JP7276031B2 - Imaging device and imaging system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an imaging device and an imaging system.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, image printing devices (for example, Purikura (registered trademark)) for taking pictures of users and printing them on media such as special photographic paper and stickers have been installed in game arcades, event facilities, and the like. A conventional image printing device takes a picture of a person posing in a shooting box with a camera, removes the background from the obtained image, extracts only the photographed person, and prints the background image and the extracted person image. are synthesized, and the synthesized image is printed out.

However, with the conventional image printing apparatus, it is necessary to select a background image from images prepared in advance, and it is sometimes impossible to create a desired composite image.

JP 2011-77856 A Japanese Patent No. 5299203

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a photographing apparatus and a photographing system that allow a user to use a favorite image as a background image.

A photographing apparatus of the present invention includes a photographing unit that photographs a user and generates a photographed image; a communication unit that receives a background image from a user terminal or a server; an image processing unit that synthesizes the human image with an image to generate a synthesized image; and an instruction receiving unit that receives an instruction regarding the size and position of the person image on the background image.

In one aspect of the invention, the communication unit receives a foreground image from a user terminal or a server, and the image processing unit combines the person image, the background image, and the foreground image to generate a composite image.

The imaging system of the present invention receives an image from the imaging apparatus of the present invention and a user terminal, generates an identification code for identifying the image, transmits the identification code to the user terminal, and transmits the identification code and the image. and a server that associates and stores the image, wherein the imaging device receives input of an identification code, transmits the input identification code to the server, and acquires an image corresponding to the identification code from the server. , the obtained image is used as the background image.

According to the present invention, an image that the user likes can be used as a background image to obtain a highly satisfying composite image.

1 is a schematic diagram of an imaging system according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. (a) is a diagram showing an example of a user image, and (b) and (c) are diagrams showing an example of a synthesized image. It is a functional block diagram of a server. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an imaging device; FIG. It is a functional block diagram of an arithmetic and control unit. It is a flowchart explaining the synthetic image creation method which concerns on the same embodiment.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an imaging system according to this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the imaging system includes a server 1 and an imaging device 2 that are communicably connected via a network such as the Internet.

The photographing device 2 photographs a user P, cuts out a person image from the photographed image, and creates a composite image by synthesizing the person image and the background image. In this photographing system, an image prepared by the user P himself (user image) can be used as the background image. For example, an image captured by the user terminal 3 such as a smartphone, or an image created using drawing software can be used as the background image.

The user image may be directly transferred from the user terminal 3 to the imaging device 2 or may be transmitted from the user terminal 3 to the imaging device 2 via the server 1 . When the server 1 is used, the user image is first transmitted from the user terminal 3 to the server 1 . When the server 1 receives the user image, it generates an identification code and transmits it to the user terminal 3 . The identification code is, for example, a multi-digit alphanumeric code, and may be converted to a two-dimensional code and transmitted to the user terminal 3 .

The user P inputs the identification code received from the server 1 with the photographing device 2 . For example, an identification code may be manually input by operating a touch panel, or a two-dimensional code may be read. The imaging device 2 transmits the input identification code to the server 1 .

When receiving the identification code from the imaging device 2 , the server 1 transmits the user image corresponding to this identification code to the imaging device 2 .

The photographing device 2 uses the user image received from the server 1 as a background image, synthesizes a person image cut out from the photographed image of the user P, and displays the result in a live view. The user P adjusts the size and composition position of the person image and takes a picture.

For example, the user P uses, as a background image, an image taken while traveling as shown in FIG. 2(a). Then, this background image is combined with the human image of the user P captured and cut out by the imaging device 2 to create a combined image as shown in FIG. 2(b). Since the size and position of the human image can be adjusted, it is possible to create a unique composite image as shown in FIG. 2(c).

The synthesized image is printed out by the photographing device 2 .

