JP2005156942A - Portrait photographing system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portrait photographing system which enables a user being a subject to take his or her portrait having a desired expression by displaying a plurality of sample images having various expressions and making the user select an image having a desired expression from the displayed images and controlling an acoustic means, an image display means, an illuminating means, a temperature control means, a blast control means, and a fragrance control means to induce the user to have the selected expression and timely photographing this expression. <P>SOLUTION: In the portrait photographing system for photographing the user as the subject by a photographing means, the image display means displays a plurality of preliminarily prepared portrait examples having different expressions, and the user can select a portrait having a desired expression from the plurality of portrait examples by a ihstruction operation means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a person photographing system for photographing a person's face as a main subject.

  Well-known photography systems for taking pictures of people include ID photography systems, souvenir photography systems at tourist spots or entertainment facilities, and souvenir photography systems at wedding halls or photo studios. In recent years, there are many seal print creation systems for obtaining a face photo sticker print taken with a friend or for creating a face photo sticker print for the purpose of exchanging with a friend.

  The ID photography system allows you to quickly attach the necessary photos to attach to your resume, application form for school or various qualification examinations, or application form for applying for a passport. As a convenient facility that can be prepared in, it is installed and used in many places. A print created by photographing one's own face with these ID photo-taking systems is essential for ID photos used for authentication and verification, such as photo size, face position, and eyes. Although it satisfies the requirements such as no flickering, it is often difficult to say that it is a photograph that expresses your face as your favorite face.

  The value of a face image taken with a commemorative photo shoot system at a tourist spot or at an entertainment facility is the value of the face image that appears on the print as the background. Even if it is located, it depends on the case whether it is what the person likes.

  When taking pictures at a wedding hall or a photo studio, an experienced photographer will correct the clothes and posture of the person who is the subject, with sufficient facilities for taking pictures, and timing Take multiple pictures well. The photograph obtained in this way often has a satisfactory face image for the person who is the subject, but it tends to be a facial expression with a unique tension, and the person who is the subject Even if the photographer says "Yes, laugh" and make a facial expression, I can't immediately confirm what the facial expression is, and I still have anxiety until I see the final photo. In many cases, you can only choose from the photos taken, even if you have some dissatisfaction. Furthermore, the problem of time and cost required for the subject to obtain this is also great.

  The print that has the face image, the border around the image, and in some cases the favorite character, obtained by the sticker print creation system, allows the person who is the subject to enjoy the momentary expression of the shooting time. It is often a face image.

  In this way, many people take pictures of their faces or have many opportunities to take pictures, but it is quite difficult to obtain photographs having face images of their favorite expressions.

  In order to obtain a photograph of a good face image, it is necessary that both the photographing side condition and the subject side condition are satisfied.

  In other words, the conditions that must be satisfied on the photographing side are, first, photographing equipment and photographing system as photographing means, and high functional performance of materials to be used, and a photographer's technology at a level sufficient to handle these. One more important condition is the sense and skill of the photographer who derives an appropriate facial expression and pose for the person who is the subject and shoots it at an appropriate opportunity.

  The conditions that must be satisfied on the subject side are mainly facial expressions and poses.

  The improvement of the conditions that must be met on the shooting side described above is often due to the continuous improvement of the shooting equipment, shooting system and materials, and the improvement of the photographer's skills through education and hands-on shooting experience. . However, in a system where there is no photographer, it is impossible to rely on the photographer's technology, so the performance of the face photograph must depend on the improvement of the photographing equipment, the photographing system, and the materials used. Absent.

  As an example of contrivance, in the ID photo photography system, there is also a proposal to change the light distribution pattern of the illumination means to find the optimal lighting conditions for obtaining the best facial image from the person who is the subject. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

  As a suggestion that the condition on the subject side can be improved even if there is no photographer, the person who is the subject makes various facial expressions, poses, and operates the remote shutter operation means Therefore, there is a plan to take a picture of himself with a good expression and pose (see, for example, Patent Document 2). However, apart from actors and models whose occupation is to be photographed, it is almost impossible for ordinary people to create their own favorite facial expressions and poses, assuming facial photographs to be made. Close to.

