JP4952410B2 - Address transmitting apparatus and control method therefor, mail transmitting system, address transmitting apparatus control program, and recording medium - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an address transmission apparatus that acquires and transmits an electronic mail address, a control method thereof, a mail transmission system, an address transmission apparatus control program, and a recording medium. In particular, the present invention relates to the above-mentioned composite image information and e-mail from a photography printing apparatus that provides a service for printing a composite image based on composite image information generated by applying editing processing to a photographed image obtained by photographing a subject. It relates to transmitting an address to a server device.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in amusement facilities such as a game center, a photography printing apparatus for taking a photograph of a user and combining the photograph with a background image and outputting it as a sticker print has been installed. Has gained popularity.

  In this photography printing apparatus, for example, after photography is performed, editing processing such as graffiti can be performed on a photographed image displayed on a display screen by a pointing device such as a touch pen. The model is widespread. With this editing processing function, the user can change, for example, the background color and pattern, and write characters and illustrations on the captured image (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  Furthermore, a service is also available for transmitting a composite image obtained by editing these captured images to the user's mobile terminal, so that the user can use the composite image on the mobile terminal even after using the photographic printing apparatus. A device has been devised (see, for example, Patent Document 2). Usually, the service is performed by transmitting the composite image from a photography printing apparatus to a server on the Internet, and a user accessing the server from a portable terminal. In the above services, a mobile phone is often used as a mobile terminal used by a user. Specifically, (1) the server receives image data from the photo printing device, (2) the server notifies the user of access information of the location on the server that stores the image data such as the URL of the server. (3) Received by the user and the server downloads the image data (see, for example, Patent Document 1). As a method for notifying the user, in the photo printing apparatus, an e-mail address (hereinafter abbreviated as “e-mail address”) of the user's mobile phone is input and mail is transmitted to the e-mail address. When doing so, a technique is often used in which the access information is attached to the text and notified. The above service has gained popularity, and most users have recently used it.

On the other hand, as a side that operates a recreational facility such as a game center where a photo print device is installed and the above services can be used, increase the user turnover rate in the photo print device and improve profitability. There is a demand for it. For this reason, in the photographic printing apparatus, the service time that can be used before the user can input an image to the photographic printing apparatus is limited.
JP 2000-066944 (published March 3, 2000) JP 2001-309108 A (published on November 2, 2001)

  As described above, the photography printing apparatus is particularly popular with high school girls. For this reason, the photography printing apparatus is busy during school hours or when school is closed, and the user is concentrated. In addition, there are large stores with many popular models and the latest models in the downtown area where high school girls gather after school or when school is closed.

  For this reason, in the conventional configuration, when a photographed image is transmitted to the server during the busy period, the e-mail of the mobile phone is limited within a limited time, for example, 45-60 seconds. You need to enter an address. For this reason, there are many cases where the user erroneously inputs the e-mail address of the mobile phone, and as a result, the e-mail is not correctly transmitted to the user's mobile phone. In particular, when an e-mail address to be input by the user is long, or when the same character is continuously plural, there is a high possibility that an incorrect e-mail address is input. Also, some users may enter random email addresses.

  In this way, if an incorrect e-mail address is entered, the server cannot send e-mails correctly to the user's mobile phone, and may send e-mails to the other party's mobile phone. There is also a cause for protests and inquiries from the recipient. As measures above, it is generally assumed that the email address is entered twice to determine whether they are the same, or whether the email address is correct, and a confirmation screen is displayed again. As described above, the time of use is limited, and more time is consumed.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an address transmission device that can improve the reliability of a mail address to be transmitted while suppressing the time spent for inputting and confirming the mail address. It is to provide.

  An address transmission apparatus according to the present invention is an address transmission apparatus that acquires and transmits an e-mail address, and determination information for determining whether or not the e-mail address should be transmitted in order to solve the above-described problem. A storage unit for storing the e-mail address, an address acquisition unit for acquiring the e-mail address, and a determination unit for determining whether the e-mail address acquired by the address acquisition unit should be transmitted based on the determination information of the storage unit When the determination means determines that the e-mail address should not be transmitted, the re-acquisition request means for requesting re-acquisition of the e-mail address and the determination that the e-mail address should be transmitted When the means determines, the e-mail address acquired by the address acquisition means is transmitted, while the e-mail address is transmitted. If no If the determination means determines should, the re-acquisition request means is characterized by comprising an address transmitting means for transmitting an e-mail address reacquisition by the request.

  Also, an address transmission apparatus control method according to the present invention is an address transmission apparatus control method for acquiring and transmitting an e-mail address, and in order to solve the above problem, an address acquisition for acquiring the e-mail address. Determining whether to transmit the e-mail address acquired in the step and the address acquiring step is determination information stored in the storage unit and determining whether the e-mail address should be transmitted A determination step for determining based on the determination information; a reacquisition request step for requesting reacquisition of the e-mail address if it is determined in the determination step that the e-mail address should not be transmitted; If it is determined in the determining step that the e-mail address should be transmitted, it is acquired in the address acquiring step. Address sending step for sending the e-mail address reacquired in the reacquisition request step when it is determined in the determination step that the e-mail address should not be transmitted It is characterized by including.

  Here, examples of judgment information include a list of email addresses that are likely to be correct, such as email addresses that have been successfully sent, member-registered email addresses, and email addresses that have failed to send email. , Based on the list of email addresses that are likely to be wrong, such as email addresses where emails were sent incorrectly, email addresses that are prohibited from sending emails, For example, a set of created production rules.

  According to the above configuration and method, first, the e-mail address is acquired, and whether or not the acquired e-mail address should be transmitted is determined based on the determination information stored in the storage unit. If it is determined that the e-mail address should not be transmitted, a request for re-acquisition of the e-mail address is made. When it is determined that the e-mail address should be transmitted, the acquired e-mail address is transmitted. On the other hand, when it is determined that the e-mail address should not be transmitted, the e-mail address is reacquired by the request. Send email address.

  Therefore, for example, when it is determined that the acquired e-mail address should be transmitted, as in the case where the acquired e-mail address is highly likely to be correct, the re-acquisition of the e-mail address is not requested, Since the acquired e-mail address is transmitted, time for checking the e-mail address is not wasted. In addition, for example, when it is determined that the acquired email address should not be transmitted, as in the case where the acquired email address is likely to be incorrect, re-acquisition of the email address is requested. The user can correct the mail address. At this time, the request for reacquisition is not repeated until it is determined that the reacquired mail address should be transmitted, but only once, and the reacquired mail address is transmitted. Therefore, it is possible to improve the reliability of the mail address to be transmitted while reducing the time spent for inputting and confirming the mail address.

  The acquisition of the mail address may be performed via an input / output interface in the apparatus, may be performed via an external apparatus, or may be performed from an external communication apparatus via a communication line.

  In the address transmitting device according to the present invention, the determination information includes a trust list that is a list of email addresses that are highly likely to be correct, and the determination means includes the email address acquired by the address acquisition means, If it matches any email address in the trust list, it is preferable to determine that the email address should be sent.

  If the e-mail address acquired by the address acquisition means does not match any e-mail address in the trust list but is similar, it is highly likely that the e-mail address is incorrect.

  Therefore, the determination means determines that the e-mail address should not be transmitted when the e-mail address acquired by the address acquisition means is similar to any e-mail address in the trust list, and When the acquisition request unit makes the request, it is preferable to notify a portion of the e-mail address acquired by the address acquisition unit that does not match the similar e-mail address.

  In this case, since the user can confirm a mail address that is highly likely to be erroneous, it is possible to reduce erroneous transmission of electronic mail. Furthermore, by notifying the mismatched portion, the user can easily confirm the location of the input error. Whether or not the mail addresses are similar can be determined by a known method.

  In the address transmitting apparatus according to the present invention, the determination information includes an error list that is a list of e-mail addresses that are likely to be erroneous, and the determination unit includes the e-mail address acquired by the address acquisition unit. However, it is preferable to determine that the e-mail address should not be transmitted if it matches any e-mail address in the error list. In this case, since the user can confirm a mail address that is highly likely to be erroneous, it is possible to reduce erroneous transmission of electronic mail.

  In the address transmitting apparatus according to the present invention, the determination information includes a transmission prohibition list that is a list of e-mail addresses of e-mails whose transmission is prohibited, and the determination means is acquired by the address acquisition means. If the e-mail address matches any e-mail address in the transmission prohibition list, it is determined that the e-mail address should not be transmitted. When the e-mail address reacquired by the request matches any e-mail address in the transmission prohibition list, it is preferable to stop transmission of the e-mail address. In this case, since the mail address included in the transmission prohibition list is not transmitted from the own apparatus, transmission of an electronic mail to the mail address can be reliably prevented.

  It is particularly preferable that the reacquisition request unit notifies that the electronic mail address acquired by the address acquisition unit cannot be transmitted when making the request.

  The transmission prohibition list may be common throughout the country, but is preferably set for each region. In this case, the address acquisition unit acquires information on the location where the email address is input together with the email address, and the determination unit determines that the email address acquired by the address acquisition unit is the address. If it matches with any email address in the transmission prohibition list of the area including the location acquired by the acquisition means, it is determined that the email address should not be transmitted, and the address transmission means If the e-mail address reacquired by the acquisition request unit matches the e-mail address in the transmission prohibition list in the area including the location acquired by the address acquisition unit, the e-mail address is transmitted. Just stop.

  The area may be a local unit such as the Kansai region or a prefectural unit. By the way, when an input device that accepts an input of an e-mail address is installed in a store like a photo shoot and print device, a user can send an e-mail with a plurality of input devices installed on a traffic line that is frequently used for attending school. It is possible to input an address. Therefore, when the installation locations of the plurality of input devices frequently used by each user are grouped and a common installation location is included in a group of two people, a group formed by combining the two groups is described above. It may be an area.

  By the way, when the acquired email address is a new one not included in any of the trust list, the error list, and the transmission prohibition list, it is possible to determine whether the acquired email address is correct or incorrect. Have difficulty.

  Therefore, in the address transmitting apparatus according to the present invention, the determination information includes a list of e-mail addresses, and the determination means includes any e-mail address in the list in which the e-mail address acquired by the address acquisition means is If the address does not match, it is preferable to determine that the e-mail address should be transmitted.