Data of the synthesized image may be downloaded from the server 1. FIG. In this case, when the photographing device 2 transmits the composite image to the server 1, the server 1 notifies the photographing device 2 of the URL and passcode for image download. The photographing device 2 prints out the URL and passcode notified from the server 1 . The user P uses the user terminal 3 to access the download site indicated by the URL printed on the printed matter, enter the passcode, and download the composite image data.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, a favorite image prepared by the user P can be used as the background image to be combined with the portrait image, so the user P can obtain a highly satisfying composite image.

Next, the configuration of the server 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the server 1 is a computer having a storage unit 10 composed of a hard disk, semiconductor memory, or the like. A central processing unit (CPU) that controls the entire server 1 stores The functions of the image receiving unit 11, the identification code generating unit 12, the identification code transmitting unit 13, the collating unit 14, and the image transmitting unit 15 are realized by reading out and executing the operating system (OS) and application programs that are installed. .

The image receiving unit 11 receives image data of a user image from the user terminal 3 and stores it in the storage unit 10 .

The identification code generator 12 generates an identification code that uniquely identifies the user image, associates the identification code with the image data, and stores the image data in the storage unit 10 . For example, the identification code consists of multiple digits of alphanumeric characters.

The identification code transmission unit 13 transmits the generated identification code to the user terminal 3 . The identification code transmission unit 13 may convert the identification code into a two-dimensional code and transmit it to the user terminal 3 .

The collation unit 14 compares and collates the identification code received from the imaging device 2 and the identification code stored in the storage unit 10 .

The image transmission unit 15 transmits image data associated with the identification code that matches the identification code received from the imaging device 2 to the imaging device 2 .

As shown in FIG. 4, the photographing device 2 includes a photographing unit 21 that photographs a user P and generates photographed image data, and a touch panel (instruction reception unit) that receives various instructions from the user P and displays a preview image and various information. 22, a reading unit 23 for reading a two-dimensional code indicating an identification code presented by the user P, a speaker 24 for outputting voice guidance and the like, an illumination unit 25, a printer 26, and a communication unit 27. , provided.

For example, the photographing device 2 is a box-type photographing device having a photographing space for photographing the user P, and the wallpaper on the back side of the user P is blue or green suitable for chromakey processing. The photographing device 2 does not have to be box-shaped, and in that case, a blue or green screen is installed on the back side of the user P.

The photographing unit 21 is, for example, a digital camera, and outputs photographed image data to the arithmetic and control unit 20 .

The touch panel 22 displays operation buttons, and when an operation button is pressed, receives an operation instruction corresponding to the operation button. For example, the touch panel 22 receives from the user P an instruction to select a method for acquiring a background image. When the method of obtaining from the server is selected on the image obtaining method selection screen, the reading unit 23 can read the code. When the method of acquiring from the user terminal 3 is selected on the image acquisition method selection screen, connection establishment processing between the communication unit 27 and the user terminal 3 is performed.

Further, the touch panel 22 displays a human image synthesized with the background image in a live view, and accepts instructions regarding the position and size of the human image on the background image.

As the printer 26, an ink-jet printer, a sublimation thermal transfer printer, a fusion thermal transfer printer, or the like can be used.

The communication unit 27 communicates with the server 1 and communicates with the user terminal 3 . A communication method with the user terminal 3 is not particularly limited, and may be wired or wireless.

The arithmetic and control unit 20 is a computer that controls each part of the photographing device 2 and transfers data. The CPU of the arithmetic and control unit 20 executes the imaging program stored in the storage unit (both not shown), so that as shown in FIG. A unit 202, an image acquisition unit 203, a shooting processing unit 204, an image processing unit 205, and a print processing unit 206 are realized. Processing of each unit will be described later.

Next, a synthetic image creation method will be described using the flow chart shown in FIG.

