JP5802912B2 - Photo game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a photography amusement machine, and more particularly to a photography amusement machine that accepts input of user attribute information.

  The photography game machine inputs an edited image such as a graffiti image with a touch pen on a photographic image generated by camera photography, and prints a composite image obtained by synthesizing the photographic image and the edited image on sticker paper. The sticker paper is divided into a plurality of sections, and one composite image is printed in each section, thereby completing a photographic sticker. The user cuts and distributes the photo sticker by segment (for each composite image) using scissors or a cutter. Such a photography game machine is installed in a game center or the like, and is mainly popular among junior and senior high school girls.

  The photography game machine displays stamp images of various patterns such as a heart pattern on the editing screen and allows the user to select. The user can create a photographic image reflecting the user's personality by placing the selected stamp image at a desired position on the photographic image.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-79898 discloses a photography game machine that accepts input of a user name as information (attribute information) about the user before photographing and generates a name stamp based on the inputted name. Is disclosed. The user can reflect information unique to the user in the composite image by placing the name stamp in the image being edited. In Patent Document 1, the position where the name stamp is arranged is determined by the user. That is, the user arranges the name stamp so that the name corresponds to each person included in the photo image.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2012-39414 discloses a photo sticker creating apparatus that prints a name input by a user in a margin of a sticker layout. The user selects a favorite seal layout from a plurality of seal layouts. Some seal layouts have a margin depending on the number of composite images arranged in the seal layout, the size of the composite image, and the like. The photo sticker creation apparatus according to Patent Document 2 prints an input name, a pretty image, or the like on a blank space when a blank space exists in the selected seal layout.

  However, when the user name is printed in the margin of the sticker layout, the user name may not correspond to the person in the composite image depending on the position where the user name is arranged. For example, consider a case where user A is placed on the left side of the composite image and user B is placed on the right side. At this time, the name of the user B is arranged on the left side of the margin, and the name of the user A is arranged on the right side of the margin, so that the user A and the user B in the composite image and the name and user of the user A in the margin The positional relationship with the name of B is reversed. Since the input name is not accurately reflected on the sticker sheet, the user may feel uncomfortable and dissatisfied with the printed sticker sheet.

  When the photo shooting game machine accepts an input of a name before shooting, the user cannot input the name while confirming a person in the photo image. Therefore, when a photo game machine combines a name entered before shooting with a photographic image or prints on sticker paper, the user's name is not accurately reflected on the composite image or sticker paper. Is likely to occur.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-79898 JP 2012-39414 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide a photography game machine that can accurately reflect user attribute information input before photographing in an image.

Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention

  The photography game machine of the present invention includes an attribute information input unit, a camera, a display, and an association unit. The attribute information input unit accepts input of a plurality of attribute information related to a plurality of persons before photographing the plurality of persons. The camera photographs a plurality of people. The display displays an image of a person photographed by the camera. The associating unit associates the plurality of attribute information input to the attribute information input unit with a plurality of persons included in the image displayed on the display.

  According to the present invention, a photography amusement machine accepts input of a plurality of attribute information related to a plurality of persons before photographing the plurality of persons, and displays an image of the person photographed by the camera on the display. The plurality of input attribute information is associated with a plurality of persons included in the image displayed on the display. Thereby, a plurality of attribute information input before photographing can be accurately reflected on a composite image including a plurality of persons.

  Preferably, the photography amusement machine of the present invention further includes an association changing unit. The association changing unit changes the association by the association unit according to the input operation.

  According to the present invention, when the association between the plurality of attribute information by the association unit is incorrect, the user can change the association. Thereby, the precision of matching of several attribute information can be improved.

  Preferably, the association unit displays a plurality of attribute information at predetermined positions on the display screen of the display. The association changing unit interchanges the attribute information related to one person among the plurality of persons and the attribute information related to the other person according to the input operation.

  According to the present invention, since the user can immediately confirm that the attribute information corresponding to one person and the attribute information corresponding to another person have been changed, play time is wasted. Can be prevented.

  Preferably, each of the plurality of attribute information includes hiragana and romaji attribute information. The photography game machine of the present invention further includes an attribute information generation unit. The attribute information generation unit generates the other attribute information based on one of the hiragana and romaji attribute information input to the attribute information input unit. The association unit displays one attribute information.

  According to the present invention, even if the photography amusement machine generates the other attribute information based on the input one attribute information, the one attribute information is displayed. Since the user can associate the attribute information input by himself with the user himself / herself on the display screen of the display, the user can accurately determine whether or not the association is correct.

  The control method and the control program of the present invention are used for the photography game machine of the present invention.

It is the perspective view which looked at the photography game machine by embodiment of this invention from the photography booth side. It is the upper perspective view of the imaging device arrange | positioned at the imaging | photography booth shown in FIG. 1, and a front housing | casing. It is a perspective view of the editing apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a lower perspective view of the rear housing shown in FIG. 1. It is a front view of the back housing | casing shown in FIG. It is a top view of the imaging | photography space formed with the front housing | casing and back housing | casing shown in FIG. It is a functional block diagram of the photography game machine shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the sheet | seat image produced | generated by the photography game machine shown in FIG. It is an enlarged view of the whole body collage image shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the other example of the whole body collage image shown to FIG. 9A. It is a figure which shows the arrangement pattern of the person image in the whole body collage image shown to FIG. 9A and 9B. It is a figure which shows the modification of the sheet image shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the modification of the sheet image shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the imaging | photography space seen from the direction perpendicular | vertical to the imaging | photography direction of the camera shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the imaging | photography space seen from the imaging | photography direction of the camera shown in FIG. It is an enlarged view of the front illuminating device shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the intermediate lighting device shown in FIG. 5. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the backlight device shown in FIG. 5. FIG. 7 is a side view of an imaging space when one lighting fixture is arranged on the rear side of the imaging space shown in FIG. 6 and both the front side and the rear side of the imaging space are illuminated by the lighting fixture. FIG. 16B is a top view of the imaging space shown in FIG. 16A. It is a top view which shows a mode that light is irradiated to a user by the front illumination apparatus in the imaging | photography space shown in FIG. It is a top view which shows a mode that light is irradiated to a user by the front illumination apparatus in the imaging | photography space shown in FIG. It is the figure which looked at the light quantity when the photography game machine shown in FIG. 1 image | photographs in an up photography mode from the side of imaging | photography space. It is the figure which looked at the light quantity when the photography game machine shown in FIG. 1 image | photographs in up photography mode from the imaging direction of the camera. It is the figure which looked at the light quantity when the photography game machine shown in FIG. 1 image | photographs in whole body photography mode from the side of imaging | photography space. It is the figure which looked at the light quantity when the photography game machine shown in FIG. 1 image | photographs in a whole body photography mode from the imaging direction of the camera. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an eye reflection selection screen displayed on the photographing display shown in FIG. 2. It is a figure which shows the change of the photographic image when the size of a big eye is selected on the reflection display screen of eyes shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the other example of the reflection display selection screen shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the other example of the reflection display selection screen shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the other example of the reflection display selection screen shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the name confirmation screen displayed on the display for edit shown in FIG. FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating a correspondence relationship between a name changed by a user operation and a name on the name confirmation screen illustrated in FIG. 24. It is a figure which shows the other example of the name confirmation screen shown in FIG. It is a flowchart of the customer service process performed by the photography game machine shown in FIG. It is a flowchart of the name input process shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the name input screen displayed on the display for reception shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the background selection screen for normal composite images displayed on the display for reception shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the background selection screen for special composite images displayed on the display for reception shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the cover shot image produced | generated by the photography game machine shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the whole body pinpuri image produced | generated by the photography game machine shown in FIG. It is a flowchart of the imaging | photography process performed with the photography game machine shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the brightness selection screen displayed on the imaging | photography display shown in FIG. It is a flowchart of the normal imaging | photography process in FIG. It is a flowchart of the special imaging | photography process in FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a shooting screen for special shooting displayed on the shooting display shown in FIG. 2. It is a figure which shows the other example of the imaging | photography screen shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the other example of the imaging | photography screen shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the other example of the imaging | photography screen shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows a mode that the image | video of a person was arrange | positioned on the imaging | photography screen shown to FIG. 40A. It is a figure which shows the other example of the imaging | photography screen shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the flash control part shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the light quantity setting table referred by the strobe control part shown in FIG. It is a timing chart which shows the relationship between the period when the image process for producing | generating the up photograph image shown in FIG. 21 is performed, and the period when imaging | photography is performed. It is a flowchart of the image | photographing selection process performed by the photography game machine shown in FIG. It is a figure explaining the outline of the leg correction process performed with the photography game machine shown in FIG. It is a figure explaining the outline of the leg correction process performed with the photography game machine shown in FIG. It is a flowchart of the leg correction process performed by the photography game machine shown in FIG. It is the figure which specified the object area | region of leg correction | amendment on the live image | video displayed on the display for imaging | photography shown in FIG. It is another example of the flowchart of the leg correction process performed by the photography game machine shown in FIG. It is a flowchart of the image editing process performed by the photography game machine shown in FIG. It is a flowchart of the graffiti process shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the edit screen displayed on the display for edit shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the palette displayed on the edit screen shown in FIG. FIG. 54 is a diagram showing another example of a palette displayed on the editing screen shown in FIG. 53. FIG. 54 is a diagram showing another example of a palette displayed on the editing screen shown in FIG. 53. FIG. 54 is a diagram showing another example of a palette displayed on the editing screen shown in FIG. 53. FIG. 58 is a diagram illustrating an operation of rotating the stamp shown in FIG. 57. FIG. 58 is a diagram illustrating an operation of rotating the stamp shown in FIG. 57. It is a flowchart of the name input confirmation process shown in FIG. It is a flowchart of the name corresponding | compatible confirmation process shown in FIG. FIG. 52 is a flowchart of normal composite image generation processing shown in FIG. 51. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the photography game machine when producing | generating a whole body collage image in the special composite image production | generation process shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the other example of the imaging | photography screen shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the other example of the name confirmation screen shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will not be repeated.

[Configuration of Photo Game Machine 1]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a photography amusement machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention as seen from the photography booth 2 side. FIG. 2 is an upper perspective view of the imaging device 20 and the front casing 24a arranged in the imaging booth 2. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the editing device 30 provided in the editing booth 3.

  Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, a photography game machine 1 is obtained by photographing, a pre-service booth 5 for a user to first select a background image and input a name, a photography booth 2 for photographing, and photographing. And an editing booth 3 for editing the photograph images.

[Composition of pre-service booth 5]
With reference to FIG. 2, the customer service booth 5 includes a play reception device 50. The play reception device 50 is disposed on the outer side surface of the front housing 24 a and includes a reception display 51, a coin insertion slot 52, and a speaker 53. A transparent touch panel is attached to the surface of the reception display 51. The play acceptance device 50 accepts a user operation (touch) via a touch panel attached to the acceptance display 51. This touch panel employs a multi-touch method for simultaneously accepting operations of a plurality of persons (two persons). The play accepting device 50 can be attached to the opposite side depending on the installation conditions of the store.

  The user inserts a coin into the coin insertion slot 52 before shooting at the shooting booth 2. Thereafter, the user inputs a name, selects a background image to be combined with a photographic image, which will be described later, and the like according to a screen displayed on the reception display 51.

  When the user's operation ends, the play reception device 50 confirms whether or not the shooting booth 2 is free. When the shooting booth 2 is vacant, the play reception device 50 displays a screen for guiding the user to the shooting booth 2 on the reception display 51. Further, voice guidance may be performed by the speaker 53. When the photography booth 2 is not available, the play reception device 50 instructs the user to wait.

[Configuration of Shooting Booth 2]
FIG. 4 is a lower perspective view of the rear housing 24b constituting the photographing booth 2. FIG. 5 is a front view of the rear housing 24 b as viewed from the camera 22. FIG. 6 is a top view of the imaging space 24c formed by the front casing 24a and the rear casing 24b.

  With reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 4 and 5, the photographing booth 2 is disposed so that the front casing 24a and the rear casing 24b face each other, and are separated from each other. The casing 24b is formed in a space connected by a frame material or the like, and is surrounded by a curtain or the like (not shown). An entrance is provided on the side of the photography booth 2, and the user enters the photography booth 2 from this entrance. The imaging device 20 is disposed in the front housing 24a.

  With reference to FIG. 2, a camera 22 and a photographing display 23 are arranged in front of the photographing apparatus 20. The camera 22 photographs a person (user) as a subject. The photographing display 23 is a confirmation monitor for the user and is directed to the user so that the display screen can be easily seen. The shooting display 23 inverts the video of the subject being shot by the camera 22 and displays it as a live video (moving image) in real time. Therefore, the user can take a picture while looking at his / her appearance that looks like a mirror. Further, a transparent touch panel is pasted on the display screen, and the photographing apparatus 20 accepts a user input operation via the touch panel.

  A plurality of front lighting devices 25a, 25b, and 25c are arranged in the front housing 24a. The front illumination device 25a illuminates the user standing in front of the photographing display 23 from the front upper side or the left and right front sides. The front illumination device 25b is arranged around the camera 22 and illuminates the vicinity of the user's face from the front. The front illumination device 25c illuminates the user's feet and back and illuminates the user from the front lower side. Hereinafter, the front lighting devices 25a, 25b, and 25c are collectively referred to as “front lighting device 25”. The front illumination device 25 emits light at the moment when a live image captured by the camera 22 is captured as an image (still image), and strongly illuminates the subject from the camera 22 side.

  4 and 5, the back casing 24 b includes a back plate 26, front illumination devices 27 a and 27 b, intermediate illumination devices 28 a and 28 b, and a back illumination device 29. The back plate 26 constitutes a flat surface facing the camera 22 and includes a blackboard combining curtain or a blackboard combining panel. The front lighting devices 27a and 27b, the intermediate lighting devices 28a and 28b, and the back lighting device 29 emit light at the moment of capturing a live image captured by the camera 22 as an image (still image), and the subject is displayed on the back plate 26. Irradiate strongly from the side. Hereinafter, the front illumination devices 27a and 27b, the intermediate illumination devices 28a and 28b, and the back illumination device 29 are collectively referred to as “rear illumination devices”.

[Shooting space]
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a shooting space formed by the front casing 24a and the rear casing 24b, and shows a state where the shooting booth 2 is viewed from above. In FIG. 6, displays other than the camera 22, the front casing 24a, the rear casing 24b, and the rear illumination device are omitted. Moreover, in FIG. 6, the area | region enclosed with the broken line has shown the position on the horizontal surface where each of the rear side illuminating devices is arrange | positioned.

  With reference to FIG. 6, the imaging space 24c formed in the imaging booth 2 will be described. The front housing 24a and the back housing 24b are arranged so that the camera 22 and the back plate 26 face each other. The imaging space 24c is a space surrounded by the front casing 24a and the rear casing 24b, and is an area indicated by a sand pattern. The user operates the touch panel in the shooting space 24c. The camera 22 is directed to the shooting space 24c and takes a picture of a user in the shooting space 24c.

  In the imaging space 24c, the area on the camera 22 side is the front side, and the area on the back plate 26c side is the rear side. That is, the front side of the shooting space 24 c is a region near the camera 22, and the rear side of the shooting space 24 c is a region far from the camera 22. In the present embodiment, the boundary between the front side and the rear side is a straight line L1 that bisects the length (depth) in the arrow P direction of the imaging space 24c. However, the boundary may be defined so that the front area is wider than the rear area, or vice versa.

  The left and right sides of the shooting space 24c are defined with reference to the shooting direction of the camera (the direction indicated by the arrow P). The boundary between the left side and the right side is a straight line L2 that bisects the length (width) in the direction (direction indicated by the arrow Q) perpendicular to the direction of the arrow P in the imaging space 24c. However, the boundary may be defined so that the right region is wider than the left region, or vice versa.

[Arrangement of rear lighting device]
With reference to FIG.5 and FIG.6, arrangement | positioning of a rear side illuminating device is demonstrated. The front illumination device 27a is disposed on the upper right side behind the imaging space 24c. The front illumination device 27b is arranged on the upper left side behind the imaging space 24c. The front illumination devices 27a and 27b illuminate the front side of the shooting space 24c from the rear side of the shooting space 24c. The front lighting devices 27a and 27b are attached to the upper part of the side surface of the rear housing 24b. However, the attachment positions of the front illumination devices 27a and 27b are not limited to this. The front illumination devices 27a and 27b may be disposed on the rear side of the imaging space 24c.

