JP7073803B2 - Game image shooting system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to the shooting and editing of a game image.

The game image shooting device called Purikura (registered trademark) is very popular among high school girls. The user photographs himself and makes various decorations on the captured image on the display for editing. The decorated image is printed on a sticker mount (see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2004-32213

The fun of the game image shooting device is that it can demonstrate its originality by devising shooting poses and scribbling (editing) the shot images. The present inventors have come up with the idea that the convenience and playability in shooting and editing a game image can be further enhanced by utilizing the information obtained in advance about the subject prior to shooting and editing.

The present invention is an invention completed based on the above-mentioned points of view by the present inventors, and a main object thereof is to propose a method for effectively utilizing information obtained in advance about a subject in a game imaging apparatus. To do.

The game image capturing system according to an aspect of the present invention includes an ID acquisition unit for acquiring a user ID, a user information acquisition unit for acquiring user information associated with the acquired user ID, and a first user and a second user. When shooting a user, one of a plurality of shooting poses is selected based on both the first user information associated with the first user and the second user information associated with the second user. A shooting pose selection unit for instructing a shooting pose to be selected, a shooting pose instruction unit for instructing a selected shooting pose to a first user and a second user, and a first user and a second user after instructing a shooting pose. It includes a photographing unit for photographing and an editing unit for receiving editing input by a first user and a second user for the captured image.

The game image shooting system according to another aspect of the present invention includes an ID acquisition unit for acquiring a user ID, a user information acquisition unit for acquiring user information associated with the acquired user ID, and a photographing unit for photographing a user. It also includes an editorial unit that accepts editing input by the user for the captured image, and a setting changing unit that changes both or one of the shooting setting and the editing setting based on the user information.

The game image shooting system according to another aspect of the present invention includes an ID acquisition unit for acquiring a user ID, a user information acquisition unit for acquiring user information associated with the acquired user ID, and a photographing unit for photographing a user. , It is provided with an editorial unit that accepts editing input by the user for the captured image.
The editorial department changes the settings for edit input based on the user information of the user.

The game image shooting system according to another aspect of the present invention includes an ID acquisition unit for acquiring a user ID, a user information acquisition unit for acquiring user information associated with the acquired user ID, and a photographing unit for photographing a user. It also includes an editorial unit that accepts editing input by the user for the captured image, and an explanatory unit that explains the game method to the user.
The user information includes the usage history of the game image capturing device by the user.
The explanation unit refers to the user information, and omits or changes the description of the game method when the user has experience in using the game image capturing device.

In another aspect of the present invention, the game image capturing system includes an ID acquisition unit for acquiring a user ID, a user information acquisition unit for acquiring user information associated with the acquired user ID, a first user, and a second user. Corresponds to the shooting unit that shoots the user, the editing unit that accepts editing input by the first user and the second user for the shot image, and the first user information and the second user associated with the first user. An event execution unit that generates an event when a predetermined related condition is satisfied between the attached second user information is provided.

The game image shooting system according to another aspect of the present invention includes a shooting unit that shoots a user, an image recognition unit that recognizes an object other than the user from the shot image, and an editing unit that accepts editing input by the user for the shot image. It includes an event execution unit that generates an event associated with an object in advance.

The game image shooting system according to another aspect of the present invention includes an ID acquisition unit for acquiring a user ID, a photographing unit for photographing a user, an editing unit for receiving an editing input by the user for the captured image, and a plurality of targeting the user. It is equipped with an important image selection unit that selects an important image that is an important image from the images taken in the above, and a shooting condition registration unit that specifies the shooting conditions of the important image and associates the user ID with the shooting conditions of the important image. ..
The shooting unit sets shooting conditions associated with the user when shooting the user.

The game image shooting system according to another aspect of the present invention includes an ID acquisition unit for acquiring a user ID, a photographing unit for photographing a user, an editing unit for receiving an editing input by the user for the captured image, and a plurality of targeting the user. An important image selection unit that selects an important image that is an important image from the images taken, a shooting condition registration unit that identifies the shooting conditions of the important image and associates the user ID with the shooting conditions of the important image, and the user's It is provided with a shooting instruction unit that instructs the user on the shooting method based on the shooting conditions associated with the user at the time of shooting.

According to the present invention, it becomes easy to effectively utilize information about a subject in a game image capturing apparatus.

It is an overall block diagram of a game image shooting system. It is an external perspective view of a game image taking apparatus. It is an external perspective view of a shooting booth. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of play in a play image shooting apparatus. It is a top view of the game image shooting apparatus. It is a functional block diagram of a game image taking apparatus. It is a functional block diagram of a server. It is a data structure diagram of user information. It is a data structure diagram of the simultaneous shooting history information. FIG. 10A is a screen view showing a shooting pose when the intimacy A is used. FIG. 10B is a screen view showing a shooting pose when the intimacy B is used. FIG. 10 (c) is a screen view showing a shooting pose when the intimacy C is used. FIG. 10D is a screen view showing a shooting pose at the time of intimacy D. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the photographing process of S12 (FIG. 4). It is a flowchart of the continuation of the shooting process of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the editing process of S14 (FIG. 4). It is a screen view of an edit screen. It is a data structure diagram of group information. 16 (a) and 16 (b) are schematic views for explaining the My Palette setting of the edit input interface. It is a data structure diagram of usage history information. It is a data structure diagram of feedback information.

The game image shooting device in the present embodiment includes a shooting booth and an editing booth. The user shoots himself at the shooting booth. Hereinafter, the image of the subject (user) taken at the shooting booth is referred to as a "shooting image". The user can apply arbitrary image corrections such as skin whitening and hair gloss to the shot image at the shooting booth (hereinafter, such image correction is referred to as "pre-correction"). The game image capturing device in the present embodiment captures not only still images but also moving images at the photographing booth. Of the captured images, those acquired as moving images are called "photographed moving images", and those acquired as still images are called "captured still images".

The pre-corrected captured images will be sent to the editing booth. At the editing booth, the user can apply any decoration such as pasting a stamp image or scribbling with a stylus pen to the captured image (hereinafter, such decoration of the image is referred to as "decorative processing" or "editing"). The captured image that is being edited at the editing booth is called the "target image". Further, among the target images, the one in which the shooting moving image is the editing target is called the "target moving image", and the one in which the shooting still image is the editing target is called the "target still image".

The game image capturing device prints the target still image on a sticker mount (external medium). In addition, the game image capturing device uploads the target moving image and the target still image to the server (external medium). The user can also download the target image (target moving image and target still image) by accessing the server from a user terminal such as a smartphone. As described above, the game image photographing apparatus in the present embodiment has a photographing function, an editing function (decorative processing function), a printing function, and a communication function.
In the following, the setting changes at the time of shooting / editing based on various information of the subject will be mainly described.

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of the game image capturing system 200.
In the game image shooting system 200, the game image shooting device 100 is connected to the server 202 and the user terminal 206 via the Internet 204. In the game image capturing device 100, the user photographs himself / herself. The game image capturing device 100 acquires a captured image including a subject (user), applies pre-correction to the captured image as necessary, and accepts decoration processing by the user. The user is identified by the user ID given in advance. The user makes a play reservation for the game image capturing device 100 by using the user card in which the user ID is registered.

The target image after the decoration processing is uploaded from the game image capturing device 100 to the server 202 together with the user ID. The server 202 stores the user ID, the shooting date and time, and the target image (target moving image and target still image) in association with each other. The user downloads the target image from the server 202 by accessing the server 202 via the authentication information such as the user ID and the password.

The server 202 manages various information related to the user (hereinafter referred to as "user information"). The game image capturing device 100 in the present embodiment automatically changes settings such as shooting based on user information, and the details will be described later.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the game image capturing device 100.
The game image shooting device 100 includes a reception device 102, a shooting booth 104, an editing booth 106, and a printing device 110. The user reserves the use of the game image capturing device 100 at the reception device 102. The user inputs the user ID in the reception device 102 and pays the play fee in cash or electronic money. The reception device 102 issues a reservation number to the user. The reception device 102 displays the number of people on standby and the reservation number to be called on the reception monitor 108. When the user's reservation number is displayed on the reception monitor 108, the user enters the shooting booth 104.

The user takes a picture at the shooting booth 104. After the shooting is completed, the user moves to the editing booth 106. An editing device 126 is installed in the editing booth 106. The editing device 126 includes an editing monitor 120. The target image (photographed image to be decorated) is displayed on the editing monitor 120. The editing monitor 120 in this embodiment is formed by a capacitive touch panel. Two stylus pens 122a and 122b are prepared for one editing monitor 120. The user uses the stylus pen 122 and a finger to decorate the target image. After the editing is completed, the printing device 110 prints the target still image on the sticker mount. Further, the editing device 126 uploads the target image to the server 202.

FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of the photographing booth 104.
The shooting booth 104 is shielded from the outside by the curtain 124. A photographing device 128 is installed in the photographing booth 104. The photographing device 128 includes three lights 116 that illuminate the user as a subject from three directions, a camera 118 for acquiring a photographed still image and a photographed moving image, a first photographing monitor 112, and a second photographing monitor 114.

The first shooting monitor 112 displays a shot image (shooting moving image and shooting still image) of the user. The second shooting monitor 114 displays a shot image (hereinafter, referred to as “sample image”) of a person other than the user who is the subject, for example, a model. The user takes an arbitrary shooting pose in front of the camera 118 while referring to the sample image displayed on the second shooting monitor 114. Various explanations regarding the shooting method are also displayed on the second shooting monitor 114. As described above, in the shooting booth 104, the shooting moving image and the shooting still image can be acquired.
In the present embodiment, the second shooting monitor 114 also indicates a shooting pose by using a sample image (details will be described later).

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of play in the game image capturing device 100. FIG. 5 is a plan view of the game image capturing device 100 as viewed from above.
When the user makes a reservation for use in the reception device 102, the reception device 102 executes the reception process (S10). After acceptance, the user enters the shooting booth 104. The photographing device 128 acquires the photographed image of the user (S12). At the shooting booth 104, the user can acquire a predetermined number of shot images. The shooting moving image and the shooting still image are acquired at the same time (described later), and the pair of the shooting moving image and the shooting still image is counted as one set of shooting images. In the present embodiment, a maximum of 6 sets of captured images (a set of captured moving images and captured still images) are acquired. At the time of shooting, the user can select a pre-correction method from a plurality of pre-correction menus provided by the photographing device 128. The user can also select the background color of the captured image on the photographing device 128. The photographing device 128 executes pre-correction every time a photographed image is acquired. The pre-correction menu may be selected on the reception device 102 before play. The details of the photographing process (S12) will be described later in relation to FIGS. 11 and 12.

After shooting, the first shooting monitor 112 displays instruction information indicating one of the two editing booths 106. The user moves to the editing booth 106 designated by the first shooting monitor 112 among the two editing booths 106a and 106b. The captured image is transferred from the photographing device 128 to the editing device 126. The user performs decorative processing on the captured image (target image) transferred by the editing device 126 (S14). The details of the editing process (S14) will be described later in relation to FIG.

After editing, the editing device 126 sends the target image to the printing device 110, and the printing device 110 prints the target image on the sticker mount (S16). Further, the editing device 126 uploads the target image to the server 202 via the Internet 204 (S18). The user can download the target image from the server 202 to the user terminal 206 by accessing the server 202 using the user ID as an access key.

Generally, it takes more time to edit than to shoot. In the game image photographing apparatus 100 in the present embodiment, the customer turnover rate is increased by providing two editing booths 106a and 106b (editing devices 126a and 126b) for one photographing booth 104.

FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram of the game image capturing device 100.
Each component of the game image capturing device 100 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a computing unit such as various coprocessors, a storage device such as a memory and a storage, hardware including a wired or wireless communication line connecting them, and storage. It is realized by software that is stored in the device and supplies processing instructions to the arithmetic unit. The computer program may be composed of a device driver, an operating system, various application programs located on the upper layer thereof, and a library that provides common functions to these programs.
As described above, the game image photographing device 100 is configured as an aggregate of the photographing device 128, the receiving device 102, the editing device 126, and the printing device 110. Each block described below shows a block for each function, not a configuration for each hardware. The same applies to the server 202 shown in FIG. 7.

The game image capturing device 100 includes a user interface processing unit 130, a data processing unit 132, a communication unit 134, and a data storage unit 136.
The user interface processing unit 130 is in charge of user interface processing via the reception monitor 108, the editing monitor 120, and the like. The communication unit 134 is in charge of communication processing with the server 202 via the Internet 204. The communication unit 134 may directly communicate with the user terminal 206 by short-range wireless communication. For example, the target image may be directly transmitted from the communication unit 134 to the user terminal 206. The data storage unit 136 stores various data. The data processing unit 132 executes various processes based on the data acquired by the communication unit 134 and the data stored in the data storage unit 136. The data processing unit 132 also functions as an interface for the user interface processing unit 130, the communication unit 134, and the data storage unit 136.

The user interface processing unit 130 includes an input unit 140 that accepts operation input by the user, an output unit 142 that presents information to the user, and a photographing unit 138 (camera 118) that acquires captured images. The input unit 140 detects the user's operation input to the touch panel installed in the reception device 102, the photographing device 128, the editing device 126, and the like. The input unit 140 also detects the operation input by the stylus pen 122. The output unit 142 executes various output processes such as audio output and print output in addition to image display in the reception device 102, the photographing device 128, the editing device 126, and the like.

The input unit 140 includes an ID acquisition unit 158. The ID acquisition unit 158 acquires a user ID from the user card.

The output unit 142 includes a shooting instruction unit 160 and an explanation unit 162. The shooting instruction unit 160 instructs a user who is a subject about a shooting method, for example, a standing position, a facial expression, and the like (details will be described later). The shooting instruction unit 160 includes a shooting pose instruction unit 164. The shooting pose instruction unit 164 instructs a shooting pose. The explanation unit 162 explains to the user how to use the game image shooting device 100 by means of text images and voices at the time of reception, shooting, editing, and printing.

The data processing unit 132 includes a shooting control unit 144, an editing processing unit 146 (editing unit), a reception management unit 148, a print processing unit 150, an event execution unit 152, and an image recognition unit 154.
The shooting control unit 144 controls the shooting process in the shooting booth 104. The shooting control unit 144 notifies the user of the shooting timing at the shooting booth 104. Assuming that the shooting timing is time t1, the shooting control unit 144 records a moving image (hereinafter referred to as "first half moving image") from 1.5 seconds to 0.1 seconds before time t1 and shoots at time t1. A still image is acquired, and a moving image (hereinafter referred to as "second half moving image") is recorded again from 0.1 second to 1.5 seconds after time t1. The shooting control unit 144 generates a shooting moving image by connecting the first half moving image and the second half moving image. The shooting control unit 144 controls the shooting unit 138 by transmitting a shooting start instruction and a shooting stop instruction to the shooting unit 138. Further, the photographing control unit 144 causes a strobe (not shown) to emit light when acquiring a captured still image. Since the shooting moving image does not include the acquisition period of the shot still image, in other words, the moving image at the time of strobe light emission, the strobe light emission is not reflected.

The shooting control unit 144 includes a shooting pose selection unit 156. The shooting pose selection unit 156 selects one of a plurality of types of shooting poses. The shooting pose instruction unit 164 displays a shooting pose on the second shooting monitor 114 as a sample image. The shooting pose will be described later in relation to FIGS. 10 (a) to 10 (d).

The output unit 142 displays the captured image as a target image on the editing monitor 120 (capacitive touch panel). The editing processing unit 146 decorates the target image according to the operation input from the user. The details of the editing work will be described later in relation to FIG. 14 and the like. The reception management unit 148 manages the payment of the play fee by the user and the reservation order in the reception device 102. The reception management unit 148 guides the reserved user to the shooting booth 104 every time the shooting work is completed in the shooting booth 104. The print processing unit 150 controls printing of the target image in the printing device 110. When two or more users shoot at the same time, the event execution unit 152 generates various events based on the relationship between the two. In addition, the event execution unit 152 generates various events depending on the object brought by the user (hereinafter, the event based on the object is particularly referred to as an "object event"). An event is a production performed during shooting and editing. The image recognition unit 154 recognizes the captured image and the target image. For example, the image recognition unit 154 recognizes an object or a user's face image from a captured image or the like.

The communication unit 134 includes a user information acquisition unit 166, a user ID transmission unit 168, an event data reception unit 186, and an image transmission unit 188. The user ID transmission unit 168 transmits the user ID acquired by the ID acquisition unit 158 to the server 202. The user information acquisition unit 166 receives the user information corresponding to the user ID from the server 202. The event data receiving unit 186 receives event data that defines an event execution method from the server 202. The image transmission unit 188 uploads the target image after the decoration processing to the server 202.

FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram of the server 202.
The server 202 includes a communication unit 210, a data processing unit 212, and a data storage unit 214. The communication unit 210 is in charge of communication processing with the game image capturing device 100 and the user terminal 206 via the Internet 204. The data storage unit 214 stores various data such as user information. The data processing unit 212 executes various processes based on the data acquired by the communication unit 210 and the data stored in the data storage unit 214. The data processing unit 212 also functions as an interface between the communication unit 210 and the data storage unit 214.

The communication unit 210 includes a user ID acquisition unit 216, a user information transmission unit 218, an event data transmission unit 294, and an image reception unit 296. The user ID acquisition unit 216 receives the user ID from the game image capturing device 100. The user information transmission unit 218 transmits the user information corresponding to the user ID received by the user ID acquisition unit 216 to the game image capturing device 100. The event data transmission unit 294 transmits the event data to the game image capturing device 100. The image receiving unit 296 receives the target image after the decoration process from the game image capturing device 100.