  A mail transmission system comprising an address transmission device having the above configuration, an input / output device that inputs / outputs information to / from a user, and a mail transmission device that transmits electronic mail, wherein the input / output device is a user For receiving an input of an e-mail address from the input means for transmitting the input e-mail address to the address transmitting device, and for outputting a request for reacquiring the e-mail address from the address transmitting device to the user Output means, and the mail transmission device has the above-described effects even in a mail transmission system that transmits an email using the email address transmitted from the address transmission device as a destination. be able to.

  Here, the input / output device and the address transmission device may be provided integrally, or the address transmission device and the mail transmission device may be provided integrally. Furthermore, all the devices may be provided integrally, or each device may be a separate body.

  By the way, while the input / output device is provided within a range in which the user can move, the judgment information stored in the storage unit of the address transmission device has a lot of information common to the whole country or region. Therefore, when the input / output device and the address transmission device are integrally provided, the address transmission device further includes determination information receiving means for appropriately receiving the determination information from an external device and storing the determination information in the storage unit. It is desirable.

  The input / output device may be a photographic printing apparatus that provides a service for printing a composite image based on composite image information generated by performing editing processing on a photographic image obtained by photographing a subject on a print medium. Since the photographic printing apparatus has the above-described problems, it is effective to apply the present invention.

  Each unit in the address transmission device can be executed by a computer by an address transmission device control program. Furthermore, by storing the address transmission device control program in a computer-readable recording medium, the address transmission device control program can be executed on any computer.

  As described above, when it is determined that the acquired email address should be transmitted, the address transmission device according to the present invention transmits the acquired email address without requesting reacquisition of the email address. On the other hand, if it is determined that the acquired e-mail address should not be sent, the re-acquisition of the e-mail address is requested only once. There is an effect of improving the sex.

[Embodiment 1]
An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 18 as follows.

(Overall system configuration)
First, the system configuration of the image distribution system (mail transmission system) 100 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram conceptually showing the schematic structure of the image distribution system 100. As shown in the figure, the image distribution system 100 is configured to include a photo shoot printing apparatus 1..., A management server system 200 that provides an image distribution function, and a mobile phone 300. The mail transmission system in the present embodiment is configured to be incorporated as a part of a content distribution system such as the image distribution system 100 described above. Hereinafter, the term “image delivery system 100” is used to indicate an image delivery system 100 including a mail transmission system unless otherwise specified.

  The photo-taking and printing apparatus (input / output apparatus) 1 has a function for taking a photograph of the user (photographing function), a function for allowing the user to edit graffiti etc. on the photographed photo (editing function), and an edited image Is provided with a function of printing (print function). Note that all these functions are not essential. For example, a configuration in which the print function is omitted may be employed. And the photography printing apparatus 1 provides a user with the above functions by collecting a fee from the user. In addition, a time limit is provided for each function, and the user uses each function within this time limit.

  The management server system 200 receives additional information including composite image information, which is an image obtained by performing editing processing on a captured image, and e-mail address information input from the user, from each of the photography printing apparatuses 1. In addition, the server system performs a process of transmitting the composite image data to the mobile phone 300 in response to an access from the mobile phone 300. The management server system 200 and each mobile phone 300 are similarly communicably connected by a communication medium. Examples of the communication medium include a combination of a wireless telephone network and the Internet, but the communication form is not particularly limited.

  In the present embodiment, the management server system 200 stores in advance determination information for determining whether or not an e-mail address should be transmitted, and acquires and acquires the e-mail address input by the photography printing apparatus 1. It is determined based on the determination information whether or not to send the e-mail address. When determining that it should be transmitted, the management server system 200 creates an e-mail having the acquired e-mail address as a transmission destination, and transmits the e-mail to the mobile phone 300 corresponding to the e-mail address. On the other hand, if the management server system 200 determines that it should not be transmitted, the management server system 200 requests the photography printing apparatus 1 to reacquire the mail address, and creates an e-mail with the reacquired mail address as the transmission destination. , It is transmitted to the mobile phone 300 corresponding to the mail address.

  According to the above configuration, for example, when the acquired e-mail address is highly likely to be correct, it is determined that the e-mail address should be transmitted, and the acquired e-mail address is not required to be re-acquired. Since an e-mail with the specified e-mail address as a destination is created and transmitted, time for checking the e-mail address is not wasted. Also, for example, if the acquired email address is likely to be incorrect, it is determined that the email address should not be sent, and a re-acquisition of the email address is requested, so the user corrects the email address. It can be performed. At this time, the reacquisition request is not repeated until it is determined that the reacquired mail address should be transmitted, but only once, and the reacquired e-mail address is the destination. Is created and sent. Therefore, it is possible to improve the reliability of the mail address to be transmitted while reducing the time spent for inputting and confirming the mail address.

  FIG. 3 shows a communication mode between a plurality of (two in the illustrated example) photography printing apparatuses 1 installed in a certain store 110 and the management server system 200. As shown in the figure, the management server system 200 is connected to the Internet 130, and each photographic printing apparatus 1 includes an in-device router 6 for connecting to the Internet 130. Further, the store 110 is provided with a store network 111 and a store router 112 for connecting the store network 111 and the Internet 130.

  The photography printing apparatus 1 is connected to the Internet 130 by dial-up connection to an access point 123 via a base station 121 and a PHS (Personal Handyphone System) telephone network (mobile communication network) 122. A (registered trademark) dial-up connection unit 62 is provided. Furthermore, the photography printing apparatus 1 includes a wired network connection unit 61 that connects to the Internet 130 via the in-store network 111 and the store router 112 by connecting to the in-store network 111 with a wire.

  Therefore, when the in-store network 111 is available, it is possible to connect to the Internet 130 by connecting to the in-store network 111 with a wire. As a result, data can be transmitted to the management server system 200 on the Internet 130 without being affected by surrounding radio wave conditions. On the other hand, when the in-store network 111 is not provided or when the in-store network 111 cannot be used, it is possible to connect to the Internet 130 by dial-up connection via the PHS (registered trademark) telephone network 122.

  Therefore, data can be transmitted to the management server system 200 on the Internet 130 in various situations. Furthermore, when the in-store network 111 can be used, even if there are a large number of the above-described photography / printing apparatuses 1, each photography / printing apparatus 1 may be connected to the in-store network 111. The increase in installation cost can be suppressed as compared with the case where a fixed telephone line is secured. Further, the management server system 200 acquires the identification information of the photography printing apparatus 1 and the identification information (or IP address) of the shop router 112, so that the shop where the photography printing apparatus 1 is installed, that is, a photograph. The installation location of the photographing printing apparatus 1 can be specified.

  Note that the connection between the store router 112 and the Internet 130 is preferably made by wire. In addition, the connection is preferably a dial-up connection from the viewpoint of cost or the like, but may be a dedicated line connection.

  The mobile phone 300 is an information processing terminal having a telephone function using a mobile communication network such as a mobile phone network or a PHS (registered trademark) telephone network, and having a data communication function and an information processing function using the mobile communication network. is there. Note that the information processing terminal applied to the present invention is not limited to a mobile phone, can perform data communication with the management server system 200 regardless of wired radio, and can perform information processing. Any device may be used as long as it is an information processing terminal.

(Usage of image distribution system)
A usage form of the image distribution system 100 will be schematically described. The user plays a game using the photo printing apparatus 1 installed in an amusement facility or the like. In this game, the user takes a photograph and performs a process of writing the edited image on the photographed image, such as a so-called graffiti, as an editing process for the photographed image on the photograph-taking and printing apparatus 1. As part of this editing process, the user writes a desired picture or character with a dedicated pen, or selects a stamp and synthesizes the stamp pattern with the photographed image. Note that the edited image includes a moving image.

  Then, the photographed print device 1 prints and outputs a composite image obtained by combining the edited image with the photographed image, so that the user can obtain the printed matter as a game result. In the image distribution system 100, the user can transmit a composite image to the mobile phone 300. In this case, the user inputs the mail address of the mobile phone 300 to the photographic printing apparatus 1, and the photographic printing apparatus 1 transmits the composite image information and the additional information to the management server system 200. Here, it is assumed that the e-mail address of the own mobile phone 300 is registered as the identification information (ID) as the owner of the composite image and for receiving information from the server. As described above, the user's game in the photo printing apparatus 1 is completed.

  The management server system 200 stores the composite image information and the additional information sent from the photographic printing apparatus 1 in association with each other. Then, the management server system 200 transmits an email indicating the address information of the page from which the composite image can be acquired to the user's email address. The user uses his / her mobile phone 300 to access the page of the address indicated in the received mail and obtain the composite image to display the composite image on the mobile phone 300.

  In addition, when the photographic printing apparatus 1 transmits the composite image information and the additional information to the management server system 200, it is preferable that the transmission data includes association information that enables these associations. The association information may be transmitted by being included in the data of each information, or may be transmitted separately from the data of each information.

(Appearance of photo printing device)
Next, the external configuration of the photographic printing apparatus 1 will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the photographic printing apparatus 1. The photography printing apparatus 1 includes a photographing unit 2 that photographs a user's photograph, an editing unit 3 that allows a user to edit graffiti and the like on a photograph (photographed image), and a photograph that the user has edited. And a printing unit 4 that outputs (edited image) to a print sheet. 4A shows an appearance from the photographing unit 2 side in the photographic printing apparatus 1, and FIG. 4B shows an appearance from the editing unit 3 and the printing unit 4 side.

  FIG. 5 is a front view of the editing unit 3a. The configuration of the editing unit 3b is the same as that of the editing unit 3a, and is not shown here. The editing unit 3b is provided facing the editing unit 3a. Hereinafter, the editing unit 3 will be collectively described.

  The editing unit 3 is for executing an editing process such as graffiti on a captured image after the user finishes the shooting process by the shooting unit 2, and includes a touch panel unit 31, a touch pen (input means) 32, and An audio output unit (output means) 33 is configured. Each unit of the editing unit 3 is controlled by the control unit 10.

