JP2004274260A - Television receiver, image browsing system and method, and terminal device and server device - Google Patents

Abstract

An image data uploaded on the Internet can be browsed by a TV receiver so as to select another channel.
A TV (10) is made accessible to the Internet (3) by a module (11). The TV 10 stores in advance a URL of the album server 4 and authentication information at the time of access in a memory. When the image data is uploaded from the mobile phone terminal 1 to the server 4, the fact is notified to the mobile terminal 13. The user knows the upload of the image data from the notification, and instructs using the remote controller 14 to browse the image data stored in the server 4. The TV 10 automatically connects to the server 4 based on a URL and authentication information stored in advance. Image data is acquired by the TV 10 and a thumbnail image is displayed. When the thumbnail image is selected and determined by the remote controller 14, the image data is displayed on the TV 10 on the full screen.
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Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a television receiver, an image browsing system, and a method, which enable image data transmitted from a terminal device such as a mobile phone device and stored in a server on a network to be easily browsed by the television receiver. Also, the present invention relates to a terminal device and a server device.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Nowadays, when a network environment such as the Internet is widespread, for example, image data is uploaded from a computer device such as a personal computer connected to the Internet to a server on the Internet, and the image data is uploaded from another computer device connected to the Internet to the server. Accessing and browsing uploaded image data is performed.
[0003]
On the other hand, in recent years, it has been common practice to connect to the Internet from a mobile phone or a PHS (Personal Handy Phone System) terminal device (hereinafter collectively referred to as a mobile phone terminal). 2. Description of the Related Art A mobile phone terminal that can be connected to the Internet can transmit an e-mail, browse a Web site on the Internet, and the like. Further, an image pickup means is provided for a mobile phone terminal, and image data picked up by the image pickup means is uploaded to the server. In this case, the image data is transmitted to the server as an attached file of e-mail, for example, and is stored on the server.
[0004]
Uploading captured image data using a mobile phone terminal has been rapidly spreading due to the excellent portability of the mobile phone terminal itself and the simplicity of operation.
[0005]
The image data uploaded and stored in the server in this manner can be viewed on a mobile phone terminal or a computer device connected to the Internet. For example, it is conceivable to use an image server on the Internet provided by an Internet service provider that provides an environment for connecting to the Internet or a third party network operator. The image data captured by the mobile phone terminal is attached to an e-mail and transmitted to the image server. By accessing this image server from another portable terminal device or computer device, the stored image data can be browsed.
[0006]
Also, as described in Non-Patent Document 1, a dedicated image upload server may be prepared on the Internet, depending on the mobile phone terminal provider. The user is given a mail address of the server at the time of contract with the business operator, attaches image data captured by the mobile phone terminal to an electronic mail, and transmits the electronic mail to the mail address. The image server stores the transmitted image data. The user can browse the image data stored in the image server by accessing the mail address using a mobile phone terminal or a computer device.
[0007]
[Non-patent document 1]
Press release, <Transmission image of movie file using J-Phone "@ Sha-mail"service>, [online], J-PHONE, [searched on January 29, 2003], Internet <URL: http: // www. j-phone. com / japanese / release_detail / 021128_01 / 021128_02. html>
[0008]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As described above, in order to browse the image data uploaded and stored in the server on the Internet with a mobile phone terminal or a computer device, it is necessary to obtain an e-mail address, and the mobile phone terminal or the computer device needs to obtain an e-mail address. On the other hand, it is necessary to make various settings relating to the Internet connection, mail transmission and reception, and the like. This poses a problem that a heavy burden is imposed on a user other than some users who are proficient in operation of a computer device or the like.
[0009]
By the way, for example, in home use, a television receiver is considered as the most common device for displaying images. A television receiver is usually placed in a living room at home, has a certain large screen, and is easy to operate. Therefore, it is suitable for a plurality of members such as family members to view images. However, conventionally, there has been a problem that there is no mechanism for browsing image data attached to an electronic mail from a mobile phone terminal and uploaded to a server and stored on a television receiver.
[0010]
In recent years, digitalization of television receivers has been advanced, and it is easy to mount a browser function for Internet connection, transmission and reception of e-mail, and display of a Web site on the television receiver. By installing these functions in a television receiver, a server on the Internet can be accessed from the television receiver to acquire and display image data stored on the server.
[0011]
FIG. 10 shows an example of a system configuration in a case where such image data captured by a mobile phone terminal is viewed on a television receiver using electronic mail. The camera-equipped mobile phone terminal 100 has an image pickup unit, is connectable to the Internet 102 via the base station 101, and has a function of transmitting an e-mail to a specified address on the Internet 102. The television receiver 110 has a network access module 111 for accessing the Internet 102, and is connected to the Internet 102 via a modem 104. The television receiver 110 can be remotely controlled by a remote control commander 112 (hereinafter, remote control 112). The mobile phone terminal 120 has a function of transmitting and receiving an e-mail, and is given a mail address. The mobile phone terminal 120 is held by a member who watches the television receiver 110, for example.
[0012]
First, it is necessary for the user of the television receiver 110 to obtain information on connection setting to the Internet 102 and a mail address in the mail server 103. When the e-mail address is obtained, the user sets the connection to the Internet and the setting of transmission / reception of e-mail for the television receiver 110. For example, for the television receiver 110, the addresses of the receiving mail server and the sending mail server on the Internet are set, and the user ID and the password given from the mail server 103 are input. These setting inputs are performed using the remote controller 112, for example.
[0013]
The image data captured by the image capturing means of the camera-equipped mobile phone terminal 100 is attached to an electronic mail having a destination as a mail address given to the television receiver 110. This e-mail is transmitted to the Internet 102 via the base station 101 and received by the mail server 103. Along with the transmission of the e-mail, an e-mail (hereinafter, referred to as an e-mail) for notifying that the image data is attached to the e-mail and transmitted from the camera-equipped mobile phone terminal 100 to the mobile phone terminal 120 via the base station 101. , Notification email) is sent. This notification e-mail is transmitted using a CC (Carbon Copy) function, for example, when an e-mail attached with image data is transmitted.
