KR20100106100A - Method and device of contents data management using high speed mobile network - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method and a device of managing a contents data which uses a high mobile network are provided to transmit and open an image contents in real time, thereby photographing and storing an image without limitation of a storage space. CONSTITUTION: An image is stored as a file by photographing an image and progressing compressed image process. To transmit the stored file, it is connected to a server(120). Transmit the stored file to the connected server. The image comprises a video or an image.

Description

Method and device of contents data management using high speed mobile network

The present invention is an invention for storing and managing a large amount of image data, such as a camera, a camcorder, more specifically, a large amount of image data can be easily stored in the server using a high-speed mobile network, without the need for a large amount of data storage device An invention for storing content data.

Today's memory technology has evolved so rapidly that large amounts of photos can be stored on small size SD cards or other types of memory cards. However, as the technology advances, the performance of the camera has also improved dramatically, and in the case of DSLR, which is used by many people, 10 million pixels are the basis and the number of pixels is increasing. If you are traveling for many days or going on a business trip, you may need to prepare a spare memory card or even bring a laptop. If you have an easy Internet environment, you should go to a PC room and back up.

As the number of people traveling extensively not only in Korea but also abroad, the number of people who produce video contents such as photographs has increased. However, as described above, in order to store video contents, a large capacity data storage device is required, but this is expensive and there is a limitation. On the other hand, a hard disk, which is a storage device of a computer, has increased enormously, so that hundreds of gigabytes of storage space is easily used for personal use. Therefore, the storage space of the server providing the Internet service has a large storage space incomparably.

Conventional imaging apparatuses have undergone a process of storing images taken using a memory card, copying them back to a computer, editing them, and uploading them to a web server. However, the storage capacity of the memory card has been limited, and when the memory card is lost, valuable contents are also lost.

Therefore, there is a need for a system implemented to safely upload data to a server using a high speed mobile network without a large storage device.

Content data management method using a high-speed mobile network according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of taking a video and processing the compressed image and storing it as a file, accessing the server to transmit the stored file, the access Transmitting the stored file to a server, and converting the file after the file is transferred.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of managing content data using a high speed mobile network, the method comprising: receiving a first connection request from a video device or a communication device, authenticating a user of the device using the received first connection request information; Receiving and storing an image file according to the access request information, receiving a second access request for the stored file, and accessing the file by user identification information included in the second access request information. Determining the authority, and if there is an access authority of the file, transmitting the file to the device that has transmitted the second access request.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an imaging apparatus includes a photographing unit for photographing a moving image or an image, an image processing unit for performing a compressed image processing of the photographed moving image or an image, a storage unit for storing the compressed image processed image as a file; A mobile communication unit for accessing a server to transmit the stored file and transmitting the stored file to the connected server, and a central processing unit for converting the file after the file is transferred.

The video device according to an embodiment of the present invention transmits the video content to the server in real time to enable the disclosure and can capture and store the video without limiting the storage space.

In addition, since the image content is stored in the server, the image content may be preserved even when the image device is lost after shooting.

Hereinafter will be described in detail for the practice of the present invention. The contents described herein do not limit the scope of the present invention, but are described by way of example. Accordingly, the content described herein may be modified and applied by those skilled in the art, and such applications are also included in the claims of the present invention. DB in the present specification means a database (database), and is not necessarily limited to commercial high-performance database. Rather, if the data can be sorted and used even if stored in the file, the file may also be a database in the present specification.

In the present specification, an invention will be described based on a digital camera as an example of an imaging device, that is, an imaging device. However, the device to which the present invention is applied is not limited to a camera, but also includes any device that generates a large amount of digital content, such as a device that stores a video such as a digital camcorder.

Storage device herein includes a memory stick, a memory card, and also includes a large storage device such as a hard disk. In addition, the communication module includes high-speed 3G and 4G as mobile communication modules, but also supports various communication protocols such as CDMA, GSM, WLAN, and Bluetooth.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a digital camera and an Internet server are combined according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Camera 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention is equipped with a high-speed 3G communication module can be combined with a high-speed wireless network. And take a picture by using the camera 110 and access the server 120 via the high-speed wireless network / Internet to take pictures taken at a desired time to upload the picture to the album on the server or to run on the user computer 140 You can save or view the photos on the application server. Of course, in addition to the high-speed 3G communication module of the present invention, various communication modules, such as 4G or GSM, CDMA, WLAN, and Bluetooth, may be installed to communicate with an external server. Can support

The application server 120 managed by the operator manages albums generated by a plurality of camera users and uploads photos taken in real time, or allows various authorized users to view them.

On the other hand, the camera user's PC 140 allows the camera user to execute an album management application server program on his PC 140 to store and view the pictures taken by the camera.