The data processing unit 212 includes an important image selection unit 220, a shooting condition registration unit 222, a user information management unit 224, and a music selection unit 292. The important image selection unit 220 selects an “important image”, which is a captured image that is considered to be highly satisfying to the user, from among the plurality of captured images by the method described later. The shooting condition registration unit 222 registers suitable shooting conditions based on important images. The method of selecting the important image and setting the shooting condition based on the important image will be described later in relation to FIG. The user information management unit 224 manages the user information stored in the data storage unit 214. The music selection unit 292 selects a music to be played at the time of shooting. The music selection will be described later in relation to FIG. 12 and the like.

FIG. 8 is a data structure diagram of the user information 230.
The user information 230 is stored in the data storage unit 214 of the server 202. The user information 230 is information that defines user attributes, preferences, and the like. The user is issued a user ID when he / she registers as a member in the game image shooting system 200. The user information 230 includes basic information including the age of the user, music information indicating the user's favorite music, and my palette information indicating the user's favorite editing setting. The user can arbitrarily edit the user information by logging in to the server 202 by designating the user ID from the user terminal 206. FIG. 8 shows a part of the user information 230.

According to FIG. 8, the user with the user ID = P01 (hereinafter referred to as “user (P01)”) is an 18-year-old woman, and the nickname is “A-chan”. Users can also create groups with other users. The group is identified by the group ID. Multiple users can arbitrarily form a group, such as the same class, the same school, and the same place of origin. According to FIG. 8, the user (P01) belongs to the group (G04), the user (P03) belongs to the group (G01) and the group (G03), and the user (P02) does not belong to any of the groups. The details of the group will be described later in relation to FIG.

In the music information, the artist (musician) that the user likes and the favorite music are registered. The music information may include information about other music such as a favorite music genre (rock, jazz, pop, etc.), a favorite composer, and the like. In FIG. 8, the user (P01) prefers the artist (A1) and the music (B1), and the user (P02) prefers the artist (A2), the music (B1), and the music (B2). Both the user (P01) and the user (P02) have in common that they prefer the music (B1).

My palette information is information indicating the editing settings preferred by the user as described above. According to the My Palette information, the editing processing unit 146 initially sets the editing input interface in the editing device 126. Many enthusiasts of the game image capturing device 100 have a unique commitment when editing. For example, the preference of the line by the stylus pen 122 also varies from extra-thick to extra-fine depending on the user. Also, some users who prefer the blue line prefer a deep blue color such as indigo blue, while others prefer a color close to bluish purple such as Florence blue. If the user sets his / her favorite editing settings in the My Palette information in advance, he / she can start the editing work with his / her favorite editing settings from the beginning.

According to FIG. 8, the user (P01) sets the ultrafine line and Iceland blue as my palette information. Therefore, when the user (P01) edits the target image in the editing booth 106, the editing processing unit 146 initially sets the stylus pen of the user (P01) as an Icelandic blue extra-thick pen. The user (P01) can start the editing work with his / her favorite pen color from the beginning without adjusting the color for Iceland blue at the time of editing. The initial setting of the My Palette information will be described later in relation to FIGS. 16 (a) and 16 (b).

In addition to this, various information may be included in the user information 230. For example, the basic information may include the user's name (real name), date of birth, place of origin, school, company, occupation, and the like. Further, not limited to music information, favorite food, favorite words, favorite celebrities, favorite characters, favorite games, etc. may be set as user preference information.

In addition to this, the user information 230 may include an edit history. The editing history includes, for example, the line type and color of the pen set by the user, and the usage history of various stamps. The editing processing unit 146 records the result of the editing work of the user as an editing history, and sends the editing history to the server 202 together with the user ID after the editing is completed. The user information management unit 224 may acquire the editing history and update the user information 230 as appropriate.

The user information 230 may include a usage history. The usage history is information indicating which game image capturing device 100 the user is using and how much, and the details will be described later in relation to FIG.

FIG. 9 is a data structure diagram of the simultaneous shooting history information 240.
The user information management unit 224 manages the simultaneous shooting history information 240 as a part of the user information 230. The simultaneous shooting history information 240 is information summarizing how many shots have been taken with whom and who.

According to FIG. 9, the user (P01) and the user (P02) are photographed twice at the same time, but the user (P01) has never photographed the user (P03) at the same time. For example, it is assumed that each of the user (P01) and the user (P02) inputs the user ID into the reception device 102, and two people enter the shooting booth 104. At this time, the reception management unit 148 transmits the two user IDs to the server 202 as "simultaneous photographers". The user information management unit 224 of the server 202 adds 1 to the number of simultaneous shootings of the user (P01) and the user (P02). When three or more people, for example, a user (P01), a user (P02), and a user (P03) simultaneously shoot, the user information management unit 224 uses the user (P01) and the user (P02), the user (P02), and the user (P02). P03), 1 is added to the number of simultaneous shootings of the user (P01) and the user (P03). With the simultaneous shooting history information 240, the number of simultaneous shootings can be collectively managed for a plurality of users. It is presumed that two or more users who have a large number of simultaneous shootings have a close relationship.
In the simultaneous shooting history information 240, not only the number of simultaneous shootings but also the date and time of simultaneous shooting may be registered.

In the present embodiment, the shooting pose selection unit 156 determines the intimacy based on the number of simultaneous shootings in a unit period. Specifically, for the combination of the shooting pose selection unit 156 and the user who has taken 50 or more simultaneous shots in the last 6 months, intimacy A, 10 or more and 49 or less, intimacy B, 1 or more and 9 times. If it is less than or equal to, it is determined to be intimacy C, and if it is 0 times, it is determined to be intimacy D.

10 (a) to 10 (d) are screen views illustrating the shooting pose 242.
FIG. 10A is a screen view showing a shooting pose 242a at the time of intimacy A. In the shooting pose selection unit 156, when the intimacy of the two users who entered the shooting booth 104 is rank A, the shooting pose 242a (FIG. 10A) in which the two models are close to each other and their bodies are in close contact with each other. ) Is selected, and the shooting pause instruction unit 164 displays the shooting pose 242a on the second shooting monitor 114. The shooting pose instruction unit 164 prompts the two users to perform the same shooting pose 242a while displaying the shooting pose 242a. Since it is considered that the two users are already intimately related, there is a high possibility that the shooting pose 242a having a high degree of close contact will be accepted by the users.

FIG. 10B is a screen view showing a shooting pose 242b at the time of intimacy B. When the intimacy of the two users is rank B, the shooting pose selection unit 156 selects the shooting pose 242b in which the two models bring their cheeks to each other and make a heart mark by hand, and the shooting pose instruction unit 164 is the first. 2 The shooting pose 242b is displayed on the shooting monitor 114. Although it is presumed that the two users are intimately related, a slightly modest shooting pose 242b, which has a lower degree of adhesion than the shooting pose 242a, is proposed.

FIG. 10C is a screen view showing a shooting pose 242c at the time of intimacy C. When the intimacy of the two users is C rank, the shooting pose selection unit 156 selects the shooting pose 242c in which the two models line up side by side to determine a matching gesture, and the shooting pose instruction unit 164 performs the second shooting. The shooting pose 242c is displayed on the monitor 114. Since it is unclear whether the two users have an intimate relationship, we propose a shooting pose 242 that has a lower degree of adhesion than the shooting pose 242c.

FIG. 10D is a screen view showing a shooting pose 242d at the time of intimacy D. When the intimacy of the two users is D rank, the shooting pose selection unit 156 selects the shooting pose 242d in which the two models are back to back, and the shooting pose instruction unit 164 sets the shooting pose 242d on the second shooting monitor 114. Is displayed. Since it cannot be inferred that the two users are intimately related, the shooting pose selection unit 156 selects the most conservative shooting pose 242d.

By proposing an appropriate shooting pose 242 that is easily accepted by the user, the shooting pose selection unit 156 can effectively enhance the sense of intimacy between the two. By proposing the shooting pose 242 to a "machine" such as the game image shooting device 100, the user who is the subject can easily challenge the shooting pose with a high degree of close contact, which is difficult for him / her to say. Further, it is effective for the shooting pose selection unit 156 to propose various shooting poses 242 in order to prevent the shooting from becoming a rut. As the intimacy increases, the shooting pose 242 proposed by the game image shooting device 100 also changes, so that it becomes easier to arouse the user's motivation for simultaneous shooting.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the details of the photographing process of S12 (FIG. 4).
The explanation unit 162 first determines whether or not the explanation of the game method is necessary at the time of shooting (S20). The explanation unit 162 refers to the usage history (described later in relation to FIG. 17) which is a part of the user information 230, and if the user has used the game image capturing device 100 a predetermined number of times, for example, three times or more. It is determined that the explanation is unnecessary (N in S20), and if the number of times the game image capturing apparatus 100 is used is less than two times, it is determined that the explanation is necessary (Y in S20). If explanation is necessary (Y in S20), the explanation unit 162 displays predetermined explanatory information on the second shooting monitor 114 at the time of shooting, and reproduces the sound prepared for the explanation (S22). Next, the shooting pose selection unit 156 determines the intimacy of a plurality of users with reference to the simultaneous shooting history information 240 (S24).

