JP2012163857A - Identification photograph taking apparatus and identification photograph taking system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an identification photograph taking apparatus capable of easily reusing image information obtained by photographing.SOLUTION: An identification photograph taking apparatus 10 includes: a photographing device 18 for photographing a subject to obtain image information; and temporary storage means 32 for temporarily storing the image information obtained by the photographing device 18. The obtained image information is transmitted to a mobile phone 60 wirelessly by transmission means 41. A subject image corresponding to the image information is printed by a printer 19. And the image information stored by the temporary storage means 32 is deleted after the image information is transmitted to the mobile phone 60.

Description

  The present invention relates to an ID photo photographing apparatus capable of communicating with a portable electronic device. The present invention also relates to a photography system including an identification photograph photographing apparatus and a portable electronic device that can communicate with the identification photograph photographing apparatus.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a box-type ID photo photographing device for taking an ID photo or the like to be attached to a license, passport, resume, or the like is known. In the ID photo shooting apparatus, a user, that is, a subject is shot, and the obtained subject image is printed.

  In recent years, with the development and widespread use of digital cameras, electronic information of subject images obtained by photographing can be easily used. Also in the box-type ID photographic apparatus, a service has been proposed in which the subject image is printed using the electronic information of the subject image (hereinafter referred to as image information).

  For example, Patent Document 1 proposes an ID photo shooting apparatus that includes an image database that stores image information obtained by a shooting apparatus, and a printer that performs additional printing based on the image information stored in the image database. . Further, an authentication biometric information acquisition unit is provided to confirm that the user who intends to perform reprint printing is a party to the image information stored in the image database.

  Patent Document 1 also proposes a system including an ID photo shooting apparatus and a server connected to the ID photo shooting apparatus via a network line. In this case, an image database is provided in the server, and the image information obtained by the ID photo shooting apparatus is sent to the image database of the server via the network.

JP 2007-288416 A

  When image information is stored in the image database of the ID photo photographic device, some authentication means for preventing the image information from being used illegally by a third party, as proposed in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1. Is required. This complicates the configuration as compared with the conventional ID photograph apparatus.

  In general, the ID photograph apparatus can be used by an unspecified number of persons. Therefore, it is not preferable from the viewpoint of personal information protection that image information is stored in such an ID photograph apparatus, even if an authentication means is provided.

  When image information is stored in the image database of the server, it must be ensured that the image information does not leak during communication using a network line. In this case, it is required to provide a dedicated line or adopt a communication system having high safety. This complicates the structure for communication.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide an ID photo shooting apparatus and ID photo shooting system that can effectively solve such problems.

  The present invention relates to an ID photo photographic device capable of communicating with a portable electronic device, a photographic device for photographing a subject to obtain image information, and a temporary storage for temporarily storing image information obtained by the photographic device. A storage unit; a transmission unit that wirelessly transmits image information to the portable electronic device; and a printer that prints a subject image corresponding to the image information. The image information stored in the temporary storage unit includes An ID photograph photographing apparatus characterized in that image information is erased after being transmitted to a portable electronic device.

  The ID photograph photographing apparatus according to the present invention may further include an encryption unit that performs an encryption process on the image information. In this case, the transmission means may wirelessly transmit the image information after the encryption processing by the encryption means is performed to the portable electronic device.

  The ID photograph apparatus according to the present invention may further include image processing means for generating low resolution image information having a resolution lower than the resolution of the image information based on the image information. In this case, the transmission unit may transmit the low-resolution image information generated by the image processing to the portable electronic device together with the image information.

  The ID photo photographing apparatus according to the present invention may further include incidental information generating means for generating incidental information corresponding to the image information obtained by the imaging apparatus.

  In the ID photograph apparatus according to the present invention, the transmission unit may transmit the incidental information generated by the incidental information generation unit together with the image information to a portable electronic device.

  In the identification photograph photographing apparatus according to the present invention, the supplementary information generated by the supplementary information generating unit may include information regarding a date when the subject is photographed by the photographing apparatus.

  The ID photograph apparatus according to the present invention may further include receiving means for receiving image information transmitted from the portable electronic device.

  According to the present invention, there is provided an ID photo photographing apparatus based on information relating to a photographing date included in the auxiliary information generated by the receiving information generated by the auxiliary information generating means and the receiving means for receiving the image information transmitted from the portable electronic device. And determining means for determining whether or not the elapsed period is longer than a predetermined period.

