Upload apparatus, server apparatus, upload system, and upload method

• US 20090293110A1
• Filed: 05/20/2009
• Published: 11/26/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Koga, Tadaharu
• Granted Patent: US 9,443,122 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/6
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/36 by graphic or iconic representation
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/1095 the scanner comprising adaptations for scanning a record carrier that is displayed on a display-screen or the like
• CPC Class Codes: G09C 5/00 Ciphering apparatus or methods not provided for in the preceding groups, e.g. involving the concealment or deformation of graphic data such as designs, written or printed messages

Abstract

An upload apparatus includes: an outputter configured to output a code image including information of an ID and a password necessary for uploading content onto a network; and an uploader configured to upload the content onto said network by use of said code image outputted by the outputter.

Claims

1. An upload apparatus comprising:

output means for outputting a code image including information of an ID and a password necessary for uploading content onto a network; and

upload means for uploading said content onto said network by use of said code image outputted by said output means.

2. The upload apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

said upload means has

storage means for storing said content and said outputted code image by relating each other,

extraction means for extracting said information of said ID and said password from said stored code image, and

transmission means for transmitting said content and information of an ID and a password extracted from said code image corresponding to said content to a server apparatus on said network, said server apparatus being logged in by use of said ID and said password.

3. The upload apparatus according to claim 2, wherein

said output means outputs said code image including said ID, said password, and address information of said server apparatus,

said storage means stores said content and said code image including said address information by relating each other,

said extraction means extracts said ID, said password, and said address information from said stored code image, and

said transmission means transmits said content and information of an ID and a password extracted from said code image corresponding to said content to said server apparatus by use of said address information.

4. The upload apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

said output means has a display configured to display said code image; and

said upload means is a camera device having

image capturing means for taking said code image displayed on said display,

storage means for storing said content and said taken code image by relating each other,

extraction means for extracting said information of said ID and said password from said stored code image, and transmission means for transmitting said content and

information of an ID and a password extracted from said code image corresponding to said content to a server apparatus on said network, said server apparatus being logged in by use of said ID and said password.

5. The upload apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

said output means has a display configured to display said code image; and

said upload means has

a camera device configured to take a code image displayed on said display, and

an information processing apparatus having means for downloading said code image from said camera device to store said content and said downloaded code image by relating each other, means for extracting said information of said ID and said password from said stored code image, and means for transmitting said content and information of an ID and a password extracted from said code image corresponding to said content to a server apparatus on said network, said server apparatus being logged in by use of said ID and said password.

6. The upload apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

said output means has a display configured to display said code image; and

said upload means has

a camera device configured to take a code image displayed on said display,

an information processing apparatus configured to download said code image from said camera device, relate said content with said downloaded code image, and transmit said content and said code image to said network, and

a primary server apparatus having means for receiving said content and said code image, means for extracting said information of said ID and said password from said received code image, and means for transmitting said content and information of an ID and a password extracted from said code image corresponding to said content to a server apparatus on said network, said server apparatus being logged in by use of said ID and said password.

7. The upload apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

said output means prints said code image on print media; and

said upload means has

a camera device configured to take an image including said print media to create image content data as data of said content, and

an information processing apparatus having means for downloading said created image content data to detect said printed code image from said downloaded image content data, means for extracting said information of said ID and said password from said detected code image, and means for transmitting said created image content data and information of an ID and a password extracted from said code image to a server apparatus on said network, said server apparatus being logged in by use of said ID and said password.

8. A server apparatus comprising:

reception means for receiving content uploaded on a network by use of a coded image by an upload apparatus for outputting said code image including information of an ID and a password necessary for uploading said content on said network; and

storage means for storing said received content.

9. The server apparatus according to claim 8, wherein

said reception means receives address information from an information terminal apparatus having said address information on said network, said information terminal apparatus being connected to said network, and

said server apparatus further has transmission means for transmitting said code image including said ID, said password, and address information of said server apparatus on said network to said information terminal apparatus corresponding to said received address information.

10. An upload system comprising:

output means for outputting a code image including information of an ID and a password necessary for uploading content onto a network;

an upload apparatus having upload means for uploading said content onto said network by use of a code image outputted from said output means;

reception means for receiving said content uploaded by said upload apparatus; and

a server apparatus having storage means for storing said received content.

11. The upload system according to claim 10, wherein:

said upload means relates said content with said outputted code image and has transmission means for transmitting said content and said code image to said network; and

said upload system further has

a primary server apparatus having means for receiving said content and said code image, means for extracting said information of said ID and said password from said received code image, and means for transmitting said content and said information of said ID and said password extracted from said code image corresponding to said content to said server apparatus on said network, said server apparatus being logged in by use of said ID and said password.

12. An upload method comprising the steps of:

outputting, by output means of an upload apparatus, a code image including information of an ID and a password necessary for uploading content onto a network; and

uploading said content onto said network through upload means of said upload apparatus by use of said outputted code image.

13. An upload apparatus comprising:

an outputter configured to output a code image including information of an ID and a password necessary for uploading content onto a network; and

an uploader configured to upload said content onto said network by use of said code image outputted by said outputter.

14. A server apparatus comprising:

a receiver configured to receive content uploaded on a network by an upload apparatus for outputting a code image including information of an ID and a password necessary for uploading said content on said network; and

a storage configured to store said received content.