WO2014088203A1 - Server and method for recommending photograph sharing and device for displaying photograph sharing interface region - Google Patents

Abstract

A server for recommending photograph sharing comprises: a storage unit for storing friendship information indicating friendships of each of a plurality of users in a database; a communication unit for receiving photographing information on a photograph stored in each of devices of the plurality of users from the devices; and a message generation unit for generating a photograph sharing recommendation message which recommends sharing of a photograph stored in a device of a first user with a second user on the basis of the friendship information and the photographing information.

Description

Servers and methods that recommend photo sharing, and devices that display the photo sharing interface area

A server and method for recommending photo sharing, and a device for displaying a photo sharing interface area.

Instant Message Service (IMS) is a real-time online communication service that allows a message sent by a sender to immediately appear on the screen of the recipient's device, without using an e-mail program or web browser. In particular, a service that provides a chat, voice and video call using a mobile network is called a MIM (Mobile Instant Messenger) service.

With the development of smart devices, users can take and store pictures of people and scenery using smart devices without purchasing a separate camera equipment. In addition, it is possible to send stored pictures through E-MAIL, MMS (Multimedia Message Service), upload to SNS (Social Network Service) to other users, or share with friends.

Recently, a method of sharing a picture is provided to share a picture only with a user designated as a family or a user designated as a friend. I can't.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a photo sharing recommendation server and a method for recommending sharing of a photo stored in a user's device to an external user who is friends with the user. The present invention provides a photo sharing recommendation server and method for enabling more convenient and automated photo sharing by sharing pictures taken at the same date or in adjacent locations by each of the plurality of users. However, the technical problem to be achieved by the present embodiment is not limited to the technical problems as described above, and other technical problems may exist.

As a technical means for achieving the above-described technical problem, an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of storing friend relationship information indicating a friend relationship of each of a plurality of users, from the device of the plurality of users of the picture stored in each of the devices; Receiving photographing information, generating a photo sharing recommendation message recommending sharing a photo stored on a device of a first user to a second user based on the friend relationship information and the photographing information; and sharing the generated photo And providing a recommendation message to the device of the first user.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a storage unit stores friend relationship information indicating a friend relationship of each of a plurality of users in a database, a communication unit receiving photographing information stored in each of the devices from the devices of the plurality of users, friend relationship information, and The image sharing recommendation server may include a message generation unit configured to generate a photo sharing recommendation message recommending sharing the photo stored in the device of the first user to the second user based on the photographing information.

Another embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of extracting the shooting information of the plurality of pictures stored in the device, transmitting the extracted shooting information to the photo sharing recommendation server, at least one of the plurality of pictures from the photo sharing recommendation server A method of displaying a photo sharing interface region may be provided, the method comprising: receiving a photo sharing recommendation message recommending to share an external user with a user; and displaying a photo sharing interface region based on the received photo sharing recommendation message. .

It is possible to provide a photo sharing recommendation server and method for recommending sharing of a photo stored in a user's device to an external user who is friends with the user. By sharing the pictures taken on the same date or adjacent location by each of the plurality of users to the plurality of users, a photo sharing recommendation server and method that enables more convenient and automated photo sharing can be achieved. Through the acquaintance relationship of each of the plurality of users and the photographing information of the photo stored in each device, the sharing of the photo related to the trip or the event may be recommended to the user who shared the trip or the event. By arranging the shared pictures by date, the user can intuitively check the date when the picture was taken, thereby providing the user with an improved user interface environment.

1 is a block diagram of a system for recommending photo sharing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of a photo-sharing recommendation server 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3A to 3D are views for explaining a process of comparing zones of a plurality of pictures with reference to a map divided into a plurality of zones.

4A and 4B are diagrams for describing an example in which the level of the grating is determined.

5 is a configuration diagram of a device 50 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 illustrates an example of a notification message for notifying reception of a photo sharing recommendation message and an example of a photo sharing interface area.

7 illustrates an example of a notification message for notifying reception of a photo sharing request message and another example of a photo sharing interface area.

8 illustrates an example in which a plurality of photographs are displayed by the display unit 53.

9A to 9C are diagrams for describing an example in which a photo sharing request message is generated.

10 is a flowchart illustrating a photo sharing recommendation method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

11 is a flowchart illustrating a method of displaying a photo sharing interface area according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is "connected" to another part, this includes not only "directly connected" but also "electrically connected" with another element in between. . In addition, when a part is said to "include" a certain component, which means that it may further include other components, except to exclude other components unless otherwise stated.

1 is a block diagram of a system for recommending photo sharing according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a photo sharing recommendation system includes a photo sharing recommendation server 10 and devices 20. However, since the photo sharing recommendation system of FIG. 1 is only an embodiment of the present invention, the present invention is not limitedly interpreted through FIG. 1. That is, according to various embodiments of the present invention, the photo sharing recommendation system may be configured differently from FIG. 1.

Each component of the photo sharing recommendation system of FIG. 1 is generally connected via a network. The network refers to a connection structure capable of exchanging information between respective nodes such as terminals and servers. Examples of such a network include a 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) network and a long term evolution (LTE) network. , World Interoperability for Microwave Access (WIMAX) network, Internet, Local Area Network (LAN), Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), Wide Area Network (WAN), Personal Area Network (PAN), Bluetooth (Bluetooth) Networks, satellite broadcasting networks, analog broadcasting networks, DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) networks and the like, but are not limited to these.