  According to the present invention, there is provided a photography system comprising an identification photograph photographing apparatus and a portable electronic device capable of communicating between the identification photograph photographing apparatus, wherein the identification photograph photographing apparatus is the identification photograph according to claim 1. It is a photographic system comprising a photographic device, wherein the portable electronic device has a storage unit for storing image information transmitted from the transmitting means of the ID photographic device.

  In the photographic system according to the present invention, the ID photographic device may further include a receiving unit that receives image information transmitted from the portable electronic device.

  In the photographic system according to the present invention, a plurality of the ID photographic devices may be provided. In this case, the photo shooting system further includes a server connected to each ID photo shooting device via a network line, and the image information obtained by the shooting device is transmitted between each ID photo shooting device and the server. Excluded information may be transmitted.

  According to the present invention, the obtained image information is wirelessly transmitted to the portable electronic device. Also, the image information stored in the temporary storage means is deleted after the image information is transmitted to the portable electronic device. For this reason, it can prevent more reliably that image information leaks, ensuring a user's convenience.

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing an ID photo photographing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2A is a perspective view showing the ID photograph apparatus in the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2B is a ceiling portion of the box body from the entire configuration of the ID photograph apparatus shown in FIG. The top view which shows the state which removed for convenience. FIG. 3 is a front view showing an inner wall of the ID photograph apparatus. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a procedure for taking an ID photo. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display screen of a mobile phone. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a print image sent to the printer. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a procedure for extra printing. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an ID photo shooting system according to a modification of the embodiment of the present invention.

First Embodiment Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 1 to FIG. 7, an identification photograph photographing apparatus 10 and a mobile phone 60 (portable electronic device) capable of communicating with the identification photograph photographing apparatus 10 are provided. The ID photograph photographing system 100 will be described. First, with reference to FIGS. 2A and 2B, the overall structure of the ID photograph apparatus 10 will be described.

ID Photo Shooting Device As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the ID photo shooting device 10 having a box shape forms a box body 11, and a storage space 16 and a shooting space 15 in the box body 11. And an inner wall 20 provided. Further, as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, on the outer surface of the box body 11, a photo take-out unit 14 that takes out an ID photo printed by a printer 19 described later, and a user enters and leaves the box body 11. An entrance / exit 12 is formed. As shown in FIG. 2A, the entrance / exit 12 is provided with a light-shielding curtain 13 that blocks light from the outside when taking the ID photo.

  As shown in FIG. 2B, a chair 17 on which a user sits during ID photo shooting is installed in the shooting space 15, and a shooting window 21 provided on the inner wall 20 in the storage space 16. A photographing device 18 that obtains image information by photographing a subject (user) via (described later), and a printer 19 that prints a subject image corresponding to the image information and provides an ID photo to the user are arranged. Yes. “Image information” refers to electronic information of a subject image obtained by photographing. The image information is made up of BMP format image information of 1600 × 1200 pixels, for example.

Inner Wall Next, the inner wall 20 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a front view showing the inner wall 20 when viewed from the imaging space 15 side. A shooting window 21 and an operation unit 22 are provided on the inner wall 20.

  Among these, the photographing window 21 is a portion that becomes a window when photographing the user in the photographing space 15 by the photographing device 18 installed in the storage space 16, and the height of the face of the user sitting on the chair 17 is high. It is formed at a height corresponding to the height. The operation unit 22 displays information related to shooting and performs operations related to shooting, and includes, for example, an operation touch panel. Note that information related to shooting may be displayed on the operation unit 22 and may be provided to the user by voice through a speaker 26 provided below the operation unit 22.

  As shown in FIG. 3, an illumination unit 23 for photographing is provided on the upper portion of the inner wall 20, and a cash charging unit 24 for performing settlement of ID photo photography in cash in the vicinity of the photographing window 21. Is provided. As shown in FIG. 1, the cash billing unit 24 includes a bill insertion unit 24a, a coin insertion unit 24b, and a return lever 24c. Further, below the cash billing unit 24, a change takeout unit 25 for returning change is provided. An entrance sensor 27 is provided in the vicinity of the shooting window 21 to detect that a user has entered the shooting space 15. When the entrance of the user is detected by the entrance sensor 27, guidance by the operation unit 22 and the speaker 26 is started.