  The intermediate lighting device 28a is fixed to the back plate 26 and the right side surface inside the back housing 24b. The intermediate lighting device 28b is fixed to the back plate 26 and the left side surface inside the back housing 24b. That is, the intermediate illumination device 28a is disposed on the right rear side of the photographing space 24c, and the intermediate illumination device 28b is disposed on the left rear side of the photographing space 24c. The intermediate lighting devices 28a and 28b illuminate the front side and the rear side of the shooting space 24c from the rear side of the shooting space 24c. In addition, the attachment position of intermediate | middle illumination device 28a, 28b is not limited to this. The intermediate illumination devices 28a and 28b may be disposed on the rear side of the imaging space 24c.

  The back lighting device 29 is disposed on the rear side of the photographing space 24c and illuminates the rear side of the photographing space 24c. Specifically, the back lighting device 29 is attached to the back plate 26 and the back upper part of the back housing 24b.

[Editing booth 3]
With reference to FIG. 3, the editing device 30 includes two image editing devices 31, a sticker sheet discharging device 32, and a housing 33. The two image editing devices 31 are arranged on the front surface and the back surface of the housing 33 so as to be back to back.

  Each of the two image editing devices 31 includes an editing display 311, two touch pens 312, a speaker 313, and a non-contact communication device 97. The editing display 311 is provided in the center of the image editing device 31 and displays a plurality of photographic images generated by the photographing device 20. Further, a transparent touch panel is pasted on the display screen of the editing display 311. The image editing device 31 receives a user's editing operation via the touch panel. The two touch pens 312 are provided on both sides of the editing display 311. The touch pen 312 is used to input an editing image such as a pen image or a stamp image on the editing display 311. In this embodiment, the touch pen 312 is used for image editing, but the user may directly touch the editing display 311 with the user's finger instead of the touch pen 312. The speaker 313 outputs guidance such as an operation method for editing play, BGM, and the like. The non-contact communication device 97 is a communication device using, for example, FeliCa (registered trademark) or Bluetooth (registered trademark). After the editing is completed, the photographic game machine 1 combines the photographic image and the edited image to generate a combined image.

  The sticker paper discharge device 32 is disposed on the lower side of the side surface of the housing 33. The sticker discharge device 32 stores a printer described later. The printer prints the composite image on a sticker sheet that is a printing sheet. The sticker paper discharge device 32 discharges the sticker paper printed by the printer to the discharge port 321. While the printer is printing the composite image, the printing lamp 322 is turned on. When an error occurs in printing, the error lamp 323 is turned on.

[Function configuration]
FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram of the photography game machine 1. Referring to FIG. 7, the photographic game machine 1 receives a computer device 101 that controls the entire photographic game machine 1 and instructions from the computer device 101 that is in operation, and controls various connected devices. A control board 102 and a chroma capture board 17 are provided. These function as the control device 100 of the photographic game machine 1. The control device 100 may be mounted on the photographing device 20 or may be mounted on the editing device 30.

  The computer apparatus 101 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 103, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 104, a memory 105, and a communication unit 106. The CPU 103 controls the computer apparatus 101 by executing a program stored in the memory 105 that is a main memory. The HDD 104 is a control program for causing the apparatus to execute a predetermined process, graphic data necessary for the process, audio data, photographed photographic images, a plurality of background images prepared in advance, and a plurality of frame images prepared in advance. And edit images such as a plurality of stamp images are stored. The control program is stored in the HDD 104 by being installed in the computer apparatus 101. A memory 105 is a main memory of the computer apparatus 101 and is used as a temporary work area for a control program executed by the CPU 103. The communication unit 106 communicates with an external terminal via a network such as the Internet.

  The computer apparatus 101 executes a shooting process at the shooting booth 2. Specifically, the computer apparatus 101 executes a control program and transmits a control signal to the control board 102 in accordance with a user operation input via the photographing display 23. The computer apparatus 101 is connected to the camera 22, the photographing display 23, the speaker 450, and the control board 102, and controls them.

  The photographing display 23 has a touch panel stacked on the screen. The touch panel detects contact of the user's finger and transmits an instruction signal corresponding to the contact to the computer apparatus 101. The shooting display 23 displays an image transmitted from the computer apparatus 101, specifically, a photographic image captured by the camera 22, guidance for shooting, options, and the like. The speaker 450 outputs guidance such as an operation method for photographing play, BGM, and the like based on an instruction signal given from the computer apparatus 101.

  The chroma capture board 17 captures video captured by the camera 22 as digital data (still image) at a predetermined time interval (for example, 30 frames / second). The chroma capture board 17 detects an area other than the subject from the captured still image using the chroma technique, and synthesizes a desired background image selected in the detected area. The computer apparatus 101 further trims the video as necessary. Specifically, a predetermined area of a still image captured at a predetermined time interval is trimmed, and the trimmed image is sequentially displayed on the photographing display 23.

  The computer apparatus 101 further executes image editing processing at the editing booth 3. Specifically, the computer apparatus 101 executes a control program and transmits a control signal to the control board 102 in response to an input operation with the touch pen 312 on the editing display 311. The computer apparatus 101 is connected to a printer 601 and an editing display 311 and controls them. Since two image editing devices 31 are provided, two sets of editing display 311, touch pen 312, speaker 313, and non-contact communication device 97 are provided.

  The editing display 311 has a touch panel stacked on the screen. The touch panel detects the touch of the touch pen 312 and transmits an instruction signal corresponding thereto to the computer apparatus 101. The editing display 311 displays the edited image transmitted from the computer apparatus 101 so as to overlap the photographic image. The speaker 313 is provided in the editing booth 3 and outputs guidance such as an operation method for editing play, BGM, and the like based on an instruction signal given from the computer apparatus 101.

  The computer apparatus 101 further executes a pre-service process at the pre-service booth 5. Specifically, the computer apparatus 101 executes a control program and displays a demonstration video, a name input screen, and the like on the reception display 51. The computer apparatus 101 is connected to the reception display 51 and the speaker 53 via the control board 102. The reception display 51 has a touch panel laminated on the screen. The touch panel detects contact of the user's finger and transmits an instruction signal corresponding to the contact to the computer apparatus 101. The speaker 53 outputs guidance voice, BGM, and the like based on an instruction signal given from the computer apparatus 101.

  The computer apparatus 101 further communicates with a server (not shown) via a network such as the Internet by the communication unit 106. And the synthesized image produced | generated according to the user's request | requirement is transmitted to a user's portable terminal via a server. Thereby, the user can acquire a composite image in the mobile phone which is a mobile terminal.

  The computer apparatus 101 can transmit access information (for example, URL) necessary for acquiring a composite image generated in response to a user's request to the user's portable terminal via the non-contact communication apparatus 97. Note that the computer apparatus 101 may directly transmit the composite image to the user's portable terminal via the non-contact communication apparatus 97.

  The computer apparatus 101 transmits a print instruction to the printer 601 and transmits a composite image to be printed. When the printer 601 completes reception of the composite image to be printed, it starts printing in response to the print instruction.

  In addition to the computer apparatus 101, the control board 102 is connected to the strobe control unit 110, the strobe 15, the fluorescent lamp 14, the service panel 113, and the coin control unit 112. Although not shown in FIG. 7, the strobe control unit 110 is connected to the camera 22 and controls the strobe 15 to emit light according to the shutter timing of the camera 22. Thereby, the whole imaging space 24c is illuminated by the front lighting devices 25a to 25c, the front lighting devices 27a and 27b, the intermediate lighting devices 28a and 28b, and the back lighting device 29 at the time of shooting. Although only one strobe 15 is shown in FIG. 7, in reality, each of the front lighting device 25 and the rear lighting device includes the strobe 15. Note that a part of the front lighting device 25 may not include the strobe 15. The lighting device that does not include the strobe 15 includes a fluorescent lamp that illuminates the shooting space when shooting is not performed.

[Operation overview]
[Sheet image]
The photo game machine 1 has a composite image (hereinafter referred to as a “special composite image”) that looks like a single photograph taken by three or more people, even though the actual number of photographers is two. .) And print a sheet image including the special composite image on the sticker paper to provide a photo sticker.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a sheet image 40 including a whole body collage image 41. The sheet image 40 is printed on sticker paper by the printer 601. Referring to FIG. 8, sheet image 40 includes a whole body collage image 41 and normal composite images 42 to 47. The whole body collage image 41 and the normal composite images 42 to 47 are arranged on the sheet layout 39. The sheet layout 39 is image data in which positions where the whole body collage image 41 and the normal composite images 42 to 47 are respectively arranged are designated.

[Full-body collage image]
FIG. 9A is an enlarged view of the whole body collage image 41. Referring to FIG. 9A, whole body collage image 41 includes person images 411 to 414, name image 415, date image 416, decoration image 417, and background image 418. The person 41A in the person image 411, the person 41A in the person image 412, and the person 41A in the person image 413 are the same person. The person 41B in the person image 411, the person 41B in the person image 412, and the person 41B in the person image 414 are the same person.

  Each of the person images 411 and 412 includes two persons 41A and 41B. Hereinafter, such person images 411 and 412 are referred to as “collective person images”. The collective person image 411 is generated by photographing the whole body of two persons 41A and 41B together as a subject to generate one photographic image and extracting the subject from the photographic image. The collective person image 412 is generated by photographing the whole body of the two persons 41A and 41B together as a subject to generate one photographic image, and extracting the subject from the photographic image. A photographic image including the collective person image 411 and a photographic image including the collective person image 412 are taken at different timings. The photographic image including the collective person image 411 and the photographic image including the collective person image 412 are image data obtained in the whole body photographing mode, as will be described later.

  The person image 413 includes only one person 41A. The person image 414 includes only one person 41B. Hereinafter, such person images 413 and 414 are referred to as “individual person images”. The two individual person images 413 and 414 are generated from photographic images (whole body photographic images) in which the whole body of the person is photographed by special photographing described later.

  The size of the individual person images 413 and 414 is smaller than the size of the collective person images 411 and 412. If the size of the individual person images 413 and 414 is the same as the size of the collective person images 411 and 412, all the person images 411 to 414 are stored in one background image 418. The size of 411 to 414 must be reduced uniformly, and the face becomes smaller. In addition, since the occupation ratio of the person images 411 to 414 with respect to the whole body collage image 41 is increased, a feeling of pressure by the person images 411 to 414 in the whole body collage image 41 is increased, and most of the background image 418 is hidden. Moreover, it does not look good in terms of balance, and the design is low.

  On the other hand, in this embodiment, since the size of the individual person images 413 and 414 is smaller than the size of the group person images 411 and 412, the faces of the group person images 411 and 412 become large. Further, since the occupation ratio of the person images 411 to 414 with respect to the whole body collage image 41 is reduced, the feeling of pressure due to the person images 411 to 414 in the whole body collage image 41 is reduced, and a part of the background image 418, for example, “ More characters such as “LOOK BOOK” appear. Also, it looks good in balance and has high design.

  The background image 418 is a single (one) image that constitutes the background of the whole body collage image 41. However, this single background image 418 may be an image having a sense of unity as a whole by combining various images. In the background image 418, the title of the whole body collage image 41 (for example, “LOOK BOOK”) and the like are arranged. In the background image 418, positions where the collective person images 411, 412 are arranged and positions where the individual person images 413, 414 are arranged are set in advance. Therefore, the whole body collage image 41 is automatically generated without the user specifying the positions of the person images 411 to 414. Therefore, the user's trouble is saved and the play time is not prolonged.

  As shown in FIG. 9B, in the whole body collage image 41, name images 421 and 422 may be arranged below the individual person images 413 and 414, respectively. In FIG. 9B, the display of the date image 416 and the decoration image 417 is omitted in order to make the name images 421 and 422 easier to see. The name image 421 includes characters “REINA” and is arranged at the foot of the person 41A included in the individual person image 413. The name image 422 includes the characters “KANA” and is arranged at the foot of the person 41B included in the individual person image 414. Thereby, it can be easily recognized that the name of the person 41A included in the individual person image 413 is “REINA” and the name of the person 41B included in the individual person image 414 is “KANA”.

  The name images 421 and 422 are arranged around the individual person images 413 and 414, such as above and to the sides of the persons 41A and 41B, not the feet of the persons 41A and 41B included in the individual person images 413 and 414. Also good. That is, the name images 421 and 422 may be arranged at positions where the names of the persons 41A and 41B included in the individual person images 413 and 414 can be recognized.

  9A and 9B, the name image 415 includes characters “REINA & KANA”. In the name image 415, “REINA” is described first, so in the collective person images 411 and 412, the name of the person 41A located on the left side is “REINA” and the name of the person 41B located on the right side is “KANA”. Can be recognized.

  The input of the character strings (names) included in the name images 415, 421, and 422 is performed by a pre-service process described later. Details of the customer service process will be described later.

  FIG. 9C is a diagram illustrating an example of an arrangement pattern of the person images 411 to 414 arranged on the background image 418. 9C (a) to 9 (f), the display of characters and the like included in the background image 418 is omitted. The arrangement pattern shown in FIG. 9C (a) corresponds to the arrangement of the person images 411 to 414 in the whole body collage image 41 shown in FIG. 9A. Specifically, in FIG. 9C (a), an area 418a is an area where the collective person image 411 is arranged, and is arranged on the leftmost side of the background image 418. An area 418b is an area where the individual person image 413 is arranged, and is arranged on the left side of the center of the background image 418. An area 418c is an area where the collective person image 412 is arranged, and is arranged on the right side of the center of the background image 418. An area 418d is an area where the individual person image 414 is arranged, and is arranged on the rightmost side of the background image 418. Moreover, the arrangement | positioning of area | region 418a-418d may be the pattern shown to FIG. 9C (b)-(f).

  The sizes of the areas 418a to 418d indicate the sizes of the person images 411 to 414. 9C (a) to 9 (c) show that the size of the collective person images 411 and 412 is larger than the size of the individual person images 413 and 414. FIG. 9C (d) to (f) show that the size of the collective person images 411 and 412 is smaller than the size of the individual person images 413 and 414. FIG.

  More specifically, coordinates and sizes for arranging the person images 411 to 414 are set in advance for each design including a plurality of background images 418 on which various designs prepared in advance are drawn. Each of the person images 411 to 414 is changed to a preset size according to the selected arrangement pattern, and is arranged at preset coordinates. Therefore, the arrangement pattern can be changed only by changing the preset coordinates and size values, and the number of arrangement patterns can be increased only by increasing the number of preset coordinates and sizes. it can. Therefore, the degree of freedom of the arrangement pattern increases.

  In the present embodiment, the human images 411 to 414 are arranged so as not to overlap each other, but some of them may be arranged so as to overlap each other. Moreover, in this Embodiment, although the person images 411-414 are arrange | positioned upright, you may arrange | position diagonally.

  The horizontal / vertical ratio of the original group person images 411 and 412 (the group person images 411 and 412 immediately after being extracted from the photographic image) before the size change is, for example, 1: 1.6. The horizontal to vertical ratio of the original individual person images 413 and 414 (the individual person images 413 and 414 immediately after being extracted from the photographic image) before the size is changed is, for example, 0.5: 1.6. In the present embodiment, the ratio of the sides of the original collective person images 411 and 412 to the sides of the original individual person images 413 and 414 is 1: 0.5 (= 2: 1). The ratio of the vertical length of the original collective person images 411 and 412 to the vertical length of the original individual person images 413 and 414 is 1.6: 1.6 (= 1: 1).

  As described above, the individual person images 413 and 414 are only half the width of the collective person images 411 and 412, so that the individual person images 413 and 414 can be easily arranged in the gaps without the collective person images 411 and 412.

  Referring to FIG. 9A, the name image 415 is an image of each name of the user input at the pre-service booth 5 and is arranged at the upper right of the whole body collage image 41. However, the corresponding name images 415 may be arranged on the individual person images 413 and 414, respectively.

  The date image 416 is an image of the date on which the whole body collage image 41 is created. In FIG. 9A, the date image 416 is disposed below the collective person image 412, but may be disposed above the person images 411 to 414.

  The decoration image 417 is an image used for decoration of the whole body collage image 41 and is arranged on the collective person image 411. The position where the decoration image 417 is arranged is set in the background image 418 in advance.

  While all of the conventional composite images can be seen at a glance that a plurality of photographs taken at different timings are combined, the whole body generated by this photography game machine 1 In the collage image 41, since all the person images 411 to 414 are combined on one background image 418, the person images 411 to 414 generated by three times of shooting are combined, It does not look like a composite image, it looks like a single photo. Also, even though the actual number of photographers is two, it looks like a picture taken with six people together.

