JP4861370B2 - Photography game system, photography game machine and server used therefor - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a photography game system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a photography game machine that automatically generates a photo sticker in which a player doodles a photographic image obtained by photographing a player, and a photograph provided with a server. It relates to a shooting game system.

  Photo shooting game machines can automatically create a photo sticker by scribbling with a touch pen on a photo image obtained by shooting a player as a subject, and printing the scribble photo image on sticker paper. Is.

  In recent years, a photography game machine not only generates a photo sticker, but also transmits a data file of a doodled photo image to a portable terminal of a player. Thereby, the player can use the doodled photographic image as a standby image (waiting image) of the mobile terminal.

  The photography game machine disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2008-1030873 (Patent Document 1), Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2008-124755 (Patent Document 2) and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-325132 (Patent Document 3) further performs an animation operation. Provide images (movie files). In Patent Literature 1, a moving image file is created by adding a stamp image or a graffiti pen locus image that performs an animation operation to a photographic image, and transmits it to a mobile terminal. Also, in Patent Document 2, a desired moving image sample that performs an animation operation is combined with a photographic image to create a moving image file, which is transmitted to a portable terminal of a player.

  In Cited Document 3, an edit image that performs an animation operation is input on a photographic image. At this time, the edited image is composed of two types of images and is input to different editing layers. When playing back on a mobile terminal, these editing layers are switched and displayed, and the edited image is animated.

  However, any of the devices disclosed in these documents creates a moving image file by inputting a moving image into a photographic image after shooting a player and generating a photographic image. That is, an image that performs an animation operation is added to a photographic image. For this reason, it is difficult to edit a portion of a photographic image that is desired to remain as an image (for example, a face portion of a subject) and an image that is animated, so that the composition of the photographic image may be impaired.

  Furthermore, since the photo game machine generates a photo sticker, a still image (still image file) for the photo sticker must be prepared in addition to the moving image file. In Patent Literature 2, editing processing of a still image file for printing and editing processing of a moving image file for a standby screen are performed at different timings. It is necessary to shorten the editing processing time.

  The photography printing apparatus of Patent Document 3 generates a composite image as a moving image including a moving image and a composite image as a still image not including a moving image by editing processing, and generates these combined images. After that, a composite image to be transmitted to the mobile terminal is determined depending on whether or not the mobile terminal of the player can reproduce the moving image. In this case, in the edit play, if the player's mobile terminal cannot reproduce the moving image even if the player inputs a moving image to a favorite photo image from among a plurality of photo images and generates a composite image as a moving image, The composite image is not transmitted to the mobile terminal. Therefore, the player needs to know whether his / her mobile terminal can play a movie before editing play, and is aware of whether the photo image being edited is a movie or a still image. Must be edited.

Further, in Patent Document 3, a composite image as a moving image including a moving image is created in a photography game machine and transmitted to a mobile terminal via a server. Since such a composite image has a large data amount, The communication load between the machine and the server increases.
JP 2008-1030873 A JP 2008-124755 A JP 2007-325132 A JP 2002-185892 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide a photographic amusement machine capable of suppressing an image that performs an animation operation from damaging the composition of a photographic image.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a photography amusement machine that can expand variations of images that perform animation by graffiti.

  Still another object of the present invention is to provide a photography game system that can suppress the communication load between the photography game machine and the server.

  Still another object of the present invention is to provide a photography game system in which a player can acquire a desired image without knowing whether or not his / her user terminal can reproduce a moving image file.

Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention

  A photography game system according to the present invention includes a photography game machine having a camera and a display, and a server connected to the photography game machine. The photographic game machine includes a selection unit, a live video control unit, a camera control unit, an editing unit, a synthesis unit, and a transmission unit. The selection means displays a plurality of frame images obtained by combining a representative element image corresponding to one frame of a dynamic element image that performs an animation operation and a static element image on the display, and causes a desired frame image to be selected. The live video control means displays the selected frame image on the display together with the video of the subject projected by the camera. The camera control means controls the camera so as to photograph a subject and generate a photographic image. The editing unit accepts editing of the generated photographic image and the static element image in the selected frame image. The synthesizing unit synthesizes the edited photographic image and the static element image to generate a transmission image. The transmission means transmits the transmission image and identification information corresponding to the selected frame image. The server includes storage means, file generation means, and file transmission means. The storage means stores a plurality of dynamic element images. The receiving means receives the transmission image and the identification information. The file generation unit generates a moving image file based on the dynamic element image corresponding to the identification information and the transmission image. The file transmission unit transmits the generated moving image file to the user terminal. Here, the editing includes, for example, deleting an image, changing the color tone, brightness, and saturation of the image, and drawing a doodle image such as a stamp image and a pen image.

  In the photography game system according to the present invention, a frame image including a representative element image corresponding to one frame of a dynamic element image that performs an animation operation is selected in advance, and is displayed on the display together with the subject at the time of photographing. Therefore, the player can create a photographic image with a pose that matches the frame image. Since the representative element image is a single frame of a typical dynamic element image, if a photographic image that matches the frame image is obtained, a moving image created based on the photographic image and the dynamic element image Even with files, the composition of the image is not easily lost.

  In addition, a frame image that performs an animation operation is composed of a combination of a dynamic element image and a static element image. By accepting drawing of a graffiti image on a static element image, a frame image that performs an animation operation (an animation frame) Can be expanded and the player's own animation frame can be created.

  Furthermore, in the photography game system according to the present invention, the server generates a moving image file and transmits it to the user terminal. Therefore, it is not necessary for the photography game machine to generate a moving image file and transmit it to the server, and it is sufficient to send a composite image obtained by combining the edited photo image and the static element image. Therefore, the communication load between the photography game machine and the server can be suppressed.

