JP2000101818A - Image fetch device and its method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow the user to confirm an object image after modification by applying image modification processing to a received object image by means of a set image modification method and displaying the object image after the modification. SOLUTION: Image modification parts are selected by an image modification part selection menu and modification layers corresponding to the selected parts are selected. Then a sample image stored in advance is replaced with the received user image. The parts of the received image that is specified by the selected modification layer is modified to a degree of the modification decided by layer parameters and a monitor display device displays the modified image. A degree of the modification can be selected by selecting the modification layers. In the case of changing a degree of modification with each modification layer, an image processing description file corresponding to the modified part is generated and stored in a memory of a computer 20. Then whether or not the image fetch device generates a sample image is discriminated, and in the case of generating the sample image, the sample image is generated by read image data and the modification processing is repeated to the sample image that denotes modified possible parts till the sample image generation is finished.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image capturing apparatus and method for capturing a target image and deforming the captured target image.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Devices for photographing a subject and printing an image representing the subject image on a sticker or the like have been put to practical use. In such a device, when a subject image obtained by photographing is deformed, the transformed image cannot be confirmed until the image is printed and output.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to enable a user to confirm a deformed target image when the target image is fetched and deformed.

[0003] An image capturing apparatus according to the present invention includes a setting means for setting at least one of an image deformation method and an image deformed portion, a target image capturing means for capturing a target image, and a target image captured by the target image capturing means. Image deformation processing means for executing at least one of image deformation processing based on the image deformation method set by the setting means and image deformation processing of an image deformed portion, and an object deformed by the image deformation processing means. A display device for displaying an image is provided.

[0004] The present invention also provides a method suitable for the above device. That is, in this method, at least one of the image deformation method and the image deformation location is set, the target image is captured, and the captured target image is subjected to image deformation processing and image deformation processing of the image deformation location based on the set image deformation method. Is performed, and the target image after the deformation is displayed.

According to the present invention, an image transformation method (for example, when photographing the whole body of a subject, a method of transforming the whole body of the subject image to be thick, a method of transforming the whole body of the subject image to be thin, etc.) When photographing the upper body of a subject, a method of transforming the face of the subject to be thick, a method of transforming the face of the subject to be thin, a method of inverting the subject image left and right, etc.) and image transformation A part (for example, when photographing the whole body of a subject, deforming the image of the face part, deforming the image of the body part, deforming the image of the lower body part, and photographing the upper body of the subject , A part of the face (eg, eyes, nose, mouth, eyebrows, ears, etc.) is set.

[0006] A target image (the target image may be the user himself or a photograph or the like brought by the user) is captured by photographing. With respect to the fetched image, the deformation by the set image deformation method or the deformation of the set image deformation portion is executed. The transformed image is displayed on the display device. The user can check the deformed target image by looking at the image displayed on the display device. The confirmed deformed image is printed.

When the deformation method is determined in advance, the deformation location may be set. When the deformation location is determined in advance, the deformation method may be set.
Of course, it goes without saying that both the deformation method and the deformation location may be set.

[0008] In addition to deforming the captured image, the color represented by the captured image may be changed. When changing the color, the color of the entire captured image may be changed, or the color of a part of the captured image may be changed.

[0009]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an image capturing apparatus 1 according to this embodiment.

The image capturing device 1 is a device that captures a subject image representing a user (subject), deforms and displays part or all of the subject image, and prints it.

The image capturing device 1 has a video camera 2 disposed at a substantially central portion above the front surface thereof. The user stands in front of the image capturing device 1 toward the video camera 2. The user is photographed by the video camera 2.

Below the video camera 2, a monitor display device 3 is provided. The subject image captured by the video camera 2 is displayed as a moving image on the display screen of the monitor display device 3.

On the right side of the monitor display device 3, a speaker 4 for outputting operation guidance by voice is provided. The user operates the image capturing device 1 according to the sound output from the speaker 4. Fluorescent lamps 14 are provided on the upper surface and both side surfaces of the image capturing device 1 for illuminating a user photographed by the video camera 2.

