JP7295374B2 - Information processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus , and more particularly, to an information processing apparatus that enables easy selection of poses with various angles of view.

Conventionally, a photo sticker creating device is known. A photo sticker creating apparatus photographs a user, makes the user edit the photographed image, and prints the edited image on sticker paper to provide the edited image. A photo sticker creating device is installed in an amusement facility or the like.

The flow of one game provided by the photo sticker creating device is that after taking a picture of the user in the shooting space as the subject, the user is moved to the editing space, and the image is displayed according to the operation performed in the editing space. After editing, the edited image is printed on sticker paper.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-200003 discloses a photo sticker creating device that allows a user to select a pose to take when taking a picture. After selecting a favorite pose from a plurality of poses prepared in advance, the user enters the shooting space and starts shooting. Since the selected pose is presented during shooting, the user takes the presented pose and proceeds with the shooting.

JP 2017-90819 A

Pose selection in the photo sticker creation device described in Patent Document 1 is performed by selecting a tab displayed on the selection screen and selecting one of five types of poses from poses classified into predetermined tabs. is done. Therefore, if you do not switch tabs, you will continue to select poses from poses with similar angles of view classified in the same tab.

The present technology has been developed in view of such circumstances, and enables easy selection of poses with a wide variety of angles of view.

An information processing apparatus according to one aspect of the present technology includes a movable camera unit provided with a camera for photographing a user as a subject, and a plurality of pose selections operated when selecting a pose to be taken by the user during photographing. a display control unit for displaying a pose selection screen including buttons; a pose presenting unit for presenting the pose selected using the pose selection button; and the camera unit at the time of shooting linked to the presented pose. and a guide control unit for displaying information indicating the height of the object on a monitor.

In one aspect of the present technology, poses taken by the user at the time of photographing are presented, and information indicating the height of the camera unit at the time of photographing linked to the presented pose is displayed on the monitor .

According to the present technology, it is possible to easily select poses with various angles of view.

1 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of the appearance of a photo sticker creating apparatus; FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of the appearance of a photo sticker creating apparatus; FIG. It is the top view which looked at the photo sticker production apparatus. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a prior selection part. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the front of an imaging|photography part. It is a perspective view of an imaging unit. It is a figure which shows a mode that a user adjusts the height of a camera unit. It is a figure which shows the vicinity of a rail part. It is a figure which shows the example of the camera unit which adjusted height. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing another example of a camera unit whose height is adjusted; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of rotation of the camera unit; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the relationship between rotation of the camera unit and captured images; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of swinging of the camera unit in the tilt direction; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of coloring of each component of the imaging unit; FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the background portion on the photographing space side; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the front side of an editing unit; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the left side of an editing unit; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a layer structure of an edited image; It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of a photo sticker production apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of a height sensor. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of a photo sticker creating device; FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of pose information; FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of categorization of poses; It is an image showing a pose represented by a sample image. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a pre-selection processing unit; It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of an imaging|photography process part. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the photo sticker creating device; FIG. 28 is a flow chart describing a pre-selection process performed in step S2 of FIG. 27; FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display example of a pose selection screen; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display example of a pose selection screen; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of pose selection by the Random function; FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a specific example of pose selection; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display example of a pop-up for confirming a pose; FIG. 28 is a flowchart for explaining a photographing process performed in step S3 of FIG. 27; FIG. FIG. 35 is a flowchart continued from FIG. 34 and explaining the photographing process performed in step S3 of FIG. 27; It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a photography start screen. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a display example of a pose sample image; FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display example of a live view image; 4A and 4B are diagrams showing display examples of a live view monitor and a touch panel monitor; FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the guide of a rotation direction. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing another display example of a guide in the rotation direction; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing still another display example of a guide in the rotation direction; FIG. 11 is a diagram showing another display example of a pose sample image; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display example of a bonus shooting screen; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of guidance using a rotation guide LED;

<<Configuration of photo sticker creation device>>
<Appearance configuration of photo sticker creation device>
1 and 2 are perspective views showing configuration examples of the appearance of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. FIG.

The photo sticker creation device 1 is a game machine that provides photographed images and edited images. The photo sticker creating apparatus 1 provides images to users by printing the images on sticker paper or making the images viewable on the user's portable terminal. The photo sticker creating device 1 is installed in an amusement facility such as a game center or a store.

Users of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 are mainly high school girls and young women. In the photo sticker creating device 1, a plurality of users, mainly two or three, can enjoy the game per group. Of course, one user can also enjoy the game in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 .

In the photo sticker creating apparatus 1, the user himself/herself becomes a subject and takes a photograph. The user synthesizes an image for synthesis such as a handwritten character or a stamp image with an image selected from the photographed images obtained by photographing. As a result, the photographed image is edited into a colorful image. The user receives the seal paper on which the edited image, which is the edited image, is printed, and ends the series of games.

The photo sticker creation device 1 can be called a photo creation game machine that provides a photo creation game.

As shown in FIG. 1, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is basically configured by installing a photographing unit 11 and an editing unit 12 in contact with each other. The photographing unit 11 and the editing unit 12 are electrically connected.

The photographing unit 11 has a box-shaped housing having a space large enough for a person to enter, and is composed of a pre-selection section 20 , a photographing section 21 and a background section 22 . The pre-selection unit 20 is installed on the side of the imaging unit 21 . The space in front of the pre-selection unit 20 becomes the pre-selection space where the pre-selection process is performed. Also, the photographing unit 21 and the background unit 22 are placed apart from each other by a predetermined distance. A space formed between the photographing section 21 and the background section 22 is a photographing space in which photographing processing is performed.

The size of the photographing space of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is such that approximately ten users can enter at the same time and photograph a large number of people.

As the pre-selection process, the pre-selection unit 20 performs guidance for introducing games provided by the photo sticker creation device 1, and performs various settings in the photographing process performed in the photographing space. The pre-selection unit 20 is provided with a coin slot into which the user inserts money, a touch panel monitor used for various operations, and the like. The pre-selection unit 20 appropriately guides the user in the pre-selected space to the imaging space according to the availability of the imaging space.

The photographing unit 21 is a device for photographing a user as a subject. The photographing unit 21 is positioned in front of the user entering the photographing space. A camera, a touch panel monitor used for various operations, and the like are provided in front of the photographing unit 21 facing the photographing space.

Assuming that the left side and the right side are the left side and the right side, respectively, as viewed from the user facing the front in the imaging space, the left side of the imaging unit 21 is composed of the side panel 41A, and the right side is composed of the side panel 41B. be done. Further, a front panel 42 constitutes the front of the photographing unit 21 . The preselection section 20 described above is installed on the side panel 41A. Note that the preselection unit 20 may be installed on the side panel 41B.

The background portion 22 is composed of a rear panel 51, side panels 52A, and side panels 52B. The back panel 51 is a plate-like member located on the back side of the user facing the front. The side panel 52A is a plate-shaped member attached to the left end of the rear panel 51 . The side panel 52B is a plate-shaped member attached to the right end of the rear panel 51 .

The side panel 41A and the side panel 52A are provided substantially on the same plane. Upper portions of the side panel 41A and the side panel 52A are connected by a connecting portion 23A, which is a plate-like member. The lower portions of the side panel 41A and the side panel 52A are connected by a connecting portion 23A' which is provided on the floor and is a member made of metal, for example.

Similarly, the side panel 41B and the side panel 52B are provided substantially on the same plane. Upper portions of the side panel 41B and the side panel 52B are connected by a connecting portion 23B. The lower portions of the side panel 41B and the side panel 52B are connected by a connecting portion 23B'.

A floor surface 27, which is a plate-like member, is laid on the floor of the imaging space.

An opening formed by being surrounded by the side panel 41A, the connecting portion 23A, and the side panel 52A serves as an entrance to the imaging space. An opening formed by being surrounded by the side panel 41B, the connecting portion 23B, and the side panel 52B also serves as an entrance to the imaging space.

The upper part of the photographing space is covered with a ceiling sheet 24. - 特許庁The ceiling sheet 24 may be sheet-like or plate-like. Also, a part of the ceiling sheet 24 may be provided with an opening serving as a ventilation hole.

The editing unit 12 is a device for editing a photographed image obtained by photographing. As shown in FIG. 2, the editing unit 12 is connected to a storage section 43 having a predetermined width and protruding from a front panel 42 of the photographing section 21 .

If the configuration of the editing unit 12 shown in FIG. 1 is taken as the configuration on the front side, the configuration used for editing is provided on each of the front side and the back side of the editing unit 12 . This configuration allows two sets of users to edit simultaneously.

The front side of the editing unit 12 is composed of a surface 61 and an inclined surface 62 formed above the surface 61 . A tablet built-in monitor and a touch pen are provided on the slope 62 as components used for editing. A columnar support portion 63A that supports one end of the lighting device 64 is provided on the left side of the slope 62 . A columnar support portion 63B that supports the other end of the lighting device 64 is provided on the right side of the slope 62 . A support portion 65 for supporting the curtain rail 25 is provided on the upper surface of the support portion 63A.

A curtain rail 25 is attached above the editing unit 12 . The curtain rail 25 is configured by combining three rails 25A to 25C. The three rails 25A to 25C are combined to form a U-shape when viewed from above. One ends of the rails 25A and 25B provided in parallel are fixed to the front panel 42, respectively, and the other ends of the rails 25A and 25B are joined to both ends of the rail 25C.

A curtain is attached to the curtain rail 25 so that the space in front of the front and the space in front of the back of the editing unit 12 are not visible from the outside. The space in front of the editing unit 12 surrounded by the curtain and the space behind the editing unit 12 become an editing space in which the user performs editing.

As will be described later, the left side of the editing unit 12 is provided with a discharge port through which the printed sticker paper is discharged. A space in front of the left side of the editing unit 12 becomes a print waiting space where the user waits for the printed sticker paper to be discharged.

<Regarding the movement of users>
Here, the flow of the photo sticker creation game and the movement of the user associated therewith will be described.

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. FIG.

The user inserts money into the coin slot in the pre-selection space A0, which is the space in front of the pre-selection section 20. FIG. Next, the user makes various settings according to the screen displayed on the touch panel monitor. The user selects, for example, a pose that the user will take at the time of photographing as a preselection.

After completing the pre-selection, the user moves from the doorway G1 between the side panel 41A and the side panel 52A to the photographing space A1 formed between the photographing unit 21 and the background unit 22, as indicated by the white arrow #1. come in. A user takes a picture using a camera, a touch panel monitor, or the like provided in the photographing unit 21 .

After finishing the shooting, the user exits the shooting space A1 through the doorway G1 as indicated by the white arrow #2 and moves to the editing space A2-1, or exits through the doorway G2 as indicated by the white arrow #3. Leave the shooting space A1 and move to the editing space A2-2.

