JP7196400B2 - Imaging system, imaging device, and questionnaire processing method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an imaging system, an imaging apparatus, a server, and a questionnaire processing method, and more particularly to questionnaire processing using an imaging apparatus.

2. Description of the Related Art There is known a service of providing a photograph in exchange for answering a questionnaire in a photographing device installed at an event site or the like. For example, in this service, it is necessary for users to answer a questionnaire, but if the number of questions in the questionnaire increases, the user's awareness may become distracted and an accurate answer may not be obtained. For example, in Patent Document 1, the customer inputs attribute information such as the customer's religion type, gender, age, and appearance characteristics at the time of photographing, and the photographing conditions that reflect the results are reported to the customer at the time of photographing. There has been proposed a photographing system that calls attention to.

JP 2006-301179 A

However, in the photographing system described above, it is necessary for the customer to manually input the attribute information, which imposes a burden on the customer.

The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and enables the respondent to acquire attribute information without inputting his or her own attribute information, thereby reducing the number of questionnaire questions and reducing the burden on the respondent. It is an object of the present invention to provide a photographing system, a photographing device, a server, and a questionnaire processing method capable of

A first invention for solving the above-described problems is a photographing system in which a photographing device and a server are connected for communication via a network, wherein the photographing device includes photographing means for photographing a subject, and the photographing means. image recognition means for recognizing the attributes of a subject from an image taken by a camera; questionnaire processing means for presenting a questionnaire to the subject and acquiring responses; and transmission for transmitting the attribute information of the subject and the responses to the questionnaire to the server. wherein the questionnaire processing means can change the contents of questionnaire questions according to the attributes of the subject recognized by the image recognition means; receiving means for receiving attribute information and questionnaire responses; and storage means for storing the subject attribute information and questionnaire responses received by the receiving means. a user's instruction to post on an SNS (Social Networking Service), and post the image taken by the photographing means on an account page of the organizer of the event .

In the photographing system of the present invention, the photographing device photographs a subject and analyzes the photographed image to recognize attributes and features of the subject. In addition, a questionnaire is presented to the user who is the subject, the answer is obtained, and the user's attribute information and the answer to the questionnaire are transmitted to the server. The server receives and stores user attribute information and questionnaire responses from the imaging device. As a result, it is possible to conduct a questionnaire without asking questions related to attribute information such as age and gender, and reduce the number of questions, thereby reducing the burden on the user. Also, even if there is an upper limit to the number of questions, it is possible to set substantive questions instead of questions about attribute information, so that questionnaires with substantial content can be conducted.

Moreover, it is preferable that the photographing device further includes a photograph printing means for generating and printing a photograph from the image photographed by the photographing means. As a result, the present invention can be applied to, for example, a service in which a photographed image is provided in exchange for answering a questionnaire.

The photographing device further includes an e-mail address input unit for receiving input of an e-mail address of the user who is the subject, and the transmission unit sends the e-mail address and the image together with the attribute information of the subject and the answers to the questionnaire. to a server, the receiving means of the server receives the e-mail address, the image, the attribute information of the subject, and the answer to the questionnaire, and the storage means receives the e-mail address, the image, and the subject's It is desirable to further include mail transmission means for storing attribute information and answers to a questionnaire, and for transmitting the image to the mail address. This enables the server to receive the email address and image of the user, who is the subject, along with the answers to the questionnaire and the attribute information, and send the image to the user's email address by email. A user, who is a subject, can receive an image of himself/herself by mail.

Further, the storage means of the server stores mail data of a plurality of patterns, and the mail transmission means reads out from the storage means a mail having a pattern corresponding to the attribute information of the subject and transmits the mail to the user. is desirable. Since the server can send an e-mail with a pattern corresponding to the user's attribute information to the e-mail address input by the user, it is possible to send an appropriate e-mail that matches the user's attribute, and the effect of sales promotion can be expected.

It is desirable that the image recognition means estimate gender and age as the attribute information. As a result, the server can send an appropriate e-mail suitable for the sex and age to the e-mail address of the subject, and effects such as sales promotion can be expected.

In addition, it is preferable that the image recognition means further estimate a subject's appearance feature or preference as the attribute information. As a result, the server can send an appropriate e-mail to the e-mail address of the subject in accordance with the appearance and taste of the subject in addition to the gender and age, and furthermore, effects such as sales promotion can be expected.

