KR20090001926A - Method for editing image files and the system - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for editing image files capable of reducing editing time is provided to enable a user to select image files photographed in a certain time zone easily and arrange the selected files as one image, thereby minimizing time needed for editing image files. A method for editing image files capable of reducing editing time comprises the following steps. A image file editing server receives at least one image file from a user terminal(S120). The image file editing server arranges the received image files(S130). The image file editing server provides the arranged image files to the user terminal(S140).

Description

Photo file editing method and its system {METHOD FOR EDITING IMAGE FILES AND THE SYSTEM}

1 is a block diagram illustrating a photo file editing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining a photo file editing server shown in FIG. 1; FIG.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an editing method of a photo file editing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4 is an operation flowchart for explaining a process of arranging photo files in the cyan shown in FIG. 3;

5 is a view showing attribute information of an exchange image file format (EXIF) applied to the present invention.

6 is a block diagram illustrating a photo file editing system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a flowchart illustrating an editing method of a photo file editing system according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

8 is an exemplary view showing a cyan screen in which picture files are arranged and a preliminary cyan screen in which picture files are arranged in a preliminary cyan to which the present invention is applied.

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100: user terminal 200: information communication network

300: Photo file editing server 305: Cyan database

307: photo file database 310: receiving module

320: photo file arrangement module 321: extraction module

322: sorting module 323: photo file selection module

324: cyan selection module 330: transmission module

The present invention relates to a method for editing a photo file and a system thereof, and more particularly, by providing an arrangement of photo files in Xi'an to shorten the editing time of the photo files, and by arranging the photo files of a specific time in one photo. The present invention relates to a method for editing a photo file and a system for improving photo editing satisfaction.

With the advent of various devices that can take digital photos such as digital cameras and camera phones and the popularization of the Internet, related industries are growing rapidly in the domestic and global markets.

In particular, a digital camera does not require a film by converting an image reflected by a photographing lens into a digital signal and storing it in a memory.

Digital cameras are limited in memory capacity and have difficulty in editing photos for the general public who do not provide various functions or are not familiar with camera functions.

In order to overcome the difficulties of photo editing, various editing programs are provided, for example, Photoshop, album-only programs, and album auto-editing programs.

However, when using an editing program such as Photoshop among these editing programs, the completeness of the picture can be improved, but it takes a lot of time (for example, 1 to 3 days) to edit several picture files in a single picture. In addition, novice users unfamiliar with Photoshop's editing tools can be cumbersome.

In addition, when using an album-only program, the result of arranging the photos in the cyan is provided, but since the user has to change the design to various designs and arrange the cyan in the changed cyan, it is possible to increase the completeness of the photo, but it takes a lot of time to change the cyan (eg For example, 2-8 hours).

In addition, when using the automatic album editing program, only one cyan should be used, and since the number of photos is fixed, photo editing is quick in time, but the work must be performed only in a predetermined cyan frame, so there is no variety and low completion.

When using such a program, it is not easy to sort the photo files as many times as the user wants, for example, at a specific time and to find the desired photo files. Accordingly, it is inconvenient to select the photo by utilizing the memory of the photographing point when arranging the photo files of a certain time period in one photo.

An object of the present invention is to shorten the time of photo editing by arranging and providing photo files in cyan.

In addition, another object of the present invention, by arranging the photo files by date based on the attribute information of the EXIF included in the photo file, it is possible to easily select the photo files taken at a specific time period, the picture files of a specific time It is also arranged to increase the satisfaction of photo editing.

According to one or more exemplary embodiments, a method of editing a photo file includes: receiving, by a photo file editing server, at least one photo file from the user terminal; Arranging the received photo file in at least one cyan among cyan stored in the cyan database; And providing, by the picture file editing server, the picture file arranged in the cyan to the user terminal.

Preferably, after the receiving step, the photo file editing server extracts the date included in the received photo file; Sorting the photo file by the extracted date by the photo file editing server; And receiving, by the photo file editing server, a photo file to be applied to the editing among the sorted photo files.

More preferably, the providing may further include providing, by the photo file editing server, at least one preliminary blank in which the selected photo file or the photo file before or after the selected photo file is arranged in a predetermined area. do.

Still more preferably, the extracting step may include extracting, by the photo file editing server, date / time original from the Exchange Image File Format attribute information of the photo file.

In addition, the central processing unit according to another embodiment of the present invention extracting the date included in the at least one photo file; Sorting the photo files by the central processing unit by the extracted dates; Receiving, by the central processing unit, a photo file to be edited from among the sorted photo files; Receiving, by the central processing unit, cyan in which the selected photo file is to be arranged; Arranging the selected photo file by the central processing unit in the selected cyan; And displaying, by the central processing unit, the photo files arranged in the cyan.