Therefore, in order to obtain a good facial photograph that you like yourself, it is desirable to shoot at a wedding hall or photo studio that often satisfies the above conditions. However, as already mentioned, for the person to be photographed, there are great concerns about whether or not he can make a facial expression that he likes, and the problems of time and cost.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-327012 (page 2-3) Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2000-147461 (page 5)

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described situation, and an object of the present invention is to display a plurality of sample images having various expressions prepared in advance using an image display means, thereby providing a subject. Next, the sound means, the image display means illumination means, the temperature control means, the air flow control means, and the scent control means are controlled corresponding to the selected facial expression. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a person photographing system in which a person as a subject is guided so as to have a selected facial expression, and the facial photograph of a desired facial expression is obtained by photographing the facial expression in a timely manner. Also, it was obtained by selecting the image that the person who became the subject likes most from the plurality of face images taken in this way, and printing the image and outputting it to a storage medium. The purpose is to make use of facial images.

  The above-mentioned subject is achieved by the following means.

(1) A person photographing system for photographing a person as a subject by photographing means,
The image display means displays a plurality of face image examples with different facial expressions prepared in advance,
A person photographing system characterized in that a person who is a subject can select a face image having a desired expression from the plurality of face image examples by an instruction operation means.

  (2) The person photographing system according to (1), wherein the plurality of face image examples include a true face image or an expressionless face image.

(3) The control means of the person photographing system includes:
Sound means to output sound, voice, music,
Image display means for outputting images, characters and codes on a display;
Instruction operation means consisting of touch sensors, push buttons, keyboards, etc.
Control
The person photographing system according to (1) or (2), characterized in that guidance is performed so as to select a face image having a desired expression for the person as the subject.

(4) Corresponding to the facial image of the facial expression selected by the instruction operation means,
The control means is at least
Sound means to output sound, voice, music,
Image display means for outputting images, characters and codes on a display;
Illumination means for illuminating the subject;
Temperature control means for changing the ambient temperature of the subject,
Air blowing control means for sending wind from a predetermined direction to the subject and variably controlling the wind force,
Scent control means to send scent to the subject,
Instruction operation means for selecting an image on which a person to be a subject is displayed and performing other instruction operations,
By controlling any of the means
The person photographing system according to (3), wherein a person who is a subject is guided so as to express the selected face image.

  (5) The control means includes the acoustic means so that the person who is the subject changes a facial expression in accordance with a sound or image that changes at regular intervals, or a sound or image that changes at a constant rhythm, Or the said image display means is controlled, The person photographing system as described in (4) characterized by the above-mentioned.

  (6) The control means urges the subject person to perform facial massage or eye movement, and then perform the facial expression of the selected facial image. The person photographing system as set forth in (5), wherein an acoustic means or the image display means is controlled.

(7) The photographing means captures a face image at a set timing and a set cycle,
The person photographing system according to any one of (4) to (6), wherein the control means stores the plurality of captured face images as photographed image data in a designated area of the storage means. .

(8) The photographing unit is configured to photograph a person from a plurality of angles,
The control means captures a face image photographed from a plurality of angles by the photographing means at a set timing,
The person photographing system according to any one of (4) to (6), wherein a plurality of the captured face images are stored as photographed image data in a designated area of a storage unit.

(9) displaying the captured image data stored in the designated area of the storage means on the image display means;
The person photographing system according to (7) or (8), wherein a favorite face image can be selected by the instruction operation means from a plurality of displayed face images.

(10) An output means for outputting the image information as a print, an output means for outputting to the storage medium, and an output means for outputting to the communication path are provided.
The person photographing system according to (9), wherein the control means outputs the face image selected by the instruction operation means to any one of the output means in accordance with an output instruction from the instruction operation means. .

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, a person who is a subject can check and select a facial expression suitable for a shooting purpose before shooting. Therefore, information related to facial expressions that are difficult to explain in words can be easily input to the system.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the person who is the subject can compare the facial image of the expression with a normal expression or the expression of the expression without any expression with the facial image with the desired expression. Can be clearly recognized.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, a person who is a subject can easily perform an operation instruction to the system, including selection of a facial expression suitable for a photographing purpose, without a photographer.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the subject person is guided to automatically make the desired facial expression by executing a program corresponding to the selected facial expression prepared in advance.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the person who is the subject can change the facial expression with a sense of stability by creating a speed reference for changing the facial expression. In addition, it is possible to make a relationship between the expression change and the shooting timing by the shooting means.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the person who is the subject can easily create a desired facial expression.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, a face image having a desired facial expression can be taken into the storage means at a slightly different timing in time, that is, at a plurality of photo opportunities. As a result, a plurality of face images with slight changes in facial expressions can be recorded.

  According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, a face with a desired expression can be photographed almost simultaneously from various angles, and these face images can be taken into the storage means. As a result, the face image of the dominant face of the person who is the subject can be recorded. In addition, a stereoscopic image can be synthesized from the recorded information.

