JP5888694B2 - Photography game machine, photography game method and control program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a photography amusement machine, and more particularly to a photography amusement machine that automatically generates a photo sticker in which a player doodles a photographic image generated based on camera photography.

  The photography game machine inputs an edited image such as a graffiti image with a touch pen on a photographic image generated by camera photography, and prints a composite image obtained by synthesizing the photographic image and the edited image on sticker paper. The sticker paper is divided into a plurality of sections, and one composite image is printed in each section. The player cuts out each section (each composite image) using scissors and a cutter to complete a photo sticker. Such a photography game machine is installed in a game center or the like, and is mainly popular among high school girls.

  However, recent players are not satisfied with such conventional photo stickers. Therefore, a novel photo sticker that has never existed is required.

  For example, a photo sticker creating apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-79898 (Patent Document 1) accepts registration of a player's name before shooting, generates a stamp image of the registered name, and uses it as an edited image it can.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-79898 Japanese Patent Application No. 2010-184155

  In Japanese Patent Application No. 2010-184155 (Patent Document 2), the present applicant proposes a photography game machine capable of generating a novel image with a high degree of completion. In Patent Document 2, a collage composite image having a size larger than that of a conventional composite image for a photo sticker (hereinafter referred to as a normal composite image) is generated.

  The player desires a photo sticker reflecting his / her preference. Accordingly, it is preferable that the collage composite image can be customized for each player.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a photography game machine capable of generating a customized collage composite image.

Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention

  The photography game machine according to the present invention includes a camera and a printer. The photographic game machine includes a first shooting control unit, a determination unit, a live video display unit, a second shooting control unit, a reception unit, an editing unit, a first generation unit, a second generation unit, Printing control means. The first photographing control unit controls the camera to generate a plurality of first photographic images for normal composite images. The determining means includes a collage having one or a plurality of first arrangement areas in which a first photographic image or a normal composite image is arranged, a second arrangement area in which a second photographic image including a subject is arranged, and a background image. A layout image for the composite image is determined. The live video display means arranges the first photographic image in the first arrangement area of the determined layout image, and arranges the subject video taken by the camera in the second arrangement area to display the layout image. After the layout image is displayed, the second photographing control means controls the camera to generate a second photographic image. The accepting means arranges the first photographic image in the first arrangement area of the layout image, arranges and displays the second photographic image in the second arrangement area, and selects the first photographic image arranged in the first arrangement area. Accept. The editing means accepts input of an edited image corresponding to the first photographic image. The first generation means generates a plurality of normal composite images by combining the first photographic image and the edited image. The second generation means synthesizes the selected first photographic image or the layout image in which the normal combined image corresponding to the selected first photographic image is arranged in the first arrangement area and the second photographic image. To create a collage composite image. The print control unit controls the printer to print a plurality of normal composite images and collage composite images on a print sheet.

  The photography game machine according to the present invention can generate a customized image (collage composite image).

  Preferably, the reception unit includes a selection display unit, a selection unit, and an arrangement unit. The selection display means displays a layout image having a plurality of first arrangement areas, a second arrangement area in which the second photographic images are arranged in advance, and a selection area in which the plurality of first photographic images are displayed. The selection unit accepts selection of the first photographic image to be arranged in the first arrangement area from the plurality of first photographic images displayed in the selection area in the order of the first arrangement area. The arrangement unit arranges and displays the selected first photographic image in the first arrangement area every time selection of the first photographic image is received.

  In this case, the first photo image is selected from the plurality of first photo images displayed in the selection region in the order of the first arrangement region. Therefore, it is sufficient for the player to sequentially select the first photographic images to be arranged in the first arrangement area from the selection area, and the operation is easy and easy to understand.

  Preferably, the reception unit further includes a first reselection unit and a first reset unit. The first reselecting unit accepts reselection of the first photo image after the first photo image is arranged in all the first arrangement areas. The first reset means cancels the arrangement of the first photographic images arranged in all the first arrangement areas when the first selection means accepts the selection again.

  In this case, after the first photographic images corresponding to all the first arrangement areas are selected, the arrangement of the first photographic images can be canceled if the player does not like it. Therefore, the player can select the first photo image from the beginning. By canceling the selection of the first photographic images in all the first arrangement areas, the player can easily understand that the first photographic images in all the arrangement areas are selected again from the beginning.

  Preferably, the reception unit further includes a sample display unit, a second reselection unit, and a second reset unit. The sample display means displays a layout image in which the second photographic image is previously arranged in the second arrangement area and the first photographic image is arranged in advance in the first arrangement area. The second reselecting unit accepts reselection of the first photographic image of the layout image. The second reset means cancels the arrangement of the first photographic images arranged in all the first arrangement areas when the second selection means accepts the selection again.

  In this case, if the player likes the layout image displayed as a sample, it can be used as it is for the collage composite image. On the other hand, if the user does not like the layout image, the player can reselect the first photo images in all the arrangement areas in the layout image from the beginning.

  Preferably, the reception unit includes a selection display unit, a selection unit, and an arrangement unit. The selection display means includes a layout image in which the second photographic image is arranged in the second arrangement area, a selection area for each of the one or more first arrangement areas in the layout image, and a plurality of second images displayed for each selection area. One photographic image is displayed. The selection means accepts selection of the first photographic image for each selection area. The arrangement means arranges and displays the first photographic image selected in each selection area in the corresponding first arrangement area in the layout image.

  In this case, the first photographic image to be arranged in the first arrangement area can be selected for each first arrangement area.

  Preferably, the layout image further includes a third arrangement region in which a reference character string image including a plurality of character images is arranged. The photography game machine further includes character string receiving means and character string image display means. The character string receiving means arranges the selected first photographic image in the first arrangement area of the determined layout image, arranges and displays the second photographic image in the second arrangement area, and inputs the character string. Accept. The character string image display means arranges and displays the character string image corresponding to the input character string in the third arrangement area instead of the reference character string image. The second generation means generates a collage composite image including the displayed character string image.

  In this case, a desired character string image can be input to the layout image instead of the reference character string image previously arranged in the layout image.

  Preferably, the character string image display means sequentially displays a character image corresponding to the input character every time a character constituting the character string is input.

  In this case, the character string image corresponding to the input character is promptly displayed on the layout image. Therefore, it can be quickly determined whether or not the input characters match the design of the layout image.

  Preferably, the reference character string image includes a first reference character string image and a second reference character string image. The character string receiving means includes first and second receiving means. The first accepting unit accepts input of the first character string. The second accepting unit accepts an input of the second character string. The character string image display means displays the first character string image corresponding to the first character string instead of the first reference character string image when the first character string is accepted by the first accepting means, and the second acceptance When the second character string is received by the means, the second character string image corresponding to the second character string is displayed instead of the second reference character string image.

  When no character string is input, the first reference character string image or the second reference character string image remains in the layout image. Therefore, even if no character string is input, the reference character string image remains in the third arrangement area, and the design of the layout image is not impaired.

  Preferably, the character string accepting unit adjusts and displays the width of the character string image in accordance with the number of characters in the character string image corresponding to the input character string.

  In this case, it can suppress that the character string image corresponding to the input character string protrudes from the 3rd arrangement field.

  Preferably, the image processing method of the first photographic image or the normal composite image to be arranged is associated with one or a plurality of first arrangement areas in the layout image in advance, and the second generation unit is further arranged in the first arrangement area. A collage composite image is generated by subjecting the first photographic image or the normal composite image to image processing according to one arrangement area.

  In this case, the arranged first photographic image is subjected to image processing by the image processing method designated in the first arrangement area.

  Preferably, the printing control means controls the printer to arrange the first rectangular area and the second rectangular area arranged side by side in the extending direction of the first side of the rectangular printing paper having the first side and the second side. The second rectangular area has a length in the first side direction shorter than that of the first rectangular area. According to the layout pattern, a plurality of normal synthesized images are printed in the first rectangular area, and the collage synthesized image is printed in the first rectangular area. Two rectangular areas are printed, and the printing paper is cut into the rectangular areas.

  In this case, the collage synthesized image is printed in the corresponding second rectangular area, and the normal synthesized image is printed in the first rectangular area larger than the second rectangular area. Therefore, a larger number of normal composite images can be printed.

  Preferably, the printing control means controls the printer to send the printing paper in the direction in which the first side extends, cut the printing paper in the second side direction at the discharge port, and when the printer sends out the printing paper, the second Printing is performed so that the rectangular area is arranged closer to the discharge port than the first rectangular area.

  In this case, the printing paper piece including the second rectangular area is pushed out of the printer by the printing paper piece including the first rectangular area.

  The photography game method according to the present invention uses the above-described photography game machine. The control program according to the present invention is executed by a computer mounted on the above-described photography game machine.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a photographic amusement machine according to an embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the shooting booth side. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the photography game machine shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from the editing booth side. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a prize provided by the photography amusement machine shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a photographing apparatus installed in a photographing booth of the photographing amusement machine shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a configuration around the back panel arranged opposite to the photographing device of the photography amusement machine shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the editing apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state where the side door of the editing apparatus shown in FIG. 6 is opened. FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the printer shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the printing paper shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram of the photography game machine shown in FIG. FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a collage composite image produced by the photography game machine shown in FIG. FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of another collage composite image different from FIG. 11. FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a print sheet on which a print image is printed. FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram illustrating a state where the printing paper illustrated in FIG. 13 is cut. FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram illustrating a state where the printing paper illustrated in FIG. 14 is further cut. FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram illustrating a state in which the printing paper illustrated in FIG. 15 is further cut. FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a print sheet on which another print image is printed, which is different from FIG. FIG. 18 is a schematic diagram for explaining the characteristics of the print image shown in FIG. 13. FIG. 19 is a schematic view of a composite image produced by the photography game machine shown in FIG. FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing a photographing process of the photography amusement machine shown in FIG. FIG. 21 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display of the photographing apparatus during the operation of FIG. FIG. 22 is a schematic diagram illustrating another screen example displayed on the display of the photographing apparatus during the operation of FIG. FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing details of the photographing operation in FIG. FIG. 24 is a schematic diagram illustrating another screen example displayed on the display of the photographing apparatus during the operation of FIG. FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing details of an operation process for generating a photographic image for a collage composite image of the photographic amusement machine shown in FIG. FIG. 26 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the display of the photographing apparatus during the operation of FIG. FIG. 27 is a schematic diagram for explaining the operation process of FIG. FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing details of the editing process of the photography amusement machine shown in FIG. FIG. 29 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the editing display during the operation of FIG. FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing details of the normal photographic image layout conversion process during the operation of FIG. FIG. 31 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the editing display during the operation of FIG. FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing details of the character string input process during the operation of FIG. FIG. 33 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the editing display during the operation of FIG. FIG. 34 is a schematic diagram for explaining the operation of FIG. FIG. 35 is another schematic diagram for explaining the operation of FIG. 32. FIG. 36 is another schematic diagram for explaining the operation of FIG. FIG. 37 is another schematic diagram for explaining the operation of FIG. FIG. 38 is a schematic diagram showing a screen example different from FIG. FIG. 39 is a flowchart showing details of the normal composite image editing process in FIG. FIG. 40 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the editing display during the operation of FIG. FIG. 41 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a display screen that displays the edited image created in FIG. FIG. 42 is a schematic diagram showing an example of another display screen different from FIG. FIG. 43 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the editing display during the operation of FIG. FIG. 44 is a schematic diagram showing a screen example different from FIG. FIG. 45 is a flowchart showing details of the print standby process during the operation of FIG. FIG. 46 is a flowchart showing the printing process of the photography amusement machine 1. FIG. 47 is a flowchart showing details of the normal photographic image layout conversion processing in the second embodiment. FIG. 48 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the editing display during the operation of FIG. FIG. 49 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the editing display, which is different from FIG. FIG. 50 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the editing display, which is different from FIGS. 48 and 49. 51 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the editing display, which is different from FIGS. 48 to 50. FIG. FIG. 52 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the editing display, which is different from FIGS. 48 to 51.

  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.

[First Embodiment]
[Appearance configuration]
Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a photography game machine 1 includes a photography booth 2 for photographing, two editing booths 3 for editing photograph images obtained by photography, and a photo sticker sheet as printing paper. And a printing standby booth 5 where the player waits during printing. A photographing device 4 is arranged in the photographing booth 2. An editing device 8 is arranged in the editing booth 3 and the print standby booth 5. The editing device 8 includes a casing-shaped main body 800, and an image editing unit 80 is provided on each of the front surface and the rear surface of the main body 800. That is, the editing device 8 includes two image editing units 80. Each image editing unit 80 belongs to the editing booth 3. One side surface of the editing device 8 is adjacent to the photographing device 4. On the other side surface of the editing device 8, a prize dispensing device 70 for discharging a prize is attached. As shown in FIG. 3, gifts are false eyelashes, false nails, cotton swab sets, accessories such as rings, cosmetics, and the like housed in a rectangular box. The type of giveaway is not particularly limited. Furthermore, a coupon ticket of a predetermined store, a booklet on which an advertisement is described, and the like may be stored in a rectangular box as a prize.

  Referring to FIG. 2, a discharge port 602 is further formed on the side surface of the editing device 8 where the premium payout device 70 is disposed. The prize and the photo sticker paper are discharged to the discharge port 602. A print standby unit 90 is disposed on the front 700 of the giveaway device 70. The print standby unit 90 belongs to the print standby booth 5.

