JP6997371B2 - Photographing game consoles, printing methods, and programs - Google Patents

Description

The present technology relates to a photo-creating game machine, a printing method, and a program, and more particularly to a photo-creating game machine, a printing method, and a program that enable a better finish to be achieved by taking advantage of the characteristics of transparent sticker paper.

Conventionally, a photo-seal machine installed in an amusement facility or the like is known. The photo sticker takes a picture of the user and edits the taken image according to the operation of the user. The photo sticker machine prints the edited photographed image on the sticker paper.

Normally, in a photo-seal machine, a photographed image is printed on a white and opaque seal paper, but a photo-seal machine that prints a photographed image on a transparent seal paper has also been proposed.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique that enables printing of a transparent image without a base and an opaque image with a base on a transparent sticker paper. According to the technique of Patent Document 1, by making the person area an opaque image with a background, the person area is beautifully colored and clearly shown regardless of the color or pattern of the surface of the object to be pasted. be able to.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2005-167781

Usually, the sticker paper is composed of a seal portion on which an image is printed and has an adhesive layer, and a mount that protects the adhesive layer of the seal portion, and is output in a state where the seal portion is attached to the mount.

However, in the transparent sticker paper of Patent Document 1, it is not clear whether or not the mount is transparent even if the sticker portion is transparent. When the backing paper is opaque, the appearance of the sticker paper itself does not change regardless of the color or pattern of the object surface behind the sticker paper when the sticker portion is attached to the backing paper.

On the other hand, when the mount is transparent, depending on the color and pattern of the surface of the object behind the sticker paper, it is difficult to see the details in the background image, stamp image, pen image, and other composite images that are composited in the captured image. There is a risk of becoming. That is, there is a possibility that the finish of the sticker paper will be better if the background image and the composite image in the photographed image are not printed on the sticker paper in which both the sticker portion and the mount are transparent.

This technology was made in view of such a situation, and makes it possible to realize a better finish by taking advantage of the characteristics of the transparent sticker paper.

The photo creation game machine of the present technology has a shooting processing unit that generates a shot image by shooting a user as a subject, and an editing processing unit that synthesizes a composite image with the shot image as an edit input for the shot image. And a print processing unit capable of printing the captured image in each of a person area, a background area, and a composite image area, and the print processing unit includes the person area, the background area, and the photographed image. And at least one of the respective areas of the composite image region is printed on a transparent seal paper composed of a seal portion and a mount, and the seal portion and the mount are both transparent or translucent.

The printing method of the present technology includes a shooting processing unit that generates a shot image by shooting with a user as a subject, and an editing processing unit that synthesizes a composite image with the shot image as an edit input for the shot image. A photo-creating game machine including a print processing unit capable of printing the captured image in each of a person area, a background area, and an image area for compositing has the person area, the background area, and the compositing of the photographed image. At least one of the respective areas of the image area for printing is printed on a transparent sticker paper composed of a seal portion and a mount, and the seal portion and the mount are both transparent or translucent.

In the present technology, a photographed image is generated by photographing a user as a subject, a composite image is synthesized with the photographed image as an edit input for the photographed image, and the photographed image is a person area and a background area. , And printable for each area of the image area for compositing, and at least one of the person area, the background area, and the image area for compositing in the captured image is a transparent seal composed of a seal portion and a mount. It is printed on paper, and the seal portion and the mount are both transparent or translucent.

According to this technology, it is possible to realize a better finish by taking advantage of the characteristics of the transparent sticker paper.

The effects described herein are not necessarily limited, and may be any of the effects described in the present disclosure.

It is a perspective view which shows the structural example of the appearance of the photograph sticker making apparatus of this technique. It is a perspective view which looked at the appearance of the photograph sticker making apparatus from another angle. It is a figure explaining the movement of a user. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the preselection part. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the photographing part. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the background part. It is a perspective view which shows the floor material. It is a figure which shows the configuration example of the front of an editing unit. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the side surface of an editing unit. It is a block diagram which shows the configuration example of the photograph sticker making apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure example of the photograph sticker making apparatus. It is a flowchart explaining the photo sticker making game process. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a transparent sticker paper. It is a figure which shows the cross-sectional structure of a transparent sticker paper. It is a figure which shows the other structural example of a transparent sticker paper. It is a figure which shows the example of the photographed image. It is a figure which shows the example of an edited image. It is a figure explaining the layer composition of an edited image. It is a flowchart explaining the flow of a print process. It is a figure which shows the example of the transparent sticker paper after printing. It is a figure which shows the example of the transparent sticker paper after printing. It is a figure which shows the example of the transparent sticker paper after printing. It is a figure which shows the example of the transparent sticker paper after printing. It is a figure explaining the printing of the background image. It is a figure explaining the printing of the background image. It is a flowchart explaining the flow of a print process. It is a flowchart explaining the flow of a print process. It is a figure explaining the difference in the print density for each area. It is a flowchart explaining the flow of a print process. It is a flowchart explaining the flow of the transmission process of a photographed image.

Hereinafter, embodiments for implementing the present technology (hereinafter referred to as embodiments) will be described.

<Appearance of photo sticker making device>
1 and 2 are perspective views showing a configuration example of the appearance of the photo sticker creating device 1.

The photo sticker creating device 1 is a game machine that provides a photographed image and an edited image. The photo sticker creating device 1 provides an image to a user by printing the image on a sticker paper or making the image viewable on the user's mobile terminal. The photo sticker creating device 1 is installed in an amusement facility such as a game center or a store.

The users of the photo sticker making device 1 are mainly high school girls and young women. In the photo sticker creating device 1, a plurality of users, such as mainly two or three people, can enjoy the game per set. Of course, in the photo sticker creating device 1, one user can enjoy the game.

In the photo sticker creating device 1, the user takes a picture by himself / herself as a subject. By editing, the user synthesizes a composite image such as handwritten characters or a stamp image with an image selected from the captured images obtained by shooting. As a result, the captured image is edited into a colorful image. The user receives a sticker paper on which the edited image, which is an edited image, is printed, and ends the series of games.

The photo sticker creation device 1 can be said to be a photo creation game machine that provides a photo creation game.

As shown in FIG. 1, the photo sticker creating device 1 is basically configured by being installed in a state where the photographing unit 11 and the editing unit 12 are in contact with each other. The photographing unit 11 and the editing unit 12 are electrically connected.

The photographing unit 11 has a box-shaped housing having a size large enough for a person to enter, and is composed of a preselection unit 20, a photographing unit 21, and a background unit 22. The preselection unit 20 is installed on the side surface of the photographing unit 21. The space in front of the preselection unit 20 is the preselection space in which the preselection process is performed. Further, the photographing unit 21 and the background unit 22 are installed at a predetermined distance from each other. The space formed between the photographing unit 21 and the background unit 22 is the photographing space in which the photographing process is performed.

As the preselection process, the preselection unit 20 provides guidance for introducing the game provided by the photo sticker creating device 1, and makes various settings in the shooting process performed in the shooting space. The preselection unit 20 is provided with a coin slot for the user to insert the price, a touch panel monitor used for various operations, and the like. The preselection unit 20 appropriately guides the user in the preselection space to the shooting space according to the availability of the shooting space.

The photographing unit 21 is a device for photographing a user as a subject. The shooting unit 21 is located in front of the user who has entered the shooting space. A camera, a touch panel monitor used for various operations, and the like are provided in front of the shooting unit 21 facing the shooting space.

