JP7192559B2 - Photographic device, manufacturing method of printed matter - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a photographing apparatus, a method of manufacturing a printed matter, and the like.

There are various types of photographing devices that photograph a user and print the photographed image, but in such photographing devices, there is a method for providing prints with higher design and high added value. Various ideas have been devised.

For example, there is a method of superimposing an added portion such as a stamp or characters on a photographed image, coloring the added portion with YMC (Y: yellow, M: magenta, C: cyan) ribbons and printing. Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-200002 describes a method of printing additional parts such as stamps and characters using special ribbons such as metal and lame.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-264630

However, in these methods, there is a problem that the added portion of the photographed image overlaps with the photographed image below, resulting in a poor appearance. Moreover, ribbons such as metal and lame are expensive, and there is a problem that the cost per printed matter rises.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a photographing apparatus and the like capable of providing prints with excellent design at low cost.

A first invention for solving the above-mentioned problems has a photographing unit for photographing a user, and a printer for printing the photographed image of the user, wherein the printer heats an overcoat layer on a base material differently. A high-gloss part and a low-gloss part having different glosses are formed on a printed material by melting and transferring onto paper at a temperature, and a part added as a shadow to a person area in the photographed image is defined as the low-gloss part. This is a photographing device characterized by:

Usually, a transparent overcoat layer is formed on the printed matter printed by the photographing apparatus as described above to protect the printed matter and give it a glossy appearance. In the present invention, the overcoat layer provided on the substrate is heated at a normal temperature and melt-transferred to the paper to form a normal overcoat layer on the printed matter. By heating at a high temperature and melt-transferring to paper, a low-gloss portion that gives a matte texture with less gloss than a normal overcoat layer (high-gloss portion) can be formed on the print. Since this low-gloss part has transparency, the photographed image underneath can be seen through. The cost is low because no expensive ribbon is required.

It is preferable that the layout of the photographed image can be selected from among a plurality of layout candidates, and that the low-gloss portion other than the portion to be added as the shadow is set in advance for each of the layout candidates. It is also desirable that the other low-gloss portion in the layout candidate is displayed so as to be visible.
For example, if the layout of the photographed image is selectable, the low-gloss portion can be selectable as one element of the layout. At this time, visually recognizing the low-gloss portion among the layout candidates is useful for layout selection.

It is desirable that the low gloss portion other than the portion added as the shadow can be selected from a plurality of selection candidates. Further, it is desirable that the other low-gloss portion of the selection candidate is displayed so as to be visible on the captured image.
This allows the user to select a desired low gloss portion. In addition, the selection candidate low-gloss portion is visually recognizably displayed on the captured image, which is useful for the selection.

The photographing device is capable of superimposing an additional portion on the photographed image by editing the photographed image, and the low gloss portion different from the portion added as the shadow is the additional portion. is also desirable.
If the photographed image can be edited, it is also possible to make the added portion added to the photographed image by editing a low-gloss portion.

A dark region obtained by binarizing the captured image may be the low gloss portion different from the portion added as the shadow . Further, it is also possible to make the region other than the person region in the photographed image the low gloss portion different from the portion added as the shadow .
In this way, the low-gloss portion can be a shadow of a person area, a dark area of a photographed image, an area excluding the person area, or the like, and it is possible to improve the design of printed matter.

A second aspect of the invention is a print manufacturing method using a photographing device having a photographing unit and a printer, wherein a photographed image of a user photographed by the photographing unit is printed by the printer to manufacture a print, The printer melts and transfers the overcoat layer on the base material onto the paper at different heating temperatures to form a high-gloss part and a low-gloss part with different glosses on the printed matter, and a person area in the photographed image. The method for producing a printed matter , wherein the portion added as a shadow to the image is the low-gloss portion .

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a photographing apparatus and the like that can provide prints with excellent design at low cost.

1 is a diagram showing a photographing device 1; FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of the photographing apparatus 1; FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of a control device 10; FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a printer 14; 4A and 4B are diagrams for explaining transfer of an overcoat layer 203 to a sheet of paper 300; FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing a method for manufacturing printed matter. An example of a screen displayed on the display unit 11. FIG. An example in which the low gloss portion a is made visible. An example of a captured image 30. FIG. An example of printed matter P. An example of selecting a low gloss portion a. An example of a low gloss portion a. An example of a low gloss portion a. The figure which shows the photography apparatus 1a. An example of a low gloss portion a.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

(1. Photographic device 1)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a photographing apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of the photographing apparatus 1. As shown in FIG.

