JP7059844B2 - Image management device and image management method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an image management device and an image management method.

A so-called school photo service is provided in which professional photographers and teachers take pictures of children's daily lives in kindergartens, nursery schools, elementary schools, etc., and browse and sell the pictures on the Internet.

For example, the teacher takes a picture of the children and uploads the picture to the server of the photo sales system. Parents log in to a dedicated website, browse the uploaded images, and select and purchase images that show their children. The purchased image is printed on paper at the service provider's factory, and the photo is delivered to the parents.

Teachers often use digital cameras and tablet terminals as shooting devices. In these photographing devices, the photographing size is often the same as the standard setting at the time of purchase, and the photographed image is generated with an aspect ratio of 3: 2, 4: 3 or 16: 9. On the other hand, the L version, which is generally used for snapshots, has an aspect ratio of about 5: 3.5. If the aspect ratio of the captured image and the print paper are different, the top, bottom, left, and right of the image will not be printed. As a result, the part of the image viewed on the website was cut off in the photo delivered after purchase, and the parents who purchased it sometimes became dissatisfied.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-102715

An object of the present invention is to provide an image management device and an image management method capable of confirming the finish of a photograph to be printed out in advance when uploading a photographed image.

The image management device according to the present invention calculates a print area in the image based on a receiving unit that receives an image from the first terminal, a storage unit that stores the image, and a paper size when printing the image. A screen transmission unit for creating a finish confirmation screen showing a print area in the image calculated by the calculation unit and transmitting the finish confirmation screen to the first terminal, and a screen transmission unit for transmitting the finish confirmation screen to the first terminal, and the first terminal. It includes a sales availability setting unit that receives an instruction on whether or not to sell the image via a finish confirmation screen, and an order processing unit that accepts a print order of the image that can be sold from the second terminal.

In the image management device according to one aspect of the present invention, the receiving unit receives information on the paper size when printing out the image from the first terminal.

In the image management device according to one aspect of the present invention, an extraction unit that detects a face of a person included in the image and extracts a face cut image that is an image in which at least a part of the face is located outside the print area. Further, the screen transmission unit creates a screen for displaying the face-cut image and transmits the screen to the first terminal.

In the image management device according to one aspect of the present invention, the sales availability setting unit sets a flag for the image stored in the storage unit and instructed by the first terminal to be unsaleable, and processes the order. The unit presents, among the images stored in the storage unit, the image without the flag set to the second terminal as a sales image.

In the image management device according to one aspect of the present invention, the sellability setting unit erases the images stored in the storage unit that are instructed to be unsellable by the first terminal.

In the image management method according to the present invention, a print area in the image is obtained based on a step of receiving an image from the first terminal, a step of storing the image in a storage unit, and a paper size at the time of printing and outputting the image. A step of calculating, a step of creating a finish confirmation screen showing a print area in the image calculated by the calculation unit, and transmitting the finish confirmation screen to the first terminal, and a step of checking the finish from the first terminal. It includes a step of accepting an instruction as to whether or not to sell the image via a screen, and a step of accepting a print order of the image that can be sold from the second terminal.

According to the present invention, when uploading a photographed image, it is possible to confirm in advance the finish of the photograph to be printed out. You can check the finish of the photo and exclude images that are not suitable for sale from the sales target.

(A) is a diagram showing a shooting landscape, and (b) is a schematic configuration diagram of a photo sales system. It is a functional block diagram of an image management device. It is a figure which shows the example of the upload screen. (A) to (c) are diagrams showing an example of a print area. It is a figure which shows the example of the finish confirmation screen.

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

As shown in FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (b), in the photo sales system according to the embodiment of the present invention, a teacher photographs children in a kindergarten, a nursery school, an elementary school, etc., and the captured images are transferred to the image management device 1. Upload. The shooting may be done not only by the teacher but also by a professional photographer.

A mobile terminal 2 such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal or a digital camera 3 is used for shooting. When the image is taken by the mobile terminal 2, the photographed image can be uploaded from the mobile terminal 2 to the image management device 1. When shooting is performed by the digital camera 3, the captured image is transferred from the digital camera 3 to the personal computer 4, and the captured image is uploaded to the image management device 1 using the personal computer 4. Hereinafter, the mobile terminal 2 or the personal computer 4 for uploading an image to the image management device 1 will be referred to as terminals 2 and 4.

