KR20120007590A - System for sharing picture of sport, server thereof, terminal thereof, method thereof and computer recordable medium storing the method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system for sharing a stadium image, server for the same, terminal for the same, image sharing method thereof, and computer readable recording medium are provided to share a stadium image which a plurality of users photographs about a stadium. CONSTITUTION: An image sharing server(100) collects a stadium image according to the predetermined theme. The image sharing server offers the collected arena image so that a plurality of second terminals(202) be readable. The image sharing server selects one or more collected stadium images. A plurality of second terminals is connected to the image shared server. A plurality of second terminals reads the stadium image. A plurality of second terminals is given to the read stadium image.

Description

A system for sharing a stadium image, a server for the same, a terminal for the same, a method for sharing the stadium image, and a computer-readable recording medium recording the method recordable medium storing the method}

The present invention relates to a stadium image sharing technology, and more particularly, a system for a stadium image sharing, a server for the same, a terminal for the same, and a stadium for sharing a video taken in and around the stadium with a plurality of users. An image sharing method and a computer readable recording medium on which the method is recorded.

Recently, with the implementation of the five-day work week, leisure time has increased, and interest in hobby activities and various sports events that can be enjoyed in such leisure time has increased. These sports events have high ratings for broadcasts broadcast on TV even if the family visits the stadium together to watch the sports game or not directly at the stadium.

In general, a sports game such as soccer, baseball, volleyball, basketball, etc. may shoot a game through a camera of a broadcasting station to relay the game. The camera of the broadcasting station focuses on relaying the progress of the game, so there may be a blind spot of the stadium which the camera of the broadcasting station cannot shoot, and the camera of the broadcasting station may not be able to capture an unusual situation.

On the other hand, a large number of people visiting the stadium can carry a terminal having a camera function, the user of such a terminal can easily photograph the scenes that occur around their own.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention in consideration of the above-described point is to share a stadium image that can be recorded by a plurality of users about a game and a situation around a game where a broadcast camera of a broadcasting station does not shoot in a sports stadium. A system, a server therefor, a terminal therefor, a stadium image sharing method therefor, and a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon the method.

In addition, another object of the present invention is a system for stadium image sharing that can share a stadium image photographed by a plurality of users on a specific subject in a sports stadium, a server therefor, a terminal therefor, a stadium image sharing method therefor and This method provides a computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for sharing a stadium image, the system comprising: a plurality of first terminals for photographing and transmitting a stadium image, which is an image photographed around a sports stadium or a stadium; An image sharing server configured to collect the stadium image according to a predetermined classification or a main word, provide the collected stadium image to be viewed by a plurality of second terminals, and select at least one of the collected stadium image to provide a prize; And a plurality of second terminals connected to the image sharing server to view a stadium image and to assign a rating to the viewed stadium image.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, an image sharing server for sharing a stadium image comprises: a communication module for receiving a stadium image photographed at a sports stadium; A storage module for storing the stadium image; And receiving the stadium image from the terminal through the communication module according to a preset classification or main word, and storing the stadium image in the storage module, and sorting the stadium image belonging to the classification or main word among the stadium images according to a sorting criterion. It includes; a control module to provide.

Here, the control module is characterized by providing the stadium image by classifying according to the still image and the moving picture which is a kind of the image.

The control module classifies the stadium image into a game item and provides the classified game item by classifying each game.

The control module may provide the stadium image by classifying it into a game scene and a scene other than a game.

The control module may provide the stadium image by classifying the user.

The control module may provide the stadium image classified by date.

The control module may provide the stadium image classified by teams of the sports.

The control module may provide the stadium image by classifying the player.

The method of claim 2, wherein the main word is a word or a combination of words related to the game or the stadium.

The control module may be arranged to provide the stadium image in the order of high rating.

The control module may be arranged to provide the stadium image in the order of the highest number of views.

The control module may be configured to provide the stadium image in the order of being recently transmitted or photographed.

The control module may be arranged to provide the stadium image in the order in which the stadium image is received or to arrange the stadium image in the order in which the stadium image is captured.

The storage module stores the stadium image in any one of a file system and a database system.

Terminal for sharing the stadium image according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, the camera unit for shooting the stadium image; Communication unit for transmitting the stadium image; And a controller configured to transmit the stadium image photographed through the camera unit to the image sharing server through the communication unit, and to control the stadium image to be transmitted by mapping the stadium image to a classification or a main word presented by the image sharing server.

The communication unit may include a wireless communication unit for wirelessly transmitting the stadium image; And a wired communication unit for transmitting the stadium image over a wired line. At least one of the.

The wireless communication unit wireless network communication unit for transmitting and receiving the stadium image by accessing the network through the base station; A wireless LAN communication unit for transmitting and receiving a stadium image by accessing a network through an access point (AP) according to a wireless LAN method; And a wireless fan communication unit for transmitting and receiving game progress data by accessing a network through a gateway according to a wireless fan method.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a stadium image sharing method comprising: collecting, by a video sharing server, a stadium image transmitted by a plurality of first terminals; Providing, by the video sharing server, the collected stadium images to a plurality of second terminals; Selecting, by the image sharing server, at least one of the stadium images to provide a prize; And notifying, by the image sharing server, a result of the winning to the first terminal which transmitted the selected stadium image.

The collecting may include photographing, by the first terminal, the stadium image in a stadium and around a stadium; And transmitting, by the first terminal, the stadium image according to the classification suggested by the image sharing server and receiving the image by the image sharing server.

