JP6048397B2 - Image generating apparatus and photo sticker creating apparatus - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an image generation apparatus that generates a captured image, and a photo sticker creation apparatus that creates a sticker from an image generated by such an image generation apparatus.

  Most of the photo sticker creating apparatuses are installed in entertainment (game) facilities or the like. Such a photo sticker creating apparatus mainly has a photographing function for photographing a subject (user), an editing function for a user to edit (such as graffiti) on a photographed image, and a photographed image or editing. It has a printing function that prints printed images on photo sticker paper.

  Furthermore, in recent years, many photographic sticker creating apparatuses have a communication function. When a user takes a picture of himself / herself using a photo sticker creating apparatus having a communication function, the photo sticker creating apparatus transmits the taken image to a server. The user can download an image taken from the server using a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone. That is, it is possible not only to acquire and enjoy an image taken using a photo sticker creating apparatus as a photo sticker, but also to store the image in its own portable terminal and enjoy it anytime.

  Patent Documents 1 and 2 can be cited as examples of such a photo sticker creating apparatus. These photo sticker creating apparatuses are configured to communicate with a proximity communication device by bringing the proximity communication device close to each other.

  In the photo sticker creating apparatus described in Patent Documents 1 and 2, proximity communication means is installed at either a coin insertion slot, a processing booth waiting for printing (for example, a subsequent customer service booth), or an editing booth. Address input for image acquisition can be simplified, and images and image lists acquired by the photo sticker creating apparatus can be transmitted to a portable terminal.

JP 2012-234026 A (published November 29, 2012) JP 2010-166435 A (published July 29, 2010)

  However, when the proximity communication means as described above is installed in the photo sticker creating apparatus, in order to detect the proximity communication device in the photo sticker creating apparatus, the user needs to perform a complicated operation of bringing the proximity communication apparatus close to the proximity communication means. There is a problem that must be done.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and its purpose is to easily specify the number of users constituting a group playing together without requiring complicated operations by the users. An object of the present invention is to provide an image generation apparatus capable of

  In order to solve the above problems, an image generation apparatus according to the present invention is an image generation apparatus that shoots a user and generates an image, and the image generation apparatus is within a range in which the maximum communication distance in the specification is a radius. A short-range wireless communication unit including the whole and a number of one or a plurality of communication devices detected by the short-range wireless communication unit are configured to play together using the image generation apparatus. And specifying means for specifying the number of users.

  According to the above configuration, the image generation device uses the number of one or a plurality of communication devices detected by the short-range wireless communication unit to determine the number of users configuring a group that plays together using the image generation device. It can be specified as the number of people. Here, the short-range wireless communication unit is configured such that the entire image generation apparatus is included in a range having a radius of the maximum communication distance in the specification. Therefore, the image generation apparatus can detect a communication device owned by a user who plays using the image generation apparatus. In addition, the user who owns one or a plurality of communication devices detected at this time is highly likely to form a group that plays together using the image generation apparatus.

  Further, since the image generation apparatus is configured to detect a communication device owned by the user, there is no need to accept an input operation (for example, an operation of holding or touching an IC card or the like) from the user.

  Therefore, according to said structure, the number of users who comprise the group which plays together using the said image generation apparatus can be specified easily, without requiring complicated operation by a user.

  In the image generation device according to an aspect of the present invention, the display unit further displays a user specifying information indicating the user who owns the communication device detected by the short-range wireless communication unit, and the display unit displays the user specifying information. Input receiving means for receiving user input indicating whether or not the user indicated by the user specifying information matches the users constituting the group, and the specifying means is matched by the input receiving means When the user input is received, it is preferable that the user indicated by the user specifying information displayed on the display unit is specified as a user constituting the group.

  According to said structure, a user can be made to confirm whether the specific information user which shows the user who comprises the group specified by the said specification means, and the user who comprises the said group correspond.

  Therefore, according to said structure, the user who comprises the group which plays together using the said image generation apparatus can be specified easily.

  In the image generation apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention, the input receiving unit further includes user specifying information indicating a user who matches a user constituting the group from one or a plurality of user specifying information displayed on the display unit. It is preferable that the user input for selecting is further received, and the specifying unit specifies the user indicated by the user specifying information selected by the input receiving unit as a user constituting the group.

  According to said structure, the user who matches the specific information user who shows the user who comprises the group specified by the said specific means is selected by a user, and the user which the selected said user specific information shows is said group. It can be specified as a configuring user.

  Therefore, according to the above configuration, even if the user configuring the group specified by the specifying unit does not match the user configuring the group, the user configuring the group is accurately specified. can do.

  In the image generation device according to the aspect of the present invention, the short-range wireless communication unit may further detect the communication device in which the strength of the radio wave sensed by the short-range wireless communication unit is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold. preferable.

  According to said structure, the said short-range wireless communication unit can detect the said communication apparatus whose intensity | strength of the detected electromagnetic wave is more than a predetermined threshold value. Here, the strength of the radio wave sensed by the short-range wireless communication unit increases as the distance between the short-range wireless communication unit and the communication device decreases.

  Therefore, according to said structure, it can prevent detecting the said communication apparatus which the user who is not using the said image generation apparatus owns accidentally.

  The image generation apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention further includes a control unit that controls the predetermined threshold, wherein the control unit is configured so that the number of communication devices detected by the short-range wireless communication unit is When the number of users constituting the group is larger than the number of users constituting the group, the predetermined threshold is set higher, and the number of communication devices detected by the short-range wireless communication unit is smaller than the number of users constituting the group. In this case, it is preferable to set the predetermined threshold value low.

  According to said structure, the said predetermined | prescribed threshold value when the said near field communication unit detects the said communication apparatus can be controlled. By controlling the predetermined threshold as described above, the communication device owned by the user is detected again even when the communication device owned by the user using the image generation device is not detected. can do. Further, it is possible to prevent erroneous detection of the communication device owned by a user who does not use the image generation apparatus.

  Therefore, according to the above configuration, even if the user configuring the group specified by the specifying unit does not match the user configuring the group, the user configuring the group is accurately specified. can do.

  The image generation apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention further includes an installation base on which the communication device is placed, the short-range wireless communication unit is provided on the installation base, and the installation base is the short-range It is preferable that the radio communication unit is provided at a position where the intensity of radio waves sensed by the wireless communication unit is equal to or higher than the predetermined threshold.

  According to the above configuration, the communication device is detected by the short-range wireless communication unit provided on the installation table, so that the radio wave can be transmitted regardless of where the communication device is placed on the installation table. The intensity is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold.

  Therefore, according to said structure, the user which comprises the said group can be pinpointed correctly.

  In the image generation apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention, image data indicating an image generated by the image generation apparatus with respect to the communication device owned by the user specified as a user constituting the group by the specifying unit. It is preferable that the apparatus further includes image transmission means for transmitting.

  According to said structure, the image data which shows the image produced | generated by the said image generation apparatus are transmitted with respect to the said communication apparatus which the user identified as a user who comprises the said group which the said identification means specified specified. be able to.

  Therefore, according to said structure, it can prevent transmitting image data accidentally to users other than the user who comprises the said group.

  In the image generation device according to an aspect of the present invention, a shooting space for shooting the user is further provided, the short-range wireless communication unit is provided in the shooting space, and the specifying unit is configured to detect the near-field. It is preferable that the number of the communication devices existing in the shooting space detected by the distance wireless communication unit is specified as the number of users configuring the group.

  According to the above configuration, since the number of the communication devices can be detected by the short-range wireless communication unit provided in the shooting space, it is owned by the users configuring the group existing in the shooting space. The communication device can be detected.

  Therefore, according to said structure, the user which comprises the said group can be pinpointed more correctly.

  In the image generation device according to one aspect of the present invention, a standby space where a user using the image generation device waits before use is provided, and the short-range wireless communication unit is provided in the standby space. Preferably, the specifying means specifies the number of the communication devices existing in the standby space detected by the short-range wireless communication unit as the number of users constituting the group.

  According to the above configuration, the number of communication devices can be detected by the short-range wireless communication unit provided in the standby space. Here, the user uses the image generation apparatus after waiting in the standby space. That is, before the user uses the image generation apparatus, the users constituting the group can be specified, leading to a reduction in usage time per group.