  Preferably, the editing unit accepts drawing of a graffiti image on a photographic image or a static element image, and does not accept drawing of a graffiti image on a representative element image.

  When a graffiti image is drawn on a representative element image that is a still image, even if there is no problem with the composition of the image, it will be drawn when a moving image file with a dynamic element image added in place of the representative element image is generated. The created graffiti image does not match the dynamic element image, which may cause a problem in composition. By not accepting drawing of the graffiti image on the representative element image, occurrence of such a problem is suppressed.

Preferably, the storage unit further stores a plurality of representative element images. The file generation means further generates a still image file based on the representative element image corresponding to the identification number and the transmission image. The file transmission unit transmits the still image file to the user terminal.

  In this case, the server can generate both a moving image file and a still image file using the transmission image transmitted from the photography game machine. Therefore, the player does not need to be aware of whether the image being edited is a moving image file or a still image file when drawing a graffiti image on a photo image in edit play, and can acquire any file. . In addition, by selecting a frame image that includes a representative element image and taking a picture, the composition of the photograph is uncomfortable for both a still image (representative element image) and a moving image (dynamic element image). It has never been. Therefore, when a moving image file and a still image file are generated with the same transmission image, the composition is unlikely to be lost in any file.

  Preferably, the server further includes acquisition means. The acquisition unit acquires terminal information for determining whether or not the user terminal can reproduce the moving image file. Based on the terminal information, the file transmission means transmits the still image file without transmitting the moving image file to the user terminal that cannot reproduce the moving image file.

  The server can generate a moving image file and a still image file from the transmission image. And according to the reproduction | regeneration capability of a user terminal, with respect to the user terminal which cannot reproduce | regenerate a moving image file, a still image file is transmitted without transmitting a moving image file. Therefore, the player does not need to be aware of whether or not his / her user terminal can play a moving image, or not to consider whether the image being edited is a moving image file or a still image file.

  Preferably, the synthesizing unit further generates a printing image by synthesizing the edited photographic image and static element image and the representative element image. The photography game machine further includes printing means. The printing unit prints an image for printing.

  In this case, the player does not need to perform a special operation for moving images or still images when editing the photo image, and the image for moving image file (transmission image) and the image for printing (editing the same photo image) Print image).

  Preferably, the dynamic element image performs an animation operation by sequentially switching and displaying a plurality of frame images. And let the thing with the largest area be a representative element image among several frame images.

  In this case, since the image having the largest area among the dynamic element images that perform the animation operation is used as the representative element image, if the subject is photographed in accordance with the frame image including the dynamic element image and the photographic image is generated, the animation operation It is possible to more effectively prevent the composition of the photograph from being damaged.

  The photography game device and server according to the present invention are used in the above photography game system. A photography game method according to the present invention is an operation method of the photography game system described above. In addition, the control program according to the present invention is implemented in a computer in the above-described photography game machine.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will not be repeated.

1. Photo shooting machine [Appearance structure]
With reference to FIG.1 and FIG.2, the photography game machine 1 is divided into the photography booth 2 which performs photography, and the two editing booths 3 which edit the photograph image obtained by photography. In the photographing booth 2, the photographing device 4 and the rear panel 5 are installed facing each other, and in the editing booth 3, two image editing devices 8 are installed back to back and are installed adjacent to the photographing device 4. . A chair 6 is installed in front of the back panel 5, and the back panel 5 and the chair 6 have a single color (for example, green) for chroma key. The photography booth 2 and the editing booth 3 are separated from the outside by a side curtain (not shown).

  A coin insertion slot 31 for inserting coins is provided on the side of the photography booth 2, and on the side of the photography device 4, photograph images taken at the photography booth 2 and edited at the editing booth 3 are printed on sticker paper. A print discharge port 51 for discharging is provided.

  When using this photographic game machine 1, the player inserts a coin into the coin insertion slot 31, enters the shooting booth 2, and performs a shooting operation toward the shooting device 4. After the end of shooting, the player moves to one of the editing booths 3 designated by the photography amusement machine 1, and this time performs an image editing operation toward the image editing device 8. Specifically, edit images such as frames, stamps, pen-written characters and figures are input. After editing, the player receives the photo sticker discharged from the print discharge port 51.

  A camera 10 is provided at the center of the front of the photographing device 4, a photographing display 11 is provided below, and an illumination device 9 is provided around them. The camera 10 photographs a player as a subject, and a digital camera is generally used. A plurality of cameras 10 may be provided, or the camera 10 may be moved or adjusted in angle.

  The photographing display 11 is a confirmation monitor for the player who is the subject, and is directed toward the player so that the display screen can be easily seen. The shooting display 11 displays a live video (moving image) in real time by horizontally flipping the video shot by the camera 10. Therefore, the player can take a picture while looking at his / her appearance that looks like a mirror. Further, a transparent touch panel 12 (see FIG. 3) is pasted on the display screen, and the photographing display 11 accepts a player's input operation on the touch panel 12. The photographing display 11 is provided with a touch pen 13 for inputting various operations by the player on the touch panel 12. The shooting display 11 displays a photographed image for confirmation, various guidance screens, operation buttons, and the like in addition to the live video. In the present embodiment, the shooting display 11 both displays a live image and accepts an input operation of a player. However, the display 11 displays a live image and accepts an input operation of the player or displays a guidance. A separate display may be provided.

  The photographing display 11 further displays a plurality of frame image samples before photographing, and allows the player to select them. Then, the selected frame image is displayed on the photographing display 11 together with the imaging of the player. Thereby, the player can shoot with a pose that matches the frame image.

