JP2014216946A - Image output device, method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To improve user satisfaction. A photographing processing unit photographs a user as a subject and outputs a photographed image, and an editing processing unit causes the user to perform editing input on the photographed image, and an edited image that has been edited. The output processing unit outputs the captured image or the edited image as a print image printed on a sticker sheet and / or a transmission image for transmission to a predetermined terminal. All or at least one of the photographed image, the edited image, the printed image, and the transmission image is output according to the state of the subject in the photographed image. The present invention can be applied to, for example, a photo sticker creating apparatus. [Selection] Figure 10

Description

  The present invention relates to an image output apparatus, method, and program, and more particularly, to an image output apparatus, method, and program that can improve user satisfaction.

  There is known a photo sticker that takes a picture of a user, causes the user to edit the shot image, and prints and provides the edited image on sticker paper. Such a photo sticker is installed in an entertainment facility.

  The flow of one game provided by the photo-seal machine usually shoots a user in the shooting space as a subject, moves the user to the editing space, edits the image according to operations performed in the editing space, The edited image, which is the edited image, is printed on a sticker sheet and discharged.

  In such a series of games, the user can select a course related to shooting at the time of shooting. In this course, there are courses for selecting the user's image in the captured image and courses for selecting the number of users to shoot, depending on the mood and number of people of the day. A course can be selected.

  By the way, in the photo sticker machine, the number of users is accepted, and according to the number of people, the assignment of the editing screen to be displayed at the time of editing is assigned to the editing unit, and the time limit for shooting work and editing work is controlled. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

  In addition, as a composition image to be combined with the photographed image, the user can select either the vertical composition image or the horizontal composition image for the number of times of photographing, and the vertical image and the horizontal image are alternately selected. Even in such a case, there is a photo sticker that rearranges the compositing images so that the compositing images of the same shape are grouped in the first half and the second half of the multiple shootings, and performs the shooting in that order ( For example, see Patent Document 2). This eliminates the need for the user to move to a standing position in the vertical composition image or the horizontal composition image every time shooting is performed.

JP 2006-47824 A JP 2012-39414 A

  However, in the photo sticker of Patent Document 1, a photographed image having the same angle of view can be obtained regardless of the number of users. Therefore, the users need to adjust the standing position by themselves according to the number of people. It was. If the standing position cannot be adjusted well, the user will be taken at a position extremely close to the camera, or conversely, it will be taken at a position far from the camera, resulting in an image with an imbalanced subject placement. There was a risk of getting.

  On the other hand, in the photo sticker of Patent Document 2, when there are a large number of people, for example, the user can obtain a captured image that fits the user at the angle of view by selecting a horizontal composition image. However, since the angle of view of the photographed image is also constant, if the standing position cannot be adjusted well, a photographed image with an unbalanced subject arrangement can be obtained as in the case of the photo sticker of Patent Document 1. There was a fear.

  Also, in recent digital cameras, there are those that recognize the face area of a person and set the shooting angle of view based on the recognition result, but like a photo sticker machine, when shooting, The user who is the subject cannot select the course according to the mood and the number of people of the day, and the obtained captured image is not necessarily satisfied by the user. Furthermore, if the face area of a person is recognized each time a picture is taken, the process takes time, and as a result, the time taken for the whole picture taking process becomes longer, which may reduce user satisfaction. there were.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a condition, and enables it to improve a user's satisfaction.

  An image output apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention is configured to capture a user as a subject and to output a captured image, and to allow the user to perform editing input on the captured image and to perform editing. Edit processing means for outputting an edited image, and output processing means for outputting the photographed image or the edited image as a print image printed on sticker paper and / or a transmission image for transmission to a predetermined terminal And at least one of the captured image, the edited image, the print image, and the transmission image is changed according to the state of the subject in the captured image and output.

  The photographing processing means causes the user to select the number of the users photographed as the subject, and all or at least the photographed image, the edited image, the print image, and the transmission image. Any one of them can be changed according to the number of users and output.

  The photographing processing means is configured to detect the number of users photographed as the subject, and all or at least one of the photographed image, the edited image, the print image, and the transmission image is The output can be changed according to the number of users.

  The photographing processing means can photograph the subject at an angle of view corresponding to the number of users.

  The photographing processing means can photograph the subject as many times as the number of users.

  The photographing processing means can identify each user according to the number of users and can perform identification photographing for outputting the photographed image of each user.

  Illuminating means for irradiating the user with light is further provided, and the photographing processing means controls the amount of light emitted by the illuminating means according to the number of users to photograph the subject. Can do.

  The editing processing unit controls display of an editing target image to be edited by the user on an editing screen, and controls display of the editing target image having an angle of view corresponding to the number of users. be able to.

  The editing processing means can control display of the editing screen having a layout corresponding to the number of users.

  The editing processing means can control display of a compositing image selected by the user and synthesized with the image to be edited according to the number of users.

  The output processing means is provided with a print processing means for printing the photographed image or the edited image on the sticker paper as the print image, and the print processing means has an angle of view according to the number of users. The printed image can be printed on the sticker paper.

  The print processing unit can print the sticker paper on which the print image is arranged in a layout according to the number of users.

  The output processing means is provided with transmission processing means for transmitting the captured image or the edited image as the transmission image to the predetermined terminal, and the transmission processing means corresponds to the number of users. The image for transmission at an angle of view can be transmitted to the predetermined terminal.

  The photographing processing means causes the user to select the image of the subject in the photographed image, and all or at least one of the photographed image, the edited image, the print image, and the transmission image. One can be changed according to the image of the subject and output.

  An image output method according to an aspect of the present invention is an image output method of an image output apparatus, which captures a user as a subject, outputs a captured image, and inputs edit input to the user for the captured image. Outputting the edited image that has been edited, and outputting the edited image as a print image printed on a sticker sheet and / or a transmission image for transmission to a predetermined terminal, All or at least one of the photographed image, the edited image, the printed image, and the transmission image is changed and output according to the state of the subject in the photographed image.

  A program according to an aspect of the present invention is an edited image obtained by editing a computer by photographing a user as a subject, outputting a photographed image, allowing the user to perform editing input on the photographed image, and Output the edited image as a printed image printed on a sticker sheet and / or a transmission image for transmission to a predetermined terminal, and execute the processing including the step of outputting the edited image and the edited image. All or at least one of the image, the print image, and the transmission image is changed and output according to the state of the subject in the captured image.

  In one aspect of the present invention, all or at least one of the captured image, the edited image, the printed image, and the transmission image is changed and output according to the state of the subject in the captured image.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to improve user satisfaction.

It is a perspective view which shows the structural example of the external appearance of the photograph sticker production apparatus which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is the perspective view which looked at the external appearance of the photograph sticker production apparatus from another angle. It is a figure explaining a user's movement. It is a figure which shows the structural example of an imaging | photography part. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a background part. It is a figure which shows the structural example of an edit part. It is a top view of a flooring. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a customer service part after the fact. It is a block diagram which shows the example of an internal structure of a photograph sticker production apparatus. It is a functional block diagram which shows the detailed structural example of a control part. It is a flowchart explaining the example of the flow of photograph sticker creation game processing. It is a flowchart explaining an imaging | photography process. It is a figure which shows the example of a number selection screen. It is a figure which shows the example of the guidance screen of a standing position. It is a figure which shows the example of the imaging | photography screen in a course for 2 persons. It is a figure which shows the angle of view of the picked-up image in a course for 2 persons. It is a figure which shows the example of the imaging | photography screen at the time of identification imaging | photography. It is a figure which shows the other example of the imaging | photography screen at the time of identification imaging | photography. It is a figure which shows the example of the imaging | photography screen in a course for 3 persons. It is a figure which shows the angle of view of the picked-up image in a course for 3 persons. It is a figure which shows the example of the imaging | photography screen in a course for 4 persons. It is a figure which shows the angle of view of the picked-up image in a course for 4 persons. It is a flowchart explaining an edit process. It is a figure which shows the example of the edit screen in a course for 2 persons. It is a figure which shows the example of the edit screen in a course for 3 persons. It is a figure which shows the example of the edit screen in a 4 person course. 10 is a flowchart for describing print processing. It is a figure which shows the example of the seal layout at the time of course selection for 2 persons. It is a figure which shows the example of the sticker layout at the time of the course for 3 persons. It is a figure which shows the example of the seal | sticker layout at the time of course selection for 4 persons. It is a figure which shows the other example of the sticker layout at the time of the course for 4 persons. It is a flowchart explaining a subsequent customer service process. It is a flowchart explaining the other example of imaging | photography process. It is a flowchart explaining the further another example of imaging | photography process.

  Hereinafter, specific embodiments to which the present invention is applied will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[External structure of photo sticker creation device]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of the appearance of the photographic sticker creating apparatus 1.

