KR20010111867A - Method and system of constructing a web album - Google Patents

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic album maker technology, and provides a web album production technology that can store or edit a photo or a list in a storage space allocated to a user on a web, and can view and use it when necessary.

The web album maker according to the present invention provides a function that allows a user to store and edit an image file such as a picture to be stored on a personal PC during web browsing, in a web storage space provided by a web server, instead of storing the image file such as a picture to be stored on a personal PC. By providing the user, the user can conveniently store and edit the image file, access the web server anywhere to view the image file, or make a presentation using a slide show edited into the image file.

As a result, the user can skip the step of downloading the tall to save the image file on the hard disk of his PC, and can solve the inconvenience of carrying the notebook PC for presentation.

Description

Web album maker and method {METHOD AND SYSTEM OF CONSTRUCTING A WEB ALBUM}

The present invention relates to an electronic album maker and a production method, and more particularly, to a web album producer and method for creating, storing, and editing a photo or photo list in a web space on the Internet.

Users who access the Internet can access information provided by various web sites through a web browser. In particular, when a user visits a website that provides image data such as an artwork, a building, or a photo, the user may download image data such as a photo provided by the website and store the image data on his or her PC.

In particular, when using Microsoft's Internet Explorer as a web browser, when a user encounters a desired picture while surfing the web, the user can download the picture by hovering over the picture and selecting the Save Picture button. .

However, the above-described conventional photo or image data storage method is inconvenient for the user to download the data file one by one in order to store it on his PC. Furthermore, when storing presentation slides composed of a plurality of photos stored on a personal PC, a user may have to carry his notebook PC to show the presentation slides to a customer.

Accordingly, a first object of the present invention is to provide a web album maker and a production method for storing photo or image data provided on the Internet in a space provided by a web server.

A second object of the present invention is to provide, in addition to the first object, a web album maker and a production method capable of storing and editing a URL list of photo or image data provided on the Internet in a space provided by a web server. .

1 is a view showing an embodiment of a web album maker according to the present invention.

2 is a view showing a process of storing a photo in an album using a web album maker according to the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of storing a list in a web album according to the present invention;

4 is a view showing an embodiment of a new album creation function in the web album maker according to the present invention.

5 is a view showing an embodiment of an album deleting function in the web album maker according to the present invention;

6 is a view showing a function of modifying an album using a web album maker according to the present invention.

7 is a view showing a function of producing a slide show using a web album maker according to the present invention.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a web server system for providing an image to a user accessing a web site through the Internet, the homepage of the web server is to allow the user to store the image on the web Web album storage space allocated for; And a web album maker window for allowing the user to store the image in the form of a thumbnail under the web album storage space specific folder.

Hereinafter, a web album maker and method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7.

1 is a view showing an embodiment of a web album maker according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a user wants to store image data 10 such as a picture in his or her own storage space while accessing a web site through a browser 9 and searching and reading various information. In this case, the web album production button 12 may be clicked. At this time, the user can select an image he / she wants to save using the selection button 11.

Subsequently, the web server according to the present invention pops up the web album maker window 14 and provides it to the user. 1 shows an embodiment of a web album maker window 14 in accordance with the present invention. The web album maker 14 according to the present invention may include functions such as creating a folder, deleting a folder, renaming a folder, and storing, deleting, changing, and moving image files stored in a folder similar to the Windows Explorer. .

The web album maker according to the present invention does not download and store image files on a hard disc of a PC of users connected to a network, but rather stores the image in a web storage space provided by a web server. Provides a function of editing and storing data using a web album maker according to the present invention. The web album maker according to the present invention constitutes a photo storing function, a list storing function, and a slide making function software module, and may include a function key corresponding thereto.

Web album maker window 14 according to the present invention is a folder window (15) showing the folder structure constituting the album, album add function button (16), create a new album (17), delete album (18), modify album ( 19), a function key button such as a slide show 20 may be included. Meanwhile, the background album of the web album production key 14 according to the present invention may include a guide and announcement 21, an album name 22, and an album description 23.

2 is a diagram illustrating a process of storing a photo in an album using a web album maker according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, when the current album addition function key 16 is selected, the image 10 selected by the user may be added to, for example, a 'modern architecture' album. In this case, a plurality of image files 30 may be stored in the form of a thumb nail in the 'modern architecture' album.

By using the web album maker 14 according to the present invention, the user can perform additional functions such as storing, deleting, renaming, creating a note, connecting a slide function, and changing the thumbnail order of an image or photo to be saved. You can move or save a new folder by creating, deleting, or renaming the folder. On the other hand, when the user clicks on the image 30 stored in the form of thumbnails in the web album, the user can view the enlarged image.

3 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of storing a list in a web album according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, the present invention may include a function of storing and editing a URL list in addition to a function of storing and managing an image such as a photo in a web album in thumbnail form. As a preferred embodiment of the list storage function of the web album according to the present invention, if you want to store the URL list of the image related to the "building of the Joseon Dynasty," an additional button along with the URL link address 41 and description 42 ( 40, a plurality of URL lists 31 can be stored together with the description 32 in the 'building of the Joseon Dynasty' web album list.

Preferred implementations of the list storage function of the web album according to the present invention may include folder creation, folder deletion, folder name change, list storage, list deletion, thumbnail order changing, list sort function, and the like.