  In addition, since the whole body of the persons 41A and 41B is greatly shown in the whole body collage image 41, it is possible to meet the user needs to clearly record the details of the day's coordination.

  However, the person images 411 to 414 are not necessarily images of the whole body of the person from the top of the head to the toes of the feet. For example, when the photograph image includes only the persons 41A and 41B above the knee, the collective person image 411 may be an image obtained by extracting the person above the knee. Alternatively, when the photographic image includes only the upper body persons 41A and 41B, the collective person image 411 may be an image in which the upper body persons are extracted. That is, the person images 411 to 414 may be images that are taken in the whole-body shooting mode to be described later and the whole person included in the photographic image is extracted.

  Preferably, the size of the person images 411 to 414 in the height direction is 60% to 95% of the size of the whole body collage image 41 in the short side direction. As a result, the whole body of the subject can be shown larger in the whole body collage image 41. More preferably, the size of the person images 411 to 414 in the height direction is 70% to 95% of the size of the whole body collage image 41 in the short side direction. More preferably, the size of the person images 411 to 414 in the height direction is 80% to 95% of the size of the whole body collage image 41 in the short side direction.

[Normal composite image]
Referring to FIG. 8, normal composite images 42 to 47 are generated by combining human images one by one on a background image. The person images 42a to 47a are images in which two persons are photographed together. The two persons in the person images 42a to 47a are the same persons as the persons 41A and 41B in the collective person images 411 and 412.

  The normal combined images 42, 43, 45, 46 are generated by combining the person images 42a, 43a, 45a, 46a including the upper body of the persons 41A, 41B on the background images 42b, 43b, 45b, 46b. The normal composite image 44 is generated by combining the person image 44a with the background image 44b. The person image 44 a is the same as the collective person image 412 in the whole body collage image 41. The normal composite image 47 is generated by combining the person image 47a with the background image 47b. The person image 47 a is the same as the collective person image 411 in the whole body collage image 41.

  The whole body collage image 41 is usually larger than the composite images 42 to 47. More specifically, the size of the collective person images 411 and 412 in the whole body collage image 41 is approximately twice the size of the person images 44a and 47a in the normal composite images 44 and 47. However, it does not necessarily have to be 2 times, and is slightly larger than 1 time. For example, it may be about 1.1 times or larger than twice. For example, it may be about 3 times.

  In this way, not only the whole body collage image 41 but also the normal composite images 42 to 47 are arranged together on the sheet image 40, so that a new desired composite image (whole body collage image 41) and a conventional composite image ( Since the normal composite images 42 to 47) are printed on the sticker paper, the user's satisfaction can be improved.

[Modification of Sheet Image 40]
10 and 11 are diagrams illustrating modifications of the sheet image. With reference to FIG. 10, the sheet image 40 may be vertically long. In the present embodiment, the normal composite images 42 to 49 are arranged below the whole body collage image 41. Usually, two composite images 42, 43, 45, and 46 are arranged. Normally, the composite images 44, 47, 48, 49 are arranged one by one. The normal composite images 44, 47, 48, and 49 of the present embodiment all include a collective person image, but any two of these normal composite images may include individual person images.

  Referring to FIG. 11, sheet image 40 may include a plurality of divided whole body collage images 41P and 41Q. 11, the divided whole body collage image 41P is arranged on the left side of the sheet image 40, and the divided whole body collage image 41Q is arranged on the right side of the sheet image 40. Usually, the composite images 42, 43, 45, 46 are arranged in the center of the sheet image 40. The plurality of divided whole body collage images 41P and 41Q constitute the whole body collage image 41 shown in FIG. The divided whole body collage images 41P and 41Q may be generated by dividing the whole body collage image 41 in half. Alternatively, the divided whole body collage image 41P is generated by combining the collective person image 411 and the individual person image 413 on the background image 418P, and the divided whole body collage image 41Q is generated by the collective person image 412 and the individual person image 414 being the background image 418Q. It may be generated by combining the above. In this case, since there are a plurality of divided whole body collage images 41P and 41Q, it is easy to distribute to users.

[Function of rear lighting device]
The photographic game machine 1 illuminates the photographic space 42c from the rear side by a rear illumination device arranged on the rear side of the photographic space 24c. Due to the light from the rear illumination device and the light from the front illumination device 25, it is possible to reduce the deviation of the light amount in the entire imaging space 24c.

[Front lighting devices 27a and 27b]
FIG. 12A is a diagram illustrating the imaging space 24c viewed from the direction indicated by the arrow Q in FIG. In FIG. 12A, the display of the front illumination device 27b and the intermediate illumination device 28b is omitted. 12B is a diagram illustrating the imaging space 24c as viewed from the direction indicated by the arrow P in FIG. In FIG. 12A and FIG. 12B, the dashed-dotted arrows indicate the light from the front illumination devices 27a and 27b. Dashed arrows indicate light from the intermediate illumination devices 28a and 28b. Solid arrows indicate light from the back lighting device 29.

  As shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B, the front illumination device 27a illuminates light from the right rear side to the front side of the imaging space 24c. Similarly, the front illumination device 27b illuminates light from the left rear side to the front side of the imaging space 24c. Thereby, the front side of the imaging space 24c is illuminated from the rear of the imaging space 24c by the front illumination devices 27a and 27b.

  FIG. 13 is an enlarged view of the front illumination device 27a shown in FIG. Referring to FIG. 13, in front illumination device 27 a, grid-like grid 271 is fitted into opening 272. The grid 271 guides light emitted from the strobe 15 (see FIG. 7) included in the front illumination device 27a to the front side of the imaging space 24c. The front illumination device 27b has the same configuration as the front illumination device 27a. Light from the front illumination devices 27a and 27b becomes highly directional light by the grid 271. As a result, when the user is in front of the shooting space 24c, strong light is irradiated near the user's head, so that the texture near the user's head, particularly the hair, can be enhanced.

  In addition, what is necessary is just to make the color of the grid 271 black, when improving the directivity of the light from the front illuminating devices 27a and 27b. In addition, by setting the color of the grid 271 to white, the directivity of light from the front illumination devices 27a and 27b can be made relatively low.

[Intermediate lighting devices 28a, 28b]
Referring to FIGS. 12A and 12B, the intermediate illumination device 28a irradiates diffused light from the right rear of the imaging space 24c toward the front and rear of the imaging space 24c. The intermediate illumination device 28b irradiates diffused light from the left rear of the imaging space 24c toward the front and rear of the imaging space 24c. As a result, an area slightly separated from the camera 22 (for example, near the center of the shooting space 24c) in the shooting space 24c is illuminated from behind the shooting space 24c by the intermediate lighting devices 28a and 28b.

  FIG. 14 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the intermediate lighting devices 28a and 28b. Each of the intermediate lighting devices 28 a and 28 b includes a strobe 15, a housing 281, and a diffusion plate 282. The light emitted from the strobe 15 is diffused by the diffusion plate 282 and irradiated to the front and rear of the imaging space 24c.

[Back lighting device 29]
With reference to FIG. 12A and FIG. 12B, the back lighting device 29 illuminates the lower part on the rear side of the imaging space 24c. Specifically, the back lighting device 29 illuminates a region near the back plate 26 in the rear side of the imaging space 24c. Thereby, it is possible to brightly illuminate a user who is close to the back plate 26.

  FIG. 15 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the back lighting device 29. The back lighting device 29 includes a strobe 15, a housing 291, and a diffusion plate 292. Referring to FIG. 4, diffusion plate 292 has an elongated shape. For this reason, in the back lighting device 29, the light emitted by the strobe 15 is diffused in the width direction of the shooting space 24c by the diffuser plate 292, so that the back lighting device 29 can illuminate the back of the shooting space 24c brightly. .

[Effect of rear lighting device]
As described above, the photography amusement machine 1 includes the front illumination devices 27a and 27b, the intermediate illumination devices 28a and 28b, and the back illumination device 29 as rear illumination devices that illuminate the photographing space 24c from the rear side. Thereby, a sufficient amount of light can be illuminated on the entire imaging space 24c.

  Here, consider a case where one illumination device is arranged as a rear illumination device behind the imaging space 24c. FIG. 16A is a view of the imaging space 24c viewed from the direction indicated by the arrow Q when the illumination device 91 is arranged in the imaging space 24c.

  With reference to FIG. 16A, the illuminating device 91 is attached to the ceiling of the back plate 26 and the back casing 24b, and illuminates the front and rear of the imaging space 24c. Since the illuminating device 91 is a single device, the illuminating device 91 cannot individually control the amount of light forward and the amount of light backward of the imaging space 24c. The illumination device 91 must increase the amount of light when irradiating a sufficient amount of light to the front of the imaging space 24c. As a result, the rear side of the photographing space 24c is strongly illuminated by the lighting device 91, so that the rear side of the photographing space 24c becomes too bright.

  On the other hand, the photography amusement machine 1 arranges the front lighting devices 27a and 27b, the intermediate lighting devices 28a and 28b, and the back lighting device 29 on the rear side of the shooting space 24c. For this reason, the photography amusement machine 1 can illuminate the entire photographing space 24c evenly by individually controlling the light amounts of these rear illumination devices.

  Moreover, the photography game machine 1 can deliver a sufficient amount of light to the user regardless of the arrangement of the users at the time of shooting and the user's posture.

  FIG. 16B is a top view of the imaging space 24c when the illumination device 91 is disposed in the imaging space 24c. With reference to FIG. 16A and FIG. 16B, the case where two users line up back and forth in the imaging | photography space 24c where the illuminating device 91 is arrange | positioned is considered. In this case, since the illuminating device 91 illuminates light from the back side to the front side of the rear user, the amount of light may be insufficient in the region 24d between the two users.

  17 and 18 are top views of the imaging space 24c in which the front illumination devices 27a and 27b, the intermediate illumination devices 28a and 28b, and the back illumination device 29 are arranged. Referring to FIG. 17, consider a case where two users are standing back to back. In this case, since the user is illuminated from the left and right of the imaging space 24c by the front illumination devices 27a and 27b, it is possible to prevent a shadow from being generated on a part of the user's face. On the other hand, when two users standing back to back are illuminated using the lighting device 91, the two users cannot be illuminated from the left and right. As a result, a sufficient amount of light may not reach the user's face.

  Referring to FIG. 18, a case is considered where two users are lined up in the vicinity of the center of the imaging space 24c. In this case, since the area 24d between the two users is illuminated by the front illumination device 27a, the area 24d can be prevented from becoming dark. On the other hand, when the lighting device 91 is used, two users cannot be illuminated from the left and right, and thus there is a possibility that a sufficient amount of light does not reach the region 24d.

  Thus, the photography amusement machine 1 can illuminate the entire imaging space 24c from the back of the imaging space 24c without any bias by providing the rear illumination device.

[Adjusting light intensity in shooting mode]
The photography game machine 1 controls the amount of light of each of the rear illumination devices according to the up-shooting mode and the whole-body shooting mode. As will be described later, the up shooting mode is a mode suitable for shooting a large face of the user, and the upper body of the user is shot. In this case, the user performs shooting while standing in front of the shooting space 24c. On the other hand, the whole body photographing mode is a mode suitable for photographing the whole body of the user, as will be described later. In the whole body shooting mode, the user takes a picture while standing behind the shooting space 24c.

  FIG. 19A is a diagram of the amount of light from the rear illumination device in the up shooting mode viewed from the direction indicated by the arrow Q (see FIG. 6). FIG. 19B is a diagram of the amount of light from the rear illumination device in the up shooting mode as seen from the direction indicated by the arrow P (see FIG. 6).

  With reference to FIG. 19A and FIG. 19B, the length of the arrow shows the light quantity from each illuminating device. In the up-shooting mode, the amount of light of each illumination device is controlled so that the light from the front illumination devices 27a and 27b is larger than the light from the intermediate illumination devices 28a and 28b and the light from the back illumination device 29. . As described above, in the up shooting mode, since the user often shoots in front of the shooting space 24c, the photography game machine 1 can shine a lot of light in front of the shooting space 24c. The amount of light of each of the rear illumination devices is controlled.

  Even in the up shooting mode, the user may stand behind the shooting space 24c. Assuming such a case, the photography amusement machine 1 causes the intermediate lighting devices 28a and 28b and the back lighting device 29 to emit light even in the up shooting mode.

  FIG. 20A is a diagram of the amount of light from the rear illumination device in the whole body imaging mode as seen from the direction indicated by the arrow Q (see FIG. 6). FIG. 20B is a diagram of the amount of light from the rear illumination device in the whole body imaging mode as seen from the direction indicated by the arrow P (see FIG. 6).

  With reference to FIG. 20A and FIG. 20B, the length of an arrow shows the light quantity from each illuminating device. In the whole body photographing mode, the light quantity of each lighting device is controlled so that the light from the intermediate lighting devices 28a and 28b and the light from the back lighting device 29 are larger than the light from the front lighting devices 27a and 27b. . As described above, in the whole body photographing mode, the user often photographs the rear side of the photographing space 24c. For this reason, the photography game machine 1 controls the amount of light of each of the rear illumination devices so that a large amount of light can be illuminated on the rear side of the shooting space 24c.

  Even in the whole body shooting mode, the user may stand on the front side of the shooting space 24c. Assuming such a case, the photography amusement machine 1 causes the front illumination devices 27a and 27b to emit light even in the whole body photography mode.

[Screen shot selection screen]
FIG. 21 is a diagram showing an eye reflection selection screen 530 displayed on the photographing display 23. In the normal shooting process (step S202) of the shooting process (see FIG. 34), the photo shooting game machine 1 first performs shooting in the up shooting mode four times, and then performs shooting in the whole body shooting mode twice. . After the special shooting process (see FIG. 34), the photographic game machine 1 displays a shot selection screen 530 shown in FIG. 21 to allow the user to determine the size of the human eye included in the photographic image. The special shooting process will be described later.

  Referring to FIG. 21, up-photo images 531 to 534 are arranged from the left to the right on the image selection screen 530 for eyes. The up photo images 531 to 534 are photographic images obtained in the up shooting mode. The whole body photographic image obtained in the whole body photographing mode is not displayed on the image selection screen 530 for eyes. Size selection buttons 535a to 535c are arranged below the up-photo images 531 to 534. The size of the eyes of the person included in the up-photo images 531 to 534 corresponds to the size selection button 535b surrounded by hatching. An enter button 536 is disposed below the size selection buttons 535a to 535c.

  The size selection buttons 535a to 535c are used for accepting a change in the size of the eyes of the person (input of the degree of change of the face) included in the photographic images (up-photo images 531 to 534) displayed on the image selection screen 530 Button. The size selection button 535a includes “deformed eyes” and an image of a model eye having a relatively large size. The size selection button 535c includes characters “natural” and an image of a model eye having a natural size. The size selection button 535b includes “recommended” characters and an eye image that is an intermediate size between the eye image of the size selection button 535a and the eye image of the size selection button 535c.

  FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an image selection screen 530 when the size selection button 535a is touched. The user can switch the size of the eyes of a person included in the up-photo images 531 to 534 displayed on the image selection screen 530 by selecting any of the size selection buttons 535a to 535c. The user touches the size selection buttons 535a to 535c to confirm the size of the eyes of the person included in the photographic image displayed on the image selection screen 530. After the user touches the size selection button corresponding to the desired eye size, the user touches the determination button 536 to determine the eye size.

  When the size selection button 535a is touched, the size of the eyes of the person included in the up photo images 531 to 534 is changed to a size corresponding to the “defect eye” (for example, 15% larger than the original eye size). The It can be seen that the size of the eyes of the person included in the up-photo images 531 to 534 shown in FIG. 22 is larger than the size of the eyes of the person of the up-photo images 531 to 534 shown in FIG. When the size selection button 535b is touched, the eye size of the person included in the up-photo images 531 to 534 is changed to a size corresponding to “recommended” (for example, 10% larger than the original eye size). When the size selection button 535c is touched, the size of the eyes of the person included in the up photo images 531 to 534 is changed to a size corresponding to “natural” (for example, an increase of 5% of the original eye size).

