JP7299486B2 - PHOTO STICKER CREATING DEVICE, SERVER, CONTROL PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a photo sticker creating apparatus and the like related to a photo management service for managing image data that is a photographed image of a subject or an edited image thereof.

In recent years, as a service for providing a user with photographed image data generated by a photograph sticker creating apparatus, together with a service for providing a user with a print sticker on which a photograph is printed, the photographed image is displayed on the mobile terminal owned by the user. As a result, services for providing images to users are spreading.

Such services are made possible by accessing image providing sites. The image providing site saves an image specified by the user among the images taken by the photo sticker creating apparatus, and allows the user to view the image.

In such a service, for example, a user who uses an image providing site inputs information for identifying himself/herself to a photo sticker creating apparatus, and the information is sent to a server associated with the photo sticker creating apparatus. A transmitted step may be provided. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-200001 discloses a management device and the like that enables a user to easily acquire image data.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2018-36497 (published on March 8, 2018)

In the above services, there is room for reducing the burden on the user in a series of steps in which information identifying the user is sent to the server associated with the photo sticker creating device.

One aspect of the present invention has been made in view of the above problem, and aims to reduce the burden on the user in a series of steps in which information identifying the user is transmitted to a server associated with a photo sticker creating apparatus. With the goal.

In order to solve the above problems, a photo sticker creating device according to one aspect of the present invention is a photo sticker creating device that provides a service of taking a photograph, editing it, and outputting a photo sticker, comprising: a display unit; and a display control unit, wherein the display control unit causes the display unit to display an identification code including first information for specifying a photograph taken in the service, and the identification code is the identification code The display screen of the terminal device that has read the second information, which is the second information including the first information, the second information for specifying the user who has the terminal device is associated with the photo sticker creating device It is characterized in that it is for transitioning to a screen for transmission to the server. According to the above configuration, it is possible to reduce the burden on the user in a series of steps in which the information specifying the user is transmitted to the server associated with the photo sticker creating apparatus.

In the photo sticker creating apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention, the second information is an email including the first information in at least one of a subject, text, or a destination address, and the server may identify the user by an email address. According to the above configuration, it is possible to reduce the user's burden of inputting the e-mail address.

In the photo sticker creating apparatus according to the aspect of the present invention, the display control unit reads the identification code via a predetermined application installed in the terminal device and capable of logging in to a predetermined service. display on the display unit an identification code for transitioning the display screen of the terminal device when the identification code includes an account ID used for the login as information for identifying the user; The screen may be changed to a screen for transmitting the second information. According to the above configuration, it is possible to realize a photo sticker creating apparatus for transmitting an account ID of a predetermined service to a server as information for specifying a user.

In order to solve the above problems, a photo sticker creating device according to one aspect of the present invention is a photo sticker creating device that provides a service of taking a photograph, editing it, and outputting a photo sticker, comprising: a display unit; an input receiving unit for receiving an input operation by a user, a first screen for selecting the domain part of the e-mail address, and a second screen for inputting the local part of the e-mail address at different timings. a display control unit for displaying on a display unit, wherein the first screen includes one or more first UI objects corresponding to each domain within a predetermined area, and is capable of receiving mail. and the display control unit, when the input receiving unit receives selection of the second UI object, one or more included in the predetermined area is displayed by switching the first UI object to one corresponding to the domain that can be used in the terminal device of the type corresponding to the selected second UI object. According to the above configuration, it is possible to reduce the burden on the user in a series of steps in which the e-mail address specifying the user is sent to the server associated with the photo sticker creating apparatus.

In the photo sticker creating apparatus according to the aspect of the present invention, the display control unit causes the first screen to display information indicating that the screen being displayed is the first screen, and Information indicating that the screen being displayed is the second screen may be displayed on the second screen. According to the above configuration, the user can easily understand which screen is being displayed on the photo sticker creating apparatus.

In order to solve the above-described problems, a photo sticker creating apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention is configured such that the input reception unit receives input operations of a plurality of users in parallel, and the display control unit receives input of email addresses. A plurality of either the first screen or the second screen corresponding to each user may be displayed on the display unit at the same time. According to the above configuration, a plurality of users can input e-mail addresses at the same time with little burden.

In order to solve the above problems, a server according to an aspect of the present invention provides a terminal device, which is a transmission source of the second information, for presenting storage of a photograph taken in the service. Third information may be transmitted. According to the above configuration, it is possible to realize a server capable of presenting the specified user with the saving of the photograph.

In order to solve the above-described problems, a method for displaying a mail address input screen according to an aspect of the present invention is realized by a photo sticker creation device that provides a service of taking a photo, editing it, and outputting a photo sticker. A method of displaying an email address input screen, comprising: an input receiving step for receiving an input operation by a user; a first screen for selecting the domain part of the email address; and a first screen for entering the local part of the email address. a display step of displaying two screens on a display at mutually different timings, wherein the first screen includes one or more first UI objects corresponding to each domain within a predetermined area; and and a plurality of second UI objects corresponding to types of terminal devices capable of receiving mail, and in the displaying step, when a selection of the second UI objects is received in the input receiving step, the predetermined One or more first UI objects included in the area of are switched to those corresponding to the domain available in the terminal device of the type corresponding to the selected second UI object and displayed there is
According to the above method, it is possible to reduce the burden on the user in the series of steps in which the e-mail address specifying the user is sent to the server associated with the photo sticker creating apparatus.

The photo sticker creating apparatus and server according to each aspect of the present invention may be implemented by a computer. A control program for the photo sticker creating apparatus and the server, which implements the photo sticker creating apparatus or the server on a computer, and a computer-readable recording medium recording it are also included in the scope of the present invention.

According to one aspect of the present invention, it is possible to reduce the burden on the user in a series of steps in which information specifying the user is transmitted to the server associated with the photo sticker creating device.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of the management server according to the embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a captured image management system according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example configuration of the appearance of a photo sticker creating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the appearance of the photo sticker creating apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, viewed from another angle; It is a figure explaining a user's movement in embodiment of this invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a photographing unit provided in the photo sticker creating apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a background portion provided in the photo sticker creating apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an editing section provided in the photo sticker creating apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a post customer service section provided in the photo sticker creating apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention; 1 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration example of a photo sticker creating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. It is a flow chart which shows a flow of processing concerning an embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a sequence diagram showing the flow of processing according to the embodiment of the present invention; FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen in a photo sticker production apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen in a photo sticker production apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen in a terminal device. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen in a terminal device. It is a flow chart which shows a flow of processing concerning an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen in a photo sticker production apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen in a photo sticker production apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen in a photo sticker production apparatus.

