JP5120508B1 - Photo sticker creation apparatus and method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

An image having higher satisfaction for a user is provided.
A chroma key processing unit extracts three surfaces of a back surface, a side surface, and a floor surface of a photographing space as a background region of a captured image, and a corner point detection unit includes three parts of the back surface, the side surface, and the floor surface of the photographing space. Detect intersections where surfaces meet. The corner image generation unit generates a background image including a line segment imitating an intersection line of the back surface, the side surface, and the floor surface in the shooting space, and the composition processing unit is detected by the corner point detection unit. Based on the intersection point and the intersection line included in the background image generated by the corner image generation unit, the background image is synthesized with the captured image from which the background region has been extracted by the chroma key processing unit. The present invention can be applied to a photo sticker creating apparatus.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for creating a photo sticker, and a program, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for creating a photo sticker and a program that can provide a user with a more satisfactory image.

  There is known a photo sticker that takes a picture of a user, causes the user to edit the shot image, and prints and provides the edited image on sticker paper. Such a photo sticker is installed in an entertainment facility.

  The flow of one game provided by the photo-seal machine usually shoots a user in the shooting space as a subject, moves the user to the editing space, edits the image according to operations performed in the editing space, The edited image, which is the edited image, is printed on a sticker sheet and discharged.

  In recent years, after editing work, during the waiting time until the edited image is printed on the sticker paper, the photographed image or edited image to be printed on the sticker paper is transmitted and stored to the server at the customer service. By accessing the server from the mobile terminal owned by the user and acquiring the stored image, the user can use the captured image or the edited image on the mobile terminal. Specifically, a user uploads the acquired image to a blog (Blog: web log) managed on the web from a mobile terminal, and makes the image public to an unspecified number of people. be able to.

  Also, in recent years, images of users themselves taken with mobile devices such as digital cameras and mobile phones with camera functions are used to record daily clothes (fashion) and combinations (coordinates) of users (coordinates). The number of users who upload to their blogs is increasing as “cord images”.

  However, for example, in order for a user to take a picture of the user himself / herself with a mobile terminal with a camera function and obtain a coordinated image of the whole body, the user must extend the hand holding the mobile terminal and shoot from the overhead. It was difficult to get a full body image that included everything from toe to toe.

  By the way, there is a photographic sticker that obtains a composite image obtained by combining a whole body image of a subject and an enlarged face image obtained by trimming and enlarging the face of the subject (see, for example, Patent Document 1). According to this photographic seal machine, it is possible to obtain a coordinate image of the whole body.

  Furthermore, there is a photographic seal machine that obtains a whole body image in which a leg is long by taking a picture with a user sitting on a stool (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

  In addition, there is a photographic seal machine that performs image processing such as chroma key processing on the back surface portion and the floor portion, which are the background, in the captured image so as to hide the boundary between the back surface portion and the floor portion (for example, Patent Documents 3 to 5).

JP 2010-258774 A JP 2008-164906 A JP 2008-79185 A JP 2006-155353 A JP 2006-287285 A

  However, in the photo stickers of Patent Documents 1 and 2, the whole body image can be obtained, but the face is emphasized like an image obtained by the user extending the hand holding the mobile terminal and shooting from the overhead. I couldn't get a full body image (a big face).

  Further, as a coordinate image uploaded to a blog, an image taken in a fitting room or one corner of a room, such as a photograph published in a fashion magazine, is suitable. As a result, the boundary between the back portion and the floor portion cannot be seen, and a suitable coordinate image could not be obtained.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and makes it possible to provide an image with higher satisfaction for the user.

  The photo sticker creating apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention takes a user as a subject in a shooting space, causes the user to perform editing input on the obtained shot image, and prints the shot image on a predetermined sticker sheet And a photo sticker creating apparatus for transmitting the captured image to a mobile terminal connected via a communication network, the image including the user being captured and capturing means for capturing the user, and the capture As the background area of the captured image captured by the means, an extraction means for extracting the back surface, the side surface, and the floor surface of the imaging space, and the intersection where the back surface, the side surface, and the floor surface of the imaging space intersect Detecting means for detecting; and generating means for generating a background image including a line segment imitating an intersection line of two of the back surface, the side surface, and the floor surface in the imaging space. Based on the intersection detected by the detection means and the intersection line included in the background image generated by the generation means, the background is extracted from the background image extracted by the extraction means. Synthesizing means for synthesizing images.

  The extraction means extracts the background area using parameters according to the color ranges of the back, side, and floor of the shooting space, and the detection means includes the back, side, and side of the shooting space. And the intersection point can be detected based on the boundary between the values indicating the colors of the floor surface.

  The extraction unit extracts the background region using parameters corresponding to the color range of the back, side, and floor of the shooting space, and the detection unit includes the back, side, and side of the shooting space. And the intersection point can be detected based on the value indicating the color of the floor and a predetermined threshold value.

  The generation unit may generate the background image using values indicating the colors of the back surface, the side surface, and the floor surface of the shooting space.

  Illumination control means for controlling illumination in the imaging space can be further provided so that the detection means can detect the intersection based on the value indicating the color.

  A chroma key sheet is affixed to the back, side, and floor of the photographing space, and the background area of the captured image can be extracted by performing chroma key processing on the extraction means.

  The chroma key sheet can be prevented from being attached in the vicinity of an intersection line where two of the back surface, the side surface, and the floor surface of the photographing space intersect.

  The chroma key sheets to be affixed to the back surface, the side surface, and the floor surface of the imaging space can be made of different materials.

  The subject can be photographed from obliquely upward in front of the subject.

  The floor surface of the imaging space may be provided with an inclination with respect to the installation surface so as to be higher as it is closer to the back surface.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for creating a photo sticker, shooting a user as a subject in a shooting space, allowing the user to perform editing input on the obtained shot image, and printing the shot image on a predetermined sticker sheet. And a method for creating a photo sticker of a photo sticker creating apparatus for transmitting the photographed image to a mobile terminal connected via a communication network, which captures an image including the user and captures the user As a background area of the captured image captured by the means, an extraction step of extracting the back surface, the side surface, and the floor surface of the imaging space, and an intersection where the back surface, the side surface, and the floor surface of the imaging space intersect A detection step for detecting and generating a background image including a line segment imitating an intersection line of two of the back surface, the side surface, and the floor surface in the shooting space Based on the intersection detected in the generation step, the intersection detected in the detection step, and the intersection line included in the background image generated in the generation step. Synthesizing the background image with the extracted image extracted.

  The program according to one aspect of the present invention shoots a user as a subject in a shooting space, causes the user to perform editing input on the obtained shot image, prints the shot image on a predetermined sticker sheet, A program for causing a computer to execute processing for transmitting the captured image to a mobile terminal connected via a communication network, which is captured by a capturing unit that captures an image including the user and captures the user A step of extracting three surfaces of the back surface, the side surface, and the floor surface of the photographing space as a background region of the captured image; and a detecting step of detecting an intersection point of the three surfaces of the back surface, the side surface, and the floor surface in the photographing space. , A raw image for generating a background image including a line segment imitating an intersection line of two of the back surface, the side surface, and the floor surface in the shooting space The background region is extracted by the extraction step based on the step, the intersection detected by the detection step, and the intersection line included in the background image generated by the generation step. And causing a computer to execute a process including a synthesis step of synthesizing the background image with the captured image that has been output.

  In the present invention, as the background region of the captured image, the back surface, the side surface, and the floor surface of the shooting space are extracted, and the intersection point of the back surface, the side surface, and the floor surface of the shooting space intersects. A background image is generated that includes a line segment imitating an intersection line that is detected and intersects two of the back, side, and floor surfaces in the imaging space, and the detected intersection point and the intersection included in the generated background image are generated. Based on the line, the background image is synthesized with the captured image from which the background region has been extracted.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an image with higher satisfaction for the user.

It is a perspective view which shows the structural example of the external appearance of a photograph sticker production apparatus. It is the perspective view which looked at the external appearance of the photograph sticker production apparatus from another angle. It is a figure explaining a user's movement. It is a figure which shows the structural example of an imaging | photography part. It is a figure which shows the detailed structural example of an imaging | photography / display unit. It is a figure which shows the detailed structural example of a camera. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a camera support part. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a background part. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the external appearance of the floor of a background part. It is a figure explaining the effect acquired by the inclination of a floor. It is a figure explaining the sheet | seat for chroma keys of a background part. It is a figure which shows the structural example of an edit part. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a customer service part after the fact. It is a block diagram which shows the example of an internal structure of a photograph sticker production apparatus. It is a functional block diagram which shows the detailed structural example of a control part. It is a functional block diagram which shows the detailed structural example of an imaging | photography process part. It is a flowchart explaining the process which provides a photograph sticker creation game. It is a flowchart explaining an imaging | photography process. It is a flowchart explaining an imaging | photography process. It is a flowchart explaining an imaging process. It is a figure which shows the example of the live view display screen at the time of lower camera up photography. It is a figure which shows the example of the live view display screen at the time of upper camera up photography. It is a figure which shows the example of the guidance screen of an upper camera whole body imaging | photography. It is a figure which shows the example of the live view display screen at the time of upper camera whole body imaging | photography. It is a figure which shows the example of an eye size selection screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a brightness selection screen. It is a flowchart explaining an upper camera whole body imaging | photography process. It is a figure which shows the example of a live view image. It is a figure explaining the detection of a color range. It is a figure which shows the example of a corner image. It is a figure which shows the example of an upper camera whole body image. It is a flowchart explaining an upper camera whole body imaging | photography process. It is a figure explaining the detection of a color range. It is a flowchart explaining a corner point adjustment process. It is a figure which shows the example of a corner point adjustment screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a corner point adjustment screen. It is a figure explaining the distance of a camera and a to-be-photographed object in imaging | photography space.