  The photographic game machine 1 executes the normal shooting process (step S202 in FIG. 34), and a total of six photographic images (four up-photo images and two whole-body images obtained by shooting in the whole-body shooting mode). Get a photographic image). Of the six photograph images, only the four up photograph images 531 to 534 are displayed on the eye-selection selection screen 530, and the whole body photograph image is not displayed. As a result, a wide display area for the up-photo images 531 to 534 can be secured. Since the up-photo images 531 to 534 are displayed larger than the case where six photo images are displayed on the eye-selection selection screen 530, the user can change the size of the eyes in the up-photo images 531 to 534. Detailed image changes can be easily confirmed while viewing individual up-photo images.

  In addition, the proportion of the person's face in the whole body photo image is smaller than the proportion of the person's face in the up-photo image. For this reason, the magnitude of the change in the impression accompanying the size change of the eyes is larger in the up-photo image than in the whole-body photo image. Since the whole-body photographic image with a small change in impression due to the eye size change is not displayed on the image selection screen 530, the user can efficiently determine the eye size in the photographic image.

[Modified example of the screen selection screen]
FIG. 23A to FIG. 23C are diagrams showing other examples of the arrangement of photographic images on the eye-shadow selection screen 530.

  Referring to FIG. 23A, the photography amusement machine 1 displays four up-photo images 531 to 534 and one whole-body photo image 537 among the six photo images on the eye-shadow selection screen 530. May be. At this time, the size of the whole body photo image 537 may be displayed so as to be smaller than the size of the up photo images 531 to 534.

  Even in this case, since the display area for the up-photo images 531 to 534 can be secured widely on the eye-sharing selection screen 530, the up-photo images 531 to 534 are displayed in a large size. Further, by making the whole body photo image 537 smaller than the size of the up photo images 531 to 534, the up photo images 531 to 534 can be displayed larger. In addition, the user is not worried that there is no whole body photo image that should have been taken.

  Referring to FIG. 23B, the photography game machine 1 displays three up-photo images 531 to 533 and one whole-body photo image 537 among the six photo images on the eye-shadow selection screen 530. May be. With reference to FIG. 23C, the photography amusement machine 1 displays two up-photo images 531 and 532 and one whole-body photo image 537 among the six photo images on the eye-selection selection screen 530. May be.

In short, the photography game machine 1 controls the camera so as to obtain Nu ₁ up-photo image and Nz ₁ whole-body photo image. Of the obtained photographic images, the photographic game machine 1 displays Nu ₂ up-photo images and Nz ₂ whole-body photographic images on the eyepiece selection screen 530. Nu ₁ , Nz ₁ and Nu ₂ are natural numbers, and Nz ₂ is 0 or a natural number. Nu ₁ , Nz ₁ , Nu ₂ and Nz ₂ satisfy the following formulas (1) and (2).

Nu ₁ + Nz ₁ > Nu ₂ + Nz ₂ (1)
Nu ₂ > Nz ₂ (2)

When Nu ₁ , Nz ₁ , Nu _2, and Nz ₂ satisfy the relationship of the expressions (1) and (2), a wide display area of the up-photo image can be secured on the image selection screen 530 for eyes. Since the up-photo image is displayed in a large size, the user can easily confirm the change of the face in the up-photo image. Further, since the up-photo image is displayed more than the whole-body photo image, the user can preferentially check the change in the eye size in the up-photo image. Thereby, the user can determine the eye size with reference to the up-photo image in which the ratio of the human face is large. In addition, it is possible to start accepting the change degree input without waiting for completion of image processing for all the photographic images obtained by photographing, and it is possible to shorten the play time.

On the other hand, the proportion of the human face in the whole body photographic image is small. For this reason, even if the whole body photo image is displayed on the eyepiece selection screen 530 and the size of the eyes of the person included in the whole body photo image is changed, the user cannot recognize the change in the eye size in the whole body photo image. Have difficulty. When Nu ₁ , Nz ₁ , Nu _2, and Nz ₂ satisfy the relationship of the expressions (1) and (2), the user partially omits confirmation of the whole body image that is difficult to confirm the change in the eye size. be able to. That is, the user can preferentially confirm an up-photo image that greatly changes the impression as the eye size changes.

  Note that the photography amusement machine 1 displays a photographic image so as to satisfy the relationship of the above formulas (1) and (2) on the brightness selection screen described later, as well as the reflection selection screen 530 of the eyes.

  In short, the photography amusement machine 1 performs image processing related to the makeup or shaping of a person's face on the face of the person included in the photographic image, such as the face contour, eye catch, eyelash length, eyelash volume, and the like. At this time, the input of the degree of change of the face when image processing is performed may be accepted. And the photography game machine 1 should just display a photograph image so that the relationship of said Formula (1) and (2) may be satisfy | filled, when receiving the input of the change degree of a face.

[Check name correspondence]
The user operates the play reception device 50 and inputs a name before shooting. When the whole body collage image 41 as shown in FIG. 9B is generated, the photography game machine 1 generates name images 415, 421, 422 from the input names, and the upper right of the whole body collage image 41 and the individual person images 413, It is arranged at the feet of the persons 41A and 41B included in 414. In order to associate the name images 421 and 422 with the persons 41A and 41B, the photography game machine 1 associates a plurality of names inputted before photographing with a plurality of persons photographed by the camera. Hereinafter, name association will be described in detail by taking as an example a case where there are two users.

  FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a name confirmation screen 610 displayed on the editing display 311 after the graffiti process. Referring to FIG. 24, name confirmation screen 610 includes image display areas 611L and 611R, a name exchange button 612, a determination button 613, and name display areas 614L and 614R.

  The image display area 611L is arranged on the left side of the name confirmation screen 610 and displays the individual person image 413 extracted from the whole body photo image taken by the special shooting. The image display area 611R is arranged on the right side of the name confirmation screen 610 and displays the individual person image 414 extracted from the whole body photograph image taken by the special photographing. The name exchange button 612 and the enter button 613 are arranged between the image display area 611L and the image display area 611R.

  The name display areas 614L and 614R are arranged below the image display areas 611L and 611R, respectively, and display names of Roman letters and hiragana. In the name display areas 614L and 614R, names input to the input palettes 510L and 510R are displayed. Hereinafter, unless otherwise specified, description will be made using Roman names as names displayed in the name display areas 614L and 614R, and description of hiragana names will be omitted.

  The name exchange button 612 exchanges the names displayed in the name display areas 614L and 614R. The decision button 613 is a button for instructing that the names displayed in the name display areas 614L and 614R are associated with the individual person images 413 and 414.

  In the name confirmation screen shown in FIG. 24, the person 41A is associated with the name “KANA”, and the person 41B is associated with the name “REINA”. On the other hand, in the whole body collage image 41 shown in FIG. 9B, the name “REINA” is arranged at the feet of the person 41A included in the individual person image 413, and the name “KANA” is arranged at the feet of the person 41B included in the individual person image 414. Has been. In FIG. 9B and FIG. 24, the correspondence between the person and the name is reversed.

  When the photographic game machine 1 generates the whole body collage image 41 based on the correspondence shown in FIG. 24, the whole body collage image 41 in which the person and the name do not correspond is generated. That is, in FIG. 9B, the whole body collage image 41 in which the positions of the name images 421 and 422 are interchanged is generated. Further, the character string of the name image 415 is “KANA & REINA”. As a result, since the name input by the user is not accurately reflected in the whole body collage image 41, the user must play again to generate the whole body collage image 41 in which the name is accurately reflected.

  However, in the present embodiment, the user can exchange the names displayed in the name display areas 414L and 414R by touching the name exchange button 612. As a result, the association between the person and the name on the name confirmation screen 610 is changed. As shown in FIG. 9B, a whole-body collage image 41 in which names and persons 41A and 41B included in the individual person images 411 and 413 are accurately associated is generated. Further, since the character string of the name image 415 is “REINA & KANA”, the position of the person in the individual person images 411 and 413 can be aligned with the position where the name input before photographing is arranged. As described above, the name input before photographing is associated with the person in the whole body collage image 41, so that the satisfaction of the user can be improved.

  Or when the name exchange button 612 is touched, the photography game machine 1 may exchange the individual person images 413 and 414 in the image display areas 611L and 611R. That is, the photography amusement machine 1 may replace the correspondence between the plurality of input names and the persons 41A and 41B displayed on the name confirmation screen 610 by a user input operation.

  In addition, the user may input a nickname, birthday, constellation, blood type, age, and the like, not the name, into the play reception device 50. Alternatively, the user may input information indicating the relationship between the two users. For example, the user may input “senior” or “junior”, enter “sister” or “sister”, or enter “superior” or “subordinate”. That is, the user only has to input attribute information about the user to the play reception device 50.

  The photography game machine 1 may display a name confirmation screen 610 as shown in FIG. 26 when three or more users are photographed. Referring to FIG. 26, the photography game machine 1 photographs three users individually and arranges individual person images of the three users in three image display areas 611. The three input names are arranged in the name display area 614, respectively. In FIG. 26, only the Roman name is displayed and the display of the hiragana name is omitted. The user can change the correspondence between the individual person image displayed in the image display area 611 and the input name by touching the two name exchange buttons 612.

  Note that the photography game machine 1 may associate the name input to the play reception device 50 with a plurality of photograph images photographed at different timings. For example, when two or more users individually shoot and generate a plurality of photographic images taken by one user, a plurality of images are displayed in the image display area 611 of the name confirmation screen 610 shown in FIG. Photo images may be arranged respectively.

  Hereinafter, the operation of the photography amusement machine 1 will be described in detail by taking as an example a case where there are two users.

[Operation overview]
First, in the pre-service booth 5, the photography game machine 1 executes a pre-service process for instructing the user to input a name, select a background image, and the like. Next, the photography game machine 1 executes a photographing process in the photographing booth 2 for photographing a subject (user) using the camera 22 and generating a photograph image. The photography game machine 1 executes an image editing process for generating an edited image and generating a sheet image 40 in the editing booth 3 in accordance with a user operation after the shooting process.

[Pre-service processing]
FIG. 27 is a flowchart of the pre-service process executed by the photography amusement machine 1. Hereinafter, the prior customer service process will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The CPU 103 executes pre-service processing based on the control program. Specifically, the CPU 103 displays a demonstration screen urging use of the photography amusement machine 1 on the reception display 51 (step S101). When the coin control unit 112 accepts the insertion of coins for one play during the display of the demonstration screen (Yes in step S102), the CPU 103 displays the explanation screen on the acceptance display 51, and the photography game machine The contents of play 1 will be described (step S103). For example, the CPU 103 displays an image indicating that the sheet image 40 including the whole body collage image 41 can be created on the reception display 51.

  The CPU 103 displays a copy selection screen for prompting selection of an image processing method related to the overall color tone of the photographic image on the reception display 51 (step S104), and selection of photographic image (for example, “soft”, “clear”, etc.) Accept.

  Next, the CPU 103 executes name input processing (step S105). FIG. 28 is a flowchart of the name input process (step S105) executed by the CPU 103. Referring to FIG. 28, CPU 103 displays name input screen 510 on reception display 51 (step S131), and prompts the user to input a name.

  FIG. 29 is a diagram showing a name input screen 510 displayed on the reception display 51. The name input screen 510 will be described with reference to FIG. Input palettes 510L and 510R are displayed on the left and right of the name input screen 510. The input palette 510L displays a hiragana input button 515 (Hiragana input mode). A Roman character input button 516 is displayed on the input palette 510R (Roman character input mode). However, by default, both the left and right input palettes 510L and 510R are in the hiragana input mode. The user can switch the input palette 510L from the hiragana input mode to the romaji input mode by touching the romaji correction button 517a. The user can switch the input palette 510R from the Roman character input mode to the hiragana input mode by touching the hiragana correction button 517b.

  The reason why the hiragana input mode is set by default on the name input screen 510 (see FIG. 29) will be described. Generally, hiragana names have fewer characters than Roman names. Therefore, the user can display the Roman name in the Roman display area with a small number of operations by inputting the name in the hiragana input mode. In addition, hiragana input is more familiar to users than romaji input. Hiragana input mode is set by default so that the user can input the name efficiently.

  A configuration of the input palette 510L that can input hiragana will be described. The input palette 510L has a hiragana display area 511, a romaji display area 512, a back button 513, a delete all button 514, and a hiragana input button 515. In the hiragana display area 511, hiragana corresponding to the hiragana input button 515 touched by the user is displayed. In the romaji display area 512, the romaji specified from the hiragana displayed in the hiragana display area 511 is displayed. That is, when the hiragana displayed in the hiragana display area 511 is changed, the roman character displayed in the romaji display area 512 is changed according to the changed hiragana.

  A back button 513 and an erase all button 514 are located on the right side of the hiragana display area 511 in the hiragana input mode in order to clarify which instruction is in the hiragana display area 511 or the romaji display area 512. In the romaji input mode, it is displayed on the right side of the romaji display area 512.

  The input palette 510R displays a Roman character input button 516. For this reason, in the input palette 510R, a return button 513 and a delete all button 514 are displayed on the right side of the Roman character display area 512.

  Each user operates the name input screen 510 to input his / her name and touches the enter button 518. As a result, the CPU 103 stores the input user name (Hiragana, Romaji) in the memory 105. The input user name is used to generate name images 415, 421, and 422 used in graffiti processing, which will be described later, and an edited image.

  With reference to FIG. 28, the name input process will be described with reference to an example in which the input palette 510L is operated. When an editing instruction is input to the input palette 510L (Yes in step S132), the CPU 103 confirms whether the editing instruction is for hiragana (step S133). The editing instruction is to touch any one of the back button 513, the erase all button 514, the hiragana input button 515, and the Roman character input button 516.

  If the input palette 510L is in the hiragana input mode, the CPU 103 determines that the hiragana editing instruction has been input (Yes in step S133), and updates the hiragana name based on the editing instruction (step S134). The CPU 103 updates the Roman name based on the updated hiragana name (step S135). On the other hand, when the input palette 510L is in the Roman alphabet input mode, the CPU 103 determines that an Romaji editing instruction has been input (No in step S133), and updates the Romaji name based on the editing instruction (step S139).

  After step S135 or S139, the CPU 103 updates the names displayed in the hiragana display area 511 and the Roman character display area 512 (step S136). When the determination button 518 is touched (Yes in step S137), the CPU 103 stores the names displayed in the hiragana display area 511 and the Roman character display area 512 (step S138), and ends the process shown in FIG. In the name input process shown in FIG. 28, after step S139, the CPU 103 may update the hiragana name based on the updated Roman name.

  With reference to FIG. 27 again, the advance customer service process will be described. The CPU 103 displays a background selection screen on the reception display 51 (step S106), and allows the user to select a background image used for generating a normal composite image. FIG. 30 is a diagram illustrating a background selection screen 540 for selecting a background image for a whole body photographic image from the normal composite image.

  Actually, after the background selection screen for the up-photo image is displayed, the background selection screen 540 for the whole-body photo image is displayed. Specifically, first, a background selection screen for up-photo images is displayed, and when the user selects four background images, the background selection screen for whole-body photo images is automatically switched.

  Here, background image selection will be described with reference to FIG. 8 showing a state where all four background images for the up-photo image have already been selected.

  The background selection screen 540 includes a palette 542 having a plurality of tabs 541 and arrangement areas 544a to 544f in which background images selected by the user are arranged. In the arrangement areas 544a to 544d, a background image for the selected up-photo image is displayed. In the arrangement areas 544e and 544f, a background image for the selected whole body photographic image is displayed.

  In each tab 541, background genres such as “pattern”, “normal”, and “set” are written. When each tab 541 is touched, a palette 542 corresponding to the background genre of the tab 541 is displayed. In FIG. 30, as an example, a “pattern” background genre palette 542 is displayed. In the palette 542, a plurality of background images 543 belonging to the selected tab (background genre) are arranged.

  The plurality of background images 543 include a background image that is a target of leg correction processing and a background image that is not a target of leg correction processing. The leg correction process is a process of vertically extending a predetermined area on the lower side in the whole body photographic image, and can make the leg of the subject appear long. In order to allow the user to select whether or not to execute the leg correction process, “Longer leg” is displayed below the background image 543 that is the target of the leg correction process. Under the background image 543 which should not be displayed, “Do not lengthen the legs” is displayed. Since the leg correction process is not performed on the up-photo image, “Do not lengthen the leg” is not displayed on the background selection screen 540 for the up-photo image.

  When the user touches one of the background images 543 displayed on the palette 542, the touched background image 543 is arranged in the arrangement area 543e. Further, a cancel button 545 is arranged below the arranged background image 543, and an enter button 546 is arranged on the tab 541. The user selects two background images to be combined with the whole body photo image on the background selection screen 540 for the whole body photo image. When the selection of the two background images is completed, the user touches the enter button 546 to end the selection of the background image.