When the user P enters the imaging device 2, the image acquisition method selection unit 200 displays a background image acquisition method selection screen on the touch panel 22 (step S1). When the user P has previously registered a user image from the user terminal 3 to the server 1, the user P selects "acquire from server". The user P displays an identification code (two-dimensional code) on the user terminal 3 and holds it over the reading unit 23 . The identification code obtaining unit 201 reads and obtains the identification code using the reading unit 23 (step S2).

The identification code transmission unit 202 uses the communication unit 27 to transmit the identification code to the server 1 (step S3). The image acquisition unit 203 acquires image data corresponding to the transmitted identification code from the server 1 (step S4). An image obtained from the server 1 is used as the background image.

If the image is not registered in the server 1 in advance and the user image stored in the user terminal 3 is used, the user P operates the touch panel 22 and selects "acquire from user terminal". The communication unit 27 establishes communication with the user terminal 3 . When the user P selects an image in the user terminal 3 , the user terminal 3 transmits the selected image to the photographing device 2 . The image acquisition unit 203 acquires an image from the user terminal 3 (step S5). An image acquired from the user terminal 3 is used as the background image.

The imaging processing unit 204 controls the imaging unit 21 to start imaging the user P. An image processing unit 205 performs chromakey processing on the photographed image generated by the photographing unit 21, and cuts out a person image. The image processing unit 205 synthesizes the person image and the background image, and displays the result on the touch panel 22 . The image processing unit 205 displays the human image in live view, and receives an instruction for adjusting the position and size of the human image on the background image from the user P via the touch panel 22 (step S6).

After a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of photography or based on an instruction from the user P, the photography unit 21 performs photography (still image photography) (step S7). The image processing unit 205 cuts out the person image from the captured image, and based on the size and position instructed by the user P in step S6, synthesizes the person image on the background image to generate a synthesized image (step S8).

The print processing unit 206 controls the printer 26 to print out the composite image (step S9).

Thus, according to this embodiment, an image that the user likes can be used as a background image. In addition, since the size and position of the person image to be combined with the background image can be freely adjusted, a highly satisfying composite image can be obtained.

In the above embodiment, an example in which an image prepared by the user is used as the background image has been described, but a plurality of images may be prepared by the user and used as the background image and the foreground image. For example, when the photographing device 2 acquires multiple images from the server 1 or the user terminal 3 , the multiple images are displayed on the touch panel 22 . The user P selects an image to be used as the background image and an image to be used as the foreground image from the displayed images.

In the above embodiment, an example of synthesizing a person image with a still image provided by the user has been described, but the data provided by the user may be a moving image.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments as they are, and can be embodied by modifying constituent elements without departing from the gist of the present invention at the implementation stage. Also, various inventions can be formed by appropriate combinations of the plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the above embodiments. For example, some components may be omitted from all components shown in the embodiments. Furthermore, components across different embodiments may be combined as appropriate.

Reference Signs List 1 server 2 photographing device 3 user terminal 10 storage unit 11 image receiving unit 12 identification code generating unit 13 identification code transmitting unit 14 matching unit 15 image transmitting unit 21 arithmetic control unit 22 touch panel 23 reading unit 24 speaker 25 lighting unit 26 printer 27 communication Department

Claims (3)

a photographing unit that photographs a user and generates a photographed image;
a communication unit that receives a background image from a user terminal or a server;
an image processing unit that cuts out a person image from the captured image, synthesizes the person image and the background image, and generates a synthesized image;
an instruction receiving unit that receives instructions for the size and position of the person image on the background image;
A photographing device comprising a The communication unit receives a foreground image from a user terminal or a server,
2. The photographing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image processing unit combines the person image, the background image and the foreground image to generate a composite image. The imaging device according to claim 1 or 2;
a server that receives an image from a user terminal, generates an identification code for identifying the image, transmits the identification code to the user terminal, associates the identification code with the image, and stores the image;
with
The photographing device receives input of an identification code, transmits the input identification code to the server, obtains an image corresponding to the identification code from the server, and uses the obtained image as the background image. A shooting system characterized by

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