KR20030060685A - Method for Providing Printing Service Using Mobile Phone and Internet - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a printing service providing method for providing a printing service for an image file photograph taken using a mobile communication terminal equipped with a digital camera via a wireless Internet through the mobile communication terminal. An exemplary print service providing method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: generating a picture data (D1) by taking a picture using a mobile communication terminal (10) equipped with a digital camera (11); When the transfer of the picture data D1 is executed, the management server 20 transmits the picture data D1, the data D2 of the customer 30A transmitting the picture data D1, and the picture data D1. The customer 30B receiving the print data D including the data D3 of the customer 30B receiving the data and the data D4 of the print service provider 40 providing the print service. Transmitting the print service to the user; Requesting a print service by transmitting the print data (D) to the print service company (40) by the customer (30B) receiving the print data (D); And providing a photograph printed on the basis of the print data (D) received by the print service company (40) to the customer (30) receiving a print service. It includes.

Description

Method for providing printing service using mobile communication terminal and internet {Method for Providing Printing Service Using Mobile Phone and Internet}

(Technology)

The present invention relates to a method for providing a printing service using a mobile communication terminal and the Internet. More particularly, the present invention provides a printing service for an image file photograph taken using a mobile communication terminal equipped with a digital camera. It relates to a print service providing method provided through the media.

(Background)

As the spread of mobile communication terminals, which are often represented by mobile phones, is widely used, and wireless Internet services using mobile communication terminals are commercially available, consumer demands related to wireless Internet through mobile communication terminals are diversified. One of the mobile communication terminals developed to respond to the needs of consumers is a camera-equipped mobile communication terminal equipped with a digital camera.

Typically, a camera-equipped mobile communication terminal includes a wireless communication function for performing a wireless telephone call and internet communication, and a digital camera function for capturing a subject to store image data of a picture and then editing, transmitting, and deleting the image as necessary. Means a mobile communication terminal equipped with at the same time.

Therefore, the user of the digital camera-equipped mobile communication terminal can not only monitor the photographed pictures on his / her own mobile phone monitor, but also use it for various necessary purposes such as making an electronic album by transferring it to a computer via wireless internet or wired. It can also be freely transmitted to another person's mobile communication terminal or computer.

In addition, the development of digital cameras and graphics-related software technology allows the free creation and editing of high-resolution image files. The album is spreading widely.

However, since photo paper photos and albums have different uses and sophistications from image file photos and electronic albums, photo paper photos and albums are still favored, and image file photos taken with digital cameras are also printed on photo papers. There are not a lot of cases.

In order to print image file photos satisfactorily, high resolution color printers must be equipped, but since high resolution color printers are quite expensive, they are difficult to hold in general. It is common to ask a printing company equipped with equipment.

Summary of the Invention An object of the present invention is to print an image file photograph taken using a mobile communication terminal equipped with a digital camera in connection with the expansion of the mobile communication terminal equipped with a digital camera as described above and the printing of the image file photograph. It is to provide a new concept of sales model that enables the service to be received through the wireless Internet of the mobile communication terminal.

1 is a schematic structural diagram of an exemplary print service providing method according to the present invention;

2 is an exemplary flowchart of a printing service providing method according to the present invention;

3 is a schematic structural diagram of another exemplary printing service providing method according to the present invention;

4 is another exemplary flowchart of a printing service providing method according to the present invention;

5 is a block diagram of exemplary print data.

<Description of Symbols for Main Parts of Drawings>

10: mobile communication terminal

11: digital camera

20: management server

30: customer

40: Printing Service Company

D: Print Data

D1: photo data

According to the present invention, a print service provider provides a print service according to a customer's request using a wireless Internet of a mobile communication terminal for an image file photographed by a digital camera of a mobile communication terminal. A printing service providing method is provided.

According to a first embodiment of the present invention, generating a picture data by taking a picture using a mobile communication terminal equipped with a digital camera, when the transfer of the picture data is executed, the management server is the picture data, the picture Guiding a print service by transmitting print data, including data of a customer transmitting data, data of a customer receiving the photo data, and data of a print service company providing a print service, to the customer receiving the photo data; Requesting a print service by transmitting the print data to the print service company by a customer who has received the print data; And providing a print photo to a customer who is provided with a print service based on the print data received by the print service company. Provided is a method of providing an image file printing service using a mobile communication terminal and the Internet.

According to a second embodiment of the present invention, the method comprises: generating picture data by taking a picture using a mobile communication terminal equipped with a digital camera; Requesting a print service by transmitting the photo data and data on a customer to be provided with a print service to a management server; Generating, by the management server, print data including the photo data, data of the customer who applied for print service, and data of the customer who is provided with print service, and transmitting the print data to a print service company that provides print service; And providing, by the print service company, a photo printed on the basis of the print data to a customer receiving a print service. A print service providing method using a mobile communication terminal and the Internet is provided.

Example

Hereinafter, a printing service providing method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments are merely illustrative of the printing service providing method according to the present invention, it is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

1 is a schematic structural diagram of an exemplary print service providing method according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exemplary flowchart of a print service providing method according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of another exemplary print service providing method according to the present invention. 4 is another exemplary flowchart of a print service providing method according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of exemplary print data.

