JP2018173895A - Image providing device, image providing method and image providing program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a photo seal creation device 3, an image providing method and an image providing program, which can improve profitability and improve convenience of a user.SOLUTION: A photo seal creation device 3 that provides as a provided image 41a a composite image in which a user appears to a portable terminal 2 of the user through a delivering server 4, includes a coin receiving unit 17 that receives input of a coin and additional input of a coin by the user who desires to acquire the number of provided images 41a that can be acquired, an inquiry processing unit that inquires of the user whether the number that can be acquired is increased or not, an additional coin input determination processing unit that, when a selecting operation of an increase in the number that can be acquired by the user has been received, determines whether the additional input of the coin by the user has been received or not, and an acquisition number change processing unit that, when the addition input of the number that can be acquired by the user has been received, increases the current number that can be acquired to be taken as a new number that can be acquired.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10

Description

  The present invention relates to an image providing apparatus, an image providing method, and an image providing program that provide, for example, a captured image of a user as a subject to a mobile terminal owned by the user via a communication line.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an image providing device that provides a user with a photographed image taken by a user as a subject and printed on printing paper, for example, an ID camera that provides a user with an ID photo, or There is a photo sticker creating apparatus that provides a user with a photo sticker on which a photographed image or the like is printed.
In addition, recently, there is a technique in which captured image data is provided to a mobile terminal owned by the user via a communication line instead of printing the captured image on a printing sheet and providing the same to the user.

  By the way, in the photo sticker creating apparatus described above, a single game is performed with a plurality of users as subjects, and a single photo sticker on which a plurality of photographed images are printed is provided as printed matter for a single game. The In this case, since one photo sticker is divided by a plurality of users, the divided photo stickers may not be available to all users.

  Therefore, for example, as in Patent Document 1, after the printing of the first photo sticker is completed, the user is inquired whether to print the second photo sticker, and the second photo sticker is attached. If the user desires, it is conceivable to provide the photo sticker to a plurality of users by printing the second photo sticker and providing it to the user.

  At this time, in Patent Document 1, an additional charge is requested to the user who desires to obtain the second photo sticker, and when the charge is made, the second photo sticker is printed and provided to the user. ing. As a result, the photo sticker creating apparatus can improve profitability while improving convenience.

  However, in the photo sticker creating apparatus as in Patent Document 1, after inquiring whether or not to print the second photo sticker after the printing of the first photo sticker is completed, the user starts the game. It takes longer time to obtain all photo stickers. For this reason, there is a problem that a user who wants to use the photo sticker creating apparatus cannot start a game and the rotation rate of the photo sticker creating apparatus is lowered.

  Furthermore, some photo sticker creation apparatuses provide a photo sticker in which a limited character image or person image corresponding to an installation location such as a movie theater or a concert venue is combined with a photographed image of a user. Such a photo sticker creating apparatus has an advantage that it is easy to obtain an effect of attracting customers because the photo sticker can be easily collected.

  However, as described above, in the case of an image providing apparatus with a low turnover rate, the user waits for a longer time in proportion to the effect of attracting customers, so not only the convenience for the user is reduced but also the profit corresponding to the effect of attracting customers. There was a risk that I could not expect.

JP 2000-267156 A

  In view of the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an image providing apparatus, an image providing method, and an image providing program capable of improving profitability and improving user convenience.

  The present invention provides a photographing unit that photographs a user in a photographing space as a subject, and a server that delivers a predetermined image stored as a provided image to an owned terminal owned by the user via a communication line. A line connection unit to be connected; a photographing control unit that photographs the user a plurality of times by the photographing unit and outputs a plurality of photographed images; and the owned terminal is added to the predetermined image generated based on the photographed images. An image providing apparatus that includes an image transmission control unit that associates terminal identification information to be identified and transmits the information to the server, and can obtain the number of provided images that can be acquired by the owning terminal as an obtainable number A first money accepting unit that accepts the insertion of money by the user who desires to obtain the number of the provided images, a second money accepting unit that accepts additional insertion of money by the user, and the obtainable number Whether or not to add to the display unit, the inquiry processing unit for inquiring the user, and when the operation accepting unit accepts an operation for selecting the increase in the number of acquirable sheets by the user. The additional money insertion determination processing unit that determines whether or not the additional insertion of money has been received by the second money receiving unit, and the additional money insertion determination processing unit that has received the additional insertion of money by the user In this case, an acquisition number change processing unit that increases the current number of obtainable sheets to obtain a new number of obtainable sheets is provided.

  In addition, the present invention provides a photographing unit that photographs a user in a photographing space as a subject, and a server that distributes a predetermined image stored as a provided image to an owned terminal owned by the user via a communication line. A line connection unit to be connected, a shooting control unit for shooting the user a plurality of times by the shooting unit and outputting a plurality of shot images, and the owned terminal to the predetermined image generated based on the shot image An image providing method using an image providing apparatus including an image transmission control unit that associates terminal specifying information for specifying the image and transmits the image to the server, and acquires the number of provided images that can be acquired by the owning terminal As a possible number of sheets, the display unit displays whether or not to increase the number of acquirable sheets for the user who has put money into the first money receiving unit in order to acquire the provided images of the acquirable number. Inquiry And determining whether or not the user has received an additional input of the money at the second money accepting section when the operation accepting part accepts the selection operation for increasing the number of obtainable sheets by the user. Additional money insertion determination step, and when the additional money insertion determination processing unit determines that the user has accepted the additional insertion of money, the current acquisition number is increased to obtain a new acquisition number And a changing step.

  In addition, the present invention provides a photographing unit that photographs a user in a photographing space as a subject, and a server that distributes a predetermined image stored as a provided image to an owned terminal owned by the user via a communication line. A line connection unit to be connected, a shooting control unit for shooting the user a plurality of times by the shooting unit and outputting a plurality of shot images, and the owned terminal to the predetermined image generated based on the shot image An image providing program that is executed by an image providing apparatus including an image transmission control unit that associates terminal specifying information for specifying the information and transmits the information to the server, and determines the number of provided images that can be acquired by the owned terminal. As the number of obtainable sheets, the number of obtainable sheets is increased with respect to the user who has put money into the first money accepting unit in order to obtain the obtainable number of the provided images. An inquiry step for inquiring whether or not to display whether or not the user accepts an operation of selecting the increase in the number of acquirable sheets by the user in the operation accepting unit. An additional money insertion determination step for determining whether or not it has been received by the reception unit, and when it is determined that the user has received an additional input of the money, the current obtainable number is increased to a new obtainable number The acquisition number changing step is executed.

The predetermined image is an image generated to be provided to the owning terminal, and is a captured image, an image obtained by adding a special effect such as a deformation to the captured image, a composite image obtained by combining the captured image and a composite image, use An edited image that has been edited with graffiti or the like by a user's operation, or a printed image in which a plurality of photographed images are arranged so as to fit on one printing sheet can be used.
Further, the provided images of the obtainable number are provided images of the obtainable number composed of the same predetermined image, the provided images of the obtainable number composed of different predetermined images, or the obtainable number of images obtained by mixing these images. It can be an image.

The terminal specifying information can be, for example, an e-mail address.
The money can be a coin, a bill, or an electronic money or a virtual bill used in electronic transactions.
The second currency accepting unit may be the same currency accepting unit as the first currency accepting unit or a currency accepting unit different from the first currency accepting unit.

  According to the present invention, the image providing apparatus, the image providing method, and the image providing program allow the number of provided images to be provided provided to the owning terminal when a user who desires to obtain more provided images makes an additional charge. Can be increased.

  For this reason, the image providing device, the image providing method, and the image providing program can improve convenience for a user who desires to obtain more provided images. On the other hand, the image providing apparatus, the image providing method, and the image providing program can provide one use at a low cost to a user who does not desire to obtain more provided images.

  Furthermore, for example, when increasing the number of printed materials to be provided to the user by accepting additional charge, the use time for one time becomes longer depending on the time required for printing, whereas the image providing device, the image providing method, and the image Since the providing program can easily increase the number of provided images that can be acquired, it is possible to suppress an increase in one use time.

  Thereby, the image providing device, the image providing method, and the image providing program can suppress a decrease in the rotation rate, and can further improve the convenience for the user. In addition, since the increase in the number of users who desire to obtain more provided images can be expected by suppressing the decrease in the rotation rate, the image providing device, the image providing method, and the image providing program are not profitable due to additional charging. We can expect improvement.

  Therefore, the image providing apparatus, the image providing method, and the image providing program improve profitability by accepting additional charges by the user and increasing the number of images that can be provided provided to the user's own terminal. As a result, user convenience can be improved.

As an aspect of the present invention, the photographing control unit is configured to generate N photographed images, and the number of obtainable images when the user does not select the increase in the number of obtainable images is set as the photographed image. The additional money input determination processing unit determines that the user has input the money through the first money receiving unit and the second money receiving unit as n sheets smaller than the N number indicating the number of sheets. In this case, the acquired number change processing unit sets n + 1 or more and N or less to the new obtainable number.
The number n is one or more and less than N indicating the number of captured images.

  According to the present invention, the image providing apparatus can always provide the n provided images to the user's own terminal regardless of whether or not there is an additional charge by the user. Furthermore, for users who desire to obtain more provided images, the image providing device provides n + 1 to N provided images to the user's own terminal by accepting additional charges by the user. can do.

  On the other hand, the image providing apparatus can prevent a user who does not desire to obtain more provided images from being provided with more provided images than necessary. As a result, the image providing apparatus can provide the number of provided images that can be acquired according to the needs of the user to the terminal owned by the user.

  Therefore, the image providing apparatus provides n number of provided images to the owning terminal regardless of whether or not there is an additional charge by the user, and when the additional charge by the user is accepted, the number of images that can be acquired is n + 1 or more and N or less. By providing the provided image to the owning terminal, the convenience for the user can be further improved.

Further, as an aspect of the present invention, when the new obtainable number is n + 1 or more and N or less, m predetermined images obtained by subtracting n from the new obtainable number are generated based on the photographed image. An additional image extraction processing unit that extracts and determines from the N predetermined images is provided.
According to the present invention, the image providing apparatus can improve profitability by suppressing a decrease in the rotation rate.

  Specifically, when m predetermined images are selected and determined by the user from N predetermined images, the user can easily select and determine m predetermined images from the N predetermined images. For this reason, it takes a long time to determine m predetermined images, which may reduce the rotation rate of the image providing apparatus.

  On the other hand, since the additional image extraction processing unit of the image providing apparatus extracts and determines m predetermined images, the image providing apparatus can shorten the time required until m predetermined images are determined. it can. As a result, the image providing apparatus can suppress a decrease in the rotation rate due to accepting the additional charge by the user.

Furthermore, for example, by displaying on the display unit a state in which m predetermined images are randomly determined from N predetermined images, the image providing apparatus can make the user more entertaining.
Therefore, when the image providing apparatus accepts additional charging by the user, the additional image extraction processing unit that extracts and determines m predetermined images from the N predetermined images improves the profitability by suppressing the decrease in the rotation rate. Can be achieved.

As an aspect of the present invention, an image extraction processing unit that extracts and determines the n predetermined images from the N predetermined images generated based on the captured image is provided.
According to the present invention, the image providing apparatus can further improve the profitability by further suppressing the decrease in the rotation rate.

  Specifically, when n predetermined images provided as provided images to the user's own terminal are selected and determined from N predetermined images by the user regardless of whether or not there is an additional charge, the user It becomes easy to select and determine n predetermined images from a predetermined number of images. For this reason, it takes a long time to determine n predetermined images, and the rotation rate of the image providing apparatus may be reduced.

  On the other hand, since the image extraction processing unit extracts and determines n predetermined images to be provided as provided images to the user's own terminal regardless of whether there is an additional charge, the image providing apparatus includes n predetermined images. It is possible to reduce the time required until the value is determined. Thereby, the image providing apparatus can suppress a decrease in the rotation rate.

  Further, the image extraction processing unit extracts and determines n predetermined images from the N predetermined images, so that the image providing apparatus mixes the predetermined image desired by the user and the predetermined image not desired by the user. Can be extracted and determined. For this reason, since an increase in the number of users who want to acquire a predetermined image that has not been selected can be expected, the image providing apparatus can be expected to improve profitability by additional charging.

In addition, for example, the image providing apparatus waits for the determination of n predetermined images by displaying on the display unit how the image providing apparatus randomly determines to determine n predetermined images from N predetermined images. Users can be more entertained.
Therefore, the image providing apparatus has an image extraction processing unit that extracts and determines n predetermined images to be provided as provided images to the user's own terminal regardless of whether there is an additional charge or not. Profitability can be improved by further reducing the decline.

  In addition, as an aspect of the present invention, it is provided with a course selection receiving unit that accepts selection of a shooting course by the user before shooting by the shooting unit, and whether or not the number of obtainable sheets and the number of obtainable sheets can be increased is It is associated with the shooting course.

According to the present invention, the image providing apparatus can further improve the rotation rate and can further improve the convenience for the user.
Specifically, for example, by setting a plurality of shooting courses that differ only in the number of images that can be acquired, the image providing apparatus can save the user who has selected a desired number of shooting courses from additional charge. it can.

  Alternatively, by setting a shooting course that does not accept an increase in the number of images that can be acquired according to the needs of a user who does not desire an increase in the number of images to be acquired, the image providing apparatus inquires whether to increase the number of images that can be acquired. In addition, the acceptance of money by the second money accepting unit can be made unnecessary.

  Therefore, the image providing apparatus can improve the rotation rate and further improve the convenience for the user by associating the number of obtainable sheets and whether or not the number of obtainable sheets can be increased with the shooting course. Can do.

  Further, as an aspect of the present invention, the inquiry processing unit is configured to inquire for each of the plurality of users whether or not to increase the obtainable number of sheets, and the money by the user via the second money accepting unit. When the additional money input determination processing unit determines that the additional input has been accepted, the acquired number change processing unit increases the acquireable number for each user.

  According to the present invention, the image providing apparatus enables each user even when, for example, a user who desires a larger number of provided images and a user who does not desire a larger number of provided images use them simultaneously. Can meet your needs. Thereby, the image providing apparatus can improve convenience for a plurality of users.

As another aspect of the present invention, the predetermined image transmitted to the server is the captured image.
According to the present invention, the image providing device can prevent unauthorized use of an image whose use is restricted without impairing the convenience of the user.

  Specifically, for example, some photo sticker creation apparatuses provide a photo sticker in which a photograph image obtained by photographing a user is combined with a composite image such as a character image or a human image. Since such images for character images and human images are often provided by the right holder as digital content, their use is strictly limited by requests from the provider of the images for synthesis. There is.

Therefore, by using the predetermined image transmitted to the server as a captured image, the image providing device provides at least a captured image obtained by capturing the user as the provided image, while providing an image whose use is restricted to the owning terminal. Can be prevented.
Therefore, the image providing apparatus can prevent unauthorized use of an image whose use is restricted without impairing the convenience of the user by using the predetermined image transmitted to the server as a captured image.