  FIG. 6 is a front view of the printing unit 4. In the present embodiment, the printing unit 4 is provided on the side surfaces of the editing unit 3 a and the editing unit 3 b, and thus FIG. 5 shows the side surface of the editing unit 3. The printing unit 4 prints an edited image after the user has finished the editing process by the editing unit 3 on sticker paper, and discharges the printed sticker paper. In the present embodiment, print discharge ports 44a and 44b are provided on the side surface of the editing unit 3, and the sticker sheet of the edited image edited by the editing unit 3a is discharged from the print discharge port 44a. The sticker sheet of the edited image that has been edited in 3b is discharged from the print discharge port 44b.

  In the photographic printing apparatus 1 configured as described above, the user first enters the photographic space provided with the photographic unit 2 and executes the photographic process, and then the editing unit 3 (the editing unit 3a or the editing unit 3b). The editing process is carried out by moving to the editing space provided, and a series of processes of the game are enjoyed in such a flow that the printing unit 4 receives the photographed image or the sticker sheet on which the edited image is printed in the printing space.

  As described above, in the photographic printing apparatus 1, the photographing unit 2 and the editing unit 3 are provided in different spaces. Therefore, even when a set of users is performing editing processing in the editing unit 3, other users can start shooting processing. Thereby, it is possible to improve a rotation rate.

  The editing process in the editing unit 3 is basically provided with a time limit. On the other hand, the editing process time may be unlimited until another user enters the shooting process, and the time limit may be set for the editing process from the time when another user starts the shooting process.

  In addition, as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the photography printing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment has a structure including two editing units 3, and the first editing unit 3a and The second editing unit 3b is installed facing each other. As described above, by providing more editing units 3 than photographing units 2, it is possible to disperse the processing time related to the editing process that is a bottleneck and improve the rotation rate. However, the photography printing apparatus 1 of the present invention is not limited to the above-described configuration. The installation position of the editing unit 3 is not particularly limited, and the number of installations may be one editing unit 3 or three or more editing units 3 may be provided if the installation location can be secured. Good.

(Functional configuration of photo printing device)
Next, the operation of the control unit 10 in the photographic printing apparatus 1 and each unit of the photographic printing apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a photographic printing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the photographic printing apparatus 1 according to the present invention includes a photographing unit 2, an editing unit 3, a printing unit 4, a control unit 10, and a recording unit (storage unit) 50.

  The control unit 10 comprehensively controls the operations of the above-described units included in the photographic printing apparatus 1. The control unit 10 is configured by, for example, a PC (personal computer) based computer. And operation control of various composition is performed by making a computer run a control program. This program may be in the form of reading and using what is recorded on a removable medium such as a CD-ROM, or may be in the form of reading and using what is installed on a hard disk or the like. Further, when the control unit 10 is configured to be connected to a communication network such as the Internet, a mode in which the program is downloaded via the communication network, installed on a hard disk, and the like can be considered. The detailed configuration of the control unit 10 will be described in detail later.

  The photographic printing apparatus 1 includes a recording unit 50 that includes a nonvolatile storage device such as the hard disk described above. Examples of the contents stored in the recording unit 50 include the control program, an OS (Operating System) program, other various programs, operation setting values in the camera unit 23, and image data of captured images and edited images. Examples of the operation setting values in the camera unit 23 include white balance values set at the time of shipment of the photographic printing apparatus 1 and maintenance, various parameter values related to image processing when adjusting the contrast of the captured image, and the like. It is done.

  The imaging unit 2 executes an imaging process, and includes a coin processing unit 21, an illumination unit 22, a camera unit 23, a captured image display unit 24, a camera image display unit 25, and an operation unit 26. Although not shown here, the photographing unit 2 may include a voice output unit for performing voice guidance so as to prompt the user to perform a certain operation.

  The coin processing unit 21 performs coin insertion / return processing when collecting charges from the user. When it is determined that a predetermined coin has been inserted, the control unit 10 is notified. And the control part 10 will perform an accounting process, if the notification from the coin process part 21 is received. That is, the control unit 10 counts notifications from the coin processing unit 21 and controls various operations for the user according to the amount of money that the user has inserted.

  The illumination unit 22 functions as a photographic flashlight such as a strobe lamp at the time of photographing and also functions as a normal illumination. In this embodiment, a flash lamp is used as the light source, but a light source that emits continuous light, such as a fluorescent lamp, can also be used. Further, a fluorescent lamp or the like can be provided as an auxiliary light source in the vicinity of the flash lamp. By using a continuous light source or an auxiliary light source, it is possible to infer a shot at the time of shooting from a live view image before shooting.

  The camera unit 23 mainly takes a photograph of a user as a subject, and is configured by a digital camera including, for example, a lens group, a diaphragm, a CCD (charge coupled device) image sensor, and the like. The camera unit 23 is configured to be able to switch, for example, a lens group to be used and an aperture so as to be able to cope with both whole body photography and close-up photography.

  The photographed image display unit 24 is configured by providing a touch panel on the surface of a flat panel display such as a liquid crystal display element or a CRT, for example. By displaying the captured image captured by the camera unit 23 on the captured image display unit 24, the user can check the captured image. In the present embodiment, the operation unit 26 is configured as a touch panel provided integrally with the captured image display unit 24. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the operation unit 26 is provided with, for example, a numeric keypad or a cross key. It may be configured as an input device such as a remote controller or a keyboard.

  The camera image display unit 25 displays a real-time video captured by the camera unit 23, that is, a live view image before shooting. By displaying the live view image on the camera image display unit 25, the user can confirm the image in advance and start shooting.

  The operation unit 26 is an input device for inputting an instruction signal for the user to perform a game operation on the photo printing apparatus 1. In the present embodiment, the operation unit 26 is realized as a touch panel integrated with the captured image display unit 24. That is, a GUI screen such as operation buttons is displayed on the captured image display unit 24. When the display screen of the photographed image display unit 24 is pressed by a user's finger or a pointing device such as a touch pen, an instruction signal indicating a button or an image corresponding to the position is input into the photograph printing apparatus 1. Is done.

  In the present embodiment, the operation unit 26 is configured as a touch panel provided integrally with the captured image display unit 24. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the operation unit 26 is provided with, for example, a numeric keypad or a cross key. It may be configured as an input device such as a remote controller or a keyboard.

  The editing unit 3 executes an editing process, and includes a touch panel unit 31 and a touch pen 32. The editing unit 3 may further include an audio output unit 33.

  The touch panel unit 31 provides a user interface to the user, and includes an edited image display unit (output unit) 31a and an operation reception unit (input unit) 31b. The edited image display unit 31a displays an image to be edited (an image to be edited) in the editing process and a result (composite image) obtained by editing the captured image. The operation accepting unit 31b accepts a user instruction signal input by using a pointing device such as a touch pen and transmits it to the inside of the photographic printing apparatus 1. In the present embodiment, the touch panel unit 31 accepts an input operation for a destination mail address. The input destination mail address is transmitted to the presentation control unit 17 of the control unit 10.

  The touch pen 32 is used by a user to perform fine operation input on the touch panel unit 31 in image editing processing or the like, and is disposed near the touch panel unit 31. The user can select a button displayed according to the progress of the process or draw an image such as a graffiti by bringing the touch pen 32 into contact with or approaching the touch panel unit 31. For example, when the screen of the touch panel unit 31 is pressed with the touch pen 32, an instruction signal indicating a button or an image corresponding to the position is input to the inside of the photographic printing apparatus 1. Thereby, the user can perform graffiti on the photographed image, press a stamp, or select a print target image to be printed.

  In the present embodiment, two touch pens 32 are provided so that a plurality of users can easily perform image editing. However, in order to simplify the configuration, only one touch pen 32 may be provided. Yes, and more than two can be deployed for more than two users. Similarly, a plurality of touch pens 32 can be provided.

  The audio output unit 33 outputs guidance voices and sound effects for various operations, and is provided at an appropriate place of the photo print apparatus 1. For example, a speaker is used as the audio output unit 33.

  The printing unit 4 executes a printing process by printing a photographed image and / or edited image selected as a printing target, and includes an ID tag reader / writer unit 41 and a printer unit 42. A seal paper 142 and an ID tag 141 serving as a photo print output medium are delivered to the printing unit 4 as a seal paper unit 43 as a set.

  When image data to be output is sent from the control unit 10, the printer unit 42 prints on the sticker sheet 142 based on the image data. As the printer unit 42, for example, a sublimation printer is used. When a sublimation printer is used, a sublimation ink film is delivered as a set in addition to the sticker paper 142 and the ID tag 141.

  The ID tag reader / writer unit 41 reads out various pieces of identification information recorded in the ID tag 141 and outputs them to the control unit 10. The ID tag 141 is configured by an IC chip having a memory function. Examples of the identification information include a unique ID, the number of sheets, a sheet type, and ink-specific color information (when an ink film is set).

  Based on the identification information read by the ID tag reader / writer unit 41, the control unit 10 determines whether the attached sticker paper 142 and the ink film are usable in the photography printing apparatus 1, and can be used. Only when it is, the printer unit 42 can be operated. In other words, settings other than the seal paper 142 and the ink film designated in the photo printing apparatus 1 are set so that they cannot be used.

  In addition, by counting down the number of sheets each time sticker paper is used based on the information on the number of sheets recorded in the ID tag 141, the remaining number of sheets can be grasped. Therefore, when the remaining number of sheets is reduced, a configuration that warns the user with a display means or the like can avoid a problem such as running out of sheets during use by the user. .

  When counting down the number of sheets, it is desirable to rewrite the number of sheets information recorded in the ID tag 141. As a result, when the paper is used up, the paper number information recorded in the ID tag 141 is also zero, and the ID tag 141 can be invalidated.

  Further, by reading the paper type information recorded in the ID tag 141 and the color information unique to the ink, and correcting the color component of the image data in consideration of these, the seal paper 142 and the ink film are accurately obtained. Image output can be performed.

  As the ID tag 141, there are a non-contact type ID tag capable of performing wireless data communication and a contact type ID tag provided with a terminal. The ID tag reader / writer unit 41 includes It corresponds to either one or both.

  In the above example, the ID tag 141 is used to confirm whether or not the sticker paper 142 can be used. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the sticker paper 142 and the ink film are used. It is also possible to use a bar code printed on a packing material for packing. However, when a barcode is used, there are problems that the amount of information that can be included is small and that information cannot be rewritten by counting down the number of sheets, for example.