  Therefore, according to said structure, the rotation rate of the said image generation apparatus can be raised.

  In order to solve the above problems, a photo sticker creating apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention is characterized in that a sticker is created from an image generated by the image generating apparatus.

  According to said structure, there exists an effect similar to said image generation apparatus.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the number of users who comprise the group which plays together using an image generation apparatus can be specified easily, without requiring complicated operation by a user.

It is the block diagram which showed the principal part structure of the function with which the photograph sticker control part which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention is provided. It is an external view of the information management system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention containing the photograph sticker production apparatus of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the photograph sticker production apparatus of FIG. 1 when it sees from a certain angle. It is a perspective view which shows an example of the external appearance of the photograph sticker production apparatus of FIG. 1 at the time of seeing from an angle different from the said certain angle. It is a perspective view which shows an example of the external appearance of the imaging | photography part in the imaging | photography unit contained in the photograph sticker production apparatus of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows an example of the external appearance of the background part in the imaging | photography unit contained in the photograph sticker production apparatus of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows an example of the external appearance of the edit part contained in the photograph sticker production apparatus of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows an example of the external appearance of the prior customer service part contained in the photograph sticker production apparatus of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows an example of the external appearance of the printing part contained in the photograph sticker production apparatus of FIG. It is a figure which shows typically the flow of the game in the photograph sticker production apparatus of FIG. 1, and a user's movement. It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the function with which the photograph sticker production apparatus of FIG. 1 is provided. It is a figure which shows an example of the data stored in the memory | storage part of the photograph sticker production apparatus of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the portable terminal contained in the information management system of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the server contained in the information management system of FIG. It is a sequence diagram which shows the member registration operation | movement of the information management system of FIG. It is a sequence diagram which shows operation | movement of the information management system of FIG. 2 while a user is playing with the photograph sticker production apparatus of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the photograph sticker production apparatus in one process of the sequence diagram of FIG. 16 in detail. It is a figure which shows an example of UI screen displayed on the display screen of the photograph sticker production apparatus of FIG. It is a figure which shows another example of UI screen displayed on the display screen of the photograph sticker production apparatus of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows another example of the external appearance of the imaging | photography part in the imaging | photography unit contained in the photograph sticker production apparatus of FIG.

<Embodiment 1>
An embodiment of an image generation apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. However, unless otherwise specified, the configuration described in this embodiment is not merely intended to limit the scope of the present invention, but is merely an illustrative example.

  Here, the image generation device provides the user who uses the image generation device with operations such as shooting of the user himself / herself and editing of the shot image as a game and also carrying the image data of the shot image and the edited image. It is a game machine that provides a terminal and a sheet on which these images are printed, and receives a price from a user instead. The image generation device is installed in a store such as a game center. There may be one user or a plurality of users.

  In this embodiment, a case where the image generation apparatus is a photo sticker creation apparatus that provides sticker paper as a sheet on which a captured image or an edited image is printed will be described as an example.

[Information management system]
An information management system including the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is an external view of the information management system according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the information management system includes a photo sticker creation device (image generation device) 1, a mobile terminal 300 (communication device), and a server 400.

  A user who plays a game using the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 (plays a game) (1) shoots the image with the money charged and becomes a subject, and (2) a captured image obtained by the shooting. A series of processes including an editing process for editing using an editing function for combining handwritten line drawings and stamp images, and (3) a receiving process for receiving sticker paper on which an edited image is printed. This will end one game.

  Hereinafter, playing a game through the steps (1) to (3) is also referred to as “1 game”. One or more users who perform each process of one game together (that is, simultaneously) are also referred to as “one group”.

  The photo sticker creating apparatus 1 includes a wireless communication unit 150 (near field communication unit), which will be described later, and can perform near field communication with the communication device. In the present embodiment, a case where the communication device is a mobile terminal 300 owned by a user who uses the photo sticker creation device 1 will be described as an example. Note that examples of the mobile terminal 300 include a mobile phone and a smartphone. Further, the communication device is not limited to the portable terminal 300, and may be, for example, a tablet terminal or a members card capable of short-range wireless communication.

  The photo sticker creating apparatus 1 and the portable terminal 300 communicate with the server 400 via a network. Although details will be described later, the server 400 stores information on a user who owns the mobile terminal 300 (that is, a user who uses the photo sticker creating apparatus 1).

[Configuration of photo sticker creation device]
First, with reference to FIGS. 3 to 11, the configuration of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an appearance of the photographic sticker creating apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment when viewed from a certain angle. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an example of the appearance of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment when viewed from an angle different from the certain angle.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 mainly includes a photographing unit 11, an editing unit 12, a pre-serving unit 14, and a printing unit 15. In addition, the photographing unit 11 includes a photographing unit 21 and a background unit 22. The photographing unit 21 and the background unit 22 are set apart by a certain distance. Then, a photographing process is performed in a photographing space (A1 shown in FIG. 10) that is a space formed between the photographing unit 21 and the background portion 22.

(Shooting part)
The photographing unit 21 causes the user to perform a photographing process in one game. The imaging unit 21 is located in front of the user who enters the imaging space and performs the imaging process. The configuration of the imaging unit 21 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating an example of the appearance of the photographing unit 21 according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the photographing unit 21 includes a front panel 41, a side panel 42 </ b> A, a side panel 42 </ b> B, and a base unit 43. The base portion 43 has a box shape, and the front panel 41, the side panel 42A, and the side panel 42B are fixed to the base portion 43, respectively.

  The front panel 41 is located in front of the user who performs the shooting process in the shooting space. Further, the side panel 42A is positioned on the left side of the front panel 41 and the side panel 42B is positioned on the right side of the front panel 41 as viewed from the user who performs the shooting process in the shooting space. A connecting portion 23A is fixed above the side panel 42A, and a connecting portion 23B is fixed above the side panel 42B.

  An imaging / display unit 81 is provided in the approximate center of the front panel 41. The photographing / display unit 81 includes a camera 91, a front strobe 92, and a touch panel monitor 93. Further, a wireless communication unit 150B (details will be described later) is provided below the camera 91 of the photographing / display unit 81.

  The camera 91 is configured by an image sensor such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device), for example, and captures a user in a shooting space as a moving image or a still image. A moving image photographed by the camera 91 is displayed on the touch panel monitor 93 in real time. An image photographed by the camera 91 at a predetermined timing such as when a user gives an instruction to photograph is stored as a photographed image (still image).

  The touch panel monitor 93 is provided below the camera 91 and includes, for example, a monitor such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and a touch panel stacked on the monitor. The touch panel monitor 93 has a function as a live view monitor that displays a moving image captured by the camera 91 and a function that displays various GUI (Graphical User Interface) images and accepts a user's selection operation through the touch panel. doing. The touch panel monitor 93 may display a moving image after an image such as a background is combined.

  The front panel 41 is provided with an upper strobe 82 on the upper side, a left strobe 83 on the left, and a right strobe 84 on the right with respect to the position of the photographing / display unit 81. A lower strobe 85 is provided below the photographing / display unit 81 so that the upper surface of the base portion 43 protrudes partially. The base unit 43 is provided with a foot strobe 86 that irradiates the user's foot.

  The upper strobe 82, the left strobe 83, the right strobe 84, the lower strobe 85, and the foot strobe 86 are provided with a light source (for example, an LED and a fluorescent lamp), and are photographed together with the ceiling strobe unit 24 described later. Used as lighting in space.

  On the right side of the foot strobe 86, a coin insertion / return opening 87 through which a user inserts money is provided. Further, the spaces 43A and 43B formed on the left and right sides of the upper surface of the base portion 43 with the lower strobe 85 interposed therebetween can be used as a luggage storage place for a user who performs a photographing process to put baggage. For example, near the ceiling of the front panel 41, a speaker (not shown) that outputs sound such as guidance sound regarding the photographing process, BDM (Back Ground Music), and sound effects may be further provided.