  Hereinafter, specific embodiments to which the present invention is applied will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[External structure of photo sticker creation device]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of the appearance of a photo sticker creating apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is a game machine that allows a user to perform operations such as shooting and editing as a game and receives a price from the user instead of providing a shot image or an edited image. The photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is installed in a store such as a game center. There may be one user or a plurality of users.

  A user who plays in the game provided by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 pays the price, takes a picture of himself as a subject, and selects an image to be edited selected from the shot images obtained by shooting. Editing is performed using an editing function for synthesizing handwritten line drawings and stamp images, thereby making the photographed image rich and colorful. The user receives the sticker sheet on which the edited image is printed and ends the series of games.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 mainly includes a photographing unit 11, an editing unit 12, and a subsequent customer service unit 13. The photographing unit 11 and the editing unit 12 are installed in contact with each other, and the editing unit 12 and the subsequent customer service unit 13 are installed in contact with each other.

  The photographing unit 11 includes a photographing unit 21 and a background unit 22. The photographing unit 21 and the background unit 22 are set apart by a predetermined distance, and a photographing operation is performed in a photographing space that is a space formed between the photographing unit 21 and the background unit 22.

  The photographing unit 21 is a device that allows a user to perform photographing work. The photographing unit 21 enters the photographing space and is located in front of the user who is performing the photographing work. The front panel 41 of the photographing unit 21 that constitutes a surface in which the photographing space is desired in front is provided with a touch panel monitor used by the user during photographing work. When the left side as viewed from the user in the imaging space is the left side and the right side is the right side, the left side of the imaging unit 21 is constituted by a side panel 42A, and the right side is a side panel 42B (not shown). Consists of.

  The background unit 22 is attached to the left end of the rear panel 51 and the rear panel 51, which are plate-like members positioned on the rear side of the user who is taking a photo work facing the front, and has the same width as the side panel 42A. A side panel 52A, which is a plate-like member, and a side panel 52B (FIG. 2), which is a plate-like member attached to the right end of the rear panel 51 and having the same width as the side panel 42B.

  The side panel 42A constituting the left side surface of the photographing unit 21 and the side panel 52A of the background unit 22 are provided on substantially the same plane, and their upper portions are connected by a connecting part 23A that is a plate-like member. Further, the side panel 42B constituting the right side surface of the photographing unit 21 and the side panel 52B of the background portion 22 are provided on substantially the same plane, and their upper portions are connected by a connecting portion 23B which is a plate-like member.

  An opening formed by being surrounded by the side panel 42 </ b> A of the photographing unit 21, the connecting part 23 </ b> A, and the side panel 52 </ b> A of the background part 22 becomes an entrance G <b> 1 of the photographing space. Although not shown, an opening formed by being surrounded by the side panel 42B of the photographing unit 21, the connecting part 23B, and the side panel 52B of the background 22 is also an entrance G2 of the photographing space.

  An opening surrounded by the front panel 41 of the photographing unit 21, the connecting part 23A, the connecting part 23B, and the back panel 51 of the background part 22 is formed above the photographing space, and a ceiling strobe is formed so as to cover a part of the opening. A unit 24 is provided. One end of the ceiling strobe unit 24 is fixed to the connecting portion 23A, and the other end is fixed to the connecting portion 23B. The ceiling strobe unit 24 has a built-in strobe that emits light toward the photographing space in accordance with photographing. A fluorescent lamp is provided inside the strobe constituting the ceiling strobe unit 24, and also functions as illumination of the photographing space.

  When the front-back direction of the user in the shooting space is the depth direction, the dimensions (depth, width, and height) of the shooting unit 11 are, for example, 1850 mm × 1800 mm × 2225 mm.

  The editing unit 12 is a device that allows a user to perform editing work for editing an image obtained by photographing work. The editing unit 12 is provided so as to be connected to the photographing unit 11 so that one side surface thereof is in contact with the back surface of the front panel 41 of the photographing unit 21. The editing unit 12 is provided with a configuration such as a tablet built-in monitor used by a user during editing work.

  If the configuration of the editing unit 12 shown in FIG. 1 is the configuration on the front side, the editing unit 12 is used for editing operations on the front side and the back side so that two sets of users can perform editing operations simultaneously. Each configuration is provided.

  The front side of the editing unit 12 is a surface perpendicular to the floor surface, and is composed of a surface 71 that is substantially parallel to the side panel 42A, and a slope 72 formed above the surface 71. The configuration used is provided on the slope 72. On the left side of the slope 72, a support portion 73A that has a columnar shape and supports one end of the lighting device 74 is provided. A support portion 73 </ b> B (FIG. 2) that supports the other end of the lighting device 74 is also provided on the right side of the slope 72. Further, on the left side of the support portion 73A, there is provided a support portion 73C having a plate-like shape and provided by connecting the subsequent customer service portion 13. A support portion 75 that supports the curtain rail 26 is provided on the upper surface of the support portion 73C.

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

  A curtain is attached to the curtain rail 26 so that the inside of the space in front of the editing unit 12 and the space in front of the back cannot be seen from the outside. The space in front of the editing unit 12 and the space in front of the back, which are surrounded by the curtain attached to the curtain rail 26, serve as an editing space in which the user performs editing work.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 as seen from another angle.

  The subsequent customer service unit 13 is a device for performing subsequent customer service to the user. At the time of the customer service, the photographed image and the edited image are transmitted to a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the post-service customer unit 13 has a plate-like housing having a predetermined thickness, and is connected to the editing unit 12 so that the back surface thereof is in contact with the left side surface of the editing unit 12. Provided. A front face of the post-service section 13 is provided with a tablet built-in monitor used by the user at the time of post-service and a discharge port through which sticker paper on which a photographed image or an edited image is printed is discharged. The space in front of the post-service section 13 serves as a post-service space for performing post-service to users who are waiting for the printing on the sticker paper to end.

  Here, the flow of the photo sticker creation game and the accompanying movement of the user will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 as viewed from above.

  The user of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is formed between the photographing part 21 and the background part 22 from the entrance G1 as indicated by the white arrow # 1 or from the entrance G2 as indicated by the white arrow # 2. The camera enters the shooting space A1 and performs a shooting operation using a camera or a touch panel monitor provided in the shooting unit 21.

  The user who has finished the photographing work exits the photographing space A1 using the doorway G1 as indicated by the white arrow # 3 and moves to the editing space A2-1, or as indicated by the white arrow # 4. To leave the shooting space A1 and move to the editing space A2-2.

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

  After the editing operation is completed, printing of an image selected from the photographed image and the edited image is started. The user who has finished the editing work during image printing moves from the editing space A2-1 to the post-service area A3 as indicated by the white arrow # 5 if the editing work has been performed in the editing space A2-1. After that, he gets a customer service. In addition, when the editing work is completed in the editing space A2-2, the user moves from the editing space A2-2 to the post-service area A3 as indicated by the white arrow # 6. Receive customer service in customer service space A3.

  When the printing of the image is finished, the user receives the sticker paper from the outlet provided in the post-service section 13 and finishes a series of photo sticker creation games.

  Next, the configuration of each device will be described.

[Configuration of shooting section]
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the photographing unit 21. The photographing unit 21 is configured by attaching a front panel 41, a side panel 42A, and a side panel 42B to a base unit 43 having a box shape.

  The front panel 41 is positioned in front of the user who performs the shooting operation in the shooting space A1, and the side panel 42A and the side panel 42B are positioned on the left side and the right side of the user who performs the shooting operation in the shooting space A1, respectively. The connecting portion 23A is fixed above the side panel 42A, and the connecting portion 23B is fixed above the side panel 42B.

  An imaging / display unit 81 is provided in the approximate center of the front panel 41. The photographing / display unit 81 includes a camera 91, a camera strobe 92, and a touch panel monitor 93.

  The camera 91 is configured to include an imaging device having an imaging element such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device), and images a user in the imaging space A1. A moving image (live view image) captured by the camera 91 is displayed on the touch panel monitor 93 in real time. An image captured by the camera 91 at a predetermined timing such as when a user gives an instruction to shoot is saved as a photographic image (still image). Note that an image captured by the camera 91, that is, a live view image and a captured image are collectively referred to as a captured image hereinafter.

  A camera strobe 92 is provided on the back side of the camera 91, and the camera 91 is driven (moved) in the vertical direction on the surface side of the camera strobe 92. The camera strobe 92 is composed of an acrylic plate constituting a light emitting surface and an illumination device such as a fluorescent lamp provided behind the light emitting surface, and emits light in accordance with photographing by the camera 91 like other strobes. In the camera strobe 92, a portion exposed according to the vertical position of the camera 91 is a light emitting surface. That is, the camera strobe 92 irradiates the vicinity of the user's face as a subject from above or below the camera 91 according to the vertical position of the camera 91.

  A touch panel monitor 93 provided on the lower side of the camera 91 includes a monitor such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and a touch panel laminated thereon. The touch panel monitor 93 has a function as a live view monitor that displays a moving image captured by the camera 91 and a function that displays various GUI (Graphical User Interface) images and accepts a user's selection operation through the touch panel. ing. On the touch panel monitor 93, a moving image after an image such as a background is appropriately displayed is displayed.

  On the front panel 41, an upper strobe 82 is installed on the upper side with respect to the position of the photographing / display unit 81. A left strobe 83 is installed on the left side and a right strobe 84 is installed on the right side. A lower strobe 85 is provided at a position below the photographing / display unit 81 such that a part of the upper surface of the base portion 43 protrudes.

