JP3753064B2 - Photo sticker vending method and apparatus - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to photographic sticker vending in which, for example, an image taken by illuminating a subject is edited and printed.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a photo sticker vending apparatus that takes an image of a subject in an imaging space with an imaging unit, edits the captured image with an editing unit, and sells a photo sticker sheet on which the edited image is printed with a printing unit.
[0003]
In such a photo sticker vending machine, for crime prevention reasons, the curtain is suspended as a member surrounding the imaging space, and the entrance / exit curtain is configured to be short so that the inside of the imaging space can be confirmed from the outside. On the other hand, recently, there is one that can move the imaging direction of the imaging means.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, when the front side is imaged, as shown in (A ′) of the captured image image diagram of FIG. 21, the image can be taken without any problem, but the lower side of the entrance / exit is always open, so the imaging means is set at an extreme angle, for example. When changed and imaged, as shown to (B ') in a figure, the state of the outside world, such as the floor 62 from an entrance / exit, may enter into an imaging range, which led to user dissatisfaction.
[0005]
That is, the scenery of the obtained photo sticker (the part other than the person who is the subject) shows the appearance of the outside world, such as the floor or ground in the store, the feet of the waiting user, and the printed photo sticker sheet Appearance deteriorated and user satisfaction was reduced. In particular, when such an unintended landscape was noticed after printing, the degree of disappointment and dissatisfaction given to the users was great.
[0006]
In addition, the appearance of the outside world is reflected in the landscape, and the brightness (brightness) of the landscape of that part becomes non-uniform, that is, the background part that is the scenery on the back side of the subject and the part that shows the state of the outside world Because the brightness differs between colors, in the graffiti editing operation, the degree of white color, which is the landscape color (background color) of the captured image, is judged, and the color and design are painted only on the scenery other than the person Back When using the scene brush function, there was a problem that the landscape could not be painted well.
[0007]
Furthermore, even with the composite stamp function that creates stamps from captured images, the level of white, which is the landscape color, is not uniform, so the boundary of the person who is the source of the stamp cannot be extracted well from the landscape, and the user needs to correct it. The problem was that it took time and effort to edit the stamp, which led to user dissatisfaction.
[0008]
In addition, since the curtain is hung so as to be turned up easily for crime prevention, there is a problem that when the curtain is turned up at the time of imaging, the state of the outside world is imaged from there.
[0009]
The present invention provides a photo sticker vending method and apparatus capable of acquiring a beautiful captured image in which the outside world is substantially hidden from the imaging range at least at the time of imaging so as to obtain a beautiful captured image without being captured of the outside world, and to be able to ask for an internal situation in crime prevention. The purpose is to improve the satisfaction of users and satisfy the crime prevention needs of the facilities.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention allows an imaging process of illuminating one or more subjects in an imaging space with an illuminating unit and capturing an image with the imaging unit to create a captured image. The edited image is edited by the editing unit and edited. A photo sticker vending method or an apparatus for executing an output process for outputting a predetermined image by an output unit, which allows an edit process to create an image, wherein the imaging unit can be imaged by forming an angle changeable The entrance and exit of the imaging space is provided with a short landscape member at the top and an open part at the bottom, and the inside of the imaging space is received from the outside through the open part. And can be seen in the open part of the captured image on the ground outside the entrance. Make the brightness difference almost uniform A planar member is attached, and the subject is imaged a plurality of times together with the planar member by the imaging means to obtain a plurality of captured images. From the captured images, a composite stamp image for chroma key composition and a background image are used. The basic background image is created, and the composition stamp image is provided so that it can be pasted on the background like a stamp in the editing process.
[0011]
Thereby, it is possible to prevent, for example, the outside outside the entrance / exit from entering the imaging range.
[0012]
In addition to the captured image, the image is an image acquired by a data capturing unit such as a communication unit or a storage medium reading unit, that is, a digital image obtained by imaging with a personal digital camera or graphic production on a personal computer, a photograph, Includes scanned images of actual images such as paintings scanned with a scanner.
[0013]
The predetermined image includes the captured image, the digital image, the scanning image, and / or an edited image obtained by editing these images with an editing unit.
[0014]
The output unit includes a printing unit that prints an image, a communication unit that transmits image data, or a storage medium reader / writer that writes image data to a storage medium.
The landscape member includes a curtain, a resin plate, an iron plate, a wooden plate, and / or a film, and the film includes a material that transmits light only in one direction, such as a car film.
[0015]
The planar member includes being attached to the ground at the entrance and exit and / or the ground in the entrance / exit direction from the imaging means, and may be formed of an iron plate, a wooden plate, or a resin plate.
The entrance / exit includes an entrance and / or an exit.
[0016]
With the above configuration, for example, even in a normal photo sticker vending apparatus in which the imaging space is surrounded by a curtain and the entrance curtain is about the upper half, when the entrance / exit enters the imaging range by installing a flat member The planar member can be imaged as a landscape to prevent an unintended external environment from entering as a landscape.
Accordingly, it is possible to avoid a scene (for example, the outside world) other than a person from entering the composite stamp image, and a beautiful composite image can be easily created.
[0017]
In addition, for example, the angle of the imaging unit can be extremely changed, and even in this case, it is possible to prevent the outside world from being imaged from the entrance / exit.
[0018]
Further, only when a compositing stamp image is created, a compositing stamp image for only a subject that does not enter the outside world can be created, and the compositing stamp image can be pasted on a basic background image as a background like a stamp.
[0019]
As a preferred embodiment, the editing process may be configured to allow application of portions other than a person with a background brush.
Thereby, the accuracy of the background brush function can be improved.
