JP2003032517A - Face image photographing device and method for acquiring face image - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a face image photographing device and a method for acquiring a face image that allows a photographing object person can select a face image preferred by the person as a photograph and proper to a photograph for various certificates among a plurality of face images consecutively shot so that the person can surely acquire without the need for retake. SOLUTION: The face image photographing device is characterized in that the device includes a photographing means that photographs a face image of the photographing object person, a primary selection means that selects a plurality of prescribed face images among a plurality of face images photographed by the photographing means, a storage means that stores a plurality of the face images selected by the primary selection means, a second selection means that selects an optional face image among a plurality of the face images stored in the storage means, and a face image output means that outputs the face image selected by the secondary selection means.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a face image photographing device for ID photographs and a method for acquiring photographed face images.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a means of taking a face picture for a certificate to be attached to a resume, passport, license, identification card, etc., a silver salt film or a digital camera is used for taking, developing, and baking, 2. Description of the Related Art Photographic image capturing devices for certificates, which are output to a printer and provide a predetermined photo, are generally used.

[0003] In addition, a vending machine for certificates which automatically shoots images of a size and sells the printed images is installed on the streets, and the person to be photographed waits for several minutes after shooting. You can easily get the ID photo.

The conventional certificate photograph image taking apparatus can easily take a certificate photograph by one person, but since the photographing is automatically performed, for example, blinking or moving at the moment of photographing. Even if you do something like this, you may not notice it and the resulting photo may be inappropriate for use as a certificate photo. In such a case, there has been a problem that the person to be photographed must pay the fee again and photograph again.

If the photographed image is unsuitable as a certificate photograph due to blindness or blurring of eyes, it is not immediately noticed and a predetermined standard is applied at the stage of requesting ID card production or certificate production. It also causes a lot of confusion when you know that you are not satisfied.

In such a case, since the photograph is taken again, there is a problem that the time is wasted and the fee must be paid again.

Further, in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 7-271951, a face image photographing apparatus capable of sequentially displaying a plurality of photographed images and allowing a person to be photographed to select an arbitrary image he / she likes from the displayed images. Is disclosed.

Certainly, the face image judged to be the optimum face image is selected from the images taken by oneself, but if the taken photo does not meet the conditions required by the ID card or license used. It's fine, but if you don't meet the conditions, you have to take another shot.

Under these circumstances, the photographed person likes the photographed face image among a plurality of photographed face images, and
It is desired to develop a face image capturing apparatus and a face image acquiring method that can obtain a face image satisfying requirements such as various certificates without re-capturing.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is made in view of the above situation, and the object is that a person to be photographed will like a photograph from a plurality of consecutive face images photographed. Another object of the present invention is to provide a face image capturing device and a face image acquiring method that can appropriately acquire a face image without the need to take another image by selecting an appropriate photo for various certificates.

[0011]

The above objects of the present invention have been achieved by the following constitutions.

1) A photographing means for photographing a face image of a person to be photographed, a first display means for displaying a plurality of face images photographed by the photographing means, and the plurality of the plurality of display means displayed on the first display means. Primary selection means for selecting a predetermined plurality of face images from the face image, storage means for storing the plurality of face images selected by the primary selection means, and the plurality of face images stored in the storage means Second display means for sequentially displaying, secondary selection means for selecting an arbitrary face image from the plurality of face images displayed on the second display means, and the face selected by the secondary selection means A face image capturing device, comprising: a face image output means for outputting an image.

2) A photographing means for photographing the face image of the person to be photographed, a storage means for storing a plurality of face images photographed by the photographing means as still images, and the plurality of faces stored in the storage means. First display means for displaying an image, primary selection means for selecting a predetermined plurality of face images from the plurality of face images displayed on the first display means, and the plurality of the plurality of face images selected by the primary selection means. Second display means for displaying face images at once,
Secondary selection means for selecting an arbitrary face image from the plurality of face images displayed on the second display means, and face image output means for outputting the face image selected by the secondary selection means A face image capturing apparatus having:

3) The primary selecting means is means for an operator to manually select the face image capturing device to make a selection, and the operator selects the plurality of faces displayed on the first display means. The face image capturing apparatus according to 1) or 2), wherein a predetermined face image is selected from the images.

4) The face image capturing apparatus according to 1) or 2), wherein the primary selecting means is means for automatically selecting by the face image automatic determining apparatus of the face image capturing apparatus. .

5) The secondary selection means is selected by the person to be photographed.
1) or 2), which is an artificially performed means in which the person to be photographed selects any face image from the plurality of face images displayed on the second display means. The described face image photographing device.

