WO1998042420A1 - Dispositif d'execution de jeu de patience - Google Patents

Dispositif d'execution de jeu de patience Download PDF

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WO1998042420A1
WO1998042420A1 PCT/JP1998/001305 JP9801305W WO9842420A1 WO 1998042420 A1 WO1998042420 A1 WO 1998042420A1 JP 9801305 W JP9801305 W JP 9801305W WO 9842420 A1 WO9842420 A1 WO 9842420A1
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jigsaw puzzle
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Toru Takeichi
Yoshitaka Sugiyama
Masahiko Sumi
Yasuhiko Goto
Masafumi Sakashita
Gumpei Yokoi
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Tenryu Industries Co., Ltd.
Koto Co., Ltd.
YOKOI, Youko
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
    • A63F9/06—Patience; Other games for self-amusement
    • A63F9/10—Two-dimensional jig-saw puzzles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
    • A63F9/06—Patience; Other games for self-amusement
    • A63F9/10—Two-dimensional jig-saw puzzles
    • A63F2009/1072—Manufacturing

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  • the present invention relates to an apparatus for photographing a subject or reading a subject image prepared in advance and creating a jigsaw puzzle expressing the subject image.
  • a trader prints pictures and pictures on thin paper, glues the thin paper to base paper to make thick paper, and cuts the thick paper into pieces using a punching roll or punching machine using a Thomson type cutting device. After that, it was created separately for each piece. In addition, there are some products for children that are cut into pieces and not separated into individual pieces (assembled state).
  • the jigsaw puzzle created in this way had a problem in that photographs and pictures were determined by the trader and lacked originality.
  • An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems and provide a jigsaw puzzle creation device that can quickly and inexpensively provide a jigsaw puzzle rich in originality for an individual by providing a vending machine. Disclosure of the invention
  • a jigsaw puzzle creating apparatus includes: an image acquiring apparatus that acquires a subject plane image; an image combining apparatus that combines a subject image with combining information to obtain a combined image; A display device to display, an image expression device that expresses the composite image as jigsaw puzzle material, a material supply device that supplies the jigsaw puzzle material to the image expression device, and a jigsaw puzzle product after the jigsaw puzzle material after expression is prepared and discharged And a discharge device for discharging.
  • Jigsaw puzzle materials include, but are not limited to, paper, wood (thin plate-like material), synthetic resin (soft material, hard material), fired material, stone material, woven fabric, nonwoven fabric, cork, metal, leather, glass, etc. it can.
  • a special material for example, processed gravure printing paper
  • thick material refers to a material that is thick enough to withstand use as a jigsaw puzzle.
  • Thick material cut into pieces but not separated into individual pieces A combination of a piece group, a frame body surrounding a peripheral portion of the piece group, and a base material stacked on the back side of the piece group and the frame body.
  • ⁇ Thick material that has not been cut into pieces.
  • a cutting device is required to cut the thick material after the expression into pieces and cut it into pieces.
  • the term “thin material” refers to a material that is thin enough to withstand use as a jigsaw puzzle as it is.
  • this material is paper, it depends on the type of paper, but most of paper of 200 g / m 2 or less corresponds to a thin material.
  • a laminating device for laminating the thin material after the expression to the base material to form a thick material, and a cutting device for piercing and cutting the thick material after the lamination to form a piece group are required.
  • a laminating device for laminating the thin material after expression to the base material to make a thick material a polymerization device for stacking a base material on the back side of the thick material after laminating, It is also possible to provide a cutting device that cuts the thick material into pieces into pieces.
  • the cutting device according to the embodiment of the material timber can be configured to cut pieces other than the peripheral edge portion of the thick material into pieces and cut the peripheral edge portion of the thick material into a frame.
  • the image expression device may be configured not to express the composite image in the frame, or may be configured to express the composite image also in the frame.
  • the cutting device is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include a device for cutting a material using a die such as a punching roll or a punching Thomson die.
  • the following (1) to (5) can be exemplified as the discharging device.
  • a discharge device configured to discharge a group of pieces without separating them into individual pieces.
