JP2009278534A - Photo system inside facility and photo extraction system outside facility - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically photograph, as a target, a visitor who desires photographing and wearing no wrist band, inside a facility, and to provide a photographed image to the visitor. <P>SOLUTION: Photographing is performed by a plurality of cameras 2-1 to 2-n inside a facility such as a theme park, first feature information of a face portion is extracted from photographed image data, and the photographed image data and the first feature information of the face portion are stored in a first storage device 8a of a server 8 inside the facility. At an exit of the facility, a visitor, who is leaving the facility, is photographed by a camera 5, second feature information of a face portion is extracted from photographed image data, the second feature information is transmitted to the server 8 inside the facility via a LAN 9 by a personal computer 4, photographed image data 11a-1 to 11a-3, for example, relating to the second feature information redirected via the LAN 9 are received from the server 8 inside the facility, and the photographed image data 11a-1 to 11a-3 are printed out by a printer 7. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention automatically shoots a person who wants to shoot in a facility equipped with a game machine in a site such as a theme park, and provides an image acquired by the shoot to the resident. The present invention relates to an in-facility photo system and an out-facility photo extraction system for providing an image acquired by the in-facility photo system outside the facility.

  For example, there are the following methods for providing photos to visitors in a facility such as a theme park. One method is for the theme park organizer to take pictures of the characters and the visitors together using, for example, an instant camera, and the other method is to automatically enter the visitors on a roller coaster, for example. This is a method of taking a photograph and printing an automatically photographed image when getting off a roller coaster or the like and providing it to visitors.

On the other hand, as a technique for providing photographs to visitors in a facility such as a theme park, there is, for example, Patent Document 1. In this patent document 1, a wristband in which an identification number for identifying an individual visitor is specified is attached to a visitor in a theme park, and a camera installed in the theme park receives a signal from the wristband. The photographed image is taken in response to the image, and the photographed image obtained by the photographing is stored on the server together with the identification number through the network. After returning, the visitor enters the photographed image from the server by inputting the identification number from the personal computer at home. Disclose downloading.
JP 2003-143350 A

  However, in Patent Document 1, in order to automatically photograph a visitor, a wristband must be worn by the visitor. If this wristband is not worn, a photographed image of the visitor is acquired. I couldn't. Moreover, since patent document 1 has to input an identification number from a personal computer at home when downloading a photographed image from a server, the photographed image taken at the previous entrance to the theme park and the current theme park are entered. If you want to acquire the captured image at the same time, the visitor must remember the identification number that was obtained by entering the theme park before, and if you forget the identification number, acquire the captured image Can not.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an in-facility photo system and an off-facility photo that can automatically shoot a person who wants to shoot in the facility without wearing a wristband and provide the photographed image to the entrant. To provide an extraction system.

  An in-facility photo system according to a main aspect of the present invention is provided in a facility, and is acquired at least by a first photographing unit that photographs a subject entering the facility and photographing by the first photographing unit. A first image storage unit that stores image data, and an image providing unit that extracts at least image data relating to a subject leaving the facility from the image storage unit and provides the extracted image data for the subject leaving the facility It comprises.

  An out-of-facility photo extraction system according to a main aspect of the present invention stores image data of a subject acquired by photographing by a photographing unit installed in the facility, and provides image data to a subject leaving the facility Image data is extracted from outside the in-facility photo system, and is provided outside the in-facility photo system and is stored in association with image data extracted from the in-facility photo system and recognition information for recognizing the subject A storage unit; and a terminal device connected to the image storage unit via an external line outside the facility, and extracting image data stored in the image storage unit based on the recognition information.

  According to the present invention, an in-facility photo system and an out-of-facility photo that can automatically shoot a visitor who wants to shoot in the facility without wearing a wristband and provide the photographed image to the entrant. An extraction system can be provided.

Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a configuration diagram of an in-facility photo system such as a theme park. In a facility such as a theme park, a plurality of cameras 2-1 to 2-n as the first photographing unit 1 are installed. Each of these cameras 2-1 to 2-n photographs a visitor who is a subject entering the facility.
An image providing unit 3 is installed at the exit of a facility such as a theme park. This image providing unit 3 provides each image data (hereinafter referred to as “captured image data”) acquired by photographing each of the cameras 2-1 to 2-n to the subject leaving the facility. It has a personal computer 4, a camera 5 as a second photographing unit, a cash dispenser 6 as a charge acceptance machine, and a printer 7.

