JP2012245726A - Image printing control device and image printing control method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image printing control device that enables viewing of an image full of realistic sensation by stimulating sense of vision and sense of smell.SOLUTION: When a user designates a part of an image region (for example, a region having an image of a flower) to be desired for applying fragrance by using an operation section 140 in an entire image region of a captured image, a fragrance applying region setting section 112 sets a fragrance applying region R in response to the designation (S2). After that, the captured image is converted into a painting-like image (S3). A printing control section 114 prints the entire image region of the captured image on a recording medium by printing materials, and then the printing control section 114 prints the fragrance applying region by a fragrant material (S4). With this, in the printed painting-like image produced as the above, a fragrance is generated only from the fragrance applying region R having the image of the flower so that we can enjoy the painting-like image having realistic sensation with not only sense of vision but also sense of smell.

Description

  The present invention relates to an image printing control apparatus and an image printing control method for forming a scented image.

  Conventionally, a scent attaching means for attaching a specified fragrance to an object, an image impression detecting means for detecting an impression given to a viewer by this image information based on input image information, and detection by the image impression detecting means The scent setting means for setting the scent corresponding to the image impression based on the scent impression information indicating the correspondence between the image impression and the scent, and the scent set by the scent setting means is attached to the object. There is known a scent attachment device provided with a control means for controlling the scent attachment means (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2000-6443

  However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, since the entire image is scented by the image impression, on the contrary, the presence is poor. In other words, the image often contains a mixture of scented products (flowers, etc.) and non-scented products. In this case, the scented product is also generated from the non-scented product. On the other hand, it will be less realistic.

  The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an image printing control apparatus and an image printing control method capable of stimulating visual and olfactory sensations and enabling image viewing with a sense of reality. It is what.

An image printing control apparatus according to the present invention includes:
When a partial image area desired to be scented is specified based on the user's designation among the image areas of one image of the photographed image or a picture-like image converted from the photographed image, the designated partial image A scented region setting means for setting a region as a scented region;
Print control means for controlling the image area of the one image to be printed with a printing material, while controlling the scented area set by the scented area setting means to be printed with a fragrance,
An image printing control apparatus comprising:

Another image printing control apparatus according to the present invention is
Display control means for displaying one of a photographed image or a picture-like image converted from the photographed image;
When the name and color of the scent generation target existing in the image displayed by the control of the display control means are specified, the scent type corresponding to the specified scent generation target name is specified. A scented region setting means for setting a scented region corresponding to the color of the scent generation target;
While controlling the image area of the image displayed by the control of the display control means to print with a printing material, the scented area set by the scented area setting means is controlled by the scented area setting means. Print control means for controlling to print with the set fragrance;
An image printing control apparatus comprising:

The image printing control method according to the present invention includes:
In an image printing control method used for an image printing control apparatus that prints one image of a photographed image or a picture-like image converted from the photographed image,
A scenting region setting step of setting a specified partial image region as a scented region when a partial image region desired to be scented is specified based on a user designation among the image regions of the one image. When,
A print control step for controlling to print the scented area set by the scented area setting means with a fragrance while controlling the image area of the one image to be printed with a printing material;
An image printing control method comprising:

Further, another image printing control method according to the present invention is as follows.
In an image printing control method used for an image printing control apparatus that prints one image of a photographed image or a picture-like image converted from the photographed image,
A display control step for displaying the one image;
When the name and color of the fragrance generation target existing in the image displayed in this display step are specified, the type of fragrance corresponding to the specified fragrance generation target name and the specified fragrance generation target A scented area setting step for setting a scented area corresponding to the color of
While controlling the image area of the image displayed in the display control step to be printed with a printing material, the scented area set by the scented area setting step is set by the scented area setting means. A printing control step for controlling printing with a perfume,
An image printing control method comprising:

