JP6233019B2 - Photo sticker creation device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an image generation apparatus that generates a captured image.

  A recent photo sticker creating apparatus is generally provided with a non-contact type IC reader / writer that performs non-contact communication with a user's portable terminal.

  Examples of such a photo sticker creating apparatus include the photo sticker creating apparatuses disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 3. These photographic sticker creating apparatuses perform non-contact communication with a device when a user brings a device with a non-contact type IC close thereto.

  For example, the photo sticker creating apparatus of Patent Document 2 acquires information for acquiring a mobile transmission image when a user holds a portable terminal with a non-contact IC mounted on the non-contact IC reader / writer of the apparatus. Is transmitted to the portable terminal by non-contact communication. As a result, the photo sticker creating apparatus of Patent Document 2 can allow the user of the mobile terminal to acquire the mobile transmission image.

Patent No. 4470647 (published on March 9, 2006) JP 2012-234026 A (published November 29, 2012) Japanese Patent No. 5212053 (released on June 10, 2010)

  However, in the above-described conventional configuration, in order to perform non-contact communication between a device equipped with a non-contact type IC and a photographic sticker creating apparatus, a user installs a device equipped with a non-contact type IC with a non-contact type IC reader / There is a problem that it must be close to the writer. For example, if the user has put a device with a non-contact IC in the bag, the user must take the device out of the bag and bring the removed device close to the non-contact IC reader / writer.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and its main purpose is to make a user perform an operation intended to enable communication between a communication device and an image generation apparatus. An object of the present invention is to realize an image generation apparatus capable of communicating with a communication device.

  In order to solve the above problem, an image generation apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention automatically communicates with a communication device that has approached a communicable range without requiring a pairing operation by a user. An image generation apparatus to which a short-range wireless communication unit having a function is attached, wherein the short-range wireless communication unit is a center, and the maximum communication distance on the specifications of the short-range wireless communication unit is within a range The entire image generating apparatus is included.

  An image generation device according to an aspect of the present invention is provided between a communication device and a communication device without causing the user to perform an operation for enabling communication between the communication device owned by the user and the image generation device. The effect is that communication can be performed.

It is the block diagram which showed the principal part structure of the function with which the control part of the photograph sticker production apparatus 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 figure which shows another example of the data stored in the memory | storage part of the photograph sticker production apparatus of FIG. It is a figure which shows another example of the data stored in the memory | storage part of the photograph sticker production apparatus of FIG.

<Embodiment 1>
One 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 the present embodiment, the case where the image generation device is a photo sticker creation device that provides sticker paper as a sheet on which a captured image or an edited image is printed will be described as an example. It may be a photo creation device that provides a sheet (a general sheet that is not sticker paper) on which a photographed image or an edited image is printed.

[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 a 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 creating apparatus 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 member 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. In the present embodiment, the shooting space is also referred to as a “shooting booth”.

(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. In the present embodiment, the editing space is also referred to as an “editing booth”. The number of editing booths is not particularly limited, and the number of editing booths may be one or three or more.

(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 the prior customer service process is displayed.

  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. In the present embodiment, the pre-service area is also referred to as “pre-service area”.

(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. In the present embodiment, the post-service customer space is also referred to as a “post-service customer booth”.

  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 has a function of detecting the mobile terminal 300 existing within a predetermined range and performing short-range wireless communication with the detected mobile terminal 300. Specifically, the wireless communication unit 150 automatically establishes a connection with the mobile terminal 300 that has approached a communicable range (within a predetermined range) without requiring a pairing operation by the user. However, short-range wireless communication is performed. Here, the term “within a predetermined range” refers to a range in which the radio communication unit 150 is the center and the maximum communication distance in the specification of the radio communication unit 150 is a radius. 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, an editing processing unit 209 </ b> A, an editing processing unit 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 executes a program stored in the storage unit 202 and the ROM 206, thereby, as shown in FIG. 1, a UI presentation processing unit 2011, a guide information presentation processing unit 2012, an image transmission / reception processing unit 2013, an operation reception It functions as a processing unit 2014 and a user position specifying unit 2015.

  The UI presentation processing unit 2011 displays various UIs on the display screen (the tablet built-in monitor 141 provided in the advance customer service unit 14, the touch panel monitor 93 provided in the photographing unit, and the tablet built-in monitor 131 provided in the editing unit). Display the screen.

  The guide information presentation processing unit 2012 performs processing for presenting guide information useful for the user to advance the game or acquire knowledge about the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. For example, the guide information presentation processing unit 2012 transmits guide information for the user to the user's portable terminal 300 located in the imaging space A1 via the wireless communication unit 150B.

  As an example of the guide information, there is information indicating which of the editing space A2-1 and the editing space A2-2 is the vacant editing space that the user should use next to the shooting space A1. Another example of the guide information is guide information related to a position where the user who is shooting should stand, a shooting method, a shooting pose, and the like in the shooting space A1. Still another example of the guide information is guide information for guiding the user to the editing space to be moved when the user moves away from the editing space to be moved after completing the shooting process in the shooting space A1.

  The image transmission / reception processing unit 2013 performs processing of transmitting image data of a captured image or an edited image to the mobile terminal 300 via the wireless communication unit 150. For example, the image transmission / reception processing unit 2013 transmits image data of a photographed image including an image of the subject to the user's portable terminal 300 after completing the photographing process with the user as the subject.

  The operation reception processing unit 2014 receives various operations (for example, operations using the touch panel monitor 93) from the user, and issues an event corresponding to the operation content.

