JP2015180021A - Photograph seal creation device, control method for the same, management device, terminal unit, control program, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a service useful for a user.SOLUTION: A photograph seal creation device comprises a top moving image generation part (321) which generates a top moving image having a plurality of top images comprising a person image, a foreground image and a background image, and which generates a user's top moving image by using at least one of components of the top moving image of a model of selected by the user.

Description

  The present invention relates to a photo sticker creating apparatus that shoots a user to generate an image, a control method for the photo sticker creating apparatus, a management apparatus for managing images taken by the photo sticker creating apparatus, and a photo sticker creating apparatus. The present invention relates to a terminal device that displays a captured image, a control program for the terminal device, and a computer-readable recording medium that records the control program.

  Many recent photo sticker creation apparatuses have a function of transmitting a photographed image to a management server. The user can utilize this function in various ways. For example, as described in Patent Document 1, a user can operate his / her own mobile terminal to download an image stored in the management server and display it on the screen of the mobile terminal.

JP 2010-009250 A (published January 14, 2010)

  However, the conventional technology as described above has a problem that a sufficient service cannot be provided to the user.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and its purpose is to provide a photograph sticker creation apparatus, a control method for the photograph sticker creation apparatus, a management apparatus, a terminal apparatus, and the like that provide useful services to users. It is to realize a control program and a recording medium.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a photo sticker creating apparatus according to the present invention is a photo sticker creating apparatus that shoots a user to generate an image, and includes a display unit and an input receiving unit that receives an operation by the user. A composite video having a plurality of composite images composed of a person image including at least a face image of a model, a foreground image including a character string image that is an image of a character string indicating the model, and a background image, A combined moving image of a model in which an image is switched at a predetermined time is stored, a storage unit that stores a combined moving image of a plurality of models in association with the model, and a display image that allows the user to select a model. Display control means to be displayed on the screen, a person image including at least the face image of the user, and a character string image that is an image of a character string indicating the user A moving image generation unit that generates a combined moving image having a plurality of combined images composed of an image and a background image, wherein the plurality of combined images are switched at a predetermined time; and the user generated by the moving image generation unit A transmission unit that transmits the synthesized video to an external device so that the user's terminal device can view the video, and the video generation unit receives the user's selection operation. , Which are constituent elements of a composite video associated with the model selected by the user in the storage unit, such as a person image, a foreground image, a background image, a positional relationship between a person image, a foreground image, and a background image, Generating the user's synthesized video using at least one of the lettering, the synthetic video's display switching time, and the display switching effect. To have.

  In order to solve the above problems, a control method of a photo sticker creation apparatus according to the present invention is a control method of a photo sticker creation apparatus that shoots a user and generates an image. A display unit, an input receiving unit that receives an operation by the user, a human image including at least a model face image, and a foreground image and a background image including a character string image that is a character string image indicating the model. A combined moving image having a plurality of combined images, wherein a combined moving image of a model in which the plurality of combined images are switched in a predetermined time is stored, and a storage unit that stores the combined moving images of the plurality of models in association with the model; A display step for displaying a selection image for allowing the user to select a model on a display unit, and a user operation for selecting a predetermined model. An input receiving step for receiving the image, and a composite video having a plurality of composite images composed of a human image including at least the face image of the user, a foreground image including a character string image representing a character string indicating the user, and a background image In addition, a moving image generating step for generating a user's combined moving image in which the plurality of combined images are switched at a predetermined time, and the user's combined moving image generated in the moving image generating step can be viewed on the user's terminal device. A transmission step of transmitting to an external device, wherein the moving image generation step is a component of the synthetic moving image associated in the storage unit with the model indicated by the selection operation received in the input receiving step. Person image, foreground image, background image, positional relationship between person image, foreground image and background image, character string letter Grayed, and using at least one of the display change time and display switching effect of the synthesized moving, it is characterized by generating a composite video of the user.

  According to said structure, the said photo sticker production apparatus produces | generates the said user's synthetic | combination moving image using at least 1 component of the synthetic | combination moving image of the model selected by the said user. In other words, the photo sticker creating apparatus generates a composite moving image including the same component as at least one component of the composite moving image of the model selected by the user. Therefore, the user can easily create a composite video that resembles a composite video of a favorite model.

  Further, in the photo sticker creating apparatus according to the present invention, the transmitting means transmits the person image, the foreground image and the background image constituting each composite image included in the composite moving image of the user individually to the external apparatus. Is preferred.

  According to the above configuration, the photo sticker creating device individually transmits the person image, foreground image, and background image that constitute each composite image included in the composite video of the user to the external device. The external apparatus that has received the above can easily edit the user's synthesized video, such as processing, addition, and correction.

  Further, in the photo sticker creating apparatus according to the present invention, the display control means causes the display section to reproduce a combined moving image of each model stored in the storage section as the selected image, and the moving image generation means includes: A composite image included in a composite video of the model selected by the user, using the constituent elements of the composite image displayed on the display unit when the input reception unit receives the user's selection operation Preferably, the user's synthesized video is generated.

  According to the said structure, the said photo sticker production apparatus produces | generates the said user's synthetic | combination moving image using the component of the synthesized image currently displayed on the said display part, when the said user selects. Therefore, the user can intuitively and easily select a composite image of a model used for his / her composite video.

  Further, in the photo sticker creating apparatus according to the present invention, the moving image generating means replaces the person image of the model among the constituent elements of the composite image of the model with the person image of the user, and the character string image of the model It is preferable to replace the character string indicating the model with the character string indicating the user to generate a composite image of the user.

  According to the above configuration, the moving image generation unit replaces the person image and character string of the model with the user image and character string of the user from the composite image of the model selected by the user, so that the composite image of the user Is generated. That is, the moving image generation means includes, among the constituent elements, foreground images (excluding character strings), background images, a positional relationship between a person image and a foreground image and a background image, character string lettering, and composite movie display switching. A synthesized moving image is generated in which the time, display switching effect, and the like are the same as those of the model synthesized moving image, and only the person image and character string of the constituent elements are the user person image and the user character string. Therefore, the user can easily create a composite video in which only the person image and the character string are changed to one of the model composite videos.

  The management device according to the present invention is a management device that connects to a terminal device of a user and the photo sticker creation device via a communication network and provides data that can be displayed on the terminal device. Acquisition means for individually acquiring a person image, foreground image and background image constituting each composite image included in the composite video of the user, and reception means for receiving instruction information indicating the user instruction from the terminal device; In accordance with the user instruction indicated by the instruction information received by the reception unit, at least one original image among a plurality of foreground images and background images acquired by the acquisition unit is replaced with another image, and the new user It is preferable to include a moving image editing means for generating the synthesized moving image.

  According to the above configuration, the management device, based on a user instruction, at least one original image among a plurality of foreground images and background images constituting each composite image included in the composite video generated by the photo sticker creation device Is replaced with another image to generate a new synthesized video of the user. In other words, the management device can re-edit the composite video generated by the photo sticker creation device. Therefore, the user can re-edit the created synthesized movie after creating the synthesized movie with the photo sticker creating apparatus.

  Further, the management device according to the present invention includes a composite image including a plurality of composite images composed of a human image including at least a model face image, a foreground image including a character string image that is a character string image indicating the model, and a background image. The receiving unit further includes a storage unit that stores a combined moving image of a model in which the plurality of combined images are switched in a predetermined time, and stores the combined moving images of the plurality of models in association with the model. The instruction information indicating the model selected by the user is received, and the moving image editing means configures the original image as a combined image included in the combined moving image associated with the model indicated by the instruction information in the storage unit. It is preferable to replace the foreground image or the background image to generate a new synthesized video of the user.

  According to the above configuration, the management device uses a foreground image or a background image that constitutes a composite image included in the composite video of the model stored in the storage unit based on a user instruction, and uses the foreground image or the background image You can re-edit the synthesized video generated by. Therefore, the user can re-edit the created synthesized movie using the synthesized movie of the model after creating the synthesized movie with the photo sticker creating apparatus.

  A management device according to the present invention is a management device that connects to a user terminal device and the photo sticker creation device according to claim 2 via a communication network and provides data that can be displayed on the terminal device, An acquisition means for individually acquiring a person image, a foreground image and a background image that constitute each composite image included in the composite moving image of the user from the photo sticker creating apparatus, a person image including at least a model face image, and the model A synthesized moving image having a plurality of synthesized images composed of a foreground image and a background image including a character string image that is an image of a character string shown, wherein the synthesized moving image of a model in which the plurality of synthesized images are switched in a predetermined time is stored; A storage unit that stores a plurality of models of synthesized videos in association with the model, and indicates the user instruction from the terminal device Receiving means for receiving the indication information, and the acquisition means for the person image of the model among the components of the composite image of the model selected by the user according to the user instruction indicated by the instruction information received by the receiving means. The acquired user image is replaced with a character string indicating the model in the character string image of the model, and the character image indicating the user included in the foreground image acquired by the acquisition unit is replaced with the composite image of the user. It is preferable to include a moving image editing means for generating.

  According to the above configuration, the moving image generation means includes the person image and the character included in the user's combined moving image obtained from the photograph sticker creating device, from the combined image of the model selected by the user. By switching to a column, a composite image of the user is generated. That is, the moving image generation means includes, among the constituent elements, foreground images (excluding character strings), background images, a positional relationship between a person image and a foreground image and a background image, character string lettering, and composite movie display switching. A synthesized moving image is generated in which the time, display switching effect, and the like are the same as those of the model synthesized moving image, and only the person image and character string of the constituent elements are the user person image and the user character string. Therefore, the user can easily create a composite video in which only the person image and the character string are changed to one of the model composite videos.

  A terminal device according to the present invention is a terminal device connected via a communication network to a management device that manages images taken by the photo sticker creation device according to claim 2, and is an input for accepting an operation by a user. A receiving unit; an acquisition unit that individually acquires a person image, a foreground image, and a background image that constitute each composite image included in the composite moving image of the user generated by the photograph sticker creation device from the management device; and the input According to the operation by the user accepted by the accepting unit, at least one original image of the plurality of foreground images and background images obtained by the obtaining unit is replaced with another image to generate a new synthesized video of the user. And a moving image editing means.

  According to the above configuration, the terminal device, based on a user instruction, at least one original image among a plurality of foreground images and background images constituting each composite image included in the composite video generated by the photo sticker creation device Is replaced with another image to generate a new synthesized video of the user. That is, the terminal device can re-edit the composite video generated by the photo sticker creation device. Therefore, the user can re-edit the created synthesized movie after creating the synthesized movie with the photo sticker creating apparatus.

  The terminal device according to each aspect of the present invention may be realized by a computer, and in this case, the terminal device is realized by the computer by causing the computer to operate as each unit included in the terminal device. A control program and a computer-readable recording medium on which the control program is recorded also fall within the scope of the present invention.

  The present invention has an effect that a useful service can be provided to a user.

