WO2016042624A1

WO2016042624A1 - Method of processing additional information added to image data, and device for processing same, and processing program employed therein

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Publication number: WO2016042624A1
Application number: PCT/JP2014/074578
Authority: WO
Inventors: 清水　宏; 橋本　康宣; 益岡　信夫; 吉澤　和彦
Original assignee: 日立マクセル株式会社
Priority date: 2014-09-17
Filing date: 2014-09-17
Publication date: 2016-03-24

Abstract

When an information terminal or the like having a communication function and a built-in camera, such as a mobile telephone or a smartphone, is used to transmit an image file comprising image data and additional information added to the image data, personal information in the additional information must be protected. Meanwhile, depending on the destination or the purpose of use of the image file, there may be situations in which one wishes to use the additional information, and it is thus desirable to be able to switch the range of additional information one wishes to disclose, in accordance with the addressee or the way in which the image file is to be handled by the addressee. Accordingly, the configuration of the invention is such that a plurality of disclosure levels are prepared, making it possible to set items to be deleted and items to be transmitted, from a plurality of items of additional information, and such that when an image file is to be transmitted, one of the plurality of disclosure levels is selected, the items set to be deleted from the additional information added to the image file are deleted in accordance with the setting information for the selected disclosure level, and the additional information is transmitted in accordance with the setting information for the selected disclosure level. In this way, it is possible to prevent personal information being dispersed unnecessarily.

Description

Method and apparatus for processing additional information added to image data, and processing program used therefor

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for handling an image file, and more particularly, to a processing apparatus and method for handling an image file to which additional information such as personal information is added.

A digital system that obtains a two-dimensional captured image by projecting an image of a subject through a lens onto a camera sensor, which is an assembly of multiple pixels made of semiconductors, and measuring the amount of light emitted to each pixel. Cameras are popular. An image captured by such a camera is compressed by a predetermined image compression method so that the size of the image data is reduced. At the same time, for example, attribute information called exif (exchangeable image file format) is included in the image data. One image file is constructed by adding them. This attribute information is acquired as additional information in addition to information related to the shooting conditions of image data such as the camera and lens taken, the focal length and aperture value of the lens, the shutter speed, and the sensor sensitivity. (Coordinate data on the earth) and the name of the copyright holder entered in advance in the camera.

Here, in particular, using a portable information terminal having a communication function with a built-in camera, such as a mobile phone or a smartphone, or a personal computer handling an image file having additional information as described above, these image files are transferred to the print server. Or upload to a personal album directory server. Also, uploading an image file having additional information as described above to a social network service (hereinafter referred to as SNS) that can be disclosed to acquaintances and the general public with comments such as explanations is often performed. . At this time, for example, when an image taken at home is uploaded to the SNS as it is and made public, the location information of the place where the image was taken is automatically added to the additional information, particularly in an image taken with a mobile phone or a smartphone. Therefore, there is a problem that the home position of the uploader is known to general viewers. For this measure, some SNSs are already in operation that are made public after deleting all the additional information added to the uploaded image data. In this method, all the additional information attached to the image data has been deleted, so it is important information depending on the viewer and the type of the site. The information is also completely deleted, and there is a problem that additional information cannot be used although it is safe in terms of security.

As a background art in this technical field, there is JP-A-2007-88754 (Patent Document 1). In Patent Document 1, an additional information item that is personal information to be deleted is set in advance, and when the image file is transmitted, the additional information item specified by the setting is deleted, and then the additional information is deleted. Transmitting the processed image file is disclosed.

JP 2007-88754 A

Although the image data to be disclosed to the public wants to minimize the additional information, there are still some basic information such as the shooting conditions of the photos that the unspecified user wants to see. If the viewing user is close to the photographer, it is useful to show all additional information. If the viewing user is a judge of a photo contest, for example, Information indicating that the photographer is not a camouflaged person but an actual photographer is also required, and it is desirable to switch the range of additional information to be disclosed according to the destination of the image data and the handling at the destination.

However, in Patent Document 1, the setting of which item to delete at the time of transmission is common regardless of the image file. If the item to be deleted is to be changed depending on the transmission destination and handling of the image file, the transmission is performed. There is a problem that it is necessary to change the setting every time, which takes time.

The object of the present invention is to select in advance the type of additional information added to the image data according to the destination to which the image data is transmitted by communication or the purpose of use at the destination, and delete the additional information not to be transmitted It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for transmitting an image file by a simple operation and a device for executing the method.

In order to solve the above problems, for example, the configuration described in the claims is adopted. The present invention includes a plurality of means for solving the above-described problems. For example, a processing apparatus for storing an image file including image data and additional information added to the image data. Image file processing method when transmitting from one to another processing device, the additional information consists of multiple items, and multiple disclosure levels that can set the items to be deleted and the items to be transmitted are prepared Then, when sending an image file, select one release level from a plurality of release levels, and delete the item set to delete the additional information added to the image file according to the setting information of the selected release level Then, the additional information corresponding to the setting information of the selected disclosure level is transmitted.

