Communication apparatus, server, service center, and service method
First Claim
1. A communication apparatus, comprising:
- a first communication device that receives images and identification information of a camera owned by a user from the camera;
a displaying device that displays the images received from the camera by the first communication device and displays a service menu showing services offered by a service center for the user;
a selecting device that selects an image among the images displayed by the displaying device and selects a service among the services displayed by the displaying device; and
a second communication device that transmits the identification information, the image and information indicating the service to the service center through a network.
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Abstract
A communication apparatus, a server, a service center, and a method for the service of the present invention comprise a communication means which receives an image and identification information of an electronic camera itself owned by a user, a display means which displays the received image and a service menu provided by respective service centers, a selecting means by which the user selects a desired image as well as a desired service, and another communication means which transmits via a network the identification information of the electronic camera itself, the selected image, and the service data. Therefore, the user can easily transmit a visual or an audio file and the identification information of the electronic camera itself to a desired server or a service center.
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37 Claims
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1. A communication apparatus, comprising:
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a first communication device that receives images and identification information of a camera owned by a user from the camera;
a displaying device that displays the images received from the camera by the first communication device and displays a service menu showing services offered by a service center for the user;
a selecting device that selects an image among the images displayed by the displaying device and selects a service among the services displayed by the displaying device; and
a second communication device that transmits the identification information, the image and information indicating the service to the service center through a network. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A server, comprising:
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a communication device that receives identification information of a camera owned by a user from the user;
a recording device that records the identification information and a service menu showing services to be offered to the user; and
a reading device that reads the service menu from the recording device according to the identification information;
wherein the communication device transmits the service menu to the user. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. A server, comprising:
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a communication device that receives identification information of a camera owned by a user from the user;
a recording device that records the identification information and user information on the user; and
a device that reads the user information from the recording device according to the identification information and transmits the user setting information to another communication apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A server, comprising:
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a communication device that receives identification information of a camera owned by a user from the user;
a recording device that records the identification information and utility data showing services used by the user;
a reading device that reads the utility data from the recording device according to the identification information; and
a determining device that determines an order of services in a service menu to be offered to the user in accordance with the utility data;
wherein the communication device transmits the service menu showing the services in the order determined by the determining device.
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9. A server, comprising:
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a communication device that receives identification information of a camera owned by a user and a password of the user from the user;
a recording device that records the identification information and a password;
a verifying device that reads the password from the recording device according to the identification information and verifies the password received by the communication device with the password read; and
a device that allows services to the user when the passwords are the same and prohibits the services to the user when the passwords are different.
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10. A service center, comprising:
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a communication device that receives identification information of a camera owned by a user and service information, or the identification information, an image and the service information from the user;
a recording device that records the identification information and user information on the user; and
a device that reads the user information from the recording device according to the identification information received by the communication device to specify the user, and provides a service corresponding with the service information to the user. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19)
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16. A service center which offers an after-sales service on a camera owned by a user in response to a request from the user, the service center comprising:
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a communication device that receives identification information of the camera from the user;
a recording device that records the identification information and after-sales service information; and
a reading device that reads the after-sales service information from the recording device according to the identification information;
wherein the communication device transmits after-sales service data to the user.
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18. A service center which offers an after-sales service on a camera owned by a user in response to a request from the user, the service center comprising:
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a communication device that receives identification information of the camera and at least one of status information of the camera and history data related to utilization of the camera from the user;
a recording device that records the identification information, one of the status information and the history information, and after-sales service information of the camera; and
a reading device that reads the after-sales service information from the recording device according to the identification information and the one of the status information and the history information, wherein the communication device transmits the after-sales service information to the user.
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20. A service method, comprising the following steps of:
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receiving images from a camera connected with a communication apparatus and identification information of the camera from the camera;
displaying the images and a service menu showing services to be offered by a service center on a displaying device of the communication apparatus;
selecting a service from the service menu, or selecting the service and an image among the images; and
transmitting the identification information and information indicating the service selected, or the identification information, the information indicating the service and the images through a network. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A service method in which a recording device records identification information of a camera owned by a user and user information on the user, and at least one of the following is offered:
- an image or audio distributing service, an image printing service, a service for publicly opening an image on a network, and a service for saving an image in a server, said service method comprising the steps of;
receiving the identification information and service information indicating a service, or receiving the identification information, an image and the service information from the user; and
reading the user information from the recording device according to the identification information to specify the user, and providing the service to the user. - View Dependent Claims (33, 35, 37)
- an image or audio distributing service, an image printing service, a service for publicly opening an image on a network, and a service for saving an image in a server, said service method comprising the steps of;
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34. A service method in which a recording device records identification information of a camera owned by a user and after-sales service information indicating an after-sales service of the camera, and the after-sales service is provided to the user, said service method comprising the steps of:
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receiving the identification information from the user;
reading the after-sales service information from the recording device in accordance with the identification information; and
transmitting the after-sales service information to the user.
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36. A service method in which a recording device records identification information of a camera owned by a user, at least one of status information of the camera and history information related to utilization of the camera, and after-sales service information indicating an after-sales service of the camera, and the after-sales service is provided to the user, said service method comprising the steps of:
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receiving the identification information and at least one of the status information and the history information from the user;
reading the after-sales service information from the recording device in accordance with the identification information and at least one of the status information and the history information; and
transmitting the after-sales service information to the user.
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