6) Photographing means for photographing a face image of the person to be photographed, storage means for storing a plurality of face images photographed by the photographing means as still images, and the plurality of faces stored in the storage means. First display means for displaying images at a time, primary selection means for selecting a plurality of face images from the plurality of face images displayed on the first display means, and the primary selection means. Second display means for displaying the plurality of face images, and secondary selection means for selecting a predetermined face image from the plurality of face images displayed on the second display means,
And a face image output unit that outputs the face image selected by the secondary selection unit.

7) The primary selecting means is operated by the person to be photographed.
The face image according to 6), which is an artificially performed means, in which the person to be photographed selects an arbitrary face image from the plurality of face images displayed on the first display means. Imaging device.

8) Face image photographing according to 7), characterized in that when the plurality of face images are selected by the primary selecting means and the plurality of face images are designated, priority is given to the selection. apparatus.

9) The secondary selection means is means for an operator to manually select the face image capturing device to make a selection, and the operator selects the plurality of faces displayed on the second display means. The face image capturing device according to 6), wherein a predetermined face image is selected from the images.

10) The face image of the person to be photographed is photographed by the photographing means, the plurality of photographed face images are displayed on the first display means, and from the plurality of face images displayed on the first display means Selected by the primary selection means for selecting a predetermined plurality of face images, the selected plurality of face images are stored by the storage means, and the plurality of stored face images are displayed by the second display means, A face characterized in that a face image is obtained by selecting an arbitrary face image from the plurality of displayed face images by a secondary selection means and outputting the selected face image by an output means. Image acquisition method.

11) A face image of a person to be photographed is photographed by the photographing means, the plural photographed face images are stored as still images in the memory means, and the stored plural face images are displayed by the first display means. , A predetermined plurality of face images are selected from the plurality of face images displayed on the first display means by the primary selection means, and the selected plurality of face images are displayed by the second display means at once. Displayed, selecting any face image from the plurality of displayed face images by the secondary selection means,
A face image acquiring method, wherein a face image is obtained by outputting the selected face image by an output means.

12) The primary selecting means is a means for an operator to select by manually manipulating the face image capturing device, and the operator selects the plurality of faces displayed on the first display means. The method for acquiring a face image according to 10) or 11), wherein a predetermined face image is selected from the images.

13) Acquisition of a face image as described in 10) or 11), wherein the primary selection means is a means for automatically selecting by the face image automatic selection means of the face image photographing device. Method.

14) The secondary selection means is artificially performed by the person to be photographed, and the person to be photographed selects any face image from the displayed plurality of face images. The method for acquiring a face image according to 10) or 11), characterized in that

15) The face image of the person to be photographed is photographed by the photographing means, the plurality of face images photographed by the photographing means are stored in the storage means as still images, and the plurality of faces stored in the storage means An image is displayed on the first display means at a time, and a plurality of arbitrary face images are selected by the primary selection means from the plurality of face images displayed on the first display means, and selected by the primary selection means. The plurality of face images are displayed by the second display means, and a predetermined face image is selected by the secondary selection means from the plurality of face images displayed on the second display means. A face image is obtained by outputting the face image selected by the image output means.

16) The primary selection means is artificially performed by the person to be photographed, and the person to be photographed selects any face image from a plurality of face images displayed. The method for acquiring a face image according to 15).

17) When the plurality of face images are arbitrarily selected by the primary selecting means and the plurality of face images are designated, priority is given to the selection of face images. Acquisition method.

18) The secondary selection means is a means for the operator to select by manually operating the face image photographing device, and the operator selects the plurality of faces displayed on the second display means. 15. The face image acquisition method according to 15), wherein a predetermined face image is selected from the images.

19) If the face image selected by the primary selecting means does not include the face image selected by the secondary selecting means, the photographing is performed again by the photographing means. Image acquisition method.

[0031]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A face image photographing apparatus for a certificate and a face image acquiring method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 12.

The face image photographing device of the present invention is a face image output means 5 (see FIG. 3) or a filing device 6 for storing face image information after photographing a person to be photographed and obtaining face image information.
(See FIG. 3).

In the present invention, the certificate includes, for example, a cash card, employee ID card, employee ID card, membership card, student ID card, ID card, passport, alien registration card, driver's license, etc. The face image output by the means 5 is used as a photograph for these certificates.

