Image commercial transactions system and method, image transfer system and method, image distribution system and method, display device and method

• US 6,952,684 B2
• Filed: 12/27/2000
• Issued: 10/04/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Snaptrack Incorporated (Qualcomm, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Yoneyama, Shigeyuki, Toshikage, Hideki
• Primary Examiner(s): Trammell, James P.
• Assistant Examiner(s): CHEUNG, MARY DA ZHI WANG
• Application Number:
  US09/749,849
• Publication Number:
  US 20030046241A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,742 Days
• Field of Search: 705 26- 27, 705 50- 58, 705/64, 705 74- 80, 345/418, 345619-626, 345/634, 345/672, 345/700, 345/703, 345/716, 345/748, 345733-737, 396/429, 396/639, 369/125, 358/2, 358/302, 382/112, 382/144
• US Class Current: 705/54
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 2206/004 using markings on the photographic material, e.g. to indicate pseudo-panoramic exposure
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 31/06 in which sound track is associated with successively-shown still pictures
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/00086 Circuits for prevention of unauthorised reproduction or copying, e.g. piracy indicating unauthorised use of record carriers in general G11B23/28; scrambling for television signal recording H04N5/913; network architectures or network protocols for network security H04L63/00; cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for secret or secure communication H04L9/00
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/00492 wherein content or user data is encrypted
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/0071 involving a purchase action
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/00768 wherein copy control information is used, e.g. for indicating whether a content may be copied freely, no more, once, or never, by setting CGMS, SCMS, or CCI flags
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00127 Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00204 with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server programmed control between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N1/32561
• 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 1/2104 for one or a few pictures
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2158 using a detachable storage unit
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/34 for coin-freed systems ; Pay systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0087 Image storage device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0089 Image display device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3246 of data relating to permitted access or usage, e.g. level of access or usage parameters for digital rights management [DRM] related to still images
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3264 of sound signals

Abstract

An image commercial transactions system and method, an image transfer system and method, an image distribution system and method, and a display device and method are disclosed. A reception dealer accepts the transfer of an image recorded on a recording medium in a predetermined format with a handling condition intrinsic to the image, and transfers the image with the handling condition, and an advertisement, in digital data format, and a charge accounting dealer effects an electronic charge accounting transaction for the transfer of data of the image with the handling condition and the advertisement. Accordingly, a forwarding request user is helpful in making public the advertisement by having the data of the advertisement along with the data of the image forwarded, instead of the reception dealer, whereby a transfer fee for the data of image can be made lower. Consequently, it is possible to enhance the usability for the transfer significantly.

Claims

1. An image commercial transactions system comprising:

a reception host including;

a photographic image printing machine having a photographic image scanner for converting a picture on a film into photographic digital image data,

a server for storing said photographic digital image data,

a computer for accepting a sale of a digital image stored on said server in a digital data format with a handling condition related to said digital image, and

transferring means for transferring said digital image with said handling condition in said digital data format stored in said server to a selected one of a plurality of receiver sides via an Internet line so that digital image data transferred via said Internet line is developed into a printed picture modified based on said handling condition; and

a charge accounting dealer for effecting an electronic charge accounting transaction for the transfer by said reception host of data of said digital image with said handling condition to said selected one of said plurality of receiver sides, wherein said computer further transfers information data related to said transferred digital image to a user'"'"'s computer, wherein said selected one of said plurality of receiver sides is selected by a user and is different from said user'"'"'s computer.

2. The image commercial transactions system according to claim 1, wherein said reception host transfers said data of said digital image subjected to one of a scrambling process and a masking process.

3. The image commercial transactions system according to claim 2, wherein said reception host subjects said data of said digital image to a scrambling process/enciphering, and transfers key data of said scrambling process/enciphering.

4. The image commercial transactions system according to claim 1, wherein said reception hosts transfers said digital image with said handling condition and an advertisement in said digital data format.

5. The image commercial transactions system according to claim 4, wherein said reception host transfers data of said advertisement synthesized with said data of said image and with said handling condition.

6. An image commercial transactions method comprising:

a reception step including;

an image scanning step for converting a picture on a film into photographic digital image data,

a processing step of enabling a reception host to accept a transfer of a digital image stored on a server in a digital data format with a handling condition related to said digital image, and

a transfer step of enabling said reception host to transfer said digital image with said handling condition in said digital data format to a selected one of a plurality of receiver sides via an Internet line so that digital image data transferred via said Internet line is developed into a printed picture modified based on said handling condition; and

a charge accounting step of enabling a charge accounting dealer to effect an electronic charge accounting transaction for the transfer of data of said digital image with said handling condition to said selected one of said plurality of receiver sides, wherein in said transfer step information data related to said transferred digital image is transferred to a user'"'"'s computer, wherein said selected one of said plurality of receiver sides is selected by a user and is different from said user'"'"'s computer.

7. The image commercial transactions method according to claim 6, wherein in said transfer step said reception host transfers said data of said digital image subjected to one of a scrambling process and a masking process.

8. The image commercial transactions method according to claim 6, wherein in said transfer step said reception host subjects said data of said digital image to a scrambling process/enciphering, and transfers key data of said scrambling process/enciphering.

9. The image commercial transactions method according to claim 6, wherein said transfer step enables said reception host to generate predetermined additional information for said data of said digital image, and transfers said generated additional information in said digital data format along with said data of said image with said handling condition.

10. The image commercial transactions method according to claim 6, wherein said reception host transfers said digital image with said handling condition and an advertisement in said digital data format.

11. The image commercial transactions method according to claim 10, wherein said reception host transfers data of said advertisement synthesized with said data of said image and with said handling condition.