JP2018036497A - Management device, image creation printer, control method of management device, control method of image creation printer, control program, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize a management device, an image creation printing device and the like capable of easily acquiring image data in a series of game flows and providing a game having excellent playability. A management device includes an image management unit that stores image data received from an image creation / printing device, and an information presentation management unit that receives access from a user's communication terminal and presents information. The information presentation management unit receives an information presentation request from the communication terminal, requests the communication terminal to input a printed matter ID when the image data is not received, and receives the image data. In this case, information about the image data is presented to the communication terminal. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a management device for managing an image generated by an image creation printing apparatus, an image creation printing apparatus, a control method for the management apparatus, a control method for the image creation printing apparatus, a control program for the management apparatus, and a control for the image creation printing apparatus. The present invention relates to a computer-readable recording medium on which a program and a control program are recorded.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been provided a photo sticker that has a function of performing image processing on an image photographed by a user to create an edit image, a function of outputting the edit image to a photo sticker sheet, and a function of transmitting the image to a portable terminal.

  As such a photo-seal machine, for example, an apparatus configured such that a user inputs an address of a mobile terminal in order to transmit image data to the mobile terminal is known. However, in this case, the user may find it troublesome to input the address, and it may take time to input the address. In response to such user requests, for example, the QR code (registered trademark) is printed on the above-mentioned photo sticker paper, or the QR code is displayed on the screen of the photo sticker, and the QR code is displayed on the mobile terminal. A method has been proposed in which a mail is transmitted to a server by reading, or an image storage destination URL is displayed on a portable terminal (see Patent Documents 1 to 3).

  In addition, it may take time until the image data transmitted from the photo sticker is stored in the server due to poor communication between the photo sticker and the server. In such a case, for example, the server notifies the mobile terminal that the image data is not stored, and then the user performs an update process of the image display site, and whether the image data is stored (image registration) or not. The method of confirming is proposed (refer patent document 3).

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2006-42216 (released on February 9, 2006) JP 2009-258251 A (published on November 5, 2009) JP 2012-58927 A (published March 22, 2012)

  However, in the techniques described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, the photo sticker machine has completed the input of the e-mail address or the display of the e-mail address input screen is finished (time out or the user has tapped the end button. In this case, image data is transmitted to the server. In this case, even if the QR code displayed on the display during the game is read and the server is accessed from the portable terminal, the image data is not yet stored in the server.

  In the technique described in Patent Literature 3, when image data is not stored in the server when the user accesses the server, the user performs an update process by pressing an update button displayed on the image display site, It can be confirmed whether or not the image has been saved. However, in this case, the user needs to repeat access until the image is stored on the server. After the game of the photo sticker is completed, or after a while after the game is completed, the image is again displayed. It was necessary to perform an acquisition operation.

  In the conventional technology as described above, the user may forget to acquire an image. In general, in an image providing service, the image data is deleted after being stored for a certain period (for example, one week) in order to reduce the capacity load of the server, so that the user may fail to acquire the image. That is a problem. It is required to provide a user with a more comfortable service.

  In addition, actions such as inputting an e-mail address to the photo sticker and exchanging e-mail between the mobile terminal and the server are actions different from the series of games in the photo sticker. There is also a problem that the act may be troublesome and the playability of the game is lowered.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and its purpose is to make it easy for a user to acquire image data in a series of game flows, and to provide a game with excellent playability. It is to realize a management apparatus, an image creation printing apparatus, and the like that can be provided.

  In order to solve the above problems, a management apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention includes an image management unit that stores image data received from an image creation printing apparatus that provides an image creation service and an image printing service, and a user communication terminal An information presentation management unit that accepts access from the communication terminal and presents the information. When the information presentation management unit receives an information presentation request regarding predetermined image data from the communication terminal, the image data is generated as the image creation unit. When not received from the printing apparatus, the communication terminal is requested to input the printed matter ID indicated in the printed matter printed by the image creating and printing apparatus, and the image data is sent to the image data. When receiving from the creation printing apparatus, information relating to the image data is presented to the communication terminal.

  According to the above configuration, when a user transmits an information presentation request from the communication terminal to the management device and is requested to input a printed matter ID from the management device during a game played on the image creation / printing device. The printed matter ID indicated on the printed matter may be input. Since this printed matter is always provided at the end of the game and must be obtained by the user, the user sees the printed matter in a series of the game flow and obtains the printed matter ID indicated on the printed matter. You can enter it on the spot.

  Here, it takes some time from when the user transmits an information presentation request to when the printed matter is discharged from the image creating and printing apparatus. At this time, the image data can be transmitted from the image creating / printing apparatus to the management apparatus, and the image data can be stored in the management apparatus. Therefore, when the user inputs the print ID, the probability that the image data is stored in the management apparatus can be increased, and when the user inputs the print ID, the image data can be easily acquired.

  As a result, the possibility that the user forgets to acquire the image data can be reduced, and the user does not need to perform an action different from the flow of the game, and the annoyance felt by the user is reduced. Therefore, the user can easily obtain image data in a series of game flows, and a game with excellent playability can be provided.

  In the management device according to an aspect of the present invention, the information presentation management unit may access the communication terminal from the communication terminal that is accessed based on the display access information displayed during the provision of the image creation service in the image creation / printing device. An information presentation request may be accepted.

  According to the above configuration, the user reads the display access information (for example, QR code) displayed on the screen of the image creating / printing apparatus, for example, by using the communication terminal, thereby making an information presentation request to the management apparatus. Can be sent. Then, the user's communication terminal is presented with information regarding the image data from the management device or is requested to input a printed matter ID, and a screen for inputting the printed matter ID is displayed on the communication terminal.

  The user can see the printed matter discharged from the image creating and printing apparatus at the end of the game and input the printed matter ID on the screen where the input of the printed matter ID is requested in the communication terminal.

  Therefore, during the game, the user operates the communication terminal to read the display access information, and then looks at the printed matter discharged from the image creating and printing apparatus when the game ends, and inputs the printed matter ID to the communication terminal. As a result, the user only has to operate the communication terminal in a series of flows from the middle of the game to after the game, and the annoyance felt by the user can be reduced. Therefore, the playability of the game is improved.

  In the management device according to one aspect of the present invention, the information presentation management unit may present the information from the communication terminal that has accessed based on the print access information indicated on the printed matter printed by the image creating and printing device. While receiving a request, the access based on the display access information may be managed separately from the access based on the print access information.

  According to the above configuration, the user reads the print access information (for example, QR code) indicated on the printed matter by the communication terminal, and transmits an information presentation request to the management apparatus. In this case, since it is highly likely that the image data is stored in the management device before the printed matter is discharged from the image creation printing device, the user obtains the image data when transmitting the information presentation request. Easy to do.

  Further, in the management apparatus, by separately managing access based on the display access information and access based on the print access information, the provider side of the image management service can grasp the user's access tendency. . That is, it is possible to obtain information as to which of the display access information and the print access information indicates whether the access to the management apparatus is frequent.

  The provider of the image management service can provide a better image management service based on this information. For example, the print access information occupies a certain space of the printed material and restricts the layout of an image printed on the printed material. Therefore, when the number of accesses to the management device based on the print access information is small, It can be determined not to print the print access information.

  In the management device according to one aspect of the present invention, the image management unit receives information on the printed matter ID associated with the image data from the image creation printing device, and the image data, the printed matter ID, Are stored in association with each other, and when the printed matter ID received from the communication terminal matches the printed matter ID stored in association with the image managing unit, information related to the corresponding image data is stored. You may make a presentation.

  According to the above configuration, when the printed matter ID transmitted from the image creation printing device to the management device matches the printed matter ID received from the communication terminal, information is presented to the corresponding image data. It is possible to present information accurately.

  In addition, the management device according to an aspect of the present invention provides the information presentation request including information on the printed matter ID from the communication terminal that has been accessed based on the access information displayed on the image creating and printing device or indicated on the printed matter. When a request for input of a printed matter ID is made to the communication terminal, a screen in which the printed matter ID is input in advance may be displayed on the communication terminal.

  According to said structure, the user does not need to input printed matter ID into a communication terminal itself. Here, the communication state between the management apparatus and the image creating / printing apparatus may be good or bad. For example, when the communication state is good, the image data is transmitted and stored relatively quickly from the image creation printing apparatus to the management apparatus. In such a case, the user's convenience is improved by causing the communication terminal to display a screen on which the printed product ID is input in advance.

  Or, for example, when the communication status is poor, access to the screen on which the printed matter ID has been input in advance, such as “Please access when the printed matter comes out from the image creation and printing device”, etc. A note that encourages you to do so may be included. Thereby, after image data is preserve | saved at a management apparatus, the probability that an information presentation request | requirement will be transmitted to a management apparatus from a communication terminal can be made high.

  Therefore, the user does not need to input the printed matter ID himself, and the management device and the image creation / printing device can easily acquire the image data in a series of games while reducing operations that the user needs to perform. can do.

  In order to solve the above problems, an image creation printing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention is an image creation printing apparatus that transmits the image data to the management apparatus, and provides the image creation service. A display control unit that displays display access information for the communication terminal to access the management device is provided.

  According to said structure, a user reads the display access information (for example, QR code) displayed on the said display control part using a communication terminal, while using the said image creation service in an image creation printing apparatus. Can do. The user can access the management device by reading the display access information.

  When the image data is not yet stored in the management device at the time when the management device is accessed, the management device is shown in the printed matter printed by the image creation printing device with respect to the communication terminal. Requests input of print ID.

  Here, it takes some time from when the user accesses the management apparatus to when the printed material is discharged from the image creation printing apparatus. At this time, the image data can be transmitted from the image creating / printing apparatus to the management apparatus, and the image data can be stored in the management apparatus. Therefore, when the user inputs the print ID, the probability that the image data is stored in the management apparatus can be increased, and when the user inputs the print ID, the user can acquire the image data more reliably. Can do.

  The image creating and printing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention further includes a print control unit that prints print access information for the communication terminal to access the management apparatus on the printed matter in the image printing service. Also good.

