KR101625666B1 - Method and apparatus for providing photo curation service - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a photocurrency service method and apparatus for allowing visitors to a museum, an amusement park, and a folk village to more conveniently receive information of a place visited by them,
The method includes performing a location guiding operation based on a location of the mobile device; Determining a photo zone corresponding to the location of the mobile device when the photo-zone guidance is requested from the mobile device, and performing the photo-zone guidance operation; And acquiring and providing photo-zone photographs photographed in the photo-zone when a photo-zone photo search is requested from the mobile device.

Description

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The present invention relates to a photocurrency service method, and more particularly, to a photocurrency service method and apparatus for allowing visitors to a museum, an amusement park, a folk village, a theme park, .

Most visitors to museums, amusement parks, folklore, and theme parks have cameras, and there is a desire to make good memories and take beautiful pictures. However, the first time visitors to museums, amusement parks, and folklore have difficulties in finding the places they want because they do not have enough information about the places. Especially, they can easily find photozones There are difficult disadvantages.

In addition, as communication technology has been developed in recent years, most people are carrying mobile devices such as smart phones and tablet PCs so that they can access desired information anytime and anywhere by searching for and receiving desired information.

However, most of the information search operations using mobile devices are performed by inputting a specific search word on a portal site or accessing a specific site to search for desired information. Therefore, in order to obtain information about a place that the user has visited at present, It is troublesome to input the names of the buildings and objects existing in the corresponding places and search them one by one. Also in this case, there still remains a problem that it is still difficult to easily provide information on the photo zone of the place of visit.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems and it is an object of the present invention to provide a photocurlation service method and apparatus capable of easily receiving information on a place visited by a user, .

And also to a method and apparatus for a photocurlation service that allows a user to acquire a photograph that is similar to the photograph when the user selects a specific photograph.

The present invention also relates to a method and an apparatus for a photocurlation service that allows a user to share a photographed image with a person who is currently visited.

The objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile communication terminal, comprising: a location guidance operation based on a location of a mobile device; Determining a photo zone corresponding to the location of the mobile device when the photo-zone guidance is requested from the mobile device, and performing the photo-zone guidance operation; And acquiring and providing photo-zone photographs photographed in the photo-zone when a photo-zone photo search is requested from the mobile device.

The method may further include extracting information on a photographing point from the metadata of the selected photograph when the photographing position guidance is requested after one of the photograph photographs is selected and then performing a photographing position guiding operation based on the information on the photographing point The method comprising the steps of:

The method may further include extracting a camera setting value from the metadata of the selected photograph when the photographing is requested after one of the photo photographs is selected and then setting the camera setting value of the mobile device based on the extracted camera setting value And a step of adjusting.

The method may further include, when the mobile device requests to upload a photo, storing the uploaded photo in a database.

The method may further comprise: collecting photographs related to a place where a photoculture service is to be provided by searching for images uploaded to the Internet; And a step of classifying the collected photographs in units of a photo zone on the basis of the metadata of each of the collected photographs and storing them in a database when the photo zone of the place where the photocurlation service is to be provided is defined, .

The method may further include analyzing metadata of the photographs stored in the database to determine the number of photographing times by location, and resetting the photozone according to the number of photographing times by the location.

The method may further include rearranging the photo display order according to the number of times of photo selection after counting the number of photo selection every time a photo is selected by the mobile device.

The method may further include the step of selecting a best port based on the number of times of photo selection.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal comprising: a location guide unit for performing a location guidance operation based on a location of a mobile device; The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of: receiving a photo-zone guidance from the mobile device; detecting a photo-zone corresponding to the location of the mobile device; And when a photographing is requested after one of the photo photographs is selected, a camera setting value is extracted from the metadata of the selected photograph, and then the camera setting value of the mobile device is automatically set based on the extracted camera setting value A photo-zone guide for adjusting the image; And a communication unit for supporting data communication with the mobile device.

The apparatus may further include a database management unit for storing the photographs requested by the mobile device in a database or for collecting photographs related to places to provide photocurrence service among the photos uploaded to the Internet and storing the collected photographs in the database have.

The apparatus may further include a social interaction unit for automatically uploading the uploaded photo to the SNS operated by the user if the user desires to perform the SNS interworking operation with respect to the uploaded photo.