[0014]
When the notification mail is received by the mobile phone terminal 120, the user operating the mobile phone terminal 120 knows that the image data has been transmitted. Then, the user operates, for example, the remote controller 112 to instruct browsing of image data. In accordance with this instruction, the television receiver 110 is connected to the Internet 102 via the modem 104 by the network access module 111. Then, the mail server 103 is accessed by the television receiver 100 based on the settings made in advance by the user as described above, and an e-mail addressed to the television receiver 100 on the mail server 103 is obtained. After the e-mail is acquired, the image data attached to the e-mail can be displayed on the television receiver 100 by specifying the attached file of the e-mail by a predetermined method.
[0015]
In this method, it is necessary for the user to obtain the e-mail address and to set the obtained e-mail address and the connection to the Internet, thereby causing a problem that the user is burdened. Also, when displaying the image data, it is necessary to perform an operation for designating an attached file on the acquired e-mail, which is a burden on the user.
[0016]
FIG. 11 shows a system configuration of another example in a case where image data captured by a mobile phone terminal is browsed by a television receiver using electronic mail. In FIG. 11, the same parts as those in FIG. 10 described above are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description will be omitted. In another example, an album server 105 is connected to the Internet 102. The album server 105 allocates an area to a contracted user so that image data can be stored in the area. The stored image data is released to the Internet 102 as a Web page at a predetermined URL (Uniform Resource Locator), for example.
[0017]
Image data captured by the camera-equipped mobile phone terminal 100 is attached to an e-mail addressed to the mobile phone terminal 120 and transmitted. The mobile phone terminal 120 transfers the received e-mail together with the attached image data to an area of the album server 105 assigned to the user via the base station 101 and the Internet 102.
[0018]
In the television receiver 110, for example, the remote controller 112 is operated by the user, and the URL of the Web page on which the image data stored in the predetermined area of the album server 105 is disclosed is input. Then, the television receiver 110 is connected to the Internet 102 via the modem 104 by the network access module 111, the URL is accessed, and the Web page of the URL is displayed on the television receiver 110, and the camera-equipped mobile phone terminal The user can browse the image data transmitted from the device 100.
[0019]
However, this method is based on the premise that the image data transmitted from the camera-equipped mobile phone terminal 100 attached to the e-mail to the mobile phone terminal 120 is transferred to another information device such as the album server 105. And In this case, by attaching the image data to the e-mail and transferring the image data one after another, it is possible to endlessly copy the image data, which may cause a problem in copyright protection. Therefore, at present, a file attached to an e-mail cannot be automatically transferred to another transfer destination. Therefore, there is a problem that the system configuration illustrated in FIG. 11 cannot be realized at present.
[0020]
In recent years, portable telephone terminals to which a removable storage medium (removable medium) can be attached have appeared. When such a mobile phone terminal is used, the image data attached to the received e-mail can be copied to the attached removable medium. Here, the television receiver is provided with a slot in which the removable medium can be mounted, and by mounting the removable medium in this slot, the image data stored in the removable medium is read by the television receiver and displayed. You can make it.
[0021]
However, even in this method, there is a problem that copying image data from a mobile phone terminal to a removable medium may cause a problem in copyright protection.
[0022]
As described above, the method of transferring image data from the mobile phone terminal to the television receiver via the removable medium has a problem that it is practically difficult when copyright protection is considered.
[0023]
As described above, for general users, accessing the Internet requires knowledge and great effort including various settings. The conventional television receiver has a problem in that there is no function of using a remote controller to browse image data uploaded on the Internet as if selecting another channel.
[0024]
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a television receiver, an image browsing system, and a television receiver that can browse image data uploaded on the Internet by using a remote controller as if selecting another channel. A method and a terminal device and a server device are provided.
[0025]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a television receiver having a function of connecting to a network, an operation unit for receiving an operation by a user, a communication unit for performing communication via the network, and at least image data. Television comprising: server information storage means in which positional information and authentication information of a stored server on a network are stored in advance; and display control means for controlling display so that image data can be browsed and displayed. It is a receiver.
[0026]
Further, the present invention provides an image browsing system in which image data stored in a server on a network is browsed by a television receiver, wherein at least image data transmitted from a terminal device via the network is connected to the network. A server for storing a server, an operation unit for receiving an operation by a user, a communication unit for communicating via a network, a server information storage unit for storing position information and authentication information of the server on the network in advance, An image browsing system comprising: a television receiver having display control means for performing display control so that data can be browsed and displayed.
[0027]
Further, the present invention relates to an image browsing method in which image data stored in a server on a network is viewed on a television receiver, wherein at least the image data stored in the television receiver is stored in advance in the television receiver. A step of performing communication between the television receiver and the server based on the location information on the network, and a step of accessing the server using the authentication information stored in the television receiver by the communication in the communication step. Image browsing, comprising the steps of: acquiring image data acquired by accumulating image data; and displaying the image data acquired in the image data acquiring step on a television receiver. Is the way.
[0028]
Also, the present invention transmits image data for browsing with a television receiver that stores at least authentication information for a server in which image data is stored and positional information of the server on the network to a server on the network and stores the image data. The terminal device has a transmitting unit that transmits image data via a network to an area previously reserved on the server according to the authentication information, and transmits the image data to the area of the server. In this case, the terminal device transmits a notification to a predetermined communication destination.
[0029]
According to the present invention, in a server device connected to a network so that the stored image data can be viewed on a television receiver, at least the image data transmitted from the terminal device via the network is transmitted in accordance with the authentication information. Storage means for storing the information in a previously secured area, and automatically communicating with the television receiver based on the pre-stored position information on the network when the user operates the television receiver, A server device, wherein an area is accessed using a pre-stored authentication information, and image data stored in the area can be obtained by a device.
[0030]
As described above, according to the present invention, at least the location information and the authentication information of the server on which the image data is stored on the network are stored in advance, the communication with the server is performed based on the location information, and Since the user can access the area, acquire the image data stored in the area, and view and display the image data, the user can save the image data stored in the server without making network connection settings or setting access to the server. You can browse the data.
[0031]
Further, according to the present invention, at least image data transmitted from the terminal device is stored in a server connected to the network, and the television receiver communicates with the server based on the previously stored location information of the server on the network. Since the user accesses the server using the authentication information to acquire the accumulated image data and browses and displays the acquired image data, the user performs network connection setting and server access setting. Without this, the image data stored in the server can be browsed using the television receiver.
