Patent ID: 7450152
Filing Date: 2008-11-11
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An encoded image service system for managing a service for renting a digital camera to a plurality of registered customers, said system comprising: an identification (ID) generating part for generating customer ID information to identify each of the registered customers; a first code key generating part for generating for each of the customers, a first code key and a first decode key corresponding to the first code key, wherein the first code key is stored with the corresponding customer ID information in a storage medium which is attachable to the digital camera; a second code key generating part for generating for each of the customers, a second code key that is different from the first code key and a second decode key corresponding to the second code key; a code key storing part for storing the first decode key generated in the first code key generating part and the second code key generated in the second code key generating part; a receipt part configured to receive an encoded electronic image signal, which is encoded using the first code key and has been photographed by the digital camera, that is sent by the registered customer; a coded image rendering part configured to decode the encoded electronic image signal with the first decode key; an image encoding part configured to encode the decoded electronic image signal decoded by the coded image rendering part using the second code key; and an image server part configured to perform at least one processing of a print output corresponding to the electronic image signal decoded by the coded image rendering part, and storage and recording of the image signal which is encoded with the second code key, according to a service demand of the customer.