US006832101B1

(12) United States Patent Kino

(10) Patent N0.: (45) Date of Patent:

US 6,832,101 B1 Dec. 14, 2004

(54) IMAGE REGISTRATION SERVER AND AN IMAGE MEDIATION DISTRIBUTING SYSTEM

Inventor: (75) Shigenori Kino, Tokyo (JP)

(73) Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (JP)

( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 342 days.

10/169,604 Nov. 8, 2000

PCT/JP00/07823

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Appl. No.:

PCT Filed:

PCT No.:

§ 371 (6X1), (2), (4) Date: Jul. 3, 2002

PCT Pub. No.: WO02/39743

PCT Pub. Date: May 16, 2002

Int. Cl.7 .......................... .. H04B 1/30; H04M 1/00; H04M 3/42; H04M 3/00

US. Cl. .............................. .. 455/550.1; 455/414.1;

455/418; 455/3.06; 348/2112 Field of Search ............................. .. 455/3.05, 3.06,

455/4141, 418, 550.1, 66.1, 556.1, 557; 709/201, 203, 223, 224; 348/211.1—211.3,

330.08, 374, 375, 376, 211.8, 207.99

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References Cited

U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS

2003/0058343 A1 2003/0058353 A1 2003/0181200 A1 2003/0184653 A1 2004/0001148 A1 1/2004 2004/0053637 A1 3/2004

FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS

JP 05 —344460

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3/ 2003 3/2003 9/2003 10/2003

Katayama .............. .. 348/207.1

Tsue ...... .. .. 348/2312

Iida ....... .. .. 455/4141

Ohkubo .. 348/207.1

Takemoto .. 348/211.8

Iida ....................... .. 455/5501

12/1993

JP 8-96264 A 4/1996 JP 08-096264 4/1996 JP 10-143520 5/1998 JP 10-224676 8/1998 JP 11-17921 A 1/1999 JP 11-017921 1/1999 JP 11-288422 10/1999 JP 11-288422 A 10/1999 JP 2000-184353 6/2000 JP 2000-184353 A 6/2000 JP 2000-209542 7/2000 JP 2000-209542 A 7/2000

* cited by examiner

Primary Examiner—Nick Corsaro Assistant Examiner—Edan Orgao (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Birch, SteWart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP.

(57) ABSTRACT

It is aimed to provide a system for collecting, storing and distributing a photographic subject image Which an image reader Wants to Watch, by intermediating an image photog rapher Who photographs an image of a photographic subject using portable equipment With a digital camera function and the image reader Who acquires the photographed image via a data communications network. Aphotographic subject list registration part 13 registers a photographic subject list Where photographic subject speci?cation information input by an input part 11 of photographic subject speci?cation information from a registrant terminal corresponds to a photographic subject identi?er. A photographic subject list disclose part 14 discloses the photographic subject list. An input part 15 of a photographic subject image application inputs a photographic subject identi?er used for identifying a photographic subject Which an applicant Wants to be photographed, and a disclose part 17 of photograph appli cation collection list discloses it to a photographer. A pho tographic subject image registration part 18 registers the photographed image, and a registration image distribution part 32 distributes the registered photographed image.

14 Claims, 30 Drawing Sheets

INPUT PART OF HOTOGRAPHIC SUBJECT

SPECIFICATION INFORMATION

PHOTOGRAPHI C SUBJECT LIST

REGISTRATION PART

PHOTOGRAPI'IIC SUBJECT LIST 3O

PHOTOGRAPI-IIC SUBJECT

PHOTOGRAPI-IIC SUBJECT PHTOGRAPIIIC SUBJECT SPECIFICATION INFUBMATIONB IDENTIFIER B

P OTOGRAP I UBJE T PHOTOGRAPIIIC SUBJECT IDENTIFIER C

PHOTOGRAPIIIC SUBJECT PHOTOGRAPHIC SUBJECT SPECIFICATION INFORMATION D IDENTIFIER D

PI-IOTOGRAPIIIC SUBJECT IDENTIFIER A

PHOTOGRAPHIC SUBJECT L I ST DI SCLOSE PART

REGISTRATION IMAGE LIST /\/20 PROTOGRAPIIIC SUBJECT

IDENTIFIER B

PHOTOGRAPI’IIC SUBJECT IMAGE

REGISTRATION PART V18

INPUT PART OF A

REGISTRATION IMAGE LIST DISCLOSE PART

PHOTOGRAPHIC SUBJECT MAGE APPL ICATIO COLLECTION L I ST

15’ DISCLOSE PART or PHOTOGRAPH APPLICATION IDENTIFIER c

COLLECTION usr

PHOTOGRAPH APPLICATION

PIIOTOGRAPI-IIC SUBJECT [DENT IPIER B

PHOTOGRAPI-IIC SUBJECT

INPUT PART OF A DISTRIBUTION

IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHIC SUBJECT IDENTIFIER

REGISTRATION IMAGE DISTRIBUTION PART

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