According to the present invention, when a part of an image area to be scented is specified in the image area of the image, the entire image is printed after setting the scented area to be scented based on the designation. While being able to print with a material, a scented area | region can be printed with a fragrance | flavor.
Further, according to the present invention, when the name (eg, rose, beast name) and color (eg, rose, beast color) of the scent occurrence target existing in the displayed image are specified, Set the type of scent corresponding to the name of the specified scent generation target and the scented area corresponding to the specified color of the scent generation target, and then print the image area of the displayed image with printing material On the other hand, the set scented area can be printed with a fragrance.
For this reason, a scent is generated not only from the entire completed image but from only a part of the image, and the image can be enjoyed with a sense of reality not only visually but also on the sense of smell.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an image printing control apparatus according to a first embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the printing part in FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the printing head in the printing part of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the painting style image printing process with a fragrance of the image printing control apparatus in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the scenting object setting process in the flowchart of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the painting style conversion process in the flowchart of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the image printing process in the flowchart of FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of RAM in the image printing control apparatus in FIG. It is a figure which shows the display screen in step S21 of a scenting target setting process. It is a figure which shows the display screen in step S22 of a scenting target setting process. It is a figure which shows the display screen in step S31 of a painting style conversion process. It is a figure which shows the display screen in step S32 of a painting style conversion process. It is a figure which shows the display screen in step S41 of an image printing process. It is a figure which shows the display screen in step S44 of an image printing process. It is a figure which shows the display screen of the state of generation | occurence | production of the fragrance after the printed picture-like image and scratch operation. It is a flowchart which shows the scenting target setting process of the image printing control apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the display screen in step S121 of a scenting target setting process. It is a figure which shows the display screen in step S122 of a scenting target setting process. It is a figure which shows the confirmation screen in step S122 of a scenting target setting process. It is a figure which shows the completed image.

[First Embodiment]
A first embodiment of an image printing control apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 1, a printing unit 10, a display unit 30, and a photographing unit 40 are connected to the image printing control apparatus 100 of the present embodiment.
The image printing control apparatus 100 may be integrated with the printing unit 10 and the display unit 30 to constitute a printer device. The image printing control apparatus 100 may be integrated with the display unit 30 and the photographing unit 40 to form a camera.

First, the printing unit 10 will be described.
The printing unit 10 is printing means for printing an image on a recording medium such as paper. As shown in FIG. 2, the printing unit 10 includes a printing head 11, an ink cartridge 12 that stores ink, an ink supply unit 13 that supplies the ink stored in the ink cartridge 12 to the printing head 11, A head moving unit 14 for moving the printing head 11 and a light irradiation unit 15 are provided.
Among these, the printing head 11 is for ejecting ink toward a recording medium such as paper, and the printing head 11 forms a fine droplet of ink and sprays it directly onto the recording medium for printing. Ink-jet printing heads are used. As a matter of course, a thermal transfer printing head may be used as the printing head 11 instead of the ink jet printing head.
As shown in FIG. 3, the printing unit 10 ejects a basic color ink head 11 a that ejects basic color ink, a fragrance head 11 b that ejects fragrance, and a coating agent as the print head 11. And a coating agent head 11c.
In the following description, the “printing head 11” simply includes all of the basic color ink head 11a, the fragrance head 11b, and the coating agent head 11c.

Five basic color ink heads 11a are provided. The five basic color ink heads 11a individually eject yellow (Y), magenta (M), cyan (C), black (K), and white (W) inks. Accordingly, the five basic color ink heads 11a are used as basic color ink cartridges for individually storing yellow (Y), magenta (M), cyan (C), black (K), and white (W) inks. It is connected. In FIG. 2, the basic color ink cartridge, a fragrance cartridge, and a coating agent cartridge, which will be described later, are shown as one cartridge 12 for convenience.
The types and number of basic color ink heads 11a and basic color ink cartridges are not limited to five. Basic color ink heads 11a and basic color ink cartridges corresponding to basic color inks other than the five colors listed here may be provided, for example, black (K) or white (W) basic colors. The ink head 11a and the basic color ink cartridge may not be provided.