  The upper strobe 82 irradiates the user from the upper front. The left strobe 83 irradiates the user from the left front, and the right strobe 84 irradiates the user from the right front. The lower strobe 85 irradiates the user from the lower front.

  The base unit 43 is also provided with a foot strobe 86 that irradiates the user's foot. Fluorescent lamps are provided inside the upper strobe 82, left strobe 83, right strobe 84, lower strobe 85, and foot strobe 86, and together with the fluorescent lights inside the strobe constituting the ceiling strobe unit 24, photographing is performed. Used as illumination in the space A1. By adjusting the light emission amount of each fluorescent lamp, or by adjusting the number of fluorescent lamps to emit light, the brightness in the shooting space A1 depends on the content of the shooting work performed by the user. Adjust as appropriate.

  Further, a coin insertion / return port 87 through which a user inserts money is provided on the right side of the foot strobe 86.

  Further, on the left side of the touch panel monitor 93 on the upper side of the lower strobe 85, a monitor left strobe 88 that irradiates the user from the lower left front is provided, and on the right side of the touch panel monitor 93, the user is viewed from the lower right front. A monitor right strobe 89 for irradiating is provided.

  An illumination device other than the fluorescent lamp may be provided inside each strobe.

  Spaces 43A and 43B formed on the left and right sides of the upper surface of the base portion 43 with the lower strobe 85 interposed therebetween are used as a luggage storage place for a user who performs a photographing operation to place baggage and the like. Further, for example, near the ceiling of the front panel 41, there is also provided a speaker that outputs sound such as guidance sound for shooting processing, BGM (Back Ground Music), and sound effects for allowing the user to perform shooting operations.

  Here, the vertical drive of the camera 91 will be described.

  In the shooting process, the vertical position of the camera 91 is such that the user as a subject is shot from the front in front when viewed from the user, and the position from which the user is photographed obliquely from the front when viewed from the user. In addition, the camera 91 is driven in the vertical direction to perform shooting.

  Hereinafter, as appropriate, the camera 91 in a position where the user is photographed from the front in front is referred to as a lower camera, and the camera 91 in a position where the user is photographed from diagonally forward is referred to as the upper camera.

[Configuration example of shooting / display unit]
FIG. 5 shows a detailed configuration example of the photographing / display unit 81 including the camera 91 driven in the vertical direction.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, the photographing / display unit 81 is configured by providing a camera 91, a camera strobe 92, and a touch panel monitor 93 on one side of a casing having a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped shape. A frame-shaped cover 94 is provided around the camera 91 and the camera strobe 92, and the camera 91 is driven in the vertical direction within the range of the opening of the cover 94.

  FIG. 5B shows the photographing / display unit 81 from which the touch panel monitor 93 and the cover 94 are removed from the state of FIG. 5A. As shown in FIG. 5B, the camera 91 is configured integrally with an acrylic plate 95 that constitutes the light emitting surface of the camera strobe 92, and the acrylic plate 95 is driven in the vertical direction together with the camera 91. The side surface of the camera 91 is supported by a camera support unit 96 and is driven in the vertical direction according to a guide groove provided in the camera support unit 96.

  FIG. 5C shows the photographing / display unit 81 from which the acrylic plate 95 is removed from the state of FIG. 5B. As shown in FIG. 5C, an upper fluorescent lamp 97U is provided above the back of the camera 91, and a lower fluorescent lamp 97D is provided below the back of the camera 91. The camera 91 is configured integrally with an on-camera fluorescent lamp 97U and a lower-camera fluorescent lamp 97D as illumination devices constituting the camera strobe 92. The upper-camera fluorescent lamp 97U and the lower-camera fluorescent lamp 97D are vertically moved together with the camera 91. Drive in the direction.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 5A, when the camera 91 is positioned at the lower end of the opening of the cover 94 and is in the lower camera state, the acrylic plate 95 on the upper side of the camera 91 is exposed, and the on-camera fluorescent lamp 97U is By emitting light, the camera strobe 92 irradiates the vicinity of the user's face as a subject from above the camera 91.

  Although not shown, when the camera 91 is positioned at the upper end of the opening of the cover 94 and is in the upper camera state, the lower acrylic plate 95 of the camera 91 is exposed and the lower fluorescent lamp 97D emits light. Thus, the camera strobe 92 irradiates the vicinity of the user's face as a subject from below the camera 91.

[Camera configuration example]
FIG. 6 shows a detailed configuration example of the camera 91.

  The camera 91 is configured by mounting a camera body 91M, which is an imaging device, on a case 91C. The camera 91 is provided with a rotating portion 91R that rotates around an axis parallel to the optical axis of the lens of the camera main body 91M when the camera 91 is driven in a vertical direction by a predetermined driving mechanism. The gear provided on the circumferential surface of the focus ring 91F that adjusts the focal length (focus) of the camera body 91M and the gear (not shown) provided at one end of the rotating portion 91R have ribs on the inside. It is connected by the provided timing belt 91B.

  That is, when the camera 91 is driven in the vertical direction, the rotation unit 91R rotates, and the rotation unit 91R rotates, whereby the focus ring 91F rotates through the timing belt 91B, and the focus of the camera body 91M is adjusted. It is made so that. Specifically, when the camera 91 is in the lower camera state, the focus is adjusted to zoom in, and when the camera 91 is in the upper camera state, the focus is adjusted to zoom out.

  Further, protrusions P1 and P2 are provided on the side surface of the case 91C. The camera 91 is driven in the vertical direction by the projections P1 and P2 being guided along the guide grooves g1 and g2 provided in the camera support portion 96 as shown in FIG. The guide grooves g1 and g2 may be formed so as to penetrate the camera support portion 96, or may be formed so as not to penetrate. Also, as shown in FIG. 7, the guide groove g2 is formed so as to draw an arc around the upper end of the guide groove g1 above the position corresponding to the upper end of the guide groove g1. Thus, after the protrusions P1 and P2 reach the positions corresponding to the upper end of the guide groove g1 and the upper end of the guide groove g1 of the guide groove g2, the camera 91 is centered on the upper end of the guide groove g1. The image is rotated in the left direction in the figure by a predetermined angle, and the lower direction of the photographing space is photographed.

  With such a structure, when the camera 91 is in the lower camera state, the user is photographed from the front front, and when the camera 91 is in the upper camera state, the user is photographed from diagonally forward.

[Configuration of the background]
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the background portion 22 on the photographing space A1 side. FIG. 8A is a front view illustrating a configuration example of the background portion 22, and FIG. 8B is a perspective view illustrating a configuration example of the background portion 22.

  Near the center above the back panel 51, a back center strobe 101 for irradiating a user who is performing a shooting operation in the shooting space A1 from the back center is attached.

  A rear left strobe 102 that irradiates a user who is performing a photographing operation in the photographing space A1 from the left rear is provided above the rear panel 51 and on the doorway G1 side. Further, a rear right strobe 103 that irradiates a user who is performing a photographing operation in the photographing space A1 from the right rear is provided above the rear panel 51 and on the entrance / exit G2 side.

  In addition, a floor 104 is provided below the back panel 51 in a portion sandwiched between the side panel 52A and the side panel 52B in the imaging space A1. As shown in FIG. 9, the floor 104 is provided with an inclination of, for example, 7 ° with respect to the installation surface on which the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is installed so that the floor 104 becomes higher as it is closer to the back panel 51 side. .

  If the front-back direction of the user in the shooting space is the depth direction, the dimensions of the floor 104 (depth, width, and height on the back panel 51 side) are, for example, 550 mm × 1710 mm × 80 mm.

[Effects obtained by floor inclination]
Here, with reference to FIG. 10, the effect obtained by providing the floor 104 with an inclination will be described.

  FIG. 10 shows a subject (user) 111 photographed by the camera 91 in the upper camera state in the photographing space A1. When shooting the whole body of the subject, shooting with the upper camera makes the face appear larger than shooting with the lower camera, so that a shot image with an enhanced face can be obtained. Further, the whole body image obtained by the upper camera can increase the ratio of the subject in the image than the whole body image obtained by the lower camera. As described above, photographing with the upper camera is suitable for obtaining a whole body image of a subject.

  For example, in a shooting space of a general photo sticker creation apparatus, as shown in FIG. 10A, when the subject 111 takes a forward leaning posture so that the face is brought closer to the camera 91, shooting with a more emphasized face is performed. An image can be obtained.

  Further, by providing the inclined floor 104 as in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 10B, the same state as when the heel portion of the subject 111 is wearing shoes with heels. Thus, the length of the back of the foot with respect to the imaging surface of the camera 91 is longer than that in the case of FIG. 10A, so that a captured image in which the foot looks longer can be obtained.

  In particular, if the foot is the longest when the angle between the ground and the sole when wearing shoes with heel is 7 °, the inclination of the floor 104 is set to 7 °. Even a female junior and senior high school student who wears shoes with low heels can obtain a photographed image in which the legs look longer as in the case of wearing shoes with heels.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 10A, when the subject 111 is tilted forward and the camera 91 is viewed, a portion 111n from the bottom of the chin to the neck is irradiated by the strobe. It is difficult to understand the outline of the face, and the face may appear larger than necessary.

  On the other hand, by providing the floor 104 as shown in FIG. 10B, the subject 111 can be photographed in a posture that does not protrude forward and does not stick out the chin as shown in FIG. 10A. A shadow is formed on the portion 111n, and in the captured image, it is possible to prevent the face from being emphasized and the face from appearing larger than necessary.