  Further, as an aspect of the present invention, a composite image storage unit that stores a plurality of composite images combined with the foreground or / and background of the user in the photographed image, and an edit operation reception that receives an edit operation by the user A combined image output processing unit that outputs a combined image obtained by combining the combined image selected by the user and the captured image, and edits the captured image or the combined image edited by the user And the edited image output processing unit that outputs the image, and the predetermined image transmitted to the server is the synthesized image and / or the edited image.

  According to the present invention, the image providing apparatus can provide a provided image having a high added value for the user to the terminal owned by the user as compared with the case where the captured image obtained by photographing the user is used as the provided image. The effect of attracting customers can be obtained.

Furthermore, the image providing device provides a provided image having a high added value to the user to the terminal owned by the user, so that even a user who has a sense of resistance to additional charging makes it more desirable to obtain the provided image. be able to.
As a result, an increase in the number of users who desire to obtain more provided images can be expected, so that the image providing apparatus can be expected to improve profitability by additional charging.

  Therefore, the image providing apparatus uses the predetermined image transmitted to the server as a composite image and / or an edited image, thereby improving the profitability through the effect of attracting customers and additional charging, and further improving the convenience for the user. can do.

As an aspect of the present invention, the inquiry processing unit makes an inquiry to the user as to whether or not to increase the number of acquirable images after photographing by the photographing unit.
According to the present invention, the image providing apparatus can easily cope with the needs of users who wish to increase the number of images that can be acquired after the start of photographing.

Furthermore, for example, by displaying the captured image on the display unit, the image providing apparatus can allow the user to determine an increase in the number of images that can be acquired according to the quality of the captured image.
As a result, an increase in the number of users who desire to obtain more provided images can be expected, so that the image providing apparatus can be expected to improve profitability by additional charging.
Therefore, the image providing apparatus can improve profitability and improve the convenience of the user by inquiring whether or not the number of obtainable images can be increased after shooting by the shooting unit.

Further, as an aspect of the present invention, a printing unit that prints the predetermined image on a printing paper, and a printing processing unit that arranges the predetermined number of the obtainable number of images to fit on the printing paper and causes the printing unit to print It is equipped with.
The printing paper can be a printing paper for photo stickers or a printing paper for ID photos.

  According to the present invention, the image providing apparatus can cause the user to acquire not only the provided image that can be acquired at the owning terminal but also the printed material on which the predetermined image is printed. For this reason, the image providing apparatus can obtain a more attractive customer effect.

  Furthermore, when the image providing apparatus accepts an additional charge by the user, the image providing apparatus can increase not only the number of provided images provided to the owning terminal but also the number of predetermined images printed on the printing paper. As a result, the image providing apparatus can increase the number that can be acquired by the user by additional charging.

  Accordingly, the image providing apparatus can improve profitability due to the effect of attracting customers and further improve the convenience for the user by using the print processing unit that prints the predetermined number of images corresponding to the number of obtainable sheets on the printing paper. it can.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an image providing apparatus, an image providing method, and an image providing program capable of improving profitability and improving user convenience.

The block diagram which shows the structure in a photograph sticker creation system. The external appearance perspective view which shows the external appearance from upper direction in a photograph sticker production apparatus. The front unit front view which shows the structure of the surface which faces the user in a front unit. The block diagram which shows the internal structure in a photograph sticker creation system. The block diagram which shows the internal structure in a photograph sticker production apparatus. The block diagram which shows the structure of a course information table. The flowchart which shows operation | movement of the photograph sticker production apparatus in one game. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation in photographing processing. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation in print image creation processing. The flowchart which shows the operation | movement in an additional charge process. A standby screen showing a screen displayed before coins are inserted. A course selection screen showing a screen for prompting selection of a shooting course. A two-dimensional code presentation screen showing a screen for prompting presentation of a two-dimensional code. A composition image selection screen showing a screen for prompting selection of a composition image. An image confirmation screen showing a screen prompting the user to confirm a composite image taken. A composite image selection screen showing a screen for prompting selection of a composite image to be printed on sticker paper. A layout selection screen showing a screen for prompting selection of a print layout. An inquiry screen showing a screen for inquiring transmission of the remaining composite image to the mobile terminal. An editing screen showing a screen for accepting an editing operation on a composite image. An address input screen showing a screen that prompts for an email address. The sequence diagram which shows the operation | movement between a delivery server and a portable terminal. The block diagram which shows the structure of the course information table in Example 2. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the photo sticker creating apparatus in Embodiment 2. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of print image creation processing according to the second embodiment. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of additional charging processing in the second embodiment. The external appearance perspective view which shows the external appearance of another photograph sticker production apparatus. The external appearance perspective view which shows the structure of the part which faces the user in an imaging | photography unit. The front view which shows the front structure of an edit unit. The front view which shows the front structure of a subsequent customer service unit. Explanatory drawing explaining the movement space of the user in another photograph sticker production apparatus. The block diagram which shows the internal structure in another photograph sticker production apparatus.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

First, a photo sticker creating system 1 used in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
1 shows a configuration diagram of the photo sticker creating system 1, FIG. 2 shows an external perspective view of the photo sticker producing device 3 from above, and FIG. 3 shows the front unit 3a in front of the surface facing the user. The unit unit front view is shown.
In FIG. 2, the right direction in the figure is the front of the photo sticker creating apparatus 3, and the left direction in the figure is the rear of the photo sticker creating apparatus 3.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the photo sticker creating system 1 includes a mobile terminal 2 owned by a user, such as a mobile phone, a tablet terminal, or a notebook personal computer, a photo sticker creating device 3 that takes a picture of the user as a subject, A distribution server 4 that provides an image to the terminal 2 is connected to each other via a communication line 5.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 is installed in, for example, a movie theater, where a user inserts coins to actually take a picture, and edits a taken picture. It is. More specifically, the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 connects, in the front-rear direction, a front unit 3a that faces the user and a rear unit 3b that is disposed in the front-rear direction with a predetermined distance from the front unit 3a. Configured. Further, the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 configures a space surrounded by the front unit 3a and the rear unit 3b as a photographing space S.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the portion of the front unit 3 a that faces the user is a camera 11 disposed toward the shooting space S (rear unit 3 b) slightly above the center, and above the camera 11. And a lighting device 12 disposed on both the left and right sides, a live view monitor 13 disposed below the camera 11, and a pair of speakers 14 disposed below the lighting device 12 (lower umbrella strobe 12c described below). The monitor 15 includes a tablet built-in monitor 15 disposed below the live view monitor 13 and a pair of touch pens 16.

  The lighting device 12 includes an upper central strobe 12a disposed above the camera 11, two upper umbrella strobes 12b disposed on the left and right sides of the upper central strobe 12a, and a lower portion of the upper umbrella strobe 12b. It is composed of two lower umbrella-shaped strobes 12c arranged. The upper central strobe 12a, the two upper umbrella strobes 12b, and the two lower umbrella strobes 12c are all arranged toward the photographing space S (rear unit 3b).

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the front unit 3a is provided with a coin receiving portion 17 for receiving coins inserted by the user at the lower right side of the surface facing the user, and the photo sticker is discharged. Photo sticker outlet 18 is provided on the right side.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the rear unit 3b is arranged at the rear part of the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 so as to face the front unit 3a with the photographing space S interposed therebetween. In the rear unit 3b, the part facing the front unit 3a has a function as a background when the user actually takes a picture.
Further, the rear unit 3b includes an advertisement monitor 19, a set of speakers 20, a posting unit 21 for posting a paper medium such as a poster on the back surface, and a background curtain unit 22 on the upper side.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the background curtain unit 22 is disposed at the upper part of the rear unit 3b on the photographing space S side, and accommodates therein a roll-shaped background curtain (not shown) that moves up and down by motor drive (not shown). ing. This background curtain is a single-color curtain that becomes the background when a composite image by chroma key composition is taken.

The distribution server 4 is a server for providing an image (composite image described later) acquired from the photo sticker creating device 3 as a provided image to the user's portable terminal 2 via a dedicated website. It is installed in a remote place away from the place where the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 is installed. The distribution server 4 also has a function of exchanging various types of information such as image data and audio data content data and usage record data of the photo sticker creation device 3 with the photo sticker creation device 3. .
The image data of the content data includes image data such as a photographed image, a composite image, an edited image, or a print image acquired from the photo sticker creation device 3, and a composite image or graffiti provided to the photo sticker creation device 3. For example, image data such as a stamp used for editing. On the other hand, the audio data of the content data is audio data related to operation guidance according to the progress of the game, audio data corresponding to a moving image displayed on the advertisement monitor 19, and the like.

Next, the internal configuration and functions of the distribution server 4 and the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 in the photo sticker creating system 1 described above will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS.
4 shows a block diagram of the internal configuration of the photo sticker creating system 1, FIG. 5 shows a block diagram of the internal configuration of the photo sticker creating apparatus 3, and FIG. 6 shows a block diagram of the course information table 24b. .

  As shown in FIG. 4, the photo sticker creating device 3 is a functional block related to customer service after shooting, a shooting block 31 that is a functional block related to shooting, an editing block 32 that is a functional block related to editing, and a post-shooting function block. It comprises a customer service section 33, an advertisement section 34, which is a functional block related to advertisement display, a communication section 23, a storage section 24, a drive 25, a ROM 26, a RAM 27, and a control section 30 that controls these operations. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the photographing unit 31 that is a functional block related to photographing includes a coin receiving unit 17, a background curtain unit 22, a lighting device 12, a camera 11, a live view monitor 13, and a speaker 14 provided in the front unit 3 a. And are connected to the control unit 30 via predetermined buses.

  The coin accepting unit 17 functions as a accepting unit that accepts the insertion of coins by a user who desires to start a game, and the user inserts coins in order to increase the number of images that can be acquired on the mobile terminal 2. It has a function as a reception part which receives. More specifically, the coin accepting unit 17 opens a slot into which coins are inserted according to an activation signal from the control unit 30, and accepts the insertion of coins by the user, the type of coins inserted, and It has a function of identifying the number of sheets and transmitting the identification result to the control unit 30.

The background curtain unit 22 has a function of raising and lowering the background curtain in accordance with a background control signal from the control unit 30 and changing the background when photographing a user as a subject.
In the illumination device 12, the upper central strobe 12a, the upper umbrella-shaped strobe 12b, and the lower umbrella-shaped strobe 12c emit light according to the photographing timing according to the illumination control signal from the control unit 30 to illuminate the inside of the photographing space S. It has a function to do.

  The camera 11 has a function of shooting a user of the shooting space S as a subject according to a shutter signal from the control unit 30, a function of shooting a two-dimensional code owned by the user as a subject, and a moving image in which the subject is captured. And a function of transmitting the image data to the control unit.

  The two-dimensional code is, for example, a two-dimensional code distributed by a movie theater to a user who uses the movie theater in which the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 is installed. This two-dimensional code is for making it possible to select an image of a character appearing in a movie being screened in a movie theater as a composition image, which will be described later, or to make the use of the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 inexpensive. .

The live view monitor 13 has a function of displaying a subject image captured by the camera 11 together with a composition image, which will be described later, and a function of displaying an abnormality notification and various setting screens according to the RGB signals from the control unit 30. doing.
The speaker 14 has a function of outputting a voice for guiding the progress of the game, a voice for various operation guidance using the tablet built-in monitor 15, and the like according to a voice signal from the control unit 30.

As shown in FIG. 5, the editing unit 32, which is a functional block related to editing, includes a tablet built-in monitor 15 and a pair of touch pens 16 provided in the front unit 3a, and a control unit 30 via a predetermined bus. It is connected to the.
The tablet built-in monitor 15 has a function as a display unit that displays various types of information to the user and a function as an operation reception unit that receives various operations by the user.

  More specifically, the tablet built-in monitor 15 has a function of accepting various operations of the user relating to the game according to a signal from the control unit 30, a function of displaying an operation guidance message for guiding the progress of the game, and the user. Has a function of accepting an editing operation such as graffiti, and a function of transmitting information indicating that an operation by a user has been accepted to the control unit 30.

The tablet built-in monitor 15 includes an editing monitor 15a and a tablet 15b.
The editing monitor 15a has a function of displaying a captured image, a demonstration screen, an advertisement, and the like according to an instruction from the control unit 30.
The tablet 15 b has a function of acquiring position information indicating a position where the touch pen 16 is tapped and transmitting the position information to the control unit 30 when the user taps the tablet built-in monitor 15 using the touch pen 16. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the post-service unit 33, which is a functional block related to customer service after shooting, includes a printer 28 connected to the control unit 30 through a predetermined bus and a printer through the predetermined bus. 28 and a sticker paper unit 29 connected to 28.

The printer 28 has a function of printing a print image created from a photographed image of a user according to print data from the control unit 30 on a sticker paper 29a provided in the sticker paper unit 29, and a sticker paper 29a. It has a function of discharging to the photo sticker discharge port 18.
The sticker paper unit 29 has a function of storing sticker paper 29a on which a print image is printed, and a function of sending the sticker paper 29a to the printer 28 in accordance with an instruction from the printer 28.

The advertisement unit 34, which is a functional block related to advertisement display, includes an advertisement monitor 19 and a speaker 20 provided in the rear unit 3b, and each is connected to the control unit 30 via a predetermined bus.
The advertisement monitor 19 has a function of displaying various advertisements to a user who waits for the turn or a user who is considering using the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 in accordance with the RGB signal from the control unit 30. doing.

  The advertisement monitor 19 has an advertisement related to a composition image to be described later, an advertisement according to a facility where the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 is set, an advertisement introducing a new function of the photo sticker creating apparatus 3, or Various video images other than advertisements useful for the user waiting for the order such as news videos are displayed.

The speaker 20 has a function of outputting a sound corresponding to the screen displayed on the advertisement monitor 19 in conjunction with the progress of the screen in accordance with the sound signal from the control unit 30. With the advertising unit 34 having such a configuration, the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 can obtain a higher customer attracting effect.
As illustrated in FIG. 5, the communication unit 23 includes a communication device such as a LAN card that communicates with the distribution server 4 via the communication line 5, and exchanges various information with the distribution server 4 via the communication line 5. It has a function.

As illustrated in FIG. 5, the storage unit 24 includes a storage device such as a hard disk or a nonvolatile memory, and stores various information according to instructions from the control unit 30 and reads various information according to instructions from the control unit 30. And a function of outputting to the control unit 30.
The storage unit 24 stores various types of data such as editing tool data used in the editing unit 32, illumination setting data, advertisement data displayed on the advertisement monitor 19, and play time setting data.

  Further, the storage unit 24 includes code authentication information 24a for authentication using a two-dimensional code distributed in a movie theater, a plurality of compositing images to be combined with a photographed image of the user, and a user. And a course information table 24b in which various pieces of information for each shooting course selected are registered.