[Embodiment]
Embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to FIGS. 1-21. Configurations other than those described in specific embodiments below may be omitted as necessary, but are the same as those described in other embodiments. For convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as members shown in each embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and explanations thereof are omitted as appropriate. In addition, the configuration shapes and dimensions such as length, size, and width shown in each drawing do not reflect the actual shape and dimensions, and are changed as appropriate for clarity and simplification of the drawings. are doing.

(Photographed image management system 10)
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the captured image management system 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2 , the photographed image management system 10 includes a photo sticker creating device 1 , a mobile terminal (terminal device) 6 and a management server (server) 4 .

An outline of the captured image management system 10 will be described below. The photographed image management system 10 provides the user with a service (image management service) that enables the user to take a photograph, edit the image, print the image as a photo sticker, and save the image to an image providing site. The photo-taking, image-editing, and photo-sticker printing services are provided by the photo-sticker creating apparatus 1 installed in stores such as game arcades. The image storage service is provided by the management server 4 that manages the image providing site. The user can store his or her captured image in the image providing site by operating the portable terminal 6 owned by the user.

Membership registration is required in advance to save images on the image providing site. A user registers himself or herself as a free member on the image providing site. A free member does not need to pay a membership fee, but the image providing site is limited in the number of images that can be stored. In this embodiment, a free member can save only one image per game on the image providing site.

A user can change his or her membership attribute from a free member to a paid member. Paid members can save unlimited images on image-providing sites in exchange for paying a fixed membership fee on an ongoing basis. In this embodiment, all the captured images generated by one photo shoot can be saved in the image providing site.

The flow from photographing to image storage in the photographed image management system 10 will be briefly described below. One or more users pay the price to the photo sticker creating device 1 and play a game related to photography and image editing. The user shoots himself/herself as a subject during the game. The user selects several images to be edited from the images generated by shooting and edits them as desired. In addition, the user inputs his or her e-mail address into the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 in order to save the image on the image providing site later.

After the game ends, the user gets a photo sticker. On the other hand, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 associates the generated image with the input user's e-mail address, and transmits the generated image to the management server 4 . The management server 4 sends an e-mail to the received e-mail address, instructing the user to save the received image on the image providing site. The user receives this mail on his/her mobile terminal 6 . The e-mail contains instructions for saving the image on the image providing site. The user follows the procedure and performs an operation on the mobile terminal 6 to save the image. As a result, the image is saved in the user-dedicated image storage area of the image providing site.

After saving the image to the image providing site, the user can log in to the image providing site using the portable terminal 6 or other desired device and download the image.

(Configuration of photo sticker creating device)
The configuration and function of each device constituting the captured image management system 10 will be described in detail below. First, the details of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 10. FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of the appearance of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in this figure, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 mainly includes a photographing unit 11 , an editing section 12 , and a customer service section 13 . The photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is installed in a state in which the photographing unit 11 and the editing section 12 are in contact with each other, and the editing section 12 and the customer service section 13 are in contact with each other.

(Photographing unit 11)
The imaging unit 11 includes an imaging section 21 and a background section 22 . The photographing unit 21 and the background unit 22 are installed with a predetermined distance therebetween. Shooting control is performed in a shooting space that is a space formed between the shooting section 21 and the background section 22 .

The imaging unit 21 is a device that allows a user to control imaging. The photographing unit 21 is positioned in front of the user who enters the photographing space and is performing photographing control. A front panel 41 of the photographing unit 21, which constitutes a surface facing the photographing space, is provided with a touch panel monitor and the like used by the user during photographing control. Assuming that the left side and the right side as seen from the user in the shooting space are the left side and the right side, the left side of the imaging unit 21 is configured by the side panel 42A, and the right side is configured by the side panel 42B.

The background portion 22 is attached to the left end of the rear panel 51, which is a plate-shaped member positioned on the rear side of the user who is facing the front and performing shooting control, and has a plate shape narrower than the side panel 42A. and a side panel 52B (FIG. 4) which is a plate-shaped member attached to the right end of the rear panel 51 and narrower than the side panel 42B.

A side panel 42A that constitutes the left side of the photographing section 21 and a side panel 52A of the background section 22 are provided substantially on the same plane, and their upper portions are connected by a connecting section 23A that is a plate-like member. The side panel 42B forming the right side of the photographing section 21 and the side panel 52B of the background section 22 are provided on substantially the same plane, and their upper portions are connected by a connecting section 23B which is a plate-shaped member.

An opening formed by being surrounded by the side panel 42A of the photographing section 21, the connecting section 23A, and the side panel 52A of the background section 22 serves as the entrance/exit G1 of the photographing space. An opening formed by being surrounded by the side panel 42B of the photographing section 21, the connecting section 23B, and the side panel 52B of the background section 22 also serves as the entrance/exit G2 of the photographing space.

A background curtain unit 25 is provided above the background section 22 so as to be supported by the rear panel 51, the side panels 52A, and the side panels 52B. The background curtain unit 25 stores a plurality of roll-up background curtains having different colors or patterns and used as a background. The background curtain unit 25 operates in conjunction with photographing by a camera or the like provided in the photographing section 21. When photographing, for example, the curtain of a color selected by the user is lowered and the other curtains are rolled up.

As the background curtain stored in the background curtain unit 25, an elevating curtain that uses a plurality of curtains as one chromaki curtain may be prepared. In addition, a chromaki curtain is pasted in advance on the back panel 51 that serves as the back of the shooting space, and a plurality of types of background images for synthesis are prepared. You may enable it to synthesize|combine.

An opening surrounded by the front panel 41 of the photographing section 21, the connecting sections 23A and 23B, and the background curtain unit 25 is formed above the photographing space, and the ceiling strobe unit 24 is arranged so as to partially cover the opening. be 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 incorporates a stroboscope that emits light toward the inside of the photographing space in accordance with photographing. A fluorescent lamp is provided inside the strobe that constitutes the ceiling strobe unit 24, and also functions as lighting for the shooting space.

(editing department 12)
The editing unit 12 is a device that allows a user to perform editing control, which is processing for editing an image obtained by shooting control. The editing section 12 is connected to the photographing unit 11 so that one side surface thereof contacts the rear surface of the front panel 41 of the photographing section 21 . The editing unit 12 is provided with a configuration such as a tablet built-in monitor (touch panel) used by the user during editing control. In the following description, the tablet built-in monitor included in the editing unit 12 and the after-sales service unit 13 may be simply referred to as a touch panel. In addition, the touch panel may allow the user to perform an input operation by touching the screen with a finger or by using a pen-like device (not shown).