  The user position specifying unit 2015 acquires information indicating the intensity of radio waves from the mobile terminal 300 detected by the wireless communication unit 150 from each of the plurality of wireless communication units 150. Then, the user position specifying unit 2015 specifies the position of the mobile terminal 300 based on the information acquired from each wireless communication unit 150.

  Further, a communication unit 203, a drive 204, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 207 are connected to the control unit 201, and further, a photographing processing unit 208, an editing processing unit 209A, an editing processing unit 209B, a print processing unit 211, And each structure of the pre-processing part 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.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 12, in the storage unit 202, information necessary for presenting the user with guide information related to the position where the user who is shooting should stand in the shooting space A1 (shooting position information, announcement voice data) Further, strobe light amount information necessary for issuing a strobe with an appropriate light amount according to the standing position of the user is stored. Further, in the storage unit 202, information (editing booth vacancy status information) that is referred to in order to determine a vacant editing space to be used by the user next to the shooting space A1 and the editing space to be moved from the user. The guidance voice data to be reproduced when the user is away (guidance voice data such as “You are not an editing booth” or “Move to the other side”) is 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 related to pre-processing and accepts user input under the control of the control unit 201.

  The wireless communication unit 150A is used to communicate with the user's portable terminal 300 that has come to the preprocessing space A4.

(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 is used to communicate with the mobile terminal 300 of the user who has come to the shooting space A1.

(Edit processing section)
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 is used to perform communication with the user's mobile terminal 300 that has come to the editing space.

(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. As the wireless communication unit 320, for example, a communication unit that can communicate with Beacon and is compatible with Bluetooth Low Energy can be used. 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 performs application download for improving convenience when using the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 (hereinafter, also referred to as “target application”), processing for executing the downloaded target application, and the like. Control. Execution of the target application includes, for example, paying member registration using the target application as a paying member, free member registration using the target application as a free member, and executing a service provided by the target application as a paying or free member. . Hereinafter, paid members and free members are simply referred to as “members”.

  As a service provided by the target application to the paying member, 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 A service that provides 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.

  The service provided by the target application to the free member is, for example, one selected by the user who is the free member out of one or more images printed on the sticker sheet provided from the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. There is a service that provides image data indicating a single 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 the target application at the time of member registration, a user's e-mail address input by the user himself, a nickname, and a date of birth.

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

  The storage unit 340 includes a moving image data group 344 for introducing a shooting course. The moving image data group includes, for example, moving image data for introducing the shooting course A, moving image data for introducing the shooting course B, and moving image data for introducing the shooting course C. Note that the number of moving image data for introducing a shooting course included in the storage unit 340 is not particularly limited.

  Furthermore, in the storage unit 340, voice data 345 to be reproduced when moving away from the editing space to be moved (such as “You are not an editing booth”, “Move to the other side”, etc.) (Guidance voice data shown) is stored.

〔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 information database 431 and a history database 432.

  In the member information database 431, information for specifying a user who uses the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 (user specifying information) 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.

  In the history database 432, for each user stored in the member information database 431, a usage history for each game in one or more photo sticker creating apparatuses including the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is stored. 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.

  In addition, each user stored in the member information 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.

(Member registration operation of information management system)
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 mobile terminal 300 stores the member information in the member information database 431 (S104).

  After S104, the server 400 storing the member information in the member information 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.

(Game operation of information management system)
Next, after a group of three members (user A, user B, and user C) comes to the place where the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is installed, the group finishes one game in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 16 and 17. FIG.

  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 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 control unit 201 is owned by a member of the group. A communication device (mobile terminal 300) is detected (S201).

  After S201, the control unit 201 transmits data instructing transmission of member information to each detected communication device via the wireless communication unit 150A (S202), and each communication device receives this data (S203). ). Of the communication devices that have received this data, the communication device in which the target 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 presentation processing unit 2011 of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 that has received the member information via the wireless communication unit 150A displays the UI screen including the member information (strictly, the nickname included in the member information) in advance. 14 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 presentation processing unit 2011 displays the UI screen shown in FIG. .

  In step S205, the UI presentation processing unit 2011 sets the user nickname of the communication device having a relatively high radio wave intensity detected by the wireless communication unit 150A to be higher than the user nickname of the communication device having the relatively low intensity. You may display in a UI screen preferentially.

  After S205, the operation reception processing unit 2014 receives 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 (S206).

  Then, the UI presentation processing unit 2011 determines whether or not the operation received in S206 is an operation that replies that the nicknames of all the members of the group are displayed on the UI screen without being excessive or insufficient (S207). .

  When it is determined that the operation accepted in S206 is an operation for replying that the nicknames of all the 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) When the button is pressed), the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 displays a message prompting the user to proceed to the shooting space A1 on the monitor 141 with a built-in tablet, and then proceeds to S209.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the operation accepted in S206 is an operation for replying that the nicknames of all the members of the group are not displayed in the UI screen without excess or shortage (for example, in the UI screen of FIG. When the NO button 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 in FIG. 16 that the operation accepted in S206 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 Then, a re-authentication process is started for re-identifying the users constituting the group that plays together using the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. When the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 starts the re-authentication process, the UI presentation processing unit 2011 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 received operation is an operation for adding a member to the members displayed in the UI screen (for example, in the UI screen of FIG. When “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 members 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 presentation processing unit 2011 displays the UI screen shown in FIG. 19C (S304).

  After S304, the control unit 201 sets a threshold value related to the radio wave intensity used when detecting the number of mobile terminals lower than the current value (S305). Note that the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 detects the number of portable terminals that can reach the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 with radio waves having an intensity equal to or greater than the threshold.

