JP2016149778A - Photographing device for game, photographing method for game and computer program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image editing device which enables a user to easily confirm a result of an image selected in a trimming frame.SOLUTION: An image editing device includes: display means (touch panel 400) for displaying a photographed image as an editing object image, and receiving editing input to the displayed photographed image; editing means (second control part 80) for performing editing processing of the photographed image displayed on the display means on the basis of the editing input; and storage means (memories 80a, 90a) for storing image data of the edited photographed image. The display means displays a trimming frame indicating a trimming range of the photographed image together with the photographed image; and the editing means causes the storage means to store, as image data, a part of the photographed image selected to be surrounded by the trimming frame by at least one of editing inputs including relative movement, rotation, and enlargement and reduction of the photographed image with respect to the trimming frame.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 13

Description

  The present invention provides an image editing apparatus capable of displaying an image captured by a camera on a screen and editing the image based on an editing input, a trimming method performed by the apparatus, and each of the image editing apparatus The present invention relates to a computer program for controlling a process.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an image editing apparatus (also referred to as an “image printing apparatus” or a “photo vending machine”) that captures a user with a camera and outputs an image obtained by editing the captured image or the captured image as a photo sticker or a photo card is known. It has been.
In recent years, with improvements in information communication technology, captured images and edited images can be directly transferred from an image editing device to a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, or captured images and edited images can be transferred from an image editing device to a server. It is possible to upload and view images uploaded from the mobile terminal later or download to the mobile terminal.

As such an image editing device, as described in Patent Document 1, in order to improve the playability or amusement of the user, various frame images and stamp images prepared in advance are combined with the captured image, Some users can make editing input, such as graffiti freely with a touch pen.
In addition to this, in the image editing device of Patent Document 1, in accordance with the shape of a blog image for posting on a blog updated by a user from a mobile terminal or a standby image for display on a standby screen of a mobile terminal, A desired region of the captured image can be cut out (trimmed).

  In the image editing apparatus of Patent Document 1, in order to cut out a desired area of a shot image, a trimming frame representing a range (trimming range) to be cut out together with the shot image is displayed on the image display unit, and the trimming frame is moved, rotated, and rotated. Then, the image is enlarged / reduced and placed at a desired position, angle, and size to select a cutout range (see paragraphs 0159 to 0167 and FIGS. 23 to 25 of Patent Document 1).

JP 2012-141440 A

The conventional image editing apparatus described in Patent Document 1 has a configuration in which a trimming frame is relatively moved, rotated, and enlarged / reduced with respect to a captured image in order to select a cropping range.
For this reason, along with the movement and rotation of the trimming frame, the user must move the line of sight or tilt the face in order to confirm the quality of the image cut out by the trimming frame. Also, since the trimming frame is enlarged / reduced without enlarging / reducing the captured image, the image quality of the displayed image and the image quality of the output image are not proportional, and when selecting a detailed part of the captured image It is difficult to select a desired region with high accuracy.

As described above, the conventional image editing apparatus has a drawback that it is difficult to recognize the quality of the image cut out by the trimming frame.
An object of the present invention is to provide an image editing apparatus that allows a user to easily check the quality of an image cut out by a trimming frame.

  (1) The image editing apparatus of the present invention displays a photographed image as an image to be edited and displays on the display unit based on the editing input and a display unit that receives an editing input for the displayed photographed image. An editing unit that performs editing processing of the captured image; and a storage unit that stores image data of the edited captured image, and the display unit indicates a trimming range of the captured image together with the captured image. The trimming frame is displayed, and the editing unit is selected to be surrounded by the trimming frame by at least one editing input of relative movement, rotation, and enlargement / reduction of the captured image with respect to the trimming frame. The captured image portion is stored in the storage means as the image data.

In the image editing apparatus of the present invention, a portion of a photographed image selected so that the editing means is surrounded by the trimming frame by at least one editing input of relative movement, rotation, and enlargement / reduction of the photographed image with respect to the trimming frame. The image data is stored in the storage means.
For this reason, the user can select the trimming range by moving and rotating the captured image relative to the trimming frame, so that the image cut out by the trimming frame without moving the line of sight or tilting the face. You can check the workmanship. Furthermore, since the user can select a trimming range by enlarging and reducing the captured image relative to the trimming frame, the user can recognize the degree of image quality of the image cut by the trimming frame, and Detailed portions of the image can also be selected with high accuracy.
Therefore, the user can easily recognize the quality of the image cut out by the trimming frame as compared with the case where the trimming frame is selected by moving, rotating, or enlarging / reducing the trimming frame relative to the captured image.

(2) In the image editing apparatus of the present invention, it is preferable that the display unit also displays a portion outside the trimming frame in the captured image when the captured image and the trimming frame are displayed in an overlapping manner.
In this way, the user can perform an operation such as moving the photographed image while viewing the entire photographed image including the portion outside the trimming frame, so that the trimming range can be easily selected.

(3) The image editing apparatus of the present invention further includes output means for outputting the image data stored in the storage means, and the display data corresponding to the image displayed on the display means is provided as the image data. Preferably, output data corresponding to a higher definition image than the display data image is stored in the storage means, and the output means outputs the output data.
In this way, it is possible to provide the user with an image corresponding to the output data with higher definition than the image corresponding to the display data.

(4) In the image editing apparatus according to the present invention, the display means is set in advance in a portion outside the trimming frame in an area where an image is displayed in a banner, in addition to the captured image and the trimming frame. It is preferable to display the added image.
In this way, the user can select the trimming range in anticipation of the finish while confirming the relative positional relationship between the additional image and the captured image, so that a desired edited image can be obtained. Can do.

  (5) The trimming method of the present invention is a trimming method performed by the image editing apparatus of the present invention described in the above (1) to (4). For this reason, the trimming method of the present invention has the same effects as the image editing apparatus of the present invention.

  (6) The computer program of the present invention is a program for causing a function as a control device of the image editing apparatus of the present invention described in the above (1) to (4). For this reason, the computer program of the present invention has the same effects as the image editing apparatus of the present invention.

  As described above, according to the present invention, compared to the conventional case where the trimming frame is moved, rotated, or enlarged / reduced relative to the captured image and the trimming range is selected, the user can cut the image by the trimming frame. Can easily recognize the workmanship.

1 is an external view of an automatic photo creation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of an imaging unit. It is a front view of an editing unit. It is a front view of an output unit. It is a screen block diagram of the touch panel for imaging operations. 1 is a functional block diagram of an automatic photo creation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of an imaging | photography process. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of a doodle edit process. It is a screen block diagram of graffiti edit processing. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of a trimming edit process. It is a screen block diagram of the shape selection of a mobile part. It is a screen block diagram of face image selection. It is a screen block diagram of trimming range selection for a banner. It is a screen block diagram of the other example of trimming range selection for banners. It is a screen block diagram of the trimming range selection for length. It is a screen block diagram of the graffiti edit process after a trimming edit process. It is a screen block diagram of the other example of face image selection. It is a screen block diagram of the other example which expands / reduces an edit object image. FIG. 6 is a screen display diagram when an image to be edited is not included in a part of a trimming frame.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[Overall structure]
FIG. 1 is an external view of an automatic photo creation apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Specifically, FIG. 1A is a side view of the device 1, and FIG. 1B is a plan view of the device 1.
2 is a front view of the photographing unit 3, FIG. 3 is a front view of the editing unit 4, FIG. 4 is a front view of the output unit 5, and FIG. 5 is a touch panel for photographing operation. It is a screen block diagram of 20. FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, an automatic photo creation device 1 according to the present embodiment includes a photographing room 2 in which a user U can enter, and a photographing unit 3 that can accept photographing of the user U and selection of a background image and a foreground image. And.
In addition, the automatic photo creation apparatus 1 receives an editing input including cropping (trimming) and graffiti (drawing operation) of a photographed image by the user U, and an editing unit 4 that generates an edited image edited based on the photographed image. And an output unit 5 for outputting the edited image. The image editing apparatus of the present invention corresponds to the editing unit 4 of the present embodiment.

