JP5617861B2 - Print production equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a printed material producing apparatus for producing a printed material on which a face image is printed.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known a box-type photography apparatus for taking an identification photograph or the like to be attached to a license, passport, resume, or the like. A photographic device shoots a person and prints and outputs photographs of various sizes according to usage. In the conventional photography apparatus, a person is photographed while sitting in front of a single background wallpaper. Therefore, to change the background color of the photo, it was necessary to change the wallpaper.

  There is also known an apparatus that synthesizes a background image and prints out a person image by processing using chroma key composition (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The user can select a desired image from various background images prepared in advance.

  However, it has been difficult for the user to select a suitable background image from among many background images. In addition, the user may select a background image that is inappropriate for the purpose of photography.

Japanese Patent No. 4217066

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and provides a printed material production apparatus for producing a printed material in which a composite image of a person image and a background image suitable for the use of the printed material is printed. For the purpose.

A print production apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a photographing device that photographs a subject and generates a photographed image, a plurality of background images, and a table that defines a combination of uses of the printed matter and the background image. A stored storage unit; an instruction receiving unit that receives an instruction for use of a printed material and a selection instruction for a background image; a selection unit that refers to the table and extracts a background image from the storage unit; and a person image from the captured image An image processing unit that generates a composite image by cutting and synthesizing the background image selected through the instruction receiving unit and the person image, and generating a print image and a preview image from the composite image; Via a background image taken out by the selection unit, a display unit for displaying the preview image, a printer for printing the print image on a print, and output via the instruction receiving unit A custom background creation unit that creates a custom background image using the color or pattern instructed in the above, and the image processing unit creates a composite image by synthesizing the person image and the custom background image, The color or pattern used to create the custom background image corresponds to the use instructed via the instruction receiving unit .

A print production apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a photographing device that photographs a subject and generates a photographed image, a plurality of background images, and a table that defines a combination of uses of the printed matter and the background image. A stored storage unit; an instruction receiving unit that receives an instruction for use of a printed material and a selection instruction for a background image; a selection unit that refers to the table and extracts a background image from the storage unit; and a person image from the captured image An image processing unit that generates a composite image by cutting and synthesizing the background image selected through the instruction receiving unit and the person image, and generating a print image and a preview image from the composite image; A background image extracted by the selection unit; a display unit that displays the preview image; and a printer that prints the print image on a print and outputs the image. The unit extracts the color of the subject's hair, clothes, or skin from the person image, and the selection unit is based on the extracted color and the use instructed via the instruction receiving unit. A background image is extracted from the storage unit .

A print production apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a photographing device that photographs a subject and generates a photographed image, a plurality of background images, and a table that defines a combination of uses of the printed matter and the background image. A stored storage unit; an instruction receiving unit that receives an instruction for use of a printed material and a selection instruction for a background image; a selection unit that refers to the table and extracts a background image from the storage unit; and a person image from the captured image An image processing unit that generates a composite image by cutting and synthesizing the background image selected through the instruction receiving unit and the person image, and generating a print image and a preview image from the composite image; Via a background image taken out by the selection unit, a display unit for displaying the preview image, a printer for printing the print image on a print, and output via the instruction receiving unit A custom background creation unit that creates a custom background image using the color or pattern instructed in the above, and the image processing unit creates a composite image by synthesizing the person image and the custom background image, The instruction receiving unit and the display unit include a touch panel, and the touch panel displays a color chart that receives an instruction of a color of a background image. Alternatively, the skin color is extracted, and the extracted color is plotted on a color chart displayed on the touch panel .

  In the printed material production apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention, the image processing unit extracts the color of the subject's hair, clothes, or skin from the person image, and the selection unit extracts the extracted color. Further, it is preferable to extract a background image from the storage unit based on an application instructed via the instruction receiving unit.

In the printed material production apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention, the printed material production apparatus further includes a custom background creation unit that creates a custom background image using a color or pattern instructed via the instruction reception unit, and the image processing unit includes: It is preferable to compose a person image and the custom background image to create a composite image .

