JP2019164305A - Communication terminal, push notification server, image provision system, communication terminal control method, push notification server control method and control program - Google Patents

Abstract

To allow a user, if a plurality of times of photographic services are received, to recognize that operation of storing an image corresponding to which of the photographic services is needed.SOLUTION: A portable communication terminal (6) comprises: a display unit (605); and a push processing unit (111) which displays, on the display unit (605), a push notification for requesting operation of storing an image at an image management server (4) to a user and the push notification including specific information which specifies a play in a photographic service corresponding to the image.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a communication terminal capable of displaying a captured image, an image providing system including the communication terminal, and the like.

  2. Description of the Related Art A photo sticker creating apparatus that is installed in a game center or the like and provides a shooting play service that takes a picture of a user and generates an image is known. The photo sticker creation apparatus can take a plurality of pictures, and provides the user with a picture selected by the user as an image sticker.

  The image generated by the photo sticker creation device may be stored in a user area assigned to an image providing server connected by a network, or downloaded to the user's own smartphone or the like via the image providing server. it can. In this way, the user himself / herself obtains the captured image, so that the user can post the image to a web service such as SNS (social networking service).

  When the image providing server can provide (save and download) an image to the user, the image providing server notifies the user to that effect. This notification is performed by transmitting an e-mail addressed to a pre-registered e-mail address, or by a push notification when a specific application is installed.

  For example, in Patent Literature 1, when a notification regarding the provision of an image is performed from the image providing apparatus to the user's mobile communication terminal, the notification method is selected based on the user information, and the selected notification method is used. An image providing system for performing notification is described.

JP, 2006-54433, A (April 14, 2016 publication)

  However, the configuration for notifying that the image can be provided by push notification may not allow the user to easily recognize at what timing the image that can be provided is due to the shooting play performed. There is a problem of having sex. In particular, when a shooting play is performed with a plurality of photo sticker creation devices at close time intervals, it is difficult for the user to recognize which photo sticker creation device can acquire an image taken with the shooting play.

  One aspect of the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problem, and the purpose of the push notification is to indicate which shooting service is required for a shooting operation even when the user has received a shooting service multiple times. The purpose is to realize a communication terminal that can be recognized at the time of reception.

  In order to solve the above problems, a communication terminal according to an aspect of the present invention is a communication terminal that is connected to a management apparatus that acquires an image generated by a shooting apparatus that provides a user with a shooting service through communication. And a push notification for requesting the user to perform an operation to save the image in the management device, the push notification including specific information for specifying play in the shooting service corresponding to the image. And a display control unit for displaying on the screen.

  According to the above configuration, a push notification including specific information for specifying play in the photographing service corresponding to the image is made. Therefore, the user can easily recognize the photographing service corresponding to the image by recognizing the push notification. Therefore, even when the user has received a plurality of photographing services, the user can recognize at which point the image storing operation corresponding to which photographing service is required when the push notification is received.

  In the communication terminal according to an aspect of the present invention, the display control unit may display a thumbnail image of the image to be stored as the specific information.

  According to the above configuration, since the push notification including the thumbnail image of the image to be stored is displayed, the user can easily recognize a storable image.

  In the communication terminal according to an aspect of the present invention, the display control unit may display image information related to the image to be stored as the specific information.

  According to the above configuration, it is possible to make the user recognize the image information related to the image to be stored.

  In the communication terminal according to an aspect of the present invention, the captured image includes a plurality of images, and the display control unit displays a thumbnail image of the image selected by the user as the thumbnail image at the time of shooting in the image generation device. It may be.

  According to the above configuration, when there are a plurality of photographed images, the thumbnail image of the image selected by the user is included in the push notification. Thereby, the user can easily recognize the image selected by the user.

  In the communication terminal according to an aspect of the present invention, there are a plurality of photographed images, and the display control unit displays thumbnail images of two or more images of the plurality of images as the thumbnail images. It's okay.

  According to the above configuration, the user can easily recognize a plurality of images in the push notification.

  In the communication terminal according to an aspect of the present invention, the display control unit is configured to store at least the number of thumbnail images to be included in the push notification, the resolution, and the display size according to the type of member of the user regarding the storage of the image. Any one of them may be different.

  According to the above configuration, the thumbnail images included in the push notification can be made different depending on the member type. Thereby, push notification according to the member type can be performed. For example, preferential treatment can be given to a paying member, or a free member can be motivated to change to a paying member.

  In the communication terminal according to an aspect of the present invention, the display control unit may perform the display by setting a resolution of the thumbnail image included in the push notification to be lower than the image to be stored. .

  According to the above configuration, saving the thumbnail image can prevent the same effect as saving the image.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a push notification server according to an aspect of the present invention is provided in a communication terminal that is connected to a management device that communicates an image generated by a shooting device that provides a shooting service to a user. A push notification server that transmits a push notification to the push notification requesting the user to perform an image saving operation in the management device at a predetermined timing, and specifying play in the shooting service corresponding to the image And an instruction transmission unit that displays the push notification including the specific information to be displayed on the communication terminal.

  According to the said structure, the push notification containing the specific information which specifies the play in the imaging | photography service corresponding to an image is displayed on a communication terminal. Therefore, the user can easily recognize the photographing service corresponding to the image by recognizing the push notification. Therefore, even when the user has received a plurality of photographing services, the user can recognize at which point the image storing operation corresponding to which photographing service is required when the push notification is received.

  In the push notification server according to an aspect of the present invention, the instruction transmission unit may transmit the push notification when the image can be stored as the predetermined timing.

  According to the above configuration, a push notification instruction can be transmitted when an image can be stored.

  In the push notification server according to an aspect of the present invention, the instruction transmission unit transmits the push notification as a predetermined timing after a predetermined period has elapsed from when the image can be stored. Also good.

  According to the above-described configuration, the push notification is made after a predetermined period from the time when the image can be saved, so that the user can be alerted when the user has forgotten to save the image. .

  In the push notification server according to an aspect of the present invention, the instruction transmission unit may change the predetermined timing according to the type of member of the user regarding the storage of the image.

  According to the above configuration, the push notification timing can be varied depending on the member type. Thereby, push notification can be performed at a timing according to the member type, and for example, a free member can be motivated to change to a paid member.

  In order to solve the above problems, an image providing system according to an aspect of the present invention includes the communication terminal, the push notification server, and a photographing device that provides a photographing service to a user. .

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a communication terminal control method according to an aspect of the present invention includes a communication that communicates and connects with a management device that acquires an image generated by a photographing device that provides a photographing service to a user through communication. A terminal control method, wherein the communication terminal includes a display unit, and is a push notification for requesting a user to perform an operation to save the image in the management device, and specifies play in the shooting service corresponding to the image And a display control step of displaying a push notification including the specific information to be displayed on the display unit.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a push notification server according to an aspect of the present invention is provided in a communication terminal that is connected to a management device that communicates an image generated by a shooting device that provides a shooting service to a user. A push notification server control method for transmitting a push notification to a push notification server that requests a user to perform an image storage operation at a predetermined timing in the shooting service corresponding to the image. An instruction transmission step of displaying the push notification including the specific information for specifying the play on the communication terminal is included.

  The communication terminal and the push notification server according to each aspect of the present invention may be realized by a computer. In this case, the computer is operated as each unit (software element) included in the communication terminal or the push notification server. The communication terminal or the communication terminal for realizing the push notification server by a computer, or a control program for the push notification server and a computer-readable recording medium on which the control program is recorded fall within the scope of the present invention.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, a push notification including specific information for specifying play in a shooting service corresponding to an image is made. Therefore, the user can easily recognize the photographing service corresponding to the image by recognizing the push notification. Therefore, even when the user receives the shooting service a plurality of times, the user can recognize at the time of receiving the push notification that the shooting operation corresponding to which shooting service is required.

It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the portable communication terminal which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the image management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the structural example of the external appearance of the photograph sticker production apparatus contained in the said image management system. It is the perspective view which looked at the external appearance of the said photograph sticker production apparatus from another angle. It is a figure explaining the movement of the user in the said embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the imaging | photography part with which the said photograph sticker production apparatus is equipped. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the background part with which the said photograph sticker production apparatus is equipped. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the edit part with which the said photograph sticker production apparatus is equipped. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the post-service customer part with which the said photograph sticker production apparatus is equipped. It is a block diagram which shows the example of an internal structure of the said photograph sticker production apparatus. It is a functional block diagram which shows the detailed structural example of the control part with which the said photograph sticker production apparatus is equipped. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the member database of the said image management server. It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the portable terminal which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a sequence diagram which shows the example of the flow of a series of processes from photography to image preservation | save in the said embodiment. It is a screen transition diagram which shows an example of the guidance mail displayed on the said portable terminal. It is a figure which shows an example of the login page of the image management site in the said embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the image storage page of the said image management site. It is a figure which shows an example of the preservation | save completion page of the said image management site. It is a figure for demonstrating the whole outline | summary which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows the flow of the process in the said embodiment. It is a transition diagram which shows the flow in the said embodiment. It is a sequence diagram which shows the flow of the push notification related setting in the said mobile communication terminal. (A), (b) is a figure which shows the modification of a push notification.

[Embodiment 1]
Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. First, an overview of the image management system 10 according to the present invention will be briefly described with reference to FIG.