(Background)
The background unit 22 is located on the back side of the user who performs the shooting process facing the front (that is, the direction in which the shooting unit 21 is disposed). As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the background portion 22 is attached to the left end of the rear panel 51 and the rear panel 51 which are plate-like members, and is a plate-like member having a narrower width (short direction) than the side panel 42A. The side panel 52A is attached to the right end of the rear panel 51, and the side panel 52B is a plate-like member having a narrower width than the side panel 42B.

  The side panel 42A of the photographing unit 21 and the side panel 52A of the background unit 22 are provided on substantially the same plane, and their upper portions are connected by a connecting part 23A that is a plate-like member. The side panel 42B of the photographing unit 21 and the side panel 52B of the background unit 22 are also provided in substantially the same plane, and their upper portions are connected by a connecting part 23B that is a plate-like member.

  The configuration of the background unit 22 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an example of the appearance of the background portion 22 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 6, the background unit 22 includes a background curtain unit 25, a back center strobe 101, a back left strobe 102, and a back right strobe 103 above it.

  The background curtain unit 25 is supported by the back panel 51, the side panel 52A, and the side panel 52B. The background curtain unit 25 stores a plurality of winding-type background curtains having different colors or patterns and used for the background. The background curtain unit 25 operates in conjunction with the photographing by the camera 91 or the like provided in the photographing unit 21, and lowers the curtain of the color selected by the user, for example, and winds up another curtain during the photographing process. One background curtain may be used, and in this case, a composition chroma key curtain may be used.

  The back center strobe 101 is attached to substantially the center of the background curtain unit 25, and irradiates a user who performs a photographing process in the photographing space from the rear center. Further, the rear left strobe 102 is attached to the upper side of the side panel 42A of the rear panel 51, and the rear right strobe 103 is attached to the upper side of the side panel 42B of the rear panel 51. Irradiate from.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, an opening formed by being surrounded by the side panel 42 </ b> A of the imaging unit 21, the side panel 52 </ b> A of the background unit 22, and the connecting unit 23 </ b> A is an entrance through which the user enters and exits the imaging space. G1. In addition, an opening formed by being surrounded by the side panel 42B of the imaging unit 21, the side panel 52B of the background unit 22, and the connecting unit 23B is an entrance G2 of the imaging space.

  Furthermore, an opening surrounded by the front panel 41, the connecting portion 23A, the connecting portion 23B, and the background curtain unit 25 of the shooting unit 21 is formed above the shooting space, and the ceiling strobe unit covers a part of the opening. 24 is provided. One end of the ceiling strobe unit 24 is fixed to the connecting portion 23A, and the other end is fixed to the connecting portion 23B. The ceiling strobe unit 24 has a built-in strobe that emits light toward the photographing space in accordance with photographing.

(Editorial department)
The editing unit 12 causes the user to execute an editing process for editing the image obtained by the photographing process. The editing unit 12 is provided so as to be connected to the photographing unit 11 so that one side surface thereof is in contact with the back surface of the front panel 41 of the photographing unit 21.

  The editing unit 12 has two configurations for the user to perform an editing process. If the configuration shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is the front side, the editing unit 12 has a configuration on the front side and a similar configuration on the back side. As a result, the users in the two groups can perform the editing process in parallel on the captured images taken in the different shooting processes (that is, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 executes at least two games in parallel. And can be done).

  The configuration of the editing unit 12 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an example of the appearance of the editing unit 12 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 7, the editing unit 12 includes a surface 71 perpendicular to the floor surface, a slope 72 formed above the surface 71, a support portion 73A having a columnar shape, a support portion 73B, a support portion 75, The lighting device 74 and the curtain rail 26 are provided.

  The support portion 73 </ b> A supports one end of the lighting device 74, and the support portion 73 </ b> B supports the other end of the lighting device 74. The support part 75 is provided on the upper surface of the support part 73 </ b> A and supports the curtain rail 26.

  On the slope 72, a tablet built-in monitor 131 is provided substantially at the center of the slope 72. A touch pen 132A is provided on the left side and a touch pen 132B is provided on the right side with the tablet built-in monitor 131 interposed therebetween. In addition, the slope 72 includes a wireless communication unit 150C above the tablet built-in monitor 131 (details will be described later).

  The tablet built-in monitor 131 is composed of, for example, a monitor such as an LCD, and a tablet stacked on the monitor and capable of operating input using the touch pens 132A and 132B. On the tablet built-in monitor 131, for example, an image selected by the user as an image to be edited in the editing process among a plurality of captured images captured in the shooting process is displayed (editing screen).

  The curtain rail 26 is configured by combining three rails 26 </ b> A to 26 </ b> C so that the shape when the editing unit 12 is viewed from above is a U-shape. One end of each of the rails 26A and 26B is fixed to the connecting portion 23A and the connecting portion 23B, the other end of the rail 26A is fixed to one end of the rail 26C, and the other end of the rail 26B is fixed to the other end of the rail 26C. Yes. A curtain (not shown) is attached to the curtain rail 26 so that the tablet built-in monitor 131 of the editing unit 12 cannot be seen from the outside. A space between the curtain attached to the curtain rail 26 and the editing unit 12 becomes an editing space (A2-1 and A2-2 shown in FIG. 10) in which the user performs an editing process.

(Pre-service department)
The prior customer service section 14 causes the user to execute the prior customer service process. The configuration of the customer service unit 14 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an example of the appearance of the pre-service portion 14 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 8, the customer service unit 14 includes a tablet built-in monitor 141, touch pens 142A and 142B, and a wireless communication unit 150A (details will be described later).

  The tablet built-in monitor 141 is provided in the approximate center of the customer service unit 14, and the touch pen 142A is provided on the left side and the touch pen 142B is provided on the right side across the tablet built-in monitor 141. The tablet built-in monitor 141 has the same configuration as the tablet built-in monitor 131. On the tablet built-in monitor 141, a screen used for a prior customer service process such as a process of specifying a user configuring a group that uses the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 together is displayed by the specifying unit 251 (details will be described later). The

  In the prior customer service process, when the user specified by the specifying unit 251 matches the user configuring the group, the user inputs, if the user does not match the user configuring the group, The step in which the user inputs information for adding a user to the user specified by the specifying unit 251 and the user specified by the specifying unit 251 is deleted when the information does not match the user constituting the group. Including a step of inputting information for the user to do.

  A space in front of the front customer service unit 14 is a pre-service space (A4 shown in FIG. 10) in which the user performs a pre-service process.

(Printing department)
In the receiving process, the printing unit 15 provides the user with a sticker sheet on which the edited image is printed. The configuration of the printing unit 15 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a perspective view illustrating an example of the appearance of the printing unit 15 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 9, the printing unit 15 includes a sticker paper discharge port 164 and a speaker 165.

  The printing unit 15 has a plate-shaped casing, and is provided so as to be connected to the editing unit 12 so that the back surface thereof is in contact with one side surface of the editing unit 12. The space in front of the printing unit 15 is a post-service space (A3 shown in FIG. 10) where the user who waits for the printing on the sticker paper to finish the receiving process.

  The sticker paper discharge port 164 discharges sticker paper on which an edited image edited by the user in the editing process is printed, and thereby the sticker paper is provided to the user. Note that a printer is provided inside the editing unit 12, and printing processing of the edited image on the sticker paper is performed by the printer.

  The speaker 165 outputs sound such as guidance voice, BGM, and sound effects when sticker paper is discharged.

(Wireless communication unit)
As described above, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 includes the wireless communication unit 150. More specifically, the pre-service unit 14 includes a wireless communication unit 150A, the photographing unit 21 includes a wireless communication unit 150B, and the editing unit 12 includes wireless communication units 150C and 150D (described later). The units 150A to 150D have the same configuration.

  The wireless communication unit 150 detects the mobile terminal 300 existing within a predetermined range and performs short-range wireless communication with the detected mobile terminal 300. The term “within a predetermined range” refers to a range in which the radio communication unit 150 is the center and the radius is the maximum communication distance in the specification of the radio communication unit 150. The wireless communication unit 150 can detect a plurality of mobile terminals 300 substantially simultaneously when there are a plurality of mobile terminals 300 within a predetermined range (in other words, the wireless communication unit 150 includes a plurality of mobile terminals 300. There is no need to detect the mobile terminals 300 individually).

  In addition, the entire photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is included in a range in which the radius is the maximum communication distance in the specification centering on the wireless communication unit 150.