Preferably, the displaying may further include displaying, by the central processing unit, at least one preliminary cyan in which the selected photo file or a photo file before or after the selected photo file is arranged in a predetermined area.

In addition, a photo file editing system according to another embodiment of the present invention provides a at least one photo file, and a user terminal for displaying a photo file synthesized with the provided photo file and any cyan; And a cyan database in which cyan is stored, wherein the cyan is stored in the cyan database. The cyan database includes a cyan database, which arranges the photo files received from the user terminal through the information communication network, and provides the arranged photo files to the user terminal. It characterized in that it comprises a server.

Preferably, the photo file editing server comprises: a receiving module for receiving the photo file from the user terminal; And a picture file arranging module for receiving the cyan in which the received picture file is to be arranged and arranging the picture files in the received cyan.

More preferably, the photo file arranging module comprises: an extraction module for extracting a date included in the received photo file; A sorting module for sorting the photo files by the extracted dates; A photo file selection module for selecting a photo file to be applied for editing among the sorted photo files; And a cyan selection module configured to receive cyan in which the selected photo file is to be arranged.

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

A photo file editing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 as follows.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a photo file editing system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the photo file editing server shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 1, the photo file editing system according to the present invention includes a user terminal 100 as a requester of information, a photo file editing server 300 as a provider of information, a user terminal 100 and a photo file editing. It comprises an information communication network 200 for interfacing the server 300 wired, wireless.

In addition, the photo file editing system according to the present invention may be configured to further include a terminal for a store, for example, a store for editing a photo, a store for printing a photo, or a store for providing cyan. Can be. Such a store terminal 400 may include a personal computer, and transmit cyan produced by the store manager to the photo file editing server 300. In addition, the store terminal 400 may request the photo file editing server 300 to edit the photo file or download cyan to be arranged from the photo file editing server 300.

The user terminal 100 is set to include not only a personal computer such as a notebook computer, but also a mobile communication terminal capable of wireless Internet communication, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), but the present invention is not limited thereto.

In particular, the user terminal 100 transmits the information communication network 200 to the photo file editing server 300 for the photo file to request photo editing. The user terminal 100 receives a picture taken from a digital photographing device such as a digital camera or a camera phone through a communication cable, for example, a universal serial bus (USB).

The information communication network 200 includes an Internet network, an internal network, and the like using a TCP / IP protocol that can be wired and a WAP protocol that can be wirelessly connected. Here, the user terminal 100 and the store terminal 400 are connected to the photo file editing server 300 through the information communication network 200 (for example, the Internet network).

The photo file editing server 300 includes a cyan database 305 storing cyan having various arrangements, and receives and receives a photo file from a user terminal 100 that has made a communication connection through the information communication network 200. The cyan applied to the picture file is determined, and the picture file arranged in the determined cyan is provided to the user terminal 100. The cyan database 305 may further store cyan for expressing seasons, themes, and events in addition to cyan having an arrangement structure.

2, the photo file editing server 300 includes a receiving module 31, a photo file arranging module 320, and a transmitting module 330.

The receiving module 31 receives a picture file to be used for editing from the user terminal 100. The received photo file is temporarily stored in the photo file database 307. In this case, the number of photo files is preferably a number of photo files to be designed for one photo, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

In addition, the receiving module 31 receives cyan from the terminal 400 for the store. The received cyan is stored in the cyan database 305. In addition, a photo file to be used for editing may be received from the terminal 400 for the store.

The photo file arranging module 320 arranges the photo files received through the receiving module 310 in the cyan. Here, the cyan may be the cyan selected from the user terminal 100 with the selection of the picture file.

In more detail, the photo file arrangement module 320 includes an extraction module 321, an alignment module 322, a photo file selection module 323, and a cyan selection module 324.

The extraction module 321 is an exchangeable image file format (EXIF) that is detailed information of a photo file received by the reception module 310, that is, a JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) attribute information standard adopted by a digital camera. The original date (a) is extracted from the attribute information of hereinafter referred to as 'EXIF'. Attribute information of the EXIF is a camera maker (Maker), a camera model (Model), an image editor (Software), a date corrected (Datetime), an EXIF version (EXIF version), a photographed date as shown in FIG. (Shoot Datetime), the actual size of the picture on the web (Image Size), Exposure Time, Exposure Program, Focal Length, Aperture Opening Number (F-Number, Flash) Detailed information such as whether or not.