[0020]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, it is possible to avoid an unintended external environment being imaged in a portion other than a person, and to enlarge the imaging range or increase the change width of the imaging direction while obtaining the effect. Thus, the satisfaction of the user with respect to the captured image and the photo sticker sheet based on the captured image is improved. Further, it becomes possible to improve the accuracy of the background brush function and the composite stamp function described above by making the portions other than the person substantially uniform color.
[0021]
The management of the facility can prevent user dissatisfaction due to unintended imaging results and improve sales, and can monitor the inside of the imaging space to obtain security satisfaction.
[0022]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
First, together with a schematic perspective view shown in FIG. 1, a front view shown in FIG. 2, a left side view shown in FIG. 3, a plan view (partial sectional view) shown in FIG. 4, and a rear view shown in FIG. The appearance of the vending machine 1 will be described.
[0023]
The photo sticker vending machine 1 includes a substantially box-shaped housing 2 including main devices, and frames 3 on the front side and the back side thereof. From the frame 3 on the front side, a front curtain 12a, front side curtains 12b and 12b, imaging entrance curtains 12c and 12c (not shown on the left side) are suspended and surrounded by this and a ceiling plate to form an imaging space 4. The editing entrance / exit curtains 12d and 12d (not shown on the left side) and the back curtain 12e are suspended from the frame 3 on the back side, and are enclosed by the ceiling plate to form the editing space 5.
[0024]
The curtain 12 (12a, 12b, 12c, 12d, 12e) is provided on the front curtain 12a on the front side of the photo sticker vending machine 1 and on the side surface on the front side of the housing 2, and the side of the front curtain 12a is located on the side. The front curtain 12b that overlaps, the short curtain that overlaps the front curtain 12b on the side, the imaging entrance curtain 12c, the short curtain that is provided on the back side of the housing 2, and the editing entrance curtain 12d. The back of the vending machine 1 is a back curtain 12e.
[0025]
The curtain 12 has a white inner surface (surface to be imaged) in order to improve imaging conditions, and the front curtain 12b provided on the side surface of the imaging space 4 is bent into an L shape in plan view at a corner on the front side. Then, hang it on the front curtain 12a.
[0026]
The ground below the imaging entrance / exit curtain 12c, which is the entrance / exit to the imaging space 4, is a white-painted iron plate so as to be in contact with the outside of the frame 3 so that the outside of the entrance / exit imaged by the digital camera 19 can be blocked. The landscape auxiliary plates 41 and 41 (not shown on the left side) formed in a rectangular shape in plan view are provided symmetrically.
The front side, the back side, and the outside of the landscape auxiliary plate 41 are painted on the outer periphery with a prohibition line 51 in which yellow and black are alternately arranged to prohibit the standby user from entering the landscape auxiliary plate 41.
[0027]
A ceiling illumination device 11A is provided on the ceiling surface of the imaging space 4 so as to cover the entire surface of the ceiling surface in order to illuminate the subject substantially uniformly from the top to the front side.
The ceiling illumination device 11A includes a strobe illumination device 21a (not shown) that emits strobe light, a reflection plate 14a (not shown) that reflects light, and a diffusion plate 13a (not shown) that diffuses transmitted light. Illuminate the front side of the space obliquely from the top to the front side.
[0028]
As shown in the front view of FIG. 2, the front surface of the housing 2 is provided with a groove 17 in the central vertical direction, and is provided with a U-shaped guide 22 that can move up and down on the groove 17.
A camera unit 18 having a circular shape in front view is pivotally attached to the upper end of the guide 22 in the vicinity of the center of the side surface of the camera unit 18. The camera unit 18 can swing back and forth as shown by a virtual line in the left side view of the housing 2 shown in FIG. 3, and the front portion of the camera unit 18 can be moved back and forth as shown by a virtual line in FIG. It is formed so as to be rotatable about the direction.
[0029]
The front surface of the camera unit 18 is provided with a digital camera 19 at the center and a liquid crystal monitor 20 as an image confirmation monitor at the time of imaging.
[0030]
Strobe illumination devices 21b and 21b that irradiate light obliquely upward and outward in the back direction are fixed below the camera unit 18, that is, on the lower back side of the guide 22. The camera unit 18, the strobe lighting device 21 b and the guide 22 constitute an imaging lighting unit 30.
[0031]
Reflector for reflecting light by forming a concave portion on the back side of the upper and left and right peripheral surfaces of the groove 17 which is the back portion of the imaging illumination unit 30 so as to have a substantially fan shape in plan view as shown in the plan view of FIG. 14b, and a diffusion plate 13b for diffusing light is provided on the front side of the right and left and upper part.
[0032]
A transparent plate 31 is provided vertically from the inner side of the diffusion plate 13b toward the reflection plate 14b, and is fixed so that the diffusion plate 13b is stable. The diffusing plate 13b, the reflecting plate 14b, and the strobe lighting device 21b constitute a camera-compatible lighting device 11B.
[0033]
Fluorescent lamp illumination devices 15 and 15 are disposed between the left and right portions of the diffusion plate 13b and the reflection plate 14b.
[0034]
As shown in FIG. 1, the lower portion of the housing 2 is configured with a front surface composed of an inclined surface and a vertical surface below the front surface, and as shown in FIG. 2, a coin insertion port 16a for inserting coins into the left end of the inclined surface is provided. An operation unit 24 for inputting operations such as zoom-in and zoom-out, confirmation OK or cancel of the digital camera 19 is provided at the right end.
[0035]
A display 23 for confirming a captured image is provided on the left side of the operation unit 24, and the illumination light of the strobe lighting device 21c (FIG. 3) provided inside the housing 2 is diffused in the center of the vertical surface. A diffusion plate 13c is provided, and the diffusion plate 13c and the strobe lighting device 21c constitute a floor surface lighting device 11C.
