A method for authorizing online sharing of content including a digital photograph or video, includes receiving, at an electronic device, the content, identifying an image of a person in the content, identifying authorization conditions associated with the person, identifying an image of an object or audio in the content, based on both the image of the person identified and the image of the object or audio identified, determining if the authorization conditions associated with the person are met, and in response to determining that the authorization conditions are met, providing online access to the digital photograph or video.

A system for selecting and scheduling digital image capture, including a server for data and communications, a first smart communications device having photography capability in communication with said server, a second smart communications device in communication with said server, said server having a selecting and scheduling digital photography application to communicate with said first smart communications device and said second smart communications device, said selecting and scheduling digital photography application having a function to enable finding, selecting, scheduling, agreeing, capturing, transmitting, the digital image, and thus, tor reviewing & selecting hardware/personnel, scheduling photography, contracting for photography services, payment, capturing photos, and distribution of photos between parties under transaction terms of photography session service via the internet.

Portable terminals 100-1 to 100-N of a plurality of users have roles divided into one portable terminal 100-1 functioning as a host and other portable terminals 100-2 to 100-N (one or more second portable terminals) functioning as a client, and communication needed for creation of a collage image can be performed between the portable terminal 100-1 and other portable terminals 100-2 to 100-N. Accordingly, even though a plurality of users participate in creation of a collage image, it is possible to allow the user of each portable terminal to perform operations for selection of an image for use in the creation of the collage image, edition of the selected image, and the like in parallel with operations of other users for selection, edition, and the like of images without waiting for the operations of other users, and to create the collage image in a comparatively short time.

Provided is a technique capable of guaranteeing that an image submitted online during identity verification is an image photographed on the site. An information processing method executed by an information processing device including a display unit includes displaying, on the display unit, an image of a photographing region output by a photographing device, displaying, in the photographing region displayed on the display unit, a photographing guide indicating a position of an identity verification document in the photographing region and a holding method of the identity verification document, the photographing guide being selected based on a predetermined selection logic, and causing the photographing device to photograph the image of the photographing region.

A mobile communication system based on images, enabling communication between a plurality of mobile devices and servers, wherein the images have associated additional properties in the nature of voice, audio, data and other information. The system further enabling the formation of one or more image networks wherein the images are stored, organized, connected and linked to each other by one or more methods inclusive of one to one connection between images, a hierarchical connection between images and or other methods of connection between images to facilitate efficient image based communication between mobile devices, stationary devices and servers based on the mobile device identification, mobile device specific profiles and user specific profiles. The imaged base network system further having the ability to learn and form intelligent association between objects, people and other entities; between images and the associated data relating to both animate and inanimate entities for intelligent image based communication in a network.

A mobile communication system based on images, enabling communication between a plurality of mobile devices and servers, wherein the images have associated additional properties in the nature of voice, audio, data and other information. The system further enabling the formation of one or more image networks wherein the images are stored, organized, connected and linked to each other by one or more methods inclusive of one to one connection between images, a hierarchical connection between images and or other methods of connection between images to facilitate efficient image based communication between mobile devices, stationary devices and servers based on the mobile device identification, mobile device specific profiles and user specific profiles. The imaged base network system further having the ability to learn and form intelligent association between objects, people and other entities; between images and the associated data relating to both animate and inanimate entities for intelligent image based communication in a network.

Provided is a technique capable of guaranteeing that an image submitted online during identity verification is an image photographed on the site. An information processing method executed by an information processing device including a display unit includes displaying, on the display unit, an image of a photographing region output by a photographing device, displaying, in the photographing region displayed on the display unit, a photographing guide indicating a position of an identity verification document in the photographing region and a holding method of the identity verification document, the photographing guide being selected based on a predetermined selection logic, and causing the photographing device to photograph the image of the photographing region.

A system for publishing digital images wherein a mobile device (14) that stores at least one digital image generates output signals in response to operator commands. The mobile device (14) communicates with a source of digital instructions (18) thorough a communication network (16) such that digital instructions are downloaded to the mobile device. The mobile device is thereafter in selective communication with a server (12) that stores digital images, maintains a user profile corresponding to the user of the mobile device, and publishes digital images to at least one digital address (24, 26, 28, 30).

An album generation apparatus comprises a first acquisition unit configured to acquire identification information for identifying a combination of a user and a mobile object, a second acquisition unit configured to acquire one or more images from one or more image capturing apparatuses, a selection unit configured to select, from the one or more images, an image including the combination of the user and the mobile object by using the identification information, and a generation unit configured to generate an album by using the selected image.

Digital media can be automatically transferred between a digital capture device or storage device and one or more other devices with little or no user intervention. Media can be selected for automatic transfer based on one or more media-content or media-context characteristics.