JP2005286496A - Image processing method, image processing program, and image processing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image processing method, an image processing program, and an image processing apparatus for properly narrowing down many prepared background images into a background image to be composited with its own image photographed by a user. <P>SOLUTION: An image processing server 104 stores its own images photographed by the user by using a plurality of photographing apparatuses installed in a theme park or the like, and the stored images are composited with background images corresponding to respective photographing points by an instruction from a user client 100 later. There is ordinarily a certain fixed trend as to a type of a composite photo the user finally purchases and the number of quantities of photos the user purchase depending on the age of the user and the user with/without accompanying people. When it is known by the past sales results that a group of teenager users coming to the park finally purchases one photo per person on average and a photo at a plaza in front of a fountain is often purchased by group users among backgrounds along a route actually followed by the group users, only one photo with the background of the plaza is presented to the group users at first as a recommended photo. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an image processing method, an image processing program for synthesizing second image data (background image) associated with the device with first image data (user image) generated by the device used by the user, And an image processing apparatus.

  When taking a commemorative photo at a theme park, there are many people around the popular view spot and the mascot character of the park, so wait until the other person finishes shooting or a line of people crossing the front I had to pass through. In addition, there were many cases where a photographer finally took a photo, and an extra person was captured, a necessary subject was missing, or a photo opportunity was missed while waiting.

In this regard, if the background image prepared in advance is combined with the self-portrait photographed by the user as in the conventional technique described in the following Patent Document 1 or the so-called “print club”, the location of the background It is possible to easily obtain a photograph as if it was photographed at the same time and ideally adjusted in composition and lighting.
JP 2002-56321 A

  However, in the above prior art, the user must select a background image to be synthesized from among a large number of prepared background images. And most of the backgrounds that can be selected are taken in places unknown to the user (or at least unfamiliar places), and it takes time and effort to identify the background of the place where you actually stopped. There was a problem that it took time. In addition, there is a problem in that it takes time and effort to further narrow down the places to be left as photographs from among a plurality of places actually visited.

  In order to solve the above-described problems caused by the prior art, the present invention provides an image processing method, an image processing program, and an image processing method capable of narrowing down and presenting a suitable image to be combined with a user's own image from a plurality of background images. It is another object of the present invention to provide an image processing apparatus.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, an image processing method, an image processing program, and an image processing apparatus according to the present invention are applied to first image data (user image) generated by a device used by a user. In the image processing method for synthesizing the second image data (background image) associated with the device, for each user from the background image associated with the device actually used by the user instead of all devices. The background image is selected and transmitted within the number determined in the above.

  According to the present invention, not all the backgrounds prepared in advance, but only a predetermined number of backgrounds of places actually visited by the user (places in the user's action history) are selectively presented to the user. It will be.

  In addition, the image processing method according to the present invention selects a background image within the number selected on average by users in the same category as the user from the background images associated with the device actually used by the user. It is characterized by selecting.

  According to the present invention, the average purchase number of the users in the category to which the user belongs out of the backgrounds of places actually visited by the user (places in the user's action history) instead of all the backgrounds prepared in advance. Only will be presented selectively.

  The image processing method according to the present invention is characterized in that a background image associated with a device actually used by a user is selected within the above number in descending order of probability of selection by the user.

  According to the present invention, not all the backgrounds prepared in advance, but the backgrounds of places actually visited by the user (places in the user's action history) are often purchased by users in the same category as the user. Only a predetermined number of items are selectively presented to the user.

  According to the image processing method, the image processing program, and the image processing apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to narrow down and present a suitable image to be combined with the user's own image from among a plurality of background images.

  Exemplary embodiments of an image processing method, an image processing program, and an image processing apparatus according to the present invention will be explained below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the overall configuration of an image processing system including an image processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the flow of the composite image output service by the system. In the following, the function of each part in FIG. 1 will be described in order along the flow of FIG.

  In order to use the composite image output service by this system, it is necessary to register in advance. That is, the user accesses the WWW server 101 on the Internet from the client 100 (such as a personal computer at the user's home), and requests the user registration from the “user registration” page, and the name, address, gender, date of birth, etc. User attributes are transmitted (FIG. 2 (1)). Then, the WWW server 101 that has received this instructs the customer management server 102 to register the attribute in the user DB, and returns necessary items such as the user ID and password issued by the customer management server 102 to the client 100. (FIG. 2 (2)).