  After S305, the control unit 201 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 presentation processing unit 2011 of the photo sticker creation apparatus 1 that has received the member information via the wireless communication unit 150A displays in advance a UI screen including the member information (for example, the UI screen in FIG. 19D). The information is displayed on the tablet built-in monitor 141 of the customer service unit 14 (S307).

  After S307, the operation reception processing unit 2014 receives an operation for answering 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 presentation processing unit 2011 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 shortage, the UI presentation processing unit 2011 proceeds to the shooting space A1. A message prompting the user to display the message is displayed on the tablet built-in monitor 141, and 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.

  If it is determined in step S303 that the operation received in step S301 is not an operation for automatically adding a member, the UI presentation processing unit 2011 displays a UI screen for prompting the member to add an email address on the tablet built-in monitor 141. Displayed (S310), the operation reception processing unit 2014 receives the input of the mail address from the user (S311).

  In S311, when receiving an e-mail address input from the user, the UI presentation processing unit 2011 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. The date of birth may be displayed in addition to the email address acquired in S311.

  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 presentation processing unit 2011 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). Then, the operation reception processing unit 2014 receives an input operation from the user (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, when receiving an input of a member selection operation from the user, the UI presentation processing unit 2011 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.

  After S208, in S209, the operation reception processing unit 2014 determines whether or not a coin has been inserted. The operation reception processing unit 2014 repeats the determination process of S209 until it is determined that a coin has been inserted.

  Note that if the operation reception processing unit 2014 does not determine that a coin has been inserted until a predetermined time has elapsed after the wireless communication unit 150A detects the mobile terminal 300, the operation reception processing unit 2014 will Information indicating that no coin has been inserted even after elapse may be supplied to the UI presentation processing unit 2011 and / or the guide information presentation processing unit 2012.

  Then, the UI presentation processing unit 2011 that has received the information may display a message that prompts the user to insert coins (for example, a message “Please insert coins”) on the touch panel monitor 93. In addition, the guide information presentation processing unit 2012 that has received the information may instruct the mobile terminal 300 of each member of the group to display a message that prompts the user to insert 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, an effect of increasing the utilization rotation rate of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 can be obtained.

  When the operation reception processing unit 2014 determines that a coin has been inserted in S209, 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, the guide information presentation processing unit 2012 is instruction information for instructing to reproduce moving image data for introducing shooting courses other than the selected shooting course. Thus, instruction information including information indicating which shooting course has been 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 instruction information refers to the instruction information, reads out the moving image data for introducing any shooting course other than the selected shooting course from the storage unit 340, and reads 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 point (for example, immediately after a coin is inserted) after the start of S210 until the member gives an instruction for shooting, the guide information presentation processing unit 2012 uses the radio communication unit 150B to perform the shooting method or Guide information regarding the shooting pose may be transmitted to the mobile 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.

  The guide information related to the photographing method may be information for presenting the user with a plurality of photographing methods that can be selected by the user. The target application installed in the mobile terminal 300 that has received the guide information may be implemented so that an operation for selecting a desired shooting method from a plurality of shooting methods presented to the user can be received. Good. Then, when the target application accepts the operation, the application control unit 331 may transmit a command instructing to perform shooting according to the selected shooting method to the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 by short-range wireless communication. . The UI presentation processing unit 2011 of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 that has received the command via the wireless communication unit 150B displays the content indicating the selected shooting method on the touch panel monitor 93, and the shooting processing unit 208 selects the selected shooting method. You may perform imaging | photography according to the imaging | photography method.

  After completion of S210, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 proceeds to an editing process step (S211) for editing the generated captured image, but before completion of S210 or after completion of S210 and before proceeding to S211. At least one of the following processes 1 to 3 may be performed.

  Specifically, the processing 1 may be performed when the photo sticker creation apparatus 1 is configured so that the guidance guidance is performed before photographing, and the photo sticker creation apparatus 1 is configured so that the guidance guidance is performed after photographing. In some cases, the process 2 may be performed, or the process 3 may be performed immediately after shooting or during guidance after shooting.

(Process 1)
The guide information presentation processing unit 2012 identifies one or more vacant editing booths with reference to the editing booth vacancy status information, and selects the editing booth to be used by the group from the identified one or more editing booths. Select one automatically. For example, when the editing booth availability information is information as shown in FIG. 21A, the guide information presentation processing unit 2012 selects the editing booth A2-1, and the editing booth shown in FIG. The portion recorded as “available” in the available status information is updated to “in use (user A, user B, user C)”. Note that the portion recorded as “vacant” in the editing booth vacancy status information shown in FIG. 21A may be updated to “in use”. The guide information presentation processing unit 2012 may randomly select an editing booth to be used by the group from one or more specified editing booths.

  Then, the guide information presentation processing unit 2012 transmits guide information indicating which editing booth is the next editing booth to be used by the group to the mobile terminal 300 of each member via the wireless communication unit 150B. . Speaking of the above example, the guide information presentation processing unit 2012 transmits guide information indicating that the editing booth to be used next is the editing booth A2-1 to the mobile terminal 300 of each member. Then, the application control unit 331 of each member's mobile terminal 300 displays the received guide information on the display unit 350.

(Process 2)
The user position specifying unit 2015 repeatedly specifies the position of the mobile terminal 300 of each member of the group. When the user position specifying unit 2015 specifies that the mobile terminal 300 of a member of the group has moved to an editing booth different from the editing booth to be used next by the group, the guide information presentation processing unit 2012 Process.