The storage unit 24 stores image data to be combined with the user's foreground or / and background as a composition image, and a normal composition image 24c used regardless of the shooting course selected by the user. The composite image 24d corresponding to the two-dimensional code used in the shooting course that requires authentication using the two-dimensional code distributed in the movie theater is stored.
The two-dimensional code-corresponding composition image is digital content such as a character image or a person image, and is an image having various rights related to the digital content at the provider.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the course information table 24b includes a shooting course column, a code authentication column, an editing column, a shooting fee column, a shooting number column, a sticker image number column, a portable distribution number column, an additional fee column, and a portable distribution addition. Various information registered in each field is registered in association with each shooting course registered in the shooting course field.

  Specifically, in the code authentication column, as shown in FIG. 6, for example, a movie shown in a movie theater using a two-dimensional code issued in a movie theater in which the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 is installed. In order to allow the use of the two-dimensional code corresponding composite image 24d according to the contents of the information, information indicating whether the authentication using the two-dimensional code is valid or invalid is registered.

  In the edit column, information indicating validity is registered and used when the user is allowed to edit graffiti etc. on a photographed image of the user or a composite image obtained by compositing a composite image with the photographed image. Information indicating invalidity is registered in the case where editing such as graffiti by a person is not permitted.

In the shooting fee column, information indicating a fee that is first paid by a user who desires a photo sticker creation game is registered.
Information indicating the number of images with the user as the subject acquired by the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 is registered in the number of shots column at the fee registered in the shooting fee column.
In the sticker image number column, information indicating the number of images that can be printed on the sticker sheet 29a at the fee registered in the photographing fee column is registered.

In the mobile distribution number field, information indicating the number of images that can be acquired by the mobile terminal 2 at the fee registered in the shooting fee field is registered.
In the mobile distribution additional number column, information indicating the number to be added to the current number of images that can be acquired when the number of images that can be acquired by the mobile terminal 2 is increased is registered.
In the additional fee column, information indicating an additional fee that is additionally paid by the user in order to acquire the number of images registered in the mobile distribution additional number column is registered.

  More specifically, “A course” in the shooting course column in the course information table 24b is “invalid” in the code authentication column, “invalid” in the edit column, “500 yen” in the shooting fee column, and “6” in the shooting number column. “2 sheets”, “2 sheets” in the mobile delivery number field, “200 yen” in the additional charge field, and “4 sheets” in the mobile delivery additional number field are registered.

  Furthermore, “B course” in the shooting course column includes “invalid” in the code authentication column, “valid” in the edit column, “600 yen” in the shooting fee column, “6” in the shooting number column, and the number of sticker images column. "4 sheets", "4 sheets" in the mobile distribution number field, "100 yen" in the additional charge field, and "2 sheets" in the mobile distribution number field are registered.

  Furthermore, “C course” in the shooting course column includes “valid” in the code authentication column, “invalid” in the edit column, “500 yen” in the shooting fee column, “6” in the shooting number column, and the number of sticker images. “2 sheets” is registered in the column, “2 sheets” is registered in the mobile distribution number field, “100 yen” is registered in the additional charge field, and “4 sheets” is registered in the mobile distribution additional number field.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the drive 25 is composed of a drive device that reads / writes data from / to a removable medium 25a such as a portable nonvolatile memory or a USB memory. The drive 25 has a function of reading data such as a photographed image, an edited image, or an editing item stored in the removable medium 25a according to an instruction from the control unit 30.

As shown in FIG. 5, the ROM 26 stores various programs and data such as a game program executed by the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 and a maintenance program. The game program includes a program for switching lighting settings and editing tools according to the shooting course.
As shown in FIG. 5, the RAM 27 has a function as a temporary storage area for temporarily storing various types of information according to instructions from the control unit 30.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the control unit 30 has a function of controlling the operation of each unit, a program execution processing function, and a function of creating a captured image taken by a user based on image data acquired from the camera 11. And a function for synthesizing the image data and the image for synthesis by chroma key composition, or a function of creating a composite image by synthesizing the photographed image and the image for composition, and a photographed image or / and / or for printing on the sticker 29a. And a function of creating a print image in which the composite image is arranged in a predetermined layout.

As shown in FIG. 4, the distribution server 4 is configured by connecting a server storage unit 41, a server communication unit 42, and a server control unit 43 via a predetermined bus.
The server storage unit 41 is configured by a hard disk, a non-volatile memory, or the like, and various information acquired from the photo sticker creating device 3, various information provided to the photo sticker creating device 3, and various information provided to the user's mobile terminal 2. Is remembered.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the server storage unit 41 acquires from the photo sticker creating device 3 as information obtained from the photo sticker creating device 3 and various information to be provided to the user's mobile terminal 2. At the same time, the provided image 41a provided to the mobile terminal 2 is stored, and site information 41b indicating an HTML document, image data, etc. of a website for distributing the provided image 41a as various information provided to the user's mobile terminal. Etc. are stored.

  The server communication unit 42 is configured by a communication device such as a LAN card that communicates with the photo sticker creating device 3 and the portable terminal 2 via the communication line 5, and the photo sticker creating device 3 and the portable terminal 2 with the communication line 5. It has a function to exchange various information.

  The server control unit 43 includes a hardware configuration such as a CPU and a memory, and a software configuration such as a program and data, and exchanges various types of information with the photo sticker creation device 3 and the mobile terminal 2 via the communication line 5. And various control functions and a control function for controlling the operation of each unit connected via a predetermined bus.

Next, in the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 having the above-described configuration, an operation in one photo sticker creating game process executed by the control unit 30 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
7 shows a flowchart of the operation of the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 in one game, FIG. 8 shows a flowchart of the operation in the photographing process, FIG. 9 shows a flowchart of the operation in the print image creating process, and FIG. Shows a flowchart of the operation in the additional charging process.

  Further, FIG. 11 shows a standby screen 500 displayed before coins are inserted, FIG. 12 shows a course selection screen 510 that prompts the user to select a shooting course, and FIG. 13 shows a two-dimensional code that prompts the user to present a two-dimensional code. 14 shows a screen 520, FIG. 14 shows a composite image selection screen 530 showing a screen prompting the user to select a composite image, and FIG. 15 shows an image confirmation screen 540 prompting the user to check the composite image taken. .

  In addition, FIG. 16 shows an image selection screen 550 that prompts the user to select a composite image to be printed on the sticker 29a, FIG. 17 shows a layout selection screen 560 that prompts the user to select a print layout, and FIG. 18 shows the remaining composite images. An inquiry screen 570 for inquiring transmission to the portable terminal 2 is shown, FIG. 19 shows an editing screen 580 for accepting an editing operation on the composite image, FIG. 20 shows an address input screen 590 for prompting input of an email address, and FIG. The sequence diagram between the server 4 and the portable terminal 2 is shown.

First, as shown in FIG. 7, when the photo sticker creating game process is started, the control unit 30 of the photo sticker creating device 3 displays a standby screen on the tablet built-in monitor 15 of the front unit 3a (step S101).
In this standby screen 500, as shown in FIG. 11, a notice of a movie being screened in a movie theater where the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 is installed and a notice of a movie scheduled to be shown are displayed in a notice area 501 in the center of the screen. In addition, a start button 502 indicating that the photo sticker creation game is started by being pressed by the user is displayed at the bottom of the notification area 501.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 7, the control unit 30 determines whether or not the user has pressed the start button 502 of the standby screen 500 displayed on the tablet built-in monitor 15 with the touch pen 16 (step S102).

  When it is determined that the user has not pressed the start button 502 (step S102: No), the control unit 30 displays the standby screen 500 on the tablet built-in monitor 15 until the user presses the start button 502. Wait for a while.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the start button 502 has been pressed by the user (step S102: Yes), the control unit 30 displays a course selection screen that prompts the user to select a shooting course, as shown in FIG. 15 is displayed (step S103).

  On this course selection screen 510, as shown in FIG. 12, the operation guidance “Please select the course you want to shoot” and the remaining time until timeout are displayed at the top of the screen, and below that one of the shooting courses A course button 511 that prompts the user to select “A course”, B course button 512 that prompts the user to select “B course” indicating one of the shooting courses, and “C course” that indicates one of the shooting courses. A C course button 513 is displayed.

  Further, below the A course button 511, the B course button 512, and the C course button 513, there are charges required for using each shooting course based on the shooting course column and the shooting fee column of the course information table 24b, respectively. It is displayed. In addition, below the C course button 513, a message “two-dimensional code is required” is displayed in addition to the fee described above.

  Before the remaining time reaches “0 seconds”, the user operates the touch pen 16 to select one of the A course button 511, the B course button 512, and the C course button 513 on the course selection screen 510. When pressed, the control unit 30 refers to the course information table 24b as shown in FIG. 7, and determines whether or not the code authentication column of the shooting course selected by the user is “valid” (step S104). ). When the remaining time becomes “0 seconds”, the control unit 30 returns the process to step S101 in FIG. 7 to display the standby screen 500 on the tablet built-in monitor 15.

  When the code authentication column of the photographing course selected by the user is “valid” (step S104: Yes), the control unit 30 is the “C course” that requires the two-dimensional code, and therefore the two-dimensional code for the user. A two-dimensional code presentation screen that prompts the user to present is displayed on the tablet built-in monitor 15 (step S105).

  On this two-dimensional code presentation screen 520, as shown in FIG. 13, a message “Authenticate two-dimensional code” and the remaining time until timeout are displayed at the top of the screen. The operation guidance “Please hold the dimension code!”, The camera position clarification illustration 521 that clearly indicates the position of the camera 11, and the message “Reading ...” are displayed in this order.

  When the user holds the two-dimensional code over the camera 11, the control unit 30 compares the image data acquired from the camera 11 with the code authentication information 24 a stored in the storage unit 24, and authenticates the two-dimensional code. Determine false. At this time, if the two-dimensional code is true, the control unit 30 determines that the authentication using the two-dimensional code has been completed.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 7, the control unit 30 determines whether or not the authentication using the two-dimensional code has been completed (step S106).
When the authentication using the two-dimensional code has not been completed (step S106: No), the control unit 30 determines that the remaining time displayed on the upper part of the screen is “0 seconds”, or the authentication using the two-dimensional code is not performed. Wait for processing to complete. When the remaining time becomes “0 seconds”, the control unit 30 returns the process to step S101.

  On the other hand, when the authentication using the two-dimensional code is completed (step S106: Yes), the control unit 30 displays a coin insertion guidance screen (not shown) that prompts the user to insert coins on the tablet built-in monitor 15. Let Furthermore, the control unit 30 outputs an activation signal to the coin receiving unit 17 so that the coin receiving unit 17 opens the coin slot, and the coin is received in a state where the user can accept the insertion of the coin. The part 17 is moved.

  When the coin accepting unit 17 shifts to a state where it can accept the insertion of coins, the control unit 30 uses the coin of the amount corresponding to the shooting fee column of the shooting course selected by the user based on the course information table 24b. It is determined whether or not all of the coins are inserted into the coin receiving unit 17 (step S107).

  When the coin of the amount corresponding to the shooting fee column of the shooting course selected by the user has not been inserted into the coin receiving unit 17 by the user (step S107: No), the control unit 30 determines the amount of coins by the user. Wait until processing is complete.

  On the other hand, according to the instruction on the coin insertion guidance screen, when all the coins of the amount corresponding to the shooting fee column of the shooting course selected by the user have been inserted into the coin reception unit 17 by the user (step S107: Yes), After instructing the coin accepting unit 17 to close the coin slot, the control unit 30 starts a photographing process for photographing the user as a subject (step S108).

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, the control unit 30 that has started the shooting process refers to the course information table 24b and determines whether or not the code authentication column of the shooting course selected by the user is “valid”. (Step S121).
When the code authentication column of the shooting course selected by the user is “invalid” (step S121: No), the control unit 30 starts the normal synthesis image reading process (step S122) and is stored in the storage unit 24. The normal composition image 24c is read out as a composition image.

  Thereafter, the control unit 30 starts a synthesis image selection process that causes the user to select a synthesis image (step S123). Specifically, first, the control unit 30 displays on the tablet built-in monitor 15 a composition image selection screen that prompts the user to select a composition image.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the composition image selection screen 530 displays an operation guide “Select 6 images you want to shoot” and the remaining time until timeout in the upper part of the screen, which becomes the background or foreground. An image list display portion 531 that is a list of eight types of composition images is displayed at the center of the screen, and a next page button 532 that is a button for displaying a list of other composition images is displayed at the upper right of the screen.

  It should be noted that the number of sheets displayed in the operation guide on the composition image selection screen 530 and the number of composition images selected by the user are the same as the number registered in the number-of-photographing field of the course information table 24b. For example, in the first embodiment, in any shooting course, the shooting number column of the course information table 24b is “6”, so the control unit 30 performs an operation of “Choose 6 images you want to take”. The guidance is displayed on the composition image selection screen 530 to allow the user to select six composition images.

  When the user who operates the touch pen 16 selects and presses the six images for composition, the control unit 30 combines the six images for composition selected by the user with the captured image obtained by photographing the user. As a temporary store.

When the compositing image is selected, the control unit 30 starts a photographing start process for photographing the user as a subject as shown in FIG. 8 (step S124).
Specifically, the control unit 30 refers to the course information table 24b, acquires the value of the number of shots field corresponding to the shooting course selected by the user, and determines the number of shots. For example, in the first embodiment, “6” is registered in the number of shots column for any shooting course, and therefore the control unit 30 determines 6 as the number of shots.

  Thereafter, the control unit 30 displays an operation guide for photographing on the tablet built-in monitor 15, and a moving image image obtained by the camera 11 for one compositing image among the six compositing images selected by the user. To be displayed on the live view monitor 13. In this way, the control unit 30 displays an image of the finished image on the live view monitor 13 and makes the user take an appropriate pose.

  Furthermore, the control unit 30 displays information indicating the countdown on the live view monitor 13 and starts a countdown by sound via the speaker 14. At the end timing of the countdown, the control unit 30 outputs an illumination control signal to the illumination device 12 and outputs a shutter signal to the camera 11.

Then, the upper central strobe 12a, the upper umbrella-shaped strobe 12b, and the lower umbrella-shaped strobe 12c of the illumination device 12 each irradiate the photographing space S with a flash when receiving the illumination control signal.
On the other hand, when the camera 11 receives the shutter signal, the camera 11 shoots the user illuminated by the illumination device 12 as a subject and outputs one image data to the control unit 30.

  The control unit 30 that has acquired the image data starts a combining process for combining the captured image and the combining image (step S125). Specifically, the control unit 30 synthesizes one captured image created based on the image data acquired from the camera 11 and one composition image displayed on the live view monitor 13 by, for example, chroma key composition. Create a composite image and store it temporarily. In this manner, the control unit 30 creates one composite image for each shooting.

When the composite image is temporarily stored, the control unit 30 causes the tablet built-in monitor 15 to display an image confirmation screen that allows the user to confirm the composite image.
On this image confirmation screen 540, as shown in FIG. 15, the message “I took it like this” is displayed at the top of the screen, and the composite image 541 created earlier is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

  After that, as shown in FIG. 8, the control unit 30 determines whether or not a composite image having the target number of shots has been acquired with the value of the number of shots in the shooting course selected by the user as the target number of shots (step S126). For example, in the first embodiment, “6” is registered in the number of shots field in any shooting course, and therefore the control unit 30 determines whether or not six composite images have been acquired. .