Assuming that the left side surface is the left side surface and the right side surface is the right side surface when viewed from the user facing the front in the shooting space, the left side surface of the photographing unit 21 is composed of the side panel 41A and the right side surface is composed of the side panel 41B. Will be done. Further, the front surface of the photographing unit 21 is composed of the front panel 42. The preselection unit 20 described above is installed on the side panel 41A. The preselection unit 20 may be installed on the side panel 41B.

The background portion 22 is composed of a back panel 51, a side panel 52A, and a side panel 52B. The back panel 51 is a plate-shaped member located on the back side of the user facing the front. The side panel 52A is a plate-shaped member attached to the left end of the back panel 51 and having a narrower width than the side panel 41A. The side panel 52B is a plate-shaped member attached to the right end of the back panel 51 and having a width narrower than that of the side panel 41B.

The side panel 41A and the side panel 52A are provided on substantially the same plane. The upper portions of the side panel 41A and the side panel 52A are connected by a connecting portion 23A which is a plate-shaped member. The lower portions of the side panel 41A and the side panel 52A are connected by, for example, a connecting portion 23A'which is a metal member provided on the floor surface. Similarly, the side panel 41B and the side panel 52B are provided on substantially the same plane. The upper portions of the side panel 41B and the side panel 52B are connected by the connecting portion 23B. The lower portions of the side panel 41B and the side panel 52B are connected by a connecting portion 23B'.

A flooring material 27, which is a plate-shaped member, is laid on the floor of the photographing space.

An opening formed by being surrounded by the side panel 41A, the connecting portion 23A, and the side panel 52A serves as an entrance / exit of the photographing space. Further, the opening formed by being surrounded by the side panel 41B, the connecting portion 23B, and the side panel 52B also serves as an entrance / exit of the photographing space.

Above the photographing space, a ceiling surrounded by the front surface of the photographing unit 21, the connecting portion 23A, and the connecting portion 23B is formed. A ceiling sheet 24 is provided on a part of the ceiling. One end of the ceiling sheet 24 is fixed to the connecting portion 23A, and the other end is fixed to the connecting portion 23B.

The ceiling sheet 24 may be in the shape of a sheet or in the shape of a plate. Further, the ceiling sheet 24 may not be connected to the connecting portion 23, in other words, there may be no ceiling sheet 24 and an opening may be formed in the ceiling.

Further, a ventilation hole may be provided in a part of the ceiling sheet 24. For example, the portions shown in a square shape on both ends (connecting portion 23A side and connecting portion 23B side) of the ceiling sheet 24 shown in FIG. 1 may be used as ventilation holes. Further, the portion shown by the quadrangular shape in FIG. 1 may be formed of a transparent member to which light is incident.

The editing unit 12 is a device for editing a captured image. The editing unit 12 is connected to the photographing unit 11 so that one side surface is in contact with the front panel 42 of the photographing unit 21.

Assuming that the configuration of the editing unit 12 shown in FIG. 1 is the configuration on the front side, the configuration used for the editing work is provided on each of the front side and the back side of the editing unit 12. With this configuration, two sets of users can perform editing work at the same time.

The front side of the editing unit 12 is composed of a surface 61 and a slope 62 formed above the surface 61. The surface 61 is perpendicular to the floor surface and substantially parallel to the side panel 41A of the photographing unit 21. A monitor with a built-in tablet and a stylus are provided on the slope 62 as a configuration used for editing work. On the left side of the slope 62, a columnar support portion 63A that supports one end of the lighting device 64 is provided. On the right side of the slope 62, a columnar support portion 63B that supports the other end of the lighting device 64 is provided. A support portion 65 for supporting the curtain rod 26 is provided on the upper surface of the support portion 63A.

A curtain rod 26 is attached above the editing unit 12. The curtain rail 26 is composed of a combination of three rails 26A to 26C. The three rails 26A to 26C are combined so that the shape when viewed from above is U-shaped. One ends of the rail 26A and the rail 26B provided in parallel are fixed to the connecting portion 23A and the connecting portion 23B, respectively, and the other ends of the rail 26A and the rail 26B are joined to both ends of the rail 26C, respectively.

A curtain is attached to the curtain rail 26 so that the space in front of the front and the space in front of the back of the editing unit 12 cannot be seen from the outside. The space in front of the front and the space behind the back of the editing unit 12 surrounded by the curtain are the editing spaces in which the user performs editing work.

As will be described later, the left side surface of the editing unit 12 is provided with a discharge port from which the printed sticker paper is discharged. The space in front of the left side of the editing unit 12 is a printing waiting space for the user to wait for the printed sticker paper to be ejected.

<About the movement of users>
Here, the flow of the photo sticker creation game and the accompanying movement of the user will be described.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the photo sticker creating device 1 as viewed from above.

The user inserts the price into the coin slot in the preselection space A0, which is the space in front of the preselection unit 20. Next, the user makes various settings according to the screen displayed on the touch panel monitor. For example, the user performs preselection work such as selection of a course related to shooting performed in the shooting space.

As shown by the white arrow # 1, the user who has completed the preselection work has a shooting space A1 formed between the shooting unit 21 and the background unit 22 from the entrance / exit G1 between the side panel 41A and the side panel 52A. to go into. The user performs shooting work by using a camera or a touch panel monitor provided in the shooting unit 21.

The user who has completed the shooting work can either leave the shooting space A1 from the entrance / exit G1 and move to the editing space A2-1 as indicated by the white arrow # 2, or move to the editing space A2-1 as indicated by the white arrow # 3. Exit the shooting space A1 and move to the editing space A2-2.

The editing space A2-1 is an editing space on the front side of the editing unit 12. On the other hand, the editing space A2-2 is an editing space on the back side of the editing unit 12. Whether the user moves to the editing space A2-1 or the editing space A2-2 is guided by the screen display of the touch panel monitor of the photographing unit 21 or the like. For example, the vacant one of the two editing spaces is guided as the destination. The user who has moved to the editing space A2-1 or the editing space A2-2 starts the editing work. The user of the editing space A2-1 and the user of the editing space A2-2 can perform editing work at the same time.

After the editing work is completed, printing of the edited image is started. When printing is started, the user who has completed the editing work in the editing space A2-1 moves from the editing space A2-1 to the printing waiting space A3 as indicated by the white arrow # 4. Further, the user who has completed the editing work in the editing space A2-2 moves from the editing space A2-2 to the print waiting space A3 as indicated by the white arrow # 5.

The user who has moved to the print waiting space A3 waits for printing to finish. When printing is completed, the user receives the sticker paper discharged from the discharge port provided on the right side surface of the editing unit 12, and ends a series of photo sticker creation games.

Next, the configuration of each device will be described.

<Structure of preselection unit>
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the preselection unit 20.

A touch panel monitor 71 is provided on the upper side of the preselection unit 20. The touch panel monitor 71 is composed of a monitor such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and a touch panel laminated on the monitor. The touch panel monitor 71 has a function of displaying various GUIs (Graphical User Interfaces) and accepting a user's selection operation. The touch panel monitor 71 displays a screen used for selecting the number of users.

A speaker 72 is provided below the touch panel monitor 71. The speaker 72 outputs a guidance voice for preselection processing, BGM (Back Ground Music), a sound effect, and the like. A coin insertion / return port 73 for inserting coins by the user is provided adjacent to the speaker 72.

A case 74 is provided on the upper side of the touch panel monitor 71 of the preselection unit 20. In this case 74, for example, a sample of a sticker made by the photo sticker making device 1 is posted. Further, the case 74 can be used as an advertisement, and a sample of some product, a product explanation image (poster), or the like can be posted.

<Structure of shooting unit>
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the front surface of the photographing unit 21. The photographing unit 21 is configured to be surrounded by the side panel 41A, the side panel 41B, and the front panel 42.

