JPH10327353A - Image output device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an image output device capable of outputting a various composite image through the use of a picked-up image obtained by picking up the image of a subject by composing the picked-up image obtained by picking up the image of the subject and an image generated based on a value detected by a detecting means and outputting it. SOLUTION: For example, an aura fortune-telling game device 10 detects the biological energy of a player and composes an aura image formed based on it with the picked-up image of the user to print out with the result of fortune-telling. At the time the player inputs data concerning each item and selects YES/NO to input data of each item, while measuring the skin impedance of the user's palm. Biological energy is measured by this and a game machine 10 analyzes this to select an aura and displays this at the background of the subject of a monitor screen 14. Continually, the face position of the player is decided to finish photographing and printed to a fortune-telling result paper to be ejected.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image output apparatus for outputting a captured image of a subject to a video monitor, paper, or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An image print supply apparatus that captures a subject image of a person or the like in a predetermined background and prints it on a sheet of paper such as a sticker has gained explosive popularity mainly among junior high school girls and high school girls, and its sales have been growing three times a year. It has grown into a huge market of over 10 billion. Along with this, as described in Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 3014733, a plurality of image data are provided in a video print supply device, and, for example, title information and various frame patterns are combined with a subject video. What is printed on a sheet such as a sticker is provided.

[0003]

However, since what is synthesized with the subject image in the video print supply device is an image stored in advance in the video print supply device, if the image is repeatedly used many times, The title information and the background image to be used are also limited to a certain number of types, and the change is poor.

[0004] It is an object of the present invention to provide an image output apparatus capable of outputting a varied composite image using a captured image of a subject.

[0005]

The object of the present invention is to combine a picked-up image of a subject and a generated image generated based on a value detected by the detecting means, and to output the synthesized image. This is achieved by an image output device. The above object is achieved by an image pickup unit, a detection unit, an image generation unit that generates an image based on a value detected by the detection unit, and a combination of an image captured by the image pickup unit and an image generated by the image generation unit. The present invention is also achieved by an image output device having a synthesizing unit and outputting a synthesized image.

In the above-described image output apparatus, the captured image may be a portrait image of a portrait of an operator, and the generated image may be a background image representing a background of the portrait image. In the above-described image output device, the detection unit may include a detection region having a shape of a human hand, and a plurality of detection electrodes provided in the detection region and configured to detect characteristics of a human palm. Good.

In the above-described image output apparatus, the plurality of detection electrodes are a first electrode provided at a position near the base of the index finger, the middle finger, and the ring finger of the palm of the human palm, and a thumb of the palm of the human palm. A second electrode provided at a position contacting near the base, and a third electrode provided at a position contacting near the edge of the little finger side of the human palm,
The area of the first electrode may be larger than the area of the second electrode or the area of the third electrode.

In the above-described image output device, the detection area is provided on the left side of the operation panel, and is provided with a left-hand detection area in the shape of a left hand of a human, and the detection area is provided on the right side of the operation panel. And a right-handed detection area in the shape of the right hand. In the above-described image output device, the generated image is a background image simulating an aura that appears as if diverging from the operator, on the background of the portrait of the operator, and according to the value detected by the detection unit. Thus, the color, shape and / or position of the aura of the background image may change.

In the above-described image output apparatus, a predetermined object area is set in a captured image of the object, and the object is determined based on color data in the object area. May be provided. In the above-described image output device, an alignment mark for the object area may be provided in the captured image, and the display of the alignment mark may be changed based on a result of the determination by the determination unit.

In the above-described image output apparatus, the first condition detected by the detecting means and / or the second condition that the object is located in the object area by the determining means are satisfied. The composite image may be output only in this case.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

[One Embodiment (Fortune-telling Game Apparatus)] A game apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. (Structure of Game Apparatus) The structure of the game apparatus according to the present embodiment will be explained with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the game device according to the present embodiment,
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an operation panel of the game device according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the game device according to the present embodiment.

The game device 10 according to the present embodiment plays an aura fortune-telling game. Auras are a type of bioenergy that is thought to emanate from living organisms and are generally said to be invisible. In the game device 10 of the present embodiment, bioenergy of a player (player) is detected, an aura image generated based on the detected value is synthesized with a captured image of the player, and the synthesized image is printed out together with a fortune-telling result. I do.