  On the day of use, the user shoots a commemorative photo of himself / herself with imaging devices 103 (each comprising at least a CCD camera, an IC card reader, and a LAN interface) installed at various locations in the theme park. The above-mentioned user ID is recorded on the IC card issued to the registered user, and the CCD card can be operated by causing the IC card reader of the photographing apparatus 103 to read the user ID.

  The user's self-portrait (user image) captured here includes necessary items such as a user ID read by an IC card reader, a device ID (unique identification information given to each photographing apparatus 103), and photographing date and time. The image data is transmitted to the image processing server 104 via the LAN interface and the LAN (FIG. 2 (3)). Then, the image processing server 104 registers them in the user image DB that manages them.

  Note that a background image corresponding to the installation location is assigned to each photographing apparatus 103 in advance. For example, the photographing device 103 installed in the fountain plaza is assigned a photograph of the fountain (not just a landscape, but may include, for example, a park mascot character). Are stored in the background image DB.

  After that, when the user who has returned home logs in to the “photo output service” page of the WWW server 101 from the client 100 (FIG. 2 (4)), the login OK response is obtained from the customer management server 102 holding the user DB. Next, the WWW server 101 transmits to the client 100 an input screen for declaring user attributes necessary for providing the service (attribute information necessary in addition to those declared at the time of user registration) (FIG. 2 (5)). )).

  For example, even if the same user visits the park, there may be different companions and the number of people, so here, on the above screen, under the question text such as “Who did you come this time?”, “Couple” Three options of “Group” and “Family” are prepared. When the user answers his / her corresponding attribute value (for example, “group”) (FIG. 2 (6)), the background image (recommended background image) narrowed down by the user attribute from the WWW server 101 to the image processing server 104. Is transmitted (FIG. 2 (7)), and the image processing server 104 narrows down the background image to be transmitted to the client 100 based on the attribute.

  In general, there is a certain tendency in which photos the user finally purchases and how many photos to purchase depending on the age and the presence of a companion. For example, a teenage user who visits a group, regardless of how many photos they take, will eventually purchase only one on average, and is popular with the group regardless of age. It is assumed from the past sales results that it was empirically known that) is a photograph of the fountain square.

  In this case, even if background images corresponding to all the photographing devices 103 used by the user are presented, there are cases where the user has too many to select. Therefore, in comparison with the past sales results, the background images with a high probability of purchase by the user are narrowed down within the range of the average purchase number, and the narrowed images are transmitted to the client 100 as recommended background images (FIG. 2 (8)). (9)). FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of the display of the recommended background image on the client 100. In addition, the display order of the image in a figure shall be the order with the said high probability, for example.

  Some users want to decide not only the most recommended background but also the background that exceeds the average number of purchases and then decide which to buy, so when you click the “View All” button 300 in the figure, all the shootings used by the above users A background image associated with the device 103 (not all the imaging devices 103 in the park) is transmitted from the image processing server 104 to the client 100 (FIGS. 2 (10), (11), (12) ( 13)). FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of the display of the entire background image on the client 100. Note that the display order of the images in the figure is, for example, in order of shooting date and time. In addition, when the “view recommendation” button 400 in the figure is pressed, the display shown in FIG. 3 can be switched.

  Further, when the “composite” button 301/401 corresponding to the background image of the fountain plaza, for example, is pressed on the screen of FIG. 3 or FIG. The data is relayed to the image processing server 104 via the WWW server 101 (FIGS. 2 (14) and (15)). The image processing server 104 synthesizes the background image and the user image captured by the image capturing apparatus 103 corresponding to the background image, and transmits the synthesized image to the client 100 via the WWW server 101 (FIG. 2 (16) ( 17)). FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a composite image display in the client 100.

  When the “Purchase” button 500 is pressed on the screen of FIG. 5, a composite image purchase request with the image as a background is relayed from the client 100 to the image processing server 104 via the WWW server 101 (FIG. 2 (18)). (19)). Then, the composite image data is output from the image processing server 104 to a printer (not shown) and sent to the user by mail or the like.

  In addition, the process of (10)-(13) and the process of (14)-(19) in the figure may be replaced, and each may be repeated many times during login.