Further, at least one perfume head 11b is provided. The fragrance head 11b is connected to a fragrance cartridge for storing the fragrance. As the fragrance cartridge, it is preferable to provide a plurality of fragrance cartridges for individually storing different fragrances.
The fragrance | flavor in this case should just be a substance which has aromaticity, and is not specifically limited. Examples of this fragrance include ylang ylang, clary sage, grapefruit, cypress, sandalwood, jasmine, juniper, sweet orange, sweet fennel, geranium, tea tree, neroli, basil, patchouli, frankincense, peppermint, bergamot, marjoram, eucalyptus, Lavender, lemon, rose, rosewood, rosemary, chamomile, oregano, orange, carrot seed, everlasting, lavender, cedar tree, citronella, berry, savory, sage, thyme, tarragon, tangerine, dill, pine sylvester, Movement of plant flavors such as hyssop, mint albensis, lime, lavandin, lemongrass, musk, civet, castrium, ambergris Sex perfumes, fragrances, and the like for deodorant.
These may be used alone as a fragrance, or may be used as a mixture with a polymer or oligomer. Moreover, you may mix and use various oils, such as jojoba oil, sweet almond oil, grape seed oil, wheat germ oil, and olive oil.

One coating agent head 11c is provided. The coating agent head 11c is connected to a coating agent cartridge that stores the coating agent.
This coating agent is a gel ink that is cured and dried by irradiating light (active energy rays) such as ultraviolet rays, for example, and has excellent quick drying properties and quick curing properties. The coating agent is preferably scratchable and transparent, but may be peelable and transparent.
Examples of the ultraviolet curable resin include methacrylate, acrylate (particularly urethane acrylate, epoxy acrylate, acrylic acrylate), unsaturated polyester, epoxy resin, oxetane resin, and the like. These may be used in a monomer and / or oligomer state.

  The light irradiation unit 15 is light irradiation means for irradiating ultraviolet rays for curing the coating agent discharged from the coating agent head. The light irradiation unit 15 is, for example, a semiconductor light emitting element (LED; light emitting diode) or an ultraviolet lamp, and irradiates ultraviolet light having a wavelength of, for example, about 350 nm.

Next, the display unit 30 will be described.
The display unit 30 is configured by, for example, a liquid crystal panel (liquid crystal display (LCD)) and the like, and is a display unit that performs various displays when performing a print control process. The display unit 30 is not limited to a liquid crystal panel, and may be an organic EL display, for example.
A touch panel may be integrally formed on the surface of the display unit 30. In this case, various inputs can be performed by touching the surface of the display unit 30 with a stylus pen or a fingertip. That is, in this case, the display unit 30 also has the same function as the operation unit 140 described later.

Next, the photographing unit 40 will be described.
The photographing unit 40 is an imaging unit that captures a photographed image such as a landscape.

Next, the image printing control apparatus 100 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, the image printing control apparatus 100 includes a control unit 110 constituted by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and the like, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 120 and a RAM 130 (Random Access Memory) as storage means. And an operation unit 140. The storage unit is not limited to the ROM 120 and the RAM 130 in the image print control apparatus 100, and may be a storage unit provided in addition to the image print control apparatus 100.

  When viewed functionally, the control unit 110 of the image print control apparatus 100 includes a shooting control unit 111, a scented region setting unit 112, a painting style conversion processing unit 113, a print control unit 114, and a display control unit 115. ing. The functions as the photographing control unit 111, the scented region setting unit 112, the painting style conversion processing unit 113, the print control unit 114, and the display control unit 115 are realized by the cooperation of the CPU and the program stored in the ROM 120. .

  Here, the shooting control unit 111 is a shooting processing unit that takes a shot image from the image pickup unit 40 and stores it in the RAM 130. In this case, the shooting control unit 111 also stores color information of the shot image in the RAM 130 at the same time.

  The scenting region setting unit 112 is a scenting setting means for setting a region to be scented in the photographed image. The setting of the scented area is performed for a partial image area designated by the user operating the operation unit 140. Then, the scented area setting unit 112 stores the scented area in the RAM 130 in association with the photographed image. When a plurality of different scents are prepared, the scenting area setting unit 112 stores the scent specified by the operation of the operation unit 140 by the user in the RAM 130 in association with the scenting area. .

  The painting style conversion processing unit 113 is a painting style conversion processing unit that converts a photographed image into a painting style image and stores the painting style image in the RAM 130 in association with the scenting region. Here, the painting style image is a concept including various images such as an oil painting style image, a watercolor style picture, a pencil style style image, and a print style style image formed by printing. In this embodiment, the type of the picture-like image is uniquely determined, but any picture-like image may be selected by specifying the type of the user.