As shown in FIG. 1, a game device housing 12
Is provided with a monitor screen 14 in the upper front part.
An image display device (not shown) for displaying a composite image is provided inside the monitor screen 14, and an image of this image display device is displayed on the monitor screen 14 by a half mirror (not shown). Behind the half mirror, a video camera (not shown) for capturing an image of the player is provided.

An operation panel 16 for a player to operate is provided in front of the monitor screen 14. At the center of the operation panel 16, as shown in FIG. 2, three operation buttons 18c, 18l, 18r are provided. The center operation button 18c is a decision button, and the left operation button 1
8l is a left button, and the right operation button 18r is a right button. The player operates these three operation buttons 18c, 18l, 18r to give various instructions.

On both left and right sides of the operation panel 16, there are provided measurement areas 201 and 20r for measuring skin impedance of a human palm. The left measurement area 201 is for measuring the left hand of the first player (first player), and depicts the shape of the human left hand.
A first electrode 211 is provided at a position near the base of the index finger, middle finger, and ring finger of the left palm, and a second electrode 221 is provided at a position near the base of the thumb of the left palm. A third electrode 231 is provided at a position in contact with the edge near the little finger of the palm of the left hand.

The measurement area 20r on the right side is a second player (second
This is for measuring the right hand of the player), and depicts the shape of the human right hand. A first electrode 21r is provided at a position near the base of the index finger, the middle finger, and the ring finger of the right palm, and a second electrode 22r is provided at a position near the base of the thumb of the right palm. A third electrode 23r is provided at a position in contact with the vicinity of the edge of the palm of the right hand on the little finger side.

The first electrodes 211 and 21r are positive electrodes, and the second electrodes 22l and 22r and the third electrodes 231 and
23r is a negative electrode. The areas of the second electrodes 221 and 22r and the third electrodes 231 and 23r are substantially the same. The areas of the first electrodes 211 and 21r are formed wider than at least the second electrodes 221 and 22r or the third electrodes 231 and 23r, and preferably the second electrodes 221 and 22r.
And the area of the third electrodes 231 and 23r are desirably substantially equal to the total value.

When the player places his or her hand on the measurement areas 201 and 20r, the electrode 2 is passed through the palm of the hand in the measurement area 201.
Current flows between 11, 22 and 23l. The detecting means detects the skin impedance of the palm of the placed palm based on the value of the current flowing from the first electrode 211 to the second electrode 221 and the value of the current flowing between the second electrode 221 and the third electrode 231. Is measured. In the measurement area 20r, the skin impedance of the palm placed in the same manner is measured.
The measured value of the skin impedance detected in this manner is used as the bioenergy of the player, and an aura background image is generated as described later.

In the case of single play, the player places his left hand in the left measurement area 201 and detects bioenergetic energy. It is invalid to place a hand on the measurement area 20r on the right side.
By measuring the left hand of the player in this way, the player can operate the operation buttons 18c, 18l, 18r with the right hand.
Can be operated. In the case of two players, the first player located on the left side of the operation panel 16 places his left hand in the left measurement area 201, and the second player located on the right side of the operation panel 16 places his right hand on the right measurement area. 20r
To play the game. In this way, two players lined up in front of the measurement panel 16 place both hands on the measurement areas 201 and 20r by placing their outer hands.
When taking a portrait, the face can be brought close without discomfort that the hands being measured will disturb. Further, the inner hands of both players, that is, the right hand of the left player and the left hand of the right player are free, and the operation buttons 18c, 18l, 18
r becomes easier to operate. Further, since the two players are in a system of snuggling with each other naturally, it is possible to fit the faces of the two players on a narrow screen without any special instructions.

A coin insertion slot 24 for inserting coins and a paper take-out opening 26 for outputting paper printed with a result of fortune-telling of the synthesized image are provided below the front surface of the game apparatus housing 12. . Further, behind the monitor screen 14 of the game apparatus housing 12, a shielding curtain 28 is provided.
Is provided. The inside of the shielding curtain 28 is colored with a color that can be easily distinguished from human skin color, for example, black when the video camera captures the player. On the outside of the shielding curtain 28, a picture (not shown) of an advertisement or an explanation to be invited to this fortune-telling game is described.

Next, the configuration of the game device of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. The game device includes a main control unit 30 that controls the entire device, a display control unit 40 that controls display of a game screen, a voice control unit 50 that generates sound effects and the like, and a measurement control of a player's bioenergy. Control unit 60 that performs image capturing, an image capturing control unit 70 that performs image capturing control of a subject, and a print control unit 8 that performs print control of fortune-telling paper.
0 is provided.

