JP5857278B2 - Photo shooting game machine and photo shooting game system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a photography game machine and a photography game system, and more specifically, to a photography game machine that allows a player to doodle on a photograph image obtained by photographing a player, and the photography game machine and portable terminal thereof. The present invention relates to a photography game system including a connectable server.

A photography game machine is installed in an amusement facility, etc., photographs a subject that is a user to obtain a photographic image, and characters and figures inputted by the user, a stamp image, a frame image on the obtained photographic image Provided is a photo sticker in which an image such as a background image is synthesized, the synthesized image is laid out and printed on a seal sheet.
As disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-245290 (Patent Document 1) and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-15428 (Patent Document 2), recently, a composite image created by a photography game machine is used as a photo sticker. Photographic game machines that can not only provide but also provide a created composite image as a standby image of a user's mobile phone have appeared. In addition, in order to provide a standby image with high expressiveness, a photography game machine that provides a standby image that performs an animation operation has also appeared.

JP 2001-245290 A JP 2004-15428 A

However, the higher the expressiveness of the standby image, the greater the burden on the device resources such as the memory in the photographic game machine.

In addition, the photography amusement machine provides the created composite image to a user's mobile phone or PDA (Personal Digital Assistants) or other portable terminal via a server. Since the amount increases, the communication load between the photography game machine and the server increases. In order to reduce the equipment load of the facility where the photo game machine is installed, communication between the photo game machine and the server often uses PHS (Personal Handyphone System). Depending on the facility, the radio wave condition may not be good, so if the communication capacity increases, data transmission will not be stable. Therefore, it is desirable to provide images with high expressive power while suppressing communication capacity.

An object of the present invention is to provide a photography amusement machine capable of suppressing an increase in the load of apparatus resources when creating an image.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a photography amusement machine that can suppress the communication load between the photography amusement machine and the server.

Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention

A photography amusement machine according to the present invention comprises a camera and a display, camera control means,
First editing means and second editing means are provided. The camera control means controls the camera to shoot a subject and generate a photographic image. The first editing means displays the photographic image on the display with the first number of pixels, receives the editing of the photographic image, and generates the first edited image. The second editing means displays the photographic image or the first edited image as an editing target image on the display with a second number of pixels smaller than the first number of pixels, and accepts editing of the editing target image.

Preferably, the photography amusement machine further includes a printing unit and a transmission unit. The printing unit prints the first edited image. The transmission unit transmits the image edited by the second editing unit to the server.

The photography game machine of the present invention includes two editing means. In the second editing means, the editing target image is displayed with a smaller number of pixels than the photographic image edited by the first editing means. Since the number of pixels of the image to be edited, that is, the data capacity is small, an increase in the load of device resources such as a memory can be suppressed. In addition, the image edited by the second editing means is transmitted to the server. However, since the image has a small number of pixels, the communication load between the photographic game machine and the server can be suppressed.

Preferably, the second editing unit accepts editing of the editing target image while the printing unit is printing the first edited image.

  In this case, the player can eliminate the boring feeling of the print waiting time.

Preferably, the photography amusement machine further includes a storage unit and a layer setting unit. The storage means stores a stamp moving image composed of a plurality of pattern images. Layer setting means
Layer setting means for setting an editing target layer to which an editing target image is input and a plurality of moving image layers to which a stamp moving image is input. The second editing means further inputs a plurality of pattern images to a plurality of moving image layers when receiving an input of a stamp moving image, and includes a plurality of moving images composed of an image of an editing target layer and a plurality of moving image layers. A plurality of moving image layer images used for moving images in which layer images are sequentially displayed are created.

Since the second editing unit edits the editing target image having the second number of pixels smaller than the first number of pixels, the memory load is reduced by reducing the number of pixels. Since the memory load is reduced, multiple video layers can be set. Therefore, a plurality of moving image layer images used for a moving image in which images of a plurality of moving image layers are sequentially displayed can be created, and the moving image can realize an animation operation with high expressiveness by the plurality of moving image layer images.

Preferably, the storage means further stores a stamp still image. The second editing means further inputs the stamp still image to each of the plurality of moving image layers when receiving the input of the stamp still image.

In this case, since the same stamp still image is input to each of the plurality of moving image layers, even if the images of the plurality of moving image layers are sequentially displayed in the moving image, the stamp still image in the moving image layer image is animated. Do not do.

Preferably, the storage means stores a plurality of stamp moving images. In addition, photography game machines
Selection means and animation display means are provided. The selecting means selects a desired stamp moving image from a plurality of stamp moving images. The animation display means includes animation display means for sequentially displaying a pattern image corresponding to the stamp moving image selected by the selection means on the display.

In this case, the player can confirm the animation operation of the selected stamp moving image.

Preferably, the editing target image includes the photographic image and a plurality of layer images having different display priorities. The second editing means further inputs the photographic image and the plurality of layer images to one editing target layer by superimposing them in the descending order of display priority. Here, the layer image is, for example, a background image or a frame image. The frame image includes not only an image in which the peripheral portion of the photographic image is decorated but also an image in which the central portion of the photographic image is decorated. The frame image is an image that comes in front of the photographic image and is a foreground image. The layer image also includes a so-called graffiti image such as a pen image or a stamp image input by the first editing means.

  In this case, the number of layer settings can be suppressed.

A photography game system according to the present invention includes the photography game machine described above and a server that can be connected to a portable terminal. The photography game machine or server creates a moving image based on the image of the editing target layer and the images of the plurality of moving image layers. The server transmits the created moving image to the mobile terminal.

In the photography game system according to the present invention, the created moving image is transmitted to the portable terminal. Since the display of the portable terminal is small, there is no visual discomfort when a moving image created based on the image to be edited having the second number of pixels with a small number of pixels is displayed on the display of the portable terminal. In addition, since a moving image sequentially displays a plurality of moving image layer images, an animation operation rich in expressiveness can be realized.

Preferably, the photography game machine further includes a synthesizing unit. The synthesizing unit creates, for each moving image layer, a combined image obtained by combining the moving image layer image with the editing target layer image. The moving image creating means creates a moving image in which a plurality of composite images are sequentially displayed in a predetermined order.

Preferably, the moving image creating means creates a moving image in which the images of the moving image layers are sequentially displayed on the image of the editing target layer in a predetermined order.

In this case, instead of synthesizing the editing target layer image and the moving image layer image, the moving image layer images are sequentially displayed on the editing target layer image. For example, when a composite image converted in the lossy compression format is decoded, the subject of the composite image may be shifted for each composite image. In this case, if the composite images are sequentially displayed, the subject is shifted each time the composite images are switched and displayed, and a visually uncomfortable feeling is generated. If the images of the respective moving image layers are sequentially displayed on the editing target layer image, the subject shift that may occur at the time of the composite image does not occur, so that the visual discomfort does not occur.

The method for controlling a photography game machine according to the present invention is a method for controlling the above-mentioned photography game machine, and the control program according to the present invention is a program implemented in the above-mentioned photography game machine.

1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a photography game system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance structure of the photography game machine in FIG. It is a perspective view of the image editing apparatus and imaging device in the photography game machine in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the photography game machine in FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a photographing process by the photographing computer device in FIG. 4. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing image editing processing by the image editing computer device in FIG. 4. It is a figure which shows the graffiti screen displayed on an edit display by step S23 in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the frame image which comprises a standby moving image. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing standby moving image editing processing and moving image sample selection processing by the image editing computer device in FIG. 4. It is a figure which shows the selection screen displayed on an edit display by step S30 in FIG. It is a figure which shows the detail of operation | movement of step S31 in FIG. It is a figure which shows the selection screen displayed on an edit display by step S311 in FIG. It is a figure which shows the selection screen displayed on an edit display by step S313 in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the stamp moving image contained in the frame image which comprises a standby moving image. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating operation | movement of step S314 in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the edit object image produced by step S314 in FIG. It is a figure which shows the graffiti screen displayed on an edit display by step S316 in FIG. It is a figure which shows the pattern image which comprises a stamp moving image. It is a figure which shows the pattern image which comprises a pen moving image. FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating a state where a “stamp 1” tab is touched in the graffiti image illustrated in FIG. 17. It is a figure which shows the detail of operation | movement of step S319 in FIG. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating operation | movement of step S319 in FIG. It is a figure which shows the other structure different from the structure of the standby moving image shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the detail of operation | movement of step S319 in FIG. 11 different from FIG. It is a figure which shows the data transmitted to a server by step S65 in FIG. It is a figure which shows the selection image displayed by step S34 in FIG. FIG. 27 is a diagram illustrating a state where a “whole body” tab is touched in the selection image illustrated in FIG. 26. FIG. 27 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a “special” tab is touched in the selection image illustrated in FIG. 26. It is a figure which shows the selection image displayed by step S35 in FIG. It is a figure which shows the whole structure of the photography game system by the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the standby moving image editing process performed with the photography game machine in FIG. It is a figure which shows the selection screen displayed on an edit display by step S101 in FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the display layer set by step S102 in FIG. It is a figure which shows the graffiti screen displayed by step S103 in FIG. It is a figure which shows the state of the palette area when the "animation pen" tab is touched on the graffiti screen shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the state of the palette area when the "animation stamp" tab is touched on the graffiti screen shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of an arrangement | positioning information database. FIG. 35 is a diagram showing a state of a palette area when a “background / frame” tab is touched on the graffiti screen shown in FIG. 34. It is a figure which shows the data transmitted by step S108 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the moving image file creation process in the server in FIG. It is a figure which shows the layer set by step S302 in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating step S305 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.
1. 1. First embodiment 1.1. overall structure