It is possible to more easily provide information on a place visited by the user according to the present invention. In particular, the present invention makes it possible to more easily grasp a photo zone existing at a visiting place.

When the user selects a specific photograph, the user automatically sets the camera of the mobile device carried by the user so that the user can acquire a photograph similar to the corresponding photograph.

It also allows users to share photos with other people by allowing them to share their photos with others.

In addition, by allowing photographs shared by users to be reused as advertisement information at a visiting place, it is possible to carry out a more expandable advertisement operation while reducing the advertisement cost of the place of visit.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a photocurrency service system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
2 is a view for explaining a database building method of the photocurrency service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a view showing an example of setting a photo zone according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view for explaining a method of guiding a place of a photocurrency service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 and 6 are views for explaining a method of guiding a photo zone of a photocurrency service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a diagram illustrating an example of providing a photo-zone photograph according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a diagram for explaining a database management method of the photocurrency service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a diagram for explaining a database management method of the photocurrency service method according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an apparatus for providing a photocurrency service for providing a photocurrency service according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

The following terms are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, and these may be changed according to the intention of the user, the operator, or the like.

The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. These embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Only. Therefore, the definition should be based on the contents throughout this specification.

Before describing the present invention, the photographic metadata to be used in the present invention will be described in order to facilitate understanding of the present invention.

Metadata is data for data. It refers to the information that follows some data, that is, the data that follows the data to analyze and classify the structured information and add additional information. For example, every time a digital camera takes a picture and records it, the information of the camera itself, the time at the time of shooting, exposure, whether to use the flash, resolution, and the size of the picture are stored together with the image data. By analyzing these data, it becomes information that can be used very usefully when rearranging or rearranging the photographs properly. Today, GPS functionality allows you to enter location information into the metadata of your photos, which makes it easy to see where the photo was taken, so you can search for other local information, It is possible to improve the searchability.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a photocurrency service system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

1, the photocurrency service system of the present invention is provided with an apparatus 10 for providing a photocurrency service and a device 10 for providing a photocurrency service, which provide various information of a place visited by a user At least one mobile device 20 for reproducing information in an audiovisual manner is connected through a communication network.

The photocurating service providing apparatus 10 of the present invention provides a description of a specific place such as a playground, a museum, a folk village, and a theme park in an audiovisual manner. In addition, if the user desires to take a picture, the user can guide the picture zone existing in the place, thereby allowing the user to take a picture under an optimal background and composition.

In addition, the photocurating service providing apparatus 10 of the present invention collects and analyzes photographs taken at a corresponding place, and determines how people visiting the place photographed the camera while adjusting the camera setting values according to the location and time And stores the information in a database. When a specific user requests to take a picture, a database is searched to obtain a camera setting value corresponding to a current photographing situation, and the camera built in the mobile device 20 carried by the user is automatically set based on the acquired camera setting value , Allowing the user to obtain optimal photo results.

For reference, photographs are generally tagged with metadata. Metadata is data for data, which refers to information that follows along with the data to analyze and classify the structured information and add additional information. For example, every time a digital camera takes a picture and records it, the information of the camera itself, the time at the time of shooting, exposure, whether to use the flash, resolution, and the size of the picture are stored together with the image data. By analyzing these data, it becomes information that can be used very usefully when rearranging or rearranging the photographs properly. Today, GPS functionality allows you to enter location information into the metadata of your photos, which makes it easy to see where the photo was taken, so you can search for other local information, It is possible to improve the searchability.

Therefore, when the tagged metadata is collected and analyzed in the photographs taken at the same place, it is possible to easily grasp how people set the camera and take the photograph at the same place.

Therefore, in the present invention, the metadata of photographs taken at a specific place are collected and analyzed so that people visiting at the place can easily understand what camera setting values the photographs were taken. Then, By automatically adjusting the setting values (i.e., exposure, focus, aperture value, etc.), the user is also able to acquire photographic output with a feeling of satisfaction to a large number of people.

The mobile device 20 is a communication device carried by a user, such as a smart phone or a tablet PC, and has a built-in camera and is capable of accessing the Internet anytime and anywhere.