The shooting room 2 has a rectangular parallelepiped frame structure that is long in the front-rear direction of the shooting room 2 (the direction of the arrow X in FIG. 1). On both side surfaces in the left-right direction (arrow Y direction in FIG. 1) of the photographing room 2, there are provided openings for the user U to enter and exit, and light-shielding curtains (not shown) for covering part or all of the openings. It has been.
In addition, an electric roll curtain device 25 is disposed at the rear of the photographing room 2. The curtain device 25 is driven during shooting, and a curtain appears in the shooting range of the camera 10. This curtain is for extracting only the image of the subject (subject image) from the image captured by the camera 10 by a known chroma key process, and blue or green ones are used.
A space between the photographing unit 3 and the curtain device 25 in the photographing room 2 (a space on the front side of the touch panel 20 for photographing operation) constitutes a photographing space for photographing the user U.

  The editing unit 4 includes a casing that is connected to the back surface of the curtain device 25 and that is long in the front-rear direction of the photographing room 2 (the direction of the arrow X in FIG. 1). ) Are provided on both sides of the touch panel 400 on which two users U can edit together. The space on the front side of each touch panel 400 of the editing unit 4 constitutes an editing space where the user U performs editing work, and this editing space is provided at a position different from the shooting space with the curtain device 25 interposed therebetween. ing.

Further, as will be described later, in the automatic photo creation device 1 of the present embodiment, processing in the shooting space (shooting processing) and processing in the editing space (editing processing) can be executed in parallel. The touch panel 400 that accepts the process in the above is installed more than the touch panel 20 that accepts the process in the shooting space.
For this reason, the work of the user U who has entered the shooting space and the editing space can be performed simultaneously and the rotation rate of the user U can be improved.

[Structure of the shooting unit]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the photographing unit 3 includes a camera 10 that is an imaging unit for photographing the user U, and a plurality of strobes 11, 12, and 13 </ b> L disposed on both the upper and lower sides and the left and right sides of the camera 10. , 13R, 14 and a touch panel 20 for photographing operation which is disposed below the camera 10 and accepts the operation of the user U and displays a photographed image.

The camera 10 is composed of, for example, a digital camera that generates a digital image signal using a CCD (Charge Coupled Device), and outputs a digital image signal acquired by photographing of the user U. Each of the strobes 11 to 14 emits a flash to the user U when the camera 10 is shuttered.
The touch panel 20 provides an operation screen for accepting various operations by the user U during a shooting operation. The touch panel 20 can also display a digital moving image acquired by the camera 10 in real time.

As shown in FIG. 5, the touch panel 20 for shooting operation includes a preview area 201 for displaying a real-time moving image, a first display area 202 for displaying a sample of a pose, and a shot image obtained by shooting. And a second display area 203 for display.
The photographing unit 3 incorporates a control device mainly composed of a personal computer, an I / O control device, and a network adapter for communicating with the editing and printing units 4 and 5. Further, the photographing unit 3 is provided with a coin insertion slot 26 (see FIG. 2) below the front surface thereof.

[Edit unit structure]
As shown in FIG. 1, in the automatic photo creating apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, the editing unit 4 includes two units 4a, 4a, 2 so that, for example, two users U who are two people can play simultaneously in parallel. 4b (see FIG. 1 (b)).
As shown in FIG. 3, each of the two units 4a and 4b has an inclined work surface facing each other and having a predetermined height. On this work surface, an area to be edited and a menu or tool for performing the editing are provided. A touch panel 400 for editing operation including a display area and touch pens 49L and 49R used for touch operation on the touch panel 400 are provided.

The touch panel 400 for editing operation has a symmetrical screen configuration so that two users U can perform trimming and graffiti at the same time in each unit 4a, 4b. Will be described later. Note that the touch panel 400 for editing operation according to the present embodiment is configured to be able to simultaneously detect the operation position (touch position of the pen tip) by both the touch pens 49L and 49R, and each detected operation position is It is possible to detect which one of the touch pens 49L and 49R corresponds to the operation.
Similarly to the photographing unit 3, the editing unit 4 also includes a control device mainly composed of a personal computer and a network adapter for communicating with the photographing and printing units 3 and 5, for example.

[Output unit structure]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the output unit 5 includes a touch panel 30 for output operation, and a non-contact communication port 31 disposed below the touch panel 30.
Also, below the communication port 31, a speaker 32 that informs the user U of operation methods and sound effects necessary for non-contact communication by voice, and an edited image that has been edited by the editing unit 4 are printed. An outlet 33 is provided for taking out the photograph sticker, the photograph card and the like.

The communication port 31 is capable of non-contact communication with an infrared port of a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone at a short distance, and an edited image can be transmitted to the user U's mobile terminal through this communication.
The communication port 31 may be a non-contact communication type communication port such as Felica (registered trademark) using radio waves.

  The touch panel 30 for the output operation is used to perform various operations necessary for the user U to transmit to the mobile terminal having the communication function when the user U wants to view the photo sticker on which the edited image is printed on the mobile terminal. Provides an operation screen to accept.

  Note that if this operation is performed using, for example, the time until the photo sticker of the edited image is printed, the user U can effectively use the time until the photo sticker is printed. Can be used. However, in a case where the touch panel 30 for output operation is not provided, various operations for image output may be performed on the touch panel 400 of the editing unit 4. In this case, the process in which the mobile terminal acquires the edited image is performed by the second control unit 80 (described later in FIG. 6).

Similarly to the photographing unit 3, the output unit 5 also includes a control device mainly configured by a personal computer and a network adapter for communicating with the photographing and editing units 3 and 4.
The output unit 5 also includes a network printer 35 (see FIGS. 1A and 1B) for printing the edited image as a photo sticker or the like.

In the automatic photo creating apparatus 1 configured as described above, the user U takes a picture in the photographing room 2 and then uses the touch panel 400 of one of the editing units 4a and 4b to trim the photographed image. And edit input such as graffiti.
Thereafter, the user U causes the network printer 35 to print the edited image data generated in response to the editing input and receive it as a print sheet, or transfer it to the mobile terminal of the user U by non-contact communication. can do.

When the network (LAN) 6 is connected to a public communication line such as the Internet, the edited image generated by the automatic photo creation device 1 of this embodiment is transmitted to the server computer via the public communication line. The edited image may be stored for each folder of the user U in this server computer.
In this case, the user U can view and download the created edited image by accessing the server computer from a mobile terminal such as his mobile phone or smartphone after playing the automatic photo creation apparatus 1. .

[Functional configuration of automatic photo creation device]
FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration when the automatic photo creating apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment is viewed from the functional aspect.
As shown in FIG. 6, the automatic photo creation device 1 functionally includes an imaging processing unit 7 for performing processing (imaging processing) for capturing the user U, and operation of the user U with respect to the editing target image. Accordingly, an editing processing unit 8 for performing image processing and an output processing unit 9 for performing output processing for printing the edited image as a photo sticker or the like or transferring it by non-contact communication are provided. The image processing apparatus of the present invention corresponds to the edit processing unit 8 of the present embodiment.