[0032]
Further, the present invention transmits image data to be viewed on a television receiver in which position information and authentication information of a server in which at least image data stored in advance is stored on a network are stored in advance. Since the data is stored, the image data is stored in the server so that the user can access the area based on the position information and browse using the authentication information without setting the network connection or accessing the server by the user. Can be accumulated.
[0033]
Further, the present invention accumulates at least image data transmitted from a terminal device via a network in an area reserved in advance according to the authentication information, and communicates with the television receiver based on the previously stored position information. The operation of accessing the area using the authentication information stored in advance and obtaining and browsing the image data stored in the area by the television receiver is automatically performed by the user's operation on the television receiver. Therefore, the image data stored in the area can be browsed with a simple operation using the television receiver without performing network connection setting and access setting by the user.
[0034]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. According to the present invention, the position information of the server on the network and the authentication information for accessing the server are stored in advance in the storage means of the television receiver. A series of operations for accessing a server on the network based on the location information, acquiring image data stored in the server based on the authentication information by a television receiver, and browsing the image data by the television receiver, The operation is automatically performed in response to a user operation on the John receiver.
[0035]
FIG. 1 shows a configuration of an example of an image browsing system according to the present invention. In the album server 4 connected to the Internet 3, unique authentication information is registered, and an area corresponding to the authentication information is reserved in advance as a user area. At the same time, a password corresponding to the authentication information is registered in the album server 4 in advance. The authentication information and the password registered in the album server 4 are also stored in the television receiver 10 in advance. In the television receiver 10, positional information on the Internet 3 of the user area corresponding to the authentication information stored in advance is stored in advance.
[0036]
That is, in the album server 4, a user area associated with unique authentication information is secured for each television receiver 10. In other words, a user area having a one-to-one relationship with the authentication information of the television receiver 10 in advance is secured in the album server 4 in advance.
[0037]
Further, the television receiver 10 has a network access module 11 having a function for accessing the Internet 3, and can be connected to the Internet 3 via a modem 12.
[0038]
For example, a mobile phone terminal 1 which is a mobile phone or a PHS (Personal Handy Phone System) terminal device is a camera-equipped mobile phone terminal having an image pickup means such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device). The camera-equipped mobile phone terminal 1 can be connected to the Internet 3 via the base station 2, and can send and receive e-mails using installed e-mail software. At this time, the image data captured by the image capturing means can be attached to an e-mail and transmitted.
[0039]
Image data captured by the camera-equipped mobile phone terminal 1 is attached to an email addressed to the above-described user area of the album server 4, transmitted to the Internet 3 via the base station 2, and received by the album server 4. You. The album server 4 performs identity verification on the received e-mail by a predetermined method. If it is determined that the source of the e-mail is a legitimate user, the image data attached to the e-mail is stored in the user area. accumulate.
[0040]
In the camera-equipped mobile phone terminal 1, when the e-mail attached with the image data is transmitted, a mobile phone owned by a member who watches the television receiver 10 using, for example, a CC (Carbon Copy) function. The terminal 13 is notified that the image data has been uploaded to the album server 4.
[0041]
At the time of this notification, the image data transmitted to the album server 4 may be attached to the e-mail transmitted by the CC function so that the other party is notified of what image data has been uploaded. The notification destination of the upload is not limited to the mobile phone terminal 13. For example, the television receiver 10 may be provided with an e-mail receiving function, and the notification destination may be the television receiver 10. Note that the notification that the image data has been uploaded to the album server 4 is not always necessary.
[0042]
When this notification is received by the mobile phone terminal 13, the user of the mobile phone terminal 13 knows that the image data has been uploaded to the user area of the album server 4. The user operates the television receiver 10 using, for example, a remote control commander 14 (hereinafter, a remote controller 14), connects to the Internet 3 via the modem 12 by the net access module 11, and changes the user area of the album server 4. to access. As described above, since the television receiver 10 has the position information, the authentication information, and the password of the user area in the album server 4 in advance, the television receiver 10 accesses the user area of the album server 4 according to the position information, and In addition, the process of receiving authentication from the album server 4 using the password and the password can be automatically performed without setting by the user.
[0043]
When the user area of the album server 4 is accessed by the television receiver 10 and the authentication based on the authentication information and the password is completed, the image data stored in the user area is acquired by the television receiver 10, and the television receiver 10 10 are displayed on the screen.
[0044]
FIG. 2 shows an example of an operation method when browsing the image data stored in the album server 4 with the television receiver 10. The remote controller 14 has various buttons that can be used to browse image data stored in the album server 4 in addition to a channel selection button, a volume adjustment button, and the like, which are normally used for receiving a television broadcast. And keys are provided. For example, the remote controller 14 includes a button 15 for browsing images (hereinafter, a My Album button 15), a cross key 16 for moving a cursor up, down, left and right, and a button 17 for switching between a main screen and a sub screen. Provided.
[0045]
First, as shown in FIG. 2A, the user presses the My Album button 15 using the remote controller 14. Then, browser software (hereinafter, browser) installed in the net access module 11 is started. When the browser is started, the Internet access module 11 connects to the Internet 3 via the modem 12, accesses the user area of the album server 4 according to the position information of the television receiver 10 in advance, and outputs the authentication information. The authentication is performed by the album server 4 based on. During this time, for example, a predetermined startup screen is displayed on the television receiver 10 by the browser.
[0046]
When the authentication by the album server 4 is completed, the image data stored in the user area of the album server 4 is acquired by the net access module 11, and acquired by the browser in the television receiver 10 as shown in FIG. 2B. The thumbnail image of the displayed image data is displayed. The thumbnail image is obtained by reducing image data to a predetermined size and displaying a plurality of image data in a list. In the example of FIG. 2B, the thumbnail image is displayed as a small screen in a partial area of the display unit of the television receiver 10.
[0047]
For example, in the initial state, a cursor is placed on any one of the thumbnail images, and the thumbnail image is in a selected state. In the example of FIG. 2B, the thumbnail image at the upper left is in a selected state. By operating the cross key 16 of the remote controller 14, the cursor can be moved to change the selected thumbnail image.