Referring to FIG. 1, a photography game system according to the present embodiment includes a photography game machine 1,
And a server 300. The photographic game machine 1 shoots a player as a subject to create a photographic image, accepts editing of the created photographic image, and creates an image for printing on a sticker sheet. The photography game machine 1 further creates standby video data to be displayed on the display of the mobile phone 400 which is a mobile terminal. The server 300 receives data from the photography game machine 1, creates a standby moving image, and transmits it to the mobile phone 400. Mobile phone 400
Receives the standby video and displays it on the display.
1.2. Appearance structure of photography game machine

2 and 3, the photography game machine 1 is divided into a photography booth 2 for photographing and two editing booths 3 for editing photograph images obtained by photographing. In photography booth 2,
The photographing device 4 and the back panel 5 are installed facing each other, and two image editing devices 8 are installed back to back in the editing booth 3 and are installed adjacent to the photographing device 4. A chair 6 is installed on the front surface of the back panel 5, and the back panel 5 and the chair 6 are made in a single color (for example, green) for chroma. The photography booth 2 and the editing booth 3 are separated from the outside by a side curtain (not shown).

A coin insertion slot 31 for inserting coins is provided on the side of the photography booth 2, and a photograph image taken at the photography booth 2 and edited at the editing booth 3 is printed on a sticker sheet on the side of the photography apparatus 4. A print discharge port 51 for discharging is provided.

When using this photographic game machine 1, the player inserts a coin into the coin insertion slot 31, enters the shooting booth 2, and performs a shooting operation toward the shooting device 4. After shooting, the player moves to one of the editing booths 3 designated by the photography game machine 1, and this time, the image editing operation toward the image editing device 8, specifically, characters written in a frame, stamp, and pen. Enter an edited image such as an image. After editing, the player receives the photo sticker discharged from the print discharge port 51.

In addition, the player performs an image editing operation for a standby moving image in the editing booth 3 while the photo game machine 1 is printing a photo sticker. That is, a standby moving image is created using the waiting time during printing.

A camera 10 is provided in the center of the front of the photographing apparatus 4, and a photographing display 1 is provided below the camera 10.
1 is provided, and a lighting device 9 is provided around them. The camera 10 photographs a player as a subject, and a digital camera is generally used. A plurality of cameras 10 may be provided, or the camera 10 may be moved or adjusted in angle.

The photographing display 11 is a confirmation monitor for the player who is the subject, and is directed toward the player so that the display screen can be easily seen. The shooting display 11 displays a live video (moving image) in real time by horizontally flipping the video shot by the camera 10.
Therefore, the player can take a picture while looking at his / her appearance that looks like a mirror. Further, a transparent touch panel 12 (see FIG. 4) is pasted on the display screen,
The shooting display 11 accepts a player's input operation on the touch panel 12. The photographing display 11 is provided with a touch pen 13 for inputting various operations by the player on the touch panel 12. The shooting display 11 displays a photographed image for confirmation, various guidance screens, operation buttons, and the like in addition to the live video.

The illumination device 9 is provided on the top, bottom, left, and right of the camera 10 and the ceiling, and illuminates the subject from the front. The illuminating device 9 includes an ordinary lamp illumination such as a fluorescent lamp and a flash illumination (flash) such as a strobe. The strobe emits light at the moment when the start of shooting is instructed by the player and the live video captured by the camera 10 is captured as a photographic image (still image), and illuminates the subject strongly. In addition to the above, the illumination device is also provided on the side and rear of the subject to illuminate the subject from all directions.

The image editing device 8 is a device for editing a photographic image obtained by the photographing device 4.
An editing display 40 is provided at the front center of the image editing device 8. Editing display 4
0 displays one or more photographic images selected from among photographic images taken by the camera 10. Further, a transparent touch panel 41 (see FIG. 4) is pasted on the display screen, and the edit display 40 accepts a player's editing operation on the touch panel 41. On both sides of the editing display 40, touch pens 42 for inputting an edited image on the touch panel 41 are provided. The image editing device 8 performs an image editing process on the photographic image according to the editing operation of the player (image editing process).

After executing the image editing process, the photography amusement machine 1 prints the created edited image (image obtained by overlaying a graffiti image such as a background image, a frame image, a pen image or a stamp image on a photo image) on a sticker sheet and prints it. The photo sticker discharged from the discharge port 51 is provided to the player.

The image editing device 8 further receives image editing for the standby moving image of the mobile phone in accordance with the editing operation by the player while the edited image is printed on the sticker sheet (standby moving image editing process). The created standby image is transmitted to the server and transferred from the server to the player's mobile phone.
1.3. Functional configuration of photo game machine

Referring to FIG. 4, a photographic game machine 1 is a photographic computer device 1 that executes a photographic process.
01a, an image editing computer apparatus 101b that executes image editing processing, a control board 102 that receives instructions from the operating computer apparatuses 101a and 101b, and controls various connected apparatuses, and a chroma capture board 17. The photographing computer device 101a and the image editing computer device 101b are connected to each other and exchange image data and the like on a peer-to-peer basis. These function as the control device 100 of the photographic game machine 1.

The computer apparatuses 101a and 101b include a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 103a.
103b, a control program for causing the apparatus to execute a predetermined process, graphic data necessary for the process, audio data, a photographed photograph image, an input edited image, a plurality of layer images prepared in advance (background Image, frame image), hard disks 104a and 104b for storing a plurality of stamp still images and pen still images prepared in advance, and memories 105a and 105b serving as temporary work areas for control programs.

The hard disk 104b further stores a plurality of stamp moving images and pen moving images prepared for standby video creation in association with unique identification IDs. Each stamp moving image and each pen moving image is composed of a plurality of pattern images, and an animation operation is realized by sequentially displaying the pattern images in the same manner as the flip book. For example, the stamp moving image is composed of two pattern images P10-1 and P10-2 as shown in FIG. 18, and the pen moving image is, for example, two pattern images P11-1 and P11-2 shown in FIG. Consists of.

The imaging computer device 101a executes imaging processing at the imaging booth 2. Specifically, the imaging computer device 101 a executes a control program and transmits a control signal to the control board 102 in response to an input operation with the touch pen 13 on the touch panel 12. The photographing computer device 101a is connected to the camera 10, the photographing display 11, and the control board 102, and controls them. The chroma capture board 17 converts video captured by the camera 10 into digital data (for example, 30 frames / second) at predetermined time intervals.
As a still image), an area other than the subject is detected from the captured still image by the chroma technique, and a desired background image selected is synthesized with the detected area.

The image editing computer apparatus 101b executes image editing processing, standby moving image editing processing, and printing processing in the editing booth 3. Specifically, the image editing computer apparatus 101b.
Executes a control program and transmits a control signal to the control board 102 in response to an input operation with the touch pen 42 on the touch panel 41. The image editing computer device 101b
The printer 55, the editing display 40, and the control board 102 are connected to control them.
Since two image editing devices 8 are provided, two sets of editing display 40, touch panel 41, and touch pen 42 are provided.

The printer 55 prints the edited image on a print medium such as a sticker sheet. The printer 55 of this embodiment prints the edited image on the sticker sheet, but the print medium is not limited to the sticker sheet and may be another print medium.

The touch panel 12 is laminated on the photographing display 11. Touch panel 1
2 detects the touch of the touch pen 13 and transmits an instruction signal corresponding to the contact to the photographing computer apparatus 101a. The photographing display 11 displays an image transmitted from the photographing computer device 101a, specifically, a photographic image captured by the camera 10, guidance for photographing, options, and the like.

