JP4232200B2 - Service server and print service method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a service server and a print service method, and more particularly to a service server and a print service method for distributing sound information related to an image of a user who has received a print order to a user terminal such as a mobile phone via a network. .

  A print service that creates a photo print by printing the image of a user who has received a print order on a predetermined sheet of paper is currently widely used. Improvements have also been made in the sustainability of image quality over time.

On the other hand, various services using mobile phones have been proposed with the advancement of mobile phone technology and the spread to general users. For example, in an advertisement information providing system, when a mobile phone reads a barcode, the mobile phone decodes the barcode and accesses the server via the Internet. Based on the location or date and time of the mobile phone at the time of access, the server Has been proposed that searches advertisement information in a database and distributes it to a mobile phone (see Patent Document 1).
JP 2002-72942 A

  Photo prints with good print quality are comfortable to see, but if you just finish looking at a photo print, it will not be interesting. On the other hand, it would be fun if you could have a different way of enjoying without having to just look at the photo prints.

  In general, the user has various memories such as traveling somewhere at the time of shooting or having fun with a friend at the time of shooting, and such memories can be recalled by looking at the photo print. In the past, there was only fun to see photo prints.

  In addition, what was described in Patent Document 1 is designed to search for and distribute advertisement information based on the location and date / time of access from a mobile phone, and has nothing to do with past user memories Information is delivered to mobile phones.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and a service server and a print service that allow a user not only to look at and enjoy a photo print but also to enjoy sound information by looking back when the photo print was taken. It aims to provide a method.

To achieve the above object, the present invention performs communication via the user terminal and the network, the sound information related to the image Installing received a print order in the service server for delivering to the user terminal, the image a first database for managing the image position information is added which indicates at least one, the sound information the user terminal is acquired via the network of the print order receiving location of the shooting location and the image of the And access information issuing means for issuing access information including the position information added to the image or access information associated with the position information, and transmitting the access information to the printer together with the image. and, printing the finger to record the access information and the image on the same printing medium It means, a second database for managing in association with the sound information to the position information, wherein the access information read from the print medium by the user terminal is input through the network from the user terminal Access information input means, and search means for specifying the position information based on the access information input to the access information input means and searching for the sound information associated with the position information from the second database When, provides a service server, characterized in that the sound information retrieved with a, and distribution means for distributing to the user terminal.

  With this configuration, when accessing from a user terminal using access information recorded together with an image on a print medium, sound information associated with position information corresponding to the position information added to the image on the print medium Is distributed to the user terminal, so that the user can not only view and enjoy the photo print but also look back at the time of taking the photo print and reproduce the sound information on the user terminal.

  With this configuration, the user can enjoy sound information corresponding to the shooting location of the image on the user terminal.

  With this configuration, the user can enjoy the sound information corresponding to the print order place of the image on the user terminal. In addition, a photo shop or the like that accepts a print order can provide the user with sound information unique to the photo shop and differentiate it from other photo shops and the like.

Further, the first database manages the image to which the position information and the date / time information of the image are added, and the access information issuing means includes the access information including the position information and the date / time information, or , Issuing the access information associated with the position information and the date and time information, the second database managing the sound information in association with the position information and the date and time information, and the search means The position information and the date / time information are specified by the access information that has been made, and the sound information associated with both the position information and the date / time information may be searched from the second database. .

  With this configuration, when accessing from a user terminal using access information recorded together with an image on a print medium, sound information associated with date information corresponding to the date information added to the image on the print medium Is distributed to the user terminal, so that the user can not only view and enjoy the photo print but also look back at the time of taking the photo print and reproduce the sound information on the user terminal.

For example, the image is an image with date / time information in which a print order is received in a state where date / time information indicating the date / time of photographing of the image is added, and the distribution unit associates date / time information corresponding to the shooting date / time. Distributes sound information to user terminals .

  With this configuration, the user can enjoy the sound information corresponding to the image shooting date and time on the user terminal.

For example, news sound or music related to the image for which the print order has been accepted is distributed to the user terminal as the sound information .