  According to the ninth aspect of the invention, by arranging a plurality of facial images with good expressions, the person who is the subject can recognize subtle differences in facial expressions, but can easily select the most favorite facial image can do.

  According to the invention of claim 10, the face image that is most liked is output as a print or is recorded on a storage medium, so that the face image can be saved, used for sending an image by mail, or the like. Can do.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an external view showing a box-type person photographing system A which is an application example of the present invention.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of the person photographing system A. As shown in FIG.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a front panel of the person photographing system A.

  The person photographing system A includes a box 1 and photographing means 2, illumination means 3, acoustic means 4, image display means 5, temperature control means 6 (not shown), air blow control means 7, and scent control provided therein. It comprises means 8 (not shown), instruction operation means 9, fee payment means 10, communication means 20, chair 90, control means 100 and the like.

  The box 1 blocks the person P, who is the subject, from the outside world, protects the privacy during shooting, suppresses the influence of external light, and allows the lighting conditions during shooting to be controlled by the internal lighting means 3. There is also a role. Further, when the person photographing system A is installed outdoors, it also has a role corresponding to wind and rain as an outdoor house.

  The photographing means 2 is composed of one digital camera or a plurality of cameras in which other digital cameras are arranged on the left and right of the camera, and the face of the person P is half-cut by a photographing start signal sent from the control means 100. Take a picture through the mirror 21. The face image information obtained by photographing is sent to the control means 100 and stored in a predetermined file in the memory M.

  The illumination unit 3 includes a plurality of illumination lamps and strobes, and the intensity of illumination and lighting timing operation are individually controlled by an instruction signal from the control unit 100.

  The image display means 5 is a display device using CRT, liquid crystal, or plasma, and displays images and characters sent from the control means 100. In the present embodiment, the image displayed on the image display means 5 appears in the eyes of the person P in the box 1 via the half mirror 21 and the touch panel 91, and the touch panel 91 is displayed on the person by the image display means. 5 looks like an image display surface.

  The temperature control means 6 (not shown) and the scent control means 8 (not shown) operate together with the air blowing control means 7 and are controlled by the control means 100 so as to send a predetermined temperature and a scented wind to the face of the person P. Be controlled.

  The instruction operation means 9 in the present embodiment includes a touch panel 91 and a push button arranged below the touch panel 91. The person P can perform instructions and selection operations by touching the surface of the touch panel 91 while viewing the image and characters displayed by the image display means 5.

  The fee payment means 10 is a well-known one that is frequently used in vending machines and sends a fee receipt confirmation signal to the control means 100 after confirming the amount of coins inserted by the person P or inserted banknotes. is there.

  The communication means 20 is used for management of the person photographing system A and image transfer. As a management method, there is a method of transmitting various data including the operating status sent from the control means 100 to the management center, and receiving software for version upgrade sent from the management center and transferring it to the control means 100. It has been taken. The image transfer function is used to transfer a captured image via a network that is a communication path.

  The printing means 30 is a means for outputting the face image selected and stored in the memory M as a hard copy, and an image output means by an appropriate method such as a silver salt method, a thermal melting transfer method, an ink jet method or the like is adopted.

  The storage medium output means 40 outputs image information to a medium such as a floppy (R) disk, CD, or MO, and is selected depending on the medium to be employed. Alternatively, a plurality of types of output means may be provided to support a plurality of types of media.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the control relationship of the person photographing system of the present invention. The control means 100 is a computer system having a CPU, a memory, an arithmetic unit for image processing, etc., and exchanges information with other control means via an input / output I / O port, serial or parallel interface. ing.

  5, 6, and 7 are flowcharts showing operations performed by the person photographing system A when a person P, who is a person to be photographed, takes a face photograph, and processing corresponding thereto.

  The person P firstly charges the fee payment means 10 (S1). Next, it is guided by the sound by the acoustic means 4 and the display by the image display means 5 (S2), and the photographing purpose is selected by the instruction operation means 9 (S3). The photographing purpose is, for example, an ID photo, a face photo, a smile photo, a fun photo, or the like.

  When the photographing purpose is selected, a display for prompting the person P to confirm the selected purpose is output to the image display means 5 (S6, S7, S8). A program is selected (S10). If “NO”, an image for selecting a photographing purpose is displayed on the display unit 5 again.

  By executing the program selected by selecting YES, the image display means 5 displays the selected photographing purpose and a sample face image having a plurality of expressions prepared in advance corresponding to the photographing purpose. (S11).