An operation unit 12 is formed at a substantially central portion of the front surface of the image capturing device 1 so as to protrude from the front surface. The operation unit 12 includes a left button 4, a right button 5 for selecting an image deformation method, an image
OK button 6 pressed by the user when deciding, and cancel button 8 for canceling the selection
Are formed. The operation unit 12 is also provided with a coin return button 13.

Below the operation unit 12, an image capturing device 1 is provided.
A coin insertion slot 9 for inserting a coin as a usage fee when the user uses is formed.

A coin return slot 10 is provided below the front surface of the image capturing device 1. When the coin return button 13 is pressed before printing the subject image, the coin inserted into the coin insertion slot 9 is returned from the coin return slot 10.

On the right side of the coin return slot 10, a print discharge slot 11 for discharging a print obtained by photographing is provided.

The buttons 5, 6, 7, and 8 described above are mechanical buttons, but may be formed as a touch panel on the monitor display device 3. Further, a new display device is provided separately from the monitor display device 3,
The new display device has buttons 5, 6, 7 and 8 as described above.
A touch panel for giving an instruction from the touch panel may be formed.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a part of the electrical configuration of the image capturing device 1. As shown in FIG.

The overall operation of the image capturing device 1 is controlled by a computer device 20. The computer device 20 includes a memory for storing an operation program, data representing a deformed portion, and other necessary data. Have been.

When a coin is inserted from the coin insertion slot 9 (see FIG. 1), the coin is given to the coin machine 27, and the inserted coin is held. The amount of the inserted coin is counted by the coin counter 28.

When a coin of a necessary amount for using the image capturing device 1 is inserted, the video camera 2 starts photographing a user standing in front of the image capturing device 1. The video signal representing the user is provided from the video camera 2 to the capture circuit 21 and is converted into digital image data. Digital image data representing the user's image is input to the computer device 20 and, if necessary, subjected to image transformation processing. The digital image data is temporarily stored in a memory built in the computer device 20.

Digital image data representing a user's image is read from a memory built in the computer device 20 and input to the monitor display device 3 via the capture circuit 21. An image representing the user is displayed on the display screen of the monitor display device 3.

A signal indicating depression of a button included in the operation unit 12 is input to the computer 20 via an input / output (I / O) device 25. In the computer device 20, processing (image deformation processing, image freeze processing, etc.) based on the input signal is performed. As will be described later, when the user presses the OK button 7 when a message to print is displayed on the monitor display device 3, the SCS is pressed.
The transformed user image is printed by the printer 22 connected to I (Small Computer System Interface).

The computer device 20 includes a sound circuit 24
Is connected, and the sound circuit 24 controls the sound output from the speaker 4. Further, the emission of the above-mentioned fluorescent lamp is also controlled by the computer device 20 via the I / O device 25. Further, the image capturing device 1 includes:
A test switch, a service switch, and a maintenance switch 26 for maintaining the image capturing device 1 by a maintenance man are provided.
A signal indicating the setting of these switches 26 is transmitted to the I / O device 25.
Is input to the computer device 20 via the.

Further, a scanner 29 is attached to the image capturing device 1.
May be provided. An image represented by a photograph or the like can be captured by the image capturing device 1 by the scanner 29. A signal representing an image is output from the scanner 29, and is input to the computer device 25 via the SCSI 23, so that the captured image can be transformed. Of course, a film scanner may be provided so that images recorded on the film can be read, or a memory card reader or FD (Fl
An oppy disk) drive may be provided so that an image represented by image data stored in the memory card or an image stored in the FD can be read.

FIGS. 3 and 4 are flowcharts showing the processing procedure of the image capturing device 1. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for selecting a deforming method and a deformed portion, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for a deformed image. 7 to 14 show examples of the display screen of the monitor display device 3 of the image capturing device 1.

When the power of the image capturing device 1 is turned on, the processing shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 starts.

