JP2017045413A - Image processor, and image processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image processor and an image processing method capable of easily generating profile data which contributes to the smoothness of communication.SOLUTION: The image processor acquires an interest object corresponding to a first object person (step S3), acquires specific image data related to the interest object acquired in the step S3 from image data stored in one or more storage parts in association with a second object person (step S4), and generates profile data of the second object person including the specific image data acquired by the step S4 (step S5).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus and an image processing method.

  There is a known system that can assist both men and women seeking partners. For example, a system is known in which gender matching is performed based on personal data of each gender stored in a server, and the opposite sex is introduced to each gender based on the matching result (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  On the other hand, a so-called match party, where a pair of men and women meet for the first time, may be used to search for partners. For example, at the matchmaking party, a profile card on which profile data including the name, age, address, occupation, hobbies, etc. of the participant is printed to reduce the effort of introducing each participant. Distributed to each. Further, at the match party, a conversation is held between the men and women who exchanged the profile cards with each other using the contents of the profile cards as clues. For example, the profile card is printed by an organizer of the match party using an image processing apparatus such as a printer.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-15052

  By the way, when the hobby information included in the profile data printed on the profile card is not interesting to the participant who receives the profile card, the conversation using the hobby information as a clue does not play. Sometimes. On the other hand, the organizer collects image data such as photos related to hobbies for each participant in advance and prints image data on the profile card with content that matches the hobbies of the participants who are given the profile card. Although it is conceivable, the operation is complicated.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an image processing apparatus and an image processing method capable of easily generating profile data that contributes to smooth communication.

  An image processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a first acquisition processing unit, a second acquisition processing unit, and a generation processing unit. The first acquisition processing unit acquires an interest object corresponding to the first target person. The second acquisition processing unit is specific image data related to the object of interest acquired by the first acquisition processing unit from image data stored in one or more storage units in association with a second target person. To get. The generation processing unit generates profile data of the second subject including the specific image data acquired by the second acquisition processing unit.

  An image processing method according to another aspect of the present invention includes a first step, a second step, and a third step. The first step acquires an object of interest corresponding to the first object person. The second step acquires specific image data related to the object of interest acquired in the first step from image data stored in one or a plurality of storage units in association with the second target person. In the third step, profile data of the second subject including the specific image data acquired in the second step is generated.

  According to the present invention, an image processing apparatus and an image processing method capable of easily generating profile data that contributes to smooth communication are realized.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an image processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a system configuration of the image processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of profile data generation processing executed by the image processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a Web page acquired in the image processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a Web page acquired in the image processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a Web page acquired in the image processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a profile card printed by the image processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings for understanding of the present invention. The following embodiment is an example embodying the present invention, and does not limit the technical scope of the present invention.

[Schematic Configuration of Image Processing Apparatus 10]
First, a schematic configuration of an image processing apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. Here, FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the image processing apparatus 10.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the image processing apparatus 10 includes an ADF 1, an image reading unit 2, an image forming unit 3, a paper feeding unit 4, a control unit 5, an operation display unit 6, a communication unit 7, and a storage unit 8. Is provided. The image processing apparatus 10 is a multifunction machine having a plurality of functions such as a facsimile function or a copy function, in addition to a scan function for reading image data from a document and a print function for forming an image based on the image data. The present invention is also applicable to image processing apparatuses such as scanner apparatuses, printer apparatuses, facsimile apparatuses, and copiers.

  The ADF 1 is an automatic document conveyance device that includes a document setting unit, a plurality of conveyance rollers, a document pressing unit, and a paper discharge unit, and conveys a document read by the image reading unit 2. The image reading unit 2 includes a document table, a light source, a plurality of mirrors, an optical lens, and a CCD (Charge Coupled Device), and can read image data from the document.

  The image forming unit 3 forms an image of color or monochrome by an electrophotographic method based on image data read by the image reading unit 2 or image data input from an information processing apparatus such as an external personal computer. Processing (print processing) can be executed. Specifically, the image forming unit 3 includes a plurality of image forming units corresponding to C (cyan), M (magenta), Y (yellow), and K (black), an optical scanning device (LSU), an intermediate transfer belt, A secondary transfer roller, a fixing device, and a paper discharge tray are provided. In the image forming unit 3, a color or monochrome image is formed on the sheet supplied from the paper feeding unit 4, and the sheet after the image formation is discharged to the paper discharge tray. The sheet is a sheet material such as paper, coated paper, postcard, envelope, and OHP sheet.

