JP4424072B2 - Photo service system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a photographic service system, and more particularly to a photographic service system that prints an image taken at a predetermined position in a facility by combining it with a predetermined template image.

Conventionally, various systems for printing interesting composite photographs have been proposed. For example, according to Patent Document 1, a frame image displayed on a monitor television before shooting is displayed in a moving image state, and when the stop button is pressed, the current frame image is set as a still image as a still image. Set to the frame image used in. As a result, even when shooting is performed using frame images with the same image pattern, the resulting photo becomes a photo with a different atmosphere by changing the timing of pressing the stop button.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-282571

  However, according to the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, a profile of one player is photographed, and the profile image is combined with a frame image. However, a technique for identifying profile images of an unspecified number of players is specifically disclosed. It has not been. The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and identifies and prints an image obtained by combining a template image with face images of an unspecified number of users photographed in a certain facility such as a theme park. An object is to provide a photo service system that can be used.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that the unique visitor identification information stored in the IC chip of the IC chip admission ticket and the face image of the visitor holding the admission ticket with the IC chip. And a first storage control means for storing the registered face image in correspondence with the registered face image, and an extraction means for extracting an extracted face image representing a part of the visitor's face from the original image with the visitor as a subject. A registered face image that matches the extracted face image is identified from the first storage medium, and the visitor identification information corresponding to the specified registered face image corresponds to the extracted face image that matches the specified registered face image Corresponding to the second storage control means for storing in the second storage medium, the reading means for reading the unique identification information from the IC chip admission ticket, and the visitor identification information read from the IC chip admission ticket To extract face Providing synthesizing means for creating a composite image of the image and a predetermined template image, and print means for printing the composite image, the photo service system comprising a.

  According to the present invention, since the composite image obtained by synthesizing the extracted face image corresponding to the visitor identification information read from the admission ticket with the IC chip and the predetermined template image is printed, the visitor has the IC chip possessed by himself / herself. You can easily identify a composite image containing your face image from the admission ticket and place a print order.

  The invention according to claim 2 further includes determining means for determining a combining position, which is a position for combining one or a plurality of extracted face images extracted from one original image with the combined image, and the combining means is determined. The photographic service system according to claim 1, wherein the extracted face image is synthesized at the synthesis position.

  According to the present invention, a synthesis position for synthesizing one or a plurality of extracted face images is determined. The composition position may be determined arbitrarily. For example, designation of a position where each extracted face image is composed may be received from an operation unit such as a keyboard or a mouse, and the designated position may be set as the composition position.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the determining means determines a combined position of the extracted face image corresponding to the visitor identification information read from the admission ticket with the IC chip as a specific first combined position, and includes the IC chip. The photo service system according to claim 2, wherein a combined position of the extracted face image not corresponding to the visitor identification information read from the admission ticket is determined as a second combined position other than the first combined position.

  According to the present invention, the combined position of the extracted face image corresponding to the visitor identification information read from the IC chip-attached ticket is determined as the specific first combined position. For example, by setting the specific first synthesis position as the center of the template image where the extracted face image is conspicuous, the extracted face image corresponding to the visitor identification information read from the admission ticket with IC chip is the most prominent good position. Since it can be arranged and combined, it becomes a motivation for a specific visitor to read an admission ticket with an IC chip as one operation of a print order, and the satisfaction of obtaining a print is also increased.

  According to the present invention, since the composite image obtained by synthesizing the extracted face image corresponding to the visitor identification information read from the admission ticket with the IC chip and the predetermined template image is printed, the visitor has the IC chip possessed by himself / herself. You can easily identify a composite image containing your face image from the admission ticket and place a print order.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[Schematic configuration]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a photo service system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. This system is used in a certain facility such as a theme park. This system includes a processing center 1 configured by a personal computer server or the like installed at a predetermined location in a facility, and a processing terminal 2 configured by a personal computer installed at a photographing spot (photo spot) at each location in the facility. Including. The processing terminal 2 and the processing center 1 are connected by a network 7 such as a LAN. In this figure, only one processing terminal 2 is shown, but a plurality of processing terminals 2 can be connected to the processing center 1. IC chip readers 5a and 5b that read the unique admission ticket ID stored in the IC chip (not shown) of the admission ticket 6 with the IC chip distributed to the facility visitors to the processing terminal 2 and the processing center 1. Are connected to each other.