A camera unit 81 is provided slightly above the center of the front panel 42. A camera 91 and a touch panel monitor 92 are provided on the front surface of the camera unit 81.

The camera 91 is, for example, a single-lens reflex camera, and is mounted inside the camera unit 81 so that the lens is exposed. The camera 91 has an image sensor such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) image sensor or a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) image sensor, and photographs a user in the photographing space A1. The camera 91 functions as a shooting unit that shoots with the user as a subject.

The moving image captured by the camera 91 (hereinafter, also referred to as a live view image) is displayed on the touch panel monitor 92 in real time. A still image captured by the camera 91 at a predetermined timing such as when shooting is instructed is saved as a shooting image.

The touch panel monitor 92 is provided below the camera 91. The touch panel monitor 92 is composed of a monitor such as an LCD and a touch panel laminated on the monitor. The touch panel monitor 92 has a function as a live view monitor that displays a moving image captured by the camera 91, and a function that displays various GUIs and accepts a user's selection operation.

An upper strobe unit 82 is installed above the camera unit 81. Further, the strobe unit 82 is provided with three panels 86-1 to 86-3 (hereinafter, when it is not necessary to distinguish the panels 86-1 to 86-3 individually, it is simply referred to as a panel 86). These panels 86 are installed at a predetermined angle with respect to the front panel 42. The angle is such that the surface of the panel 86 faces the user side. For example, the panel 86 is installed at an angle of approximately 45 degrees with respect to the front panel 42.

The upper strobe unit 82 irradiates the user's face and upper body with light from above the front of the user. The panel 86 is configured to be removable, and the details will be described later. However, when the panel 86 is removed, a light bulb for lighting and a strobe that emits light at the time of shooting are arranged inside.

Below the camera unit 81, a foot strobe unit 83 that irradiates the lower body and feet of the user with light is provided.

The upper strobe unit 82 and the foot strobe unit 83 are composed of a light bulb for lighting and a lighting device capable of emitting strobe light. The upper strobe unit 82 and the foot strobe unit 83 brighten the shooting space, constantly illuminate the shooting space in order to ensure user operability and safety, and improve the image quality of the shot image. Strobe light is emitted at the shooting timing to illuminate the user who is the subject.

A box-shaped portion 84 is provided between the foot strobe unit 83 and the side panel 41A. Further, a box-shaped portion 85 is provided between the foot strobe unit 83 and the side panel 41B. The upper surfaces of the box-shaped portions 84 and 85 form a surface substantially horizontal to the installation surface of the photo sticker making device 1, and are used as a luggage storage place for a user performing photography work to put baggage and the like.

A speaker may be provided near the ceiling of the front panel 42, for example, to output guidance voices, BGMs, sound effects, and the like for shooting processing. Further, the speaker may be provided not on the front panel 42 but on the background portion 22 described later. Here, the description will be continued by taking as an example the case where the speaker is provided in the background portion 22 as shown in FIG.

<Structure of background part>
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the background portion 22 on the photographing space A1 side.

A back strobe 101-1 and a back strobe 101-2 are installed above the back panel 51. The rear strobe 101 irradiates the user, especially the user's head, with light from behind and above the user.

A speaker 102-1 and a speaker 102-2 are provided between the rear strobe 101-1 and the rear strobe 101-2. The speaker 102 outputs guidance voice, BGM, sound effect, etc. for shooting processing.

Although FIG. 6 shows an example in which two speakers 102 are provided, one speaker 102 is provided, for example, in the intermediate portion between the rear strobe 101-1 and the rear strobe 101-2. Alternatively, a plurality of small speakers 102 may be provided.

A white sheet 121 is attached to the surface of the back panel 51 on the shooting space A1 side (front side in the drawing). Here, the description will be continued on the assumption that the white sheet 121 is attached, but the color of the sheet 121 is not limited to white, and may be, for example, light gray, and is considered to be a color having high reflectance.

Further, although the description will be continued here assuming that the sheet 121 is attached, the wall surface itself may be painted in white, or a white plate-shaped panel may be attached instead of the sheet. ..

Further, a curtain unit may be installed, and a white curtain may be wound and stored in the curtain unit so that the white curtain comes down at the time of shooting. Further, the color of the curtain is not limited to white, and may be, for example, light gray, and may be a color having high reflectance.

<Floor composition>
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the floor material 27. For convenience of explanation, illustrations of the photographing unit 21, the side panel 41A, and the like are omitted.

A horizontally long rectangular floor sheet 27A is attached to the center of the floor material 27 or at a position closer to the rear so that its long side is substantially parallel to the back panel 51. In FIG. 7, the direction in which the back panel 51 is located is behind the photographing space A1, and the direction in which the photographing unit 21 is located (in the direction of the white arrow) is in front of the photographing space A1.

Marks 28-1 and 28-2 are printed on the floor sheet 27A. The mark 28 is used as a mark for guiding each user to the standing position at the time of shooting.

For example, when the number of users is two and an image showing a large upper body is taken (close-up shooting), the mark 28-1 is designated as the standing position of the user standing on the right side of the camera 91. , Mark 28-2 is designated as the standing position of the user standing on the left side.

In the example shown in FIG. 7, the English word meaning “RIGHT” on the right is described on the mark 28-1, which more clearly indicates that the user is standing on the right side. It is displayed.

Similarly, the mark 28-2 contains an English word meaning "LEFT" on the left side, and is displayed to more clearly indicate that the user is standing on the left side.

The rear strobe 101 (FIG. 6) is installed so that the user is optimally irradiated with light when the user is located on the mark 28. In this way, the position where the optimum image is obtained is appropriately described as the optimum shooting position.

The optimum standing position (optimum shooting position) is the position where the light from the strobe is sufficiently (appropriately) applied to the user, the position where the camera 91 does not deviate from the shooting range, and the size of the background and face. It means a position where the balance is good.

By the way, the photo sticker creating device 1 trims the image taken by the camera 91 to generate an image to be displayed on the editing screen.

Here, the shooting range will be described as the range of the image pickup element of the shooting unit 21 corresponding to the range of the image finally displayed on the editing screen as the shooting image, but the shooting range is the image pickup element before trimming. It may be in the range of.

The mark 28 of the floor sheet 27A may be printed at a position where an optimum standing position can be specified according to the number of users, the angle of view (range) of the image to be captured, and the like. .. That is, as shown in FIG. 7, the mark 28 includes not only the two marks of mark 28-1 and mark 28-2, but also a plurality of marks corresponding to a plurality of people and a plurality of marks corresponding to different angles of view. The mark may be printed. Further, the shape of the mark 28 is not limited to the rectangular shape as shown in FIG. 7, but may be any shape such as a polygon, a circle, a star, and a heart.

<Structure of editing unit>
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the front side (editing space A2-1 side) of the editing unit 12.

A monitor with a built-in tablet 131 is provided at substantially the center of the slope 62. A touch pen 132A is provided on the left side of the tablet built-in monitor 131. A stylus 132B is provided on the right side of the tablet built-in monitor 131.

The tablet built-in monitor 131 is configured by stacking a tablet and a display. The tablet enables operation input using the touch pen 132A or the touch pen 132B. The tablet built-in monitor 131 displays, for example, an editing screen used for editing work. When two users edit at the same time, the touch pen 132A is used by the user on the left side of the tablet built-in monitor 131, and the touch pen 132B is used by the user on the right side of the tablet built-in monitor 131. ..

