SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING AND SHARING IMAGES ON PER ALBUM BASIS

• US 20130021368A1
• Filed: 07/19/2012
• Published: 01/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NHN Corporation
• Original Assignee: NHN Corporation
• Inventors: LEE, Jungmin, Choi, Bo Yoon, Lim, Hyun Jung, Woo, Byoung Chan
• Granted Patent: US 9,241,080 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/619
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• 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 1/00161 Viewing or previewing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00164 at a remote location
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00177 from a user terminal, e.g. personal computer
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00198 Creation of a soft photo presentation, e.g. digital slide-show
• 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 1/00411 the display also being used for user input, e.g. touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00424 using a list of graphical elements, e.g. icons or icon bar
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00432 using tabs
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00453 arranged in a two dimensional array
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00456 for layout preview, e.g. page layout
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00474 outputting a plurality of functional options, e.g. scan, copy or print
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00482 outputting a plurality of job set-up options, e.g. number of copies, paper size or resolution
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0096 Portable devices

Abstract

Provided is a system and method for managing images album-by-album. A communication terminal includes a storage device, a management unit configured to manage images stored on the storage device, album-by-album, and a loading unit configured to load images contained in an album into a server corresponding to a host system on a per album basis in response to a user'"'"'s setting of sharing attribute of the album as shared with another person. An access permission to the album is granted to the another person so that the another person shares the album with the user.

Claims

1. A communication terminal, comprising:

a storage device;

a management unit configured to manage images stored on the storage device, album-by-album; and

a loading unit configured to load images contained in an album into a server corresponding to a host system on a per album basis in response to a user'"'"'s setting of sharing attribute of the album as shared with another person,

wherein an access permission to the album is granted to the another person so that the another person shares the album with the user.

2. The communication terminal of claim 1, further comprising:

a generator to generate the album in response to a request from the user,

wherein the generator is configured to receive, from the user, an input of a list of other people to share the album, and store the list of other people to be associated with the album.

3. The communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the management unit is configured to provide a management mode for moving, to the album, an image selected by the user from a list of images.

4. The communication terminal of claim 1, wherein:

the management unit is configured to provide a management mode for classifying an image region-by-region based on location information associated with the image, and moving, in response to the user'"'"'s selection of the region, an image from the selected region to the album, and

the management mode is configured to provide a map screen for receiving a selection of the region from the user.

5. The communication terminal of claim 1, wherein:

the management unit is configured to provide a management mode for classifying an image date-by-date based on time information associated with the image, and moving, in response to the user'"'"'s selection of a date unit, an image from the selected date unit to the album, and

the management mode is configured to provide a date unit screen for receiving a selection of the date unit among at least one of a year unit, a month unit, a week unit, and a day unit.

6. The communication terminal of claim 5, wherein the management unit is configured to provide, in response to the user'"'"'s selection of the date unit, a list of images corresponding to the selected date unit, and move, to the album, an image selected by the user from the list of images.

7. The communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the management unit is configured to provide a management mode for classifying an image character-by-character based on character information associated with the image, and moving, in response to the user'"'"'s selection of a character unit, an image from the selected character unit to the album.

8. The communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the management unit is configured to provide at least one of

a viewer mode for displaying an image album-by-album,

a viewer mode for classifying and displaying an image region-by-region based on location information associated with the image,

a viewer mode for classifying and displaying an image date-by-date based on time information associated with the image, and

a viewer mode for classifying and displaying an image character-by-character based on character information associated with the image.

9. The communication terminal of claim 1, further comprising:

an editing unit configured to apply an editing element to an image album-by-album,

wherein the editing unit is configured to receive, from the user, an input of the editing element for the album among at least one of a size of an image, a color, an effect, a frame, adding a sticker, adding text, and batch apply the editing element to an image contained in the album.

10. The communication terminal of claim 1, further comprising:

an editing unit configured to batch add, to a card, an image contained in the album when the card is requested to be generated for the album.

11. The communication terminal of claim 1, further comprising:

a feed unit configured to provide update information in real time for the album or an image contained in the album.

12. The communication terminal of claim 11, wherein the update information corresponds to at least one among an event that the another person viewed the album, an event that the another person edited the album, an event that the another person inputted interaction information to the album or an image contained in the album, an event that the another person inputted a comment to the album or an image contained in the album, an event that the user is set to a target for sharing the album of the another person, and an event that an album for which the user is set to the target for sharing was edited.

13. The communication terminal of claim 11, wherein the feed unit is configured to display the update information in a viewer mode for displaying the album or an image contained in the album.

14. An album management server, comprising:

a storage unit configured to receive, album-by-album, images stored in a communication terminal of a user, and store the images to be associated with an album corresponding to an album unit; and

a publishing unit configured to publish the album by granting an access permission to the album to another designated person in response to the user'"'"'s designation of a list of other people to share the album.

15. The album management server of claim 14, wherein, in response to the designation of the list of other people for the album, images contained in the album are automatically loaded into the album management server album-by-album from the communication terminal.

16. The album management server of claim 14, wherein the publishing unit is configured to provide at least one of:

a viewer mode for displaying an image album-by-album targeted to the user and the other designated person,

a viewer mode for classifying and displaying an image region-by-region based on location information associated with the image targeted to the user and the other designated person,

a viewer mode for classifying and displaying an image date-by-date based on time information associated with the image targeted to the user and the other designated person, and

a viewer mode for classifying and displaying an image character-by-character based on character information associated with the image targeted to the user and the other designated person.

17. The album management server of claim 14, wherein the publishing unit is configured to grant a write permission for the album or an image contained in the album to the other designated person.

18. The album management server of claim 17, wherein the publishing unit is configured to provide a function of at least one of adding an image for the album, editing an image for an image contained in the album, adding a target for sharing the album, interacting with the album or an image contained in the album, and inputting a comment in a viewer mode for displaying the image album-by-album.

19. The album management server of claim 14, further comprising:

a feed unit configured to provide the user with update information for the album or an image contained in the album, in real time.

20. The album management server of claim 19, wherein the update information corresponds to at least one among an event that the other designated person viewed the album, an event that the other designated person edited the album, an event that the other designated person inputted interaction information to the album or an image contained in the album, an event that the other designated person inputted a comment to the album or an image contained in the album, an event that the user is set to a target for sharing the album of the other designated person, and an event that an album for which the user is set to the target for sharing is edited.

21. The album management server of claim 19, wherein the feed unit is configured to provide information corresponding to the feed element to the another person in response to verifying at least one among an event that the user published the album, an event that the user edited the album, an event that the user inputted a comment to the album or an image contained in the album.

22. The album management server of claim 19, wherein the feed unit is configured to display the update information in a viewer mode for displaying the album or an image contained in the album.

23. A method using a processor of managing an album in a communication terminal, the method comprising:

managing, by the processor, images album-by-album;

loading, into a server corresponding to a host system, images contained in an album album-by-album in response to a user setting for sharing the album with another person;

receiving, from the server in real time, update information on updates to the album or an image contained in the album performed by the another person; and

providing the update information to the user.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the managing comprises providing at least one of a management mode for moving, to the album, an image selected by the user from a list of images, a management mode for classifying an image region-by-region based on location information associated with the image, and moving, to the album, an image of the region selected by the user, a management mode for classifying an image date-by-date based on time information associated with the image, and moving, to the album, an image of the date unit selected by the user, and a management mode for classifying an image character-by-character based on character information associated with the image, and moving, to the album, an image of the character unit selected by the user.

25. The method of claim 23, wherein managing comprises providing at least one of a viewer mode for displaying an image album-by-album, a viewer mode for classifying and displaying an image region-by-region based on location information associated with the image, a viewer mode for classifying and displaying an image date-by-date based on time information associated with the image, and a viewer mode for classifying and displaying an image character-by-character based on character information associated with the image.

26. The method of claim 23, further comprising:

receiving, from the user, an input of the editing element for the album among at least one of a size of an image, a color, an effect, a frame, adding a sticker, adding text, and batch applying the editing element to an image contained in the album.

27. The method of claim 23, further comprising:

batch adding, to a card, an image contained in the album when the card is requested to be generated for the album.

28. The method of claim 23, wherein receiving the update information comprises:

receiving, in a scheme of at least one of a feed type and a push type, update information corresponding to at least one among an event that the another person viewed the album, an event that the another person edited the album, an event that the another person inputted interaction information to the album or an image contained in the album, an event that the another person inputted a comment to the album or an image contained in the album, an event that the user is set to a target for sharing the album of the another person, and an event that an album for which the user is set to the target for sharing is edited in response to receiving the update information from the server.

29. The method of claim 23, wherein providing the update information comprises displaying the update information in a viewer mode for displaying the album or an image contained in the album.

30. A method using a processor of managing an album in an album management server, the method comprising:

receiving, from a communication terminal of a user, an image classified and managed album-by-album in the communication terminal, and storing the image to be associated with an album corresponding to an album unit;

publishing, by the processor, the album by granting an access permission to the album to another designated person in response to the user designating a list of other people to share the album; and

providing the user with update information in real time for the album or an image contained in the album.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein the publishing comprises:

providing at least one of a viewer mode for displaying the image album-by-album targeted to the user and the other designated person, a viewer mode for classifying and displaying an image region-by-region based on location information associated with the image targeted to the user and the other designated person, a viewer mode for classifying and displaying an image date-by-date based on time information associated with the image targeted to the user and the other designated person, and a viewer mode for classifying and displaying an image character-by-character based on character information associated with the image targeted to the user and the other designated person.

32. The method of claim 30, wherein publishing comprises:

providing the other designated person with a function of at least one of adding an image for the album, editing an image for an image contained in the album, adding a target for sharing the album, interacting with the album or an image contained in the album, and inputting a comment in a viewer mode for displaying the image album-by-album for the album or an image contained in the album.

33. The method of claim 30, wherein providing comprises:

providing, in a scheme of at least one of a feed type and a push type, update information corresponding to at least one among an event that the other designated person views the album, an event that the other designated person edits the album, an event that the other designated person inputs interaction information to the album or an image contained in the album, an event that the other designated person inputs a comment to the album or an image contained in the album, an event that the user is set to a target for sharing the album of the other designated person, and an event that an album for which the user is set to the target for sharing is edited in response to receiving the update information from the server.

34. The method of claim 30, wherein providing comprises providing information corresponding to the feed element to the other designated person in response to verifying at least one among an event that the user publishes the album, an event that the user edits the album, an event that the user inputs a comment to the album or an image contained in the album.

35. The method of claim 30, wherein providing comprises displaying the update information in a viewer mode for displaying the album or an image contained in the album.

36. A computer-readable recording medium storing an executable program to manage images stored in a communication terminal, which when executed causes the computer to perform:

a management code configured to classify and manage images album-by-album;

a loading code configured to load, into a server associated with the program, images contained in an album album-by-album in response to a user setting for sharing the album with another person; and

a feed code configured to receive, from the server in real time, update information on updates to the album or an image contained in the album being performed by the another person, and provide the update information to the user.