  The control unit 5 includes control devices such as a CPU, ROM, RAM, and EEPROM (registered trademark) (not shown). The CPU is a processor that executes various arithmetic processes. The ROM is a non-volatile storage unit in which information such as a control program for causing the CPU to execute various processes is stored in advance. The RAM is a volatile storage unit, and the EEPROM is a non-volatile storage unit. The RAM and the EEPROM are used as a temporary storage memory (working area) for various processes executed by the CPU. In the control unit 5, various control programs stored in advance in the ROM are executed by the CPU. As a result, the image processing apparatus 10 is comprehensively controlled by the control unit 5. The control unit 5 may be an electronic circuit such as an integrated circuit (ASIC), and is a control unit provided separately from the main control unit that comprehensively controls the image processing apparatus 10. May be.

  The operation display unit 6 is a display unit such as a liquid crystal display that displays various types of information in response to control instructions from the control unit 5, and an operation key or touch panel that inputs various types of information to the control unit 5 in response to user operations. And so on.

  The communication unit 7 is a communication interface capable of executing wired or wireless data communication with an external communication device.

  The storage unit 8 is a storage device such as an SSD (solid state drive) or an HDD (hard disk drive). The storage unit 8 stores in advance personal information including names, ages, addresses, occupations, hobbies, self-portraits, and the like of each participant who participates in the matching party described below. The storage unit 8 may be the EEPROM of the control unit 5 or the like.

  By the way, a system capable of supporting the search for partners for both men and women is known. For example, a system is known in which gender matching is performed based on personal data of each gender stored in a server, and the opposite sex is introduced to each gender based on the matching result.

  On the other hand, a so-called match party, where a pair of men and women meet for the first time, may be used to search for partners. For example, at the matchmaking party, a profile card on which profile data including the name, age, address, occupation, hobbies, etc. of the participant is printed to reduce the effort of introducing each participant. Distributed to each. Further, at the match party, a conversation is held between the men and women who exchanged the profile cards with each other using the contents of the profile cards as clues. For example, the profile card is printed by an organizer of the match party using an image processing apparatus such as a printer.

  Here, when the hobby information included in the profile data printed on the profile card is not interesting to the participant who receives the profile card, a conversation using the hobby information as a clue is played. There may not be. On the other hand, the organizer collects image data such as photos related to hobbies for each participant in advance and prints image data on the profile card with content that matches the hobbies of the participants who are given the profile card. Although it is conceivable, the operation is complicated. On the other hand, the image processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention can easily generate profile data that contributes to smooth communication as described below.

  Specifically, the ROM of the control unit 5 stores in advance a profile data generation program for causing the CPU of the control unit 5 to execute a later-described profile data generation process (see the flowchart of FIG. 3). The profile data generation program may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD, a DVD, or a flash memory, and may be read from the recording medium and installed in the storage unit 8 or the EEPROM.

  The control unit 5 includes an operation receiving unit 51, a first acquisition processing unit 52, a second acquisition processing unit 53, a generation processing unit 54, and a print processing unit 55, as shown in FIG. Specifically, the control unit 5 executes the profile data generation program stored in the ROM using the CPU. Thereby, the control unit 5 functions as an operation receiving unit 51, a first acquisition processing unit 52, a second acquisition processing unit 53, a generation processing unit 54, and a print processing unit 55.

  The operation accepting unit 51 receives the profile card printed by the print processing unit 55 from the plurality of participants whose personal information is stored in the storage unit 8, and the profile card to the profile target card. A designation operation for designating a second target person on which personal information is printed is accepted. For example, the operation reception unit 51 causes the operation display unit 6 to display a designation operation screen used for the designation operation in response to a user operation on the operation display unit 6.

  For example, the operation accepting unit 51 accepts designations of the plurality of first subjects and the plurality of second subjects on the designation operation screen. The operation accepting unit 51 accepts a print operation of the profile card after accepting designation of the plurality of first subjects and the plurality of second subjects on the designation operation screen.