The term "predetermined" in the present invention means that the operator selects an appropriate face image for each certificate. Further, the face image means a still face image of the subject photographed by the photographing means.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which an operator operates a photographing device to photograph. The face image capturing device 1 is
Imaging means 101, illumination means 102, first display means 103 for displaying the captured face image, and second display means 104.
And have. Reference numeral 2 denotes a person to be photographed, 3 denotes a chair on which the person to be photographed is seated, and 106 is a primary image for selecting an appropriate face image for a certificate from the face images displayed on the first display means 103. Reference numeral 105 denotes a selection unit, and reference numeral 105 denotes a secondary selection unit for arbitrarily selecting a favorite face image from the plurality of face images displayed on the second display unit 104. Reference numeral 4 denotes an operator who operates the face image capturing apparatus 1. 107
Indicates an operating means for operating the face image capturing apparatus 1.
The functions of the primary selecting means 106 and the operating means 107 may be integrated into one.

In this figure, the operator 4 operates the primary selection means 106, and the subject 2 operates the secondary selection means 105.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which the person to be photographed 2 operates the face image photographing apparatus 1 to photograph it. Reference numerals in the figure have the same meaning as in FIG. In the case of this figure, since the person to be photographed operates the face image photographing device 1 alone to perform photographing, the operation means 1
Reference numeral 07 is provided in the same place as the selection means 105 for the person to be photographed so that the person 2 can operate it. The functions of the selecting means 105 and the operating means 107 may be integrated into one.

In the case of this figure, the operator 4 shown in FIG.
Since the face image capturing apparatus 1 has a function of selecting an appropriate face image for a certificate, the second display means 10
In 4, a plurality of face images determined to be appropriate for the certificate are displayed. The person to be photographed 2 operates the operation means 107 and the secondary selection means 105 to select a face image that he / she likes from among the plurality of face images displayed on the second display means 104, thereby obtaining the certificate. It is possible to obtain a face image that is suitable as,

When outputting face image information based on the face image of the person to be photographed, the face image photographing apparatus of the present invention selects an appropriate face image for a certificate from a plurality of photographed face images. , By allowing the photographed person to select a facial image that he / she likes from among the selected face images, it eliminates the need for re-shooting, and the photographed person is not wasted time and reimbursement cost. I lost it.

As the photographing means 101, a digital video camera, a digital camera or the like is used, and the lighting means 102.
Strobe, halogen lamp, fluorescent lamp, etc. are used for
A liquid crystal monitor, a CRT monitor or the like is used for the first display means 103 and the second display means 104. Selection means 105,
A keyboard, a mouse, a touch pen or the like is used as 106. The number of times of shooting may be set in advance, or the operator may determine the shooting status while observing the face image displayed on the first display means 103.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the relation of each member constituting the face image photographing apparatus 1 when the operator 4 is present, as an embodiment according to the present invention.

A chair 3 is placed in front of the photographing means 101,
The person to be photographed 2 is seated and photographed.
The photographing by the photographing means 101 is performed intermittently, and the person to be photographed 2 sits down and is photographed.

A control means 108 such as a central processing unit having a storage means 109 is connected to the photographing means 101. The control means 108 includes an illumination means 102, a first display means 103, a second display means 104, a primary selection means 106,
The secondary selection means 105, the face image output means 5, and the filing device 6 are connected.

In the case of this figure, the operator 4 operates the primary selection means 106, and the person 2 to be imaged operates the secondary selection means 105.

The first display means 10 displays the face image of the subject 2 photographed by the photographing means 101 by the operating means 107.
3. The face image can be displayed on the second display means 104, and the face image can be printed and taken out from the face image output means 5.

The face image of the person to be photographed 2 displayed on the first display means 103 may be displayed every time photographing is performed, or may be displayed once after the photographing is finished.

For example, when the number of times of photographing is set to be 5 times once per second, it may be set so that face images are displayed one by one, or five face images are displayed. May be set to be displayed at once. The shooting may not be performed at high speed five times per second, but may be performed automatically every 0.5 seconds. You can also control the shooting itself to set the timing.

From the face image displayed on the first display means 103, the operator 4 operates the primary selection means 106,
A so-called primary selection is performed in which a plurality of face images suitable for a certificate are prioritized and selected. A plurality of selections are made in order to increase the chances that the face image of the person to be photographed is included in the selected face images.

The primary selection by the operator 4 may be carried out on a face image displayed for each shooting or on a plurality of face images displayed at once after the shooting is completed. . The operator 4 operates the operation means 107 to control the face image that is primarily selected.
The face image information that has not been selected and is stored in the storage unit 109 is deleted from the storage unit 109 via the, and only the selected face image information is stored in the storage unit 109.

The face images displayed on the second display means 104 are a plurality of face images determined to be appropriate by the primary selection by the operator 4. The display on the second display means 104 is sequentially performed by the operator 4 operating the operation means 107.

