JPH07203272A - Automatic portrait image pickup device and publicating device for card with portrait - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate the need for replenshment of expendables or the like by measuring a position of a head of a person and controlling and setting the position of an image pickup means to an image pickup position based on the result of measurement so as to attain the positioning of the image pickup means automatically with the inexpensive device. CONSTITUTION:A linear motion guidance device 3 supports an image pickup means 3 movably and a carrier means 4 carries the means 2 to an image pickup position and fixes it thereat. In this positioning, a measurement means 5 measures a position of a head of an object person 1 and drives the means 4 based on the measurement result under the control of a control means 6 to set the means 2 to the image pickup position. Thus, the means 2 picks up a picture of a prescribed range and receives the electric signal and prints out a card with portrait or a photograph for certificate automatically.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a person image automatic photographing apparatus and a person image containing card issuing apparatus, and more particularly to a person image automatic photographing apparatus capable of automatically photographing a person image,
The present invention relates to a card issuing device with a person image.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an apparatus of this type, there is a coin-insertion type automatic photographing apparatus for a certification photograph. As is generally known, this is a method for outputting a positive print of a person image taken by a silver salt photograph in a short time. Such an automatic photographing device has one device as a room, which is divided into two by a partition plate, one of which serves as a photographing processing room in which a photographing device and a developing processing device for photographing and processing are arranged, and the other one. Is the shooting room where the subject is located.

In such an apparatus, the position of the person with respect to the photographing apparatus is usually set by the person who requests the photographing.

That is, a chair on which the person to be photographed is seated is provided in the photographing room, and the photographing focus position of the photographing device is fixed at the position where the person to be photographed is seated on this chair, while the person to be photographed The device adjusts its position according to the set position. Therefore, the imaging part of the partition plate between the processing room and the subject position room is configured with a semi-transparent mirror, and the frame of the imaging range is displayed, and the person photographed in this frame shows his / her figure in that frame. After confirming that the shooting is started, it is instructed to start shooting. For this reason, a chair on which a person is seated has a moving mechanism for moving the seating position of the chair up and down, for example, by rotating the seating surface of the chair and vertically moving the axis that is the main leg of the chair. There is.

[0005]

By the way, as described above,
The conventional device has a problem that the photographing range is fixed, and the person to be photographed has to move his / her figure within the photographing range.

Further, since such a photographing apparatus uses a silver salt photograph, it is necessary to photochemically perform the developing treatment, and the developing treatment apparatus has a mechanically complicated mechanism or a developing treatment apparatus. In addition to being necessary and expensive, there is a problem in that consumables such as a developing solution must be replenished regularly or as needed, and the developing solution must be collected and processed, which increases maintenance costs. . Further, in recent years, due to advances in video cameras, printers, and the like, even with such electronic photographic technology, even if an image including a human image is photographed and printed, an image comparable to a silver halide photograph is output. Is becoming possible.

In order to meet such demands, the present invention provides an automatic image capturing apparatus for a person, which is an inexpensive apparatus, which can automatically align the position of the image pickup means, and does not require replenishment and processing of consumables and the like. , A card issuing device with a person image is provided.

In the present invention, a first means for solving the above-mentioned problems is an image within a specific range in a person image automatic photographing apparatus for photographing a specific range including a person to be photographed 1. An image capturing means 2 for electrically processing and capturing the image data, a linear motion guide device 3 for movably supporting the image capturing means, and an image capturing position of the image capturing means within the range of movement of the motion guide device. Transporting means 4 for transporting and fixing to a person, and measuring means 5 for measuring the position of a person's head,
And a control means 6 for controlling the setting of the image pickup means at the image pickup position of the person by driving the conveying means based on the measurement result of the measuring means. The second means of the present invention is the photographing processing chamber 7 provided with at least the image pickup means 2, the linear motion guide device 3, and the conveying means 4, and the person to be photographed. This is an automatic portrait image capturing apparatus having an image capturing room 8 arranged above and a printing unit 9 for printing the image data. Furthermore, the third means of the present invention is an input means 10 for inputting matters to be printed.
And a person image automatic photographing device according to claim 1, and an image editing device 11 for synthesizing and editing image data photographed by the automatic image photographing device and items input from the input device. Issuing device. Such cards include passports, membership cards and identification cards. And, a fourth means of the present invention is a printing means for printing out the combined image data and print items in the above-mentioned first and second automatic person photographing devices and the human image card creating device of the third means. It is equipped with 9.

