JP6776966B2 - Image providing system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an image providing system that photographs a user with a plurality of photographing devices installed in various places such as a tourist spot or a theme park and provides photographed image data.

At theme parks, etc., staff members take pictures of visitors in order, paste the printed pictures on the original mount, and sell them to the visitors. When the shooting itself was free of charge, it was psychologically difficult to refuse the shooting, and there were cases where the photograph was undesirably presented and printed, and the purchase was urged.

In addition, it was difficult for the staff to take pictures that would be a souvenir because the poses and compositions tended to be uninteresting.

In Patent Document 1, when a plurality of automatic photographing devices are installed in a theme park and a customer pays a fee for each installation location of the automatic photographing device and takes a picture, the photographed image data is sent to a printing system in an image output center. An image capture output system is disclosed in which a photographic print is produced. The customer can receive the photo print at the window of the image output center.

Japanese Patent No. 3913453 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2012-252409

An object of the present invention is to provide an image providing system that automatically photographs a user at a plurality of places in a tourist spot or the like and provides the photographed image to the user after the rally is completed.

The image providing system according to the present invention is an image providing system including a plurality of photographing systems and a server communicatively connected to the plurality of photographing systems, and the plurality of photographing systems photograph the user. It has a unit, a communication unit that transmits captured image data and identification information that identifies a user to the server, and a display unit that presents the information to the user, and the server receives from the plurality of photographing systems. An image to be provided to the user is generated by using at least a part of the captured image data.

In one aspect of the present invention, the photographing system instructs the user to stand or pose at the time of photographing.

In one aspect of the present invention, the photographing system further includes a reader that reads the two-dimensional code presented to the user to acquire the identification information.

In one aspect of the present invention, the server has a code creation unit that generates the identification information, encodes the generated identification information, and creates the two-dimensional code, and responds to a participation application from the user. , A participation reception unit is provided to print out the two-dimensional code created by the code creation unit.

In one aspect of the present invention, the server transmits quiz data to the photographing system, the photographing system gives a quiz to the user using the quiz data, receives an answer from the user, and determines the number of correct quiz answers. Notify the server.

In one aspect of the present invention, the server synthesizes at least a part of the photographed image data received from the plurality of photographing systems and a template image corresponding to the number of correct answers to the quiz and provides the user with the template image. Generate an image.

In one aspect of the present invention, the server synthesizes at least a part of the photographed image data received from the plurality of photographing systems and a template image corresponding to the number of the photographed systems that have transmitted the photographed image data. Then, an image to be provided to the user is generated.

In one aspect of the present invention, the printer further includes a printer that prints an image generated by the server and provides the user and outputs a printed matter.

In one aspect of the present invention, the server generates and outputs a two-dimensional code indicating a URL for acquiring an image to be provided to the user.

According to the present invention, a photo rally for automatically photographing a user at a plurality of places in a tourist spot or the like is performed, and a photographed image is provided after the rally is completed. Since the shooting is done without the intervention of staff, the user can pose without being shy. In addition, since it is possible to shoot from a special angle, it is possible to create an image as a souvenir.

It is a figure which shows the installation example of the image providing system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block block diagram of the image providing system which concerns on this embodiment. (A) and (b) are diagrams showing an example of a pose to be instructed. It is a schematic external view of the photographing system which concerns on the same embodiment. It is a block block diagram of the photographing system which concerns on the same embodiment. It is a flowchart explaining the image printing method which concerns on this embodiment.

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

The image providing system according to the present embodiment is installed in a tourist spot, a theme park, or the like, and the shooting system is installed in various places, and the user (tourist) takes a picture of the place where the shooting system is installed. Perform a photo rally to shoot. After the photo rally is completed, the captured image data is printed out and provided to the user.

FIG. 1 shows an example in which an image providing system is installed in a theme park, and FIG. 2 shows a block configuration of the image providing system. The image providing system includes a server 10, a participation reception unit 20, a printer 30, and a plurality of photographing systems 40. The server 10, the participation reception unit 20, and the printer 30 are provided in the management center 1 where the entrance / exit gate of the theme park is located. The photographing system 40 is installed at various places in the theme park.

When the participation reception unit 20 receives an application for participation in the photo rally from the user, the participation reception unit 20 issues a participation certificate printed with a two-dimensional code indicating identification information that uniquely identifies the user. The user holds the participation certificate over the reader 44 (see FIGS. 4 and 5) of the photographing system 40 in the park. When the reader 44 reads the two-dimensional code of the participation certificate, the photographing system 40 gives a quiz or photographs the user. The shooting system 40 notifies the server 10 of the number of correct answers to the quiz.

The photographing system 40 photographs the user with the camera 41 (see FIGS. 4 and 5) and transmits the captured image data to the server 10.