Referring to FIG. 1, the first network connecting the photo sharing recommendation server 10 and the devices 20 and the second network connecting the device 22 and the device 23 may have different types of networks. For example, the first network may be a broadband network and the second network may be a local area network. At this time, one example of a broadband network is an LTE network, and one example of a local area network is a wireless LAN.

The photo sharing recommendation server 10 stores friend relationship information indicating a friend relationship of each of the plurality of users. To this end, the photo sharing recommendation server 10 may receive the friend relationship information of the plurality of users from the devices 20 of the plurality of users, and store the received friend relationship information by matching each of the plurality of users. For example, the photo sharing recommendation server 10 receives the friend relationship information of the first user from the device 21 of the first user, matches the received friend relationship information with the ID of the first user, and displays a database (not shown). Not stored). According to another embodiment of the present invention, the photo sharing recommendation server 10 may receive friend relationship information of a plurality of users from an external companion server. In this case, an example of an external interworking server is a Facebook server or a Twitter server that provides a social network service.

The photo sharing recommendation server 10 stores the photographing information of the photo stored in each device of the plurality of users. To this end, the photo sharing recommendation server 10 may receive photographing information of photos stored in the devices 20 from the devices 20 of the plurality of users, and store the received photographing information by matching each of the plurality of users. . For example, the photo sharing recommendation server 10 may receive the photographing information of the photo stored in the device 21 from the device 21 of the first user, and store the photographed information matching the ID of the first user. Can be. In this case, the photographing information includes information on at least one of a photographing date, a photographing time, and a photographing position of the photograph. One example of the information on the photographing location may be GPS (Global Poisoning System) coordinate information, place name information, and mutual information of the location where the picture is taken.

The photo sharing recommendation server 10 generates a photo sharing recommendation message based on at least one of friend relationship information of the plurality of users and photographing information of the plurality of users. At this time, the photo sharing recommendation message is a message recommending that another user (or another user's device) share the photo stored in the device of any one of the plurality of users. For example, the photo sharing recommendation message is a message recommending that the second user (or the second user's device 22) share the photo stored in the first user's device 21.

The photo sharing recommendation server 10 may generate a photo sharing recommendation message based on friend relationship information of a plurality of users. For example, the photo sharing recommendation server 10 recommends to share a photo stored in the device 21 of the first user based on friend relationship information of the first user to a second user who is in a friend relationship with the first user. A sharing recommendation message can be generated.

The photo sharing recommendation server 10 may generate a photo sharing recommendation message based on the photographing information of a plurality of users. For example, the photo sharing recommendation server 10 recommends to share the photo stored in the device 21 of the first user to the second user based on the photographing information of the photo stored in the device 21 of the first user. A photo sharing recommendation message may be generated, and at this time, the device of the second user may store a picture taken at the same date, at the same time, and at the same place as the picture stored in the device 21 of the first user.

The photo sharing recommendation server 10 transmits the generated photo sharing recommendation message to the devices 20. At this time, the photo sharing recommendation message may include an identifier for a photo to be shared and image data of the photo to be shared. The identifier for the photo to share may be used by the devices 20 when obtaining image data of the photo to share. That is, when necessary, the devices 20 may request image data of the photo from the photo sharing recommendation server by using the identifier of the photo.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the photo sharing recommendation server 10 receives a photo sharing request message from one of a plurality of devices, and performs photo sharing between devices based on the received photo sharing request message. You can relay. For example, the photo sharing recommendation server 10 may include a photo sharing request message including information on image data of a photo to be shared from the device 21 of the first user, an ID of a second user, and photographing information of the photo to be shared. And the received picture sharing request message as it is or edited and then delivered to the second user's device 22.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, each of the devices 20 may generate a photo sharing request message and directly transmit the generated photo sharing request message to another device. For example, the device 21 generates a photo sharing request message requesting to share the photo stored in the device 21 to the device 22, and sends the generated photo sharing request message to the device 22 via the second network. Can be sent directly.

Each of the devices 20 may extract friend relationship information of each device 20 and transmit the extracted friend relationship information to the shared recommendation server 10. In this case, the friend relationship information may be extracted from a contact, a mail, a web application, or the like stored in each of the devices 20.

Each of the devices 20 extracts photographing information of at least one photo stored in each of the devices 20, and transmits the extracted photographing information to the photo sharing recommendation server 10. In this case, the photographing information may include a photographing date, a photographing time, and a photographing place of each of the at least one photograph.

Each of the devices 20 may receive a photo sharing recommendation message recommending to share a photo to an external device from the photo sharing recommendation server 10 and display a photo sharing interface area based on the received photo sharing recommendation message. have. In general, the photo sharing interface area means receiving a selection or text for photo sharing from a user.

Each of the devices 20 generates a photo sharing request message requesting an external device to share a photo based on a user's input to the displayed photo sharing interface area, and sends the generated photo sharing request message to a photo sharing recommendation server ( 10) can be sent.

