Server, mobile terminal, and service method

• US 7,664,486 B2
• Filed: 06/09/2005
• Issued: 02/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Noguchi, Yukinori
• Primary Examiner(s): Appiah; Charles N
• Assistant Examiner(s): Karikari; Kwasi
• Application Number:
  US11/148,230
• Publication Number:
  US 20050277405A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,713 Days
• Field of Search: 455/410, 455/411, 455/406, 455/408, 455/420, 713/168
• US Class Current: 455/411
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72439 for image or video messaging
• 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 1/00244 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 1/00326 with a data reading, recognizing or recording apparatus, e.g. with a bar-code apparatus arrangements for the associated working of recording or reproducing apparatus with related apparatus G11B31/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00334 with an apparatus processing barcodes or the like arrangements for sensing record carriers G06K7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0082 Image hardcopy reproducer H04N2201/0091 - H04N2201/0094 take precedence

Abstract

The server which provides at least one of an image and additional information of the image via a network to a mobile terminal of an access source when access is received from the mobile terminal via the network using access information recorded together with the image on a prescribed print medium, the server comprises: an encrypting device which encrypts identification information corresponding to the image; an access information generating device which generates the access information containing a plain text URL required for access to the server and the encrypted identification information; a print instruction information creating device which creates instruction information that the access information is recorded together with the image onto a print medium by a prescribed printer; a receiving device which receives the encrypted identification information contained in the access information from the mobile terminal when the access information recorded on the print medium is inputted to the mobile terminal; a decrypting device which decrypts the encrypted identification information that is received; and a transmitting device which transmits at least one of the image and the additional information of the image that correspond to the decrypted identification information to the mobile terminal.

Claims

1. A server which provides at least one of an image and additional information of the image via a network to a mobile terminal of an access source when access is received from the mobile terminal via the network using access information recorded together with the image on a prescribed print medium, the sewer comprising:

an encrypting device which encrypts identification information corresponding to the image;

an access information generating device which generates the access information containing a plain text URL required for access to the sewer and the encrypted identification information;

a print instruction information creating device which creates instruction information that the access information is recorded together with the image onto a print medium by a prescribed printer;

a receiving device which receives the encrypted identification information contained in the access information from the mobile terminal when the access information recorded on the print medium is inputted to the mobile terminal;

a decrypting device which decrypts the encrypted identification information that is received; and

a transmitting device which transmits at least one of the image and the additional information of the image that correspond to the decrypted identification information to the mobile terminal, wherein the access information is recorded as a two-dimensional code on the print medium, and wherein the encryption is provided by an encryption key of the server.

2. A mobile terminal operating with the server of claim 1, said mobile terminal accessing said server and receiving at least one of the image and the additional information reproduced from the server.

3. The mobile terminal as defined in claim 2, wherein the access control device requests access permission to the server if access has been denied by the server.

4. A server which provides at least one of an image and additional information of the image via a network to a mobile terminal of an access source when access is received from the mobile terminal via the network using access information recorded together with the image on a prescribed print medium, the server comprising:

a registering device which registers a terminal identifier of the mobile terminal having an access permission for each of images in association with identification information that corresponds to the image into a prescribed database;

an access information generating device which generates the access information containing an encrypted identification information and a plain text URL required for connecting to the server;

a print instruction information creating device which creates instruction information that the access information containing the plain text URL and the encrypted identification information is recorded together with the image onto a print medium by a prescribed printer;

a receiving device which receives the encrypted identification information and the terminal identifier stored in advance in the mobile terminal from the mobile terminal, when the access information recorded on the print medium is inputted to the mobile terminal;

a decrypting device which decrypts the encrypted identification information that is received;

a retrieving device which retrieves the terminal identifier that is associated with decrypted the identification information from the database;

a verifying device which verifies the retrieved terminal identifier against the terminal identifier received from the mobile terminal; and

a transmitting device which transmits the at least one of image and the additional information of the image corresponding to the decrypted identification information to the mobile terminal if the verifying device verifies the retrieved terminal identifier against the terminal identifier received from the mobile terminal, and denies the access from the mobile terminal if the verifying device does not verify the retrieved terminal identifier against the terminal identifier received from the mobile terminal; and

wherein;

the registering device registers in the database a list associating a plurality of terminal identifiers with one piece of identification information;

the retrieving device retrieves from the database the list corresponding to the identification information received from the mobile terminal;

the verifying device judges whether or not the terminal identifier received from the mobile terminal is contained in the list retrieved by the retrieving device; and

the transmitting device transmits at least one of the image and the additional information to the mobile terminal only if the terminal identifier received from the mobile terminal is contained in the list, and wherein the access information is recorded as a two-dimensional code on the print medium, and wherein the encryption is provided by an encryption key of the server.