  That is, the guide information presentation processing unit 2012 transmits guide information (specifically, guidance voice data shown in FIG. 21B) for moving the member to the editing booth to be used by the member. The data is transmitted to the mobile terminal 300 of the member through the unit 150C. Then, the portable terminal 300 that has received the guidance voice data outputs a voice “Please move to the opposite side” from a built-in speaker (not shown).

  The guide information may be video data (for example, video data including a text “Move to the opposite side”, not shown). In this case, the mobile terminal 300 that has received the video data may display a video including the text “Move to the opposite side” on the display unit 350. In addition, the guide information presentation processing unit 2012 may transmit video data and guided audio data to the mobile terminal 300 and cause the mobile terminal 300 to reproduce the transmitted video data and guided audio data. You may go.

  That is, the guide information presentation processing unit 2012 uses the wireless communication unit 150C to generate information for causing the portable terminal 300 to reproduce the guidance voice data 345 and video data (not shown) stored in advance in the storage unit 340. , It may be transmitted to the mobile terminal 300.

  Alternatively, the guide information presentation processing unit 2012 may display the video indicated by the video data as the guide information on the monitor of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 (preferably, the monitor of the editing booth where the certain member has moved).

  Further, the guide information presentation processing unit 2012 may output a guide voice from a speaker of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. Alternatively, both the output of the guidance sound from the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 and / or the speaker of the mobile terminal 300 and the display of the video (the video indicated by the video data as guide information) on the display unit 350 of the mobile terminal 300 are executed. You may perform the process for.

(Process 3)
The image transmission / reception processing unit 2013 transmits image data of a captured image including an image of each member of the group to the mobile terminal 300 of each member via the wireless communication unit 150B.

  The processes 1 to 3 have been described above. In addition, the process 1 and the process 2 allow the members of the group to smoothly advance the game, and as a result, an effect of increasing the use rotation rate of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 can be obtained.

  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. In addition, each input field may be provided for the number of persons specified up to S208.

  The step S211 may be triggered by the touch of the touch pen with the tablet built-in monitor 131 of the editing unit 12 by a member of the group. Alternatively, the step of S211 may be triggered by the fact that the user position specifying unit 2015 has specified that the mobile terminal 300 of a member of a group has moved to the editing booth to be used next for the group.

  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. The UI presentation processing unit 2011 uses a nickname of a member who uses the mobile terminal 300 having a relatively high intensity of radio waves sensed by the wireless communication unit 150C, and a nickname of a member who uses the communication device having a relatively low intensity. More preferentially, it may be displayed in the mail address input field and / or the nickname input field.

  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. In other words, after the start of S211, the image transmission / reception processing unit 2013 acquires one or more captured images from the member mobile terminal 300, and displays each thumbnail of the acquired one or more captured images in the editing screen. Also good. When a thumbnail is selected by the user, the UI presentation processing unit 2011 may open a captured image corresponding to the selected thumbnail and display it in the editing screen.

  Furthermore, in the process of S211, the UI presentation processing unit 2011 may process the captured image of each member acquired by the image transmission / reception processing unit 2013 to generate a stamp image. Then, when the user performs an operation of pasting a stamp image, the UI presentation processing unit 2011 may paste the 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 whether or not each member indicated by the data received in S213 is a member, that is, whether or not the target application has been downloaded to the mobile terminal owned by the member (S214).

  The server 400 performs the process of S215 for the member determined to be a member 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. In addition, when the member determined to be a member is a free member, the URL for registering the paying member is included in the data to be transmitted to the target application of the mobile terminal a. You may comprise so that registration of a paid member may be promoted.

  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, in the information management system of FIG. 2, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 transmits image data indicating the generated image to the mobile terminal owned by the user specified as the user constituting the group. be able to.

(Advantages of Photo Sticker Making Device 1)
As described above, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 includes a wireless communication unit having a function of automatically communicating with a communication device that has come within a communicable range without requiring a pairing operation by a user. 150 is attached, and the photo sticker creating apparatus is within a range in which the radio communication unit 150 (position where the radio communication unit 150 is attached) is the center and the maximum communication distance in the specification of the radio communication unit 150 is a radius. 1 whole is included. Here, “center” refers to the center of a range in which the maximum communication distance in the specification of the wireless communication unit 150 is a radius.

  According to the above configuration, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 performs an operation intended to enable communication between the user's communication device and the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 to the user who has come to the installation location. The effect is that communication with the communication device can be performed without making it.

  When a plurality of wireless communication units (150A, 150B, 150C) are installed (when installed for each booth), a communication range is provided around the installation position of each wireless communication unit (Beacon). Also for a photo sticker creating apparatus that has a structure that shields radio waves (that is, radio waves from the wireless communication unit do not leak outside the booth), the entire photo sticker creating apparatus can be within the communication range.

(Another advantage of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1)
Since the communication distance of the non-contact type IC reader / writer provided in the conventional photo sticker creating apparatus is very short, in the conventional photo sticker creating apparatus, the non-contact type IC reader / writer provided in the booth is It was only used to complete the work that the user had to do at the booth. For example, in the photo sticker creating apparatus of Patent Document 1, a non-contact type IC reader / writer (electronic money reading / writing unit) is provided in a photographing booth. It was only used to complete the payment that the user had to make.

  Therefore, the conventional photo sticker creating apparatus is portable by a user who has left a certain booth and has not moved to the next booth to be moved (a user who is outside the range in which the non-contact type IC reader / writer can communicate). The device cannot output video and / or audio for guiding the user to the next booth to be moved.

