JP7302269B2 - PRINT MATERIAL MAKING APPARATUS AND PRINT MATERIAL MAKING SYSTEM - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a print production apparatus and a print production system.

Photomosaic is known in which a plurality of small images (material images such as photographs) are arranged in a matrix to generate one large mosaic image of a person, landscape, or the like.

For example, a mosaic image can be generated by dividing a motif image, which is the source of a mosaic image, into a plurality of blocks and arranging material images close to the color tone of each block at the corresponding block positions. Also known is a method of color-correcting an image in accordance with the color tone of each block and arranging the color-corrected material images to generate a mosaic image.

A mosaic image is created by using an image of an event visitor as a material image. For example, an event staff takes a picture of a visitor, prints out the color-corrected photographed image, and gives it to the visitor. Numbers are printed on the prints, and the visitor sticks the prints to the positions of the same numbers on the bulletin board. Visitors can enjoy mosaic images that are gradually completed.

However, there is a problem that if the visitor forgets to attach the printed matter or loses it, the mosaic image cannot be completed.

JP 2016-52036 A Japanese Patent No. 4146506

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a printed matter production apparatus and a printed matter production system that can prevent a mosaic image from being left unfinished.

The printed matter generating apparatus of the present invention includes a photographing unit that photographs a person to be photographed and generates a photographed image, a management unit that selects one of a plurality of blocks into which a motif image is divided, and a selection by the management unit. an image processing unit that performs image processing on the photographed image using the image of the obtained block and generates a processed image that will be a part of the mosaic image; a printer that prints out the processed image; and a store of the processed image. and a storage unit, for printing out the processed image using the processed image stored in the storage unit when an instruction to reprint the processed image is received.

In one aspect of the present invention, the management unit creates a management screen showing selected blocks and unselected blocks and displays it on a touch panel, and when a selected block on the management screen is pressed, the block corresponding to this block is displayed. Print out the processed image.

In one aspect of the present invention, when an unselected block on the management screen is pressed, the image processing unit performs image processing on a predetermined model image using the image of this block, generates a processed image, and outputs the image to the printer. prints out the generated processed image.

In one aspect of the present invention, the printer prints the processed image on sticker paper, and a rectangular half-cut is formed on the sticker paper, and one side of this rectangle is curved outward and faces each other. One side is curved inward.

A print production system of the present invention includes the print production apparatus of the present invention and a server device, wherein the print production apparatus generates a composite image by synthesizing a template image with the photographed image, and to the server device, and the server device transmits the composite image to the user terminal.

According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the mosaic image from being left unfinished.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a print production system according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. (a) is a diagram showing an example of a printed matter, and (b) is a diagram showing how the printed matter is pasted on a bulletin board. It is a figure which shows the example of a mosaic image. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a management screen; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a model image selection screen; FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram of a print production apparatus; FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of a printed matter production apparatus; 4 is a flow chart for explaining a method for producing a print. 4 is a flow chart for explaining a method for producing a print. (a) is a diagram showing an example of a printed matter, and (b) is a diagram showing an example of attaching the printed matter.

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

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a print production system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The print production system includes a print production device 1 and a server device 2 . The print production apparatus 1 and the server apparatus 2 are communicably connected via a network such as the Internet.

The print production apparatus 1 includes a housing H and legs L for supporting the housing H. As shown in FIG. In the housing H, an arithmetic control unit 10 (see FIG. 6), a photographing device 11 (photographing unit), a touch panel 12, a printer 13 (see FIG. 6), and the like are provided.

The print production apparatus 1 is provided at, for example, an event venue, photographs a user (event visitor) P, and generates a mosaic image by using the photographed image as a material image after color correction. For example, the print production apparatus 1 divides the motif image (original picture) into a plurality of small blocks, selects one of the block images, performs color correction on the photographed image according to the selected block image, and after color correction, The processed image (material image) of is printed on paper, and a printed matter 3 is output.

As shown in FIG. 2A, printed matter 3 is printed with numbers indicating the positions of the corresponding blocks. At the event site, a bulletin board B for pasting printed matter 3 is installed as shown in FIG. 2(b). The bulletin board B is provided with a frame corresponding to the block division of the motif image, and a number is displayed within the frame. The user P pastes the printed matter 3 on the bulletin board B in accordance with the frame of the corresponding number.

By repeating the photographing of the event visitor and the attachment of the printed matter 3, the mosaic image MG is completed as shown in FIG.

After photographing, the user P can operate the touch panel 12 to input his/her own e-mail address. The print production apparatus 1 transmits a synthesized image obtained by synthesizing the photographed image and the template image related to the event to the server device 2 together with the e-mail address. The server apparatus 2 attaches the composite image to an e-mail and transmits the e-mail using the e-mail address. The user P can obtain an image commemorating the visit to the event by receiving the e-mail using a user terminal such as a smartphone or a PC.