First, when the power is turned on, the operation program of the computer device 20 is started (step 4).
1). It is monitored whether the maintenance switch has been turned on (step 42). When the maintenance switch is turned on (YES in step 42), the maintenance man executes maintenance processing of the image capturing device 1 (step 43).

When the operation program of the image capturing device 1 is started, a screen for urging coin insertion is displayed on the display screen of the monitor display device 3. When the user inserts a coin corresponding to the usage fee from the coin insertion slot 9 and the insertion is confirmed by the coin counter 28 (YE in step 44).
S), an image deformation method selection screen as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the display screen of the monitor display device 3 (step 5 in FIG. 5).
61).

Buttons (areas) A1, A2 and A3 for selecting an image deformation method are displayed on the image deformation method selection screen.
It is included. The button A1 is a button selected by the user when the captured image is to be finely transformed. The button A2 is a button selected by the user for interestingly deforming the captured image (such as increasing the degree of deformation). The button A3 is a button selected by the user to combine the background with the captured image.

The selectable buttons are blinking (indicated by hatching in FIG. 7). OK button 7
Is pressed by the user, the image deformation method represented by the blinking button is determined (step 62 in FIG. 5). In the example shown in FIG. 7, the button A1 is blinking, and the image deformation method is determined so that the captured image is cleared by pressing the OK button 7 while the button A1 is blinking. When the OK button is pressed, the display screen of the image display device 3 is switched to a deformed portion selection screen shown in FIG.
63).

When the right button 5 or the left button 6 is pressed while the button for determining the image deformation method is blinking as shown in FIG. 7, the buttons other than the buttons displayed on the image deformation method selection screen are displayed. Button appears on the image deformation method selection screen. An image deformation method determined by a newly appearing button can be selected and determined.

On the image deformation method selection screen, button A
In an area A4 below 1, A2 and A3, the contents of the image deformation of the blinking button are shown. For example, when the button A1 is blinking,
Since this is selected by the user when cleaning the captured image, it is shown that the captured image is to be transformed so as to “clear eyes”, “clear chin”, and “clear eyebrows”. Have been. When a button other than the button A1 is blinking, it goes without saying that a description indicating the image deformation content set by the blinking button is displayed in the area A4.

The deformed portion selection screen shown in FIG. 8 includes a plurality of areas A5, A6 and A7 indicating the deformed portions of the captured image. These areas A5, A6 and A
FIG. 7 shows a sample image showing a deformed portion. Area A5 represents a sample image in which the eyebrows are deformed,
The area A6 represents a sample image in which the chin is deformed, and the area A7 represents a sample image in which the eyes are deformed.

The area A5 is an area selected by the user when deforming the eyebrow image in the captured image. The area A6 is an area selected by the user when deforming the chin image among the captured images. The area A7 is an area selected by the user when deforming the eye image among the captured images. Left button 5
By pressing the right button 6, an area other than the area of the image indicating the deformed portion displayed on the deformed portion selection screen appears on the screen.

The frame F moves to the left area when the left button 5 is pressed, and moves to the right area when the right button 7 is pressed. When the OK button 7 is pressed by the user, a portion of the image of the deformed portion represented by the area surrounded by the frame F when the OK button 7 is pressed is deformed in the captured image ( FIG. 5 step 64). Of course, a plurality of deformed portions may be selected.

When the OK button 7 is depressed, how the selected deformed portion is deformed is continuously displayed by frame feed by a sample image (see FIG. 9, step 65 in FIG. 5). When the user presses the OK button 7 (YES in step 66 in FIG. 5), a positioning screen is displayed on the display screen of the image display device 3 as shown in FIG. 10 (step 46). Here, it is assumed that the “eye” is selected as the deformed portion as shown in the area A7.

The positioning screen includes a shooting display area A8. In the photographing display area A8, an image of the user photographed by the video camera 2 is displayed. In the photographing display area A8, a deformed portion A9 is also displayed. The deformed portion A9 is set so that the eyes of the user's image displayed in the shooting display area A8 are displayed. A frame is formed in the deformed portion A9 so that the user can recognize the deformed portion.