Each of the devices 20 may display an external picture stored in the external device based on the photo sharing request message received from the photo sharing recommendation server 10 or the external device. In this case, the picture sharing request message may include an identifier for image data of the external picture, a shooting date of the external picture, a shooting time of the external picture, and a shooting location of the external picture. Each of the devices 20 may receive image data of the external picture from the photo sharing recommendation server 10 or the external device by using the identifier for the image data of the external picture to display the external picture.

Each of the devices 20 may display a notification message on the display indicating that a photo sharing recommendation message or a photo sharing request message has been received. At this time, one example of the notification message is a pop-up message or a push message.

Each of the devices 20 may arrange and display at least one picture and a picture of the external device by date. For example, the device 22 may display the pictures stored in the device 22 and the pictures of the device 21 sorted by date.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, each of the devices 20 may generate a photo sharing recommendation message by itself, and directly transmit the generated photo sharing recommendation message to another device. To this end, each of the devices 20 receives friend relationship information and shooting information of another device from another device or the shared picture recommendation server 10, and sends a picture sharing recommendation message based on the received friend relationship information and shooting information. Can be generated.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, each of the devices 20 may be various types of devices. For example, each of the devices 20 may be a TV device, computer or portable terminal capable of connecting to a remote server via a network. Here, an example of a TV device includes a smart TV, an IPTV set-top box, and the like, and an example of a computer includes a laptop, desktop, laptop, etc., which is equipped with a web browser. An example of a terminal is a wireless communication device that guarantees portability and mobility, and includes a personal communication system (PCS), a global system for mobile communications (GSM), a personal digital cellular (PDC), a personal handyphone system (PHS), and a personal digital (PDA). Assistant (IMT), International Mobile Telecommunication (IMT) -2000, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) -2000, W-Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA), Wireless Broadband Internet (Wibro) terminal, smartphone, tablet PC All kinds of handheld based wireless communication devices such as the like may be included.

Hereinafter, the operation of each component included in the photo sharing recommendation system of FIG. 1 will be described in more detail.

2 is a block diagram of a photo-sharing recommendation server 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, the photo sharing recommendation server 10 includes a storage unit 11, a communication unit 12, and a generation unit 13. However, the photo sharing recommendation server 10 shown in FIG. 2 is only one implementation example of the present invention, and various modifications are possible based on the components shown in FIG. 2. For example, the photo sharing recommendation server 10 may further include a database (not shown) that stores data.

Referring to FIG. 2, the photo sharing recommendation server 10 is connected to the first device 21 and the second device 22 through a network. In this case, the first device 21 refers to the device of the first user, and the second device 22 refers to the device of the second user.

The storage unit 11 stores friend relationship information indicating a friend relationship of each of the plurality of users in a database (not shown). In general, the friend relationship information refers to information of other users having a friend relationship with any one of the plurality of users. The friend relationship information may be extracted from the email, contact information, etc. stored in each device of the plurality of users by the communication unit 12, may be received from an external social network service server, or directly operated by the photo sharing recommendation server 10. May be received from a social network service server.

A friend relationship may be formed by any one of the plurality of users requesting or recommending a friend relationship, and other users of the plurality of users accepting the friend relationship. For example, when the first user requests to make a friend relationship with the second user through the first device 21, a friend relationship may be formed between the first user and the second user according to the acceptance of the second user. .

The communication unit 12 receives photographing information of a photo stored in each of the devices 20 from the devices 20 of the plurality of users. In general, the photographing information includes at least one or more information of a photographed date, photographed time, and photographed place. In addition, the shooting information may further include a title and a serial number of the picture. For example, the shooting information is May 8, 2012, the shooting date of a predetermined picture, 5 pm, the shooting time of the picture, coordinate information indicating the place where the picture was taken, the title of the picture set by the user, and the user's device. It may include a serial number consisting of the number and the photographing number of the picture.

The generation unit 13 may generate a photo sharing recommendation message recommending to share the photo stored in the device of any one of the plurality of users to the other user based on the friend relationship information and the shooting information. At this time, the photo sharing recommendation message may include a text for recommending to share the photo, an identifier for image data of the photo, a photographing time, and a photographing position of the photo.

An example in which the shared picture recommendation message is generated by the generation unit 13 will be described. The generation unit 13 selects a second user who is in a friend relationship with the first user based on friend relationship information. Subsequently, the generation unit 13 compares photographing dates of photographs stored in the first device 21 of the first user with photographing dates of photographs stored in the second device 22 of the second user, and compares the photographing dates with the same date (eg, For example, pictures taken on May 5, 2012) are identified. At this time, the shooting dates are included in the shooting information. When the second photograph of the second device exists on the same date as the first photograph stored in the first device 21 as a result of the identification, the generation unit 13 displays the first photograph as a second user (or the second device 22). Create a shared photo recommendation message to recommend). For example, the generation unit 13 generates a shared picture recommendation message recommending sharing the first picture to the second user when both the first picture and the second picture were taken on May 5, 2012. can do

Referring to another example in which the shared picture recommendation message is generated by the generation unit 13, the generation unit 13 captures a photographing time of the pictures stored in the first device 21 when the first user and the second user are friends. By comparing the shooting times of the pictures stored in the second device 22 with the same time domain (for example, a time zone of 1 hour from 13:00 to 14:00, or from 2:30 to 4 o'clock). Pictures taken within a 2 hour time zone up to 30 minutes). At this time, the shooting times are included in the shooting information. The generation unit 13 recommends to share the first picture to the second user when the second picture of the second device photographed in the same time domain as the first picture stored in the first device 21 exists as a result of the identification. Create a shared photo recommendation message. For example, the generation unit 13 includes both the first picture taken at 5:30 pm and the second picture taken at 5:50 pm in the time zone of 5 pm to 6 pm. In this case, a sharing photo recommendation message recommending sharing the first photo to the second user may be generated.

