JP2015031833A - Game-purposed imaging device, and control method and computer program for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game-purposed imaging device that is capable of accurately grouping a prescribed image part included in a photographing image.SOLUTION: The present invention relates to a game-purposed imaging device that comprises: a photographing unit 1 photographing a subject inclusive of a user, and obtaining a photographing image; and an edit unit 2 editing the photographing image, and obtaining an edit image. At least one of the photographing unit 1 and the edit unit 2 has: a display unit 113 that is capable of displaying a GUI screen; an input unit 113 that is for performing an operation input to the GUI screen; and a control unit 4 that performs a prescribed control corresponding to the operation input. The control unit 4 causes the display unit 113 to display specific screens G1 to G3 in order for the user to specify which image part in the photographing image corresponds to which user, and implements grouping processing of grouping the image part for each same user on the basis of the operation input to the specific screens G1 to G3.

Description

  The present invention relates to an amusement photography apparatus that is installed in, for example, a game center and provides a user with a play photography service. The present invention also relates to a control method for the game shooting apparatus and a computer program for controlling the apparatus.

2. Description of the Related Art There is already known an imaging device for a game where a subject including a user is photographed with a camera and the photographed image is output as a photo sticker or a photo card.
Since such a shooting device for play is highly playable or entertaining, an image to be combined with the shot image can be selected from a variety of background images and foreground images prepared in advance according to the user's preference, It is configured to be able to draw freely using a touch pen. Such image editing work by the user is called “graffiti” or the like for a photographed image.

On the other hand, there has been proposed a technique for performing a correction process in a predetermined mode on a photographed image to be graffitied before the graffiti is performed (or during the graffiti).
For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique in which “eye enhancement processing” for enlarging an eye part in a vertical direction is applied to all photographed images in principle. Patent Document 2 discloses a technique for performing “small face processing” that automatically reduces the contour of a user's face in a captured image without being based on a user's instruction.

JP 2010-220221 A JP 2010-50501 A

The eye enhancement processing of Patent Document 1 and the small face processing of Patent Document 2 (hereinafter, correction processing represented by these images is also simply referred to as “correction processing”) is a heavy user of a game shooting apparatus. Although it was developed targeting a certain young woman, a user who does not desire such correction processing (for example, a man when visiting as a couple) can be assumed.
Therefore, if the correction process as described above is uniformly performed on all the captured images, there is a possibility that only a captured image that does not meet the preference may be obtained for some users.

Therefore, Patent Document 1 discloses a method of displaying a release button for each eye part included in a photographed image and canceling the eye enhancement processing for the eye part on which an operation to the release button is performed. (Patent Document 1, paragraphs 0217 to 0222).
However, in this cancellation method, when a user who desires eye enhancement processing (for example, a woman) and a user who does not desire to perform (for example, a man) play together, the male eyes included in a plurality of captured images are displayed. It is necessary to select a part and perform a release operation one by one, which makes the operation very complicated.

On the other hand, as a measure for eliminating such inconvenience, for example, face images are identified for each user by image recognition processing on captured images, and face images having the same identification result are grouped, and face images belonging to the same group are the same. It is conceivable to perform correction processing.
However, in grouping that relies solely on computer image recognition processing, face images of different people may be divided into the same group, or face images of the same person may be divided into different groups. The images cannot be grouped correctly.

In view of such a conventional problem, a first object of the present invention is to provide an amusement photographing apparatus and the like that can accurately group predetermined image portions included in a photographed image.
It is a second object of the present invention to provide a game shooting apparatus and the like that can easily and reliably perform correction processing of image portions for each user included in a shot image.

  (1) A game shooting apparatus according to the present invention includes a shooting unit for shooting a subject including a user to obtain a shot image, and an editing unit for editing the shot image to obtain an edited image. And at least one of the photographing unit and the editing unit includes a display unit capable of displaying a GUI screen, an input unit for performing an operation input on the GUI screen, and a predetermined corresponding to the operation input A control unit that performs control, and the control unit displays on the display unit a specific screen for the user to specify which image portion in the captured image is which user. And performing a grouping process for dividing the image portion into groups for the same user based on the operation input on the specific screen.

  According to the game shooting device of the present invention, the control unit causes the display unit to display a specific screen for the user to specify which image portion in the captured image is which user, and the specific screen Since the grouping process for dividing the image part into the same group for each user is executed based on the operation input to the image, the predetermined image part included in the captured image is accurately compared with the grouping based only on the image recognition process. Can be grouped. Therefore, the first object described above is achieved.

  (2) In the game shooting device according to the present invention, the control unit displays a selection screen for the user to select the degree of correction processing to be performed on the captured image on the display unit, and the control unit displays the selection screen for the selection screen. It is preferable that the degree of the correction process selected by the operation input is reflected on the captured image including all the image portions belonging to the same group.

  According to the game shooting device of the present invention, the control unit causes the display unit to display a selection screen for the user to select the degree of correction processing to be performed on the captured image, and the correction selected by the operation input on the selection screen. Since the degree of processing is reflected in the captured image including the image portion belonging to the same group, it is not necessary for the user to input the degree of correction processing for each captured image one by one, and the correction processing of the image portion for each user Can be carried out easily and reliably. Therefore, the second object described above is achieved.

(3) In the game photographing apparatus of the present invention, the grouping process includes, for example, the following first and second processes.
1st process: The process which receives the input of which image part is itself one by one in order about all the picked-up images displayed on the display part 2nd process: The same user of the image part specified in the same order To include in a group

In this case, each user sequentially receives an operation input for specifying his / her own image portion included in the captured image one by one, so that time for performing an operation input on the specific screen as the number of users increases. To increase.
However, unlike the grouping process (5) described later, it is not necessary to display all the captured images for each divided screen, so that there is an advantage that each captured image can be displayed larger.

(4) In the game shooting device of the present invention, when the control unit has a function of detecting the number of persons included in one shot image, in the second process, the number of the detected number of users. It is preferable that the photographed image that has been identified is removed from the display target of the display unit.
In this way, the number of captured images to be displayed on the display unit decreases as the grouping progresses. Therefore, the user who performs the operation input in the order after the second can specify his own image part from a smaller number of photographed images than the original, and can specify his own image part more quickly.

(5) In the game shooting apparatus of the present invention, the grouping process may be a process including the following first and second processes, for example.
1st process: The process which receives the input which image part is itself in each divided screen about all the picked-up images displayed on the display part divided into the divided screen for the number of photographing persons 2nd process: On the same divided screen Processing to include the identified image part in the same user group

In this case, since all the photographed images are displayed on the divided screen divided by the number of photographers, each photographed image becomes small.
However, on the other hand, each user specifies his / her own image portion in parallel with respect to the divided screen. Therefore, the user can specify his / her own image portion one by one in order. Compared to the case, there is an advantage that operation input to a specific screen can be performed in a shorter time.

  (6) In the game shooting apparatus according to the present invention, the control unit identifies the image portion included in the captured image for each user, and displays the image portion having the same identification result as the same group. It may have an automatic grouping function to be displayed on the part.

(7) In this case, the grouping process includes the initial grouping by the automatic grouping function, and the operation input for including the image portion included in the wrong group by the automatic grouping function in the correct group. May be included in the correction process to be performed by the user.
In this way, complete grouping is possible by the correction process based on the correct judgment of the user, so that predetermined image portions included in the captured image can be accurately grouped.

(8) The control method of the present invention relates to a control method performed on the above-described game shooting apparatuses (1) to (7). Therefore, the control method of the present invention has the same operational effects as the above-described game shooting apparatuses (1) to (7).
(9) The computer program of the present invention relates to a program for causing a computer to function as the above-described shooting apparatus for games (1) to (7). Therefore, the computer program of the present invention has the same operational effects as the above-described game shooting apparatuses (1) to (7).

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to accurately group predetermined image portions included in a captured image. Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily and reliably perform the correction process for the image portion for each user included in the captured image.