The touch panel 41 is stacked on the editing display 40. Touch panel 41
Detects the touch of the touch pen 42 and transmits an instruction signal corresponding to the contact to the image editing computer apparatus 101b. The editing display 40 includes an image editing computer device 101b.
The stamp image, pen image, background image, frame image, and the like transmitted from are overlaid on the photographic image.

In addition to the computer devices 101a and 101b, the control board 102 includes a strobe control unit 11.
0, strobe 15, fluorescent lamp 14, service panel 113, printing LED 52, printing error LED 53, coin control unit 112, and voice control unit 111.

A strobe control unit 110 is connected to the camera 10 and controls the strobe 15 to emit light according to the shutter timing of the camera 10. The audio control unit 111 is connected to the photographing computer device 101a and the image editing computer device 101b via the control board 102. The photographing speaker 16 is provided in the photographing booth 2 and is a photographing computer device 101a.
Based on the instruction signal given through the control board 102, guidance such as an operation method for photographing play, BGM, and the like are output. The editing speaker 46 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 image editing computer apparatus 101b via the control board 102. .
1.4. Action

  The operation of the photography game system including the above-described photography game machine 1 is roughly as follows.

First, the photographing computer device 101a executes photographing processing for photographing a subject with the camera 10 in the photographing booth 2 to obtain a photographic image. Next, the image editing computer apparatus 10
1b executes an image editing process for creating an edited image in response to a user input operation in the editing booth 3. After executing the image editing process, a printing process for printing the created edited image on the sticker sheet is started.

The image editing computer apparatus 101b further executes a standby moving image editing process for editing a standby moving image during the printing process. Details of the photographing process, the image editing process, and the standby moving image editing process will be described below.

[Shooting process]
First, the operation of the photography game machine 1 at the photography booth 2 will be described. The CPU 103a of the photographing computer device 101a implements this photographing process by reading the computer program stored in the hard disk 104a into the memory 105a and executing it.

Referring to FIG. 5, the CPU 103a displays a title demonstration screen for encouraging use of the photography game machine 1 on the photographing display 11 (S1). During the display of the title demonstration screen, the coin control unit 112 accepts insertion of a predetermined number of coins (S2).

Subsequently, the CPU 103a selects a desired background image according to the user's selection operation (S3).
), The live image taken by the camera 10 is displayed on the photographing display 11 (S4).
Then, the live image is fixed at a predetermined shutter timing to generate a photographic image, the generated photographic image is stored in the memory 105a (S5), and the photographic display 11 is used for the player to confirm the photographic image. (S6). The CPU 103a repeats the above steps S4 to S6 until it finishes photographing a predetermined number (here, eight is taken as an example) (S
7).

When the predetermined number of images (8 images) have been shot and the shooting time limit has elapsed (YES in S8), the CPU
103a displays the eight photographed images on the photographing display 11 and prompts the user to select a predetermined number of photograph images (four as an example here) from the eight photograph images. Based on the operation of the user with the touch pen 13, the CPU 103a selects four photographic images (S9). The CPU 103a transfers the data of the four selected photographic images to the image editing computer device 101b (S10). Finally, the CPU 103a displays a guide prompting the user to move to the editing booth 3 on the photographing display 11 (S11).
Return to 1 and display the title demo screen again.

[Image editing processing]
Next, the image editing process in the editing booth 3 will be described. The CPU 103b of the image editing computer device 101b implements image editing processing by reading the control program stored in the hard disk 104b into the memory 105b and executing it.

Referring to FIG. 6, CPU 103b displays a standby screen for prompting to start from shooting play on editing display 40 (S21). When the photographing process shown in FIG. 5 is completed, the data of the photographic image selected in step S9 is transferred from the photographing computer device 101a to the image editing computer device 101b. Receive (S22). The CPU 103b displays a graffiti screen as shown in FIG. 7 on the editing display 40, and accepts editing of a photographic image according to the user's graffiti input by the touch pen 42 (S23).

As shown in FIG. 7, the editing display 40 includes two drawing areas 60L and 6 on the left and right.
0R is displayed, and two users can edit images in the respective drawing areas 60 (60L, 60R). Further, two of the four photographic images selected in step S9 in FIG. 5 are assigned to one drawing area 60L, and the other two are assigned to the other drawing area 60R. Thereby, different photographic images can be edited in each drawing area 60, and more editing can be performed within a limited editing time.

The CPU 103b sets a plurality of layers (photo layer, background layer, frame layer, pen layer, stamp layer, etc.) in the memory 105b, and inputs an image corresponding to each set layer. For example, the background image is input to the background layer, the frame image is input to the frame layer, the pen image is input to the pen layer, and the stamp image is input to the stamp layer.

At this time, the CPU 103b develops the selected photographic image on the photographic layer with a predetermined number of pixels, and displays it in the drawing area 60 with the number of pixels (for example, 480 × 640 dots).

The graffiti screen further displays a graffiti tool selection button 61 for selecting a graffiti tool used for editing in each of the drawing areas 60L and 60R. For example, the drawing area 60R
When the “pen” button 61 is touched by the operation of the player who is editing the
3b detects the touch and displays the pen palette 63. A plurality of pen images 64 are displayed on the pen palette 63, and when the player touches any of the pen images 64 in the pen palette 63, the pen images can be drawn in the drawing area 60R. A plurality of pen palettes 63 are prepared, and a tab 62 is provided for each pen palette. Other graffiti tools (specials, stamps, handwriting, frames, etc.) have multiple palettes as well. in this way,
The player can select a desired graffiti image from a variety of graffiti tools and draw it on the drawing area 60.

After creating the edited image by editing the photographic image, the CPU 103b displays a plurality of predetermined print layouts and prompts the user to select a desired print layout (S).
24). When the user selects a print layout, the CPU 103b prints an edited image on a sticker sheet with the printer 55 using the selected print layout, and a photo sticker on the print discharge port 5.
1 is provided to the user (S25).

[Standby video editing]
After starting the printing process in step S25, the CPU 103b executes a standby moving image editing process. The standby moving image editing process is executed during execution of the printing process, for example, from the start of the printing process to the end thereof (for example, 1 minute). As a result, the feeling of boredom of the player due to waiting for printing can be eliminated.

Before describing the details of the standby video editing process, the configuration of the standby video will be described.
As shown in FIG. 8, the standby moving image is composed of a plurality of frame images FP1 to FP4. By switching the frame images displayed on the display of the mobile phone 400 in the order of FP1 → FP2 → FP3 → FP4 at predetermined time intervals (for example, 0.5 seconds), the stamps in the frame images FP1 to FP4 are switched. The moving images P2, P3, and P4 perform an animation operation.
In short, the standby video can be animated in the same way as the flip book. The standby video editing process for creating such a standby video will be described below.

Referring to FIG. 9, CPU 103b first displays the guidance screen shown in FIG. 10 on editing display 40 (S30). On the guidance screen, a “draft” button 75, a “select image” button 76, and a “do not edit” button 77 are displayed.

The “write scribble” button 75 is selected by the user's operation, and the decision button 7
When 4 is selected, the CPU 103b executes a standby moving image editing process (S31).

Referring to FIG. 11, CPU 103b first displays an image selection screen shown in FIG. In the upper part of the image selection screen, the four photographic images A to D selected in step S9 of the photographing process (FIG. 5) are displayed, and in the lower part, they are created by the image editing process, and each of the photographic images A to D is displayed. Corresponding edited images E to H are displayed. The player uses the touch pen 42
Is used to select one of the eight images A to H displayed on the editing display 40 by touching the desired image. At this time, a cursor 66 is displayed around the touched image (here, photographic image A), so that the selected image is visually easy to understand. After selecting an image, the player touches the “OK” button 65. The CPU 103b displays the “OK” button 6
5 is detected, and the photographic image A surrounded by the cursor 66 is set as an image to be edited (S311). The CPU 103b displays the image selection screen shown in FIG.
Two are displayed side by side on top of 0. That is, similar to the graffiti screen in the image editing process (FIG. 7), the same screen is displayed on the left and right so that two players can edit the standby video in parallel. Similarly to FIG. 7, the display screens appearing in the following description are those in which two screens for independent operation are displayed on the editing display 40 on the left and right sides based on the contents received on each screen. And

The CPU 103b determines whether the image selected in step S311 is a photographic image or an edited image (S312). For example, if photographic image A is selected in step S311, the CPU
103b determines that a photographic image has been selected (YES in S312), and executes a layer image (background image and frame image) selection process (S313). At this time, the CPU 103b displays the background and frame selection screen shown in FIG. In the background selection area 70, a plurality of image selection buttons 72 that display background images read from the hard disk 104b are arranged. In the frame selection area 71, a plurality of frame images read from the hard disk 104b are displayed. An image selection button 72 is arranged. When the image selection button 72 for the “none” image K in the background selection area 70 and the frame selection area 71 is touched, the background image and the frame image are not added to the photographic image A. That is, the user can select no background image and / or frame image by selecting the “none” image K.