  When the user touches the cancel button 545, the selection of the background image corresponding to the cancel button 545 can be cancelled. For example, when the cancel button 545 of the arrangement area 544a is touched, the background image displayed in the arrangement area 544a disappears, and it is necessary to reselect one background image for the up photo image. The display is switched to the display of the selection screen 540. After selecting the background image for the up-photo image, the screen is switched again to the background selection screen for the whole-body photo image.

  Returning to FIG. 6, after step S <b> 106, the CPU 103 displays a special shooting selection screen on the reception display 51. On the special shooting selection screen, a screen for selecting one of whole body collage, cover shot, and whole body pin-up is displayed.

  When the whole body collage is selected (“whole body collage” in step S107), a whole body collage image 41 as shown in FIG. 9A is generated. As shown in FIG. 31, the CPU 103 displays a background selection screen 550 of the whole body collage image 41 on the reception display 51 (step S108).

  On the background selection screen 550, background images 551 to 554 of the whole body collage image 41 are arranged. The user selects any one of the background images 551 to 554. In FIG. 31, areas 418a and 418c in which the collective person images 411 and 412 (see FIG. 9A) are arranged and areas 418b and 418d in which the individual person images 413 and 414 (see FIG. 9A) are arranged are displayed in a square frame. doing. However, in practice, the model collective person images 411 and 412 may be arranged in the areas 418a and 418c, and the model individual person images 413 and 434 may be arranged in the areas 418b and 418d. Thereby, the user can easily image the finish of the whole body collage image 41 (whole body collage).

  When the cover shot is selected (“cover shot” in step S107), the user can generate a cover shot image 48 that is an image of a cover of a fashion magazine as shown in FIG. The CPU 103 displays a background selection screen for cover shots (not shown) on the reception display 51 (step S109) to select a background image.

  When the whole body image is selected (“whole body image” in step S107), the user can generate a whole body image image 49 in which the image data is synthesized with the background image as shown in FIG. The CPU 103 displays a background selection screen (not shown) for the whole body impression on the reception display 51 (step S110), and selects a background image. The pin-pri photo image will be described later.

  The whole body collage image 41, the cover shot image 48, and the whole body pin pre-image 49 are collectively referred to as a special composite image, and shooting for generating these special composite images is collectively referred to as special shooting.

  When any one of steps S108 to S110 is completed, the CPU 103 determines whether or not the shooting booth 2 is vacant (step S111). When shooting booth 2 is not empty (No in step S111), CPU 103 displays a standby screen for instructing standby on reception display 51 (step S112). At this time, an advertisement or the like may be displayed so that the user stays on the spot.

  On the other hand, when the photography booth 2 is vacant (Yes in step S111), the CPU 103 displays a guidance screen for prompting the user to move to the photography booth 2 on the reception display 51 (step S113), and pre-service to this user The process ends. The CPU 103 returns to the demonstration screen display for waiting for the next user to start playing while the power of the photography amusement machine 1 is turned on, and repeatedly executes the pre-service process.

[Shooting process]
FIG. 34 is a flowchart of the photographing process executed by the photography game machine 1. Hereinafter, the shooting process will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 34, taking as an example a case where there are two users.

  The CPU 103 executes photographing processing based on the control program. Specifically, the CPU 103 displays a shooting start screen on the shooting display 23 (step S201). For example, a shooting start button and a message notifying that shooting is started by touching the shooting start button are displayed in the shooting start screen. When the user touches the shooting start button, the CPU 103 executes processing from step S202 onward. Here, the shooting start button is not a button for instructing the camera 22 to perform a shutter operation.

  First, the CPU 103 executes normal shooting processing (step S202). In the normal photographing process (step S202), the CPU 103 controls the camera 22 to obtain four up-photo images first, and then controls the camera 22 to obtain two whole-body photo images. Details of the normal photographing process (step S202) will be described later.

  Next, the CPU 103 displays an explanation screen for special photographing on the photographing display 23 (steps S222 to S224). For example, a message notifying that the special shooting is started after the normal shooting process is displayed. Special shooting is shooting performed to generate a special composite image.

  Specifically, the CPU displays an explanation screen corresponding to the special shooting selected in the pre-service process (see FIG. 27). When the whole body collage has been selected (“whole body collage” in step S221), the CPU 103 displays an explanation screen for the whole body collage on the photographing display 23 (step S222). The CPU 103 executes special shooting (step S225). Details of the special shooting will be described later.

  If a cover shot has been selected (“cover shot” in step S221), the CPU 103 displays a cover shot explanation screen on the photographing display 23 (step S223). The CPU 103 executes special shooting (step S226).

  When the whole body pin pre is selected (“full body pre pre” in step S221), the CPU 103 displays an explanation screen for the whole body pin pre-print on the photographing display 23 (step S224). The CPU 103 executes special shooting (step S227).

  After the completion of all shooting, the CPU 103 displays an eye shot selection screen 530 for selecting the eye shot on the shooting display 23 (step S205). As described above, the shot image selection screen 530 includes one or more photographed images, size selection buttons 535a to 535c for selecting the shot image, and the selected shot image. A determination button 536 to be determined is displayed. Preferably, only photographic images taken in an up shooting mode, which will be described later, are displayed, and photographic images taken in a whole body shooting mode, which will be described later, are not displayed. This is because the photographic image of the whole body is difficult to see in the eyes. The size selection buttons 535a to 535c are configured so as to be able to select any one of, for example, three stages of image. The CPU 103 changes and displays the image of the displayed photographic image according to the selected image of the image. If the user is satisfied with the selected image, the user touches the enter button 536. Thereby, the selection of the reflection of the eyes is completed. Details of the eye reflection selection process will be described later.

  Next, the CPU 103 displays a brightness selection screen for selecting the brightness of the photographic image on the photographing display 23 (step S206). FIG. 35 is a diagram showing a brightness selection screen 560. Referring to FIG. 35, brightness selection screen 560 determines four up-photo images 531 to 534, a plurality of brightness selection buttons 561a to 561e for selecting brightness, and the selected brightness. A determination button 562 to be displayed is displayed.

The brightness selection screen 560, similarly to the show-through selection screen 530 of the eye, the normal shooting process (step S202) of the obtained Nu ₁ sheet of up image and Nz ₁ Like systemic photographic images, the _two Nu It is only necessary to display an up-photograph image and _two Nz whole-body photo images. Nu ₁ , Nz ₁ , Nu ₂ , and Nz ₂ satisfy the above formulas (1) and (2).

  The brightness selection buttons 561a to 561e are configured to select any one of, for example, five levels of brightness. The CPU 103 changes and displays the brightness of the displayed photographic image according to the selected brightness. If the user is satisfied with the selected brightness, the user touches enter button 562. Thereby, the selection of the brightness of the photographic image is completed.

  Next, the CPU 103 determines whether or not the editing booth 3 is vacant (step S207). If the editing booth 3 is not empty (No in step S207), the CPU 103 displays a standby screen for instructing standby until the editing booth 3 is empty (step S208). At this time, an advertisement or the like may be displayed so that the user stays on the spot. When the editing booth 3 is vacant (Yes in step S207), the CPU 103 displays a guidance screen for instructing movement to the editing booth 3 on the photographing display 23 (step S209). Thereby, the photographing process for this user is completed. The CPU 103 returns to the demonstration screen display (not shown) for waiting for the next user to start shooting while the power of the photo game machine 1 is turned on, and repeatedly executes the shooting process.

[Normal Shooting Process (Step S202)]
FIG. 36A is a flowchart of normal imaging processing. Referring to FIG. 36A, CPU 103 generates six photographic images by repeatedly executing the processes of steps S2021 to S2030. Of the six photographic images, the first four are generated in the up shooting mode, and the remaining two are generated in the whole body shooting mode. That is, either the up shooting mode or the whole body shooting mode is set for each number of shots.

  The CPU 103 determines whether or not all six shootings have been completed (step S2021). If all six shootings have not been completed (No in step S2021), CPU 103 determines whether or not the next shooting is an up shooting (step S2022). When the next shooting is up shooting (Yes in step S2022), the CPU 103 enters the up shooting mode and displays an up shooting guide screen on the shooting display 23 (step S2023). The up shooting guide screen is displayed only before the first up shooting and is not displayed before the second to fourth shooting.

  The up shooting mode is a mode for shooting the upper body of the user's face. In the up shooting mode, it is desirable for the user to stand at a position close to the camera 22. For this reason, a message prompting the user to approach the camera is displayed on the up shooting guide screen. The CPU 103 adjusts the shooting direction and focal length of the camera 22. Specifically, the shooting direction of the camera 22 is directed to a direction suitable for upper body shooting (up shooting) (above a direction suitable for whole body shooting). The focal length of the camera 22 is set to a length suitable for up-shooting (shorter than the focal length suitable for whole-body shooting). The up shooting mode is set before the first shooting. The up shooting mode remains set until the fourth shooting is completed.

  On the other hand, when the next shooting is not an up shooting (No in step S2022), the CPU 103 determines whether or not the next shooting is a whole body shooting (step S2024). When the next photographing is whole body photographing (Yes in step S2024), the CPU 103 enters the whole body photographing mode and displays the whole body photographing guidance screen on the photographing display 23 (step S2025). The whole body photographing guide screen is displayed only before the first whole body photographing, and is not displayed before the second photographing.

  In addition, when the whole body collage is selected in the special shooting, the position of the whole body collage image is the two whole body photo images (the collective person images 411 and 412) to be performed on the whole body shooting guide screen or another screen. It guides whether it is arrange | positioned (area | region 418a, 418c). By doing so, it is possible to take a pose in accordance with the whole body collage background, and it becomes difficult for a whole body photo image not intended by the user to be placed in the whole body collage.

  The whole body photographing mode is a mode for photographing the whole body of the user. In the whole body photographing mode, it is desirable that the user stands at a position away from the camera 22. For this reason, a message prompting the user to stand at a position away from the camera is displayed on the whole body photographing guide screen. The CPU 103 adjusts the shooting direction and focal length of the camera 22. Specifically, the shooting direction of the camera 22 is directed in a direction suitable for whole-body shooting (below the direction suitable for up-shooting). The focal length of the camera 22 is set to a length suitable for whole body photography (longer than the focal length suitable for up photography). The setting change from the up shooting mode to the whole body shooting mode may be performed immediately after the fourth shooting is finished. The whole body shooting mode remains set until the special shooting process described later is completed.

  Note that, when shooting is performed in the whole body shooting mode, the region to be subjected to the leg correction process is clearly indicated on the live video displayed on the shooting display 23. Details of the leg correction process will be described later.

  After the guidance related to shooting or the setting related to shooting in steps S2021 to S2025, the CPU 103 instructs the user to pause (step S2026). Specifically, a message for instructing a pose such as “put your hand on the chest!” Is displayed on the photographing display 23 together with the model image. Further, CPU 103 outputs a voice pause instruction from speaker 450. The user poses according to the instruction.

  The CPU 103 displays the live video on the shooting display 23 (step S2027). That is, the image of the person photographed by the camera 22 is displayed in real time. Therefore, the user can take a picture while confirming his / her own image on the photographing display 23.

  The CPU 103 starts counting down (step S2028), and performs photographing by performing a shutter operation after a predetermined time has elapsed (step S2029). Thereby, a photographic image is generated. The CPU 103 displays the generated photographic image on the photographing display 23 as a preview (step S2030).

[Special Shooting Process (S225-S227)]
FIG. 36B is a flowchart of the special shooting process. The flowchart shown in FIG. 36B is common to steps S225 to S227. However, the display screen for special shooting differs depending on the selected special shooting.

[Special shooting process (whole body collage)]
First, a case where the whole body collage is selected as the special shooting will be described as an example, and a display screen for special shooting used in other special shooting (cover shot and whole body pin pre) will be described later.

  Referring to FIG. 36B, CPU 103 generates the individual person image for the whole body collage image by executing the processes of steps S2041 to S2045.

  FIG. 37 is a diagram showing a shooting screen for special shooting used in step S225. Referring to FIG. 37, transparent rectangular areas 521L and 521R surrounded by a square frame are arranged on the photographing screen 521. The rectangular area 521L is arranged on the left side of the shooting screen 521, and the rectangular area 521R is arranged on the right side of the shooting screen 521. Areas other than the rectangular areas 521L and 521R on the shooting screen 521 are filled with, for example, white.

  The CPU 103 displays such a shooting screen 521 on the shooting display 23 and instructs the user to pause (step S2041). Specifically, a message such as “Stand up within the frame!” Is displayed.

  The CPU 103 synthesizes the live video shot by the camera 22 on the shooting screen 521 and displays it on the shooting display 23 (step S2042). More specifically, in the live video, the left half of the video is removed from the unnecessary portion (upper and lower portions) and arranged in the rectangular area 521L, and the right half of the video is not required (upper and lower portions). Are arranged in the cutout rectangular area 521R, and are combined and displayed on the shooting screen 521. As a result, the two users move so as to enter the rectangular areas 521L and 521R.

  CPU103 produces | generates the individual person image for a whole body collage image by performing step S2043-2045. Specifically, an individual person image 413 is generated as a still image from a whole-body photo image obtained by photographing the whole body of two people together and displayed on the rectangular area 521R. An individual person image 414 is generated using an image corresponding to the video as a still image.

  Steps S2043 to 2045 correspond to steps S2028 to 2030 in the normal photographing process shown in FIG. 36A.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, areas other than the rectangular areas 521L and 521R in the shooting screen 521 used in step S225 are filled with white or the like, but the shooting screen 521 as shown in FIG. 38 is displayed. Also good. In the shooting screen 521 shown in FIG. 38, areas other than the rectangular areas 521L and 521R are whole body photo images (collection person images 411 and 412) shot by the normal shooting process on the background image of the whole body collage image selected by the prior customer service process. Is synthesized and displayed.

  Since the special shooting is not performed, the two individual person images 413 and 414 are not synthesized. Rectangular areas 521L and 521R are arranged at positions where the individual person images 413 and 414 are to be synthesized. In this case, it is necessary to execute a part of the special composite image generation process described later in advance. Specifically, the collective person images 411 and 412 are extracted from two photographic images obtained by photographing the whole body of the two persons, respectively, and the extracted collective person images 411 and 412 are extracted as the background image 418 (in advance customer service processing). To the background image of the selected whole body collage image. Alternatively, instead of this, the sample image of the special shooting selected in any of steps S108 to S110 in FIG. 27 may be displayed.

  In this way, the user captures a completed form of the whole body collage image 41 in order to perform shooting while displaying an image obtained by synthesizing the whole body photograph image taken in the normal photographing process on the background image of the whole body collage image selected in the prior customer service process. You can shoot while checking.

  On the shooting screen 521 used in step S225, one rectangular area 525 may be arranged as shown in FIG. The rectangular area 525 is a transparent area surrounded by a square frame. The rectangular area 525 is divided into a left area 525L and a right area 525R by a straight line 524. The CPU 103 displays a message “Please enter the frame one by one and shoot!” On the shooting screen 521 to guide the two users to enter the left region 525L and the right region 525R, respectively. A sample image 526 of the whole body collage may be displayed on the left side of the rectangular area 525. The CPU 103 arranges one live image captured by the camera 22 in the rectangular area 525.

[Special shooting process (whole body image)]
Next, a display screen for special imaging when the whole body pin pre is selected as special imaging will be described.

  When the whole body Pimpuri is selected as the special shooting (“whole body Pimp” in Step S221), a shooting screen 521 as shown in FIG. 40A is displayed. Referring to FIG. 40A, one rectangular area 525 is arranged at the center of the shooting screen 521. Two sample images 527 of the whole body pinpuri are arranged on the left and right of the rectangular area 525. The rectangular area 525 is divided into a left area 525L and a right area 525R by a straight line 524. As illustrated in FIG. 40B, the CPU 103 arranges one live image captured by the camera 22 in a rectangular area 525.

  In addition, when the whole body Pimpli is selected as the special shooting (“whole body Pimpli” in Step S221), a shooting screen 521 as shown in FIG. 41 may be displayed. Referring to FIG. 41, a background image 527L of the whole body pin-up image is arranged on the left side of the rectangular region 525L, and a background image 527R of the whole body pin-up image is arranged on the left side of the rectangular region 525R. One sample image is represented by an area 529L obtained by combining the rectangular area 525L and the background image 527L, and one sample image is represented by an area 529R obtained by combining the rectangular area 525R and the background image 527R. As a result, the user can take a picture while confirming the complete form of the whole body pin pre-image 49. Note that the CPU 103 may interchange the position of the pin pre-photo image and the position of the background image when actually generating the whole body pin pre-image 49.