The editing space A2-1 is an editing space on the front side of the editing unit 12. FIG. On the other hand, the editing space A2-2 is the editing space behind the editing unit 12. FIG. To which of the editing space A2-1 and the editing space A2-2 the user should move is guided by the screen display of the touch panel monitor of the photographing unit 21 or the like. For example, the empty one of the two editing spaces is guided as the destination. The user who has moved to the editing space A2-1 or editing space A2-2 starts editing. The user of the editing space A2-1 and the user of the editing space A2-2 can edit simultaneously.

After the editing is finished, printing of the edited image is started. When printing starts, the user who has finished editing in the editing space A2-1 moves from the editing space A2-1 to the print waiting space A3 as indicated by the white arrow #4. Also, the user who has finished editing in the editing space A2-2 moves from the editing space A2-2 to the print waiting space A3 as indicated by the white arrow #5.

The user who has moved to the print waiting space A3 waits for the end of printing. When the printing is finished, the user receives the sticker paper ejected from the ejection port provided on the right side of the editing unit 12, and finishes the series of photo sticker creating games.

Next, the configuration of each device will be described.

<Configuration of pre-selection unit>
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the pre-selection unit 20. As shown in FIG.

A touch panel monitor 71 is provided above the pre-selection section 20 . The touch panel monitor 71 is composed of a monitor such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and a touch panel stacked thereon. The touch panel monitor 71 has a function of displaying various GUIs (Graphical User Interfaces) and receiving a user's selection operation. The touch panel monitor 71 displays a screen used for selecting the number of users.

A speaker 72 is provided below the touch panel monitor 71 . The speaker 72 outputs guidance voices, BGM, sound effects, etc. for the pre-selection process. Adjacent to the speaker 72, a coin insertion/return opening 73 for inserting coins by the user is provided.

<Structure of shooting unit>
- Appearance Configuration of Photographing Unit FIGS. 5 and 6 are diagrams showing configuration examples of the photographing unit 21. FIG. 5 is a front view of the photographing unit 21, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the photographing unit 21. As shown in FIG.

A side panel 41A, a side panel 41B, and a front panel 42 that form a vertical plane are fixed to the upper surface of the bottom panel 44 . Each component of the photographing unit 21 is provided on the bottom panel 44 so as to be surrounded by the side panel 41A, the side panel 41B, and the front panel 42 .

A vertical groove 21A is formed substantially in the center of the photographing unit 21 so as to be sandwiched between the left and right components stacked in a columnar shape. A part of the inside of the front panel 42 (the surface on the imaging space A1 side) appears in the groove 21A.

A rail portion 42A extending in the vertical direction is provided on the front panel 42 that appears at the back of the groove portion 21A. A camera unit 81 is fixed to a supporting portion attached so as to be movable along the rail portion 42A. The states shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 are states in which the camera unit 81 is at the lowest position.

A camera 91 and a live view monitor 92 are provided in front of a camera unit 81 having a cylindrical housing.

The camera 91 is, for example, a single-lens reflex camera, and is accommodated in the camera unit 81 so that the lens is exposed. The camera 91 has an imaging device such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) image sensor or a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) image sensor, and photographs a user in the imaging space A1. The camera 91 functions as a photographing unit that photographs a user as a subject.

A live view image generated based on the moving image captured by the camera 91 is displayed in real time on a live view monitor 92, which is a small display. The live view monitor 92 is composed of an LCD or the like.

Handles 93-1 and 93-2 are provided on the left and right sides of the camera 91 and the live view monitor 92, respectively. The handles 93-1 and 93-2 are constructed by bending thin rod-like members into a substantially U-shape.

The handles 93-1 and 93-2 are used by the user to adjust the height of the camera unit 81, as shown in FIG. As will be described later, photographing by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is performed by appropriately changing the height and posture of the camera unit 81 .

The structure for fixing the camera unit 81 (the support section to which the camera unit 81 is attached) at the height adjusted by the user is provided inside the front panel 42 and inside the storage section 43 provided outside the front panel 42. provided inside. Adjustment of the height and attitude of the camera unit 81 will be described later.

A box-shaped strobe unit 82-1, a box-shaped portion 84, and a strobe unit 83-1 are provided in order from the top on the left side of the groove 21A. The strobe unit 82-1 and the box-shaped portion 84 are provided with a predetermined space therebetween. The top plate 84A of the box-shaped portion 84 is used as a luggage storage area for the user who is to take a picture.

Inside the strobe unit 82-1 and strobe unit 83-1, there are an LED light bulb that illuminates the photographing space A1 and a strobe arc tube that irradiates the user with strobe light in accordance with the photographing timing of the photographed image, which is a still image. is provided. Side surfaces of the strobe unit 82-1 and the strobe unit 83-1 are made of a transparent or translucent acrylic plate or the like.

A computer for controlling the overall operation of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is housed inside the box-shaped portion 84 .

On the right side of the groove portion 21A, a box-shaped strobe unit 82-2, a box-shaped portion 85, a box-shaped portion 86, and a strobe unit 83-2 are provided in this order from the top.

Inside the strobe unit 82-2 and the strobe unit 83-2, similarly to the strobe unit 82-1 and the strobe unit 83-1, there are an LED light bulb that illuminates the imaging space A1 and a strobe arc tube that emits strobe light. is provided. The side surfaces of the strobe unit 82-2 and the strobe unit 83-2 are also made of a transparent or translucent acrylic plate or the like.

The strobe units 82-1 and 82-2 provided at the same height mainly irradiate the user's face and upper body with strobe light, and the strobe units 83-1 and 83-2 mainly illuminate the user. A strobe light will be applied to the lower body.

A box-shaped portion 85 having a front face 85A facing slightly inward is provided under the strobe unit 82-2. A smartphone holder 101 is provided on the front face 85A of the box-shaped portion 85 to serve as a place for a smartphone. The smartphone holder 101 is formed to be long enough to place the smartphone sideways.

The user can place his/her own smartphone on the smartphone holder 101 and use the smartphone to take a picture of himself/herself during the game as a moving image or a still image. Since the front face 85A faces inward, the camera of the smartphone placed on the smartphone holder 101 faces the center of the shooting space A1.

Below the box-shaped portion 85, a box-shaped portion 86 having a front face 86A formed slightly inward is provided. A touch panel monitor 102 is provided on the front face 86A of the box-shaped portion 86 .

The touch panel monitor 102 is configured by laminating a display and a touch panel. The touch panel monitor 102 has a function of displaying various screens and receiving a user's selection operation. A touch panel monitor 102 is a monitor larger than the live view monitor 92 provided in the camera unit 81 .

The touch panel monitor 102 also displays a pose sample image, which is an image showing a sample pose selected by the user at the time of pre-selection. The user takes the pose confirmed by viewing the pose sample image displayed on the touch panel monitor 102 while viewing the live view image displayed on the live view monitor 92 .

In this manner, two monitors are provided in the imaging space A1, and information is presented to the user in cooperation with the two monitors.

At a predetermined position of the photographing unit 21, a speaker or the like for outputting guidance voices, BGM, sound effects, etc. for photographing processing is also provided.

- Adjusting the height of the camera unit 81 Fig. 8 is a diagram showing the vicinity of the rail portion 42A.

As shown in FIG. 8, height guide LEDs 111-1 to 111-5 are arranged vertically on the right side of the rail portion 42A. In FIG. 8, for convenience of explanation, the respective components provided on the left and right sides of the photographing section 21 and the camera unit 81 are omitted.

The height guide LEDs 111-1 to 111-5 are provided at different intervals rather than at regular intervals. In the example of FIG. 8, the LEDs provided at higher positions are provided at narrower intervals.

The height guide LEDs 111-1 to 111-5 provided along the rail portion 42A in this manner operate as guides for guiding the height of the camera unit 81 and emit light.

The height of the camera unit 81 is set stepwise as indicated by the numbers on the left side of the rail portion 42A. The surface of the front panel 42 is delimited by horizontal lines demarcating the respective height boundaries.

In the example of FIG. 8, the range from the upper end of the front panel 42 to the middle between the height guide LED 111-1 and the height guide LED 111-2 is the height 1 range. When guiding the height of the camera unit 81 to the range of height 1, the height guide LED 111-1 emits light.

Similarly, the range from the midpoint between the height guide LED 111-1 and the height guide LED 111-2 to the midpoint between the height guide LED 111-2 and the height guide LED 111-3 is the height 2 range. be done. When guiding the height of the camera unit 81 to the range of height 2, the height guide LED 111-2 emits light.

The range of height 3 is the range from the middle between the height guide LED 111-2 and the height guide LED 111-3 to the middle between the height guide LED 111-3 and the height guide LED 111-4. When guiding the height of the camera unit 81 to the range of height 3, the height guide LED 111-3 emits light.

The range of height 4 is defined as the range from the midpoint between the height guide LED 111-3 and the height guide LED 111-4 to the midpoint between the height guide LED 111-4 and the height guide LED 111-5. When guiding the height of the camera unit 81 to the range of height 4, the height guide LED 111-4 emits light.

The range from the middle of the height guide LED 111-4 and the height guide LED 111-5 to the lower end of the front panel 42 is defined as the height 5 range. When guiding the height of the camera unit 81 to the range of height 5, the height guide LED 111-5 emits light.

As described above, in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1, the height of the camera unit 81 can be adjusted in five steps. The user adjusts the height of the camera unit 81 so that the height is the same as the height of the emitting LED.

9 and 10 are diagrams showing an example of the camera unit 81 whose height is adjusted.

9A to 9C show the state of the camera unit 81 adjusted to the range of heights 1 to 3, respectively. 10A and B show the condition of camera unit 81 adjusted to a range of 4 and 5 heights, respectively.

In the photo sticker creating apparatus 1, the height of the camera unit 81 is determined with the height of the center O of the camera unit 81 as a reference. For example, as shown in FIG. 9A, when the height of the center O of the camera unit 81 is within the range of height 1, the height of the camera unit 81 is determined to be height 1. For example, a sensor for detecting the height of the camera unit 81 is provided inside the front panel 42 .

Here, the height of the center O is used as the reference for the height of the camera unit 81, but other positions such as the height of the lens of the camera 91 and the height of the supporting portion for fixing the camera unit 81 are used as the reference. The height of the camera unit 81 may be determined as .

In this way, the user can adjust the height of the camera unit 81 according to the guide using the height guide LEDs 111-1 to 111-5, and take pictures. Hereinafter, the height guide LEDs 111-1 to 111-5 will be collectively referred to as the height guide LEDs 111 when there is no need to distinguish between them.