The present invention is also a print service method executed by a server device that communicates with a user terminal via a network and distributes sound information related to an image for which a print order has been received to the user terminal. The server device managing the image to which the position information indicating at least one of the image shooting location and the image print order reception location is added in a first database; and sound information as access information for the user terminal is acquired via the network, access information including the position information added to the image, or the step of issuing an access information which the positional information is associated When the server apparatus, transmits the access information to the printer together with the image, the accession A step of recording the scan information and the image on the same printing medium, wherein the server device includes a step of managing the sound information in the second database in association with the position information, the print medium at the user terminal The access information read from the user terminal is input to the server device via the network, the server device specifies the location information based on the input access information, and the location information retrieving the sound information associated with the information from the second database, said server device, characterized by comprising the steps of: delivering the sound information retrieved to the user terminal Provide a print service method .

The present invention is also a print service method executed by a server device that communicates with a user terminal via a network and distributes sound information related to an image for which a print order has been received to the user terminal. The server device managing the image to which the position information indicating at least one of the image capturing location and the image print order receiving location and the date and time information of the image are added to the first database; the server apparatus as the access information for the sound information the user terminal is acquired via the network, access information including said and added to said position information to the image date and time information, or the and issuing an access information associated with the positional information and the date and time information, the server apparatus, the accession By sending scan information to a printer together with the image, a step for recording the access information and the image on the same printing medium, wherein the server device, the associate the sound information to the position information and the date and time information 2 Managing to the database, the step of inputting the access information read from the print medium at the user terminal to the server device from the user terminal via the network, and the server device, Identifying the location information and the date and time information from the input access information, and searching the sound information associated with both the location information and the date and time information from the second database; said server apparatus, said sound information retrieved to the user terminal Providing a print service method, which comprises the steps of signal, the.

  According to the present invention, the user can enjoy not only viewing and enjoying a photographic print but also enjoying sound information by looking back at the time of taking a photographic print.

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a best mode for carrying out a service server and a print service method according to the invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a service system including a service server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, a service server 10, a printing apparatus 20, a mobile phone with camera (hereinafter simply referred to as “mobile phone”) 30, an order receiving terminal 40, and an information management terminal 50 are connected to a network 60, respectively. The service system of this embodiment is configured.

  The service server 10 communicates with the printing device 20, the mobile phone 30, the order reception terminal 40 and the information management terminal 50 via the network 60, and photographs the printing device 20 according to the user's print order received at the order reception terminal 40 or the like. Various service processes such as a photo print creation process for creating a print and a sound information distribution process for distributing sound information registered by the information management terminal 50 to the mobile phone 30 are performed.

  When the printing apparatus 20 prints an image for which a print order has been received on a predetermined sheet to create a photo print, the access information necessary for obtaining sound information related to the image is stored on the same sheet together with the user's image. Record. In FIG. 1, the printing apparatus 20 is connected to the service server 10 via the network 60. However, the printing apparatus 20 is not particularly limited to this example. For example, the printing apparatus 20 and the service server 10 are integrally formed. May be.

  The mobile phone 30 is provided with a camera (not shown) that can photograph a subject, and this camera is also used for inputting a two-dimensional barcode such as a QR code (registered trademark). In addition, the mobile phone 30 decodes the two-dimensional barcode input by the camera, and accesses the service server 10 via the network 60 based on the decoded contents (indicating access information). Sound information is acquired via 60.

  The order receiving terminal 40 is mainly a terminal for receiving a print order for an image taken by a user. Specifically, first, an image of a user to be printed, second, print designation information for designating a printing mode, third, user information about the user, and fourth, a mobile phone 30 to the service server 10 A condition (distribution condition) of sound information to be distributed to the mobile phone 30 when accessed is transmitted to the service server 10.

  The information management terminal 50 is a terminal mainly for performing a sound information registration operation. It is also possible to register other content distributed to the mobile phone 30 together with the sound information, such as moving image information and text information.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the internal configuration of the service server 10. In FIG. 2, the service server 10 mainly includes a communication unit 11, a control unit 12, and various databases 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18. The databases 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18 do not need to be included in the casing of the service server 10. For example, the databases 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18 are installed remotely from the service server 10 via the network 60 in FIG. May be connected to the service server 10.

  The image / additional information database 13 manages images of users who have received print orders. Further, the user image is managed by the image / additional information database 13 with additional information such as position information and date / time information added thereto.

