WO2012137341A1 - 画像情報処理サーバ - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an information terminal for managing images, a memory card, an imaging terminal, a display terminal, a server, and a system including these.
- imaging terminals used by users are diversifying.
- a single user uses a single-lens reflex camera for shooting high-definition still images, a compact camera for always carrying around, and a video camera for shooting movies.
- the imaging terminal is used properly.
- an imaging element has been mounted on a portable information terminal other than a camera, such as a portable personal computer, a cellular phone, and a portable music player.
- portable information terminals are also used as imaging terminals. As described above, a situation has arisen in which one user has a large number of imaging terminals and takes a large number of images with each imaging terminal.
- the image information photographed by the imaging terminal is stored in a memory card connected to each imaging terminal.
- the memory card an SD memory card, a compact flash (registered trademark), a USB memory, or the like is used. For this reason, when one user has a plurality of imaging terminals, the user has a plurality of memory cards, and image information captured by the plurality of imaging terminals is distributed and stored in the plurality of memory cards. Is done. In recent years, since the unit price per capacity has decreased, when the capacity of captured image information reaches the storage capacity of the memory card connected to the imaging terminal, a new memory card is connected to the imaging terminal, and the old memory card In many cases, it is stored to retain information.
- one user uses a plurality of imaging terminals, and a large amount of image information is captured by each imaging terminal, and the image information is distributed and stored in a plurality of memory cards, and further stored.
- the situation is becoming more common. As a result, it is becoming difficult for users to maintain and manage a large amount of image information.
- the first problem is that copying from an imaging terminal to an information terminal that manages and maintains image information is complicated. After taking an image, the user removes the memory card from the imaging terminal, connects it to an information terminal for managing and maintaining the image, and then copies it to this information terminal.
- a personal computer is often used as an information terminal for managing and maintaining images. For general users, it is troublesome to copy a large amount of image information from a memory card to a personal computer or the like.
- the second problem is that it is difficult to specify the storage location of the captured image. It is difficult to find which memory card stores a specific image taken by a user in the past in a state where the image is captured by a plurality of imaging terminals and stored in a plurality of memory cards. Furthermore, when part of the image information stored in the memory card is copied to an information terminal such as a personal computer or a storage service via the Internet, it is more difficult to specify which image is stored where. Become. This is because a large amount of image information taken by one user is distributed and stored in a plurality of memory cards, information terminals, and storage service servers. It is a problem that occurs because there is no way to manage it.
- the third problem is that backup is difficult.
- the amount of information per image information is increasing with the recent improvement in performance of imaging devices.
- the amount of information of moving image information is large. Due to these synergistic effects, the total capacity of image information taken by one user has increased remarkably. In many cases, the total capacity of all images for a single user exceeds that of a memory card or a storage device of a personal computer. For this reason, when taking backup of captured image information, it must be distributed to a plurality of memory cards, information terminals, storage service servers, and the like. However, this makes it difficult to maintain the image information taken.
- the fourth problem is that it is difficult to view captured image information on a plurality of display terminals or send it to others.
- a mobile phone when used as an imaging terminal, it is easy to send captured image information to another person by e-mail, upload it to a storage service via a network, and view it on a personal computer or the like.
- an image that is desired to be sent to another person or viewed on another display terminal may be taken by a single-lens reflex camera that does not have a network function and stored in a card.
- the user first removes the memory card from the imaging terminal and connects it to an information terminal such as a personal computer in order to send it to another person or view it on another display terminal via a network. It is necessary to copy the file and send it over the network.
- Patent Document 1 Patent Document 2, and Patent Document 3
- Patent Document 4 proposes a proposal in which it is possible to select or set whether captured image information is stored in a memory card of an imaging terminal or directly uploaded to a server on a network.
- this reduces the labor of copying, but does not contribute to solving the first to third problems.
- easy copying of image information may make it more difficult to maintain a unified maintenance of all the images taken.
- the present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and by using a card ID for uniquely identifying a memory card and a camera ID for uniquely identifying an imaging terminal on the Internet, the memory card, information Provided are information terminals, memory cards, imaging terminals, display terminals, portable terminals, servers, systems, and methods that can be uniformly maintained and managed by users regardless of image information stored in either a terminal or a server To do.
- a first information terminal including an input / output unit that performs input / output with an image storage device that stores image information captured by an imaging terminal, a second information terminal, and a network
- a network input / output unit for connecting with the computer, image identification information for identifying image information, summary image information having a smaller amount of information than the image information, and storage for associating and storing device identification information for identifying the image storage device
- the network input / output unit receives image identification information, summary image information, and device identification information from the first information terminal, and the storage unit receives the image identification information, the summary.
- the image information and the device identification information are stored in association with each other, the summary image information and the image identification information are sent to the second information terminal, and are selected by the second information terminal.
- the image identification information of the summary image information is received, the device identification information stored in association with the image identification information is sent to the first information terminal, and the image information is sent from the image storage device to the first information terminal.
- a server is provided that receives the information via an information terminal and sends the image information to the second information terminal.
- the input / output unit receives image information from the imaging terminal, stores the image information in the image storage unit, and the input / output unit stores the image information.
- the memory card is characterized in that the memory card recognition information for uniquely specifying the memory card in the network and the image information of the appearance of the memory card are associated with each other and sent to the information terminal.
- the input / output unit receives image information from the imaging terminal, stores the image information in the image storage unit, and the input / output unit stores the image information.
- the memory card is characterized in that the memory card identification information for uniquely specifying the memory card in the network and the image information identification information for identifying the image information are associated with each other and sent to the information terminal.
- an image storage unit that associates and stores image information captured by an imaging terminal and summary image information having a smaller amount of information than the image information, and input / output between the imaging terminal
- a memory card having an input / output unit for inputting / outputting to / from an information terminal connectable to a network, wherein the input / output unit receives image information and summary image information from the imaging terminal.
- the image storage unit stores the image information and the summary image information in association with image information identification information for identifying the image information, and the input / output unit stores the image information identification information in the summary image information.
- the memory card identification information for uniquely specifying the memory card in the network and the image information of the appearance of the memory card are associated with each other and sent to the information terminal. To provide a memory card to be.
- an image storage unit that stores image information captured by an imaging terminal, and a first information terminal that can input and output between the imaging terminal and can be connected to the network and the network
- a memory card having an input / output unit for performing input / output with a connectable second information terminal, wherein the input / output unit receives first image information from the imaging terminal, and Image information is stored in the image storage unit, and the input / output unit includes, in the first image information, memory card identification information that uniquely identifies the memory card in the network, and image information of the appearance of the memory card Is sent to the first information terminal, the input / output unit connected to the second information terminal sends the memory card identification information to the second information terminal, and the first information terminal
- the second image information and the image information of the appearance of the memory card are selected on the display unit, the second image is transmitted via the network and the second information terminal using the memory card identification information as a key.
- a memory card is provided that receives information and stores the second image information received from the second information terminal.
- an input / output unit that performs input / output with an image storage device that stores image information captured by an imaging terminal, image identification information that identifies the image information, and an information amount based on the image information
- An information terminal comprising: a storage unit that associates and stores summary image information with a small amount of information, and device identification information that identifies the image storage device; and a display unit, the device identification information stored in the storage unit Summary image information displayed on the display unit and displayed on the display unit for summary image information associated with the device identification information selected from the device identification information displayed on the display unit, and displayed on the display unit.
- an information terminal characterized in that image information associated with summary image information selected from the information is displayed on the display unit.
- a system having a first information terminal, a second information terminal, and a server, wherein the first information terminal stores image information captured by an imaging terminal
- An input / output unit for performing input / output with the image storage device, image identification information for identifying the image information, summary image information having a smaller amount of information than the image information, and device identification information for identifying the image storage device
- a storage unit that stores the information in association with each other, a network transmission / reception unit that performs communication with the server, and a display unit
- the second information terminal includes an input / output unit that performs input / output with the image storage device
- a network transmission / reception unit that communicates with the server
- the server device includes a network transmission / reception unit that communicates with each of the first information terminal and the second information terminal, and a storage unit.
- the display unit of the first information terminal displays device identification information
- the display unit of the first information terminal displays summary image information
- the network transmission / reception unit of the first information terminal The image information associated with the summary image information selected from the summary image information displayed on the display unit of the first information terminal and the device identification information displayed are transmitted to the server, and network transmission / reception of the server is performed.
- a unit receives image information and device identification information from a first information terminal, and the storage unit of the server stores the image information and the device identification information received by the network transmission / reception unit of the server in association with each other, and
- the input / output unit of the second information terminal acquires the device identification information of the image storage device, and the network transmission / reception unit of the second information terminal acquires the device identification acquired by the input / output unit of the second information terminal.
- information And the network transmission / reception unit of the server receives the device identification information from the second information terminal and transmits the image information stored in association with the received device identification information to the second information terminal.
- the network transmitting / receiving unit of the second information terminal receives image information from the server, and the input / output unit of the second information terminal stores the image information received from the server in the image storage device.
- a system having an information terminal, a portable information terminal, a first server, and a second server
- the information terminal stores image information captured by an imaging terminal
- a first input / output unit that performs input / output to and from the image storage device, image identification information for identifying the image information, summary image information having a smaller amount of information than the image information, and an apparatus for identifying the image storage device
- a storage unit that associates and stores identification information
- a network transmission / reception unit that communicates with the server.
- Each of the first server and the second server includes the information terminal, the portable information terminal, and the like.
- a network transmission / reception unit and a storage unit and the network transmission / reception unit of the information terminal stores image identification information, summary image information, and device identification information stored in the storage unit of the information terminal.
- the network transmitting / receiving unit of the first server receives the image identification information, the summary image information, and the device identification information transmitted from the information terminal, and the storage unit of the first server.
- the image identification information, the summary image information, and the device identification information received by the network transmission / reception unit of the server are stored, and the network transmission / reception unit of the information terminal transmits the image information and the image identification information stored in the image storage device.
- the network transmitting / receiving unit of the second server receives image information and image identification information from the information terminal, and the storage unit of the second server is received by the network transmitting / receiving unit of the second server.
- Image information and image identification information are stored, and the network transmission / reception unit of the first server receives the device identification information transmitted from the portable terminal, and the first server
- the network transmission / reception unit transmits the summary image information and the image identification information stored in association with the received device identification information to the portable terminal, and the network transmission / reception unit of the second server transmits from the portable terminal.