The person to be photographed 2 operates the secondary selection means 105 from the plurality of face images displayed on the second display means 104 to arbitrarily select a face image which suits his / her preference. Make the next selection. When the secondary selection is completed, the operator 4
By operating the operating means 107, the secondary selected face image is stored in the storage means 109 via the control means 108, and the face image information of the face images not selected is deleted. The secondary selection means 105 has a function of storing it in the storage means 109 so that the person to be photographed 2 has the secondary selection means 105.
By operating the storage means 1 via the control means 108
You may make it memorize | store in 09.

Primary selecting means 106, secondary selecting means 105
All are means manually performed by the operator 4 and the person to be photographed 2, and are performed by operating a keyboard, a mouse, a touch pen or the like. When selecting a face image, the position of the face image displayed on the display means may be input from the keyboard, or the face image may be directly selected and input using a mouse, a touch pen or the like.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a face image output means for outputting the finally selected face image. Reference numeral 6 denotes a filing device for filing face image information in order to use the finally selected face image for a certificate.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing another example of the relation of each member constituting the face image photographing apparatus 1 when the operator 4 is present, as an embodiment according to the present invention.

In the case shown in this figure, the configuration of the face image photographing apparatus is the same as that shown in FIG. 3, the relation of the secondary selection is different from that in FIG. 3, and the reference numerals are the same as in FIG. Is.

In the case of this figure, a plurality of face images of the person to be photographed 2 photographed by the photographing means 101 are displayed at one time on the second display means 104 by the operator 4 operating the operation means 107. From the plurality of face images displayed on the second display means 104, the person to be photographed 2 operates the primary selection means 106 to make a primary selection by prioritizing and selecting a plurality of face pictures of his or her preference. A plurality of selections are made in order to increase the chances that an appropriate face image as a face image for a certificate is included in the selected face images.

Upon completion of the primary selection, the operator 4 operates the operating means 107 to store the face image that is primarily selected in the storage means 109 via the control means 108, and the face image information that has not been selected is stored. Only the face image information selected and deleted from the storage unit 109 is stored in the storage unit 109.
Memorized in.

The plurality of face images primarily selected by the person to be photographed 2 are displayed on the first display means 103 when the operator 4 operates the operation means 107. First display means 1
The operator 4 operates the secondary selection unit 106 from the face images displayed in 03 to perform a so-called secondary selection in which an appropriate face image is selected as a certificate photograph. When the secondary selection is completed, the operator 4 operates the selection means 107 to store the second-selected face image in the storage means 109 via the control means 108. Only the face image information selected and deleted from the storage unit 109 is stored.

Although FIGS. 3 and 4 show the case where one operator manages one photographing apparatus, the operator 4 monitors a plurality of photographing apparatuses 1 by using a line. The face image data may be checked at.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of the relation of each member constituting the face image photographing apparatus 1 when there is no operator as an embodiment according to the present invention.

In the figure, reference numeral 110 indicates a face image automatic selecting means.
Other reference numerals have the same meaning as in FIG. In the case of this figure, the photographing means 1
The face image automatic selection means 110 performs the primary selection for selecting an appropriate face image for a certificate from the plurality of face images photographed by 01. After the primary selection is finished, the plurality of primary selected face images are automatically controlled by the control means 1.
It is stored in the storage unit 109 via 08. The plurality of stored face images may be automatically displayed on the second display means 104, or after confirming that they are stored in the storage means 109 by a display lamp, a buzzer, etc., the person to be photographed 2 The operation means 107 may be operated and displayed on the second display means 104. Since the operation thereafter is the same as that in FIG. 3, description thereof will be omitted.

The first display means 103 and the primary selection means 106 are basically unnecessary because there is the face image automatic selection means 110, but they may be provided for inspection and adjustment of the face image photographing apparatus 1. .

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing another example of the relation of each member constituting the face image photographing apparatus 1 when there is no operator as an embodiment according to the present invention.

Reference numerals in the figure have the same meanings as in FIGS. In the case of this figure, the plurality of face images of the person to be photographed 2 photographed by the photographing means 101 are operated by the person to be photographed 2 after the photographing is completed.
It is displayed on the second display means 104 at once by operating 7. Alternatively, the second display unit 104 is automatically operated after the photographing is completed.
It may be displayed at once.

From the plurality of face images displayed on the second display means 104, the person to be photographed 2 operates the primary selection means 106 to make a primary selection for prioritizing and selecting a plurality of face pictures of his or her preference. Done. The multiple face images selected as primary are
When the person to be photographed 2 operates the operation means 107, it is stored in the storage means 109 via the control means 108. Alternatively, it may be automatically stored in the storage unit 109 via the control unit 108 after the primary selection is completed.

