JP2000092480A - Image print supply device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide, at a low price, the image print supply device which can finely adjust the best photography point and then easily take a photograph of full-length subject, and supply an image print with imparts natural impression of photography from the front. SOLUTION: This device is equipped with at least a camera 9, which photographs image information of a subject and a display 12 which displays the image information of the subject photographed by the camera 9, which is provided with a tilt means for rotating it and a slide means for moving its position; and the tilt means has a support 15 for holding the camera 9 and a 1st actuator as a drive source for rotating the support 15 and the slide means has a base 17 for rotatably holding the support 15 and a 2nd actuator as a drive source which causes the base 17 to slide.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image print supply apparatus which prints and reproduces image information of a photographed subject or synthetic information of the photographed object and various background information on a sticker or a post card. An image print supply device that enables rotation and movement so that the shooting point can be adjusted, and in particular, enables the whole body of the subject to be photographed, and only as an amusement machine in a game arcade or game center. Any place where people gather, such as a hotel, wedding hall or department store, can be used regardless of the field.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various models have been developed which print and reproduce image information of a subject and information synthesized with the background information and supply the information. Since the camera was fixed, the shooting range was at most from the face to the vicinity of the chest, and it was impossible to shoot the whole body of the subject at all.

If the subject is extremely tall or, on the contrary, short, the former must bend down, and the latter must be stretched or step on a platform. Was annoying. Also recently,
Some cameras have been developed that can capture the entire body of a subject using a camera equipped with a wide-angle lens.However, the resulting image is elongated and unique to the wide-angle lens. At present, only an unnatural image print in which the upper body is greatly emphasized can be obtained.

Further, as an apparatus for moving a photographing machine and photographing a subject, there is an image printing apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 7-298123, which is described in the vertical and horizontal directions (circle) of the photographing machine. (Peripheral direction) is possible, but the camera is moved while the person to be the subject is sitting, and since there is no image information correction means, the whole body of the subject can be photographed at all. , Did not get that faithful image print.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been developed in consideration of the above points, and the problem to be solved is to add a function of rotation and movement to a photographing machine so that the back of the subject can be obtained. Regardless of the height of the camera, you can freely adjust the shooting point of the camera, especially, you can shoot the whole body of the subject,
Further, an image print supply device capable of supplying a natural image print as if it were taken from the front is provided at low cost.

[0006]

According to the present invention, as a means for solving the above problems, first, according to the present invention, there is provided a photographing machine for photographing at least image information of a subject, A display for displaying image information of the subject photographed in the camera, the photographing machine is provided with tilt means for rotating the photographing machine, and slide means for moving the position of the photographing machine. The tilt means has a support for holding the photographing machine, and a first actuator which is a drive source for rotating the support, and the slide means is a base for rotatably holding the support. An image print supply device having a configuration including a table and a second actuator serving as a drive source for sliding the base is proposed.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image print supply apparatus having a configuration in which photographing of a subject by the photographing machine and display of image information by the display are performed via a half mirror. Is proposed.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, an image is provided in which a guide piece for mounting the base is provided to facilitate movement of the base. A print supply device is proposed.

Further, according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first to third aspects of the present invention, there is provided an image having a configuration in which remote control means is provided so that rotation or movement of the photographing machine can be controlled from a distance. A print supply device is proposed.

[0010] In addition, according to the present invention of claim 5, according to claim 1,
In the invention according to claim 4, in particular, when a whole image of a subject is photographed, a three-dimensional coordinate conversion and an image information photographed by the photographing machine are obtained so that a preferable image print of an eight-headed body shape can be obtained. The present invention proposes an image print supply apparatus in which a reduction correction of 3 to 5% is added in the horizontal direction.

[0011]

According to the image print supply apparatus of the present invention, the photographing machine for photographing the subject has a function of rotating and moving the position, so that the optimum photographing point can be obtained regardless of the height of the subject. It can be finely adjusted,
As a result, the whole body of the subject can be easily photographed.

Further, in the image print supply apparatus according to the present invention, the photographing of the subject by the photographing machine and the display of the image information by the display are performed via a half mirror, so that the expression and the pose can be easily determined. Thus, more natural image information can be taken.

Further, in the image print supply apparatus according to the present invention, a base for holding a support to which the photographing machine is mounted is placed, and a guide piece for guiding the movement is provided. The slide of the table can be performed stably.

Further, in the image print supply apparatus according to the present invention, by providing remote control means for rotating and moving the photographing machine from a distance, up to that point, the photographing point of the fixed photographing machine can be adjusted. Since the user himself / herself moving as the subject can rotate and move the photographing device side in accordance with the subject, the optimum photographing point can be adjusted while staying at the desired position.