- a network transmission / reception unit of the second server transmits image information stored in association with the received image identification information to the portable terminal.
- a large amount of image information distributed and stored in a plurality of memory cards, information terminals, and servers, taken by a single user with a plurality of imaging terminals, is stored using the information terminal and the Web browser. It can be maintained and managed in a unified manner, and arbitrary images can be easily sent to other users and viewed on a display terminal.
- Schematic configuration diagram of an image information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- Schematic configuration diagram of an information terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention Schematic configuration diagram of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a memory card according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an imaging terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- Schematic configuration diagram of an information terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention Schematic configuration diagram of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a Web summary image list screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an image information processing system as an example of an embodiment of the present invention.
- the image information processing system as an example of the embodiment of the present invention includes the information terminal 100 of the user A, the server 120 of the storage service X, the memory card M130, the memory card N135, the imaging terminal P140, the imaging terminal Q145, and the user B's
- the display terminal 150, the transfer service Y server 160, the user A portable terminal 170, and the image management service Z server 180 are configured.
- the information terminal 100 of the user A, the server 120 of the storage service X, the display terminal 150 of the user B, the server 160 of the transfer service Y, the mobile terminal 170 of the user A, and the server 180 of the image management service Z are connected to the network 199.
- the user A takes an image with the imaging terminal P140 connected to the memory card M130, and then the memory card M130 is connected to the information terminal 100.
- the user A takes an image with the imaging terminal Q145 connected to the memory card M130, and then the memory card M130 is connected to the information terminal 100.
- the memory card N135 is connected to the information terminal 100 of the user A and then connected to the display terminal 150 of the user B.
- a dotted line indicates that the connection is made or disconnected during the processing of the present embodiment.
- the memory card can be attached to and detached from the information terminal and the imaging terminal.
- the server 120 of the storage service X may be abbreviated as the server X
- the server 160 of the transfer service Y as the server Y
- the server 180 of the image management service Z as the server Z.
- the information terminal 100 of the user A may be abbreviated as the information terminal A
- the display terminal of the user B may be abbreviated as the display terminal B
- the portable terminal of the user A may be abbreviated as the portable terminal B.
- the image information in the embodiment of the present invention may be a still image or a moving image.
- the information terminal may be a personal computer, a mobile information terminal, a mobile phone terminal, a music player, a camera, a game machine, or the like.
- the display terminal may be any terminal having display means, such as a photo frame terminal, a television, a personal computer, a music player, a camera, a mobile phone terminal, a portable information terminal, and a game machine.
- the portable terminal may be any portable information processing terminal such as a cellular phone terminal, a portable information terminal, a music player, or a game machine.
- FIG. 2 is an example of a schematic configuration diagram of the information terminal 100.
- the information terminal 100 includes a network transmission / reception unit 101, a memory card input / output unit 102, an image information table 103, an image attribute table 104, a card additional information table 105, a camera additional information table 109, an input unit 106, a display unit 107, and summary image generation.
- FIG. 3 is an example of a schematic configuration diagram of the server X120.
- the server X 120 includes a transmission / reception unit 121, an HTML generation unit 122, an authentication unit 123, an image information storage unit 124, a search unit 125, and a user information table 126.
- FIG. 4A is an example of a schematic configuration diagram of the memory card M130.
- the memory card M130 includes input / output means 131, image storage means 132, card ID storage means 133, and card additional information storage means 134.
- the card ID storage unit 133 stores a card ID for uniquely specifying the memory card M.
- the card ID of the memory card M is assumed to be MIDm.
- additional information of the memory card M is stored in the card additional information storage unit 134.
- the image information name representing the memory card M is set to cardm. jpg, and this image information is an image 1621 shown in FIG. This image 1621 represents the appearance of the memory card M. Information having both or either of them can be the additional information of the memory card M.
- FIG. 4B is an example of a schematic configuration diagram of the memory card N.
- the memory card N135 includes an input / output unit 136, an image storage unit 137, a card ID storage unit 138, and a card additional information storage unit 139.
- the card ID storage unit 138 stores a card ID for uniquely identifying the memory card N.
- the card ID of the memory card N is MIDn.
- the card additional information storage unit 139 stores additional information of the memory card N.
- the image information name representing the memory card N is set to cardn. jpg, and this image information is an image 1622 shown in FIG. This image 1622 represents the appearance of the memory card N. Information having both or either of them can be used as additional information of the memory card N.
- FIG. 5 is an example of a schematic configuration diagram of the imaging terminal P140 and the imaging terminal Q145.
- the imaging terminal P140 includes a memory card input / output unit 141, an imaging unit 142, a camera ID storage unit 143, and a shooting trigger unit 144.
- the imaging terminal Q includes a memory card input / output unit 146, an imaging unit 147, a camera ID storage unit 148, and a shooting trigger unit 149.
- FIG. 6 is an example of a schematic configuration diagram of the display terminal B150.
- the display terminal B150 includes a network transmission / reception unit 151, a memory card input / output unit 152, a display unit 153, an input unit 154154, and a storage unit 155.
- FIG. 7 is an example of a schematic configuration diagram of the server Y160.
- the server Y160 includes a transmission / reception unit 161, a card ID table 162, a terminal ID management unit 163, and a search unit 164.
- FIG. 8 is an example of a schematic configuration diagram of the mobile terminal A170.
- the portable terminal A 170 includes a network transmission / reception unit 171, an input unit 172, an HTML analysis unit 173, and a display unit 174.
- FIG. 9 is an example of a schematic configuration diagram of the server Z180.
- Server Z180 includes transmission / reception means 181, HTML generation means 182, authentication means 183, user information table 184, search means 185, user information table 186, summary image information table 187, image attribute table 188, card additional information table 189 and A camera additional information table 190 is included.
- image information captured by an imaging terminal and stored in an image storage unit of a memory card is referred to as an original image.
- An image obtained by processing an original image is called a processed image of the original image.
- an image with a large amount of information is called an entity image, and an image with a small amount of information is called a summary image.
- the original image in the RAW format is converted into a JPEG format (Joint Photographic Experts Group) with smaller information
- the original image is an entity image
- the processed image of this original image is a summary image.
- a processed image with a large amount of information is a substantial image
- a processed image with a small amount of information is a summary image.
- the actual image is image information stored in the image storage means of the imaging terminal, for example, a so-called RAW format, JPEG format, TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) format, etc. specific to each imaging terminal, GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)
- GIF Graphics Interchange Format
- the summary image may be in any image format such as JPEG format, RAW format, PNG (Portable Network Graphic) format, TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) format, GIF format, and the like.
- the information terminal A100 manages a group of images captured by the user A with the imaging terminal P140 and the imaging terminal Q145 and stored in the memory card M130 and the memory card N135, the storage unit of the information terminal A100, and the server X120. To do.
- the information terminal A100 acquires a card ID that identifies the memory card N135, and then in a state where the memory card N135 is connected to the display terminal B150.
- the information terminal A100 sends the image information to the memory card M135 via the network 199 and the display terminal B150 and displays it on the display terminal B150.
- the summary image information and the entity image storage destination are associated with each other in the server Z180, and the user A performs image management similar to that in the first embodiment through the Web browser of the mobile terminal A170.
- FIG. 1 An example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described using the flowchart of FIG.
- User A operates the shooting trigger means 144 in a state where the memory card M130 is connected to the memory card input / output means 141 of the imaging terminal P.
- the imaging unit 142 uniquely identifies the entity image information, the entity image ID for uniquely identifying each entity image information, the summary image information corresponding to each entity image, and each summary image information.
- a summary image ID is generated and sent to the image storage means 132 through the memory card input / output means 141 and the input / output means 131 of the memory card M, and the image storage means 132 stores them in an associated state.
- the camera ID and camera additional information for uniquely identifying the imaging terminal P stored in the camera ID storage unit 143 of the imaging terminal P are transmitted through the memory card input / output unit 141 and the input / output unit 131 of the memory card M.
- the entity image information and the corresponding entity image ID are stored in association with each other (step S1001).
- FIG. 11A shows an example of information stored in the image storage unit 132 of the memory card M after step 1001.
- the image storage unit 132 includes a column 1101 of entity image ID, a column 1102 of entity image information, a column 1103 of summary image ID, a column 1104 of summary image information, a column 1105 of camera ID, and a column 1106 of camera additional information.
- entity image information 1112 and 1122 represented by entity image IDs 1111 and 1121 are stored.
- the entity image information and the summary image information are denoted as “...” In the chart.
- the entity image information and the summary image information may be information in any format such as RAW, JPEG, TIFF, PNG, and GIF.
- FIG. 11A shows an example of information stored in the image storage unit 132 of the memory card M after step 1001.
- the image storage unit 132 includes a column 1101 of entity image ID, a column 1102 of entity image information, a column 1103 of summary image ID, a column 1104 of summary image information,
- entity image information 1112 for example, entity image information 1112, summary image ID 1113, summary image information 1114, camera ID 1115, and camera additional information 1116 are stored in association with entity image ID 1111.
- the summary image ID, summary image information, camera ID, and camera additional information may not be stored.
- the image storage unit 132 does not need to have the table format as shown in FIG. 11, and may have any structure as long as the entity image ID, the entity image information, the summary image ID, and the summary image information are stored in association with each other. .
- the user A takes out the memory card M from the imaging terminal P, connects to the imaging terminal Q, and operates the shooting trigger means 149.
- the photographing unit 147 generates entity image information and an entity image ID for uniquely specifying each entity image information, and the image is input through the memory card input / output unit 146 and the input / output unit 131 of the memory card M. These are stored in the storage means 132 in an associated state. Further, the camera ID and camera additional information stored in the camera ID storage unit 148 for uniquely specifying the imaging terminal Q are transmitted through the memory card input / output unit 146 and the input / output unit 131 of the memory card M to the image storage unit. 132. The entity image information is stored in association with the corresponding entity image ID (step S1002).
- the imaging unit 142 of the imaging terminal P generates summary image information and summary image ID, but the imaging unit 147 of the imaging terminal Q does not generate summary image information and summary image ID.
- FIG. 11B shows an example of information stored in the image storage unit 132 of the memory card M after step 1002.
