JP2006053282A - Photograph print providing apparatus, photograph print providing method, and photograph print providing program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a photograph print providing apparatus for providing as a photograph print a photographic image in which a subject and a background image are naturally composed, and to provide a photograph print providing method and a photograph print providing program. <P>SOLUTION: The photograph print providing apparatus comprises: a camera 21 for photographing a subject which includes a user 6; a background image display device (reflection type display device) 5 for displaying a background image within the area of the background of the subject in the range where the camera 21 can photograph; a CPU 100a for controlling a photographing process so as to allow the user 6 to carry out photographing with the camera 21; and a printer 12 for printing and outputting the photographic image including the subject and background photographed with the camera 21 through the photographing process. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a photographic print providing apparatus, a photographic print providing method, and a photographic print providing program that are installed in, for example, a game center and photograph a user by inserting coins and provide the photographed image as a photographic print.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, many photo print providing apparatuses that take pictures and make sticker prints or the like are installed in stores that provide games such as game centers. In such a photo print providing apparatus, generally, a subject including a user is photographed with a camera, the photographed image is displayed on a tablet display, and characters and figures are input with an attached touch pen. Those that have an editing function called painting are becoming common. The edited and input image is combined with the photographed image, and the combined image is printed by a printer and provided to the user as a photographic print.

  Recently, the needs of photographic print providing apparatuses have been diversified as the population has increased. In order to meet these needs, there are many frames and foregrounds that are combined with the subject image and various foregrounds. Things are no longer satisfactory.

In view of this, there has been proposed an image photographing apparatus capable of displaying and photographing various images on the back of the subject (see, for example, Patent Document 1 below). The image photographing device disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes a video display device that displays a video in a region that is a back of the subject. In photographing the subject by the photographing unit, the flash device emits flash light as illumination of the subject, It is now possible to take pictures with various images displayed on the back.
JP 2002-320178 A

  However, in the image photographing device as shown in Patent Document 1, it is possible to take photographs in which various images are displayed on the back of the subject by the image display device. Since the intensity of the flash by the flash device is stronger than the intensity of the displayed image, there is a problem that the sharpness of the image displayed on the image display device is lowered along with the flash at the time of shooting. That is, the user shoots a video with low definition as a background, and shoots a video with poor appearance as a background.

  On the other hand, if the brightness of the flash by the flash device is reduced in order to prevent the sharpness of the video displayed on the video display device from being lowered, the appearance of the subject is deteriorated and the user's satisfaction with the captured image There is a problem that decreases. For this reason, it is desirable to irradiate the subject with sufficient light.

  Further, when the background of the subject is synthesized with a background image prepared in advance by chroma key composition, there are problems that the boundary between the subject and the background image becomes unnatural and the processing load for chroma key composition increases.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides a photographic print providing apparatus, a photographic print providing method, and a photographic print providing program for providing a photographed image in which a subject and a background image are naturally synthesized as a photographic print. With the goal.

  In order to achieve the above object, a photographic print providing apparatus according to the present invention includes a camera that captures a subject including a user, and a reflection that displays a background image in a region that is a shootable range of the camera and that is a background of the subject. A mold display device, control means for controlling photographing processing for the user to perform photographing with the camera, and printing means for printing out a photographed image including a subject and a background image photographed by the camera by the photographing processing. The main point is that

  In order to achieve the above object, a photo print providing method according to the present invention includes a camera for photographing a subject including a user, and a background image displayed in a region that is a shootable range of the camera and is a background of the subject. The gist of the present invention is to prepare a reflection type display device, to cause a user to perform photographing with the camera, and to print out a photographed image including a subject photographed with the camera and a background image.

  In order to achieve the above object, a photographic print providing program according to the present invention displays a background image in a camera that shoots a subject including a user, and a shootable range of the camera, which is a background of the subject. A photographic print providing program for use in a computer device including a reflective display device, a photographing step for causing a user to perform photographing with the camera, and a subject and background image photographed with the camera by the photographing processing The gist is to cause the computer apparatus to execute a printing step of printing out a photographed image including

  That is, according to the present invention, the reflection type display device displays a background image in an area that is a shootable range of the camera and is a background of the subject. The control means controls a photographing process for causing the user to perform photographing with the camera, and the printing means prints out a photographed image including a subject and a background image photographed by the camera by the photographing process.

  Accordingly, since a reflective display device that displays a clearer image as the light with higher light intensity is irradiated is provided in the region that is the background of the subject, the user can take a background image with a high definition as a background, which is attractive. A photographed image including a good background image can be obtained. In addition, since the subject is photographed with the background image displayed on the reflective display device as a background, for example, a photographed image in which the boundary between the subject and the background image is naturally synthesized compared to the background by chroma key composition is used. Can be provided to the user, and it is not necessary to perform chroma key composition, so that the processing load of the apparatus can be reduced. Thus, in this apparatus, a reflective display apparatus can be used optimally.

  In the present invention, when an illumination device that irradiates light toward the display surface of the reflective display device is provided, the background image displayed on the reflective display device is displayed more vividly. A person can take a picture using the clear background image as a background.

  In the present invention, when the illumination device irradiates light toward the display surface of the user and the reflective display device within the shootable range, the display surface of the user and the reflective display device is used. Since sufficient light can be irradiated to the user, the user and the background image are clearly displayed, and a photographed image having a good appearance can be provided to the user. Further, since both the user and the display surface of the reflective display device can be simultaneously illuminated with one light source (illuminating device), the light source efficiency (the luminous efficiency of the light source) is good. That is, light emission from the light source can be used efficiently.

  In the present invention, the illuminating device irradiates light from the lateral direction toward the display surface of the reflective display device, and irradiates light from the upper direction toward the display surface of the reflective display device. When two illumination devices are included, the entire display surface of the reflective display device can be uniformly irradiated with sufficient light, and the entire background image displayed on the reflective display device can be clearly captured as a background. can do.

  In the present invention, when the camera is provided so that the subject can be photographed obliquely from above, and the reflective display device is provided so that the display surface is perpendicular to the optical axis of the camera, the subject is It is possible to shoot as if looking down obliquely from above, and to shoot the background of the subject at a suitable angle. As a result, the background image having a good camera image can be taken as a background so that, for example, the eyes of the user as the subject can be seen larger, and the satisfaction of the user with the game is improved. Further, it is possible to prevent the problem that the color of the background image captured by the camera changes depending on the viewing angle of the reflective display device.

  In the present invention, storage means for storing a plurality of types of background images in advance, and a remote control for allowing a user to select any one of the background images from the plurality of types of background images within the shootable range of the camera And when the control means displays the background image selected by the remote control means on the reflective display device, the user can select the plurality of backgrounds within the shootable range of the camera. One of the background images can be selected from the images, and the selected background image can be taken as a background. That is, the user can easily select a background image that matches the pose while taking a pose of shooting at the position and composition to be shot without moving from the position to be shot within the shootable range. In addition, since a plurality of types of background images are stored in advance, variations in the types of backgrounds are widened, and a photographed image can be provided to the user according to his / her preference.