  The first acquisition processing unit 52 acquires an interest object corresponding to the first target person. For example, the object of interest includes a favorite food, a favorite thing, a favorite place, a favorite sport, a favorite event, and the like of the first subject.

  For example, the first acquisition processing unit 52 acquires the object of interest corresponding to each of the plurality of first subjects specified by the specifying operation. In addition, the 1st acquisition process part 52 may acquire the said interested object corresponding to one said 1st subject specified by the said designation | designated operation.

  For example, in the image processing apparatus 10, the authority to access the participant's diary posted on the SNS server and the other's diary to which comments by the participant are attached from one or more external SNS servers in advance. Is granted. The first acquisition processing unit 52 includes image data included in the diary of the first target person posted to the SNS server by the first target person, and post to the SNS server by the other person. The interested object is acquired based on a recognition result of image data included in the diary of the other person to whom a comment including a predetermined keyword by one target person is attached. For example, the keyword may indicate a positive evaluation of the other person's diary, such as “I also like ...”, “I want to ...”, “I want to go to ...”, or the like. Contains multiple words.

  For example, the first acquisition processing unit 52 is a part of the plurality of image data included in the diaries of the plurality of first subjects posted to the SNS server by the first subject and whose posting date is newer than the remaining portion. The interest object is acquired based on the recognition result of the image data included in the diary of the first object person. In addition, the 1st acquisition process part 52 may acquire the said interested object based on all the image data contained in the said 1st subject's diary posted to the said SNS server by the said 1st subject.

  In addition, the first acquisition processing unit 52 includes a plurality of pieces of image data included in a plurality of the other person's diaries posted by the other person to the SNS server and attached with a comment including the keyword by the first target person. Among the plurality of objects recognized from each, a part of the objects whose recognition frequency is greater than the remaining part is acquired as the object of interest. The first acquisition processing unit 52 is based on all image data included in the other person's diary posted by the other person to the SNS server and attached with a comment including the keyword by the first target person. To obtain the object of interest.

  Specifically, the first acquisition processing unit 52 includes the diary of the first target person or the keyword including the keyword by the first target person from one or more storage units provided in the one or more SNS servers. A web page including the diary of the other person with “” is acquired. And the 1st acquisition process part 52 performs an image recognition process with respect to the image data contained in the diary of the said 1st subject included in the acquired web page or the diary of the other person, and based on a recognition result To obtain the object of interest. For example, in the image recognition process, a target included in the image data is recognized based on a comparison result with various pattern data stored in advance in the storage unit 8. Note that the first acquisition processing unit 52 may acquire the pattern data from an external server. The first acquisition processing unit 52 may transmit image data to the external server, and cause the external server to execute the image recognition process.

  The first acquisition processing unit 52 includes the image data included in the diary of the first target person posted by the first target person to the SNS server, and the first acquisition process part 52 posted to the SNS server by the other person. The subject of interest may be acquired based on any of image data included in the diary of the other person to whom a comment including the keyword by one subject is attached. The first acquisition processing unit 52 may include text data included in the diary of the first target person posted to the SNS server by the first target person, and text data included in the diary of the first target person to the SNS server. The object of interest may be acquired based on one or both of text data included in the diary of the other person to whom a comment including the keyword by one target person is attached. Moreover, the 1st acquisition process part 52 may acquire the said interest object based on the information of the said 1st subject's hobby registered into the said SNS server. Further, the first acquisition processing unit 52 may acquire the object of interest based on the personal information of the first target person stored in the storage unit 8.

  The second acquisition processing unit 53 relates to the object of interest acquired by the first acquisition processing unit 52 from the image data stored in one or a plurality of the storage units in association with the second target person. Acquire specific image data. For example, the specific image data is image data including the interest object acquired by the first acquisition processing unit 52 and the self-portrait of the second object person.

  For example, the second acquisition processing unit 53 acquires the specific image data for each object of interest acquired by the first acquisition processing unit 52 corresponding to each of the plurality of second subjects specified by the specifying operation. . The second acquisition processing unit 53 acquires the specific image data for each of the interests acquired by the first acquisition processing unit 52 corresponding to the one second target person specified by the specifying operation. Also good.