According to another example in which the shared picture recommendation message is generated by the generation unit 13, the generation unit 13 determines that the first picture stored in the first device 21 and the second picture of the second device have the same date as the identification result. If a photograph is taken within the same time domain and the photographing position of the first photograph and the photographing position of the second photograph are the same or adjacent to each other, a sharing photo recommendation message may be generated to recommend sharing the first photograph to the second user.

Another example of generating a shared picture recommendation message by the generation unit 13 will be described. When the first user and the second user have a friend relationship, the generation unit 13 captures pictures stored in the first device 21. By comparing the positions with the photographing positions of the photographs stored in the second device 22, the photographs photographed in the same or adjacent position range are identified. At this time, the shooting positions are included in the shooting information.

The generation unit 13 transmits the first picture to the second user when there is a second picture of the second device 22 photographed within the same position range as the first picture stored in the first device 21 as a result of the identification. Create a shared photo recommendation message recommending sharing. At this time, the generation unit 13 compares the region to which the photographing position of the first photo belongs to the region to which the photographing position of the second photo belongs by referring to a map divided into a plurality of regions, thereby generating the first photograph and the second photograph. It may be determined whether the image is taken within the same position range.

3A to 3D are views for explaining a process of comparing zones of a plurality of pictures with reference to a map divided into a plurality of zones. Referring to FIG. 3A, the map is divided into a plurality of zones. The generation unit 13 may specify an area to which the photographing position of each of the plurality of photographs belongs by referring to the map.

Referring to FIG. 3B, the generation unit 13 specifies the region 31 to which the photographing position of the first picture stored in the first device 21 belongs by referring to the map. This zone 31 is defined as the first zone where a particular event has occurred, with the white dots inside the zone 31 indicating the location of the first picture. The generation unit 13 captures the first picture and the second picture within the same location range when the second picture of the second device 22 photographed in the same or adjacent area as the specified area 31 exists. After determining that the information is received, the shared picture recommendation message may be generated to recommend sharing the first picture with the second user.

The generation unit 13 captures the first photographing time when the second photograph of the second device 22 photographed within the same or adjacent position range as the first photograph stored in the first device 21 exists. And a photo sharing recommendation message may be generated in consideration of the relationship between the photographing time and the second photographing time. Referring to FIG. 3C, the generation unit 13 compares the photographing positions of the photographs stored in the first device 21 with the photographing positions of the photographs stored in the second device 22. 33 and photographs taken at zone 34 are identified. In this case, the zone 32, the zone 33, and the zone 34 may be zones adjacent to each other. The generation unit 13 compares the shooting times of one picture taken in the area 32, two pictures taken in the area 33, and three pictures taken in the area 34, and compares the total pictures. If there is at least one first picture and at least one second picture taken within the same time domain, a sharing picture recommendation message recommending sharing the first picture to the second user may be generated. That is, the generation unit 13 determines that the at least one first photograph and the at least one second photograph photographed within a specific time range within the adjacent position range are photographed by different devices but within the same event range. I would recommend sharing photos.

3D, the generation unit 13 compares the photographing positions of the photographs stored in the first device 21 with the photographing positions of the photographs stored in the second device 22, so that the region 35, the region ( 36, pictures taken in zone 37, zone 38 and zone 39 are identified. The generation unit 13 may determine that the pictures taken in the zone 35, the zone 36, the zone 37, the zone 38, and the zone 39 are pictures taken within the same time domain. The camera may determine that the photographs are taken while moving quickly within the event range, and generate a photo sharing recommendation message recommending sharing the photographs among the devices. For example, the generation unit 13 may include three first photos and four second photos among photographs taken in the zone 35, the zone 36, the zone 37, the zone 38, and the zone 39. If the photo was taken during the time zone of 1 pm to 3 pm on May 5, 2012, a photo sharing recommendation message may be generated that recommends sharing the three first photos to the second user.

As such, when the generation unit 13 considers the positional comparison and the time relationship between the plurality of zones in a complex manner, the limitations of the simple rule of simply sharing pictures only in the vicinity of the photographing position may be overcome. In other words, when deciding which photos to share in a sports event or a walking, biking, or car trip that needs to be photographed in a large area, it is decided to share only the photos taken in the same time domain within a radius of 1 km. It is more accurate to combine the positional comparison and the time relationship between the pre-divided zones. In addition, simplifying the locations where the photos were taken can be greatly improved in the processing speed.

