JP5309979B2 - Photo sticker creating apparatus and method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To raise user's satisfaction to a creating work of a photograph seal and to the created photograph seal. <P>SOLUTION: When the user operates an off-button 351, an image processing part specifying portion 233 specifies an eye part of a photographic subject included in an eye emphasizing post-image 332, and an image editing portion 234 performs image editing to compose photographing images before an eye emphasizing process is applied to the eye part so as to eliminate an eye emphasizing effect applied to the eye part, that is, an expansion of a longitudinal direction. A flag setting portion 235 puts up an off-flag to the photographing image of the eye emphasizing post-image 332. When the off-flag is put up, an off-button processor 232 erases the off-button 351 so as not to display on an editing screen 300. A method invented here is applied to a photograph seal creating apparatus set up in a game arcade or the like. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for creating a photo sticker, and a program. In particular, the present invention is satisfactory for all subjects who are users in a captured image in a short time with a simple operation without performing complicated correction operations. Photo that can provide a good-looking photo, improve the work of creating photo stickers, and improve user satisfaction with the created photo stickers, and improve profitability The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for creating a seal, and a program.

  Conventionally, a user (subject) is photographed, and the obtained subject image is edited with a pre-prepared frame image, stamp image, or handwritten line image graffiti input image, and printed on sticker paper. A photo seal machine provided to a user as a photo seal is known.

  This photo sticker is installed in an entertainment facility such as a game center, for example. The user enjoys the above-described photo sticker creation work as a game in the photo sticker. The user plays this series of processes within the time limit, and receives a photo sticker created as a product.

  In other words, this photo sticker is generally manufactured and sold by a seller (manufacturer), installed and operated by an installer (entertainer or manager of an entertainment facility), and is mainly for high school girls and junior high school girls. A service (game) is provided to a user (end user) for a fee.

  Users look at the printed photo sticker paper and review the printed image of the finished product while checking the appearance and graffiti of their friends and their own images. In particular, the portion that is confirmed by paying attention to the subject image is a “face” portion, which is important. In the photo sticker, a graffiti editing function is provided to improve the appearance of such an image. For example, there is a photo sticker that can edit a subject image with a touch pen or the like (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Also, there is a photo sticker that allows the user himself to select and correct a portion to be corrected with respect to a moving image (live view image) confirmed by a subject who is a user at the time of shooting (see, for example, Patent Document 2). ). Furthermore, in order to prevent the user from recognizing that the correction process is being performed, the eye part and skin / hair part of the photographed image are automatically recognized, and the eye part is clearly processed in black and white. There is a photographic seal machine that finishes an image with a good appearance by making it visible, blurring the skin part, and changing the color of the hair part (for example, see Patent Document 3).

JP 2005-92588 A JP 2005-277772 A JP 2006-228036 A

  However, a user of a photo sticker is often photographed or edited by a plurality of users in a group. In the case of Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, editing can be performed on a specific part (particularly the eye) in the makeup tool, or the part can be set or changed while checking a moving image (live view image) before photographing. Therefore, there is a possibility that the subject himself is not satisfied with the photographed image in the operation of modifying the photographed image different from the actual subject photographed image or the actual photographed image.

  In addition, when another user sees these operations, there is a risk that the user may recognize that he / she is performing a face correction operation and perform the correction operation while paying attention to another user's eyes. there were. Furthermore, since the correction operation is performed within the time limit of the shooting time and the editing time, if the operation is difficult, the user gives up on the way, and the operation is stopped. Therefore, the captured image that the user likes cannot be easily obtained. There was a fear.

  In the case of Patent Document 3, there is a possibility that the photographed image is not a favorite image because the photographed image is automatically processed to make eyes clear, or skin / hair blurring or color change processing is performed. For example, the users who use photo stickers are not limited to girls, but may be couples of men and women, even if they are women or couples of men and women who are clearly eye-catching, men do not like image correction processing However, since it is processed into a photographed image, there is a possibility that a good-looking image that the user likes cannot be obtained.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and a user can remove processing performed on an arbitrary subject in a captured image in a short time with a simple operation. It is possible to improve the profitability by improving the user's satisfaction with the photo sticker creation work and the created photo sticker.

One aspect of the present invention is that a user is photographed as a subject, the user performs graffiti editing input on the obtained image, the image is printed on a predetermined sticker sheet, and a photo sticker is created. An apparatus for creating a photo sticker that provides the user with the photo sticker as an object, the photographing means for photographing the user as a subject, and the eye of the subject of a photographed image obtained by photographing with the photographing means. A processing means for processing a partial region including the image display means for displaying the captured image processed by the processing means on a monitor, and an off button for receiving an instruction to remove the processing by the processing means from the captured image, and off button display means for displaying on the monitor for each partial region including an eye of the subject in which the processing is performed, when the off button is operated, the photographing field Of, engineered partial region including an eye of the subject corresponding to the off button was, the processing is photo sticker creating apparatus and an image editing means for replacing the previous image to be performed.

In this photo sticker creating apparatus, the photographing means is composed of, for example, a camera, the processing means is composed of, for example, a photographing processing section, and the image display means is composed of, for example, an edited image display control section, and displays an off button. The means is configured by, for example, an off button processing unit, and the image editing unit is configured by, for example, an image editing unit.

In the photo sticker creating apparatus of the present invention, a user is photographed as a subject, a partial region including the subject's eyes of the photographed image obtained by photographing is processed, and the processed photographed image is displayed on a monitor, An off button that accepts an instruction to remove the processing from the captured image is displayed on the monitor for each partial area including the eye of the subject that has been processed, and if the off button is operated, The partial area including the eye of the subject corresponding to the button is replaced with the image before the processing is performed.

Thereby, the user can remove the processing performed on an arbitrary subject in the captured image in a short time with a simple operation. As a result, the photo sticker creation apparatus can improve the profitability by improving the photo sticker creation work and the user satisfaction with the photo sticker created.

Face recognition means for performing image recognition processing to identify a face portion of the subject; and detection means for detecting a partial region including the eyes of the subject in the face portion of the subject identified by the face recognition means. The processing means may perform processing for enlarging the eyes on a partial region including the eyes of the subject detected by the detection means .

  For example, the face recognizing unit includes a face recognizing unit, and the detecting unit includes an eye detecting unit. As a result, the user can remove the eye enhancement processing performed on an arbitrary subject in the captured image in a short time with a simple operation. As a result, the photo sticker creation apparatus can improve the profitability by improving the photo sticker creation work and the user satisfaction with the photo sticker created.

The apparatus may further include gender determining means for determining the gender of the subject in the captured image. The sex determination unit is configured by, for example, a sex determination unit. As a result, the user can more easily remove the eye enhancement processing performed on an arbitrary subject in the captured image.

The image display means can further cause the monitor to display a partial area including the eye of the subject processed by the processing means.

  The image processing apparatus may further include an adding unit that adds flag information indicating that the processing performed by the processing unit has been removed from the captured image to the captured image. The adding means is constituted by, for example, a flag setting unit.

The image editing unit further includes a position designation receiving unit that receives a designation of a position on the photographed image from the user, and the image editing unit is configured to process the position of the subject processed by the processing unit . In the case of a partial region including eyes, the partial region including the eyes of the subject can be replaced with an image before the processing is performed. The position designation receiving means is constituted by, for example, a position designation receiving processing unit.

The image processing device further includes a range specification receiving unit that receives a specification of a range on the photographed image from the user, and the image editing unit includes the processing unit within the range specified by the specification received by the range specification receiving unit. The partial region including the eye of the subject processed by the above can be replaced with an image before the processing is performed. The range designation receiving unit is configured by, for example, a range designation receiving processing unit.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a user is photographed as a subject, the user performs graffiti editing input on the obtained image, and the image is printed on a predetermined sticker sheet to create a photo sticker. A method of creating a photo sticker of a photo sticker creating apparatus that provides the user with the photo sticker as a product , wherein the eye of the subject of the photographed image obtained by photographing the user as a subject A partial area including the eye of the subject on which the processing has been performed, and an off button for receiving an instruction to remove the processing from the captured image. the monitor is displayed for each, when said off button is operated, the captured image, the operation is partial region including an eye of the subject corresponding to the off button was, the processing line A photo sticker creation method comprising the step of replacing the previous image.

In the photo sticker creation method of the present invention, a user is photographed as a subject, a partial region including the subject's eyes of the photographed image obtained by photographing is processed, and the processed photographed image is displayed on a monitor. An off button that accepts an instruction to remove the processing from the captured image is displayed on the monitor for each partial area including the eye of the subject that has been processed, and if the off button is operated, The partial area including the eye of the subject corresponding to the button is replaced with the image before the processing is performed.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a user is photographed as a subject, the user performs graffiti editing input on the obtained image, and the image is printed on a predetermined sticker sheet to create a photo sticker. , A computer-executable program for controlling the process of providing the user with the photo sticker as a product, a photographing step for photographing the user as a subject, and photographing obtained by photographing in the photographing step A processing step for processing a partial area of the image including the subject's eyes, an image display step for displaying the captured image processed by the processing step on a monitor, and processing by the processing step are removed from the captured image Oh the off button to accept instructions, to be displayed on the monitor for each partial region including an eye of the subject in which the processing is performed to A button display step, when the off button is operated, image editing replacing the photographed image, engineered partial region including an eye of the subject corresponding to the off button was, in the image before the processing is performed A program for causing a computer to execute steps.

  The program of the present invention is recorded on a predetermined recording medium, read by a drive, for example, and installed in the image printing apparatus. Recording media include magnetic disks made of floppy (registered trademark) disks, optical disks made of CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory), DVD-ROM (Digital Versatile Disc), MD (Mini Disc) (registered trademark), etc. And a removable medium such as a semiconductor memory.

