JP5227473B2 - Imaging device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a photographing apparatus suitable for a user to photograph himself / herself as a subject.

Conventionally, in a game corner or the like, there has been a photographing apparatus (so-called print seal machine) that photographs a user, adds a doodle to a photographed image displayed on a monitor, prints it, and outputs it (for example, Patent Document 1). In some photographing apparatuses, the photographed image is transmitted to a mobile phone, and the photographed image is output to a monitor of the cellular phone.
However, these photographing apparatuses are not novel because the photographing method and the output of the photographed image are simple.

JP 2005-326435 A

  The subject of this invention is providing the imaging device which image | photographed the user with the new imaging | photography method and improved the interest of the output method of a picked-up image.

  The present invention solves the problems by the following means. In addition, in order to make an understanding easy, although the code | symbol corresponding to the Example of this invention is attached | subjected and demonstrated, it is not limited to this.

-1st invention is the housing | casing arrange | positioned so that a user may be enclosed, the imaging | photography part which can image | photograph the user located in the said housing | casing from several angles, The said imaging | photography part provided in the said housing | casing And a single display unit that outputs to each user information that can be visually recognized at the time of shooting. A plurality of photographing devices arranged at a plurality of photographing positions at a predetermined interval on a circumference in a horizontal plane centering on a photographing center which is a user's position; It is possible to sequentially perform shooting operations in the order of the circumferential direction, to capture the user from each of the shooting positions, and to acquire each of the shooting information of each of the shooting positions. Sequentially displaying the shooting information in a predetermined circumferential direction of the circumference; A photographing apparatus characterized.
-2nd invention is the imaging device of 1st invention, It is arrange | positioned so that the said imaging | photography center may be enclosed in the upper part in the said housing | casing, and the upper part emits light from the upper periphery toward the user located in the said imaging | photography center An illumination unit; and a lower illumination unit that is disposed in a lower part of the housing so as to surround the imaging center and emits light from a lower periphery toward a user located at the imaging center. It is a photographing device.
-3rd invention is the imaging device of 1st or 2nd invention, The said imaging | photography information is the information regarding a still image, It is an imaging device characterized by the above-mentioned.
-4th invention is the imaging device in any one of 1st to 3rd invention, The control part which takes in each imaging | photography information from each imaging position which the said imaging | photography part image | photographed sequentially, and outputs it to the said display part It is an imaging device characterized by comprising.
The fifth aspect of the present invention is the photographing apparatus according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the photographing machine has an optical axis directed to the photographing center.
-6th invention is the imaging device of any one of 1st-5th invention, The said imaging | photography part is equipped with the adjustment mechanism which adjusts so that the optical axis of the said imaging device may face the direction of the said imaging | photography center. This is a photographing apparatus characterized by the above.
-7th invention is the imaging device of any one of 1st to 6th inventions, The voice recognition part which recognizes the audio | voice emitted in the said housing | casing, According to the output of the said voice recognition part, An imaging apparatus comprising: an imaging unit and a control unit that controls at least one of the display units.
-An eighth aspect of the present invention is the imaging apparatus according to any one of the first to seventh aspects, wherein the casing is disposed so as to surround a user located at the center of the imaging, and a wall surface on the user side is simple. An imaging apparatus comprising a wall colored in one color.
-9th invention is provided with the transmission part which can transmit the imaging | photography information of the said some imaging | photography position to the server connected via the communication network in the imaging device of any invention of 1st-8th. This is a photographing apparatus characterized by the above.
The tenth invention is characterized in that, in the photographing apparatus according to any one of the first to ninth inventions, a terminal transmission unit capable of transmitting photographing information at a plurality of the photographing positions to an information communication terminal is provided. It is a photographing device.

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) According to the present invention, since shooting information acquired from a plurality of shooting positions is displayed on one display unit, for example, a plurality of shooting information can be displayed side by side or sequentially displayed, and the display mode can be varied. . In addition, since it is output to the user so that it can be seen at the time of shooting, the user can check shooting information while shooting and can easily determine whether to take a picture again.
(2) In the present invention, since the control unit sequentially captures each piece of photographing information, each piece of photographing information can be fetched even if the processing capacity per time is small compared to, for example, simultaneous capturing.
(3) In the present invention, since the photographing device can be arranged or moved to a plurality of photographing positions on the circumference centering on the photographing center, the user located at the photographing center can be photographed from a plurality of angles.

(4) In the present invention, since the optical axis of the photographing device is directed to the photographing center, a user located at the photographing center can be arranged at the center of the photographing screen and photographed from a plurality of angles.
(5) In the present invention, since the shooting position is on the circumference of the horizontal plane, an upright user can be shot from the surroundings, so that shooting information from the front, back, left and right of the user can be acquired. it can.
(6) In the present invention, since the photographing machine is arranged at each photographing position, photographing information can be acquired at the same time.

(7) In the present invention, since the photographing machine is moved to each photographing position, it is possible to obtain photographing information from a larger number of photographing positions even if the number of photographing machines is small, so that the cost can be reduced. it can.
(8) Since the present invention acquires shooting information at predetermined time intervals in a predetermined circumferential direction, it is possible to acquire shooting information of a user who is operating, for example, up and down movement of the hand.
(9) According to the present invention, by displaying each piece of shooting information sequentially, the user can be intermittently rotated by a predetermined angle and displayed like a so-called flip book, and expressed in an interesting manner. Can do.

