KR20090112400A - Apparatus for processing digital image and method for controlling thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A digital image processing apparatus and a control method thereof are provided to improve the user's convenience when connecting to a network. CONSTITUTION: A method for controlling a digital image processing apparatus comprises the following steps of: connecting to a connection information server in which connection information required for connecting to a network site is stored(S410); transmitting the unique number of the digital image processing apparatus to the connection information server(S420); and downloading the connection information from the connection information server(S430).

Description

Apparatus for processing digital image and method for controlling Technical Field

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a digital image processing apparatus and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to a digital image processing apparatus and a control method capable of accessing a wireless Internet through a wireless network.

Typically, the digital image processing apparatus includes all devices that process images such as a digital camera, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a phone camera, a PC camera, or use an image recognition sensor.

The digital image processing apparatus may image an image received through an image pickup device by a digital signal processor, compress the image, generate an image file, and store the image file in a memory.

In addition, the digital image processing apparatus may display and display an image of an image file received through an imaging device or stored in a storage medium on a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD).

Meanwhile, the digital image processing apparatus may upload or download the generated image file to a specific internet site. In this case, the digital image processing apparatus may be connected to a specific Internet site through user authentication using a user's unique username and password.

An object of the present invention is to provide a digital image processing apparatus and a control method thereof, which store at least one or more network connection information in a separate web server, download network connection information from a web server, and access the corresponding network.

The present invention includes the steps of: (a) accessing a connection information server storing connection information for accessing a network site; (b) transmitting a unique number of the digital image processing apparatus to the access information server; (c) downloading, from the connection information server, connection information, which is assigned to the unique number, to be connected to the network site by the digital image processing apparatus; And (d) accessing the network site by the access information.

(e) uploading a file to the album selected at the network site.

The step (d) may be a connection site for accessing the site corresponding to the site address, accessing the access site, and logging in to the access site by the user name and password.

Determining whether there are a plurality of candidate sites accessible by the digital image processing apparatus; displaying a list of candidate sites when the candidate sites are plural; and at least one selected from the list of candidate sites. The method may further include selecting a site corresponding to the access information as the access site.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus comprising: a network connection portion capable of connecting to a network site and a connection information server storing connection information for accessing the network site; A storage unit for storing a unique number of the digital image processing apparatus; And a control unit which transmits the unique number of the digital image processing apparatus to the connection information server, downloads the connection information designated for the unique number from the connection information server, and controls to connect to the network site based on the connection information. A digital image processing apparatus is provided.

The display unit may further include a display unit which displays a list of candidate sites that can be accessed when the access information specified in the unique number is plural.

The storage unit may include a nonvolatile memory device for storing the unique number.

According to the digital image processing apparatus and the control method thereof according to the present invention, at least one network connection information is stored in a separate web server, and network connection information can be downloaded from the web server and connected to the network. It can improve user convenience.

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

FIG. 1 is a rear view of a digital camera 100, which is an embodiment of a control device of a digital image processing apparatus and a digital image processing apparatus to which the method is applied, according to the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, on the back of the digital camera 100, the direction button 21, the menu-OK button 22, the wide angle (Zoom) button (W), the telephoto (Zoom) ) Button T, the display panel 25 and the like.

The direction button 21 may include four buttons, an up button 21a, a down button 21b, a left button 21c, and a right button 21d. The direction button 21 and the menu-OK button 22 are keys for executing various menus relating to the operation of the digital image processing apparatus such as a digital camera.

The wide-angle zoom button W or the tele-zoom button T has a wider angle of view or a narrower angle of view depending on its input. In particular, it may be used to change the size of the selected exposure area. In this case, when the wide-zoom button W is input, the size of the selected exposure area is reduced, and when the tele-zoom button T is input, the size of the selected exposure area may be increased. As the display panel 25, an image display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) may be used.

The display panel 25 may be included in the display unit 350 of FIG. 3 displaying an image of an image file and displaying a list of Internet sites when the number of connectable sites is plural.

Meanwhile, a shutter release button 26, a flash (not shown), a power switch 28, and a lens unit (not shown) may be provided on the front or top surface of the digital camera 100. In addition, the front and rear of the digital camera 100 may be provided with an objective lens and an eyepiece of the viewfinder 27.

The direction button 21 and the menu-OK button 22 may be included in the user manipulation unit 360 (FIG. 3) in which a user selects a network connection function, for example, an internet connection or a file upload. have.