[0036]
The lower portion of the left side surface of the housing 2 is provided with a seal discharge port 26a for discharging the photo sticker sheet as shown in FIG. 3, and the photo sticker vending machine 1 shown in FIG. As shown in the partially enlarged view (partially sectional view), the printer 26 is provided, and the control device 10 configured by a personal computer is provided below the printer 26.
[0037]
A sticker unit 6 is set in the printer 26. The sticker unit 6 stores sticker paper 6a wound in a roll shape and data such as identification data for discriminating whether or not it is a genuine product. It consists of an ID tag 6b.
An ID tag reader / writer 25 is provided on the back of the printer 26, and reads the data stored in the ID tag 6b.
[0038]
As shown in the rear view of FIG. 5, the rear surface of the housing 2 includes touch monitors 27 and 27 that perform display and input during graffiti editing, and touch pens 27 a and 27 a for inputting to the touch monitor 27.
[0039]
With the above configuration, even when the angle of the camera unit 18 is set to an extreme angle, the landscape in the range that can be captured by the digital camera 19 is configured by the curtain 12 or the landscape auxiliary plate 41, and the ground (floor surface of the facility) is Unintentional imaging can be prevented.
[0040]
Next, the structure of the photo sticker vending machine 1 will be described with the circuit block diagram shown in FIG.
The photo sticker vending machine 1 includes a control device 10 that includes a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM to execute control operations of each device, a fluorescent lamp illumination device 15, a money handling device 16, and a digital camera 19 connected to the control device 10. A strobe lighting device 21, a display 23, an operation unit 24, an ID tag reader / writer 25, a printer 26, a touch monitor 27, a speaker 28, and a power supply unit 29, and a liquid crystal monitor 20 connected to the digital camera 19.
[0041]
The control device 10 executes the control process of each device as described above. Further, as described later, image processing for converting a captured image into a composite stamp image, that is, a white background that is a background color (landscape color) is masked from the captured image, and only a subject is used as a composite stamp image as a basic background image. Executes image processing that enables chroma key composition to be pasted on.
[0042]
The fluorescent lamp illuminating device 15 receives an illumination control signal from the control device 10, and is always lit while the user is playing to illuminate the imaging space 4 brightly.
[0043]
The money handling device 16 includes a coin selector and a coin storage unit (not shown) and is provided in the above-described money insertion slot 16a, and performs authenticity determination, denomination determination, and storage of the inserted coin. The number of inserted sheets is transmitted to the control device 10 as sheet number information. This coin insertion also serves as a play start signal.
[0044]
The digital camera 19 performs imaging with the shutter signal received from the control device 10 and transmits the captured still image data and moving image data of the moving image captured before and after the imaging to the control device 10 as image data. The moving image is also transmitted to the liquid crystal monitor 20 as a video signal.
The liquid crystal monitor 20 receives a video signal from the digital camera 19 as described above, and displays a preview of the moving image captured by the digital camera 19.
[0045]
The strobe lighting device 21 is controlled to emit light in response to an illumination control signal received from the control device 10 and executes strobe light emission in synchronism with the imaging by the digital camera 19.
[0046]
The display 23 receives the RGB signal from the control device 10 and displays a preview of the moving image captured by the digital camera 19 according to the signal, or displays the captured image as a still image and captures it to the user. Display to confirm the image.
[0047]
The operation unit 24 includes four button switches. When the user presses each button switch, various selections such as the number of seal divisions, determination, cancellation, and zooming in / out of the digital camera 19 are performed. Is received, and the pressed button is transmitted to the control device 10 as a selection input signal.
[0048]
The ID tag reader / writer 25 reads the data stored in the ID tag 6b provided in the sticker paper unit 6 with a read signal and updates the data with an update signal. Thereby, it is determined whether or not the sticker unit 6 is a regular one, and it is determined whether or not the replacement is necessary by reading the number of times of printing, and the count number that is the number of times of printing is overwritten if necessary. Execute the update process.
[0049]
The printer 26 receives print image data from the control device 10, prints the received print image on the sticker paper 6a of the sticker paper unit 6, and discharges the created photo sticker sheet 6c (FIG. 6).
[0050]
The touch monitor 27 displays an image to be subjected to graffiti editing in accordance with the RGB signal received from the control device 10, and an instruction to start imaging or graffiti editing is input by the user with the touch pen 27a (FIG. 5). It transmits to the said control apparatus 10 as an input signal.
[0051]
Here, graffiti editing indicates an operation on the touch monitor 27, and a menu screen for graffiti and a captured image are displayed on the touch monitor 27. The user can select an operation button on the menu screen to perform graffiti on the captured image with the touch pen 27a, and perform an image processing of the captured image with an item such as a color pen or a color stamp, or a composite stamp image. Can be placed on the basic background image and combined. During the graffiti editing, the remaining time (or elapsed time) is displayed.
[0052]
The speaker 28 receives an audio signal from the control device 10 and utters a sound such as an announcement for prompting explanation and operation of the photo sticker vending machine 1.
The power supply unit 29 supplies power necessary for the operation of the photo sticker vending machine 1. Further, by taking backup with UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply), it is configured to prevent damage to the hard disk built in the control device 10 even when the breaker is cut off.