[0015] In addition, in the image print supply apparatus according to the present invention, image information of a subject photographed by a photographing machine,
In particular, by applying three-dimensional coordinate conversion and reduction correction of 3 to 5% in the horizontal direction to image information obtained by photographing the whole body of a subject, a natural and desirable eight-headed whole body as if photographed from the front. Image prints can be supplied.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 show the photographing of a subject by the photographing machine 9 and the display of image information by the display 12,
FIG. 6 shows an image print supply apparatus according to the present invention when the image printing is performed via the half mirror 8, and is provided with tilt means for rotating the photographing machine 9 and slide means for moving the position of the photographing machine 9.

FIG. 1 shows, in addition to the image information of the display 12 displayed via the half mirror 8, the display 1 from the liquid crystal monitor 4 with a coordinate input device.
2 is a so-called twin-monitor type image print supply device capable of displaying the same image information as the input pen 6 for writing data;
Are provided outside the housing 2, and a PC (personal computer) 14, a printer 13, a coin selector (not shown) and the like are provided with the half mirror 8, the photographing machine 9,
It is provided inside the housing 2 together with the display 12 and the like.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment in which photographing by the photographing machine 9 and image display by the display 12 are performed via the half mirror 8, and the photographing machine 9 sandwiches the half mirror 8 inside the housing 2. However, when the half mirror 8 is not used, it is mounted on a portion such as the outside of the housing 2 which does not hinder the rotation and the movement of the photographing machine 9.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the image print supply apparatus according to the present invention, showing the correlation between the hardware unit and the software unit, and the flow of various information signals and control signals. . Although not shown, in the present invention in which a half mirror is used, the half mirror 8 is interposed between the photographing machine 9 and the display 12 as a matter of course.

FIG. 4 shows the structure of the tilting means for rotating the photographing machine 9 in the image print supply apparatus according to the present invention and the sliding means for moving the position thereof. Is provided for smoothly and stably guiding the.

The tilting means for rotating the photographing machine 9 is mainly composed of a support 15 for holding the photographing machine 9 and a first actuator 18 serving as a driving source for rotating the support 15. The gear 21 provided on the first actuator 18 is provided with a gear 22 provided on the support 15.
Is engaged. The photographing machine 9 is connected and fixed to a connecting piece 16 provided on the support 15 and rotates integrally with the support 15, but the mounting method is not limited to this.

The slide means for moving the position of the photographing machine 9 includes a base 17 for rotatably holding the support 15.
And a second actuator 20 serving as a drive source for sliding the base 17 as a main component, and a gear 23 provided on the second actuator 20 includes
And meshes with a gear 24 that rotates in synchronization with a rotating belt 19 connected to a part of the gear.

Note that the first actuator 18 and the second
In the present invention, a stepping motor is planned to be adopted in the present invention, but the present invention is not particularly limited to this. The rotation of the support 15 for holding the photographing machine 9 and the movement of the base 17 for holding the support 15 are performed by the above-described means. As long as it uses a driving force, it can be replaced with an equalizing means.

FIG. 5 is a schematic side view showing the rotation of the supporter 15 and the movement of the base 17. The base 17 moves along with the rotation of the rotating belt 19 without changing its posture, and is supported. The tool 15 rotates with the photographing machine 9 while being held on the base 17.

FIG. 6A is a flowchart showing the overall processing steps of the image print supply apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 6B shows the "whole body mode operation" in the flowchart of FIG. 6A. It is a flowchart which shows the processing process shifted to when it is selected. Many conventional image print supply apparatuses use a fixed type photographing machine. However, in the present invention, when photographing the whole body, the rotation and position movement of the photographing machine 9 are controlled by using a remote control means 26 such as an infrared remote controller. Since it can be performed, it has a processing step of “remote camera operation”.

FIG. 7 shows the state of the photographing machine 9 and the positional relationship between the photographing machine 9 and the subject during the "remote camera operation" step of FIG. 6B in the image print supply apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. When photographing from the face of the subject to the breast at most, the user as the subject is located at the position (a) in the figure, that is, immediately before the apparatus body 1, and the photographing machine 9 can be rotated or moved. It is only necessary to position the camera at the position (a) in the figure without doing this. However, when photographing the whole body of the subject, the user as the subject retreats to the vicinity of the position (b) in the figure, and moves the camera 9. The camera is moved to the position (b) in the figure, and the lens of the photographing device 9 is rotated so as to capture the whole body of the subject.