- entity image information 1132 and 1142, camera IDs 1135 and 1145, camera additional information 1136 are associated with the entity image IDs 1131 and 1141, respectively.
- And 1146 are stored.
- the imaging unit 147 of the imaging terminal Q does not generate the summary image ID and the summary image information
- the summary image IDs 1133 and 1143 corresponding to the entity image IDs 1131 and 1141, respectively, and the summary image in FIG. Information 1134 and 1144 are information (for example, NULL value) corresponding to blank.
- the entity image ID and the summary image ID are made up of a common part and an additional part.
- the entity image ID 1111 includes a common part “P001” and an additional part “-org”.
- the summary image ID 1113 corresponding to this entity image includes a common part “P001” and an additional part “-sum1”.
- the additional part “-org” is an entity image
- “-sum1” is a summary image.
- an additional portion “-sum1” may be used for a high-resolution summary image
- an additional portion “-sum2” may be used for a low-resolution summary image.
- the additional portion may include not only resolution information but also information representing the contents of processing of the original image such as chromaticity, white balance, lightness, image rotation, and cooperation.
- the entity image ID and the summary image ID include information that can detect that a certain entity image information and a certain summary image information are generated from the same original image, even if the combination is not a combination of the common part and the additional part. Any format is acceptable.
- the user A connects the memory card N135 instead of the memory card M130 to the imaging terminal Q145, and then operates the shooting trigger means 149.
- the photographing unit 147 generates entity image information and an entity image ID for uniquely specifying each entity image information, and the image is input through the memory card input / output unit 146 and the input / output unit 136 of the memory card N. These are stored in the storage means 137 in an associated state.
- the camera ID storage unit 148 stores the camera ID and camera additional information for uniquely identifying the imaging terminal Q through the memory card input / output unit 146 and the input / output unit 136 of the memory card N, and the image storage unit 137. Sent to.
- the entity image information is stored in association with the corresponding entity image ID (step S1003).
- FIG. 12 shows an example of information stored in the image storage unit 137 of the memory card N after step S1003.
- the image storage unit 137 includes a column 1201 for entity image ID, a column 1202 for entity image information, a column 1203 for summary image ID, a column 1204 for summary image information, a column 1205 for camera ID, and a column for camera additional information.
- entity image information 1212 and 1222 represented by entity image IDs 1211 and 1221 are stored.
- camera IDs 1215 and 1225 of the imaging terminals where these images are taken, and camera additional information 1216 and 1226 are stored.
- the image storage unit 137 does not need to have a table format as shown in FIG. 12, and may have any structure as long as the entity image ID, the entity image information, and the summary image ID and the summary image information are stored in association with each other. .
- the imaging unit 147 of the imaging terminal Q does not generate the summary image ID and the summary image information. Therefore, in FIG. 12, summary image IDs 1213 and 1223 corresponding to the entity image IDs 1211 and 1221, respectively, and the summary image information 1214 and 1224 is information corresponding to a blank.
- images taken by the imaging terminal P are stored in the memory card M, and further images taken by the imaging terminal Q are stored in the memory cards M and N.
- the storage of images in this manner is a situation that generally occurs in photography, since users often use a plurality of cameras and a plurality of memory cards.
- the user A connects the memory card M130 to the memory card input / output means 102 of the information terminal A.
- the input / output means 131 of the memory card M sends the entity image ID, entity image information, summary image ID, summary image information, camera ID, and camera additional information in the state of FIG. Send to A100.
- the input / output means 131 of the memory card M adds a card ID for uniquely identifying the memory card M stored in the card ID storage means 133 and a memory card addition stored in the card additional information storage means 134. Information is sent to information terminal A.
- the entity information, the summary image ID, and the summary image information are stored in the image information table 103 in association with the entity image ID.
- the camera ID and the card ID received from the memory card M are stored in the image attribute table 104 in association with the entity image ID.
- the card additional information table 105 stores the association between the card ID and the card additional information.
- the camera additional information table 109 stores the association between the camera ID and the camera additional information.
- the user A connects the memory card N135 to the memory card input / output means 102 of the information terminal A. Then, the input / output unit 136 of the memory card N sends the entity image ID, entity image information, summary image ID, summary image information, camera ID, and camera additional information in the state of FIG. 12 to the information terminal A100 through the network 199. . Further, the input / output unit 136 of the memory card N has a card ID for uniquely identifying the memory card N stored in the card ID storage unit 138 and a memory card addition stored in the card additional information storage unit 139. Information is sent to information terminal A.
- the entity information, the summary image ID, and the summary image information are stored in the image information table 103 in association with the entity image ID.
- the camera ID and the card ID received from the memory card N are stored in the image attribute table 104 in association with the entity image ID.
- the card additional information table 105 stores the association between the card ID and the card additional information.
- the camera additional information table 109 stores the association between the camera ID and the camera additional information. (Step S1005). Note that the information of the image information table 103 and the image attribute table 104 may be stored in one table.
- FIG. 13 shows an example of the image information table 103 after execution of step S1005.
- the entity image IDs 1311, 1321, 1331, and 1341, entity image information 1312, 1322, 1332, and 1342 pointed to by these entity image IDs, the summary image IDs 1313 and 1323, and the summary image information 1314 and 1324 respectively indicated by these summary image IDs are The information copied from the image storage unit 132 of the memory card M in step S1004.
- the entity image IDs 1351 and 1361 and the entity image information 1352 and 1362 indicated by these entity image IDs are information copied from the image storage unit 137 of the memory card N in step S1005.
- step S1005 the summary image IDs 1333, 1343, 1353, and 1363 and the summary image information 1334, 1344, 1354, and 1364 pointed to are information corresponding to blanks. These summary image ID and summary image information are generated in the next step S1006 and stored in the image information table 103.
- FIG. 14 shows an example of the image attribute table 104 after step S1005 is executed.
- Camera IDs 1412, 1422, 1432, and 1442 are camera IDs copied from the image storage unit 132 of the memory card M.
- Camera IDs 1452 and 1462 are camera IDs copied from the image storage unit 137 of the memory card N.
- the entity storage destinations 1413, 1423, 1433, and 1443 are card IDs copied from the card ID storage unit 133 of the memory card M.
- the entity storage destinations 1453 and 1463 are card IDs copied from the card ID storage unit 138 of the memory card N.
- a camera ID column 1402 indicates which imaging terminal each image is captured, and an entity storage destination column 1403 indicates which memory card stores the entity image.
- TIDa which is a terminal ID that uniquely identifies the information terminal A
- TIDa and MIDm 1413 are stored in the entity storage destination 1403 in the row of the entity image ID 1411 means that the entity image information is stored in both the information terminal A and the memory card M. Represents.
- the entity image ID and the summary image ID are generated by the imaging terminal P and the imaging terminal Q, and are stored in the image information table and the image attribute table of the information terminal A.
- the entity image information and the summary image information can be uniquely specified in all the images stored in the information terminal A by the entity image ID and the summary image ID, respectively.
- the imaging terminal P and the imaging terminal Q generate the same entity image ID for different entity image information.
- the image information table 103 and the image attribute table 104 are searched using the entity image ID as a search key, the image information to be searched cannot be uniquely specified.
- a global ID column is added to the image information table 103 shown in FIG. 13 and the image attribute table 104 shown in FIG. Further, in steps S1004 and S1005, the global ID generation means 112 of the information terminal A generates a global ID for uniquely identifying each entity image information, and associates the global ID with each entity image ID and summary image ID. You may remember it.
- the global ID as a search key instead of the entity image ID as a search key, it is possible to solve the problem when the entity image information cannot be uniquely specified by the entity image ID. it can.
- the uniqueness of the entity image ID is guaranteed in the imaging terminal
- the uniqueness of the image information in the information terminal A is guaranteed by the combination of the camera ID and the entity image ID generated by the imaging terminal. can do.
- the entity image ID generated by the imaging terminal will be described assuming that uniqueness is guaranteed in each imaging terminal. Accordingly, the entity image information and the summary image information can be uniquely specified by the combination of the entity image ID and the camera ID without using the global ID.
- FIG. 15A shows an example of the card additional information table 105 after execution of step S1005.
- the card additional information table 105 includes a card ID column 1501, a memory card additional information column 1502, and a transfer destination name column 1503.
- the transfer destination name column is used in the second embodiment to be described later.
- the card ID 1511 acquired from the memory card M in step S1004 and the memory card additional information 1512 of the memory card M are stored in association with each other.
- the card ID 1521 acquired from the memory card N in step S1005 and the memory card additional information 1522 of the memory card N are stored in association with each other.
- FIG. 15B shows an example of the camera additional information table 109 after execution of step S1005.
- the camera additional information table 109 includes a camera ID column 1503 and a camera additional information column 1504.
- the camera ID 1513 acquired from the memory cards M and N in steps S1004 and S1005 and the camera additional information 1514 of the imaging terminal P are stored in association with each other. Further, the camera ID 1523 acquired from the memory card N in step S1005 and the camera additional information 1524 of the imaging terminal Q are stored in association with each other.
- the summary image IDs 1333, 1343, 1353, and 1363 in FIG. 13 and the summary image information that they respectively point to are blank. This is because the imaging unit 142 of the imaging terminal P generates a summary image together with the actual image, whereas the imaging unit 147 of the imaging terminal Q does not generate a summary image. Therefore, the summary image generation means 108 of the information terminal A next generates each summary image from the entity image information 1332, 1342, 1352, and 1362 and stores it in the image information table 103 (step S1006).
- the imaging terminal may or may not generate the summary image.
- the summary image generation means 108 of the information terminal A generates and stores it in the image information table 103.
- FIG. 16 shows an example of a summary image list display screen.
- the summary screen 1600 is a display 1601 indicating that it is a summary image list screen, a screen element designation cursor 1602, a summary image display unit 1610, a memory card display unit 1620, an imaging terminal display unit 1630, a storage service X display unit 1640, transfer
- the service display unit 1650 has an all display button 1660.
- summary images 1611 to 1616 are displayed on the summary image display unit 1610. These summary images are obtained by displaying entity image information stored in the image information table 103.
- the summary image information 1314, 1324, 1334, 1344, 1354 and 1364 shown in FIG. 13 correspond to the summary images 1611, 1612, 1613, 1614, 1615 and 1616 shown in FIG. 16, respectively.