  Furthermore, in FIG. 10A, when the subject 111 looks at the camera 91 without taking the forward tilted posture, the face taken up is in the captured image. On the other hand, since the line of sight of the subject 111 is increased by providing the floor 104 as shown in FIG. 10B, the subject 111 can naturally see the camera 91, and the photographed image has a face with an upper eye. Can be avoided.

[About chroma key sheet]
Further, in the present embodiment, the background portion 22 is configured without the winding-up type background curtain used for the background or the elevating curtain used as the chroma key curtain on the photographing space A1 side of the background portion 22. A chroma key sheet is affixed to the rear panel 51, the side panels 52 </ b> A and 52 </ b> B, and the surface of the floor 104.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a chroma key sheet affixed to the photographing space A1 side of the background portion 22. FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 11, a chroma key sheet 121A is affixed to the background panel 51, a chroma key sheet 121B is affixed to the lower part of the side panel 52B, and a chroma key sheet 121C is affixed to the slope portion of the floor 104. The The chroma key sheets 121A to 121C are green chroma key sheets, whereby a so-called green back composition is performed. Although not shown, a chroma key sheet 121C 'similar to the chroma key sheet 121B is also attached to the lower portion of the side panel 52A. As shown in FIG. 11, the chroma key sheet 121B is attached only to the lower portion of the side panel 52B. However, the portion of the side panel 52B to which the chroma key sheet 121B is attached is the image of the camera 91. It may be wider than the part that enters the corner, and may be the entire surface of the side panel 52B, for example. The same applies to the chroma key sheet 121C 'attached to the side panel 52A.

  The chroma key sheets 121A, 121B, and 121C may be made of the same material or different materials. Specifically, for example, the chroma key sheet 121A serving as the back surface of the imaging space A1 may be made of cloth, the chroma key sheet 121B serving as the side face may be made of resin or cloth, and the chroma key sheet 121C may be made of resin such as rubber.

[Configuration of editorial department]
FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the front side of the editing unit 12 (the editing space A2-1 side).

  A tablet built-in monitor 131 is provided at substantially the center of the slope 72. A touch pen 132A is provided on the left side of the tablet built-in monitor 131, and a touch pen 132B is provided on the right side.

  The tablet built-in monitor 131 is configured by superimposing a tablet capable of inputting an operation using the touch pen 132A or 132B on an editing monitor such as an LCD. On the tablet built-in monitor 131, for example, an editing screen that is a screen used for editing a captured image selected as an image to be edited is displayed. When two people perform editing work simultaneously, the touch pen 132A is used by one user, and the touch pen 132B is used by the other user.

  On the left side of the editing unit 12, a post-service unit 13 is provided.

[Composition of the customer service department]
FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the front side of the post-service unit 13.

  A monitor 161 with a built-in tablet is provided at the upper center of the post-service section 13. A touch pen 162A is provided on the left side of the tablet built-in monitor 161, and a touch pen 162B is provided on the right side. Similarly to the tablet built-in monitor 131, the tablet built-in monitor 161 is configured by providing a tablet capable of operating input using the touch pen 162A or 162B superimposed on a post-service monitor such as an LCD. On the tablet built-in monitor 161, a screen used for post-service processing for transmitting a captured image or an edited image to a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone is displayed.

  A non-contact type IC reader / writer 163 is provided under the tablet built-in monitor 161, and a sticker paper discharge port 164 is provided under the non-contact type IC reader / writer 163. A speaker 165 is provided below the sticker paper discharge port 164.

  The non-contact type IC reader / writer 163 communicates with a non-contact type IC that is in close proximity, and reads data from the non-contact type IC and writes data to the non-contact type IC.

  In the sticker paper discharge port 164, sticker paper on which an image created by the user of the editing space A2-1 is printed, or the user of the editing space A2-2 performs the editing work. The sticker paper on which the created image is printed is discharged. A printer is provided inside the editing unit 12, and printing of images is performed by the printer.

  The speaker 165 outputs sound such as guidance voice, BGM, and sound effects for the post-service processing.

[Internal configuration of photo sticker creation device]
Next, the internal configuration of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 will be described. FIG. 14 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration example of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. The same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same structure as the structure mentioned above. Note that overlapping descriptions are omitted as appropriate.

  The control unit 201 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and the like, executes a program stored in a ROM (Read Only Memory) 206 and a storage unit 202, and controls the overall operation of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. A storage unit 202, a communication unit 203, a drive 204, a ROM 206, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 207 are connected to the control unit 201. The control unit 201 is also connected with each configuration of the photographing unit 208, the editing unit 209, and the post-service unit 210.

  The storage unit 202 includes a non-volatile storage medium such as a hard disk or a flash memory, and stores various setting information supplied from the control unit 201. Information stored in the storage unit 202 is appropriately read out by the control unit 201.

  A communication unit 203 is an interface of a network such as the Internet, and communicates with an external device according to control by the control unit 201.

  A removable medium 205 made of an optical disk, a semiconductor memory, or the like is appropriately attached to the drive 204. Computer programs and data read from the removable medium 205 by the drive 204 are supplied to the control unit 201 and stored in the storage unit 202 or installed.

  The ROM 206 stores programs and data executed by the control unit 201. The RAM 207 temporarily stores data and programs processed by the control unit 201.

  The imaging unit 208 includes a coin processing unit 221, an illumination device 222, a camera 91, a touch panel monitor 93, and a speaker 223 that are configured to perform imaging processing in the imaging space A1.

  The coin processing unit 221 detects the insertion of coins into the coin insertion / return port 87. When the coin processing unit 221 detects that a predetermined amount of coins such as 300 yen has been inserted, the coin processing unit 221 outputs an activation signal indicating that to the control unit 201.

  The illumination device 222 is a fluorescent lamp provided inside each strobe in the photographing space A1, and emits light according to an illumination control signal supplied from the control unit 201. As described above, in the photographing space A1, in addition to the strobe of the ceiling strobe unit 24, an upper strobe 82, a left strobe 83, a right strobe 84, a lower strobe 85, a foot strobe 86, and a monitor left strobe provided in the photographing section 21. 88, a monitor right strobe 89, a back center strobe 101 provided in the background portion 22, a back left strobe 102, and a back right strobe 103 are provided.

  In addition, the illumination device 222 adjusts the light emission amount according to the control by the control unit 201, thereby adjusting the brightness in the shooting space A1 according to the stage of the shooting work performed by the user.

  The camera 91 shoots according to the control by the control unit 201 and outputs an image obtained by the shooting to the control unit 201.

  The speaker 223 outputs sound such as guidance voice, BGM, and sound effects of shooting processing that causes the user to perform shooting work.

  The editing unit 209A includes a tablet built-in monitor 131, touch pens 132A and 132B, and a speaker 231 provided on the front side of the editing unit 12 as a configuration for performing editing processing in the editing space A2-1. The editing unit 209B has the same configuration as the editing unit 209A, and performs editing processing in the editing space A2-2.

  The tablet built-in monitor 131 displays an editing screen on a built-in editing monitor under the control of the control unit 201, and detects a user operation on the editing screen (built-in tablet). A signal representing the content of the user's operation is supplied to the control unit 201, and the captured image to be edited is edited.

  The speaker 231 outputs sound such as guidance voice, BGM, and sound effect of editing processing that allows the user to perform editing work.

  The subsequent customer service section 210 includes a tablet built-in monitor 161, touch pens 162A and 162B, a non-contact type IC reader / writer 163, a speaker 165, and a printer 241 that perform print processing in the subsequent customer service space A3. , And a sticker unit 242.

  Under the control of the control unit 201, the tablet built-in monitor 161 displays a screen used for the subsequent customer service on the built-in subsequent customer service monitor, and detects a user operation on the screen (built-in tablet). A signal representing the content of the user's operation is supplied to the control unit 201, and the customer service is performed afterwards.

  The printer 241 prints the photographed image or the edited image obtained by the editing process on the sticker paper stored in the sticker paper unit 242 attached to the printer 241 and discharges it to the sticker paper discharge port 164.

[Configuration of control unit]
Next, the control unit 201 will be described. FIG. 15 shows a configuration example of functional blocks realized by the control unit 201 executing a program stored in the ROM 206 or the like.

  The control unit 201 performs a process related to a charge input when starting the photo sticker creation game and a process related to a photographing work process of the photo sticker creation game such as photographing a user group. An editing processing unit 302 that performs processing related to the editing work process of the photo sticker creation game such as graffiti editing, a printing processing unit 303 that performs processing related to the printing process of the photo sticker creation game such as printing of sticker paper, and editing work. A post-service processing unit 304 is provided for performing processing related to the post-service process of the photo sticker creation game that serves the finished user group.

  That is, the control unit 201 controls processing related to each process of the photo sticker creation game.

[Configuration of shooting processing unit]
FIG. 16 is a functional block diagram illustrating a more detailed configuration example of the imaging processing unit 301 in FIG.

  In the example of FIG. 16, the shooting processing unit 301 includes a progress control unit 311, a shooting parameter setting unit 312, a live view display control unit 313, a shot image acquisition unit 314, an illumination control unit 315, a camera drive control unit 316, and a chroma key processing unit. 317, a corner point detection unit 318, a corner image generation unit 319, and a composition processing unit 320.

  The progress control unit 311 controls the progress of the photographing work process.

  The shooting parameter setting unit 312 performs processing related to setting of parameters relating to shooting such as image quality, brightness, and eye size.

  The live view display control unit 313 performs processing related to display on the touch panel monitor 93 (live view display).

  The captured image acquisition unit 314 performs processing related to imaging, particularly acquisition of captured images.

  The illumination control unit 315 performs processing related to light emission of the illumination device provided in the imaging space.

  The camera drive control unit 316 performs processing related to driving of the camera 91.

