JP2005242433A - Photographic printing device, system, method and program for providing person information of famous person or the like similar to user - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technology to register the face and profile information of a famous person in a database, and to extract the famous person who looks like a photographed user to provide information, and to compound a background image related with the famous person with the face image of the user to print it. <P>SOLUTION: This photographic printing device is provided with a camera 11 which photographs the face of a user, a display part 12, a print part 14 and a famous person information DB 15 for registering the face images of a plurality of persons with the profile information and background images related with the persons. The face image of the user photographed by the camera 11 is compared with the face image of each of persons registered in the famous person information DB 15 so that their similarity can be calculated, and information related with the person whose calculated similarity is the highest and the calculated similarity are displayed at the display part 12, and the face image of the user and the background image of the extracted person are compounded and printed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a photographing printing apparatus, system, method, and program for providing personal information such as a celebrity similar to a user, and in particular, a user's face photographed using facial recognition software from a person registered in a database. It is related with the technique which extracts and provides the person information similar to, and edits and prints a user's face.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been a photographing printing apparatus that photographs a user and immediately prints a photograph on the spot. This photographing / printing apparatus has a dedicated space, the user sits in a fixed position, mainly photographs the user's face and prints several sheets, and the background remains unchanged. Even this was sufficient as a photograph for the user's proof.

  In recent years, a photographing and printing apparatus called a print club (registered trademark) can print a photographed image on a sticker. Further, there is a technique in which a user's face image is taken as electronic information, and a background image is selected from images prepared in advance using image processing technology and synthesized with the user's face image.

  For example, the invention of Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-352505 selects a frame as a background, shoots a user at a certain time interval, displays a list of images combined with each selected frame, and allows the user to It discloses a technology that allows you to select and print what you like. In this invention, the user can select not only a face image but also a favorite frame and obtain an image in which his / her face is placed in the frame, and the photographing and printing apparatus has acquired a new added value. .

JP 2001-352505 A

  In conventional photographing and printing devices, a value added so that the background and the like can be selected has been invented, but the user's face is simply synthesized and printed, and information that pleases the user can be obtained. The added value of providing was not provided.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to register the face and profile information of a person such as a celebrity in a database, extract a person such as a celebrity close to the photographed user's face, provide information, and further relate to the person Another object of the present invention is to provide a photographing and printing apparatus, system, method, and program that synthesize and print a background image and a user's face image.

A first photographing and printing apparatus according to the present invention includes a camera that photographs a user's face, a display unit that displays characters and images, and a person information database in which face images of a plurality of persons are registered together with profile information. ,
The user's face image captured by the camera is compared with the face image of each person registered in the person information database to calculate the similarity, and the calculated similarity and the information about the person with the highest similarity are calculated. It displays on a display part.

The second photographing and printing apparatus of the present invention registers a camera for photographing a user's face, a display unit for displaying characters and images, and face images of a plurality of persons together with profile information and background images related to the persons. A personal information database
The user's face image captured by the camera is compared with the face image of each person registered in the person information database to calculate the similarity, and the calculated similarity and the information about the person with the highest similarity are calculated. Displayed on the display unit, the user's face image and the extracted person's background image are synthesized.

  According to a third photographing and printing apparatus of the present invention, in the second photographing and printing apparatus of the present invention, the person information database registers a plurality of background images related to the person for each person, and the background image selected by the user. And the face image of the user.

  According to a fourth photographing and printing apparatus of the present invention, in the second or third photographing and printing apparatus of the present invention, the fourth photographing and printing apparatus includes a printing unit that prints characters and images, and the combined image is printed by the printing unit. And

  According to a fifth photographing and printing apparatus of the present invention, in the photographing and printing apparatus according to any one of the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, the person information database includes celebrities including entertainers, athletes, and politicians that are widely known. The facial image and the profile information related to are registered.

A first photographing / printing system according to the present invention is a photographing / printing system including one or more photographing / printing apparatuses that photograph a user's face and provide a service, a server device, and a network connecting them.
The photographing and printing apparatus includes a camera that photographs a user's face and a display unit that displays characters and images, and requests retrieval of personal information that is most similar to a user's face image captured by the camera. Send to the server device, display information on the most similar person returned from the server device and the similarity on the display unit,
The server device has a person information database in which face images of a plurality of persons are registered together with profile information, and the face image of each person registered in the person information database is received when receiving the search request. The similarity is calculated by comparing with an image, and information on the person having the highest calculated similarity and the calculated similarity are returned.