The operation using the touch pen 132A and the operation using the touch pen 132B are distinguished. As appropriate, only the operation using the touch pen 132A is possible for the display on the left side of the tablet built-in monitor 131, and only the operation using the touch pen 132B is possible for the display on the right side. Hereinafter, when it is not necessary to distinguish between the touch pen 132A and the touch pen 132B as appropriate, they are collectively referred to as the touch pen 132.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the left side surface of the editing unit 12.

A sticker paper discharge port 161 is provided on the lower side of the left side surface of the editing unit 12. A printer is provided inside the editing unit 12. The printer prints an image of the user of the editing space A2-1 or an image of the user of the editing space A2-2 on the sticker paper in a predetermined layout and discharges the image from the sticker paper ejection port 161.

<Internal configuration of photo sticker making device>
FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the photo sticker creating device 1. In FIG. 10, the same configurations as those described above are designated by the same reference numerals. Duplicate explanations will be omitted as appropriate.

As shown in FIG. 10, in the photo sticker creating device 1, the preselection unit 302, the photographing unit 304, the editing units 305A and 305B, and the printing unit 306 are external input / output interfaces 303 with respect to the PC (Personal Computer) unit 301. It is configured by being connected via. The PC unit 301, which is an information processing unit, is mounted inside the housing of the editing unit 12, for example.

The CPU (Central Processing Unit) 311, ROM (Read Only Memory) 312, and RAM (Random Access Memory) 313 constituting the PC unit 301 are connected to each other by a bus 314.

The CPU 311 executes a predetermined program and controls the overall operation of the photo sticker creating device 1. The ROM 312 stores programs and data executed by the CPU 311. The RAM 312 temporarily stores data and programs processed by the CPU 311.

An input / output interface 315 is further connected to the bus 314. A storage unit 316, a communication unit 317, and a drive 318 are connected to the input / output interface 315.

The storage unit 316 is a non-volatile storage medium such as a hard disk or a flash memory. The storage unit 316 stores various setting information and the like supplied from the CPU 311. The information stored in the storage unit 316 is appropriately read out by the CPU 311.

The communication unit 317 is an interface of a network such as the Internet. The communication unit 317 communicates with an external device according to the control by the CPU 311. The communication unit 317 transmits the image selected by the user to, for example, an image acquisition site management server managed by the manufacturer of the photo sticker creation device 1. The image transmitted from the communication unit 317 is allocated and stored in a predetermined storage area, and is displayed on a mobile terminal that has accessed the image acquisition site management server, or downloaded to the mobile terminal.

A removable media 319 made of an optical disk, a semiconductor memory, or the like is appropriately mounted on the drive 318. The programs and data read from the removable media 319 by the drive 318 are supplied to the CPU 311 and stored or installed in the storage unit 316.

An external input / output interface 303 is connected to the input / output interface 315. The control of each unit by the PC unit 301 is performed via the external input / output interface 303.

The preselection unit 302 realizes the preselection process for the user in the preselection space A0. The preselection unit 302 includes a touch panel monitor 71, a speaker 72, and a coin processing unit 321.

The touch panel monitor 71 displays various selection screens according to the control by the PC unit 301, and accepts the user's operation on the selection screen. An input signal representing the content of the user's operation is supplied to the PC unit 301, and various settings are made.

The coin processing unit 321 detects the insertion of coins into the coin insertion / return port 73. When the coin processing unit 321 detects that a predetermined amount of coins has been inserted, the coin processing unit 321 outputs an activation signal instructing the start of the game to the PC unit 301.

The shooting unit 304 realizes shooting processing for the user in the shooting space A1. The photographing unit 304 includes a lighting device 331, a camera 91, a touch panel monitor 92, and a speaker 102.

The lighting device 331 is each strobe unit in the photographing space A1 and emits light according to the lighting control signal supplied from the PC unit 301.

The camera 91 shoots according to the shutter control by the PC unit 301, and outputs the captured image (image data) obtained by the shooting to the PC unit 301.

The editorial unit 305A realizes an editing process for a user in the editing space A2-1. The editorial unit 305A includes a tablet built-in monitor 131, touch pens 132A and 132B, and a speaker 341. The editorial unit 305B realizes an editing process for a user in the editing space A2-2, and has the same configuration as the editorial unit 305A. Hereinafter, when the editorial units 305A and 305B are not particularly distinguished, they are simply referred to as the editorial unit 305.

The tablet built-in monitor 131 displays the edit screen according to the control by the PC unit 301, and accepts the user's operation on the edit screen. An input signal representing the content of the user's operation is supplied to the PC unit 301, and the captured image to be edited is edited.

The printing unit 306 is configured to include a printer 351. A sticker paper unit 352 is attached to the printer 351.

The printer 351 drives the built-in head 361 and prints an image on the roll-shaped sticker paper 363 stored in the sticker paper unit 352 based on the print data supplied from the PC unit 301. Further, the printer 351 cuts the sticker paper 363 on which the image is printed at a predetermined cut position by the cutter 362, and discharges the sticker paper 361 to the sticker paper discharge port 161.

<Example of functional configuration of photo sticker creation device>
FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the photo sticker creating device 1. At least a part of the functional units shown in FIG. 11 is realized by executing a predetermined program by the CPU 311.

In the photo sticker creating device 1, a preselection processing unit 401, a shooting processing unit 402, an editing processing unit 403, and a printing processing unit 404 are realized.

The preselection processing unit 401 executes the preselection processing by controlling each unit of the preselection unit 302. By the pre-selection process, the number of users is selected, the background image is selected, and the like. Information indicating the content selected by the user is supplied to the photographing processing unit 402.

The shooting processing unit 402 performs shooting processing by controlling each part of the shooting unit 304. The shooting processing unit 402 outputs the data of the shooting image obtained by performing the shooting processing to the editing processing unit 403. Data of a plurality of captured images obtained by performing imaging a plurality of times is supplied from the photographing processing unit 402 to the editing processing unit 403.

The editing processing unit 403 performs editing processing by controlling each unit of the editing unit 305. The editing process includes image processing for adjusting the size of the user's eyes and the brightness of the skin in the captured image, image processing for editing the captured image, and the like.

After finishing editing of the captured image, the editing processing unit 403 generates print data by arranging the edited image in a predetermined layout and outputs the print data to the print processing unit 404.

The print processing unit 404 outputs print data to the printer 351 and prints the edited image.

<Operation of photo sticker making device>
Here, the operation of the photo sticker creation device 1 that provides the photo sticker creation game will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In step S1, the preselection processing unit 401 determines whether or not a predetermined amount of coins has been inserted based on the activation signal supplied from the coin processing unit 321 and waits until it is determined that coins have been inserted. do.

If it is determined in step S1 that a coin has been inserted, the process proceeds to step S2. In step S2, the preselection processing unit 401 performs the preselection processing by controlling the preselection unit 302. Specifically, the preselection processing unit 401 is obtained by a number of people course that determines the type of game to be played according to the number of users as a course related to shooting performed in the shooting space, or a shooting performed in the shooting space. Various settings are made by letting the user select a background image that is the background of the captured image.

In step S3, the shooting processing unit 402 performs shooting processing by controlling the shooting unit 304. Specifically, the shooting processing unit 402 displays a moving image of the subject captured by the camera 91 in a live view on the touch panel monitor 92, shoots the user in the shooting space A1 as the subject, and generates a shot image.

In the photographing process of this embodiment, a total of 6 times of photographing are performed. The six shot images obtained by the six shots can be the target of the editing process and printed on the sticker paper, as well as the target to be transmitted to the mobile terminal.

As the 6th shooting, 5 close-up shots and 1 full-body shooting are performed, but as the 6th shooting, only the close-up shooting may be performed.