The main control unit 30 has an SCU (System Control
ol Unit) 31, the main CPU 32, and the sub CPU 3
3, a RAM 34, a ROM 35, and an SMPC 36 are provided and interconnected by a bus 36. SCU
A game ROM 90 in which a game program is stored is connected to the bus 31 via a bus 91, the display control unit 40 and the voice control unit 50 are connected via a bus 92, and the living body measurement unit 60 is imaged via a bus 93. Control unit 70 and print control unit 8
0 is connected.

The SCU 31 is connected to the display control unit 40, the voice control unit 50, and the living body measurement unit 6 via buses 91, 92, and 93.
0, controls data input / output between the imaging control unit 70 and the print control unit 80. Main CPU 32 and sub CPU 33
Executes the game program stored in the game ROM 90 at high speed. The RAM 34 is used as a work area for the main CPU 32 and the sub CPU 33, and temporarily stores a game program and character data. The ROM 35 stores programs and data common to various games, such as an initial program for initialization processing. SMPC (System Manager & Periphe
The operation buttons 18 c, 18 l, and 18 r in the operation panel 16 are connected to the ral control 36 via a connector 100.

The display control section 40 has a first polygon image for drawing a character or a background polygon screen composed of polygon data.
VDP41 and VRA connected to the first VDP41.
M43 and frame buffer 44, a second VDP 45 that performs drawing of a scroll background screen, image composition of polygon image data and scroll image data based on display priority, and clipping, a VRAM 47 connected to the second VDP 45, and a color RAM 48 Are provided.

The first VDP 41 has a built-in register 42. The rendering data of the polygon representing the character is sent to the first VDP 41 via the main CPU 32,
43 is written. The drawing data written in the VRAM 43 is drawn in a drawing frame buffer 44. The drawn data of the frame buffer 44 is sent to the second VDP 45 in the display mode. Using the frame buffer 44, drawing and display are switched for each frame.

On the other hand, the information for controlling the drawing includes the main CP
It is set in the register 42 of the first VDP 41 from U32 via the SCU31. The first VDP 41 controls drawing and display according to the control information set in the register 42. The second VDP 45 includes a register 46.
Image data is defined in the VRAM 47 and the color RAM 48 from the main CPU 32 via the SCU 31. Information for controlling image display is also transmitted from the main CPU 32 to the SCU 3.
1 is set in the register 46. The data defined in the VRAM 47 is read according to the control information set in the register 46 of the second VDP 45, and becomes image data of a scroll screen representing the background of the character. Image data of each scroll screen and first VDP
The image data of the polygon of the character sent from 41 is determined in accordance with the control information set in the register 46 according to the display priority, and is synthesized with the final display image data.

The second VDP 45 reads out the color data defined in the color RAM 48 based on the display image data, and generates display color data. The display color data is output to the encoder 102. The encoder 102 generates a video signal by adding a synchronization signal or the like to the image data, and outputs the video signal to the image display device 103. The image display device 103 displays the composite image.

The voice control unit 50 includes a PCM system or an FM
A DSP 51 that performs voice synthesis according to the
1 and a CPU 52 for storing audio data.
AM53. The audio data generated by the DSP 51 is converted into an audio signal by the D / A converter 104 and output from the speakers 105l and 105r.

The living body measurement section 60 includes measurement areas 201, 2
0r of the first electrodes 211, 21r and the second electrodes 221,
A / D converter 6 for converting the value of skin impedance between 22r and third electrodes 231 and 23r into a digital value
1, a CPU 62 for processing the digital value, a RAM 63 and a ROM 64 for storing programs and data.

The imaging control unit 70 includes a video camera 106
An RF / RGB exchange unit 71 that separates an RF signal from the digital camera into RGB signals, a video digitizer 72 that digitizes the separated RGB signals, and a RAM 73 that stores the digitized RGB signals are provided. Print control unit 8
0 is provided with a printer I / F 81 for outputting print data to the printer 107.

(Schematic Flow of Game Apparatus) Next, a schematic flow of the game method of the game apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to a flowchart of FIG. In the flowchart of FIG. 4, the left side is the flow of the game screen (D1 to D
13), the center shows the operation flow (P1 to P10) of the player (player), and the right side shows the game processing flow (G1 to G13).

First, an advertisement screen is displayed on the monitor screen 14 as a game screen (step D).
1). When the player inserts a coin (step P1),
The game device 10 accepts a coin input (step G).
1). Next, the game screen displays a game start preparation screen and, if necessary, a coin insertion reminder screen (step D2).