When the six composite images that are the target number of images to be captured have not been acquired (step S126: No), the control unit 30 displays another selected composite image on the live view monitor 13 and performs the image capturing in step S124. The start process and the composition process in step S125 are repeated until six composite images are acquired.
On the other hand, when six composite images that are the target number of shots have been acquired (step S126: Yes), the control unit 30 ends the shooting process and returns the process to step S108 in FIG.

  8, if the code authentication column of the photographing course selected by the user is “valid” (step S121: Yes), the control unit 30 starts the two-dimensional code corresponding composite image reading process. (Step S127), the two-dimensional code corresponding composite image 24d stored in the storage unit 24 is read out.

  Further, the control unit 30 starts the normal synthesis image reading process (step S128), and reads the normal synthesis image 24c stored in the storage unit 24. Thereafter, the control unit 30 temporarily stores the two-dimensional code-corresponding synthesis image 24d read in step S127 and the normal synthesis image 24c read in step S128 as a synthesis image.

  When the synthesis image is temporarily stored, the control unit 30 selects, as shown in FIG. 8, six synthesis images from the synthesis image including the two-dimensional code compatible synthesis image and the normal synthesis image. The composition image selection process (step S129) to be performed, the photographing start process (step S130) for photographing the user as the subject, and the composition process (step S131) for compositing the photographed image and the composition image are executed in this order. Then, it is determined whether or not six composite images that are the target number of shots have been acquired (step S132).

Then, when the six composite images that are the target number of shots have not been acquired (step S132: No), the control unit 30 returns the process to step S130, and has acquired the six composite images that are the target number of shots. In the case (step S132: Yes), the photographing process is terminated, and the process returns to step S108 in FIG.
Note that the processing from step S129 to step S132 is the same as the processing from step S123 to step S126 in FIG.

Returning to step S108 in FIG. 7, when the photographing process is completed, the control unit 30 starts a print image creating process for creating a print image to be printed on the sticker sheet 29a (step S109).
More specifically, when the print image creation process is started, the control unit 30 starts an image selection process (step S141) and selects a composite image to be printed on the sticker 29a as shown in FIG. An image selection screen for prompting the user is displayed on the tablet built-in monitor 15. In the first embodiment, the composite image provided as the provided image 41a to the mobile terminal 2 is also selected at the same time.

In this image selection screen 550, for example, as shown in FIG. 16, an operation guidance “Please select two images to print” and the remaining time until timeout are displayed at the top of the screen, and six composite images are displayed. Is displayed in the center of the screen.
In the composite image list display section 551, for example, as shown in FIG. 16, three composite images 551a, 551b, and 551c are reduced and displayed on the upper stage, and three composite images 551d, 551e, and 551f are reduced on the lower stage. it's shown.
Note that the number displayed in the operation guidance on the image selection screen 550 and the number of composite images selected by the user are the same as the number registered in the sticker image number column of the course information table 24b.

  For example, in the first embodiment, when the photographing course selected by the user is “A course” or “C course”, “2 sheets” is registered in the number of sticker images field of the course information table 24b. 30 displays an operation guide “Select two images to be printed” on the image selection screen 550 to allow the user to select two composite images.

  On the other hand, when the photographing course selected by the user is “B course”, “4 sheets” is registered in the sticker image number field of the course information table 24b, and therefore, “Please select four images to print”. The operation guidance is displayed on the image selection screen 550, and the user selects four composite images.

When the image selection screen 550 is displayed, the control unit 30 determines whether the selection of the composite image by the user is completed (step S142).
For example, when the shooting course selected by the user is “A course” or “C course”, the control unit 30 determines whether two composite images are selected by the user, and the user selects When the shooting course is “B course”, it is determined whether or not four composite images have been selected by the user.

  When the selection of the composite image by the user has not been completed (step S142: No), the control unit 30 waits for the processing until the selection of the composite image by the user is completed or the remaining time reaches “0 seconds”. To do.

On the other hand, when the selection of the composite image by the user is completed (step S142: Yes), the control unit 30 transmits the selected composite image to the image used for printing on the sticker sheet 29a and the distribution server 4. Temporarily stored as a number of obtainable composite images.
At this time, the control unit 30 assigns one piece of ID information, which is one piece of unique information, to the plurality of selected composite images, and temporarily stores the ID information in association with the plurality of selected composite images. To do.

  When the remaining time becomes “0 second” in step S142, the control unit 30 seals a composite image randomly extracted from six composite images, for example, if no user has selected. It is determined as an image to be used for printing on the paper 29a and a composite image of an acquirable number transmitted to the distribution server 4, and is temporarily stored in association with ID information.

  Thereafter, the control unit 30 starts a print layout selection process (step S143), and causes the tablet built-in monitor 15 to display a layout selection screen that prompts the user to select a print layout.

  On this layout selection screen 560, as shown in FIG. 17, an operation guide “Select one sticker to print” and the remaining time until timeout are displayed at the top of the screen, and five types of prints are displayed below it. A layout list display unit 561 that is a list of layouts and an actual size display unit 562 that displays the currently selected print layout in full size are displayed in this order, and the print layout is determined by selecting and pressing. An OK button 563 is displayed at the lower right of the screen.

  In the layout list display section 561 of the layout selection screen 560, a print layout of “4 images × 2 sheets” in which two images obtained by alternately arranging four selected composite images in parallel are arranged, and A print layout of “2 images × 2” in which two selected composite images are arranged, and a print of “2 images” in which the two selected composite images are juxtaposed one by one. The layout, the print layout “one image” in which one of the two selected composite images is arranged, and the print layout “one image” in which the other composite image is arranged Is displayed as the print layout selected by.

  When the layout selection screen 560 is displayed, the control unit 30 determines whether or not the OK button 563 is pressed by the user operating the touch pen 16 as shown in FIG. 9 (step S144). When the OK button 563 is not pressed by the user (step S144: No), the control unit 30 waits for processing until the remaining time becomes “0 seconds” or the OK button 563 is pressed by the user.

  On the other hand, when the OK button 563 is pressed by the user (step S144: Yes), the control unit 30 displays the print layout displayed on the original size display unit 562 when the OK button 563 is pressed by the user. Determine as the selected print layout.

Thereafter, the control unit 30 starts creating a print image for printing on the sticker sheet 29a based on the composite image selected by the user and the determined print layout, and ends the print image creation process. At the same time, the process returns to step S109 in FIG.
When the remaining time becomes “0 seconds” in step S144, the control unit 30 starts creating a print image using the print layout displayed on the original size display unit 562 as the selected print layout. .

  Returning to step S109 of FIG. 7, when the print image creation process is completed, the control unit 30 inquires of the user whether or not the remaining composite image is to be acquired by the mobile terminal 2 and charges the user who desires acquisition. Is started (step S110).

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 10, the control unit 30 that has started the additional charging process uses the remaining composite image not selected by the user in the print image creation process in step S <b> 109 in FIG. 7 as the portable terminal 2. An inquiry screen for inquiring the user as to whether or not to transmit to is displayed on the tablet built-in monitor 15 (step S161).

In this inquiry screen 570, as shown in FIG. 18, a message “Do you want to send the remaining images?” And the remaining time until timeout are displayed at the top of the screen and are not selected by the user below. A composite image 571 is displayed, and a cancel button 572 that does not carry the remaining image by portable transmission when pressed further down, and an OK button 573 that performs the portable transmission of the remaining image when pressed is displayed. ing.
More specifically, for example, when the user selects the composite image 551b and the composite image 551e displayed on the image selection screen 550 in FIG. The remaining composite images 551a, 551c, 551d, and 551f (see FIG. 16) are displayed as four composite images 571 that were not selected by the user.

The OK button 573 displays the fee registered in the additional fee column of the shooting course selected by the user in the course information table 24b so as to overlap.
For example, in the first embodiment, when the shooting course selected by the user is “A course”, the mobile distribution additional number column of the course information table 24b is “4” and the additional fee column is “200 yen”. Four composite images are displayed on the inquiry screen 570 and “200 yen” is displayed on the OK button 573.

  In addition, when the shooting course selected by the user is “B course”, the mobile distribution additional number field in the course information table 24 b is “2 sheets” and the additional fee field is “100 yen”, so that two composites are combined. The image is displayed on the inquiry screen 570 and “100 yen” is displayed on the OK button 573.

  Furthermore, when the shooting course selected by the user is “C course”, the mobile distribution additional number field in the course information table 24b is “4 sheets” and the additional fee field is “100 yen”, so that four sheets are recorded. The composite image is displayed on the inquiry screen 570 and “100 yen” is displayed on the “OK button 573”.

  When the inquiry screen 570 is displayed, the control unit 30 determines whether or not the OK button 573 is pressed by the user who has operated the touch pen 16 (step S162). When the OK button 573 is pressed by the user (step S162: Yes), the control unit 30 starts a coin addition receiving process for accepting additional insertion of coins by the user (step S163).

  Specifically, the control unit 30 causes the tablet built-in monitor 15 to display an additional coin insertion guidance screen (not shown) that prompts the user to add additional coins. Further, the control unit 30 outputs an activation signal to the coin accepting unit 17 to open the coin accepting port to the coin accepting unit 17 and shift to a state where an additional coin can be accepted by the user.

  Thereafter, the control unit 30 determines whether or not all coins for the additional fee have been inserted into the coin receiving unit 17 by the user in accordance with the instructions on the coin additional insertion guidance screen (step S164). When all the coins for the additional fee have not been inserted into the coin reception unit 17 by the user (step S164: No), the control unit 30 waits for processing until the insertion of coins by the user is completed.

  On the other hand, when all the coins for the additional fee have been inserted into the coin receiving unit 17 by the user in accordance with the instructions on the additional coin insertion guidance screen (step S164: Yes), the control unit 30 accepts the coin closing. After instructing the unit 17, provided image determination processing for determining the number of obtainable composite images provided as the provided image 41a to the portable terminal 2 is started (step S165).

  Specifically, the control unit 30 displays the composite image of the obtainable number selected in the print image creation process in step S109 of FIG. 7 and the remaining composite image displayed on the inquiry screen 570 in step S161 with the mobile terminal. 2 is determined as a new obtainable number of composite images provided as the provided image 41a.

  In other words, the control unit 30 sets the number in the portable delivery number field of the course information table 24b as the obtainable number of sheets that can be obtained with the charge in the shooting fee field, and when the user pays an additional fee, A value obtained by adding the number in the mobile distribution additional number column is set as a new obtainable number.

For example, when the shooting course selected by the user is “A course”, a total of 6 composites are obtained by adding the 4 composite images not selected to the 2 composite images selected in step S109 in FIG. The image is determined as a new obtainable number of composite images.
Thereafter, the control unit 30 ends the additional charging process and returns the process to step S110 in FIG.

  In addition, when the OK button 573 is not pressed in step S162 in FIG. 10, that is, when the cancel button 572 is pressed (No in step S162), the control unit 30 is provided to the portable terminal 2 as the provided image 41a. The provided image determination process for determining the number of obtainable composite images is started (step S166).

Unlike the process in step S165, the provided image determination process is performed by the control unit 30 using the number of images registered in the mobile distribution number field of the course information table 24b as the obtainable number, and providing the obtainable number of composite images as the provided image 41a. Determine as.
That is, the control unit 30 determines the obtainable number of composite images selected by the user in step S109 of FIG. 7 as the obtainable number of composite images provided to the portable terminal 2 as the provided image 41a.

When the provided image is determined, the control unit 30 ends the additional charging process and returns the process to step S110 in FIG.
Returning to step S110 of FIG. 7, the control unit 30 refers to the course information table 24b and determines whether or not the edit column of the shooting course selected by the user is “valid” (step S111).

  When the editing field of the shooting course selected by the user is “valid” (step S111: Yes), the control unit 30 uses the print image to be printed on the sticker sheet 29a based on the composite image. An edit acceptance process for accepting an editing operation such as graffiti by the person is started (step S112).

  When the editing acceptance process is started, the control unit 30 displays an editing screen for accepting an editing operation such as graffiti on the tablet built-in monitor 15, and an editing operation such as graffiti by the user for the composite image selected in step S109. Accept.

  As shown in FIG. 19, the editing screen 580 displays two composite images to be edited at the same time so that two users can edit graffiti etc. individually or jointly using the touch pen 16. it's shown. Note that the two composite images to be edited that are displayed at the same time may be the same or different.

  More specifically, on the editing screen 580, as shown in FIG. 19, an editing target image display unit 581 on which a composite image to be edited is displayed, an eraser tool, a pen setting, or various buttons for progress of editing work. Two editing work buttons 582, a content palette 583 which is a group of buttons for selecting previously facilitated contents such as a stamp, and an end button 584 for finishing the editing work when pressed are displayed on both sides of the center of the screen. The remaining time until timeout is displayed at the top center of the screen.

  The pair of editing target image display units 581, the pair of editing operation buttons 582, the pair of content palettes 583, and the pair of end buttons 584 can be configured so that two users can individually perform editing operations using the touch pen 16. doing.

After the user arbitrarily edits the composite image, if the user presses the end button 584 or the remaining time becomes “0 seconds”, the control unit 30 ends the edit acceptance process. To do.
On the other hand, in step S111 in FIG. 7, when the editing field of the shooting course selected by the user is “invalid” (step S111: No), the control unit 30 skips the edit acceptance process and proceeds with the process.

Thereafter, the control unit 30 starts an address receiving process for accepting an email address input operation by the user (step S113), and displays an address input screen 590 for prompting the user to input the email address of the mobile terminal 2. It is displayed on the tablet built-in monitor 15.
As shown in FIG. 20, the address input screen 590 is configured so that two users can individually input e-mail addresses using the touch pen 16, as in the editing screen 580.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 20, the address input screen 590 includes an operation guidance “Please enter your mobile address”, a destination input field 591 for entering a mail address, and a group of English buttons. An alphabetic button 592, a number button 593 that is a number button group, a symbol button 594 that is a symbol button group, a return button 595 that returns the operation to the previous one, a redo button 596 that restarts the operation from the beginning, and an input Two decision buttons 597 for confirming the received mail address are displayed across the center of the screen.

  When the user who operates the touch pen 16 inputs a mail address in the destination input field 591 and the user presses the enter button 597, the control unit 30 uses the input mail address as the user's mobile terminal. 2 is temporarily stored as destination information for specifying 2.

  When the destination acceptance process is completed, the control unit 30 starts the transmission process (step S114), and the number of obtainable composite images determined in the provided image determination process in step S165 or step S166 in FIG. 10 and step S113. The destination information received in the destination reception process is associated with the ID information given in step S109 and transmitted to the distribution server 4 via the communication line 5.

