JP2007027835A - Certificate photo generating method and certificate photo generating system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a certificate photo generating system without the need for troublesome edit operations in the case of generating a certificate photo. <P>SOLUTION: The certificate photo generating system includes: a certificate photo data generating apparatus 10 including a CPU that receives certificate photo designation data for designating a size of a certificate photo or a type of the certificate photo by operation entry means (106, 108), detects a partial image of a region including a face and head part of a person in an image when the image including the portrait being an object for generating the certificate photo is selected, displays a display region of the certificate photo on a display section 108 in response to the designated type of the certificate photo or the designated size of the certificate photo, applies image processing to the partial image so that the vertical direction of the face in the display region is coincident with the vertical direction of the face in the partial image and the size and the position of the face are matched with those in the display region, and generates the certificate photo data; and a printer 20 that captures the certificate photo data outputted from the certificate photo data generating apparatus, applies print processing to the certificate photo data, and prints out the certificate photo. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an ID photo creation method and ID photo creation system for creating and printing an ID photo using an image taken with a digital camera.

Some printers have a function of printing an ID photo on a printing apparatus such as a digital printing apparatus that handles images from a digital camera. In such a conventional printing device, when creating an ID photo, in the operation of displaying a photographed image of a person on the screen of the display device and assigning the face portion of the image to the ID photo frame on the screen, Determine by rotating, enlarging / reducing, moving up / down / left / right of the image. These editing operations are repeated until the face is the right size and position in the frame.
The up-down direction of the captured image (original image) and the up-down direction of the face in the frame do not match, and in the case of a horizontally oriented image, an operation of rotating 90 degrees is required.

Further, in order to appropriately arrange the face portion of the image in the frame displayed on the screen of the display device, editing operations such as enlargement / reduction and movement are required. Like the passport ID photo, the position of the face photo in the frame is specified, and there are things that must be properly matched.
There has also been proposed an ID photo creation system that can easily create various ID photos (see, for example, Patent Document 1). This is an ID photo creation system comprising a digital camera with ID photo data creation function and a printing device that inputs ID photo data output from the digital camera and prints out the input ID photo data.
JP 2005-033501 A

As described above, in the ID photo creation system such as a conventional digital printing apparatus, when creating the ID photo, it is troublesome to adjust by performing editing operations such as rotation, enlargement / reduction, and up / down / left / right movement of the original image. It took a lot of time and was troublesome.
In the ID photo creation system described in Patent Document 1, a rectangular frame for ID photo and an ellipse frame for specifying the face size are displayed on the display means of the digital camera, and the user takes the ID photo. When shooting, it is necessary to shoot so that the person to be photographed enters the rectangular frame and the face of the person to be photographed enters the ellipse frame. Yes.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and it is not necessary to take a photograph taking into account the creation of the ID photo, and the ID photo that does not require a complicated editing operation when creating the ID photo An object is to provide a creation method and an ID photo creation system.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention described in claim 1 is an ID photo creation method for generating an ID photo from an image including a person image to be an ID photo, and printing it out. A first step of reading data, a second step of inputting ID photo designation data for specifying the size of the ID photo or the type of ID photo by the operation input means, and the image read in the first step A third step of displaying an image from the data; a fourth step of selecting an image including a person image to be created as an ID photo from the images displayed on the display unit by the operation input unit; A fifth step of detecting a partial image of a region including the face and head portion of the person in the image selected in the step; the type of ID photo designated by the operation input means; Or a sixth step of displaying the display area of the ID photo on the display unit by the processing unit according to the specified size, and the vertical direction of the face of the detected partial image by the processing unit. Then, the image is rotated, enlarged / reduced, and moved as necessary so that the vertical direction of the face matches in the display area of the ID photo and the size and position of the face fit in the display area. And generating the ID photo data, displaying the ID photo frame in the display area of the display means, and printing the ID photo data output from the processing means by the printer, And an eighth step of printing a photograph.