It is the perspective view which looked at the imaging device for play concerning the embodiment of the present invention from the left front side. It is the top view which looked at the imaging device for play of FIG. 1 from the top. It is a perspective view of a photography housing. It is a perspective view of an edit housing | casing. It is a front view of an output housing | casing. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure inside the imaging | photography device for play. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the process sequence of imaging | photography process. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of the GUI screen (specific screen) for the correction process which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of the GUI screen (specific screen) for the correction process which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of the GUI screen (selection screen) for the correction process which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of the GUI screen (specific screen) for the correction process which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of the GUI screen (specific screen) for the correction process which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of the GUI screen (specific screen) for the correction process which concerns on 4th Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of the GUI screen (specific screen) for the correction process which concerns on 4th Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of the GUI screen (selection screen) for the correction process which concerns on 4th Embodiment.

Hereinafter, shooting for play according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The imaging device for play of this embodiment performs graffiti editing on image data generated by photography and then prints it as sticker paper or as image data to an external device (such as a portable terminal or an image storage server). Output. First, the overall structure of this gaming device will be described.

<Overall structure>
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a gaming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the left front side.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the gaming apparatus of FIG. 1 viewed from above. In the following, the device structure will be described with reference to the front, rear, left, and right directions shown in FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the shooting apparatus for play includes a front-side shooting unit 1 and a rear-side editing unit 2, and has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape that is long in the front-rear direction. At the rear end of the editing unit 2, an output unit 3 is provided for outputting the edited photo.

The photographing unit 1 includes a photographing case 11 in which a camera for photographing a user (user) is incorporated, and a background wall portion 12 disposed behind the photographing case 11 via a photographing space 10. A gap between the side surface of the imaging housing 11 and the side surface of the background wall portion 12 constitutes first entrances 101 a and 101 b that are entrances to the imaging space 10.
The editing unit 2 has an editing case 21 disposed adjacent to the back of the background wall 12, and the editing case 21 is provided with a pair of operation surfaces facing the left side and the right side. It has been.

The editing spaces 20a and 20b for performing input operations on the operation surfaces can be entered via the second entrances 201a and 201b.
The output unit 3 includes an output housing 31 that is in contact with the rear end surface of the editing housing 21, and the output housing 31 has an operation surface that is operated from the rear end side of the game shooting device. Is facing the back. Therefore, the space on the rear end side of the output housing 31 becomes an output space 30 for performing an output operation.

The side surfaces of the photographing housing 11 and the upper end of the background wall 12 are connected to each other by a ceiling frame 13 extending in the front-rear direction. Inside the ceiling frame 13 is provided a ceiling lighting unit 14 that covers the imaging space 10 from above and can illuminate and flash.
On the left side (or right side) of the photographic housing 11, there is provided a posting space 15 for posting explanatory notes including how to use the game shooting apparatus. In addition, a display unit 16 that indicates whether or not the photographing housing 11 is in use is provided on the upper left side.

The display unit 16 includes an indicator lamp that emits light or is turned off by a control device (not shown) provided in the control box 211 (see FIG. 4) of the editing housing 21. The display unit 16 is used to indicate to the user that the photographing unit 1 is in use by the light emission, and to indicate to the user that the photographing unit 1 has become empty by turning off the light.
In the present embodiment, the display unit 16 is formed in a triangular shape in plan view protruding outward in the left-right direction, but the shape is not particularly limited, and may be other shapes such as a convex curve shape.

The background wall portion 12 is formed by a plate-like member having substantially the same width and height as the imaging housing 11, and extends from the left and right ends of the body plate 121 to the front. And a pair of side plates 122 provided.
The background wall portion 12 is formed in a U-shape in plan view as a whole by joining side plates 122 to the left and right end edges of the main body plate 121.

The inner surface of the main body plate 121 facing the photographing housing 11 is colored with a single color (for example, blue or green) for chroma key processing. This coloring is performed by directly painting the main body plate 121 or attaching a colored fabric or plate.
The first entrances 101 a and 101 b described above for entering and exiting the imaging space 10 are configured from the rear edge of the imaging housing 11, the lower edge of the ceiling frame 13, and the front edge of the side plate 122. .

The editing case 21 employs a face-to-face method in which two sets of users can edit simultaneously from the left and right sides. Therefore, the editing housing 21 is composed of a housing having an operation surface on each of the left and right sides and a length in the left-right direction smaller than the width in the same direction of the background wall portion 12.
The front end surface of the editing housing 21 is connected to the center of the back surface of the background wall portion 12, and the space behind the background wall portion 12 and on the left and right sides of the editing housing 21 is set by two sets of users. The editing spaces 20a and 20b are respectively used for editing work.

Above the editing case 21, a substantially U-shaped curtain frame 22 is provided in plan view.
The curtain frame 22 includes a pair of side frames 221 extending in the front-rear direction and a rear frame 222 extending in the left-right direction that connects the rear ends of the side frames 221.

The front end of each side frame 221 is connected to the rear end of the ceiling frame 13 so as to extend in the front-rear direction, and the central portion of the rear frame 222 is a support member 23 provided at the rear upper end of the editing casing 21. Is supported by.
The left and right side frames 221 and the substantially half length of the rear frame 222 constitute upper frame portions of the second entrances 201a and 201b for entering and exiting the editing spaces 20a and 20b. .

<Shooting case>
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the photographing housing 11.
As shown in FIG. 3, the photographing housing 11 has a front panel portion on the indoor side formed in a concave curved shape. Inside the photographing housing 11, an upper camera 111 for taking a photograph of the upper body centered on the face (hereinafter referred to as “face-up image”) and a whole-body photograph (hereinafter referred to as “whole body image”). ) Is mounted.

Below the upper camera 111, there is provided an upper monitor 113 made up of a touch panel type liquid crystal monitor capable of input operations such as photographing conditions. On the upper monitor 113, an image photographed by the upper camera 111 is displayed.
Also, below the lower camera 112, a lower monitor 114 on which an image taken by the camera 112 is displayed is provided. The lower monitor 114 is not provided with a touch panel, and only performs display.

A front illumination unit 115 that illuminates the photographing space 10 from the front and irradiates the flash is provided on the indoor side surface of the photographing housing 11.
The front illumination unit 115 is composed of four portions, that is, a central upper unit portion 115A, a central lower unit portion 115B, a left unit portion 115C, and a right unit portion 115D. In addition, a cash box 116 having a coin insertion slot and a coin return slot is provided in the lower right portion of the photographing casing 11.

<Editing enclosure>
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the editing housing 21.
As shown in FIG. 4, the editing housing 21 includes a lower control box 211 and an editing stand 212 provided on the control box 211.
Various control devices such as a main computer unit and an I / O controller are built in the control box 211. These control devices function as a control unit 4 that controls the operation of the entire game photographing apparatus of the present embodiment.

The editing stand 212 has a mountain-shaped inclined surface in which the top ridge line faces in the front-rear direction, and operation surfaces for two sets of users to perform editing operations are installed on each inclined surface.
Specifically, each operation surface is provided with an editing monitor 213 composed of a liquid crystal monitor with a built-in tablet. Two touch pens 214A and 214B are connected to the left and right sides of each editing monitor 213. Has been.

By making the pen tips of the touch pens 214A and 213B come into contact with the screen of the editing monitor 213, selection input for selecting an icon displayed on the screen and handwriting input for performing a character or drawing doodle can be performed.
4 shows the left editing monitor 213, the right editing monitor 213 has the same structure as the left side. In addition, the control device of the control box 211 can individually process in parallel the processing corresponding to the input information to the editing monitors 213 on the left and right sides.

<Output housing>
FIG. 5 is a front view of the output housing 31.
As shown in FIG. 5, the output housing 31 is a rectangular housing that is in contact with the rear end of the editing housing 21, and an operation surface is provided on the surface facing the rear end.
A touch panel type liquid crystal monitor 311 is provided at the upper center of the operation surface, and an explanation of output is displayed on the monitor 311.

A non-contact communication unit 312 is provided below the liquid crystal monitor 311. The communication unit 312 performs data reading from the non-contact type IC and data writing to the non-contact type IC by communicating with the non-contact type IC.
As the non-contact type communication means, for example, FeliCa (registered trademark) can be used.