A plurality of primary selected face images are stored in the storage means 1.
After being stored in 09, the face image automatic selection means 110 performs a secondary selection to select an appropriate face image for a certificate from the plurality of primary selected face images. After confirming that the secondary selection has been completed with a display lamp, a buzzer, etc., the person to be photographed 2 operates the operation means 107, and the face output image is output from the image output means 5. Alternatively, the face image may be automatically output from the image output means 5 after the secondary selection is completed.

The face image automatic selecting means 110 shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 analyzes the face image data of the person to be photographed 2 photographed by the photographing means 101, and selects an appropriate face as a face photograph for a certificate. It is a means for determining whether or not it is an image and selecting an appropriate face image. The determination is made regarding the presence or absence of "blinking" and "blurring".

The presence or absence of "blinking" or "blurring" is determined in the next stage. In the first stage, the face image information captured by the image capturing unit 101 is scanned, and the position of the apex of the head is specified by detecting the density difference from the background color.

In the second step, the position of the face is determined from the position information of the vertex of the head, the image information of the face is scanned, the information of the area near the eyes is extracted, and the black point information is extracted from the skin color information. If there is no black-eye information, it is determined that there is one eye-eye, if there is one black-point information, it is determined that there is one eye-eye, and if there are two black-point information, there is no eye-eye blink.

In the third step, the face position is determined from the position information of the apex of the head, the image information of the head and the face is scanned, and the density difference between the background and the boundary between the head and the face is detected to detect the density difference. When is not larger than the set value, it is determined that the image is “blurred”.

Even if it is automated as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, it is possible to obtain a face image of one's liking and an appropriate face image as a photograph for a certificate, so that re-photographing is unnecessary and unattended. It has become possible to install it as a face image capturing device for the certificate of at the store, on the street corner, etc.

FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing the display format of the face image displayed on the first display means and the second display means. FIG. 7A is a large image for facilitating selection of face images,
FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a case where each face image is displayed with a code so that the face image can be designated. FIG. 7B is a schematic diagram of a case where a face image is displayed so that the face image can be designated by rows and columns. FIG. 7C is a schematic view of a case in which each face image is attached with a code so that the face image can be designated and displayed.

The display formats of (a) to (c) of FIG. 7 can be appropriately selected and used from the setting of the number of times of photographing and the size of the display means used. For example, when the operator 4 performs the primary selection, the operation is performed in FIG. 7A, and when the first selected face image is displayed on the second display unit, the operation is performed in FIG. 7B.
By performing in (c), the person to be photographed can select his or her favorite face image from among the face images that are primarily selected.

When selecting a face image, the face image can be designated by displaying the code attached to each face image. For example, in the case of FIG. 7A, “B” may be input from the primary selection unit 106, or in the case of FIG. 7B, “A-2” may be input from the secondary selection unit 105. A face image can be selected by inputting.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing an example from the face image photographing to the face image acquisition when a plurality of face images are displayed on the first display means 103 and the operator 4 makes a primary selection.

The person to be photographed 2 sits on the chair 3 and the photographing means 1
Face to 01 and shooting begins. In step A1, the operator 4 operates the operation unit 107, and the image capturing unit 101 captures a face image of the person to be captured 2. The shooting is performed by intermittent shooting, and the operator 4 operates the operation unit 107 to control the plurality of captured face images.
It is stored in the storage means 109 via.

In step A2, the photographed face image is displayed on the first display means 103 by the operator 4 operating the operation means 107. In this case, it may be displayed after every photographing, or may be displayed after several times.

At step A3, the operator 4 selects a plurality of face images displayed on the first display means 103 by prioritizing the face images suitable for the target certificate and selecting the positions of the face images. The primary selection is completed by designating and operating the primary selection means 106 and inputting to the control means 108. The judgment items of the operator 4 include, for example, “no blinking”, “no blur”, “the center of the image frame and the center of the face image match”, “the shooting conditions are appropriate”, etc. To be

The primary selection is performed on the face image displayed on the first display means 103 until a face image suitable for the target certificate is obtained, and the operator 4 judges that the face image is not an appropriate face image. The face image determined to be the storage means 109
Only the face image that has been erased without being stored in the memory, and that is determined to be appropriate and selected is stored in the storage unit 109.

At step A4, the photographing ends when a plurality of face images suitable for the certificate are selected.

In step A5, the plurality of face images that are primarily selected and stored in the storage unit 109 are displayed on the second display unit 104 by the operator 4 operating the operation unit 107.

In step A6, a secondary selection is performed in which the person to be photographed 2 selects a favorite face image. The person to be photographed 2 selects a desired face image from the face images displayed on the second display means 104, then operates the secondary selection means 105 to specify the selected face image, and causes the control means 108 to operate. The secondary selection is completed by inputting the position of the face image displayed on the second display means 104.

