JP2011244222A - Data transmitter - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a user to change image data being uploaded by simple operation while uploading the image data from a client device to a server device.SOLUTION: When uploading the image data to a server device (206), a PC terminal (201) being the client terminal stores the image data and an arrangement order in association. When image data to be uploaded has been added during uploading, the stored arrangement order is rearranged and updated. When uploading of the whole image data is completed, the updated arrangement order is transmitted to the server device (206). The server device (206) manages the image data according to the arrangement order.

Description

  The present invention relates to a data transmission device that transmits data to a content distribution server device or the like via a network.

JP 2008-097435 A

  In recent years, a client device uploads image data to a server device using the Internet, discloses the image data to another client device via the server device, or transfers the image data to another client device. . As an operation for uploading image data from the client device to the server device, the user operates the client device to select image data, and instructs the client device to start uploading. When the server apparatus receives the image data from the client apparatus, the server apparatus arranges the image data in the order of reception, the order of creation date, the order of the file name, etc., and provides it to other client apparatuses.

  Conventionally, the user can select image data to be uploaded until the start of uploading is instructed, but when the client apparatus starts the upload process, the user cannot change the image data to be uploaded. For example, even if the user wants to add another image data during uploading, the user must wait until the upload process is completed. If the user wants to cancel uploading of specific image data during uploading, the user must wait until the upload process is finished and operate the client device to delete the image data on the server device. In this case, the image data may be provided to another client device before the deletion process is completed.

  In a server device that manages received data in the order of reception, it is necessary to log in to the server device and perform an operation of changing the order, or delete the data on the server and re-upload so that the desired order is obtained.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and presents a data transmission device that allows a user to change image data to be uploaded with a simple operation during upload processing of image data to a server device. The purpose is to do.

  A data transmission apparatus according to the present invention includes a designation unit that designates data to be transmitted, an arrangement order association unit that associates an arrangement order with the data designated by the designation unit, and the data and the arrangement order are stored in a server. A transmission unit that transmits to the device, an additional reception unit that additionally receives other data to be transmitted while transmitting the data to the server device, and the other reception unit that receives the other data, An arrangement order updating unit that updates the arrangement order including the other data; and a unit that transmits the other data and the arrangement order updated by the arrangement order updating unit to the server device. And

  A data transmission device according to the present invention comprises: a reservation unit that reserves content registration in a content distribution server device; a unit that acquires reservation information by the reservation unit from the content distribution server device; and the content according to the reservation information. In accordance with the transmission means for transmitting to the content distribution server device, the instruction means for inputting a user instruction, and the temporary interruption instruction by the instruction means, the transmission means transmits the content to the content distribution server device in the middle Control means for controlling the transmission means to control the transmission means so as to resume transmission of the temporarily suspended content to the content distribution server device according to a registration restart instruction by the instruction means; Register in the content distribution server device according to the deletion instruction by the instruction means Mino characterized by comprising a means for requesting the deletion of those indicated in the content distribution server device is in the deletion instruction comprising the content.

  According to the present invention, it becomes possible for a user to change data to be transmitted by a simple operation during the process of transmitting data to the server device.

It is a schematic block diagram of one Example of this invention. It is a schematic block diagram of the system to which a present Example is applied. It is an operation | movement flowchart of the upload process of a present Example. It is an example of an image upload screen of the album management application after upload. It is an example of an image upload screen (allocation order can be specified) of the album management application after upload. It is a figure which shows the example of a user interface of 2nd Example. It is an example of the transmission file table in a content registration client apparatus. It is an operation | movement flowchart of the image selection in the content registration client apparatus of 2nd Example. It is an operation | movement flowchart of the image upload in the content registration client apparatus of 2nd Example. It is an operation | movement flowchart of the image replacement in the content registration client apparatus of 2nd Example. It is an operation | movement flowchart of the image cancellation in the content registration client apparatus of 2nd Example. It is an operation | movement flowchart of the image upload interruption in the content registration client apparatus of 2nd Example. It is an operation | movement flowchart of the image upload in the content registration client apparatus of 2nd Example. It is a flowchart of the image browsing state acquisition in the content registration client apparatus of 2nd Example. It is an example of the received file table in the content delivery server apparatus of 2nd Example. It is an example of the task management information in the content delivery server apparatus of 2nd Example. It is a flowchart of the reception process of the reservation information regarding the registration in the content delivery server apparatus of 2nd Example. It is a flowchart of the task execution in the content delivery server apparatus of 2nd Example. It is a flowchart of the image transmission in the content delivery server apparatus of 2nd Example.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  An embodiment of the data transmission apparatus according to the present invention will be described by way of example when the album management application of a computer terminal serving as a client apparatus uploads image data to a server apparatus on the Internet.