  • a discharging device configured to discharge a group of pieces into individual pieces.
  • a discharging device configured to separate a group of pieces into individual pieces and put the separated pieces into a package and discharge the pieces.
  • a discharging device configured to discharge a group of pieces without being separated into individual pieces, but in a state surrounded by a frame.
  • a discharge device configured to discharge a set of pieces without being separated into individual pieces, surrounded by a frame, and with a base material stacked on the back side.
  • the packages in (3) above include strip packages (packages of medicine tablets and the like divided into continuous strips in a fixed amount), and shrink packages (wrapping products in plastic films. Heat-shrinkable package), Stretch package (Package of fruits and vegetables, etc. wrapped in a polyvinyl chloride film, and the product is crimped with the adhesive force of the film), Blister package (Processed into product form) The product is placed in the recess of the plastic sheet, and the package is heat-bonded to the backing paper.) The press-through package (used for medicine tablets, etc., and the backing of the blister pack is an aluminum foil package). The skin package (small hole) Place the product on the backing, and apply an adhesive around the backing to soften it. A package in which a tic film is placed on a product, and then vacuum degassed from the hole under the backing sheet to seal the film.
  • check device to check the jigsaw puzzle products for missing items before discharge.
  • the following types of check devices can be exemplified.
  • a check device that measures weight When the expressed piece group is ejected without being separated into individual pieces, a method of detecting that all pieces are at a predetermined position by an optical sensor, etc. A check device that measures weight.
  • (B) A check device that counts the number of all pieces and measures the weight of all pieces when discharging a group of expressed pieces into individual pieces.
  • a sub-printing device for printing the composite image on a reference material different from the jigsaw puzzle material.
  • the reference material include thin paper, stickable seal paper, the package, and the like, and those exemplified as the jigsaw puzzle material can also be used.
  • (C) An image capturing device that captures a subject image by capturing a subject.
  • the photographing device include a CCD camera (including a digital camera using a CCD) and an image pickup tube camera.
  • An image reading device that reads and acquires a subject image prepared in advance.
  • the image reading device include a medium reading device that reads a subject image stored in a storage medium, an image scanner that reads a subject image recorded on a photograph or a film, and the like.
  • the storage medium include a RAM, a RAM card of various sizes, a floppy disk, a hard disk, an optical disk (such as a CD-ROM), a magneto-optical disk, and a phase change recording type disk.
  • the medium reading device may be a device that directly sets and reads these storage media, or a device that reads from these storage media via a cable connection, infrared communication, or the like.
  • the photographing device of (C) and the image reading device of (D) may include either one or both. If you have both, the user Can be configured so that either one of the devices can be selectively used, or a user can use both devices to combine subject images acquired by both devices.
  • a microcomputer can be exemplified as the image synthesizing device.
  • the subject image obtained by the photographing device is converted into digital data.
  • the composition information include a composition image serving as a background image or a border image, and composition characters (including simple figures and symbols) such as messages and titles.
  • the information for synthesis is stored in an external storage device such as a hard disk device, an optical disk device, a magneto-optical disk device, a phase change recording type disk device, a floppy disk device, and the like, and the user can use the touch panel, the keyboard, and the keyboard. It is preferable to be configured so that it can be selected from operating devices such as an operating device (trackball, mouse, tablet, etc.). In the case of composite characters, the user can also input them from an operating device such as a touch panel, keyboard, or pointing device.
  • the image synthesizing device preferably has an image processing function of editing the subject image and the information for synthesis.
  • image processing include processing such as morphing and photo lettering.
  • Examples of the display device include a CRT display, a liquid crystal display, a plasma display, and an LED display.
  • a printing device that prints and expresses composite images on jigsaw puzzle materials.
  • This printing device includes an ink jet printer, a thermal transfer printer (including a sublimation type thermal transfer printer), an electrophotographic printer (a laser printer, a liquid crystal printer, LED printers, etc.), and optical photographic printing devices.