The photographing apparatus 1 is a stationary type photographing apparatus having a main body 4 supported by a column 3 on a base 2. The main body 4 includes a control device 10, a display section 11, a photographing section 12, a lighting device 13, a printer and the like. 14 and the like are provided.

A control device 10 is provided inside the main body 4 and controls the entire processing of the photographing device 1 . FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of the control device 10. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the control device 10 can be implemented by a computer configured by connecting, for example, a control unit 101, a storage unit 102, an input unit 103, a communication unit 104 and the like via a bus or the like. However, without being limited to this, various configurations can be appropriately adopted.

A control unit 101 is composed of a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like. The CPU calls a program related to the processing of the control device 10 stored in a storage medium such as the storage unit 102 or ROM into a work area on the RAM and executes it, and controls each unit of the photographing apparatus 1 to perform processing described later. come true. ROM is a non-volatile memory that permanently holds programs such as boot programs and BIOS, data, and so on. The RAM is a volatile memory that temporarily holds programs and data loaded from the storage unit 102, ROM, etc., and has a work area that the control unit 101 uses to perform various processes.

The storage unit 102 is a hard disk drive, a solid state drive, a flash memory, or the like, and stores programs to be executed by the control device 10 during processing described later, data necessary for executing the programs, an operating system (OS), and the like. These programs and data are read and executed by the control unit 101 as necessary.

The input unit 103 inputs various settings to the control device 10 .
A communication unit 104 is a communication interface that mediates communication via a network or the like, and performs communication with a server, a terminal, or the like (not shown).

Returning to the description of FIGS. The display section 11 is provided on the front surface of the main body section 4 and is realized by a touch panel display or the like that also serves as an input section of the photographing apparatus 1 . The display unit 11 displays various screens related to user's operations and selections, and accepts user instruction inputs and the like by touch operations on the screen.

The photographing unit 12 has a camera or the like provided on the front surface of the main unit 4, and photographs the user. For example, a high-resolution digital camera is used as the camera, but it is not limited to this.

The illumination 13 is provided above the imaging unit 12 on the front surface of the main body 4 . The illumination 13 is, for example, a surface light source that emits white light, but is not limited to this.

The printer 14 prints a photographed image of the user on paper, and is provided inside the main unit 4 . A printed matter on which a photographed image is printed is discharged to a printed matter outlet (not shown).

(2. Printer 14)
FIG. 4A is a diagram showing the printer 14. FIG. The printer 14 unwinds the ribbon 200 wound around the supply reel 141 and conveys it in the direction indicated by the arrow while applying heat to the ribbon 200 by the thermal head 140 to transfer the transfer layer of the ribbon 200 onto the paper 300 . to transcribe. The ribbon 200 after transfer is taken up by the take-up reel 142 .

FIG. 4B shows an example of a ribbon 200, in which transfer layers 202 of Y (yellow), M (magenta), and C (cyan) and an overcoat layer 203 are arranged face-sequentially on a substrate such as a film. .

In the printer 14 , the transfer layer 202 and the overcoat layer 203 are transferred onto the paper 300 while the paper 300 is being transported by the transport rolls 143 . When the thermal head 140 receives a signal from a printer controller (not shown), the thermal head element 1401 is set to a predetermined temperature, and the thermal head element 1401 applies heat to the ribbon 200 .

Each transfer layer 202 of Y (yellow), M (magenta), and C (cyan) is provided with a sublimation dye of each color, and the thermal head element 1401 transfers these transfer layers 202 as shown in FIG. When heat is applied to the area D, the sublimable dye in the transfer layer 202 in this area D is vaporized and thermally diffused to the receiving layer 300 a provided on the paper 300 , and the dye in the transfer layer 202 is transferred to the paper 300 . The transfer layer 202 can be transferred in 256 gradations, and an image or the like is printed by transferring the Y, M, and C transfer layers 202 to predetermined positions on the paper 300 while the paper 300 is reciprocated. .