When coin insertion is completed, fortune-telling (1
A 1P / 2P selection screen for selecting between P) and fortune-telling (2P) is displayed (step D3). At this time, the player performs an operation of selecting the number of players (step P2), and the game device 10 receives input data from the player (step G).
2). Subsequently, the player operates Yes or No to check whether the number of players has changed (step P
3). At this time, the game device 10 confirms the input data (step G3). Steps P2, P3, G2, and G3 are repeated until the player operates Yes.

When the number of players has been determined, an instruction for placing a hand on the measurement areas 201 and 20r and a confirmation screen are displayed before data entry for each item (step D4). This is because measuring the palm skin impedance takes a certain amount of time. When the player puts his / her hand on the measurement areas 201 and 20r in a correct state, the measurement is started (step P4). When the measurement is started, an input screen for age, gender, etc. is displayed (step D5). The player inputs data on an input screen for age, gender, etc. (step P5). A confirmation screen is displayed if necessary (step D6). continue,
A genre selection screen for selecting a fortune-telling genre is displayed (step D7).

The player inputs data for each item (step P5), and then selects Yes or No to terminate data input for each item (step P6). The game device 10 receives the data input by the player (step G4) and confirms the data (step G).
5). During this time, the skin impedance of the palm of the player is being measured, but the game device 10 constantly watches the measurement data (step G6). If an error occurs in the measurement data due to the player's hand being shifted or separated,
The abnormal data is output (step G8), and the player is warned of the abnormality (step G7).

When the data input of each item is output, a shooting explanation screen for explaining shooting is displayed as a game screen (step D8). When the measurement of the player's bioenergy is completed (Step P7), the game device 10 analyzes the measurement data (Step G9), and selects an aura based on the analysis result (Step G10). The monitor screen 14 becomes a shooting preparation screen, and displays the selected aura on the background of the subject image (step D9).

Subsequently, it is confirmed that the face position of the player is correctly positioned (step G12), a photographing screen is displayed (step D10), and the operation button 18c for determination is pressed by the player (step G10). Step P8), the player is photographed (Step G11). When the photographing is completed, a screen for explaining the aura fortune-telling is displayed (step D11) or a mini game screen is displayed (step D12) using the time until the printing is completed, and either screen is displayed. The player reads the commentary screen or plays a mini game (step P9). During this time, the game device performs the printing process on the fortune-telling result sheet (step G13) and executes the mini game (step G14).

When printing is completed, a fortune-telling result sheet discharge screen is displayed (step D13), and the player receives the fortune-telling result sheet (step P10). When the fortune-telling result sheet is received and the game ends, the monitor screen 14 becomes the advertisement screen again (step D14). Thus, according to the present embodiment, the background image is automatically generated according to the value detected by the player. This eliminates the need for the player to perform an operation to select a background image in the process from coin insertion to shooting as in a conventional game device. For this reason, it is possible for the player to take a picture with a simple operation, and for the shop, it is possible to shorten the photographing time and increase the rotational efficiency of the user.

(Coin Insertion and Item Input) Next, a processing flow from coin insertion to item input will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5 is a processing flow at the time of coin insertion, FIG. 6 is a processing flow at the time of item input in single player play, and FIG. 7 is a processing flow at the time of item input in two player play.

As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5, first, when the player inserts a coin (step S10),
It is checked whether or not the number of coins inserted is sufficient for single player play (step S11). If the number of coins is not enough, a coin insertion prompting screen is displayed (step S12). If at least the number of coins required for one-player play has been inserted, the player is caused to select one-player play or two-player play (step S13). In the case of single play, the process directly proceeds to the flowchart of FIG. In the case of two-player play, it is checked whether or not the number of inserted coins is sufficient for two-player play (step S14). If the number of coins is not enough, a coin insertion prompting screen is displayed (step S15).

If the required number of coins has been inserted for the two-player game, the process moves to the flowchart of FIG.
In the case of single play, an item input process is performed according to the flowchart of FIG. First, the gender of the player is input (step S16). Subsequently, the age of the player is input (step S17).

Next, the genre of aura fortune-telling is selected.
(1) unrequited love, (2) unrequited love, (3) marriage, (4) SE
X, (5) personality, (6) talent, (7) fate, and (9) work are prepared. In the present embodiment, the displayed genre is changed depending on whether the user is 18 years old or older. It is determined whether or not the player is at least 18 years old (step S18). If the player is 18 years or older, all genres are displayed (step S19). If the player is under 18 years old, The genre excluding SEX is displayed (step S20).