In addition, the digital camera 100 is provided with a separate internet access button 29 for accessing the Internet, and a user may input a selection of a network access function such as an internet connection or a file upload.

The shutter release button 26 is opened and closed to expose the film or an image pickup device such as a charge coupled device (CCD) for a predetermined time. In addition, the shutter release button records an image on the image pickup device by properly exposing a subject in association with an aperture (not shown).

As an embodiment of a digital image processing apparatus to which the present invention can be applied, a digital camera, a control apparatus, and a control method thereof are disclosed in US Patent Application Publication No. 2004/0130650 (name: automatic using a secondary function of the camera). Method of automatically focusing using a quadratic function in camera.

Matters relating to the digital camera, the control apparatus, and the control method disclosed in the above-mentioned US application will be included in the present specification, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

2 is a block diagram of a control device 200 of a digital image processing apparatus, which is a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The control device 200 of the digital image processing apparatus may be mounted in the digital camera 100 of FIG. 1.

Referring to the drawing, an optical system OPS including a lens unit and a filter unit optically processes light from a subject. The lens unit of the optical system OPS includes a zoom lens, a focus lens, and a compensation lens. When the user presses the wide-angle zoom button W or the tele-zoom button T included in the user input unit INP, a signal corresponding thereto is input to the microcontroller 212.

Accordingly, as the microcontroller 212 controls the lens driver 210, the zoom motor M _Z is driven to move the zoom lens. That is, when the wide-zoom button W is pressed, the focal length of the zoom lens is shortened to widen the angle of view, and when the tele-zoom button T is pressed, the focal length of the zoom lens becomes long and the angle of view is narrowed.

On the other hand, in the auto focusing mode, the main controller embedded in the digital signal processor 207 controls the lens driver 210 through the microcontroller 212, whereby the focus motor M _F is driven. do. That is, the focus lens is moved to a position where the sharpest picture is obtained by driving the focus motor M _F.

The compensation lens compensates for the overall refractive index and is not driven separately. Reference numeral M _A denotes an aperture adjusting motor M _A for driving an aperture (not shown).

In the filter section of the optical system OPS, an optical low pass filter removes optical noise of high frequency components. Infra-Red cut filter cuts the infrared component of the incident light.

The photoelectric conversion unit OEC may include an imaging device such as a charge coupled device (CCD) or a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS). The photoelectric conversion unit OEC converts light from the optical system OPS into an electrical analog signal.

The analog-to-digital converter may include a CDS-ADC (Correlation Double Sampler and Analog-to-Digital Converter) device 201. The analog-to-digital converter processes the analog signal from the photoelectric converter (OEC), removes the high frequency noise, adjusts the amplitude, and converts the analog signal into a digital signal. Here, the digital signal processor 207 controls the timing circuit 202 to control the operation of the photoelectric converter OEC and the analog-to-digital converter 201.

The optical system OPS, the photoelectric conversion unit OEC, the CDS-ADC element 201, and the like may be included in the image input unit 310 of FIG. 3.

The real time clock 203 provides time information to the digital signal processor 207. The digital signal processor 207 processes digital signals from the CDS-ADC element 201 to generate digital image signals classified into luminance (Y value) and chromaticity (R, G, B) signals.

The light emitting unit LAMP driven by the microcontroller 212 under the control of the main controller built in the digital signal processor 207 includes a self-timer lamp, an auto-focus lamp, a mode indicating lamp, a flash standby lamp, and the like. May be included.

The digital signal processor 207 and / or the microcontroller 212 may be included in the controller 320 of FIG. 3 according to the present invention. The digital signal processor 207 and / or the microcontroller 212 may also be equipped with cache memory as temporary storage space.

Through the user input unit INP, a button or the like input from the direction button 21, the wide-angle zoom button W, the tele-zoom button T, or the like may be input. The user input unit INP may be included in the user manipulation unit 360 of FIG. 3.

The digital image signal from the digital signal processor 207 is temporarily stored in the DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) 204. The EEPROM (Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory) 205 stores algorithms and setting data such as a boot program and a key input program required for the operation of the digital signal processor 207. In the memory card interface 206, a user's memory card may be attached or detached.

The memory card recognized through the DRAM 204 or the memory card interface 206 may store a captured image temporarily or non-volatilely. The memory card may be stored in the first storage unit 330 or the second storage unit 340 of FIG. 3. May be included.

The first storage unit 330 or the second storage unit 340 includes network access information including access site information, a user name, a password, or fingerprint identification data downloaded from the access information server connected through the Internet access module 220. Can be stored.