  According to the above configuration, the image creating and printing apparatus can print the print access information on the printed matter by the print control unit. The user reads the print access information (for example, QR code) indicated on the printed matter with the communication terminal, and transmits an information presentation request to the management apparatus. In this case, there is a high probability that the image data is stored in the management apparatus before the printed material is discharged from the image creating and printing apparatus. Therefore, when the user sends an information presentation request, the user acquires the image data. Easy to do.

  The present invention realizes a management device, an image creation printing device, and the like that can make it easy for a user to acquire image data in a series of game flows and can provide a game with excellent playability.

It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the management server in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of the image management system in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the structural example of the external appearance of the photograph sticker production apparatus in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the said photograph sticker production apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the portable terminal in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of one game in the said photograph sticker production apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process regarding the display of an image provision site in the said management server and a portable terminal. It is a display screen in which a user can read a QR code by using a mobile terminal in the photo sticker creating apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the image presentation request | requirement process which the said portable terminal performs. (A) is a figure which shows the URL content which the screen display QR code displayed on the screen in the modification of the said photo sticker production apparatus contains, (b) is discharged | emitted from the modification of the said photo sticker production apparatus. It is a figure which shows the URL content which the sticker QR code printed on the photograph sticker contains. It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the management server in Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the screen transition displayed on a portable terminal, when the user of a paying member reads QR code displayed on the screen of the photograph sticker production apparatus using a portable terminal. It is a figure which shows the landing page displayed on a portable terminal, when the user of a paying member reads QR code printed on the photograph sticker using the portable terminal. It is a figure which shows the screen transition displayed on a portable terminal, when the user of a free member reads QR code displayed on the screen of the photograph sticker production apparatus using a portable terminal. It is a figure which shows the landing page displayed on a portable terminal, when the user of a free member reads QR code printed on the photograph sticker using the portable terminal. It is a figure which shows the screen transition displayed on a portable terminal, when the user of a temporary member reads QR code displayed on the screen of the photograph sticker production apparatus using a portable terminal. It is a figure which shows the landing page displayed on a portable terminal when the user of a temporary member reads QR code printed on the photograph sticker using the portable terminal. It is a figure which shows the landing page displayed on a portable terminal, when a non-member user reads QR code displayed on the screen of the photograph sticker production apparatus using a portable terminal. It is a figure which shows the transition of the screen displayed on a portable terminal in the case of reading QR code using the camera function of a dedicated application, and accessing a management server in Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the transition of the screen displayed on a portable terminal in the case of reading QR code using the camera function of a dedicated application, and accessing a management server in Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the flow of a process in the image management system of Embodiment 4 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the image management system in Embodiment 5 of this invention.

Embodiment 1
Hereinafter, Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the drawings, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will not be repeated. Descriptions of configurations other than those described in the following specific embodiments may be omitted as necessary, but are the same as those configurations when described in other embodiments. In addition, the shape of the configuration described in each drawing, and the dimensions such as length, depth, and width do not reflect the actual shape and dimensions, and are appropriately changed for clarity and simplification of the drawings. ing.

  First, an overall image of the image management system 10 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Note that each device included in the image management system according to one aspect of the present invention is not limited to the specific aspect described with reference to FIG. For example, the mobile terminal 6 to be described later may be a communication terminal such as a desktop or notebook PC. The management server 1 may be composed of a plurality of servers.

(Image management system 10)
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an overview of the image management system 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the image management system 10 includes a photo sticker creation device (image creation printing device) 4, a portable terminal (communication terminal) 6, and a management server (management device) 1.

  The image management system 10 will be schematically described below. The image management system 10 is a service that enables a user to take a photo, edit the captured image, print the image as a photo sticker (printed material), save the image on an image providing site, and view the stored image. To the user. An image providing site is a site where a user can browse his own image and other users' images. The image providing site may have an SNS (Social Networking Service) function, for example, and may enable user communication on the site.

  The photo sticker creating apparatus 4 is installed in a store such as a game center and provides photography, image editing, and photo sticker printing services. The photo sticker creating apparatus 4 is an image creating and printing apparatus that provides an image creating service for creating image data, and provides an image printing service for creating a photo sticker (printed material) by printing the image data on a sticker sheet.

  The photo sticker creating apparatus 4 is connected to the management server 1 via a network, and can transmit image data to the management server 1. Here, the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 according to the present embodiment associates the image data with the sticker ID (printed matter ID) and transmits them to the management server 1. Other information may be transmitted to the management server 1 together with the image data.

  Here, “image data” in this specification refers to photograph data (captured image or photographed image data) photographed by the photograph sticker creating apparatus 4 and edited image data obtained by arbitrarily editing the photograph data. The image data is managed by the image management system 10.

  The “seal ID” is identification information that can be associated with one or a plurality of image data generated by the photograph sticker creating apparatus 4 in one play (game). That is, the image data can be specified in the image management system 10 using the seal ID. The sticker ID is, for example, a device number unique to the photo sticker creating device 4 determined by the model and manufacturing number of the photo sticker creating device 4, a date number determined by the date when the user started playing the game, and the like. Is a unique number created for each game play. That is, the sticker ID is a unique number that is not duplicated between the plurality of photo sticker creation apparatuses 4 connected to the image management system 10. A method for creating such a unique number is not particularly limited. Also, the seal ID may be a random character string subjected to encryption processing from the viewpoint of security, and the specific mode of the seal ID is not particularly limited.

  The management server 1 is a device that manages received image data, and provides the above-described image storage and image browsing services. Specifically, the management server 1 manages an image providing site for allowing a user to store and browse image data. When there is a request for presentation of image data from the mobile terminal 6, the management server 1 displays an image providing site related to the image data on the mobile terminal 6 if the image data is stored. The mobile terminal 6 displays a screen requesting input of a seal ID.

  The portable terminal 6 is a communication terminal possessed by the user. The mobile terminal 6 is, for example, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or the like. The portable terminal 6 can communicate with the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 by wireless communication means or wired communication means. In one aspect of the present invention, the user reads the QR code (display access information) displayed on the screen of the photo sticker creation device 4 or the QR code (print access information) printed on the photo sticker with the mobile terminal 6, It is possible to access the image providing site by communicating with the management server 1 via the network.

  Then, when the screen requesting the input of the seal ID is displayed on the mobile terminal 6, the user inputs the seal ID (printed material ID) printed on the photo sticker (printed material) discharged from the photo sticker creating device 4 Then, browsing image data is tried. In other words, the user can store the image data created by the photo sticker creating device 4 in the image providing site or view the image data saved in the image providing site by operating the mobile terminal 6. it can. Further, the user can access the image providing site using the mobile terminal 6 or other desired device, and download the stored image data to the mobile terminal 6 or other desired device.

≪Photo sticker making device 4≫
The configuration of the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a structural example of the appearance of the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 in the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 includes a housing 40, a pre-service unit 41, a photographing unit 42, an editing unit 43, a ceiling strobe box 44, a display 45, and a scanner 46. The customer service unit 41 includes an upper unit 41A and a lower unit 41B. The photographing unit 42 includes a front unit 42A and a rear unit 42B. The display 45 is provided in the upper unit 41A, and the scanner 46 is provided in the lower unit 41B. The photo sticker creating apparatus 4 may be any apparatus that can realize each function described later, and is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. The details of each unit will be described later as needed together with the description of each function of the photo sticker creating apparatus 4, but the description is basically omitted because it is not so much related to the essence of the present invention.

  The game provided by the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 according to the present embodiment includes a shooting process for shooting at least one of a still image (photo) and a moving image in one play, and an optional image editing process for the shot photo. The editing process to be performed, the printing process that collects images (such as photos that have been subjected to optional image editing processing) created in a single play, printed on sticker paper and provided to the user, and advertisements and guidance related to the game It consists of a post-service process for the user. Further, in the post-service process, selection of an image for transmission and selection of an image acquisition method (for example, address input for mobile transmission) are also performed.

  In the pre-service unit 41 shown in FIG. 3 or the like, pre-service to the user before playing the game (for example, reception of game fee payment (reception of coins), explanation of game flow and operation, display of advertisement, etc.) You may go. The number of users who can participate in one play, the number of printable images, and the number of image data that can be transmitted to the management server 1 may be determined as appropriate. Moreover, you may provide the time limit in one play about each process of a game, or the whole game.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 includes a communication unit 402, a photographing unit 403, an editing unit 404, a printing unit 405, a post-service customer unit 406, and a control unit 401. The control unit 401 includes a communication control unit 411, a shooting control unit 412, an editing control unit 413, a print control unit 414, a post-service customer control unit 415, a seal ID creation unit 418, and an image data creation unit 416. And an image data transmission unit 417.

  The photographing unit 403 executes the photographing process under the control of the photographing control unit 412. More specifically, the image capturing unit 403 is arranged in the image capturing unit 42 shown in FIG. 3 and lights such as a camera for photographing and a ceiling strobe box 44, a display for displaying the photographed image, and a user's Consists of a touch panel that accepts input operations. The photographing unit 403 takes a photo under the control of the photographing control unit 412 and transmits the photographed photo to the image data creation unit 416.

  The editing unit 404 executes the editing process under the control of the editing control unit 413. More specifically, the editing unit 404 is arranged in the editing unit 43 shown in FIG. 3 and displays a photograph and the result of the image editing process, and a user input operation (such as an image editing process instruction). It consists of a touch panel to accept. The editing unit 404 transmits the photo edited in the editing process to the image data creation unit 416.

  The printing unit 405 is for executing a printing process under the control of the printing control unit 414. More specifically, the printing unit 405 includes a printer for printing a photographed image (or an edited image) on sticker paper, a display for displaying a printing status, and the like. The print control unit 414 stores the storage unit 407. The image data read from is printed on sticker paper. Further, the printing unit 405 prints a sticker ID and a QR code corresponding to image data to be printed on the sticker paper outside the margin (such as an end of the sticker paper). This QR code includes at least the URL of the image providing site and the information of the seal ID. One or a plurality of images generated in one play of the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 can be uniquely specified by the seal ID.