[0008]

According to the first means of the present invention, the image pickup means 2 captures and electrically captures an image of a specific range, and at the time of this photography, the linear motion guide device 3 movably supports the image pickup means. The transport means 4 transports and fixes the image pickup means 2 to the image pickup position within the movement range of the motion guide device 3. In this positioning, the measurement means 5 determines the position of the head of the person to be photographed 1. After the measurement, the control means 6 drives the conveying means 4 based on the measurement result of the measuring means 5 to set and control the image pickup means 2 at the image pickup position of the person.

According to the second means of the present invention, at least the image pickup means, the linear motion guide device, and the conveying means are provided in the photographing processing room, and the person to be photographed is in the photographing room. Further, the measuring means 5 is arranged above the person to be photographed in the photographing room, and the image of the photographed person is printed by the printing means 9 and automatically outputted.

Further, according to the third means of the present invention, the image to be output is not only the person image photographed by the person automatic photographing device, but also the matters to be printed, which are inputted from the input means 10. Image data such as a facial photograph taken by the automatic photographing device is combined and edited by the editing means, and data of a card containing an object image is created by the combined image data and print items.

According to the fourth means of the present invention, the image data synthesized by the printing means 9 in the first and second automatic person photographing devices and the third person portrait card creating device. And the printed matter are printed to create a card with a person image.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 5 show an embodiment of a person image automatic photographing apparatus and a person image containing card issuing apparatus according to the present invention. In the hand of this embodiment, a transparent partition plate 26 is provided between the photographing processing room 7 and the photographing room 8, and a chair 27 is provided at the photographing position in the photographing room 8.

In the figure, reference numeral 10 denotes an input device provided outside the photographing processing room and the photographing room, for inputting other than the image, for example, an address, an ID number and other necessary data. Reference numeral 11 denotes an editing device, which is an editing device for editing image data taken by the photographing means and data from the input device, and 9 is a printer which is a printing means, and the photographed image and the data inputted from the input device are predetermined. Print out in the format. As this printer, a normal color printer, for example, an electrophotographic type, a thermal transfer type, a sublimation type, an ink jet type, a silver salt photographic type printer, or a monaural printer can be adopted. Reference numeral 28 denotes a magnetic medium for storing image data and other data, and a memory such as an IC card.

Reference numeral 3 is a linear guide mechanism. A motor 4 is attached to the lower portion as driving means, and a rotary encoder 12 is attached to the upper portion via a coupling 27. Then, the motor 4 and the rotary encoder 12
Toothed pulleys 13 and 14 are attached to, and a toothed belt 15 is stretched between these pulleys 13 and 14. Further, 16 and 17 are two rails that constitute a linear guide mechanism, and a linear bearing device 18 is provided on these rails.

The toothed belt 15 is guided by the linear guide mechanism at the connecting portion of the toothed belt 15 described above.
Connection part 19 for connecting by sandwiching both ends 15a and 15b of the
It is supposed that the plate portion 20 having the is provided. A camera 2 using a CCD image sensor is mounted on the plate portion 20, and a mirror 21 is provided on the camera 2 so that the optical axis is swung sideways by 90 ° so that the subject can be photographed.

In the figure, reference numerals 22 and 23 denote upper and lower limit switches composed of an LED and a photodiode, and 24 is a shield plate for indicating the position by blocking light from the limit switches 22 and 23, and 22 and 23. The stoppers for controlling the upper and lower limit positions of the camera are shown. Then, these devices are controlled by a control device as shown in FIG. In the figure, 31 is a power supply circuit, and 32 is an arithmetic unit composed of a microcomputer. The arithmetic unit 32 is provided with a speaker and a microphone, emits ultrasonic waves as described above, and reflects waves from the subject. Sensor for detecting the position of the head of the person to be photographed, the potentiometer 12, the limit switches 22, 2
3 and the driver 34 are connected and controlled.

The motor 4 has a motor portion 4b, an electromagnetic brake portion 4a, and a transmission 4c which are integrally formed. The sensor 5, the potentiometer 12, and the limit switch 2 are integrated.
In response to the signals from 2, 23, the camera 2 is moved to the photographing position of the person to be photographed.

Next, a system configuration of a person image automatic photographing apparatus according to the present embodiment and an arithmetic unit of a person image containing card issuing apparatus will be described.