[0048]
By pressing the screen switching button 17 of the remote controller 14, the image data corresponding to the selected thumbnail image with the cursor placed on the thumbnail image is displayed on the full screen as shown in FIG. . When the screen switching button 17 is pressed again, the display is switched to the child screen in which the thumbnail image is displayed with the cursor placed on the thumbnail image corresponding to the image data displayed on the main screen. In other words, pressing the screen switching button 17 alternates the parent screen in which the selected thumbnail image is displayed on the full screen and the child screen in which the thumbnail image corresponding to the image data displayed on the parent screen is in the selected state. Can be switched and displayed.
[0049]
As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the browsing of the image data stored in the user area of the album server 4 by the television receiver 10 in three steps of starting, selecting, and determining with the remote controller 14. It can be done only by operation.
[0050]
Next, a procedure of uploading image data to the album server 4 and browsing the uploaded image data by the television receiver 10 in the system shown in FIG. 1 will be described.
[0051]
Before uploading the image data to the album server 4, it is necessary to perform user registration with the album server 4. FIG. 3 is a flowchart schematically illustrating a procedure of an example of user registration with the album server 4. First, the authentication information set in advance in the user area corresponding to the television receiver 10 in the album server 4 and the URL of a Web page for displaying a registration display screen for performing user registration (hereinafter, referred to as “URL”). Registration URL) is obtained by the user who performs user registration. Here, it is assumed that the registration URL is a URL in the album server 4. This is notified to the user by a printed material or the like when the television receiver 10 is purchased, for example. The information may be described in a manual of the television receiver 10 or the like.
[0052]
The authentication information is composed of, for example, a combination of five-digit alphanumeric characters. In one embodiment of the present invention, a user who adds “@ (at mark)” after the authentication information and further adds the domain of the album server 4 corresponds to the user corresponding to the authentication information in the album server 4. It is the URL of the area. Hereinafter, the authentication information is “XXXXX”, and the domain of the album server 4 is “abcd-netalbum.net”. That is, the URL of the user area corresponding to the authentication information “XXXXXX” is “XXXXX@abcd-nettalbum.net”.
[0053]
In step S10, the obtained registration URL is input to a terminal device connectable to the Internet 3 in a predetermined manner. Here, a description will be given assuming that this terminal device is the mobile phone terminal 1 with a camera. Of course, this terminal device may be a computer device such as a personal computer connectable to the Internet 3. When a predetermined operation is performed on the camera-equipped mobile phone terminal 1 and a registration URL is input, a request to display a user registration screen is transmitted to the registration URL by SEQ10.
[0054]
In response to the request, the album server 4 displays a user registration screen on the camera-equipped mobile phone terminal 1 in step S20. The user registration screen is composed of, for example, an HTML file described in HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language), and the HTML file is transmitted to the camera-equipped mobile phone terminal 1 (SEQ11), and is displayed on the display of the camera-equipped mobile phone terminal 1. On the other hand, a user registration screen is displayed according to the HTML file.
[0055]
The user registration screen is provided with input sections for inputting authentication information and a mail address. By operating various keys provided on the camera-equipped mobile phone terminal 1 in a predetermined manner, character data can be input to these input units. In step S11, a predetermined operation is performed by the user in the camera-equipped mobile phone terminal 1, and the above-described authentication information “XXXXXX” is input to the corresponding input unit. In addition, a mail address (for example, “user@aaa-keitai.net”) set for the camera-equipped mobile phone terminal 1 is input to the mail address input unit. The e-mail address is not limited to the one set in the camera-equipped mobile phone terminal 1, but may be any other e-mail address that can be accessed by the user.
[0056]
When the authentication information and the mail address are input to the camera-equipped mobile phone terminal 1 in step S11, the user instructs transmission of the input information. In SEQ 12, the authentication information and the mail address are transmitted from the camera-equipped mobile phone terminal 1 to the album server 4 and received by the album server 4. In step S21, the album server 4 checks the received authentication information. If it is determined by this check that the authentication information is valid and that the corresponding user area exists on the album server 4, in the next step S22, an e-mail notifying the completion of registration is created, and the above-described step S11 is performed. Is transmitted to the mail address "user@aaa-keitai.net" input from the camera-equipped mobile phone terminal 1 and transmitted in SEQ12 (SEQ13).
[0057]
In the album server 4, if the received authentication information "XXXXXX" is valid, the mail address "user@aaa-keitai.net" received together with the authentication information "XXXXXX" is transmitted to the album server 4. , And are stored in association with the authentication information “XXXXXX”.
[0058]
If this mail address “user@aaa-keitai.net” is the mail address set in the mobile phone terminal with camera 1, the electronic mail of the registration completion notification transmitted in SEQ 13 is the mobile phone terminal with camera 1. (Step S12). The received registration completion notification e-mail is displayed on the display unit of the camera-equipped mobile phone terminal 1, and the user knows that the upload of the image data to the album server 4 is enabled.
[0059]
If it is determined in the authentication information check in step S21 that the received authentication information is not valid, for example, an e-mail notifying the fact to the camera-equipped mobile phone terminal 1 is returned. Then, a series of processing ends.
[0060]
Next, an example of a procedure for uploading image data to the user area after the user registration is completed will be schematically described with reference to a flowchart of FIG. Here, it is assumed that the image data has already been imaged by the camera-equipped mobile phone terminal 1 using the imaging means and has been stored in the nonvolatile memory of the camera-equipped mobile phone terminal 1.
[0061]
First, in the first step S30, an electronic mail for attaching image data is created in the camera-equipped mobile phone terminal 1, and various information for uploading the image data is input. E-mail software is started by a predetermined operation on the camera-equipped mobile phone terminal 1. The subject, destination, body, and attached file name of the e-mail are specified for the e-mail software.
[0062]
The character string input as the subject becomes the file name of the image data to be uploaded in the user area in the album server 4. The destination is the URL of the storage destination of the image data. In this example, the URL “XXXXX@abcd-netalbum.net” of the user area in the album server 4 where the user has been registered is input. In the first line, the mail address (in this example, "user@aaa-keitai.net"), which is information for personal identification and is input at the time of user registration, is input in the first line. In the second and subsequent lines, a comment for the file to be uploaded can be input. As the attached file name, the file name of the image data to be transmitted to the album server 4 in the nonvolatile memory of the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 is input.