The digital image signal from the digital signal processor 207 is input to the display panel driver 214, whereby the image is displayed on the display panel 215.

The controller 200 of the digital image processing apparatus may further include display units 214 and 215. The display units 214 and 215 may include a display panel 215 and a display panel driver 214 for driving the display panel 215. The display units 214 and 215 may be included in the display unit 350 of FIG. 3 according to the present invention.

On the other hand, the digital image signal from the digital signal processor 207 can be transmitted by serial communication via a universal serial bus (USB) connection portion 31a or an RS232C interface 208 and the connection portion 31b thereof, and a video filter ( 209 and through the video output unit 31c. Here, the digital signal processor 207 may incorporate a microcontroller therein.

The audio processor 213 outputs the audio signal from the microphone MIC to the digital signal processor 207 or the speaker SP, and outputs the audio signal from the digital signal processor 207 to the speaker SP.

The controller 200 of the digital image processing apparatus may include an internet access module 220 for allowing the digital image processing apparatus to be connected to a network. The internet access module 220 may be a wireless internet access unit (370 of FIG. 3).

At this time, the Internet access module 220 is at least one of WiBro, HSDPA (high speed downlink packet access), Wi-Fi, WiMAX, ZIGBEE, Bluetooth (Bluetooth), ultra wideband (UWB), wireless infrared communication, wireless LAN The network can be connected by a wireless network connection method.

However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the Internet access module 220 may be connected to various network environments including the Internet by various network methods including wired communication.

3 is a block diagram of a digital image processing apparatus 300 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, the digital image processing apparatus 300 includes an image input unit 310; The control unit 320; Storage units 330 and 340; Display unit 350; A user manipulation unit 360; And a wireless internet connection 370.

The digital image processing apparatus 300 may store unique numbers such as serial numbers assigned to the respective digital image processing apparatuses in the storage units 330 and 340. At this time, if necessary, the unique number may be transmitted to the access information server 400 storing the network site access information, and accordingly, the network site access information of the digital image processing apparatus 300 may be downloaded. In this case, the user can access and log in to the Internet site 500 corresponding to the specific network site by the downloaded access information.

Therefore, it is connected to the Internet site 500 without using a separate text input device, and can upload or download various files including stored image files.

In other words, it is possible to conveniently connect to a network environment such as the Internet, without having to separately key in a user name and a password, thereby improving user convenience for network connection.

To this end, at least one network connection information corresponding to each unique number is stored in the connection information server 400, and the network connection information is downloaded and automatically connected to the network by the user name and password included in the network connection information. Can be.

In this case, even when the site accessing the Internet is connected to several places instead of one place, authentication information of various Internet sites corresponding to the unique number is recorded in the access information server 400, and the digital image processing apparatus 300 The authentication information is downloaded and the user authentication information included in the information can be automatically connected to the Internet.

The digital image processing apparatus 300 may be controlled by the control method S400 of the digital image processing apparatus illustrated in FIG. 4. Therefore, the same matters as in the control method (S400) of the digital image processing apparatus illustrated in FIG. 4 may be referred to, and detailed description may be omitted.

The image input unit 310 may receive an input image from the outside. The wireless Internet access unit 370 may access a network site and a connection information server 400 in which access information for accessing the network site is stored.

The control unit 320 transmits the unique number of the digital image processing apparatus to the connection information server 400, downloads the connection information specified for the unique number from the connection information server 400, and connects to the network site by the connection information. Can be controlled.

In this case, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the wireless Internet access unit 370 may be a network access unit accessing a network site by various methods. In addition, the network site may be an Internet site 500 accessible by the wireless Internet.

The storage units 330 and 340 may store a unique number of the digital image processing apparatus. The storage units 330 and 340 may include a first storage unit 330 and a second storage unit 340. The first storage unit 330 may temporarily store the captured image and the access information downloaded from the access information server 400. In the second storage unit 340, the image file and the unique number may be non-volatilely stored.

The first storage unit 330 may include a DRAM 204, a cache memory as a temporary storage space, or a cache memory mounted separately. The second storage unit 340 may include a memory card recognized through the memory card interface 206 or a flash memory mounted separately.

The user manipulation unit 360 may receive a selection of a network access function by the user. The display unit 350 may display a list of candidate sites that can be accessed when there is a plurality of connection information in the network. In addition, the display unit 350 may display an image of an image file and display a list of accessible Internet sites.