  In the present invention, it comprises background image receiving means for receiving handwritten input of a handwritten background image from a user, and the control means displays the handwritten background image received by the background image receiving means on the reflective display device. The user can shoot using the handwritten background image input by hand as a background, and can obtain a photographic image according to his / her preference.

  Next, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a specific example of the appearance of the photo print providing apparatus in the present embodiment.

  This photographic print providing apparatus (hereinafter referred to as “this apparatus”) is configured by combining a photographing casing 1, an editing casing 2, a background image display apparatus 5, a side curtain, a panel, a frame material, and the like.

  In the present apparatus, by combining the above-described components, a photographing space 3 for mainly performing a photographing operation and an editing space 7 for performing an editing operation on a photographed image are formed.

  In the shooting space 3, the user 6 operates a touch panel display 24, which will be described later, provided in the shooting housing 1 to perform shooting play. The left and right sides are open toward the front of the photographic housing 1 so that the user 6 can enter and leave the photographic space 3. However, in order to consider the privacy of the user 6 or to block external light, etc. For the purpose, a side curtain is provided around the shooting space 3 to separate the surrounding and the shooting space 3.

  In the editing space 7, the user 6 performs editing play by operating a tablet display 13, touch pens 14 </ b> L and 14 </ b> R, which will be described later, provided in the editing housing 2. A curtain is provided around the editing space 7 in order to consider the privacy of the user 6.

  In the configuration as described above, the user 6 is caused to perform shooting in the shooting space 3, the user 6 is guided to the editing space 7, and the shot image shot by the camera 21 with respect to the user 6 in the guided editing space 7. For graffiti images.

  Inside the photographing housing 1 are housed various devices such as a photographing computer device 100, an editing computer device 101, a printer 12, and a control unit (control board) 102. Details of these will be described later with reference to FIG.

  When playing a game (photographing play or editing play) with this apparatus, the user 6 first enters the photographing space 3 and performs photographing (photographing play) in a direction opposite to the photographing housing 1. After shooting, the editing space 7 is entered, and an editing operation (editing play) is performed in which a graffiti image such as a stamp image or text is input to the shot image (captured image) with the touch pens 14L and 14R.

  In the shooting space 3, a background image display device that displays a background image in an area that can be taken by the camera 21 that captures a subject including the user 6 behind the user 6 that performs the shooting, and that is a background of the subject. 5 is provided. This will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In addition, on the ceiling surface of the shooting space 3, a shooting-side speaker 23a (see FIG. 7) that outputs announcements such as BGM and operation methods is provided.

  A print medium 19 (FIG. 7) on which a combined image of the photographed image and the graffiti image is printed by the printer 12 is disposed on the left side surface of the photographing housing 1 facing the camera 21. A print outlet 8 for discharging toward the outside of the printer is provided.

  Next, the front of the photographing casing 1 of the present apparatus will be described.

  As shown in the drawing, a camera 21 provided so that a subject including the user 6 can be photographed obliquely from above is photographed by the camera 21 on the front surface of the photographing housing (photographing play providing device) 1 of the present apparatus. A shutter button 20a to be described later for causing the camera 21 to perform a shutter operation within a possible range and a background image selection button to be described later for switching a background image ("forward" button 20b, "return" button 20c, color change button 20d) The remote control switch 20 having the above and the like, the video captured by the camera 21 is displayed in real time, the live monitor 22 for monitoring (visual confirmation) the video captured by the user 6, and the BGM, the operation method, etc. are sounded. In addition to displaying information such as a demonstration screen and operation procedures during shooting, the shooting-side speaker 23a (FIG. 7) outputs (announces) at A touch panel display 24 for accepting an instruction operation from the user 6, a coin insertion slot 26 for inserting coins as consideration, a coin return slot 27 for discharging coins that have been inserted but have not been accepted, and will be described later. A tablet display 28 as background image receiving means for receiving a handwritten input of the handwritten background image from the user 6 and a touch pen 28a for the user 6 to perform a handwritten input of the handwritten background image on the tablet display 28. Yes.

  The camera 21 is a digital camera. The camera 21 is instructed by the shooting-side computer device 100 for setting items such as shutter speed, aperture value, exposure correction, white balance, and shooting timing, and functions as shooting means for shooting a subject based on the instructions.

  A lighting box 18 for irradiating the subject from the front is provided around the camera 21. The lighting box 18 is formed of a box and includes a strobe lighting device such as flashes 29a and 29b and a normal light lighting device such as a fluorescent lamp 30 inside. A diffusion plate is provided on the surface on the imaging space 3 side. Note that the illumination box 18 may be formed integrally with the photographing housing 1.

  The print outlet 8 is formed in a side door 25 for opening and closing the internal space of the photographing housing 1 from the side. As shown in the drawing, in the upper part on the front side of the side door 25, a printing lamp 9 serving as a notifying means for notifying that printing is in progress, the printing medium 19 filled in the printer 12 is empty, and the printer 12 An error lamp 11 is provided to notify that an error has occurred.

  On the side surface of the photographing housing 1, an external display device 117 for guiding and displaying a background image that can be displayed on the background image display device 5 and used as a background to the user 6 is disposed. As described above, by providing the external display device 117 outside the photographing space 3 and performing the guidance display as described above, the user in the vicinity of the device can be interested in the device, and an effect of attracting customers can be obtained. It is done. In addition, the user 6 waiting for shooting play can be prepared in advance to select which background image he or she wants to use. For this reason, the shooting play time including the shot image selection time during which the user 6 selects the background image during shooting play can be shortened, and the operating rotation rate of the apparatus can be prevented from decreasing.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the remote control switch 20 includes a shutter button 20a for instructing the user 6 to perform a shutter operation of the camera 21, and the background image display from among a plurality of preset background images. A “forward” button 20b for the user 6 to switch and display the background image to be displayed on the device 5 in a predetermined order, and a background to be displayed on the background image display device 5 from a plurality of preset background images. The “return” button 20c for the user 6 to switch and display the image in the reverse order to the predetermined order, and the user 6 determines the color of the background image displayed on the background image display device 5 in the predetermined order. And a color change button 20d for switching at the same time.

  The “forward” button 20b, the “return” button 20c, and the color change button 20d are buttons for selecting a background image, and are collectively referred to as “background image selection buttons”.

  The remote control switch 20 has the background image selection button, and allows the user 6 to select one of background images from a plurality of preset background images within the shootable range of the camera 21. Functions as a remote control means. Providing such a remote control switch 20 can improve operability in selecting a background image.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in this embodiment, ten types of background images of background image A to background image J are set in advance. In the present embodiment, as the background image, a background image representing a pattern, a pattern, a landscape, or the like, a background image combining these, and the like are employed. Then, five types of background images having different colors are set for these background images. That is, in this embodiment, 50 types of background images are set.

  In the present embodiment, the “background image with different colors” is a background image having the same type of background image but different only in color and variation. Specifically, it includes plain single color variations, pattern color variations, landscape photo sepia, variations in different colors such as monotone, and landscape variations such as sea and mountain in landscape photos.