In this example, an LED is used as a light emitter that serves as a guide for guiding the height of the camera unit 81, but other light emitters such as fluorescent lamps and incandescent lamps may be used. .

-Adjustment of Posture of Camera Unit 81 As described above, the camera unit 81 can be adjusted not only in height but also in posture. Adjustment of the posture of the camera unit 81 is realized by rotation and swing in the tilt direction.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of rotation of the camera unit 81. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 11, a camera unit 81 having a cylindrical housing is attached to a supporting portion 121 that supports the peripheral side surface at two points. The camera unit 81 is moved by the vertical movement of the support portion 121 along the rail portion 42A.

The state of the camera unit 81 shown in FIG. 11A is a state in which it is rotated rightward by a predetermined angle from the sideways state shown in FIG. As indicated by the dashed line, the camera unit 81 can be rotated around an axis L1 passing through the center O as a reference. Axis L1 is perpendicular to the front of camera unit 81 and substantially parallel to the optical axis of the lens of camera 91 .

The rotation of the camera unit 81 is also performed, for example, by grasping the handles 93-1 and 93-2 with both hands and rotating them to the right (clockwise) or left (counterclockwise).

The state of the camera unit 81 shown in FIG. 11B is a state in which it is rotated further rightward from the oblique state shown in FIG. 11A and is vertically oriented. For example, it is possible to rotate the camera unit 81 within a range of 90 degrees from the horizontal state to the vertical state. When the camera unit 81 is rotated, the camera 91 fixed inside the camera unit 81 also rotates.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the relationship between the rotation of the camera unit 81 and the captured image.

The state of the camera unit 81 shown at the left end of FIG. 12 is a sideways state. The dash-dotted line represents the horizontal line when in the horizontal state. As indicated by the arrow #11, a horizontally long image captured when the camera unit 81 is horizontally oriented shows the user facing the user.

The state of the camera unit 81 shown second from the left in FIG. 12 is a state in which the camera unit 81 is rotated rightward by 30 degrees from the sideways state. As indicated by the arrow #12, in a horizontally long image taken with the camera unit 81 rotated rightward by 30 degrees, the user appears tilted leftward by 30 degrees. Become.

The state of the camera unit 81 shown third from the left in FIG. 12 is a state in which the camera unit 81 is rotated rightward by 60 degrees from the sideways state. As indicated by the arrow #13, a horizontally long image taken with the camera unit 81 rotated rightward by 60 degrees shows the user tilted leftward by 60 degrees. Become.

The state of the camera unit 81 shown on the right end of FIG. 12 is a state in which the camera unit 81 is rotated rightward by 90 degrees from the horizontal state to the vertical state. As indicated by the arrow #14, a horizontally long image taken with the camera unit 81 in the vertical orientation shows the user tilted 90 degrees to the left.

As shown in FIG. 12, in the game of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1, the state in which the camera unit 81 is turned sideways is represented as "horizontal", and the camera unit 81 is rotated rightward by 30 degrees from the sideways state. The state is represented as "horizontal name". The state in which the camera unit 81 is rotated rightward by 60 degrees from the horizontal state is represented as "vertical", and the state in which the camera unit 81 is vertically oriented is represented as "vertical".

In this manner, the user can adjust the rotation direction of the camera unit 81 according to the guide displayed on the live view monitor 92, for example, and take a picture.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of swinging of the camera unit 81 in the tilt direction.

As indicated by the dashed line in FIG. 13 , the camera unit 81 can adjust its orientation in the tilt direction with reference to an axis L2 that passes through the connecting portion with the support portion 121 . When the camera unit 81 is in a sideways state, the swing direction is the vertical direction.

The state of the camera unit 81 shown in FIG. 13A is a state in which the camera unit 81 is rotated downward by a predetermined angle from the sideways frontal state shown in FIG. 5 and the like. The front face of the camera unit 81 faces obliquely downward.

The state of the camera unit 81 shown in FIG. 13B is a state in which the camera unit 81 is turned upward by a predetermined angle from a state in which it faces the front sideways. The front of the camera unit 81 faces obliquely upward.

Adjustment of the tilt direction of the camera unit 81 is also performed, for example, by grasping the handles 93-1 and 93-2 with both hands and rotating them upward or downward.

In this manner, the user can adjust the front direction of the camera unit 81 upward or downward according to the guide displayed on the live view monitor 92, for example, to take a picture.

The adjustment of the height and posture of the camera unit 81 as described above is performed each time one photographed image is captured. As will be described later, the poses selected by the user at the time of preselection are presented in order before each shot. After adjusting the height and posture of the camera unit 81 according to the presented pose, the user takes a pose and takes a photograph.

The height of the camera unit 81, the rotation direction of the camera unit 81, and the tilt direction of the camera unit 81 are associated with each pose.

Example of Coloring of Photographing Unit 21 FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of coloring of each component of the photographing unit 21 .

In FIG. 14, the lightly shaded portions are, for example, black colored portions. Other parts are colored with a bright color such as white.

As shown in FIG. 14, in the configuration of the photographing section 21 facing the photographing space A1, strobe units 82-1 and 82-2, strobe units 83-1 and 83-2, and the portion below the front panel 42 Other configurations are basically colored in a color with low lightness such as black. Among the range set on the front panel 42, the range from height 1 to height 4 is black. The color of the range of height 5 sandwiched between the strobe unit 83-1 and the strobe unit 83-2 is, for example, white.

Unnecessary reflection of flash light can be prevented by coloring the photographing unit 21 from the vicinity of the center to the top black. By preventing the reflection, it is possible to prevent the reflected light from illuminating the user's face or the like and causing shadows on unintended parts.

<Composition of the background part>
FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the background portion 22 on the photographing space A1 side.

As shown in FIG. 15, the inside of the side panel 52A is provided with a second photographing button 131, which is a button to be pressed to start photographing. For example, when the second shooting button 131 is pressed, a countdown to shooting starts, and when the countdown ends, a still image is shot.

The user can adjust the height and attitude of the camera unit 81 after confirming the presented pose, and then press the second shooting button 131 to start the countdown. While the countdown is being performed, the user poses while watching the display on the live view monitor 92 .

In this manner, each photographing by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is basically performed according to the user's instructions after adjusting the height and posture of the camera unit 81 . A button displayed on the screen of the touch panel monitor 102 is also prepared as a button to be pressed to start photographing. There is no need to approach the touch panel monitor 102 each time.

As described above, the imaging space A1 is a relatively large space that can accommodate a large number of users at the same time. If there is no second shooting button 131 and it is necessary to approach the touch panel monitor 102 and press a button displayed on the screen of the touch panel monitor 102 each time shooting is performed, the user would need to move in a wide space. Yes, and difficult to pose.

The second shooting button 131 is provided at a position inside the side panel 52A that is diagonal to the shooting space A1 when the position of the touch panel monitor 102 is used as a reference, so that the user can pose and shoot. You can enjoy what you do more.

In addition, since the touch panel monitor 102 is provided with a second shooting button 131 as hardware in addition to a button provided as a GUI, even if a problem occurs in the touch panel monitor 102, the second shooting can be performed. Using the button 131, it becomes possible to proceed with the photographing.

A horizontally elongated rectangular parallelepiped cushion 132 is provided on the floor in front of the back panel 51 . The cushion 132 is used for the user to sit and shoot.

As shown in FIG. 15, the length of the cushion 132 is approximately the same as the width of the imaging space A1, and the height is about 20 cm. The cushion 132 is made of elastic material.

A white sheet, for example, is attached to the inner surface of the rear panel 51 .

<Structure of editing unit>
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the front side (editing space A2-1 side) of the editing unit 12. As shown in FIG.

A tablet built-in monitor 141 is provided approximately in the center of the slope 62 . A touch pen 142A is provided on the left side of the tablet built-in monitor 141 . A touch pen 142B is provided on the right side of the tablet built-in monitor 141 .

The tablet built-in monitor 141 is configured by stacking a tablet and a display. The tablet enables operation input using touch pen 142A or touch pen 142B. For example, an editing screen used for editing is displayed on the tablet built-in monitor 141 . When two users edit simultaneously, the touch pen 142A is used by the user on the left side of the tablet built-in monitor 141, and the touch pen 142B is used by the user on the right side of the tablet built-in monitor 141.

An operation using the touch pen 142A and an operation using the touch pen 142B are distinguished. As appropriate, the display on the left side of the tablet built-in monitor 141 can only be operated using the touch pen 142A, and the display on the right side can only be operated using the touch pen 142B. Hereinafter, the touch pen 142A and the touch pen 142B are collectively referred to as the touch pen 142 when there is no need to distinguish between them.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the left side of the editing unit 12. As shown in FIG.

A seal paper discharge port 161 is provided on the lower side of the left side of the editing unit 12 . A printer is provided inside the editing unit 12 . The printer prints an image of the user of the editing space A2-1 or an image of the user of the editing space A2-2 in a predetermined layout on a sticker sheet, which is discharged from the sticker paper outlet 161. FIG.

<<Example of photographed image>>
FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of the layer structure of an edited image generated based on a captured image.

The edited image P11 at the left end is an image generated by editing. The edited image P11 is composed of images of each layer of the photographed image P21 and the foreground image P22.

In the example of FIG. 18, an image in which two users are photographed is taken as the photographed image P21.

The foreground image P22 is an image including an image of handwritten characters "Love my friend" and a heart-shaped image. The handwritten character image of "Love my friend" is a pen image input by the user using the pen tool. The heart-shaped image is a stamp image input by the user using the stamp tool.

The edited image P11 is generated by superimposing the foreground image P22 on the captured image P21.

A background image may be used as an image forming the edited image P11. The background image is an image with a predetermined color or an image with a predetermined pattern, and is used to display such predetermined colors and patterns around the user's area.

When the background image is synthesized, the photographed image P21 is subjected to chromatic processing, and the person area, which is the area of the user, is extracted. The edited image P11 is generated by arranging the background image as an image in the layer below the photographed image P21 including the person area.

In the photographing space A1 of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1, images of various angles of view, such as a close-up image of the user's chest and upper body, and a full-body image of the user's whole body. Filming takes place.

<<Internal configuration of photo sticker creation device>>
FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. As shown in FIG. In FIG. 19, the same reference numerals are given to the same configurations as those described above. Duplicate explanations will be omitted as appropriate.

As shown in FIG. 19, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 has an external input/output interface 303 for a PC (Personal Computer) section 301, a prior selection section 302, a photographing section 304, editing sections 305A and 305B, and a printing section 306. It is configured by being connected via A PC section 301 that controls the overall operation of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is housed inside, for example, the box-shaped section 84 (FIGS. 5 and 6).

A CPU (Central Processing Unit) 311 , a ROM (Read Only Memory) 312 , and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 313 constituting the PC section 301 are interconnected by a bus 314 .