A seal paper discharge port 313 is provided below the non-contact communication unit 312. To the sticker paper discharge port 313, sticker paper on which an edited image created by editing processing in the editing unit is printed is discharged.
For this reason, the output housing 31 has a built-in printer, and the sticker paper is printed by the printer. In addition, a speaker 314 is provided below the sticker paper discharge port 313 and outputs sounds such as guidance voice, BGM, and sound effects in the output process. In the present embodiment, the output housing 31 is separate from the editing housing 21, but these can also be configured as an integral housing.

<Functional structure of shooting device for play>
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an internal functional configuration of the game photographing apparatus.
As shown in FIG. 6, the game shooting apparatus includes a control unit 4, a storage unit 5, a shooting unit 1, an editing unit 2, and an output unit 3 that are communicably connected via a bus X.
The control unit 4 includes a known CPU (Central Processing Unit), ROM (Read Only Memory), RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like.

The control unit 4 reads out and executes the computer program stored in the storage unit 5 and controls the overall operation of the game shooting apparatus.
For example, when performing image processing such as correction processing and editing processing on a captured image, the control unit 4 functions as the image processing unit. A communication unit 6 and an external drive 7 are also connected to the bus X. The control unit 4, the storage unit 5, the communication unit 6, and the external drive 7 can be configured by a known computer device, and such a computer is built in the control box 211 of the editing casing 21 described above.

The storage unit 5 is composed of a nonvolatile storage medium such as a hard disk or a flash memory. The storage unit 5 stores various setting information transmitted from the control unit 4.
Information stored in the storage unit 5 is appropriately read out by the control unit 4. The storage unit 5 stores various image data used for image editing, data such as background image data serving as a background of a captured image, and the like.

  The ROM of the control unit 4 stores a computer program executed by the control unit 4 and data for operating this program. The RAM temporarily stores data and computer programs to be processed by the control unit 4. Is remembered. Hereinafter, the RAM and the ROM may be collectively referred to as a memory.

The communication unit 6 includes a communication interface for connecting to a public line such as the Internet, and communicates with an external device according to communication control by the control unit 4.
The external drive 7 reads / writes from / to a removable medium such as an optical disk or a semiconductor memory. For example, a computer program or data read from a removable medium by the external drive 7 is transmitted to the control unit 4 and stored in the storage unit 5 or installed as a control program.

The photographing unit 1 includes a coin processing unit 17, an illumination control unit 18, an upper camera 111, a lower camera 112, an upper monitor 113, a lower monitor 114, and a speaker 19 as functional units necessary for photographing processing in the photographing space 10. .
The upper camera 111 and the lower camera 112 perform predetermined shooting in accordance with control by the control unit 4 and output an image obtained by the shooting to the control unit 4.

As described above, the upper camera 111 is for photographing a face-up image, and the lower camera 112 is for photographing a whole body image. For this reason, the cameras 111 and 112 are each set in advance with an ideal angle of view and trimming range in order to obtain a face-up image and a whole body image.
Each camera 111 and 112 captures an image in real time and outputs an image signal representing the image data.

Image signals output from the cameras 111 and 112 are input to the control unit 4 and temporarily stored in the internal memory thereof, and transmitted to the upper monitor 113 and the lower monitor 114, respectively, and live video based on the image signals. Is displayed.
That is, live video from the upper camera 11 is displayed on the upper monitor 113, and live video from the lower camera 112 is displayed on the lower monitor 114.

Note that captured image data (hereinafter, simply referred to as “captured image”) stored as a still image is still image data with a higher resolution, and is captured image data (“through”) for displaying live video. “Image data” is often moving image data having a lower resolution, but the through image data may be moving image data having a higher resolution.
The control unit 4 also functions as an image processing unit that performs image processing on these image data, and can perform extraction of a captured image displayed on the upper monitor 113, correction processing of the captured image, and the like.

The upper monitor 113 includes a known touch panel, and displays a live video being shot by the upper camera 111 as a display device.
The upper monitor 113 can display a photographed image taken by the upper camera 111 and a GUI (Graphical User Interface) screen. That is, the upper monitor 113 also functions as an input device for the GUI screen, and accepts an operation input for selecting a captured image, an operation input for correction processing on the captured image, and the like. Signals indicating these operation inputs are input to the control unit 4 as operation signals.

  On the other hand, the lower monitor 114 displays a live image being shot by the lower camera 112 and has substantially the same configuration as the upper monitor 113. However, as described above, it does not have a function as a touch panel, and is used exclusively for displaying an image.

The coin processing unit 17 detects the insertion of a coin into the coin insertion slot. The coin processing unit 17 outputs an activation signal to the control unit 4 when detecting that the amount of coins required for play (play fee) has been inserted.
Note that the coin processing unit 17 may output an activation signal to the control unit 4 when payment of a play fee by electronic money or a credit card is accepted.

The illumination control unit 18 controls the flash emitted from the front illumination unit 115 in the imaging space 10 according to the illumination control signal supplied from the control unit 4.
In addition, the illumination control unit 18 controls the light (fluorescent lamp or the like) provided inside the ceiling illumination unit 14 and the front illumination unit 115, so that the brightness in the imaging space 10 according to the stage of the imaging process by the user. Adjust. The speaker 19 outputs sound corresponding to the stage of shooting processing by the user.

The editing units 2a and 2b are for the user to perform editing processing in the editing spaces 20a and 20b, respectively. Since the functional configurations of the editing unit 2a and the editing unit 2 are the same, only the functional configuration of the editing unit 2a will be described below, and the description of the functional configuration of the editing unit 2b will be omitted.
The editing unit 2a includes an editing monitor 213 that displays various GUI screens (hereinafter also referred to as “editing screens”) for editing graffiti and the like of a captured image, and two touch pens that are input units for the editing screen. 214A and 214B and a speaker 215 are provided.

The editing monitor 213 displays an editing screen according to control by the control unit 4 and detects a user's editing input on the editing screen.
That is, when the user touches the editing pen 213 on the touch pen 214A, 214B, the operation input or the touch pen 214A, 214B is detected, and is transmitted to the control unit 4 as an operation signal. As a result, the photographed image to be edited is edited.

Specifically, for example, the user can input so-called graffiti such as characters, patterns, and figures on the captured image displayed on the editing monitor 213 using an input device such as the touch pens 214A and 214B. it can.
As a result, image data of an edited image in which data such as graffiti is superimposed on the photographed image is generated. The image data of the edited image generated in this way is transmitted to the output unit 3.

The output unit 3 includes a touch panel type liquid crystal monitor 311 that is configured to perform output processing in the output space 30, a non-contact communication unit 312, and a speaker 314. The output unit 3 also includes a printer 34 and a sticker paper unit 35 for performing printing.
The printer 34 prints the photographed image or the edited image obtained by the editing process on the sticker paper stored in the sticker paper unit 35 attached to the printer 34 and discharges it to the sticker paper discharge port 313.

  The non-contact communication unit 312 performs data transmission / reception with the mobile terminal. The image data created by the editing unit 2 is transmitted by the communication unit 6 to an external image storage server through the network.

<Flow of play in the shooting device for play>
As described above, the photographing unit 1 performs photographing processing of a subject including the user, the editing unit 2 performs editing processing on the photographed image, and the output unit 3 performs editing image output processing.
These processes are performed by the control unit 4 executing a computer program stored in the storage unit 5 or the drive 7 or an installed computer program. Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 2, a flow of play in the shooting apparatus for play will be described.

As shown in FIG. 2, as indicated by an arrow X, the user enters the imaging space 10 through the first entrances 101 a and 101 b and uses the cameras 111 and 112 and monitors 113 and 114 provided in the imaging unit 1. Perform shooting processing.
Then, as shown by an arrow Y, the user who has finished the photographing process once exits the apparatus from the photographing space 10 through the first entrances 101a and 101b, and then moves to one of the editing spaces 20a and 20b.