It is preferable that the mail transmission means reads out from the storage means a mail having a pattern corresponding to the attribute information of the subject and the answers to the questionnaire, and transmits the mail to the user. As a result, the server can send an appropriate e-mail to the subject's e-mail address in consideration of not only the attribute information but also the answers to the questionnaire, and furthermore, effects such as sales promotion can be expected.

Preferably , the mail pattern determination is performed by the server. Alternatively, the e - mail pattern is determined by the photographing device, and the transmission means of the photographing device sends the e-mail pattern determined together with the e-mail address , the image, the subject attribute information, and the answers to the questionnaire . information may be sent to the server .

A second aspect of the present invention comprises photographing means for photographing a subject, image recognition means for recognizing an attribute of the subject from the image photographed by the photographing means, questionnaire processing means for presenting a questionnaire to the subject and obtaining an answer, transmitting means for transmitting the attribute information of the subject and the answers to the questionnaire to a server connected via a network, wherein the questionnaire processing means performs the questionnaire according to the attribute of the subject recognized by the image recognition means. can change the contents of the questions, is installed at the venue of the event, accepts an instruction to post to SNS (Social Networking Service) by the user who is the subject, and displays the photograph on the account page of the organizer of the event The photographing device is characterized by posting the image photographed by means .

A photographing device according to a second aspect of the invention is the photographing device in the photographing system of the first aspect of the invention, and recognizes attributes and characteristics of the subject by photographing the subject and analyzing the photographed image. In addition, a questionnaire is presented to the user who is the subject, the answer is obtained, and the user's attribute information and the answer to the questionnaire are transmitted to the server. As a result, it is possible to carry out a questionnaire by omitting questions about attribute information such as age and gender using a photographing device that photographs a subject, and reduce the number of questions, thereby reducing the burden on the user. Also, even if there is an upper limit to the number of questions, it is possible to set substantive questions instead of questions about attribute information, so that questionnaires with substantial content can be conducted.

A third invention is a server in the imaging system of the first invention, for receiving subject attribute information and questionnaire responses transmitted from the imaging device, and linking the received subject attribute information and questionnaire responses to It is possible to memorize.

A third aspect of the present invention is a questionnaire processing method performed by a photographing system in which a photographing device installed at an event venue and a server are connected for communication via a network, wherein the photographing device photographs a subject; a step of recognizing an attribute of a subject from a photographed image; a step of presenting a questionnaire to the subject with question contents changed according to the recognized attribute and obtaining an answer; Social Networking Service), and posting the image taken in the step of photographing the subject on the account page of the organizer of the event; sending answers to the server, wherein the server receives subject attribute information and questionnaire answers sent from the photographing device; and receives subject attribute information and questionnaire answers. and a step of storing the subject attribute information and the answers to the questionnaire received in the step.

In the questionnaire processing method of the fourth aspect of the invention, the photographing device photographs a subject and analyzes the photographed image to recognize attributes and features of the subject. In addition, a questionnaire is presented to the user who is the subject, the answer is obtained, and the user's attribute information and the answer to the questionnaire are transmitted to the server. The server receives and stores user attribute information and questionnaire responses from the imaging device. As a result, it is possible to conduct a questionnaire without asking questions related to attribute information such as age and gender, and reduce the number of questions, thereby reducing the burden on the user. Also, even if there is an upper limit to the number of questions, it is possible to set substantive questions instead of questions about attribute information, so that questionnaires with substantial content can be conducted.

A photographing system, a photographing device, a server, and a photographing system capable of obtaining attribute information without a respondent inputting his/her own attribute information, thereby reducing the number of questionnaire questions and reducing the burden on the respondent. And it becomes possible to provide a questionnaire processing method.