A CPU 311 executes a predetermined program and controls the overall operation of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 . The ROM 312 stores programs and data executed by the CPU 311 . A RAM 312 temporarily stores data and programs processed by the CPU 311 .

An input/output interface 315 is further connected to the bus 314 . A storage unit 316 , a communication unit 317 and a drive 318 are connected to the input/output interface 315 .

The storage unit 316 is a nonvolatile storage medium such as a hard disk or flash memory. The storage unit 316 stores various setting information and the like supplied from the CPU 311 . Information stored in the storage unit 316 is appropriately read by the CPU 311 .

A communication unit 317 is a network interface such as the Internet. A communication unit 317 communicates with an external device under the control of the CPU 311 . The communication unit 317 transmits the image selected by the user to, for example, an image acquisition site management server managed by the manufacturer of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 . The image transmitted from the communication unit 317 is stored in a predetermined storage area, displayed on the mobile terminal accessing the image acquisition site management server, or downloaded to the mobile terminal.

A removable medium 319 such as an optical disk or a semiconductor memory is mounted in the drive 318 as appropriate. Programs and data read from the removable medium 319 by the drive 318 are supplied to the CPU 311 and stored in the storage unit 316 or installed.

The external input/output interface 303 is connected to the input/output interface 315 . Each unit is controlled by the PC unit 301 via the external input/output interface 303 .

The pre-selection unit 302 performs pre-selection processing for users in the pre-selection space A0. The preselection unit 302 is composed of a touch panel monitor 71 , a speaker 72 and a coin processing unit 321 .

The touch panel monitor 71 displays various selection screens under the control of the PC unit 301 and accepts user operations on the selection screens. An input signal representing the content of the user's operation is supplied to the PC unit 301, and various settings are performed.

The coin processing unit 321 detects insertion of coins into the coin insertion/return port 73 . When the coin processing unit 321 detects that a predetermined amount of coins has been inserted, the coin processing unit 321 outputs an activation signal instructing the start of the game to the PC unit 301 .

The photographing unit 304 performs photographing processing for users in the photographing space A1. The imaging unit 304 includes a camera 91 , live view monitor 92 , touch panel monitor 102 , height guide LED 111 , second imaging button 131 , height sensor 331 , angle sensor 332 , lighting device 333 , and speaker 334 .

The camera 91 performs photographing according to shutter control by the PC section 301 and outputs data of still images or moving images obtained by photographing to the PC section 301 .

The live view monitor 92 displays in real time a live view image generated based on the moving image captured by the camera 91 under the control of the PC section 301 .

The touch panel monitor 102 displays various screens under the control of the PC section 301 . Further, the touch panel monitor 102 receives a user's operation on the displayed screen, and outputs a signal representing the content of the received operation to the PC unit 301 .

The height guide LED 111 emits light according to control by the PC section 301 .

When pressed by the user, the second shooting button 131 outputs a signal instructing the start of shooting to the PC unit 301 .

The height sensor 331 detects the height of the camera unit 81 and outputs a signal representing the detection result to the PC section 301 .

The angle sensor 332 detects the rotation angle of the camera unit 81 and outputs a signal representing the detection result to the PC section 301 .

The illumination device 333 is each strobe unit in the imaging space A1 and emits light according to the control signal supplied from the PC section 301. FIG. The illumination device 333 is composed of strobe units 82-1 and 82-2 and strobe units 83-1 and 83-2.

The speaker 334 is a speaker provided at a predetermined position within the imaging space A1.

The editing unit 305A performs editing processing for users in the editing space A2-1. The editing unit 305A is composed of a tablet built-in monitor 141, touch pens 142A and 142B, and a speaker 341. FIG. The editing section 305B performs editing processing for users in the editing space A2-2, and has the same configuration as the editing section 305A. Hereinafter, the editing units 305A and 305B are collectively referred to as an editing unit 305 as appropriate.

The tablet built-in monitor 141 displays an edit screen under the control of the PC unit 301 and accepts a user's operation on the edit screen. An input signal representing the content of the user's operation is supplied to the PC unit 301, and the captured image to be edited is edited.

Printing unit 306 is configured to include printer 351 . A sticker paper unit 352 is attached to the printer 351 .

The printer 351 drives a built-in head 361 and prints an image on a roll-shaped sticker paper 363 stored in the sticker paper unit 352 based on print data supplied from the PC section 301 . The printer 351 also cuts the sticker paper 363 on which the image is printed by the cutter 362 at a predetermined cut position, and discharges the cut paper to the sticker paper outlet 161 .

FIG. 20 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the height sensor 331 of FIG. 19. As shown in FIG.

The height sensor 331 is composed of sensors 331-1 to 331-5. The sensors 331-1 through 331-5 are provided inside the front panel 42 at approximately the same height as the height guide LEDs 111-1 through 111-5, respectively.

The sensor 331-1 outputs a detection signal when the camera unit 81 is within a predetermined range including the height at which the sensor 331-1 is provided. Sensors 331-2 to 331-5 similarly output detection signals when camera unit 81 is within a predetermined range including the height at which each sensor is provided.

The height of the camera unit 81 can be detected based on which of the sensors 331-1 to 331-5 outputs the detection signal. For example, when a detection signal is output from the sensor 331-1, the camera unit 81 is identified as being within a height range of one.

Also, when detection signals are output from two adjacent height sensors, the camera unit 81 is identified as being at a height between the two height sensors. For example, when detection signals are output from both the sensor 331-1 and the sensor 331-2, the camera unit 81 is identified as being near the boundary between the height 1 range and the height 2 range. .

<Example of functional configuration of photo sticker creation device>
FIG. 21 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. As shown in FIG. At least some of the functional units shown in FIG. 21 are implemented by the CPU 311 executing a predetermined program.

In the photo sticker creating apparatus 1, a pre-selection processing unit 401, a photographing processing unit 402, an editing processing unit 403, a printing processing unit 404, and a pose information storage unit 405 are realized.

The pre-selection processing unit 401 executes pre-selection processing by controlling each unit of the pre-selection unit 302 . By the pre-selection process, selection of the number of users, selection of poses to be taken by the users at the time of photographing, and the like are performed. Information representing the content selected by the user is supplied to the imaging processing unit 402 .

The imaging processing unit 402 performs imaging processing by controlling each unit of the imaging unit 304 . The shooting processing unit 402 outputs the data of the shot image obtained by performing the shooting processing to the editing processing unit 403 . The shooting processing unit 402 supplies the editing processing unit 403 with data of a plurality of captured images obtained by performing shooting a plurality of times.

The editing processing unit 403 performs editing processing by controlling each unit of the editing unit 305 . The editing processing includes image processing for adjusting the size of the user's eyes and the brightness of the skin appearing in the captured image, image processing for editing the captured image, and the like.

After editing the captured image, the edit processing unit 403 displays various screens on the tablet built-in monitor 141, such as a screen used for selecting the number of divisions and a screen used for selecting an image to be transmitted to the image acquisition site management server. The edit processing unit 403 generates print data by arranging each edited image according to the number of divisions selected by the user, and outputs the print data to the print processing unit 404 . Also, the edit processing unit 403 transmits the edited image selected by the user to the image acquisition site management server.

The print processing unit 404 outputs print data to the printer 351 to print the edited image.

The pose information storage unit 405 stores pose information, which is information about poses. The pose information storage unit 405 stores pose information for each of a plurality of poses. The pose information stored in the pose information storage unit 405 is read by the pre-selection processing unit 401 during pre-selection processing, and is read by the photographing processing unit 402 during photographing processing.

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an example of pose information.

As shown in FIG. 22, the pose information includes a pose sample image and pose attribute information.

The pose sample image is an image in which the person of the model in a pose is shown. The pose sample image is used, for example, as a pose sample. Two model persons are shown in the pose sample image shown in FIG. 22, which is a sample pose for two people.

As shown in the balloon, the pose attribute information includes the pose name, shooting guide (for display), shooting guide (for audio), camera height, camera rotation direction, camera direction, trimming range, and difficulty level. It contains information that represents

The pose name is the name of the pose. The name of the pose represented by the pose sample image in FIG. 22 is "#selfie-style up".

The shooting guide (for display) is a shooting guide for display that is displayed as advice on how to take a pose. The shooting guide for display is displayed on the touch panel monitor 102, for example. A shooting guide for display may be displayed on the live view monitor 92 . In the example of FIG. 22, the message "Please get close to the camera" is displayed before shooting with the "#Selfie style up" pose.

The shooting guide (for voice) is a voice shooting guide that is output as advice on how to take a pose. The audio shooting guide is output from the speaker 334, for example. In the example of FIG. 22, a voice saying "If you get close to the camera, you'll be able to enjoy it" is output before shooting with the pose of "#Selfie-style close-up".

The camera height represents the height of the camera unit 81 at the time of photographing. For example, the camera height is represented by values 1 to 5 corresponding to heights 1 to 5 described with reference to FIG. 8 and the like. In the example of FIG. 22 , the camera height for the “#Selfie style up” pose is “height 2”. Before shooting in the “#selfie style up” pose, the height guide LED 111-2 emits light to guide the camera unit 81 to be adjusted to height 2.

The camera rotation direction represents the rotation direction of the camera unit 81 at the time of photographing. For example, the camera rotation direction is represented by the four directions of "vertical", "horizontal", "diagonal", and "diagonal horizontal" described with reference to FIG. 12 and the like. In the example of FIG. 22, the camera rotation direction of the "#Selfie style up" pose is set to "horizontal". Before shooting with the “#Selfie style up” pose, a guide is displayed on the live view monitor 92 to guide the user to adjust the camera unit 81 sideways.

The camera direction represents the tilt direction of the camera unit 81 at the time of photographing. For example, the camera orientation is represented by the three directions "up", "down", and "front" described with reference to FIG. 13 and the like. In the example of FIG. 22, the camera direction of the pose of "#Self-portrait up" is set to "front". Before shooting with the “#selfie style up” pose, a guide is displayed on the live view monitor 92 to guide the user to adjust the camera unit 81 so that it faces the front.

The trimming range represents a range to be cut out by trimming from the original image obtained by photographing. For example, the trimming range is represented by three types of ranges: "Normal", "Wide", and "Narrow". In the example of FIG. 22, the trimming range of the pose of "#Self-portrait up" is set to "narrow".

Thus, the trimming range is set for each pose. For example, a different trimming range is set for each pose. Not only the width of the range but also the position of the trimming range on the original image may be specified for each pose.

The difficulty level represents the degree of difficulty of the pose. For example, the difficulty level is represented by two degrees of difficulty, "high" and "normal". In the example of FIG. 22, the difficulty level of the pose of "#Selfie style up" is set to "Normal".