On the other hand, the overcoat layer 203 is provided with a hot-melt transparent resin, and when the thermal head element 1401 applies heat to the area D of the overcoat layer 203 as shown in FIG. The resin of the overcoat layer 203 softens and melts and is transferred onto the paper 300 .

Normally, the overcoat layer 203 is transferred for the purpose of protecting the printed matter, etc. By appropriately setting the above heating temperature, the portion where the overcoat layer 203 is melt-transferred looks glossy. However, in this embodiment, by applying heat from the thermal head element 1401 to the overcoat layer 203 at a temperature higher than the above heating temperature, a part of the overcoat layer 203 is given a matte texture, and a normal overcoat layer is obtained. A low-gloss portion having less gloss than 203 is formed on the printed matter.

That is, when heat is applied to the overcoat layer 203 on the base material 201 at a high temperature, the overcoat layer 203 is burned by the heat energy, and as shown in FIG. The interface and the interface of the overcoat layer 203 with the paper 300 are roughened, which reduces gloss and gives the overcoat layer 203 a matte texture. An example of such a printer 14 is disclosed in JP-A-2013-199031.

In the present embodiment, by melting and transferring the overcoat layer 203 on the base material 201 to the paper 300 at different heating temperatures as described above, the portions with different gloss, that is, the low gloss portions and the overcoat layer 203 are formed. A portion that is transferred to the paper 300 as usual is formed on the print. The latter ordinary overcoat layer 203 is sometimes referred to as a high gloss portion as opposed to the low gloss portion described above. Regarding the high-gloss portion and the low-gloss portion, "high" and "low" mean the relative magnitude of glossiness.

(3. Manufacturing method of printed matter)
Next, referring to FIG. 6 and the like, a method of manufacturing a printed matter performed by the photographing apparatus 1 will be described. FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing a method for manufacturing printed matter, and each step in FIG.

In this embodiment, the photographing apparatus 1 displays a layout selection screen on the display unit 11 according to the user's operation, and first accepts the selection of the layout of the photographed image (S1).

FIG. 7(a) is an example of this layout selection screen, and in this embodiment, a plurality of layout candidates are displayed so as to be selectable. For example, the layout 20 on the left side of FIG. 7A is for printing one photographed image on a sheet of paper. Note that the hatched portion indicated by reference character b is a frame added to the captured image, and such a frame b is also set as part of the layout 20 in this embodiment.

On the other hand, the layout 20 on the right side of FIG. 7A is obtained by dividing the paper into four quadrants, and the layout 20 shown on the left side is reduced and arranged in one area (upper left area) thereof. In the other areas, text such as logos, images taken by the user, other images, and the like are arranged.

In the present embodiment, the above-described low gloss portion is also set in advance as part of the layout 20 for each layout candidate. A in FIG. 7A shows this low gloss portion, which differs for each layout candidate. A normal overcoat layer (high-gloss portion) is formed on all regions other than the low-gloss portion a.

It is desirable that the low gloss portion a is visibly displayed in the layout candidate, and various methods are conceivable. For example, in the example of FIG. 7A, the alpha channel of the low gloss portion a is changed to 50% to make it translucent, thereby making it visible with respect to other areas (high gloss portion). The color to be translucent is, for example, gray, but the color may be selected by setting in advance.

In addition, as a method of displaying the low gloss portion a, a three-dimensional effect may be obtained by applying a shadow as shown in FIG. In this case, the display of the low gloss portion a may be opaque or translucent. Since the low-gloss portion a appears to stand out even in an actual printed matter, it is preferable to provide a display with a three-dimensional effect in order to approximate the appearance of the real thing.

A user selects a desired layout 20 from among a plurality of layout candidates by a touch operation on the display unit 11 . When the photographing apparatus 1 accepts the selection of the layout 20, a photographing start screen (not shown) for starting photographing is displayed on the display unit 11, and the user inputs a photographing start instruction on the photographing start screen. Then, the photographing device 1 takes a picture of the user (S2). FIG. 9 is an example of a captured image 30 of a user.

After inputting the instruction to start shooting and before shooting in S2, the image of the user is acquired as a moving image by the shooting unit 12, and the image of each frame in the moving image is displayed in the layout 20 selected above. It is also possible to display a live view screen on the display unit 11 .

The photographing apparatus 1 displays the user's photographed image 30 on the display unit 11, and accepts selection of filter processing to be performed on the photographed image 30 (S3).