Also, the mobile device 20 of the present invention can download and install various mobile applications. In particular, it downloads and installs an application for photocurrency service, receives and outputs various information provided by the photocurrency service providing apparatus 10, or transmits various control values inputted by the user to a photocurrency service providing apparatus (10).

Hereinafter, the method of photocurating service of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 2 to FIG.

2 is a view for explaining a database building method of the photocurrency service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

For reference, most of the photos uploaded on the Internet are tagged with information describing the photos. This enables them to search and acquire photos with a desired theme. Accordingly, in the present invention, in order to secure more photograph information, a photograph database for a place where a photocurlation service is to be provided is constructed by searching for photographs already uploaded on the Internet.

If a location where the photocurrence service is to be provided is selected by the administrator and at least one photo zone is defined as shown in FIG. 3, the photocurrence service providing apparatus 10 transmits the information (for example, location (E.g., location information, name information, etc.) and the photo-zone information (e.g., location information, name information, etc.) are obtained (S1).

Then, based on the location information obtained in step S2, photos already uploaded on the Internet are searched to collect all photos related to the site (S2).

Then, the metadata mapped to each of the collected photographs is analyzed, and the name or location information of the collected photographs is obtained, and the collected photographs are classified into the photograph zone units and stored in the database S3).

4 is a view for explaining a method of guiding a place of a photocurrency service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

If the user requests the location guidance after executing the application for the photocurlation service installed in the mobile device 20 carried by the user, the photocurrency service providing device 10 may transmit the photocurlation service to the mobile communication network or the satellite navigation Acquires positional information of the mobile device 20 obtained through a device (GPS), etc., and grasps the current position of the user based on the acquired positional information (S11).

Then, the guidance information corresponding to the user location is acquired and transmitted to the mobile device 20 (S12), and the mobile device 20 converts the guide information into at least one of image, text, and sound source and provides the guide information to the user S13).

5 and 6 are views for explaining a method of guiding a photo zone of a photocurrency service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

If the user requests the guidance of the photo-zone after executing the application for the photocurlation service installed in the mobile device 20 carried by the user (S20), the photocurrency service providing apparatus 10 transmits the photocurlation service to the user's current position The closest located photo zone is identified (S21), and the guiding operation is performed (S22).

When the user requests the search operation of the photos photographed in the corresponding photo zone (S23), the photocurlation service providing apparatus 10 searches the database, searches for and acquires the photographed photograph in the corresponding photo zone, And the mobile device 20 displays these pictures on its screen as shown in FIG. 7 (S22).

At this time, the photo sorting order may be adjusted according to the number of photo selection. Also, after people have selected the best-viewed photos as the best ones, they may be boxed or zoomed in to make it easier for the user to see what the best photos in the photo zone are.

If the user selects one of the photos displayed through the photocurlation service application (S30) and requests the guidance of the photographed position (S31), the photocurrence service providing apparatus 10 selects Acquires information about the photographing point from the meta data mapped to the photograph, and compares the information with the current position of the user to generate photographing position guide information. Then, the generated photographing location guidance information is audibly notified to the user (S32).

The photographing position guiding operation in step S32 may be implemented in various forms. For example, there are a method of calculating the user movement route by comparing the photographing position and the position information stored in the meta data with the current position of the user, and then notifying the entire movement route at once, And a method of indicating a direction in which the mobile terminal should move.

On the other hand, if the user requests to take a picture after the photographing position guiding operation is completed after the user arrives at the position where the corresponding photograph was taken (S33, S34), or if the user requests the photographing immediately after selecting the picture (S30, S34), the camera setting value is extracted from the meta data of the selected photograph, and the camera of the mobile device 20 is automatically set, and then the photograph is taken (S35).

That is, in step S28, the metadata of the selected photograph is analyzed to grasp the camera setting values such as the exposure time, the exposure correction, the ISO sensitivity, the aperture value, the focal length, and the photometric mode in detail, So that the mobile device 20 performs the photographing operation. If the illuminance sensor is incorporated in the mobile device 20, the camera setting value of the selected photograph may be modified according to the sensor value of the illuminance sensor, and the camera setting operation of the mobile device 20 may be performed based on the corrected camera setting value do. Also, the camera shooting environment (for example, weather, solar irradiation amount) at the time of requesting the photographing is predicted using the date and time information of the mobile device, and the camera setting value of the selected photograph can be modified based on the prediction.