A diagram showing an imaging system 1 The figure which shows the structure of the imaging device 2. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of the control device 20; A diagram showing the hardware configuration of the server 3 FIG. 4 shows the hardware configuration of the user terminal 5; Flowchart showing the flow of processing executed by the imaging device 2 FIG. 10 is a diagram showing screen transitions of the imaging device 2; A diagram showing an example of a questionnaire screen 46 Flowchart showing the flow of processing executed by the server 3 FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the data configuration of captured image data 321 stored in the server 3; A diagram showing an example of the configuration of the mail pattern table 323 stored in the server 3. FIG. 4 shows an example of the configuration of the mail data table 325 stored in the server 3; A diagram showing an example of an email 81 sent to a respondent's user terminal 5

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, an example will be described in which the present invention is applied to a service that provides a photograph of a visitor at an event site or the like instead of asking the visitor to answer a questionnaire. It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to this example, and can be applied to, for example, ID photo shooting boxes installed on the street, and photo shooting devices for answering questionnaires and collecting user attribute information. .

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of an imaging system 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the imaging system 1 of this embodiment has a configuration in which an imaging device 2, a server 3, a user terminal 5, and a company computer 7 for collecting questionnaire results are communicably connected via a network 6. have.

The photographing device 2 is installed at an event site, an amusement facility, or a photography booth on the street, and has a photographing function, a questionnaire function, a photograph printing function, and a communication function with the server 3 .

The shooting function is a function of taking a photograph or moving image of a questionnaire respondent as a subject. The questionnaire function is a function of displaying a questionnaire on the display unit 21, inputting answers, and the like. The photo print function is a function to generate and print a photo from an image taken by the shooting function. It is a function to send to 3. Details of each function will be described later.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the photographing device 2. As shown in FIG.
The photographing device 2 includes a control device 20, a display section 21, a photographing section 23, an illumination 24, a printer 25, and the like. Further, if necessary, a billing unit including a coin and banknote slot, a change return slot, a receipt outlet, a receipt printer, etc. (not shown) may be provided.

The control device 20 is provided inside the imaging device 2 and controls the entire processing of the imaging device 2 . FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of the control device 20. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the control device 20 can be implemented by a computer configured by connecting, for example, a control unit 201, a storage unit 202, an input unit 203, a communication unit 204, and the like via a bus or the like. However, without being limited to this, various configurations can be appropriately adopted.

The control unit 201 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like. The CPU calls a program related to the processing of the control device 20 stored in a storage medium such as the storage unit 202 or ROM to a work area on the RAM and executes the program. The ROM is a non-volatile memory that permanently holds programs such as a boot program and BIOS, data, and the like. The RAM is a volatile memory that temporarily holds programs and data loaded from the storage unit 202, ROM, etc., and has a work area that the control unit 201 uses to perform various processes.

The storage unit 202 is a hard disk drive, a solid state drive, a flash memory, or the like, and stores programs executed by the control device 20 in the process described later, data necessary for executing the programs, an OS, and the like. These programs and data are read and executed by the control unit 201 as necessary.

The input unit 203 inputs various settings to the control device 20 .
A communication unit 204 is a communication interface that mediates communication via the network 6 or the like, and communicates with the server 3 or the like.

Returning to the description of FIG. The display unit 21 is implemented by a touch panel display or the like that also serves as an input unit of the imaging device 2 . The display unit 21 displays various screens related to user's operations and selections, and accepts user's input of instructions and the like by touch operations on the screen.

The imaging unit 23 is a camera using an imaging device such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) image sensor or a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) image sensor. Although it is desirable to use a high-resolution digital camera for the imaging unit 23, it is not limited to this.

The illumination 24 is a strobe light source for flashing during photography.

The printer 25 prints images, and is provided inside the photographing device 2 . A printed matter on which an image is printed is ejected from a printed matter outlet (not shown) of the photographing device 2 . The type of the printer 25 and the number of installed printers are not particularly limited.

Returning to the description of FIG. The server 3 is a server that collects and manages images obtained by the photographing function of the photographing device 2 and answers to questionnaires obtained by the questionnaire function.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of the server 3. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the server 3 can be implemented by a computer configured by connecting, for example, a control unit 31, a storage unit 32, a display unit 33, an input unit 34, a communication unit 35, and the like via a bus or the like. However, without being limited to this, various configurations can be appropriately adopted.

Functions of the control unit 31, the storage unit 32, the input unit 34, and the communication unit 35 are substantially the same as those of the control unit 201, the storage unit 202, the input unit 203, and the communication unit 204 described above. The display unit 33 has a display device such as a liquid crystal panel.