For example, in the first embodiment, when the photographing course selected by the user is “A course” and the additional charge processing by the user is accepted in the additional billing process in step S110, the number of mobile distribution number column in the course information table 24b, When a total of 6 composite images determined based on the mobile distribution additional number column are transmitted to the distribution server 4 and the user does not accept the additional fee payment in the additional charging process in step S110, the course information table 24b A total of two composite images determined based on the mobile distribution number field are transmitted to the distribution server 4.
The transmission of the composite image (provided image 41a) from the distribution server 4 to the mobile terminal 2 will be described in detail later.

  When the obtainable number of composite images is transmitted to the distribution server 4, the control unit 30 starts a printing process for printing the print image on the sticker sheet 29a (step S115). Specifically, in response to an instruction to the control unit 30, the printer 28 prints a print image created based on the print layout selected by the user in the print image creation process in step S109 on a sticker sheet 29a to produce a photo sticker. Create

At this time, the control unit 30 prints the ID information given in step S109 of FIG. 7 on the outer edge portion of the photographic sticker paper 29a.
When printing of the print image on the sticker paper 29 a is started, the control unit 30 outputs to the speaker 14 a voice guidance that prompts the user to leave the shooting space S and move to the photo sticker discharge port 18.

  When the printing process is completed, the control unit 30 executes a sticker discharge process (step S116), discharges the completed photo sticker from the photo sticker discharge port 18, and provides it to the user to make one photo sticker. The creation game process is terminated.

Next, a method for causing the user's portable terminal 2 to acquire the composite image transmitted to the distribution server 4 as the provided image 41a will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 21, the server control unit 43 of the distribution server 4 acquires the destination information and the destination number that identifies the portable terminal 2 when acquiring the composite image of the acquirable number associated with the ID information from the photo sticker creating apparatus 3. In a state where the information and the ID information given to the composite image are associated with each other, the obtainable number of composite images are stored in the server storage unit 41 as the obtainable number of provided images 41a (step S181).

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 21, the server control unit 43 has a mobile terminal owned by the user based on the destination information, in which the URL information indicating the URL of the website for obtaining the provided image 41 a is described. 2 (step S182).
On the other hand, when the mail is opened by the user's operation, the mobile terminal 2 that has received the mail from the distribution server 4 displays the URL information as a link to a website for acquiring the provided image 41a so that the URL information can be viewed. (Step S183).

  When the link to the website is pressed by the user's selection operation, the mobile terminal 2 sends request information for requesting the site information 41b indicating the HTML document or image of the website based on the URL information. It transmits to the distribution server 4 (step S184).

When the request information from the mobile terminal 2 is acquired, the server control unit 43 of the distribution server 4 transmits the site information 41b to the mobile terminal 2 (step S185).
On the other hand, the portable terminal 2 that has received the site information 41b displays the acquired site information 41b as a website that can be browsed (step S186). On the website displayed on the portable terminal 2, an operation guide for prompting the user to input ID information printed on the photo sticker is displayed.

  Thereafter, when the user inputs the ID printed on the photo sticker according to the instruction of the website displayed on the mobile terminal 2, the mobile terminal 2 transmits the input ID to the distribution server 4 as ID information ( Step S187).

  The server control unit 43 of the distribution server 4 that has acquired the ID information reads the obtainable number of provided images 41a associated with the ID information that matches the acquired ID information from the server storage unit 41, and provides the obtainable number of provided images. 41a is transmitted to the portable terminal 2 (step S188).

The mobile terminal 2 that has received the obtainable number of provided images 41a from the distribution server 4 displays the provided image 41a so that it can be browsed, and stores the provided image 41a in its internal storage (not shown) (step S189). .
In this way, the photo sticker creation system 1 provides the provided image 41 a captured by the photo sticker creation device 3 with the user as a subject to the user's portable terminal 2 via the distribution server 4.

  The photo sticker creating apparatus 3, the photo sticker creating method, and the photo sticker creating program for realizing the above-described operation are performed when the user who desires to obtain more provided images 41a makes an additional charge, the portable terminal 2 It is possible to increase the number of obtainable provided images 41a.

For this reason, the photo sticker creation apparatus 3, the photo sticker creation method, and the photo sticker creation program can improve convenience for a user who desires to obtain more provided images 41a.
On the other hand, for users who do not want to obtain more provided images 41a, the photo sticker creation device 3, the photo sticker creation method, and the photo sticker creation program can provide one-time use at a low cost.

  Furthermore, for example, when increasing the number of photo stickers to be provided to the user by accepting an additional charge, the use time for one time becomes longer depending on the time required for printing, whereas the photo sticker creating device 3 and photo sticker creation Since the method and the photo sticker creation program can easily increase the number of obtainable images 41a, it is possible to suppress an increase in the time for one use.

As a result, the photo sticker creating apparatus 3, the photo sticker creating method, and the photo sticker creating program can suppress a decrease in the rotation rate, and can further improve the convenience for the user.
In addition, since the increase in the number of users who desire to obtain more provided images 41a can be expected by suppressing the decrease in the rotation rate, the photo sticker creating apparatus 3, the photo sticker creating method, and the photo sticker creating program are It can be expected to improve profits by additional charging.

  Therefore, the photo sticker creating apparatus 3, the photo sticker creating method, and the photo sticker creating program accept an additional charge by the user and increase the number of obtainable images 41a provided to the user's portable terminal 2. Thus, it is possible to improve profitability and improve user convenience.

  Also, for example, when the shooting course selected by the user is “A course”, the course information table sets “2 (n)”, which is smaller than 6 (N) indicating the number of shot images, as the obtainable number. If it is registered in the mobile distribution number field of 24b and it is determined in step S164 of FIG. 10 that the user has additionally accepted coins, the control unit 30 registers “2 sheets (n sheets) registered in the mobile distribution number field. ) ”Plus“ 4 ”registered in the mobile distribution additional number column, a total of 6 (n + 1 or more and N or less) is set as a new acquirable number. Regardless of whether there is an additional charge, the n provided images 41a can always be provided to the user's portable terminal 2.

  Furthermore, for a user who desires to obtain a larger number of provided images 41a, the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 accepts an additional charge by the user, so that n + 1 or more N provided images 41a can be displayed by the user. It can be provided to the portable terminal 2.

  On the other hand, the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 can prevent a user who does not desire to obtain more provided images 41a from being provided with more provided images 41a than necessary. As a result, the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 can provide the user's mobile terminal 2 with the number of images 41a that can be acquired according to the needs of the user.

  Accordingly, when the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 provides the mobile terminal 2 with the n provided images 41a regardless of whether or not the additional charge is made by the user, and accepts the additional charge by the user, n + 1 or more and N or less are provided. Providing the portable terminal 2 with the number of obtainable provided images 41a can further improve user convenience.

  In addition, since the number of obtainable provided images 41a that can be obtained by the mobile terminal 2 is associated with the shooting course, the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 can further improve the rotation rate and is convenient for the user. The property can be further improved.

  Specifically, for example, by setting a plurality of shooting courses that differ only in the value of the mobile delivery number column in the course information table 24b, the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 allows the user who has selected a desired number of shooting courses to Therefore, it is possible to save the trouble of performing additional charging.

  Therefore, the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 can further improve the rotation rate by associating the number of obtainable provided images 41a that can be obtained with the mobile terminal 2 with the shooting course, and is convenient for the user. The property can be further improved.

  Further, the provided image 41a obtainable by the portable terminal 2 is a composite image obtained by combining the composite image selected by the user and the photographed image, so that the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 only captures the user. Compared to the case where the provided image is used as the provided image, the provided image 41a having high added value for the user can be provided to the user's portable terminal 2, and the effect of attracting customers can be further obtained.

Furthermore, the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 provides the user's mobile terminal 2 with the provided image 41a having a high added value for the user, so that even a user who is reluctant to pay additional information Acquisition can be made more desirable.
As a result, an increase in the number of users who desire to obtain more provided images 41a can be expected, so the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 can be expected to improve profits by additional charging.

  Therefore, the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 uses the provided image 41a provided to the mobile terminal 2 as a composite image, thereby improving the profitability by the effect of attracting customers and additional charging, and further improving the convenience for the user. can do.

  In addition, after the photographing process in step S108 in FIG. 7, the control unit 30 starts the additional charging process and inquires the user whether to obtain the remaining composite image with the portable terminal 2, thereby enabling the photo sticker. The creation device 3 can easily meet the needs of users who wish to increase the number of images that can be acquired after the start of imaging.

Furthermore, by displaying the remaining composite image on the tablet built-in monitor 15, the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 can allow the user to determine acquisition of the remaining composite image according to the quality of the composite image.
As a result, an increase in the number of users who desire to obtain more provided images 41a can be expected, so the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 can be expected to improve profits by additional charging.
Therefore, the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 can improve profitability and improve the convenience of the user by inquiring whether or not the number of acquirable images can be increased after photographing by the camera 11.

  In addition, if the user owns the two-dimensional code distributed by the movie theater in the facility where the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 is installed, the image 24d corresponding to the two-dimensional code that cannot be selected normally can be selected. By doing so, the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 can improve the service and convenience for the user.

  Next, the photo sticker creating system 1 in which the configuration of the course information table 24b and the operation of the photo sticker creating device 3 are different from those of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

22 shows a configuration diagram of the course information table 24e in the second embodiment, FIG. 23 shows a flowchart of the operation of the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 in the second embodiment, and FIG. 24 shows a print image creating process in the second embodiment. FIG. 25 shows a flowchart of the operation of additional charging processing in the second embodiment.
Further, the same configurations as those of the first embodiment described above are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  First, as shown in FIG. 22, the course information table 24e according to the second embodiment includes a shooting course column, a code authentication column, an edit column, an additional charge column, a shooting fee column, a shooting number column, a sticker image number column, and a mobile distribution number. Column, additional fee column, and mobile distribution additional number column, and various information registered in each column is registered in association with each shooting course registered in the shooting course column.

  The course information table 24e is different from the course information table 24b of the first embodiment described above in that an additional charge column is added. For this reason, the shooting course field, the code authentication field, the edit field, the shooting fee field, the number of shots field, the number of sticker images field, the mobile delivery number field, the additional charge field, and the mobile delivery additional number field are described in detail. Omitted.

  In the additional billing field, information indicating validity is registered when an increase in the number of obtainable images, which is the total number of provided images 41a provided to the user's portable terminal 2 via the distribution server 4, is permitted. In the case where the increase is not allowed, information indicating invalidity is registered.

  More specifically, in the course information table 24e, as “A course”, “invalid” in the code authentication column, “invalid” in the edit column, “valid” in the additional charge column, “500 yen” in the shooting fee column, “6 sheets” is registered in the number field, “2 sheets” in the number field of sticker images, “2 sheets” in the number field of mobile distribution, “200 yen” in the additional charge field, and “4 sheets” in the additional number field of mobile distribution. ing.

  Furthermore, as “B course”, the code authentication column is “invalid”, the edit column is “valid”, the additional charge column is “invalid”, the shooting fee column is “500 yen”, the number of shots is “6”, and the seal “4 sheets” is registered in the image number field, “4 sheets” is registered in the mobile distribution number field, “0 yen” is registered in the additional charge field, and “0” is registered in the mobile distribution additional number field.

  Furthermore, as “C course”, “valid” in the code authentication column, “invalid” in the edit column, “valid” in the additional charge column, “500 yen” in the shooting fee column, “6” in the shooting number column, “2 sheets” is registered in the sticker image number field, “2 sheets” is registered in the mobile distribution number field, “0 yen” is registered in the additional charge field, and “3 sheets” is registered in the mobile distribution additional number field.

  The operation in one photo sticker creating game process executed by the control unit 30 in the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 in which the course information table 24e having such a configuration is stored in the storage unit 24 will be described.

First, as shown in FIG. 23, the control unit 30 of the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 starts a photo sticker creating game process, and displays a standby screen on the tablet built-in monitor 15 of the front unit 3a (step S201).
Thereafter, the control unit 30 determines whether or not the start button 502 has been pressed (step S202). If the start button 502 has been pressed (step S202: Yes), a course selection screen is displayed (step S203). .

  Further, the control unit 30 refers to the course information table 24e to determine whether or not the code authentication column of the shooting course selected by the user is “valid” (step S204), and the shooting course selected by the user is determined. If the code authentication column is “valid” (step S204: Yes), a two-dimensional code presentation screen for prompting the user to present the two-dimensional code is displayed (step S205), and the two-dimensional code authentication is completed. In the case (step S206: Yes), or when the code authentication column of the shooting course selected by the user is “invalid” (step S204: No), the user starts accepting the insertion of coins, and the user accepts the coins. It is determined whether or not all are input (step S207).

Thereafter, when all the coins are inserted by the user (step S207: Yes), the control unit 30 starts a photographing process (step S208) and photographs the user as a subject.
Note that the processing from step S201 to step S208 in FIG. 23 is the same as the processing from step S101 to step S108 in FIG.

When the photographing process is completed, the control unit 30 starts a print image creation process that allows the user to determine the layout of the composite image to be printed on the sticker sheet 29a (step S209).
More specifically, as shown in FIG. 24, the control unit 30 that has started the print image creation process refers to the course information table 24e and determines whether or not the additional charge column of the shooting course selected by the user is “valid”. Is determined (step S231).

Then, when the additional charge column of the shooting course selected by the user is “valid” (step S231: Yes), the control unit 30 starts an image selection process that causes the user to select a composite image to be printed on the sticker sheet 29a. (Step S232).
Since this image selection process is the same as the image selection process in step S141 of FIG. 9 in the first embodiment, detailed description thereof is omitted.

When the image selection screen is displayed, the control unit 30 determines whether or not the selection of the composite image by the user has been completed (step S233).
For example, when the shooting course selected by the user is “A course” or “C course”, the control unit 30 determines whether two composite images are selected by the user, and the user selects When the shooting course is “B course”, it is determined whether or not four composite images have been selected by the user.

When the selection of the composite image by the user has not been completed (step S233: No), the control unit 30 waits for the process until the selection of the composite image by the user is completed or the remaining time reaches “0 seconds”. To do.
On the other hand, when the selection of the composite image by the user is completed (step S233: Yes), the control unit 30 temporarily stores the selected composite image as an image used for printing on the sticker sheet 29a.
In step S233, when the remaining time is “0 second”, the control unit 30 extracts a composite image randomly extracted from six composite images, for example, if no user has selected, The image is temporarily stored as an image used for printing on the sticker paper 29a.

  Thereafter, the control unit 30 starts a print layout selection process (step S234) and causes the tablet built-in monitor 15 to display a layout selection screen that prompts the user to select a print layout. Since this print layout selection process is the same as the print layout selection process in step S144 of FIG. 9 in the first embodiment, detailed description thereof is omitted.

  When the layout selection screen is displayed, the control unit 30 determines whether or not the OK button is pressed by the user operating the touch pen 16 (step S235). When the OK button is not pressed by the user (step S235: No), the control unit 30 waits for processing until the remaining time becomes “0 seconds” or the OK button is pressed by the user.

  On the other hand, when the OK button is pressed by the user (step S235: Yes), the control unit 30 selects the print layout displayed on the original size display unit when the OK button is pressed. Determine as the print layout.

