JP2007206659A - Composite image print, its forming method, and its display method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily create a composite photograph with fun by combining a photograph etc., of a person, a pet, an article, etc., including a photograph taken by a digital camera with many prepared images as a background or a foreground (or a mid-ground). <P>SOLUTION: The composite image print is characterized in that a main part of a subject image is extracted and combined with a background or foreground (or a mid-ground) and respective images divided and arranged in accordance with an array of lenticular lenses are put together and printed in one body. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention combines a snapshot photograph of a person, a pet, etc., a product photograph taken by a normal method, and a background image, a foreground image and a foreground image prepared in advance, and displays them three-dimensionally or multifacetedly. The present invention relates to a composite image print, a formation method thereof, and a display method thereof.

  A method for displaying a snapshot of a person on a photo stand is already known, and various methods for displaying a stereoscopic image or a switching image using a lenticular lens are also known.

  For example, Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-180927) discloses an exposure method for photographic paper in which secondary image information and a subject are arranged in one screen. There has been proposed an exposure method for photographic paper, which is arranged on the back side of a lenticular lens and is an original image that can display a switching image or a three-dimensional image. However, this method is merely a technique for simultaneously exposing a subject and a background on a film, and the actual exposure method is not only complicated, but also incompatible with the current digital camera era.

  The document also discloses a photographic storage tool for storing a photograph formed by the above-described method in a frame together with a lenticular lens. However, in this method, a lenticular lens is disposed only in the peripheral portion of the subject, and a transparent panel having a smooth surface is used for the portion corresponding to the subject. According to this technique, since the arrangement of the subject portion and the background portion of the photo storage device is fixed by the arrangement of the lenticular lens, if the arrangement is changed, the front transparent panel itself including the lenticular lens must be replaced. There was a problem.

  Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent No. 3717131) includes a lenticular sheet and a pressing plate pressed against the back surface of the lenticular sheet via an output image, and the frictional force between the pressing plate and the output image is as described above. There is disclosed a display body characterized by being larger than the frictional force between the lenticular lens sheet and the output image. This technique is only for displaying a three-dimensional image or a moving image, and uses a frictional force because the output image needs to be fixed when the lenticular sheet is swung.

JP 2000-180927 A Japanese Patent No. 3717131

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and combines and synthesizes a snapshot of a person including a photograph taken with a digital camera between the background and the foreground. The purpose is to make it easy and fun to edit composite image photos.

  In order to achieve the above object, the composite image print according to the present invention extracts the main part of the subject image, combines it with the background and foreground prepared in advance, divides and arranges them according to the arrangement of the lenticular lenses, and combines the images. It is characterized by having been printed.

  The subject image can be a general photograph or an image, but it is not a pre-prepared image, it is also possible to combine multiple general photographs and combine them to create an image that is divided and arranged according to the arrangement of lenticular lenses It is.

  Further, in the composite image print forming method according to the present invention, the main part of the subject image is extracted, combined with images prepared as a background and foreground prepared in advance, and each image divided and arranged according to the arrangement of the lenticular lenses is synthesized, It prints integrally.

  It is desirable that the image is synthesized by software on a computer.

  As a display method of a composite image print according to the present invention, the main part of a subject image is extracted, combined with images prepared as a background and a foreground prepared in advance, and each image divided and arranged according to the arrangement of lenticular lenses is synthesized and integrated. The composite image print printed automatically is arranged on the back surface of the lenticular lens conforming to the arrangement and fixed by the pressing means.

  The pressing means includes a frame member that holds a lenticular lens on the front surface, a pressing plate that is disposed on the rear surface of the composite image print and presses and holds the lenticular lens and the image print, and fixes the pressing plate to the frame member. It is preferable that the photo stand comprises a fixing means.

  As another method of the pressing means, a frame material partially formed with a lenticular lens for holding the image sheet on a mobile phone body and a screw for fixing the frame material to the mobile phone may be used. it can.

  In the image print according to the present invention, since only the main part of the subject image such as a snapshot of a person can be extracted and displayed in combination with another desired background and foreground, the subject can be displayed in a gorgeous manner. Is possible. In addition, since the same subject image can be easily combined with various backgrounds and foregrounds, there is no need to bother taking pictures in front of various backgrounds. In short, the composite image requester requires fewer subject images. Since the client selects the background, foreground, switching image, etc., the gap between the completed image and the previous image is reduced. Furthermore, it is easy to create a majestic image sheet for funerals as well as a gorgeous background and foreground.