The providing may include providing, by the video sharing server, a stadium image list in which the stadium image is composed of a thumbnail-type list.

The collecting may include: presenting, by the video sharing server, a main word which is a word or a sentence related to a stadium or a periphery of the stadium to the first terminal; And transmitting, by the first terminal, a stadium image photographed according to the main word and receiving the image sharing server by the first terminal.

The providing may include providing, by the video sharing server, a stadium image list in which the stadium image is a thumbnail list or a slide show method of sequentially playing the stadium image.

The selecting may include: accumulating, by the video sharing server, the number of views of the stadium image viewed by the second terminal; And selecting, by the image sharing server, at least one stadium image having the accumulated number of views among the stadium images.

The selecting may include: assigning a rating to a stadium image by the second terminal; And selecting, by the image sharing server, at least one stadium image having the high rating among the stadium images.

A computer readable recording medium having recorded the above-mentioned stadium image sharing method is provided.

According to the present invention, by collecting and sharing a stadium image photographed by a plurality of users in the stadium, it is possible to share the part that the relay camera of the broadcasting station could not even capture, and a plurality of stadium images by the main word related to the stadium or the stadium surroundings People at can share Accordingly, a pleasant user experience can be provided to users sharing the stadium image.

1 is a view for explaining a system for stadium image storage according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view for explaining the configuration of the video sharing server of the system for stadium video sharing according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view for explaining the configuration of the terminal of the system for the stadium image sharing according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a screen example for explaining a stadium image sharing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a screen example for explaining a shared stadium image according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a view for explaining the classification of the stadium image according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a view for explaining the sorting order of the stadium image according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a flowchart illustrating a stadium image sharing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a flowchart illustrating a stadium image sharing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a flowchart illustrating a stadium image sharing method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, in the following description and the accompanying drawings, detailed descriptions of well-known functions or configurations that may obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted. In addition, it should be noted that like elements are denoted by the same reference numerals as much as possible throughout the drawings.

The terms or words used in the specification and claims described below should not be construed as being limited to the ordinary or dictionary meanings, and the inventors are appropriate to the concept of terms in order to explain their invention in the best way. It should be interpreted as meanings and concepts in accordance with the technical spirit of the present invention based on the principle that it can be defined. Therefore, the embodiments described in the present specification and the configuration shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiments of the present invention, and do not represent all of the technical ideas of the present invention, and various alternatives may be substituted at the time of the present application. It should be understood that there may be equivalents and variations.

First, a game system for storing a stadium image according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. 1 is a view for explaining a system for stadium image storage according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an image sharing server 100 and a terminal 200, and the terminal 200 is connected to the image sharing server 100 through a network 300. I can connect it.

After taking the stadium image, the terminal 200 may transmit the stadium image to the image sharing server 100 through the network 300. That is, the terminal 200 may upload the stadium image by accessing the image sharing server 100. In addition, the terminal 200 may view the stadium image of the image sharing server 100. As described above, the user may assign a rating to the stadium image by manipulating the terminal 200 while viewing the stadium image. In addition, the user who reads the stadium image may select and purchase any one of the read stadium images. If the user selects to purchase any one image through the terminal 200, the video sharing server 100 may present a price for the corresponding stadium image. Accordingly, when the user completes payment using the terminal 200, the video sharing server 100 provides the user with the right of the stadium image.

The video sharing server 100 is basically for providing a video sharing service for sharing a plurality of stadium images by a plurality of users, and exists on the network 300. The image sharing server 100 receives the stadium image from the terminal 200 and stores the received stadium image. Here, the stadium image includes a still image and a moving image. The file format of the still image may be exemplified by bmp, jpg, mpg, png, or the like, and the file format of the video may be avi, mpg, divx, or the like. In addition, the stadium image includes an image of photographing a sporting event and an image of photographing events occurring around the stadium in addition to the sporting event.

In addition, the image sharing server 100 may provide the terminal 200 with a web page or an application for allowing users to share the stored stadium image. Here, the application is preferably a web application, but may be a general application. Accordingly, the terminal 200 may access a web page or read a stadium image transmitted by a plurality of users to the image sharing server 100 using the terminal 200. Here, the image sharing server 100 may allow all terminal 200 users who may access the image sharing server 100 to view the stadium image, and share the stadium image to users who may view the stadium image. It can be limited to subscribers who subscribe to the service.

In the following description, the terminal 200 may be classified into a first terminal 201 and a second terminal 202. The first terminal 201 is a terminal 200 that transmits a stadium image to the image sharing server 100, and the second terminal 202 connects to the image sharing server 100 to view and view the stadium image. It is assumed that the terminal 200 to give a rating to. Naturally, there may be a plurality of first terminals 201 and second terminals 202. In order to clarify the gist of the present invention, the first terminal 201 and the second terminal 202 are distinguished, but the roles of the first terminal 201 and the second terminal 202 are interchanged with each other, or one terminal described above. You can also play both roles.

2 is a view for explaining the configuration of the video sharing server of the system for stadium video sharing according to an embodiment of the present invention. The video sharing server 100 may be implemented in various forms such as a centralized structure or a distributed structure. Here, the image sharing server 100 will be described based on functions regardless of such a structure.

Referring to FIG. 2, the image sharing server 100 may basically include a communication module 110, an authentication module 120, and a patch module 130. In addition, the image sharing server 100 further includes a storage module 140 and a control module 150 for storing the stadium image according to the embodiment of the present invention.

