KR20080000737A - Information translation system and method of operation - Google Patents

Abstract

An information relay system and its operation method are provided to edit image information transmitted from a user into a format that can be desirably broadcast or posted in a media by the user and provide the same. A Web server(110) receives image information from a mobile station(10) and transmits a plurality of selectable media to the mobile station(10). A storage unit(120) stores image information transmitted from the mobile station(10), image information edited by an image processing server(140) and the lowest specification information required by a media(200). A controller(130) compares the image information stored in the storage unit(120) with the lowest specification of the media(200) selected by the mobile station(10), and when the image information stored in the storage unit(120) meets the level of the lowest specification, the controller(130) transfers the information transmitted from the mobile station(10) to a network service server(150). If the image information stored in the storage unit(120) fails to meet the lowest specification, the controller(130) transfers the image information to the image processing server(140). The image processing server(140) edits the image information. The network service server(150) transmits information to the media(200) selected by the mobile station(10). A payment service server(160) compensates for the information transmission. A member information DB(170) stores member information and select information of a member with respect to a compensation method.

Description

Information translation system and method of operation

1 is a block diagram of an information relay system according to the present invention.

2 is a flowchart of an information relay system according to the present invention.

3 is a detailed view of the payment step of FIG.

4A is an example of a large category selection screen of a media medium.

4B is an example of a small category selection screen of a media medium.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10: mobile station 100: information relay system

110: web server 120: storage device

130: control unit 140: image processing server

150: network service server 160: payment service server

170: Membership Information DB 200: Media Media

210: TV station 220: Radio station

230: portal site 240: newspaper

250: Magazine 300: Government

The present invention receives the image information from the mobile station embedded in the camera, according to the user's choice, such as portal sites, TV stations, radio stations, newspapers, magazines and other media and local governments, the National Police Agency, National Emergency Management Agency, Korea Highway Corporation, Korea Electric Power Corporation, etc. The present invention relates to a system and a method for distributing promptly to a disaster-related government agency and rewarding it.

With the development of mobile communication, students as well as adults have various mobile stations. Representative examples of such mobile stations are mobile phones, PDAs, and DMB phones. The mobile station typically includes a camera and a WAP browser, which can capture not only a fixed image but also a moving image, and can transmit the captured image information to another medium connected by wire or wireless to the Internet.

The development of the mobile station is to send a variety of news quickly nationwide to enhance the interests and rights of the people. For example, a mobile station holder who passed by when a gas explosion occurred may take a picture of the explosion with his mobile phone and transmit it to an airwave broadcasting station to be broadcasted as news.

However, most mobile station holders do not know how to send to a company even when shooting a news street, and often do not receive a fair compensation for the information sent.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a variety of media media to which the information taken by the user can be transmitted.

Another object of the present invention is to transmit the information photographed by the user to a media medium selected by the user, and to compensate for this.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a video information transmitted from the user in a form that is easy to broadcast or post on the media medium selected by the user.

Another object of the present invention is to transmit the necessary information to the relevant government agencies so that the emergency can be eliminated quickly.

An information relay system for achieving the object of the present invention, the mobile station, a web server receiving the video information transmitted from the mobile station, and transmits a plurality of media media selectable to the mobile station, and transmitted from the mobile station A storage device for storing the image information, the image information edited by the image processing server, and the minimum specification information required by each media medium, and the image information stored in the storage device is the lowest of each media medium selected by the mobile station. In comparison with the specification, if the minimum specification is passed, the controller transmits the information transmitted from the mobile station to the network service server, and if the comparison result is not reached, the controller transmits the image information to the image processing server; Image processing to edit the image information to reach a minimum specification stored in the storage device Server, a network service server for transmitting information to the selected media medium from the mobile station, a payment service server for compensating the information transmission, and a member information DB storing member selection information for member information and compensation method. do.

The information relaying method for achieving the object of the present invention comprises the steps of: receiving and storing image information from a mobile station, transmitting a selectable media medium to which the stored information is to be transmitted to the mobile station and receiving the selected information; And comparing the minimum requirement of the selected media medium, if the stored information does not meet the minimum requirement, transferring the information to the image processing server for editing, and transmitting the edited information to the network service server. And transmitting to the selected media medium, and paying in connection with the mobile station when the transmission is completed.

The media medium may be a general portal site, a TV station, a radio station, a newspaper, or a magazine.

The mobile station is characterized in that it optionally transmits brief text information on the video information together with the video information.

The payment step is a reward for the registered member according to the stored member information, if the non-member is rewarded with points.

