JP2018169669A - Image formation apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To adjust a size and color of an image printed on a sticker.SOLUTION: An image formation apparatus 1 includes a touch panel 181, a camera 182 and a control unit 11. The control unit 11 includes an acquisition unit 111, a determination unit 112, a generation unit 113 and a display unit 114. The camera 182 generates a first image P1 indicating a site M of a human body to which a sticker is attached. The acquisition unit 111 acquires the first image P1 from the camera 182. The determination unit 112 determines a second image P2 indicating an image formed as the sticker. The generation unit 113 generates a third image P3 indicating an appearance when the sticker on which the second image P2 is formed is attached to the site M based on the first image P1 and the second image P2. The display unit 114 displays the third image P3 on the touch panel 181.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus.

  The printing apparatus described in Patent Document 1 includes a pattern pattern selection unit, a character storage unit, an image synthesis unit, an image display control unit, and a print output unit. The symbol pattern selection means selects at least one symbol pattern from a plurality of types of symbol patterns. The character storage means stores characters input by the user. The image synthesizing unit synthesizes the pattern pattern and the character image to generate a synthesized image. The image display control means displays the composite image. The print output means prints the composite image.

JP 11-227392 A

  However, the printing apparatus described in Patent Document 1 does not have a function of generating an image showing an appearance when a sticker is attached to a part of a human body. Therefore, when the sticker is affixed to a human body part, at least one of the color and size of the image formed on the sticker may not be appropriate.

  For example, the color of the part of the human body varies greatly depending on the race or the degree of sunburn. Therefore, if the color of the image formed on the sticker is determined in advance regardless of the color of the part of the human body where the sticker is attached, the color of the image may not be appropriate. In addition, for example, the size of a human body part is greatly different depending on gender and age (adult or child). Therefore, when the size of the image formed on the sticker is determined in advance regardless of the size of the human body part, the size of the image may not be appropriate.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide an image forming apparatus capable of confirming whether or not a size and a color when a sticker is attached to a part of a human body is appropriate. .

  The image forming apparatus of the present invention includes an acquisition unit, a determination unit, a generation unit, and a display unit. The said acquisition part acquires the 1st image which shows the site | part of the human body which affixes a seal | sticker. The determination unit determines a second image indicating an image to be formed on the seal. The generation unit generates a third image showing an appearance when a sticker on which the second image is formed is attached to the part based on the first image and the second image. The display unit displays the third image.

  According to the image forming apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to confirm whether or not the size and color when the sticker is attached to a part of the human body are appropriate.

1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the control part which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the process of an acquisition part, a determination part, and a display part. It is a screen figure for demonstrating the process of a determination part and a display part. It is a figure for demonstrating the process of a production | generation part, a display part, and an adjustment part. It is a figure for demonstrating the process of a production | generation part, a display part, a determination part, and a division | segmentation part. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a control part. It is a flowchart which shows the adjustment process of a control part. It is a flowchart which shows the adjustment process of a control part. It is a flowchart which shows the division | segmentation process of a control part.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings (FIGS. 1 to 10). In the drawings, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is not repeated.

  First, an image forming apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the image forming apparatus 1. As shown in FIG. 1, the image forming apparatus 1 is a color multifunction peripheral. The image forming apparatus 1 forms an image on the sticker sheet P by a so-called “electrophotographic method”. The sticker sheet P may be referred to as a sheet P in the following description.

  The image forming apparatus 1 includes a control unit 11, a feeding unit 12, a transport unit L, a toner supply unit 13, an image forming unit 14, a fixing unit 16, a discharge unit 17, and an operation display unit 18. The image forming unit 14 includes a transfer unit 15.

  The control unit 11 includes a processor 11A and a storage unit 11B. The processor 11A includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The storage unit 11B includes a memory such as a semiconductor memory, and may include an HDD (Hard Disk Drive). The storage unit 11B stores a control program.

  The feeding unit 12 supplies the paper P to the transport unit L. The transport unit L transports the paper P to the discharge unit 17 via the transfer unit 15 and the fixing unit 16.

  The toner supply unit 13 supplies toner to the image forming unit 14. The image forming unit 14 forms an image on the paper P. In the present embodiment, the image forming unit 14 forms an image on the paper P to produce a so-called “tattoo seal” or “body paint seal”. That is, the image forming unit 14 creates a seal that is attached to a part of the human body.