At this stage, if there is no favorite face image, the process returns to step A1 and steps A1 to A6 are repeated.

The face image selected by the person to be photographed 2 in step A7 is stored in the storage means 109 when the operator 4 operates the operation means 107.

In step A8, the face image selected by the person to be photographed 2 is output from the face image output means by the operation of the operating means 107 of the operator 4, and the person to be photographed can obtain his or her own face image.

The face image information of the finally selected face image can be directly sent as digital information to the filing device 6 for filing the face image information.

FIG. 9 shows that after photographing is finished on the first display means 103,
It is a flowchart which shows an example from face image photography to face image acquisition in the case of displaying all the captured face images at once and the operator 4 making a primary selection.

The person to be photographed 2 sits on the chair 3 and the photographing means 1
Face to 01 and shooting begins. In step A1, the operator 4 operates the operation unit 107, and the image capturing unit 101 captures a face image of the person to be captured 2. The shooting is performed by intermittent shooting, and the operator 4 operates the operation unit 107 to control the plurality of captured face images.
It is stored in the storage means 109 via.

At step A2, photographing is completed. In step A3, the operator 4 operates the operation unit 107 to display all the captured face images at once on the first display unit 103.

In step A4, the operator 4 selects a plurality of face images displayed on the first display means 103 by prioritizing the face images suitable for the target certificate, and then selecting the selected face images. The primary selection means 10 for designating an image
By operating 6 and inputting the position of the face image displayed on the first display means 103 to the control means 108, the primary selection is completed. The face image determined by the operator 4 to be not an appropriate face image is erased without being stored in the storage unit 109, and only the face image selected and determined to be appropriate is stored in the storage unit 109. The judgment items of the operator 4 are the same as those in FIG.

At this stage, if there are no suitable face images or there are few suitable face images, the process returns to step A1 again and steps A2 to A4 are repeated to select and store a plurality of face images suitable for the certificate. It is stored in the means 109.

Since the subsequent steps A5 to A8 are the same as the steps A5 to A8 shown in FIG. 8, description thereof will be omitted.

In FIG. 10, after the photographing is finished, all the face images photographed are displayed at once on the second display means 104, and the photographed person 2
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of face image capturing to face image acquisition when is first selected.

The person to be photographed 2 sits on the chair 3 and the photographing means 1
Face to 01 and shooting begins. In step A1, the operator 4 operates the operation unit 107 to cause the image capturing unit 101 to capture a plurality of face images of the person to be captured 2.
The shooting is performed by intermittent shooting, and the operator 4 operates the operation unit 107 to control the captured face image by the control unit 108.
It is stored in the storage means 109 via.

At step A2, photographing is completed. In step A3, all the photographed face images are displayed on the second display means 104 at once by the operator 4 operating the operation means 107.

At step A4, the person to be photographed 2 selects a plurality of face images of his / her preference from the plurality of face images displayed on the second display means 104, and then designates the selected face images. Therefore, the primary selection is completed by operating the primary selection unit 106 and inputting the position of the face image displayed on the second display unit 104 to the control unit 108. Subject 2
The face image determined not to be the favorite is deleted without being stored in the storage unit 109, and only the plurality of face images selected and selected as the preference are stored in the storage unit 109.

At this stage, when there is no favorite face image or when there are few favorite face images, the process returns to step A1 again and steps A2 to A4 are repeated to select a plurality of favorite face images and store them in the storage means 109. .

At step A5, the plurality of face images which are primarily selected by the person to be photographed 2 and stored in the storage means 109 are displayed on the first display means 103 by the operator 4 operating the operation means 107. .

In step A6, the operator 4 selects the face image displayed on the first display means 103, after selecting an appropriate face image for the target certificate, and then performs a secondary selection to specify the selected face image. The secondary selection is completed by operating the means 105 and inputting the position of the face image displayed on the first display means 103 to the control means 108. The judgment items of the operator 4 are the same as those shown in FIG. At this stage,
When it is determined that there is no suitable face image for the target certificate, steps A1 to A6 are repeated.

The subsequent steps A7 and A8 are the same as the steps A7 and A8 shown in FIG.

FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing an example from the face image photographing to the face image acquisition when the face image automatic selecting means 110 performs the primary selection of the face image photographed by the photographing means 101.

In the case of FIG. 11, step A2 shown in FIG. 8 is eliminated and step A3 is the face image automatic selection means 1.
It is all the same as FIG. 8 except that it is replaced with 10. In step A1, the plurality of photographed face images are stored in the storage unit 109 via the control unit 108 without being displayed.

At step A2, the face image automatic selection means 1 is selected from the plurality of face images stored in the storage means 109.
An appropriate face image is selected for the target certificate by 10 and stored in the storage unit 109.

