JP2018107515A - Photograph formation game machine and image processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To more precisely provide an image which can satisfy a user.SOLUTION: An image selection part selects a photographing image used for generating a provision image provided by a user from a plurality of photographing imaged acquired by photographing. A gradation processing part receives an adjustment operation of a gradation level by the user and executes a gradation processing to the photographing image selected by the image selection part. A range setting part receives the adjustment operation of a cut-out range by the user, and sets the cut-out range of the photographing image to be executed the gradation processing. A generation part generates the provision image on the basis of a setting result of the cut-out range. A display control part displays a preview image of the provision image generated by the generation part. The range setting part receives the adjustment operation of the cut-out range in a state where the preview image of the photographing image to be executed the gradation processing by adjusting the gradation level by the gradation processing part is displayed. The present technique can be adapted to a photograph seal formation device.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 15

Description

  The present technology relates to a photo creation game machine and an image processing method, and more particularly, to a photo creation game machine and an image processing method capable of providing a highly satisfactory image.

  Conventionally, a photo sticker installed in an amusement facility or the like is known. The photo sticker machine photographs a user and edits the photographed image according to the user's operation. The photo sticker prints the edited photographed image on sticker paper.

  In recent years, in a photo sticker, an image (portable bonus) to be transmitted to a mobile terminal is created based on a photographed image.

  For example, in the creation of a portable bonus, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-151867 allows a processing type to be selected or blurred after setting a clipping range for one captured image selected from a plurality of captured images. A photo sticker that allows selection of conditions is disclosed.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-118812

  However, with the configuration disclosed in Patent Document 1, it is not possible to set the cropping range while confirming the degree of blurring. As a result, there is a possibility that an image with a high degree of satisfaction will not be provided.

  The present technology has been made in view of such a situation, and is capable of providing an image with high satisfaction more reliably.

  A photo creation game machine according to an embodiment of the present technology includes an image selection unit that selects the captured image used to generate a provided image provided to a user among a plurality of captured images obtained by shooting, and a blur by the user A blur processing unit that receives a condition adjustment operation and performs a blurring process on the captured image selected by the image selection unit; and the photographed image that has received the adjustment operation of the clipping range by the user and has been subjected to the blurring process. A range setting unit for setting the cutout range, a generation unit for generating the provided image based on the setting result of the cutout range, and a display control unit for displaying a preview image of the provided image generated by the generation unit The range setting unit includes a preview of the captured image that has been subjected to the blurring process by adjusting the blurring degree by the blurring processing unit. In a state where the display over an image is being performed, it receives an adjustment operation of the crop area.

  An image processing method according to an embodiment of the present technology includes an image selection unit that selects the captured image used for generating a provided image provided to a user among a plurality of captured images obtained by shooting, and a blur condition by the user. A blur processing unit that performs a blurring process on the captured image selected by the image selection unit, and an adjustment operation for a clipping range by the user, and the blurring process is performed on the captured image that has been subjected to the blurring process. A range setting unit for setting a cutting range; a generation unit for generating the provided image based on a setting result of the cutting range; and a display control unit for displaying a preview image of the provided image generated by the generating unit; A preview of the photographed image that has been subjected to the blur processing by adjusting the blur condition by the blur processing unit. In a state where the display of the image is being performed, including the step of accepting the operation for adjusting the crop area.

  In the present technology, among the plurality of photographed images obtained by photographing, the photographed image used for generating the provided image provided to the user is selected, and an adjustment operation of the blurring condition by the user is accepted, The selected photographed image is subjected to a blurring process, an adjustment operation of the cutout range by the user is accepted, the cutout range of the shot image subjected to the blurring process is set, and the cutout range setting result is displayed. Based on this, the provided image is generated, the preview image of the generated provided image is displayed, and the blur image is adjusted to display the preview image of the photographed image that has been subjected to the blurring process. In this state, the cutting range adjustment operation is accepted.

  According to the present technology, it is possible to provide an image with high satisfaction more reliably.

It is a perspective view which shows the structural example of the external appearance of the photo sticker production apparatus of this technique. It is the perspective view which looked at the external appearance of the photograph sticker production apparatus from another angle. It is a figure explaining a user's movement. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a preselection part. It is a figure which shows the structural example of an imaging | photography part. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a background part. It is a perspective view which shows a flooring. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the front of an edit unit. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the side surface of an edit unit. It is a figure which shows the example of a sticker paper. It is a figure which shows the example of a layer structure of an edit image. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of a photograph sticker production apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the function structural example of a photograph sticker production apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the function structural example of an edit process part. It is a block diagram which shows the function structural example of a portable bonus creation part. It is a flowchart explaining a photograph sticker creation game process. It is a flowchart explaining an edit process. It is a figure which shows the example of an edit screen. It is a flowchart explaining a portable bonus creation process. It is a figure which shows the example of a process screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a blurring screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a trimming screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a graffiti screen.

<Appearance of photo sticker creation device>
FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are perspective views showing a configuration example of the appearance of the photographic sticker creating apparatus 1.

  The photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is a game machine that provides a photographed image and an edited image. The photo sticker creating apparatus 1 provides an image to the user by printing the image on a sticker sheet or making the image viewable on the user's mobile terminal. The photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is installed in an amusement facility or a store such as a game center.

  The users of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 are mainly high school girls and young women. In the photo sticker creating apparatus 1, a plurality of users such as two or three people can mainly enjoy the game per group. Of course, in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1, one user can enjoy the game.

  In the photo sticker creating apparatus 1, the user performs photographing work with himself / herself as a subject. The user synthesizes an image for synthesis such as a handwritten character or a stamp image with an image selected from the captured images obtained by shooting through an editing operation. As a result, the captured image is edited into a rich image. The user receives a sticker sheet on which an edited image that is an edited image is printed, and ends a series of games.

  The photo sticker creating apparatus 1 can be said to be a photo creating game machine that provides a photo creating game.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is basically configured by being installed in a state where a photographing unit 11 and an editing unit 12 are in contact with each other. The photographing unit 11 and the editing unit 12 are electrically connected.

  The photographing unit 11 has a box-shaped housing having a size that allows a person to enter inside, and includes a pre-selection unit 20, a photographing unit 21, and a background unit 22. The pre-selection unit 20 is installed on the side surface of the imaging unit 21. The space ahead of the preselection unit 20 is a preselection space in which preselection processing is performed. In addition, the photographing unit 21 and the background unit 22 are set apart by a predetermined distance. A space formed between the imaging unit 21 and the background unit 22 is an imaging space in which imaging processing is performed.

  The pre-selection unit 20 performs guidance for introducing a game provided by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 as pre-selection processing, and performs various settings in shooting processing performed in the shooting space. The pre-selection unit 20 is provided with a coin slot into which a user inserts a price, a touch panel monitor used for various operations, and the like. The pre-selection unit 20 guides the user in the pre-selection space to the shooting space as appropriate according to the availability of the shooting space.

  The photographing unit 21 is a device for photographing a user as a subject. The photographing unit 21 is located in front of the user who has entered the photographing space. A camera, a touch panel monitor used for various operations, and the like are provided in front of the photographing unit 21 facing the photographing space.

  If the left side is the left side and the right side is the right side as viewed from the user facing the front in the imaging space, the left side of the imaging unit 21 is configured by the side panel 41A, and the right side is configured by the side panel 41B. Is done. Further, the front surface of the photographing unit 21 is constituted by a front panel 42. The pre-selection unit 20 described above is installed on the side panel 41A. The pre-selection unit 20 may be installed on the side panel 41B.

  The background portion 22 includes a back panel 51, a side panel 52A, and a side panel 52B. The back panel 51 is a plate-like member located on the back side of the user facing the front. The side panel 52A is a plate-like member attached to the left end of the back panel 51 and having a narrower width than the side panel 41A. The side panel 52B is a plate-like member that is attached to the right end of the back panel 51 and has a narrower width than the side panel 41B.

  The side panel 41A and the side panel 52A are provided on substantially the same plane. The upper portions of the side panel 41A and the side panel 52A are connected by a connecting portion 23A that is a plate-like member. The lower portions of the side panel 41A and the side panel 52A are connected by a connecting portion 23A 'that is a metal member provided on the floor surface. Similarly, the side panel 41B and the side panel 52B are provided on substantially the same plane. The upper portions of the side panel 41B and the side panel 52B are connected by a connecting portion 23B. The lower portions of the side panel 41B and the side panel 52B are connected by a connecting portion 23B '.

  A floor material 27, which is a plate-like member, is laid on the floor of the imaging space.

  For example, a green chroma key sheet is attached to the surface of the rear panel 51 on the photographing space side. The photo sticker creating apparatus 1 performs chroma key composition in photographing processing and editing processing by photographing a chroma key sheet as a background. As a result, a desired background image is synthesized with the background portion of the user in which the sheet is reflected.