(Outline of the image management system 10)
The image management system (image providing system) 10 is a system for providing a photo sticker creation game (hereinafter also simply referred to as a game) and an image management service in cooperation with the photo sticker creation game.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the image management system 10 according to the present embodiment. The image management system 10 includes one or more photo sticker creation devices (imaging devices) 1, an image management server (management device, push notification server) 4, and one or more mobile communication terminals (communication terminals) 6. . The image management server 4 may be realized by a plurality of servers working together such as a distributed server or a cloud server.

(Outline of Photo Sticker Making Device 1)
The photo sticker creation device 1 is a device that provides a photo sticker creation game (photographing service). For example, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is a game shooting apparatus installed in a store such as a game center. The photo sticker creation game includes at least a process of taking a photograph and a process of editing a taken image. The detailed processing flow of the game will be described in detail later.

  Hereinafter, an image generated by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 such as a photographed image photographed by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 and an edited image obtained by editing the photographed image is referred to as a generated image. The photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is connected to the image management server 4 via a network, and can transmit a generated image to the image management server 4.

  The photo sticker creating apparatus 1 has different models. Depending on the model of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1, the method of proceeding with the game (processing order or detailed processing contents), additional functions, or the like differs. In the present embodiment, the image management system 10 includes a plurality of different types of photo sticker creating apparatuses 1.

(Outline of the image management server 4)
The image management server 4 provides an image management service. The image management service includes a service for storing an image generated by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 and a service for browsing a stored image. The image management server 4 provides various services included in the image management service via a website (image management site) managed by the image management server 4. Further, the image management server 4 may provide an SNS (Social Networking Service) to provide a communication service by data communication between users including an image browsing service.

  Here, “save the image” indicates that the image management server 4 stores the image non-temporarily. Hereinafter, simply describing “save image” in various processes performed by the image management server 4 indicates that the image is to be stored non-temporarily.

  In order to receive the image management service, the user needs to register as a member in advance. First, the user performs free membership registration. A free member does not need to pay a membership fee, but the image management server 4 is limited by the number of generated images that can be stored. In this embodiment, the free member can store only one generated image in the image management server 4 for each game (one play).

  The user can change his / her member attribute from a free member to a paid member. A paying member can save an unlimited number of generated images in the image management server 4 instead of having to pay a certain membership fee continuously. In the present embodiment, all the generated images generated in one play can be stored in the image management server 4.

  In addition, as a paying member system, a system that pays according to the number of generated images stored in the image management server 4 is adopted instead of a system that can store an unlimited number of generated images by continuously paying a certain membership fee. May be.

(Outline of the mobile communication terminal 6)
The mobile communication terminal 6 is a communication terminal owned by the user. The mobile communication terminal 6 is, for example, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or the like. Instead of the mobile communication terminal 6, a desktop type or notebook type personal computer may be used.

  The portable communication terminal 6 communicates with the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 by wireless communication means or wired communication means. The mobile communication terminal 6 communicates with the image management server 4 via a network. The user operates the mobile communication terminal 6 possessed by the user to store the image generated by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 in the image management server 4, browse the stored image, or perform mobile communication of the image. Or downloaded to the terminal 6.

(Configuration of photo sticker creating apparatus 1)
The configuration and function of each device constituting the image management system 10 will be described in detail below. First, details of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. Note that the shape of the configuration described in each drawing and the dimensions such as length, depth, and width do not reflect the actual shape and dimensions, and are appropriately changed for clarity and simplification of the drawings. ing. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of the appearance of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in this figure, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 mainly includes a photographing unit 11, an editing unit 12, and a subsequent customer service unit 13. The photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is installed in a state in which the photographing unit 11 and the editing unit 12 are in contact with each other, and the editing unit 12 and the subsequent customer service unit 13 are in contact with each other.

(Shooting unit 11)
The photographing unit 11 includes a photographing unit 21 and a background unit 22. The photographing unit 21 and the background unit 22 are installed with a predetermined distance apart. Shooting control is performed in a shooting space that is a space formed between the shooting unit 21 and the background unit 22.

  The photographing unit 21 is a device that allows a user to perform photographing control. The photographing unit 21 enters the photographing space and is located in front of the user who is performing the photographing control. A front panel 41 of the photographing unit 21 that constitutes a surface in which the photographing space is desired in front is provided with a touch panel monitor used by the user during photographing control. Assuming that the left side is the left side and the right side is the right side as viewed from the user in the imaging space, the left side of the imaging unit 21 is configured by the side panel 42A, and the right side is configured by the side panel 42B.

  The background portion 22 is attached to the left end of the rear panel 51 and the rear panel 51, which are plate-like members positioned on the rear side of the user who is performing the shooting control facing the front, and has a narrower width than the side panel 42A. And a side panel 52B (FIG. 4) which is a plate-like member attached to the right end of the rear panel 51 and having a narrower width than the side panel 42B.

  The side panel 42A constituting the left side surface of the photographing unit 21 and the side panel 52A of the background unit 22 are provided on substantially the same plane, and their upper portions are connected by a connecting part 23A that is a plate-like member. Further, the side panel 42B constituting the right side surface of the photographing unit 21 and the side panel 52B of the background portion 22 are provided on substantially the same plane, and their upper portions are connected by a connecting portion 23B which is a plate-like member.

  An opening formed by being surrounded by the side panel 42 </ b> A of the photographing unit 21, the connecting part 23 </ b> A, and the side panel 52 </ b> A of the background part 22 becomes an entrance G <b> 1 of the photographing space. An opening formed by being surrounded by the side panel 42B of the imaging unit 21, the connecting unit 23B, and the side panel 52B of the background unit 22 is also an entrance G2 of the imaging space.

  The background curtain unit 25 is provided above the background portion 22 so as to be supported by the back panel 51, the side panel 52A, and the side panel 52B. The background curtain unit 25 stores a plurality of roll-up type background curtains having different colors or patterns and used for the background. The background curtain unit 25 operates in conjunction with shooting by a camera or the like provided in the shooting unit 21. At the time of shooting, for example, the curtain of the color selected by the user is lowered and the other curtains are wound up.

  As the background curtain stored in the background curtain unit 25, an elevating curtain that uses a plurality of curtains as a single curtain for curtains may be prepared. In addition, a blackboard curtain is pasted on the rear panel 51 that is the back of the shooting space, and a plurality of background images for synthesis are prepared. In editing control described later, a user-desired background image is used as a curtain portion. It may be possible to synthesize.

  An opening surrounded by the front panel 41 of the photographing unit 21, the connecting part 23A, the connecting part 23B, and the background curtain unit 25 is formed above the photographing space, and the ceiling strobe unit 24 covers the part of the opening. Provided. One end of the ceiling strobe unit 24 is fixed to the connecting portion 23A, and the other end is fixed to the connecting portion 23B. The ceiling strobe unit 24 has a built-in strobe that emits light toward the photographing space in accordance with photographing. A fluorescent lamp is provided inside the strobe constituting the ceiling strobe unit 24, and also functions as illumination of the photographing space.

(Editor 12)
The editing unit 12 is a device that allows a user to perform editing control, which is processing for editing a captured image obtained by shooting control. The editing unit 12 is provided so as to be connected to the photographing unit 11 so that one side surface thereof is in contact with the back surface of the front panel 41 of the photographing unit 21. The editing unit 12 is provided with a configuration such as a tablet built-in monitor used by the user during editing control.

  If the configuration of the editing unit 12 shown in FIG. 3 is a front side configuration, the configuration used for editing control is provided on the front side and the back side of the editing unit 12 so that two sets of users can edit simultaneously. Provided.

  The front side of the editing unit 12 is a surface perpendicular to the floor surface, and is composed of a surface 71 that is substantially parallel to the side panel 42A, and a slope 72 formed above the surface 71 for editing control. The configuration used is provided on the slope 72. On the left side of the slope 72, a support portion 73A that has a columnar shape and supports one end of the lighting device 74 is provided. A support portion 75 that supports the curtain rail 26 is provided on the upper surface of the support portion 73A. A support portion 73 </ b> B (FIG. 4) that supports the other end of the lighting device 74 is also provided on the right side of the slope 72.

  A curtain rail 26 is attached above the editing unit 12. The curtain rail 26 is configured by combining three rails 26A to 26C so that the shape when viewed from above is a U-shape. One end of the rails 26A and 26B provided in parallel is fixed to the connecting portion 23A and the connecting portion 23B, respectively, and both ends of the remaining one rail 26C are joined to the other end.

  A curtain is attached to the curtain rail 26 so that the inside of the space in front of the editing unit 12 and the space in front of the back cannot be seen from the outside. The space in front of the editing unit 12 and the space in front of the back of the editing unit 12 surrounded by the curtain attached to the curtain rail 26 are editing spaces in which the user performs editing control.

(Subsequent customer service department 13)
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the external appearance of the photo sticker creating apparatus as seen from another angle. The subsequent customer service unit 13 is a device that performs the subsequent customer service and allows the user to perform an operation on the subsequent customer service. Subsequent customer service includes processing for transmitting a generated image to the image management server 4, processing for causing a user to play a mini game, processing for answering a questionnaire, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the post-service customer unit 13 has a plate-shaped housing having a predetermined thickness, and is connected to the editing unit 12 so that the back surface thereof is in contact with the left side surface of the editing unit 12. Provided. On the front side of the post-service customer section 13, there are provided a tablet built-in monitor used by the user at the time of operation for the post-service customer, a discharge port for discharging sticker paper on which the generated image is printed, and the like. The space in front of the post-service section 13 is a post-service area where a user waiting for printing on the sticker paper to perform an operation on the post-service.