The degree of compactness of the multiple zones depends on the level of the grid separating the multiple zones, and the level of the grid may be determined according to the population density by region included in the map. 4A and 4B are diagrams for describing an example in which the level of the grating is determined. As shown in FIG. 4A, in the case of a dense urban center, the grid level is relatively high, whereby each of the plurality of zones is relatively narrow, and the plurality of zones are relatively densely divided. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4B, in the case of a low-density mountainous terrain, the grid level is relatively low, so that each of the plurality of zones is relatively wide, and the plurality of zones is relatively wide. In other words, the city center is divided more densely than the mountainous terrain. In general, the higher the level of the grating, the more dense the grating. As such, in order to more accurately determine photographs occurring in the same event, it is necessary to distinguish between a densely populated area where a location where the same event occurs is relatively narrow and a low density area where a location where the same event occurs is relatively wide.

The generation unit 13 may compare the photographing position of the first photo and the photographing position of the second photo by using the GPS coordinate information. For example, the generation unit 13 determines the latitude and longitude coordinates in the GPS coordinates of the first picture by determining whether the latitude and longitude coordinates in the GPS coordinates of the second picture are the same or similar. The position and the shooting position of the second picture can be compared.

The communication unit 12 transmits the generated photo sharing recommendation message to the first device 21. At this time, the communication unit 12 may send a photo sharing recommendation message generated by any one of push notification, instant message, SMS, MMS, email, or registration of a photo sharing recommendation message to a social network service. Can be sent to.

The generation unit 13 may generate a photo sharing recommendation message recommending sharing the photo stored in the second device 22 to the first device 21. For example, when the picture stored in the first device 21 is the first picture and the picture stored in the second device 22 is the second picture, the generation unit 13 transmits the first picture to the second user. Apart from generating a first photo sharing recommendation message recommending to share, a second photo sharing recommendation message recommending sharing the second photo to the first user may be generated. In this case, the communication unit 12 may transmit the first photo sharing recommendation message to the first device 21 and the second photo sharing recommendation message to the second device 22.

The generation unit 13 recommends photo sharing recommending that both the photo stored in the first device 21 and the photo stored in the second device 22 be shared with both the first device 21 and the second device 22. You can also generate a message. In this case, the photo-sharing recommendation message includes text for recommending to share both the photo stored in the first device 21 and the photo stored in the second device 22, the information of the photo stored in the first device 21, Information of a photo stored in the second device 22, a photographing time of the photographs, and a photographing position of the photographs may be included. The communication unit 12 transmits the generated photo sharing recommendation message to each of the first device 21 and the second device 22.

The generation unit 13 may transfer the picture sharing request message received from the first device 21 as it is or after editing to the device 22 of the second user. At this time, the photo sharing request message is transmitted from the first device 21 to the communication unit 12, and the photo sharing request message includes an identifier for the image data of the photo stored in the first device 21, the ID of the second user. The photographing information of the photo stored in the first device 21 may be included. In addition, the picture sharing request message transmitted is transmitted from the communication unit 12 to the second device 22, and the picture sharing request message includes a text for the purpose of recommending sharing of the picture and a picture stored in the first device 21. It may include an identifier for the image data of the photographing time and the photographing position of the photograph.

5 is a configuration diagram of a device 50 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5, the device 50 includes an extraction unit 51, a communication unit 52, a display unit 53, and a message generator 54. However, the device 50 shown in FIG. 5 is just one implementation example of the present invention, and various modifications are possible based on the components shown in FIG. 5. For example, device 50 may further include a display for displaying an image. In addition, the device 50 of FIG. 5 means any one of the devices 20, the first device 21, or the second device 22 described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. Therefore, matters that are not described below with respect to the device 50 may be replaced with those described with respect to the devices 20, the first device 21, and the second device 22 through FIGS. 1 and 2. have. In addition, the contents described below with respect to the device 50 also apply to the devices 20, the first device 21, and the second device 22 of FIGS. 1 to 4.

The extractor 51 may extract photographing information of at least one photo stored in the device 50. In general, the shooting information includes a shooting date and a shooting time. In addition, the photographing information may further include a photographing position according to the type of the device 50 and the setting of the device 50. If necessary, the shooting information may further include a title or a serial number of the picture. For example, the extraction unit 51 captures the shooting date, the shooting time, the shooting position, etc. of each of the photographed and stored by the camera mounted on the device 50 or the plurality of photographed and stored by the external camera. Can be extracted as. The photographing information may be stored in a memory (not shown) of the device 50.

The extractor 51 arranges and displays the plurality of photos by date based on the photographing time of each of the plurality of photographs stored in the device 50, selects at least one of the displayed photographs through the user interface, It is also possible to extract shooting information of one picture. For example, the extractor 51 displays the plurality of photos stored in the device 50 in a sorted order in the order of closest to the current date based on the photographing time, and displays at least one photo through an input such as a touch. It may be selected, and the shooting information of the at least one selected picture may be extracted.

The communication unit 52 transmits the extracted shooting information to the photo sharing recommendation server 10. In this case, the photographing information may include a photographing date, photographing time, photographing position, title, and serial number of the photograph.