  The transfer unit 15 includes an intermediate transfer belt 154. The image forming unit 14 transfers cyan, magenta, yellow, and black toner images onto the intermediate transfer belt 154. The toner images of a plurality of colors are superimposed on the intermediate transfer belt 154, and an image is formed on the intermediate transfer belt 154. The transfer unit 15 transfers the image formed on the intermediate transfer belt 154 onto the paper P. As a result, an image is formed on the paper P.

  The fixing unit 16 heats and presses the paper P, and fixes the image formed on the paper P to the paper P. The discharge unit 17 discharges the paper P to the outside of the image forming apparatus 1.

  The operation display unit 18 receives an operation from the user. The operation display unit 18 includes a touch panel 181 and a camera 182. The touch panel 181 includes, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), and displays various images. The touch panel 181 includes a touch sensor and receives an operation from the user.

  The camera 182 includes, for example, a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) element, and images a part of the human body. The focal length of the camera 182 is preset to 10 cm, for example. The user moves a human body part (for example, a hand) to a position 10 cm away from the camera 182 and images the human body part. The camera 182 corresponds to an “imaging unit”.

  Next, with reference to FIG.1 and FIG.2, the structure of the control part 11 which concerns on embodiment of this invention is demonstrated. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the control unit 11. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the control unit 11 includes an acquisition unit 111, a determination unit 112, a generation unit 113, a display unit 114, an adjustment unit 115, a determination unit 116, a division unit 117, and an instruction unit 118. Specifically, the processor 11A reads out and executes the control program from the storage unit 11B, whereby the acquisition unit 111, the determination unit 112, the generation unit 113, the display unit 114, the adjustment unit 115, the determination unit 116, and the division unit 117. , And the instruction unit 118.

  The acquisition unit 111 acquires a first image P1 showing the part M of the human body from the camera 182. The part M of the human body is a part where the user attaches a seal A (for example, a tattoo sticker). The user moves the part where the seal A is pasted to a position separated from the camera 182 by the focal length. Then, the user uses the camera 182 to take an image of the part to which the sticker is attached.

  The determination unit 112 determines a second image P2 indicating an image to be formed as the seal A.

  Based on the first image P1 and the second image P2, the generation unit 113 generates a third image P3 that shows an appearance when the sticker A on which the second image P2 is formed is attached to the part M of the human body.

  The display unit 114 displays the third image P3 on the touch panel 181.

  The adjustment unit 115 adjusts the size and color of the second image P2.

  The determination unit 116 determines whether or not the human body part M includes a plurality of parts of the human body based on the first image P1.

  The dividing unit 117 divides the second image P2 into a plurality of partial images corresponding to a plurality of parts based on the determination result of the determining unit 116.

  The instruction unit 118 instructs the image forming unit 14 to form the second image P2 on the paper P.

  As described above with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, according to the present embodiment, the display unit 114 displays the third image P <b> 3 showing the appearance when the seal A is pasted on the part M of the human body. Displayed on the touch panel 181. Therefore, it can be confirmed whether or not the size and color of the second image P2 formed on the seal A are appropriate. Therefore, it is possible to adjust the size and color of the second image P2 formed on the seal A.

  Further, the image forming unit 14 forms the second image P2 on the sticker sheet P. Therefore, it is possible to form the second image P2 having an appropriate size and color on the seal.

  Next, processing of the acquisition unit 111, the determination unit 112, and the display unit 114 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining processing of the acquisition unit 111, the determination unit 112, and the display unit 114.

  As shown in the lower side of FIG. 3, the part M of the human body is, for example, the back M1 of the hand. The first image P1 is, for example, the first image 201 showing the back of the hand M1. The acquisition unit 111 acquires the first image 201 from the camera 182.

  The determination part 112 determines the sticking area | region R of the seal | sticker A based on the instruction | indication from a user. The pasting area R indicates an area where the seal A is pasted. The pasting area R indicates the size of the seal A. The pasting area R is, for example, the pasting area R1. The display unit 114 displays the first image 201 and the pasting region R1 on the touch panel 181.

  Moreover, as shown in the upper side of FIG. 3, the part M of the human body is, for example, a finger M2 of the hand. The finger M2 includes an index finger M21 and a middle finger M22. The first image P1 is, for example, the first image 202 showing the finger M2 of the hand. The acquisition unit 111 acquires the first image 202 from the camera 182.

