JP7024506B2 - Image output reception terminal, image output reception method and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an image output receiving terminal or the like that accepts and prints image data.

Conventionally, image output reception terminals have been installed in stores such as home appliance mass retailers and shopping malls. The image output reception terminal inputs image data stored in a memory of a smartphone, a digital camera, or the like and displays it on the screen, accepts a user to select an image to be printed, and prints a photo on the spot.

Image data taken by a smartphone, a digital camera, or the like having a GPS (Global Positioning System) function is given position information indicating the shooting location. Patent Document 1 discloses an image output receiving terminal that makes effective use of this position information. The image output receiving terminal described in Patent Document 1 collates the place name information with the position information, and generates the image data to be printed and the print data in which the place name information is arranged. This allows the user to know where the image was taken simply by looking at the printed photo.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-58186

By the way, when you put a printed photo into a filing album, you can write the date and place by hand in the margin of the photo insertion space so that you can remember the time over time. A paper with a location may be inserted into the photo insertion space. However, organizing these photos is time-consuming and requires a lot of time. Also, if there is time between printing photos and organizing albums, it may take time to remember the date and place, or insert photos in a different order from the desired photo insertion order (for example, date and time). There is also the problem of being confused and worrying about getting dirty due to a mistake in handwriting. Problems in filing these photographs may be a psychological obstacle to using the image output reception terminal. The image output receiving terminal described in Patent Document 1 does not necessarily provide a function suitable for filing a photograph.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an image output receiving terminal or the like having a convenient function for filing a photograph.

The first invention for achieving the above-mentioned object is an input control unit that controls input of image data, an index image generation unit that generates index image data including attribute information obtained from the image data, and a print target. An image selection receiving unit that accepts selection of the image data and the index image data, a print control unit that generates print data from the selected image data and the index image data and controls printing execution, and an external unit. An image output receiving terminal comprising a transmission control unit for controlling transmission of the index image data to a mobile terminal, and further comprising a transmission control unit for receiving selection of the index image data to be transmitted. Is. According to the first invention, it is possible to provide an image output receiving terminal having a convenient function for filing a photograph. The user can instruct the transmission of the index image data to his / her mobile terminal, which is convenient when viewing the image data on the mobile terminal.

The index image generation unit in the first invention may group the image data based on the attribute information and generate the index image data for each group. Thereby, the index image data serves as a heading of the image data group included in the same group.

Further, the index image generation unit in the first invention may generate the index image data including the reduced image of the image data. This increases convenience when filing photos.

Further, the index image generation unit in the first invention acquires shooting location information as the attribute information, groups the image data based on the shooting location information, and reduces the image data representing the group. The index image data may be generated by arranging the number of the image data included in the group around the position indicated by the shooting location information on the map image. As a result, one index image data serves as a large heading for a plurality of groups.

Further, the first invention may further include an index image editing unit that accepts editing of the index image data. This allows the user to edit the index image data.

In the second invention, a computer controls input of image data, generates index image data including attribute information obtained from the image data, and prints the image data and the index image data. A step of accepting the selection of, a step of generating print data from the selected image data and the index image data and controlling the execution of printing, and a step of controlling the transmission of the index image data to an external mobile terminal. , The computer is an image output receiving method, further comprising a step of accepting selection of the index image data to be transmitted . According to the second invention, it is possible to execute an image output receiving method having a convenient function for filing a photograph. The user can instruct the transmission of the index image data to his / her mobile terminal, which is convenient when viewing the image data on the mobile terminal.

The third invention comprises a step of controlling input of image data, a step of generating index image data including attribute information obtained from the image data, and selection of the image data to be printed and the index image data. It includes a step of accepting, a step of generating print data from the selected image data and the index image data and controlling the execution of printing, and a step of controlling transmission of the index image data to an external mobile terminal. It is a program for causing a computer to execute a process and further causing the computer to execute a process for accepting selection of the index image data to be transmitted . By installing the program of the third invention on a general-purpose computer, the image output receiving terminal of the first invention can be obtained.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an image output receiving terminal or the like having a convenient function for filing a photograph.