For example, when the touch of the image selection button 72 for the background image I and the image selection button 72 for the frame image J is detected, the CPU 103b sets the background image I and the frame image J as selection images, respectively.

If any of the edited images E to H is selected in step S311 (NO in S312)
), Step 313 is skipped. This is because background images and frame images are already drawn on the edited images E to H.

Here, the CPU 103b sets a layer (S314 and S315). Referring to FIG. 14, the layer includes an editing target layer 80 and a plurality of moving image layers 81 to 84 that overlap the editing target layer 80.

Each pattern image constituting the stamp moving image is associated with an input moving image layer in advance. For example, referring to the table in FIG. 14, the stamp moving image P4 is composed of four pattern images P4-1 to P4-4. When the stamp moving image P4 is selected, the pattern images P4-1 to P4-4 are input to the corresponding moving image layers 81 to 84, respectively. Specifically, the pattern image P4-1 is input to the moving image layer 81, P4-2 is input to the moving image layer 82, P4-3 is input to the moving image layer 83, and P4-4 is input to the moving image layer 84. Similarly, the stamp moving image P3 is composed of three pattern images P3-1 to P3-3. When the stamp moving image P3 is selected, the pattern image P3-1 includes the moving image layers 81 and 82.
P3-2 is input to the moving image layer 83, and P3-3 is input to the moving image layer 84. The stamp moving image P2 includes two pattern images P2-1 and P2-2. When the stamp moving image P2 is selected, the pattern image P2-1 is displayed on the moving image layers 81 and 82, and the pattern image P2-2 is displayed on the moving image layer P2-2. Input to the moving image layers 83 and 84, respectively. The table in FIG. 14 is input in advance to the hard disk 104b. As for the pen moving image, each pattern image is input to the corresponding moving image layers 81 to 84 in the same manner as the stamp moving image.

Note that a stamp still image and a pen still image can also be input to the moving image layers 81 to 84. For example, the stamp still image P1 is input to the same arrangement position of each of the moving image layers 81 to 84.

When the layer is set, the CPU 103b makes the size of each layer 80 to 84 smaller than the size of the layer set in the image editing process. The CPU 103b reads the editing target layer 8
The number of pixels (resolution) of the editing target image input to 0 is made smaller than the number of pixels of the photographic image developed on the photographic layer during the image editing process. This is because the display size of the mobile phone 400 that displays the standby moving image is small, so that even if the number of pixels of the standby moving image is lower than the number of pixels of the edited image printed on the sticker sheet, there is no visual discomfort. By reducing the number of pixels of the editing target image, the size of the editing target layer 80 can be reduced as described above. As a result, a plurality of moving image layers 81 to 84 can be set with a surplus memory capacity. As the number of moving image layers increases, more frame images can be created, so that highly expressive animation operations can be realized. Note that the size of each layer is the same.

Further, the CPU 103b overwrites and develops the image (photo image, background image, and frame image) selected in step S311 and step S313 on the set editing target layer 80 (S314). In the case of image editing processing, a background layer, a photo layer, and a frame layer are prepared, each image is developed into a corresponding layer, and these layers are overlapped to edit the display 40.
In the standby moving image editing process, the background layer, the photo layer, and the frame layer are not prepared, but the background image, the photo image, and the frame image are overwritten and expanded on one editing target layer. Thereby, the memory capacity used for the background layer and the frame layer in the image editing process can be used for setting the moving image layer.

Display priority is set for the photographic image, background image, and frame image, and the CPU 10
In 3b, the image on the editing target layer 80 is overwritten and developed in order from the image having the lowest display priority. For example, as shown in FIG. 15, when the display priority of the background image I is the lowest and the display priority of the frame image J is the highest, the background image I is first developed on the editing target layer 80,
Next, the photographic image A is overwritten and developed on the editing target layer 80 on which the background image I is developed, and finally the frame image J is overwritten and developed. When the image is expanded on the editing target layer 80, a single color area (shaded portion 86 in FIG. 15) excluding the subject in the photographic image A is made transparent by the chroma technique. Further, the hatched portion 87 in the frame image J is transparent. Therefore, when these images are superimposed and developed, the editing target image developed on the editing target layer 80 is as shown in FIG.

As described above, in the standby moving image editing process, the number of pixels (resolution) of the image is made smaller than that of the edited image, and the remaining memory capacity is used for setting a plurality of moving image layers.

Furthermore, without setting a background layer and a frame layer, a background image, a photographic image, and a frame image are superimposed and developed on one editing target layer 80. Therefore, compared with the image editing process for setting the background layer and the frame layer, the memory load can be reduced, and the reduced amount can be used for setting a plurality of moving image layers.

After developing the editing target image on the editing target layer 80, the CPU 103b sets a plurality of moving image layers 81 to 84 (S315). In the present embodiment, four moving image layers are set. Reduce the memory load by reducing the number of pixels in the image to be edited and overwriting the background image, photo image, and frame image on the single edit target layer 80, and increase the number of movie layers. Therefore, it is possible to realize more expressive animation motion. In the present embodiment, the number of moving image layers is four (81 to 84), but depending on the memory load,
It is good also as the number of moving image layers less than 4 sheets which may set the moving image layer number beyond it. Less than,
A method for drawing an image developed on the moving image layers 81 to 84 will be described.

After setting the editing target layer 80 and the moving image layers 81 to 84, the CPU 103b displays a graffiti screen as shown in FIG. 17 on the editing display 40 (S316). In the drawing area 90 in the graffiti screen, the editing target image input to the editing target layer 80 is displayed. Since the number of pixels of the editing target image input to the editing target layer 80 is smaller than the number of pixels of the photographic image input to the photographic layer at the time of image editing processing, the editing target image displayed in the drawing area 90 is FIG.
The number of pixels smaller than the images displayed in the drawing areas 60L and 60R (for example, 240 × 3)
20 dots).

Subsequently, the CPU 103b starts counting the graffiti time, and the graffiti time is limited to the time limit (
For example, until the end button 91 is touched with the touch pen 42 (YES in S318), the CPU 103b executes graffiti processing (S317).

When the graffiti process is executed, the CPU 103b detects a touch on the graffiti screen by the touch pen 42. The standby video editing process is executed during the printing process, but since the printing time is generally shorter than the image editing process execution time, the standby video editing process time is set shorter than the image editing process time. . For this reason, the types of graffiti tools are also limited compared to the image editing process.

For example, when the touch of the stamp button 96 is detected, a plurality of stamp tabs 92 are displayed as shown in FIG. When a touch on the “Animation Stamp 1” tab 92 is detected,
As shown in FIG. 17, the CPU 103b sets the graffiti tool to “animation stamp” and displays the animation stamp palette 97 on the graffiti screen. In the animation stamp palette 97, a plurality of image selection buttons 98 on which stamp moving images are displayed are displayed. At this time, the stamp moving image displayed on each image selection button 98 is not animated, and one of the plurality of pattern images constituting each stamp moving image (for example, the pattern having the largest data size). (Image) only. For example,
The image selection button 98B includes pattern images P4-1 to P4- constituting the stamp moving image P4.
4 (see FIG. 14), a pattern image P4-4 having the maximum data size is displayed.

When the touch of the button 98A among the plurality of image selection buttons 98 is detected, the CPU 103
b displays a cursor CU around the button 98A and displays a pattern image P4-1 of the button 98A.
Is identified as P10, and the animation operation of the identified stamp moving image P10 is displayed in the animation display area 99. As shown in FIG. 18, when the stamp moving image P10 is composed of pattern images P10-1 and P10-2, the CPU 103
In b, the pattern images P10-1 and P10-2 are alternately switched and displayed sequentially in the animation display area 99. When the CPU 103b detects the touch of the selection button 98B, the image to which the pattern image P4-4 displayed on the selection button 98B belongs is selected as the stamp moving image P.
4 and the animation operation of the stamp moving image P4 is displayed in the animation display area 99. That is, the pattern images P4-1 to P4-4 are repeatedly displayed in order.