  FIG. 1 shows a schematic block diagram of an embodiment of an information processing apparatus for realizing a data transmission apparatus according to the present invention. The information processing apparatus illustrated in FIG. 1 is a client apparatus that uploads image data to a server apparatus, and includes, for example, a personal computer. A CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) display 101 displays, for example, a document being edited, a figure, an image, and other editing information, as well as icons, messages, menus, and other user interface information. The VRAM 102 stores image data indicating an image to be displayed on the CRT display 101. The image data stored in the VRAM 102 is transferred to the CRT display 101 according to a predetermined rule, whereby an image is displayed on the CRT display 101.

  The BMU (bit move unit) 103 is, for example, data transfer between memories (for example, between the VRAM 102 and another memory), and between the memory and each I / O device (for example, the network I / F 111). Control data transfer.

  The keyboard 104 has various keys for inputting documents and the like. A PD (pointing device) 105 is used for designating and selecting icons, menus, and other contents displayed on the CRT display 101, for example.

  The CPU 106 controls each device based on a control program stored in the ROM 107, HDD 109, or flexible disk. The ROM 107 stores various control programs and data. The RAM 108 has a work area for the CPU 106, a data save area for error processing, a control program load area, and the like. The HDD 109 stores each control program and content executed in the information processing apparatus. For example, each client application is stored in the HDD 109. A flexible disk drive (FDD) 110 controls access to the flexible disk.

  A network I / F 111 communicates with other information processing apparatuses or printers via a network. The CPU bus 112 includes an address bus, a data bus, and a control bus. The provision of the control program to the CPU 106 can be performed from the ROM 107, the HDD 109, or the FDD 110, or can be performed from another information processing apparatus or the like via the network via the network I / F 111.

  A so-called operating system (hereinafter referred to as “OS”) operates on the CPU 106, and the OS functions as an application management control program that manages application programs. The OS controls each unit of the information processing apparatus and controls data transfer between resources. That is, the OS controls and manages inputs from the keyboard 104 and the PD 105 and supplies them to the managed application program. The OS controls access to the HDD 109, the FDD 110, and the network I / F 111 by the application program under management. The OS controls data read / write of the VRAM 102 and display processing on the CRT display 101 in accordance with a request from the application program under management. The OS manages reading and writing of data to and from the RAM 108 and the HDD 109 by the application program under management.

  The CPU 106 executes processing according to the instruction content of the application program that operates on the OS. In this embodiment, the application program is an album management application.

  The operation of this embodiment will be described by taking as an example a case where image data is transferred from the PC terminal 201 operated by the user A to the PC terminal 205 operated by the user B via the server device 206. FIG. 2 shows the relationship between the PC terminal 201 including the album management application, the server device 206 that is the upload destination of image data, and the PC terminal 205 that receives the image data from the server device 206. The PC terminal 201 has the configuration shown in FIG.

  When user A sends image data to user B, user A uses PC terminal 201 to send image acquisition key 203 to PC terminal 205 so that user B can acquire image data from server device 206. . The image acquisition key 203 is a key dedicated to the user B for searching a place where the image data uploaded by the user A is stored. Next, the user A uploads desired image data from the PC terminal 201 to the server device 206. User B uses the PC terminal 205 to access the server device 206 using the previously acquired image acquisition key 203. As a means for the user B to acquire image data from the server device 206, for example, there is a resident reception application provided in the PC terminal 205 that accesses the server device 206 by polling or the like. The reception application downloads the image data from the server device 206 to the PC terminal 205 when desired image data is uploaded to the server device 206.

  An operation when the user A activates the album management application of the PC terminal 201 and uploads desired image data to the server device 206 will be described. FIG. 3 shows a flowchart of the operation.

  When the album management application is activated on the PC terminal 201, an upload screen for selecting or designating image data to be uploaded is displayed on the display 101. User A designates image data to be uploaded on the upload screen. For example, a list of image data stored in the storage medium is displayed, and the user A designates image data to be uploaded by dropping arbitrary image data in the image area.

  When the user A presses the upload button, the CPU 106, that is, the album management application, starts the upload process shown in FIG. The CPU 106 detects whether image data is being uploaded (S301). When the upload is not in progress (S301), the CPU 106 checks whether or not the upload is the first time (S308). At the stage of starting the first upload, since the upload is not in progress, the process proceeds to step S308.

  In the case of the first upload (S308), the CPU 106 associates (that is, associates) the arrangement order with the designated image data or a plurality of image data, and stores it in the RAM 108 (S307). In this embodiment, the CPU 106 automatically associates consecutive integer values with each image data. The CPU 106 functions as an arrangement order linking unit. When the creation of the arrangement order is completed, the CPU 106 uploads the image data designated by the first upload to the server device 206 (S303). Step S303 is repeated until uploading of individual image data is completed (S304).