  Next, FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a hardware configuration of the image processing apparatus (specifically, the image processing server 104) according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, a CPU 601 controls the entire apparatus. The ROM 602 stores a boot program and the like. The RAM 603 is used as a work area for the CPU 601.

  The HDD 604 controls reading / writing of data with respect to the HD 605 according to the control of the CPU 601. The HD 605 stores data written according to the control of the HDD 604. The FDD 606 controls reading / writing of data with respect to the FD 607 according to the control of the CPU 601. The FD 607 stores data written according to the control of the FDD 606. Note that the FD 607 is an example of a detachable recording medium, and may be a CD-ROM (CD-R, CD-RW), MO, DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), memory card, or the like instead of the FD 607.

  A display 608 displays various data such as a document and an image as well as a cursor, a window, an icon, and the like. A network I / F 609 is connected to the LAN shown in FIG. 1 and controls transmission / reception of data between the network and the inside of the apparatus. The keyboard 610 includes a plurality of keys for inputting characters, numerical values, various instructions, and the like, and inputs data corresponding to the pressed key into the apparatus. The mouse 611 inputs the rotation amount and rotation direction of the ball at the lower part of the main body and ON / OFF of each button at the upper part of the main body into the apparatus as needed. The bus 600 connects the above-described units.

  Next, FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram functionally showing the configuration of the image processing apparatus (specifically, the image processing server 104) according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the image processing server 104 includes a transmission / reception unit 700, a control unit 701, a user image DB 702, a background image DB 703, a user-specific sales result DB 704, a background-specific sales result DB 705, a background selection unit 706, and a background composition unit 707. Yes.

  In the figure, a transmission / reception unit 700 is a functional unit that receives various requests from the WWW server 101 and the imaging apparatus 103 and relays them to the control unit 701 described later, and transmits the processing result input from the control unit 701 to the request source. is there. The request includes, for example, a background image transmission request (FIG. 2 (7) (11)) received from the WWW server 101, a composite image transmission request (FIG. 2 (15)), and a composite image purchase request (FIG. 2 (19)). Or a user image registration request (FIG. 2 (3)) received from the photographing apparatus 103.

  Next, the control unit 701 controls each unit in FIG. 7 to perform processing corresponding to a request input from the transmission / reception unit 700 (such as a composite image output process described later), and to send the result of the processing to the transmission / reception unit 700. This is a functional unit that outputs and transmits it to the request source.

  Next, the user image DB 702 stores a registered user, a user image taken by each user, a shooting date and time of each image, and the shooting device 103 used for shooting, and controls reading and writing of the data. It is a functional part. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing the contents of the user image DB 702. In the figure, the user ID and the device ID are those transmitted from the photographing apparatus 103 together with the user image registration request (FIG. 2 (3)). Each user image is given a user image ID (unique identification information) at the time of registration, and this ID is registered in the user image DB 702.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 7, the background image DB 703 is a functional unit that holds a background image corresponding to each of the plurality of photographing apparatuses 103 and controls reading and writing of the data. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing the contents of the background image DB 703. It is assumed that a background image ID (unique identification information) is assigned in advance to each background image.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 7, the sales history by user DB 704 stores the average number of purchased photos of users belonging to a certain category (a group of users having at least a part of user attributes), and This is a functional unit that controls reading and writing. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing the contents of the sales history DB 704 for each user. There are various types of user attributes such as gender, age, presence / absence of a companion, but the example shown in the drawing focuses on two attributes, the age attribute and the companion attribute, and calculates the average number of purchases for each attribute value combination. It is to hold. In addition to this, for example, the attribute to be noticed and the combination thereof may be anything, such as combining the sex and the age group (average one for the category “female teenager” and average three for the category “female 20s”).

  Returning to the description of FIG. 7, the background-based sales record DB 705 holds the total number actually purchased for each of a plurality of background images for each user category, and controls reading and writing of the data. It is a functional part. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing the contents of the background-based sales performance DB 705. In the example shown in the figure, the number of sold images is totaled according to the attribute of the companion of the user, that is, whether the user is “couple”, “group”, or “family”, but the attribute of interest is not limited to the above. For example, the number of sold items may be held according to the sex and age of the user.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 7, the background selection unit 706 is a functional unit that receives an instruction from the control unit 701 and selects a background image to be returned to the client 100 from the background images in the background image DB 703. The background synthesis unit 707 is a functional unit that receives an instruction from the control unit 701 and synthesizes the instructed background image and a user image captured by the imaging apparatus 103 corresponding to the image. The functions of the background selection unit 706 and the background synthesis unit 707 will be described in detail in the flowchart described below.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the composite image output process in the image processing apparatus (specifically, the image processing server 104) according to the embodiment of the present invention. Prior to the start of the illustrated process, it is assumed that the user image generated by the imaging device 103 has already been registered in the user image DB 702.