As another aspect, each touch panel included in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 may be a simple display, and may be configured to perform input operations using physical buttons, levers, or the like (not shown).

Assuming that the configuration of the editing unit 12 shown in FIG. 3 is the configuration on the front side, the configuration used for editing control is provided on the front side and the back side of the editing unit 12 so that two sets of users can edit at the same time. be provided.

The front side of the editing unit 12 is composed of a surface 71 that is perpendicular to the floor surface and substantially parallel to the side panel 42A, and an inclined surface 72 formed above the surface 71, and is used for editing control. The configuration used is provided on ramp 72 . A support portion 73A having a columnar shape and supporting one end of the lighting device 74 is provided on the left side of the slope 72 . A support portion 75 for supporting the curtain rail 26 is provided on the upper surface of the support portion 73A. A support portion 73B (FIG. 4) that supports the other end of the lighting device 74 is also provided on the right side of the slope 72 .

A curtain rail 26 is attached above the editing section 12 . The curtain rail 26 is configured by combining three rails 26A to 26C so that the shape of the curtain rail 26 is U-shaped when viewed from above. One ends of the parallel rails 26A and 26B are fixed to the connecting portion 23A and the connecting portion 23B, respectively, and both ends of the remaining rail 26C are joined to the other end.

A curtain is attached to the curtain rail 26 so that the inside of 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 in front of the back of the editing section 12 surrounded by the curtains attached to the curtain rails 26 serve as an editing space in which the user performs editing control.

(Post customer service department 13)
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the appearance of the photo sticker creating apparatus as seen from another angle. The post-service section 13 is a device that performs post-service and allows the user to perform operations for the post-service. The post-service includes a process of transmitting images (including edited images) to the management server 4, a process of having the user play a mini-game, a process of having the user answer a questionnaire, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 4, the after-sales service department 13 has a plate-like housing with a predetermined thickness, and is connected to the editing department 12 so that its back surface is in contact with the left side of the editing department 12. be provided. On the front of the after-service department 13, there is a tablet built-in monitor (tablet) used by the user when operating after-service, and an ejection port for ejecting sticker paper on which images (including edited images) are printed. be provided. A space in front of the front of the post-service department 13 becomes a post-service space in which the user waiting for the printing on the seal paper to perform operations for the post-service. Also, the user inputs his/her own email address via the touch panel 161 provided in the after-sales service section 13 . In this embodiment, it is assumed that the display of the identification code and the input of the e-mail address are performed via the touch panel 161 provided in the after-sales service section 13. However, the touch panel provided in the editing section 12 is not limited to this. 131 may also be used. It should be noted that the timing at which the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 accepts the input of the email address by the user is not limited to after the user edits the image, and may be before the photograph is taken or the image is edited. .

(User movement)
The flow of the photo sticker creation game and the movement of the user accompanying it will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram explaining movement of the user.

The user of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 can take a photograph formed between the photographing section 21 and the background section 22 from the entrance G1 as indicated by the white arrow #1 or from the entrance G2 as indicated by the white arrow #2. After entering the space A1, the camera and the touch panel monitor provided in the photographing unit 21 are used to perform photographing control.

It should be noted that not all of the images taken by the user are images to be printed on the sticker paper, and the images are sent to the mobile terminal 6 (or are (for transmission to the management server 4). This is because the preference of the user may differ between the image to be printed and the image to be sent to the mobile terminal 6 , and the user wants to take pictures with the transmission to the mobile terminal 6 in mind when taking pictures. It is intended to meet the user's intention.

After completing the shooting control, the user exits the shooting space A1 and moves to the editing space A2-1 using the doorway G1 as indicated by the white arrow #3, or exits the doorway G2 as indicated by the white arrow #4. Use to 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 section 12, and the editing space A2-2 is an editing space on the back side of the editing section 12. FIG. The screen display of the touch panel monitor of the photographing section 21 or the like guides the user as to which space, the editing space A2-1 or the editing space A2-2, the user should move to. For example, the empty space of the two editing spaces is guided as the destination. The user who has moved to the editing space A2-1 or editing space A2-2 starts editing control. The user of the editing space A2-1 and the user of the editing space A2-2 can perform editing control at the same time.

After the editing control ends, printing of selected images (including edited images) is initiated. During image printing, the user who has finished editing control moves from the editing space A2-1 to the customer service space A3 as indicated by the white arrow #5 if the user has been performing editing control in the editing space A2-1. receive the post-hospital service, and perform the operation for the post-hospital service. In addition, when the user who has finished editing control is performing editing control in the editing space A2-2, as indicated by the white arrow #6, the user moves from the editing space A2-2 to the post-customer service space A3. After the customer is received in the space A3, the operation for the customer after the customer is performed.

When the printing of the image is finished, the user receives the sticker paper from the outlet provided in the after-sales service section 13, and ends the series of photo sticker making games.

(Composition of each member)
Next, the configuration of each member provided in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 will be described.

(Photographing unit 21)
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the photographing unit 21 provided in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. As shown in FIG. The photographing unit 21 is configured by attaching a front panel 41, a side panel 42A, and a side panel 42B to a base portion 43 having a box-like shape.

The front panel 41 is positioned in front of the user who controls photography in the photography space A1, and the side panels 42A and 42B are positioned on the left and right sides of the user who controls photography in the photography space A1, respectively. A connecting portion 23A is fixed above the side panel 42A, and a connecting portion 23B is fixed above the side panel 42B.

A photographing/display unit 81 is provided approximately in the center of the front panel 41 . The photographing/display unit 81 is composed of a camera 91 , a front strobe 92 and a touch panel monitor 93 .

The camera 91 is composed of an imaging element such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) or a CMOS (Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor), and photographs the user in the imaging space A1. A moving image captured by the camera 91 is displayed on the touch panel monitor 93 in real time. An image captured by the camera 91 at a predetermined timing, such as when the user instructs to take a picture, is saved as an image (still image).

A touch panel monitor 93 provided below the camera 91 is composed of a monitor such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and a touch panel stacked thereon. The touch panel monitor 93 has a function as a live view monitor that displays moving images captured by the camera 91, a function that displays various GUI (Graphical User Interface) images, and a function that receives user selection operations via the touch panel. there is On the touch panel monitor 93, a moving image after being combined with an image such as a background is displayed as appropriate.

An upper strobe 82 is installed on the front panel 41 above the position of the photographing/display unit 81 . A left strobe 83 is installed on the left, and a right strobe 84 is installed on the right. A lower strobe 85 is provided below the photographing/display unit 81 so that the upper surface of the base portion 43 partially protrudes.

