KR101162930B1 - Method and system for editing image files, and computer-readable recorded medium - Google Patents

Abstract

According to the present invention, it is easy to select a photo file to be contained in a page of an album, and a photo file editing method for shortening the editing time for each page of an album by providing arrangements in main cyan and preliminary cyan corresponding to the number of photo files. A computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a system and a program thereof.
To this end, the present invention comprises the steps of receiving a plurality of photo files in the photo editing server; Sorting, by the photo editing server, the received plurality of photo files in chronological order based on attribute information of the corresponding photo file; Setting, by the photo editing server, the subject of cyan; Receiving, by the photo editing server, a plurality of photo files to be included in pages of the album among the sorted photo files in units of pages; Providing, by the photo editing server, a main cyan and a plurality of preliminary cyans arranged with corresponding photo files in a cyan determined based on the number of photo files contained in the page within the set of cyan; And determining, by the photo editing server, the selected cyan among the provided cyan as a photo file arrangement of the corresponding page.

Description

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EDITING IMAGE FILES, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDED MEDIUM}

The present invention relates to a method for editing a photo file, a system, and a computer-readable recording medium recording the program thereof. In particular, it is easy to select a photo file to be contained in a page of an album, and the main and preliminary drafts correspond to the number of photo files. The present invention relates to a method for editing a photo file, a system, and a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program, which can shorten the editing time for each page of an album by arranging the same.

With the advent of various devices that can take digital photos such as digital cameras and camera phones and the popularization of the Internet, related industries are growing rapidly in the domestic and global markets.

In particular, a digital camera does not require a film by converting an image acquired by a photographing lens into a digital signal and storing it in a memory.

Digital cameras have a limited memory capacity and do not provide various functions. Therefore, the general person who is not familiar with the digital camera function has difficulty in editing the photo of the photo file obtained by the digital camera.

In order to overcome the difficulties of photo editing, various editing programs are provided, for example, Photoshop, album-only programs, and album auto-editing programs.

However, when using an editing program such as Photoshop among these editing programs, the completeness of the picture can be improved, but it takes a lot of time (for example, 1 to 3 days) to edit several picture files in a single picture. In addition, novice users unfamiliar with Photoshop's editing tools can be cumbersome.

In addition, when using an album-only program, the result of arranging the photo files in the cyan is provided, but the user needs to arrange the photo files in the cyan by changing them to various designs. (For example, 2 to 8 hours).

In addition, when using the automatic album editing program, only one cyan should be used and the number of photo files is fixed, so the photo editing is quick in time. However, since the work should be performed only with a predetermined cyan frame and a predetermined number of photo files, there is no variety and low completion.

An object of the present invention is to easily select a photo file to be contained in the page of the album, and to arrange the main cyan and preliminary cyan corresponding to the number of photo files provided by the photo file to reduce the editing time for each page of the album A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon an editing method, a system, and a program thereof is provided.

According to one or more exemplary embodiments, a method of editing a photo file includes: receiving, by a photo editing server, a plurality of photo files; Sorting, by the photo editing server, the received plurality of photo files in chronological order based on attribute information of the corresponding photo file; Setting, by the photo editing server, the subject of cyan; Receiving, by the photo editing server, a plurality of photo files to be included in pages of the album among the sorted photo files in units of pages; Providing, by the photo editing server, a main cyan and a plurality of preliminary cyans arranged with corresponding photo files in a cyan determined based on the number of photo files contained in the page within the set of cyan; And determining, by the photo editing server, the selected cyan among the provided cyan as a photo file arrangement of the corresponding page.

In addition, the method for editing a photo file according to an embodiment of the present invention further includes the step of displaying, in the form of thumbnails, the photo file designated by the page unit in the page order after the step of receiving the picture by the photo editing server. It is desirable to.

In the thumbnail window, the number of photo files included in the corresponding page is displayed, the image corresponding to the number of photo files is reduced or displayed, or a predetermined form corresponding to the number of photo files is preferably displayed.

In addition, the method of editing a photo file according to an embodiment of the present invention further includes the step of resetting the subject of the set cyan by the photo editing server before the providing step, wherein the resetting is performed by the photo editing server. Providing a cyan topic change window according to the change request for the set cyan topic; And resetting, by the photo editing server, the subject of cyan through the provided change window.

