KR20030004877A - Method and system of digital image photography service using network - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system and a method for a digital image photographing service using a network are provided to directly confirm an image to be photographed through a monitor while photographing the image, and keep the photographed image without storing films or data. CONSTITUTION: A system for a digital image photographing service using a network includes a monitor(120) monitoring an image to be photographed; a digital image input part(110) including a digital image photographing device(111) photographing a user and scenery including the user, a memory(112) storing a digital image, and a network transmitting element(113) transmitting the input digital image via e-mail; a digital image output device(140) outputting the input digital image; and a key board(130) inputting e-mail addresses to transmit the digital image.

Description

Digital image shooting service system and method using network {METHOD AND SYSTEM OF DIGITAL IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHY SERVICE USING NETWORK}

The present invention relates to a system and method for digital image input / output and transmission using a network, and more particularly, to a system and method for inputting and outputting a digital image and transmitting service using a digital image input means connected online.

With the development of means of transportation, the range of living is getting wider and wider, and accordingly, a large number of people are visiting various domestic and foreign tourist attractions. In addition, in order to commemorate the visit of tourist attractions, people take pictures and videos containing their own views and scenery of tourist attractions, and the desire to exchange or transfer such images is increasing.

Conventionally, in order to solve such a need, a user having an image capturing means such as a camera asks a business operator such as a photo studio to acquire an image obtained through the camera in a film form, and a business operator such as a photo studio develops the image. It was supposed to provide the output to the user.

In the above process, the user is inconvenient to keep the film for the duration of the trip, and there is also the hassle of having to visit the office of the operator such as a photo shop and acquire the developed image directly. Furthermore, when exchanging or transferring the developed photo, there is a disadvantage in that a scan operation using a scanner or a separate development operation are additionally required.

In addition, it is impossible to correct the developed photo, there is a disadvantage that it is not easy to obtain an image including the landscape desired by the user. Therefore, when the developed picture is not satisfactory, there is a problem in that the user must revisit the tourist spot or give up the image in order to obtain an image containing a desired landscape.

Recently, with the advent of a digital camera having an LCD monitor, it has become relatively easy to take an image of a user's desired form through monitoring using the LCD monitor. However, due to the cost of digital cameras, most people do not have a digital camera, and even if they do, they are limiting the user's image shooting due to the limitations of the digital camera's charging capacity and memory. It's not easy to find a location that will capture the best scenery.

Accordingly, there is a need for a system that does not have an image monitoring means for a user to capture an image containing a desired landscape, and to easily exchange and transfer the image.

Accordingly, it is a first object of the present invention to provide a system and method for easily capturing an image containing a landscape desired by a user.

It is a second object of the present invention to provide a system and method capable of easily and quickly exchanging and delivering a desired image.

1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a digital image photographing service system according to the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a digital image photographing service method according to the present invention;

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100: network

110: digital image input unit

111: digital image recording device

112: memory

113: network transmission means

120: monitor

130: keyboard

140: digital image output device

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a monitor capable of monitoring an image to be taken; A digital image photographing apparatus capable of photographing a landscape including the user and the user, a memory capable of storing digital images photographed using the digital image photographing apparatus, and a network transmission means capable of sending an input digital image by e-mail. A digital image input unit; A digital image output device capable of outputting a digital image input to the digital image input unit; And a keyboard capable of inputting an e-mail address for transmitting digital images.

In addition, to achieve another object of the present invention, the steps of monitoring the image to be photographed using a monitor; Photographing and storing a digital image including a user and a landscape including the user in a memory by using a digital image photographing apparatus; Inputting an e-mail address and contents for transmitting the photographed digital image; Outputting the photographed digital image through a digital image output device or transmitting the digital image to the input e-mail address or a combination thereof; Checking the sent e-mail and requesting further printing of the digital image along with the user's address; And sending a digital image printed to the address of the requesting verifier.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying Figures 1 to 2 will be described in detail the present invention.

1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a digital image capture service system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a digital image photographing service system according to the present invention includes a digital image photographing apparatus 111, a memory 112, and a network transmitting means 113 capable of photographing and transmitting a landscape desired by a user. It is provided with an input unit 110, the monitor 120 to monitor the image when the user takes the image, the keyboard 130 for inputting the e-mail address to send the digital image, the input digital A digital image output device 140 capable of outputting an image is provided. In addition, the digital image input unit 110 may be connected to the network 100 to send an e-mail or data.

As a preferred embodiment according to the present invention, the digital image input unit 110 may be a personal computer having a digital camera, and as a preferred embodiment, may be a digital camera having a network transmission means.

In addition, the memory 112 included in the digital image input unit 110 according to the present invention may store a digital image photographed using the digital image photographing apparatus 111 and an e-mail address for transmitting the digital image via a network. Accordingly, the digital image input unit 110 may transmit the digital image stored in the memory 112 to the corresponding email address using the network transmission means 113.

As another embodiment of the present invention, the digital image input unit 110 may include a charging means, and by operating the digital image photographing service system by the charging means, it is possible to provide a service by charging.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a digital image photographing service method according to the present invention. The digital image photographing service system according to the present invention may be connected to a network and installed and used at a view point of a tourist destination.

Referring to FIG. 2, first, a user monitors a landscape to be photographed using a monitor (step S201). Subsequently, by using the digital image photographing device to take an image containing the scenery of the user and the tourist spot and store it in the memory (step S202), and after confirming the photographed image, using the keyboard to input the e-mail address to send the photographed digital image (Step S203). Then, according to the user's request, the digital image is output through the image output device, or any one or a combination thereof is transmitted to the input e-mail address (step S204).

As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the sent e-mail may be linked to a web address or e-mail address of a business that can develop a digital image.

Thus, referring again to FIG. 2, after a time has elapsed, the user can check the sent e-mail and use the business's web address or e-mail address to develop the linked digital image, along with the user's address. A further print request of the image is requested (step S205), and the business entity that can develop the digital image sends the resultant to the address of the user who requested the development (step S206).

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the step of monitoring the landscape to be photographed by the user may further include the step of charging by the user using the charging means. In addition, as a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the e-mail sent to the user may include the specific advertising content and promotional content.

The foregoing has outlined rather broadly the features and technical advantages of the present invention to better understand the claims of the invention which will be described later. Additional features and advantages constituting the claims of the present invention will be described below. It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the conception and specific embodiments of the disclosed subject matter can be used immediately as a basis for designing or modifying other structures for carrying out the similar purposes of the present invention.

In addition, the inventive concepts and embodiments disclosed herein may be used by those skilled in the art as a basis for modifying or designing other structures for carrying out the same purposes of the present invention. In addition, such modifications or altered equivalent structures by those skilled in the art may be variously changed, substituted, and changed without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention described in the claims.

As described above, the digital image photographing service system according to the present invention is a digital image having a digital image photographing device, a memory capable of storing an email address and a digital image of a user, and a network transmission means capable of transmitting a photographed digital image to a user. Including an input unit and having a digital image output device, a keyboard, and a monitor, by allowing a user to capture an image to be photographed directly through a monitor, there is an advantage of increasing the user's satisfaction with the image. In particular, it not only outputs the image directly through the image output device, but also transfers the image taken using a network transmission means to an e-mail input by the user, thereby reducing the inconvenience of storing film or data associated with image capturing. . In addition, by including the digital image output service provider's web address and e-mail address in the sent e-mail, the user can check the transmitted image to easily output the image through the service provider and receive it at the desired place. Moreover, there is an advantage that the advertisement effect and promotion effect can be obtained by including various advertisements and promotional materials in the sent email.

Claims (8)

A monitor capable of monitoring the image to be taken; It has a digital image photographing device for photographing the landscape including the user and the user, a memory for storing the digital image photographed using the digital image photographing device, and a network transmission means for e-mailing the input digital image. A digital image input unit; A digital image output device capable of outputting a digital image input to the digital image input unit; And Keyboard to enter email address to send digital images Digital image shooting service system having a. The digital image photographing service system of claim 1, wherein the digital image input unit further comprises a charging means. Monitoring an image to be photographed using a monitor; Photographing and storing a digital image including a user and a landscape including the user in a memory by using a digital image photographing apparatus; Inputting an e-mail address and contents for transmitting the photographed digital image; Outputting the photographed digital image through a digital image output apparatus, or performing any one or a combination thereof to the input e-mail address; Checking the sent e-mail and requesting further printing of the digital image along with the user's address; And Sending a digital image printed to the address of the requested verifier; Digital image shooting service method comprising a The digital image photographing service method of claim 3, wherein the monitoring of the image to be photographed using the monitor further comprises billing using billing means. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the step of inputting an email address and content to which the photographed digital image is to be sent comprises inputting one or more email addresses. The digital image photographing method of claim 3, wherein the transmitting of the photographed digital image to an input email address comprises transmitting a web address and an email address of a service company capable of printing the photographed digital image. Service method. The method of claim 3, wherein the transmitting of the photographed digital image to the input email address comprises transmitting a specific advertisement content and a promotion content together. The method of claim 3, wherein the step of checking the sent e-mail and requesting further printing of the digital image together with the user's address includes: a web address and an e-mail address of a service provider capable of printing the digital image included in the sent e-mail. Digital image shooting service method characterized in that the request using.