(10) Since the present invention can automatically adjust the optical axis of the photographing device so that it faces the direction of the photographing center, maintenance work relating to the optical axis adjustment can be saved.
(11) According to the present invention, since the photographing unit and the display unit can be controlled by voice, the user can proceed with photographing only by an instruction by voice while viewing the display unit. That is, since the user does not need to operate the operation button or the like, for example, the user can operate the photographing unit and the display unit while being positioned at the photographing center.
(12) In the present invention, the upper illumination unit and the lower illumination unit emit light from the upper periphery and the lower periphery toward the user located at the photographing center, so that no shadow is generated behind the user. You can shoot. In addition, since the user can be illuminated with uniform brightness from a plurality of shooting positions, a plurality of shooting information of the user can be acquired with uniform brightness, and expressed in a natural manner when outputting shooting information. be able to.

(13) The present invention can delete a background image by chroma key processing. Further, since the upper illumination section and the lower illumination section (11) are provided, no shadow is reflected on the wall section, so that image processing for background deletion (for example, chroma key processing) can be performed with high accuracy.
(14) Since the present invention includes a rotary table and can rotate the user, the user's captured images can be obtained from a plurality of angles even if the number of the photographing machines is small.
(15) In the present invention, since shooting information from a plurality of shooting positions can be transmitted to the server, use of shooting information utilizing a communication network, for example, shooting information is transmitted to an information communication terminal via a communication network, or WEB Can be published above.

(16) Since the present invention can transmit shooting information to the information communication terminal, the user can output the shooting information to the display device of the information communication terminal or edit it with the information communication terminal.
(17) In the present invention, since the communication network can be transmitted from the server to the information communication terminal, the user can output the shooting information to the display device of the information communication terminal or edit it with the information communication terminal. it can.
(18) Since the present invention can store shooting information in a server, for example, shooting information can be transmitted to an information communication terminal in response to a request from the information communication terminal.

It is a perspective view of the imaging system of a 1st embodiment. It is a figure explaining the camera arrangement | positioning in the imaging | photography room of 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram of the communication system of imaging information of a 1st embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the imaging | photography room of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining arrangement | positioning of the illuminating device of 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view of the preview monitor of 1st Embodiment. It is an example of a display of the preview monitor of 1st Embodiment. It is an example of a display of the preview monitor of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the monitor for graffiti and the graffiti pen of the graffiti apparatus of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the graffiti of 1st Embodiment. This is an example in which graffiti data is further added and output to the shooting information and the background image of the first embodiment. It is a perspective view which expands and shows one of the cameras of 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view of the photography room of a 2nd embodiment. It is a perspective view of the photography room of a 3rd embodiment. It is a perspective view of the photography room of a 4th embodiment. It is a block diagram of the imaging system of a 5th embodiment.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings and the like.
First, an outline of the configuration of the imaging system 1 of the present embodiment will be described.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an imaging system 1 according to the first embodiment.
2A and 2B are diagrams for explaining the camera arrangement in the photographing room 10 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2A is a top view and FIG. 2B is a perspective view.
The photographing system 1 includes a photographing room 10 (housing) and a graffiti device 20. The imaging room 10 has an outer wall formed in a cylindrical or polygonal cylindrical shape, has a diameter in the horizontal plane (XY plane in the figure) of the imaging room 10 and a height of 2 m in the vertical direction (arrow Z direction in the figure). It is a large-sized device.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, 24 cameras 11 (photographing machines), a preview monitor 12 (display unit), and an inner wall 13 are installed in the photographing room 10. Hereinafter, the camera 11 will be described with branch numbers (11-1 to 11-24) attached as necessary.
The camera 11 is a digital camera provided with an image sensor such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device). As shown in FIG. 2, the camera 11 is arranged at a position (photographing position) on the same circumference in a horizontal plane (XY plane) centered on the center (axis) C (photographing center) of the photographing room 10. . The cameras 11-1 to 11-24 are installed on the annular frame 11 a at equal intervals, that is, at intervals of 15 ° with the center C as the center. The 24 cameras 11-1 to 11-24 are arranged so that the optical axis faces the center C, and the user U located at the center C of the photographing room 10 is simultaneously or at a predetermined time difference (predetermined time). Each time, it is possible to perform photographing from a plurality of photographing angles.
With the above configuration, the cameras 11-1 to 11-24 photograph the upright user U from the surrounding area at the same time or every predetermined time difference, and the photographing information of the still image of the user U from each photographing position ( (Captured image) can be acquired (captured).

The preview monitor 12 is a display device such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) for the user U to check the captured images (shooting information) of the 24 cameras 11-1 to 11-24 at the time of shooting. The preview monitor 12 is installed in the photographing room 10 so that the display screen faces the center C so that the user U can visually recognize it during photographing (see FIG. 1).
The inner wall 13 is provided inside the camera 11 and is formed in a cylindrical shape that surrounds the user U all around. The inner wall 13 is provided with 24 photographing holes 13a for photographing corresponding to the cameras 11-1 to 11-24. Further, the inner wall 13 has its inner wall surface 13b, that is, the wall surface on the user U side, colored in a single color of green or blue. This coloring is for facilitating the chroma key process in which the control unit 40 (described later) deletes the background of the user U from the shooting information.