  The determination part 112 determines the sticking area | region R of the seal | sticker A based on the instruction | indication from a user. The pasting area R is, for example, the pasting area R2. The display unit 114 displays the first image 202 and the pasting region R2 on the touch panel 181.

  As described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3, in the present embodiment, the camera 182 generates the first image P <b> 1. Further, since the distance between the camera 182 and the human body part M is set in advance, the actual size of the human body part M can be recognized from the first image P1.

  Moreover, the determination part 112 determines the sticking area | region R of the seal | sticker A based on the instruction | indication from a user. Therefore, the user can determine the pasting region R at a desired position and size. Affixed region R indicates the size of the seal A. Therefore, the size of the seal A can be determined to a size desired by the user.

  Next, processing of the determination unit 112 and the display unit 114 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 is a screen diagram 300 for explaining the determination unit 112 and the display unit 114. Display unit 114 displays a screen corresponding to screen diagram 300 on touch panel 181.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of candidate images 301 to 306 are displayed on the screen diagram 300. Candidate images 301 to 306 indicate images that are candidates for the second image P2. The determination unit 112 determines the second image P2 from the plurality of candidate images 301 to 306 based on an instruction from the user. In the present embodiment, for example, the candidate image 301 is determined as the second image P2.

  As described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4, in the present embodiment, the determination unit 112 determines the second image P <b> 2 from the plurality of candidate images 301 to 306 based on an instruction from the user. Therefore, the user can easily select the second image P2 desired to be formed as the seal A.

  Next, processing of the generation unit 113, the display unit 114, and the adjustment unit 115 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the generation unit 113, the display unit 114, and the adjustment unit 115.

  The generation unit 113 generates the third image 401. The third image 401 shows the appearance when the sticker A1 on which the second image 301 is formed is pasted on the human body part M (back of the hand M1). Specifically, the generation unit 113 determines the size of the seal A1 based on the size of the pasting region R1. And the production | generation part 113 produces | generates the image of the seal | sticker A1 in which the 2nd image 301 was formed. Further, the generation unit 113 generates the third image 401 by combining the second image 301 and the first image P1.

  The display unit 114 displays the third image 401 on the touch panel 181.

  The adjustment unit 115 adjusts the size and color of the second image 301 based on an instruction from the user. Specifically, the adjustment unit 115 receives an instruction from the user via the touch panel 181. Specifically, when adjusting the size of the second image 301, the user gives an instruction to adjust the size of the seal A1. Further, when adjusting the color of the second image 301, the user gives an instruction to adjust brightness, saturation, and hue via the touch panel 181.

  The adjustment unit 115 adjusts the size and color of the second image 301 based on an instruction from the user, and generates an adjusted second image 301C. Then, the generation unit 113 generates the third image 401C. The third image 401C shows an appearance when the seal A1C on which the second image 301C is formed is attached to the back M1 of the hand. The display unit 114 displays the third image 401C on the touch panel 181.

  As described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5, in the present embodiment, the adjustment unit 115 adjusts the size and color of the second image P <b> 2. Therefore, the size and color of the second image P2 can be adjusted.

  Further, the adjustment unit 115 adjusts the size and color of the second image P2 based on an instruction from the user. Specifically, the user checks the third image P3 displayed on the touch panel 181 so that the size and color of the second image P2 are the size and color desired by the user, respectively. The size and color of P2 can be adjusted. Therefore, the user can appropriately adjust the size and color of the second image P2 formed on the seal A.

  Next, processing of the generation unit 113, the display unit 114, the determination unit 116, and the division unit 117 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the generation unit 113, the display unit 114, the determination unit 116, and the division unit 117.

  The generation unit 113 generates the third image 402. The third image 402 shows an appearance when the sticker A2 on which the second image 301 is formed is pasted on a part M (finger M2) of the human body. Specifically, the generation unit 113 determines the size of the seal A2 based on the size of the pasting region R2. Then, the generation unit 113 generates an image of the seal A2 on which the second image 301 is formed. Further, the generation unit 113 combines the second image 301 and the first image 202 to generate a third image 402.

  The display unit 114 displays the third image 402 on the touch panel 181.

  Based on the first image 202, the determination unit 116 determines whether or not the human body part M (finger M2) includes a plurality of human body parts. As shown in FIG. 6, the finger M2 includes an index finger M21 and a middle finger M22. Therefore, the determination unit 116 determines that the human body part M (finger M2) includes a plurality of human body parts.

