JP4070122B2 - Print sticker vending machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a print sticker vending machine, and more particularly to a print sticker vending machine that can form a wide variety of background images by a simple means and print it on a sticker sheet and provide it to a customer.
[0002]
[Prior art]
One or more customers in the housing is photographed in the customer's favorite pose, and the image is combined with the background image or characters desired by the customer, and multiple stickers are printed on the sticker sheet and issued. Vending machines are installed in amusement halls, department stores, event venues, etc., and are widely enjoyed for the purpose of taking snapshots with a sense of play. Normally, multiple images of the same image are printed out side by side at the same time, so it is one of the pleasures that you can share them with your friends and paste them into a stock book and save them in a collection.
[0003]
However, since the subject is usually myself and close friends and family, and the shooting location is limited to the inside of the seal vending machine housing, only similar photos are always taken, which is fresh and interesting. There was a problem of lacking.
In order to solve this, behind the subject, landscape photos of famous places around the world, famous talent photos, etc. are arranged so that they can be exchanged according to customer preferences, and customers are photographed with those images Some ideas have been made, but it has gradually become bored.
In addition, some cameras are equipped with various filters to give a special visual effect to the photographed image, but many types of filters are prepared to meet customer preferences. However, since it is necessary to automatically mount this on the front of the camera so as to be replaceable, there is a problem that the mechanism is complicated and the cost is high. In addition, in order to incorporate a new image pattern, it is necessary to add a new filter, which is troublesome.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and the object of the present invention is to issue a print sticker having a fantastic and unique background image as never before. Another object is to provide a print sticker vending machine that can easily adopt a new background pattern.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The above object of the present invention is to
A camera that is placed in the subject space and records and outputs the captured image as electronic data;
A background device provided at the back of the subject space;
A display device;
An input device operated by a user;
A sticker printer that prints the specified image on sticker paper;
The electronic data photographed and recorded by the camera is read from the camera, recorded, processed, and a desired image data signal is organized and output to a display device to display a desired image. ) An image organization circuit that prints the desired image on
In a print sticker vending machine equipped with:
When the background device is photographed with a camera, the image is provided with high-reflectivity particles that generate a high-luminance pixel group in which pixels having a luminance level equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold are densely gathered in a predetermined number range in the image,
The image formation circuit recognizes the high-luminance pixel group in the captured image, for the high-luminance pixel group on converted into small image that defines this advance, the displaying the image on the display device Provided with means for printing on sticker paper by a sticker printer;
This can be achieved by the above-described print stick vending machine.
[0006]
As the small image, for example, a cross light such as a cross shape, a flower pattern, a snow crystal pattern, a heart shape, or the like can be suitably employed.
In addition, it is desirable that the image organization circuit includes a means for performing a soft focus process on at least a person image.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
1 is an explanatory diagram of an embodiment of a print sticker vending machine according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the print sticker vending machine shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a photographed image. FIG . 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image printed on a sticker sheet after performing the processing according to the present invention.
[0010]
In FIG. 1, 1 is a housing, 1a is an entrance / exit that is partitioned by a curtain, 2 is a subject space for one or several users (customers), 3 is a sticker making and selling machine, 31 is a front camera, and 32 is an upper camera. , 33 is a touch panel type display device, 331 is a touch panel type photographing operation unit, 34 is a touch pen, 351 is a print sticker issuing port of a sticker printer 35 (see FIG. 2), 36 is a charge collection device, and 4a and 4b are room lights. This is a fluorescent lamp.
The touch panel type photographing operation unit 331 and the touch pen 34 correspond to an input device operated by a user.
2, 31 and 32 are the cameras, 33 is a touch panel type display device, 331 is a touch panel type photographing operation unit, 34 is a touch pen, 35 is a seal printer, 36 is a fee collection device, and 37 is an image organization circuit. , 381 is a sound circuit, 382 is a speaker, and in the image organization circuit 37, 371 is an arithmetic unit (CPU), 372 is a clock circuit, 373 is ROM, 374 is RAM, 375 is an image processing circuit, 376 and Reference numeral 377 denotes a camera control circuit, and 378 denotes a data bus.
[0011]
The interior of the housing 1 is always illuminated by fluorescent lamps 4a provided on the upper and left sides of the seal making and selling machine 3, fluorescent lamps 4b provided on the left and right sides of the lower stage, and other illumination lamps provided as necessary.