  For example, when the background image A, which is the default background image in the present embodiment, is displayed on the background image display device 5, the background image B is displayed on the background image display device 5 when the “forward” button 20 b is operated. Is done. When the “forward” button 20 b is operated again, a background image C (not shown) is displayed on the background image display device 5. When the background image J is displayed on the background image display device 5, when the “forward” button 20 b is operated, the background image A is displayed on the background image display device 5 in a loop. In this way, the background image is switched by the CPU 100a described later in a predetermined order (the direction of the photographed image A to the photographed image J shown in the figure) every time the “forward” button 20b is operated, and displayed on the background image display device 5. It has come to be.

  When the background image A is displayed on the background image display device 5, when the “return” button 20 c is operated, the background image J is looped and displayed on the background image display device 5. When the “return” button 20 c is operated again, a background image I (not shown) is displayed on the background image display device 5. When the background image B is displayed on the background image display device 5, the background image A is displayed on the background image display device 5 when the “return” button 20 c is operated. As described above, the background image is switched by the CPU 100a, which will be described later, in the order opposite to the predetermined order (the direction of the captured image J to the captured image A in the figure) every time the “return” button 20c is operated. It is displayed on the display device 5.

  For example, when the background image A is displayed on the background image display device 5, when the color change button 20d is operated, the background image A-1 having a color different from the color of the background image A is displayed. When the color change button 20d is operated again, the background image A-2 having a color different from the color of the background image A-1 is displayed. When the background image A-5 is displayed on the background image display device 5, when the color change button 20d is operated, the background image A having a color different from the color of the background image A-5 is displayed. Thus, the background image is switched to the background image display device 5 by switching the color of the background image displayed on the background image display device 5 in a predetermined order every time the color change button 20d is operated by the CPU 100a described later. It is supposed to be displayed.

  In this way, the user 6 can easily select a favorite background image from a plurality of types of background images.

  Referring to FIG. 1 again, the tablet display 28 has a touch panel stacked on the display, and allows the user 6 to create a background image (specifically, a handwritten background image) to be displayed on the background image display device 5. While displaying a background image creation screen (FIG. 11), the input of the touch pen 28a is received.

  The touch pen 28a is a pen-shaped input device, and by touching the tablet display 28, selection of items (buttons) to be used, selection of operations, etc., and background image input for inputting information. Functions as a means. A plurality of touch pens 28a may be provided in the apparatus.

  As described above, in this apparatus, the user 6 selects and operates the background image selection button of the remote control switch 20, displays a preset background image on the background image display apparatus 5, and performs shooting. A handwritten background image, which is a background image created on the background image creation screen displayed on the tablet display 28, can be displayed on the background image display device 5 for photographing.

  FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of the present apparatus viewed from the editing space 7 side.

  As shown in the figure, an editing case 2 as an edit play providing device is provided on the back side of the photographing case 1. The editing housing 2 displays a captured image, which is an image obtained by shooting, and receives a editing input for the captured image, and a plurality of touch pens for performing input operations and various operations such as graffiti images 14L and 14R, and an editing side speaker 23b for outputting sound related to editing play. Moreover, the side curtain for considering the privacy of the user 6 is also provided. In addition, the tablet display 13 may be one or plural.

  The tablet display 13 has a touch panel stacked on the display, displays guidance to the user 6 in the editing space 7, and performs a graffiti input on the menu screen, the demonstration screen, and the user 6 on the photographed image. Various screens such as an edit screen, choices such as selection of a play method (course) to be executed, a function as a display means for appropriately displaying images necessary for play, and the user 6 touching with the touch pens 14L, 14R, etc. Thus, it has a function as accepting means for accepting an operation from the user 6.

  The touch pens 14 </ b> L and 14 </ b> R are pen-shaped input devices, and by touching the tablet display 13, input for selection of items (buttons) to be used, selection of operations, etc., and input of information. Functions as a means. A plurality of touch pens 14L and 14R are provided in the apparatus, and input operations from a plurality of users 6 can be simultaneously performed. An operation unit (such as operation buttons) that receives a plurality of operations from the user 6 may be provided.

  The background image display device 5 provided in the imaging space 3 is formed of a reflective liquid crystal display such as Aurora Vision (registered trademark) R series manufactured by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, for example, and uses a reflective device that utilizes external light. It is. For this reason, the background image display device 5 can display the background image more clearly as the luminous intensity applied to the display surface is higher. The background image display device 5 of this embodiment has a width of 1 meter and a height of 2 meters.

  In this embodiment, the background image displayed on the background image display device 5 is a still image, but may be a moving image. By doing in this way, the user 6 who takes a photograph can obtain a photographed image including a background image having a chance according to the shutter timing.

The background image display device 5 may be a transflective type having a backlight. In this case, for example, liquid crystal is sealed in a gap between a transparent substrate such as a protective glass made of a translucent member, a display plate, a color filter, a glass plate on which a thin film transistor layer is formed, and a transparent substrate facing the transparent substrate. A formed liquid crystal panel, a reflective part (reflective layer) that reflects external light, a light guide plate made of a translucent member for guiding light from a backlight described later to the liquid crystal panel, a so-called white light source backlight, these A transflective liquid crystal display that includes a drive control unit that controls the driving of the liquid crystal display may be used. In this way, the backlight can be used as a light source when it is dark, and the reflection of outside light can be used as a light source when it is bright, such as during shooting. In this case, the CPU 100a, which will be described later, may control the background image display device 5 so that the light source is switched according to the operation of each device such as a strobe lighting device or a normal light lighting device. For example, the CPU 100a, which will be described later, uses a backlight as a light source when an illumination device such as a strobe illumination device or an ordinary light illumination device is not irradiating light, and when the illumination device irradiates the light, The light source may be switched to use reflection as a light source. By doing in this way, since the background image can be clearly displayed by the backlight before photographing where the luminosity of the illumination device is lower than that at the time of photographing, the image displayed on the live monitor 22 becomes clear, A composite image of a background image or handwritten background image described later in a display mode close to that at the time of shooting and a subject can be confirmed, and a desired shot image can be easily obtained.

  In the photographing space 3, there is an illuminating device that irradiates light toward the display surface of the background image display device 5 behind the user 6 who performs photographing in front of the display surface of the background image display device 5. Illumination boxes 17a, 17b and 17c are provided. These illumination boxes are formed in a box like the illumination box 18 provided around the camera 21, and a strobe illumination device such as flashes 29a and 29b and an ordinary light illumination device such as a fluorescent lamp 30 are provided inside. Prepare. Therefore, since the background image displayed on the background image display device 5 is displayed more clearly, the user 6 can take a picture using the clear background image as a background.

  The illumination boxes 17a, 17b, and 17c irradiate light in two directions on the display surface of the user 6 and the background image display device 5 within the shootable range, respectively. Therefore, it is possible to irradiate the display surface of the user 6 and the background image display device 5 with sufficient light, and it is possible to provide the user 6 with a good-looking shot image.