  • jigsaw puzzle materials at the time of printing are limited to thin materials Instead, it can be printed on thick materials, and can be printed on thick materials that have been cut into pieces but not separated into individual pieces. Can also be applied preferably.
  • the jigsaw puzzle material at the time of printing is often limited to a thin material (some materials can be specially adapted to a thick material). it can.
  • the printing device is preferably a color printing device, but may be a monochrome printing device, or a color printing device and a monochromatic printing device may be provided side by side so that they can be selected.
  • An embossing (embossing) processing device that makes a jigsaw puzzle material uneven by pressing a mold that can change the unevenness of the mold surface based on the composite image against a relatively soft jigsaw material.
  • Jigsaw puzzle materials suitable for this processing are paper, thin wood board materials, thin synthetic resin materials, cork, metal foil, and leather.
  • a press processing device that makes a jigsaw puzzle material uneven by pressing a relatively hard jigsaw puzzle material using a mold whose unevenness on the mold surface can change based on the composite image.
  • Jigsaw puzzle materials suitable for this processing are thick wood board materials, thick synthetic resin materials, and metal materials.
  • a laser beam processing device that irradiates the jigsaw puzzle material by forming grooves or holes in the jigsaw puzzle material using a laser beam whose irradiation position moves based on the composite image.
  • Jigsaw puzzle materials suitable for this processing include paper, wood board materials, synthetic resin materials, fired materials, stone materials, metal materials, leather, and glass.
  • a pattern register based on the composite image is used as jigsaw puzzle material. After forming, a jigsaw puzzle material is etched by forming grooves or holes in the jigsaw puzzle material to make the jigsaw puzzle material uneven.
  • Jigsaw puzzle materials suitable for the processing include synthetic resin materials, fired materials, stone materials, and metals. Materials, glass, etc.
  • Either the printing device (E) or the unevenness device (F) may be provided, or both may be provided. If both are provided, it can be configured so that the user can selectively use one of the devices, or configured so that the user can use both devices.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional view of a jigsaw puzzle creating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • Figure 2 is a block diagram of the jigsaw puzzle creation device.
  • Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing a printing device, a material supply device, and a discharging device of the jigsaw puzzle creating device.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an operating device of the jigsaw puzzle creating device.
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a cursor displayed on a display device of the jigsaw puzzle creating device.
  • Fig. 6 is a flowchart showing the flow of control processing of the jigsaw puzzle creation device.
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the screen display when the material direction is selected in the jigsaw puzzle creator.
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram showing another screen display when the same material direction is selected, and
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a screen display when applying the special effect of the jigsaw puzzle creating apparatus.
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram showing another screen display when the special effect is applied
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a screen display when the decorative frame is synthesized by the jigsaw puzzle creating apparatus.
  • Fig. 12 is a diagram showing the screen display when the jigsaw puzzle creating device combines characters.
  • Fig. 13 is a perspective view when the jigsaw puzzle created by the jigsaw puzzle creation device is assembled.
  • FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a modification of the jigsaw puzzle. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
  • the jigsaw puzzle creator includes a photographing apparatus 1 for photographing a subject to obtain a subject image Is (see FIG. 13) as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, and information for synthesizing the subject image Is.
  • a display device 3 for displaying the synthesized image Ic to a user, and an operation for selecting and inputting by the user Apparatus 4, input money judging apparatus 5 for judging the authenticity and amount of money inserted by the user, printing apparatus 6 for printing composite image I c on jigsaw puzzle material, jigsaw puzzle material Feeding device 7 for supplying the jigsaw puzzle material to the printing device, discharging device 8 for preparing jigsaw puzzle materials after printing into jigsaw puzzle products, and checking device for checking whether the jigsaw puzzle products are missing before discharging.
  • 9 and the composite image I c The Sopazuru timber and a support Bupuri emissions Bok device 1 0 to purine bets on another reference timber.
  • the imaging device 1 uses a CCD camera that outputs a subject image Is as a video signal. The subject is often considered to be the user himself, but is not limited in any way, and may be a pet brought by the user or an article possessed by
  • the image synthesizing device 2 includes a microcomputer 11 composed of a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, a connection bus, an input / output interface, etc., a video capture device 12 for connecting the photographing device 1, and a hard disk device. And an external storage device 13.