  With reference to FIG.1 and FIG.2, the photography booth 2 and the edit booth 3 are divided with the exterior by the curtain etc. which are not shown in figure. A curtain or the like may be installed in the printing standby booth 5 or may not be installed.

[Shooting booth]
With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, the photographing booth 2 includes a photographing casing 521 and a photographing device 4. The imaging casing 521 has openings 522 on both side walls. A player who is a subject of shooting can enter and leave the shooting booth 2 through the opening 522. Hereinafter, the opening 522 is referred to as an “entrance / exit” 522. A photographing device 4 shown in FIG. 4 is disposed on the front inner wall of the photographing housing 521. A back panel 6 shown in FIG. 5 is arranged on the back inner wall of the photographing housing 521. The back panel 6 is a chroma key composition panel. Instead of the back panel 6, one or more curtains for synthesizing the chroma key may be provided.

  Referring to FIG. 4, a coin insertion slot 31 for inserting coins is provided in the lower right portion (portion in the vicinity of the entrance / exit 522) of the front surface of the photographing apparatus 4. When using the photographic game machine 1, the player enters the shooting booth 2, inserts a coin into the coin insertion slot 31, and then performs a shooting operation toward the shooting device 4. After the shooting, the player leaves the shooting housing 521 and moves to one of the editing booths 3 designated by the photography game machine 1. Then, the player performs an image editing operation toward the image editing unit 80 of the editing device 8. Specifically, edit images such as frames, stamps, pen-written characters and figures are input.

  A camera 10 is provided at the center of the front of the photographing device 4, a photographing display 11 is provided below the photographing device 4, and a plurality of illumination devices 9 are provided around them. Furthermore, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the lighting device 9 is also disposed on the ceiling, the rear upper side, and the side of the photographing housing 521. In short, the plurality of lighting devices 9 irradiate the subject from the front and rear of the photographing housing 521.

  The camera 10 photographs a player as a subject, and a digital camera is generally used. In FIG. 4, there is one camera 10, but a plurality of cameras 10 may be provided, and movement and angle adjustment may be performed. In this example, the camera 10 can change movement and angle. As a result, the camera 10 can take an image of the subject up, and can also take the entire body of the subject.

  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 is pasted on the display screen, and the photographing display 11 receives an input operation of the player through the touch panel. In FIG. 4, the player touches the photographing display 11 using his / her finger. Although not shown in FIG. 4, the photographing display 11 may be provided with a touch pen for inputting various operations by the player on the touch panel.

  The shooting display 11 displays a captured image for confirmation in addition to a live video (preview display). Various guidance screens and operation buttons are also displayed. In the present embodiment, the photographic display 11 performs both live video display and player input operation reception. However, the display for displaying live video and the player input operation or guidance display are performed. A display may be provided separately.

  Below the photographing display 11, guide lamps 523L and 523R are arranged. As described above, the editing device 8 includes the two image editing units 80. The guide lamps 523L and 523R designate the image editing unit 80 to be used for image editing processing, out of the two image editing units 80, for the player who has finished shooting play. Specifically, when the left image editing unit 80 is used toward the photographing apparatus 4, the guide lamp 523L is lit. When the right image editing unit 80 is used toward the photographing apparatus 4, the guide lamp 523R is turned on. The guide lamp 523 includes a light source and a display panel, and guidance for guiding the player such as “Doodle over here” is displayed on the display panel.

  The plurality of illumination devices 9 are provided on the top, bottom, left, and right of the camera 10 and the ceiling, and illuminate the subject from the front and rear. 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 an image (still image), and strongly illuminates the subject. The illuminating device 9 may be provided on the side of the subject in addition to the above location.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a guide device 500 is disposed on the upper side outside the side wall of the imaging housing 521. The guide device 500 includes a display unit 503 (see FIG. 10) having a display panel on which characters such as “in use” are drawn. When the player is using the photographing device 4, the display panel is illuminated by the light source in the guide device 500 and displays that the photographing device 4 is in use. Thereby, other players can know that the photographing device 4 is currently in use. The guide device 500 includes a speaker 504 (see FIG. 10).

[Editing booth and printing standby booth]
As shown in FIG. 2, an editing device 8 is arranged in the editing booth 3 and the print standby booth 5. Referring to FIG. 6, an image editing unit 80 is disposed on each of the upper front surface and the upper rear surface of the editing device 8. That is, the two image editing units 80 are arranged back to back. A gift payout device 70 is attached to the upper side of the side surface of the editing device 8, and a print standby unit 90 is disposed on the front surface 700 thereof. An openable / closable discharge door 600 is provided at the lower side of the side surface of the editing device 8, and the printer 601 is accommodated therein as shown in FIG. 7. Of the side surfaces of the editing device 8, the side surface opposite to the side surface to which the prize payout device 70 is attached is adjacent to the photographing device 4. The two image editing units 80 belong to the editing booth 3, and the print standby unit 90 belongs to the print standby booth 5.

[Image Editor]
Each image editing unit 80 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 unit 80. The editing display 40 displays a plurality of photographic images generated by the photographing device 4. Further, a transparent touch panel is pasted on the display screen of the editing display 40, and an editing operation of the player is accepted via the touch panel. On both sides of the editing display 40, touch pens 42 for inputting an editing image such as a pen image or a stamp image on the display 40 are provided. The image editing unit 80 inputs an edited image 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 combines the photographic image and the edited image to generate a combined image.

[Around the discharge door]
With reference to FIGS. 6 and 7, a printer 601 is accommodated in the discharge door 600. The printer 601 can be taken out by opening the discharge door 600. The printer 601 is connected to, for example, a computer apparatus 101 (see FIG. 10), which will be described later, via a USB cable or the like. Print on a sticker sheet. Then, the sticker paper is cut at a predetermined length. The printer 601 includes a microcomputer and a known cutter inside, and cuts sticker paper with the cutter.

  A discharge port 602 is provided below the discharge door 600. The sticker sheet printed by the printer 601 is discharged to the discharge port 602. The prize dispensing device 70 stores a plurality of prizes therein. Then, the prize is discharged to the discharge port 602. The prize payout device 70 may store a plurality of types of prizes in a mixed manner, and sequentially pay out the prizes in the lowermost layer. In this case, every time the player plays, there is a high possibility that the type of the prize is different, and the preference is increased.

  The prize payout device 70 may accept selection of a prize desired by the player from a plurality of prizes and pay out the selected prize. However, when only one type of prize remains in the prize payout device 70, the prize payout apparatus 70 may forcibly pay out the remaining prize.

[Print standby section]
After the player edits the photographic image using the image editing unit 80, the player waits in the print standby booth 5 until the printing paper is discharged from the discharge port 602. The print standby unit 90 receives an e-mail address of the portable terminal of the player who is waiting, and provides a mini game to the player using the time until the print paper is discharged. Further, when an abnormality occurs in the printer 601 or the prize dispensing device 70 (for example, consumables are out of service or faulty), this is displayed and the player is guided. The print standby unit 90 is provided on the front 700 of the giveaway device 70.

  A standby display 95 is provided at the front center of the print standby unit 90. The standby display 95 displays an address input screen, a mini game screen, and the like. A transparent touch panel is pasted on the screen of the standby display 95, and the standby display 95 accepts the player's operation via the touch panel. On both sides of the standby display 95, touch pens 92 for inputting the address of a mobile terminal represented by a mobile phone are provided. In this example, the touch pen 92 is used, but the player's finger may be directly used instead of the touch pen 92.

[Printer]
The printer 601 is connected to the computer apparatus 101 by, for example, a USB cable, and executes printing based on a command from the computer apparatus 101. Referring to FIG. 8, the printer 601 includes a paper roll 610 around which the seal paper SH is wound, a transport roller 611 that transports the seal paper SH sent from the paper roll 610, a platen roller 612, and a thermal roller. A head 614, an ink ribbon 613, and a cutter 615 are provided. The printer 601 feeds the sticker paper from the paper roll 610, sandwiches it with the transport roller 611, and transports it in the direction of the cutter 615. Then, the ink on the ink ribbon 613 is melted by the thermal head 614 and attached to the seal paper SH by the printing pressure with the platen roller 612, and the composite image is printed on the seal paper SH. When the printed sticker sheet SH is sent out from the cutter 615 by the length L0, the cutter 615 cuts the sticker sheet SH, and the photo sticker sheet is completed. The completed photo sticker paper is discharged from the discharge port 602.

  FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the paper roll 610 in FIG. Referring to FIG. 9, a perforation C <b> 0 extending in the circumferential direction of the paper roll 610 is formed at the center of the width of the seal paper SH wound around the paper roll 610. The perforation C0 is composed of a plurality of slits arranged in a line, and the length of each slit is, for example, about 0.1 to 0.5 mm.

[Function configuration]
Referring to FIG. 10, the photography game machine 1 receives a computer device 101 that controls the entire photography game machine 1 and instructions from the computer device 101 that is operating, and controls various devices that are connected. A control board 102 and a chroma key capture board 17 are provided. These function as the control device 100 of the photographic game machine 1. The control device 100 may be mounted on the photographing device 4 or may be mounted on the editing device 8.

  The computer apparatus 101 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 103, a control program for causing the apparatus to execute a predetermined process, graphic data necessary for the process, audio data, photographed photographic images, and a plurality of prepared images. A hard disk drive (hereinafter referred to as HDD) 104 for storing background images, a plurality of frame images prepared in advance and a plurality of stamped images and the like, a memory 105 serving as a temporary work area for a control program, and a network such as the Internet And a communication unit 106 for communicating with an external terminal.

  The computer apparatus 101 executes a shooting process at the shooting booth 2. Specifically, the computer apparatus 101 executes a control program and transmits a control signal to the control board 102 in response to an input operation on the photographing display 11. The computer apparatus 101 is connected to the camera 10, the photographing display 11, the speaker 450, and the control board 102, and controls them.

  A touch panel is stacked on the screen of the photographing display 11. The touch panel detects contact of the player's finger and transmits an instruction signal corresponding to the contact to the computer apparatus 101. The photographing display 11 displays an image transmitted from the computer device 101, specifically, a photographic image captured by the camera 10, guidance for photographing, options, and the like. The speaker 450 outputs guidance such as an operation method for photographing play, BGM, and the like based on an instruction signal given from the computer apparatus 101.

  The chroma key capture board 17 captures video 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 101 further trims the video as necessary. Specifically, a predetermined region of a still image captured at a predetermined time interval is trimmed, and the trimmed image is sequentially displayed on the photographing display 11.

  The computer apparatus 101 further executes image editing processing at the editing booth 3. Specifically, the computer apparatus 101 executes a control program and transmits a control signal to the control board 102 in response to an input operation with the touch pen 42 on the editing display 40. The computer apparatus 101 is connected to the printer 601 and the editing display 40 and controls them. Since two image editing units 80 are provided, two sets of the editing display 40, the touch pen 42, and the speaker 46 are provided.

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

  The computer apparatus 101 further communicates with a server (not shown) via a network such as the Internet by the communication unit 106. And the synthesized image produced according to the request | requirement of a player is transmitted via a server to a portable terminal of a player. Thereby, the player can acquire a composite image in the mobile phone which is a mobile terminal.

  The computer apparatus 101 further executes print standby processing at the print standby booth 5. Specifically, the computer apparatus 101 executes a control program and transmits a control signal to the control board 102 in response to an input operation of the touch pen 92 on the standby display 95. The computer apparatus 101 is connected to a standby display 95 and a speaker 96 and controls them. The standby display 95 has a touch panel laminated on the screen. The touch panel detects contact of the touch pen 92 and transmits an instruction signal corresponding to the contact to the computer apparatus 101. The standby display 95 displays an address input screen and a mini game while the printer 601 is printing. Based on the instruction signal given from the computer device 101, the speaker 96 outputs an address input at the time of printing standby, guidance on a mini game operation method, BGM, and the like.

  The photography game machine 1 further includes a non-contact communication device 97. The non-contact communication device 97 is a communication device using, for example, Felica (registered trademark) or Bluetooth (registered trademark). The computer device 101 can transmit access information and the like necessary for acquiring a composite image created in response to a player's request to the player's portable terminal via the non-contact communication device 97. Note that the computer apparatus 101 may transmit the composite image directly to the portable terminal of the player via the non-contact communication apparatus 97.

  The printer 601 includes a microcomputer (not shown). The computer apparatus 101 transmits a print instruction to the microcomputer of the printer 601 and transmits a composite image to be printed. When the microcomputer of the printer 601 completes reception of the composite image to be printed, it starts printing in response to the print instruction.

  The computer device 101 is further connected to a prize dispensing device 70 via a control board 102. The prize payout device 70 includes a payout mechanism 704 and a microcomputer 707 that controls the payout mechanism 704. The computer apparatus 101 controls the payout mechanism 704 via the microcomputer 707. That is, the computer device 101 controls the prize discharge timing.

  The computer apparatus 101 is further connected to a display unit 503 and a speaker 504 in the guide apparatus 500 via the control board 102. The computer apparatus 101 outputs sound from the speaker 504 in accordance with the operation of the photographing apparatus 4 in the photographing process.

  In addition to the computer apparatus 101, the control board 102 is connected to the strobe control unit 110, the strobe 15, the fluorescent lamp 14, the service panel 113, and the coin control unit 112. 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.