  When the upload of the image data is completed (S304), the CPU 106 detects whether there is image data being uploaded in addition to the image data specified in the first upload (S305). Since there is no other image data being uploaded in the first upload, the CPU 106 proceeds to step S306, and transmits arrangement order data linked to the image data to the server device 206 (S306).

  The above is the operation for the first upload.

  Next, an operation when the user A performs an additional upload during the execution of the upload will be described.

  FIG. 4 shows an example of the upload screen of the album management application when the CPU 106 is processing step S303 in the first upload. Reference numerals 406 and 407 denote thumbnails (or icons) of the image data designated by the first upload. Reference numerals 404 and 408 denote displays indicating the upload state of the uploaded image data. Since the image data indicated by the thumbnail 406 has been uploaded to the server device 206, an upload status display 404 indicating "upload complete" is displayed. Since the image data indicated by the thumbnail 407 is currently being uploaded, an upload status 408 indicating the upload ratio and a numerical value is displayed.

  The CPU 106 accepts an additional upload only when the first upload is being executed. At this time, the CPU 106 functions as an additional receiving unit. When user A wants to perform additional uploading, an additional image can be specified by dropping additional image data 405 in the image area 403.

  An additional upload button 409 is a button for starting upload of image data designated to be added. The additional upload button 409 may be pressed only when the first upload is being executed. When the user A presses the additional upload button 409, the CPU 106 proceeds to step S301. In step S301, the CPU 106 detects whether or not the first upload is being performed. If the first upload is not in progress, the process proceeds to step S308. In this operation example, since it is not the first upload, the processing is terminated as it is. That is, even if the user A tries to perform an additional upload, the CPU 106 does not accept the additional upload unless the first upload is in progress.

  If the first upload is being performed in step S301, the CPU 106 proceeds to step S302. In step S302, the CPU 106 updates the arrangement order created and saved at the time of the first upload and saves it again. At this time, the CPU 106 functions as an arrangement order update unit. In FIG. 4, since the image for addition is simply dropped on the image area 403, it is not possible to specify where the image for addition is arranged in the first upload image group. In such a case, the arrangement order of the additional images is the tail of the arrangement order associated with the first upload image.

  FIG. 5 is an upload screen that allows the user A to specify the arrangement order during the additional upload. By dropping the additional image 605 in the area 607, the user A can specify the additional image 605 in the arrangement order corresponding to the image indicated by the alias 606 and the image indicated by the alias 608. Further, the CPU 106 lowers the arrangement order of the images indicated by the alias 608 by the number of added images. In this way, after the user A specifies the arrangement order of the additional images or the CPU 106 automatically assigns the arrangement order of the additional images to the end, the CPU 106 updates the arrangement order. When the update of the arrangement order is completed, the CPU 106 proceeds to step S303.

  In step S <b> 303, the CPU 106 uploads the image data designated for additional upload to the server device 206. In step S304, the CPU 106 detects whether or not the upload of the image data has been completed, and if not, repeats step S303.

  While the CPU 106 uploads the additional image data to the server device 206, a progress bar indicating that the additional image is being uploaded to the server device 206 is displayed on the upload screen 400. When the user A presses a cancel button during uploading, the CPU 106 interrupts uploading. Not only the upload of the image data being uploaded but also the image data that has been uploaded may be canceled.

  If the upload of the image data is finished in step S303, the CPU 106 proceeds to step S305. In step S305, the CPU 106 detects whether there is image data being uploaded in addition to the additionally designated image data. If the upload of the image data designated in the first upload is not completed, the end of the first upload is waited by repeating step S305. If it has been completed, the CPU 106 transmits the arrangement order data updated and stored in step S302 to the server device 206 (S306).

  Although the first upload operation and the additional upload operation during the first upload have been described, it is also possible to upload additional images while uploading the additional upload image in step S303. Since the flow in that case is the same as the flow of additional upload described above, a description thereof will be omitted.

  When the image data is being uploaded to the server device 206 as described above, the PC terminal 201 on the transmission side can additionally upload another image data, and can specify the arrangement order of the additional images. The PC terminal 205 on the receiving side can download or view an image group (including additional images) uploaded to the server device 206 in the arrangement order intended by the user A.

  An embodiment in the case where contents are registered and published in the server device 206 will be described. The server device 206 functions as a content distribution server device. In the following, description of the same configuration as in the first embodiment will be omitted, and the configuration unique to the present embodiment will be described in detail. The server device 206 has a configuration similar to that of the information processing device of FIG.