  An example of the wireless communication unit 150 is Beacon. The maximum communication distance on the Beacon specification (on the Bluetooth (registered trademark) LowEnergy standard) is about 50 m, and the recommended communication distance range is 10 m.

[User movement in photo game creation device]
Here, the flow of one game in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 and the accompanying movement of the user will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram schematically showing the flow of the game and the movement of the user in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1.

  The user of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 enters the photographing space A1 formed between the photographing part 21 and the background part 22 from the doorway G1 as indicated by the arrow # 1 or from the doorway G2 as indicated by the arrow # 2. The photographing process is performed using a camera or a touch panel monitor provided in the photographing unit 21.

  The user who has finished the shooting process exits the shooting space A1 from the doorway G1 as indicated by the arrow # 3 and moves to the editing space A2-1, or moves from the doorway G2 to the shooting space A1 as indicated by the arrow # 4. Exit and move to edit space A2-2. The editing space A2-1 is an editing space on the front side of the editing unit 12, and the editing space A2-2 is an editing space on the back side of the editing unit 12.

  Which of the editing space A2-1 and the editing space A2-2 is moved is guided by a guidance screen displayed on the touch panel monitor 93 of the photographing unit 21. For example, an editing space A2 that is not used by users in other groups among the two editing spaces A2 is guided as a destination. The user who has moved to the editing space A2-1 or the editing space A2-2 starts the editing process. Note that a group user who uses the editing space A2-1 and a group user who uses the editing space A2-2 can perform editing processes in parallel.

  After the editing process is completed, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 starts a printing process of an image selected from a photographed image or an edited image. During the printing of the image, the user who finished the editing process moved from the editing space A2-1 or the editing space A2-2 to the post-service space A3 as indicated by the arrows # 5 and # 6, and the image was printed. Wait for the sticker to be provided.

  When the printing of the image is completed, the user receives the sticker paper from the sticker paper discharge port in the receiving step. Thus, a series of games (one game) in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is completed.

[Functions of photo sticker creation device]
Next, the functional configuration of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 11. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of a control unit of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of functions of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. As shown in FIG. 11, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 includes a control unit 201, a photographing processing unit 208, editing processing units 209 </ b> A and 209 </ b> B, a print processing unit 211, and a preprocessing unit 212.

(Control part)
The control unit 201 is configured by, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and the like, and executes a program stored in a storage unit 202 and a ROM (Read Only Memory) 206 connected to the control unit 201, thereby taking a picture. The overall operation of the seal creating apparatus 1 is controlled.

  The control unit 201 functions as a specifying unit 251 and a threshold control unit 254 as illustrated in FIG. 1 by executing programs stored in the storage unit 202 and the ROM 206. The specifying unit 251 further includes a detection unit 252 and a UI control unit 253.

  The specifying unit 251 is a specifying unit that specifies the number of one or more portable terminals detected by the wireless communication unit 150 as the number of users configuring a group that plays together using the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. Function.

  Specifically, the wireless communication unit 150 detects a mobile terminal that exists within a predetermined range, performs short-range wireless communication with the detected mobile terminal, and indicates a user who owns the mobile terminal Specific information (details will be described later) is received from the portable terminal. The detection unit 252 receives data indicating the radio wave intensity of each mobile terminal sensed by the wireless communication unit 150 and user specifying information indicating the user who owns the mobile terminal from the wireless communication unit 150. The detection unit 252 refers to the data received from the wireless communication unit 150 and detects a mobile terminal whose radio wave intensity sensed by the wireless communication unit 150 is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold. The detection unit 252 identifies the number of mobile terminals whose radio wave intensity is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold.

  As described above, the specifying unit 251 specifies the number of portable terminals specified by the detecting unit 252 as the number of users constituting a group that plays together using the photo sticker creating apparatus 1.

  The UI control unit 253 functions as an input receiving unit that receives various operations from the user (for example, operations using the touch panel monitor 93) and displays a display screen (a tablet provided in the pre-service unit 14) according to the operation content. It also functions as a display control means for displaying various UI screens on the built-in monitor 141, the touch panel monitor 93 provided in the photographing unit 21, and the tablet built-in monitor 131 provided in the editing unit.

  For example, the UI control unit 253 controls the touch panel monitor 93 so that user specifying information indicating a user who owns the mobile terminal specified by the detecting unit 252 is displayed on the display screen. In addition, the UI control unit 253 receives a user input indicating whether or not the user indicated by the user identification information displayed on the touch panel monitor 93 and the user configuring the group using the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 match. Accept.

  When the UI control unit 253 receives a user input indicating that the user indicated by the user identification information displayed on the touch panel monitor 93 matches the user configuring the group using the photo sticker creating apparatus 1, The specifying unit 251 specifies the user indicated by the user specifying information displayed on the touch panel monitor 93 as a user constituting a group using the photo sticker creating apparatus 1.

  In addition, the UI control unit 253 further receives a user input for selecting user specifying information indicating a user that matches the user configuring the group from the user specifying information displayed on the touch panel monitor 93. When the UI control unit 253 receives user input for selecting user specifying information indicating a user that matches the user configuring the group from the user specifying information displayed on the touch panel monitor 93, the specifying unit 251 displays the UI control unit 253. The user indicated by the user specifying information selected in is specified as a user constituting the group.

  The threshold control unit 254 functions as a control unit that controls a predetermined threshold when the detection unit 252 detects a mobile terminal. The threshold control unit 254 sets a predetermined threshold higher when the number of mobile terminals specified by the detection unit 252 is larger than the number of users configuring the group, and the number of detected mobile terminals When the number of users is less than the number of users, the predetermined threshold is set low.

  Note that the wireless communication unit 150 may be configured to perform the processing performed by the detection unit 252. In the above case, the wireless communication unit 150 detects a mobile terminal whose radio wave intensity sensed by the wireless communication unit 150 is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold. In the above case, the threshold control unit 254 may be configured to control a predetermined threshold when the wireless communication unit 150 detects a mobile terminal.

  In addition, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 may include a plurality of wireless communication units 150 in a part that specifies the number of users (for example, the pre-serving part 14 and the photographing part 21). In this case, the detection unit 252 can detect the position and movement of the mobile terminal from the value of the radio wave intensity from the mobile terminal sensed by each wireless communication unit 150 or the change in the radio wave intensity.

  The specifying unit 251 may be configured to transmit user specifying information indicating a user specified as a user constituting the group to the wireless communication unit 150. In the above case, the wireless communication unit 150 transmits image data indicating the image generated by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 to the portable terminal owned by the user specified as the user constituting the group by the specifying unit 251. It also functions as image transmission means.

  In addition, a communication unit 203, a drive 204, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 207 are connected to the control unit 201, and further, an imaging processing unit 208, editing processing units 209A and 209B, a print processing unit 211, and a pre- Each component of the processing unit 212 is connected.

  The communication unit 203 is an interface that performs communication via a network such as the Internet, and performs communication with the server 400. The ROM 206 stores programs and data executed by the control unit 201. The RAM 207 temporarily stores data and programs processed by the control unit 201.

  A removable medium 205 made of an optical disk, a semiconductor memory, or the like is appropriately attached to the drive 204. Computer programs and data read from the removable medium 205 by the drive 204 are supplied to the control unit 201 and stored in the storage unit 202 or installed.

  The storage unit 202 includes a non-volatile storage medium such as a hard disk or a flash memory, and stores various setting information supplied from the control unit 201. Here, an example of data stored in the storage unit 202 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of data stored in the storage unit 202 of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 12, in the storage unit 202, for example, the member ID, e-mail address, shooting date, image data indicating the image created in the game, image ID, The seal ID, the course selected by the user, and the device ID of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 are stored.

(Pre-processing department)
The pre-processing unit 212 is configured to execute a pre-service process in the pre-service area A4, and includes a tablet built-in monitor 141, touch pens 142A and 142B, and a wireless communication unit 150A.

  The tablet built-in monitor 141 displays a UI screen and accepts user input in accordance with control by the UI control unit 253 of the control unit 201.

  In addition, the wireless communication unit 150A detects the mobile terminal 300 existing in the pre-service space A4 and performs short-range wireless communication with the detected mobile terminal 300.