  The print control unit 114 is a print control unit that controls operations of the print head 11, the ink supply unit 13, the head moving unit 14, and the light irradiation unit 15.

  The display control unit 115 is a display control unit that causes the display unit 30 as a display unit to perform various displays. In the present embodiment, the display control unit 115 causes the display unit 30 to display images, various guidance screens, instruction screens, and the like, for example.

  The ROM 120 serving as a storage means stores various programs such as a shooting processing program, a scented area setting program, a painting style conversion program, a print control processing program, data indicating the type of fragrance, and data such as the type of ink. ing.

  The RAM 130 as a storage means includes a storage area for storing various data and a work area (not shown) used when the control unit 110 performs various processes.

  The operation unit 140 is input means for the user to perform various input operations. As the operation unit 140, a cursor key, a character key, an enter key, and the like are provided.

  Next, scented painting-style image printing processing by the image printing control apparatus 100 will be described based on the flowcharts of FIGS. 4 to 7 and FIGS. 8 to 15.

FIG. 4 shows a main flow of the painting-like image printing process with a scent by the image printing control apparatus 100.
In this scented painting-style image printing process, first, the image printing control apparatus 100 executes a photographing process (step S1). In step S <b> 1, the imaging control unit 111 sequentially stores the captured images from the imaging unit 40 in the RAM 130. For example, an example in which captured images are sequentially stored in the first storage unit 131 of the RAM 130 is shown in FIG. In this case, the shooting control unit 111 simultaneously stores color information when storing the shot image in the RAM 130.

Next, the image printing control apparatus 100 executes a scenting target setting process (step S2).
In step S2, as shown in FIG. 5, the display control unit 115 causes the display unit 30 to sequentially display a plurality of captured images stored in the RAM 130. At this time, as shown in FIG. 9, the display control unit 115 also displays a guidance message of an instruction “Specify a scented image to be scented from a plurality of photographed images” on the display unit 30 at the same time. Display. In accordance with this instruction, when the user operates the operation unit 140 to specify one captured image from a plurality of captured images, the scented region setting unit 111 sets the captured image as a scented image in accordance with the specification. The display control unit 115 displays the scenting target image on the display unit 30 as shown in FIG. 9 (step S21).
Next, as shown in FIG. 10, the display control unit 115 causes the display unit 30 to display a guidance message of an instruction “Specify a scented area.” When the user designates a scented area according to this instruction, the scented area setting unit 111 sets the scented area according to the designation (step S22). The designation of the scented area in this case is performed by, for example, touching the area to be scented on the display screen with a finger or operating the cursor on the display screen and pressing the enter key.
Then, the scented area setting unit 111 stores the scented area in the RAM 130 in association with the scented target image (step S23). For example, FIG. 8 shows an example in which the scenting region is sequentially stored in the second storage unit 132 of the RAM 130 in association with the scenting target image.
In addition, when a plurality of scents are prepared, an instruction such as “Please specify the type of scent” is displayed and scent options are displayed, and the user operates the operation unit 140 or the like to control the scent. It is also possible to specify the type of Moreover, you may enable it to specify the scenting area | region over multiple.
The above scenting target setting process can be continuously performed for a plurality of photographed images or a plurality of screen areas by repeatedly performing the processes from step S21 to S23. In this case, a prompting screen as to whether to perform the scenting target setting process continuously or to end the scenting target setting process is displayed each time.

  Next, when the scenting target setting process is completed based on the user's operation of the operation unit 140, the process returns to the flow of FIG. 4 and the image printing control apparatus 100 executes the painting style conversion process (step S3).