(User movement)
The flow of the photo sticker creation game and the accompanying user movement will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the movement of the user.

  The user of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 takes a picture formed between the photographing part 21 and the background part 22 from the entrance / exit G1 as indicated by the white arrow # 1 or from the entrance / exit G2 as indicated by the white arrow # 2. The camera enters the space A1 and performs shooting control using a camera and a touch panel monitor provided in the shooting unit 21.

  It should be noted that in shooting a user's image, not all shooting is performed for shooting an image printed on sticker paper, but for transmission to the mobile communication terminal 6 (or for viewing on the mobile communication terminal 6). In some cases, the image is taken only for transmission to the image management server 4. This is because the user's preference may be different between the image to be printed and the image transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 6, and shooting that is conscious of transmission to the mobile communication terminal 6 at the time of user shooting. It responds to the intention of the user who wants to

  The user who has finished the shooting control uses the doorway G1 to move out of the shooting space A1 as indicated by the white arrow # 3 and moves to the editing space A2-1 or opens the doorway G2 as indicated by the white arrow # 4. Use to move out of the shooting space A1 and move to the editing space A2-2.

  The editing space A2-1 is an editing space on the front side of the editing unit 12, and the editing space A2-2 is an editing space on the back side of the editing unit 12. Which of the editing space A2-1 and the editing space A2-2 is moved is guided by the screen display of the touch panel monitor of the photographing unit 21 or the like. For example, the empty space of the two editing spaces is guided as the destination. The user who has moved to the editing space A2-1 or the editing space A2-2 starts editing control. The user of the editing space A2-1 and the user of the editing space A2-2 can perform editing control at the same time.

  After the editing control is finished, printing of an image selected from the generated images is started. During printing of the image, the user who has finished the editing control moves from the editing space A2-1 to the subsequent customer service space A3 as indicated by the white arrow # 5 when the editing control is performed in the editing space A2-1. The customer receives the subsequent customer service and performs an operation on the subsequent customer service. In addition, when editing control is performed in the editing space A2-2, the user who has finished editing control moves from the editing space A2-2 to the post-service area A3 as indicated by the white arrow # 6. In the space A3, a subsequent customer service is received and an operation is performed on the customer service.

  When the printing of the image is finished, the user receives the sticker paper from the outlet provided in the post-service section 13 and finishes a series of photo sticker creation games.

(Configuration of each member)
Next, the configuration of each member provided in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 will be described.

(Shooting unit 21)
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the photographing unit 21 provided in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. The photographing unit 21 is configured by attaching a front panel 41, a side panel 42A, and a side panel 42B to a base unit 43 having a box shape.

  The front panel 41 is positioned in front of the user who performs shooting control in the shooting space A1, and the side panel 42A and the side panel 42B are positioned on the left and right sides of the user who performs shooting control in the shooting space A1, respectively. The connecting portion 23A is fixed above the side panel 42A, and the connecting portion 23B is fixed above the side panel 42B.

  An imaging / display unit 81 is provided in the approximate center of the front panel 41. The photographing / display unit 81 includes a camera 91, a front strobe 92, and a touch panel monitor 93.

  The camera 91 is configured by an image sensor such as a charge coupled device (CCD) or a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS), and photographs a user in the photographing space A1. The moving image captured by the camera 91 is displayed on the touch panel monitor 93 in real time. An image captured by the camera 91 at a predetermined timing such as when a user gives an instruction to shoot is saved as an image (still image).

  The touch panel monitor 93 provided on the lower side of the camera 91 includes a monitor such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and a touch panel stacked thereon. The touch panel monitor 93 has a function as a live view monitor that displays a moving image captured by the camera 91 and a function that displays various GUI (Graphical User Interface) images and accepts a user's selection operation through the touch panel. Yes. On the touch panel monitor 93, a moving image after an image such as a background is appropriately displayed is displayed.

  On the front panel 41, an upper strobe 82 is installed on the upper side with respect to the position of the photographing / display unit 81. A left strobe 83 is installed on the left side and a right strobe 84 is installed on the right side. A lower strobe 85 is provided at a position below the photographing / display unit 81 such that a part of the upper surface of the base portion 43 protrudes.

  The upper strobe 82 irradiates the user from the upper front. The left strobe 83 irradiates the user from the left front, and the right strobe 84 irradiates the user from the right front. The lower strobe 85 irradiates the user from the lower front.

  The base unit 43 is also provided with a foot strobe 86 that irradiates the user's foot. Fluorescent lamps are provided inside the upper strobe 82, left strobe 83, right strobe 84, lower strobe 85, and foot strobe 86, and together with the fluorescent lights inside the strobe constituting the ceiling strobe unit 24, photographing is performed. Used as illumination in the space A1. As will be described later, by adjusting the light emission amount of each fluorescent lamp, or by adjusting the number of fluorescent lamps to emit light, the brightness in the shooting space A1 becomes the content of the shooting control performed by the user. It is adjusted accordingly.

  On the right side of the foot strobe 86, a coin insertion / return opening 87 through which a user inserts money is provided.

  Spaces 43A and 43B formed on the left and right sides of the upper surface of the base portion 43 with the lower strobe 85 interposed therebetween are used as a luggage storage place for a user who performs shooting control to place baggage and the like. For example, near the ceiling of the front panel 41, a speaker for outputting sound such as guidance sound for shooting control, BGM (Back Ground Music), and sound effects is also provided.

(Background part 22)
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the background unit 22 provided in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. As described above, the background curtain unit 25 is provided above the back panel 51. Near the center of the background curtain unit 25, a rear center strobe 101 that irradiates a user who is performing shooting control in the shooting space A1 from the rear center.

  A rear left strobe 102 that irradiates a user who is performing shooting control in the shooting space A1 from the left rear is provided above the rear panel 51 and on the doorway G1 side. Further, a rear right strobe 103 that irradiates the user who is performing the photographing control in the photographing space A1 from the right rear is provided above the rear panel 51 and on the entrance / exit G2 side.

(Editor 12)
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the editing unit 12 provided in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. As shown in the figure, in the editing unit 12, a tablet built-in monitor 131 is provided in the approximate center of the slope 72. A touch pen 132A is provided on the left side of the tablet built-in monitor 131, and a touch pen 132B is provided on the right side.

  The tablet built-in monitor 131 is configured by superimposing a tablet capable of inputting an operation using the touch pens 132A and 132B on a monitor such as an LCD. On the tablet built-in monitor 131, for example, an editing screen, which is a screen used for editing an image selected as an image to be edited, is displayed. When two people perform editing work simultaneously, the touch pen 132A is used by one user, and the touch pen 132B is used by the other user.

  Here, the user edits on the editing screen with a feeling of graffiti. Types of editing include pen input for scribing various line types and colors with a touch pen, stamp input for various shapes such as hearts or petals or various messages, and background operation for entering a pattern in the background, etc. There is a name stamp function to input a stamp. Further, there are a cosmetic function for simulating makeup, a face fine adjustment function for finely adjusting the size and shape of eyes and face contours, and a function such as an anniversary date stamp.

  Note that the editing of the image performed in the editing unit 12 is not necessarily the editing for the image to be printed, but the image that the user is supposed to send only to the mobile communication terminal 6 (that is, the image that is not printed). ). This is because there is a difference in user preference between an image to be printed and an image transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 6 and used on the web. For example, an image used for a blog or the like is printed. This is to respond to the user's intention to edit differently from the image to be edited.

(Subsequent customer service department 13)
On the left side of the editing unit 12, a post-service unit 13 is provided. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the post-service unit 13 provided in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1.

  A monitor 161 with a built-in tablet is provided at the upper center of the post-service section 13. A touch pen 162A is provided on the left side of the tablet built-in monitor 161, and a touch pen 162B is provided on the right side. Similarly to the tablet built-in monitor 131, the tablet built-in monitor 161 is configured by superimposing a tablet capable of performing an operation input using the touch pen 162A or 162B on a monitor such as an LCD. On the tablet built-in monitor 161, a screen used in a post-service process such as a mini game is displayed.

  A non-contact type IC reader / writer 163 is provided under the tablet built-in monitor 161, and a sticker paper discharge port 164 is provided under the non-contact type IC reader / writer 163. A speaker 165 is provided below the sticker paper discharge port 164.

  The non-contact type IC reader / writer 163 communicates with a non-contact type IC that is in close proximity, reads data from the non-contact type IC, and writes data to the non-contact type IC.

  In the sticker paper discharge port 164, sticker paper on which an image created by the editing space A2-1 user performing editing control is printed, or created by the editing space A2-2 user performing editing control. The sticker paper on which the image is printed is discharged. A printer is provided inside the editing unit 12, and printing of images is performed by the printer.

  The speaker 165 outputs sound such as guidance voice, BGM, and sound effects at the time of subsequent customer service.

(Internal structure of photo sticker making apparatus 1)
Next, the internal configuration of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 will be described. FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration example of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. The same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same structure as the structure mentioned above. The overlapping description will be omitted as appropriate.

  The control unit 201 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and the like, and executes a program stored in a ROM (Read Only Memory) 206 or a storage unit 202 to control the overall operation of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. A storage unit 202, a communication unit 203, a drive 204, a ROM 206, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 207 are connected to the control unit 201. The control unit 201 is also connected with the components of the photographing unit 21, the editing unit 12, the post-service unit 13, and the printing unit 211.