It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the management server which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the picked-up image management system which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the structural example of the external appearance of the photograph sticker production apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is the perspective view which looked at the external appearance of the photograph sticker production apparatus concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention from other angles. It is a figure explaining the movement of the user in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the imaging | photography part with which the photograph sticker production apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention is equipped. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the background part with which the photograph sticker production apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention is equipped. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the edit part with which the photograph sticker production apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention is equipped. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the aft customer service part with which the photograph sticker production apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention is equipped. It is a block diagram which shows the example of an internal structure of the photograph sticker production apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram which shows the detailed structural example of the control part with which the photograph sticker production apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention is equipped. It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the portable terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a screen transition figure which shows an example of the web page displayed on the display part of a portable terminal at the time of the member registration process in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows an example of the flow of a series of processes from photography to image preservation | save in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a screen transition diagram which shows an example of the web page displayed on the display part of a portable terminal at the time of the image preservation | save process to the management server in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows an example of the flow of a series of processes regarding the image preservation | save to the portable terminal in the picked-up image management system which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a screen transition diagram which shows an example of the web page displayed on the display part of a portable terminal at the time of the image preservation | save process to the portable terminal in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the display process which the display control part of the photograph sticker production apparatus in 1st Embodiment of this invention performs. It is a figure which shows an example of the model selection image which the photograph sticker production apparatus in 1st Embodiment of this invention displays. It is a figure which shows an example of the model member top page which the photograph sticker production apparatus in 1st Embodiment of this invention displays. It is a figure which shows an example of the member top page displayed on the display part of the portable terminal in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows an example of the flow of the process which produces | generates the top image which the management server and portable terminal in 1st Embodiment of this invention perform. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the top moving image production | generation process which the photograph sticker production apparatus in 1st Embodiment of this invention performs.

Embodiment 1
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. Descriptions of configurations other than those described in the following specific embodiments may be omitted as necessary, but are the same as those configurations when described in other embodiments. For convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as those shown in each embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and the explanation thereof is omitted as appropriate. Further, the shape of the configuration described in each drawing and the dimensions such as length, size, and width do not reflect the actual shape and dimensions, but are changed as appropriate for clarity and simplification of the drawings. doing.

(Captured image management system 10)
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of the captured image management system 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the captured image management system 10 includes a photo sticker creation device 1, a mobile terminal (terminal device) 6, and a management server (management device) 4.

  An outline of the captured image management system 10 will be described below. The captured image management system 10 provides a user with services for realizing user photography, image editing, image printing as a photo sticker, and image storage on an image providing site. Photo shooting, image editing, and photo sticker printing services are provided by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 installed in a store such as a game center. The image storage service is provided by the management server 4 that manages the image providing site. The user can store his / her captured image in the image providing site by operating the mobile terminal 6 possessed by the user.

  In order to store images on the image providing site, prior member registration is required. The user registers himself / herself as a free member in the image providing site. Free members do not need to pay membership fees, but image providers are limited in the number of images they can store. In this embodiment, the free member can store only one image in the image providing site for each game.

  The user can change his / her member attribute from a free member to a paid member. Paid members can save an unlimited number of images on an image providing site instead of having to pay a certain membership fee continuously. In the present embodiment, all the captured images generated by a single photo shoot can be stored in the image providing site.

  In addition, there are model members different from free members and paid members (hereinafter referred to as general members). On the image providing site, images taken by model members are stored, and general members can view the images. The general member can imitate the photographing method of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 by referring to the image of the model member, or can refer to the fashion of the model member. General members and model members are collectively referred to as users.

  The flow from photography to image storage in the photographed image management system 10 will be briefly described below. One or more users pay the price to the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 and play a game relating to photography and image editing. The user takes a picture of himself as a subject during the game. The user selects several images to be edited from the images generated by shooting and edits them as desired. Further, the user inputs his / her e-mail address to the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 in order to save the image in the image providing site later.

  After the game is over, the user gets a photo sticker. On the other hand, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 associates the generated user's email address with the generated image and transmits the image to the management server 4. The management server 4 transmits a mail for guiding the received image to be stored in the image providing site to the received mail address. The user receives this mail at his / her mobile terminal 6. The e-mail describes a procedure for storing an image on an image providing site. The user performs an operation for saving the image on the portable terminal 6 according to the procedure. As a result, the image is stored in the image storage area dedicated to the user at the image providing site.

  After the image is stored in the image providing site, the user can log in to the image providing site using the portable terminal 6 or other desired device and download the image.

(Configuration of photo sticker creation device)
The configuration and function of each device constituting the captured image management system 10 will be described in detail below. First, details of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of the appearance of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in this figure, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 mainly includes a photographing unit 11, an editing unit 12, and a subsequent customer service unit 13. The photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is installed in a state in which the photographing unit 11 and the editing unit 12 are in contact with each other, and the editing unit 12 and the subsequent customer service unit 13 are in contact with each other.

(Shooting unit 11)
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. Shooting control is performed in a shooting space that is a space formed between the shooting unit 21 and the background unit 22.

  The photographing unit 21 is a device that allows a user to perform photographing control. The photographing unit 21 enters the photographing space and is located in front of the user who is performing the photographing control. A front panel 41 of the photographing unit 21 that constitutes a surface in which the photographing space is desired in front is provided with a touch panel monitor used by the user during photographing control. Assuming that the left side is the left side and the right side is the right side as viewed from the user in the imaging space, the left side of the imaging unit 21 is configured by the side panel 42A, and the right side is configured by the side panel 42B.

  The background portion 22 is attached to the left 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 shooting control facing the front, and has a narrower width than the side panel 42A. And a side panel 52B (FIG. 4) which is a plate-like member attached to the right end of the rear panel 51 and having a narrower width than the side panel 42B.

  The side panel 42A constituting the left side surface of the photographing unit 21 and the side panel 52A of the background unit 22 are provided on substantially the same plane, and their upper portions are connected by a connecting part 23A that is a plate-like member. Further, the side panel 42B constituting the right side surface of the photographing unit 21 and the side panel 52B of the background portion 22 are provided on substantially the same plane, and their upper portions are connected by a connecting portion 23B which is a plate-like member.

  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. An opening formed by being surrounded by the side panel 42B of the imaging unit 21, the connecting unit 23B, and the side panel 52B of the background unit 22 is also an entrance G2 of the imaging space.

  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 roll-up type background curtains having different colors or patterns and used for the background. The background curtain unit 25 operates in conjunction with shooting by a camera or the like provided in the shooting unit 21. At the time of shooting, for example, the curtain of the color selected by the user is lowered and the other curtains are wound up.

  As the background curtain stored in the background curtain unit 25, an elevating curtain that uses a plurality of curtains as a single curtain for curtains may be prepared. In addition, a blackboard curtain is pasted on the rear panel 51 that is the back of the shooting space, and a plurality of background images for synthesis are prepared. In editing control described later, a user-desired background image is used as a curtain portion. It may be possible to synthesize.

  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 toward the photographing space in accordance with photographing. A fluorescent lamp is provided inside the strobe constituting the ceiling strobe unit 24, and also functions as illumination of the photographing space.

(Editor 12)
The editing unit 12 is a device that allows a user to perform editing control, which is processing for editing an image obtained by shooting control. 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 control.

  If the configuration of the editing unit 12 shown in FIG. 3 is a front side configuration, the configuration used for editing control is provided on the front side and the back side of the editing unit 12 so that two sets of users can edit simultaneously. 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 for editing control. The configuration used is provided on the slope 72. On the left side of the slope 72, a support portion 73A that has a columnar shape and supports one end of the lighting device 74 is provided. A support portion 75 that supports the curtain rail 26 is provided on the upper surface of the support portion 73A. A support portion 73 </ b> B (FIG. 4) that supports the other end of the lighting device 74 is also provided on the right side of the slope 72.

  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 control.

(Subsequent customer service department 13)
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the external appearance of the photo sticker creating apparatus as seen from another angle. The subsequent customer service unit 13 is a device that performs the subsequent customer service and allows the user to perform an operation on the subsequent customer service. Subsequent customer service includes processing for transmitting images (including edited images) to the management server 4, processing for causing a user to play a mini game, processing for answering a questionnaire, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the post-service customer unit 13 has a plate-shaped housing having a predetermined thickness, and is connected to the editing unit 12 so that the back surface thereof is in contact with the left side surface of the editing unit 12. Provided. On the front side of the post-service customer section 13, there are provided a tablet built-in monitor used by the user at the time of operation for the post-service customer, and a discharge port for discharging sticker paper on which an image (including an edited image) is printed. The space in front of the post-service section 13 is a post-service area where a user waiting for printing on the sticker paper to perform an operation on the post-service.

(User movement)
The flow of the photo sticker creation game and the accompanying user movement will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the movement of the user.

  The user of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 takes a picture formed between the photographing part 21 and the background part 22 from the entrance / exit G1 as indicated by the white arrow # 1 or from the entrance / exit G2 as indicated by the white arrow # 2. The camera enters the space A1 and performs shooting control using a camera and a touch panel monitor provided in the shooting unit 21.

  It should be noted that, in the shooting of the user's image, not all shooting is to capture an image printed on sticker paper, but for transmission to the mobile terminal 6 (or so that it can be viewed on the mobile terminal 6, In some cases, the image is taken only for transmission to the management server 4. This is because the user's preference may be different between the image to be printed and the image transmitted to the mobile terminal 6, and the user wants to take an image in consideration of transmission to the mobile terminal 6 at the time of the user's shooting. It is in response to the user's intention.

  The user who has finished the shooting control uses the doorway G1 to move out of the shooting space A1 as indicated by the white arrow # 3 and moves to the editing space A2-1 or opens the doorway G2 as indicated by the white arrow # 4. Use to move out of 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 control. The user of the editing space A2-1 and the user of the editing space A2-2 can perform editing control at the same time.

  After the editing control is finished, printing of an image selected from images (including edited images) is started. During printing of the image, the user who has finished the editing control moves from the editing space A2-1 to the subsequent customer service space A3 as indicated by the white arrow # 5 when the editing control is performed in the editing space A2-1. The customer receives the subsequent customer service and performs an operation on the subsequent customer service. In addition, when editing control is performed in the editing space A2-2, the user who has finished editing control moves from the editing space A2-2 to the post-service area A3 as indicated by the white arrow # 6. In the space A3, a subsequent customer service is received and an operation is performed on the customer service.

  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.

(Configuration of each member)
Next, the configuration of each member provided in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 will be described.

(Photographing unit 21)
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the photographing unit 21 provided in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. 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 shooting control in the shooting space A1, and the side panel 42A and the side panel 42B are positioned on the left and right sides of the user who performs shooting control in the shooting space A1, respectively. The connecting portion 23A is fixed above the side panel 42A, and the connecting portion 23B is fixed above the side panel 42B.

  An imaging / display unit 81 is provided in the approximate center of the front panel 41. The photographing / display unit 81 includes a camera 91, a front strobe 92, and a touch panel monitor (display unit, input receiving unit) 93.

  The camera 91 is configured by an image sensor such as a charge coupled device (CCD) or a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS), and photographs a user in the photographing space A1. The moving image captured by the camera 91 is displayed on the touch panel monitor 93 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 an image (still image).

  The touch panel monitor 93 provided on the lower side of the camera 91 includes a monitor such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and a touch panel stacked thereon. The touch panel monitor 93 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. Yes. On the touch panel monitor 93, a moving image after an image such as a background is appropriately displayed is displayed.

  On the front panel 41, an upper strobe 82 is installed on the upper side with respect to the position of the photographing / display unit 81. A left strobe 83 is installed on the left side and a right strobe 84 is installed on the right side. A lower strobe 85 is provided at a position below the photographing / display unit 81 such that a part of the upper surface of the base portion 43 protrudes.

  The upper strobe 82 irradiates the user from the upper front. The left strobe 83 irradiates the user from the left front, and the right strobe 84 irradiates the user from the right front. The lower strobe 85 irradiates the user from the lower front.

  The base unit 43 is also provided with a foot strobe 86 that irradiates the user's foot. The upper strobe 82, left strobe 83, right strobe 84, lower strobe 85, and foot strobe 86 are provided with fluorescent lamps. Used as illumination in the space A1. As will be described later, by adjusting the light emission amount of each fluorescent lamp, or by adjusting the number of fluorescent lamps to emit light, the brightness in the shooting space A1 becomes the content of the shooting control performed by the user. It is adjusted accordingly.

  On the right side of the foot strobe 86, a coin insertion / return opening 87 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 with the lower strobe 85 interposed therebetween are used as a luggage storage place for a user who performs shooting control 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 control, BGM (Back Ground Music), and sound effects is also provided.