The minimum specification of each media is stored in advance.

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

1 is a block diagram of an information relay system according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the information relay system 100 that receives information from the mobile station 10 and delivers the information to the media medium 200 selected by the user and optionally to the disaster-related government agency 300 is a web server 110. ), The storage device 120, the controller 130, the image processing server 140, the network service server 150, the payment service server 160, and the member information DB 170.

First, the mobile station 10 may be any mobile device with a built-in camera and available on the Internet. Representative mobile stations may be mobile phones, PDAs, DMB phones and the like.

The web server 110 receives image (fixed image or video) information and text information selectively photographed by the mobile station, and transmits a plurality of selectable media media to the mobile station 10. When the selection of the media is finished, the emergency disaster information confirmation menu is transmitted. When the user's video is emergency disaster information, the information is sent to the government agency in charge of the disaster to quickly remove the disaster. When the user selects the 'confirm' menu, the government agencies show disaster related organizations. . In addition, when the information that has been edited by the image processing server 140 does not meet the minimum specification (spec) required by the selected media medium 200, the mobile station requests retransmission of the image information.

The storage device 120 stores image information captured by a user and optionally text information, image information edited by the image processing server 140, and minimum specification information required by each media medium 200. Specification information may include, but is not limited to, dB (decibels), resolution, storage format, screens per second, screen size, and the like.

The controller 130 transmits the image information to the image processing server 140 when the image information stored in the storage device 120 passes the minimum specification compared to the minimum specification of the media medium 200 selected by the user. Immediately without passing through to the network service server 150. If the user does not meet the minimum specification of the selected media medium 200, the image information is transmitted to the image processing server 140.

When more than one media is selected, the minimum specification required for each media selected may be different. In this case, the information to be transmitted to the media medium that has passed the minimum specification is transmitted to the network service server 150, and the information to be transmitted to the media medium that has not passed the minimum specification is transferred to the image processing server 140 for editing.

The image information processed by the image processing server 140 is delivered to the network service server 150 to be transmitted to the media, but may be configured to be compared again with the lowest specification of the media medium selected by the user. If the edited information passes the minimum specification as a result of the re-comparison, the information is transmitted to the network service server 150. If the information is not passed, the message is transmitted to the user again. The retransmission command sets an upper limit to the number of times in advance, and when the number of times exceeds the predetermined number, transmits a message to the mobile station indicating that the information cannot be transmitted to the media medium and ends.

When the user selects an emergency disaster intelligence agency, the stored information is immediately transmitted to the network service server 150 to be transmitted to a disaster-related government agency.

The image processing server 140 edits the image information transmitted by the user to reach the minimum specification of the media medium stored in the storage device 120. Such editing is known in a number of ways, including image converters.

The network service server 150 may be formed integrally with the web server 110 or may be formed separately, and transmit the transferred image information and optionally text information to the media medium 200 selected by the user. If the user selects an emergency disaster government agency, the information is sent to the government agency.

The payment service server 160 checks whether the mobile station that transmits the information is registered as a member, and compensates according to the method stored in the member information DB 170 if the registered member, and rewards with points if the mobile station is not registered. Conduct. Preferred member reward methods may include cash, points or electronic money.

The member information DB 170 stores information on registered members, and in particular, a member's selection of a compensation method is stored.

The media medium 200 may be classified into a TV station 210, a radio station 220, a portal site 230, a newspaper 240, a magazine 250, and the like. The subcategories are organized like a tree. For example, portal site 230 items include Empas 231, Naver 232, Yahoo! Korea 233, Blue 234, Daum 235, FreeChall 236, Nate 237. There may be small categories such as. Of course, the major and minor categories are not limited to this and may be any medium for information transfer. The web server 110 presents a selectable category to the mobile station and the user selects one of the classified categories. In the selected major category, a plurality of small categories are presented. If the user selects a plurality of major categories, the minor categories belonging to the first major category are presented, and the user selects one or more of the presented minor categories. After the selection of the first major category is finished, the small category items corresponding to the second major category are presented, and the user selects one or more of the presented minor category items. In this way, the major and minor subclasses are selected. Of course, all media media that can be selected from the beginning may be presented to the user without major or small classification, and the selection structure of the media may be configured by the major, minor, and minor categories. 4A is an example screen of a large category item presented to a mobile station, and FIG. 4B is an example screen of a small category item menu presented when the portal site is selected in FIG. 4A.