Since the subsequent steps A3 to A7 are the same as the steps A4 to A8 in FIG. 8, description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 12 is a flow chart showing an example from the face image photographing to the face image acquisition when the face image automatic selecting means 110 performs the secondary selection of the face image photographed by the photographing means 101.

The case of FIG. 12 is the same as that of FIG. 10 except that step A5 shown in FIG. 10 is eliminated and step A6 is replaced by the face image automatic selection means 110. Steps A1 to A4 are the same as steps A1 to A4 in FIG.

At step A5, the face image automatic selection means 110 selects a face suitable for the target certificate from the plurality of face images which are primarily selected by the person to be photographed 2 and stored in the storage means 109. The image is selected and the storage means 109
Memorized in. If it is determined that there is no suitable face image for the certificate at this stage, steps A1 to A5 are repeated.

Since the subsequent steps A6 and A7 are the same as the steps A7 and A8 in FIG. 10, the description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 12, according to the present invention, when a photographed face image is selected for a certificate, a determination is made in order to obtain a face photograph which is preferred by the photographed person and which can be used as a certificate. It was achieved by dividing into the primary judgment and the secondary judgment. That is, when a facial photograph that can be used as a certificate is selected as the primary determination, in the secondary determination, the person to be photographed can arbitrarily select his / her favorite facial image from the facial images selected in the primary determination. It is now possible to obtain a facial photograph that the photographer likes and that can be used as a certificate. Further, as the primary judgment, when the photographed person arbitrarily selects his / her favorite facial image, in the secondary judgment, a facial photograph that can be used as a certificate is selected from the facial images selected in the primary judgment. , It has become possible to obtain a facial photograph that the photographer likes and that can be used as a certificate.

As a result, for example, forcing a fee for a facial photograph that is unsuitable for a certificate or does not like, which has occurred in the past, or spending another time for retaking the picture, and so on. There is no waste.

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EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION From a plurality of face images photographed continuously, the person to be photographed can choose a suitable photograph as a photograph for various certificates without having to retake it. It is possible to provide a face image capturing apparatus and a face image acquiring method that can reliably acquire a face image, and it is no longer necessary to waste time by re-taking. In addition, the cost that accompanies re-imaging is not incurred and the burden on the person being photographed is reduced.

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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which an operator operates a photographing device to photograph.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which a person to be photographed operates a photographing device to photograph.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the relationship of each member constituting the face image capturing apparatus when an operator is present, as an embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing another example of the relation of each member constituting the face image capturing apparatus when an operator is present, as an embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of the relation of each member constituting the face image capturing apparatus when there is no operator, as an embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing another example of the relation of each member constituting the face image capturing apparatus when there is no operator, as an embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a display format of a face image displayed on the first display means and the second display means.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing an example from face image photographing to face image acquisition when a plurality of face images are displayed on the first display means and the operator makes a primary selection.

FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing an example from face image photographing to face image acquisition when all the photographed face images are displayed at once on the first display unit after the photographing is finished and the operator makes a primary selection.

FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing an example from face image photographing to face image acquisition when all the photographed face images are displayed at one time on the second display means after the photographing and the person to be photographed makes a primary selection. is there.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of face image shooting to face image acquisition when the face image automatic selection unit performs primary selection of a face image captured by the image capturing unit.

FIG. 12 is a flow chart showing an example from face image capturing to face image acquisition when the face image automatic selecting unit performs the secondary selection of the face image captured by the image capturing unit.

[Explanation of symbols] 1 Face image capturing device 101 means of photography 102 lighting means 103 first display means 104 second display means 105 secondary selection means 106 primary selection means 107 means of operation 108 control means 109 storage means 110 Face image automatic selection means 2 Subject 3 chairs 4 operators 5 Face image output means 6 filing equipment

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Claims (19)