The image input unit 310 may include an optical system (OPS), a photoelectric converter (OEC), a CDS-ADC device 201, and the like illustrated in FIG. 2. The controller 320 may include the digital signal processor 207 and / or the microcontroller 212 illustrated in FIG. 2.

The display unit 350 may include the display panel 25 shown in FIG. 1 and / or the display panel driver 214 and the display panel 215 of FIG. 2. The user manipulation unit 360 may include the user input unit INP of FIG. 2, such as the direction button 21, the menu-OK button 22, or the Internet access button 29 of FIG. 1.

Wireless Internet access unit 370 is a digital image processing apparatus 300 is WiBro, HSDPA (high speed downlink packet access), Wi-Fi, WiMAX, ZIGBEE, Bluetooth (Bluetooth), UWB (ultra wideband), wireless infrared communication, The wireless communication module may be connected to the connection information server 400 and / or the Internet site 500 by at least one wireless network connection method of the wireless LAN.

The wireless internet access unit 370 is for connecting the digital image processing apparatus 300 to various network environments including the Internet 400. Therefore, the present invention is not limited thereto, and various network connection modules including wired communication may be applied instead of the wireless Internet access unit 370.

Meanwhile, the network connection information may include connection site information, a user name, and a password or fingerprint identification data. In this case, the access site information may include address information of an internet site for accessing. The user name can be a name for logging in to the site from the configured access site. The password may correspond to a password set for logging in to the set access site by the corresponding user name.

In this case, the network access information in the present invention is not limited thereto, and may be necessary information for logging in by a user authentication system for logging in to a corresponding site by various methods including a public certificate. In addition, authentication information including a user name and fingerprint identification data corresponding to the user name may be used as the user authentication system.

By input of the network connection function selection by the user, the stored network connection information can be retrieved and connected to the network by the connection information in the network connection information. In this case, a plurality of network access information downloaded from the access information server 400 by a unique number may be provided. In this case, a plurality of Internet sites can be connected.

When the Internet access function is selected by the user, the Internet site accessible from the current location may be searched to display a list of Internet sites accessible to the display unit 350.

In the present embodiment, when there is a plurality of access information for the accessible internet site, a list of accessible sites can be displayed. In this case, when there is only one access information for the accessible Internet site, the display of the sites accessible to the display unit 350 may be omitted.

When the accessible sites are displayed in a list, the connection site of the network connection information selected from the list can be connected. In addition, the site corresponding to the selected access site may log in to the access site by a user name and password or fingerprint identification data.

In this case, when there is one accessible network access site or one previously stored network access information, a site of one network access information may be selected as an access site.

Further, even when there is a plurality of connection information in a connectable network, there can be a plurality of selected connection sites. That is, it is possible to access each access site by a user name and a password stored as corresponding to each site in a plurality of access sites.

Meanwhile, when the network access function is a file upload function, at least one file selected by the album set by the access information may be transmitted.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a control method (S400) of a digital image processing apparatus as a preferred embodiment according to the present invention.

The control method S400 of the digital image processing apparatus may be implemented in the digital image processing apparatus of FIGS. 2 and / or 3 and the control apparatuses 200 and 300 thereof. To this end, the control method S400 of the digital image processing apparatus according to the present invention may be a program or algorithm stored in the storage means of FIG. 2 or implemented in the form of firmware or a semiconductor chip.

Therefore, in the method S400 of controlling the digital image processing apparatus, the same matters as those described for the digital image processing apparatus and the control apparatuses 200 and 300 will be referred to, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Referring to the drawings, the control method (S400) of the digital image processing apparatus includes a connection information server access step (S410); Unique number transmission step (S420); Access information download step (S430); And site access steps (S460, S470).

In the connection information server connection step (S410), a connection information server (400 in FIG. 3) that stores connection information for accessing a network site is connected. In the unique number transmission step (S420), the unique number of the digital image processing apparatus (300 of FIG. 3) is transmitted to the access information server.

In the connection information down step (S430), connection information that can be connected to a network site is downloaded by the digital video processing apparatus from the connection information server. In the site access step (S460, S470) it is possible to access and log in to the network site by the access information.

In the connection information server connection step (S410), a connection information server (400 in FIG. 3) that stores connection information for accessing a network site is connected.

At this time, the connection of the network site is at least one of WiBro, HSDPA (high speed downlink packet access), Wi-Fi, WiMAX, ZIGBEE, Bluetooth, Ultra wideband (UWB), wireless infrared communication, wireless LAN The network can be connected by a network connection method.