An in-facility server 8 as a first image storage unit is installed in a facility such as a theme park. This in-facility server 8 stores each image data acquired by photographing with each of the cameras 2-1 to 2-n.
The cameras 2-1 to 2-n, the personal computer 4, and the in-facility server 8 are connected to each other via a local area network (LAN) 9, and can transmit and receive various data such as photographed image data. .

  More specifically, each of the plurality of cameras 2-1 to 2-n automatically detects a specific part of a visitor in the facility, for example, a face part and automatically captures the visitor including the face part. At the same time, the first feature information of the facial part is extracted from the photographed image data acquired by the photographing. In this case, each of the cameras 2-1 to 2-n performs simple photographing for detecting a facial part as pre-photographing prior to photographing (main photographing) of the visitors. In addition, the extraction of the first feature information of the face part is performed by extracting the feature of the face part by using a known face feature extraction technique, for example, a combination technique of graph matching and Gabor wavelet, etc. The feature of the part is set as the first feature information. Each of the plurality of cameras 2-1 to 2-n performs, for example, simple photographing every preset time or simple photographing every random time.

  The in-facility server 8 receives each captured image data from each of the cameras 2-1 to 2-n and the first feature information of the face part of the visitor included in the captured image data. One feature information is associated and stored in the first storage device 8a such as a memory or a database. FIG. 2 schematically shows the data structure of captured image data stored in the first storage device 8a. The in-facility server 8 stores photographed image data in the first storage device 8a in a tree structure. The face features 10-1 to 10-m, which are the first feature information, are used as parent nodes. For example, the captured image data 11a-1 to 11a-3 and 11b-1 to 11b-4 are stored in association with each other as child nodes. Further, each of the facial features 10-1 to 10-m that are parent nodes exist as sibling nodes. Therefore, for example, in each of the captured image data 11a-1 to 11a-3 associated with the face feature 10-1, the face part of the same visitor is captured.

  Further, the in-facility server 8 receives second characteristic information of the specific part of the visitor, for example, a facial part, collated by the image providing unit 3 through the LAN 9, and the second characteristic information of the facial part and the first storage. Each facial feature 10-1 to 10-m stored in the device 8a is collated, and each facial feature 10-1 to 10-m that matches the second feature information of the facial part, for example, the facial feature 10-1. Each of the captured image data 11a-1 to 11a-3 associated with is extracted, and the captured image data 11a-1 to 11a-3 are returned to the image providing unit 3 through the LAN 9.

The image providing unit 3 includes a personal computer 4. This personal computer 4 has a display 4 a and is connected to a LAN 9. A camera 5, a cash dispenser 6, and a printer 7 are connected to the personal computer 4.
Among these, the camera 5 images a visitor who intends to leave a facility such as a theme park, and extracts second feature information of the facial part from the captured image data acquired by the imaging. In the extraction of the second feature information of the face part, the feature of the face part is extracted by using a known face feature extraction technique, for example, a technique of a combination of graph matching and Gabor wavelet, as described above. This is used as the second feature information. Note that the second feature information of the face part is the same as the first feature information as long as it is captured image data acquired by photographing the same visitor.

  The cash dispenser 6 receives cash from the visitors in order to receive a photo printed out of each photographed image data acquired by photographing each camera 2-1 to 2-n in the facility. Settle the amount. The printer 7 prints the photographed image data on a recording medium such as photographic printing paper.

The personal computer 4 receives the second feature information of the visitor who wants to leave the facility from the camera 5, and transmits the second feature information to the in-facility server 8 through the LAN 9. The personal computer 4 receives photographed image data related to the second feature information returned from the in-facility server 8 through the LAN 9, for example, the photographed image data 11a-1 to 11a-3, and these photographed image data 11a. -1 to 11a-3 are printed out by the printer 7.
In this case, the personal computer 4 reduces, for example, each of the photographed image data 11a-1 to 11a-3 returned from the in-facility server 8, and displays the reduced photographed image data 11a-1 to 11a-3 as a list on the display 4a. To do. When the money is settled in the cash dispenser 6, the personal computer 4 prints out the captured image data 11 a-1 to 11 a-3 by the printer 7.