The communication module 110 transmits and receives data through the terminal 200 and the network 300. Here, the data includes the stadium image. Such data may be transmitted or received via wired or wireless signals. Accordingly, the communication module 110 may include one or more of a wired communication function for transmitting and receiving a wired signal through a wire and a wireless communication function for transmitting and receiving a wireless signal according to the type of the network 300. Here, the wired signal refers to a signal to which the communication protocol according to the line is applied when the line connecting the terminal 200 to the network 300 is wired. In addition, the wireless signal refers to a signal to which the communication protocol according to the line is applied when the line to which the terminal 200 connects to the network 300 is wireless. The communication module 110 may transmit and receive the stadium image through the wired signal or the wireless signal described above. In addition, the communication module 110 may further include a function of processing data according to a protocol applied to the network 300.

The authentication module 120 is a means for determining whether a user connected to the image sharing server 100 is a registered user in the stadium image sharing service, and registers the user by a subscription procedure. That is, the image sharing server 100 may allow all terminal 200 users who may access the image sharing server 100 to view the stadium image, but may view users who may view part or all of the stadium image. It can be limited to subscribers subscribed to the video sharing service. Therefore, the authentication module 120 is a means for limiting part or all of the stadium image sharing service according to an embodiment of the present invention by processing an authentication procedure for a user accessing the image sharing server 100. To this end, whenever the terminal 200 accesses the image sharing server 100, the authentication module 120 may perform user authentication using the identification information of the user input by the user at the time of user registration. For example, the identification information includes an identifier (ID) of the user and a password corresponding thereto.

The patch module 130 provides an application for sharing the stadium image installed in the terminal 200 of the user. The image sharing server 100 may provide a stadium image sharing service through a web page or an application. When providing a stadium image sharing service through an application, the patch module 130 executes an update of this application. That is, the patch module 130 checks the version of the application installed in the connected terminal 200 and, if it is not the latest version, transmits and installs the latest version of the application to the connected terminal 200.

The storage module 140 stores the stadium image according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. As described above, the stadium image includes a still image and a video, and the events occurring around the stadium in addition to the image and the sport image of the sporting event. It includes the image taken. The storage form of the storage module 140 may be stored according to a file system or may be stored according to a database system.

The control module 150 collects the stadium image and provides a plurality of users to view the collected stadium image. To this end, the control module 150 receives the stadium image from the terminal 200 through the communication module 110, stores the stadium image in the storage module 140, and services the shared stadium image to be shared by a plurality of users. .

Referring to FIG. 3, the terminal 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention may exemplarily illustrate a mobile communication terminal, but may include all devices including some or all of the device configuration described below. Preferably, it may include all kinds of portable devices capable of connecting to the network 300 via a wired or wireless communication function.

The terminal 200 according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a communication unit 210, an input unit 240, an output unit 250, a storage unit 260, a camera unit 270, and a controller 280.

The communication unit 210 is a means for transmitting and receiving data by communicating with the image sharing server 100 through the network 300 or directly with another terminal 200, in particular, the stadium image according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is for sending and receiving. Herein, the communication unit 210 may include at least one of the wireless communication unit 220 and the wired communication unit 230. The wireless communication unit 220 may include at least one of a wireless network communication unit 221, a wireless local area network (WLAN) communication unit 222, and a wireless personal area network (WPAN) communication unit 223. Can be.

The wireless communication unit 220 is a configuration for transmitting and receiving data according to a wireless communication method, and when the terminal 200 uses wireless communication, the wireless network communication unit 221, the wireless LAN communication unit 222, and the wireless fan communication unit 223. Any one of the stadium images may be transmitted to the image sharing server 100.

The wireless network communication unit 221 is for transmitting and receiving data by accessing the network 300 through a base station. When the wireless communication unit 221 receives the stadium image from the controller 280, the wireless communication unit 221 may access the network 300 through the base station and transmit the stadium image to the image sharing server 100. In addition, the wireless network communication unit 221 may be connected to the network 300 through the base station to receive the stadium image from the image sharing server 100, and may provide the received stadium image to the controller 280.

The wireless network communication unit 221 may access the network 300 through a base station. On the other hand, the video sharing server 100 may proceed with the event using the main word to the terminal 200 subscribed to the stadium image sharing service, the event may proceed to all terminals 200 subscribed to the stadium video sharing service. However, this event may be performed only for the terminal 200 located near a specific stadium. When targeting the terminal 200 located near a specific stadium, the video sharing server 100 targets the event to the terminal 200 located within the coverage of the access point through a base station having the stadium and its surroundings as a service area. You can proceed.

The wireless LAN communication unit 222 is for performing communication according to a wireless LAN (WLAN) method. When the WLAN communication unit 222 receives the stadium image from the controller 280, the WLAN communication unit 222 may access the network through an access point (AP) and transmit the stadium image to the image sharing server 100. In addition, the WLAN communication unit 222 may access the network 300 through an access point, receive the stadium image from the image sharing server 100, and provide the received stadium image to the controller 280. The wireless LAN communication unit 222 may access the network 300 through an access point (AP). Therefore, when the terminal 200 intends to communicate with the image sharing server 100 using the wireless LAN communication unit 222, it should be located within the coverage of the access point (AP). On the other hand, the video sharing server 100 may proceed with the event using the main word to the terminal 200 subscribed to the stadium image sharing service, the event may proceed to all terminals 200 subscribed to the stadium video sharing service. However, this event may be performed only for the terminal 200 located near a specific stadium. In the case of targeting the terminal 200 located near a specific stadium, the video sharing server 100 uses the access point AP having the stadium and its surroundings as a service area to locate the terminal 200 located within the coverage of the access point. You can proceed with the event.