The imaging processing unit 7 includes a first control unit 70, an imaging unit 71, a first display / operation unit 72, an I / O control unit 73, an illumination unit 74, and a first communication unit 75. It is configured.
The edit processing unit 8 includes a second control unit 80, second display / operation units 81 and 82, and a second communication unit 83.
The output processing unit 9 includes a third control unit 90, a third display / operation unit 91, a print output unit 92, an audio output unit 93, a non-contact communication unit 94, and a third communication unit 95. It is composed of

  The first, second, and third communication units 75, 83, and 95 including network adapters can communicate with each other via a network 6 that is a LAN (Local Area Network).

The photographing unit 71 corresponds to the camera 10 including an image sensor such as a CCD. The imaging unit 71 captures the video data in real time and outputs it to the first control unit 70. The first control unit 70 uses video data (still image data) at the time of the shutter operation as a captured image and temporarily stores it in an internal memory.
In addition, the first control unit 70 constantly supplies the video data obtained from the photographing unit 71 to the first display / operation unit 72. Thereby, the present condition of the user U is displayed in real time.

The first display / operation unit 72 corresponds to the touch panel 20 for shooting operation. The first display / operation unit 72 receives input of operations related to shooting such as an operation for selecting a background image or a foreground image to be combined with a shot image, a shutter operation, and an operation for selecting the image quality of the shot image. A signal is sent to the first control unit 70.
Based on the operation signal from the first display / operation unit 72, the first control unit 70 executes a predetermined process corresponding to the operation signal.

For example, when there is an input of a shutter operation, the first control unit 70 causes the camera 10 to perform a shutter operation after a predetermined time of about several seconds, and also causes the flashes 11 to 14 to flash.
The illumination unit 74 corresponds to the strobes 11, 12, 13 L, 13 R, and 14 of the camera 10. The lighting unit 74 is controlled to be turned on / off and dimmed by the I / O control unit 73 based on an instruction from the first control unit 70.

The I / O control unit 73 corresponds to an I / O control device built in the photographing unit 3. The I / O control unit 73 controls the illumination unit 74 based on an instruction from the first control unit 70 and transfers a detection signal from a coin detection unit (not shown) to the first control unit 70.
The first communication unit 75 corresponds to a network adapter built in the photographing unit 3. The first communication unit 75 functions as an interface for data transmission / reception via the network 6.

The first control unit 70 corresponds to a computer (control device) that is built in the photographing unit 3 and includes a CPU, a memory, a frame buffer, a timer, and an auxiliary storage device.
The first control unit 70 performs overall control related to shooting processing by the CPU executing a program stored in the memory.
For example, the first control unit 70 writes all of the plurality of photographed images as edit target images in the frame buffer and causes the first display / operation unit 72 to display them.

Further, when there is a selection input of a predetermined background image or foreground image, the first control unit 70 combines the image of the user U in the captured image with the background image or foreground image selected by the user. The image is also written in the frame buffer as an image to be edited and displayed on the first display / operation unit 72.
The first control unit 70 performs second control corresponding to the editing unit 4 via the first communication unit 75 on the captured image (including images obtained by combining background images and the like) written in the frame buffer. To the unit 80.

The second control unit 80 corresponds to a computer (control device) built in the editing unit 4 and including a CPU, a memory 80a, a frame buffer, a timer, and an auxiliary storage device.
The second control unit 80 has display data for an editing target image to be displayed on the second display / operation unit 81 or 82 in the memory 80a and a higher definition than the editing target image displayed by the display data. Two types of output data corresponding to the image to be edited are stored. Further, the second control unit 80 displays the image to be edited corresponding to the display data on the second display / operation units 81 and 82.

The second control unit 80 performs overall control related to editing processing by the CPU executing a program stored in the memory 80a.
For example, the second control unit 80 generates an edited image for the editing target image based on the input signal of the editing process for the captured image received from the first control unit 70.
At this time, the second control unit 80 generates display data for the edited image by calculating / processing the display data for the editing target image based on the editing input. Further, the second control unit 80 stores the contents of the calculation / processing in the memory 80a in the order of processing.

  The edited image corresponding to the generated display data is displayed on the second display / operation unit 81, 82. When the generation of the edited image as described above is completed, the second control unit 80 outputs the editing target image output data and the high-definition edited image output data based on the contents of the calculation / processing. Is transmitted to the output unit 5. When the print output unit 92 is outputting another edited image, the fact is displayed on the second display / operation unit 81 or 82 and transmitted after waiting for the end.

The second display / operation units 81 and 82 correspond to the touch panel 400 for editing operation capable of editing input such as trimming and graffiti using the touch pens 49L and 49R. That is, the second display / operation unit 81 corresponds to the left input area 40L of the touch panel 400, and the second display / operation unit 82 corresponds to the right input area 40R of the touch panel 400.
The second communication unit 83 corresponds to a network adapter built in the editing unit 4. The second communication unit 83 functions as an interface for data transmission / reception via the network 6.

The third control unit 90 corresponds to a computer (control device) that is built in the output unit 5 and includes a CPU, a memory 90a, a frame buffer, a timer, and an auxiliary storage device.
The third control unit 90 performs overall control related to output processing by causing the CPU to execute a program stored in the memory 90a.
For example, the third control unit 90 stores the output data of the high-definition edited image received from the second control unit 80 in the memory 90a.

The print output unit 92 corresponds to the network printer 35 built in the output unit 5. The print output unit 92 prints the edited image data stored in the memory 90a as a photo sticker or a photo card.
The printed photo sticker or the like is discharged to an outlet 33 provided at the lower front of the output unit 5.

  The third display / operation unit 91 corresponds to the touch panel 30 for output operation. The third control unit 90 causes the third display / operation unit 91 to display an operation screen for accepting an input operation of the user U so that high-definition edited image output data can be downloaded from the server. .

The third control unit 90 sends the output data to the mobile terminal of the user U based on the operation signal input to the third display / operation unit 91, with respect to the non-contact communication unit 94. Give instructions. This non-contact communication unit 94 corresponds to the communication port 31. The output data is directly transmitted from the non-contact communication unit 94 to the user U's mobile terminal as an infrared signal.
The third communication unit 95 corresponds to a network adapter built in the output unit 5. The third communication unit 95 functions as an interface for data transmission / reception via the network 6.

The third control unit 90 writes the demo image (demonstration image) stored in advance in the auxiliary storage device into the frame buffer until the user U who has finished editing starts the output operation. Is displayed on the display / operation unit 91.
The audio output unit 93 corresponds to the speaker 32. The voice output unit 93 explains the operation method to the user U in conjunction with the operation screen displayed on the third display / operation unit 91. The audio output unit 93 plays music according to the demo image. The description of the input operation method, music, and the like are stored in advance in a hard disk or the like as an auxiliary storage device.

The predetermined program executed by each of the control devices is provided by, for example, a DVD-ROM that is a recording medium on which the program is recorded.
That is, a DVD-ROM as a program recording medium is mounted on a DVD-ROM drive device built in a control device as an auxiliary storage device, and a program is read from the DVD-ROM to provide a hard disk device as an auxiliary storage device. Installed on. The program may be provided via a recording medium (CD-ROM or the like) other than the DVD-ROM or a communication line.