  For example, the second acquisition processing unit 53 acquires the specific image data from image data included in a diary of the second target person posted to the SNS server by the second target person.

  In addition, the second acquisition processing unit 53 performs the order of the interests acquired from the image data included in the diary of the other person and the interest objects acquired from the image data included in the diary of the first object person. Thus, the specific image data is acquired from a plurality of image data included in the diaries of the plurality of second subjects until reaching a preset upper limit number.

  Specifically, the second acquisition processing unit 53 includes the second target person posted to the SNS server by the second target person from one or more storage units provided in the one or more SNS servers. The web page including the diary is acquired. Subsequently, the second acquisition processing unit 53 includes an image included in the diary of the second target person in the acquired Web page based on the personal information of the second target person stored in the storage unit 8. It is determined whether the second subject's self-portrait is included in the data. Further, the second acquisition processing unit 53 performs the image recognition process on the image data included in the diary of the second target person in the acquired Web page. Then, the second acquisition processing unit 53 includes the self-portrait of the second target person in the image data included in the diary of the second target person, and the image data included in the diary of the second target person. When the recognition result by the image recognition process matches the object of interest, the image data included in the diary of the second object person is acquired as the specific image data. Here, the one or more storage units provided in the one or more SNS servers are an example of one or more storage units in the present invention.

  In addition, the second acquisition processing unit 53 includes an image included in the diary of the second target person based on text data included in the diary of the second target person posted to the SNS server by the second target person. It may be determined whether data is related to the object of interest. In addition, the second acquisition processing unit 53 may acquire the specific image data from image data stored in the storage unit 8 in advance in association with the personal information. In addition, the specific image data may not include the self-portrait of the second target person, or may include a related target that is predetermined as a target related to the target of interest.

  The generation processing unit 54 generates the profile data of the second subject including the specific image data acquired by the second acquisition processing unit 53.

  For example, the generation processing unit 54 generates the profile data for each second target person corresponding to each combination of the first target person and the second target person. The generation processing unit 54 generates the profile data for each of the plurality of second subjects when one of the first subjects and the plurality of second subjects are selected in the designation operation. . In addition, when a plurality of the first target person and one second target person are selected in the specifying operation, the generation processing unit 54 sets each of the interest objects corresponding to each of the plurality of first target persons. The profile data of the second subject is generated.

  For example, the generation processing unit 54 obtains the profile data based on the one or more specific image data acquired by the second acquisition processing unit 53 and the personal information of the second subject acquired from the storage unit 8. Generate. Note that the generation processing unit 54 may generate the profile data using the personal information of the second target person registered in one or a plurality of the SNS servers.

  Here, the generation processing unit 54 selects only a part of the second target persons whose priority set according to a predetermined criterion is higher than the remaining part among the plurality of second target persons specified by the specifying operation. The profile data including the specific image data is generated. On the other hand, the generation processing unit 54 generates the profile data that does not include the specific image data for the remaining second subject. For example, the priority is set according to the order of registration of the personal information in the storage unit 8. The generation processing unit 54 may generate the profile data including the number of specific image data corresponding to the priority for each second target person.

  The print processing unit 55 prints the profile data generated by the generation processing unit 54. For example, the print processing unit 55 controls the image forming unit 3 to cause the image forming unit 3 to execute the printing process based on the profile data. Note that the print processing unit 55 may cause an external image forming apparatus to execute the print processing based on the profile data.

[Profile data generation processing]
Hereinafter, an example of a procedure of profile data generation processing executed by the control unit 5 in the image processing apparatus 10 will be described with reference to FIG. Here, steps S1, S2,... Represent processing procedure (step) numbers executed by the control unit 5. The profile data generation process is executed when a user operation for instructing the operation display unit 6 to display the designated operation screen is performed.

<Step S1>
First, in step S1, the control unit 5 causes the operation display unit 6 to display the designated operation screen. For example, on the designation operation screen, designations of a plurality of first subjects and a plurality of second subjects are accepted. Here, the process of step S <b> 1 is executed by the operation receiving unit 51 of the control unit 5.

<Step S2>
In step S <b> 2, the control unit 5 determines whether or not the printing operation for the profile card has been received on the designation operation screen.