The wireless fan communication unit 223 transmits and receives data according to a wireless fan (WPAN) method, and is directly connected between the terminals 200 through a shorter distance wireless communication than the wireless network communication unit 221 and the wireless LAN communication unit 222. To send and receive data. The wireless fan communication unit 223 may transmit the stadium image to the other terminal 200 to allow the other terminal 200 to transmit the stadium image to the image sharing server 100. In addition, when the wireless fan communication unit 223 can be directly connected to the gateway (Gateway) or via a multi-hop (hop), the wireless fan communication unit 223 may transmit and receive the stadium image by accessing the network 300 through the gateway. The wireless fan communication unit 223 may illustrate communication according to Bluetooth, infrared communication (IrDA), ZigBee, and the like.

The wired communication unit 230 is for transmitting and receiving data by wire. In particular, the wired communication unit 230 may be connected to the network 300 through a wire, to transmit a stadium image to the image sharing server 100 or to receive a stadium image from the image sharing server 100.

The input unit 240 is a means for receiving any one of a user's command, selection, data, and information. The input unit 240 may include a plurality of input keys and function keys for receiving numeric or text information and setting various functions. The input unit 240 detects a user's key input and transmits an input signal according to the detected key input to the controller 280. For example, the input unit 240 may be any type of input means that may be developed in the future, in addition to a conventional input device such as a keyboard, a keypad, a mouse, a joystick, and the like.

The output unit 250 is a means for outputting the result or information according to the operation of the terminal 200 so that the user can recognize it through various senses such as visual, tactile, auditory, olfactory, and taste. And a display means for outputting, an audio output means for outputting audio information as an audible sound, and a haptic output means for outputting haptic information recognized by the tactile sense. In particular, the output unit 250 may output the game content provided during the game so that the user is perceived visually, auditoryly, and tactilely. For example, the display means may visually display the photographed stadium image. The display means may be a touch screen. As such, when the display means is formed in the form of a touch screen, the display means may perform some or all of the functions of the input unit 240. In addition, when the stadium image photographed through the audio output means is a moving picture, an audio signal of the moving picture may be audibly output.

The storage unit 260 is a device for storing data, and includes a main memory device and an auxiliary memory device. The storage unit 260 may basically store an operating system and an application. In particular, the storage unit 260 may store a stadium image according to an embodiment of the present invention. In addition, the storage unit 260 may store the stadium image received from the image sharing server 100. The storage unit 260 may temporarily store the stadium image received from the other terminal 200. The stadium image stored in the storage unit 260 may be deleted, changed, or added according to an operation through the user's input unit 240.

The camera unit 270 captures a stadium image according to an embodiment of the present invention, and provides the captured image to the controller 280. To this end, the camera unit 270 may include a lens, a camera sensor, a signal processing device, and an image processing device. The camera sensor captures a stadium image incident through the lens. The captured stadium image is an optical signal, and the camera sensor is a sensor that converts the photographed optical signal into an electrical signal. The camera sensor is preferably a charge-coupled device (CCD) sensor. The signal processing apparatus converts the analog video signal output from the camera into a digital video signal. In this case, the signal processing device is preferably implemented by a digital signal processor (DSP). The image processing apparatus performs a function of generating screen data for displaying a video signal output from the signal processing apparatus.

The controller 280 may be a process device that performs a series of processes for providing a stadium image sharing service to a user of the terminal 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention, such as shooting a stadium image and transmitting a captured stadium image. have. For example, the controller 280 may be a central processing unit (CPU). When the terminal 200 is powered on, the controller 280 moves an operating system (OS) from the auxiliary storage device of the storage unit 260 to the main memory device, and then boots the operating system. ).

If there is a shooting command through the user's input unit 240, the controller 280 captures a stadium image through the camera unit 270 and stores the captured image in the storage unit 260. Then, the controller 280 may transmit the stadium image stored through the communication unit 210 to the image sharing server 100 at the user's request.

As described above, when the image sharing server 100 receives the stadium image transmitted by the terminal 200, the image sharing server 100 may start the received stadium image through a web page or an application. By accessing the image sharing server 100 through the terminal 200, the stadium image can be viewed in a web page or application form.

4 is a screen example for explaining a stadium image sharing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 4, it is assumed that the stadium image is a still image. As shown, the image sharing server 100 may provide a list of thumbnail images stored in the storage module 140 in a thumbnail-nail format. Here, the thumbnail format refers to reducing a plurality of stadium images to a small size and displaying them on one screen, and allows a user who views the thumbnail format stadium images to look at a plurality of stadium images. As such, the list provided in the thumbnail format is referred to as the stadium image list 400, which may be produced in a web page or an application format. If the stadium image is a still image, the stadium image list 400 includes a thumbnail image of the stadium image along with a title of the stadium image, a brief description of the stadium image, a place where the corresponding stadium image was captured, a recording time, a quality of the stadium image, and a stadium. The size of the image, etc. may be further disclosed.

The user may view the above-described stadium image list 400 through the terminal 200, and if any one is selected from the stadium image list 400 formed of thumbnails, the corresponding stadium image may be displayed in actual size.

