KR20060009254A - File upload using a browser - Google Patents

Abstract

A method of uploading data to a server 9n the Internet using a browser application. The browser application interprets received mark-up data identifying a first server for data upload and provides at least a first user selectable option for upload of pre-recorded data and a second user seledable option for upload of contemporaneous data. In response to user selection of the first option, the browser application enables the user selection and upload of pre- recorded data to the first server. (n response to user selection of the second option, the browser),D application enables the capture and upload of contemporaneous second data.

Description

File upload using a browser}

Embodiments in accordance with the present invention relate to performing a file upload to a server using a browser application of a client. In particular, embodiments according to the present invention relate to the uploading of files that are created contemporaneously for uploading.

A browser is a computer program that accesses the Internet and other networks and displays data available on those networks. Current browsers can interpret Hypertext mark-up language (HTML) to generate documents that contain cross-references or "links," which allow users to link from one document to another. Allow for easy navigation.

The web-page may allow the user to upload a given file with "url" as part of the form input as the web-page of the given server by using the following HTML code.

<form enctype = "multipart / form-data" method = "post" action = "url">

<p>

Please upload a file: <br>

<input type = "file" name = "file">

</ p>

<p>

<input type = "submit" value = "send">

</ p>

</ form>

The browser in the client interprets the HTML code and creates a file widget within the graphical user interface as illustrated in FIG.

The user can enter the path of the file to be uploaded in the text input field (2), or press the find button (4) and find and select the desired file in the file manager application, which will automatically select the file manager. The path of the file is entered in the text input field 2. Then, the user selects the send button 6 to upload the file.

If the user wants to upload a camera image or audio recording having a concurrency, the user must first create and store a camera image or audio recording having a concurrency in the form of a file and upload the individually stored file.

It is desirable to improve the convenience with which a user can upload information using a browser. In particular, it is desirable to improve the operation of uploading things such as simultaneous camera images, audio recordings, and the like.

According to an aspect of the present invention, an apparatus for accessing a remote network and uploading data to a server of the network, the apparatus comprising: an interface for communicating with the remote network; Having a first user option and concurrency identifying a first server for memory and data upload, interpreting mark-up data received from the network, and uploading pre-stored data from the memory to the first server ( and means for providing a second user option of capturing second data and uploading it to the first server.

Embodiments in accordance with the present invention do not merely provide a user with a first option of uploading pre-stored data from the memory to the server, but additionally allow for capturing and uploading data to the server with concurrency. 2 options are also available to the user. Thus, the user has the additional choice not only to upload pre-stored data but also to upload captured data simultaneously.

The user can then upload the captured data without having to pre-store the captured data in memory, and the data can be uploaded using the first option for uploading the pre-stored data from the memory. Can be. Therefore, the user can more easily upload the data captured for upload.

The user does not need to choose to create the files individually and upload the generated files individually. The five steps of taking a picture, saving the picture to a file system, selecting upload, selecting a file for upload, and uploading the file are three steps in some embodiments of the present invention. They can be reduced, which are the steps of selecting an upload, selecting a second option of uploading data with concurrency, and capturing that data.

In a preferred embodiment, an apparatus according to the invention comprises a processor; A user interface comprising a browser application and a display and at least one user input device, the browser application identifying the first server for data upload and interpreting mark-up data received from the network, And provide the first and second user options via a graphical user interface on the display for the user to select.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for uploading data to a server in a network, the method according to another aspect of the present invention being steps performed within a browser application to identify a first server for uploading data. Receiving mark-up data; Interpreting the received mark-up data to provide at least a first user selectable option for uploading at least pre-stored data and a second user selectable option for uploading data having concurrency; In response to the user selecting the first option, enabling uploading of the user selected and pre-stored data to the first server and in response to the user selecting the second option, having the concurrency. Enabling capturing and uploading of the second data.

According to another aspect of the invention, there is provided a browser application for accessing a remote network and uploading data to a server of the network, the widget application identifying a first server for data upload and receiving from the network. A first user option to interpret the generated mark-up data and upload the pre-stored data from the memory to the first server and a second user option to capture and upload the second data with concurrency to the first server. Characterized in that it comprises a means for providing.

In embodiments of the present invention, data with concurrency may be stored only temporarily and not written to the device.

In order to better understand the present invention, reference will be made to the accompanying drawings by way of example.

1 illustrates a file widget according to the prior art for data upload.

2A and 2B illustrate a system 10 for uploading an image captured by the camera 20.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of operating a browser application.

4 is a diagram illustrating a file widget according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating the "option" item provided by the file widget according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In order to fully understand the present invention, the operational advantages of the present invention, and the objects achieved by the practice of the present invention, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings which illustrate preferred embodiments of the present invention and the contents described in the accompanying drawings.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. For each figure, like reference numerals denote like elements.

2A illustrates a system 10 for uploading an image captured by a camera 20 to a remote server 30. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2A, the remote server 30 is part of an open network, such as the Internet, and the client 40 uses a browser application 42 to navigate in that open network.

