Server for photographing apparatus and method of providing status notification of photographing apparatus

• US 9,529,421 B2
• Filed: 11/04/2013
• Issued: 12/27/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Jin-dong, Eun, Sung-ho, Lee, Ki-deok
• Primary Examiner(s): TISSIRE, ABDELAAZIZ
• Application Number:
  US14/070,794
• Publication Number:
  US 20140198224A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,149 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/005 Input arrangements through a video camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/00 Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/64 Computer-aided capture of images, e.g. transfer from script file into camera, check of taken image quality, advice or proposal for image composition or decision on when to take image
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/65 Control of camera operation in relation to power supply
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet

Abstract

A method for controlling a server connected to a photographing apparatus is provided. The control method includes receiving status information of the photographing apparatus from the photographing apparatus, searching a schedule for using the photographing apparatus from pre-stored scheduling information, determining whether the searched schedule and the status information of the photographing apparatus satisfy preset conditions, respectively, and transmitting notification information to a user terminal apparatus when the conditions are satisfied.

Claims

1. A processor implemented method of controlling a server connected to a photographing apparatus, the method comprising the following operations that are performed by a processor:

receiving status information of the photographing apparatus from the photographing apparatus;

searching a schedule for using the photographing apparatus from pre-stored scheduling information;

determining whether the searched schedule and the status information of the photographing apparatus satisfy preset conditions, respectively;

determining photographing environment information corresponding to the scheduling information;

receiving and storing information of photographing accessories configured to attach to the photographing apparatus;

transmitting notification information to a user terminal apparatus at a predetermined time before a scheduled event when the conditions are satisfied, and

wherein the transmitting of the notification information includes;

generating recommendation information for a photographing option of the photographing apparatus based on the photographing environment information corresponding to the searched schedule; and

transmitting the notification information, including the recommendation information, to the user terminal apparatus; and

wherein the recommendation information includes recommendation information for at least one photographing accessory that matches the photographing environment information from the photographing accessories.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the status information of the photographing apparatus includes at least one of information for remaining battery life and information for storable memory capacity,

wherein the determining includes determining that the conditions are satisfied when an event found in the searched schedule is within a preset period of time and the at least one of the information for remaining battery life and the information for memory capacity is less than a preset threshold value.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pre-stored scheduling information includes scheduling information for using the photographing apparatus received from a calendar connected to the server.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein when a user-defined predetermined time has been set, the processor transmits notification information to the user terminal apparatus at the user-defined predetermined time before the scheduled event regardless of the status of the photographing apparatus.

5. A server comprising:

a receiver that receives status information of a photographing apparatus from the photographing apparatus;

a storage unit that stores scheduling information of a user;

a controller that searches a schedule for using the photographing apparatus from the scheduling information of the user, determines whether the searched schedule and the status information of the photographing apparatus satisfy preset conditions, respectively; and

a transmitter that;

transmits notification information to a user terminal apparatus at a predetermined time before a scheduled event when the conditions are satisfied, and

wherein the controller further determines photographing environment information corresponding to the scheduling information, and generates recommendation information for a photographing option of the photographing apparatus based on the photographing environment information corresponding to the searched schedule,

wherein the transmitter transmits the notification information, including the recommendation information, to the user terminal apparatus, and

wherein the storage unit receives and stores information of photographing accessories configured to attach to the photographing apparatus,

wherein the recommendation information includes recommendation information for at least one photographing accessory that matches the photographing environment information from the photographing accessories.

6. The server as claimed in claim 5, wherein the status information of the photographing apparatus includes at least one of information for remaining battery life and information for storable memory capacity,

wherein the controller determines that the conditions are satisfied when an event found in the searched schedule is within a preset period of time and the at least one of the information for remaining battery life and the information for memory capacity is less than a preset threshold value.

7. The server as claimed in claim 5, wherein the searched schedule information includes scheduling information for using the photographing apparatus received from a calendar connected to the server.

8. The server as claimed in claim 5, wherein when a use-defined predetermined time has been set, the transmitter transmits notification information to the user terminal apparatus at the user-defined predetermined time before the scheduled event regardless of the status of the photographing apparatus.