(Background 22)
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the background unit 22 provided in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. 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 rear center strobe 101 that irradiates a user who is performing shooting control in the shooting space A1 from the rear center.

  A rear left strobe 102 that irradiates a user who is performing shooting control in the shooting space A1 from the left rear is provided above the rear panel 51 and on the doorway G1 side. Further, a rear right strobe 103 that irradiates the user who is performing the photographing control in the photographing space A1 from the right rear is provided above the rear panel 51 and on the entrance / exit G2 side.

(Editor 12)
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the editing unit 12 provided in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. As shown in this figure, in the editing unit 12, a tablet built-in monitor (display unit, input receiving unit) 131 is provided substantially at 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 inputting an operation using the touch pens 132A and 132B on a monitor such as an LCD. On the tablet built-in monitor 131, for example, an editing screen, which is a screen used for editing an 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.

  It should be noted that the image editing performed in the editing unit 12 is not necessarily an editing on an image to be printed, but an image that is assumed to be transmitted only to the mobile terminal 6 by the user (that is, an image that is not printed). May be an edit to This is because there is a difference in user preference between an image to be printed and an image transmitted to the mobile terminal 6 and used on the web. For example, an image used for a blog or the like is printed. This is to respond to the user's intention to edit differently from the editing of the image.

(Subsequent customer service department 13)
On the left side of the editing unit 12, a post-service unit 13 is provided. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the post-service unit 13 provided in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1.

  A monitor 161 with a built-in tablet is provided at the upper center of the post-service section 13. A touch pen 162A is provided on the left side of the tablet built-in monitor 161, and a touch pen 162B is provided on the right side. Similarly to the tablet built-in monitor 131, the tablet built-in monitor 161 is configured by superimposing a tablet capable of performing an operation input using the touch pen 162A or 162B on a monitor such as an LCD. On the tablet built-in monitor 161, a screen used in a post-service process such as a mini game is displayed.

  A non-contact type IC reader / writer 163 is provided under the tablet built-in monitor 161, and a sticker paper discharge port 164 is provided under the non-contact type IC reader / writer 163. A speaker 165 is provided below the sticker paper discharge port 164.

  The non-contact type IC reader / writer 163 communicates with a non-contact type IC that is in close proximity, reads data from the non-contact type IC, and writes data to the non-contact type IC.

  In the sticker paper discharge port 164, sticker paper on which an image created by the editing space A2-1 user performing editing control is printed, or created by the editing space A2-2 user performing editing control. The sticker paper on which the image is printed is discharged. A printer is provided inside the editing unit 12, and printing of images is performed by the printer.

  The speaker 165 outputs sound such as guidance voice, BGM, and sound effects at the time of subsequent customer service.

(Internal structure of photo sticker making apparatus 1)
Next, the internal configuration of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 will be described. FIG. 10 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, and executes a program stored in a ROM (Read Only Memory) 206 or a storage unit 202 to control 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 the components of the photographing unit 21, the editing unit 12, the post-service unit 13, and the printing unit 211.

  The storage unit 202 includes a non-volatile 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 or a semiconductor memory is appropriately attached to the drive 204. The computer program 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 21 performs processing related to the user's imaging control in the imaging space A1. The imaging unit 21 includes a coin processing unit 221, a background control unit 222, an illumination control unit 223, a camera 91, a touch panel monitor 93, and a speaker 224.

  The coin processing unit 221 detects the insertion of coins into the coin insertion / return port 87. When the coin processing unit 221 detects that a predetermined amount of coins such as 300 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 control unit 223 controls the light emission of each strobe in the imaging space A1 according to the illumination control signal supplied from the control unit 201. As described above, in the photographing space A1, in addition to the strobe of the ceiling strobe unit 24, an upper strobe 82, a left strobe 83, a right strobe 84, a lower strobe 85, a foot strobe 86, and a background portion provided in the photographing unit 21 are provided. 22 is provided with a back center strobe 101, a back left strobe 102, and a back right strobe 103. A fluorescent lamp is also provided inside each strobe.

  In addition, the illumination control unit 223 adjusts the light emission amount of the fluorescent lamp provided in each strobe, or adjusts the number of fluorescent lamps to emit light, thereby performing the shooting control stage performed by the user. Accordingly, the brightness in the shooting space A1 is adjusted.

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

  The editing unit 12A performs processing related to user editing control in the editing space A2-1. The editing unit 12A 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. The editing unit 12B has the same configuration as the editing unit 12A, and performs processing related to user editing control 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 image to be edited is edited.

  The subsequent customer service section 13 performs processing related to the subsequent customer service in the subsequent customer service space A3. The subsequent customer service unit 13 includes a tablet built-in monitor 161, touch pens 162A and 162B, a non-contact type IC reader / writer 163, and a speaker 165.

  The printing unit 211 includes a printer 241 and a sticker unit 242 that are configured to perform printing control. The printer 241 prints the image or the edited image obtained by the editing control by the user 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 164. . The subsequent customer service unit 13 and the printing unit 211 that are surrounded by a one-dot chain line are configured to perform processing related to the subsequent customer service for the user in the subsequent customer service space A3.

  In addition, the printing unit 211 acquires the image transmitted to the management server 4 outside the margin (such as the edge of the sticker paper) in addition to printing the photographed image (or the edited image) on the sticker paper in the process related to the print control. URL (Uniform Resource Locater) and a seal ID (image acquisition ID) may be printed. The sticker ID is an identifier for uniquely identifying one or a plurality of images (including a photographed image and an edited image) generated during one game in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. This is an identifier for acquiring the generated image. The user accesses a URL for acquiring an image and inputs a sticker ID, whereby a web page (image acquisition page) for acquiring an image generated during one game in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is displayed. It can be displayed on the portable terminal 6.

  This is because, for example, when receiving an e-mail address input from the user at the post-service department 13 or the like, a correct address cannot be received due to a time-out or error input, and information such as a URL for acquiring an image is transmitted to the user. This is to allow the user to acquire an image by accessing the URL printed on the sticker paper and inputting the sticker ID when the user cannot do so.

  Note that the printing unit 211 may print, for example, a predetermined mail address or a QR code (registered trademark) as the information for acquiring an image instead of the URL. When a predetermined mail address is printed, the user receives a mail describing a URL for acquiring an image from the management server 4 by sending a blank mail to the predetermined mail address. Can do. In addition, when the QR code is printed on the sticker paper, the user can directly access the image acquisition page by accessing the web page indicated by the QR code using the mobile terminal 6.

(Configuration of control unit)
FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram illustrating a detailed configuration example of the control unit 201 provided in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. As shown in this figure, the control unit 201 includes a communication control unit (transmission unit) 311, an imaging control unit (imaging unit) 312, an editing control unit (editing unit) 313, a print control unit 314, and a post-service customer control unit 315. It has.

  The communication control unit 311 controls communication with an external device by the communication unit 203. For example, the communication control unit 311 receives, for example, a model member image (model member image (model image) 427), model member user specifying information (model member specifying information 425), a top moving image of a model, and the like from the management server 4. The received data is stored in the storage unit 202.

  Here, there are three types of images generated by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. Specifically, (1) a captured image acquired by the imaging control unit 312 from the camera 91, (2) a modified image obtained by correcting the captured image by the imaging control unit 312 and (3) an editing control unit 313 This is an edited image obtained by editing a captured image or a corrected image based on an operation. The captured image, the corrected image, and the edited image are collectively referred to as a generated image. In addition, the captured image is an image captured by the camera 91 in other words. In addition, the corrected image is an image in which, for example, a facial part of a person imaged in the captured image is corrected by the imaging control unit 312. More specifically, the corrected image is an image in which the size of the eyes, the size of the face (small face processing), the size of other parts, the color of the parts, and the like are corrected. The edited image is, for example, an image in which a composite image such as a frame background is synthesized by an editing graffiti process, a stamp image or a pen image is added, and color correction is further added.

  The communication control unit 311 transmits to the management server 4 at least one of a captured image, a corrected image, and an edited image. Further, the communication control unit 311 may transmit the top moving image of the user generated by the below-described top moving image generation unit 321 to the management server 4. At this time, in order to enable the management server 4 to replace images (a plurality of top images, a person image, a background image, and a foreground image) that constitute the user's top moving image, the communication control unit 311 A person image, background image, and foreground image constituting a plurality of top images constituting a moving image may be individually transmitted to the management server 4.

  The shooting control unit 312 relates to a process related to a charge inserted when starting the photo sticker creation game by the shooting unit 21 and a user shooting control in the photo sticker creation game such as shooting a user group according to the user shooting control. Control processing. The shooting control unit 312 can also generate date / time information related to the date / time when the image was shot.

  Further, the imaging control unit 312 may display a model selection image (selected image) for allowing the user to select a model on the touch panel monitor 93 before or during the processing related to the process of the imaging operation. In this case, when the user operates the touch panel monitor 93 to select a predetermined model, the imaging control unit 312 selects based on the model member image 427 and the model member specifying information 425 stored in the storage unit 202. The model member top page of the selected model is displayed.

  Therefore, the user can view a favorite model image during the shooting operation process, and can take a picture with reference to the model image. Therefore, the user can easily imitate a photographing method of a favorite model image.

  At that time, the user selects an image of a model that the user likes, and the settings (shooting angle of view, illumination intensity, background information, etc.) at the time of shooting the model are reflected in the shooting of the user. Good.

  The editing control unit 313 controls processing related to user editing control in the photo sticker creation game, such as graffiti editing of images by the editing unit 12A and the editing unit 12B.

  Further, the edit control unit 313 may display a model selection image for allowing the user to select a model on the tablet built-in monitor 131 before or during the start of the process related to the editing work process. In this case, when the user operates the tablet built-in monitor 131 to select a predetermined model, the editing control unit 313 is based on the model member image 427 stored in the storage unit 202, the model member specifying information 425, and the like. The model member top page of the selected model is displayed. Note that when the user has already selected a model, the editing control unit 313 may display the model member top page of the selected model before or during the start of the processing related to the editing work process.

  Therefore, the user can browse an image of a favorite model during the editing process, and can edit the image with reference to the model image. Therefore, the user can easily imitate a method for editing an image of a favorite model.

  At that time, an image of a favorite model may be selected, and settings at the time of editing the model (stamp, pen, background information, image processing information) may be reflected in the editing by the user.

  Further, the edit control unit 313 may include a top moving image generation unit (moving image generation unit) 321 as illustrated in FIG. 11. The top moving image generating unit 321 generates a top moving image based on a user's selection operation. The top moving image is an introduction moving image of the user that decorates the beginning of the page on the image browsing page of the user or the blog page of the user described in HTML or the like. The top moving image includes a top moving image (composite moving image) and a top image (composite image). The top image is composed of a person image, a background image, and a foreground image. The top video is a video composed of a plurality of top images, and the plurality of top images are switched by a predetermined display switching effect in a predetermined time.

  The person image is an image of the user's whole body, upper body or face. That is, the person image includes at least a user's face image. The person image may be generated by extracting only the person area from the photographed image, the corrected image, or the edited image, or the person image is photographed separately from the photographed image for the person image, and only the person area is extracted by the chroma key method. May be generated.

  The background image constitutes the background of the top image, and for example, there is an image that becomes translucent due to gradation or the like.

  The foreground image constitutes the foreground of the top image and includes a character string image mainly based on the user's name. The character string image is an image of a character string (user name, nickname, etc.) indicating the user. The foreground image may further include an object image such as a stamp related to a character string indicating the user.

  A character string image is an image in which a typeface is lettered, and is an image that is further inclined at a certain angle, such as shadowing or bordering, or that has been subjected to gradation or translucent processing. The object to be added is subjected to processing such as translucency and blurring such as polka dots, ripples, flame images, and frame images.