A second photographing / printing system of the present invention is a photographing / printing system comprising one or more photographing / printing apparatuses for photographing a user's face and providing a service, a server device, and a network connecting them.
The photographing and printing apparatus includes a camera that photographs a user's face and a display unit that displays characters and images, and requests retrieval of personal information that is most similar to a user's face image captured by the camera. Sent to the server device, the profile information and similarity of the most similar person returned from the server device is displayed on the display unit, and the user's face image and the returned person background image are combined,
The server apparatus has a person information database in which face images of a plurality of persons are registered together with profile information and a background image related to the person, and the received face images of the user upon receiving the search request are stored in the person information database. The similarity is calculated by comparing with the face image of each person registered in, and the profile information of the person having the highest calculated similarity, the background image, and the calculated similarity are returned.

  According to a third photographing / printing system of the present invention, in the second photographing / printing system according to the present invention, the person information database registers a plurality of background images related to the person for each person, and the photographing / printing apparatus provides a user with the background image. The selected background image and the face image of the user are synthesized.

  According to a fourth photographing and printing system of the present invention, in the second or third photographing and printing system of the present invention, the photographing and printing apparatus includes a printing unit that prints characters and images, and the combined image is printed by the printing unit. It is characterized by printing with.

  According to a fifth photographing and printing system of the present invention, in the photographing and printing system according to any one of the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, the person information database is a face image related to celebrities including entertainers and athletes that are generally known. And profile information are registered.

  According to the first photographing and printing method of the present invention, a face image of each person in a person information database in which face images of a plurality of persons are registered together with profile information is photographed by a user's face image camera and the photographed user's face. The similarity is calculated by comparing with an image, and information on the person with the highest calculated similarity and the calculated similarity are displayed.

  According to the second image-capturing and printing method of the present invention, each person's face image in the person information database is recorded with the face image camera of the user, and the face images of a plurality of persons are registered together with the profile information and the background image related to the person. And the photographed user's face image are compared to calculate the similarity, information about the person with the highest similarity and the calculated similarity are displayed, and the similarity to the photographed user's face image is displayed. The background image of the largest person is synthesized.

  According to a third image-capturing / printing method of the present invention, each person in a person information database is recorded with a face image camera of a user, and the face images of a plurality of persons are registered together with profile information and a plurality of background images related to the person. The face image and the photographed user's face image are compared to calculate the similarity, the information about the person with the largest similarity and the calculated similarity are displayed, and the photographed user's face image and use The background image of the person with the highest similarity selected by the person is synthesized.

  According to a fourth photographing / printing method of the present invention, in the second or third photographing / printing method of the present invention, the synthesized image is displayed or printed after a synthesized word.

  The first program of the present invention includes a procedure for photographing with a user's face image camera, a face image of each person in a person information database in which face images of a plurality of persons are registered together with profile information, and the face of the photographed user It is characterized by causing a computer to execute a procedure for calculating similarity by comparing with an image, and a procedure for displaying information on a person with the highest calculated similarity and the calculated similarity.

  The second program of the present invention includes a procedure for photographing with a user's face image camera, and face images of each person in a person information database in which face images of a plurality of persons are registered together with profile information and background images related to the persons. And a procedure for calculating the similarity by comparing the photographed user's face image, a procedure for displaying information on the person with the greatest similarity and the calculated similarity, and the photographed user's face image And a procedure for synthesizing the background image of the person having the highest degree of similarity with the computer.

  The third program of the present invention is a program for photographing a user's face image camera, and for each person in a person information database in which face images of a plurality of persons are registered together with profile information and a plurality of background images related to the person. A procedure for calculating a similarity by comparing a face image with the photographed user's face image, a procedure for displaying information on the person with the highest calculated similarity and the calculated similarity, and a The computer is caused to execute a procedure for synthesizing the face image and the background image of the person having the highest similarity selected by the user.

  According to a fourth program of the present invention, in the second or third program of the present invention, the computer is caused to execute a procedure for displaying or printing the synthesized image after the synthesized word.

  In a conventional photographing and printing apparatus, by extracting a person such as a celebrity who is similar to a user who was not provided and providing information, a new added value can be created and a new user group can be taken in There is an effect.