  The photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is a game machine that allows a user to perform operations such as shooting and editing as a game and receives a price from the user instead of providing a shot image or an edited image. The photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is installed in a store such as a game center. There may be one user, but there are mainly two or three users.

  A user who plays in the game provided by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 pays the price, takes a picture of himself as a subject, and selects an image to be edited selected from the shot images obtained by shooting. Editing is performed using an editing function for synthesizing a background image or foreground image, a handwritten line drawing, or a stamp image, thereby making the photographed image rich and colorful. The user receives the sticker sheet on which the edited image is printed and ends the series of games.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 mainly includes a photographing unit 11, an editing unit 12, and a subsequent customer service unit 13. The photographing unit 11 and the editing unit 12 are installed in contact with each other, and the editing unit 12 and the subsequent customer service unit 13 are installed in contact with each other.

  The photographing unit 11 includes a photographing unit 21 and a background unit 22. The photographing unit 21 and the background unit 22 are installed with a predetermined distance apart, and photographing processing is performed in a photographing space that is a space formed between the photographing unit 21 and the background unit 22.

  The photographing unit 21 is a device that allows a user to perform photographing processing. The photographing unit 21 enters the photographing space and is located in front of the user who is performing the photographing process. The front panel 41 of the photographing unit 21 that constitutes a surface facing the photographing space in front is provided with a touch panel monitor used by the user during photographing processing. When the right side when viewed from the user in the imaging space is the right side and the left side is the left side, the right side of the imaging unit 21 is constituted by a side panel 42A, and the left side is a side panel 42B (not shown). Consists of.

  The background unit 22 is attached to the right end of the rear panel 51 and the rear panel 51, which are plate-like members positioned on the rear side of the user who is performing the photographing process facing the front, and has a narrower width than the side panel 42A. The side panel 52A (not shown) is a plate-like member that is attached to the left end of the rear panel 51 and is narrower than the side panel 42B.

  The side panel 42A constituting the right side surface of the photographing unit 21 and the side panel 52A of the background unit 22 are provided in substantially the same plane, and the respective upper portions are connected to each other by, for example, a connecting portion 23A having a plate-like member. It is connected by a connecting portion 23A ′, which is a metal substantially U-shaped member. Further, the side panel 42B constituting the left side surface of the photographing unit 21 and the side panel 52B of the background unit 22 are provided in substantially the same plane, and the lower portions thereof are connected by the connecting portions 23B, each of which is a plate-like member. For example, they are connected by a connecting portion 23B ′ (not shown) which is a substantially U-shaped member made of metal.

  An opening formed by being surrounded by the side panel 42 </ b> A of the photographing unit 21, the connecting part 23 </ b> A, and the side panel 52 </ b> A of the background part 22 becomes an entrance G <b> 1 of the photographing space. Although not shown, an opening formed by being surrounded by the side panel 42B of the photographing unit 21, the connecting part 23B, and the side panel 52B of the background 22 is also an entrance G2 of the photographing space. A flooring 27 is installed inside the photographing space. The user enters the shooting space and stands on the flooring 27 to perform shooting.

  The background curtain unit 25 is provided above the background portion 22 so as to be supported by the back panel 51, the side panel 52A, and the side panel 52B. The background curtain unit 25 stores a plurality of winding-type background curtains having different colors or patterns and used for the background. The background curtain unit 25 operates in conjunction with photographing by a camera or the like provided in the photographing unit 21. At the time of photographing, for example, the curtain of the color selected by the user is lowered and the other curtains are wound up.

  In addition, as a background curtain accommodated in the background curtain unit 25, you may prepare the raising / lowering curtain which uses several curtains as one curtain for curtains. In addition, a black curtain is pasted on the rear panel 51, which is the back of the shooting space, and a plurality of background images for synthesis are prepared, and the background image desired by the user is captured in the shooting process and editing process. It may be possible to synthesize it into parts.

  An opening surrounded by the front panel 41 of the photographing unit 21, the connecting part 23A, the connecting part 23B, and the background curtain unit 25 is formed above the photographing space, and the ceiling strobe unit 24 covers the part of the opening. Provided. One end of the ceiling strobe unit 24 is fixed to the connecting portion 23A, and the other end is fixed to the connecting portion 23B. The ceiling strobe unit 24 has a built-in strobe that emits light in the shooting space as a flash. In addition to the strobe, a fluorescent lamp is provided inside the ceiling strobe unit 24, and also functions as illumination for the photographing space.

  The editing unit 12 is a device that allows a user to perform editing processing, which is processing for editing an image obtained by shooting processing. The editing unit 12 is provided so as to be connected to the photographing unit 11 so that one side surface thereof is in contact with the back surface of the front panel 41 of the photographing unit 21. The editing unit 12 is provided with a configuration such as a tablet built-in monitor used by the user during editing processing.

  If the configuration of the editing unit 12 shown in FIG. 1 is a front-side configuration, the editing unit 12 is used for editing processing on the front side and the back side so that two sets of users can perform editing processing simultaneously. Each configuration is provided.

  The front side of the editing unit 12 is a surface perpendicular to the floor surface, and is composed of a surface 71 that is substantially parallel to the side panel 42A, and a slope 72 formed above the surface 71. The configuration used is provided on the slope 72. On the right side of the slope 72, a support portion 73A having a columnar shape and supporting one end of the lighting device 74 is provided. A support portion 73 </ b> B (FIG. 2) that supports the other end of the lighting device 74 is also provided on the left side of the slope 72. Further, on the right side of the support portion 73A, there is provided a support portion 73C having a plate-like shape and provided by connecting the subsequent customer service portion 13. A support portion 75 that supports the curtain rail 26 is provided on the upper surface of the support portion 73C.

  A curtain rail 26 is attached above the editing unit 12. The curtain rail 26 is configured by combining three rails 26A to 26C so that the shape when viewed from above is a U-shape. One end of the rails 26A and 26B provided in parallel is fixed to the connecting portion 23A and the connecting portion 23B, respectively, and both ends of the remaining one rail 26C are joined to the other end.

  A curtain is attached to the curtain rail 26 so that the inside of the space in front of the editing unit 12 and the space in front of the back cannot be seen from the outside. The space in front of the editing unit 12 and the space in front of the back of the editing unit 12 surrounded by the curtain attached to the curtain rail 26 are editing spaces in which the user performs editing processing.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 as seen from another angle.

  The subsequent customer service unit 13 is a device that allows the user to perform the subsequent customer service process. Subsequent customer service processing includes processing for transmitting a photographed image or edited image to a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, processing for allowing a user to play a mini game, processing for answering a questionnaire, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the post-service unit 13 has a plate-shaped housing having a predetermined thickness, and is provided by being joined to the right side surface of the editing unit 12. On the front side of the post-service unit 13, there are provided a tablet built-in monitor used by the user at the time of post-service processing, a discharge port through which sticker paper on which a photographed image or an edited image is printed is discharged. The space in front of the front-end customer service unit 13 becomes a rear-end customer service space where a user waiting for printing on the sticker paper to perform post-service processing.

  Here, the flow of the photo sticker creation game and the accompanying movement of the user will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 as viewed from above.

  The user of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is formed between the photographing part 21 and the background part 22 from the entrance G1 as indicated by the white arrow # 1 or from the entrance G2 as indicated by the white arrow # 2. The photographing space A1 is entered, and photographing processing is performed using a camera or a touch panel monitor provided in the photographing unit 21.

  The user who has finished the shooting process exits the shooting space A1 and moves to the editing space A2-1 using the doorway G1 as indicated by the white arrow # 3, or moves to the editing space A2-1 as indicated by the white arrow # 4. To leave the shooting space A1 and move to the editing space A2-2.

  The editing space A2-1 is an editing space on the front side of the editing unit 12, and the editing space A2-2 is an editing space on the back side of the editing unit 12. Which of the editing space A2-1 and the editing space A2-2 is moved is guided by the screen display of the touch panel monitor of the photographing unit 21 or the like. For example, the empty space of the two editing spaces is guided as the destination. The user who has moved to the editing space A2-1 or the editing space A2-2 starts editing processing. The user of the editing space A2-1 and the user of the editing space A2-2 can perform editing processing at the same time.

  After the editing process is finished, printing of an image selected from the photographed image and the edited image is started. During printing of the image, the user who has finished the editing process moves from the editing space A2-1 to the subsequent customer service space A3 as indicated by the white arrow # 5 if the editing process has been performed in the editing space A2-1. Then, the customer service is processed after the fact. In addition, when the editing process is completed in the editing space A2-2, the user who has finished the editing process moves from the editing space A2-2 to the post-service area A3 as indicated by the white arrow # 6. Post service processing is performed in the customer service space A3.

  When the printing of the image is finished, the user receives the sticker paper from the outlet provided in the post-service section 13 and finishes a series of photo sticker creation games.