In particular, according to an embodiment of the present invention, other users than the initiator who transmits the stadium image may write a testimonial, evaluation, and the like for the corresponding stadium video, and such testimony, evaluation, and the like may be further started together with the stadium video. have.

5 is a screen example for explaining a shared stadium image according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 5, it is assumed that the stadium image is provided through a web page or a web application. In addition, it is assumed that the stadium image is a moving image. Similarly to the still image, the image sharing server 100 may provide a stadium image list 400 of a thumbnail-type format of a plurality of stadium images stored in the storage module 140. The stadium image list 400 may be produced in a web page or an application format.

However, in the case of a still image, if one thumbnail is displayed as the still image itself, and if the stadium image is a video, the stadium image list 400 includes the first screen 501 of the video and the video for one video. A plurality of captured screens 503 are provided as thumbnails.

In addition, when the stadium image is a video, as in the still image, the title of the stadium image, a brief description of the stadium image, the place where the corresponding stadium image was captured, the recording time, the image quality of the stadium image, and the stadium image, together with the thumbnail image of the stadium size May be further disclosed. In the case of a moving picture, unlike a still picture, a running time of the moving picture may be started.

The user may view the above-described stadium image list screen through the terminal 200, and if any one is selected from a list consisting of thumbnails, a video corresponding to the stadium image may be played.

In particular, according to an embodiment of the present invention, other users than the initiator who transmits the stadium image may write a testimonial, evaluation, and the like for the corresponding stadium video, and such testimony, evaluation, and the like may be further started together with the stadium video. have.

Meanwhile, the image sharing server 100 may classify the stadium image according to a specific criterion and provide the same to the user. 6 is a view for explaining the classification of stadium images according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to (a), FIGS. 4 and 5, the image sharing server 100 classifies and provides a stadium image according to still images and still images, which are types of images, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. can do. As such, by classifying the stadium image by the type of the image, the user can easily search and view the stadium image according to the user's preference.

Referring to reference numeral (b), the video sharing server 100 may provide a stadium image by class. The event may include baseball, soccer, basketball, volleyball, and the like, and the image sharing server 100 may provide the stadium image list 400 according to the item of the aforementioned game. In addition, the video sharing server 100 may be further divided in each event to provide a classification by game. When a game is baseball, a plurality of baseball teams exist and can be classified and provided for each game between teams. For example, if a game of team A and team B is a first game, and a game of team C and D is a second game, the game may be classified into a first game and a second game. As such, by providing the stadium image by dividing the stadium image by game and game, the user viewing the stadium image can easily search for and view a game of interest or an image of the game.

Referring to reference numeral (c), the video sharing server 100 may provide a stadium image by classifying it into a game scene and a scene other than the game. Here, the game scene is a stadium video containing the appearance of the athletes in the actual game, the scene other than the game is a stadium video containing the happening inside and outside the stadium. The number of cameras of broadcasting stations relaying a game is limited, and various users take stadium images from various angles at important moments of the game scene, so that users viewing these stadium images can enjoy various game scenes. In addition, since the scenes other than the game is difficult to contain the camera of the broadcast station relaying the game, the interest in the corresponding game item may be increased through the stadium image containing the appearance other than the game.

Referring to (d) and (e), the image sharing server 100 may provide a stadium image by classifying the stadium image according to a user who uploaded the stadium image. As shown in (d), users can be classified as professionals, communities, or the general public. In addition, as shown in (e), users may be classified for each individual. As such, by classifying and providing a stadium image for each user, a user can select and view a stadium image of a specific user or select and view a stadium image of a specific group, thereby easily searching for a stadium image of a user or a group of interest. Can be read.

Referring to (f), the image sharing server 100 may provide a stadium image by classifying the stadium image according to the date of photographing or uploading the stadium image. As shown in (f), when a stadium image is classified by each date and a stadium image is provided, a user may easily search for and view a stadium image of interest by date.

Referring to (g), the video sharing server 100 may provide a stadium image by classifying the stadium image according to a team. The stadium image captured by the users through the terminal 200 may be a scene for a specific team. Therefore, as shown in (f), the image sharing server 100 may provide the stadium image by classifying the stadium image for each team. In this case, the user can easily search for and view a stadium image of interest by team.

Referring to reference numeral (h), the image sharing server 100 may provide a stadium image by classifying the stadium image according to a player. The stadium image captured by the users through the terminal 200 may be a scene for a specific player. Therefore, as shown in (f), the image sharing server 100 may provide the stadium image by classifying the stadium image for each athlete. In this case, the user can easily search for and view a stadium image of interest by player.

The classification criteria of the stadium image have been described above. The video sharing server 100 may select and apply only one of the classification criteria described using the reference numerals (a) to (h) as an example, but may also classify the stadium image by combining at least two illustrated classification criteria. . As such, the classified stadium image may be provided to the stadium image list 400 according to the classification criteria. As such, the classified stadium image may be provided to the stadium image list 400 according to the classification criteria. An example of applying the stadium image classified according to one classification criterion to the stadium image list 400 is as described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

Stadium images according to an embodiment of the present invention may be provided in a sorted order according to a sorting order having a specific criterion. FIG. 7 is a diagram for describing a sorting order of a stadium image, according to an exemplary embodiment.

In FIG. 7, it is assumed that images 1 to 3 exist, and that images 1 to 3 are stadium images belonging to the same classification.