[Operation overview]
[Collage composite image]
The photographic game machine 1 according to the present embodiment provides a photo sticker on which a new composite image is printed, instead of a photo sticker having one composite image as one unit as in the prior art. Hereinafter, this new composite image is referred to as a “collage composite image”.

  An example of the collage composite image is shown in FIG. The collage composite image 810 is printed on, for example, sticker paper that is print paper. The collage composite image 810 includes a plurality of normal photo images 650. That is, the plurality of normal photograph images 650 constitute a part of the design of one collage composite image 810. The collage composite image 810 further includes a photographic image 820 dedicated to the collage composite image. A photographic image 820 shown in FIG. 11 is a photographic image in which a portion above the knee of the subject is displayed.

  The collage composite image 810 further includes a layout image 830. The layout image 830 includes a background image 840 of a collage composite image, a plurality of edited images SI, and a character string image 835. The layout image 830 further includes a plurality of arrangement areas 801A to 801C in which the normal photographic image 650 is arranged, an arrangement area 802 in which the photographic image 820 is arranged, and an arrangement area 803 in which the character string image 835 is arranged.

  The plurality of edited images SI are so-called graffiti images (decorative images), and are images whose design and arrangement areas are predetermined for each layout image 830. The edited image SI is a foreground image of the normal photographic image 650. The edited image SI may not be arranged.

  In the present embodiment, the photo sticker on which the collage composite image 810 is printed has a size of about the size of a business card. The collage composite image 810 has a rectangular shape, and its aspect ratio (long side / short side) is, for example, about 16/10. The aspect ratio of the collage composite image 810 is larger than the aspect ratio of the regular photo image 650 having a square shape. The size of the photo sticker on which the collage composite image 810 is printed is, for example, about 48 mm × 76 mm. Accordingly, the collage composite image 810 has a larger image size than the normal photo image 650. When the aspect ratio is about 16/10, it can be displayed on the display screen of the mobile phone while maintaining the aspect ratio of the collage composite image. That is, it can be used for a standby image of a mobile phone without changing the aspect ratio of the collage composite image. Therefore, if you look at the photo sticker sheet of the collage composite image, you can imagine the standby image of the mobile phone. The collage composite image can also be used as a blog posting image.

  As described above, the collage composite image 810 includes a plurality of normal photo images 650 for a normal photo sticker, a photo image 820 photographed and generated for the collage composite image 810, a background image 840, an edited image SI, A character string image 835. The collage composite image 810 has an image of such a complicated design, and thus has a novel image different from a conventional photo sticker. Furthermore, since the photographic image 820 is a photographic image dedicated to the collage composite image, by arranging the photographic image 820 in the collage composite image 810, the uniformity and design of the entire collage composite image are increased, and the photo with high completeness. Become a seal.

  Furthermore, the edited image SI and the character string image 835 have a design set in advance corresponding to the background image 840. Therefore, the design of the entire layout image is unified, and the completeness of the entire collage composite image is increased.

  The photographic game machine 1 provides the player with a photo sticker of the above-described collage composite image 810 together with a normal composite image photo sticker produced based on the normal photo image 650.

  Furthermore, the photographic game machine 1 allows the player to freely select the normal photographic images 650 arranged in the arrangement areas 801A to 801C in the collage composite image 810. Therefore, the player can arrange the normal photographic images 650 suitable for the arrangement areas 801A to 801C according to his / her preference.

  The photography game machine 1 further accepts an input of a character string preferred by the player in the arrangement area 803 in the collage composite image 810. For example, in FIG. 11, character string images “CHINATSU” and “NATSUKO” relating to the names of the two players who are the subjects are displayed. In this way, the player can include the character string image 835 such as the player's own name and a favorite character phrase (for example, “Daisuki”, “Friend”) in the collage composite image 810. The input character string is converted into a character string image 835 having a design that matches the layout image, and is drawn in the arrangement area 803. Therefore, an original collage composite image 810 customized by the player is created while maintaining the design of the entire collage composite image.

  Although the collage composite image 810 shown in FIG. 11 is vertically long, the collage composite image 810 may be horizontally long as shown in FIG.

  As described above, the photography game machine 1 can provide the collage composite image 810 customized according to the preference of the player. Since the highly complete collage composite image 810 is created in a predetermined play time in this manner, the photography game machine 1 allows the player to assume a complete image of the collage composite image 810 at the time of photographing, and the photography game. It is devised so that the rotation rate of the machine 1 can be maintained as usual.

[Printing paper]
Referring to FIG. 13, a sticker sheet 850, which is a print sheet, is obtained by cutting the sticker sheet SH shown in FIG. 9 at a predetermined length S0 (= S1 + S2) in the extending direction of the first side 1S. The sticker paper 850 is a size obtained in one play. The sticker sheet 850 is formed with a perforation C0 extending linearly in the center of the second side 2S. The perforation C0 is formed in advance on the sticker sheet SH itself as shown in FIG. The size of the sticker paper 850 is, for example, about 124 mm × 152 mm.

  Two rectangular regions (regions surrounded by a two-dot chain line in the drawing) 851 and 852 are arranged on the sticker sheet 850. The rectangular regions 851 and 852 have a rectangular shape and are arranged side by side in the extending direction of the first side 1S of the sticker paper 850. In other words, the rectangular regions 851 and 852 are arranged side by side in the extending direction of the perforation C0. Therefore, the perforation C0 is arranged at the center of each of the rectangular regions 851 and 852.

  The rectangular area 851 has a larger size than the rectangular area 852. Specifically, the length S1 of the rectangular area 851 in the extending direction of the first side 1S is longer than the length S2 of the rectangular area 852.

  Each rectangular area 851 and 852 is further divided into two rectangular areas 851L and 851R, 852L and 852R by the perforation C0. In each of the rectangular areas 851L and 851R, a plurality of normal composite images CI for conventional normal photo stickers are arranged in a predetermined layout. On the other hand, the collage synthesized images 810 shown in FIG. 11 are arranged in the rectangular areas 852L and 852R.

  In short, a plurality of normal composite images CI are printed in a predetermined layout in the rectangular area 851, and two collage composite images 810 are printed side by side in the rectangular area 852.

  Further, the sticker sheet 850 is cut into two along the line C1 (the one-dot chain line in FIG. 13) by the printer 601. In short, the sticker sheet 850 is cut into a rectangular area 851 and a rectangular area 852 as shown in FIG.

  As described above, the perforation C0 is formed in the center of the rectangular regions 851 and 852 cut along the line C1. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 15, if the rectangular area 851 is cut along the perforation C0, the rectangular areas 851L and 851R can be easily cut without using scissors or a cutter. Similarly, if the rectangular area 852 is cut along the perforation C0, the rectangular areas 852L and 852R can be easily cut.

  From the above, when the photo game machine 1 is played by two people, one player can easily acquire the rectangular areas 851L and 852L without using scissors, and the other player can easily acquire the rectangular areas 851R and 852R. it can. Note that the print layout pattern of the normal composite image CI in the rectangular areas 851L and 851R is the same as the conventional one. Therefore, when the player cuts the sticker sheet for each normal composite image CI, a conventional normal photo sticker is obtained as shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the photography amusement machine 1 cuts the sticker paper 850 into a rectangular area 852 that matches the size of the collage composite image 810 and a rectangular area 851 that is larger than the rectangular area 852. As shown in FIG. 17, the conventional photography amusement machine divides the sticker paper 850 equally (two equal divisions or three equal divisions) in a predetermined direction (in this example, the extending direction of the first side 1S). For example, in FIG. 17, the photography amusement machine cuts at the center of the first side 1S of the sticker paper 850, and creates two rectangular regions 853 in which the length in the extending direction of the first side 1S is S3. .

  As shown in FIG. 17, if printing is performed with a print layout pattern in which a plurality of normal composite images CI are arranged as in the prior art, it is sufficient to divide the sticker paper 850 evenly. However, when the collage composite image 810 having a predetermined aspect ratio is printed as in the present embodiment, the sticker paper 850 is cut according to the aspect ratio of the collage composite image 810 in the sticker paper 850. The printable range increases. For example, when printing the collage composite image 810 and cutting the sticker sheet 850 at the same position as in FIG. 17, a large margin 854 is created in the rectangular area 853 on which the collage composite image 810 is printed as shown in FIG. The area in which the normal composite image CI can be printed with an appropriate size is narrowed.

  When the player desires a photo sticker of the collage composite image 810, the photography game machine 1 according to the present embodiment prints the normal composite image CI and the collage composite image 810 with the print layout pattern shown in FIG. 13, and FIG. Cut the sticker paper 850 as shown. Thereby, the margin of the sticker paper 850 can be reduced as much as possible, and more normal composite images CI and collage composite images 810 can be printed on the sticker paper 850.

  On the other hand, when there are a large number of players such as three or four players, it may be preferable to print with the print layout pattern shown in FIG. 17, that is, the print layout pattern composed only of the normal composite image CI. Accordingly, when the player desires the print layout pattern shown in FIG. 17, the photography amusement machine 1 changes the cutting timing of the sticker sheet SH at the printer 601, and cuts the sticker sheet SH at the cutting position C1 shown in FIG. Thus, a rectangular area 853 is created. In short, the photography game machine 1 changes the cutting timing of the printer according to the print layout pattern.

  The operation of the photographic game machine 1 having the above characteristics will be described in detail.

[Details of operation]
First, the photographic game machine 1 executes a shooting process of shooting a subject with the camera 10 in the shooting booth 2. Next, in the editing booth 3, an image editing process for editing a photographic image generated by photographing in response to an input operation by the player is executed. Then, while the composite image generated based on the image editing process is being printed, the print standby booth 5 executes the print standby process. Hereinafter, each process is explained in full detail.

[Shooting process]
First, the operation of the shooting process of the photography game machine 1 at the shooting booth 2 will be described. In the photographing process, first, a photographic image (hereinafter referred to as a normal photographic image) used for a composite image for a normal photographic sticker (normal composite image CI) is taken. After the photographing of the normal photographic image is completed, the photographic image 820 used for the collage composite image 810 is photographed. The CPU 103 of the computer apparatus 101 executes the above-described photographing process by reading the control program stored in the HDD 104 into the memory 105 and executing it.

[Generate normal photo image]
In the generation of the normal photographic image, the photographic amusement machine 1 produces a normal photographic image 650 having a square shape in which the length of each side is substantially equal as shown in FIGS. 19 (A) and 19 (B). The square shape here means a rectangle having a difference in length of each side within ± 5%, preferably within ± 3%, and more preferably within ± 1%. As shown in FIG. 19A, the photographic game machine 1 can produce a normal composite image CI in which a normal photographic image 650 is arranged as a whole. Further, as shown in FIG. 19B, a normal composite image CI including a photographic area 301 in which the normal photographic image 650 is arranged and a blank area 302 other than that can be produced. Hereinafter, the normal composite image CI illustrated in FIG. 19A is referred to as a “no excavation” image, and the normal composite image CI illustrated in FIG. 19B is referred to as a “explication” image. The “no excitement” image shown in FIG. 19A is suitable for drawing an up-photograph of a subject on the entire photo sticker. On the other hand, the “Wakupuri” image shown in FIG. 19B has a photographic area 301 and a margin area 302 as described above. A normal photographic image 650 is arranged in the photographic area 301. Since the normal photographic image 650 is not drawn in the margin area 302, if a message is input using a pen image or the like, it can be drawn more clearly and easily than when input on the normal photographic image.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 19 (C), the photography game machine 1 can create a rectangular “no excitement” image or an “exact” image. In this case, not the normal photographic image 650 showing a part of the subject but the normal photographic image 650 showing almost the whole body of the subject (for example, the subject portion above the knee) can be displayed. In FIG. 19C, a vertically long image is shown, but a horizontally long rectangular “non-boiled” image and a “bakupuri” image can also be produced.

  The CPU 103 shoots a player as a subject with the camera 10 a plurality of times and generates a normal photo image 650. In this example, the player is photographed four times, and four normal photographic images 650 for the normal composite image shown in FIGS. 19A and 19B are generated. Further, the CPU 103 takes a picture of the player twice, and two normal photo images 650 for a vertically or horizontally normal composite image shown in FIG. 19C or two normal photos for a square normal composite image. An image 650 is generated. Hereinafter, details of the processing for producing the normal photographic image 650 will be described.

  Referring to FIG. 20, CPU 103 displays a title demonstration screen for encouraging use of photo shooting game machine 1 on shooting display 11 (S <b> 1). When the coin control unit 112 accepts the insertion of coins for one play during the display of the title demo screen (YES in S2), the CPU 103 starts counting down a predetermined shooting time limit (S3). Next, the CPU 103 accepts the selection of the design of the normal composite image CI, the image processing method, and the brightness of the normal photo image 650 (S4). Specifically, the CPU 103 first displays a selection screen for design of the normal composite image CI on the photographing display 11 and accepts the selection. For example, two selection buttons “rich” and “happy” are displayed on the selection screen. When the player wants to finish a normal composite image CI designed with an image of an adult woman, when “Rich” is selected, the player selects a “Rich” background image, edited image, or layout image in the subsequent processing. It becomes possible. On the other hand, when the player wants to finish the normal composite image CI in the image of a cute woman, if “happy” is selected, the player can select a background image for “happy” in the subsequent processing.