As shown in Figures 1 and 3, the printing service providing method according to the present invention, the mobile communication terminal 10, the management server 20, the customer 30, and the print service company 40 Included as a component.

The mobile communication terminal 10 refers to a wireless communication terminal, such as a mobile phone or a PDA, which can be widely used Internet wireless communication, and can take a digital picture by mounting a digital camera 11 on its own. Therefore, when the mobile communication terminal 10 is used, a desired subject can be photographed by the digital camera 11 to generate image data, that is, photo data D1, and the generated photo data D1 is stored in itself. It can be edited and deleted, and can be transmitted to the computer, the mobile communication terminal of another and the computer of another using the communication function of the mobile communication terminal.

The management server 20 refers to a server that manages the method of the present invention as a whole, and generates print data D as described below. As the management server 20 may be a mobile communication company that has all the data about the subscriber (ie customer: 30) of the mobile communication terminal 10 itself, or by providing the data in cooperation with the mobile communication company It may also be a non-mobile telecommunications company providing a service according to the invention.

The customer 30, in connection with providing the print service according to the present invention, receives the guidance of the print service by transmitting the photographic data D1 taken through the mobile communication terminal 10, or receives and applies for the print service. Means all mobile terminal users.

Specifically, the customer 30 in the present invention refers to a customer 30A for transmitting the photographic data D1 obtained by photographing the digital camera 11 using the wireless Internet communication of the mobile communication terminal 10, the above. The customer 30B receiving the photo data D1 from the customer 30A, the customer 30C applying for the print service by transferring the photograph data D1 taken and taken to the management server 20, and the customer ( 30C) is a customer 30D or the like that receives the print service requested from the print service company 40.

In the present invention, the print data (D) refers to a customer 30A transmitting image data (photo data, D1) and photo data D1 obtained by photographing the digital camera 11 of the mobile communication terminal 10. Data (D2), data (D3) about the customer (30B) receiving the photo data (D1), data (D4) about the print service provider 40 that provides the print service, the customer who applied for the print service ( Data D5 about 30C, data D6 about the customer 30D receiving the printing service, and the like.

The data D2 of the customer who transmits the picture data is already secured by the management server 20 based on the subscriber information to the mobile communication company for the corresponding mobile communication terminal 10 used to transmit the picture data D1. Basically, it is obtained from the database you are doing. That is, if there is a transmission of the photo data D1 through the mobile communication terminal 10, the management server 20 identifies the corresponding mobile communication terminal 10 and the data from the customer information already secured by the mobile carrier about the subscriber. Is extracted and this data becomes data D2. The data D2 is not limited as long as it can identify the customer 30A. For example, the data D2 may include a mobile phone terminal telephone number, a name, an e-mail address, and the like.

The data D3 of the customer who receives the picture data refers to data that the customer 30A specifies and inputs as the other party to be transmitted when the picture data D1 is transmitted. For example, the movement of the customer 30B that is received is transmitted. Data for specifying the customer 30B, such as a communication terminal telephone number, an e-mail address, and a name, is included.

Data D4 of a print service provider that provides a print service is data that specifies the print service provider 40 and may include a company name, an Internet address, an e-mail address, a simple advertisement content, and the like of the print service provider 40. Can be. The customers 30 see the data D4 and recognize and confirm the print service company 40 that provides the print service according to the invention.

Similar to the data D2 of the customer 30A described above, the data of the customer who applied for the print service also identifies the mobile communication terminal 10 used when the customer 30A applies for the print service, and the mobile carrier has already secured the data. It can be generated from the customer information, and may include a mobile phone terminal phone number, name, email address, etc. to identify the customer (30C).

Similar to the data D3 of the customer 30B described above, the data of the customer who is provided with the print service also means data that the customer 30C who applies for the print service has specifically entered as the other party while applying for the service. For example, it may include a mobile phone terminal number, an e-mail address, a name, etc. of the customer 30D receiving the print service.

The print service company 40 refers to a company that provides print services according to the print service application of the customers 30. The print service company 40 receives the print data D and performs digital printing based on the photo data D1. Provide photographs to customers who receive print services. Therefore, the print service company 40 is constructing a print equipment 41 such as a high resolution printer capable of digital printing using the photo data D1 provided as an image file.

First embodiment

1 and 2, a first specific example of a printing service providing method according to the present invention will be described.

First, the customer 30A takes a picture using the mobile communication terminal 10 equipped with the digital camera 11 to generate desired picture data D1 (S11).

Next, the acquired picture data D1 is transmitted to the counterpart (ie, customer 30B) to which the picture is to be sent through the wireless Internet communication of the mobile communication terminal 10 (S12). At this time, the terminal 30B receives the photo data D1 may be a mobile communication terminal of the customer 30B according to the contents of the data D3 of the counterpart customer 30B input by the customer 30A or the Internet computer. It may be.