  Note that the user's image acquisition mode managed in the image / additional information database 13 includes the following various modes.

  First, there is a mode in which a user's image is acquired via a recording medium such as a memory card. For example, a recording medium in which an image is recorded in advance by a user's mobile phone, a digital still camera, or the like is inserted into a predetermined slot of the order reception terminal 40, and the order reception terminal 40 reads the image from the recording medium and sends it to the service server 10. Send.

  Second, there is an aspect in which a user's image is acquired by directly communicating with the user's mobile phone, digital camera, or the like. For example, in a state where an image is recorded in advance in a memory in the mobile phone, the order receiving terminal 40 directly communicates with the mobile phone to receive the image and transmit it to the service server 10.

  Third, there is a mode in which a user's image is acquired from the user's mobile phone via the network 60. For example, an e-mail attached with an image is transmitted from the mobile phone to the service server 10.

  Fourth, there is a mode in which a user's image is read and acquired from a film in which the image is recorded by a silver halide camera.

  In addition, there are various modes for adding additional information to an image as follows.

  First, there is a mode in which additional information is added to an image by a user's mobile phone. Specifically, when the mobile phone has a position detection function by GPS (Global Positioning System), the mobile phone detects position information (latitude, longitude, etc.) at the time of shooting and adds it to the image. The date and time information (year / month / day and hour / minute / second) at the time of shooting is added to the image by the mobile phone.

  Second, there is a mode in which additional information is added to the image at the order receiving terminal 40. Specifically, position information indicating a reception place when a print order is received by the order reception terminal 40 is added to the image.

  Additional information may be added by both the mobile phone 30 and the order reception terminal 40. For example, date information indicating the shooting date and time is first added to the image by the mobile phone 30, and the reception location is indicated by the order reception terminal 40. Append location information to the image.

  The sound information database 14 manages sound information that can be distributed to the mobile phone 30 in association with position information and date / time information related to each sound information.

  There are various modes for registering sound information in the sound information database 14 as follows.

  First, there is a mode in which sound information is registered in the sound information database 14 mainly from the information management terminal 50 operated by the administrator. For example, representative hit songs for each year and representative news voices at that time are registered. In consideration of copyright and the like, only sound information that can be substantially distributed to the mobile phone 30 is registered.

  Second, there is a mode in which sound information is registered in the sound information database 14 from the order reception terminal 40 installed in a photo shop or the like. Specifically, the local sound information related to the corresponding area where the order receiving terminal 40 is installed is registered. For example, sounds recorded using a microphone at a specific place in the area, music related to the area, and the like are registered.

  Instead of registering actual sound information, link information (for example, URL) of sound information that can be downloaded by the mobile phone 30 via the network 60 may be registered.

  The sound information database 14 can manage other contents to be distributed to the mobile phone 30 together with the sound information together with the sound information. Examples of such content include moving image information (for example, news video) related to news sound and text information (for example, news articles).

  The user information database 15 manages user information. Here, the user information is information relating to a user who has ordered printing and a user to whom a photo print is delivered. When the created photo print is delivered, it includes information necessary for delivery of the photo print and contact with the delivery destination user, such as the name, address, and telephone number of the delivery destination user.

  Further, the user information database 15 manages the distribution conditions of sound information distributed to the mobile phone 30 for each order. Here, the distribution condition is information indicating what content of the additional information of the image is targeted for determination and what kind of sound information is distributed. For example, local sound information related to the area including the shooting location or print order location is distributed based on location information, and representative hit songs of the year indicated by the shooting date are distributed based on date information Deliver representative news within a predetermined period including the shooting date indicated by the shooting date and time with the date and time information as the determination target, representative of both the location information and the date and time information for the current year There are various distribution conditions such as distribution of various news.

  Further, the user information database 15 manages, in association with each other, access information, sound information distribution conditions, user image additional information, user image storage expiration date, sound information distribution time limit, and the like for each order. . For example, the user's image storage expiration date defaults to two months from the print order date, and when the user desires storage for a period longer than the default, an additional fee is charged to the user. When this storage expiration date has passed, the image of the corresponding order is deleted from the image / additional information database 13. Further, for example, the delivery deadline of sound information is by default up to 2 years from the print order date, and when the user desires delivery of sound information over a period longer than the default, a separate extension fee is charged to the user. . Although the image is deleted after the storage expiration date of the image, only the additional information is stored for each order in the user information database 15 in association with the access information until the delivery time limit of the sound information. However, if additional data with a relatively large capacity, such as moving images or audio data, is added, the specified size such as position information and date / time information is excluded except for additional information that exceeds the specified size. Only the following additional information is stored.

