JP2002024845A - Digital picture system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problems that it takes an amateur many years of training and talent to paint pictures like famous works and have few opportunities to have his pictures evaluated, even if he is sure having drawn a fine. SOLUTION: A digital image made by an image inputting means, such as a camera or the like is input to be combined with software made by extracting the feature of painting technique from works of a famous painter. A new work is created by taking the painting technique of the famous painter into an original picture, so that it can be appreciated in a virtual picture gallery established over the Internet. The software of the painting technique of the famous painter is provided from the virtual picture web site established over the Internet in the same manner, so that the works can be put in order and kept.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention uses an image input means such as a digital camera, an Internet communication means, and a software package which extracts features of a celebrity's drawing method to finish the image input by the means into a painting. It encourages creative activities.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art It has been almost impossible to directly convert an image captured by a camera or the like into a desired image method. However, there has been a technique for extracting a feature of an original image to make a line drawing or for making a mosaic tone by computer software.

[0003] However, even if an amateur introduces such a technique, a desired creation cannot be performed at all.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION IT (Informa)
With the advancement of new technologies, the times have come to demand new creative activities in the field of art. In the field of music, computer composition is advancing. But in the field of painting there is nothing.

[0005] The style of new paintings is pioneered using computers and the Internet to enable even non-painted amateurs to create works.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] Software on which celebrity painting methods are extracted is prepared on the Internet, and contracted persons are free to use it. The original picture input by the customer and the work created from the original picture are stored and organized so that they can be used at any time.

[0007] A virtual gallery is provided on the Internet so that anyone can appreciate it. The work is also sold and paid for, and e
Settle in commerce.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS There are many people who enjoy painting. They enjoy paintings and, if they have money, collect personal works of famous painters and set up private museums. Even if you don't go that far, there are people who are not enough to see and paint themselves.

Beginning with sketches, objects around you,
There are still life, landscapes, flora and fauna, and people. Now that we have reached a mature advanced information society, we can only send and receive information.

A painting auction using the Internet, painting circles, works of famous painters, Van Gogh, Rembrandt, and Japanese painting research circles such as Yokoyama Taikan are also expanding. Due to his hobby, many people have the desire to paint their own Van Gogh-style paintings of Taikan Yokoyama.

The present invention provides a system in which a creator himself can make a desired painting from an image obtained by the Internet and a digital camera, or a photograph taken by an ordinary film camera.

In addition, by expanding the circle of similarity and using the Internet for circle activities, it is possible to receive not only the area but also the world of hobbies and receive advice and guidance from famous painters.

[0013] There is a turning point between human beings. birth,
Shichigosan, admission, admission, graduation, graduation ceremony, start as a member of society, coming-of-age ceremony, wedding ceremony, transfer, job change, retirement age, funeral, and more.

In the absence of the convenience of photography, a rich civilization, the rich and the power of the old often used famous painters of the era to draw portraits. Of course, ordinary people do not even have that form in the old days unless they were rich enough. But now there are photos. The photograph is a picture of the present form, the moment of appearance.

The shape can be left exactly. However, unlike the paintings drawn by the painters, the depth, thoughts and thoughts of the people and landscapes do not appear. It would be hard to imagine how happy the general landlord could achieve this and distribute it to acquaintances and relatives.

The present invention overcomes these problems, provides a new digital painting method, and provides a method and system for drawing according to a famous painter's painting method and tone. It was made possible by using digital technology by combining inexpensive PCs, portable information devices and the Internet.

FIG. 1 shows a system configuration diagram according to the present invention. 1 denotes the Internet as a public network, 2 denotes a base station of a mobile Internet, 3 denotes a convenience store and an office of a courier company. For a person with a picture heart, an image taken by a Handycam (registered trademark) coder 10 with a communication device or a digital camera 11, for example, a landscape 13 is sent to a home 15 or a service center 4 as an original image using a mobile phone 9 as an example.

The image captured by the digital camera 11 and the handycamcorder 10 is stored as an original image in a memory of a personal computer at home 15. Alternatively, temporarily store them on a contracted painting service center or website.

The website 4 may be referred to as a painting service center. Here, the original drawings of people who have a hobby in the contracted picture are stored and organized. As mentioned earlier, the original image may be filed in real time from the image taken on the spot, or the photograph taken by a normal film camera taken in the past by a scanner may be digitized and stored and organized .