  In addition, a wireless communication unit 40 for performing wireless communication, for example, infrared communication, with the mobile phone 60 is attached to the photographing window 21. In the example illustrated in FIG. 3, the wireless communication unit 40 is disposed in the storage space 16, and thus the wireless communication unit 40 is represented by a dotted line in FIG. 3. In addition, a display 44 that emits light is disposed in the vicinity of the wireless communication unit 40 so that the user can recognize the position of the wireless communication unit 40 provided in the storage space 16. As the display 44, a light emitter such as an LED, a light bulb, or an organic EL is used.

The control unit or ID photo photographing apparatus 10 further includes the above-described photographing apparatus 18, printer 19, operation unit 22, entrance sensor 27, wireless communication unit 40, and control unit 30 that controls the display 44. Although not shown, the control unit 30 is disposed in the vicinity of the imaging device 18 in the storage space 16, for example. Hereinafter, the control unit 30 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing each component of the ID photograph apparatus 10 including the control unit 30 and each component of the mobile phone 60. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 30 of the ID photo shooting apparatus 10 temporarily stores the image information obtained by the shooting apparatus 18 and one subject image corresponding to the image information. And an image assigning means 38 for generating a print image to be described later. As shown in FIG. 1, the temporary storage means 32 sends the print image generated by the image assignment means 38 to the printer 19 and prints a photograph including the subject image.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 30 performs encryption processing on the image information stored in the temporary storage device 32, and decryption processing on the image information subjected to the encryption processing. And a decrypting unit 34. The encryption method is not particularly limited, and is appropriately selected according to required security. For example, public key cryptosystems such as RSA cryptosystem, ElGamal cryptosystem, and elliptic curve cryptosystem are used as encryption schemes.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 30 may further include image processing means 35 that generates low-resolution image information having a resolution lower than the resolution of the image information based on the image information. The image processing unit 35 generates 160 × 120 pixel BMP format low-resolution image information based on, for example, 1600 × 1200 pixel BMP format image information. The generated low resolution image information is transmitted to the mobile phone 60 together with the image information by the wireless communication unit 40, as will be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 30 may further include incidental information generation means 36 that generates incidental information corresponding to the image information obtained by the imaging device 18. By this supplementary information generating means 36, for example, the photographing date and time when the subject image was photographed, the number of pixels of the image information, and the like are generated as supplementary information. In addition, when a subject image corresponding to the image information is printed, information regarding the print size of the subject image at that time, the cumulative number of extra prints of the subject image, and the like may be generated as supplementary information.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 30 may further include a determination unit 37. As will be described later, the discriminating means 37 has a function of discriminating whether or not the date when the image information to be printed is obtained, that is, whether the elapsed period from the shooting date is longer than a predetermined period. have. For example, the discriminating means 37 can discriminate whether or not the elapsed period is longer than March, which is a general effective period of the ID photo used in the resume. Thus, the user can know whether the stored image information can be used for the resume application before executing the extra print.

  The temporary storage means 32, encryption means 33, decryption means 34, image processing means 35, supplementary information generation means 36, discrimination means 37 and image allocation means 38 included in the control unit 30 are control means 31 comprising a CPU or the like. Controlled by.

Wireless communication unit then above radio communication unit 40 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the wireless communication unit 40 includes a transmission unit 41 that wirelessly transmits image information to a mobile phone 60. The image information transmitted from the transmission unit 41 is stored in the storage unit 61 of the mobile phone 60 via the communication unit 62 of the mobile phone 60. As shown in FIG. 1, the wireless communication unit 40 further includes a receiving unit 42 that receives image information transmitted from the mobile phone 60 at the time of reprinting.

Imaging and printing will be described operation of the embodiment having such a configuration. First, a procedure for photographing a user and printing an ID photo will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a procedure for photographing a user and printing an ID photo.

(Shooting procedure)
When the entrance of the user is detected by the entrance sensor 27, guidance by the operation unit 22 and the speaker 26 is started. First, the user selects a desired photo size via the operation unit 22 (S101), and then inputs a fee corresponding to the selected photo size (S102).