  The PC terminal 201 starts a content registration program, accesses the server device 206 using a predetermined URL, and uploads image data. When the server device 206 receives the image data, the server device 206 describes information indicating that the image data has been uploaded in the RSS file. Using the RSS file reader, the PC terminal 205 periodically accesses the server device 206 to acquire an RSS file, and displays the presence of image data newly uploaded to the server device 206 on the display.

  In this embodiment, the PC terminal 201 can replace image data being uploaded to the server device 206. The operation will be described with reference to the screen example shown in FIG. Here, the operation of dragging and dropping the replacement image 601 onto the thumbnail indicating the image data being uploaded means that the upload is instructed. In response to this operation, the PC terminal 201 transmits a request for canceling the upload of the image data of the drop destination to the server device 206. In response to this cancellation request, the server device 206 transmits a cancellation completion notification to the PC terminal 201. When receiving the cancellation completion notification, the PC terminal 201 starts uploading the image data indicated by the replacement image 601 to the server device 206. In this way, the image data being uploaded can be replaced.

  Further, the operation of dragging and dropping the replacement image 601 on the uploaded image means instructing to replace the uploaded image with the image data indicated by the replacement image 601.

  On the screen shown in FIG. 6, an operation of dragging and dropping a thumbnail indicating a registered image from the registered area to the outside of the registered area means deletion of the registered image, and the server device 206 cancels uploading of the registered image. Instruct.

  With reference to FIG. 7, an example of a management form of images uploaded by the PC terminal 201 to the server device 206 will be described. FIG. 7 shows a transmission file table for managing image data transmitted by the PC terminal 201 to the server device 206 and image data being transmitted, and an example of the contents. The transmission file table 701 defines, as its attributes, a group ID 702, a file ID 703, a file name 704, a transmitted size 705, a path 706, and a status 707.

  The group ID 702 is an identifier for specifying a transmission unit, and one or a plurality of image files specified by the value of the file ID 703 exist for one group ID 702 value. A file name 704 is the name of the image file. The transmitted size 705 stores the image data transmitted to the server device 206 and the transmitted data size of the transmitted image data. For example, when the transmission is interrupted during the transmission of the image data, the transmitted data size at the time of the interruption is stored. The PC terminal 201 refers to the value of the transmitted size 705 and transmits the untransmitted portion of the image data to be transmitted to the server device 206 at the timing when transmission of the image data is resumed to the server device 206.

  A path 706 indicates a location where image data is stored on the server device 206. The state 707 indicates whether image data is being uploaded to the server device 206, whether uploading has been completed, or whether uploading has been interrupted, and codes indicating “registering”, “registered”, and “suspended” are stored, respectively. Is done. When the interrupted upload is resumed, the state 707 is changed from “suspended” to “registering”, and is further changed to “registered” when the upload is completed. The PC terminal 201 refers to the state 707 and changes the display on the screen.

  In this embodiment, an image to be uploaded is selected by dragging and dropping a corresponding alias or icon to a predetermined position. FIG. 8 shows an operation flow of the PC terminal 201 for this operation. The processing of each step shown in FIG. 8 is realized by the CPU 106 of the PC terminal 201 reading out and starting a program and OS from the external storage device 204 and controlling various devices in accordance with them.

  First, the CPU 106 of the PC terminal 201 determines whether any image thumbnail has been dragged and dropped into the selected image area where the thumbnail of the image to be uploaded is displayed (S801). Here, the image may be single or plural.

  When detecting the drag and drop of the image, the CPU 106 creates an array IMG of the thumbnail images dragged and dropped (S802). If drag and drop of the image is not detected, the process waits until it is detected.

  The CPU 106 acquires the number of elements of the array IMG obtained in S802 and stores it in the variable M (S803). A variable I indicating an image already displayed in the selected image area is initialized with 0 (zero) (S804). Next, the value of the variable M is compared with the value of the variable I (S805). When the value of the variable M is larger than the value of the variable I, that is, when an image not displayed in the selected image area remains. The element IMG [I] of the array IMG is displayed in the selected image area (S806). After executing S806, the variable I is incremented by 1 (S807), and the process returns to S805.

  When the value of the variable M is not larger than the value of the variable I (S805), all the dragged and dropped images are displayed in the selected image area, and the process ends. At this point, the variable I indicates the number of images already displayed in the selected image area.

  An operation of the PC terminal 201 in response to an instruction to start uploading by the user A will be described. FIG. 9 shows a flowchart of the operation.