  In addition, the background and foreground images can be selected from all types of photographs, and unique stereoscopic images and switching images can be produced. Furthermore, the subject image itself can be a stereoscopic image or a switching image.

  According to the image print forming method of the present invention, a divided image corresponding to the lenticular lens can be easily created by computer software, and the subject image can be easily combined with the background or foreground. A composite image print can be formed inexpensively and easily. In addition, by processing with a computer, it is possible to easily extract a subject image into a complicated shape and freely combine with various backgrounds and foregrounds. Further, since the image of the finished print can be displayed on the computer screen, work such as prior consultation and configuration for creation is not necessary. The producer side can easily perform the composition work on the computer, so the work time can be greatly reduced. As a result, the price of the image print can be reduced.

  In the composite image print display method according to the present invention, a composite image print as described above is combined with a lenticular lens to form a photo stand or the like, so that a three-dimensional or multi-faceted image can be obtained even for people, pets, product photos, and the like. It becomes possible to enjoy it very easily.

  Such a composite image print display method can be used not only as a photo stand but also as a cover of a mobile phone.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a method of forming a composite image print according to the present invention. The client selects an image as a background and foreground on the computer screen. In addition, a desired main part is extracted from the subject image (which may be a photograph or a digital image) brought by the client, and is combined with the selected background and foreground. The background and foreground are divided images corresponding to the lenticular lens. The divided image includes a stereoscopic image and a switching image. The synthesized image is printed and adjusted to a predetermined shape and size.

  FIG. 2 shows an example of the composite image print 1 formed by the above-described method. An infant snapshot was taken as the subject image 3 and was combined and printed in combination with the background 2 and foreground 4 that were separately formed corresponding to the lenticular lens. In the present embodiment, the subject image is not divided and formed, but the subject image can also be divided into images together with the foreground and background.

  FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of a photo stand for displaying the image print. The composite image print 1 is disposed on the back surface of the lenticular lens sheet 5 and inserted into the frame 6 of the photo stand. A pressing plate 8 is disposed on the back side of the image sheet and is fixed by a plurality of fixtures 9. By this display method, a subject image combined with a stereoscopic image or a switching image can be enjoyed.

  FIG. 4 shows a method of displaying the above-described composite image print on the cover of the mobile phone. A cover 11 on which a lenticular lens is formed is arranged on a composite image print formed in accordance with the shape of the mobile phone body 10 and is fixed to the mobile phone body 10 with screws 12.

  According to the present invention, a subject image can be displayed in combination with various backgrounds and foregrounds easily, which can contribute to a new photo display form.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the formation method of the composite image print by this invention. 2 is an example of a composite image print formed by the composite image print forming method shown in FIG. 1. 3 is an example of a photo stand for displaying the image print shown in FIG. 2. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a method for displaying the composite image print shown in FIG. 2 on a cover of a mobile phone.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Composite image print 2 Background 3 Subject 4 Foreground 5 Lenticular lens sheet 6 Frame material 8 Press plate 9 Fixing tool 10 Mobile phone main body 11 Cover 12 Screw

Claims (8)

The main part of the subject image is extracted, combined with the background and foreground (or foreground) images prepared in advance, and the images divided and arranged according to the arrangement of the lenticular lenses are combined and printed together. Composite image print. The composite image print according to claim 1, wherein the subject image is a general photograph or image. 2. The composite image print according to claim 1, wherein the subject image is a general photograph or an image divided and arranged in accordance with the arrangement of lenticular lenses. The main part of the subject image is extracted, and the background image and the foreground (or middle background) image prepared in advance are combined, and the images divided and arranged according to the arrangement of the lenticular lenses are combined and printed together. A method for forming a composite image print. 5. The method of forming a composite image print according to claim 4, wherein the composition of the images is performed by software on a computer. Extracting the main part of the subject image, combining the images prepared by dividing and arranging the images for the background and foreground (or the foreground) prepared in advance according to the arrangement of the lenticular lenses and printing them together A display method of a composite image print, wherein the image print is arranged on a back surface of a lenticular lens conforming to the arrangement and fixed by pressing means. The pressing means includes a frame member that holds a lenticular lens on the front surface, a pressing plate that is disposed on the rear surface of the composite image print and presses and holds the lenticular lens and the image print, and fixes the pressing plate to the frame member. 7. A method for displaying a composite image print according to claim 6, wherein the display is a photo stand comprising fixing means. The press means is a frame material partially formed with a lenticular lens for holding the image print on a mobile phone body and a screw for fixing the frame material to the mobile phone. Item 7. A method for displaying a composite image print according to Item 6.

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