[0063]
When all the necessary information is input, in the next step S31, the user instructs the camera-equipped mobile phone 1 to transmit an e-mail with the image data attached thereto. The e-mail is transmitted to the Internet 3 via the base station 2 according to the URL input to the destination (SEQ20). It is received by the album server 4 (step S40). The album server 4 refers to the text of the received e-mail and performs identity verification based on the mail address “user@aaa-keitai.net” described in the first line of the text (step S41). The personal identification is performed, for example, by checking whether the mail address “user@aaa-keitai.net” is registered in the album server 4 in association with the authentication information “XXXXX” included in the destination of the e-mail. Do that by examining.
[0064]
In step S41, if the sender of the e-mail is authenticated, in the next step S42, the attached image data is extracted from the e-mail, and the subject of the e-mail is set as a file name to the authentication information "XXXXX". It is stored in the corresponding user area. In the case where a comment has been input in the second and subsequent lines of the body of the electronic mail, the comment is stored in association with the image data.
[0065]
In the above, the case where image data is uploaded from the camera-equipped mobile phone terminal 1 to the album server 4 has been described. However, this is not limited to this example, and other information devices connectable to the Internet 3 such as a personal computer Thus, the image data can be uploaded to the album server 4. Also in this case, the image data can be uploaded using the mail software installed in the personal computer in the same manner as in the case of the mobile phone terminal with camera 1 described above. That is, the URL including the authentication information, the file name at the upload destination, the mail address for the identity verification, and the uploading are respectively performed in the input units “destination”, “subject”, “body”, and “attached file” of the mail software. By inputting the file name of the image data and instructing the transmission of the e-mail, the image data is uploaded in the same procedure as in FIG. 4 described above.
[0066]
FIG. 5 shows a procedure for browsing an example of image data stored in the user area of the album server 4 in the television receiver 10. In the first step S50, the user operates the remote controller 14 and the My Album button 15 is pressed. In the television receiver 10, for example, the characters "My Album" are displayed under the control of the network access module 11, and the browser mounted on the network access module 11 is started in step S51.
[0067]
When the browser is started, in step S52, the position on the Internet 3 of the user area assigned to the television receiver 10 in the album server 4 and stored in the television receiver 10 in advance is indicated. The URL is read, and is automatically set in the net access module 11 as the URL of the connection destination. Then, in the next step S53, the authentication information and the password (PW) stored in advance in the television receiver 10 and corresponding to the user area of the album server 4 having a one-to-one relationship with the television receiver 10 are provided. Is read and automatically input.
[0068]
Then, the authentication information and the password input in step S53 are transmitted to the URL set in step S52 by the network access module 11. At this time, the URL of the television receiver 10 that is the transmission source can be added as header information of the transmission data.
[0069]
The authentication information and the password are received by the album server 4, and in step S54, the received authentication information and the password are collated with the authentication information and the password registered in the album server 4 in advance. The result of this collation is determined in step S55. If the combination of the received authentication information and password matches the combination of the authentication information and the password registered in advance in the album server 4 as a result of the verification, the verification processing is terminated, and the process proceeds to step S56. Will be migrated.
[0070]
If it is determined in step S55 that the two do not match, the process proceeds to step S57, and a request is made to the television receiver 10 to manually input authentication information and a password. This request is transmitted to the television receiver 10 via the Internet 3 and transmitted to the net access module 11. As the URL of the television receiver 10, for example, the URL added as header information when the authentication information and the password are transmitted from the television receiver 10 to the album server 4 can be used. In response to this request, when the user manually inputs the authentication information and the password using, for example, the remote controller 14, the input authentication information and the password are transmitted to the album server 4, and the collation in step S54 described above is performed. Is performed.
[0071]
In step S56, the user area of the album server 4 corresponding to the verified authentication information and password is accessed, and the image data stored in the user area is obtained. This image data is transmitted from the user area of the album server 4 to the television receiver 10. In the television receiver 10, the received image data is first displayed as a thumbnail as shown in FIG. 2B described above. In the thumbnail display, for example, the image on which the cursor is placed is highlighted to indicate that the image is in a selected state. Then, for example, the cursor is moved by the cross key 16 of the remote controller 14 to select an image (step S58). By pressing the screen switching button 17 of the remote control 14, the child screen by the thumbnail image and the parent screen by the selected image data are switched, and the image data corresponding to the selected thumbnail image is displayed on the full screen (step). S59).
[0072]
FIG. 6 shows a configuration of an example of the television receiver 10. The digital tuner 50 is a tuner for receiving a digital television broadcast by a BS (Broadcasting Satellite) broadcast, a CS (Communication Satellite) broadcast, or a terrestrial digital broadcast. On the other hand, the analog tuner 51 is a tuner for receiving a television broadcast using a conventional analog terrestrial signal.
[0073]
The video block 30 performs processing on a digital signal output from the digital tuner 50 and processing on a digital video signal. The video block 30 has a descrambler 31, a demultiplexer 32, a video decoder 33, an image processing unit 34, and a graphics unit 35 as signal processing blocks, and has an MPU (Micro Processing Unit) 36 and a flash memory 37 as control blocks. The MPU 36 is connected to the demultiplexer 32 and the video decoder 33 via the bus 38, and controls the demultiplexer 32 and the video decoder 33 according to a program stored in the flash memory 37.
[0074]
The digital signal stored in the packet from the digital tuner 50 and output is input to the video block 30 and supplied to the descrambler 31 to descramble the signal. The output of the descrambler 31 is supplied to the demultiplexer 32, where the packet is decomposed, and video data and audio data are extracted. The video data is, for example, compressed video data that has been compression-encoded by the MPEG2 (Moving Pictures Experts Group 2) method. The audio data is, for example, compressed audio data that has been compression-encoded by MPEG2 AAC (Advanced Audio Coding), MPEG2 BC (Backward Compatible), or the like.
[0075]
The compressed video data output from the demultiplexer 32 is supplied to a video decoder 33 where it is decoded, converted into a baseband digital video signal, and supplied to an image processing unit 34. The image processing unit 34 performs processing for increasing the resolution in the frame and the resolution in the time axis direction on the supplied digital video signal, for example. The output of the image processing unit 34 is supplied to the graphics unit 35. The graphics unit 35 generates an image for OSD (On Screen Display), and combines the generated OSD image with the supplied digital video signal.