According to the present invention, it is possible to present limited additional information according to the destination partner and the transmission path, and to prevent personal information from spreading more than necessary.

1 is a configuration diagram of a communication system including a processing device that processes additional information added to image data in Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram illustrating the contents of an image file according to the first embodiment. 3 is a configuration block diagram of a portable information terminal A which is a processing device that processes additional information added to image data in Embodiment 1. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a relationship between additional information added to image data and a disclosure level in Embodiment 1. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a relationship between a disclosure level, a communication path of image data, and a transmission destination in Embodiment 1. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a specific example of an address book in Embodiment 1. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a specific operation example when editing an address book in Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a user interface (UI) when an image file to which additional information is added in the first embodiment is uploaded to the SNS. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of transmitting an image file to the outside according to a disclosure level of additional information added to image data in the first embodiment. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a method for setting a disclosure level of additional information added to image data in the second embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which showed the other method of setting the open level of the additional information added to the image data in Example 2. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which showed the method to import the address book in which the disclosure level of the additional information added to the image data in Example 2 was set. It is explanatory drawing which showed the other method of importing the address book in which the publication level of the additional information added to the image data in Example 2 was set.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a communication system including a processing device that processes additional information added to image data in the present embodiment. In FIG. 1, a portable information terminal A (1000) is a processing device having the main functions of this embodiment. This processing device is connected to a mobile phone carrier server 1050 via a wireless LAN router 1040 and a mobile phone base station 1051. Can be connected to the world wide network 1030. A mobile information terminal B (1010) that receives an image file from the mobile information terminal A (1000) is a mail server 1080 that transmits / receives information by e-mail, or an SNS / web server that transmits / receives information via an SNS or homepage. 1070 can be used to connect to the network 1030.

Here, the image file in this embodiment is taken by a portable information terminal A (1000) or a camera (not shown) using a removable memory that loads a taken image to the terminal. The basic operation of the camera is to form an image of a subject on an imaging sensor in the camera using a lens, and an electric signal photoelectrically converted by the imaging sensor is generated as image data through a signal processing circuit and an image compression circuit. At this time, the image data is constructed by adding additional information including shooting information such as the camera name and lens type at the time of shooting and photographer information such as the name of the photographer and camera owner. I can do it.

∙ Save the constructed image file on a removable memory card, for example. Since this memory is detachable, it is possible to copy image data to a personal computer, for example, but in the case of images taken by this processing device, the storage location of the image file is also in the portable terminal and cannot be removed A good memory is acceptable. The portable information terminal A (1000) can send the image file stored in the memory in the terminal to the portable information terminal B (1010) via the network. At this time, using the mail server 1080, a method of direct transmission to the personal digital assistant B (1010) by person-to-person e-mail and a social network service or personal homepage using the SNS / web server 1070 There are a plurality of routes in which the mobile information terminal B (1010) accesses and reads the information.

In this embodiment, the image data stored in the memory includes additional information such as shooting information in the image file. When this is transmitted to the outside of the camera via the network 1030 via the wireless LAN router 1040 or the mobile phone line, information related to the photographed image is transmitted at the same time. Depending on the transmission destination, the photographer or the camera This leads to the leakage of the owner's personal information.

Here, the image file includes a plurality of types of additional information. In this embodiment, a plurality of public levels are set for each type of additional information to be selected, and a public level is selected according to a transmission destination and a transmission route type such as mail or SNS, and is set for each public level. An image file from which information other than the publicly available additional information is deleted is generated and transmitted. Specifically, when a certain image file is transmitted, the disclosure level according to the closeness of the destination user, whether the transmission route is one-to-one transmission by email, transmission by SNS or web, etc. The additional information in the image file to be transmitted is transmitted partially or after being deleted in accordance with the disclosure level corresponding to each of the above conditions.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the contents of the image file in this embodiment. In FIG. 2, the image file is mainly composed of four parts. That is, shooting information 2000 indicating a state at the time of shooting by the camera, photographer information 2200 indicating personal information of the photographer or the owner of the camera, thumbnail data 2300 that can be used as a thumbnail in a reduced image of the image data, and the image data main body 2400. Here, the thumbnail data 2300 and the image data 2400 include the image size (number of vertical and horizontal pixels), encoding method, information necessary for decoding, etc., but their positions are not described in the image file configuration diagram. It can be in any position.

The shooting information 2000 includes shooting date / time 2001, file save date / time 2002, camera name 2003, lens name 2004, shutter speed 2005, aperture value 2006, film mode 2007, ISO sensitivity 2008, shooting location coordinates 2009, and so on. It is composed of an approximate place name 2010 of the shooting place. The file save date and time 2002 is a date and time when the raw data from the camera sensor, for example, in the camera, portable terminal, or PC is saved as a result of performing the generally-described development processing as in the DSP in FIG. Show. A film mode 2007 indicates a type such as an operation mode having different color reproduction characteristics such as a color negative or a color slide, or a special processing mode such as black and white or sepia color. The shooting location coordinates 2009 indicate the coordinates of the shooting location supplemented by GPS in latitude / minor units on the earth, and the shooting location approximate place name 2010 is extracted from the coordinates and the map data in the communication or the main body, for example, A character string that can be used to image a specific location, “Totsuka-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa”. In some cases, for example, the shooting location coordinates may be personal information.