Close-up shooting is shooting that covers the face and upper body of the subject. By close-up shooting, a close-up image showing the face and upper body of the subject can be obtained as a shot image. On the other hand, the whole body shooting is a shooting in which the whole body of the subject is taken as the shooting range. By whole body photography, a whole body image showing the whole body of the subject can be obtained as a photographed image. In full-body photography, a full-body image showing the whole body of the subject viewed from diagonally above may be obtained, or a full-body image showing the whole body of the subject seen from the front may be obtained. The above-mentioned shooting range may be changed by adjusting the cropping range of the image, or may be changed by adjusting the focal length of the lens of the camera 91.

In this way, in the shooting process, six shot images are acquired.

In step S4, the editing processing unit 403 controls the editing unit 305 corresponding to the editing space of the editing space A2-1 and the editing space A2-2, which is the destination of the user who has completed the shooting process. Then, edit it. Specifically, the editing processing unit 403 generates an edited image by causing the user to perform editing work on the captured image obtained by the photographing process.

In step S5, the print processing unit 404 performs (starts) printing processing by controlling the printer 351. Specifically, the print processing unit 404 outputs the edited image obtained by the editing process to the printer 351 and prints it on the sticker paper. The photographed image obtained by the photographing process may be printed on the sticker paper.

When printing is completed, in step S6, the printer 351 discharges the sticker paper on which the image is printed to the sticker paper discharge port 161 and ends the process.

By the way, in the photo sticker creating device 1 of the present technology, a photographed image (edited image) is printed on a transparent sticker paper (hereinafter referred to as a transparent sticker paper).

<About transparent sticker paper>
First, a detailed configuration of the transparent sticker paper will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14.

As shown in FIG. 13, the transparent sticker paper 450 is composed of a mount 451 and a seal portion 452, and is output in a state where the seal portion 452 is attached to the mount 451.

The transparent sticker paper 450 is a transparent sticker paper that transmits light and is not turbid. Therefore, both the mount 451 and the seal portion 452 constituting the transparent sticker paper 450 are transparent.

As shown in FIG. 14, the mount 451 is formed of a transparent base material 461 and a release layer 462 made of a predetermined release agent. Further, the sealing portion 452 is formed of an adhesive layer 471 made of an adhesive, a transparent base material 472, and a receiving layer 473. A photographed image 474 or the like is printed on the receiving layer 473. Further, although not shown, a transparent protective layer for protecting the surface thereof may be printed on the receiving layer 473.

As described above, the structure in which the peeling layer 462 of the mount 451 and the adhesive layer 471 of the sealing portion 452 face each other makes the sealing portion 452 peelable from the mount 451.

In the present embodiment, the transparent sealing paper 450 is a transparent sealing paper that transmits light and is not turbid, but may be a translucent sealing paper having translucency. In this case, as shown in FIG. 15, it is assumed that both the mount 451h and the sealing portion 452h constituting the transparent sticker paper 450 are translucent, for example, colored in milky white.

It should be noted that either one of the mount 451h and the sealing portion 452h constituting the transparent sticker paper 450 may be translucent and the other may be transparent.

<About captured images>
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a photographed image obtained by the photo sticker creating device 1 of the present embodiment.

By the shooting process described above, a close-up image 511 in which the face and upper body of the subject are captured and a full-body image 512 in which the entire body of the subject is captured can be obtained as the captured images. In the example of FIG. 16, the whole body image 512 shows the whole body of the subject seen from diagonally above, but the whole body of the subject seen from the front may be shown.

In the photo sticker creation device 1, the user's standing position at the time of shooting is set or the image is trimmed so that the subject and the background are well-balanced in the close-up image 511 and the whole body image 512. Is done.

When setting the standing position or trimming the image, the area of the person (person area) does not become extremely small or large with respect to the entire captured image (up image 511 or full-body image 512), and an appropriate margin (appropriate margin) ( Background) is done so that it can be done.

If the person area is too small, it becomes difficult for the user to recognize the contents of the image processing (processing for changing the size of the eyes, processing for brightening the skin color, etc.) applied to the user's face. On the contrary, if the person area is too large, the area to be scribbled (the area where the stamp image or the pen image is placed) becomes small, and the user cannot enjoy the scribble (editing work).

Therefore, by making the composition of the photographed image a good composition in which the subject and the background are well-balanced, it is possible to improve both the user's satisfaction with the photographed image and the satisfaction with the graffiti.

In the following, a photographed image in which only the user who is the subject is captured and neither the background image nor the composite image is composited is also referred to as a subject image.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of an edited image in which a photographed image (subject image) is edited.

The edited image 530 of FIG. 17 is configured by synthesizing a background image 531, a frame image 532, and a stamp image 533 of a heart-shaped design with the close-up image (subject image) 511 of FIG.

The background image 531 is combined with the subject image 511 by performing chromaki composition with respect to the subject image 511. The frame image 532 is a frame-shaped composite image that is composited in the four sides (edges) of the subject image 511.

The edited image 530 includes a person area corresponding to the subject image 511, a background area corresponding to the background image 531 as the background of the person area, a foreground area corresponding to the frame image 532, a stamp image 533, a pen image not shown, and the like. It is divided into each area of the compositing image area corresponding to the compositing image.

When the background image 531 is not combined with the chromaki, the background area is the area of the back panel 51 (sheet 121) reflected in the subject image 511.

Further, the edited image 530 may be filtered to change the pixel value of the image as a material so that an image having a different tint is generated. This filter processing may be applied to all the pixels of the edited image 530, or may be applied only to the person area or the background area of the edited image 530.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a layer structure of the edited image 530.

As shown in FIG. 18, the edited image 530 is composed of a background layer 551, a subject layer 552, a first foreground layer 553, and a second foreground layer 554.

The background layer 551 is a layer corresponding to the background image 531 and the subject layer 552 is a layer corresponding to the subject image 511. If the background image 531 is not combined with the chromaki, the background layer 551 becomes an empty layer. In this case, the background layer 551 is in the same state as when a transparent image in which all areas are transparent is arranged.

The first foreground layer 553 is a layer corresponding to the frame image 532 of the composite image.

The second foreground layer 554 is a layer corresponding to the stamp image and the pen image in the composite image. In the example of FIG. 18, the stamp image 533 is synthesized.

That is, the division of each area of the person area, the background area, the foreground area, and the composite image area in the edited image 530 is performed in the layer unit described above.

In the photo sticker creating device 1 of the present embodiment, the print processing unit 404 specifies each area of the person area, the background area, the foreground area, and the image area for compositing with respect to the edited image 530 based on the above-mentioned layer configuration. Then, printing is performed for each specified area.

Specifically, the print processing unit 404 prints at least one of each of the person area, the background area, the foreground area, and the composite image area in the edited image 530 on the transparent sticker paper 450.

<Flow of printing process>
Here, the flow of the print process executed by the print process unit 404 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In step S11, the print processing unit 404 specifies a person area in the edited image 530 (a photographed image in which a composite image or the like is combined).

In step S12, the print processing unit 404 specifies a background area in the edited image 530.

The identification of the person area and the background area may be performed by using a technique of black maki synthesis, or may be performed by using a mask process.

In step S13, the print processing unit 404 specifies a foreground area and a composite image area in the edited image 530.

In step S14, the print processing unit 404 prints any of the areas specified in the edited image 530 on the transparent sticker paper 450 by controlling the printer 351. The transparent sticker paper 450 on which the edited image 530 is printed is discharged to the sticker paper ejection port 161 by the printer 351.

The printer 351 cuts the roll-shaped transparent sticker paper on which the image is printed at a predetermined cut position and discharges the image to the sticker paper discharge port 161. The image is printed on the pre-cut transparent sticker paper. Then, it may be discharged to the seal paper discharge port 161.