External perspective view of the image output reception terminal 1 Block diagram showing a configuration example of the hardware of the image output reception terminal 1 Block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the computer 30 Flow chart showing the processing flow of the computer 30 The figure which shows an example of image data 60 The figure explaining the process of the index image generation part 52. The figure explaining the process of the index image generation part 52. The figure explaining the process of the display control unit 53 The figure explaining the process of the index image editing unit 54 The figure explaining the processing of the modification of the index image generation part 52.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the image output receiving terminal 1. The image output receiving terminal 1 is a terminal that accepts and prints image data stored in an input medium (storage medium) or a mobile terminal at a store. The image output receiving terminal 1 acquires image data from an input medium or a portable terminal (both not shown) in which image data is stored in advance, and holds the image data inside.

Input media are, for example, Blue-Ray Disk / DVD-ROM / CD-ROM / CD-R / CD-RW, compact flash (registered trademark), SD (Secure Digital) card, mini SD card, micro SD card, xD. -Picture card, SmartMedia (registered trademark), MEMORY STICK (registered trademark), USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory, etc.

The mobile terminal is, for example, a smartphone, a camera-equipped mobile phone, a tablet terminal, a notebook personal computer, or the like. The communication means is, for example, bluetooth (registered trademark), IR (infrared communication), a wired cable, or the like.

For image data, Exif (Exchangeable image file)
format) Attached information about the standard GPS is added. The attached information includes shooting position information, shooting time information, and the like.

A display 11 with a touch panel is arranged in front of the upper part of the image output receiving terminal 1. The display 11 with a touch panel displays operation guidance, operation status, read image data, and the like, and receives instructions from the user. The user selects image data to be ordered for printing, gives instructions for image processing of the image data, and the like via the display 11 with a touch panel.

A media input port 12 and a communication port 13 are provided at the lower part of the display 11 with a touch panel. The media insertion slot 12 is an insertion slot for each media, and a plurality of insertion slots are collectively arranged at one place. The communication port 13 is a communication port for communicating with each mobile terminal, and a plurality of communication ports (infrared port, USB (Universal Serial Bus) port, etc.) are collectively arranged in one place.

The front plate 14 at the bottom of the image output reception terminal 1 has a receipt outlet 15, a charge slot such as a coin slot 16 and a bill slot 17, a change return slot 18, a printed matter outlet 19, and a door open / close key 20. , Maintenance key 21 and the like are provided.

The receipt outlet 15, the coin insertion slot 16, the bill insertion slot 17, and the change return slot 18 function as a billing means for requesting payment according to the contents of the order of the printed matter by the user. The user pays the fee for the printed matter by inserting coins into the coin insertion slot 16 or inserting bills into the bill insertion slot 17. If there is change, it is released from the change return port 18. Further, after the fee is collected, a receipt on which the collected amount, order details, etc. are printed is discharged from the receipt outlet 15.

The printed matter printed by the printer installed in the housing of the image output receiving terminal 1 is discharged to the printed matter outlet 19. The door open / close key 20 is a key for opening / closing the front plate 14 of the image output reception terminal 1. The maintenance key 21 is a key for switching between an operation mode in which the user can use the image output reception terminal 1 and a management mode in which the administrator performs maintenance and settings of the image output reception terminal 1, reprinting of the receipt, and the like. ..

Next, the basic operation of the image output receiving terminal 1 will be described.

The image output receiving terminal 1 displays the image data read from the input medium on a display 11 with a touch panel such as a liquid crystal display. The user selects an image to be ordered for printing from images read from an input medium, a mobile terminal, or the like by using the touch panel provided on the display 11 with a touch panel.

When the user selects an image to be printed on the screen displayed on the display 11 with a touch panel and then instructs the user to execute printing, the computer in the image output receiving terminal 1 transfers the image data to the internal printer.