- the memory card display unit 1620 displays a memory card image 1621 of the memory card M and a memory card image 1622 of the memory card N. Each of these images is obtained by displaying the image information of the memory card additional information 1512 and 1522 stored in the card additional information table 105 shown in FIG.
- the imaging terminal display unit 1630 displays an image 1631 of the imaging terminal P and an image 1632 of the imaging terminal Q. Each of these images is obtained by displaying the image information of the camera additional information 1514 and 1524 stored in the camera additional information table 109 shown in FIG.
- the user A operates the input unit 106 of the information terminal A, moves the cursor 1602 displayed on the display unit 107, and selects the image 1621 of the memory card M (step S1008).
- the search unit 110 searches the entity attribute column 1043 of the image attribute table 104 and MIDm, which is the card ID of the memory card M, as a search key.
- entity image IDs 1411, 1421, 1431, and 1441 are obtained. These are entity image IDs of entity images stored in the memory card M in addition to the information terminal A.
- the search means 110 searches the image information table 103 using these entity image IDs as search keys, and sends the summary image information obtained as a result to the display means 107.
- the display unit 107 displays the received summary image information on the summary image display unit 1610 (step S1009).
- summary image information 1314, 1324, 1334, and 1344 are obtained as search results and sent to the display means.
- FIG. 17 shows an image displayed on the display unit as a result.
- Summary images 1711, 1712, 1713 and 1714 are displayed on the summary image display unit 1610. These images respectively display the summary image information 1314, 1324, 1334, and 1344 in FIG.
- the summary image of the image in which the substantial image is stored in the memory card M is selectively displayed on the summary image display unit 1610.
- the user A operates the input unit 106 of the information terminal A, moves the cursor 1602 displayed on the display unit 107, and selects the image 1622 of the memory card N (step S1010).
- the search unit 110 searches the image attribute table, and searches the entity storage destination column 1403 using MIDn, which is the card ID of the memory card N, as a search key.
- MIDn which is the card ID of the memory card N
- entity image IDs 1451 and 1461 are obtained. These are entity image IDs of entity image information stored in the information terminal A and the memory card N.
- the search means 110 searches the image information table 103 using these entity image IDs as search keys, and sends the summary image information obtained as a result to the display means 107.
- the display unit 107 displays the received summary image information on the summary image display unit 1610 (step S1011).
- summary image information 1354 and 1364 are obtained as search results and sent to the display means.
- FIG. 18 shows an image displayed on the display means as a result.
- Summary images 1815 and 1816 are displayed on summary image display unit 1610. These images respectively display summary image information 1354 and 1364 in FIG. By this operation, the summary image of the image in which the entity image is stored in the memory card N is selectively displayed on the summary image display unit 1610.
- the user A operates the input unit 106 of the information terminal A, moves the cursor 1602 displayed on the display unit 107, and selects the image 1631 of the imaging terminal P (step S1012).
- the search unit 110 searches the image attribute table, and searches the entity storage destination column 1402 using CIDp, which is the card ID of the imaging terminal P, as a search key.
- CIDp which is the card ID of the imaging terminal P
- entity image IDs 1411 and 1421 are obtained. These are entity image IDs of entity images captured by the imaging terminal P.
- the search means 110 searches the image information table 103 using these entity image IDs as search keys, and sends the summary image information obtained as a result to the display means 107.
- the display unit 107 displays the received summary image information on the summary image display unit 1610 (step S1013).
- summary image information 1314 and 1324 are obtained as search results and sent to the display means 107.
- FIG. 19 shows an image displayed on the display means as a result.
- Summary images 1911 and 1912 are displayed on the summary image display unit 1610.
- Each of these images displays summary image information 1314 and 1324 in FIG.
- the summary image of the image captured by the imaging terminal P is selectively displayed on the summary image display unit 1610.
- user A selects the image 1632 of the imaging terminal Q on the summary image list screen, it is the same as steps S1012 and 1013, and thus the description thereof is omitted.
- the user A operates the input unit 106 of the information terminal A to move the cursor 1602, and selects the display all button 1660.
- the display all button 1660 can be selected at any time after step S1007.
- summary image display unit 1610 displays all summary images stored in image information table 103 by terminal A.
- the state returns to the state of FIG. 16 (step S2001).
- the user A operates the input unit 106 of the information terminal A to move the cursor 1602 and select the summary images 1611, 1613 and 1616.
- the user A moves the cursor 1602 and selects the storage service X display unit (step S2002). This operation by the user A is equivalent to instructing the information terminal A to instruct to copy the entity image corresponding to the selected summary image to the storage service.
- the network transmission / reception means 101 of the information terminal A sends a use request of the storage service X by the user A to the server X120 through the network 199.
- the HTML generation means 122 generates an HTML code for displaying the authentication screen, and the transmission / reception means 121 sends this to the information terminal A through the network 199.
- the HTML analysis means 111 analyzes and the display means 107 displays the storage service X authentication screen.
- FIG. 21 shows an example of the storage service X authentication screen.
- the display unit 107 has a browser window 2100.
- the browser window 2100 includes a display 2101 indicating that this is an authentication screen for the storage service X, a user ID input unit 2111, a password input unit 2112, and an authentication button 2104.
- user A operates input means 106 to input user ID 2121 and password 2122 used for authentication of storage service X of user A to information terminal A.
- the network transmission / reception means 101 sends the input user ID and password to the server X120 through the network 199.
- the authentication means 123 searches the user table 126 using the received user ID of the user A as a search key.
- the authentication of the user A by the authentication means is completed. (Step S2003).
- the search unit 110 of the information terminal A uses the entity image IDs 1311, 1331, and 1361 corresponding to the summary images 1611, 1613, and 1616 selected in step S2002 from the image information table.
- the entity image information 1312, 1332 and 1362 are searched.
- the network transmission / reception means 101 sends these three sets of entity image IDs, the entity image information stored in the image information table in association with each of them, and the camera ID stored in the image attribute table via the network 199 to the server X120.
- the information terminal A may send the camera ID stored in the image attribute table 104 to the server X in association with the entity image ID.
- the image attribute table 104 stores SIDx, which is a service ID for uniquely specifying the storage service X, in association with each of the entity image IDs 1411, 1431, and 1461 (step S2005).
- SIDx is a service ID for uniquely specifying the storage service X
- FIG. 22 shows an example of information stored in the image attribute table 104 after execution of step S2005.
- SIDs 2213, 2233, and 2263 are stored in association with the entity image IDs 1411, 1431, and 1461, respectively.
- the transmission / reception unit 121 of the server X receives the entity image sent from the information terminal A in step S2004 and stores it in the image information storage unit 124 (step S2006).
- FIG. 23 shows an example of the image information storage unit 124.
- the image information storage unit 124 includes a user ID storage area, a column 2301 of entity image IDs, a column 2302 of camera IDs, and a column 2303 of entity image information.
- the entity image information can be uniquely specified by the combination of the entity image ID and the camera ID. If the entity image information cannot be uniquely specified by the combination of the entity image ID and the camera ID, the image information storage unit 124 may have the global ID column.
- the entity image information 1312, 1332, and 1362 in FIG. 13 are stored in the image information storage unit 124 of the server X by the processes in steps S 2002 to S 2006.
- the user A operates the input unit 106 of the information terminal A, moves the cursor 1602 displayed on the display unit 107, and selects the storage service X display unit 1640 (step S2007).
- the search unit 110 searches the entity attribute column 1043 of the image attribute table 104 and SIDx, which is the service ID of the storage service X, as a search key.
- entity image IDs 1411, 1431 and 1461 are obtained. These are entity image IDs of entity images stored in the storage service X in addition to the information terminal A.
- the search means 110 searches the image information table 103 using these entity image IDs as search keys, and sends the summary image information obtained as a result to the display means 107.
- the display means displays the summary image information received here on the summary image display unit 1610 (step S2008).
- summary image information 1314, 1334, and 1364 are obtained as search results and sent to the display means.
- FIG. 24 shows an image displayed on the display unit as a result. Summary images 2411, 2413 and 2416 are displayed on the summary image display unit 1610. These images respectively display the summary image information 1314, 1334, and 1364 in FIG.
- the summary image of the image in which the entity image is stored in the storage service X is selectively displayed on the summary image display unit 1610.
- there is one storage service has been described, but there may be a plurality of storage services such as a memory card or an imaging terminal.
- the storage capacity of the storage means of the information terminal A is insufficient for such unified management of images. Therefore, consider a case where user A operates the input unit 106 to delete part or all of the entity image information in the column 1302 of the image information table 104 shown in FIG. In reality, it is assumed that the actual image information column 1302 has the largest capacity among the information stored in the image information table 103, the image attribute table 104, the card additional information table 105, and the camera additional information table 109. For this reason, it is highly possible that the problem of insufficient storage capacity of the information terminal A can be solved by deleting some or all of the entity image information in the column 1302.
- the entity image information 1352 is deleted from the image information table 103.
- the entity image information 1352 has been deleted from the image information table 103, the corresponding entity image ID 1351, summary image ID 1353, summary image information 1354, camera ID 1452, and entity storage destination 1453 are maintained without being deleted.
- the entity storage destination 1454 is deleted from the image attribute table 104.
- the information terminal A can manage the fact that the entity image information indicated by the entity image ID 1451 is not stored in the information terminal A but only in the memory card N1453.
- the processing described in the flowcharts of FIGS. 10 and 20 can be executed.
- the user A uses the information terminal A to display an enlarged image on the display unit 107, print by the printing unit 113, copy entity image information to the memory card M, copy entity image information to the storage service X, etc.
- processing requiring entity image information 1352 has been executed.
- the memory card or storage service in which the entity image information is stored can be specified by searching the entity storage destination column stored in association with the necessary entity image ID. .
- the search unit 110 uses the entity image ID indicating the entity image information 1352 as a search key. Search for.
- the card ID 1453 of the memory card N is obtained as the entity storage destination.
- the display means 107 displays a connection request screen for the memory card N in order for the information terminal A to obtain the entity image information.
- FIG. 25 shows an example of a connection request screen for the memory card N.
- the connection request screen window includes an image 2501 of a memory card N that is a storage destination and a connection completion button 2502.