In this embodiment, the system of the arithmetic unit is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, a sensor detector 41 for A / D converting the signal from the sensor 5, an A / D converter 42 for converting an analog signal of a potentiometer for detecting the position of the camera into a digital signal, a CPU 43, and this CPU 43. A clock 44 that outputs a timing signal for the operation of the
U reset management unit 45, ROM 46 and RAM 47
And an I / O interface 48 that handles input / output signals to / from the outside.

The I / O interface section receives a signal from a limit switch as an input signal and other external signals, and outputs an operation completion output signal, a motor control signal, and a brake operation as output signals.
A release signal is output.

The operation of the apparatus according to this embodiment will be described below. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the automatic image capturing apparatus according to this embodiment. First, the operation of the apparatus is started by an input operation from the outside (ST1), and it is confirmed by the sensor that the person to be photographed is present (ST2). Next, when the distance to the photographed person is measured by the sensor and the measurement is completed (ST3), the control device processes the measured value, sets the camera moving position, and controls the motor (ST4), and drives the motor. Move the position of the camera, and when the movement is completed (ST5), the electromagnetic brake is turned on to hold the position of the camera (ST6), an operation completion signal is output, the camera captures an image, and the imaging process ends. .

If, for some reason, the ultrasonic measurement of the person to be photographed fails in succession, the camera can be moved to an average photographing position. Then, if necessary, an address, an ID number, etc. are input from the input device, combined and edited by the editing means, and based on this data, printed by a printer and printed to output a card, passport, etc. At this time, the memory 28 is not printed by the printer.
It is also possible to store only the data in, and use it for later data processing collation and the like.

Therefore, according to this embodiment, it is possible to automatically print a card with a human figure, and at this time,
Cards can be issued at a higher speed than those using ordinary silver halide photographs, the device is not large, and general-purpose products can be used to make them cheaper. Further, it is possible to save the labor such as maintenance and inspection and treatment of waste liquid, and the running cost can be reduced.

In the above embodiment, the creation of a card with a person's image has been described as an example, but when character data is not printed, it can be used as an issuing machine for an ID photo. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the ultrasonic type is used as the sensor has been described as an example, but even if the type is another type such as the one using infrared ray as the sensor, After sitting on, move the video camera,
The position of the video camera may be controlled by detecting the face of the person image.

[0025]

As described above, according to the present invention,
You can automatically print a card with a person's image or ID photo, and at this time, you can issue photos and cards faster than those using silver salt photos, and the device does not become large. It can be made inexpensive by using general-purpose products.
Further, it is possible to save labor such as maintenance and inspection and treatment of waste liquid, and it is possible to reduce the running cost.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a card issuing card with a person image according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2A and 2B are a side view and a front view showing a motion guide device of a camera of the card issuing device with a person image shown in FIG.

3 is a block diagram showing a control system of the card issuing device with a person image shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a card issuing device arithmetic unit with a person image shown in FIG.

5 is a flow chart showing an operation of the card issuing device with a person image shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Person to be photographed 2 Image pickup means 3 Linear motion guide device 4 Conveying means 5 Measuring means 6 Control means 7 Photographing processing room 8 Photographing room 9 Printing means 10 Input means 11 Editing means

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An image capturing device (2) for capturing an image within a specific range in an automatic portrait image capturing apparatus for capturing a specific range including a subject (1), and electrically processing and capturing the image data. A linear movement guide device (3) for movably supporting the image pickup means, a conveying means (4) for conveying and fixing the image pickup means to an image pickup position within a range of movement of the movement guide device, and a person's head. Measuring means (5) for measuring the position of the part, and control means for driving the conveying means (4) based on the measurement result of the measuring means (5) to set and control the image pickup means (2) at the image pickup position of the person. (6), A person image automatic photographing device comprising: 2. A photographing processing room (7) equipped with at least the image pickup means (2), a linear motion guide device (3) and a conveying means (4) and a person to be photographed (1) are located, and the measurement is performed. A person image automatic photographing apparatus having a photographing room (8) in which the means 5 is arranged above the person to be photographed, and a printing means (9) for printing the image data photographed by the image pickup means (2). 3. Input means for inputting matters to be printed (1
0) and the person image automatic photographing apparatus according to claim 1, and edit means (1) for synthesizing and editing the image data photographed by this automatic photographing apparatus and the item inputted from the input means.
1) A card issuing device with a personal image, including: 4. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a printing unit (9) for printing out the combined image data and the printing matter.
The automatic portrait image capturing device according to claim 3 or the card issuing device with a portrait image according to claim 3.