JP2003060939A - Photographing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a photographing apparatus that can prevent an image displayed on a color monitor from reflecting on a half mirror when photographing an object. SOLUTION: In the photographing apparatus provided with the color monitor for displaying various information items on a user via the half mirror, a CCD camera placed on the rear side of the half mirror for photographing the user, through the half mirror, a color printer 4 for applying print processing to an image photographed by the CCD camera onto print paper, and a controller for controlling the color printer or the like, a display restriction function to block display of the color monitor from reflecting on the half mirror at photographing by the CCD camera is built up on a program of the controller.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention mainly relates to a photographic device which enables a user to take a photograph for identification or a photograph for composition.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a photographing apparatus of this type, which is installed in a storefront such as a supermarket, is used in a self-standing box via a half mirror A as a projection means, as schematically shown in FIG. A color monitor B as a display means for displaying various information such as charges to the user M,
A CCD camera C, which is arranged on the back side of the projection means A and which photographs the user M through the half mirror A, and a printer D, which is a printing means for printing the image photographed by the CCD camera C, A color monitor B, a CCD camera C, and a control device E for mainly controlling the printer D are mounted.

In the above photographic device, the user M sitting at a predetermined position in the box is photographed by the CCD camera C, and the photographed image is automatically outputted by the printer D according to the adjusted print conditions. I print it on and finish the certification photograph.

[0004]

By the way, in the above photographing apparatus, as shown schematically in FIG. 6, various information images displayed on the screen F of the color monitor B are reflected by the half mirror A and are transparent. When the user M is photographed by the CCD camera C because the user M views the image through the window formed of glass, the image shown in FIG.
In the image of the subject to be photographed by the CCD camera C (for example, the image indicated by the symbol (b) in FIG. 7), the screen F of the color monitor B reflected by the half mirror A is indicated by the symbol (c) in FIG. There is a problem that the image displayed on the screen (the image indicated by reference numeral (a) in FIG. 7) is reflected on the half mirror that constitutes the projection unit and the window surface that also constitutes the projection unit.

Therefore, at the time of photographing, an image (image indicated by reference numeral D in FIG. 7) in which the image displayed on the screen F is reflected in the image of the subject is captured and printed. There is a problem that the quality of the photograph is deteriorated.

The present invention was developed in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a photographic device in which the image displayed by the display means is not reflected when the subject is photographed. is there.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is arranged on the back side of the display means for displaying various kinds of information to the user through the projection means. And a photographing means for photographing the user through the projection means, a printing means for printing an image photographed by the photographing means on a print material, and a control means for controlling the photographing means and the printing means. In a photographic device that photographs a user with a photographing means and prints the photographed image with a printing means,
It is characterized in that the display means is provided with a display restricting means for preventing the display of the display means from being reflected on the projection means at the time of photographing by the photographing means.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the display restricting means according to the first aspect temporarily darkens the screen of the display means to prevent the display by the display means from appearing on the projection means. It is characterized by that.

The invention described in claim 3 is characterized in that the display means, the photographing means, the printing means, and the control means according to claim 1 or 2 are mounted in a box.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the photographic device according to the first, second or third aspect is provided with photographing sound notifying means for notifying a user of a photographing sound at the time of photographing by the photographing means. It is characterized by that.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

First, FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 schematically show a photographing apparatus which can be installed outdoors.

This photographic device is designed to allow a user to take a photo of a passport, a license, etc., and basically, a self-standing box 1 formed in a box shape Half mirror 1 forming projection means
Color monitor 2 as display means for displaying various information such as usage fee and shooting method to the user via 0
A CCD camera 3 as a photographing means for photographing the user through the half mirror 10, a color printer 4 as a printing means for printing an image photographed by the CCD camera 3, and a receipt for creating a receipt. A receipt preparation printer 40 and a control device 5 equipped with image processing software and the like are mounted, and in the box 1, an operation button 15a of an operation unit 15 described later by the user according to information displayed on the color monitor 2. Is operated appropriately to automatically take a desired photograph, and the color printer 4 can perform print processing.

The inside of the box 1 is partitioned by a partition plate 11,
An imaging room S1 is formed on one side of the box 1, and an equipment storage room S2 is formed on the other side.