  Moreover, since light can be emitted in two directions with one illumination box, the configuration of the entire apparatus can be simplified, and the user 6 and the background image display apparatus can be reduced without reducing the shooting space 3. 5 can be sufficiently irradiated with light. In addition, since both the user 6 and the display surface of the background image display device 5 can be simultaneously illuminated with one light source (illuminating device), the light source efficiency (the luminous efficiency of the light source) is good. That is, light emission from the light source can be used efficiently.

  Specifically, the illumination boxes 17a, 17b, and 17c are a user irradiation surface that irradiates light toward the user 6 within the shootable range, and a background that irradiates light toward the display surface of the background image display device 5. It has two irradiation surfaces with an irradiation surface. A diffusion plate with low light transmission is provided on the user irradiation surface, and a diffusion plate with high light transmission is provided on the background irradiation surface. By doing in this way, it can irradiate with the light which made the light intensity low toward the user 6 in the imaging | photography possible range, and irradiates the light from an illumination box with the same light intensity toward the display surface of the background image display apparatus 5. Can do. Therefore, it is possible to irradiate the user 6 and the display surface of the background image display device 5 with light having a suitable luminous intensity.

  Further, in the present embodiment, a milky white milk diffusion plate 40a is adopted as the diffusion plate with low light transmission, and a transparent transparent diffusion plate 40b is adopted as the diffusion plate with high light transmission. By doing so, milky white light can be irradiated to the user 6, and light from the illumination box can be irradiated as it is toward the display surface of the background image display device 5. Accordingly, it is possible to irradiate the user 6 and the display surface of the background image display device 5 with light of a suitable color. Specifically, as described above, by irradiating the user 6 with milky white light, the user 6 can be photographed in white and the satisfaction of the user 6 can be improved.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the lighting boxes 17a and 17b function as first lighting devices that irradiate light toward the display surface of the user 6 and the background image display device 5 within the shootable range from the horizontal direction. The illumination box 17 a is provided on the left side when facing the front of the photographing casing 1, and the lighting box 17 b is provided on the right side when facing the front of the photographing casing 1.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the illumination box 17 c is provided on the ceiling surface of the imaging space 3, and irradiates light toward the display surface of the user 6 and the background image display device 5 within the shootable range from above. Functions as a lighting device.

  As described above, since the first lighting device and the second lighting device are provided, the entire display surface of the background image display device 5 can be uniformly irradiated with sufficient light. The entire background image displayed in FIG. 5 can be clearly captured as a background. Moreover, in this apparatus, although the user 6 is located in front of the background image display apparatus 5 and performs shooting, as described above, by providing the first illumination apparatus and the second illumination apparatus, The problem that the user 6 blocks the light emitted from the illumination box 18 arranged in front of the photographing housing 1 and the light is not sufficiently irradiated to the display surface of the background image display device 5 is solved. In addition, the directions such as the horizontal direction and the upward direction each include an oblique direction. For example, it may be an oblique lateral direction or an obliquely upward direction. Further, a third illumination device (for example, an illumination box having the same configuration as the illumination box) that irradiates light toward the display surface of the user 6 or the background image display device 5 within the shootable range from below is provided. Good. In this way, the entire display surface of the background image display device 5 can be uniformly irradiated with sufficient light.

  In the present embodiment, the background image display device 5 is provided so that the display surface is perpendicular to the optical axis of the camera 21 provided so that the subject can be photographed obliquely from above. In this way, the subject can be photographed so as to look down obliquely from above, and the background of the subject can be photographed at a suitable angle. As a result, the background image having a good camera image can be taken as a background so that, for example, the subject of the user 6 as a subject can be seen with a large eye, and the satisfaction of the user 6 with the game is improved. In addition, the problem that the color of the background image captured by the camera 21 changes depending on the viewing angle of the background image display device 5 can be prevented.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 7, the system configuration of the present apparatus in the present embodiment will be described.

  As shown in the figure, this apparatus mainly operates a shooting-side computer apparatus 100 that executes processing for operating the apparatus such as a photographing process described later, and mainly operates the apparatus such as editing processing described later. A control unit 102 configured to include an editing computer device 101 that executes processing, a board, and the like, receives instructions from the imaging computer device 100 and the editing computer device 101 that are in operation, and controls various devices connected thereto. With.

  The photographing-side computer device 100 is connected to the camera 21, the live monitor 22, the touch panel display 24, the tablet display 28, the control unit 102, and the like, and controls them. The editing-side computer device 101 is connected to the tablet display 13 of the editing unit 33, the touch pens 14L and 14R, the printer 12, the communication terminal 110 for communicating with the outside, and the control unit 102, and controls them. The photographing computer device 100 and the editing computer device 101 are connected to each other and exchange information such as image data and information data by peer-to-peer.

  The components connected to each computer apparatus are not limited to such a form, and may be divided by function or by position. Furthermore, the computer apparatus does not need to be composed of two units as in the present embodiment, and may be composed of one unit, or may be further provided with two or more units.

  The photographing-side computer device 100 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 100a that is an arithmetic device that controls various devices, a program for operating the device, graphic data necessary for the program, audio data, and a captured image ( Captured image), a plurality of types of background images to be displayed on the background image display device 5 (including background images that differ only in color), other various images, and the like, and a temporary program It includes a memory 100c that also serves as a work area, and a shooting timer 100d that measures the time from the start to the end of shooting play.

  The CPU 100a functions as a control unit that executes control processing of the photographing-side computer apparatus 100, and executes various control processes.

  When the power switch 31 is pressed while the power is supplied from the power plug, the photographing-side computer device 100 is powered on and the program is activated to operate. Then, the shutter timing of the connected camera 21, the display on the live monitor 22, the display on the touch panel display 24, and the display on the tablet display 28 are controlled.

  The tablet display 28 receives an input operation (handwriting input) performed by being touched with a touch pen or the like, and inputs a signal corresponding to the input operation to the photographing side computer device 100. The photographing side computer device 100 The display on the tablet display 28 is controlled based on the signal.

  The editing computer device 101 includes a CPU 101a that is an arithmetic device that controls various devices, a program for operating the device, graphic data necessary for the program, audio data, captured images (captured images), and others. The storage unit 101b stores various images and the like, and the memory 101c that also serves as a temporary work area for the program.

  The CPU 101a functions as a control unit that executes control processing of the editing-side computer apparatus 101, and executes various control processes. When the power switch 31 is pressed while the power is supplied from the power plug, the editing-side computer apparatus 101 is turned on to activate the program and operate. And the display of the connected tablet display 13 and the output in the printer 12 are controlled.

  The printer 12 prints an image such as a photographed image including a subject and a background image photographed by the camera by a photographing process that causes the user 6 to perform photographing with the camera 21, such as a paper, a seal, a metal, a plastic, or the like. For example, a sublimation type printer or a thermoautochrome type (light fixing type direct thermal recording type) printer is used. In this apparatus, the printer 12 is described as printing on a sticker. However, the print medium 19 is not limited to a sticker, and the same processing is executed even if it is another print medium. Further, the printer 12 transmits information related to the printer 12 such as the above-mentioned out of paper to the editing computer apparatus 101. The editing computer apparatus 101 transmits a control signal to the control unit 102 according to the information.

