Saving device for image sharing, image sharing system, and image sharing method
First Claim
1. A saving device for image sharing in which images offered by a sharer of the images for image sharing can be saved and accessibly shared among at least one sharee, comprising:
- image acquiring means configured to acquire the images offered by said sharer;
sharee information storing means configured to store sharee information with respect to said at least one sharee;
sharing rule storing means configured to store sharing rules which are conditions for determining images to be shared with said at least one sharee,subject assessing means configured to assess whether or not a person subject is included in the images acquired by said image acquiring means;
subject identifying means configured to compare an image assessed as including a person subject by the subject assessing means with face images of said at least one sharee included in the sharee information to identify the person subject, and classify the images assessed as including a person subject into groups for each person subject;
image associating means configured to extract images corresponding to keywords showing preferred images of said at least one sharee included in the sharee information from among images assessed as not including a person subject by said subject assessing means, and associate the extracted images with the group of said at least one sharee; and
shared image determining means configured to determine images to be shared with said at least one sharee from among the images included in the group classified by the subject identifying means and the images associated with the group by said image associating means, based on said sharing rules.
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Abstract
The saving device for image sharing includes an image acquiring unit configured to acquire the images offered by a sharer of the images, a sharee information storing unit configured to store sharee information with respect to at least one sharee, a subject assessing unit configured to assess whether or not a person subject is included in the acquired images, an image associating unit configured to associate the images assessed as not including a person subject with the images assessed as including a person subject, based on the sharee information, and a shared image determining unit configured to determine the images to be shared with the sharee or sharees from among the associated images and the images assessed as including a person subject, based on the sharee information. The image sharing system and an image sharing method use such a device.
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20 Claims
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1. A saving device for image sharing in which images offered by a sharer of the images for image sharing can be saved and accessibly shared among at least one sharee, comprising:
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image acquiring means configured to acquire the images offered by said sharer; sharee information storing means configured to store sharee information with respect to said at least one sharee; sharing rule storing means configured to store sharing rules which are conditions for determining images to be shared with said at least one sharee, subject assessing means configured to assess whether or not a person subject is included in the images acquired by said image acquiring means; subject identifying means configured to compare an image assessed as including a person subject by the subject assessing means with face images of said at least one sharee included in the sharee information to identify the person subject, and classify the images assessed as including a person subject into groups for each person subject; image associating means configured to extract images corresponding to keywords showing preferred images of said at least one sharee included in the sharee information from among images assessed as not including a person subject by said subject assessing means, and associate the extracted images with the group of said at least one sharee; and shared image determining means configured to determine images to be shared with said at least one sharee from among the images included in the group classified by the subject identifying means and the images associated with the group by said image associating means, based on said sharing rules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A saving device for image sharing in which images offered by a sharer of the images for image sharing can be saved and accessibly shared among at least one sharee, comprising:
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image sharing means configured to share the images offered by said sharer among said at least one sharee as images to be shared; sharee information collecting means configured to collect sharee information on said at least one sharee; shared image information collecting means configured to collect information on images containing said at least one sharee which are obtained by comparing images of said at least one sharee included in the sharee information with the images to be shared and information on images corresponding to keywords showing preferred images of said at least one sharee included in the sharee information from among said images to be shared; sharing information extracting means configured to extract information concerning at least one of the images containing said at least one sharee, the images corresponding to the keywords, and images including said at least one sharee and corresponding to the keywords for each person subject as sharing information specific to said at least one sharee; and sharing information notifying means configured to notify said at least one sharee of said sharing information extracted by said sharing information extracting means.
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17. An image sharing method in which images offered by a sharer of said images for image sharing can be saved and accessibly shared among at least one sharee in a saving device for image sharing, comprising the steps of:
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acquiring said images offered by said sharer; assessing whether or not the acquired images include a person subject; comparing an image assessed as including a person subject with face images of said at least one sharee included in sharee information with respect to said at least one sharee to identify the person subject; classifying the images assessed as including a person subject into groups for each person subject; extract images corresponding to keywords showing preferred images of said at least one sharee included in the sharee information from among images assessed as not including a person subject by said subject assessing means; associating the extracted images with the group of said at least one sharee; and determining images to be shared with said at least one sharee from among the images included in the classified group and the images associated with the group based on the sharing rules which are conditions for determining images to be shared with said at least one sharee. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. An image sharing method in which images offered by a sharer of said images for image sharing can be saved and accessibly shared among at least one sharee, comprising the steps of:
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sharing the images offered by said sharer among said at least one sharee as images to be shared; collecting sharee information on said at least one sharee; collecting information on images containing said at least one sharee which are obtained by comparing images of said at least one sharee included in the sharee information with the images to be shared and information on images corresponding to keywords showing preferred images of said at least one sharee included in the sharee information from among said images to be shared; extracting information concerning at least one of the images containing said at least one sharee, the images corresponding to the keywords, and images including said at least one sharee and corresponding to the keywords for each person subject as sharing information specific to said at least one sharee; and notifying said at least one sharee of said sharing information as extracted.
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Specification