In the printed material production apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention, the instruction receiving unit and the display unit are configured by a touch panel, the touch panel displays a color chart that receives an instruction of a color of a background image, and the image processing unit is Preferably, the color of the subject's hair, clothes, or skin is extracted from the person image, and the extracted color is plotted on a color chart displayed on the touch panel .

  According to the present invention, it is possible to produce a printed matter in which a composite image of a person image and a background image suitable for the use of the printed matter is printed.

It is a schematic block diagram of the printed material preparation apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic block diagram of the arithmetic and control unit concerning the embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of a database. It is a figure which shows an example of a table. It is a functional block diagram implement | achieved by execution of the image processing program by the embodiment. 5 is a flowchart for explaining a printed matter manufacturing method according to the embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of a display screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a display screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a display screen.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a print production apparatus according to the present embodiment. The printed material producing apparatus photographs a person P to be photographed and generates a human image data, an arithmetic control device 1 that performs image processing on the human image data, and prints a printed material (photograph). A printer 5 and a strobe 6 that irradiates the subject P with light when the photographing apparatus 2 photographs the subject P are provided. This print production apparatus prints and outputs a composite image obtained by synthesizing a person image and a background image on a print. In addition, the wallpaper on the back side of the subject P in the print production apparatus has a color suitable for chroma key composition described later, for example, blue or yellow-green.

  The photographing apparatus 2 is a digital camera, for example, and includes a lens, a shutter, a CMOS sensor, an A / D converter, and the like. When the imaging device 2 captures the subject P, the CMOS sensor receives the imaging light converged by the lens through the shutter, and photoelectrically converts the optical image formed on the light receiving surface, Output as an image signal. Then, the A / D converter performs A / D conversion on the image signal output from the CMOS sensor, and generates captured image data. The photographing device 2 outputs the photographed image data to the arithmetic and control device 1.

  The print production apparatus includes a touch panel (an instruction receiving unit and a display unit) 3 that receives various instructions from the subject P and displays a preview image.

  The touch panel 3 displays an operation button, and when the operation button is pressed, receives an operation instruction corresponding to the operation button. For example, the touch panel 3 receives an instruction on the use of the printed material from the user (photographer P). The use of the printed matter corresponds to the image size (photo size) that the printer 5 prints on the printed matter, and is, for example, a driver's license, passport, resume, and the like. The touch panel 3 can display at least one background image candidate and can accept a background image selection instruction from the user. In addition, the touch panel 3 can accept instructions such as color, brightness, pattern, and gradation for the user to customize the background image. Further, the touch panel 3 can accept a print start instruction of the printer 5 from the user.

  Further, the print production apparatus is provided with a billing unit (not shown) for accepting money paid by the photographed person P as the price of the print, or paying out change.

  The arithmetic control device 1 is connected to the photographing device 2, the touch panel 3, the printer 5, the strobe 6, and the accounting unit, and controls each unit and transfers data.

  FIG. 2 shows a hardware configuration of the arithmetic control device 1. The arithmetic control device 1 includes a CPU (central processing unit) 11, a main memory 12, a disk device 13, and an input / output unit 14. Each part of the arithmetic and control unit 1 is connected via a bus 15.

  The disk device 13 stores an image processing program 16 executed by the CPU 11 and a background image database 17 to be combined with a person image. The disk device 13 also stores a table 18 that defines the correspondence between the use of the printed material and the background image.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of background image data having different colors and patterns are recorded in the database 17, and each background image data is given a unique identification number.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the table 18 defines the use of the printed matter and the identification number of the background image data suitable for the use. The table 18 may define the use of the printed matter and the background color or pattern that can be used (or cannot be used) for the use.

  The disk device 13 is, for example, a hard disk drive. The image processing program 16 may be stored not in the disk device 13 but in a ROM or a magnetic tape (both not shown).