The video sharing server 100 may arrange and provide the stadium images in the order of the high ratings given by the users. Users may access the image sharing server 100 through the terminal 200 and give a rating to a stadium image uploaded by another user. For example, assuming that ratings of the images 1, 2, and 3 are 3, 2, and 5 points, respectively, the video sharing server 100 arranges the images 3, 2, and 2 in order to provide a stadium image. can do.

The image sharing server 100 may arrange and provide stadium images in order of recently uploaded or recently photographed stadium images. For example, assuming that the dates on which images 1, 2 and 3 were captured are June 29, July 2, and July 3, respectively, the image sharing server 100 may display images 3, 2, and 1. The stadium images can be arranged and provided in the order of.

The image sharing server 100 may arrange and provide stadium images in order of the number of views of users. Users may access the image sharing server 100 through the terminal 200 to read the stadium image uploaded by another user. When the playing field image is viewed, the image sharing server 100 accumulates the number of views as many as the read number. For example, a user accesses the video sharing server 100 through the terminal 200 to query the stadium video list 400, selects one of the thumbnails of the stadium video list 400, and views the stadium video. Assume Then, the video sharing server 100 increases the number of views of the retrieved stadium image. According to this procedure, views may accumulate. For example, assuming that the number of views of the images 1, 2, and 3 is 213, 111, and 200, respectively, the image sharing server 100 may arrange and provide the stadium images in the order of the images 1, 3, and 2, respectively. have.

The alignment criteria of the stadium image have been described above. The image sharing server 100 may select and apply only one of the sorting criteria described above, but may also classify the stadium image by combining at least two sorting criteria among the illustrated sorting criteria. The image sharing server 100 may provide a stadium image according to a preset alignment criterion. In addition, the video sharing server 100 may change the sorting criteria according to a request of a user accessing the video sharing server 100 through the terminal 200 to sort the stadium images and provide the same to the terminal 200 of the corresponding user. have.

Next, the stadium image sharing method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a stadium image sharing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, the image sharing server 100 collects a stadium image from the first terminal 201 in step S801. Users may capture a stadium image through the first terminal 201, and the captured stadium image may be transmitted to the image sharing server 100 through the network 300. As such, the image sharing server 100 collects the stadium image transmitted by the first terminal 201. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the image sharing server 100 may collect the stadium image according to a predetermined classification. That is, the image sharing server 100 may classify the classification as described above with reference to FIG. 6, and may transmit the stadium image according to the classification when the first terminal 201 transmits the stadium image. In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the image sharing server 100 may collect a stadium image of a specific subject through an event, that is, the image sharing server 100 may transmit a specific subject to the first terminal 201. In the present invention, the stadium image corresponding to the main keyword may be transmitted to the image sharing server 100.

Next, the image sharing server 100 provides the stadium image to the second terminal 202 in step S803. The stadium image may be provided by different classification and sorting criteria. Also, the stadium image may be provided only for a preset period. The stadium image may be provided only to a user who meets a predetermined standard. As described above, the image sharing server 100 may generate a stadium image list, which may be produced as a web page or an application. Accordingly, when the stadium image is provided in a web page format, the second terminal 202 may access the image sharing server 100 and view the stadium image list or the stadium image through the web page. In addition, when provided in an application format, the second terminal 202 may read the stadium image, which is an application resource, from the image sharing server 100 to read the stadium image.

Subsequently, the image sharing server 100 selects at least one stadium image from the stadium images collected in step S805. According to an embodiment of the present invention, at least one of the stadium images collected during the preset period may be selected. In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, at least one of the stadium images collected for one main word may be selected. For example, a stadium image having a high number of views or a stadium image having a high rating given by a plurality of users may be selected. In addition to the above-described number of views and ratings, the winning criteria may be set in various ways.

The image sharing server 100 transmits the result of the prize winning to the first terminal 201 that transmits the previously selected stadium image in step S807. Accordingly, according to the result of the prize winning, the first terminal 201 may know whether the user wins the prize. The prize winning result includes a prize and a method of receiving the prize, through which the user can receive the prize.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a stadium image sharing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 9, the first terminal 201 captures a stadium image at step S901 and stores a stadium image taken at step S903. Here, the stadium image may be a still image or a moving image. Then, the first terminal 201 transmits the stadium image stored in step S905 to the image sharing server 100. This is done by the first terminal 201 uploading the stadium image by accessing the image sharing server 100 through the network 300. In this case, the first terminal 201 may upload a stadium image by mapping to a specific classification according to the classification suggested by the image sharing server 100. As described above with reference to FIG. 6, the stadium image according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention may be classified into a still image and a video, or may be classified by game or game according to the type of image. Also, the stadium image may be classified into a game scene and a scene other than the game according to the content of the stadium image. In addition, the stadium image may be classified according to the user who uploaded the stadium image, or may be classified by date according to the day of shooting or uploading the stadium image.

The image sharing server 100 stores the stadium image transmitted by the first terminal 201 in step S907. Then, the video sharing server 100 generates a stadium video list in step S909. In this case, when the first terminal 201 transmits the stadium image (S905), the image sharing server 100 classifies the stadium image according to the classification set by the user and sorts the stadium image according to a preset criterion. ) In this case, the stadium image may be aligned according to the criteria described above with reference to FIG. 7.

In operation S911, the second terminal 202 may access the image sharing server 100 through a network to read the stadium image. Then, the video sharing server 100 accumulates the number of inquiries about the stadium image read in step S913.