(Shooting processor)
The imaging processing unit 208 is configured to execute an imaging process in the imaging space A1, and includes a coin processing unit 221, a background control unit 222, an illumination control unit 223, a camera 91, a touch panel monitor 93, a speaker 224, and wireless communication. A unit 150B is provided.

  The coin processing unit 221 detects the insertion of coins into the coin insertion / return port 87. When the coin processing unit 221 detects that a predetermined amount of coins such as 400 yen has been inserted, the coin processing unit 221 outputs an activation signal indicating that to the control unit 201. The background control unit 222 raises and lowers the background curtain stored in the background curtain unit 25 according to the background control signal supplied from the control unit 201.

  The illumination control unit 223 controls the light emission of each of the strobes 24, 82 to 86, 101 to 103 in the imaging space A1 according to the illumination control signal supplied from the control unit 201. In addition, the illumination control unit 223 adjusts the light emission amount of the light source provided in each of the strobes 24, 82 to 86, and 101 to 103, or adjusts the number of light sources to emit light, thereby adjusting the user. The brightness in the shooting space is adjusted in accordance with the contents of the shooting process performed by. The camera 91 shoots according to the control by the control unit 201 and outputs image data representing an image (captured image) obtained by the shooting to the control unit 201.

  The wireless communication unit 150B detects the mobile terminal 300 present in the imaging space A1, and performs short-range wireless communication with the detected mobile terminal 300.

(Edit processing part)
The editing processing unit 209A has a configuration for executing an editing process in the editing space A2-1, and includes a tablet built-in monitor 131, touch pens 132A and 132B, a speaker 231 and a wireless communication unit 150C. The editing processing unit 209B has the same configuration as the editing processing unit 209A, and executes an editing process in the editing space A2-2.

  The tablet built-in monitor 131 displays an editing screen according to control by the control unit 201 and accepts a user operation on the editing screen. An input signal representing the content of the user's operation is supplied to the control unit 201, and the captured image to be edited is edited.

  The wireless communication unit 150C detects the portable terminal 300 existing in the editing space A2-1 and performs short-range wireless communication with the detected portable terminal 300.

(Print processing department)
The print processing unit 211 includes a printer 241 that performs print processing and a sticker sheet unit 242. The printer 241 is provided in the editing unit 12, prints the photographed image and the edited image on the sticker paper stored in the sticker paper unit 242 attached to the printer 241, and discharges it to the sticker paper discharge port 164. .

[Mobile terminal]
Next, the configuration of the mobile terminal 300 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of the mobile terminal 300 according to the present embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 13, the mobile terminal 300 includes a communication unit 310, a wireless communication unit 320, a control unit 330, a storage unit 340, and a display unit 350.

(Communication part, display part)
The communication unit 310 is an interface that performs communication via a network such as the Internet, and performs communication with the server 400.

  The display unit 350 displays, for example, images (photographed images and edited images) created by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 according to control by the control unit 330.

(Wireless communication unit)
The wireless communication unit 320 performs short-range wireless communication without using a network with the wireless communication unit 150 included in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. The wireless communication unit 320 is a communication unit that can communicate with, for example, Beacon and is compatible with Bluetooth Low Energy. In addition, it can mention. The maximum communication distance on the Beacon specification (on the Bluetooth LowEnergy standard) is about 50 m, and the recommended communication distance range is 10 m.

(Control part)
The control unit 330 controls the processing of the mobile terminal 300 in an integrated manner. The control unit 330 includes an application control unit 331.

  The application control unit 331 controls downloading of an application for improving convenience when using the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 and processing for executing the downloaded application. Execution of the application includes, for example, paid member registration for using the application as a paid member, free member registration for using as a free member, and executing a service provided by the application as a charged or free member. Hereinafter, paid members and free members are simply referred to as “members”.

  The service provided by the application to the paying member includes, for example, one or more image data indicating the same image as each of the one or more images printed on the sticker sheet provided from the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. Examples of services provided. Specifically, when four types of images are printed on a sticker sheet, four types of image data representing each of the four types of images are provided to the paying member.

  As a service provided by the application to a free member, for example, one or more images selected on a sticker sheet provided from the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 and selected by the user who is the free member. A service that provides image data indicating the image of the image.

  In this embodiment, as a service provided by the target application to paying members, a configuration that provides the same image as each of one or more images printed on sticker paper will be described as an example. It is not limited to this. For example, as a service provided by the target application, an image before editing, an edited image, an image that can be used only by the mobile terminal 300, and the like that are taken by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 (that is, an image that is not printed on sticker paper) It is also possible to employ services that provide services. At this time, the user who is a free member can also select one image from images not printed on the sticker sheet.

  Further, the target application may set a period during which a selection operation by the user can be accepted when the user who is a free member selects one image. If a user who is a free member does not select one image within the set period, the target application will select one image selected in the photo sticker creation device 1 (or target application) for free May be provided to members.

(Memory part)
The storage unit 340 includes a member information database 341, an image database 342, and target application main body data 343.

  The member information database 341 stores member information set by the application at the time of member registration or set by the user himself / herself. The member information includes, for example, a user ID set by an application at the time of member registration, a user's e-mail address input by the user, a nickname, and a date of birth.

  The image database 342 stores image data acquired by a service provided by the application. When the application control unit 331 executes the application, an image represented by the image data stored in the image database 342 can be displayed on the display unit 350.

〔server〕
Next, the configuration of the server 400 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 14 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of the server 400 according to the present embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 14, the server 400 includes a communication unit 410, a control unit 420, and a storage unit 430.

(Communication unit, control unit)
The communication unit 410 is an interface that performs communication via a network such as the Internet, and performs communication between the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 and the mobile terminal 300.

  The control unit 420 is constituted by, for example, a CPU and controls the processing in the server 400 in an integrated manner. Further, the control unit 420 stores the data acquired from the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 and the portable terminal 300 in the storage unit 430 and reads out data to be transmitted to the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 and the portable terminal 300 from the storage unit 430. The data is transmitted via the communication unit 410.

(Memory part)
As illustrated in FIG. 14, the storage unit 430 includes a member database 431 and a history database 432.

  In the member database 431, information (user specifying information) for specifying a user who uses the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is stored for each user. As the user specifying information, for example, as shown in FIG. 14, a member ID of a user, an e-mail address, a nickname, a date of birth, an address, a member attribute, and an enrollment date can be cited. Moreover, as a member attribute, a pay member, a free member, etc. can be mentioned, for example.

  The history database 432 stores a usage history for each game in one or more photo sticker creation apparatuses including the photo sticker creation apparatus 1 for each user stored in the member database 431. As the usage history, for example, as shown in FIG. 14, the shooting date, the image data of each image created in the photo sticker creation device 1, the image ID for identifying each image data, the photo sticker creation device 1 that played the game The device ID that identifies the course, the course selected when the game was played, and the like.

  Here, the shooting date may be a date or a date when the game is played. Further, instead of the shooting date, a date (save date) when the image data is stored in the history database may be stored as the usage history.

  Further, each user stored in the member database 431 and the history information stored in the history database 432 are associated with each other by, for example, a user ID.

  In the above, each structure of the photograph sticker production apparatus 100, the portable terminal 300, and the server 400 included in the information management system of FIG. 2 has been described.

  Next, the operation of the information management system shown in FIG. 2 when a user registers as a member will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 15 is a sequence diagram showing a member registration operation of the information management system of FIG. In the example illustrated in FIG. 15, it is assumed that the user has downloaded the target application to the mobile terminal 300 in advance.

  When receiving an input operation for starting (executing) the target application from the user, the portable terminal 300 starts the target application (S101).

  After S101, the mobile terminal 300 accepts at least input of member information necessary for membership registration from the user (S102).

  After S102, the mobile terminal 300 that has received input of member information from the user transmits the member information to the server 400 (S103).

  After S103, the server 400 that has received the member information from the portable terminal 300 stores the member information in the member database 431 (S104).

  After S104, the server 400 that stores the member information in the member database 431 transmits the stored member information to the mobile terminal 300 (S105).

  After S105, the mobile terminal 300 that has received the member information from the server 400 stores the member information in the member information database 341 (S106).