- An image 2501 of the memory card N displays the memory card additional information 1522 of the card additional information table 105.
- the input / output unit that performs input / output with the image storage device that stores the image information captured by the imaging terminal, the image identification information that identifies the image information, and the amount of information based on the image information.
- an information terminal including a storage unit that stores a small amount of summary image information and device identification information for identifying an image storage device in association with each other, and a display unit.
- An example of the operation of the information terminal is as follows. The device identification information stored in the storage unit is displayed on the display unit. Then, the information terminal displays summary image information associated with the device identification information selected from the device identification information displayed on the display unit on the display unit. Then, the information terminal displays image information associated with the summary image information selected from the summary image information displayed on the display unit on the display unit.
- an image storage unit that stores image information captured by the imaging terminal and an input / output unit that performs input / output between the imaging terminal and an information terminal that can be connected to a network.
- a memory card is provided. An example of the operation of the memory card is as follows.
- the input / output unit receives image information from the imaging terminal. Image information is stored in the image storage unit.
- the input / output unit associates the image information with the memory card recognition information that uniquely identifies the memory card in the network and the image information of the appearance of the memory card, and sends the image information to the information terminal.
- an image storage unit that stores image information captured by the imaging device and an input / output unit that inputs and outputs between the imaging device and an information terminal that can be connected to a network are provided.
- a memory card is provided. An example of the operation of the memory card is as follows.
- the input / output unit receives image information from the imaging terminal. Image information is stored in the image storage unit.
- the input / output unit associates the image information with the memory card identification information for uniquely specifying the memory card in the network and the image information identification information for identifying the image information, and sends the image information to the information terminal.
- image information can be input and output between the image storage unit that stores image information captured by the image capture device and summary image information with less information than the image information, and can be connected to a network.
- a memory card having an input / output unit for inputting / outputting data to / from an information terminal is provided.
- An example of the operation of the memory card is as follows.
- the input / output unit receives image information and summary image information from the imaging terminal.
- the image storage unit stores the image information and the summary image information in association with image information identification information for identifying the image information.
- the input / output unit associates the summary image information with the image information identification information, the memory card identification information for uniquely specifying the memory card in the network, and the image information of the appearance of the memory card, and sends the information to the information terminal.
- a first effect according to the embodiment of the present invention is that image information captured by a plurality of imaging terminals can be collectively managed by the information terminal A.
- the conventional method since images taken by different imaging terminals are stored in different memory cards, it is difficult to collectively manage the images.
- images taken by different imaging terminals are stored in different memory cards, it is difficult to collectively manage the images.
- you try to manage images taken by different imaging terminals collectively by copying them to an information terminal such as a personal computer it is difficult to manage which imaging terminal each image was taken. It was.
- it has a camera ID that uniquely identifies each of a plurality of imaging terminals possessed by the user A, and these are stored in the image attribute table 104 of the information terminal A through a memory card ( Steps S1004 and S1005).
- the image attribute table of the information terminal stores associations between the actual image IDs captured by the user A with a plurality of imaging terminals and the captured camera IDs. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 19, a list of images taken by the selected imaging terminal can be displayed only by the user A selecting the imaging terminal on the display means (step 1012) (step 1012). S1013). For example, you can manage still images taken with a still camera, a picture taken with a mobile phone, and a video taken with a video camera in one batch, and only one picture taken with a mobile phone can be clicked. This makes it possible to satisfy both requirements for taking out.
- a second effect of the embodiment of the present invention is that a user can collectively manage entity images that are distributed and stored in a plurality of memory cards.
- the user A has a card ID that uniquely identifies each of the plurality of memory cards, and these are stored in the image attribute table 104 of the information terminal (steps S1004 and S1005). ).
- the image attribute table of the information terminal stores an association between the entity image ID, photographing, and a memory card in which each entity image is stored. For this reason, as shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, the user A simply selects a memory card on the display means (steps S1008 and S1010), and displays a list of images taken by the selected imaging terminal.
- Steps S1009 and S1011 In the conventional method, it is not easy for a user who uses a plurality of memory cards to manage which memory card stores necessary entity image information. On the other hand, according to the embodiment of the present invention, since the summary image of the image stored for each memory card can be viewed with one click, the target entity image information can be easily found.
- the third effect according to the embodiment of the present invention is that when a user A manages images on the information terminal A, a plurality of memory cards and a plurality of imaging terminals can be distinguished by images representing each of them. This is the point where management becomes possible.
- the conventional method in the case of a memory card, it has been difficult to specify or estimate the content of an image stored or the shooting time from the appearance.
- image information representing the appearance of each of a plurality of memory cards possessed by the user A is stored as memory card additional information in the card ID storage means of the memory card. These are sent to the image attribute table 104 of the information terminal A (steps S1004 and S1005) and stored in the card additional information table 105.
- Memory card additional information which is an image representing the appearance of each memory card, is displayed on display means 107 as images 1621 and 1622 in FIG. 16, for example.
- Memory card additional information images 1621 and 1622 represent the appearance of the memory card M130 and the memory card N135, respectively. For this reason, the user A compares the summary image displayed on the summary image display unit 1610 shown in FIGS.
- image information representing the appearance of each of the plurality of imaging terminals possessed by the user A is stored in the camera additional information table 109 of the information terminal A through the memory card.
- Camera additional information which is an image representing the appearance of each imaging terminal, is displayed on the display unit 107 as images 1631 and 1632 in FIG.
- Camera additional information images 1631 and 1632 represent the appearances of the imaging terminal P140 and the imaging terminal Q145, respectively.
- the user A intuitively determines which imaging terminal has captured each entity image information by comparing the summary image displayed on the summary image display unit 1610 shown in FIG. 19 with the image 1631. Can grasp.
- a fourth effect of the embodiment of the present invention is that the entity image can be used as a storage destination of the entity image without being aware of the difference between the memory card and the storage service connected to the network.
- the image selected in step S2002 is stored in the server of the storage service X via the network.
- the ID of the storage service X in addition to the card ID is used as the entity image ID of the entity image information in the storage service X. Relevant and memorized.
- the user A can easily browse the list of images stored in the storage service X from the information terminal A.
- a user in addition to entity images stored in a plurality of memory cards, a user can handle entity images stored in an arbitrary server connected to the information terminal A via a network in a unified manner. Can do.
- a fifth effect of the embodiment of the present invention is that the information terminal A does not have to store all the entity images.
- all the real images captured by a plurality of imaging terminals and stored in a plurality of memory cards or storage services via a network can be centrally managed by the information terminal A.
- the entity image information of all the images needs to be stored in the information terminal A.
- the image attribute table 104 of the information terminal A in the image attribute table 104 of the information terminal A, the association between the entity image ID and the card ID or storage service ID indicating the storage location is stored. There is an effect.
- Embodiment 2 of the present invention the user A passes the memory card N to the user B, and the user B connects it to the display terminal B. In this state, the user A can execute an operation of copying arbitrary entity image information to the memory card N at the information terminal A. Then, the entity image information is sent to the memory card N connected to the display terminal B via the information terminal A100, the network 199, and the display terminal B150, and stored therein. In the entity image information transfer via the network, the card ID of the memory card N is used as the transfer destination information of the image information.
- FIG. 27 shows an example of a transfer destination input screen.
- the window 2700 of the transfer destination input screen has an image 2701 of the memory card N, a transfer destination name input unit 2702, and a completion button 2703.
- the image 2701 of the memory card N is generated from the memory card additional information 1522 stored in the card additional information table 105.
- the user A operates the input means 106 to input the name (transfer destination name) 2710 of the user B to whom the memory card N is transferred to the transfer destination name input unit 2702, and then a completion button. 2703 is selected.
- the transfer destination name 2710 input by the user A is stored in the transfer destination name column 1503 of the card additional information table 105 (step S2602).
- FIG. 28 shows a card additional information table after execution of step S2602.
- the name 2710 of the user B input on the transfer destination input screen is stored in the card additional information table as the transfer destination name 2823 in association with the card ID 1521 of the memory card N.
- the network transmission / reception means 101 of the information terminal A sends the card ID 1521 of the card additional information table to the server Y160 through the network 199.
- the card ID table 162 stores it in association with the terminal ID that uniquely identifies the information terminal A within the network 199 (step S2603).
- FIG. 29 shows an example of the card ID table of the server Y.
- the card ID table 162 includes a card ID column 2901, a transfer source terminal ID column 2902, and a transfer destination terminal ID column 2903.
- step S2903 the card ID 2911 received from the information terminal A100 and the TIDa 2901 which is the terminal ID of the information terminal A acquired from the terminal ID management unit 163 are stored in association with each other.
- the transfer destination ID 2913 is not stored in the card ID table of the server Y.
- FIG. 30 shows an example of the summary image list screen after execution of step S2603.
- the transfer service display unit 3020 the transfer destination name 3022 input by the user A in step S2602 is displayed.
- the user A removes the memory card N135 from the information terminal, and passes or sends it to the user B (step S2604).
- User B who has received the memory card N135 connects it to the display terminal B150.
- the card ID storage means 138 of the memory card N sends CIDn, which is the card ID of the memory card N, to the display terminal B150 via the input / output means 136.
- the network transmitting / receiving means 151 further sends it to the server Y160 via the network 199.
- the transmission / reception means 161 of the server Y receives CIDn which is the card ID of the memory card N from the display terminal B.
- the search means of the server Y searches the card ID table 162 using the received CIDn as a search key.
- the result card IDn 2911 is detected.
- the card ID table is obtained by acquiring from the terminal ID management means 163 a TIDb that is a terminal ID that uniquely identifies the display terminal B that is the transmission source of the CIDn from the terminal ID management unit 163, and is associated with the CIDn2911, and the card ID table 162 Is stored in the transfer destination terminal ID column 2903 in association with CIDn 2911 (step S2605).
- 29 is stored in the card ID table 162 when step S2605 is executed, and the card ID table 162 of the server Y is in the state shown in FIG.
- FIG. 30 shows a state where user A has selected summary images 3011 and 3012. The example shown in FIG. 30 indicates that a double line around the summary image has been selected.
- the user A operates the input unit 106 to move the cursor 1602, thereby selecting the transfer destination name 3022 displayed on the display unit 107 or the image 3021 of the memory card N (step S2607).