Next, an operation for providing a photograph to a visitor by the in-facility photo system configured as described above will be described.
First, each of the cameras 2-1 to 2-n performs a shooting operation according to the shooting flowchart shown in FIG. In step S11, each of the cameras 2-1 to 2-n performs shooting for acquiring a simple image for detecting the face part of the visitor.
Next, in step S12, each camera 2-1 to 2-n uses a facial feature extraction technique that is a well-known technique for each simple image data, for example, a combination technique of graph matching and Gabor wavelet. The feature of the facial part is extracted, and it is determined whether or not visitors are included in the simple image data.

As a result of the determination, if the visitor is not included in the simple image data, each of the cameras 2-1 to 2-n moves to step S16 and ends the photographing.
On the other hand, if the visitor is included in the simple image data as a result of the above determination, each camera 2-1 to 2-n moves to step S13 and automatically performs shooting (main shooting) for the visitor. Do it.
Next, in step S14, each camera 2-1 to 2-n performs a face feature extraction technique, for example, graph matching, on the captured image data acquired by shooting (main shooting) for the visitor. The feature of the facial part is extracted by using a technique of combination with the Gabor wavelet or the like, and this is used as the first feature information.
Next, in step S15, each camera 2-1 to 2-n provides the captured image data acquired by photographing (main photographing) and the first feature information of the facial part in the photographed image data via the LAN 9 as a facility. To the internal server 8.

Next, the in-facility server 8 follows the image storage flowchart shown in FIG. 4 and, in step S21, the captured image data transmitted from each of the cameras 2-1 to 2-n through the LAN 9 and the first feature information of the facial part. Receive.
Next, the in-facility server 8 is transmitted from the plurality of facial features 10-1 to 10-m and the cameras 2-1 to 2-n already stored in the first storage device 8a in step S22. The first feature information is compared, and the first feature information transmitted from each of the cameras 2-1 to 2-n is stored in the first storage device 8a. It is searched whether it exists in -10-m.

  As a result of this search, the first feature information transmitted from each of the cameras 2-1 to 2-n is included in the plurality of face features 10-1 to 10-m already stored in the first storage device 8a. If there is, the in-facility server 8 moves to step S23, and the face feature matching the first feature information transmitted from each camera 2-1 to 2-n, for example, the face feature 10-1 shown in FIG. The captured image data transmitted from each of the cameras 2-1 to 2-n as a child node of the facial feature 10-1 is stored (registered) in the first storage device 8a.

On the other hand, if the first feature information transmitted from each of the cameras 2-1 to 2-n is not in the first storage device 8a, the in-facility server 8 moves to step S22a, and a plurality of facial features 10-1 are obtained. A new face feature node of the first feature information to be a sibling node of -10-m is created.
Next, in step S23a, the in-facility server 8 sets the new facial feature node as a parent node, and the captured image data transmitted from each of the cameras 2-1 to 2-n as a child node of the facial feature node. Is stored in the first storage device 8a.

Next, when a visitor tries to leave from the exit of a facility such as a theme park, the camera 5 follows the exit photo provision flowchart shown in FIG. Photographing is performed, and second feature information of the facial part is extracted from the photographed image data acquired by the photographing. In the extraction of the second feature information of the face part, the feature of the face part is extracted by using a known face feature extraction technique, for example, a technique of a combination of graph matching and Gabor wavelet, as described above. The feature of this face part is used as the second feature information.
Next, in step S32, the personal computer 4 receives the second feature information of the face part of the visitor who is about to leave the facility from the camera 5, and transmits the second feature information to the in-facility server 8 through the LAN 9. To do.

In accordance with the server image transmission flowchart shown in FIG. 6, the in-facility server 8 receives the second feature information of the face part of the visitor transmitted from the personal computer 4 through the LAN 9 in step S41.
Next, in step S42, the in-facility server 8 includes a plurality of facial features 10-1 to 10-m already stored in the first storage device 8a and the facial parts of the visitors transmitted from the personal computer 4. The second feature information is compared with the second feature information, and the second feature information of the face part of the visitor transmitted from the personal computer 4 is already stored in the first storage device 8a. Search for whether in -m.