In the case of a two-player game, an item input process is performed according to the flowchart of FIG. First, a screen for prompting the first player to enter an item is displayed (step S21). For the first player, gender input is performed (step S22), and subsequently, age input is performed (step S23).

It is determined whether the age of the first player is 18 years or older (step S24), and different processing is performed according to the age of the first player. First, the age of the first player is 18
The case of aged or older is described. A screen for prompting the second player to input items is displayed (step S25), and gender and age are input for the second player (not shown). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the second player has the same gender as the first player (step S26). Subsequently, whether the second player is of the opposite sex or of the same sex, it is determined whether or not the second player is at least 18 years old (step S27, step S29).

In this embodiment, the genres of aura fortune-telling for two-player are (1) love, (2) friendship, and (3)
Marriage, (4) SEX, and (5) work are prepared.
If the first player and the second player are of opposite sex, if the second player is also 18 years or older, all prepared genres are displayed (step S28), and if the second player is under 18 years old. For example, all genres except SEX are displayed (step S33). If the first player and the second player are of the same gender, and the second player is 18 years or older, the genre excluding (1) love and (3) marriage is displayed (step S3).
0), if the second player is under 18, the genre excluding (1) love, (3) marriage, and (4) SEX is displayed (step S34).

Next, a case where the age of the first player is less than 18 years will be described. A screen prompting the second player to enter items is displayed (step S31), and the gender and age of the second player are input (not shown). continue,
It is determined whether the second player is the same as the first player (step S32). If the first player and the second player are opposite sexes, all genres except SEX are displayed (step S33). If the first player and the second player have the same sex, the genre excluding (1) love, (3) marriage, and (4) SEX is displayed (step S34).

(Aura Background Image) Next, the details of the aura background image will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 8 shows measurement data of the skin impedance of the player's hand, and FIG. 9 shows a composite image in the case of single play.
Is a composite image in the case of two players. In this embodiment, palm skin impedance is measured as the player's bioenergy.

When the player places his hand on the measurement area 201, the first electrode 211, the second electrode 221, and the third electrode 2
The potential between 31 changes unstable, for example, as shown in FIG. In this embodiment, average data and transient data are obtained from the measured values, and the color, shape, and the like of the aura of the background image are determined according to the data. The average data is an average value during the entire measurement time, and the transient data is an average value during a period that is a certain period from the present. For example, the color of the inner aura is determined from the average data, the color of the outer aura is determined from the transient data, and the throat aura is determined from the average data and the transient data. As the color of the aura, for example, green, white, light purple, yellow, pink, light blue, blue,
Colors are assigned in the order of purple, red, and orange, and the larger the measured value, the warmer the color.

FIG. 9 shows a composite image in the case of single player play. The image of the player in the center is a captured image, and the double aura around the player and the aura near the throat of the player are background images. The background image is an image in which three auras are arranged on a transparent color. By combining the captured image and the background image, a combined image as shown in FIG. 9 is obtained. FIG.
0 is a composite image in the case of two players. The images of the two players are captured images, and the double aura surrounding the two players and the aura near the throat of each player are background images. In the case of two-player play, both the average data and the transient data determine the colors of the inner and outer auras from the average of the measured values of the two players. The throat aura is determined from the average data and transient data of each player.

The above-described method of determining the color of the aura is only an example, and the present invention is not limited to this. (Face Position Confirmation Algorithm) Next, a face position confirmation algorithm at the time of imaging will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12 are flowcharts of the face position confirmation algorithm at the time of imaging, FIG. 13 is a monitor image at the time of imaging in the case of single play, and FIG.

In this embodiment, when capturing a player, it is necessary to match the positional relationship between the captured image of the player and the background image to be synthesized. For this reason, at the time of imaging, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, a positioning frame is displayed in the monitor image, and the player is instructed so that the face is located in the frame. FIG. 13 shows a case of single play, in which four L-shaped frames are displayed at the center of the monitor screen. FIG.
Reference numeral 4 denotes a two-player case, in which two sets of four L-shaped frames are displayed on the monitor screen.

The face position confirmation algorithm determines whether or not a face is shown in the frame, based on whether or not the area of the face color in the region in the frame is equal to or larger than a predetermined value. The color of the complexion and the predetermined value are determined experimentally in relation to the background color. First, it is determined whether single-player play or two-player play has been selected (step S40). When single player is selected, FIG.
The processing is performed according to the flow on the left side of FIG. 1, and when the two-player game is selected, the processing is performed according to the flow on the right side of FIG.