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of the continuation of the photographing process of FIG.
The event execution unit 152 refers to the user information 230, and determines whether or not there is a match in the music information for the two or more users who are the subjects (S26). If there is a match in the music information (Y in S26), the event execution unit 152 plays the corresponding music at the time of shooting (S28). For example, since both the user (P01) and the user (P03) prefer the music (B1) (see FIG. 8), when the two people shoot at the same time, the music selection unit 292 selects the music (B1). The event execution unit 152 plays the music (B1). Further, since both the user (P01) and the user (P04) prefer the artist (A1) (see FIG. 8), the music selection unit 292 is associated with the artist (A1) when these two people shoot at the same time. One of the songs is selected, and the event execution unit 152 plays the selected song.

More specifically, the server 202 stores the artist and the music in association with each other in advance. When the music (B1) is played, the event execution unit 152 downloads the data of the music (B1) from the server 202 and plays the music (B1). With such a control method, when two users who have the same musical tastes shoot at the same time, it is possible to liven up the shooting by playing a music common to the two users. The two users can find something in common with each other as a surprise. If there is no match in the music information (N in S26), the process in S28 is skipped. As described above, the event execution unit 152 executes various events when a predetermined related condition is satisfied by two or more users who simultaneously shoot. "Matching music information" is a kind of related condition, but various other related conditions can be set (described later).

Next, the event execution unit 152 refers to the simultaneous shooting history information 240, and determines whether or not two or more users who are subjects have taken simultaneous shootings in a predetermined period (hereinafter referred to as "confirmation period"). Check (S30). In the present embodiment, one month from 12 months to 13 months before the shooting date is set as a confirmation period, and it is determined whether or not two or more users have taken simultaneous shootings in this confirmation period. In this case, it is a related condition that there are simultaneous shootings during this confirmation period.

If there is simultaneous shooting experience during the confirmation period (Y in S30), the event execution unit 152 displays the past shot images of the two users (hereinafter, simply referred to as “past images”) on the second shooting monitor 114. The past image may be an image taken during the confirmation period. More specifically, the event execution unit 152 downloads the simultaneous shooting history information 240 from the server 202, and determines whether or not simultaneous shooting is performed during the confirmation period. If there is no simultaneous shooting experience during the confirmation period (N in S30), S32 is skipped.

In the data storage unit 214 of the game image shooting system 200, the shot images of the member users are stored together with the shooting date and time and the user ID. For example, in the case where the user (P01) and the user (P02) shoot at the same time, when the two people shoot at the same time during the confirmation period, the event execution unit 152 uses the past images associated with the user IDs = P01 and P02 as the server. It is downloaded from 202 and displayed on the second shooting monitor 114.

The user who is the subject remembers the past simultaneous shooting experience by visually recognizing the nostalgic past image at the time of shooting. By displaying the past images of the memories of the two users, it is possible to further enhance the familiarity of the two users. In addition, it is thought that making people recognize their youth and youth from past images also contributes to the excitement of shooting. By displaying the past image, it is possible to propose a way of enjoying the shooting pose 242 that was done in the past. The past image may be displayed as a silhouette instead of the user itself. The shooting control unit 144 may transfer the past image as the target image to the editing device 126 (editing processing unit 146), or may generate the target image in which the past image is superimposed on a part of the captured image.

Next, the shooting pose selection unit 156 selects the shooting pose 242 based on the intimacy of the plurality of users (S34). The shooting pose instruction unit 164 displays the selected shooting pose 242 on the second shooting monitor 114 (S36).

The image recognition unit 154 determines whether or not there is an object that generates an event (hereinafter, referred to as “starting object”) by recognizing the subject displayed on the first shooting monitor 112 as an image (S38). When the start object is detected (Y in S38), the event execution unit 152 executes the object event corresponding to the start object (S40). If the activation object is not detected (N in S38), S40 is skipped.

As an example, it is assumed that the user is wearing the clothes CA1 of company A. Further, it is assumed that the garment CA1 is set in advance as an activation object. When the image recognition unit 154 recognizes the clothes CA1, the object ID that identifies the clothes CA1 is transmitted to the server 202. The object ID and the event data are associated with the data storage unit 214 of the server 202 in advance. Here, it is assumed that the image of the hat CA2 provided by the company A is associated with the clothing CA1 as event data. The event data transmission unit 294 of the server 202 transmits an image (event data) of the hat CA2 to the game image capturing device 100, and the event execution unit 152 causes the user to superimpose and display the image of the hat CA2. According to such a control method, when the photographer wears the clothes CA1, the photographed image wearing the hat CA2 can be acquired.

After performing the above preprocessing, the photographing unit 138 photographs the user (S42). The shooting control unit 144 makes a preliminary correction to the shot image (S44). The user may set the pre-correction on the reception device 102, or may perform the pre-correction after acquiring the captured image. Preliminary corrections include skin tone adjustment, eye size adjustment, eyelash volume adjustment, and background setting of the captured image. When the shooting end condition is satisfied (Y in S46), the shooting process ends. If the shooting end condition is not satisfied (N in S46), the process returns to S34 and shooting is performed again.
In FIGS. 11 and 12, the description has been made assuming that two or more users are the subjects. When the user shoots by himself, the processes of S24, S26, S28, S30, S32, S34, and S36 are not executed.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the details of the editing process of S14 (FIG. 4).
The editing processing unit 146 initially sets the editing input interface based on the My Palette information (user information 230) (S50). Specifically, the line type and color of the stylus pen are initially set, and the size and arrangement of the buttons for selecting the line type and color are changed. After the initial setting of the My Palette information, the editing processing unit 146 receives various editing inputs for the target image from the user and performs decoration processing on the target image (S52). After the editing is completed, the editing processing unit 146 (editing device 126) transmits the target image to the printing processing unit 150 (printing device 110), and the printing processing unit 150 starts printing preparation (S54).

FIG. 14 is a screen view of the editing screen 250.
The editing processing unit 146 creates graphic data for the editing screen 250, and causes the output unit 142 to display the editing screen 250. The edit screen 250 is displayed on the edit monitor 120. In FIG. 14, the target image including the two users 170a and 170b is the editing target. It is assumed that the user 170a in FIG. 14 is the user (P01) and the user 170b is the user (P02).

The editing processing unit 146 divides the editing screen 250 into a first editing area 252a (first editing screen) and a second editing area 252b (second editing screen). A first image display area 254a and a second image display area 254b are set in the first editing area 252a and the second editing area 252b, respectively. Two editing monitors 120 may be provided separately corresponding to the first editing area 252a and the second editing area 252b. Target images are individually displayed in the first image display area 254a and the second image display area 254b. On the edit screen 250, the two users (P01) and the user (P02) can individually decorate the two target images.

In FIG. 14, the user (P01) decorates the target image displayed in the first image display area 254a. The user (P02) will be described as decorating the target image displayed in the second image display area 254b. Since the editing screen 250 is a capacitive touch panel, the user performs various operation inputs with the stylus pen 122 or a finger with the same operation feeling as that of a smartphone. The user (P01) uses the stylus pen 122a installed on the left side of the first editing area 252a. The user (P02) uses the stylus pen 122b installed to the right of the second editing area 252b. The stylus pen 122a is connected to the editing device 126 via the conductive cord 172a, and the user 170b is connected to the editing device 126 via the conductive cord 172b.

At the shooting booth 104, up to 6 sets of shot images are acquired as described above. One captured image includes a captured still image and a captured moving image. The output unit 142 displays the captured still image as a target image (target still image) in the image display area 254. In the image display area 254, six target still images are superimposed and displayed. The user can select the target still image to be edited by selecting the six tabs 256 (tab 256a and tab 256b). When the user touches the play button 258, the output unit 142 plays and displays the target moving image for about 3 seconds corresponding to the target still image. The editing processing unit 146 also reflects the result of the decoration processing on the target still image on the target moving image.

The editing processing unit 146 manages the editing time limit. The output unit 142 counts down and displays the remaining time limit in the remaining time display area 174. When the time limit expires, the editing processing unit 146 forcibly terminates the editing work. Even if the time limit has not expired, the user can forcibly terminate the editing process by touching the end button 176.