  The communication terminal 110 is capable of wireless communication for receiving externally prepared image data for use with this apparatus and for transmitting image data generated by this apparatus to an external terminal or server. A terminal such as PHS (Personal Handy-phone System) is used. The PHS may be a card type, and is not limited to the PHS as long as it can transmit / receive to / from an external terminal, a server, and other devices through a network network such as the Internet network.

  The imaging-side computer device 100 receives an image captured by the camera 21 and stores the image data in the storage unit 100b.

  In addition, the photographing-side computer device 100 includes a control unit based on the execution of the program and an instruction signal received from the touch panel display 24 (a signal corresponding to an input operation performed by being touched with a finger or the like of the user 6). A control signal is transmitted to 102 to control each device.

  Further, the photographing computer apparatus 100, for example, based on an instruction signal (a signal corresponding to an input operation performed by being touched with the touch pen 28a or the like) received from the tablet display 28 that displays the background image creation screen, for example. It controls the display of the screen displayed on the tablet display 28, the progress of creation of a handwritten background image by handwriting input, and the like. The photographing-side computer device 100 stores a handwritten background image by handwriting input received by the tablet display 28 in the storage unit 100b or the like (including the memory 100c).

  The photographing-side computer apparatus 100 transmits a photographing background image control signal to the control unit 102. The background image control signal for shooting includes a background image read from a plurality of types of background images stored in the storage unit 100b of the shooting-side computer device 100, and the background image is transferred to the background image display device 5 as a background. Contains control commands for displaying images. The read background image is a background image selected by a background image selection button of the remote control switch 20 or a background image created on a background image creation screen displayed on the tablet display 28 (handwritten background image). It is.

  That is, the imaging-side computer device 100 reads a background image in response to a selection operation of the remote operation switch 20 from a plurality of types of background images stored in the storage unit 100b, and the background image via the control unit 102. Is displayed on the background image display device 5. The photographing computer apparatus 100 reads and controls a handwritten background image stored in the storage unit 100b or the like in response to an operation of a “display” button 121 (FIG. 11) described later displayed on the background image creation screen. The background image is displayed on the background image display device 5 via the unit 102.

  In addition, the photographing-side computer apparatus 100 transmits a guidance background image control signal for guiding and displaying a background image on the external display device 117 to the control unit 102. The background image control signal is used to guide and display a background image read from a plurality of types of background images stored in the storage unit 100b of the photographing-side computer device 100 and the background image on the external display device 117. Contains control commands. The guidance display will be described later with reference to FIG.

  The editing-side computer device 101 controls each device by transmitting a control signal to the control unit 102 based on the program and the instruction signal received from the editing unit 33. In addition, the tablet display 13 of the editing unit 33 accepts an input operation performed by being touched with each touch pen or the like, inputs a signal corresponding to the input operation to the editing computer device 101, and edits the computer device 101. Controls the display of the tablet display 13 based on the signal.

  Further, the editing computer apparatus 101 receives information such as image data transmitted from an external terminal such as a portable terminal or a PC via the communication terminal 110. On the contrary, the editing computer apparatus 101 transfers image data and the like stored in the editing computer apparatus 101 from the communication terminal 110 to an external device such as a portable terminal or a computer apparatus (PC) via a predetermined network and server. It can also be sent to the terminal.

  In addition, this apparatus includes a power supply control unit 103 that controls the power supply system of various devices such as the photographing-side computer device 100, the editing-side computer device 101, the fluorescent lamp 30, and the control unit 102 that require power. The power supply voltage for these devices is controlled from the outside by 103.

  The power is turned on and off by pressing the power switch 31. However, forcibly terminating a program running on each computer apparatus 100, 101 by turning off the power may cause the operation to become unstable. Therefore, even if the power is turned off, the UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply) 104 backs up the power and transmits a power failure signal to each of the computer apparatuses 100 and 101 for a while. In the meantime, each of the computer devices 100 and 101 performs a program termination procedure (process) to terminate the program normally. In addition, when the computer apparatus 100 or 101 ends the program in a normal procedure without abnormality due to an end operation or the like, the computer apparatus 100 or 101 transmits a signal to that effect to the UPS 104.

  In addition to the computer devices 100 and 101 and the power supply control unit 103, the control unit 102 includes a remote control switch 20, a flash control unit 106, a shooting side speaker 23a, an editing side speaker 23b, a coin control unit 107, a printing lamp 9, The error lamp 11, the background image display device 5, and the external display device 117 are connected and controlled.

  The control unit 102 causes the camera 21 to perform the shutter operation at the operation timing by operating the shutter button 20a of the remote control switch 20. Specifically, when the shutter button 20a is pressed by the user 6, the control unit 102 transmits a shutter button operation signal indicating that the shutter button 20a has been operated to the photographing-side computer device 100. The imaging-side computer device 100 causes the camera 21 to perform a shutter operation in response to receiving the shutter button operation signal. That is, the user 6 can perform the shutter operation at the operation timing by operating the shutter button 20a at a desired shooting timing when shooting.

  Further, the control unit 102 displays a background image on the background image display device 5 based on the shooting background image control signal transmitted from the shooting-side computer device 100, and guides transmitted from the shooting-side computer device 100. A background image is displayed on the external display device 117 based on the background image control signal.

  Further, the control unit 102 transmits an operation signal indicating that the “forward” button 20 b is operated to the photographing side computer device 100 by the operation of the “forward” button 20 b of the remote operation switch 20. The imaging-side computer device 100 reads the next background image from the plurality of types of background images in the storage unit 100b based on the operation signal, and transmits the background image to the control unit 102. Then, the control unit 102 displays the background image on the background image display device 5.

  Further, the control unit 102 transmits an operation signal indicating that the “return” button 20 c is operated to the photographing side computer device 100 by the operation of the “return” button 20 c of the remote operation switch 20. The imaging-side computer device 100 reads a previous background image from a plurality of types of background images in the storage unit 100b based on the operation signal, and transmits the background image to the control unit 102. Then, the control unit 102 displays the background image on the background image display device 5.

  The photographing side computer device 100 reads out the photographed images in a predetermined order from a plurality of types of background images stored in the storage unit 100b of the photographing side computer device 100. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the “next background image” is a background image that is read next to the background image currently displayed on the background image display device 5. The “previous background image” is a background image read before the background image currently displayed on the background image display device 5.

  In the present embodiment, the display of the background image display device 5 is controlled according to the selection operation on the remote operation switch 20, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the input operation on the touch panel display 24 is not limited to this. The display of the background image display device 5 may be controlled according to the above. In this case, the control unit 102 receives an instruction signal from the photographing computer device 100 according to an input operation for the user 6 to select a desired background on the touch panel display 24, and the background image display device 5 according to the instruction signal. The display may be controlled. Here, in the present embodiment, the background image display device 5 and the external display device 117 are connected to the control unit 102, but are connected to the photographing computer device 100 and the editing computer device 101, and from these computer devices. It may be directly controlled.