<Example of transparent sticker paper after printing>
20 to 23 are diagrams showing an example of a transparent sticker paper after printing, which is discharged (output) by the above-mentioned printing process.

On the transparent sticker paper 610 of FIG. 20, five photographed images (edited images) 611 to 615 are arranged and printed in a predetermined sticker layout. In the example of FIG. 20, the captured images 611 to 615 are all the same image, but they are actually different images.

Of the five captured images 611 to 615, the lower part of the captured image 611 arranged in the center of the transparent sticker paper 610 and printed in the largest size is an incidental information arrangement area, and the character information C600 is used as incidental information. And the two-dimensional code D600 are arranged and printed.

The character information C600 is composed of a model name of the photo sticker creating device 1, a shooting date and time, an e-mail address, and a character string representing a sticker ID. The e-mail address is the destination of the blank e-mail sent to acquire the image sent to the image acquisition site management server, and the seal ID is the image acquisition site managed by the image acquisition site management server. It is the identification information used to do so.

The two-dimensional code D600 is a code read by a mobile terminal or the like owned by the user in order to acquire an image transmitted to the image acquisition site management server. The two-dimensional code D600 contains information for accessing an image acquisition site and acquiring an image.

By the way, in the example of FIG. 20, in each of the captured images 611 to 615, of the person area, the background area, the foreground area, and the compositing image area, only the person area and the compositing image area are on the transparent sticker paper 610. It is printed. Although not shown, if a composite image is composited on the background area in each of the captured images 611 to 615, the composite image is printed.

As a result, even when a background image or a frame image including a fine decorative image is combined in the image data before the photographed images 611 to 615 are printed on the transparent sticker paper 610, the rear side of the transparent sticker paper 610 is combined. It is possible to prevent the fine decorative image included in the background image or the frame image from becoming difficult to see due to the color or pattern on the surface of the object in.

On the transparent sticker paper 620 of FIG. 21, five photographed images (edited images) 621 to 625 are arranged and printed in a predetermined sticker layout. In the example of FIG. 21, the captured images 621 to 625 are all the same image, but they are actually different images.

Of the five captured images 621 to 625, the character information C600 and the two-dimensional code D600 are arranged and printed below the captured image 621 that is arranged in the center of the transparent sticker paper 620 and printed in the largest size. Has been done.

In the example of FIG. 21, in each of the captured images 621 to 625, only the person area and the background area of the person area, the background area, the foreground area, and the composite image area are printed on the transparent sticker paper 620. ..

As a result, even when a frame image including a fine decorative image, a fine stamp image, or a pen image is combined in the image data before the captured images 621 to 625 are printed on the transparent sticker paper 620, the transparent sticker is displayed. The color or pattern on the surface of the object behind the paper 620 can prevent the fine decorative image, fine stamp image, or pen image included in the frame image from becoming difficult to see.

On the transparent sticker paper 630 of FIG. 22, five photographed images (edited images) 631 to 635 are arranged and printed in a predetermined sticker layout. In the example of FIG. 22, the captured images 631 to 635 are all the same image, but they are actually different images.

Of the five captured images 631 to 635, the character information C600 and the two-dimensional code D600 are arranged and printed below the captured image 631 which is arranged in the center of the transparent sticker paper 630 and printed in the largest size. Has been done.

In the example of FIG. 22, in each of the captured images 631 to 635, only the person area is printed on the transparent sticker paper 630 among the areas of the person area, the background area, the foreground area, and the composite image area.

As a result, even when the background image including the fine decorative image, the frame image, the fine stamp image, and the pen image are combined in the image data before the captured images 631 to 635 are printed on the transparent sticker paper 630. The color and pattern of the surface of the object behind the transparent sticker paper 630 can prevent the fine decorative image, the fine stamp image, and the pen image included in the background image and the frame image from becoming difficult to see.

On the transparent sticker paper 640 of FIG. 23, five photographed images (edited images) 641 to 645 are arranged and printed in a predetermined sticker layout. In the example of FIG. 23, the captured images 641 to 645 are all the same image, but they are actually different images.

Of the five captured images 641 to 645, the character information C600 and the two-dimensional code D600 are arranged and printed below the captured image 641 which is arranged in the center of the transparent sticker paper 640 and printed in the largest size. Has been done.

In the example of FIG. 23, in each of the captured images 641 to 645, all the areas of the person area, the background area, the foreground image, and the composite image area are printed on the transparent sticker paper 640.

In this way, all the image data before the photographed images 641 to 645 are printed on the transparent sticker paper 640 can be printed on the transparent sticker paper 640 as the photographed images 641 to 645.

According to the above processing, when the photographed image is printed on the transparent sticker paper in which both the sticker and the mount are transparent, the color and pattern of the object surface behind the transparent sticker paper cause the photographed image to be finer. It is possible to achieve a better finish by taking advantage of the characteristics of the transparent sticker paper without making the part difficult to see.

In recent years, instead of peeling the sticker part of the sticker paper from the mount and attaching it to small items owned by the user, it has become common to store the sticker part as it is without peeling it from the mount. , I enjoy exchanging the stored sticker paper with my friends. Therefore, the transparent sticker paper printed by the photo sticker making device 1 of the present technology can exert the above-mentioned effect, in particular, in a state where the sticker portion is not peeled off from the mount.

When the transparent sticker paper on which the captured image is printed as described above is placed on a white flat object such as blank paper, the color tone of the person area most noticed in the captured image looks beautiful. Become. However, depending on the color or pattern of the surface of the object behind the transparent sticker paper, the color or pattern of the surface of the object may show through to the person area, and the color of the person area, particularly the skin area may change.

Therefore, a white background image as a background may be printed in the area where the person area is printed, and the person area may be printed on the white background image.

As a result, for example, when the transparent sticker paper 630 of FIG. 22 is viewed from the front surface and the back surface, the appearance of the photographed image 631 is shown in FIG. 24, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 24, when the captured image 631 is viewed from the surface, the person area can be seen without seeing through the color or pattern on the surface of the object behind. On the other hand, when the photographed image 631 is viewed from the back surface, the person area becomes white due to the background image.

As a result, even when the photographed image is printed on the transparent sticker paper, it is possible to realize a better finish utilizing the characteristics of the transparent sticker paper while making the most noticeable person area look beautiful.

Further, in the transparent sticker papers 610 to 640 described with reference to FIGS. 20 to 23, the two-dimensional code D600 is read by the mobile terminal among the incidental information printed in the incidental information arrangement area.

At this time, depending on the color or pattern of the object surface behind the transparent sticker paper, the pattern on the object surface may show through to the two-dimensional code D600, and reading may fail.

Therefore, a white background image as a background may be printed in the area where the two-dimensional code D600 is printed, and the two-dimensional code D600 may be printed on the white background image.

Thereby, for example, when the incidental information arrangement area of the transparent sticker paper is viewed from the front surface and the back surface, the appearance of the two-dimensional code D600 is shown in FIG. 25, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 25, when the incidental information arrangement area is viewed from the surface, the two-dimensional code D600 can be seen without seeing through the color or pattern on the surface of the object behind. On the other hand, when the incidental information arrangement area is viewed from the back surface, the two-dimensional code D600 appears to be all white depending on the background image.

This prevents the two-dimensional code D600 from failing to read because the pattern on the surface of the object behind the transparent sticker paper is transparent even when the two-dimensional code D600 is printed on the transparent sticker paper. Can be done.

The above-mentioned background image can be printed by configuring the printer 351 with a thermal transfer printer as described below.