The case of single play will be described. First, the area counter c is reset (step S4).
1). Subsequently, the color data in the frame is extracted at regular intervals (step S42), and the extracted color data is divided into RGB (step S43). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the total value of RGB of the color data is larger than the predetermined total value a of RGB of the face color (step S44). If it is larger, the area counter c is counted up by one and the process returns to step S42. .

When the processing is completed for the area within the frame, it is determined in step S46 whether or not the area counter c is larger than a predetermined value b of a predetermined area. When it is determined that the area counter c is larger than the predetermined value b, it is determined that there is a face, and 0 is set in the face flag. When it is determined that the area counter c is smaller than the predetermined value b, it is determined that there is no face, and 1 is set to the face flag.

The case of a two-player game will be described. In the case of two players, a frame for the first player and a frame for the second player are arranged on the left and right. In step S49, the processing frame is changed, and the left and right frames are processed alternately. First, the area counter c is reset (step S50). Subsequently, the color data in the frame is extracted at regular intervals (step S5).
1) Divide the extracted color data into RGB (step S52). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the total value of the RGB of the color data is larger than the predetermined total value a of the RGB of the face color (step S53). If it is larger, the area counter c is counted up by one and the process returns to step S51. .

When the processing is completed for the area within the frame, it is determined in step S56 whether or not the area counter c is larger than a predetermined value b of a predetermined area. When it is determined that the area counter c is larger than the predetermined value b, it is determined that there is a face, and 0 is set to the face flag of the frame being processed. When it is determined that the area counter c is smaller than the predetermined value b, it is determined that there is no face, and 1 is set to the face flag of the frame being processed.

Based on the face position confirmation result of FIG. 11, FIG.
Frame display is performed according to the flow shown in FIG. When a face is included in the frame, a yellow frame is displayed, and when no face is included in the frame, red and white frames are displayed alternately. First, it is determined whether one-player play or two-player play has been selected (step S60). When the single player is selected, the process is performed according to the flow on the left side of FIG. 12, and when the double player is selected, the process of FIG.
Is processed according to the flow on the right side of

The case of single play will be described. First, it is determined whether or not the shutter has been closed (step S6).
1) If the shutter is closed, the process returns without displaying a frame. Subsequently, it is determined whether the face flag is 0 or 1 (Step S).
62) If the face flag is 0, a yellow frame is displayed (step S63), and if the face flag is 1, red and white frames are displayed alternately (step S64).

The case of a two-player game will be described. First, it is determined whether or not the shutter has been closed (step S6).
5) If the shutter is closed, the process returns without displaying a frame. Subsequently, it is determined whether the face flag for the first player is 0 or 1 (step S66). If the face flag is 0, a yellow frame is displayed (step S67). The white frames are displayed alternately (step S68). Subsequently, it is determined whether the face flag for the second player is 0 or 1 (step S69). If the face flag is 0, a yellow frame is displayed (step S70). The white frames are displayed alternately (step S71).

(Error Checking During Imaging) Next, an error checking algorithm at the time of imaging will be described with reference to FIGS.
8 will be described. 15 is a main flowchart of the error check, FIG. 16 is a flowchart of the manual input error check, FIG. 17 is a flowchart of the face input error check, and FIG. 18 is a flowchart at the time of photographing.

In the present embodiment, when imaging the player, the conditions that the player's hand is correctly placed in the measurement areas 20l and 20r and the condition that the player's face is located within the frame are defined. When both are satisfied, imaging becomes possible for the first time.
It is checked every moment whether these conditions are satisfied or not, and a necessary guidance display is provided to guide the player to the imaging.

First, in the error check process of FIG. 15, it is determined whether the hand is separated from the measurement areas 201 and 20r by one second or more (step S80). If it is more than one second away, the process proceeds to the manual input error check process of FIG.
In the hand input error check in FIG. 16, before the warning is displayed, it is determined whether or not the hand is still apart (step S83).
If the user is still away at the present time, a message "Hand is away" is displayed on the monitor screen 14 (step S84). If a hand is placed at the present time, the process returns to the error check in FIG. 15 without displaying a warning.