The photographing system 40 instructs the user of a standing position and a pose at the time of photographing. For example, the photographing system 40 instructs to make a pose as shown in FIG. 3A, or instructs the timing of jumping as shown in FIG. 3B. Since the instruction is given by the photographing system 40, the user can take various poses without being bothered and shy.

The server 10 stores image data and quiz correct answer number information transmitted from a plurality of shooting systems 40 in the park for each user.

After the photo rally is completed, the user holds the participation certificate over the printer 30. A code reading unit provided in the printer 30 reads the two-dimensional code of the participation certificate and notifies the server 10 of the identification information. The server 10 synthesizes the user's image taken by the plurality of shooting systems 40 and the template image to generate a print image. The template image may change depending on the number of correct answers to the quiz and the number of places where the quiz was taken (the number of rally points). The printer 30 prints an image for printing on photographic paper, a sticker mount, a mug, a badge, or the like to produce a printed matter.

The image taken by the shooting system 40 has a unique pose and is well-balanced with the background by being instructed to stand. Further, when the camera 41 is installed at the upper part of a tall building or the like, the image has a special shooting angle that cannot be taken even if the user brings a tripod or the like. By printing such an image, it is possible to create a printed matter that will be a souvenir for the user.

Next, the configuration of each part of the image providing system will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the server 10 includes a code generation unit 11, an authentication unit 12, a communication processing unit 13, a print image generation unit 14, and a storage unit 15. The server 10 is composed of a computer including an auxiliary storage device such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a communication module, and a semiconductor memory, and each function is realized by the CPU executing a program.

The code generation unit 11 generates identification information for identifying a user participating in the photo rally, and issues a two-dimensional code indicating the identification information. For example, the code generation unit 11 uses a random number generation program to generate identification information consisting of a character string having a plurality of digits (for example, 20 digits). The generated identification information is stored in the storage unit 15 as an issue code.

The authentication unit 12 compares the identification information acquired by the reader 44 of the photographing system 40 with the two-dimensional code and the issuance code stored in the storage unit 15 to determine whether the identification information is legitimate.

The communication processing unit 13 performs communication processing with the participation reception unit 20, the printer 30, and each photographing system 40. For example, when the communication processing unit 13 receives the photo rally participation application from the participation reception unit 20, the communication processing unit 13 transmits the two-dimensional code generated by the code generation unit 11 to the participation reception unit 20.

When the communication processing unit 13 receives the identification information read by the photographing system 40, the communication processing unit 13 transmits the determination result by the authentication unit 12 to the photographing system 40. Further, the communication processing unit 13 transmits the quiz data stored in the storage unit 15 to the photographing system 40. The communication processing unit 13 receives the correct answer number information of the user who answered the quiz from the photographing system 40, associates it with the user's identification information, and stores it in the storage unit 15.

Further, when the communication processing unit 13 receives the photographed image data from the photographing system 40, it stores the photographed image data in the storage unit 15 in association with the photographed user's identification information.

When the communication processing unit 13 receives the identification information from the printer 30, the communication processing unit 13 transmits the print image data generated by the print image generation unit 14 to the printer 30.

The print image generation unit 14 takes out the captured image data corresponding to the identification information received from the printer 30 by the communication processing unit 13 from the storage unit 15 and combines it with the template image to generate a print image. A plurality of template images are stored in the storage unit 15, and the print image generation unit 14 may select a template image to be combined according to the number of correct quiz answers and the number of rally points of the user.

FIG. 4 is a schematic external view of the photographing system 40, and FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the photographing system 40. The photographing system 40 includes a camera (photographing unit) 41, a touch panel 42, a speaker 43, a reader 44, and a control device 45. The control device 45 includes an image processing unit 46, an input processing unit 47, an output processing unit 48, and a communication unit 49. The control device 45 is composed of a computer having a CPU, RAM, a communication module, an auxiliary storage device, and the like, and each function of the control device 45 is realized by executing a program by the CPU.

The camera 41 is, for example, a digital camera, which photographs a user and generates captured image data. FIG. 4 shows an example in which the camera 41 is installed on the touch panel 42, but the installation location of the camera 41 is not limited to this, and the camera 41 is installed at the upper part of the building so that the user can be photographed from above. You may.

The image processing unit 46 receives captured image data from the camera 41, detects the position of the user's face, calculates the number of people, and detects the user's movement (for example, a gesture such as raising a hand). ..

The touch panel 42 displays information that is visible to the user. The output processing unit 48 performs data processing necessary for displaying information on the touch panel 42. Further, the touch panel 42 detects the operation of the user. The input processing unit 47 performs data processing according to the user operation. Instead of the touch panel 42, a display for displaying information, an operation button for receiving the operation of the user, and the like may be provided.

The speaker 43 outputs voice guidance and the like. The output processing unit 48 performs data processing for generating the sound emitted by the speaker 43.