Next, the photographer information 2200 includes a photographer name 2201, a photographer address 2202, a telephone number 2203, a mobile phone number 2204, a mail address 2205, a mobile mail address 2206, a photographer home address 2207, and a photographer as shown in the figure. The home address 2208, the photographer's home coordinates 2209, the copyright owner name 2210, the SNS ID 2211, and the disclosure level 2212 are included. These pieces of information mainly correspond to personal information of the photographer or camera owner. The photographer's home approximate address 2208 is a character string with which the approximate position can be recognized without specifying the address, like the above-described photographed place approximate place name 2010. Since there is no street address, it is impossible to specify an accurate home address, but since the range is limited to some extent, you can see the approximate living area. With this information, for example, the rareness of going to the shooting location itself can be understood from the distance to the shooting location, and the like, and the information can be used to estimate the shooting situation of the photograph. The copyright owner name 2210 is information for specifying the corporation to which the copyright belongs when the photographer is a photographer or the like in a specific corporation. The SNS ID 2211 is information indicating an access link to the photographer's social network service, and is information that enables communication using the photographer's profile, activity, and social network. The disclosure level 2212 will be described later with reference to FIG.

FIG. 3 is a configuration block diagram of the portable information terminal A (1000) which is a processing device for processing additional information added to image data in the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 3, the portable information terminal A which is a processing apparatus in the present embodiment is basically a computer system. In other words, the CPU 3000 is a central information processing apparatus, and the bus includes a power SW, a hardware SW 3010 that receives input from a switch such as a shutter button when a camera is provided, a camera 3020 that captures an image, and a compressed image. / Encoder / decoder 3030 for performing decompression processing, GPS 3040 for acquiring position information, Bluetooth (registered trademark) module 3050 as a first method for performing short-range wireless communication, and a second method for performing short-range wireless communication. In addition to the IrDA module 3060, NFC (Near Field Communication) 3070 that communicates directly with the contacted terminal, a program executed by the CPU 3000, and basic data, a memory that records personal information of the photographer or owner of the processing apparatus Some personal information 3101 and image data by e-mail A flash memory 3100 that stores an address book 3102 for managing destinations, an SD-RAM 3110 that is a variable area used by a program executed by the CPU 3000, an LCD 3120 that is a display device, and an LCD 3120 that is superimposed on the LCD 3120. A touch panel unit 3121 configured by a touch panel 3130 for detecting touch of a displayed icon, an external memory 3141 for storing a captured image as a compressed image file, an external memory interface 3140 for interfacing the external memory 3141 to the CPU, For example, a cellular phone communication means 3090 such as LTE, which is a first means for performing wireless communication with the outside, and a wireless LAN module 3080 which is a second means for performing wireless communication with the outside are connected. Has been. As described with reference to FIG. 1, the image data captured by the camera 3020 includes additional information including shooting information such as the camera name and lens type at the time of shooting, and photographer information such as the name of the photographer and camera owner. Information is added and stored in the external memory 3141 in an image file format. Note that the external memory in which the image file is stored may be an internal memory in the processing apparatus. Further, the flash memory 3100 storing the personal information 3101 and the address book 3102 and the memory storing the image file may be a common memory.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the additional information added to the image data and the disclosure level in the present embodiment. In FIG. 4, the vertical axis indicates additional information items, in which the shooting information 2000 and the photographer information 2200 in FIG. 2 are arranged. The horizontal axis represents a public level classification in which additional information to be disclosed is selected in advance when an image is transmitted to the outside by e-mail or uploaded to a homepage.

Publish level A is a publishing level when all shooting information and photographer information are disclosed, and the image file is used without any modification, such as when data is backed up to the user's own PC. In this public level, when transmitting to the outside by communication, it is limited to a range where personal information such as close friends is not abused.

The public level B indicates a case in which shooting information is preferentially disclosed. Among them, for example, an ordinary friend in SNS, a message such as SNS instead of direct e-mail, an SNS limited to friends (and close friends), and the like. Used when uploading under management. It is suitable for an environment where uploading is performed at a slightly lower disclosure level, assuming the security of the SNS itself, even for close individuals.

The public level C is a case where the shooting information is disclosed in the same manner as the public level B. However, in consideration of the case where sufficient public information control is not performed on an acquaintance's application site such as an acquaintance's blog, It is suitable for use in situations where the place of residence is disclosed at a simple level (Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture) and self-introduction is made via an acquaintance, including invitation information to its own SNS.

Release level D basically discloses all information related to photography, such as sales of photos and application for photo contests, and otherwise, as a minimum personal information, for example, disclosure of photos within the scope of "copyright holder name" only Used when doing In the case of a photo contest, personal information such as the applicant's name and address will be sent separately, but individual details will not be read from the photos presented on the photo contest site. Restrict information.