[0076]
The digital video signal output from the graphics unit 35 is supplied to a video signal processing / D / A conversion unit 53. The digital video signal is D / A-converted by a video signal processing / D / A converter 53 and converted into an analog video signal, and is subjected to signal processing so as to be displayed on a display unit 54 composed of, for example, a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube). . The signal output from the video signal processing / D / A conversion unit 53 is supplied to the display unit 54, and an image is displayed on the display unit 54.
[0077]
On the other hand, the compressed audio data extracted by the demultiplexer 32 is input to the audio block 40 and supplied to the audio decoder 41. The audio decoder 41 decodes the input compressed audio data and outputs it as audio data by linear PCM (Pulse Code Modulation). The linear PCM audio data output from the audio decoder 41 is converted into an analog audio signal by a D / A converter 42 and is output as a sound by a speaker 43, for example.
[0078]
The analog video signal output from the analog tuner 51 is converted into a digital video signal by the A / D converter 52A, input to the video block 30, and supplied to the image processing unit. Thereafter, the same processing as that of the above-described digital video signal is performed. The analog audio signal output from the analog tuner 51 is converted into a digital audio signal by an A / D converter 52B, input to the audio block 40, and supplied to the audio decoder 41. Thereafter, the same processing as that of the above-described digital audio signal is performed.
[0079]
The system controller 56 includes, for example, an MPU, a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), and controls each unit of the television receiver 10. For example, a channel switching signal for instructing switching of the receiving channel is output from the system controller 56 and supplied to the digital tuner 50 and / or the analog tuner 51 to control channel switching. The remote control light receiving unit 57 receives and demodulates the infrared signal emitted from the remote controller 14 described above, and outputs the signal as a control signal to the system controller 56. Therefore, the operation of the television receiver 10 can be controlled by the remote controller 14.
[0080]
The network access module 11 is controlled by the system controller 56 and communicates with the Internet 3 via the modem 12 connected by Ethernet (registered trademark). Further, the network access module 11 can exchange digital video signals with the image processing unit 34 and exchange linear PCM audio data with the audio decoder 41. The digital video signal is transferred based on the signal format of the digital video signal such as REC656.
[0081]
FIG. 7 shows an example of the configuration of the net access module 11. The net access module 11 has a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 60, and a ROM 61, a RAM 62 and an Ethernet controller 63 are connected to the CPU 60. The ROM 61 stores a program for operating the net access module 11 in advance. It is more preferable to use a rewritable memory as the ROM 61, for example, a flash memory, because it is possible to easily upgrade the program. The RAM 62 is a work memory of the CPU 61, and is used, for example, when performing image processing. The Ethernet control unit 63 controls communication via the Ethernet according to a command from the CPU 60.
[0082]
The CPU 60 has a serial or parallel bus connection port, and by connecting to the system controller 56 via this connection port, the net access module 11 can be operated under the control of the system controller 56.
[0083]
The CPU 60 has a built-in graphic engine for performing image drawing processing and a video processor for performing video signal processing. For example, image data supplied from the Ethernet is input to the CPU 60 via the Ethernet control unit 63. The CPU 60 performs, for example, enlargement or reduction processing on the input image data by using a RAM 62 as a buffer memory according to a program stored in a ROM 61 by a graphic engine, and further executes RGB (Red, Green, Blue) by a video processor. ) Converts image data composed of data into video data composed of luminance Y data and color difference Cb and Cr data and outputs the video data.
[0084]
For example, when the supplied image data is compression-coded by the JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) method, the image data obtained by decoding the compression code by the JPEG method is expanded on the RAM 62. The CPU 60 performs enlargement processing, reduction processing, and the like on the image data developed on the RAM 62. In the processed image data, RGB data is converted into YCbCr data by a video processor, and is written in a YCbCr data area of the RAM 62. The YCbCr data written in this YCbCr data area is output to the outside.
[0085]
The display size of the YCbCr data can be from 480i display (720 pixels × 480 lines, interlaced) to 1080i display (1920 pixels × 1080 lines, interlaced). The price may be reduced by limiting the display size to the 480i display of the SD (Standard Definition) display. The color format of the YCbCr data may be (4: 2: 0) or (4: 2: 2).
[0086]
Further, the CPU 60 also performs processing on audio data. Similarly to the above-described example of the image data, the compression-encoded audio data supplied from, for example, the Ethernet and input via the Ethernet control unit 63 is decoded according to the program stored in the ROM 61, and the linear PCM audio data is decoded. Is output. This linear PCM audio data is output to the outside by, for example, a SPDIF (Sony Philips Digital Interface).
[0087]
As a product corresponding to the CPU 60 that can realize such processing with a one-chip integrated circuit, there is, for example, "Geode SC1200" by National Semiconductor Corporation of the United States.
[0088]
FIG. 8 shows a software stack diagram of an example of the net access module 11. Each software of the net access module 11 is hierarchically structured as described above. Each software shown in FIG. 8 is based on a program stored in the ROM 61.
[0089]
The lowermost layer is an OS (Operating System) layer 70. The net access module 11 employs an RTOS (Real Time Operating System) as an operating system, and the operation of all other software is managed by the RTOS. The RTOS has a structure in which the kernel controls all software managed by the RTOS as tasks based on the system clock. The RTOS is characterized in that the response of the system is fast and the processing request can be executed immediately. First, the RTOS is started from the boot area, and the system is started.
[0090]
The driver layer 71 controls external I / O functions such as USB (Universal Serial Bus) and Ethernet (Ethernet control unit). The protocol layer 72 controls a protocol in communication performed via the Ethernet. In this example, TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol), which is a standard communication protocol on the Internet 3, and HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) operating on TCP / IP used between a Web server and a Web browser. And SSL (Secure Socket Layer), which is an encryption protocol.
[0091]
The graphics layer 73 is configured in the same layer as the above-described protocol layer 72, and is a GUI toolkit for realizing a GUI (Graphical User Interface) using the graphic library, which is an instruction set used for image drawing, and the net access module 11. Is included.