  The illumination device 9 is provided on the top, bottom, left, and right of the camera 10 and the ceiling, and illuminates the subject from the front. The illuminating device 9 includes an ordinary lamp illumination such as a fluorescent lamp and a flash illumination (flash) such as a strobe. The strobe emits light at the moment when the start of shooting is instructed by the player and the live video captured by the camera 10 is captured as a photographic image (still image), and illuminates the subject strongly. In addition to the above, the illumination device is also provided on the side and rear of the subject to illuminate the subject from all directions.

  The image editing device 8 is a device for editing a photographic image obtained by the photographing device 4. An editing display 40 is provided at the front center of the image editing device 8. The editing display 40 displays one or more photographic images selected from photographic images taken by the camera 10. Further, a transparent touch panel 41 (see FIG. 3) is pasted on the display screen, and the editing display 40 accepts the player's editing operation on the touch panel 41. On both sides of the editing display 40, touch pens 42 for inputting an edited image on the touch panel 41 are provided. The image editing device 8 executes an image editing process on the photographic image according to the editing operation of the player. In this example, the touch pen 42 is used, but the player's finger may be directly used instead of the touch pen 42.

  After the editing is completed, the photographic game machine 1 prints a composite image of the edited image and the photographic image on a sticker sheet, discharges it from the print discharge port 51, and provides the completed photo sticker to the player.

2. Functional Configuration Referring to FIG. 3, a photographic game machine 1 includes a photographic computer device 101a that executes a photographic process, an image editing computer device 101b that executes an image editing process, and operating computer devices 101a and 101b. The control board 102 which receives the instruction | indication from and controls the various apparatuses connected, and the chroma key capture board 17 are provided. The photographing computer device 101a and the image editing computer device 101b are connected to each other and exchange image data and the like on a peer-to-peer basis. These function as the control device 100 of the photographic game machine 1.

  The computer apparatuses 101a and 101b are input with CPU (Central Processing Unit) 103a and 103b, a control program for causing the apparatus to execute a predetermined process, graphic data necessary for the process, audio data, photographed photographic image, and the like. Hard disks 104a and 104b that store composite images such as edited images, a plurality of background images prepared in advance, a plurality of frame images prepared in advance, a plurality of stamp images prepared in advance, and a temporary control program Memory 105a, 105b used as a work area is included.

  The imaging computer device 101a executes imaging processing at the imaging booth 2. Specifically, the imaging computer device 101 a executes a control program and transmits a control signal to the control board 102 in response to an input operation with the touch pen 13 on the touch panel 12. The photographing computer device 101a is connected to the camera 10, the photographing display 11, and the control board 102, and controls them. The chroma key capture board 17 captures images captured by the camera 10 as digital data (still images) at a predetermined time interval (for example, 30 frames / second), and uses the chroma key technique to capture areas other than the subject from the captured still images. And a desired background image selected is synthesized with the detected area. The computer apparatus 101a further synthesizes and displays the selected frame image on the foreground of the subject.

  The image editing computer device 101b executes image editing processing and printing processing in the editing booth 3. Specifically, the image editing computer apparatus 101 b executes a control program and transmits a control signal to the control board 102 in accordance with an input operation with the touch pen 42 on the touch panel 41. The image editing computer device 101b is connected to the printer 55, the editing display 40, and the control board 102 and controls them. Since two image editing devices 8 are provided, two sets of editing display 40, touch panel 41, and touch pen 42 are provided. The image editing computer apparatus 101b further includes a communication unit 106b for communicating with a server via a network such as the Internet.

  The printer 55 prints a composite image obtained by combining the edited photographic image with a frame image or the like on a print medium such as sticker paper. The printer 55 of this embodiment prints the composite image on the sticker paper, but the print medium is not limited to the sticker paper and may be another print medium.

  The touch panel 12 is laminated on the photographing display 11. The touch panel 12 detects the touch of the touch pen 13 and transmits an instruction signal corresponding to the touch to the photographing computer device 101a. The photographing display 11 displays an image transmitted from the photographing computer device 101a, specifically, a photographic image captured by the camera 10, guidance for photographing, options, and the like.

  The touch panel 41 is stacked on the editing display 40. The touch panel 41 detects the touch of the touch pen 42 and transmits an instruction signal corresponding to the touch to the image editing computer apparatus 101b. The editing display 40 displays the edited image transmitted from the image editing computer device 101b so as to overlap the photographic image.

  In addition to the computer devices 101a and 101b, the control board 102 is connected to the strobe control unit 110, strobe 15, fluorescent lamp 14, service panel 113, printing LED 52, print error LED 53, coin control unit 112, and voice control unit 111. Is done.

  A strobe control unit 110 is connected to the camera 10 and controls the strobe 15 to emit light according to the shutter timing of the camera 10. The audio control unit 111 is connected to the photographing computer device 101a and the image editing computer device 101b via the control board 102. The photographing speaker 16 is provided in the photographing booth 2 and outputs guidance such as an operation method for photographing play, BGM, and the like based on an instruction signal given from the photographing computer device 101a via the control board 102. The editing speaker 46 is provided in the editing booth 3, and outputs guidance such as an operation method for editing play, BGM, and the like based on an instruction signal given from the image editing computer apparatus 101b via the control board 102. .

2. Server Referring to FIG. 4, server 200 can be connected to photography game machine 1 and portable terminal 300 owned by the player of photography game machine 1 via network 250. Network 250 is, for example, the Internet. The server 200 synthesizes a dynamic element image that performs an animation operation with the composite image transmitted from the photography game machine 1 to create a standby moving image file. Then, the created standby moving image file is transmitted to the mobile terminal 300.

  The server 200 includes a CPU 203, an HDD 204, a memory 205, and a communication unit 206 for communicating with the photography game machine 1 and the portable terminal 300. The HDD 204 stores a plurality of dynamic element images together with identification numbers.