4 is a view showing an embodiment of a new album creation function in the web album maker according to the present invention. Referring to Fig. 4, when the user selects the create new album function button 17, the web album maker displays the album name 22 and description 23, and the name of the new album 44. The album description 45. By inputting and clicking the Add New Album 43 button, a new album can be created under the current folder.

5 is a view showing an embodiment of an album deleting function in the web album maker according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5, when the user selects the album delete function key 18, the web album producer according to the present invention may list the album name and the album description in the current folder together. Subsequently, the user can delete the selected album by selecting the album 47 to be deleted by the user and selecting the album delete 46 button.

6 is a view showing a function of modifying the album using a web album maker according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 6, when the album edit button 19 is selected, the web album maker may display a list of photos 55 or a list existing in the current folder with descriptions 54 and 56 in thumbnail form, and the user After selecting an item, it may delete (50), move (51), or add (52).

7 is a view showing a function of producing a slide show using a web album maker according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 7, when the slideshow production button 20 is selected, the web album maker according to the present invention draws the image in the album name 66 and the selected album name or in the form of a list form 60, 61, 62. ) Can be displayed.

Subsequently, when the user selects the slide show add function button 63 by selecting a list or photo 60, 61, 62 that he or she wants to edit, the slide show list 64 may be selected and edited. At this time, the selected list or photo may be removed (65). The web album creator according to the present invention may include a forward button, a back button, a time setting button, a show sound effect setting button, a screen size setting, a screen opening method setting function key, and the like for editing a slideshow. You can edit and insert sound effects.

The foregoing has outlined rather broadly the features and technical advantages of the present invention to better understand the claims of the invention which will be described later. Additional features and advantages that make up the claims of the present invention will be described below. It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the conception and specific embodiments of the invention disclosed may be readily used as a basis for designing or modifying other structures for carrying out similar purposes to the invention.

In addition, the inventive concepts and embodiments disclosed herein may be used by those skilled in the art as a basis for modifying or designing other structures for carrying out the same purposes of the present invention. In addition, such modifications or altered equivalent structures by those skilled in the art may be variously changed, substituted, and changed without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention described in the claims.

As described above, the present invention allows a user to store an image that he / she wants to store and store while using a web album maker in a storage space on a web provided by a web server while viewing image information such as a picture through the Internet. The user can conveniently edit and store the image file, and then access the web server from anywhere and present or view the image slide for use.

As a result, the user can skip the step of downloading the tall to save the image file on the hard disk of his PC, and can solve the inconvenience of carrying the notebook PC for presentation.

Claims (12)

In a method for a user who accesses a web site via the Internet to store any one or a combination of a plurality of image files provided by the web site, The user selecting an image file to be stored and selecting a web album making menu; And The web site provides the web album maker window to the user, and the user uses the function key provided by the web album maker window to display the image in a web album storage space allocated to the user on the home page of the web site. Steps to save Web album production method comprising a. The method of claim 1, wherein the function key provided by the web album maker window is any one of folder creation, folder deletion, folder name change, image storage, image deletion, image name change, memo, slide function connection, and thumbnail order change. Web album creation method comprising a combination of these. The method of claim 1, wherein the storing of the image comprises storing the image in a form of a thumb nail in a specific folder by using a function key provided by the web album maker window. . A method of storing a list of information provided by a web site by a user who accesses the web site through the Internet, The user selecting the list and selecting a web album making menu provided by the homepage of the website; And The web site provides the web album maker window to the user, and the user uses the function key provided by the web album maker window to display the list in the web album storage space allocated to the user on the home page of the web site. Steps to save Web album production method comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein the function key provided by the web album maker window comprises any one or a combination of folder creation, folder deletion, folder name change, list storage, list deletion, thumbnail sorting, and sort sort. How to create a web album to include. In a web server system for providing an image to a user accessing a web site through the Internet, the homepage of the web server is A web album storage space allocated for the user such that the user can store the picture file or the picture file list on the web; A web album maker window for allowing the user to save the image file or the list of image files in a list or thumbnail form under a specific folder in the web album storage space Web server system comprising a. 7. The web server system according to claim 6, wherein the web album maker window includes a function key for storing a list, storing a picture, or a slideshow. The method of claim 7, wherein the function key for the slideshow includes one or a combination of an enlarged window, a forward button, a back button, a time setting button, a show sound effect button, a screen size setting button, and a screen opening method setting button. Web server system. The web server system of claim 7, wherein the function key for storing the list comprises any one or a combination of folder creation, folder deletion, folder name change, list storage, list deletion, thumbnail order change, list sort, and the like. . The method of claim 7, wherein the function key for storing the picture is any one of folder creation, folder deletion, folder name change, picture storage, picture deletion, picture name change, memo, slide function connection, and thumbnail order change. Web server system that includes a combination. A method of storing a plurality of image files provided by the first website or any one or a combination thereof, by a user who accesses the first website through the Internet, The user selecting an image file or list to be stored; Accessing a second web site for allocating and providing a web storage space for storing digital content to the user through the Internet; The user driving a web album maker window provided by the second web site; And The user stores the image file or the list of the image files in the web album storage space of the second web site allocated to the user by using a function key provided by the web album maker window of the second web site. step Web album production method comprising a. In a web server system for allocating digital content storage space to a user who accesses a web site through the Internet, the homepage of the web server is A web album storage space allocated for the user so that the user can store a picture file or a list of the picture file to be viewed on the web; A web album maker window for allowing the user to save the image file or the list of image files in a list or thumbnail form under a specific folder in the web album storage space Web server system comprising a.