  The post-service customer service unit 406 is for executing the post-service service process under the control of the post-service service control unit 415. More specifically, the post-service unit 406 displays a display for displaying an advertisement, an explanation of a method of accessing an image providing site managed by the management server 1 after playing a game, and a user input operation. It consists of a touch panel that accepts. In addition, the post-service unit 406 receives, for example, selection of an image to be transmitted from the user to the management server 1 and input of the user's mail address using the touch panel. Note that selection of an image to be transmitted to the management server 1 may be performed in an editing process executed by the editing unit 404.

  The storage unit 407 stores various data of the photo sticker creating apparatus 4. The storage unit 407 stores the image data created by the image data creation unit 416 through the photographing process and the editing process. In addition, the preservation | save said here may be temporary preservation | save. The image data stored in the storage unit 407 is read by the printing unit 405 in the printing process. The storage unit 407 may store image data in association with a seal ID.

  The control unit 401 controls the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 in an integrated manner. The shooting control unit 412 controls the shooting unit 403, the editing control unit 413 controls the editing unit 404, the print control unit 414 controls the printing unit 405, and the post-service customer control unit 415 controls the post-service customer service unit 406. Although not shown, the control unit naturally also has a function as a display control unit that controls display members such as the display and the touch panel described above.

  The communication control unit 411 transmits the image ID associated with one or a plurality of generated images generated by the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 in one play to the management server 1. The image ID is information for uniquely identifying each image data. In addition, the communication control unit 411 further transmits a seal ID in association with one or a plurality of image data generated by the photo sticker creation device 4 in one play to the management server 1. The communication control unit 411 may transmit other information in association with the management server 1, and the user does not transmit all of one or a plurality of image data generated by the photo sticker creation device 4 in one play. Only designated image data may be transmitted to the management server 1.

  In the present embodiment, the seal ID is information including a shooting date and time and a device ID, and the image ID is information including a shooting date and time, a device ID and a serial number for identifying image data generated in one play. In this embodiment, the communication control unit 411 transmits the image ID and the seal ID to the management server 1 in association with one or a plurality of image data generated by the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 in one play. That is, the communication control unit 411 transmits the image data in association with the shooting date / time, the device ID, and the serial number.

  Also, the editing control unit 413 performs image editing processing on the photograph in accordance with the user instruction acquired by the editing unit 404. The image editing processing here refers to changing the background image of a photo, decorating a frame of photo image data, handwriting a message, placing a predetermined object superimposed on an arbitrary position of a photo (stamp), etc. The so-called “graffiti”.

  The seal ID creation unit 418 creates the above-described seal ID. The timing at which the sticker ID creating unit 418 creates the sticker ID may be in the standby state before the game starts in the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 or immediately after the game starts. The seal ID creation unit 418 creates the seal ID before the image data transmission unit 417 transmits the image data and the seal ID.

  The image data creation unit 416 creates image data based on the photos transmitted from the photographing unit 403 and the editing unit 404. The created image data is stored in the storage unit 407 and transmitted to the image data transmission unit 417.

  The image data transmission unit 417 transmits the image data transmitted from the image data creation unit 416 or the image data read from the storage unit 407 to the management server 1 in association with the seal ID created by the seal ID creation unit 418. To do.

  Note that the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 may allow a user who participated in the game to input the destination (email address) of the mobile terminal 6 in any of the steps of the game. However, the processing performed by the image management system 10 according to the present embodiment when the user performs an operation of inputting such a destination is not related to the essence of the present invention. The same applies hereinafter.

≪Management server 1≫
Next, details of the management server 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the management server 1 in the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the management server 1 mainly includes a control unit 101, a storage unit 102, and a communication unit 103. The control unit 101 comprehensively controls each member provided in the management server 1. The storage unit 102 stores various data used in the management server 1. The communication unit 103 communicates with other devices constituting the image management system 10.

  The detailed description of the processing executed by the display page creation unit 112, the information presentation management unit 113, and the image management unit 114 in the control unit 101 is combined with the description of the service performed by the image management system 10 according to the present embodiment. Will be described later.

(Control unit 101)
As illustrated in FIG. 1, the control unit 101 includes a communication control unit 111, a display page creation unit 112, an information presentation management unit 113, and an image management unit 114.

(Communication control unit 111)
The communication control unit 111 controls communication with an external device by the communication unit 103.

(Display page creation unit 112)
The display page creation unit 112 creates a web page or the like displayed on the mobile terminal 6. Specifically, the display page creation unit 112 reads web page data corresponding to the request from the web page database 121 and transmits the data to the mobile terminal 6 in response to various requests for the image data providing service to the user. Create a web page. Further, the display page creation unit 112 can create a web page or the like that displays the image data managed by the information presentation management unit 113 and stored in the image database 122.

  Although the details will be described later in another embodiment, the display page creation unit 112 may create a web page according to the user's membership type. Specifically, the display page creation unit 112 includes a member registration page for registering as a member in the image providing site, an image storage page for storing image data in the image providing site, a My Page that is a page unique to each user, You may create the web page which comprises an image provision site, such as a timeline page in which the user's own album and albums (public albums) released by specific other users are posted in time series.

  Further, “page” described in the present specification means data that the management server 1 transmits to a communication terminal such as the mobile terminal 6 and displays it, for example, like a web page. Hereinafter, as an example, the “page” described in the present application will be described as a web page that can be browsed by a web browser. However, the page may be in a format other than a web page. In addition, the page usually includes text data and image data, and may further include audio data and moving image data.

(Information presentation management unit 113)
The information presentation management unit 113 manages the creation of a display page for displaying image data by the display page creation unit 112. When receiving an image data display request (information presentation request) from the user, the information presentation management unit 113 searches the image database 122 for a seal ID that matches the seal ID included in the display request. When the information presentation management unit 113 detects a matching seal ID in the image database 122, the information presentation management unit 113 reads out the image data associated with the seal ID and transmits it to the display page creation unit 112.

(Image management unit 114)
The image management unit 114 manages the image data created by the photo sticker creating apparatus 4. In the present embodiment, the image management unit 114 stores the image data received from the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 in the image database 122 in association with the seal ID. Further, the image management unit 114 may store an image designated by the user in the image database 122 among the image data received from the photo sticker creating apparatus 4.

  When storing the image data, the image management unit 114 generates image management information for managing the image data, and stores the generated image management information in association with the image data. This image management information includes the image ID received through the communication control unit 111. The image management unit 114 can manage the image data using the image IDs respectively associated with the image data. Further, the image management unit 114 updates the image management information based on the user operation instruction received from the mobile terminal 6. This image management information includes, for example, user membership information.

  In addition, a user who has registered as a member on the image providing site may be able to classify image data owned by the user as an album having one or a plurality of generated images on the image providing site. . In this case, the image management unit 114 also manages the album of each user, and generates album management information for managing the album for each user. The image management unit 114 stores the generated album management information in the image database 122 in association with the user.

(Details of storage unit 102)
As illustrated in FIG. 1, the storage unit 102 includes a web page database 121 and an image database 122.

(Web page database 121)
The web page database 121 stores various data for creating a web page of an image providing site displayed on the mobile terminal 6.

  Specifically, the web page database 121 includes the number of image data to be posted on the timeline page, the shape of the image data to be posted on the timeline page, and the arrangement pattern that is the placement position of each image data on the timeline page. The associated arrangement pattern information is stored. Further, in the arrangement pattern indicated by the arrangement pattern information, the posting position of each image data is associated with the display order of each image data in the album.

(Image database 122)
The image database 122 stores image data instructed by the user to be stored in the image providing site among the image data created by the photo sticker creating apparatus 4. In the image database 122, image data is stored in association with the seal ID.

  Although not shown, the storage unit 102 also has a temporary storage database that temporarily stores data such as image data received from the photo sticker creating apparatus 4.

(Communication unit 103)
In the present embodiment, the photo sticker creating device 4 and the mobile terminal 6 are communication partners of the communication unit 103. The communication unit 103 receives data from another device or transmits data to another device under the control of the communication control unit 111.

≪Mobile terminal 6≫
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the mobile terminal 6 in the present embodiment. As illustrated, the mobile terminal 6 includes an input unit 604, a storage unit 602, a display unit 605, a communication unit 603, and a control unit 601.

  The input unit 604 accepts user input operations. The storage unit 602 stores various data in the mobile terminal 6, an application program executed by the control unit 601, and the like. The display unit 605 is a display device that displays various images, and displays, for example, a web page transmitted from the communication unit 103 of the management server 1. The communication unit 603 communicates with the management server 1. The control unit 601 comprehensively controls each unit of the mobile terminal 6. The control unit 601 also reads and executes the application program stored in the storage unit 602.

≪Service flow≫
Subsequently, a flow of an image data management service provided by the image management system 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the flow of one game in the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 of the present embodiment. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing relating to display of the image providing site in the management server 1 and the portable terminal 6 according to the present embodiment.

  In the game described below, the post-service process is not performed. Moreover, below, the case where two users play together is demonstrated. Even if there are three or more users, the flow of processing is the same as in the case of two people.

(Start of game)
As shown in FIG. 6, the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 starts the game when it is confirmed that the user has paid the amount necessary for playing the game (S1). For example, when the user inserts a fee required for playing the game into a coin insertion slot (not shown) of the photo sticker creating apparatus 4, the game play is started.

  When the game is started, the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 first executes a photographing process (S2). Specifically, photography is performed by the photographing unit 403 and the photographing control unit 412 of the photo sticker creating apparatus 4. The photographed control unit 412 acquires the photographed photograph and transmits it to the image data creation unit 416.

  Next, the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 executes an editing process (S3). Specifically, the editing unit 404 and the editing control unit 413 of the photo sticker creation apparatus 4 accept an input operation by the user, and perform an image editing process on the photograph taken in the photographing process according to the input operation. The edit control unit 413 transmits the photo that has been subjected to the image editing process as described above to the image data creation unit 416.