In addition, although the said 1st-3rd control part 70,80,90 demonstrated as what was corresponded to the apparatus containing a different computer incorporated in a different site | part (photographing unit 3 etc.) in the automatic photo production apparatus 1, Such a configuration is an example, and the first to third control units 70, 80, 90 may be realized by two or less devices or four or more devices.
For example, two control units may be provided, and the photographing unit 3 and the output unit 5 may be controlled by one control unit, and the editing unit 4 may be controlled by the other control unit.

In such a case, each control unit executes a program according to the function to be realized.
Further, the control devices constituting the control units 70, 80, 90 may be built in any of the units 3, 4, 5. For example, all the control devices may be built in the editing unit 4. . Further, the photographing unit 3, the editing unit 4, and the output unit 5 are physically divided into three, but can be configured as one or two units.

[Parallel processing in automatic photo creation equipment]
As described above, the automatic photo creation device 1 of the present embodiment includes the photographing unit 3, the editing unit 4, and the output unit 5. The photographing unit 3 performs photographing processing, and the editing unit 4 performs editing processing. The output unit 5 performs output processing.
In the automatic photo creation apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, photographing processing, editing processing, and output processing are performed simultaneously and in parallel by the computers of the units 3, 4, and 5. Hereinafter, procedures of the photographing process, the editing process, and the output process will be described.

[Shooting process]
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the photographing process.
In a standby state where no play is performed, a demonstration image is displayed on the touch panel 20 for shooting operation.
Thereafter, when the user U arrives and inserts a coin into the coin insertion slot 26 during display of the demo image, the first control unit 70 starts play (step S100).

In addition, after starting the play, the first control unit 70 accepts selection of a shooting mode by the user U (step S110).
In step S110, for example, selection of image quality (specifically, clear image quality with high contrast, soft fluffy image quality, or cool image quality with transparency), brightness selection, The type of image correction performed by the first control unit 70 on the captured image is selected.

In this case, the first control unit 70 displays a screen on the touch panel 20 that allows the user U to select one or more shooting themes from among a plurality of shooting themes prepared in advance, and the user U selects them. Accept the operation.
Thereafter, the first control unit 70 displays a plurality of background image candidates to be combined as the background of the captured image or the background as a foreground on the touch panel 20 and accepts a selection operation by the user.

  When the user U selects a predetermined number of background images, the process proceeds to step S120. Then, the user U is photographed based on the order in which the background images are selected. As a result of this shooting, a shot image that is still image data including the user U (a combination of the subject image of the user U and the background image selected by the user) is stored in the memory of the first control unit 70. Is done.

  In step S130, the captured image is displayed on touch panel 20. Specifically, each time shooting is performed in step S120, shot images that are images to be edited are sequentially added and displayed in the second display area 203 of the touch panel 20.

Thereafter, in step S140, the first control unit 70 determines whether or not a predetermined time limit (for example, 3 minutes) has ended. If the predetermined time limit has expired as a result of the determination, the first control unit 70 proceeds to step S150. If the predetermined time limit has not expired, the first control unit 70 returns the process to step S120.
In step S <b> 150, the first control unit 70 transmits a plurality of captured images (images displayed in the second display area 203) to the editing processing unit 8 through the network 6.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, all of the captured image data of the user U obtained by the imaging process is sent as it is to the editing processing unit 8 as an editing target image. However, in step S150, the user U may perform an operation of selecting an image to be edited.
In this case, from the captured images displayed in the second display area 203 of the touch panel 20, a plurality of captured images that are preferred to be captured are left to touch, or conversely, a captured image that has failed to be captured is touched. The image to be edited may be selected by deleting the image. In such a case, the first control unit 70 transmits the editing target image data determined by the selection of the user U to the editing processing unit 8 through the network 6.

After the end of step S150, the first control unit 70 advances the process to step S160 and displays a guidance screen. Specifically, the first control unit 70 displays a screen for guiding the user U to one of the two units 4 a and 4 b of the editing unit 4 on the touch panel 20 for shooting operation. Thereby, the photographing process is completed.
In the process of step S160, in addition to displaying the guidance screen or instead of displaying the guidance screen, a voice for guiding the user U is output to one of the two units 4a and 4b. May be.

[Edit processing]
The editing process mainly includes a graffiti editing process for outputting as a photo sticker or a photo card, and a trimming editing process for outputting as a mobile part mainly to a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone or a smartphone.

[Doodle editing process]
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the doodle editing process.
In the graffiti editing process of FIG. 8, the second control unit 80 first acquires the data of the image to be edited transmitted by the first control unit 70 via the network 6 (step S200).

  The second control unit 80 is displayed based on the acquired editing target image data, the editing target image display data to be displayed on the second display / operation units 81 and 82, and the display data. Two types of output data corresponding to an image to be edited with higher definition than the image to be edited are generated and stored in the memory 80a. The display data is data of an image to be edited having a resolution suitable for display. Also, the output data is the data of the image to be edited with a resolution suitable for creating an image for portable transmission or printing, and separate data suitable for each is created. It explains as data.

  Regarding the display data, the resolution suitable for display is the resolution corresponding to the size when the image to be edited is displayed in the largest size by the “enlarge” button 55 (see FIG. 13 described later). By doing so, the “enlarge” button 55 does not stretch the image (the image is interpolated), no matter how large the image to be edited related to the display data is displayed. Will not be rough. Thereby, there is an effect that the edit target image can be displayed neatly regardless of the size of the displayed edit target image.

  Thereafter, the second control unit 80 displays the image to be edited corresponding to the display data on the second display / operation units 81 and 82, and sets a timer for a predetermined time (time for allowing the user U to input editing). To start counting down (step S210).

After the timer countdown starts, the second control unit 80 accepts input of an editing operation such as graffiti (drawing) on the touch panel 400 by the user U (step S220).
In addition, when the remaining time of the editing process reaches 60 seconds, the second control unit 80 determines whether or not to extend the editing time (step S230). This determination is made based on whether or not a subsequent user U who should play in the editing unit 4 (editing unit 4a or 4b) that is executing the editing process is performing the shooting process with the shooting unit 3.

If the result of the determination is affirmative, the second control unit 80 advances the process to step S240, and if negative, advances the process to step S250.
In step S240, the second control unit 80 sets a timer to a predetermined resetting time (a time during which additional editing input is permitted for the user U). In this case, the countdown by the timer is started again, and the process proceeds to step S250.

In step S <b> 250, the second control unit 80 accepts input of an editing operation such as graffiti (drawing) on the editing target image displayed on the touch panel 400 by the user U.
Thereafter, the second control unit 80 sets the timer reset time to 0, or selects an “end” button to be described later on the input screen for editing operations such as graffiti (drawing) shown in FIGS. Then, the process proceeds to a process of selecting a division pattern of the print sheet to be output (how many edit target images are arranged at which position) (step S260). Specifically, the second control unit 80 displays a plurality of prepared division pattern candidates on the touch panel 400 in a selectable manner. When the user U selects one of the plurality of division patterns, the selection information is acquired, and the process proceeds to step S270.

In step S270, a guidance screen is displayed. Specifically, the second control unit 80 displays a screen for guiding the user U to the output unit 5 on the touch panel 400 for editing operation. The second control unit 80 transmits to the output unit 5 data obtained by synthesizing the output data and edited graffiti and pasted image data.
Thereby, the editing process ends.
In addition, in the process of step S270, in addition to the display of the guide screen or instead of the display of the guide screen, a voice for guiding the user U to any of the output units 5 may be output. .