However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and may be connected to various network environments including the Internet by various network methods including wired communication.

In addition, the network site may be an Internet site accessible by the wireless Internet. Such an Internet site may be a photo sharing site for uploading image files and the like.

At this time, such Internet sites may be wirelessly connected from a digital image processing apparatus to a portable electronic device such as a digital image processing apparatus by a site address based on an IP (Internet Protocol). In this case, in order to access the Internet site by the digital image processing apparatus, the user may log in with user authentication by a user name and password.

Therefore, the access information server may store access information including a unique number, a site address, a user name, and a password. That is, the access information server has a unique number assigned to each of the accessible digital image processing apparatuses, an Internet site address accessible by the digital image processing apparatus which can be identified by the unique number, and a digital corresponding to each Internet site. User authentication information necessary to log in by the image processing apparatus may be stored.

In this case, the user authentication information may be a user name and a password. In addition, the password may be not only text but also user authentication information according to various types of user authentication methods including fingerprint identification information or voice information.

To this end, the connection information may be stored in advance. In other words, each digital image processing apparatus needs to connect to the access information server in advance, and designate and store its own unique number, its Internet address, user name, and password. Such connection information may be stored in the form of a database.

Accordingly, the access information can be efficiently managed, and when the unique number is input, the Internet access information can be quickly found and the corresponding internet access information can be downloaded to the digital image processing apparatus corresponding to the unique number.

In the unique number transmission step (S420), the unique number of the digital image processing apparatus is transmitted from the digital image processing apparatus 300 to the access information server. Further, in the access information download step (S430), access information for accessing a network site is downloaded from the access information server by the corresponding digital image processing apparatus.

In addition, it is possible to access and log in to the Internet site included in the access information in the site access steps (S460, S470). Site access steps (S460, S470) may include an access step (S460) and a login step (S470).

In the connection step S460, a site corresponding to a site address is used as a connection site for connection, and the connection site is connected. In the login step S470, the user logs in to the access site by the user name and password.

The access information may store information about a plurality of Internet sites corresponding to the digital image processing apparatus. In this case, the information about the Internet site may include a corresponding site address, a user name, and a password.

To this end, the control method S400 of the digital image processing apparatus may include a connection information determination step S441, a list display step S442, and a connection site selection step S444 and S450.

In the connection information determination step (S441), it is determined whether or not there are a plurality of candidate sites accessible by the digital image processing apparatus. In the list display step S442, a list of candidate sites is shown when there are a plurality of candidate sites. In the access site selection step (S444, S450), a site corresponding to at least one or more access information selected from a list of candidate sites is selected as the access site.

In the access information determining step (S441), before determining whether there are a plurality of candidate sites accessible by the digital image processing apparatus, if there is a plurality of Internet access information corresponding to the corresponding unique number, the candidate sites that can be accessed are searched first. can do. That is, first, access information is downloaded, and among the downloaded access information, it is possible to determine whether there are a plurality of Internet sites currently accessible.

In this case, when it is determined that there are a plurality of currently accessible Internet sites, the list display step (S442) may show a list of candidate sites currently accessible. In this case, the access site to be accessed by the user may be selected, and as another embodiment, the default site may be selected as the access site by a preset method.

In addition, in the list display step S442, a list of candidate sites that are currently accessible may be displayed, and the user may select a connection site to be accessed. In this case, when a specific site is selected by the user, the site selected in the access site selection steps S444 and S450 may be the access site.

A list of candidate sites that are currently accessible may be displayed, and if an access site is not selected by the user for a set time, a default site by a preset method may be selected as the access site. In addition, when there is only one accessible site, one accessible internet site may be the default site.

In addition, a plurality of access sites may be selected. In this case, the user can access and log in to each access site, and perform operations such as uploading a file to each access site. In another embodiment, all of the candidate sites that are automatically accessible may be selected as access sites.

In the present embodiment, when there is a plurality of access information for the accessible internet site, a list of accessible sites can be displayed. In this case, when there is only one access information for the accessible Internet site, the display of the accessible sites in a list may be omitted.

On the other hand, the control method (S400) of the digital image processing apparatus may further include an upload step (S480) for uploading a file to the album selected from the network site. In the upload step (S480), it is possible to first select an album to upload a file from the Internet site. Accordingly, an image file or the like can be uploaded to the selected album.