When presenting a difficult pose, the touch panel monitor 102 displays more detailed advice on how to pose along with the pose sample image. The difficulty level is used to determine whether detailed advice should be displayed.

If the user is trying to select a difficult pose, the difficulty level may be used to indicate that the pose is difficult.

A pose sample image and pose attribute information including each piece of information as described above are preset and prepared for each pose. A pose name, a shooting guide (for display), a shooting guide (for sound), camera height, camera rotation direction, camera direction, trimming range, and difficulty level are each associated with a pose.

FIG. 23 is a diagram showing an example of categorization of poses.

As shown in FIG. 23, each pose is classified and managed for each category. In the example of FIG. 23, the categories of "up", "up", "sitting", and "whole body" are shown. More categories are prepared in the photo sticker creating device 1.

The category of “up” includes poses with names such as “#selfie style up”, “#hugging”, and “#sticking”. For example, the pose of "#selfie-style up" is a pose represented by the pose sample image in FIG.

In addition, the category of “up” includes poses with names such as “#small face pose”, “#standard piece”, and “#heart”.

The "sit down" category includes poses with names such as "#sit and peace", "#sit quietly", and "#squat". For example, the pose of "#sitting peace" is a pose represented by the pose sample image in FIG. 24A. The "sitting" category includes poses taken while sitting on a cushion 132 as shown in FIG. 24A and poses taken while crouching on the floor.

The “whole body” category includes poses with names such as “#whole body shot”, “#coordinated puri”, and “#whole body from above”. For example, the pose of "#whole body shot" is the pose represented by the pose sample image in FIG. 24B. The "whole body" category includes various poses taken while standing as shown in FIG. 24B.

The poses included in the "close-up" category and the "close-up" category are poses that are taken at a close-up angle of view in which the user's upper body is enlarged.

The poses included in the "sitting" category are poses that are captured at an angle of view that captures almost the entire body of the user who is posing while sitting on the cushion 132 or the like.

The poses included in the "whole body" category are poses that are captured at an angle of view that captures almost the entire body of the user standing on the floor and posing.

In this way, each pose is associated with the angle of view at the time of shooting.

<Detailed Configuration of Preselection Processing Unit>
FIG. 25 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the pre-selection processing unit 401. As shown in FIG.

The pre-selection processing unit 401 is composed of a display control unit 411 and a pose selection unit 412 .

The display control unit 411 causes the touch panel monitor 71 to display various screens used for pre-selection, such as a number selection screen and a pose selection screen. The pose information read from the pose information storage unit 405 is used for displaying the pose selection screen.

The pose selection unit 412 receives a user's operation on the pose selection screen. When photographing four photographed images, for example, four types of poses are selected by the user.

In addition, when the user selects the Random function, the pose selection unit 412 automatically selects a predetermined pose in accordance with the poses that have been selected by the user. The auto-select function is a function in which the pose selection unit 412 automatically selects a pose without being operated by the user.

Information on the pose selected by appropriately using the auto-select function is supplied to the display control unit 411 and used to display the pose selection screen. When pose selection is completed, information on the pose selected using the pose selection screen is supplied to the imaging processing unit 402 .

<Detailed Configuration of Shooting Processing Unit>
FIG. 26 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the imaging processing unit 402. As shown in FIG.

The shooting processing unit 402 includes a shooting control unit 421 , an image processing unit 422 , a live view display control unit 423 , a guide control unit 424 , a pose presentation unit 425 , an image storage unit 426 and a display control unit 427 . Pose information about the pose selected in the pre-selection process is input to the image processing unit 422 , the guide control unit 424 and the pose presentation unit 425 .

The shooting control unit 421 shoots a moving image by controlling the camera 91 and outputs the moving image obtained by shooting to the image processing unit 422 . The moving image output from the shooting control unit 421 is used to generate a live view image.

Further, when the user presses the shooting button, the shooting control unit 421 shoots a still image in time with the countdown, and outputs the still image obtained by shooting to the image processing unit 422 . A still image output from the imaging control unit 421 is used to generate a captured image. The shooting buttons are the shooting button displayed on the touch panel monitor 102 as the first shooting button and the second shooting button 131 .

The image processing unit 422 cuts out a rectangular region from each frame of the moving image supplied from the imaging control unit 421 by trimming, and generates a moving image made up of the cut out images. The moving image generated by the image processing unit 422 is used as a live view image displayed on the live view screen.

A range to be cut out by trimming is specified by pose attribute information.

Further, the image processing unit 422 generates a photographed image having a predetermined angle of view by cutting out a rectangular area from the still image supplied from the photographing control unit 421 by trimming. The captured image generated by the image processing unit 422 is supplied to the image storage unit 426 and stored therein.

The live-view display control unit 423 causes the live-view monitor 92 to display a live-view image based on the moving image supplied from the image processing unit 422 .

The guide control section 424 outputs a guide for guiding the height and orientation of the camera unit 81 based on the signals supplied from the height sensor 331 and the angle sensor 332 .

For example, the guide control unit 424 identifies the camera height associated with the pose based on the pose attribute information, and causes the height guide LED 111 corresponding to the camera height to emit light to determine the height of the camera unit 81. to induce The guide control unit 424 also guides the height of the camera unit 81 by causing the live view monitor 92 to display information indicating the movement direction.

The movement direction guidance using the display of the live view monitor 92 is, for example, that the current height of the camera unit 81 detected by the height sensor 331 is two steps or more away from the camera height linked to the pose. done in case.

For example, if the camera unit 81 is at a height of 2 and the camera height linked to the pose is a height of 4, information for moving the camera unit 81 downward is displayed on the live view monitor 92. be done.

Also, the current height of the camera unit 81 and the camera height linked to the pose, such as the camera unit 81 being at the position of height 2 and the camera height linked to the pose being height 3. If the difference is one step, the difference is allowed, and the movement direction guidance using the display of the live view monitor 92 is not performed.

Also, the guide control unit 424 identifies the camera rotation direction and the camera orientation associated with the pose based on the pose attribute information. The guide control unit 424 guides the rotation direction of the camera unit 81 by causing the live view monitor 92 to display information representing the camera rotation direction, and causes the live view monitor 92 to display information representing the camera orientation to guide the camera unit. The orientation of the tilt direction of 81 is derived.

The pose presentation unit 425 controls pose presentation based on the pose information. For example, the pose presentation unit 425 presents a pose by displaying a pose sample image on the touch panel monitor 102 .

The image storage unit 426 stores captured images generated by the image processing unit 422 . When the photographing process is completed, the photographed image stored in the image storage unit 426 is supplied to the editing processing unit 403 and used as an object of editing.

The display control unit 427 controls the display of the touch panel monitor 102 other than pose presentation. For example, the display control unit 427 displays, next to the pose sample image displayed by the pose presentation unit 425, a shooting button that is pressed when instructing the start of shooting.

Further, when the photographing of the photographed image is performed more than a predetermined number of times, the display control unit 427 reads out the photographed image stored in the image storage unit 426, and displays a keep screen which is a screen used for selecting the photographed image to be edited. A selection screen is displayed on the touch panel monitor 102 .

The selection of the shot image using the keep selection screen is performed, for example, when shooting is performed six times or more. A captured image selected using the keep selection screen is left in the image storage unit 426 and supplied to the editing processing unit 403 .

<<Operation of photo sticker creation device>>
<Photo sticker creation game processing>
Here, the operation of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 that provides the photo sticker creating game will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In step S1, the pre-selection processing unit 401 determines whether or not a predetermined amount of coins has been inserted, and waits until it is determined that coins have been inserted. If it is determined in step S1 that a coin has been inserted because the activation signal has been supplied from the coin processing unit 321, the process proceeds to step S2.

In step S<b>2 , the pre-selection processing unit 401 performs pre-selection processing by controlling the pre-selection unit 302 . Details of the pre-selection process will be described later with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In step S<b>3 , the imaging processing unit 402 performs imaging processing by controlling the imaging unit 304 .

For example, the photographing processing unit 402 presents a pose, displays a live view image on the live view monitor 92 based on the moving image captured by the camera 91, and photographs the user in the photographing space A1 as a subject. . Details of the photographing process will be described later with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 34 and 35 .

In step S4, the editing processing unit 403 controls the editing unit 305 corresponding to the editing space to which the user who has completed the photographing process is moved, out of the editing space A2-1 and the editing space A2-2. to perform the editing process.

For example, the edit processing unit 403 displays an edit screen on the tablet built-in monitor 141, and allows the user to edit the captured image obtained by the capturing process. The editing screen displays, together with the photographed image to be edited, buttons to be pressed when selecting an image to be combined with the photographed image, such as a pen tool image or a stamp tool image. The editing processing unit 403 edits the captured image by synthesizing another image according to the user's operation, and generates an edited image.

After editing the captured image, the edit processing unit 403 displays various screens on the tablet built-in monitor 141, such as a screen used for selecting the number of divisions and a screen used for selecting an image to be transmitted to the image acquisition site management server. The edit processing unit 403 generates print data by arranging each edited image according to the number of divisions selected by the user. Also, the edit processing unit 403 transmits the edited image selected by the user to the image acquisition site management server.

In step S<b>5 , the print processing unit 404 performs print processing by controlling the printer 351 . The print processing unit 404 outputs the print data generated by the editing processing unit 403 to the printer 351 to print it on the sticker paper 363 .

When printing is completed, the printer 351 ejects the sticker paper 363 cut by the cutter 362 to the sticker paper outlet 161 in step S6.

Each group of users of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is provided with a photo sticker creating game consisting of a series of processes as described above. When a user of another group starts using the photo sticker creating device 1 following a user of a certain group, the photo sticker creating game of the user who started using the photo sticker creating device 1 first, and the user who started using the photo sticker creating device 1 later. The user's photo sticker creation game that has been started will be played in parallel as appropriate.

The processing of each step in FIG. 27 is appropriately performed in parallel with the processing of other steps or before or after the processing of other steps.

<Pre-selection processing>
Next, the pre-selection process performed in step S2 of FIG. 27 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In step S<b>11 , the display control unit 411 of the pre-selection processing unit 401 causes the touch panel monitor 71 to display the number of persons selection screen. The user selects the number of users according to the number selection screen displayed on the touch panel monitor 71 . Information representing the content selected by the user is supplied to the imaging processing unit 402 .

In step S12, the display control unit 411 causes the touch panel monitor 71 to display a pose selection screen. The user selects a pose to be taken at the time of photographing according to the pose selection screen displayed on the touch panel monitor 71 .

FIG. 29 is a diagram showing a display example of the pose selection screen when there are two users.