  The storage unit 202 includes a non-volatile storage medium such as a hard disk or a flash memory, and stores various setting information supplied from the control unit 201. Information stored in the storage unit 202 is appropriately read out by the control unit 201.

  A communication unit 203 is an interface of a network such as the Internet, and communicates with an external device according to control by the control unit 201.

  A removable medium 205 made of an optical disk or a semiconductor memory is appropriately attached to the drive 204. The computer program and data read from the removable medium 205 by the drive 204 are supplied to the control unit 201 and stored in the storage unit 202 or installed.

  The ROM 206 stores programs and data executed by the control unit 201. The RAM 207 temporarily stores data and programs processed by the control unit 201.

  The imaging unit 21 performs processing related to the user's imaging control in the imaging space A1. The imaging unit 21 includes a coin processing unit 221, a background control unit 222, an illumination control unit 223, a camera 91, a touch panel monitor 93, and a speaker 224.

  The coin processing unit 221 detects the insertion of coins into the coin insertion / return port 87. When the coin processing unit 221 detects that a predetermined amount of coins such as 300 yen has been inserted, the coin processing unit 221 outputs an activation signal indicating that to the control unit 201.

  The background control unit 222 raises and lowers the background curtain stored in the background curtain unit 25 according to the background control signal supplied from the control unit 201. The background curtain may be manually selected by the user.

  The illumination control unit 223 controls the light emission of each strobe in the imaging space A1 according to the illumination control signal supplied from the control unit 201. As described above, in the photographing space A1, in addition to the strobe of the ceiling strobe unit 24, an upper strobe 82, a left strobe 83, a right strobe 84, a lower strobe 85, a foot strobe 86, and a background portion provided in the photographing unit 21 are provided. 22 is provided with a back center strobe 101, a back left strobe 102, and a back right strobe 103. A fluorescent lamp is also provided inside each strobe.

  In addition, the illumination control unit 223 adjusts the light emission amount of the fluorescent lamp provided in each strobe, or adjusts the number of fluorescent lamps to emit light, thereby performing the shooting control stage performed by the user. Accordingly, the brightness in the shooting space A1 is adjusted.

  The camera 91 performs shooting according to the control by the control unit 201 and outputs an image (captured image) obtained by the shooting to the control unit 201.

  The editing unit 12A performs processing related to user editing control in the editing space A2-1. The editing unit 12A includes a tablet built-in monitor 131, touch pens 132A and 132B, and a speaker 231 provided on the front side of the editing unit 12. The editing unit 12B has the same configuration as the editing unit 12A, and performs processing related to user editing control in the editing space A2-2.

  The tablet built-in monitor 131 displays an editing screen according to control by the control unit 201 and detects a user operation on the editing screen. A signal representing the content of the user's operation is supplied to the control unit 201, and the image to be edited is edited.

  The subsequent customer service section 13 performs processing related to the subsequent customer service in the subsequent customer service space A3. The subsequent customer service unit 13 includes a tablet built-in monitor 161, touch pens 162A and 162B, a non-contact type IC reader / writer 163, and a speaker 165.

  The printing unit 211 includes a printer 241 and a sticker unit 242 that are configured to perform printing control. The printer 241 prints the image or the edited image obtained by the editing control by the user on the sticker paper stored in the sticker paper unit 242 attached to the printer 241 and discharges it to the sticker paper discharge port 164. . The subsequent customer service unit 13 and the printing unit 211 that are surrounded by a one-dot chain line are configured to perform processing related to the subsequent customer service for the user in the subsequent customer service space A3.

  In addition, in the processing relating to print control, the printing unit 211 generates the image transmitted to the image management server 4 outside the margin (such as the edge of the sticker paper) in addition to printing the photographed image (or edited image) on the sticker paper. A URL (Uniform Resource Locater) for acquiring the image, a seal ID (image acquisition ID), and the like may be printed. The seal ID is an identifier for uniquely identifying one or a plurality of generated images (created by using the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 once) generated in one play in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. This is an identifier for acquiring an image generated by the user in one play. Note that a plurality of sticker IDs may be assigned to a group of images generated by the user in one play, and a plurality of images may be assigned as one set, and one sticker ID may be assigned to this set. . Moreover, the expiration date which can acquire a production | generation image may be set to seal ID.

  The seal ID may be printed as two-dimensional information such as a QR code (registered trademark) instead of a number. In this case, the mobile communication terminal 6 can identify the seal ID by reading the QR code using the camera and the QR code reader function provided in its own device.

  A user accesses a URL for acquiring a generated image, and inputs a sticker ID, whereby a web page (image acquisition page) for acquiring a generated image generated in one play in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 Can be displayed on the mobile communication terminal 6.

  This is because, for example, when receiving an email address input from the user at the post-service department 13 or the like, a correct address cannot be received due to a time-out or error input, and information such as a URL for acquiring a generated image is given to the user. This is to allow the user to acquire the generated image by accessing the URL printed on the sticker sheet and inputting the sticker ID when the transmission cannot be performed.

  Note that the printing unit 211 may print, for example, a predetermined mail address or QR code (registered trademark) as the information for acquiring the generated image instead of the URL. When a predetermined mail address is printed, the user receives a mail describing a URL for acquiring a generated image from the image management server 4 by sending a blank mail to the predetermined mail address. can do. In addition, when the QR code is printed on the sticker paper, the user can directly access the image acquisition page by accessing the web page indicated by the QR code using the mobile communication terminal 6.

(Configuration of control unit)
FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram illustrating a detailed configuration example of the control unit 201 provided in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. As shown in this figure, the control unit 201 includes a communication control unit 311, a shooting control unit 312, an editing control unit 313, a print control unit 314, and a post-service customer control unit 315.

  The communication control unit 311 controls communication with an external device by the communication unit 203. The communication control unit 311 transmits the image ID associated with one or a plurality of generated images generated by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 in one play to the image management server 4. The image ID is information for uniquely specifying the generated image. The communication control unit 311 may further transmit additional information such as a seal ID to the image management server 4 in association with one or a plurality of generated images generated by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 in one play. Further, the communication control unit 311 does not transmit all of one or a plurality of generated images generated by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 in one play, but transmits only the generated images designated by the user to the image management server 4. Good.

  In this embodiment, the sticker ID is the shooting date and time (game specifying information), the device ID (game specifying information), and the serial number of the sticker ID itself (when a plurality of sticker IDs are issued in one game, The image ID is information including a shooting date and time, a device ID, and a serial number for identifying a generated image generated in one play.

  For example, when two sticker IDs are issued in one game, numbers “01” and “02” may be added as serial numbers of the sticker IDs. Furthermore, the number of seal IDs issued is not particularly limited. For example, there may be only one seal ID per game, or the number of players who have played the game may be specified, and the seal ID may be issued only for the number of sentences. The number of players of the game may be input to the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 by the user, or the number of subjects, that is, the number of players is specified by using face recognition or the like when taking a picture in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. Also good.

  In the present embodiment, the communication control unit 311 associates an image ID and additional information including a seal ID with one or a plurality of generated images generated by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 in one play. Send to server 4. In other words, the communication control unit 311 transmits the generated image in association with the shooting date and time, the device ID, and the serial number. Thereby, the image management server 4 can use the sticker ID as an identifier for identifying the image, and can specify the shooting date and time from the sticker ID.

  The shooting control unit 312 relates to a process related to a charge inserted when starting the photo sticker creation game by the shooting unit 21 and a user shooting control in the photo sticker creation game such as shooting a user group according to the user shooting control. Control processing. The imaging control unit 312 can also generate an image ID and a seal ID.

  The editing control unit 313 controls processing related to user editing control in the photo sticker creation game, such as graffiti editing of images by the editing unit 12A and the editing unit 12B.

  The print control unit 314 controls processing related to user print control in the photo sticker creation game, such as sticker sheet printing by the printing unit 211.

  The post-service customer control unit 315 controls processing related to the post-service in the photo sticker creation game, such as processing to serve a user group that has finished the editing work by the post-service unit 13.

(Mobile communication terminal 6)
FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the mobile communication terminal 6 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. As shown in this figure, the mobile communication terminal 6 includes a control unit 601, a storage unit 602, a communication unit 603, an input unit 604, and a display unit 605. The control unit 601 performs overall control of each member provided in the mobile communication terminal 6. The storage unit 602 stores various data used in the mobile communication terminal 6. The mobile communication terminal 6 communicates with other devices constituting the image management system 10. The input unit 604 is a device for a user to input information to the mobile communication terminal 6 such as a touch panel. The display unit 605 is a device for displaying information, such as a liquid crystal display device.

(Details of control unit 601)
As illustrated in FIG. 13, the control unit 601 includes a communication control unit 611, an input control unit 612, and a display control unit 613.

  The communication control unit 611 controls communication by the communication unit 603.

  The display control unit 613 controls information display on the display unit 605. Specifically, the display control unit 613 performs display control by various programs that operate on the mobile communication terminal 6. In the present embodiment, the display control unit 613 is operated by a browser for browsing the WEB and a dedicated application that functions as an interface of the image management site. The display control unit 613 communicates with the image management server 4 via the communication control unit 611 and controls display related to the image management site.