  On the other hand, since the communication distance of the wireless communication unit 150 provided in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment is long, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment is a portable device of the user as described above. On the other hand, it is possible to output video and / or audio for guiding the user to the next booth to be moved.

(Appendix 1)
A plurality of wireless communication units 150 (preferably three or more wireless communication units 150) may be provided in the photographing space A1 of the photo sticker creating apparatus. For example, wireless communication units 150 may be provided at the four corners of the shooting space A1. In this case, the user position specifying unit 2015 may specify the position of the mobile terminal 300 based on the strength of the radio wave from the mobile terminal 300 sensed by each of the wireless communication units 150 at the four corners of the imaging space A1 in S210. Good. As a result, the photo sticker creating apparatus can accurately specify in which position the user carrying the mobile terminal 300 is in the shooting space A1 in S210.

  In this case, the photo sticker creating apparatus may perform the following process 4 or process 5 in S210.

(Process 4)
The illumination control unit 223 may calculate the distance (shooting distance) between the user carrying the mobile terminal 300 and the camera 91 based on the position of the mobile terminal 300 specified by the user position specifying unit 2015. . Then, the illumination control unit 223 causes the strobe to emit an amount of strobe light (shooting light) corresponding to the shooting distance. For example, when the calculated shooting distance is 1 m25 cm, the illumination control unit 223 refers to the strobe light amount information in FIG. 20B and causes the strobe light to emit a large amount of strobe light.

(Process 5)
The guide information presentation processing unit 2012 should stand at which position in the shooting space A1 according to the position of the mobile terminal 300 specified by the user position specifying unit 2015 (that is, the position of the user carrying the mobile terminal 300). The content of the voice that instructs the user (the voice indicated by the announcement voice data) is determined, and the voice of the determined content is output from the speaker 224.

  Note that the guide information presentation processing unit 2012 specifies the direction in which the position of the mobile terminal 300 specified by the user position specifying unit 2015 is viewed from the position indicated by the shooting home position information recorded in the storage unit 202. May be. Here, the photographing fixed position information is information indicating a position where the user should stand in order to perform optimum photographing.

  In this case, the guide information presentation processing unit 2012 may determine the content of the sound to be output based on which direction the specified direction is, and may output the determined content of sound from the speaker 224. For example, when the specified direction is a direction diagonally to the right when viewed from the position indicated by the photographing home position information, “moves forward diagonally to the left” of the eight announcement voices shown in FIG. Announcement voice “Tene” may be output from the speaker 224.

(Appendix 2)
When a plurality of wireless communication units 150B are provided in the photographing space A1 of the photo sticker creating apparatus, the following processing may be performed after completion of S210 and before the start of S211.

  That is, the user position specifying unit 2015 may specify the moving direction of each member by repeatedly specifying the position of the mobile terminal 300 of each member of the group.

  Then, when the guide information presentation processing unit 2012 detects that the movement direction of a certain member is a direction away from the direction in which the editing space is located, the guide information (for example, “ Guide voice data indicating a voice that is not an editing booth ”may be transmitted to the mobile terminal 300 of the member via the wireless communication unit 150B. Then, the mobile terminal 300 that has received the guidance voice data may output a voice “You are not an editing booth” from a built-in speaker (not shown).

  The guide information may be video data (for example, video data including a text “You are not an editing booth”, not shown). In this case, the mobile terminal 300 that has received the video data may display a video including the text “You are not an editing booth” on the display unit 350. In addition, the guide information presentation processing unit 2012 may transmit video data and guided audio data to the mobile terminal 300 and cause the mobile terminal 300 to reproduce the transmitted video data and guided audio data. You may go.

  That is, the guide information presentation processing unit 2012 provides information for causing the portable terminal 300 to reproduce the guidance voice data 345 and the video data (not shown) stored in the storage unit 340 in advance via the wireless communication unit 150B. , It may be transmitted to the mobile terminal 300.

(Appendix 3)
Similarly, when the guide information presentation processing unit 2012 detects that the movement direction of a member who has finished the work in the pre-service space is a direction away from the direction in which the shooting space is located, the guide information presentation processing unit 2012 adds the member to the shooting space. Guide information for movement may be transmitted to the mobile terminal 300 of the member via the wireless communication unit 150A.

  Further, when the guide information presentation processing unit 2012 detects that the movement direction of a member who has finished the work in the editing space is a direction away from the direction in which the subsequent customer service space is located, the guide information presentation processing unit 2012 adds the member to the subsequent customer service space. Guide information for movement may be transmitted to the mobile terminal 300 of the member via the wireless communication unit 150C.

(Appendix 4)
The photo sticker creating apparatus 1 may include a non-contact type IC reader / writer.

  And in the said embodiment, although the photo sticker production apparatus 1 performed the process which waits for the insertion of a coin in S209, the photo sticker production apparatus 1 replaced with the said process in S209, and was equipped with the non-contact-type IC. Alternatively, it may wait for the card to approach the contactless IC reader / writer.

  Specifically, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 may wait for the proximity of the above devices or cards for the number of persons specified up to S208. And every time the said apparatus or card | curd approaches, the photograph sticker production apparatus 1 may perform the process (provisional settlement process) which withdraws the amount which divided the price by the said number of persons from the balance of the apparatus or card | curd.

  In addition, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 communicates with each member's mobile terminal 300 specified up to S208 via the wireless communication unit 150 (the amount obtained by dividing the price from each member's mobile terminal 300 by the number of persons). The discount payment settlement process may be performed by performing communication only for withdrawal.