As shown in FIG. 29, the message "Please select the pose you want to take" is displayed on the upper left of the pose selection screen. Below the messages, display areas 501-1 to 501-4, which are substantially square areas, are displayed side by side. Display areas 501-1 to 501-4 are areas in which pose sample images of selected poses are displayed in the order of selection.

That is, in the example of FIG. 29, four types of poses can be selected. Since the first pose has not yet been selected, no pose sample images are displayed in the display areas 501-1 to 501-4 of FIG.

On the right side of the display area 501-4, an icon 502 indicating that bonus shooting (bonus SHOT) will be performed is displayed. Bonus photography is photography that is performed after normal photography that is performed with each of the four types of poses taken.

Normal photography is photography that is performed after presenting a pose selected by the user and having the user adjust the height and posture of the camera unit 81, while bonus photography is photography that is performed after the user adjusts the height and posture of the camera unit 81. This is photography performed without adjusting the height of the camera unit 81 by presenting a pose according to the situation.

A plurality of poses selected by the pose presentation unit 425 of the photographing processing unit 402 are presented as poses corresponding to the height of the camera unit 81 . At the time of bonus photography, the user looks at a plurality of pose sample images displayed on the touch panel monitor 102, takes a preferred pose from among them, and performs photography.

On the right side of the icon 502, a circular Random button 503 that is pressed when selecting a pose using the Random function is displayed. As described above, the Random function is a function in which the pose selection unit 412 automatically selects a pose without being operated by the user.

Below the array of display areas 501-1 to 501-4 are displayed category tabs 504-1 to 504-7 used for selecting pose categories. The display of pose selection buttons 505-1 to 505-7 displayed under the category tabs 504-1 to 504-7 is switched according to the selection of the category tab.

The category tab 504-1 is a tab that is pressed when selecting the "up" category, and the category tab 504-2 is a tab that is pressed when selecting the "up" category. be.

The category tab 504-3 is a tab that is pressed when selecting the "sitting" category, and the category tab 504-4 is a tab that is pressed when selecting the "whole body" category.

The category tab 504-5 is a tab that is pressed when selecting the "interesting story" category, and the category tab 504-6 is a tab that is pressed when selecting the "event" category. A category tab 504-7 is a tab that is pressed when selecting the category of "simple look".

When the category tab 504-1 is pressed, as shown in FIG. 29, pose selection buttons 505-1 to 505-7 used for selecting poses classified into the category of "up (brightness)" are randomly selected. displayed in the orientation. Pose selection buttons 505-1 through 505-4 are displayed in the upper row, and pose selection buttons 505-5 through 505-7 are displayed in the lower row.

Each pose selection button displays a pose name together with a pose sample image. For example, the pose selection button 505-1 is a button that is pressed when selecting a “#selfie style up” pose. The name of the pose "#selfie style up" is displayed.

Pose selection buttons 505-2 to 505-7 select poses of "#hyokkori", "#finger frame", "#stick", "#hugging", "#diagonal piece", and "#selfie", respectively. This button is pressed when A pose sample image and pose name of each pose are displayed on pose selection buttons 505-2 to 505-7, respectively.

A free pose button 506 that is pressed when selecting a free pose is displayed to the right of the pose selection button 505-7. Free pose photography is photography performed by presenting a pose corresponding to the height of the camera unit 81, like bonus photography.

When the first pose is selected by viewing the pose selection button display, as shown in FIG. 30, a pose sample image representing the selected pose is displayed in the display area 501-1. In the example of FIG. 30, the "#selfie-style up" pose is selected, and the "#selfie-style up" pose sample image P31 is displayed.

When the free pose button 506 is pressed, an image representing the free pose is displayed in one of the display areas 501-1 to 501-4.

The user can press the category tab to switch the display of the pose selection buttons as appropriate, and select one of four favorite poses.

When the four types of poses are selected, the auto button 503 switches to the enter button. A determination button displayed in place of the auto button 503 is a button that is pressed when ending pose selection.

FIG. 31 is a diagram showing an example of pose selection by the Random function.

When pose selection is instructed by the automatic function, as shown in FIG. 31, two types of close-up angle of view poses, one type of sitting angle of view poses, and one type of whole body angle of view poses are distributed. Four types of poses are selected so that Poses are selected at random from poses for each angle of view.

Note that the selected poses are excluded from poses to be randomly selected.

For example, when the auto button 503 is pressed with no pose selected, two types of poses are randomly selected from up-angle poses classified into a predetermined category. Also, one type of pose is randomly selected from among the poses for the sitting angle of view, and one type of pose is randomly selected from among the poses for the whole body angle of view.

If there are two close-up angle of view poses, one sitting angle of view pose, and one full-body angle of view pose, the close-up angle of view pose is preferentially selected, and then , a pose with a sitting angle of view is selected.

FIG. 32 is a diagram showing a specific example of pose selection.

As shown in Example 1, when the auto button 503 is pressed with two types of sitting angle of view poses selected, the up angle of view pose is preferentially selected, and the close up angle of view pose is selected. Two types of poses are randomly selected from among them. In this case, the pose of the angle of view of the whole body is not selected.

As shown in Example 2, when the auto button 503 is pressed in a state in which three poses of the whole body angle of view are selected, the pose of the close-up angle of view is preferentially selected, and the pose of the close-up angle of view is preferentially selected. One type of pose is randomly selected from among them. In this case, the pose of the sitting angle of view is not selected.

In this way, the distribution of the angles of view of the four types of poses is set in advance. The distribution of the angle of view is not limited to the distribution shown in FIG.

Also, instead of randomly selecting a pose, a predetermined pose may be selected based on the degree of difficulty or the like.

By automatically selecting poses with a low degree of difficulty, the user can proceed with shooting one after another. In addition, by automatically selecting poses with a high degree of difficulty, the user can enjoy taking pictures by challenging difficult poses.

When the decision button is pressed after four poses have been selected by using the pose selection button or the auto-selection function, a pose selection screen is displayed to confirm the pose, as shown in FIG. pop-up 521 is superimposed on other displays.

A message "Is this pose OK?" In the example of FIG. 33, pose sample images P31 to P34 representing poses of "#Self-portrait close-up", "#Sticking", "#Sitting in peace", and "#Whole body shot" are displayed.

Below the pose sample images P31 to P34 are displayed an OK button 531 that is pressed to end pose selection and a cancel button 532 that is pressed to continue pose selection.

For example, when the number of users is three, using the pose selection screen as described above, four types of poses are selected from poses for three users. Each pose is also associated with the number of users. In this case, the number of model persons in the pose sample image is also three.

Thus, the type of pose selected using the pose selection screen will change according to the number of people selected by the user prior to pose selection.

Returning to the description of FIG. 28, in step S13, the pose selection unit 412 selects a pose according to the user's operation on the pose selection screen as described above.

In step S14, the pose selection unit 412 determines whether or not the selection of poses has been completed, that is, whether or not the user has selected four types of favorite poses.

If it is determined in step S14 that pose selection has not ended, the process returns to step S12 to continue pose selection using the pose selection screen.

If it is determined in step S14 that the selection of the pose has ended because the OK button 531 of FIG. It guides the movement to the photographing space A1.

Guidance for movement to the imaging space A1 is provided by displaying a guidance screen on the touch panel monitor 71 or by outputting audio from the speaker 72 . The user moves from the pre-selected space A0 to the imaging space A1 according to the guidance to move to the imaging space A1.

After that, the process returns to step S2 in FIG. 27 and the subsequent processes are performed.

<Shooting process>
Next, the photographing process performed in step S3 of FIG. 27 will be described with reference to flowcharts of FIGS. 34 and 35. FIG.

The user who has entered the shooting space A1 places the smartphone with the camera application activated on the smartphone holder 101 and starts shooting a moving image, thereby starting preparations for shooting.

In step S31, the display control unit 427 of the imaging processing unit 402 causes the touch panel monitor 102 to display an imaging start screen. The user starts shooting according to the shooting start screen displayed on the touch panel monitor 102 .

FIG. 36 is a diagram showing a display example of the shooting start screen.

As shown in FIG. 36, a message "Please touch the button on the left rear wall for the first time." An animation of pressing the second shooting button 131 is displayed along with an image representing the surroundings. The shooting start screen is a screen for making the user aware that the second shooting button 131 is also prepared on the background side.

In addition to pressing the shooting button displayed on the touch panel monitor 102 by displaying the shooting start screen and actually pressing the second shooting button 131, shooting can be started by pressing the second shooting button 131. It is possible to make the user recognize that it is possible to instruct the

Returning to the description of FIG. 34, when the second shooting button 131 is pressed, the display control unit 427 causes the touch panel monitor 102 to display a description of how to use the camera in step S32. The description displayed here is, for example, a description on how to adjust the height and posture of the camera unit 81 .

In step S<b>33 , the guide control unit 424 causes the height guide LED 111 to emit light according to the pose presented to the user, and guides the height of the camera unit 81 . The guide control unit 424 identifies the next pose to be presented based on the pose information.

For example, before the first shooting, the pose for the first shooting is selected from four types of poses selected by the user, and the camera height linked to the pose for the first shooting is selected. , the height of the camera unit 81 is guided. The same is true before the second and subsequent shootings.

In step S34, the pose presentation unit 425 causes the touch panel monitor 102 to display a pose sample image in accordance with the pose to be presented to the user.

The display of the pose sample image is started, and the shooting of the moving image for the live view image is started. The shooting control unit 421 controls the camera 91 to start shooting a moving image. The image processing unit 422 cuts out, by trimming, a range of a rectangular area corresponding to the pose from each frame of the moving image captured by the shooting control unit 421, and generates a live view image.

In step S<b>35 , the live-view display control unit 423 causes the live-view image to be displayed on the live-view monitor 92 .

A specific example of display on the live view monitor 92 and the touch panel monitor 102 before shooting will be described later.

In step S<b>36 , the height sensor 331 detects the height of the camera unit 81 . A signal representing the result of detection by the height sensor 331 is supplied to the guide control section 424 .

In step S<b>37 , the angle sensor 332 detects the rotation angle of the camera unit 81 . A signal representing the result of detection by the angle sensor 332 is supplied to the guide control section 424 .

In step S38, if the current height of the camera unit 81 detected by the height sensor 331 is two steps or more away from the camera height linked to the pose, the guide control unit 424 moves the camera unit 81. Information representing the direction is displayed on the live view monitor 92 .

For example, a message such as "Please move the camera to the glowing area" is displayed along with an image such as an arrow indicating the direction of movement. An image such as an arrow displayed here serves as an image that guides the height of the camera unit 81 .

In step S<b>39 , the guide control section 424 identifies the rotation direction of the camera unit 81 based on the angle detected by the angle sensor 332 . Further, when the orientation of the rotation direction of the camera unit 81 is different from the camera rotation direction associated with the pose, the guide control unit 424 causes the live view monitor 92 to display information representing the rotation direction of the camera unit 81 .