  Next, the CPU 103 displays an image processing selection screen on the photographing display 11. Then, selection of an image processing method for the entire photograph (selection of photograph (soft, clear, etc.)) and selection of an image processing method for the eye part of the subject (flashy, natural, etc.) is accepted.

  Next, the CPU 103 displays a brightness selection screen for the normal photograph image on the shooting display 11 and accepts the selection of the brightness at the time of shooting.

  Subsequently, the CPU 103 performs a photographing process of the square-shaped non-vacuum image or the normal photo image 650 for the pre-image shown in FIGS. 19A and 19B (S10). The CPU 103 accepts selection of a sample image (S5). At this time, the CPU 103 displays the screen shown in FIG. Referring to FIG. 21 and FIG. 22, “no excitement” palette 512 and “exact” palette 513 are displayed on photographing display 11. In FIG. 21, a “no exclamation” palette 512 is displayed on the photographing display 11. In FIG. 22, a “wakupuri” palette 513 is displayed on the photographing display 11. The display of the “no excitement” palette 512 and the display of the “exact” palette 513 can be switched by touching a tab.

  As shown in FIG. 21, a plurality of sample images 511 of “no excitement” images are displayed on the “no excise” palette 512. Each sample image 511 has a different background image. Similarly, as shown in FIG. 22, a plurality of sample images 514 of “Wakupuri” images are displayed on the “Wakpuri” palette 513. Each sample image 514 has a photographic area 301 on which various background images are drawn, and a margin area 302. The sample images 511 displayed in FIGS. 21 and 22 correspond to the design (“rich” or “happy”) selected in step S4.

  In the present example, in the first to fourth shootings, shooting is performed for a square-shaped “unboiled” image or “wakupuri” image. Therefore, the CPU 103 causes the player to select the sample images 511 and 514 shown in FIGS. 21 and 22 four times. The selected sample image 511 or 514 is stored in the memory 105.

  Subsequently, the CPU 103 executes processing for displaying a live video on the photographing display 11 (S6 and S7). Specifically, the chroma key capture board 17 captures an image captured by the camera 10. At this time, the video (original image) obtained from the camera 10 is a vertically long rectangle. Therefore, the CPU 103 cuts the lower part of the original image by trimming, and captures an image corresponding to the sample image selected in step S5 (S6).

  More specifically, the following processing is executed. The CPU 103 reads a sample image for the first shooting from the memory 105. When the first sample image is a “no excitement” image, the CPU 103 trims the original image obtained from the camera 10 into a square shape. On the other hand, if the first sample image is a “wakupuri” image, the CPU 103 trims the original image according to the photo area 301 of the sample image to obtain a display image.

  Further, the CPU 103 detects a region other than the subject from the obtained image using the chroma key technique, and the background image of the first sample image selected in step S5 and the image of the margin region 302 (selected) are detected in the detected region. Only when the sampled image is a “wakupuri” image). Then, the image combined with the background is displayed on the photographing display (S7).

  Subsequently, the CPU 103 executes the first shooting (S8). Details of the photographing operation are shown in FIG. First, the CPU 103 instructs the player to pause (S91). Specifically, a pose instruction sentence such as “put your hand on the chest!” Is displayed on the photographing display 11. Furthermore, a pause is instructed by voice from the speaker 450. The player poses according to the instruction. At this time, the player can determine a standing position and a pose while confirming his / her reflection on the photographing display 11.

  The CPU 103 starts a countdown, performs a shutter operation after a predetermined time has elapsed (S92), fixes an image from the trimmed video, and stores it in the memory 105 or the HDD 104. Further, the CPU 103 synthesizes the selected background with the stored image and generates a normal photographic image 650. The generated normal photograph image 650 is displayed as a preview image on the photographing display 11 (S93). At this time, the preview image is stored in the memory 105. Thereby, the player can confirm the performance of the normal photographic image 650. The CPU 103 stores the generated normal photograph image 650 in the memory 105 or the HDD 104. Note that image and image quality correction processing may be executed when generating a normal photographic image.

  The CPU 103 repeats the operations of steps S6 and S7 and steps S91 to S93 until the fourth shooting is completed (S94). When the first shooting is finished, the CPU 103 trims the video obtained from the camera 10 based on the sample image selected second in step S5 (S6), and the background image and the margin are added to the trimmed video. The images in the area 603 are combined and displayed on the photographing display 11 (S7). And CPU103 performs operation | movement of step S91-S93. The same processing is executed during the third and fourth shooting (S6, S7, S91 to S94). When four shootings are completed by the player operation (YES in S94), the shooting operation is once ended.

  Referring back to FIG. 20, when the first to fourth shootings are completed, the CPU 103 subsequently accepts selection of the fifth and sixth image types (S9). At this time, the CPU 103 displays the image shown in FIG. Referring to FIG. 24, a selection button for creating a square-shaped normal composite image (“no excitement” image or “exact” image) shown in FIGS. 501 and a selection button 502 for creating a vertically or horizontally long normal composite image (a “no-wak” image or a “wak pre” image) shown in FIG. 19C. The player touches one of the selection buttons to select an image type.

  When the player touches the selection button 501 (NO in S9), the same shooting process as that in step S10 is executed (S11). However, since the CPU 103 creates the fifth and sixth normal photographic images 650, two sample images are selected in step S5.

  On the other hand, when the player touches the selection button 502 (YES in S9), the same shooting process as that in step S10 is executed (S12). However, in step S5, the CPU 103 displays a sample selection screen for a portrait image and a landscape image (a sample image for a “no-wak” image and a sample image for a “wak pre” image), and is used for the fifth and sixth shootings. Accept selection of sample images.

  With the above operation, the CPU 103 generates the fifth and sixth normal photo images 650. The generated normal photograph image 650 is stored in the HDD 104 or the memory 105.

  Subsequently, the CPU 103 generates a photographic image 820 for a collage composite image (S13). As described above, the collage composite image 810 has a larger image size than the normal composite image CI constituting the normal photo sticker. Therefore, it usually has a more complicated design than the composite image CI. In order to increase the completeness of the collage composite image 810 having such a complicated design, the photo shooting game machine 1 devises the photo image 820 so that the player can easily imagine the completed image of the collage composite image 810 in the shooting process. Is generated.

  FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing details of the operation in step S13. Referring to FIG. 25, CPU 103 accepts selection of a sample image of collage composite image 810 (S101). At this time, the CPU 103 displays the screen shown in FIG. Referring to FIG. 26, sample images 519 of a plurality of collage composite images 810 are displayed on the photographing display 11. Each sample image 519 displays a normal photo image 650 in which the model is a subject, a photo image 820 for a collage composite image in which the model is a subject, and a layout image 830.

  When the player selects a desired sample image 519, the selected sample image 519 is stored in the memory 105. At this time, the layout image (layout image of the selected sample image 519) 830 used for the collage composite image 810 is determined by the player's selection. After the selected sample image 519 is stored in the memory 105, the CPU 103 executes a shooting operation for a collage composite image (S102 to S105).

  First, in accordance with the selected sample image 519, the CPU 103 trims the video (original image) captured by the camera 10 to an image size determined according to the arrangement area 802 of the sample image 519 (S102). Subsequently, the trimmed original image is synthesized with the base layer. The foundation layer has the same image size as the sample image 519. The trimmed original image is arranged at a position on the base layer corresponding to the arrangement area 802 of the selected sample image 519 (S103).

  Subsequently, the CPU 103 further superimposes the layout image 830 of the sample image 519 on the base layer and displays a live video of the subject on the photographing display 11. At this time, the normal photo image 650 generated by the previous photographing process is arranged in a predetermined arrangement area 801 in the layout image 830. At this time, since the CPU 103 arranges the normal photo image 650 in the arrangement area 801, the preference of the player is not reflected. The CPU 103 arranges the normal photographic image 650 in the arrangement area 801 in order to shorten the photographing time in consideration of the rotation efficiency of the photographic game machine 1. Further, the CPU 103 arranges the image of the subject trimmed in step S102 in the arrangement area 802 and displays it on the photographing display 11 (S104).

  The above operation will be described with reference to FIG. Referring to FIG. 27, CPU 103 trims the video (original image) of camera 10 to a predetermined image size in accordance with selected sample image 519 (S102 and FIG. 27 (a)). Subsequently, the CPU 103 combines the trimmed original image with the base layer (S103 and FIG. 27B). After synthesizing the trimmed original image with the base layer, the CPU 103 displays the layout image 830 superimposed on the base layer (S104 and FIG. 27C). At this time, some of the plurality of normal photographic images 650 obtained by the first to sixth photographing are arranged in the arrangement areas 801A to 801C, and the trimmed original image is also displayed in the arrangement area 802. . Note that the edited image SI in the layout image is also displayed together with the layout image 830 as shown in FIG.

  In short, the CPU 103 creates a temporary collage composite image using the normal photo image 650 obtained by the previous shooting (FIG. 27C) and displays it on the shooting display 11 together with the live video. Hereinafter, FIG. 27C is referred to as a temporary collage composite image. The normal photo image 650 is arranged by the CPU 103 in the arrangement area 801 in the temporary collage composite image. Further, an edited image SI corresponding to the layout image 830 is arranged. Further, a reference character string image “HAPPY & SMILE” 835 is arranged in the arrangement area 803. Therefore, the temporary collage composite image is close to the completed image of the collage composite image 810.

  The player can take a pose that harmonizes with the collage composite image 810 while viewing the temporary collage composite image. Therefore, the obtained photographic image 820 is likely to be in harmony with the collage composite image 810, and the collage composite image 810 is likely to be a highly complete image with a sense of design uniformity.

  Returning to FIG. 25, the CPU 103 displays the temporary collage composite image on the photographing display 11, and then performs a photographing operation to generate a photographic image 820 for the collage composite image (S105). At this time, the number of shots is one.

  Preferably, in the photographic image 820 and the normal photographic image 650, the ratio of the portion in which the subject is captured to the entire subject is larger in the photographic image 820 than in the normal photographic image 650. In this case, each photographic image in the collage composite image is balanced, and the design is increased.

  Returning to FIG. 20, after generating a photo image 820 for a collage composite image, the CPU 103 outputs a sound indicating that the shooting play has ended via the speaker 504 to the outside. The CPU 103 further designates the image editing unit 80 used by the player in the image editing play among the two image editing units 80 (S14). Specifically, when the left image editing unit 80 is used toward the photographing apparatus 4, the CPU 103 lights the guide lamp 523L. When the right image editing unit 80 is used toward the photographing apparatus 4, the CPU 103 lights the guide lamp 523R. The player is guided to the image editing unit 80 to be used by the guide lamps 523L and 523R. Thereby, the standby player can recognize the end of the shooting play and can quickly move to the predetermined image editing unit 80. Therefore, the rotation efficiency of the photography game machine 1 is increased.

  In the above example, the number of shots is 7 (6 normal photo images 650 and 1 collage composite image photo 820), but the number of shots is not limited to this.

  As described above, the photography game machine 1 creates the collage composite image 810 having an image size larger than that of the conventional normal composite image CI. Since the photographic image 820 is dedicated to the collage composite image, the uniformity and design of the entire collage composite image are increased, and the degree of completion is increased. Further, before the photographic image 820 is generated by the live video display, the layout image 830 including the normal photographic image 650 and the reference character string image 835 is displayed on the photographing display 11 together with the live video of the subject. Therefore, the player can pose for the photographic image 820 while easily imaging the completed image of the collage composite image 810. Therefore, the photographic image 820 is easy to harmonize with the entire collage composite image, and the completeness of the collage composite image 810 is increased.

[Image editing processing]
Next, details of the image editing process will be described. The CPU 103 executes image editing processing based on the control program. For the edited image, the CPU 103 executes the editing process for the normal composite image and the editing process for the collage composite image 810. Therefore, the player can customize the collage composite image 810 according to his / her preference in the image editing process, and can further improve the completeness of the collage composite image 810.

  Referring to FIG. 28, CPU 103 displays a movement waiting image for prompting the start of image editing processing by touching the screen on editing display 40 (S21). Then, when the player touches the display 40 with the touch pen 42, the countdown of the remaining editing time is started (S22).

  Subsequently, the CPU 103 selects the normal photo image 650 to be edited (S23). In the present embodiment, six normal photo images 650 are generated together with the photo image 820 for the collage composite image by the photographing process (the four normal photo images generated in step S8 and the step S11 or Two normal photographic images generated in S12). Therefore, the CPU 103 first displays six normal photograph images 650 on the editing display 40 and accepts selection of four to six normal photograph images 650 to be edited. In this example, four normal photographic images 650 are selected. The player uses the touch pen 42 to touch the desired normal photographic image 650. The CPU 103 identifies the touched four normal photograph images 650 as the selected normal photograph images 650 and stores them in the memory 105.

  Subsequently, the CPU 103 performs a collage composite image editing process (S24). First, the CPU 103 causes the player to select whether the names of the two players are drawn in the collage composite image or whether the team name, group name, message, etc. are drawn in the collage composite image (S241). Specifically, the CPU 103 displays the screen shown in FIG. 29 on the editing display 40. Referring to FIG. 29, the display screen displays “You can make your own collage!”, And guides that the player can customize collage composite image 810 according to his / her preference. On the display screen, a two-person selection button 1001 displayed as “insert two names” and a group selection button 1002 displayed as “insert group name or message” are displayed. For example, when two players are playing and want to draw their names on the collage composite image 810, the player touches the two-person selection button 1001. On the other hand, if the player is playing in a group of two or more people and wants to draw the team name or group name rather than the name in the collage composite image 810, or the message instead of the name or group name, the collage composite image 810 When the player wants to draw, the player touches the group selection button 1002. CPU103 receives the selection button selected by player operation (S241). This is because the method of inputting a character string to be drawn on the collage composite image 810 is changed according to the number of players.