(Image selection)
Before or after the end of the image editing process, the users participating in the game select images to be saved from the images created in the game using the photo sticker creating device 4 (S4).

(Create image data)
The image data creation unit 416 creates image data for the photos and edited images transmitted from the shooting control unit 412 and the edit control unit 413 (image data creation step). Here, the image data creation unit 416 may create image data only for the image selected by the user. Note that in the image data creation step, the shooting control unit 412 and the edit control unit 413 transmit and save the photographs to the storage unit 407, respectively, and the image data creation unit 416 reads the image selected by the user from the storage unit 407. You may go.

(Transmission of image data and seal ID)
The image data transmission unit 417 associates the created image data with the sticker ID created by the sticker ID creation unit 418 and sends it to the management server 1 via the communication unit 402 (S5: image data sending step). . The image data and the seal ID may be associated with each other by the image data creation unit 416 and sent to the image data transmission unit 417. Alternatively, the image data transmission unit 417 may associate the received image data with the seal ID and then transmit the image data to the management server 1 via the communication unit 402.

(QR code display)
Next, the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 displays a QR code (display access information) on, for example, a display provided in the editing unit 404 (S6: display control step). The QR code can be displayed under the control of the control unit 401 having a function as a display control unit.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a destination input and QR code display screen displayed on the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 of the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 8, in S6, a selection screen P1 on which the user can select an image data acquisition method is displayed on the screen of the photo sticker creating apparatus 4. In the central portion of the selection screen P1, an input field 51 for the user to input a mail address as a destination, a software keyboard 52 for inputting the address, and an OK button 54 for confirming the selection are displayed. A QR code 53 is displayed at the lower right of the selection screen P1. The user can read the QR code 53 by using a QR code reading function installed in a general camera application installed in the mobile terminal 6.

  In addition, the image data is displayed on the selection screen P1 together with the message “It is an image to be transmitted”. At this point, the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 is directed to the management server 1. Image data and seal ID are transmitted. The message is intended to notify the user, and the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 has already completed or at least started the image data transmission process.

  Here, when the user inputs an e-mail address (address input), as a subsequent process, for example, an e-mail is transmitted from the management server 1 to the mobile terminal 6, and the URL described in the e-mail is accessed and processed. This process can be performed by a known method. Therefore, in the present specification, the process of the image management system 10 according to an aspect of the present invention when the user does not input a destination will be described below.

  In the QR code 53, the seal ID created by the seal ID creation unit 418 is embedded together with the URL of the image providing site.

  The display access information displayed by the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 is not limited to the QR code, but may be other matrix type two-dimensional code.

(Photo sticker discharge)
In S6, after the user reads the QR code 53 using the portable terminal 6 and presses the OK button 54 or a predetermined time elapses, the print control unit 414 of the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 controls a printer (not shown). Then, the image data selected by the user is printed on the sticker sheet. Then, the photo sticker is discharged from the photo sticker creating device 4 (S7). Thereby, the user can obtain a photo sticker. This photo sticker is printed with a seal ID and a QR code together with image data. The user can also access the image providing site by reading the QR code using the mobile terminal 6.

  Here, one game in the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 ends.

(Access to image provision sites using mobile devices)
The user activates, for example, a general camera application of the mobile terminal 6 and activates the QR code reading function of the application. The control unit 601 of the mobile terminal 6 controls the camera and camera application of the mobile terminal 6 based on an input from the user to the input unit 604. When the user causes the display unit 605 to display the QR code 53 displayed on the screen of the photo sticker creating apparatus 4, the control unit 601 reads the QR code 53 (S41). As a result, the URL for accessing the image management site is displayed on the display unit 605 of the portable terminal 6. The user uses the input unit 604 of the mobile terminal 6 to select the URL. The control unit 601 receives a selection input from the input unit 604, and transmits an information presentation request as a predetermined request for displaying image data to the management server 1 through the communication unit 603 (S42).

  At this time, the communication unit 603 also transmits a seal ID to the management server 1. A mode of transmitting the seal ID is not particularly limited, and the seal ID may be incorporated in the URL.

  When the mobile terminal 6 reads the QR code 53 by the QR code reading function, the mobile terminal 6 automatically accesses the image management site and makes an information presentation request for requesting the management server 1 to display image data. You may send it.

  The management server 1 receives the information presentation request (S21).

  Here, when the communication unit 103 of the management server 1 receives information such as the image data and the seal ID transmitted from the communication unit 402 of the photo sticker creating apparatus 4, the image management unit 114 receives the received image data and the seal ID. Are stored in the image database 122 (image management step). However, in S5 described above, the time required for the image data and the information such as the seal ID transmitted by the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 to the management server 1 to be received by the management server 1 and stored in the image database 122 varies. Can do. That is, this time is affected by the communication status between the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 and the management server 1. For this reason, the communication unit 103 of the management server 1 cannot clearly specify the timing at which information such as the image data and the seal ID is received.

  When the management server 1 has not received the image data transmitted from the photo sticker creation device 4 (NO in S22), the management server 1 transmits a seal ID input page to the portable terminal 6 (S23: information presentation management step). .

  The portable terminal 6 displays the seal ID input page received from the management server 1 on the screen (S43). Then, the user inputs the sticker ID printed on the photo sticker on the sticker ID input page (S44).

  Here, the input of the seal ID input page and the seal ID will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the flow of the image presentation request process performed by the mobile terminal 6 in the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the QR code is read using the portable terminal 6, and the management server 1 is accessed from the portable terminal 6 (S31). At this time, information on the seal ID embedded in the QR code is transmitted from the mobile terminal 6 to the management server 1. The management server 1 searches whether the seal ID received from the mobile terminal 6 is stored in the image database 122. When the seal ID received from the portable terminal 6 is stored in the image database 122, that is, when the management server 1 has already received and stored the image data (YES in S32), the screen of the portable terminal 6 is displayed. Displays a page (pre-GET landing page) for confirming image storage in the image providing site.

  On the other hand, when the mobile server 6 reads the QR code 53 and accesses the management server 1, if the management server 1 has not yet received the image data (NO in S <b> 32), the screen of the mobile terminal 6 is displayed. The non-reception notification screen P2 is displayed. On this non-reception notification screen P2, a seal ID input field 56 is displayed together with a message indicating that the management server 1 has not received image data. The user can input the sticker ID printed on the photo sticker in the sticker ID input field 56. In the seal ID input field 56, a pre-GET button 56a for transmitting the seal ID information to the management server 1 and acquiring an image is displayed.

  The non-reception notification screen P2 may be the TOP page or My page of the image providing site, or may be a dedicated page displayed when the mobile terminal 6 accesses the QR code 53 by reading it. .

  When the sticker ID printed on the photo sticker is entered in the sticker ID input field 56 and the pre-GET button 56a is pressed, information on the sticker ID is transmitted from the portable terminal 6 to the management server 1. Thereby, when the management server 1 has not received the image data when accessing the management server 1 from the portable terminal 6, the non-reception notification screen P2 is displayed again.

  Hereinafter, the access to the image providing site by the mobile terminal 6 will be further described with reference to FIG. 7 again.

  When the management server 1 receives the image data transmitted from the photo sticker creation device 4 after the management server 1 receives the information presentation request from the portable terminal 6 (YES in S22), the information presentation management unit 113 Reads out the image data from the image database 122 and transmits it to the display page creation unit 112 (information presentation management step). The display page creation unit 112 creates a save confirmation page using the image data, and the save confirmation page is transmitted to the mobile terminal 6 (S24).

  The communication unit 603 of the portable terminal 6 receives the save confirmation page, and the control unit 601 displays the save confirmation page on the display unit 605 (S45). The user looks at the display unit 605, operates the portable terminal 6, inputs a confirmation to save the image data, and transmits the information to the management server 1 (S46).

  Thereafter, the management server 1 transmits a save completion page to the mobile terminal 6 (S25). The mobile terminal 6 displays the save completion page on the screen (S47).

  As described above, when a user transmits an information presentation request from the mobile terminal 6 to the management server 1 during a game performed by the photo sticker creation device 4 and is requested to input a seal ID from the management server 1. The sticker ID shown on the photo sticker is input. Since this photo sticker is always provided at the end of the game and is always obtained by the user, the user looks at the photo sticker in the course of the game and shows the sticker shown on the photo sticker. The ID can be entered on the spot.

  Here, it takes some time from when the user sends an information presentation request to when the photo sticker is ejected from the photo sticker creating apparatus 4. At this time, image data can be transmitted from the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 to the management server 1, and the image data can be stored in the management server 1. For this reason, when the user inputs the seal ID, the probability that the image data is stored in the management server 1 can be increased, and when the user inputs the seal ID, the user more reliably acquires the image data. be able to.

  As a result, the possibility that the user forgets to acquire the image data can be reduced, and the user does not need to perform an action different from the flow of the game, and the annoyance felt by the user is reduced. Therefore, the user can easily obtain image data in a series of game flows, and a game with excellent playability can be provided.

  In addition, the user looks at the photo sticker discharged from the photo sticker creating device 4 at the end of the game, and inputs the sticker ID printed on the photo sticker on the screen where the portable terminal 6 is requested to input the sticker ID. do it.

  The user only has to operate the portable terminal 6 in a series of flow from the game to after the game, and can reduce the annoyance felt by the user. Therefore, the playability of the game is improved.

  The above process can also be started from a QR code printed on a sticker. The portable terminal 6 reads the QR code on the photo sticker, and thereafter the process is performed in the same flow.

  In this case, the user reads the QR code indicated on the photo sticker with the portable terminal 6 and transmits an information presentation request to the management server 1. In this case, since there is a high probability that the image data is stored in the management server 1 before the photo sticker is ejected from the photo sticker creating device 4, the image data is displayed when the user transmits an information presentation request. Easy to get.

(Seal ID display by QR code reading)
It is preferable that the portable terminal 6 in the present embodiment is configured so that the seal ID is automatically input when the QR code is read in the above-described QR code reading process.