At the time of editing work, the user appropriately selects "stamp", "pen", and "character" from the decoration button 180. The output unit 142 switches the display of the decoration selection area 182 according to the selection of the decoration button 180. Since the "stamp" is selected in the first image display area 254a of FIG. 14, the output unit 142 displays various stamp images in the decoration selection area 182. The user (P01) selects a stamp image from the decoration selection area 182, and pastes the stamp image at an arbitrary position in the first image display area 254a. Specifically, when the user (P01) touches one of the stamp images with a finger or the stylus pen 122a and touches the pasted portion of the first image display area 254a, the editing processing unit 146 synthesizes the stamp image with the target image. do.

Since the nickname of the user (P01) is "A-chan" (see FIG. 8), when the user 170a uses the name stamp 184, a stamp image named "A-chan" is added to the first image display area 254a. Will be done. Since the nickname of the user (P02) is "Satchie" (see FIG. 8), when the user (P02) uses the name stamp 184, a stamp image named "Satchie" is added to the second image display area 254b. Will be done.

At the start of editing, the editing processing unit 146 displays an instruction image for guiding the user (P01) to the first image display area 254a and the user (P02) to the second image display area 254b in the image display area 254. The editing processing unit 146 identifies the nicknames of the user (P01) and the user (P02) by referring to the user information 230. When the user (P01) uses the name stamp 184, in other words, when the name stamp 184 is used for the first editing area 252a, the editing processing unit 146 adds a stamp image indicating the nickname of the user (P01). Similarly, when the user (P02) uses the name stamp 184, the editing processing unit 146 adds a stamp image showing the nickname of the user (P02). According to such a control method, the user can easily add his / her own nickname registered in advance by using the name stamp 184 without writing the nickname using the stylus pen 122.

In addition, if the name stamp 184 is stamped near the user 170a, the nickname of the user (P01) corresponding to the user 170a is added, and if the name stamp 184 is stamped near the user 170b, the user (P02) corresponding to the user 170b is added. Nicknames may be added. For this purpose, first, the user ID and the face image are associated with each other in advance. By recognizing the target image in the first image display area 254a, the image recognition unit 154 shows two users in the target image, and the face image of the user 170a corresponds to the user (P01). It is recognized that the face image of 170b corresponds to the user (P02).

Next, when any user stamps the name stamp 184, the editing processing unit 146 measures the distance between the stamped portion and the center point of the two face images, and adds the user's nickname corresponding to the close face image. .. If the name stamp 184 is stamped near the user 170a, the nickname of the user (P01) is displayed. On the other hand, if the name stamp 184 is stamped near the user 170b, the nickname of the user (P02) is displayed. According to such a control method, a nickname matching the user's face image can be easily added by imprinting the name stamp 184 near the user's face image.

The nickname may be automatically stamped without using the name stamp 184. By the above method, the image recognition unit 154 identifies the face image reflected in the image display area 254 and the user ID and nickname corresponding to the face image. The editing processing unit 146 may automatically add a nickname image near the face image, for example, within a predetermined distance from the contour line of the face image. The positional relationship of the nickname image of the face image can be set arbitrarily.

When the user selects "pen", the user is free to draw a line with the stylus pen 122. When "Character" is selected, a character image prepared in advance can be pasted on the target image by the same user interface as the stamp image. When the erase button 178 is touched, the stylus pen 122 becomes an "eraser", and the stamp image, line drawing, etc. described in the image display area 254 can be erased in the manner of an eraser.

The editing monitor 120 is a projection type capacitive touch panel, and is capable of so-called multi-touch. Therefore, the user can also select the decorative button 180 or the like with the left hand while holding and operating the stylus pen 122 with the right hand. Since the user can edit with both hands, efficient editing is possible. Improving the efficiency of editing work also leads to shortening of editing time, which is also useful for increasing the customer turnover rate.

FIG. 15 is a data structure diagram of group information 260.
The group information 260 is stored in the data storage unit 214 of the server 202. The group information 260 defines a group mark (hereinafter referred to as “group mark”), application conditions of the group mark, and the number of members of the group. The user requests the server 202 to create a group from the user terminal 206, and the user information management unit 224 of the server 202 issues a group ID and an access key for identifying the group to the user terminal 206. Other users can join the created group by entering the group ID and access key. In addition, a user who belongs to a group can register an arbitrary group mark. The user information management unit 224 assigns a mark ID that identifies the group mark. The user also sets the conditions for applying the group mark. When the applicable condition is satisfied, the shooting control unit 144 attaches a group mark to the shot image at the time of executing the pre-correction.

For example, according to FIG. 15, the group (G01) has 6 members. The application condition of the group mark (M01) of the group (G01) is "1 person". When only one of one or more users who are the subjects is a member of the group (G01), the shooting control unit 144 adds a group mark (M01) to a predetermined position of the shot image, for example, a lower left corner. Further, when all six members of the group (G01) are subjects, the shooting control unit 144 adds the group mark (M03) to the shot image. According to such a control method, a group can be defined, and when the members of the group are gathered, a group mark peculiar to the group can be attached to the captured image as a "mark of the set". By defining a group mark, you can increase the enjoyment of shooting in a group.

The group mark may be provided as a stamp that can be used at the time of editing. Further, not limited to the group mark, the editing processing unit 146 may set a color peculiar to the group as a pen color when the application condition of the group is satisfied. In this way, a group-specific edit input interface may be provided.

16 (a) and 16 (b) are schematic views for explaining the My Palette setting of the edit input interface.
Here, the case where two users (P01) and the user (P02) take pictures at the same time will be described. The editing processing unit 146 guides the user (P01) to the left side (first image display area 254a) of the editing monitor 120, and guides the user (P02) to the right side (second image display area 254b) of the editing monitor 120. The user (P01) prefers the thickness of the pen in the order of extra-fine line 264, thin line 266, and thick line 268, and sets this in My Palette information. On the other hand, it is assumed that the user (P02) prefers the thickness of the pen in the order of extra-thick wire 270, thin wire 266, and extra-fine wire 264, and sets this in My Palette information.

As described in connection with FIG. 14, the editing screen 250 is divided into a first editing area 252a and a second editing area 252b. The user 170a sets an input method for the first editing area 252a by selecting an editing input interface such as the decorative button 180 (hereinafter, the setting related to such input is referred to as "input setting information"). The editing processing unit 146 stores the input setting information in the first editing area 252a in the data storage unit 214, and similarly stores the input setting information in the second editing area 252b in the data storage unit 214.

The editing processing unit 146 refers to each My Palette information (user information 230), and in the first editing area 252a, input setting information of the editing input interface 262a which is a layout reflecting the My Palette information of the user (P01). Initialize as. Further, in the second editing area 252b, the shooting pause instruction unit 164 initially sets the editing input interface 262b, which is a layout that reflects the My Palette information of the user (P02), as input setting information. With such initial settings, each user can immediately start editing work at the shooting booth 104 using the editing input interface that reflects his / her preference.

In the edit input interface 262, the order and size of the various buttons may be changed according to the My Palette information. Specifically, the button (edit setting) preferred by the user may be displayed at the upper level, or may be displayed in a large size.

The edit processing unit 146 may set the edit input interface 262 based on the user's edit history instead of the My Palette information explicitly set by the user. According to such a control method, the user can reflect his / her editing history in the initial setting of the editing input interface 262 without setting the My Palette information.

FIG. 17 is a data structure diagram of the usage history information 280.
The usage history information 280 is stored in the data storage unit 214 of the server 202. The usage history information 280 is also a part of the user information 230. The usage history information 280 indicates the usage history of each user of the plurality of types of game image capturing devices 100 (model A, model B, and model C) in a predetermined period. When the user (P01) inputs the user ID to the game image capturing device 100 (model A), the user ID transmission unit 168 transmits the user ID and the model ID to the server 202, and the user information management unit 224 of the server 202 is used. The history information 280 is updated. By such a control method, who frequently uses which model is registered in the usage history information 280.

Usually, a plurality of types of game image capturing devices 100 are installed in a game center. In addition, the user generally has a preference for the game image capturing device 100. According to FIG. 17, the user (P01) prefers the model A, and the user (P02) prefers the model B. When the game image shooting device 100 of model A (hereinafter referred to as "game image shooting device (A)") is not installed in the game center visited by the user (P01), or the game image shooting device 100 When (A) is crowded, the user (P01) may be forced to use the game image capturing device 100 (B). In this case, the editing processing unit 146 of the game image shooting device 100 (B) may refer to the usage history information 280 and set the user interface of the model A to the game image shooting device 100 (B). According to such a control method, the user (P01) can use the model B with the same user interface as the model A even when the familiar model A cannot be used. So to speak, by equipping the game image capturing device 100 (B) with an emulation function, it is possible to realize the user interface of the model A as needed even for the model B.

When using the game image capturing device 100 (B), the user may request the user interface of the model A. The game image capturing device 100 (B) may change the user interface according to the user's selection.