In addition, the user of the second terminal 202 may assign a rating to the owned stadium image. Accordingly, when the user inputs a rating for the specific stadium image, the second terminal 202 transmits the rating input by the user to the image sharing server 100 for the specific stadium image in step S915. In operation S917, the video sharing server 100 calculates a score for the corresponding stadium image. Here, the calculated rating may be an average value obtained by dividing a rating value given by a plurality of users according to the number of users. Accordingly, the image sharing server 100 selects at least one stadium image according to the number of views or the rating in step S919. Prizes may be provided to the user of the first terminal 201 transmitting the selected stadium image. To this end, the image sharing server 100 transmits the result of the prize winning to the first terminal 201 that transmitted the previously selected stadium image in step S921. Accordingly, according to the result of the prize winning, the first terminal 201 may know whether the user wins the prize. As such, by selecting a stadium video having a high number of views or a high rating among the stadium videos for sharing the stadium video, and providing a prize to a user who transmits the selected stadium video to the video sharing server 100, the stadium video is shared. You can activate the service.

According to an embodiment of the present invention as described above, by collecting various stadium images taken by a variety of users, users participating in the event by sharing a variety of stadium images that the broadcast relay camera did not shoot with a plurality of users, Can provide a pleasant user experience.

Next, a stadium image sharing method according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described.

10 is a flowchart illustrating a stadium image sharing method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 10, in operation S1001, the video sharing server 100 presents a main control word to the first terminal 201. Here, the image sharing server 100 may present the main word only to the first terminal 201 located in a specific stadium. In this case, the main word may be presented only to the first terminal 201 located within the radio wave reaching distance of the access point AP through the access point AP installed around the stadium. Alternatively, when the location of the first terminal 201 determined through the base station is around the stadium, the main word may be presented only to the first terminal 201.

The main word may be transmitted in real time to a terminal located in and around the stadium during the game, and the main word may be a word or a combination of words related to the game or the stadium. For example, the main topic can present the theme of the stadium video, such as "three comings," "home run or foul?", "Sanmaru base situation", "team A cheering seat".

Accordingly, the first terminal 201 transmits the playing field image related to the main word to the image sharing server 100 in step S1003. This is done by the first terminal 201 uploading the stadium image by accessing the image sharing server 100 through the network 300. Here, the stadium image may be a still image or a moving image. The transmitted stadium image may be a pre-photographed image before the main word is received or may be an image captured after the main word is received.

The image sharing server 100 stores the stadium image transmitted by the first terminal 201 in step S1005. Then, the image sharing server 100 generates a stadium image list 400 by sorting the stadium image related to the main word in step S1007.

When the stadium image list 400 related to the main word is generated, the second terminal 202 may view the stadium image of the stadium image list 400 corresponding to the main word in step S1009. In this case, the image sharing server 100 may provide a stadium image in the form of a stadium image list 400. In addition, the image sharing server 100 may sequentially provide the stadium images of the stadium image list 400 in a slide show manner according to the sorted order.

According to the inquiry of the second terminal 202, the image sharing server 100 accumulates the number of inquiries about the stadium image viewed in step S1011. In addition, the user of the second terminal 202 may assign a rating to the owned stadium image. Accordingly, when the user inputs a rating for the specific stadium image, the second terminal 202 transmits the rating input by the user to the image sharing server 100 for the specific stadium image in step S1013. Then, the video sharing server 100 calculates a score for the corresponding stadium image in step S1015. Here, the calculated rating may be an average value obtained by dividing a rating value given by a plurality of users according to the number of users. Accordingly, the image sharing server 100 selects at least one stadium image according to the number of views or the rating in step S1017. Prizes may be provided to the user of the first terminal 201 transmitting the selected stadium image. To this end, the image sharing server 100 transmits the result of the prize winning to the first terminal 201 that transmitted the previously selected stadium image in step S1019. Accordingly, according to the result of the prize winning, the first terminal 201 may know whether the user wins the prize.

The participation in the event may be induced by selecting a stadium image having a high rating or a high number of views from the stadium image of the user who applied to the event for the purpose of sharing the stadium image by the above-described main keyword, and presenting a prize to the user.

According to another embodiment of the present invention as described above, by collecting the stadium image corresponding to the main word through the main word, by sharing the stadium image, it is possible to provide a pleasant user experience to users participating in the event.

The stadium image sharing method according to the present invention may be implemented in a program form readable through various computer means and recorded on a computer readable recording medium. Here, the recording medium may include a program command, a data file, a data structure, etc. alone or in combination. Program instructions recorded on the recording medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts. For example, the recording medium may be magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tapes, optical media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, or magnetic-optical media such as floptical disks. magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions may include high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter as well as machine code such as produced by a compiler. Such hardware devices may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

In the present specification and drawings, preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed, but it is understood that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention can be carried out even in the embodiments disclosed herein. It is obvious to those who have. In addition, although specific terms are used in the specification and the drawings, they are only used in a general sense to easily explain the technical contents of the present invention and to help the understanding of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

The present invention collects the stadium images taken around the stadium or the stadium and share them with various users, so that the broadcast relay camera can provide various stadium images that the broadcast camera did not shoot, thus providing a pleasant user experience for users watching the game. It is possible to induce the participation of users through the event progress and giveaways using the key words, which is not only sufficient marketability or sales, but also can be clearly and repeatedly carried out in the industry, so have.