  The accounting information database 16 manages print designation information and accounting information for the user. Here, the print designation information includes the number of prints, the print type, and the like.

  The map information database 17 manages map data of the world, each country, and each region.

  The calendar database 18 manages current, past and future dates and days of the week.

  The communication unit 11 of the service server 10 receives distribution conditions such as user images, print designation information, user information, and sound information from the order receiving terminal 40 via the network 60. In addition, sound information is input from the information management terminal 50 and the order receiving terminal 40 via the network 60. In addition, the user's image, print designation information, and access information are output to the printing apparatus 20 via the network 60.

  The communication unit 11 of the service server 10 can communicate with the mobile phone 30 via the network 60 using HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol). Specifically, when access information is input from the mobile phone 30 via the network 60, the communication unit 11 distributes sound information to the mobile phone 30 via the network 60. If there is content other than the sound information to be delivered to the mobile phone 30 together with the sound information, the content is also delivered to the mobile phone 30.

  The control unit 12 of the service server 10 performs overall control of each unit in the service server 10.

  The control unit 12 of the service server 10 registers the user image input (uploaded) from the order receiving terminal 40 in the image / additional information database 13. Also, the user information and sound information distribution conditions input from the order receiving terminal 40 are registered in the user information database 15. The print designation information input from the order receiving terminal 40 is registered in the billing information database 16. It should be noted that the user's image, print designation information, user information, and sound information distribution conditions are associated with each other and managed in the databases 13, 14, 15, and 16. The control unit 12 of the service server 10 performs such association control. For example, for each order (for each print order), all or part of the folder name or file name is set to the same name in the databases 13, 14, 15, and 16 so as to perform file management.

  Further, the control unit 12 of the service server 10 accesses for acquiring sound information registered in the sound information database 14 from the mobile phone 30 via the network 60 when a user image is input (uploaded). Information is issued and this access information is registered in the user information database 15 in association with the delivery conditions of the user's image, print designation information, user information, and sound information for each order.

  As access information, for example, there is a form using a URL (Uniform Resource Locator).

  There is also a mode in which the access information is the additional information itself for each user image or data corresponding to the additional information. For example, a character string formed by combining the shooting position and the shooting date and time is used as the access information.

  The access information may be formed by combining the URL for accessing the service server 10 and the image additional information.

  In addition, the control unit 12 of the service server 10 transmits the user image, print designation information, and access information to the printing apparatus 20 via the communication unit 11, and the access information is printed on the same sheet as the image. The print device 20 is made to create a print.

  In addition, when accessed using the access information from the mobile phone 30, the control unit 12 of the service server 10 first identifies a distribution condition corresponding to the access information, and then is determined as a determination target in the distribution condition. The content of the additional information is specified, sound information that matches the distribution conditions is read from the sound information database 14, and distributed to the mobile phone 30 that has accessed the sound information by the communication unit 11.

  For example, the shooting location of the image printed on the photo print is specified based on the access information, and the sound information associated with the location information corresponding to the shooting location is distributed to the mobile phone 30. That is, the local sound information of the corresponding area including the shooting location is distributed to the mobile phone 30.

  Further, for example, the print order place of the image printed on the photo print is specified based on the access information, and the sound information associated with the position information corresponding to the print order place is distributed to the mobile phone 30. That is, the local sound information of the corresponding area including the print order place is distributed to the mobile phone 30.

  Also, for example, based on the access information, the shooting date and time of the image printed on the photo print is recognized, and the sound information associated with this shooting date and time information is distributed to the mobile phone 30. For example, representative news voices and hit songs near the shooting date are distributed to the mobile phone 30.

