JP4288545B2 - ID photo processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an ID photo processing apparatus provided with processing means for performing image processing for storing person image information in the size of a selected ID photo so that the ID photo is printed by a printing means for printing image information.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As an ID photo processing apparatus configured as described above, there is one disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-27897. In this conventional example, a video camera for taking a human image and an image taken by the video camera are provided. A microcomputer that processes image data, a central processing unit that forms image data for printout, and a printer that prints out data from the central processing unit. Is specified in advance, and after shooting, the processing mode is set so that the human image is enlarged or reduced so as to have the size specified by the central processing unit and printed out by the printer.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the conventional example, since the distance between the camera and the person to be photographed is set to be constant, the size of the designated ID photo and the enlargement ratio of the person image corresponding to this size are set in advance. However, the size of the face of the photographed person changes somewhat depending on the posture at the time of photographing. Also, the face appears to be large due to the influence of the face shape and hair shape of the printed person, and conversely, Sometimes it can be seen and sometimes it feels unbalanced. Although this imbalance is subjective, it cannot be said to be satisfactory from the client of the ID photo, and in such a case, for example, an operation in which the operator enlarges or reduces to an appropriate size with a zoom function. It was necessary to do and was troublesome. In the traditional ID photo, in which a person image is printed on a silver salt photographic paper by projection exposure without performing image processing as in the conventional example, a skilled engineer has developed a person image size based on years of experience. It is possible to print a well-balanced ID photo by adjusting the length, but not only is it time-consuming, but also the processing time is long, and it is not practical to perform such processing.
[0004]
An object of the present invention is to constitute an ID photo processing apparatus that easily obtains ID photos with a balanced face size by rational improvement.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The first feature of the present invention (Claim 1) is that the photographed person image information is set to the size of the selected ID photo in order to cause the printing means for printing the image information held in the data area to print the ID photo. In the ID photo processing apparatus provided with processing means for performing image processing to be stored, a standard mode for setting the size of the face portion in the person image information to a standard value corresponding to the size of the ID photo, and this value comprising a switching freely switching means in the change mode is set to a different value, the switching means is freely switched based on the operation of the switch means in the standard mode and change mode, and the left and right of the data region in the standard mode The center position of the direction in the person image information coincides with the center of the face in the person image information, and is separated from the upper end position of the data area by a predetermined distance. While positions, transferring the personal image information in magnification the size of the face in the portrait image information becomes standard size corresponding to the data area in the data area, the left and right of the data region in change mode The head position in the person image information is located at a position where the center position of the direction coincides with the center of the face in the person image information, and is separated from the upper end position of the data area by a distance different from the predetermined distance. It is configured to perform a process of transferring the person image information to the data area at an enlargement rate at which a face size in the person image information is different from a standard size corresponding to the data area. There are the following actions and effects.
[0006]
A second feature of the present invention (Claim 2) is the display apparatus according to Claim 1, further comprising a display capable of displaying the person image information, wherein the switch means is represented by an image displayed on the display, and the image is displayed as a pointing means. The processing mode is set so that the mode can be switched between the standard mode and the change mode by specifying in the above, and the operation and effect are as follows.
[0007]
According to a third feature of the present invention (Claim 3), in Claim 1, a plurality of types of ID photographs are displayed on the display, and any one of the plurality of types of sizes displayed in this way is displayed. The processing mode of the processing unit is set so that the size of the ID photo can be selected by designating with the pointing unit, and its operation and effect are as follows.
[0008]
A fourth feature of the present invention (Claim 4) is that, in any one of Claims 1 to 3, an input means for inputting person image information stored in a storage medium is provided. The effects are as follows.
[0009]
[Action]
According to the first feature, when the change mode is selected by operating the switch means, the person image information having a size different from that of the person image information corresponding to the size of the ID photo is proved. By setting the size of this person image information to a reasonable size, it is possible to obtain an ID photo with a face size that meets the client's request. . Specifically, since the client of a conventional ID photo has a high tendency to dislike the state that the face appears large in the ID photo, for example, the size of the person image in the change mode is slightly smaller than that in the standard mode. By setting the ratio to be small, a well-balanced ID photo can be obtained simply by operating the switch means as necessary.
[0010]
According to the second feature, the person image information can be confirmed by displaying on the display, and the change mode can be selected by a simple operation of operating the switch means displayed on the display, and the switch means. Is displayed as an image on the display, so that no special mechanically operated switch is required and the cost can be reduced.