As a result of this search, the second feature information of the visitor's facial part transmitted from the personal computer 4 is in the plurality of facial features 10-1 to 10-m already stored in the first storage device 8a. For example, the in-facility server 8 moves to step S43 and associates it with the face feature that matches the second feature information of the face part of the visitor transmitted from the personal computer 4, for example, the face feature 10-1 shown in FIG. The stored captured image data, that is, each captured image data 11a-1 to 11a-3 that is a child node of the face feature 10-1 is read from the first storage device 8a, and these captured image data 11a-1 to 11a- are read out. 3 is returned to the personal computer 4 through the LAN 9.
As a result of the search, the second feature information of the visitor's facial part transmitted from the personal computer 4 is stored in the plurality of facial features 10-1 to 10-m already stored in the first storage device 8a. If not, the in-facility server 8 moves to step S342a and returns error information to the personal computer 4 through the LAN 9.

In step S32, the personal computer 4 transmits the second feature information of the face part of the visitor, and then receives either captured image data or error information from the in-facility server 8 in step S33. It is determined whether it is in the standby state and either one of the captured image data and the error information is received.
As a result of this determination, for example, when each captured image data 11a-1 to 11a-3 is received from the in-facility server 8, the personal computer 4 receives the received captured image data 11a-1 to 11a-3 in step S34. The reduced photographed image data 11a-1 to 11a-3 are displayed as a list on the display 4a.

Next, in step S35, the personal computer 4 arrives at the cash dispenser 6 in order to receive a photograph of each reduced photographed image data 11a-1 to 11a-3 displayed as a list on the display 4a. It is determined whether or not the person has made cash.
As a result of this determination, when a visitor puts cash into the cash thrower 6, the cash thrower 6 receives cash from the visitor and settles the amount. When the personal computer 4 determines in step S36 that the money has been settled in the cash dispenser 6, the printer 7 prints out the captured image data 11a-1 to 11a-3. Thereby, each photograph of each photographed image data 11a-1 to 11a-3 printed out by the printer 7 is provided to the visitors.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, the first characteristic information of the facial part is obtained from the photographed image data by photographing with the plurality of cameras 2-1 to 2-n in the facility such as the theme park. Are stored in the first storage device 8a of the in-facility server 8 so that visitors who leave the facility at the exit of the facility can see the camera 5 at the exit of the facility. And the second feature information of the facial part is extracted from the photographed image data, and the second feature information is transmitted by the personal computer 4 to the in-facility server 8 through the LAN 9 and returned from the in-facility server 8 through the LAN 9. For example, each captured image data 11 a-1 to 11 a-3 related to the second feature information coming is received, and these captured image data 11 a-1 to 11 a-3 are received by the printer 7. To printed output. As a result, visitors to facilities such as theme parks automatically shoot for those who wish to shoot in the facility without wearing a wristband, print out the captured image, and Can provide photos to visitors.

Each camera 2-1 to 2-n performs a simple shooting for detecting a facial part as a pre-shooting at every arbitrary time prior to the shooting of the visitors (main shooting). It is not necessary to provide a function for detecting. Then, when the features of the facial part of the visitor are extracted by the simple photographing, the first storage device associates the photographed image data with the first characteristic information of the facial part by photographing the attendee (main photographing). Since it is stored in 8a, it is possible to automatically store (register) the captured image data of the visitors and the first feature information of the facial part.
Further, for example, the corresponding captured image data 11a-1 to 11a-3 are extracted from the in-facility server 8 based on the second characteristic information of the face part of the visitor who is about to leave from the exit of the facility, and printed out. Therefore, it is possible to automatically provide photographs to visitors at the exit of the facility.

  Since all the photographed image data 11a-1 to 11a-3 in which the visitor is photographed are displayed in a list on the display 4a of the personal computer 4, the attendee confirms whether or not he / she has been photographed and prints it out. can do. If the visitor himself / herself has not been photographed, the printout of the photographed image data can be stopped.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.
FIG. 7 shows a configuration diagram of an in-facility photo system such as a theme park. This in-facility photo system includes an out-facility photo extraction system 20. This out-of-facility photo extraction system 20 is provided outside a facility such as a theme park, extracts photographed image data relating to visitors of the facility such as a theme park from the in-facility server 8, and uses the extracted photographed image data as, for example, It functions as an out-of-facility image providing unit for providing to a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a home personal computer) 21 as a terminal device provided at the home of a person entering a facility such as a theme park.