Publish level E is a state where additional information is limited to the maximum. For example, the minimum shooting date and time can be disclosed, and the sunlight and weather at the time of shooting can be checked separately. In this case, the public information is selected so that the general public is almost unspecified.

If the relationship between the additional information added to the image data and the disclosure level is set in advance as the initial value of the processing device, the user can use it easily. Further, the contents of the public additional information at each of these public levels may be edited according to the user's intention.

Although a specific processing device screen is not shown, the table itself shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the processing device screen, and the photographing information and photographer information specified for each disclosure level are touched with a finger or a touch pen 4010. . As a result, the image data can be attached (◯) or not (×), and this relationship can be customized for each user. The customized result is stored in a non-volatile memory unit in which the memory contents are not erased even when the processing apparatus is not operating, such as the flash memory of FIG.

In this way, image files can be sent via email to other people via cellular phone communication 3090, wireless LAN 3080, etc., uploaded to social network service sites, applied for photo contest sites, etc. When sending to the outside according to each purpose, set whether to attach or delete the item for each additional information item in advance as a public level according to the destination or the purpose of sending, and according to this public level. The additional information of the image file read from the external memory 3141 is edited.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the disclosure level, the image data communication path, and the destination in this embodiment. In this embodiment, detailed disclosure level classification is performed using a communication path and a transmission destination in transmission.

In FIG. 5, the image file is transmitted to the outside by communication after deleting a part of the added information in accordance with the disclosure level shown in FIG. By setting, the operator of the processing apparatus can perform external transmission with peace of mind by protecting information leakage without worrying about the disclosure level. For example, even when sending a close friend 5040 to the other party, when sending directly by e-mail 5010 or when sending a message by uploading to SNS 5020, the transmission by e-mail 5010 is disclosed in consideration of the security reliability of SNS. While all additional information is attached as level A, in the case of transmission by upload 5020 to the SNS, transmission is performed with some additional information deleted as public level B. In this way, it is possible to perform a fine response such as transmission at different disclosure levels.

Also, even in the web upload 5030, it is also possible to set different publishing levels depending on the type of the message field of a normal blog or the publishing destination site is SNS.

Even if the transmission route is determined in advance as shown in FIG. 5, if it is desired to set the public level individually, the public level setting screen appears every time transmission is performed and the user sets it. Also good.

Here, the disclosure level 2212 described in FIG. 2 is originally determined later when the image file is transmitted, depending on the destination, the disclosure range, and the like. If the image file needs to be set as an attribute of the image file regardless of the destination, such as when the public level shown in Fig. 4 can be entered at the time of shooting, such as a highly private image such as a wedding or wedding If the disclosure level is entered in the image file, the additional information can be reliably limited with higher priority than the disclosure level setting at the time of transmission to the outside.

As described above, the disclosure level may be set according to both the communication path and the transmission destination in transmission, or the disclosure level may be set only by the communication path or the transmission destination. Also, the public level may be set according to the transmission image file, and the public level setting screen may appear at the time of transmission, and the user may set it each time.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of the address book in this embodiment. In FIG. 5, when an image file is attached to an e-mail and sent, a public level is preset according to the destination, for example, public level A for a close friend, public level B for a normal friend, etc. We explained that part of the additional information was edited and deleted according to the preset release level. The disclosure level by the transmission destination is set in the address book. Here, the format of the address book will be described.

Referring to FIG. 6, the address book is classified into a name and its name (kana), a telephone number, an e-mail address, an SNS address, and an individual disclosure level. The display in the address book is generally arranged in the order of Iueo using a name pseudonym. Here, the disclosure level (abbreviated as LVL in the table) in the transmission of the image file addressed to each person described in the address book is different for each person. In other words, the disclosure level is set differently depending on a close friend, a normal friend, or a corporation such as another business partner. Furthermore, this disclosure level can be set to a different disclosure level in the case of transmitting to each partner by e-mail and in the case of transmission by the web handled as the same route as SNS or SNS. That is, it is set at the mail sending level 10 and the SNS sending level 20 shown in FIG.

When the public level is first input to the address book, a certain value (for example, level C) is set as an initial value in advance by the default of the processing device, and the group classification of the close friends or the individual classification described later in FIG. When editing, you can reset the individual public level.

Although not shown here, the combination of the personal name of the address book and the transmission by Web upload can also be described in the address book.

Furthermore, in the case of uploading by SNS or web, the destination is not an individual name, but a table showing the relationship between the SNS and URL of the homepage and the publication level is provided in the same manner as the address book, so that the publication level is determined by the URL. Additional information such as shooting information can be individually deleted according to the disclosure level.

If the destination of the image file is not a person described in the address book, the relationship between the destination and the disclosure level may be set using the URL of the destination site as shown in FIG.