The image output reception terminal 1 calculates and displays a charge according to the print order of the printed matter to the user, issues a receipt (voucher) by the receipt printer as necessary, and requests the user to pay. The image output receiving terminal 1 starts printing print data when the payment by the user is completed by the billing means. The printed matter is discharged from the printed matter outlet 19 and provided to the user.

Since the image output reception terminal 1 is equipped with a billing machine as well as calculating charges and issuing receipts (vouchers), request the user to make a payment and perform billing processing in cash. You can also do it.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the hardware of the image output receiving terminal 1. The computer 30 is composed of a control unit 31, a storage unit 32, an input / output unit 33, a communication unit 34, and the like, and includes various media reading units 41, a communication unit 42, a shutter 43, a monitor 44, a coin mech 45, a bill burr 46, and a receipt journal. It controls the processing unit 47 and the printer 48.

The control unit 31 is composed of a CPU (Central processing unit) for executing a program, a RAM (Random Access Memory) for storing program instructions, data, and the like, a ROM (Read Only Memory), and the like. The control unit 31 controls each device connected via the bus 35 according to a program stored in the storage unit 32 or the like.

The storage unit 32 stores a program executed by the control unit 31, data necessary for program execution, an OS (Operating System), and the like. The program is, for example, an image input program, a billing processing program, a receipt printing processing program, a maintenance program, or the like. The data is, for example, image data, print data, or the like.

The program code is read by the control unit 31 as needed, transferred to RAM, read by the CPU, and executed as various functions.

The input / output unit 33 is used at the time of maintenance for updating the program or the like stored in the storage unit 32, setting the image output receiving terminal 1, and the like.

The communication unit 34 has a communication control device, a communication port, and the like, and is a communication interface that mediates communication between the image output receiving terminal 1 and a network (not shown). The communication unit 34 controls communication between the image output receiving terminal 1 and another external device via the network.

The various media reading units 41 are provided inside the image output receiving terminal 1 corresponding to the insertion ports of the media of the media input port 12, and read the image data stored in advance in the inserted input media. The communication unit 42 is installed corresponding to each communication port of the communication port 13, and reads image data stored in advance in the mobile terminal during communication.

The shutter 43 is provided at each insertion slot of the media input port 12 and opens and closes the insertion slot of the input media so that the input media cannot be taken out during the reading process or until the billing process is completed. The monitor 44 is a display 11 with a touch panel.

The coin mech 45, the bill burr 46, and the receipt journal processing unit 47 play the role of a billing function. The coin mech 45 is provided inside the image output receiving terminal 1 corresponding to the coin slot 16 and manages the input / output of coins. The bill burr 46 is provided inside the image output receiving terminal 1 corresponding to the bill insertion slot 17, and manages the input / output of bills.

The receipt journal processing unit 47 is provided inside the image output receiving terminal 1 corresponding to the receipt outlet 15, and prints a receipt according to the collected amount and the order contents of the user.

The printer 48 is provided inside the image output receiving terminal 1 corresponding to the printed matter outlet 19, and prints the printed matter. The printer 48 is a high-resolution color printer that prints image data, and the printer method such as a thermal transfer printer or an inkjet type is not particularly limited.

The printer 48 is provided inside the image output receiving terminal 1, and printing is performed there. However, the printer 48 is not limited to this, and for example, the image data is transferred to the communication unit 34 and the printer server connected via the network. Of course, it is also possible to print there. That is, the image output receiving terminal 1 and the printer 48 may be separate bodies.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the computer 30. As shown in FIG. 3, the computer 30 includes an input control unit 51, an index image generation unit 52, a display control unit 53, an index image editing unit 54, an image selection reception unit 55, a print control unit 56, a transmission control unit 57, and a billing unit. A unit 58 is provided.

The input control unit 51 controls the input of the image data read by the various media reading units 41 and the image data read by the communication unit 42.