  The top moving image generation unit 321 may present image samples of the person image, the background image, and the foreground image so that the user can select the person image, the background image, and the foreground image when generating the top image. With respect to the foreground image, after the user inputs character information, the top moving image generating unit 321 selects the lettering effect selected by the user for the characters input by the user by selecting sample data of a predetermined lettering touch. To generate a foreground image. Furthermore, the top moving image generation unit 321 may combine the object image selected by the user with the foreground image. When determining the positional relationship among the person image, the background image, and the foreground image, the user enlarges and reduces each image to a predetermined position and a predetermined size with a pen or the like. Similarly, the positions of the character string image and the object image in the foreground image are determined by a user operation.

  The top moving image generation unit 321 may generate a plurality of top images. In this case, the user can specify the order of the plurality of top images and create a slide show video (top video) in which the top images are switched in a predetermined time. At this time, the top moving image generation unit 321 may display and reproduce the generated top moving image on the tablet built-in monitor 131. Further, the user can select a display effect when switching the top image. For example, it is possible to select an image that naturally becomes thinner and the next image becomes darker or that the page is turned.

  In summary, the top moving image generation unit 321 includes a human top image including at least a person image including a face image of the user, a foreground image including a character string image that is a character string image indicating the user, and a background image, or A top moving image having a plurality of top images, which is a user's top moving image in which the plurality of top images are switched in a predetermined time, is generated.

  Here, the top moving image generation unit 321 may generate the user's top moving image using at least one of the components of the top moving image of the model selected by the user. The components of the top moving image include, for example, a person image, a foreground image, a background image, a positional relationship between the person image and the foreground image and the background image, character string lettering, and display switching time and display switching effect of the top movie. Etc.

  Specifically, the editing control unit 313 displays a selected image on which the top moving image of each model is posted on the tablet built-in monitor 131 in order to allow the user to select the top moving image. When the tablet built-in monitor 131 detects the user's selection operation, the top moving image generating unit 321 reads out the top moving image selected by the user from the storage unit 202. The top moving image generating unit 321 generates the user's top moving image using at least one of the components of the top moving image selected by the user. Here, when the component used by the user is selected, the top moving image generation unit 321 uses the component selected by the user among the components of the top moving image selected by the user, and uses the top moving image of the user. Generate an image. That is, the top moving image generating unit 321 generates a user's top moving image having the same components as the components of the top moving image selected by the user.

  Further, the editing control unit 313 may cause the tablet built-in monitor 131 to reproduce the top moving image of each model stored in the storage unit 202 as the model selection image. In this case, the top moving image generation unit 321 is a top image included in the top moving image of the model selected by the user, and is displayed on the tablet built-in monitor 131 when the tablet built-in monitor 131 accepts the user's selection operation. The top moving image of the user may be generated using the components of the top image.

  In addition, the top moving image generation unit 331 replaces the person image of the model among the constituent elements of the top image of the model selected by the user with the person image of the user, and the character string indicating the model in the character string image of the model May be replaced with a character string indicating the user to generate a top image of the user. The user image to be replaced and the character string indicating the user may be selected or input by the user, or may be set in advance (by the user).

  The replacement of the person part is basically synthesized into an image that is almost the same as the person part of the top image of the model. Specifically, the center of the person image (which may be the center of gravity of the predetermined image or the intersection of the diagonal lines of the rectangle circumscribing the person image) is extracted from the person image of the model, and the center of the person image of the user to be replaced is the same. The person image is replaced so as to overlap the place. In addition, the character string image is replaced with a character string image of the model image. The character string image indicating the user is edited so that the character image of the model image has the same style as the lettering. Replace by centering. A character string image by lettering creates a mask image in the shape of a character string and processes it so that a predetermined image such as a background can be seen in the character string part, or the character string image is an image of a predetermined touch material (cloth image) , Stone, glass, etc.). In addition, it includes a three-dimensional character string and a shaded character string. It also includes that the character string performs a predetermined movement in combination with the moving image.

  In other words, the top moving image generating unit 331 includes the foreground image (excluding the character string), the background image, the positional relationship between the person image, the foreground image, and the background image, the character string lettering, and the top moving image. The top moving image in which the display switching time, the display switching effect, etc. are the same as the top moving image of the model, and only the person image and the character string of the constituent elements are the user person image and the user character string may be generated. . Here, in the generated user top moving image, the positions of the person image and the character string image in the generated user top image are the same as the positions of the person image and the character string image in the model top image, respectively. Good. Further, the lettering of the character string image in the generated top image of the user may be the same as the lettering of the character string image in the top image of the model.

  The print control unit 314 controls processing related to user print control in the photo sticker creation game, such as sticker sheet printing by the printing unit 211.

  The post-service customer control unit 315 controls processing related to the post-service in the photo sticker creation game, such as processing to serve a user group that has finished the editing work by the post-service unit 13.

  The post-service customer control unit 315 may include a top moving image generation unit 331 as shown in FIG. The top moving image generating unit 331 has the same function as the top moving image generating unit 321 described above.

(Details of storage unit 202)
As illustrated in FIG. 11, the storage unit 202 stores model member identification information 425 and model member images 427 transmitted from the management server 4. The model member specifying information 425 includes the top moving image of the model member. That is, the top moving image of the model member is stored in association with the model member.

(Management server 4)
Next, details of the management server 4 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the management server 4 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in this figure, the management server 4 mainly includes a control unit 401, a storage unit 402, and a communication unit 403. The control unit 401 performs overall control of each member provided in the management server 4. The storage unit 402 stores various data used in the management server 4. The communication unit 403 communicates with other devices constituting the captured image management system 10.

(Details of control unit 401)
As shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 401 includes a communication control unit 411, a mail creation unit 412, a web page creation unit (page creation unit) 413, an image management unit 414, and a photo sticker creation device management unit 415. .

(Communication control unit 411)
The communication control unit 411 controls communication by the communication unit 403.

(Mail creation unit 412)
The mail creating unit 412 creates a mail to be sent to the mail address of the user who played with the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. In the present embodiment, the mail creation unit 412 creates a mail that guides the storage of an image that is transmitted to the mail address input from the communication control unit 411 using the data stored in the mail database 421. And output to the communication control unit 411.

(Web page creation unit 413)
The web page creation unit 413 creates a web page displayed on the mobile terminal 6. In the present embodiment, the web page creation unit 413 creates a web page corresponding to the access request received from the mobile terminal 6 using the data stored in the web page database 423 and outputs the web page to the communication control unit 411. . Although details will be described later, the web page creation unit 413 creates a web page corresponding to the user's membership type.

  Specifically, the web page creation unit 413 creates a user page for displaying information about the user. Here, the user page includes a member top page and a lower page of the member top page.

  In the following description, “page” refers to data that the management server 4 transmits to a communication terminal such as the mobile terminal 6 for display, such as a web page. The page usually includes text data and image data, and may further include audio data and moving image data.

  The web page creation unit 413 includes a top moving image generation unit (moving image generation unit, moving image editing unit) 416. Based on the instruction information indicating the user instruction transmitted from the mobile terminal 6, the top moving image generation unit 416 is a person image (face image), foreground image (character string image), background image, and position of the person image. A character position, a character font, and the like are specified, and a top moving image is generated by combining the specified person image, foreground image, and background image.

  For example, the top moving image generation unit 416 may extract the user's face image from the general member image specified by the instruction information, and generate the top image using the extracted face image. Further, the top moving image generating unit 416 may generate the top moving image using at least one of the components of the top moving image of the model member specified by the instruction information.

  In addition, the top moving image generation unit 416 re-edits a plurality of top images, person images, foreground images, or background images constituting the top moving image transmitted from the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 to generate a new top moving image. It may be generated. For example, when the communication control unit 411 receives instruction information instructing replacement of at least one of a plurality of foreground images and background images constituting each top image included in the top moving image generated by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1, the top moving image The generation unit 416 generates at least one original image (photo sticker creation) of a plurality of foreground images and background images constituting each top image included in the top video generated by the photo sticker creation device 1 according to a user instruction indicated by the instruction information. The foreground image and the background image constituting each top image of the user's top video generated by the device 1 are replaced with other images (for example, the foreground image or the background image of the top image of the model's top video), and new The top video of the user is generated.

  Further, the top moving image generation unit 416 replaces the person image of the model among the components of the top image of the model selected by the user with the user person image, and also indicates a character string indicating the model in the character string image of the model. May be replaced with a character string indicating the user to generate a top image of the user. The person image of the user to be replaced and the character string indicating the user may be selected or input by the user, set in advance (by the user), or from the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. It may be a person image and a character string included in the transmitted top moving image of the user.

  In this embodiment, the web page creation unit 413 includes the top moving image generation unit 416. However, the web page creation unit 413 and the top moving image generation unit 416 may be separate.

  The web page creation unit 413 can place the top moving image generated by the top moving image generation unit 416 in a predetermined location such as a member top page. Thereby, the user can confirm the actual moving image reproduction status of the top moving image. Further, the user can reset the display time setting of a plurality of top images, the display effect setting when the top images are switched, and the like from predetermined data.

(Image management unit 414)
The image management unit 414 manages images provided to the user through the image providing site. In the present embodiment, the image management unit 414 stores, in the image database 424, an image designated by the user among images created by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1.

(Photo sticker creation device management unit 415)
The photo sticker creation device management unit 415 manages one or a plurality of photo sticker creation devices 1. Specifically, the photo sticker creation apparatus management unit 415 reads out the model member specifying information 425, the model member image 427, the top moving image of the model, and the like from the storage unit 402 at a predetermined timing, and reads the read model member specifying information 425. The model member image 427 and the top moving image of the model are transmitted to the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. For example, when the model member specifying information 425, the model member image 427, or the top moving image of the model is updated (added / modified), the photo sticker creating apparatus management unit 415 updates the model member specifying information 425, the model The member image 427 and the top moving image of the model may be transmitted to the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. In addition, the photo sticker creating apparatus management unit 415 may transmit the model member specifying information 425, the model member image 427, the model top moving image, and the like to the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 at regular intervals. Further, when receiving a request from the photo sticker creating apparatus 1, the photo sticker creating apparatus management unit 415 transmits the model member specifying information 425, the model member image 427, the model top moving image, and the like to the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. It's okay.

(Details of storage unit 402)
As illustrated in FIG. 1, the storage unit 402 includes a mail database 421, a member database 422, a web page database 423, and an image database 424.

(Mail database 421)
The mail database 421 stores various data for creating a mail to be transmitted to the user.

(Member database 422)
The member database 422 stores various types of information related to users who are members of the image providing site. In the present embodiment, the member database 422 stores information (user specifying information) for specifying a user who uses the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 for each user. As shown in FIG. 1, in this embodiment, the member database 422 stores model member specifying information 425 that is user specifying information of model members and general member specifying information 426 that is user specifying information of general members. ing. Examples of the user specifying information include a user's member ID, e-mail address, nickname, date of birth, address, member attribute, membership date, and terminal ID of a mobile terminal held by the user. Moreover, as a member attribute, a pay member, a free member, a model member, etc. can be mentioned, for example.

  In addition, the member database 422 may include top moving images, icon images, URLs of SNS pages and BLOG pages of individual members, profile comments, and the like as user specifying information.

(Web page database 423)
The web page database 423 stores various data for creating a web page of an image providing site displayed on the mobile terminal 6.

(Image database 424)
The image database 424 stores images instructed by the user to be stored in the image providing site among the images of the user created by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. In the image database 424, images are stored separately for each user registered as a member in the member database 422. Specifically, the image database 424 stores a model member image 427 that is an image associated with a model member and a general member image 428 that is an image associated with a general member.