At this time, the upper monitor 113 and the speaker 19 of the photographing housing 11 display and notify the user to move to the editing spaces 20a and 20b. For example, when neither of the editing spaces 20a and 20b is used by the user, a display that prompts the user to move to one of the editing spaces 20a and 20b is performed.
When there is a user in any one of the editing spaces 20a and 20b, a display that prompts the user to move to an empty editing space is displayed. When any editing space 20a, 20b is used by the user, a display for waiting for movement to the editing space 20a, 20b is performed.

The user who has moved to the editing spaces 20a and 20b starts editing processing. The users of the editing spaces 20a and 20b can perform editing processing at the same time.
When the editing process ends, printing of an image selected from the captured image and the edited captured image is started. Then, the editing monitor 213 of the editing housing 21 is displayed to urge the user to move to the output space 30 and is also notified by the speaker 215 of a sound urging to move to the output space 30.

Accordingly, the user who has finished the editing process moves from one of the editing spaces 20a and 20b to the output space 30 as indicated by the arrow C, and performs the output process.
When another user is performing output processing in the output space 30, the editing monitor 213 and the speaker 215 display and notify the user of waiting for movement to the output space 30.

In the output space 30, while waiting for the user to print an image, an operation (for example, input of an e-mail address) for allowing the user to obtain an image generated by the play is performed on the monitor 311. Let me do it.
When the printing of the image is finished, the user receives the sticker paper from the sticker paper discharge port 313 provided in the output housing 31 and finishes a series of play. The display for prompting the user to move as described above is performed by the control unit 4.

<Details of shooting process>
FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating the processing procedure of the imaging process in the imaging unit 1.
A demo image is displayed on the upper monitor 113 when the shooting device for play is not being used (when play is not being performed). When the user inserts a predetermined amount of coins into the coin insertion slot while displaying the demo image, play is started (step S100).

When play is started, the control unit 4 first displays an image quality selection guide screen on the upper monitor 113 (step S110).
On this guidance screen, a plurality of sample images having different sharpness and color are displayed. For example, examples of a plurality of sample images include a natural tone sample image in which a color closer to bare skin is reflected and a whitening sample image in which a color that emphasizes whitening is reflected. The sample image is displayed on the upper monitor 113 at the same time.

The user selects an image quality by touching a favorite sample image. At this time, if the sample image is not selected within a predetermined time limit, the control unit 4 automatically selects the image quality for shooting.
Alternatively, it is displayed in advance that one of the sample images is a recommended image, and if the sample image is not selected within a predetermined time limit, the control unit 4 automatically selects the recommended image. You may make it do.

When the reception of the image quality selection by the user is completed, the control unit 4 sequentially performs the number of shots of the two types of shot images of the face-up image and the whole body image by the number specified by the user (steps S120 and S130).
That is, after the acceptance of the selection of image quality, the control unit 4 displays a guide screen for inputting the number of face-up images and whole-body images to be captured on the upper monitor 113, and the image corresponding to the number of images input by the user is displayed. Take a photo of

An upper limit (for example, 6) is set for the number of shot images. Accordingly, the user sets the number of shots for each image so that the number of shots for the face-up image and the whole-body image is within the upper limit range.
For example, when the upper limit of the number of shots is “6” and the number of shots of the face-up image is set to “4”, the number of shots of the whole body image is “2”. However, the number of shots of one of the images can be set to the upper limit (= 6), and the number of shots of the other image can be set to zero.

  The control unit 4 performs a correction process based on the image quality selected by the user before the captured face-up image or the whole body image, and generates a captured image with the image quality corrected. The captured image after the image quality correction is temporarily stored in the memory of the control unit 4.

When shooting a face-up image, the user takes a picture while viewing a through image displayed in real time in a shooting frame displayed on the upper monitor 113. The through image displayed in the shooting frame is taken by the upper camera 111.
The image displayed in the shooting frame of the upper camera 11 is an image obtained by combining the user imaged by the upper camera 111 with a predetermined foreground image, background image, or the like by chroma key composition. Shooting is performed by releasing the shutter every predetermined time.

When taking a whole body image, the user takes an image while viewing a through image displayed in real time in a shooting frame displayed on the lower monitor 114. The through image displayed in the shooting frame is taken by the lower camera 112.
The image displayed in the shooting frame of the lower camera 112 is also an image obtained by combining the user imaged by the lower camera 112 with a predetermined foreground image, background image, or the like by chroma key composition. Shooting is performed by releasing the shutter every predetermined time.

When the above two types of shooting (however, when one of the number of shots is set to the upper limit, only one of the image types) is completed, the control unit 4 applies the image quality-corrected shot image. Further, a partial correction process is performed on the captured image (step S140).
In the present embodiment, as the partial correction processing, for example, “eye enhancement processing” and “small face processing” are performed on the face portion of the image data of the photographed image. Details of the correction processing will be described later.

Note that the partial correction processing according to the present embodiment includes the “eye enhancement processing” and the “small face processing” described above, and thus the control unit 4 according to the present embodiment performs the processing of the still image data constituting the captured image. Among them, it is possible to perform image recognition processing for recognizing which data portion corresponds to the outline of a person's eyes or face. By this image recognition processing, the control unit 4 can detect the face included in the captured image.
In the present embodiment, the control unit 4 has a function of detecting the number of users included in one captured image by counting the number of eyes and faces included in one captured image. .

When the partial correction processing is completed, the control unit 4 displays on the upper monitor 113 a prompt to move to any one of the editing spaces 20a and 20b of the editing unit 2, and the speaker 19 causes the editing spaces 20a and 20b to be moved. A notification that prompts the user to move to 20b is given.
Further, the control unit 4 temporarily stores the image data of the photographed image after the correction processing is completed in the memory as an editing target such as graffiti in the editing unit 2 and transmits the image data to the editing unit 2.

<Correction Processing According to First Embodiment>
8 to 10 show GUI screens for correction processing according to the first embodiment.
Of these, the GUI screens in FIGS. 8 and 9 are “specific screens” for the user to specify which image portion in the captured image is which user, and the GUI screen in FIG. 10 is the captured image. This is a “selection screen” for selecting the degree of correction processing to be performed on the screen. All of these GUI screens are displayed on the upper monitor 113.

In the shooting process of FIG. 7, when the process shifts to a partial correction process (step S <b> 140) of a shot image that has been subjected to image quality correction, the control unit 4 displays FIGS. 8A to 8D according to the progress of operation input by the user. Specific screens G1 to G3 shown in FIG. 9C are displayed on the upper monitor 113 in order.
Among these, the specific screen G1 in FIGS. 8A and 8B is a GUI screen for specifying the first user, and the specific screen G2 in FIG. 9A is the second user. The specification screen G3 in FIG. 9C is a GUI screen for specifying the third user.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the specific screens G <b> 1 to G <b> 3 are sequentially displayed from the upper side of the screen, an order display unit 401 for the screen, and an image display area 402 for displaying a plurality of captured images P <b> 1 to P <b> 6 side by side. , A transition button 403 to the next order and an end button 404 are included.
Among these, the order display part 401 is a part which displays what screen the specific screens G1-G3 are for identifying the user's face image.

The image display area 402 is an area in which the captured images P1 to P6 having been subjected to image quality correction stored in the memory are displayed side by side. In this embodiment, assuming that six face-up images have been taken, six shot images P1 to P6 made up of face-up images are displayed side by side.
Also, here, three users A to C play together, and any two of the users A to C are included in each of the captured images P1 to P6 in the illustrated combination. Assume that

Specifically, in the captured image P1, the user A is positioned on the left side and the user B is positioned on the right side, and in the captured image P2, the user B is positioned on the left side and the user A is positioned on the right side.
In the captured image P3, the user C is positioned on the left side and the user A is positioned on the right side, and in the captured image P4, the user B is positioned on the left side and the user C is positioned on the right side.
Further, in the captured image P5, the user A is positioned on the left side and the user B is positioned on the right side, and in the captured image P6, the user A is positioned on the left side and the user C is positioned on the right side.