  When the fee is charged, the control unit 30 controls the photographing device 18 to photograph the user. As a result, a subject image is obtained (S103), and image information that is electronic information of the subject image is stored in the temporary storage means 32 (S104).

  Thereafter, a screen for selecting whether to transmit the obtained image information to the mobile phone 60 is displayed on the operation unit 22 (S105). Hereinafter, a transmission procedure when the user selects to transmit image information to the mobile phone 60 will be described with reference to S111 to S115 of FIG.

(Sending procedure)
First, the encryption means 33 performs an encryption process on the image information, thereby generating encrypted image information (hereinafter referred to as encrypted image information) (S111). Next, a message for prompting the user to place the mobile phone 60 in the vicinity of the wireless communication unit 40 is displayed on the operation unit 22. At the same time, the display 44 arranged in the vicinity of the wireless communication unit 40 blinks under the control of the control means 31 (S112).

  When the user places the mobile phone 60 in the vicinity of the wireless communication unit 40 (S113), wireless communication between the wireless communication unit 40 of the ID photo shooting apparatus 10 and the communication unit 62 of the mobile phone 60 starts. Specifically, the transmission means 41 of the wireless communication unit 40 transmits the encrypted image information to the mobile phone 60, whereby the encrypted image information is stored in the storage unit 61 of the mobile phone 60 (S114). At this time, low-resolution image information and supplementary information are also transmitted to the mobile phone 60 and stored in the storage unit 61. Thereafter, the display 44 is turned off under the control of the control means 31 (S115).

  It should be noted that the control means so that the display 44 is turned on during the period from the start to the end of the wireless communication between the wireless communication unit 40 of the ID photo photographing apparatus 10 and the communication unit 62 of the mobile phone 60. 31 may control the display 44. Thereby, the user can know that the wireless communication has started and that the wireless communication has ended.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display screen 63 of the mobile phone 60 in the image display mode. In this case, the display screen 63 is divided into a sub display area 65 for displaying thumbnails and a main display area 64 on which one image selected in the sub display area 65 is enlarged.

  By the way, as described above, the image information sent from the ID photograph apparatus 10 is encrypted image information subjected to encryption processing. Therefore, a subject image having a pixel number of 1600 × 1200 pixels is not displayed on the mobile phone 60, and the subject image is not printed by a general-purpose printer or the like. As a result, the subject image obtained by the ID photograph photographing apparatus 10 is prevented from being used in a disorderly manner.

  It should be noted that when no information regarding the subject image is displayed on the mobile phone 60, the convenience of the user may be impaired. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, the low resolution image 66 corresponding to the low resolution image information among the information sent from the ID photo shooting apparatus 10 may be displayed in the sub display area 65 of the display screen 63. As a result, the user can confirm that information related to the subject image obtained from the ID photo shooting apparatus 10 is stored in the mobile phone 60.

  As shown in FIG. 5, when the low resolution image 66 is selected in the sub display area 65, a message 67 or incidental information 68 may be displayed in the main display area 64. For example, a message 67 indicating that the ID photo has been taken by the ID photo taking apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment, or incidental information 68 including the shooting date may be displayed. As a result, the user recognizes that the stored image is a subject image photographed by the ID photo photographing apparatus 10.

  Next, a procedure for printing a subject image will be described with reference to S106 to S108 in FIG.

(Printing procedure)
First, the image allocation unit 38 generates the print image 50 based on the image information stored in the temporary storage unit 32. As shown in FIG. 6, the print image 50 is obtained by assigning a plurality of subject images 51 corresponding to image information, for example, eight frames. As shown in FIG. 6, incidental information 52 such as a shooting date may be inserted into the print image 50.

  Next, the generated print image 50 is sent to the printer 19 (S106). The printer 19 prints the sent print image 50 on a predetermined medium for photographic printing (S107). Thereby, an ID photo including the subject image 51 is obtained.

  Thereafter, the control means 31 deletes the image information stored in the temporary storage means 32 (S108).