The information agency 300 includes each local government 310, the National Police Agency 320, the National Emergency Management Agency 330, Korea Expressway Corporation 340, Korea Electric Power Corporation 350, .... These government agencies are government agencies related to emergency rescue or emergency disasters, and can quickly remove disasters by checking the location of video (optional text) information transmitted from the information relay system using GPS and disaster rescue video information system (not shown). .

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating the information relay system of FIG. 1, wherein the information relay method includes (a) image (fixed image or video) information captured by a mobile station having a camera and optionally text information. Receiving step (S10), (b) storing the received image information and text information in the storage step (S20), (c) a plurality of media media selectable to transmit the image information and text information Providing to the mobile station and receiving at least one media medium (S30); (d) comparing whether the image information stored in the storage device passes the minimum specification required by the selected media medium (S50), (e) As a result of the comparison, if it does not pass, the image information is transmitted to the image processing server 140 for editing according to the specification required by the media medium (S90), (f) the edited image information is selected media (S100), (g) requesting retransmission of information to the mobile station (S110), and (h) retransmitted image information if it does not meet the requirements of the media medium. When passing the minimum specification required by the selected media medium, the image information is transmitted to the network service server 150 (S60) and transmitted to the selected media medium (S70), (i) the payment step to compensate the mobile station (S80) It consists of.

The steps S100 and S110 may be selectively performed. That is, the information edited by the image processing server 140 may be configured to be passed to the network service server 150 to be transmitted to the selected media medium without recomparison after determining that the minimum specification has passed.

In addition, the steps S100 and S110 may be selectively performed on the retransmitted image information. That is, if it is the first transmitted image information, steps S100 and S110 are necessarily selected, and if the information resent by step S110 is edited in step S90, the selected media medium is transferred to the network service server without passing through step S100 (S60). It can also be configured to send to.

When the selection of the media medium in step (c) is finished, the emergency disaster information confirmation menu is transmitted, and when the user selects the 'confirmation' menu, the method further includes displaying disaster-related government agencies. When the user selects an emergency-related government agency, it transmits the image information and optionally text information to the government agency immediately to the network service server 150 (S40, S60).

In step (g), the retransmission command sets an upper limit to the number of times in advance, and when the number of times exceeds the predetermined number, transmits a message to the mobile station indicating that the information cannot be transmitted to the selected media medium.

In the step (i), the payment step (S80) for rewarding the user is compensated according to the selection stored in the member information DB if the mobile station used for transmission is a registered mobile station (S81 to S83). Characterized by sending a description and reward with points (S84). Payment for the member is selected from cash deposits, points, electronic money.

Example 1

When the user finds a tree of unusual shape while traveling and takes a picture of the tree with the camera built in the mobile station 10, the photographed picture (fixed image) and the shape of the tree and the text about the location of the information relay system (100) In step S10, it is transmitted. The information relay system 100 stores the photo and text received through the web server 110 in the storage device 120 (S20), and the information relay system includes a media medium 200 to which the image information and text information are transmitted. ) Is sent to the mobile station for the user to select. The user selects a portal site from the presented menu (eg, the screen of FIG. 4A). The information relay system presents a number of subcategories that depend on the portal site (for example, as shown in Figure 4b). The user selects Empas and Naver from the small category (S30). Next, the information relay system transmits a message to the user asking whether the transmitted information is risk-related information that needs to be transmitted to a government agency, and the user clicks on a no menu (S40). The stored tree picture is checked whether the controller satisfies the minimum specifications required by Empas and Naver (S50). If the result of the inspection passed the minimum specification required by Naver but did not meet the minimum specification required by Empas, the picture and text were transmitted to the network service server 150 to be transmitted to the Naver (S60) and then transmitted to the Naver (S70). ), The picture to be transmitted to the empas is moved to the image processing server 140 undergoes an editing process (S90). If the edited picture does not reach the minimum specification required by Empas through the editing process (S100), the user is required to retake and retransmit (S110).

When the user photographs and retransmits the tree according to the retransmission request (S120), the controller 130 re-compares the minimum specification required by the empas for the retransmitted photo (S50), and passes the minimum specification as a result of the recomparison. When the picture and the text is transmitted to the network service server 150 (S60), if it does not pass, the image is transferred to the image processing server 140, and passes through the editing process to the network service server (S90, S100, S60). ). The network service server 150 transmits the image information through the empache (S70).

Next, the payment service server 160 checks whether the mobile station is a member (registered mobile station) (S81), and if the member reads the member information from the member information DB 170 (S82) by the method of selected member information. Compensation (S83), and if the mobile station is an unregistered mobile station, points are transmitted to the mobile station.