In each of the specific screens G1 to G3, for any of the captured images P1 to P6 included in the image display area 402, any user A to C touches the face portion included in the captured image P1 to P6. Operation input corresponding to the users A to C can be performed.
For example, if the first user who inputs to the specific screen G1 in FIG. 8A is the user A, the user A uses his / her finger to touch his / her face included in the captured images P1 to P3, P5 and P6. Touch only once.

Then, as illustrated in FIG. 8B, the control unit 4 shadows the face part touched by the user A. This shadow is one of display methods for notifying the users A to C that the person image has already been selected.
It should be noted that the image portion to be shadowed indicating that it has been selected may protrude from the face portion, and the display method to indicate that it has been selected is a character display such as “selected” in addition to the method of applying shadow. Various methods such as displaying the image on the face image can be adopted.

The control unit 4 assigns an identifier indicating the same group (for example, “group 1”) to a plurality of face portions for which an operation input has been made on the specific screen G1, and the identifier is selected. It is stored in the memory in association with the face part.
Therefore, the identifier of “Group 1” is assigned to each of the plurality of face portions selected by the user A touching the first specific screen G1.

On the other hand, the user A may touch a face part other than himself / herself by mistake. Therefore, for example, the user A can perform a release operation by touching the selected face portion twice in succession or touching the selected face portion with a long press. When detecting the release operation, the control unit 4 deletes the identifier of the group 1 assigned to the face image.
Note that the control unit 4 can perform the above-described release operation not only on the first specific screen G1 but also on all the second and subsequent specific screens G2 and G3.

In addition, among the plurality of face images included in the same photographed image (for example, P1), the face image that has been touched most recently is sequentially updated as the selected face image, and the individual images as described above are obtained. The release operation may be omitted. In this case, for the same captured image P1, when the user A touches one face image first and then touches another face image later, the selection of the previous face image is automatically canceled, and the subsequent face image The selection is valid.
In this way, if the release operation for the face image is omitted, for example, even when there is a high possibility of mistouch because a plurality of face images are close to the same captured image P1, the user A immediately makes a mistouch. There is an advantage that it can be corrected.

FIG. 8B shows a case where the user A touches all his / her face images accurately on the first specific screen G1.
Thereafter, when the next user B specifies his / her face image, one of the users A to C touches the transition button 403 to the next order. When this touch is detected, the control unit 4 shifts the GUI screen of the upper monitor 113 to the second specific screen G2 shown in FIG.

As is clear from a comparison between FIG. 8B and FIG. 9C, when shifting from the specific screen G <b> 1 to the specific screen G <b> 2, the control unit 4 displays the number of persons on the order display unit 401 and the shift button 403 by 1 each. Incremented by one and displayed.
The increment of the number of persons is performed following the predetermined specific screen Gi (i = 1, 2,...), For example, when the specific screen G2 (FIG. 9C) is shifted to the specific screen G3 (FIG. 9D). This is always performed when shifting to the specific screen Gi + 1.

If the second user who inputs to the specific screen G2 in FIG. 9C is the user B, the user B uses his / her finger once to touch his / her face included in the captured images P1, P2, P4 and P5. Just touch.
Then, similarly to the case of the specific screen G1, the control unit 4 shadows the face part touched by the user B and displays that the person image has been selected.

Further, the control unit 4 assigns an identifier indicating the same group (for example, “group 2”) to a plurality of face portions for which an operation input has been made on the specific screen G2, and assigns the identifier to The information is stored in the memory in association with the selected face portion.
Therefore, the identifier of “group 2” is assigned to each of the plurality of face portions selected by the user B touching the specific screen G2.

Thereafter, when the next user C specifies his / her face image, someone of the users A to C touches the transition button 403 to the next order. When this touch is detected, the control unit 4 shifts the GUI screen of the upper monitor 113 to the third specific screen G3 shown in FIG.
If the third user who inputs to the specific screen G3 in FIG. 9D is the user C, the user C touches his / her face included in the captured images P3, P4, and P6 only once with a finger. do it.

Then, similarly to the specific screens G1 and G2, the control unit 4 shadows the face part touched by the user C and displays that the person image has been selected.
Further, the control unit 4 assigns an identifier indicating the same group (for example, “group 3”) to a plurality of face portions for which an operation input has been made on the specific screen G3. The information is stored in the memory in association with the selected face portion.

  As shown in FIG. 9 (d), the control unit 4 allows the number of users A and the number of users A included in the captured images P1 to P6 by an operation input (touch on the screen) to the processed specific screens G1 and G2. The captured images P1, P2, and P5 for which the identification of B has been completed are excluded from the display targets for the image display area 402. That is, only the remaining captured images P3, P4, and P5 are displayed in the image display area 402.

8 and 9, the control unit 4 detects that the number of users included in each of the captured images P1 to P6 is “2”.
For this reason, when the user B touches his / her face image of the captured images P1, P2, and P5 on the specific screen G2 of FIG. 9C, the specific number of persons for the captured images P1, P2, and P5 is determined. When the number matches the number of detections, the control unit 4 excludes the captured images P1, P2, and P5 from the display target and displays only the other captured images P3, P4, and P6 in the image display area 402.

  For this reason, as shown in FIG. 9 (d), the third user C finds out where his / her face image is from among the three photographed images P3, P4, and P6 that are smaller than in the case of the original specific screen G1. Since it is only necessary to search for the presence, it is possible to identify the face image more quickly than when all the captured images P1 to P6 are left in the image display area 402 as they are.

When the user C touches his / her face image included in the captured images P3, P4, and P6 correctly on the specific screen G3 in FIG. 9D, the remaining captured images P3, P4, and P6 are identified. The number matches the detected number, and the display target in the image display area 402 becomes zero.
Then, the control unit 4 shifts the specific screen Gi (i = 1, 2,...) To the selection screen S shown in FIG. 10 when any one of the following conditions 1 or 2 is satisfied.

Condition 1: When there is an operation input of the end button 404 on an arbitrary specific screen Gi.
Condition 2: When the display target of the image display area 402 is zero on an arbitrary specific screen Gi.
In the case of condition 1, correction processing using the selection screen S is possible only for face images for which grouping has been completed before the end button 404 is operated. Condition 2 is a condition that is satisfied when the grouping of the face images of all the users A to C is completed. In this case, the correction processing of the face images of all the users A to C is possible.

Next, the content of the correction process using the selection screen S will be described with reference to FIG.
The control unit 4 displays the selection screen S divided into the number of groups (“3” in this embodiment) determined by the above-described grouping process. In the example shown in the figure, the divided areas corresponding to the groups 1 to 3 obtained by dividing the selection screen S vertically are displayed.
In each divided area of the selection screen S, in order from the top, a face display area 411, a selection unit 412 for selecting the degree of eye enhancement processing, a selection unit 413 for selecting the degree of small face processing, An OK button 414 for instructing completion of selection is included.

As illustrated in FIG. 10, the control unit 4 trims the face images having the identifiers of the same groups 1 to 3 from the captured images P1 to P6, and converts the trimmed face images into the face display areas 411 of the corresponding groups 1 to 3. Display them side by side. At this time, the control unit 4 displays the face image as enlarged as possible.
For example, since the face image of user A belongs to group 1, five face images of user A are displayed in the face display area 411 of group 1. Similarly, four face images of the user B are displayed in the face display area 411 of the group 2, and three face images of the user C are displayed in the face display area 411 of the group 3.

Note that it is not always necessary to display all the face images specified by the users A to C in the face display area 411 of the selection screen S, and it is sufficient to display at least one face image. In this case, each face image can be enlarged and displayed so as to be larger than all the face images are displayed.
When each user A to C desires partial correction processing (in this embodiment, eye enhancement processing and small face processing) for the captured images P1 to P6, the user A to C performs operation input to the selection units 412 and 413. The degree of the correction process can be selected.

For example, in the illustrated example, the eye enhancement processing selection unit 412 displays three levels from natural to large.
Therefore, when the users A to C touch an exemplary portion of the eye having a desired size, the control unit 4 causes the eyes of the face image included in the face display area 411 to have an enlargement degree corresponding to the touched portion. Change the size of the part. The change of the eye size of the face image is executed every time the example portion of the touched eye is changed.