  Here, when the control unit 5 determines that the printing operation is received on the designation operation screen (Yes side of S2), the control unit 5 shifts the processing to step S3. If the printing operation is not received on the designated operation screen (No in S2), the control unit 5 waits for the printing operation in step S2.

  In addition, the process of step S1 and step S2 may be abbreviate | omitted. For example, it is conceivable that the profile data generation process is executed when designation information for designating a plurality of the first target persons and a plurality of the second target persons is input from an external information processing apparatus.

<Step S3>
In step S <b> 3, the control unit 5 acquires the object of interest corresponding to the first target person. Here, the process of step S <b> 3 is an example of the first step in the present invention, and is executed by the first acquisition processing unit 52 of the control unit 5.

  For example, the control unit 5 includes the image data included in the diary of the first target person posted to the SNS server by the first target person, and the first target person posted to the SNS server by the other person. Based on the recognition result of the image data included in the other person's diary to which the comment including the keyword is attached, the plurality of first subjects specified on the specifying operation screen displayed in step S1 The interest object is acquired.

  For example, the control unit 5 may include a part of the plurality of image data posted in the diary of the plurality of first subjects posted to the SNS server by the first subject, the posting date and time being newer than the remaining portion. The object of interest is acquired based on the recognition result of the image data included in the diary of one subject. Thereby, it is possible to acquire the recent interest object of the first object person. Note that the control unit 5 determines the interest based on a recognition result of one or more image data included in one or more diaries of the first target person within an allowable date and time that has elapsed since the posting. You may acquire a subject.

  In addition, the control unit 5 recognizes each of a plurality of pieces of image data included in a plurality of other people's diaries posted by the other person on the SNS server and attached with a comment including the keyword by the first target person. Among the objects to be processed, a part of the objects that are recognized more frequently than the remainder are acquired as the objects of interest. Thereby, it is avoided that the said 1st object person acquires the said interest object based on the image data contained in the said other person's diary which attached | subjected the comment containing the said keyword by social decree etc. Note that the control unit 5 may acquire one or more of the objects whose number of recognitions exceeds a preset threshold as the object of interest.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the acquisition procedure of the said interest object by the control part 5 in step S3 is demonstrated. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a web page A10 including the diary A11 of the first subject person X acquired from the SNS server. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a web page A20 including a diary A21 of another person Y to which a comment A22 including the keyword by the first subject person X acquired from the SNS server is attached.

  For example, the control unit 5 acquires the Web page A10 including the diary A11 of the first subject person X illustrated in FIG. 4 from the storage unit of the SNS server. The diary A11 shown in FIG. 4 includes a title A111, a posting date A112, text data A113, and image data A114. The control unit 5 executes the image recognition process on the image data A114 included in the diary A11, recognizes that the target included in the image data A114 is “mountain”, and recognizes the recognized “mountain”. Obtained as the object of interest. Note that the control unit 5 may acquire the object of interest based on the title A111 and the text data A113 included in the diary A11.

  Further, the control unit 5 creates a Web page A20 including the diary A21 of the other person Y to which the comment A22 including the keyword by the first subject person X shown in FIG. 5 is attached from the storage unit of the SNS server. get. The diary A21 shown in FIG. 5 includes a title A211, a posting date A212, text data A213, and image data A214. Further, the comment A22 shown in FIG. 5 includes information A221 indicating the first subject person X, posting date A222, and text data A223 including the keyword. The control unit 5 executes the image recognition process on the image data A214 included in the diary A21, recognizes that the target included in the image data A214 is “sea”, and recognizes the recognized “sea”. Obtained as the object of interest. Note that the control unit 5 may acquire the object of interest based on the title A211 and the text data A213 included in the diary A21.

<Step S4>
In step S4, the control unit 5 determines the specific image related to the object of interest acquired in step S3 from the image data associated with the second subject and stored in one or more of the storage units. Get the data. Here, the process of step S4 is an example of the second step in the present invention, and is executed by the second acquisition processing unit 53 of the control unit 5.

  For example, the control unit 5 uses a plurality of image data designated on the designation operation screen displayed in step S1 from image data included in the diary of the second subject person posted to the SNS server by the second subject person. The specific image data for each of the interested objects acquired in step S3 corresponding to each of the second target persons is acquired.