Thereafter, the control unit 30 starts creating a print image for printing on the sticker sheet 29a based on the composite image selected by the user and the determined print layout, and ends the print image creation process. At the same time, the process returns to step S209 of FIG.
If the remaining time becomes “0 seconds” in step S235, the control unit 30 starts creating a print image using the print layout displayed on the original size display unit as the selected print layout.

Also, in step S231 in FIG. 24, when the additional charge column of the shooting course selected by the user is “invalid” (step S231: No), the control unit 30 starts image extraction processing (step S236), A composite image to be printed on the sticker 29a is randomly extracted from the six composite images.
Specifically, the control unit 30 refers to the course information table 24e, acquires the value of the sticker image number field, and randomly selects the composite image of the number registered in the sticker image number field from the six composite images. Extract and store temporarily.

  For example, if the shooting course selected by the user is “B course”, “6 shots” is registered in the shooting number field of the course information table 24b, “invalid” is registered in the additional charge field, and the sticker image number field is displayed. Since “4 sheets” is registered, the control unit 30 randomly extracts 4 composite images from 6 composite images and temporarily stores them.

  Thereafter, the control unit 30 advances the process to step S234, and starts a print layout selection process (step S234) based on the plurality of composite images extracted in step S236. Furthermore, when the print layout is determined (step S235: Yes), the control unit 30 starts creating the print image, ends the print image creation process, and then returns the process to step S209 in FIG.

Returning to step S209 in FIG. 23, when the print image creation process is completed, the control unit 30 initializes the charge count T by substituting “0” into the charge count T indicating the number of executions of an additional charge process to be described later. (Step S210).
When the accounting count T is initialized, the control unit 30 determines whether or not the accounting count T is “1” or more (step S211).

  If the charging count T is not equal to or greater than “1” (step S211: No), the control unit 30 starts a transmission image extraction process that extracts the obtainable number of composite images provided as the provided image 41a to the mobile terminal 2 ( Step S212).

Specifically, the control unit 30 uses the value in the portable delivery number column of the course information table 24e as the obtainable number, randomly extracts the obtainable number of composite images from the six composite images, and temporarily stores them.
At this time, the control unit 30 assigns one piece of ID information, which is unique information, to the obtainable number of composite images and temporarily stores the ID information in association with the extracted obtainable number of composite images. .

  For example, when the shooting course selected by the user is “A course”, the additional charge column of the course information table 24 b is “valid”, “6 shots” is registered in the shooting number column, and “2” is stored in the mobile distribution number column. Since “sheets” are registered, the control unit 30 sets the number of obtainable sheets to two, randomly extracts two composite images from the six composite images, and temporarily stores them in association with ID information.

On the other hand, when the charging count T is smaller than “1”, that is, when the charging count T is “0” (step S211: Yes), the control unit 30 skips the transmission image extraction process and proceeds with the process.
When the transmission image extraction process is finished or the charging count T is “0”, the control unit 30 inquires of the user whether to acquire the remaining composite image with the portable terminal 2, and An additional billing process for accepting billing is started (step S213).

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 25, the control unit 30 that has started the additional charging process refers to the course information table 24e, and “valid” is displayed in the additional charging column corresponding to the shooting course selected by the user. It is determined whether it is registered (step S251).

  When “valid” is registered in the additional billing field (step S251: Yes), the control unit 30 increases the acquirable number by the increased number registered in the portable distribution additional number field of the course information table 24e. It is determined that an allowable shooting course is selected.

  Furthermore, the control unit 30 refers to the number-of-photographing-number field, the number-of-mobile-delivery-number field, and the number-of-mobile-delivery-number field of the course information table 24e corresponding to the photographing course selected by the user, It is determined whether or not the value obtained by adding the value in the distribution additional number column is equal to the value in the number of shots column (step S252).

  When the value obtained by adding the value in the mobile distribution number field and the value in the mobile distribution additional number field is not equal to the value in the photographing number field (step S252: No), the control unit 30 starts the additional image extraction process. (Step S253), the number of composite images registered in the mobile distribution additional number column is randomly extracted from the plurality of composite images not extracted in the transmission image extraction process of Step S212 of FIG. Then, the control unit 30 temporarily stores the randomly extracted composite image as the remaining composite image.

On the other hand, if the value obtained by adding the value in the mobile distribution number field and the value in the mobile distribution additional number field is equal to the value in the photographing number field (step S252: Yes), the control unit 30 transmits in step S212 in FIG. All the composite images not extracted by the image extraction process are temporarily stored as the remaining composite images.
Thereafter, the control unit 30 causes the tablet built-in monitor 15 to display an inquiry screen asking the user whether or not to transmit the remaining composite image to the portable terminal 2 (step S254).

  Although not shown in detail, the inquiry screen displays a message “Do you want to send the remaining images to the mobile phone?” And the remaining time until timeout in the upper part of the screen, and below that in step S212 in FIG. A plurality of composite images randomly extracted by the image extraction process are displayed as the provided image 41a provided to the mobile terminal 2, and the remaining composite images are displayed and further pressed down to display the remaining composite images. It is assumed that a cancel button that does not perform portable transmission of a composite image and an OK button that performs portable transmission of the remaining composite image when pressed are displayed.

Further, the OK button is displayed so that the fees registered in the additional fee column of the shooting course selected by the user in the course information table 24e are superimposed.
For example, in the second embodiment, when the shooting course selected by the user is “A course”, the mobile distribution additional number column of the course information table 24e is “4” and the additional fee column is “200 yen”. Four composite images are displayed on the inquiry screen, and “200 yen” is displayed on the OK button.

  When the inquiry screen is displayed, the control unit 30 determines whether or not the user who operated the touch pen 16 has pressed the OK button (step S255). When the OK button is pressed by the user (step S255: Yes), the control unit 30 determines whether or not the authentication using the two-dimensional code is completed in step S206 of FIG. 23 (step S256).

  When the authentication using the two-dimensional code is not completed, that is, when the authentication using the two-dimensional code is not performed or is not completed due to an error or the like (step S256: No), the control unit 30 is determined by the user. Coin addition acceptance processing for accepting additional coin insertion is started (step S257). The coin addition acceptance process is the same process as the coin addition acceptance process in step S163 of FIG.

  Thereafter, the control unit 30 determines whether or not all coins for the additional fee have been inserted into the coin accepting unit 17 by the user in accordance with the instructions on the coin additional insertion guidance screen (step S258). When all the coins for the additional fee have not been inserted into the coin reception unit 17 by the user (step S258: No), the control unit 30 waits for processing until the insertion of coins by the user is completed.

  On the other hand, when all the coins for the additional fee have been inserted into the coin receiving unit 17 by the user in accordance with the instructions on the additional coin insertion guidance screen (step S258: Yes), the control unit 30 accepts the coin closing. After instructing the unit 17, the provided image determining process is started (step S259).

  Specifically, the control unit 30 sets the remaining obtainable image and the obtainable number of composite images extracted in step S212 of FIG. 23 to the new obtainable number of images provided to the portable terminal 2 as the provided image 41a. Determined as a composite image.

  More specifically, when the value obtained by adding the value in the mobile distribution number field and the value in the mobile distribution additional number field is equal to the value in the photographing number field (step S252: Yes), the control unit 30 performs step S212 in FIG. 23. The remaining composite image that has not been extracted in the transmission image extraction process and the composite image of the acquirable number extracted in step S212 of FIG. 23 are obtained as the new acquirable number of images provided as the provided image 41a to the portable terminal 2. Determined as a composite image.

  Alternatively, if the value obtained by adding the value in the mobile distribution number field and the value in the mobile distribution additional number field is not equal to the value in the photographing number field (step S252: No), the control unit 30 extracts the additional image in step S253. The remaining composite image extracted by the process and the obtainable number of composite images extracted in step S212 of FIG. 23 are determined as a new obtainable number of composite images provided as the provided image 41a to the mobile terminal 2. .

  At this time, the control unit 30 assigns one piece of ID information, which is unique information, to the new obtainable number of composite images, and temporarily stores the obtainable number of composite images in association with the ID information.

  For example, when the shooting course selected by the user is “A course”, the additional charge column of the course information table 24e is “valid”, the shooting number column is “6”, and the mobile distribution number column is “2”. Since the mobile distribution additional number field is “4”, the control unit 30 adds the remaining composite images, that is, four composite images, to the two composite images extracted in step S212 of FIG. The total of six composite images are determined as a new obtainable composite image.

  Alternatively, when the shooting course selected by the user is “C course”, the additional charge column of the course information table 24e is “valid”, the shooting number column is “6”, and the mobile distribution number column is “2”. Since the mobile distribution additional number field is “3”, the control unit 30 adds the remaining composite images, that is, three composite images, to the two composite images extracted in step S212 of FIG. The total of five composite images is determined as a new obtainable composite image.

When the new number of composite images that can be acquired is determined, the control unit 30 adds “1” to the charge count T to obtain a new charge count T (step S260). Thereafter, the control unit 30 ends the additional charging process and returns the process to step S213 in FIG.
Also, in step S256 of FIG. 25, when the authentication using the two-dimensional code has been completed (step S256: Yes), the control unit 30 advances the process to step S259 and starts the provided image determination process.

  In addition, in step S251 in FIG. 25, when the additional charge column of the shooting course selected by the user is “invalid” (step S251: Yes), or in step S255 in FIG. 25, the OK button is not pressed and the cancel button is pressed. When is pressed (step S255: No), the control unit 30 starts the provided image determination process (step S261).

  Unlike the provided image determination process of step S259, when the provided image determination process of step S261 is started, the control unit 30 obtains the number of obtainable composite images randomly extracted by the transmission image extraction process of step S212 of FIG. It is determined as the number of obtainable composite images provided as the provided image 41a to the portable terminal 2.

At this time, the control unit 30 assigns one piece of ID information, which is one piece of unique information, to the obtainable number of composite images, and temporarily stores the obtainable number of provided images in association with the ID information.
Thereafter, the control unit 30 adds “1” to the charging count T, ends the additional charging process, and returns the process to step S213 in FIG.

  Returning to step S213 in FIG. 23, when the additional charging process is completed, the control unit 30 determines whether or not the shooting course selected by the user is an editable shooting course (step S214), and editing the course information table 24b. If the column is “valid” (step S214: Yes), the edit acceptance process is started (step S215), and if the shooting course is not editable (step S214: No), the edit acceptance process is skipped and the process proceeds.

In addition, since the process of step S214 and step S215 is the same process as step S111 and step S112 in Example 1 mentioned above, the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.
Thereafter, the control unit 30 determines whether or not payment of the additional fee by the user is accepted in the additional charging process of step S213 (step S216).

  When the payment of the additional fee by the user has not been accepted (step S216: No), the control unit 30 starts the additional charging process (step S217), and the composite image that has not been selected by the transmission image extraction process of step S212. For the mobile terminal 2 is received again.

Since this additional charging process is the same as the additional charging process in step S213 described above, detailed description thereof is omitted.
On the other hand, in step S216, when the payment of the additional fee by the user has been accepted (step S216: Yes), the control unit 30 skips the additional charging process in step S217 and proceeds with the process.

  When the additional billing process in step S217 is completed or the payment of the additional charge by the user has been accepted, the control unit 30 starts the address receiving process (step S218), and the user inputs an e-mail address. After receiving, the transmission process is started (step S219), and the composite image of the obtainable number determined in the provided image determination process in step S259 or step S261 in FIG. 25 and the destination received in the destination reception process in step S218. The information is associated with the ID information given in the additional billing process in step S213 or step S217, and transmitted to the distribution server 4 via the communication line 5.

When the provided image is transmitted to the distribution server 4, the control unit 30 starts the printing process (step S 220), prints the print image on the sticker paper 29 a, and then starts the sticker discharge process (step S 221). The photograph sticker game process is completed by discharging the photograph sticker from the photograph sticker outlet 18 and providing it to the user.
Since the processing from step S218 to step S221 is the same as the processing from step S113 to step S116 in FIG. 7 in the first embodiment, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In this manner, the obtainable number of composite images acquired as the provided image 41 a by the mobile terminal 2 are transmitted from the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 to the distribution server 4.
When the user obtains an email in which URL information indicating the URL of the website for obtaining the provided image 41 a is obtained, the user operates the mobile terminal 2 to access the distribution server 4. Thereafter, according to the screen displayed on the mobile terminal 2, the user operates the mobile terminal 2, so that the user causes the mobile terminal 2 to acquire the obtainable number of provided images 41 a stored in the distribution server 4. .

  Note that the method of causing the user's portable terminal 2 to acquire the composite image of the number of images that can be acquired transmitted to the distribution server 4 as the provided image 41a is the same as the steps S181 to S189 in FIG. Detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The photo sticker creating apparatus 3, the photo sticker creating method, and the photo sticker creating program that realize the operations as described above can achieve the same effects as those of the first embodiment.
Also, for example, in step S252 of FIG. 25, if the value obtained by adding the value in the mobile delivery number field and the value in the mobile delivery additional number field of the course information table 24e is not equal to the value in the photographed number field, the remaining composition The control unit 30 that randomly extracts the image, that is, the composite image having the value (m) registered in the mobile distribution additional number column, from a plurality of composite images that have not been extracted by the transmission image extraction process in step S212 of FIG. With this, the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 can improve profitability by suppressing a decrease in the rotation rate.

  Specifically, for example, when the user selects and determines m composite images from a plurality of composite images that have not been extracted in the transmission image extraction process in step S212 of FIG. 23, m images from the plurality of composite images. This makes it easy to select and determine the composite image. For this reason, it takes a long time to determine m composite images, and the rotation rate of the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 may be reduced.

  On the other hand, since the control unit 30 of the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 extracts and determines m composite images, the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 shortens the time required for determining m composite images. be able to. As a result, the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 can suppress a decrease in the rotation rate due to accepting the additional charge by the user.

Further, for example, by displaying on the tablet built-in monitor 15 a state in which m composite images are randomly determined from a plurality of composite images, the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 can make the user more entertaining.
Therefore, when the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 accepts the additional charge by the user, the rotation rate is reduced by the additional image extraction processing unit (control unit 30) that extracts and determines three composite images from the four composite images. Can improve profitability.

  In addition, in step S212 of FIG. 23, by including a control unit 30 that randomly extracts n composite images from 6 composite images, with the value of the mobile delivery number field in the course information table 24e being n. The photo sticker creating apparatus 3 can improve profitability by further suppressing the decrease in the rotation rate.

  Specifically, when n composite images provided as the provided image 41a to the user's mobile terminal 2 are selected and determined from six composite images regardless of whether or not there is an additional charge, the user selects This makes it easy to select and determine n composite images from 6 composite images. For this reason, it takes a long time to determine n composite images, and the rotation rate of the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 may be reduced.

  On the other hand, the control unit 30 extracts and determines n composite images provided as the provided images 41a to the user's portable terminal 2 regardless of whether there is an additional charge. It is possible to reduce the time required until the composite image is determined. Thereby, the photograph sticker production apparatus 3 can suppress the fall of a rotation rate.

