Photographing terminal device, image processing server,photographing method and image processing method

• US 20030053608A1
• Filed: 09/10/2002
• Published: 03/20/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Yokohama Consulting Group, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Yokohama Consulting Group, Inc.
• Inventors: Ohmae, Hiroki, Ohmae, Kenichi
• Application Number:
  US10/168,907
• Publication Number:
  US 20030053608A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/93.25
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/58 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00132 in a digital photofinishing system, i.e. a system where digital photographic images undergo typical photofinishing processing, e.g. printing ordering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00137 Transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00153 for sharing images with a selected individual or correspondent
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00244 with a server, e.g. an internet server fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00307 with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00323 with a measuring, monitoring or signaling apparatus, e.g. for transmitting measured information to a central location
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32128 attached to the image data, e.g. file header, transmitted message header, information on the same page or in the same computer file as the image for information embedded in the image H04N1/32144
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3214 of a date
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3215 of a time or duration
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3253 Position information, e.g. geographical position at time of capture, GPS data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3273 Display
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3274 Storage or retrieval of prestored additional information
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3277 The additional information being stored in the same storage device as the image data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3278 Transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/77 between a recording apparatus and a television camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/775 between a recording apparatus and a television receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/183 : for receiving images from a single remote source

Abstract

A photographing terminal device, an image processing server, a photographing method, and an image processing method are provided that make it possible to take pictures practically in unlimited number of frames without depending on memory devices provided in cameras and to simultaneously record additional information at the time of photographing. The photographing terminal device comprises a photographing section 114 for taking images of an object and producing image data, a transmitter 110 for sending the produced image data to a remote server in real time, and an additional information producing devices 111, 115 for producing additional data related to additional information in addition to the produced image data, and is adapted to send the image data together with the additional data to the remote server.

Claims

1. A photographing terminal device comprising:

a photographing section for taking images of an object and producing image data;

a transmitter for sending the produced image data to a remote server in real time; and

an additional information producing device for producing additional data related to additional information in addition to said produced image data; and

adapted to send said additional data together with said image data to said remote server.

2. The photographing terminal device as recited in claim 1, comprising:

an image storing section for storing said produced image data; and

a controller for controlling so that new image data may be stored in a part of a storage region of said image storing section, the part from which data have already been sent to the remote server by means of said transmitter.

3. A photographing terminal device comprising:

a photographing section for taking images of an object and producing image data;

an image storage section for storing said produced image data;

an output section for outputting said stored image data to a transmitter for sending the image data to a remote server;

a controller for controlling so that new image data may be stored in a part of a storage region of said image storing section, the part from which data have already been sent to said remote server by means of said transmitter; and

an additional information producing device for producing additional data related to additional information in addition to said produced image data; and

adapted to send said additional data together with said image data to said remote server.

4. An image processing server comprising:

a receiving section for receiving image data sent from a remote photographing terminal device;

a user information database for storing user information related to a user of said photographing terminal device; and

an image data storing section for storing the received image data made to correspond to the user information in said user information database.

5. The image processing server as recited in claim 4, comprising a processing section for processing the image data stored in said image data storing section.

6. The image processing server as recited in claim 4 or 5, comprising an output section for outputting the stored image data on request of a user.

7. A photographing method comprising the steps of:

photographing an object and producing image data;

storing said produced image data;

producing additional data related to additional information in addition to said produced image data; and

transmitting said stored image data together with said additional data to a remote server in real time; and

adapted to accumulate differentials between said produced image data and said transmitted image data.

8. An image processing method comprising the steps of:

receiving image data sent from a remote photographing terminal device;

storing user information related to a user of said photographing terminal device; and

storing said received image data made to correspond to said stored user information.

9. The image processing method as recited in claim 8 comprising the steps of:

processing said stored image data; and

outputting said processed image data on request of a user.