  The CPU 11 loads the image processing program 16 in the disk device 13 into the main memory 12 and executes the image processing program 16. At this time, the table 18 in the disk device 13 may be loaded into the main memory 12.

  As the image processing program 16 is executed, an area for storing captured image data, person image data, background image data, and composite image data is secured on the main memory 12.

  FIG. 5 shows a functional block diagram realized by the CPU 11 executing the image processing program 16. By executing the image processing program 16, a selection unit 21, an image processing unit 22, and a custom background creation unit 23 are realized.

  When the selection unit 21 receives an instruction for a use of a photograph from the user (photographer P) via the touch panel 3, the selection unit 21 refers to the table 18 and selects background image data corresponding to the specified use from the disk device 13. Are extracted and output to the touch panel 3 as background image candidate data. When the selection unit 21 receives a background image selection instruction from the user via the touch panel 3, the selection unit 21 passes the background image data selected by the user to the image processing unit 22.

  The image processing unit 22 synthesizes the person image in the photographed image generated by the photographing device 2 and the background image received from the selection unit 21 using a process based on chroma key composition, and creates composite image data. Specifically, the image processing unit 22 determines the color difference between the person in the captured image and the background color, and cuts out the person image from the captured image. The color difference determined here is a hue difference, a saturation difference, or a combination of a hue difference and a saturation difference. Then, the image processing unit 22 performs image composition by superimposing the background image received from the selection unit 21 and the cut-out human image.

  Further, when receiving a custom background image from a custom background creation unit 23 described later, the image processing unit 22 synthesizes the person image and the custom background image to create composite image data.

  The image processing unit 22 reduces the captured image data generated by the imaging device 2 or the created composite image data to a size corresponding to the preview display on the touch panel 3 to generate preview image data. In addition, the image processing unit 22 reduces the generated composite image data to a size corresponding to the size of a photograph to be printed by the printer 5 and generates print image data. For example, the image can be reduced by evenly thinning out vertical and horizontal pixels. The photo size printed by the printer 5 corresponds to the use instructed via the touch panel 3.

  The custom background creation unit 23 creates a custom background image that suits the user's preference based on the color, pattern, or the like designated by the user via the touch panel 3. The custom background creation unit 23 limits the colors and patterns that can be selected by the user according to the usage of the photograph. For example, when the usage of the photograph is a driver's license or a passport, pink or the like cannot be selected as the color of the background image. This is because such a background color may not be accepted as an ID photo. The custom background creation unit 23 passes the created custom background image to the image processing unit 22.

  When a print start instruction for the printer 5 is received from the user via the touch panel 3, image data for printing is output from the arithmetic control device 1 to the printer 5.

  The printer 5 performs color conversion and sharpness processing on the print image data received from the arithmetic and control unit 1. Then, the printer 5 prints the photographed image of the person P to be printed on paper. The printing method of the printer 5 is not particularly limited, and an ink jet method, a sublimation type thermal transfer method, a melt type thermal transfer method, or the like can be used.

  Next, a print production method using such a print production apparatus will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  (Step S <b> 101) The touch panel 3 receives an instruction for the purpose of a photograph to be printed.

  (Step S102) The person P to be photographed performs a deposit process.

  (Step S103) The imaging device 2 captures the subject P and generates captured image data. When the photographing device 2 performs photographing, the strobe 6 irradiates the person P with light.

  (Step S104) The image processing unit 22 resizes the captured image data generated in step S103 to generate preview image data. Then, the touch panel 3 displays a preview image. The photographed person P presses a determination button on the touch panel 3 when accepting the image displayed on the touch panel 3. Accordingly, the process proceeds to step S105.

  On the other hand, the subject P pushes a re-photographing button on the touch panel 3 when re-photographing is desired. Thereby, the process returns to step S103.

  Note that a plurality of images may be taken in step S103, a plurality of preview images may be displayed on the touch panel 3, and an image most liked by the subject P may be selected.