  When the control unit 701 illustrated in FIG. 7 receives any request from the WWW server 101 via the transmission / reception unit 700 and the request is a background image transmission request (step S1201: Yes), the control unit 701 displays the background. The selection unit 706 is instructed to extract background image data to be returned to the requesting client 100.

  That is, the background selection unit 706 that has received the instruction first searches the user image DB 702 in FIG. 8 with the user ID attached to the request, and uses the device ID associated with the ID (that is, used by the requesting user). All the device IDs of the photographing apparatus 103 that have been acquired are extracted (step S1202). Further, the background image DB 703 of FIG. 9 is searched with this device ID, and all the background image IDs associated with the ID are extracted (step S1203).

  If the transmission request received in step S1201 is a recommended background image transmission request (FIG. 2 (7)) (step S1204: Yes), the user attribute attached to the request, specifically, Here, the user-specific sales record DB 704 of FIG. 10 is searched for the age attribute and the companion attribute, and the average purchase number of the user is extracted (step S1205). For example, if the requesting user is a teenage group, the average number of purchases is one.

  Next, the background selection unit 706 refers to the category (“group” in the above example) to which the user corresponds in the background sales record DB 705 of FIG. 11 and sets the background image ID extracted in step S1203 in descending order of the number of sales. (Step S1206). Then, in order from the top of the arranged background image IDs, the average number of purchased sheets extracted in step S1205 (the highest one in the above example) is selected (step S1207).

  At this time, if “average purchase number extracted in step S1205> number of background image IDs extracted in step S1203”, all background image IDs extracted in step S1203 are selected as they are. However, at this time, within the range of “average purchase number extracted in step S1205−number of background image IDs extracted in step S1203”, it is not the background image of the photographing apparatus 103 actually used by the user, but the user of the same category The ID of a background image that sells well may be added.

  Next, the background selection unit 706 outputs the data of the background image specified by the background image ID selected in step S1207 to the control unit 701, and the control unit 701 that has received this outputs the data via the transmission / reception unit 700. It transmits to the WWW server 101 (step S1208). The WWW server 101 that has received the request transfers the data to the requesting client 100.

  On the other hand, if the transmission request received in step S1201 is not a recommended background image but a transmission request for all background images (FIG. 2 (11)) (step S1204: No), the background selection unit 706 extracts in step S1203. The data of all the background images specified by the background image ID thus output is output to the control unit 701, and the control unit 701 that receives the data transmits the data to the WWW server 101 via the transmission / reception unit 700 (step S1208).

  On the other hand, if the received request is not a background image but a transmission request for a composite image with the user image (FIG. 2 (15)) (step S1201: No, step S1209: Yes), the control unit 701 performs background synthesis. The unit 707 is instructed to synthesize the user image and the background image.

  That is, upon receiving the instruction, the background composition unit 707 first searches the background image DB 703 of FIG. 9 with the background image ID attached to the request, and extracts the device ID associated with the ID (step S1210). Further, the user image DB 702 shown in FIG. 8 is searched with the device ID and the user ID attached to the request, and the user image ID associated with these is extracted (step S1211).

  Then, the background image data specified by the background image ID and the user image data specified by the user image ID are combined (step S1212), and the combined image data is output to the control unit 701. This data is transmitted from the transmission / reception unit 700 to the client 100 via the WWW server 101 (step S1213).

  If the received request is not a background image or composite image transmission request but a composite image purchase request (FIG. 2 (19)) (step S1201: No, step S1209: No, step S1214: Yes). The control unit 701 transmits the composite image data created in step S1212 to the printer on the LAN via the transmission / reception unit 700 (step S1215), and instructs the sales history DB 704 classified by user and the sales performance DB 705 classified by background. Then, the average number of purchases for each user and the total number of sales for each background are updated (step S1216).