  Next, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention. The photographing and printing apparatus 10 of the first form is placed where many people such as a game center can use, and includes a camera 11, a display unit 12, an input unit 13, a printing unit 14, a celebrity information DB 15, And a control unit 16.

  The camera 11 is used for photographing a user's face, and outputs the photographed image as electronic information. The display unit 12 is a device that displays images and characters, and is, for example, a display device such as a CRT or a liquid crystal. The input unit 13 is a device for a user to input information, and is, for example, a keyboard device or a touch panel device integrated with a display device. The printing unit 14 is a device that prints a user's synthesized face photo, and the paper is photographic paper, a sticker, or the like.

  The celebrity information DB 15 is a database in which face images and profile information of a plurality of persons are registered. Persons registered here will be described as well-known celebrities such as entertainers, athletes, politicians, writers, researchers, religions, managers, etc. However, the present invention is not particularly limited.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of registration information in the celebrity information DB 15. Referring to FIG. 2, the registration information includes celebrity profile information such as celebrity name, gender, age, occupation, physical information, history and achievements, celebrity face image information, and background images particularly related to celebrities. Contains.

  For example, it can be seen that a famous person named Hanako Tokyo is a female singer who is age 35 and is from Tokyo. Further, it may include performance information such as what kind of hit song exists, and is not particularly limited. In addition, the face image is a source image for determining similarity to the user's face image, and the background image is a singer in the case of Hanako Tokyo. Images related to the person such as the scene and the whole picture of the person are prepared.

  The control unit 16 performs overall control of the photographing and printing apparatus 10 and includes an image processing unit 17 and a similarity determination unit 18. Although not shown, a part or all of the program is held in a storage unit and executed on the CPU. Is realized. For example, the camera 11 is instructed to capture an image, the captured image is captured, the input determined by the input unit 13 is determined, the processing determined is performed, or display data is sent to the display unit 12 for display. .

  The similarity determination unit 18 receives the user's face image in response to an instruction from the control unit 16, calculates the similarity by comparing it with the celebrity face image information registered in the celebrity information DB 15, and is most similar (similarity). A celebrity having a high degree is extracted and its registration information is returned to the control unit 16. Usually, the similarity determination unit 18 is realized by a program.

  The method for calculating the similarity is not particularly limited. For example, a multiple matching face detection method combining extraction of a region similar to the eye and face determination, or adding expected fluctuations to the registration screen. There are a perturbation space method that responds to fluctuations in environmental conditions, an adaptive region matching method that enables matching even if a part of the face is hidden because matching is performed by focusing on partial regions with high similarity.

  The image processing unit 17 synthesizes the face image of the user and the background image of the celebrity in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 16 or generates an image to be displayed on the display unit 12 and is usually realized by a program. Further, although not shown in FIG. 1, the photographing and printing apparatus 10 may have means for processing a photographing fee as needed.

  Next, the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the first embodiment. First, the user is positioned in front of the camera 11 and operates the input unit 13 to instruct photographing of his / her face. The input operation method is not particularly limited. For example, a shooting button may be provided and the button may be operated.

  When the control unit 16 receives an input of a shooting instruction from the input unit 13, the control unit 16 instructs the camera 11 to shoot, and the camera 11 receives the instruction and shoots the face of the user (S51). After the photographing is finished, the control unit 16 takes in a user face image in which the camera 11 captures the user's face, and makes a search request for a celebrity similar to the similarity determination unit 18.

  When receiving the search request, the similarity determination unit 18 compares the received user face image with each celebrity face image registered in the celebrity information DB 15 and calculates the similarity (S52). The similarity calculation may be performed for all registered celebrities, but to save time, the celebrity gender to be compared may be specified by the same gender as the user. It may be specified by other conditions such as age. The similarity determination unit 18 extracts the registration information of the celebrity having the highest similarity from the celebrity information DB 15 and returns it to the control unit 16.

  When the control unit 16 receives the information from the similarity determination unit 18, the control unit 16 displays the celebrity profile information and the similarity on the display unit 12, and further displays the celebrity background image on the screen in a list display format on the image processing unit 17. The background image selection screen which is instructed by the image processing unit 17 is displayed on the display unit 12 (S53). At this time, a list of background images and celebrity information are displayed on the same screen although not shown. The displayed similarity is, for example, “similarity 90%”. Also, a screen devised so that a favorite background image can be selected from the list of background images is displayed.

