JPH08184926A - Image printing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To plurality print the same photograph by one photographing in accordance with the amt of thrown money. CONSTITUTION: This image printing system is constituted of an image pickup device, a printing device, a coin timer 2 and a video display device, and it is provided with a system power source control means supplying a system power source to the image pickup device, the printing device and the video display device after confirming that a specified amt. of money is thrown, counting the number of continuously throwing times of the specified amt. of money in a specified time after the specified amt. of money is thrown first, and holding the system power source in an on-state until the obtained counted value matches the counted value of the number of printing sheets which are printed by the printing device.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image print system, and is particularly suitable for application to a deposit type image print system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an image print system has a video camera, a video printer, a coin timer, a monitor and the like. In this image print system, as shown in FIG. 5 (A), the system power supply (FIG. 5 (C)) is turned on by detecting the input of a predetermined amount of money and detecting a pulse. After that, only one image taken by the video camera is printed by the video printer. Upon completion of printing one sheet, the system power supply is turned off by the pulse detection of the print completion signal.

[0003]

By the way, in the conventional image printing system, one print is obtained by shooting once by inserting a predetermined amount of money. However, since a series of operations of one shot and one print is performed with respect to the insertion of a predetermined amount of money, a plurality of shots are required even if the number of insertions is plural.

For example, if you want two identical photos,
Twice the predetermined amount of money is put into the image print system, and after a series of operations from shooting to printing is completed, a series of operations is performed again from shooting. For this reason, a plurality of identical photographs cannot be obtained, and there is a problem that the same number of shots as the required number of shots is required.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and it is an object of the present invention to propose an image printing system capable of printing a plurality of the same photographs by one shot according to the input amount.

[0006]

In order to solve such a problem, the present invention comprises an image pickup device (3), a printing device (6), a coin timer (2) and a video display device (5). In the image printing system (1), after confirming that the predetermined amount of money has been inserted, the system power is supplied to the imaging device (3), the printing device (6), and the video display device (5), and the predetermined amount of money is first inserted. Counts the number of times the specified amount of money has been continuously charged within the specified time from, and the system power is turned on until the count value and the count value of the number of prints printed by the printing device match. System power supply control means (1
1, 12, 13).

[0007]

In the image print system (1) constituted by the image pickup device (3), the printing device (6), the coin timer (2) and the image display device (5), the system power supply control means (11, 12, After confirming that the predetermined amount of money has been charged according to 13), the system power is supplied to the image pickup device (3), the printing device (6), and the image display device (5), and within a specified time after the first predetermined amount of money is charged. Count the number of times a predetermined amount of money is continuously thrown in, and keep the system power on until the count value and the count value of the number of prints printed by the printing device match. With this, it is possible to print a plurality of the same photographs in one shooting depending on the input amount.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 generally indicates the configuration of the image print system of the present invention. This image printing system 1 has a coin timer 2 for controlling on / off of a system power supply in accordance with an amount of money input from an insertion slot, a camera 3 for capturing an image of a subject, a pan / tilter 4 for positioning the camera 3, and an image for capturing. It comprises a monitor 5 for displaying a subject and a printer 6 for printing an image. The coin timer 2 turns on the system power when a predetermined amount of money is inserted from the insertion slot, and the camera 3, the monitor 5 and the printer 6 are turned on.
Turn on each power supply of.

FIG. 2 shows the structure of the coin timer 2. The coin timer 2 has an up counter 11 that counts according to an output signal from the coin amount discriminator 10 that identifies the coin amount inserted from the coin slot, and a down counter 12 that counts according to a print end signal from the printer 6. are doing. The count values of the up counter 11 and the down counter 12 are input to the arithmetic unit 13, and the system power supply is turned on / off based on the arithmetic result.

In the above configuration, when a predetermined amount of money is deposited in the coin slot of the coin timer 2, the power supplies of the entire system, that is, the power supplies of the camera 3, the monitor 5, and the printer 6 are turned on. Since the power is on, the subject is imaged by the camera 3. The image of this subject is displayed on the monitor 5. At this time, the user determines the image separation (zoom) with the remote controller 15 based on the image displayed on the monitor 5.
Press the memory button on the remote controller 15 when you want to print a scene. If there is an image blur here, the image is corrected by pressing an image blur correction button or the like arranged on the remote controller 15. When you get the image you want to print and press the print button,
A printed photo will appear after about 1 minute.