  (Step S105) The selection unit 21 refers to the table 18 and extracts background image data corresponding to the application instructed in Step S101. In addition, the image processing unit 22 uses a process based on chroma key composition to cut out a person image from the photographed image and synthesize it with the background image to create composite image data. Further, the image processing unit 22 creates preview image data from the composite image data. Here, the background image used for the composite image is an arbitrary one of the background images extracted by the selection unit 21 and is assumed to have the smallest identification number, for example.

  (Step S106) The touch panel 3 displays the composite image created in step S105. Further, the touch panel 3 displays the background image data extracted in step S105 as a background image candidate. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 7, the composite image 31 and the background image candidate 32 are displayed on the touch panel 3.

  (Step S <b> 107) When the subject P accepts the composite image displayed on the touch panel 3, he presses a determination button on the touch panel 3. Accordingly, the process proceeds to step S111. If the background image is to be changed, the process proceeds to step S108.

  (Step S108) When a background image is selected from the background image candidates displayed on the touch panel 3, the process proceeds to step S109. If the background image candidate displayed on the touch panel 3 does not include a background image that suits the subject P and the background image is custom-created, the process proceeds to step S110.

  (Step S109) The subject P selects one background image from the background image candidates. The image processing unit 22 synthesizes the person image cut out from the photographed image and the selected background image to create composite image data. Then, the newly created composite image is displayed on the touch panel 3.

(Step S110) The subject P selects a color, a pattern, etc., and creates a custom background image. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, a color chart (hue ring) 33 is displayed on the touch panel 3, and the subject P can select an arbitrary color. In addition, the subject P can select a pattern, gradation, and the like. In this color chart 33, only the color corresponding to the application instructed in step S101 can be selected. Only the color or pattern displayed on the touch panel 3 is selected.

  The custom background creation unit 23 creates a custom background image from the color or pattern selected by the subject P. The image processing unit 22 synthesizes the person image cut out from the photographed image and the custom background image to create composite image data. Then, the newly created composite image is displayed on the touch panel 3.

  (Step S111) The image processing unit 22 creates print image data from the composite image data. Then, the printer 5 receives the print image data from the arithmetic and control unit 1, prints the composite image on paper, and outputs it.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, a plurality of background image candidates suitable for the purpose of photography are displayed so that the user can select them. Therefore, it is possible to produce a printed material on which a composite image of a person image and a background image suitable for the purpose of the printed material is printed.

  Further, even if there is no background image that suits the user's preference among the background image candidates, a background image that suits the user's preference can be created by creating a custom background. In addition, since a color or a pattern that can be selected is limited according to the use of the printed material when creating a custom background, a background image that suits the user's preference and is suitable for the use can be created.

  In the above embodiment, background image candidates may be displayed in consideration of not only the use of photographs but also the color of clothes, hair color, and skin color of the subject P. For example, background image candidates of colors complementary to the clothes color, hair color, and skin color of the subject P are displayed. As a result, it is possible to prevent the clothes, hair, and skin of the subject P from being melted into the background color and becoming an unclear identification photograph. For example, the color of the region corresponding to hair, clothes, and skin is extracted from the human image cut out from the captured image by the image processing unit 22. Then, the selection unit 21 extracts a background image having a color complementary to the color extracted by the image processing unit 22 from the database 17 and causes the touch panel 3 to display the background image. Thereby, the background image candidate which considered the color of clothes of the to-be-photographed person P, the color of hair, and the color of skin can be displayed.

  Further, when creating a custom background, as shown in FIG. 9, the color of clothes, the color of hair, the color of skin, etc. may be plotted on the color chart 33. It is difficult for the subject P to accurately determine where the clothes color, hair color, and skin color are located on the color chart. The subject P takes his / her preference into consideration while taking into account the position of the subject's P clothes color, hair color, and skin color plotted on the print production apparatus, while keeping the person image clear. A background image can be created.