The image management device 1 provides a website for selling images uploaded from terminals 2 and 4. Parents of children attending kindergartens, nursery schools, elementary schools, etc. access the website using a customer terminal 6 such as a smartphone or a personal computer, and browse a list screen of sales images. The customer selects the image he / she wants to purchase from the list screen, inputs his / her home address, and pays the fee by credit card payment or the like.

The image management device 1 transfers the data of the selected image to the factory 5. A printer installed in the factory 5 prints the transferred image on paper to produce a printed matter (photograph) 7. The printed matter 7 is delivered to the customer's home.

The mobile terminal 2 or the digital camera 3 usually generates a captured image with an aspect ratio of 3: 2, 4: 3 or 16: 9. On the other hand, the L plate, which is generally used as a paper for printing an image, has an aspect ratio of about 5: 3.5. If the aspect ratio of the captured image and the paper are different, the top, bottom, left, and right of the image will not be printed. When a child is shown in the non-printed part, the child shown on the list screen of the website may not be shown at all in the printed matter 7, or a part of the child may be cut off. An image in which a child (subject) is shown in a non-printed portion is not suitable for sale, and the image management device 1 according to the present embodiment makes it possible to exclude such an image from the sale target in advance.

As shown in FIG. 2, the image management device 1 is a computer having a storage unit 10 including a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a non-volatile memory, a hard disk device, and the like, and is stored in the storage unit 10. Stores image sales programs and the like.

When the CPU (central processing unit) of the image management device 1 executes the image sales program, as shown in FIG. 2, the image receiving unit 11, the print area calculation unit 12, the image extraction unit 13, the screen transmission unit 14, and the sales unit are sold. The functions of the pass / fail setting unit 15 and the order processing unit 16 are realized.

The image receiving unit 11 receives the captured image data from the terminals 2 and 4 and stores the captured image data in the storage unit 10. Further, the image receiving unit 11 receives information on the print size (paper size) specified by the teacher who operates the terminals 2 and 4 from the terminals 2 and 4.

For example, the upload screen as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the terminals 2 and 4. Operate terminals 2 and 4, select the image to upload, and specify the print size.

The print area calculation unit 12 calculates the print area in each captured image based on the print size information. For example, the print area is calculated from the print size (paper size) with reference to the center of the captured image.

FIG. 4A shows a print area P1 when a photographed image having an aspect ratio of 4: 3 is printed on L-size paper. Of the captured image, the shaded areas located at the top and bottom are the areas that are not printed on the paper.

FIG. 4B shows a print area P1 when a photographed image having an aspect ratio of 1: 1 is printed on L-size paper. Of the captured image, the shaded areas located at the top and bottom are the areas that are not printed on the paper.

FIG. 4C shows a print area P1 when a photographed image having an aspect ratio of 16: 9 is printed on L-size paper. Of the captured images, the shaded areas located on the left and right are the areas that are not printed on the paper.

It may be possible to set in advance so that either the top, bottom, left, or right of the captured image is an area that is not printed. For example, when printing a shot image having an aspect ratio of 4: 3 on L-size paper, the upper side of the shot image is set in advance so as not to be printed. The print area calculation unit 12 calculates the print area so that the portion not to be printed is located on the upper side of the captured image.

The image extraction unit 13 detects the face included in each captured image, and determines whether or not at least a part of the face is included (positioned) in the portion not printed on the paper (outside the print area). The image extraction unit 13 extracts a photographed image (face cut image) in which at least a part of the face is included in the portion that is not printed on the paper. The face cut image is an image in which the face shown on the website selling the image is not shown at all on the printed matter 7, or is partially cut off.

The screen transmission unit 14 creates a finish confirmation screen for the uploaded captured image and transmits it to the terminals 2 and 4. On the finish confirmation screen, only the print area portion calculated by the print area calculation unit 12 is displayed among the uploaded captured images. Alternatively, a portion outside the print area calculated by the print area calculation unit 12 may be shaded and displayed.