FIG. 7(b) is an example of the screen displayed on the display unit 11 at this time, and the user's photographed image 30 arranged according to the layout 20 previously selected is displayed at the top, and the user can confirm this. is possible.

In the lower part of the display unit 11, the photographed images 30 subjected to various filtering processes are displayed as thumbnails together with the photographed images 30 not subjected to the filtering process. By selecting these thumbnails by a touch operation on the display unit 11, the user can select what kind of filtering process is to be applied (or not to apply filtering process) to the captured image 30. FIG.

Filtering operations include, but are not limited to, increasing or decreasing brightness, increasing or decreasing contrast, monochromating, increasing sharpness, color conversion, and the like. The captured image 30 corresponding to the selected thumbnail is displayed in the upper part of the display unit 11, and the user confirms this and selects the OK button 111. FIG.

Reference numeral 112 in FIG. 7B denotes a retake button for retaking the photographed image 30 of the user. When the user selects the retake button 112, the photographing apparatus 1 returns to the processing of S2. to capture the image of the user again.

When receiving the selection of the filtering process, the photographing apparatus 1 displays a print confirmation screen as shown in FIG. 7C on the display section 11. FIG. A photographed image 30 , a print button 113 and a skip button 114 are displayed on the display section 11 . When the user confirms the photographed image 30 and selects the print button 113, the photographing apparatus 1 prints the photographed image 30 (S4). FIG. 10 shows an example of printed material P on which photographed image 30 is printed.

When the photographed image 30 is printed, the photographing apparatus 1 fuses and transfers the overcoat layer 203 on the base material 201 to the paper 300 as described above. a is formed on a print. In areas other than the low gloss area a, the overcoat layer 203 is melt-transferred as in the conventional art, resulting in a high gloss area that looks glossy.

Since the overcoat layer 203 is made of a transparent resin, the photographed image 30 underneath can be seen through while the low-gloss portion a has a matte texture, making it possible to provide a printed matter with a high degree of design.

In this embodiment, it is also possible to transmit the photographed image 30 from the photographing device 1 to the user's terminal. ), the data of the photographed image 30 can be received by the user's own terminal by inputting his/her e-mail address or the like. The skip button 114 in FIG. 7C is selected when only data reception is to be performed without printing the photographed image 30. When the skip button 114 is selected, the address input screen is displayed.

In addition, it is also possible to have a mechanism in which the captured image 30 is transmitted to a server and the user can receive the captured image 30 from the server. For the photographed image 30 that the user's terminal receives from the photographing device 1 or the server, it is desirable to visually display the low-gloss portion a in the form described with reference to FIGS. 7A and 8, for example. .

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the overcoat layer 203 on the substrate 201 is heated at a normal temperature and melt-transferred to the paper 300 to form the overcoat layer 203 on the printed matter as usual. In addition, by heating the overcoat layer 203 at a higher temperature than normal and melting and transferring it to the paper 300 in some cases, a matte texture with less gloss than the normal glossy overcoat layer 203 (high gloss portion) can be obtained. A low-gloss portion a can be formed on the paper 300 to provide a low gloss. Since the low-gloss portion a has transparency, the photographed image 30 underneath can be seen through, and by adding the low-gloss portion a as a design element of the printed matter, it is possible to provide a printed matter with high design. Since it does not require a special ribbon, it is low cost.

Further, in the present embodiment, the layout 20 of the photographed image 30 can be selected from among a plurality of layout candidates, and the low gloss portion a is set in advance as one element of the layout 20 for each layout candidate. At this time, the low-gloss portion a among the layout candidates is visually displayed, which helps the selection of the layout 20 .

However, the invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For example, the shape and position of the low-gloss portion a are not particularly limited.

Further, in the filter processing selection screen of FIG. 7B, as shown in FIG. 11, it is possible to select a desired low gloss portion a from a plurality of selection candidates of low gloss portion a having different positions and shapes. good. As a result, the user can select a desired low-gloss portion a. In the example of FIG. 11, the selection candidate low-gloss portion a is visibly displayed on the photographed image 30 by the above-described method such as changing the alpha channel. This helps selection of the low gloss portion a.

