KR20030060399A - photo on-line service system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system for an online photo service is provided to deliver a photo to a desired place of a user by developing a digital image of a user on a photographic paper through an Internet web. CONSTITUTION: If a customer(10) requests the photo development by uploading the digital photo or image to the web server(30) from an online order page of a homepage, and inputting a sort and a number of the digital photo, an estimation is provided to the customer(10) in real-time. The web server(30) automatically shows the delivery information to the customer(10), and the delivery address information is processed if the customer(10) selects one from the shown addresses. In case of a new customer, the delivery information is inputted by the customer(10). A control computer(38) develops the digital image as the photo through a digital image developer(39) by searching a digital image database(32) of the server(30). A CD-ROM, a ZIP disk, or other medium storing the photo is delivered to the customer(10).

Description

Photo on-line service system

The present invention relates to an online phenomenon of digital photography, in which a digital photo or image that a user wants to develop is developed at any time in the home, company, or any place through a web of the Internet, and the digital image is developed on a real photo paper and delivered to a desired place by a customer. .

In general, until now, it has been common to request a photo lab to print a photograph for development. By requesting the development and printing together, the unwanted pictures were printed, and when selecting a photo to be printed after development, it was troublesome to go to the photo lab several times. It is also not easy to see only the developed film to see if it is a good picture.

When a group photo is taken, it takes a lot of time and effort to print and develop a photo, publish it in a certain place, receive it from the person you want to print, and deliver it to the person you want. There was a lot.

In addition, as the penetration rate of digital cameras has increased recently, the population using digital cameras is increasing, but it is difficult to print them. That is, since a photograph taken by a digital camera or a scanned graphic image is stored as a digital file (JPEG, JPG, BMP, PSD, TIFF, etc.), the general public cannot generally develop it on photo paper.

Some graphic designers use digital printouts to print their digital images, which is different from normal photographic phenomena. Experts are reluctant to use digital cameras because they need to support more than 7 million pixels to match the quality of analog cameras used by professionals. However, in the short time, digital cameras are expected to be popularized by more than 4 million pixels of high-end cameras and more than 7 million pixels of high-end cameras, and the demand for digital image development is expected to explode.

Compared with the conventional technology, in the case of a foreign country, a technology that inquires the price required to develop a film with respect to a general picture taken by a user is used, and a picture that is displayed on the Internet by digitizing a general picture as opposed to the present invention. It uses technology, but it's completely different from the online phenomenon of digital photography.

In Korea, a film is delivered to a photo lab by a post office delivery system or a courier service. The lab receives a film and delivers the photo to a customer through a courier or other logistics network. In addition, the utilization of the Internet takes the form of digitizing the developed photographs and placing them on the web of the Internet or producing them on a CD-ROM.

Therefore, it is most economical and efficient to transfer pictures taken with a digital camera over the network. However, there is no service that prints and delivers digital pictures through the Internet. When it comes to this, I think there will be a lot of trouble with prints.

An object of the present invention for solving the above problems is to develop a digital image or image that the user wants to develop at home, company, or any place at any time through the web of the Internet to develop a digital image on a real photo paper to a place desired by a customer. It is to provide online developing service system of digital photography to deliver.

1 is a schematic diagram showing a schematic diagram of the invention

2 is a diagram illustrating a process of performing an online phenomenon of a digital photo according to the present invention.

The characteristics of the present invention for achieving the above object, the general operating system for receiving a digital image, the digital image, the image and the like on the Internet by the general customer to develop a photo through a digital image developing machine and to deliver it A service method comprising: a preprocessing step of a whole system and a service method in which a customer receives a digital image on a homepage of the Internet, develops the digital image, and delivers the developed photo to the customer; When the customer visits the digital photo online lab, the web server of the operator recognizes whether or not the customer has previously developed the digital photo through the online photo lab; The customer uploads the digital photos and images of the customer to be developed on the online ordering page of the homepage to the web server to receive the photo phenomenon, and when the type and quantity of the received digital photos are entered, the online quotation is provided in real time. Steps; A service step of re-printing the digital image received online as a value-added service, if the digital image received online is stored on a CD-ROM, a ZIP disk, or other media and provided in a different image size; For existing customers, the web server automatically finds the shipping address previously processed and shows it to the customer. When the customer selects one of the shown shipping addresses, the customer immediately enters the shipping address. For new customers, enter new shipping information. A delivery address information input step; A controlling computer controlling a digital photodeveloper, which queries the database of the server and develops the digital image into a photograph through the digital image developing device; And a digital image, image management, and delivery step, in which a customer receives a digital photo and image of a customer on the web, inquires a quotation in real time, and registers a digital image.