  First, the CPU 106 determines whether or not pressing of the upload start button is detected (S901). If the CPU 106 detects that the upload start button 304 has been pressed, the CPU 106 creates an array IMG of images displayed in the selected image area (S902). If not detected, the CPU 106 continues to execute step S901 until it is detected. . CPU 106 stores the number of elements of array IMG acquired by execution of step S902 in variable M (S903). The CPU 106 transmits the number of elements of the array IMG acquired in step S903 to the server device 206, and acquires reservation information related to uploading for the number of elements from the server device 206 (S904). The reservation information is a group ID and file ID issued by the server device 206. The group ID and file ID as reservation information are used when executing processing such as temporary suspension, resumption, cancellation, and replacement of image upload. After executing step S904, the CPU 106 initializes a variable I indicating an image that has already been transmitted due to completion of uploading to 0 (zero) (S905).

  The CPU 106 compares the value of the variable M with the value of the variable I (S906). The case where the value of the variable M is larger than the value of the variable I (S906), that is, the case where an image to be transmitted from the PC terminal 201 to the server device 206 remains. In this case, the information (file name, size and path) of the image array IMG [I] to be transmitted is associated with the reservation information (group ID, file ID). Then, in the transmission file table 701, the record is registered as a record whose status 707 is “registering” (S907).

  After executing step S907, CPU 106 displays the image of array IMG [I] as “Registering” in the registered image area in association with the reservation information (S908), and displays the image of array IMG [I] on server device 206. Transmit (S909).

  The CPU 106 determines whether transmission to the server device 206 has been completed (S910). When the transmission of the image of the array IMG [I] has been completed, the CPU 106 updates the record state 707 of the transmission file table 701 corresponding to the image to “registered”. Then, the image displayed in the registered image area is displayed as “registered” (S912), the variable I is counted up by 1 (S913), and the processing from S906 is continued.

  While uploading is not completed, that is, while an image is being transmitted, an indicator indicating the progress of transmission and a thumbnail image of the image of the array IMG [I] are displayed in the thumbnail image display area of the display (S914).

  When the value of the variable M is not larger than the value of the variable I (S906), all the images to be transmitted from the PC terminal 201 to the server device 206 are set as “transmitted”, and the process is ended. At this point, the variable I indicates the number of images already displayed in the selected image area.

  The operation of the PC terminal 201 when the image registered in the server device 206 is replaced with another image will be described. FIG. 10 shows a flowchart of the operation.

  The CPU 106 determines whether it is detected that a new image for replacement has been dragged and dropped in the registered image area (S1001). If the CPU 106 does not detect a new image for replacement, the CPU 106 continues to execute S1001 until it is detected. When detecting a new image for replacement, the CPU 106 acquires reservation information (group ID, file ID) of the old image to be replaced from the corresponding record in the transmission file table 701 (S1002).

  After executing S1002, the CPU 106 requests the server device 206 to cancel the image corresponding to the reservation information (S1003). At the same time, the CPU 106 deletes the record of the old image from the transmission file table 701, and adds a record related to the new image in association with the reservation number (group ID, file ID) (S1004).

  After executing S1004, the CPU 106 transmits a new image for replacement in association with the reservation information to the server device 206 (S1005). The CPU 106 determines whether transmission of a new image has been completed (S1006). While not completed, an indicator indicating the progress and a thumbnail image of a new image are displayed in the thumbnail image display area (S1007), and the processing of S1006 is continued. When the image transmission is completed, the CPU 106 updates the record state 707 of the transmission file table 701 corresponding to the image to “transmitted” (S1008), and confirms that the image has been registered in the registered image area. It is displayed (S1009).

  The processing in steps S1001 to S1009 can also be applied to images registered in the server device 206. In this case, a record corresponding to the transmission file table 501 (the value of the state 507 is “registered”) may be acquired at the time of execution of step S1002, and the processing after step S1003 may be executed.

  The operation of the PC terminal 201 when replacing a registered image existing in the registration screen area will be described. FIG. 11 shows a flowchart of the operation.

  The user can instruct the PC terminal 201 to delete registration of an image existing in the registered image area by pressing a cancel button or dragging and dropping a thumbnail from the registered image area to the outside. The CPU 106 determines whether or not there has been a registration deletion instruction by such an operation (S1101). When the CPU 106 detects a registration deletion instruction, the CPU 106 acquires reservation information (group ID, file ID) of the image to be registered and deleted from the corresponding record in the transmission file table 701 (S1102). The CPU 106 transmits a registration deletion request for an image corresponding to the reservation information (group ID, file ID) to the server device 206 based on the reservation information acquired in S1102 (S1103). The CPU 106 deletes the record specified in S1102 from the transmission file table 701 (S1104). The CPU 106 deletes the canceled image from the registered image area (S1105).