  In this embodiment, the seal sheet 142 is assumed to be a seal sheet including an adhesive sheet and a release sheet attached to the adhesive surface of the adhesive sheet, but is not limited thereto. The photographic printing apparatus 1 of the present invention can be configured to use a paper sheet that is a normal paper medium instead of the sticker paper 142.

  Moreover, the photography printing apparatus 1 of the present invention may include a curtain unit 27. The curtain unit 27 provides a curtain as a background of the captured image. Curtains with various colors and patterns are prepared, and can be freely selected by the user at the time of shooting, or can be automatically selected by the photo-taking and printing apparatus 1. The plurality of curtains are arranged so as to overlap the back surface of the photographing space (facing the photographing unit 2) (see FIG. 4A), and at the time of photographing, the selected curtain is reflected behind the subject. Installed in the foreground. The installation of the selected curtain may be executed by the background control unit 15 of the control unit 10 controlling the curtain unit 27, or may be configured to be manually performed by the user himself / herself.

  In addition, in this embodiment, although the curtain part 27 was set as the structure which provides a some curtain, it is not limited to this. A curtain that can be installed in the curtain unit 27 may be one type. In this case, if a plurality of types of background images for synthesis are prepared and the background image desired by the user is synthesized in the editing process, even if there is only one type of curtain, the user can have various preferences. Can respond.

(Control section and storage section of photo printing device)
Next, the control unit 10 and the recording unit 50 of the photographic printing apparatus 1 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 10 further includes a captured image acquisition unit 11, an image editing unit 12, a print image creation unit 13, a communication processing unit 14, and a background control unit 15. Since the background control unit 15 is as described above, the description thereof is omitted here.

  The recording unit 50 includes a captured image recording unit 51 that records a captured image, an editing image recording unit 52 that records an editing image such as a background image, a frame image, and a stamp image provided in image editing. The editing image information recording unit 53 for recording the print image and the print image recording unit 54 for recording the print image are included.

  The captured image acquisition unit 11 acquires a captured image created by capturing a subject from the camera unit 23. The captured image acquisition unit 11 records the acquired captured image in the captured image recording unit 51.

  The image editing unit 12 performs image editing on a captured image in accordance with a user operation. Examples of image editing include adding a background image and / or a frame image read from the editing image recording unit 52, adding a stamp image read from the editing image recording unit 52 to an arbitrary position, or using a touch pen. For example, adding graffiti. However, the image editing is not limited to the above-described example, and the editing is executed by the user operating any input means (input unit) connected to the photography / printing apparatus 1, and the original photographed image is changed. Any editing process may be used as long as the composite image can be obtained as a result of the addition.

  The image editing unit 12 records data included in the composite image information and edited image information related to the editing content in the edited image information recording unit 53.

  The print image creation unit 13 creates a print image in which a composite image corresponding to the size of each divided region is arranged in each of the plurality of divided regions. The size and arrangement of the composite image in the print image are usually determined by the user selecting one of a plurality of patterns, but may be determined freely by the user, or the photography printing apparatus 1 It may be determined at random. The print image creation unit 13 records in the created print image recording unit 54. Then, the control unit 10 instructs the printer unit 42 to print the print image recorded in the print image recording unit 54 on the sticker sheet 142 at an appropriate timing.

  The communication processing unit 14 executes communication processing with an external device via a communication interface. The communication processing unit 14 performs transmission / reception processing of the composite image information and additional information, and performs processing of converting the composite image information into an appropriate data format along with transmission / reception of the composite image information.

  The presentation control unit 17 first acquires the transmission destination email address input from the touch panel unit 31 and transmits it to the management server system 200 via the communication processing unit 14. And the address determination result with respect to the said transmission destination mail address is received via the communication processing part 14, and it displays on the touch panel part 31 based on the result.

(Management server system configuration)
Next, the configuration of the management server system 200 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of the management server system 200 of this embodiment.

  As shown in the figure, the management server system 200 includes a session server (address transmission device) 201, a mail server 202, a WEB server 205, and a database server (storage unit) 204 as servers.

  The session server 201 is a server device that processes each request from the photographic printing apparatus 1. In the present embodiment, there are an address determination request transmitted from the photography printing apparatus 1 together with a destination mail address, and an image transfer request transmitted together with user specifying information and composite image information. First, in response to the address determination request, for the destination mail address transmitted from the photographic printing apparatus 1, the destination mail address is “an address that is highly likely to be correct” or “an address that is likely to be incorrect”. Or “other address” and returns the result. Further, in response to the image transfer request, the composite image information and the user specifying information transmitted from the photography printing apparatus 1 are stored in the image DB 2024 of the database server 204, and the composite image information and the additional information are associated with each other. In addition, it is stored in the additional information DB 2026 of the database server 204. In the present embodiment, the session server 201 may be capable of individual identification of the photographic printing apparatus 1 by receiving apparatus identification information when communicating with the photographic printing apparatus 1. In the present embodiment, the device identification information includes a device ID and an IP address or base station identification information, but is not limited to this format. The IP address of the connection source is added between the photograph printing apparatus 1 and the session server 201 if the connection is wired, and the base station identification information is added if the connection is wireless. In the present embodiment, details of processing in the database server 204 and the session server 201 such as the image DB 2024 and the additional information DB 2026 will be described later.

  The mail server 202 performs processing for transmitting the electronic mail received from the session server 201. Since the mail address specified here is basically the mail address of the mobile phone 300, the mail server 202 transmits the mail to the mobile phone 300.

  The WEB server 205 is a server device that provides composite image information recorded in the image DB 2024 of the database server 204 in the form of a WEB page in response to access from the mobile phone 300. Further, the WEB server 205 performs processing for reading additional information and image specifying information from the additional information DB 2026 of the database server 204 and extracting it. Details of the processing in the WEB server 205 will be described later.

  In the present embodiment, the management server system 200 includes a plurality of server devices, that is, a session server 201, a mail server 202, a WEB server 205, and a database server 204. Among these, a function realized by a plurality of server apparatuses may be realized by a function of one server apparatus.

(Database configuration)
Next, each database of the database server 204 will be described below. As shown in FIG. 7, the database server 204 has a member information DB 2021, a customer correspondence DB 2022, a transmission history DB 2023, an image DB 2024, an image browsing history DB 2025, and an additional information DB 2026.

  The member information DB 2021 stores user identification information such as an email address and information on the group to which the user belongs in association with each other. For example, mail addresses and groups may be stored in a table in which one-to-one correspondence is made, or mail addresses may be stored in a plurality of folders such as members, member plans, and non-members. Further, a plurality of mail addresses may be associated with one hash value in a set of mail addresses compressed by a hash function.

  In the additional information DB 2026, a mail address that is user identification information and image specifying information that specifies the corresponding composite image information are stored in combination.

  The customer correspondence DB 2022 stores a customer correspondence history indicating that there has been a complaint / inquiry from the user in the past. Specifically, the customer correspondence history is information that associates a destination mail address with a status flag set based on the degree of complaint / inquiry, and is created based on the transmission history DB 2023 in this embodiment. The In the present embodiment, the status flag is set based on the number of complaints / inquiries. For example, a status flag such as “history exists” when a complaint / inquiry has been made only once in the past, and “attention required” when a predetermined number of times or more (for example, three times or more) can be held. Information such as date and inquiry content may be added as the customer response history. The standard for setting the status flag is not limited to the above, and may be set based on the frequency and content of complaints / inquiries. Further, as the information included in the customer correspondence history, device identification information of the requesting photographic printing device 1 may be added to the transmission history DB 2023.

  The transmission history DB 2023 stores a transmission history of mail transmitted from the mail server 202 to the user. Specifically, the transmission history is a set of a transmission destination mail address and a transmission result. The transmission result can store a state such as “transmission completed” indicating that the transmission has been successfully completed and “transmission failure” indicating that the transmission has failed. The transmission history DB 2023 may be added with the device identification information of the requesting photo print device 1.

  The image DB 2024 stores the composite image information transmitted from the user. As the composite image information, image data itself edited by the user and image specifying information are stored.

  Further, the image DB 2024 is referred to at the time of access for the purpose of image acquisition by the user's mobile phone 300.

  In the image browsing history DB 2025, an access history indicating that there has been an image acquisition access from the user to the WEB server 205 is stored. The access history stores image specifying information. In addition to the above, information such as access date information and access source identification information may be further added and stored in the access history.

  In the present embodiment, the database server 204 is a server that includes all the databases 2021 to 2026, but is not limited thereto. A database may be provided by any other server. Another certain database may be provided as an independent database server. Further, the database server 204 may be realized as a server function, or may be configured by a recording medium that can be used from the server.

(Configuration and details of session server)
Next, the configuration of the session server 201 will be described below with reference to FIG. As shown in the figure, the session server 201 includes an address determination unit (address acquisition unit, determination unit, reacquisition request unit, address transmission unit) 2011, an image registration processing unit 2012, and a mail distribution processing unit (mail transmission device). 2013, a member information DB 2021, a customer correspondence DB 2022, a transmission history DB 2023, an image DB 2024, an image browsing history DB 2025, and an additional information DB 2026 can be used.

  The address determination unit 2011 receives the transmission destination email address from the photography printing apparatus 1, and stores the received transmission destination email address in the member information DB 2021, customer correspondence DB 2022, transmission history DB 2023, image browsing history DB 2025, and additional information DB 2026. The similarity is determined based on the stored mail address information, and the determination result is returned to the photographic printing apparatus 1. Details of the address determination unit 2011 will be described later.

  An image registration processing unit 2012 performs processing for receiving a transmission destination mail address, composite image information, and additional information sent from the photography printing apparatus 1. FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is preferably used as a protocol when the image registration processing unit 2012 performs data communication regarding the composite image information with the photographic printing apparatus 1, but the protocol is not particularly limited thereto. Absent. When a large number of photography printing apparatuses 1 are installed over a wide area, the FTP function portion is separated and mounted as an independent server, and a plurality of FTP servers are provided to distribute data transmission processing. It may be.