The upper strobe 82 irradiates the user from above and forward. The left strobe 83 illuminates the user from the front left, and the right strobe 84 illuminates the user from the front right. The lower strobe 85 illuminates the user from below and in front.

A foot strobe 86 for illuminating the user's feet is also provided on the base portion 43 . Fluorescent lights are provided inside the upper strobe 82, the left strobe 83, the right strobe 84, the lower strobe 85, and the foot strobe 86, and together with the fluorescent lights inside the strobes that constitute the ceiling strobe unit 24, shooting is possible. It is used as lighting in the space A1. As will be described later, by adjusting the amount of light emitted by each fluorescent lamp, or by adjusting the number of fluorescent lamps that emit light, the brightness in the photographing space A1 can be adjusted according to the content of the photographing control performed by the user. adjusted accordingly.

On the right side of the foot strobe 86, a coin insertion/return opening 87 into which the user inserts money is provided.

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 are used as luggage storage areas for the user who controls photography to place luggage and the like. For example, in the vicinity of the ceiling of the front panel 41, a speaker for outputting sounds such as guide voices for shooting control, BGM (Background Music), and sound effects is provided.

(Background part 22)
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the background section 22 provided in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. As shown in FIG. As described above, the background curtain unit 25 is provided above the rear panel 51 . Approximately at the center of the background curtain unit 25, a rear central strobe 101 is attached to irradiate the user who is performing photography control within the photography space A1 from the rear center.

Above the rear panel 51 and at a position on the doorway G1 side, a rear left strobe 102 is attached to irradiate the user who is performing photography control in the photography space A1 from the left rear. In addition, above the rear panel 51 and at a position on the doorway G2 side, a rear right strobe 103 is attached to irradiate the user who is performing photography control in the photography space A1 from the right rear.

(editing department 12)
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the editing unit 12 provided in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. As shown in FIG. As shown in this figure, a tablet built-in monitor 131 is provided approximately in the center of the slope 72 in the editing section 12 . A touch pen 132A is provided on the left side of the tablet built-in monitor 131, and a touch pen 132B is provided on the right side.

The tablet built-in monitor 131 is configured by superimposing a tablet on a monitor such as an LCD, which enables operation input using touch pens 132A and 132B. The tablet built-in monitor 131 displays, for example, an editing screen that is a screen used for editing an image selected as an image to be edited. When two people edit at the same time, the touch pen 132A is used by one user and the touch pen 132B is used by the other user.

It should be noted that the image editing performed by the editing unit 12 is not necessarily the image that is to be printed. It can also be an edit for This is because there are differences in user preferences between images to be printed and images sent to the portable terminal 6 and used on the web. This is for responding to the user's desire to perform editing that is different from editing of an image.

(Post customer service department 13)
A post-customer service section 13 is provided on the left side of the editing section 12 . FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the after-sales service section 13 provided in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. As shown in FIG.

A tablet built-in monitor 161 is provided in the upper center of the after-sales service section 13 . A touch pen 162A is provided on the left side of the tablet built-in monitor 161, and a touch pen 162B is provided on the right side. Similar to the tablet built-in monitor 131, the tablet built-in monitor 161 is configured by superimposing a tablet on a monitor such as an LCD so that operation input can be performed using the touch pen 162A or 162B. The tablet built-in monitor 161 displays a screen that is used in the post-service process such as a mini-game.

A non-contact type IC reader/writer 163 is provided below the tablet built-in monitor 161 , and a seal paper discharge port 164 is provided below the non-contact type IC reader/writer 163 . A speaker 165 is provided below the seal paper outlet 164 .

The non-contact IC reader/writer 163 communicates with the adjacent non-contact IC, reads data from the non-contact IC, and writes data to the non-contact IC.

At the sticker paper discharge port 164, a sticker paper printed with an image created by editing control by the user of the editing space A2-1, or a sticker paper created by editing control by the user of the editing space A2-2. The sticker paper on which the image is printed is ejected. A printer is provided inside the editing unit 12, and the image is printed by the printer.

The speaker 165 outputs sounds such as guidance voices, background music, and sound effects at the time of subsequent service.

(Internal configuration of photo sticker creating device 1)
Next, the internal configuration of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 will be described. FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. As shown in FIG. The same symbols are attached to the same configurations as those described above. Duplicate explanations will be omitted as appropriate.

The control unit 201 is composed of a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and the like, executes a program stored in a ROM (Read Only Memory) 206 or a storage unit 202, and controls the overall operation of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1.

The control unit 201 also functions as a display control unit 231 , an input reception unit 232 and an instruction reception unit 233 . The display control unit 231 controls the screen display by each display (display unit) provided in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 , that is, the touch panel monitor 93 and the touch panels provided in the editing unit 12 and the after-sales service unit 13 .

The input reception unit 232 receives an input operation via each touch panel. For example, the input reception unit 232 receives a character string input operation, a selection operation, and the like via a UI object displayed on each touch panel. A specific example of the UI object will be described later.

A storage unit 202 , a communication unit 203 , a drive 204 , a ROM 206 and a RAM (random access memory) 207 are connected to the control unit 201 . Also connected to the control unit 201 are the photographing unit 21 , the editing unit 12 , the after-sales service unit 13 , and the printing unit 211 .

The storage unit 202 is composed of a non-volatile storage medium such as a hard disk or flash memory, and stores various setting information supplied from the control unit 201 . Information stored in the storage unit 202 is appropriately read by the control unit 201 .

A communication unit 203 is an interface of a network such as the Internet, and communicates with an external device under the control of the control unit 201 .

A removable medium 205 such as an optical disk or a semiconductor memory is appropriately mounted in 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 ROM 206 stores programs and data executed by the control unit 201 . A RAM 207 temporarily stores data and programs processed by the control unit 201 .

The photographing unit 21 performs processing related to user's photographing control in the photographing space A1. The photographing unit 21 includes a coin processing unit 221 , a background control unit 222 , a lighting control unit 223 , a camera 91 , a touch panel monitor 93 and a speaker 224 .

The coin processing unit 221 detects insertion of coins into the coin insertion/return opening 87 . When the coin processing unit 221 detects that coins of a predetermined amount, such as 300 yen, have been inserted, it outputs an activation signal indicating that fact to the control unit 201 .

The background control section 222 raises and lowers the background curtain housed in the background curtain unit 25 according to the background control signal supplied from the control section 201 . Background curtain selection may be made manually by the user.

The illumination control section 223 controls the light emission of each strobe in the imaging space A1 according to the illumination control signal supplied from the control section 201 . As described above, in addition to the strobes of the ceiling strobe unit 24, the photographing space A1 includes an upper strobe 82, a left strobe 83, a right strobe 84, a lower strobe 85, a foot strobe 86, and a background portion. 22, a central strobe 101 on the back, a left strobe 102 on the back, and a right strobe 103 on the back are provided. A fluorescent lamp is also provided inside each strobe.