Note that the storage unit 32 of the server 3 stores a program for causing the server 3 to execute processing described later. The input unit 34 has input devices such as a keyboard, a pointing device such as a mouse, and a numeric keypad.

Returning to the description of FIG. The user terminal 5 is a computer terminal owned by the user, and may be a mobile terminal such as a smart phone.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of the user terminal 5. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the user terminal 5 is configured by connecting a control unit 51, a storage unit 52, a display unit 53, an input unit 54, a communication unit 55, a camera 56, an audio input/output unit 57, etc. via a bus or the like. . However, without being limited to this, various configurations can be appropriately adopted.

Functions of the control unit 51, the storage unit 52, the input unit 54, and the communication unit 55 are substantially the same as those of the control unit 201, the storage unit 202, the input unit 203, and the communication unit 204 described above. The display unit 53 has a display device such as a liquid crystal panel, and is provided with a touch panel as the input unit 54 . A voice input/output unit 57 is a microphone, a speaker, or the like.

An application program for sending and receiving mail is stored in the storage unit 52 of the user terminal 5 so that the mail from the server 3 can be received.

Returning to the description of FIG. The company's computer 7 is a computer terminal of a company or the like that uses the questionnaire function of the photographing system 1 to create questionnaire questions and collect questionnaire answers and customer statistical information. The computer 7 is configured by connecting a control section, a storage section, a display section, an input section, a communication section, and the like via a bus or the like. However, without being limited to this, various configurations can be appropriately adopted.

Next, photographing and questionnaire processing executed by the photographing device 2 in the photographing system 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8. FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the flow of photographing and questionnaire processing executed by the photographing device 2, FIG. 7 is a diagram showing screen transitions of the photographing device 2, and FIG. be.

It is assumed that a home screen 41 as shown in FIG. 7A is displayed as an initial state on the display unit 21 of the imaging device 2 . On the home screen 41, a guidance message such as "Please touch the screen" is displayed.

When the user touches the display unit 21, the control device 20 of the photographing device 2 displays a layout selection screen 42 as shown in FIG. step S101). The photography design (photo layout) can be selected from a plurality of types such as one-frame, two-frame, four-frame, vertical design, horizontal design, and frame synthesis.

When the user selects a photographing design, the control device 20 of the photographing device 2 starts photographing processing (step S102). In the photographing process, the control device 20 starts photographing by the photographing unit 23 and displays the photographing start screen 43 as shown in FIG. 7(c). An image of a subject (user) being imaged is displayed in real time on the imaging start screen 43 . The captured image may be a moving image or a still image. After that, the photographing device 2 displays a countdown until the shutter timing, and takes a picture (live view screen 44 in FIG. 7(d)). When the photographing is repeated a plurality of times, the countdown display and the photographing of the image are repeated.

After that, the control device 20 displays the photographed image on the display section 21 as shown in FIG. 7(e). At this time, selection of a filter to be applied to the image, and image editing and processing may be accepted. One or a plurality of captured images and various filters are selectably displayed on the captured image confirmation & filter selection screen 45 . When an image to be output is touched on the captured image confirmation & filter selection screen 45, a filter is selected, and the "Next" button is touched, the control device 20 ends the capturing process and selects the selected image. process to generate the filtered photo.

In parallel with this photograph generation processing, the control device 20 recognizes the attributes of the subject (user) by analyzing the photographed image (step S103). The subject attributes include at least gender and age group, and are recognized by face recognition processing, for example. In face recognition processing, features such as relative positions and sizes of facial parts, shapes of eyes, nose, cheekbones, and chin are extracted from facial images, and attributes such as gender and age are extracted by classification. Any face recognition algorithm may be used. In addition, it is also possible to extract features of appearance other than the face (clothes, accessories, presence or absence of eyeglasses, etc.) from the photographed image, and estimate attributes of the subject (features of appearance, preferences, etc.). When the control device 20 recognizes the attribute of the subject from the captured image, the control device 20 temporarily stores the recognized attribute information in the storage unit 202 .