  An opening formed by being surrounded by the side panel 41A, the connecting portion 23A, and the side panel 52A serves as an entrance / exit of the imaging space. An opening formed by being surrounded by the side panel 41B, the connecting portion 23B, and the side panel 52B also serves as an entrance / exit of the imaging space.

  A ceiling surrounded by the front surface of the photographing unit 21, the connecting portion 23A, and the connecting portion 23B is formed above the photographing space. A ceiling strobe unit 24 is provided in a part of the ceiling. One end of the ceiling strobe unit 24 is fixed to the connecting portion 23A, and the other end is fixed to the connecting portion 23B.

  The ceiling strobe unit 24 has a built-in strobe that emits light toward the photographing space in accordance with photographing. In addition to the strobe, a fluorescent lamp is provided inside the ceiling strobe unit 24. Thereby, the ceiling strobe unit 24 also functions as illumination of the photographing space.

  The editing unit 12 is a device for editing a captured image. The editing unit 12 is connected to the photographing unit 11 such that one side surface is in contact with the front panel 42 of the photographing unit 21.

  If the configuration of the editing unit 12 shown in FIG. 1 is a front side configuration, a configuration used for editing work is provided on each of the front side and the back side of the editing unit 12. With this configuration, two sets of users can perform editing work simultaneously.

  The front side of the editing unit 12 includes a surface 61 and a slope 62 formed above the surface 61. The surface 61 is a surface perpendicular to the floor surface and substantially parallel to the side panel 41A of the photographing unit 21. The slope 62 is provided with a tablet built-in monitor and a touch pen as a configuration used for editing work. On the left side of the slope 62, a columnar support portion 63A that supports one end of the lighting device 64 is provided. A columnar support portion 63B that supports the other end of the lighting device 64 is provided on the right side of the slope 62. A support portion 65 that supports the curtain rail 26 is provided on the upper surface of the support portion 63A.

  A curtain rail 26 is attached above the editing unit 12. The curtain rail 26 is configured by combining three rails 26A to 26C. The three rails 26A to 26C are combined so that the shape when viewed from above becomes a U-shape. One end of the rail 26A and the rail 26B provided in parallel is fixed to the connecting portion 23A and the connecting portion 23B, respectively, and the other end of the rail 26A and the rail 26B is joined to both ends of the rail 26C.

  A curtain is attached to the curtain rail 26 so that the space in front of the editing unit 12 and the space in front of the back are not visible from the outside. A space in front of the editing unit 12 surrounded by the curtain and a space in the rear rear of the editing unit 12 are editing spaces in which the user performs editing operations.

  As will be described later, the left side surface of the editing unit 12 is provided with a discharge port through which printed sticker paper is discharged. The space in front of the left side surface of the editing unit 12 becomes a print waiting space where the user waits for the printed sticker paper to be discharged.

<About user movement>
Here, the flow of the photo sticker creation game and the accompanying movement of the user will be described.

  FIG. 3 is a plan view of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 as viewed from above.

  The user inserts money into the coin slot in the pre-selected space A0 that is the space in front of the pre-selecting unit 20. Next, the user performs various settings according to the screen displayed on the touch panel monitor. The user performs, for example, selection of a course related to shooting performed in the shooting space as a pre-selection operation.

  The user who has completed the pre-selection operation, as indicated by the white arrow # 1, has a shooting space A1 formed between the shooting unit 21 and the background unit 22 from the entrance G1 between the side panel 41A and the side panel 52A. to go into. A user performs a shooting operation using a camera or a touch panel monitor provided in the shooting unit 21.

  The user who has finished the shooting work exits the shooting space A1 from the doorway G1 as indicated by the white arrow # 2 and moves to the editing space A2-1, or the doorway G2 as indicated by the white arrow # 3. Exits the shooting space A1 and moves to the editing space A2-2.

  The editing space A2-1 is an editing space on the front side of the editing unit 12. On the other hand, the editing space A2-2 is an editing space on the back side of the editing unit 12. Whether the user moves to the editing space A2-1 or the editing space A2-2 is guided by the screen display of the touch panel monitor of the photographing unit 21 or the like. For example, the free one of the two editing spaces is guided as the destination. The user who has moved to the editing space A2-1 or the editing space A2-2 starts editing work. The user of the editing space A2-1 and the user of the editing space A2-2 can perform editing work at the same time.

  After the editing operation is finished, printing of the edited image is started. When printing is started, the user who has finished the editing work in the editing space A2-1 moves from the editing space A2-1 to the print waiting space A3 as indicated by a white arrow # 4. Further, the user who has finished the editing work in the editing space A2-2 moves from the editing space A2-2 to the print waiting space A3 as indicated by the white arrow # 5.

  The user who has moved to the print waiting space A3 waits for the printing to end. When printing is completed, the user receives the sticker paper discharged from the discharge port provided on the right side of the editing unit 12 and finishes a series of photo sticker creation games.

  Next, the configuration of each device will be described.

<Configuration of preselection unit>
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the preselection unit 20.

  A touch panel monitor 71 is provided above the preselection unit 20. The touch panel monitor 71 includes a monitor such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and a touch panel laminated thereon. The touch panel monitor 71 has a function of displaying various GUIs (Graphical User Interfaces) and accepting a user's selection operation. The touch panel monitor 71 displays a screen used for selecting the number of users.

  A speaker 72 is provided below the touch panel monitor 71. The speaker 72 outputs guidance voice, BGM (Back Ground Music), sound effects, etc. for the pre-selection process. A coin insertion / return port 73 into which a user inserts coins is provided so as to be adjacent to the speaker 72.

<Configuration of the shooting unit>
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the front of the photographing unit 21. The photographing unit 21 is configured to be surrounded by the side panel 41A, the side panel 41B, and the front panel 42.

  A camera unit 81 is provided slightly above the center of the front panel 42. In front of the camera unit 81, a camera 91, a touch panel monitor 92, and a front strobe 93 are provided.

  The camera 91 is a single-lens reflex camera, for example, and is attached inside the camera unit 81 so that the lens is exposed. The camera 91 includes an image sensor such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) image sensor or a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) image sensor, and photographs a user in the photographing space A1. The camera 91 functions as a photographing unit that performs photographing using a user as a subject.

  A moving image (hereinafter also referred to as a live view image) captured by the camera 91 is displayed on the touch panel monitor 92 in real time. A still image captured by the camera 91 at a predetermined timing such as when shooting is instructed is saved as a captured image.

  The touch panel monitor 92 is provided below the camera 91. The touch panel monitor 92 includes a monitor such as an LCD and a touch panel laminated thereon. The touch panel monitor 92 has a function as a live view monitor that displays a moving image captured by the camera 91 and a function that displays various GUIs and accepts a user's selection operation.

  The front strobe 93 is provided above the camera 91. The front strobe 93 has a crescent-shaped light emitting surface made of a milky white acrylic plate. The front strobe 93 illuminates the vicinity of the user's face as a subject from the front by emitting light in accordance with shooting by the camera 91.

  Above the camera unit 81, an upper strobe unit 82 with a curved light emitting surface facing the user is installed. The upper strobe unit 82 irradiates light on the user's face and upper body from the upper front of the user.

  Below the camera unit 81, a foot strobe unit 83 that irradiates light to the lower body and feet of the user is provided.

  The upper strobe unit 82 and the foot strobe unit 83 are configured by a fluorescent lamp and an illumination device capable of strobe light emission. The upper strobe unit 82 and the foot strobe unit 83 illuminate the shooting space to ensure the user's operability and safety, and to constantly illuminate the shooting space and improve the image quality of the shot image. Strobe light is emitted at the shooting timing to illuminate the user who is the subject.

  A box-shaped portion 84 is provided between the foot strobe unit 83 and the side panel 41A. A box-shaped portion 85 is provided between the foot strobe unit 83 and the side panel 41B. The upper surfaces of the box-shaped portions 84 and 85 form a surface that is substantially horizontal to the installation surface of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 and is used as a luggage storage place for a user who performs a photographing operation to place baggage.

  Although not shown, a speaker is provided near the ceiling of the front panel 42, for example. The speaker outputs shooting process guidance voice, BGM, sound effects, and the like.

<Configuration of background part>
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the background portion 22 on the photographing space A1 side.

  Above the rear panel 51, a rear upper strobe 101 is installed. The rear upper strobe 101 irradiates the user with light from the upper rear side.

  In the drawing, a rear left strobe 102 is installed on the left side of the rear panel 51. The back left strobe 102 irradiates the user from the right side of the back. In the drawing, a rear right strobe 103 is installed on the right side of the rear panel 51. The rear right strobe 103 irradiates the user from the left rear side.

  A chroma key sheet 121 is attached to the surface of the rear panel 51 on the photographing space A1 side (the front side in the drawing). The color of the chroma key sheet 121 is, for example, green.