The reader 44 reads the two-dimensional code printed on the participation certificate possessed by the user and acquires the identification information.

When the reader 44 reads the two-dimensional code of the participation certificate presented to the user and acquires the identification information, the communication unit 49 notifies the server 10 of the identification information and determines whether or not the identification information is legitimate. To receive.

If the identification information is not legitimate, the photographing system 40 outputs a voice saying "The code seems to be different" or displays it in characters on the touch panel 42. If the identification information is legitimate, the photographing system 40 gives a quiz using the quiz data received from the server 10 and accepts an answer from the user. The quiz question is displayed on the touch panel 42 together with the voice. In addition, answers can be received from the user via the touch panel 42. The photographing system 40 transmits the number of correct answers to the quiz to the server 10 together with the user's identification information.

The photographing system 40 outputs a voice saying "take a picture" and photographs the user with the camera 41. The photographing system 40 analyzes the photographed image, detects the position of the user, outputs a voice such as "Please stand a little further behind", and adjusts the standing position of the user. As a result, it is possible to take an image that is well-balanced with the background.

The shooting system 40 outputs a voice such as "Jump according to a signal", gives an instruction to pose, and displays a sample pose on the touch panel 42.

When the camera 41 is installed at a distant position such as a high place, the photographing system 40 informs the user of the position of the camera 41 by voice, display of the touch panel 42, or the like, and instructs the user to face the camera 41.

The photographing system 40 may display the image captured by the camera 41 on the touch panel 42 and ask the user whether to retake the image. The photographing system 40 transmits the photographed image data to the server 10 together with the user's identification information. In this way, the user answers a quiz or takes a picture at the place where the shooting system 40 is installed.

Next, an image printing method using the image providing system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

The user applies for participation in the photo rally at the participation reception section 20 of the management center 1 and receives the issued participation certificate (step S1). A two-dimensional code indicating identification information for identifying a user participating in the photo rally is printed on the participation certificate.

When the user walks around the park and finds the shooting system 40, he / she is made to read the two-dimensional code of the participation certificate (step S2). The photographing system 40 acquires identification information from the two-dimensional code using the reader 44, and inquires the server 10 whether or not the identification information is legitimate.

The photographing system 40 gives a quiz to the user and photographs the user using the camera 41 (step S3). The shooting system 40 teaches the user a standing position and a pose when shooting. The photographing system 40 transmits the correct answer number information of the quiz and the photographed image data to the server 10 together with the identification information (step S4). The correct answer number information and the captured image data are stored in the server 10 in association with the identification information.

The user goes around the park, answers quizzes, and takes pictures at a plurality of places where the shooting system 40 is installed (steps S2 to S5). When the user finishes the photo rally (step S5_Yes), he / she returns to the management center 1 and holds the participation certificate over the code reader (not shown) provided in the printer 30 to read the two-dimensional code (step S6). The code reader does not have to be installed in the printer 30, and may be provided at the end point of the photo rally.

The printer 30 transmits the read identification information to the server 10. When the server 10 receives the identification information from the printer 30, it determines that the user has finished the photo rally, extracts a plurality of captured image data corresponding to the identification information from the storage unit 15, combines them with the template image, and prints the data. An image is generated (step S7). The server 10 transmits the image data for printing to the printer 30.

The printer 30 prints the image data for printing received from the server 10 on photographic paper and outputs it (step S8).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the user performs a photo rally to take a picture of various places while enjoying a quiz or the like, and obtains a printed matter on which the photographed image is printed after the rally is completed. be able to. Since the pose and standing position are instructed by the photographing system 40, the photograph has a good composition. In addition, when shooting is performed by a person such as a staff member, the pose tends to be safe because the eyes are concerned. However, in the present embodiment, the shooting system 40 provides pose guidance and shooting, so the user is embarrassed. You can take a unique pose without having to. In addition, the camera 41 can shoot from a special angle. A printed matter on which such an image is printed is a souvenir for the user.

The user may be able to select a photographed image to be printed out after the photo rally is completed. After the photo rally is completed, the user holds the participation certificate over the code reader to read the two-dimensional code. The server 10 takes out the photographed image data of the user from the storage unit 15, and displays the photographed image data on a display installed near the code reader so as to be selectable. When the user selects the captured image data displayed on the display, the server 10 combines the selected image with the template image to generate a print image.

Not only the captured image but also the template image may be selected. The type of template image that can be selected may be changed according to the number of correct answers to the quiz performed during the photo rally and the number of rally points (the number of shooting systems 40 that have sent the shot image data).

When applying for participation in the photo rally, the relationship between the participating users may be registered. The user relationship is, for example, a family, a friend, a couple, or the like. When the photographing system 40 reads the two-dimensional code of the participation certificate presented by the user and inquires the server 10 for the identification information, the server 10 notifies the photographing system 40 of the relationship of the registered user together with the authentication result. .. The photographing system 40 stores data of a plurality of types of poses to be instructed at the time of taking a photograph in a storage unit, and selects and instructs a suitable pose according to the relationship of the user.