(Appendix 5)
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.

[Summary]
The image generation apparatus (photo sticker creation apparatus 1) according to the first aspect of the present invention is automatic without requiring a pairing operation by a user with a communication device (mobile terminal 300) that has come close to the communicable range. Image generation apparatus to which a short-range wireless communication unit (wireless communication unit 150) having a function of performing communication is attached, which is based on the specifications of the short-range wireless communication unit centered on the short-range wireless communication unit The entire image generation apparatus is included in a range having the maximum communication distance as a radius.

  According to the above configuration, the image generating apparatus is a conventional photographic sticker creating apparatus having a non-contact type IC reader / writer with a maximum communication distance of about 4 to 10 cm (with a non-contact type IC mounted device). In order to perform non-contact communication, it is possible to communicate with a communication device located far away as compared to a photo sticker creation apparatus) in which the user needs to bring the device close to a non-contact type IC reader / writer. Specifically, the image generation apparatus is configured so that the user who came to the installation location of the photo sticker creation apparatus does not perform the “operation for bringing the communication apparatus close to the short-range wireless communication unit” or the pairing operation. Can communicate with. Note that the pairing operation is an operation that enables “two devices to connect for communication” (for example, an operation of inputting a pass key to a device in the case of Bluetooth 2.0).

  Therefore, the image generation apparatus can cause the user who came to the installation location to perform the operation for the purpose of enabling communication between the communication apparatus of the user and the image generation apparatus. The effect that it can communicate with is produced.

  The image generation apparatus according to aspect 2 of the present invention is the image generation apparatus according to aspect 1, wherein the identification information (nickname included in the member information) for identifying the user of the communication device from the communication device via the short-range wireless communication unit. Acquisition means (control unit 201) may be provided.

  According to said structure, the said image generation apparatus has the further effect that the user of the communication apparatus which approached in the range which can communicate is identified.

In the image generation apparatus according to aspect 3 of the present invention, in the aspect 1 or the aspect 2, one or more spaces including the imaging space (imaging space A1) are provided. The short-range wireless communication unit is installed in a certain space,
Guide information transmission means (guide information presentation processing unit 2012) for transmitting guide information for the user in the space to the user's communication device located in the space via the short-range wireless communication unit. May be.

  According to said structure, the said image generation apparatus transmits guide information with respect to the user who exists in the space where the said near field communication unit is attached. Therefore, the image generation device has the further effect that the user can smoothly use the image generation device.

  An image generation apparatus according to aspect 4 of the present invention is the image generation apparatus according to aspect 3, wherein the short-range wireless communication unit is attached to the shooting space, and the guide information transmission unit is configured such that the image generation apparatus The guide information regarding the shooting method or the shooting pose may be transmitted before the shooting process is completed.

  According to said structure, the said image generation apparatus has the further effect that the user who exists in an imaging | photography space can acquire the knowledge regarding the imaging | photography method or imaging | photography pose at the time of imaging | photography using the said image generation apparatus. Play.

  The image generation apparatus according to aspect 5 of the present invention is the image generation apparatus according to aspect 3 or aspect 4, wherein the guide information transmission unit is configured to allow a predetermined time to elapse after the short-range wireless communication unit detects the communication device. When the image generating apparatus does not recognize the charge input, information for prompting the charge input may be transmitted as the guide information.

  According to the above configuration, the image generation apparatus prompts the user's communication device that does not input a charge even after a predetermined time elapses (that is, prompts the user to start using the image generation apparatus). Send. Therefore, the image generating apparatus can suppress the user from occupying the apparatus for a long time to some extent, and as a result, the use rotation rate of the apparatus can be improved.

  An image generation apparatus according to an aspect 6 of the present invention is the image generation apparatus according to any one of the aspects 3 to 5 described above, in which a shooting space (shooting space A1) and a plurality of editing spaces (editing spaces A2-1 and A2-2). And determining means (guide information presentation processing unit 2012) for determining whether or not the editing space is vacant for each of the plurality of editing spaces, and the determining means determines that the editing space is vacant. A selection unit (guide information presentation processing unit 2012) for automatically selecting an editing space to be used by a user in the shooting space from one or more editing spaces, and the guide information transmitting unit includes: After the image generating apparatus completes the photographing process with the user as a subject, the user is moved to the editing space selected by the selection unit. Information for may be transmitted as the guide information.

  According to said structure, the said image generation apparatus has the further effect that the user who complete | finished imaging | photography in the imaging | photography space can be smoothly moved to the editing space which the said user should utilize.

  An image generation apparatus according to an aspect 7 of the present invention includes the image of the subject in the aspect 1 to the aspect 6 described above, after the image generation apparatus completes the photographing process with the user as the subject. You may provide the image transmission / reception means (image transmission / reception process part 2013) which transmits a picked-up image toward the said user's communication apparatus via the said short-distance wireless communication unit.

  According to said structure, the said image generation apparatus has the further effect that the user who complete | finished imaging | photography in the imaging | photography space can be smoothly moved to the editing space which the said user should utilize.

  In the image generation apparatus according to aspect 8 of the present invention, the identification information display means (displaying the touch panel monitor 93) provided with the identification information acquired by the acquisition means is displayed on the display screen (touch panel monitor 93) in the aspect 2. A UI presentation processing unit 2011) may be further provided.

  According to said structure, there exists the further effect that the said image generation apparatus can notify the user using the own apparatus that the said user's communication apparatus is recognized by the own apparatus.