The index image generation unit 52 generates index image data including attribute information obtained from the image data. Examples of the attribute information include shooting position information and shooting time information which are attached information of image data. Further, the attribute information may be information such as a person's face, a building, a landscape, etc. determined by image analysis of the image data, or the same attribute information, for example, the number of image data of the same area or the same shooting date. It may be information such as. The index image data is data that becomes a heading of the image data, and at least attribute information is arranged.

The display control unit 53 displays a list display screen (a screen for selecting an image to be printed) on which the image data and the index image data are displayed in a list on the monitor 44 (display with touch panel 11). Further, the display control unit 53 displays various screens such as an image output service guidance screen for providing the image data printing service to the user on the monitor 44 (display with touch panel 11).

The index image editing unit 54 accepts editing of index image data. The index image data is automatically generated by the index image generation unit 52, and then various edits are possible by the index image editing unit 54.

The image selection reception unit 55 receives selection of image data to be printed and index image data on the list display screen via the display 11 with a touch panel. The print control unit 56 generates print data from the image data to be printed and the index image data, and controls the execution of printing by the printer 48.

Further, the image selection receiving unit 55 receives selection of image data or index image data to be transmitted to an external mobile terminal on the list display screen via the display 11 with a touch panel. The transmission control unit 57 controls the transmission of image data and index image data to an external mobile terminal by the communication unit 42.

The billing unit 58 calculates the charge according to the print order, displays the calculation result on the monitor 44, and requests the user to pay. Further, the billing unit 58 manages the input / output of money of the coin mech 45 and the bill burr 46.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of the computer 30. As shown in FIG. 4, the input control unit 51 controls the input of the image data and reads the image data (step S1).

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of image data 60. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the image data 60 read by the input control unit 51 is six image data 60a to 60f. As for the attribute information of the image data 60a and 60b, the shooting date and time information is from December 1st to December 2nd, and the shooting location information is Izu. As for the attribute information of the image data 60c, 60d and 60e, the shooting date and time information is from December 2nd to December 3rd, and the shooting location information is Atami. As for the attribute information of the image data 60f, the shooting date and time information is from December 3 to December 4, and the shooting location information is Hamamatsu. Since the latitude and longitude data are attached to the image data, the computer 30 can acquire the name of the area as the shooting location information by collating the latitude and longitude data with the map data. be.

Next, the index image generation unit 52 divides the image data into groups based on the attribute information obtained from the image data, and generates index image data including the attribute information for each group (step S2).

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating the processing of the index image generation unit 52. The index image generation unit 52 uses the shooting location information (= one of the attribute information) obtained from the image data 60a to 60f as the key for grouping, and the image data 60a and 60b whose shooting location information is "Izu" is the first group. The image data 60c, 60d and 60e whose shooting location information is "Atami" are the second group, and the image data 60f whose shooting location information is "Hamamatsu" is the third group.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating the processing of the index image generation unit 52. The index image generation unit 52 generates index image data in which both the attribute information and the reduced image of the image data are arranged for each group. The generated index image data is included in each group. The index image data 70a shown in FIG. 7A is included in the first group, and has the characters of the attribute information 62a (= shooting location information) “Izukogen” and the attribute information 62b (= shooting date / time information) “12/1”. The characters "-12/2" and the reduced images 61a and 61b of the image data 60a and 60b related to the attribute information 62a are arranged. The index image data 70b shown in FIG. 7B is included in the second group, and has the characters of attribute information 62c (= shooting location information) “Atami” and attribute information 62d (= shooting date / time information) “12 / 2- The characters "12/3" and the reduced images 61c, 61d and 61e of the image data 60c, 60d and 60e related to the attribute information 62c are arranged. The index image data 70c shown in FIG. 7 (c) is included in the third group, and includes the characters of the attribute information 62e (= shooting location information) "Hamamatsu" and the attribute information 62f (= shooting date and time information) "12 / 3- The characters "12/4" and the reduced image 61f of the image data 60f related to the attribute information 62e are arranged. By including the reduced image in the index image data, the convenience when filing a photo is increased.