More specifically, the server 202 prepares software for realizing the user interfaces of the models A, B, and C in advance. When the user (P01) uses the game image capturing device 100 (B), the game image capturing device 100 (B) requests the user interface of the model A from the server 202. The server 202 transmits software that realizes the user interface of the model A to the game image capturing device 100 (B). The editing processing unit 146 of the game image capturing apparatus 100 sets the user interface of the model A for the user (P01). The user interface referred to here is the display position and size of the image display area 254 on the edit screen 250, the menu of the decorative button 180, and the like.
It is desirable that the user interface can be emulated not only for the editing device 126 but also for the photographing device 128 and the receiving device 102.

Emulation is possible not only for editing settings but also for shooting settings. For example, settings related to shooting of the game image shooting device 100 (A), specifically, the amount of light of the strobe (not shown) and the light 116, the irradiation time, the menu of pre-correction, the types of shooting poses that can be proposed, and the like are played. It may be emulated in the image capturing apparatus 100 (B). The shooting settings of the game image shooting device 100 (A) are also saved in the server 202 in advance. When the user (P01) uses the game image shooting device 100 (B), the game image shooting device 100 (B) requests the server 202 to set the shooting of the model A. The shooting control unit 144 of the game image shooting device 100 (B) adopts the shooting setting of the model A for the user (P01). According to such a control method, the user (P01) can shoot after reproducing the same shooting environment as the familiar game image shooting device 100 (A) with the game image shooting device 100 (B).

If the user interfaces of the models A and C are mounted in advance on the game image capturing device 100 (B), the game image capturing device 100 (B) does not download the user interface software from the server 202. Even so, the user interface can be switched immediately.

According to FIG. 17, since the user (P01) and the user (P04) frequently use the model A, it is considered that they are familiar with the operation method of the model A. The explanation unit 162 refers to the usage history information 280, and skips the explanation in reception / shooting / editing / printing as necessary. When the user (P01) is using the model A three times or more in a predetermined period, for example, in the past one month, the explanation unit 162 may skip the explanation to the user (P01). Hereinafter, the condition for skipping the explanation for one user is referred to as a "skip condition". The skip condition is satisfied when the game image capturing device 100 of a predetermined model has been used more than a predetermined number of times in a predetermined period. The skip condition can be arbitrarily defined by the designer of the game image capturing apparatus 100. Further, the skipping referred to here may mean not only omitting all the explanations but also omitting a part of the explanations and changing the detailed explanations to simple explanations.

When a plurality of users shoot at the same time and the skip condition is satisfied for all the users, the explanation unit 162 skips the explanation. Further, the explanation may be skipped when the skip condition is satisfied for the majority of users, or the explanation may be skipped when the skip condition is satisfied for any of the users. By providing the skip condition, a user who is familiar with how to use the game image capturing device 100 can immediately enjoy shooting or the like without listening to the explanation. Skipping the explanation is also effective in increasing the customer turnover rate.

FIG. 18 is a data structure diagram of the feedback information 290.
The feedback information 290 is stored in the data storage unit 214 of the server 202. The feedback information 290 is statistical information indicating that the user tends to be satisfied with the captured image under what shooting conditions. The important image selection unit 220 selects an "important image" which is a captured image that the user is satisfied with from the captured image. In the present embodiment, the user inputs one of "satisfied", "normal", and "dissatisfied" with respect to the plurality of captured images. The important image selection unit 220 determines that the captured image set as "satisfied" is an important image.

The shooting condition registration unit 222 records the shooting conditions for each shot image. According to FIG. 18, the user (P01) answered that 30% of the captured images taken while standing relatively forward were "satisfied", 60% were "normal", and 10% were "dissatisfied". is doing. Therefore, it can be seen that the satisfaction level of the user (P01) is not so affected by the standing position at the time of shooting.

The user (P01) is satisfied with 70% of the captured image when the face is tilted, and is only dissatisfied with 2%. Therefore, the user (P01) tends to be satisfied with the captured image when the neck is bent. The shooting condition registration unit 222 registers the shooting condition of "tilting the face" for the user (P01). The shooting instruction unit 160 of the game image shooting device 100 instructs the shooting conditions by voice or text, such as "Let's tilt the head a little" at the time of shooting by the user (P01). According to such a control method, it is considered that the user (P01) is more likely to be satisfied with the shooting result.

Similarly, the user (P01) is very dissatisfied with the captured image when he smiles. In this case, the shooting instruction unit 160 may advise the user (P01) to "make a clear face".

As described above, the imaging control unit 144 preliminarily corrects the captured image. One of the preliminary corrections is the correction of eye size. According to FIG. 18, the user (P01) is most satisfied when his eyes are slightly magnified. Therefore, even if the user (P01) selects a setting for greatly enlarging the eyes as a preliminary correction, the photographing control unit 144 may slightly reduce the enlargement ratio. According to such a control method, it is possible to make appropriate pre-corrections that the user is not aware of, as well as the preference that the user thinks for himself / herself. The shooting instruction unit 160 may instruct the user to give advice based on the feedback information 290, such as "It is cute if the eyes are not too large" at the time of pre-correction.

The shooting condition registration unit 222 registers the shooting conditions (hereinafter referred to as "satisfaction conditions") for the shot images (important images) with high satisfaction, and the shooting control unit 144 reproduces the satisfaction conditions. You can get a high-quality shot image with high probability. Shooting conditions (satisfaction conditions) include camera position, height, direction, standing position at the time of shooting, strobe light emission amount, and pre-correction method (face line adjustment, eye size, skin color, etc.). Any setting information that defines the composition and image quality of the subject in the captured image may be used.

Satisfaction conditions may be set not only for shooting but also for editing. The user applies various decorative processing such as cheek and lip darkness and color to the target image. After the editing is completed, the user inputs the satisfaction level of the target image in the game image capturing device 100 or from the user terminal 206. The shooting condition registration unit 222 of the editing processing unit 146 may also register the editing content (satisfaction condition) applied to the target image (important image) having a high degree of satisfaction. When the user edits the target image, the editing processing unit 146 may display the target image reflecting the satisfaction condition on the editing monitor 120 in advance. By identifying a highly satisfying edited content based on the user's past edited content and displaying a target image that reflects such edited content in advance, the user's editing work can be streamlined.

The game image shooting device 100 and the game image shooting system 200 have been described above based on the embodiments.
According to the game image capturing device 100 in the present embodiment, the user can receive various services based on the user information 230 by registering as a member. First, the shooting pose selection unit 156 proposes shooting poses according to the intimacy of the two users. By proposing an appropriate shooting pose based on the friendliness of the users, it is possible to further deepen the sense of intimacy and unity between the users. For example, if the shooting pose selection unit 156 proposes a shooting pose with a very high degree of close contact to a couple who have just been dating, it may not always be accepted by the couple and may destroy the atmosphere of the date of the two. There is also. As shown in the present embodiment, if the shooting pose selection unit 156 proposes an appropriate shooting pose according to the intimacy of the couple, it is considered that the date between the two can be further enjoyed.

The edit processing unit 146 changes the initial setting of the edit input interface according to the user information 230. For example, by changing the stamp image by the name stamp 184 according to the user information 230, the user can easily superimpose the stamp image for himself / herself on the captured image. In addition, by preparing stamp images (group marks) according to the group, it is possible to provide the fun of gathering to the members of the group.

Many users have various "stickiness" such as pen thickness, color, and favorite stamps. Such a so-called heavy user may find it troublesome to set his / her own particular editing settings on the editing screen 250. According to this embodiment, the user can set his / her own preference as the My Palette information in advance, and the editing processing unit 146 can initially set the editing input interface based on the My Palette information, so that the user can set his / her favorite editing settings. You can start editing immediately. The target editing input interface may be, for example, a user interface prepared for decorative processing such as a line type, a color, and an image by various buttons of the stylus pen 122.

The editing processing unit 146 can also provide the user with a user interface of another model. Therefore, the user can use the user interface of the model that he / she is accustomed to using with another model. According to such a control method, it is possible to alleviate the situation where the popularity is concentrated only on the specific game image capturing device 100.

The game image capturing device 100 of the present embodiment generates various events according to the common points when there is something in common between the users, such as matching the tastes of music or having taken pictures at the same time. be able to. By executing a surprise effect based on such a user relationship, it is possible to further deepen the interest of shooting.

The explanation unit 162 can skip the explanation of the usage method to the user who is familiar with the usage method of the game image capturing device 100. By explaining only to the user who needs the explanation, it is possible to increase the customer turnover rate while maintaining the convenience of the user.

Further, according to the game image capturing device 100 in the present embodiment, various object events can be generated according to the objects reflected in the captured image. According to such a control method, it is possible to provide "fun of discovery" by bringing in various objects and generating an object event. Also, for general companies, setting object events for their own products is considered to contribute to product sales promotion.