  The flash controller 106 is also connected to the camera 21 and acquires a synchronization signal corresponding to the shutter timing in the camera 21. Then, the flashes 29 a and 29 b are controlled to emit light in synchronization with the shutter timing of the camera 21.

  The flash control unit 106 is connected to the control unit 102 and selects the flashes 29a and 29b that emit light based on the control of the control unit 102 and sets the luminous intensity (light quantity) of the flashes 29a and 29b. Similarly, the fluorescent lamp 30 may be connected to the control unit 102, and the lighting degree and the like may be set based on the control of the control unit 102.

  The shooting-side speaker 23a and the editing-side speaker 23b receive an instruction signal via the control unit 102 based on instructions from the computer devices 100 and 101, respectively, and provide guidance on operations and the like in the play of this device and when shooting. Outputs various sounds such as BGM.

  The coin control unit 107 detects the validity of the coin inserted into the coin insertion slot 26 (FIG. 1), and transmits a coin detection signal indicating that a coin has been inserted to the control unit 102. Further, when the coin control unit 107 prohibits the user 6 from inserting coins, the coin insertion slot 26 can be blocked by a signal from the control unit 102 so that coins are not inserted. Thereby, for example, coin insertion can be prohibited during play.

  When receiving the coin detection signal from the coin control unit 107, the control unit 102 transmits the coin detection signal to the photographing computer device 100. The imaging-side computer device 100 controls various devices based on the coin detection signal received from the control unit 102.

  Further, the control unit 102 receives a control signal corresponding to the state of the printer 12 from the editing-side computer apparatus 101, and controls the printing lamp 9 and the error lamp 11 based on the control signal. By this control signal, the printing lamp 9 and the error lamp 11 are turned on or blinked.

  In addition, the form of this apparatus is not limited to the specific example shown by FIGS. That is, functions and devices not shown in FIGS. 1 to 7 may be provided, or all the functions and devices shown in FIGS. 1 to 7 may not be provided. For example, the printer 12 may not be included in the apparatus. In this case, the apparatus may output a print control signal to an external printer provided outside via a communication line such as a LAN or wireless communication.

  Next, an example of the control process of the photographing computer apparatus 100 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  The operation processing of the photographing side computer device 100 of this apparatus is realized by the CPU 100a of the photographing side computer device 100 reading the program stored in the storage unit 100b into the memory 100c and executing it. Here, “S” means a step.

  As shown in the figure, first, when the power switch 31 provided in the photo print providing apparatus is operated and the power is turned on, power is supplied to various apparatuses. The CPU 100a of the photographing-side computer device 100 activates a program stored in the storage unit 100b. Next, the CPU 100a checks whether various devices are normally connected, performs initialization processing on devices that need to be initialized, and displays a title demo (demo screen) that prompts the user to use the device on the touch panel display 24. In response to this, a title demo process for outputting sound from the photographing speaker 23a is performed (S1).

  In the title demonstration process, the CPU 100a displays a background image guidance display screen (see FIG. 9) on the external display device 117.

  As shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, the background image guidance display screen guides and displays a plurality of types of background images stored in the storage unit 100b of the photographing computer device 100 to the user 6. This is the screen.

  On the background image guidance display screen, for example, as shown in FIG. 9A, the CPU 100a performs a slide display that sequentially displays a plurality of types of background images stored in the storage unit 100b of the photographing computer device 100. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 9B, live display for displaying the background image currently displayed on the background image display device 5 is performed. The background image displayed on the background image display device 5 is a video including the background image currently captured by the camera 21 (that is, the same video as the video displayed on the live monitor 22).

  As shown in FIG. 8, the CPU 100a then receives a coin detection signal from the coin control unit 107 while the demonstration screen is displayed, and determines whether or not a predetermined value (for example, 400 yen) has been received. (S2). If it is determined that the consideration has been accepted (“YES” in S2), the process proceeds to S3. If it is determined that the consideration has not been accepted (“NO” in S2), the process waits as it is. That is, the predetermined value reception is monitored while the demo screen is displayed.

  When a predetermined price is received (“YES” in S2), the CPU 100a starts a shooting process (including the processes in S3 to S10) that causes the user 6 to perform shooting with the camera 21, and causes the external display device 117 to display “ A during-shooting screen (FIG. 8C) displayed as “shooting” is displayed (S3).

  As shown in FIG. 9C, on the shooting screen, the external display device 117 is notified to the user or the like waiting for shooting play that the shooting play is currently being performed, and background image guidance is provided. It is displayed. Thus, by displaying the background image guidance, the user 6 waiting for shooting play can prepare for selection of a background image to be used during shooting while waiting.

  Next, the CPU 100a displays the default background image A on the background image display device 5 (S4), and starts counting (counting) the shooting play time limit indicating the time during which shooting shooting can be performed by the shooting timer 100d. (S5). The user 6 performs shooting play within the shooting play time limit. In addition, before starting the shooting play, shooting course selection processing may be performed in which shooting course options are presented on the touch panel display 24 and selection of the shooting course is received from the user 6. In this case, the shooting process proceeds in the shooting procedure of the shooting course selected by the user 6.

  During the photographing process, the CPU 100a displays an image acquired from the camera 21 on the live monitor 22 in real time. The user 6 can visually check the pose and facial expression at the time of shooting by displaying on the live monitor 22.

  That is, since the background image displayed on the background image display device 5 or the handwritten background image described later is captured and displayed by the camera 21 on the live monitor 22 together with the user 6, the user 6 A composite image of a background image or a handwritten background image described later and a subject can be confirmed in real time.

  Next, the CPU 100a performs a background image setting process for setting a background image to be displayed on the background image display device 5 from the plurality of types of background images (S6). In the background image setting process, the user 6 is caused to select and operate the remote operation switch 20 to select a background image to be displayed on the background image display device 5 from the plurality of types of background images, and the background image is selected according to the selection. A background image to be displayed on the display device 5 is set.

  Although not shown, a background image creation screen (FIG. 11) is displayed on the tablet display 28, and handwriting input of a handwritten background image to be displayed on the background image display device 5 on the background image creation screen is performed from the user 6. The accepted handwritten background image creation process is performed substantially simultaneously with the background image setting process.

  Here, the background image setting process will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the CPU 100a determines whether or not the “forward” button 20b of the remote control switch 20 has been operated (S21). If it is determined that the “forward” button 20b has been operated (“YES” in S21), the next background image is displayed on the background image display device 5 (S22), and the process returns to S21, and the “forward” button 20b is operated. If it is determined that it has not been performed ("NO" in S21), the process proceeds to S23.

  Next, the CPU 100a determines whether or not the “return” button 20c of the remote control switch 20 has been operated (S23). If it is determined that the “return” button 20c has been operated (“YES” in S23), the previous background image is displayed on the background image display device 5 (S24), the process returns to S21, and the “return” button 20c is operated. If it is determined that it has not been performed ("NO" in S23), the process proceeds to S25.