  The dedicated application is an application program specialized for the image management site, and is installed as appropriate by the user of the mobile communication terminal 6. This dedicated application includes various data for displaying information related to the image management site. That is, regarding the display of various pages, display position control of various fields, various images, various text information, etc., and display control of instruction input images such as various buttons are performed by a display control unit 613 operated by a dedicated application. Is called.

  The input control unit 612 performs processing on the various instruction input images whose display is controlled by the display control unit 613 based on the result of input instruction by the input unit 604. That is, the input control unit 612 provides an interface related to instruction input received by a browser, a dedicated application, and the like.

(Service flow)
Next, details of the flow of the image management service provided by the image management system 10 will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 14 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of a flow of a series of processes from photography to completion of image storage in the image management system 10.

(photography)
As shown in FIG. 14, the user starts playing the game in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 (step S1). Specifically, the user stands in front of the front panel 41 of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 and inserts coins having a fee required for playing the game into the coin insertion / return slot 87. The imaging control unit 312 determines whether or not a predetermined amount of coins has been inserted based on a signal supplied from the coin processing unit 221.

  If it is determined that the camera has been inserted, the shooting control unit 312 controls the shooting unit 21 to display the moving image of the subject captured by the camera 91 on the touch panel monitor 93 and display it in the shooting space A1 according to the shooting control by the user. The user is photographed as a subject (step S2). This photographing control is performed a plurality of times within the photographing processing time.

  Note that, as a process in the image capturing control, a predetermined number of times may be performed as image capturing for transmission to the mobile communication terminal 6 instead of image capturing for printing on a sticker sheet. In this case, as an image suitable for an image to be transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 6, an image obtained by chroma-combining the image for synthesis and an image subjected to image processing such as filtering processing using a color filter are created at the time of shooting. Sometimes.

  After the photographing is finished, the photographing control unit 312 guides the user in the photographing space A1 to move to the editing space A2-1 or the editing space A2-2. This guidance is performed by displaying a guidance screen on the touch panel monitor 93 of the photographing unit 21 or by outputting voice guidance from the speaker 224.

(edit a picture)
After the end of the guidance, the editing control unit 313 controls the editing unit 12 corresponding to the editing space of the editing space A2-1 and the editing space A2-2 that is the destination of the user who has finished the shooting control. Thus, the editing unit 12 is caused to edit the image (step S3). Specifically, the editing control unit 313 causes the user to select a synthesis image to be synthesized with the image selected or acquired as the editing target image, and synthesizes the selected synthesis image with the image. The composite image is edited according to the editing operation by the user. Further, as editing for an image for transmission to the mobile communication terminal 6, for example, a process of trimming an image to a predetermined size, a filtering process by a color filter, and a collage composition process for finishing a plurality of images as one image Processing can also be performed.

  After the editing, the editing control unit 313 guides the user who has finished editing control in the editing space A2-1 or the editing space A2-2 to move to the post-service space A3. This guidance is performed by displaying a guidance screen on the tablet built-in monitor 131 or by outputting guidance voice from the speaker 231.

(Photo sticker printing)
After the guidance is completed, the print control unit 314 outputs the image selected by the user to the printer 241 and prints it on the sticker sheet (step S4). When printing is completed, the post-service control unit 315 displays that the printing has been completed on the tablet built-in monitor 161, and the printer 241 can acquire the generated image from the image management server 4 and the photo sticker creation apparatus 1 in the same procedure. As described above, the seal ID created in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 and the image acquisition information (such as the URL of the image acquisition site or the e-mail address for acquisition) are printed out of the box, and the predetermined generated image is displayed in the center. The sticker paper printed on the paper is discharged to the sticker paper discharge port 164.

  Note that the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 may create the image ID and the sticker ID with the accompanying information that does not depend on communication, using the same algorithm as the algorithm used by the image management server 4 to create the image ID and the sticker ID. . In this case, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 can obtain the image ID and the sticker ID without the image management server 4 creating the image ID and the sticker ID. By appropriately recognizing the image ID and the seal ID created by the user, the image stored in the corresponding temporary storage database can be specified.

(Subsequent customer service)
During printing, the subsequent customer service control unit 315 controls the subsequent customer service unit 13 to control processing related to the subsequent customer service for the user who is waiting for completion of printing (step S5). Specifically, the post-service customer control unit 315 controls processing for transmitting a generated image to the image management server 4 in the photo sticker creation game as processing related to the post-service by the post-service customer unit 13. At that time, the post-service customer control unit 315 causes the tablet built-in monitor 161 to display a mail address input screen for inputting the mail address of the user who has played the game. The user inputs the currently used mail address by using the touch pen 162A or the touch pen 162B. When only the generated image designated by the user is transmitted to the image management server 4, the post-service customer control unit 315 also displays a selection screen for the generated image to be transmitted on the tablet built-in monitor 161.

(Image transmission)
The communication control unit 311 transmits the input mail address and one or a plurality of generated images generated by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 in one play to the image management server 4 through the communication unit 203 (step S6). An image identifier (image ID) is associated with the generated image transmitted at this time. Furthermore, other information such as a seal ID may be associated as additional information with the generated image to be transmitted. The communication unit 403 of the image management server 4 receives the e-mail address, generated image, image ID, additional information, and the like transmitted from the photo sticker creation apparatus 1 (step S7), and transmits them to the image management unit 414. The image management unit 414 stores the received generated image, image ID, additional information, and the like in a temporary storage database (not shown) in the storage unit 402 in association with each other. The temporarily stored data such as the generated image is continuously stored in the temporary storage database for a predetermined period, and is automatically deleted from the temporary storage database when the predetermined period elapses. The predetermined period may be a predetermined period from the date and time when the generated image is temporarily stored (temporary storage date and time), or may be a predetermined period from the shooting date and time of the generated image.

  The predetermined period may change depending on whether the user is registered as a member of the image management service. In addition, the predetermined period may change depending on a member attribute of the user in the image management service. More specifically, the predetermined period may be set to a longer period when the user is registered as a member of the image management service than when the user is not registered as a member. Further, the predetermined period may be set to a longer period when the user is a paying member than when the user is a free member. Further, when a premium member who pays a higher membership fee than a normal paying member exists as a member attribute, the predetermined period is longer than when the user is a premium paying member when the user is a premium member. May be set.

  In this way, in consideration of the case where the user becomes a paid member in the future, all the generated images generated in one play are transmitted. Therefore, the user can acquire all the generated images generated in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 when using the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 in a free member state and then becoming a paid member on the site. .

  Note that the communication control unit 311 does not transmit all the generated images to the image management server 4 but a predetermined number of generated images selected by the user or a generated image determined by the control unit 201 as a transmission target. Good.

(Compose and send a guide email)
The mail creation unit 412 of the image management server 4 receives the mail address and the image ID via the communication unit 403. The mail creation unit 412 creates a guide mail that guides the user to save the generated image. The procedure is as follows. The mail creation unit 412 outputs the received image ID to the site processing unit 413 and requests the site processing unit 413 to generate a URL 901 indicating a web page for storing the generated image specified by the image ID. . Note that the user may be prompted to input an image ID, and a URL for saving the generated image may be requested. The site processing unit 413 generates the requested URL 901 and outputs it to the mail creation unit 412.

  The mail creating unit 412 acquires various data for creating a guide mail from the mail database 421. Then, a guide mail 900 shown in FIG. 15 is created using the various data, the URL 901, and the user's mail address. A URL 901 is described in the text of the guidance mail 900. The mail creation unit 412 transmits the guide mail 900 to the user's mail address via the communication unit 403 (step S8).

  Note that the mail creation unit 412 may transmit a guide mail including a URL indicating a web page for the user to input a seal ID. In this case, the image management server 4 accepts an input of a seal ID printed outside the margin of the sticker paper from the mobile communication terminal 6 on the web page indicated by the URL included in the guide mail, and the image management server 4 The generated image being transmitted may be displayed.

(Request and send image save page)
The communication unit 603 of the mobile communication terminal 6 receives the transmitted guide mail 900 (step S9) and outputs it to the communication control unit 611. The communication control unit 611 outputs the input guide mail 900 to the display control unit 613. The display control unit 613 outputs the input guide mail 900 to the display unit 605. The user confirms the guide mail 900 displayed on the display unit 605 and selects the URL 901 using the input unit 604 in order to save the image on the image management site (step S10). The user may input the image ID.

  The input control unit 612 receives a selection input from the input unit 604 and notifies the communication control unit 611 that the URL 901 has been selected. In response to this, the communication control unit 611 requests the image management server 4 for a web page corresponding to the selected URL 901. Specifically, the communication control unit 611 transmits a predetermined request for providing a login page to the image management server 4 through the communication unit 603.

  The site processing unit 413 receives the transmitted request through the communication unit 403 (step S11). The site processing unit 413 generates a login page and transmits it to the mobile communication terminal 6 (step S12). The communication control unit 611 of the mobile communication terminal 6 receives the login page 1000 from the image management server 4 (step S13). The display control unit 613 of the mobile communication terminal 6 displays the login page 1000 on the display unit 605.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a login page 1000 of the image management site. As illustrated, the login page 1000 includes an input field 1001 for inputting a member ID, an input field 1002 for inputting a password, and a login button 1003. A login button 1003 is a button for requesting login to the image management site with the member ID and password input in the input fields 1001 and 1002. When the login button 1003 is selected via the input unit 604 of the mobile communication terminal 6, the control unit 601 of the mobile communication terminal 6 sends a login request to the image management server 4 via the communication unit 603 (step S14). The login page 1000 may include a new member registration button 1004 for the user of the mobile communication terminal 6 to newly register as a member in the image management site.

