KR20010069684A - An Image processing system and method using client-server system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system and method for processing an image using a client-server environment is provided to process an image by connecting to a server side through a network. CONSTITUTION: An image processing system is composed of a client(10), a sever(30) including a script program(40), a storage media(50), an additional information database(60) and a generator(70). The client(10) is operated in an Internet interface, and includes a browser which transmits an image file and a midi music file. The server(30) includes the script program(40) which receives the image file from the client(10) or controls an operation of the server(30). The additional information database(60) transmits data to the script program(40) under the control of the script program(40). The storage media(50) receives and stores the image file transmitted from the script program(40). A generator(80) receives all sorts of commands, and generates a flash file under the control of the script program(40).

Description

An image processing system and method using client-server system

The present invention relates to an image processing system and method using a client-server environment, and more particularly, to an image using a client-server environment in which a user can access a server through the Internet and perform a desired image processing process. A processing system and method are disclosed.

Digital cameras have been in use since 1999, and the market is growing rapidly. In 2005, it is expected to surpass the existing camera market. In addition, competition in the electronic album and photo printing service industry in Korea and abroad is in earnest, and digital imaging technology is attracting attention as a promising field. There is a growing number of Web sites that use services. Therefore, there is a strong need for multimedia solutions such as digital image viewers and editors, and this demand is expected to become stronger. However, until now, there are no server-side image viewers or editors with various functions, so only the inconvenient image view of the HTML interface is used.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an image processing system and method using a client-server environment that can simply connect to a server side via a network such as the Internet and perform desired image processing.

Another object of the present invention is to receive the image file such as JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF from the client side, generate a real-time flash file through the generator on the server side, the static, user's direct operation through the existing HTML interface To provide an image processing system and method using a client-server environment to dynamically and automatically display the image shown by the.

Another object of the present invention is a server-based solution for quickly and easily editing an image. The server-based image editing, which has been performed only in the existing client base, is possible in the server-based, and the Internet user directly edits his own photo as well as using the image. It is to provide an image processing system and method using a client-server environment that can be applied to a variety of service sites.

The present invention also provides an image processing system and method using a client-server environment capable of generating a comprehensive multimedia image combined image, music, voice, text.

1 is a block diagram of an image processing system using a client-server environment according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a server in an image processing system using a client-server environment according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an image processing method using a client-server environment according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an image processing system using a client-server environment, wherein the client includes a plug-in of a flash interface and a flash viewer engine, and includes a browser operating on an HTML-based internet interface. The server receives the image file and the data processing command from the client via the Internet in the form of HTML, processes it on the server, converts the result into the HTML form, and transmits the result, and further includes a flash command including flash file production information. A script program for generating a sws file as a file; An additional information database configured to receive and store user's personal information and information on the transmitted image file under the control of the script program; A storage medium for receiving and storing an image file transmitted by a user under the control of the script program, and outputting a required image file; And receiving commands necessary for generating a flash file from the sws file, receiving an image file from the storage medium, and additional data from the additional information database, and generating a flash file under the control of the script program. Provided is an image processing system using a client-server environment including a generator for storing in a storage medium or transmitting to a client via the script program.

The present invention also includes a step of connecting a server by inputting an ID and a password for a user to verify his or her identity using a client-side computer; Transmitting an image file to be converted into a flash file and an option value for generating a flash file using the client-side computer to a server; Storing the image file in a server-side storage medium, storing additional information including personal information of the user and information about the transmitted image file in an additional information database, and generating a sws file according to the input option value. step; Generating a flash file by receiving the image file, additional information, and sws file; And storing the generated flash file in a storage medium or transmitting the generated flash file to a client side.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the present invention.

1 is a block diagram of an image processing system using a client-server environment according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the image processing system of the present invention may include a flash interface 12 and a flash viewer engine. 14) the client 10 operating in the HTML-based Internet interface to which the plug-in is plugged in, the script program 40, the storage medium 50, the additional information database 60, and the generator 70. It consists of a server 30 that includes.

First, with reference to the client 10 side, the client 10 operates in an HTML-based Internet interface, and includes a conventional browser such as an explorer for transmitting image files, MIDI music files, and the like to the server 30. have. In addition, a flash interface 12 for controlling and manipulating the flash file and a flash image viewer engine 14 for displaying the flash file on the screen are plugged into the Internet browser.

The image viewer engine 14 is written in flash, and is diversified into a slideshow, an electronic catalog, an electronic book, an electronic picture encyclopedia, a puzzle viewer, an eCARD viewer, a calendar, a diary viewer, a 3D image viewer, a design viewer, and the like. Such application of the viewer engine 14 may be appropriately selected and used according to the characteristics of the site required.

The server 30 receives an image file and a data processing command from the client 10 through the Internet network 20, processes a file transmitted by the user, or identifies the identity of the user. It includes a script program 40 to control the overall. The script program 40 is written by a common programming language such as PHP (Personal Home Page Tools), ASP (Active Server Page), C, C ++, and processes data transmitted by the user in HTML format on a web server. After that, the result is converted into HTML form and transmitted.