  Next, the CPU 100a determines whether or not the color change button 20d of the remote control switch 20 has been operated (S25). If it is determined that the color change button 20d has been operated ("YES" in S25), a background image having a color different from the color of the background image currently displayed on the background image display device 5 is displayed on the background image display device 5. Display (S26), return to S21, and if it is determined that the color change button 20d is not operated ("NO" in S25), the process proceeds to S27.

  Thus, since the CPU 100a displays the background image selected by the background image selection button of the remote operation switch 20 on the background image display device 5, the user 6 can select the plurality of images within the shootable range of the camera 21. One of the background images can be selected and operated, and the selected background image can be taken as a background. That is, the user 6 can easily select a background image that matches the pose while taking a shooting pose at the desired position and composition without moving from the desired position within the shootable range. In addition, since a plurality of types of background images are stored in advance, variations in the types of backgrounds are widened, and a photographed image according to preferences can be provided to the user 6.

  Next, the CPU 100a determines whether or not the “display” button 121 on the background image creation screen (FIG. 11) has been operated (S27). If it is determined that the “display” button 121 has been operated (“YES” in S27), the process proceeds to S28. If it is determined that the “display” button 121 has not been operated (“NO” in S27), FIG. Proceed to S7.

  Here, the background image creation screen will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the background image creation screen has a handwritten background image input area 70 that is a work area (input area) for the user 6 to input a handwritten background image by handwriting, and a function for the user 6 to perform handwriting input. A handwritten input function selection area 71 that is a selection area for selecting a handwriting input tool such as a certain “pen”, “stamp”, “frame”, “special”, and the handwritten background image created by the user 6 are displayed as thumbnails. A background image selection area 73 for selection, a “display” button 121 for the user 6 to display the handwritten background image displayed in the handwritten background image input area 70 on the background image display device 5, and a handwritten background The handwritten background image currently displayed in the image input area 70 is saved (stored in the storage unit 100b), and a new handwritten background image is input. Constituted and a "New" button 123 for performing. Of course, it is not limited to such an arrangement, as long as the above functions can be used.

  In addition, the "Start" button for redoing handwriting input from the beginning, the "Kakegomu" button for erasing the input image, the "Return" button for returning the input operation to the previous state, and the previous one Operation buttons such as “Proceed” button for returning to the original state when returning to the state and “Size” button for setting the pen thickness when using the pen function are displayed in each area. .

  The handwritten background image input by handwriting may be composed of layers such as a stamp image layer and a frame image layer. Moreover, each image layer may be composed of a plurality of layers, and the handwritten background image may be composed of the plurality of layers.

  The user 6 selects a handwriting input tool from the handwriting input function selection area 71 and inputs the handwritten background image in the handwritten background image input area 70 by handwriting. When the “New” button 123 is operated, the handwritten background image displayed in the handwritten background image input area 70 is saved, and the reduced image corresponding to the handwritten background image is displayed as a thumbnail in the background image selection area 73. . When the background image selection area 73 for displaying the handwritten background image as a thumbnail is operated, the handwritten background image displayed as a thumbnail in the background image selection area 73 is displayed in the handwritten background image input area 70. When the “New” button 123 is operated, the handwritten background image displayed in the handwritten background image input area 70 is deleted, and the user 6 can newly input the handwritten background image by handwriting. Alternatively, the handwritten background image displayed in the handwritten background image input area 70 may be continuously input to the user 6 without erasing the handwritten background image.

  By doing in this way, the user 6 can create several handwritten background images, and can select a handwritten background image to be used as a background from these handwritten background images.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 10, when the “display” button 121 on the background image creation screen is operated, the CPU 100a stores the handwritten background image displayed in the background image input area 70 of the background image creation screen in the storage unit 100b. (S28). At this time, the handwritten background image is fixed to the background image input area 70. Next, the CPU 100a displays the handwritten background image stored in the storage unit 100b on the background image display device 5 (S29), and returns to S21.

  When a preset background image is displayed on the background image display device 5, the background image is switched to the handwritten background image and displayed. Thereafter, when the background image selection button of the remote control switch 20 is further selected, the handwritten background image displayed on the background image display device 5 is switched to the background image corresponding to the selection operation and displayed. The

  Thus, since CPU100a displays the handwritten background image received with the said tablet display 28 on the said background image display apparatus 5, the user 6 can image | photograph with the handwritten background image input by handwriting as the background. , You can get a picture according to your preference.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 8, when the background image setting process is performed (S6), the CPU 100a determines whether or not the shutter button 20a of the remote control switch 20 has been operated (S7). If it is determined that the shutter button 20a has been operated (“YES” in S7), the process proceeds to S8. If it is determined that the shutter button 20a has not been operated (“NO” in S7), the process proceeds to S10. That is, the CPU 100a monitors whether or not the shutter button 20a has been operated (pressed).

  When the shutter button 20a is operated (“YES” in S7), the CPU 100a emits light from the flashes 29a and 29b in each lighting box and performs photographing (shutter operation) (S8).

  Here, as shown in FIG. 12, the user 6 is photographed with the background image (handwritten background image) displayed on the background image display device 5 by the camera 21 as the background. When the shutter operation is performed, strobe light is irradiated from the illumination boxes 17a, 17b, and 17c to the user 6, the display surface of the background image display device 5, and the like. The handwritten background image is displayed on the illustrated background image display device 5.

  When photographing is performed (S8), the CPU 100a stores the photographed image in the storage unit 100b (S9), and proceeds to S10.

  If the shutter button 20a of the remote control switch 20 is not operated (“NO” in S7), the CPU 100a determines whether or not the shooting time has reached the shooting play limit time (S10). If it is determined that the shooting play time limit has been reached (“YES” in S10), the process returns to S1 to end the shooting process and wait for the use of a new user 6. If it is determined that the photographing time limit has not been reached (“NO” in S10), the process returns to S6.

  That is, in the shooting process, if the shooting play time limit has not been reached (“NO” in S10), the CPU 100a accepts the selection of the background image again from the user 6 (S6), and executes shooting (S8). As described above, in this embodiment, the user 6 can perform shooting any number of times while selecting a favorite background image within the shooting play time limit.

  Although not shown, when the photographing process is completed, the CPU 100a displays an edit target image selection screen on the touch panel display 24. In this process, the user 6 selects a predetermined number (four in this case) of images to be edited from the photographed images. In this process, an image selected by the user 6 is set as an image to be edited. Next, the CPU 100a performs guidance guidance that prompts the user 6 to guide to the editing unit 33 (editing space 7), and performs image data transfer processing for transferring the editing target image (captured image) to the editing unit 33. In this image data transfer process, the image data to be edited by the user 6 stored in the selected photographing computer device 100 is transferred to the image data storage area of the storage unit 101b of the editing computer device 101. It has become.

  The above is an example of the control process of the photographing computer apparatus 100.