  Further, the determination unit 116 may paste a plurality of stickers corresponding to a plurality of images obtained by dividing the second image 301 on a plurality of parts (for example, the index finger M21 and the middle finger M22) based on an instruction from the user. It is further determined whether or not. For example, the user desires to attach stickers to the index finger M21 and the middle finger M22, respectively. Therefore, as illustrated in FIG. 6, the determination unit 116 determines to stick the seal A21 and the seal A22 to the index finger M21 and the middle finger M22, respectively. A seal A21 indicates a seal to be attached to the index finger M21. A seal A22 indicates a seal to be attached to the middle finger M22.

  The dividing unit 117 divides the second image 301 into a plurality of partial images corresponding to a plurality of parts based on the determination result of the determining unit 116. Specifically, the dividing unit 117 divides the second image 301 into a partial image 301A corresponding to the index finger M21 and a partial image 301B corresponding to the middle finger M22. The dividing line DL indicates a boundary line between the partial image 301A and the partial image 301B. That is, the dividing unit 117 divides the second image 301 along the dividing line DL, and generates a partial image 301A and a partial image 301B.

  Further, the instruction unit 118 instructs the image forming unit 14 to produce the seal A21 on which the partial image 301A is formed. The seal A21 is attached to the index finger M21. Further, the instruction unit 118 instructs the image forming unit 14 to produce the seal A22 on which the partial image 301B is formed. The seal A22 is affixed to the middle finger M22.

  As described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6, in the present embodiment, the determination unit 116 determines that the human body part M to which the seal A <b> 2 is to be attached is based on the first image 202. For example, it is determined whether or not the index finger M21 and the middle finger M22) are included. The dividing unit 117 divides the second image 301 into a plurality of partial images (for example, the partial image 301A and the partial image 301B) corresponding to a plurality of parts based on the determination result of the determining unit 116. Therefore, the plurality of stickers A21 and A22 corresponding to the plurality of partial images 301A and 301B generated by dividing the second image 301 can be attached to the index finger M21 and the middle finger M22, respectively.

  Further, the determination unit 116 determines whether or not the plurality of stickers A21 and A22 corresponding to the plurality of partial images 301A and 301B are to be attached to a plurality of parts (for example, the index finger M21 and the middle finger M22). When it is determined that the plurality of stickers A21 and A22 corresponding to the plurality of partial images 301A and 301B are to be attached to the plurality of parts, respectively, the dividing unit 117 includes a plurality of second images 301 corresponding to the plurality of parts. Are divided into partial images 301A and 301B. Therefore, the dividing unit 117 can accurately determine whether or not to divide the second image 301 into a plurality of partial images 301A and 301B.

  Further, based on an instruction from the user, the determination unit 116 applies a plurality of seals A21 and A22 corresponding to the plurality of partial images 301A and 301B obtained by dividing the second image 301 to a plurality of regions (for example, the index finger M21 and the index finger M21 and the like). It is determined whether or not to attach to the middle finger M22). Therefore, according to whether or not the user desires, it can be determined whether or not the plurality of seals A21 and A22 are respectively attached to the plurality of portions.

  Next, processing of the control unit 11 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the processing of the control unit 11. 8 and 9 are flowcharts showing the “adjustment process” of the control unit 11. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the “division process” of the control unit 11. “Adjustment process” indicates a process of adjusting the size and color of the second image P2. “Division process” indicates a process of dividing the second image P2 into a plurality of partial images corresponding to a plurality of parts.

As shown in FIG. 7, first, in step S101, the camera 182 generates a first image P1 in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 11. The first image P1 shows a part M of the human body.
Next, in step S103, the acquisition unit 111 acquires the first image P1 from the camera 182.
In step S105, the determination unit 112 determines the second image P2. The second image P2 shows an image formed on the seal A.
Next, in step S107, the generation unit 113 generates a third image P3.
The third image P3 shows an appearance when the sticker A on which the second image P2 is formed is attached to the part M of the human body.
In step S109, the display unit 114 displays the third image P3 on the touch panel 181.
Next, in step S111, the control unit 11 performs “adjustment processing”.

In step S113, the control unit 11 performs “division processing”.
Next, in step S115, the control unit 11 determines whether or not to form the second image P2 on the seal A.
If the controller 11 determines that the second image P2 is not formed (NO in step S115), the process returns to step S111. If the controller 11 determines that the second image P2 is to be formed (YES in step S115), the process proceeds to step S117.
In step S117, the instruction unit 118 forms the second image P2 on the seal A, and the process ends.