  The image generation apparatus according to aspect 9 of the present invention is the image generation apparatus according to aspect 8, wherein the identification information display means detects the radio waves detected by the short-range wireless communication unit when the image generation apparatus detects a plurality of the communication devices. Identification information for identifying a user of a communication device having a relatively high strength may be displayed on the display screen with priority over identification information for identifying a user of a communication device having a relatively low strength.

  According to said structure, the said image generation apparatus preferentially identifies the identification information of the user who is using the own apparatus over the identification information of the person who is not using the own apparatus but is in the vicinity of the own apparatus. Display on the display screen. Therefore, the image generating apparatus has an additional effect that the user who uses the apparatus can more quickly grasp that the user's communication device is recognized by the apparatus.

  An image generation apparatus according to an aspect 10 of the present invention provides an operation reception unit (operation reception) that receives an operation of selecting a shooting course to be used from a plurality of shooting courses in any of the aspects 1 to 9 described above. After the processing unit 2014) and the operation accepting unit accept the operation, the communication device is selected from the guide information (introduction videos) of each of the plurality of shooting courses stored in the communication device. And instruction means (guide information presentation processing unit 2012) for instructing to display guidance information of shooting courses other than the shooting course.

  According to said structure, the said image generation apparatus has the further effect that the said user can acquire the knowledge about the imaging | photography course which the user did not select. In addition, if the user is interested in a shooting course that is not selected by the user, the user may be interested in trying to use the image generation device again. Therefore, it can be said that the image generating apparatus has the further effect that the operation rate of the apparatus itself can be improved.

  An image generation apparatus according to an aspect 11 of the present invention is the image generation apparatus according to the aspect 1, in which the plurality of short-range wireless communication units are attached, and radio waves from communication devices sensed by the plurality of short-range wireless communication units are detected. You may provide the position specific | specification means (user position specific | specification part 2015) which pinpoints the position of the said communication apparatus based on intensity | strength.

  According to said structure, the said image generation apparatus has the further effect that the position of the user who is carrying the said communication apparatus can be pinpointed.

  The image generation apparatus according to aspect 12 of the present invention is the image generation apparatus according to aspect 11, in which the plurality of short-range wireless communication units are attached to an imaging space, and an amount of imaging light according to the position specified by the position specifying unit. You may further provide the light emission control means (illumination control part 223) which emits (strobe light).

  According to said structure, since the said image generation apparatus light-emits the imaging | photography light according to the position where a user exists, there exists the further effect that a high quality captured image can be produced | generated.

  An image generation apparatus according to aspect 13 of the present invention is the image generation apparatus according to aspect 11 or aspect 12, wherein the plurality of short-range wireless communication units are attached to a shooting space, and any one of the plurality of short-range wireless communication units Guide information transmitting means (guide information presentation processing) for transmitting guide information corresponding to the position specified by the position specifying means to the communication device located in the shooting space via the short-range wireless communication unit. Part 2012) may be further provided.

  According to said structure, there exists the further effect that the said image generation apparatus can notify the said user of appropriate guide information according to the position where a user exists.

  In the image generation apparatus according to aspect 14 of the present invention, the shooting space and the editing space are provided in the aspect 13, and the user of the communication device moves by causing the position specifying unit to repeatedly specify the position. The guide information transmitting unit further includes a moving direction specifying unit (user position specifying unit 2015) for specifying a direction, and the guide information transmitting unit determines that the moving direction after the image generating apparatus completes the photographing process with the user as the subject is the editing unit. When it is detected that the direction is away from the space, information (guide voice data) for moving the user to the editing space may be transmitted as the guide information.

  According to said structure, the said image generation apparatus has the further effect that the user who complete | finished imaging | photography in the imaging | photography space can be smoothly moved to the editing space which the said user should utilize.

  An image generation apparatus according to an aspect 15 of the present invention is the image generation apparatus according to any one of the above aspects 11 to 14, wherein the plurality of short-range wireless communication units are attached to an imaging space. Audio output means (guide information presentation processing unit 2012) for determining the content of the voice (announcement voice) instructing whether or not to stand at the position based on the position specified by the position specifying means and outputting the audio of the determined content May be further provided.

  According to said structure, the said image generation apparatus can move a user to a desired standing position so that appropriate imaging | photography can be performed in imaging | photography space. Therefore, the image generating apparatus has an additional effect that it is possible to suppress a failure of shooting in the shooting space.

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

1 Photo sticker creation device (image generation device)
91 Touch panel monitor (display screen)
131 Monitor with built-in tablet (display screen)
141 Tablet built-in monitor (display screen)
150 Wireless communication unit (Short-range wireless unit)
201 Control unit (acquisition means)
2011 UI presentation processing unit (identification information display means)
2012 guide information presentation processing unit (guide information transmission means, determination means, selection means,
Instruction means)
2013 Image transmission / reception processing unit (image transmission means)
2014 operation reception processing unit (operation reception means)
2015 User position specifying unit (position specifying means, moving direction specifying means)
223 Illumination control unit (light emission control means)
300 Mobile terminal (communication equipment)
400 servers

Claims (16)