  FIG. 8 shows a display example when a smiling photograph is selected, and the degree of smile is slightly different. In this case, the face displayed as the a image is a true face, the degree of smile gradually increases with b, c, and d, and the face of the e image has the strongest smile.

  As is clear from this example, it is difficult to accurately grasp the hope of the person P who is the subject with information expressed only by the wording of smile, and only the wording of the smile desired by the person P to be photographed It is difficult to express accurately and convey it to the shooting side. The present invention displays a plurality of face image examples corresponding to shooting purposes in advance, and enables more accurate communication that is difficult only by wording to be performed through the displayed images. .

  Further, in the present invention, by inserting a true face or an expressionless face image into a plurality of face image examples to be displayed, other face images with different facial expressions can be easily compared with the face image. In this way, the expression is selected more accurately.

  The person P selects a face image having a desired expression from the displayed plurality of face image examples using the touch panel 91 of the instruction operation means 9 (S11, S12, S13, S14).

  When the selection is made, the face image is displayed in large size on the image display means 5 (S15, S16, S17) (display example, FIG. 9), and it is confirmed whether or not the selection result is intended ( S18). In FIG. 9, only the selected face image is displayed, but a true face image may also be displayed and two face images may be displayed side by side.

  If the confirmation result is “NO”, the process returns to the routine for selecting a facial expression image again. If “YES”, the control means 100 selects a program corresponding to the selected facial expression (S19). In accordance with the selected program, the control means 100 executes control of the sound means 4, the image display means 5, the illumination means 3, the temperature control means 6, the air blowing control means 7, and the scent control means 8 (S20).

For example, when a smile photo is selected and a c image that is a smile as shown in FIG. 9 is selected from the face image example displayed as shown in FIG. 8, the control means selects the corresponding program, By executing this, a sound and an image are output to the acoustic means 4 and the image display means 5 so as to cause the person who is the subject to take a behavior as described below together with music of a comfortable rhythm.
“First, put your three fingers, index finger, middle finger, and ring finger, and gently massage around the eyes 4-5 times clockwise with the right eye and counterclockwise with the left eye.”
“Then, rub your cheeks back and forth 2 to 3 times with both palms.”
“Finally, with the middle finger and ring finger, pull the outer ends of the eyebrows back diagonally outward and let them rest for 2 to 3 seconds.”
The above behavior is effective in creating a lively expression by improving blood flow around the eyes that tend to stagnate.

Furthermore, the following actions to activate the eyes, which are the most important elements of facial expressions, are encouraged.
“First, close your eyes and let it sit for a few seconds, then open your eyes.”
“Next, turn your eyes large. Do this 2-3 times, including reverse rotation.”
“Finally, lift up your eyes, open your eyes, and rest for 2 to 3 seconds.”
After executing the first preliminary operation before photographing as described above, the person who is the subject is guided to look at a predetermined position of the image displayed on the display means 5 to determine the line of sight. Furthermore, a second preliminary operation is performed in which a sound is emitted at a set cycle while keeping the eyeline fixed, the lips are gradually lifted in the horizontal direction in synchronization with the sound, stopped at the lifting limit, and returned to the original state. .

  After the preliminary operation before photographing as described above is performed on the person P who is the subject, music set to lighten the heart is played. Next, with the music in the background, “Let me laugh, and when the shooting start sound comes out, look at the dots on the display image and raise your lips little by little in sync with the subsequent synchronized sound.” Start shooting. The illumination unit 3 is controlled so that brightness and light distribution are realized by selecting a condition suitable for this case from some preset conditions. Further, the air blowing control means 7 and the scent control means 8 do not have to be activated in this case.

  The face of the person P, which is a subject that is changing little by little, is photographed a plurality of times by the photographing means 2 having a digital camera in accordance with a set timing, for example, the synchronizing sound, and a plurality of face images are controlled. Stored in a predetermined area of 100 memories M (S22).

  The shooting timing can be set by assigning a sequential number to the synchronized sound, and shooting can be performed in synchronization with a specific number of synchronized sounds. Can also be set. These settings are made by setting predetermined numerical values in advance in a table in the program stored in the control means 100, and the setting can be changed by the image display means 5 and the instruction operation means 9.

  The photographing is configured such that a plurality of photographing is performed simultaneously from a plurality of angles by a photographing unit having a plurality of digital cameras, and the plurality of face images are sequentially stored in a predetermined area of the memory M of the control unit 100. You may do it.

The plurality of captured face images are displayed on the image display means 5 in a predetermined format, and a favorite face image is selected from the plurality of face images displayed by the sound from the acoustic means 4 for the subject. The user is prompted to select (S23) (display image example, FIG. 10).