Further, when the disclosure level described in FIG. 5 is entered in the image file, for example, the disclosure level described in the image file is level C, and the transmission destination is set to level A described in the address book. The additional information of the image file to be transmitted is obtained by deleting the additional information according to the level C disclosure level. At this time, it is considered that the photographer or right holder of the image file wants to make more public information by a specific partner than the public level specified by the public level described in the image file (for example, when transmitting to a public level A partner). In such a case, additional information such as shooting information according to the disclosure level is added by inputting a value attributed to the photographer or the right holder, a photographed camera, or a password set in advance for each image file. You can also send image files with. As another use example, when the disclosure level of the transmission partner shown in FIG. 6 is level D, when the disclosure level of the image file is set to level C, that is, a wider disclosure level is set, Can also control not to send this image file. Also, as described above, in this case as well, by setting a password, when the photographer or right holder of an image file wants to send it to a person at level C, control can be performed to enable transmission when the password is accepted. Is possible.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific operation example when editing the address book in this embodiment. Most of the setting screen shown in FIG. 7A is the same as that for editing an address book of a mobile phone or a smartphone, and a part of the description is omitted here as general information.

FIG. 7A shows a display during editing of an e-mail address in a portable terminal as a processing device, where a cursor 6010 is in the mail address entry column, and a keyboard (not shown) (in the screen of the portable terminal or via Bluetooth). The keyboard can be used for input. In the case of a smartphone, since the SNS friendship is also linked to the address book, “Social Network Service ID” can be automatically set or manually edited. If there is a dedicated application for SNS in the smartphone application, the application automatically searches for the relationship between the friend set in the SNS and the friend in the address book, and puts the SNS address in the address book together. This is a case of having the function to be described.

FIG. 7B shows an operation for setting the public information disclosure level for each person in the address book according to this embodiment. In this embodiment, the default is “none”, and nothing is described in the disclosure level column. As described in FIG. 6, the default value can be set to level C. Here, a personal information disclosure level menu is opened with a touch pen or a finger, and personal information disclosure levels classified into A to E are input for each individual.

Here, although not shown, when a plurality of specific members of each person described in the address book are group-categorized as, for example, “alumni” or “friends of a circle”, the group classification similar to FIG. By setting the public level on the screen, it is possible to automatically reflect the public level of the group to all the members participating in the group. Furthermore, it is also possible to set different public levels individually for specific people in the group.

In addition, the disclosure levels A to E shown in FIG. 4 and subsequent figures are difficult to understand the contents of the disclosure level. For example, “Close friend level” “Personal information disclosure” beside A to E in FIG. By including a description of the public level in the form of a bite comment such as “None”, it becomes easier for the user to set the public level.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7 (C), the display of each disclosure level is changed along with the above description by changing the color and display density as the disclosure range becomes narrower. The weight of the level information disclosure range may be visually displayed. This is effective in further facilitating the setting of the public level by the user.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a user interface (UI) when an image file to which additional information is added in the present embodiment is uploaded to the SNS. The screen shown in FIG. 8 is an application screen dedicated to SNS, for example. However, the file selection dialog from the OS appears when the file is selected in FIG. Since the same screen is displayed except for, uploading of an image file to a common SNS will be described in any case in this figure.

In FIG. 8 (A), if you want to upload an image file while writing text on the SNS screen where you are prompted to fill in the form "What are you doing now?" Touch the icon in the shape of a camera with a pen or finger.

In FIG. 8B, in accordance with the operation of (A), “Select Picture” (singular form) is used to select image files to be uploaded one by one. Specifically, by touching an image file in the folder with a pen or a finger, a preview of the image file is displayed at the lower left of the screen. If this image file is acceptable, this image (DSC00025.jpg) is selected by touching “Select”.

FIG. 8C shows that characters can be input even after the image file is selected. Additional characters can be input to the cursor at the tip of the pen using a keyboard touch panel (not shown) or a keyboard externally attached via Bluetooth or the like. In this screen, one image file has already been selected in FIG. 8B, but by touching the camera-shaped icon, another image file can be selected as shown in FIG. 8B. It becomes the mode that can be. The addition of the image file is displayed up to the maximum value of the number of image files to be uploaded determined by the use of SNS, and when the maximum value is reached, the icon in the shape of the camera is not displayed thereafter. When all character input and image file attachment are complete, touch the “DONE” (end entry) icon to move to the next transmission screen.

FIG. 8D is a screen for setting the personal information disclosure level of the image file selected in FIG. 8B. When the “CHANGE” button is selected in FIG. 8C, the screen changes to FIG. 8D, and the disclosure level can be changed. There are selection buttons from the public level A to E under “Select” Private ”Information” Level ”on” Picture ”file”. Touching these with a pen or a finger selects the release level. Here, the state before the selection of level B is displayed. When the public level is not changed, the public level according to the communication path and destination shown in FIGS. 5 and 7 is used, but when there is nothing in the address book, all additional information is deleted. You may use the definition button to upload in

If you want to change the public level by the user, touch “DONE” after selecting the public level. If you want to stop the selection after selecting the release level, touch “RETURN”. In either case, after that, the screen returns to the screen of FIG. 8C again, and touching “DONE” here transitions to the screen of FIG. 8E.

