KR20040076905A - Memory system of images taken photograph of mobile phone and it's method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system and method for storing an image shot by a mobile terminal are provided to store and keep an image shot by a mobile terminal without connecting the mobile terminal to a computer. CONSTITUTION: A mobile terminal photographs an object, converts it into an image file and temporarily stores it in a storing unit(S202). The mobile terminal transmits the stored image file to an image service server through a WAP gateway by using the wireless Internet(S204). The image service server stores the image file in an image DB(S206). The image service server finds out an e-mail address of a user of the mobile terminal by searching a client DB and transmits the image file to the e-mail address(S208). The user receives the image file or downloads it from his/her image DB and stores it in a client computer(S210).

Description

Storage system and method of image taken by mobile terminal {Memory system of images taken photograph of mobile phone and it's method}

The present invention relates to a storage system and method for storing images taken by a mobile terminal, and more particularly, to transfer and store image data photographed by a mobile terminal to a server through a mobile communication network and a wireless internet, and then download and capture images. The present invention relates to a storage system and a method of viewing and editing images.

The next-generation mobile communication system, called International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT-2000), is a mobile communication system that makes recommendations in the TG / 1 of the ITU-R for services in the early 2000s. According to the demand, it is a mobile communication system that allows a wireless link to access various communication services supported by a fixed communication network such as PSTN / ISDN / B-ISDN.

IMT-2000 is able to interoperate with various systems, has high service compatibility by worldwide operation, and has the features of using small size and light weight terminal with high quality.

IMT-2000 is a mobile communication system that provides not only voice and data but also ISDN-class and several Mb / s multimedia services. It provides the service by integrating existing cellular, PCS, satellite mobile communication system by introducing the concept of micro, macro cell, etc.).

In this way, IMT-2000 integrates existing terrestrial mobile communication and satellite mobile communication system, which enables the terminal to move freely, the personal mobility that the subscriber can receive from any terminal, and video as well as voice while moving. It aims to satisfy service mobility that can use various services.

In other words, IMT-2000 is a next generation mobile communication system that integrates existing mobile communication systems to provide international roaming services, multimedia services, and personalized communication services.

Accordingly, a terminal suitable for a next generation mobile communication system has been developed. As an example, a mobile terminal having a function of storing an image photographing a subject and transmitting the image to a remote party has emerged.

By the way, while the size of the mobile terminal is gradually miniaturized, the function of the mobile terminal has various functions gradually according to the user's needs, so that there is a limit to the memory of the mobile terminal.

Therefore, the capacity to shoot a subject and store the recorded file in the memory of the mobile terminal is limited. To continue shooting and storing the subject, connect the mobile terminal to the computer and download the file to the computer. You must delete the file.

However, when the user carries the mobile terminal and moves, there is a problem that it takes a lot of inconvenience and hassle, moving time to move to the place where the computer is located.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, the object of the present invention is to transfer the image taken by the mobile terminal to the image service server, and also automatically sent to the user's e-mail by moving to a computer location to the mobile terminal The present invention provides a storage system and method for storing images photographed by a mobile terminal, which is convenient because it does not need to perform a connection operation, and can overcome the memory capacity of the mobile terminal.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is provided with a wireless interface and a camera, a plurality of mobile terminals for transmitting a video file taken and converted by the camera over the wireless Internet, and the mobile terminal to the image service server through the wireless Internet When connecting, the WAP gateway that connects to each other, an image service server storing the image file sent from the mobile terminal and transmitting the image file to the e-mail address of the mobile terminal user, and the image file sent by e-mail from the image service server through a wired Internet. The present invention provides a storage system for photographing images taken by a mobile terminal, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of client computers receiving and storing or downloading and storing the stored image files after logging in by accessing the image service server.

In addition, the present invention provides a method for storing an image in a system consisting of a mobile terminal, a WAP gateway, an image service server including an image DB and a customer DB, and a client computer;

Photographing a subject using the mobile terminal, converting the image file into a video file, and temporarily storing the video file; transmitting the temporarily stored video file to a video service server through a WAP gateway in the mobile terminal; Storing the image file in the image DB allocated corresponding to the mobile terminal with reference to the additional information transmitted along with the image file from the image service server, and searching the customer DB by referring to the information in the image service server. Finding an e-mail address of the mobile terminal user, and transmitting the image file to the email address, and receiving and storing the image file sent by the e-mail by accessing the wired Internet from the client computer The present invention provides a method of storing a captured image.

1 is a configuration diagram of a service system applied to the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of a service method according to the present invention.

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10a,... , 10n: Mobile terminal 20: Wireless Internet

30: WAP Gateway 40: Video Service Server

42: Image DB 44: Customer DB

50: wired Internet 60a,... , 60n: client computer

Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a configuration diagram of a service system applied to the present invention.

As shown, a plurality of mobile terminals 10a, ..., 10n, wireless Internet 20, WAP gateway 30, video service server 40, wired Internet 50, a plurality of client computers 60a, ... , 60n).

Mobile terminals (10a, ..., 10n) is a terminal that the user can carry and communicate while moving, each of the mobile terminal is provided with a camera so that the wireless interface to photograph the subject to connect to the wireless Internet.

Although shown in the wireless Internet 20 connecting the WAP gateway 30 and the mobile terminal, a base station and a mobile switching center are located.