  For example, when the mobile terminal 6 reads the QR code 53 displayed on the screen of the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 and transmits an information presentation request to the management server 1, A non-reception notification screen P2 is displayed on the screen of the terminal 6 (see FIG. 9). It is preferable that the seal ID is automatically input in the seal ID input field 56 when the non-reception notification screen P2 is displayed. According to this, since the user does not need to input the seal ID printed on the photo sticker himself, the convenience for the user is improved.

  Examples of such a configuration include the following configurations (i) and (ii).

  (I) The QR code 53 includes seal ID information, and the mobile terminal 6 transmits an information presentation request to the management server 1 including the seal ID information. When the image data corresponding to the seal ID is not stored in the image database 122, the information presentation management unit 113 of the management server 1 inputs the seal ID in the seal page ID input field 56 in advance in the display page creation unit 112. The sticker ID input page is created, and the communication unit 103 transmits the sticker ID input page to the mobile terminal 6. As a result, a seal ID input page in which the seal ID is input in advance in the seal ID input field 56 is displayed on the display unit 605 of the portable terminal 6.

  (Ii) The QR code 53 includes seal ID information, and the mobile terminal 6 reads the QR code 53 using a general camera application or a dedicated application installed in the mobile terminal 6. Here, the QR code 53 allows the portable terminal 6 to automatically input the seal ID into the seal ID input field 56 when the QR code 53 is read and the non-reception notification screen P2 is displayed. Information is also included. As a result, a seal ID input page in which the seal ID is input in advance in the seal ID input field 56 is displayed on the display unit 605 of the portable terminal 6.

  In such a configuration, the user reads the QR code 53 displayed on the screen of the photo sticker creating apparatus 4, and immediately presses the pre-GET button 56a when the unreceived notification screen P2 is displayed. The management server 1 may not have enough time to receive the image data from the photo sticker creating apparatus 4. Therefore, in this case, it is more preferable that the non-reception notification screen P2 is displayed so as to prompt the user to press the pre-GET button 56a when the photo sticker is ejected from the photo sticker creation device 4.

  However, when the communication state between the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 and the management server 1 is good and the portable terminal 6 transmits an information presentation request to the management server 1, the image data subject to the information presentation request is already stored in the server. If it is, the image data can be obtained immediately.

  Further, when the mobile terminal 6 reads the QR code indicated on the photo sticker and transmits an information presentation request to the management server 1, when the non-reception notification screen P <b> 2 is displayed, the sticker ID input field 56 displays the sticker ID. May be automatically entered.

  Thus, the user does not need to input the seal ID by himself, and the management server 1 and the photo sticker creation device 4 reduce the operations that the user needs to perform while reducing the image data in a series of games. It can be easily acquired.

(Other configuration of photo sticker creation device selection screen)
As described above, the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 of the present embodiment displays the selection screen P1 on which the address input field 51 and the QR code 53 are displayed (see FIG. 8).

  The display on this screen may be as shown in the following (i) to (iii).

  (I) On the screen of the photo sticker creating apparatus 4, first, a screen for the user to select an image data acquisition method is displayed. That is, a screen for selecting either “input address” or “read QR code” is displayed on the screen. When “input address” is selected, only the input field 51 and the software keyboard 52 are displayed on the screen, and the QR code 53 is not displayed. On the other hand, when “Read QR code” is selected, only the QR code 53 is displayed on the screen.

  (Ii) A screen for inputting an address is displayed on the screen of the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 and a “To QR” button is provided. When this “To QR” button is pressed, the address input screen is skipped and the screen transits to the QR code input screen. Here, a button for returning to the address input screen is not provided on the QR code input screen. That is, it is not possible to return from the QR code input screen to the address input screen.

  (Iii) After reading the QR code 53 displayed on the screen of the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 and accessing the URL displayed on the mobile terminal 6, the screen of the mobile terminal 6 is displayed when the management server 1 has not received the image data. In the above, it is selected whether to send a blank e-mail to the portable terminal 6 or to display a screen for inputting a seal ID.

(Generation of seal ID)
In the image management system 10, the photo sticker creating device 4 includes the seal ID creating unit 418, and the photo sticker creating device 4 creates a seal ID by the seal ID creating unit 418 every time the user plays a game. . However, in the image management system according to another aspect of the present invention, the seal ID may be generated in the management server 1.

  That is, the management server 1 may include a seal ID creation unit (not shown), and the management server 1 creates a seal ID in the seal ID creation unit and transmits the created seal ID to the photo sticker creation device 4. May be assigned.

  In this case, in the image database 122 of the management server 1, a storage area for image data corresponding to each sticker ID can be secured as appropriate.

(How to read seal ID)
The photo sticker creating apparatus 4 may be paired with the portable terminal 6 by means other than the QR code. For example, the photo sticker creating device 4 may be equipped with a wireless communication device such as Beacon, or the photo sticker creating device 4 supports near field communication such as NFC (Near Field Communication) and Bluetooth (registered trademark). The pairing may be established by transmitting a radio wave for the short-range communication and receiving the radio wave by the mobile terminal 6.

(Modification)
A modification of the image management system 10 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 (a) and 10 (b). FIG. 10A is a diagram showing the URL contents included in the screen display QR code 21 displayed on the screen of the photo sticker creating apparatus 4. FIG. 10B is a diagram showing the URL contents included in the seal QR code 22 printed on the photographic sticker discharged from the photographic sticker creating apparatus 4.

  As shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B, the image management system 10 according to the present modification includes the URL contents included in the screen display QR code 21 displayed on the screen of the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 and the photo sticker. The URL contents of the seal QR code 22 printed on the photo sticker discharged from the creating device 4 are different from each other.

  Both the screen display QR code 21 and the seal QR code 22 are created each time a game is played, and each includes information on the same seal ID.

  The user reads either the screen display QR code 21 or the seal QR code 22 using the mobile terminal 6 and transmits the information to the management server 1. Here, in the management server 1 in the image management system 10 of the present modification, it is possible to obtain information regarding which of the screen display QR code 21 and the seal QR code 22 is used by the user.

  Since the URL parameters of the screen display QR code 21 and the seal QR code 22 are different, the logs remaining in the management server 1 are different. Therefore, the management server 1 can perform access analysis by analyzing this log.

  Thereby, the person who provides the image management service by the image management system 10 can analyze the access tendency of the user. That is, it is possible to obtain information indicating which of the screen display QR code 21 and the seal QR code 22 the user frequently accesses the management server 1 with.

  Therefore, the provider of the image management service can provide a better image management service based on this information. For example, the seal QR code 22 occupies a certain space of the photo sticker and restricts the layout of the image printed on the photo sticker. Therefore, it is preferable not to print the seal QR code 22 on the photo sticker. When the number of accesses to the management server 1 based on the sticker QR code 22 is small, the provider of the image management service can make a decision not to print the sticker QR code 22 on the photo sticker. As a result, the degree of freedom of the layout of the image printed on the photo sticker can be improved.

[Embodiment 2]
Other embodiment of this invention is described based on FIGS. Configurations other than those described in the present embodiment are the same as those in the first embodiment. For convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as those shown in the drawings of the first embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and explanation thereof is omitted.

  In the management server 1 of the first embodiment, no distinction is made based on the user membership type. On the other hand, the management server 2 of the present embodiment is different in that the page displayed on the portable terminal 6 is changed depending on the membership type of the user who has a member database and is accessed using the portable terminal 6.

  FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the management server 2 according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the management server 2 of the present embodiment mainly includes a control unit 201, a storage unit 202, and a communication unit 103. The control unit 201 includes a communication control unit 111, a display page creation unit 112, an information presentation management unit 113, an image management unit 114, and a user management unit 211. The storage unit 202 includes a web page database 121, an image database 122, and a member database 221.

(User management unit 211)
The user management unit 211 manages users who are members of the image providing site. The user management unit 211 generates user management information for managing users, and stores the generated user management information in the member database 221. Note that the user management unit 211 may manage non-member users, or may generate user management information of non-member users.

(Member database 221)
The member database 221 stores various information related to users who are members of the image providing site. In the present embodiment, the user management information is stored in the member database 221 for each user.

  The user management information includes, for example, “member ID”, “user name”, “user image”, “follow”, “follower”, “evaluation image”, “email address”, “birth date”, “address”, “Member attribute”, “Membership date” and “Terminal ID” are included.

  “Member ID” is an ID for uniquely identifying a user who is a member. “User name” is the name of the user. The “user image” is an image indicating a user posted on a My Page or the like to be described later, and an ID indicating the user image is described. “Follow” is another user that the user has followed, and the member ID of the other user that has been followed is described. “Follower” is another user who follows the user, and the member ID of the other user is described. The “evaluation image” is an image evaluated by the user, and an image ID of the image is described. “Mail address” is the user's mail address. “Date of birth” is the date of birth of the user. “Address” is the address of the user. “Member attribute” indicates a member attribute of the user, and “pay” or “free” is described. “Admission date” is the date when the user registered as a member of the image providing site. The “terminal ID” indicates the mobile terminal 6 possessed by the user, and an ID for uniquely identifying the mobile terminal 6 is described.

  Here, information for specifying a user such as a member ID and an e-mail address is referred to as user specifying information.

  “Follow” is a unilateral relationship between users, and the user can view a generated image in a public album among albums owned by other users who follow. Moreover, the public album of the other user which the said user follows may be published on a user's own my page. In addition, when a user follows another user, in principle, the approval of the other user is necessary. That is, when a user makes an application for follow-up to another user and the other user approves the application, a relationship in which the user follows the other user is established.

(Display page by member)
When the communication unit 103 receives the information disclosure request from the mobile terminal 6 and has not yet received the image data transmitted from the photo sticker creation device 4, the management server 2 of the present embodiment The seal ID input page is read from 121 and transmitted to the mobile terminal 6 through the communication unit 103.

  Here, the information disclosure request from the mobile terminal 6 includes member information (member ID) of the user of the mobile terminal 6. Alternatively, the management server 2 stores past access information from the user's portable terminal 6 and authenticates the member information of the user of the portable terminal 6 based on the cache information.