In addition, the illumination control unit 223 adjusts the amount of light emitted by the fluorescent lamps provided inside each strobe, or adjusts the number of fluorescent lamps to emit light, thereby adjusting the stage of the shooting control performed by the user. Accordingly, the brightness in the photographing space A1 is adjusted.

Camera 91 performs photographing according to control by control unit 201 and outputs an image (image) obtained by photographing to control unit 201 . Further, when performing user authentication, which will be described later, the camera 91 captures a part of the user's body, the user's posture (pose), or the user's movement (gesture) as a still image or a moving image. An image (authentication image) for generating such information (image authentication information) may be captured and transmitted to the control unit 201 .

The editing unit 12A performs processing related to user's editing control in the editing space A2-1. The editing unit 12A includes a tablet built-in monitor 131 provided on the front side of the editing unit 12, touch pens 132A and 132B, and a speaker 231. FIG. The editing section 12B has the same configuration as the editing section 12A, and performs processing related to user's editing control in the editing space A2-2.

The tablet built-in monitor 131 displays an edit screen under the control of the control unit 201 and detects a user's operation on the edit screen. A signal representing the content of the user's operation is supplied to the control unit 201, and the image to be edited is edited.

The post-service department 13 performs processing related to post-service in the post-service space A3. The after customer service section 13 includes a tablet built-in monitor 161 , touch pens 162 A and 162 B, a non-contact IC reader/writer 163 and a speaker 165 .

The printing unit 211 is composed of a printer 241 and a sticker paper unit 242, which are configured to perform printing control. The printer 241 prints an image or an edited image obtained by editing control by the user on sticker paper stored in a sticker paper unit 242 attached to the printer 241 and discharges it to a sticker paper outlet 164 . . The follow-up customer service section 13 and the printing section 211, which are enclosed by a dashed-dotted line, are configured to perform processing related to follow-up customer service for users in the follow-up customer service space A3.

Further, in the processing related to print control, the printing unit 211 prints the photographed image (or the edited image) on the sticker paper, and acquires the image sent to the management server 4 in the margin (edge of the sticker paper, etc.). A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) and a seal ID (ID for image acquisition) may be printed. A sticker ID is an identifier for uniquely identifying one or a plurality of images (including photographed images and edited images) generated during one game by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. An identifier for retrieving the generated image. A user accesses a URL for obtaining an image and inputs a sticker ID to display a web page (image obtaining page) for obtaining an image generated during one game by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. It can be displayed on the mobile terminal 6 .

This is because, for example, when accepting an input of an e-mail address from a user in the after-sales service section 13 or the like, the correct address cannot be accepted due to timeout or erroneous input, and information such as a URL for acquiring an image is sent to the user. This is to allow the user to acquire the image by accessing the URL printed on the sticker and entering the sticker ID when the image cannot be obtained.

Note that the printing unit 211 uses, for example, a predetermined e-mail address, or an identification code such as a QR code (registered trademark), another two-dimensional code, or a one-dimensional code, instead of a URL, as information for acquiring an image. You may print. When a predetermined e-mail address is printed, the user can receive an e-mail containing a URL for obtaining an image from the management server 4 by sending a blank e-mail to the predetermined e-mail address. can be done. Also, when the QR code is printed on the sticker paper, the user can directly access the image acquisition page by accessing the web page indicated by the QR code using the mobile terminal 6 .

(Management server 4)
Next, details of the management server 4 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of a management server 4 according to an embodiment of the invention. As shown in this figure, the management server 4 mainly includes a control section 401 , a storage section 402 and a communication section 403 . The control unit 401 performs integrated control of each member provided in the management server 4 . The storage unit 402 stores various data used in the management server 4 . A communication unit 403 communicates with other devices constituting the captured image management system 10 .

Note that the management server 4 may periodically transmit the member information stored in the member database 422 of the storage unit 402 to the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 . Note that the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 may periodically download the member information. In this case, it is desirable that the management server 4 and the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 communicate with each other in the morning or at night when the communication load is relatively light, and transmit and receive the member information.

(Details of control unit 401)
As shown in FIG. 1 , the control unit 401 includes a communication control unit 411 , a mail creation unit 412 , a web page creation unit 413 , an image management unit (save processing unit) 414 and an authentication unit 415 .

(Communication control unit 411)
A communication control unit 411 controls communication by the communication unit 403 .

(Mail creating unit 412)
The mail creating unit 412 creates mail to be sent to the mail address of the user who has played with the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 . In this embodiment, the mail creating unit 412 uses data stored in the mail database 421 to create an email instructing saving of an image to be sent to the email address input from the communication control unit 411. , to the communication control unit 411 .

(Web page creating unit 413)
A web page creating unit 413 creates a web page to be displayed on the mobile terminal 6 or the photo sticker creating device 1 (various monitors described later). In this embodiment, the web page creating unit 413 uses data stored in the web page database 423 to create a web page in response to an access request received from the mobile terminal 6 or the photo sticker creating apparatus 1, and communicates the web page. Output to the control unit 411 . Although the details will be described later, the web page creating unit 413 creates a web page according to the membership type of the user.

In the following description, "page" means data, such as a web page, that the management server 4 transmits to a communication terminal such as the mobile terminal 6 or the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 for display. The page usually contains text data and image data, and may also contain audio data and video data.

(Image management unit 414)
The image management unit 414 manages images provided to the user through the image providing site. In this embodiment, the image management unit 414 saves the image specified by the user among the images created by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 in the image database 424 .

(Authentication unit 415)
The authentication unit 415 receives a request for user authentication from the mobile terminal 6 when logging in to the image management service, for example, and performs user authentication. The authentication unit 415 uses the image data (photographed image for authentication, login image) transmitted from the mobile terminal 6 to determine whether or not the user is a pre-registered member, and accesses the image providing site (image management service), and saves unsaved images in the user's my page, and includes an image data acquisition unit 4151 , a feature amount extraction unit 4152 , and a matching unit 4153 . In this embodiment, the login image and the personal identification data are assumed to be the user's face image, but they are not limited to this. As will be described later, other than the user's face image may be used as the login image and personal identification data.

The image data acquisition unit 4151 acquires the image data of the photographed image for authentication photographed by the portable terminal 6 from the portable terminal 6 via the communication unit 403 and transmits the image data to the feature quantity extraction unit 4152 .