In the illustrated example, the small face processing selection unit 413 displays three levels from natural to small.
Therefore, when the users A to C touch an exemplary portion of a contour having a desired size, the control unit 4 applies the face image included in the face display area 411 to a reduction degree corresponding to the touched portion. To execute small face processing. For example, the technique described in Patent Document 2 may be used for the small face processing. The change in the size of the contour portion of the face image is performed every time the exemplified portion of the contour to be touched is changed, and the change is reflected on the face image displayed in the face display area 411.

For example, every time the selection in the selection units 412 and 413 related to group 1 in FIG. 10 is changed, all the face images displayed in the face display area 411 related to group 1 are changed (eye size, small size). (Degree of face) is reflected.
In addition, when an input for changing the size of the eyes or the face is performed to the selection units 412 and 413, the size of the eyes and the size of the face of the face image displayed in the face display area 411 are also changed. Further, an operation input to the selection units 412 and 413 is possible until the OK button 414 is pressed or until the time limit has elapsed.

The control unit 4 determines the degree of eye enhancement processing and small face processing at the time when the users A to C touch the OK button 414 or when a predetermined time limit has elapsed for each group 1 to 3 (that is, the user A to C) are adopted as the degree of change.
The control unit 4 then images the captured images P1 to P6 so that the degree of eye enhancement processing and small face processing of each group 1 to 3 is applied to all the face images included in the groups 1 to 3. By changing the data, the degree of change desired by the users A to C is reflected in the captured images P1 to P6.

<Effects of First Embodiment>
As described above, according to the game shooting device of the first embodiment, the control unit 4 determines which image portion (specifically, “face image” of the subject) in the shot images P1 to P6 and which user A. The specific screens G1 to G3 (FIGS. 8 and 9) for the user A to C to specify whether the user A to C is displayed on the upper monitor 113, and based on the operation input to the specific screen G1 to G3, the image A grouping process for dividing the portion into groups 1 to 3 for the same users A to C is executed.

  Therefore, for example, it is possible to accurately group predetermined image portions included in the captured images P1 to P6 as compared to a case where grouping is automatically performed based only on the result of image recognition processing by a computer.

  In addition, according to the game shooting apparatus of the first embodiment, the selection screen S for the users A to C to select the degree of the correction process that the control unit 4 performs on the captured images P1 to P6 after the grouping process is completed. Is displayed on the upper monitor 113, and the degree of the correction process selected by the operation input on the selection screen S is reflected in the captured images P1 to P6 including the image portions of the users A to C belonging to the same group 1 to 3.

  For this reason, it is not necessary for the users A to C to input the degree of correction processing for the image portion one by one for each of the captured images P1 to P6, and the correction processing of the image portion for each of the users A to C is performed simply and reliably. be able to.

  In the shooting apparatus for play of the first embodiment, one person inputs which image part is himself for all the captured images P1 to P6 displayed on the upper monitor 113 in the grouping process performed by the control unit 4. A process of sequentially receiving each of them (an input receiving process for the specific screens G1 to G3 displayed in order) and a process of including the image portions specified in the same order in the groups 1 to 3 of the same users A to C are included. .

Thus, in 1st Embodiment, since each user A-C performs operation input which specifies the own image part contained in the picked-up image P1-P6 image one by one in order, user A-C's As the number of people increases, the time for performing operation input on the specific screens G1 to G3 increases.
However, unlike the grouping process of the second embodiment described later, it is not necessary to display all the captured images P1 to P6 for each of the divided screens B1 and B2, so that each captured image P1 to P6 is displayed. There is an advantage that it can be displayed larger. Thereby, the face portion can be presented larger to the users A to C, and the users A to C can easily confirm their faces. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce errors related to operation input for grouping processing.

<Correction Processing According to Second Embodiment>
FIG. 11 shows a GUI screen for correction processing according to the second embodiment.
Specifically, the GUI screen in FIG. 11 is a “specific screen” for the user to specify which image portion in the captured image is which user. This GUI screen is displayed on the upper monitor 113.

In the second embodiment, when the grouping process using the specific screens G11 and G12 in FIG. 11 is completed, the process proceeds to the GUI screen (selection screen S) in FIG. 10, and the same correction process as in the first embodiment is performed. Is called.
Therefore, in the following, description of the same configurations and effects as those of the first embodiment will be omitted, and differences from the first embodiment and effects thereof will be described.

In the shooting process of FIG. 7, when the process proceeds to a partial correction process (step S <b> 140) of the shot image after image quality correction, the control unit 4 first displays the specific screen G <b> 11 shown in FIG. 11A on the upper monitor 113. To do.
The specific screen G11 is a guidance screen that prompts input of the number of users who are playing. In the illustrated example, icons for inputting the number of people from 1 to 4 are displayed. Here, it is assumed that the number of users is “two”.

Here, when any of the users A and B touches the “two people” icon on the specific screen G11, the control unit 4 causes the upper monitor 113 to display the next specific screen G12.
The specific screen G12 includes a number of divided areas B1 and B2 corresponding to the number of touched operation inputs. The control unit 4 displays all the captured images P1 to P6 side by side in each of the divided areas B1 and B2. In the illustrated example, the two divided areas B1 and B2 are divided vertically, and the same six captured images are displayed in the divided areas B1 and B2.

Therefore, for example, one user A touches a part including his / her face image from among the captured images P1 to P6 included in the left divided region B1, and thereby which face image is the user (user A). Enter
In addition, the other user B touches a part including his / her face image from among the captured images P1 to P6 included in the right divided area B2, which face image is himself (user B). Enter. If the face image selected previously is touched twice, the selection can be canceled.

Then, the control unit 4 performs grouping so that the face images specified on the same divided screens B1 and B2 are included in the same groups 1 and 2.
For example, when the divided screen B1 is “group 1” and the divided area B2 is “group 2”, the control unit 4 groups a plurality of face images touched by the user A in the divided screen B1 into the group 1, and the user A plurality of face images touched by B in the divided screen B2 are grouped into a group 2.

In addition, when the users A and B who perform operation inputs on the divided screens B1 and B2 select the same face image, the control unit 4 disables the selection of the one touched later and the same face image. A message is displayed on the specific screen G12 indicating that grouping cannot be performed due to the selection of “D”.
In addition, when the “OK” button on the specific screen G12 is pressed or the time limit has elapsed, the control unit 4 completes the grouping process by the specific screen G12 and is divided into the number of groups on the other hand in this process. The selection screen S of FIG. 10 is displayed on the upper monitor 113.

  In the game shooting apparatus of the second embodiment, the grouping process performed by the control unit 4 is performed for any of the shot images P1 to P6 displayed on the upper monitor 113 divided into the divided screens B1 and B2 for the number of shots. Including a process of accepting an input as to whether the face image is itself in each of the divided screens B1 and B2, and a process of including the face images input to the same divided screens B1 and B2 in the groups 1 and 2 of the same users A and B It is.

As described above, in the second embodiment, since all the captured images P1 to P6 are displayed on the divided screens B1 and B2 divided for the number of photographers, in the case of the first embodiment (FIGS. 8 and 9). In comparison, the captured images P1 to P6 are displayed smaller. In order to avoid this, it is possible to trim the image near the face from each of the captured images P1 to P6 and to enlarge them.
In this case, each user A, B can specify his / her face image simultaneously in parallel with respect to the divided screens B1, B2, so in the case of the first embodiment in which his / her face image is specified one by one in order. Compared to the above, there is an advantage that the operation input to the specific screen G12 takes a shorter time.

<Correction Processing According to Third Embodiment>
FIG. 12 shows a GUI screen for correction processing according to the third embodiment.
Specifically, the GUI screen of FIG. 12 is a “specific screen” for the user to specify which image portion in the captured image is which user. This GUI screen is displayed on the upper monitor 113.