[Claims] 1. A photographing means for photographing a face image of a person to be photographed, a first display means for displaying a plurality of face images photographed by the photographing means, and a plurality of the plurality of face images displayed on the first display means. Primary selection means for selecting a predetermined plurality of face images from the face image, storage means for storing the plurality of face images selected by the primary selection means, and the plurality of face images stored in the storage means Second display means for sequentially displaying, secondary selection means for selecting an arbitrary face image from the plurality of face images displayed on the second display means, and the face selected by the secondary selection means A face image capturing device, comprising: a face image output means for outputting an image. 2. A photographing means for photographing a face image of a person to be photographed, a storage means for storing a plurality of face images photographed by the photographing means as still images, and the plurality of faces stored in the storage means. First display means for displaying an image, primary selection means for selecting a predetermined plurality of face images from the plurality of face images displayed on the first display means, and the plurality of the plurality of face images selected by the primary selection means. Second display means for displaying face images at once,
Secondary selection means for selecting an arbitrary face image from the plurality of face images displayed on the second display means, and face image output means for outputting the face image selected by the secondary selection means A face image capturing apparatus having: 3. The primary selection means is means for an operator to select by manually manipulating the face image capturing device, wherein the operator selects the plurality of faces displayed on the first display means. The face image capturing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a predetermined face image is selected from the images. 4. The face image capturing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the primary selecting means is means for automatically selecting by a face image automatic determining apparatus of the face image capturing apparatus. . 5. The secondary selection means is a means artificially performed by the photographed person, and the photographed person selects any one of the plurality of face images displayed on the second display means. The face image capturing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a face image is selected. 6. A photographing means for photographing a face image of a person to be photographed, a storage means for storing a plurality of face images photographed by the photographing means as still images, and the plurality of faces stored in the storage means. First display means for displaying images at a time, primary selection means for selecting a plurality of face images from the plurality of face images displayed on the first display means, and the primary selection means for selecting Second display means for displaying the plurality of face images, and secondary selection means for selecting a predetermined face image from the plurality of face images displayed on the second display means,
And a face image output unit that outputs the face image selected by the secondary selection unit. 7. The primary selection unit is a unit artificially performed by the photographed person, and the photographed person selects any face image from the plurality of face images displayed on the first display unit. 7. The face image capturing device according to claim 6, wherein is selected. 8. The face image according to claim 7, wherein when the plurality of face images are selected by the primary selecting unit and the plurality of face images are designated, priority is given to the selection. Imaging device. 9. The secondary selection means is means for an operator to manually select a face image capturing device to make a selection, and the operator selects the plurality of faces displayed on the second display means. The face image capturing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein a predetermined face image is selected from the images. 10. A facial image of a person to be photographed is photographed by a photographing means, a plurality of photographed face images are displayed on a first display means, and from the plurality of face images displayed on the first display means Selected by the primary selection means for selecting a predetermined plurality of face images, the selected plurality of face images are stored by the storage means, and the plurality of stored face images are displayed by the second display means, A face characterized in that a face image is obtained by selecting an arbitrary face image from the plurality of displayed face images by a secondary selection means and outputting the selected face image by an output means. Image acquisition method. 11. A face image of a person to be photographed is photographed by a photographing unit, the photographed face images are stored as still images by a storage unit, and the stored face images are displayed by a first display unit. , A predetermined plurality of face images are selected from the plurality of face images displayed on the first display means by the primary selection means, and the selected plurality of face images are displayed by the second display means at once. A face image is obtained by displaying, selecting an arbitrary face image from the plurality of displayed face images by a secondary selection unit, and outputting the selected face image by an output unit. How to get the face image. 12. The primary selection means is means for an operator to perform a selection by artificially operating the face image capturing apparatus, wherein the operator selects the plurality of faces displayed on the first display means. The face image acquiring method according to claim 10 or 11, wherein a predetermined face image is selected from the images. 13. The face image acquisition according to claim 10, wherein the primary selection means is a means for automatically selecting by a face image automatic selection means of the face image capturing apparatus. Method. 14. The secondary selection means is operated by the person to be photographed.
12. The face image acquisition according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the face person is an artificial means and selects an arbitrary face image from the plurality of displayed face images. Method. 15. A face image of a subject is photographed by a photographing means, a plurality of face images photographed by the photographing means are stored in a storage means as still images, and the plurality of faces stored in the storage means. An image is displayed on the first display means at a time, and an arbitrary plurality of face images are selected by the primary selection means from the plurality of face images displayed on the first display means, and selected by the primary selection means. The plurality of face images are displayed by the second display means, and a predetermined face image is selected by the secondary selection means from the plurality of face images displayed on the second display means. A face image is obtained by outputting the face image selected by the image output means. 16. The subject of the primary selection means
16. The face image acquiring method according to claim 15, wherein the face person is an artificially performed means, and the photographed person selects an arbitrary face image from the plurality of displayed face images. 17. The face image according to claim 15, wherein when the plurality of face images are arbitrarily selected by the primary selection means and the plurality of face images are designated, priority is given to the face images. How to get. 18. The secondary selection means is means for an operator to select by manually manipulating the face image capturing device, wherein the operator selects the plurality of faces displayed on the second display means. The face image acquiring method according to claim 15, wherein a predetermined face image is selected from the images. 19. If the face image selected by the secondary selecting means is not included in the face images selected by the primary selecting means,
16. The method for acquiring a face image according to claim 15, wherein the photographing is performed again by the photographing means.