  With the above procedure, the user membership registration is completed. As described above, by storing the member information stored in the server 400 in the storage unit of the mobile terminal 300, the mobile terminal 300 includes the wireless communication unit 150 included in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 without using the server 400. Member information can be transmitted via

  Note that “member information necessary for member registration” in S102 is information that can identify a user who has registered as a member, and means information that must be input by the user. . For example, the user's e-mail address, nickname, and date of birth may be set as information that must be input, and for example, information such as an address may be set as information that is not input.

  In addition, even when a user who has already been registered as a member updates the registered member information, the same procedure can be used. In the above case, for example, in S101, the target application may be activated by accepting input of a user ID and a password. In the above case, the member information input by the user in S102 may be only the member information that the user desires to update.

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 16 and 17, the operation of the information management system of FIG. 2 from when a group comes to the installation location of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 until the group finishes one game in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 will be described. While explaining.

  FIG. 16 is a sequence diagram showing the above operation of the information management system of FIG. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing in detail the operation of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 in one step (re-authentication processing step) of the sequence diagram of FIG.

  The detection unit 252 of the control unit 201 periodically detects communication devices around the photo sticker creating apparatus 1, but when the group comes to the installation place of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1, the detection unit 252 A communication device (portable terminal 300) owned by the user is detected (S201).

  After S201, the control unit 201 transmits data instructing transmission of member information to each communication device detected by the detection unit 252 via the wireless communication unit 150A (S202), and each communication device transmits this data. Receive (S203). Of the communication devices that have received this data, the communication device in which the application is installed in the storage unit and the member information is stored (for example, the portable terminal a in FIG. 16) transmits the member information to the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 (S204). ). Here, the mobile terminal a in FIG. 16 is a terminal according to a specific example of the mobile terminal 300.

  After S204, the UI control unit 253 of the photo sticker creation apparatus 1 that has received the member information via the wireless communication unit 150A displays a UI screen including the member information (strictly, the nickname included in the member information) in advance. Is displayed on the tablet built-in monitor 141 (S205). For example, when Mr. A's member information, Mr. B's member information, and Mr. C's member information are transmitted in S204, the UI control unit 253 displays the UI screen shown in FIG.

  In step S205, the UI control unit 253 gives priority to the user nickname of the communication device having a relatively high radio wave intensity sensed by the wireless communication unit 150A over the user nickname of the communication device having the relatively low intensity. Alternatively, it may be displayed in the UI screen.

  After S205, the UI control unit 253 receives input of information indicating whether or not the nicknames of all the members of the group are displayed on the UI screen without excess or deficiency (S206).

  Then, the UI control unit 253 determines whether or not the input information is information indicating that the nicknames of all the members of the group are displayed on the UI screen without excess or deficiency (S207).

  When it is determined that the input information is information indicating that the nicknames of all members of the group are displayed on the UI screen without any excess or deficiency (for example, the user presses the YES button on the UI screen in FIG. 18) The photograph sticker creating apparatus 1 displays a message prompting the user to proceed to the photographing space A1 on the tablet built-in monitor 141, and then proceeds to S209. When the YES button shown in FIG. 18 is pressed, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 identifies all the members indicated by the nicknames displayed on the tablet built-in monitor 141 as the group using the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. The

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the input information is information indicating that the nicknames of all the members of the group are not displayed in the UI screen without excess or shortage (for example, the user presses the NO button on the UI screen of FIG. 18). When is pressed), the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 proceeds to S208.

  Hereinafter, the drawings referred to for S208 will be described in detail in place of FIG.

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing in detail the operation of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 in S208 of FIG.

  If it is determined in S207 of FIG. 16 that the input information is information indicating that the nicknames of all the members of the group are not displayed in the UI screen without excess or deficiency, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 The re-authentication process for re-identifying the users who make up the group that plays together using the seal creation device 1 is started. When the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 starts the re-authentication process, the UI control unit 253 displays the UI screen of FIG. 19A on the tablet built-in monitor 141 (S301).

  After S301, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 further receives an operation from the user, and determines whether or not the received operation is an operation for adding a member to the members displayed in the UI screen (S302). ).

  In S302, when it is determined that the accepted operation is an operation for adding a member to the members displayed in the UI screen (for example, in the UI screen of FIG. 19A, the user selects “Add: When “Peripheral Search” or “Add: Address Input” is pressed), the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 proceeds to S303.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the received operation is not an operation for adding a member to the member displayed in the UI screen (for example, the user presses “delete” on the UI screen in FIG. 19A). The photo sticker creating apparatus 1 proceeds to S312.

  In S303, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 receives input of information from the user, and determines whether or not the input information is an instruction to automatically add a member (S303).

  In S303, when it is determined that the operation accepted in S301 is an operation for automatically adding a member (for example, when the user presses “Add: Search around” on the UI screen in FIG. 19A). The photo sticker creating apparatus 1 proceeds to S304.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the operation accepted in S301 is not an operation for automatically adding a member (for example, when the user presses “add: address input” on the UI screen in FIG. 19A), a photo The seal creating apparatus 1 proceeds to S310.

  In S304, the UI control unit 253 displays the UI screen of FIG. 19C (S304).

  After S304, the threshold control unit 254 sets a predetermined threshold lower than the current value when the detection unit 252 detects the number of mobile terminals (S305).

  After S305, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 reacquires member information (S306). The member information reacquisition processing in S306 may be performed in the same manner as the processing from S201 to S204 in FIG.

  After S306, the UI control unit 253 of the photo sticker creation apparatus 1 that has received the member information via the wireless communication unit 150A displays the UI screen including the member information (for example, the UI screen in FIG. 19D) in advance. The information is displayed on the tablet built-in monitor 141 of the unit 14 (S307).

  After S307, the UI control unit 253 accepts an operation for replying whether or not the nicknames of all the members of the group are displayed on the UI screen without excess or deficiency (S308).

  Then, the UI control unit 253 determines whether or not the operation received in S308 is an operation that replies that the nicknames of all the members of the group are displayed in the UI screen without excess or deficiency (S309).

  If it is determined that the operation accepted in S308 is an operation that replies that the nicknames of all the members of the group are displayed on the UI screen without excess or deficiency, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 proceeds to the photographing space A1. A message prompting the user to display the message is displayed on the tablet built-in monitor 141, and then the re-authentication process is terminated, that is, the process proceeds to S209 in FIG.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the operation accepted in S308 is an operation that replies that the nicknames of all the members of the group are not displayed in the UI screen without excess or deficiency, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 performs the process in S302 To return.

  In S303, when it is determined that the operation accepted in S301 is not an operation for automatically adding a member, the UI control unit 253 displays a UI screen that prompts the user to input a mail address of the member to be added on the monitor 141 with built-in tablet. (S310), and receiving an e-mail address from the user (S311).

  In S311, when receiving an e-mail address input from the user, the UI control unit 253 displays the e-mail address acquired in S311 on the tablet built-in monitor 141 in addition to the member information displayed in S205 of FIG. 16 (S307). . Note that, from the viewpoint of protecting personal information, it is preferable to display a part of the mail address acquired in S311 face down.

  In S302, when it is determined that the operation received in S301 is not an operation for adding a member to the members displayed in the UI screen (for example, in the UI screen of FIG. When “Delete” is pressed), the UI control unit 253 displays a UI screen (for example, the UI screen in FIG. 19B) prompting the selection operation of the member to be deleted on the tablet built-in monitor 141 (S312), and the user The input operation from is accepted (S313). In S312, a UI screen that prompts a member to select a member to be deleted is displayed. However, a UI screen that prompts a member to select a member of the displayed member information may be displayed. .

  In S313, upon receiving an input of a member selection operation from the user, the UI control unit 253 displays member information indicating the member selected in S313 on the tablet built-in monitor 141 (S307).

  According to the above procedure, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 can accurately specify the users constituting the group using the photo sticker creating apparatus 1.

  In step S209, the control unit 201 determines whether a coin has been inserted. Specifically, it is determined whether or not an activation signal indicating that a coin has been inserted has been received from the coin processing unit 221. The control unit 201 repeats the determination process of S209 until it is determined that a coin has been inserted.