  • the video capture device 12 is configured to convert the subject image Is obtained by the photographing device 1 into digital data and take it into the microcomputer 11. When a digital camera is used as the photographing device 1, the video capture device 12 can be omitted.
  • the external storage device 13 stores, as the composition information Id, a composition image serving as a background image or a border image (specifically, a tourist attraction, an outdoor scene, an indoor scene, a moving object, a painting, an animation, a geometric image, or the like).
  • a composition image serving as a background image or a border image specifically, a tourist attraction, an outdoor scene, an indoor scene, a moving object, a painting, an animation, a geometric image, or the like.
  • a large number of images for synthesis such as school patterns and computer graphics
  • characters for synthesis such as messages and titles are stored as characters or graphic data. I have.
  • the combination image is taken into the microphone computer 11.
  • the information for synthesis Id is not only the information stored in the external storage device 13, but also the shooting date output from the internal clock of the microcomputer 11 and the user input from the operation device 4. It also includes composed characters such as messages and titles.
  • the microcomputer 11 has an image processing function for editing the subject image Is captured as described above, and performs processing on the subject image Is. Image processing such as morphing and photo retouching. Further, the microcomputer 11 combines the subject image Is after the image processing with the combining information Id to create a combined image Ic. At this time, the user operates the operation device 4 to arbitrarily change the position, size, number, etc. of the subject image Is in the composite image Ic and the position, size, number, etc. of the composition information Id.
  • the layout can be set freely.
  • the microcomputer 11 is configured not only to function as the image synthesizing device 2 but also to function as a control device that controls the respective units 1 to 10 of the jigsaw puzzle creating device as a whole (see FIG. 6, see below).
  • the display device 3 uses a CRT display. When the subject image Is is input, the display device 3 displays the subject image ⁇ s obtained continuously by the photographing device 1 in real time, and freezes the combining information Id synthesized therewith. Displayed with In other words, if the subject moves, the subject image Is is also displayed in a moving manner, so that the user can change and confirm the pose, facial expression, and the like.
  • the display device 3 also displays an editing screen for performing image processing on the subject image Is, and a cursor 44 for pointing a figure such as a button displayed on the screen.
  • a cursor 44 for pointing a figure such as a button displayed on the screen.
  • the operating device 4 includes a track ball 40, a decision button 41, a grasp button 42, and a piece button 43. These buttons 41 to 43 are of the automatic return contact type.
  • the track ball 40 is for moving the cursor 44 displayed on the display device.
  • the OK button 41 determines the current operation, and Press to advance to the operation of.
  • the grab button 42 is used to press the button at the position where the cursor 44 is displayed or to grab a figure.
  • the peace button 43 is pressed to display a cutting line when the piece is cut into pieces on the original image to make a jigsaw puzzle.
  • the user operates the operation device 4 in accordance with the operation guide displayed on the display device 3 by the microcomputer 11 to select the image for synthesis, input the characters for synthesis, set the layout, and perform the pre-processing. Instructions to start a shot, etc. can be operated.
  • a touch panel provided on the CRT surface of the display device 3 can be used as the operation device 4.
  • the inserted money judging device 5 judges the authenticity and the amount of the bills or coins inserted into the device 5, and if the bill conforms to the prescribed fee, the subsequent operation of the operating device 4 and the microcomputer 11 1 And discharges necessary rejects.
  • a color ink jet type printer of a special specification is used for the printing device 6.
  • a commercially available single-ink print printer is generally configured to print only on a thin material having a thickness of 0.2 mm or less
  • a color-jet printer of the present embodiment is used.
  • the printer has been modified so that it can be used not only for thin materials with a thickness of 0.2 mm or less but also for thick materials with a thickness of about 1.5 to 3.0 mm.
  • the feeding device 7 stores a large number of jigsaw puzzle materials 16 in a stacked state and simultaneously pushes the top jigsaw puzzle material 16 to a certain level position.