5. The server as defined in claim 4, wherein:

if the transmitting device denies the access from the mobile terminal, then the registering device performs a setting whereby access from the mobile terminal that has been denied the access is permitted, by registering in the database the terminal identifier of the mobile terminal in association with the identification information.

6. A mobile terminal operating with the server of claim 5, said mobile terminal accessing said server and receiving at least one of the image and the additional information reproduced from the server.

7. A mobile terminal operating with the server of claim 4, said mobile terminal accessing said server and receiving at least one of the image and the additional information reproduced from the server.

8. A server which provides at least one of an image and additional information of the image via a network to a mobile terminal of an access source when access is received from the mobile terminal via the network using access information recorded together with the image on a prescribed print medium, the server comprising:

an access information generating device which generates the access information containing a plain text URL required for access to the server and an encrypted terminal identifier of the mobile terminal that has an access permission for each of images;

a print instruction information creating device which creates instruction information whereby the access information thus generated is recorded by a prescribed printer together with the image onto a print medium;

a receiving device which receives the access information that includes the encrypted terminal identifier and the terminal identifier stored in advance in the mobile terminal from the mobile terminal, when the access information recorded on the print medium is inputted to the mobile terminal;

a decrypting device which decrypts the encrypted terminal identifier;

a verifying device which verifies the decrypted terminal identifier against the terminal identifier stored in advance in the mobile terminal;

a transmitting device which transmits at least one of the image and the additional information of the image to the mobile terminal according to the access information if the verifying device verifies the decrypted terminal identifier against the terminal identifier stored in advance in the mobile terminal, and denies access from the mobile terminal if the verifying device does not verify the decrypted terminal identifier against the terminal identifier stored in advance in the mobile terminal; and

wherein;

the access information generating device generates access information containing a list which associates a plurality of terminal identifiers with one piece of identification information;

the print instruction information creating device creates instruction information whereby the access information containing the list is recorded onto the print medium together with the image;

the verifying device judges whether or not the terminal identifier received from the mobile terminal, which is the terminal identifier stored in advance in the mobile terminal, is contained in the list which is received from the mobile terminal and which has been recorded onto the print medium; and

the transmitting device transmits at least one of the image and the additional information to the mobile terminal only if the terminal identifier stored in advance in the mobile terminal is contained in the list, and

wherein the access information is recorded as a two-dimensional code on the print medium, and wherein the encryption is provided by an encryption key of the server.

9. A mobile terminal operating with the server of claim 8, said mobile terminal accessing said server and receiving at least one of the image and the additional information reproduced from the server.

10. A server which provides at least one of an image and additional information of the image via a network to a mobile terminal of an access source when access is received from the mobile terminal via the network using access information recorded together with the image on a prescribed print medium, the server comprising:

an access information generating device which generates the access information containing a plain text URL required for access to the server and an encrypted terminal identifier of the mobile terminal that has an access permission for each of images;

a print instruction information creating device which creates instruction information that the generated access information is recorded together with the image onto a print medium by a prescribed printer;

a receiving device which receives the access from the mobile terminal using the access information if the encrypted terminal identifier contained in the access information is decrypted by the mobile terminal, while the decrypted terminal identifier matches the terminal identifier stored in advance in the mobile terminal if the access information recorded on the print medium is inputted to the mobile terminal; and

a transmitting device which transmits at least one of the image and the additional information of the image to the mobile terminal according to the access information; and

wherein;

the access information generating device generates access information containing a list which associates a plurality of terminal identifiers with one piece of identification information;

the print instruction information creating device creates instruction information whereby the access information containing the list is recorded onto the print medium together with the image;

the receiving device receives the access information from the mobile terminal, if the terminal identifier stored in advance in the mobile terminal is contained in the list recorded on the print medium; and

the transmitting device transmits at least one of the image and the additional information to the mobile terminal, if the access information is received from the mobile terminal, and

wherein the access information is recorded as a two-dimensional code on the print medium, and wherein the encryption is provided by an encryption key of the server.

11. A mobile terminal operating with the server of claim 10, said mobile terminal accessing said server and receiving at least one of the image and the additional information reproduced from the server.

12. A mobile terminal which accesses a prescribed server via a network, using access information recorded together with an image onto a prescribed print medium, and which receives and reproduces at least one of the image and additional information of the image from the server;

comprising;

an input device which inputs the access information containing a plain text URL required for access to the server and an encrypted text of a terminal identifier of the mobile terminal that access is permitted corresponding to the image;

a decrypting device which decrypts the encrypted text of the terminal identifier contained in the access information;

a storage device which stores the terminal identifier of the mobile terminal;

a verifying device which verifies the terminal identifier decrypted by the decrypting device against the terminal identifier stored in the storage device; and

an access control device which performs control whereby the server is accessed by using the access information if the verifying device verifies the terminal identifier decrypted by the decrypting device against the terminal identifier stored in the storage device, while the server is not accessed if the verifying device does not verify the terminal identifier decrypted by the decrypting device against the terminal identifier stored in the storage device; and

wherein;

the access information containing a list which associates a plurality of terminal identifiers with one piece of identification information is inputted to the input device;

the verifying device judges whether or not the terminal identifier stored in advance in the storage device is contained in the list; and

the access control device performs control whereby the server is accessed only if the terminal identifier stored in advance in the storage device is contained in the list, and

wherein the access information is recorded as a two-dimensional code on the print medium, and wherein the encryption is provided by an encryption key of the server.