  Further, the image registration processing unit 2012 stores the combined image information and the image specifying information in the image DB 2024 in combination. In the present embodiment, a thumbnail image obtained by reducing the image size of the composite image indicated by the composite image information received by the image registration processing unit 2012 may be generated and stored in the image DB 2024 together with the original composite image. . The image registration processing unit 2012 stores the additional information and the composite image specifying information corresponding to the additional information in the additional information DB 2026.

  The mail delivery processing unit 2013 performs processing for generating an electronic mail in which URL (Uniform Resource Locator) information (WEB address) for accessing the WEB server 205 is accessed for the mail address included in the additional information. The generated electronic mail is sent to the mail server 202.

(Details of address judgment unit)
Details of the address determination unit 2011 will be described below with reference to FIGS.

  The address determination unit 2011 is based on the transmission destination email address transmitted from the photography printing apparatus 1 and the email address information stored in the image browsing history DB 2025, the member information DB 2021, the customer correspondence DB 2022, and the transmission history DB 2023. A determination reference mail address list (determination information) is generated as a determination reference for determining whether the transmission destination mail address matches or is similar to the mail address of the mail address information, and the transmission destination mail address and the determination reference Each mail address included in the mail address list (hereinafter referred to as a judgment reference mail address) is compared.

  The determination reference mail address list includes the following mail addresses. First, in the transmission history DB 2023, a transmission destination email address whose transmission result is “sent”, and in the image browsing history DB 2025 and the additional information DB 2026, a mail address specified based on the image identification information and the transmission destination email address. , And the mail address included in the member information DB 2021. The address list including these mail addresses is a list that is considered as “a mail address that is highly likely to be correct”, and is hereinafter referred to as a “trusted address list” (trust list).

  Next, the transmission history DB 2023 includes an e-mail address whose transmission result is “transmission failure”, and an e-mail address whose status flag is “history exists” in the customer correspondence DB 2022. The address list including these e-mail addresses is a list that is considered as an “address that is highly likely to be wrong”, and is hereinafter referred to as a “suspicious address list” (error list).

  Next, an e-mail address whose status flag is “Needs attention” in the customer correspondence DB 2022. The address list including the mail address is a list that is considered as “an address that is more likely not to be transmitted”, and is hereinafter referred to as a “black list address list” (transmission prohibited list).

  In the present embodiment, the above three address lists are created by making an inquiry to each DB when the destination mail address is transmitted from the photographic printing apparatus 1 in the address determination unit 2011. However, a determination-dedicated DB that stores an e-mail address for determination may be provided separately. In addition, in order to create the determination-dedicated DB, a functional unit that can operate independently of the address determination unit 2011 may be provided.

  Further, the “black list address list” may include area information described below. The device identification information transmitted from the photographic printing apparatus 1 is added with a connection source address when the photographic printing apparatus 1 and the session server 201 are connected by wire. At this time, different connection source addresses are assigned to different stores. Therefore, it is possible to specify the installation store and further the region from the connection source address. Here, the country is divided into eight blocks, Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto, Chubu, Kinki, China, Shikoku, and Kyushu, and each block is defined adjacent to it. For example, Kanto is adjacent to Tohoku and Chubu. Therefore, in the case of wired connection, the above block information can be added as regional information. Using this area information, the application of the blacklist address list can be restricted for each block. Specifically, even if an email address included in the blacklist address list is input when accessing from the Kanto region, if the regional information added to the blacklist address is Kansai, “Do not send. It is not determined that the address is highly likely.

  The “black list address list” may include grouping information described below. The above regional information can be set only in the case of wired. On the other hand, the grouping information is, in other words, information for complementing the regional information, and is information obtained by performing an analysis for estimating the relevance or regionality between the devices based on the usage status of the photography printing apparatus 1. . In the present embodiment, based on the transmission history DB 2023, grouping analysis is performed using a device ID included in a mail address and device identification information. For this grouping analysis, it is desirable to prepare a dedicated server device and perform batch processing in a time zone where service usage is considered to be low, such as at midnight.

  An example of grouping analysis will be described. For example, (1) the mail address A is input by two devices having device IDs NO00001 and NO00002, and information is recorded in the transmission history DB 2023. (2) the mail address B is a device ID Are input by two devices, NO00002 and NO00003, and information is recorded in the transmission history DB 2023. In this case, the device whose device ID is NO00002 is used by a user who has a mobile phone with the mail address A and a user who has a mobile phone with the mail address B, but both users are close to each other in the region. It can be inferred that the image distribution service is used at the place. Therefore, it can be inferred that the device having the device ID NO00001 to which the mail address A is input and the device having the device ID NO00003 to which the mail address B is input are close to each other in the region.

  In this way, it is determined that devices having device IDs NO00001 to NO00003 are in the same group, and the same grouping information is assigned. The grouping information may be anything as long as it is identification information. Here, the device ID is NO00001 and the device ID is NO00003 is “GRP001”. Using this grouping information, the application of the blacklist address list can be restricted for each grouping as described in the above-mentioned area information. Specifically, even when an e-mail address included in a blacklist address list is input when accessing from a grouping information device, if the grouping information added to the blacklist address is different, “do not send”. It is not determined that the address is highly likely. For example, when the grouping information “GRP001” is assigned from the device ID “NO00001” to the device ID “NO00003” as described above, even if the mail address C is input, the grouping information of the device that has received the input is “GRP002”. Then, even if the mail address C is an address included in the blacklist address list, it is not determined as an “address that is more likely not to be transmitted”.

(List used for address judgment processing)
Here, the address determination unit 2011 determines that “the address that is likely to be correct”, “the address that is likely to be wrong”, “the blacklist address”, “ The process of determining “address” will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  First, in step S101, the address determination unit 2011 collates the received destination mail address with the black list address list. As a result, if there is a matching address (YES in step S102), the mail address is determined to be a “black list address” (step S103). Here, as described above, the area information or grouping information is determined, and if the area or grouping information does not match, the “black list address” may not be determined. On the other hand, if there is no matching address (NO in step S102), the process proceeds to step S104, and the received destination mail address is checked against a trusted address list. As a result, if there is a matching address (YES in step S105), the mail address is determined as an “address with a high possibility of being correct” (step S106). On the other hand, if there is no matching address (NO in step S105), the process proceeds to step S107, and the received destination mail address is compared with the trust address list. As a result, if a similar address exists (YES in step S108), the mail address is determined to be an “address that is likely to be wrong” (step S109). At this time, information on the correction part is also output at the same time. In the present embodiment, the information on the correction part is information on the number of characters constituting the mail address, but the correction candidate character may be output at the same time. On the other hand, if there is no similar mail address (NO in step S108), the process proceeds to step S110, and the mail address is determined as “other mail address”.

  In the present embodiment, in step S107, the received destination mail address is compared with the trusted address list to determine “address that is likely to be wrong”. Whether the mail address matches the suspicious address list may be compared, and if there is a matching address, it may be determined that the address is highly likely to be wrong. In the above case, the information regarding the correction portion need not be output.

(Address judgment processing)
Here, how the address determination unit 2011 determines the similarity between the transmission destination mail address and the determination reference mail address will be described below. In the present embodiment, the similarity comparison of mail addresses is performed before the character string “@” constituting the mail address, that is, the account name portion. That is, it is assumed that the domain name portion after “@” is detected in advance, and the list of determination reference mail addresses is narrowed down to those having the same domain portion. However, the above determination process is not limited to this. Further, in the following description, the account name portions of the transmission destination mail address and the determination reference mail address are simply referred to as the input mail address and the determination reference mail address.

(Address similarity)
The basic rules for determining the similarity will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 shows an example of a screen for inputting a mail address. First, in the address determination unit 2011, alphabet similarity is determined by whether or not the arrangement of a certain key and another key is close. This is based on the assumption that there is a high possibility that keys in close locations are mistaken in terms of arrangement. Specifically, description will be made based on the alphabet part 86 of FIG. The relationship between the key arrangements is (1) “b” located immediately to the right of “a” is “adjacent”, (2) “adjacent” is “i” located immediately below “a”, ( 3) The relationship regarding “j” located diagonally to the lower right of “a” is “no relationship” that is not in the adjacent relationship. Here, it is determined that the keys in the “adjacent relationship” are likely to be mistaken. In the alphabet part 86 in the figure, it is determined that “a” and “b” and “a” and “i” are similar.

(Comparison of the same number of characters)
Next, the comparison between the input mail address and the determination reference mail address will be described more specifically with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 10 shows an example in which the character string of the input mail address and the character string of the determination reference mail address have the same number of characters. Basically, the mail addresses are compared character by character as shown in FIG. At this time, in the character comparison, (1) 1.0 if the characters match, (2) 0.9 if “adjacent”, (3) 0.5 if “not related”, The coefficient is used. The coefficient setting is not limited to the above example and can be arbitrarily set. In this example, the character string “appke” and the character string “apple” are compared. When the above coefficients are calculated from the first character, they are 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, and 0.9, respectively. , 1.0 can be calculated. By multiplying these coefficients, a numerical value of 0.9 is obtained, which is defined as the degree of similarity between the two character strings (hereinafter referred to as similarity).

  Here, with respect to the similarity, a similarity threshold that is a boundary between “similar” and “non-similar” is set. In the present embodiment, the similarity threshold is 0.7, but is not limited thereto. In the above example, since the similarity between the character string “appke” and the character string “apple” is 0.9, the address determination unit 2011 indicates a value equal to or higher than the similarity threshold value. Is determined. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5B, the character that is likely to be wrong is the fourth character “k” in the character string “appke”, and correctly “l” (el). Infer.

  FIG. 11 shows an example in which the character string “appve” is compared with the character string “apple”. Similar to the above example, when the coefficient is calculated from the first character, as shown in FIG. 4A, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.5, 1.0 The coefficient can be calculated. By multiplying these coefficients, a similarity of 0.5 is obtained. In the illustrated example, the similarity between the comparison target character strings is 0.5, which is a value smaller than the similarity threshold. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5B, the address determination unit 2011 determines that the character string “appve” and the character string “apple” are “dissimilar”.

(Comparison of the number of different characters)
FIGS. 12 to 14 show examples in which the character string of the input mail address and the character string of the determination reference mail address have different numbers of characters. In the present embodiment, if the number of different characters is within one character, it is assumed that there is a high possibility of an error related to repetition of the same character, and the similarity is determined. When the number of different characters is greater than 1, the two are different without determining similarity, but the determination criteria are not limited to this.