  The chroma key processing unit 317 performs chroma key processing for extracting the background area based on the color of the background area of the captured image captured by the camera 91.

  The corner point detection unit 318 detects a corner point, which is an intersection where the back surface, the side surface, and the floor surface of the shooting space intersect as a background region of the captured image captured by the camera 91.

  The corner image generation unit 319 generates a background image (hereinafter referred to as a corner image) including a corner line that is a line segment imitating an intersection line of two of the back surface, the side surface, and the floor surface of the imaging space.

  The composition processing unit 320 synthesizes the corner image generated by the corner image generation unit 319 with the captured image from which the background area has been extracted by the chroma key processing unit 317.

[Operation of photo sticker creation device]
Next, processing of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 that provides a photo sticker creating game will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S1, the photographing processing unit 301 of the control unit 201 of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 determines whether or not a predetermined amount of coins has been inserted based on a signal supplied from the coin processing unit 221 and is inserted. Wait until it is determined.

  If it is determined in step S1 that a coin has been inserted, in step S2, the photographing processing unit 301 controls the photographing unit 208 to display a moving image of the subject captured by the camera 91 on the touch panel monitor 93 for live view. A photographing process is performed for photographing a user in the space A1 as a subject. The photographing process will be described later with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

  In step S3, the imaging processing unit 301 guides the user in the imaging space A1 to move to the editing space A2-1 or the editing space A2-2. The guidance for movement to the editing space A2-1 or the editing space A2-2 is performed by displaying a screen on the touch panel monitor 93 of the photographing unit 208 or by outputting sound from the speaker 223.

  In step S4, the editing processing unit 302 controls the editing unit 209 corresponding to the editing space of the editing space A2-1 and the editing space A2-2 that is the destination of the user who has finished the shooting process, Edit processing. Specifically, the editing processing unit 302 causes the user to select a synthesis image to be synthesized with the captured image selected as the editing target image, synthesizes the selected synthesis image with the captured image, and obtains the obtained synthesis. The image is edited according to the editing operation by the user.

  In step S5, the editing processing unit 302 guides the user who has finished the editing process in the editing space A2-1 or the editing space A2-2 to move to the post-service space A3. The guidance of the movement to the post-service space A3 is performed by displaying a screen on the tablet built-in monitor 131 or by outputting sound from the speaker 231.

  In step S <b> 6, the print processing unit 303 performs a printing process in which an image selected by the user is output to the printer 241 and printed on a sticker sheet.

  In step S <b> 7, the subsequent customer service processing unit 304 controls the subsequent customer service unit 210 to perform the subsequent customer service process for a user who is waiting for printing completion. Specifically, the post-service processing unit 304 performs a mobile transmission game process for transmitting a captured image or an edited image to the mobile terminal as the post-service processing, and directly inputs the e-mail address of the mobile terminal. Display on the tablet built-in monitor 161 a selection screen for a transmission method that allows a user to select whether to transmit an image to a portable terminal by transmitting to a portable terminal or by communicating with a non-contact type IC. The image is transmitted according to the operation by the user.

  When the printing is completed, in step S8, the post-service processing unit 304 displays that the printing is completed on the tablet built-in monitor 161, and the printer 241 discharges the sticker paper on which the image is printed to the sticker paper discharge port 164. The process is terminated.

[Example of shooting process]
Next, an example of the flow of the photographing process in step S2 in the series of processes of the photo sticker creation game described above will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

  In step S31, the shooting parameter setting unit 312 displays a shooting selection screen on the touch panel monitor 93 and accepts shooting selection by the user. The image selection is selection of image quality such as hue and sharpness. The shooting parameter setting unit 312 adjusts the image quality of the image shot by the camera 91 according to the image selected by the user.

  In step S <b> 32, the progress control unit 311 displays a shooting method guidance screen on the touch panel monitor 93. Specifically, a guidance screen for performing lower camera up shooting for shooting the user's face or upper body from the front front is displayed. That is, at this time, the camera 91 is in a lower camera state. After displaying the guidance screen, the captured image acquisition unit 314 controls the camera 91 to start capturing an image.

  In step S33, the live view display control unit 313 displays the moving image (live view image) captured by the camera 91 on the touch panel monitor 93 (performs live view display).

  In step S34, the captured image acquisition unit 314 displays a countdown indicator on the touch panel monitor 93, and notifies the user of the capturing timing.

  When the shooting timing comes, in step S35, the captured image acquisition unit 314 controls the camera 91 to perform lower camera up shooting, and acquires a captured image that is a still image (lower camera up image).

  In step S <b> 36, the progress control unit 311 displays the captured image on the touch panel monitor 93 and allows the user to check the captured result.

  FIG. 21 shows an example of a live view display screen displayed on the touch panel monitor 93 during lower camera up shooting. The live view display screen of FIG. 21 includes a live view display area 411 that displays a live view image of the camera 91, and shooting result display areas 412-1 to 412-6 that display shot images obtained as a result of shooting. Has been. In the live view display screen of FIG. 21, when the number indicated by a countdown indicator (not shown) becomes 0, the live view image displayed in the live view display area 411 is obtained as the lower camera up image. The obtained lower camera up image is displayed in a predetermined area (specifically, the photographing result display areas 412-1 to 412-3) in the photographing result display areas 412-1 to 416-2 in the order of photographing. Will come to be.

  Returning to the flowchart of FIG. 18, after step S <b> 36, in step S <b> 37, the progress control unit 311 determines whether or not shooting has been repeated a predetermined number of times. If it is determined in step S37 that shooting has not been performed a predetermined number of times, the process returns to step S33, and the above-described process is repeated. Specifically, the above-described processing is repeated until the lower camera up shooting is performed three times.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S37 that the lower camera up shooting has been repeated three times, the process proceeds to step S38, and the camera drive control unit 316 drives the camera 91 so as to move the camera 91 upward. To control. As a result, the camera 91 is brought into the upper camera state.

  In step S <b> 39, the progress control unit 311 displays a shooting method guidance screen on the touch panel monitor 93. Specifically, a guidance screen for performing upper camera-up shooting for shooting the user's face or upper body from diagonally forward is displayed. After displaying the guidance screen, the captured image acquisition unit 314 controls the camera 91 to start capturing an image.

  As described above, in the state of the upper camera, the focus of the camera 91 is adjusted so as to zoom out, but here, the digital zoom function is used to electrically change the magnification of the captured image, thereby Take a camera-up shot. Further, the focus of the camera 91 may be adjusted by the camera drive control unit 316 in accordance with the shooting method, in addition to being adjusted by the mechanism described with reference to FIG.

  In step S40, the live view display control unit 313 displays the moving image (live view image) captured by the camera 91 on the touch panel monitor 93 (performs live view display).

  In step S41, the captured image acquisition unit 314 displays a countdown indicator on the touch panel monitor 93 and notifies the user of the capturing timing.

  At the shooting timing, in step S42, the captured image acquisition unit 314 controls the camera 91 to perform upper camera up shooting, and acquires a captured image (upper camera up image) that is a still image.

  In step S43, the progress control unit 311 displays the captured image on the touch panel monitor 93, and allows the user to check the captured result.

  FIG. 22 shows an example of a live view display screen displayed on the touch panel monitor 93 during upper camera up shooting. In the live view display screen of FIG. 22, when the number indicated by a countdown indicator (not shown) becomes 0, the live view image displayed in the live view display area 411 is obtained as the upper camera up image. The upper camera up shooting is performed only once. Since the lower camera up image is displayed in the imaging result display areas 412-1 to 412-3, the obtained upper camera up image is displayed in the imaging result display area 412-4.

  Returning to the flowchart of FIG. 18, after step S <b> 43, in step S <b> 44 of FIG. 19, the progress control unit 311 displays a shooting method guidance screen on the touch panel monitor 93. Specifically, a guidance screen is displayed to the effect that the upper camera whole body photographing is performed to photograph the whole body of the user from diagonally forward. After displaying the guidance screen, the captured image acquisition unit 314 controls the camera 91 to start capturing an image.

  FIG. 23 shows an example of an upper camera whole body photographing guidance screen displayed on the touch panel monitor 93. On the guidance screen of FIG. 23, a wording that the whole body photographing is performed and a word that prompts the user to stand in accordance with a foot mark that is a foot mark displayed on the touch panel monitor 93 are displayed. That is, on the touch panel monitor 93 (FIG. 24), a foot mark indicating the optimal standing position for performing the upper camera whole body photographing is displayed together with the live view image, and the user stands according to the foot mark, A suitable upper camera whole body image is obtained.

  Then, in step S45, a moving image (live view image) captured by the camera 91 is displayed, and an upper camera whole body photographing process is performed in which the upper camera whole body photographing is performed at a predetermined photographing timing. The upper camera whole body imaging process will be described later with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  FIG. 24 shows an example of a live view display screen displayed on the touch panel monitor 93 at the time of upper camera whole body photography. In the live view display screen of FIG. 24, when the number indicated by a countdown indicator (not shown) becomes 0, the live view image displayed in the live view display area 411 is obtained as the upper camera whole body image. Since the lower camera up image is displayed in the photographing result display areas 412-1 to 412-3 and the upper camera up image is displayed in the photographing result display area 412-4, the obtained upper camera whole body image is obtained. Are displayed in the photographing result display areas 412-5 and 412-6.

  In the touch panel monitor 93 shown in FIG. 24, a foot mark is displayed outside the live view display area 411 (below the live view display area 411), but the live view displayed in the live view display area 411 is displayed. A foot mark may be displayed in the view image. Further, the foot mark may not be displayed on the touch panel monitor 93, but may be written in advance on the surface of the floor 104 (chroma key sheet 121C) so that the user can stand on the foot mark.