In the above embodiment, the user is identified by reading the two-dimensional code of the participation certificate with the reader 44 of the photographing system 40 and acquiring the identification information, but even if the camera 41 reads the two-dimensional code. Good. Further, the user may be identified by taking a face image of the user at the time of application for participation, storing the face image in the server 10, and performing face recognition using the face image taken by the camera 41 by the shooting system 40. .. Further, the RF tag storing the identification information may be distributed to the user so that the reader 44 reads the identification information from the RF tag.

In the above embodiment, an example of applying for participation in the photo rally at the management center 1 has been described, but the photo rally may be allowed to participate while going around the park. For example, a capsule vending machine that sells capsules with a participation certificate will be installed in the park. The identification information indicated by the two-dimensional code printed on the participation certificate in the capsule is stored in the storage unit 15 of the server 10 as an issuing code.

The user purchases a capsule from a capsule vending machine, takes out the participation certificate from the capsule, and holds it over the reader 44 of the nearby photographing system 40. The photographing system 40 reads the two-dimensional code of the participation certificate and notifies the server 10 of the identification information. The server 10 collates the notified identification information with the issue code in the storage unit 15 and accepts participation in the photo rally (participation in the middle). As a result, after entering the theme park, users who are interested in seeing the state of the photo rally can easily participate in the photo rally.

After the photo rally is completed, instead of outputting the printed matter, or together with the output of the printed matter, the photographed image data may be provided to the user. For example, the server 10 generates a two-dimensional code indicating the URL of the image data download site, and the printer 30 prints out the two-dimensional code. Further, the two-dimensional code may be displayed on a display, read by a user with a mobile terminal, and image data may be downloaded. The camera 41 of the shooting system 40 may shoot a moving image so that the moving image data can be downloaded.

An expiration date may be set for the photo rally participation certificate. For example, the photo rally can be held only on the day of application for participation. When the participation application is accepted, the server 10 associates the participation date information with the identification information in the issuance code and registers it. The server 10 searches the storage unit 15 using the identification information notified from the photographing system 40, and determines whether or not the participation date information associated with the identification information indicates the current day. If the participation date information is in the past, the server 10 notifies the photographing system 40 that an error has occurred. As a result, it is possible to prevent the participation certificate used in the past from being reused.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment as it is, and at the implementation stage, the components can be modified and embodied without departing from the gist thereof. In addition, various inventions can be formed by an appropriate combination of the plurality of components disclosed in the above-described embodiment. For example, some components may be removed from all the components shown in the embodiments. In addition, components across different embodiments may be combined as appropriate.

1 Management center 10 Server 11 Code generation unit 12 Authentication unit 13 Communication processing unit 14 Print image generation unit 15 Storage unit 20 Participation reception unit 30 Printer 40 Imaging system 41 Camera 42 Touch panel 43 Speaker 44 Reader 45 Control device 46 Image processing unit 47 Input processing unit 48 Output processing unit

Claims (8)

An image providing system including a plurality of photographing systems and a server communicatively connected to the plurality of photographing systems.
The plurality of photographing systems include a photographing unit for photographing a user, a communication unit for transmitting photographed image data and identification information for identifying the user to the server, and a display unit for presenting information to the user. ,
The server uses at least a part of the photographed image data received from the plurality of photographing systems to generate an image to be provided to the user, and transmits the quiz data to the photographing system.
The shooting system is an image providing system characterized in that a quiz is given to a user using the quiz data, answers are received from the user, and the number of correct quiz answers is notified to the server . The image providing system according to claim 1, wherein the photographing system instructs the user to stand or pose at the time of photographing. The image providing system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the photographing system further includes a reader that reads the two-dimensional code presented to the user and acquires the identification information. The server has a code creation unit that generates the identification information, encodes the generated identification information, and creates the two-dimensional code.
The image providing system according to claim 3, further comprising a participation reception unit that prints out the two-dimensional code created by the code creation unit in response to a participation application from the user. The server is characterized in that at least a part of the photographed image data received from the plurality of photographing systems is combined with a template image corresponding to the number of correct answers to the quiz to generate an image to be provided to the user. The image providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4 . The server synthesizes at least a part of the photographed image data received from the plurality of photographing systems and a template image corresponding to the number of the photographed systems that have transmitted the photographed image data to the user. The image providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the image to be provided is generated. The image providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , further comprising a printer that prints an image generated by the server and provides the image to the user and outputs a printed matter. The image providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , wherein the server generates and outputs a two-dimensional code indicating a URL for acquiring an image to be provided to the user.

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