Digital Image Transaction Server with Thumbnail Browsing
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a lack of a convenient and efficient communication platform for consumers and holders of digital image works, limiting the sales of such works due to the absence of a professional trading platform.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for image transaction that allows users to browse and purchase digital image works through a transaction server, where thumbnails are displayed on image purchasing terminals, and upon purchase, the transaction server acquires and transfers the corresponding original image data, with options for encryption and deduplication to manage storage and security.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a professional trading platform for digital image works is established, then transaction efficiency and sales are improved, but system complexity and infrastructure requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a transaction server as an intermediary platform between image providing devices and image purchasing terminals. This mediator handles all transaction operations including receiving purchase requests, managing payments, and coordinating image delivery, thereby enabling efficient transactions without requiring complex direct communication infrastructure between buyers and sellers.
Solution Approach 2:
The transaction server is designed with multi-functional capabilities to handle diverse operations including image display, purchase request processing, payment management, and image delivery coordination. This universal platform serves multiple functions within a single system, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining high transaction efficiency.
2Reliability
If original image data is stored and transmitted to purchasers, then transaction completeness is improved, but storage space and network bandwidth consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential transaction data from the complete original image for storage and transmission purposes. The transaction server stores and transacts based on image identifiers, metadata, and transaction information rather than full-resolution original images, thereby ensuring transaction completeness while minimizing storage space and network bandwidth consumption.
3Speed
If thumbnail data is displayed instead of original images, then browsing speed and user experience are improved, but image quality and detail representation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the image viewing process into two distinct stages: browsing and purchasing. During browsing, compressed thumbnail data is displayed to enable fast scrolling and selection. When a user decides to purchase, the system then provides the complete original image data. This segmentation allows fast browsing while ensuring high-quality image delivery at the appropriate moment.
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AI summary
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and system for image transaction, an electronic device and a storage medium. The method for image transaction is applied to a transaction server in a system for image transaction. The system comprises an image purchasing terminal and the transaction server. The image purchasing terminal is a terminal logged in with a purchase account. The method comprises: sending transaction interface information to the image purchasing terminal, wherein the transaction interface information comprises data of at least one thumbnail to be displayed by the image purchasing terminal, and each thumbnail corresponds to one original image; receiving a purchase request that is sent by the image purchasing terminal for requesting purchase of a target original image; and completing a transaction of the target original image based on the purchase request.