In FIG. 15, if it is determined in step S80 that the hand has not been released, then the enter button 18c
It is determined whether or not has been pressed (step S81). If it is not pressed, an error check is performed again. If pressed, it is determined whether the face flag is set to 0 or 1 (step S82). If the face flag is set to 0, that is, if the face is not located within the frame, the process proceeds to the face input error check processing in FIG. In FIG. 17, first, it is determined whether two seconds have elapsed since the start of the warning display of the face input error (step S).
85) If two seconds or more have elapsed, the process proceeds to the error check process of FIG. This is because a face input error is checked at least for two seconds.

If two seconds have not elapsed since the start of the warning display of the face input error, it is determined whether or not the current face flag is the same as the previous face flag, that is, whether or not the state of the face flag has changed. Is determined (step S86). If they are the same, depending on the value of the face flag, the display "Left person is out of the frame" or the display "Right person is out of the frame" for two-player, The display "face is out of the frame" or one of the displays is displayed (step S87).

At step S82 in FIG. 15, the face flag is set to 0.
If it is determined that is set to, this means that the preparation for photographing has been completed, and the photographing processing in FIG. 18 is performed. In FIG. 18, before shooting, a countdown of shooting is performed.
That is, "3", "2", and "1" are displayed on the monitor screen 14 (steps S88, 89, and 90), and subsequently, a state in which the shutter is opened after the shutter is closed is displayed (steps S91 and 92). Then, the process proceeds to a process of printing out the fortune-telling result sheet.

(Fortune-telling Result Sheet) Next, the layout of the fortune-telling result sheet to be printed out will be described with reference to FIGS.
Explanation will be made using 0. FIG. 19 shows a fortune-telling result sheet for one-player play, and FIG. 10 shows a fortune-telling result sheet for two-player play. As shown in FIG. 19, the fortune-telling result sheet for single-player has a title "Aura Photo Gallery" displayed at the top, and a fortune-telling result of the inside and outside auras together with the combined image with aura under the title. Is displayed. Further below that, the content according to the selected divination genre is displayed. FIG.
In the case, the fortune telling result is displayed about the hidden desire and the marriage luck.

As shown in FIG. 20, the fortune-telling result sheet for two-player play has a title "Aura Photo Gallery" displayed at the top and a composite image of two players with auras displayed below the title. You. Further below that, the content according to the selected divination genre is displayed. In the case of FIG. 20, fortune-telling results are displayed for friendship and friendship of two. [Modified Embodiments] The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications are possible. For example, in the above embodiment, the fortune-telling result is printed on one sheet of paper together with the aura-attached photo.
A photo with an aura may be reduced and separately printed on a sticker in a plural number so that it can be pasted to another place or exchanged with a friend. For the photo to be attached to the sticker, another background image may be used instead of the aura background image. The other background image may not reflect the measurement result of the bioenergy.

In the above embodiment, the skin impedance value of the palm was measured, and the background image of the aura was created from the measurement result. However, if the value was detected by another detecting means, the hand of the player was detected. Not only the skin impedance value but also any measured value of the player, or a detected value of the surrounding environment unrelated to the player, for example, temperature, humidity, sound, brightness, etc.

The aura to be generated from the detected value is not limited to the case of the above embodiment, but may be generated by any algorithm. The image to be generated is not limited to the aura, but may be another type of image. Further, in the above embodiment, a frame to be positioned by the player is set in relation to the position of the aura of the background image to be synthesized, and the player is guided to match this frame.
The outline of the image of the player may be automatically detected, and the aura of the background image may be generated according to the detected outline. The burden on the player can be reduced.

In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to a fortune-telling game device. However, the present invention may be applied to other types of electronic devices.

[0071]