Reference numeral 6 denotes a server for inputting and storing an image of a customer, and finishing the original image in a desired color tone, touch, and technique according to the request of the customer, in this case, a person who is interested in painting. If the customer wants, the original picture processing software is distributed to the customer from the website 4 and the customer finishes the picture style they like.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a data memory on a website. Store and arrange the original and processed paintings of the contracted customers here. In addition, processing software that can control various techniques, Van Gogh style, Renoir style, Japanese painting style, or software that draws with a touch such as a renowned manga artist, such as Osamu Tezuka, is prepared.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a connection line of the Internet network. People who enjoy painting can take images taken with the digital camera 10 and handycamcorder to the house 15 and input the images to the server and personal computer at home, based on the painting method distributed from the painting service center 4 Can be processed and modified at home.

In addition, the information is transmitted to the service center 4 using the wireless Internet (mobile Internet) in real time in a quick and real-time manner so that the user can finish the image in a desired manner. It can be seen on devices, web TV, etc.

If you like something, you can send it to friends and friends on the Internet, but if it is a picture of a commemorative event of a life milestone, give it a reasonable decoration, for example, put it in a frame and deliver it It may be delivered by 14 courier services from the trader 3. Alternatively, a picture may be sent from a high-definition digital color facsimile at the convenience store 3 and come to the convenience store for collection.

There are methods of storing and organizing the finished painting at home 15, performing it at the service center 4, and using three convenience stores and courier services to deliver it to friends and acquaintances. Convenience stores and courier companies receive paintings of customers at 7 digital facsimiles that output high-definition image quality.

If the subject person and scenery 13 are photographed by the digital camera 11 and the handycamcorder 10 and stored and organized at the service center 4, the trouble of organizing at home can be saved. Sometimes you want to decorate something sudden, such as a funeral photo, as a portrait of a fine deceased. In such a case, processing and retouching are performed immediately, which is very effective.

FIG. 2 shows a software structure mounted on the portable information devices 9, 10 and 11. Reference numeral 22 denotes hardware, in this case, the mobile phone 9, the handycamcorder 1
0 corresponds to the digital camera 11. 23 is O to be mounted
S, which may be Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac, or TRON (registered trademark).

From 24 to 31, hardware 22, O
This is application software gathered on S23. Reference numeral 24 denotes painting processing software distributed from the painting service center 4 in FIG. You can buy it at a software shop and install it yourself. There are well-known painters, manga artists and software for dramatography, and you can make your favorite painting method and color tone from the original picture of the photograph.

Reference numeral 25 denotes software developed by Tao of the United Kingdom.
A virtual machine environment is realized without depending on S and CPU. It is excellent in real-time performance, including Java (object-oriented program developed by Sun Microsystems, USA).

The intent 25 is a real CP under the JAVA environment.
Since it is executed as a U instruction, the processing speed is high, and the graphics function exhibits excellent performance. It can be executed at high speed, such as games, scientific molecular structures, gene sequences, etc.

By applying to the painting system according to the present invention, fine and subtle touches can be drawn at high speed. It can be said that it is an application software necessary to bring out the features of famous painters and manga artists.

Reference numeral 26 denotes telephone and facsimile software. You can talk by voice and send and receive data and images by fax. 27 is a mail function, which can connect the world via the Internet. Reference numeral 28 denotes a personal information file (PIM), which is used as a personal organizer. Reference numeral 29 denotes audio compression software which is standardized and can receive favorite music from a music provider.

Since a digital painting can be drawn on the electronic sketching device 53 while listening to favorite music, creative activities can be enjoyed.

Reference numeral 30 denotes authentication software for proving the identity of the user. The device 21 and the service center confirm the identity of the user by combining a fingerprint pattern (not shown), a voiceprint, the shape of the iris of the person's eye and the password, and perform communication and transaction.

The application software 31 is electronic payment software. This is e-commerce in which the user is authenticated and settled with a bank, securities company, financial institution, convenience store, service center, or the like.

The digital painting terminal 21 has the above functions. Therefore, although it is an Internet device in a broad sense, as described later, a digital painting campus 51 and an electronic sketchbook 53 that realize digital painting are provided.
Device.