- a series of operations in these steps S2606 and 2607 is a process in which the user A uses the transfer service to transfer an arbitrary image to the user B having the memory card N at this time.
- the search unit 110 of the information terminal A acquires from the image information table 103 the entity image information 1312 and 1322 indicated by the summary images 3011 and 3012 selected in step S2606. In addition, the search unit 110 obtains the card ID 1521 stored in association with the card additional information table 105 indicated by the transfer destination name 3022 selected in step S2607.
- the transmission / reception means 101 of the information terminal A sends the actual image information 1312 and 1322 and the card ID 1521 obtained here to the server Y through the network 199 (step S2608).
- the search unit 164 searches the transfer destination terminal ID column 2903 of the card ID table 162 using the card ID 1521 received from the information terminal A as a search key.
- transfer destination terminal ID 2913 stored in association with card 2911 is obtained (step S2609).
- the transmission / reception means 161 of the server Y sends the entity image information 1312 and 1322 sent from the information terminal A in step S2608 to the transfer destination ID 2913 through the network 199 to the display terminal B150 (step S2610).
- the network transmission / reception unit 151 of the display terminal B receives the entity image information 1312 and 1322 from the server Y.
- the memory card input / output means 152 sends these entity image information to the connected memory card N 135.
- the input / output unit 136 of the memory card N receives the entity image information, it stores it in the image storage unit 137.
- the display unit 153 of the display terminal B displays the entity image information 1312 and 1322 received from the server Y (step S2611).
- the information terminal A sends the entity image information captured in step S1001 in the description of the first embodiment to the display terminal B via the server Y in step S2608. That is, in the present embodiment, the entity image information stored in the information terminal A is sent to the information terminal B before the user A designates the transfer destination in step S2602. However, in the present invention, after the user A designates the transfer destination, the user A takes a real image with the imaging terminal and further stores the real image information stored in the image information table of the information terminal A via the memory card. May be sent to the display terminal B by the processing from step S2604 onward. Thus, once the user A gives the memory card N to the user B, the user B can obtain the entity image information through the network 199 only by operating the information terminal A.
- the entity image information stored in each image can be stored.
- the list can be displayed on the summary image display unit.
- FIG. 17 shows when the user A selects the display 1622 of the memory card N, and FIG. Are displayed.
- the user A selects an arbitrary summary image on the summary image list screen and then selects an arbitrary memory card or storage service as a copy destination of the entity image
- the user A stores the image information table 103.
- the entity image information of the selected image is copied to the selected memory card or storage service.
- the user A has a plurality of memory cards that store the entity image information, or even in a situation where the entity image information is stored in the storage service on the network.
- the entity image information can be browsed and stored centrally. This is possible because the present invention has a card ID that uniquely identifies each memory card on the network and can store the storage location of the entity image information in the image additional information table 104 of the information terminal A. become.
- Embodiment 2 of the present invention utilizes the property that the memory card is removable and can be connected to other users' information terminals.
- the memory card N is transferred from the user A to the user B and connected to the display terminal B
- the card ID management table 162 of the server Y includes the card ID 2911 of the memory card N and the user B.
- the association of the transfer destination ID 2913 for uniquely identifying the display terminal in the network is stored.
- the display terminal in addition to the card ID described in the first embodiment, the display terminal uniquely uses a specific ID, so that the user A can consistently and easily convert the entity image information that the user A has into the user B. Can be sent to.
- the information terminal A stores the association between the summary image information and the entity image ID. For this reason, the information terminal A can urge the user A to acquire the entity image on the screen as shown in FIG.
- the second embodiment in a state where the memory card N is connected to the display terminal B of the user B, the user A is not in the information terminal A, but the entity image information stored in the memory card M is stored in the user B. Try to send to. Also in this case, the entity storage destination column 1403 of the image attribute table 104 is searched using the selected entity image ID as a search key.
- the user A is requested to connect the memory card.
- the entity image information can be sent to the user B by the method of this embodiment regardless of where the entity image information is in the information terminal A, any memory card, or any storage service.
- the first information terminal includes an input / output unit that performs input / output with an image storage device that stores image information captured by the imaging terminal, image identification information that identifies the image information, and information from the image information.
- a storage unit that stores a small amount of summary image information and device identification information that identifies an image storage device in association with each other, a network transmission / reception unit that performs communication with a server, and a display unit.
- the second information terminal includes an input / output unit that performs input / output with the image storage device and a network transmission / reception unit that performs communication with the server.
- the server device includes a network transmission / reception unit that communicates with each of the first information terminal and the second information terminal, and a storage unit.
- the display unit of the first information terminal displays the device identification information.
- the display unit of the first information terminal displays the summary image information.
- the network transmission / reception unit of the first information terminal has the image information associated with the summary image information selected from the summary image information displayed on the display unit of the first information terminal and the device identification information displayed.
- the network transmission / reception unit of the server receives the image information and the device identification information from the first information terminal.
- the storage unit of the server stores the image information received by the network transmission / reception unit of the server in association with the device identification information.
- the input / output unit of the second information terminal acquires the device identification information of the image storage device.
- the network transmission / reception unit of the second information terminal transmits the device identification information acquired by the input / output unit of the second information terminal. Further, the network transmission / reception unit of the server receives the device identification information from the second information terminal, and transmits the image information stored in association with the received device identification information to the second information terminal. The network transmission / reception unit of the second information terminal receives image information from the server. The input / output unit of the second information terminal stores the image information received from the server in the image storage device.
- a first information terminal that can input and output between the image storage unit that stores image information captured by the imaging terminal and the imaging terminal, and a second information that can be connected to the network
- a memory card having an input / output unit that performs input / output with a terminal is provided.
- An example of the operation of the memory card is as follows.
- the input / output unit receives first image information from the imaging terminal.
- the first image information is stored in the image storage unit.
- the input / output unit associates the first image information with the memory card identification information for uniquely specifying the memory card in the network and the image information of the appearance of the memory card, and sends the first image information to the first information terminal.
- the input / output unit connected to the second information terminal sends the memory card identification information to the second information terminal.
- the second information is sent via the network and the second information terminal using the memory card identification information as a key.
- Receive image information Second image information received from the second information terminal is stored.
- the user A shows the photograph to the user B without using the memory card N thereafter. It is a point that can be.
- the conventional method when the user A uses the information terminal A to copy the entity image to the memory card N and passes it to the user B, the user A copies the entity image entity from the information terminal A to the memory card N again. Needs to obtain the memory card N from the user B, copy the additional entity image information to the memory card N, and pass it to the user B again.
- the conventional method in order to exchange entity image information between two parties using a memory card as a medium, it is necessary to physically exchange the memory card.
- the user A uses the information terminal A to copy the entity image to the memory card N, and passes it to the user B, the user A can use the memory card without having to physically exchange the memory card.
- the real image can be sent from the user A to the memory card N of the user B.
- a user who manages an entity image and a summary image on an information terminal using the present invention can perform a unified operation to transfer entity image information to another person or another information terminal.
- the transfer can be realized.
- Conventionally when user A sends entity image information to user B via the network, a method for sending the image information as an attachment to an e-mail, or a URL for specifying the uploaded image information after uploading to a storage service, etc. There was a method of informing user B by this method. At this time, the user A first needs to confirm which memory card, information terminal, or storage service the image to be sent to the user B is.
- the user A can send the entity image to the display terminal of the user B by the same operation as copying the entity image information to the memory card owned by the user A or the storage service used by the user A. .
- This makes it easy to send photos to family and friends who have a memory card slot and a photo frame product that can be connected to a network, a TV, a camera, a personal computer, a mobile phone, and the like.
- the entity image information can also be sent to a photo frame product, television, camera, personal computer, mobile phone, etc., possessed by user A, which has a memory card slot and can be connected to a network.
- entity image information captured by a plurality of cameras on a personal computer corresponding to the information terminal A is managed by a plurality of memory cards and storage services, and some of the digital photo frame products, televisions, and cameras possessed by the user A You can view it on your computer or mobile phone.
- a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
- the third embodiment is executed subsequent to step S1013.
- the network transmission / reception means 101 of the information terminal A sends the entity image ID column 1301, the summary image ID column 1303, and the summary image information column 1304 of the image information table 103 to the server Z180 via the network 199.
- the transmission / reception means 181 of the server Z receives it, it is stored in the summary image information table 187.
- the summary image information table 187 of the server Z is obtained by removing the entity image information column 1302 from the image information table 103 of the information terminal A.
- the network transmission / reception means 101 of the information terminal A sends all the information in the image attribute table 104 to the server Z180 via the network 199.
- the transmission / reception means 181 of the server Z receives it, it stores it in the image attribute table 188.
- the contents of the card additional information table 105 of the information terminal A are stored in the card additional information table 189 of the server Z, and the information of the camera additional information table 109 of the information terminal A is stored in the card additional information table 190 of the server Z. All of them are copied (step S3101).
- the network transmission / reception means 171 sends an authentication screen request for the image management service Z to the server Z180 via the network 199.
- the HTML generation means 182 generates an HTML code for rendering the authentication screen of the image management service Z, and the transmission / reception means 181 sends it to the portable terminal A 170 through the network 199 (step). S3102).
- the HTML analysis means 173 analyzes this and displays the authentication screen of the display means 174 image management service Z.
- the authentication screen includes a user ID input field and a password input field of the user A in the image management service Z, but any information input screen that can authenticate the user A may be used.
- the user A operates the input unit 172 to input the user ID and password in the image management service Z of the user A, and then the network transmission / reception unit 171 sends the information to the server through the network 199. Send to Z180.
- the authentication means 183 authenticates the user A by detecting the matching or matching of the user ID and password of the user A stored in the user information table 186. (Step S3103).
- the HTML generation means 182 of the server Z includes the summary image stored in the summary image information table 187, the memory card additional information stored in the card additional information table 189, and the camera additional information stored in the camera additional information table 190. Is read out, and the HTML code necessary for generating the Web summary image list screen is generated.
- the transmission / reception means 181 sends this HTML code to the portable terminal 170 via the network (step S3104).
- the HTML analysis means 173 analyzes it and the display means 174 displays a Web summary image list screen (step S3105).
- FIG. 32 shows an example of the Web summary image list screen.