The feature amount extraction unit 4152 extracts the feature amount of the image data transmitted from the image data acquisition unit 4151 and transmits the feature amount to the matching unit 4153 .

The collation unit 4153 collates the feature amount of the image data transmitted from the feature amount extraction unit 4152 with the user's personal identification data stored in the member database 422 .
Any technique may be used for the collation method. For example, to compare. As a result of the comparison, when the reliability is equal to or higher than the threshold, it is determined that the feature amount of the transmitted image data matches the personal identification data of the user stored in the member database 422 . Then, when the feature amount and the personal identification data match, the matching unit 4153 determines that the user authentication has succeeded, and permits (logs in) access to the user's My Page of the image providing site from the portable terminal 6. At the same time, an instruction is sent to the image management unit 414 to save, to the user's my page, the photographed images that have not been saved to the user's my page among the photographed images photographed by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 . My page is a unique page for each user on the image providing site. By accessing My Page, the user can view, for example, the captured images captured by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 and saved.

On the other hand, if the feature amount and the personal identification data do not match, the matching unit 4153 notifies the portable terminal 6 that the user authentication has failed.

If user authentication fails a predetermined number of times, authentication by member ID and password may be requested. Alternatively, if multiple types of authentication are possible, an operation to switch the authentication method to another authentication method may be performed to request authentication by the other authentication method.

(Details of storage unit 402)
As shown in FIG. 1, the storage unit 402 includes a mail database 421, a member database 422, a web page database 423, an image database 424, and an image storage determination database 425. FIG.

(mail database 421)
The mail database 421 stores various data for creating mails to be sent to users.

(Member database 422)
The member database 422 stores various information (member information) on users who are members of the image providing site. FIG. 11 shows an example of the member database 422. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 11, in the present embodiment, the member database 422 contains personal identification data (for example, face information) that identifies a user who uses the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 and information that identifies the user (user identification information). ) are stored for each user. User identification information includes, for example, the user's member ID, email address, nickname, password, date of birth, address, member attributes, membership date, and the terminal ID of the mobile terminal owned by the user. Membership attributes include, for example, paid members and non-paying members.

(Web page database 423)
The web page database 423 stores various data for creating web pages of image providing sites displayed on the mobile terminal 6 or the photo sticker creation device 1 (various monitors described later).

(Image database 424)
The image database 424 stores, among the user's images created by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1, the images instructed by the user to be stored in the image providing site. In the image database 424 , images are stored separately for each user registered as a member in the member database 422 .

Although not shown, the storage unit 402 also has a temporary storage database for temporarily storing data such as images received from the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 .

(Image storage determination database 425)
The image storage determination database 425 records whether or not the user has stored the captured image captured by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 in my page. FIG. 12 shows an example of the image storage determination database 425. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 12, the image storage judgment database 425 records member IDs, passwords, e-mail addresses, sticker IDs, shooting dates and times taken with a sticker machine, captured image data, and whether or not images are stored. For example, if there are three pieces of image data A1, A2, and A3 taken by the user with the member ID "001", and A1 of them is stored in My Page, as shown in FIG. Information indicating that the image is saved (indicated by a circle in FIG. 12) is recorded in the "whether image is saved" corresponding to A1, and the "whether image is saved" corresponding to A2 and A3 that are not saved is recorded. is recorded (indicated by x in FIG. 12) indicating that the is not saved. Note that "NULL" may be recorded when not saved, and "NULL" may be deleted when saved.

(Details of communication unit 403)
In the present embodiment, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 and the mobile terminal 6 are communication partners of the communication unit 403 . The communication unit 403 receives data from other devices and transmits data to other devices under the control of the communication control unit 411 .

(mobile terminal 6)
As shown in FIG. 1 , the mobile terminal 6 mainly includes a control section 601 , a storage section 608 , a communication section 609 and a display section 607 . The control unit 601 performs integrated control of each member provided in the mobile terminal 6 . The storage unit 608 stores various data used in the mobile terminal 6 . A communication unit 609 communicates with other devices constituting the captured image management system 10 .

The display unit 607 displays a screen and also functions as a touch panel for the user to input information to the mobile terminal 6 .

The control unit 601 also functions as a communication control unit 603 and a display control unit 602 . A communication control unit 603 controls communication by the communication unit 609 . The display control unit 602 controls information display on the display unit 607 . For example, display control unit 602 outputs a web page input from communication control unit 603 to display unit 607 so that the web page can be displayed on display unit 607 . Further, the control unit 601 performs processing related to control of a camera (not shown) included in the mobile terminal 6 .

(Example of sending an email address)
In this example, the photo sticker creation device 1 provides a service of taking and editing photos and outputting photo stickers, and includes a touch panel (display unit) 161 and a display control unit 231. causes the touch panel 161 to display an identification code including first information for specifying a photograph taken in the service, and the identification code is displayed on the display screen of the terminal device (portable terminal) 6 that read the identification code. to the server (management server) 4 associated with the photo sticker creating device 1, which is the second information including the first information and for specifying the user having the terminal device 6 An example of processing in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1, which is characterized by transitioning to a screen for transmission, will be described step by step. According to the configuration of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 described above, in a series of steps in which the second information for specifying the user is transmitted to the server 4 associated with the photo sticker creating apparatus 1, the second information is sent to the photograph. It is possible to reduce the burden on the user without inputting to the sticker making device 1 .

Further, in the present embodiment, the first information is described as being a character string uniquely assigned to the photograph taken by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1, but is not limited to this. There may be. Also, although the second information is explained as mail, it is not limited to this. An example in which the second information is other than email will be described later.

FIG. 13 is a sequence diagram showing the flow of processing according to this example. Note that the processing based on the sequence diagram of FIG. 13 is started after, for example, the user takes a photograph using the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 and edits the photograph.

In step S101, the display control unit 231 transmits an e-mail address by inputting an e-mail address to the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 or by sending an e-mail to the server 4 associated with the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. Either option is displayed on the touch panel 161 .

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of the screen. On the screen shown in FIG. 14, a button 301 is a button for selecting input of an e-mail address for the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 . In this specification, each button displayed on the screen is an example of a UI object. A button 303 is a button for displaying an identification code for transitioning the display screen of the terminal device 6 to an email transmission screen. A button 305 is a button for selecting not to transmit the mail address to the server 4 at this time.

In step S102, the control unit 201 determines whether the button 301 or the button 303 has been selected. If the control unit 201 determines that the button 301 has been selected, then the process of step S102 is executed, and if it determines that the button 303 has been selected, then the process based on the flowchart of FIG. 18 is started. Details of the processing will be described later. If the control unit 201 determines that the button 305 has been selected, the display control unit 231 terminates the display of the screen shown in FIG. 14, and terminates the processing based on the flowchart of FIG.

