terminal.
The album sharing method according to claim 2,
And a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) information that can be accessed to the album.
The method of claim 1, wherein, in constructing the album,
Wherein the user of the first user terminal sets at least one selected from at least one of a size, a horizontal / vertical ratio, a resolution, a shape, a shape, a direction, a background and a cover of at least one selected photo, system.
The album sharing server according to claim 1,
And an information extraction module for extracting at least one information set for automatic photo classification from each photo file uploaded from the first user terminal.
The method according to claim 5,
A photograph of an album unit using a cloud service, which is at least one selected from geographical location information on photographs such as photographing date and time, longitude / latitude, camera model information, upload date and time of photo, file size information, color information, Shared system.
An album setting module that receives an album creation request from a user terminal, creates an album including at least one photo file selected through the user terminal, and stores the album in a database; And
And a sharing processing module for receiving information for setting at least one sharing object for the album from the user terminal and sharing the created album with the at least one sharing object,
The user of the user terminal configuring the album including the at least one picture selected using the photo album production tool as the editing means of the album,
Wherein the photo file is synchronized to a cloud storage from a predetermined terminal by a cloud service, the album sharing server for sharing pictures by album using the cloud service.
The system according to claim 7,
And transmitting album sharing related information to at least one shared object set by the user terminal.
The method of claim 8,
And an URL (Uniform Resource Locator) information capable of accessing the album, the album sharing server for sharing pictures by album using the cloud service.
The album setting module according to claim 7,
A layout unit configured to set at least one of a size, a horizontal / vertical ratio, a resolution, a shape, a shape, and a direction of the selected at least one photograph included in the album; And
And a background component for setting a background or a cover of the album, the album sharing server for sharing pictures by album using the cloud service.
8. The album sharing server according to claim 7,
And an information extracting module for extracting at least one information set for automatic photo classification from each photo file uploaded from the user terminal, the album sharing server for sharing pictures by album using the cloud service.
12. The method of claim 11,
A photograph of an album unit using a cloud service, which is at least one selected from geographical location information on photographs such as photographing date and time, longitude / latitude, camera model information, upload date and time of photo, file size information, color information, An album sharing server for sharing.
12. The album sharing server according to claim 11,
And an automatic classification module for filtering and sorting photographs matching the selected condition from the user by referring to the respective information extracted by the information extraction module.
8. The album sharing server according to claim 7,
And an album reproduction module for reproducing the album when receiving a request for viewing the generated album from at least one shared object set by the user terminal, Shared server.
A method of sharing an album for album sharing by using a cloud service, the method comprising:
Receiving an album creation request from a user terminal;
Creating an album including at least one photo file selected through the user terminal, storing the album in a database, and assigning album access information unique to each album;
Receiving information for setting at least one share object for the album from the user terminal; And
And sharing the created album with the at least one shared object,
The user of the user terminal configuring the album including the at least one picture selected using the photo album production tool as the editing means of the album,
Wherein the photo file is synchronized to a cloud storage from a predetermined terminal by a cloud service.
16. The method of claim 15, further comprising: after receiving the information,
And transmitting album sharing related information to at least one shared object set by the user terminal.
18. The system of claim 16,
(Uniform Resource Locator) information capable of accessing the album. The method of sharing photos on an album basis using a cloud service.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein creating and storing the album in a database comprises:
Setting at least one selected from among a size, a horizontal / vertical ratio, a resolution, a shape, a shape, and a direction of the selected at least one photograph included in the album; And
And setting a background or a cover of the album.
16. The method of claim 15,
Further comprising the step of extracting at least one information set for automatic photo classification from each photo file uploaded from the user terminal.
21. The system according to claim 19,
A photograph of an album unit using a cloud service, which is at least one selected from geographical location information on photographs such as photographing date and time, longitude / latitude, camera model information, upload date and time of photo, file size information, color information, How to share.
20. The method of claim 19,
Further comprising the step of filtering and sorting photographs matching the selected condition from the user by referring to the information extracted by the information extracting module.
16. The method of claim 15,
Receiving a viewing request for the created album from at least one shared object set by the user terminal; And
And reproducing and processing the album requested to be browsed by the album reproducing module.
A computer-readable recording medium having recorded therein a program for executing the method according to any one of claims 15 to 22.

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