[0053]
With the above structure, the photo sticker vending machine 1 causes the strobe lighting devices 21 built in the ceiling lighting device 11A, the camera-compatible lighting device 11B, and the floor surface lighting device 11C to emit light in synchronization with the imaging. The illumination of the illumination device 21 is obtained, the digital camera 19 performs imaging, the touch monitor 27 allows graffiti editing, and the printer 26 creates and discharges a photo sticker sheet 6c having an image printed on the sticker 6a. Thus, sufficient illumination can be obtained at the time of imaging, and the curtain 12 and the landscape auxiliary plate 41 that become a landscape together with the subject can be illuminated brightly.
[0054]
Next, the operation of the photo sticker vending machine 1 will be described with reference to a processing flowchart of the control device 10 shown in FIG.
When a user (subject) inserts a coin (coin) into the money insertion slot 16a, the control device 10 starts playing (step n1).
[0055]
The control device 10 transmits an audio signal to the speaker 28, explains the outline of the function of the photo sticker vending machine 1, and allows the user to select the number of divisions of the photo sticker with the operation unit 24 (step n2).
Next, the control device 10 explains to the user a composition function that is a function that can be executed in the later graffiti editing process (step n3). In this description, as a compositing function, the first captured image is used as a background as a basic background image, and the captured image to be captured next is used as a compositing stamp image so that the basic background image can be pasted like a stamp. It is announced that the third and fourth captured images can be used for both the basic background image and the composite stamp image, respectively.
[0056]
As the first imaging, the control device 10 performs imaging with the digital camera 19 together with a countdown by sound from the speaker 28, and the control device 10 creates a basic background image from the captured image (step n4).
[0057]
The captured image is displayed on the display 23, and the imaging is repeated until the user selects OK with the operation unit 24 (step n5). If OK, the brightness (brightness) of the captured image to the user. Can be adjusted by software using the operation unit 24 (step n6). As shown in the screen image diagram of FIG. 9, the brightness adjustment is performed by displaying a brightness adjustment unit 23a that displays a brightness gradation level on the lower side of the display 23, and horizontally in the brightness adjustment unit 23a. By adjusting the juxtaposed lightness adjustment bar 23b with the operation unit 24 (FIG. 2), the lightness is changed and adjusted step by step. The user confirms the brightness on the display of the picked-up image display unit 23c and decides it on the operation unit 24.
[0058]
As the second imaging, the control device 10 performs a countdown by sound from the speaker 28 and also performs imaging by the digital camera 19, and the control device 10 creates a composite stamp image for chroma key composition from the captured image ( Step n7).
[0059]
The captured image obtained by the imaging is displayed on the display 23, and the imaging is repeated until the user selects OK with the operation unit 24 (step n8). If OK, the brightness of the captured image described above is displayed to the user. Adjustment is allowed (step n9).
[0060]
As the third (or fourth) imaging, the control device 10 performs a countdown by voice from the speaker 28 and also performs imaging by the digital camera 19, and the control device 10 uses the single captured image for the basic background image and the composition image. A stamp image is created (step n10).
[0061]
The captured image obtained by the imaging is displayed on the display 23, and the imaging is repeated until the user selects OK with the operation unit 24 (step n11). If OK, the brightness of the captured image described above is displayed to the user. Adjustment is allowed (step n12).
[0062]
Steps n10 to n11 are repeated until two captured images (basic background image and compositing stamp image) in step n10 are kept (step n13). When two sheets are kept, the control device 10 times out (time limit exceeded). (Step n14).
[0063]
If time still remains, the user is allowed to retake the image (step n15), and only the basic background image is retaken by the operation unit 24 (step n16), or the composite stamp image is retaken (step n17). To select.
[0064]
The control device 10 executes imaging with the digital camera 19 (step n18) and repeats until the user selects OK with the operation button 24 (step n19).
[0065]
If OK, the user is allowed to adjust the brightness (brightness) of the captured image by software using the operation unit 24 (step n20).
[0066]
The control device 10 replaces the image (basic background image or composition stamp image) selected in step n15 stored in the RAM from the old captured image to the captured image just captured (steps n21 and n22).
[0067]
The control device 10 confirms whether the time is over (time limit exceeded) (step n23), and if time is left, returns to step n15 to allow re-taking, and if time is over, step n24 Proceed with the process.
[0068]
The control device 10 urges the movement by displaying that the image (including characters) on the display 23 and the announcement on the speaker 28 are transmitted and that the graffiti editing is executed on the rear surface of the housing 2 (step n24). Each captured image is displayed on the touch monitors 27, 27 provided on the back of the screen, and graffiti editing described later is permitted (step n25). Note that at the time of this graffiti editing, there are three images that can be used as the basic background image and the composite item image, and any composite item image can be combined with the three basic background images. It is set. In addition, when the boundary of the mask area for synthesizing the composite item image is not smooth, for example, it is set so that the user can individually correct it using the touch pen 27a in the graffiti editing process. .
[0069]
The control device 10 transmits print image data to the printer 26, prints the captured image and / or the edited image obtained by performing graffiti editing on the captured image on the sticker sheet 6a (step n26), and the photographic sticker sheet from the sticker discharge port 26a. 6c is discharged (step n27), and the process is terminated.
[0070]
Next, regarding the graffiti editing in step n25 described above, refer to the screen image diagram of the scribble editing screen shown in FIG. 11 and the screen image diagram of the compositing stamp image editing screen shown in FIG. explain.
When the graffiti editing process is started, the control device 10 enters an input waiting state waiting for the user to touch the touch monitor 27 (FIG. 5) with the touch pen 27a (FIG. 5) (step s1).
[0071]
When any of the seven pen buttons 27c shown in FIG. 11 is touched (step s2), an image (not shown) for selecting the pen type and thickness is displayed in the item detail selection frame 27b indicated by the virtual line. Then, the selection is made with the touch pen 27a (FIG. 5) (step s3), and the pen drawing with the pen is allowed in the graffiti editing frame 27k for making the captured image doodle (step s4).