  Next, the configuration of each device will be described.

[Configuration of shooting section]
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the front of the photographing unit 21. The photographing unit 21 is configured by attaching a front panel 41, a side panel 42A, and a side panel 42B to a base unit 43 having a box shape.

  The front panel 41 is positioned in front of the user who performs the shooting process in the shooting space A1, and the side panel 42A and the side panel 42B are positioned on the left side and the right side of the user who performs the shooting process in the shooting space A1, respectively.

  A photographing / display unit 81 is provided slightly above the center of the front panel 41. The photographing / display unit 81 includes a camera 91, a touch panel monitor 92, and a front strobe 93.

  The camera 91 is configured by an imaging element such as a lens or a CCD (Charge Coupled Device), and photographs a user in the photographing space A1. The moving image captured by the camera 91 is displayed on the touch panel monitor 92 in real time. An image captured by the camera 91 at a predetermined timing such as when a user gives an instruction to shoot is saved as a photographic image (still image).

  The touch panel monitor 92 provided on the lower side of the camera 91 includes a monitor such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and a touch panel laminated thereon. The touch panel monitor 92 has a function as a live view monitor that displays a moving image captured by the camera 91 and a function that displays various GUI (Graphical User Interface) images and accepts a user's selection operation through the touch panel. ing. On the touch panel monitor 92, a still image as a photographing result and a moving image after an image such as a background is combined are displayed as appropriate.

  The front strobe 93 provided with a semicircular light emitting surface (milky acrylic board) so as to surround the upper and left and right sides of the camera 91 emits light in accordance with the photographing by the camera 91, so that it can be used as a subject. Irradiate the vicinity of the user's face from the front.

  On the front panel 41, an upper right strobe 82 and an upper left strobe 83 are installed above the photographing / display unit 81. The upper right strobe 82 emits light from the built-in strobe to illuminate the user from the front right top, and the upper left strobe 83 uses the built-in strobe to light the user. Irradiate from the upper left front as seen from the person.

  The base unit 43 is also provided with a foot strobe 84 that irradiates the user's foot. In addition to the strobe, a fluorescent lamp is provided in the upper right strobe 82, the upper left strobe 83, the foot strobe 84, and the front strobe 93. You may make it use as illumination of this. The light emitted to the user is adjusted by adjusting the light emission amount of each strobe or by adjusting the number of strobes to emit light.

  On the right side of the foot strobe 84, a coin insertion / return port 85 through which a user inserts money is provided.

  Spaces 43A and 43B formed on the left and right sides of the upper surface of the base portion 43 are used as a luggage storage place for a user who performs a photographing process to place baggage and the like. For example, near the ceiling of the front panel 41, a speaker for outputting sound such as guidance sound for shooting processing, BGM (Back Ground Music), and sound effects is also provided.

[Configuration of the background]
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the background portion 22 on the photographing space A1 side.

  As described above, the background curtain unit 25 is provided above the back panel 51. Near the center of the background curtain unit 25, a back center strobe 101 that irradiates a user who is performing a photographing process in the photographing space A1 from the rear center is attached.

  A rear right strobe 102 for irradiating a user who is performing a photographing process in the photographing space A1 from the right rear is attached to a position of the rear panel 51 on the doorway G1 side. Further, a rear left strobe 103 that irradiates a user who is performing a photographing process in the photographing space A1 from the left rear is attached to the rear panel 51 on the doorway G2 side.

  FIG. 6 is a plan view of the flooring 27.

  On the flooring 27 made of a plate or resin, a section 27A and a section 27B, which are rectangular sections with rounded corners, are formed side by side. For example, the section 27A and the section 27B are formed by printing on the flooring 27 or by attaching a sheet.

  In FIG. 6, the upper direction is the installation direction of the photographing unit 21, and the lower direction is the installation direction of the background unit 22. When the position of the camera 91 is used as a reference, the section 27A is formed at a position close to the camera 91, and the section 27B is formed at a position far from the camera 91. The length in the short direction of the section 27A is slightly longer than the length in the short direction of the section 27B, and the length in the longitudinal direction of the section 27A is shorter than the length in the longitudinal direction of the section 27B. The longitudinal direction of the section 27A and the section 27B intersects the optical axis L of the camera 91 indicated by a broken line substantially perpendicularly.

  Inside the section 27A, a character “spotted zone” is printed, and inside the section 27B, a character “large number zone” is printed. As will be described later, when the user chooses to shoot with two or three people, the photograph sticker creating apparatus 1 guides the user to enter the inside of the section 27A and shoot with four people. When the person selects, the photograph sticker creation apparatus 1 guides the user to enter the section 27B and take a picture. The shooting position guidance is performed by display on the touch panel monitor 92 or sound from a speaker.

  The distance from the section 27A to the camera 91 is a distance at which the vicinity of the user's face is captured with a predetermined size when two or three users stand and photograph in the section 27A. Similarly, the distance from the section 27B to the camera 91 is a distance at which the vicinity of the user's face is captured in a predetermined size when four users stand and photograph in the section 27B.

  In the example of FIG. 6, two sections are formed as sections indicating the standing positions according to the number of users, but three or more sections may be formed. In this case, a section that is guided as a standing position of a smaller number of users is formed closer to the camera 91 than a section that is guided as a standing position of a large number of users. In addition, the length in the longitudinal direction of the section that is guided as the standing position of a larger number of users is formed to be longer than the length in the longitudinal direction of the section that is guided as the standing position of a small number of users.

  In the case of a large number of people, there is a possibility that the user naturally takes a position far from the camera 91, so that only the section 27A is formed as a section indicating the standing position according to the number of users. You may be made to do.

[Configuration of editorial department]
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the editing unit 12 on the back side (editing space A2-2 side).

  A tablet built-in monitor 131 is provided at substantially the center of the slope 72. A touch pen 132A is provided on the left side of the tablet built-in monitor 131, and a touch pen 132B is provided on the right side.

  The tablet built-in monitor 131 is configured by superimposing a tablet capable of operation input using the touch pen 132A or 132B on a monitor such as an LCD. On the tablet built-in monitor 131, for example, an editing screen that is a screen used for editing a captured image selected as an image to be edited is displayed. When two people perform editing work simultaneously, the touch pen 132A is used by one user, and the touch pen 132B is used by the other user.

  On the left side of the editing unit 12, a post-service unit 13 is provided.

[Composition of the customer service department]
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the front side of the post-service unit 13.

  A monitor 161 with a built-in tablet is provided at the upper center of the post-service section 13. The tablet built-in monitor 161 is configured by superimposing a tablet capable of operating input using a user's finger or the like on a monitor such as an LCD. On the tablet built-in monitor 161, a screen used for the subsequent customer service process is displayed.

  A speaker 162 is provided below the tablet built-in monitor 161, and a sticker paper discharge port 163 is provided below the speaker 162.

  The speaker 162 outputs sound such as guidance voice, background music, and sound effects for the post-service processing.

  In the sticker paper outlet 163, sticker paper on which an image created by the user of the editing space A2-1 is edited or printed by the user of the editing space A2-2 is edited. The sticker paper on which the created image is printed is discharged. A printer is provided inside the editing unit 12, and printing of images is performed by the printer.

[Internal configuration of photo sticker creation device]
Next, the internal configuration of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 will be described. FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration example of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. The same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same structure as the structure mentioned above. The overlapping description will be omitted as appropriate.

  The control unit 201 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and the like, executes a program stored in a ROM (Read Only Memory) 206 and a storage unit 202, and controls the overall operation of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. A storage unit 202, a communication unit 203, a drive 204, a ROM 206, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 207 are connected to the control unit 201. The control unit 201 is also connected with each configuration of the photographing unit 208, the editing unit 209, and the post-service unit 210.

  The storage unit 202 includes a nonvolatile storage medium such as a hard disk or a flash memory, and stores various setting information supplied from the control unit 201. Information stored in the storage unit 202 is appropriately read out by the control unit 201.

  A communication unit 203 is an interface of a network such as the Internet, and communicates with an external device according to control by the control unit 201.

  A removable medium 205 made of an optical disk, a semiconductor memory, or the like is appropriately attached to the drive 204. Computer programs and data read from the removable medium 205 by the drive 204 are supplied to the control unit 201 and stored in the storage unit 202 or installed.

  The ROM 206 stores programs and data executed by the control unit 201. The RAM 207 temporarily stores data and programs processed by the control unit 201.

  The imaging unit 208 includes a coin processing unit 221, a background control unit 222, a lighting device 223, a camera 91, a touch panel monitor 92, and a speaker 224 that are configured to perform imaging processing in the imaging space A1.

  The coin processing unit 221 detects the insertion of coins into the coin insertion / return port 85. When the coin processing unit 221 detects that a predetermined amount of coins such as 400 yen has been inserted, the coin processing unit 221 outputs an activation signal indicating that to the control unit 201.