As shown in FIG. 5, the finish confirmation screen is provided with a check box CB in the vicinity of the display area of each captured image. The teacher who uploaded the photographed image confirms how the photographed image is printed out on the finish confirmation screen, and checks the check box CB of the image that is not suitable for sale such as a cut face.

When the button B1 on the finish confirmation screen is pressed, the screen transmission unit 14 creates a screen that displays only the face cut image extracted by the image extraction unit 13, and transmits the screen to the terminals 2 and 4. This makes it possible to switch to a screen that displays only the face-cut image.

When the button B2 on the finish confirmation screen is pressed, the sales availability setting unit 15 receives information from the terminals 2 and 4 that identifies the image in which the check box CB is checked, that is, the image that is not sold. The sellability setting unit 15 sets a flag indicating that the image cannot be sold among the captured images stored in the storage unit 10.

The sellability setting unit 15 may automatically register the face-cut image extracted by the image extraction unit 13 as unsaleable and set a flag.

The screen transmission unit 14 creates an order screen including a list of sales images using images (images that can be sold) that are not flagged to indicate unsaleable among the captured images stored in the storage unit 10, and the customer. Send to terminal 6.

The order processing unit 16 receives an image purchase order from the customer terminal 6 and stores the order information in the storage unit 10. The order information includes information for identifying the selected image, the number of prints, the customer name, the shipping address, and the like. The order processing unit 16 performs settlement processing as necessary. The order processing unit 16 transmits the purchased image to the factory 5.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when uploading a photographed image, it is possible to confirm the finish of the photograph to be printed out in advance and set not to sell the image or the like with a cut face. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the photograph with a cut face from being delivered to the customer (guardian or the like).

In the above embodiment, the sellability setting unit 15 may delete (erase) the unsellable image from the storage unit 10.

The screen transmission unit 14 may create an order screen including a list of sales images using captured images, or may create an order screen using the print area portion calculated by the print area calculation unit 12. .. By creating the order screen using the print area portion, the image viewed by the customer on the website and the printed matter 7 to be delivered almost match.

In the above embodiment, an example in which the print size is specified by the terminals 2 and 4 has been described, but the print size may be determined in advance on the image management device 1 side.

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 within a range that does not deviate 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 Image management device 2 Mobile terminal 3 Digital camera 4 Personal computer 5 Factory 6 Customer terminal 7 Printed matter

Claims (6)

A receiver that receives images from the first terminal,
A storage unit that stores the image and
A calculation unit that calculates the print area of the image based on the paper size when printing the image.
A screen transmission unit that creates a finish confirmation screen showing a print area in the image calculated by the calculation unit and transmits the finish confirmation screen to the first terminal.
A sales availability setting unit that receives an instruction on whether or not to sell the image from the first terminal via the finish confirmation screen.
An order processing unit that accepts print orders for images that can be sold from the second terminal,
Image management device equipped with. The image management device according to claim 1, wherein the receiving unit receives information on a paper size when printing out the image from the first terminal. Further provided with an extraction unit for detecting the face of a person included in the image and extracting a face cut image which is an image in which at least a part of the face is located outside the print area.
The image management device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the screen transmission unit creates a screen for displaying the face-cut image and transmits the screen to the first terminal. The sales availability setting unit sets a flag on the image stored in the storage unit and instructed by the first terminal that the product cannot be sold.
One of claims 1 to 3, wherein the order processing unit presents, among the images stored in the storage unit, an image without the flag as a sales image to the second terminal. The image management device described in. According to any one of claims 1 to 3, the sellability setting unit deletes an image stored in the storage unit that is instructed not to be sold from the first terminal. The image management device described. The process of receiving an image from the first terminal and
The process of storing the image in the storage unit and
A step of calculating a print area in the image based on the paper size when the image is printed out, and
A process of creating a finish confirmation screen showing a printed area in the calculated image and transmitting the finish confirmation screen to the first terminal.
A process of receiving an instruction as to whether or not to sell the image from the first terminal via the finish confirmation screen.
The process of accepting print orders for images that can be sold from the second terminal,
Image management method.

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