[0072]
When a button other than the composite stamp button 27e displayed as “magic stamp” is touched among the seven stamp buttons 27d displayed on the right side of the pen button 27c (step s5), the item detail selection frame 27b is stamped. An image (not shown) for selecting the type is displayed and selected (step s6), and the drawing of the stamp by the stamp is permitted in the graffiti edit frame 27k for grabbing the captured image (step s7).
[0073]
When the stamp button 27e is touched in step s5, a composite stamp selection button 27h for displaying the captured image as a thumbnail is displayed in the item detail selection frame 27b to select a composite stamp image to be used (step s8). .
[0074]
When the composite stamp edit button 27f displayed as “Create a magic stamp” is touched (step s9), the composite stamp image editing screen shown in FIG. 12 is displayed to allow editing of the composite stamp image ( Step s10). In the editing of the composite stamp image, the composite stamp image to be edited is displayed in the composite stamp display frame 27m, and when the restore button 27n is selected, the transparent portion (mask portion) with the pen 27p is made opaque. Allows editing to be performed. When the transparency button 27o is selected, editing that makes the opaque portion transparent with the pen 27p is enabled, and the composite stamp image displayed in the composite stamp display frame 27m is a composite stamp selection button 27q displayed as a thumbnail. Select with. When the graffiti return button 27r is touched, the composite stamp editing process is terminated and the graffiti editing screen shown in FIG. 11 is displayed.
[0075]
When the composite stamp edit button 27f is not touched in the step s9 or when the step s10 is finished, the composite stamp placement attribute buttons 27g and 27g are used to select whether to stamp in front of or behind the person who is the subject (step s11), the composite stamp is selected with the composite stamp selection button 27h, and the size is selected with the size selection button 27i (step s12).
[0076]
The layout angle of the compositing stamp image is selected by the rotation button 27j (step s13), and the position to be disposed by the touch pen 27a (FIG. 5) is touched on the graffiti edit frame 27k to determine the layout of the compositing stamp image (step). s14).
The control device 10 combines the combined stamp image with the captured image displayed in the graffiti edit frame 27k (step s15).
[0077]
In this manner, the user can go back and forth between the graffiti editing screen described with reference to FIG. 11 and the compositing stamp image editing screen described with reference to FIG.
[0078]
In addition, in FIG. 12, the portion where “It will be such a stamp” is displayed in thumbnails with the edited result in a size close to the actual stamp arrangement, and the portion through which the landscape is transparent when the stamp is arranged is hatched. By displaying the pattern, it is easy for the user to visually understand the size of the stamp and what the resulting stamp will look like.
[0079]
In addition, the display “here is transparent” displayed in the composite stamp display frame 27m indicates the portion through which the landscape is transparent when the stamp is combined with the expression “transparent”, and the character portion written as transparent Since the subject remains in the part where the scenery is transparent and invisible, it shows the user where the editing is finished and where it remains.
[0080]
When the background brush button 271 is touched in FIG. 11, the background brush use screen shown in FIG. 13 is displayed, and the subject and landscape (background) are discriminated from the photographed image by the chroma key function for discriminating white, It is permitted to apply only the landscape with the thickness, color, and pattern selected by the pen button 27c.
[0081]
A brush menu is displayed below the background brush button 27l, and the following functions are set in each brush menu.
The brush 27t is painted everywhere without using the chroma key function and without distinguishing between the subject and the background.
[0082]
The rather wide 27u uses the chroma key function to distinguish between the subject and the landscape and paints only the landscape with a pen. However, since the chroma key threshold is set as a threshold that distinguishes many landscape areas, the boundary sometimes overlaps the subject.
[0083]
The graffiti range wide 27v has the same function as the fairly wide 27u, and the threshold value is changed so as to discriminate less background compared to the fairly wide 27u.
The background only OK 27w has the same function as the graffiti range wide 27v, and the threshold value is changed so as to discriminate less background compared to the graffiti range wide 27v.
[0084]
The graffiti range narrowing 27x has the same function as the background only OK 27w, and the threshold value is changed so that the background can be detected less than the background only OK 27w, and the range that can be painted with the background brush becomes narrower.
[0085]
In this way, for the wide 27u, the wide graffiti range 27v, the background OK 27w, and the narrow graffiti range 27x, the wide 27u is the chroma key parameter adjusted so that the range that can be painted with the background brush is widened. The area of the background that can be painted with the background brush becomes narrower from 27u to the narrower graffiti range 27x.
[0086]
As a result, even if the landscape at the time of chroma key and the threshold value of the subject are affected due to clothes at the time of shooting or subtle shadows at the time of many people, the effect is efficiently absorbed by the brush menu as much as possible. Can do good graffiti play.
[0087]
As a tool for using the background brush, a fill color selection menu 27y for selecting a fill color and a picture that can be used is displayed at the top of the screen, and a brush size for selecting a brush thickness is displayed on the upper right of the background brush button 27l. A selection menu 27z is displayed.
[0088]
A button 27s to be painted all at once is displayed on the upper right of the brush size selection menu 27z. When this button is touched, the portion determined to be landscape according to the chroma key threshold as shown in the graffiti editing frame 27k in FIG. Fill in a batch with the specified pattern or color.
When you want to fill only the background with the same color and pattern with this function, it is efficient.
Doodle operations can be performed.
[0089]
With the above operation, the user can acquire the photograph sticker sheet 6c on which the captured image and / or the edited image is printed.