In the providing step, it is preferable that the photo editing server provides the main cyan and the preliminary cyan arranged by arranging the photo files according to the reset cyan.

Preferably, the thumbnail window is displayed by distinguishing between a page in which a batch operation is completed and an incomplete page.

The pages displayed on the thumbnail window may be replaced.

Preferably, the cyan is further determined based on the size of the photo file within the subject of the cyan.

In addition, the photo file editing system according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a receiving module for receiving a plurality of photo files; An alignment module for sorting the received plurality of photo files in chronological order based on attribute information of the corresponding photo file; A photo file designation module for designating a plurality of photo files to be included in pages of the album among the sorted photo files in units of pages; A cyan topic setting module for setting a theme of cyan in which the photo file is arranged; A cyan selected from among the cyan provided by determining a cyan based on the number of photo files included in the page within the set of cyan, and providing a plurality of preliminary cyan by providing a main cyan and a plurality of preliminary cyan in the determined cyan. Includes an editing module that determines the placement of photo files.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, it is easy to select a photo file to be included in the page of the album, and the arrangement is provided in the main cyan and the preliminary cyan corresponding to the number of the photo files. have.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, by displaying the photo files designated in units of pages in the thumbnail window in page order, there is an effect of easily checking the photo files of the pages to be included in the album. In addition, by displaying the specified and unspecified photo files separately, it is possible to designate the photo files on the pages of the album so as not to overlap.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, by displaying the number of photo files included in the page, it is also possible to easily determine the number of photo files arranged on the page.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, since the subject of cyan may be reset after the photo file is contained in units of pages, the time required for changing the subject of cyan suitable for the arrangement of the photo files may be shortened.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, by displaying the page in which the batching operation is completed and the incomplete page, it is possible to easily select the page �� which needs editing.

In addition, according to the embodiment of the present invention, as it is possible to alternate between the pages containing the photo file, it is possible to arrange the page in which the desired photo files are arranged on the desired page, thereby increasing the user's satisfaction and making the photo file editing time much longer. There is also an effect that can be shortened.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an environment of a photo file editing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining a photo file editing server shown in FIG. 1; FIG.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of editing a photo file of a photo file editing system according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
4A to 4F are screen examples for explaining a method for setting an environment of the photo file editing method shown in FIG.
5A through 5C are exemplary diagrams for explaining a method of editing a photo file shown in FIG. 3;

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an environment of a photo file editing system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the photo file editing server shown in FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 1, a photo file editing system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a user terminal 10 as a requester of information, a photo file editing server 30 as a provider of information, a user terminal 10, and a photo. It comprises a communication network 20 for interfacing the file editing server 30 wired, wireless.

The user terminal 10 is set to include not only a personal computer such as a notebook computer, but also a mobile communication terminal capable of wireless Internet communication, a personal digital assistant (PDA), and the like, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

In particular, the user terminal 10 transmits a picture file to the picture file editing server 30 through the communication network 20 to request picture editing. The user terminal 10 may receive a picture file obtained from a digital photographing device such as a digital camera or a camera phone through a communication cable, for example, a universal serial bus (USB).

The communication network 20 includes an Internet network, an internal network, and the like using a TCP / IP protocol that can be wired and a WAP protocol that can be wirelessly connected. Here, the user terminal 10 is connected to the photo file editing server 30 through the communication network 20 (for example, the Internet network).

The photo file editing server 30 includes a cyan database 30a storing cyan having various arrangement structures, and includes a photo file received from the user terminal 10 that has made a communication connection through the communication network 20. The stored picture file database 30b may be included. The cyan database 30a may store a theme, which is a theme of Cyan, which provides a background suitable for a season photo, a birthday photo, a festival photo, a family photo, a baby photo, and a plurality of cyan colors corresponding to the number of photo files for each theme. . Furthermore, it is preferable that cyan be determined an arrangement structure that considers the size of the photo file further.