A user who enters the subject space 2 from the entrance 1a of the housing 1 puts a predetermined fee into the fee collection device 36, and presses a touch panel type button provided on a part of the touch panel type display device 33 of the sticker making and selling machine 3. A desired background image is selected from various background images displayed on the display device 33 by operating the arranged photographing operation units 331. Next, when selecting whether to shoot with the front camera 31 or the upper camera 32 and pressing the shooting button of the operation unit 331, shooting is performed in a few seconds in the self-timer format. Try to pose towards the camera you did.
[0012]
At the time of shooting, strobe lights (not shown) provided on the back side of the front upper fluorescent lamp 4a and on the back side of the lower fluorescent lamp 4b emit light simultaneously in synchronization with the camera. Yes.
When one shooting is finished, an image including the photographed person image is displayed on the touch panel type display device 33, so that the user uses the touch pen 34 to enter his / her handwritten characters, designs, and the like.
A normal print sticker vending machine can shoot 6 to 10 times with a single charge, so the same operation is repeated, and 6 to 10 photos with different background images and poses are repeated. Type shooting.
[0013]
When all shooting is completed, image processing and printing are performed in the sticker making and selling machine 3, and after several tens of seconds from the last shooting, a preselected background image, a photographed person image, and a handwritten writing are combined. In the state where a plurality of small stickers on which images are printed are attached to the mount, the stickers are discharged from the print sticker issuing port 351.
[0014]
Thus, the print sticker vending machine according to the present invention is based on a photographed image and represents a fantastic and unique pattern on the background image so that it can be printed and issued. It has become.
Ie upon the onset Ming, the image formation circuit 37, recognizes the high-luminance pixel group pixels in the luminance level greater than a predetermined threshold value in the captured image are concentrated in a predetermined number range The high luminance pixel group is converted to a predetermined small image, and the image is displayed on the display device 33 and printed on a sticker sheet by the sticker printer 35.
For example, if the total number of pixels of the CCD built in the camera 31 (the number of pixels of the image taken by the camera 31) is 4 million pixels, this is divided into 200 vertical sections × 200 horizontal sections = 40000 sections. (Therefore, the number of pixels in each section is 100). If there are, for example, 60 pixels or more and 80 or less pixels having a luminance level equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold among the 100 pixels in each section, the high luminance pixel group is divided into, for example, four cross-shaped pixels. It is configured so as to be converted into a small figure (small image) composed of light stripes (cross light).
When the number of pixels having a luminance level equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold is less than 60, for example, the subject itself is not considered to be a high-luminance object, and conversion to a small image is not performed. Such a subject is not a small light spot but a certain large light emitter, and is not converted to a small image in order to maintain its original shape. This setting is merely an example, and it is of course possible to make another setting different from this setting.
[0015]
By performing the image processing (digital filter processing) as described above, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, a large number of four light strips (crosslights) are formed as the small image behind the person who is the subject. It is what is done.
This line is not necessarily limited to 4 crosses, but depending on the image processing program, it can be 6 or 8 lines, or even a flower pattern, snow shape, star shape, heart shape. Many small radiances of various shapes can be expressed, and such an image can be printed on a sticker sheet by the sticker printer 35 and provided.
[0016]
Note that a curtain, a blind, or a board is used as a background device behind the subject (person) so that a certain number of high-luminance pixel groups are formed in the background portion of the images taken by the cameras 31 and 32. placement, and their weaving or attached Contact Ku multiple high reflectance particles such as sequins or mirror material. By doing so, light such as illumination in the housing and strobe light at the time of photographing is reflected by those high reflectance particles, and a large number of the high-luminance pixel groups are formed in the photographed image, which is the image processing. Is converted into a crosslight or other small image, so that a fantastic and unique image in which these small images are scattered in the background can be obtained.
[0017]
It is also recommended that a program for performing a soft focus process is incorporated in the image organization circuit 37 so that at least a person image portion in the captured image is subjected to the soft focus process. By doing so, a more fantastic image effect can be obtained.
[0019]
Next, a configuration for processing images taken by the cameras 31 and 32 as described above, printing them on sticker sheets, and issuing them will be described with reference to FIG.
The image organization circuit 37 constitutes a kind of computer for image organization, and includes an arithmetic unit (CPU) 371, a clock circuit 372, a ROM 373, a RAM 374, an image processing circuit 375, camera control circuits 376 and 377, a data bus. In some cases, a large-capacity hard disk or the like is provided as necessary. Further, components other than the image processing circuit 375 and the camera control circuits 376 and 377 are used for operations other than for image organization, for example, determination of whether or not toll collection is appropriate, and instructions to the sound circuit for announcement to the user. It also performs control such as operations such as signal transmission and reception.