Specifically, by configuring the printer 351 with a thermal transfer printer provided with two print heads, it is possible to print a background image.

The two print heads heat the area required for printing on the ink ribbon and transfer the sublimative dye ink applied to the ink ribbon to the transparent sealing paper.

In this configuration, the first print head and the second print head are arranged side by side in the feed direction of the transparent sticker paper, and printing by the second print head is performed after printing by the first print head.

The first print head transfers the W ink to the transparent sticker paper by heating the area corresponding to the person area in the ink ribbon coated with the W (white) ink.

The second print head is an ink ribbon coated with inks of each color of C (cyan), M (magenta), and Y (yellow), and heats an area corresponding to each area to be printed to C. Transfer the inks of each color M and Y to the transparent sticker paper.

With such a configuration, it is possible to print a white background image as a background in the area where the person area is printed, and to print the person area on the white background image.

On the other hand, by configuring the printer 351 with a thermal transfer printer including one print head, it is possible to print a background image.

In this case, the print head heats the area corresponding to each area to be printed on the ink ribbon coated with the inks of each color W, C, M, and Y to obtain the inks of each color W, C, M, and Y. Ink will be transferred to transparent sticker paper.

In addition to the ink ribbons of each color described above, a ribbon with an overcoat may be provided.

<Selection of area to be printed>
In the above-mentioned processing, it is assumed that the area printed on the transparent sticker paper is predetermined in each area of the photographed image.

Not limited to this, the user may be allowed to select the area to be printed on the transparent sticker paper in each area of the captured image.

Here, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 26, the flow of the printing process in which the area selected by the user in each area of the captured image is printed will be described.

Since the processing of steps S31 to S33 in the flowchart of FIG. 26 is the same as the processing of steps S11 to S13 in the flowchart of FIG. 19, the description thereof will be omitted.

That is, when the person area, the background area, the foreground area, and the composite image area are specified in steps S31 to S33, the process proceeds to step S34.

In step S34, the print processing unit 404 prints the area selected by the user in the photographed image (edited image) on the transparent sticker paper.

The user selects an area in the captured image, for example, by touching the region with the touch pen 132 in the captured image displayed on the edit screen, or by operating a button representing the region. To be The button representing each area may be a physical button or a soft key displayed on the screen.

Further, whether or not the user can select the area to be printed on the transparent sticker paper may be determined according to the course related to photography selected by the user. For example, if the first course is selected, the area to be printed on the transparent sticker paper can be selected by the user, and if the second course is selected, it is printed on the transparent sticker paper. The area is a predetermined area.

<Transparency and print density of each area>
For each area of the photographed image, the photographed image in which the transparency is preset for each area may be printed on the transparent sticker paper.

In this case, the area where the lower transmittance is set is printed with a higher print density (dark color), and the area where the higher transmittance is set is printed with a lower print density (light color).

Here, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 27, the flow of the printing process in which the captured image in which the transmittance is preset for each area is printed will be described.

Since the processing of steps S51 to S53 in the flowchart of FIG. 27 is the same as the processing of steps S11 to S13 in the flowchart of FIG. 19, the description thereof will be omitted.

That is, when the person area, the background area, the foreground area, and the composite image area are specified in steps S51 to S53, the process proceeds to step S54.

In step S54, the print processing unit 404 prints on the transparent sticker paper with a different print density for each area based on the transparency set for each area of the captured image (edited image).

As described above, the higher the transmittance is set, the lower the print density (pale color) is printed. However, when the high transmittance is set for the person area, the transparent sticker paper is the most captured image. It becomes difficult to visually recognize the area of the person to be noticed.

For example, as shown on the left side of FIG. 28, the edited image 660 includes a subject image 661 (person area), a background image 662 (background area), a frame image 663 (foreground area), and a stamp image 664 (composite image area). It shall be divided into each area of.

When the transparency of the person area is set to the lowest and the transparency of the background area, the foreground area, and the composite image area is set high for each area of the edited image 660, the edited image 660A as shown on the right side of FIG. 28A. Is printed on transparent sticker paper.

Of each area of the edited image 660A, the subject image 661 (personal area) is printed with the highest print density. On the other hand, each area of the background image 662 (background area), the frame image 663 (foreground area), and the stamp image 664 (composite image area) is printed at a print density lower than that of the subject image 661 (person area). Will be done.

As a result, it is possible to avoid making it difficult to visually recognize the person area that is most noticed in the photographed image on the transparent sticker paper.

Further, in the above-mentioned processing, the area where the high transmittance is set is printed with a white background image having a low print density, and the area where the low transmittance is set is printed with a white background image with a high print density. You may do so. Even by such processing, it is possible to make it easier to visually recognize the person area most noticed in the photographed image on the transparent sticker paper.

The transparency set for each area in the captured image may be changed by the user.

To change the transparency by the user, for example, in the captured image displayed on the edit screen, the area to be changed is touched by the touch pen 132, and then the GUI such as the slider, key, or button for adjusting the transparency is operated. To be done by being done.

Further, when a plurality of subjects (people) are shown in the captured image, the person area may be divided for each subject, and the transparency may be set for each person area of each subject. In addition, the person area is divided into parts such as the face, torso, arms, and legs, and face parts such as eyes, mouth, nose, and cheeks, and the transparency is set for each divided area. You may do it.

<Conditions for printing on transparent sticker paper>
Depending on the predetermined conditions, it may be decided whether to print the captured image on the transparent sticker paper or the white and opaque opaque sticker paper.

For example, depending on the course of photography selected by the user, it may be determined whether the photographed image is printed on a transparent sticker paper or a white and opaque opaque sticker paper.

Specifically, when the pre-course in which the above-mentioned photo sticker creation game is provided and the ID photo course in which the ID photo is taken are prepared as the course related to photography, the printing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 29 is shown. Allow the process to be executed.

That is, in step S71, the print processing unit 404 determines whether or not the ID photo course has been selected.

If it is determined in step S71 that the ID photo course has been selected, the process proceeds to step S72, and the print processing unit 404 prints the ID photo obtained by photographing on the opaque sticker paper.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S71 that the ID photo course is not selected and the pre-course is selected, the process proceeds to step S73, and the print processing unit 404 puts the photographed image obtained by photography on the transparent sticker paper. Print.

Further, as a course related to photography, an "up + whole body" course in which close-up photography and full-body photography are performed, and an "up-only" course in which only close-up photography is performed may be prepared. In this case, when the "up + whole body" course is selected, the captured image is printed on the transparent sticker paper, and when the "up only" course is selected, the captured image is printed on the opaque sticker paper.

Further, for example, it may be determined whether to print the photographed image on the transparent sticker paper or the opaque sticker paper according to the amount of light of each strobe unit that emits light at the shooting timing in the shooting space. ..

Specifically, when the light amount of each strobe unit is weak, the photographed image is printed on the transparent sticker paper, and when the light amount of each strobe unit is strong, the photographed image is printed on the opaque sticker paper.

Further, depending on the content of the image processing applied to the captured image to be printed, it may be determined whether to print the captured image on the transparent sticker paper or the opaque sticker paper. The contents of the image processing here are the degree of blurring of the blurring process, the brightness of the brightness change process, the strength of the retouching process for processing or modifying the face or part of the face in the captured image, and the subject in the captured image. It is considered to be the presence or absence of composition of shadow images that imitate shadows and the size of the area.

Furthermore, depending on the print size of the captured image, it may be determined whether the captured image is printed on the transparent sticker paper or the opaque sticker paper. The print size of the captured image is determined by the sticker layout selected by the user in the editing process.