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

1 and 2 show a schematic system diagram according to the use state of the present invention, with reference to the description of the configuration for the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail the operation of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the present invention receives digital media produced from a digital medium or photographed from a digital camera over the Internet in real time on-line rather than in a film state. It relates to a service system.

An unspecified number of customers 10 store digital graphic images captured or made with a digital camera, scanner, graphic authoring tool 11 or the like of 300,000 pixels or more on the customer's computer 12. Digital graphic images refer to graphic formats such as JPEG, GIF, BMP, and TIFF described above. To develop the stored digital image on photo paper, the customer selects the image for development.

A customer connects his computer 12 to the Internet 80 by modem, leased line, or other means in order to develop a digital image into a photograph, to a web server 30 of a digital photograph, image online laboratory, that is, a homepage. Approach

Accordingly, when the customer visits the digital photo online lab, the operator's web server 30 records a cookie recorded in the web browser of the customer computer 12 whether the visited customer 10 is a previously visited customer. The information identifies new customers. This process is processed through the customer information recognition processing unit 33.

In the case of the existing customer (10), the personal information of the customer checks the cookie information of the customer's web browser, the customer information in the customer database 31 of the web server 30 is displayed on the web page and automatically logged in (Login ) If not, a welcome message of a newly visited customer is displayed, and the subscriber's computer information is registered in the customer database 31 and the cookie information is stored in the customer's computer 12. For reference, cookie information means that the web server can store the user's name, domain name, and short form information on the user's computer and reuse it. This step is the first step in recognizing customer information (step 1).

The customer uploads his / her graphic image data to the web server 30 from the online ordering page of the homepage provided by the operator. At this time, the customer repeats the uploading as many times as necessary and uploads as needed, and the number of developing pictures and the size of the desired pictures (e.g., basic size, 2x magnification, 4x magnification, etc.) ), The web server 30 shows the quote contents on the screen in real time according to the customer's requirements to develop online immediately. The customer can add or delete the photo to be developed on this screen, and change other settings. This step is the customer order processing unit 34 which receives the order details and provides a real-time quotation (step 2).

In addition, the web server 30 asks the customer 10 whether to use an additional service provided separately. Customers save pictures on CD-ROM (Picture On CD-ROM), pictures on floppy diskette (Picture On Floppy), pictures on ZIP disk (Picture On Zip Disk), print to slide, reprint (Reprint, Size: Wallet size, 4x4 / 5/6, 5x5 / 7, 6x8, 7x7, 8x8, 8x10 / 12,10x10, 10x15, 11x14 / 16, 12x16 / 18, 16x20, 16x24, 20x20, 20x24, 20x30, Additional services such as 24x36, 30x30, 30x40, 40x40) can be additionally used in step 2.

When developing digital photos and digital images, the order transmission button is pressed to transmit the digital image to the operating web server 30, and the process goes to the delivery information processing unit (step 3). If not, pressing the Cancel button will take you to the home page and initialize it to allow you to enter a new order.

The web server, in the next step, requests shipping information for the customer to receive the developed photo or media. In the case of a new customer, similar to an electronic commerce, a query is made for a customer to input delivery address information, and the customer information is received and the information is recorded in the customer database 31. In the case of the existing customer, when the operation web server 30 shows the delivery address information used in the previous transaction, the customer selects one of a plurality of delivery destinations and inputs new delivery information. This step is automated by the delivery information processing unit 35 to reduce the cumbersome information input procedure of the customer (step 3).