  According to the present invention, the profitability of the photo sticker creating apparatus can be improved. In particular, the user's satisfaction is improved by allowing the user to remove processing performed on an arbitrary subject in the captured image in a short time with a simple operation. And improve profitability.

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

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of an embodiment of a photo sticker creating apparatus to which the present invention is applied.

  The photo sticker creating apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 enhances the amusement of work such as shooting and editing, allows the user to perform such work as a game (play service), and takes the shot / edited images as photo stickers. It is a game device (play service providing device) that receives money from the user instead of providing it to the user as data.

  In the photo sticker creating game executed by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1, the user inputs the price of the game, takes a picture of himself / herself using the camera provided in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1, and displays the photographed image. On the other hand, the foreground and background are synthesized, and editing is performed using an editing function (doodle editing function) such as pen input or stamp input, so that the photographed image is designed to be rich. After the game ends, the user receives a photo sticker or the like on which the edited image is printed as a product.

  Such a photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is normally installed in a game center, a store in a sightseeing spot, or the like. That is, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is sold to managers of those stores from, for example, manufacturers and sales companies. The manager who purchased the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 installs and manages and operates the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 in a store (for example, a game center), and is a general user (end user) represented by a female high school student or a female junior high school student. ) To play a photo sticker creation game for a fee, and make a profit with the price.

  Therefore, the high profit rate of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is important for the store manager. That is, it is desirable that the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 has a high rate of return per unit time. Moreover, in the case of a normal store, the installation place of the photograph sticker production apparatus 1 is limited by restrictions, such as a floor area and a structure. Therefore, it is desirable that the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 has a high profit rate per unit floor area.

  As a method of improving the profit rate, for example, there is a method of improving the rotation rate of the photo sticker creation game. That is, the rate of return per unit time is increased by increasing the number of games played within a predetermined time. However, if there is no user who plays the photo sticker creation game, the profitability will not improve. That is, it is also important to improve the user's expectation and satisfaction with respect to the photo sticker creation game of the photo sticker creation device 1.

  For example, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is provided with a function having high expectation that a user who has never played a game wants to play, or makes the design of a housing or a screen attractive. As a result, the number of users can be increased. In addition, by providing a function with a high degree of satisfaction that a user who has played once thinks that “it was fun and would like to play again”, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 increases the number of users by increasing so-called repeaters. be able to. That is, the profit of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is improved.

  For the user, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is roughly divided into playing a photo sticker making game (photo sticker making work) and obtaining a photo sticker image and a photo sticker as a result (finished photo). There are two types of entertainment: the seal itself.

  As the former method for improving the amusement of the photo sticker creation game, there are, for example, a method for improving the design of the casing and the screen, and making voice guidance and BGM more attractive. In addition, for example, there are multifunctional shooting functions, multifunctional editing functions such as graffiti, improved operability, or adjustment of play time and waiting time. The latter method for improving the amusement of photographic stickers includes, for example, improving hardware such as improving the quality of sticker paper, high-quality printing, and special color printing. In addition, for example, there are a photographing method and a graffiti editing function that make the user more satisfied with the image of the photo sticker.

  High school girls and junior high school students who are the main users not only stick the obtained photo sticker to their property, but also exchange the photo sticker or talk about the photo sticker as a topic. Therefore, for example, if the image content of a photo sticker is flashy, interesting, scarce, or novel, the user may like it, but not only that. It is also possible that the conversation will be lively on the topic of photo stickers.

  In addition, by using such a photo sticker, the photo sticker itself may serve as an advertisement for the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. Therefore, improving the amusement of the photo sticker not only improves the satisfaction of the user, but also increases the expectation of others, attracting customers due to the spread of reputation, that is, new users by so-called word-of-mouth Can also be expected to increase.

  In other words, in the photo sticker creation game, by providing a function that makes it easier for users to create images that users will love, not only the user's satisfaction with the photo sticker creation game but also the photo sticker Satisfaction can also be improved, and the topicality of the photo sticker and the advertising effect can be improved at the same time. That is, the profitability of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 can be improved.

  Therefore, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is, for example, an image for synthesis that can be more easily synthesized at a desired position on the photographed image by the user so that the user can perform desired graffiti editing work. Provide curtain stamp function.

  The curtain stamp function is a composite image that combines a curtain image on a photographed image. The user can easily adjust the size of the portion covered by the curtain image by operating the touch pen when pasting the curtain image on the captured image. By doing in this way, the user can synthesize | combine to the appropriate position of a picked-up image easily. Moreover, the satisfaction of the user with respect to the obtained image (photo sticker) is improved by the above composition. Therefore, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 can improve user satisfaction and improve profitability.

  Although the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 has such a feature, the casing 10 is roughly divided into four units, that is, a photographing unit 12, an editing unit 13, and a ceiling strobe unit 14, as shown in FIG. .

  The photographing unit 12 has a function of photographing a subject (such as a user), and guides (describes) the flow of a photo sticker creation game, how to play, and the like in an internal space (photographing space) described later with video and audio. Content (demonstration) to be output, a photo sticker creation game is received, and a subject is photographed. The photographing unit 12 is roughly divided into two units, a front unit 12A and a rear unit 12B.

  The front unit 12A is a unit on the front side of the shooting space, and performs processing related to shooting of the user in the shooting space and accepts operations related to the user's photo sticker creation game. The rear unit 12B is a unit on the side that is the rear side of the shooting space, and is a unit that plays the role of the user when the front unit 12A takes a picture. The interior of the rear unit 12B is a cavity (space), and is configured as a part of a space (photographing space described later) used when the user performs photographing.

  The editing unit 13 is provided with a configuration (for example, a monitor, a touch panel, and a touch pen) for the user to perform graffiti editing or the like on the captured image. As will be described later, the editing unit 13 consisting of one frame is provided with a configuration for performing graffiti editing and the like on each of the two surfaces so that two sets of users can perform editing work simultaneously. Yes. As will be described later, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 can execute a plurality of photo sticker creating games in parallel. In other words, a plurality of sets of users can play the photo sticker creation game in the photo sticker creation device 1 at the same time. The editing unit 13 has a configuration for performing two graffiti editing and the like so that a plurality of sets of users can simultaneously perform graffiti editing in order to improve the rotation rate of the photo sticker creation game. Is provided.

  The ceiling strobe unit 14 provided above the photographing space incorporates a flash that emits strobe light toward the photographing space in accordance with the photographing timing. The ceiling strobe unit 14 further includes a fluorescent lamp, and functions as illumination that constantly illuminates the photographing space (the user in the photographing space). The photographing space is simply configured as a closed space as will be described later. Therefore, it is difficult for light to enter from the outside, and the user's operability may be deteriorated because it tends to be dark. The ceiling strobe unit 14 illuminates the shooting space with the illumination, thereby avoiding such a fear and improving operability. Such illumination is also provided in the front unit 12A and the rear unit 12B.

  Moreover, the background curtain unit 15 provided with the movable curtain (background curtain) utilized for a background is provided in the upper part of the back unit 12B, for example. In the background curtain unit 15, for example, a plurality of winding curtains having different colors or patterns are suspended. For example, there are colors and patterns that are popular among young women who are the main users, such as bright single colors, stylish and cute patterns like foreign picture books, and colorful pop patterns (for the masses). Multiple items are aligned.

  The camera operates in conjunction with a photographing function such as a camera or a strobe provided in the front unit 12A. At the time of photographing, for example, the curtain of the color selected by the user is lowered and the other curtains are wound up. By operating in this manner, the background curtain unit 15 can easily provide a background of a design desired by the user, a design according to the shooting mode, and the like. Thereby, the photograph sticker creation apparatus 1 can improve the user's satisfaction with respect to an image (photo sticker).

  The number of curtains (background curtains) provided in the background curtain unit 15 is arbitrary. For example, only one background curtain may be suspended from the background curtain unit 15. In this case, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 may prepare a plurality of types of background images for composition, and may synthesize the background image selected by the user from the photographed images. By doing in this way, even if there is only one physical background curtain provided in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 can cope with various user preferences.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 of FIG. 1 as viewed from the editing unit 13 side.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the editing unit 13 is installed adjacent to the surface of the front unit 12A opposite to the surface on the rear unit 12B side (that is, the surface on the imaging space side). A first editing interface 13A and a second editing interface 13B are provided on two side surfaces of the editing unit 13 that are orthogonal to the front unit 12A. That is, the editing unit 13 allows a plurality of sets of users who perform the photo sticker creation game to perform editing operations with the editing unit 13 facing each other in a direction orthogonal to the direction connecting the front unit 12A and the rear unit 12B. Two editing interfaces are provided so that this can be done.

  Also, on the surface of the editing unit 13 that faces the photographing unit 12, a photo sticker discharge unit 13C that is provided to the user by discharging the photo sticker created by playing the photo sticker making game is provided. ing.

  In addition, this editing unit 13 enhances the mood of the female youth who is the main user, and matches the impression so that the user can think that the doodle editing of a cute impression can be performed. The design is designed for young people who think that they are cute, and bright and cute designs and designs are printed.

  FIG. 3 is an external view showing an installation example of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1.

  When the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is installed in a game center or the like, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, a curtain 21 is provided so as to surround the photographing unit 12 and the editing unit 13, and a photographing space where photographing work is performed or The editing space where the editing work is performed is simply enclosed, and the closeability of each space is improved. In other words, for example, the curtain 21 stabilizes the environment in each space, thereby contributing to high-quality shooting, easy viewing of the editing screen, etc., or blocking the field of view from outside each space, It is possible to perform operations such as shooting and editing without being aware of the line of sight.

  The outer surface of the curtain 21 is usually used as a place to place advertisements, and is a flashy, bright and cute design that represents the model name and image of the model of the photo sticker creation device 1 so as to attract attention at the installation location. The image is printed.

  The photo sticker creating apparatus 1 as described above causes each set of users to play a photo sticker creating game. The photo sticker creating apparatus 1 can simultaneously execute a plurality of photo sticker creating games. That is, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 can cause a plurality of sets to play a photo sticker creating game at the same time. At this time, each group of users performs each work of the photo sticker creation game while moving through a plurality of spaces provided in the photo sticker creation device 1, and advances the game.

  The flow of the photo sticker creation game and the accompanying movement of the space will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 4 is a plan view of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 as viewed from above by the user during the game. As shown in FIG. 4, the user enters the shooting space 32 from the outside (user A or user A ′) through the front unit 12A and the rear unit 12B, and inserts the price. A photo sticker creation game is started (user B). If the previous set of users is using the shooting space 32 (if shooting is in progress), the user waits outside the unit (user A or user A ').

  When the price is entered and the photo sticker creation game is started, the user (user B) performs a shooting operation for photographing himself or the like using a camera or a monitor provided in front of the front unit 12A. .

  When the shooting work is completed, the user selects a keep image (editing image) to be kept for editing / printing from the obtained shot images, and performs the shooting work according to the displayed moving guide. It moves from the space 32 to an editing space for performing editing work indicated by a dotted line in the figure.

  A first editing space 33A is provided on the right side (in front of the first editing interface 13A) of the editing unit 13 as viewed from the front unit 12A, and a second editing space 33B is provided on the left side (in front of the second editing interface 13B). ing. That is, in this photo sticker creation apparatus 1, a total of two sets of users, the user of the first editing space 33A (user C ′) and the user of the second editing space 33B (user C), edit simultaneously. Work can be done. A user (user B) of the shooting space 32 is guided to a free one of the two editing spaces. When the user moves to the first editing space 33A or the second editing space 33B, the user performs a graffiti editing work. Hereinafter, when it is not necessary to distinguish the first editing space 33A and the second editing space 33B, they are referred to as an editing space 33.

  Thereafter, when the graffiti editing is completed, the user (user C or user C ') next performs print setting work and sets the number of divisions and the like. When printing is started, the user plays a mini game during the printing. Then, when printing is completed, it moves to the printed matter receiving area 34 in front of the photo sticker discharge unit 13C (user D), receives the discharged photo sticker paper, and ends the photo sticker creation game.

  In the photo sticker creation game as described above, when the user B of the shooting space 32 moves to the first editing space 33A or the second editing space 33B, the shooting space 32 becomes unused. 1 allows a new set of users to use the imaging space 32. Further, when the user C ′ of the first editing space 33A or the user C of the second editing space 33B moves to the printed material receiving area 34, the editing space (the first editing space 33A or the second editing space 33B). Is not used, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 can allow a new set of users to use the editing space.

  In other words, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 uses the shooting space 32, the first editing space 33A, the second editing space 33B, and the printed matter in order to improve the rotation rate per unit time and unit floor area of the photo sticker creating game. Using the receiving area 34, a plurality of sets of users can play a photo sticker creation game at the same time (multiple customer service can be performed).

  For example, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 can expect about 20 rotations per hour (number of plays) when the play time of a photo sticker creation game is about 9 minutes.

  In addition, the structure of such a housing | casing 10 is arbitrary and may be a structure other than what was mentioned above. Similarly, the method of multiple customer service is also arbitrary.

  Next, the configuration of each unit will be described.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the front unit 12A. A front surface 12A-1 illustrated in FIG. 5 is a side surface facing the imaging space 32 and is a front surface for the user who performs the imaging operation. That is, the user basically performs a photographing operation in the photographing space 32 toward the front surface 12A-1 (facing the front unit 12A).

  This front surface 12A-1 also enhances the mood of the female youth who is the main user, and also makes the impression that the user can think that it can perform a shooting operation to generate a shot image of a cute impression. Designed for young people that suit the user and thinks that they are cute, bright and cute designs and designs are printed.

  The front surface 12A-1 is provided with a camera 51 for photographing a subject in the photographing space 32.

  The camera 51 is configured by an imaging device using a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) or the like, and captures an image (moving image) by capturing a user in the shooting space 32 in the shooting process of the photo sticker creation game. image). A part of the captured image captured by the camera 51 is cut out or an image such as a background is synthesized and displayed immediately on the live view monitor 52. Also, for the captured image captured by the camera 51 at a predetermined timing, a frame image at that timing is extracted and stored as a captured image (still image). For example, a camera using a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) sensor may be used as the camera 51 instead of the CCD. Of course, any camera other than these may be used as long as the user can be photographed and digital image data can be obtained. Further, the number of cameras 51 and the installation position are arbitrary.

  On the front surface 12A-1, a live view monitor 52 that displays a composite image (moving image) obtained by synthesizing an image such as a background or foreground with a captured image that has been photoelectrically converted by the camera 51 and captured in real time (immediately). Is provided.

  The live view monitor 52 is configured by, for example, a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) display, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), or the like, and a user during shooting can determine the standing position and posture while checking the shooting result. In order to do so, the captured image captured by the camera 51 is displayed immediately (in real time). At this time, a part of the captured image displayed on the live view monitor 52 is combined with, for example, a synthesis image designated by the user, such as a background or a foreground, or a size of the synthesis image. It is cut out (trimmed).

  Further, on the front surface 12 </ b> A- 1, there are other illumination devices 53-1 to 53-11 that illuminate the inside of the photographing space 32 or emit flash light in accordance with the photographing timing by the camera 51. Provided.

  The illuminating devices 53-1 to 53-11 are configured by a plurality of illuminating devices capable of fluorescent light and strobe light emission. The illuminating space 32 is used to brighten the photographic space 32 and ensure operability and safety. In order to improve the image quality of the photographed image, the flash is emitted at a timing corresponding to the photographing timing, and the user who is photographed is irradiated with light from various angles.

  For example, the lighting devices 53-1 to 53-5 mainly irradiate the upper body of the subject. The lighting devices 53-6 to 53-8 irradiate the feet mainly from the lower half of the subject. The illuminating device 53-9 and the illuminating device 53-10 irradiate, for example, the face of the subject located in the vicinity of the front surface 12A-1 and particularly the mouth (per lip) at the time of up-photographing a large face of the user. . The illumination device 53-11 irradiates the face of a subject located mainly in the vicinity of the front surface 12A-1 at the time of up-shooting. In addition, the illumination device 53-11 has a heart-shaped portion where light is emitted so that the user expects the emitted light from the illumination device 53-11 to be reflected in the heart shape of the subject. .

  In the following, the lighting devices 53-1 to 53-11 are referred to as the lighting devices 53 when there is no need to distinguish between them.

  The front face 12A-1 is provided with a touch panel monitor 54 that displays various GUI images and receives a user's instruction by a touch panel superimposed on the screen.

  The touch panel monitor 54 includes a CRT display, an LCD, and the like, and a colorless and transparent touch panel (for example, pressure-sensitive type or electromagnetic induction type) is superimposed on the display screen. For example, the touch panel monitor 54 is tapped with a user's finger or the like. Thus, the position information (user instruction) can be input. The touch panel monitor 54 displays on the display screen a GUI image for presenting information related to shooting work such as shooting settings, guidance, confirmation, etc. or accepting operation input, and the user touches the GUI image with the touch panel. Accept operation input.

  Further, a coin insertion / return port 55 into which a price for the photo sticker creation game is inserted is provided on the front surface 12A-1. The coin insertion / return port 55 is a user interface that allows a user to insert a coin as a price for a photo sticker creation game, or to return a coin that has failed to be inserted or a coin for fishing.

  In addition, the front surface 12A-1 is provided with a speaker 56-1 and a speaker 56-2 from which sounds such as guidance regarding the shooting work and sound effects are output.

  The speaker 56-1 and the speaker 56-2 appropriately output sound such as guidance sound, BGM (Back Ground Music), and sound effects in the shooting work of the photo sticker creation game. When it is not necessary to distinguish the speaker 56-1 and the speaker 56-2 from each other, they are referred to as a speaker 56. Note that the number and installation positions of the speakers 56 are arbitrary.

  In addition, a luggage storage space 57 for placing a baggage of a user who is photographing is provided on the front surface 12A-1.

  The luggage storage space 57 is a shelf used as a place for a user's baggage at the time of photographing. The luggage storage space 57 is provided at a position that does not interfere with shooting, that is, a position that does not interfere with the user taking a shooting pose and that does not interfere with light irradiation of the lighting device 53. The user can perform photographing work more comfortably by placing the baggage in the luggage storage space 57.

  Of course, a configuration other than that described above may be provided on the front surface 12A-1 of the front unit 12A.

  Next, the configuration of the editing unit 13 will be described.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the left side of the editing unit 13 as viewed from the photographing unit 12 side (configuration example on the first editing space 33A side).

  In FIG. 6, a first editing interface 13A is provided on the left side surface. On the upper side, an illuminating device 71 is provided for illuminating the first editing space 33A that becomes dark because it is partitioned by the curtain 21 or the like. The illuminating device 71 allows the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 to suppress a reduction in the user's editing work efficiency and improve the safety of the first editing space 33A. In the example of FIG. 6, the upper portion of the editing unit 13 on the first editing interface 13 </ b> A where the lighting device 71 is provided penetrates to the second editing space 33 </ b> B side. The first editing space 33A and the second editing space 33B are shared. That is, the illumination device 71 illuminates not only the first editing space 33A but also the second editing space 33B, thereby improving safety. Note that the installation position and the number of the illumination devices 71 are arbitrary.

  The first editing interface 13A is provided with a tablet built-in monitor 72, two touch pens (touch pen 73-1 and touch pen 73-2), and a speaker 74.

  The tablet built-in monitor 72 displays a GUI image (doodle editing input screen) and the like for editing a photographed image obtained by photographing work in the photographing space. The tablet built-in monitor 72 is a monitor having a tablet capable of inputting position information with the touch pen 73-1 or the touch pen 73-2 and a display device capable of displaying an image such as a CRT display or an LCD. Here, the tablet is, for example, a pressure-sensitive type or electromagnetic induction type input device, is colorless and transparent, and is installed so as to be superimposed on the display screen of the display device. That is, the tablet built-in monitor 72 not only displays a GUI image or the like on the display device, but also accepts an input operation from the user by the tablet.

  Touch pens 73-1 and 73-2 corresponding to the touch panel superimposed on the screen are detachably fixed to the editing unit 13 by a predetermined attachment near the left and right of the tablet built-in monitor 72. By using these touch pens, two users in the same group can play the editing process of the photo sticker creation process at the same time. In the following description, the touch pen 73-1 and the touch pen 73-2 are simply referred to as the touch pen 73 when it is not necessary to distinguish between them.

  The touch pen 73 is also electrically connected to a system installed in the editing unit 13 by wire (or wireless). The touch pen 73 operates in cooperation with a colorless and transparent tablet superimposed on the display screen of the display device of the tablet built-in monitor 72. When the user operates these touch pens 73 and touches the tablet (the touch pen 73 and the display screen of the tablet built-in monitor 72 are brought into contact (or close proximity)), these are inputs that accept input from the user. Acts as a means. The number of touch pens 73 installed, the installation position, the shape, and the like are arbitrary.

  The speaker 74 outputs, for example, audio related to editing work of the photo sticker creation game, such as guidance voice, sound effects, or BGM. The speaker 74 is provided on the right side of the tablet built-in monitor 72 so that the user does not cover the speaker 74 with the hand opposite to the hand holding the touch pen during the doodle editing work. During the graffiti editing operation, the user often places (attaches) the opposite hand not operating the touch pen 73 on the casing of the editing unit 13 (for example, on the first editing interface 13A). In general, the user is more right-handed than the left-handed, and the touch pen 73 is often operated with the right hand. Therefore, the number of hands on the side on which the user does not operate the touch pen 73 is placed on the left side of the tablet built-in monitor 72 is larger than that on the right side. The speaker 74 is provided on the right side of the tablet built-in monitor 72 so that the possibility of being covered by the user's hand placed on the first editing interface 13A is reduced as much as possible.

  The configuration of the editing unit 13 on the second editing space 33B side is basically the same as the configuration on the first editing space 33A side shown in FIG. In the following, the configuration example shown in FIG. 6 is also applied to the case where the configuration of the editing unit 13 on the second editing space 33B side is described.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the photo sticker discharge unit 13 </ b> C of the editing unit 13.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the photo sticker discharge unit 13C has a photo sticker created by a user who has performed editing work in the first editing space 33A (that is, a photo created by operating the first editing interface 13A). And a photo sticker discharge port 81 through which a photo sticker created by a user who has performed editing work in the second editing space 33B (that is, a photo sticker created by operating the second editing interface 13B) is discharged. Is provided.

  A printer is installed inside the editing unit 13, and a printing image created by operating the first editing interface 13A or the second editing interface 13B is printed on sticker paper by the printer. The photo sticker output from the printer is discharged from the photo sticker discharge port 81.

  Next, an internal configuration example of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 will be described.

  FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. The same parts as those described above are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  In FIG. 8, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 includes a control device 101 that is a processing unit that controls the entire apparatus of the photo sticker creating device 1. The control device 101 includes a storage unit 102, a communication unit 103, A drive 104, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 106, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 107, an imaging unit 112, an editing unit 113, and a printer 114 are connected to each other via a predetermined bus.

  The storage unit 102 has a non-volatile storage medium such as a hard disk or a flash memory, and stores various setting information supplied from the control device 101 in the storage medium or is recorded in the storage medium. The setting information is read out and supplied to the control device 101. Note that this storage medium may be anything as long as it can store information.

  The communication unit 103 is connected to another communication device (not shown) via an external network (not shown) such as the Internet or a public telephone line network, or simply via a communication cable (not shown). And is controlled by the control device 101 to communicate with other communication devices such as a user's mobile phone, a user's personal computer, or a central management server. For example, the communication unit 103 transmits transmission information supplied from the control device 101 to another communication device, or supplies reception information supplied from another communication device to the control device 101.

  The drive 104 includes a removable medium such as a magnetic disk (including a flexible disk), an optical disk (including a CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read Only Memory), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc)), a magneto-optical disk, and a semiconductor memory. The computer program and data read out from the computer 105 and the data read from them are supplied to the control device 101 as needed, and stored or installed in the storage unit 102 or the like.

  The ROM 106 stores programs and data executed in the control device 101 in advance, and the ROM 106 supplies the programs and data to the control device 101 based on instructions from the control device 101. The RAM 107 temporarily holds data and programs processed by the control device 101.

  The photographing unit 112 is a block relating to the photographing unit 12 and includes a background curtain unit 15, a coin processing unit 121, a lighting device 53, a camera 51, a live view monitor 52, a touch panel monitor 54, and a speaker 56.

  Based on the background control signal supplied from the control device 101, the background curtain unit 15 selects a background to be provided, that is, raises and lowers (expands and stores) the movable background curtain. The background may be selected manually by the user.

  When a coin is inserted into the coin insertion / return port 55, the coin processing unit 121 performs processing related to payment for the photo sticker creation device 1 by the user (game participation acceptance, etc.), and performs billing processing, guidance, and the like on the touch panel monitor 54. And the speaker 56.

  The lighting device 53 is turned on, turned off, or emits flash light based on the lighting control signal supplied from the control device 101.

  The camera 51 is controlled by the control device 101 to shoot a subject (user) in the shooting space 32 in the shooting work process of the photo sticker creation game. For example, the camera 51 captures a moving image under the control of the control device 101 and supplies the acquired moving image data to the control device 101. Further, the camera 51 acquires a captured image (still image) by operating a mechanical shutter based on a shutter control signal supplied from the control device 101, and supplies the acquired still image data to the control device 101. To do.

  The live view monitor 52 displays an image based on the RGB signal supplied from the control device 101 (a composite image created using a captured image).

  The touch panel monitor 54 displays an image based on the RGB signal supplied from the control device 101 (a composite image or a GUI image created using a captured image). Further, when the user taps (touches or approaches) the touch panel using his / her own finger or the like, the touch panel monitor 54 supplies the position information to the control device 101. The control device 101 analyzes the position information, identifies and accepts information and instructions input by the user with respect to the display image.

  The speaker 56 outputs, for example, sound of a sound signal supplied from the control device 101 (shooting work guidance sound, sound effect, BGM, or the like).

  The editing unit 113 is a block related to the editing unit 13, and includes a first editing unit 113A corresponding to the first editing interface 13A and a second editing unit 113B corresponding to the second editing interface 13B. The first editing unit 113A and the second editing unit 113B have the same configuration, and the following description is given with respect to the first editing unit 113A, but is also applicable to the second editing unit 113B.

  The first editing unit 113A includes a tablet built-in monitor 72, a touch pen 73-1 and a touch pen 73-2, and a speaker 74.

  The tablet built-in monitor 72 displays on the editing monitor 141 an image relating to editing, such as an editing input GUI and a captured image, corresponding to the RGB signal supplied from the control device 101. When the user operates the touch pen 73-1 or the touch pen 73-2 and taps (contacts or approaches) the tablet 142 superimposed on the display surface of the editing monitor 141, the tablet built-in monitor 72 is moved to the position. Information is supplied to the control device 101. The control device 101 analyzes the position information, identifies and accepts information and instructions input by the user on the display image (GUI or the like).

  The speaker 74 outputs the sound of the sound signal supplied from the control device 101 (the sound related to the editing work process of the photo sticker creation game, such as the editing work guidance sound, the sound effect, or the BGM).

  The printer 114 prints the result of editing work performed by the editing unit 113 on sticker paper. When the printer 114 obtains the editing work result from the control device 101, the printer 114 obtains the sticker paper 162 from the sticker paper unit 161 and prints the editing work result on the sticker paper 162. When the printing is finished, the printer 114 discharges the printed sticker sheet 162 as a photo sticker from the photo sticker discharge port 81 and provides it to the user.

  Next, the control device 101 will be described. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of functional blocks included in the control apparatus 101. As shown in FIG. 9, the control device 101 relates to a process of photographing work of the photo sticker creation game, such as processing related to a price (coin) inserted when starting the photo sticker creation game, and photographing of the user. A shooting processing unit 202 that performs processing, an editing processing unit 203 that performs processing related to a process of editing a photo sticker creation game such as graffiti editing for a photographed image, and a printing process of a photo sticker creation game such as printing of sticker paper A print processing unit 204 that performs processing, and a post-service processing unit 205 that performs processing related to a post-service process of a photo sticker creation game that serves a user who has finished editing work.

  That is, the control device 101 performs processing related to each process of the photo sticker creation game.

  FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram showing a more detailed configuration example of the editing processing unit 203 in FIG.

  The editing processing unit 203 is a processing unit that performs processing in the editing process of the photo sticker creation game. For example, the editing processing unit 203 displays a graffiti editing GUI image or receives graffiti editing input that is input to the GUI image. Accept and reflect on images.

  The editing processing unit 203 includes an editing preparation processing unit 221, an input reception control unit 222, an editing screen display control unit 223, an edited image display processing unit 224, and a graffiti editing processing unit 225 as such editing functions.

  The editing preparation processing unit 221 performs processing related to editing preparation, such as acquisition of an editing target image. The input reception control unit 222 performs a process of receiving an operation input performed by a user or the like. The edit screen display control unit 223 performs processing relating to display of the edit screen and display of various GUIs on the edit screen.

  The edited image display processing unit 224 performs processing related to the display of the edited image displayed on the editing screen. When the edited image display processing unit 224 displays the edited image on the editing screen, the edited image display processing unit 224 performs processing related to removal of the processing process performed on the captured image displayed as the edited image.

  The edited image display processing unit 224 includes an edited image display control unit 231, an off button processing unit 232, an image processing part specifying unit 233, an image editing unit 234, and a flag setting unit 235.

  The edited image display control unit 231 performs a process of displaying, on the editing screen, a captured image obtained by the shooting operation with the user or the like as a subject as an edited image on which the user performs graffiti editing. The off button processing unit 232 performs processing related to an off button that is a GUI button for removing the processing performed on the captured image.

  The image processing part specifying unit 233 performs processing for specifying the processed part of the captured image displayed as the edited image on the editing screen. The image processing part specifying unit 233 includes a face recognition unit 241 and an eye detection unit 242. The face recognition unit 241 performs image recognition processing on the edited image, and identifies the face portion of the subject included in the edited image. The eye detection unit 242 performs image recognition processing on the face portion of the subject specified by the face recognition unit 241 and detects the eye portion of the subject from the face portion of the subject.

  The image editing unit 234 performs image editing in which a pre-processing image is combined with a processed part of the captured image in accordance with a user instruction. The flag setting unit 235 gives an off flag indicating that image editing for removing the processed portion has been performed on the captured image to the captured image data.

  The graffiti editing processing unit 225 performs graffiti editing on the edited image in response to an input operation using the touch pen 73 by the user.

  Next, the flow of the game will be described. First, the overall flow of the photo sticker creation game will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  A user who performs a photo sticker creation game first inserts coins into the coin insertion / return slot 55 of the front unit 12A and pays for the game. The coin processing unit 121 accepts such coin insertion and supplies an activation signal to the control device 101. In step S1, the imaging processing unit 202 of the control device 101 determines whether or not a price has been inserted based on the activation signal, waits until it is determined that a valid price has been inserted, and determines that the price has been inserted. If so, the process proceeds to step S2.

  In step S <b> 2, the shooting processing unit 202 controls each unit of the shooting unit 112 and executes shooting processing, which is processing related to shooting work of the photo sticker creation game, performed in the shooting space 32. When the photographing work is completed, the photographing processing unit 202 moves the user in the photographing space 32 who has finished the photographing work to the first editing space 33A or the second editing space 33B by an image or sound in step S3. A movement guidance process for prompting is performed.

  In step S4, the editing processing unit 203 performs editing processing, which is processing related to editing work of the photo sticker creation game, on the user who has moved to the editing space 33.

  When the editing process is completed, the print processing unit 204 performs a printing process that starts a process of printing the edited image subjected to the graffiti editing on the sticker sheet in step S5. In step S6, the post-service service processing unit 205 performs post-service processing that provides services such as mini-games and image transfer to a user who is waiting for completion of printing. When the post-service processing is completed, the post-service processing unit 205 performs movement guidance for moving the user of the editing space 33 to the printed material receiving area 34 in step S7. When the print processing is completed, the print processing unit 204 controls the printer 114 to discharge the printed sticker paper from the photo sticker discharge port 81 in step S8, and the photo sticker creation game process is finished.

  Next, an example of the flow of editing processing executed in step S4 in FIG. 11 will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG.

  When the editing process is started, the editing preparation processing unit 221 acquires an image to be edited from the storage unit 102 in step S21, and causes the user to select a seal layout in step S22. The editing preparation processing unit 221 displays a seal layout selection GUI on the tablet built-in monitor 72 (editing monitor 141) and controls the input reception control unit 222 to perform an input operation on the GUI screen (seal layout by the user). Selection operation).

  When the seal layout is selected, the editing preparation processing unit 221 displays a GUI screen for confirming the start of editing on the tablet built-in monitor 72 (editing monitor 141). In step S23, the input reception control unit 222 controls the tablet 142, determines whether or not the edit start button for instructing the start of editing displayed on the GUI screen is operated, and determines that the operation has been performed. Wait until.

  When the operation input of the touch pen 73 by the user is received via the tablet 142 and it is determined that the user has operated the editing start button, the process proceeds to step S24.

  In step S24, the editing screen display control unit 223 displays the editing screen on the tablet built-in monitor 72 (editing monitor 141), and the input reception control unit 212 controls the tablet 142 and receives an operation input for the editing screen. To start. The edit screen will be described later.

  In step S25, the edited image display processing unit 224 performs an edited image display process for displaying the edited image in a predetermined area (edited image display unit) of the editing screen. At this time, the edited image display processing unit 224 also performs processing related to removal of processing processing (for example, eye enhancement processing) performed on the captured image. Here, the edited image display processing unit 224 displays the first edited image. The first edited image is an image selected by the edited image display processing unit 224 from one of the editing target images kept by the user. This selection is performed based on a predetermined condition such as a photographed image photographed first. In the initial state, the edit image display unit may be left blank, and the process in step S25 may be omitted.

  When the process of step S25 ends, the process proceeds to step S26. In step S <b> 26, the input reception control unit 222 determines whether an edited image has been selected from the editing target images displayed on the editing screen. If it is determined that it has been selected, the process proceeds to step S27.

  In step S27, the edited image display processing unit 224 performs an edited image display process for displaying the edited image in a predetermined area (edited image display unit) of the editing screen. At this time, the edited image display processing unit 224 also performs processing related to removal of processing processing (for example, eye enhancement processing) performed on the captured image. The edited image display process is the same as the edited image display process in step S25 except that the edited image is a captured image selected by the user. That is, the edited image display process executed in step S27 is executed in the same manner as the edited image display process executed in step S25.

  When the process of step S27 ends, the process proceeds to step S28. If it is determined in step S26 that no edited image has been selected, the process proceeds to step S28.

  In step S28, the input reception control unit 222 determines whether or not a graffiti input operation has been performed on the edited image displayed on the editing screen. If it is determined that a graffiti input operation has been performed, the process proceeds to step S29.

  In step S29, the graffiti editing processing unit 225 performs processing according to the input operation content. When the process of step S29 ends, the process proceeds to step S30. If it is determined in step S28 that the graffiti input operation has not been performed, the process proceeds to step S30.

  In step S30, the input reception control unit 222 determines whether a predetermined time has passed or the end button has been operated. If it is determined that the predetermined time set in advance as the graffiti editing time has not elapsed and the end button has not been operated, the processing returns to step S26 and the subsequent processing is executed.

  If it is determined in step S30 that a predetermined time set in advance as a graffiti editing time has elapsed or the end button has been operated, the process proceeds to step S31. In step S31, the input reception control unit 222 ends the reception of the operation input. In step S32, the graffiti edit processing unit 225 generates an edited image and stores it in a predetermined storage area such as the storage unit 102. When the process of step S32 ends, the editing process ends, the process returns to step S4 in FIG. 11, and the processes after step S5 are executed.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a display example of an editing screen displayed on the editing monitor 141 of the tablet built-in monitor 72 by the process of step S24.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the editing screen 300 is provided with two main configurations on the left and right, except for a part. This basically allows two users of the same set to perform graffiti editing input at the same time.

  In the upper center of the editing screen 300, a GUI button or the like for the user to select an image or a function is provided. The edit target image selection unit 311 displayed in the upper center is a GUI for selecting an edit image for the user to perform graffiti from among edit target images that can become images to be graffiti edited by the user on the edit screen 300. .

  This edit target image is a keep image that is generated by a shooting operation in the shooting space 32 and is selected by the user. The edit target image selection unit 311 displays a list of thumbnail images of the keep image as a GUI. Although details will be described later, when the user selects a desired one of the edit symmetric images displayed on the edit target image selection unit 311 with the touch pen 73, the selected image is set as an edit image and edited. Largely displayed as an edited image on the screen 300.

  The edited image display unit 312-1 is a work area for displaying an edited image on which the user located on the left side of the editing monitor 141 performs graffiti editing, for example, the first editing interface 13A or the second editing interface 13B. The image to be edited (selected image) selected by operating the touch pen 73-1 provided on the left side of is displayed as an edited image.

  Similarly, the edited image display unit 312-2 is a work area for displaying an edited image on which the user located on the right side of the editing monitor 141 performs graffiti editing, for example, the first editing interface 13A or the second editing interface. An image to be edited (selected image) selected by operating the touch pen 73-2 provided on the right side of the editing interface 13B is displayed as an edited image.

  In the following description, the edited image display unit 312-1 and the edited image display unit 312-2 are referred to as an edited image display unit 312 when there is no need to distinguish between them.

  The remaining time display unit 313 displayed at the upper center of the editing screen 300 displays the remaining time (remaining time) of the time limit allocated in advance to the editing work. This display allows the user to distribute the pace of graffiti editing.

  A control instruction accepting unit 314-1 displayed on the left side of the editing target image selecting unit 311 is a GUI for accepting a control instruction related to the overall doodle editing for the edited image displayed on the edited image display unit 312-1. The control instruction reception unit 314-1 includes, for example, a GUI for an eraser function for erasing graffiti performed so far, a GUI for designating “redo” and “redo redo” of editing work in units of graffiti processing, and editing work. A GUI or the like for instructing the end of is displayed.

  The control instruction accepting unit 314-2 displayed on the right side of the edit target image selecting unit 311 is a GUI for accepting a control instruction related to the overall doodle editing for the edited image displayed on the edited image display unit 312-2. The content of the GUI is the same as that of the control instruction receiving unit 314-1.

  Hereinafter, the control instruction receiving unit 314-1 and the control instruction receiving unit 314-2 will be referred to as a control instruction receiving unit 314 when it is not necessary to distinguish them from each other for explanation.

  An editing tool selection unit 315 displayed at the lower center of the editing screen 300 displays a GUI for selecting an editing tool used for editing the editing image displayed on the editing image display unit 302. In the case of the example in FIG. 13, for example, a “special” button, a “decoration” button, a “pen” button, a “stamp” button, a “transformation” button, a “character” button, and a “kokoro” button are provided as the GUI. It has been. These GUI buttons select a large category of editing tools (grouping of editing tools). Each major category has one or more editing tools.

  When the user operates the touch pen 73 and presses these buttons, a selection anchor indicating that the editing tool corresponding to the button has been selected is displayed on the touched pen 73 side of the pressed button. The In the case of the example in FIG. 13, the user presses the “special” button with the touch pen 73-1, and the selection anchor 316-1 is displayed on the left side of the “special” button.

  The “special” button is a GUI button for selecting an editing tool unique to the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 or a recommended editing tool that the user wants to use among the editing tools of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. is there.

  In the example of FIG. 13, the user presses the “stamp” button with the touch pen 73-2, and a selection anchor 316-2 is displayed on the right side of the “stamp” button.

  The editing tools belonging to the selected large category are displayed on the editing palette. In the example of FIG. 13, the editing palette 317-1 displayed on the left side of the editing tool selection unit 315 operates an editing tool belonging to the “special” category selected by the user by operating the touch pen 73-1. GUI to do that is displayed. These editing tools are used for graffiti on the edited image displayed on the edited image display unit 312-1.

  When a plurality of editing tools belong to a category, each editing tool is displayed as a tab on the editing palette 317-1. In the case of the example of FIG. 13, a “July” tab, a “date” tab, a “birthday” tab, a “colon letter” tab, a “affiliation” tab, and a “vertically long” tab are displayed. In the editing palette 317-1, the GUI of the editing tool for the tab selected by the user is displayed in an operable state.

  The same applies to the right side of the edit screen 300. In the example of FIG. 13, an editing tool belonging to the “stamp” category selected by the user by operating the touch pen 73-2 is operated on the editing palette 317-2 displayed on the left side of the editing tool selection unit 315. GUI to do that is displayed. These editing tools are used for graffiti on the edited image displayed on the edited image display unit 312-2.

  When a plurality of editing tools belong to a category, each editing tool is displayed as a tab on the editing palette 317-2. In the example of FIG. 13, a “cute” tab, a “heart” tab, a “glitter” tab, a “solid” tab, an “old clothes” tab, and a “character” tab are displayed. In the editing palette 317-2, the GUI of the editing tool for the tab selected by the user is displayed in an operable state. In the case of the example of FIG. 13, the “Solid” tab is selected, and the GUI of the “Solid” stamp is displayed on the editing palette 317-2.

  Hereinafter, the selection anchor 316-1 and the selection anchor 316-2 are referred to as a selection anchor 316 when there is no need to distinguish them from each other. When there is no need to distinguish between the editing palette 317-1 and the editing palette 317-1, the editing palette 317-1 is referred to as an editing palette 317.

  Note that the GUI display examples described above are merely examples, and of course, configurations other than those described above may be used. Also, some of the editing tools described above may be omitted, or editing tools other than those described above may be further prepared. Furthermore, a method other than that described above may be applied to the operation method of the editing screen 300.

  At the time of shooting, the shooting processing unit 202 enlarges the eye portion of the subject in the vertical direction and emphasizes the shot image with the user or the like obtained by shooting as a subject, and makes the eye patchy. Perform eye emphasis processing, which is a processing that creates a cute impression.

  If the eye enhancement process is performed based on the user's operation, it is highly likely that other users will know that the user is performing the eye enhancement process, for reasons such as embarrassment The use of eye emphasis processing may be avoided by users.

  Therefore, the photographing processing unit 202 specifies the eye part of the subject from the photographed image so that the user can naturally accept the effect of emphasizing the eye, and the eye that enlarges the eye part in the vertical direction. Emphasis processing is performed without user instruction. At this time, the imaging processing unit 202 basically performs eye enhancement processing on the eyes of all subjects in the captured image.

  However, for example, when the subject is a man or even if the subject is a woman, the eyes are originally large, and when the eye enhancement process is performed, the image of the subject becomes an image that gives an unnatural and undesirable impression. There is a case.

  Therefore, in the editing screen 300, the editing target image (captured image) selected by the user or the editing target image (captured image) selected by the edited image display processing unit 224 is the edited image display unit 312. When the image is displayed, the edited image display processing unit 224 performs processing for removing the emphasis of the eye portion of the edited image.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining how the captured image on which the eye enhancement processing has been performed is displayed on the edited image display unit 312. In the following, a case where a captured image is displayed on the left side of the editing screen, that is, the edited image display unit 312-1 will be described. The same processing is basically performed when the captured image is displayed on the right side of the editing screen, that is, on the edited image display unit 312-2. That is, the following description can be applied to the right side of the editing screen.

  When the user selects an eye-enhanced image 332 that is a captured image that has been subjected to eye enhancement processing from among the editing target images displayed on the editing target image selection unit 311 of the editing screen 300, as shown in FIG. The eye-enhanced image 332 is displayed as an edited image on the edited image display unit 312-1 of the editing screen 300.

  The image 332 after eye enhancement in the example of FIG. 14 is an image in which two users are subjects (subject 341 and subject 342). It is enlarged vertically. This enlargement ratio is arbitrary and is set in advance. When such a post-eye enhancement image 332 is displayed, the off-button processing unit 232 removes the eye enhancement effect included in the post-eye enhancement image 332 by the user selecting with the touch pen 73-1. An off button 351 is displayed on the editing screen 300.

  When the user touches the tablet 141 with the touch pen 73-1 on the off button 351, the off button 351 is selected. When the off button 351 is selected, the image processing part specifying unit 233 specifies the eye part of the subject image included in the post-eye enhancement image 332, and the image editing part 234 is applied to the eye part. In order to remove the eye enhancement effect (that is, enlargement in the vertical direction), image editing is performed to synthesize the photographed image before the eye enhancement processing is performed on the eye portion. The flag setting unit 235 sets an off flag for the captured image of the post-eye enhancement image 332. When the off flag is set, the off button processing unit 232 prevents (deletes) the off button 351 from being displayed on the editing screen 300.

  FIG. 15 shows an example of how eye enhancement is removed.

  When the off button 351 is operated, as shown in FIG. 15A, the face recognition unit 241 of the image processing part specifying unit 233 performs image recognition processing on the eye-enhanced image 332, and the face part 361 of the subject 341. And the face portion 362 of the subject 342 is specified. The eye detection unit 242 performs image recognition processing and detects an eye part 371 from the face part 361. Further, the eye detection unit 242 performs image recognition processing and detects an eye part 372 from the face part 362.

  For example, as illustrated in FIG. 15B, the image editing unit 234 synthesizes the same portion 381 of the photographed image before eye enhancement (captured image before eye enhancement) with the eye portion 371 detected by the eye detection unit 242. . That is, by this process, the eye of the subject 341 returns to the original size before being emphasized. Since the emphasized eyes are simply restored, the image of the subject 341 substantially matches the image of the subject 341 in the pre-eye-enhanced photographed image.

  Further, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 15C, the image editing unit 234 adds the same portion 382 of the photographed image before eye enhancement (captured image before eye enhancement) to the eye portion 372 detected by the eye detection unit 242. You may make it synthesize | combine. That is, by this process, the eyes of the subject 342 return to the original size before being emphasized. Since the emphasized eyes are simply restored, the image of the subject 342 substantially matches the image of the subject 342 in the pre-eye-enhanced photographed image.

  Further, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 15D, the image editing unit 234 adds the same portion 381 of the photographed image before eye enhancement (captured image before eye enhancement) to the eye portion 371 detected by the eye detection unit 242. At the same time, the same portion 382 of the pre-eye-enhanced captured image may be combined with the eye portion 372. That is, by this process, the eyes of the subject 341 and the subject 342 return to their original sizes before being emphasized. Since the emphasized eyes are simply restored, the images of the subject 341 and the subject 342 substantially coincide with the images of the subject 341 and the subject 342 of the captured image before eye enhancement. That is, in this case, the post-eye enhancement image 332 is converted into a pre-eye enhancement captured image.

  Here, the image data itself may be actually processed and combined, and the combined image may be displayed. However, only the image display may be changed (only in the display result “composite”). ”). For example, the captured image before eye enhancement may be displayed superimposed on the eye portion of the captured image after eye enhancement, or the captured image before eye enhancement may be displayed.

  When the user operates the off button 351, the post-eye enhancement image 332 shown in FIG. 15A changes to the state of FIG. 15B, changes to the state of FIG. 15C, or changes to the state of FIG. 15D. These may be arbitrary, for example, may be determined in advance, may be selected by the user, or may be selected from FIGS. 15A, 15B, 15C, 15D, 15A, 15B,. .. May be changed in a predetermined order as shown in FIG. Further, as shown in FIGS. 15A, 15B, 15C, 15D, 15B, 15C,..., Rotation may be performed without including the case of FIG. .

  In FIGS. 15A to 15D, the face portion and the eye portion are indicated by dotted squares, but these are shown for convenience of explanation and are not actually displayed.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of a change in captured image data due to the removal of the eye enhancement effect.

  FIG. 16A is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration example of captured image data subjected to eye enhancement processing for enlarging and emphasizing (patching) an eye portion of a subject when creating a captured image. As shown in FIG. 16A, in this case, the captured image 330 includes both a captured image 331 before eye enhancement and a captured image 332 after eye enhancement. That is, when eye enhancement processing is performed on a captured image at the time of creating the captured image, the imaging processing unit 202 also leaves image data before eye enhancement processing (captured image 331 before eye enhancement), and generated image data after eye enhancement processing. The (eye-enhanced captured image 332) is associated with each other and stored in the storage unit 102 as a single captured image 330 for management.

  When the eye enhancement effect is removed from such a photographed image 330 as shown in FIG. 15, the photographed image 330 is configured as shown in FIG. 16B.

  In FIG. 16B, the captured image 330 includes a composite image 333 and an off flag 334 in addition to the pre-eye-enhanced captured image 331 and the eye-enhanced captured image 332. The composite image 333 is an image obtained by replacing the eye part of the subject of the captured image 332 after eye enhancement with the image of the captured image 331 before eye enhancement. As shown in FIG. 15A, the eyes of all the subjects included in the captured image (the subjects 341 and 342 in the example of FIG. 15A) are emphasized by the eye enhancement processing, and thus are shown in FIGS. 15B and 15C. In this way, when only the eyes of some subjects are replaced with the pre-eye-enhanced captured image 331, the composite image 333 is different from the pre-eye-enhanced image 331. As illustrated in FIG. 15D, when the eye portions of all subjects are replaced with images of the pre-eye-enhanced captured image 331, the composite image 333 substantially matches the pre-eye-enhancement image 331.

  The off flag 334 is flag information indicating whether or not the captured image 330 has been subjected to removal of the eye enhancement effect. For example, the off button processing unit 232 controls whether or not to display the off button 351 on the editing screen 300 based on the value of the off flag 334. That is, when the off flag 334 is set, the eye emphasis effect removal processing (image replacement) may be prohibited.

  Next, an example of the flow of the edited image display process executed in step S25 or step S27 in FIG. 12 will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG.

  When the edited image display processing is started, the edited image display control unit 231 performs eye enhancement processing as image processing on the captured image 330 selected by the user or the edited image display processing unit 224 as the edited image in step S51. It is determined whether it has been applied. If it is determined that the eye enhancement process has been performed, the process proceeds to step S52.

  In step S52, the edited image display control unit 231 determines whether or not the off flag 334 is set. If it is determined that the off flag 334 is set, the process proceeds to step S53.

  In step S <b> 53, the edited image display control unit 231 displays the eye-enhanced captured image 332 on the edited image display unit 312 of the editing screen 300 displayed on the editing monitor 141. In step S <b> 54, the off button processing unit 232 displays the off button 351 at a predetermined position on the editing screen 300 where the captured image 332 after eye enhancement is displayed on the editing monitor 141.

  In step S55, the off button processing unit 232 controls the input reception control unit 222 to determine whether or not the off button 351 has been operated by the user. If it is determined that it has been operated, the process proceeds to step S56.

  In step S <b> 56, the image processing part specifying unit 233 specifies a part on which the image processing (eye enhancement process) of the post-eye enhancement captured image 332 has been performed. That is, the face recognition unit 241 of the image processing part specifying unit 233 specifies the face part of the subject, and the eye detection unit 242 detects the eye part from the face part.

  In step S <b> 57, the image editing unit 234 acquires the specific portion (the eye portion of the subject in the case of eye enhancement processing) identified by the processing in step S <b> 56 of the captured image 331 before eye enhancement. In step S58, the image editing unit 234 combines the pre-eye-enhanced captured image 331 with the post-eye-enhanced captured image 332 for the specific portion specified by the process of step S56. That is, the image editing unit 234 replaces the specific portion specified by the processing in step S56 of the post-eye enhancement captured image 332 with the pre-eye enhancement captured image 331.

  In step S59, the edited image display control unit 231 displays the synthesized image 333 generated by the process in step S58 on the edited image display unit 312 as an edited image.

  When the process of step S59 ends, the process proceeds to step S60. If it is determined in step S55 that the off button has not been operated, the process proceeds to step S60.

  In step S60, the edited image display processing unit 224 determines whether or not to end the edited image display process. If it is determined not to end, the process returns to step S55, and the subsequent processes are repeated.

  If determined to end in step S60, the process proceeds to step S61. In step S <b> 61, the flag setting unit 235 sets the off flag 334 in the captured image 330. In step S62, the off button processing unit 232 deletes the off button 351. When the process of step S62 ends, the edited image display process ends, the process returns to step S25 or step S27 of FIG. 12, and the subsequent processes are repeated.

  If it is determined in step S52 that the off flag 334 is set, the process proceeds to step S63. In step S <b> 63, the edited image display control unit 231 displays the synthesized image 333 in the captured image 330 on the edited image display unit 312 of the editing screen 300 as an edited image. When the process of step S63 ends, the edited image display process ends, the process returns to step S25 or step S27 of FIG. 12, and the subsequent processes are repeated.

  Furthermore, when it is determined in step S51 that the captured image has not been subjected to image processing (eye enhancement processing), the processing proceeds to step S64. In step S <b> 64, the edited image display control unit 231 displays the pre-image-processed captured image 331 in the captured image 330 as an edited image on the edited image display unit 312 of the editing screen 300. When the process of step S64 ends, the edited image display process ends, the process returns to step S25 or step S27 of FIG. 12, and the subsequent processes are repeated.

  As described above, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 allows the user to remove the processing performed on an arbitrary subject in the captured image in a short time with a simple operation. , Improve user satisfaction and improve profitability.

  In the above description, the image processing part specifying unit 233 has been described so as to specify the part on which image processing has been performed. However, the gender of the subject may also be determined. FIG. 18 is a block diagram illustrating a detailed configuration example of the editing processing unit 203 in that case. As shown in FIG. 18, in this case, the image processing part specifying unit 233 includes a gender determination unit 403 in addition to the face recognition unit 241 and the eye detection unit 242. The gender determination unit 403 determines the gender of the subject based on, for example, the partial image specified by the face recognition unit 241 or the entire edited image. For example, based on the determination result of the sex determination unit 403, the image editing unit 234 replaces the eye portion of the subject with the pre-eye-enhanced captured image 331 when the subject is a male.

  In this way, the editing processing unit 203 can more easily remove the processing performed by a male user on an arbitrary subject in the captured image. Thereby, the satisfaction of the male user with respect to the photo sticker creation game and the created photo sticker can be improved, and profitability can be improved.

  When the user operates the off button 351 to remove the eye enhancement effect, that is, when the off flag is set, the eye enhancement effect is restored (that is, the eye enhancement process is performed again). May be.

  FIG. 19 is a block diagram illustrating a detailed configuration example of the editing processing unit 203 in that case. As shown in FIG. 19, in this case, the edited image display processing unit 224 includes an on-button processing unit 413 in addition to the configuration of FIG.

  As illustrated in FIG. 20, the on button processing unit 413 performs processing related to the on button 421 that is displayed instead of the off button 351 after the off button 351 is operated. In this case, when the off button 351 is operated, the eye emphasis effect is removed, and the off button processing unit 232 deletes the off button 351 from the editing screen 300, and the on button processing unit 413 displays the off button. An on button 421 is displayed instead of 351. Conversely, when the on button 421 is operated, an eye emphasis effect is given, and the on button processing unit 413 deletes the on button 421 from the editing screen 300, and the off button processing unit 232 An off button 351 is displayed instead of 421.

  That is, in this case, the other button of the off button 351 or the on button 421 operated by the user is displayed on the editing screen 300. By doing in this way, the user can perform the eye enhancement process again more easily, and can reapply the eye enhancement effect once removed to the captured image.

  Further, the editing processing unit 203 may perform the removal of the eye enhancement effect on all the captured images 330 of the editing target image displayed on the editing target image selection unit 331 in a lump. FIG. 21 is a diagram showing an example of a part of the editing screen 300 in that case. In this case, as shown in FIG. 21, an off button 431 is provided below the editing target image selection unit 331. When the user operates the off button 431, the eye enhancement effect of all editing target images (captured images 330) displayed on the editing target image selection unit 331 is removed as in the other cases described above.

  In this way, the user can more easily remove the processing performed on the subjects of the plurality of captured images. As a result, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 can improve the profitability by improving the photo sticker creation work and the satisfaction of the user with respect to the created photo sticker.

  Further, an off button may be provided for each eye portion of each subject included in the edited image (captured image 330). Further, the edit processing unit 203 may perform display indicating the region specified by the face recognition unit 241 and the region of the eye portion detected by the eye detection unit 242.

  FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a display example of a part of the editing screen 300 in this case. As shown in FIG. 22, with respect to the subject 341, the range of the face portion 361 specified by the face recognition unit 241 and the range of the eye portion 371 detected by the eye detection unit 242 are indicated by dotted line squares. . Similarly, with respect to the subject 342, the respective ranges of the face part 362 specified by the face recognition unit 241 and the eye part 372 detected by the eye detection unit 242 are indicated by dotted squares.

  By performing such a display, the user can easily grasp in which part the replacement is performed, and for any subject appearing in the captured image in a short time with a simpler operation. The processing performed can be removed.

  Note that either one of the dotted square indicating the range of the face portion 361 specified by the face recognition unit 241 and the dotted square indicating the range of the eye portion 371 detected by the eye detection unit 242 shown in FIG. Only may be displayed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 22, the edited image 300 is provided with an off button for each subject (subject 341 and subject 342) included in the edited image. For example, in the case of FIG. 22, an off button 441 for removing the eye enhancement effect of the subject 341 and an off button 442 for removing the eye enhancement effect of the subject 342 are provided. The user removes the eye enhancement effect of a desired subject by operating an off button (either the off button 441 or the off button 442) corresponding to the subject whose eye enhancement effect is desired to be removed. As a result, the operation becomes easy, and the user can more easily remove the processing performed on an arbitrary subject shown in the captured image,

  Further, when the user touches the edited image displayed on the edited image display unit 312 with the touch pen 73 and the position is the eye portion subjected to the eye enhancement process, the eye enhancement effect is removed as described above. You may do it. In this case, each process of face recognition and eye detection is performed first to identify the eye part of each subject, and when the user touches the eye part (or face part) with the touch pen 73, for example, FIG. The off button 351 is displayed as shown in FIG. When the user operates the off button 351, the pre-eye-enhanced captured image is synthesized with the eye portion previously specified by the user, and the eye enhancement effect is removed.

  FIG. 24 is a block diagram illustrating a detailed configuration example of the editing processing unit 203 in this case.

  As shown in FIG. 24, the edit processing unit 203 in this case includes a position designation reception processing unit 461 in addition to the configuration in the case of FIG. The position designation reception processing unit 461 controls the input reception control unit 222 and receives a position designation performed by the user touching the tablet 142 with the touch pen 73. When the position indicated by the user's position specification received by the position specification reception processing unit 461 is a part specified by the image processing part specifying unit 233, the image editing unit 234 takes the specified part as a pre-eye-enhanced captured image. Edit the image to replace with.

  In this way, the user can more easily remove the eye enhancement effect for only a desired subject even when a plurality of users are captured in the captured image. Thereby, the creation work of the photo sticker and the satisfaction of the user with respect to the created photo sticker can be improved, and the profitability can be improved.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 25, the user may specify a range in which eye detection is performed. When the user designates a range (designated range 471) on the edited image displayed on the edited image display unit 312 using the touch pen 73, eye detection processing (or face recognition processing) is performed within the range, and the dotted line An eye portion 472 indicated by a frame is detected. As described above, when the eye portion 472 is detected within the designated range 471, the off button 351 is displayed on the editing screen.

  The user can replace the eye portion 472 with the pre-eye-enhanced captured image by operating the off button 351 using the touch pen 73.

  FIG. 26 is a block diagram illustrating a detailed configuration example of the editing processing unit 203 in this case.

  As shown in FIG. 26, the editing processing unit 203 in this case includes a range designation receiving processing unit 491 in addition to the configuration in the case of FIG. The range designation acceptance processing unit 491 controls the input acceptance control unit 222 to accept a range designation performed on the edited image displayed on the edited image display unit 312 by the user using the touch pen 73. The eye detection unit 242 (or face recognition unit 241) performs eye detection (or face recognition) in the range indicated by the range specification received by the range specification reception processing unit 491.

  When the eye part of the subject is detected, the off button processing unit 232 displays the off button 351. When the user operates the off button 351, the image editing unit 234 performs image editing in which the detected eye part of the subject is replaced with a pre-eye-enhanced captured image.

  By doing in this way, the image processing part specifying unit 233 only needs to perform face recognition and eye detection for only the part specified by the user, so compared to the case described with reference to FIG. 23 and FIG. , The processing load can be reduced.

  In the above description, the case where the eye enhancement effect is turned off using the pre-eye enhancement photographed image has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the image editing unit 234 increases the amount of eye enhancement in multiple steps or linearly. It may be possible to adjust. For example, when the user operates the off button 351 a plurality of times or presses the button for a long time, the image editing unit 234 selects the target value of the enhancement amount (or the variation amount of the enhancement amount) according to the number of times or the time. And the enhancement amount is updated according to the determination. In this way, the user can easily adjust the enhancement amount of the eye enhancement processing performed on an arbitrary subject appearing in the captured image.

  In the above description, the eye enhancement processing for enlarging and emphasizing the subject's eyes has been described as the processing performed on an arbitrary subject appearing in the captured image. It may be processing. For example, it may be a process that emphasizes the gloss of the lips of the subject. The specific part is not the subject's eyes but the subject's lips, and instead of enlarging and emphasizing it, for example, changing the brightness and saturation, adding red, so-called “glossy” Although it is a process, the control method regarding the removal of a processing process is the same as that of the case mentioned above.

  In the above description, the processing process is removed when the edited image is displayed during the editing operation. However, the removal of the processing process is, for example, kept as an image to be edited at the time of the shooting operation. It may be performed at the time of selecting a keep image for selecting a photographed image. In this case also, the processing is basically executed in the same manner as described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  The edited image edited as described above may be transmitted not only to the photo sticker but also to another device such as a mobile phone.

  The series of processes described above 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. 8, the recording medium is distributed to distribute the program to the administrator of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 separately from the apparatus main body, and is a magnetic disk (flexible disk) on which the program is recorded. Disk), optical disk (including CD-ROM, DVD), magneto-optical disk (including MD (registered trademark)), or a removable medium 105 such as a semiconductor memory. It is configured by a ROM 106 in which a program is recorded and a hard disk included in the storage unit 102, which is distributed to the administrator in an incorporated state.

  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.

  In the above, the print medium is not limited to the sticker paper, and for example, print on a predetermined size paper, a poster paper, a card such as a telephone card, or a cloth such as a T-shirt. Also good.

  Further, in this specification, the system represents the entire apparatus constituted by a plurality of apparatuses. In the above, the configuration described as one device may be divided and configured as a plurality of devices. Conversely, the configurations described above as a plurality of devices may be combined into a single device. Of course, configurations other than those described above may be added to the configuration of each device. Furthermore, if the configuration and operation of the entire system are substantially the same, a part of the configuration of a certain device may be included in the configuration of another device.

It is a perspective view which shows the example of one Embodiment of the photograph sticker production apparatus to which this invention is applied. It is a perspective view from the other angle of the photograph sticker production apparatus of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the example of installation of the photograph sticker production apparatus of FIG. It is a figure explaining a user's space movement. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the front of a front unit. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the side surface of an edit unit. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the other side of an edit unit. 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 apparatus. It is a functional block diagram which shows the detailed structural example of an edit process part. It is a flowchart explaining the example of the flow of photograph sticker creation game processing. It is a flowchart explaining the example of the flow of an edit process. It is a figure which shows the example of an edit screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a part of edit screen. It is a figure explaining the example of the mode of removal of a process. It is a figure explaining the example of the mode of a change of data. It is a flowchart explaining the example of the flow of an edit image display process. It is a functional block diagram which shows the other structural example of an edit process part. It is a functional block diagram which shows the further another structural example of an edit process part. It is a figure which shows the other example of a display of a part of edit screen. It is a figure which shows the other example of a display of a part of edit screen. It is a figure which shows the other example of a display of a part of edit screen. It is a figure which shows the other example of a display of a part of edit screen. It is a functional block diagram which shows the further another structural example of an edit process part. It is a figure which shows the other example of a display of a part of edit screen. It is a functional block diagram which shows the further another structural example of an edit process part.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Photo sticker production apparatus 12 Imaging unit 13 Editing unit 101 Control apparatus 203 Edit processing part 221 Edit preparation process part 222 Input reception control part 223 Edit screen display control part 224 Edit image display process part 225 Graffiti edit process part 231 Edit image display control Unit 232 off button processing unit 233 image processing part specifying unit 234 image editing unit 235 flag setting unit 241 face recognition unit 242 eye detection unit 331 photographed image before eye enhancement 332 photographed image after eye enhancement 333 composite image 334 off flag

Claims (9)

The user is photographed as a subject, the user performs graffiti editing input on the obtained image, the image is printed on a predetermined sticker sheet to create a photo sticker, and the photo sticker is used as a product. A photo sticker creation device provided to a user,
Photographing means for photographing the user as a subject;
Processing means for processing a partial region including the eyes of the subject of a photographed image obtained by photographing by the photographing means;
Image display means for displaying the photographed image processed by the processing means on a monitor;
An off button display means for displaying an off button for receiving an instruction to remove the processing by the processing means from the captured image on the monitor for each partial region including the eye of the subject that has been processed;
When the off button is operated, an image editing unit that replaces a partial area of the photographed image that includes the eye of the subject corresponding to the operated off button with an image before the processing is performed. Seal making device. Face recognition means for performing image recognition processing and identifying a face portion of the subject;
Detecting means for detecting a partial region including the eyes of the subject in the face portion of the subject specified by the face recognition means ;
The processing means performs a process of enlarging the eyes on a partial region including the eyes of the subject detected by the detecting means.
Photo sticker creating apparatus according to 請 Motomeko 1. The photo sticker creating apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising gender determining means for determining the gender of the subject in the photographed image. 4. The photo sticker creation according to claim 1, wherein the image display unit further causes the monitor to display a partial area including the eye of the subject processed by the processing unit. 5. apparatus. The photo sticker creating apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising an adding unit that adds, to the captured image, flag information indicating that the processing performed by the processing unit has been removed from the captured image. . A position designation accepting unit for accepting designation of a position on the captured image from the user;
When the position received by the position designation receiving unit is a partial region including the eye of the subject processed by the processing unit, the image editing unit performs the processing on the partial region including the eye of the subject. The photo sticker creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the photograph sticker is replaced with an image before being displayed. A range designation accepting unit for accepting designation of a range on the captured image from the user;
The image editing means converts a partial area including the eyes of the subject processed by the processing means within the range specified by the specification received by the range specification receiving means into an image before the processing is performed. The photo sticker creating apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The user is photographed as a subject, the user performs graffiti editing input on the obtained image, the image is printed on a predetermined sticker sheet to create a photo sticker, and the photo sticker is used as a product. A method of creating a photo sticker for a photo sticker creating device provided to a user,
Shooting the user as a subject,
Process a partial area of the photographed image obtained by the photographing including the eye of the subject ,
Display the processed captured image on a monitor,
An off button for receiving an instruction to remove the processing from the captured image is displayed on the monitor for each partial region including the eye of the subject on which the processing has been performed,
When the off button is operated, a method for creating a photo sticker including the step of replacing a partial area of the photographed image that includes the eye of the subject corresponding to the operated off button with an image before the processing is performed. . The user is photographed as a subject, the user performs graffiti editing input on the obtained image, the image is printed on a predetermined sticker sheet to create a photo sticker, and the photo sticker is used as a product. A computer-executable program for controlling processing to be provided to a user, the photographing step for photographing the user as a subject;
A processing step of processing a partial region of the captured image obtained by the imaging in the imaging step including the eye of the subject ;
An image display step for displaying the captured image processed in the processing step on a monitor;
An off button display step of displaying an off button for receiving an instruction to remove the processing by the processing step from the captured image on the monitor for each partial region including the eye of the subject on which the processing has been performed;
When the off button is operated, an image editing step of replacing a partial area including the eye of the subject corresponding to the operated off button of the photographed image with an image before the processing is performed on the computer. The program to be executed.

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