The browser application interprets the content in the form of a graphical user interface by interpreting its derivative language, such as Extensible Mark-up Language (XML) or Extensible Hypertext Mark-up Language (XHTML). Can provide.

In FIG. 2B, camera 20 may be separate from client 40 or may be a module that is permanently or temporarily connected to client 40. Photo taking operation using the camera 20 is controlled by the client 40 to which the camera 20 is connected.

The camera module 20 includes image capture equipment including an interface 21 for communicating with the client 40 and optics 22 for focusing the image on the image sensor array 23. The output of the image sensor array 23 is converted into digital data by the analog-to-digital converter 24, and the converted digital data is processed by the processor 25 before being communicated through the interface 21. The camera module does not include a user interface that allows the user to take a picture. The camera module is controlled by using the user interface 43 of the client 40.

The client 40, which is an Internet access device, has a user interface 43 including an interface 41 for communicating with the camera 20, an interface 42 for communicating with the Internet, a display 44, and a user input device 45. ), An application processor 46 for controlling input to the client, output from the client, and operation of the client, and a memory 47 for storing the browser application 48 and the camera control software 49. do. The application processor 46 loads the browser application 48 and provides a graphical user interface on the display 44 that enables the user to 'navigate' the Internet. The application processor 46 loads the camera control software 49 which provides a second graphical user interface for controlling the operation of the camera module 20 via the user input device 45.

Web-pages or documents on the Internet can be defined using XHTML or HTML. The browser application 48 of the client 40 shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B interprets HTML or XHTML code to provide a first graphical user interface to the user. The XHTML code, and in particular the file input object, allows the user to upload a file stored on the client 40 to the server with the web address "URL" as part of the format input.

For example, the code might look like this:

<form enctype = "multipart / form-data" method = "post" action = "URL">

<p>

Please upload an image: <br>

<input type = "file" name = "imagefile">

</ p>

<p>

<input type = "submit" value = "send">

</ p>

</ form>

The operation of the browser is illustrated in FIG. 3. In step 200, the browser creates a file widget 100, as shown in FIG. 4, in its graphical user interface interpreted from the code. File widget 100 includes a text input field 102, an "option" button 104, and a "send" button 106.

In order to apply a file from the client 40 to the remote server 30, the user enters the path of the file to be uploaded into the text input field 102, or selects the "Options" button 104 in step 202. Selecting the "Options" button 104 in step 202, the browser provides two user selectable alternative options in step 204, which are shown in Figure 5 with the "Browse" option 108 as shown in FIG. And "Capture image" options 110.

By selecting the " Browse " option 108 in step 206, the user can browse to the desired file location within the file manager application and select the file as in step 208, and the file manager application automatically steps Enter the path of the file selected at 210 in the text input field 102. The user can then upload the file by selecting the "send" button 106 in step 212.

However, if the user wishes to upload an image with the corresponding concurrency without manually storing the image with the concurrency, the user selects the "Capture image" option 110 at step 220. The user can then capture and upload the image to the server easily and seamlessly.

The browser application 48 of step 222 loads the camera control software 49 into the application processor 46 if necessary, and enables the camera 20 to perform an image capture operation.

In step 224, the user takes a picture using the user interface 43 of the client for taking a picture. The image may be framed using the display 44 and photographed using the user input device 45. The captured image is automatically temporarily stored in the path ~ temp / imagefile in the memory 47.

The browser application 48 returns to the first graphical user interface and displays the file widget 100 illustrated in FIG. 4 and uploads the temporarily stored image file at step 226, immediately and automatically, without user input. Step 226 is controlled by a script that performs three substeps. In a substep 226a, the browser automatically enters ~ temp / image, the path name of the temporarily stored image file, into the text input field 102. Then, in substep 226b, the browser automatically highlights the "Send" button by using the 'tab' key input if necessary, and in the subsequent substep 226c by pressing the "Send" button by using the 'enter' key input. Select automatically. In other embodiments, the browser does not automatically highlight or select the "send" button, and the user may manually handle this operation.

Then, the image stored as a temporary file ~ / temp / image is uploaded to the remote server 30 identified by the web-page " URL ".

Finally, in step 228, the browser application automatically deletes the image file ~ / temp / image or allows an overwrite operation on the image file. The image file can be stored or deleted in memory, or just buffered in memory.

Therefore, embodiments of the present invention enable a user to enable and automatically upload images to capture concurrency images from within a browser application, thereby requiring the user to separate and store the images. Will disappear.

2A illustrates another system 10 for uploading an image captured by camera 20 to remote server 30. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2A, the camera 20 and the client 40 are connected by a communication channel 60, which may be a physical connection network or a wireless connection network.

The camera 20 includes image capture equipment including an interface 21 for communicating with the client 40 and an optical instrument 22 for focusing the image on the image sensor array 23. The output of the image sensor array 23 is converted into digital data by the analog-to-digital converter 24, and the converted digital data is processed by the processor 25 before being communicated through the corresponding interface 21. The camera may further include a user interface 26 that allows the user to control the photo shooting operation.