The outside facility photo extraction system 20 includes an external server 22 as a second image storage unit. This external server 22 is connected to a LAN 9 in a facility such as a theme park, and between the cameras 2-1 to 2-n of the facility photo system, the personal computer 4, and the server 8 in the facility through this LAN 9. Various data such as photographed image data can be transmitted and received with each other.
When the external server 22 receives the second feature information of the face part of the visitor sent from the personal computer 4 of the in-facility photo system, the personal recognition information corresponding to the second feature information, for example, a password, Personal recognition information composed of the ID is created and returned to the personal computer 4.
The external server 22 receives each captured image data and the first feature information of the face part of the visitor included in the captured image data from the in-facility server 8, and associates the captured image data with the first feature information. For example, the data is stored in the second storage device 22a such as a memory or a database.
FIG. 8 schematically shows the data structure of captured image data stored in the second storage device 22a. The external server 22 stores photographed image data in the second storage device 22a in a tree structure, and stores the individual recognition information (password and ID) 23-1 to 23-j corresponding to the first feature information as a parent. For example, each of the captured image data 24a-1 to 24a-3 and 24b-1 to 24b-4 is stored in association with the parent node as a child node. Further, the individual recognition information (password and ID) 23-1 to 23-j which are parent nodes exist as sibling nodes. Therefore, for example, in each of the captured image data 24a-1 to 24a-3 associated with the personal recognition information (password and ID) 23-1, the face part of the same visitor is captured.

  Further, when the external server 22 receives the personal identification information (password and ID) from the home personal computer 21, the external server 22 stores the captured image data 24a-1 to 24a-3 corresponding to the personal identification information (password and ID). 2 is extracted from the second storage device 22a, and the reduced image data 24a-1 to 24a-3 obtained by reducing the image data 24a-1 to 24a-3 is returned to the home personal computer 21.

  The home personal computer 21 is connected to an external server 22 via an external line outside a facility such as a theme park, so-called public line 25. The home personal computer 21 has a display 21a. The home personal computer 21 receives billing information such as credit information, for example, and receives personal identification information (password and ID) that has visited a facility such as a theme park, for example. The captured image data 24a-1 to 24a-3 stored in the external server 22 are extracted based on (ID).

Next, an operation for providing a photograph to a visitor by the in-facility photo system having the outside photo extraction system 20 configured as described above will be described.
First, each camera 2-1 to 2-n automatically sends visitors to each camera 2-1 to 2-n in a facility such as a theme park, as shown in the shooting flowchart shown in FIG. The facial features are extracted from the captured image data acquired by the imaging and used as first feature information, and the captured image data and the first feature information are transmitted to the in-facility server 8 through the LAN 9. To do. Since the photographing operations of these cameras 2-1 to 2-n are the same as those in the first embodiment, detailed description thereof is omitted.

Next, in the in-facility server 8, the first feature information transmitted from each of the cameras 2-1 to 2-n is stored in the in-facility server 8 as in the image storage flowchart shown in FIG. A plurality of facial features 10-1 to 10-m already stored in one storage device 8a are searched for, and as a result of this search, they are transmitted from the respective cameras 2-1 to 2-n. If the first feature information is in the plurality of facial features 10-1 to 10-m already stored in the first storage device 8a, the first feature information transmitted from each camera 2-1 to 2-n is transmitted. The captured image data is stored (registered) in the first storage device 8a in association with the face feature that matches the feature information of one, and if the first feature information is not in the first storage device 8a, a new face is stored. A feature node is created, and the captured image data is associated with the new face feature in the first storage device. Saved in the 8a (registers). Since the image data storing operation is the same as that in the first embodiment, detailed description thereof is omitted.
Next, in accordance with the flowchart for providing personal recognition information shown in FIG. 9, the camera 5 photographs a visitor who is about to leave from the exit of a facility such as a theme park in step S101, and the photographed image data acquired by the photographing is captured. To extract second feature information of the facial part. In the extraction of the second feature information of the face part, the feature of the face part is extracted by using a known face feature extraction technique, for example, a technique of a combination of graph matching and Gabor wavelet, as described above. The feature of the face part is set as second feature information.
Next, the personal computer 4 receives the second feature information of the face part of the visitor who is going to leave the facility from the camera 5 and transmits the second feature information to the external server 22 through the LAN 9.

On the other hand, the external server 22 receives the second feature information of the face part of the visitor transmitted from the personal computer 4 in step S111 according to the operation flowchart of the external server shown in FIG.
Next, in step S112, the external server 22 transmits the received second feature information of the visitor's face part to the in-facility server 8 and performs imaging corresponding to the second feature information of the visitor's face part. An inquiry is made as to whether the image data is stored in the in-facility server 8.