  The processing center 1 includes a processing unit 11 constituted by an arithmetic unit (CPU), a communication unit 17 that performs data communication via a network 7 such as the Internet, and a unique entrance stored in the admission ticket 6 with an IC chip. An IC chip reader 5 that reads a ticket ID, an operation unit 16 that accepts various input operations and instruction operations, a user database (DB) 13 that stores information for managing visitors, and an image transmitted from the processing terminal 2 It has an image database (DB) 14 to be managed, a display unit 15 that is a display for performing various displays, and a storage unit 12 configured by a semiconductor storage device that stores various data used by the processing unit 11 and programs to be executed. is doing. The processing terminal 2 is connected to a digital still camera (DSC) 3 through a communication line compliant with IEEE1394.

[Process flow]
Hereinafter, based on the flowchart of FIG. 2, the print service utilization method and processing flow of this system will be described. In S1, the IC chip reader 5a reads the unique admission ticket ID stored in the IC chip of the admission ticket 6 with the IC chip distributed at the time of entering each facility. In S2, the staff photographs each visitor's face individually with DSC3. In S3, the processing terminal 2 extracts a face portion from the image transmitted from the DSC 3, and transmits the extracted face portion image and the admission ticket ID read in S1 to the processing center 1. Various face extraction processes can be applied to the extraction of the face portion.

  In S4, the processing unit 11 of the processing center 1 registers the received face portion image and the admission ticket ID in the user DB 13 in association with each other. Hereinafter, an image of a face part registered in the user DB 13 is referred to as a registered face image. FIG. 3A is a conceptual explanatory diagram of information stored in the user DB 13. In the user DB 13, an admission ticket ID and a registered face image are stored in association with each other. That is, in the user DB 13, it is possible to specify from the admission ticket ID which registered face image belongs to which visitor.

  In S5, the staff arranged at each photo spot takes an image of a visitor who wants to take an image with DSC 3 as a subject. It is also possible to photograph multiple visitors in groups. The image of the visitor photographed at each photo spot is transmitted from the DSC 3 to the processing terminal 2. The processing terminal 2 transmits this image to the processing center 1 via the network 7. In S <b> 6, the processing unit 11 of the processing center 1 extracts a face portion of a subject (that is, a visitor) included in an image transmitted from the processing terminal 2 (hereinafter referred to as an original image). Hereinafter, the image of the face portion extracted from the original image by the processing unit 11 is referred to as an extracted face image. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 4, when three persons are captured in the original image I1, the processing unit 11 extracts three face portions F1 to F3 as extracted face images.

  Then, the processing unit 11 specifies a registered face image that matches the extracted face image from the user DB 13, an entrance ticket ID that corresponds to the specified registered face image, and an extracted face image and an extracted face image that match the specified registered face image. Are stored in the image DB 14 in association with each other. Various face recognition techniques can be used to determine the match between the registered face image and the extracted face image. For example, the match between the registered face image and the extracted face image can be determined from the face size, the face outline, the eye position, and the like. FIG. 3B is a conceptual explanatory diagram of information stored in the image DB 14. The image DB 14 stores at least an admission ticket ID, an extracted face image, and an original image including the extracted face image in association with each other. That is, each visitor can specify the original image in which his / her face is reflected from the admission ticket ID of the admission ticket 6 with IC chip that he / she owns.

  In S7, an admission person who desires to print an image taken at each photo spot receives an admission ticket ID of the admission ticket 6 with the IC chip on the IC chip reader 5b connected to the processing center 1 as an operation of the print order. Let me read. The processing unit 11 specifies an original image corresponding to the admission ticket ID read by the IC chip reader 5b from the image DB. In S <b> 8, the processing unit 11 combines the extracted face image corresponding to the specified original image with a predetermined template image, and causes the display unit 15 to display a preview. Although the template image is not particularly limited, it is preferable that the template image includes contents commemorating the visit to the facility (such as the name of the facility and a mascot character).