The client 40, which is an Internet access device, has a user interface 43 including an interface 41 for communicating with the camera 20, an interface 42 for communicating with the Internet, a display 44, and a user input device 45. ), An application processor 46 for controlling input to the client, output from the client, and operation of the client, and a memory 47 for storing the browser application 48. The application processor 46 loads the browser application 48, provides a first graphical user interface on the display 44, and allows the user to browse the Internet.

In the illustrated embodiment, the client 40 is a mobile communication device, such as a wireless telephone, having the ability to communicate with a radio telephone network (70). Therefore, interface 42 includes a wireless transceiver. However, in other embodiments, client 40 may also be access devices such as a computer including a digital subscriber line (DSL) connected to the Internet.

The other system 10 shown in FIG. 2A operates in a similar manner to the method described with reference to FIG. 2B, but in step 222 the browser application 48 connects the camera 20 for image capture with the corresponding camera and communication channel ( 60 is only enabled by communicating via communication, in step 224 the user only takes a picture by using the user interface 26 of the camera to take a picture. The image may be framed using a display (not shown) of the user interface 26 and photographed using an input device (not shown) of the user interface 26. The captured image is transferred to the client 40 and temporarily stored automatically in the path ~ temp / imagefile of the memory 47.

However, alternative systems may perform the following operations in addition to the operations of the systems described above, or may perform the following operations different from those of the systems described above. If the user wishes to upload an image with the concurrency without having to manually save the image with the concurrency first, the user does not select the "Capture image" option 110 as shown in step 220, instead. The photograph is taken in step 224 by using the user interface 26 of the camera 20. Therefore, step 220 and step 222 are not performed and are omitted. The image may be framed using a display (not shown) of the user interface 26 and photographed using an input device (not shown) of the user interface 26. The captured image is transferred to the client 40 and temporarily stored automatically in the path ~ temp / imagefile of the memory 47.

Although the foregoing embodiments of the present invention have been described in connection with a capture operation having concurrency of an image from within a browser application, in other embodiments, an input device such as audio data from a microphone or video from a digital video camera Inputs with other concurrency from these can be captured and automatically uploaded from within the browser.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible.

Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

The present invention improves user convenience by not acquiring, storing and uploading data having concurrency individually in an apparatus for accessing a remote network such as a browser application and uploading data to a server of the network.

Claims (19)

An apparatus for accessing a remote network and uploading data to a server in the network, the apparatus comprising: An interface for communicating with the remote network; Memory and First user option and contemporaneous to identify a first server for data upload, interpret mark-up data received from the network, and upload pre-stored data from the memory to the first server And means for providing a second user option for capturing second data and uploading to the first server. The method of claim 1, wherein the device, A processor; Browser applications and A user interface comprising a display and at least one user input device; The means for interpreting mark-up data is provided by a browser application running on the processor, The browser application, Identify the first server for data upload and interpret mark-up data received from the network, And provide the first and second user options via a graphical user interface on the display for the user to select. The method of claim 2, And the first and second user options are simultaneously provided by the browser application. The method according to claim 2 or 3, The browser application is configured to identify a first server for data upload and to interpret the mark-up data received from the network to provide a widget on the display, wherein the widget, And if selected, a user selectable option that provides the first and second company options on the display for the user to select. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 4, The browser application is configured to respond to a user selection for the first option by enabling identification of a data file to be uploaded to the first server as a data file pre-stored in the memory. Data uploading device. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 5, The browser application, And respond to a user selection for the second option by enabling capturing of the second data with concurrency and automatic upload of the second data to the first server. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 6, The browser application is stored in the memory. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 7, Capturing data with concurrency is controlled in the browser application. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, And the mark-up data received from the network identifying a first server for data uploading comprises a parameter indicating a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the server. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, And said mark-up data received from said network identifying a first server for data uploading comprises a parameter indicating a data upload. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, And the mark-up data received from the network identifying a first server for data uploading comprises a parameter indicating a format in which data is uploaded. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, And said concurrency data is used only for upload and is stored only temporarily. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 12, The device is connected or connectable to a camera or camera module, And said second data having said concurrency is captured by using said user interface of said device to control picture taking. The method of claim 13, The camera or camera module includes a camera user interface, And the second user option is automatically selected by taking a picture using the camera user interface. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 14, And said network is the Internet. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 15, And the interface for communicating with the remote network comprises a radio frequency transceiver. A method for uploading data to a server in a network, the method being performed in a browser application, Receiving mark-up data identifying a first server for data uploading; Interpreting the received mark-up data to provide at least a first user selectable option for uploading at least pre-stored data and a second user selectable option for uploading data having concurrency; In response to the user selecting the first option, enabling uploading of the user selection and pre-stored data to the first server; and In response to the user selecting the second option, enabling capturing and uploading the second data with the concurrency. A browser application for accessing a remote network and uploading data to a predetermined server in the network, the browser application comprising: Second data with concurrency and first user options identifying a first server for data upload, interpreting mark-up data received from the network, and uploading pre-stored data from the memory to the first server Means for providing a second user option of capturing and uploading to the first server. A storage device comprising computer instructions for enabling a browser application according to claim 18.

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