Next, the “adjustment process” executed in step S111 in FIG. 7 will be described with reference to FIGS.
First, in step S201, the adjustment unit 115 determines whether or not to adjust the size of the second image P2.
If the adjustment unit 115 determines not to adjust the size of the second image P2 (NO in step S201), the process proceeds to step S215 in FIG. If it is determined to adjust the size of the second image P2 (YES in step S201), the process proceeds to step S203.
In step S <b> 203, sizes that can be selected by the adjustment unit 115 are displayed on the touch panel 181.
Next, in step S205, it is determined whether or not the adjustment unit 115 has received an instruction from the user.
If the adjustment unit 115 determines that an instruction from the user has not been received (NO in step S205), the process enters a standby state. If the adjustment unit 115 determines that an instruction from the user has been received (YES in step S205), the process proceeds to step S207.

In step S207, the adjustment unit 115 adjusts the size of the second image P2 to the size designated in step S205.
Next, in step S209, the generation unit 113 generates a third image P3.
In step S211, the display unit 114 displays the third image P3 on the touch panel 181.
Next, in step S213, the adjustment unit 115 determines whether or not the adjustment of the size of the second image P2 has been completed.
If it is determined that the adjustment of the size of the second image P2 has not been completed (NO in step S213), the process returns to step S203. If it is determined that the adjustment of the size of the second image P2 is completed (YES in step S213), the process proceeds to step S215 in FIG.

In step S215 shown in FIG. 9, the adjustment unit 115 determines whether or not to adjust the color of the second image P2.
If it is determined not to adjust the color of the second image P2 (NO in step S215), the process proceeds to step S113 in FIG. If it is determined that the color of the second image P2 is to be adjusted (YES in step S215), the process proceeds to step S217.
Next, in step S217, the adjustment unit 115 displays a color adjustment screen on the touch panel 181. The color adjustment screen is a screen for adjusting the brightness, saturation, and hue of the second image P2 based on an instruction from the user.
In step S219, the adjustment unit 115 determines whether an instruction from the user has been received.
If the adjustment unit 115 determines that an instruction from the user has not been received (NO in step S219), the process enters a standby state. If adjustment unit 115 determines that an instruction from the user has been received (YES in step S219), the process proceeds to step S221.

In step S221, the adjustment unit 115 adjusts the color of the second image P2 according to the instruction from the user received in step S219.
Next, in step S223, the generation unit 113 generates a third image P3.
In step S225, the display unit 114 displays the third image P3 on the touch panel 181.
Next, in step S227, the adjustment unit 115 determines whether or not the color adjustment of the second image P2 has been completed.
If it is determined that the color adjustment of the second image P2 has not been completed (NO in step S227), the process returns to step S217. If it is determined that the color adjustment of the second image P2 is completed (YES in step S227), the “adjustment process” is terminated, and the process proceeds to step S113 in FIG.

Next, with reference to FIG. 2 and FIG. 10, the “division process” executed in step S113 of FIG. 7 will be described.
First, in step S301, the determination unit 116 determines whether or not the part M of the human body includes a plurality of parts.
If the determination unit 116 determines that the human body part M does not include a plurality of parts (NO in step S301), the “division process” is terminated, and the process proceeds to step S115 in FIG. If determination unit 116 determines that human body part M includes a plurality of parts (YES in step S301), the process proceeds to step S303.
In step S303, the determination unit 116 determines whether to divide the second image P2 into a plurality of images. Specifically, the determination unit 116 determines whether or not a plurality of stickers corresponding to a plurality of images obtained by dividing the second image P2 are to be attached to a plurality of parts, respectively, based on an instruction from the user. .
If determination unit 116 determines that second image P2 is not divided into a plurality of images (NO in step S303), the process proceeds to step S311. If the determination unit 116 determines to divide the second image P2 into a plurality of images (YES in step S303), the process proceeds to step S305.

In step S305, the dividing unit 117 divides the second image P2 into a plurality of partial images corresponding to a plurality of parts.
Next, in step S307, the generation unit 113 generates a third image P3. The third image P3 includes an image of the dividing line DL. The dividing line DL indicates a boundary line between a plurality of partial images.
In step S309, the display unit 114 displays the third image P3 on the touch panel 181.
Next, in step S311, the dividing unit 117 determines whether or not to end the “dividing process”.
If the dividing unit 117 determines that the “dividing process” is not ended (NO in step S311), the process returns to step S303. If the dividing unit 117 determines that the “division process” is to be ended (YES in step S311), the “division process” is ended, and the process proceeds to step S115 in FIG.