100: video sharing server
110: communication module 120: authentication module
130: patch module 140: storage module
150: control module
200: terminal
210: communication unit 220: wireless communication unit
221: wireless network communication unit 222: wireless LAN communication unit
223: wireless fan communication unit 230: wired communication unit
240: input unit 250: output unit
260: storage unit 270: camera unit
280: control unit
300: Network
400: stadium video list

Claims (25)

In the system for stadium video sharing,
A plurality of first terminals photographing and transmitting a stadium image, which is an image photographed around a sports stadium or a stadium;
An image sharing server configured to collect the stadium image according to a predetermined classification or a main word, provide the collected stadium image to be viewed by a plurality of second terminals, and select at least one of the collected stadium image to provide a prize; And
And a plurality of second terminals connected to the video sharing server to view a stadium image and to assign a rating to the viewed stadium image. In the video sharing server for stadium video sharing,
A communication module for receiving a stadium image photographed at a sports stadium;
A storage module for storing the stadium image; And
The stadium image is received from the terminal through the communication module according to a preset classification or main word and stored in the storage module, and the stadium image belonging to the classification or main word among the stadium images is sorted according to an alignment criterion. Control module for providing so that the video sharing server for the stadium video sharing comprising a. The method of claim 2, wherein the control module
And sharing the stadium image according to the still image and the moving image, which are types of the image. The method of claim 2, wherein the control module
And classifying the stadium image into a match event and classifying and providing the match image for each match of the classified match event. The method of claim 2, wherein the control module
And sharing the stadium image into a race scene and a scene other than the race. The method of claim 2, wherein the control module
The video sharing server for the stadium image sharing, characterized in that to provide the stadium image by the user classified. The method of claim 2, wherein the control module
The video sharing server for the stadium image sharing, characterized in that to provide the stadium image classified by date. The method of claim 2, wherein the control module
The video sharing server for the stadium image sharing, characterized in that for providing the stadium image by the team of the sport. The method of claim 2, wherein the control module
The video sharing server for the stadium image sharing, characterized in that provided by classifying the stadium image for each player. The method of claim 2, wherein the main word
And a word or a combination of words related to the game or the stadium. The method of claim 2, wherein the control module
The video sharing server for the stadium image sharing, characterized in that for providing the stadium image in the order of the highest rating. The method of claim 2, wherein the control module
The video sharing server for the stadium image sharing, characterized in that for providing the stadium image in the order of the high number of views. The method of claim 2, wherein the control module
And sharing the stadium image in the order in which the stadium image is received, or arranging the stadium image in the order in which the stadium image is captured. The method of claim 2, wherein the storage module
The video sharing server for the stadium image sharing, characterized in that for storing the stadium image in any one of a file system and a database system. In the terminal for sharing the stadium image,
Camera unit for shooting the stadium image;
Communication unit for transmitting the stadium image; And
And a controller configured to transmit the stadium image photographed through the camera unit to the image sharing server through the communication unit, and to control the stadium image to be transmitted by mapping the stadium image to a classification or a main word presented by the image sharing server. Terminal for sharing stadium video. The method of claim 15, wherein the communication unit
A wireless communication unit for wirelessly transmitting the stadium image; And
A wired communication unit for transmitting the stadium image by wire; Terminal for sharing the stadium image, characterized in that it comprises at least one of. The method of claim 16, wherein the wireless communication unit
A wireless network communication unit for transmitting and receiving a stadium image by accessing a network through a base station;
A wireless LAN communication unit for transmitting and receiving a stadium image by accessing a network through an access point (AP) according to a wireless LAN method; And
And a wireless fan communication unit for transmitting and receiving game progress data by accessing a network through a gateway according to a wireless fan method. In the stadium video sharing method,
Collecting, by the image sharing server, the stadium image transmitted by the plurality of first terminals;
Providing, by the video sharing server, the collected stadium images to a plurality of second terminals;
Selecting, by the image sharing server, at least one of the stadium images to provide a prize; And
And notifying, by the video sharing server, a result of the winning to the first terminal which has transmitted the selected stadium image. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein said collecting is
Photographing, by the first terminal, the stadium image around a stadium and a stadium; And
And transmitting, by the first terminal, the playing field image according to the classification suggested by the video sharing server, and receiving the playing field image by the first sharing terminal. 19. The method of claim 18 wherein the providing step
The video sharing server, the stadium image sharing method, characterized in that for providing a stadium image list consisting of a list of the thumbnail image (thumb-nail) format. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein said collecting is
Presenting, by the video sharing server, a main word which is a word or sentence related to a stadium or a periphery of the stadium to the first terminal; And
And transmitting, by the first terminal, the stadium image photographed according to the main keyword, and receiving the received image by the video sharing server. The method of claim 21 wherein the providing step
The video sharing server, the stadium image sharing method characterized in that for providing a stadium image list consisting of a list of thumbnail images of the stadium image or a slide show method to sequentially play the stadium image. The method of claim 18, wherein the selecting step
Accumulating, by the image sharing server, the number of views of the stadium image viewed by the second terminal; And
And selecting, by the video sharing server, at least one stadium video having the accumulated high view count among the stadium videos. The method of claim 18, wherein the selecting step
Assigning, by the second terminal, a rating to a stadium image; And
And selecting, by the video sharing server, at least one stadium image having the high rating among the stadium images. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a method according to any one of claims 18 to 24.

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