As described above, the stamp moving image displayed on the image selection button 98 in the animation stamp palette 97 does not operate, and only the selected stamp moving image is animated in the animation display area 99. When all the stamp moving images displayed on the image selection button 98 in the animation stamp palette 97 are operated, the appearance is troublesome.
By displaying only the animation operation of the selected stamp moving image in the animation display area 99, the player can confirm the operation of the selected stamp moving image and can eliminate the troublesomeness of appearance. Furthermore, since all the stamp moving images on the pallet are not operated, the processing load can be reduced.

After detecting the touch of the image selection button 98B, when detecting the touch again in the drawing area 90, the CPU 103b moves the stamp moving image P to the position where the touch in the drawing area 90 is detected.
4 is drawn. At this time, the CPU 103b reads pattern images P4-1 to P4-4 constituting the stamp moving image P4 from the hard disk 104b. Then, the pattern image P4-1 is input to the arrangement position in the moving image layer 81 corresponding to the detection position (arrangement position) in the drawing area 90. Similarly, the pattern images P4-2 to P4-4 are respectively developed at the arrangement positions in the moving image layers 82 to 84 corresponding to the detection positions in the drawing area 90 (see FIG. 14).

The stamp moving image is input to the moving image layers 81 to 84 by the above method. The same process is executed when a pen moving image is selected and drawn. The pen moving image is, for example, shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, the pattern images P11-1 and P11-2 have different pen colors.

With the above method, the CPU 103b sequentially draws the stamp moving image and the pen moving image on the moving image layers 81 to 84. FIG. 14 shows moving image layers 81 to 84 when the stamp moving images P2, P3, and P4 are drawn.

The CPU 103b displays an image obtained by superimposing the moving image layer 84 on the editing target layer 80 in the drawing area 90.
To display. In this case, since the screen of the drawing area 90 does not perform an animation operation, the processing load is reduced. Further, the CPU 103b may display an image in the drawing area 90 while sequentially switching the moving image layers to be superimposed on the editing target layer 80. In this case, the drawing area 90
The screen is animated.

The CPU 103b can also draw not only the stamp moving image and the pen moving image described above but also the stamp still image and the pen still image during the graffiti process. As shown in FIG.
When 03b detects the touch of the “stamp 1” tab 92, the graffiti tool is set to “still image stamp”. Then, a stamp still image that is a still image is read from the hard disk 104 b and displayed on the image selection button 94 in the stamp palette 93.

When the touch of the button 94A among the plurality of image selection buttons 94 is detected, the CPU 10
3b sets the stamp still image P1 as the selected image. Subsequently, the point X1 in the drawing area 90
When the touch is detected, the CPU 103b moves the moving image layers 81 to 84 corresponding to the point X1.
The stamp still image P1 is input to each of the arrangement positions (see FIG. 14).

In this way, the still image and the moving image are not displayed on the same palette, and the palette displayed for receiving the selection of the still image and the palette displayed for receiving the selection of the moving image are distinguished from each other. Display either one. Therefore, it is possible to visually distinguish whether the image displayed on the palette is a moving image or a non-moving image, and the ease of selection or input is increased and there is no confusion.

As a result of executing the graffiti processing by the above method, when the elapse of the time limit or the touch of the end button 91 is detected (YES in S318), the images input to the editing target layer 80 and the moving image layers 81 to 84 are displayed. The file is saved, and the saved file is transmitted to the server (data transmission process: S319). The data transmission process is as follows: CASE 1 and C
There are two ASE2 processing methods, and the CPU 103b may execute either CASE1 or CASE2. Hereinafter, CASE1 and CASE2 will be described.

[CASE1]
Referring to FIG. 21 and FIG. 22, first, the CPU 103 b first determines the image B on the editing target layer 80.
P is read (S51). Subsequently, the image PP1 of the moving image layer 81 is read (S52),
The read image PP1 is superimposed on the image BP and synthesized to create a synthesized image CP1 (S53).
). If a composite image has not been created for all the moving image layers PP1 to PP4 after synthesis (NO in S54), the next image PP2 is read (S52), and a composite image CP2 is created. As shown in FIG. 22, after the composite images CP1 to CP4 are created for all the images PP1 to PP4 (YES in S54), these composite images CP1 to CP4 are converted into a compressed file format (
For example, it is converted into a JPEG format or a GIF format to be a composite image file and stored in the memory 105b (S55).

After the storage, address information for specifying the player's mobile phone 400 is received and stored in the memory 105b (S56). The CPU 103b transmits the composite image file and address information stored in the memory 105b to the server 300 (S57).

The CPU 103b, together with the composite image file and the address information, combines the composite image CPU.
The animation setting information regarding the display order and display time of 1 to CP4 is transmitted. The animation setting information is, for example, that the composite images CP1 to CP4 are CP1 → C every 0.5 seconds.
It includes display order information and display time information such as displaying in the order of P2 → CP3 → CP4. However, if the server 300 stores animation setting information in advance, CP
U103b does not transmit animation setting information.

The server 300 receives the composite image file, animation setting information, and address information, and stores them in its own memory. After saving, the server 300 creates a standby moving image file based on the composite images CP1 to CP4 generated by decoding the composite image file and the animation setting information. The standby moving image file may be, for example, an animation GIF file or a flash file. In any file format, a moving image file can be created based on the composite images CP1 to CP4 and the animation setting information.

The server stores the created moving image file in its own hard disk in association with the address information. And according to the request | requirement from the mobile telephone 400 which a player uses, a moving image file is transmitted to the mobile telephone 400 corresponding to address information.

The cellular phone 400 of the player displays the composite images CP1 to CP4 in order on the display based on the received standby moving image file. Thereby, the player can see the animation operation of the standby moving image.

[CASE2]
As in CASE1, composite images CP1 to CP4 are created, and the composite images CP1 to CP4 are sequentially switched and displayed in the manner of the flip book. Also good.

As shown in FIG. 23, CASE2 does not create composite images CP1 to CP4 unlike CASE1. Instead, when displaying on the mobile phone 400, images PP1 to PP of the moving image layer.
PP4 is superimposed on the image BP of the editing target layer and displayed, and the images PP1 to PP4 are switched in order and repeatedly displayed. That is, the image BP becomes the background of the images PP1 to PP4.

When composite images CP1 to CP4 are created and converted into an irreversible compression file format such as JPEG, the outline of the subject in the composite images CP1 to CP4 after decoding may be shifted between the images. In some cases, the position of the subject's eyes or nose is slightly shifted. Such a shift causes visual discomfort during the animation operation.

On the other hand, if a moving image structure such as CASE2 is used, the image BP including the subject is the image PP.
1 to PP4 are compressed separately. For this reason, there should be no deviation in the decoded human image, and no visual discomfort will occur. Hereinafter, a processing method of CASE 2 will be described.

Referring to FIGS. 24 and 25, first, the CPU 103b first selects the image BP of the editing target layer 80.
Are stored in a compressed file format (S61). Subsequently, the image PP1 of the moving image layers 81 to 84
... PP4 are stored in a compressed file format (S62). Further, the CPU 103b creates animation setting information (S63). As shown in FIG. 25, the animation setting information includes the order of images developed in the lower layer and the upper layer and the display time of each image. The display time is stored in advance in the memory 105b.

Subsequently, the CPU 103b receives the address information of the player's mobile phone and stores it in the memory 105b (S64). After saving, the image BP, the images PP1 to PP4, the animation setting information, and the address information are transmitted to the server 300 (S65).

The server 300 receives data from the photographic game machine 1, creates a standby video file based on the animation setting information, and stores the created standby video file in association with the address information. And according to the request from the mobile phone used by the player,
The moving image file is transmitted to the mobile phone 400 corresponding to the address information.

Based on the received moving image file, the player's mobile phone 400 sequentially switches and displays the images PP1 to PP4 on the image BP in a state where the image BP is a background image, as shown in FIG. Thereby, the player can see the animation operation of the standby image.

[Video sample selection processing]
In the above-described standby image editing process, a user freely draws a stamp moving image or the like by using a graffiti tool. However, a moving image sample including a plurality of frame images including one or a plurality of stamp moving images is prepared in advance. The user may select a moving image sample. In this case, the user can easily create a standby moving image simply by selecting a moving image sample. Hereinafter, the moving image sample selection process will be described.

Referring to FIGS. 9 and 10, when the touch of the “select image” button 76 is detected by the user operation in the selection screen (FIG. 10) displayed on the editing display 40 at the start of printing (S30), the CPU 103b. Executes moving image sample selection processing (S32 to S37).