Shooting information shot by the camera 11 is transmitted to the graffiti device 20.
The graffiti device 20 is disposed adjacent to the photographing room 10. The graffiti device 20 can be operated by the user U to edit the received shooting information, replace the background image, write characters on the image, set the shooting information output method, and the like. The graffiti device 20 is provided with a graffiti monitor 21 and a graffiti pen 22 as will be described later.
The output of the shooting information can be selected from, for example, transmission to the mobile phone 48 (see FIG. 3), printing of images from a plurality of angles on a sheet with a seal, and the like.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the communication system 100 for photographing information according to the first embodiment.
The imaging information communication system 100 includes an imaging system 1 and a server 50 connected to the imaging system 1 via a communication network 49 such as the Internet. The imaging system 1 and the server 50 are connected to the base station 47 through a communication network 49. The base station 47 can wirelessly transmit and receive data to and from the mobile phone 48 owned by the user U. Thereby, the communication system 100 including the photographing system 1 and the server 50 can transmit photographing information to the mobile phone 48 (information communication terminal).

  The photographing system 1 includes a camera 11 and a preview monitor 12 provided in the photographing room 10, a microphone 15, a graffiti monitor 21 and a graffiti pen 22 (see FIG. 1) provided in the graffiti device 20, a communication circuit 31, A storage unit 35 and a control unit 40 are provided. In addition, the communication circuit 31, the memory | storage part 35, and the control part 40 may be accommodated in the graffiti apparatus 20, for example, and may be accommodated in the exclusive case (not shown) installed separately.

  The preview monitor 12 displays the shooting information output from the control unit 40. By visually recognizing the preview monitor 12, the user U can easily determine whether or not to re-photograph by confirming the appearance and pose. The preview monitor 12 can be rotated (to be described later).

The microphone 15 is an audio input unit provided in the photographing room 10 in order for the user U to input audio for operating the camera 11. The microphone 15 is installed so as to be suspended from the ceiling of the photographing room 10 so as not to appear in the photographed image (see FIG. 4). The sound emitted from the user U and input to the microphone 15 is converted into an electrical signal and output to the control unit 40. The control unit 40 recognizes the voice based on the electrical signal, and the camera 11, the preview monitor 12, etc. Control.
An example of voice input to the microphone 15 is as follows.
Timer start: A command for starting a timer (for example, about 10 seconds) until the start of photographing.
Timer stop: An instruction for stopping the timer.
Rotation left (or rotation right): This is a command for designating the direction of rotation when the captured image is rotated and displayed on the preview monitor 12 (described later).
Time shift: A command for setting a display interval in the case of rotating display.
As described above, since the photographing system 1 can control the camera 11 and the preview monitor 12 by voice, the user U can proceed with photographing only by a voice instruction while viewing the preview monitor 12. That is, the user U does not need to operate an operation button or the like, and can proceed with shooting while being in the center C.
Note that these commands to the control unit 40 may be issued from an operation button 12b (see FIG. 6 described later) of the preview monitor 12, a remote controller (not shown), or the like.

The camera 11 is electrically connected to the graffiti device 20 via a USB (Universal Serial Bus) cable or the like, and outputs shooting information to the control unit 40.
The graffiti monitor 21 is, for example, a liquid crystal tablet in which an LCD is superimposed on an electromagnetic induction pen tablet. A photographed image is displayed on the graffiti monitor 21, and the user U can add characters, figures, and the like to the photographed image by bringing the tip of the graffiti pen 22 into contact with the graffiti monitor 21. In addition to the liquid crystal tablet, the graffiti monitor 21 may be a touch panel using a resistance film method or a capacitance method.

The control unit 40 is a control unit for comprehensively controlling the imaging system 1, and is configured by, for example, a CPU (central processing unit). The control unit 40 reads out and executes various programs stored in the storage unit 35 as appropriate, thereby realizing various functions according to the present invention in cooperation with the hardware described above.
The control unit 40 temporarily stores the shooting information in the storage unit 35 after deleting the background at the time of shooting from the shooting information for a graffiti process described later. As for the background, most of the background is deleted by the chroma key process, and the photographing hole 13a and the preview monitor 12 reflected in the background are deleted by the difference process. In the difference processing, a photographed image is photographed in the absence of the user U, the photographing information and the photographing information of the user U are compared to extract common information, and the common information is extracted from the user U. Deletion from shooting information. The images of the shooting hole 13a and the preview monitor 12 are commonly included in the shooting information regardless of the presence or absence of the user U. Therefore, by deleting this common data from the shooting information of shooting the user U, the user The image of the photographing hole 13a and the preview monitor 12 can be deleted from the photographed image obtained by photographing U.
As described above, the control unit 40 can delete the photographing hole 13a and the like by the difference process after deleting most of the background by the chroma key process, thereby facilitating the background process and reducing the processing time.