As a result of the imaging performed in this manner, as shown in the captured image image diagram shown in FIG. 14, there is no problem in the case of the captured image (A) that is normally captured. Even in the case of the image (B), the scenery auxiliary plate 41 is shown at the entrance and exit, and the problem that the outside environment such as the floor surface of the facility has been reflected in the past can be solved, and the scenery can be imaged beautifully. .
[0090]
Moreover, since the ceiling illumination device 11A, the camera-compatible illumination device 11B, and the floor illumination device 11C illuminate substantially uniformly and brightly as a whole, the captured image is also brightened overall, and the distance of the captured image is larger than that of the curtain 12. The distant scenery auxiliary plate 41 is also sufficiently illuminated, and a composite item image for chroma key composition can be created without a problem of brightness difference.
[0091]
In other words, as shown in (C) of the figure, a compositing stamp image is created by arranging and creating a composition stamp image and substantially uniforming the brightness difference of the landscape during an operation such as composing a brick pattern on the landscape. It is possible to avoid a scene (for example, the outside world) other than a person from entering the image, and a beautiful composite image can be easily created.
[0092]
The user further performs graffiti on the composite image with the pen button 27c, so that the image is composed with a composite stamp image or a background brush as shown in the edit image image diagram of FIG. The edited image can be obtained, and the edited image is arranged, for example, in eight equal parts based on the user's selection and printed, so that the edited image is displayed as shown in the photograph sticker sheet image diagram of FIG. It is possible to obtain a photo sticker sheet 6c printed with eight equally arranged.
[0093]
Due to the above effects, it is possible to create a composition stamp image only for a subject that does not enter the outside world when creating a composition stamp image, and to combine a plurality of captured images and a subject for one captured image. Even if the (stamp images for synthesis) are superimposed and synthesized, it is possible to obtain a natural edited image without a sense of incongruity such as a shadow direction or a difference in density, and the user's satisfaction with the photo sticker sheet 6c is dramatically improved. .
[0094]
Next, another embodiment will be described together with the landscape auxiliary structure explanatory diagrams shown in FIGS. 17, 18, and 19.
First, the case where the shape of the imaging entrance / exit curtain 12c is changed will be described with reference to FIG.
[0095]
In this embodiment, as shown in the perspective view of (A) in the drawing, the landscape assisting means is provided by an inner winding portion 12f having a curling hook inwardly attached to the lower side of the imaging entrance curtain 12c in the first embodiment. The front curtain 12b is partially overlapped with the outside of the curtain 12c.
[0096]
Furthermore, the landscape auxiliary plate 41 in the first embodiment is formed as a landscape auxiliary plate 41a with a short width in the left-right direction, and a similar landscape auxiliary plate 41b is installed on the front side thereof.
[0097]
With the above configuration, as shown in the front view of (B) in the figure, in the first embodiment, since the imaging range of the digital camera 19 is wide like the virtual line in the figure, the landscape auxiliary plate 41 is also that much. Although it was necessary to form wide, the scenery auxiliary | assistance board 41a can be narrowed by the part of the inner winding part 12f which made the lower side of the imaging entrance / exit curtain 12c an inner winding.
[0098]
Further, even when the curtain 12b is turned up by the wind at the time of image pickup by the landscape auxiliary plate 41b, the gap can be assisted by the landscape auxiliary plate 41b, and reflection of the outside world can be prevented. Note that the same effect can be obtained by using a landscape assisting means provided with a plate-like member inclined inwardly on the lower side of the imaging entrance / exit curtain 12c, instead of the curl of the imaging entrance / exit curtain 12c.
[0099]
Next, the case of using a film that transmits light only in one direction will be described with reference to FIG.
In this case, as shown in the perspective view of (C) in the figure, a film 42 having the same function as smoke or a half mirror such as a car film that transmits light only in one direction is provided below the imaging entrance curtain 12c. Scenery assisting means is formed so as to close the entrance with the film 42 and the imaging entrance curtain 12c.
[0100]
Thereby, since the inside of the imaging space 4 is normally illuminated brightly, the inside of the imaging space 4 can be confirmed through the film 42 from the outside, and the outside world is not reflected on the film 42 during imaging.
[0101]
The place where the film 42 is provided is not limited to the imaging entrance / exit curtain 12c, and may be provided below the front curtain 12a and the front curtain 12b as shown in the perspective view of FIG. You may provide only in either one of the side curtains 12b.
[0102]
Next, a case where the imaging entrance / exit curtain 12c and the like are moved before and after imaging to block the outside from the imaging range during imaging will be described with reference to FIG.
In this case, as shown in the perspective view of (E) in the figure, a roll screen device 121 that enables the imaging entrance / exit curtain 12c to be rolled up / down is provided, and the inside of the roll screen device 121 has a virtual line in FIG. The motor 122 shown is provided.
[0103]
The motor 122 is formed of a pulse motor that rotates forward and backward, and rotates forward and backward according to a rotation control signal from the control device 10 to perform the winding / lowering of the imaging entrance / exit curtain 12c. Construct landscape assistance means.
[0104]
As a result, normally, the imaging entrance / exit curtain 12c is rolled up about half, and when the user starts playing, the motor 122 is rotated forward to lower the imaging entrance / exit curtain 12c to the height of the ground, and the imaging process is completed and the motor 122 is turned on. The imaging entrance / exit curtain 12c is rolled up in the reverse direction so that the inside of the imaging space 4 can be confirmed outside the play time, and the outside world can be prevented from being captured during imaging.
[0105]
Note that a screen having the above-described half mirror effect may be used as the material of the roll screen device 121, and the screen may be lowered together with the coin insertion into the coin insertion slot 16a. As a result, the imaging space 4 can be sealed so that the user can concentrate on the imaging, and the satisfaction of the user is improved, and the screen is a half mirror, so the inside can be seen from the outside, and the facility requirements for crime prevention Can also be satisfied.