FIG. 8E shows a state where “Private level B” is displayed in a state where the setting of the information disclosure level = B of the image file at the time of transmission is completed. Touching the “SEND” button here actually sends the document and image file. As this image file, an image file from which the additional information set as x in level B is deleted is transmitted.

FIG. 8F is a screen of the transmitted SNS viewed from other users. In other words, “Time Lines” (timeline) displays the date and time, documents, and images in a format similar to the personal diary of the user of this machine. Other users read this and press “Nice!” If it is interesting, or press “Add comment” to give a comment on this diary, for example, as shown in FIG. 8 (A) or (C) A text entry field will appear, allowing you to enter comment text and upload other photos. These are arranged under the writing displayed on the timeline, and by moving the scroll bar at the right end of the screen up and down, you can freely select from the text to the comments. The image displayed on the SNS can be enlarged and displayed in detail by touching a small thumbnail-like image with a pen or a finger.

In this description, the method for setting the public level for uploading to SNS was shown. However, this is also possible by manually setting the public level every time by issuing a similar menu when sending an image file attached to an e-mail. I can do it. At this time, the e-mail application allows the user to select whether to automatically send, automatically set, or manually set at the public level preset in the address book for each partner, and then automatically In the case of the disclosure level according to the address book, in the case of manual setting, it is set manually as shown in FIG. 8 (D). ) Can also be set manually. Furthermore, when the address book is classified into the groups shown in FIG. 7, the above “automatic”, “automatic or manual”, and “manual” can be set in advance for each group.

Further, when the publication level described in the image file is different from the publication level according to the communication path and the destination, the publication level according to the communication path and the destination may be selected with priority. You may be allowed to select the one with the more strict disclosure level.

Furthermore, since there are a wide variety of types of additional information, the additional information that is subject to the same disclosure permission determination is handled as a group, and a group of predetermined additional information for each disclosure level is set together by simple disclosure level setting. The convenience is improved by deleting them.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining an operation of transmitting an image file to the outside according to a disclosure level of additional information added to image data in the present embodiment.

FIG. 9A shows an image file generation flowchart handled in the present embodiment as an example of the operation when shooting is performed. First, the camera is turned on using the hard switch (SW), and at the same time, the GPS unit is turned on (12000). The camera is ready to take a picture, and the camera keeps waiting in this state until a shutter button whose function is set to one of the hardware switches is pressed (12010). Next, the shutter button is pressed to acquire a captured image (12020). In addition, photographing information such as the lens type, focal length, aperture value, shutter speed, and ISO sensitivity of the sensor at the time of photographing is acquired (12030). Further, the current position information closest to the time of the shooting is obtained from the position information obtained by the GPS unit (12040). The photographed image information is compressed by an encoder (12050), and personal information of the photographer or the processing device owner, photographing information such as the focal length and aperture value of the lens, and position information obtained by GPS are added. Are combined into one image file format (12060) and stored in an external memory (12070).

FIG. 9B shows a flowchart for transmitting the image file stored in the external memory to the outside. First, the designated image file is read from the external memory (12100) and saved as a copy in the SD-RAM (12110). Next, a public level that depends on the route of mail transmission, SNS, and uploading to the web, which becomes a trigger that needs to be read from the external memory, is selected and read as a predetermined value (12120). Then, in accordance with the disclosure level, determination information regarding whether or not to attach each additional information as shown in FIG. 4 to the image file is read (12130). Then, the additional information set not to be attached according to the determination information is deleted from the image file copied on the SD-RAM (12140). Then, the edited image file is transmitted / uploaded to a destination via an external network through a mail software, a web browser, etc., via the mobile phone communication or wireless LAN shown in FIG. 1 (12200).

FIG. 9C shows a specific operation example in which information that is not attached is deleted from the image file copied on the SD-RAM in accordance with the determination information on whether or not to attach each additional information to the image file. As shown in FIG. 4, the shooting information and the photographer information as additional information have preset values as “open” for each public level = “not open” = ×. The screen of FIG. 4 is a display on the screen of the processing apparatus and is described as a screen for editing this setting value. However, the stored internal information is an area of the maximum number of characters for each piece of shooting information and photographer information. In the case of ○, it is described as FF to FF in hexadecimal (all digits are 1), and in the case of ×, all are 0 (binary and all digits are 0). Using this value, as a method for deleting the designated shooting information and photographer information items from the image file, a logical product (AND) of this internal information and each item information of the image file copied on the SD-RAM. ) And write it back to each item again. When ◯ = FF to FF, shooting information and personal information remain as they are, and when x = 0, shooting information and personal information are cleared to zero. In this method, it is not necessary to make a condition judgment (IF ... THEN ... ELSE, etc.) for each item, and information on the specified item can be easily deleted.

As described above, according to the present exemplary embodiment, image file processing is performed when an image file including image data and additional information added to the image data is transmitted from the processing apparatus storing the image file to another processing apparatus. The additional information is composed of a plurality of items, and a plurality of disclosure levels in which items to be deleted and items to be transmitted among the plurality of items can be set, and when the image file is transmitted, a plurality of disclosure levels are provided. Select one release level from the list, delete the item set to delete the additional information added to the image file according to the setting information of the selected release level, and add according to the setting information of the selected release level Configure to send information.