  As a result, the user can know the information of the celebrity who is similar to him and can know the profile information of the celebrity. For example, if the celebrity with the highest degree of similarity to the user's face image is Nippon Taro as shown in FIG. 2, gender = male, age = 25, height = 180 cm, origin = Osaka Prefecture, occupation = professional baseball player (Hanshin Tigers, infielder), performance = (total batting rate: 0.290, leading batter once) profile information can be obtained.

  The user selects and inputs a favorite background image displayed on the list using the input unit 13. For example, when the celebrity presented is Taro Nihon, the background image may be the inside of the Koshien Stadium, a scene during a game, or a scene during a hit or run by Nihon Taro. If there is nothing you like, you may be able to select a background image other than the background image related to the celebrity.

  When receiving the selection input of the background image, the control unit 16 instructs the image processing unit 17 to combine the selected background image and the user's face image (S54), and instructs the printing unit 14 to display the combined image. And printing (S55). On the composite image, celebrity profile information and similarity information may be printed at the same time.

  In this way, users can not only print their faces, but also use their own faces to obtain information on who is a celebrity with a high degree of similarity, and have strong relationships with those celebrities. You can get photos and stickers of your face against the background of images with. Accordingly, a company that has provided a service using the photographic printing apparatus 10 can expand the user group, which has been biased to young girls in the past, and increase sales.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the photographing and printing apparatus 10 includes the celebrity information DB 15 and the similarity determination unit 18, but in the second embodiment of the present invention as shown in FIG. The difference is that the function of the similarity determination unit 18 is implemented in the server device 30 connected via the network 40.

  The configuration of the second embodiment of the present invention includes a photographing and printing apparatus 20 (two of 20-1 and 20-2 are shown in FIG. 4) and a server apparatus 30 connected to the network 40. Although two photographing and printing apparatuses 20 are shown in FIG. 4, the number of connections is not limited and may be one or three or more. The network 40 may be, for example, the Internet or a telephone line, and is not particularly limited as long as it can communicate data with each other. However, a network having a high transfer speed is desirable for transferring image data.

  The photographing and printing apparatus 20 includes a camera 21, a display unit 22, an input unit 23, a printing unit 24, a control unit 26 including an image processing unit 27, and a communication unit 29. The camera 21, the display unit 22, the input unit 23, the printing unit 24, and the image processing unit 27 are respectively the camera 11, the display unit 12, the input unit 13, the printing unit 14, and the image processing unit of FIG. Since the function is the same as that of FIG.

  The communication unit 29 has a function of connecting to the network 40 and performing communication with the server device 30. In actual connection, another device may be interposed between the network 40, but the configuration is not particularly limited and is not shown. For example, when the network 40 is the Internet, the network 40 is connected to the network 40 via a device of an Internet service provider, or when the photographing and printing device 20 is connected to a LAN (Local Area Network), it is routed through a router device. Then, it may be configured to connect to the network 40 from the LAN.

  The control unit 26 is different from the control unit 16 of the first embodiment in that it does not include the function of the similarity determination unit 18, but the other functions are the same, and in the server device 30 corresponding to the similarity determination unit 18. The number of procedures through the communication unit 29 is increased when a search request is sent to the similarity determination unit 33.

  The server device 30 is an information processing device connected to the network 40 and having a function of receiving and processing a search request from each photographing and printing device 20, and includes a celebrity information DB 31, a communication unit 34, and a similarity determination unit 33. 32. The celebrity information DB 31 is a database that holds the same information as the celebrity information DB 15 in FIG. 1, and the registration information is also the same as that in FIG.

  The communication unit 34 is connected to the network 40 and performs communication with each photographing printing apparatus 20 according to an instruction from the control unit 16. The actual connection configuration is similar to the communication unit 29, via an internet service provider device, a router device, or the like.

  The control unit 32 includes a similarity determination unit 33, which is realized in part or in whole by a program that is stored in a storage unit and that is executed on the CPU (not shown), and that includes processing of a search request from the photographing and printing apparatus 20. The entire apparatus 30 is controlled. The similarity determination unit 33 has the same function as the similarity determination unit 18 of the first embodiment, and compares the user's face information requested for search with the celebrity's face information registered in the celebrity information DB 31 to determine the similarity. And return celebrity information with the highest similarity.