In addition, although the received customer 30B is generally another person such as a friend or lover of the customer 30A to be transmitted, the customer 30A photographs the picture data D1 photographed by the mobile communication terminal 10 on his or her Internet. When transmitting to a computer, the transmitting customer 30A and the receiving customer 30B may be the same person.

When the transmission of the picture data (D1) from the mobile communication terminal 10 as described above, the management server 20 receives the data (D2) of the customer 30A to be transmitted to the picture data (D1), which is the basic Processing is performed to include the data D3 of the customer 30B and the data D4 of the affiliated print service company 40 to form the print data D (see FIG. 5), and then the customer 30B to be transferred. By transmitting the print data (D) to the customer it is informed that the customer (30B) can use the print service (S13).

The customer 30B, having received the print data D, sees the output digital picture of the picture data D1 through the corresponding terminal (mobile communication terminal or Internet computer) and finds out that this is the picture transmitted by the customer 30A. At the same time it is found that the print service can be received from the print service company (40).

Next, when the customer 30B thinks that the received picture needs to be printed, the data D4 of the print service company 40 included as part of the print data D, that is, the print service company 40 The print service is applied by sending print data (D) to the print service company 40 through an Internet address or an e-mail address (S14). At this time, the customer 30B may be a person who will receive the print, or may specify and input the customer 30A or another person.

Finally, the print service company 40 executes digital printing based on the received print data (D), and mails the printed photo to the customer to receive it (S15), thereby providing the print service according to the present embodiment. The print service according to the above is terminated.

Second embodiment

3 and 4, a second embodiment of a printing service providing method according to the present invention will be described.

First, as in the first embodiment, the customer 30C takes a picture by using the mobile communication terminal 10 equipped with the digital camera 11, thereby generating predetermined picture data D1 (S21). ,

Next, the print service is applied by transmitting the picture data D1 to the management server 20 using the wireless Internet of the mobile communication terminal 10 (S22). At this time, the customer (30C) according to the instructions of the management server 20, the data (D6) about the other party to receive the print service (that is, customer: 30D), for example, the mobile communication number, email address, Internet of the customer (30D) Enter the address, name, etc. and send it together with the picture data (D1). Of course, the customer 30D to receive the print service may be another person or himself.

Next, the management server 20 which has received the photo data D1 and the data D6 of the customer 30D receives the photo data D1 and the customer data D6 from the customer 30C. After the print data D is formed by including the data D5, the print data D is transmitted to the print service company 40 (S23).

Finally, the print service company 40 executes digital printing based on the received print data D, and mails the printed picture to the customer 30D (S24), thereby providing the print service according to the present embodiment. The print service according to the above is terminated.

In the process of providing the print service providing method according to the present invention described above, the print service company 40 can generate revenue by receiving print costs from the customer 30 receiving the print service, represented by a mobile carrier The management server 20 may generate a revenue according to the use of the mobile communication terminal. In addition, the print service company 40 can enjoy a predetermined advertising effect by outputting its data (D4) to the mobile communication terminal 10, and the mobile communication company prints even if the management server 20 does not itself The service provider 40 may charge a predetermined fee for using a mobile communication to provide a print service.

In the above description of the present invention, it is obvious that the term "printing" is intended to include printing by a high resolution printer.

According to the method for providing a print service using the mobile communication terminal and the Internet according to the present invention described above, the customer directly prints the image file photographed using the mobile communication terminal 10 provided with the digital camera 11. There is the convenience of receiving print services through a mobile communication terminal without the hassle of visiting the service provider 40 or applying for a print service separately through the Internet.

In addition, the management server (for example, the mobile carrier) can generate revenue and additional service income as the use of the mobile communication terminal expands.In addition, the print service company can operate the mobile communication terminal and the wireless Internet. There is an effect that can be enlarged to the area.

Claims (3)

Generating picture data (D1) by taking a picture using a mobile communication terminal (10) equipped with a digital camera (11); When the transfer of the picture data D1 is executed, the management server 20 transmits the picture data D1, the data D2 of the customer 30A transmitting the picture data D1, and the picture data D1. The customer 30B receiving the print data D including the data D3 of the customer 30B receiving the data and the data D4 of the print service provider 40 providing the print service. Transmitting the print service to the user; Requesting a print service by transmitting the print data (D) to the print service company (40) by the customer (30B) receiving the print data (D); And Providing a photograph printed on the basis of the print data (D) received by the print service company (40) to a customer (30) receiving a print service; Method for providing an image file printing service using a mobile communication terminal and the Internet, comprising a. Generating picture data (D1) by taking a picture using a mobile communication terminal (10) equipped with a digital camera (11); Requesting a print service by transmitting the photo data D1 and data D6 for a customer 30D to be provided with a print service to a management server 20; The management server 20 includes the photo data D1, data D5 of the customer 30C who applied for printing service, and data D6 of the customer 30D receiving printing service. Forming print data D and transmitting the print data D to a print service company 40 providing a print service; And Providing, by the print service company 40, a photo printed on the basis of the print data D to a customer 30D receiving a print service; Method for providing a print service using a mobile communication terminal and the Internet, comprising a. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the management server (20) is a mobile communication company operating the mobile communication terminal (10).