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the ID photograph photographing apparatus 10 includes the transmission unit 41 that wirelessly transmits the image information to the mobile phone 60. The image information stored in the temporary storage unit 32 is deleted after the image information is transmitted to the mobile phone 60 and the subject image 51 corresponding to the image information is printed. That is, according to the present embodiment, the image information is not sent via the network line, and the image information is not stored in the ID photograph apparatus 10 after the user leaves. For this reason, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to easily prevent image information from leaking to a third party. Further, it is possible to allow the user to use the image information obtained by the ID photo shooting apparatus 10 after shooting without providing a network mechanism or authentication mechanism having a complicated configuration.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, the ID photo shooting apparatus 10 includes the encryption unit 33 that performs encryption processing on the image information. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the image information from leaking more reliably when the image information is transmitted from the ID photograph apparatus 10 to the mobile phone 60. In addition, the subject image obtained by the ID photo photographing apparatus 10 can be prevented from being used in a disorderly manner.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, the ID photo shooting apparatus 10 includes the image processing unit 35 that generates low-resolution image information having a resolution lower than the resolution of the image information. For this reason, according to the present embodiment, even if the image information transmitted to the mobile phone 60 is encrypted, the user can confirm the presence of the image information. .

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the ID photo photographing apparatus 10 includes the accompanying information generation unit 36 that generates the accompanying information such as the shooting date. For this reason, the convenience of the user can be further improved.

Extra-print Next, procedure when the user to reprint the print ID photos using the image information stored in the mobile phone 60 will be described with reference to FIG.

(Reception procedure)
When the entrance of the user is detected by the entrance sensor 27, guidance by the operation unit 22 and the speaker 26 is started. First, the user selects the extra print service via the operation unit 22 (S201), and then inputs a fee corresponding to the extra print service (S202).

  When the fee is charged, a message that prompts the user to place the mobile phone 60 in the vicinity of the wireless communication unit 40 is displayed on the operation unit 22. At the same time, the display 44 arranged in the vicinity of the wireless communication unit 40 blinks under the control of the control means 31.

  When the user places the mobile phone 60 in the vicinity of the wireless communication unit 40 (S203), wireless communication between the wireless communication unit 40 of the ID photograph photographing apparatus 10 and the communication unit 62 of the mobile phone 60 starts. Specifically, the communication unit 62 of the mobile phone 60 transmits the encrypted image information stored in the storage unit 61 to the ID photo shooting apparatus 10. As a result, the encrypted image information from the mobile phone 60 is received by the receiving means 42 of the ID photo photographing apparatus 10 (S204).

(Printing procedure)
The encrypted image information received by the receiving unit 42 is decrypted by the decrypting unit 34. The image information generated by the decoding is stored in the temporary storage means 32, and the subject image corresponding to the image information is displayed on the operation unit 22 (S205).

  The user confirms whether or not the subject image displayed on the operation unit 22 is an image for which extra print is desired. At this time, the determination result by the determination unit 37 described above, for example, the determination result regarding whether or not the elapsed period after shooting is longer than March may be displayed on the operation unit 22 together. Based on the subject image displayed on the operation unit 22 and the determination result, the user determines whether or not to execute the extra print.

  When executing the extra print, the user issues a print instruction by pressing a print button or the like displayed on the operation unit 22 (S206). At this time, the user can also select the number of frames and the print size of the obtained subject image. Note that the selected content may be different from or the same as the number of frames and print size at the time of previous printing, for example, the number of frames and print size at the shooting date. For the convenience of the user, information related to the print size included in the incidental information may be displayed on the operation unit 22 at the time of selection.

  Thereafter, the image allocation means 38 generates a print image 50, and the generated print image 50 is sent to the printer 19 (S207). Next, the printer 19 prints the sent print image 50 on a predetermined medium for photographic printing (S208). As a result, the ID photo including the subject image 51 is additionally printed. Thereafter, the control means 31 erases the image information stored in the temporary storage means 32 (S209).

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the ID photo shooting apparatus 10 includes the receiving unit 42 that receives the image information transmitted from the mobile phone 60. For this reason, it is possible to provide an extra print service to the user based on the image information from the mobile phone 60.