  Note that if the control unit 201 does not determine that a coin has been inserted until a predetermined time has elapsed since the wireless communication unit 150A detected the mobile terminal 300, the coin has been inserted even after the predetermined time has elapsed. Information indicating that there is no information may be supplied to the UI control unit 253.

  Then, the UI control unit 253 that has received the information may display a message prompting the user to insert coins (for example, a message “Please insert coins”) on the touch panel monitor 93. In addition, the control unit 201 may instruct the mobile terminal 300 of each member of the group to display a message prompting the insertion of coins via the wireless communication unit 150B. By these processes, it is possible to suppress to some extent that group members stay at the place where the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is installed, and as a result, the effect of increasing the rotation rate of the photo sticker producing apparatus 1 is obtained.

  If the control unit 201 determines in S209 that a coin has been inserted, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 proceeds to a shooting process (S210) in which the group is the subject.

  In S210, the member performs an operation of instructing shooting after performing an operation of selecting a shooting course to be used. As a result, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 generates a captured image with the group as a subject.

  In S210, after the member performs an operation of selecting a shooting course, information indicating which shooting course is selected may be transmitted to the mobile terminal 300 of each member of the group. Then, the application control unit 331 of each mobile terminal 300 that has received the information reads from the storage unit 340 video data for introduction of an arbitrary shooting course other than the shooting course selected with reference to the information, and the read moving image. The introduction video (guidance information) may be displayed on the display unit 350 by reproducing the data.

  In addition, at an arbitrary time (for example, immediately after a coin is inserted) after the start of S210 until the member gives an instruction for shooting, the control unit 201 relates to a shooting method or a shooting pose via the wireless communication unit 150B. You may transmit guide information to the portable terminal 300 of each member. Then, the application control unit 331 of each member's mobile terminal 300 may display the received guide information on the display unit 350.

  After completion of S210, in S211, the control unit 201 displays an editing screen in a state where the image data of the captured image obtained in S210 is opened on the tablet built-in monitor 131, and editing according to the content of the editing operation by the member. Processing is performed on the captured image. As a result, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 stores the edited image obtained by performing the editing process in the RAM 207. The edit screen may be provided with one or a plurality of nickname input fields necessary for pasting the name stamp to the captured image, and one mail address input field as the destination of the edited image. One or more may be provided.

  The step S211 may be triggered by the touch of the touch pen with the tablet built-in monitor 131 of the editing unit.

  In step S211, for each member information acquired up to S205, the e-mail address included in the member information may be displayed in the e-mail address input field, or the nickname included in the member information. May be displayed in the nickname input field. As a result, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 can paste and / or edit the name stamp on the edited image without requiring the members of the group to input the nickname and / or mail address using the touch pen. Distribution of completed images to members can be performed. Note that the control unit 201 uses a nickname of a member who uses the mobile terminal 300 having a relatively high intensity of radio waves detected by the wireless communication unit 150C as compared to a nickname of a member who uses a communication device having a relatively low intensity. You may display preferentially in the input column of a mail address and / or in a nickname input column.

  Further, in the step of S211, not only the captured image obtained in S210 but also the captured image stored in each member's mobile terminal 300 may be edited. That is, after the start of S211, the control unit 201 may acquire one or more captured images from the member mobile terminal 300 and display each thumbnail of the acquired one or more captured images in the editing screen. . When a thumbnail is selected by the user, the control unit 201 may open a captured image corresponding to the selected thumbnail and display it in the editing screen.

  Furthermore, in step S211, the control unit 201 may process the acquired captured image of each member to generate a stamp image. Then, when the user performs an operation of pasting a stamp image, the control unit 201 may paste a stamp image on the captured image obtained in S210.

  When the step S211 is completed, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 proceeds to S212.

  In S212, the control unit 201 displays the edited image, the member information of each member who is a member (paid member or free member), and / or the mail address of each member who is not a member (the mail address acquired in S311). Are transmitted to the server 400 via the communication unit 203.

  In S213, the server 400 uses the photo sticker creating apparatus to store the data including the edited image, the member information of each member who is a member (paid member or free member), and / or the mail address of each member who is not a member. 1, and the received data is stored in the storage unit 430.

  The server 400 determines from the data received in S213 whether the target application has been downloaded to the mobile terminal owned by each member (S214).

  The server 400 performs the process of S215 for the mobile terminal a of the member that has been determined that the target application has been downloaded in S214. That is, the server 400 calls data to be transmitted to the target application of the mobile terminal a owned by the member from the storage unit 430 (S215). Here, the data transmitted to the target application of the mobile terminal a includes, for example, data indicating a URL for obtaining an edited image stored in the server 400.

  Further, the server 400 determines whether the user of the mobile terminal a is registered as a member depending on whether the member information is registered in the target application downloaded to the mobile terminal a. If registered as a member, the server 400 further determines whether the member is a free member or a paid member. When the member determined to be a member among the members who own the mobile terminal a is a free member, the URL for registering the paying member is included in the data transmitted to the target application of the mobile terminal a. Thus, the member may be prompted to register a paying member.

  In the example shown in FIG. 16, the data is transmitted to the application of the mobile terminal a owned by the member determined to be a member, but the member is registered by referring to the member information of the member. A configuration may be adopted in which an email including the above data is transmitted to the email address that is being sent.

  The server 400 transmits the data called in S215 to the target application of the mobile terminal a (S216).

  The portable terminal a receives the data transmitted from the server 400 (S217).

  When the user who owns the mobile terminal a that has received the data in S217 inputs an operation instruction to acquire the edited image stored in the server 400, the mobile terminal a instructs the server 400 to acquire the image. Is transmitted (S218).

  Receiving the image acquisition instruction from the portable terminal a, the server 400 calls the edited image stored in the server 400 (S219), and transmits the image to the portable terminal a (S220).

  The portable terminal a receives the image transmitted from the server 400 and displays the received image on the display unit.

  The server 400 performs the process of S222 for members determined not to be members in S214. That is, the server 400 transmits a mail for acquiring the edited image stored in the server 400 to the mail address of the member (mail address of the mobile terminal b) (S222). Here, the mail transmitted to the mobile terminal b includes, for example, a URL for acquiring the edited image stored in the server 400. Moreover, you may comprise so that the user who owns the portable terminal b may be urged to register as a member by including the URL for downloading the target application in the mail transmitted to the portable terminal b.

  The portable terminal b receives the mail transmitted from the server 400 (S223).

  The user who owns the portable terminal b that has received the mail in S223 inputs an operation instruction for obtaining the edited image stored in the server 400 (that is, an operation instruction for accessing the URL included in the mail). Then, the portable terminal b transmits an acquisition instruction for the image to the server 400 (S224).

  Receiving the image acquisition instruction from the portable terminal b, the server 400 calls the edited image stored in the server 400 (S219), and transmits the image to the portable terminal b (S220).

  The portable terminal b receives the image transmitted from the server 400 and displays the received image on the display unit (S225).

  With the above procedure, the operation of the information management system in FIG. 2 from when a group comes to the installation location of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 until the group finishes one game in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is completed.

  As described above, the information management system in FIG. 2 shows an image generated by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 for a portable terminal owned by a user specified as a user constituting the group by the specifying unit 251. Data can be transmitted.

  In the example shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, the user who is present in the pre-service area A4 via the wireless communication unit 150A included in the pre-service section 14 and identifies the users that constitute the group is configured. . The prior customer service space A4 is a waiting space where a user using the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 waits before use. That is, in the example shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, the number of portable terminals existing in the standby space detected by the wireless communication unit 150A is specified as the number of users constituting the group. Therefore, before the user uses the photo sticker creating apparatus 1, it is possible to specify the users constituting the group, which leads to a reduction in use time per group and increases the rotation rate of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. be able to.

  Note that there may be one or more wireless communication units 150A provided in the pre-service space A4. When a plurality of wireless communication units 150A are installed, the control unit 420 of the server 400 can more accurately identify the position of the mobile terminal existing in the pre-service area A4. The number of existing mobile terminals can be specified more accurately.

  In addition, instead of the configuration for specifying the users configuring the group via the wireless communication unit 150A included in the prior customer service unit 14, the users configuring the group are determined via the wireless communication unit 150B included in the photographing unit 21. It is good also as composition to specify. As described above, the shooting space A1 is a divided shooting space.