  In FIGS. 40A, 40B, and 41, the straight line 524 is indicated by a broken line, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the straight line 524 may be displayed as a solid line or a one-dot chain line. Alternatively, the background color of the left region 525L may be different from the background color of the right region 525R. The presence of the straight line 524 may be suggested by displaying an arrow indicating the upper end of the straight line 524 and an arrow indicating the lower end of the straight line 524. When the background color is displayed separately and the arrow is displayed, the display of the straight line 524 can be omitted. The same applies to FIG. In other words, the user may be able to recognize that the rectangular area 525 is divided into the left area 525L and the right area 525R.

  The CPU 103 executes steps S <b> 2043 to S <b> 2045 to generate a pin-up photo image for the whole-body pin-up image. Specifically, from the whole body photographic image obtained by photographing the whole body of two people, an image corresponding to the image displayed in the rectangular area 525L is generated as a still image, and a single photographic image is generated and displayed in the rectangular area 525R. A pin-up photo image is generated with the image corresponding to the recorded video as a still image.

[Special shooting process (cover shot)]
If the cover shot is selected as the special shooting (“cover shot” in step S221), the background image is the same as the whole body shooting in the normal shooting except that the background image is an image of the cover of a fashion magazine. is there. For this reason, the display screen for special photography is the same as the display screen for whole body photography for normal photography. In addition, the two persons photographed together are not generated as individual images or images of the pins.

[Lighting control processing]
The strobe controller 110 controls the amount of light of the strobe 15 included in the front illumination devices 27a and 27b, the intermediate illumination devices 28a and 28b, and the back illumination device 29 when the shutter operation is performed in the normal shooting process and the special shooting process. . This will be described in detail below.

  FIG. 42 is a flowchart of the light amount control process executed by the flash controller 110. FIG. 43 is a diagram showing a light amount setting table referred to by the strobe control unit 110.

  When the shooting mode is the up shooting mode (Yes in step S151), the flash control unit 110 refers to the light amount setting table and sets the light amount corresponding to the up shooting mode in each of the rear illumination devices (step S152). ). Specifically, the strobe control unit 110 sets the light amount of the front illumination devices 27a and 27b to Lu, sets the light amount of the intermediate illumination devices 28a and 28b to Lv, and sets the light amount of the back illumination device 29 to Lw. . The light quantity Lu is larger than both the light quantities Lv and Lw.

  The strobe controller 110 controls the light emission of the rear illumination device in accordance with the shutter operation of the camera (step S2029 in FIG. 36A and step S2044 in FIG. 36B) (step S154). Thereby, in the up shooting mode, the front side of the shooting space 24c is illuminated brighter than the rear side of the shooting space 24c.

  On the other hand, when the photographing mode is the whole body photographing mode (No in step S151), the flash control unit 110 refers to the light amount setting table and sets the light amount corresponding to the whole body photographing mode to each of the rear illumination devices ( Step S153). Specifically, the strobe controller 110 sets the light amount of the front illumination devices 27a and 27b to Lp, sets the light amount of the intermediate illumination devices 28a and 28b to Lq, and sets the light amount of the back illumination device 29 to Lr. . The light amount Lp is smaller than both the light amounts Lq and Lr.

The strobe controller 110 controls the light emission of the rear illumination device in accordance with the shutter operation of the camera (step S154). Thereby, in the whole body photographing mode, the rear side of the photographing space 24c is illuminated brighter than the front of the photographing space 24c.
[Selection of eyes and brightness (prior image processing)]
First, the image processing performed prior to the eye image selection processing (step S205) and the brightness selection processing (step S206) shown in FIG. 34 will be described.

  FIG. 44 is a timing chart showing the timing at which up-shooting / whole body shooting, which is normal shooting, special shooting, image processing relating to the image or brightness of the captured image, and display of the image selection screen are executed. It is. 44, “shooting” of the first to sixth sheets indicates a period in which a series of processes from step S2022 to S2030 in the normal shooting process (see FIG. 36A) is executed once. “Shooting” in the special shooting indicates a period during which a series of processing in steps S2041 to S2045 of the special shooting processing (see FIG. 36B) is executed.

  Referring to FIG. 44, CPU 103 performs the second image capturing (up image capturing) after the first image capturing (up image capturing) is performed. The CPU 103 executes image processing on the up-photo image obtained by the first shooting in parallel with the second shooting.

  In the image processing, display is performed on the eye-selection selection screen 530, and the size of the eyes is adjusted to correspond to three types of “defect eyes”, “recommendations”, and “natural” for one photographic image. Three photographic images are generated. In addition, since it is displayed on the brightness selection screen, it corresponds to the following five types of “whitening”, “slightly whitening”, “recommended”, “slightly beautiful black”, and “brightening black” for one photographic image. Five photographic images for display with adjusted brightness are generated. It should be noted that, for each of three types of photographic images subjected to image processing relating to the reflection of a single photographic image, five types of brightness are adjusted, and three types × 5 types = 15 types of photographic images for display. May be generated.

  Referring back to FIG. 44, when the image processing for the up-photo image obtained by the first shooting is completed, the CPU 103 starts the image processing for the up-photo image obtained by the second shooting. At this time, the third shooting (up shooting) is performed in parallel. Hereinafter, until the special shooting process is completed, the CPU 103 executes image processing on the photographic images obtained by shooting in the shooting order in parallel with shooting.

  In FIG. 44, an alternate long and short dash line (a line indicating time ta) on the left side of the selection screen display indicates that the image processing for the four photographic images of the up-shooting is completed before the selection screen is displayed. . Further, it is shown that the selection screen can be displayed even during the image processing for the photographic image of the whole body photographing (fifth image).

  In this way, the selection screen can be displayed and the acceptance of the selection can be started without waiting for completion of the image processing for the whole body photo image not displayed on the selection screen, and the play time can be shortened. .

[Displaying the screen selection screen]
In the following, the eye shadow selection process executed by the CPU 103 will be described in detail, taking as an example the case where the eye shadow selection screen 530 shown in FIG. 21 is displayed.

  FIG. 45 is a flowchart of the eye image selection process executed by the CPU 103. First, the CPU 103 displays an eye-shadow selection screen 530 (step S251).

  The CPU 103 determines whether or not the time limit for selecting the appearance of eyes has expired (step S252). If the time limit has not expired (No in step S252), it is determined whether or not the enter button 536 has been touched (step S253). If the determination button is not touched (No in step S253), it is determined whether any of the size selection buttons 535a to 535c is touched (step S254). If none of the size selection buttons 535a to 535c is touched (No in step S254), the process returns to step S252 and the process is repeated. That is, the process is repeated until the time limit is reached or the determination button is touched.

  When any of the size selection buttons 535a to 535c is touched (Yes in step S254), the CPU 103 switches the up-photo images 531 to 534 displayed on the eye-copying selection screen 530 (step S255). Specifically, the up-photo images 531 to 534 displayed on the eye-selection selection screen 530 are subjected to image processing in advance and changed to an up-size photo image having an eye size corresponding to the touched button.

  As described above, the CPU 103 has already generated up-photo images corresponding to three types of eye sizes during the normal shooting process or the special shooting process. Therefore, the CPU 103 can quickly switch the up photo images 531 to 534 when any of the size selection buttons 535a to 535c is touched. An irritated feeling of the user's operation can be suppressed.

  When the time limit for selecting the appearance of the eye has expired (Yes in step S252) or when the determination button 536 is touched (Yes in step S253), the CPU 103 determines the size of the currently selected eye, The size information is saved (step S257), and the process shown in FIG.

[Brightness selection processing (step S206)]
The CPU 103 executes a brightness selection process (step S206) after the eye shadow selection process (step S205). The brightness selection process (step S206) is that the content of the image process is a brightness change process, and that the brightness selection screen shown in FIG. 35 is displayed instead of the image selection screen shown in FIG. Except for this, it is executed in the same manner as in the above-described eye image selection process.

  If 15 types of photographic images of 3 types of eye exposure × 5 types of brightness have been generated in advance image processing, the photographic image of the type selected by the previous eye image selection is displayed. Specifically, when “Spotted Eye” is selected in the image selection, a photographic image that has been processed with “Spotted Eye” and brightness “Recommended” is displayed in advance image processing. For example, when the user touches “whitening”, the image is switched to a photographic image in which the image of the eyes is “deformed” and the brightness is “whitening”.

  By doing so, there is no irritating feeling of the operation, and it is possible to select an image in which the image of the eyes and brightness are combined.

[Leg correction processing]
Hereinafter, the leg correction process performed on the whole body photographic image will be described in detail. The CPU 103 displays a background selection screen in the prior customer service process shown in FIG. 27 (step S106). When the user selects a background image to be subjected to leg correction processing as a background image to be combined with the whole body photographic image (see FIG. 30), the CPU 103 executes leg correction processing on the whole body photographic image. Further, when the CPU 103 controls the camera 22 so as to obtain a whole body photographic image, the leg correction target region is displayed so as to overlap the video displayed on the photographing display 23.

  First, the reason why the leg correction target area is displayed so as to overlap the image displayed on the photographing display 23 will be described.

  FIG. 46 is a diagram for explaining the outline of the leg correction process. FIG. 46A shows a whole body photographic image 57 that has not been subjected to leg correction processing. FIG. 46B is a diagram showing a whole body photographic image 57 on which leg correction processing has been performed. Referring to FIG. 46A, the image of the lower region 571 in the whole body photographic image 57 is the target of the leg correction region. In FIG. 46A, the lower region 571 corresponds to the leg range of the person 572, but the lower region 571 does not necessarily match the leg of the person 572.

  The CPU 103 performs leg correction processing by extending the image of the lower region 571 in the vertical direction. When the legs of the two persons 572 are present in the lower region 571, the legs of the two persons 572 are lengthened by the leg correction process, so that the style of the person 572 can be shown well.

  FIG. 47 is a diagram for explaining a problem caused by executing the leg correction process. FIG. 47A is a diagram showing a whole body photographic image 58 that has not undergone leg correction processing. FIG. 47B is a diagram showing the whole body photographic image 58 on which the leg correction process has been performed.

  Referring to FIG. 47 (a), whole body photo image 58 includes the faces of four persons, and the face of two persons 58a out of the four persons is a lower region 581 that is subject to leg correction. Is located. When the leg correction process is executed on the whole body photographic image 58 shown in FIG. 47A, the faces of the two persons 58a are longer than the faces of the two persons 58b positioned above the whole body photographic image 58. It becomes longer in the direction, and the problem arises that the photo is different for each person.

  In order to prevent the occurrence of such a problem, the CPU 103 displays a leg correction target area at the time of photographing when a background image that is a target of leg correction processing is selected. Thereby, it can prevent that the size of a person's face changes by leg correction processing. This will be described in detail below.

  FIG. 48 is a flowchart of leg correction processing executed by the CPU 103. The leg correction process shown in FIG. 48 is actually executed as part of the shooting process (see FIG. 34).

  Referring to FIG. 48, CPU 103 determines whether or not a background image to be subjected to leg correction processing has been selected (step S221). Step S221 is executed before the normal photographing process (step S202, see FIG. 36A).

  The CPU 103 executes shooting in the up shooting mode and generates an up photo image (step S222). The CPU 103 performs face recognition processing on the generated up-photo image and counts the number of human faces included in the generated up-photo image (step S223). Steps S222 and S223 are executed each time an up photo image is generated. That is, steps S222 and S223 are repeated four times.

  When the shooting in the up shooting mode is completed (before shooting in the whole body shooting mode), the CPU 103 determines whether or not the total number of faces counted in each up shooting image is a predetermined number or more (step S224). ). When the total is equal to or greater than the predetermined number (in step S224), the CPU 103 determines that there is a high possibility that the face of a person is present in the leg correction target region in the whole body photographic image because the image is taken by a large number of people. The CPU 103 displays the leg correction target area on the live video displayed on the photographing display 23 (step S225). In step S224, the CPU 103 may calculate the number of faces per up-photo image and compare it with a predetermined number.

  FIG. 49 is a diagram illustrating an example of a live video in which a leg correction target area is displayed. Referring to FIG. 49, CPU 103 displays a dotted line 592 extending in the horizontal direction on live video 591. A dotted line 592 is arranged at the upper limit of the leg correction target area. In addition, the CPU 103 displays a message “A face will be stretched if a face is captured below the dotted line!” Along with the live video 591, and the area below the dotted line 592 is the leg correction target area. To the user.

  Note that the CPU 103 may notify the user of the leg correction target area by displaying the leg correction target area and the non-target area in different colors. Alternatively, the CPU 103 may arrange arrows indicating the leg correction target area on both the left and right sides of the live video 591. That is, in step S225, the CPU 103 may clarify the target area for leg correction when displaying a live video.

  Refer to FIG. 48 again. After displaying the leg correction target area (step S225), the CPU 103 controls the camera 22 to obtain a whole body photographic image. CPU103 performs a leg correction process with respect to a whole body photograph image (step S226), and complete | finishes the process shown in FIG.

  In step S224, when the total is smaller than the predetermined value (No in step S224), it is considered that the possibility that a face exists in the leg correction target area is small because the number of photographers is small. In this case, the CPU 103 generates a whole body photographic image without showing the target region for leg correction on the live video 591 and executes leg correction processing on the whole body photographic image (step S226).

  In step S221, when the selected background image is not a leg correction target (No in step S221), the CPU 103 determines that the leg correction target area is not displayed on the live video 591 and the leg correction process is not performed. (Step S227), and the process shown in FIG. 48 is terminated.

  As described above, when the total value of the human faces included in the up-photo image is equal to or larger than the predetermined number, the CPU 103 displays the leg correction target region so as to overlap the live video. Accordingly, the user can take an image so that the face does not enter the leg correction target area, and thus it is possible to prevent the face from being lengthened against the user's intention.

  Note that the CPU 103 may execute the process shown in FIG. 50 as the leg correction process. FIG. 50 is a diagram illustrating a modification of the flowchart of the leg correction process. Referring to FIG. 50, when the total number of faces is smaller than the predetermined number (Yes in step S224), CPU 103 executes leg correction processing on the generated whole body photo image (step S226). On the other hand, if the total value is equal to or larger than the predetermined number (Yes in step S224), it is determined that the leg correction process is not performed on the generated whole body photo image (step S228), and the process shown in FIG. 49 is ended. .

  Further, the CPU 103 may allow the user to select whether or not to execute the leg correction process after the photographing process is completed. Further, the user may select whether or not to execute the leg correction process for each whole body photo image.

[Image editing processing]
Next, details of the image editing process will be described. The CPU 103 executes image editing processing based on the control program. In the image editing process, the CPU 103 executes a graffiti process, synthesizes the edited image generated by the graffiti process and the normal photo image, and generates a normal composite image. Also, a special composite image of any one of the whole body collage image 41, the cover shot image 48, and the whole body pin pre-image 49 is generated according to the user's prior selection. Thereafter, the CPU 103 generates a sheet image 40 including the special composite image and the normal composite image and prints it on the sticker paper. The whole body pin pre-image 49 does not have to be printed on the sticker paper, but may be generated only as an image to be transmitted to a later-described mobile phone or the like.

  In the graffiti process, the user can make a graffiti on the photographic image generated by the shooting process. An edited image is generated based on the doodled content. For example, when a user doodles, a stamp image prepared in advance or a handwritten image such as a character string or a figure input by the user with a pen tool is generated as an edited image arranged on the photographic image. The photographic image generated by the special shooting process may or may not be a graffiti target. Edited images are not generated for photographic images that are not subject to graffiti.

  FIG. 51 is a flowchart of the image editing process executed by the photography game machine 1. Referring to FIG. 51, CPU 103 displays a movement waiting image screen for prompting the start of image editing processing on editing display 311 (step S301). When the user touches the editing display 311 with the touch pen 312, the remaining editing time starts to be counted down (step S302).

[Doodle processing]
Next, the CPU 103 executes graffiti processing (S303). FIG. 52 is a flowchart of the graffiti process executed by the photography game machine 1. FIG. 53 is a diagram showing an editing screen displayed on the editing display 311 during the graffiti process.

  Referring to FIG. 52, CPU 103 creates a My essence edited image (step S401), and displays the editing screen shown in FIG. 53 on editing display 311 (step S402). The My essence edited image will be described later.