Here, JPEG's EXIF attribute information format is widely known that most digital cameras are used, and since freeware that can verify EXIF attribute information is popularized, simple coding that can read the original date from the EXIF attribute information can be achieved by simple coding. You can extract the date.

The sorting module 322 sorts the photo files in ascending or descending order based on the date extracted by the extracting module 321. The sorted photo files are transmitted to the user terminal 100 through the transmission module 330.

The photo file selection module 323 receives a photo file of a specific time period from among the photo files arranged by the user terminal 100. Here, the selected photo file is not limited to the photo files to be edited in one picture or the present invention.

In the present exemplary embodiment, the photo file selection module 323 is used to select a photo file to be edited into a single photo. However, the photo files received from the user terminal 100 are sorted and the sorted photo files are applied to the cyan. You can also decide to use a photo file. In this case, the number of picture files received from the user terminal 100 is the number of picture files arranged in one picture. In this embodiment, the number of photo files arranged in one picture will be described as a maximum of five, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The cyan selection module 324 receives cyan to be reflected in the photo file. The cyan may be a cyan selected from among cyan provided to the user terminal 100, a cyan adopted by a server administrator, or a cyan predetermined according to the number of picture files.

The photo file arranging module 320 arranges the photo files in the cyan selected by the photo file selecting module 323 and the cyan selecting module 324. The photo file arrangement module 320 arranges the picture files by adjusting the size of the picture files according to the cyan arrangement.

At this time, the picture files are arranged in the preliminary cyan in addition to the selected cyan. The picture files arranged in the preliminary draft may be picture files selected by the picture file selection module 323 or picture files within a predetermined time (for example, 10 minutes) based on the selected picture files or a predetermined time ( For example, it may be a picture file after 10 minutes).

When the picture files are arranged in the cyan as described above, the transmission module 330 transmits the picture files arranged in the cyan to the user terminal 330. In addition, the transmission module 330 also transmits the picture files arranged in the preliminary cyan to the user terminal 330.

Referring to the editing method of a photo file editing system according to an embodiment of the present invention having such a configuration as follows.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an editing method of a photo file editing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a photo file arranging process in the case of FIG. 3.

First, the photo file editing server 300 has previously stored cyan in the cyan database 305 (S110). The cyan stored in the cyan database 305 has a structure in which several picture files can be arranged in one picture.

Next, the receiving module 310 of the picture file editing server 300 receives a picture file from the user terminal 100 which has made a communication connection through the information communication network 200 (S120). In this case, the received photo file may be a photo file to be used for one photo and is stored in the photo file database 307.

Next, the photo file arrangement module 320 of the photo file editing server 300 arranges the received photo files in the selected cyan among the cyan stored in the cyan database 305 (S130). At this time, it is arranged by adjusting the size of the photo file to fit the cyan arrangement.

Referring to FIG. 4, a process of arranging photo files in cyan is performed. The extracting module 321 of the photo file arranging module 320 extracts a date from attribute information of EXIF included in the received photo file (S131). .

Next, the sorting module 322 of the picture file arranging module 320 sorts the picture files based on the extracted date (S132). Thereafter, the transmission module 330 transmits the sorted photo files to the user terminal 100.

Next, the photo file selection module 323 of the photo file arrangement module 320 determines whether the photo file is selected from the user terminal 100 (S133). In this case, when the selection of the picture file is not necessary from the user terminal 100, that is, when the picture file to be arranged in one picture is received, the process moves to step S134 described later without going through step S133 described above.

As a result of the determination in step S133, when the photo file is not selected, the photo file selection module 323 maintains a standby state for a predetermined time.

As a result of the determination in step S133, when the picture file is selected, the cyan selection module 324 of the picture file arrangement module 320 determines whether cyan to be applied to the picture file is selected (S134). In this case, if a cyan selection screen for selecting cyan to be applied to the photo file is provided, the cyan selection module 324 may receive cyan selection through the provided cyan selection screen.

As a result of the determination of step S134, when cyan is not selected, the cyan selection module 324 maintains a standby state for a predetermined time.

As a result of the determination in step S134, when cyan is selected, the photo file arranging module 320 arranges the photo files in the corresponding cyan by adjusting the size of the photo file according to the selected cyan arrangement structure (S135). At this time, in addition to the picture file in which the cyan is arranged, the picture files are arranged in the spare cyan. The picture file arranged in the preliminary draft may be a picture file included in the selected picture file based on the original date of the EXIF included in the picture file, and may be a picture file taken after or immediately before the selected picture file.

Next, the transmission module 330 of the photo file editing server 300 transmits the photo files arranged in the cyan to the user terminal 100 (S140).