  The invention described in claim 2 is the ID photo creation method according to claim 1, wherein the position of the ID photo displayed in the display area of the display means is a result desired by the user. If the desired result is obtained, the process proceeds to the eighth step. If the desired result is not obtained, the ID photo image displayed in the display area is enlarged / reduced and moved slightly. It has a ninth step of obtaining a desired result by performing the adjustment and shifting to the eighth step.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the ID photo creation method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the background of the person image is plain and uniform, and the face is near the center of the frame corresponding to the display area. An image that satisfies the condition of being large to some extent is set as a target image to be used for the ID photo.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an ID photo creation system for generating an ID photo from an image including a person image to be an ID photo and printing it out, an image input means for reading image data, an ID Operation input means for selecting ID photo designation data for designating photo size or ID photo type, and first storage means for storing ID photo size data corresponding to the ID photo type in advance A second storage means for temporarily storing data obtained by processing the image data; a display means for displaying an image to be an ID photo target and a display area for the designated ID photo; and a certification by the operation input means ID photo designation data for designating the size of the photo or the type of ID photo is input, and the image data includes an image including a person image for which ID photo creation is made. When selected, a partial image of an area including the face and head portion of the person in the image is detected, and the display area of the ID photo is displayed on the display means according to the type or size of the specified ID photo And the vertical direction of the face matches in the display area of the ID photo according to the vertical direction of the face of the detected partial image, and the size and position of the face are adapted to the display area. An ID photo comprising: processing means for performing image processing to generate ID photo data; and a printer for taking ID photo data output from the processing means, printing and printing ID photo data Creation system.

  Further, the invention according to claim 5 is the ID photo creation system according to claim 4, wherein the background of the person image is plain and uniform, and the face is located near the center of the frame corresponding to the display area. An image satisfying the condition of large is a target image used for the ID photo.

  As described above, according to the ID photo creation method and ID photo creation system according to the present invention, the face area or image area of the human image in the image that is the target of the ID photo is automatically (face detection software). Detect the size of the ID photo to be printed based on the data, and perform image processing (rotation, enlargement / reduction, movement) so that the result conforms to the standard, and position the person's face at the appropriate position. Since the ID photo arranged on the screen is created and printed, the user can reduce or eliminate operations of rotation, enlargement / reduction, and movement of the image.

  In addition, according to the ID photo creation method and ID photo creation system according to the present invention, the image used for the ID photo is simple and inexpensive on the condition that the background is plain and uniform and the face is located in the center. The software for face detection can be adopted and the cost can be reduced.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an external configuration of an ID photo creation system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the ID photo creation system 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes an ID photo data generation device 10 and a printer 20 connected via a cable 40.

The electrical configuration of the ID photo creation system 1 is shown in FIG. In the figure, the ID photo creation system 1 has an ID photo data generation device 10 and a printer (PRT) 20, and the ID photo data generation device 10 generates ID photo data from an image selected by the user. It has a function.
The printer 20 has a function of taking the ID photo data output from the ID photo data generating device 10 and printing the ID photo.

The ID photo data generation apparatus 10 includes a CPU 100, an auxiliary storage device 102, a RAM 104, an input unit 106, a display unit 108, and an interface 110, which are connected to each other via a bus 120. ing.
For example, the input unit 106 and the display unit 108 are configured by a touch panel in the present embodiment. The touch panel is provided with various operation buttons for image editing, and displays various data such as a menu screen, an ID photo target image, an ID photo display area, and an edited image. The input unit 106 and the display unit 108 correspond to the operation input unit of the present invention, and the display unit 108 corresponds to the display unit of the present invention.

The operation buttons include a rotation operation button for rotating the image, a movement operation button for moving the image, an enlargement / reduction button for enlarging or reducing the image, an OK button for confirming the operation result, and a button for canceling the operation result. Operation buttons such as an NG button are provided.
The interface 110 includes a connector and a cable to which a memory card 30 in which image data photographed by a digital camera is recorded is attached, and has a function of converting image data read from the memory card into a predetermined format. The interface 110 corresponds to an image input unit of the present invention.

  The auxiliary storage device 102 stores various control programs including face detection software for detecting the image area of the face or head portion of the human image in the image and fixed data. As the fixed data, the type of ID photo ( ID photo size data corresponding to a license, passport, etc. is stored. The auxiliary storage device 102 corresponds to the first storage means of the present invention.

The RAM 104 stores image data read from the memory card 30 and stores processed data of the image that is the target of the ID photo. The RAM 104 corresponds to the second storage unit of the present invention.
In this embodiment, an image that satisfies the condition that the background of the human image is plain and uniform, the face is located near the center of the frame corresponding to the display area, and is somewhat large is used for the ID photo. I try to make it an image. That is, based on the premise that a face photo image that is used for an ID photo is used, only the target image that satisfies the above conditions is actually used as the ID photo used in the system. Yes.