By the way, it is generally considered that when a user takes an ID photo, the user wears more formal clothes than usual. This is especially true when taking ID photos for resumes. On the other hand, if a problem occurs in the printer 19 while taking the ID photo, the user cannot obtain the ID photo on the shooting date.
Even in such a case, according to the present embodiment, as described above, the ID photograph photographing apparatus 10 transmits the obtained image information to the mobile phone 60 wirelessly, and the mobile phone 60. Receiving means 42 for receiving image information transmitted from. Therefore, even if the printer 19 has a problem as described above, the user can print the ID photo at a later date based on the image information stored in the mobile phone 60. Thus, even if a problem occurs in the printer 19, it is possible to prevent the user from wearing use of formal clothes and the like. When the printer 19 is defective as described above, the image information stored in the temporary storage unit 32 is deleted after the image information is transmitted to the mobile phone 60.
That is, in the above-described embodiment, the image information stored in the temporary storage means 32 is erased after the image information is transmitted to the mobile phone 60 and the subject image 51 corresponding to the image information is printed. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the image information stored in the temporary storage unit 32 may be deleted without printing the subject image 51 corresponding to the image information.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to select a frame number and a print size different from the frame number and size on the shooting date during reprinting. This makes it possible to respond to various requests from users in detail. In addition to the selection of the number of frames and the print size, trimming and frame synthesis may be executed. Further, information related to the executed trimming and frame synthesis may be stored in the temporary storage unit 32 as supplementary information, and the supplementary information may be transmitted to the mobile phone 60. Note that trimming and frame composition may be performed not only at the time of reprint printing but also at the time of printing on the shooting date.

  In the present embodiment, an example in which infrared communication using infrared rays is used as a communication method between the ID photo shooting apparatus 10 and the mobile phone 60 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a communication method may be appropriately selected according to required communication capacity and security. For example, optical wireless communication using light in a wavelength region other than infrared or a communication method using radio waves may be used.

  In the present embodiment, the example in which the image information stored in the temporary storage unit 32 is transmitted to the mobile phone 60 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the print image 50 generated by the image assignment unit 38 may be transmitted to the mobile phone 60. In this case, when a reprint is performed based on the print image 50 at a later date, the print image 50 is printed as it is. For this reason, the user can obtain the same ID photo as at the time of shooting without selecting the number of frames and the print size at the time of reprinting.

  In the present embodiment, an example in which the image information is image information in the BMP format has been shown. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the image information may include image information in various compression formats, for example, image information in JPEG format. Thereby, the storage capacity used when the image information is stored in the storage unit 61 of the mobile phone 60 can be reduced. In addition, the time required for wireless communication between the ID photo shooting apparatus 10 and the mobile phone 60 can be reduced.

In the present embodiment, the number of extra prints that are executed based on the image information obtained by the ID photograph apparatus 10 may be limited. For example, the number of extra prints may be limited to ten. In this case, the control unit 30 of the ID photograph apparatus 10 may determine whether or not the number of extra prints has reached the limit number based on the information related to the cumulative number of extra prints included in the supplementary information.
Alternatively, information on the number of times that additional printing can be performed may be included in the incidental information. Here, the number of prints that can be additionally printed is the number of times calculated by subtracting the cumulative number of additional prints from the limited number of additional prints.
The incidental information related to the cumulative number of extra prints or the maximum number of extra prints is updated each time image information is transmitted from the mobile phone 60 to the ID photograph photographing apparatus 10 or each time extra print is executed. The updated incidental information is transmitted to the mobile phone 60. Alternatively, the incidental information may be permanently stored in a permanent storage unit (not shown) provided in the ID photograph apparatus 10 after being associated with the image information. This is because, unlike the personal information such as image information, the incidental information is information that does not cause a problem even if leakage occurs.

Modification Next, a modification of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 8, the ID photo shooting system 100 includes an ID photo shooting device 10A, an ID photo shooting device 10B, a server 70 connected to each ID photo shooting device 10A, 10B via a network line 75, And a mobile phone 60 capable of wireless communication with each ID photograph apparatus 10A, 10B.

  Each ID photograph photographing apparatus 10A, 10B shown in FIG. 8 is different only in that it further includes a network communication unit (not shown) for communicating with the server 70 via the network line 75. The other points are substantially the same as the ID photograph photographing apparatus 10 in the above-described embodiment. Accordingly, each identification photograph photographing apparatus 10A, 10B according to the present modification also transmits image information obtained by photographing to the mobile phone 60 and images from the mobile phone 60, as in the case of the above-described embodiment. Based on the information, a reprint print service can be provided.