  In response to an inquiry from the external server 22, the in-facility server 8 returns the captured image data to the external server 22 if the captured image data corresponding to the second feature information of the face part of the visitor is stored. To do. If the captured image data is not stored, the in-facility server 8 returns error information to the external server 22.

  In step S113, the external server 22 determines whether it is the photographed image data returned from the in-facility server 8. If the photographed image data is received as a result of this determination, the external server 22 proceeds to step S114, and the second feature information of the face part of the visitor transmitted from the personal computer 4 is stored in the second storage layer device 22a. For example, it is determined whether or not the personal identification information (password and ID) 23-1 to 23-j as shown in FIG. If the external server 22 does not receive the captured image data but receives error information, the external server 22 proceeds to step S113a, transmits the error information to the personal computer 4, and ends.

As a result of the above determination, the personal identification information (password and ID) 23-1 to 23-j in which the second characteristic information of the visitor's face part has been stored before, for example, the personal identification information (password and ID) shown in FIG. If it matches the node of ID) 23-1, the external server 22 proceeds to step S116, and uses the captured image data transmitted from the in-facility server 8 as a child node of the personal identification information (password and ID) 23-1. Save (register) in the second storage device 22a.
Next, the external server 22 transmits the personal identification information (password and ID) 23-1 of the parent node stored in the second storage device 22a to the personal computer 4 in step S117.

On the other hand, if the second feature information transmitted from the personal computer 4 is not stored in the second storage device 22a, the external server 22 proceeds to step S115, and a plurality of pieces of personal identification information (password and ID) 23 are obtained. A node for new personal identification information (password and ID) which is a sibling node of −1 to 23-j is created.
Next, in step S116, the external server 22 sets the new face feature node as a parent node, and uses the captured image data transmitted from the in-facility server 8 as a child node of the face feature node in the second storage device. Save (register) in 22a.
Next, the external server 22 transmits the personal recognition information (password and ID) of the new parent node stored in the second storage device 22a to the personal computer 4 in step S117.

  Next, after transmitting the second feature information to the external server 22 in step S101, the personal computer 4 determines whether or not personal identification information (password and ID) has been received from the external server 22 in step S102. to decide. If the personal computer 4 receives error information without receiving the personal identification information (password and ID) from the external server 22, the personal computer 4 proceeds to step S102a and displays the error information on the display 4a. Then, the personal computer 4 cancels the password and ID printout.

  If personal identification information (password and ID) is received as a result of the determination, the personal computer 4 prints out the personal identification information (password and ID) transmitted from the external server 22 by the printer 7 in step S103. As a result, the password and ID printed out by the printer 7 are provided to visitors who want to leave the facility.

  Thereafter, a visitor who leaves the facility can receive photographed image data using the home personal computer 21 at home, for example. That is, the home personal computer 21 performs the input operation of the personal identification information (password and ID) provided when attempting to leave the facility in step S121 in accordance with the operation flowchart of the home personal computer 21 shown in FIG. Upon receipt, the personal identification information (password and ID) is transmitted to the external server 22 through the public line 25.

  On the other hand, the external server 22 receives personal identification information (password and ID) from the home personal computer 21 through the public line 25 in step S131 according to the operation flowchart between the home personal computer and the external server shown in FIG. In the next step S132, it is checked whether or not the captured image data corresponding to the personal identification information (password and ID) is stored in the second storage device 22a.

  As a result of this check, if the captured image data corresponding to the personal recognition information (password and ID) is stored in the second storage device 22a, the external server 22 moves to step S133, for example as shown in FIG. The captured image data 24 a-1 to 24 a-3 corresponding to the personal identification information (password and ID) 23-1 is read out, the captured image data 24 a-1 to 24 a-3 is reduced, and the home personal data is transmitted through the public line 25. It transmits to the computer 21. If the captured image data corresponding to the personal identification information (password and ID) is stored in the second storage device 22a, the external server 22 moves to step S133a and transmits error information to the home personal computer 21. To do.