FIG. 3 shows a Gogh tone 36, a Gauguin tone 37, and a Gogh tone 36, using a picture processing software 24 shown in FIG. Japanese painting 38
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a pattern for performing modulation and processing.

Although it is possible to change the painting method and color tone mechanically and routinely by using processing software, it is possible to go to the campus or sketchbook by yourself using a digital brush, which will be described later. Drawing is more fun. Different Van Gogh and Gauguin can be created by touching the brush.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the steps of processing the original image to a desired image method, adding and modifying the original image, delivering it to an acquaintance or friend, or storing and organizing it at a service center.

In FIG. 4, ST401 shows an operation of inputting an image from a digital camera, a handycamcorder, or an ordinary film photograph using a scanner. ST4
02 indicates that the input device is a personal computer or a portable device.
ST403 transmits to the home or the service center via the Internet network.

ST404 inputs the original image to the server of the Web site of the service center. The server of the service center performs sorting and classification for each customer. ST 405 modulates and modifies the initial image method and color tone according to the customer's request.

ST406 distributes the modulated picture to the customer. In ST407, the customer checks and performs correction again, and repeats ST404 and ST407. S
In T408, the customer himself makes corrections with an electronic pen and finishes with his favorite painting method.

If the user wants the finished painting to be stored and organized at the service center, the process jumps to ST404. If it is desired to arrange the information and deliver it to friends, acquaintances, and relatives, a request is made to a convenience store and a home delivery company in ST411 in ST411.

The subject photographed by the conventional film camera is also
Even if you pay to the lab, once you see it, it will be stored in a cardboard box and you will find it later.

[0045] Paying appropriate money, the service center 4
If you have them stored and organized in a database, you can instantly search and retrieve them whenever you need them. You don't have to put it on an album and forget it, or save time on the negatives.

FIG. 5 shows the processing, correction, storage, and processing of the received original image.
It is a flowchart which shows the process of the service center which arranges. The service center can be called a virtual service center as a website on the Internet.

Since it is a virtual store, there is no need for a physical office or shop. All you need is a server, the necessary database, and software for processing and modifying photos. Organize and store photos and paintings of customers on a database according to customer requirements.

Also, with the permission of the customer, selling the paintings and photographs of the best-selling products on the homepage. Profit can be split between service center and owner. It has become enough as a business.

In FIG. 5, in ST501, an image of an original picture is received from a customer via the Internet, by mail, or by courier. In ST502, the service center stores, arranges, and stores the original images of the customer in a database.

In ST503, modulation processing is performed from the original image to a desired technique and color tone according to the customer's request. This is done with the processing software on the service center database. This is done using software that extracts the characteristics of famous artists, manga artists and playwrights, as well as image and color features.

In step ST504, when the customer performs processing and correction using his / her favorite painting method, the customer requests processing and correction software from the service center.
The service center, of course, receives a fee from the customer and provides the software.

Step ST505 shows the step of delivering the requested painting method software to the customer. In ST506, the customer uses his or her own electronic pen to create a painting that is more favorable than the original. Naturally, if the customer owns such processing and modification software, there is no need to provide it from the service center.

In ST507, when the customer wants to distribute the picture drawn by the customer to acquaintances, friends, friends, and relatives, the picture is delivered from a convenience store, a home delivery company, or a service center in ST508. In this case, at the convenience store, home delivery, and service center according to the customer's request, when giving a gift as a frame of a picture or as a souvenir, it is delivered with a decoration.

If the customer gives only instructions on the Internet, the virtual shop will do all of these for them, so that all labor and time are saved.

In ST509, when the work processed and corrected by the customer is stored and organized in the service center, the process jumps to ST501 again. If you want to store and organize your work, you can store it on your PC or server.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a state in which an electronic painting is being created. The author creates a work with an electronic brush toward the electronic campus 51. The original picture is a digital camera,
Use a digitized picture by using a video handycamcorder or a scanner from a film photograph.

A new and new work can be created by performing correction and creative activities by touching the electronic brush 52, painting, and processing software. FIG. 6 (a) shows a situation in which the author is creating an electronic atelier at home.