[Configuration and function of touch panel for graffiti editing operation]
The touch panel 400 is divided into a pair of left and right input areas 40L and 40R in which two left and right users U can respectively perform pen input. FIG. 9 is a screen for editing an image to be edited printed as a print sheet (hereinafter referred to as “print image editing screen”), and is a screen of the input area 40R on the right side of the touch panel 400 for editing operation. It is a block diagram. The input area 40R includes an image selection unit 46, a graffiti unit 41, a palette unit 43 capable of menu switching using a tab 42, a mode selection unit 44, a command selection unit 45, a timer display unit (not shown), and a guide display unit. (Not shown) is arranged.

Hereinafter, the configuration and functions of the above-described units will be described by taking the input area 40R on the right side shown in FIG. 9 as an example. The left input area 40L has the same configuration and function as the right input area 40R.
The image selection unit 46 displays a thumbnail image corresponding to each image to be edited in a selectable manner. In this example, since there are seven images to be edited, thumbnail images P1 ′ to P7 ′ corresponding to each of the images are displayed on the image selection unit 46.
As shown in FIG. 9, the graffiti portion 41 occupies most of the input region 40R from the central portion to the upper edge portion. The image selection unit 46 displays an image to be edited corresponding to the thumbnail image selected from the image selection unit 46. The displayed image to be edited is based on display data. In the screen shown in FIG. 9, the thumbnail image P1 ′ is selected, and the editing target image P1 corresponding to the thumbnail image P1 ′ is displayed on the graffiti unit 41.

  In the graffiti unit 41 of the present embodiment, an edit input such as graffiti input or image pasting with the touch pen 49R is simultaneously accepted with respect to the editing target image displayed in the graffiti unit 41.

A large number of pasted images that can be combined with an image to be edited such as a plurality of types of stamp images and frame images are displayed in the palette unit 43.
The user U touches the desired pasted image with the pen tip, and then touches the pen tip at a predetermined position of the editing target image to which the image is pasted, thereby synthesizing the pasted image with the predetermined editing target image. can do.

On the tab 42 of the pallet unit 43, there are a plurality of items according to the preference of the user U, such as “cut out”, “shine”, and “shadow”.
Therefore, when the user U touches the desired item with the pen tip, the type of the pasted image arranged in the palette unit 43 is switched to the pasted image collected in advance according to the purpose of the item. It has become.

A plurality of types of mode selection buttons are arranged in the mode selection unit 44. In this embodiment, mode selection buttons for “Rakugaki Set”, “Special”, “Pen”, “Stamp” and “Moji” are prepared. Has been.
Among these, for example, the “Pen” selection button is a button for displaying the type of line to be drawn with the touch pen 49R on the palette unit 43, and the “Stamp” selection button is a palette for selecting the type of stamp to be pasted with the touch pen 49R. This button is displayed on the unit 43.

The command selection unit 45 is provided with buttons “End”, “One-touch clear”, “Eraser”, “Proceed”, and “Return” in multiple sizes in order from the top.
Among these, “END” is a button for forcibly terminating editing input by the touch pen 49R, and “ONE TOUCH CLEAR” is a button for canceling all editing inputs made to one editing target image P1.

  “Eraser” is a button for converting a pen input by the touch pen 49R into an eraser input for erasing a line. “Return” is a button for canceling one editing input of the touch pen 49R, and “Proceed” is a button for returning cancellation by the “return” processing.

[Trimming edit processing]
FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of trimming editing processing of an editing target image.
When the “create mobile part” button 45a is selected on the above-described image editing screen for printing shown in FIG. 9 (step S300), a process for creating a mobile part to be transmitted to the mobile terminal is started.

When the “create mobile part” button 45a is selected (step S300), the second control unit 80 displays the mobile part shape selection screen shown in FIG. 11 on the touch panel 400 (step S310).
The touch panel 400 includes, for example, horizontal (480 × 402), square (480 × 480), vertical (480 × 624), vertical (480 × 800), banner (240 × 100), and pictograms (20 ×) as mobile parts. 20) is displayed. Further, the touch panel 400 is displayed to prompt the user U to select a mobile part.
The frame shown in FIG. 11 means an area for displaying the above-described various images in each mobile part. The user U can select the shape of the mobile part to be created from these.

When the user U selects a pictograph (20 × 20) with the touch pen 49R and selects the “OK” button (YES in step S320), the second control unit 80 displays the face image selection screen shown in FIG. The information is displayed on the touch panel 400 (step S325).
On the touch panel 400, a face image cut out from each editing target image by the face recognition means is displayed. In this example, there are seven images to be edited in total, and two face images are shown in each of them, so that 14 face images are displayed in a selectable manner. However, in the example shown in FIG. 12, only 10 face images are displayed, but the screen shown in FIG. 12 includes a scroll button (not shown), and this scroll button is touched with the touch pen 49R. Thus, a face image that is not displayed can be displayed instead of the currently displayed face image.

  In addition, the touch panel 400 displays a message that prompts the user U to select a face image that the user U wants to use as a pictograph. The user U can select a face image that he / she wants to use as a pictogram by selecting it with the touch pen 49R and selecting the “OK” button. When the “return” button is selected on the face image selection screen, the screen display of the touch panel 400 is switched to the previous shape selection screen.

  On the other hand, the screen transition when the user U selects the shape of the mobile part other than the pictograph (20 × 20) is the same. For example, when the banner (240 × 100) is selected and the “OK” button is selected (NO in step S320), the second control unit 80 performs a process of trimming (trimming) the image to be edited with the trimming frame 53 ( Steps S330 to S350).

  First, the second control unit 80 is cut out by the trimming frame 53 in an area (240 × 100 area) where the above-described various images (an image to be edited, a pasted image, etc.) on the banner are displayed on the touch panel 400. A display prompting the determination of whether the display range of the image to be edited is one place or two places (more than that) is displayed (step S330).

When the user U determines only one trimming range in the area 52 for displaying the above-described various images in the banner, the second control unit 80 displays the banner trimming range selection screen shown in FIG. The information is displayed on the touch panel 400 (step S335).
As shown in FIG. 13, in addition to the mode selection unit 44 and the command selection unit 45, a trimming unit 51 in which an editing target image and a trimming frame are displayed, and an editing target image to be trimmed are selected in the input area 40R. An image selection unit 58, a “decision” button 59 for determining a trimming range, and the like are displayed.

The trimming unit 51 includes an image 52 to be trimmed, an area 52 for displaying various images in the banner, and a trimming frame 53 indicating the trimming range of the image to be edited P1 in the right half of the area 52. Is displayed. The editing target image P1 displayed on the trimming unit 51 corresponds to display data.
The trimming frame 53 is disposed at the center portion of the trimming unit 51. An additional image Q1 that is set in advance to be added to the area 52 is also displayed in the area 52 that displays various images in the banner and outside the trimming frame.

When the editing input is performed by the touch pen 49R to select the editing target image P1 and move it while touching the surface of the display 400, the second control unit 80 displays the editing target image on the display 400 according to the editing input. P1 is moved and displayed.
In the trimming unit 51, a “rotate” button 54, an “enlarge” button 55, and a “reduce” button 56 for rotating, enlarging, and reducing the image to be edited P1 are displayed. When the user U selects the “rotate” button 54, the “enlarge” button 55, or the “reduction” button 56 with the touch pen 49R, the second control unit 80 rotates, enlarges, or reduces the editing target image P1. The “rotate” button 54, the “enlarge” button 55, and the “reduce” button 56 move as the editing target image P1 moves.