  Further, the control unit 5 determines the order of the interests acquired from the image data included in the diary of the other person and the interests acquired from the image data included in the diary of the first object in step S3. Then, the specific image data is acquired from the plurality of image data included in the diaries of the plurality of second subjects until the upper limit number is reached.

  Here, the acquisition procedure of the specific image data by the control unit 5 in step S4 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a web page A30 including the diary A31 of the second subject person Z acquired from the SNS server.

  For example, the control unit 5 acquires the web page A30 including the diary A31 of the second subject person Z shown in FIG. 6 from the storage unit of the SNS server. The diary A31 shown in FIG. 6 includes a title A311, a posting date A312, text data A313, and image data A314. Further, the image data A314 includes a self-portrait A315 of the second subject person Z. Whether the control unit 5 includes the self-portrait A315 of the second subject person Z in the image data A314 included in the diary A31 based on the personal information of the second subject person Z stored in the storage unit 8. Judge whether or not. In addition, the control unit 5 executes the image recognition process on the image data A314 included in the diary A31, and whether the recognition result matches the interest target of the first target person X acquired in step S3. Judge whether or not. Then, the control unit 5 includes the first subject X whose image data A314 includes the self-portrait A315 of the second subject person Z and the recognition result of the image recognition processing of the image data A314 obtained in step S3. When it matches with the above-mentioned object of interest, the image data A314 is acquired as the specific image data A42 (see FIG. 7). The control unit 5 determines whether or not the image data A314 is related to the subject of interest of the first subject X acquired in step S3 based on the title A311 and the text data A313 included in the diary A31. May be.

<Step S5>
In step S5, the control part 5 produces | generates the profile data of the said 2nd subject person containing the said specific image data acquired by step S4. Here, the process of step S5 is an example of a third step in the present invention, and is executed by the generation processing unit 54 of the control unit 5.

  For example, based on the one or more specific image data acquired in step S4 and the personal information of the second target acquired from the storage unit 8, the control unit 5 determines the first target and the first The profile data for each second subject corresponding to each combination of two subjects is generated.

  Here, the control unit 5 specifies only a part of the second target persons whose priority is higher than the remaining part among the plurality of second target persons specified on the specifying operation screen displayed in step S1. The profile data including image data is generated. On the other hand, the control unit 5 generates the profile data that does not include the specific image data for the remaining second subject. Thereby, it becomes possible to give preferential treatment to the second target person whose registration of the personal information in the storage unit 8 is quick at the match party.

  Here, in the profile data generation process, in response to the designation of the plurality of first subjects and the plurality of second subjects being accepted at once on the designation operation screen displayed in step S1, In S5, the profile data for each second subject corresponding to each combination of the first subject and the second subject is generated at a time. Thereby, in the designation operation screen displayed in step S1, the labor of the user who individually inputs the combination of the first target person and the second target person is reduced.

  In addition, designation | designated of one said 1st subject person and several said 2nd subject person may be received in the said designation | designated operation screen displayed by step S1. In the designation operation screen, designation of a plurality of the first subjects and one second subject may be accepted. Moreover, designation | designated of one said 1st subject person and one said 2nd subject person may be received in the said designation | designated operation screen. In the profile data generation process, after the process of step S5 is executed, the plurality of first subjects and the plurality of second subjects designated on the designation operation screen displayed in step S1 are replaced. In step S3 to step S5, the process may be executed again.

<Step S6>
In step S6, the control unit 5 prints the profile data generated in step S5. Here, the process of step S <b> 6 is executed by the print processing unit 55 of the control unit 5.

  For example, the control unit 5 controls the image forming unit 3 to cause the image forming unit 3 to execute the printing process based on the profile data. Thereby, for example, a profile card A40 as shown in FIG. 7 is printed. The profile card A40 shown in FIG. 7 includes the personal information A41 of the second subject person Z and the specific image data A42 acquired in step S4. The specific image data printed on the profile card A40 may be plural. Moreover, it replaces with the process of step S6, and the control part 5 may memorize | store the said profile data produced | generated by step S5 in the memory | storage part 8. FIG.