[0106]
Further, as shown in the perspective view of (F) in the figure, an automatic door 123 may be provided instead of the imaging entrance / exit curtain 12c.
The automatic door 123 is controlled to be opened and closed by a motor 122 indicated by a virtual line in FIG. 7, and the automatic door 123 is closed at the start of play and the automatic door 123 is released at the end of the imaging process.
As a result, the inside of the imaging space 4 can be confirmed outside the play time, and the outside world can be prevented from being captured during imaging.
[0107]
In this embodiment, a monitoring camera may be provided in the imaging space 4 and / or the editing space 5 to prevent crime by grasping the internal state from the video of the monitoring camera. According to this, since the inside can always be monitored by the monitoring camera, the automatic door 123 can be kept closed at all times and can be configured to open and close only when the user enters and exits.
[0108]
In addition, the monitoring camera may be configured to be connected to a management room of a store clerk by wire or wirelessly and can be confirmed on a display device of the management room, and the monitoring camera may be configured not only in the imaging space 4 but also in the editing space 5. And is equipped with a small TV on the side of the photo sticker vending machine 1 or a large TV set beside the photo sticker vending machine 1 and configured to output and display video on these TVs. Also good.
[0109]
Thus, since the video is released to the user who has completed imaging and graffiti editing and waits for printing, and the user who waits for the imaging order, it is possible to improve security against annoying acts such as mischief.
[0110]
This also makes it possible for users waiting for printing and users waiting for imaging to look at the video on the TV and study from the actual operation video of other people, how to play in real life, how to use unexpected graffiti editing functions, unique It is possible to discover and learn how to take a pose of a proper image pickup, and there is an advantage that it is possible to know a fun and unique way of playing more than the way of playing explained and displayed outside the photo sticker vending machine 1.
[0111]
In addition, the monitoring camera is provided in the imaging space 4 and the editing space 5, and the video on the editing space 5 is displayed on a part of the display surface on the display 23 on the imaging space 4 side (superimpose etc.). In addition, on the touch monitor 27 on the editing space 5 side, the image of the imaging space 4 may be displayed small on a part of the display unit. This makes it possible to check and enjoy each other, especially when shooting with the same group of friends and editing the graffiti, and also capture the video at any time and capture it in the captured image and the combined stamp image, respectively. If comprised in this way, the image | video during a live broadcast of each other can be taken in during imaging, and it can print as the photograph sticker sheet 6c, and can produce unexpected fun like what is called a videophone and a chat.
[0112]
Further, if there is the surveillance camera, the automatic door 123 may be replaced with a manual door, or the above-described imaging entrance / exit curtain 12c is formed so as to reach the ground to completely surround the imaging space 4. good.
[0113]
Further, in each of the embodiments described above, the strobe lighting device 21 may be configured to cover the upper half of the light emitting unit 21d with the diffusion plate 21e, as shown in (C) of the strobe lighting explanatory diagram of FIG. good. As a result, the short-distance illumination light is suppressed, and as shown by (D) in the figure, the illumination light that suddenly attenuates with respect to the distance as shown by the virtual line 51 is gently as shown by the solid line 52. Since the light is attenuated and the near distance and the far distance can be illuminated substantially uniformly, the brightness difference due to the distance between the curtain 12 and the landscape auxiliary plate 41 is reduced.
[0114]
Further, when the light intensity of the strobe lighting device 21 is strong (when the amount of light is large), a part of the light emitting portion 21d may be covered with a light shielding member such as a black resin plate or vinyl tape. Thereby, the light intensity can be finely adjusted at low cost without changing the design of the strobe lighting device 21.
[0115]
The curtain 12, the automatic door 123, and the landscape auxiliary plate 41 are not limited to white and may be painted in blue or green, and may be configured in colors suitable for chroma key composition, or may be configured in other colors.
The landscape auxiliary plate 41 may be made of the same material as the floor surface of the imaging space 4 or a different material, and the floor surface and the landscape auxiliary plate 41 are integrally formed as an extension of the floor surface of the imaging space 4. May be.
[0116]
In place of the entry prohibition line 51 (FIG. 1), a sign “No entry during shooting” may be provided near the entrance / exit. A parallel stop bar may be provided, and a user waiting for the turn may be configured to wait in front of the stop bar, or these may not be provided. When the stop bar is provided, the user can raise the stop bar in order and step on the landscape auxiliary plate 41 to enter the imaging space 4 from the imaging entrance / exit curtain 12c and execute imaging.
[0117]
In addition, the strobe lighting device 21b may be further rearwardly or downwardly moved so as to avoid troubles such as fingering when the camera unit 18 is swung, or the strobe lighting device 21b may be shifted rearward. The camera unit 18 may be positioned behind the camera unit 18, and the downward movement may be extended by the height of the strobe lighting device 21b disposed below the camera unit.
[0118]
Further, the camera unit 18 itself may be provided with the strobe lighting device 21b so as to change the illumination direction in response to the swing and / or rotation in addition to the vertical movement of the camera unit 18. As a result, the illumination direction of the strobe lighting device 21b is synchronized with the vertical and vertical movements of the camera unit 18 as well as the elevation, clockwise and counterclockwise rotations, and illumination can be performed completely corresponding to the imaging direction.
[0119]
The digital camera 19 may be provided with a wide angle conversion lens. As a result, even in the imaging space 4 with a narrow depth, a wide imaging range can be secured to cope with whole-body imaging or imaging with a large number of people, and the problem that the outside world is imaged from the entrance / exit is also a landscape auxiliary plate 41 or the like. Can be resolved without problems.
