JPH10126728A - Amusement device that outputs picture print like two-person picture print and the like - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an amusement device which selects one cut among moving images of a popular personality, composites the cut with a user's photographed picture into a print with two persons in it and outputs the picture print. SOLUTION: A user stands in front of a reflection mirror 3 and selects a character and a situation with an operation switch 5. Dynamic images of the character with a specific situation in the background is reproduced on a screen display part and when one cut of the moving images is selected with a button of an operating part, the user's picture is interposed in the one cut of the moving image. When the user poses and photographs himself, print sheet on which a photographed picture of the user is synthesized with one cut of the moving image is outputted.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention reproduces a moving picture of a talent by selecting a favorite talent and a situation by inserting a coin, selects one cut, and captures an image of the user. Accordingly, the present invention relates to an amusement apparatus that outputs a composite print of one cut of a moving image and a captured image, and more specifically, to an amusement apparatus that can create a popular idol and a two-shot image.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An apparatus for synthesizing a face image of a user with a body such as a ballerina or a professional wrestler and printing out the image has been put to practical use. In addition, an apparatus has been put to practical use in which a frame, a character, and the like on a monitor screen are combined with a user's face image, and a still image obtained by dividing the same screen into multiple sections, for example, 16 sections, is printed out. This multi-divided print sheet of the same screen is used by sticking it to a personal belonging or the like as a seal.

[0003]

By the way, in each of the above apparatuses, the background and the character screen to be combined with the user's face image are selected from the still images. For this reason, the selectable background must be selected from the still images prepared by the apparatus in advance, and there is a disadvantage that there are few selectable backgrounds from the user side. In addition, one of various actions of popular talent is selected,
There is a demand for an apparatus that can take a picture in two shots, but the above apparatus cannot output such an image print. An object of the present invention is to provide an amusement apparatus that can select one cut from a moving image of a popular talent, and combine the cut with two shots of a photographed image of a user to output an image print.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an amusement apparatus according to the present invention stores a coin slot, at least one moving image and a situation of a character, and a line corresponding to a motion of the character. Moving-line dialogue storage means, selecting means for selecting the characters and situations, a camera imaging unit for imaging the user, static means for stopping the reproduced image of the selected characters, and photographing the user Photographing switch means, an image processing means for synthesizing a reproduced still image of the character and a photographed image of the user, an image display unit for displaying an output image of the image processing means, and an image output from the image processing means Printing means for printing out a coin, inserting a coin into the coin insertion slot, and selecting the situation and characters by the selecting means. By selecting a moving image, a reproduced image of the character is displayed on the image display unit and a corresponding line is output, and the user stops the reproduced image by the static means to display the image of the user. A control means for interposing the reproduced still image and photographing the image of the user with the photographing switch means, and for combining and outputting the reproduced still image and the user image; .

[0005] According to the above configuration, a user can obtain an image print of two shots taken together with a favorite cut of a popular talent.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of an amusement apparatus for outputting an image print such as two shots according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG. A background portion 19 of a plain color or a predetermined color is incorporated in the housing 7, and the reflection mirror 3 is provided at the center of the housing 7. The reflection mirror 3 is installed so as to be at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to the horizontal plane. The central portion of the reflection mirror 3 is formed by a half mirror, and a camera imaging unit (CCD camera) is arranged on the back of the reflection mirror 3.

The display 2 is provided below the reflection mirror 3 with the display surface 2a facing upward. The image projected on the display 2 is turned 90 degrees by the reflection mirror 3 and reaches the user's eyes. Since the camera imaging unit 4 is in front of the user looking at the reflection mirror 3, the direction A of the face and the line of sight of the user 11 displayed on the display screen does not become unnatural. The image display unit includes the display 2 and the reflection mirror 3. In front of the position where the user 11 stands, an operation unit 5 including a photographing switch 5a and a selection unit 5b for selecting a character and a situation is provided. A coin slot 6 is provided at the right end of the front of the apparatus. The apparatus incorporates a printer 10 such as a sublimation type video printer, for example, and a B5 print sheet 8 of a synthesized image is output from a print outlet 9.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a circuit of an amusement apparatus for outputting an image print such as two shots according to the present invention. When a power supply (not shown) is turned on, the CPU 13 serving as a control means
By reading the control program from the controller and activating the respective circuits, the device becomes operable. The CPU 13 is connected to the bus 2
3. Monitoring of detection signals and operation signals from the coin insertion detection unit 12 and the operation unit 5 through the interface unit. The CPU 13 includes a moving image / sound reproduction still instruction unit 13a for instructing the reproduction / still of the moving image / sound based on the signal or the status signal of the apparatus, an interpose instruction unit 13b for putting the user's image in one cut of the selected moving image, and a synthesizing unit. A composite print instructing unit 13c for instructing printing is provided.