For example, a message such as "Please rotate in the direction of the arrow" is displayed along with an image such as an arrow indicating the direction of rotation. An image such as an arrow displayed here serves as an image that guides the rotation direction of the camera unit 81 .

The processes of steps S34 to S39 as described above are performed almost simultaneously.

FIG. 37 is a diagram showing a display example of the pose sample image (step S34) displayed on the touch panel monitor 102. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 37, on the right side of the photographing screen displayed on the touch panel monitor 102, a display area 551, which is a display area for pose sample images, is formed. In the example of FIG. 37, the pose "#Self-portrait up" is selected as the pose for photographing the first image, and the pose sample image P31, which is a sample of the pose, is displayed. The “#Selfie style up” pose is a pose selected by the user using, for example, the pose selection screen.

On the left side of the pose sample image P31, a circular shooting button 552 that is pressed when instructing the start of shooting is displayed. The shooting button 552 corresponds to the first shooting button described above.

A message is displayed above the shooting button 552 to notify that there is a second shooting button 131 in addition to the shooting button 552 as a button used to instruct the start of shooting.

An indicator 553 indicating the remaining time of the time limit set for the shooting process is displayed below the shooting screen.

The user can see the pose sample image displayed on the photographing screen and confirm the pose he or she will take next.

For example, presentation of poses using pose sample images is performed in an order different from the order of selection using the pose selection screen. That is, the pose selected first on the pose selection screen is not necessarily presented as the pose for the first shooting.

Here, the pose presentation order is determined according to the camera height associated with the pose. For example, a pose with a height of 2 as the camera height, a pose with a height of 1, a pose with a height of 3, a pose with a height of 4, and a height of 5 The presentation order is determined in the order of the linked poses.

Specifically, one pose is associated with height 1, one is associated with height 2, one is associated with height 4, and one is associated with height 5. pose with height 2 bound, pose with height 1 bound, pose with height 4 bound, height 5 bound Presented in order of poses.

Also, if one pose with height 1 is selected, one pose with height 2 is selected, and two poses with height 3 are selected, height 2 is The linked pose, the pose linked with height 1, and the pose linked with height 3 are presented twice in succession.

In this way, the camera heights associated with the poses are prioritized, and the poses are presented according to the priorities. can be reduced.

For example, the height of height 2 is approximately the same as the height of the camera of a general photo sticker making device. The height of the camera unit 81 is adjusted by presenting the poses associated with the height 2 as the camera height with the highest priority and presenting the poses with the associated camera heights close to the height 2 in order. It is possible to reduce the number of times.

FIG. 38 is a diagram showing a display example of a live view image displayed on the live view monitor 92 (step S35).

As shown in FIG. 38, in the center of the live view display screen displayed on the live view monitor 92, a display area 561, which is the display area of the live view image, is formed. Two persons appearing in the live view image displayed in the display area 561 of FIG. 38 are the users who are shooting.

A vertically elongated strip-shaped display area 562 is formed on the right side of the display area 561 . A display area 562 is a display area for information indicating the tilt direction of the camera unit 81 .

Information indicating the orientation of the tilt direction displayed in the display area 562 is also information corresponding to the presented pose. In the example of FIG. 38, information indicating that the tilt direction of the camera unit 81 is "front" is displayed.

A vertically elongated strip-shaped display area 563 is also formed on the left side of the display area 561 . A display area 563 is, for example, a display area for information indicating the rotation direction of the camera unit 81 .

Such a live view display screen is displayed on the live view monitor 92 when the camera unit 81 is in a landscape orientation.

The user can see the live view image displayed on the live view display screen to check how the angle of view fits and the pose of the user.

39A and 39B are diagrams showing display examples of the live view monitor 92 and the touch panel monitor 102. FIG.

As shown in FIG. 39, before photographing, a photographing screen including a pose sample image is displayed on the touch panel monitor 102 on the right side as viewed from the user standing facing the camera unit 81, and a live view of the camera unit 81 in the center is displayed. A live view display screen including a live view image is displayed on the monitor 92 .

The shooting screen displayed on the touch panel monitor 102 in FIG. 39 is the same screen as the screen described with reference to FIG. 37, and the live view display screen displayed on the live view monitor 92 is shown in FIG. It is the same screen as the screen explained in

After adjusting the height and posture of the camera unit 81 according to the guide, the user imitates the pose presented by the pose sample image on the touch panel monitor 102 while moving the body while watching the live view image.

FIG. 40 is a diagram showing a display example of the rotation direction guide (step S39).

When the camera unit 81 is oriented horizontally and the camera rotation direction associated with the pose is "vertical", a guide indicating that the camera unit 81 is oriented vertically is displayed on the live view monitor 92 as shown in FIG. 40A. Is displayed. For example, a vertically written message such as "rotate vertically" and an arrow indicating the direction of rotation are displayed.

Also, the animation shown in FIG. 40B is displayed superimposed on the live view image. In the example of FIG. 40B, illustration of the live view image is omitted. The animation shown in FIG. 40B is an animation in which the image representing the camera unit 81 changes from the horizontal state to the vertical state.

The user can view such a guide displayed on the live view monitor 92 and change the camera unit 81 from the landscape orientation to the portrait orientation.

FIG. 41 is a diagram showing another display example of the guide in the rotation direction.

When the camera unit 81 is oriented vertically and the camera rotation direction associated with the pose is "horizontal", a guide indicating that the camera unit 81 should be oriented horizontally is displayed on the live view monitor 92 as shown in FIG. 41A. Is displayed. For example, a horizontally written message such as "rotate horizontally" and an arrow indicating the direction of rotation are superimposed and displayed.

Also, the animation shown in FIG. 41B is displayed superimposed on the live view image. The animation shown in FIG. 41B is an animation in which the image representing the camera unit 81 changes from the vertical state to the horizontal state.

The user can view such a guide displayed on the live view monitor 92 and change the camera unit 81 from the portrait orientation to the landscape orientation.

FIG. 42 is a diagram showing still another display example of the guide in the rotation direction.

When the camera unit 81 is oriented horizontally and the camera rotation direction associated with the presented pose is "horizontal", the animation shown in FIG. 42 is displayed on the live view monitor 92, for example. The animation shown in FIG. 42 is an animation in which the image representing the camera unit 81 changes from a sideways state to a diagonally sideways state.

As described above, after the user adjusts the height and posture of the camera unit 81 according to the light emission of the height guide LED 111 and the guide displayed on the live view monitor 92, the user checks the pose by looking at the display on the touch panel monitor 102. do.

In addition, after the user instructs the start of shooting by pressing the shooting button 552 displayed on the touch panel monitor 102 or the second shooting button 131 prepared on the background side, the live view monitor 92 By looking at the displayed live view image, the user imitates the same pose presented by the pose sample image.

FIG. 43 is a diagram showing another display example of the pose sample image.

In the example of FIG. 43, a pose sample image P61, which is a sample pose of "#match shoe soles", is displayed as a pose for a photographed image. The pose of “#match shoe soles” is, for example, a pose classified into the category of “whole body”.

In a display area 554 on the left side of the display area 551 where the pose sample image P61 is displayed, detailed advice for taking a pose of "#Adjust shoe soles" is displayed. In the example of FIG. 43 , the message “Put your outside leg up high” is displayed in the display area 554 .

When presenting a pose with a high degree of difficulty, detailed advice for taking a pose is displayed on the shooting screen. The user can imitate even a difficult pose by moving the body according to the advice.

Returning to the description of FIG. 34, in step S40, the shooting control unit 421 determines whether or not the shooting button has been pressed. If it is determined in step S40 that the shooting button has not been pressed, the process returns to step S33 and the above-described processing is repeated.

If it is determined in step S40 that the shooting button has been pressed because the shooting button 552 or the second shooting button 131 has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S41 (FIG. 35).

In step S41, the shooting control unit 421 shoots a still image in time with the countdown. A still image obtained by photographing is output to the image processing unit 422, and a photographed image is generated by performing trimming or the like according to the pose.

In step S42, the photographing control unit 421 determines whether or not four photographed images have been photographed in the four types of poses selected by the user. If it is determined that the four shot images have not yet been shot, the process returns to step S33 and the above-described processing is repeated.

On the other hand, when it is determined in step S42 that four shot images have been taken, bonus shooting is started following normal shooting.

In step S<b>43 , the height sensor 331 detects the height of the camera unit 81 . A result of detection by the height sensor 331 is output to the pose presentation unit 425 .

In step S<b>44 , the pose presenting section 425 selects a plurality of poses according to the height of the camera unit 81 detected by the height sensor 331 . For example, four types of low-difficulty poses are set in advance for each of five levels.

In step S45, the display control unit 427 causes the touch panel monitor 102 to display a bonus shooting screen.

FIG. 44 is a diagram showing a display example of the bonus shooting screen.

As shown in FIG. 44, on the right side of the bonus shooting screen displayed on the touch panel monitor 102, pose sample images P71 to P74, which are samples of poses for bonus shooting, are displayed.

The pose sample image P71 is an image that serves as a sample of the “#Instagrammable” pose. The pose sample image P72 is an image serving as a sample of the pose of "#finger frame". The pose sample image P73 is an image that serves as a sample of the pose of "#hyokkori". The pose sample image P74 is an image that serves as a sample of another pose of “#Instagrammable”.

The user imitates any of the poses selected according to the height of the camera unit 81 and performs bonus photography.

Except for the display of the pose sample images P71 to P74 on the bonus photographing screen, the photographing screen is the same as the photographing screen for normal photographing described with reference to FIG.

In this way, the normal photography, which is performed four times, is performed after presenting the pose selected by the user and allowing the user to adjust the height and posture of the camera unit 81. A pose corresponding to the height of the unit 81 is presented, and the height of the camera unit 81 is not adjusted.

Since the height and posture of the camera unit 81 are not adjusted, one bonus shooting can be performed in a shorter time than one normal shooting. In addition, by presenting a pose with a low degree of difficulty, it is possible to have the subject take a pose within a shorter period of time and perform photography in that state.

The method of selecting poses to be presented at the time of bonus photography is arbitrary.

For example, a plurality of poses may be randomly selected from among poses corresponding to the height of the camera unit 81 that have not been photographed.

Also, instead of the pose corresponding to the height of the camera unit 81, a pose corresponding to the rotation direction of the camera unit 81 or a pose corresponding to the tilt direction of the camera unit 81 may be selected.

Also, instead of selecting a pose with a low difficulty level, a pose with a high difficulty level may be selected. By presenting poses with a high degree of difficulty, the user can challenge difficult poses and enjoy photographing.