  The CPU 100 controls each unit by executing a program stored in the auxiliary storage device 102. In other words, the CPU 100 receives the ID photo designation data for designating the size of the ID photo or the type of ID photo via the input unit 106 (touch panel), and the person image that is the target of ID photo creation among the image data. When an image including is selected, a partial image of an area including a human face and head in the image is detected and executed by executing face detection software stored in the auxiliary storage device 102. The display area of the ID photo is displayed on the display unit 108 (touch panel) according to the type or size of the ID photo, and the ID is displayed according to the vertical direction of the face of the detected partial image. Rotate, enlarge / reduce, and move the image so that the vertical direction of the face matches in the photo display area, and the size and position of the face fits in the display area It performs the processing as necessary, to generate the identification photograph data, and displays the frame of the ID photo based on the identification photograph data on the display area of the display unit 108. The CPU 100 corresponds to the processing means of the present invention.

  Next, the operation of the ID photo creation system according to the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. In these drawings, it is determined whether or not the memory card 30 is attached to a connector (not shown) provided in the ID photo data generation apparatus 10 (step 200), and when the memory card 30 is attached to the connector. The CPU 100 captures the image data recorded on the memory card 30 into the RAM 104 via the interface 110 (step 201).

Next, when the ID photo designation data for designating the size of the ID photo or the type of ID photo is input by the user through the input unit 106, that is, by operating the touch panel, the ID photo designation data is stored in the RAM 104. (Step 202). The image data read from the memory card 30 to the RAM 104 and stored therein is read out, the image corresponding to the display unit 108 is displayed, and the image used as the ID photo from the plurality of images displayed on the display screen by the user Is selected (step 203).
The CPU 100 detects an image area (partial image) including the face or head portion of the person image and the peripheral area in the selected image (step 204).

  Next, the size data of the ID photo designated by the user in step 202 is read from the auxiliary storage device 102 when the type of ID photo is specified, or from the RAM 104 when the size of the ID photo is directly input, and displayed on the display unit. An ID photo display area is set and displayed on the screen 108 (step 206). Next, the length of the face of the person when the partial image that is the target image of the ID photo on the display area is displayed is calculated (step 207).

  Next, image processing is performed so that the detected partial image is adapted to the display area set on the screen of the display unit 108 (step 208). That is, according to the vertical orientation of the face of the detected partial image, the image is displayed so that the vertical direction of the face matches in the display area of the ID photo, and the size and position of the face fit in the display area. Processing such as rotation, enlargement / reduction, movement, center line alignment, etc. is performed. After this process is completed, an image is displayed in the display area (step 209).

It is determined whether or not the displayed image is suitable as an ID photo (step 210). If the displayed image is suitable as the ID photo, that is, the result desired by the user, the process proceeds to step 212.
If the displayed image is not suitable as an ID photo, that is, different from the result desired by the user, fine adjustment of the image arrangement by the user operates various operation buttons for rotating, enlarging / reducing, and moving. This is performed until a desired result is obtained, and the desired result is obtained and the process proceeds to the next step 212 (step 211).

In step 212, the user designates the number of prints (step 212). Next, it is determined whether or not the designated number of prints is sufficient (step 213). Based on the processing data image-processed in step 208, that is, based on the processing data of image rotation, enlargement / reduction, and movement, an image area necessary as an ID photo is cut out from the original image (step 214). At this time, the face is positioned at the center of the display area of the display unit 106.
Next, the image is enlarged / reduced so as to be adapted to the frame on the printing paper at the time of printing, adapted to the printing area of printing, and the ID photo is printed out (step 215).
The background of the person image may be plain or uniform.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the image area of the face or head of the person image in the image that is the target of the ID photo is automatically detected (using the face detection software), and the data is Image processing (rotation, enlargement / reduction, movement) to produce results that conform to the size and standard of the ID photo to be printed on the ID photo, and create and print the ID photo with the person's face positioned at an appropriate position As a result, it is not necessary to take a photo in consideration of the creation of the ID photo in order to obtain the ID photo image, and a complicated editing operation is not required when creating the ID photo.
In addition, the image area of the face or head of the human figure in the image that is the target of the ID photo is automatically detected, and image processing is performed so that the result conforms to the size and criteria of the ID photo to be printed based on the data. The user can once confirm the result of (rotation, enlargement / reduction, movement). If the user's desired result cannot be obtained, the user can obtain the desired result by enlarging / reducing the image and fine-tuning the movement. Thus, there is also an effect that there is no adverse effect compared with the prior art even if it fails to detect the image area of the face or head of the person image in the image that is the subject of the ID photo.
Furthermore, in the present embodiment, an image that satisfies the condition that the background of the human image is plain and uniform, the face is located near the center of the frame corresponding to the display area, and is somewhat large is used for the ID photo. Since it was made into an image, that is, based on the premise that a face photo image that is originally used for an ID photo is used, the target image as an ID photo used in the system satisfies the above conditions However, it is possible to cope with even simple and inexpensive face detection software.