[0120]
Further, the floor illumination device 11C may be arranged on the lower left and right sides of the housing 2 so that the display 23 is not provided. Thereby, the camera unit 18 can be moved further downward.
[0121]
The diffusion plate 13 may be formed of a translucent resin material or glass material, or may be formed of paper or cloth having a thickness that can transmit light.
[0122]
Further, since the reflecting plate 14 only needs to reflect light, it may be painted in a color such as silver instead of white, or may be subjected to a plating process such as silver plating or gold plating, or the material may be paper or the like. You may make it a thing with a high diffusion effect.
[0123]
In correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the above-described embodiment,
The photo sticker vending apparatus of the present invention corresponds to the photo sticker vending machine 1 of the embodiment,
Similarly,
The landscape member corresponds to the imaging entrance / exit curtain 12c and the edit entrance / exit curtain 12d,
The imaging means corresponds to the digital camera 19,
The lighting means corresponds to the strobe lighting device 21,
The output means corresponds to the printer 26,
The editing means corresponds to the touch monitor 27,
The planar member corresponds to the landscape auxiliary plate 41,
The present invention is not limited only to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, and many embodiments can be obtained.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing the appearance of a photo sticker vending machine.
FIG. 2 is a front view showing an appearance of a case of a photo sticker vending machine.
FIG. 3 is a left side view showing the appearance of a case of a photo sticker vending machine.
FIG. 4 is a plan view (partially sectional view) showing an appearance of a case of a photo sticker vending machine.
FIG. 5 is a rear view showing an appearance of a case of a photo sticker vending machine.
FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged view (partial cross-sectional view) showing the inside of the case of the photo sticker vending machine.
FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a control circuit of a photo sticker vending machine.
FIG. 8 is a processing flowchart showing the operation of the photo sticker vending machine.
FIG. 9 is a screen image diagram of a screen for adjusting the brightness of a captured image.
FIG. 10 is a processing flowchart showing an operation at the time of editing a graffiti.
FIG. 11 is a screen image diagram of a screen for executing graffiti editing.
FIG. 12 is a screen image diagram of a screen for editing a composite stamp image.
FIG. 13 is a screen image diagram of a screen using a background brush.
FIG. 14 is an image explanatory diagram of a captured image and an edited image.
FIG. 15 is an image explanatory diagram of an edited image.
FIG. 16 is an image explanatory view of a photographic sticker sheet.
FIG. 17 is an explanatory view of a landscape auxiliary structure of a photo sticker vending machine according to another embodiment.
FIG. 18 is an explanatory view of a landscape auxiliary structure of a photo sticker vending machine according to another embodiment.
FIG. 19 is an explanatory view of a landscape auxiliary structure of a photo sticker vending machine according to another embodiment.
FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram showing an appearance and functions of a strobe lighting device according to another embodiment.
FIG. 21 is an image explanatory diagram of a captured image in a conventional photo sticker vending machine.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 ... Photo sticker vending machine
4 ... Imaging space
12a ... Front curtain
12b ... Front side curtain
12c ... Image entrance curtain
12d ... Editing entrance / exit curtain
12e ... Back curtain
12f ... Inner winding part
19 ... Digital camera
21 ... Strobe lighting device
26 ... Printer
27 ... Touch monitor
41, 41a, 41b ... landscape auxiliary plate
42 ... Film
121 ... Roll screen device
123 ... Automatic door

Claims (4)

Editing that creates an edited image by illuminating one or more subjects in the imaging space with an illuminating unit, allowing the imaging process to shoot with the imaging unit and creating a captured image, and editing the editing target image with the editing unit A photo sticker vending method that executes an output process that allows processing and outputs a predetermined image by an output means,
The entrance / exit of the imaging space is provided with a short landscape member at the top and an open portion at the bottom, and the inside of the imaging space can be seen from the outside through the open portion, and the entrance / exit A flat member for making the lightness difference substantially uniform is attached to the ground outside, and the flat member is reflected in the open portion in the captured image.
The step of allowing the angle change of the imaging means to be changed and enabling the changeable image pickup range to be performed,
Performing a step of capturing a plurality of captured images by capturing the subject together with the planar member by the imaging means;
A step of creating a composite stamp image for chroma key composition and a basic background image used for the background from the plurality of captured images,
A photo sticker vending method in which, in the editing process, the composite stamp image is provided so as to be pastable on a background like a stamp. The photo sticker vending method according to claim 1, wherein in the editing process, application of a portion other than a person with a background brush is allowed. Editing that creates an edited image by illuminating one or more subjects in the imaging space with an illuminating unit, allowing the imaging process to shoot with the imaging unit and creating a captured image, and editing the editing target image with the editing unit A photo sticker vending apparatus that performs processing to allow output processing and output a predetermined image by an output means,
The imaging means is configured to be capable of changing an angle so as to change an imageable range,
The entrance / exit of the imaging space is provided with a short landscape member at the top and an open part at the bottom, and configured so that the inside of the imaging space can be seen from the outside through the open part,
On the ground outside the doorway , a flat member that substantially equalizes the brightness difference reflected in the open part of the captured image is attached,
A plurality of captured images are acquired by imaging the subject together with the planar member by the imaging means,
A composite stamp image for chroma key composition and a basic background image used for the background are created from the plurality of captured images,
A photo sticker vending apparatus configured to provide the composition stamp image so as to be pasted onto a background like a stamp in the editing process. 4. The photo sticker vending apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the editing process allows application of a portion other than a person with a background brush.

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