  According to the embodiment described above, the user can obtain a beautiful photograph by composition at a later date even when commemorative photography cannot be performed due to, for example, a large number of people, lack of time, backlight, bad weather, or the like. Also, the time lost only for photography is reduced, and you can enjoy many attractions in the park. In addition, it was necessary to decide on the spot whether to buy or not to buy a photo-taking service that was provided in the park, but with this system, it was only necessary to take a picture for a while, and whether or not to purchase it at a time when there is room later. Can be considered slowly.

  For example, even if the theme park site is vast and there are a large number of background images that can be selected, each user is selectively presented with only the background that matches the action history (the background along the route actually followed). Therefore, it is not necessary for the user to remember where he / she walked on a map or to search for the background corresponding to the place where he / she visited. In other words, since the search and selection are not difficult as the background images increase, the service provider can prepare a large number of background images that meet the needs of all users.

  Moreover, since the background image transmitted to a user is narrowed down from the past sales performance, the processing load concerning a system can be suppressed. In the above-described embodiment, the background image (only) is presented first, and then the user image is synthesized after waiting for the user's instruction. If there is sufficient capacity, for example, immediately after login, A composite image of the recommended background image and the user image may be created and transmitted.

  In the above-described embodiment, one background image is associated with one photographing apparatus 103 (see background image DB 703 in FIG. 9), but a plurality of background images may be associated with one photographing apparatus 103. Is possible. In this case, the background image DB 703 is as shown in FIG. In the illustrated example, three patterns of am (am), afternoon (pm), and night (night) are prepared for the same background. For example, when the above-mentioned fountain plaza is selected as a recommended background in step S1207 in FIG. 12, if the shooting date and time (held in the user image DB 702) of the user image corresponding to the background is 2 pm, for example, Of the three patterns, afternoon background data is transmitted to the client 100. In addition to the time zone, it is also possible to prepare multiple patterns of backgrounds for each weather and season. Conversely, one background image may be assigned to a plurality of imaging devices 103 in an overlapping manner.

  In the above-described embodiment, the imaging device 103 is generally installed at a point where the user takes a commemorative photo (such as the above-mentioned fountain rice plaza), but if installed in the middle of an attraction queue, The user can take a commemorative photo using the waiting time. In this case, the photographing apparatus 103 is not necessarily associated with a view from the installation location, but is associated with a landscape that can be seen from a point in the vicinity thereof. As described above, which background image is associated with which photographing apparatus 103 is arbitrary.

  In the above-described embodiment, the image is taken after the user presents the IC card. However, for example, even when the IC card passes near the image taking device 103, the user ID recorded there is automatically read and read automatically. You may make it image | photograph.

  Note that the image processing method described in this embodiment can be realized by executing a program prepared in advance on a computer such as a personal computer or a workstation. This program is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as the hard disk 605, the flexible disk 607, the CD-ROM, the MO, and the DVD, and is executed by being read from the recording medium by the computer. The program may be a transmission medium that can be distributed via a network such as the Internet.

(Additional remark 1) In the image processing method which synthesize | combines the 2nd image data matched with the said apparatus with the 1st image data produced | generated by the apparatus which the user used,
A device identification step for identifying a device used by the user;
An image specifying step for specifying the second image data associated with each device specified in the device specifying step;
An image selecting step of selecting image data within the number determined for each user from the second image data specified in the image specifying step;
An image transmission step of transmitting the second image data selected in the image selection step to the user;
An image processing method comprising:

(Additional remark 2) In the said image selection process, image data within the number which the user in the same category as the said user selects on average is selected from the 2nd image data specified by the said image specific process. The image processing method according to appendix 1, wherein:

(Supplementary Note 3) The supplementary note 1 or the supplementary note, wherein, in the image selection step, the second image data identified in the image identification step is selected within the number in descending order of probability of being selected by the user. 3. The image processing method according to 2.

(Additional remark 4) In the image processing program which synthesize | combines the 2nd image data matched with the said apparatus with the 1st image data produced | generated by the apparatus which the user used,
A device identification step for identifying a device used by the user;
An image specifying step for specifying the second image data associated with each device specified in the device specifying step;
An image selecting step of selecting image data within the number determined for each user from the second image data specified in the image specifying step;
An image transmission step of transmitting the second image data selected in the image selection step to the user;
An image processing program for causing a computer to execute.