The server 50 includes a communication circuit 51, a storage unit 60, and a control unit 70.
The communication circuit 51 is an electric circuit for transmitting and receiving shooting information and information related to shooting information between the mobile phone 48 and the shooting system 1 via the communication network 49 or the like.
The storage unit 60 is a hard disk storage device for storing programs, information, and the like necessary for the operation of the server 50. The storage unit 60 also has a storage area for storing shooting information transmitted from the shooting system 1.

The control unit 70 is a control unit for controlling the server 50 in an integrated manner, and includes, for example, a CPU. The control unit 70 reads out and executes various programs stored in the storage unit 60 as appropriate, thereby realizing various functions according to the present invention in cooperation with the hardware described above.
The control unit 70 controls the communication circuit 51 to transmit and receive shooting information to and from the shooting system 1 and the mobile phone 48, and controls the storage unit 60 to perform processing related to storage of shooting information.
The mobile phone 48 owned by the user U is a voice terminal provided with a monitor 48a. The mobile phone 48 incorporates a reproduction program created by JAVA (registered trademark) or the like, and reproduction software such as FLASH (registered trademark) PLAYER. The cellular phone 48 can output the shooting information received from the server 50 or the shooting system 1 via the base station 47 to the monitor 48a using these reproduction programs.

Next, the configuration of the photographing system 1 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the imaging room 10 of the first embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the arrangement of the lighting device according to the first embodiment (illustration of the floor 123 is omitted).
As shown in FIG. 4, the photographing room 10 includes an inner wall surface 13 b, an upper illumination device 110, and a lower illumination device 120.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, in the upper illumination device 110, four circular illuminations 111A to 111D and four rectangular parallelepiped illuminations 112A to 112D are alternately arranged. The circular illuminations 111 </ b> A to 111 </ b> D accommodate, for example, an annular fluorescent lamp as an illumination source in a disc-shaped case, and the rectangular parallelepiped illuminations 112 </ b> A to 112 </ b> D have, for example, a cylindrical shape as an illumination source in a rectangular parallelepiped case. Houses fluorescent lights. Moreover, these illumination sources are covered with a cover made of translucent milky white resin or the like, and the light from the illumination sources can be diffused to reach the user U and illuminate the user U softly. .

  As shown in FIG. 5, an annular frame 113 centering on the center C of the photographing room 10 is provided in the upper part of the photographing room 10, and circular illuminations 111A to 111D and rectangular parallelepiped illuminations 112A to 112D are provided. Is provided so as to be suspended from the frame 113. Thereby, circular illumination 111A-111D and rectangular parallelepiped illumination 112A-112D are arrange | positioned outside the area | region where the user U is located above the user U, and light is emitted from the upper periphery toward the user U. Can be issued.

  The lower illumination device 120 has the same configuration as the upper illumination device 110, and is provided below the floor 123 as shown in FIG. The floor 123 is formed of a material that transmits light (resin, glass, or the like). Thereby, the lower illumination device 120 can emit light from the lower periphery toward the user U.

  As described above, the photographing room 10 of the present embodiment includes the upper illumination device 110 and the lower illumination device 120, and illuminates the user U from the upper side and the lower side so that the user U is not shaded. Can illuminate. For this reason, the imaging system 1 can acquire a plurality of pieces of shooting information of the user U with uniform brightness, and can express the captured image in a more natural manner when outputting the shot image to the preview monitor 12.

Further, since the inner wall surface 13b can be illuminated uniformly over the entire circumference, it is possible to easily perform processing such as deletion of the background image of the photographed image.
By the way, in a photo room of a conventional print sealing machine, an illumination device is arranged on an inner wall surface where a camera is installed.
However, when the illuminating device is arranged on the inner wall surface 13b in the photographing room 10 of the first embodiment, the illuminating device is reflected on the photographing screen because the photographing holes 13a are provided at a predetermined interval on the entire circumference of the wall 13. In addition, since the shadow of the user U is reflected on the inner wall surface 13b behind, it is not possible to shoot a captured image with uniform brightness on the inner wall surface 13b.