  The second control unit 80 displays thumbnail images P1 ′ to P7 ′ corresponding to a plurality (seven images in the example of FIG. 13) P1 to P7 on the image selection unit 58 and also displays a banner to the user U. It is urged that the edit target image to be used can be changed. When the user U wants to use an image to be edited for the banner and the trimming unit 51 does not display the image to be edited, the user U selects a desired thumbnail image from the thumbnail images P1 ′ to P7 ′ displayed in the image selection unit 58. The image to be edited corresponding to the selected thumbnail image can be displayed on the trimming unit 51.

  As shown in FIG. 13, when the editing target image P1 and the trimming frame 53 are displayed in an overlapping manner, the second control unit 80 edits not only the portion surrounded by the trimming frame 53 in the editing target image P1, but also the editing target image P1. The entire editing target image P1 including the portion other than the portion surrounded by the trimming frame 53 in the target image P1 is displayed on the trimming unit 51. However, as shown in FIG. 13, in the editing target image P <b> 1, the display mode of the area surrounded by the trimming frame 53 should be made more conspicuous than the display mode other than the part surrounded by the trimming frame 53. More preferred. Thus, it is possible to clearly show the user which part of the editing target image P1 is in the trimming range.

The user U makes a trimming range in which a portion of the desired editing target image P1 is surrounded by the trimming frame 53 by at least one editing input of relative movement, rotation, and enlargement / reduction of the editing target image P1 with respect to the trimming frame 53. And the “OK” button 59 can be selected.
When the “OK” button 59 is selected, the second control unit 80 cuts out (trims) the portion of the editing target image P1 selected so as to be surrounded by the trimming frame 53 (step S335).

  Specifically, the second control unit 80 generates display data corresponding to the portion of the edit target image P1 selected by the trimming frame 53 from the display data of the edit target image P1, and stores it in the memory 80a. Then, only the part of the editing target image P1 is displayed on the trimming unit 51. Furthermore, the second control unit 80 performs the above movement, rotation, enlargement / reduction, and the like performed from when the trimming range selection screen shown in FIG. 13 is displayed in the memory 80a until the “OK” button 59 is selected. The processing contents for determining the trimming range are stored in the order of processing.

  On the other hand, when the user U selects two trimming ranges in the area 52 (240 × 100 area) for displaying various images in the banner in the above-described step S330, the second control unit 80 displays the image in FIG. A banner trimming range selection screen is displayed on the touch panel 400 (steps S340 to S350).

  As shown in FIG. 14, the second control unit 80 displays the first trimming frame 53A in the right half area of the area 52 for displaying various images in the banner, and the second trimming frame 53B in the left half area. Is displayed. Further, the second control unit 80 displays a predetermined edit target image (for example, P1) on the trimming unit 51.

  Similar to the trimming selection screen of FIG. 13, the second control unit 80 displays a plurality of thumbnail images P1 ′ to P7 ′ on the image selection unit 58 and wants the user U to use the right half portion of the banner. Encourage that the image to be edited can be changed. If the editing target image that the user U wants to use for the right half portion of the banner is not displayed in the trimming unit 51, the user U selects a desired thumbnail image P1 ′ to P7 ′ displayed in the image selection unit 58. By selecting an image, the image to be edited corresponding to the selected thumbnail image can be displayed on the trimming unit 51.

  First, as in the above-described processing of step S335 (FIG. 13), the second control unit 80 moves the editing target image relative to the first trimming frame 53A arranged in the central portion of the trimming unit 51. The portion CP1 of the image to be edited selected so as to be surrounded by the first trimming frame 53A is cut out by at least one editing input of rotation, enlargement / reduction (step S340).

  Specifically, the second control unit 80 generates display data corresponding to the portion of the edit target image P1 selected by the trimming frame 53A from the display data of the edit target image, and stores it in the memory 80a. Only the portion CP1 of the editing target image P1 is displayed on the trimming unit 51. Further, the second control unit 80 stores the processing contents of the movement, rotation, enlargement / reduction, and trimming range determination in the processing order in the memory 80a as described in FIG.

The second control unit 80 displays only the selected portion CP1 of the editing target image P1 based on the display data corresponding to the portion CP1 of the editing target image P1.
Next, the second control unit 80 edits an image to be trimmed by the second trimming frame 53B from among the plurality of thumbnail images P1 ′ to P7 ′ displayed on the image selection unit 58 (editing in the example of FIG. 14). The user U is prompted to select a thumbnail image corresponding to the target image P3).

Further, as shown in FIG. 14, the second control unit 80 displays the second trimming frame 53 </ b> B at the center portion of the trimming unit 51 as shown in FIG. 14.
When the user U selects a thumbnail image P3 ′ corresponding to the editing target image P3 that he wants to use for the left half portion of the banner, the second control unit 80 displays the editing target image P3 on the trimming unit 51.
The second control unit 80 is selected to be surrounded by the second trimming frame 53B by at least one editing input of relative movement, rotation, and enlargement / reduction of the editing target image P3 with respect to the second trimming frame 53B. The part of the editing target image P3 is cut out (step S350).

  Specifically, the second control unit 80 generates display data corresponding to the portion of the edit target image P3 selected by the trimming frame 53B from the display data of the edit target image P3, and stores it in the memory 80a. To do. Further, the second control unit 80 displays only the portion of the editing target image P3 on the trimming unit 51, and processes the movement, rotation, enlargement / reduction, and determination of the trimming range regarding the editing target image P3 in the memory 80a. The contents are stored in the order of processing.

FIG. 15 shows a screen for selecting a trimming range when the vertical (480 × 624) shape used for the mobile phone standby screen is selected in the mobile part shape selection in step S310.
As shown in FIG. 15, as another example of the mobile part shape selection, when the vertical (480 × 624) is selected, the second control unit 80 causes the trimming unit 51 to have a vertical trimming frame. 53 is displayed and the same trimming range selection process as described above is performed. In the example illustrated in FIG. 15, unlike the example illustrated in FIG. 13, a range having the same shape (480 × 624) as the image to be created is trimmed from the selected editing target image. The other trimming procedures are the same as in FIG.

Returning to the description of FIG.
When a face image is selected in step S325, or when a part of the selected image to be edited is cut (trimmed) in step S335 or step S350, the second control unit 80 selects the face image or the selection. A mobile part editing screen for editing graffiti (drawing) or the like is displayed on the display 400 in the edited image portion (step S360).

FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of a mobile parts editing screen corresponding to the trimming range selection screen described in FIG.
In the mobile part editing screen, an editing operation is performed on the area 52 including the trimmed editing target image. The editing operation is almost the same as that of the printing image editing screen described with reference to FIG. Are almost the same, so only the differences will be explained. The difference is that a “return to normal graffiti” button 45b is provided instead of the “create mobile part” button 45a. As a further difference, an “animation check” button 62, an “edit second” button 60, and a “change shape” button 61 are provided.
When the “animation check” button 62 is selected, if the graffiti made for the region 52 includes a moving image, the graffiti portion composed of the moving image is displayed as an animation.

  If the “edit second button” button 60 is selected in step S360 (YES in step S370), the second control unit 80 will edit the editing target included in the mobile part editing screen, as described in the example of FIG. A portion CP1 selected as the trimming range of the image P1 to be edited (see FIG. 16) based on the output data of the image P1 and the above processing contents (information indicating the order of movement, enlargement / reduction, and rotation when determining the trimming range). Trimmed output data corresponding to () is generated. The second control unit 80 then outputs the trimmed output data, the edited graffiti and pasted image data (hereinafter referred to as “input image data”), and a mobile part creation area (for example, a banner). Data for designating the position of the image corresponding to these data in the image display area 52) is generated (hereinafter referred to as “image arrangement data”). Further, the second control unit 80 transmits the trimmed output data, the input image data, and the image arrangement data to the output unit 5, and returns to step S300 to perform the process of creating the second mobile part.