In an image processing system using a client-server environment according to the present invention, the script program 40 generates a flash command file (sws file 80) including flash file production information according to a command of the client 10. In addition to the sws file 80, a wave wave template file (swt file) such as an electronic business card, an electronic card, a calendar, and the like may be further generated and used for the production of a flash file as necessary.

In the additional information database 60, necessary personal information such as a user's name, age, gender, etc., a name of a transferred image file, a file size, and the like are recorded. The identity of the user may be confirmed by transmitting to the script program 40, and the additional information may be used for image processing in the server 30 to be described later.

The storage medium 50 receives and stores the image file 52 transmitted by the user from the script program 40, and transmits the necessary image file to the generator 80 under the control of the script program 40, or the script program. Under the control of 40, the stored flash file 54 functions to transmit to the client 10 side.

The generator 80 receives various commands necessary for generating a flash file from the sws file 80, obtains an image file from the storage medium 50, and various additional data from the additional information database 60, and generates a script program. The flash file is generated under the control of 40 and stored in the storage medium 50 or transmitted to the client 10 via the script program 40. The generator 80 operates as a CGI module and converts an image file into a shockwave file based on a command recorded in a sws file, a swift-generator, a j-generator, an icom generator, a swift MP3 generator, and the like. Generally known flash file generators may be used as they are, or may be appropriately modified to enable Hangul processing. The image file converted into the flash file (the wave file) by the generator 80 includes metadata of its size, original format file, description, and the like, and the metadata is an image viewer engine of the client 10 ( 14).

2 is a block diagram of a server in an image processing system using a client-server environment according to another embodiment of the present invention, wherein the server 30 has a script program 40 having the same function as that shown in FIG. It includes a storage medium 50, the additional information database 60, the generator 70, and unlike the image processing system disclosed in FIG. 1, the image file stored in the storage medium 50 is directly transmitted to the generator 70 Instead, by using the image processor 90 to give a special effect to the image, and transmits to the generator 70 to produce a flash file, and from the sound information database 100 under the control of the script program 40 The audio data is input, synthesized with the flash file, and then transmitted to the user through the Internet network 20.

As the image processor 90, a commercially available image processing engine such as Perl 5+, PerlmagicK, gd library 1.8+, MagicK ++, etc. may be mounted on the server 30. The image processor 90 may be used to perform monochrome processing, resizing, blur processing, trim processing, image compositing, embossing, and fringe processing of an image. The additional information database 60 and the acoustic information database 100 may be configured using MySQL or mssql, which are open relational databases.

Referring to the operation of the image processing system using a client-server environment according to the present invention using the flow chart shown in Figure 3, first, the user inputs an ID and password that can verify their identity using a client-side computer It connects to the server (S1), and transmits the option values (commands) necessary for generating the flash file to the server (S2) along with the image file, MIDI music file, etc. to be converted into a flash file.

The script program of the server receiving the data stores the image file in a storage medium, and generates a sws file which is a flash command file including flash file production information according to the option value transmitted from the client (S3). Receives the image file, the additional information, and the sws file, and generates a flash file according to the control command of the script (S4). The generated flash file is stored in the storage medium under the control of the script program or transmitted to the client 10 (S5).

The image processing system and method using the client-server environment of the present invention can be connected to the server side via a network such as the Internet, and can easily perform desired image processing. In other words, by receiving image files such as JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF, etc. from the client side, and generating them as real-time flash files through the generator on the server side, they are displayed through static and user's direct operation through the existing HTML interface. It has the advantage of showing the lost and dynamic images automatically.

The image processing system of the present invention also performs image editing, which has been done only in the existing client base, on a server basis, so that the user can edit his or her own photo directly on the Internet as well as various applications in the service site using the image. In addition, you can easily create a comprehensive multimedia image that combines images, music, voice, and text.

Claims (4)

In the image processing system using a client-server environment, The client has a flash interface and a flash viewer engine plug-in, and includes a browser that operates on an HTML-based internet interface. The server receives an image file and a data processing command in HTML form from the client through the Internet network, processes the image file on the server, converts the result into HTML form, and transmits the result to an HTML form. A script program for generating a sws file, which is a command file; An additional information database configured to receive and store user's personal information and information on the transmitted image file under the control of the script program; A storage medium for receiving and storing an image file transmitted by a user under the control of the script program, and outputting a required image file; And Receives a command for generating a flash file from the sws file, receives an image file from the storage medium, and additional information from the additional information database, generates a flash file under the control of the script program, and stores the stored file. An image processing system using a client-server environment including a generator for storing in a medium or transmitting to a client via the script program. The image processing system of claim 1, wherein the script program further generates a shockwave template file together with a flash command file including flash file production information. The image processing system according to claim 1, wherein the generator is a swift-generator or a j-generator. Accessing a server by inputting an ID and a password for identifying a user's identity using a client-side computer; Transmitting an image file to be converted into a flash file and an option value for generating a flash file using the client-side computer to a server; Storing the image file in a server-side storage medium, storing additional information including personal information of the user and information about the transmitted image file in an additional information database, and generating a sws file according to the input option value. step; Generating a flash file by receiving the image file, additional information, and sws file; And And storing the generated flash file on a storage medium or transmitting the generated flash file to a client side.