(Additional remark 5) In the said image selection process, image data within the number which the user in the same category as the said user selects on average is selected from the 2nd image data specified by the said image specific process. The image processing program according to appendix 4, wherein:

(Supplementary note 6) In the supplementary note 4 or the supplementary note, in the image selection step, the second image data identified in the image identification step is selected within the number in descending order of probability of being selected by the user. 5. The image processing program according to 5.

(Additional remark 7) In the image processing apparatus which synthesize | combines the 2nd image data matched with the said apparatus with the 1st image data produced | generated by the apparatus which the user used,
Device identification means for identifying the device used by the user;
Image specifying means for specifying the second image data associated with each device specified by the device specifying means;
Image selecting means for selecting image data within the number determined for each user from the second image data specified by the image specifying means;
Image transmitting means for transmitting the second image data selected by the image selecting means to the user;
An image processing apparatus comprising:

(Supplementary Note 8) The image selection means selects image data within the number selected by the users in the same category as the user on average from the second image data specified by the image specification means. The image processing apparatus according to appendix 7, wherein:

(Supplementary note 9) The supplementary note 7 or the supplementary note, wherein the image selecting means selects the second image data specified by the image specifying means within the number in descending order of probability of being selected by the user. The image processing apparatus according to 8.

  As described above, the image processing method, the image processing program, and the image processing apparatus according to the present invention are useful for the purpose of synthesizing an arbitrary background image with the image captured by the user, and particularly, there are a large amount of background images. This is suitable when it is difficult for the user to select an appropriate background image.

1 is an explanatory diagram showing an overall configuration of an image processing system including an image processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the flow of the composite image output service by the image processing system of FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a display of a recommended background image in the client 100. FIG. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of display of all background images in the client 100. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a composite image display in the client 100. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the hardware constitutions of the image processing apparatus (specifically image processing server 104) concerning embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows functionally the structure of the image processing apparatus concerning embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the content of user image DB702 typically. It is explanatory drawing which shows the content of background image DB703 typically. It is explanatory drawing which shows the content of sales performance DB704 classified by user typically. It is explanatory drawing which shows the content of sales performance DB705 classified by background typically. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the composite image output process in the image processing apparatus concerning embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows another example of background image DB703.

Explanation of symbols

100 Client 101 WWW Server 102 Customer Management Server 103 Imaging Device 104 Image Processing Server 600 Bus 601 CPU
602 ROM
603 RAM
604 HDD
605 HD
606 FDD
607 FD
608 Display 609 Network I / F
610 Keyboard 611 Mouse 700 Transmission / reception unit 701 Control unit 702 User image DB
703 Background Image DB
704 Sales results DB by user
705 Sales results DB by background
706 Background selection unit 707 Background composition unit

Claims (5)

In an image processing method for synthesizing second image data associated with a first image data generated by a device used by a user,
A device identification step for identifying a device used by the user;
An image specifying step for specifying the second image data associated with each device specified in the device specifying step;
An image selecting step of selecting image data within the number determined for each user from the second image data specified in the image specifying step;
An image transmission step of transmitting the second image data selected in the image selection step to the user;
An image processing method comprising:   In the image selection step, image data within the number selected on average by a user in the same category as the user is selected from the second image data specified in the image specifying step. The image processing method according to claim 1.   In the image selection step, the second image data specified in the image specification step is selected within the number in descending order of probability of being selected by the user. The image processing method as described. In an image processing program for synthesizing second image data associated with the first image data generated by the device used by the user,
A device identification step for identifying a device used by the user;
An image specifying step for specifying the second image data associated with each device specified in the device specifying step;
An image selecting step of selecting image data within the number determined for each user from the second image data specified in the image specifying step;
An image transmission step of transmitting the second image data selected in the image selection step to the user;
An image processing program for causing a computer to execute. In an image processing apparatus that synthesizes second image data associated with a first image data generated by a device used by a user.
Device identification means for identifying the device used by the user;
Image specifying means for specifying the second image data associated with each device specified by the device specifying means;
Image selecting means for selecting image data within the number determined for each user from the second image data specified by the image specifying means;
Image transmitting means for transmitting the second image data selected by the image selecting means to the user;
An image processing apparatus comprising:

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