First, the CPU 103b displays the selection screen shown in FIG. 12 on the editing display 40 (S
32). In the upper part of the selection screen, the four photo images A to 4 selected in step S9 of the photographing process are displayed.
D is displayed, and edited images E to H created by the image editing process are displayed in the lower part. When a touch on any one of the 8 images displayed on the selection screen is detected,
When the cursor 66 is displayed around the touched image and the touch of the enter button 65 is detected, the image surrounded by the cursor 66 is set as an image to be edited.

The CPU 103b determines whether the selected editing target image is a photographic image or an edited image (S33). For example, if the touched image is a photographic image A (YE in S33)
S) As shown in FIG. 26, the CPU 103b displays a plurality of moving image sample selection screens for photographic images on the editing display 40 (S34).

When a touch on the “up” tab 121 is detected, an up palette 125 is displayed as shown in FIG. The CPU 103b displays a plurality of up moving image samples on the photographic image A as an image selection button 124. The video sample for up is a video sample that has a good combination with the image to be edited when a photographic image taken with the subject up is used as the image to be edited, and is mainly used in the vicinity of the upper and lower sides of the image area. Arrange the image.

When a touch on the “whole body” tab 122 is detected, as shown in FIG.
26 is displayed. On the whole body palette 126, a whole body moving image sample having a design different from that of the up moving image sample is superimposed on the photographic image A and displayed as an image selection button 127. The whole body moving image sample is a moving image sample prepared on the assumption that the image to be edited includes the whole body of the subject, and the stamp moving image is arranged mainly in the vicinity of the peripheral portion in the image region.

When a touch on the “special” tab 123 is detected, as shown in FIG.
Is displayed. In the special palette 128, the image selection buttons 129 </ b> A to 129 </ b> A are displayed by superimposing a moving image sample preliminarily designed on a photographic image A with a stamp moving image that moves within the image area without a fixed display position. Displayed as 129D. The stamp moving images G1 and G2 in the moving image sample move in an arbitrary direction or in the vertical and horizontal directions within the image area.
The stamp moving images G3 and G4 blink at predetermined intervals. These stamp videos are
At some timing, the image is displayed over the subject, but at another timing, the subject is separated from the subject or disappears and does not overlap the subject. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the stamp moving images G1 to G4 from always overlapping on the subject during the animation operation.

Regardless of which of the above-described tabs 121 to 123 is selected, the image selection button has step S32.
The image (photograph image A) selected in (1) is displayed so as to overlap with the moving image samples classified by the tabs 121 to 123. The player looks at the image selection button of each tab while switching the tabs 121 to 123, and the moving image sample having a design compatibility with the photographic image A (for example, the time when the stamp moving image overlaps the subject in the photographic image A) The shortest video sample etc. can be selected.

When the touch on the image selection button by the user operation is detected and the touch on the determination button 130 is detected, the CPU 103b selects the moving image sample displayed on the detected image selection button (S36). The set moving image sample includes a plurality of images P as in FIG.
It is composed of P1 to PP4. The CPU 103 executes a transmission process using the image (photograph image A) selected in step S32 and the plurality of images PP1 to PP4 (S37). The details of the transmission process are the same as those of CASE 1 or CASE 2 described above, and either CASE may be executed.

On the other hand, when the image selected in step S32 is not a photographic image but an edited image (S
The CPU 103b displays the edited image moving image sample on the up palette, the whole body palette, and the special palette (S35). For example, when a touch on the “up” tab 121 is detected, the CPU 103b displays a moving image sample designed for the edited image as an image selection button superimposed on the edited image as shown in FIG. Each moving image sample includes the stamp moving image G5, and the moving image sample for the edited image has a smaller proportion of the stamp moving image (G5) in the entire image than the moving image sample for the photographic image. Since the edited image is obtained by adding decoration to the photographic image, excessive decoration is suppressed by reducing the proportion of the stamp moving image.

As described above, in the moving image sample selection process, the user selects a moving image sample having a good design compatibility with the image (photo image or edited image) selected in step S32 from a plurality of moving image samples prepared in advance. A standby image can be easily created just by selecting. When selecting a moving image sample in this way, it is preferable that a design having a design compatibility with the image to be edited selected in step S32 can be easily selected. However, in this embodiment, the subject in the image to be edited is selected. The video samples are classified according to the composition. Specifically, a video sample suitable for the image to be edited in which the “up” of the subject is shot is placed on the up palette.
The moving image samples suitable for the image to be edited in which the “whole body” of the subject is photographed are classified and displayed on the whole body palette. In this way, by classifying the moving image samples according to the composition of the subject in the image to be edited (size or arrangement position of the subject in the image region), it is possible to easily and quickly select a design image sample having good compatibility. For example, if the player has step S
When the photograph image A is selected in step 32, the subject in the photograph image A is taken up, so that the player can quickly find a moving image sample that is compatible with the photograph image A by selecting the up tab 121. This makes it easy to select video samples.

If the “Do not edit” button 77 is selected on the guidance screen of FIG.
Alternatively, the edited images E to H are displayed on the editing display 40 so that the player can view the photographic image or the edited image (S38). For example, a photographic image or an edited image can be browsed for a player who does not own the mobile phone 400.

In step S39, the CPU 103b displays a message such as “Seal sticks out from the side” on the editing display 40 to notify the player that the series of play is finished.
After displaying the message, the CPU 103 b provides a photo sticker to the user from the print discharge port 51.

In the above-described embodiment, the photography game machine 1 transmits standby video data to the server 300, and the server 300 creates the standby video. However, the photography video game machine 1 creates and creates the standby video. The standby moving image may be transmitted to the mobile phone 400 via the server 300. In short, the creation of the standby video may be executed by the photography game machine 1 or the server 3.
00 may execute.
2. Second embodiment

In the first embodiment, the image P drawn on the moving image layers 81 to 84 by the photography game machine 1.
Although the image data including P1 to PP4 is transmitted to the server, it is also possible to create a standby moving image by other methods.

Referring to FIG. 30, server 300 in the photography game system stores a plurality of stamp moving images and pen moving images in the hard disk 301 in association with unique identification IDs.

The photography game machine 1 does not transmit the images PP1 to PP4 as in the first embodiment, and instead, the server 300 transmits the arrangement information regarding the identification ID and the arrangement position of the selected stamp moving image together with the image BP. Send. The server 300 uses the hard disk 3 based on the arrangement information.
After reading the stamp moving image from 01, the images PP1 to PP4 are created, and the standby moving image file 302 is created based on the image BP and the images PP1 to PP4. The created moving image file is displayed on the mobile phone 400, and the standby moving image is animated on the display. In the present embodiment, since the arrangement information is transmitted instead of the images PP1 to PP4, the data capacity to be transmitted can be suppressed as compared with the first embodiment. Therefore, the communication capacity between the photography game machine 1 and the server 300 can also be suppressed. Details of the standby operation editing process according to this embodiment will be described below.

Referring to FIG. 31, after starting the printing process, the CPU 103b displays the editing display 40 in FIG.
2 is displayed, and the user selects any one of the displayed photographic images A to D. When a touch on a predetermined photographic image (for example, photographic image A) is detected among the displayed photographic images, the touched photographic image A is set as an editing target image (S101).

After selecting the photographic image A, the CPU 103b sets a display layer (S102). FIG.
3, the display layer includes a background layer 201 and an editing target layer 20 in order from the back.
2, frame layer 203, pen bottom stamp layer 204, pen layers 205A and 20
5A, an on-pen stamp layer 206 is set in the memory 105b. Each layer constituting the display layer is arranged deeper as the display priority is lower. In FIG. 33, the background layer 201 has the lowest display priority, and the on-pen stamp layer 206 has the highest display priority.

In the background layer 201, a background image is developed, and in the editing target layer 202, step S
The image to be edited (photo image A) selected in 101 is developed. A frame image is developed on the frame layer 203. Pen lower stamp layer 204 and pen upper stamp layer 2
In 06, a stamp image is developed.

A pen moving image composed of two pattern images is developed on the pen layers 205A and 205B. In the present embodiment, among the display layers, only a plurality of pen layers (205A, 205B) are set. A pen image is input to the pen layer along the locus of the touch pen 42 moved in a state where the touch panel 41 is touched. In the case of an image other than a pen image (for example, a stamp image), if the touch pen 42 touches one point in the drawing area, the arrangement position is determined. That is, the coordinate information of one touched point is sufficient for the arrangement information. However, in the case of a pen image, drawing is performed along a trajectory, so the arrangement information becomes coordinate data of a plurality of points on the trajectory, and the arrangement information is excessively larger than other images. In addition, the process for the server 300 to draw a pen image based on a plurality of coordinate data becomes complicated. Therefore, a plurality of pen layers 205A and 205B are prepared only for the pen image, and the pen layers 205A and 205B are prepared.
The image data input to B is transmitted to the server. When a pen moving image is input, a plurality of layers are required as in the first embodiment, so a plurality of pen layers 205A and 205B are used.
Prepare.