  The operation of the PC terminal 201 when the image being registered existing in the registered image area is temporarily interrupted will be described. FIG. 12 shows a flowchart of the operation.

  The CPU 106 determines whether a temporary interruption instruction by pressing the interruption button has been detected (S1201). If the CPU 106 has not detected a temporary interruption instruction, the CPU 106 continues to execute S1201 until it is detected.

  When the interruption is detected (S1201), the CPU 106 specifies a record corresponding to the image to be temporarily interrupted in the transmission file table 701, and acquires reservation information (group ID, file ID) (S1202). Based on the reservation information acquired in S1202, the CPU 106 transmits a temporary suspension request for registration of an image corresponding to the reservation information to the server device 206 (S1203). The CPU 106 enters the transmitted size at the time of interruption in the transmitted size 705 of the record already identified in S1202 of the transmission file table 701, and changes the status 507 to “suspended” (S1204). The CPU 106 stops updating the progress status indicator in the image registration area, updates the interrupt button to the resume button, and ends the process (S1205).

  The operation of the PC terminal 201 when resuming registration of an image for which registration has been temporarily suspended in the registered image area will be described. FIG. 13 shows a flowchart of the operation.

  The CPU 106 determines whether or not a registration restart instruction is detected by pressing the restart button (S1301). When the registration restart instruction is not detected (S1301), the execution of step S1101 is continued until it is detected.

  When the CPU 106 detects a registration restart instruction (S1301), the CPU 106 acquires reservation information from the record corresponding to the image whose registration is to be restarted in the transmission file table 701 (S1302). Then, an image registration resumption request corresponding to the reservation information is transmitted to the server device 206 (S1303).

  After executing S1103, the CPU 106 updates the record state 707 of the transmission file table 701 specified in step S1102 to “registering” (S1304). The CPU 106 acquires the value of the transmitted size 705 of the record, and based on the transmitted size, transmits data for an untransmitted image to be registered again to the server device 206 (S1305).

  The CPU 106 determines whether transmission of untransmitted data has been completed (S1306). When the transmission for the untransmitted data is completed (S1306), the CPU 106 updates the transmitted size 705 of the record specified in S1102 of the transmission file table 701 to the size of the image data, and sets the status 707 to “registered”. (S1307). In the registered image area, the CPU 106 updates the “registering” display of the image to “registered”, hides the resume button (S1308), and ends the process.

  While the transmission processing is not completed (S1306), the CPU 106 displays an indicator indicating the progress of transmission and a thumbnail of the image being registered in the thumbnail display area (S1309).

  In this embodiment, it is determined whether the image displayed in the registered image area has been referred to by the PC terminal 205. If the image has been referred to, the screen display on the PC terminal 201 is changed. FIG. 14 shows a flowchart of the operation.

  The user A can instruct the PC terminal 201 to transmit a browsing state confirmation request to the server device 206 by pressing a browsing state confirmation button displayed on the display. The CPU 106 determines whether or not there has been an operation of pressing the browsing state confirmation button for any image in the registered image area (S1401). When the browsing state acquisition request is not detected (S1401), the execution of S1401 is continued until it is detected.

  When the CPU 106 detects the browsing state acquisition request (S1401), the reservation information (group ID, file ID) of the record corresponding to the image displayed in the registered image area in the transmission file table 701 is used as identification information. An ID is created (S1402).

  The CPU 106 acquires the number of elements of the array ID created in S1402 and stores it in the variable M (S1403). The CPU 106 initializes a variable I indicating an image for confirming the browsing state with 0 (zero) (S1404). The CPU 106 compares the value of the variable M with the value of the variable I (S1405).

  When the value of the variable M is larger than the value of the variable I (S1405), the server device 206 has an image that the PC terminal 201 has not yet confirmed the browsing state. In this case, the CPU 106 transmits information (group ID, file ID) of the array ID [I] serving as image identification information to the server device 206, and acquires the browsing state of the corresponding image (S1406).

  The CPU 106 updates the state 707 of the record corresponding to the image in the transmission file table 701 based on the browsing state of the image acquired in S1406 (S1407). When the image has been browsed (S1408), the CPU 106 blinks and displays the frame of the image corresponding to the array ID [I] (S1409). The variable I is incremented by 1 (S1410), and the processing from S1405 is continued. If the image has not been browsed (S1408), the CPU 106 bypasses step S1409, increments the variable I by 1 (S1410), and continues the processing from S1405.

  When the value of the variable M is not larger than the value of the variable I (S1405), the PC terminal 201 has confirmed the browsing state of all registered images on the server device 206, and ends the process.