[0092]
The S / W codec layer 74 includes codecs for moving image data, still image data, and audio data. In the example of FIG. 8, a JPEG codec for still image data, a MP3 (Moving Pictures Experts Group 1 Audio Layer 3) codec for audio data, and an MPEG4 encoder for moving image data are included. It is. Also, the S / W codec unit 74 includes a JPEG capture that captures, for example, one frame of a display image and compresses and encodes it according to the JPEG method.
[0093]
The application layer 75 includes application software. In the example of FIG. 8, the application software includes a browser, a streaming player, and a software download in addition to general-purpose application software.
[0094]
The browser has a function of browsing image data stored in the user area of the album server 4, for example. For example, the image data obtained from the album server 4 is written to the RAM 62. The browser creates a thumbnail image for each image data based on the image data written in the RAM 62 and writes the thumbnail image in another area of the RAM 62. The browser arranges the image data and the thumbnail image thus written in the RAM 62 in a predetermined manner to create display data.
[0095]
As the browser, for example, a so-called Web browser that performs display control such as a layout based on the description of the HTML file can be used. In this case, based on the image data stored in the user area, the album server 4 creates an HTML file in which the image data is described so as to be appropriately arranged. The image data can be browsed by accessing the HTML file in the user area of the album server 4 with the Web browser of the network access module 11.
[0096]
Further, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is also possible to prepare an HTML file on the net access module 11 side. In this case, it is necessary to further install application software for automatically generating an HTML file for displaying image data and a thumbnail image on the application layer 75 based on the image data obtained from the user area of the album server 4. is there.
[0097]
The streaming player is application software for reproducing audio data and video data which are transferred by streaming from the Internet 3 and input via Ethernet, for example.
[0098]
The software download accesses a predetermined URL on the Internet 3 to acquire software. By using software download, for example, the program itself stored in the ROM 61 of the net access module 11 can be upgraded. The system of the network access module 11 can be upgraded by accessing a predetermined URL by software download, downloading and acquiring a file for version upgrade, and writing the file in the ROM 61.
[0099]
The above-described browser, streaming player, software download, and the like constitute a user interface (UI) 76 of the television receiver 10. The user interface 76 includes a main menu function, a function for setting connection to the album server 4, and an upgrade function. The main menu function is realized by, for example, the browser described above. In this case, for example, data for displaying the menu screen is stored in the ROM 61 in advance. Upgrade of the system by software download can also be instructed from this main menu.
[0100]
The connection setting to the album server 4 is based on an instruction issued to the protocol layer 72 from the connection setting function of the application layer 75, and a predetermined exchange with the Internet 3 through the driver layer 71 by each protocol of the protocol layer 72. Done. When the connection with the Internet 3 is established by this exchange, the predetermined exchange as described above is further performed with the album server 4 using authentication information, a password, and the like, and the network access module 11 and the album server 4 communicate with each other. Connection is set. The exchange in several stages regarding the connection setting to the album server 4 is automatically performed by the connection setting function of the application layer 75.
[0101]
FIG. 9 shows a configuration of an example of the camera-equipped mobile phone terminal 1. The communication circuit 202 controls telephone communication connected by a TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) method, for example, using a PDC (Personal Digital Cellular) method. The radio wave received by the antenna 203 is supplied to the communication circuit 202, subjected to predetermined demodulation and decoding processing, converted into digital data, and supplied to the data line 220 and the control line 200. Further, transmission data is supplied to the communication circuit 202 via the data line 220 or the control line 200, and is coded and modulated in a predetermined manner and transmitted from the antenna 203.
[0102]
The CPU 201 exchanges control commands and data with each unit connected to the control line 200 based on predetermined programs and data, and controls the entire mobile phone terminal with camera 1. The program executed by the CPU 201 is stored in the ROM 207 in advance. The RAM 208 is used as a work memory of the CPU 201.
[0103]
The operation unit 206 includes various keys such as numeric and symbol keys, a cross key, an enter key, and a cancel key arranged on a ten-key unit (not shown), and outputs key information corresponding to the pressed key. The key information is supplied to the CPU 201 via the control line 200. In addition, instead of the cross key, a so-called jog dial that can be rotated in the vertical direction and that can be pressed at the left, right, and center may be provided as an operator of the operation unit 206.
[0104]
A display control signal is generated by the CPU 201 in a predetermined manner, and is supplied to the display control unit 204 via the control line 200, and a display drive signal for driving the display unit 205 by, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) is generated. A predetermined display is performed on the display unit 205 by the display drive signal.
[0105]
The imaging unit 209 includes an optical system such as a lens, a focus mechanism, and an iris mechanism, an imaging device such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device), and a signal processing unit that outputs an imaging signal of the imaging device as image data. The incident image is picked up by the CCD and output as image data. The imaging unit 209 performs imaging by a predetermined operation on the operation unit 206, and outputs image data. This image data is supplied to the non-volatile memory via the data line 220, is given a predetermined file name, and is stored.
[0106]
Character data can be input using the above-described various keys arranged on the numeric keypad of the operation unit 206, and thereby text data can be created and edited. The text data being edited is temporarily stored in the RAM 208. The sentence data stored in the RAM 208 is read from the RAM 208 by a predetermined operation and stored in the nonvolatile memory 210.
[0107]
The camera-equipped mobile phone terminal 1 has mail software, and can transmit the text data created as described above as an e-mail. When the destination address of the e-mail is input from the operation unit 206 and the transmission of the e-mail is instructed from the operation unit 206 to the CPU 201, the created text data is read from the RAM 208 or the nonvolatile memory 210, It is supplied to the communication circuit 202 via the control line 200. At the time of instructing the transmission of the e-mail, the image data stored in the nonvolatile memory 210 can be designated as an attached file of the e-mail. In this case, the image data designated as the attached file is read from the nonvolatile memory 210 and supplied to the communication circuit 202 via the control line 200 or the data line 220. In the communication circuit 202, based on an instruction from the CPU 201, address information of a destination of the text is added to the supplied text data and the attached file, modulated in a predetermined manner, and transmitted as a transmission signal from the antenna 203.
[0108]
In the above description, the function of accessing the album server 4 and browsing the image data stored in the album server 4 has been described as being performed by the net access module 11 built in the television receiver 10. It is not limited to this example. For example, a set-top box having a function of decoding a digital television broadcast signal and the like and capable of receiving a digital broadcast by connecting to an analog television receiver is provided with a net access module according to an embodiment of the present invention. A function corresponding to 11 may be provided. By doing so, the analog television receiver can access the album server and browse the stored image data.