  Although not shown, a chroma key sheet is also attached to the lower side (floor side) of the surface of the side panels 52A and 52B on the photographing space A1 side in the same manner as the chroma key sheet 121.

  FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the flooring 27. For convenience of explanation, illustration of the photographing unit 21, the side panel 41A, and the like is omitted.

  At a position closer to the rear of the flooring 27, a horizontally long rectangular floor sheet 27 </ b> A is attached so that its long side is substantially parallel to the back panel 51. In FIG. 7, the direction in which the rear panel 51 is located is the rear of the photographing space A1, and the direction in which the photographing unit 21 is indicated by the white arrow is the front of the photographing space A1.

  Mark figures 28-1 to 28-4 are printed side by side on the front side of the floor sheet 27A, and mark figures 28-5 to 28-8 are printed side by side behind them. The landmark figures 28-1 to 28-8 arranged in 2 rows × 4 columns are visually different figures, and the whole is painted black, for example.

  The mark figure 28-1 in the first line is a diamond-shaped mark, and the mark figure 28-2 is a heart-shaped mark. The mark figure 28-3 is a four-leaf clover type mark, and the mark figure 28-4 is a square mark.

  The mark figure 28-5 in the second row is a flower-shaped mark composed of four petals, and the mark figure 28-6 is a star-shaped mark. The mark figure 28-7 is a circular mark, and the mark figure 28-8 is a petal-like mark of a tulip.

  Each mark figure has a size that fits within a range of about 30 cm × 30 cm so that one user can put both feet on it. Each size may be different.

  As will be described in detail later, the mark figures 28-1 to 28-8 are used as marks for guiding the standing position at the time of photographing for each user.

  For example, when the number of users is two and an image of a large upper body is taken, a four-leaf clover-type landmark figure 28-is used as the standing position of the user standing on the right side of the camera 91. 3 is designated, and a heart-shaped landmark figure 28-2 is designated as the standing position of the user standing on the left side.

  Each of the mark figures 28-1 to 28-8 is printed at a position where an optimum standing position can be designated according to the number of users, the angle of view (range) of the image to be taken, and the like. . Note that the optimal standing position means a position where the light from the strobe is sufficiently irradiated to the subject, a position that does not deviate from the shooting range of the camera 91, a position where the balance between the background and the face size is improved, and the like.

  As the mark figure, a figure with a color other than black, a figure with a predetermined pattern, or a figure with a color and a pattern may be used. It is also possible to change at least one of the shape, size, pattern, and color for each mark figure. The mark figures 28-1 to 28-8 shown in FIG. 7 are figures that are the same color as black, but have different shapes.

<Configuration of editing unit>
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the editing unit 12 on the front side (editing space A2-1 side).

  A tablet built-in monitor 131 is provided in the approximate center of the slope 62. On the left side of the tablet built-in monitor 131, a touch pen 132A is provided. On the right side of the tablet built-in monitor 131, a touch pen 132B is provided.

  The tablet built-in monitor 131 is configured by stacking a tablet and a display. The tablet enables operation input using the touch pen 132A or the touch pen 132B. On the tablet built-in monitor 131, for example, an editing screen used for editing work is displayed. When two users perform editing work at the same time, the touch pen 132A is used by a user on the left side of the tablet built-in monitor 131, and the touch pen 132B is used by a user on the right side of the tablet built-in monitor 131. .

  The operation using the touch pen 132A and the operation using the touch pen 132B are distinguished. As appropriate, only the operation using the touch pen 132A is possible for the left side display of the tablet built-in monitor 131, and only the operation using the touch pen 132B is possible for the right side display. Hereinafter, when it is not necessary to distinguish the touch pen 132A and the touch pen 132B as appropriate, they are collectively referred to as the touch pen 132.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the left side surface of the editing unit 12.

  A sticker paper discharge port 161 is provided below the left side surface of the editing unit 12. A printer is provided inside the editing unit 12. The printer prints an image showing the user of the editing space A2-1 or an image showing the user of the editing space A2-2 on a sticker sheet with a predetermined layout, and discharges it from the sticker paper outlet 161.

<Example of sticker paper>
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a sticker sheet created by the photographic sticker creator 1.

  For example, when there are two users, two sticker sheets on which photographs (edited images) are printed in a layout as shown in FIG. 10 are created and provided to the user. The layout shown in FIG. 10 is one of a plurality of layouts prepared, and the user can select a favorite layout.

  An edit image printing area 181A having a substantially business card size and a bonus image printing area 181B having a horizontally long strip shape are formed on one sticker sheet. The edited image 191-1 is printed largely in the left half of the edited image printing area 181A, and four edited images 191-2 to 191-5 are displayed on the right side of the edited image 191-1. X Printed in two rows.

  The edited images 191-1 to 191-5 are images generated by performing editing on the up image, which is an image in which the face and upper body of the subject are large. In practice, a background image that is an image of a predetermined color or pattern is appropriately combined with the background of the user, and a foreground image such as a handwritten character or a stamp image is combined with the foreground of the user.

  In the photographing process, in addition to the up image, photographing of a wide range from the top of the head to the vicinity of the knee is also performed. This image is used, for example, to leave a coordinate of the clothes. Hereinafter, an image having a wider shooting range than an up image, which is used to leave a coordinate of clothes as appropriate, is referred to as a coordinated image.

  The aspect ratio of the up image and the coordinated image is different. For example, the ratio between the horizontal length and the vertical length of the up image is 1: 1.2, and the ratio between the horizontal length and the vertical length of the coordinated image is 1: 1.5. In this example, the coordinated image is not printed on the sticker paper.

  In the bonus image printing area 181B, the captured images 192-1 to 192-5 trimmed in a simple shape similar to the mark figures 28-1 to 28-8 printed on the floor sheet 27A are printed side by side. The The image printed in the bonus image printing area 181B is cut out with scissors, for example.

  The edited image (the same image as the edited images 191-1 to 191-5) may be trimmed and printed as the captured images 192-1 to 192-5 instead of the image before editing.

  A seal ID or the like is printed in the margin of the bonus image print area 181B. The seal ID is used when an image transmitted from the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 to the server is viewed on a mobile terminal such as a smartphone.

  The transmission of the image to the portable terminal is performed via a server that manages an image acquisition site that is a Web site for taking (saving) the image transmitted from the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 into the portable terminal. Users can use images captured on mobile devices by posting them on SNS (Social Networking Service) or setting them as wallpaper. Hereinafter, the server that manages the image acquisition site is referred to as an image acquisition site management server as appropriate.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a layer structure of an edited image.

  The leftmost edited image P1 is an image generated by editing. The edited image P1 is composed of images of each layer of a background image P11, a person image P12, and a foreground image P13.

  In the example of FIG. 11, the background image P <b> 11 is an image of a wall pattern on which bricks are stacked. The foreground image P13 is an image including a handwritten character image of “Love my friend” and a heart-shaped image. The handwritten character image of “Love my friend” is a pen image input by the user using the pen tool. The heart-shaped image is a stamp image input by a user using a stamp tool.

  As described above, the edited image P1 is generated by superimposing the person image P12, which is an image of the person region extracted from the captured image by the chroma key process, on the background image P11 and superimposing the foreground image P13 thereon. It is also possible to input a pen image or a stamp image on the background image P11 and display it on the background of the subject. Foreground images and background images may be combined with the photographed image, and even after editing processing, it may not be combined depending on the operation of the user.

<Internal configuration of photo sticker creation device>
FIG. 12 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. In FIG. 12, the same components as those described above are denoted by the same reference numerals. The overlapping description will be omitted as appropriate.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 has a PC (Personal Computer) unit 301 with a pre-selection unit 302, an imaging unit 304, editing units 305 </ b> A and 305 </ b> B, and a printing unit 306. It is configured by being connected via The PC unit 301 serving as an information processing unit is housed inside the casing of the editing unit 12, for example.

  A CPU (Central Processing Unit) 311, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 312, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 313 that constitute the PC unit 301 are connected to each other via a bus 314.

  The CPU 311 executes a predetermined program and controls the overall operation of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. The ROM 312 stores programs and data executed by the CPU 311. The RAM 312 temporarily stores data and programs processed by the CPU 311.

  An input / output interface 315 is further connected to the bus 314. A storage unit 316, a communication unit 317, and a drive 318 are connected to the input / output interface 315.

  The storage unit 316 is a non-volatile storage medium such as a hard disk or a flash memory. The storage unit 316 stores various setting information supplied from the CPU 311. Information stored in the storage unit 316 is appropriately read out by the CPU 311.

  The communication unit 317 is a network interface such as the Internet. The communication unit 317 communicates with an external device according to control by the CPU 311. The communication unit 317 transmits the image selected by the user to, for example, an image acquisition site management server managed by the manufacturer of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. The image transmitted from the communication unit 317 is allocated and stored with a predetermined storage area, and is displayed on a portable terminal that has accessed the image acquisition site management server or downloaded to the portable terminal.