The communicator 52 receives a photo sharing recommendation message recommending to share an external user with at least one of a plurality of photos from the photo sharing recommendation server 10. In this case, the photo sharing recommendation message may be generated by the photo sharing recommendation server 10 based on the photographing information of the plurality of photos. In addition, the photo sharing recommendation message may be received via any one of an instant message, push notification, SMS, MMS, or email. In addition, the photo sharing recommendation message may include a text for recommending at least one photo to an external user, an identifier for image data of the at least one photo, a photographing time of the at least one photo, and a photographing position of the at least one photo.

The display unit 53 generates a notification message informing the user when the recommendation message for photo sharing is received. At this time, the notification message may be displayed in the form of a push or pop-up on the display of the device 50.

6 illustrates an example of a notification message for notifying reception of a photo sharing recommendation message and an example of a photo sharing interface area. 6, when the display unit 53 receives a photo sharing recommendation message from the photo sharing recommendation server 10, the display unit 53 may share the "September 15 Seoul" photo with the user B. FIG. A notification message 611 may be displayed on the display.

The display unit 53 displays the picture sharing interface area. In this case, the photo sharing interface area may include at least one photo. Referring to FIG. 6, the photo sharing interface area 62 may include “September 15,” which is a recording date of at least one photo, “Seoul,” which is a shooting position of at least one photo, and a second user who is an external user. An area 621 indicating an ID of the user, an area 622 on which at least one picture is displayed, an icon 624 for selecting all of the at least one picture, and the like. If the icon 623 to request sharing is selected after the icon 624 is selected through the user interface, a photo sharing request message requesting to share at least one photo to the second user is displayed. Is sent to. If the icon 623 requesting sharing is selected after only the picture 625 is selected through the user interface, a picture sharing request message requesting to share only the picture 625 to the second user. Is sent to 10.

The message generator 54 generates a picture sharing request message when a selection for at least one displayed picture is input. 6, when the icon 623 is selected after the icon 624 is selected through the user interface, the message generator 54 requests to share at least one picture to the second user. Create a picture sharing request message. The generated picture sharing request message is transmitted from the communication unit 52 to the picture sharing recommendation server 10.

The display unit 53 generates a notification message informing the user of the photo sharing request message requesting to share the external photo stored in the external user's device from the photo sharing recommendation server 10. At this time, the notification message may be displayed in the form of a push or pop-up on the display of the device 50.

7 illustrates an example of a notification message for notifying reception of a photo sharing request message and another example of a photo sharing interface area. For example, the reference numeral 71 of FIG. 7 indicates that the display unit 53 receives a photo sharing request message of the user B, which is an external user, from the photo sharing recommendation server 10. You have requested to share the photo. A notification message "711" can be displayed on the display.

The display unit 53 may display the photo sharing interface area when a predetermined selection corresponding to the sharing request message is input through the user interface. In this case, the predetermined selection may mean accepting a sharing request from an external user. In addition, the photo sharing interface area may include at least one photo taken on the same date as the external photo among the plurality of photos stored in the device 50. Referring to FIG. 7, the photo sharing interface area 72 is an area 721 representing an ID of a second user who is an external user and "August 27," which is a recording date of an external picture and at least one picture. ), An area 722 in which at least one picture is displayed, an icon 724 for selecting all of the at least one picture, and the like. If the icon 723 requesting sharing is selected after the icon 724 is selected through the user interface, a photo sharing request message requesting to share at least one photo to a second user is displayed. Is sent to. If the icon 723 requesting sharing is selected after only the picture 725 is selected through the user interface, a picture sharing request message requesting to share only the picture 725 to the second user. Is sent to 10.

The message generator 54 generates a picture sharing request message when a selection for at least one displayed picture is input. Referring to FIG. 7, if the icon 723 requesting sharing is selected after the icon 724 is selected through the user interface, the message generator 54 requests to share at least one picture to the second user. Create a picture sharing request message. The generated picture sharing request message is transmitted from the communication unit 52 to the picture sharing recommendation server 10. Through this, the user may share the pictures of the area 622 with the external user and share the pictures of the area 722 with the external user.

When requested from the user interface, the display unit 53 may arrange and display the photos of the device 50 and the external photos by date. At this time, if there are pictures taken on the same date as the picture of the device 50 and the external picture, the display unit 53 displays the corresponding date, and the user ID of the device 50 in the area corresponding to the displayed date, the external A user ID of the device, a picture of the device 50, and the external picture may be displayed. For example, the display unit 53 may include a picture taken on May 5, 2012 among the photos of the device 50, and a picture taken on May 5, 2012 among the external photos of the external device, together with the corresponding date. I can display it. Here, the picture of the device 50 refers to a picture which is distinguished from an external picture. For example, the picture of the device 50 may mean a picture taken by the device 50 or a picture previously stored in the device 50.

8 illustrates an example in which a plurality of photographs are displayed by the display unit 53. Referring to FIG. 8, if there are pictures taken on the same date as the picture of the device 50 and the external picture, the display unit 53 displays the corresponding date “August 27” in the area 811 or 821 and is displayed. The user ID "I" of the device 50 is displayed in the area corresponding to "August 27", the user ID "Kim So-hee" of the user of the external device is displayed, and the picture (813 or 823) of the device 50 is displayed. And an external picture. Thereafter, when the “August 27” or the more icon 812 or 822 is selected through the user interface, additional photos corresponding to the corresponding date may be further displayed.