Press the order complete button, check the contents of the order information and pay through a credit card or cyber money through the electronic payment system order is completed. The web server 30 registers payment information and all customer information in the customer database 31 and the image database 32 of the operation server, and sends information such as a delivery address and a time to deliver to the customer through a web page and an e-mail address. . The payment processing unit 36 may pay a fee through the customer's credit card, and includes steps such as order cancellation and return, as in general e-commerce.

The image to be developed passes the data to the control computer 38 through the photo developing control unit 37 which controls and manages all registered databases.

The control computer 38 that controls the digital photodeveloper 39 retrieves the digital image of the customer registered in the database of the server and retrieves the digital data. According to the requested order, the type and number of photographs are checked, developed on photo paper, the developed results are input into the digital image database 32, and the developed photographs and information are sent to the customer care center 40. (Step 5)

The customer care center 40 inspects the contents of the customer's order and the actual developed photo and adds additional services and delivers the CD-ROM or ZIP disk made through the media production computer 41 through the delivery processing system 42. It delivers collectively through the supplier 50.

After delivery, the final information is registered in the customer database 31 and the final information is sent to the customer by mail. (Step 6)

The customer can check the operator's homepage to see if his order has been received, developed or shipped via the courier. The customer can also receive confirmation via e-mail.

The digital photo online developing method can process all digital pictures and digital images online, which can satisfy everyone using the Internet and can be used without any special skills. In addition, it is possible to add technical information, utilization information, and the like for various digital photos, and to add functions such as a shopping mall that can sell digital cameras and other products for digital processing online.

As described above, the present invention can be a factor in activating the economy by expanding the dissemination of domestic digital cameras by creating a perfect digital online development culture in the field of digital photography and image, and reduces the film demand due to the use of film To achieve macroscopic effects, such as savings on imports.

From the user's point of view, the economic effect of reducing the user's cost and the time cost for developing the photo can be obtained. Moreover, it overcomes the inability to develop photographs on photo paper, which is the biggest obstacle to taking pictures with digital cameras, and provides the satisfaction of mediating photos at any time. As a result, the present invention makes it possible to eliminate the limitation of the cost and the limitation of printing only in a specific print shop.

The technical effect solved by the present invention is that the combination of digital photography and the Internet business can bring about the effect of enhancing the combined technological power of the Internet technology and the photo developing technology. This is a consolidation of technologies that have evolved separately, which is sure to lay the groundwork for the creation of new network technologies that enable photodevelopers to connect directly to the Internet.

In addition, by reconstructing the utilization technology that has not existed before, it will provide more people with new business opportunities as a new business model, and lead to the development of similar vigorous inventions and related technologies.

Claims (1)

In the overall operating system and service method for the general customer to receive digital images, images, etc., digital images on the Internet online, develop and deliver the pictures through the digital image developing machine: A pre-processing step for the whole system and service method for the customer receiving the digital image on the homepage of the Internet, developing the digital image, and delivering the developed photo to the customer; When the customer visits the digital photo online lab, the operator's web server recognizes whether the customer has previously developed the digital photo through the online photo lab; The customer uploads the digital photos and images of the customer to be developed on the online ordering page of the homepage to the web server to receive the photo phenomenon, and when the type and quantity of the received digital photos are entered, the online quotation is provided in real time. Steps; A service step of re-printing the digital image received online as a value-added service, if the digital image received online is stored on a CD-ROM, a ZIP disk, or other media and provided in a different image size; For existing customers, the web server automatically finds the shipping address previously processed and shows it to the customer. When the customer selects one of the shown shipping addresses, the customer immediately enters the shipping address. For new customers, enter new shipping information. A delivery address information input step; A controlling computer controlling a digital photodeveloper, which queries the database of the server and develops the digital image into a photograph through the digital image developing device; And A photo online service system comprising a customer management and delivery step of receiving a digital photograph and image of a customer on a web, inquiring a quotation in real time, and registering a digital image in relation to a digital photo and image online phenomenon.