  The display page creation unit 112 can determine the member type of the user by referring to the member database 221 for the member information. Based on this determination, the display page creation unit 112 reads data from the web page database 121 and displays a different web page for each member type. In addition, as described above as a modification of the first embodiment, the management server 2 can access the QR code displayed on the screen of the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 and the QR code printed on the photo sticker. It is designed to distinguish from access. In each of these cases, the screen for each member displayed on the mobile terminal 6 will be described below. In the present embodiment, a case where there are a paying member, a free member, a provisional member, and a non-member as member types will be described.

(Paid member)
A paying member is a user who can store image data in an image providing site without restriction instead of having to pay a certain membership fee continuously. In the present embodiment, all image data created in one play can be stored in the image providing site.

  In addition, as a paying member system, a system that pays according to the number of image data stored on the image providing site is adopted instead of a system that can store image data indefinitely by paying a fixed membership fee continuously. May be.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a screen transition displayed on the mobile terminal 6 when the paying member user reads the QR code displayed on the screen of the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 using the mobile terminal 6. .

  When a paying member user uses the mobile terminal 6 to read the QR code displayed on the screen of the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 and transmits an information presentation request from the mobile terminal 6 to the management server 1, When the image data has not been saved yet, the paying member TOP page screen P11 is displayed on the display unit 605 of the portable terminal 6 ((a) of FIG. 12).

  In the upper right part of this paying member TOP page screen P11, a display area 1101 with a link including a link to a paying user's My Page is displayed. In the display area with link 1101, a photograph selected by the user is displayed to indicate that the user is a paid member.

  A sticker ID input field 1102 is displayed at the top of the paying member TOP page screen P11. The user inputs the seal ID printed on the photo sticker in the seal ID input field 1102.

  Although not shown, a display prompting application for a present, a topic display displaying pre-GET information of other users, and the like are displayed below the seal ID input field 1102 on the paying member TOP page screen P11. Has been. Such a display regarding presents and topics may be appropriately displayed on the display page of each member in the following description, but the description thereof is omitted.

  When the seal ID input in the seal ID input field 1102 is valid (when the image data corresponding to the input seal ID has been stored in the management server 1), the paying member storage confirmation screen P12 is displayed on the display unit 605. ((B) of FIG. 12).

  In the upper part of the paying member saving confirmation screen P12, link text 1103 indicating that image data has been saved in My Page and including a link to My Page is displayed. In addition, a plurality of thumbnail images 1104 are displayed. This thumbnail image 1104 is image data stored in My Page.

  When the above link to My Page or one of the plurality of thumbnail images 1104 is tapped, the pay member My Page screen P13 is displayed on the display unit 605 ((c) of FIG. 12).

  A list of stored image data 1105 is displayed on the pay member My Page screen P13. For example, the image data 1105 is displayed in the order of arrival. When one of the image data 1105 is tapped, a pay member image enlargement page screen P14 is displayed on the display unit 605 ((d) in FIG. 12).

  An enlarged image 1106 is displayed on the pay member image enlargement page screen P14. Below the enlarged image 1106, information about the image storage date and the photographed photo sticker creation device is described.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a landing page (link destination web page) displayed on the mobile terminal 6 when the paid member user reads the QR code printed on the photo sticker using the mobile terminal 6. is there.

  When the QR code printed on the photo sticker is read using the mobile terminal 6 and an information presentation request is transmitted from the mobile terminal 6 to the management server 1, if the user is a paying member, the mobile terminal 6 has a paying member landing page. P15 is displayed (FIG. 13).

  On the paying member landing page P15, a message 1107 indicating that it is a paying member is displayed. A sample image 1108 is displayed below the message 1107, and a save button 1109 for saving all pres is displayed in the middle of the paid member landing page P15. When the save button 1109 is tapped, the pay member save confirmation screen P12 described above is displayed on the display unit 605 (see FIG. 12B). Subsequent screen transitions are the same as (c) and (d) of FIG.

(Free membership)
The user can register a free member by inputting necessary information on the image providing site. Free members do not need to pay a certain membership fee, but their services are limited compared to paid members. For example, a free member is limited by the number of image data that can be stored in an image providing site. In this embodiment, a free member can store only one image data in the image providing site for each game (one play).

  The user can register himself / herself as a paying member in the image providing site by logging in to the image providing site by entering a member ID and password after registering a free member and following a predetermined procedure. After this registration is completed, information indicating that the user is a paid member is added to the user's account area.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a screen transition displayed on the mobile terminal 6 when a free member user reads the QR code displayed on the screen of the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 using the mobile terminal 6. .

  When the QR code displayed on the screen of the photo sticker creation device 4 is read using the portable terminal 6 and an information presentation request is transmitted from the portable terminal 6 to the management server 1, the image data is still stored in the management server 1. If the user is not a free member, the free member TOP page screen P21 is displayed on the portable terminal 6 ((a) of FIG. 14).

  In the upper right part of the free member TOP page screen P21, a display area 1201 with a link including a link to the My Page of the user who is a free member is displayed. In the display area with link 1201, the number of unsaved image data is displayed by the user to indicate that the user is a free member.

  A seal ID input field 1202 is displayed at the top of the free member TOP page screen P21. The user inputs the seal ID printed on the photo sticker in the seal ID input field 1202.

  In addition, a message 1203 is displayed on the free member TOP page screen P21 informing the user of the acquisition deadline and number of unsaved image data. A link button 1204 is displayed for urging all unacquired image data to be saved, that is, for paying membership registration. When this link button 1204 is tapped, a paid member registration page is displayed.

  When the seal ID input in the seal ID input field 1202 is valid, the free member storage confirmation screen P22 is displayed on the display unit 605 ((b) of FIG. 14).

  A message 1205 indicating that one piece of image data has been saved in My Page and a saved image data 1206 are displayed at the top of the free member saving confirmation screen P22. Below that, a message 1207 is displayed to notify that unsaved image data will disappear in one week, and a link button 1208 that prompts to save all unacquired image data, that is, to register as a paid member. It is displayed. Under the link button 1208, a message 1209 for notifying the number of unsaved image data and the acquisition time limit is displayed.

  A link button 1210 including a link to my page is displayed at the bottom of the free member saving confirmation screen P22.

  When this link button 1210 is tapped, the free member my page screen P23 is displayed on the display unit 605 ((c) of FIG. 14).

  A message 1211 for notifying that there is unsaved image data is displayed on the free member My Page screen P23, and a display indicating unsaved image data is displayed below the message. For example, the unsaved image data is displayed in the order of arrival. When one piece of stored image data is tapped, a free member image enlargement page screen P24 is displayed on the display unit 605 ((d) of FIG. 14).

  On the free member image enlargement page screen P24, a message 1212 notifying the acquisition deadline and the number of unsaved image data is displayed, and below that, all unsaved image data is saved, that is, paying membership registration. A link button 1213 for prompting is displayed.

  Below the link button 1213, an enlarged image 1214 of the stored image data is displayed, and below the enlarged image 1214, information about the image save date and the photographed photo sticker creation device is described.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a landing page (link destination web page) displayed on the mobile terminal 6 when the free member user reads the QR code printed on the photo sticker using the mobile terminal 6. is there.

  When the QR code printed on the photo sticker is read using the mobile terminal 6 and an information presentation request is transmitted from the mobile terminal 6 to the management server 1, if the user is a free member, the mobile terminal 6 has a free member landing page. P25 is displayed (FIG. 15).

  On the free member landing page P25, a message 1215 indicating that the member is a free member is displayed. A sample image 1216 is displayed below the message 1215. The free member landing page P25 displays a link button 1217 for notifying that an unsaved image has an acquisition deadline and for saving all image data, that is, for enrolling a paid member.

  A free save button 1218 for saving one piece of image data for free is displayed at the bottom of the free member landing page P25. When this free storage button 1218 is tapped, the above-mentioned free member storage confirmation screen P22 is displayed on the display unit 605 (see FIG. 14B). The subsequent screen transition is the same as (c) and (d) of FIG.

(Provisional member)
Users may enter only part of the member information necessary for formal membership registration (paid membership, free membership registration) on the image providing site, issue a temporary account and register provisional membership. it can. Provisional members are more restricted in service than free members. For example, a provisional member can store image data free of charge for up to three per month.

  In addition, the temporary member account is not a one-time account, but is an account that is used for a predetermined period or continuously once a temporary member registration is performed. For this reason, the temporary member user can perform storage, browsing, editing, and the like of the image data on the image providing service in the same manner as the main member user. For example, by logging in as a provisional member on a web page provided by the image provision service, the provisional member user can display his / her own My Page (user-specific top page), image data stored in the service, etc. It can be carried out.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating a screen transition displayed on the mobile terminal 6 when the temporary member user reads the QR code displayed on the screen of the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 using the mobile terminal 6. .

  When the QR code displayed on the screen of the photo sticker creation device 4 is read using the portable terminal 6 and an information presentation request is transmitted from the portable terminal 6 to the management server 1, the image data is still stored in the management server 1. If the user is not a provisional member, the provisional member TOP page screen P31 is displayed on the portable terminal 6 ((a) of FIG. 16).

  In the upper right part of the provisional member TOP page screen P31, a display area 1301 with a link including a link to the user's My Page as a provisional member is displayed. In the display area with link 1301, the number of unsaved image data is displayed by the user to indicate that the user is a provisional member.

  A message 1302 notifying that there is a possibility that the image data may be erased is displayed at the top of the provisional member TOP page screen P31, and a seal ID input field 1303 is displayed below the message 1302. The user inputs the seal ID printed on the photo sticker in this seal ID input field 1303.

  In addition, on the provisional member TOP page screen P31, a message 1304 for notifying the acquisition time limit and the number of unsaved image data is displayed, and a link button 1305 for prompting to save all the image data, that is, to register for a paid member. It is displayed.

  When the seal ID input in the seal ID input field 1303 is valid, the provisional member storage confirmation screen P32 is displayed on the display unit 605 ((b) of FIG. 16).