When a request for generating a photo sharing request message is input through the user interface, the display unit 53 may display a photo sharing interface area on the display. In addition, the display unit 53 may display a plurality of pictures stored in the device 50 in the displayed picture sharing interface area, sorted by date. Subsequently, when the photo to be shared is selected through the displayed photo sharing interface area and an external user to be shared is selected, the message generator 54 generates a photo sharing request message requesting to share the selected photo as an external user. Can be.

9A to 9C are diagrams for describing an example in which a photo sharing request message is generated.

As shown in FIG. 9A, when a request for generating a photo sharing request message is input through the user interface, the display unit 53 displays the first photo sharing interface area 91 on the display. In addition, as shown in FIG. 9A, the display unit 53 arranges the photographs taken on August 27 in the area 911 based on the photographing date or photographing time of each of the plurality of photographs stored in the device 50. The pictures taken on August 24 are aligned with the area 912 and the pictures taken on August 20 are aligned with the area 913 for display. 9A and 9B, when the icon “>” corresponding to August 27 is selected through the user interface, the display unit 53 displays the second photo sharing interface area 92 on the display.

As shown in FIG. 9B, the display unit 53 displays "August 27," which is the selected date, and "I" which is the user ID of the device 50 and the user icon of the device 50 in the area 921. 923 and an icon 925 for adding an object to be shared are displayed, and photographs taken on August 27 are displayed in an area 922. 9B and 9C, the display unit 53 selects an icon 927 for selecting all pictures taken on August 27 through the user interface, and selects an icon 925 for adding a user to share. If so, the third picture sharing interface area 93 is shown on the display. Referring to FIG. 9C, the display unit 53 further displays "second user", which is a shared user added to the area 931. Subsequently, when the icon 932 for sharing is selected through the user interface, the message generator 54 generates a photo sharing request message requesting to share the pictures taken on August 27 to the second user. do. If only the picture 924 is selected on the second picture sharing interface screen 92 and then the icon 932 for requesting sharing is selected, the message generator 54 may share only the picture 924 with the second user. Create a picture sharing request message requesting. In addition, when the icon 926 is selected after the icon 927 is selected on the second photo sharing interface screen 92, the message generator 54 corresponds to the icon 926 among the pictures taken on August 27. Generate a photo sharing request message requesting to share only the photos other than the photo to the second user.

10 is a flowchart illustrating a photo sharing recommendation method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The photo sharing recommendation method according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 10 includes steps processed in time series by the photo sharing recommendation server 10 shown in FIG. 2. Therefore, even if omitted below, the content described with respect to the photo sharing recommendation server 10 through FIGS. 1 to 10 will apply mutatis mutandis to the photo sharing recommendation method of FIG. 10.

In step S1001, the photo sharing recommendation server 10 stores friend relationship information indicating a friend relationship of each of the plurality of users. In operation S1002, the photo sharing recommendation server 10 receives photographing information of a photo stored in each of the devices from the devices of the plurality of users. In operation S1003, the photo sharing recommendation server 10 generates a photo sharing recommendation message recommending sharing the photo stored in the device of the first user to the second user based on the friend relationship information and the photographing information. In operation S1004, the photo sharing recommendation server 10 transmits the generated photo sharing recommendation message to the device of the first user.

11 is a flowchart illustrating a method of displaying a photo sharing interface area according to an embodiment of the present invention. The method for displaying a photo sharing interface area according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 11 includes steps processed in time series in the device 50 shown in FIG. 5. Therefore, even if omitted below, the contents described with respect to the device 50 through FIGS. 1 to 10 will apply mutatis mutandis to the method for recommending photo sharing of FIG. 10.

In operation S1101, the device 50 extracts photographing information of a plurality of pictures stored in the device 50. In operation S1102, the device 50 transmits the extracted photographing information to the photo sharing recommendation server 10. In operation S1103, the device 50 receives a photo sharing recommendation message recommending to share at least one of the plurality of photos to an external user from the photo sharing recommendation server 10. In operation S1104, the device 50 displays a photo sharing interface area including at least one photo.

In addition, although not shown in FIG. 11, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the method for displaying a photo sharing interface region may include generating a photo sharing request message when a selection for at least one displayed photo is input (not shown). And (not shown) transmitting the generated photo sharing request message to the photo sharing recommendation server 10.

In addition, although not shown in FIG. 11, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the method of displaying a photo sharing interface area may include a photo sharing request for sharing an external photo stored in a device of an external user from the photo sharing recommendation server 10. When receiving the request message, the method may further include arranging at least one picture and an external picture by date (not shown).

Each of the photo sharing recommendation method or the photo sharing interface region display method described with reference to FIGS. 10 or 11 may also be implemented in the form of a recording medium including computer executable instructions such as a program module executed by the computer. . Computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. In addition, computer readable media may include both computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes both volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Communication media typically includes computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave, or other transmission mechanism, and includes any information delivery media.