The mobile terminal is within the range of any base station, and the video file of the mobile terminal is transmitted to the base station and the mobile switching center controlling it.

The base station connects a mobile terminal to a mobile switching center, and is composed of a digital channel unit (DCU), a time / frequency control unit (TCU), a radio frequency unit (RFU), a position measurement system (GPS), and the like.

The base station performs a wired / wireless conversion function of communicating with a mobile terminal through a wireless network and performing a wired communication with a mobile switching center.

The switching center is responsible for routing general calls, SMS messages and the like.

WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) is a protocol for processing a small screen mobile terminal by reducing the amount of data processed by implementing functions such as Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer, which are currently used as wired Internet browsers, on a terminal.

The mobile terminal 10a, ..., 10n accesses the video service server 40 via the WAP gateway 30. At this time, the WAP gateway converts the WAP request into an HTTP request or performs the reverse function.

The video service server 40 stores the video file sent from the mobile terminal, and transmits the video file to the e-mail address of the mobile terminal user.

The video service server 40 operates and manages the video DB 42 and the customer DB 44.

The image DB 42 includes a directory allocated corresponding to the mobile terminal, and each directory stores an image file sent from the mobile terminal.

The directory allocated corresponding to the mobile terminal has subdirectories for each subject or subject.

For example, a subdirectory may be constructed for each subject such as a person, an animal, or a plant under a directory allocated to correspond to a mobile terminal.

When an image file is first transmitted to a mobile terminal, the image file is stored in the main directory, and when the image file is edited through the client computers 60a, ... 60n, the image file is classified and stored in a sub directory.

The customer DB 44 stores the name, resident number, phone number, email address, mobile terminal phone number, etc. of the registered member to receive the video service according to the present invention.

When sending a video file from the mobile terminal, the video service server 40 searches the customer DB 44 and transmits the video file to the email address of the mobile terminal user who sent the video file.

The client computers 60a, ..., 60n are provided with a wired interface for accessing the wired Internet 50, and the user can access the wired Internet via the client computer and receive an image file sent by e-mail. After accessing the server 40 and logging in, a necessary video file among the video files stored in the video DB 42 may be downloaded.

2 is a block diagram of a service method according to the present invention.

First, the user registers his or her personal information such as a name, social security number, telephone number, e-mail address, and mobile terminal number in the video service server 40 to register as a customer.

At this time, the personal information of the subscribed customer is stored in the customer DB 44 of the video service server 40.

In this state, the mobile terminal 10a, ..., 10n equipped with the camera is photographed to convert the subject into an image file, and the image file is temporarily stored in the storage means (S202).

The mobile terminal transmits (uploads) the video file temporarily stored to the video service server 40 through the WAP gateway 30 using the wireless Internet 20 (S204).

The video service server 40 stores the video file in the image DB 42 corresponding to the mobile terminal by referring to the additional information (for example, the phone number of the mobile terminal, ESN, MIN) that has been transmitted along with the image file. Save (S206).

In addition, the video service server 40 searches the customer DB 44 to find out the email address of the corresponding mobile terminal user by referring to the additional information transmitted along with the video file, and transmits the video file to the email address (S208). ).

The user accesses the wired Internet 50 to the client computer 60a,..., 60n, receives an image file sent by e-mail, or accesses the image service server 40 to log in and downloads from his image DB 42. The image file is stored in the client computer (S210).

After that, the stored image file can be displayed on a monitor, edited, and stored again.

In the same way as described above, it is convenient to move to the place where the computer is located to store the image taken by the mobile terminal to the computer and do not connect the mobile terminal.

As described above, according to the present invention, the captured image can be stored and stored without directly connecting the mobile terminal to the computer, thereby overcoming the storage capacity of the mobile terminal.

Claims (4)

A plurality of mobile terminals provided with a wireless interface and a camera and transmitting the converted image files photographed by the camera through the wireless Internet; A WAP gateway that connects each other when the mobile terminal accesses a video service server through wireless Internet; An image service server for storing the image file sent from the mobile terminal and transmitting the image file to the e-mail address of the user of the mobile terminal; A mobile terminal comprising a plurality of client computers for receiving and storing image files sent by email from the image service server through a wired Internet, or downloading and storing stored image files after logging in by accessing the image service server. System for recording images taken with the camera. The video service server of claim 1, Image DB, which is allocated corresponding to the plurality of mobile terminals and stores a file transmitted from the mobile terminal, and names, resident numbers, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, mobile phone numbers, etc. of members subscribed to provide the video service. The storage system of the image taken by the mobile terminal, characterized in that the customer DB to be stored. Claims [1] A method for storing an image in a system consisting of a mobile terminal, a WAP gateway, an image service server including an image DB and a customer DB, and a client computer; Photographing a subject using the mobile terminal, converting the image file into a video file, and temporarily storing the video file; Transmitting, by the mobile terminal, the temporarily stored video file to a video service server through a WAP gateway; Storing the image file in the image DB allocated corresponding to the mobile terminal by referring to the additional information transmitted along with the image file in the image service server; Searching the customer DB by referring to the information in the video service server to find out the e-mail address of the corresponding mobile terminal user, and transmitting a video file to the e-mail address; And receiving and storing the image file sent by the e-mail by accessing the wired Internet from a client computer. The method of claim 3, wherein the client computer accesses the image service server, logs in, and directly downloads and stores the image file from the image DB of the client computer.