  When a face image that the subject person likes is selected (S24), the corresponding face image is output as a print (S25), and image information is recorded on the storage medium (26). Further, by operating the instruction operation unit 9, the selected face image can be sent out to a communication path such as a public line or a LAN via the communication unit 20.

  As described above, with the person photographing system according to the present invention, a person who is a subject can receive a face image print or face image data that is suitable for the purpose of photographing and has a favorite expression. A recorded storage medium can be obtained.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the smile photo is selected as the desired face image has been described as an example, but when another ID photo, a true face photo, a fun photo, or the like is selected, A face image example having a different expression from that when a smiling photograph is selected is displayed on the image display means 5, and the person P as a subject selects a desired expression from those face image examples. Then, in the same procedure as when a smiling photograph is selected, the control means 100 changes the expression by selecting and executing a program created in advance so as to express the facial image selected by the person P. The sound means 4, the image display means 5, the illumination means 3, the temperature control means 6, the air blowing control means 7, and the scent control means 8 for performing the predetermined operations.

  The temperature control means 6, the air blow control means 6, and the scent control means 8 that did not operate when a smile photo is selected are those of the person P who is the subject of the cold air containing the mint scent when the true face photo is selected. The operation is controlled as a means for tightening the expression by sending it to the forehead.

It is an external view of a person photographing system. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of a person imaging | photography system. It is a schematic diagram which shows the front panel of a person imaging | photography system. It is a block diagram which shows the control relationship of a person imaging | photography system. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of instruction | indication operation and operation | movement of a system. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of instruction | indication operation and operation | movement of a system. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of instruction | indication operation and operation | movement of a system. It is an example of a face image display for expression selection. It is a display example of the selected face image. It is an example of a display of a plurality of photographed face images.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Box 2 Image | photographing means 3 Illuminating means 4 Sound means 5 Image display means 6 Temperature control means 7 Air blow control means 8 Scent control means 9 Operation means 10 Charge payment means 20 Communication means 30 Printing means 40 Storage medium output means 91 Touch panel 100 Control means A People shooting system P People

Claims (10)

A person photographing system for photographing a person as a subject by photographing means,
The image display means displays a plurality of face image examples with different facial expressions prepared in advance,
A person photographing system characterized in that a person who is a subject can select a face image having a desired expression from the plurality of face image examples by an instruction operation means. The person photographing system according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of face image examples include a true face image or an expressionless face image. The control means of the person photographing system is
Sound means to output sound, voice, music,
Image display means for outputting images, characters and codes on a display;
Instruction operation means consisting of touch sensors, push buttons, keyboards, etc.
Control
The person photographing system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein guidance is provided so as to select a face image having a desired expression by the person as the subject. Corresponding to the facial image of the facial expression selected by the instruction operation means,
The control means is at least
Sound means to output sound, voice, music,
Image display means for outputting images, characters and codes on a display;
Illumination means for illuminating the subject;
Temperature control means for changing the ambient temperature of the subject,
Air blowing control means for sending wind from a predetermined direction to the subject and variably controlling the wind force,
Scent control means to send scent to the subject,
Instruction operation means for selecting an image on which a person to be a subject is displayed and performing other instruction operations,
By controlling any of the means
The person photographing system according to claim 3, wherein a person who is a subject is guided so as to express the selected face image. The control means is the sound means or the image so that the person who is the subject changes a facial expression according to a sound or image that changes at regular intervals, or a sound or image that changes at a constant rhythm. The person photographing system according to claim 4, wherein the display means is controlled. The control means prompts the person who is the subject to perform facial massage or eye movement, and then perform the facial expression of the selected face image, Alternatively, the image display means is controlled. The person photographing system according to claim 4. The photographing means captures a face image at a set timing and a set cycle,
The person photographing system according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein the control means stores the plurality of captured face images as photographed image data in a designated area of the storage means. The photographing means is configured to photograph a person from a plurality of angles,
The control means captures a face image photographed from a plurality of angles by the photographing means at a set timing,
The person photographing system according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein the captured plurality of face images are stored as photographed image data in a designated area of a storage unit. Displaying the captured image data stored in the designated area of the storage means on the image display means;
9. The person photographing system according to claim 7, wherein a favorite face image can be selected by the instruction operation means from a plurality of displayed face images. Output means for outputting image information as a print, output means for outputting to a storage medium, output means for outputting to a communication path,
The human photographing system according to claim 9, wherein the control unit outputs the face image selected by the instruction operation unit to any one of the output units in accordance with an output instruction from the instruction operation unit. .

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