In step S <b> 3, as shown in FIG. 6, the display control unit 115 reads out the scented image from the RAM 130 and sequentially displays it on the display unit 30. At this time, as shown in FIG. 11, the display control unit 115 also displays a guidance message “Specify a conversion target image to be converted into a painting style from the fragrance target image” at the same time. In accordance with this instruction, when the user operates the operation unit 140 to specify one scenting target image to be converted into a painting-like image, the painting-like conversion processing unit 113 sets the scenting target image as a conversion target image, and displays it. The control unit 115 displays the conversion target image on the display unit 30 (step S31).
Next, the painting style conversion processing unit 113 converts the conversion target image into a painting style image (step S32), and stores the painting style image in the RAM 130 in association with the scented region (step S33). For example, FIG. 8 shows an example in which painting-like images are sequentially stored in the third storage unit 134 of the RAM 130 in association with the scented area. In this case, the painting style conversion processing unit 113 stores color information at the same time when the painting style image is stored in the RAM 130. In this case, as shown in FIG. 12, the display control unit 115 displays the painting-like image on the display unit 30, and “the photographed image (scented image) has been converted into the painting-like image”. A guidance message indicating that the image has been converted is displayed.
This painting style conversion process may be performed on a part of the image.
The above-described painting style conversion processing can be performed continuously for a plurality of images by repeatedly performing the processing from step S31 to step S33. In this case, a prompting screen is displayed each time whether the painting style conversion process is performed continuously or the painting style conversion process is ended.

  Next, when the painting style conversion process is completed based on the operation of the operation unit 140 by the user, the process returns to the flowchart of FIG. 4 and the image printing control apparatus 100 executes the image / fragrance / coating agent printing process (step S4).

In step S4, the display control unit 115 reads out the painting-like images from the RAM 130 and sequentially displays them on the display unit 30. At this time, as shown in FIG. 13, the display control unit 115 also displays an instruction message “Specify a print target image to be printed from a plurality of painting-like images” at the same time. When the user operates the operation unit 140 and designates one of the painting-like images according to this instruction, the print control unit 114 sets the painting-like image as a print target image, and the display control unit 115 sets the print target image as the print target image. Displayed (step S41). In addition, the image print control apparatus 100 stores the print target image in the RAM 130. For example, an example in which captured images are sequentially stored in the fourth storage unit 134 of the RAM 130 is shown in FIG.
Next, the print control unit 114 controls the basic color ink head 11a to print the entire print target image on the storage medium P, while controlling the fragrance head 11b to fragrance the fragrance in the region R. It is attached by printing (step S42). Thereafter, the printing control unit 114 controls the coating agent head 11c to attach the coating agent by printing so as to cover at least the scented region (step S43). After that, the display control unit 115 displays a guidance message “A scented painting-like image has been printed” together with the print target image, and “Please scratch the scented area when appreciating the scent.” A message is displayed (FIG. 14, step S44).

As described above, the scented painting-style image printing process is terminated.
FIG. 15 shows a scented painting-like image P after printing. In the scented painting-like image P, the scenting region R is scratched, so that the coating layer is destroyed and scent is emitted from the scenting region R.

According to the image printing control apparatus 100 configured as described above, the following effects can be obtained.
That is, according to the image printing control apparatus 100, when a partial image region to be scented is designated by the operation unit 140, the scented region setting unit 112 sets the scented region based on the designation, and the print control unit 114 prints the image, and the printing control unit 114, which is a fragrance attachment control unit, attaches the fragrance to the scented area and prints it, so that a scent is generated only from a part of the completed image after printing, The image can be enjoyed with a sense of reality not only visually but also in the sense of smell.

  In addition, in the case of this embodiment, the completed image is a painting-like image, so that a fantastic sensation is created compared to the photographed image.

  Furthermore, since the scented area is specified by designating the area in the captured image displayed on the conversion display unit 30, the scented area can be easily specified.

  In addition, after scenting the scented area, the coating agent is attached to the scented area and the coating film is scratched to enjoy the scent. .

[Second Embodiment]
Also in the second embodiment, the scented painting-style image printing process is performed according to the main flow of FIG. However, the second embodiment is different from that of the first embodiment in the contents of the scenting target setting process (step S2) in FIG.

In the second embodiment, in the scenting target setting process in step S2, as shown in FIG. 16, the display control unit 115 sequentially displays a plurality of captured images stored in the RAM 130 on the display unit 30. Let At this time, the display control unit 115 also causes the display unit 30 to display an instruction message “Please specify a scented image to be scented from a plurality of photographed images.” (FIG. 17). In accordance with this instruction, when the user operates the operation unit 140 to specify one captured image, the scented area setting unit 111 sets the captured image as a scented image according to the specification, and the display control unit 115 The scented image is displayed on the display unit 30 (step S121).
The process of step S121 is the same as the process of step S21 of the first embodiment.
However, in the second embodiment, in the next step S122, the display control unit 115 displays on the display unit 30 a flower type and color designation screen together with the captured image or instead of the captured image. Let
FIG. 18 shows an example of the designation screen.
On this designation screen, flower types such as “rose”, “tulip” and “turf cherry” are displayed by name. In addition, characters “red”, “white”, “pink”, and “blue” are displayed on the right side of the designation screen. Therefore, the user designates the type and color of the flower in step S122A in step S122.
In the figure, an example in which “pink” is designated for “Shibazakura” is shown. Thereafter, the display control unit 115 displays a confirmation screen as shown in FIG. 19 in step S122B.
When the confirmation key is specified while the confirmation screen is displayed, the scented area setting unit 111 sets the fragrance type according to the type of flower specified / confirmed by the user, and the flower specified / confirmed by the user is set. A scented area is set according to the color and stored in the RAM 130 (step S122C). In this case, when the user specifies the type of flower, the scented area setting unit 111 sets a fragrance corresponding to the type of flower based on the specified type of flower.
As a technique, for example, if the type of flower is designated as “rose”, the scent of “rose” of the designated type of flower is set.
When the user designates the color of the flower, the same color portion as the color of the flower is set as the scented region based on the color information included in the photographed image.
As a technique, for example, the number of dots of the same color portion as the color of the designated flower is counted per unit area, and when the number is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, the region is set as a scented region.
The above scenting target setting process can be continuously performed for a plurality of captured images by repeatedly performing the processes from step S121 to step S122. In this case, a prompting screen as to whether to perform the scenting target setting process continuously or to end the scenting target setting process is displayed each time.
Then, the scenting target setting process ends based on the operation of the operation unit 140 by the user.
Next, as in the case of the first embodiment described above, an image / fragrance / coating agent printing process is executed (step S123).
In other words, the print control unit 114 controls the basic color ink head 11a to print the entire print target image on the storage medium P, while controlling the fragrance head 11b to add the fragrance to the scented region R. (See step S42). Thereafter, the printing control unit 114 controls the coating agent head 11c to attach the coating agent by printing so as to cover at least the scented region (see step S43). After that, the display control unit 115 displays a guidance message “A scented painting-like image has been printed” together with the print target image and “Scratch the scented area when appreciating the scent.” A guidance message is displayed (see FIG. 14, step S44).
FIG. 20 shows a scented painting-like image P after printing. In the scented painting-like image P, the scenting region R is scratched, so that the coating layer is destroyed and scent is emitted from the scenting region R.

According to the image printing control apparatus 100 configured as described above, the following effects can be obtained.
That is, by specifying the name and color that are the types of flowers, the scent type corresponding to the specified flower name and the scented area corresponding to the color of the flower are automatically selected. Specification becomes easy. For this reason, the user can only specify the name and color of the flower, without specifying the scented area, and only from the scented area corresponding to the specified flower color. You can enjoy the fragrance corresponding to the name of the flower.

Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but includes the scope of the invention described in the claims and equivalents thereof. .
For example, in the above embodiment, the case where one fragrance is given has been described, but it is needless to say that the same or different fragrance can be given to two or more areas in the screen.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, the printing control part 114 serves as a fragrance | flavor adhesion control part (fragrance adhesion control means) and a coating agent adhesion control part (coating agent adhesion control means), and the printing part 10 is a fragrance adhesion part (fragrance adhesion means). In addition to the printing control unit 114, a fragrance adhesion control unit and a coating agent adhesion control unit are provided, and a fragrance adhesion unit and a coating material adhesion are provided separately from the printing unit 10. A part may be provided.

  In the above embodiment, the printing control unit 114 controls the coating agent head 11c to attach the coating agent by printing so as to cover at least the scented region, and scratches the scented region R, whereby the coating layer is formed. It is destroyed and scent is emitted from the scented area R, but when it is considered that the scent is only required to continue for a predetermined time from the scented area R, the coating agent is printed so as to cover the scented area. It is not necessary to attach by.

  In the above embodiment, the partial image area of the painting-like image is scented. However, the user specifies the partial image area of the photographed image, and the scented area setting unit 112 scents the partial image area. It may be set as a region, and the print control unit 114 may print a photographed image, and at that time, the scenting region may be made to perform scenting printing. At that time, by designating a color included in the photographed image, the scented region setting unit 112 may be configured to set a region corresponding to the color in the photographed image as the scented region. .

  Further, the printing control unit 114 is configured to control the printing unit 10 to individually print fragrances corresponding to a plurality of types of scented products, and by specifying the scented products with the operation unit 140, the scenting region You may comprise so that the setting part 112 may set the kind of fragrance. The scented product in this case is not limited to flowers. This scented product includes, for example, scented animals and plants as well as sweets and other scented items in general.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the scenting target setting process was performed in the stage of the picked-up image before conversion to a painting style image, you may perform a scenting target setting process after converting into a painting style image.

The invention described in the scope of claims attached to the application of this application will be added below. The item numbers of the claims described in the appendix are as set forth in the claims attached to the application of this application.
[Appendix]
<Claim 1>
When a partial image area desired to be scented is specified based on the user's designation among the image areas of one image of the photographed image or a picture-like image converted from the photographed image, the designated partial image A scented region setting means for setting a region as a scented region;
Print control means for controlling the image area of the one image to be printed with a printing material, while controlling the scented area set by the scented area setting means to be printed with a fragrance,
An image printing control apparatus comprising:
<Claim 2>
In an image printing control method used for an image printing control apparatus that prints one image of a photographed image or a picture-like image converted from the photographed image,
A scenting region setting step of setting a specified partial image region as a scented region when a partial image region desired to be scented is specified based on a user designation among the image regions of the one image. When,
A print control step for controlling the image area of the one image to be printed with a printing material, while controlling the scented area set by the scented area setting step to be printed with a fragrance,
An image printing control method comprising:
<Claim 3>
Display control means for displaying one of a photographed image or a picture-like image converted from the photographed image;
When the name and color of the scent generation target existing in the image displayed by the control of the display control means are specified, the scent type corresponding to the specified scent generation target name is specified. A scented region setting means for setting a scented region corresponding to the color of the scent generation target;
While controlling the image area of the image displayed by the control of the display control means to print with a printing material, the scented area set by the scented area setting means is controlled by the scented area setting means. Print control means for controlling to print with the set fragrance;
An image printing control apparatus comprising:
<Claim 4>
In an image printing control method used for an image printing control apparatus that prints one image of a photographed image or a picture-like image converted from the photographed image,
A display control step for displaying the one image;
When the name and color of the fragrance generation target existing in the image displayed in this display step are specified, the type of fragrance corresponding to the specified fragrance generation target name and the specified fragrance generation target A scented area setting step for setting a scented area corresponding to the color of
While controlling the image area of the image displayed in the display control step to be printed with a printing material, the scented area set by the scented area setting step is set by the scented area setting step. A printing control step for controlling printing with a perfume,
An image printing control method comprising:
<Claim 5>
Among the image areas of the photographed image, an operation means that allows the user to specify a partial image area for which scenting is desired,
A scented region setting unit that sets the partial image region as a scented region based on a user designation by the operation unit;
Print control means for controlling the image area to be printed with a printing material while controlling the partial image area, which is a scented area set by the scented area setting means, to be printed with a fragrance. When,
An image printing control apparatus comprising:
<Claim 6>
Painting-like conversion processing means for converting a photographed image into a painting-like image;
Display control means for displaying the photographed image or the painting-like image,
Among the image areas of the captured image or the painting-like image displayed by the display control means, an operation means that allows the user to specify a partial image area for which scenting is desired;
A scented area setting means for setting the partial image area designated from the operation means as a scented area;
Print control means for controlling the image area to be printed with a printing material while controlling the partial image area, which is a scented area set by the scented area setting means, to be printed with a fragrance. When,
An image printing control apparatus comprising:
<Claim 7>
The operation means is configured to designate the partial image area by instructing a part of the captured image or the painting-like image displayed by the control of the display control means. The image printing control apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the apparatus is an image printing control apparatus.
<Claim 8>
The operation means is configured to designate a color included in the photographed image or the picture-like image displayed under the control of the display control means.
The image printing control apparatus according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the scented region setting unit sets a region corresponding to the color as a scented region based on designation from the operation unit.
<Claim 9>
The printing control means is configured to individually print perfume corresponding to a plurality of types of scented products,
The operation means is configured to be able to specify the scented product,
The image printing control apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the scenting area setting unit sets the type of the fragrance based on a designation from the operation unit.
<Claim 10>
A coating agent adhesion control means for attaching the coating agent is provided,
The image printing control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the coating agent adhesion control unit adheres the coating agent on a fragrance adhered to a scented region. .