  • the jigsaw puzzle material 16 is supplied to the printing device 6 one by one.
  • the feeder 7 is stored in a stacked state.
  • the jigsaw puzzle material 16 may be supplied to the printing device 6 one by one at the bottom.
  • the jigsaw puzzle material 16 at the time of storage or printing according to the present embodiment is a special thick material obtained by processing a gravure printing material, and is cut into pieces but not separated into individual pieces 17. This is a combination of group 17 1 and a frame 18 surrounding the periphery of the pinis group 17 ⁇ .
  • the cutting into pieces is performed by a cutting device (not shown) separate from the jigsaw puzzle making device before the cartridge is set in the cartridge 14.
  • the discharging device 8 includes a piece separating device 21 for separating the pieces 17 7 after printing from the frame 18 and separating them into individual pieces 11, and a piece 17 for separating the pieces 17.
  • Device 2 2 for putting pieces into a package 34, a piece discharging member 23 for discharging pieces 17 contained in the package 34, a frame feeding device 24 for feeding a frame 18, and a frame 18
  • a stacking device 25 for stacking a base material 19 on the back side of the frame, a frame 18 for stacking the stacked frames 18 and a frame / base material discharging member 26 for discharging the base material 19 are constituted.
  • the piece separating device 21 includes a frame holder 28 for holding the frame 18, and a vertical movement in the frame holder 28 to remove the piece group 17 ⁇ ⁇ from the frame 18 and to separate the individual pieces 1. It comprises a separator 29 for separating into pieces 7 and a stirring device 30 for further stirring and completely separating the pieces 17.
  • the package 34 of the present embodiment includes a tray-shaped package body 35 and an upper lid seal 36 sealed on the flange surface thereof.
  • the package unit 22 stores the package bodies 35 in a stacked state and constantly pushes the top package body 35 to a fixed level position.
  • a package feeder (not shown) that supplies the package bodies 35 of the package one by one directly below the stirrer 30, and a package body 35 containing the pieces 17 that fall from the stirrer 30
  • the stacking device 25 is configured by a lid device 33 that seals the lid seal 36 to cover the lid, and the polymerization device 25 stores a large number of base materials 19 in a stacked state, and at the same time stores the top material. Cartridge that always pushes 9 to a certain level position
  • the jigsaw puzzle material 16 after printing is arranged into a jigsaw puzzle product comprising a piece 17 containing a package 34, a stacked frame body 18 and a base material 19 by the discharging device 8 having the above configuration.
  • the pieces are discharged separately from the piece discharging member 23 in the shape of a sleeve and the frame-shaped / base material discharging member 26 in the form of a slit.
  • an adhesive and a release material 37 are attached to the periphery of the upper surface of the base material 19 of the present embodiment, so that even if the adhesive is superimposed on the frame 18 by the polymerization apparatus 25, the adhesive is not applied. do not do. Therefore, after release, the user
  • the check device 9 a device that measures the weight of all the pieces put in the package 34 together with the package 34 is used. If the measured weight is lighter than the specified weight, it is determined that there is a missing part in the piece before discharging, and the printing is restarted from the print via the microcomputer 11.
  • a commercially available color ink jet printer is used for the printing apparatus 10.
  • the reference material 38 is for the user to refer to when assembling the discharged pieces 17, and in the present embodiment, an adhesive and a sealing material provided with a release material are used.
  • FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the flow of control processing (step S50) by the microcomputer 11; It is.
  • step S50 control processing
  • the control process (step S50) is started when the power of the jigsaw puzzle creating apparatus is turned on and each unit of the apparatus becomes operable. Then, when the user approaches the jigsaw puzzle creation device, a demonstration including video, audio, and music is displayed and output (step S51).
  • Step S52 When the user inserts bills or coins into the inserted money judging device 5 and judges that the inserted money judging device 5 conforms to the prescribed fee, a general operation guide for creating a jigsaw puzzle is displayed on the screen ( Step S52).
  • the enter button 41 When the user presses the enter button 41, the music is output and the process proceeds to the next step (step S53).