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 12, the character string of the input mail address and the character string of the judgment reference mail address are matched forward or backward matched as shown in FIG. evaluate.

(Front match)
As in the example of FIG. 12, regarding the determination of whether or not there is a forward match, comparison is not performed for the last character of a character string having a large number of characters. In this example, the number of characters in the character string “apple” of the input mail address is 6 characters, and the number of characters of the character string “apple” in the criterion mail address is 5 characters. The sixth character “e” in the address string is not evaluated. In the similarity determination for different numbers of characters, for characters at a certain position in the character string of the input mail address, the characters before and after the characters at the corresponding position in the character string of the determination reference mail address are also evaluated.

  Specifically, as shown in the figure, for the fourth character “p” in the character string of the input mail address, the fourth character in the character string of the judgment reference mail address is “l” (el), and the characters match. However, “p” and “e” before and after are also evaluated. At this time, the fourth character “p” of the character string of the input mail address matches the third character of the character string of the determination reference mail address. Here, the coefficient when the preceding and following character strings match is 0.8. Similarly, the fifth character “l” of the character string of the input mail address matches the fourth character of the character string of the determination reference mail address. From the above, the coefficients can be calculated as 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.8, and 0.8 in order from the first character. In addition, the degree of similarity of 0.64 is obtained by multiplying these coefficients.

(Backward match)
As in the example of FIG. 13, regarding the determination of whether there is a backward match, the first character of the character string having a large number of characters is not compared. Therefore, in this example, the character string “ppple” of the input mail address is compared with the character string “apple” of the determination reference mail address. Similarly to the example of the above-mentioned front coincidence, 0.8, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, and 1.0 are calculated from the first character to obtain a similarity of 0.8.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 14, the similarity calculated in each of the forward match and the backward match is compared with the similarity threshold described above, and at least one of the similarities shows a value equal to or higher than the similarity threshold. If so, it is determined to be “similar”, otherwise it is determined to be “dissimilar”. If the same “0.7” as in the above example is adopted as the similarity threshold, the similarity of the backward matching is “0.8”, which is equal to or greater than the similarity threshold. Therefore, the address determination unit 2011 determines that they are “similar” in the comparison between the character string “ppple” of the input mail address and the character string “apple” of the determination reference mail address. For characters that are highly likely to be wrong, as shown in FIG. 5A, the determination results of the forward match and the backward match are adopted. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5B, the address determination unit 2011 incorrectly sets “p”, “p”, and “l” that are the second, fourth, and fifth characters to the character string “apple”. It is determined that the character is likely to be present.

  In the present embodiment, the similarity calculated in each of the forward match and the backward match is determined to be “similar” if at least one of the similarities indicates a value equal to or higher than the similarity threshold. It is not limited to this. It is also possible to compare the similarities calculated in the forward coincidence and the backward coincidence and adopt only the result showing the larger value. In the above example, a rearward match of 0.8 is adopted. If the similarity threshold “0.7” is adopted as in the above example, the similarity is 0.8 to the similarity threshold 0.7 or higher, so that the address determination unit 2011 has the character string “apple” and the character string “apple”. ”Is determined to be“ similar ”, and it is estimated that there is a high possibility that the second character“ p ”of the input mail address is different.

  Note that the address determination unit 2011 may include a rule-based determination criterion (determination information). For example, an e-mail address in which two “_” (underscores) continue is likely to be an e-mail address that has only one “_” (underscore). Therefore, when two or more symbols continue or the same character continues, a rule that the symbol or character is one mistake may be provided and used at the time of determination. The rule may be expressed by a regular expression.

(Web server configuration and details)
Next, the configuration of the WEB server 205 will be described below with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the main configuration of the WEB server 205. As shown in the figure, the WEB server 205 includes a data acquisition unit 2051, a composition processing unit 2052, and a WEB server processing unit 2053, and an image DB 2024, an image browsing history DB 2025, and an additional information DB 2026 can be used via the database server 204. It has become a structure.

  The WEB server processing unit 2053 performs processing for providing a WEB page on the Internet. Specifically, the WEB server processing unit 2053 transmits the page data of the WEB page related to the provision of the composite image data in response to the WEB access from the mobile phone 300, and the input required for the provision of the composite image data. A process of receiving information from the mobile phone 300 is performed. The WEB server processing unit 2053 records a WEB access log for the purpose of acquiring an image from the mobile phone 300 in the image browsing history DB 2025.

  The composition processing unit 2052 performs processing for generating composite image data provided by the WEB server processing unit 2053. Specifically, the composition processing unit 2052 generates composite image data in a format that can be provided by the WEB server processing unit 2053 based on the composite image information. The combining process here may be performed using only data included in the combined image information, or may be performed using combining image data stored in the image DB 2024.

  The data acquisition unit 2051 receives the composite image information and additional information necessary for providing the WEB page by the WEB server processing unit 2053 and the composite image information necessary for the composition processing by the composition processing unit 2052. Through the image DB 2024 and the additional information DB 2026.

(Processing flow in photography printing equipment)
Next, the operation flow of the photographic printing apparatus 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  First, as a play start acceptance process, a standby demonstration screen is displayed on the photographing process touch panel 29. The demonstration screen includes information such as the machine name, abbreviation, and outline of the photographic printing apparatus 1. In this demonstration screen, a message prompting the user to insert coins, such as “Please insert coins”, may be displayed. When a user who enters the shooting space inserts a coin (S1) and the charging processing by the charging processing unit is completed, the demonstration screen is switched to the shooting processing screen and the reception processing is completed.

  Next, in S2, a screen for allowing the user to select a shooting course is displayed on the shot image display unit 24, and an input of a shooting course selection from the user is accepted. Shooting courses include, for example, a normal shooting course (the user selects and captures a desired curtain (background color)), an automatic shooting course (automatically selects and shoots a curtain), a pose shooting course (a user completes a model sample image (completed) It is assumed that the user can select a course that the user likes.

  In S3, the user takes a plurality of pictures in the photographing space based on the photographing course. At this time, the user can take a picture while visually recognizing his / her appearance displayed on the live view display panel. In S <b> 4, the user selects an image to be edited from the captured images as a keep image, and the captured image selected here is recorded in the captured image recording unit 51. Note that the process of S4 may be omitted and all the captured images may be subject to editing processing. In this case, since the process of S4 can be omitted, the editing process can be made longer.

  Next, in S5, a game selection performed after the editing process is performed. A plurality of types of games to be selected here are prepared. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that at least a game related to processing (portable transmission) for transmitting a composite image to the mobile phone 300 is included. Examples of other games include a game related to a process of generating a decoration image that can be added to an e-mail with respect to the mobile phone 300.

  In S6, editing processing is performed on the captured image kept in S4. In this editing process, an image to be edited and various editing tools at the time of the image editing process such as graffiti are displayed on the edited image display unit 31a, and based on input instructions from the user with the touch pen 32 and the operation receiving unit 31b, Various editing processes are performed.

  In S7, it is determined whether or not the game selected in S5 is a game related to “mobile transmission”. If NO in S7, that is, if a game other than the game related to “mobile transmission” is selected, a sticker printing process is performed in S8 after the game is executed, and the process ends.

  If YES in S7, that is, if a game relating to “mobile transmission” is selected, in S9, the communication processing unit 14 inputs the transmission destination mail address to which the composite image is transmitted via the touch panel unit 31 from the user. The reception and communication processing unit 14 displays a plurality of synthesized images generated by the editing process on the edited image display unit 31a, receives a selection input of an image to be transmitted from the plurality of synthesized images to the user, and The destination mail address and the composite image information are transmitted to the management server system 200. Thereafter, a seal printing process is performed in S8, and the process ends. In the present embodiment, the destination mail address and the composite image information are simultaneously sent to the management server system 200, but may be sent separately.

(Input of e-mail address)
The screen displayed when inputting the destination mail address in step S9 in FIG. 16 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

  First, input of an e-mail address will be described. The mail address input screen 80 is displayed on the touch panel unit 31 of the photographic printing apparatus 1. Note that the alphabet arrangement displayed on the touch panel unit 31 is not limited to the form shown in the figure, and may be, for example, a model of a QWERTY keyboard. In the present embodiment, the means for inputting the destination e-mail address is configured as a part of the touch panel unit 31, but is not limited to the above. May be provided, or an input device such as a keyboard may be provided separately. In the mail address input screen 80, the account name part 82 and the domain name part 83 of each mobile phone service carrier are input separately for the mail address.

  In the figure, a key 84 for inputting the domain name portion of the mail address has a button indicating the domain name. The user can input the domain name portion by touching the button indicating the domain name corresponding to the mobile phone service carrier being used.

  In the figure, the keys 85 to 87 for inputting the account name part of the mail address have a symbol part 85, an alphabet part 86, and a number part 87 from the top. The symbol part 85 is, in order from the left, “_” (underscore), “.” (Period), “−” (hyphen), “/” (slash), “+” (addition symbol), “?”. (Question mark). The alphabet part 86 is composed of 4 levels, the first level is 8 characters from “a” to “h”, the second level is 8 characters from “i” to “p”, and the third level is “ Eight characters from “q” to “x”, and two characters “y” and “z” are arranged in the fourth row at the bottom. The number portion 87 has a two-stage configuration, and “1” to “5” are arranged in the upper stage, and “6” to “0” are arranged in the lower stage.

  In this embodiment, the user inputs a destination mail address (hereinafter referred to as an input mail address) by touching keys 84 to 87 from the mail address input screen 80 shown in FIG. When the user completes the input of the mail address and touches the enter button 88, the input mail address is transmitted to the session server 201. The session server 201 acquires the input mail address, and performs address determination in the address determination unit 2011 (FIG. 7).

(Flow of address determination)
Next, the operation of each server of the photographic printing apparatus 1 and the management server system 200 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. This figure is an operation flow for explaining the details of the operation executed from the reception of the destination mail address input from the user to the mail transmission in step S9 of FIG.