Again, the home personal computer 21 transmits the personal identification information (password and ID) in step S121, and then in step S122, the reduced photographed image data 24a-1 to 24a-3 or error information is sent from the external server 22. It is determined whether any one of them is received and whether any one of the captured image data and the error information is received.
As a result of the determination, when receiving the reduced photographed image data 24a-1 to 24a-3 from the external server 22, the home personal computer 21 receives the respective reduced photographed image data 24a-1 to 24a-3 in step S123. Are displayed in a list on the display 21a. When the error information is received, the home personal computer 21 displays the error information on the display 21a in step S122a.

Next, in step S124, the home personal computer 21 receives, for example, credit information from the public line 25 in order to receive the photographs of the reduced photographed image data 24a-1 to 24a-3 displayed as a list on the display 21a. It is determined whether it is transmitted to the external server 22 through
If the credit information is transmitted as a result of this determination, the home personal computer 21 proceeds to step S125 and waits to receive the captured image data 24a-1 to 24a-3 from the external server 22. If the credit information is not transmitted, the process ends.

When the external server 22 receives the credit information from the home personal computer 21 in step S134 shown in FIG. 12 again, the external server 22 proceeds to step S135, and uses the non-reduced captured image data 24a-1 to 24a-3 for home use. It transmits to the personal computer 21.
However, the home personal computer 21 receives the non-reduced captured image data 24a-1 to 24a-3 from the external server 22 through the public line 25 in step S125 shown in FIG.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, the photographed image data relating to the visitors of the facility such as the theme park is extracted from the in-facility server 8 and stored in the external server 22. Since the stored image data is read out from the external server 22 by the home personal computer 21 provided at the home of a visitor to a facility such as a theme park, for example, the above-described first embodiment In addition to being able to achieve the same effect, by inputting personal recognition information consisting of a password and ID provided at the exit of a facility such as a theme park from the home personal computer 21, for example, photographed image data at home 24a-1 to 24a-3 can be provided.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the external server 22 stores the captured image data 24a-1 to 24a-3 and 24b-1 to 24b-4 in association with the individual recognition information 23-1 to 23-j. In addition to the captured image data captured when entering a facility such as a theme park this time, all the captured image data previously captured when entering a facility such as a theme park also have the same personal recognition information 23-. 1 to 23-j can be stored. Therefore, it is not limited to the photographed image data photographed when entering a facility such as a theme park this time just by inputting the password and ID of each personal recognition information 23-1 to 23-j into the home personal computer 21. In addition, it is possible to receive all of the photographed image data photographed when entering a facility such as a theme park before.

  Since the display 21a of the home personal computer 21 displays a list of all the photographed image data 24a-1 to 24a-3, etc., taken by persons who have experienced entrance to facilities such as theme parks, It can be printed out after confirming whether or not it is photographed. If the visitor himself / herself has not been photographed, the printout of the photographed image data can be stopped.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. In addition, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of components disclosed in the embodiment. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment. Furthermore, constituent elements over different embodiments may be appropriately combined.

The block diagram which shows 1st Embodiment of the in-facility photo system which concerns on this invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a data structure of captured image data stored in a first image storage unit in the system. The imaging | photography flowchart in the same system. The image storage flowchart in the same system. The exit photograph provision flowchart in the same system. The server image transmission flowchart in the same system. The block diagram which shows 2nd Embodiment provided with the photo extraction system outside a facility in the photo system in a facility which concerns on this invention. The schematic diagram which shows the data structure of the picked-up image data preserve | saved at the 2nd memory | storage device in the same system. A flow chart for providing personal recognition information in the system. The operation | movement flowchart of the external server in the same system. The operation | movement flowchart of the home personal computer in the same system. The operation | movement flowchart with the home personal computer and external server in the same system.

Explanation of symbols

  1: First imaging unit, 2-1 to 2-n: Camera, 3: Image providing unit, 4: Personal computer, 4a: Display, 5: Camera, 6: Cash-in machine, 7: Printer, 8: Facility Internal server, 9: local area network (LAN), 8a: first storage device, 10-1 to 10-m: facial features, 11a-1 to 11a-3, 11b-1 to 11b-4: captured image data 20: Photo extraction system outside the facility, 21: Personal computer for home use, 21a: Display, 22: External server, 22a: Second storage device, 23-1 to 23-j: Personal recognition information, 24a-1 to 24a -3, 24b-1 to 24b-4: photographed image data, 25: public line.