  One or more positions for synthesizing the extracted face image on the template image are prepared. Hereinafter, this position is referred to as a composite position. When the original image includes a plurality of visitors' faces, there are a plurality of extracted face images corresponding to the original image specified by the admission ticket ID. In this case, the extracted face image may be arbitrarily designated from the operation unit 16 as to which synthesis position is to be synthesized. Alternatively, the processing center 1 may determine which extracted face image is to be combined at which combining position according to a predetermined rule. For example, the extracted face image corresponding to the admission ticket ID read by the IC chip reader 5b is synthesized with a specific first position such as a conspicuous position (for example, the position P1 in FIG. 6) of the extracted face image, and the IC chip reader 5b. The extracted face image that does not correspond to the read admission ticket ID may be combined with a combining position other than the first position (for example, positions P2 to P7 in FIG. 6). In this way, the composition position of a plurality of extracted face images extracted from one original image obtained by group photographing changes depending on which attendant causes the IC chip reader 5 to read the admission ticket ID, and the composite image Is more interesting. In S9, the printer 9 prints the original image and the composite image. FIG. 5 is an example of a composite image. In this figure, the extracted face images F1 to F3 are synthesized at the synthesis positions T1 to T3 of the template image TI, respectively. The extracted face image F2 of the visitor who has read the admission ticket ID is arranged at the center of the image.

  The processing terminal 2 is provided with the user DB 13 and the image DB 14, and the processing executed by the processing unit 11 in the above steps S <b> 3 to 8 is executed instead of the processing terminal 2. The composite image may be recorded on the recording medium 8, the recording medium 8 may be transported to the processing center 1, the composite image recorded on the recording medium 8 may be read by the media receiver 4 and printed by the printer 9.

  As described above, each visitor reads the admission ticket ID of the IC chip admission ticket 6 from the IC chip reader 5b connected to the processing center 1, whereby the original image taken as a subject at each photo spot, An image obtained by combining the extracted face image with the template can be printed from the printer 9. Since the extracted face image is combined with the template image, it is possible to obtain an image with interesting content as if it was taken at a so-called “Kikiri” provided at a tourist spot, while the original image taken at each photo spot. Images can also be obtained by printing.

1 is a block diagram of a photo service system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Flow chart showing the flow of processing executed in this system Conceptual explanatory diagram of information stored in user DB and image DB The figure which shows an example of an original image and an extraction face image Diagram showing an example of a composite image The figure which shows an example of the synthetic | combination position of an extracted face image

Explanation of symbols

1: processing center, 2: processing terminal, 5: IC chip reader, 6: admission ticket with IC chip

Claims (3)

In the first storage medium, the unique visitor identification information stored in the IC chip of the IC chip admission ticket is associated with the registered face image that is the face image of the visitor holding the IC chip admission ticket. First storage control means for storing;
Extraction means for extracting an extracted face image representing a part of a visitor's face from an original image with one or more visitors as subjects;
A registered face image that matches the extracted face image is specified from the first storage medium, and the visitor identification information corresponding to the specified registered face image is associated with the extracted face image that matches the specified registered face image. Second storage control means for storing in a second storage medium;
A reading means for reading the unique visitor identification information from the IC chip admission ticket;
A synthesizing unit for synthesizing the extracted face image corresponding to the visitor identification information read from the IC chip admission ticket and a predetermined template image;
Printing means for printing the composite image;
Photo service system comprising. Determining means for determining a synthesis position, which is a position where one or a plurality of extracted face images extracted from one original image is synthesized with the synthesized image;
The photo service system according to claim 1, wherein the synthesizing unit synthesizes the extracted face image at the determined synthesis position. The determining means determines the combined position of the extracted face image corresponding to the visitor identification information read from the IC chip-attached ticket as a specific first combined position, and the visitor read from the IC chip-added ticket The photo service system according to claim 2, wherein a combined position of the extracted face image that does not correspond to the identification information is determined as a second combined position other than the first combined position.

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