  Returning to the flowchart of FIG. 19, after step S <b> 45, in step S <b> 46, the progress control unit 311 determines whether or not shooting has been repeated a predetermined number of times. If it is determined in step S46 that shooting has not been performed a predetermined number of times, the process repeats the process of step S45. Specifically, the above-described processing is repeated until the upper camera whole body photographing is performed twice.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S46 that the upper camera whole body imaging has been repeated twice, in step S47, the progress control unit 311 determines whether or not it is within the imaging possible time, and based on the elapsed time or the remaining time. Further, it is determined whether or not photographing is possible. If it is determined in step S47 that photographing is possible, additional photographing, so-called “bonus photographing” processing is performed.

  In step S <b> 48, the progress control unit 311 displays a bonus shooting guidance screen on the touch panel monitor 93. After displaying the guidance screen, the captured image acquisition unit 314 controls the camera 91 to start capturing an image.

  In step S49, the live view display control unit 313 displays the moving image (live view image) captured by the camera 91 on the touch panel monitor 93 (performs live view display).

  In step S50, the captured image acquisition unit 314 displays a countdown indicator on the touch panel monitor 93 and notifies the user of the capturing timing.

  At the shooting timing, in step S51, the captured image acquisition unit 314 controls the camera 91 to perform bonus shooting, and acquires a captured image (bonus captured image) that is a still image.

  In the bonus shooting process, since the camera 91 is in the upper camera state, either the upper camera up shooting or the upper camera whole body shooting is performed. Alternatively, one of two upper camera whole body images obtained by two upper camera whole body photographings may be handled as a bonus photographed image without performing bonus photographing. That is, in addition to three lower camera up shots, one upper camera up shot, and one upper camera full shot, the upper camera full shot may be performed as a highly probable bonus shot. Further, in the editing process, an image to be edited is selected from the obtained photographed images (including bonus photographed images). In this case, all of the obtained photographed images (for example, six images) are to be edited. You may make it be an image.

  In step S52, the progress control unit 311 displays the captured image on the touch panel monitor 93 and allows the user to check the captured result. Thereafter, the processing proceeds to step S53 in FIG.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S47 that shooting is not possible, steps S47 to S52 are skipped, and the process proceeds to step S53 in FIG.

  In step S <b> 53 of FIG. 20, the shooting parameter setting unit 312 displays on the touch panel monitor 93 an eye size selection screen that is used to select the size of the user's eyes that appear in the shot image.

  FIG. 25 is a diagram showing an example of an eye size selection screen used to select the eye size of a subject using a captured image in which the user himself is photographed.

  A photographed image 441 obtained as a result of photographing is displayed on the eye size selection screen. For example, when six shots are taken, six shot images are obtained, and six shot images 441-1 to 441-6 are displayed on the left side from the center of the screen on the eye size selection screen. . The captured images 441-1 to 441-6 displayed on the eye size selection screen are images that have been captured.

  On the right side of the eye size selection screen, three eye size selection buttons 442-1 to 442-3 are displayed in order from the top. The eye size selection button 442-1 displays an image of a model eye having a natural eye size, and the eye size selection button 442-2 has a slightly larger eye size (for example, natural The image of the eye of the model (about 10% larger than the size) is displayed. In addition, on the eye size selection button 442-2, a “recommended” character indicating that it is recommended to select an eye size of this size is displayed together with a heart-shaped figure.

  The eye size selection button 442-3 displays a model eye image having a relatively large eye size (for example, about 20% larger than the natural size). In addition, a determination button 443 operated when determining the selection of the eye size is displayed on the lower right side of the eye size selection screen.

  That is, in step S54, when the user performs an operation (touch) on any of the eye size selection buttons 442-1 to 442-3 on the eye size selection screen and accepts the selection of the eye size, the imaging parameter setting unit 312 selects the eye size based on the information supplied from the touch panel monitor 93.

  In step S55, the shooting parameter setting unit 312 sets the size of the user's eyes shown in all the shot images 441-1 to 441-6 so that the image of the size selected by the user is shown. Change all at once.

  In step S56, the imaging parameter setting unit 312 displays the captured images 441-1 to 441-6 whose eye size has been changed on the touch panel monitor 93, and allows the user to confirm the result of the eye size change.

  In step S57, the shooting parameter setting unit 312 determines whether or not the determination button 443 has been pressed based on the information supplied from the touch panel monitor 93. If the shooting parameter setting unit 312 determines that the determination button 443 has not been pressed, the process returns to step S54. Repeat the process.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S57 that the enter button 443 has been pressed, in step S58, the shooting parameter setting unit 312 determines the eye size and stores information indicating the determined eye size in the storage unit 202 or the like. Remember and save.

  In step S59, the shooting parameter setting unit 312 causes the touch panel monitor 93 to display a brightness selection screen used to select the brightness of the subject in the captured image.

  FIG. 26 is a diagram illustrating an example of a brightness selection screen used to select the brightness of a subject using a captured image in which the user himself is photographed.

  A photographed image 471 obtained as a result of photographing is displayed on the brightness selection screen. For example, when shooting is performed six times, six shot images are obtained, and on the brightness selection screen, six shot images 471-1 to 471-6 are displayed on the left side from the center of the screen. .

  On the right side of the brightness selection screen, five brightness selection buttons 472-1 to 472-5 are displayed in order from the top. On the brightness selection buttons 472-1 to 472-5, numerical values from “1” to “5” are respectively displayed, and models having different brightness are respectively displayed. The numerical values from “1” to “5” of the brightness selection buttons 472-1 to 472-5 indicate the degree of brightness. The larger the numerical value, the darker the subject becomes.

  A determination button 473 operated when determining the brightness of the subject is displayed on the lower right side of the brightness selection screen.

  That is, in step S60, when the user performs an operation (touch) on any of the brightness selection buttons 472-1 to 472-5 on the brightness selection screen and accepts selection of the brightness of the subject, shooting parameter setting is performed. The unit 312 selects the brightness based on the information supplied from the touch panel monitor 93.

  In step S61, the shooting parameter setting unit 312 changes the brightness of the subjects of all the shot images 471-1 to 471-6 at a time so that the subject has the brightness selected by the user.

  In step S62, the shooting parameter setting unit 312 displays the shot images 471-1 to 471-6 in which the brightness of the subject is changed on the touch panel monitor 93, and allows the user to check the brightness change result.

  In step S63, the shooting parameter setting unit 312 determines whether or not the determination button 473 has been pressed based on the information supplied from the touch panel monitor 93. If it is determined that the determination button 473 has not been pressed, the process returns to step S60. Repeat the process.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S63 that the enter button has been pressed, in step S63, the shooting parameter setting unit 312 determines the brightness of the subject and stores information indicating the determined brightness in the storage unit 202 or the like. Let me save.

  When the process of step S63 ends, the shooting process ends, and the process returns to step S2 of FIG. Note that the eye size selection process and the brightness selection process may be executed not in the photographing process but in an editing process performed in the editing space.

[Upper camera whole body photographing process 1]
Next, details of the upper-camera whole-body imaging process in step S45 of FIG. 19 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S <b> 111, the chroma key processing unit 317 extracts a background area of a moving image (live view image) captured by the camera 91.

  FIG. 28 shows an example of a live view image captured by the camera 91. In the live view image 501 of FIG. 28, together with two subjects, the chroma key sheets 121A and 121B pasted on the back panel 51, the side panel 52B, and the floor 104 of the background portion 22 constituting the shooting space A1. , 121C are displayed.

  Here, if the chroma key sheets 121A, 121B, and 121C are made of different materials, the colors (appearance) of the chroma key sheets 121A, 121B, and 121C in the live view image 501 are also different.

  Therefore, the chroma key processing unit 317 has values indicating the colors of the three surfaces of the back surface, the side surface, and the floor surface (that is, the chroma key sheets 121A, 121B, and 121C) as the background region of the live view image 501. By detecting the range (color range), the chroma key parameter for each of the back surface, the side surface, and the floor surface is set.

  Specifically, in the live view image 501 (subject is omitted) shown in FIG. 29, the color range is detected based on the color value of the brightest region RmaxA and the color value of the darkest region RminA in the chroma key sheet 121A. Thus, the chroma key parameter of the chroma key sheet 121A is set. Similarly, by detecting the color range based on the color value of the brightest region RmaxB and the color value of the darkest region RminB in the chroma key sheet 121B, the chroma key parameter of the chroma key sheet 121B is set, and the chroma key By detecting the color range based on the color value of the brightest region RmaxC and the color value of the darkest region RminC in the sheet 121C, the chroma key parameter of the chroma key sheet 121C is set.

  Then, the chroma key processing unit 317 extracts a background region (back surface, side surface, and floor surface) from the live view image 501 using the chroma key parameters for each of the three surfaces.

  In step S <b> 112, the corner point detection unit 318 detects a corner point based on a boundary of values (color values) indicating the color of the background area of the live view image captured by the camera 91.

  As described above, in FIG. 28, since the colors of the chroma key sheets 121A, 121B, and 121C in the live view image 501 are different from each other, the corner point detection unit 318 uses the colors of the three surfaces of the chroma key sheets 121A, 121B, and 121C. By detecting the range and obtaining the boundary of each color value, a corner point CP where the three surfaces of the back surface, the side surface, and the floor surface of the imaging space A1 intersect is detected.

  In step S113, the progress control unit 311 determines whether the corner point detection unit 318 has detected a corner point. If it is determined in step S113 that no corner point is detected, the process returns to step S112, and the process is repeated until a corner point is detected. If it is determined that a corner point has not been detected, an error message may be displayed on the touch panel monitor 93. At this time, the color range used to obtain the boundary between the color values may be changed (redetected).