  A removable medium 319 made of an optical disk, a semiconductor memory, or the like is appropriately attached to the drive 318. Programs and data read from the removable medium 319 by the drive 318 are supplied to the CPU 311 and stored in the storage unit 316 or installed.

  An external input / output interface 303 is connected to the input / output interface 315. Control of each unit by the PC unit 301 is performed via the external input / output interface 303.

  The preselection unit 302 realizes a preselection process for the user in the preselection space A0. The preselection unit 302 includes a touch panel monitor 71, a speaker 72, and a coin processing unit 321.

  The touch panel monitor 71 displays various selection screens according to control by the PC unit 301 and accepts user operations on the selection screens. An input signal representing the content of the user's operation is supplied to the PC unit 301 and various settings are performed.

  The coin processing unit 321 detects the insertion of coins into the coin insertion / return port 73. When the coin processing unit 321 detects that a predetermined amount of coins has been inserted, the coin processing unit 321 outputs an activation signal instructing the start of the game to the PC unit 301.

  The photographing unit 304 realizes photographing processing for a user in the photographing space A1. The photographing unit 304 includes a lighting device 331, a camera 91, a touch panel monitor 92, and a speaker 332.

  The illumination device 331 is each strobe unit in the imaging space A1, and emits light according to an illumination control signal supplied from the PC unit 301.

  The camera 91 shoots according to shutter control by the PC unit 301, and outputs a captured image (image data) obtained by the shooting to the PC unit 301.

  The editing unit 305A realizes editing processing for users in the editing space A2-1. The editing unit 305A includes a tablet built-in monitor 131, touch pens 132A and 132B, and a speaker 341. The editing unit 305B realizes editing processing for users in the editing space A2-2, and has the same configuration as the editing unit 305A. Hereinafter, the editing units 305A and 305B are simply referred to as the editing unit 305 unless they are particularly distinguished.

  The tablet built-in monitor 131 displays an editing screen according to control by the PC unit 301 and accepts a user operation on the editing screen. An input signal representing the content of the user's operation is supplied to the PC unit 301, and the captured image to be edited is edited.

  The printing unit 306 is configured to include a printer 351. A sticker unit 352 is attached to the printer 351.

  The printer 351 drives the built-in head 361 and prints an image on a roll-shaped sticker sheet 363 stored in the sticker sheet unit 352 based on print data supplied from the PC unit 301. Further, the printer 351 cuts the sticker paper 363 on which an image is printed at a predetermined cutting position by the cutter 362 and discharges the sticker paper 363 to the sticker paper discharge port 161.

<Example of functional configuration of photo sticker creation device>
FIG. 13 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. At least a part of the functional units shown in FIG. 13 is realized by the CPU 311 executing a predetermined program.

  In the photo sticker creating apparatus 1, a pre-selection processing unit 401, a photographing processing unit 402, an editing processing unit 403, and a print processing unit 404 are realized.

  The preselection processing unit 401 executes the preselection processing by controlling each unit of the preselection unit 302. By the pre-selection process, selection of the number of users, selection of a background image, and the like are performed. Information representing the content selected by the user is supplied to the imaging processing unit 402.

  The imaging processing unit 402 performs imaging processing by controlling each unit of the imaging unit 304. The imaging processing unit 402 outputs the captured image data obtained by performing the imaging process to the editing processing unit 403. Data of a plurality of photographed images obtained by performing photographing a plurality of times is supplied from the photographing processing unit 402 to the editing processing unit 403.

  The editing processing unit 403 performs editing processing by controlling each unit of the editing unit 305. The editing process includes a process of adjusting the size of the user's eyes and the brightness of the skin appearing in the photographed image, a process of editing the photographed image, and the like.

  The editing process in the game provided by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 includes a process of generating a moving image using a captured image. This moving image is composed of frame images obtained by combining captured images, which are still images, and is a moving image with a short reproduction time such as 7 seconds.

  After the game is over, the user can access the image acquisition site management server, import the moving image into his / her mobile terminal, and post it to SNS for use. Hereinafter, a moving image generated using a photographed image is referred to as a portable mini video as appropriate.

  After finishing editing the captured image, the edit processing unit 403 generates print data by arranging the edited image in a predetermined layout, and outputs the print data to the print processing unit 404.

  The print processing unit 404 outputs print data to the printer 351 and prints an edited image.

<Configuration example of edit processing unit>
FIG. 14 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the editing processing unit 403.

  The edit processing unit 403 includes a display control unit 431, an edit control unit 432, a communication control unit 433, and a retouch processing unit 434.

  The display control unit 431 controls display on the tablet built-in monitor 131. For example, the display control unit 431 causes the tablet built-in monitor 131 to display a selection screen for selecting the degree of image processing to be performed on the captured image and an editing screen for editing work on the captured image.

  The edit control unit 432 edits the captured image in accordance with a user operation on the edit screen. Specifically, the editing control unit 432 combines the composition image selected by the user on the editing screen with a predetermined position of the captured image.

  The communication control unit 433 controls the communication unit 317 and performs processing related to communication via a network such as the Internet. For example, the communication control unit 433 controls the communication unit 317 to transmit a captured image obtained in the photographing process or an edited image obtained in the editing process to an external image acquisition site management server.

  The portable bonus creation unit 434 generates an image (portable only for transmission to a portable terminal owned by the user as a provided image provided to the user based on one of the captured images obtained in the photographing process. Make a bonus).

  Next, a functional configuration example of the portable bonus creation unit 434 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The portable bonus creation unit 434 includes a display control unit 451, an image selection unit 452, a processing processing unit 453, a blur processing unit 454, a cutout range setting unit 455, and a generation unit 456.

  The display control unit 451 controls display of various screens (hereinafter, also referred to as a portable bonus creation screen) for accepting an operation by the user when creating the portable bonus. The display control unit 451 displays, on each screen, a preview image that is an image obtained as a result of image processing that is selected and adjusted for each screen being performed on the captured image.

  The image selection unit 452 accepts an image selection operation by the user, and selects a captured image used for creating a mobile bonus from a plurality of captured images obtained in the capturing process.

  The processing processing unit 453 receives a processing selection operation by the user, selects a type of processing to be applied to the captured image selected by the image selection unit 452, and applies the selected type of processing to the captured image ( Apply).

  The blur processing unit 454 receives a blur adjustment operation by the user, and performs blur processing on the captured image to which the processing has been applied.

  The cropping range setting unit 455 accepts a trimming range adjustment operation by the user, and sets the cropping range (trimming range) of the captured image that has been subjected to the blurring process.

  The generation unit 456 generates a mobile bonus by cutting out (trimming) the captured image that has been subjected to the blurring processing based on the setting result of the cutting range set by the cutting range setting unit 455.

<Operation of photo sticker creation device>
Here, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 16, operation | movement of the photo sticker production apparatus 1 which provides a photo sticker production game is demonstrated.

  In step S1, the preselection processing unit 401 determines whether or not a predetermined amount of coins has been inserted based on an activation signal supplied from the coin processing unit 321 and waits until it is determined that coins have been inserted. To do.

  If it is determined in step S1 that a coin has been inserted, the process proceeds to step S2. In step S <b> 2, the preselection processing unit 401 performs the preselection process by controlling the preselection unit 302. Specifically, the pre-selection processing unit 401 is obtained as a course related to shooting performed in the shooting space by a number of courses for determining the type of game performed according to the number of users or shooting performed in the shooting space. Various settings are performed by allowing the user to select a background image as a background of the captured image.

  In step S <b> 3, the photographing processing unit 402 performs photographing processing by controlling the photographing unit 304. Specifically, the shooting processing unit 402 displays a moving image of the subject captured by the camera 91 on the touch panel monitor 92, captures a user in the shooting space A1 as a subject, and generates a shot image.

  In step S4, the editing processing unit 403 controls the editing unit 305 corresponding to the editing space of the editing space A2-1 and the editing space A2-2 that is the destination of the user who has finished the shooting process. Then, edit processing is performed. Specifically, the editing processing unit 403 generates an edited image that has been edited by causing the user to perform an editing operation on the captured image obtained by the imaging process.

  In step S <b> 5, the print processing unit 404 performs (starts) print processing by controlling the printer 351. Specifically, the print processing unit 404 outputs the edited image obtained by the editing process to the printer 351 and prints it on a sticker sheet. Note that a photographed image obtained by the photographing process may be printed on sticker paper.

  When the printing is completed, in step S6, the printer 351 discharges the sticker paper on which the image is printed to the sticker paper discharge port 161, and ends the processing.

<Details of editing process>
Next, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 17, the details of the editing process in step S4 in the series of processes of the photo sticker creation game described above will be described.

  When the editing process is started, in step S31, the display control unit 431 displays an eye size / brightness selection screen on the tablet built-in monitor 131.