The position of the deformed portion A9 may be made movable by the user. Further, the size of the deformed portion A9 may be changed so that the size can be increased or decreased. It can deal with the face of each user.

In the positioning screen, the shooting display area A
When the deformed portion of the image representing the user (the eyes of the user's image in this example) is positioned at the deformed portion A9 of FIG. 8, the OK button 7 is pressed by the user. Then, the display screen of the monitor display device 3 is switched to the shooting screen shown in FIG. The shooting screen includes a shooting display area A10, and an image representing the user is displayed in the shooting display area A10. After a lapse of a predetermined time, the video signal output from the video camera 2 is converted into digital image data as image data of a subject image representing a user image.
(Step 47).

Of the digital image data taken into the computer device 20, the image data of the selected deformed portion is subjected to an image deformation process with a different degree of deformation (step 48).

Thereafter, a deformation confirmation screen including a deformation confirmation image display area A11 is displayed on the monitor display device 3, as shown in FIG. By providing digital image data representing a deformed image of the user to the monitor display device 3 via the capture circuit 21, the deformed confirmation image display area A11 displays images of a plurality of frames having different degrees of deformation (user images obtained by photography). (Deformation image of frame) is displayed by frame advance (Fig. 13
See FIG. 6, step 81). During the transformation process (enlargement by pixel interpolation, reduction by pixel thinning, etc.), the screen may be switched so as to notify the user that the transformation process is being performed.

When the OK button 7 is pressed by the user (YES in step 82 in FIG. 6), the deformation of the previous frame of the deformation image displayed in the deformation confirmation image display area A11 when the OK button 7 is pressed. The image is determined as the image selected by the user (step 49, step 83 in FIG. 6). Since the deformed image is displayed by frame advance, the image desired by the user is determined as the image selected by the user even if the user delays pushing. Of course, it goes without saying that the deformation image displayed in the deformation confirmation image display area A11 when the OK button 7 is pressed may be the image determined by the user. When the OK button is pressed (FIG. 6, step 8)
4), the deformed image to be printed is determined (Step 8 in FIG. 6)
Five).

When the deformed image is determined, a frame selection screen for selecting a frame for decorating the deformed image is displayed. The user determines a frame while viewing the frame selection screen displayed on the monitor display device 3 (step 50).

When the frame is determined, the monitor display device 3
Displays a finish confirmation screen shown in FIG. The image to be printed is displayed in the confirmation area A12 (Step 5)
1). This allows the user to check the deformed image to be actually printed before printing.

When the user confirms the deformed image to be printed and presses the OK button 7, the image confirmed by the user is printed by the printer 22 (step 52). A reprint confirmation screen appears on the monitor display device 3. When printing another sheet, the OK button 7 is pressed, and when not printing another sheet, the cancel button 8 is pressed.

Thereafter, an end screen is displayed on the monitor display device 3 and the process returns to the step 42. A screen saver screen may be displayed on the monitor display device 3 until a coin is inserted into the image capturing device. Needless to say, when the power is turned off, the image capturing device 1 is shut down.

Before actually printing the deformed image, it is possible to confirm the state of the deformed image (FIG. 9) and the state of the printed image (FIG. 14).

The image informing the user of the deformation of the image of the deformed portion in FIG. 9 may be an image of the user photographed using the video camera 2 or may be stored in the memory of the computer device 20 in advance. An image represented by existing image data may be used. When notifying the user of the state of the deformed image using the photographed image of the user, quick display is required, and an image obtained by thinning out the image of the user obtained by photographing will be used.

In the image transformation process, as described below, an image processing description file that describes the transformation process of image data is created in advance and stored in a memory built in the computer 20. , The image deformation processing may be performed.

FIG. 14 shows the file structure of the image processing description file.

The image processing description file includes Header, Defa
ult output, Layer List, Layer Data, Layer Specifi
c Data etc. are included.