  Next, the CPU 103 accepts selection of a normal photo image 650 arranged in one or a plurality of arrangement areas 801 included in the collage composite image 810 (normal photo image arrangement change process: S242).

  FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing details of the operation of the normal photographic image layout changing process (S242). Referring to FIG. 30, CPU 103 first displays a selection screen shown in FIG. 31 on editing display 40 (S1001).

  Referring to FIG. 31, the selection screen includes a collage composite image 810 and photo image selection areas 1010A to 1010C. The collage composite image 810 includes a plurality (three in this example) of arrangement areas 801A to 801C. The photographic image selection areas 1010A to 1010C correspond to the arrangement areas 801A to 801C. Specifically, the photographic image selection area 1010A corresponds to the arrangement area 801A. The photo image selection area 1010B corresponds to the arrangement area 801B. The photographic image selection area 1010C corresponds to the arrangement area 801C.

  In each of the photographic image selection areas 1010A to 1010C, the normal photographic images 650A to 650D selected in step S23 are displayed. A cursor 651 is further displayed in each of the photographic image selection areas 1010A to 1010C. The normal photographic images 650 in which the cursors 651 of the photographic image selection areas 1010A to 1010C are arranged are arranged in the corresponding arrangement areas 801A to 801D in the collage composite image 810. In FIG. 31, the cursor 651 in the photographic image selection area 1010A is placed in the normal photographic image 650D, and thus the normal photographic image 650D is placed in the placement area 801A in the collage composite image 810. Since the cursor 651 in the photographic image selection area 1010B is arranged in the normal photographic image 650C, the normal photographic image 650C is arranged in the arrangement area 801B. Similarly, since the cursor 651 in the photographic image selection area 1010C is arranged in the normal photographic image 650A, the normal photographic image 650A is arranged in the arrangement area 801C.

  Returning to FIG. 30, the CPU 103 accepts the selection of the normal photo image 650 (S1002). The player uses the touch pen 42 to touch the normal photographic images 650A to 650D to be arranged in the arrangement areas 801A to 801C from among the photographic image selection areas 1010A to 1010C. When the touch of the normal photo images 650A to 650D with the touch pen 42 is received (YES in S1002), the CPU 103 identifies the touched normal photo image 650 (S1003). At this time, the CPU 103 specifies the touched normal photo images 650A to 650D and specifies the photo image selection areas 1010A to 1010C to which the touched normal photo images belong. The CPU 103 places a cursor 651 on the specified normal photo image 650.

  Next, the CPU 103 specifies the arrangement areas 801A to 801C corresponding to the photographic image selection areas 1010A to 1010C specified in S1003 (S1004). For example, in FIG. 31, when the touched normal photograph image 650 is 650D of the photograph image selection area 1010A, the CPU 103 identifies the arrangement area 801 as 801A corresponding to the photograph image selection area 1010A.

  Next, the CPU 103 determines whether or not a predetermined image processing method is designated in the specified arrangement area 801A (S1005). In the collage composite image, in consideration of design, there is a case where predetermined image processing is performed on the normal photo image arranged in the predetermined arrangement area 801. The image processing includes, for example, color tone adjustment (monochrome tone or sepia tone), blurring, and noise addition. Information about whether or not an image processing method is specified for each arrangement area 801 and what image processing method is specified when it is specified is stored in the HDD 104.

  When a predetermined image processing method is specified for the specified arrangement area 801A (YES in S1005), the CPU 103 performs image processing on the normal photographic image 650D specified in step S1003 using the specified image processing method. (S1006), and the image-processed normal photographic image 650D is displayed in the arrangement area 801A (S1007). On the other hand, when a predetermined image processing method is not specified for the specified arrangement area 801A (NO in S1005), the CPU 103 displays the normal photo image 650 specified in step S1002 in the arrangement area 801A (S1007).

  The CPU 103 monitors whether or not the “end” button 652 in the screen has been touched (S1008). If the button 652 has not been touched (NO in S1008), the process returns to step S1002, and the CPU 103 monitors whether or not a normal photo image has been selected. In short, the player can select the normal photographic image 650 until his / her favorite design is achieved.

  When the button 652 is touched, the CPU 103 stores the normal photo image 650 arranged in each of the arrangement areas 801A to 801C in the memory 105, and ends the normal photo image arrangement conversion process.

  Returning to FIG. 28, the CPU 103 next executes a character string input process (S243). FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing details of the character string input process. Referring to FIG. 32, CPU 103 displays an input screen corresponding to the number of players. Specifically, the CPU 103 displays an input screen according to the buttons 1001 and 1002 selected in step S241. In this example, it is assumed that the “two people” selection button 1001 is selected in step S241.

  In this case, the CPU 103 displays the input screen shown in FIG. Referring to FIG. 33, a collage composite image 810 is displayed at the upper center of the input screen. Furthermore, two input pallets 1020L and 1020R are displayed on the left and right at the bottom of the input screen. Since the configurations of the input palettes 1020L and 1020R are the same, the configuration of the input palette 1020L will be described below. The input palette 1020L includes a plurality of input buttons 1025, a single character delete button 1022, a delete all button 1023, and an input character display area 1024. In this example, hiragana is displayed on each input button 1025. Therefore, the player selects hiragana and inputs characters. In the input character display area 1024, the input hiragana is displayed. The input character display area 1024 may be devised so that the player can know the number of characters that can be input. For example, when the number of characters that can be input is five, the input character display area 1024 is divided into five cells. In this case, each time the input button 1025 is touched, the corresponding character is displayed in the corresponding grid of the input character display area 1024. In this case, the player can easily determine how many characters can be input. Also, a counter of the number of characters input so far may be displayed in the vicinity of the input character display area 1024, such as “* / 5”. For example, when three characters are displayed in the input character display area 1024, the counter is displayed as “3/5”. The player can easily determine that two more characters can be input by looking at the counter.

  A determination button 1026 is further displayed on the input screen. The decision button 1026 is touched when the character string input process is finished.

  As shown in FIG. 33, the character string image 835 in the collage composite image 810 is arranged in the arrangement area 803. The character string image 835 includes a reference character string image 835A “HAPPY”, a reference character string image 835B “SMILE”, and a reference character image 835C “&”.

  The two players use the input palettes 1020L and 1020R to change the reference character string images 835A and 835B to their favorite character string images. In the input screen of FIG. 33, “Please input the names of two people!” Is displayed, and the player is prompted to input his / her own name.

  Hereinafter, although the operation of the CPU 103 corresponding to the input operation of the player operating the input palette 1020L will be described, the operation of the CPU 103 corresponding to the player operating the input palette 1020R is the same.

  Returning to FIG. 32, the player touches the input button 1025 “Chi” to input his name “Chinatsu”. At this time, the CPU 103 recognizes that the button has been selected (S1102). Then, the CPU 103 identifies the type of button. Here, the CPU 103 recognizes that the input button 1025 is selected (YES in S1103).

  The CPU 103 further specifies the input character “Chi” (S1104). Then, the CPU 103 determines whether it is necessary to execute the immediately preceding character image change process (S1105 and S1106). The immediately preceding character image changing process will be described later. At this time, since the immediately preceding character image conversion process is unnecessary (NO in S1105), the CPU 103 subsequently determines whether or not the character string width needs to be adjusted (S1107). The CPU 103 adjusts the character string width when the input character string exceeds a predetermined length. At this time, only the character “Chi” has been input, so there is no need to adjust the width of the character string. Therefore, the CPU 103 displays a character image corresponding to the input character “CHI” in the arrangement area 803 instead of the reference character string image 835A “HAPPY” (S1109).

  In this example, the CPU 103 converts the input hiragana “Chi” into a Roman character “CHI”. Then, as shown in FIG. 34, the character string image “CHI” is displayed instead of the reference character string image 835A “HAPPY” (S1109). At this time, if no character is input in the input palette 1020R, the reference character string 835B “SMILE” remains as it is as shown in FIG.

  As described above, the CPU 103 draws the input hiragana characters in Roman letters in consideration of the design of the collage composite image 810. The input character drawing method is stored in the HDD 104 in association with the collage composite image 810. Therefore, the CPU 103 displays, on the collage composite image 810, a character string image obtained by converting the input character string into a predetermined notation method (Hiragana, Roman, Katakana, etc.) according to the collage composite image 810. The input hiragana “chi” is displayed in the input character display area 1024 in hiragana notation “chi”.

  The CPU 103 executes the character string input process until the enter button 1026 is touched (YES in S1102 and NO in S1103 and S1110). When the player operating the input palette 1020L inputs the name “Chinatsu”, a character string image “CHINATSU” is drawn in the arrangement area 803 as shown in FIG. Further, when the player who operates the input palette 1020R inputs the name “Natsuko”, the character string image “NATSUKO” is written instead of the reference character string image 835B “SMILE” as shown in FIG.

  As described above, when receiving the input of the character string, the CPU 103 draws a character string image corresponding to the input character string instead of the reference character string images 835A and 835B. For example, even when only one of the two players inputs a character string, the reference character string image 835A or 835B remains as shown in FIG. Therefore, the design of the collage composite image 810 is not impaired. On the other hand, when neither of the two players inputs a character string, the reference character string images 835A and 835B remain in the arrangement area 803. Therefore, the design of the collage composite image 810 is not impaired.

  Furthermore, every time a character is input, the CPU 103 displays a character string image corresponding to the input character as shown in FIG. Thereby, it can be immediately determined whether or not the input character string matches the design of the collage composite image.

  Of the characters, stuttering (for example, “cha”, “chu”, “cho”, etc.) is represented by two kana characters. Therefore, when a character string image composed of Roman characters is displayed every time a single kana character is input, if a roar is composed of two kana characters, it is necessary to switch a part of the already drawn character string image to a new character image. There are cases where there is.

  In such a case, the CPU 103 executes the immediately preceding character image changing process (S1105 and S1106). As shown in FIG. 34, after the character image “CHI” is displayed, when the player inputs a small letter “CHO”, that is, “CHO” is formed in Hiragana notation. Therefore, the CPU 103 determines that it is necessary to change the character string image “CHI” currently written in the collage composite image on the input screen (YES in S1105). In this case, the CPU 103 changes the character image “I” in the character string image “CHI” to the character image “O” (S1106). As a result, the character string image “CHO” is displayed in the arrangement area 803 instead of the character string image “CHI”. Through the above operation, the player can immediately confirm the character image corresponding to the input character.

  Furthermore, when the player inputs his / her full name (for example, “Mae ** Chinatsu”, the number of characters increases as “MAE *** CHINASU” if written in Roman letters. Therefore, the player protrudes from the arrangement area 803. Design may be impaired.

  Therefore, the CPU 103 adjusts the width of the character string image when the number of character images of the character string image displayed in the arrangement area 803 exceeds a predetermined number. Specifically, in step S1107, the CPU 103 determines whether it is necessary to adjust the width of the character string image of the character string to be displayed (in this example, Roman characters). In this example, the CPU 103 makes a determination based on the number of characters in the character string image. If the number of characters in the character string image exceeds the predetermined number, the CPU 103 determines that the width of the character string image needs to be adjusted (YES in S1107), and narrows the width of the character string image (S1108). As a result, as shown in FIG. 37, the character string “MAE *** CHINATSU” fits in the arrangement area 803.

  When the player inputs a large number of characters, the player refers to the character string image in the collage composite image on the input screen. The width of the character string image displayed in the collage composite image is adjusted. The player can compare the character string image whose width is adjusted with the design of the collage composite image 810 and adjust the character string image to the number of characters that matches the design of the collage composite image 810.

  The operation flow of the CPU 103 when deleting characters already input by the player is as follows. For example, when the player deletes one hiragana character, the player touches the delete one character button 1022 in the input screen. The CPU 103 recognizes that the one-character deletion button 1022 has been touched (YES in S1102, NO in S1103, YES in S1110), and the Roman character string image corresponding to the hiragana character designated to be deleted from the collage composite image 810. It is deleted (S1111).

  On the other hand, when the player touches the delete all characters button 1023, the CPU 103 deletes all Roman characters corresponding to the input hiragana character string (S1111). The CPU 103 further determines that there is no currently input hiragana character because all the input hiragana character strings have been deleted (YES in step S1112). In this case, the CPU 103 displays the reference character string image 835A “HAPPY” corresponding to the operated input palette (in this example, the input palette 1020L) again in the collage composite image 810 (S1113).

  Note that an “insert” button 1026 is displayed on the input screen of FIG. When the player touches the “Fitting” button 1026, a character string image based on the input character string may be displayed in the arrangement area 803. In this case, the player can check the character string image by touching the “Fitting” button 1026.

  When the player touches the enter button 1026, the CPU 103 stores the character string image displayed in the arrangement area 803 in the memory 105 or the HDD 104 (S1114), and ends the character string input process.

  With the above operation, the player can customize the collage composite image 810 in a short time according to his / her preference. Specifically, the player can arrange a desired normal photo image 650 in a desired arrangement area 801 in the collage composite image in accordance with the normal photo image arrangement change process (S242).

  Furthermore, the player can input a desired character string into the arrangement area 803 according to the character string input process (S243). At this time, the CPU 103 displays the input hiragana characters in the collage composite image in a display format (Romaji, Katakana, etc.) that matches the collage composite image 810. The CPU 103 further displays a character string image corresponding to the input character in the collage composite image every time one hiragana character is input. Therefore, the player can quickly determine whether or not the input characters match the design of the collage composite image 810.

  Further, when the player does not input a desired character, the reference character string images 835A “HAPPY” and 835B “SMILE” remain in the collage composite image. Since the reference character string images 835A and 835B are preset in accordance with the design of the collage composite image 810, even if the player does not input characters, the arrangement area 803 matches the design of the collage composite image 810. The reference character string image 835 remains.

  Returning to FIG. 28, when the above processing is completed, the normal photo image 650, the photo image 820, the background image 840, the edited image SI selected in step S242, and the character string image input in step S243 or A collage composite image 810 is created by combining the reference character string image 835 and stored in the memory 105 (S244).

  If the player selects the group selection button 1002 (see FIG. 29) in step S241 in FIG. 28, that is, if a plurality of players wish to input group names and messages, the CPU 103 performs character string input processing. In step S1101 in (S243: see FIG. 32), the input screen shown in FIG. 38 is displayed. In FIG. 38, one input palette 1030 is displayed, and the CPU 103 accepts input of a character string (for example, a group name or a message). In short, when a player is playing in a group of three or more players, it takes time to input the name of each player, so the CPU 103 accepts only one character string (group name or message).

  When the input screen of FIG. 38 is used, when the player touches the input button 1025, a character image may be drawn in the arrangement area 803 with the hiragana written on the input button touched. In FIG. 38, an alphabet button 1033 is displayed. When the player touches the alphabet button 1033, each input button 1025 changes from hiragana notation to alphabet notation. In this case, the player can draw a character string image in alphabet.

  The editing process (S24) of the collage composite image 810 described above is performed prior to the editing process (S25) of the normal composite image CI described below. The image used for the collage composite image 810 is the normal photographic image 650 in principle. Therefore, it is easier for the player to grasp the image of the collage composite image 810 if the collage composite image 810 is edited (S24) prior to the normal composite image CI editing process (S25). Further, generally, since the image processing of the captured normal photo image is performed before the composite image editing process, the player waits until the image processing is completed, but at this timing, the editing of the collage composite image 810 is performed. By performing the process (S24), the collage composite image 810 can be edited without increasing the play time.

  Furthermore, by executing the character string input process (S243) before the editing process of the normal composite image CI (S25), the edited image based on the input character string is converted to the edit process of the normal composite image CI as described later. Available to:

  Returning to FIG. 28, the CPU 103 subsequently executes an editing process of the normal composite image CI (S25). FIG. 39 is a flowchart showing details of the normal composite image editing process. Referring to FIG. 39, CPU 103 displays the editing screen shown in FIG. 40 on editing display 40 (S251).

  Referring to FIG. 40, two edit areas 60L and 60R are displayed on the left and right on the edit screen, and two players can edit images in each edit area 60 (60L and 60R). . Further, the plurality of normal photograph images 650 (four in this example) selected in step S23 are displayed in the graffiti switching area 75, and are assigned to one of the editing areas 60L and 60R by the selection operation of the left and right players. . Thereby, it is possible to edit different photographic images in each editing area 60. Therefore, an edited image is created for each normal photographic image 650.

  Further, a “normal scribble” button 76L for performing an editing process for a photo sticker and a “mobile phone scribble” button 76R for performing an editing process for a standby image of a mobile phone are displayed on the editing screen.

  Further, an editing tool selection button 61 for selecting an editing tool such as My Essence, Special, Stamp, Twirl, Message, Pen, and My Deco is displayed on the editing screen. The editing tool selection button 61 is different between the case where the “normal scribing” button 76L is selected and the case where the “phone scribing” button 76R is selected. Specifically, when the “normal scribble” button 76L is selected, an editing tool selection button 61R is displayed. That is, in the case of “normal graffiti”, My essence, special, stamp, curl, message, and pen button are displayed. On the other hand, when the “Keitai graffiti” button 76R is selected, an editing tool selection button 61L is displayed. That is, my deco, stamp, and pen button are displayed.

  When a desired editing tool selection button 61 is touched with the touch pen 42, a palette 67 corresponding to the touched editing tool is displayed below the editing area 60. In this example, the My Deco Tool for “Keitai Graffiti” is selected in the editing area 60L, and the special tool for “Normal Graffiti” is selected in the editing area 60R. In each palette 67, a plurality of selection buttons 64 on which edit images of designs that can be used with the selected editing tool are displayed are arranged. For example, a plurality of selection buttons 64 displaying a plurality of edited images of a stamp image, a kurukuru image, a message image, and a pen image are displayed on the right pallet 67 from which the special tool is selected.

  When the “My Essence” tool in the editing tool selection button 61R is selected, a plurality of edited images created in accordance with the character string input in the character string input processing S243 as shown in FIGS. Are displayed in the selection button 64. For example, when the character string “Mai” and the character string “Saori” are input by the character string input process S243, the CPU 103 creates various edited images based on “Mai” and “Saori”. Specifically, in FIG. 41, the CPU 103 creates an edited image composed of character string images of the character strings “Mai” and “Saori”. The CPU 103 further creates an edited image obtained by converting the character string “mai”, such as “My”, “MAI”, “machan”, or a new edited image (nickname, etc.) created based on “mai”. To do.

  For example, for the nickname, “chan” is added to the first letter of the entered name (in this example, “mai” “saori”), and the phonetic notation “t” or long note is added between the first letter and “chan”. The notation “-” etc. is arranged and displayed. For example, “Machan”, “Ma-chan”, “Sa-chan”, “Sa-chan”, and the like.

  In FIG. 42, the CPU 103 creates various edited images that represent “mai” and “saori” in pairs based on “mai” and “saori”.

  These “My Essence” edited images are created by the CPU 103 based on the character string input in step S243 before the editing screen is displayed (step S250 in FIG. 39). As described above, the character string input in the character input process in step S243 is not only drawn as a character string image on the collage composite image 810 but also used as an edited image for the normal composite image CI. Although it is intended to input a character string for a collage composite image, it can also be used as an edited image for a normal composite image CI, so that it can give the player a feeling of feeling and increase the preference of the game.

  Returning to FIG. 40, an editing processing tool 74 is also displayed on the editing screen as another editing tool. The edit processing tool 74 includes a “start” button for redoing the graffiti from the beginning, a “return” button for returning to the previous edit process, a “proceed” button for proceeding to the next edit process, and an edit area 60. A “rotate” button for rotating an image, an “eraser” button for erasing an edited image input by editing, and the like are included.

  As another editing tool, a “one-shot graffiti” button 77 is also displayed. A plurality of sample images corresponding to “normal graffiti” and “mobile graffiti” are displayed on the “single scribble” button 77. If the player selects a desired “single scribble” button 77, a combination of a plurality of edited images in the sample image displayed on the selected button 77 is displayed corresponding to the photographic image in the editing area 60. The In short, the editing process can be completed in a short time by using the “one-shot graffiti” button 77.

  As another editing tool, a graffiti sample and a hint display area 78 are displayed. In the display area 78, a sample image serving as a sample for editing processing and editing hints are displayed. The editing hints include, for example, information on entertainers whose play dates are birthdays, information on seasons of play dates, weather information, and the like. The player can determine the graffiti (edit) content with reference to the information displayed in the display area 78.

  Returning to FIG. 39, after the editing screen is displayed (S251), the CPU 103 determines whether the graffiti time reaches the time limit (YES in S253) or until the END button 68 is touched with the touch pen 42 (YES in S254). , The input of the edited image corresponding to the selected normal photograph image 650 is received. Specifically, the CPU 103 detects a touch on the editing display 40 with the touch pen 42 (S252). When the CPU 103 detects a touch of a desired selection button 64 in the palette 67 (YES in S252, YES in S255), the design tool displayed on the touched selection button 64 is set (S257). When the editing area 60 is touched (YES in S252, NO in S255), an edited image of the selected design is input to the touched position (S256). The input edited image is stored in the memory 105 in association with the normal photographic image 650.

  When the graffiti time reaches the time limit (YES in S253) or when a touch on the END button 68 is detected (YES in S254), the CPU 103 ends the normal composite image editing process. Through the above operation, the player inputs an edited image for a normal composite image to each normal photo image 650. Further, the player can perform an editing process for the standby image of the mobile phone by selecting the “mobile phone graffiti” button 76R.

  Returning to FIG. 28, the CPU 103 synthesizes the normal photographic image 650 and the created edited image to generate a plurality of normal composite images CI (S26). The generated normal composite image CI is stored in the memory 105 or the HDD 104. The generated normal composite image CI constitutes a conventional photographic sticker.

  Subsequently, the CPU 103 accepts selection of a print layout pattern of the sticker sheet 850 (layout selection process: S27).

  The photography game machine 1 includes a print layout pattern for two people and a print layout pattern for many people. The cut position of the sticker sheet 850 by the printer 601 is different between the two-person print layout pattern and the multi-person print layout pattern. Therefore, the CPU 103 causes the player to select a print layout pattern for two people or a print layout pattern for many people.

  FIG. 43 is an example of a print layout pattern selection screen. The selection screen in FIG. 43 is a two-person print layout pattern selection screen including rectangular areas 851L, 851R and 852L, 852R. The selection screen includes areas 1030L and 1030R for displaying a sample of the print layout pattern of the sticker sheet 850 obtained by the players (two people), an area 1032 for selecting the print layout pattern of the rectangular areas 851L and 851R, a rectangular area 852L, and An area 1033 for selecting a print layout pattern of 852R and an enter button 1035 are included.

  When there are two players, each player selects a desired print layout pattern from the areas 1032 and 1033 while referring to print layout pattern samples displayed in the areas 1030L and 1030R.

  When a print layout pattern is selected from the areas 1032 and 1033, the selected print layout pattern is reflected in the areas 1030L and 1030R, and the normal composition created in steps S26 and S244 based on the selected print layout pattern. An image CI and a collage composite image 810 are displayed. When each player touches the determination button 1035, the print layout pattern is determined.

  Note that the collage composite image print layout pattern 1033A is not necessarily selected for the rectangular regions 852L and R, and print layout patterns 1033B and 1033C in which a plurality of normal composite images CI are arranged may be selected. .

  On the other hand, when the number of players is three or more, the player touches the multiplayer button 1031 in FIG. In response to the touch of the multi-person button 1031, the CPU 103 displays a multi-person print layout pattern selection screen shown in FIG. 44.

  Referring to FIG. 44, the print layout pattern for a large number of people includes two rectangular areas 853 as in FIG. 17, and each rectangular area 853 includes two rectangular areas 853L and 853R. The CPU 103 causes the player to select the print layout pattern of each of the rectangular areas 853L and 853R on the selection screen shown in FIG. A plurality of print layout patterns 1041 are displayed on the selection screen. When the print layout pattern 1041 is touched by the player, among the print layout patterns displayed in the area 1040, the print layout patterns of the corresponding rectangular areas 853L and 853R are changed to the selected print layout pattern.

  Returning to FIG. 28, the player selects a print layout pattern using the selection screen shown in FIGS. 43 and 44. The CPU 103 receives the selected print layout pattern and stores it in the memory 105 (S27).

  After the print layout pattern is determined, the CPU 103 creates a print image based on the determined print layout pattern (S28). When the selected print layout pattern is a two-person print layout pattern, the produced print image is, for example, as shown in FIG. When the selected print layout pattern is a multi-person print layout pattern, the produced print image is as shown in FIG. 17, for example.

  After creating the print image, the CPU 103 determines whether or not the print standby booth 5 is in use (S29). Specifically, the CPU 103 performs the determination in step S29 based on whether or not a print standby process to be described later is in operation. When the printing standby booth 5 is in use (NO in S29), the CPU 103 displays a screen that prompts the player to wait in the editing booth 3 on the display 40 (S30). On the other hand, if the print standby booth is empty (YES in S29), the CPU 103 starts sending a print instruction and a print image to the printer 601 (S31). At this time, the CPU 103 transmits a print instruction, and then transmits a print image to the printer 601.

  When transmission of a print instruction and a print image is started, the CPU 103 executes a payout process (S32) and a print standby process (S33) in parallel.

  In the payout process (S32), the CPU 103 discharges the prize stored in the prize payout device 70 to the discharge port 602 in accordance with the timing when the printer 601 discharges the sticker paper 850 to the discharge port 602.

  Specifically, the CPU 103 determines whether or not the player desires a prize when a predetermined time ΔT1 has elapsed since the start of transmission of the print image. When the player desires a prize, the player gives an instruction to the prize payout device 70 to pay out the prize. The predetermined time ΔT1 is made shorter than the time taken from the start of transmission of the print image until the printer 601 prints the print image on the sticker sheet 850 and discharges it to the discharge port 602. As a result, the prize is discharged to the discharge port 602 before the sticker sheet 850.

  Since the prize and the sticker sheet 850 are discharged to the same discharge port 602, if the sticker sheet 850 is discharged before the prize, the sticker sheet 850 is damaged or the perforation C0 is broken by the prize that is discharged later. There is a possibility. Furthermore, if the prize is discharged after the sticker paper 850, the prize may be forgotten. By paying out the prize before the sticker paper 850, these problems are solved.

[Print standby processing (S33)]
FIG. 45 is a flowchart showing details of the print standby process (S33). Referring to FIG. 45, a standby screen (demo screen) is displayed on display 95 (S3401). When transmission of the print image is started in step S31 (FIG. 28), the CPU 103 starts countdown (S3402). Here, the remaining time of the print standby process is counted down.

  Subsequently, the CPU 103 displays a premium necessity screen in response to a touch on the display 95 of the touch pen 92 operated by the player (S3403). On the premium necessity screen, a “request button” that is selected when a premium is desired and a “unnecessary button” that is selected when a premium is not required are displayed. The player selects any button. If the player wants a free gift, the “request button” is selected (YES in S3403). At this time, the CPU 103 sets the prize flag to “1” (S3404). When the prize flag is “1”, it indicates that the player desires a prize. When the prize flag is “0”, it indicates that the player does not desire a prize. The prize flag is stored in the memory 105. After setting the premium flag, the CPU 103 performs image transmission processing to a mobile terminal represented by a mobile phone (S3406 to S3410).

  On the other hand, in step S603, if the player does not wish for a prize (NO in S3403), that is, if the “unnecessary button” is selected, the CPU 103 stores the prize flag as “0” in the memory 105 (S3405). The processing from step S3401 to S3405 is executed within a time shorter than the predetermined time ΔT1.

  The CPU 103 refers to the premium flag in the payout process in step S32 (see FIG. 28). When the prize flag is “1”, after a predetermined time ΔT1 has elapsed, the CPU 103 instructs the prize payout device 70 to pay out the prize.

  Subsequently, the CPU 103 executes an image transmission process to the mobile terminal (S3406 to S3410). First, the CPU 103 accepts an image transmission request (S3406). The CPU 103 displays a selection screen on the display 95. On the selection screen, a “transmission request button” that desires transmission of the composite image to the mobile terminal and a “game request button” that desires to play a predetermined game without requesting image transfer are displayed.

  When the “transmission request button” is selected by the player, the CPU 103 determines that the player desires to transmit the composite image to the portable terminal (YES in S3406). In this case, the CPU 103 first receives selection of a composite image to be transferred to the mobile terminal from among the plurality of composite images (normal composite image CI and collage composite image 810) or normal photo image 650 created in the editing process (S3407). . At this time, the collage composite image 810 may be selected, or the normal composite image CI that has been edited for the standby image of the portable terminal in the editing process may be selected. Further, a material for Deco-mail (registered trademark) (so-called deco material) may be selected together with the normal composite image CI. The CPU 103 may select one composite image to be transmitted to the mobile terminal, or may select two or more composite images.

  After accepting the composite image to be transferred to the portable terminal (S3407), the CPU 103 accepts a composite image transmission method (S3408). Specifically, the CPU 103 displays a display screen asking whether or not the portable terminal of the player is a model capable of non-contact communication on the display 95. Non-contact communication is, for example, Felica (registered trademark) or Bluetooth (registered trademark). The photography game machine 1 includes a non-contact communication device 97 (see FIG. 10). When the player replies that the player's portable terminal is a model capable of non-contact communication (YES in S3408), the photo game machine 1 is selected by the player's portable terminal via the non-contact communication device in step S3407. The synthesized image is transmitted (S3410). On the other hand, as a result of the inquiry in step S3408, if the player replies that his / her mobile phone is not a model capable of non-contact communication (NO in S3408), the CPU 103 accepts the input of the mail address of the player's mobile terminal. (S3409). In this case, the CPU 103 transmits the composite image selected in step S3407 to the input address (S3410). Specifically, the CPU 103 transmits the selected composite image to the player's portable terminal via a server (not shown). Note that step S3410 may be executed at any time after the input in step S3409 is completed and until the print standby process is completed.

  When the image is transmitted to the player's mobile terminal via the server, and the image selected in step S3407 is the normal photo image 650, the photography amusement machine 1 can add to the selected normal photo image 650. The composite image may be transmitted to the server. When the image selected in step S3407 is a composite image, the photography game machine 1 may transmit the normal photo image 650 to the server in addition to the selected composite image. In this case, a normal photographic image 650 can be provided to the player along with the composite image.

  When the address input in S3409 is completed, or when the player does not wish to transfer an image in step S3406, that is, when the “game request button” is selected (NO in S3406), the CPU 103 activates the mini game program. Then, the mini game screen is displayed on the display 95, and the mini game is provided to the player (S3411). Mini-games are, for example, Janken games, quizzes, psychological tests, etc. that can be enjoyed in a short time. By providing the mini game during the printing waiting time, the player can eliminate the boring printing waiting time.

  The CPU 103 monitors whether or not a predetermined time ΔT2 has elapsed from the start of the countdown in step S602 (S3412). When the CPU 103 determines that the predetermined time ΔT2 has elapsed in step S611 (YES in S3412), the CPU 103 ends the mini game (S3413).

[Print processing]
A printing process executed in the printer 601 will be described. The printer 601 includes a microcomputer. The microcomputer in the printer 601 executes the printing process shown in FIG.

  Referring to FIG. 46, when the microcomputer of printer 601 receives a print instruction from CPU 103 (YES in S801), after the reception of the print image is completed (YES in S802), the print image is printed on sticker sheet SH. Printing is performed (S803).

  Specifically, when the selected print layout pattern is a two-person print layout pattern, a print image as shown in FIG. 13 is printed on the sticker sheet SH. When the selected print layout pattern is a multi-person print layout pattern, a print image as shown in FIG. 17 is printed on the sticker sheet SH.

  When printing a print image based on the print layout pattern for two people, the CPU 103 controls the printer 601 to print the print image such that the rectangular area 852 is ejected before the rectangular area 851.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the printer 601 conveys the sticker sheet SH in the extending direction of the first side 1S. Then, in the vicinity of the discharge port 602, the sticker sheet SH is cut in the extending direction of the second side 2S. Therefore, the CPU 103 controls the printing of the print image so that the rectangular area 852 is arranged closer to the discharge port 602 than the rectangular area 851.

  After printing, the CPU 103 adjusts the cutting timing of the sticker sheet SH according to the print layout pattern (S804 to S808). First, the CPU 103 determines whether or not the print image is based on a print layout pattern for two people (S804). When based on the print layout pattern for two persons (YES in S804), the sticker sheet SH is transported in the direction of the first side 1S, and is transported from the cutter 615 to the discharge port 602 side of the sticker sheet SH as shown in FIG. The CPU 103 controls the printer 601 so as to cut the sticker sheet SH when the length L0 of the portion thus obtained becomes the length S2. When the length L0 becomes the length S2, the printer 601 cuts the sticker sheet SH (S805). At this time, the rectangular area 852 is separated from the sticker sheet SH.

  After cutting, the sticker sheet SH is still conveyed to the discharge port 602 side. Therefore, the CPU 103 further controls the printer 601 to cut the sticker sheet SH when the length L0 becomes the length S1. When the length L0 becomes the length S1, the printer 601 cuts the sticker sheet SH (S806). At this time, the rectangular area 851 is cut off from the sticker sheet SH.

  Through the above operation, the sticker sheet SH is cut into a rectangular area 851 where the normal composite image CI is printed in a predetermined print layout pattern and a rectangular area 852 where the collage composite image 810 is printed, and is discharged to the discharge port 602. Discharged. At this time, the CPU 103 discharges the rectangular area 852 having a short length in the first side 1S direction (S2 <S1) first to the discharge port 602. If the cut sticker sheet is too short, it may not be discharged from the printer 601 to the discharge port 602 and may be caught near the cutter 615 of the printer 601. However, in this embodiment, after the rectangular area 852, a rectangular area 851 longer than the rectangular area 852 is conveyed to the discharge port 602 side. For this reason, even if the cut rectangular area 852 is caught in the vicinity of the cutter 615, it is pushed out to the discharge port 602 by the rectangular area 851 conveyed thereafter. Therefore, the problem that the cut sticker sheet is not discharged to the discharge port 602 because the cut sticker piece is short is solved.

  On the other hand, if the result of determination in step S804 is based on the multi-person print layout pattern (NO in S804), the CPU 102 executes the first cutting when the length L0 becomes the length S3 (S807). The printer 601 is controlled to execute the second cutting when the length L0 becomes the length S3 again (S808). As a result, the printing paper shown in FIG. 17 is divided into two equal parts by the line C 1 and discharged to the discharge port 602.

  As described above, the CPU 103 cuts the sticker sheet SH to a length corresponding to the print layout pattern, and the two sticker pieces cut along the line C1 in FIGS. 13 and 17 are discharged to the discharge port 602.

  A perforation C0 is formed on each discharged piece of sticker paper. Therefore, in the case of a two-person print layout pattern, the rectangular area 851 is easily cut into rectangular areas 851L and 851R along the perforation C0 by the player's manual operation without using scissors or cutters. . Similarly, the rectangular area 852 is easily cut into rectangular areas 852L and 852R. Therefore, after the play is completed in the photography game machine 1, the photo sticker can be divided for each player without using scissors or the like. Similarly, in the case of the layout pattern for a large number of people, the rectangular area 853 is cut into two rectangular areas 853L and 853R along the perforation C0.

[Second Embodiment]
In the first embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 30 and 31, photographic image selection areas 1010A to 1010C for the respective arrangement areas 801A to 801C are displayed, and the normal photographic images 650A to 650A for the respective arrangement areas 801A to 801C are displayed. Select 650D. However, the normal photographic images 650A to 650D arranged in the arrangement areas 801A to 801C may be selected by other methods.

  The photographic game machine according to the present embodiment performs the normal photographic image layout conversion process (S242) shown in FIG. 47 instead of FIG. 30 as compared with the photographic game machine according to the first embodiment. Other configurations and operations are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  FIG. 47 is a flowchart showing details of the normal photographic image layout conversion processing (S242) according to this embodiment. 47, CPU 103 first displays the selection screen shown in FIG. 48 on editing display 40 instead of FIG. 31 (S2001).

  Referring to FIG. 48, the selection screen includes a collage composite image 810, a photo image selection area 1050, a reselect button 1060, and an enter button 1070.

  In the photo image selection area 1050, a plurality of normal photo images 650A to 650F are displayed. In this example, six normal photo images 650A to 650F are displayed, but the displayed normal photo images 650 may be four or five. There may be a plurality of selected normal photographic images 650. In this example, the description is continued assuming that all six normal photograph images 650 are selected in step S23 in FIG.

  A photographic image 820 is arranged in the arrangement area 802 of the layout image 830 of the collage composite image 810. In the arrangement areas 801A to 801C, normal photo images 650E, 650A, and 650D arbitrarily selected by the CPU 103 are arranged in advance. In short, the CPU 103 displays the collage composite image 810 completed in advance as a sample on the selection screen. Among the plurality of normal photo images 650 in the photo image selection area 1050, the normal photo images 650E, 650A, and 650D are each provided with a cursor 651 indicating that they are selected.

  The player looks at a sample of the collage composite image 810 in FIG. 48 and determines whether to use this collage composite image 810. When the displayed collage composite image 810 is adopted, the player touches the decision button 1070. At this time, the CPU 103 determines that the player has adopted the collage composite image 810 in FIG. 48 (NO in S2002), and ends the normal photo image layout conversion process S242.

  On the other hand, when the player does not adopt the sample of the collage composite image 810 shown in FIG. 48, the reselect button 1060 is touched. At this time, the CPU 103 determines that the player has accepted reselection of the normal photo image 650 (YES in S2002), and executes a reset process (S2012).

  In the reset process, the CPU 103 cancels the arrangement of the normal photo images 650E, 650A, and 650D arranged in the arrangement areas 801A to 801C. In this example, the normal photographic images 650E, 650A, and 650D are deleted from the arrangement areas 801A to 801C. Then, the counter n for specifying the arrangement areas 801A to 801C is set to “0” (S2003).

  At this time, the selected image displayed on the editing display 40 is as shown in FIG. 49 (S2004). Referring to FIG. 49, normal photo images 650E, 650A, and 650D in each of the arrangement areas 801A to 801C in the collage composite image 810 are once deleted, and each arrangement area 801A to 801C is used to specify each arrangement area. The symbols “A”, “B”, and “C” are displayed.

  The CPU 103 further displays the symbol “A” in the arrangement area 801A corresponding to the counter n = 0 larger than the symbols “B” and “C” in the other arrangement areas 801B and 801C. Then, a plurality of normal photographic images 650A to 650F are displayed in the photographic image selection area 1050. Further, the CPU 103 displays on the selection screen so as to select the normal photo image 650 to be arranged at “A”, or conveys it to the player by voice so that the normal photo image 650 in the photo image selection area 1050 is displayed to the player. Encourage selection.

  Since the symbol “A” is displayed larger than the other symbols “B” and “C”, the player can easily understand the normal photo image 650 to be arranged in the arrangement area 801A.

  The player selects a normal photographic image 650 to be arranged in the arrangement area 801A from the plurality of normal photographic images 650 displayed in the photographic image selection area 1050. Here, it is assumed that the player touches and selects the normal photographic image 650C. At this time, as shown in FIG. 49, the cursor 651 is placed in the normal photo image 650C in the selection area 1050.