  As described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 10, in the present embodiment, the generation unit 113 generates the third image P3 including the image of the dividing line DL, and the display unit 114 displays the third image P3. Is displayed on the touch panel 181. Therefore, the user can confirm that the second image P2 is divided into a plurality of partial images.

  The embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be implemented in various modes without departing from the gist thereof (for example, (1) to (6) shown below). For ease of understanding, the drawings schematically show each component as a main component, and the thickness, length, number, etc. of each component shown in the drawings are different from the actual for convenience of drawing. There is a case. Moreover, the shape, dimension, etc. of each component shown by said embodiment are examples, and are not specifically limited, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate substantially from the structure of this invention.

  (1) As described with reference to FIG. 1, the image forming apparatus 1 is a color multifunction peripheral, but the present invention is not limited to this. Any configuration may be used as long as the image forming apparatus forms an image on the sticker sheet P. For example, the image forming apparatus may be a color copying machine. For example, the image forming apparatus may be a color printer.

  (2) As described with reference to FIG. 1, the image forming apparatus 1 includes the camera 182, but the present invention is not limited to this. The image forming apparatus 1 may not include the camera 182. In this embodiment, the image forming apparatus 1 (acquisition unit 111) acquires the first image P1 from an external device. The external device is a device including an imaging unit, for example, a device such as a smartphone or a digital camera.

  (3) As described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 9, the adjustment unit 115 adjusts the size and color of the second image P2, but the present invention is not limited to this. The adjustment unit 115 may be configured to adjust either the size or the color of the second image P2. For example, the adjustment unit 115 may adjust only the size of the second image P2. For example, the adjustment unit 115 may adjust only the color of the second image P2.

  (4) As described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 9, the adjustment unit 115 adjusts the size and color of the second image P <b> 2, but the present invention is not limited to this. The adjustment unit 115 may be configured to adjust at least one of the size and the color of the second image P2. For example, the adjustment unit 115 may adjust only the size of the second image P2. For example, the adjustment unit 115 may adjust only the color of the second image P2.

  (5) As described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 9, the generation unit 113 determines the size of the seal A, but the present invention is not limited to this. It suffices if the generation unit 113 determines at least one of the shape and size of the seal A. For example, the generation unit 113 may determine only the shape of the seal A. The shape of the seal A includes, for example, shapes such as a heart shape, a circular shape, an elliptical shape, and a rectangular shape.

  (6) As described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 9, the adjustment unit 115 adjusts the color of the second image P <b> 2 based on an instruction from the user, but the present invention is not limited to this. The adjustment unit 115 may adjust the color of the second image P2. For example, the adjustment unit 115 may adjust the color of the second image P2 so that the color of the third image P3 becomes a predetermined color. In this embodiment, since the user does not need to instruct color adjustment, the user's operation on the image forming apparatus 1 can be simplified.

  The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus and has industrial applicability.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Image forming apparatus 11 Control part 111 Acquisition part 112 Determination part 113 Generation part 114 Display part 115 Adjustment part 116 Determination part 117 Dividing part 118 Instruction part 14 Image formation part 18 Operation display part 181 Touch panel 182 Camera A Sticker P Sticker paper P1 First 1 image P2 2nd image P3 3rd image M Part of human body

Claims (7)

An acquisition unit for acquiring a first image indicating a part of a human body to which the seal is attached;
A determining unit that determines a second image indicating an image to be formed on the seal;
Based on the first image and the second image, a generating unit that generates a third image showing an appearance when the seal on which the second image is formed is pasted on the part;
A display unit for displaying the third image;
An image forming apparatus. An image pickup unit for generating the first image;
The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a distance between the imaging unit and the part is set in advance.   The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an adjustment unit that adjusts at least one of a size and a color of the second image. A determination unit that determines whether or not the part includes a plurality of parts of the human body based on the first image;
The division part which further divides | segments the said 2nd image into the some partial image corresponding to these some site | parts based on the determination result of the said determination part, The any one of Claims 1-3. Image forming apparatus.   The image forming apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the determination unit further determines whether or not a plurality of stickers corresponding to a plurality of images obtained by dividing the second image are to be attached to the plurality of portions, respectively.   The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the generation unit determines at least one of a shape and a size of the seal.   The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an image forming unit that forms the second image on a sticker sheet.

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