FIG. 8 shows, in three stages, the transition of an image before and after the three-dimensional coordinate transformation is applied to image information obtained by photographing the whole body of a subject using the image print supply apparatus according to the present invention. Before the conversion, that is, an image in which the upper body is greatly emphasized from the face of the subject before conversion, that is, in FIG. It can be understood that the whole body is reproduced with a natural impression so as not to differ from the case of shooting.

In the following, according to the present invention, there is provided the half mirror 8, the guide piece 25 and the remote control means 26, and the image information of the photographed subject is reduced and corrected by three-dimensional coordinate conversion or the like. A description will be given of the flow of processing until the image print of the whole body of the subject is reproduced using the image print supply device.

First, a predetermined coin is inserted into the coin insertion unit 5, and the apparatus main body 1 of the image print supply device is made usable. Next, a liquid crystal monitor 4 with a coordinate input device
Are selected using the input pen 6 provided with the item of "whole body mode operation" from among the various modes displayed in.

Subsequently, when a desired printing direction (vertical and horizontal) and a frame and a background are selected, a facial expression or a pose is determined, so that the user as a subject is separated from the apparatus main body 1 and is suitable for whole body photographing in FIG. Retreat to near position (b). At this time, since the remote control means 26 is provided and various instruction controls can be performed even from a remote position, various instructions can be given to the apparatus main body 1 by moving the remote control means 26 while staying at a desired position. Can be given. Usually, the position suitable for full-body imaging is the position closest to the curtain 11 suspended from the tip of the arm 10 extending from the housing 2.

Next, while monitoring the screen 3, the base 17 is moved to a position near (b) in FIG. Is rotated until the entire body of the image is displayed, and the size of the image is adjusted by zooming. Since the guide piece 25 for placing and guiding the base 17 is provided when the base 17 is moved, the base 17 can move on the guide piece 25 smoothly and stably. In addition, since the photographing of the subject and the display of the image information of the subject are performed through the half mirror 8, the user as the subject can always determine the desired expression and pose while monitoring the screen 3.

After adjusting the parts of the photographing machine 9 so that a desired whole-body image is projected, photographing is performed using the remote control means 26. Next, the photographed image is displayed on the screen 3. If the user likes the image, the user proceeds to the next operation by selecting “confirm”. However, if the user does not like it, “cancel” is selected. Figure 6
(B) Return to the previous stage of “remote camera operation” in
The part of the photographing machine 9 is adjusted and the photographing is performed again.

If the user likes the photographed image and selects "confirm", the user as the subject returns to the apparatus main body 1 and uses the input pen 6 to input a desired message or color on the liquid crystal monitor 4 with the coordinate input device. Select and
By writing favorite characters, figures, and the like, all the steps are completed, and after a while, a desired image print is supplied.

When photographing the whole body of the subject, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, since the photographing machine 9 moves upward, only a print in which the face and the upper body are greatly emphasized can be obtained with the photographed image information as it is, but in the present invention, the three-dimensional coordinate transformation is used. The distorted captured image is corrected to an image viewed from the front, and further reduced by 3 to 5% in the horizontal direction, so that the image is smartly corrected as if it were shot from the front and like an eight-headed body shape You can get a print. As a result of the experiment, 3-5%
If the correction is made beyond the range, experimental data has been obtained that the correction will be reproduced in an unnatural appearance both in the case of the reduction and in the case of the expansion, and the correction within this range is the most desirable. The three-dimensional coordinate conversion of the image information is executed by software of a PC (personal computer) 14.

[0034]

According to the present invention, there is provided an image print supply apparatus comprising:
Since the rotation and position movement of the photographing machine are enabled, the optimum photographing point can be finely adjusted, and in particular, the whole body of the subject can be easily photographed.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the photographing of the subject by the photographing device and the image display by the display are performed via the half mirror, the user who is the subject always displays his / her own image information on the screen. While monitoring
It is possible to determine a desired expression or pose.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the guide piece for guiding the movement of the base is provided, the position of the photographing machine attached to the supporter held on the base can be moved smoothly and stably. Can be done.

Further, according to the present invention, since the remote control means capable of transmitting various instruction signals to the apparatus main body from a distant place is provided, especially when the whole body of the subject is photographed, it is used for the whole body photographing. By moving to a suitable position, rotation and position movement of the photographing machine, photographing, and other instruction control can be performed while staying at the position.