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Image printing control apparatus 112 Scenting area | region setting part 113 Painting style conversion process part 114 Print control part 115 Display control part 140 Operation part

Claims (10)

When a partial image area desired to be scented is specified based on the user's designation among the image areas of one image of the photographed image or a picture-like image converted from the photographed image, the designated partial image A scented region setting means for setting a region as a scented region;
Print control means for controlling the image area of the one image to be printed with a printing material, while controlling the scented area set by the scented area setting means to be printed with a fragrance,
An image printing control apparatus comprising: In an image printing control method used for an image printing control apparatus that prints one image of a photographed image or a picture-like image converted from the photographed image,
A scenting region setting step of setting a specified partial image region as a scented region when a partial image region desired to be scented is specified based on a user designation among the image regions of the one image. When,
A print control step for controlling the image area of the one image to be printed with a printing material, while controlling the scented area set by the scented area setting step to be printed with a fragrance,
An image printing control method comprising: Display control means for displaying one of a photographed image or a picture-like image converted from the photographed image;
When the name and color of the scent generation target existing in the image displayed by the control of the display control means are specified, the scent type corresponding to the specified scent generation target name is specified. A scented region setting means for setting a scented region corresponding to the color of the scent generation target;
While controlling the image area of the image displayed by the control of the display control means to print with a printing material, the scented area set by the scented area setting means is controlled by the scented area setting means. Print control means for controlling to print with the set fragrance;
An image printing control apparatus comprising: In an image printing control method used for an image printing control apparatus that prints one image of a photographed image or a picture-like image converted from the photographed image,
A display control step for displaying the one image;
When the name and color of the fragrance generation target existing in the image displayed in this display step are specified, the type of fragrance corresponding to the specified fragrance generation target name and the specified fragrance generation target A scented area setting step for setting a scented area corresponding to the color of
While controlling the image area of the image displayed in the display control step to be printed with a printing material, the scented area set by the scented area setting step is set by the scented area setting step. A printing control step for controlling printing with a perfume,
An image printing control method comprising: Among the image areas of the photographed image, an operation means that allows the user to specify a partial image area for which scenting is desired,
A scented region setting unit that sets the partial image region as a scented region based on a user designation by the operation unit;
Print control means for controlling the image area to be printed with a printing material while controlling the partial image area, which is a scented area set by the scented area setting means, to be printed with a fragrance. When,
An image printing control apparatus comprising: Painting-like conversion processing means for converting a photographed image into a painting-like image;
Display control means for displaying the photographed image or the painting-like image,
Among the image areas of the captured image or the painting-like image displayed by the display control means, an operation means that allows the user to specify a partial image area for which scenting is desired;
A scented area setting means for setting the partial image area designated from the operation means as a scented area;
Print control means for controlling the image area to be printed with a printing material while controlling the partial image area, which is a scented area set by the scented area setting means, to be printed with a fragrance. When,
An image printing control apparatus comprising:   The operation means is configured to designate the partial image area by instructing a part of the captured image or the painting-like image displayed by the control of the display control means. The image printing control apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the apparatus is an image printing control apparatus. The operation means is configured to designate a color included in the photographed image or the picture-like image displayed under the control of the display control means.
The image printing control apparatus according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the scented region setting unit sets a region corresponding to the color as a scented region based on designation from the operation unit. The printing control means is configured to individually print perfume corresponding to a plurality of types of scented products,
The operation means is configured to be able to specify the scented product,
The image printing control apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the scenting area setting unit sets the type of the fragrance based on a designation from the operation unit. A coating agent adhesion control means for attaching the coating agent is provided,
The image printing control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the coating agent adhesion control unit adheres the coating agent on a fragrance adhered to a scented region. .

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