[0020]
An arithmetic unit 371 composed of a CPU or the like controls the overall operation of the print stick vending machine, and controls the operations of the image processing circuit 375 and the camera control circuits 376 and 377 based on commands from the arithmetic unit 1. It is done.
The clock circuit 372 is a circuit that oscillates clock pulses necessary for the operation of the arithmetic unit 1 and other hardware.
The ROM 373 is a ROM in which all data necessary for the operation of the print sticker vending machine is recorded. In addition to the operation program, image data, audio data, and the like are also recorded.
The RAM 374 is a RAM that exchanges data necessary for the operation of the arithmetic device 1.
The image processing circuit 375 performs the above-described image processing on the image data captured by the cameras 31 and 32 in accordance with a command from the arithmetic device 1, and further, the characters and This is a circuit for combining and organizing figures and displaying them on the display device 33 and for organizing image data for printing by the sticker printer 35.
The camera control circuits 376 and 377 are circuits for controlling the photographing operation of the cameras 31 and 32 and sending photographed image data from the cameras 31 and 32 to the image processing circuit 375.
The data bus 378 is a line for transmitting data between the circuit elements as described above.
[0021]
The main functions of the print sticker vending machine of the present invention, that is, the subject 31 and the like are photographed by the cameras 31, 32, the electronic data of the photographed images are read and recorded, and the image processing as described above is performed on the background portion. At the same time, the desired image data signal is organized by combining with characters written by the user, etc., and output to the display device to display the desired image and output to the sticker printer to obtain the desired image. A series of operations of printing and issuing is performed by reading out the computer program read from the ROM 373 and installed in the arithmetic device 371 and the image processing circuit 375, and using hardware resources such as the arithmetic device 371, the RAM 374, and the image processing circuit 375. It is realized by using and executing.
[0022]
Computer program for performing on Kiga image processing of the present invention recognizes a high brightness pixel group pixels in the luminance level greater than a predetermined threshold value in the captured image are concentrated in a predetermined number range And a step of converting the high luminance pixel group into a predetermined small image and a step of displaying the image on a display device and printing the image on a sticker sheet by a sticker printer.
[0024]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and includes all modified embodiments that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art from the above description within the scope of the object.
[0025]
【The invention's effect】
Since the present invention is configured as described above, according to the present invention, by using the digital filter effect, a print sticker having a fantastic and unique background image can be issued, and the background It is possible to provide a print sticker vending machine that can easily change various image patterns by appropriately updating, adding, or replacing an image processing program.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of an embodiment of a print sticker vending machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the print sticker vending machine shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of an image printed on a sticker sheet after the photographed image is subjected to the processing according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Housing 1a Entrance / exit
2 Subject space
3 Sticker making and selling machine 31 Front camera 32 Upper camera 321 Filter drive device 33 Touch panel display device 331 Touch panel imaging operation unit 34 Touch pen 35 Seal printer 351 Print sticker issuing port 36 Charge collection device 37 Image organization circuit 371 Arithmetic unit ( CPU)
372 Clock circuit 373 ROM
374 RAM
375 Image processing circuit 376 Front camera control circuit 377 Upper camera control circuit 378 Data bus 381 Sound circuit 382 Speaker
4 a, 4 b Indoor lighting

Claims (5)

A camera (31, 32) which is opposed to the subject space (2) and can record and output a photographed image as electronic data;
A background device provided on the back of the subject space (2);
A display device (33);
An input device (331, 34) operated by a user;
A sticker printer (35) for printing a designated image on sticker paper;
The electronic data photographed and recorded by the camera (31, 32) is read from the camera, recorded, processed, and a desired image data signal is organized and output to a display device to display a desired image. And an image organization circuit (37) for causing the seal printer (35) to print the desired image;
In a print sticker vending machine equipped with:
When the background device is photographed by the camera (31, 32), a high reflection that produces a high luminance pixel group in which pixels having a luminance level equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold are densely arranged in a predetermined number range in the video. With rate particles,
The image formation circuit (37) recognize the high luminance pixel group in the captured image, for the high-luminance pixel group on converted into small image that defines this advance, the image display apparatus ( 33) and a means for printing on sticker paper by the sticker printer (35);
The above-mentioned printed seal vending machine.   The print sticker vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the small image is a cross light.   The print sticker vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the small image has a flower pattern.   The print sticker vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the small image is a snow crystal pattern. The print sticker vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the image organization circuit (37) includes means for performing a soft focus process on at least a person image.

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