The photo file editing server 30 receives a photo file on a page basis with respect to the photo files received from the user terminal 10 making a communication connection through the communication network 20, and arranges the photo files on the designated page. Cyan and reserve cyan can be provided. In this case, the main cyan and the preliminary cyan are cyan corresponding to the number of photo files, and the main cyan may be determined by the user's preference, according to the personal preference of the requestor requesting the album production, or the size of the photo file. . For example, if the three photo files are two horizontal photos and one vertical photo, the cyan to be arranged according to the size of the photo file, that is, the cyan that can arrange two horizontal photos and one vertical photo, can be determined as the main cyan. have.

In addition, the picture file editing server 30 determines the arrangement of the picture file to be included in the corresponding page as one cyan selected from the provided main cyan and the preliminary cyan. As such, after the arrangement of the photo files is determined for each page of the album, the production process of the album may be performed according to the production request of the album.

2, the photo file editing server 30 includes a reception module 31, an extraction module 32, an alignment module 33, a photo file designation module 34, a cyan theme setting module 35, and an editing module ( 36) and the display processing module 37.

The receiving module 31 receives a picture file to be used for editing from the user terminal 10. The received photo file is temporarily stored in the photo file database 30b. At this time, the number of photo files is preferably the number of photo files to be designed on the page of the album.

The extraction module 32 is an exchangeable image file format (EXIF) that is detailed information of a photo file received by the reception module 31, that is, a JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) attribute information standard adopted by a digital camera. The original date is extracted from the attribute information of 'EXIF'. Attribute information of this EXIF is recorded on the camera manufacturer (Maker), camera model (Model), image editor (Software), date corrected (Datetime), EXIF version (EXIF version), date taken (Shoot Datetime), Detailed information such as image size, exposure time, exposure program, lens focal length, aperture opening value (F-Number, flash use) etc. .

Here, JPEG's EXIF attribute information format is widely known that most digital cameras are used, and since freeware that can verify EXIF attribute information is popularized, simple coding that can read the original date from the EXIF attribute information can be achieved by simple coding. You can extract the date.

The sorting module 33 may sort and display the photo files in ascending or descending order in time order based on the date extracted by the extraction module 32. Accordingly, the user can easily designate the photo files acquired in the similar time zone in units of pages.

The photo file designation module 34 receives a photo file on a page basis among the photo files. In more detail, the photo file designation module 34 receives a photo file to be included in one page among the displayed photo files arranged in chronological order through the alignment module 33. In this case, the photo file to be included in one page may be a plurality of photo files.

The picture file designation module 34 may locate the picture files designated by the unit of the user terminal 10 in the form of thumbnails in the thumbnail window. The thumbnail window may be located at the bottom of one screen, and a 'picture add' menu for storing picture files may be located between the thumbnail window and the cyan window in which the picture files are arranged.

The cyan topic setting module 35 may set the theme of cyan to arrange the photo files included in the page. The theme of cyan can be set before the photo file is assigned, and the theme of cyan can be reset after the photo file is put on the page. When setting the cyan theme, the cyan topic setting module 35 may provide a cyan theme changing window and receive a desired cyan theme through the provided cyan theme changing window. In the cyan theme change window, a check box for selecting a cyan subject name and a cyan design may be displayed in the corresponding cyan name. The design of the cyan may be displayed by the number of photo files.

The editing module 36 determines the cyan corresponding to the number of photo files contained in the page in the cyan theme set by the cyan topic setting module 35, and provides the main cyan and the preliminary cyan which arranged the photo files in the determined cyan. do. In addition, the editing module 36 determines any one cyan selected from the provided main cyan and the preliminary cyan as a photo file arrangement of the corresponding page.

The display processing module 37 may distinguish and display a page on which a batch job is completed and a page on which a batch job is not completed. That is, the display processing module 37 displays the arrangement state of the photo files on the page where the arrangement of the photo files is determined by the editing module 36, and the number of the designated photo files on the page where the editing is not performed. Can be displayed on the page. The page in which the batching operation is not completed may be displayed by reducing an image corresponding to the number of photo files, or a predetermined form corresponding to the number of photo files may be displayed. Accordingly, it is possible to easily grasp the page where the user should determine the arrangement of the photo files.

Referring to the editing method of a photo file editing system according to an embodiment of the present invention having such a configuration as follows.

The photo file editing server 30 receives a plurality of photo files to be included in the album from the user terminal 10 which has made a communication connection through the communication network 20 (S101).