  In step S <b> 201, the photographic printing apparatus 1 transmits the composite image information and the mail address of the mobile phone 300 to the session server 201 based on an operation by the user. In step S <b> 202, the session server 201 receives a transmission destination mail address from the photograph printing apparatus 1.

  In step S203, the session server 201 determines the received mail address. If the result of determination is “black list address”, the session server 201 notifies the result to the photographic printing apparatus 1 (YES in step S204), and the process proceeds to S205. Otherwise (NO in step S204), the process proceeds to step S206.

  In step S205, the photographic printing apparatus 1 displays a screen indicating that it is a prohibited email address to the user, and accepts the change. Thereafter, the process returns to step S201.

  In step S206, if the result of the mail address determination is “address with high possibility of being correct” (YES in step S206), the process proceeds to S211. Otherwise (NO in step S206), the process proceeds to step S207.

  In step S207, if the result of the e-mail address determination is “address that is likely to be wrong”, the session server 201 notifies the result to the photography printing apparatus 1 (YES in step S207), and the process proceeds to S208. . Otherwise (NO in step S207), the process proceeds to step S209.

  In step S208, the photographic printing apparatus 1 presents a confirmation location to the user and displays a confirmation screen as shown in FIG. 18 for prompting the user to confirm the input email address. This figure shows a confirmation screen when address determination is performed for the above-described input mail address “appke” when the determination reference mail address is “apple”. In the above screen, the letter “k” at the correction location is highlighted and prompts the user to confirm. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S210.

  In step S209, if the result of the mail address determination is “other address”, the process proceeds to S211.

  In step S210, if the user's reaction to the confirmation screen presented in step S208 is “Confirm (YES)”, the photography print apparatus 1 responds to the session server 201 that the destination mail address has been confirmed. To do. The process proceeds to step S211. Otherwise (NO), the change is accepted (return to step S201).

  In step S211, the session server 201 records the composite image information and the destination mail address in the image DB 2024 and the additional information DB 2026 in the image registration processing unit 2012, and accesses the image stored in the mail distribution processing unit 2013. URL is created as access information, and a transmission instruction is issued to the mail server 202. The mail server 202 transmits mail to the transmission destination mail address, and records the history in the transmission history DB 2023. The process proceeds to step S212.

  In step S212, the mobile phone 300 receives the mail described in the image URL, and the process ends.

  In the present embodiment, the determination is performed in the order of steps S204, S206, and S207, but is not limited thereto. Further, although correction of the mail address is accepted in step S205 and step S210, the process may be terminated without accepting it at all. Alternatively, after accepting the correction of the e-mail address once, when the process passes through step S205 and step S210 again, the game may be terminated without accepting it.

  In the present embodiment, a secure communication procedure in which the user's transmission destination mail address and the composite image information are not included in the same message can be adopted in the communication between the photography printing apparatus 1 and the session server 201.

  From step S201 to step S202, the photography printing apparatus 1 transmits not only the destination mail address but also the image specifying information to the session server 201. In the session server 201, the transmission destination mail address and the image specifying information are stored in the additional information DB 2026.

  Next, after performing address determination processing from step S203 to step S210, after the transmission destination mail address is determined in step S210, the photography printing apparatus 1 sends the composite image information and the image specifying information to the session server 201. Send to. The session server 201 uses, as access information, a URL for accessing an image stored in the additional information DB 2026 in association with the combined image information and the image specifying information, stored in association with the destination mail address and the image specifying information. create.

  By adopting such a procedure, if the e-mail address is not confirmed, the user's destination e-mail address and the composite image information are not included in the same message. Even if eavesdropping, e-mail address and composite image data are prevented from leaking to the eavesdropper at the same time, and security is improved. In the above description, the image specifying information is transmitted from step S201 to step S202. However, the information is not limited to this as long as it is information for identifying an image. In the above example, the additional information DB 2026 is used. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a dedicated database may be provided.

  In addition, the communication between the photographic printing apparatus 1 and the session server 201 may originally be to exchange encrypted data. Further, in the communication between the photography printing apparatus 1 and the session server 201, it is one of the possible modifications as an embodiment to transmit the transmission destination mail address and the composite image information at the same time.

In the present embodiment, the address determination system configured to be incorporated in a part of the image distribution system as described above is disclosed, but the present invention is not limited to the above example. It suffices if the user inputs an e-mail address from the photographic printing apparatus, transmits a notification e-mail to the e-mail address, and the notification e-mail is transmitted to the user's terminal. The provided content may include music and videos.
[Embodiment 2]
Another embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 19 and 20. FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the photographic printing apparatus 1 in the address determination system according to the present embodiment. The photography printing apparatus (input / output device, address transmission apparatus) 1 shown in the figure is different from the photography printing apparatus 1 shown in FIG. , A reacquisition request means) 181, an address determination section (determination section) 182, a determination reference synchronization section 183, and the recording section 50 is provided with a determination reference information DB 184. It is the same. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the structure which has the function similar to the structure demonstrated in the said embodiment, and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

(Block diagram details)
In the present embodiment, the presentation control unit 181 acquires the transmission destination mail address input transmitted from the touch panel unit 31 and performs address determination by the address determination unit 182 of the photographic printing apparatus 1. Functions other than those described above are equivalent to the presentation control unit 17 in FIG.

  The address determination unit 182 determines the similarity of the destination mail address input by the user based on the mail address information stored in the determination criterion information DB 184. The content of the determination process is the same as the address determination unit 2011 provided in the session server 201 of the management server system 200.

  The determination reference synchronization unit 183 refers to the member information DB 2021, the customer correspondence DB 2022, the transmission history DB 2023, the image browsing history DB 2025, and the additional information DB 2026 that are arranged in the database server 204 of the management server system 200. An address list, that is, a “trusted address list”, a “suspicious address list”, and a “black list address list” is downloaded from the management server system 200 to the photography printing apparatus 1 and stored in the determination criterion information DB 184. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the timing of the synchronization process of the determination reference synchronization unit 183 can be scheduled. For example, the synchronization process can be efficiently performed using a time when the communication network is relatively free in the morning. In addition, the present invention is not limited to the above, and it is also possible that synchronization processing is executed when a specific event occurs, such as when the photographic printing apparatus 1 is started or when a user inputs a destination email address. It is.

  The determination criterion information DB 184 stores “trusted address list”, “suspicious address list”, and “black list address list” acquired by the determination criterion synchronization unit 183.

(Flow of address determination)
Next, with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 20, an operation flow from the input of the user's mail address to the mail transmission to the mobile phone 300 in the photo printing apparatus 1 will be described. The same figure as FIG. 17 is the detail of the process implemented in step S9 of the said FIG.

  In step S <b> 301, a destination mail address is acquired from a user input operation on the touch panel unit 31 of the photographic printing apparatus 1. In step S <b> 302, the presentation control unit 181 transmits the transmission destination email address received from the touch panel unit 31 to the address determination unit 182. The address determination unit 2011 determines the destination mail address.

  In step S303, if the result of the address determination is “black list address” (YES), the presentation control unit 181 transmits the result to the touch panel unit 31, and the process proceeds to S304. If it is not the corresponding address (NO), the process proceeds to step S305.

  In step S304, the photographic printing apparatus 1 displays a screen indicating that it is a prohibited email address to the user, and accepts the change. Thereafter, the process returns to step S301.

  In step S305, if the result of the mail address determination is “address with high possibility of being correct” (YES), the process proceeds to S306. If it is not the corresponding address (NO), the process proceeds to step S307.

  In step S <b> 306, the presentation control unit 181 transmits the transmission destination mail address to the session server 201 of the management server system 200 via the communication processing unit (address transmission unit) 14. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S312.

  In step S307, if the result of the mail address determination is “address that is likely to be wrong” (YES), the process proceeds to step S308. If it is not the corresponding address (NO), the process proceeds to step S309.

  In step S308, the touch panel unit 31 presents a confirmation location to the user and displays a screen that prompts the user to confirm the input mail address. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S310.

  In step S309, it is understood that the result of the mail address determination is “other address”. If no special process is defined for “other address”, the process proceeds to step S311.

  In step S <b> 310, the photography printing apparatus 1 presents a confirmation screen for confirming the input email address to the user on the touch panel unit 31. If the user reaction is “determined (YES)”, the process proceeds to step S311. Otherwise (NO), the change is accepted (return to step S301).

  In step S <b> 311, the presentation control unit 181 transmits the transmission destination mail address to the session server 201 via the communication processing unit 14. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S312.

  In step S312, the session server 201 records the composite image information and the destination mail address in the image registration processing unit 2012 in the image DB 2024 and the additional information DB 2026, respectively, and accesses the stored image in the mail distribution processing unit 2013. URL is created as access information, and a transmission instruction is issued to the mail server 202. The mail server 202 transmits mail to the destination mail address, and records the history in the mail transmission history DB 2023. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S313.

  In step S313, the mobile phone 300 receives the mail described in the image URL, and the process ends.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to embodiment mentioned above, A various change is possible in the range shown to the claim. That is, embodiments obtained by combining technical means appropriately modified within the scope of the claims are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

  For example, in the present embodiment, in step S312, as soon as the transmission destination mail address is received from the photography printing apparatus 1, the mail distribution processing unit 2013 issues a mail transmission instruction, but the image transmission in step S13 in FIG. You may wait for processing.

  In the present embodiment, the determination of the destination mail address is performed by the address determination unit 182 of the photographic printing apparatus 1, but the present invention is not limited to this. It is determined whether the determination of the destination mail address is performed by the address determination unit 182 of the photographic printing apparatus 1 or by the address determination unit 2011 of the management server system 200 via the network. Also good. In addition, it is assumed that the determination as to whether or not to perform via the network can be made according to the time zone. For example, in the evening busy season, the address determination unit 182 of the photographic printing apparatus 1 performs address determination. Further, whether or not communication is possible can be determined via the communication processing unit 14, and if communication is impossible, the address determination unit 182 provided in the photographic printing apparatus 1 performs address determination.

(Configuration by software)
The control unit 10 included in the photography printing apparatus 1, the address determination unit 2011, the image registration processing unit 2012, and the mail distribution processing unit 2013 included in the session server 201 may be configured by hardware logic, as follows. You may implement | achieve by software using CPU.