Furthermore, a dark region in the binary image obtained by binarizing the photographed image 30 as shown in FIG. 12(a) may be set as a low gloss portion a as shown in FIG. In this case, the setting of the low gloss portion a can be automated. A bright area in the binary image becomes a highly glossy area, and a gloss matte expression is given to the brightness and darkness of the photographed image 30 to realize high designability. Furthermore, it is also possible to extract a person area from the photographed image 30 and treat the person area as a highly glossy portion regardless of the brightness of the binary image.

Alternatively, the photographed image 30 may be edited by a touch operation or the like on the display unit 11 of the photographing device 1, and additional portions such as stamps, characters, and graffiti may be superimposed on the photographed image 30. In this case, as shown in FIG. As shown, it is also possible to set the additional portion superimposed on the captured image 30 as the low gloss portion a. For example, FIG. 13(a) is an example in which the date, which is characters input on the input screen (not shown), is added to the photographed image 30, and this is used as the low-gloss portion a. This is an example in which the scribbled portion is a low-gloss portion a. This also makes it possible to impart a high degree of designability to the printed matter.

Further, the photographing apparatus 1 can display a questionnaire screen on the display unit 11 as necessary, and receive input of answers to the questionnaire from the user.

Further, although the photographing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment is of an open type, the photographing apparatus is not particularly limited as long as it is capable of photographing a user and printing the photographed image. It may be a device or an ID photo machine.

For example, FIG. 14 shows an example of a box-type photographing apparatus 1a equipped with a background plate 15. A control device (not shown), a display unit 11, a photographing unit 12, a lighting unit 13, a display unit 11, a photographing unit 12, an illumination unit 13, and In addition to being equipped with a printer (not shown), the box has a background plate 15 inside.

In the photographing apparatus 1a, the user is photographed with the background plate 15 in the background, the region of the color of the background plate 15 is removed from the photographed image, the user's person region is extracted, and this person region is combined with a separately prepared background image. Synthesis is possible.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 15A, it is possible to add a shadow area calculated from the person area 40 to the person area 40 and use this as the low gloss portion a. In calculating the shadow area, the position of the light source and the position of the plane on which the shadow is projected are set in advance and used to calculate the shadow area. In addition, as shown in FIG. 15(b), it is also possible to set the area excluding the person area 40 in the photographed image as the low gloss area a and only the person area 40 as the high gloss area. It can give high designability.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention is not limited to such examples. It is obvious that a person skilled in the art can conceive of various modifications or modifications within the scope of the technical ideas disclosed in the present application, and these also belong to the technical scope of the present invention. Understood.

1, 1a: photographing device 10: control device 11: display unit 12: photographing unit 13: lighting 14: printer 15: background plate 20: layout 30: photographed image 40: person area 203: overcoat layer 300: paper a: low gloss area

Claims (9)

a photographing unit for photographing a user;
a printer for printing a photographed image of a user;
has
The printer melt-transfers the overcoat layer on the substrate onto the paper at different heating temperatures to form a high-gloss portion and a low-gloss portion with different gloss on the printed matter ,
A photographing apparatus , wherein a portion added as a shadow to a person area in the photographed image is the low gloss portion . a layout of the photographed image can be selected from a plurality of layout candidates;
2. The photographing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the low-gloss portion other than the portion added as the shadow is set in advance for each layout candidate. 3. A photographing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said another said low-gloss portion in said layout candidate is visibly displayed. 2. The photographing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said low gloss portion other than said portion added as said shadow can be selected from a plurality of selection candidates. 5. The photographing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the other low-gloss portion of the selection candidate is visibly displayed on the captured image. It is possible to superimpose an additional portion on the captured image by editing the captured image,
2. A photographing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said low gloss portion other than said portion added as said shadow is said added portion. 2. The photographing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the dark area obtained by binarizing the photographed image is the low-gloss area different from the area added as the shadow . 2. The photographing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a region other than a person region in said photographed image is set as said low gloss portion different from said portion added as said shadow . A print manufacturing method using a photographing device having a photographing unit and a printer,
manufacturing a printed matter by printing a photographed image of a user photographed by the photographing unit with the printer;
The printer melts and transfers the overcoat layer on the substrate onto the paper at different heating temperatures to form a high-gloss portion and a low-gloss portion with different glosses on the printed matter ,
A method for manufacturing a printed matter , wherein a portion added as a shadow to a person area in the photographed image is set as the low gloss portion .

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