  When the site processing unit 413 of the image management server 4 receives a login request including the member ID and password information from the mobile communication terminal 6, the site determination unit 413 performs member determination (step S15). Membership determination is processing for determining whether or not member information matching the member ID and password received by the site processing unit 413 exists in the member database 422. If there is matching member information, the site processing unit 413 determines that the user indicated by the received member ID and password is a member, executes login processing of the image management site, and instructs the user to save the image. The image storage page 1300 is created. On the other hand, if there is no matching member information, the site processing unit 413 determines that the user indicated by the received member ID and password is not a member, and stops the login process.

  FIG. 17 shows an image storage page 1300 of the image management site. In this embodiment, when the site processing unit 413 determines that the user is a member, the site processing unit 413 also determines whether the user is a free member or a paid member. Then, the site processing unit 413 creates a web page corresponding to the member attribute. If the site processing unit 413 determines that the user is a free member, the site processing unit 413 creates an image storage page 1300 for the free member to store images as shown in FIG. On the other hand, if it is determined that the user is a paying member, an image storage page 1300 for the paying member to save an image is created as shown in FIG. In addition, when saving an image, various information regarding the image may be added or changed.

  As shown in FIG. 17A, the free member image storage page 1300 stores six thumbnails 1301, a link image 1302 that prompts the user to register a paying member, and one generated image on the image management site. A link image 1303 is included. The image storage page 1300 may include a link 1307 to a my page 1100 (described later). Similarly, the various pages of the image management site described below may include a link 1307 to the my page 1100 as a page header.

  The thumbnail 1301 is a thumbnail of one or a plurality of generated images (one or a plurality of generated images corresponding to a certain seal ID) generated in one play in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. In the example shown in FIG. 17A, six generated images are generated in one play. The number of thumbnails 1301 corresponds to the number of generated images (generated images corresponding to the same seal ID) generated in one play in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1.

  If the user is a free member, the number of generated images that can be saved is one. Therefore, the user selects one of the six thumbnails 1301 and presses (tap) the link image 1303 to generate the generated image. Can be stored in the image management site. When only the generated image designated by the user is transmitted to the image management server 4, the thumbnail 1301 of the generated image designated by the user is displayed on the image storage page 1300.

  As shown in FIG. 17B, the paid member image storage page 1300 includes six thumbnails 1304 and a link image 1305 for storing all the images. When the user is a paying member, all the generated images generated in one play can be saved, so that the user presses the link image 1305 so that all the generated images generated in one play are stored in the image management site. Saved in.

  In this example, since the user is a paying member, the site processing unit 413 creates an image storage page 1300 for the paying member shown in FIG. The site processing unit 413 transmits the created image storage page 1300 to the mobile communication terminal 6 via the communication unit 403 (step S16).

(Save image)
The mobile communication terminal 6 receives the image storage page 1300 through the communication unit 603 (step S17). The image storage page 1300 is output to the display control unit 613 via the communication control unit 611. The display control unit 613 displays the input image storage page 1300 on the display unit 605. The user confirms the image storage page 1300 displayed on the display unit 605. When the user is a paying member, all the six generated images of the thumbnail 1301 can be stored in the image management site. When the user wants to save the generated image, the user presses the link image 1305 through the input unit 604.

  The input control unit 612 receives a selection input from the input unit 604 and notifies the communication control unit 611 that the link image 1305 has been selected. In response to this, the communication control unit 611 transmits an instruction (storing instruction) to store six generated images corresponding to the six thumbnails 1301 to the image management server 4 (step S18).

  The control unit 401 of the image management server 4 receives the transmitted save instruction through the communication unit 403 (step S19). The control unit 401 instructs the image management unit 414 to save the generated images specified by the user indicated by the save instruction (six generated images of the thumbnail 1301 in the above example). Upon receiving this instruction, the image management unit 414 generates image management information of the user's generated image stored in the temporary storage database, and generates the generated image associated with the generated image management information as the user's member ID ( The image data is stored in the user storage area of the image database 424 (step S20). As a result, all the generated images generated in one play are stored in the image storage area of the user in the image database 424.

  When the user is a free member, the user selects the link image 1302 when he wants to save all the generated images. In this case, a series of processes for paying member registration is performed in the image management system 10. When registration is completed, all the generated images are stored in the image database 424 in association with the member ID of the user. Note that the selection of a generated image to be stored (one generated image for a free member and all generated images for a paid member) may be accepted by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. In this case, the image management unit 414 may store the generated image selected in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 in the image database 424.

  When the image management unit 414 stores the generated image in the image database 424, the site processing unit 413 creates a storage completion page 1400. FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating an example of the storage completion page 1400.

  As illustrated in FIG. 20, the storage completion page 1400 includes thumbnails 1401 (six thumbnails in the illustrated example) of the generated image stored in the image database 424 by the image management unit 414 and My Page (details will be described later). Link text 1403. FIG. 20 illustrates a case where six generated images are stored and the storage completion page 1400 includes six thumbnails 1401. The user can display My Page 1100 on the mobile communication terminal 6 by pressing the link text 1403. The site processing unit 413 transmits the created storage completion page 1400 to the mobile communication terminal 6 through the communication unit 403 (step S21).

  The communication control unit 611 of the mobile communication terminal 6 receives the storage completion page 1400 through the communication unit 603, and outputs the received storage completion page 1400 to the display control unit 613. The display control unit 613 outputs the input storage completion page 1400 to the display unit 605 (step S22). The user can confirm the generated image stored in the image management site by confirming the storage completion page 1400 displayed on the display unit 605.

[Embodiment 2]
Another embodiment of the present invention will be described below. For convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as those described in the above embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will not be repeated.

  In the present embodiment, in addition to the above-described guide mail or instead of the guide mail, a notification for guiding image storage is transmitted to the user's mobile communication terminal 6 by a push notification. Then, the mobile communication terminal 6 displays the push notification including information that can specify the user's play, for example, information such as a thumbnail image of the captured image, the shooting date and time, and the shooting location. This makes it possible for the user to easily recognize information that the user wants to recognize by the push notification. In particular, the user may be playing with a plurality of photo sticker creation apparatuses 1 at the same time (time interval). In this case, the user cannot easily recognize when the photographed image created by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 can be saved by simply informing that the image can be saved. According to this embodiment, since the push notification including the information that can specify the user's play is displayed on the mobile communication terminal 6, even in the above case, which photo sticker creation device 1 The user can easily recognize whether it is possible to save the captured image played in the above. The thumbnail image may be a thumbnail image generated from a captured image, or a thumbnail image generated from a graffitied image that has been edited by the user with respect to the captured image.

  Note that the push notification function can be realized by the function of the dedicated application described above. Further, the push notification is a function for displaying the notification while generating sound output or vibrator vibration at the timing of receiving the notification. For example, when a push notification is received when the display screen of the mobile communication terminal 6 is turned off, the notification is displayed by turning on the display screen. Further, for example, when the mobile communication terminal 6 is in use, an icon indicating that the notification has been received is displayed in the notification area (for example, the upper part of the display unit 605), and the area is swiped downward, for example. A notification is displayed.

[Overview]
First, an outline of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 19 is a diagram for explaining the outline of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 19, in the present embodiment, the image management server 4 includes an image storage server 50, a member DB server 30, and a push notification server 40. These servers may be realized by a single server, or each server may be independent, and the entire server may be collectively referred to as an image management server 4.

  The image storage server 50 manages the generated image and information related to the generated image. The image storage server 50 includes an image database, and executes processing such as saving a generated image in the image database and deleting the generated image from the image database. Further, the image storage server 50 generates a thumbnail image to be included in the push notification.

  The thumbnail image may be created from an image selected by the user with the photo sticker creating apparatus 1, or if not selected, the thumbnail image is created from the first image taken by the user or a predetermined number of times. Also good. These images are transmitted from the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 to the image storage server 50 with a flag attached, and the image storage server 50 can recognize a target for generating a thumbnail image using this flag.

  Note that the thumbnail image may be an image having a resolution lower than that of the stored image. This is because when the resolution is the same as the image to be saved, the same processing as the image saving is performed by saving the thumbnail image by a screen shot or the like. Further, the communication capacity can be reduced by lowering the resolution of the thumbnail image.

  The thumbnail image may be automatically created from the first image taken by the user, or may be created from all the images taken by the user. When there are a plurality of thumbnail images, the mobile communication terminal 6 may display a plurality of thumbnail images in a list, or may dynamically display a plurality of thumbnail images.

  Further, when there are a plurality of images having different angles of view in the image taken by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1, a thumbnail image may be created from an image having a specific angle of view. For example, when an up image and a whole body image exist, a thumbnail image may be created from the up image. Although the thumbnail image display area is small, if a thumbnail image is created from the up image, the user can easily confirm the contents of the image. That is, although the display area of the thumbnail image on the push notification is small, if the thumbnail image is created from the up image, the up image displays the user's face larger than the whole body image. The contents can be easily confirmed.

  When the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 generates an image different from a normal photographed image such as a so-called mobile bonus image, a thumbnail image may be created from the image.

  In addition, instead of the captured image, a service name or service logo of an image providing service may be created as a thumbnail image, or a thumbnail from an image of a person modeled on the model of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 An image may be created.