  Although not shown, the storage unit 402 also has a temporary storage database that temporarily stores data such as images received from the photo sticker creating apparatus 1.

(Details of communication unit 403)
In this embodiment, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 and the mobile terminal 6 are communication partners of the communication unit 403. The communication unit 403 receives data from another device or transmits data to another device under the control of the communication control unit 411.

(Mobile terminal 6)
FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the mobile terminal 6 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. As shown in this figure, the mobile terminal 6 mainly includes a control unit 601, a storage unit 602, a communication unit 603, an input unit 604, and a display unit 605. The control unit 601 performs overall control of each member provided in the mobile terminal 6. The storage unit 602 stores various data used in the mobile terminal 6. The mobile terminal 6 communicates with other devices constituting the captured image management system 10. The input unit 604 is a device for a user to input information to the mobile terminal 6 such as a touch panel. The display unit 605 is a device for displaying information, such as a liquid crystal display device.

(Details of control unit 601)
As illustrated in FIG. 12, the control unit 601 includes a communication control unit 611, an input control unit 612, and a display control unit 613.

  The communication control unit 611 controls communication by the communication unit 603. The input control unit 612 controls information input in the input unit 604. The display control unit 613 controls information display on the display unit 605. For example, when the display control unit 613 outputs the web page input from the communication control unit 611 to the display unit 605, the web page can be displayed on the display unit 605.

(Member registration process)
In the photographed image management system 10, a user who has registered as a member on the image providing site can save the photographed image on the image providing site. The user registers himself / herself as a free member in the image providing site according to a predetermined procedure. The procedure will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 is a screen transition diagram illustrating an example of a web page displayed on the display unit 605 of the mobile terminal 6 during the member registration process.

  The user accesses the image providing site using the portable terminal 6 in order to register as a member in the image providing site. As a result, the top page 1001 of the image providing site as shown in FIG. 13A is displayed on the display unit 605 of the mobile terminal 6. The top page 1001 includes at least a link image 1002 for proceeding with the member login process and a link image 1003 for proceeding with the free member registration process.

  The user operates the input unit 604 of the mobile terminal 6 to select a link image 1003 for proceeding with free member registration. As a result, the portable terminal 6 communicates with the management server 4, and as a result, the web page 1011 for free member registration as shown in FIG. 13B is displayed on the display unit 605.

  The web page 1011 includes an input form 1012 for inputting information (user specifying information) for specifying a user who is registered as a free member, and a link image 1013 for transmitting the input user specifying information to the management server 4. Including at least. The user operates the input unit 604 of the mobile terminal 6 to input various personal information such as the user's member ID, password, and email address to the input form 1012 as user identification information. The user selects the link image 1013 after completing the input of the user specifying information. As a result, the mobile terminal 6 transmits the user specifying information to the management server 4 and requests the management server 4 to register the user for free membership.

  The communication control unit 411 of the management server 4 receives the user specifying information transmitted from the mobile terminal 6 through the communication unit 403. The communication control unit 411 outputs the received user identification information to the mail creation unit 412 and instructs the mail creation unit 412 to create a member registration email. In response to this instruction, the mail creation unit 412 creates a member registration mail 1021 as shown in FIG. The member registration mail 1021 is a mail addressed to the mail address included in the received user identification information, and includes a URL 1022 to a web page indicating completion of free member registration. The mail creation unit 412 outputs the created member registration mail 1021 to the communication control unit 411. The communication control unit 411 transmits the input member registration mail 1021 to the user's mail address via the communication unit 403.

  The portable terminal 6 receives the transmitted member registration mail 1021 and displays it on the display unit 605. The user confirms the displayed member registration mail 1021 and selects the URL 1022. Thereby, the mobile terminal 6 requests the management server 4 for a web page specified by the URL 1022.

  In response to this request, the management server 4 completes free member registration. Specifically, the management server 4 creates an account area for a user (a storage area for storing member-specific data) in the member database 422, and stores the user specifying information in the account area. At this time, information indicating that the user is a free member is added to the account area. Finally, the management server 4 creates a web page indicating that the free member registration is completed and transmits it to the mobile terminal 6.

  The user can register himself / herself as a paying member in the image providing site by logging in to the image providing site by entering a member ID and password after registering a free member and following a predetermined procedure. After this registration is completed, information indicating that the user is a paid member is added to the user's account area.

(Service flow)
Next, details of the flow of services provided by the captured image management system 10 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 14 and 15. FIG. 14 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of a flow of a series of processes from photography to image storage in the photographed image management system 10.

(photography)
As shown in FIG. 14, the user starts playing the game in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 (step S1). Specifically, the user stands in front of the front panel 41 of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 and inserts coins having a fee required for playing the game into the coin insertion / return slot 87. The imaging control unit 312 determines whether or not a predetermined amount of coins has been inserted based on a signal supplied from the coin processing unit 221.

  If it is determined that the camera has been inserted, the shooting control unit 312 controls the shooting unit 21 to display the moving image of the subject captured by the camera 91 on the touch panel monitor 93 and display it in the shooting space A1 according to the shooting control by the user. The user is photographed as a subject (step S2). This photographing control is performed a plurality of times within the photographing processing time.

  In addition, as a process in the imaging control, a predetermined number of times may be taken as an image for transmission to the mobile terminal 6 instead of an image for printing on a sticker sheet. In this case, as an image suitable for an image to be transmitted to the mobile terminal 6, an image obtained by chroma-combining the image for synthesis and an image subjected to image processing such as filtering processing using a color filter are created at the time of shooting. Sometimes.

  After the photographing is finished, the photographing control unit 312 guides the user in the photographing space A1 to move to the editing space A2-1 or the editing space A2-2. This guidance is performed by displaying a guidance screen on the touch panel monitor 93 of the photographing unit 21 or by outputting voice guidance from the speaker 224.

(edit a picture)
After the end of the guidance, the editing control unit 313 controls the editing unit 12 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 control. Thus, the editing unit 12 is caused to edit the image (step S3). Specifically, the editing control unit 313 causes the user to select a synthesis image to be synthesized with the image selected or acquired as the editing target image, and synthesizes the selected synthesis image with the image. The composite image is edited according to the editing operation by the user. In addition, as editing for an image for transmission to the mobile terminal 6, for example, processing such as processing for trimming an image to a predetermined size, filtering processing using a color filter, and collage synthesis processing for finishing a plurality of images as one image Can also be done.

  After the editing, the editing control unit 313 guides the user who has finished editing control in the editing space A2-1 or the editing space A2-2 to move to the post-service space A3. This guidance is performed by displaying a guidance screen on the tablet built-in monitor 131 or by outputting guidance voice from the speaker 231.

(Photo sticker printing)
After the guidance is completed, the print control unit 314 outputs the image selected by the user to the printer 241 and prints it on the sticker sheet (step S4). When printing is completed, the customer service control unit 315 displays that the printing has been completed on the tablet built-in monitor 161 so that the printer 241 can acquire images from the management server 4 and the photo sticker creation apparatus 1 in the same procedure. The sticker ID created in the photo sticker creation device 1 and image acquisition information (URL of the image acquisition site, e-mail address for acquisition, etc.) are printed out of the box, and a predetermined image is printed in the center. The sealed sheet is discharged to the sheet discharge port 164.

(Subsequent customer service)
During printing, the subsequent customer service control unit 315 controls the subsequent customer service unit 13 to control processing related to the subsequent customer service for the user who is waiting for completion of printing (step S5). Specifically, the post-service customer control unit 315 controls processing for transmitting images (including edited images) to the management server 4 in the photo sticker creation game as processing related to the post-service by the post-service customer unit 13. . At that time, the post-service control unit 315 causes the tablet built-in monitor 161 to display a mail address input screen for inputting the mail address of the user who played the game and a screen for selecting an image to be transmitted. The user uses the touch pen 162 </ b> A or the touch pen 162 </ b> B to input the currently used mail address and select an image to be transmitted to the management server 4.

(Image transmission)
The communication control unit 311 transmits the input mail address and the selected image or the image determined by the control unit 201 as a transmission target to the management server 4 through the communication unit 203 (step S6). An identifier (image ID) for uniquely identifying the image is associated with the image transmitted at this time. The communication unit 403 of the management server 4 receives the mail address, image, and image ID transmitted from the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 (step S7), and outputs them to the communication control unit 411. The communication control unit 411 stores the received image in a temporary storage database (not shown) of the storage unit 402. The stored data such as an image is continuously stored in the temporary storage database until a predetermined time limit elapses, and is automatically deleted from the temporary storage database when the time limit elapses.

  Note that the communication control unit 311 may transmit all images to the management server 4 in consideration of not only a predetermined number of images selected by the user but also a future paying member. As a result, the user can acquire all images taken in the state of the free member when the user becomes a paying member on the site after shooting in the state of the free member.

(Compose and send a guide email)
The communication control unit 411 outputs the received email address and image ID to the email creation unit 412. The mail creating unit 412 creates a guide mail that is transmitted to the mail address received from the communication control unit 411 and guides the user to save the image. The procedure is as follows. The mail creation unit 412 outputs the image ID to the web page creation unit 413 and requests the web page creation unit 413 to generate a URL 1102 indicating a web page for storing the image specified by the image ID. The web page creation unit 413 generates the requested URL 1102 and outputs it to the mail creation unit 412.

  The mail creation unit 412 acquires data for creating a guide mail from the mail database 421. Then, the guide mail 1101 shown in FIG. 15A is created using the data, the URL 1102 and the user's mail address. A URL 1102 is described in the text of the guide mail 1101. The mail creation unit 412 outputs the created guide mail 1101 to the communication control unit 411. The communication control unit 411 transmits the guide mail 1101 to the user's mail address via the communication unit 403 (step S8).

  Note that the mail creation unit 412 may transmit a guide mail including a URL indicating a web page that only allows the user to input a seal ID instead of a web page that collects the image ID and the image related to the image ID. Good. In this case, the management server 4 receives an input of a seal ID printed outside the margin of the sticker paper from the mobile terminal 6 on the web page indicated by the URL included in the guidance mail, and is transmitted to the management server 4. You may make it display the image which is.

(Request and send web page for saving images)
The communication unit 603 of the portable terminal 6 receives the transmitted guide mail 1101 (step S9) and outputs it to the communication control unit 611. The communication control unit 611 outputs the input guide mail 1101 to the display control unit 613. The display control unit 613 outputs the input guide mail 1101 to the display unit 605. The user confirms the guide mail 1101 displayed on the display unit 605, and selects the URL 1102 using the input unit 604 in order to save the image on the image providing site (step S10).

  The input control unit 612 receives a selection input from the input unit 604 and notifies the communication control unit 611 that the URL 1102 has been selected. In response to this, the communication control unit 611 requests the management server 4 for a web page corresponding to the selected URL 1102. The specific procedure is as follows. The communication control unit 611 acquires the user member ID stored in the storage unit 602, and transmits a predetermined request for providing a web page including the member ID to the management server 4 through the communication unit 603.

  The communication control unit 411 receives the transmitted request through the communication unit 403 (step S11) and outputs it to the web page creation unit 413. The web page creation unit 413 determines the member type of the user by referring to the member database 422 for the member ID included in the request (step S12). In the present embodiment, the web page creation unit 413 determines whether the user is a free member or a paid member, and creates a web page according to the determination result. If the web page creation unit 413 determines that the user is a free member, the web page creation unit 413 creates a web page 1103 for the free member to store images as shown in FIG. On the other hand, when it is determined that the user is a paying member, a web page 1107 for the paying member to save the image is created as shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 15B, the web page 1103 includes one thumbnail image 1104, a link image 1105 that prompts the user to register a paying member, and a link image 1106 for storing one image on the image providing site. Is included. If the user is a free member, the number of images that can be stored is one, and the thumbnail image 1104 is a thumbnail of the one image. Note that the single image is an image selected by the user in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. On the other hand, when there are a plurality of images, the thumbnail image 1104 is any one of the plurality of images.