Also, the selection of the disclosure level when transmitting an image file is selected according to the transmission destination and / or transmission path to be transmitted.

Also, the disclosure level is incorporated in the address book stored in the processing device, and can be set by the user or the processing device.

In addition, as a processing program for executing image file processing when an image file composed of image data and additional information added to the image data is transmitted from the processing device storing the image file to another processing device, A step of setting a plurality of public levels in which items to be deleted and items to be transmitted among a plurality of items of additional information added to the file are set; a step of selecting one public level from the plurality of public levels;
A step of deleting an item set to delete the additional information added to the image file according to the setting information of the selected public level, and a step of transmitting additional information according to the selected setting information of the public level Configure.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, it has public level setting information that is classified into a plurality of public levels in advance and selected additional information, and is set easily before transmitting the image file accordingly. Since the additional information can be deleted and the image file can be transmitted, the additional information limited to the necessary and sufficient range can be presented according to the destination partner, transmission route, and purpose. Information can be prevented from diffusing.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a method for setting the disclosure level of the additional information added to the image data in this embodiment.

FIG. 10A shows a screen 8000 of a portable terminal which is the same processing apparatus as FIG. Here, the camera 3020 described with reference to FIG. 3 is mounted on the portable terminal, and an image captured by the camera 3020 is displayed as a camera image 8030 when the address book is edited as in FIG. Here, corresponding to the disclosure levels A to E, for example, as shown in FIG. 10B, gestures such as two fingers / three fingers are registered in advance. While displaying the address page of each person described in the address book, the gesture image monitored by the camera 3020 is displayed as the camera image 8030, and the number of fingers of the registered gesture is determined by image analysis of the camera image 8030. If the scene that becomes the point of gesture such as can be extracted, the disclosure level is judged accordingly. In the example of FIG. 10A, since there are three fingers, it is determined and displayed as “LEVEL C”. If save is pressed here, it is saved as the public level = C for the person displayed in the address book, and can be canceled by pressing cancel.

This gesture can be recognized in advance, and the public level allocation of A to E can be assigned to each gesture for each terminal. This method is effective, for example, as a method for easily setting a public level when an address book is imported from a previously used terminal to a new terminal and information other than the public level is available.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing another method for setting the disclosure level of the additional information added to the image data in this embodiment.

Here, a camera 3020 is installed and the camera image is displayed on 9030 as in FIG. 10, but when a face of a person in the address book is photographed when the address book is registered, the disclosure level is automatically set. Shows a method of setting A to the highest level A. In other words, it is easy to photograph the face of the person in the address book 9010 on the spot if it is a close person, and this is done by entering an address under the condition that it is a close friend with the owner of the terminal It is because it is in a state. Note that the act of saving a photographed image in the address book may be used as a trigger to determine that a close friend is in front of you and automatically change the disclosure level. Further, by simply determining that the captured image is a face, it may be determined that there is a close friend in front of the act of photographing the face when editing the address book, and the disclosure level may be automatically changed.

The save and cancel operations are the same as in FIG.

The operation mode of the camera is activated in exactly the same way as in FIG. 10, and when the photographed image is a gesture (when it is not a face), the operation is as shown in FIG. 10, and when it is a face, the operation is as shown in FIG. It is also possible to switch automatically. According to this, it is possible to set an easy-to-use public level.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a method of importing an address book in which the disclosure level of the additional information added to the image data in this embodiment is set.

In the case of FIG. 12A, the address book of a plurality of people is created in advance, and shows a case where all of the address books created on the previously used portable terminal are imported to a new portable terminal. . If the public level is already written in the address book of the terminal used before, the public level is taken over as shown in FIG. When the disclosure level is not described as in the case of the person 2, for example, an operation for displaying a disclosure level input screen as shown in FIG. 7B is performed.

In the case of FIG. 12B, a part of the address book created on the mobile terminal used before is imported to a new mobile terminal. Also in this case, if there is no description of the public level, a public level input screen is displayed, and if there is a description of the public level, the level is taken over.

In the case of FIG. 12 (C), when the user exchanges his / her profile with a mobile terminal used by another person, only one address book is imported. Also in this case, when there is no description of the public level, an input screen for the public level is displayed. If the public level is described, the level is taken over and the address book of the receiving-side mobile terminal 10300 is constructed.

The transfer / input screen display based on the presence / absence of the public level is saved as it is for the time being in the import settings of the address book. Various settings such as designating a public level by the methods of FIGS. 10 and 11 can be made.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing another method for importing an address book in which a disclosure level of additional information added to image data in this embodiment is set.