After that, the control device 20 displays the questionnaire screen 46 on the display section 21 . Questionnaire questions are displayed on the questionnaire screen 46 as shown in FIG. Here, in the questionnaire, only substantial questionnaire questions, such as questions about impressions of the event, are displayed, and questions about attributes (age and sex) of the user (subject) are omitted. This is because the attribute information of the subject is recognized from the image in step S103. The questions displayed on the questionnaire screen 46 may be questions stored in advance in the storage unit 202 of the control device 20 or may be questionnaires received from the server 3 . Further, the contents of the questionnaire questions may be questions corresponding to the attributes recognized in step S103. In this case, it is assumed that the storage unit 202 or the storage unit 32 of the server 3 stores a plurality of questionnaire question data for each attribute of the user.

When the user (subject) inputs an answer to the questionnaire (step S<b>104 ), the control device 20 stores the input answer to the questionnaire in the storage unit 202 .

Next, the control device 20 performs print processing of the photograph generated by the photograph generation processing (step S105). In the printing process, the control device 20 displays a print selection screen 47 (FIG. 7(g)) on the display unit 21, and accepts selection of photos to be printed and selection of the number of prints. Note that when a moving image is shot in the shooting process, a photograph may be generated from an image clipped from the moving image. When a photograph to be printed is selected by the user, the selected photograph is output to the printer 25 and printed. The printed photograph is ejected from the print outlet of the photographing device 2 .

Next, the control device 20 displays the mail input screen 48 as shown in FIG. 7(h) and accepts the input of the mail address (step S106). The user inputs an e-mail address on the e-mail input screen 48 . The control device 20 stores the input e-mail address in the storage unit 202 . Further, the control device 20 may display an SNS posting screen 49 as shown in FIG. 7(i) and accept posting of the photographed image to an SNS (Social Networking Service) (step S107). When the user instructs posting to the SNS, the control device 20 transmits (uploads) the captured image (image after filtering) to the SNS server (not shown) connected via the network 6 . By posting the photographed image on the account page of the organizer (company or related business) who hosts the event using the photographing system 1, it is possible to widely spread the information and topic of the event.

The control device 20 transmits the image captured in step S102, the subject attribute information recognized in step S103, the questionnaire response in step S104, and the e-mail address input in step S106 to the server 3 (step S108). ). After that, an end screen is displayed on the display unit 21, and a series of photographing and questionnaire processing is ended.

By the photographing and questionnaire processing shown in FIG. 6, the captured image, the attribute information of the subject (user), the answers to the questionnaire by the subject (user), and the subject (user)'s e-mail address are transmitted to and stored in the server 3. .

The server 3 transmits an e-mail to the user terminal 5 of the user (subject) based on the information collected from the photographing device 2 . FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of mail transmission processing executed by the server 3. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 9, when the photographed image, the attribute information of the subject, the subject's (user's) questionnaire response, and the subject's (user's) email address are transmitted from the photographing device 2, the control unit 31 of the server 3 The received photographed image, the subject (user) attribute information, the subject (user)'s answer to the questionnaire, and the subject (user)'s e-mail address are linked and stored in the storage unit 32 .

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of captured image data 321 stored in the storage unit 32 of the server 3. As shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 10, the storage unit 32 of the server 3 stores, as photographed image data 321, photographed images 321b, subject (user) attribute information 321c, subject (user) questionnaire answers 321d, and subject (user) is stored in association with the shooting ID 321a.

Next, the server 3 determines a mail pattern to be delivered to the user terminal 5 according to the attribute information 321c of the subject or the contents of the questionnaire responses 321d (step S202).

A mail pattern table 323 as shown in FIG. 11 is stored in the storage unit 32 of the server 3 . It is assumed that the mail pattern table 323 is set with a plurality of mail patterns 323a corresponding to attributes 323b and user characteristics 323c. Specifically, for example, the attribute 323b “Male, 20s” and the user characteristic 323c “High-end” are associated with the mail pattern 323a “A for men in their 20s” and the mail ID 323d “m001” of the mail data. is set. Further, for example, the attribute 323b "Female, 40s" and the user characteristic 323c "Emphasis on cost performance" are set in association with the mail pattern 323a "B for women in their 40s" and the mail ID 323d "f012" of the mail data. there is In this way, in the mail pattern table 323, mails are set according to attributes of users (subjects).