- the display means 174 of the portable terminal A has a web browser window 3200 and a cursor 3202.
- the web browser window 3200 is a display 3201 indicating that it is a web summary image list screen, a summary image display unit 3210, a memory card display unit 3220, an imaging terminal display unit 3230, a storage service X display unit 3240, and an information terminal A display unit 3250. And all have a display button 3260.
- summary images 3211 to 3216 are displayed on the summary image display unit 3210.
- These summary images display the summary images stored in the summary image information table 187 of the server Z, which are sent as HTML codes to the mobile terminal A170 via the network 199.
- the memory card display unit 3220 displays a memory card image 3221 of the memory card M and a memory card image 3222 of the memory card N. Each of these images is the display means 174 displaying the memory card additional information stored in the card additional information table 189.
- the imaging terminal display unit 3230 displays an image 3231 of the imaging terminal P and an image 3232 of the imaging terminal Q. In these images, the display means 174 displays the camera additional information stored in the card additional information table 190 of the server Z.
- the Web summary image list screen shown as an example in FIG. 32 is similar to the summary image list screen shown in FIG. FIG.
- FIG. 16 of the first embodiment shows information stored in the image information table 103, the image attribute table 104, the card additional information table 105, and the camera additional information table 109 of the information terminal A displayed on the display means of the information terminal A.
- FIG. 32 of the third embodiment shows that information stored in the summary image information table 187, the image attribute table 188, the card additional information table 189, and the camera additional information table 190 of the server Z is stored in the network 199 by the portable terminal A as an HTML code. What is obtained via the route is displayed by the display means 174.
- the display in the Web browser window 3200 is the same as that shown in FIG. 16, but if the summary image display unit 3210 is provided, there are other screen elements. It does not have to be.
- the user A selects each part of the memory card N3221, the memory card M3222, the imaging terminal P3231, the imaging terminal Q3232, and the storage service X3240 as in the first embodiment.
- a summary image list of stored images can be displayed on the summary image display unit 3210. This operation by user A is the same as steps S1008 to S1013 shown in FIG.
- the summary stored in summary image information table 187 of server Z is displayed. Of the images, only the summary image of which the entity image is stored in the image information table 103 of the information terminal A is selectively displayed on the Web browser 3200.
- copying of entity image information among the information terminal A, the memory card M, the memory card N, and the server X can be executed on the Web browser window of the portable terminal A in the same manner as described in the first embodiment. It is.
- the information terminal includes a first input / output unit that performs input / output with an image storage device that stores image information captured by the imaging terminal, image identification information that identifies the image information, and information from the image information.
- a storage unit that associates and stores a small amount of summary image information and device identification information that identifies an image storage device, and a network transmission / reception unit that communicates with a server.
- each of the first server and the second server includes a network transmission / reception unit that performs communication between the information terminal and the portable information terminal, and a storage unit.
- the image transmission / reception unit of the information terminal transmits the image identification information, the summary image information, and the device identification information stored in the storage unit of the information terminal, and the network transmission / reception unit of the first server transmits the image transmitted from the information terminal. Identification information, summary image information, and device identification information are received.
- the storage unit of the first server stores the image identification information, summary image information, and device identification information received by the network transmission / reception unit of the server.
- the network transmission / reception unit of the information terminal transmits the image information and the image identification information stored in the image storage device.
- the network transmission / reception unit of the second server receives the image information and the image identification information from the information terminal.
- the storage unit of the second server stores the image information and the image identification information received by the network transmission / reception unit of the second server.
- the network transmission / reception unit of the first server receives the device identification information transmitted from the mobile terminal.
- the network transmission / reception unit of the first server transmits the summary image information and the image identification information stored in association with the received device identification information to the mobile terminal.
- the network transmission / reception unit of the second server receives the image identification information transmitted from the portable terminal, and the network transmission / reception unit of the second server transmits the image information stored in association with the received image identification information to the portable terminal. Send to.
- the first information terminal and the second information terminal including an input / output unit that performs input / output with an image storage device that stores image information captured by the imaging terminal, and a network
- a network input / output unit for connecting with a network, image identification information for identifying image information, summary image information having a smaller amount of information than the image information, and storage for associating and storing device identification information for identifying the image storage device
- a server is provided.
- An example of the operation of the server is as follows.
- the network input / output unit receives image identification information, summary image information, and device identification information from the first information terminal.
- the storage unit stores the image identification information, the summary image information, and the device identification information in association with each other.
- the summary image information and the image identification information are sent to the second information terminal.
- the image identification information of the summary image information selected by the second information terminal is received.
- the device identification information stored in association with the image identification information is sent to the first information terminal.
- Image information is received from the image storage device via the first information terminal, and the image information is sent to the second information terminal.
- the eighth effect according to the embodiment of the present invention is that a summary image and an entity storage destination are stored in the server Z in association with individual entity image IDs, so that regardless of the entity image storage destination, via a Web browser.