In addition, users of other PCs 131 and 132 connect to a business operator or a personal photo management server to view photos taken by a camera user.

Through the configuration of FIG. 1, the camera user may overcome a limitation of the storage medium of the camera 110 and store a large amount of image content without a separate notebook or equipment. In particular, since a video requires more storage space, the video content can be easily stored through the configuration of FIG. 1.

2 is a diagram illustrating a process of capturing a still image and transmitting the same to a server in an image device such as a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The still image, that is, the image is taken using the camera (S210). The photographed image is applied to one or both. The captured image is stored in a predetermined storage medium in the camera (S220). The storage medium refers to a case in which an image is stored before being transmitted to a server by being coupled to a camera. In order to upload the image stored in the storage medium to the server (S230). When connected to the server transmits the camera information and folder information to store the image to the server (S240). The camera information may be an ID and password of the user who owns the camera. Of course, it may be a unique serial number given to the camera, but since a user often uses a plurality of cameras, it is more preferable that the user sets and uses his or her own ID and password. can see. The folder (directory) information is a folder (directory) in which pictures to be transmitted to the server are stored. The folder (directory) information can be selected according to the user's setting. For example, if a user wants an image / photo to be made public as soon as it is sent to the server, the user can enter a folder name to be stored in the public folder. You can enter Of course, it is possible to set whether to be public or private in the process of uploading individual photos, leaving the folder name input.

After transmitting the image file to the server, the camera deletes the transmitted image file from the storage medium to store another image / picture file (S250).

3 is a diagram illustrating a process of photographing a video and transmitting the video to a server in an image device such as a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention. The difference from FIG. 2 is that when the storage medium in the video device is insufficient to store all of the moving pictures, the moving medium is transmitted to an intermediate intermediate server that shoots one moving picture.

3 shows a process of continuously uploading some videos to a server in the process of continuously shooting a video through a camera. Before taking a video using a camera, server transmission information of the corresponding video is set in advance (S305). The server transmission setting information may select a user ID and password, a folder in which a video is to be stored, whether public or private. These choices can be set and saved beforehand for use. In addition, the size of the video to start the transmission can be set in advance, for example, it can be set to transmit to the server every 100Mbyte while shooting the video continuously.

Shoot a video using the camera (S310). The recorded video is so large that it cannot be transferred to the server after shooting is complete. Therefore, some sections of the captured images must be selected and transmitted to the server. To this end, the size of the previously set video in the shooting process is checked (S320). If the video size is smaller than the preset size, shooting continues. If the size of the video is greater than or equal to the preset size, shooting continues, but the mobile communication module accesses the server (S330). When accessing the server, a part of the video is transmitted to the server according to the information set in step S305 (S340). The video is still being shot, and the server can be combined into a single file with the previously saved video so that it can be saved as a continuous video on the server.

When the transmission of the video is completed, the stored video is deleted (S350). The video sent to the server is a part of the video that is being recorded and can refer to the frame of the previous video according to the video compression function. Does not delete it.

In another embodiment of FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, a method of storing a file without deleting the file is also possible. However, if the file is stored as it is, other files cannot be stored. Therefore, the file is converted into a file having a lower resolution, that is, a storage space is less. For example, if a picture of 14 million pixels is transmitted, the storage space is at least 5 times different if the picture is converted to a picture of 1 million pixels after transmission. If the video is also a high quality video, it can be saved as a low quality video after transmission, so that it is possible to check what picture or video was taken.

4 is a diagram illustrating a process of a server receiving a file from an image device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The server receives a connection request from an image device such as a camera (S410). The connection request information includes identification information (ID, password, etc.) of the camera user. If the user is authenticated through the access request information, an image file is received (S420). In addition to receiving an image file, setting information regarding how to store the file may be received. Of course, if there is information previously set by the user, the setting information is not separately received.

It is checked whether the received file is a file constituting a part of the video (S430). If the video is part of the video, it is stored according to the preset information to be combined into another file of the previously received video to be one file (S440). In other cases, that is, one complete video or image file is stored in a specific directory / folder according to the set information (S450).

When the reception and storage of the file is completed, the access request for the file is received (S460). This may be the user who uploaded the file or a visitor who wishes to view other image / video files. When receiving identification information about who they are, the access authority for the file is determined according to them (S470). If the user uploaded the file in step S475, the file is transmitted to a client computer or the like to check the file regardless of whether it is private or open (S480). On the other hand, in the case of a visiting user, the file is transmitted to the client computer or the like to check only the published file (S490).

The server of FIG. 4 is connected to a server that performs an album service on the web, such as Flicker, to upload, view, and manage photos.