In the example of FIG. 11, in addition to attributes 323b such as age and sex, a plurality of mail patterns 323a are set according to user characteristics 323c. The user feature 323c is a subject's appearance feature, preference, or the like estimated from the captured image. The user feature 323c is recognized from the image together with attribute information such as gender and age in the subject attribute analysis processing (step S103 in FIG. 6) of the photographing device 2, and is transmitted to the server 3. FIG. The photographing device 2 extracts and classifies the characteristics of the subject (clothing, the number and characteristics of accessories, the presence or absence of glasses, hairstyle, makeup, etc.) from the photographed image, and uses machine learning or the like to determine the characteristics and tastes of the subject (high-class oriented). or whether cost performance (cost performance) is important, etc.).

When the control unit 31 of the server 3 acquires the subject's attribute information such as sex and age from the imaging device 2, the control unit 31 determines the mail pattern 323a from the information of the attribute 323b in FIG. In addition to the gender and age, if the user characteristics (features and tastes of the user's appearance) 323c are also obtained from the photographing device 2, the mail pattern to be delivered to the user based on the information of the attributes 323b and the user characteristics 323c in FIG. 323a. When the control unit 31 of the server 3 determines the mail pattern 323 a based on the attribute information and the like, the mail ID 323 d of the determined delivery mail pattern 323 a is stored in the delivery mail pattern 321 f of the corresponding photographing ID 321 a of the photographed image data 321 .

The server 3 acquires from the storage unit 32 the mail data 325b of the mail ID 323d linked to the delivery mail pattern 321f (323a) determined based on the subject (user) attribute information 323b (and user characteristics 323c), It is transmitted to the corresponding mail address (user terminal 5) 321e (step S203 in FIG. 9).

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the mail data table 325 stored in the storage unit 32 of the server 3. As shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 12, the storage unit 32 of the server 3 stores mail data 325b associated with each mail ID 325a. For example, the mail data 325b with the mail ID 325a "m001" is stored in the storage unit 32 as the file name "file_m001". The control unit 31 of the server 3 creates an e-mail using the determined distribution e-mail pattern 321f for each imaging ID 321a of the photographic image data 321 of FIG. 10, and transmits the e-mail to the e-mail address 321e.

FIG. 13 is an example of mail 81 delivered to the user.
The mail 81 includes a subject 81a, a destination mail address 81b, a text message 81c such as "The photo is complete!", a photographed image 81d, and advertisement information 81e.

The photographed image 81d is the photographed image 321b (FIG. 10) photographed by the photographing device 2 and uploaded to the server 3. FIG. The message 81c and the advertisement information 81e differ according to the delivery mail pattern 321f determined by the attribute of the subject (user). That is, emails with different body texts and advertisements are sent to the user terminal 5 of each user, depending on the sex, age, appearance characteristics, etc. estimated from the image.

In this embodiment, the server 3 determines the mail pattern to be distributed according to the attribute information of the subject. In this case, it is assumed that the mail pattern table 323 shown in FIG. information), the mail pattern 323a (321f) is determined. Then, in step S108 of FIG. 6 (transmission processing to the server), information of the mail pattern 323a determined according to the attribute information is sent to the server 3 along with the image, the attribute information of the subject, the answers to the questionnaire, and the mail address. Send. The server 3 reads from the mail data table 325 the mail data 325b corresponding to the mail pattern 323a determined by the photographing device 2, creates a mail attached with the photographed image, advertisement, etc., and transmits the mail to the corresponding mail address. do.

Also, the mail pattern may be determined according to the results of questionnaire responses in addition to the attribute information and features of the subject's appearance. Also, the mail pattern may be determined according to the attribute information and the results of the answers to the questionnaire. By determining the mail pattern in consideration of the responses to the questionnaire, it is possible to send mails more suited to each user.

As described above, according to the photographing system 1 of the present embodiment, in services such as providing photographs instead of answering questionnaires, by recognizing the attributes and characteristics of the subject from the photographed image, It is possible to omit the input of attribute information such as age and sex. As a result, the number of questionnaire questions can be reduced, and the burden on the respondent can be reduced. Also, by sending e-mails with e-mail patterns according to the attributes of survey respondents, the effect of sales promotion can be expected, and companies can collect survey responses and obtain statistical information such as customer trends. becomes.