The partition plate 11 is provided with a window 12 covered with transparent tempered glass which constitutes a projection means, and an upper illuminator 13 and a lower illuminator 14 are provided above and below the window 12, respectively. On the upper surface of the housing of the lower illuminator 14, as shown in FIG. 2, an operation section 15 having a plurality of operation buttons 15a is provided.

The window 12 may be covered with a transparent plastic material such as acrylic resin.

Further, the partition plate 11 is, as shown in FIG.
A charge collector 16 having a coin slot 16a and a bill slot 16b, an outlet 17 for taking out a finished photograph, and a receipt takeout 18 are provided.

On the front of the box 1, the user is in the photography room S.
1 is provided with an entrance / exit portion, and a chair 19 for a user to sit in is provided inside the photographing room S1. Further, a curtain 100 is provided at an entrance / exit for allowing a user to enter and exit the imaging room S1.

The device storage chamber S2 is equipped with the half mirror 10, the color monitor 2, the CCD camera 3, the color printer 4, the receipt preparation printer 40, and the control device 5 described above, and the CCD camera 3 includes the half mirror 10. The color monitor 2 is arranged on the rear side of the half mirror 10 and above the half mirror 10.

The various information images displayed on the screen 20 of the color monitor 2 are reflected by the half mirror 10 so that the user can see the images through the window 12 and the user sitting on the chair 19 can take a CCD camera. 3, the image is taken through the half mirror 10 and the window 12.

The control device 5 is composed of a microcomputer, and the color printer 4 is a full digital thermal sublimation type.

In the above-described photographic device, in the embodiment shown in the drawing, the display of the color monitor 2 is displayed on the half mirror 10 and the window 12 when the CCD camera 3 takes an image on the program of the microcomputer constituting the control device 5. Display restriction function 51 to prevent reflection
And a shooting sound notification function 52 for notifying the user of a shooting sound (shutter sound) at the time of shooting with the CCD camera 3, and when the shooting with the CCD camera 3 is performed, the display regulation function 51 allows the color monitor 2 to operate. The entire screen 20 is temporarily switched to a dark color, and at the bottom center of the screen 20, C
"I'm shooting" with a dark brightness that does not appear in the image of the subject to be shot by the CD camera 3.
Is displayed, and by the shooting sound notification function 52,
A shooting sound (shutter sound) is emitted from the speaker 110 in accordance with the timing of shooting by the CCD camera 3.

Next, an example of the operation of the photographic apparatus having the above structure will be described with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG.

First, in step 101, the user selects a desired print type from general certificate photo creation, passport photo creation, etc. according to the display image on the screen 20 of the color monitor 2 displayed on the half mirror 10. After making the selection, whether to create a color photograph or a monochrome photograph is selected (step 102), and the number of prints is further set (step 103). Then, the selected print type and the required charge are displayed on the screen of the color monitor 2. 20 is displayed.

Then, in step 104, when the fee is put into the fee collector 16 by the user, the image showing the shooting method shown in FIG. 5A is displayed for a certain period of time (step 105). After that, as shown in (b) of FIG. 5, following the image to start shooting, a contour image of a face for matching the user's face reflected on the half mirror 10 and a button indicating the type of operation button are displayed. The image is displayed (Step 10
6) Is done.

When the user presses the photographing button, the color monitor 2 temporarily darkens the entire surface of the screen 20 by the action of the display regulation function 51, and the CCD camera 3 tries to photograph at the lower center of the screen. Shooting with dark brightness that does not show in the image of the subject.
The screen shown in (c) of FIG. 5 in which the characters are displayed is displayed for a fixed time (for example, 2 seconds) (step 107),
At the same time when the subject is photographed (step 108), the CCD camera 3 is operated by the action of the photographing sound notification function 52.
A shooting sound (shutter sound) called "click" is emitted from the speaker 110 in accordance with the timing of shooting by (step 109).

When the photographing is completed, the image shown in FIG. 5D indicating that the photographing is completed is displayed on the screen 20 of the color monitor 2 and the photographed image is printed by the color printer 4 ( In step 110), the finished photograph is discharged to the photograph takeout port 17.