If the user wishes to upload a photograph through step S28, the photocurlation service providing apparatus 10 stores the corresponding photograph in the photo database so that it can be recycled as a photo-zone photograph at step S37.

In addition, according to the present invention, when a user requests an interworking with a social network service (SNS) at the time of uploading a photograph taken by a user, a related comment and a URL can be described together with the SNS operated by the user So that it can be implemented by using the above-described method). In this case, there is no need for the user to separately move the picture to the SNS, and the user convenience is greatly improved.

8 is a diagram for explaining a database management method of the photocurrency service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8, the photocurating service providing apparatus 10 of the present invention counts the number of times of photograph selection (S41) every time a photograph is selected (S40) By rearranging them (S42), the user can preferentially receive a picture with high user preference.

9 is a diagram for explaining a database management method of the photocurrency service method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 9, the apparatus 10 for providing a photocurrency service of the present invention acquires and analyzes meta data of photographs stored in a database (S50), and confirms the number of photographed images by position. That is, information about positions where people mainly take pictures is confirmed (S51).

And it resets the photo zone according to the number of photo shoots by location. That is, if there is a position where people mainly take a photograph other than the position set by the administrator as the photo zone, the setting is also set to the photo zone (S52).

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an apparatus for providing a photocurrency service for providing a photocurrency service according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

10, the apparatus 10 of the present invention includes a place DB 11, a photo DB 12, a place guide unit 13, a picture zone guide unit 14, a database management unit 15, a social interaction unit 16, and a communication unit 17.

In the place DB 11, the guide information on the place where the photocurrence service is provided may be classified and stored according to the position.

In the photo DB 12, photographs related to the place may be classified and stored according to the photo zone.

The location guidance unit 13 performs a location guidance operation based on the location of the mobile device 20 when the user requests the location guidance operation using the mobile device 20 of the user.

When the user requests the photo-zone guidance operation using his / her mobile device 20, the photo-image guidance unit 14 grasps the photo-zone corresponding to the position of the mobile device 20 and performs a photo-zone guidance operation . In addition, when requesting the photo-zone photo search operation, the photo-zone photographs photographed in the photo zone are acquired and provided. If one of the photo-zone photographs is selected and photographing is requested, And automatically adjusts the camera setting value of the mobile device 20 based on the extracted camera setting value, so that the mobile device 20 can perform a photographing operation.

The database management unit 15 manages information stored in the location DB 11 and the photo DB 12. [ Particularly, in the present invention, a photo DB 12 can be constructed based on a photograph related to a place where the photocurrency service is provided and a photograph uploaded by users, among the pictures uploaded on the Internet. In addition, it monitors the number of times of photo selection, the photographing position, etc., and performs an operation of resetting the best photo and the photo zone accordingly.

When a user selects a specific SNS at the time of uploading a photograph taken by the user and requests interworking with the corresponding SNS, the social interlocking unit 16 automatically uploads the photo taken by the user to the user account of the corresponding SNS.

The communication unit 17 supports data communication with the mobile device 20.

The computer-readable recording medium on which the program commands are recorded may be a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, Media storage devices.

The computer-readable recording medium on which the above-described program is recorded may be distributed to a computer apparatus connected via a network so that computer-readable codes can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. In this case, one or more of the plurality of distributed computers may execute some of the functions presented above and send the results of the execution to one or more of the other distributed computers, The computer may also perform some of the functions described above and provide the results to other distributed computers as well.

The computer capable of reading the recording medium on which the online game rating display device and the application program for driving the display method according to the embodiments of the present invention are read may be a general PC such as a general desktop or a notebook computer, A tablet PC, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a mobile communication terminal, and the like. In addition, it should be interpreted as all devices capable of computing.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. That is, within the scope of the present invention, all of the components may be selectively coupled to one or more of them. In addition, although all of the components may be implemented as one independent hardware, some or all of the components may be selectively combined to perform a part or all of the functions in one or a plurality of hardware. As shown in FIG. The codes and code segments constituting the computer program may be easily deduced by those skilled in the art. Such a computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, readable and executed by a computer, thereby realizing an embodiment of the present invention. As a storage medium of the computer program, a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium, or the like can be included.