A staff member at the event site can operate the printed matter production apparatus 1 to display a management screen as shown in FIG. On the management screen, printed processed images are arranged and displayed at corresponding block positions. In addition, unprinted blocks are displayed in gray, for example. On the management screen, selected blocks and unselected blocks are classified and displayed so that they can be easily distinguished. This makes it possible to easily grasp the progress of the mosaic image. The management screen may display the number of remaining shots (the number of unprinted blocks).

The staff compares the progress status on the management screen with the printed materials actually pasted on the bulletin board B, and confirms whether or not the user P has forgotten to paste the printed materials. If there is a part of the print that has not been pasted, the staff presses the corresponding block 40 on the management screen to select (specify) the block to be reprinted. When a block 40 is selected, a block number is displayed in a reprint (reprint) block number display field 41 . A block may be specified by directly inputting the block number in the reprint block number display field 41 .

When the staff presses the execution button 42 to instruct reprinting, the print production apparatus 1 prints the processed image of the selected block 40 on paper and outputs the print. The staff puts the output printed matter on bulletin board B. As a result, it is possible to fill in the places where the user P has forgotten to paste the printed matter.

The mosaic image MG is not completed if the number of shots is insufficient (if the number of shots does not reach a predetermined number). Therefore, the print production apparatus 1 can produce a print for the unprinted block using the model image prepared in advance.

For example, when the staff selects an unprinted block on the management screen, a model image selection screen as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed. When the staff selects a model image and presses the execution button 51, the print production apparatus 1 performs color correction on the selected model image in accordance with the block image, prints the processed image after color correction on paper, Output printed matter. The staff puts the output printed matter on bulletin board B. As a result, the mosaic image MG can be completed even when the number of shots is small.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, a mosaic image can be completed even when the user forgets to attach the printed matter or when the number of images taken by the user is small.

FIG. 6 is a hardware configuration diagram of the print production apparatus 1. As shown in FIG. The print production apparatus 1 includes an arithmetic control unit 10 , an imaging device 11 , a touch panel 12 and a printer 13 .

The photographing device 11 is, for example, a digital camera, and outputs photographed image data to the arithmetic control device 10 .

The touch panel 12 displays operation buttons, and when an operation button is pressed, receives an operation instruction corresponding to the operation button. The touch panel 12 also displays a preview of the captured image. Instead of the touch panel 12, a display without a touch function and input means such as a keyboard and a mouse may be provided.

The printing method of the printer 13 is not particularly limited, and an inkjet method, a sublimation thermal transfer method, a fusion thermal transfer method, or the like can be used.

The arithmetic control unit 10 is a computer that controls each part of the printed matter production apparatus 1 and transfers data. As shown in FIG. 7, the CPU of the arithmetic and control unit 10 executes the mosaic image generation program stored in the storage unit 100, so that the management unit 101, the dividing unit 102, the image receiving unit 103, the image processing unit 104, An address information acquisition unit 105, a print control unit 106, a display control unit 107, and an image transmission unit 108 are implemented, and the arithmetic control device 10 operates as a mosaic image generation device.

The storage unit 100 is a hard disk or a semiconductor memory, and stores in advance motif images and model images that are the original pictures of the mosaic image. The storage unit 100 also stores template image data related to events.

The management unit 101 receives the setting of the division number N of the motif image and the division method, and manages the progress of mosaic image creation.

The dividing unit 102 divides the motif image based on the set division number N and division method to generate N block images. A block image is stored in the storage unit 100 .

Processing of the image receiving unit 103, the image processing unit 104, the address information acquisition unit 105, the print control unit 106, the display control unit 107, and the image transmission unit 108 will be described later.

Next, a method for producing a print that constitutes a mosaic image will be described with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG.

The photographing device 11 photographs the user P (step S1). It is preferable that wallpaper of a color suitable for chromakey synthesis, such as blue or yellowish green, is provided on the back side of the user P. FIG. The photographing device 11 outputs the photographed image to the arithmetic control device 10 . The image receiving unit 103 receives the captured image and stores it in the storage unit 100 .

Based on the progress, the management unit 101 randomly selects one unprinted block for which a printed matter has not been produced from among the plurality of blocks (step S2).

The image processing unit 104 performs image processing, performs color correction on the captured image in accordance with the selected block, and generates a processed image (step S3). The processed image contains a block number.

For example, the image processing unit 104 performs chromakey processing, cuts out a person image from the captured image, and superimposes the person image on the block image to generate a processed image. Alternatively, the image processing unit 104 converts the captured image into a gray image, combines the gray image and the block image by multiplication or overlay, and generates a processed image.

Further, the image processing unit 104 synthesizes the person image and the template image to generate a synthesized image commemorating the event.

The print production apparatus 1 displays an e-mail address input screen on the touch panel 12 . The user P operates the e-mail address input screen to enter the e-mail address (step S4). The address information acquisition unit 105 acquires mail address information via the touch panel 12 and stores it in the storage unit 100 .