On the other hand, in order to delete the background image of the user U, it is necessary to perform image processing such as chroma key processing. For this image processing, it is preferable to make the background image uniform green and blue. As described above, the imaging room 10 of the first embodiment is provided with the upper illumination device 110 and the lower illumination device 120, so that the upper illumination device 110 and the lower illumination device 120 are not reflected on the imaging screen. Since the wall surface 13b can be colored in green and blue suitable for image processing, and since the shadow of the user U is not reflected on the inner wall surface 13b, the inner wall surface 13b can be made uniform brightness. This image processing can be performed with high accuracy.
In addition, when the lighting device is reflected behind the user, it becomes backlit and it becomes difficult to control the exposure. However, in the shooting room 10 of the first embodiment, the lighting device is not reflected and the exposure control is performed. Is easy.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 2 and 6 to 8, the shooting method of the shooting system 1 and the display of the preview monitor 12 will be described.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the preview monitor 12 of the first embodiment.
7 and 8 are display examples of the preview monitor 12 of the first embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 6, the preview monitor 12 includes an operation button 12b below the display area 12a. In response to the operation of the operation button 12b, a signal is output to the control unit 40, and the control unit 40 controls timer start, timer stop, rotation left (or rotation right), etc., as in the case of voice input to the microphone 15. I do.
Instead of providing the operation button 12b, the preview monitor 12 may be a touch panel such as a resistance film type or a capacitance type, for example. In this case, the input button may be displayed on the touch panel in the same manner as the input content of the operation button 12b.
As illustrated in FIG. 2, in the imaging system 1 according to the present embodiment, the control unit 40 simultaneously drives a plurality of cameras 11-1 to 11-24, thereby causing the user U to instantaneously pose a large number of cameras 11. Photographing is performed simultaneously at −1 to 11-24, and photographing information is stored in the storage unit 35.
Then, as shown in FIG. 7, the control unit 40 sequentially outputs these pieces of shooting information to the preview monitor 12 in the order of the counterclockwise or clockwise direction (predetermined circumferential direction) in the circumferential direction. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 7, the imaging system 1 can display the imaging information on the preview monitor 12 as if the user U is intermittently rotated by 15 ° (see FIG. 7). 7 shows only the display of the front, right side, back, and left side of the user U, and the display between them is omitted). By displaying in this way, the photographing system 1 can express the photographed image in an interesting manner like a so-called flip book by rotating the user U by a predetermined angle intermittently. Such a display method is hereinafter referred to as “rotation display”. If the user U confirms the preview monitor 12 and determines that the desired shooting information has been acquired, the user U operates the operation button 12b of the preview monitor 12 shown in FIG. Do graffiti work.
Note that the imaging system 1 may display the operation buttons similar to the operation buttons 12b by configuring the preview monitor 12 as a touch panel instead of providing the operation buttons 12b.

  In addition, the control unit 40 sequentially drives the camera 11 for each predetermined time difference (predetermined time), and sequentially captures each captured image at each capturing position in the counterclockwise or clockwise direction (predetermined circumferential direction) in the circumferential direction. Images may be taken every predetermined time. That is, the control unit 40 may sequentially drive the adjacent cameras 11 after a certain time has elapsed after driving one camera 11. For example, when the control unit 40 sequentially drives the cameras 11 at intervals of 0.1 seconds, it takes 2.4 seconds to acquire data of all the captured images for 24 cameras. In this case, the operation of the user U for 2.4 seconds is recorded in the captured image data. When the photographing system 1 outputs to the preview monitor 12 by the above-described method, the photographing system 1 shows the user U as if it is rotating, and at the same time expresses the operation of the user U (for example, the vertical movement of the hand). can do.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the control unit 40 displays the user U in a central area of the preview monitor 12, and displays a front image, a back image, a left side image, and a right side image vertically and horizontally. May be displayed. In this case, the user U can simultaneously confirm the image appearance and the pose from multiple directions, so that it is possible to more easily determine whether to take a picture again.

Next, a graffiti method will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 9 to 11.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating the graffiti monitor 21 and the graffiti pen 22 of the graffiti apparatus 20 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining graffiti according to the first embodiment, FIG. 10A is a diagram for explaining graffiti data, and FIG. 10B is an example in which a background image is added to a captured image and output. It is.
FIG. 11 shows an example in which graffiti data is further added to the photographed image and background image and output.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the user U operates the graffiti device 20 to select a desired one from characters, symbols, etc. prepared in advance, or to input arbitrary characters to determine the contents of the graffiti. . The user U may select the display of the graffiti item selection area 21a with the graffiti pen 22 when determining the content of the graffiti. The control unit 40 displays the determined graffiti content in the graffiti area 21b of the graffiti monitor 21. Further, the control unit 40 processes the input graffiti data into data that rotates with time as shown in FIG.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 10B, the control unit 40 synthesizes the information of the photographed image and the background image and displays them in the photographed data output area 21c of the graffiti monitor 21. The background image is set before the graffiti processing. At this time, the control unit 40 displays the photographed image as described above.
The photographing system 1 may be configured to set the background image after performing the graffiti process, or the user U may appropriately change the background image after combining these. This is because the user U may desire to change the background image by confirming the rotation display.
Then, as shown in FIG. 11, the control unit 40 combines the processed graffiti data, the photographed image and the background image, and displays the synthesized image in the preview area 21d.
Thereby, the control part 40 can display as if the graffiti and the user U are rotating together. The user U confirms the image in the preview area 21d, and operates a decision button (not shown) when finishing the operation such as writing a graffiti. Alternatively, when a time (for example, about several minutes) given to the user U for writing graffiti or the like has elapsed, the control unit 40 automatically ends the work.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in response to this, a signal is output to the control unit 40. The control unit 40 determines the contents of the graffiti, combines the graffiti data with the shooting information and the background image information, and outputs it. Data for association is created and temporarily stored in the storage unit 35. As a result, the storage unit 35 generates and stores the graffiti data and the association file corresponding to the shooting information from the 24 directions. Then, the control unit 40 drives the communication circuit 31 to transmit these data including shooting information to the server 50.

Note that the control unit 40 may create data in a state where graffiti data is written in the shooting information. That is, instead of combining and outputting the graffiti data and the shooting information using the association data, one data obtained by combining the doodle data and the shooting information may be generated and output. In this case, there is an effect that the data capacity can be reduced, but graffiti data is written in the photographing information itself, and it becomes difficult for the user U to capture and process the photographing information in a personal computer or the like. Therefore, when the data storage device and the data capacity at the time of transmission / reception are not limited, the method using the association data of this embodiment is more convenient.
In addition, instead of using the captured image and the background image as one data, association data for combining the captured image and the background image may be created.