A photo sticker creating apparatus to which a short-range wireless communication unit having a function of automatically communicating with a communication device approaching within a communicable range without requiring a pairing operation by a user is attached. ,
There is a shooting space and multiple editing spaces.
A shooting unit for shooting a user in the shooting space;
An editing unit for editing the user's image captured by the imaging unit;
With
The entire photo sticker creating apparatus and the communication device are included in a range in which the maximum communication distance on the specifications of the short-range wireless communication unit is set as a radius centering on the short-range wireless communication unit,
The short-range wireless communication unit is attached to a certain space among the shooting space and the plurality of editing spaces,
Guide information transmitting means for transmitting guide information for the user in the space to the user's communication device located in the space via the short-range wireless communication unit;
Determining means for determining whether or not the editing space is free for each of the plurality of editing spaces;
A selection unit that automatically selects an editing space to be used by the user in the shooting space from one or more editing spaces determined to be free by the determination unit;
The guide information transmission means transmits information for moving the user to the editing space selected by the selection means as the guide information after the photograph sticker creating apparatus completes the photographing process with the user as a subject. A photo sticker creating apparatus characterized by: Via the short-range wireless communication unit, said the communication device includes an acquisition unit for acquiring identification information identifying the user of the communication device, it photo sticker creation device according to claim 1, wherein . 3. The photo sticker creating apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising identification information display means for displaying the identification information obtained by the obtaining means on a display screen provided in the photo sticker creating apparatus. The identification information display means identifies identification information for identifying a user of a communication device having a relatively high intensity of radio waves sensed by the short-range wireless communication unit when the photo sticker creating apparatus detects a plurality of the communication devices. 4. The photo sticker creating apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the image is preferentially displayed on the display screen over identification information for identifying a user of a communication device having a relatively low strength. A photo sticker creating apparatus to which a short-range wireless communication unit having a function of automatically communicating with a communication device approaching within a communicable range without requiring a pairing operation by a user is attached. ,
A shooting unit for shooting a user in the shooting space;
An editing unit for editing the user's image captured by the imaging unit;
Via the short-range wireless communication unit, obtaining means for obtaining identification information for identifying a user of the communication device from the communication device;
Identification information display means for displaying the identification information acquired by the acquisition means on a display screen provided in the photo sticker creating apparatus;
With
The entire photo sticker creating apparatus and the communication device are included in a range in which the maximum communication distance on the specifications of the short-range wireless communication unit is set as a radius centering on the short-range wireless communication unit,
The identification information display means identifies identification information for identifying a user of a communication device having a relatively high intensity of radio waves sensed by the short-range wireless communication unit when the photo sticker creating apparatus detects a plurality of the communication devices. Is preferentially displayed on the display screen over identification information for identifying a user of a communication device having a relatively low strength. There is one or more spaces including a shooting space,
The short-range wireless communication unit is attached to a certain one of the one or more spaces;
It is characterized by comprising guide information transmitting means for transmitting guide information for the user in the space to the user's communication device located in the space via the short-range wireless communication unit. The photographic sticker creating apparatus according to claim 5 . The short-range wireless communication unit is attached to the shooting space,
The guide information transmitting unit, before the photo sticker creation device completes the photographic process to subject the user, and transmits the guide information about the imaging method or photography poses it in claim 1 or 6, characterized in The photo sticker making apparatus as described. The guide information transmission means prompts the user to insert a fee when the photo sticker creating apparatus does not recognize the fee input until a predetermined time has elapsed after the short-range wireless communication unit has detected the communication device. information and transmits as the guide information for it photo sticker creation device according to claim 1, 6 or 7, wherein. There is a shooting space and multiple editing spaces.
Determining means for determining whether or not the editing space is free for each of the plurality of editing spaces;
A selection unit that automatically selects an editing space to be used by the user in the shooting space from one or more editing spaces determined to be free by the determination unit;
The guide information transmission means transmits information for moving the user to the editing space selected by the selection means as the guide information after the photograph sticker creating apparatus completes the photographing process with the user as a subject. The photo sticker creating apparatus according to any one of claims 6 to 8 , wherein Image transmitting means for transmitting a photographed image including an image of the subject to the user's communication device via the short-range wireless communication unit after the photograph sticker creating apparatus completes the photographing process for the subject. and that it photo sticker creation device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that comprises a. Operation accepting means for accepting an operation of selecting a shooting course to be used from a plurality of shooting courses;
After the operation accepting unit accepts the operation, the guide information of the shooting course other than the selected shooting course is selected from the guide information of each of the plurality of shooting courses stored in the communication device. photo sticker generating apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that it comprises a, and instruction means for instructing to display. A plurality of the above short-range wireless communication units are attached,
Based on the intensity of a radio wave from the communication devices each of which senses the plurality of short-range wireless communication unit, and a position specifying means for specifying a position of the communication device, it was claim 1 or, characterized in that photo sticker creating apparatus according to 5. The plurality of short-range wireless communication units are attached to the shooting space,
13. The photo sticker creating apparatus according to claim 12 , further comprising light emission control means for emitting photographing light in an amount corresponding to the position specified by the position specifying means. The plurality of short-range wireless communication units are attached to the shooting space,
Guide information corresponding to the position specified by the position specifying means toward a communication device located in the shooting space via any one of the plurality of short-range wireless communication units. The photo sticker creating apparatus according to claim 12 or 13 , further comprising guide information transmitting means for transmitting. There is a shooting space and an editing space.
A moving direction specifying means for specifying the moving direction of the user of the communication device by causing the position specifying means to repeatedly specify the position;
The guide information transmission means detects that the moving direction after the photograph sticker creating apparatus completes the photographing process with the user as the subject is a direction away from the editing space. 15. The photo sticker creating apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein information for moving a user is transmitted as the guide information. The plurality of short-range wireless communication units are attached to the shooting space,
A voice output unit for determining the content of the voice instructing which position in the shooting space should be based on the position specified by the position specifying unit, and for outputting the voice of the determined content; The photo sticker creating apparatus according to any one of claims 12 to 15 , wherein

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