  The background control unit 222 raises and lowers the background curtain stored in the background curtain unit 25 according to the background control signal supplied from the control unit 201. The background curtain may be manually selected by the user.

  The illumination device 223 is a fluorescent lamp provided inside each strobe in the imaging space A1, and emits light according to an illumination control signal supplied from the control unit 201. As described above, in the shooting space A 1, in addition to the strobe of the ceiling strobe unit 24, the upper right strobe 82, the upper left strobe 83, the foot strobe 84, the front strobe 93, and the back provided on the background unit 22 are provided. A central strobe 101, a back right strobe 102, and a back left strobe 103 are provided.

  Further, the lighting device 223 adjusts the brightness in the shooting space A1 according to the stage of the shooting work performed by the user by adjusting the light emission amount according to the control by the control unit 201.

  The camera 91 shoots according to the control by the control unit 201 and outputs an image obtained by the shooting to the control unit 201.

  The editing unit 209A includes a tablet built-in monitor 131, touch pens 132A and 132B, and a speaker 231 provided on the front side of the editing unit 12 as a configuration for performing editing processing in the editing space A2-1. The editing unit 209B has the same configuration as the editing unit 209A, and performs editing processing in the editing space A2-2.

  The tablet built-in monitor 131 displays an editing screen according to control by the control unit 201, and detects a user operation on the editing screen. A signal representing the content of the user's operation is supplied to the control unit 201, and the captured image to be edited is edited.

  The subsequent customer service unit 210 includes a tablet built-in monitor 161 that is configured to perform the subsequent customer service in the subsequent customer service space A3, a speaker 162, a printer 241 that is configured to perform the printing process, and a sticker sheet unit 242.

  The printer 241 prints the photographed image or the edited image obtained by the editing process on the sticker paper stored in the sticker paper unit 242 attached to the printer 241 and discharges it to the sticker paper discharge port 163.

[Configuration of control unit]
Next, the control unit 201 will be described. FIG. 10 shows a configuration example of functional blocks realized by the control unit 201 executing a program stored in the ROM 206 or the like.

  The control unit 201 performs a process related to a charge input when starting the photo sticker creation game and a process related to a photographing work process of the photo sticker creation game such as photographing a user group. An editing processing unit 302 that performs processing related to the editing work process of the photo sticker creation game such as graffiti editing, a printing processing unit 303 that performs processing related to the printing process of the photo sticker creation game such as printing of sticker paper, and editing work. A post-service processing unit 304 is provided for performing processing related to the post-service process of the photo sticker creation game that serves the finished user group.

  In this manner, the control unit 201 controls processing related to each process of the photo sticker creation game.

  The print processing unit 303 and the subsequent customer service processing unit 304 function as an output processing unit that outputs an image finally provided to the user.

[Operation of photo sticker creation device]
Next, processing of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 that provides a photo sticker creating game will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S1, the imaging processing unit 301 of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 determines whether or not a predetermined amount of coins has been inserted based on a signal supplied from the coin processing unit 221 until it is determined that the coins have been inserted. stand by.

  If it is determined in step S1 that a coin has been inserted, in step S2, the imaging processing unit 301 controls the imaging unit 208 to display a moving image of the subject captured by the camera 91 on the touch panel monitor 92 in a live view. Then, a photographing process is performed in which a user in the photographing space A1 is photographed as a subject and a photographed image is output.

  In step S3, the imaging processing unit 301 guides the user in the imaging space A1 to move to the editing space A2-1 or the editing space A2-2. The guidance for movement to the editing space A2-1 or the editing space A2-2 is performed by displaying a screen on the touch panel monitor 92 of the photographing unit 208 or by outputting sound from the speaker 224.

  In step S4, the editing processing unit 302 controls the editing unit 209 corresponding to the editing space of the editing space A2-1 and the editing space A2-2 that is the destination of the user who has finished the shooting process, The user performs graffiti editing input on the photographed image, and performs editing processing for outputting the edited image on which the graffiti editing has been performed.

  In step S5, the editing processing unit 302 guides the user who has finished the editing process in the editing space A2-1 or the editing space A2-2 to move to the post-service space A3. The guidance of the movement to the post-service space A3 is performed by displaying a screen on the tablet built-in monitor 131 or by outputting sound from the speaker 231.

  In step S <b> 6, the print processing unit 303 performs (starts) a print process in which the captured image or edited image selected by the user is output as a print image to the printer 241 and printed on a sticker sheet.

  Further, when the post-service processing start button displayed on the tablet built-in monitor 161 is selected, in step S7, the post-service processing unit 304 performs post-service processing for a user who is waiting for completion of printing. Specifically, the post-service processing unit 304 performs, as post-service processing, a mobile transmission game process in which a captured image or an edited image is transmitted as a mobile transmission image to the mobile terminal as a transmission processing unit.

  When the printing is completed, in step S8, the post-service processing unit 304 displays that the printing has been completed on the tablet built-in monitor 161, and the printer 241 discharges the sticker paper on which the image is printed to the sticker paper discharge port 163. The process is terminated.

  All or at least one of the captured image, the edited image, the printed image, and the portable transmission image output in each of the above-described processes is changed and output according to the state of the subject in the captured image. The The image output in each process includes a display image (for example, a live view image to be described later) displayed for the user to present and confirm during the process.

  Further, the state of the subject in the photographed image described above refers to the image of the subject in the photographed image (saturation, brightness, sharpness, contrast, etc. set for the photographed image) and the user photographed as the subject. Refers to the number of people. Note that the state of the subject in the captured image may include the height of the user, the color of clothes worn by the user, the color of the user's skin and hair, and the like.

[Example of shooting process]
Next, the flow of the photographing process in step S2 in the series of processes of the above-described photo sticker creation game will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S <b> 11, the photographing processing unit 301 displays a reflection selection screen on the touch panel monitor 92. The reflection selection screen is a screen used for selecting a shooting course corresponding to the reflection of the subject in the shot image.

  In step S <b> 12, the imaging processing unit 301 displays a number selection screen on the touch panel monitor 92. The number selection screen is a screen used for selecting a shooting course according to the number of users.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of the number of people selection screen.

  A message “Please select the course you want to take” is displayed in the upper center of the number selection screen, and a sample image 401 that is operated (selected) when selecting a course for two people is displayed on the lower left side of the message. Is done. A sample image 401 is a sample of an image obtained when shooting is performed in a course for two people.

  On the right side of the sample image 401, a sample image 402 operated when selecting a course for three people and a sample image 403 operated when selecting a course for four people are displayed side by side. The sample image 402 is a sample of an image obtained when shooting is performed in a course for three people, and the sample image 403 is a sample of an image obtained when shooting is performed in a course for four people.

  By displaying the sample images 401 to 403, the user can check the angle of view of the image obtained by each shooting course. As shown in FIG. 13, the image obtained when a large number of shooting courses are selected is longer than the image obtained when a small number of shooting courses are selected. Long.

  In addition, when the number of users is five or more, it is preferable that the user performs shooting by selecting a course for four people. Of course, it is also possible to shoot by selecting a course for three people.

  In the following, the processing when the two-person course is selected will be mainly described.

  In step S13, the imaging processing unit 301 displays a standing position guide screen on the touch panel monitor 92 as shown in FIG.

  Specifically, when the two-person course or the three-person course is selected, the photographing processing unit 301 displays a screen that guides the user to stand inside the section 27A shown in FIG. 14A. In addition, when the photographing processing unit 301 is selected to shoot in the course for four people, the photographing processing unit 301 displays a screen for guiding the user to stand inside the section 27B shown in FIG. 14B.

  In addition to guidance by screen display, guidance is provided by sound output from a speaker (not shown) in the photographing unit 208, or LEDs are embedded as light emitters in the sections 27A and 27B to support screen display. The section may be illuminated and guided.

  In particular, when only the section 27A is formed and the section 27B is not formed, the section 27B is not displayed on the standing position guide screen shown in FIG. Thus, the user is guided to stand at a position far from the camera 91.

  Thus, by switching the standing position in the front-rear direction to be guided according to the number of users, it is possible to capture an image showing the user's face in an optimal size.

  In step S14, the imaging processing unit 301 controls the illumination device 223 according to the number of people. Specifically, the photographing processing unit 301 slightly increases the amount of light emitted from each strobe in the photographing space when the four-person course is selected than when the two-person course or the three-person course is selected. Thus, the light emission of the lighting device 223 is controlled.

  As a result, it is possible to avoid the user's face appearing dark even in a four-person course in which shooting is performed at a position farther from the camera 91 than in the two-person or three-person course. Become.