  FIG. 15 shows a structure and content example of a received file table in which the server device 206 manages images uploaded from the PC terminal 201. The received file table 1501 defines a group ID 1502, a file ID 1503, a file name 1504, a received size 1505, a path 1506, and a status 1507 as attributes.

  The group ID 1502 is an identifier for specifying a unit for bundling received images, and one or a plurality of image files specified by the file ID 1503 exist for one group ID 1502 value. A file name 1504 is the name of the image file. The received size 1505 stores the size of the image data received from the PC terminal 201. For example, when the reception is interrupted during the reception of the image data from the PC terminal 201, the received size of the image data at the time of the interruption is stored. When the PC terminal 201 resumes uploading of the image data, the server device 206 refers to the received size 1505, combines the received image data portion with the newly received image data portion, and outputs the image. Create a complete image file.

  A path 1506 indicates a path when image data is stored in the storage medium. A state 1507 indicates an image transmission / reception state between the server device 206 and the PC terminal 201 or the PC terminal 205. For example, when the image data is being received, “registration” is performed, and when reception is interrupted, “interrupt” is performed. When the interruption of the reception is resumed, the process returns to “registering”, and when the reception is completed, the registration is “registered”. When the PC terminal 205 refers to, browses, or downloads the image data, it is “viewed”.

  The management of request tasks (registration, suspension, cancellation) related to images from the PC terminal 201 by the server device 206 will be described. Resume is treated as a registration task after temporary suspension. FIG. 16A shows the configuration and example contents of the task table, and FIG. 16B shows the configuration and example contents of the task queue table.

  In the task table 1601 shown in FIG. 16A, a task ID 1602, a task name 1603, and a priority 1604 are defined as attributes. For example, as records in the task table 1601, there are records of cancellation, registration, and interruption. The CPU 106 of the server device 206 refers to the priority 1604 of the corresponding record in the task table 1601 and changes the order of processing by changing the order of the corresponding records in the task queue table 1606 described later.

  In the task queue table 1606, a task ID 1607, an execution order 1608, a file ID 1609, and a status 1610 are defined as attributes. The CPU 106 of the server device 206 adds a record to the task queue table 1406 for each received image. The task ID 1602 of the task table 1601 is associated with the task ID 1607 of the task queue table 1606.

  An operation when the server device 206 receives a reservation information acquisition request regarding image registration from the PC terminal 201 will be described. FIG. 17 shows a flowchart of the operation.

  The server device 206 waits for a reservation information (group ID, file ID) acquisition request regarding image registration from the PC terminal 201 (S1701). Upon reception of the reservation information acquisition request (S1701), the server device 206 generates a group ID 1502 and a file ID 1503 with the corresponding records in the received file table 1501 as image registration reservation information (S1702). The server device 206 transmits the generated reservation information to the PC terminal 201 (S1703). By associating the reservation information (group ID, file ID) with the image, the server device 206 can execute the task requested from the PC terminal 201 for the image related to the reservation information.

  An operation when the server device 206 receives an image registration request from the PC terminal 201 will be described. FIG. 18 shows a flowchart of the operation.

  The server device 206 determines whether the task and reservation information (group ID and file ID) for the image have been received from the PC terminal 201 as the content registration client device (S1801). When the server device 206 receives the task for the image, the server device 206 refers to the corresponding record in the task table 1601 and adds the record to the task queue table 1606 (S1802).

  The method of adding a task is determined by the priority of the record in the task table 1601. For example, when the priority of the received task corresponds to “high”, the execution order of the records is set and added so that the execution order comes before the task having the priority “low” or “medium”. Similarly, when the priority of the received task is “medium”, the execution order of the records is set and added so that the execution order comes before the “low” task. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 16, a cancel task whose priority is set to “high” is executed with priority, followed by a “suspend” task and finally a “register” task. As shown, a record is added to the task queue table 1606 and updated. As for image registration resumption, the state of the interrupt task of the image whose registration is to be resumed is regarded as completed, and a task for newly registering unreceived data of the image is added.

  The server device 206 acquires a record in which the status 1610 is “unexecuted” from the task queue table 1606, and determines whether or not the task registered in S1802 is set first as the execution order (S1803). If the task has the first priority (S1803), the server device 206 executes the task (S1804). The execution content of the task is one of “registration”, “interruption”, and cancellation of the image.

  When the image registration restart is received (S1801), the server device 206 identifies the record of the suspended task corresponding to the image from the task queue table 1806, updates its state 1810 to “execution completed”, and newly registers it. A task record is added (S1802). In this embodiment, no record corresponding to resumption of registration exists in the task queue table 1806, and instead, an image registration task based on unreceived data is executed.