  The eye size / brightness selection screen is a screen used to select the size of the user's eyes and the brightness of the skin in the captured image.

  When the eye size and the skin brightness are selected on the eye size / brightness selection screen, the process proceeds to step S32.

  In step S <b> 32, the display control unit 431 displays a name input screen on the tablet built-in monitor 131.

  The name input screen is a screen used for inputting a name by the user. On the name input screen, a button for selecting hiragana that can be used for inputting a name and a text box for displaying a character string corresponding to the selected button are displayed.

  When the input of the name is completed on the name input screen, the process proceeds to step S33.

  In step S <b> 34, the display control unit 431 displays an editing screen on the tablet built-in monitor 131.

  The editing screen is a screen used for editing a captured image to be edited. On the editing screen, a captured image to be edited and various editing tools (compositing images) such as a stamp image and a pen image used for editing are displayed.

  The user uses the touch pens 132A and 132B to superimpose a stamp image, a pen image, or the like at a predetermined position on the photographic image to be edited, thereby synthesizing the synthesis image with the photographic image to be edited. Is called.

  That is, in step S34, the editing control unit 432 edits the captured image to be edited in accordance with a user operation.

  When the editing operation is completed, in step S35, the display control unit 431 displays a division number selection screen on the tablet built-in monitor 131.

  The division number selection screen is a screen used to select the number of divisions of sticker paper to be finally output and the sticker layout. The sticker layout is a layout (placement pattern) that determines the number, position, and size of edited images (photographed images) placed on one photo sticker. Here, an image in which an edited image is arranged according to a sticker layout selected by the user, that is, an image printed on sticker paper and finally output is called a layout image.

  Accordingly, on the division number selection screen, for example, a plurality of layout images in which edited images obtained by editing each of five photographed images are arranged in different sticker layouts are displayed.

  When one of the layout images is selected on the division number selection screen, the process proceeds to step S36.

  In step S <b> 36, the display control unit 431 displays the mini game screen on the tablet built-in monitor 131.

  The mini game screen is a screen for playing a game for hitting (selecting) a moving image transmitted to a mobile terminal owned by the user in addition to an image for mobile transmission described later. Although detailed description is omitted, the moving image is generated using a plurality of captured images obtained by the capturing process.

  When a game is played on the mini game screen and a moving image to be transmitted to the mobile terminal is determined, the process proceeds to step S37.

  In step S <b> 37, the display control unit 431 displays the portable transmission image selection screen on the tablet built-in monitor 131.

  The mobile transmission image selection screen is a screen used for selecting a mobile transmission image to be transmitted to a mobile terminal owned by the user. On the mobile transmission image selection screen, in addition to the five captured images, an image dedicated to mobile transmission, in which a predetermined edit is performed on any of them, is displayed.

  If any of the images is selected on the portable transmission image selection screen, the process proceeds to step S38.

  In step S38, the display control unit 431 displays a mail address input screen on the tablet built-in monitor 131.

  The e-mail address input screen is a screen used for inputting the e-mail address of the mobile terminal owned by the user. On the e-mail address input screen, a text box for displaying alphabets and symbols that can be used for the e-mail address, a button for selecting a carrier of the mobile phone, and a character string corresponding to the selected button is displayed. .

  When the input of the mail address is completed on the mail address input screen, the process proceeds to step S39.

  In step S39, the communication control unit 433 controls the communication unit 317 so that the mobile transmission image selected by the user via the network such as the Internet is displayed together with the mail address input by the user. Sent to the acquisition site management server.

  The image acquisition site management server transmits a mail describing a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) necessary for the mobile terminal to access the image acquisition site management server to the mail address input by the user. Based on the URL, the mobile terminal owned by the user accesses the image acquisition site management server via the network, so that the mobile transmission image transmitted to the image acquisition site management server is provided to the mobile terminal. Is done.

  In step S40, the edit processing unit 403 guides the user who has finished the editing work to move to the print waiting space A3. The guidance for moving to the print waiting space A3 is performed by displaying a guidance screen on the tablet built-in monitor 131 of the editing unit 305 or by outputting sound from the speaker 341.

  The editing process is performed as described above.

<Example of editing screen>
Here, the editing screen displayed in step S34 of the editing process described above will be described with reference to FIG.

  The edit screen is basically configured by providing main components symmetrically. The left half area is an area used by a user on the left side of the tablet built-in monitor 131. The right half area is an area used by the user on the right side of the tablet built-in monitor 131. With such an editing screen configuration, mainly two users can simultaneously perform editing work.

  In FIG. 18, the left half area (left half area) of the editing screen is shown.

  A thumbnail display area 511 is provided at the upper center of the left half area. The thumbnail display area 511 is a display area for thumbnail images representing captured images. The user selects a captured image to be edited by selecting a thumbnail image displayed in the thumbnail display area 511.

  In the example of FIG. 18, thumbnail images representing five captured images are displayed side by side in the thumbnail display area 511.

  An edit area 512 is provided substantially at the center of the left half area. The editing area 512 is a display area for a captured image selected as an editing target. The user selects an editing tool using the touch pen 132 </ b> A and edits the captured image displayed in the editing area 512.

  An edit palette 513 is displayed below the left half area. The editing palette 513 is used to select various editing tools (composition images) such as pen images and stamp images.

  In the editing palette 513, each editing tool is prepared for each tab. The user switches the editing tool displayed on the editing palette 513 by selecting each tab. For example, a tab named “stamp” is a tab operated when selecting a stamp image, and a tab named “pen” is operated when selecting a pen image. It is a tab.

  On the left side of the editing area 512, a manual retouch area 514 and a makeup palette 515 are displayed.

  The manual retouch area 514 is a captured image to be edited in order to realize manual retouch processing for the eye area (image processing for processing or modifying a face or part of the face that appears in the captured image by the user's operation). It is a display area of a button for selecting the size of the eye. By operating a button provided in the manual retouch area 514, the eyes in the captured image are enlarged at an enlargement ratio corresponding to the operated button.

  The makeup palette 515 is an icon display area for selecting a makeup tool. The makeup tool is an editing tool for making the face of the user shown in the photographed image a face that has undergone makeup. By selecting the makeup tool, image processing corresponding to the selected makeup tool is performed on the facial parts in the photographed image. Note that the image processing corresponding to the makeup tool is performed by a user's selection operation on the makeup palette 515 (specifically, pressing of the “two simultaneous” button or the “one person” button provided on the makeup palette 515). It may be performed simultaneously for each user shown in the photographed image, or may be performed for each user.

  A mobile bonus button 516 is provided to the right of the editing area 512. When the portable bonus button 516 is operated, a portable bonus creation screen (mobile bonus creation screen) is displayed on the editing screen, and the user can create a portable bonus. The mobile bonus is used, for example, as a standby image of a mobile terminal or as an image published on a website such as a blog or SNS.

<Mobile bonus creation process>
Next, a mobile bonus creation process executed when the mobile bonus button 516 is operated will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S51, the display control unit 451 displays a processing screen 610 as a first portable bonus creation screen on the editing screen, as shown in FIG.

  In the processing screen 610, an image selection area 611, a processing type selection area 612, and an OK button 613 are provided.

  In the image selection area 611, five photographed images obtained by the photographing process are displayed. The image selection unit 452 accepts a selection operation by the user, and selects one photographed image used for creating a mobile bonus from photographed images displayed in the image selection area 611.

  In the photographing process, when an up image that shows a person's face and upper body and a whole body image (eg, a coordinated image) that shows the whole body of the person are obtained as the taken images, the up image is displayed as an image that is displayed in the image selection area 611 The image and the whole body image may be displayed, or only the up image may be displayed so that the whole body image is not used for the creation of the portable bonus.

  In the processing type selection area 612, 12 sample images each subjected to 12 types of processing applied to the photographed image selected in the image selection area 611 are displayed. For each type of processing, a combination of multiple image processing that corrects parameters such as contrast, color balance, tone curve, saturation, transparency, texture, and sharpness of the entire captured image is determined, and the selected sample image Image processing corresponding to the type of processing applied to is performed on the captured image. The region to which the processing is applied is not limited to the entire captured image, and may be only a person region in the captured image or only a background region.

  Of the 12 sample images, no processing is applied to the sample image displayed at the upper left. That is, when this sample image (sample image without processing) is selected, the captured image is not subjected to image processing corresponding to any type of processing.

  As a sample image, a model image with a model as a subject and various types of processing may be displayed, or one photographed image selected in the image selection area 611 may be displayed. In addition, it is also possible to display what has been subjected to each type of processing. In the former case, when a sample image other than the unprocessed sample image is selected, image processing corresponding to that type of processing is performed on one photographed image selected in the image selection area 611. In the latter case, when one photographed image is selected in the image selection area 611, eleven sample images are generated by performing image processing corresponding to eleven types of processing on the selected photographed image. .