3. Mobile Terminal With reference to FIG. 4, the mobile terminal 300 includes a CPU 303, a memory 305, and a communication unit 306. The portable terminal 300 further has a display (not shown). The memory 305 stores a moving image reproduction application for reproducing a moving image file in the Flash (trademark) format, the GIF format, the PNG format, or the like. Therefore, the mobile terminal 300 can reproduce the acquired standby moving image file and display it as a standby image.

4). About the frame image which is an animation frame and a still image In the photography game system according to the present embodiment, an animation frame including a dynamic element image that performs an animation operation is added to a photographic image generated by photographing a subject with the camera 10. Create a standby video file.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of an animation frame. The animation frame AF ((a) to (c) in the drawing) includes a dynamic element image 400 ((d) to (f) in the drawing) that performs an animation operation and a static element image 450 (in the drawing (( g)). In this example, the static element image 450 is a round clock board on which eyes and a mouth are drawn. The dynamic element image 400 includes two objects (a clock hand 410 and a tongue 420). The clock hand 410 is programmed to synchronize with the internal clock of the mobile terminal 300, for example. The tongue 420 comes out of the mouth of the watch panel 450 by sequentially switching and displaying the frame images (d) to (f) in the figure when the watch hand 410 indicates a predetermined time. It has been programmed. The animation frame AF in which the dynamic element image 400 and the static element image 450 are combined performs an animation operation by sequentially switching and displaying the frame images (a) to (c) in the drawing.

  If the player uses the animation frame AF, for example, a standby moving image as shown in FIG. 6 can be displayed on the display of the portable terminal 300. In FIG. 6, the clock hand 410 performs an animation operation according to the time. Further, at a predetermined time, the tongue 420 performs an animation operation so as to shift to (a) to (c) in the figure, and comes out from the mouth of the clock board 450.

  When creating such a standby video, if an animation frame is selected after taking a picture, there may be a problem with the composition of the picture. For example, when the animation frame shown in FIG. 4 is used, if the photographic image generated by the camera 10 is an image as shown in FIG. 7, the subject of the photographic image and the clock board 450 (static element image) ) And tongue 420 (dynamic element image) overlap. On the other hand, when the animation frame AF performs an animation operation in which the fireworks 430 is launched as shown in FIG. 8, the fireworks 430 overlaps unless the photograph image is as shown in FIG.

  In order to prevent the occurrence of such a problem, the player may select a desired animation frame in advance and display the animation frame on the shooting display 11 together with the video of the subject at the time of shooting. Thus, the player can take a pose while looking at the shooting display 11 so as not to overlap the animation frame, and can align the photographic image with the animation frame.

  However, if the animation frame is displayed on the photographing display 11 as it is, the dynamic element image 400 in the animation frame always performs an animation operation, which causes a problem that it is difficult for the player to determine the pose. Therefore, in the present embodiment, one frame of a dynamic element image that performs an animation operation is used as a representative element image, and a frame image that is a combination of the representative element image and the static element image 450 is combined with the subject video to display the photographic display 11. To display. Since the representative element image is a still image, the frame image is also a still image. Therefore, the player can determine the composition of the photographic image by referring to the frame image that is a pseudo animation frame without being confused by the animation operation.

  The representative element image is preferably a frame image having the largest image area among the plurality of frame images constituting the dynamic element image. If the frame image having the largest area is used as a representative element image, the player determines a pose based on the image, so that even if an animation operation is performed, a desired portion of the photographic image (the subject's face, etc.) It is difficult to overlap with dynamic element images during animation. In the example shown in FIG. 5, among the frame images (d) to (f) constituting the dynamic element image, the frame image (f) in which the total area of the clock hand 410 and the tongue 420 is maximized is the representative element image. To do. In the case of the fireworks animation as shown in FIG. 8, the frame image in the state where the fireworks 430 is most open is used as the representative element image.

  As described above, if a photographic image is generated using a frame image and then a dynamic element image is added instead of the representative element image, a standby moving image file whose composition is not impaired can be created.

5. Image Layer Structure With reference to FIGS. 9 and 10, the layer structure of an image displayed on the editing display 40 during editing processing will be described. The layers include a background layer 21, a person layer 22, a static element layer 23, a graffiti layer 25, and a dynamic element layer 24 in order from the back, and are set in the memory 105b. As shown in FIG. 11, the CPU 103 b controls the editing display 40 to display these layers 21 to 25 in an overlapping manner.

  A desired background image selected from previously prepared background images is input to the background layer 21 as a background for the person. In this example, a single color background image is input. A photographic image 221 of the subject photographed by the camera 10 is input to the person layer 22. However, the predetermined single color region 222 excluding the subject is made transparent by the chroma key technique. A frame image selected by the player at the time of shooting is input to the static element layer 23 and the dynamic element layer 24. Specifically, a static element image 450 is input to the static element layer 23, and a representative element image 400 </ b> A is input to the dynamic element layer 24. A region 451 outside the static element image (clock board) 450 is transparent, and an image input to the person layer 22 and the background layer 21 arranged behind the static element layer 23 can be seen. Similarly, in the dynamic element layer 24, the region 401 other than the representative element image 400A (clock hand and tongue) is transparent. In the graffiti layer 25, as a foreground for the person and the still image, a desired stamp image input by the player using the touch pen 42 or the like, or a graffiti image such as pen-written characters or figures is input. In this example, several stamp images 251 are input.

  Among the plurality of layers 21 to 25, the dynamic element layer 24 is arranged at the highest level. Therefore, graffiti such as a stamp image and a pen image is displayed below the representative element image 400 input to the dynamic element layer 24. In short, it has a layer structure that cannot be doodled on the representative element image.