  If the task executed in S1804 is “registration”, the server device 206 sets a record including reservation information (group ID, file ID) from the PC terminal 201 and information about the image in the received file table 1501. to add. The entity of the image data is stored in the storage medium of the server device 206 with reference to the path 1506 of the record 1508. When the image registration is completed, the server device 206 updates the state 1410 of the corresponding record in the task queue table 1606 to “execution complete”.

  If the registration is an image registration restart request from the PC terminal 201, the received size of the registered record is received when all the unreceived image data is received without newly adding a record to the received file table 1501. 1305 is updated. Then, the server device 206 moves the image file to a storage location that can be referred to by the PC terminal 205 after image registration is completed.

  When the task executed in S1804 is “suspend”, the server device 206 receives the received size 1505 of the corresponding record in the received file table 1501 based on the reservation information (group ID, file ID) from the PC terminal 201. Is updated with the received data size. Since the uploading of images is continuously interrupted, the state 1307 of the record of the interrupted task in the received file table 1501 is set to “in execution”. Then, since the interruption of the upload is completed at the timing when the registration is resumed, the task state 1307 is set to “execution completed”.

  When the task executed in S1604 is “cancel”, the server device 206 stores the corresponding record in the received file table 1501 based on the reservation information (group ID, file ID) from the PC terminal 201. Delete the image file. Then, the state 1610 of the “cancel” record in the corresponding task queue table 1606 is updated to “execution complete”.

  The server device 206 determines completion of task execution (S1805). If the execution has been completed, the process ends. If the execution has not been completed, the processing from S1803 is continued.

  When a record of a task having a higher priority than the task is added to the task queue table 1606 during execution of S1604, the server device 206 interrupts S1604, temporarily stops the execution, and executes S1605. Execute. By doing this, a task with higher priority can be executed first.

  An operation when the server device 206 receives an image reference request indicating image browsing or acquisition from the PC terminal 205 will be described. FIG. 19 shows a flowchart of the operation.

  The server device 206 determines whether an image reference request has been received from the PC terminal 205 which is a content browsing client device (S1901). When receiving the image reference request, the server device 206 updates the state 1307 of the record corresponding to the corresponding image in the received file table 1501 to “viewed” (S1902). Then, the server device 206 acquires the image file of the corresponding image with reference to the path 1306 of the record, and transmits it to the requesting PC terminal 205 (S1903).

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, but the present invention is not limited to these specific embodiments. That is, various forms within the scope of the present invention are also included in the present invention. A part of the above-described embodiments may be appropriately combined.

  The present invention is also applicable to a case where a software program that implements the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied directly from a recording medium to a system or apparatus that can execute the program using wired / wireless communication and the program is executed Included.

  The program code itself supplied to and installed in the computer in order to implement the functional processing of the present invention on the computer also implements the present invention. That is, the computer program itself for realizing the functional processing of the present invention is also included in the present invention. As long as it has the function of a program, the form of the program is not limited, such as an object code, a program executed by an interpreter, or script data supplied to an OS.

  Examples of the recording medium for supplying the program include a magnetic recording medium such as a hard disk and a magnetic tape, an optical / magneto-optical storage medium, and a nonvolatile semiconductor memory.

  As a program supply method, there is a method in which a computer program constituting the present invention is stored in a server on a computer network, and a connected client computer downloads and executes the computer program.

Claims (4)

A designation means for designating data to be transmitted;
An arrangement order associating means for associating an arrangement order with the data designated by the designation means;
Transmitting means for transmitting the data and the arrangement order to a server device;
An additional receiving means for additionally receiving other data to be transmitted while transmitting the data to the server device;
An arrangement order updating means for updating the arrangement order including the other data when the additional data is received by the additional receiving means;
A data transmission apparatus comprising: means for transmitting the other data and the arrangement order updated by the arrangement order update means to the server apparatus.   The data transmission apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the arrangement order associated with the data by the arrangement order association means is a continuous integer value automatically assigned.   The data transmission apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the additional reception unit includes a unit that receives designation of an arrangement order of the other data. Reservation means for reserving content registration in the content distribution server device;
Means for acquiring reservation information by the reservation means from the content distribution server device;
Transmitting means for transmitting the content to the content distribution server device according to the reservation information;
Instruction means for inputting user instructions;
In accordance with a temporary interruption instruction by the instruction unit, the transmission unit is controlled to temporarily interrupt transmission of the content to the content distribution server device by the transmission unit, and in accordance with a registration restart instruction by the instruction unit, Control means for controlling the transmission means to resume transmission of the suspended content to the content distribution server device;
The data transmission comprising: means for requesting the content distribution server device to delete contents registered in the content distribution server device and instructed by the deletion instruction in accordance with the deletion instruction by the instruction means apparatus.

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