  The captured image selected in the image selection area 611 and the processing type selected in the processing type selection area 612 are determined by pressing an OK button 613. That is, the processing unit 453 accepts selection of a sample image by the user and applies the type of processing applied to the sample image to the captured image.

  At the top of the processing screen 610, an icon indicating the screen transition state of the mobile bonus creation screen is displayed. In the example of FIG. 20, IC1 indicating that the processing screen is displayed as the mobile bonus creation screen is displayed more clearly than the other icons. As a result, the user can intuitively grasp that he / she is operating the processing screen 610.

  In addition, a close button CL for accepting an operation for interrupting the creation of the mobile bonus is displayed at the upper right end of the processing screen 610. When the close button CL is pressed, the processing screen 610 is closed while the contents operated on the processing screen 610 are retained.

  When the OK button 613 is pressed on the processing screen 610, the process proceeds to step S52, and the display control unit 451 blurs as a second portable bonus creation screen on the editing screen as shown in FIG. A screen 620 is displayed.

  The blur screen 620 is provided with an image display area 621, a slider 622, a blur ON / OFF button 623, and an OK button 624.

  In the image display area 621, a captured image selected on the processing screen 610 and applied with the processing is displayed as a preview image.

  The slider 622 is operated to adjust the blurring degree of the blurring process. As the slider 622 is operated to the + side (right side in the figure) with the touch pen, the captured image displayed in the image display area 621 is in a state in which the entire process is subjected to a strong blurring process. Further, as the slider 622 is operated to the − side (left side in the figure) with the touch pen, the captured image displayed in the image display area 621 is in a state in which a blur process with a weak blur condition is performed on the entire image. . In the state in which the blur screen 620 is initially displayed (default state), the slider 622 is operated to the most minus side, and the captured image displayed in the image display area 621 is not subjected to blur processing at all. It is assumed that it has not been done.

  The blurring process is a process of reducing sharpness, and the degree of blurring is determined by the intensity of blurring. Increasing the blur intensity decreases the sharpness, and decreasing the blur intensity increases the sharpness. According to the blurring process, the same effect as optical soft focus can be obtained.

  Note that the area subjected to the blurring process is not limited to the entire captured image, but may be only a person area in the captured image or only a background area. Further, the blurring process may be performed on a region of a person, particularly on a portion of interest (a portion that the user wants to show better). The part of interest to the user is, for example, an area such as a face that is highly likely to appear in the captured image. As a result, the face that appears in the photographed image becomes a face with a soft impression that the outline of the face is blurred, and a finished photographed image that expresses cuteness is provided.

  The blur ON / OFF button 623 is operated to enable or disable the blur adjustment function by the slider 622. In the example of FIG. 21, the blur ON / OFF button 623 is in the ON state, and the blur adjustment function by the slider 622 is enabled.

  The degree of blurring adjusted by the slider 622 is determined by pressing the OK button 624. That is, the blurring processing unit 454 receives an operation on the slider 622 and performs a blurring process with a blurring degree adjusted by the operation on the captured image.

  At the top of the blur screen 620, an icon indicating the screen transition state of the mobile bonus creation screen is displayed. In the example of FIG. 21, IC2 indicating that the blur screen is displayed as the mobile bonus creation screen is displayed more clearly than the other icons. As a result, the user can intuitively grasp that he / she is operating the blur screen 620.

  In addition, a close button CL for accepting an operation for interrupting the creation of the mobile bonus is displayed at the upper right end of the blur screen 620, and the screen transition of the mobile bonus creation screen is returned to the previous one at the upper left end of the blur screen 620. A return button BK is displayed. When the close button CL is pressed, the blurred screen 620 is closed while the contents operated on the blur screen 620 are retained. On the other hand, when the return button BK is pressed, the content operated on the blur screen 620 is deleted, and the previous processing screen 610 is displayed.

  In this way, the blur screen 620 is displayed after the processing screen 610 is displayed.

  The processing selected on the processing screen 610 includes a type of processing that appears to have been subjected to the blurring process. Therefore, when the processing screen 610 is displayed after the blur screen 620 is displayed, the processing of the selected processing is performed. Depending on the type, there is a risk that the image will appear to have been subjected to a very strong blurring process. Therefore, by displaying the blur screen 620 after the processing screen 610 is displayed, it is possible to make it appear as if a moderate blur processing has been performed.

  Here, a specific method for adjusting the degree of blur will be described. As described above, the degree of blurring in the blurring process is adjusted by operating the slider 622.

(Adjustment method 1)
(1) First, the blur processing unit 454 generates a plurality of blur images having different blur conditions (0% to 100%) by the blur processing described above.

  (2) Then, the blur processing unit 454 selects an image corresponding to the blur condition instructed by the operation on the slider 622 from the generated blur images.

(Adjustment method 2)
(1) First, the blur processing unit 454 generates two blur images with different blur conditions (0%, 100%) by the blur process described above.

  (2) Next, the blurring processing unit 454 determines the transmittance X and the transmittance Y corresponding to the blurring degree instructed by the operation on the slider 622. The transparency X represents the transparency of a blurred image with a blurring degree of 0%, and the transparency Y represents the transparency of a blurred image with a blurring degree of 100%. The transmittance X and the transmittance Y have a relationship of 1−X = Y (0 ≦ X ≦ 1, 0 ≦ Y ≦ 1). Each blurred image is subjected to a transmission process so that each blurred image has the determined transparency X and Y, respectively.

  (3) Then, the blur processing unit 454 combines the blurred image with the transparency X and the blurred image with the transparency Y to obtain a blurred image with the instructed blur condition.

  In particular, when the adjustment method 1 and the adjustment method 2 achieve the same degree of blurring (for example, several tens of steps), the number of blurred images in the adjustment method 1 and the transparency level in the adjustment method 2 are the same. There is a need to. Here, in general, the blurring process is heavier than the transmission process, and the number of blurring processes in the adjustment method 1 is larger than the number of blurring processes (two times) in the adjustment method 2.

  Therefore, compared with the adjustment method 1, the adjustment method 2 can adjust the degree of blurring with less processing.

  When the OK button 624 is pressed on the blur screen 620, the process proceeds to step S53, and the display control unit 451 displays a third mobile bonus creation screen on the editing screen as shown in FIG. A trimming screen 630 is displayed.

  When a sample image without processing is selected on the processing screen 610, the background selection screen is displayed before the trimming screen 630 is displayed. In this case, after a predetermined background image is selected on the background selection screen, the trimming screen 630 is displayed.

  The trimming screen 630 includes a cut frame selection area 631, an image display area 632, a cut image display area 633, and an OK button 634.

  In the cut frame selection area 631, five types of aspect ratios 4: 3, 1: 1 (squares), 1: 1.2, 3: 4, and 9:16, which indicate the shape (type) of a cut frame 632F described later, are shown. A rectangular cut frame and round and heart cut frames are displayed.

  The round cut frame has a rectangular shape with an aspect ratio of 1: 1, that is, a circular shape inscribed in the square. The heart-shaped cut frame has a rectangular shape with an aspect ratio of 1: 1, that is, a heart-shaped shape inscribed in the square.

  In the image display area 632, the captured image that has been subjected to the blurring process on the blur screen 620 is displayed as a preview image. The size of the image display area 632 on the trimming screen 630 and the size of the image display area 621 on the blur screen 620 are the same as the size of the editing area 512 on the editing screen. That is, on the blur screen 620 and the trimming screen 630, the preview image is displayed in the same size as the captured image displayed as the editing target on the editing screen. As a result, the user can confirm the preview image displayed on the blur screen 620 or the trimming screen 630 with the same feeling as the captured image to be edited displayed on the editing screen.

  The captured image displayed in the image display area 632 is displayed in a fixed state with respect to the image display area 632, and a cut frame 632F having a shape selected in the cut frame selection area 631 is superimposed on the captured image. Is displayed.

  The cut frame 632F is displayed with a certain size, and is displayed at the center of the image display area 632 in the default state. Note that face detection may be performed on the captured image displayed in the image display area 632, and the cropping frame 632F may be displayed around the detected face position in the default state.

  When the user drags one of the icons indicated by the arrows displayed at the four corners of the cut frame 632F to the outside of the cut frame 632F using the touch pen 132, the cut frame 632F is fixed with the aspect ratio fixed. Enlarged. Further, in a state where the cut frame 632F is enlarged, the user uses the touch pen 132 to drag one of the icons indicated by the arrows displayed at the four corners of the cut frame 632F toward the inside of the cut frame 632F. By doing so, the cut frame 632F is reduced with the aspect ratio fixed. Furthermore, when the user uses the touch pen 132 to drag either the hand-shaped icon displayed at the center of the cut frame 632F or the four sides of the cut frame 632F in a predetermined direction, the cut frame 632F is Moved in the direction.