  Further, the control unit 30 extracts and determines n composite images from the 6 composite images, so that the photo sticker creation apparatus 3 mixes a composite image desired by the user and a composite image not desired by the user. Can be extracted and determined. For this reason, since an increase in the number of users who want to acquire a composite image that has not been selected can be expected, the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 can be expected to improve profits by additional charging.

  In addition, for example, the photograph sticker creating apparatus 3 displays n states that the photograph sticker creating apparatus 3 randomly extracts and determines n composite images from six composite images on the tablet built-in monitor 15. The user who waits for the determination of the composite image can be more enjoyed.

  Therefore, the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 uses the control unit 30 that extracts and determines n composite images provided as the provided images 41a to the user's portable terminal 2 regardless of whether or not there is an additional charge, from the six composite images. Profitability can be improved by further reducing the decrease in turnover.

  In addition, the photograph sticker creating apparatus 3 further improves the rotation rate by associating the number of obtainable images 41 a obtainable with the portable terminal 2 with the shooting course, and the possibility of increasing the number of obtainable images. In addition, the convenience for the user can be further improved.

  Specifically, for example, by setting a plurality of shooting courses that differ only in the value of the mobile delivery number column in the course information table 24e, the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 allows the user who has selected a desired number of shooting courses to Therefore, it is possible to save the trouble of performing additional charging.

  Alternatively, according to the needs of users who do not want to add the provided image 41a that can be acquired by the portable terminal 2, a photo sticker creating apparatus is set by setting a shooting course registered as invalid in the additional charge column of the course information table 24e. 3 makes it unnecessary to make inquiries about an increase in the provided images 41 a that can be acquired by the mobile terminal 2 and to accept the additional insertion of coins by the coin accepting unit 17.

  Therefore, the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 further improves the rotation rate by associating the number of obtainable images 41a obtainable with the portable terminal 2 and whether or not the number of obtainable images can be increased with the shooting course. In addition, the convenience for the user can be further improved.

  25, when the authentication using the two-dimensional code has been completed (step S256: Yes), the control unit 30 skips the coin addition reception process in step S257 and performs the provided image determination process. By adopting the configuration to start, the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 eliminates the need to pay an additional fee by the user who owns the two-dimensional code, and creates a new obtainable number of composite images as the provided image 41a. It can be provided to the portable terminal 2.

  Accordingly, the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 can provide the photo sticker creating game, the photo sticker, and the provided image 41a at a low cost to a user who uses the movie theater in which the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 is installed. And convenience can be improved.

In correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the above-described embodiment,
The imaging unit of the present invention corresponds to the camera 11 of the embodiment,
Similarly,
The owned terminal corresponds to the mobile terminal 2,
The predetermined image corresponds to the composite image,
The server corresponds to the distribution server 4,
The line connection unit corresponds to the communication unit 23,
The imaging control unit corresponds to the control unit 30 that executes Step S124 and Step S130 of FIG.
The device identification information corresponds to the destination information,
The image transmission control unit corresponds to the control unit 30 that executes step S114 of FIG. 7 and the control unit 30 that executes step S219 of FIG.
The image providing device corresponds to the photo sticker creating device 3,
Money corresponds to coins,
The first currency accepting unit and the second currency accepting unit correspond to the coin accepting unit 17,
The display unit corresponds to the tablet built-in monitor 15,
The inquiry processing unit corresponds to the control unit 30 that executes step S161 of FIG. 10 and the control unit 30 that executes step S254 of FIG.
The operation reception unit, the course selection reception unit, and the editing operation reception unit correspond to the tablet built-in monitor 15 and the touch pen 16,
The additional money insertion determination processing unit corresponds to the control unit 30 that executes Step S164 from Step S162 of FIG. 10 and the control unit 30 that executes Step S255: Yes, Step S257, and Step S258 of FIG.
The current acquirable number corresponds to the number registered in the mobile distribution number field,
The new acquirable number corresponds to the number obtained by adding the number registered in the mobile distribution additional number field to the number registered in the mobile distribution number field,
The acquisition number change processing unit corresponds to the control unit 30 that executes Step S164: Yes and Step S165 in FIG. 10 and the control unit 30 that executes Step S258: Yes and Step S259 in FIG.
N photos correspond to the number registered in the number of shots field,
n corresponds to the number registered in the mobile distribution number field,
The m number corresponds to the number registered in the mobile distribution additional number field,
The additional image extraction processing unit corresponds to the control unit 30 that executes Step S253 of FIG.
The image extraction processing unit corresponds to the control unit 30 that executes Step S212 of FIG.
The composition image corresponds to the normal composition image 24c and the two-dimensional code correspondence composition image 24d,
The image storage unit for composition corresponds to the storage unit 24,
The composite image output processing unit corresponds to the control unit 30 that executes Step S125 and Step S131 of FIG.
The inquiry process and the inquiry step correspond to step S161 in FIG. 10 and step S254 in FIG.
The additional money insertion determination step and the additional money insertion determination step correspond to step S162 of FIG. 10 to step S164, and step S255 of FIG. 25: Yes, step S257, and step S258.
The acquisition number change step and the acquisition number change step correspond to steps S164: Yes and S165 in FIG. 10 and steps S258: Yes and S259 in FIG.
The present invention is not limited only to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, and many embodiments can be obtained.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the configuration is such that the insertion of coins is accepted. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a configuration may be adopted that accepts banknotes, or electronic currency or virtual banknotes used in electronic transactions. In this case, instead of the coin receiving unit 17 or in addition to the coin receiving unit 17, a receiving unit capable of receiving banknotes, electronic money, or virtual banknotes is arranged at an appropriate position of the photo sticker creating apparatus 3.

In addition, the number of obtainable composite images provided as the provided image 41a to the mobile terminal 2 are all different composite images. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the same composite image or a part of the plurality of composite images is the same. It may be an image.
Further, the print layout selected by the user is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, the number of shots field, the number of sticker images, the number of mobile distributions, and the additional number of mobile distributions in the course information tables 24b and 24e. An appropriate layout may be used in accordance with the value registered in.

Moreover, although the synthesized image obtained by synthesizing the synthesis image selected by the user and the captured image obtained by capturing the user is the provided image 41a that can be acquired by the mobile terminal 2, the distribution server 4 is not limited thereto. The provided image 41a that can be acquired by the mobile terminal 2 may be a captured image obtained by capturing the user.
In this case, the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 can prevent unauthorized use of an image whose use is restricted without impairing the convenience of the user.

  Specifically, for example, the photo sticker creating apparatus provides a photo sticker in which a composite image such as a character image or a human image (a composite image corresponding to a two-dimensional code 24d) is combined with a captured image of a user. There is something that is. Such a composition image (two-dimensional code-compatible composition image 24d) such as a character image or a person image is often provided as a digital content by the right holder, and therefore a composition image (two-dimensional code-compatible composition image). Depending on the request from the provider of the image 24d), its use may be severely restricted.

  Therefore, by using the provided image 41a that can be acquired by the mobile terminal 2 as a photographed image, the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 provides at least a photographed image obtained by photographing the user as the provided image 41a, but its use is limited. It is possible to prevent the composition image (two-dimensional code-compatible composition image 24d) from being provided to the mobile terminal 2.

  Therefore, the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 uses the provided image 41a provided to the mobile terminal 2 as a photographed image, so that the composite image (two-dimensional code compatible) whose use is restricted without impairing the convenience of the user. Unauthorized use of the composition image 24d) can be prevented.

  Alternatively, as a configuration in which the control unit 30 outputs a composite image edited by a user's editing operation as an edited image, an image transmitted to the distribution server 4, that is, a provided image 41 a that can be acquired by the mobile terminal 2 is edited. It is good. In this case, the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 can provide the provided image 41a with high added value to the user to the user's portable terminal 2, and can further obtain the customer collecting effect.

Furthermore, the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 provides the user's mobile terminal 2 with the provided image 41a having a high added value for the user, so that even a user who is reluctant to pay additional information Acquisition can be made more desirable.
As a result, an increase in the number of users who desire to obtain more provided images 41a can be expected, so the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 can be expected to improve profits by additional charging.

Therefore, the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 uses the provided image 41a provided to the mobile terminal 2 as an edited image, thereby improving the profitability through the effect of attracting customers and additional charging, and further improving the convenience for the user. can do.
Alternatively, the provided image 41a that can be acquired by the mobile terminal 2 may be a print image that is created by arranging a captured image, a composite image, and an edited image according to a print layout selected by the user.

Alternatively, a plurality of provided images 41a that can be acquired by the mobile terminal 2 may be appropriately combined with a captured image, a composite image, an edited image, and a print image. In this case, a combination of images selected by the user, a combination of randomly extracted images, or a combination of an image selected by the user and a randomly extracted image may be used.
For example, before starting the address reception process (step S113 in FIG. 7 and step S218 in FIG. 23), a plurality of images (captured images, composite images, editing images) of the user created by the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 are captured. Image, print image) is displayed, and the user is allowed to select the number of images registered in the mobile distribution number field of the course information tables 24b and 24e. Further, a part of the remaining images not selected by the user is extracted at random, and the user is inquired as to whether or not the mobile terminal 2 acquires the image.

In addition, it is assumed that a plurality of users simultaneously use one photo sticker creation game in the photo sticker creation device 3. In this case, it may be inquired for each user whether or not the remaining composite image is acquired by the mobile terminal 2.
More specifically, in step S161 in the additional charging process of FIG. 10 and in step S254 of the additional charging process of FIG. 25, a plurality of OK buttons and a plurality of cancel buttons that accept selection and pressing by the user are displayed on the inquiry screen 570. Then, it may be configured to inquire for each of a plurality of users whether or not the remaining composite image is acquired by the mobile terminal 2. And when additional insertion of the coin by a user is received, the control part 30 increases the user's acquirable number of sheets which desires acquisition of the remaining synthesized images.

Thereby, for example, the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 can be used even when a user who desires a larger number of provided images 41a and a user who does not desire a larger number of provided images 41a simultaneously use them. It can respond to the needs of each user. Thereby, the photograph sticker creation apparatus 3 can improve the convenience with respect to a some user.
Further, for example, if there are two users, the control unit 30 associates two pieces of ID information with a plurality of composite images transmitted to the distribution server 4 and prints the two pieces of ID information on the sticker sheet 29a. Let As a result, the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 can easily provide a plurality of provided images 41a different for each user to the mobile terminal 2, and even if one photo sticker is divided by two users, Can easily check the ID information.

Further, for example, when K users use one photo sticker creation game at the same time, whether or not the remaining composite image is acquired by the portable terminal 2 is determined in one photo sticker creation game process. It is good also as a structure which inquires twice.
At this time, for example, the control unit 30 may specify the number of users by face authentication based on image data acquired from the camera 11. Alternatively, the destination reception process (step S113 in FIG. 7 and step S218 in FIG. 23) is started before the shooting process (step S108 in FIG. 7 and step S208 in FIG. 23), and the number of users is determined. You may specify based on the number of the received destination information.

  Further, the composite image of the number registered in advance in the sticker image number column of the course information tables 24b and 24e is configured to be printed on the sticker paper 29a. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the obtainable number of composite images can be printed on the sticker paper. It is good also as a structure provided with the control part 30 which arrange | positions so that it may fit in 29a, and makes the printer 28 print.

  For example, in the photo sticker creation game of FIG. 23 in the above-described second embodiment, after the shooting process of step S208, the control unit 30 performs the additional charging process of step S213 through step S210, step S211 and step S212. After that, the print image creation process in step S209 is started.

  At this time, the control unit 30 can acquire the composite image provided as the provided image 41a to the portable terminal 2 determined in the additional charging process in step S213, not the number registered in the sticker image number column of the course information table 24e. The number of sheets is determined as the number of composite images to be printed on the sticker sheet 29a.

  As a result, the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 increases not only the number of provided images 41a provided to the portable terminal 2 but also the number of composite images printed on the sticker paper 29a when additional charging by the user is accepted. be able to. Thereby, the photograph sticker creation apparatus 3 can increase what a user can acquire by additional charge.

  Therefore, the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 can improve profitability due to the effect of attracting customers and further improve the convenience for the user by the control unit 30 that prints the composite image corresponding to the number of obtainable sheets on the sticker 29a. Can do.

  In addition, in step S161 in the additional charging process in FIG. 10 and step S254 in the additional charging process in FIG. 25, a cancel button is displayed on the inquiry screen 570 for inquiring the user whether or not to transmit the remaining composite image to the portable terminal 2. 572 and the OK button 573 are displayed at the same time to prompt selection and pressing by the user. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and selection and pressing by the user may be prompted with an appropriate configuration.

For example, the OK button 573 and the remaining time until timeout may be displayed on the inquiry screen, and when the remaining time becomes “0 seconds”, the remaining composite image may not be transmitted to the mobile terminal 2.
Alternatively, the cancel button 572 and the remaining time until timeout are displayed on the inquiry screen, and when the remaining time becomes “0 seconds”, it is assumed that the user desires to acquire the remaining composite image and the process proceeds. It is good also as a structure.

  Alternatively, after displaying the first inquiry screen on which the OK button 573 is displayed, the second inquiry screen on which the cancel button 572 is displayed is displayed after a predetermined time has elapsed, and the user presses the selection button or cancel button. After the first inquiry screen displaying 572 is displayed, the second inquiry screen displaying the OK button 573 may be displayed after a predetermined time has elapsed to prompt the user to make a selection press.

  In addition, although three shooting courses are registered in the course information tables 24b and 24e, the present invention is not limited to this, and a course information table in which an appropriate number of shooting courses are registered may be used. At this time, the shooting courses in the course information table include the availability of images for synthesis that have various rights, the number of shots, the acceptance of editing operations such as graffiti, the number of images that can be edited, the number of images that can be edited, The course may be divided by appropriately combining the distribution availability, the shooting angle of view when shooting the user (whole body or up), the availability of special shooting such as collage shooting and moving images, or the presence or absence of a pause guide. Then, the values of the additional charge column, the mobile distribution number column, the additional fee column, and the mobile distribution additional number column may be appropriately set according to the combination.

  Further, the number of images in the range registered in the number-of-photographed fields of the course information tables 24b and 24e is the number of images that can be acquired for the provided image 41a that can be acquired by the mobile terminal 2, but the present invention is not limited to this. Copying may be permitted, and the number of images that can be acquired may be larger than the number of images in the range registered in the number of images to be captured in the course information tables 24b and 24e.

  The course information table 24b includes a member registration column for registering information indicating whether the user is a paid member, a free member, or a member of the website for acquiring the provided image 41a on the portable terminal 2. , 24e, and the amount registered in the additional fee column may be varied based on the information in the member registration column.

  Further, after the destination acceptance processing in step S113 in the photo sticker creation game in FIG. 7 and step S218 in the photo sticker creation game in FIG. 23, that is, at the timing before printing the print image on the sticker sheet 29a, The configuration is such that the image is transmitted to the distribution server 4. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the number of composite images registered in the portable distribution number column of the course information tables 24b and 24e and the portable distribution addition of the course information tables 24b and 24e are added. The number of composite images registered in the number field may be transmitted to the distribution server 4 at an appropriate timing.