After setting the display layer, the CPU 103b displays the graffiti screen shown in FIG.
0 is displayed (S103).

In the drawing area 90 in the graffiti screen, the image developed on the display layer is displayed in an overlapping manner.
In step S103, since only the editing target layer 202 in which the photographic image A is developed is input to the display layer, the CPU 103b displays the photographic image A in the drawing area 90. At this time, as in the first embodiment, each layer constituting the display layer is smaller in size than the layer during the image editing process, and as a result, the number of pixels of the image displayed in the drawing area 90 is also the image. It becomes smaller than the image displayed in the drawing area during the editing process.

The CPU 103b starts counting graffiti time and executes graffiti processing (S200).
. The graffiti process is executed until the graffiti time reaches the time limit or until the end button 68 is touched with the touch pen 42 (YES in S104).

For example, when detecting the touch of the animation pen tab 306, the CPU 103b
An animation pen palette 310 shown in FIG. 35 is displayed in the palette area 500. As in the first embodiment, the animation pen palette 310 displays an image selection button 311 on which a plurality of pen moving images are displayed, and an animation display area 312 that displays the animation operation of the selected pen moving images. Is done. Each pen moving image is composed of two pattern images P11-1 and P11-2, for example, as shown in FIG.

When detecting the touch of the image selection button 311A in the animation pen palette 310, the CPU 103b selects and sets the pen moving image P11 displayed on the image selection button 311A as a graffiti tool.

After setting the graffiti tool, when the input of the pen image to the drawing area 90 is confirmed, that is, the touch pen 42 touches the touch panel 41 on the drawing area 90, moves in a touched state, and then moves away from the touch panel 41. When (YES in S202), the CPU 103b
A pen moving image P <b> 11 is drawn along the movement locus of the touch pen 42. Specifically, the pattern image P11-1 is input to the pen layer 205A and the pattern image P11-2 is input to the pen layer 205B along the movement locus of the touch pen 42 (S203).

In the drawing area 90, only the pattern image P11-1 drawn on the pen layer 205A is displayed. When an animation operation is performed in the drawing area 90, the processing load increases.
Only the image input to one pen layer 205A is displayed to reduce the processing load.

When the touch pen 42 moves away from the drawing area 90, the input of the pen moving image is confirmed (S2).
02 is YES). At this time, the image developed on the display layer, that is, the image displayed in the drawing area 90 is stored as an UNDO image in the UNDO image database in the memory 105b (S204). The CPU 103b further displays the stored UNDO screen on the image selection button 321 in the UNDO display unit 360 (S205). The UNDO display unit 360 displays a plurality of image selection buttons 321 arranged in a line. In FIG. 34, UNDO images displayed on a plurality of image selection buttons 321 arranged in a row are older as they go to the left and newer as they go to the right.

In the UNDO image database, an UNDO image is registered every time an image input is confirmed. At this time, the image developed on the display layer and the arrangement information indicating the identification ID and arrangement position of the stamp image are registered in the UNDO database. In the UNDO image database, UNDO images corresponding to the number of image selection buttons can be registered. The UNDO image database stores a predetermined number of UNDO images in chronological order. When storing a new UNDO image after storing a predetermined number of UNDO images, the oldest UNDO image is deleted and a new UNDO image is stored. The CPU 103b displays the UNDO images in order from the oldest from the top (leftmost) image selection button 321. The image selection button 321 in the UNDO display unit 360 is
By touching the scroll button 370, the scroll is moved to the left and right.

In the graffiti process, there is usually a so-called eraser function that can erase image data of a desired portion in the drawing area. However, in this embodiment, the eraser function is not provided. In this embodiment, the image data of the stamp image drawn on the stamp layers 204 and 206 is not transmitted to the server, but only the position information is transmitted. If you are sending image data,
Even if the stamp image is partially erased by the eraser, the image data of the partially erased stamp image can be easily transmitted to the server. However, when only the position information is transmitted as in this embodiment, the position information Apart from that, the information of the part erased by the eraser must be newly created and transmitted to the server, and the processing becomes complicated. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the UNDO display unit 3
An UNDO image is displayed as a history of images displayed in the drawing area 60. This
Even if drawing fails, the desired UNDO image can be restored, so that the eraser function can be substituted.

When a touch on any of the image selection buttons 321 in the UNDO display unit 360 is detected (YES in S212), the CPU 103b reads the UNDO screen displayed on the touched image selection button 321 from the UNDO image database, and displays the display layer. Overwrite expansion to (S213). In addition, the arrangement information described later stored in the memory 105b is also updated to the arrangement information of the UNDO image (S214). Thereby, the player can return to the past image and redo the drawing.

In the above description, the drawing of the pen moving image as the pen image has been described. However, a pen still image that is a still image can be drawn. When detecting the “pen / stamp” tab 305, the CPU 103b displays a still image (pen / stamp) palette 320 in the palette area 500, as shown in FIG. In the still image palette 320, an image selection button 325 on which a plurality of still images are displayed is displayed. When detecting a touch on the image selection button 325 in the pen image area 324, the CPU 103b sets the touched pen still image as a graffiti tool. When the input to the drawing area 90 is confirmed (YES in S202), the CPU 103
In b, a pen still image is input to the pen layers 205 </ b> A and 205 </ b> B along the movement path of the touch pen 42. At this time, the same pen still image is input to both the pen layers 205A and 205B.

When the CPU 103b detects the touch of the animation stamp tag 303, FIG.
The animation stamp palette 330 shown in FIG. In the animation stamp palette 330, a plurality of image selection buttons 340 on which a stamp moving image is displayed and whether the selected stamp moving image is to be drawn on the on-pen stamp layer 206 or on the under-pen stamp layer 204 are set. A pen up button 351 and a pen down button 352 are displayed. In addition, a size button 353 for setting the image size of the stamp moving image to be drawn is displayed. As the size button 353 below is selected, the size of the stamp moving image can be drawn larger.

The player touches an image selection button 340 on which a desired stamp moving image is displayed, a pen up button 351 or a pen down button 352, and a desired size button 353, and the CPU 10
When 3b detects these touches, the CPU 103b sets the stamp moving image displayed on the touched image selection button 340 in the graffiti tool. At this time, the CPU 10
3b is an identification ID of the stamp moving image set in the graffiti tool, drawing layer information specified by the touched pen up button 351 or the pen down button 352, and an image size determined by the touched size button 353 Information is stored in the memory 105b.

After setting the stamp moving image in the graffiti tool, when the input into the drawing area 90 is confirmed, that is, after touching a predetermined position in the drawing area 90 with the touch pen 42, the touch pen 4
When 2 moves away from the touch panel 41 (YES in S206), the selected stamp moving image is drawn at a position in the stamp layer 204 or 206 corresponding to the detected touch position in the drawing area (S207). At this time, one of the plurality of pattern images constituting the stamp moving image (for example, the one with the largest data amount) is designated as the designated stamp layer (the on-pen stamp layer 206 or the under-pen stamp layer 204). Draw at the specified size. After rendering, the CPU 103b identifies the stamp moving image identification ID previously stored in the memory 105b.
The drawing layer information, the image size information, and the arrangement position in the drawing area detected in step S206 are registered in the arrangement information database shown in FIG. 37 (S208). The arrangement information database is stored in the memory 105b (S209). After executing step S209, the process proceeds to step S204, and UNDO processing (S204 and S205) is executed.

Even when a stamp still image, which is a still image, is drawn, the same processing as the above-described stamp moving image is executed. An identification ID of a stamp still image which is a still image, an arrangement position touched in the drawing area, image size information, and drawing layer information are registered as arrangement information in the arrangement information database.

As described above, with respect to the stamp image, by storing the arrangement information, the image data is not transmitted to the server, but only the arrangement information is transmitted to the server. Therefore, the communication capacity can be reduced compared to the case where image data is transmitted.

For the drawing of the background image and the frame image, the same processing as the drawing of the pen image described above is executed.
When the touch of the “background / frame” tag 304 is detected, a background / frame palette 344 shown in FIG. 38 is displayed. A plurality of image selection buttons that display background images are displayed in the background area 341, and a plurality of frame selection buttons that display frame images are displayed in the frame area 342. In the set area 343, the background image and the frame image are displayed as an image selection button by overlapping each set.

When detecting the touch of the image selection button in the background area 341, the CPU 103b specifies the background image ID of the touched image selection button and sets it in the graffiti tool. When detecting the touch of the image selection button in the frame area 342, the CPU 103b identifies the frame ID of the touched image selection button and sets it to the graffiti tool. Set area 3
When detecting the touch of the image selection button 43, the CPU 103b identifies the background image ID and frame ID of the touched image selection button, and sets the identified background image and frame image in the graffiti tool. That is, the background image and the frame image can be drawn at once.

When a touch in the drawing area is detected (YES in S210), the background image and frame image with the specified background ID and frame ID are drawn on the background layer 201 and the frame layer 203, respectively, and reflected in the image in the drawing area 90. (S211).

When the graffiti time reaches the time limit or when the end button 68 is touched with the touch pen 42 (YES in S104), the graffiti process is terminated. The CPU 103b receives the address information and stores it in the memory 105b (S105).

Subsequently, the CPU 103b, among the display layers, the background layer 201, the editing target layer 2
02 and the image drawn on the frame layer 203 are combined to create an image BP shown in FIG. 39 (S106). The CPU 103b converts the created image BP into a compressed file format and stores it in the memory 105b. The CPU 103b also has pen layers 205A and 205B.
The images PP11 and PP12 drawn in the above are converted into a compressed file format and stored in the memory 105b. Furthermore, animation setting information 402 indicating the display order and display time of the images PP11 and PP12 is created and stored in the memory 105b (S107).

The CPU 103b, the editing target image BP, the images PP11 and PP12, the animation setting information 402 of the images PP11 and PP12, the arrangement information 406, and the address information 407.
Are transmitted to the server (S108). At this time, the stamp image is not transmitted and only the arrangement information is transmitted, so that the communication capacity can be suppressed.

[Server operation]
Referring to FIG. 40, server 300 receives the data from photography amusement machine 1 and stores it in the memory (S301). Then, as shown in FIG. 41, as shown in FIG. Pen lower stamp layers 511 to 514, pen layers 521 to 524, and pen upper stamp layers 531 to 534 are set. After setting, the server 300 edits the editing target layer 50
The image BP transmitted to 1 is developed (S302). Multiple layers 511-514, 521
Each of .about.524 and 531 to 534 is set to be displayed for 0.5 seconds.

Subsequently, a pattern image constituting the moving image is input to each layer other than the editing target image layer 501. First, the server reads the pattern images PP11 and PP12 of the transmitted pen image, and based on the animation setting information 402 that is also transmitted, the pattern image PP11.
And PP12 are developed on the pen layers 521 to 524 (S303). For example, when the animation setting information indicates that the pattern images PP11 and PP12 are displayed in order of 0.5 seconds, the server 300 displays the pattern image PP11 in the pen layers 521 and 523 and the pattern image PP12 in the pen layers 522 and 524. Expand each. In addition, when the pattern image of the transmitted pen image is four sheets, each pattern image should just be expand | deployed to each pen layer 521-524.

Subsequently, the server 300, based on the arrangement information 406, creates a pen bottom stamp layer 511-
514, the stamp image is input to the on-pen stamp layers 531 to 534. Server 300
The hard disk 301 stores a stamp moving image composed of four pattern images and a stamp still image which is a still image. The server identifies the stamp image with the identification ID in the arrangement information 406. When the identified stamp image is a stamp moving image, four pattern images are respectively input to designated arrangement positions of designated drawing layers (for example, the lower pen stamp layers 511 to 514). On the other hand, if the identified stamp image is a stamp still image, the same stamp still image is input to the designated arrangement positions of the four layers (S304). With the above operation, an image is input to the layer set in step S302.

Subsequently, the server creates a composite image that is a constituent element of the standby moving image (S305). As shown in FIG. 42, in order from the bottom, the image BP expanded on the image layer 501 to be edited, the image of the pen lower stamp layer 511, the image PP1 of the pen layer 521, and the image of the pen upper stamp layer 531 are superimposed and combined. A composite image CP11 is created. Similarly, image B to be edited
P, the image of the lower pen stamp layer 512, the image P12 of the pen layer 521, and the image of the upper pen stamp layer 532 are combined to create a combined image CP12. In the same manner, composite images CP13 and CP14 are created as shown in FIG.
The created composite images CP11 to CP14 are converted in a file compression format and stored in the memory. Subsequently, the server creates and stores animation setting information indicating the display order and display time of the composite images CP11 to CP14 (S306).
Finally, a standby moving image file is created based on the created frame image and animation setting information, and stored in the hard disk 301 in association with the address information (S307).
). The subsequent operation of the server 300 and the operation of the mobile phone 400 are the same as those in the first embodiment.

Note that the server 300 may not create a composite image and separate the image BP and other images as in the case 2 in the first embodiment.

As described above, in the above-described embodiments (first and second embodiments), a standby moving image is created, but a still image may be created as a standby image instead of a moving image. Even in this case, since the number of pixels of the image developed on the still image layer is smaller than the number of pixels of the image at the time of the image editing process, the load on the memory 105b is reduced. When creating a still image, the server 300 stores the still image transmitted from the photography game machine 1 and transmits it to the mobile phone 400.

In the second embodiment, the arrangement information is created only for the stamp image and the server 3
Sent to 00, but it is an image other than the stamp image, the image identification ID, the arrangement position,
For images that can be specified by at least one of the sizes, only the arrangement information may be transmitted to the server. For example, if the frame image and the background image are stored in the hard disk 301 in association with the identification ID, the server 300 transmits the identification ID to the server 300 as arrangement information of these images. It can be drawn. for that reason,
For frame images and background images, instead of these images, identification IDs of these images
May be transmitted to the server 300.

Although the standby image editing process is executed during printing, it may be executed at a timing other than during printing.

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 40 Editing display 80 Still picture layer 81-84 Movie layer 101b Computer apparatus 104b for image editing, 301 Hard disk 105b Memory 300 Server

Claims (4)

A photography game equipped with a camera,
Camera control means for controlling the camera to shoot a plurality of users as subjects and create a plurality of photographic images;
A display that displays multiple editing screens for accepting photo image editing for each user,
In one of the editing screen of the plurality of edit screen, it shows an photographic image of the plurality of photographic images Table, first edited image Installing receives the editing for printing on the one image A first editing means for creating
In the one of the edit screen, the show one of the photographic image table, and a second editing means for creating a second edit image Installing receives the editing for transmission to the one of a photographic image, by providing the , For each user, create both the first edited image for printing and the second edited image for transmission from one of the plurality of photographic images,
Printing means for printing the first edited image;
Transmitting means for transmitting the second edited image to a server;
A photo game machine characterized by comprising: A photography game machine according to claim 1,
The photography game machine according to claim 2, wherein the second editing means accepts editing for transmission on the one photographic image while the printing means is printing the first edited image. A method for controlling a photography amusement machine having a camera and a display ,
A camera control step for controlling the camera to shoot a plurality of users as subjects and create a plurality of photographic images;
A display step for displaying a plurality of editing screens for accepting editing of photographic images for each user on the display;
In one of the editing screen of the plurality of edit screen, it shows an photographic image of the plurality of photographic images Table, first edited image Installing receives the editing for printing on the one image A first editing step to create
In the one of the edit screen, the show one of the photographic image table, and a second editing step of creating a second edit image Installing receives the editing for transmission to the one of a photographic image, by providing the , For each user, create both the first edited image for printing and the second edited image for transmission from one of the plurality of photographic images,
A printing step of printing the first edited image;
A transmission step of transmitting the second edited image to a server;
A method for controlling a photography amusement machine, comprising: A control program implemented in a photography amusement machine having a camera and a display ,
A camera control step for controlling the camera to shoot a plurality of users as subjects and create a plurality of photographic images;
A display step for displaying a plurality of editing screens for accepting editing of photographic images for each user on the display;
In one of the editing screen of the plurality of edit screen, it shows an photographic image of the plurality of photographic images Table, first edited image Installing receives the editing for printing on the one image A first editing step to create
Executed in the one of the edit screen, the show one of the photographic image table, and a second editing step of creating a second edit image Installing receives the editing for transmission, to a computer for said first image Then, for each user, create both the first edited image for printing and the second edited image for transmission from one of the plurality of photographic images,
A printing step of printing the first edited image;
A transmission step of transmitting the second edited image to a server;
A control program for causing the computer to perform the.

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