- the capacity of the storage means of portable terminals is often small compared to servers and stationary information terminals.
- all the entity image information captured by a plurality of imaging terminals and stored in a plurality of memory cards and storage services are stored.
- the first embodiment and the second embodiment are described with respect to all the entity image information captured by a plurality of imaging terminals and stored by a plurality of memory cards and storage services.
- the same operation can be realized through a Web browser.
- the ninth effect of the embodiment of the present invention is that the summary image information table 187 of the server Z does not store the entity image information, so that the storage capacity of the server Z can be saved.
- the summary display list screen from the portable terminal A is generated by storing all the entity images in the Web server.
- the storage capacity is large and the cost is increased.
- the server Z since the server Z stores the summary image information and does not store the entity image information, the storage capacity required for the server Z is greatly reduced as compared with the conventional method.
- the same operations as those in the first and second embodiments can be realized for all the entity image information captured by a plurality of imaging terminals of the essential image ID and summary image information and stored in a plurality of memory cards or storage services. .
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図10のフロー図を用いて、本発明の実施形態の一例を説明する。利用者Aは、撮像端末Pのメモリカード入出力手段141に、メモリカードM130が接続された状態で、撮影トリガー手段144を操作する。この操作によって、撮像手段142が実体画像情報、および各々の実体画像情報を一意に特定するための実体画像ID、各々の実体画像に対応する要約画像情報、各々の要約画像情報を一意に特定するための要約画像IDを生成し、メモリカード入出力手段141、およびメモリカードMの入出力手段131を通じて画像記憶手段132に送り、画像記憶手段132が、これらを関連付けた状態で記憶する。また、撮像端末PのカメラID記憶手段143が記憶する、撮像端末Pを一意に特定するためのカメラIDおよびカメラ付加情報がメモリカード入出力手段141、およびメモリカードMの入出力手段131を通じて、実体画像情報および対応する実体画像IDに関連付けて記憶される(ステップS1001)。
本発明の実施形態2では、利用者AがメモリカードNを利用者Bに渡し、利用者Bはこれを表示端末Bに接続する。この状態で利用者Aが、情報端末Aで任意の実体画像情報をメモリカードNにコピーする操作を実行することができる。すると、実体画像情報が情報端末A100、ネットワーク199および表示端末B150を経由して、表示端末Bに接続されたメモリカードNへと送られ、ここで記憶される。このネットワーク経由の実体画像情報転送で、画像情報の転送先情報として、メモリカードNのカードIDが利用される。
本発明の前記実施形態1では、画像情報テーブル103に記憶された実体画像情報および要約画像情報と、画像属性テーブル104に記憶された実体記憶先を利用して、図10のフロー図に示す処理を実行した。以下で説明する、本発明の第3の実施形態では、実体画像情報と、要約画像情報および実体記憶先の関連付けを、画像管理サービスのサーバZ180で記憶する。このことで利用者Aは、その携帯端末170のウェブブラウザを通じて、前記実施形態1と同様に、利用者Aが複数の撮像端末で撮影し、複数のメモリカードやストレージサービスで実体画像情報を記憶するすべての画像の、一括画像管理を実行することができる。
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- 撮像端末により撮影された画像情報を記憶する画像記憶装置との入出力を行う入出力部を備えた第1の情報端末、および第2の情報端末と、ネットワーク経由で接続するためのネットワーク入出力部と、
画像情報を識別する画像識別情報と、前記画像情報より情報量の少ない要約画像情報と、前記画像記憶装置を識別する装置識別情報を関連付けて記憶する記憶部とを備えるサーバであって、
前記ネットワーク入出力部が、前記第1の情報端末より画像識別情報、要約画像情報および装置識別情報を受信し、
前記記憶部が、前記画像識別情報、前記要約画像情報および前記装置識別情報を関連付けて記憶し、
前記要約画像情報および前記画像識別情報を前記第2の情報端末に送り、
前記第2の情報端末で選択された前記要約画像情報の前記画像識別情報を受信し、
前記画像識別情報と関連付けて記憶された前記装置識別情報を前記第1の情報端末に送り、
前記画像情報を前記画像記憶装置から前記第1の情報端末を経由して受け取り、
前記画像情報を前記第2の情報端末に送ることを特徴とするサーバ。 - 前記画像記憶装置は、前記情報端末に着脱可能なメモリカードおよび前記情報端末にネットワークを介して接続されるストレージサーバのいずれかを含むことを特徴とする請求項1に記載のサーバ。
- 前記記憶部は、前記画像記憶装置の外観の画像情報を前記装置識別情報と関連付けて記憶し、
前記記憶部に記憶されている前記装置識別情報を前記第2の情報端末に送り、
前記装置識別情報に関連付けられた前記画像記憶装置の外観の画像情報を前記第2の情報端末に表示することを特徴とする請求項2に記載のサーバ。 - 撮像端末により撮影された画像情報を記憶する画像記憶部と、前記撮像端末との間で入出力をおこない、かつネットワークに接続可能な情報端末との間で入出力をおこなう入出力部を備えたメモリカードであって、
前記入出力部が前記撮像端末より画像情報を受信し、
前記画像情報を前記画像記憶部に記憶し、
前記入出力部が、前記画像情報に、前記メモリカードを前記ネットワーク内で一意に特定するメモリカード認識情報および前記メモリカードの外観の画像情報を関連付けて前記情報端末に送ることを特徴とするメモリカード。 - 撮像端末により撮影された画像情報を記憶する画像記憶部と、前記撮像端末との間で入出力をおこない、かつネットワークに接続可能な情報端末との間で入出力をおこなう入出力部を備えたメモリカードであって、
前記入出力部が前記撮像端末より画像情報を受信し、
前記画像情報を前記画像記憶部に記憶し、
前記入出力部が、前記画像情報に、前記メモリカードを前記ネットワーク内で一意に特定するメモリカード識別情報および前記画像情報を識別する画像情報識別情報を関連付けて前記情報端末に送ることを特徴とするメモリカード。 - 撮像端末により撮影された画像情報と、および前記画像情報より情報量の少ない要約画像情報とを関連付けて記憶する画像記憶部と、
前記撮像端末との間で入出力をおこない、かつネットワークに接続可能な情報端末との間で入出力をおこなう入出力部を備えたメモリカードであって、
前記入出力部が、前記撮像端末より画像情報および要約画像情報を受信し、
前記画像記憶部が、前記画像情報および前記要約画像情報を、前記画像情報を識別する画像情報識別情報と関連付けて記憶し、
前記入出力部が、前記要約画像情報に、前記画像情報識別情報、前記メモリカードを前記ネットワーク内で一意に特定するメモリカード識別情報および前記メモリカードの外観の画像情報を関連付けて前記情報端末に送ることを特徴とするメモリカード。 - 前記メモリカードはさらに、
前記情報端末より前記画像情報識別情報を受信し、
前記画像情報を前記情報端末に送ることを特徴とする請求項6記載のメモリカード。 - 撮像端末により撮影された画像情報を記憶する画像記憶部と、前記撮像端末との間で入出力をおこない、かつネットワークに接続可能な第1の情報端末およびネットワークに接続可能な第2の情報端末との間で入出力をおこなう入出力部を備えたメモリカードであって、
前記入出力部が前記撮像端末より第1の画像情報を受信し、
前記第1の画像情報を前記画像記憶部に記憶し、
前記入出力部が、前記第1の画像情報に、前記メモリカードを前記ネットワーク内で一意に特定するメモリカード識別情報および前記メモリカードの外観の画像情報を関連付けて前記第1の情報端末に送り、
前記第2の情報端末に接続された前記入出力部が前記メモリカード識別情報を前記第2の情報端末に送り、
前記第1の情報端末の表示部で第2の画像情報と前記メモリカードの外観の画像情報が選択されると、前記メモリカード識別情報をキーとして、前記ネットワークおよび前記第2の情報端末を経由して前記第2の画像情報を受信し、
前記第2の情報端末より受信した前記第2の画像情報を記憶することを特徴とするメモリカード。 - 撮像端末により撮像された画像情報を記憶する画像記憶装置との入出力を行なう入出力部と、
前記画像情報を識別する画像識別情報と、前記画像情報より情報量の少ない要約画像情報と、前記画像記憶装置を識別する装置識別情報とを関連付けて記憶する記憶部と、
表示部とを備える情報端末であって、
前記記憶部に記憶されている装置識別情報を前記表示部に表示し、
前記表示部に表示された装置識別情報の中から選択された装置識別情報に関連付けられた要約画像情報を前記表示部に表示し、
前記表示部に表示された要約画像情報の中から選択された要約画像情報に関連付けられた画像情報を前記表示部に表示することを特徴とする情報端末。 - 前記画像記憶装置は、前記情報端末に着脱可能なメモリカードおよび前記情報端末にネットワークを介して接続されるストレージサーバのいずれかを含むことを特徴とする請求項9に記載の情報端末。
- 前記記憶部は、前記画像記憶装置の外観の画像情報を前記装置識別情報と関連付けて記憶し、
前記記憶部に記憶されている装置識別情報を前記表示部に表示するときに、前記装置識別情報に関連付けられた前記画像記憶装置の外観の画像情報を前記表示部に表示することを特徴とする請求項9に記載の情報端末。 - 前記記憶部は、前記画像情報を撮影した撮像端末を識別する撮像端末識別情報を前記要約画像情報と関連付けて記憶し、
前記記憶部に記憶されている装置識別情報を前記表示部に表示するときに、前記撮像端末識別情報を前記表示部に表示し、
前記表示された撮像端末識別情報の中から選択された撮像端末識別情報に関連付けられた要約画像情報を前記表示部に表示することを特徴とする請求項9に記載の情報端末。 - 前記記憶部は、前記撮像端末の外観の画像情報を前記撮像端末識別情報と関連付けて記憶し、
前記記憶部に記憶されている装置識別情報を前記表示部に表示するときに、前記撮像端末識別情報に関連付けられた前記撮像端末の外観の画像情報を前記表示部に表示することを特徴とする請求項12に記載の情報端末。 - 第1の情報端末と、第2の情報端末と、サーバと、を有するシステムであって、
前記第1の情報端末は、
撮像端末により撮像された画像情報を記憶する画像記憶装置との入出力を行なう入出力部と、
前記画像情報を識別する画像識別情報と、前記画像情報より情報量の少ない要約画像情報と、前記画像記憶装置を識別する装置識別情報とを関連付けて記憶する記憶部と、
前記サーバとの通信を行なうネットワーク送受信部と、
表示部とを備え、
前記第2の情報端末は、
前記画像記憶装置との入出力を行なう入出力部と、
前記サーバとの通信を行なうネットワーク送受信部とを備え、
前記サーバ装置は、
前記第1の情報端末と前記第2の情報端末とのそれぞれと通信を行なうネットワーク送受信部と、
記憶部とを備え、
前記第1の情報端末の表示部が、装置識別情報を表示し、
前記第1の情報端末の表示部が、要約画像情報を表示し、
前記第1の情報端末のネットワーク送受信部が、前記第1の情報端末の表示部に表示された要約画像情報の中から選択された要約画像情報に関連付けられた画像情報と表示された装置識別情報とを前記サーバへ送信し、
前記サーバのネットワーク送受信部が、第1の情報端末より画像情報と装置識別情報とを受信し、
前記サーバの記憶部が、前記サーバのネットワーク送受信部が受信した画像情報と装置識別情報とを関連付けて記憶し、
前記第2の情報端末の入出力部が、前記画像記憶装置の装置識別情報を取得し、
前記第2の情報端末のネットワーク送受信部が、前記第2の情報端末の入出力部が取得した装置識別情報を送信し、
前記サーバのネットワーク送受信部が、前記第2の情報端末より装置識別情報を受信して受信された装置識別情報と関連付けて記憶されている画像情報を前記第2の情報端末に送信し、
前記第2の情報端末のネットワーク送受信部が、前記サーバより画像情報を受信し、
前記第2の情報端末の入出力部が、前記サーバより受信された画像情報を前記画像記憶装置に記憶することを特徴とするシステム。 - 前記画像記憶装置は、前記情報端末に着脱可能なメモリカードおよび前記情報端末にネットワークを介して接続されるストレージサーバのいずれかを含むことを特徴とする請求項14に記載のシステム。
- 前記サーバの記憶部が、前記第2の情報端末の利用者名に前記第2の情報端末の識別情報を関連付けて記憶し、
前記第1の情報端末のネットワーク送受信部が、前記第1の情報端末の表示部に表示された装置識別情報と前記第2の情報端末の利用者名を送信し、
前記サーバのネットワーク送受信部が、前記第1の情報端末より装置識別情報と前記第2の情報端末の利用者名とを受信し、
前記サーバの記憶部が、前記第1の情報端末より受信された装置識別情報と、前記第1の情報端末より受信された前記第2の情報端末の利用者名に関連付けられた前記第2の情報端末の識別情報とを記憶し、
前記サーバのネットワーク送受信部は、前記第2の情報端末より装置識別情報と、前記第2の情報端末の識別情報とが前記サーバの記憶部に記憶されていれば、前記第2の情報端末より装置識別情報を受信して受信された装置識別情報と関連付けて記憶されている画像情報を前記第2の情報端末に送信することを特徴とする請求項14に記載のシステム。 - 前記第1の情報端末の記憶部は、前記画像記憶装置の外観の画像情報を前記装置識別情報と関連付けて記憶し、
前記第1の情報端末の表示部が、装置識別情報を表示するときに、表示される装置識別情報に関連付けられた画像記憶装置の外観の画像情報を表示することを特徴とする請求項14に記載のシステム。 - 情報端末と、携帯情報端末と、第1のサーバと、第2のサーバとを有するシステムであって、
前記情報端末は、
撮像端末により撮像された画像情報を記憶する画像記憶装置との入出力を行なう第1の入出力部と、
前記画像情報を識別する画像識別情報と、前記画像情報より情報量の少ない要約画像情報と、前記画像記憶装置を識別する装置識別情報とを関連付けて記憶する記憶部と、
前記サーバとの通信を行なうネットワーク送受信部とを備え、
前記第1のサーバと第2のサーバとのそれぞれは、
前記情報端末と前記携帯情報端末との通信を行なうネットワーク送受信部と、
記憶部とを備え、
前記情報端末のネットワーク送受信部が、前記情報端末の記憶部に記憶された画像識別情報と要約画像情報と装置識別情報とを送信し、
前記第1のサーバのネットワーク送受信部が、前記情報端末より送信された画像識別情報と要約画像情報と装置識別情報とを受信し、
前記第1のサーバの記憶部が、前記サーバのネットワーク送受信部の受信した画像識別情報と要約画像情報と装置識別情報とを記憶し、
前記情報端末のネットワーク送受信部が、前記画像記憶装置に記憶された画像情報と画像識別情報とを送信し、
前記第2のサーバのネットワーク送受信部が、前記情報端末より画像情報と画像識別情報とを受信し、
前記第2のサーバの記憶部が、前記第2のサーバのネットワーク送受信部が受信した画像情報と画像識別情報とを記憶し、
前記第1のサーバのネットワーク送受信部が、前記携帯端末より送信された装置識別情報を受信し、
前記第1のサーバのネットワーク送受信部が、前記受信した装置識別情報と関連付けて記憶されている要約画像情報と画像識別情報とを前記携帯端末に送信し、
前記第2のサーバのネットワーク送受信部が、前記携帯端末より送信された画像識別情報を受信し、
前記第2のサーバのネットワーク送受信部が、前記受信した画像識別情報と関連付けて記憶されている画像情報を前記携帯端末に送信することを特徴とするシステム。
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