When the server 50 receives these data, the control unit 70 stores these data in the storage unit 60. Then, in response to a request from the mobile phone 48 of the user U, the stored data is transmitted to the mobile phone 48.
For example, when the data is transferred, for example, a dedicated WEB page in which shooting information is recorded on the server 50 is created, and the WEB page is accessed from the mobile phone 48, the shooting information is transferred to the mobile phone. 48 may be downloaded.
In this case, in order to easily transmit the address information of the WEB page to the user U, the user U may be able to register the address of the mobile phone 48 in the server 50 after the photographing is completed. If the information on the address of the WEB page is attached and transmitted to the mobile phone 48 by e-mail, the user U can easily access the WEB page.
Since the mobile phone 48 incorporates the playback software and the like as described above, the reception data can be output by a method such as rotating display as in the preview area 21d of the graffiti device 20 described above.
The server 50 may publish the data stored in the storage unit 60 on the WEB so that a specific or unspecified connection can be viewed.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged perspective view showing one of the cameras 11 of the first embodiment.
The camera 11 is provided with a drive mechanism that rotates in the vertical direction (that is, around a horizontal axis orthogonal to the optical axis O) and the left and right direction (that is, around the vertical axis). The orientation can be adjusted. For example, before the user U uses the photographing system 1, the photographing information in a state where the user U is not present is acquired in advance, and the optical axis O of the camera 11 is adjusted to face the center C of the photographing room 10. .
In this adjustment, for example, the control unit 40 performs image processing on the captured image before use to identify the shooting hole 13a (see FIG. 2) of the camera 11 that is disposed to face the center, and the center of the captured image and the center of the shooting hole 13a are identified. Can be calculated by controlling the drive mechanism of the camera 11 so that these centers coincide with each other.
Thereby, the imaging system 1 can save the trouble of the maintenance regarding optical axis adjustment, such as a manager of a game center.
The drive mechanism may have a function of rotating the camera 11 around the optical axis O. Thereby, the inclination of the captured image in the vertical direction (horizontal direction) can be adjusted. The inclination in the vertical direction (horizontal direction) may be determined by the control unit 40 based on the plurality of shooting holes 13a included in the shooting information.

As described above, the imaging system 1 of the present embodiment can display a variety of images on the preview monitor 12 such as rotating and displaying captured images captured from a plurality of imaging positions. In addition, the user U can check the photographed image while photographing, and can easily make a determination such as re-taking. Furthermore, by rotating and displaying each photographed image, it can be displayed like a so-called flip book, and can be expressed in an interesting manner.
In addition, since the communication system 100 can transmit the shooting information to the mobile phone 48, the user U can easily enjoy by outputting the shot image to the monitor 48a of the mobile phone 48.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the photographing system to which the present invention is applied will be described.
Note that, in the following description and drawings, the same reference numerals or the same reference numerals are given to the portions that perform the same functions as those in the first embodiment described above, and overlapping descriptions will be omitted as appropriate.
FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the imaging room 210 of the second embodiment.
In the imaging system 200 of the present embodiment, the ceiling 210a of the imaging room 210 is formed in a hemispherical shape centered on the center C2 (imaging center), and is installed on the circumference of a horizontal plane centered on the center C2. The camera 11 and a plurality of cameras 211 installed so as to be suspended from the ceiling 210a are provided. The camera 211 is installed so that the optical axis faces the center C2.
As described above, the photographing system 200 can photograph the photographed image not only from the photographing position in the horizontal plane but also from above the user by arranging the cameras 11 and 211 three-dimensionally. As a result, the photographing system 200 can display the information including the photographing information from above on the preview monitor 12 and the like, and can make various expressions.

(Third embodiment)
Next, a third embodiment of the photographing system to which the present invention is applied will be described.
FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the imaging room 310 of the third embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 14A, the upper part of the photographing room 310 is provided with a crank mechanism 320 (photographer moving part), a camera 331, an illumination part 332, and a moving wall 333.
The crank mechanism 320 is provided in the upper part of the photographing room 310 and includes an arm 321, a disk 322, a disk 323, a link 324, and a motor 325.
The arm 321 is disposed so that the longitudinal direction thereof is the horizontal direction, and is provided to be rotatable about the central axis C3.
The disk 322 is provided so as to be rotatable about the central axis C3.
The disk 323 is provided so as to be rotatable about a central axis Z3 in the vertical direction. The disk 323 is driven to rotate by a motor 324.
The link 324 connects the outer edge of the disk 322 and the disk 323 to the outer edge.
The crank mechanism 320 rotates the disk 323 with the rotation of the motor 325, transmits the rotational force to the disk 322 via the link 324, and rotates the disk 322 and the arm 321.

The camera 331 and the illumination unit 332 are installed so as to be suspended from one end of the arm 321. The camera 331 and the illumination unit 332 rotate as the arm 321 rotates.
The camera 331 is installed so that its optical axis O3 faces the central axis C3 of the photographing room 310, and is always directed to the user U on the central axis C3 even when the arm 321 rotates.
The illumination unit 332 is an illumination device similar to the circular illuminations 111A to 111D of the first embodiment (see FIG. 5). The illumination unit 332 rotates integrally with the camera 331, and can always emit light toward the user U at the time of shooting.