  In the image database, among the generated images generated by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1, information for uniquely identifying the generated image is associated with the generated image instructed by the user to be stored in the image management site. Stored. In the image database, generated images are stored separately for each user registered as a member in the member DB server 30.

  The member DB server 30 manages information related to member users. The member DB server 30 includes a member database, and executes processes such as referring to the member database, adding member information to the member database (member registration) and changing, and deleting member information from the member database (unsubscribe). Note that the member DB server 30 may also manage non-member users, and may generate member information of non-member users.

  In the member database, various information (member information) regarding member users is stored for each user. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of the data structure of the member database. One record in the figure shows member information of one member user. The member information includes information in a “member ID” column, information in a “password” column, information in a “user name” column, information in a “user image” column, information in a “mail address” column, and “birth year” It includes information on the “Month / Day” column, information on the “Address” column, information on the “Member Attribute” column, information on the “Membership Date” column, and information on the “Terminal ID” column.

  Information for uniquely identifying a member user (user identification information) is recorded in the “member ID” column. The name of the user is recorded in the “user name” column. An ID indicating an icon image is recorded in the “user image” column. In the “mail address” column, the mail address of the user is recorded. Note that the image management server 4 may use an email address as user identification information instead of a member ID. The date of birth of the user is recorded in the “birth date” column. The user's address is recorded in the “address” column. The member attribute of the user is recorded in the “member attribute” column.

  In the image management service according to the present embodiment, there are paid members and free members as member attributes. Therefore, in the “member attribute” column, “paid” is recorded when the member user indicated by the record is a paid member, and “free” is recorded when the member is a free member. In the “enrollment date” column, the date when the user registered as a member in the image management site is recorded. In the “terminal ID” column, the mobile communication terminal 6 possessed by the user is shown, and an ID for uniquely identifying the mobile communication terminal 6 is recorded.

  The push notification server 40 performs a push notification process to be transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 6. Specifically, at the timing when the image can be stored in the image storage server 50, an instruction transmission unit (not shown) sends a push notification to the user's mobile communication terminal 6 corresponding to the image.

  In addition, when a plurality of people take a picture with the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 and one of them saves an image, the fact is pushed to other people among the plurality of people at that timing. Also good. For example, when Mr. A and Mr. B take a picture and Mr. A saves the image, a push notification “A-san got a pre” may be sent to Mr. B.

[Configuration of mobile communication terminal 6]
Next, with reference to FIG. 1, the principal part structure of the mobile communication terminal 6 which concerns on this embodiment is demonstrated. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a mobile communication terminal 6 according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 1, only functional blocks related to the present embodiment are described, and the functional blocks illustrated in FIG. 13 of the first embodiment are not illustrated, but the processing of the mobile communication terminal 6 described in the first embodiment is also performed. Do.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 601 of the mobile communication terminal 6 includes a push processing unit (display control unit) 111, and the push processing unit 111 includes a push display generation unit 121, a push reception processing unit 122, and a token processing unit. 123 and an image acquisition processing unit 124.

  The push processing unit 111 executes processing for push notification. Specifically, when receiving the push notification from the push notification server 40, the push display generation unit 121 of the push processing unit 111 generates a push display to be displayed on the display unit 605. In the push display generated by the push display generation unit 121, in addition to the fact that the photographed image can be saved (for example, “the pre-taken image has just been received”), the thumbnail image indicating the image that can be saved ( Specific information). Thereby, the user can easily recognize images that can be saved. The information included in the push display is not limited to the thumbnail image, but is information (specific information) that can specify the user's play, for example, the name of the photographed sticker creating apparatus 1 and the photographed photograph sticker creating apparatus 1. Information such as an image, a shooting date, a shooting location, and a store may be used. For example, the shooting date and time may be the time when a coin is inserted into the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 or the time when an image is transmitted from the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 to the image storage server 50. The thumbnail image may be generated from a part of an image that can be saved.

  The push notification may include the user's own name, nickname, the name of a friend photographed together, the nickname, lottery or event advertisement, image storage time limit, and the like. For example, as the user's own name, a name (nickname) associated with the e-mail address input by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is acquired from the member DB server 30 and this name (for example, “Miwa”) is included. “Miwa-chan has just received the pre-taken photo” may be displayed. If the name is not registered in the member DB server 30, the part may be displayed blank.

  Moreover, when displaying advertisements such as lotteries and events, for example, if it is possible to apply for a campaign by playing four times, if the user who has finished the play once plays three more times You can apply for the campaign! Etc. are displayed.

  Also, by displaying the image storage time limit, it can play the same role as the reminder mail.

  In addition, when the input unit 604 receives an operation for a push notification, the push reception processing unit 122 of the push processing unit 111 acquires an acquisition screen for acquiring the image from the image management server 4 and causes the display unit 605 to display the acquisition screen. . Here, acquiring an image indicates that the image is stored in an area assigned to the user in the image storage server 50. Examples of the acquisition screen include the screens shown in FIGS. 17A and 17B described above.

  The token processing unit 123 performs processing related to a token (access token). A token is authentication information issued to authenticate a user in order to use a dedicated application. Passing a login ID and password such as an email address once entered to each authentication page is dangerous from the viewpoint of security, so a token for authenticating the user is issued after the first login, and after the first login. Authenticate users with tokens. The token processing unit 123 performs processing related to such a token. Further, since the paid-out token needs to be authenticated by the server after the first login, the token processing unit 123 holds the token. As an example of the token, it is possible to pay out unique random alphanumeric characters with an appropriate length (for example, 16 digits, 32 digits, 64 digits, etc.). A setting process related to push notification using a token will be described later.

When the image acquisition processing unit 124 selects saving an image on the acquisition screen,
The image storage server 50 is instructed to store the image non-temporarily. In addition, when an image is selected to be downloaded to the mobile communication terminal 6, the image is downloaded from the image storage server 50 to the mobile communication terminal 6.

  In addition, the input unit 604 and the display unit 605 form a touch panel unit 600.

[Process flow]
Next, with reference to FIG. 20, the flow of processing for performing push notification will be described. FIG. 20 is a sequence diagram illustrating a flow of processing for performing a push notification.

  As shown in FIG. 20, first, when an image can be stored in the image storage server 50, the image storage server 50 acquires user information corresponding to the image from the member DB server 30 and pushes it to the corresponding user. The push notification server 40 is requested to make a notification (S301). More specifically, the image storage server 50 that acquired the image and the e-mail address from the photo sticker creation apparatus 1 determines whether or not the corresponding token exists in the member DB server 30. If there is a corresponding token, the image storage server 50 notifies the push notification server 40 of the information of the image that can be stored, the information of the user corresponding to the image, and the content to be notified (for example, comment) as notification information. Request push notifications.

  Upon receiving the push notification request from the image storage server 50, the push notification server 40 sends a push notification to the user corresponding to the image (S302, instruction transmission step). More specifically, the mobile communication terminal 6 is notified of the fact that the image can be saved and information for specifying the image that can be saved. Note that the push notification server 40 responds to the push notification request from the image storage server 50. Based on the response, the image storage server 50 determines whether or not the push notification request is successful. If the request is successful, the image storage server 50 ends the push request process. Request notification.

  The mobile communication terminal 6 that has received the push notification (S303) requests the thumbnail image of the image from the image storage server 50 using the information for specifying the image, and acquires the thumbnail image from the image storage server 50.

  And the push display production | generation part 121 of the portable communication terminal 6 produces | generates the push display containing a thumbnail image, and displays it on the display part 605 (S304, display control step). When an operation is received for the push display, the dedicated application is activated, and the push reception processing unit 122 acquires an acquisition screen for acquiring an image from the image storage server 50 and displays it on the display unit 605 (S305). Thereafter, when an image acquisition instruction is given, the image storage server 50 stores the image in a non-temporary manner (S306). Thereafter, the stored image can be browsed and downloaded by accessing the image storage server 50 in the mobile communication terminal 6 (S307).

  Next, with reference to FIG. 21, the flow of processing in the mobile communication terminal 6 will be described. First, when the photograph sticker creating apparatus 1 captures an image (S401) and inputs an address (S402) and the image can be stored, a guide mail for image acquisition is transmitted as described in the first embodiment. (S402). In addition to this, if a dedicated application is installed in the mobile communication terminal 6 (YES in S404) and is in a login state (YES in S405), a push notification is transmitted from the push notification server 40. A push notification is displayed on the communication terminal 6 (S406). Here, a thumbnail image 451 is displayed as a push notification together with the phrase “A photographed image has arrived!”.

  The user confirms an image that can be stored from the thumbnail image, and taps the push notification to start the dedicated application, and the image acquisition processing unit 124 displays the image storage page on the display unit 605 (S409). ). Note that the image acquisition page shown in S409 of FIG. 21 is an example. The image storage page may be different depending on the member type. In the case of a paid member, the image storage page 1300 shown in FIG. 17A is displayed, and in the case of a free member, the image storage page 1300 is displayed. The image storage page 1300 shown in FIG.

[Push notification related settings]
Next, the flow of push notification related settings will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 22 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of push notification related settings.

  As shown in FIG. 22, when a dedicated application operates on the mobile communication terminal 6, it is required to log in to the image providing service via the dedicated application (S501). The user's account ID or e-mail address registered in the image providing service input by the user, a password, and the like are transmitted to the member DB server 30 as login information. Thereby, the login of the user to the image providing service is completed.

  Next, the token processing unit 123 requests a token from the OS of the mobile communication terminal 6 as a function of the dedicated application (S502). Then, the dedicated application acquires and holds the token given from the OS (S503).