  In step S15, the photographing processing unit 301 controls the camera 91 to start capturing an image, and displays a moving image (live view image) captured by the camera 91 on the touch panel monitor 92 (live view display is performed). Do). At this time, the imaging processing unit 301 captures and displays the live view image with an angle of view corresponding to the number of users selected in step S12, specifically, an angle of view with an aspect ratio of about 1: 1.2. Let

  FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of a shooting screen including a live view image.

  A message “I will shoot!” Is displayed at the upper center of the shooting screen, and a live view display section 421 in which a live view image is displayed in a rectangular area is formed below the message.

  Under the live view display unit 421, photographing result display units 422-1 to 422-6, which are rectangular areas smaller than the live view display unit 421, are formed in two rows in the upper and lower sides and arranged side by side. A reduced image of the photographed image obtained by the first photographing is displayed on the photographing result display unit 422-1, and a reduced image of the photographed image obtained by the second photographing is displayed on the photographing result display unit 422-2. As described above, in each region of the imaging result display units 422-1 to 422-6, reduced images of the captured images obtained by the respective imaging are sequentially displayed. Here, when a two-person course is selected, six shootings are performed. That is, the photographing result display units 422-1 to 422-6 are displayed as many times as the number of times of photographing. For example, when five photographings are performed, five photographing result display units are displayed. When four shots are performed, four shooting result display sections are displayed. In the example of FIG. 15, since shooting has not yet been performed, no image is displayed on the shooting result display units 422-1 to 422-6.

  In the shooting screen shown in FIG. 15, the aspect ratio of the live view display unit 421 and the shooting result display units 422-1 to 422-6 is also set to about 1: 1.2.

  The user can fine-tune the position of his / her head and face by looking at the live view image displayed on such a shooting screen. The shooting screen as shown in FIG. 15 is displayed on the touch panel monitor 92 after, for example, displaying the standing position guidance screen until shooting of a still image is completed.

  In step S <b> 16, the photographing processing unit 301 displays a countdown indicator on the touch panel monitor 92 and notifies the user of photographing timing.

  When the shooting timing comes, in step S17, the shooting processing unit 301 controls the camera 91 to perform shooting, and acquires a shot image that is a still image. This captured image is also captured at an angle of view corresponding to the number of users selected in step S12. That is, the imaging processing unit 301 performs imaging with an angle of view corresponding to the number of users.

  Specifically, in the course for two people, as shown in FIG. 16, a photographed image photographed at an angle of view with an aspect ratio of about 1: 1.2 is acquired. In this way, when two people take a picture, the picture is taken at an angle of view where the faces of the two people are properly fitted, so that a shot image with a well-balanced arrangement of persons (subjects) can be obtained. As a result, user satisfaction can be improved.

  Returning to the flowchart of FIG. 12, the shooting processing unit 301 displays a shot image as shown in FIG. 16 on the shooting screen as a shooting result in step S <b> 18, and then repeats shooting a predetermined number of times in step S <b> 19. Determine whether. If it is determined in step S19 that shooting has not been performed a predetermined number of times, the process returns to step S15 and the above-described process is repeated. Specifically, in the case of a two-person course, the above-described processing is repeated until six shootings are performed.

  In step S <b> 20, the imaging processing unit 301 stores (stores) the obtained six captured images in the storage unit 202 as imaging results. Then, it returns to step S2 of FIG. 11, and the process after it is performed.

  As described above, when the two-person course is selected, six shootings are performed, but as one of them, a plurality of users, in this case, each of the two users are identified and edited. In this case, in order to cause each user to select the desired image processing and to perform image processing on each user's image, shooting may be performed to acquire each user's captured image. This photography is called identification photography. Specifically, in identification photography, each user's photographed image is acquired by extracting an image of the user's face from a photographed image obtained by one photographing.

  When identification shooting is performed, a shooting screen as shown in FIG. 17 is displayed on the touch panel monitor 92.

  Live view display units 441 and 442 are provided at the top of the screen for displaying live view images of the face portions of the respective users who are photographed at that time.

  The user looks at the live view image displayed on such a shooting screen and finely positions his / her head and face so that his / her face fits within the frames of the live view display units 441 and 442. Can be adjusted.

  When shooting is performed, a shooting result (not shown) is displayed. In this case, images of two users are displayed respectively. The display of the photographing result can be omitted, and the following processing may be performed without providing the photographing result to the user.

  When identification shooting is performed, as shown in FIG. 18, frames 451 and 452 for accommodating each user's face are displayed on the live view display unit 421 of the shooting screen, so that each frame 451 is displayed. , 452 may be shot so that each user's face fits.

[Process when three-person course is selected]
Here, processing when the sample image 402 is selected on the number selection screen and the course for three people is selected will be described.

  The process when the three-person course is selected is basically the same as the process when the two-person course is selected. Even when the three-person course is selected, it is guided by the standing position guidance screen that the inside of the section 27A is set to the standing position (step S13).

  Also, the live view image is captured and displayed by the camera 91 at an angle of view corresponding to the number of users, specifically, an angle of view with an aspect ratio of about 3: 4 (step S15).

  FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating an example of a shooting screen when a three-person course is selected.

  The configuration of the shooting screen shown in FIG. 19 is the same as the configuration of the shooting screen in the case of the two-person course described with reference to FIG. A live view image is displayed in the live view display unit 421 formed below the message at the upper center of the shooting screen.

  A user who has selected the course for three people can finely adjust the position of his / her head and face by viewing a live view image displayed on such a shooting screen. Then, at a predetermined timing, a still image is shot at an angle of view corresponding to the number of users (step S17), and then the shooting result is displayed on the shooting screen (step S18). When photographing is repeated a predetermined number of times (six times) (step S19), the obtained six photographed images are stored, and the process ends (step S20).

  In the course for three people, as shown in FIG. 20, a photographed image photographed at an angle of view with an aspect ratio of about 3: 4 is acquired. In this way, when shooting is performed by three people, shooting is performed at an angle of view where the faces of the three people fit appropriately, so a shot image with a well-balanced arrangement of persons (subjects) can be obtained, As a result, user satisfaction can be improved.

[Process when 4-person course is selected]
Next, processing when the sample image 403 is selected on the number selection screen and a course for four people is selected will be described.

  The processing when the four-person course is selected is basically the same as the processing when the two-person course is selected. However, when the four-person course is selected, the standing position guidance screen guides the inside of the section 27B to be the standing position (step S13). If the section 27B is not formed, the user is guided to stand at a position far from the camera 91 by the sound from the speaker.

  Then, the live view image is captured and displayed by the camera 91 with an angle of view corresponding to the number of users, specifically, an angle of view with an aspect ratio of about 9:16 (step S15).

  FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating an example of a shooting screen when a four-person course is selected.

  The configuration of the shooting screen shown in FIG. 21 is basically the same as the configuration of the shooting screen in the case of the two-person course described with reference to FIG. A live view is displayed in the live view display unit 421 formed below the message at the upper center of the shooting screen. In the imaging screen of FIG. 21, the imaging result display units are four imaging result display units 422-1 to 422-4. That is, when the four-person course is selected, four shootings are performed.

  The user who has selected the four-person course can fine-tune the position of his / her head and face by looking at the live view image displayed on such a shooting screen. Then, at a predetermined timing, a still image is shot at an angle of view corresponding to the number of users (step S17), and then the shooting result is displayed on the shooting screen (step S18). When photographing is repeated a predetermined number of times (four times) (step S19), the obtained four photographed images are stored, and the process ends (step S20).

  In the course for four people, as shown in FIG. 22, a photographed image photographed at an angle of view with an aspect ratio of about 9:16 is acquired. In this way, when shooting is performed with four people, shooting is performed at an angle of view where the faces of the four people are appropriately fitted, so that it is possible to obtain a shot image with a well-balanced arrangement of persons (subjects) As a result, user satisfaction can be improved.

  In addition, as the number of users to be photographed increases, it takes time to determine each user's standing position and pose, and there is a risk that photographing will be performed in a state where preparation for photographing is not complete. Therefore, in the four-person course, the number of times of photographing is set to four times that is smaller than the number of times of photographing in the two-person course or the three-person course, so that the user can shoot with sufficient margin without extending the time for photographing work. You will be able to shoot with the preparations completed.

[Example of editing processing]
Next, the flow of the editing process in step S4 in the series of processes of the photo sticker creation game described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  When the editing process is started, the editing processing unit 302 acquires the captured image obtained by the imaging processing unit 301 in step S31.

  In step S32, the edit processing unit 302 displays a GUI on the tablet built-in monitor 131, receives an instruction from the user, and inputs a name (name) of each user.

  In step S33, the edit processing unit 302 displays a GUI on the tablet built-in monitor 131, receives an instruction from the user, and selects a background (background image) of the captured image. The background image is classified for each predetermined theme and provided to the user. Here, for example, a background image based on the color type such as “pastel” or “monochrome” is provided to the user.