However, the present invention is not limited to uploading an image file, and files of various attributes may be uploaded in addition to the image file. In addition to uploading, you can also download specific files.

To this end, the digital image processing apparatus may include a wireless Internet function. In this case, when there is no separate storage means in the digital image processing apparatus, the photographed picture may be uploaded and stored in a photo sharing site.

At this time, to upload, you have to go through the photo sharing site login process using the username and password. To this end, the character input device may be used as a method of storing the user name and the password in the digital image processing apparatus.

However, it is difficult to implement a character input function in a digital image processing apparatus operated only by a few key operations, and even if it is implemented, it may be very inconvenient to use.

In particular, a web service for a camera or the like is limited to a specific service such as uploading a picture. In order to use such a service, a frequency of using a text input device is very low except for inputting information for web access. Therefore, implementing a text input device in the current digital image processing apparatus may be inefficient in many aspects.

Therefore, in the present invention, the specific number of the digital image processing apparatus, the address of the Internet site to be connected thereto, the user authentication information for logging in to the corresponding Internet site, and the like are stored in the specific access information server, and the access is made by the unique number. If there is a request for information, it can be downloaded from the digital image processing apparatus.

Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to conveniently connect to a network environment such as the Internet, without having to separately key in a user name and password, thereby improving user convenience for network connection.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to one embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings, it is merely an example, and those skilled in the art may realize various modifications and equivalent other embodiments therefrom. I can understand. Accordingly, the true scope of protection of the invention should be defined only by the appended claims.

1 is a diagram illustrating a rear surface of a digital camera as an embodiment of a digital image processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a control apparatus that may be included in the digital camera of FIG. 1.

3 is a block diagram schematically showing a digital image processing apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart schematically illustrating a control method of a digital image processing apparatus according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

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(a) accessing a connection information server storing access information for accessing a network site; (b) transmitting a unique number of the digital image processing apparatus to the access information server; (c) downloading, from the connection information server, connection information, which is assigned to the unique number, to be connected to the network site by the digital image processing apparatus; And and (d) accessing the network site by the access information. The method of claim 1, Access to the site by at least one wireless network of WiBro, high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA), Wi-Fi, WiMAX, ZIGBEE, Bluetooth, UWB (ultra wideband), wireless infrared communication, wireless LAN A control method of a digital image processing apparatus. The method of claim 1, And a control method of the digital image processing apparatus. The method of claim 1, and (e) uploading a file to the album selected at the network site. The method of claim 1, And the access information includes a unique number, a site address, a user name, and a password. The method of claim 5, In step (d), Making a site corresponding to the site address a connection site to be accessed, and accessing the connection site; and And logging in to the access site by the user name and password. The method of claim 6, The control method of the digital image processing apparatus for downloading a plurality of access information in the step (c). The method of claim 7, wherein Determining whether there are a plurality of candidate sites accessible by the digital image processing apparatus; Displaying a list of candidate sites when there are a plurality of candidate sites; and And selecting a site corresponding to at least one of the access information selected from the list of candidate sites as the access site. The method of claim 8, And all sites in the candidate site list are selected as the access site by default. A network connection unit capable of accessing a network site and a connection information server storing access information for accessing the network site; A storage unit for storing a unique number of the digital image processing apparatus; And A control unit for transmitting the unique number of the digital image processing apparatus to the connection information server, downloading the connection information specified for the unique number from the connection information server, and controlling to connect to the network site based on the connection information. Is a digital image processing device. The method of claim 10, And the network site is an internet site accessible by wireless internet. The method of claim 10, And a digital image processing apparatus for uploading a file to an album selected from the network site. The method of claim 10, And the access information includes a unique number, a site address, a user name, and a password. The method of claim 13, And a site corresponding to the site address as a connection site to be accessed, and accessing the connection site, and logging in to the connection site by the user name and password. The method of claim 14, And a display unit for displaying a list of candidate sites that are accessible when there is a plurality of access information specified in the unique number. The method of claim 15, And selecting a site corresponding to at least one of the access information selected from the list of candidate sites as the access site. The method of claim 10, And at least one file uploaded to the album set by the access information. The method of claim 10, The network connection unit may be connected to at least one wireless network of WiBro, high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA), Wi-Fi, WiMAX, ZIGBEE, Bluetooth, Ultra wideband (UWB), wireless infrared communication, and wireless LAN. And a digital image processing apparatus for accessing the site. The method of claim 10, And a nonvolatile memory device in which the storage unit stores the unique number.

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