  Further, the CPU 103b performs setting so that a part of the image developed on the dynamic element layer 24 cannot be deleted with the eraser tool, and the color tone, brightness, and saturation cannot be changed. As a result, the representative element image 400A developed on the dynamic element layer 24 is not partly or entirely deleted by the eraser tool, and the color tone or the like is not changed.

6). Operation First, the operation of the photography game machine 1 will be described. The photographing computer device 101a in the photography game machine 1 executes a photographing process for photographing a subject with the camera 10 in the photographing booth 2 to obtain a photograph image. Next, the image editing computer apparatus 101b executes an editing process in the editing booth 3 for editing a photographic image in accordance with the player's input operation. Then, in order to print the edited photographic image on a sticker sheet and to make the edited photographic image a standby image of the mobile terminal 300, a print transmission process to be transmitted to the server 200 is executed. Hereinafter, each process is explained in full detail.

[Shooting process]
Referring to FIG. 12, the CPU 103a displays a shooting screen on the shooting display 11 (S11). A plurality of background images and a plurality of frame images read from the hard disk 104a are displayed on the photographing screen. As described above, each frame image includes a static element image and a representative element image that is a representative of the dynamic element image, and is displayed in an overlapping manner from the back in the order of the static element image and the representative element image. The player uses the touch panel 12 and the touch pen 13 to select a desired background image and selects a desired frame image. In response to this selection operation, the CPU 103a selects a desired background image (S12), and selects a desired frame image (S13). Here, a combination of a static element image (clock board) 450 developed on the static element layer 23 shown in FIG. 9 and a representative element image (clock hands and tongue) 400A developed on the dynamic element layer 24 is used. The description will be continued assuming that a certain frame image (corresponding to the frame image (c) in FIG. 5) is selected.

  The chroma key capture board 17 captures an image captured by the camera 10, detects an area other than the subject from the image using the chroma key technique, and synthesizes the selected background image with the detected area. Further, the CPU 103a synthesizes the selected frame image so that it can be seen on the subject. In short, from the back, the background image, the chroma key processed subject, and the frame image (static element image and representative element image) are superimposed and combined in this order (S14). Then, the synthesized image is displayed on the photographing display 11 (S15).

  The player can determine the standing position and the pose while confirming the positional relationship between his / her image and the frame image on the photographing display 11. As described above, the representative element image is a frame image having the largest area among the dynamic element images. In this case, if the player determines the standing position and the pose in consideration of the frame image displayed on the photographing display 11, the dynamic element image 400 that performs an animation operation when the completed standby moving image file is reproduced is displayed. Problems such as overlapping with a person's face or a person's standing position or pose not matching the static element image are unlikely to occur. In short, the player can determine the composition of the photographic image while considering the composition of the standby image after completion.

  When the player presses the shooting button while checking the positional relationship between his / her image, the background, and the frame image, the CPU 103a starts counting down. Then, after a predetermined time has elapsed, a shutter operation is performed (S16), and the video imaged by the camera 10 at that time is stored as a photographic image in the memory 105a or the hard disk 104a (S17). Note that the player can take a plurality of photographic images corresponding to different background images and frame images, and the CPU 103a associates the plurality of generated photographic images with the selected background images and frame images, and the hard disk 104a. Save to.

[Edit processing]
Next, details of the editing process will be described. The CPU 103b of the image editing computer device 101b implements the editing process by reading the control program stored in the hard disk 104b into the memory 105b and executing it.

  Referring to FIG. 13, when the shooting process is completed, CPU 103b sets a layer (S21). Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 10, the CPU 103 b sets the layers 21 to 25 so that the dynamic element layer is the highest level. Then, the background image transferred from the photographing computer device 101 a to the image editing computer device 101 b is input to the background layer 21, and the photographic image 221 is input to the photographic image layer 22. The CPU 103 b further inputs the static element image 450 of the frame images to the static element layer 23 and inputs the representative element image 400 </ b> A to the dynamic element layer 24. Further, the CPU 103b performs setting so that the image developed on the dynamic element layer 24 cannot be deleted or changed in color tone by the eraser tool.

  With the above layer structure, the representative element image 400A developed on the dynamic element layer 24 is not deleted by the eraser tool, and no graffiti image is drawn on the representative element image 400A.

  The representative element image 400A is a representative example of the dynamic element image 400 performing an animation operation, and the dynamic element image 400 corresponding to the representative element image 400A is stored in the server 200. Then, the standby moving image file is created by the server 200. The photography game machine 1 does not create a standby moving image file, and synthesizes materials other than the representative element image 400A (images developed on the layers 21 to 23 and 25) and transmits them to the server 200. Instead of transmitting the representative element image 400A to the server 200, the photography game machine 1 transmits identification information corresponding to the representative element image 400A.

  In this way, the photography amusement machine 1 does not create a standby moving image file and transmits it to the server 200, but transmits an image as a material of the standby moving image file. Since this image is a still image, the amount of transmission data between the photography game machine 1 and the server 200 can be suppressed, and the communication load is reduced.

  The dynamic element layer 24 is set above the other layers, and the graffiti layer 25 is arranged below the dynamic element layer 24. Therefore, even if a scribble image such as a stamp image or pen-written character is drawn by editing processing, these scribble images are input to the graffiti layer 25 and drawn below the representative element image 400A. In short, it is not doodled on the representative element image 400A. When a graffiti image is drawn on the representative element image 400A that is a still image, even if the graffiti image is well aligned with the representative element image 400A, a dynamic element image 400 that performs an animation operation is added instead of the representative element image 400A. When the standby moving image file is created, the graffiti image does not match the dynamic element image 400, and there is a possibility that a problem occurs in the composition of the standby image. The CPU 103b suppresses the occurrence of such a problem by adopting a layer configuration in which a graffiti image cannot be drawn on the representative element image 400A.