Therefore, in this case, it can be said that it can be determined whether to print the captured image on the transparent sticker paper or the opaque sticker paper according to the sticker layout selected by the user. ..

Specifically, when the print size of each photographed image placed on the sticker paper is large, the photographed image is printed on the transparent sticker paper, and when the print size of each photographed image arranged on the sticker paper is small. , Print the captured image on opaque sticker paper.

The user may be allowed to select whether to print the photographed image on the transparent sticker paper or the opaque sticker paper, and the above-mentioned conditions may be determined according to the selection result.

For example, if the user chooses to print the shot image on transparent sticker paper, the course related to shooting may be decided as a pre-course or "up + whole body" course, or the light intensity of each strobe unit may be weak. Let it be decided. On the contrary, when the user chooses to print the photographed image on opaque sticker paper, the course related to photography is decided to be the ID photo course or the "up only" course, or the light intensity of each strobe unit is strong. Let it be determined by the amount of light.

<Image sent to the image acquisition site management server>
As described above, at least one photographed image (edited image) obtained by the photo sticker creation game is transmitted to the image acquisition site management server.

In the photo sticker creating device 1 of the present embodiment, since the photographed image obtained by the photo sticker creating game is printed on the transparent sticker paper, the photographed image transmitted to the image acquisition site management server has transparency. Do not set. This makes it possible to make the appearance of the photographed image viewed on the mobile terminal owned by the user different from the appearance of the photographed image printed on the transparent sticker paper.

On the other hand, the transparency may be set for the captured image transmitted to the image acquisition site management server.

Here, the flow of the transmission processing of the captured image to the image acquisition site management server will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

Although the process of FIG. 30 is executed by the edit process unit 403 in the edit process, the process of steps S91 to S93 is the same as the process of steps S11 to S13 in the flowchart of FIG. The explanation is omitted.

That is, when the person area, the background area, the foreground area, and the composite image area are specified in steps S91 to S93, the process proceeds to step S94.

In step S94, the editing processing unit 403 sets the transparency separately for each of the specified areas. For example, the editing processing unit 403 sets high transparency in the background area of the captured image. The transparency of each area may be predetermined for each area or may be set by the user.

In step S95, the editing processing unit 403 controls the communication unit 317 to transmit the captured image in which the transparency is set for each area to the server (image acquisition site management server).

For example, by using a captured image in which transparency is set in the background area as a profile image in an application for SNS (Social Networking Service) executed on a mobile terminal, the captured image (captured image without any special processing) ( Especially the person area) can be adapted to the background color.

<Use of sticker paper>
Conventionally, the sticker paper on which the photographed image is printed can be attached to small items owned by the user by peeling the sticker part from the mount, and the sticker part can be stored in a wallet or the like without being peeled off from the mount. It was used for the purpose of.

Not limited to this, the transparent sticker paper may be used as a protective sticker to be attached to the liquid crystal screen of a smartphone as a mobile terminal, for example, by taking advantage of its characteristics. With transparent sticker paper, even if the captured image is printed, there is a transparent area, so even if it is attached to the liquid crystal screen, the display content on the screen can be confirmed.

Further, the photographed image printed on the transparent sticker paper may be projected by using a projector or the like. As a result, only the person area of the captured image can be projected on the wall or the like.

In the above-described embodiment, the photo sticker creation device 1 has a configuration in which the obtained photographed image or edited image is printed on the sticker paper and transmitted to the image acquisition site management server to be provided to the user's mobile terminal. I decided to take it. Not limited to this, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the photographed image or the edited image is not printed on the sticker paper but is transmitted to the image acquisition site management server so as to be provided to the user's mobile terminal. On the contrary, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which only the photographed image and the edited image are printed on the sticker paper without being transmitted to the image acquisition site management server.

The series of processes described above can be executed by hardware or software. When the series of processes described above is executed by software, the programs constituting the software are installed from a network or a recording medium.

This recording medium is, for example, as shown in FIG. 10, a magnetic disk on which the program is recorded, which is distributed to distribute the program to the administrator of the photo sticker creation device 1 separately from the device main body. It is composed of a removable medium 319 including a flexible disk), an optical disk (including a CD-ROM and a DVD), a magneto-optical disk, or a semiconductor memory. In addition to these, the recording medium is composed of a ROM 312 in which a program to be distributed to the administrator is recorded in a state of being preliminarily incorporated in the main body of the apparatus, a hard disk included in the storage unit 316, and the like.

In the present specification, the steps for describing a program to be recorded on a recording medium are not only processed in chronological order in the order described, but also in parallel or not necessarily in chronological order. It also includes processes that are executed individually.

In the above, the print medium is not limited to the sticker paper and the photographic paper. For example, the image may be printed on a predetermined size of paper or film, a card such as a prepaid card or an IC (Integrated Circuit) card, or a cloth such as a T-shirt. In this case, a sticker layout image in which one or a plurality of captured images are arranged may be printed on these print media.

Further, the embodiment of the present technology is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various changes can be made without departing from the gist of the present technology.

It should be noted that the effects described in the present specification are merely examples and are not limited, and other effects may be used.

1 Photo sticker creation device 401 Preselection processing unit 402 Photography processing unit 403 Editing processing unit 404 Printing processing unit

Claims (11)

A shooting processing unit that generates shot images by shooting with the user as the subject,
As an editing input for the captured image, an editing processing unit that synthesizes a composite image with the captured image, and
A print processing unit capable of printing the captured image for each of a person area, a background area, and a composite image area is provided.
The printing processing unit prints at least one of the person region, the background region, and the composite image region in the captured image on a transparent sticker paper composed of a sticker portion and a mount.
A photo-creating game machine in which the seal portion and the mount are both transparent or translucent. The printing processing unit prints the person area and the composite image area on the transparent sticker paper among the person area, the background area, and the composite image area in the photographed image. The photo creation game machine described in. The first aspect of claim 1, wherein the print processing unit prints the person area and the background area on the transparent sticker paper among the person area, the background area, and the composite image area in the photographed image. Photo making game machine. The photograph creation according to claim 1, wherein the print processing unit prints only the person area among the person area, the background area, and the composite image area in the photographed image on the transparent sticker paper. game machine. The printing processing unit prints a region selected by the user among the person region, the background region, and the composite image region in the captured image on the transparent sticker paper according to claim 1. The photo creation game machine described. The printing processing unit prints at least one of the person area, the background area, and the composite image area in the photographed image on the transparent sticker paper with different printing densities for each area. The photo creation game machine described in. The printing processing unit claims to print on the transparent sticker paper with the highest print density of the person area among the areas of the person area, the background area, and the composite image area in the photographed image. The photo-creating game machine according to 6. The photo-creating game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the printing processing unit prints a plurality of the photographed images arranged in a predetermined sticker layout on the transparent sticker paper. The photograph creation according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the printing processing unit prints the photographed image on the transparent sticker paper or the opaque opaque sticker paper according to the course selected in advance by the user. game machine. Further equipped with a transmitter for transmitting the plurality of captured images to the server.
Any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the transmission unit transmits the photographed image, in which the transmittance is set separately for each of the person area, the background area, and the composite image area, to the server. The photo creation game machine described in. A shooting processing unit that generates shot images by shooting with the user as the subject,
As an editing input for the captured image, an editing processing unit that synthesizes a composite image with the captured image, and
A photo-creating game machine including a print processing unit capable of printing the photographed image for each of a person area, a background area, and an image area for compositing.
At least one of the person region, the background region, and the composite image region in the captured image is printed on a transparent sticker paper composed of a sticker portion and a mount.
A printing method in which the seal portion and the mount are both transparent or translucent.

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