  In step S34, the editing processing unit 302 controls the tablet built-in monitor 131, the speaker 231 and the like, and outputs images and voices that guide the flow of the graffiti work, thereby giving the user the graffiti work guidance. .

  In step S <b> 35, the editing processing unit 302 displays an editing screen with a layout corresponding to the number of users on the tablet built-in monitor 131. The layout editing screen corresponding to the number of users will be described later.

  In step S <b> 36, the editing processing unit 302 controls each unit of the editing unit 209 </ b> A or the editing unit 209 </ b> B (one in which the user performs editing work), and performs graffiti editing processing that accepts a graffiti work on a captured image by the user. When editing is performed by both editing units 209A and 209B, the editing processing unit 302 controls both units of the editing units 209A and 209B.

  When the graffiti work is completed, in step S37, the edit processing unit 302 is a seal layout representing the layout of the print image (edited image) on the sticker paper, and is information about the sticker layout according to the number of users. Seal layout information is generated and stored (stored) in the storage unit 202 together with the edited image obtained as a result of the doodle editing process. Thereafter, the process returns to step S4 in FIG. 11, and the subsequent processing is performed.

  As described above, the tablet built-in monitor 131 displays a layout editing screen corresponding to the number of users. In the following, an editing screen when a two-person course, a three-person course, and a four-person course are selected will be described.

[Edit screen when a course for 2 people is selected]
First, with reference to FIG. 24, an editing screen when a two-person course is selected will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 24, the editing screen 501 has two main configurations on the left and right. Thereby, basically two users of the same group can simultaneously perform graffiti editing input.

  The edited image display unit 511-1 displays a captured image selected by the left user as an image to be edited (hereinafter also referred to as an edited image) on the tablet built-in monitor 131. The edited image display unit 511-2 displays the captured image. Shows a photographed image selected by the right user as an image to be edited on the tablet built-in monitor 131.

  In the edited image display portions 511-1 and 511-2, an edit target image having an angle of view corresponding to the number of users, that is, an edit target image having an angle of view of about 1: 1.2 in this case is displayed. .

  On the lower side of each of the edited image display units 511-1 and 511-2, the edit images displayed on the edited image display units 511-1 and 511-2 are sandwiched with various buttons used for the graffiti work. Editing palettes 512-1 and 512-2 for allowing the user to select an editing tool that provides an editing function for performing graffiti editing input are displayed.

  In the editing palettes 512-1 and 512-2, editing tools are displayed on tabs for each category such as “Set Special”, “Make Up”, “Stamp”, and “Pen”. In all the 24 examples, the “Set Special” tab is selected.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 24, the “Set Special” tab displays editing tools on tabs for each genre such as “Cherry”, “Name”, “Pen”, “Stamp”, and “Message”. It is made so that. In the example of FIG. 24, the “Cherry” tab is selected in the editing palette 512-1, and the “pen” tab is selected in the editing palette 512-2.

  In the editing palette 512-1 for which the “Cherry” tab is selected, a stamp image that is one of the images to be combined with the edited image is displayed as an editing tool. When one of the stamp images is selected by the user and a predetermined position on the edited image displayed on the edited image display unit 511-1 is selected, the corresponding stamp image is combined with the edited image. It becomes like this.

  In the stamp image displayed on the editing palette 512-1, the stamp image corresponding to the number of users, specifically, the name of the user input by the user in step S32 of the flowchart of FIG. There is a name stamp image 531 including a character (character string) to be represented, and a common stamp image 532 including a predetermined message and the date of the day regardless of the name of the user.

  In the example of FIG. 24, as the name stamp image 531, a stamp image including a character string in which “Natsumi” and “Domu”, which are names of two users, are written in hiragana or alphabet is displayed. In FIG. 24, eight stamp images are displayed as the name stamp image 531, whereas nine stamp images are displayed as the common stamp image 532.

  Further, on the right side of the edited image display section 511-1, a one-time graffiti button 513-1 for enabling a plurality of graffiti editing inputs in one operation and a model name of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 are represented. A logo display 514-1 on which a design logo is drawn is provided. Similarly, a one-shot graffiti button 513-2 and a logo display unit 514-2 are provided on the left side of the edited image display unit 511-2.

[Edit screen when a course for 3 people is selected]
Next, with reference to FIG. 25, an editing screen when the three-person course is selected will be described.

  The editing screen when the three-person course is selected is basically the same as the editing screen when the two-person course is selected.

  However, in the edit screen 501 of FIG. 25, the edit image display sections 511-1 and 511-2 display edit target images having an angle of view corresponding to the number of users, that is, in this case, the aspect ratio is about 3: 4. The image to be edited for the angle of view is displayed.

  In the example of FIG. 25, the name stamp image 531 includes a character string in which “Natsumi”, “Domu”, and “Hiromi”, which are the names of three users, are written in hiragana or alphabet. An image is displayed. In FIG. 25, ten stamp images are displayed as the name stamp image 531, whereas seven stamp images are displayed as the common stamp image 532.

[Edit screen when a course for 4 people is selected]
Finally, with reference to FIG. 26, an editing screen when the four-person course is selected will be described.

  The editing screen when the four-person course is selected is basically the same as the editing screen when the two-person course is selected.

  However, in the edit screen 501 of FIG. 26, the edit image display units 511-1 and 511-2 display edit target images having an angle of view corresponding to the number of users, that is, in this case, the aspect ratio is about 9:16. The image to be edited for the angle of view is displayed.

  Accordingly, on the editing screen 501 in FIG. 26, the one-shot graffiti buttons 513-1 and 513-2, the logo display portions 514-1 and 514-2, and a part of the buttons used for the graffiti work are arranged. The arrangement is different from that of the editing screen 501 in FIGS.

  Furthermore, in the example of FIG. 26, the name stamp image 531 has four user names “Natsumi”, “Domu”, “Hiromi”, and “Mariko” written in hiragana or alphabet. A stamp image containing a character string is displayed. In FIG. 26, twelve stamp images are displayed as the name stamp image 531, whereas five stamp images are displayed as the common stamp image 532.

  Thus, since the angle of view of the image to be edited varies depending on the number of users, the layout of the editing screen 501 is also changed and displayed according to the number of users.

  Further, since the number of name stamp images 531 including the names of the users also changes according to the number of users, the common stamp image 532 is selectively displayed according to the priority. . Note that the tabs displayed on the editing palettes 512-1 and 512-2 are the same regardless of the number of users in consideration of user operability and visibility.

  As the name stamp image 531, for example, a stamp image of a character string including the number of people, such as “good friend duo!”, Is prepared. Depending on the number of users, “good friend triplet!” You may make it change and display like "good friends 4 person group!"

  As described above, on the editing screen 501, the image to be edited having an angle of view corresponding to the number of users is displayed, so that the user confirms an image to be edited with a well-balanced arrangement of persons (subjects). While graffiti editing input can be performed, as a result, a more satisfactory image can be obtained.

[Example of print processing]
Next, the flow of the printing process in step S6 in the series of processes of the photo sticker creation game described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  When the printing process is started, in step S61, the print processing unit 303 acquires the edited image generated and saved by the editing process and the layout information corresponding to the number of users from the storage unit 202. .

  In step S62, the print processing unit 303 generates print data in which the acquired edited image is arranged in the sticker layout indicated by the layout information.

  In step S63, the print processing unit 303 controls the printer 241 to start printing the print data on a sticker sheet. When printing is started, the printing is continued and the process returns to step S7 in FIG. 13 and the subsequent processing is performed.

  When printing is completed, the printed sticker paper is discharged from the sticker paper discharge port 163.

  As described above, the printed image (edited image) is arranged on the sticker sheet in a sticker layout corresponding to the number of users. In the following, the seal layout when the 2-person course, the 3-person course, and the 4-person course are selected will be described.

[Example of seal layout when selecting a course for 2 people]
FIG. 28 is a diagram showing an example of a seal layout when a course for two people is selected.

  In the example of FIG. 28, the sticker sheet 601 is used in the vertical direction. On the sticker sheet 601, one image is arranged in the upper third region with a margin in the periphery, and two images are arranged in the vertical direction with two images shifted to the left and right below. Below, four images are arranged, two vertically and two horizontally. As described above, in the case of a two-person course, an image having an aspect ratio of about 1: 1.2 is output. Accordingly, each image arranged on the sticker sheet 601 is also an image having an aspect ratio of about 1: 1.2, and all the images are arranged in the same direction (or a landscape orientation).

  This sticker sheet 601 is output by the number of users, that is, two sheets.

  In FIG. 28, it is assumed that the images arranged on the sticker sheet 601 are actually six types of images that have been edited.

[Example of seal layout when selecting a course for 3 people]
FIG. 29 is a diagram showing an example of a seal layout when a course for three people is selected.