Thus, according to the above photographing apparatus, C
When the subject is photographed by the CD camera 3, the entire surface of the screen 20 of the color monitor 2 is temporarily switched to a dark color by the action of the display regulation function 51, so that the image of the subject to be photographed by the CCD camera 3 is carelessly included in the image. An image displayed on the screen 20 of the color monitor 2 is not reflected, and a print of excellent quality can be created.

Moreover, when the subject is photographed by the CCD camera 3, the character "being photographed" is passed through the half mirror 10 with a dark brightness that does not show in the image of the subject to be photographed by the CCD camera 3. Is displayed to the user, the user can know that the image capturing device is in the shooting mode, and when the CCD camera 3 takes an image of the subject, the action of the shooting sound notification function 52
Since the shooting sound (shutter sound) is emitted from the speaker 110 in synchronization with the timing of shooting by the CCD camera 3, the user can know the end timing of the photo shooting, and the user's sense of tension is eliminated. is there.

In the above embodiment, CC is used as the photographing means.
Although the D camera 3 is used and the color printer 4 is used as the printing unit, the present invention is not limited to this, and a monochrome printer may be used as the printing unit, for example.

Further, in the above embodiment, the CCD camera 3
When the image is captured by the display control function 51, the entire screen 20 of the color monitor 2 is temporarily switched to a dark color. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the power of the color monitor 2 is temporarily turned off. The display of the screen 20 may be temporarily interrupted, or a shutter may be provided between the color monitor 2 and the half mirror 10,
The image displayed on the screen 20 of the color monitor 2 may be prevented from appearing on the half mirror 10 by closing the shutter for a certain period of time when the CCD camera 3 takes an image.

In the above embodiment, the half mirror 1
0, the color monitor 2, the CCD camera 3 and the like are mounted in the box 1, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, one room in a store may be used instead of the box.

[0033]

As described above, according to the invention as set forth in claim 1, in the photographic device in which the user photographs the image with the photographing means and the photographed image is printed with the printing means, at the time of photographing with the photographing means. By providing the display restricting means for preventing the display by the display means from being reflected on the projection means, an image displayed by the display means is not reflected when the subject is photographed, and a print of excellent quality is created. I was able to do it.

According to the invention described in claim 2, the display regulating means according to claim 1 temporarily darkens the screen of the display means to prevent the display by the display means from appearing on the projection means. By doing so, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, it is possible to prevent the reflection of the image displayed by the display unit when the subject is photographed, only by electrically controlling the display unit.

According to the invention of claim 3, claim 1
Alternatively, the display unit, the photographing unit, the printing unit, and the control unit described in 2 are mounted in the box, and
Alternatively, in addition to the effects of the invention described in item 2, the photography device can be easily installed and used at, for example, a storefront.

According to a fourth aspect of the invention, the photographic device according to the first, second or third aspect is provided with photographing sound notifying means for notifying the user of the photographing sound when photographing by the photographing means. Thereby, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, 2 or 3, the user can know the timing of taking a picture, and the extra tension of the user can be eliminated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a photographic device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line XX in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing a control system of the photographing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the photography apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of an image displayed on the screen of the color monitor of the photographing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of a conventional photography device.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of an image displayed on a screen of a color monitor of a conventional photography device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 box 10 Half mirror (projection means) 2 color monitor 3 CCD camera (photographing means) 4 color printer (printing means) 5 Control device (control means) 51 Display regulation function (display regulation means) 52 Shooting sound notification function (shooting sound notification means)

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. Display means for displaying various kinds of information to a user through the projection means, photographing means arranged on the back side of the projection means for photographing the user through the projection means, and an image photographed by the photographing means. A print means for printing on the print material, and a control means for controlling the photographing means and the printing means, the user is photographed by the photographing means, and the photographed image is printed by the printing means. The photographic device, wherein the photographic device is provided with a display restricting unit for preventing the display of the display unit from being reflected on the projection unit during the photographing by the photographic unit. 2. The display control means is characterized in that the screen of the display means is temporarily darkened so as to prevent the display of the display means from appearing on the projection means. Photography equipment. 3. A photographic device according to claim 1, wherein a display means, a photographing means, a printing means, and a control means are mounted in a box. 4. The photographic device according to claim 1, 2 or 3, further comprising photographic sound notifying means for notifying a user of a photographic sound at the time of photographing by the photographic means.