FIG. 15 shows details of the Header. Head
er stores header information such as management information and data indicating the version number of the image processing description file.

FIG. 16 shows details of the Default output. Default output is data representing the size (width and height) of the image when the transformed image is printed and output, output type data representing the printing paper, and the output direction is portrait or landscape. Data indicating the direction and data indicating the background color of the deformed image to be printed are stored.

FIG. 17 shows details of the Layer List.
The Layer List stores layer information (LayerInfo) and data indicating the number of information of the layer (the number of layers) (in the example shown in FIG. 14, five types of layer information are stored).

In the layer information, a pointer to Layer Data and a layer name (in this case, a deformation layer for image deformation processing, and layer names of deformations 1 to 5 indicating different deformation portions are stored. Deformation layer 1 is
The “eye” portion is deformed, the deformation layer 2 is for deforming the “chin” portion, the deformation layer 3 is for deforming the “mayu” portion, and the deformation layer 4 is “nose”. Is transformed, and the transformation layer 5 transforms the part of the mouth. ), Display order (indicating the display priority when displaying multiple deformed images in a superimposed manner), replaceable / impossible flag (sample images are stored in advance, and are replaced with stored sample images) And a replacement number.

FIG. 18 shows Layer Data and Layer Specific
Data (layer-dependent information) is shown in detail. FIG. 18 shows two Layer Data and two Layer Specific Data. The image processing description file contains five Layer Data.
Needless to say, Data and five Layer Specific Data are stored.

Layer Data includes a pointer to layer-dependent information and a transparency mask pointer (a pointer to transparency mask data indicating the degree of transparency of the superimposed deformed image when a plurality of deformed images are superimposed and displayed). ) And a position information pointer indicating the position information of the deformed image.

The Layer Specific Data stores data indicating the category of the layer (indicating a deformed layer here), the format of the captured image, a pointer to the captured image, and the maximum and minimum values of the layer parameters. The layer parameter here indicates the degree of deformation. The maximum and minimum values of the layer parameters can be changed, and the degree of deformation can be changed by changing the maximum and minimum values of these layer parameters.

When such an image processing description file is stored in the memory of the computer, the fetched image is deformed as follows (the processing in step 48 in FIG. 4).

FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the image transformation process.

Prior to the image transformation process, a transformation layer selection process is executed (step 70). As described above, FIG.
As shown in (2), the image deformation location is selected using the image deformation location selection screen. A deformation layer corresponding to the selected image deformation location is selected (step 70). When the user selects “eye” as the deformation portion, the deformation layer 1 is selected (step 71). If "chin" is selected by the user as the deformation portion, the deformation layer 2 is selected (step 72). When “Mayu” is selected as the deformation portion, the deformation layer 3 is selected (step 73). When “nose” is selected as the deformation portion, the deformation layer 4 is selected (step 7).
Four). When “mouth” is selected as the deformation portion, the deformation layer 5 is selected (step 75).

In any case, when the deformation layer is selected, the sample image stored in advance and the captured user image are replaced. With respect to the captured image, a portion specified by the selected deformation layer is deformed by the degree of deformation determined by the layer parameter (step 76). The deformed image is displayed on the display screen of the monitor display device 3 as described above (see FIG.
13).

The degree of deformation may be changed for each deformation layer. For example, the deformation layer 1 is set so as to be deformed at the maximum degree of deformation, the deformation layer 2 is set so as to be deformed at the next maximum degree of deformation, and the deformation layer 3
Is set to deform with a standard degree of deformation, the deformation layer 4 is set to deform with a small degree, and the deformation layer 5 is set so as to deform with a minimum degree of deformation. The degree of deformation can be selected by selecting the deformation layer. To change the degree of deformation for each deformation layer, generate an image processing description file corresponding to the deformation location,
It may need to be stored in the memory of the computer device 20.

FIGS. 21 and 22 are flowcharts showing a processing procedure for generating image data representing a sample image displayed on the display screen of the monitor display device 3 when the user selects a deformed portion.