An embodiment of the present invention may provide a method for providing a predetermined application that operates in conjunction with a device 50 that executes the method for displaying a photo sharing interface region described with reference to FIG. 10. In this case, the device 50 may perform a method of displaying a photo sharing interface region. In addition, the application may be provided to the device 50 by the photo sharing recommendation server 10, may be provided to the device 50 by another server configured separately from the photo sharing recommendation server 10, and the photo sharing recommendation. It may be provided to the device 50 by another server operated by the server 10 and other entities.

The foregoing description of the present invention is intended for illustration, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be easily modified in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. will be. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are exemplary in all respects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single type may be implemented in a distributed manner, and similarly, components described as distributed may be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is shown by the following claims rather than the above description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention. do.

Claims (15)

1. In how to recommend photo sharing,

   Storing friend relationship information indicating a friend relationship of each of the plurality of users;

   Receiving photographing information of a photo stored in each of the devices from the devices of the plurality of users;

   Generating a photo sharing recommendation message recommending sharing a photo stored on a device of a first user to a second user based on the friend relationship information and the photographing information; And

   And transmitting the generated photo sharing recommendation message to the device of the first user.
2. The method of claim 1,

   The picture stored on the device of the first user is a first picture, the picture stored on the device of a second user is a second picture,

   Generating the photo sharing recommendation message,

   Selecting a second user who is in a friend relationship with the first user based on the friend relationship information;

   Determining whether the first photo and the second photo are captured within the same time domain based on the photographing information; And

   And generating the photo sharing recommendation message according to the determination result.
3. The method of claim 1,

   The determining of whether the image is included in the same time domain may include determining whether both the first photo and the second photo are captured within the same time domain on the same date, based on the photographing information.

   In the generating of the photo sharing recommendation message according to the determination result, when both the first photo and the second photo are taken within the same time region of the same date, the photographing position of the first photo and the second photo may be generated. And generating the photo sharing recommendation message in consideration of the relationship between the photographing positions of the photos.
4. The method of claim 1,

   The picture stored on the device of the first user is a first picture, the picture stored on the device of a second user is a second picture,

   Generating the photo sharing recommendation message,

   Selecting a second user who is in a friend relationship with the first user based on the friend relationship information;

   Determining whether the first photo and the second photo are captured within the same location range based on the photographing information; And

   And generating the photo sharing recommendation message according to the determination result.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein

   The generating of the photo sharing recommendation message according to the determination result may include: when the first photo and the second photo are taken within the same location range as a result of the determination, a shooting time of the first photo and the second photo; And generating the photo sharing recommendation message in consideration of the relationship between the shooting time of the photo sharing recommendation method.
6. The method of claim 4, wherein

   The determining of whether the image is taken within the same location range may be performed by comparing a region to which the photographing position of the first photo belongs to a region to which the photographing position of the second photo belongs, with reference to a map divided into a plurality of regions. It is determined whether the first picture and the second picture are taken within the same location range,

   The degree of denseness of the plurality of zones depends on the level of the grid separating the plurality of zones,

   The level of the grid is determined according to the population density by region included in the map, photo sharing recommendation method.
7. The method of claim 1,

   The photo sharing recommendation message further includes a content recommending to share the photo stored in the device of the second user to the device of the first user,

   The transmitting comprises transmitting the generated photo sharing recommendation message to the device of the first user and the device of the second user.
8. The method of claim 2,

   The picture sharing recommendation message includes at least one of an identifier for image data of the first picture, a shooting date of the first picture, a shooting time of the first picture, and a shooting location of the first picture. How to recommend sharing.
9. In the server that recommends photo sharing,

   A storage unit for storing friend relationship information indicating a friend relationship of each of a plurality of users in a database;

   A communication unit configured to receive photographing information of a photo stored in each of the devices from the devices of the plurality of users; And

   And a message generator configured to generate a photo sharing recommendation message recommending sharing the photo stored in the device of the first user to the second user based on the friend relationship information and the photographing information.

   The communication unit transmits the generated picture sharing recommendation message to the device of the first user, the picture sharing recommendation server.
10. A method of displaying a photo sharing interface area on a device, the method comprising:

    Extracting shooting information of a plurality of pictures stored in the device;

    Transmitting the extracted photographing information to a photo sharing recommendation server;

    Receiving a photo sharing recommendation message recommending to share at least one of the plurality of photos to an external user from the photo sharing recommendation server; And

    Displaying a photo sharing interface region comprising the at least one photo.
11. The method of claim 10,

    Generating a photo sharing request message when a selection for the at least one displayed photo is input; And

    And transmitting the generated photo sharing request message to the photo sharing recommendation server.
12. The method of claim 10,

    And the photographing information includes at least one of a photographing date, a photographing time, and a photographing position of the at least one photograph.
13. The method of claim 10,

    When receiving a photo sharing request message requesting to share an external photo stored in the device of the external user from the photo sharing recommendation server, displaying the at least one photo and the external photo by sorting by date; How to display the photo sharing interface area.
14. The method of claim 13,

    The step of displaying by sorting by date may include displaying the date when the at least one photo and the external photo are photographed on the same date, and displaying the user ID of the device in the area corresponding to the displayed date. Displaying a user ID of the device, the at least one photo and the external photo.
15. In the method for providing an application that operates in conjunction with a device for executing the method of displaying a photo sharing interface area,

    The device is an application providing method characterized in that the method according to any one of claims 10 to 14.

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