  Next, the operation of the second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the second embodiment with the operations of the photographing and printing apparatus 20 and the server apparatus 30 distinguished. First, the user is positioned in front of the camera 21 and operates the input unit 23 to instruct photographing of his / her face.

  When the control unit 26 receives an input of a shooting instruction from the input unit 23, the control unit 26 instructs the camera 21 to take a picture, and the camera 21 receives the instruction and takes a picture of the user's face (S61). After the photographing is completed, the control unit 26 captures the user's face image in which the camera 21 captures the user's face and instructs the communication unit 29 to search for a celebrity search request similar to the server device 30. (S62).

  When the control unit 32 of the server device 30 receives a search request from the photographing and printing device 20 via the communication unit 34, the control unit 32 instructs the similarity determination unit 33 to execute the search request. When receiving the search request, the similarity determination unit 33 compares the received user face image with each celebrity face image registered in the celebrity information DB 31 and calculates the similarity (S63). The similarity determination unit 33 extracts the registration information of the celebrity having the highest similarity from the celebrity information DB 31 and returns it to the control unit 32. The control unit 32 instructs the communication unit 34 on the returned celebrity information, and requests the request source. It returns to the photographing and printing apparatus 20 (S64).

  When the control unit 26 receives the return of celebrity information from the server device 30 via the communication unit 29, the control unit 26 displays the celebrity profile information and the similarity on the display unit 22, and further lists the celebrity background images in the image processing unit 17. An instruction is given to display the screen in the display format, and the selection screen for the background image listed by the image processing unit 27 is displayed on the display unit 22 (S65).

  The user selects and inputs what he / she likes from the list-displayed background images using the input unit 23. Upon receiving the selection input of the background image, the control unit 26 instructs the image processing unit 27 to synthesize the selected background image and the user's face image (S66), and instructs the printing unit 24 to display the synthesized image. And printing (S67).

  As described above, in the second embodiment of the present invention, as in the first embodiment, the user can obtain information on who is a celebrity having a high degree of similarity, and further, an image having a strong relationship with the celebrity. You can get a photo or sticker of your face as a background.

  In the second embodiment of the present invention, when a plurality of photographing and printing apparatuses are installed, it is only necessary to place the celebrity information DB 31 in the server apparatus 30, so that the cost of the photographing and printing apparatus is reduced and the celebrity information is updated and managed. The operation cost can be reduced as compared with the case where each photographing and printing apparatus 20 executes because the concentration can be concentrated on the places. Accordingly, when a large number of photographing and printing apparatuses 20 are installed, it is advantageous in terms of cost compared to the first form, and when the number of installations is one or less, the first form is advantageous, and the form is selected according to the number of installed apparatuses. That's fine.

  In the above description, celebrity information that is most similar to the user's face image is extracted, but celebrities with the third highest similarity are extracted and provided, and selected from the background information of the three celebrities. Images may be combined and printed.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the 1st form of this invention. It is the figure which showed an example of the registration information of celebrity information DB15 and celebrity information DB31. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the 1st form of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the 2nd form of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the 2nd form of this invention.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Shooting and printing apparatus 11 Camera 12 Display part 13 Input part 14 Printing part 15 Celebrity information DB
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 16 Control part 17 Image processing part 18 Similarity determination part 20 Shooting and printing apparatus 21 Camera 22 Display part 23 Input part 24 Printing part 26 Control part 27 Image processing part 30 Server apparatus 31 Celebrity information DB
32 Control unit 33 Similarity determination unit 34 Communication unit 40 Network

Claims (18)