As described above, according to the present invention, a picked-up image of a subject and a generated image generated based on the value detected by the detecting means are synthesized, and the synthesized image is output. As a result, it is possible to output a varied composite image using the captured image of the subject.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a game device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing an operation panel of the game device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a game device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an outline of a game method of the game device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a process at the time of coin insertion in the game device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart at the time of item input in single play in the game device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart at the time of item input in two-player play in the game device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a graph showing measured data of skin impedance of a player's hand.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a composite image in the case of single play in the game device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a composite image in the case of two-player play in the game device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a face position confirmation algorithm at the time of imaging in the game device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of a face position confirmation algorithm at the time of imaging in the game device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a monitor image at the time of imaging in the case of single play in the game device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a monitor image at the time of imaging in a two-player game in the game device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart of an error check in the game device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart of a manual input error check in the game device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart of a face input error check in the game device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart at the time of capturing a subject in the game device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a fortune-telling result sheet for single player in the game device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a fortune-telling result sheet for single player in the game device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Game apparatus 12 ... Game apparatus housing 14 ... Monitor screen 16 ... Operation panel 18c, 18l, 18r ... Operation button 20l, 20r ... Measurement area 21l, 21r ... First electrode 22l, 22r ... Second electrode 23l, 23r 3rd electrode 24 ... Coin slot 26 ... Paper take-out port 28 ... Shield curtain 30 ... Main control unit 31 ... SCU 32 ... Main CPU 33 ... Sub CPU 34 ... RAM 35 ... ROM 36 ... SMPC 40 ... Display control unit 41 first VDP 42 register 43 VRAM 44 frame buffer 45 second VDP 46 register 47 VRAM 48 color RAM 50 voice control unit 51 DSP 52 CPU 53 RAM 60 biometric control unit 61 A / D converter 62: CPU 63: RAM 64: ROM 70: Imaging Control unit 71 RF / RGB exchange unit 72 Video digitizer 73 RAM 81 Printer I / F 80 Print control unit 90 Game ROM 102 Encoder 103 Image display device 104 D / A converter 105l, 105r Speaker 106: Video camera 107: Printer

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Ryuichiro Inagaki 1-2-12 Haneda, Ota-ku, Tokyo Inside Sega Enterprises Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yoshinao Sato 1-2-12 Haneda, Ota-ku, Tokyo No. Within Sega Enterprises Co., Ltd.

Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. An image output apparatus, comprising: synthesizing a captured image of an object and a generated image generated based on a value detected by a detection unit, and outputting the synthesized image. 2. An imaging unit, a detection unit, an image generation unit that generates an image based on a value detected by the detection unit, and a combined image captured by the imaging unit and an image generated by the image generation unit. An image output device comprising: a synthesizing unit that outputs a synthesized image. 3. The image output device according to claim 1, wherein the captured image is a portrait image capturing a portrait of an operator, and the generated image is a background image representing a background of the portrait image. An image output device, comprising: 4. The image output device according to claim 1, wherein said detection means is provided in a detection area of a shape of a human hand, and is provided in said detection area, and is provided in a detection area of a human palm. An image output device comprising: a plurality of detection electrodes for detecting characteristics. 5. The image output device according to claim 4, wherein the plurality of detection electrodes are a first electrode provided at a position in contact with a base of a forefinger, a middle finger, and a ring finger of a palm of a human hand. A second electrode provided at a position contacting near the base of the thumb of the palm of the hand, and a third electrode provided at a position contacting near the edge on the little finger side of the human palm, The image output device according to claim 1, wherein an area of the first electrode is larger than an area of the second electrode or an area of the third electrode. 6. The image output device according to claim 4, wherein the detection region is provided on a left side of the operation panel, and has a left-hand detection region in the shape of a human left hand; And a right-handed detection area in the shape of a human right hand. 7. The image output device according to claim 1, wherein the generated image simulates an aura that appears as if diverging from the operator on a background of a portrait of the operator. An image output apparatus, wherein the color, shape, and / or position of an aura of the background image is changed according to a value detected by the detection unit. 8. The image output device according to claim 1, wherein a predetermined subject region is set in a captured image of the subject, and a predetermined subject region is set in the subject region. An image output apparatus comprising: a determination unit configured to determine whether or not the subject is located in the subject area based on color data. 9. The image output device according to claim 8, wherein an alignment mark for the object area is provided in the captured image, and the display of the alignment mark is changed based on a determination result of the determination unit. An image output device, comprising: 10. The image output device according to claim 8, wherein the first condition detected by the detection unit, and / or
Alternatively, the image output apparatus outputs the composite image only when a second condition that the subject is located in the subject area is satisfied by the determination unit. 11. An operation panel operated by two operators in cooperation with each other, and on the left side of the operation panel,
There is a left hand area that requires human left hand operation,
An operation panel, wherein a right-hand area requiring human right-hand operation is provided on the right side of the operation panel. 12. A storage medium storing a program to be executed in the image output device according to claim 1. Description: 13. An image capturing means for capturing an image of a player, an image generating means for generating an image according to a value detected from the player, an image captured by the image capturing means, and an image generated by the image generating means. A game device with an image output device, comprising: display means for superimposed display. 14. An input device operated by at least two players, wherein the first operating means is operated by a left hand of a first player, and the input device is operated by a right hand of a second player. An input device comprising: a second operation unit.