Next, the photo file editing server 30 sorts the received plurality of photo files in chronological order (S103). In this case, the picture file may extract attribute information, that is, EXIF information, and sort the plurality of pictures based on the original date included in the extracted EXIF information.

Next, the photo file editing server 30 receives a theme of cyan, that is, a template of the template to be included in the page of the album (S105). In this embodiment, only the subject of cyan is set, but the environment for 'product type', product name, 'page / price', and 'cover' is further illustrated as the screen examples shown in FIGS. 4A to 4F. Can be set.

4A to 4F, the photo file editing server 30 receives one of 'edited goods', 'photobook' and 'photo fancy' for 'product classification' as shown in FIG. 4A, Provide the product type for the selected product classification. For example, if 'design album' is selected among the provided product types, a description image of the selected design album can be displayed on one screen. In this case, the description image may be changed through 'change description image'.

When the product classification is 'photobook' and the product type is selected as the 'design album', the design is provided in the design album as shown in FIG. 4B, and the product name selected from the provided designs may be set to, for example, 5X7_design. The product name may include a product code, a horizontal size, a vertical size, and a unit.

Next, the photo file editing server 30 may receive an environment for a page / price through a screen as shown in FIG. 4C. The page may be the total page of the album and the price may be the price of the album.

Next, the photo file editing server 30 may receive the cover of the album through a screen as shown in FIG. 4D. In the screen illustrated in FIG. 4D, a cover list may be listed, and cover detailed information of a cover selected from the cover lists may be provided on one screen. The detailed information of the cover may include a cover name, cover code, cover template, horizontal / vertical size, and the like.

Next, the photo file editing server 30 may receive a cyan subject performed in step S105 described above through the screen as shown in FIG. 4E. FIG. 4E may provide a subject of cyan for a brand name already selected through the screen of FIG. 4B. The theme of cyan is shown as 'kindergarten 001' in this embodiment, but in addition to the theme of cyan, which provides a theme such as a birthday, a baby, an event, a festival, and the like, may also be provided. In addition, the theme of cyan can be set in page units so that the theme of cyan can be changed according to pages. Accordingly, the theme of Cyan applicable to the page of the album may be 'Baby 001', 'Kindergarten 003', or 'Travel 004'. Furthermore, as illustrated in FIG. 4F, the set cyan theme may be edited to suit the user's taste, and the edited cyan theme may be included as a page of the album. Meanwhile, the subject of cyan may be automatically set based on a user's selection or preference, or the subject of cyan may be set for each page according to a user's request.

3 again, the photo file editing server 30 receives a photo file to be stored for each page (S107). That is, the photo file editing server 30 receives a plurality of photo files to be included in the page among the plurality of photo files displayed on the right side of the screen as shown in FIG. 5A. In more detail, the photo file editing server 30 receives a plurality of photo files to be placed on the page to be included in the page of the album, and if a 'photo add' is selected for the specified plurality of photo files, a thumbnail form is displayed in the thumbnail window at the bottom. Can be located. At this time, by distinguishing and displaying the designated photo file and the unspecified photo file, it is possible to minimize the possibility of including the photo file on the page. In addition, it is easy to select a photo file to be contained in one page among a plurality of photo files arranged in chronological order.

Referring to the screen shown in FIG. 5A in more detail, for example, the screen of FIG. 5A may include, for example, a first window A in which a plurality of picture files recorded on a storage medium are displayed, and one picture selected in the first window A. FIG. The file may be divided into a second window B in which the file is enlarged and a third window C in which a page containing a plurality of photo files designated in the first window A is displayed. The third window C is a thumbnail window described above, and pages of the album may be displayed in order.

Next, the photo file editing server 30 determines whether a change to the subject of cyan is requested (S109). That is, the photo file editing server 30 determines whether a change to the subject of cyan set in step S105 is requested.

As a result of the determination in step S109, when a change to the subject of cyan is requested, the photo file editing server 30 provides a cyan subject changing window for changing the subject of cyan (S110).

Next, the photo file editing server 30 selects the theme of cyan through the provided change window and resets the theme of cyan (S112).