  When the player selects the normal photo image 650C, the CPU 103 accepts the selection of the normal photo image 650C (S2005), and arranges and displays the received normal photo image 650C in the arrangement area 801A (S2006).

  At this time, since the normal photo images 650 are not arranged in all the arrangement areas 801A to 801C (NO in 2007), the CPU 103 increments the counter n to “1”. Then, returning to step S2004, the CPU 103 causes the normal photo images 650A to 650F for the arrangement area 801B corresponding to the counter n = 1 to be selected from the photo image selection area 1050 (S2004 to S2007). The selected image in step S2004 is shown in FIG. In the selected image shown in FIG. 50, the already selected normal photo image 650C is arranged in the arrangement area 801A in the collage composite image 810. Further, a “selected” image 652 is arranged and displayed on the normal photo image 650C in the photo image selection area 1050. The “selected” image 652 allows the player to easily recognize that the normal photo image 650C has already been selected.

  Furthermore, the symbol “B” in the arrangement area 801B is displayed larger than the other symbols “C” so that the player can easily recognize the arrangement position of the selected normal photo image 650.

  Further, a “return” button 1080 is displayed on the selection screen. When the player selects the “return” button 1080, the CPU 103 returns to the selection screen shown in FIG. That is, if the “return” button 1080 is selected, the selection of the normal photo image 650 for the arrangement area 801A corresponding to the counter n−1 (that is, the selection of the normal photo image one time before) can be executed again. .

  The player selects a normal photographic image 650 to be arranged in the arrangement area 801B from the plurality of normal photographic images 650A to 650F in the photographic image selection area 1050 in FIG. At this time, as shown in FIG. 50, in the selection screen, a display for prompting selection of the normal photo image 650 to be arranged in the area of the symbol “B” corresponding to the arrangement area 801B is displayed, and the voice is also transmitted as necessary. .

  At this time, the player can also select the normal photo image 650C in the selection area 1050 again. In this case, the same normal photographic image 650C is arranged in the arrangement areas 801A and 801B.

  In this example, it is assumed that the player selects the normal photographic image 650D. In this case, the CPU 102 accepts selection of the normal photo image 650D (S2005), and displays the accepted normal photo image 650D in the arrangement area 801B (S2006).

  Similarly, the selection process of the normal photographic image 650 to be arranged in the arrangement area 801C is performed (NO in S2007, S2004 to 2006). Referring to FIG. 51, in step S2004, CPU 103 displays the selection screen shown in FIG. At this time, among the normal photo images 650A to 650F in the photo image selection area 1050, the “selected” image 652 is displayed in the normal photo images 650C and 650D.

  Then, similarly to the selection process of the normal photo images 650 for the arrangement areas 801A and 801B, the player selects a desired normal photo image 650 from the plurality of normal photo images 650A to 650F in the photo image selection area 1050. In this example, it is assumed that the normal photographic image 650E is selected.

  The CPU 103 accepts the selection of the normal photo image 650E (S2005), and places the selected normal photo image 650E in the arrangement area 801C (S2006). At this time, the CPU 103 determines that the normal photographic images 650 are arranged in all the arrangement areas 801A to 801C (YES in S2007).

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 52, normal photo images 650C to 650E are arranged in the arrangement areas 801A to 801C of the collage composite image 810 in the selection screen, and the image of the collage composite image 810 is completed. The CPU 103 further displays a reselection button 1060 and an enter button 1070 in the selection screen. Then, the normal photo images 650A to 650F are not displayed in the selection area 1050, and a display for prompting selection of the reselect button 1060 or the determination button 1070 is displayed.

  When the player selects the determination button 1070 to adopt the collage composite image 810 shown in FIG. 52, or when a predetermined time has passed without the selection button 1060 and the determination button 1070 being selected (NO in S2009, The CPU 103 ends the normal photographic image layout conversion process S242. At this time, the CPU 103 stores the arrangement areas 801A to 801C and the normal photograph images 650C to 650E in the memory 105 in association with each other.

  When the predetermined time has elapsed without selecting the reselect button 1060 and the determination button 1070, and the selection of the normal photo images 650 in the arrangement areas 801A to 801C is not completed, the normal photo image 650 is displayed. In the arrangement area 801 that is not selected, the CPU 103 arranges an arbitrary normal photo image 650.

  On the other hand, if the player is not satisfied with the collage composite image 810 shown in FIG. 52 and wants to redo the selection and arrangement of the normal photo image 650, the player selects the reselect button 1060. At this time, the CPU 103 determines that reselection of the normal photo image 650 has been requested (YES in S2009). At this time, the CPU 103 performs a reset process S2012. That is, the normal photo images 650C to 650E arranged in the arrangement areas 801A to 801C in the collage composite image 810 in the selected image are deleted, and the process returns to step S2003. Therefore, the CPU 103 displays the selection image shown in FIG. 49 on the editing display 40, and again accepts the selection of the normal photo image 650 from the arrangement area 801A (S2003 to S2007).

  Thus, in this example, after selecting the normal photographic images 650 to be arranged in all the arrangement areas 801A to 801C of the collage composite image 810, the photographic images in the arrangement areas 801A to 801C are deleted by reset processing. In this case, the operation is easier for the player to understand than when one or two (for example, only 650C) of the photographic images 650C to 650E arranged in the arrangement areas 801A to 801C are deleted.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the normal photo images 650A to 650F for the arrangement areas 801A to 801C are sequentially displayed on the selection screen, and the player is allowed to select them. In this case, compared with the case of the first embodiment (FIGS. 30 and 31), it is easy to select the normal photographic images to be arranged in the arrangement areas 801A to 801C. Specifically, in the present embodiment, first, a normal photographic image 650 for the arrangement area 801A is displayed in the photographic image selection area 1050. If the selection of the normal photo image 650 for the arrangement area 801A is completed, then the normal photo image 650 for the arrangement area 801B is displayed in the selection area. In short, the photographic images 650 for the arrangement areas 801A to 801C are sequentially displayed in the photographic image selection area 1050. Therefore, the size of the normal photographic image displayed in the photographic image selection area 1050 is larger than that of the first embodiment, and is easy to see. Further, it is easy to understand which arrangement area 801 the normal photographic image 650 should be selected next, and the player can easily operate.

  In the present embodiment, in step S2001, a sample of the collage composite image 810 is displayed, and whether or not the displayed collage composite image 810 is adopted is accepted (S2002). However, steps S2001 and S2002 are not necessary.

  If it is determined in step S2007 that the arrangement of the normal photo images 650 in all the arrangement areas 801A to 801C is completed (YES in S2007), the normal photo image arrangement conversion process (S242) may be terminated as it is. .

  Further, in the normal photo image layout conversion process S242 of the present embodiment, the normal photo images 650 to be arranged in the respective arrangement areas 801A to 801C are required as in the normal photo image arrangement conversion process of the first embodiment. Accordingly, the image may be processed and displayed.

  Other operation processes other than the normal photograph image layout conversion process (S242) in the second embodiment are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  In the above-described embodiment, it is possible to convert the arrangement of the normal photographic image 650 and input a character string with respect to the collage composite image 810 in the image editing process. Therefore, the player can customize the collage composite image 810 according to his / her preference.

  In the shooting process of the above-described embodiment, when the layout image 830 for the collage composite image is displayed on the shooting display 11 together with the live video of the subject, the normal photo image 650 obtained by the first to sixth shooting operations. Instead, a sample of the normal photographic image 650 showing a model or the like may be arranged and displayed in the arrangement area 801. Even in this case, the image of the collage composite image 810 can be transmitted to the player to some extent. However, it is preferable that the normal photograph image 650 in which the player is photographed as a subject is arranged in the arrangement area 801 of the layout image 830 and displayed on the photographing display 11.

  In the shooting process of the above-described embodiment, the layout image 830 is determined by the player's selection. However, the CPU 103 may arbitrarily determine the layout image 830.

  In the above-described embodiment, the sticker sheet SH has the perforation C0 at the center. However, the sticker sheet SH may not have the perforation C0.

  In the above-described embodiment, the sticker paper is used as the print paper. However, other print papers other than the sticker paper may be used.

  In the above-described embodiment, the normal photographic image 650 is arranged in the arrangement area 801 in the collage composite image. However, instead of the normal photo image 650, the normal composite image CI corresponding to the normal photo image 650 may be arranged in the arrangement area 801 to create the collage composite image 810.

  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.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Photographing game machine 4 Shooting device 8 Editing device 10 Camera 100 Control device

Claims (9)

A photography game machine equipped with a camera,
First photographing control means for controlling the camera to photograph a subject and generating a plurality of first photographic images;
A plurality of first arrangement areas in which the first photographic images are arranged, a second arrangement area in which a second photographic image dedicated to the collage composite image is arranged, and a background image, which are larger than the first photographic image. Layout display means for displaying a layout image having an image size;
Second imaging control means for controlling the camera to image the entire subject and generating the second photographic image;
Arranging a part of the first photographic images of the plurality of first photographic images in the first arrangement area without performing the operation of arranging the first photographic image and the second photographic image by the subject. First generating means for automatically generating a third photographic image in which the entire subject included in the second photographic image is arranged in the second arrangement area;
Selection means for receiving selection of a first photo image from the plurality of first photo images;
Second generation means for generating a collage composite image by changing the first photographic image arranged in the first arrangement area in the third photographic image to the selected first photographic image;
A photography game machine equipped with. A photography game machine according to claim 1,
The selection means includes a layout image having the plurality of first arrangement areas, the second arrangement area in which the second photographic images are arranged in advance, and a selection area in which the plurality of first photographic images are displayed. For each of the first arrangement areas, accepts selection of a first photographic image from the plurality of first photographic images displayed in the selection area, and selects the selected first photographic image in the first arrangement area. A photography game machine that is arranged and displayed in the area. A photography game machine according to claim 2,
The selecting means further includes
First reselecting means for accepting reselection of the first photographic image after the first photographic image has been arranged in all the first arrangement areas in the layout image;
A photography amusement machine comprising: first reset means for releasing the arrangement of the first photographic images arranged in all the first arrangement areas when the first selection means accepts the selection again. A photography game machine according to claim 2 or claim 3,
The selecting means further includes
Sample display means for displaying the third photographic image;
Second reselecting means for accepting reselection of the first photographic image in the third photographic image displayed by the sample display means;
A photography game machine comprising: second reset means for canceling the arrangement of all the first photographic images in the third photographic image when the second re-selecting means accepts the re-selection. A photography game machine according to claim 1,
The selecting means includes a layout image in which the second photographic image is arranged in the second arrangement area, and a plurality of the first photographic images in a selection area provided for each of the first arrangement areas in the layout image. Display, accepting selection of the first photographic image from the plurality of first photographic images displayed in the selection area, and arranging the selected first photographic image in the first arrangement area corresponding to the selection area This is a photo-taking game machine. It is a photography game machine as described in any one of Claims 1-5,
The layout image further includes a third arrangement area in which a reference character string image including a plurality of character images is arranged,
The first photographic image selected by the selection means is arranged in the first arrangement area of the layout image, the second photographic image is arranged and displayed in the second arrangement area, and a character string is input. A character string receiving means for receiving
In the displayed layout image, instead of the reference character string image, a character string image display unit that arranges and displays a character string image corresponding to the input character string in the third arrangement region, and Prepared,
The said 2nd production | generation means is a photography game machine which produces | generates the collage synthetic | combination image containing the displayed said character string image. A photography game machine according to claim 1,
Wherein the first arrangement region of several that put the layout image, the image processing method to be performed for the first image to be arranged on the first placement region is associated in advance,
The second generation means further generates the collage composite image by performing the image processing method corresponding to the first arrangement area on the first photographic image arranged in the first arrangement area. Amusement machine. A photography game method using a photography game machine equipped with a camera,
Controlling the camera to photograph a subject to generate a plurality of first photographic images;
A plurality of first arrangement areas in which the first photographic images are arranged, a second arrangement area in which a second photographic image dedicated to the collage composite image is arranged, and a background image, which are larger than the first photographic image. Displaying a layout image having an image size;
Controlling the camera to capture the entire subject and generating the second photographic image;
Arranging a part of the first photographic images of the plurality of first photographic images in the first arrangement area without performing the operation of arranging the first photographic image and the second photographic image by the subject. And automatically generating a third photographic image in which the entire subject included in the second photographic image is arranged in the second arrangement region;
Receiving a selection of a first photographic image from the plurality of first photographic images;
Changing the first photographic image arranged in the first arrangement area in the third photographic image to the selected first photographic image to generate a collage composite image;
A photography game method comprising: On a computer mounted on a photo game machine equipped with a camera,
Controlling the camera to photograph a subject to generate a plurality of first photographic images;
A plurality of first arrangement areas in which the first photographic images are arranged, a second arrangement area in which a second photographic image dedicated to the collage composite image is arranged, and a background image, which are larger than the first photographic image. Displaying a layout image having an image size;
Controlling the camera to capture the entire subject and generating the second photographic image;
Arranging a part of the first photographic images of the plurality of first photographic images in the first arrangement area without performing the operation of arranging the first photographic image and the second photographic image by the subject. And automatically generating a third photographic image in which the entire subject included in the second photographic image is arranged in the second arrangement region;
Receiving a selection of a first photographic image from the plurality of first photographic images;
Changing the first photographic image arranged in the first arrangement area in the third photographic image to the selected first photographic image to generate a collage composite image;
A control program that executes

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