[0109]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the television receiver according to the present invention has the address information, the authentication information, the password, and the like of the album server to which the access destination is stored in advance, and automatically sets the connection to the album server. Therefore, there is an effect that the user can access the album server by an extremely simple operation.
[0110]
Also, since the album server can be accessed with an extremely simple operation, the user can browse the image data stored in the album server without being conscious of the Internet. There is an effect that communication can be performed from a remote place.
[0111]
Further, in one embodiment of the present invention, when the image data is uploaded to the album server, a notification to the effect that the image data has been uploaded is sent to the mobile phone terminal of the other party. Therefore, there is an effect that the user can quickly browse the image data uploaded in a remote place.
[0112]
Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present invention, since the upload of the image data to the album server is performed using the authentication information and the password, not only the mobile phone terminal but also other information devices connectable to the Internet For example, there is an effect that image data can be uploaded to the album server even from a personal computer.
[0113]
In addition, the image data captured by the camera-equipped mobile phone terminal is attached to an e-mail and transmitted to the other party's mobile phone terminal. From the other party's mobile phone terminal, the image data is further attached by e-mail. Transfer to a television receiver according to one embodiment of the invention is technically possible. However, in practice, from the viewpoint of copyright protection for image data, it is not possible to transfer image data arriving at the mobile phone terminal to another device. By using the system according to the present invention, there is an effect that the usability can be easily realized as if the image data was directly transferred to the television receiver.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of an example of an image browsing system according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation method when browsing image data stored in an album server with a television receiver.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart schematically showing a procedure of an example of user registration with an album server.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart schematically illustrating a procedure for uploading image data to a user area;
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a procedure for browsing an example of image data stored in a user area of the album server.
FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an example of a television receiver.
FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an example of a net access module.
FIG. 8 shows a software stack diagram of an example of a net access module.
FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an example of a camera-equipped mobile phone terminal.
FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration according to a conventional technology when image data captured by a mobile phone terminal is viewed on a television receiver using electronic mail.
FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram illustrating another example of a system configuration according to the related art when image data captured by a mobile phone terminal is viewed on a television receiver using electronic mail.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Mobile telephone terminal, 3 ... Internet, 4 ... Album server, 10 ... Television receiver, 11 ... Net access module, 14 ... Remote control commander, 30 ... Video block, 40 ... Audio block, 56 ... System controller, 60 ... CPU, 61 ... ROM, 62 ... RAM

Claims (17)

In a television receiver having a network connection function,
Operating means for receiving an operation by the user;
Communication means for communicating via a network;
Server information storage means in which at least the location information on the network of the server in which the image data is stored and the authentication information are stored in advance
A display control means for controlling display so that the image data can be browsed and displayed. The television receiver according to claim 1,
The communication means communicates with the server based on the position information, accesses the area using the authentication information, acquires the image data stored in the area, and displays the acquired image data on the display. A television receiver, wherein an operation of browsing and displaying by a control means is automatically performed according to an operation on the operation means. The television receiver according to claim 1,
A television receiver, wherein the communication unit receives a notification that the image data has been stored in the server corresponding to the authentication information stored in the server information storage unit. In an image browsing system in which image data stored in a server on a network is browsed by a television receiver,
A server connected to a network and storing at least image data transmitted from the terminal device via the network;
Operating means for receiving an operation by a user; communication means for performing communication via the network; server information storage means in which position information of the server on the network and the authentication information are stored in advance; An image browsing system, comprising: a television receiver having display control means for performing display control so as to allow browsing display. The image browsing system according to claim 4,
The television receiver communicates with the server via the network by the communication means based on the position information, accesses the area secured in the server using the authentication information, and stores the area in the area. An image browsing system, wherein the operation of acquiring the acquired image data and browsing and displaying the acquired image data by the display control means is automatically performed according to an operation on the operation means. . The image browsing system according to claim 4,
An image browsing system, wherein a notification is transmitted to a predetermined communication destination when the image data is newly stored in the server. The image browsing system according to claim 6,
The image browsing system, wherein the predetermined communication destination is the television receiver corresponding to the authentication information corresponding to the area. The image browsing system according to claim 6,
The image browsing system, wherein the predetermined communication destination is another terminal device. In an image browsing method for browsing image data stored in a server on a network with a television receiver,
A step of performing communication between the television receiver and the server based on positional information on a network of a server in which at least image data is stored, which is stored in advance in the television receiver,
By the communication in the communication step, the image data obtaining step of obtaining the stored image data by accessing the server using the authentication information stored in advance in the television receiver,
Displaying the image data acquired in the image data acquiring step on the television receiver. The image browsing method according to claim 9,
An image browsing method, wherein the communication step, the image data acquisition step, and the display step are automatically performed in response to a user operation on the television receiver. A terminal configured to transmit, to a server on a network, image data for browsing with a television receiver that stores at least authentication information for a server in which image data is stored and positional information of the server on the network in advance, and stores the terminal. In the device,
Transmitting means for transmitting image data via a network to an area reserved on the server in advance according to the authentication information;
A terminal device, wherein when transmitting the image data to the area of the server, a notification is transmitted to a predetermined communication destination. The terminal device according to claim 11,
The terminal device, wherein the predetermined communication destination is a television receiver corresponding to the authentication information corresponding to the area. The terminal device according to claim 11,
The terminal device, wherein the predetermined communication destination is another terminal device. In a server device connected to a network and capable of browsing stored image data with a television receiver,
A storage unit that stores at least image data transmitted from the terminal device via the network in an area reserved in advance according to the authentication information,
When the user operates the television receiver automatically, the television receiver is automatically communicated with the television receiver based on the pre-stored position information on the network. A server device for accessing the area to obtain the image data stored in the area. The server device according to claim 14,
A server device, wherein a notification is transmitted to a predetermined communication destination when the image data is newly stored in the area. The server device according to claim 15,
The server device, wherein the predetermined communication destination is the television receiver corresponding to the authentication information corresponding to the area. The server device according to claim 15,
The server device, wherein the predetermined communication destination is another terminal device.

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