  The enlargement size of the cropping frame 632F has an upper limit on the size of the original image of the captured image, and the reduction size has a lower limit on a size that the user does not feel unnatural, for example.

  In the captured image displayed in the image display area 632, the area outside the cutout frame 632F is a translucent grayish display (grayscale display). Thereby, the user can easily recognize that the area inside the cut frame 632F is the area to be trimmed. Note that the above-described grayscale display transparency may be set to 0 so that the region outside the cutout frame 632F is completely displayed in gray.

  With such a cutting frame 632F, the captured image can be cut (trimmed) at an arbitrary position and size. Thereby, it is also possible to generate an image showing only one user from a photographed image showing a plurality of users.

  The cut image display area 633 is formed in the display portion of the image representing the appearance of the mobile phone (smart phone). In the cut image display area 633, an area in the cut frame 632F in the captured image displayed on the image display unit 632 is displayed.

  The cut range set by the cut frame 632F is determined by pressing the OK button 634. Then, the generation unit 456 generates a mobile bonus as a provided image by cutting out (trimming) the captured image based on the setting result of the cutting range.

  At the top of the trimming screen 630, an icon indicating the screen transition state of the mobile bonus creation screen is displayed. In the example of FIG. 22, IC3 indicating that the trimming screen is displayed as the portable bonus creation screen is displayed more clearly than the other icons. Thereby, the user can intuitively grasp that he / she is operating the trimming screen 630.

  In addition, a close button CL for accepting an operation for interrupting the creation of the mobile bonus is displayed at the upper right end of the trimming screen 630, and the screen transition of the mobile bonus creation screen is returned to the previous one at the upper left end of the blur screen 620. A return button BK is displayed. When the close button CL is pressed, the trimming screen 630 is closed while the contents operated on the trimming screen 630 are retained. On the other hand, when the return button BK is pressed, the content operated on the trimming screen 630 is deleted, and the previous blur screen 620 is displayed.

  Here, it is assumed that an up image and a whole body image are obtained as captured images, and the aspect ratio of the up image is 1: 1.2 and the aspect of the whole body image is 3: 4. In this case, the plurality of aspect ratios to be selected in the cut frame selection area 631 include the same aspect ratio of the captured image (the aspect ratio of the up image and the whole body image). As a result, the composition and balance in the photographed image before cutting are maintained even in the photographed image after cutting.

  When the OK button 634 is pressed on the trimming screen 630, the process proceeds to step S54, and the display control unit 451 displays a fourth mobile bonus creation screen on the editing screen as shown in FIG. The graffiti screen 640 is displayed.

  The graffiti screen 640 is smaller than the processing screen 610, the blur screen 620, and the trimming screen 630 displayed before this, and is displayed so that the editing palette 513 of the editing screen is exposed.

  The graffiti screen 640 is provided with an image display area 641 and an OK button 642.

  In the image display area 641, a captured image (provided image) cut based on the cut range set on the trimming screen 630 is displayed as a preview image. The user can select an editing tool on the editing palette 513 using the touch pen 132 and edit the captured image displayed in the image display area 641.

  Here, with respect to various editing tools (compositing images) such as a stamp image and a pen image combined with the photographed image displayed in the image display area 641, the blur processing with the blur condition adjusted on the blur screen 620 is performed. It may be reflected. As a result, the degree of blur of the captured image itself is the same as the degree of blur of the synthesized editing tool, so that it is possible to suppress an uncomfortable appearance of the entire image. In addition, the user may be allowed to select whether or not to apply the blurring process to the combined editing tool.

  The editing content performed on the captured image displayed in the image display area 641 is determined by pressing the OK button 642.

  At the top of the graffiti screen 640, an icon indicating the screen transition state of the mobile bonus creation screen is displayed. In the example of FIG. 23, IC4 indicating that the graffiti screen is displayed as the mobile bonus creation screen is displayed more clearly than the other icons. As a result, the user can intuitively understand that the user is operating the graffiti screen 640.

  In addition, a return button BK for returning the screen transition of the portable bonus creation screen to the previous one is displayed on the upper left corner of the graffiti screen 640. When the return button BK is pressed, the contents operated on the graffiti screen 640 are deleted, and the previous trimming screen 630 is displayed.

  Now, when the OK button 642 is pressed on the graffiti screen 640, the portable bonus creation process ends, and the edited portable bonus is created.

  According to the above processing, since the trimming screen is displayed at least after the blur screen is displayed, the user can set the optimum cropping range while checking the blur condition, and as a result, more reliably. In addition, it is possible to provide a highly satisfactory image.

  Note that when the close button CL is pressed on the processing screen 610, the blur screen 620, and the trimming screen 630, these mobile bonus creation screens are closed, and the creation of the mobile bonus is interrupted. Thereafter, when the portable bonus button 516 is operated again on the editing screen, and the creation of the portable bonus is instructed, the display control unit 451 starts screen transition from the screen when the close button CL is pressed. . At this time, since the contents operated on each screen are held, the user can resume the creation of the mobile bonus from where the creation of the mobile bonus is interrupted.

  When resuming the creation of the mobile bonus, a screen to be displayed again may be selected from the mobile bonus creation screens already displayed. For example, when the close button CL is pressed on the trimming screen 630, a screen to be displayed again can be selected from the already displayed processing screen 610, blur screen 620, and trimming screen 630. Here, when the processing screen 610 is selected, the type of processing can be selected again on the processing screen 610, and the contents operated on the blur screen 620 and the trimming screen 630 are retained, and the display of these screens is performed. It may be skipped.

  In addition, an icon indicating the screen transition state of the mobile bonus creation screen is displayed at the top of each mobile bonus creation screen, but icons corresponding to mobile bonus creation screens other than the currently displayed mobile bonus creation screen By selecting / pressing, a mobile bonus creation screen corresponding to the icon may be displayed.

  The portable bonus creation process is not executed unless the portable bonus button 516 is operated. Thus, the portable bonus creation process may be executed at a predetermined timing (for example, first) in the editing process.

  In parallel with the editing process, the portable bonus creation process may be executed for a predetermined one of the plurality of captured images regardless of the user's operation. In this case, for example, the user may be allowed to set only the cutout range on the editing screen.

<Other examples of processing sequence>
In the above description, the blur condition is adjusted after the processing type is selected. However, the blur condition may be adjusted before the processing type is selected. In other words, by setting the opportunity for adjusting the blurring condition twice, it becomes possible to select the processing type suitable for the blurring condition and further adjust the blurring condition suitable for the selected processing type. The user can obtain a photographed image with a desired finish more reliably.

  In addition, after selecting the type of processing, do not adjust the blur condition, simply select the type of processing after adjusting the blur condition, select the type of processing suitable for the degree of blur You may be able to do that.

<Modification>
In the following, modified examples of processing and blurring processing will be described.

(1) Processing In the above, the type of processing is selected by selecting a sample image on the processing screen. However, the user may be able to adjust each parameter that determines the type of processing. . For example, a map indicating an orthogonal coordinate system corresponding to two predetermined parameters is displayed in a predetermined area on the processing screen, and a predetermined position on the map is designated by a touch pen, so that the values of the two parameters To be determined.

(2) Blur process The blur process described above is uniformly performed on the entire captured image, the person area, the background area, and the like. However, the degree of blur may be changed according to the area. For example, an area that is not conspicuous, such as hair with disordered or trailing hair, or skin with spots or wrinkles, is subjected to a strong blurring process. In addition, a weak blurring process or a blurring process is not performed on a region that is desired to clearly stand out, such as an eye contour including eyelashes or eyebrows.

  Further, in addition to the blurring process, a process for correcting a color tone such as brightness, saturation, and contrast may be performed. In particular, the skin tone portion of the photographed image is subjected to the process of correcting the color tone, so that it is possible to provide a finished photographed image having a white and bright skin texture that is ideal for women. Satisfaction can be further improved.

(3) Adjustment of blur condition In the above description, the blur condition of the blur processing is adjusted by the operation of the slider provided on the blur screen. However, the blur condition may be adjusted by other means. Good.

  For example, a button for selecting whether or not to perform blurring processing is provided on the blur screen. When the button is operated by the touch pen, the photographed image (preview image) displayed on the blur screen is in a state where the blur process is performed or in a state before the blur process is performed.

  On the blur screen, a plurality of buttons on which a graphic indicating the strength of blurring is displayed may be provided, and the strength of blurring may be changed stepwise according to the selected button.

  A predetermined pen icon may be provided on the blur screen. When a predetermined area on the blur screen is traced after the pen icon is operated by the touch pen, the blurring degree of the blurring process is adjusted according to the distance of the trajectory of the touch pen.

  Further, the blurring degree of the blurring process may be adjusted according to the length of the contact time between the touchpen and the tablet built-in monitor (blur screen) instead of the length of the touch pen trajectory.

  In these cases, the intensity of the blurring process of the blurring process is changed periodically in accordance with the distance of the locus of the touch pen and the length of the contact time with the blurring screen.