By doing so, the photo files arranged in various cyan can be easily provided. In addition, since the photo files are arranged at the user's selection or at a predetermined time, editing time of the photo files to be arranged in one sheet can be shortened, and various edited pictures can be viewed.

6 is a block diagram illustrating a photo file editing system according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, an image file editing system according to another embodiment of the present invention includes an information input unit 11 for inputting information so that a service related to the present invention can be performed, and an interface unit 12 for transmitting and receiving information related to the present invention. ), A display unit 13 for displaying information related to the present invention, a data storage unit 14 for storing information related to the present invention, and a photo file selected from the sorted and arranged photo files. It comprises a central processing unit 15 arranged to display.

The information input unit 11 is a means for inputting a photo file to be used for editing. This photo file is a photo file downloaded by a digital photographing apparatus.

In addition, the information input unit 11 receives a control command for selecting a picture file and a control command for selecting cyan. In addition, the information input unit 11 may receive a control command for requesting the alignment of the picture file.

The interface unit 12 provides the central processing unit 15 with cyan received from a cyan providing server (not shown) for providing cyan or a photo file editing server (300 in FIG. 1) for arranging and providing photo files. . Here, the cyan is a structure in which several photo files can be arranged in various ways, and the size of the photo files is also arranged in the structure. In addition, cyan is an array structure of various structures that can express seasons, themes, and events, and an image suitable for the seasons, themes, and events may be included in any region.

The data storage unit 14 stores cyan received through the interface unit 12. In addition, the data storage unit 14 temporarily stores a picture file to be used for editing.

The central processing unit 15 extracts the original date from the attribute information of the EXIF included in the photo file, sorts the photo files based on the extracted date, and arranges the selected photo files among the sorted photo files in the cyan and displays them on the screen. .

In more detail, the central processing unit 15 extracts the original date from the attribute information of the EXIF included in the photo file input through the information input unit 11. In this case, the range of the photo file from which the original date is extracted may be specified through the information input unit 11.

Thereafter, the central processing unit 15 arranges the photo files on the basis of the extracted date and displays them on the display unit 13, and selects the photo files to be used for editing from the displayed photo files through the information input unit 11. Here, the photo files selected through the information input unit 11 are photo files to be edited in one sheet, and are at least two photo files.

The central processing unit 15 displays cyan stored in the data storage unit 14 on the display unit 13, and receives, among the displayed cyan, the cyan to which the photo file is to be applied through the information input unit 11.

The central processing unit 15 arranges the photo files selected through the information input unit 11 and displays them on the display unit 13 at the time of selection selected through the information input unit 11. At this time, the photo files arranged in the selected cyan are displayed in a predetermined display area, that is, as shown in FIG. 8. In addition to the selected cyan, photo files are arranged in a predetermined preliminary cyan and displayed in a predetermined display area, for example, the right area of the screen. Accordingly, the user can easily determine the picture files arranged in the cyan selected by the user and the picture files arranged in the preliminary cyan on one screen to determine whether the picture files arranged in the cyan are satisfactory.

The UI (User Interface) displayed on the display unit 13 is composed of a cyan screen, a preliminary cyan screen, and a thumbnail image (thumbnail) screen for previewing a picture file. The screen is a part for displaying the photo files arranged in the cyan selected through the information input unit 11 in a predetermined area, which is one of the thumbnail-type photo files. The preliminary cyan screen is a portion in which a photo file displayed on the cyan screen or another photo file around the cyan is arranged in a preliminary preliminary cyan. The thumbnail image screen may indicate where the picture files located in the cyan screen and the preliminary cyan are located.

By doing so, it is not only convenient to provide a picture file arranged in cyan or a picture file arranged in a preliminary cyan without access to a picture file editing server, and the user can easily select a picture file arranged in a single picture. .

Referring to the editing method of the photo file editing system according to another embodiment of the present invention having such a configuration as follows.

First, the central processing unit 15 stores cyan in the data storage unit 14 in advance (S201). In this case, the cyan is a structure for arranging photo files, and may arrange various photo files in one picture. This arrangement structure is a structure provided in the cyan screen and the preliminary cyan screen as shown in FIG. 8, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

Next, the central processing unit 15 receives a photo file through the information input unit 11 (S203). In this case, the input photo file is a photo file photographed through a digital photographing apparatus, and is a photograph file downloaded from a digital photographing apparatus through a communication cable.

Next, the central processing unit 15 extracts the original date from the attribute information of EXIF included in the picture file (S205). Since EXIF has been described in an embodiment of the present invention, description thereof is omitted.

Next, the central processing unit 15 sorts the photo files in ascending or descending order based on the extracted date (S207). Photo files arranged in this manner are displayed on the display unit 14.