  In the present modification, it is possible to perform shooting of the subject and subsequent reprinting with separate ID photo shooting apparatuses. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, the user first takes a photograph using the ID photo photographing apparatus 10 </ b> A, and thereby the image information is stored in the mobile phone 60 of the user. At a later date, the user can send the image information to the ID photograph apparatus 10B, and can print the image information in the ID photograph apparatus 10B. In this way, by transmitting the image information obtained by photographing to the user's mobile phone 60, the user can perform additional printing at various places.

  As described above, the incidental information generated together with the image information does not include personal information. For this reason, in this modification, incidental information may be transmitted between each ID photograph apparatus 10A, 10B and the server 70. That is, information other than the image information obtained by the photographing apparatus may be transmitted between each ID photo photographing apparatus 10A, 10B and the server 70. As a result, each of the ID photograph apparatuses 10A and 10B can share the incidental information, thereby further improving the convenience for the user.

  In the above-described embodiment and modification, an example in which the portable electronic device is composed of the mobile phone 60 is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. As long as it has a wireless communication function and a function for storing image information, various types of portable electronic devices can be used in the above-described embodiments and modifications.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ID photography apparatus 11 Box main body 12 Entrance / exit 13 Light shielding curtain 14 Photo extraction part 15 Imaging space 16 Storage space 17 Chair 18 Imaging apparatus 19 Printer 20 Inner wall 21 Imaging window 22 Operation part 23 Illumination part 24 Charge part 24a Bill insertion part 24b Coin Input unit 24c Return lever 25 Change takeout unit 26 Speaker 27 Entrance sensor 30 Control unit 31 Control unit 32 Temporary storage unit 33 Encryption unit 34 Decryption unit 35 Image processing unit 36 Attached information generation unit 37 Discriminating unit 38 Image allocation unit 40 Wireless communication Unit 41 Transmitting means 42 Receiving means 44 Display 50 Print image 51 Subject image 52 Additional information 60 Mobile phone 61 Storage unit 62 Communication unit 63 Display screen 64 Main display area 65 Sub display area 66 Low resolution image 67 Message 6 Supplementary information 70 server 75 network line 100 certification photography system

Claims (11)

In the ID photo shooting device that can communicate with portable electronic devices,
A photographing device for photographing a subject to obtain image information;
Temporary storage means for temporarily storing image information obtained by the photographing apparatus;
Transmitting means for wirelessly transmitting image information to a portable electronic device;
A printer that prints a subject image corresponding to the image information,
The identification photograph photographing apparatus characterized in that the image information stored in the temporary storage means is deleted after the image information is transmitted to the portable electronic device. Further comprising an encryption means for performing encryption processing on the image information;
2. The ID photograph photographing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transmission unit wirelessly transmits the image information after the encryption processing by the encryption unit to the portable electronic device. Further comprising image processing means for generating low-resolution image information having a resolution lower than the resolution of the image information based on the image information;
3. The ID photograph photographing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transmission unit transmits low-resolution image information generated by the image processing to a portable electronic device together with image information.   4. The identification photograph photographing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising incidental information generation means for generating incidental information corresponding to image information obtained by the photographing apparatus.   5. The ID photograph photographing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the transmission unit transmits the incidental information generated by the incidental information generation unit together with image information to a portable electronic device.   6. The ID photo shooting apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the auxiliary information generated by the auxiliary information generation means includes information relating to a date when the subject is shot by the shooting apparatus.   7. The ID photo photographing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising receiving means for receiving image information transmitted from the portable electronic device. Receiving means for receiving image information transmitted from the portable electronic device;
Determining means for calculating an elapsed period from the shooting date based on information relating to the shooting date included in the accompanying information generated by the accompanying information generating means and determining whether the elapsed period is longer than a predetermined period; The ID photograph photographing apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising: In a photography system comprising an ID photo shooting device and a portable electronic device capable of communicating between the ID photo shooting device,
The ID photo shooting device comprises the ID photo shooting device according to claim 1,
The portable electronic device includes a storage unit that stores image information transmitted from the transmission unit of the identification photograph photographing apparatus.   The photography system according to claim 9, wherein the identification photograph photographing apparatus further includes receiving means for receiving image information transmitted from the portable electronic device. A plurality of the ID photo shooting devices are provided,
A server connected to each ID photograph apparatus via a network line;
11. The photography system according to claim 9, wherein information excluding image information obtained by the photographing apparatus is transmitted between each ID photograph photographing apparatus and the server.

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