  That is, the photographic printing apparatus 1 and the session server 201 include a CPU (central processing unit) that executes instructions of a control program for realizing each function, a ROM (read only memory) that stores the program, and a RAM that expands the program. (Random access memory), a storage device (recording medium) such as a memory for storing the program and various data. An object of the present invention is to enable a computer to read program codes (execution format program, intermediate code program, source program) of a control program for the photographic printing apparatus 1 and the session server 201, which are software for realizing the functions described above. This can also be achieved by supplying the recording medium recorded in the above to the photography printing apparatus 1 and the session server 201, and the computer (or CPU or MPU) reads out and executes the program code recorded in the recording medium. is there.

  Examples of the recording medium include a tape system such as a magnetic tape and a cassette tape, a magnetic disk such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk / hard disk, and an optical disk such as a CD-ROM / MO / MD / DVD / CD-R. Card system such as IC card, IC card (including memory card) / optical card, or semiconductor memory system such as mask ROM / EPROM / EEPROM / flash ROM.

  Further, the photographic printing apparatus 1 and the session server 201 may be configured to be connectable to a communication network, and the program code may be supplied via the communication network. The communication network is not particularly limited. For example, the Internet, intranet, extranet, LAN, ISDN, VAN, CATV communication network, virtual private network, telephone line network, mobile communication network, satellite communication. A net or the like is available. Also, the transmission medium constituting the communication network is not particularly limited. For example, even in the case of wired such as IEEE 1394, USB, power line carrier, cable TV line, telephone line, ADSL line, etc., infrared rays such as IrDA and remote control, Bluetooth ( (Registered trademark), 802.11 wireless, HDR, mobile phone network, satellite line, terrestrial digital network, and the like can also be used. The present invention can also be realized in the form of a computer data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program code is embodied by electronic transmission.

  According to the present invention, an e-mail address is determined by immediately determining an e-mail address that is highly likely to be correct and transmitting the e-mail address that is likely to be incorrect only once by confirming and correcting the e-mail address. It is possible to prevent transmission of an e-mail to an incorrect e-mail address to some extent without spending so much time for inputting and confirming the e-mail address. Therefore, the present invention can be applied to various input devices that perform an e-mail address input operation within the time limit in addition to the photo print device, and further various e-mails can be transmitted using the e-mail address acquired from the input device as a destination. Applicable to mail sending system.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the photography printing apparatus in the address determination system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows notionally the image delivery system containing the said address determination system. It is a block diagram which shows the communication form between the said several photography printing apparatus installed in a certain store, and the management server system in the said composite image communication system. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the said photography printing apparatus, (a) And (b) has shown the external appearance of the said photography printing apparatus seen from a different direction, respectively. It is a front view of the editing part of the said photography printing apparatus. It is a front view of the printing part of the said photography printing apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the said management server system. FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of the present invention and showing a flow of processing of an address determination unit illustrated in FIG. 7. It is an example of an e-mail address input screen. It is an example of the address determination process of the said address determination part. (A) is an example in the case where the addresses are “similar”, and (b) is a diagram showing the corrected part of the address. It is an example of the address determination process of the said address determination part. (A) is an example in the case where the address is neither “match” nor “similar”, and (b) is a diagram showing the corrected part of the address. It is an example of the address determination process of the said address determination part. It is a figure which shows the process at the time of carrying out forward matching comparison, when the character string of the address to compare differs. It is an example of the address determination process of the said address determination part. This shows processing when backward matching comparison is performed when the character strings of the addresses to be compared are different. It is an example of the address determination process of the said address determination part. (A) is a figure which shows the state which match | combined the result of the front coincidence comparison, and the result of the back coincidence comparison, and (b) is a figure which shows the correction part of an address when the character string of the address to compare is different. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the web server contained in the said management server system. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process in the said photography photography printing apparatus. FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of the present invention and illustrating a flow of processing of an address determination unit illustrated in FIG. 1. It is an example of a mail address confirmation screen. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the photography printing apparatus in the address determination system which concerns on further another embodiment of this invention. FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing still another embodiment of the present invention and showing the flow of processing of the address determination unit shown in FIG. 19.

Explanation of symbols

1 Photographic printing device (input / output device, address transmission device)
2 photographing unit 3 editing unit 4 printing unit 10 control unit 14 communication processing unit (address transmission means)
17 Presentation control unit 31 Touch panel unit 31a Edited image display unit (output means)
31b Operation reception part (input means)
32 Touch pen (input means)
33 Audio output unit (output means)
50 Recording unit (storage unit)
80 Mail address input screen 82 Account name part 83 Domain name part 84 Key 85 Symbol part 86 Alphabet part 87 Number part 88 Decision button 100 Image distribution system (mail transmission system)
110 store 111 network in store 112 store router 120 WEB server 160 mail server 181 presentation control unit (address acquisition means reacquisition request means)
182 Address determination unit (determination means)
183 Judgment Criteria Synchronization Unit 184 Judgment Criteria Information DB
200 management server system 201 session server (address transmission device)
202 Mail server 204 Database server (storage unit)
205 WEB server 300 mobile phone 2011 address determination unit (address acquisition means, determination means, reacquisition request means, address transmission means)
2012 Image registration processing unit 2013 Mail distribution processing unit (mail transmission device)
2021 Membership information DB
2022 Customer Service DB
2023 Mail transmission history DB
2023 Transmission history DB
2024 Image DB
2025 Image browsing history DB
2026 Additional information DB
2051 Data acquisition unit 2052 Compositing processing unit 2053 WEB server processing unit

Claims (11)

An address transmission device that acquires and transmits an e-mail address,
A storage unit for storing determination information for determining whether or not to send the e-mail address;
Address acquisition means for acquiring the e-mail address;
Determination means for determining whether or not to transmit the email address acquired by the address acquisition means based on the determination information of the storage unit;
A re-acquisition request means for requesting re-acquisition of an e-mail address when the determination means determines that the e-mail address should not be transmitted;
When the determination means determines that the e-mail address should be transmitted, the determination means determines that the e-mail address should not be transmitted while the e-mail address acquired by the address acquisition means is transmitted. In this case, the reacquisition request unit includes an address transmission unit that transmits the email address reacquired by the request ,
The determination information includes a transmission prohibition list that is a list of e-mail addresses of e-mails whose transmission is prohibited,
The above transmission prohibition list is set for each region.
The address acquisition means acquires the information of the place where the e-mail address is input together with the e-mail address,
If the e-mail address acquired by the address acquisition unit matches one of the e-mail addresses in the local transmission prohibition list including the location acquired by the address acquisition unit, the determination unit determines the e-mail address. I think it should not be sent,
The address transmission means, when the e-mail address re-acquired by the re-acquisition request means matches any e-mail address in the transmission prohibition list in the area including the location acquired by the address acquisition means An address transmission apparatus characterized by stopping transmission of the e-mail address . The decision information includes a trust list, which is a list of email addresses that are likely to be correct,
The determination means determines that the e-mail address should be transmitted when the e-mail address acquired by the address acquisition means matches any e-mail address in the trust list. The address transmission apparatus according to claim 1. The determination means determines that the e-mail address should not be transmitted if the e-mail address acquired by the address acquisition means is similar to any e-mail address in the trust list;
3. The reacquisition request unit, when making the request, notifies a portion of the e-mail address acquired by the address acquisition unit that is inconsistent compared to the similar e-mail address. The address transmitting device described. The above judgment information includes an error list that is a list of email addresses that are likely to be incorrect.
The determining means determines that the e-mail address should not be transmitted when the e-mail address acquired by the address acquiring means matches any e-mail address in the error list. The address transmission apparatus according to claim 1.   2. The address transmission apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, when making the request, the reacquisition request unit notifies that the electronic mail address acquired by the address acquisition unit cannot be transmitted.   The determination information includes a list of email addresses,
  The determination means determines that the e-mail address should be transmitted when the e-mail address acquired by the address acquisition means does not match any e-mail address in the list. Item 2. The address transmission device according to Item 1.   A mail transmission system comprising: the address transmission device according to any one of claims 1 to 6; an input / output device that inputs and outputs information to a user; and a mail transmission device that transmits an e-mail. And
  The input / output device is
  Input means for accepting input of an e-mail address from a user and transmitting the input e-mail address to the address transmission device;
  Output means for outputting to the user a request for reacquisition of the e-mail address from the address transmission device,
  The e-mail transmission system, wherein the e-mail transmission apparatus transmits an e-mail using the e-mail address transmitted from the address transmission apparatus as a transmission destination.   The input / output device is a photographic printing device that provides a service for printing a composite image based on composite image information generated by performing an editing process on a photographic image obtained by photographing a subject on a print medium. 7. The mail transmission system according to 7.   7. An address transmission device control program for operating the address transmission device according to claim 1, wherein the computer functions as each of the above-described means.   A computer-readable recording medium on which the address transmission device control program according to claim 9 is recorded.   A method of controlling an address transmission device that acquires and transmits an e-mail address,
  An address acquisition step for acquiring the e-mail address;
  Whether or not the e-mail address acquired in the address acquisition step should be transmitted is determination information stored in the storage unit, which is used for determining whether or not the e-mail address should be transmitted. A determination step based on the determination;
  If it is determined in the determining step that the e-mail address should not be transmitted, a reacquisition request step for requesting reacquisition of the e-mail address;
  If it is determined in the determination step that the e-mail address should be transmitted, the e-mail address acquired in the address acquisition step is transmitted, while the e-mail address should not be transmitted An address transmission step of transmitting the e-mail address reacquired in the reacquisition request step when determined in the determination step;
  The determination information includes a transmission prohibition list that is a list of e-mail addresses of e-mails whose transmission is prohibited,
  The above transmission prohibition list is set for each region.
  In the address acquisition step, along with the e-mail address, information on the place where the e-mail address is input is acquired,
  In the determination step, if the e-mail address acquired in the address acquisition step matches any e-mail address in the transmission prohibition list in the area including the location acquired in the address acquisition step, the e-mail address Is not to be sent,
  In the address transmission step, the email address reacquired by the request in the reacquisition request step matches any email address in the transmission prohibition list in the area including the location acquired in the address acquisition step. A control method for an address transmitting apparatus, wherein transmission of the e-mail address is stopped.

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