  Thereafter, the token processing unit 123 determines whether or not the same token as the token acquired this time is held as a function of the dedicated application (S504). That is, when a token has been held by the dedicated application so far, it is determined whether or not the token is the same as the newly acquired token. If the same token is held (YES in S504), the process related to the push notification related setting is terminated. On the other hand, if the same token is not held (NO in S504), the token processing unit 123 transmits the token acquired this time to the member DB server 30 as a function of the dedicated application. Since transmission is performed in a state where the image providing service is logged in through a dedicated application, user information (login information) corresponding to the token is transmitted together.

  When information is transmitted from the dedicated application, the member DB server 30 receives the transmitted information and registers a token (S505). The token is recorded in the member database in association with the transmitted user. Thereby, the user information corresponding to the mobile communication terminal 6 to which the token is transmitted, such as the account ID and the mail address, and the token are recorded in the member DB server 30 in association with each other.

[Modification 1]
As described above, there are paid members and free members as member types. Therefore, the mode of push notification may be different between a paying member and a free member. For example, the configuration may be such that the push notification is performed once for the paying member and the push notification is performed twice for the free member.

  In addition, the manner of thumbnail images included in the push notification may be different between paid members and free members. For example, the number of thumbnail images included in the push notification to the free member may be larger than that of the pay member, the display size of the thumbnail image may be increased, or the resolution of the thumbnail image may be increased.

  Even for the same free member, the wording of the push notification may be changed according to the image storage status. For example, a free member who has saved images will be notified that “Become a paid member and get all the other pres!”, And a free member who has not saved images will be notified May arrive. "

  Note that the membership type is not limited to paid members and free members, but may exist other than that. In this case, the mode of push notification may be varied depending on the member type.

[Modification 2]
The timing of the push notification is not limited to when the image storage server 50 can store the image.

  As described above, the user can save an image by selecting an image to be saved on the image saving page. However, some users may not choose to save the image. Therefore, a push notification may be given to a user who has not saved an image at a predetermined timing.

  The predetermined timing may be a predetermined period before the image is deleted from the temporary storage database of the image storage server 50 (for example, one week ago, three days ago, one day before, etc.). If an image is deleted from the temporary storage database, it becomes impossible to store the image in the image storage server 50. Therefore, it is possible to suppress omission of storage by notifying the user before deletion.

  Moreover, you may vary the timing of a push notification according to a user's sex and age. For example, the push notification time may be different, such as 18:00 when the user is a high school girl and 20:00 when the user is a female university student. Since the time at which the mobile communication terminal 6 is used varies depending on the user, the push notification can be performed at a timing when the user is highly likely to confirm by changing the push notification time according to gender and age.

  The notification timing may be varied depending on the day of the week. For example, it may be set at 20:00 on weekdays and at 18:00 on weekends and holidays.

[Modification 3]
As described above, there are paid members and free members as user membership types. When a paying member is withdrawn, the user can no longer see the images stored so far. However, if the image is stored in the image storage server 50, if the user becomes a paying member again, the image saved when the user was a paying member can be viewed again. Therefore, the configuration may be such that push notification is performed after the user leaves the paying member and before the image is deleted from the image storage server 50. For example, when an image is deleted from the image storage server 50 60 days after the user leaves the paid member, a push notification such as “If you return to a paid member now, the image will not disappear” is displayed. The structure which performs this may be sufficient.

[Modification 4]
The configuration may be such that push notification is performed after a predetermined period has elapsed since the image was taken. For example, a configuration may be adopted in which push notification is performed one year after shooting ((a) of FIG. 23). It is very likely that the user has forgotten about the image taken one year ago. In such a case, by giving a push notification, the user can feel nostalgic and the like, and the use of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 can be achieved.

  The push notification may be performed after a predetermined period from the date input by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. The date may be a date automatically acquired by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1.

  Moreover, the structure which performs push notification with respect to the user who has not used the photo sticker production apparatus 1 for more than a fixed period (for example, 2 weeks) may be sufficient. As a result, the user can be encouraged to use the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. Whether or not the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 has been used for a certain period or more can be determined by comparing the date and time when the user last saved the image with the current date and time.

  Alternatively, a configuration may be adopted in which push notification is performed when the number of shootings exceeds a predetermined number. For example, the configuration may be such that when the number of shootings reaches 100, the first shot image is transmitted by push notification.

[Modification 5]
The push notification may include a notification requesting a user action. That is, for example, the push notification displays options such as “Look”, “Later”, and “Delete”. If “Look” is selected, the image save page is displayed, When “” is selected, the push notification may be performed again after a predetermined time has elapsed, and when “Delete” is selected, the push notification may be deleted.

[Modification 6]
Further, when a friend posts on the image browsing site or when a specific model popular with the user posts, it may be configured to notify that there is a post by a push notification ((FIG. 23 ( b)). Thereby, the user can recognize at the timing when there was posting that there was posting of a friend or a favorite model.

[Example of software implementation]
The control block of mobile communication terminal 6 (particularly push processing unit 111 (push display generation unit 121, push reception processing unit 122, token processing unit 123, image acquisition processing unit 124)) is formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like. It may be realized by a logic circuit (hardware) or by software.

  In the latter case, the mobile communication terminal 6 includes a computer that executes instructions of a program that is software for realizing each function. The computer includes, for example, at least one processor (control device) and at least one computer-readable recording medium storing the program. In the computer, the processor reads the program from the recording medium and executes the program, thereby achieving the object of the present invention. As the processor, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) can be used. As the recording medium, a “non-temporary tangible medium” such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit, or the like can be used. Further, a RAM (Random Access Memory) for expanding the program may be further provided. The program may be supplied to the computer via an arbitrary transmission medium (such as a communication network or a broadcast wave) that can transmit the program. Note that one embodiment of the present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave, in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope shown in the claims, and embodiments obtained by appropriately combining technical means disclosed in different embodiments. Is also included in the technical scope of the present invention. Furthermore, a new technical feature can be formed by combining the technical means disclosed in each embodiment.

1 Photo sticker creation device (photographing device)
4 Image management server (management device, push notification server)
6 Mobile communication terminals (communication terminals)
10 Image management system (image provision system)
30 member DB server 40 push notification server 111 push processing unit (display control unit)
121 Push display generation unit 122 Push reception processing unit 123 Token processing unit 124 Image acquisition processing unit

Claims (16)

A communication terminal that communicates and connects with a management device that acquires an image generated by a photographing device that provides a photographing service to a user by communication,
A display unit;
Display control for displaying on the display unit a push notification for requesting the user to perform an operation to save the image in the management device, the push notification including specific information for specifying play in the photographing service corresponding to the image A communication terminal.   The communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit displays a thumbnail image of the image to be stored as the specific information.   The communication terminal according to claim 2, wherein the display control unit displays image information regarding the image to be stored as the specific information. The captured image is plural,
4. The communication terminal according to claim 2, wherein the display control unit displays a thumbnail image of an image selected by the user as the thumbnail image at the time of shooting by the shooting device. 5. The captured image is plural,
The communication terminal according to claim 2, wherein the display control unit displays thumbnail images of two or more images of the plurality of images as the thumbnail images.   The display control unit is configured to change at least one of the display number, resolution, and display size of the thumbnail images included in the push notification depending on a type of member of the user related to the storage of the images. Item 6. The communication terminal according to any one of Items 2 to 5.   7. The display according to claim 2, wherein the display control unit performs the display by setting a resolution of the thumbnail image included in the push notification to be lower than that of the image to be stored. Communication terminal. A push notification server that transmits a push notification to a communication terminal that communicates with a management device that acquires an image generated by a photographing device that provides a photographing service to a user by communication,
The push notification for requesting the user to perform an image storage operation in the management device at a predetermined timing, the push notification including specific information for specifying play in the photographing service corresponding to the image. A push notification server comprising an instruction transmission unit to be displayed on the screen.   The push notification server according to claim 8, wherein the instruction transmission unit transmits the push notification when the image can be stored as the predetermined timing.   10. The push notification server according to claim 8, wherein the instruction transmission unit transmits the push notification as a predetermined timing after a predetermined period has elapsed since the image can be stored. .   The push notification server according to any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein the instruction transmission unit changes the predetermined timing according to a type of member of the user regarding the storage of the image. The communication terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
The push notification server according to any one of claims 8 to 11,
An image providing system comprising: a photographing device that provides a photographing service to a user. A communication terminal control method for communicatively connecting to a management device that acquires an image generated by a photographing device that provides a photographing service to a user by communication,
The communication terminal includes a display unit,
Display control for displaying on the display unit a push notification for requesting the user to perform an operation to save the image in the management device, the push notification including specific information for specifying play in the photographing service corresponding to the image A communication terminal comprising the steps of: A method for controlling a push notification server that transmits a push notification to a communication terminal that is connected to a management device that communicates an image generated by a photographing device that provides a photographing service to a user,
The push notification for requesting the user to perform an image storage operation in the management device at a predetermined timing, the push notification including specific information for specifying play in the photographing service corresponding to the image. A method for controlling a push notification server, comprising the step of transmitting an instruction to be displayed.   A control program for causing a computer to function as the communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the control program causes the computer to function as the display control unit.   A control program for causing a computer to function as the push notification server according to claim 8, wherein the control program causes the computer to function as the instruction transmission unit.

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