13. The mobile terminal as defined in claim 12, wherein the access control device requests access permission to the server if access has been denied by the server.

14. A service method for providing at least one of an image and additional information of the image via a network from a server to a mobile terminal of an access source when the server is accessed from the mobile terminal via the network using access information recorded together with the image on a prescribed print medium;

the service method comprising the steps of;

encrypting identification information corresponding to the image by the server;

generating by the server the access information which includes a plain text URL, which is required for access via the network, and the encrypted identification information;

recording the access information together with the image onto a print medium by a prescribed printer;

transmitting the encrypted identification information contained in the access information from the mobile terminal to the server when the access information recorded on the print medium is inputted to the mobile terminal;

decrypting the received encrypted identification information by the server; and

transmitting at least one of the image and the additional information of the image, corresponding to the decrypted identification information to the mobile terminal by the server, and wherein the access information is recorded as a two-dimensional code on the print medium, and wherein the encryption is provided by an encryption key of the server.

15. A service method for providing at least one of an image and additional information of the image via a network from a server to a mobile terminal of an access source when the server is accessed from the mobile terminal via the network using access information recorded together with the image on a prescribed print medium, the service method comprising the steps of:

registering by the server a terminal identifier of the mobile terminal having an access permission for each of images in a prescribed database in association with identification information that corresponds to the image;

generating by the server the access information containing the encrypted identification information and a plain text URL required for connecting to the server;

recording the access information containing the plain text URL and the encrypted identification information together with the image onto a print medium by a prescribed printer;

transmitting the encrypted identification information and the terminal identifier stored in advance in the mobile terminal from the mobile terminal to the server when the access information recorded on the print medium is inputted to the mobile terminal;

decrypting by the server the received encrypted identification information;

retrieving by the server from the database the terminal identifier that is associated with the decrypted identification information;

verifying by the server the retrieved terminal identifier against the terminal identifier which is received from the mobile terminal; and

transmitting by the server at least one of the image and the additional information of the image, corresponding to the decrypted identification information to the mobile terminal if the retrieved terminal identifier is verified against the terminal identifier which is received from the mobile terminal, and wherein the access information is recorded as a two-dimensional code on the print medium, and wherein the encryption is provided by an encryption key of the server.

16. A service method for providing at least one of an image and additional information of the image via a network from a server to a mobile terminal of an access source when the server is accessed from the mobile terminal via the network using access information recorded together with the image on a prescribed print medium, the service method comprising the steps of:

generating by the server the access information containing a plain text URL required for access to the server and an encrypted terminal identifier of the mobile terminal, that has an access permission for each of images;

recording the access information together with the image onto a print medium by a prescribed printer;

transmitting the access information which includes the encrypted terminal identifier and the terminal identifier, which is stored in advance in the mobile terminal from the mobile terminal to the server when the access information recorded on the print medium is inputted to the mobile terminal;

decrypting the encrypted terminal identifier by the server;

verifying by the server the decrypted terminal identifier against the terminal identifier which is stored in advance in the mobile terminal; and

transmitting at least one of the image and the additional information of the image, according to the access information by the server to the mobile terminal if the decrypted terminal identifier is verified against the terminal identifier which is stored in advance in the mobile terminal, and wherein the access information is recorded as a two-dimensional code on the print medium, and wherein the encryption is provided by an encryption key of the server.

17. A service method for providing at least one of an image and additional information of the image via a network from a server to a mobile terminal of an access source when the server is accessed from the mobile terminal via the network using access information recorded together with the image on a prescribed print medium, the service method comprising the steps of:

generating by the server the access information containing a plain text URL required for access to the server and an encrypted terminal identifier of the mobile terminal that has an access permission for each of images;

recording the access information together with the image onto a print medium by a prescribed printer;

decrypting the encrypted terminal identifier contained in the access information by the mobile terminal when the access information recorded on the print medium is inputted to the mobile terminal;

verifying by the mobile terminal the decrypted terminal identifier against the terminal identifier which is stored in advance in the mobile terminal;

accessing from the mobile terminal to the server by using the access information if the decrypted terminal identifier is verified against the terminal identifier which is stored in advance in the mobile terminal; and

transmitting by the server at least one of the image and the additional information of the image to the mobile terminal according to the access information, wherein the access information is recorded as a two-dimensional code on the print medium, and wherein the encryption is provided by an encryption key of the server.