  In addition, as one mode of access information issuance, there is a mode in which information managed in the databases 13, 14, 15, and 16 is grouped according to the installation location of the order receiving terminal 40 and the access information is issued independently for each group. . Specifically, the databases 13, 14, 15, and 16 manage user images, print designation information, user information, distribution conditions, and the like by classifying them into a plurality of groups each having predetermined group identification information, The control unit 12 issues access information independently for each group, and based on the group identification information transmitted from the mobile phone 30 and the access information in the group indicated by the group identification information, the corresponding sound information is obtained. The data is read from the sound information database 14 and transmitted to the mobile phone 30.

  Further, the control unit 12 of the service server 10 maps each point corresponding to the position information of each image of the user to the map information managed by the map database 17 and transmits it as image information to the mobile phone 30 by the communication unit 11. It is possible to do. It is also possible to map each time point corresponding to the date and time information of each image of the user to the calendar information managed by the calendar database 18 and distribute it as image information to the mobile phone 30 by the communication unit 11.

  Briefly explaining the correspondence between the components of the service server of the present invention and the components of the service server 10 illustrated in FIG. 2, the print instruction means is mainly configured by the control unit 12, and the distribution means is mainly communication unit. 11 and the control unit 12.

  FIG. 3 shows a photographic print 26 in which four two-dimensional barcodes 27A, 27B, 27C, and 27D are printed at four corners, respectively.

  In these four two-dimensional barcodes 27A, 27B, 27C, and 27D, access information for acquiring different sound information can be embedded. For example, when accessed by the first two-dimensional barcode, the local sound information is distributed to the mobile phone 30 with the position information as a determination target. Further, when accessed with the second two-dimensional barcode, the hit song at that time is distributed to the mobile phone 30 with the date / time information as a determination target. Further, when accessed by the third two-dimensional barcode, the date and time information is targeted for determination, and the news at that time is distributed to the mobile phone 30. In addition, when accessed by the fourth two-dimensional barcode, the current news at that time is delivered to the mobile phone 30 with both the position information and the date / time information as determination targets.

  Also, for example, access information for acquiring sound information is embedded in two two-dimensional barcodes out of four two-dimensional barcodes, and access information for accessing advertisement information in the other two-dimensional barcodes. Or, character information (for example, a character code such as “losing”) can be embedded. When an advertisement is accessed, a point is added only to the first access, and the point is returned to the user.

  This makes it possible to read a two-dimensional barcode into the mobile phone 30 as if the card had been peeled off, and to understand what sound information is output only after the two-dimensional barcode is read. Is obtained.

  In addition, the size of an image taken by the mobile phone 30 may exceed 1 million pixels. On the other hand, an image with a small number of pixels needs to be printed small in order to maintain the image quality. In this case, a large margin is generated in the photo print, but the margin can be effectively used by printing a two-dimensional barcode on the margin. Note that the larger the margin, the larger the two-dimensional barcode can be printed, and more information can be embedded in the two-dimensional barcode.

  In addition, although the image which the user image | photographed is printed on the photograph print 26 of FIG. 3, you may synthesize | combine and print material images, such as a frame material, on this user image. For example, the frame may be combined with a frame of a design related to a tourist destination where the user is traveling.

  The flow of a specific service example in the service system described above will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the user's print order is received at the order receiving terminal 40 (S1). Here, the user image is input to the service server 10 and registered in the image / additional information database 13. For example, the order reception terminal 40 reads a user image from a recording medium such as a memory card and transmits it to the service server 10. The user's image may be acquired in other acquisition modes. Further, the image / additional information database 13 manages the additional information including the position information and the date / time information added to the image. For example, the mobile phone 30 detects the shooting position and the shooting date and time at the time of shooting, and position information indicating the shooting position and date and time information indicating the shooting date and time are added to the image as additional information. It is managed by the image / additional information database 13. Also, for example, after date information indicating the shooting date and time is added to the image as additional information by the mobile phone 30, position information indicating the print order location is added to the image as additional information by the order reception terminal 40, and this additional information is added. The attached image is managed by the image / additional information database 13.

  Also, the print specification information, user information, and sound information distribution conditions are acquired by the order receiving terminal 40 and transmitted to the service server 10 (S2).

  Here, the print designation information may not be acquired for items that may be default. For example, when a print order for a plurality of images is accepted, if the default designation content is to print all the images one by one, there is no need to acquire print designation information at the order acceptance terminal 40, and the default The designated content is transmitted from the order receiving terminal 40 to the service server 10 as print designation information.