  After inputting each image to each layer, the CPU 103b displays the editing screen shown in FIG. 14 on the editing display 40 (S22). As shown in FIG. 14, the editing screen displays two editing areas 60L and 60R on the left and right, and two users can edit images in the respective areas 60 (60L and 60R). . In addition, a plurality of photographic images (four in FIG. 14) photographed by the photographing process are assigned to one of the editing areas 60L and 60R. Thereby, it is possible to edit different photographic images in each editing area 60.

  Further, a scribble tool selection button 61 for selecting a scribble tool such as a pen tool or a stamp tool is displayed on the editing screen. When a desired graffiti tool is touched with the touch pen 42, a palette 67 corresponding to the touched graffiti tool is displayed under the editing area 60. In this example, the stamp tool is selected for the editing area 60L, and the pen tool is selected for the editing area 60R.

  The CPU 103b starts counting the graffiti time (S23), and until the graffiti time reaches the time limit (YES in S25) or until the end button 68 is touched with the touch pen 42 (YES in S26), the touch pen 42 A touch on the editing display 40 is detected (S24).

  When the CPU 103b detects the touch of the desired graffiti image 64 in the palette 67 (YES in S24, YES in S27, NO in S28), a graffiti tool for the touched graffiti image is set (S29). When the editing area 60 is touched (YES in S24, NO in S27), a graffiti image is drawn at the touched position (S31). At this time, the drawn graffiti image is input to the graffiti layer 25. Therefore, the graffiti image is drawn on the photographic image 221, the background image, and the static element image 450, but is not drawn on the representative element image 400A developed on the dynamic element layer 24. This is because the graffiti layer 25 is disposed below the dynamic element layer 24.

  Further, when the CPU 103b detects a touch on the eraser tool button 69 by the touch pen 42 (YES in S24, S27, and S28), the CPU 103b sets the eraser tool as a graffiti tool (S30). When a touch in the editing area 60 is detected (YES in S24, NO in S27), the image arranged at the touched position is deleted (S31). At this time, the CPU 103b sets a layer in advance so that the image developed on the dynamic element layer 24 cannot be deleted by the eraser tool. Therefore, even if the representative element image 400A is arranged at the touched position, the CPU 103b does not delete the representative element image 400A. When an image other than the representative element image 400A (a background image on the background layer 21, a static element image on the static element layer 23, a graffiti image on the graffiti layer 25, etc.) is arranged at the touched position The CPU 103b deletes the image portion on the touched position.

  As described above, since the representative element image 400A is not transmitted to the server 200, even if a part or all of the representative element image 400A is deleted by the eraser process, it is not reflected in the completed standby moving image file. For this reason, the representative element image 400A cannot be deleted in the editing process. In the above-described example, the eraser process is illustrated, but other examples include color tone correction, brightness correction, and saturation correction of an image.

  When the graffiti time reaches the time limit (YES in S25) or when a touch on the end button 68 is detected (YES in S26), the CPU 103b stores the image data of each layer in the memory 105b or the HDD 104b ( S32), the editing process is terminated.

  The player can edit a plurality of photographic images taken by the editing process. At this time, the player performs editing in the same manner as in a conventional photography amusement machine, without distinguishing whether to edit a photographic image for a standby moving image or to edit as a still image for printing on a sticker sheet. In short, the player at this time does not need to be aware of whether the image to be edited is a moving image or a still image. If one photo image is edited, the edited image can be a moving image file or a still image file.

  The frame image (S13 in FIG. 12) selected in the shooting process is a still image. Therefore, the player does not know what kind of animation operation the animation frame corresponding to the selected frame image performs, and may not know that a moving image file is created when selecting a frame image in the first place. As described above, the player can execute the edit play without being aware of whether the image to be edited is a moving image or a still image. Therefore, it is possible to give a surprise feeling that a moving image file that performs an animation operation that the player did not expect can be acquired.

[Print transmission processing]
The CPU 103b synthesizes the edited image. At this time, the CPU 103b creates two types of composite images. One is a printing image printed on a sticker sheet as a photo sticker, and the other is a transmission image for creating a standby moving image file in the server 200.

  Referring to FIG. 15, the CPU 103b first creates a printing image (S41). Specifically, the layers 21 to 25 shown in FIG. 10 are combined to create the print image shown in FIG. In short, the same image displayed in the editing area 60 in the editing screen is created as a printing image. The created print image is printed on a sticker sheet based on the print layout selected by the player, and a photo sticker sheet is created (S42).

  Further, the CPU 103b creates an image (transmission image) for a standby moving image file to be played back on the mobile terminal 300 (S43). The server 200 creates a standby moving image file by using the dynamic element image 400 stored therein. Therefore, the CPU 103b combines the images of the other layers 21 to 23 and 25 excluding the dynamic element layer 24 to which the representative element image 400A is input, and creates a transmission image shown in FIG.

  After creating the transmission image, the CPU 103b reads identification information corresponding to the representative element image 400A input to the dynamic element layer 24. The HDD 104b stores an identification information table in which identification information of each representative element image is accumulated. The CPU 103b transmits the read identification information together with the transmission image to the server 200 (S44). As described above, the CPU 103b does not transmit the moving image file, but transmits a transmission image that is a still image to the server 200. Therefore, the communication load with the server 200 can be reduced.

  When editing processing is performed on a plurality of photographic images, the CPU 103b may cause the player to select an image to be transmitted to the server 200, or may transmit transmission images corresponding to all the photographic images. Good. Further, when transmitting the transmission image, the image specifying information for specifying the transmission image and the identification information is also transmitted to the server 200.