The image processing unit 14 includes a reproducing unit 14a for reproducing image data 15a stored in the ROM 15,
A / D converter 14b for A / D-converting the image of the user taken in from D camera 4, and synthesizing unit 14c for synthesizing the image of the output of reproducing unit 14a and the output of A / D converter 14b
have. The output of the image processing unit 14 is the display 2
It is connected to the. The CPU 13 controls the surround circuit 17 to drive the speaker 18 to provide voice guidance to the user when a coin is inserted,
Play the specified music. Further, the audio corresponding to the selected moving image is read out from the line data 15b stored in the ROM 15 and reproduced.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the amusement device according to the present invention. FIG. 5 is a moving image of a character with a selected character and dialogue until two shots are taken under a specific situation. It is a figure showing an example of. The operation will be described below with reference to FIGS. When a coin is inserted into the coin insertion slot 6 (step (hereinafter referred to as “S”) 401), a detection signal is output from the coin insertion detection unit 12, and the CPU 13 displays information indicating an operation procedure on the display 2. The image data 15a and the image for selecting the situation are read out from the ROM 15 and displayed.
The user selects a character and a situation using the character / situation selection unit 5b (S40).
2) and a moving image / audio reproduction still instructing unit 13a of the CPU 13
Issues an instruction, reads out the selected image data 15a and line data 15b, displays them on the display 2 via the image processing unit 14, and outputs sound from the speaker 18 (S403).

In the example of FIG. 5, a moving image of a famous idol is reproduced with Shinsaibashi as a background, and a dialogue is output in response to the operation of each idol. The operations of the first to fifth famous idols are repeatedly reproduced, and during this operation, the user selects a favorite pose using the buttons of the operation unit 5. The CPU 13 monitors whether the button for selecting one cut of the moving image has been pressed (S40).
4) When pressed, the moving image / audio reproduction still instructing unit 1
By 3a, the reproduced image is stopped at that position and the sound output is also cut off (S405). FIG. 5 shows an example in which the fifth image is selected. As a result, the user's image taken from the CCD camera 4 is input to the A / D converter 14b, and the user's image is interposed with the reproduced still image input from the reproducing unit 14a and synthesized by the synthesizing unit 14c. It is displayed on the display 2 (S406).

The user takes a pause and shoots two shots with a famous talent by using the shooting switch 5a of the operation unit 5. The CPU 13 monitors whether or not the photographing switch 5a has been turned on (S407). When the photographing switch 5a has been turned on, the synthetic print instruction unit 13c issues a synthetic print instruction. In the image processing unit 14, a reproduction unit 14a
The image captured by the user is interposed with the reproduced still image input from the server and synthesized by the synthesizing unit 14c (S408).
The information is displayed on the display and output to the printer 10 (S409). The sixth image in FIG. 5 is a composite of the fifth image and the photographed image of the user.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of an image print when photographing is performed in the message mode. This device is shown in FIG.
You can shoot in message mode in addition to date mode. For example, it is possible to output an image print in which characters "Merry Xmas" are entered and a user is interposed and synthesized in the center of a large number of talents. In the above embodiment, an example using a B5 size print sheet has been described, but print sheets of various sizes can be used. In addition to B5 size, A
5, A4, B4, etc. may be used. Further, the printer may be a TA type or a color inkjet type printer instead of the sublimation type. Further, the image display unit employs a front type display projection system, but may employ a rear type display projection system or a projector system.

[0014]

As described above, according to the present invention, the coin insertion slot, the moving image and the situation of the character can be saved in one.
A moving image dialogue storage means for storing a dialogue corresponding to the action of the character, a selecting means for selecting a character and a situation, a camera imaging unit for imaging the user, and a reproduction image of the selected character And a photographing switch means for photographing the user, an image processing means for synthesizing a reproduced still image of a character and a photographed image of the user, and an image display unit for displaying an output image of the image processing means. A printing means for printing out an image output from the image processing means, a coin being inserted into a coin insertion slot, and a situation and a moving picture of the character being selected by the selection means, thereby displaying a reproduced image of the character on the image display section. And the corresponding dialogue is output, and the image of the user is reproduced and stopped by the user stopping the reproduced image by the static means. And inter pause picture, when taking an image of the user who inter posing photographing switch means, is constructed by a control means for printing by combining the image of the user and reproducing the still picture output. Therefore, you can select the desired scene from the video and combine it,
For example, it is possible to shoot various variations even with the same talent video, and it is possible to obtain an image print different from others while using the same amusement device.
In addition, it is possible to take a two-shot photograph with an idol that is difficult to realize in reality.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of an amusement apparatus for outputting an image print such as two shots according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a circuit of the amusement apparatus in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the operation and operation of the apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a moving image of a character with a selected character and dialogue until two shots are taken under a specific situation.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image print when photographing is performed in a message mode.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Amusement apparatus 2 ... Display 3 ... Reflection mirror 4 ... Camera imaging part 5 ... Operation part 6 ... Coin insertion slot 7 ... Housing frame 8 ... Print sheet 9 ... Print discharge opening 10 ... Printer 11 ... User 12 ... Coin insertion detection Unit 13 CPU (control means) 14 Image processing unit 15 ROM 16 RAM 17 Sound circuit

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A coin insertion slot, a moving image dialogue storage unit that stores one or more moving images and situations of characters and a line corresponding to a motion of the characters, and a selecting unit that selects the characters and situations. A camera imaging unit for imaging the user; a stationary unit for stopping the reproduced image of the selected character; a photographing switch unit for photographing the user; a reproduced still image of the character and a photographed image of the user Image processing means for synthesizing, an image display unit for displaying an output image of the image processing means, a printing means for printing out an image output from the image processing means, and inserting a coin into the coin insertion slot, By selecting a situation and a moving image of a character by the selection means, a reproduced image of the character is displayed on the image display unit. And the corresponding dialogue is output, and the user interposes the image of the user on the reproduced still image by stopping the reproduced image by the static means, and the image of the user interposed by the photographing switch means. An amusement device for outputting an image print such as two shots, comprising: a control unit for combining the reproduced still image and the user's image to print out when photographing the image.