  Moreover, user information is acquired as needed. For example, when the created photo print is delivered to a delivery destination designated by the user, the address, name, etc. of the delivery destination are acquired by the order reception terminal 40. In an operation mode in which a photo print is immediately created and handed over to the user who has ordered the print, the user information may not be acquired. Even in the case of an operation mode in which a photo print is immediately created and delivered, the user's e-mail address may be acquired in order to make an e-mail notification later regarding the storage period of the image. The user information acquired at the order receiving terminal 40 is transmitted from the order receiving terminal 40 to the service server 10.

  Further, the delivery condition may not be acquired if the default delivery condition is acceptable. Distribution conditions acquired by the order reception terminal 40 or default distribution conditions are transmitted from the order reception terminal 40 to the service server 10.

  Note that images, print designation information, user information, and distribution conditions may be collectively referred to as “order information”.

  The service server 10 that has received the order information issues access information necessary for obtaining sound information (S3). Here, the access information is a URL, and specifies the communication protocol necessary for obtaining the sound information, the domain name of the service server 10 that distributes the sound information, and the storage conditions of the sound information and the storage location of the image additional information. Information to do.

  In the example shown in FIG. 4, at the time when the access information is issued, the sound information related to the image to be printed is not registered in the sound information database 14, and after the access information is issued, the sound information database 14 Sound information is registered. The present invention is not particularly limited to such an example, and access information necessary for obtaining sound information registered in advance in the sound information database 14 may be issued.

  Then, the image of the user who has accepted the print order, print designation information, and access information are transmitted from the service server 10 to the printing apparatus 20 (S4). Here, the access information may be encoded into a two-dimensional barcode on the service server 10 side and sent to the printing apparatus 20, or may be encoded on the two-dimensional barcode on the printing apparatus 20 side.

  The printing apparatus 20 creates a photographic print 26 based on the user image, print designation information, and access information received from the service server 10 (S5). Here, the access information 27 received from the service server 10 is printed on the same sheet together with the user image 28. The created photo print 26 is directly delivered to the user who ordered the print at the place where the print order is received, or is delivered to the delivery destination according to the specification of the user who ordered the print.

  On the other hand, sound information is registered in the sound information database 14 (S6). For example, sound information is registered from the information management terminal 50. Sound information may be registered in the sound information database 14 in other registration modes.

  Then, the user who has the photo print with access information sets the mobile phone 30 to the access information reading mode and causes the mobile phone 30 to read the two-dimensional barcode on the photo print (S6). Here, a two-dimensional bar code on a photo print is input by a camera attached to the mobile phone 30, and the two-dimensional bar code is decoded by the mobile phone 30, thereby obtaining a URL necessary for obtaining sound information. It is done. This URL includes information for specifying a communication protocol necessary for acquiring sound information, a domain name of the service server 10 that distributes the sound information, and a storage location such as distribution conditions.

  When accessed using the read access information (S8), the service server 10 first obtains distribution conditions and additional information associated with the access information from the user information database 15 and the like, and uses these distribution conditions. The matching sound information is searched (S9).

  The sound information that matches the distribution conditions is read from the sound information database 14 and transmitted to the mobile phone 30 (S10). If there is content other than sound information to be distributed to the mobile phone 30, the content is also transmitted to the mobile phone 30.

  In the mobile phone 30, the sound information transmitted from the service server 10 is output as sound (S11), and the content transmitted from the service server 10 is reproduced together with the sound information.

  For example, the local sound information is distributed using the position information as a determination target. In addition, for example, the date and time information is set as a determination target, and hit songs at that time are distributed. In addition, for example, news at that time is distributed to date / time information as a determination target. In addition, for example, local news at that time is distributed using both position information and date / time information as determination targets.

  The access information is not limited to being printed in the vicinity of the image as a two-dimensional barcode, but may be embedded in the image in an invisible state. In this case, it is preferable to embed in the center of the image.

  The access information may be written on an IC tag formed on the paper. In this case, the printing apparatus 20 is provided with writing means for writing access information to the IC tag. In addition, the mobile phone 30 is provided with a reading means for reading access information from the IC tag.