  When the “change shape” button 61 is selected in step S360, the second control unit 80 discards the data such as the processing content related to the first edited image, and the process advances to step S300. Returning, the mobile part creation process is redone (YES in step S370).

  On the other hand, when the “return to normal graffiti” button 45b is selected in step S360 (NO in step S370), the screen is switched to the image editing screen for printing in FIG. 9, and the mobile part creation process is terminated (step S380). At this time, the second control unit 80 creates trimmed output data, input image data, and image arrangement data based on the user's operation performed on the mobile part editing screen before switching, as described above. . The created data is transmitted to the output unit 5. Note that the end of the mobile part photographing process and the generation of trimmed output data and the like are not limited to the selection of the “return to normal graffiti” button 45b but also the selection of the “end” button and the resetting time of the timer is 0. It is triggered by becoming. The “End” button and the resetting time of the timer are the same as described with reference to FIG.

[Output processing]
When receiving the trimmed output data, the input image data, and the image arrangement data, the third control unit 90 of the output unit 5 stores the data associated with them in the memory 90a of the third control unit 90. Further, an image for mobile transmission based on this data (an image edited on the mobile part editing screen of FIG. 16 and using the trimmed output data) is generated and stored in the memory 90a.

  The third control unit 90 outputs the mobile transmission image from the non-contact communication unit 94 to the mobile terminal by an output operation by the user U. In addition, the mobile transmission image and the trimmed output data, the input image data, and the data including the image arrangement data related to the mobile transmission image are transmitted to the server via the Internet. The server transmits the mobile transmission image to the mobile terminal based on the access and instruction from the mobile terminal. The portable transmission image can be created by the server based on the received trimmed output data, input image data, and image distribution data. Thereby, the user can acquire a high-definition image with a mobile terminal.

Incidentally, the third control unit 90 receives the output data, the input image data, and the image arrangement data related to the print image editing screen (see FIG. 9) from the second control unit 80, and these data are linked. The attached data is stored in the memory 90a. Further, based on this data, a printing image (an image edited on the printing image editing screen and using the output data) is generated. Then, a photo sticker on which a printing image is printed is output from the print output unit 92. Accordingly, the user can obtain a photographic sticker on which a high-definition image is printed.
Note that the third control unit 90 can not only provide the mobile transmission image and the print image to the user as described above, but can also print the mobile transmission image on the photo sticker. Can be transmitted to a portable terminal or a server.

[Modification]
In the trimming editing process described above, the second control unit 80 stores processing contents such as movement related to the editing target image for selecting a trimming range in the processing order in advance in the memory 80a, and based on this, the editing is performed. The output data of the edited image is generated from the output data of the target image.
However, the configuration for generating the output data of the edited image is not limited to this. For example, the second control unit 80 performs the calculation / processing on the output data one by one in parallel with the calculation / processing on the display data for each editing input such as movement with respect to the image to be edited. In this case, the output data of the edited image may be generated. Further, it may be generated by other methods.

  Furthermore, in the above-described trimming editing process, the output data of the edited image is generated by the second control unit 80 of the editing processing unit 8, and the third control unit 90 of the output processing unit 9 performs this processing. Also good.

  In the above-described embodiment, the background image or the like is combined with the image of the subject as the editing target image that is an image to be trimmed. However, the present invention is not limited to this. An image of only a subject to which a background image or the like is not combined (the above-described subject image) can also be used.

In the embodiment described above, the face image selection screen shown in FIG. 12 is used when selecting the face image that is the basis of the image of the pictogram (20 × 20), but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the face image selection screen shown in FIG. 17 may be used.
FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating a face image selection screen according to a modification.
This face image selection screen includes an image selection unit 101 that displays the thumbnail images P1 ′ to P7 ′ described above in a selectable manner. Further, the face image selection screen is provided with a face image selection unit 102 that displays all face images included in the image to be edited corresponding to the selected thumbnail image in a selectable manner.

In the example shown in FIG. 17, when the user selects the thumbnail P1 ′ with the touch pen 49R, two face images included therein are cut out from the editing target image P1, and the two cut out face images are displayed in the image selection unit. 101. Then, the user selects an image to be edited from the two face images displayed on the image selection unit 101 using the touch pen 49R.
According to such a configuration, even if a large number of faces are included in the editing target image, it can be displayed within the display range of the touch panel 400. The user can select a face image efficiently.

In the above-described embodiment, the “enlarge” button 55 and the “reduce” button 56 (see FIG. 13 and the like) are provided to change the display size of the editing target image to be trimmed. “Enlargement / reduction” buttons 111 a to 111 d may be provided.
“Enlargement / reduction” buttons 111a to 111d are arranged one by one at the four corners of the image to be edited.

The user touches any of the “enlargement / reduction” buttons 111a to 111d with the touch pen 49R and slides it in a predetermined direction to enlarge / reduce the display size of the image to be edited. In the example shown in FIG. 18, the “enlarge / reduce” button 111d is touched with the touch pen 49R. The display size of the image to be edited P1 is reduced by sliding the touch pen 49R closer to the “enlarge / reduce” button 111a, and the image to be edited P1 is displayed by sliding away from the “enlarge / reduce” button 111a. Increase in size. At this time, the position of the corner of the editing target image P1 where the “enlarge / reduce” button 111a is arranged is not changed.
With such a configuration, the user can intuitively change the display size of the editing target image P1 to be trimmed, and can easily set the trimming range.

  In the above-described embodiment, as shown in FIG. 19, when trimming is performed in a state where there is a non-display area that does not include the editing target image P <b> 1 within the trimming frame 53, the range 53 a Although it is cut out from the editing target image P1, the size of this cut out image is different from the size (480 × 624) selected in FIG. Therefore, a predetermined image is added to the portion 53b corresponding to the non-display area in the trimming frame 53, and the cut-out image and the predetermined image are merged to a selected size (480 × 624).

  In the embodiment described above, any one process of moving, enlarging / reducing, or rotating the trimming frame 53 can be performed based on a user instruction. However, it is preferable to perform the process of moving the image to be edited as described above after fixing the position of the trimming frame 53 and the like. As a result, the user can set the trimming range of the image to be edited more accurately.

  In the above-described embodiment, display data and output data are prepared. However, only display data can be prepared. In this case, when the image to be edited is trimmed, trimming is performed from the display data to generate a trimmed image. Regarding the generation of the trimmed image, it is not necessary to calculate the correspondence between the display data and the output data, so that the load on the computer can be reduced and the game speed can be increased. Thereby, there exists an effect that a rotation rate can be improved.

[Effects of the editing processor]
As described above, in the editing processing unit 8 (editing unit 4) of the present embodiment, the second control unit 80 moves, rotates, and enlarges the editing target images P1 to P7 relative to the trimming frames 53, 53A, and 53B. In this configuration, the portions of the editing target images P1 to P7 selected so as to be surrounded by the trimming frames 53, 53A, and 53B by at least one editing input for reduction are stored in the memories 80a and 90a as image data.