  The moving wall 333 is provided so as to be suspended from one end of the arm 321 opposite to the side on which the camera 331 or the like is provided. The moving wall 333 is shaped like a part of the inner wall 13 of the first embodiment. The size of the moving wall 333 covers the angle of view of the camera 331.

With the above configuration, as illustrated in FIG. 14B, the imaging system of the present embodiment rotates integrally with the rotation of the motor 325 while maintaining the positional relationship among the camera 331, the illumination unit 332, and the moving wall. Then, the camera 331 can be moved to a plurality of shooting positions. Then, the user U on the central axis C3 can be photographed with a single camera 331 at predetermined time intervals to obtain photographing information. The user U can check the captured image by using the preview monitor 312.
As described above, the imaging system of the present embodiment can acquire shooting information from a plurality of shooting positions using a single camera 331, and thus can be reduced in cost.

(Fourth embodiment)
Next, a description will be given of a fourth embodiment of an imaging system to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the imaging room 410 of the fourth embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 15, the imaging room 410 includes a turntable 413 that rotates around the central axis C4 by the driving force of the motor 412 in a state where the user U located on the central axis C4 is placed. .
In addition, six cameras 411-1 to 411-6 are arranged at a predetermined interval of about 25 ° on the circumference on the vertical plane centering on the photographing center. The circumference of the circumference is centered around the head of the user U (shooting center), and the cameras 411-1 to 411-6 are fixed with their optical axes directed toward this center.

At the time of shooting, the turntable 413 rotates, and the cameras 411-1 to 411-6 shoot the user U every predetermined time difference. Thereby, the imaging system of this embodiment can acquire imaging | photography information for every predetermined time difference for the user U who exists on the central axis C4 from several angles on a vertical plane.
Although illustration is omitted, by providing a preview monitor that rotates in synchronization with the turntable 413, it is possible to output the captured image to the user U so that the user U can visually recognize the captured image. As the rotation mechanism of the preview monitor, for example, the crank mechanism 320 (see FIG. 14) of the third embodiment can be used.

(Fifth embodiment)
Next, a fifth embodiment of an imaging system to which the present invention is applied will be described.
FIG. 16 is a block diagram of an imaging system 500 according to the fifth embodiment.
Whereas the shooting system 1 of the first embodiment handles still image information as shooting information, the shooting system 500 can handle moving image information as shooting information.
As shown in FIG. 16, the photographing system 500 includes a camera 511 (511-1 to 511-24), an NTSC (National Television Standards Committee) switcher 530, a control unit 540, a storage unit 535, and the like. . Note that the communication circuit 31 is connected to a server, a base station, and the like via the communication network 49 as in the first embodiment, but illustration and detailed description thereof are omitted here.

The cameras 511 (511-1 to 511-24) are digital cameras that can acquire moving image information and still images as shooting information.
The NTSC switcher 530 operates under the control of the control unit 540.
The cameras 511-1 to 511-24 and the NTSC switcher 530 are electrically connected by video cables 522-1 to 522-24, respectively, and moving picture information acquired by the cameras 511-1 to 511-24 is NTSC. Input to the switcher 530 in real time.
The NTSC switcher 530 and the control unit 540 are electrically connected by 24 video cables 536-1 to 536-24 and an RS232C (Recommended Standard 232C) control cable 537. Information acquired by the 24 cameras 511-1 to 511-24 is output to the control unit 540 under the control of the control unit 540.

The control unit 540 is a control unit for comprehensively controlling the imaging system 500.
The control unit 540 and each camera 511 are connected using a USB cable 537, respectively. In addition, the control unit 540 acquires the shooting information (moving image information and still image) acquired by each camera 511 via the USB cable 537 and sequentially stores it in the storage unit 535.

Next, the operation of the imaging system 500 will be described.
When the user enters the photographing room 510 and inputs a voice start command to the microphone 15, the control unit 540 starts processing in response to the voice input.
The control unit 540 acquires real-time moving image information of each camera 511 via the NTSC switcher 530.
The control unit 540 acquires the following five pieces of moving image information via the NTSC switcher 530.
(1) The moving image information of the cameras 511-1 to 511-24 is sequentially switched and acquired.
(2) The moving image information of the camera 511-1 (front camera) is always acquired.
(3) The moving image information of the camera 511-7 (right side camera) is always acquired.
(4) The moving image information of the camera 511-13 (rear camera) is always acquired.
(5) The moving image information of the camera 511-19 (left side camera) is always acquired.
The control unit 540 arranges the acquired moving image information (1) to (5) in the arrangement of “rotation display”, “front”, “right side”, “back”, and “left side” shown in FIG. The image is processed and output to the preview monitor 12.