[0011]
According to the third feature, when selecting the size of the ID photo, it is only necessary to specify the size displayed on the display, and the selection operation is simplified.
[0012]
According to the fourth feature, high performance and low cost are progressing. A so-called digital image taken by a digital camera is stored in a storage medium, and input from an input means. The time for developing the film is not required as compared with the case of taking a human image with the camera used, and the ID photo can be obtained in a short time.
[0013]
〔The invention's effect〕
Therefore, an ID photo processing apparatus capable of printing ID photos with a balanced face size by a simple operation is constructed. In addition, a simple operation based on the display on the display is sufficient, the size of the required ID photo can be easily selected based on the display on the display, and the ID photo can be easily printed using a digital camera or the like. It became a thing.
[0014]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows an ID photo processing apparatus. In this system, a general-purpose computer M (an example of processing means / switching means) integrally provided with a touch panel display D and image information from the general-purpose computer M are printed. And a sublimation type printing apparatus P (an example of printing means). The general-purpose computer M has a reading device 1 (input device for reading information on a storage medium R (compact flash, PC card, smart media, etc.) in which person image information taken by a digital camera C (digital still camera) is stored. Media reader), a CD-ROM drive 2 for reading information from a CD-R or CD-ROM, and an FD drive 3 for reading information on a floppy disk FD. The printing apparatus P is configured to incorporate a sublimation type print head (not shown) in the main body 4, print on the print paper set in the paper cassette 5 with the print head, and send it to the discharge unit 6. The display D includes a display body 7 and a touch panel 8 as pointing means.
[0015]
In this processing apparatus, an initial menu is displayed in the form of an icon on the display surface of the display D. When one of the initial menus is selected, an icon displayed on the display D by the operator is displayed. It is possible to select a processing form in a so-called GUI (Graphical User Interface) expression via the touch panel 8 only by touching them. In the initial menu, four icons are displayed (not shown) indicating "ID Photo", "Digital Camera Reception", "Reorder", and "Digital Camera Print". Select "ID Photo" In this case, as will be described later, the person image information photographed by the digital camera C is printed on the ID photograph of the selected size, and when “digital camera reception” is selected, the photograph is taken by the digital camera C. The image information is stored in the hard disk, which will be described later. When “Reorder” is selected, the extra print processing is performed. When “Digital camera print” is selected, the above “Digital camera reception” Processing that prints image information that has been received by processing (stored on the hard disk) in units of orders You have me.
[0016]
As shown in FIG. 2, a block circuit diagram of a general-purpose computer M is shown. In this circuit diagram, the reading device 1, the CD-ROM drive 2, the FD drive 3, and the built-in microprocessor (CPU) are incorporated. A data input / output system for the hard disk 10 is formed, and a data access system for the ROM 11, RAM main memory 12, RAM frame memory 13 and image processing unit 14 is formed for the CPU. An output system for the display main body 7 is formed via the video memory 15 and the video controller 16. A system for converting a signal from the touch panel 8 into position information via the pointing control unit 17 and inputting it to the CPU, a print control unit 18. A system for outputting a signal to the printing apparatus P is formed.
[0017]
The system of the present invention has a feature in the processing form when printing the ID photo, and the feature is that the portrait of the client is photographed with the digital camera C at a DP store or the like, and the person image photographed in this way When printing ID photos from information, it is possible to artificially switch the face of a person image between a standard size and a size slightly smaller than the standard, and the operation procedure and control form corresponding to the feature are shown in the drawing. This will be described below.
[0018]
That is, when “ID photo” is selected from the initial menu in a state where the storage medium R in which the person (portrait) is photographed is set in the reading device 1, the ID photo processing control shown in the flowchart of FIG. 10 is executed. The In this control, image selection processing (# 100 step), face position acquisition processing (# 200 step), size setting means, output type setting processing as enlargement ratio setting means (# 300 step), print processing (# 400 step) Processing is performed in the order of. When “ID photo” is selected in a state where the storage medium R is not set, a message such as “SET MEMORY CARD” is displayed on the display D.