A pose not intended by the user may be presented as a pose for bonus photography. The user is presented with an unintended pose and can enjoy imitating the same pose.

Even when the user selects the free pose on the pose selection screen, the pose corresponding to the height of the camera unit 81 is presented in this way, and the same shooting as the bonus shooting is performed.

Returning to the description of FIG. 35, in step S46, the shooting control unit 421 determines whether or not the shooting button has been pressed. If it is determined in step S46 that the shooting button has not been pressed, the process returns to step S43 and the above-described processing is repeated.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S46 that the shooting button has been pressed, then in step S47 the shooting control unit 421 shoots a still image in time with the countdown. A still image obtained by photographing is output to the image processing unit 422, and a photographed image is generated by performing trimming or the like according to the pose.

In step S48, the imaging control unit 421 determines whether or not the remaining time of the time limit set for the imaging process is equal to or longer than a predetermined time. If it is determined in step S48 that the remaining time is equal to or longer than the predetermined time, the process returns to step S43 and bonus photography is repeated. In this example, bonus photography may be performed two or more times.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S48 that the remaining time of the time limit is not equal to or longer than the predetermined time, then in step S49 the display control unit 427 determines whether six or more captured images have been captured.

If it is determined in step S49 that six or more captured images have been captured, the display control unit 427 reads the captured images from the image storage unit 426 and causes the touch panel monitor 102 to display a keep selection screen in step S50. The keep selection screen is a screen used for selecting a shot image to be edited from six or more shot images. For example, five captured images are selected as edit targets.

When it is determined in step S49 that six or more captured images have not been captured, or when selection using the keep selection screen displayed in step S50 is performed, in step S51, the display control unit 427 guides movement to the editing space A2. Guidance for moving to the editing space A2 is performed by displaying a guidance screen on the touch panel monitor 102 or the like.

After guidance to move to the editing space A2 is performed, the process returns to step S3 in FIG. 27 and the subsequent processes are performed.

As described above, since the height and posture of the camera unit 81 are adjustable, various poses are prepared for the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 . The user can select a favorite pose from among various poses, and enjoy the pose selection itself.

In addition, the user can adjust the height and posture of the camera unit 81 according to the guide, take various poses, and enjoy photography.

The poses presented during free pose shooting and bonus shooting may be poses that the user does not expect, poses that are difficult, or poses that the user challenges for the first time. The user can enjoy the unexpectedness of the pose.

In addition, even when shooting with various poses, guides for the height and rotation direction of the camera unit 81 are displayed according to the pose, so that the user can adjust the height and posture of the camera unit 81. can be easily done.

<<Modification>>
・Adjustment of the rotation direction of the camera unit 81 The height of the camera unit 81 is guided by emitting light from the height guide LED 111. may be performed using In this case, for example, a rotation guide LED, which is an LED for guiding in the rotation direction, is provided on the front surface of the camera unit 81, and guidance in the rotation direction is performed by the light emitted from the LED.

FIG. 45 is a diagram showing an example of guidance using rotation guide LEDs.

In the example of FIG. 45, four LEDs 112-1 to 112-4 for rotation guide are provided in a range of 90° along the periphery of the front surface of the camera unit 81. In the example of FIG. The rotation guide LEDs 112-1 to 112-4 are provided at regular intervals.

Rotation guide LEDs 112-1 to 112-4 provided along the periphery of the camera unit 81 operate as guides for guiding the rotation direction of the camera unit 81 and emit light.

When the state of the sideways camera unit 81 shown in FIG. 45A is used as a reference, the rotation guide LED 112-1 is provided at the left end position on the horizontal line passing through the center of the camera unit 81. As shown in FIG. Further, the rotation guide LED 112-4 is provided at the upper end position on the vertical line passing through the center of the camera unit 81. FIG.

FIG. 45A shows the state of light emission of the rotation guide LEDs when photographing a horizontal pose.

As shown in color in FIG. 45A, when the camera unit 81 is guided sideways, the rotation guide LED 112-4 emits light.

FIG. 45B shows the state of light emission of the rotation guide LED when shooting a vertical pose.

As shown in color in FIG. 45B, when the camera unit 81 is guided vertically, the rotation guide LED 112-1 emits light.

The user rotates the camera unit 81 so that the light-emitting rotation guide LEDs 112-1 to 112-4 are positioned upward according to the guidance provided by the light emission of the rotation guide LEDs 112-1 to 112-4. Thereby, the user can adjust the rotation direction of the camera unit 81 according to the pose.

Emission timing of the height guide LED Before shooting in each pose, one of the height guide LEDs 111-1 to 111-5 emits light, and the live view image is displayed on the live view monitor 92. It continues while it is being done. For example, when the shooting button is pressed, the height guide LEDs 111-1 to 111-5 stop emitting light.

While the live view image is being displayed, the height guide LEDs 111-1 to 111-5 may blink or change the light emission color instead of always emitting light. Furthermore, by increasing the number of LEDs, the height of the camera unit 81 may be guided more finely.

・Setting the trimming range The trimming range associated with each pose is switched depending on, for example, the number of users. In this case, for example, a trimming range is selected according to the number of people selected at the time of pre-selection or the number of people detected by analyzing the captured image, and trimming is performed according to the selected trimming range.

・Pose presentation order The poses are selected and presented in the order of the linked camera heights 2, 1, 3, 4, and 5, but the poses are presented in the order selected by the user. You may do so.

Alternatively, the poses may be presented in an order opposite to the order selected by the user. Furthermore, the presentation order of the poses selected by the user may be randomly selected.

As a result, the user can enjoy the unexpectedness of not knowing what kind of pose will be taken next. Moreover, it can be enjoyed by moving the camera unit 81 .

Image processing Although the pose attribute information is associated with each pose, the content of image processing may be associated with the pose. In this case, different image processing is applied to each pose image.

For example, parameters used for image processing are changed between an image shot with a pose associated with "vertical" as the camera rotation direction and an image shot with a pose associated with "horizontal". Parameters used for image processing include parameters used for adjusting the density and size of eyes.

The degree of matching between the photographed image in which the user poses while looking at the pose sample image and the pose sample image may be calculated. The degree of matching calculated in this way is displayed, for example, as a score superimposed on the captured image. If the degree of matching is higher than the threshold, a message saying "You got a pose close to the pose sample image" may be output as voice.

Further, when the degree of matching is high, the time limit set for the photographing process may be extended.

- Processing according to the height of the camera unit 81 When the camera unit 81 is at a specific position such as the lowest position, specific content may be displayed on various screens.

For example, by displaying content corresponding to the height of the camera unit 81 on the touch panel monitor 71, the height of the camera unit 81 set by the user playing the game in the shooting space A1 can be set in the pre-selected space. It becomes possible to notify other users in A0.

- Implementation by mobile terminal application The predetermined functions of the photo sticker creating device 1 may be implemented by a mobile terminal such as a smart phone.

When a pose is selected before taking a selfie using the camera of the mobile terminal, the pose selection screen as described with reference to FIG. Pose selection is performed in the same manner as the pose selection performed by For each pose, the height of the camera of the mobile terminal, the rotation direction of the camera of the mobile terminal, the tilt direction of the camera of the mobile terminal, the trimming range, the difficulty level, etc. are shown in FIG. Various types of information explained are linked.

When taking a selfie after selecting a pose, the display of the mobile terminal displays information that guides the height and posture of the camera body itself. The user adjusts the height and posture of the housing according to the guide, takes a pose of his/her choice, and takes a picture.

Guides for the height and posture of the housing itself are superimposed on the live view image of the user taking a selfie. For example, a pose sample image for presenting a pose is displayed at the edge of the live view image.

The functions of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 can be realized in the mobile terminal by installing and executing applications for realizing the various functions described above in the mobile terminal.

Thus, the series of processes described above can be executed by hardware or by software. When a series of processes is executed by software, a program that constitutes the software is installed in a computer built into dedicated hardware or a general-purpose personal computer.

The program to be installed is provided by being recorded on removable media 319 shown in FIG. Alternatively, it may be provided via a wired or wireless transmission medium such as a local area network, the Internet, or digital broadcasting. The program can be pre-installed in the ROM 312 or storage unit 316 .

The program executed by the computer may be a program that is processed in chronological order according to the order described in this specification, or may be executed in parallel or at a necessary timing such as when a call is made. It may be a program in which processing is performed.

1 photo sticker creation device, 42A rail unit, 81 camera unit, 91 camera, 92 live view monitor, 102 touch panel monitor, 111-1 to 111-5 LED for height guide, 331 height sensor, 411 display control unit, 412 Pose selection unit, 423 live view display control unit, 424 guide control unit, 425 pose presentation unit, 427 display control unit

Claims (11)

a movable camera unit provided with a camera for photographing the user as a subject;
a display control unit for displaying a pose selection screen including a plurality of pose selection buttons that are operated when the user selects a pose to be taken when photographing;
a pose presentation unit that presents the pose selected using the pose selection button;
A guide control unit that causes a monitor to display information indicating the height of the camera unit at the time of shooting that is associated with the presented pose. The display control unit displays the pose selection screen including a combination selection button operated when automatically selecting the pose combination,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a selection unit that selects the predetermined pose when the combination selection button is operated. 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the pose presentation unit presents the pose selected using the pose selection button and the pose selected by the selection unit. further comprising a photographing control unit for photographing the user after the information indicating the height of the camera unit is displayed
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3 . The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a rail portion used for adjusting the height of said camera unit. a movable camera unit provided with a camera for photographing the user as a subject;
a display control unit for displaying a pose selection screen including a plurality of pose selection buttons that are operated when the user selects a pose to be taken when photographing;
a pose presentation unit that presents the pose selected using the pose selection button;
a guide control unit for displaying on a monitor information indicating the posture of the camera unit at the time of shooting linked to the presented pose;
Information processing device . The camera unit is provided in a rotatable state
The information processing device according to claim 6 . further comprising a photographing control unit for photographing the user after the information indicating the posture of the camera unit is displayed
The information processing apparatus according to claim 6 or 7 . a movable camera unit provided with a camera for photographing the user as a subject;
a display control unit for displaying a pose selection screen including a plurality of pose selection buttons operated when the user selects a pose to be taken when photographing;
a pose presentation unit that presents the pose selected using the pose selection button;
a guide control unit that emits light from a light-emitting body provided at a position indicating the height of the camera unit at the time of shooting linked to the presented pose;
Information processing device . A photographing control unit is further provided for photographing the user after the light emitter emits light.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 9 . a rail portion used for adjusting the height of the camera unit;
a plurality of light emitters provided at predetermined intervals in the same direction as the direction of the rail portion and representing a reference for the height of the camera unit ;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 9 or 10, further comprising :

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