  As shown in FIG. 15C, the web page 1107 includes one thumbnail image 1104 and a link image 1108 for storing all the images.

  In this example, since the user is a free member, the web page creation unit 413 creates a web page 1103 for a free member. The web page creation unit 413 outputs the created web page 1103 to the communication control unit 411. The communication control unit 411 transmits the input web page 1103 to the mobile terminal 6 through the communication unit 403 (step S13).

(Save image)
The portable terminal 6 receives the web page 1103 through the communication unit 603 (step S14). The web page 1103 is output to the display control unit 613 via the communication control unit 611. The display control unit 613 outputs the input web page 1103 to the display unit 605. The user confirms the web page 1103 displayed on the display unit 605. When the user is a free member, even if there are a plurality of images, only one of them can be stored in the image providing site. When the user wants to save one image, the user selects the link image 1106 through the input unit 604. Note that the image to be stored is not limited to the image selected as the image to be transmitted to the mobile terminal 6 in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1, and is designated as an image to be stored in the mobile terminal 6 accessing the image providing site, for example. It may be an image.

  The input control unit 612 receives a selection input from the input unit 604 and notifies the communication control unit 611 that the link image 1106 has been selected. In response to this, the communication control unit 611 transmits an image storage instruction to the management server 4 (step S15).

  The communication control unit 411 receives the transmitted storage instruction through the communication unit 403 (step S16). As a result, the communication control unit 411 instructs the image management unit 414 to store the image. In response to this instruction, the image management unit 414 stores the user image stored in the temporary storage database in the image database 424 in association with the user member ID (step S17). At that time, if there is only one image, the image is saved. On the other hand, if there are a plurality of images, one of them (for example, an image corresponding to the thumbnail image 1104) is stored. Thereby, a series of processes shown in FIG. 14 is completed.

  Note that a user who is a free member selects the link image 1105 when he wants to save all images. In this case, a series of processing for paying member registration is performed in the captured image management system 10. When registration is completed, all images are stored in the image database 424 in association with the member ID of the user.

  In addition, the saving process when the user is a paying member is essentially the same as the saving process when the user is a free member. However, the user selects the link image 1108 included in the web page 1107. As a result, the management server 4 stores all images in the user image storage area in the image database 424. Note that the selection of an image to be saved by the user (one image for a free member and all images for a paid member) may be accepted by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. In this case, the image management unit 414 may store the image selected in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 in the image database 424.

(Image saving to portable terminal 6)
Hereinafter, a flow of processing when an image stored in the image providing site is stored in the user's portable terminal 6 will be described with reference to FIGS. 16 and 17. FIG. 16 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of a flow of a series of processes related to image storage in the mobile terminal 6 in the captured image management system 10. FIG. 17 is a screen transition diagram illustrating an example of a web page displayed on the display unit 605 of the mobile terminal 6 during the image saving process on the mobile terminal 6.

  The user accesses the image providing site in order to log in to the image providing site. As a result, the top page 1001 of the image providing site as shown in FIG. 17A is displayed on the display unit 605 of the mobile terminal 6. The user operates the input unit 604 of the mobile terminal 6 to select a link image 1002 for proceeding with member login processing to the image providing site. The input control unit 612 receives this selection operation and notifies the communication control unit 611 that the link image 1002 has been selected. As a result, the communication control unit 611 reads the user's member ID and password from the storage unit 602, transmits them to the management server 4 via the communication unit 603, and requests the management server 4 to log in to the image providing site (step S21). . Note that when the link image 1002 is selected, the communication control unit 611 may acquire a web page for inputting the user's member ID and password. In this case, the management server 4 may accept input of the member ID and password on the web page.

  The communication control unit 411 of the management server 4 receives this request through the communication unit 403 (step S22). Next, the communication control unit 411 outputs the received member ID and password to the web page creation unit 413 and instructs the web page creation unit 413 to create the member top page 1031.

  The web page creation unit 413 determines whether or not the user is registered as a member on the image providing site by checking the input member ID and password against the member database 422. If it is determined that it is registered, data for generating the member top page 1031 is acquired from the web page database 423. The web page creation unit 413 generates a member top page 1031 as shown in FIG. 17B using the data and outputs the member top page 1031 to the communication control unit 411. The member top page 1031 includes a link image 1032 for displaying a list of user images stored in the image providing site. The communication control unit 411 transmits the member top page 1031 to the mobile terminal 6 through the communication unit 403 (step S23).

  The communication control unit 611 of the mobile terminal 6 receives the member top page 1031 through the communication unit 603. The communication control unit 611 outputs the received member top page 1031 to the display control unit 613. The display control unit 613 outputs the member top page 1031 to the display unit 605. As a result, the member top page 1031 is displayed on the display unit 605 (step S24).

  The user selects the link image 1032 by operating the input unit 604 of the mobile terminal 6 (step S25). The input control unit 612 receives this selection operation and notifies the communication control unit 611 that the link image 1032 has been selected. As a result, the communication control unit 611 transmits a request for providing a web page including a list of user images stored in the image providing site to the management server 4 through the communication unit 603.

  The communication control unit 411 of the management server 4 receives the transmitted request through the communication unit 403 (step S26). Next, the communication control unit 411 instructs the web page creation unit 413 to generate an image list page 1041 including a list of user images stored in the image database 424.

  The web page creation unit 413 acquires data for generating the image list page 1041 from the web page database 423. The web page creation unit 413 uses the data and refers to all the images of the user stored in the image database 424 to generate an image list page 1041 as shown in FIG. 411. The image list page 1041 includes a plurality of thumbnail images 1042 that individually represent all the images of the user stored in the image database 424. The communication control unit 411 transmits the image list page 1041 to the mobile terminal 6 through the communication unit 403 (step S27).

  The communication control unit 611 of the portable terminal 6 receives the image list page 1041 through the communication unit 603. The communication control unit 611 outputs the received image list page 1041 to the display control unit 613. The display control unit 613 outputs the image list page 1041 to the display unit 605. As a result, the image list page 1041 is displayed on the display unit 605 (step S28).

  The user operates the input unit 604 of the mobile terminal 6 to select a thumbnail image 1042 corresponding to an image to be stored in the mobile terminal 6 among the displayed thumbnail images 1042 (step S29). The input control unit 612 receives this selection operation and notifies the communication control unit 611 that the thumbnail image 1042 has been selected. As a result, the communication control unit 611 transmits a request for providing an image corresponding to the selected thumbnail image 1042 to the management server 4 through the communication unit 603.

  The communication control unit 411 of the management server 4 receives the transmitted request through the communication unit 403 (step S30). Next, the communication control unit 411 instructs the image management unit 414 to output the image of the user requested to be provided from the portable terminal 6 to the communication control unit 411.

  The image management unit 414 acquires the instructed image from the image database 424 and outputs the acquired image to the communication control unit 411. The communication control unit 411 transmits the input image to the mobile terminal 6 through the communication unit 403 (step S31).

  The communication control unit 611 of the portable terminal 6 receives the transmitted image through the communication unit 603 and stores it in the storage unit 602 (step S32). Thus, the image storage process on the mobile terminal 6 is completed.

  In the above description, the configuration in which the mobile terminal 6 acquires an image by logging in to the image providing site has been described as an example. However, in the present embodiment, an image can also be acquired using a seal ID. . For example, the mobile terminal 6 accesses the web page indicated by the URL printed on the sticker paper (or the URL included in the guide mail), and accepts an input operation of the sticker ID by the user, thereby obtaining the image acquisition page. To access.

  At this time, if the user is a paying member, the image acquisition page displays a list of all the images specified by the seal ID and generated during one game so that the user can select. If the user is a free member, only one image out of all images specified by the seal ID may be displayed in a list so that the user can select it. Further, the image acquisition page may display only one image selected in advance in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 when the user is a free member. Note that it is preferable that only a list of edited images is displayed on the image acquisition page. For example, when there are captured images for which no edited image is generated, the edited image and the captured image for which the edited image is not generated are displayed. Images may be displayed as a list, or all edited images and captured images may be displayed as a list, and there is no particular limitation.

  The portable terminal 6 acquires an image selected by the user from the management server 4 among the images displayed as a list on the image acquisition page, and stores the acquired image in the storage unit 602. When the user is a paying member, the mobile terminal 6 manages all the images displayed in the list without accepting the user's selection operation for the images displayed in the list on the image acquisition page. And may be stored in the storage unit 602.

(Display processing of model member image 427 in photo sticker creating apparatus 1)
As described above, the imaging control unit 312 and the editing control unit 313 may display the model selection image and the model member top page on the touch panel monitor 93 and the tablet built-in monitor 131, respectively. That is, the imaging control unit 312 and the editing control unit 313 are display control units (display control means) that display the model selection image and the model member top page. Moreover, it can be said that the touch panel monitor 93 and the tablet built-in monitor 131 are a display unit that displays a model selection image and a model member top page, and an input reception unit that receives a user operation.

  Here, a display process in which the display control unit displays the model selection image and the model member top page on the display unit will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 18 is a flowchart illustrating an example of display processing executed by the display control unit of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1, and FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating an example of a model selection image displayed by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. 20 is a diagram showing an example of a model member top page displayed by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1.

  As shown in FIG. 18, first, the display control unit reads data stored in the storage unit 202 and generates a model selection image. The display control unit displays the generated model selection image on the display unit (S41: selection image display step).

  As shown in FIG. 19, the model selection image 1051 includes a plurality of top moving images 1052 associated with predetermined model members. The user can open the model member top page of the model member associated with the selected top moving image 1052 by selecting any one of the top images 1052.

  Note that the model selection image 1051 only needs to include information capable of selecting each model member. For example, the model selection image 1051 may include another image indicating a model member, text indicating a model member name, or the like, instead of the top moving image 1052.

  Next, the display control unit waits for a signal indicating the user's selection operation from the input receiving unit (S42). When the input reception unit detects the user's selection operation and transmits a signal indicating the user's selection operation to the display control unit (YES in S42: input step), the display control unit selects the user based on the received signal. Identify the model member who did. Then, the display control unit reads the model member specifying information 425 model member image 427 of the model member specified from the storage unit 202, and generates a model member top page of the specified model member. The display control unit displays the generated model member top page on the display unit (S43: model image display step).

  For example, the display control unit displays a model member top page as shown in FIG. 20 on the display unit. As shown in FIG. 20, the model member top page 1061 includes a top moving image 1062, an icon image 1063, a model member name 1064, the number of images 1065, link images 1066 and 1067, a profile button 1068, a display switching tab 1069, and a thumbnail. An image 1070 is included.

  The top moving image 1062 is an image including a model member's face image, a character indicating the name of the model member, a background image, and the like, and is an image generated individually for each model member.

  The icon image 1063 is an image indicating a model member.

  The model member name 1064 is a character indicating the name or nickname of the model member.

  The number of images 1065 indicates the number of model member images 427 stored in the storage unit 202 (image database 424).

  Link images 1066 and 1067 are link images for opening a personal page such as SNS or BLOG of the model member. When the user selects the link image 1066 or 1067, the display control unit displays the linked SNS page or BLOG page on the display unit with reference to the user specifying information.

  A profile button 1068 is a pull-down button for displaying comments set by model members. When the user selects the profile button 1068, the display control unit displays the profile comment with reference to the user specifying information.