  In addition, by configuring the number of mobile terminals present in the imaging space A1 by the wireless communication unit 150B as the number of users configuring the group, it is possible to more accurately identify the users configuring the group. it can. Further, in the above case, after the user inserts a coin into the photo sticker creating apparatus 1, the user configuring the group may be specified.

  Similarly, there may be one or more wireless communication units 150B provided in the imaging space A1. When a plurality of wireless communication units 150B are installed, the control unit 420 of the server 400 can more accurately identify the position of the mobile terminal that exists in the imaging space A1, and therefore exists in the imaging space A1. The number of portable terminals can be specified more accurately.

(Modification)
A modification of the configuration of the imaging unit 21 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing another example of the appearance of the photographing unit 21 according to the present embodiment.

  The imaging unit 21 illustrated in FIG. 20 has a configuration substantially similar to that of the imaging unit 21 illustrated in FIG. The imaging unit 21 shown in FIG. 20 is different from the imaging unit 21 shown in FIG. 5 in that an installation base 88 is provided in the space 43B, and a wireless communication unit 150B is provided in the installation base 88. Is a point.

  The installation table 88 is a table on which the portable terminal 300 owned by the user who uses the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is placed. In addition, since the wireless communication unit 150B is provided on the installation base 88, the strength of the radio waves detected by the wireless communication unit 150B can be set to a predetermined threshold regardless of where the mobile terminal 300 is placed on the installation base 88. That's it.

  Therefore, by providing the installation table 88 in the space 43B, it is possible to accurately specify the users who make up the group using the photo sticker creating apparatus 1.

  In the example illustrated in FIG. 20, the installation base 88 is provided in the space 43 </ b> B, but this does not limit the present invention, and the configuration may be provided in the space 43 </ b> A. Moreover, it is good also as a structure with which the installation stand 88 is provided not in the imaging | photography part 21, but in the customer service part 14 and the edit part 12. FIG. When the installation table 88 is provided in the pre-service section 14, the wireless communication unit 150A is provided in the installation table 88. When the installation table 88 is provided in the editing unit 12, the wireless communication unit 150C is provided in the installation table 88. The configuration provided in the above may be used. In any case, it is possible to accurately specify the users who constitute the group using the photo sticker creating apparatus 1.

  In addition, the control unit 201 of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 controls each of the mobile terminals 300 according to the intensity of the radio waves from each mobile terminal 300 placed on the installation table 88 and sensed by the wireless communication unit 150. The predetermined threshold value may be individually changed for the detected radio wave intensity. Accordingly, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 can detect a plurality of mobile terminals 300 placed on the installation base 88 by the wireless communication unit 150 when the radio wave intensity varies depending on the model and performance of the mobile terminal 300. Can be prevented from being divided into mobile terminals 300 that are not detected.

  When a post-service reception booth, which is a booth for inputting an address (for example, an address to which a photographed image or edited image is transmitted), is provided in the photo sticker creation device during the print waiting time, wireless communication is performed with the post-service reception booth. A unit 150 may be installed.

  In addition, although a plurality of wireless communication units 150 are installed in the photograph sticker creating apparatus 1, only one wireless communication unit 150 may be installed in the photograph sticker creating apparatus. For example, only one wireless communication unit 150A may be installed in the customer service booth of the photo sticker creating apparatus, or only one wireless communication unit 150B may be installed in the photographing booth of the photo sticker creating apparatus. As described above, since the maximum communication distance of the wireless communication unit 150 is about 50 m, the communication range of the wireless communication unit 150 can be achieved even in a photo sticker creating apparatus in which only one wireless communication unit 150 is installed. This is because the entire photo sticker producing apparatus is included.

[Example of software implementation]
The control block (particularly the control unit 201) of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 may be realized by a logic circuit (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like, or using a CPU (Central Processing Unit). It may be realized by software.

  In the latter case, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 includes a CPU that executes instructions of a program that is software that realizes each function, and a ROM (Read Only Memory) in which the program and various data are recorded so as to be readable by a computer (or CPU). ) Or a storage device (these are referred to as “recording media”), a RAM (Random Access Memory) for expanding the program, and the like. And the objective of this invention is achieved when a computer (or CPU) reads the said program from the said recording medium and runs it. As the recording medium, a “non-temporary tangible medium” such as a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit, or the like can be used. The program may be supplied to the computer via an arbitrary transmission medium (such as a communication network or a broadcast wave) that can transmit the program. The present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission.

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The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope shown in the claims, and embodiments obtained by appropriately combining technical means disclosed in different embodiments. Is also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

  The present invention can be suitably used for a photographic sticker creating apparatus.

1 Photo sticker creation device (image generation device)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Shooting unit 12 Editing part 14 Pre-service part 21 Photographing part 22 Background part 88 Installation stand 93 Touch panel monitor (display part)
131 Monitor with built-in tablet (display unit)
141 Tablet built-in monitor (display unit)
150 wireless communication unit (short-range wireless communication unit, image transmission means)
201 Control unit (control means)
251 Specific part (specific means)
252 detection unit 253 UI control unit (input reception means)
254 Threshold control unit (control means)
300 Mobile terminal (communication equipment)
400 server A1 shooting space (shooting space)
A4 Advance customer service space (standby space)

Claims (10)

An image generation device that shoots a user and generates an image,
A short-range wireless communication unit in which the entire image generation apparatus is included in a range having a radius of the maximum communication distance on the specification;
A specifying means for specifying the number of one or more communication devices detected by the short-range wireless communication unit as the number of users constituting a group playing together using the image generation device ;
A display unit for displaying user identification information indicating a user who owns the communication device detected by the short-range wireless communication unit;
Input receiving means for receiving user input as to whether or not the user indicated by the user identification information displayed on the display unit and the user configuring the group match,
The specifying means specifies the user indicated by the user specifying information displayed on the display unit as a user constituting the group when the user input indicating matching is received by the input receiving means.
An image generation apparatus characterized by that. The input receiving means further receives a user input for selecting user specifying information indicating a user matching the user constituting the group from one or a plurality of user specifying information displayed on the display unit,
The specifying means specifies a user indicated by the user specifying information selected by the input receiving means as a user constituting the group;
The image generating apparatus according to claim 1 . The short-range wireless communication unit detects the communication device in which the strength of the radio wave sensed by the short-range wireless communication unit is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold;
The image generating apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that. A control means for controlling the predetermined threshold;
The control means includes
The upper Symbol short-range wireless communication unit number of the detected communication device, when receiving from the user an operation input indicating that less than the actual number of users constituting the group, lower the predetermined threshold value Set,
The image generating apparatus according to claim 3 . A control means for controlling the predetermined threshold;
  The control means includes
    When the operation input indicating that the number of communication devices detected by the short-range wireless communication unit is larger than the actual number of users constituting the group is received from the user, the predetermined threshold is set high. To
The image generation apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the image generation apparatus is an image generation apparatus. It further comprises an installation table on which the communication device is placed,
The short-range wireless communication unit is provided on the installation base,
The installation table is provided at a position where the strength of the radio wave sensed by the short-range wireless communication unit is equal to or higher than the predetermined threshold value.
The image generation apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the image generation apparatus is an image generation apparatus. Image transmission means for transmitting image data indicating an image generated by the image generation apparatus to the communication device owned by a user specified as a user constituting the group by the specifying means.
The image generation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the image generation apparatus is an image generation apparatus. There is a shooting space for shooting users,
The short-range wireless communication unit is provided in the shooting space,
The specifying means specifies the number of communication devices existing in the shooting space detected by the short-range wireless communication unit as the number of users constituting the group.
The image generation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image generation apparatus is an image generation apparatus. A waiting space is provided for a user who uses the image generating apparatus to wait before use,
The short-range wireless communication unit is provided in the standby space,
The specifying means specifies the number of the communication devices existing in the standby space detected by the short-range wireless communication unit as the number of users constituting the group.
The image generation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image generation apparatus is an image generation apparatus. Creating a seal from an image generated by the image generating apparatus according to claim 1;
A photo sticker creating apparatus characterized by the above.

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