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S113 that a corner point has been detected, the process proceeds to step S114, and the corner image generation unit 319 performs processing on the back surface, side surface, and floor surface of the shooting space as shown in FIG. A corner image 521 is generated in which corner lines 522A, 522B, and 522C resembling the intersecting line where two of the surfaces intersect are drawn. In the corner image 521, the color of each surface corresponding to the back surface, the side surface, and the floor surface of the shooting space is, for example, white close to gray. The corner image 521 is a background image imitating a corner of the room.

  In step S115, the live view display control unit 313 displays the live view image captured by the camera 91 on the touch panel monitor 93 (performs live view display). Here, a live view image on which chroma key sheets 121A, 121B, and 121C are displayed is displayed together with two subjects as shown in FIG.

  In step S116, the captured image acquisition unit 314 displays a countdown indicator on the touch panel monitor 93 and notifies the user of the capturing timing.

  Here, the processes of steps S111 to S114 and the processes of steps S115 and S116 may be executed in parallel.

  When the shooting timing comes, in step S117, the captured image acquisition unit 314 controls the camera 91 to perform shooting, and the captured image (upper camera) is captured at that timing and is a still image with the background area extracted. A full body image).

  In step S118, the composition processing unit 320 detects the corner point CP detected by the corner point detection unit 318 in the upper camera whole body image and the intersection of the corner lines 522A to 522C of the corner image 521 generated by the corner image generation unit 319. Are combined with the upper camera whole body image from which the background region has been extracted.

  In step S119, the progress control unit 311 displays the captured image on the touch panel monitor 93, and allows the user to check the captured result.

  According to the above processing, it is possible to obtain the upper camera whole body image 541 shown in FIG. 31 from the head to the toe of the subject. The upper camera whole body image 541 shown in FIG. 31 is a whole body image taken from an obliquely upper front side of the subject, with the face emphasized, and the boundary between the back surface, the side surface, and the floor is clearly shown. This is a suitable image as a coordinated image. In this way, it is possible to provide a coordinated image that is more satisfactory for the user.

  Furthermore, since the floor 104 is inclined in the photographing space A1, a coordinate image that makes the legs look longer can be obtained. Furthermore, in the coordinated image, the inclination of the floor 104 can prevent the face from appearing larger than necessary, and it can be avoided that the face looks more than necessary. Will be obtained.

  In step S115, a live view image obtained by combining a corner image with a live view image from which background regions (back, side, and floor) are extracted may be displayed. As a result, the user can perform a shooting operation while imagining the upper camera whole body image actually obtained.

  In addition, when a corner image is synthesized with a live view image from which a background area has been extracted, not a corner point detected by the corner point detection unit 318 but an intersection of a preset corner point and a line segment of the corner image You may make it synthesize | combine so that may match. As a result, the corner image can be easily synthesized at an appropriate position with respect to the photographed image obtained by extracting the three surfaces of the back surface, the side surface, and the floor surface by the chroma key process, and as a coordinate image uploaded to the blog A suitable image can be obtained.

  Further, in the corner image, the corner line does not need to be drawn corresponding to the position and angle corresponding to the intersecting line where the back surface, the side surface, and the floor surface of the actual photographing space intersect. The color of each surface corresponding to the back surface, the side surface, and the floor surface of the space is not limited to the above-described color (white color close to gray), and may further be decorated with a corner of the room.

  Further, a plurality of types of corner images may be prepared in advance and may be selected by the user. As a result, it is possible to provide a coordinate image that better matches the user's preference.

[Upper camera whole body photographing process 2]
Next, another example of the upper camera whole body imaging process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  Note that the processing in steps S215 to S219 in the flowchart in FIG. 32 is basically the same as the processing in steps S115 to S119 in the flowchart in FIG.

  In step S <b> 211, the chroma key processing unit 317 extracts the background area of the moving image (live view image) captured by the camera 91.

  Specifically, the chroma key processing unit 317 calculates the color ranges of all three surfaces of the back surface, the side surface, and the floor surface (that is, the chroma key sheets 121A, 121B, and 121C) as the background region of the live view image. By detecting, one chroma key parameter is set.

  That is, in the live view image 501 (subject is omitted) shown in FIG. 33, the color range is based on the color value of the brightest region Rmax and the color value of the darkest region Rmin in the chroma key sheets 121A, 121B, and 121C. When detected, the chroma key parameters of the chroma key sheets 121A, 121B, and 121C are set.

  Then, the chroma key processing unit 317 extracts a background area (back surface, side surface, and floor surface) from the live view image using the chroma key parameter.

  In step S212, the corner point detection unit 318 detects a corner point based on the color value of the background area of the live view image captured by the camera 91 and a predetermined threshold value.

  Here, in the shooting space, the intersection (the part corresponding to the corner point) where the three surfaces of the back, side, and floor intersect, and the intersection (the corner line) where two of the back, side, and floor intersect. In the vicinity of the corresponding part), the light from the strobe as the lighting device is difficult to reach and tends to be a shadow. Therefore, in the chroma key sheets 121A, 121B, and 121C of the live view image, the color in the vicinity of the portion corresponding to the corner point and the portion corresponding to the corner line is dark green.

  Accordingly, the corner point detection unit 318 includes a color value included in a predetermined color value range (a range of dark green color values) among the color values of the chroma key sheets 121A, 121B, and 121C in the live view image. By specifying the portion (pixel position) corresponding to, the corner point CP at which the three surfaces of the back surface, the side surface, and the floor surface of the imaging space A1 intersect is detected. For example, in the portion corresponding to the color value included in the range of color values that are dark green, the portion of the color value that is darkest green is detected as the corner point CP.

  In addition, in the part corresponding to the color value included in the color value range that is dark green, the corner point CP is detected (set) by detecting the part corresponding to the corner line and approximating the part with a straight line. You may make it do.

  At this time, the illumination control unit 315 controls the light emission of each strobe in the photographing space A1 so that the corner point detection unit 318 can detect the corner point CP (so that it can be easily detected). Also good. For example, the illumination control unit 315 suppresses the amount of light emitted from the lower strobe 85 or the foot strobe 86 so as to weaken the light emitted from the upper side to the lower side of the background region, or prevents the strobe from emitting light. The light emission can be controlled.

  In step S213, the progress control unit 311 determines whether the corner point detection unit 318 has detected a corner point. If it is determined in step S213 that a corner point has not been detected, the process returns to step S212, and the process is repeated until a corner point is detected. Here again, if it is determined that a corner point has not been detected, an error message may be displayed on the touch panel monitor 93. At this time, a threshold value (color value range) used for corner point detection may be changed.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S213 that a corner point has been detected, the process proceeds to step S214, and the corner image generation unit 319 generates a corner image using the color value of the background area. Specifically, the corner image generation unit 319, based on the color values included in the above-described dark green color value range among the color values of the chroma key sheets 121A, 121B, and 121C, for example, A pixel position is determined, and a corner image including a corner line according to the result is generated. At this time, the corner image generation unit 319 performs a process of applying a shadow corresponding to the color value of the corresponding part of the live view image to the part near the corner line in the corner image. As a result, it is possible to generate a realistic corner image that reproduces the shadow generated in the actual shooting space. Note that as a process for applying a shadow, a blurring process centering on a corner line in a corner image may be performed.

  As described above, also in the upper camera whole body imaging process of FIG. 32, the same operational effects as the upper camera whole body imaging process of FIG. 27 can be achieved.

  Furthermore, since a realistic corner image is synthesized with the obtained upper-camera whole-body image, it is possible to provide a coordinated image with a higher degree of satisfaction for the user.

  In step S215, a live view image obtained by synthesizing a corner image with a live view image from which background regions (back, side, and floor) are extracted may be displayed. As a result, the user can perform a shooting operation while imagining the upper camera whole body image actually obtained.

  By the way, in the upper camera whole body image mentioned above, it is desirable that there is a corner point at a specific position in the image, so that a well-balanced upper camera whole body image can be obtained.

  However, it is conceivable that the detected corner point may deviate from a desired position due to a displacement of the mounting position of the camera 91, distortion of the photographing unit 21 and the background unit 22 constituting the photographing space A1, or the like.

  Therefore, in the following, a process for adjusting a corner point when the detected corner point is deviated from a desired position will be described.

[Corner point adjustment processing]
FIG. 34 is a flowchart for explaining corner point adjustment processing for adjusting a corner point when the detected corner point is deviated from a desired position. The corner point adjustment processing of FIG. 34 may be executed before the upper camera whole body imaging processing is executed in the imaging processing, or by operating a maintenance button provided at a predetermined location of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. The operation may be executed when the operation mode of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 shifts to the maintenance mode.

  Note that the corner point adjustment processing in FIG. 34 is executed with the camera 91 in the upper camera state.

  Further, the processing of steps S311 to S313 in the flowchart of FIG. 34 may be performed by executing either the processing of steps S111 to S113 of the flowchart of FIG. 27 or the processing of steps S211 to S213 of the flowchart of FIG. Here, the description is omitted.

  That is, in step S314, the live view display control unit 313 displays the live view image captured by the camera 91 on the touch panel monitor 93 (performs live view display). At this time, as shown in FIG. 35, the live view image 601 includes chroma key sheets 121A, 121B, and 121C, the detected corner point CP, and a set point CP0 indicating the position of the corner point to be set. Is displayed.

  In step S315, the live view display control unit 313 determines whether or not the detected corner point CP is displaced from the set point CP0 by a predetermined distance or more.

