JPH08106539A - Printing method for picture at party - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To print the picture which has instantaneity to at-tendees at a party like a wedding reception and is of value as a memorial photograph by providing the process where common pictures and individual pictures are taken in the place of the party, the process where character information is added to these pictures to edit them, and the process where they are completely printed by the end of the party. CONSTITUTION: A print form consists of the address column of a new house of a bridal pair, four divided columns of first to third picture columns, and a message column. Common pictures of the bridal pair or the like at the wedding in the day are printed in first to third picture print columns. Common pictures for first to third picture print columns and an individual picture for the second picture print column are taken by an electronic camera 1 in the day of the wedding reception. The message column and the address column are preliminarily preserved as format data in a picture memory. Character information is added to these common and individual pictures, and they are synthesized on a color monitor 2b, and synthesized picture information is supplied to a color printer 3 and is printed by the end of the wedding reception.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image printing method for an event such as a wedding reception, various other receptions, presentations and commemorative parties.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the case of a wedding, it is customary for the bride and groom to mail a notification of their new home to relatives and attendees of the reception that was held thereafter. Recently, a photograph of a bride and groom at a wedding or reception is often used for this new home notification.

[0003]

Since this notice is a postcard with a photograph, it is more expensive than a normal postcard, but the recipient's interest is the address of the new home, such as an address book. After being posted on the postcard, it is no longer used, and the postcard is rarely stored as a commemorative photo, even if it is not discarded.

Further, the attendees of the reception party lack the immediacy because they will be mailed at a later date. This lack of immediacy is similar at other events.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention comprises a first photographing step of photographing an image commonly associated with attendees of an event at an event site, and a first imaging step at the event site. A second shooting step to take individual images of the attendees,
An input step of inputting the common image and the individual image into the image processing apparatus; an editing step of editing the common image and the individual image input into the image processing apparatus and adding character information related to the event; A printing step of printing a plurality of images based on the information until the event ends.

[0006]

[Function] As described above, by photographing the common image and the individual image at the event venue, adding the text information to the image and editing the image, and completing the printing of a plurality of sheets by the end of the event, Can be distributed to attendees.

[0007]

1 is a block diagram showing a schematic structure for realizing a printing method of the present invention, in which 1 is an electronic camera for photographing an image and outputting the image in the form of a digital signal,
Reference numeral 2 denotes an image editing apparatus that is online connected to the electronic camera and that captures the image. The editing apparatus main body 2a has an image memory that temporarily stores the image, a color monitor 2b that visually displays the stored image, and the displayed image. It includes a keyboard 2c for instructing editing and inputting character information.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a color printer which is connected to the image editing apparatus 2 and prints an edited image. The color printer 3 is a well-known color printer such as a thermal (sublimation) type color printer, an electrophotographic type color printer, and an ink jet type color printer. .

FIG. 2 schematically shows an image sample printed by the color printer 3. Here, after the wedding reception, it is distributed as a souvenir to the attendees, that is, invitees such as relatives and friends. Things are drawn as an example. That is, the printing paper 10 serves as a notification of the new bride and groom's new house, and the address field 10a of the new house and the first to third image print fields 10b to 1 divided into four in a square pattern above it.
0d and a message column 10e.

Here, the address column 10a is the information input from the keyboard 2c of the image editing apparatus 2 prior to the reception by the word processor function of the editing apparatus main body 2a.

On the other hand, the first to third image print columns 10b to 10
d does not print images prepared in advance, but the wedding pattern of the bride and groom on the day, 2 shots in the photo room immediately after the color change during the reception, or the cake entrance sword at the reception An image common to the attendees such as a highlight scene, and further an image unique to the attendees, such as an image of the attendees at the reception hall and an image of the attendees taken at the reception of the reception are printed. These images are for electronic camera 1
Are photographed by, and are stored in real time in the image memory of the editing main body 2a of the image editing apparatus 2, or once stored in the electronic camera 1 and then captured.

Like the address column 10a, the message column 10e is created by incorporating the opinions of the bride and groom in advance.
It is composed of a composite image of character information input from the keyboard 2c of the image editing device 2 by the word processor function of the editing device main body 2a and a back image selected from a plurality of back images prepared in advance. . The message column 10e and the address column 10a are arranged in advance at arbitrary positions as shown in FIG. 2 and stored in the image memory as format data.

On the day of the wedding reception, the first and the third
The common image in the image print columns 10b and 10d and the individual image in the second image print column 10c are photographed by the electronic camera 1.
Each photographed image is taken into the image memory of the editing apparatus main body 2a.

Next, from the keyboard 2c to the color monitor 2
In order to create a print screen on b, after reading the format created in advance from the image memory,
A common image is read from the image memory for the third image print field, and in this state, print images common to the attendees are formed. These common print images serve as fixed image information of the editing apparatus body. It is temporarily stored in the fixed image memory.

The individual images for the second image print field are sequentially read out as variable information for the second image print field in the fixed image memory and are combined on the color monitor 2b, and the combined image information is supplied to the color printer 3. Finally, the image of FIG. 2 is printed by the end of the reception.

In this way, the image printed by the time of the end of the reception is distributed to the attendee together with the object by printing the attendee.

In the case of a normal wedding reception, the required time is 2-3 hours, and when there are many attendees, it may not be enough time to take a picture of each attendee as an individual image. In such a case, individual images may be taken in groups as in each table.

Although the above-mentioned embodiment has been described by taking the wedding reception as an example, the present invention is not limited to this reception, and the attendees of the reception at various other receptions, recitals, commemorative parties, etc. can take part. It is intended to provide printed materials that will be commemorated on the spot without complicated postal work at a later date.

[0019]

As described above, the common image and the individual image are photographed at the event site, the text information is added to the image, the image is edited, and the printing of a plurality of sheets is completed by the time the event ends. Since it can be distributed to attendees on the day of the event, it is valuable as a souvenir and is also very immediate.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram for carrying out an image printing method of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an image printed by the image printing method of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: Electronic camera 2: Image editing device 3: Color printer

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Etsushi Shimizu 2-5-5 Keihan Hondori, Moriguchi City, Osaka Prefecture Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. 2-5-5 Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Kiyoji Hibino 2-5-5 Keihan Hondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A first photographing step of photographing an image commonly associated with attendees of the event at an event venue, and a second photographing step of photographing an image of individual attendees of the event at the event venue, An input step of inputting the common image and the individual image to the image processing apparatus, an editing step of editing the common image and the individual image input to the image processing apparatus and adding character information related to the event, and the edited information A printing process for printing a plurality of images based on the above by the end of the event, and an image printing method in the event.