5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an imaging apparatus for photographing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The photographing unit 510 photographs an image. You can shoot video or still images and save audio information. Information captured by the photographing unit 510 is stored in the image storage unit 520. The image storage unit 520 may include a memory card, a hard disk, or other storage medium. The image information photographed by the photographing unit 510 may be stored in the image storage unit 520 as it is, but is compressed and stored in the image processing unit 540 for the efficiency of the storage space. The image processor 540 converts an image into a smaller image file, and uses a compression technique used in an image processing apparatus. The image processor 540 compresses and stores the captured image file as a primary image. After the image file is uploaded to the server, the image processor 540 may convert the image file into a lower resolution image file and store the image file.

The mobile communication unit 530 transmits the stored image file to an external server. In order to transmit to an external server, the access process is performed according to a preset communication protocol. As described above, the access process can be performed without inputting user's identification information using the preset information.

Meanwhile, the mobile communication unit 530 may communicate with a device that provides a communication function such as an external communication device (mobile phone, PDA, etc.) instead of directly transmitting a file to an external server. In this case, the mobile communication unit 530 does not actually connect to an external server, but connects to a communication device (mobile phone, PDA, etc.) via wired or wireless data communication such as USB or Bluetooth, and communicates with a mobile phone or PDA. You can connect to the server using.

The central processing unit 550 controls the image processing unit 540 to compress the image captured by the image capturing unit 510, and then compresses the image and stores the image in the image storage unit 520. The user may select to upload the stored image to the server. In addition, when the storage capacity of the image files stored in the image storage unit 520 is a predetermined size or more can be set to automatically upload to the server. According to the set information, the central processing unit 550 controls the mobile communication unit 530 to upload an image file stored in the storage unit 520 to the server. After the mobile communication unit 530 uploads the image file, the image processing unit 540 selectively converts the image file into a file having a smaller capacity and stores the image file. Alternatively, the central processing unit 550 may delete the image file without conversion. This may vary depending on user setting information.

The specific contents for the practice of the present invention have been presented. This includes various examples for applying the present invention to a server that manages an actual video device and video content, but the scope of the present invention is not limited and interpreted. The scope of the invention is determined only by the claims.

The present invention utilizes a mobile communication function to overcome the limitations of the storage space and store the image, and as a result, it is possible to ensure the mobility of the imaging device.

In addition, since the transfer to the server in real time after the shooting, a plurality of users can check in real time, it is possible to enable free distribution of the video content.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a digital camera and an Internet server are combined according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating a process of capturing a still image and transmitting the same to a server in an image device such as a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating a process of photographing a video and transmitting the video to a server in an image device such as a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating a process of a server receiving a file from an image device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an imaging apparatus for photographing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (12)

Capturing an image to perform compressed image processing and storing the compressed image; Accessing a server to transfer the stored file; Transmitting the stored file to the connected server; And And after converting the file, converting the file. The method of claim 1, The video includes a video or image, content data management method using a high-speed mobile network. The method of claim 1, The converting step includes converting the stored file into a low quality image file. The method of claim 1, The step of transmitting the file; And transmitting user information, folder information of a server where a file is to be stored, and information on whether the file is published. The method of claim 1, The video is a video and includes a first file and a second file, The transmitting comprises transmitting the first file, The converting step Checking whether information referred to by the second file exists in the first file; And And preserving and converting the referenced information when the information referred to by the second file exists in the first file. Receiving a first connection request from a video device or a communication device; Authenticating a user of the device using the received first access request information, receiving an image file, and storing the image file according to the access request information; Receiving a second access request for the stored file; And Determining an access right to the file based on user identification information included in the second access request information, and if there is an access right of the file, transmitting the file to a device that has transmitted the second access request. Further comprising, content data management method using a high-speed mobile network. The method of claim 6, If the video file is a first video file, After the storing, further comprising: combining the first video file and the second video file when the first video file is a video file consecutive to the second video file previously received and stored. Content data management method using high speed mobile network. Shooting unit for recording a video or image; An image processor configured to perform compressed image processing on the captured video or image; A storage unit which stores the compressed image processed image as a file; A mobile communication unit which accesses a server to transmit the stored file and transmits the stored file to the accessed server; And And a central processing unit for converting the file after the file is transferred. The method of claim 8, The image includes a video or an image. The method of claim 8, And the central processing unit controls the image processing unit to convert the stored file into a low quality image file. The method of claim 8, The central processing unit in the mobile communication unit to transmit the file And control to transmit user information, folder information of a server where a file is to be stored, and information on whether the file is published. The method of claim 8, The video is a video and includes a first file and a second file, The mobile communication unit transmits the first file, The central processing unit checks whether the information referenced in the second file exists in the first file, and preserves and converts the referenced information when the information referenced in the second file exists in the first file. Video equipment.

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