  The display switching tab 1069 is a button for changing the display order of the model member images 427 and the like. In the illustrated example, the display switching tab 1069 includes a “new arrival order” tab, a “date order” tab, and a “by pre-device” tab. The “new arrival order” tab is a tab for switching the model member image 427 to display in the new arrival order (saved order). The “date order” tab is a tab for switching the model member image 427 to display in the date order based on the date and time information. The “by pre-device” tab is a tab for switching to a screen that is classified and displayed by model of the photo sticker creation apparatus 1 on which the model member image 427 is taken.

  A thumbnail image 1070 is a thumbnail image of the model member image 427.

  In the above example, the user selects a model, but the user may register a favorite model in advance. Specifically, the user registers a favorite model in advance on the image providing site. That is, the management server 4 associates a favorite model with a user as user specifying information (general member specifying information). The display control unit of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 displays a login screen on the display unit, and after the user logs in, refers to the user specifying information and displays the model member image 427 of the favorite model associated with the user. May be displayed.

  Moreover, you may register not only a favorite model but another general member of a favorite. In this case, the display control unit of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 causes the display unit to display the general member images 428 of other general members that the user likes.

(Another embodiment of the member top page displayed by the mobile terminal 6)
In the above, FIG. 17B is illustrated as the member top page displayed after the user logs into the image providing site. However, the member top page is not limited to this. For example, the member top page (user page) shown in FIG. ) May be displayed. That is, the web page creation unit 413 may create the member top page shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 21, the member top page 1081 includes a top moving image 1082, an icon image 1083, a member name 1084, the number of images 1085, link images 1086 and 1087, a profile button 1088, a display switching tab 1089, and a thumbnail image 1080. including. The functions of the top image 1082, icon image 1083, member name 1084, number of images 1085, link images 1086 and 1087, profile button 1088, display switching tab 1089, and thumbnail image 1080 are respectively shown in FIG. 1062, icon image 1063, model member name 1064, number of images 1065, link images 1066 and 1067, profile button 1068, display switching tab 1069, and thumbnail image 1070.

  The member top page 1081 shown in FIG. 21 includes the top moving image 1082, as described above, and the top moving image 1082 includes the member's face image 1091, characters 1092 indicating the member's name, the background image 1093, and the like. . Here, the user can freely generate the top moving image 1082 by selecting a face image, characters, background image, face image position, character position, character font, and the like.

  Below, the flow of the process which produces | generates the top moving image 1082 is demonstrated based on FIG. FIG. 22 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of a flow of processing for generating the top moving image 1082.

  The user accesses the image providing site in order to log in to the image providing site. As a result, the top page 1001 of the image providing site as shown in FIG. 17A is displayed on the display unit 605 of the mobile terminal 6. The user operates the input unit 604 of the mobile terminal 6 to select a link image 1002 for proceeding with member login processing to the image providing site. The input control unit 612 receives this selection operation and notifies the communication control unit 611 that the link image 1002 has been selected. As a result, the communication control unit 611 reads the member ID and password of the user from the storage unit 602, transmits them to the management server 4 via the communication unit 603, and requests the management server 4 to log in to the image providing site (step S51). .

  The communication control unit 411 of the management server 4 receives this request through the communication unit 403 (step S52). Next, the communication control unit 411 outputs the received member ID and password to the web page creation unit 413 and instructs the web page creation unit 413 to create the member top page 1081.

  The web page creation unit 413 determines whether or not the user is registered as a member on the image providing site by checking the input member ID and password against the member database 422. When it is determined that it is registered, data for generating the member top page 1081 is acquired from the web page database 423, the member database 422, and the image database 424. The web page creation unit 413 generates a member top page 1081 as shown in FIG. 21 using the data and outputs it to the communication control unit 411. The communication control unit 411 transmits the member top page 1081 to the mobile terminal 6 through the communication unit 403 (step S53).

  The communication control unit 611 of the mobile terminal 6 receives the member top page 1081 through the communication unit 603. The communication control unit 611 outputs the received member top page 1081 to the display control unit 613. The display control unit 613 outputs the member top page 1081 to the display unit 605. As a result, the member top page 1081 is displayed on the display unit 605 (step S54).

  The user operates the input unit 604 of the mobile terminal 6 to input an instruction for generating the top moving image 1082 (step S55). The input control unit 612 receives this operation and notifies the communication control unit 611 that an instruction to generate the top moving image 1082 has been input. Accordingly, the communication control unit 611 transmits a request for generating the top moving image 1082 to the management server 4 through the communication unit 603.

  The communication control unit 411 of the management server 4 receives the transmitted request through the communication unit 403 (step S56). Next, the communication control unit 411 instructs the web page creation unit 413 to generate the top moving image 1082.

  The web page creation unit 413 acquires necessary data from the web page database 423, creates a page (top moving image generation page) for generating the top moving image 1082 using the acquired data, and a communication control unit 411. The communication control unit 411 transmits the top moving image generation page to the mobile terminal 6 through the communication unit 403 (step S57).

  The communication control unit 611 of the mobile terminal 6 receives the top moving image generation page through the communication unit 603. The communication control unit 611 outputs the received top moving image generation page to the display control unit 613. The display control unit 613 outputs the top moving image generation page to the display unit 605. As a result, the top moving image generation page is displayed on the display unit 605 (step S58).

  Here, the top moving image generation page includes, for example, a person image, a foreground image and a background image used for the top moving image 1082, a positional relationship between the person image, the foreground image and the background image, and a character string included in the foreground image. Assume that information that allows the user to designate or select lettering of a character string is posted.

  The user operates the input unit 604 of the mobile terminal 6 so that the person image, the foreground image and the background image used for the top moving image 1082 being displayed, and the positional relationship between the person image, the foreground image and the background image, etc. An item is designated or selected (step S59). The input control unit 612 receives this operation, generates a person image, a foreground image and a background image used for the top image 1082, and instruction information indicating the positional relationship between the person image, the foreground image and the background image, and generates The instruction information is notified to the communication control unit 611. As a result, the communication control unit 611 displays the designated or selected person image, foreground image and background image, the positional relationship between the person image, the foreground image and the background image, the character string included in the foreground image, the lettering of the character string, and the like. The instruction information which is a request for generating the top moving image 1082 by using it is transmitted to the management server 4 through the communication unit 603.

  The communication control unit 411 of the management server 4 receives the transmitted request (instruction information) through the communication unit 403 (step S60: reception step). Next, the communication control unit 411 uses the person image, the foreground image and the background image indicated by the instruction information, the positional relationship between the person image, the foreground image and the background image, the character string included in the foreground image, the character string lettering, and the like. The image generation unit 416 is instructed to output the generated top moving image 1082 to the communication control unit 411.

  Based on the instruction, the image generation unit 416 performs lettering of the person image, the foreground image and the background image indicated by the instruction information, the positional relationship between the person image, the foreground image and the background image, the character string included in the foreground image, and the character string. Etc. are used to generate the top moving image 1082 (S61: image generation step). The image generation unit 416 outputs the generated top moving image 1082 to the communication control unit 411. The communication control unit 411 transmits the input top moving image 1082 to the mobile terminal 6 through the communication unit 403 (step S62).

  The communication control unit 611 of the mobile terminal 6 receives the transmitted top moving image 1082 via the communication unit 603, and the communication control unit 611 outputs the received top moving image 1082 to the display control unit 613. The display control unit 613 outputs the top moving image 1082 to the display unit 605. As a result, the top moving image 1082 is displayed on the display unit 605 (step S63).

  Here, when the desired top moving image 1082 is generated, the user operates the input unit 604 of the mobile terminal 6 to input an instruction to post the top moving image 1082 on the member top page 1081 (step S64). ). The input control unit 612 receives this operation, and notifies the communication control unit 611 that the posting instruction for the top moving image 1082 has been input. Accordingly, the communication control unit 611 transmits a request (top image posting instruction) for requesting the top moving image 1082 to be posted on the member top page 1081 to the management server 4 through the communication unit 603. If the top image 1082 is not generated as the user desires, the top moving image generation page may be displayed again.

  The communication control unit 411 of the management server 4 receives the transmitted request (top image posting instruction) through the communication unit 403 (step S65). Next, the communication control unit 411 instructs the web page creation unit 413 to output the member top page 1081 on which the top moving image 1082 generated by the image generation unit 416 is posted to the communication control unit 411.

  The web page creation unit 413 posts the top moving image 1082 generated by the image generation unit 416 on the member top page 1081, and updates the member top page 1081 (S66: page creation step). The web page creation unit 413 outputs the updated member top page 1081 to the communication control unit 411. The communication control unit 411 transmits the updated member top page 1081 to the mobile terminal 6 through the communication unit 403 (step S67).

  The communication control unit 611 of the mobile terminal 6 receives the updated member top page 1081 through the communication unit 603. The communication control unit 611 outputs the received member top page 1081 to the display control unit 613. The display control unit 613 outputs the updated member top page 1081 to the display unit 605. As a result, the member top page 1081 on which the top moving image 1082 generated by the image generation unit 416 is posted is displayed on the display unit 605 (step S68).

  In S59, the user may be able to generate his / her top moving image 1082 by imitating the top moving image 1082 of the model member. Specifically, when the user selects the model member top moving image 1082, the input control unit 612 displays the background image and foreground image of the selected model member top moving image 1082, as well as the person image, background image, and Instruction information including information indicating the positional relationship of the foreground image and at least one of the character string included in the foreground image, lettering of the character string, and the object may be generated. That is, the image generation unit 416 includes one or more elements (background image and foreground image, and the positional relationship between the person image, the background image, and the foreground image, which are used in the top moving image 1082 of the model member selected by the user. In addition, the top moving image 1082 may be generated using a character string, a character string font, a character string lettering, and an object included in the foreground image. Thus, the user can easily create his own top moving image 1082 that imitates the top moving image 1082 of the model member.

  In step S59, the top moving image generation unit 416 replaces the person image of the model among the components of the top image of the model selected by the user with the person image of the model, and converts the model in the character string image of the model. The user's top image may be generated by replacing the character string shown with the character string showing the user. In this case, it is arranged so that the center (centroid) of the person image of the user to be replaced coincides with the center (centroid) of the person image in the top image of the model, and the center (centroid of the character string in the character string image in the model top image) ) May be arranged so that the centers (centers of gravity) of the user's character strings to be replaced coincide with each other.

  In S59, the user may be able to generate his own top image 1082 using the image stored in the image database 424. Specifically, when the user selects an image stored in the image database 424, the input control unit 612 generates instruction information as information indicating a person image that uses the selected image as the top moving image 1082. To do. That is, the image generation unit 416 may extract the user's person image from the image selected by the user, and generate the top moving image using the extracted person image.

  In this embodiment, the web page creation unit 413 of the management server 4 creates the member top page 1081, the image generation unit 416 creates the top moving image 1082, and the mobile terminal 6 receives the member top page from the management server 4. The page 1081 and the top moving image 1082 are received, and the member top page 1081 and the top moving image 1082 are displayed. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the display control unit (display control means) 613 of the portable terminal 6 has a page creation function, and the control unit 601 has a top moving image generation unit 614 as shown in FIG. The member top page 1081 and the top moving image 1082 may be generated based on the data. Note that the top moving image generating unit 614 of the mobile terminal 6 has the same function as the top moving image generating unit 416 of the management server 4.

  Specifically, the communication control unit (reception unit, acquisition unit) 611 of the mobile terminal 6 preliminarily requires data (for example, an image browsing application and an image generation) from the management server 4 to generate the member top page 1081 and the top moving image 1082. Application, user top moving image, model member top moving image, etc.). Then, the display control unit 613 and the top moving image generation unit 614 of the mobile terminal 6 create a member top page 1081 or generate a top moving image 1082 based on an instruction from the user and data received in advance. May be. The display control unit 613 may display the generated member top page 1081 and the top moving image 1082 on the display unit 605. Here, when the top moving image generation unit 614 generates the top moving image 1082, the communication control unit (instruction means) 611 transmits the generated top moving image 1082 to the management server 4, and Instructed to post the generated top moving image 1082 on the member top page 1081.