  Thereafter, the CPU 101a of the editing-side computer apparatus 101 of this apparatus inputs a graffiti image for the photographed image. When the editing process ends, the CPU 101a performs a print layout selection process for selecting a desired seal layout by the user 6. In the print layout selection process, a print layout selection screen composed of a plurality of predetermined print layouts is displayed according to the number of images to be edited, and the user 6 can select a preference from the plurality of print layouts. The print layout is selected.

  When the print layout selection process is completed, the CPU 101a performs a print image creation process for creating print image data including a composite image obtained by combining the image to be edited and the graffiti image (graffit input image) based on the selected layout. .

  When the print image creation process is completed, the CPU 100a performs a print start process for transferring the created print image data together with an instruction to start printing to the printer 12. That is, the printer 12 prints out a composite image of the photographed image and the graffiti image on the print medium 19 based on the print image data.

  When the printing start process is performed and the printer 12 notifies that printing has started normally, the standby screen is displayed on the tablet display 13 and the standby guidance is output again from the editing speaker 23b. 6 to wait for the editing operation. The above processing is a play performed by the set of users 6 using the photo print providing apparatus of the present embodiment.

  As described above, the present apparatus includes the background image display device 5 that is a reflective display device that displays a clearer image as the light having a higher luminous intensity is irradiated, in a region serving as a background of the subject. For this reason, the appearance of the subject is improved according to the brightness of the shooting environment, and the background image displayed on the background image display device 5 becomes clear. Therefore, the user 6 takes a background image having a high definition as a background. It is possible to obtain a photographed image including a background image having a good appearance. Since the subject is photographed with the background image displayed on the background image display device 5 as the background, the photographed image in which the boundary portion between the subject and the background image is naturally synthesized as compared with the background by the chroma key composition is used by the user. 6, and it is not necessary to perform chroma key composition, so that the processing load of this apparatus can be reduced.

  Note that the handwritten background image created on the background image creation screen may be stored (stocked) even when the user's game is finished or the apparatus is turned off. In this case, the control means described above may read the stocked handwritten background image in response to a user operation. By doing in this way, the user who created the handwritten background image can leave the created handwritten background image as a memorial and can use the handwritten background image created previously as a background again. Become a repeater. The above-mentioned control means stores the handwritten background image in association with a password (identification information) and issues a password for the handwritten background image to the user who created the handwritten background image (sound output, screen display, etc.) The handwritten background image corresponding to the input of the password may be read out. By doing in this way, it can prevent that the handwritten background image which the user created himself is used by other users.

  Further, the control means displays a preset background image on the background image creation screen displayed on the background image reception means, and inputs the handwritten input of the handwritten background image for the background image to the background image reception means. May be accepted. That is, the user may be allowed to synthesize a handwritten background image with a preset background image. By doing in this way, the user can create an original handwritten background image with simple handwriting input.

  Moreover, the control method of the computer apparatus of this apparatus can also be provided as a program. Such a program is stored in a computer-readable recording medium such as a flexible disk attached to the computer, a CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read Only Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and a memory card. It can also be recorded and provided as a program product. Alternatively, the program can be provided by being recorded on a recording medium such as a hard disk built in the computer. The program can also be provided through a network such as a telecommunication line or a satellite communication line. The provided program product is installed in a program storage unit such as a hard disk and executed. The program product includes the program itself and a recording medium on which the program is recorded.

  The above-described embodiment is to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the photographic print provision apparatus of this invention. It is a figure which shows a remote control switch. It is a figure which shows switching of a background image. It is the perspective view which looked at this apparatus from the edit space side. It is a figure which shows the imaging | photography space seen from the top. It is a figure which shows the imaging | photography space seen from the side. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a photographic print providing apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the control processing of the imaging | photography side computer apparatus. It is a figure which shows the screen displayed on an external display apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows a background image setting process. It is a figure which shows a background image creation screen. It is a figure which shows the relationship between a camera, a user, and a background image display apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Imaging | photography housing | casing 2 Editing housing | casing 3 Shooting space 5 Background image display apparatus 6 User 7 Editing space 8 Print exit 9 Printing lamp 11 Error lamp 12 Printer 13 Tablet display 14L Touch pen 14R Touch pen 17a Lighting box 17b Lighting box 17c Lighting box DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 18 Illumination box 19 Print medium 20 Remote control switch 20a Shutter button 20b "Forward" button 20c "Back" button 20d Color change button 21 Camera 22 Live monitor 23a Shooting side speaker 23b Editing side speaker 24 Touch panel display 25 Side door 26 Coin slot 27 Coin return slot 28 Tablet display 28a Touch pen 29a Flash 29b Flash 30 Fluorescent lamp 31 Power switch 33 Editing unit 40a Milky white diffuser 40b Transparent diffuser 70 Handwritten background image input area 71 Handwritten input function selection area 73 Background image selection area 100 Shooting side computer apparatus 100a CPU
100b Storage unit 100c Memory 100d Shooting timer 101 Editing computer 101a CPU
101b storage unit 101c memory 102 control unit 103 power supply control unit 104 UPS
106 Flash Control Unit 107 Coin Control Unit 110 Communication Terminal 117 External Display Device 121 “Display” Button 123 “Create New” Button

Claims (9)

A camera for photographing a subject including a user;
A reflective display device that displays a background image in an area that is a shootable range of the camera and that is the background of the subject;
Control means for controlling photographing processing for causing the user to perform photographing with the camera;
A photographic print providing apparatus, comprising: a printing unit that prints out a photographed image including a subject and a background image photographed by a camera by the photographing process.   The photographic print providing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an illuminating device that emits light toward a display surface of the reflective display device.   The photographic print providing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the illumination device irradiates light toward a display surface of a user and a reflective display device within the shootable range.   The illumination device includes a first illumination device that emits light from a lateral direction toward a display surface of the reflective display device, and a second illumination device that emits light from an upward direction toward the display surface of the reflective display device. The photographic print providing apparatus according to claim 2, comprising: The camera is provided so that the subject can be photographed from above,
The photographic print providing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the reflective display device is provided so that the display surface is perpendicular to the optical axis of the camera. Storage means for storing a plurality of types of the background image in advance;
Remote control means for allowing the user to select and operate any one of the plurality of types of background images within the shootable range of the camera;
6. The photographic print providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control means displays a background image selected by the remote control means on the reflective display device. A background image receiving means for receiving a handwritten input of a handwritten background image from a user;
The photographic print providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit displays the handwritten background image received by the background image receiving unit on the reflective display device. A camera that captures a subject including a user, and a reflective display device that displays a background image in a region that is a shootable range of the camera and is a background of the subject,
Let the user execute the above camera shooting,
A method for providing a photographic print, comprising: printing out a photographed image including a subject photographed by the camera and a background image. A photographic print providing program for use in a computer device including a camera that shoots a subject including a user and a reflective display device that displays a background image in a region that is a shootable range of the camera and that is a background of the subject. There,
A shooting step for causing the user to perform shooting with the camera;
A photographic print providing program for causing the computer device to execute a printing step of printing out a photographed image including a subject and a background image photographed by a camera by the photographing process.

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