  The subject P may touch his / her clothes and hair in the preview image on the touch panel 3 and plot the color of the touched part on the color chart. In this case, the color of the part touched by the subject P is extracted by the image processing unit 22.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. In addition, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of components disclosed in the embodiment. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment. Furthermore, constituent elements over different embodiments may be appropriately combined.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Arithmetic control apparatus 2 Imaging device 3 Touch panel 5 Printer 6 Strobe 11 CPU
12 main memory 13 disk device 14 input / output unit 15 bus 16 image processing program 17 database 18 table 21 selection unit 22 image processing unit 23 custom background creation unit

Claims (7)

A photographing device for photographing a subject and generating a photographed image;
A storage unit that stores a plurality of background images and a table that defines the use of the printed material and the combination of the background images;
An instruction receiving unit for receiving an instruction for the use of the printed material and an instruction for selecting a background image;
A selection unit that refers to the table and extracts a background image from the storage unit;
A person image is cut out from the photographed image, a background image selected through the instruction receiving unit and the person image are combined to create a combined image, and a print image and a preview image are generated from the combined image An image processing unit to
A background image extracted by the selection unit, and a display unit for displaying the preview image;
A printer that prints and outputs the print image on a print;
A custom background creating unit that creates a custom background image using a color or pattern instructed via the instruction accepting unit,
The image processing unit creates a composite image by combining the person image and the custom background image,
The printed material producing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a color or a pattern used for creating the custom background image corresponds to a use instructed through the instruction receiving unit. A photographing device for photographing a subject and generating a photographed image;
A storage unit that stores a plurality of background images and a table that defines the use of the printed material and the combination of the background images;
An instruction receiving unit for receiving an instruction for the use of the printed material and an instruction for selecting a background image;
A selection unit that refers to the table and extracts a background image from the storage unit;
A person image is cut out from the photographed image, a background image selected through the instruction receiving unit and the person image are combined to create a combined image, and a print image and a preview image are generated from the combined image An image processing unit to
A background image extracted by the selection unit, and a display unit for displaying the preview image;
A printer that prints and outputs the print image on a print;
With
The image processing unit extracts hair, clothes, or skin color of the subject from the person image,
The print producing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the selection unit extracts a background image from the storage unit based on the extracted color and a use instructed via the instruction receiving unit. A photographing device for photographing a subject and generating a photographed image;
A storage unit that stores a plurality of background images and a table that defines the use of the printed material and the combination of the background images;
An instruction receiving unit for receiving an instruction for the use of the printed material and an instruction for selecting a background image;
A selection unit that refers to the table and extracts a background image from the storage unit;
A person image is cut out from the photographed image, a background image selected through the instruction receiving unit and the person image are combined to create a combined image, and a print image and a preview image are generated from the combined image An image processing unit to
A background image extracted by the selection unit, and a display unit for displaying the preview image;
A printer that prints and outputs the print image on a print;
A custom background creating unit that creates a custom background image using a color or pattern instructed via the instruction accepting unit,
The image processing unit creates a composite image by combining the person image and the custom background image,
The instruction receiving unit and the display unit are touch panels,
The touch panel displays a color chart that receives an instruction of the color of the background image,
The image processing unit extracts hair, clothes, or skin color of the subject from the person image,
The extracted color production apparatus, wherein the extracted color is plotted on a color chart displayed on the touch panel. The image processing unit extracts hair, clothes, or skin color of the subject from the person image,
2. The printed material production apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the selection unit extracts a background image from the storage unit based on the extracted color and a use instructed via the instruction receiving unit. A custom background creating unit that creates a custom background image using a color or pattern instructed via the instruction accepting unit;
The printed image production apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the image processing unit creates a synthesized image by synthesizing the person image and the custom background image. The instruction receiving unit and the display unit are touch panels,
The touch panel displays a color chart that receives an instruction of the color of the background image,
The image processing unit extracts hair, clothes, or skin color of the subject from the person image,
2. The printed material production apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the extracted color is plotted on a color chart displayed on the touch panel.   The said selection part takes out the background image corresponding to the use instruct | indicated via the said instruction | indication reception part with reference to the said table from the said memory | storage part, The Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned. Print production equipment.