(Secret image)
In the image providing site, basically, free members and paying members can freely view the model member image 427 regardless of the membership type. However, of the model member images 427, browsing may be restricted so that only a specific user can view images specified by the model member or the management server 4 (hereinafter referred to as secret images). . For example, the secret image may be disclosed only to paying members. In addition, the management server 4 may give a member a point corresponding to the usage frequency (the number of times of use) of the photo sticker creation device 1 for each member, and disclose the secret image only to members whose points are equal to or greater than a predetermined value. .

  When setting a secret image, the image management unit 414 may add a secret tag indicating that the image is a secret image to the model member image 427. In other words, the model member image 427 includes a first image that can be browsed by all users and a second image that can be browsed only by a specific user. In this case, the management server 4 may determine whether the image is a secret image based on the presence / absence of a secret tag. Further, the management server 4 may store, for each user, point information indicating the user's point (or usage count information indicating the usage count of the user's photo sticker creation apparatus 1) in the member database 422 as user specifying information. .

(Top moving image generation processing in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1)
Next, the top moving image generating process executed by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing an example of the top moving image generating process executed by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. FIG. 23 shows an example in which the editing control unit 313 (top moving image generating unit 321) executes the top moving image generating process during the editing work process. In addition, the post-service customer unit 315 (top moving image generating unit 331) may execute the top moving image generating process.

  For example, when the user inputs a top moving image generation instruction (depressing the top moving image generation start button), the editing control unit 313 starts the top moving image generation process. As shown in FIG. 23, first, the editing control unit 313 causes the tablet built-in monitor 131 to display a selection image for allowing the user to select components of the top moving image (S71).

  When the tablet built-in monitor 131 accepts a selection operation for the user to select a predetermined component (YES in S72), the editing control unit 313 inputs the content of the component selected by the user to the tablet built-in monitor 131. An input image for displaying is displayed (S73). For example, the edit control unit 313 may display a pull-down menu for selecting the content of the component as the input image. Further, the edit control unit 313 may display a list image of image samples for selecting the contents of the constituent elements as the input image. The edit control unit 313 may display an input image for inputting a character string. The edit control unit 313 may display an input image for determining the positional relationship among the person image, the background image, and the foreground image. Furthermore, the edit control unit 313 may display a use button or the like for using the top moving image of the model in the input image.

  At this time, when the user selects to use the top moving image of the model (YES in S74), the editing control unit 313 reads the top moving image of each model from the storage unit 202. Then, the edit control unit 313 displays a selected image on which the read top moving image of each model is displayed on the tablet built-in monitor 131 (S75). When the user selects a predetermined top moving image (YES in S76: input reception step), the top moving image generating unit 331 converts the contents of the constituent elements of the top moving image selected by the user into the generated user's top moving image. Apply (S77).

  On the other hand, when the use of the top moving image of the model is not selected in S74 (NO in S74) and the user inputs a predetermined content (YES in S78), the top moving image generating unit 331 includes the components input by the user. Is applied to the top moving image of the user to be generated (S79).

  In this way, S71 to S79 are repeated until the user inputs each component and the contents of all the components are determined. When the contents of all the constituent elements are determined (YES in S80), the top moving image generating unit 331 generates the top moving image of the user based on the selected and input contents of the constituent elements (S81: Video generation step). When generating the top image, the components of the top moving image (such as the display switching time and the display switching effect of the composite moving image) may not be input.

  Then, the communication control unit 311 transmits the top moving image generated by the top moving image generation unit 331 to the management server 4 (S82: transmission step).

[Example of software implementation]
The control blocks (especially the control unit 201, the control unit 401, and the control unit 601) of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1, the management server 4, and the portable terminal 6 are logic circuits (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like. It may be realized by software, or may be realized by software using a CPU (Central Processing Unit).

  In the latter case, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1, the management server 4, and the portable terminal 6 can read a program instruction that is software for realizing each function, and the program and various data can be read by a computer (or CPU). ROM (Read Only Memory) or a storage device (these are referred to as “recording media”), a RAM (Random Access Memory) for expanding the program, and the like. And the objective of this invention is achieved when a computer (or CPU) reads the said program from the said recording medium and runs it. As the recording medium, a “non-temporary tangible medium” such as a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit, or the like can be used. Further, the program may be supplied to the computer via any transmission medium (such as a communication network or a broadcast wave) that can transmit the program. The present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope shown in the claims, and embodiments obtained by appropriately combining technical means disclosed in different embodiments. Is also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be widely used as a photographed image management system that stores a photographed image of a user created in a photo sticker creating apparatus in a management server.

1 Photo sticker creation device 4 Management server (management device)
6 Mobile terminals (terminal devices)
11 Shooting unit 12 Editing unit 13 Subsequent customer service unit 21 Shooting unit 93 Touch panel monitor (display unit, input receiving unit)
131 Monitor with built-in tablet (display unit, input reception unit)
201 control unit 311 communication control unit (transmission means)
312 Shooting control unit (display control unit, shooting unit)
313 Edit control unit (display control means, edit means)
314 Print control unit 315 Subsequent customer service control unit 321 Top moving image generation unit (moving image generation means)
331 Top moving image generating unit (moving image generating means)
401 control unit 402 storage unit 403 communication unit 411 communication control unit (acquisition unit, reception unit)
412 Mail creation unit 413 Web page creation unit (page creation means)
414 Image management unit 415 Photo sticker creation device management unit 416 Top moving image generating unit (moving image generating unit, moving image editing unit)
601 Control unit 602 Storage unit 603 Communication unit 604 Input unit 605 Display unit 611 Communication control unit (reception unit, instruction unit, acquisition unit)
612 Input control unit 613 Display control unit (display control means)
614 Top moving image generating unit (moving image generating means)

Claims (11)

A photo sticker creation device that shoots a user and generates an image,
A display unit;
An input receiving unit for receiving an operation by the user;
A composite video having a plurality of composite images composed of a human image including at least a face image of a model, a foreground image including a character string image that is a character string image indicating the model, and a background image, the plurality of composite images Is stored with a combined moving image of a model that is switched at a predetermined time, and a combined moving image of a plurality of models is stored in association with the model,
Display control means for displaying a selection image for allowing the user to select a model on the display unit;
A composite video having a plurality of composite images composed of a human image including at least a face image of the user, a foreground image including a character string image that is a character string image indicating the user, and a background image, A moving image generating means for generating a composite moving image of a user whose images are switched at a predetermined time;
Transmission means for transmitting the user's synthesized video generated by the video generation means to an external device so that the user's terminal device can be viewed,
When the input receiving unit receives the user's selection operation, the moving image generation means is a person image, foreground image, which is a component of a composite moving image associated with the model selected by the user in the storage unit The above-mentioned user's composite video is generated using at least one of the background image, the positional relationship between the person image, the foreground image and the background image, the lettering of the character string, and the display switching time and display switching effect of the composite video. A photo sticker creating apparatus characterized by:   2. The photo sticker according to claim 1, wherein the transmission means individually transmits a person image, a foreground image and a background image constituting each composite image included in the composite moving image of the user to the external device. Creation device. The display control means causes the display unit to reproduce a composite video of each model stored in the storage unit as the selected image,
The moving image generation means is a combined image of a combined moving image of the model selected by the user, and the combined image displayed on the display unit when the input receiving unit receives the user's selection operation. 3. The photo sticker creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a composite animation of the user is generated using a component.   The moving image generating means replaces the person image of the model among the constituent elements of the composite image of the model with the person image of the user, and indicates a character string indicating the model in the character string image of the model. 4. The photo sticker creation apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the composite image of the user is generated by replacing with a character string. A management device that connects to a terminal device of a user and the photo sticker creation device according to claim 2 via a communication network and provides data that can be displayed on the terminal device,
Acquisition means for individually acquiring a person image, a foreground image and a background image constituting each composite image included in the composite video of the user from the photo sticker creating device;
Receiving means for receiving instruction information indicating the user's instruction from the terminal device;
In accordance with the user's instruction indicated by the instruction information received by the receiving means, at least one of the foreground images and background images acquired by the acquiring means is replaced with another image, and the new user's And a moving image editing means for generating a combined moving image. A composite video having a plurality of composite images composed of a human image including at least a face image of a model, a foreground image including a character string image that is a character string image indicating the model, and a background image, the plurality of composite images Is further provided with a storage unit that stores a combined moving image of a model that switches in a predetermined time, and stores a combined moving image of a plurality of models in association with the model,
The receiving means receives instruction information indicating the model selected by the user,
The moving image editing means replaces the original image with a foreground image or a background image that constitutes a combined image included in a combined moving image associated with the model indicated by the instruction information in the storage unit, and combines the new image with the new user. The management apparatus according to claim 5, wherein a moving image is generated. A management device that connects to a terminal device of a user and the photo sticker creation device according to claim 2 via a communication network and provides data that can be displayed on the terminal device,
Acquisition means for individually acquiring a person image, a foreground image and a background image constituting each composite image included in the composite video of the user from the photo sticker creating device;
A composite video having a plurality of composite images composed of a human image including at least a face image of a model, a foreground image including a character string image that is a character string image indicating the model, and a background image, the plurality of composite images Is stored with a combined moving image of a model that is switched at a predetermined time, and a combined moving image of a plurality of models is stored in association with the model,
Receiving means for receiving instruction information indicating the user's instruction from the terminal device;
In accordance with the user instruction indicated by the instruction information received by the receiving means, among the constituent elements of the model composite image selected by the user, the person image of the model is replaced with the person image of the user acquired by the acquisition means. Moving image editing means for generating a composite image of the user by replacing a character string indicating the model in the character string image of the model with a character string indicating the user included in the foreground image acquired by the acquisition means; A management device comprising: A method for controlling a photo sticker creating apparatus that shoots a user and generates an image,
The photo sticker creation device
A display unit;
An input receiving unit for receiving an operation by the user;
A composite video having a plurality of composite images composed of a human image including at least a face image of a model, a foreground image including a character string image that is a character string image indicating the model, and a background image, the plurality of composite images And a storage unit that stores a combined moving image of a model that is switched at a predetermined time, and stores a combined moving image of a plurality of models in association with the model,
A display step of displaying on the display unit a selection image for allowing the user to select a model;
An input receiving step for receiving a selection operation of a predetermined model by the user;
A composite video having a plurality of composite images composed of a human image including at least a face image of the user, a foreground image including a character string image that is a character string image indicating the user, and a background image, A video generation step for generating a composite video of a user whose images are switched at a predetermined time;
Transmitting the user's synthesized video generated in the video generation step to an external device so that the user's terminal video can be viewed on the user's terminal device,
The moving image generating step includes a person image, a foreground image, a background image, a person image and a foreground image, which are constituent elements of a combined moving image associated with the model indicated by the selection operation received in the input receiving step in the storage unit. A photo sticker creating apparatus for generating a composite video of the user by using at least one of a positional relationship with a background image, lettering of a character string, a display switching time of a composite video, and a display switching effect Control method. A terminal device connected via a communication network to a management device that manages images taken by the photo sticker creation device according to claim 2,
An input receiving unit for receiving user operations;
Acquisition means for individually acquiring a person image, a foreground image and a background image constituting each composite image included in the composite video of the user generated by the photo sticker creation device from the management device;
In accordance with the user's operation received by the input receiving unit, at least one original image among the plurality of foreground images and background images acquired by the acquiring unit is replaced with another image, and a new synthesized video of the user is obtained. And a moving image editing means for generating the terminal device.   The control program for functioning a computer as a terminal device of Claim 9, Comprising: The control program for functioning a computer as said each means.   The computer-readable recording medium which recorded the control program of Claim 10.

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