  If it is determined in step S315 that the corner point CP is deviated from the set point CP0, the process proceeds to step S316, and the live view display control unit 313 displays a display that prompts the user to move the live view image 601, for example, “corner” Please display a message such as “Please adjust the point”. At this time, the user can move the live view image (corner point CP) by touching (dragging) the live view image displayed in the live view display area of the touch panel monitor 93 with a finger or the like.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 36, the live view image (corner point CP) may be moved by displaying an operation button 611 on the live view image 601 and causing the user to operate it.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S315 that the corner point CP is not deviated from the set point CP0, the process ends.

  According to the above processing, when the detected corner point is deviated from a desired position, the corner point can be adjusted.

  Note that the setting point CP0 displayed in step S315 may be set to a desired position by the operation of the user (operator).

  In the above description, the chroma key sheets 121A, 121B, and 121C are attached to the back surface, the side surface, and the floor surface of the shooting space A1 as the background region of the live view image (captured image). In addition, the chroma key sheets 121A, 121B, and 121C may not be attached to the vicinity of the intersection line where two of the floor surfaces intersect.

  Further, when the chroma key sheets 121A, 121B, and 121C are not affixed in the vicinity of the intersection line where two of the back surface, the side surface, and the floor surface of the imaging space A1 intersect, the portion where the chroma key sheet is affixed The boundary between the part and the part not attached is also subject to chroma key processing. Specifically, a boundary between a portion where the chroma key sheet 121A is affixed and a portion where the chroma key sheet 121A is affixed on the back panel 51, a portion where the chroma key sheet 121B is affixed and a portion where the chroma key sheet 121B is affixed on the side panel 52B, The chroma key processing may be executed in a color range that includes the boundary between the portion where the chroma key sheet 121C is affixed and the portion where the chroma key sheet 121C is not affixed on the surface of the floor 104. In addition, the color of the portion where the chroma key sheet is not attached on the back surface, the side surface, and the floor surface of the photographing space A1 is the color of each surface of the corner image combined with the photographed image (for example, white near gray). .

  As a result, a portion corresponding to a corner point or corner line (actual corner portion) remains without being extracted from the captured image, so that a more realistic background is reproduced in the captured image, and the captured image is more suitable for the coordinate image. Can be obtained.

  Further, in the above-described upper camera whole body photographing process, the process for detecting the corner point is performed on the live view image, but the provisional photographing is performed at the start of the upper camera whole body photographing process. You may make it detect a corner point with respect to a temporary picked-up image.

  Further, as the upper camera whole body imaging process, the upper camera whole body imaging process described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 27 and the upper camera whole body imaging process described with reference to FIG. 32 may be selectively performed. . For example, when a background image other than a corner image is synthesized, and the arrangement of the synthesized background image does not match the positions of the back, side, and floor of the actual shooting space, the top of FIG. If the arrangement of the background image to be synthesized is matched with the positions of the rear, side and floor surfaces of the actual shooting space, the upper camera whole-body shooting process of FIG. 27 is executed. To be.

  In the above description, as a corner point, the intersection point of the three surfaces of the background panel 51, the right side panel 52B, and the floor 104 in the shooting space A1 is detected. You may make it detect the intersection which 3A of side panel 52A of this and the floor 104 cross.

  By the way, most of the photos published in fashion magazines were taken in a photo studio with a certain size that imitated a corner of the room, and the finish has a sense of depth.

  On the other hand, the shooting space A1 of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 according to the present invention is not necessarily a wide space, and as shown in FIG. 37, the distance between the shooting / display unit 81 including the camera 91 and the subject 111. Is 700 mm at the closest distance and 1000 mm at the farthest distance. Usually, in such a photograph (photographed image) photographed in a photographing space where the distance between the camera and the subject is close, it is difficult to make the subject and the background light and dark, and the finish without a sense of depth.

  Therefore, in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 of the present invention, as described above, the corner image imitating a corner of the room is synthesized with the image obtained by extracting the background region, so that the finish of the obtained captured image is set to the depth. It can be a feeling. Furthermore, in the processing described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 32, a corner image that reproduces a shadow generated in an actual shooting space is generated, so that a more natural sense of depth is reproduced in the obtained shooting image. Will be able to.

  In the above, the intersection of the three surfaces of the back surface, the side surface, and the floor surface of the photographing space A1 is detected as a corner point. However, the intersection of three or more surfaces is detected according to the shape of the photographing space A1. You may make it do. For example, when the shooting space A1 has a structure that forms a regular octahedron, an intersection where four faces of an equilateral triangle intersect may be detected as a corner point.

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

  For example, as shown in FIG. 14, the recording medium is distributed to distribute the program to the administrator of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 separately from the main body of the apparatus. Disk), optical disk (including CD-ROM and DVD), magneto-optical disk (including MD), or removable media 205 made of semiconductor memory, etc., but also pre-installed in the main unit The ROM 206 that stores the program and the hard disk included in the storage unit 202 are distributed to the administrator.

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

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Photo sticker production apparatus 11 Image pick-up unit 21 Image pick-up part 22 Background part 81 Image pick-up / display unit 91 Camera 92 Camera strobe 93 Touch panel monitor 104 Floor 201 Control part 208 Image pick-up part 209 Edit part 210 Subsequent customer service part 301 Image pick-up process part 302 Edit process part 303 Print Processing Unit 304 Subsequent Customer Service Processing Unit 311 Progress Control Unit 312 Shooting Parameter Setting Unit 313 Live View Display Control Unit 314 Captured Image Acquisition Unit 315 Lighting Control Unit 316 Camera Drive Control Unit 317 Chroma Key Processing Unit 318 Corner Point Detection Unit 319 Corner Image Generation unit 320 synthesis processing unit

Claims (12)

The user is photographed as a subject in the photographing space, and the user performs editing input on the obtained photographed image, the photographed image is printed on a predetermined sticker sheet, and the photographed image is transmitted via a communication network. A photo sticker creation device that transmits to a connected mobile terminal,
Capture means for capturing an image including the user and capturing the user;
Extracting means for extracting three surfaces of the back surface, the side surface, and the floor surface of the photographing space as a background region of the captured image captured by the capturing device;
Detecting means for detecting an intersection point of the back surface, the side surface, and the floor surface of the imaging space;
Generating means for generating a background image including a line segment imitating an intersection line of two of the back surface, the side surface, and the floor surface in the imaging space;
Based on the intersection detected by the detection means and the intersection line included in the background image generated by the generation means, the background is extracted from the background image extracted by the extraction means. A photo sticker creating apparatus comprising: a synthesis means for synthesizing images. The extraction means extracts the background region using parameters according to the color ranges of the back surface, the side surface, and the floor surface of the shooting space,
The photo sticker creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the detection unit detects the intersection based on a boundary between values indicating colors of a back surface, a side surface, and a floor surface of the photographing space. The extraction means extracts the background area using parameters according to the color range of the back, side, and floor of the shooting space,
The photo sticker creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the detection unit detects the intersection based on a value indicating a color of a back surface, a side surface, and a floor surface of the photographing space and a predetermined threshold value. The photographic sticker creating apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the generation unit generates the background image using values indicating the colors of a back surface, a side surface, and a floor surface of the shooting space. The photo sticker creating apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising an illumination control unit that controls illumination in the imaging space so that the detection unit can detect the intersection based on a value indicating the color. A chroma key sheet is affixed to the back, side, and floor of the shooting space,
The photo sticker creating apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the extraction unit extracts the background area of the captured image by performing a chroma key process. The photo sticker creating apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the chroma key sheet is not affixed in the vicinity of an intersection line where two of the back surface, the side surface, and the floor surface of the photographing space intersect. The photo sticker creating apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the chroma key sheets attached to a back surface, a side surface, and a floor surface of the photographing space are made of different materials. The photographic sticker creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the subject is photographed from obliquely upward in front of the subject. The photographic sticker creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the floor surface of the photographing space is provided with an inclination with respect to the installation surface so as to be higher as it is closer to the back surface. The user is photographed as a subject in the photographing space, and the user performs editing input on the obtained photographed image, the photographed image is printed on a predetermined sticker sheet, and the photographed image is transmitted via a communication network. A method of creating a photo sticker of a photo sticker creating device that transmits to a connected mobile terminal,
Extracting an image including the user and extracting three surfaces of the back surface, the side surface, and the floor surface of the imaging space as a background region of the captured image captured by the capturing unit that captures the user;
A detection step of detecting an intersection point of the three surfaces of the back surface, the side surface, and the floor surface in the imaging space;
Generating a background image including a line segment imitating an intersection line of two of the back surface, the side surface, and the floor surface in the imaging space;
The background region is extracted by the extraction step based on the intersection detected by the detection step and the intersection line included in the background image generated by the generation step. A method of creating a photo sticker comprising: a combining step of combining the background image with the captured image. The user is photographed as a subject in the photographing space, and the user performs editing input on the obtained photographed image, the photographed image is printed on a predetermined sticker sheet, and the photographed image is transmitted via a communication network. A program for causing a computer to execute processing to be transmitted to a connected mobile terminal,
Extracting an image including the user and extracting three surfaces of the back surface, the side surface, and the floor surface of the imaging space as a background region of the captured image captured by the capturing unit that captures the user;
A detection step of detecting an intersection point of the three surfaces of the back surface, the side surface, and the floor surface in the imaging space;
Generating a background image including a line segment imitating an intersection line of two of the back surface, the side surface, and the floor surface in the imaging space;
The background region is extracted by the extraction step based on the intersection detected by the detection step and the intersection line included in the background image generated by the generation step. A program that causes a computer to execute a process including a combining step of combining the background image with the captured image.

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