In step S103, the display control unit 231 causes the touch panel 161 to display the identification code. Also, the identification code is used to change the display screen of the terminal device 6 that has read the identification code to a screen for sending an e-mail containing information for specifying the photographed photograph to the server 4. It is.

FIG. 15 shows an example of a screen displayed on the touch panel 161 in this step. On the screen shown in FIG. 15, an object 311 indicates the identification code described above. A button 313 is a button for returning to the screen shown in FIG. That is, when the button 313 is selected, the processing from step S101 is executed again. A button 315 is a button for ending the display of the identification code. When the button 315 is selected, the processing in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 based on the flowchart of FIG. 13 ends.

In step S104, the control unit 601 drives the camera to read information included in the identification code. Here, the identification code includes at least information for specifying the photograph taken by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 and information indicating the address of the page containing the information indicating the destination of the mail. The communication control unit 603 also transmits information indicating a request for transmission of the page to the server 4 via the communication unit 609 . In other words, terminal device 6 attempts to access the page.

In step S<b>105 , the communication control unit 411 transmits information indicating the page read from the storage unit 402 to the mobile terminal 6 via the communication unit 403 .

In step S106, the display control unit 602 causes the display unit 607 to display the page. FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of the page. When the button 321 in FIG. 16 is selected, the control unit 601 activates a mailer having a function of sending mail, and the display control unit 602 causes the display unit 607 to display the operation screen of the mailer. FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of a mailer operation screen.

On the screen shown in FIG. 17, an object 331 indicates the destination of the mail. Also, the mail is sent to the server 4 directly or indirectly. Text 333 indicates the subject of the mail. The text 335 is a character string for identifying the captured photograph, and is an example of the first information described above. As exemplified in the mail sent by the operation screen of the mailer shown in FIG. 17, the second information is mail in which the first information is included in at least one of the subject, text, or destination address. may Object 337 is a button for inputting characters. Object 339 is a button for sending mail. When the button 339 is selected, the mail is sent to the server 4, and then the process of step 107 is executed.

In step S<b>107 , the communication control unit 411 transmits an email to the terminal device 6 via the communication unit 403 to suggest that the captured photograph be saved in the image providing site. It can be said that the destination of the mail is the terminal device 6 that can be used by the user identified by the mail address that is the source of the mail received by the server 4 in step 106 . As a result, the user's burden of inputting the e-mail address can be reduced. Further, the mail may be generated by the control unit 401 by comparing mails transmitted from the terminal device 6 and by referring to information stored in the storage unit 402, for example. Further, the e-mail may include, for example, the URL of the image providing site.

Note that the mail sent from the server 4 to the terminal device 6 in this step S107 and for suggesting the saving of the photographed photograph is an example of the third information. As another aspect, in this step S107, the information for presenting the saving of the photographed photograph is sent from the server 4 to the terminal device 6 as the third information via a predetermined application installed in the terminal device 6, for example. may be sent as

In particular, when the third information or a screen that can be transitioned to without logging in with reference to the third information includes information that can identify the photographed photograph, the first information is sufficient. verbose and complex is preferable.

(Example of email address input screen)
In this example, the photo sticker creation device 1 provides a service of taking and editing photos and outputting photo stickers, and includes a touch panel (display unit) 161, an input reception unit 232 that receives user input operations, a display control unit 231 for displaying a first screen for selecting the domain part of the email address and a second screen for entering the local part of the email address on the touch panel 161 at different timings, The first screen includes one or a plurality of first UI objects corresponding to each domain within a predetermined area, and a plurality of second UI objects corresponding to the types of terminal devices 6 capable of receiving mail. , and the display control unit 231, when the input receiving unit 232 receives the selection of the second UI object, displays the one or more first UI objects included in the predetermined area as the selected second UI object. An example of processing in the photo sticker creation device 1 for switching to display corresponding to the domain that can be used in the terminal device 6 of the type corresponding to the UI object 2 will be described step by step. According to the configuration of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 described above, it is possible to easily input the e-mail address in a series of steps in which the e-mail address specifying the user is transmitted to the server 4 associated with the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. The user's burden can be reduced. The local part of the mail address means the part before the symbol (usually "@") immediately before the domain part of the mail address.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing according to this example. The processing based on the flowchart of FIG. 18 may be started, for example, when the control unit 201 determines in step S102 that the button 301 of FIG. 14 has been selected, as described above.

In step S<b>201 , the display control unit 231 causes the touch panel 161 to display a selection screen of domains of mail addresses available to the user. FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of the screen. Also, the screen shown in FIG. 19 is an example of the first screen. In the screen shown in FIG. 19, an object 341 indicates which one of a plurality of screens related to inputting an e-mail address is currently displayed.

The button 343 is a button corresponding to the type of the terminal device 6 capable of receiving mail. Region 345 includes one or more buttons 347 . A button 347 is a button corresponding to each domain of the mail address. Also, any one of the plurality of buttons 343 may be in a state of being selected before being selected by the user. Note that the button 343 may or may not be represented as a tab as illustrated in FIG.

Further, the area 345 includes buttons 347 corresponding only to domains that can be used in the terminal device 6 of the type corresponding to the button 343 being selected. In the example shown in FIG. 19, the button 343 corresponding to the model "pPhone" is selected, and the area 345 contains buttons 347 corresponding only to the domains available for "pPhone".

Note that the display control unit 231 may display the buttons 347 included in the area 345 on the touch panel 161 so that the corresponding domains are arranged in descending order of market share. Here, the market share may be defined by, for example, the number of valid e-mail addresses, the total number of times the e-mail address is used in the market during a predetermined period, or the like. This has the effect of making it easier for many users to find the button 347 corresponding to the domain of the email address they use.

In step S202, the control unit 201 determines whether or not any button 343 that is not currently selected has been selected, that is, whether or not an instruction has been given to change the button corresponding to each domain included in the area 345. . If the control unit 201 determines that any button 343 that is not currently selected has been selected, then the process of step S203 is performed, and if it is determined that it has not been selected, then the process of step S204 is performed. executed.

In step S<b>203 , the display control unit 231 switches the button 347 included in the area 345 to one corresponding only to the domain that can be used by the terminal device 6 of the type corresponding to the selected button 343 and displays it.

In step S204, the control unit 203 determines whether any of the buttons 347 corresponding to each domain has been selected. If the control unit 203 determines that any button 347 has been selected, then the process of step S205 is executed. Waiting processing continues.