  In the example of FIG. 29, the sticker paper 602 is used in the horizontal direction. On the sticker sheet 602, 36 images are arranged, 6 sheets vertically and 6 sheets horizontally. In the case of a course for three people, an image having an aspect ratio of about 3: 4 is output. Therefore, the images arranged on the sticker sheet 602 are also images having an aspect ratio of about 3: 4, and are all arranged in the same direction.

  Only one sheet of the sticker sheet 602 is output and cut by the user. However, in the sticker sheet 602, the aspect ratio of all the images is about 3: 4. It is easy to carve out when people are carving.

  In addition, on the sticker sheet 602, six types of images 1 to 6 may be arranged so that the same type of images are arranged vertically.

  Furthermore, the leftmost column is arranged in the order of images 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 from the top, and the second column from the left is arranged in the order of images 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 1 from the top. Then, in the third column from the left, six types of images may be arranged by shifting the order, such as images 3, 4, 5, 6, 1, 2 from the top. In this case, images 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3 are arranged from the top in the fourth column from the left, and images 5, 6, 1, 2, 3, 4 from the top are arranged in the fifth column from the left. In the rightmost column, images 6, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are arranged in this order from the top. As a result, not only when one column is segmented in the vertical direction, but also when one row is segmented in the horizontal direction, six types of images are included in the segmented range.

  In FIG. 29, the images arranged on the sticker sheet 602 are all the same image, but in reality, it is assumed that there are six types of images that have been shot and edited. The same applies to the following seal layout examples.

[Example of seal layout when selecting a four-person course]
FIG. 30 is a diagram showing an example of a seal layout when selecting a course for four people.

  In the example of FIG. 30, the sticker paper 603 is used in the vertical direction. A perforation is formed on the sticker sheet 603 so as to divide the entire sheet into two equal parts and two equal parts. In one area divided into four, one image is arranged in the upper half, leaving a margin around it, and below that, four images are arranged side by side, two vertically and two horizontally. Be placed. In the case of a four-person course, an image having an aspect ratio of about 9:16 is output. Therefore, the images arranged on the sticker sheet 603 are also images having an aspect ratio of about 9:16, and are all arranged in the same direction.

  Only one sheet of the sticker sheet 603 is output and is cut along the perforation by the user. The sticker sheet 603 has a sticker layout in which all the margins have the same width when the sticker sheet 603 is cut along the perforation.

  FIG. 31 is a diagram showing another example of a seal layout when a four-person course is selected.

  In the example of FIG. 31, the sticker paper 604 is used sideways. On the sticker paper 604, 20 images, 5 vertically and 4 horizontally, are arranged. Similar to FIG. 30, the images arranged on the sticker sheet 604 are also images having an aspect ratio of about 9:16, and are all arranged in the same direction. Also, only one sheet of the sticker paper 604 is output and cut by the user.

  As described above, when there are five users, the user selects the four-person course, and in the four-person course, four shootings are performed and four images are obtained.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 31, in the sticker sheet 604, four sheets of images are arranged in each of the regions 604a, 604b, 604c, 604d, and 604e indicated by the broken lines, so that the sticker sheet 604 is placed. Even when five people cut out, the sticker paper on which four images are printed can be distributed evenly to each user.

  Note that in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, a white or white color is mainly set as the background color of the image in order to realize a natural image like a photograph. Therefore, in order to clarify the boundary between the background color and the margin part around the area where the image is printed, for example, a black border line is printed on the boundary part, or the margin part itself is printed. The color may be black, for example.

  Further, conventionally, an e-mail address and a seal ID necessary for receiving an image transmitted to a server in a post-service processing described later on a mobile terminal owned by the user are printed on the edge of the sticker paper. However, if the print on the entire sticker sheet is shifted, the e-mail address or sticker ID may be interrupted.

  Therefore, as shown in the sticker sheet 603, even if the mail address or sticker ID is printed in an area inside the edge of the sticker sheet, the print address of the whole sticker sheet is shifted. And seal ID can be prevented from being interrupted.

  As described above, a print image having an angle of view corresponding to the number of users is printed on the sticker sheet, so that the user can obtain a sticker sheet having a well-balanced arrangement of persons (subjects). As a result, user satisfaction can be further increased.

  Further, when images with different angles of view are mixed in the sticker paper, the appearance of the sticker paper as a whole may be impaired, but all the images printed on the sticker paper described above have the same angle of view (aspect ratio). In addition, since it is arranged in the same direction, it is possible to keep the aesthetic appearance of the entire sticker paper.

[Example of subsequent customer service]
Next, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 32, the flow of the subsequent customer service process in step S7 in the series of processes of the photo sticker creation game described above will be described.

  In step S91, the post-service processing unit 304 displays a mobile transmission image selection screen on the tablet built-in monitor 161, and allows the user to select, for example, one photographed image as the mobile transmission image. Here, the captured image selected as the portable transmission image is not limited to one image, and may be two or more. In addition to the captured image, the edited image is selected as the portable transmission image. You may make it do.

  In step S <b> 92, the post-service processing unit 304 receives an input of a mail address of a mobile terminal owned by the user by the user.

  In step S93, the post-service processing unit 304 determines whether a predetermined time has elapsed or the end button has been operated.

  If the predetermined time has not elapsed and the end button has not been operated, the process returns to step S92 and continues to accept input of an e-mail address.

  If it is determined in step S93 that the predetermined time has elapsed or the end button has been operated, the process proceeds to step S94.

  In step S94, the post-service processing unit 304 controls the communication unit 203 to transmit the portable transmission image selected by the user via the network such as the Internet together with the mail address input by the user, for example, a photograph. The data is transmitted to a server managed by the manufacturer of the seal creating apparatus 1.

  The server sends a mail describing a URL necessary for the mobile terminal to access the server to the mail address input by the user. Then, based on the URL, the mobile terminal owned by the user accesses the server via a network such as the Internet, so that the mobile transmission image transmitted to the server is provided to the mobile terminal. This portable transmission image is also an image having an angle of view corresponding to the number of users.

  For example, when the aspect ratio of the display unit of the portable terminal is 9:16, the image for portable transmission obtained in the course for four people does not need to be displayed with the aspect ratio changed. It is possible to display the image without any deterioration due to the change of the image quality, thereby improving the user satisfaction.

  In addition, although the target for which the image for portable transmission is provided was a portable terminal owned by a user, it may be a portable terminal owned by another user, and is not limited to a portable terminal, but a personal computer or the like It may be an electronic device.

  In the above description, in the shooting process, the number of people is selected by the user, and shooting is performed at an angle of view corresponding to the selected number of people. However, the shooting processing unit 301 applies an image captured by the camera 91 to the image. On the basis of this, the number of users may be detected, and photographing may be performed with an angle of view corresponding to the detected number of users.

[Other examples of shooting processing]
Therefore, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 33, a photographing process in which photographing is performed at an angle of view corresponding to the detected number of people will be described.

  Note that the processing of steps S111, S113 to S120 in the flowchart of FIG. 33 is the same as the processing of steps S11, S13 to S20 in the flowchart of FIG.

  That is, in step S112, the imaging processing unit 301 controls the camera 91 to start capturing an image, displays a live view image on the touch panel monitor 92, and based on the live view image captured by the camera 91, For example, the number of users is detected by performing processing such as face authentication.

  Thereby, the illumination device 223 is controlled according to the detected number of people, and shooting is performed at an angle of view according to the detected number of people.

  Here, as the control of the lighting device 223 according to the detected number of people, when the number of users is large, the user standing on the inside emits light more than the user standing on the outside. Since it is difficult to irradiate, control such as increasing the light emission amount of each strobe is performed as compared with the case where the number of users is small. As a result, even when the number of users is large, only the user standing inside is photographed without darkness.

  In the above, shooting is performed with an angle of view corresponding to the number of users, but it is also possible to perform shooting with an angle of view corresponding to the image selected by the user.

[Still another example of shooting process]
A shooting process in which shooting is performed at an angle of view corresponding to the image selected by the user will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  Note that the processing in steps S131 to S134, S136, S138 to S120 in the flowchart of FIG. 34 is the same as the processing in steps S11 to S14, S16, S18 to S20 in the flowchart of FIG.

  That is, in step S135, the imaging processing unit 301 captures a live view image with an angle of view corresponding to the image. In step S137, the imaging processing unit 301 performs imaging with an angle of view corresponding to the image. For example, the photographing processing unit 301 captures and captures live view images at different angles of view for a cute course that is a cute image and a beautiful course that is a beautiful image.

  34, the light emission of the illumination device 223 may be controlled according to the image, or the number of times of image capture may be changed according to the image, or the identification image may be performed.

  Furthermore, when the shooting process of FIG. 34 is performed, an edit screen for a layout corresponding to the image is displayed in the editing process, or a sticker sheet with a seal layout corresponding to the image is printed in the printing process. You can also.