Also in the third embodiment, when the grouping process using the specific screen G21 in FIG. 12 is completed, the process proceeds to the GUI screen (selection screen S) in FIG. 10, and the same correction process as in the first embodiment is performed. .
Therefore, in the following, description of the same configurations and effects as those of the first embodiment will be omitted, and differences from the first embodiment and effects thereof will be described.

In the shooting process of FIG. 7, when the process shifts to a partial correction process (step S140) of the shot image whose image quality has been corrected, the control unit 4 first displays the specific screen G21 shown in FIG. To do.
In the third embodiment, the control unit 4 identifies the face images included in the captured images P1 to P6 for each of the users A to D, and displays the face portions having the same identification result as the same groups 1 to 4. “Automatic grouping” "Function".

Specifically, the control unit 4 detects all the face portions included in the captured images P1 to P6, calculates a predetermined feature amount from the image data of each face portion, and the calculated feature amount is a predetermined amount. Face portions that are common within the threshold are grouped into the same groups 1 to 4.
Examples of the feature amount include an RGB value detected from a skin portion and a hair portion included in a face image, and a relative ratio of a triangle formed by the center point of both eyes and the center point of the mouth.

In the example of FIG. 12A, a total of nine face images are extracted by the automatic grouping function by the control unit 4, and the face images are grouped and displayed in four groups 1 to 4. The displayed face image is an image of a part determined to be a human face by face detection, and is trimmed from the captured image.
However, as illustrated in FIG. 12A, the control unit 4 groups the face images of the user B who is the same person into two groups 2 and 3, or the user C and the user D which are different persons. The face images may be grouped into the same group 4 and may be grouped differently from the actual situation.

The reason is that, for example, if the users A to D greatly change their facial expressions every time they shoot (so-called “face change”), put on and take off their hats every time they shoot, or the direction of their faces changes every time they shoot, This is because an error may occur in the automatic grouping function based on.
Therefore, in the third embodiment, each face image is displayed as an icon on the specific screen G21, and this face image can be freely moved between the groups 1 to 4. That is, if the grouping of the user's face images is incorrect, the users A to D can correct the grouping by the control unit 4 by moving the face images to the correct groups 1 to 4.

As an operation method for moving a face image displayed as an icon, for example, there are the following methods.
Operation method 1: First touch the icon of the face image you want to move with your finger, then touch the area of the formal group that you want to move with your finger Operation method 2: Touch the icon of the face image you want to move with your finger Move the screen as it is, and release your finger in the area of the formal group that you are moving to (a method commonly used on modern smartphones).

Then, as shown by an arrow α in FIG. 12, when the face image of the user B in the group 3 is moved to the group 2, the control unit 4 corrects the face image from the group 3 to the group 2.
Further, as indicated by an arrow β in FIG. 12, when the face image of the user C in the group 4 is moved to the group 3, the control unit 4 corrects the face image from the group 3 to the group 2.
Then, as shown in FIG. 12B, when the user operates the OK button when correct grouping is performed, the control unit 4 determines the grouping at the input time.

The grouping process according to the third embodiment causes the users A to D to perform the initial grouping by the automatic grouping function and the operation input for including the face part included in the wrong group by the automatic grouping function in the correct group. Correction processing.
For this reason, unlike the first and second embodiments, it is not necessary for each of the users A to D to input an operation many times, and grouping can be performed easily and quickly. Further, complete grouping is possible by the correction process based on correct judgments of the users A to D, and the face images included in the captured images P1 to P6 can be accurately grouped.

<Correction Processing According to Fourth Embodiment>
13 to 15 show GUI screens for correction processing according to the fourth embodiment.
Among these, the GUI screens in FIGS. 13 and 14 are “specific screens” for the user to specify which image portion in the captured image is which user, and the GUI screen in FIG. 15 is the captured image. 6 is a selection screen for selecting the degree of correction processing to be performed on the screen. All of these GUI screens are displayed on the editing monitor 213.

In the first to third embodiments described above, since the grouping process and the correction process are selected during the shooting process of FIG. 7, the specific screen and the selection screen are displayed on the upper monitor 113.
On the other hand, in the fourth embodiment, selection of the degree of the grouping process and the correction process is performed as part of the editing process. For this reason, the specific screen and the selection screen are displayed on the editing monitor 213 of the editing units 2a and 2b.

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of left and right editing screens displayed on the editing monitor 213.
As shown in FIG. 13, on the editing monitor 213, editing screens are displayed separately for the user A on the left side and for the user B on the right side, and each user A, B has left and right touch pens 214A, 214B. The operation input can be performed on the editing screen using.
Each of the editing screens includes an upper editing area 501 and a palette area 502 for displaying a plurality of palettes according to the editing mode.

The palette in the palette area 502 includes, for example, “Recommend”, “Stamp”, “Pen”, “Message”, “Make”, and the like. , Assigned to the “Makeup” palette.
In FIG. 13, the editing screens on both the left and right sides are both the correction processing specific screens G 31, but the contents of the operation screen displayed on the editing screen are the applications that the users A and B have in the palette area 502. It depends on whether you select.

For example, when one user A (or B) performs an operation input for selecting “make” in the palette area 502, the editing screen on the side corresponding to the input becomes the specific screen G31, while the other user B ( Alternatively, when A) performs an operation input for selecting another application such as “stamp” in the palette area 502, a predetermined operation screen designed for the application is displayed.
However, when the users A and B select the same application, the same operation screen is displayed on both the left and right sides of the editing monitor 213, and the users A and B independently perform editing work based on the same application. Can do.

Therefore, in the following, while referring to the editing screens shown in FIGS. 14 and 15 displayed on the left side of the editing monitor 213, the user A specifies his / her face image using the left editing screen, A case where the degree of partial correction processing for a face image is selected will be described.
In the editing process in the editing unit 2, when the user A selects the “make” palette on the left editing screen with the touch pen, the control unit 4 first displays the specific screen G31 shown in FIG. Is displayed on the left side of.

That is, when “make” is selected, the control unit 4 changes the editing screen to the specific screen G31 shown in FIG. 14A, and all the edit targets 501 are displayed in the editing area 501 of the specific screen G31. The captured images P1 to P6 are displayed simultaneously, and a predetermined message 503 indicating that the eye enhancement process and the small face process are possible is displayed in the palette area 502.
Next, the control unit 4 changes the editing screen on the left side of the editing monitor 213 from the specific screen G31 of FIG. 14A to the specific screen G32 shown in FIG. 14B for performing grouping in the editing process. Transition.

The control unit 4 of the fourth embodiment extracts a plurality of face images having a common feature amount from all the captured images P1 to P6, and groups these face images into the same group. As described above, the control unit 4 of the fourth embodiment also has an automatic grouping function based on the feature amount.
For this reason, the control unit 4 selects one representative face image of the group 1 for the user A and one representative face image of the group 2 for the user B, and selects the face images A and B. Are displayed in the palette area 502. At the same time, the control unit 4 displays a message 504 prompting the user to touch his / her face in the palette area 502.

  In the left specific screen G32 shown in FIG. 14B, when the face image of the user A is selected as the correction target, the user B is displayed on the right specific screen G32 (not shown). The face image of A cannot be selected as the correction target image.

In the example of FIG. 14B, it is assumed that two users A and B perform the photographing process (FIG. 7) and further edit. Accordingly, at least one trimmed image of the face images of user A and user B is displayed in the palette area 502.
Therefore, when the user A touches his / her own image included in the palette area 502, a surrounding mark 505 is displayed on the face image of the user A included in the editing area 501 (a face image having a common feature amount). Thereby, the user A can confirm that his selection is correct.

On the other hand, as shown by “reference A1” in FIG. 14, the face image A1 that is actually the user A may be erroneously displayed as the face image of another user.
In this case, as indicated by an arrow, the user A drags and drops the face image with the reference sign A1 onto the face image with the reference sign A. Then, the control unit 4 corrects the group of the dragged face image A1 to the same group 1 as the face image A that is the drop destination. Thus, the user A can correct the grouping error based on the automatic grouping function of the control unit 4 by dragging and dropping the face image A1.