As a result of the determination in step S109, when a change to the subject of cyan is not requested, the photo file editing server 30 determines the arrangement of the photo file contained in the page (S111). That is, the photo file editing server 30 receives a page displayed on the thumbnail window C of FIG. 5B and provides a main cyan and a plurality of precyan cyan arranged with a plurality of photo files contained in the selected page. The main cyan may be displayed on the left side of FIG. 5B, and the plurality of preliminary cyan may be displayed on the right side of FIG. 5B. If the picture file editing server 30 receives any one cyan from the cyan provided in this way, the selected cyan is determined as the arrangement of the picture file of the corresponding page. At this time, the thumbnail window can be distinguished from the page in which the arrangement of the photo files is determined and the other page, thereby easily identifying the page to be edited by the user. In addition, the pages displayed on the thumbnail window can be replaced, so that the order of the pages can be arranged in a desired order, thereby maximizing user satisfaction.

Through this process, the arrangement of the photo files for each page can be determined.

Next, the photo file editing server 30 determines whether album editing is completed (S113). Here, the album editing may include a process of selecting a main file or a preliminary picture from the arrangement of the photo files contained in the page to be included in the album.

As a result of the determination in step S113, when the album editing is not completed, the photo file editing server 30 maintains a standby state for a predetermined time until the arrangement of the photo files on the page is completed.

As a result of the determination in step S113, when the album editing is completed, the photo file editing server 30 may produce an album in which the photo file determined for each page is arranged (S115). Prior to the production of the album through the order form screen shown in Figure 5c it is possible to provide an order history based on the information already selected. In addition, the purchaser's information can be input separately.

The invention being thus described, it will be obvious that the same way may be varied in many ways. Such modifications are intended to be within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

10: user terminal 20: communication network
30: photo file editing server 30a: cyan database
30b: Photo file database 31: Receive module
32: extraction module 33: alignment module
34: Photo file assignment module 35: Cyan theme setting module
36: edit module 37: display processing module

Claims (10)

The photo editing server connected through the network edits the photo file to be recorded in the album.
Receiving, by the photo editing server, a plurality of photo files;
Sorting, by the photo editing server, the received plurality of photo files in chronological order based on attribute information of the corresponding photo file;
Setting, by the photo editing server, the subject of cyan;
Receiving, by the photo editing server, a plurality of photo files to be included in pages of the album among the sorted photo files in units of pages;
Providing, by the photo editing server, a main cyan and a plurality of preliminary cyans arranged with corresponding photo files in a cyan determined based on the number of photo files contained in the page within the set of cyan; And
And determining, by the photo editing server, the selected cyan among the provided cyan as a photo file arrangement of the corresponding page. The method according to claim 1,
After the above specified step,
And displaying, by the photo editing server, the photo file designated by the page unit in the form of thumbnails in the thumbnail window in the page order. The method according to claim 2,
In the thumbnail window, the number of photo files contained in the corresponding page is displayed, the image corresponding to the number of photo files is reduced or displayed, or a predetermined form corresponding to the number of photo files is displayed. Way. The method according to claim 1,
Prior to the providing step,
Resetting the subject of the set cyan by the photo editing server;
The resetting step
Providing, by the photo editing server, a cyan subject change window according to a change request for the set of cyan subjects; And
And resetting the subject of cyan through the provided change window by the photo editing server. The method of claim 4,
The providing step
And the photo editing server provides the main and preliminary cyan in which the photo files are arranged in accordance with the reset cyan. The method according to claim 2,
The thumbnail window of the photo file editing method, characterized in that the page is displayed by distinguishing between the complete page and the batch is completed. The method according to claim 2,
And the pages displayed on the thumbnail window can be replaced. The method according to claim 1,
The determined cyan is determined based on the size of the photo file further within the subject of the cyan. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method according to any one of claims 1 to 8. The system that edits the photo files to be recorded in the album by the photo editing server connected through the communication network.
Receiving module for receiving a plurality of photo files;
An alignment module for sorting the received plurality of photo files in chronological order based on attribute information of the corresponding photo file;
A photo file designation module for designating a plurality of photo files to be included in pages of the album among the sorted photo files in units of pages;
A cyan topic setting module for setting a theme of cyan in which the photo file is arranged; And
The cyan selected from among the cyan provided from the provided cyan is determined by providing cyan based on the number of picture files contained in the page within the set of cyan, and providing a plurality of preliminary cyan. A picture file editing system comprising an editing module for determining a picture file arrangement.

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