[0019]
In the selection process (step # 100), the selection screen shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the display D, and the frame images stored in the storage medium R are read out to the three frame windows FW on the selection screen. Each frame image (person image information) is displayed. In addition, when three or more frames of the same person are photographed, a frame image not displayed in the frame window FW can be sequentially displayed according to an operation of bringing a finger into contact with the “arrow switch” 21 displayed on the screen. It has become. Then, among the frame images displayed in the frame window FW, the optimal image for the ID photo is visually selected, and if the selection is made by touching the image with the finger, the selection is made around the image. A frame-like display indicating that the operation has been performed appears, and selection is completed when an operation of bringing a finger into contact with the “set switch” 22 is performed in this state. In this process, when an operation of bringing a finger into contact with the “return switch” 23 displayed on the display D is performed, a process for returning to the initial screen is performed. In the following description, the operation is displayed on the screen. The operation of bringing the finger into contact with the switches is simply referred to as “operation”, and when the finger is brought into contact with the “return switch” 23, the process for returning to the previous control is performed. Yes.
[0020]
When the image selection process is completed as described above, the process proceeds to the face position acquisition process (# 200 step). In this face position acquisition process, the display D is displayed as shown in FIG. And the image information selected for the trimming window TW of the processing screen and the upper cursor CX are displayed, and the upper cursor CX is moved up and down by the operation of the “arrow switch” 21. Data X indicating the position of the top of the head is stored by operating the “set switch” 22 in a state where the head is moved and positioned at the top of the person image. Next, as shown in FIG. 5, the lower cursor CY displayed next is moved up and down by the operation of the “arrow switch” 21 in the same manner as the upper cursor CX, and is positioned at the lower end of the chin of the person image. By operating the “set switch” 22, data Y indicating the position of the lower end of the jaw is stored, and as shown in FIG. 6, the center cursor CZ displayed next is moved to the left and right by operating the “arrow switch” 21. When the “set switch” 22 is operated in the state where the face is positioned at the center position of the face, data Z indicating the center position in the left-right direction of the face is stored (steps # 201 and # 202). In this process, the vertical distance between the data X and the data Y is obtained as the face size L.
[0021]
In the next processing, the processing screen shown in FIG. 7 is displayed, and either “standard switch” N displayed on the screen or “small switch” S (each switch N, S is an example of a switch means). When the “set switch” 22 is operated after the button is operated, information for setting the face size is set based on the information for specifying the operated switch (steps # 203 and # 204). The information for setting the face size may be data in a format of “1” or “0” like a flag, or numerical data indicating the magnification. When this process is completed, the output type setting process (step # 300) It is supposed to shift to the process.
[0022]
In the output type setting routine (# 300 step), the output type setting screen shown in FIG. Specifically, the size can be selected by touching the six “size selection switches” 25 of “driver's license”, “resume”, “passport”, “visa”, “general exam”, and “others” displayed on the screen. When done, the process of setting the selected size is performed, and when the “size input switch” 26 displayed on the screen is operated to set an arbitrary size, an input screen is displayed (not shown). When the “color correction switch” 27 displayed on the screen is operated to set the value input based on this input screen to the size and perform color correction, a color correction screen (not shown) is displayed. According to this display, color correction values and brightness correction values are set, and when the “monochrome switch” 28 is operated to perform monochrome printing, the image information is converted into monochrome data, and the image information is flown. When the “FD switch” 29 is operated to save to the P-disc FD, the image information is saved to the floppy disk FD, and when the “repeat ticket switch” 30 is operated to perform the extra printing process. In order to specify image information, a mode (not shown) for printing the shooting date and the order number on the same paper as the ID photo is set. When the selection of the size is completed in this way, the process proceeds to the printing process by operating the “print switch” 31 displayed on the screen as shown in FIG.
[0023]
In the print processing, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 12, the data area (A) corresponding to the selected size is set in the main memory 12 or the like, and the set face size (L value) is determined. Based on the information for setting the face size, set the enlargement ratio to “Small” when printing a small face, and set the enlargement ratio to “Standard” when printing the face in standard size. . Further, the data area (A) is subjected to a process of developing image data at a set enlargement ratio, and after this process, the data is transferred to the printing apparatus P for printing, and the display D 9 is displayed (Steps # 401 to # 406). Note that the switching means is constituted by a program set in the general-purpose computer M as the processing means, and this switching means is based on the operation of the “standard switch” N or “small switch” S as the switching means # 402˜ The process of step # 405 is performed.