Returning to the description of FIG. The display control unit 53 displays a list display screen (a screen for selecting an image to be printed) in which image data and index image data are displayed in a list for each group (step S3).

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating the processing of the display control unit 53. The display control unit 53 arranges the image data in the second and subsequent groups based on the attribute information different from the attribute information used as the key for grouping, with the index image data at the head for each group. Thereby, the index image data serves as a heading of the image data group included in the same group.

In the example shown in FIG. 8, the display control unit 53 arranges the image data in the second and subsequent groups based on the shooting date / time information, with the index image data at the head for each group. For the first group, the order of index image data 70a, image data 60a, and image data 60b, for the second group, the order of index image data 70b, image data 60c, image data 60d, image data 60f, and for the third group. Are arranged in the order of index image data 70c and image data 60f, and are displayed on the list display screen. However, as shown in FIG. 8, alignment of the image data and the index image data is not essential, and the index image data may be displayed in any order as long as it can be selected as a print image on the list display screen.

Returning to the description of FIG. When editing the index image data (Yes in step S4), the index image editing unit 54 accepts the editing of the index image data (step S5).

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating the processing of the index image editing unit 54. In the example shown in FIG. 9A, the index image editing unit 54 accepts the change of the character font and changes the already arranged attribute information to the character font instructed by the user. In the example shown in FIG. 9B, the index image editing unit 54 accepts the addition of characters, and adds the character "on the cloud" input by the user in addition to the attribute information already arranged. In the example shown in FIG. 9C, the index image editing unit 54 accepts a change in the position where the reduced image of the image data is arranged, and moves the reduced image of the image data to the position instructed by the user. In the example shown in FIG. 9D, the index image editing unit 54 accepts the deletion of the reduced image of the image data and deletes the reduced image of the image data. In the example shown in FIG. 9 (e), the index image editing unit 54 accepts the change of the background and changes the background to the background instructed by the user.

Returning to the description of FIG. When the index image data is not edited (Yes in step S4), the image selection receiving unit 55 accepts the selection of the print target (step S6) and the selection of the transmission target on the list display screen (step S7).

Next, the billing unit 58 performs a billing process (step S8), and the print control unit 56 generates print data from the image data to be printed and the index image data, and controls the execution of printing by the printer 48 (step). S9), the transmission control unit 57 controls the transmission of the image data and the index image data to the external mobile terminal by the communication unit 42 (step S10). Here, when the image data and the index image data are arranged by the display control unit 53, the print control unit 56 controls so that the image data and the index image data are printed in the order in which they are arranged. Further, when the image data and the index image data are arranged by the display control unit 53, the transmission control unit 57 also controls the transmission of the image data and the index image data in the order in which the image data and the index image data are arranged. As a result, after the index image data, the image data of the same group associated with the index image data is output, so that the photographs can be easily organized.

If the transmission to the mobile terminal is not charged, the computer 30 may execute the process of step S7 (selection acceptance of the transmission target) after the process of step S9 (print execution control). As a result, the user can select the image data and the index image data to be transmitted to the mobile terminal while waiting for printing, so that the waiting time can be effectively utilized.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating processing of a modification of the index image generation unit 52. The index image generation unit 52 acquires shooting location information as attribute information, groups image data based on the shooting location information, and maps a reduced image of image data representing the group and the number of image data included in the group. Index image data may be generated by arranging the data around the position indicated by the shooting location information on the image. As a result, one index image data serves as a large heading for a plurality of groups. As the image data representing the group, the index image generation unit 52 may select, for example, the image data having the oldest shooting date and time in the group, or may select the image data specified by the user. Further, the index image generation unit 52 sets the range of the map image to include the position indicated by the shooting location information of all the image data to be arranged.