FIG. 21 is a diagram for generating image data representing a sample image when the image data representing the sample image is stored in the image capturing device 1.

The image processing description file is a computer device
The data is stored in the memory 20 (step 91). Thereafter, it is determined whether the sample image is created by the image capturing device 1 itself (step 92).

When a sample image is created by the image capturing device 1 itself (YES in step 92), for example, image data for sample image generation is read by a scanner (step 95). A sample image is generated using the read image data (step 96). Data representing the generated sample image is stored in the memory of the computer device 20 (step 97). Steps 96 and 97 are repeated until the creation of the sample images for all the stored image processing description files, that is, the sample images representing all the deformable portions, is completed (step 98). The sample image may be different for each deformed portion. When a sample image is created by the image capturing device 1 itself, a different sample image can be displayed for each image capturing device 1.

If a sample image is not created by the image capturing device 1 (NO in step 92), predetermined sample image data is read (step 93) (which will be input via the I / O device 25) and read. The sampled image data is stored in the internal memory of the computer device 20 (step 94).

FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for storing image data representing a sample image in the image capturing device 1 when selecting a sample image.

As shown in FIG. 8, it is determined whether or not image data representing a sample image has already been stored in the memory of the computer device 20 when a deformed portion is selected (step 101). If the image data representing the sample image is not stored in the internal memory of the computer device 1 (NO in step 101), the image data for sample image generation is read into the image capturing device (step 10).
3). It is checked whether there is a parameter for setting the degree of deformation of the deformed portion (step 104).

If there is a parameter, a display screen is displayed on the display screen of the monitor display device 3 to prompt the input of the parameter (step 105). After that, parameters are input by, for example, a maintenance man. A sample image having a degree of deformation is generated according to the input parameters (step 107). If there is no input parameter (NO in step 104), a sample image is generated with a predetermined degree of deformation (step 10).
7). The generated sample image is displayed on the monitor image display device 3
Is displayed on the display screen (step 108). Steps 104 to 108 are repeated until sample images for all the image processing description files are generated (step 109). If sample image data representing a deformed portion is generated when a deformed portion is selected, low-quality image data will be used for the sample image for quick display.

Further, when printing a synthesized image, high-quality image data is used so that a high-quality print image can be obtained, and when the image is displayed on the display screen of the monitor display device 3, the image is displayed quickly. It is preferable to use image data with a small amount of image data by thinning the image data.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an image capturing device.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of the image capturing device.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of image deformation.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of image deformation.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a processing method of a deformation method and a deformation part.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure for selecting a deformed image.

FIG. 7 is an example of a display screen.

FIG. 8 is an example of a display screen.

FIG. 9 shows a state of an image to be deformed.

FIG. 10 is an example of a display screen.

FIG. 11 is an example of a display screen.

FIG. 12 is an example of a display screen.

FIG. 13 illustrates a state in which an image is displayed by frame advance.

FIG. 14 is an example of a display screen.

FIG. 15 shows an image processing description file.

FIG. 16 shows a Header.

FIG. 17 shows Default output.

FIG. 18 shows a Layer List.

FIG. 19 shows Layer Data and Layer Spesific Data.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of an image deformation process.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart illustrating a sample image generation process.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart illustrating a sample image generation process.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 image capture device 2 video camera 3 monitor display device 6 OK button 20 computer device 22 printer

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Claims (2)

[Claims] A setting means for setting at least one of an image deformation method and an image deformation portion; a target image capturing means for capturing a target image; and a target image captured by the target image capturing means. Image deformation processing means for performing at least one of image deformation processing and image deformation processing of an image deformation portion based on the image deformation method, and a display device for displaying a target image deformed by the image deformation processing means. An image capturing device comprising: 2. A method for setting at least one of an image deformation method and an image deformation portion, capturing a target image, and processing the captured target image for image deformation processing and image deformation processing of the image deformation portion based on the set image deformation method. An image capturing method for executing at least one image deformation process and displaying a deformed target image.