[0024]
More specifically, when developing image data in this process, as shown in step # 405, when the information for setting the face size is set to “standard” (standard mode) The data Z indicating the center of the face in the image data (F) indicated by a broken line and a rectangle at the center position in the left-right direction of the data area (A) for storing the image data to be actually printed, indicated by a solid line and a rectangle. In addition to setting the position, the position of the data X indicating the top of the head is set at a position separated from the upper end position of the data area (A) by a set distance, and the data L indicating the face size corresponds to the data area (A). The enlargement ratio of the image data (F) is set so as to obtain the standard size, and the image data (F) is transferred to the data area (A). In this transfer, the image data (F ) Data (outer side of the rectangular portion of the solid line) is discarded. In addition, when the information for setting the face size is set to “small” (change mode), the data area (A) indicated by a solid line in a rectangle is indicated by a broken line and a rectangle by a broken line. The position of the data Z indicating the center of the face in the image data (F) is set, and the top of the head is shown at a position separated from the upper end position of the data area (A) by a set distance (set longer than the distance in the standard). The position of the data X is set, and further, the enlargement ratio of the image data (F) is set so that the data L indicating the face size is smaller than the “standard” corresponding to the data area (A). The image data (F) is transferred to the data area (A), and the data around the image data (F) (outside the rectangular portion of the solid line) is cut off during the transfer. It should be noted that the area that is cut off when set to “small” in this way is smaller than when set to “standard”. When the printing is completed, the “end switch” 32 on the processing screen in FIG. 9 is operated to return to the initial screen.
[0025]
As described above, in the present invention, when an ID photo order is received at a DP store or the like, a recording medium in which the portrait of the client is photographed in a plurality of frames with the digital camera C and the person image information is stored on the spot. By simply setting R to the reading device 1 of the general-purpose computer M and selecting the “ID photo” according to the display on the display D, the operator can process the ID photo of the required size. In this case, it is possible to easily switch between printing with the face size set to standard and printing with a small face size set by simply operating the switch displayed on the screen. It can be finished in a well-balanced way to meet the demand.
[0026]
[Another embodiment]
In addition to the above embodiment, the present invention provides, for example, a preview window PW, a “standard switch” N, and a “small switch” S for a display D as shown in FIG. If any switch is operated, the processing mode can be set so that the ID photo of the face size set by the switch operation is displayed in the preview window PW in a printed state. With this configuration, the face size can be visually confirmed via the preview window PW before printing.
[0027]
Further, in the present invention, it is possible to set the processing mode so that the mode can be switched to the mode for printing a large face in addition to the mode for printing a small face, and the size of the face printed on the ID photo can be set in advance. It is also possible to provide adjusting means for adjusting. In addition, by forming a plurality of switch means for printing at different magnifications, even when printing a small face such as “Small Face” or “Slightly Small Face”, multiple face sizes can be set. It is also possible to select from among the enlargement rates of the species.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a photographic processing apparatus. FIG. 2 is a block circuit diagram showing the configuration of the photographic processing apparatus. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display screen in image selection processing. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display screen in face position acquisition processing. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display screen in face position acquisition processing. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a screen on which switch means is displayed. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a display screen in output type setting processing. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a display screen at the end of print processing. FIG. 10 is a flowchart of ID photo processing control. FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a print processing routine. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a screen on which a preview window according to another embodiment is displayed.
1 Input means 8 Pointing means D Display N, S Switch means P Print means R Storage medium

Claims (4)

ID photo processing provided with processing means for performing image processing to fit the photographed person image information into the size of the selected ID photo so that the ID photo is printed by the printing means for printing the image information held in the data area A device,
A switching means capable of switching between a standard mode for setting the size of the face portion in the person image information to a standard value corresponding to the size of the ID photo and a change mode for setting a value different from this value; This switching means can be switched between the standard mode and the change mode based on the operation of the switch means, and in the standard mode, the center position in the horizontal direction of the data area coincides with the center of the face in the person image information. The top of the person image information is located at a position away from the upper end position of the data area by a predetermined distance, and the face size in the person image information is a standard size corresponding to the data area. the person image information in magnification transferred to the data area, and the face center in the person image information with the central positions of the right and left direction of the data area is coincident with the change mode, the de The head of the person image information is located at a position different from the upper end position of the data area by a distance different from the predetermined distance, and the size of the face in the person image information corresponds to the data area. An ID photo processing apparatus configured to perform a process of transferring the person image information to the data area at an enlargement ratio that is different from a size . A processing mode including a display capable of displaying the person image information, and the switch means is represented by an image displayed on the display, and the image can be switched between the standard mode and the change mode by designating the image with the pointing means. 2. The ID photo processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: The process of displaying a plurality of types of ID photo sizes on the display, and selecting any of the plurality of types of displayed sizes by pointing means. 3. The ID photo processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a processing mode of the means is set. 4. The ID photo processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising input means for inputting person image information stored in a storage medium.

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