In step S205, the display control unit 231 causes the touch panel 161 to display a screen prompting the user to enter the local part of the email address. FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of the screen. Also, the screen shown in FIG. 20 is an example of the second screen. On the screen shown in FIG. 20, an object 351 indicates a text area in which the local part being input is displayed. Button 353 is a keyboard for inputting text. A button 355 is a button for changing the key layout of the button 353 to a keyboard layout. A button 357 is a button for setting the layout of the keyboard indicated by the button 353 in abc order. Alternatively, one of the buttons 355 and 357 may be selected rather than selected by the user. In the example shown in FIG. 20, the button 355 is selected. A button 358 is a button for returning to the screen shown in FIG. That is, when the button 358 is selected, the processing from step S201 is executed again. A button 359 is a button for ending the input of the local part of the mail address. The screen illustrated in FIG. 20 also includes an object 341 . In this manner, the display control unit 231 displays information indicating that the screen being displayed on the first screen is the first screen, and the screen being displayed on the second screen is the second screen. You may display the information which shows that it is. Thereby, the user can easily grasp which screen is displayed on the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 .

In step S206, the control unit 201 determines whether or not the button 359 has been selected, that is, whether or not an instruction to end the input of the local part of the mail address has been given. If the control unit 201 determines that the button 359 has been selected, then the process of step S207 is executed, and if it determines that it has not been selected, or if it determines that no character has been input to the local part, this process is executed. In step S206, the process of accepting the input of the local part and waiting for selection of button 359 is continued.

In step S207, the display control unit 231 causes the touch panel 161 to display a screen indicating that the input of the email address has been completed. FIG. 21 is a diagram showing an example of the screen. On the screen shown in FIG. 21, for example, in the area 361, the e-mail address entered by the user, or an e-mail sent to the entered e-mail address, or the like may be displayed. Also, for example, a screen for confirming an e-mail address may be displayed before the screen illustrated in FIG. 21 is displayed.

[Modification]
It is not essential that the processes of steps S101 and S102 of FIG. 13 are executed. That is, it is determined in advance whether the e-mail address is sent by inputting the e-mail address to the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 or by sending an e-mail to the server 4 associated with the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. may be configured.

Further, when the terminal device 6 reads the identification code in step S104, the screen corresponding to FIG. 16 or 17 may be displayed without performing communication processing with the server 4. FIG. In other words, the identification code directly changes the display screen of the terminal device 6 that reads the identification code to the screen illustrated in FIG. 16 or 17 for transmitting the second information. It may be something that causes

Further, the identification code displayed on the touch panel 161 in step S104 is a predetermined application installed in the terminal device 6, and is read via an application capable of logging in to a predetermined service such as SNS (Social Networking Service). when the user is logged in, the display screen of the terminal device 6 is changed to a screen for transmitting the second information including the account ID used for the login to the server 4 as information for specifying the user. may be As a result, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 for transmitting the account ID of the predetermined service to the server 4 can be realized. Further, in the above configuration, the server 4 may present the third information for presenting the storage of the photographed photograph to the account having the above account ID via a predetermined service.

Further, the input of the e-mail address based on the flow chart of FIG. 18 may be possible for a plurality of persons in parallel. Specifically, the display control unit 231 causes the touch panel 161 to simultaneously display a plurality of either the first screen or the second screen corresponding to each user who inputs the email address, and the input reception unit 232 The configuration may be such that input operations of a plurality of users are received in parallel. As a result, it is possible to realize the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 that allows a plurality of users to simultaneously input e-mail addresses with a small burden. Further, each of the plurality of persons may be able to select whether to input the e-mail address to the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 or to transmit the e-mail address by sending an e-mail to the server 4 . That is, the display control unit 231 may cause the touch panel 161 to simultaneously display a plurality of the identification code illustrated in FIG. 15 and the email address input screens illustrated in FIGS. 19 to 21 .

Further, the predetermined service such as the image management service may be an application specially created and used via an application installed in the mobile terminal 6. For example, a general-purpose browser may be used. It may be used through Moreover, the server 4 that implements a predetermined service may function as an application server, or may function as a web server. Further, it may be possible to log in to the image providing site from any personal computer or the like.

[Example of realization by software]
The control blocks of the management server 4 (especially the communication control unit 411, the mail creation unit 412, the web page creation unit 413, the image management unit 414 and the authentication unit 415) and the control blocks of the portable terminal 6 (especially the display control unit 602 and the communication control unit 603) may be implemented by a logic circuit (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like, or may be implemented by software.

In the latter case, the management server 4 and the mobile terminal 6 are provided with computers that execute instructions of programs, which are software for realizing each function. This computer includes, for example, one or more processors, and a computer-readable recording medium storing the program. In the computer, the processor reads the program from the recording medium and executes it, thereby achieving the object of the present invention. As the processor, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) can be used. As the recording medium, a "non-temporary tangible medium" such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit, or the like can be used. In addition, a RAM (Random Access Memory) for developing the above program may be further provided. Also, the program may be supplied to the computer via any transmission medium (communication network, broadcast wave, etc.) capable of transmitting the program. Note that one aspect of the present invention can also be implemented in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but can be modified in various ways within the scope of the claims, and can be obtained by appropriately combining technical means disclosed in different embodiments. is also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

1 photo sticker creation device 4 management server (server)
6 mobile terminal (terminal device)
10 Captured image management system 161 Tablet built-in monitor (touch panel, display unit, display)
231 display control unit 232 input reception unit 601 control unit 602 display control unit 607 display unit

Claims (5)

A photo sticker creating device for providing a service of taking and editing a photo and outputting a photo sticker,
A display unit and a display control unit,
The display control unit causes the display unit to display an identification code including first information for specifying a photograph taken in the service,
The identification code is
The display screen of the terminal device that has read the identification code is sent to the photo sticker creation device as the second information including the first information and the second information for specifying the user who has the terminal device. It is for transitioning to a screen for sending to the associated server, and further,
The display control unit
To change the display screen of the terminal device when the identification code is read through the application that is a predetermined application installed in the terminal device and that allows login to an SNS (Social Networking Service) service display the identification code of on the display unit,
The identification code is
A transition is made to a screen for transmitting the second information including the account ID used for the login as information for specifying the user.
A photo sticker creating device characterized by: The second information is
an email including the first information in at least one of the subject, body, or destination address;
2. The photo sticker creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the server identifies the user by an e-mail address. 2. The server according to claim 1, wherein third information for presenting storage of a photograph taken in said service is transmitted to said terminal device, which is a transmission source of said second information. . A control program for causing a computer to function as the photo sticker creating apparatus according to claim 1 , the control program for causing the computer to function as the display control unit. A computer-readable recording medium on which the control program according to claim 4 is recorded.

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