Next, the central processing unit 15 determines whether a photo file to be used for editing is selected among the displayed photo files (S209).

As a result of the determination in step S209, when the picture file is not selected, the central processing unit 15 maintains a standby state for a predetermined time.

As a result of the determination in step S209, when the picture file is selected, the central processing unit 15 determines whether cyan to which the selected picture file is to be applied is selected (S211).

As a result of the determination in step S211, when cyan is not selected, the central processing unit 15 maintains a standby state for a predetermined time.

As a result of the determination of step S211, when cyan is selected, the central processing unit 15 arranges the adjusted picture file by adjusting the size of the corresponding picture file according to the selected cyan arrangement structure (S213).

In the present embodiment, the cyan is a cyan having an arrangement structure of various sizes in which photo files are arranged, and may arrange several photo files in one picture.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the cyan is described as cyan having an array structure, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and various cyan may be provided according to seasons, themes, and events. It can also be implemented.

Next, the central processing unit 15 displays the picture file on which the cyan is arranged on the display unit 13 (S215). At this time, the picture files arranged in the preliminary cyan as well as the picture files in which the cyan is arranged are also displayed in respective predetermined areas.

By doing this, the user can easily select the picture file and cyan to be used for one picture while viewing the picture files arranged in the cyan and preliminary cyan displayed on the screen, and view the picture files of various sizes arranged in the cyan and preliminary cyan. You can feel the satisfaction of editing.

The present invention can be embodied as computer readable codes on a computer readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like, and those implemented in the form of a carrier wave, such as transmission over the Internet. do. The computer readable recording medium can also be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications and changes can be made by those skilled in the art, which are included in the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined in the appended claims.

According to the present invention as described above by arranging and providing a picture file in the cyan, there is an effect that can reduce the time of photo editing. Accordingly, even a novice user who is not familiar with an editing program such as Photoshop may receive various edited pictures.

In addition, according to the present invention as described above, while viewing the picture files arranged in the cyan and the preliminary cyan displayed on the screen, you can easily select the photo file and cyan to be used for a single picture, photos of various sizes arranged in the cyan and preliminary cyan You can also feel the satisfaction of editing the picture while viewing the file.

In addition, according to the present invention as described above, by arranging the picture files by date based on the attribute information of the EXIF included in the picture file, there is also an effect that can easily select a picture file taken at a specific time zone.

Claims (9)

The at least one user terminal is connected to a photo file editing server including a cyan database storing at least one cyan via an information communication network to edit a photo file. Receiving, by the photo file editing server, at least one photo file from the user terminal; Arranging the received photo file in at least one cyan among cyan stored in the cyan database; And And providing the picture file arranged in the cyan to the user terminal by the picture file editing server. The method according to claim 1, After the receiving step, extracting a date included in the received photo file by the photo file editing server; Sorting the photo file by the extracted date by the photo file editing server; And And selecting, by the photo file editing server, a photo file to be applied for editing among the sorted photo files. The method according to claim 2, The providing may include the photo file editing server further providing at least one preliminary blank in which the selected photo file or a photo file before or after the selected photo file is arranged in a predetermined area. How to edit. The method according to claim 2, Wherein said extracting step extracts a date / time original from said exchange image file format attribute information of said photo file. In the photo file editing method, Extracting, by the central processing unit, a date included in at least one photo file; Sorting the photo files by the central processing unit by the extracted dates; Receiving, by the central processing unit, a photo file to be edited from among the sorted photo files; Receiving, by the central processing unit, cyan in which the selected photo file is to be arranged; Arranging the selected photo file by the central processing unit in the selected cyan; And And the central processing unit displaying the photo files arranged in the cyan. The method according to claim 5, The displaying step may further include displaying, by the central processing unit, at least one preliminary cyan in which the selected photo file or a photo file before or after the selected photo file is arranged in a predetermined area. . A user terminal for providing at least one photo file and displaying a photo file obtained by combining the provided photo file with an arbitrary cyan; And A picture file editing server including a cyan database in which cyan is stored, and arranged in the selected cyan among cyan stored in the cyan database to provide the arranged picture files to the user terminal; Photo file editing system comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein the photo file editing server A receiving module for receiving the photo file from the user terminal; And And a picture file arranging module for receiving the cyan in which the received picture file is to be arranged and arranging the picture file in the received cyan. The method of claim 8, wherein the photo file arrangement module An extraction module for extracting a date included in the received photo file; A sorting module for sorting the photo files by the extracted dates; A photo file selection module for selecting a photo file to be applied for editing among the sorted photo files; And And a cyan selection module for selecting cyan in which the selected photo file is to be arranged.

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