  The series of processes described above can be executed by hardware or can be executed by software. When the above-described series of processing is executed by software, a program constituting the software is installed from a network or a recording medium.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the recording medium is distributed to distribute the program to the administrator of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 separately from the main body of the apparatus. Disk), optical disk (including CD-ROM and DVD), magneto-optical disk (including MD), or removable media 205 made of semiconductor memory, etc., but also pre-installed in the main unit The ROM 206 that stores the program and the hard disk included in the storage unit 202 are distributed to the administrator.

  In the present specification, the step of describing the program recorded on the recording medium is not limited to the processing performed in chronological order according to the described order, but is not necessarily performed in chronological order. It also includes processes that are executed individually.

  In the above, the printing medium is not limited to sticker paper or photographic paper. For example, printing on a predetermined size of paper or film, poster paper, a card such as a telephone card, or a cloth such as a T-shirt. You may make it do.

  The embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Photo sticker production apparatus 11 Shooting unit 12 Editing part 13 Subsequent customer service part 201 Control part 208 Imaging | photography part 209 Editing part 210 Subsequent customer service part 301 Imaging | photography process part 302 Edit process part 303 Print process part 304 Post customer service part

An image output apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention is configured to capture a user as a subject and to output a captured image, and to allow the user to perform editing input on the captured image and to perform editing. Edit processing means for outputting an edited image, and output processing means for outputting the photographed image or the edited image as a print image printed on sticker paper and / or a transmission image for transmission to a predetermined terminal And at least one of the captured image, the edited image, the printed image, and the transmission image is output at an aspect ratio corresponding to the number of subjects in the captured image.

The photographing processing means causes the user to select the number of the users photographed as the subject, and all or at least the photographed image, the edited image, the print image, and the transmission image. Either one can be output at an aspect ratio corresponding to the number of selected users.

The photographing processing means is configured to detect the number of users photographed as the subject, and all or at least one of the photographed image, the edited image, the print image, and the transmission image is The output can be made with an aspect ratio corresponding to the number of detected users.

The photographing processing means can photograph the subject so that the photographed image having an aspect ratio corresponding to the number of users is output .

The editing processing unit controls display of an editing target image to be edited by the user on an editing screen, and controls display of the editing target image having an aspect ratio corresponding to the number of users. be able to.

The output processing means is provided with a print processing means for printing the photographed image or the edited image on the sticker paper as the print image, and the print processing means has an aspect ratio corresponding to the number of users. The printed image can be printed on the sticker paper.

The output processing means is provided with transmission processing means for transmitting the captured image or the edited image as the transmission image to the predetermined terminal, and the transmission processing means corresponds to the number of users. The transmission image having an aspect ratio can be transmitted to the predetermined terminal.

An image output method according to an aspect of the present invention is an image output method of an image output apparatus, which captures a user as a subject, outputs a captured image, and inputs edit input to the user for the captured image. Outputting the edited image that has been edited, and outputting the edited image as a print image printed on a sticker sheet and / or a transmission image for transmission to a predetermined terminal, All or at least one of the captured image, the edited image, the printed image, and the transmission image is output with an aspect ratio corresponding to the number of subjects in the captured image.

A program according to an aspect of the present invention is an edited image obtained by editing a computer by photographing a user as a subject, outputting a photographed image, allowing the user to perform editing input on the photographed image, and Output the edited image as a printed image printed on a sticker sheet and / or a transmission image for transmission to a predetermined terminal, and execute the processing including the step of outputting the edited image and the edited image. All or at least one of the image, the print image, and the transmission image is output with an aspect ratio corresponding to the number of subjects in the captured image.

In one aspect of the present invention, all or at least one of a captured image, an edited image, a printed image, and a transmission image is output with an aspect ratio corresponding to the number of subjects in the captured image.

An image output apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a photographing processing unit that photographs a user as a subject in a photographing space and outputs the photographed image, and an editing input to the user for the photographed image in an editing space. Editing processing means for outputting an edited image that has been edited, and for transmitting the photographed image or the edited image to be sent to a printed image printed on a sticker sheet and / or to a predetermined terminal Output processing means for outputting as an image, wherein the photographing processing means causes the user to select the number of users to be photographed as the subject, and the number of times according to the number of selected users. The subject is photographed, and all or at least one of the photographed image, the edited image, the print image, and the transmission image is selected by the user. It is output at the aspect ratio according to.

An image output method according to an aspect of the present invention is an image output method of an image output device in a shooting space, which takes a picture of a user as a subject, outputs a shot image, and outputs the shot image in the editing space . The user performs editing input, outputs an edited image that has been edited, and transmits the edited image to a print image printed on sticker paper and / or to a predetermined terminal In the step, the user is allowed to select the number of users to be photographed as the subject, and the subject is photographed as many times as the number of the selected users. The captured image, the edited image, the print image, and the transmission image are all or at least one of the vertical and horizontal directions according to the number of selected users. In the output.

A program according to an aspect of the present invention causes a computer to photograph a user as a subject in a photographing space, to output a photographed image, to cause the user to perform editing input on the photographed image in an editing space , An edited image that has been edited is output, and the edited image is output as a print image printed on sticker paper and / or a transmission image for transmission to a predetermined terminal. In the step, the user is allowed to select the number of users to be photographed as the subject, and the subject is photographed a number of times according to the selected number of users, and the photographed image, All or at least one of the edited image, the printed image, and the transmission image is output with an aspect ratio corresponding to the number of selected users. It is.

In one aspect of the present invention, the number of users to be photographed as a subject is selected by the user, and the subject is photographed a number of times according to the number of selected users, and the photographed image, the edited image, All or at least one of the print image and the transmission image is output with an aspect ratio corresponding to the number of selected users .

Claims (16)

Photographing processing means for photographing a user as a subject and outputting a photographed image;
Editing processing means for causing the user to perform editing input on the photographed image and outputting the edited image after editing;
Output processing means for outputting the captured image or the edited image as a print image printed on a sticker sheet and / or a transmission image for transmission to a predetermined terminal,
All or at least one of the photographed image, the edited image, the print image, and the transmission image is output in accordance with the state of the subject in the photographed image. The photographing processing means causes the user to select the number of users photographed as the subject,
The image according to claim 1, wherein all or at least one of the captured image, the edited image, the printed image, and the transmission image is changed and output according to the number of users. Output device. The photographing processing means detects the number of users photographed as the subject,
The image according to claim 1, wherein all or at least one of the captured image, the edited image, the printed image, and the transmission image is changed and output according to the number of users. Output device. The image output device according to claim 2, wherein the photographing processing unit photographs the subject at an angle of view corresponding to the number of users. The image output apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the photographing processing unit photographs the subject as many times as the number of users. The image output according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the photographing processing unit performs identification photographing that identifies each of the users according to the number of the users and outputs the photographed image of each of the users. apparatus. Further comprising illumination means for irradiating the user with light,
The image output apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the photographing processing unit photographs the subject by controlling the amount of light emitted by the illumination unit according to the number of users. The editing processing unit controls display of an editing target image to be edited by the user on an editing screen, and controls display of the editing target image having an angle of view corresponding to the number of users. Item 4. The image output device according to Item 2 or 3. The image output apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the editing processing unit controls display of the editing screen having a layout according to the number of users. 10. The edit processing means controls a display of a composition image selected by the user and synthesized with the image to be edited according to the number of users. The image output device described. The output processing means includes a print processing means for printing the photographed image or the edited image on the sticker paper as the print image,
The image output apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the print processing unit prints the print image having an angle of view corresponding to the number of users on the sticker paper. The image output apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the print processing unit prints the sticker paper on which the print image is arranged in a layout according to the number of users. The output processing means includes transmission processing means for transmitting the captured image or the edited image as the transmission image to the predetermined terminal,
The image output apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the transmission processing unit transmits the transmission image having an angle of view corresponding to the number of users to the predetermined terminal. The photographing processing means causes the user to select a reflection of the subject in the photographed image,
2. The image output according to claim 1, wherein all or at least one of the captured image, the edited image, the print image, and the transmission image is changed and output according to the image of the subject. apparatus. An image output method of an image output device,
Shoot the user as a subject, output the shot image,
Let the user perform editing input on the captured image, output the edited image that has been edited,
Outputting the edited image as a print image printed on sticker paper and / or a transmission image for transmission to a predetermined terminal,
All or at least one of the photographed image, the edited image, the print image, and the transmission image is output according to a state of the subject in the photographed image. On the computer,
Shoot the user as a subject, output the shot image,
Let the user perform editing input on the captured image, output the edited image that has been edited,
Outputting the edited image as a print image printed on sticker paper and / or a transmission image for transmission to a predetermined terminal;
All or at least one of the photographed image, the edited image, the print image, and the transmission image is output according to a state of the subject in the photographed image.

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