  Referring to FIG. 53, the edit screen displays two edit areas 60L and 60R on the left and right. Two users can edit the photographic images in the editing areas 60L and 60R, respectively. Also, a photographic image is displayed on the graffiti replacement 75 and is assigned to one of the editing areas 60L and 60R by the selection operation of the left and right users. Thereby, a different photographic image can be edited in each editing area 60. Therefore, an edited image is created for each photographic image.

  The edit screen further includes a button 76L for “to normal graffiti” for editing processing for photo stickers and “to graffiti for blog” for editing processing for material (blog parts) to be pasted on a blog. A button 76R is displayed.

  The editing screen further displays an editing tool selection button 61 for selecting an editing tool such as My Essence, Special, Stamp, Twirl, Message, and Pen. The editing tool selection button 61 is different depending on whether the “to normal graffiti” button 76L is selected or the “to blog graffiti” button 76R is selected. Specifically, when the button 76L “to normal graffiti” is selected, an editing tool selection button 61R is displayed. On the other hand, when the “to blog graffiti” button 76R is selected, an editing tool selection button 61L is displayed. That is, in the case of “normal graffiti”, My essence, special, stamp, curl, message, and pen button are displayed. On the other hand, when the “to blog graffiti” button 76R is selected, an editing tool selection button 61L is displayed. That is, in order to create a blog part from a photographic image, a top image button, a prof image button, and a comment image button are displayed. Here, the top image is an image for a title arranged at the top of the blog. A prof image is an image arranged in a field for displaying a user's profile in a blog. The comment image is an image arranged in the comment field of the blog.

  When a desired editing tool selection button 61 is touched with the touch pen 312, a palette 67 corresponding to the touched editing tool is displayed under the editing area 60. In the present embodiment, the top image tool for “blog graffiti” is selected in the left palette 67, and the special tool for “normal graffiti” is selected in the right palette 67. In each palette 67, a plurality of selection buttons 64 on which edit images of designs that can be used with the selected editing tool are displayed are arranged. For example, a plurality of selection buttons 64 displaying a plurality of edited images of a stamp image, a kurukuru image, a message image, and a pen image are displayed on the right pallet 67 from which the special tool is selected.

  When the “My Essence” tool in the editing tool selection button 61R is selected, as shown in FIG. 54 and FIG. 55, a plurality of items created according to the character string input on the name input screen (see step S105 in FIG. 27). The edited image (character string image) is displayed in the selection button 64 of the palette 67. For example, when the character string “Mai” and the character string “Saori” are input as the user's name, the CPU 103 creates various edited images based on “Mai” and “Saori”.

  Specifically, in FIG. 54, the CPU 103 creates an edited image composed of character string images of the character strings “Mai” and “Saori”. The CPU 103 further creates an edited image obtained by converting the character string “mai”, such as “My”, “MAI”, “machan”, or a new edited image (nickname, etc.) created based on “mai”. To do. In FIG. 55, the CPU 103 creates various edited images that represent “mai” and “saori” in pairs based on “mai” and “saori”.

  These edited images of “My Essence” are created by the CPU 103 based on the character string input to the name input screen displayed in step S105 before the editing screen is displayed (FIG. 52). Step S401). Thus, the character string input on the name input screen displayed in step S105 is used as an edited image.

  Referring to FIGS. 54 and 55, the palette 67 displayed when the “My Essence” tool is selected includes a name correction button 671. The user can correct the character string input in the name input process (see step S105 in FIG. 27) by touching the name correction button 671. The edited image displayed on the palette 67 shown in FIGS. 54 and 55 can be recreated according to the corrected name.

  Returning to FIG. 53, an editing processing tool 74 is also displayed on the editing screen as another editing tool. The editing processing tool 74 includes a “start from the beginning” button for redoing the graffiti from the beginning, a “back” button for returning to the previous editing processing, a “forward” button for proceeding to the next editing processing, and each palette. 67 includes a “rotate” button for rotating a plurality of edited images displayed in 67, an “eraser” button for deleting an edited image input by editing, and the like.

  As another editing tool, a “one-shot graffiti” button 77 is also displayed. When the “one-shot graffiti” button 77 is selected, a plurality of sample images are displayed. The displayed sample image is different from “normal graffiti” and, for example, “blog graffiti” as an image transmitted to a mobile phone or the like. When the user selects any one of the plurality of sample images, a combination of the plurality of edited images in the sample image is displayed corresponding to the photographic image in the editing area 60. In short, the editing process can be completed in a short time by using the “one-shot graffiti” button 77.

  When the “semi-transparent” tab 69 is selected in the right palette 67, a semi-transparent palette 62 for selecting a semi-transparent stamp is displayed on the editing screen as shown in FIG. The translucent palette 62 includes various stamp pattern buttons 67a, a transparency setting button 67b for setting the transparency, and a color palette 67c for setting the color of the stamp. The user can create a translucent stamp as an edited image by operating the translucent palette 62.

  For example, assume that the user selects the design button 67a on which a heart mark is drawn and selects blue in the color palette 67c. In this case, the CPU 103 generates an edited image in which a blue heart is drawn. Then, the user selects one of the transparency setting buttons 67b of “light”, “normal”, and “dark”. When the “light” transparency setting button 67b is selected, the CPU 103 generates a blue heart image (edited image) with transparency set to 70%. Similarly, when the “normal” or “dark” transparency setting button 67b is selected, the CPU 103 generates an edited image whose transparency is set to 50% or 30%. When the user designates the paste position of the generated translucent stamp (edited image), the translucent stamp is pasted on the photographic image in the edit area 60R.

  Note that the CPU 103 may sequentially increase the transparency of the edited image in accordance with the number of times the “light” transparency setting button 67b is touched. Conversely, the CPU 103 may sequentially decrease the transparency of the edited image in accordance with the number of times the “dark” transparency setting button 67b is touched. However, if the transparency is too high, the edited image may be difficult to see, and therefore there is a predetermined limitation on the range of transparency that can be changed. Further, the transparency of all the edited images in the semi-transparent palette 62 may be changed, or only the transparency of one selected edited image may be changed. Also, a normal opaque stamp other than the translucent stamp may be made translucent. Further, the transparency of the translucent stamp may be set in advance for each pattern button 67a.

  Further, when the “heart” tab 80 is selected in the right palette 67, as shown in FIG. 57, a palette 81 for selecting heart stamps of various patterns is displayed on the editing screen. The palette 81 includes a pattern button 82, rotation buttons 84a and 84b, a rotation release button 85, and a size button 86. A heart is drawn on the design button 82 as a design of the stamp. The user can rotate the heart stamp around a horizontal axis parallel to the editing screen by operating the rotation buttons 84a and 84b.

  The rotation buttons 84a and 84b and the rotation release button 85 are displayed not only on the palette 81 but also on a rotatable stamp editing palette. For example, the rotation buttons 84a and 84b and the rotation release button are also displayed on the character string stamp editing palette.

  Hereinafter, the stamp rotation operation will be described with reference to an example in which the user rotates the character string stamp. FIG. 58 is a diagram showing a change in the character string stamp 87 when the rotation button 84a is touched. Referring to FIG. 58, when the user touches rotation button 84a once, CPU 103 tilts the upper side of character string stamp 87 in the back direction, and causes character string stamp 87 to move 5 ° about horizontal axis 88. Rotate. The user can increase the rotation angle by repeatedly touching the rotation button 84a. The pitch of the rotation angle is 5 ° per touch. When the rotation angle reaches 45 °, the CPU 103 does not increase the rotation angle even if the rotation button 84a is touched.

  FIG. 59 is a diagram showing a change in the character string stamp 87 when the rotation button 84b is touched. Referring to FIG. 59, horizontal axis 88 is a horizontal straight line parallel to the editing screen. When the user touches the rotation button 84b once, the CPU 103 rotates the character string stamp 87 by 5 degrees about the horizontal axis 88 so that the upper side of the character string stamp 87 is tilted forward. Similarly to the rotation button 84a, the user can increase the rotation angle by repeatedly touching the rotation button 84b. The maximum value of the rotation angle is 45 °.

  The user can cancel the rotation of the character string stamp 87 by touching the rotation cancel button 85.

  Referring to FIG. 52 again, the continuation of the graffiti process will be described. After the editing screen is displayed (step S402), the CPU 103 waits until the graffiti time reaches the time limit (Yes in step S404) or until the END button 68 is touched with the touch pen 312 (Yes in step S405). An input of an edited image corresponding to the selected photographic image is received. Specifically, when the CPU 103 detects a touch of a desired selection button 64 in the palette 67 (Yes in step S403, Yes in step S406), the design tool displayed on the touched selection button 64 is set. (Step S407). When the editing area 60 is touched (Yes in step S403, No in step S406), an edited image of the selected design is input to the touched position (step S408). The input edited image is stored in the memory 105 in association with the photographic image.

  When the graffiti time reaches the time limit (Yes in step S404) or when a touch on the END button 68 is detected (Yes in step S405), the CPU 103 ends the graffiti process.

[Select sheet layout]
Referring to FIG. 51, after the graffiti process (step S <b> 303), CPU 103 displays a sheet layout selection screen on editing display 311 to allow the user to select a sheet layout for generating sheet image 40. That is, the CPU 103 displays a sheet layout selection screen corresponding to the selected special shooting, and allows the user to select a sheet layout. (Steps S321-324).

  When the whole body collage is selected as the special shooting (“whole body collage” in step S321), the CPU 103 executes a name input confirmation process (step S329), and executes a name correspondence confirmation process (step S330). In the name input confirmation process (step S329), the photography game machine 1 confirms whether or not the user has entered a name in the name input process (step S105, see FIG. 27). Prompt for a name. In the name correspondence confirmation process (step S330), the photography amusement machine 1 displays the name confirmation screen 610 shown in FIG. 24, and displays the name input in the prior customer service process and the person included in the individual person images 413 and 414. The association with 41A and 41B is confirmed (see FIG. 9B). Details of the name input confirmation process (step S329) and the name correspondence confirmation process (step S330) will be described later.

  After step S330, the CPU 103 displays a sheet layout selection screen (not shown) for the whole body collage on the editing display 311 (step S322). For this reason, sheet layouts having various arrangement patterns are displayed on the sheet layout selection screen. The user selects a preferred sheet layout from the sheet layout selection screen.

  When the cover shot is selected as the special shooting (“cover shot” in step S321), the CPU 103 displays a cover shot sheet layout selection screen (not shown) on the editing display 311 (step S323). When the whole body pin pre is selected as the special photographing (“whole body pin pre” in step S321), the CPU 103 displays a sheet layout selection screen (not shown) for the whole body pin pre on the editing display 311 (step S324).

  Hereinafter, a case where the whole body collage is selected as the special shooting will be described as an example. For example, when the user selects the sheet layout of the sheet image 40 shown in FIG. 8, the CPU 103 selects the whole body collage image based on the design selected in step S107 (see FIG. 27) and the selected sheet layout. 41 background images 418 and background images 42b to 47b of the normal composite images 42 to 47 are determined. As a result, the first and second photographic images are associated with the background images 42b and 43b. The third and fourth photographic images are associated with the background images 45b and 46b. The fifth and sixth photograph images are associated with the background images 44b and 47b. Further, the CPU 103 determines the sizes of the whole body collage image 41 and the normal composite images 42 to 47 based on the selected design and sheet layout.

[Name input confirmation process]
FIG. 60A is a flowchart of the name input process (step S329). Referring to FIG. 60A, when two user names have been input (Yes in step S3291), CPU 103 determines that name input has been completed in the name input process (step S105, see FIG. 27). Determination is made, and the processing shown in FIG. 60A ends.

  On the other hand, if two user names have not been input (No in step S3291), the CPU 103 checks whether only one user name has been input (step S3292).

  If only one user name has been input (Yes in step S3292), the CPU 103 displays on the editing display 311 a confirmation screen for confirming whether another user name is to be input (step S3293). ). When the user inputs a name (Yes in step S3293), the CPU 103 displays a name input screen 510 shown in FIG. 29 (step S3294) and prompts the user to input the name. At this time, the input name may be corrected or may not be corrected. On the other hand, when the user does not input a name (No in step S3293), CPU 103 determines to use the default character string instead of the name of the user who has not been input, and inputs the processing shown in FIG. 60A. . The default character string will be described later.

  Returning to the description of step S3292. When the names of the two users are not input (No in step S3292), the CPU 103 displays a confirmation screen for confirming whether or not to input the names on the editing display 311 (step S3295). When the user inputs a name (Yes in step S3295), the CPU 103 displays a name input screen 510 shown in FIG. 29 (step S3296) and prompts the user to input the name. On the other hand, if the user does not input a name (No in step S3295), CPU 103 determines to use the default character string instead of the names of the two users, and ends the process shown in FIG. 60A.

[Name correspondence check process]
FIG. 60B is a flowchart of the name correspondence confirmation process (step S330). Referring to FIG. 24, FIG. 25 and FIG. 60B, CPU 103 displays a name confirmation screen 610 (step S3301). The name input to the input palette 510L is displayed in the name display area 614L, and the name input to the input palette 510R is displayed in the name display area 614R.

  As shown in FIG. 24 and FIG. 25, hiragana and Roman names are displayed in the name display areas 614L and 614R. For example, when a Roman character name is displayed in the name display areas 614L and 614R even though the user inputs a hiragana name, the user may determine that the Roman character name is not his / her name. By displaying both hiragana and romaji in the name display areas 614L and 614R, the user can easily check the name himself regardless of whether the user inputs the name in hiragana or romaji.

  Note that the CPU 103 may display either the hiragana name or the Roman name. By displaying the name input by the user among the hiragana and roman names in the name display areas 614L and 614R, the user can easily determine whether or not the input name is associated with the person 41A or 41B. be able to.

  When the user determines that the names displayed in the name display areas 614L and 614R do not correspond to the persons 41A and 41B in the image display areas 611L and 611R, the user touches the name exchange button 612. When the name exchange button 612 is touched (Yes in step S3302), the CPU 103 exchanges the names displayed in the name display areas 614L and 614R (step S3303).

  When the user determines that the names displayed in the name display areas 614L and 614R correspond to the persons 41A and 41B in the image display areas 611L and 611R, the user touches the determination button 613. When the enter button 613 is touched (Yes in step S3304), the CPU 103 stores the individual person images 413 and 414 in association with the names displayed in the name display areas 614L and 614R. Referring to FIG. 25, individual person image 413 is associated with names “REINA” and “Reina”, and individual person image 414 is associated with names “KANA” and “Kana”.

  In the name input confirmation process (step S329), if two names are not input, the name correspondence confirmation process (step S330) is not executed. The character string “SWEET & GIRL” is used as a default character string. An image including the character string “SWEET & GIRL” is used instead of the name image 415. The character string “SWEET” is used instead of the name of one user, and the character string “GIRL” is used instead of the name of one user. That is, an image including the character string “SWEET” is used instead of the name image 421, and an image including the character string “GIRL” is used instead of the name image 422.

  When only one user is input, the character string “SWEET” or “GIRL” may be used in place of the name not input. For example, when a name is not input to the input palette 510L (see FIG. 29), an image including the character string “SWEET” is used instead of the name image 421, and the character string “SWEET & (input name)” is included. An image may be used instead of the name image 415. On the other hand, when the name is not input to the input palette 510R (see FIG. 29), the character string “GIRL” is used, the image including the character string “GIRL” is used instead of the name image 422, and the character string An image including “(input name) & GIRL” may be used instead of the name image 415.

  The timing for executing the name confirmation process (step S329) may be any time after the name input process (step S106). Alternatively, the CPU 103 may omit the name confirmation process (step S329).

[Normal composite image generation]
Next, the CPU 103 generates normal composite images 42 to 47 using the first to sixth photograph images (step S305). FIG. 61 is a flowchart showing a procedure for creating a normal composite image. Note that, here, the seventh photographic image taken by special photography is not normally used for generating a composite image.

  Referring to FIG. 61, CPU 103 selects one of the first to sixth photograph images (step S501). Here, a case where the fifth photographic image obtained in the whole body photographing mode is selected will be described. The fifth photographic image includes a person image 44a (see FIG. 8).

  The CPU 103 acquires the background image 44b associated with the fifth photographic image from the HDD 104 (step S502). The CPU 103 executes preprocessing for the fifth photographic image (step S503). Pre-processing refers to the contents of the image processing selected in step S104 (see FIG. 27), the size of the eye selected in step S205 (see FIG. 34), and the image selected in step S206 (see FIG. 34). This is processing for performing image processing selected by the user, such as brightness, on the fifth photographic image.