  In the upper part of the provisional member saving confirmation screen P32, a message 1306 is displayed indicating that one image data has been saved in My Page and that the image data is temporarily saved. In addition, stored image data 1307 is displayed. Below that, a message 1308 for notifying that unsaved image data will disappear in one week is displayed, and a link button 1309 for prompting to save all unacquired image data, that is, to register for a paid member. It is displayed.

  A link button 1310 including a link to my page is displayed at the bottom of the provisional member saving confirmation screen P32. When this link button 1210 is tapped, the display unit 605 displays the same My Page as the free member (free member My Page screen P23, see FIG. 14C). The subsequent screen transition is the same as (c) and (d) of FIG.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a landing page (link destination web page) displayed on the mobile terminal 6 when the temporary member user reads the QR code printed on the photo sticker using the mobile terminal 6. is there.

  When the QR code printed on the photo sticker is read using the portable terminal 6 and an information presentation request is transmitted from the portable terminal 6 to the management server 1, if the user is a provisional member, the provisional member landing page is displayed on the portable terminal 6. P33 is displayed (FIG. 17).

  A sample image 1311 is displayed on the provisional member landing page P33. In addition, the provisional member landing page P33 displays a link button 1312 that prompts the user to save all image data, that is, to perform paying member registration.

  A link button 1313 is displayed at the bottom of the provisional member landing page P33. The link button 1313 prompts to permanently store the image data free of charge, that is, to register for a free member. Below the link button 1313, a save button 1314 for temporarily saving one image is displayed. When the save button 1314 is tapped, the provisional member save confirmation screen P32 described above is displayed on the display unit 605 (see FIG. 16B). The subsequent screen transition is the same as (c) and (d) of FIG.

(Non-member)
Non-members are users who have not entered necessary information on the image providing site. FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating a landing page displayed on the mobile terminal 6 when a non-member user reads the QR code displayed on the screen of the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 using the mobile terminal 6. .

  When the QR code displayed on the screen of the photo sticker creation device 4 is read using the portable terminal 6 and an information presentation request is transmitted from the portable terminal 6 to the management server 1, the image data is still stored in the management server 1. If the user is not a member, a non-member TOP page screen P41 is displayed on the portable terminal 6 ((a) of FIG. 18).

  In the upper right part of the non-member TOP page screen P41, a login button 1401 that is a button for the user to log in is displayed.

  At the top of the non-member TOP page screen P41, a seal ID input field 1402 is displayed. The user inputs the seal ID printed on the photo sticker in the seal ID input field 1402.

  Further, on the non-member TOP page screen P41, a link button 1403 that prompts the user to save all image data, that is, to perform paid member registration is displayed. When this link button 1403 is tapped, a paid member registration page is displayed.

  When the seal ID input in the seal ID input field 1202 is valid, the non-member storage confirmation screen P42 is displayed on the display unit 605 ((b) of FIG. 18).

  A sample image 1404 is displayed on the non-member storage confirmation screen P42, and a link button 1405 for urging to save all image data, that is, to perform paid member registration is displayed below the sample image 1404.

  In addition, a link button 1406 for promptly saving image data for free, that is, for registering a free member is displayed. Under the link button 1406, a link button 1407 for promptly saving one image, that is, prompting for temporary member registration is displayed.

[Embodiment 3]
Another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 19 and 20. The configurations other than those described in the present embodiment are the same as those in the first embodiment and the second embodiment. For convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as those shown in the drawings of Embodiment 1 and Embodiment 2 are given the same reference numerals, and explanation thereof is omitted.

  In the image management system 10 according to the second embodiment, a QR code is read by a QR code reading function installed in the camera application using a camera application that is a general application (app) installed in the mobile terminal 6. I was reading. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the mobile terminal 6 has a dedicated application for the image management system 10 installed therein, and the dedicated application has a camera function, and the QR code is read by the camera function. The point is different.

  FIGS. 19 and 20 are diagrams illustrating transition of screens displayed on the mobile terminal 6 when the QR code is read using the camera function of the dedicated application and the management server 1 is accessed.

  As shown in FIG. 19, first, when the dedicated application is activated on the mobile terminal 6, a TOP display screen P <b> 51 of the dedicated application is displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal 6. A pre-search icon 31 is displayed on the upper left of the TOP display screen P51. Hereinafter, the display screens described in the present embodiment are all displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal 6, and a description thereof is omitted. Further, the display screen is an example, and the mode of button display and screen layout is not particularly limited.

  When the pre-search icon 31 is pressed, a pre-search method selection screen P52 as a pop-up screen is displayed. In the pre-search method selection screen P52, a seal ID input field 32 is displayed at the center, and a QR search button 33 for selecting search using a QR code and a seal ID are input below the seal ID input field 32. A seal ID search button 34 for selecting is displayed. By depressing the QR search button 33, the camera function of the dedicated application is activated and a QR code reader screen P53 is displayed.

  When the mobile terminal 6 on which the QR code reader screen P53 is displayed is used to read the QR code displayed on the screen of the photo sticker creation device 4 or the photo sticker discharged from the device, the dedicated application manages Communicate with the server 1.

  Then, in the management server 1, it is determined whether or not a seal ID that matches the seal ID included in the QR code is stored in the image database 122 (S51).

  As shown in FIG. 20, when the seal ID that matches the seal ID included in the QR code is not stored in the image database 122 (the seal ID is not valid) (NO in S51), the pre-image is not found. A pre-image provision unavailable screen P54 indicating this is displayed. In this pre-image provision impossible screen P54, reasons why the pre-image cannot be provided are listed. An inquiry link button 35 for linking to the help & inquiry site is also displayed.

  On the other hand, when the seal ID that matches the seal ID included in the QR code is stored in the image database 122 (the seal ID is valid) (YES in S51), the pre-image is displayed on the image management site. A pre-GET method selection screen P55 for selecting whether to acquire or to acquire with an application is displayed.

  When it is selected that the pre-image is acquired by the dedicated application, a storage completion application screen P56 indicating that the pre-image is stored is displayed on the My Page of the application. Here, the membership type of the user is registered in the dedicated application. Therefore, the display of the storage completion application screen P56 is changed depending on the user's member type.

  In the present embodiment, for example, a storage completion application screen P56 when the user is a free member is displayed. On the storage completion application screen P56, an acquisition deadline for unsaved image data is displayed to the user, and a link button for saving all the unsaved image data is displayed. When this display button is pressed, the user jumps to a page that prompts registration for a paying member.

  In addition, when it is selected that the pre-image is acquired at the image management site, a storage completion page P57 of the image management site is displayed. Similarly, the display may be changed depending on the member type of the user on the storage completion page P57 of the image management site. In this case, when accessing the management server 1 from the dedicated application, it is possible to transmit information related to the user's membership type together with the URL request and the seal ID information. Therefore, the management server 1 can change the display of the storage completion page P57 according to the member type of the user. The method for notifying the user's membership type from the mobile terminal 6 to the management server 1 is not particularly limited, and a known method can be used.

  As described above, the user can read the QR code by using the function of the dedicated application and acquire the image, and can select whether to acquire the image from the image management site or the application when acquiring the image.

  Here, in the dedicated application and the image management site, it is preferable that there is a difference in the service provided to the user and the service usage fee (for example, monthly fee). For example, users can create their own albums within the dedicated app or play various games using image data, and use the dedicated app instead of adding more value than the image management site. The price may be high.

  Thereby, the freedom degree of a user's selection can be expanded and the user can select the service which he wants to use.

[Embodiment 4]
Still another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Configurations other than those described in the present embodiment are the same as those in the first embodiment. For convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as those shown in the drawings of the first embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and explanation thereof is omitted.

  In the image management system 10 according to the second embodiment, the QR code reading function of the dedicated application installed in the mobile terminal 6 reads the QR code displayed on the screen of the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 or printed on the photo sticker, The user was accessing the management server 1. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, before photographing by the photo sticker creating apparatus 4, the user displays a QR code on the screen of the dedicated application installed in the mobile terminal 6, and the QR code thus displayed is used as a photo sticker. The difference is that the membership information of the user is transmitted from the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 to the management server 1 by being read by the scanner 46 of the creating apparatus 4.

  FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a flow of processing of the image management system in the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 21, first, the user activates a dedicated application on the mobile terminal 6, and an application code display in which an application QR code 71 is displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal 6 to be read by the photo sticker creation device 4. The screen P61 is displayed. In this application QR code 71, user member information is embedded.

  The user holds the application code display screen P61 over the scanner 46 of the photo sticker creation device 4 at an appropriate timing during the game in the photo sticker creation device 4 to read the application QR code 71. The photo sticker creating apparatus 4 may acquire the member information by reading the application QR code 71 using another camera or the like. Note that the user may input his / her member information to the photo sticker creating device 4 using, for example, a touch panel display, and the communication between the portable terminal 6 and the photo sticker creating device 4 is short-range communication such as NFC. It may be done at.

  The photo sticker creating apparatus 4 transmits the user member information obtained by reading the application QR code 71 to the management server 1. At this time, the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 transmits the seal ID used in the game being played by the user together with the member information of the user. The management server 1 stores the member information of the user and this seal ID in association with each other.

  Thereafter, when the management server 1 receives the image data and the sticker ID from the photo sticker creation device 4, the management server 1 reads the member information corresponding to the sticker ID and based on the information related to the user's dedicated application included in the member information. To send a push notification to the user's dedicated app. As a result, a push notification screen P62 indicating that the image data is stored in the management server 1 is displayed in the dedicated application of the user's mobile terminal 6. By this push notification, the user can know that the image data is stored in the management server 1 and the image data can be acquired.

  On the other hand, when the user launches the dedicated application of the mobile terminal 6, the dedicated application can access the management server 1 and check whether image data is stored in the management server 1. This is because the management server 1 has a history that the member information and the seal ID have been sent from the photo sticker creation device 4, and the dedicated application can make the photo sticker in the management server 1 by referring to this history. This is because it is possible to know that there is a game waiting to receive image data from the creation device 4.