FIG. 6B shows a state in which sketching is performed outdoors. The creator inputs the landscape 13 from the digital camera 11 to the electronic sketchbook 53. A creative activity is performed using the electronic brush 52 based on the input original image.

The painting methods and touches are stored in software in 53 electronic sketchbooks, so that the user can make a desired painting style. If you need software in a scenic spot, you can use a mobile phone or an electronic sketchbook with a wireless Internet transmission / reception function.

Since the hardware of the wireless Internet is physically as large as a matchbox, it does not take up space. The same applies to the electronic campus 52.

The structures of the electronic campus 52 and the electronic sketchbook 53 are thin and light using liquid crystal TFTs, so that they can be handled in the same manner as a paper sketchbook.

The present system is not only a creative activity as a hobby, but also allows a virtual gallery to be set up on the Internet so that one can appreciate each other's works and buy and sell electronic paintings.

[0063]

As described above, according to the system of the present invention, a digital photograph input by means of a digital camera or the like can be used as an original image to select a technique desired by the author to complete a work.

A new painting that incorporates personal creation and celebrity painting techniques by using software that incorporates the skills of various domestic and foreign celebrity painters, manga artists, and playwrights from a virtual service center provided on the Internet. As a work,

Also, a virtual gallery is set up on the Internet so that one can appreciate each other's works and buy or sell it for a fee, or open up a circle of hobbies and creative activities through the gallery to actively engage in circle activities and research. I can do things,

An image input outdoors using an electronic campus or an electronic sketchbook can be immediately created using an electronic pen, and software of various painting methods can be provided in real time through a service center. Can create works that are deep in the state.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram showing a digital painting system.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a software configuration of a portable information device and an electronic sketch device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a painting created by modulating and processing an original image.

[Figure 4] Sending the original image to the website, processing the image,
It is a flowchart which shows the process of keeping and organizing.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing processing steps on a website.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a creative activity is performed using a technique of electronic painting.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Internet 2 Mobile Internet Base Station 3 Convenience Store, Delivery Center 4 Digital Painting Service Center 5 Internet Network 6 Server 7 Digital Facsimile 8 Painting Database 9 Mobile Phone 10 Handy Camcorder 11 Digital Camera 12 People 13 Landscape 14 Delivery Vehicle 15 Home 21 Mobile Information Software structure of equipment 22 Hardware 23 OS 24 Painting software 25 Intent (Tao company name) 26 Telephone / FAX 27 Email 28 PIM (Personal information file) 29 MP3 30 Personal authentication 31 Electronic payment 35 Original picture, photo, digital memory 36 Van Gogh Painting 37 Gauguin Painting 38 Japanese Painting 51 Electronic Campus 52 Electronic Brush 53 Portable Electronic Campus, Electronic Sketchbook

Claims (9)

[Claims] A means for extracting a feature of a painting from a famous work into a software package on an original image of a digital image captured by using image input means such as a camera; and combining the original image with a celebrity work style. A digital painting system characterized by finishing into a painting. 2. The image input means according to claim 1, wherein the image input means includes a film camera, a digital camera, a video camcorder,
A digital painting system characterized by taking in the image projected on TV etc. as digital input. 3. A means for providing a painting service center on the Internet, a means for providing a painting software for a celebrity work to a customer from the service center, and storing a customer's original picture and a created painting. Digital painting system. 4. A digital painting system characterized in that in a painting created from an original picture using a celebrity painting method, the use of celebrity painting method software is noted in the work. 5. A digital painting system characterized in that means for providing a virtual gallery on the Internet, means for exhibiting and viewing works in the gallery, and for buying and selling, and for buying and selling from Internet terminal equipment by means of e-commerce. . 6. A digital painting system characterized in that famous works include paintings, manga, dramas, and animations. 7. The work created according to claim 1 is placed on a picture by a service center, a convenience store, or a courier service provided on the Internet, and the picture is framed according to the request of the creator, and the wrapping according to the event is delivered. Digital painting system characterized by things. 8. A digital original image input by a camera or the like is displayed on an electronic campus or an electronic sketchbook constituted by a display device such as a liquid crystal display, and is touched by an electronic brush.
A digital painting system that features celebrity painting. 9. The digital painting system according to claim 8, wherein the electronic brush touches a celebrity painting method, and corrects and processes the celebrity painting method by means of tracing on the original picture.