  Furthermore, the blurring degree of the blurring process may be adjusted according to the moving direction of the touch pen on the blurring screen. For example, on the blur screen, the more the touch pen moves to the right or up, the stronger the blur process is, and the more the touch pen moves to the left or down, the weaker the blur process is. .

  Further, a finger may be used for the operation on the blur screen instead of the touch pen. In this case, the blur condition may be adjusted by an operation such as pinch-in or pinch-out. Specifically, the blurring condition is increased by the pinch-out operation, and the blurring condition is decreased by the pinch-in operation.

  Furthermore, an operation unit such as a physical button or key operated to adjust the degree of blurring may be provided around the tablet built-in monitor.

  Note that the above-described GUI for adjusting the degree of blurring, the physical operation unit, and the operation with a finger may be used in any combination.

(4) Area subjected to blurring processing In the above description, the blurring process is performed on the entire captured image, or on a predetermined area such as a person area or a background area. (Hereinafter referred to as a blur region) may be selected by a user operation.

  For example, on the captured image (preview image) displayed on the blur screen, an area surrounded by the locus of the touch pen, or an area of a predetermined shape (circular or rectangular) centered on the position touched by the touch pen, You may make it set as a blurring area.

  Further, after the blur area is specified, the position designated by the touch pen in the captured image on the blur screen may be the center of the blur area. In this case, it may be possible to move the blur area by dragging the center of the area, or a cross key (direction key) is provided on the screen and the blur area is moved by operating the cross key. You may be able to do it. Further, an enlargement / reduction button may be provided on the screen so that the blur area can be enlarged / reduced.

  Furthermore, a slider having a scale indicating the size of the blur area may be provided at a predetermined position on the blur screen, and the size of the blur area may be changed stepwise by operating the slider. Alternatively, a plurality of buttons on which a graphic indicating the size of the blur area is displayed may be provided, and the size of the blur area may be changed stepwise according to the selected button.

  A predetermined pen icon may be provided on the blur screen. When a predetermined area on the blur screen is traced after the pen icon is operated by the touch pen, the size of the blur area is adjusted according to the distance of the touch pen locus.

  Further, the size of the blur area may be adjusted according to the length of the contact time between the touch pen and the tablet built-in monitor 131 (blur screen), not the length of the touch pen trajectory.

  In these cases, the size of the blur area is changed periodically according to the distance of the touch pen locus and the length of the contact time with the blur screen.

  Furthermore, the size of the blur area may be adjusted according to the moving direction of the touch pen on the blur screen. For example, on the blur screen, the blur area becomes larger as the touch pen moves right or up, and the blur area becomes smaller as the touch pen moves left or down.

  Further, a finger may be used for the operation on the blur screen instead of the touch pen. In this case, the size of the blur area may be adjusted by operations such as pinch-in and pinch-out. Specifically, the blur area is increased by the pinch-out operation, and the blur area is decreased by the pinch-in operation.

  Furthermore, an operation unit such as a physical button or key operated to adjust the size of the blur area may be provided around the tablet built-in monitor.

  Note that the above-described GUI for adjusting the size of the blur area, a physical operation unit, and an operation with a finger may be used in any combination.

  Further, in the captured image on the blur screen, the area may be determined as the blur area by touching the vicinity of the skin portion or the eye portion of the face with a touch pen or a finger.

  Furthermore, a button corresponding to each part of the person region may be provided on the blur screen, and the corresponding region of the part may be determined as the blur region in accordance with the selected button.

  The size of the blur area and the strength of the blur condition may be adjusted at the same time. In this case, a map indicating an orthogonal coordinate system corresponding to the size of the blur area and the strength of the blur condition is displayed in a predetermined area on the blur screen, and a predetermined position on the map is designated by the touch pen. The size of the blur area and the strength of the blur condition are determined.

  In the above-described embodiment, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is configured to print the obtained image on a sticker sheet and send it to the user's mobile terminal by transmitting it to the image acquisition site management server. . However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which an image is not provided on a sticker sheet, but only provided to the user's mobile terminal by being transmitted to the image acquisition site management server. Conversely, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which the image is not printed to the image acquisition site management server, but only printed on sticker paper.

  That is, the present technology can be applied not only to a photo sticker creating apparatus that creates a photo sticker in which an image is printed on sticker paper, but also to a photo creating game machine that simply provides a game for creating an image.

  The series of processes described above can be executed by hardware or can be executed by software. When the above-described series of processing is executed by software, a program constituting the software is installed from a network or a recording medium.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 12, this recording medium is distributed to distribute the program to the administrator of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 separately from the main body of the apparatus, and the magnetic disk on which the program is recorded ( A removable medium 319 including a flexible disk, an optical disk (including a CD-ROM and a DVD), a magneto-optical disk, or a semiconductor memory. In addition to these, the recording medium includes a ROM 312 in which a program distributed to an administrator in a state of being incorporated in the apparatus main body is recorded, a hard disk included in the storage unit 316, and the like.

  In the present specification, the step of describing the program recorded on the recording medium is not limited to the processing performed in chronological order according to the described order, but is not necessarily performed in chronological order. It also includes processes that are executed individually.

  In the above, the printing medium is not limited to sticker paper or photographic paper. For example, an image may be printed on a predetermined size of paper or film, a card such as a prepaid card or an IC (Integrated Circuit) card, or a cloth such as a T-shirt. In this case, a sticker layout image in which one or a plurality of photographed images are arranged may be printed on these print media.

  The embodiments of the present technology are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present technology.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Photo sticker production apparatus 401 Pre-selection process part 402 Image | photographing process part 403 Edit process part 404 Print process part 431 Display control part 432 Edit control part 433 Communication control part 434 Portable bonus creation part 451 Display control part 452 Image selection part 453 Processing process 454 Blur processing unit 455 Cutout range setting unit 456 generation unit

Claims (8)

Among a plurality of captured images obtained by shooting, an image selection unit that selects the captured image used for generating a provided image provided to a user;
A blur processing unit that accepts an adjustment operation of a blur condition by the user and performs a blur process on the captured image selected by the image selection unit;
A range setting unit that accepts a trimming range adjustment operation by the user and sets the clipping range of the captured image that has been subjected to the blurring process;
A generating unit that generates the provided image based on a setting result of the clipping range;
A display control unit that displays a preview image of the provided image generated by the generation unit,
The range setting unit adjusts the clipping range in a state where a preview image of the photographed image subjected to the blurring process is displayed by adjusting the blurring degree by the blurring processing unit. Accept photo making game machine. A processing selection unit that accepts a processing selection operation by the user and selects a type of processing applied to the captured image selected by the image selection unit;
The range setting unit is configured to apply the processing by performing the selection of the processing type by the processing selection unit and the adjustment of the blurring state by the blur processing unit, and the photographing that has been subjected to the blur processing. The photo creation game machine according to claim 1, wherein an operation for adjusting the cropping range is received in a state where the preview image of the image is displayed. The display control unit superimposes and displays a cutting frame for accepting an operation for adjusting the cutting range on the screen in a state where the preview image is fixed on the screen,
The photo creation game machine according to claim 1, wherein the range setting unit accepts an operation for adjusting a position and a size of the cut frame with respect to the preview image. The range setting unit further accepts an operation for selecting an aspect ratio of the cut frame,
The photo creation game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the plurality of aspect ratios to be selected include the same aspect ratio as the captured image. The display control unit includes a first screen for receiving the processing selection operation, a second screen for receiving the blur adjustment operation, and a third screen for receiving the cropping range adjustment operation. In order,
The photo creation game machine according to claim 2, wherein an icon indicating a screen transition state is displayed on each of the first to third screens. On each of the first to third screens, a button for accepting an operation for interrupting generation of the provided image is displayed.
The display control unit starts screen transition from the screen when the button is operated when generation of the provision image is instructed again after generation of the provision image is interrupted. The described photo creation game machine. Before the first to third screens are displayed, an editing screen for editing the captured image is displayed.
The photo creation game machine according to claim 5, wherein the preview image is displayed in the same size as the captured image displayed as an editing target on the editing screen in each of the second and third screens. Among a plurality of captured images obtained by shooting, an image selection unit that selects the captured image used for generating a provided image provided to a user;
A blur processing unit that accepts an adjustment operation of a blur condition by the user and performs a blur process on the captured image selected by the image selection unit;
A range setting unit that accepts a trimming range adjustment operation by the user and sets the clipping range of the captured image that has been subjected to the blurring process;
A generating unit that generates the provided image based on a setting result of the clipping range;
A photo creation game machine comprising: a display control unit that displays a preview image of the provided image generated by the generation unit;
Image processing including a step of accepting an adjustment operation of the cutout range in a state where a preview image of the photographed image subjected to the blurring process is displayed by adjusting a blurring degree by the blurring processing unit Method.

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