  As a result of confirmation by the dedicated application, when the image is not stored, an unsaved notification screen P63 that displays that the image has not yet arrived is displayed on the dedicated application. On this unsaved notification screen P63, a display prompting access after a short time has been displayed. Further, an update button 72 may be provided at the bottom of the unsaved notification screen P63.

  When the management server 1 receives the image data and the seal ID from the photo sticker creation device 4 after a while after the unsaved notification screen P63 is displayed, the management server 1 reads the member information corresponding to the seal ID. , And a push notification is transmitted to the user's dedicated application based on the information related to the user's dedicated application included in the member information. As a result, the push notification screen P62 indicating that the image data is stored in the management server 1 is displayed on the mobile terminal 6.

  Further, when the unsaved notification screen P63 is displayed and the update button 72 is pressed, if the management server 1 has not yet received the image data and the seal ID from the photo sticker creating device 4, the unsaved information is not saved in the portable terminal 6. A re-notification screen P64 is displayed. This unsaved re-notification screen P64 may be the same screen as the unsaved notification screen P63.

  In this way, the user displays the application QR code 71 in which the member information is embedded using the dedicated application, and causes the photo sticker creation device 4 to read the application QR code 71, thereby allowing the dedicated application to be displayed after the game. An image data storage notification can be sent to the management server 1 and the management server 1 can be accessed using a dedicated application to confirm the image storage.

  The user activates the dedicated application of his / her mobile terminal 6 at the beginning of the game, plays the game, and then directly receives confirmation of saving image data in the management server 1 and a notification of saving completion with the dedicated application. be able to. Therefore, the user can acquire image data in a series of game flows. Further, when the push notification is received, the user can know that the image data can be acquired by the sound and vibration of the mobile terminal 6 without looking at the screen. Therefore, the convenience of the user is improved and the user can be further prevented from forgetting to acquire the image.

(Services by member)
The photo sticker creating device 4 reads the application QR code 71 to obtain the member information of the user, so that the game provided by the photo sticker creating device 4 can be changed according to the member type of the user. For example, the game may be progressed with a paid member privilege or a free member privilege.

  Member benefits include, for example, special content in which point service, seal 1 play is free, and the last used model / selected course / selected background is automatically set.

  Thus, by acquiring member information before a game, a member privilege is given and a game is advanced, or a push notification is received from the management server 1 to a dedicated application without inputting a seal ID. be able to.

[Embodiment 5]
Still another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Configurations other than those described in the present embodiment are the same as those in the first to fourth embodiments. For convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as those shown in the drawings of Embodiments 1 to 4 are given the same reference numerals, and descriptions thereof are omitted.

  In the third embodiment, the user accesses the management server 1 by reading the seal ID displayed on the screen of the photo sticker creation device 4 or printed on the photo sticker using the dedicated application of the mobile terminal 6 after taking the picture. Was. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the photo sticker creating device 4 displays a QR code on the screen before the game is started or until the photographed image is selected after the game is started. The QR code is read using a dedicated application. Upon receiving image data from the photo sticker creating device 4, the management server 1 sends a push notification to the dedicated application or sends a pre-GET mail to the mobile terminal 6. Is different.

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing of the image management system 10 in the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 22, first, the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 displays a QR code on the screen before the start of the game or until a photographed image is selected after the start of the game (S61). In this QR code, seal ID information is embedded. This seal ID is identification information associated with image data of a game that the user is about to play or a game that is currently being played.

  Next, in the photo sticker creating apparatus 4, after the user's photo shooting and the image editing by the user, an image to be transmitted to the management server 1 is selected from the created images (S62).

  Thereafter, the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 transmits the image data and the sticker ID to the management server 1 (S63). Next, the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 prints the selected image data on sticker paper, and discharges the photo sticker (S64).

  The user activates a dedicated application of the mobile terminal 6 (S71), and reads the QR code displayed on the screen of the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 using the QR code reading function of the dedicated application (S72).

  Then, the seal ID and the user member information embedded in the QR code are transmitted from the portable terminal 6 to the management server 1 (S73).

  The management server 1 receives the image data and the sticker ID transmitted from the photo sticker creating apparatus 4 (S81), associates the received image data and the sticker ID, and stores them in the image database 122 (S82).

  Further, the management server 1 receives the seal ID and the user member information from the portable terminal 6 (S83).

  Thereafter, the management server 1 compares the seal ID received from the photo sticker creation device 4 with the seal ID received from the portable terminal 6 and if there is no match (NO in S84), repeats this inquiry process. . At this time, information on whether or not the image data to be stored in the management server 1 is stored is displayed in the dedicated application of the mobile terminal 6. Further, by pressing the update button of the dedicated application, the status regarding the storage of the image data of the management server 1 at that time is displayed.

  Further, the management server 1 compares the seal ID received from the photo sticker creation device 4 with the seal ID received from the mobile terminal 6 and if there is a match (YES in S84), (i) the mobile terminal 6 And / or (ii) transmitting a pre-GET mail for downloading a pre-image to the mobile terminal 6 (S84).

  The mobile terminal 6 acquires image data based on either the push notification of the dedicated application received from the management server 1 or the pre-GET mail (S74).

  In this way, before the start of the game or until the shot image is selected after the start of the game, the user uses the dedicated application of the mobile terminal 6 to display the QR code displayed on the screen of the photo sticker creation device 4. After reading, after the user has played the game, the user knows that the image data has been stored in the management server 1 by at least one of the push notification of the dedicated application or the pre-GET mail transmitted from the management server 1 be able to.

  In other words, if the user performs an operation of reading the QR code displayed on the photo sticker creation device 4, then the user only has to wait for a notification from the management server 1, so that the operation performed by the user is very simple. It can be.

  Further, during the game, it takes a little time until the photo sticker is ejected after the user selects the image data to be transmitted to the management server 1. If the image data is transmitted from the management server 1 to the management server 1 and the storage is completed, the user can receive a notification from the management server 1 immediately after the game. Therefore, the user can easily obtain image data in a series of game flows, and a game with excellent playability can be provided.

[Example of software implementation]
The control block (especially the control unit 101, the control unit 401, and the control unit 601) of the management server 1, the photo sticker creating apparatus 4, and the portable terminal 6 is a logic circuit (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like. It may be realized by software, or may be realized by software using a CPU (Central Processing Unit).

  In the latter case, the management server 1, the photo sticker creation device 4, and the portable terminal 6 can be read by a computer (or CPU) that executes a program command that is software that implements each function, and the program and various data. ROM (Read Only Memory) or a storage device (these are referred to as “recording media”), a RAM (Random Access Memory) for expanding the program, and the like. And the objective of this invention is achieved when a computer (or CPU) reads the said program from the said recording medium and runs it. As the recording medium, a “non-temporary tangible medium” such as a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit, or the like can be used. Further, the program may be supplied to the computer via any transmission medium (such as a communication network or a broadcast wave) that can transmit the program. The present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission.

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

1, 2 Management server (management device)
4 Photo sticker creation device (image creation and printing device)
6 Mobile terminals (communication terminals)
113 Information presentation management unit 114 Image management unit 401 Control unit (display control unit)
414 Print control unit

Claims (12)

An image management unit for storing image data received from an image creation printing apparatus that provides an image creation service and an image printing service;
An information presentation management unit that accepts access from a user's communication terminal and presents information;
When the information presentation management unit receives an information presentation request for predetermined image data from the communication terminal and has not received the image data from the image creation printing apparatus, the information presentation management unit When the image data is requested to input the printed material ID shown in the printed material printed by the image creating and printing device and the image data is received from the image creating and printing device, the communication terminal A management device that presents information about the image data.   The information presentation management unit receives the information presentation request from the communication terminal accessed based on display access information displayed during provision of the image creation service in the image creation / printing apparatus. The management apparatus according to 1. The information presentation management unit receives the information presentation request from the communication terminal that has been accessed based on the print access information indicated in the printed matter printed by the image creating and printing apparatus,
The management apparatus according to claim 2, wherein access based on the display access information is managed separately from access based on the print access information. The image management unit receives information on the printed matter ID associated with the image data from the image creating and printing apparatus, stores the image data and the printed matter ID in association with each other,
The information presentation management unit presents information regarding the corresponding image data when the printed matter ID received from the communication terminal matches the printed matter ID stored in association with the image managing unit. The management device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. Receiving the information presentation request including the information on the printed matter ID from the communication terminal that has been accessed based on the access information displayed on the image creation printing apparatus or indicated on the printed matter;
2. The management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the communication terminal is requested to input a printed matter ID, a screen in which the printed matter ID is input in advance is displayed on the communication terminal. The image creation and printing apparatus that transmits the image data to the management apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
An image creating and printing apparatus comprising: a display control unit that displays display access information for the communication terminal to access the management apparatus while providing the image creating service.   The image creating and printing apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising a print control unit that prints on the printed material print access information for the communication terminal to access the management apparatus in the image printing service. . An image management step for storing image data received from an image creation printing apparatus that provides an image creation service and an image printing service;
An information presentation management step of accepting access from a user's communication terminal and presenting information,
In the information presentation management step, when the image data is not received from the image creating and printing apparatus when the information presentation request regarding the predetermined image data is received from the communication terminal, the communication terminal When the image data is requested to input the printed material ID shown in the printed material printed by the image creating and printing device and the image data is received from the image creating and printing device, the communication terminal A control method for a management apparatus, wherein information relating to the image data is presented. A control method for the image creating and printing apparatus for transmitting the image data to the management apparatus according to claim 1,
A control method for an image creation printing apparatus, comprising: a display control step for displaying display access information for the communication terminal to access the management apparatus during provision of the image creation service.   A control program for causing a computer to function as the management device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the control program causes the computer to function as each of the units.   8. A control program for causing a computer to function as the image creating and printing apparatus according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the control program causes the computer to function as each of the units.   The computer-readable recording medium which recorded the control program of Claim 10 or 11.

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