  • the image captured by the image capturing device 1 is input via the video capture device 12 and displayed on the screen.
  • the user sets the layout while viewing this image, and at the same time, changes the pose, expression, etc., and confirms.
  • the image displayed on the display device 3 is stored as the subject image Is (step S54). Note that several subject images Is may be photographed, and one of them may be selected by the user.
  • a screen for asking the user whether to proceed with the processing may be displayed so that the user can select to start again. Is the same in steps S55 to S59 described later.
  • the image 62 when the subject image Is is printed vertically and the image 63 when the subject image Is horizontally are displayed on the screen, and the image is displayed to the user.
  • Jigsaw puzzle materials when mounting 1 Select the direction of 6 Then, a decision is made (step S55).
  • the determined image is an image to be edited in the following.
  • the user is caused to apply a special effect to the image to be edited, and the image is determined (step S56).
  • the edit target image 66 is displayed on the right side of the screen
  • the special effect pattern 65 is displayed on the left side of the screen
  • the fine adjustment button 67 is displayed below the edit target image 66.
  • the special effect pattern 65 consists of nine buttons 65a.
  • the upper left button 65a has a function to return the image 66 to be edited to the state before editing, and the other buttons 65a have a function to edit.
  • a function to apply different special effects (morphing, photo touch, etc.) to images 66 is assigned.
  • FIG. 9 shows an example when the center button 65 a of the special effect pattern 65 is selected.
  • buttons 65 a except for the special effect button 65 a selected immediately before are turned off, and the image to be edited is displayed.
  • the return button 6 8 is displayed below 6 6.
  • the user moves the image to be edited 6 6 while holding it with the cursor 4 4.
  • the content of the special effect in that part is finely adjusted accordingly.
  • the return button 68 displayed below the image to be edited 66 the screen returns to the original screen (Fig. 9).
  • step S57 the user inputs the decoration Are combined and determined.
  • an image 66 to be edited is displayed on the right side of the screen, and a decorative frame pattern 70 is displayed on the left side of the screen.
  • the decorative frame pattern 70 consists of nine buttons 70a, and the upper left button 70a has the function of eliminating the decorative frame added to the image to be edited.
  • the other buttons 70a have the image to be edited 6 A function to add a different decorative frame is assigned to each of them.
  • FIG. 11 shows an example in which the button 65 a in the lower center of the decorative frame pattern 70 is selected.
  • step S58 the user combines a character that is the information for combination Id with the image 66 to be edited and decides it (step S58).
  • 16 character designation buttons 73 on the left side of the screen, and scroll buttons 74 for changing the display contents of the character designation buttons on the top, bottom, left and right, are input below.
  • input character display Eria 7 characters appear 5
  • edited image 6 to display a color specification button 7 6 for designating the color of the character (user either on the lower side of the 6 characters designating buttons 7
  • 3 the character is displayed in the input character display area 75 and the edit target screen 66.
  • any of the color designation buttons 76 is selected, the edit target screen 66 is displayed.
  • the character position is moved accordingly.
  • the feeding device 7 supplies the jigsaw puzzle material 16 to the printing device 6 (may be supplied before the instruction), and the printing device 6 supplies the jigsaw puzzle material 16 to a piece group. 1 Only the determined composite image Ic is printed (step 13). The printing may be performed on both the piece group 17 and the frame 18. At the same time, the subprinting device 10 is combined with the reference material 38. Print the composite image Ic (step S59)
  • the discharging device 8 separates the jigsaw puzzle material 16 into pieces as described above (step S60). Then, a jigsaw puzzle product consisting of pieces 17 with cages 34, stacked frames 18 and base materials 19 is prepared, and a piece discharge member 23 and a frame member ⁇ base material discharge members 26 respectively. And discharged separately from. At the same time, the reference material 38 after printing is also discharged from the piece discharging member 23 (step S61).
  • the present jigsaw puzzle creating apparatus As described above, according to the present jigsaw puzzle creating apparatus, the time from when the user photographs the subject to when it becomes a jigsaw puzzle product can be completed in a short time.