Claims (23)

A first imaging unit that is installed in the facility and photographs a subject that is entering the facility;
A first image storage unit that stores at least image data acquired by imaging of the first imaging unit;
An image providing unit that extracts at least the image data relating to the subject leaving the facility from the image storage unit and provides the extracted image data to the subject leaving the facility;
An in-facility photo system characterized by comprising:   The first imaging unit detects a specific part of the subject, images the subject, and extracts first feature information of the specific part from the image data acquired by the imaging. The in-facility photo system according to claim 1, wherein:   The in-facility photo system according to claim 2, wherein the first imaging unit detects a face part as the specific part of the subject.   The in-facility photo system according to claim 1, wherein the first photographing unit performs photographing every arbitrary time.   The first image storage unit receives the image data and the first feature information from the photographing unit, and stores the image data and the first feature information in association with each other. 2. In-facility photo system according to 2.   The said image provision part collates the specific site | part of the said subject leaving from the said facility, and provides the said image data to the said subject leaving from the said facility based on the said specific site | part. In-facility photo system.   The in-facility photo system according to claim 6, wherein the image providing unit detects a face part as the specific part of the subject.   The first image storage unit receives second feature information of the specific part of the subject collated by the image providing unit, and associates the second feature information with the second feature information matching the second feature information. The in-facility photo system according to claim 6, wherein the image data is extracted.   The image providing unit includes a second imaging unit that images the subject leaving the facility and extracts the second feature information of the specific part from the image data acquired by the imaging. The in-facility photo system according to claim 8.   The in-facility photo system according to claim 1, wherein the image providing unit provides the image data to the subject when charged.   The in-facility photo system according to claim 10, wherein the image providing unit prints the image data and provides the image data to the subject.   The in-facility photo system according to claim 1, wherein the first photographing unit, the first image storage unit, and the image providing unit are connected to each other via a network so as to be able to transmit and receive data. . The first photographing unit has a plurality of photographing devices that photograph the subject leaving the facility,
The first image storage unit includes a server that stores at least the image data and first feature information of a specific part of the subject in association with each other,
The image providing unit is acquired by photographing a second photographing unit that photographs the subject leaving the facility, a charging acceptance unit that receives a charge, a printer that prints the image data, and a photographing by the second photographing unit. Extracting at least the image data relating to the subject leaving the facility from the image storage unit based on the second feature information and the first feature information of the specific part extracted from the image data obtained And a computer for printing out the image data by the printer,
The in-facility photo system according to claim 12. An off-facility image providing unit provided outside the facility, for extracting the image data relating to the subject from the first image storage unit, and providing the extracted image data to the subject;
The in-facility photo system according to claim 1, further comprising:   The off-facility image providing unit includes a second image storage unit that stores the image data extracted from the first image storage unit in association with recognition information for recognizing the subject. The in-facility photo system according to claim 14. The second image storage unit is connected to the terminal device of the subject via an external line outside the facility,
The terminal device can extract the image data stored in the second image storage unit based on the recognition information.
The in-facility photo system according to claim 15.   16. The in-facility photo system according to claim 15, wherein the second image storage unit provides the image data to the subject when charged.   18. The in-facility photo system according to claim 17, wherein the second image storage unit provides the subject with reduced image data obtained by reducing the image data before receiving the charge. The second image storage unit includes an external server that stores at least the image data and recognition information for recognizing the subject in association with each other,
The terminal device is connected to the external server via the external line outside the facility, and when charged, can extract the image data stored in the external server based on the recognition information. is there,
The in-facility photo system according to claim 16. The image data of the subject acquired by photographing by the photographing unit installed in the facility is stored, and the image data is provided from outside the facility photo system that provides the image data to the subject leaving the facility. In the outside photo extraction system to extract,
An image storage unit that is provided outside the in-facility photo system and stores the image data extracted from the in-facility photo system and recognition information for recognizing the subject;
A terminal device connected to the image storage unit via an external line outside the facility, and extracting the image data stored in the image storage unit based on the recognition information;
An out-of-facility photo extraction system comprising:   The terminal device can extract the image data stored in the image storage unit based on the recognition information when the terminal device charges the facility photo system. 20. The off-facility photo extraction system according to 20.   21. The out-of-facility photo extraction system according to claim 20, wherein the image storage unit transmits reduced image data obtained by reducing the image data to the terminal device before receiving the charge.   21. The outside-facility photo extraction system according to claim 20, wherein the image storage unit includes an external server that stores at least the image data.

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