In the example shown in FIG. 10, a reduced image 61a of the image data 60a representing the first group and the number of image data "2" included in the first group are displayed around the "Izu Kogen" on the map image, and the map is displayed. A reduced image 61c of the image data 60c representing the second group and the number of image data "3" included in the second group are displayed around "Atami" on the image, and around "Hamamatsu" on the map image. The reduced image 61f of the image data 60f representing the third group and the number of image data "1" included in the third group are displayed.

In the modified example, the number of image data to be grouped and the range of the map image can be appropriately selected by the user. In addition, the unit for grouping (country unit, prefecture unit, municipal unit, etc.) can be appropriately selected by the user. Further, the index image generation unit 52 may arrange movement routes in chronological order or arrange movement distances between groups on the map image.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to provide the image output receiving terminal 1 having a convenient function for filing a photograph. The image output receiving terminal 1 generates index image data including attribute information obtained from the image data separately from the image data, and enables printing. By instructing the printing of the index image data together with the image data, the user does not need to manually enter the date and place when filing the photograph in the album or the like. Further, since the index image data serves as a heading of the image data, it can be used as a reference for the order of insertion into the album, and the filing of the photograph becomes easy. Further, since the number of prints by the image output reception terminal 1 can be increased, an increase in sales can be expected.

Further, the image output receiving terminal 1 enables transmission of index image data to an external mobile terminal. By instructing the user to send the index image data to his / her own mobile terminal, the index image data serves as a heading of the image data, which is convenient when browsing the image data.

Although the preferred embodiments of the image output receiving terminal and the like according to the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention is not limited to such an example. It is clear that a person skilled in the art can come up with various modified examples or modified examples within the scope of the technical idea disclosed in the present application, and these also naturally belong to the technical scope of the present invention. Understood.

1: Image output reception terminal 30: Computer 51: Input control unit 52: Index image generation unit 53: Display control unit 54: Index image editing unit 55: Image selection reception unit 56: Print control unit 57: Transmission control unit 60, 60a ~ 60f: Image data 61a ~ 61f: Reduced image 62a ~ 62f: Attribute information 70a ~ 70d: Index image data

Claims (7)

An input control unit that controls the input of image data,
An index image generation unit that generates index image data including attribute information obtained from the image data, and an index image generation unit.
An image selection receiving unit that accepts selection of the image data to be printed and the index image data,
A print control unit that generates print data from the selected image data and index image data and controls printing execution.
A transmission control unit that controls the transmission of the index image data to an external mobile terminal,
Equipped with
The image selection receiving unit is an image output receiving terminal that further receives selection of the index image data to be transmitted . The image output receiving terminal according to claim 1, wherein the index image generation unit divides the image data into groups based on the attribute information and generates the index image data for each group. The image output receiving terminal according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the index image generation unit generates the index image data including a reduced image of the image data. The index image generation unit acquires shooting location information as the attribute information, groups the image data based on the shooting location information, reduces the image data representing the group, and the image included in the group. The image output receiving terminal according to claim 1, wherein the index image data is generated by arranging the number of data sheets around the position indicated by the shooting location information on the map image. The index image editing unit that accepts editing of the index image data,
The image output receiving terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising. The computer
Steps to control the input of image data and
A step of generating index image data including attribute information obtained from the image data, and
A step of accepting selection of the image data and the index image data to be printed, and
A step of generating print data from the selected image data and the index image data and controlling printing execution.
A step of controlling the transmission of the index image data to an external mobile terminal, and
And run
An image output receiving method , wherein the computer further executes a step of receiving selection of the index image data to be transmitted. Steps to control the input of image data and
A step of generating index image data including attribute information obtained from the image data, and
A step of accepting selection of the image data and the index image data to be printed, and
A step of generating print data from the selected image data and the index image data and controlling printing execution.
A step of controlling the transmission of the index image data to an external mobile terminal, and
Let the computer perform the process including
Further, a program for causing the computer to execute a process of accepting selection of the index image data to be transmitted .

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