The image transmission unit 108 transmits the composite image generated by the image processing unit 104 and the mail address information input in step S4 to the server device 2 .

The print control unit 106 transfers the processed image generated in step S3 to the printer 13, controls the printer 13, prints the processed image on paper, and outputs a printed product (step S5). After outputting the printed matter, the management unit 101 sets the block selected in step S2 as printed and updates the progress.

The user P pastes the printed matter on the bulletin board B (step S6).

Next, a method for producing a printed matter on the bulletin board B where no printed matter is pasted will be described with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG.

A staff member operates the print production apparatus 1 to call up the management screen. The management unit 101 generates a management screen as shown in FIG. 4 using the update status and the processed image, and displays it on the touch panel 12 (step S11).

The staff compares the progress status of the management screen with the printed material actually pasted on bulletin board B, and if there is a part of the printed material that has not been pasted, press the corresponding block on the management screen to select it (step S12_Yes, S13).

When the staff presses the execution button 42, the print control unit 106 retrieves the processed image of the selected block from the storage unit 100, transfers it to the printer 13, controls the printer 13, prints the processed image on paper, A printed matter is output (step S14).

When producing a printed matter of a block that has not yet been photographed, the staff selects an unprinted block on the management screen (step S12_No, S15).

The management unit 101 generates a model image selection screen as shown in FIG. 5 and causes the touch panel 12 to display it. The staff selects a model image and presses the execution button 51 (step S16).

The image processing unit 104 performs image processing, performs color correction on the model image in accordance with the selected unprinted block, and generates a processed image (step S17).

The print control unit 106 transfers the generated processed image to the printer 13, controls the printer 13, prints the processed image on paper, and outputs a printed matter (step S18).

The staff pastes the printed matter on bulletin board B (step S19).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the management screen and the bulletin board B can be compared, and printed materials that the user has forgotten to paste can be quickly reprinted. In addition, it is possible to check the block for which no print has been made on the management screen, and make a print using the model image. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the mosaic image from being left unfinished.

In the above embodiment, the user P may be requested to enter an email address and answer a questionnaire. The print production apparatus 1 also transmits the results of questionnaire responses to the server apparatus 2 .

In the above embodiment, an example of sending a synthetic image attached to an email using an input email address has been described. The printed card may be printed out from the print producing apparatus 1 .

The printed matter production apparatus 1 may output not only printed matter to be pasted on the bulletin board B, but also printed matter to be taken home by printing the composite image on paper.

The paper on which the printer 13 of the print producing apparatus 1 prints the processed image may be sticker paper. Further, as shown in FIG. 10(a), on the seal paper 3A, a substantially rectangular half-cut HC having one side curved outward so as to be convex and the opposite side curved inward so as to be concave is formed. may be formed.

By giving such a curved shape, when the sticker part peeled off from the backing of the sticker paper 3A is pasted on the bulletin board B, as shown in FIG. , can be neatly arranged and pasted.

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

1 printed matter production device 2 server device 3 printed matter 10 arithmetic control device 11 photographing device 12 touch panel 13 printer 100 storage unit 101 management unit 102 division unit 103 image reception unit 104 image processing unit 105 address information acquisition unit 106 print control unit 107 display Control unit 108 Image transmission unit

Claims (4)

a photographing unit that photographs a person to be photographed and generates a photographed image;
a management unit that selects one of a plurality of blocks into which the motif image is divided;
an image processing unit that performs image processing on the captured image using the image of the block selected by the management unit to generate a processed image that will be a part of the mosaic image;
a printer for printing out the processed image;
a storage unit that stores the processed image;
with
when receiving an instruction to reprint the processed image, printing out the processed image using the processed image stored in the storage unit ;
The printer prints the processed image on sticker paper,
A printed matter producing apparatus, wherein a rectangular half-cut is formed on the seal paper, one side of the rectangle is curved outward and the opposite side is curved inward. The management unit creates a management screen showing selected blocks and unselected blocks and displays it on the touch panel,
2. The print production apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when a selected block on the management screen is pressed, a processed image corresponding to this block is printed out. When an unselected block on the management screen is pressed, the image processing unit performs image processing of a predetermined model image using the image of this block to generate a processed image,
3. The printed matter producing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the printer prints out the generated processed image. A print production system comprising a print production device and a server device,
The printed matter production apparatus includes :
a photographing unit that photographs a person to be photographed and generates a photographed image;
a management unit that selects one of a plurality of blocks into which the motif image is divided;
an image processing unit that performs image processing on the captured image using the image of the block selected by the management unit to generate a processed image that will be a part of the mosaic image;
a printer for printing out the processed image;
a storage unit that stores the processed image;
with
When a reprint instruction for the processed image is received, the processed image is printed out using the processed image stored in the storage unit, a template image is combined with the photographed image to generate a combined image, and the transmitting the synthesized image to the server device;
The print production system, wherein the server device transmits the composite image to a user terminal.

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