Further, in the screen of FIG. 14, for example, the grouping error may be corrected by the control unit 4 by the following procedures (a1) to (a3).
(A1) User A selects his / her face image A in the palette area 502 and displays a surrounding mark 505 on the captured image included in the editing area 501. In this case, it is assumed that the surrounding mark 505 is displayed on the face image C (not shown in FIG. 14) other than the user A due to an error in the face authentication of the control unit 4.

(A2) In the captured image display area 501, the user A touches a face image C other than himself / herself on which the surrounding mark 505 is displayed with a pen.
(A3) In response to the touch operation in (a2) above, the control unit 4 deletes the surrounding mark 505 from the touched face image C, and sets the touched face image C as that of another user C to the palette area 502. Add to.

Furthermore, in the screen of FIG. 14, the grouping error may be corrected by the control unit 4 by the following procedures (b1) to (b3), for example.
(B1) User A selects his / her face image A in the palette area 502 and displays a surrounding mark 505 on the captured image included in the editing area 501. In this case, it is assumed that the surrounding mark 505 is not displayed on the face image A1 of the user A due to an error in face authentication of the control unit 4.

(B2) In the captured image display area 501, the user A touches his / her face image A1 on which the surrounding mark 505 is not displayed with a pen.
(B3) In response to the touch operation in (b2), the control unit 4 displays the surrounding mark 505 in the touched face image A1 and erases the display of the face image A1 in the palette area 502.

After that, when the user A touches the end button 506 included in the palette area 502 to complete the grouping process and the selection of the user A, the control unit 4 displays the selection screen S31 shown in FIG. indicate.
In this selection screen S31, among the users A and B included in the captured images P1 to P6 in the editing area 501, a user B other than the user B performs a correction process by adding a shadow to the face of the user B that has not been selected. It is shown that it is not a subject. Note that shadows may be added to portions other than the face of the selected user A.

In the selection screen S31, a selection unit 511 for selecting the degree of eye enhancement processing, a selection unit 512 for selecting the degree of small face processing, and OK for instructing selection completion are displayed in the palette area 502. Button 513.
When the user A desires partial correction processing (in this embodiment, eye enhancement processing and small face processing) on the captured images P1 to P6, the user A performs an operation input on the selection units 412 and 413 to determine the degree of correction processing. Can be selected.

For example, in the illustrated example, the eye enhancement processing selection unit 511 displays three levels of “Natural”, “Scale”, and “Decay”.
Therefore, when the user A touches the exemplified portion of the eye having a desired size, the control unit 4 causes the eyes of the face image of the user A included in the editing area 501 to have an enlargement degree corresponding to the touched portion. Change the size of the part. The change of the eye size of the face image is executed every time the example portion of the touched eye is changed.

In the illustrated example, the small face processing selection unit 512 displays three levels of “Natural Face”, “Small Face”, and “Model Small Face”.
Therefore, when the user A touches the exemplified portion of the contour of a desired size, the control unit 4 causes the contour of the face image of the user A included in the editing area 501 so as to have a reduction degree corresponding to the touched portion. Change the size of the part. The change in the size of the contour portion of the face image is executed every time the exemplified portion of the touched contour is changed.

The control unit 4 employs the degree of eye enhancement processing and small face processing at the time when the user A touches the OK button 513 or when the predetermined time limit has elapsed as the degree of change to the face image of the user A.
And the control part 4 changes the image data of the picked-up images P1-P6 so that the employ | adopted change degree is applied to the face image of all the users A, and the change degree which the user A desires is taken image. Reflected in P1 to P6.

Also in the case of the grouping process of the fourth embodiment, the user A is caused to perform an initial grouping by the automatic grouping function and an operation input for including the face part included in the wrong group by the automatic grouping function in the correct group. Correction processing.
Therefore, unlike the first and second embodiments, it is not necessary for the users A and B to input the operation many times, and the grouping can be performed easily and quickly. Furthermore, complete grouping is possible by correction processing based on correct judgments of the users A and B, and the face images included in the captured images P1 to P6 can be accurately grouped.

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The embodiment disclosed this time is illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of rights of the present invention is not specified in the above-described embodiment, but is basically determined based on the scope of the claims, and is all within the scope equivalent to the configuration described therein. Includes changes.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, as correction processing for an arbitrary subject included in the captured images P1 to P6, “eye enhancement processing” for enlarging and emphasizing eyes and “small face processing for correcting face outlines to be smaller” However, other correction processing may be used.
As the correction process for the face portion, a correction process for enhancing the gloss of the lips may be employed. In addition, when the captured image is a whole body image, it may be a correction process for emphasizing the legs longer, or a correction process for narrowing the body narrowly.

1: shooting unit 2: editing unit 2a: editing unit 2b: editing unit 3: output unit 4: control unit 5: storage unit 6: communication unit 7: external drive 10: shooting space 11: shooting housing 113: upper monitor ( (Display section, input section)
114: Lower monitor 213: Editing monitor (display unit)
214A, 214B: Touch pen (input unit)
214A, 213B: Touch pen (input unit)

Claims (9)

An imaging device for a game comprising: a photographing unit that photographs a subject including a user to obtain a photographed image; and an editing unit that edits the photographed image to obtain an edited image,
Control in which at least one of the photographing unit and the editing unit displays a GUI screen, an input unit for performing an operation input on the GUI screen, and a predetermined control corresponding to the operation input And
The control unit causes the display unit to display a specific screen for the user to specify which image portion in the captured image is which user.
An amusement shooting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a grouping process for dividing the image portion into the same group for each user is executed based on the operation input on the specific screen. The control unit causes the display unit to display a selection screen for the user to select the degree of correction processing to be performed on the captured image,
The game shooting device according to claim 1, wherein the degree of the correction process selected by the operation input on the selection screen is reflected in the shot image including the image portion belonging to the same group. The shooting device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the grouping process includes the following first and second processes.
1st process: The process which receives the input of which image part is one by one in order about all the picked-up images displayed on the display part 2nd process: The same user receives the image part input in the same order To include in a group The control unit has a function of detecting the number of people included in one captured image,
The game photographing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein in the second process, the photographed images for which the number of detected users for the number of detected users are finished are excluded from display targets of the display unit. The shooting device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the grouping process includes the following first and second processes.
1st process: The process which receives the input which image part is itself in each divided screen about all the picked-up images displayed on the display part divided into the divided screen for the number of photographing persons 2nd process: On the same divided screen Processing to include the input image part in the same user group   The said control part has the automatic grouping function which identifies the said image part contained in the said picked-up image for every said user, and displays the said image part with the same identification result on the said display part as the same group. The imaging device for play according to any one of -5. For the grouping process,
First grouping by the automatic grouping function,
The game for playing according to claim 6, further comprising: a correction process for causing the user to perform the operation input for including the image portion included in the wrong group by the automatic grouping function in the correct group. Shooting device. A method for controlling a shooting apparatus for a game, comprising: a photographing unit that photographs a subject including a user to obtain a photographed image; and an editing unit that edits the photographed image to obtain an edited image.
A display step capable of displaying a GUI screen, an input step for performing an operation input on the GUI screen, and a predetermined step corresponding to the operation input, performed on at least one of the photographing unit and the editing unit A control step for performing control,
The control step includes a first step of causing the display unit to display a specific screen for the user to specify which image portion in the captured image is which user.
And a second step of executing a grouping process for dividing the image portion into the same group for each user based on the operation input on the specific screen. At least one of the shooting unit and the editing unit of a shooting apparatus for play, comprising: a shooting unit that takes a subject including a user to obtain a shot image; and an editing unit that edits the shot image to obtain an edited image. A computer program for controlling one,
A display step capable of displaying a GUI screen, an input step for performing an operation input on the GUI screen, and a control step for performing a predetermined control corresponding to the operation input,
The control step includes a first step of causing the display unit to display a specific screen for the user to specify which image portion in the captured image is which user.
And a second step of executing a grouping process for dividing the image portion into the same group for each user based on the operation input on the specific screen.

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