Thereby, the imaging system 500 can preview the moving image information of the user on the preview monitor 12 in real time.
Note that the imaging system 500 can use the moving image information stored in the storage unit 535 as information for combining graffiti and background image information and transmitting the information to a mobile phone or the like via the communication circuit 31 or the like. As described above, the shooting system 500 can improve the enjoyment at the time of reproducing the shooting information by using the moving image information instead of the still image.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to embodiment mentioned above, Various deformation | transformation and a change are possible like the deformation | transformation form mentioned later, and these are also these. Within the technical scope. In addition, the effects described in the embodiments are merely a list of the most preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are not limited to those described in the embodiments. In addition, although embodiment mentioned above and the deformation | transformation form mentioned later can also be used in combination as appropriate, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

(Deformation)
The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and various modifications and changes are possible, and these are also within the technical scope of the present invention.
(1) In this embodiment, an example in which shooting information is transmitted to a mobile phone via a communication network has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the photographing system and the mobile phone may directly transmit / receive photographing information by wireless (infrared or the like) communication or the like.

(2) In this embodiment, the photographing system has shown an example in which photographing information is displayed on a preview monitor or the like. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the photographing system may list a plurality of pieces of photographing information, print it on a sheet with an adhesive, and output it.

(3) In the present embodiment, an example in which a camera or the like is controlled by voice input to a microphone has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, an operation device may be provided on the floor, an operation unit that can be operated by a user with a foot, and a camera or the like may be controlled by the operation unit.

(4) In the third embodiment, the example in which the camera uses a crank mechanism or the like to arrange the camera at each photographing position on the circumference is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the photographing system may be provided with a circumferential rail and a drive mechanism (photographer moving unit) that moves the camera along the rail. In this case, the shooting system can move the camera to a plurality of shooting positions on the circumference, so that it is possible to acquire shooting information from each shooting position even if the number of cameras is small, thereby reducing costs. Can be achieved.

(5) In the present embodiment, an example in which shooting information is transmitted to a mobile phone has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the communication system may transmit imaging information to a portable information communication terminal that includes a monitor. Further, the communication system may transmit the photographing information to a personal computer or the like owned by the user. In this case, since the user can edit the shooting information using editing software or the like, the user can further use the shooting information.

(6) In the present embodiment, the imaging system has shown an example of acquiring imaging information from a plurality of imaging positions, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the shooting position may be fixed. Also in this case, if the imaging system performs imaging every predetermined time, the imaging information from one direction can be acquired every predetermined time, and the user's actions can be recorded and displayed.

(7) In the present embodiment, an example in which the shooting system is set in a play facility or the like has been shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, even if the photographing system is installed in a photo studio, it can acquire photographing information from a plurality of angles. In addition, if set in a clothes store or the like, the user can visually recognize images from a plurality of angles on a preview monitor, which is convenient for confirming try-on.

1,200,500 photographing system 10, 210, 310, 410 photographing room 11, 11-1 to 11-24, 211, 331, 4111-1 to 411-6 camera 12 preview monitor 13 inner wall 13a photographing hole 15 microphone 20 graffiti Device 21 Graffiti monitor 22 Graffiti pen 35,535 Storage unit 40,540 Control unit 48 Mobile phone 50 Server 51 Communication circuit 60 Storage unit 70 Control unit 100 Communication system 110 Upper illumination device 120 Lower illumination device

Claims (8)

A photographing device in which a user edits photographing information that the user has photographed in the housing by an editing device adjacent to the housing,
The housing is arranged to surround the user ,
A photographing unit capable of photographing a user located in the housing from a plurality of angles;
A display unit provided in the housing and configured to output to the user visual information at each photographing position from the photographing positions corresponding to the plurality of angles acquired by the photographing unit; ,
The photographing unit
A plurality of photographing machines arranged at a plurality of photographing positions at a predetermined interval on a circumference in a horizontal plane centering on a photographing center which is a position of a user in the housing,
A plurality of the photographing machines are sequentially photographed in the order of a predetermined circumferential direction of the circumference, the user is photographed from each photographing position, and each photographing information of each photographing position can be acquired.
The display unit sequentially displays the shooting information of the shooting positions in a predetermined circumferential direction of the circumference ,
An operation means that allows the user to operate the photographing unit and the display unit in a state where the user is located at the photographing position;
An imaging device characterized by the above. The imaging device according to claim 1 ,
The operation means includes
A speech recognition unit for recognizing speech emitted in the housing;
A control unit for controlling the photographing unit and the display unit according to the output of the voice recognition unit;
An imaging device characterized by the above. In the imaging device according to claim 1 or 2 ,
An upper illuminating unit that is arranged so as to surround the imaging center at an upper part in the housing, and emits light from an upper periphery toward a user located at the imaging center;
A lower illumination unit that is disposed at a lower portion in the housing so as to surround the photographing center and emits light from a lower periphery toward a user located at the photographing center;
An imaging device characterized by the above. In the imaging device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ,
The shooting information is information about a still image;
An imaging device characterized by the above. In the imaging device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 ,
A controller that sequentially captures each piece of photographing information from each photographing position photographed by the photographing unit and outputs the information to the display unit;
An imaging device characterized by the above. In the imaging device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 ,
The photographing machine has an optical axis directed to the photographing center,
An imaging device characterized by the above. In the imaging device according to any one of claims 1 to 6 ,
The photographing unit includes an adjustment mechanism that adjusts the optical axis of the photographing machine so as to face the direction of the photographing center;
An imaging device characterized by the above. In the imaging device according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
The housing is disposed so as to surround the user located at the photographing center, and the wall surface on the user side includes a wall portion colored in a single color;
An imaging device characterized by the above.

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