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: photography system 2: photography device 3: server 5: user terminal 6: network 7: company (computer)
20: Control device 21: Display unit 23: Photographing unit 24: Lighting 25: Printer 321: Photographed image data 323: Mail pattern table 325: Mail data table 41: Home screen 42: Layout selection screen 43: Shooting start screen 44: Live View screen 45: Photographed image confirmation/filter selection screen 46: Questionnaire screen 47: Print selection screen 48: Email input screen 49: SNS posting screen 81: Email

Claims (11)

An imaging system in which an imaging device and a server are connected for communication via a network,
The imaging device is
a photographing means for photographing a subject;
an image recognition means for recognizing an attribute of a subject from an image captured by the imaging means;
questionnaire processing means for presenting a questionnaire to a subject and obtaining an answer;
transmitting means for transmitting attribute information of the subject and answers to the questionnaire to the server;
The questionnaire processing means can change the contents of questionnaire questions according to the attribute of the subject recognized by the image recognition means,
The server is
receiving means for receiving subject attribute information and questionnaire responses transmitted from the photographing device;
storage means for storing subject attribute information and questionnaire answers received by the receiving means;
with
The photographing device is installed at the venue of the event, receives an instruction to post on a SNS (Social Networking Service) by the user who is the subject, and displays the image photographed by the photographing means on the account page of the organizer of the event. A shooting system characterized by posting 2. The photographing system according to claim 1, wherein said photographing device further comprises photograph printing means for generating and printing a photograph from the image photographed by said photographing means. The imaging device is
further comprising an email address input means for accepting input of an email address of the user who is the subject;
the sending means sends the e-mail address and the image together with subject attribute information and questionnaire responses to the server;
of said server,
The receiving means receives an email address, an image, subject attribute information, and a questionnaire response,
The storage means stores the e-mail address, the image, the subject attribute information, and the answers to the questionnaire received by the receiving means,
3. The photographing system according to claim 1, further comprising mail transmission means for transmitting said image to said mail address. a plurality of patterns of mail data are stored in the storage means of the server;
4. The photographing system according to claim 3, wherein said mail transmitting means reads from said storage means a mail having a pattern corresponding to the attribute information of said subject and transmits said mail to said user. 5. The photographing system according to claim 1, wherein said image recognition means estimates sex and age as said attribute information. 6. The photographing system according to claim 5, wherein said image recognition means further estimates, as said attribute information, features or preferences of the subject's appearance. 5. The photographing system according to claim 4 , wherein said mail transmitting means reads from said storage means mail having a pattern according to the attribute information of said subject and answers to a questionnaire, and transmits said mail to said user. 8. The photographing system according to claim 4 , wherein the mail pattern is determined by the server. Determination of the mail pattern is performed by the photographing device,
5. The transmitting means of the photographing device transmits to the server information on the determined e- mail pattern together with the e-mail address , the image, the attribute information of the subject, and the answers to a questionnaire. The imaging system according to claim 7 . a photographing means for photographing a subject;
an image recognition means for recognizing an attribute of a subject from an image captured by the imaging means;
questionnaire processing means for presenting a questionnaire to a subject and obtaining an answer;
a transmitting means for transmitting attribute information of the subject and responses to a questionnaire to a server connected for communication via a network;
with
The questionnaire processing means can change the contents of questionnaire questions according to the attribute of the subject recognized by the image recognition means ,
Installed at the venue of the event, accepts an instruction to post to SNS (Social Networking Service) by the user who is the subject, and posts the image captured by the photographing means to an account page of the organizer of the event. A photographing device characterized by A questionnaire processing method performed by a photographing system in which a photographing device installed at an event venue and a server are connected for communication via a network,
The photographing device
photographing an object;
a step of recognizing attributes of a subject from the captured image;
a step of presenting a questionnaire to a subject with question contents changed according to the recognized attribute and obtaining the answer;
a step of accepting an instruction from the user who is the subject to post on a social networking service (SNS), and posting the image captured in the step of capturing the subject on an account page of an organizer of the event;
and transmitting attribute information of the subject and answers to the questionnaire to the server;
the server
a step of receiving subject attribute information and questionnaire responses transmitted from the photographing device;
a step of storing the attribute information of the subject and the answers to the questionnaire received in the step of receiving the attribute information of the subject and the answers to the questionnaire;
A questionnaire processing method characterized by comprising:

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