  Prior to finishing the editing process, the CPU 103b displays a screen for prompting the player to input the mail address of the portable terminal 300 on the editing display 40, and accepts the mail address. The CPU 103b transmits an email including address information for accessing the server 200 to the mobile terminal 300 based on the accepted email address. The address information includes an address (URL) indicating the location of the server 200 and image specifying information.

[Server processing]
The server 200 receives the transmission image and the identification information transmitted from the photography game machine 1, and creates a standby moving image file. Furthermore, when the mobile terminal 300 cannot reproduce a moving image, a standby still image file that is a still image is created. The server 200 determines whether the file to be transmitted is a moving image file or a still image file according to the operating environment of the mobile terminal 300 and transmits the determined file.

  With reference to FIG. 17, the server 200 receives the transmission image and the identification information from the photography game machine 1, and stores them in the HDD 204 (S51). The player's mobile terminal 300 accesses the server 200 using the address information acquired from the photography game machine 1 and requests a standby image. At this time, the mobile terminal 300 transmits terminal information for the server 200 to determine whether or not the mobile terminal 300 can reproduce the moving image file. The terminal information may be, for example, information indicating the data format of a reproducible video file or model information. The request also includes image specifying information for specifying a transmission image and identification information.

  The CPU 203 in the server 200 receives a request from the mobile terminal 300 and acquires terminal information (YES in S52). Then, referring to the terminal information, it is determined whether or not the mobile terminal 300 can reproduce the moving image file (S53). When the terminal information is model information, the server 200 refers to a model table stored in advance in the HDD 204 to determine whether or not the mobile terminal 300 is a model that can play back moving images. In the model table, models that can play back moving images are registered.

  As a result of the determination in step S53, when the mobile terminal 300 can reproduce the moving image file (YES in S53), the CPU 203 creates a standby moving image file (S54 and S55). First, the CPU 203 specifies identification information based on the image specifying information included in the request, and reads the dynamic element image 400 corresponding to the specified identification information (S54). The HDD 204 stores a plurality of dynamic element images 400 in association with identification information.

  The CPU 203 further reads out the transmission image specified by the image specifying information from the HDD 204, and synthesizes the dynamic element image 400 read in step S54 to create a standby moving image file (S55). The standby moving image file is created in a flash format, for example. An example of a moving image that is reproduced in the standby moving image file is as shown in FIG. The standby moving image file may be in GIF format or PNG format. The CPU 203 transmits the created standby moving image file to the mobile terminal 300 (S58). The portable terminal 300 receives the standby moving image file and reproduces it with an internal reproduction application. Thereby, the moving image shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the display of the portable terminal 300.

  On the other hand, as a result of the determination in step S53, if the mobile terminal 300 cannot reproduce the moving image file (NO in S53), the CPU 203 creates a standby still image file (S56 and S57). At this time, the CPU 203 reads the representative element image 400A corresponding to the identification information specified by the image specifying information (S56). The HDD 204 also stores a representative element image 400A corresponding to the identification information together with the dynamic element image 400 corresponding to the identification information. The CPU 203 reads an image for transmission corresponding to the image specifying information, combines it with the representative element image 400A, and creates a standby still image file as shown in FIG. 11 (S57). The CPU 203 transmits the created standby still image file to the mobile terminal 300. The portable terminal 300 reproduces the transmitted standby still image file and displays it on the display.

  Through the above operation, the player can acquire a standby image (moving image file or still image file) from the server 200 in any case without being aware of whether or not his mobile terminal 300 can reproduce the moving image. . In addition, the player does not have to be aware of the graffiti for the moving image and the graffiti for the still image at the time of the edit play on the photography game machine 1. The server 200 can make any edited photo image a moving image file or a still image file. Therefore, the problem that the player cannot see the photographic image edited for the moving image on the portable terminal 300 does not occur because the player's own portable terminal 300 cannot reproduce the moving image.

  When the mobile terminal 300 can reproduce a moving image, the server 200 may create a standby still image file together with the standby moving image file, and transmit both files to the mobile terminal 300. In such a case, for example, in response to a still image file request from the mobile terminal 300 or spontaneously, the server 200 creates and transmits a standby still image file.

  In the above-described embodiment, in the editing process, a layer is set so that a graffiti image cannot be drawn on the representative element image 400A, but a new graffiti layer 26 is arranged on the dynamic element layer 24 as shown in FIG. Then, a graffiti image may be drawn on the representative element image 400A. In this case, the CPU 103b transmits the transmission image obtained by combining the layers 21 to 23 and 25 and the graffiti image developed on the layer 26 to the server 200 in S43 during the transmission and printing process (FIG. 15). Then, from the back, the server 200 creates a standby moving image file by superimposing a transmission image, a dynamic element image, and a graffiti image in this order (S54 and S55 in FIG. 17). In this case, the amount of data transmitted from the photography game machine 1 to the server 200 increases, but the degree of graffiti increases. However, the graffiti image drawn on the representative element image 400A may not match the dynamic element image 400 that performs the animation operation.