  The CPU 103 adjusts the size of the fifth photographic image based on the size of the normal composite image 44 determined based on the selected design and sheet layout (step S504).

  The CPU 103 extracts a person from the fifth photographic image whose size has been adjusted (step S505). Specifically, the CPU 103 extracts the persons 41A and 41B from the size-adjusted fifth photographic image to generate a person image 44a. Since the fifth photographic image is an image taken in the whole body photographing mode, the whole body of the persons 41A and 41B is extracted from the fifth photographic image.

  The CPU 103 combines the extracted person image 44a with the background image 44b to generate a normal composite image 44 (step S506). The normal composite image 44 is used for generating the sheet image 40.

  When the CPU 103 selects all the first to sixth photographic images taken in the normal shooting process (step S202) (Yes in step S507), the CPU 103 ends the normal composite image generation process (step S305). On the other hand, if there is an unselected photo image (No in step S507), the CPU 103 returns to step S501 to select the next photo image.

[Special composite image generation]
The CPU 103 generates a special composite image of any one of the whole body collage image 41, the cover shot image 48, and the whole body pin pre-image 49 in accordance with the content of the special shooting selected by the user (step S307). Note that two whole body pin-up images are generated in one play.

[Full-body collage image generation]
In step S307, the CPU 103 generates the whole body collage image 41 when the whole body collage is selected as the special shooting.

  FIG. 62 is a flowchart showing a procedure for creating the whole body collage image 41. With reference to FIG. 62, the case where the whole body collage image 41 shown to FIG. 9B is produced | generated is demonstrated. The CPU 103 selects the fifth and sixth photograph images photographed in the whole body photographing mode and the pin pre-image (step S601). The fifth photographic image includes a collective person image 411 (person image 47a). The sixth photographic image includes a collective person image 412 (person image 44a). The pin-up image includes individual person images 413 and 414.

  The CPU 103 acquires a background image 418 corresponding to the selected design (step S602). The CPU 103 changes the size of the acquired background image 418 according to the size of the whole body collage image 41. The size of the whole body collage image 41 is determined when the sheet layout is selected (step S304).

  The CPU 103 performs preprocessing on each selected photographic image (step S603). The process in step S603 is the same as the process in step S503 (see FIG. 61).

  The CPU 103 adjusts the sizes of the fifth and sixth photographic images and the pin pre-image in accordance with the size of the whole body collage image 41 (step S604). At this time, the size of the pin-up image is changed to a predetermined size smaller than the size of the fifth and sixth photographic images.

  The CPU 103 performs an extraction process for extracting a person by removing a part other than the person who is the subject (a part of the green background reflected in the background image) from the resized fifth and sixth photograph images and the pin-up image. By doing so, person images 411 to 414 are generated (step S605).

  Specifically, the CPU 103 extracts the whole body of the persons 41A and 41B from the fifth photograph image and generates the collective person image 411. The CPU 103 extracts the whole body of the persons 41A and 41B from the sixth photograph image to generate a collective person image 412. The CPU 103 extracts the whole body of only the person 41A from the Pimpuri image to generate a person image 413, and extracts the whole body of only the person 41B from the Pimpuri image to generate the individual person image 414. CPU103 extracts the area | region identified with the person in each photograph image as a whole body of a person using a chroma technique. As described above, since the size of the Pimpuri image is changed to be smaller than the size of the fifth and sixth photograph images, the size of the individual person images 413 and 414 is the fifth and sixth photograph. It becomes smaller than the size of the collective person images 411 and 412 extracted from the image.

  The CPU 103 generates the whole body collage image 41 by synthesizing the generated person images 411 to 414 on the background image 418 (step S606). At this time, the decoration image 417, the name images 415, 421, and 422 generated from the user name input in step S105 (see FIG. 27), and the date image 416 generated from the current date are the background image. 418 is synthesized. The positions where the person images 411 to 414 are arranged on the background image 418 are designated in advance in the background image 418. Thereby, the whole body collage image 41 as shown to FIG. 9A is produced | generated.

  As shown in FIG. 9B, in the whole body collage image 41, it is assumed that the individual person image 413 including the person 41A is arranged on the left side and the individual person image 414 including the person 41B is arranged on the right side. Further, it is assumed that the correspondence between the input name and the individual person images 413 and 414 is as shown in FIG. In this case, the CPU 103 generates a name image 415 including the character string “REINA & KANA”. Since the name “REINA” is displayed first in the name image 415, a third person who views the whole body collage image 41 corresponds to the name of the person on the left side of the whole body collage image 41 corresponding to “REINA” on the right side. It can be inferred that the name of the person is “KANA”.

  In addition, the CPU 103 arranges the name images 421 and 422 at positions designated in advance on the background image 418. Since the name “REINA” is associated with the individual person image 413, the name image 421 including the name “REINA” is arranged below the area where the individual person image 413 is arranged. Since the name “KANA” is associated with the individual person image 414, the name image 422 including the name “KANA” is arranged below the area where the individual person image 414 is arranged.

  Referring to FIG. 11, in the sheet image 40, two divided whole body collage images 41 </ b> P and 41 </ b> Q are arranged on the left and right of the sheet image 40. In this case, the CPU 103 may generate divided whole body collage images 41P and 41Q by dividing the whole body collage image 41 generated in step S604 into left and right. Alternatively, the CPU 103 may generate the divided whole body collage images 41P and 41Q individually. For example, the CPU 103 generates a divided whole body collage image 41P by synthesizing the group person image 411 and the individual person image 413 on one background image, and also generates another group person image 412 and one individual person image 414. The divided whole body collage image 41Q may be generated by compositing on the background image.

  Referring to FIG. 51 again, CPU 103 generates sheet image 40 for printing the generated special composite image and normal composite image on one sheet based on the sheet layout selected by the user (step S308). .

  The CPU 103 transmits the sheet image generated in step S308 to the printer 601 and starts printing. The printer 601 prints the transmitted sheet image (step S309). When printing is completed, the printer 601 discharges the photographic sticker paper on which the sheet image is printed to the discharge port 321.

  The CPU 103 transmits the sheet image generated in step S308 to the printer 601 and starts printing. The printer 601 prints the transmitted sheet image (step S309). When printing is completed, the printer 601 discharges the photographic sticker paper on which the sheet image is printed to the discharge port 321.

  Since the user is kept waiting until the printing is completed, an operation for transmitting to a mobile phone or the like is provided.

  The CPU 103 displays on the editing display 311 a transmission image selection screen that prompts the user to select a normal composite image, a special composite image, an image created with a blog graffiti, or the like to be acquired by a mobile phone, a smartphone, a personal computer, or the like. Is displayed on the editing display 311 (step S310). The CPU 103 transmits the selected one or more images to the server together with the input mail address (step S311). Thereafter, the server transmits an e-mail describing information (such as a URL) for acquiring the selected image to the e-mail address transmitted, and the user accesses the URL described in the e-mail to display the image. get.

  As described above, the photography game machine 1 extracts the whole body of a person from a plurality of photograph images taken at different timings to generate person images 411 to 414, and the generated person images 411 to 414 are simply displayed. The whole body collage image 41 is generated by arranging on one background image 418. The person images 411 to 414 are arranged on the single background image 418, so that the whole body collage image 41 is like a single sheet, even though a plurality of person images taken at different timings are combined. Recognized as if it were a photographic image.

  In the above embodiment, the example in which the positions where the person images 211 to 214 are arranged is set in the background image 418 in advance has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The user may be allowed to specify the positions of the person images 411 to 414 in the whole body collage image 41. In short, the photography game machine 1 extracts the person image by extracting the whole body of the persons 41A and 41B from one of the two photograph images taken at different timings, and the person 41A from the other photograph image. The whole body collage image 41 may be generated by extracting a person image by extracting the whole body and synthesizing the two extracted person images on a single background image.

  In the above embodiment, the whole body collage image 41 is used only for generating the sheet image 40 and is not transmitted to a mobile phone or the like. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The photography game machine 1 may transmit the whole body collage image 41 to the input e-mail address. For example, the divided whole body collage images 41P and 41Q shown in FIG. 11 can be transmitted. Further, instead of transmitting the composite image in this way, access information (for example, URL) necessary for acquiring the composite image may be transmitted.

  In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which the size of the individual person images 413 and 414 generated from the Pimpuri image is smaller than the size of the collective person images 411 and 412 generated from the fifth and sixth photograph images. Not limited to this. Conversely, the size of the collective person images 411 and 412 may be smaller than the size of the individual person images 413 and 414. That is, the photography game machine 1 only needs to make one size of two person images and one person image smaller than the other size.

  In the above embodiment, in the photography game machine 1, in the whole body shooting mode, the light amount of the front illumination devices 27a and 27b is smaller than the light amount of the intermediate illumination devices 28a and 28b and the light amount of the back illumination device 29. Although the example which controls each of a rear side illuminating device was demonstrated, it is not restricted to this. The photography game machine 1 may not emit the front illumination devices 27a and 27b. Similarly, the photography amusement machine 1 does not have to cause the intermediate lighting devices 28a and 28b and the back lighting device 29 to emit light in the up shooting mode.

  In the above-described embodiment, the photography game machine 1 explained an example in which, in the photographing process, the first four of the six photographic images are photographed in the up photographing mode and the remaining two are photographed in the whole body photographing mode. However, it is not limited to this. For example, the photographic game machine 1 may shoot the first two of the six photographic images in the up shooting mode and the remaining four in the whole body shooting mode. Alternatively, the order of shooting in the up shooting mode and shooting in the whole body shooting mode may be switched. That is, the photography game machine 1 may shoot in a preset shooting mode.

  Moreover, the photography game machine 1 may allow the user to select photographing in the up photographing mode and photographing in the whole body photographing mode. For example, before executing step S2022 shown in FIG. 36A, the photography game machine 1 displays the whole body image of the model and the up image in which the model's face is photographed large on the photographing display 23. Let the user select an image. The photographic game machine 1 shoots in the whole body shooting mode when the whole body image of the model is selected, and shoots in the up shooting mode when the up image of the model is selected.

  In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which the name input confirmation process (step S329) and the name correspondence confirmation process (step S330) are executed after layout selection (see steps S322, 323, 324, FIG. 51). Not limited to. The name input confirmation process and the name correspondence confirmation process may be executed before the graffiti process (step S303). Alternatively, the CPU 103 may execute a name input confirmation process (step S329) and a name correspondence confirmation process (step S330) using the photographing display 23 after the special photographing process (steps S225 to S227).

  Further, the CPU 103 may display a shooting screen 521 as shown in FIG. 63 and guide a user who enters the rectangular areas 521L and 521R during the special shooting process. The imaging screen 521 shown in FIG. 63 differs from the imaging screen 521 shown in FIG. 38 in that name display areas 614L and 614R are provided below the rectangular areas 521L and 521R. Then, the CPU 103 may display a name confirmation screen 610 as shown in FIG. 64 and ask the user to confirm the name when displaying the preview (see step S2045, FIG. 36B). A completed image diagram of the whole body collage image 41 is displayed on the name confirmation screen 610 shown in FIG. 64, and name display areas 614L and 614R are displayed at the feet of the individual person images 413 and 414 in the completed image diagram. In the above embodiment, the name confirmation screen 610 shown in FIG. 64 may be displayed on the editing display 311.

  Further, the CPU 103 may perform name confirmation when displaying a live video of the special shooting process (step S223, see FIG. 36B) (step S2042). In this case, a name exchange button 612 and a determination button are arranged on the shooting screen 521 shown in FIG.

  In the said embodiment, although the name input in the name input process (refer step S105, FIG. 27) was reflected in the whole body collage image 41, it was not restricted to this. The input name may be reflected in the cover shot image 48 and the whole body pin pre-image 49 generated by special shooting other than the whole body collage. As shown in FIG. 30, the input name may be reflected in the background image combined with the up-photo image or the whole-body photo image. Alternatively, the input name may be reflected in the foreground image (frame) combined with the up-photo image or the whole-body photo image, or may be reflected in the edited image. The photography game machine 1 may execute the name input confirmation process (step S329) and the name correspondence confirmation process (step S330) when the input name is reflected in any of the above images.

  In the above embodiment, when there are two users, each user can use either of the editing areas 60L and 60R in the editing screen (see FIG. 53). However, the present invention is not limited to this. Absent. Referring to FIG. 51, when the name correspondence confirmation process (step S330) is executed before the graffiti process (step S303), CPU 103 may assign editing areas 60L and 60R for each user. For example, the CPU 103 displays the individual person image 413 including the person 41 </ b> A in the editing area 60 </ b> L, and displays a message that prompts the person with the name associated with the individual person image 413 to perform graffiti in the editing area 60 </ b> L. . Then, a name stamp associated with the individual person image 413 is displayed on the left palette 67. As a result, the right and left sides of the editing screen can be customized for each user.

  In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the control program for the photographic game machine 1 is installed in the HDD 104 of the computer apparatus 101 has been described. The method for installing the control program is not particularly limited. For example, the control program may be downloaded from a server connected to the network and installed in the computer apparatus 101. Alternatively, when a computer-readable medium (for example, an optical disk, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory, a flexible disk, etc.) in which the control program is recorded is distributed, the control program is installed in the computer apparatus 101 from the medium. Also good.

  While the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the above-described embodiments are merely examples for carrying out the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be implemented by appropriately modifying the above-described embodiment without departing from the spirit thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Photographing game machine 15 Strobe 17 Chromaki capture board 22 Cameras 27a, 27b Front illumination device 28a, 28b Intermediate illumination device 29 Back illumination device 40 Sheet image 41 Whole body collage image 41P, 41Q Division whole body collage image 42-49 Normal composite image 42a to 47a, 211 to 214 People image 42b to 47b, 418, 418P, 418Q Background image 110 Strobe control unit 271 Grid 282, 292 Diffuser plate 411, 412 Collective person image 413, 414 Individual person image 521L, 521R Rectangular area 530 eyes Image selection screen 531 to 534 Up photo image 535a to 535c Size selection button 537 Whole body photo image 610 Name confirmation screen 612 Name exchange button 611, 611L, 611R Image display area 614, 614L, 14R name display area

Claims (4)

Before taking the two persons, it displays a screen containing the left and right input pallet, and the attribute information input section that receives an input of attribute information relating to the two persons each,
A camera for photographing the two persons ;
A display for displaying images of two persons photographed by the camera;
Attribute information input in the input palette left of the attribute information attribute information input to the input unit, the association Rutotomoni to the left of the person of the two persons included in the image displayed on the display The attribute information input in the right input palette among the attribute information input to the attribute information input unit is associated with the right person among the two persons included in the image displayed on the display, in the display of the display screen, and the associating unit for displaying attribute information associated with each person in a position that can recognize the attribute information of the person, each contained in the image displayed on the display,
A photography amusement machine comprising: an association change unit that changes association by the association unit according to an input operation . A photography game machine according to claim 1 ,
The association changing unit is a photographic game machine that exchanges attribute information related to a left person and attribute information related to a right person among the two persons according to an input operation. A method for controlling a photography amusement machine comprising a camera and a display,
Before taking the two persons, and displays a screen containing the left and right input pallet receives an input of attribute information relating to the two persons each step,
Controlling the camera to shoot the two persons ;
Controlling the display to display images of two persons taken by the camera;
Attribute information input in the input palette left among the inputted attribute information, correspondence Rutotomoni was the input to the left of the person of the two persons included in the image displayed on the display attribute information input in the right input palette of attribute information, the correspondence to the right of the person of the two person included in the image displayed on the display, the display screen of the display, on the display and displaying the attribute information associated with each person in a position that can recognize the attribute information of the person, each included in the display image,
A method for controlling a photography amusement machine, comprising: a step of changing correspondence between each person included in an image displayed on the display and attribute information according to an input operation . In a computer mounted on a photography game machine equipped with a camera and a display,
Before taking the two persons, and displays a screen containing the left and right input pallet receives an input of attribute information relating to the two persons each step,
Controlling the camera to shoot the two persons ;
Controlling the display to display images of two persons taken by the camera;
Attribute information input in the input palette left among the inputted attribute information, correspondence Rutotomoni was the input to the left of the person of the two persons included in the image displayed on the display attribute information input in the right input palette of attribute information, the correspondence to the right of the person of the two person included in the image displayed on the display, the display screen of the display, on the display and displaying the attribute information associated with each person in a position that can recognize the attribute information of the person, each included in the display image,
A control program that executes , in response to an input operation, a step of changing association between each person included in an image displayed on the display and attribute information .

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