Here, it is assumed that profiles are exchanged between acquaintances. In this case, it is possible to take a fairly intimate action where the faces are in contact with each other and the terminals of both are brought into contact. Therefore, as a connection interface between terminals, although it is wireless, the terminals of each other are brought into contact with each other, and the same operation is required at a substantially short distance and both terminals at the same time, such as NFC contact communication or IrDA. This is a case where a method (11040) such as near field communication using infrared rays is performed. When this is done, the address book data is sent from the sending side 11100 to the receiving side portable terminal 11000 because it is in a state where the mutual data of the terminals can be exchanged or the mutual agreement is reached. When the copy 11300 is performed, the address book can be copied by taking over the level (11200).

In addition, although the above was demonstrated as address book copy, it can utilize also when copying the image file itself from the transmission side portable terminal 11100 to the reception side portable terminal 11000. That is, if the disclosure level is described in the image file shown in FIG. 2 in advance, it is inherited. Otherwise, the transmission level is automatically transmitted and received as the highest A. If the presetting is performed at the receiving terminal, the above operation is automatically performed.

In addition, if it is set not to perform any of these automatic operations in the settings of each mobile terminal, both FIG. 12 and FIG. 13 can import the address book without a public level, or add all in the case of an image file. It is also possible to automatically perform an operation of deleting and transmitting information.

The above-described embodiments have been described in detail for easy understanding of the present invention, and are not necessarily limited to those having all the configurations described. Further, a part of the configuration of one embodiment can be replaced with the configuration of another embodiment, and the configuration of another embodiment can be added to the configuration of one embodiment. Further, it is possible to add, delete, and replace other configurations for a part of the configuration of each embodiment.

1000: Portable information terminal A
1010: Portable information terminal B
1030 ... Network 1070 ... SNS / web server 1080 ... Mail server 2000 ... Shooting information 2200 ... Photographer information 2400 ... Image data 3101 ... Personal information 3102 ... Address book

Claims

An image file processing method for transmitting an image file composed of image data and additional information added to the image data from a processing device storing the image file to another processing device,
The additional information is composed of a plurality of items, and a plurality of disclosure levels in which items to be deleted and items to be transmitted can be set are prepared.
When transmitting an image file, one disclosure level is selected from the plurality of disclosure levels, and an item set to delete additional information added to the image file is selected according to the setting information of the selected disclosure level. A method of processing an image file, comprising: deleting and transmitting additional information according to the selected setting information of the public level.
The image file processing method according to claim 1,
A method for processing an image file, wherein the selection of a public level when transmitting the image file is selected according to a transmission destination.
The image file processing method according to claim 1,
A method for processing an image file, wherein the selection of a public level when transmitting the image file is performed according to a transmission path for transmission.
The image file processing method according to claim 1,
A method for processing an image file, wherein the selection of a disclosure level when transmitting the image file is made according to a transmission destination and a transmission route.
The image file processing method according to claim 4,
The disclosure level is incorporated in an address book stored in the processing device on the transmission side, and an image file from which predetermined additional information is deleted is transmitted according to the disclosure level read from the address book by a transmission destination and a transmission route. A method of processing a characteristic image file.
The image file processing method according to claim 1,
A method of processing an image file, characterized in that a user or a transmission processing apparatus can set an item to be deleted and an item to be transmitted of the public level additional information.
A processing apparatus for handling an image file composed of image data and additional information added to the image data,
A memory for storing the image data and additional information;
Wireless communication means for performing wireless communication with the outside of the processing device;
A control unit for controlling the memory and wireless communication means;
The additional information is composed of a plurality of items, a plurality of disclosure levels in which items to be deleted and items to be transmitted are stored in the memory.
When transmitting the image file, the control unit selects one release level from the plurality of release levels from the memory, and adds it to the image file read from the memory according to the setting information of the selected release level. An item set for deletion of the added additional information is deleted, and additional information corresponding to the selected setting information of the public level is transmitted by the wireless communication means.
The processing apparatus according to claim 7, comprising:
The processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the selection of the public level when transmitting the image file is selected according to a transmission destination.
The processing apparatus according to claim 7, comprising:
The processing apparatus is characterized in that selection of a public level when transmitting the image file is selected according to a transmission path for transmission.
The processing apparatus according to claim 7, comprising:
The processing apparatus is characterized in that selection of a public level when transmitting the image file is selected according to a transmission destination and a transmission route.
The processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein
The disclosure level is incorporated in an address book stored in the memory, and an image file from which predetermined additional information is deleted is transmitted according to a disclosure level read from the address book by a transmission destination and a transmission path. Processing equipment.
The processing apparatus according to claim 7, comprising:
The processing apparatus, wherein the user or the processing apparatus can set the item to be deleted and the item to be transmitted of the public level additional information.
The processing apparatus according to claim 7, comprising:
The processing apparatus, wherein the image data is image data photographed by the processing apparatus.
A processing program for executing processing of an image file when an image file composed of image data and additional information added to the image data is transmitted from a processing device storing the image file to another processing device. ,
A step of setting a plurality of public levels in which items to be deleted and items to be transmitted are set out of a plurality of items of additional information added to the image file;
Selecting one publication level from the plurality of publication levels;
Deleting the item set to delete the additional information added to the image file according to the setting information of the selected public level;
A processing program comprising a step of transmitting additional information according to the setting information of the selected disclosure level.