  As described above, in the profile data generation process, the identification related to the interest object of the first object person from the image data associated with the second object person and stored in one or a plurality of the storage units. Image data is acquired, and the profile data of the second subject including the acquired specific image data is generated. This makes it possible to easily generate the profile data that contributes to smooth communication.

  In the profile data generation process, the profile data is generated based on image data acquired from one or a plurality of the storage units provided in one or a plurality of the SNS servers. Thereby, it is possible to generate the profile data reflecting recent hobbies of the first subject and recent activities of the second subject.

  In the profile data generation process, the specific image data including the self-portrait of the second target person is acquired, and the profile data of the second target person including the acquired specific image data is generated. As a result, the conversation using the content of the profile card as a clue becomes a specific content with the second subject's experience, and the conversation between the participants who exchanged the profile card can be more bounced It is.

  In addition, in the image processing apparatus 10, image data such as a photograph relating to each participant's hobby provided in advance by each participant is stored in the storage unit 8 in association with each participant. It can be considered as an embodiment. In this case, the first acquisition processing unit 52 is based on the recognition result of the image data stored in the storage unit 8 in association with the first target person or the personal information stored in the storage unit 8. Get interest. In addition, the second acquisition processing unit 53 includes the specific image related to the object of interest acquired by the first acquisition processing unit 52 from the image data associated with the second target person and stored in the storage unit 8. Get the data. The storage unit 8 is another example of one or a plurality of storage units in the present invention.

  Further, the profile card printed by the image processing apparatus 10 is not limited to the match party, and may be used for other meetings where each of the plurality of participants deepens relatives.

1 ADF
2 image reading unit 3 image forming unit 4 paper feeding unit 5 control unit 51 operation receiving unit 52 first acquisition processing unit 53 second acquisition processing unit 54 generation processing unit 55 print processing unit 6 operation display unit 7 communication unit 8 storage unit 10 Image processing device

Claims (11)

A first acquisition processing unit for acquiring an object of interest corresponding to the first target person;
A second acquisition processing unit that acquires specific image data related to the object of interest acquired by the first acquisition processing unit from image data associated with the second target person and stored in one or more storage units When,
A generation processing unit for generating profile data of the second subject including the specific image data acquired by the second acquisition processing unit;
An image processing apparatus comprising: The second acquisition processing unit acquires the specific image data corresponding to each of the plurality of second subjects,
The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the generation processing unit generates the profile data for each second target person. The first acquisition processing unit acquires the objects of interest corresponding to each of the plurality of first subjects,
The second acquisition processing unit acquires the specific image data for each of the objects of interest acquired by the first acquisition processing unit corresponding to each of the plurality of second subjects,
The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the generation processing unit generates the profile data for each second target person corresponding to each combination of the first target person and the second target person.   The generation processing unit generates the profile data including the specific image data only for a part of the second target persons whose priority set according to a predetermined criterion among the plurality of second target persons is higher than the remaining part. The image processing apparatus according to claim 2 or 3. One or more storage units are provided in one or more external SNS servers,
The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second acquisition processing unit acquires the specific image data from image data posted to the SNS server by the second target person.   The first acquisition processing unit attaches a comment including image data posted to the SNS server by the first target person and a keyword predetermined by the first target person posted to the SNS server by another person. The image processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the object of interest of the first subject is acquired based on a recognition result of either one or both of the image data that has been obtained.   The first acquisition processing unit acquires the object of interest based on a recognition result of a part of image data whose posting date and time is newer than the remaining part among the plurality of image data posted to the SNS server by the first target person. The image processing apparatus according to claim 6.   The first acquisition processing unit has the number of times of recognition among the plurality of objects recognized from each of the plurality of image data posted by the other person to the SNS server and attached with the comment by the first object person. The image processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein many of the objects are acquired as the objects of interest.   The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the specific image data includes a self-portrait of the second subject.   The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a print processing unit that prints the profile data generated by the generation processing unit. A first step of acquiring an interest object corresponding to the first object person;
A second step of acquiring specific image data related to the object of interest acquired by the first step from image data stored in one or more storage units in association with the second target person;
A third step of generating profile data of the second subject including the specific image data acquired by the second step;
An image processing method including:

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