In addition, according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, when the image information of the photographed subject, particularly, when the whole body of the subject is photographed, the image information is automatically converted to 3 to 5 by three-dimensional coordinate transformation or the like. Since the% reduction correction is performed, a natural and smart whole-body image print can be reproduced as if it were taken from the front.

[0039]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing an embodiment of an image print supply device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic side sectional view showing the internal structure of the image print supply device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an image print supply device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic front sectional view showing a structure of a panning means and a sliding means of the image print supply device according to the present invention when a guide piece is provided.

FIG. 5 is a schematic side view showing a state of rotation of a support and movement of a base in the image print supply device according to the present invention.

FIG. 6A is a flowchart showing the flow of the entire processing steps in the image print supply device according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 (B) is a flowchart showing a flow of processing steps when “whole body mode operation” is selected in the flowchart of FIG. 6 (A).

FIG. 7 is a schematic side view showing the state of the photographing machine of the image print supply device of the present invention and the positional relationship between the photographing machine and the subject at the time of “remote camera operation” in the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a substitute photograph showing a transition of an image before and after a transformation by three-dimensional coordinate transformation is applied to image information of a photographed subject.

[0040]

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Device main body 2 Housing 3 Screen 4 LCD monitor with a coordinate input device 5 Coin insertion part 6 Input pen 7 Lighting 8 Half mirror 9 Camera 10 Arm 11 Curtain 12 Display 13 Printer 14 PC (Personal computer) 15 Supporting tool 16 Connecting piece 17 Base 18 First actuator 19 Rotating belt 20 Second actuator 21 to 24 Gear 25 Guide piece 26 Remote control means

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According to the present invention, as a means for solving the above problems, first, according to the present invention, there is provided a photographing machine for photographing at least image information of a subject, And a display for displaying image information of the subject photographed by the photographing device.
And display of image information by the display, respectively.
Image print supply device performed via a half mirror
In the shooting apparatus, said half-mirror and the tilt means for rotating the imaging device, the position of the imaging device
Slide means for moving the camera in a diagonal direction is provided, and the tilt means has a support for holding the photographing machine, and a first actuator as a drive source for rotating the support. Further, the present invention proposes an image print supply apparatus having a configuration in which the sliding means has a base for rotatably holding the support and a second actuator as a driving source for sliding the base.

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Further, according to the present invention of claim 2, according to claim 1,
According to the present invention, there is provided an image print supply apparatus having a configuration in which a guide piece for mounting the base is provided to facilitate movement of the base.

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[0010] In addition, according to the third aspect of the present invention, a first aspect is provided.
Or, in the invention according to claim 2 , especially when the whole body of the subject is photographed, three-dimensional coordinate transformation is performed on image information photographed by the photographing machine so as to obtain a preferable image print of whether or not the figure is an eight-headed body shape. In addition, the present invention proposes an image print supply apparatus in which a reduction correction of 3 to 5% is added in the horizontal direction.

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[0034]

According to the present invention, there is provided an image print supply apparatus comprising:
Rotation of the camera and diagonal movement along the half mirror
Since it is possible , the optimum photographing point can be finely adjusted, and in particular, the whole body of the subject can be easily photographed.

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According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the guide piece for guiding the movement of the base is provided, the position of the photographing machine attached to the support held by the base can be moved smoothly and stably. Can be done.

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In addition, according to the third aspect of the present invention, when image information of a photographed subject, particularly, when the whole body of the subject is photographed, the image information is subjected to perspective distortion by three-dimensional coordinate transformation.
In addition to the correction, only 3-5%
Because, natural as if it were as if shot from the front, and, it is possible to provide a smart systemic image print.

Claims (5)

[Claims] At least a photographing machine for photographing image information of a subject, and a display for displaying image information of the photographed object photographed by the photographing machine, wherein the photographing machine is provided for rotating the photographing machine. And a slide means for moving the position of the photographing machine, wherein the tilt means comprises a support for holding the photographing machine, and a first driving source serving as a drive source for rotating the support. An actuator, wherein the sliding means includes a base for rotatably holding the support, and a second source serving as a driving source for sliding the base.
An image print supply device, comprising: an actuator; 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the photographing of the subject by the photographing device and the display of the image information by the display are performed via a half mirror. 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said base is mounted and a guide piece for guiding its movement is provided.
Alternatively, the image print supply device according to claim 2. 4. The image print supply apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising remote control means for controlling rotation or movement of said photographing machine. 5. The image information of a subject photographed by the photographing machine is subjected to three-dimensional coordinate conversion and a reduction correction of 3 to 5% in a horizontal direction. Image print supply device.