Further, the shooting condition registration unit 222 specifies the satisfaction condition based on the satisfaction level of the user's shot image. By searching for "reasons for satisfaction", it is possible to effectively increase the possibility that the user can obtain a favorite photographed image.

As shown above, by providing various services to the user along with the membership registration, it becomes easy to encourage the user to register as a member. Further, if the number of member registrations increases, the user information 230 and the like will be enriched, so that it will be easier to collect useful information for the development of the game image capturing device 100.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment or modification, and the components can be modified and embodied within a range that does not deviate from the gist. Various inventions may be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of components disclosed in the above-described embodiments and modifications. In addition, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the above embodiments and modifications.

Although it has been described that the game image shooting device 100 and the server 202 and the user terminal 206 constitute the game image shooting system 200, in particular, the game image shooting device 100 and the server 202 form a part of the functions of the game image shooting device 100. It may be realized by the server 202, or a part of the function of the server 202 may be assigned to the game image capturing device 100. Further, a third device other than the game image capturing device 100 and the server 202 may play a part of the functions of these devices. How to allocate the plurality of functions necessary for realizing the present invention to one or more hardware is determined in consideration of the processing capacity of each hardware, the specifications required for the game system 100, and the like. It should be decided.

For example, the function of the game image shooting system 200 may be realized only by the game image shooting device 100. In this case, the data storage unit 136 of the game image shooting device 100 stores the user information 230 and the like, and the functions of the important image selection unit 220, the shooting condition registration unit 222, the user information management unit 224, and the music selection unit 292 are the game images. It may be mounted on the photographing apparatus 100. Further, the server 202 may execute the selection of the shooting pose and the like. The server 202 may implement each function such as the shooting pose selection unit 156 and the event execution unit 152.

In the present embodiment, both or one of the shooting control unit 144 and the editing processing unit 146 functions as a "setting changing unit" that changes the shooting and editing settings according to the user information 230. The function of the "setting change unit" may be mounted on the game image capturing device 100 or may be mounted on the server 202.

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The explanation unit 162 is not limited to the editing device 126, and may skip the explanation for using the reception device 102 and the explanation for various guidance in the photographing booth 104.

In the present embodiment, the description has been made on the premise that the user inputs the user ID. As a modification, the user may be identified by associating the user ID with the user's face image and taking the user's face image with the reception device 102. In addition to the face image, biometric information such as a fingerprint may be used instead of the user ID. According to such a control method, the ID acquisition unit 158 can be eliminated. In addition, when biometric authentication and ID acquisition unit 158 are used together, even a user who has forgotten the user card (user ID) can receive the service as a member by biometric authentication if the member is registered in advance. Can be done.

The shooting pose instruction unit 164 may instruct the shooting pose by voice. The shooting pose instruction unit 164 gives instructions and suggestions to the user, such as "let's stick more faces", "let's hold hands", and "it doesn't look good unless we get a little closer", so that the game image shooting device 100 is artificial. It can make you feel as if you are an intelligence (pseudo-personality).

In the present embodiment, it has been described that when two or more users shoot at the same time, a shooting pose is proposed based on the relationship between the two users. As a modification, the shooting pose selection unit 156 may propose various shooting poses even when the user shoots by himself / herself. For example, the shooting pose selection unit 156 may search for past shot images of the user as the subject and propose a shooting pose that the user has never done before. Alternatively, a special shooting pose may be proposed only to users who satisfy a predetermined condition, such as having taken a predetermined number of shots per unit period.

The photographing unit 138 may include a photographing pose detecting unit (not shown). The shooting pose detection unit identifies the shooting pose of the user by image recognition. The shooting control unit 144 may instruct the shooting unit 138 to shoot when the shooting pose instructed by the shooting pose instruction unit 164 and the shooting pose actually performed by the user match. Alternatively, the shooting control unit 144 may shoot the user at a predetermined timing, for example, at a timing when the countdown becomes zero, regardless of whether or not the user actually performed the proposed shooting pose.

Two users who shoot at the same time do not necessarily have to be present at the shooting booth 104 at the same time. For example, the user (P02) transmits his / her captured image from the user terminal 206 to the game image capturing device 100, and the user (P01) in the photographing booth 104 is the image of the user (P02) transmitted from the user (P02). A photographed image including the above may be acquired. According to such a control method, simultaneous shooting can be enjoyed even with a user at a remote location.

Furthermore, the user (P01) can also shoot a video of a celebrity. First, the user (P01) designates and selects the celebrity Q1 in the reception device 102. The shooting control unit 144 displays the image of the celebrity Q1 on the first shooting monitor 112. The user (P01) may acquire a photographed image including two people while measuring the sense of distance between the celebrity Q1 displayed on the first photographing monitor 112 and his / her own image. Such a control method can be realized by applying the so-called augmented reality technique.

Depending on the relationship between the user (P01) and the celebrity Q1, the shooting pose selection unit 156 may propose a shooting pose. For example, when a user (P01) visits a concert of celebrity Q1, the concert operator sends the concert admission information to the server 202, and the user information management unit 224 registers the concert admission history of the user (P01) in the user information 230. do. The shooting pose selection unit 156 proposes the shooting pose R1 if the user (P01) has an admission history to the concert of the celebrity Q1. At this time, the shooting control unit 144 may display the image when the celebrity Q1 also takes the shooting pose R1. According to such a control method, the user (P01) can take a two-shot photograph with the celebrity Q1 in a shooting pose that only the user who went to the concert can do. In addition to visiting a concert, information on achievement of pose release conditions such as purchasing a CD and watching a program appearing may be stored in the server 202, and the photography control unit 144 may propose various photography poses based on this achievement information. The pause release condition is notified to the user by the game image capturing device 100 or the user terminal 206. According to such a control method, it is possible to deepen the user's involvement with the celebrity Q1 for the purpose of "complete (execution of all types)" of the shooting pose. It will be an effective tool for celebrity Q1 to maintain a sense of unity with the fans.

Instead of celebrity Q1, it may be possible to simultaneously shoot a fictitious person / creature such as an animated character and a user. Even in the case of a character, by setting various pose release conditions, it is possible to increase the motivation to complete the shooting pose. According to such a control method, the user's affection for the character can be embodied as a photographed image, particularly as a photographed pose.

In the present embodiment, it has been described that the intimacy is calculated based on the number of simultaneous shootings of two or more users. In addition to this, the shooting pose selection unit 156 determines the frequency of simultaneous shooting by the user, the presence or absence of a smile in the past shot images of two or more users, the degree of close contact between the two people in the past shot images, or the user information 230. Intimacy may be calculated based on the number of common points and the like, or by a combination thereof.

For example, it is assumed that the shooting pose selection unit 156 determines that the intimacy between the user (P22) and the user (P32) is A rank based on the number of simultaneous shootings in the past. It is assumed that the shooting pose selection unit 156 proposes a shooting pose with a high degree of close contact corresponding to the A rank to two people. However, suppose that two users shoot without following the proposed pose. In this case, the shooting pose selection unit 156 may propose to these two people a shooting pose of rank A, for example, rank B, regardless of the number of simultaneous shootings, when shooting from the next time onward. In this way, by determining the upper limit of the intimacy according to whether or not the actually proposed shooting pose is adopted, it is possible to propose a more appropriate shooting pose to the user.

When two users who shoot at the same time have a friendship in SNS (Social Networking Service), the shooting pose selection unit 156 may determine the intimacy of the two users as B rank or higher. In addition, two users who shoot at the same time may self-declare their intimacy, or may search for their intimacy by a psychological test or the like.

Not limited to intimacy, the shooting pose selection unit 156 may propose a shooting pose that can be associated with the male and female users when shooting by the male and female users. When male and female users shoot at the same time, the shooting pose selection unit 156 may select a shooting pose corresponding to the intimacy of the two from a plurality of types of shooting poses associated with the male and female users. When two female users shoot at the same time, the shooting pose selection unit 156 may select a shooting pose corresponding to the intimacy of the two from a plurality of types of shooting poses associated with the female pair. According to such a control method, it is possible to propose various shooting poses based not only on intimacy but also on gender combinations, in other words, attributes other than intimacy. In the case of the above example, different shooting poses are proposed when the female users of the intimacy B shoot at the same time and when the male and female users of the intimacy B shoot at the same time. In addition, the shooting pose selection unit 156 selects a shooting pose based on various user information 230 such as the user's age group, age difference, hometown, etc., and based on the combination of the user information 230 and intimacy. May be good.

In the present embodiment, when the name stamp 184 is used, the user's nickname is automatically selected. Not limited to the nickname, the editing processing unit 146 may change the stamp image corresponding to the single stamp button according to the user information 230 such as the real name, the constellation, the user's original mark, and the date of birth.

For example, if the user who operates the stamp button related to "hometown" is from Okayama prefecture, "kibi dango", which is a special product of Okayama prefecture, may be stamped. Alternatively, you may be able to stamp the character of your hometown, for example, "Momotaro".