For this reason, the user U can select the trimming range by moving and rotating the editing target images P1 to P7 relative to the trimming frames 53, 53A, and 53B. It is possible to confirm the quality of the image cut out by the trimming frames 53, 53A, 53B without tilting the frame. Furthermore, since the user U can select the trimming range by relatively enlarging and reducing the editing target images P1 to P7 with respect to the trimming frames 53, 53A, and 53B, the user U can cut the trimming frames 53, 53A, and 53B. It is possible to recognize the degree of image quality of the image to be displayed. Further, detailed portions of the editing target images P1 to P7 can be selected with high accuracy.
Therefore, compared with the case where the trimming frame 53, 53A, 53B is moved, rotated or enlarged / reduced relative to the editing target images P1 to P7 and the trimming range is selected, the user U cuts the trimming frame 53 using the trimming frame 53. It is easy to recognize the quality of the resulting image.

The editing processing unit 8 (editing unit 4) of the present embodiment is configured to edit the editing target image P1 when the editing operation touch panel 400 displays the editing target images P1 to P7 and the trimming frames 53, 53A, and 53B in an overlapping manner. The portion outside the trimming frame in .about.P7 is also displayed.
For this reason, the user U can perform operations such as moving the editing target images P1 to P7 while looking at the entire editing target images P1 to P7 including the portion other than the trimming range, so that the trimming range can be easily selected. Can be done.

The editing processing unit 8 (editing unit 4) according to the present embodiment further includes a print output unit 92 and a non-contact communication unit 94 that output image data stored in the memories 80a and 90a. Display data displayed on the touch panel 400 and output data corresponding to a higher definition image than the display data image are stored, and the print output unit 92 and the non-contact communication unit 94 output the output data. To do.
Therefore, it is possible to provide the user U with an image corresponding to the output data with higher definition than the image corresponding to the display data.

In the editing processing unit 8 (editing unit 4) of the present embodiment, the touch panel 400 for editing operation is in the area 52 for displaying the image in the banner in addition to the editing target images P1 to P7 and the trimming frame 53, and the trimming frame. A portion outside 53 and an additional image Q1 preset in this portion are displayed.
For this reason, the user U can select the trimming range in anticipation of the finish while confirming the relative positional relationship between the additional image Q1 and the editing target images P1 to P7. An image can be obtained.

4. Editing unit (image editing device)
8 Editing processing unit (Image editing device)
31 Communication port (output means)
35 Network printer (output means)
52 Area for Displaying Image in Banner 53 Trimming Frame 53A First Trimming Frame (Trimming Frame)
53B Second trimming frame (trimming frame)
80 Second control unit (editing means)
80a memory (storage means)
81 Second display / operation unit (display means)
82 Second display / operation unit (display means)
90a Memory (storage means)
92 Print output section (output means)
94 Non-contact communication part (output means)
400 Touch panel (display means) for editing operations
P1 to P7 Image to be edited Q1 Additional image CP1 Part of the selected image to be edited (part of the selected photographed image)

The present invention relates to a game shooting apparatus, a game shooting method, and a computer program.

The conventional image editing apparatus described in Patent Document 1 has a configuration in which only a trimming frame representing a cutout range for a captured image is displayed so as to overlap the captured image .
For this reason, in the conventional image editing apparatus, it is difficult to predict the finish while confirming the relative positional relationship between the additional image and the editing target image, and it is difficult to obtain a desired edited image. There were drawbacks .

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and an object thereof is to provide a game shooting apparatus and the like that can predict the finish while checking the relative positional relationship between the additional image and the image to be edited. To do.

(1) The game shooting apparatus according to the present invention is a fixed first that is one of a shooting unit that takes a user as a subject and obtains a shot image, and the shot image and an additional image that is combined with the shot image. One image, a movable second image that is the other, and a display unit that simultaneously displays an operation icon disposed in the vicinity of the edge of the second image, and the first and second images are displayed on the display unit An image processing unit that performs one of rotation, enlargement, and reduction of the second image with respect to the first image in response to an operation input to the operation icon, An image composition unit that composes a second image to generate a composite image, and the operation icon includes a rotation icon that visually indicates that the second image can be rotated, and the second icon The image is enlarged and / or reduced And an enlargement / reduction icon visually indicating that it is possible .

In the game shooting apparatus of the present invention, the image processing unit rotates the second image relative to the first image in response to an operation input to the operation icon in a state where the first and second images are simultaneously displayed on the display unit. , One of enlargement and reduction is performed, and the image composition unit composes the first and second images to generate a composite image, and the operation icon visually indicates that the second image can be rotated. And a rotation icon that visually indicates that the second image can be enlarged and / or reduced .
For this reason, the user can predict the finished state while confirming the relative positional relationship between the additional image and the image to be edited, so that it becomes easy to generate a desired edited image.

(2) In the game shooting apparatus according to the present invention, the image processing unit may move the second image relative to the first image in response to an operation input for moving the image while contacting the second image. preferable.

(3) In the game photographing device according to the present invention, it is preferable that the enlargement / reduction icon is arranged in a lower right portion of the second image .

(4) In the game shooting device of the present invention, it is preferable that the rotation icon is arranged on a right side portion of the second image .
(5) In the game photographing device of the present invention, it is preferable that the operation icons are arranged at four corners of the second image.

( 6 ) The game shooting method of the present invention is a game shooting method performed by the game shooting device of the present invention described in (1 ) above.
For this reason, the shooting method for games of the present invention has the same effects as the shooting device for games of the present invention.

( 7 ) The computer program of the present invention is a computer program for causing a computer to function as the game photographing apparatus of the present invention described in (1) above.
For this reason, the computer program of the present invention has the same effects as the shooting apparatus for games of the present invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to predict the degree of finish while confirming the relative positional relationship between the additional image and the image to be edited, so that it is easy to generate a desired edited image. Become.

Claims (6)

Display means for displaying a captured image as an image to be edited and receiving an editing input for the displayed captured image;
Based on the editing input, editing means for editing the captured image displayed on the display means;
Storage means for storing the image data of the photographed image that has been edited,
The display means displays a trimming frame indicating a trimming range of the photographed image together with the photographed image,
The editing means includes a portion of the photographed image selected to be surrounded by the trimming frame by at least one editing input of relative movement, rotation, and enlargement / reduction of the photographed image with respect to the trimming frame. An image editing apparatus that stores the image data in the storage means.   The image editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display unit also displays a portion outside the trimming frame in the captured image when the captured image and the trimming frame are displayed in an overlapping manner. Further comprising output means for outputting the image data stored in the storage means;
As the image data, display data corresponding to an image displayed on the display means, and output data corresponding to a higher definition image than the image of the display data are stored in the storage means,
The image editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the output unit outputs the output data.   The display means displays, in addition to the photographed image and the trimming frame, a portion within an area for displaying an image in a banner and outside the trimming frame, and an additional image preset in this portion. The image editing apparatus according to any one of the above. A method of trimming a captured image for trimming a part of the captured image,
Displaying a trimming frame indicating a trimming range of the captured image together with the captured image;
Receiving at least one editing input of relative movement, rotation, and enlargement / reduction of the captured image with respect to the displayed trimming frame;
Storing the portion of the captured image selected to be surrounded by the trimming frame by the editing input as image data;
A trimming method comprising: A computer program for causing a computer to function as a control device of an image editing device for trimming a part of a captured image,
Displaying a trimming frame indicating a trimming range of the captured image together with the captured image;
Receiving at least one editing input of relative movement, rotation, and enlargement / reduction of the captured image with respect to the displayed trimming frame;
Storing the portion of the captured image selected to be surrounded by the trimming frame by the editing input as image data;
A computer program comprising: