KR20040027825A - Method and system for operating Digital Photo Studio site on the On-line - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method and a system for operating an online network digital photo shop are provided to offer a photo output service to a customer on a desired time and place without a film by storing a photo or a film of all customers in a digital photo file of each customer. CONSTITUTION: If a user(22) provides the photo or the film by visiting a member photo shop, the photo shop stores the photo in a web server by using a scanner and a film recognizing equipment. An online network digital photo shop server(40) stores the photo and the user information sent from the web server through the Internet(20) in a film file database(44), a member database(42), and a member photo shop database(46). The user receives the photo output service from the member photo shop in anytime and anywhere by using the databases of the online network digital photo shop server.

Description

Method and system for online network digital photo studio site on the On-line}

The present invention relates to an online network digital photography and a system of a site, and more particularly, to construct a single online network for existing photo studios widely distributed throughout the country, regardless of time or place. The present invention relates to an operation method and system of an online network digital photo shop site that can easily issue a printout without a picture.

In the related art, with the development of the Internet and digital technologies, netizens search for and utilize various types of photo information to output photographs of necessary materials. However, buyers who want to print their own photos and films by photo paper still visit the photo studio with the film and print the photos on the paper.

If the customer's picture was lost, and if a photo was urgently needed elsewhere (identification photo ...), the film was in trouble. In such a case, there was a loss of time or cost to print a particular picture forever, or to take a picture again and print a photo at another photo studio.

When the present invention is operated in the online photo network merchant shops nationwide that operates the system as an on-line digital photo studio site system on the Internet in order to eliminate the customer's trouble and time and cost loss as described above. We want to provide a service so that photos can be printed on photo paper permanently from anywhere. That is, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a photo printing service on photo paper at a time and place desired by a client by storing all the photographs or films of each customer as an individual photo file digitization.

1 is a system configuration for explaining an online network digital photo studio operating method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for operating an on-line network digital photo studio according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 will be described in more detail with reference to a procedure for performing an embodiment according to the present invention.

Online network digital photo studio site system according to the present invention for achieving the above object is to form an online network (On-line Network) affiliated stores for members of the nationwide photo shop using the Internet (internet) and membership information It is characterized by configuring an online network digital photo studio site server that stores member DB, buyer's (photographer's) photo and film DB, and merchant photo studio DB and transmits it among the nation's online network.

The on-line network member shop photo shop is a computer and a scanner and film recognition special equipment that has input images using a scanner and a separate film recognition special equipment. It consists of a hardware connector (SCSI cable and SCSI card) that connects to a computer to store customer data in a personal (operator) information web server (web sub) and send it to an on-line digital photo studio site server.

In addition, the online digital photo studio site server stores member photos and films sent from local on-line network affiliate photo studios in the online digital digital photo studio site server through the member DB, photo, film DB, and merchant photo studio DB. It is composed of a system (system) is provided and connected to a nationwide online network (On-line Network) affiliated store is transmitted to the photo shop.

The on-line network may use one of a telephone line network, a dedicated line network, and a high speed network.

1 is a system configuration diagram for explaining an online network digital photo studio operating method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the online network digital photo studio site system according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, a user (2) visits an online network member shop photo studio to take a photo or transmit an existing photo and film to a corresponding photo studio operator. If provided, the personal photograph file of the user 22 is stored in the web server 12 through the process of using the scanner 10 and the film recognition special equipment between the photographs. ), Password (Password), e-mail address, name, social security number, address and phone number, such as personal information is stored in the photo studio web server 12 together. However, if the user 22 accesses and visits the online digital photo studio site in advance and registers as a member, the member service provided by the online photo network affiliated photo studio is received.

A scanner is an image input device, which refers to an input device that reads information displayed on paper, such as a photograph or a text, in a graphic form and delivers the information to a computer.

The special equipment here refers to equipment that recognizes the contents of the film as light, digitizes them, and transmits them to a computer.

In addition, the online network digital photo studio site server 40 includes a user's photo and film file DB (44) and a user stored in the national merchant photo studio web server 12, which is sent from the national online network affiliate photo studio through the Internet network 20. The member DB 42 of the personal information of the member 22 and the affiliated photo shop DB 46 by the nationwide online network are stored.

The pictures, films and personal information of the user 22 stored in this way are stored by the online network digital photo studio site server 40, so that when the user 22 wants to output a photo on a photo paper between any photo in the country, the online network digital photo studio site server The member DB 42 registered with the member 40 and the photo, film DB 44, and merchant photo studio DB 46 provide a personal print photo service at the merchant photo studio at the date and time desired by the user 22. You will be provided.

In addition, the online network digital photo studio site server (User) is connected to the online network digital photo studio site server 40 so that payment can be made at the time of reservation and delivery purchase at the online merchant photo studio. 40 and the payment system 30 are connected.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for operating an online network digital photo studio according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the method of operating a digital photo output system using an on-line network according to the present invention, first, in step S1, the user 22 performs an online network digital photo shop site server 40 at a specific URL. ).

In operation S2, the online network digital photo studio site server 40 requests the user S22 to input an ID and a password so that the user S22 may have his or her ID and password. Enter to confirm the user in step S3 (Login). At this time, the on-line digital photo studio site server 40 checks whether an ID and password stored in the member DB 42 are present in the ID and password of the user S22. Will be confirmed. When the user 22 first visits the on-line digital photo studio site, the user 22 registers according to the existing form through a new registration process (S3) and receives member services. In step S4, the user 22 searches for the desired picture in the personal picture file. If the user wants to output the personal picture, then in step S5, the type and quantity of the picture are determined.

When the type and quantity of photos are determined, in step S6, the Usr S22 searches for and selects a corresponding affiliated photo shop that will output the photos. After this process, the user 22 selects reservation (豫 約) and delivery (配送) in step S7. In this case, if you select the reservation, you must specify the date and time to print the pictures in the relevant photo shop. If you select the delivery, you will receive the delivery location and delivery date. In addition to the personal information already described, write again.

After the above steps are completed in turn, in step S8, the user 22 accesses a payment system such as a credit card settlement company through an online network digital photo studio site server 40 to make a payment with a credit card, or output a photo to a bank online. You will pay the purchase price.

Finally, in step S9, the user 22 visits the photo shop for the personal photo he or she wants to purchase and prints the photo or receives the photo output by a delivery method such as mail or quick service.

3 will be described in more detail with reference to a procedure for performing an embodiment according to the present invention.

In the case of FIG. 3, the user 22 is urgently provided with a digital photo printing service regardless of a place (region) without reservation by a photo stored in an online network digital photo studio site server 40. This is a system implementation procedure diagram that can be enabled.

First, in S20, the user 22 visits an on-line network affiliate photo shop when he / she wants to print a personal photo stored in an online network digital studio site server 40 on a photo paper in a hurry. In operation S21, the user 22 requests photo output to be purchased at the affiliated photo shop. Thereafter, in step S22, the user server 22 has a user confirmation procedure by connecting to the web server 12 and the online network digital photo studio site server 40 provided in the affiliated photo studio.

After checking the user, in step S23, the operator of the photo studio connects to the online network digital photo studio site server 40 through the web server 12 provided in the affiliated photo studio and searches the personal photo file of the user (2).

In step S24, the user 22 selects a picture to be purchased while searching for a personal picture file. In step S25, the affiliated photo shop operator digitally outputs the purchase picture selected by the user 22.

Finally, in step S26, the user 22 receives the payment due to providing a digital photo printing service through the online network as described above.

According to the present invention, by connecting the existing nationwide photo studios to one online network affiliate, the buyer provides a photo printing service at that time to provide the necessary personally owned photographs. The spatial constraints were solved. That is, photo buyers can permanently preserve personally owned photographs, and can print digital photographs without a separate film at the affiliated photo studio anywhere in the country when photograph printing is required. have.

In addition, even if you lose a photo or film, you can access the digital photo studio site online by using your home PC and receive necessary personal photos at a nearby photo shop. The service can be maximized.

Although the invention has been described in detail only with respect to the described embodiments, it is obvious that various modifications and modifications are within the scope of the appended claims within the technical scope of the invention.

Claims (5)

A user accessing an on-line digital photo studio site Home Page; Confirming, by the online photo buyer, a user; Registering if the online photo buyer is a new member; Searching the personal photo file by the online photo buyer; Determining, by the online photo buyer, the type and quantity of photos; Searching and selecting the online store by the online photo buyer; Requesting the reservation and delivery of the online buyer; Operating the online photo shop digital photo studio site, comprising the step of: paying for the purchase of the photo output by the online photo buyer. The method of claim 1, A system of an online network digital photo studio site using the online network, wherein the online network digital photo studio site server and a payment system are connected. The method of claim 1 As a system execution procedure that can receive digital photo printing service, An online photo buyer visiting the online merchant photo studio; An online photo buyer applying for photo printing; Steps for Online Merchant Photo Studio Operators to Verify Membership Retrieving a shopper photo file by an online merchant photo shop operator; Selecting a buyer photo from an online merchant photo shop operator; A method of operating a digital photo output system using an online network, which is characterized by an operation performed by an online photo buyer in a step of making a payment. The method according to claim 2, Online Merchant Photo Studio is an operation system that connects existing photo studios to a Merchant Photo Studio through a single online network, and provides digital photo printing service in the online network digital photo studio of the national level registered as a Merchant on the Online Network Digital Photo Studio site server. A member information DB in which personal information of a member is stored; Member's personally owned photo and film file information DB; National online merchant photo studio DB; And Equipped with the member information DB, photo and film file information DB, and the online merchant photo shop DB of the nationwide unit, the online network photo shop site server is provided to the digital photo print buyers to reserve and deliver the photo output from the nationwide merchant photo shop. Digital photo printing site system using an on-line network, characterized in that made.