  While the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the above-described embodiments are merely examples for carrying out the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be implemented by appropriately modifying the above-described embodiment without departing from the spirit thereof.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance structure seen from the imaging device side of the photography game machine by embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance structure seen from the image editing apparatus side of the photography game machine shown in FIG. It is a functional block diagram of the photography game machine shown in FIG. It is a functional block diagram which shows the whole structure of the photography imaging | photography game system by this Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating an animation frame. It is a figure which shows an example of the standby moving image file produced with the photography game system shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the photograph image produced | generated with the photography game machine shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the other animation frame different from the example shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows each layer of the image displayed on the display for edit in FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a structure of a layer illustrated in FIG. 9. It is a figure of the image which synthesize | combined the layer shown in FIG.9 and FIG.10. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the imaging | photography process of the photography game machine shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the edit process of the photography game machine shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the edit screen displayed on the display 40 for edit in FIG. 3 in an edit process. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of transmission and the printing process of the photography game machine shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the image for transmission produced by the process shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of a process of the server shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the other layer different from FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Photographing game machine 10 Camera 11 Shooting display 21 Background layer 22 Photo image layer 22 Person layer 23 Static element layer 24 Dynamic element layer 40 Editing display 41 Touch panel 42 Touch pen 400 Dynamic element image 450 Static element image

Claims (14)

A photography game system comprising a photography game machine having a camera and a display, and a server connected to the photography game machine,
The photography game machine is
A selection means for displaying a plurality of frame images obtained by combining a representative element image corresponding to one frame of a dynamic element image that performs an animation operation and a static element image on the display, and receiving selection of a desired frame image;
Live video control means for displaying the selected frame image on the display together with the video of the subject reflected by the camera;
Camera control means for controlling the camera to shoot the subject and generate a photographic image;
Editing means for accepting editing of the generated photographic image and the static element image in the selected frame image;
Combining means for combining the edited photographic image and static element image to generate a transmission image;
Transmission means for transmitting the transmission image and identification information corresponding to the selected frame image,
The server
Storage means for storing a plurality of dynamic element images;
Receiving means for receiving the transmission image and the identification information;
File generation means for generating a moving image file based on the dynamic element image corresponding to the identification information and the transmission image;
A photography game system comprising file transmission means for transmitting the generated moving image file to a user terminal. The photography game system according to claim 1,
The photography game system, wherein the editing means accepts drawing of a graffiti image on the photographic image or the static element image, and does not accept drawing of a graffiti image on the representative element image. The photography game system according to claim 1,
The storage means further includes
Storing a plurality of representative element images;
The file generation means further generates a still image file based on the representative element image corresponding to the identification number and the transmission image,
The photo game system characterized in that the file transmission means transmits the still image file to the user terminal. The photography game system according to claim 3,
The server further includes:
An acquisition means for acquiring terminal information for determining whether or not the user terminal can reproduce the moving image file;
The file transmission means, based on the terminal information, transmits the still image file without transmitting the moving image file to a user terminal that cannot reproduce the moving image file. The photography game system according to claim 1,
The synthesizing unit further generates a printing image by synthesizing the edited photographic image and static element image and the representative element image,
The photography game machine further includes:
A photography game system comprising printing means for printing the printing image. The photography game system according to claim 1,
The dynamic element image performs an animation operation by sequentially switching and displaying a plurality of frame images,
A photography game system characterized in that the representative element image having the largest area among the plurality of frame images is used as the representative element image. A photography game machine with a camera and a display,
A selection means for displaying a plurality of frame images obtained by combining a representative element image corresponding to one frame of a dynamic element image that performs an animation and a static element image on the display, and receiving selection of a desired frame image;
Live video control means for displaying the selected frame image on the display together with the video of the subject reflected by the camera;
Camera control means for controlling the camera to shoot the subject and generate a photographic image;
A photography amusement machine comprising: editing means for accepting editing of the generated photographic image and a static element image in the selected frame image. The photography game machine according to claim 7, further comprising:
Compositing the edited photographic image and static element image to generate a transmission image, and combining the edited photographic image and static element image with the representative element image to generate a printing image Means,
Transmitting means for transmitting the transmission image to the server in order to generate a moving image file on the server based on the transmission image and the dynamic element image corresponding to the representative element image;
A photography amusement machine comprising: a printing unit that prints the printing image. A photography game machine according to claim 7 or claim 8,
The editing means receives the drawing of graffiti image to the photographic image or the static element images on, photography game machine, characterized in that does not accept the drawing of graffiti images on the representative element image. A photography game machine according to claim 7,
The dynamic element image performs an animation operation by sequentially switching and displaying a plurality of frame images,
A photographic game machine, wherein the representative element image is the one having the largest area among the plurality of frame images. A server that can be connected to a photography game machine,
Storage means for storing a plurality of dynamic element images that perform animation;
Receiving means for receiving an image for transmission and identification information transmitted from the photography game machine;
A moving image file is generated based on the dynamic element image corresponding to the identification information and the transmission image, a representative element image corresponding to one frame of the dynamic element image corresponding to the identification information, and the transmission image File generation means for generating a still image file based on
A server comprising: a file transmission unit configured to transmit the generated moving image file and / or still image file to a user terminal. The server according to claim 11, further comprising:
An acquisition means for acquiring terminal information for determining whether or not the user terminal can reproduce the moving image file;
The server, wherein the file transmitting means transmits the still image file without transmitting the moving image file to a user terminal that cannot reproduce the moving image file, based on the terminal information. A photography game method using a photography game machine equipped with a camera and a display,
Displaying on the display a plurality of frame images obtained by combining a representative element image corresponding to one frame of a dynamic element image that performs an animation operation and a static element image, and receiving a selection of a desired frame image;
Displaying the selected frame image on the display together with the image of the subject reflected by the camera;
Controlling the camera to shoot the subject and generate a photographic image;
And a step of accepting editing of the generated photographic image and a static element image in the selected frame image. To a computer in a photography machine equipped with a camera and a display,
Displaying on the display a plurality of frame images obtained by combining a representative element image corresponding to one frame of a dynamic element image that performs an animation and a static element image, and selecting a desired frame image;
Displaying the selected frame image on the display together with the image of the subject reflected by the camera;
Controlling the camera to shoot the subject and generate a photographic image;
A control program for executing the step of receiving editing of the generated photographic image and a static element image in the selected frame image.

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