Example 2

The user sees the object dropped in front of the highway while moving and photographs it as a video and transmits it to the information relay system 100 together with the text information about the location (S10). The information relay system stores the received image information and text information in the storage device 120 (S20), and transmits the transferable media medium 200 to the mobile station. The user selects the radio station 220 in the major category, and a number of minor category broadcast programs subordinate to the major category radio station are presented. In the category of radio broadcasts presented, a number of broadcasts are being broadcasted according to the current time. The user selects a traffic broadcast from a plurality of small categories (S30). Next, the user is asked whether the video information is relevant information in an emergency situation (S40). As there is a risk of an accident on the highway, the user clicks the OK button for emergency removal, and according to the click, a menu of government agencies related to disasters is presented. The user selects Korea Expressway Corporation from the government agency menu.

The information relay system transmits the image information and text information, once stored, to the network service server 150 without passing through the editing process because the transmitted information is emergency related information (S60) and transmitted to the Korea Highway Corporation (S70). Thereafter, the corresponding video information is compared with the minimum specification required by the traffic broadcasting in order to transmit the radio traffic broadcasting (S50). If the video information passes the minimum requirements for radio traffic broadcasting, the video information and text information is transmitted to the network service server 150 (S60). The network service server transmits the image information and the text information together with the mobile station information of the user through traffic broadcasting (S70). In the traffic broadcasting, the road situation is broadcasted based on the text information and the video information, and the mobile station number of the caller is broadcasted. The user can immediately confirm that the information transmitted by the user is broadcasted through the broadcast. When the transmission is terminated, the compensation for the information (S80). The compensation process is the same as in Example 1.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments without departing from the spirit of the present invention as claimed in the claims. Of course, any person skilled in the art can make various modifications, and such changes are within the scope of the claims.

As described above, according to the present invention, the user transmits the information to all the desired media by selecting the desired media medium while receiving the photographic or video information and the text information photographed by the user, and receive compensation for this. Can be.

Claims (12)

In an information relay system that receives fixed image or video information from a plurality of mobile stations and relays it to a media medium, A mobile station 10; A web server (110) receiving image information from the mobile station (10) and transmitting a plurality of selectable media media to the mobile station (10); A storage device 120 storing image information transmitted from the mobile station, image information edited by the image processing server 140, and minimum specification information required by each media medium 200; The image information stored in the storage device is compared with the minimum specification of each media medium 200 selected from the mobile station, and when the minimum specification is passed, the information transmitted from the mobile station is transmitted to the network service server 150. If it does not reach the control unit 130 for transmitting the image information to the image processing server 140; An image processing server 140 for editing image information; A network service server 150 for transmitting information from the mobile station to the selected media medium 200; A payment service server 160 for compensating for the information transmission; Member information DB (170) storing the member's selection information on the member information and the compensation method; Information relay system comprising a. 2. An information relay system according to claim 1, further comprising text information from a mobile station (10). 3. The information relay system according to claim 2, wherein the media medium is at least one of an airwave television (210), an airwave radio (220), a portal site (230), a newspaper (240) or a magazine (250). 4. The information relay system according to claim 3, wherein the payment service server (160) checks whether the mobile station is a registered member and, if the registered member, compensates according to the method stored in the member information DB (170). The information relay system of claim 4, wherein the compensation method is any one of cash, points, and electronic money. The information relay system according to claim 2, wherein after selecting a media medium, a government agency can be further selected. In the method for receiving fixed image or moving picture information from a plurality of mobile stations to relay to a media medium, (a) receiving and storing image information from a mobile station, (b) transmitting a selectable media medium to which the stored information is to be transmitted to the mobile station for selection; (c) comparing the stored requirements with the lowest requirements of the selected media medium; (d) transmitting the information to the image processing server for editing if the stored information does not meet the minimum requirements as a result of the comparison; (e) transmitting the edited information to a network service server and transmitting the edited information to the selected media medium; and (f) a payment step of compensating with the mobile station when the transmission is completed. 8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the information transmitted in the step (a) further comprises text information. The information relaying method according to claim 8, wherein the information stored as a result of the comparison in step (c) passes the information to the network service server if the stored information passes the minimum requirement. 10. The information relaying method of claim 9, wherein step (b) further transmits a selectable government agency item after the media medium selection is completed. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein step (d) further comprises comparing the edited information with the lowest requirement of the selected media medium and requesting retransmission to the mobile station if the edited information does not meet the minimum requirement. The retransmitted information is repeated in step (c). The information relaying method according to claim 11, wherein an upper limit of the number of times of said retransmission request is predetermined.

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