It is also to be understood that the terms such as " comprises, "" comprising," or "having ", as used herein, mean that a component can be implanted unless specifically stated to the contrary. But should be construed as including other elements. All terms, including technical and scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs, unless otherwise defined. Commonly used terms, such as predefined terms, should be interpreted to be consistent with the contextual meanings of the related art, and are not to be construed as ideal or overly formal, unless expressly defined to the contrary.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention but to limit the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

Claims (11)

A photocurlation service method of a photocurating service providing apparatus capable of communicating with a mobile device,
The photocurlation service providing apparatus
Performing a location guidance operation based on the location of the mobile device;
Determining a photo zone corresponding to the location of the mobile device when the photo-zone guidance is requested from the mobile device, and performing the photo-zone guidance operation;
Acquiring and providing photo-zone photographs photographed in the photo zone when a photo-zone photo search is requested from the mobile device;
Extracting information on a photographed point from the metadata of the selected photographed image and then performing a photographed position guiding operation based on the information about the photographed point when one of the photographed photographs is requested, ; And
Extracting a camera setting value from the metadata of the selected photograph and automatically adjusting a camera setting value of the mobile device based on the extracted camera setting value when a photographing is requested after one of the photo photographs is selected ≪ / RTI &
The step of automatically adjusting the camera setting value of the mobile device
The extracted camera setting value is corrected according to the sensor value of the illuminance sensor, or the camera shooting environment at the time of requesting the photographing is predicted based on the date and time information of the mobile device, Further comprising the step of correcting the camera setting value. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step
Comparing the photographed point with the current position of the user from the meta data of the selected photograph to calculate a user movement path, and then guiding the user movement path to the user. The method of claim 1, wherein automatically adjusting the camera setting values of the mobile device
Wherein the camera setting value includes at least one of an exposure time, an exposure correction, an ISO sensitivity, an aperture value, a focal length, and a photometric mode as meta data of the selected photograph, Wherein at least one of an exposure time, an exposure correction, an ISO sensitivity, an aperture value, a focal length, and a photometric mode is automatically adjusted. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising the step of storing the uploaded photo in a database when the mobile device requests to upload a photo. The method according to claim 1,
Retrieving photos uploaded to the Internet and collecting photographs related to a place where a photocurlation service is to be provided; And
If the photo zone of the place where the photocurating service is to be provided is defined, the method further comprises classifying the collected photographs in units of the photo zones based on the metadata of each of the collected photographs, and then storing the classified photographs in the database. A photoculture service method. The method according to claim 4 or 5,
Further comprising the step of analyzing the metadata of the photographs stored in the database to determine the number of photographing times by position and resetting the photozone according to the number of photographing times by the position. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising the step of reordering the photo display order according to the number of photo selection after counting the number of photo selection every time a photo is selected by the mobile device. 8. The method of claim 7,
Further comprising the step of selecting a best port based on the number of photo selection. A place guide unit for performing a place guide operation based on the position of the mobile device;
The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of: receiving a photo-zone guidance from the mobile device; detecting a photo-zone corresponding to the location of the mobile device; And extracting information on a photographing point from the metadata of the selected photograph when the photographing position guidance is requested after one of the photograph photographs is selected, And when a photograph is requested to be taken after one of the photo photographs is selected, a camera setting value is extracted from the metadata of the selected photograph, and then the camera setting value of the mobile device is automatically calculated based on the extracted camera setting value A photo-zone guide for adjusting the image; And
And a communication unit for supporting data communication with the mobile device,
The photo-
The extracted camera setting value is corrected according to the sensor value of the illuminance sensor, or the camera shooting environment at the time of requesting the photographing is predicted based on the date and time information of the mobile device, Further comprising a function of automatically adjusting a camera setting value of the mobile device based on the corrected camera setting value after correcting the camera setting value of the mobile device. 10. The method of claim 9,
Further comprising a database management unit for storing the photographs requested by the mobile device in a database or for collecting photographs related to places to provide photocurrence service among the photos uploaded to the Internet and storing the collected photographs in the database Photocurrency service device. 11. The method of claim 10,
Further comprising a social interaction unit for automatically uploading the uploaded photo to the SNS operated by the user if the user wishes to perform an SNS interlock operation on the uploaded photo.

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