  • the production apparatus can be configured relatively inexpensively. Therefore, original jigsaw puzzles rich in originality can be provided quickly and inexpensively. It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be embodied by appropriately changing the scope of the invention as follows, for example, as follows.
  • the piece group 17 7 is separated into individual pieces 17 and packaged and discharged.
  • a special frame may be attached at the time of printing so that the pieces 17 1 are not separated.
  • a simple frame or base material may be attached to the piece group 17 7 from the time it is cut into pieces and printed. In these cases, the frames and base materials are not discharged and reused.
  • Two types of lumber with glossy or non-glossy surface treatment can be used as a material supply device, and either material can be supplied according to the user's selection. .
  • the cut shape of the jigsaw puzzle material and the outer shape of the jigsaw puzzle material and the base material should not be square but triangular, round, or flower-shaped.
  • a material supply device capable of supplying a plurality of materials with different numbers of pieces shall be provided, and any material may be supplied according to the user's selection.
  • a time limit is set in steps S54 to S58 of the control process (step S50), and when the time limit is exceeded, the process automatically proceeds to the next process.
  • the time limit is not particularly limited. 4 to S58 Overall time is preferably about 3 minutes.
  • an image reading device 81 for reading and acquiring a subject image prepared in advance is provided instead of or in addition to the photographing device 1, and an image synthesizing device is provided. Connect to 2.
  • the image reading device 81 any of the devices exemplified above can be used, but a RAM card (especially a small flash memory) and a floppy disk reader, which are storage media for personal digital still cameras that have become popular recently. One is preferred.
  • the image reading device 81 is provided in place of the photographing device 1, the subject image acquired by the image reading device 81 is used instead of the subject image acquired by the photographing device 1.
  • the image reading device 81 When the image reading device 81 is provided in addition to the photographing device 1, either one device can be selectively used, or both the devices 1 and 81 can be used. You can also. In particular, with the latter configuration, the subject images acquired by both devices 1 and 81 can be combined.
  • the unevenness forming device 82 As shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. Connect to synthesizer 2. Any of the processing devices exemplified above can be used as the unevenness forming device 82, but a laser beam processing device is preferable in terms of easy control and quick processing.
  • the roughening device 82 is provided in place of the printing device 6, the composite image is expressed on the jigsaw puzzle material 16 only by roughening.
  • the roughening device 82 is provided in addition to the printing device 6, either one of the devices can be selectively used, or both the devices 6, 82 can be used. Can also be configured. In particular, when configured as the latter, the composite image Gus-puzzle materials 16 are represented by prints and unevenness, which makes them more interesting.
  • the jigsaw puzzle creating apparatus of the present invention is configured as described above, it has an excellent effect that a jigsaw puzzle rich in originality for individuals can be provided quickly and inexpensively.

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L'invention a trait à un dispositif d'exécution de jeu de patience constitué d'un dispositif de prise de vues (1) produisant l'image d'un objet par formation d'image, d'un synthétiseur d'image (2) fournissant une image synthétisée par combinaison de l'information relative à la synthèse et de l'image, d'une unité de visualisation (3) affichant l'image synthétisée, d'un dispositif de commande (4) utilisé par l'usager aux fins du choix, de la saisie, etc., d'un dispositif de séparation (5) des pièces introduites, d'une imprimante (6) fournissant des épreuves de l'image synthétisée sur une feuille pour jeu de patience, d'un distributeur de feuilles alimentant en feuilles l'imprimante (6), d'un dispositif éjecteur (8) éjectant la feuille après l'avoir découpée en pièces de jeu de patience, d'un dispositif de contrôle (9) vérifiant avant le rejet de la feuille qu'aucune pièce ne manque et d'un dispositif d'impression auxiliaire imprimant l'image synthétisée sur une feuille de référence. Il est, de la sorte, possible d'exécuter des jeux de patience pour particuliers rapidement et à moindre frais.
PCT/JP1998/001305 1997-03-25 1998-03-25 Dispositif d'execution de jeu de patience WO1998042420A1 (fr)

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