A camera for photographing a user's face, a display unit for displaying characters and images, and a person information database in which face images of a plurality of persons are registered together with profile information;
The user's face image captured by the camera is compared with the face image of each person registered in the person information database to calculate the similarity, and the calculated similarity and the information about the person with the highest similarity are calculated. A photographing and printing apparatus characterized by displaying on a display unit. A camera for photographing a user's face, a display unit for displaying characters and images, and a person information database in which face images of a plurality of persons are registered together with profile information and a background image related to the person,
The user's face image captured by the camera is compared with the face image of each person registered in the person information database to calculate the similarity, and the calculated similarity and the information about the person with the highest similarity are calculated. A photographing and printing apparatus, characterized in that the image is displayed on a display unit and a user's face image and an extracted background image of a person are combined. 3. The photographing and printing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the person information database registers a plurality of background images related to the person for each person, and combines the background image selected by the user and the face image of the user. . 4. The photographing printing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a printing unit that prints characters and images, and the combined image is printed by the printing unit. 5. The photographing and printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the person information database registers face images and profile information about celebrities including generally known entertainers, athletes, and politicians. A photographing and printing system comprising one or more photographing and printing devices that photograph a user's face and provide a service, a server device, and a network connecting them,
The photographing and printing apparatus includes a camera that photographs a user's face and a display unit that displays characters and images, and requests retrieval of personal information that is most similar to a user's face image captured by the camera. Send to the server device, display information on the most similar person returned from the server device and the similarity on the display unit,
The server device has a person information database in which face images of a plurality of persons are registered together with profile information, and the face image of each person registered in the person information database is received when receiving the search request. A photographing and printing system characterized in that a similarity is calculated in comparison with an image, and information on a person with the highest calculated similarity and the calculated similarity are returned. A photographing and printing system comprising one or more photographing and printing devices that photograph a user's face and provide a service, a server device, and a network connecting them,
The photographing and printing apparatus includes a camera that photographs a user's face and a display unit that displays characters and images, and requests retrieval of personal information that is most similar to a user's face image captured by the camera. Sent to the server device, the profile information and similarity of the most similar person returned from the server device is displayed on the display unit, and the user's face image and the returned person background image are combined,
The server apparatus has a person information database in which face images of a plurality of persons are registered together with profile information and a background image related to the person, and the received face images of the user upon receiving the search request are stored in the person information database. A photographing and printing system characterized in that the similarity is calculated in comparison with the face image of each person registered in, and profile information of the person with the largest similarity, the background image, and the calculated similarity are returned. . The person information database registers a plurality of background images related to the person for each person, and the photographing and printing apparatus synthesizes the background image selected by the user and the face image of the user. 7. Shooting and printing system. The photographing and printing system according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the photographing and printing apparatus includes a printing unit that prints characters and images, and the combined image is printed by the printing unit. 10. The photographing and printing system according to claim 6, wherein the person information database registers face images and profile information relating to celebrities including generally known entertainers, athletes, and politicians. The user's face image camera is used to calculate the degree of similarity by comparing each person's face image in the person information database in which the face images of a plurality of persons are registered with profile information and the photographed user's face image. A photographing and printing method characterized by displaying information on a person having the highest calculated similarity and the calculated similarity. A face image of each person in the person information database in which face images of a plurality of persons are recorded together with profile information and background images related to the persons, and the face images of the photographed users are captured with a user's face image camera. Comparing and calculating the similarity, displaying information about the person with the highest similarity and the calculated similarity, and synthesizing the face image of the photographed user and the background image of the person with the highest similarity A photographic printing method characterized by the above. A face image of each person in the person information database registered with the profile information and a plurality of background images related to the person, and the face images of the photographed users. To calculate the degree of similarity, display information about the person with the highest degree of similarity and the calculated degree of similarity, and view the face image of the photographed user and the person with the highest degree of similarity selected by the user A photographing and printing method comprising combining a background image. 14. The photographing and printing method according to claim 12, wherein the synthesized image is displayed or printed after the synthesized word. The procedure for photographing with the user's face image camera, and comparing the face image of each person in the person information database in which the face images of a plurality of persons are registered with profile information and the photographed user's face image are used to determine the degree of similarity. A program that causes a computer to execute a calculation procedure, information on a person with the highest calculated similarity, and a procedure for displaying the calculated similarity. Procedures for photographing with a user's face image camera, face images of each person in the person information database in which face images of a plurality of persons are registered together with profile information and background images related to the person, and the face images of the photographed user To calculate the degree of similarity by comparing the information, the information about the person with the highest degree of similarity and the procedure to display the degree of similarity, and the background of the person with the highest degree of similarity to the face image of the user A program for causing a computer to execute a procedure for synthesizing an image. Procedures for photographing with a user's face image camera, face images of each person in the person information database registered with profile information and a plurality of background images related to the person, and the photographed user's face image The procedure for calculating the similarity by comparing with the face image, the procedure for displaying the information about the person with the highest calculated similarity and the calculated similarity, and the similarity selected by the user and the face image of the user A program for causing a computer to execute a procedure for synthesizing a background image of a person with the highest degree. The program according to claim 16 or 17, wherein a computer executes a procedure for displaying or printing the synthesized image after a synthesized word.

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