  Further, the user terminal is not limited to the mobile phone 30 and may be, for example, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants).

  In addition, the present invention is not limited to the examples illustrated in the drawings and the examples described as the embodiments, and it goes without saying that the present invention may be implemented with appropriate design changes and improvements according to the gist of the present invention.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a service system including a service server according to an embodiment of the present invention. The block diagram which shows the example of the internal structure of the service server of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention Figure showing an example of a photo print with access information printed Explanatory drawing which shows the flow of processing of the example of a print service

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Service server, 11 ... Communication part (distribution means) of service server, 12 ... Control part (print instruction means, distribution means) of service server, 13 ... Image / additional information database, 14 ... Sound information database, 15 ... User Information database, 16 ... billing information database, 17 ... map information database, 18 ... calendar database, 20 ... printing device, 26 ... photo print, 27 ... two-dimensional barcode, 28 ... image, 30 ... mobile phone (user terminal) 40 ... Order receiving terminal, 50 ... Information management terminal, 60 ... Network

Claims (6)

Communicates via the user terminal and the network, the sound information related to the image Installing received a print order in the service server for delivering to the user terminal,
A first database that manages the image to which position information indicating at least one of the image shooting location and the image print order reception location is added;
As the access information for the sound information the user terminal is acquired via the network, access information including the position information added to the image, or issues an access information associated with the positional information Access information issuing means;
And transmitting the access information to the printer together with the image, a print instruction means for recording the access information and the image on the same printing medium,
A second database for managing the sound information in association with the position information;
Access information input means for inputting the access information read from the print medium at the user terminal from the user terminal via the network;
Search means for specifying the position information based on the access information input to the access information input means and searching the sound information associated with the position information from the second database;
A delivering device for delivering retrieved the sound information to the user terminal,
A service server comprising: The first database manages the image to which the position information and date and time information of the image are added,
The access information issuing means issues the access information including the location information and the date / time information, or the access information associated with the location information and the date / time information,
The second database manages the sound information in association with the position information and the date / time information,
The search means specifies the position information and the date / time information from the input access information, and obtains the sound information associated with both the position information and the date / time information from the second database. The service server according to claim 1, wherein a search is performed. The image is an image with date / time information when a print order is accepted in a state where date / time information indicating the shooting date / time of the image is added,
The service server according to claim 2 , wherein the distribution unit distributes sound information associated with date and time information corresponding to the shooting date and time to a user terminal. Service server according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that distributed to the user terminal a broadcast news or music related to the image received the print order as the sound information. A print service method executed by a server device that communicates with a user terminal via a network and distributes sound information related to an image for which a print order has been received to the user terminal ,
The server device managing the image to which the position information indicating at least one of the image capturing location and the image print order receiving location is added in a first database;
Said server apparatus, said sound information as access information for the user terminal is acquired via the network, access information including the position information added to the image, or the position information is associated Issuing access information;
A step wherein the server apparatus, which transmits the access information to the printer together with the image, and records the access information and the image on the same printing medium,
Causing the server device to manage the sound information in a second database in association with the position information;
The access information read from the print medium at the user terminal is input from the user terminal to the server device via the network;
The server device specifies the position information based on the input access information and searches the second database for the sound information associated with the position information;
A step wherein the server apparatus, for distributing the sound information retrieved to the user terminal,
A print service method comprising: A print service method executed by a server device that communicates with a user terminal via a network and distributes sound information related to an image for which a print order has been received to the user terminal ,
The server device managing, in a first database, the image to which position information indicating at least one of the image shooting location and the image print order receiving location and date and time information of the image are added;
It said server device as the access information for the sound information the user terminal is acquired via the network, access information including said and added to said position information to the image date and time information, or the position Issuing access information associated with the information and the date and time information;
A step wherein the server apparatus, which transmits the access information to the printer together with the image, and records the access information and the image on the same printing medium,
The server device managing the sound information in a second database in association with the position information and the date and time information;
The access information read from the print medium at the user terminal is input from the user terminal to the server device via the network;
The server device specifies the position information and the date / time information from the input access information, and obtains the sound information associated with both the position information and the date / time information from the second database. Searching, and
A step wherein the server apparatus, for distributing the sound information retrieved to the user terminal,
A print service method comprising:

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