In the present embodiment, it has been described that when a plurality of users shoot, the past image is displayed when they have experience of simultaneous shooting in the past. Similar control is possible when three or more users shoot at the same time. For example, assume that the user (P01), the user (P02), and the user (P03) simultaneously shoot in February 2017. The captured image at this time is stored in the server 202 as "photographed image X1". It is assumed that the user (P01) and the user (P02) shoot at the same time in February 2018. At this time, since two or more of the three users are simultaneously shooting the event execution unit 152, the shot image X1 (past image) may be received from the server 202 and displayed on the second shooting monitor 114. Since the three people are not all together, the captured image X1 may not be displayed. The shooting control unit 144 may add the face image of the user (P03) to the shot images of the user (P01) and the user (P02) by extracting the face image of the user (P03) from the past image.

The event execution unit 152 may generate an event based on various related conditions other than the music information. For example, when two or more users shoot at the same time, if the prefectures of origin of the two users are the same, the character corresponding to the prefectures of origin may be displayed on the second shooting monitor 114. Not limited to music and the prefecture of origin, a part or all of the user information 230 related to two or more users who shoot at the same time has a common condition, and an event that can be associated with the common point is generated in advance. May be good. The event may be a video display, an audio output, or a change in editing settings.

The event execution unit 152 may generate a predetermined event when two or more or all of the group members are gathered.

The launch object may be any product or a photo of a celebrity or character. For example, when taking a picture of a member Q2 of an idol group, the editing processing unit 146 may change the background of the shot image to the image color of the member Q2. Further, when the photograph of the member Q2 is taken, the editing processing unit 146 may initially set the color of the pen to this image color. The event execution unit 152 may play music associated with a celebrity or a character, or may play a famous scene of a program in which a celebrity appears on the second shooting monitor 114. An identification pattern (such as a two-dimensional code or a special color scheme) for facilitating image recognition may be arranged on the activation object. In 152, the activation object itself may be specified by image recognition, or the activation object may be specified by image recognition of the identification pattern.

The user can also view the target image uploaded to the server 202 on the user terminal 206 or download it to the user terminal 206. Hereinafter, browsing and downloading are collectively referred to as "image acquisition". The user can become a member of the game image capturing system 200 by registering as a member on the server 202. Members include free members and paid members. The free member can acquire two images from the server 202 out of the six target images obtained per shooting. Paid members can acquire all 6 target images instead of paying the monthly membership fee. In general, paying members may pay the membership fee in addition to the usage fee of smartphones (user terminal 206) (hereinafter referred to as "carrier billing"), or on the website for paying members. You may pay by credit card. According to the research by the present inventors, many users are reluctant to charge carriers, and many users do not have a credit card. Therefore, a new payment method different from carrier billing is desired. Therefore, the paying member may be able to authenticate the user by inputting the user ID in the reception device 102 and pay the (monthly membership fee) in cash. In this case, the member may add the play fee and the membership fee and pay in cash.

A consideration (hereinafter referred to as "image acquisition consideration") may be set for image acquisition. In this case, the paid member may be set to have a lower image acquisition consideration than the free member. Paid members pay a fixed monthly membership fee, and pay the image acquisition fee on a pay-as-you-go basis according to the number of image acquisitions. Free members do not pay the membership fee and pay the image acquisition consideration on a pay-as-you-go basis according to the number of image acquisitions. The member may pay the image acquisition consideration by carrier charge or may pay in cash. In the case of payment by cash, the member pays the image acquisition consideration in advance at the reception device 102 at an arbitrary timing. The total payment amount of the member is called "deposit". The user information management unit 224 registers the user ID and the deposit in association with each other. When the member user terminal 206 requests the server 202 to acquire an image, the image transmission unit (not shown) of the server 202 transmits the requested target image to the user terminal 206. At this time, the user information management unit 224 subtracts the image acquisition consideration from the deposit. According to such a control method, it is possible to pay the image acquisition consideration in cash.

As described above, the paying member can periodically visit the nearest game imaging device 100, enter the user ID, and pay the membership fee in cash. The user information management unit 224 manages the user ID and the deposit in association with each other. The user information management unit 224 may periodically deduct the membership fee from the deposit, for example, at the end of the month. If the deposit is not enough for the membership fee, the user information management department 224 changes the paid member to a free member. If the membership fee can be withdrawn, it will be treated as a paid member until the following month. According to such a control method, even a user who is reluctant to charge a carrier can become a paying member by paying cash. It is considered that users who become paying members are expected to use the game image shooting device 100 frequently, so it is not so burdensome to go to the location of the game image shooting device 100 to pay the membership fee. It is thought that it will not be.

In addition to the number of image acquisitions or the image acquisition consideration, there may be a difference in benefits between paid members and free members. For example, a paid member may set the play fee to free on his birthday, and the server 202 stores the target image of the free member only for a short period of time, but stores the target image of the paid member for a longer period. You may do so.

The image acquisition fee may be free for paid members and paid for free members. Alternatively, the image acquisition consideration may be free regardless of whether the member is a paid member or a free member. In this case, paid members can acquire all 6 target images per shooting by paying the membership fee, and free members are limited to 2 target images per shooting instead of paying the membership fee. ..

In the present embodiment, a method of providing a photographed image with a high degree of satisfaction by feeding back the satisfaction condition of the important image has been described. In the present embodiment, it has been described that the user designates an "important image" from the captured image. The important image selection unit 220 may automatically determine an important image based on the user's behavior with respect to the captured image. For example, among a plurality of captured images, the captured image instructed by the user to be transmitted to the user terminal 206 is likely to be liked by the user. Alternatively, the important image selection unit 220 selects a photographed image that takes a long time for editing, a photographed image with a large degree of processing with a large number of stamps or pen inputs, and a photographed image that specifies printing in a large size as an important image. You may.

The shooting control unit 144 may prevent so-called “overexposure” by suppressing the amount of light from the strobe when the user is located in front of the user. The shooting condition registration unit 222 may analyze the causal relationship between the important image and the shooting condition by using an analysis model such as a neural network.

100 play image shooting device, 102 reception device, 104 shooting booth, 106 editing booth, 108 reception monitor, 110 printing device, 112 first shooting monitor, 114 second shooting monitor, 116 lights, 118 camera, 120 editing monitor, 122 stylus Pen, 124 curtain, 126 editing device, 128 shooting device, 130 user interface processing section, 132 data processing section, 134 communication section, 136 data storage section, 138 shooting section, 140 input section, 142 output section, 144 shooting control section, 146 Editing processing unit, 148 reception management unit, 150 printing processing unit, 152 event execution unit, 154 image recognition unit, 156 shooting pose selection unit, 158 ID acquisition unit, 160 shooting instruction unit, 162 explanation unit, 164 shooting pose instruction unit 166 User information acquisition unit, 168 User ID transmission unit, 172 Conductive code, 174 Remaining time display area, 176 End button, 178 Erase button, 180 Decorative button, 182 Decorative selection area, 184 Name stamp, 186 Event data receiver, 188 image transmission unit, 200 game image shooting system, 202 server, 204 Internet, 206 user terminal, 210 communication unit, 212 data processing unit, 214 data storage unit, 216 user ID acquisition unit, 218 user information transmission unit, 220 important images Selection unit, 222 shooting condition registration unit, 224 user information management unit, 230 user information, 240 simultaneous shooting history information, 242 shooting pose, 250 editing screen, 252a first editing area, 252b second editing area, 254 image display area, 254a 1st image display area, 254b 2nd image display area, 256 tabs, 258 play button, 260 group information, 262 edit input interface, 264 extra thin line, 266 thin line, 268 thick line, 270 extra thick line, 280 usage history information, 290 Feedback information, 292 music selection unit, 294 event data transmission unit, 296 image reception unit

Claims (2)

The ID acquisition unit that acquires the user ID and
A user information acquisition unit that acquires user information associated with the acquired user ID, and
The first user is based on both the first user information associated with the first user and the second user information associated with the second user when the first user and the second user are photographed. A shooting pose selection unit that identifies the intimacy between the user and the second user and selects one of a plurality of types of shooting poses based on the intimacy.
A shooting pose instruction unit that instructs the first user and the second user to perform the selected shooting pose.
After the instruction of the shooting pose, the shooting unit that shoots the first user and the second user, and the shooting unit.
It is provided with an editing unit that accepts editing input by the first user and the second user for the captured image.
The shooting pose selection unit identifies the intimacy between the first user and the second user based on the number of times the first user and the second user shoot simultaneously. Shooting system. The shooting pose selection unit identifies one of the intimacy ranks from a plurality of stages of intimacy ranks based on the number of times the first user and the second user have taken simultaneous pictures, and the specified intimacy rank. The game image shooting system according to claim 1, wherein a shooting pose associated with the above is selected.

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