  For example, in the first embodiment, when the number of composite images registered in the mobile distribution number field is determined by the user in the print image creation process in step S109 of FIG. 7, the selected composite image is sent to the distribution server 4. When the additional charge processing by the user who desires to acquire the remaining composite image is accepted in the additional charge process in step S110 of FIG. 7, the composite image of the number registered in the mobile distribution additional number column is sent to the distribution server. It is good also as a structure which transmits to 4.

  Alternatively, when the mobile terminal 2 requests transmission of the provided image 41a by the user's operation, the server control unit 43 of the distribution server 4 requests the photograph sticker creation device 3 to transmit the number of composite images that can be acquired. A configuration may be adopted in which the number of obtainable composite images is obtained from the photo sticker creating apparatus 3.

  In any of the cases described above, the control unit 30 of the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 is a composite image that can be acquired with the fee registered in the shooting fee column with respect to the composite image of the number registered in the portable distribution number column. The distribution server 4 associates information indicating that the image is a composite image that can be acquired at a charge registered in the additional charge column with the number of composite images registered in the mobile distribution additional number column. Send to. Thereby, in the portable terminal 2 that has accessed the distribution server 4, the provided image 41a that can be acquired with the fee registered in the shooting fee column and the provided image 41a that can be acquired with the fee registered in the additional fee column are easily distinguished. be able to.

  Further, in step S161 in FIG. 10 in the first embodiment and step S254 in FIG. 25 in the second embodiment, the remaining composite image displayed on the inquiry screen 570 is not selected by the user. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, all the remaining composite images may be displayed on the inquiry screen so that the user can select one composite image desired to be acquired by the mobile terminal 2 one by one. At this time, the unit price per composite image is simultaneously displayed on the inquiry screen 570, and the total amount corresponding to the number selected by the user is displayed.

  In addition, in the additional image extraction process in step S253 of FIG. 25 in the second embodiment, the number registered in the mobile distribution additional number column from a plurality of composite images not extracted in the transmission image extraction process in step S212 of FIG. These composite images were extracted at random and temporarily stored as the remaining composite images. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and all composite images (six composite images in the second embodiment) are registered in the mobile distribution additional number column. A configuration may be adopted in which the number of composite images thus obtained is randomly extracted and temporarily stored as the remaining composite images.

  Further, information indicating that it is a composite image that can be acquired with the fee registered in the shooting fee column is associated with the number of composite images registered in the portable distribution number column, and all the composite images are associated with the distribution server 4. It is good also as a structure which inquires acquisition of the remaining synthetic images with respect to the user who transmitted and accessed the website for acquiring the provision image 41a. In this case, the user can acquire the fee for acquiring the remaining composite image by the electronic payment using the mobile terminal 2 by the user.

  Further, as a configuration in which all composite images are provided as the provided image 41a to the portable terminal 2 at the fee registered in the photographing fee column of the course information tables 24b and 24e, photographing processing (step S108 in FIG. 7, step in FIG. 23) is performed. S208) At an appropriate timing after that, the user is inquired whether to reduce the obtainable number of the provided images 41a obtained by the mobile terminal 2, and when reducing the obtainable number, the user pays the fee for the reduced number. In addition, the reduced number of obtainable sheets may be used as a new obtainable number.

  For example, it is configured as a provision image 41 a that provides six composite images to the mobile terminal 2 via the distribution server 4, and after the photographing process, the control unit 30 uses the mobile terminal 2 to extract the four composite images randomly extracted. Inquire whether or not to get. When acquisition of four composite images is selected by the selection operation by the user, the control unit 30 refunds the charge for two composite images among the fees received by the coin receiving unit 17 and 4 The composite image of the sheets may be a new obtainable number of provided images 41a.

  In addition, although the photo sticker creation apparatus 3 accepts payment of an additional fee by the user for the remaining composite images, the present invention is not limited to this, and the user does not limit the transmission of the provided image 41a to the mobile terminal 2. It is good also as a photograph sticker creation apparatus which accepts payment of an additional charge.

  In addition, although the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 is configured to receive all operations by a user who desires photo stickers with the tablet built-in monitor 15 of the front unit 3a, the photo sticker creating apparatus 6 is not limited thereto. 26 to 30 showing the external appearance of the camera, and FIG. 31 showing the block diagram of the photo sticker creating apparatus 6, a photographing unit 61, which is a so-called photographing booth, in which a user inserts coins and actually photographs the image. The editing unit 62 is for editing images such as graffiti on the user's photographed image, and the post-service unit 63 for displaying advertisements to the user waiting for the sticker to be discharged. The photo sticker creating device 6 may be used.

In FIG. 26, the right direction in the figure is the front of the photo sticker creating apparatus 6 and the left direction in the figure is the rear of the photo sticker creating apparatus 6.
In addition, the same reference numerals are given to the components having the same functions as those of the photo sticker creating apparatus 3 in the above-described embodiment, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 27 and 30, the photographing unit 61 desires the camera 11, the lighting device 64, the touch panel monitor 65, the speaker 14, and the start of the game on the unit front portion 61 a facing the user. A first coin receiving unit 66 that accepts the insertion of coins by the user, a background curtain unit 22 on the upper part of the unit rear part 61b facing the unit front part 61a across the shooting space S, and an upper part of the shooting space S1 A ceiling strobe 64d (see FIG. 26) constituting the illumination device 64 is provided.

  The illuminating device 64 has a central upper strobe 64 a disposed at the top of the camera 11, three umbrella-shaped strobes 64 b disposed above and on the left and right sides of the camera 11, and a box shape disposed below the touch panel monitor 65. A strobe 64c and a ceiling strobe 64d are included. As shown in FIG. 31, the illumination device 64 has a function of emitting light in accordance with the timing of photographing in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 30, similarly to the illumination device 12 of the above-described embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 31, the touch panel monitor 65 has a function of displaying an image of a subject photographed by the camera 11 together with a composition image to be described later according to an instruction from the control unit 30, an operation guidance message for guiding the progress of the game, and the like. And a function for accepting various operations of the user involved in the game.

As shown in FIGS. 26, 28, and 30, the editing unit 62 has a configuration in which two sets of users can simultaneously perform editing work such as graffiti on a captured image.
More specifically, as shown in FIG. 30, the editing unit 62 includes a first editing unit 62a in which the user enters the editing space S2 from the right side of the photo sticker creating apparatus 6 and performs editing work, and the user takes a photo sticker. The second editing unit 62b that enters the editing space S3 from the left side of the creating device 6 and performs editing work is arranged in different directions in the left-right direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 28 and 31, the first editing unit 62 a and the second editing unit 62 b have the same configuration, and a pair of the tablet built-in monitor 67 corresponding to the tablet built-in monitor 15 in the above-described embodiment. The touch pen 68, a speaker 69 having a function of outputting a voice or the like for guiding the progress of the editing work in accordance with an audio signal from the control unit 30, and a second coin receiving unit 70 for accepting additional charging by the user. I have.

As shown in FIGS. 29 to 31, the post-service unit 63 is configured to provide services such as advertisements and games to the user who has moved from the editing unit 62 to the post-service unit S4.
More specifically, the post-service unit 63 has a function of the speaker 71 corresponding to the speaker 20 of the advertising unit 34 in the above-described embodiment and the function as the advertising monitor 19 of the advertising unit 34 in the above-described embodiment, in addition to the sticker paper 29a. A touch panel monitor 72 having a function of displaying a game or the like by a touch operation for a user who waits for discharge of the sticker and a seal discharge port 18 through which the photo sticker is discharged are provided in this order from above.

  In such a photo sticker creating apparatus 6, when the control unit 30 executes the operations of the first and second embodiments, the photo sticker creating apparatus 6, the photo sticker creating method, and the photo sticker creating program are described above. The same effects as those of the embodiment described above can be obtained.

  Further, in the case of this photo sticker creating apparatus 6, the user who takes a picture in the photographing space S1 is inquired whether to obtain the remaining composite image with the portable terminal 2, and the user obtains the remaining composite image. If not desired, the user who has moved from the shooting space S to the editing spaces S2 and S3 may be inquired again as to whether or not the remaining composite image is acquired by the mobile terminal 2.

  At this time, if the user who is shooting in the shooting space S1 desires to acquire the remaining composite image, the first coin receiving unit 66 accepts the additional fee payment by the user and moves to the editing spaces S2 and S3. When the user desires to acquire the remaining composite image, the second coin accepting unit 70 accepts payment of an additional fee by the user.

  As a result, even if the user who uses the editing unit 62 wants to acquire the remaining composite image, the photo sticker creating apparatus 3, the photo sticker creating method, and the photo sticker creating program are not necessary for the user. Therefore, the convenience of the user can be improved.

  The present invention provides an image providing apparatus for providing a predetermined image captured by a user as a subject as a provided image to an owned terminal owned by the user via a server, and includes a photo sticker creating apparatus and an ID photo It can be applied to the machine.

2 ... Mobile terminal 3 ... Photo sticker creation device 4 ... Distribution server 5 ... Communication line 6 ... Photo sticker creation device 11 ... Camera 15 ... Tablet built-in monitor 16 ... Touch pen 17 ... Coin receiving part 23 ... Communication part 24 ... Storage part 24c ... Normal composite image 24d ... Two-dimensional code compatible composite image 28 ... Printer 29a ... Seal paper 30 ... Control unit 65 ... Touch panel monitor 66 ... First coin accepting unit 67 ... Tablet built-in monitor 69 ... Second coin accepting unit S ... Shooting Space S1 ... Shooting space

Claims (12)

A shooting unit for shooting a user in the shooting space as a subject;
A line connection unit connected via a communication line to a server that distributes a predetermined image stored as a provided image to an owned terminal owned by the user;
A shooting control unit for shooting the user a plurality of times by the shooting unit and outputting a plurality of shot images;
An image providing apparatus comprising: an image transmission control unit that associates terminal specifying information for specifying the owned terminal with the predetermined image generated based on the captured image, and transmits the image to the server.
As the number of obtainable images the number of provided images that can be obtained by the owning terminal,
A first money accepting unit that accepts the insertion of money by the user who desires to obtain the obtainable number of the provided images;
A second money accepting unit for accepting additional input of money by the user;
An inquiry processing unit that displays on the display unit whether to increase the number of obtainable sheets, and inquires to the user;
When the operation accepting unit accepts an operation for selecting the increase in the number of acquirable sheets by the user, it is determined whether or not the second money accepting unit accepts the addition of the money by the user. A determination processing unit;
When the additional money insertion determination processing unit determines that the user has accepted the additional insertion of money, the acquisition amount change processing unit is configured to increase the current obtainable number of sheets to be a new obtainable number. Image providing device. The shooting control unit is configured to generate N shot images.
When the user does not select the increase in the number of obtainable images, the number of obtainable images is n, which is smaller than the N images indicating the number of the captured images,
When the additional money insertion determination processing unit determines that the user has inserted the money via the first money reception unit and the second money reception unit, the acquired number change processing unit is n + 1 or more The image providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image providing apparatus has a configuration in which N or less is set as the new obtainable number. When the new acquirable number is not less than n + 1 and not more than N, m predetermined images obtained by subtracting n from the new acquirable number are obtained from the N predetermined images generated based on the captured image. The image providing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising an additional image extraction processing unit that performs extraction determination. The image providing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising an image extraction processing unit configured to extract and determine the n predetermined images from the N predetermined images generated based on the captured image. Prior to shooting by the shooting unit, a course selection receiving unit that receives selection of a shooting course by the user,
The image providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the obtainable number of sheets and whether or not the number of obtainable sheets can be increased are associated with the shooting course. The inquiry processing unit
As a configuration for inquiring for each of the plurality of users whether or not to increase the number of obtainable sheets,
When the additional money insertion determination processing unit determines that the additional insertion of the money by the user via the second money receiving unit is accepted,
6. The image providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the acquisition number change processing unit is configured to increase the obtainable number for each user. 7. The image providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined image transmitted to the server is the captured image. A composite image storage unit that stores a plurality of composite images to be combined with the foreground or / and background of the user in the captured image;
An editing operation receiving unit for receiving an editing operation by the user;
A synthesized image output processing unit that outputs a synthesized image obtained by synthesizing the synthesized image selected by the user and the captured image;
An edited image output processing unit that outputs the captured image or the synthesized image edited by the user as an edited image;
The image providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined image transmitted to the server is the synthesized image and / or the edited image. 9. The image providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the inquiry processing unit is configured to inquire the user whether to increase the number of images that can be acquired after imaging by the imaging unit. . A printing unit that prints the predetermined image on printing paper;
The image according to any one of claims 1 to 9, further comprising: a print processing unit that arranges the predetermined number of the acquirable sheets so as to fit on the printing paper and causes the printing unit to print the image. Providing device. A line connection for connecting via a communication line to a shooting unit for shooting a user in a shooting space as a subject, and a server for distributing a predetermined image stored as a provided image to an owned terminal owned by the user A shooting control unit that shoots the user a plurality of times by the shooting unit and outputs a plurality of shot images, and a terminal specification that identifies the owned terminal in the predetermined image generated based on the shot image An image providing method using an image providing apparatus including an image transmission control unit that associates information and transmits the information to the server,
The number of the provided images that can be acquired at the possessing terminal is set as an obtainable number, and the acquisition is performed for the user who has put money into the first money accepting unit in order to obtain the provided number of the provided images. An inquiry process for displaying and inquiring on the display section whether or not to increase the possible number of sheets,
An additional money insertion determination step for determining whether or not an additional insertion of the money by the user is received by a second money reception unit when an operation reception unit receives a selection operation for increasing the obtainable number of sheets by the user. When,
When the additional money insertion determination processing unit determines that the additional insertion of money by the user has been accepted, an image including an acquisition number changing step of increasing the current acquisitionable number to a new acquisitionable number How to provide. A line connection for connecting via a communication line to a shooting unit for shooting a user in a shooting space as a subject, and a server for distributing a predetermined image stored as a provided image to an owned terminal owned by the user A shooting control unit that shoots the user a plurality of times by the shooting unit and outputs a plurality of shot images, and a terminal specification that identifies the owned terminal in the predetermined image generated based on the shot image An image providing program that is executed by an image providing apparatus including an image transmission control unit that associates information and transmits the information to the server,
As the number of obtainable images the number of provided images that can be obtained by the owning terminal,
In the image providing device,
Inquiry step for inquiring on the display unit whether or not to increase the acquirable number to the user who has put money into the first money accepting unit in order to acquire the provided image of the acquirable number When,
An additional money insertion determination step for determining whether or not an additional insertion of the money by the user is received by a second money reception unit when an operation reception unit receives a selection operation for increasing the number of obtainable sheets by the user. When,
An image providing program that, when it is determined that the user has accepted the additional insertion of the money, increases the current number of obtainable sheets and executes a number-of-acquisition change step for obtaining a new number of obtainable sheets.

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