The perspective view which shows the external appearance structure of the ID photo production system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of an ID photo creation system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The flowchart which shows operation | movement of the ID photograph preparation system which concerns on embodiment of this invention shown in FIG. The flowchart which shows operation | movement of the ID photograph preparation system which concerns on embodiment of this invention shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... ID photo production system, 10 ... ID photo data generation apparatus, 20 ... Printer, 30 ... Memory card, 40 ... Cable, 100 ... CPU, 102 ... Auxiliary storage device, 104 ... RAM, 106 ... Input part, 108 ... Display Part, 110 ... interface

Claims (5)

An ID photo creation method that creates an ID photo from an image including a person image that is the subject of the ID photo and prints it out.
A first step of reading image data by an image input means;
A second step of selecting ID photo designation data for designating the size of the ID photo or the type of ID photo by the operation input means;
A third step of displaying an image from the image data read in the first step;
A fourth step of selecting, by the operation input means, an image including a person image for which ID photo creation is to be performed among images displayed on the display means;
A fifth step of detecting a partial image of a region including the face and head portion of the person in the image selected in the fourth step;
A sixth step of displaying the display area of the ID photo on the display means by the processing means according to the type of the ID photo specified by the operation input means or the specified size;
The processing means matches the vertical direction of the face in the display area of the ID photo according to the vertical direction of the face of the detected partial image, and the size and position of the face are adapted to the display area. A seventh step of performing image processing such as rotation, enlargement / reduction, and movement as necessary, generating ID photo data, and displaying the ID photo frame in the display area of the display means; ,
An eighth step of capturing the ID photo data output from the processing means by the printer, printing the ID photo data, and printing the ID photo;
A method for creating an ID photo, comprising:   Further, it is confirmed whether or not the position of the ID photo displayed in the display area of the display means is the result desired by the user. If the result is the desired result, the process proceeds to the eighth step, and the desired result is obtained. If not, the desired result is obtained by enlarging / reducing and finely adjusting the image of the ID photo displayed in the display area, and the ninth step moves to the eighth step. The ID photo creation method according to claim 1, wherein:   An image satisfying the condition that the background of the human figure is plain and uniform, the face is located near the center of the frame corresponding to the display area, and is somewhat large is used as the target image to be used for the ID photo The ID photo creation method according to claim 1 or 2. An ID photo creation system that creates an ID photo from an image including a person image to be an ID photo, and prints it out.
Image input means for reading image data;
Operation input means for selecting ID photo specification data for specifying ID photo size or ID photo type,
First storage means for storing ID photo size data corresponding to the type of ID photo in advance;
Second storage means for temporarily storing data obtained by processing the image data;
A display means for displaying an image to be an ID photo and a display area of the specified ID photo;
ID photo designation data for designating the size of the ID photo or the type of ID photo is input by the operation input means, and an image including a person image for ID photo creation is selected from the image data. And detecting a partial image of an area including the face and head portion of the person in the image, and displaying the display area of the ID photo on the display means according to the type or size of the specified ID photo At the same time, the vertical direction of the face is matched in the display area of the ID photo according to the vertical direction of the face of the detected partial image, and the size and position of the face are adapted to the display area. Processing means for performing image processing and generating ID photo data;
A printer that captures and prints ID photo data output from the processing means, and prints the ID photo;
An ID photo creation system characterized by comprising: An image satisfying the condition that the background of the human figure is plain and uniform, the face is located near the center of the frame corresponding to the display area, and is somewhat large is used as the target image to be used for the ID photo The ID photo creation system according to claim 4.

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