FIG. 3 shows a flow chart of the processing procedure of the coin timer 1 at this time. First, the processing is started by step SP1. At step SP2, it is determined whether or not a predetermined amount of money has been input from the input port. This determination is repeated until a predetermined amount of money is input, and the next step SP3
Then, the power is turned on. When the power is turned on, the process proceeds to step SP4 and step SP5.

At step SP4, a predetermined amount of money is counted by the up counter 11, and at step SP5, the print end pulse is counted by the down counter 12. Thereafter, in step SP6, these two count values are fetched, it is judged whether or not the two count values fetched in step SP7 match, and the process is repeated until they match. If the two counts match,
The process moves to step SP8, the power is turned off, and step S
The process ends at P9.

According to the present invention, when a plurality of identical photographs are desired, the coin amount timer discriminator 10 in the coin timer 2 discriminates the insertion of a predetermined amount of money, and the up counter 11 counts one within a specified time. If the predetermined amount of money is input again, the on state of the system power supply is maintained. This ON state is maintained until the print end pulse from the printer 6 counted by the down counter 12 becomes equal to the count value of the up counter 11.

For example, FIG. 4 shows a pulse count for obtaining two photographs. FIG. 4A shows a pulse generated by inserting a coin, and FIG. 4B shows a specified time. FIG.
FIG. 4C shows the count of the system end pulse, and FIG.
(D) shows ON / OFF of the system power supply. FIG.
As shown in (A) and (B), if the predetermined amount of money is input twice within the specified time, the system power supply remains on until the system end pulse shown in FIG. 4 (C) is obtained twice. .

According to the above construction, the coin timer 2 of the image printing system 1 has the up counter 11 which counts according to the amount of money inserted and the down counter 12 which counts according to the print end signal from the printer 6. However, if the system power supply is turned on / off based on the calculation result of the calculator 13 that inputs two count values, and if a predetermined amount of money is continuously input within a specified time, only one shooting is performed. You can print multiple copies of the same photo with.

Although the coin timer 2 using the up counter 11 and the down counter 12 has been described in the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and a coin timer using the up down counter may be used.

In the above embodiment, the image printing system 1 including the pan / tilt 4 is described.
The present invention is not limited to this, and may be an image print system including a device having a function other than the pan / tilt 4. The remote controller may be provided with various functions.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention, in the image print system, after confirming that the predetermined amount of money has been input, the system power is supplied to the image pickup device, the printing device, and the image display device, and the predetermined amount of money is initially set. The system power supply is counted until the count value of the specified amount of money that has been continuously input within the specified time after the input is made and the count value and the count value of the number of prints printed by the printing device match. By providing the system power supply control means for holding the ON state, it is possible to realize an image print system capable of printing a plurality of the same photographs by one shot according to the input amount.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an image printing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a coin timer in the image print system shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart provided for explaining a processing procedure of the coin timer shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a characteristic diagram used for explaining an example of pulse counting in the coin timer shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a characteristic diagram for explaining the principle of system power on / off.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Image printing system, 2 ... Coin timer, 3
...... Camera, 4 ...... Pan / tilt, 5 ...... Monitor, 6 ...
... Printer, 10 ... Payment amount identifier, 11 ... Up counter, 12 ... Down counter, 13 ... Calculator,
15 ... Remote control.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An image print system comprising an image pickup device, a printing device, a coin timer and a video display device, and after confirming that a predetermined amount of money has been charged, a system power supply is applied to the image pickup device, the printing device and the video display device. Along with the supply, the number of times the predetermined amount of money is continuously input within a specified time after the predetermined amount of money is first input is counted, and the count value and the number of prints printed by the printing device are counted. An image printing system comprising system power supply control means for holding the system power supply in an on state until the values match. 2. The system power supply control means counts the number of times the predetermined amount of money is continuously charged within a specified time by an up counter, and counts the number of prints printed by the printing device by a down counter. The image printing system according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The system power supply control means counts the number of times the predetermined amount of money is continuously charged within a specified time by an up-down counter and the number of prints printed by the printing device. The image printing system according to claim 1, wherein: