JP5578381B1 - Photo sticker creation apparatus and method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a photo sticker that is attractive to users in accordance with the actual use of photo stickers that change with the times.
In step S31, a target image is acquired. In step S32, skin color recognition of the target image is performed, and a human skin portion in the target image is specified. In step S33, the color analysis of the part specified with the process of step S32 is performed, and in step S34, the blue color of the human skin part is emphasized. The image obtained as a result of the processing in step S34 is a person whose skin portion is moderately bluish, and the photo sticker image obtained by printing such an image is a cold-colored image.
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Description

  The present technology relates to a photographic sticker creating apparatus and method, and a program, and in particular, a photographic sticker creating apparatus capable of providing photographic sticker paper attractive to a user in accordance with the actual use of a photographic sticker that changes with the times. And a method and a program.

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

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

  Some conventional photo sticker machines use two print heads in order to give a feature to the printed sticker paper. For example, a normal color is printed by the first print head, and a pearl or metallic color is overcoated by the second print head.

  There has also been proposed a photo sticker that adds a region to be overcoated to a composite image such as a stamp or a frame (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  Furthermore, there is also a photo sticker that can determine the presence or absence of overcoat depending on the course selected by the user (for example, see Patent Document 2).

JP 2011-062845 A Japanese Patent No. 4899174

  By the way, in the conventional photo sticker machine, it was devised to be able to output with various printing sticker paper or to provide sticker paper with various atmospheres by overcoat, but usually the sticker mount is white background The printed image tended to be slightly clearer. For this reason, the user complained that the image printed on the photo sticker was easy to understand that the image was taken with the photo sticker.

  In other words, for example, a sticker image printed with a conventional photo sticker machine has a white background image compared to an image taken with a digital camera, etc. There is a feeling that the background image and the person image are synthesized and processed, and the image may have an unnatural impression, and the user does not have a good impression.

  In recent years, more and more images are sent to mobile devices for use rather than printing on sticker paper, and if the image printed on sticker paper gives an unnatural impression, For those skilled in the art, there is a tendency that the sticker paper discharged from the photo sticker is no longer necessary.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and is intended to provide a photographic sticker sheet that is attractive to users in accordance with the actual use of photographic stickers that change with the times.

An apparatus for creating a photo sticker according to one aspect of the present invention acquires an image of a user as a subject, performs an editing input operation for inputting editing information on the acquired image, and further obtains an edited image obtained. A photo sticker creating apparatus for providing an image to the user, comprising: a cold color image generation means for converting an image including at least a subject into a cold color image according to the user's selection, and generating the cold color image When the image selected by the user is transmitted to the portable terminal, the means recognizes the skin color portion in the image , performs color analysis of the recognized skin color portion, and the analysis result of the color analysis A printer that executes the image processing for emphasizing the cool color of the flesh-colored portion based on the image and prints the image without executing the image processing when the image selected by the user is printed on a sticker sheet In charge of By changing the settings, to print an image of the cold color to the sealing sheet.

  A cold-colored image, for example, does not become too clear like a conventional photo sticker, but gives a fresh impression like an image taken with a digital camera. Strong, close to the trend of photography such as fashion magazines.

When the image selected by the user is transmitted to the portable terminal, the cold color image generating means can execute image processing that emphasizes the blue color of the skin color portion.

When the image selected by the user is printed on the sticker sheet, the cold color image generation unit changes the Y color area in the CMY color mode so as to approach the cold color system in the printer. can do.

When the image selected by the user is printed on the sticker paper, the cold color image generating means prints the print area of the sticker paper in blue, and then the image including at least the subject is put on the sticker. The printer may be controlled to print on paper, and the image including at least the subject may be printed in the same area as the print area or an area included in the print area.

When the image selected by the user is printed on a sticker sheet, the cold color image generating means uses a blue mount as a sticker mount on which the image including at least the subject is printed. Can be controlled.

  When the user selects a color tone, and the user selects a cold color, the cold color image generation means may convert the image including at least the subject into a cold color image. it can.

In the sticker paper , a plurality of print images printed as photo stickers having the same shape and size are arranged in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the print image, and the longitudinal direction of the sticker paper is the longitudinal direction of the print image. The photo stickers may be arranged side by side so as to be perpendicular to the direction.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a photo sticker creation method for obtaining an image of a user as a subject, performing an edit input operation for inputting edit information on the acquired image, and further, A method for producing a photo sticker of a photo sticker producing device for providing an image to the user, wherein the cold color image generating means converts an image including at least a subject into a cold color image according to the user's selection. And when the image selected by the user is transmitted to the mobile terminal, the processing of the step recognizes the skin color part in the image , performs color analysis of the recognized skin color part, Based on the analysis result of the color analysis, the image processing for emphasizing the cold color of the skin color portion is executed, and when the image selected by the user is printed on a sticker paper, the image processing is not executed, Previous By changing the settings of the printer to print an image, printing an image of a cold color to the sealing sheet.

The program according to one aspect of the present invention acquires an image in which a user is a subject, causes an editing input operation to input editing information to the acquired image, and further, obtains the edited image obtained as described above. A program for causing a computer to execute processing in a photo sticker creating apparatus provided to a user , wherein the cold color image generating means converts at least an image including a subject into a cold color image according to the user's selection And when the image selected by the user is transmitted to a mobile terminal, the skin color portion in the image is recognized and the recognized skin color portion is recognized. of performs color analysis, based on the analysis result of the color analyzing the cool colors of the skin color portion running emphasizing image processing, the image is sea selected by the user If it printed on paper, without executing the image processing, by changing the settings of the printer to print the image, printing an image of a cold color to the sealing sheet.

In one aspect of the present invention, when an image selected by a user is transmitted to a mobile terminal, a skin color portion in the image is recognized, color analysis of the recognized skin color portion is performed, and color analysis analysis Based on the result, image processing for emphasizing the cool color of the flesh-colored portion is executed, and when the image selected by the user is printed on the sticker paper, the image processing is not executed and the setting related to the printer that prints the image is set. By being changed, a cold-colored image is printed on the sticker paper .

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the photograph sticker attractive to a user can be provided according to the utilization actual condition of the photograph sticker which changes with the times.

It is a perspective view which shows the structural example of the external appearance of a photograph sticker production apparatus. It is another perspective view which shows the structural example of the external appearance of a photograph sticker production apparatus. It is a figure which shows the flow of a photograph sticker creation game. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the front of an imaging | photography part. It is a figure which shows the structural example by the side of imaging | photography space of a background part. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the front side of an edit part. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a customer service part after the fact. It is a block diagram which shows the example of an internal structure of a photograph sticker production apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the function structural example of a control part. It is a flowchart explaining the process of a photograph sticker production apparatus. It is a flowchart explaining the example of a cold color type | system | group image generation process. It is a figure explaining the example of the seal layout in the photo sticker printed by the photo sticker production apparatus of this invention. It is a figure explaining another example of the seal layout in the photo sticker printed by the photo sticker production apparatus of this invention.

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

    FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of the appearance of the photographic sticker creating apparatus 1.

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

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

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

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

  The photographing unit 21 is a device that performs photographing processing for photographing a user. The photographing unit 21 enters the photographing space and is located in front of the user who is performing the photographing process. A front panel 41 of the photographing unit 21 that constitutes a surface facing the photographing space in front is provided with a touch panel monitor or the like used by the user during photographing processing. When the left side as viewed from the user in the imaging space is the left side and the right side is the right side, the left side of the imaging unit 21 is constituted by a side panel 42A, and the right side is a side panel 42B (not shown). Consists of.

  The side panel 42A is provided with an LED light emitting unit 42L in which a plurality of LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) are embedded. The surface of the side panel 42A is composed of an acrylic plate or the like on which advertisements of products or services of a manufacturer of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 or a company affiliated with the manufacturer are printed so as to cover the entire surface of the side panel 42A. The POP advertisement to be attached is attached. Information particularly appealing as an advertisement is printed on a portion corresponding to the LED light emitting portion 42L of the POP advertisement, and the information is emphasized by light emission of the LED light emitting portion 42L. The LED light emitting unit 42L may be provided also on the side panel 42B (not shown), or may be provided only on one of the side panel 42A and the side panel 42B.

  The background unit 22 is attached to the left end of the rear panel 51 and the rear panel 51, which are plate-like members positioned on the rear side of the user who is performing the photographing process facing the front, and is a plate having a narrower width than the side panel 42A. The side panel 52A (not shown) is a plate-like member that is attached to the right end of the rear panel 51 and is narrower than the side panel 42B.

  The side panel 42A constituting the left side surface of the photographing unit 21 and the side panel 52A of the background unit 22 are provided on substantially the same plane, and each lower part is formed by, for example, a connecting part 23A having a plate-like member. It is connected by a connecting portion 23A ′, which is a metal substantially U-shaped member. Although not shown, the side panel 42B that constitutes the right side surface of the photographing unit 21 and the side panel 52B of the background unit 22 are provided on substantially the same plane, and each upper part is connected by a connecting unit 23B that is a plate-like member. Each lower part is connected by connection part 23B 'which is a substantially U-shaped member made of metal, for example.

  An opening formed by being surrounded by the side panel 42 </ b> A of the photographing unit 21, the connecting part 23 </ b> A, and the side panel 52 </ b> A of the background part 22 becomes an entrance G <b> 1 of the photographing space. Although not shown, an opening formed by being surrounded by the side panel 42B of the photographing unit 21, the connecting part 23B, and the side panel 52B of the background 22 is also an entrance G2 of the photographing space. A flooring 27 is installed inside the photographing space. The user enters the shooting space and stands on the flooring 27 to perform shooting.

  The background curtain unit 25 is provided above the background portion 22 so as to be supported by the back panel 51, the side panel 52A, and the side panel 52B. The background curtain unit 25 stores a plurality of winding-type background curtains having different colors or patterns and used for the background. The background curtain unit 25 operates in conjunction with photographing by a camera or the like provided in the photographing unit 21. 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.

  In addition, as a background curtain accommodated in the background curtain unit 25, an elevating curtain that uses a plurality of curtains as one chroma key curtain may be prepared. In addition, a curtain for the chroma key is pasted on the rear panel 51 which is the back of the shooting space in advance, and a plurality of types of background images for synthesis are prepared. It may be possible to synthesize it into parts.

  An opening surrounded by the front panel 41 of the photographing unit 21, the connecting part 23A, the connecting part 23B, and the background curtain unit 25 is formed above the photographing space, and the ceiling strobe unit 24 covers the part of the opening. Provided. One end of the ceiling strobe unit 24 is fixed to the connecting portion 23A, and the other end is fixed to the connecting portion 23B. The ceiling strobe unit 24 has a built-in strobe that emits light toward the photographing space in accordance with photographing. A fluorescent lamp is provided inside the strobe constituting the ceiling strobe unit 24, and also functions as illumination of the photographing space.

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

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

  The front side of the editing unit 12 is a surface perpendicular to the floor surface, and is composed of a surface 71 that is substantially parallel to the side panel 42A, and a slope 72 formed above the surface 71. The configuration used is provided on the slope 72. On the left side of the narrow horizontal plane formed above the slope 72, a support 73A having a columnar shape and supporting one end of the lighting device 74 is provided. A support portion 75 that supports the curtain rail 26 is provided on the upper surface of the support portion 73A. A support portion 73B (FIG. 2) that supports the other end of the lighting device 74 is also provided on the right side of the narrow horizontal plane formed above the slope 72.

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

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

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

  The subsequent customer service unit 13 is a device that allows the user to perform the subsequent customer service process. Subsequent customer service processing includes processing for transmitting a photographed image or edited image to a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, processing for allowing a user to play a mini game, processing for answering a questionnaire, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the post-service unit 13 has a plate-shaped housing having a predetermined thickness as a part thereof, and the remaining part is provided integrally with the left side surface of the editing unit 12. On the front side of the post-service unit 13, there are provided a tablet built-in monitor used by the user at the time of post-service processing, a discharge port through which sticker paper on which a photographed image or an edited image is printed is discharged. The space in front of the front-end customer service unit 13 becomes a rear-end customer service space where a user waiting for printing on the sticker paper to perform post-service processing.

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

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

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

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

  After the editing process is finished, printing of an image selected from the photographed image and the edited image is started. During printing of the image, the user who has finished the editing process moves from the editing space A2-1 to the subsequent customer service space A3 as indicated by the white arrow # 5 if the editing process has been performed in the editing space A2-1. Then, the customer service is processed after the fact. In addition, when the editing process is completed in the editing space A2-2, the user who has finished the editing process moves from the editing space A2-2 to the post-service area A3 as indicated by the white arrow # 6. Post service processing is performed in the customer service space A3.

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

  Next, the configuration of each device will be described.

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

  The front panel 41 is positioned in front of the user who performs the shooting process in the shooting space A1, and the side panel 42A and the side panel 42B are positioned on the left side and the right side of the user who performs the shooting process in the shooting space A1, respectively.

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

  The camera 91 is a single-lens reflex camera composed of a main body and a lens, and is installed in a state where only the front surface of the lens is exposed and the main body is built in the photographing unit 21. The camera 91 has an image sensor such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device), and photographs a user in the photographing space A1. After the start of the photographing process, the moving image captured by the camera 91 is displayed in real time on a touch panel monitor 92 provided under the camera 91. A still image captured by the camera 91 at a predetermined timing such as when a user gives an instruction to shoot is saved as a photographic image.

  An upper strobe 82 is installed above the photographing / display unit 81 of the front panel 41. The upper strobe 82 irradiates the user from the upper front.

  The base unit 43 is provided with a foot strobe 83 that irradiates the user's foot. A fluorescent lamp is provided inside the upper strobe 82 and the foot strobe 83, and is used as illumination in the photographing space A1 together with the fluorescent lamp inside the strobe constituting the ceiling strobe unit 24.

  On the right side of the foot strobe 83, a coin insertion / return port 84 through which a user inserts money is provided.

  Spaces 43A and 43B formed on the left and right sides of the upper surface of the base portion 43 are used as a luggage storage place for a user who performs a photographing process to place baggage and the like. For example, near the ceiling of the front panel 41, a speaker for outputting sound such as guidance sound for photographing processing, BGM (Back Ground Music), and sound effects is also provided.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the background portion 22 on the photographing space A1 side.

  As described above, the background curtain unit 25 is provided above the back panel 51. Near the center of the background curtain unit 25, a back center strobe 101 that irradiates a user who is performing a photographing process in the photographing space A1 from the rear center is attached.

  A rear left strobe 102 for irradiating a user who is performing a photographing process in the photographing space A1 from the left rear is attached to the end of the rear panel 51 on the entrance G1 side. Further, a rear right strobe 103 that irradiates a user who is performing a photographing process in the photographing space A1 from the right rear is attached to the end of the rear panel 51 on the entrance G2 side.

[Configuration of editorial department]
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the editing unit 12 on the front side (editing space A2-1 side).

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

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

[Composition of the customer service department]
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the front side of the post-service unit 13.

  A monitor 161 with a built-in tablet is provided at the upper center of the post-service section 13. A touch pen 162A is provided on the left side of the tablet built-in monitor 161, and a touch pen 162B is provided on the right side. Similarly to the tablet built-in monitor 131, the tablet built-in monitor 161 is configured by superimposing a tablet capable of operating input using the touch pen 162 </ b> A or 162 </ b> B on a monitor such as an LCD. On the tablet built-in monitor 161, a screen used for post-service processing such as a mini game is displayed.

  A sticker paper discharge port 163 is provided below the tablet built-in monitor 161, and a speaker 164 is provided above the tablet built-in monitor 161.

  In the sticker paper outlet 163, sticker paper on which an image created by the user of the editing space A2-1 is edited or printed by the user of the editing space A2-2 is edited. The sticker paper on which the created image is printed is discharged. A printer is provided inside the editing unit 12, and printing of images is performed by the printer.

  The speaker 164 outputs sounds such as guidance voice, BGM, and sound effects for post-service processing.

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

  FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration example of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. The same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same structure as the structure mentioned above. The overlapping description will be omitted as appropriate.

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

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

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

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

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

  The imaging unit 208 includes a coin processing unit 221, a background control unit 222, a lighting device 223, a camera 91, a touch panel monitor 92, and a speaker 224 that are configured to perform imaging processing in the imaging space A1.

  The coin processing unit 221 detects the insertion of coins into the coin insertion / return port 84. When the coin processing unit 221 detects that a predetermined amount of coins such as 400 yen has been inserted, the coin processing unit 221 outputs an activation signal indicating that to the control unit 201.

  The background control unit 222 raises and lowers the background curtain stored in the background curtain unit 25 according to the background control signal supplied from the control unit 201. The background curtain may be manually selected by the user.

  The illumination device 223 is a fluorescent lamp provided inside each strobe in the imaging space A1, and emits light according to an illumination control signal supplied from the control unit 201. As described above, in the photographing space A1, in addition to the strobe of the ceiling strobe unit 24, the upper strobe 82 provided in the photographing unit 21, the rear center strobe 101 provided in the background unit 22, the rear left strobe 102, and the rear right strobe. 103 is provided.

  Further, the lighting device 223 adjusts the brightness in the shooting space A1 according to the stage of the shooting work performed by the user by adjusting the light emission amount according to the control by the control unit 201.

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

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

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

  The subsequent customer service unit 210 includes a tablet built-in monitor 161 that is configured to perform subsequent customer service in the subsequent customer service space A3, touch pens 162A and 162B, a speaker 164, a printer 241 that performs print processing, and a sticker unit 242. The

  The printer 241 prints the photographed image or the edited image obtained by the editing process on the sticker paper stored in the sticker paper unit 242 attached to the printer 241 and discharges it to the sticker paper discharge port 163.

  FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the control unit 201. 9 is realized by a predetermined program being executed by the CPU in the control unit 201.

  The control unit 201 is a shooting processing unit 301 that performs processing related to a charge input when starting the photo sticker creation game and processing related to a shooting operation of the photo sticker creation game such as shooting a user. An editing processing unit 302 that performs processing related to the editing work process of the photo sticker creation game such as editing, a printing processing unit 303 that performs processing related to the printing process of the photo sticker creation game such as printing of sticker paper, and the editing work are ended. A post-service processing unit 304 that performs processing related to the post-service process of the photo sticker creation game that serves the user who has received the service.

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

  Although details will be described later, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 of the present invention is capable of generating a cold-colored image. For example, the edit processing unit 302 performs a process of adjusting the color of the image to be edited to a cold color system, thereby generating a cold color image.

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

  In step S1, the control unit 201 determines whether or not a predetermined amount of coins has been inserted based on a signal supplied from the coin processing unit 221, and waits until it is determined that the coin has been inserted.

  When it is determined in step S1 that a coin has been inserted, in step S2, the control unit 201 performs a photographing process. In the shooting process, shooting is performed with a user in the shooting space A1 as a subject. A list of images (photographed images) taken at the end of the photographing process is displayed, and an image to be edited is selected by the user.

  Note that the image to be edited may be automatically determined without selection by the user. Alternatively, the editing target image may be selected by the user in the editing space A2-1 or the editing space A2-2.

  In step S3, the control unit 201 guides the user who has finished the photographing process to move to the editing space A2-1 or the editing space A2-2. The guidance for movement to the editing space A2-1 or the editing space A2-2 is performed by displaying a guidance screen on the touch panel monitor 92 of the photographing unit 208 or by outputting sound from the speaker 224.

  In step S4, the control unit 201 controls the editing unit corresponding to the editing space that is the destination of the user who has finished the shooting process, among the editing space A2-1 and the editing space A2-2, and performs the editing process. I do. For example, the control unit 201 displays an editing screen on the tablet built-in monitor 131, and uses a handwritten image or a stamp image prepared in advance for a user's operation with respect to a captured image selected as an editing target (editing target image). Synthesize accordingly. The shot image to be edited is a still image obtained by shooting processing. The control unit 201 outputs an image obtained by combining as an edited image.

  In addition, when the editing of the image is completed, the control unit 201 displays a seal layout selection screen on the tablet built-in monitor 131 instead of the editing screen. Using the seal layout selection screen, a seal layout in which the arrangement and number of edited images to be printed on the sticker sheet are set is selected.

  In step S5, the control unit 201 guides the user who has finished the editing process to move to the subsequent customer service space A3. The guidance for the movement to the post-service space A3 is performed by displaying a guidance screen on the tablet built-in monitor 131 or by outputting sound from the speaker 231.

  In step S <b> 6, the control unit 201 outputs a edited image to the printer 241 and starts a printing process that is a process for printing on a sticker sheet.

  In step S <b> 7, the control unit 201 performs a subsequent customer service process for a user who is waiting for completion of printing. For example, when a start button displayed on the tablet built-in monitor 161 is pressed, the control unit 201 performs a process of transmitting a captured image or an edited image to the user's mobile terminal as a post-service service process. The captured image or the edited image may be transmitted to a server device (not shown), stored in a storage unit of the server device, and transmitted from the server device to the user's mobile terminal.

  When the printing is completed, in step S8, the control unit 201 displays a screen for notifying the completion of printing on the tablet built-in monitor 161, and discharges the sticker paper on which the image is printed to the sticker paper discharge port 163. This completes a series of photo sticker creation games.

  Next, an example of the cold color image generation process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This processing may be executed prior to editing input by the user, for example, as part of the processing related to editing in step S4, or may be executed immediately before outputting the edited image. Also good.

  In step S31, the edit processing unit 302 acquires a target image. Here, the target image is an image to be subjected to a process of adjusting the color to a cold color system from now on, for example, may be an editing target image before an editing input image is performed, or an edited image May be. Alternatively, an image obtained by extracting only the portion of the subject in those images may be set as the target image. Alternatively, a portion other than the background image or a portion other than the background image or the foreground image may be extracted and set as the target image.

  That is, in step S31, an image including at least a subject is acquired as a target image.

  In step S32, the edit processing unit 302 recognizes the skin color of the target image acquired in step S31 and extracts a skin color part. Thereby, the skin portion of the person in the target image is specified.

  In step S <b> 33, the editing processing unit 302 performs color analysis on the part specified in the process of step S <b> 32. At this time, for example, as a result of color analysis, it is specified how bluish the skin color of the person is.

  In step S <b> 34, the edit processing unit 302 emphasizes the blue color of the part (the person's skin part) identified in accordance with the process of step S <b> 32.

  For example, for the skin color, each of the RGB components can be represented by 241, 187, 147, and the B component is the lowest. Therefore, processing for enhancing the B component is performed. Of course, in addition to increasing the B component, a process of weakening the R component and the G component may be performed.

  In this way, for example, the process of emphasizing B of the image displayed in the RGB color mode is performed, and at this time, the degree of emphasis is set based on the analysis result relating to the process of step S33. For example, the degree of emphasis is set so that the degree of blue emphasis is higher as the degree of bluishness is lower, and the degree of emphasis of blue is lower as the degree of bluishness is higher.

  Since the skin color is different for each individual, for example, if blue is uniformly emphasized, a person with bluish skin may become too blue. On the other hand, a person with less bluish skin may have the right color but may not be so bluish. As described above, by setting the degree of emphasis based on the analysis result, it is possible to emphasize blue according to the skin color of each person.

  Note that the process of emphasizing blue may be performed by adjusting color balance or may be performed by level correction, for example.

  In the image obtained as a result of the process in step S34, the skin color portion is moderately bluish. Therefore, an image of a photo sticker obtained by printing such an image becomes a cold-colored image, for example, a texture image like a photograph taken with a silver salt camera.

  Here, an example in which the skin portion of a person is specified and blue is emphasized only in that portion has been described. However, for example, the blue of the entire editing target image or the entire edited image may be emphasized. For example, in the case of an image having a white background, if the blue color of the entire target image is emphasized, an image with a texture like a photograph taken with a silver salt camera can be easily obtained. However, for example, when there is a bright blue region in the target image, when the blue color of the entire target image is emphasized, overexposure is likely to occur in a blue portion that is too bright.

  Furthermore, when generating a cold-colored image, in addition to the process of emphasizing blue, for example, special image processing for leaving the texture of the person's skin may be performed.

  Note that it is possible to emphasize a color different from blue when generating a cold-colored image. For example, purple or green may be emphasized instead of blue. In short, colors that belong to the so-called cold color system should be emphasized. If the blue color is emphasized among the cold colors, for example, an image having the same texture as an image such as a photograph of a model published in a fashion magazine can be obtained.

  Alternatively, by changing the tone curve of the entire image and lowering the brightness, an image having a color close to a cold-colored image may be generated.

  Here, an example in which the cold color image generation processing is executed as the image processing by the editing processing unit 302 has been described. However, for example, the cold color image generation processing is executed as the image processing by the imaging processing unit 301. It may be. In this case, each time an image of the subject is captured, the cold-color image generation processing may be executed with the captured image as the target image, or after the edit target image is selected, Cold color image generation processing may be executed as the target image.

  Alternatively, regardless of the image processing (cold color image generation processing) of the photographing processing unit 301 or the editing processing unit 302 as described above, for example, the print processing unit 303 changes the setting related to the printer 241 to change the cold color system. An image may be generated (printed).

  When the printer 241 prints the edited image on the sticker paper stored in the sticker paper unit 242 attached to the printer 241, it is necessary to convert the RGB color mode image data into CMYK mode image data. .

  In the CMYK color mode image, each color region of C, M, Y, and K is assigned. However, when generating a cold-colored image, for example, Y ( (Yellow) color area is changed so that it is closer to the cold color system.

  For example, when printing a cold-colored image, the Y color region in the Lab color space consisting of the L axis, the a axis, and the b axis intersecting each other at an angle of 90 ° in the hue circle is set to the L axis and the a axis. Change the corresponding coordinate value to be smaller.

  Alternatively, the Y color region is made closer to green in the hue circle. That is, normally, the Y color region is located in a general yellow region in the hue circle, but when printing a cold-colored image, the Y color region is designated as the general green and color in the hue circle. Change to be closer to the blue area. Further, the Y color region is changed so as to be close to the center of the circle in the hue circle, and the width of the Y gradation is widened.

  Thus, for example, a cold color image may be printed by changing the setting related to the printer 241.

  Alternatively, for example, for an image to be transmitted to a portable terminal, a cold color image generation process is performed as an image process by the photographing processing unit 301 or the editing processing unit 302. The cold color image may be printed by changing the setting related to the printer 241 without performing the cold color image generation process. When transmitting to the mobile terminal, the generated cold color image data is transmitted to the server device.

  In the above-described example, the setting relating to the printer 241 is described as being changed. However, a cold-colored image may be printed by making the sticker sheet mount blue. In other words, if the sticker paper mount is blue, the image printed on the sticker paper becomes bluish and a cold-colored image without changing the setting relating to the printer 241.

  For example, compared to the case where a cold color image is generated by image processing or the setting related to the printer 241 is changed to generate a cold color image, when the sticker mount is made blue, it has a more natural hue. It becomes possible to print a cold color image.

  In addition, for example, when a cold color image is generated by image processing, or when a cold color image is generated by changing settings related to the printer 241, the processing load or time may be affected. In the case of blue, it is possible to eliminate the influence of processing load and time. In other words, by making the mount of the sticker paper blue, it is possible to easily create an image with the same texture as an image of a model published in a fashion magazine without implementing special processing or a special printer. Can be obtained.

  Alternatively, for example, a printer 241 having two print heads is employed, and one print head prints the entire print area of the sticker paper in blue, and the other print head turns the entire print area in blue. An image may be printed on the sticker sheet.

  Alternatively, when the printer 241 has only one print head, the entire print area of the sticker paper is first printed in blue, and then the entire print area is printed on the sticker paper in blue. It may be.

  In this way, for example, a cold-colored image can be printed in the same manner as when the sticker mount is blue.

  Alternatively, only the image selected by the user may be a cold color image. For example, a color selection operation can be accepted for each of an image to be transmitted to a mobile terminal or an image to be printed on a sticker sheet. For example, when a GUI or the like that can select the color “photo-style” or the color “pre-style” is presented and the user selects the color “photo-style”, the image is assumed to be a cold-colored image. It may be. In this case, when the user selects the color “pre-style”, the image is not a cold-colored image, but, for example, an image having a texture similar to that of a conventional photo sticker.

  As described above, when only the image selected by the user is to be a cold color image, for example, a printer having a setting corresponding to printing of a cold color image and an image having a texture similar to that of a conventional photo sticker. A printer having a setting corresponding to printing may be provided, and an image may be printed by one of the printers according to the user's selection. Further, for example, when a plurality of types of sticker sheets to be supplied to the printer are prepared and the user selects the color “photographic style”, the mount of the sticker sheets to be supplied to the printer is blue, and the user When the color “pre-style” is selected, control may be performed so that the mount of the sticker sheet supplied to the printer is white.

  Conventionally, it has been devised to provide stickers with various atmospheres by applying an overcoat, but since the sticker mount is usually a white background, the printed image tends to be slightly clearer. . For this reason, the user complained that the image of the photo sticker was easily understood as having been taken with the photo sticker.

  In other words, for example, an image of a sticker paper printed by a conventional photo sticker machine may be an unnatural impression compared to an image taken by a digital camera or the like. I did not have a good impression.

  In recent years, more and more images are sent to mobile devices for use rather than printing on sticker paper, and if the image printed on sticker paper gives an unnatural impression, For those skilled in the art, there is a tendency that the sticker paper discharged from the photo sticker is no longer necessary.

  On the other hand, the photo sticker image provided by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 to which the present invention is applied is a cold-colored image as described above, and has a texture like a photograph taken with a silver salt camera, for example. It becomes an image.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a photographic sticker that is attractive to the user in accordance with the actual usage of the photographic sticker that changes with the times.

  By the way, as a photographic sticker that increases user satisfaction in recent years, for example, as described above, an image having a texture like a photograph taken with a silver salt camera is preferred. However, conventionally, sticker paper discharged from a photographic sticker has not been reminiscent of a photograph.

  Therefore, for example, it is expected that a photo sticker that is reminiscent of a photograph taken with a silver salt camera is provided by making the seal layout on the sticker paper different from the conventional one.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining an example of a seal layout in a photo sticker printed by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 to which the present invention is applied.

  In the example of FIG. 10, ten photo stickers (images) are printed. 12 is provided with perforations according to, for example, a line A-A ′ in the drawing so that it can be separated. A line A-A ′ in the drawing is a straight line parallel to the discharge direction of the sticker paper, and cutting the sticker paper in such a direction is also referred to as “vertical cut”.

  In general, the sticker discharged from a conventional photo sticker is cut along a straight line perpendicular to the discharge direction of the sticker.

  When the sticker sheet 401 shown in FIG. 12 is separated by a line AA ′, five photo stickers of the same image are similarly arranged on the upper side and the lower side of the line AA ′. Each of the separated sticker sheets has a so-called L size.

  For example, it is possible to make a user associate a photograph more strongly by discharging a photo sticker that employs a seal layout as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining another example of a seal layout in a photo sticker printed by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 to which the present invention is applied.

  In the example of FIG. 10, ten photo stickers are printed. The sticker sheet 402 shown in FIG. 13 has five photo stickers arranged in two rows in the horizontal direction in the figure. That is, the ten photo stickers in FIG. 13 are all the same size, and a plurality of photo stickers are arranged in the upper and lower stages in the horizontal direction in the figure (the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the photo sticker). Further, the length of the sticker paper 402 in the horizontal direction in the drawing is larger than the length in the vertical direction in the drawing (a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the photographic sticker).

  Such an arrangement is reminiscent of an image arrangement on a negative film.

  For example, a photograph sticker that employs a seal layout as shown in FIG. 13 is ejected, so that the user can be more strongly associated with the photograph. For example, if what is arranged in two upper and lower stages in FIG. 13 is separated for each stage, the negative film can be more strongly associated.

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

  For example, as shown in FIG. 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 and DVD), magneto-optical disk (including MD), or removable media 205 such as a semiconductor memory, as well as being pre-installed in the device body The ROM 206 that stores the program and the hard disk included in the storage unit 202 are distributed to the administrator.

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

  In the above, the printing medium is not limited to sticker paper or photographic paper. For example, printing on a predetermined size of paper or film, poster paper, a card such as a telephone card, or a cloth such as a T-shirt. You may make it do.

  The embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Photo sticker production apparatus 11 Shooting unit 12 Editing part 13 Subsequent customer service part 201 Control part 208 Imaging | photography part 209 Editing part 210 Subsequent customer service part 301 Imaging | photography process part 302 Edit process part 303 Print process part 304 Post customer service part

Claims (9)

A photo sticker creating apparatus that acquires an image of a user as a subject, performs editing input work for inputting editing information on the acquired image, and provides the user with the obtained edited image In
In accordance with the user's selection, it comprises a cold color image generating means for converting an image including at least a subject into a cold color image,
The cold color image generating means includes
When the image selected by the user is transmitted to a mobile terminal, the skin color portion in the image is recognized, the color analysis of the recognized skin color portion is performed, and the analysis result of the color analysis is performed. , Execute image processing to emphasize the cold color of the flesh-colored part ,
When the image selected by the user is printed on a sticker sheet, the image processing is not executed, and a setting relating to a printer that prints the image is changed, whereby a cold color image is printed on the sticker sheet. Photo sticker creation device for printing . The photo sticker creating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein when the image selected by the user is transmitted to the mobile terminal, the cold color image generating unit executes image processing that emphasizes blue of the skin color portion. . The cold color image generation means , when the image selected by the user is printed on the sticker paper , changes the Y color area in the CMY color mode to be close to a cold color system in the printer. The photo sticker production apparatus according to 1 or 2 . When the image selected by the user is printed on the sticker paper, the cold color image generating means prints the print area of the sticker paper in blue, and then the image including at least the subject is put on the sticker. to print on paper, to control the printer,
The image including at least a subject, photo sticker generating apparatus according to any of claims 1 to 3 are printed in a region included in the printing area and the same region or the print region. The cold color image generating means, the image selected by the user is subject to the printing on the seal paper, as the mount of the sealing sheet on which an image is to be printed include at least subject, using a blue mount The photo sticker creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the photo sticker creating apparatus is controlled as follows. When the user selects a color, and the user selects a cold color,
The photographic sticker creating apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the cold color image generating means converts the image including at least the subject into a cold color image. In the sticker paper , a plurality of print images printed as photo stickers of the same shape and size are arranged in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the print image,
The photo sticker creating apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , wherein the photo stickers are arranged side by side so that a longitudinal direction of the sticker paper is a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the printed image. A photo sticker creating apparatus that acquires an image of a user as a subject, performs editing input work for inputting editing information on the acquired image, and provides the user with the obtained edited image In the photo sticker creation method of
The cold color image generating means includes a step of turning an image including at least a subject into a cold color image according to the user's selection ;
When the image selected by the user is transmitted to a mobile terminal, the processing of the step recognizes a skin color part in the image , performs color analysis of the recognized skin color part, and performs the color analysis. When the image selected by the user is printed on a sticker sheet, the image processing is not performed, and the image is processed without executing the image processing. A photo sticker creation method for printing a cold-colored image on the sticker paper by changing a setting relating to a printer to be printed . A photo sticker creating apparatus that acquires an image of a user as a subject, performs editing input work for inputting editing information on the acquired image, and provides the user with the obtained edited image A program for causing a computer to execute the process in
The cold color image generation means causes the computer to execute a process including a step of converting an image including at least a subject into a cold color image according to the user's selection ,
When the image selected by the user is transmitted to a mobile terminal, the processing of the step recognizes a skin color part in the image , performs color analysis of the recognized skin color part, and performs the color analysis. When the image selected by the user is printed on a sticker sheet, the image processing is not performed, and the image is processed without executing the image processing. A program that prints a cold-colored image on the sticker paper by changing settings related to a printer to be printed .

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