JP4514391B2 - Photo sticker vending method and apparatus - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  For example, in a facility such as a game center, the present invention captures a subject with a digital camera, performs graffiti editing on the captured image with the touch panel, and prints the edited image on the photo sticker sheet of the sticker unit. Such a photo sticker vending method and apparatus.
[0002]
[Prior art]
  Conventionally, there is a photo sticker vending machine in which a subject (customer) in an imaging space is illuminated with a strobe lighting device, and the illumination light is obtained and imaged with a digital camera.
[0003]
  In such a photo sticker vending machine, a curtain is provided at the entrance to the imaging space so that the user can take an image in a free pose without worrying about the eyes of others, so that the imaging space becomes a simple studio. It is composed.
[0004]
  The curtain is configured so that the imaging space can be confirmed from the outside for security (security) by not sealing the imaging space, such as by forming a small opening part of the entrance (for example, the lower part). ing.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
  However, if a part of the entrance / exit is opened as described above to provide an open part, for example, when the imaging direction of a digital camera is extremely changed, the external environment is reflected from the open part. Was supposed to be limited.
  In addition, illumination light leaks out from the open portion, and the illumination effect is reduced, leading to a decrease in customer satisfaction.
[0006]
  In addition, completely separating the imaging space from the outside without any gaps with the curtain will result in mischief and the like in the imaging space, so the safety of facility managers such as game centers where photo sticker vending machines are installed It was difficult from the request for securing.
[0007]
  The present invention proposes a photo sticker vending machine that improves the degree of freedom of the lighting method and the lighting effect, and also ensures the safety in the imaging space. The objective is to satisfy both the facility manager's demands for conflicting safety.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  The present invention relates to a currency processing unit that transmits a play start signal by inserting money by a subject, an imaging unit that captures a subject in an imaging space and creates a captured image, and an image to be editedAgainstEditAllow inputEditing means for outputting, output means for outputting a predetermined image, andAt the entrance of the imaging spacePartition the imaging space from the outside worldThe doorwayPartition means that can be opened and closed; partition opening and closing means for opening and closing the partition means; control means for controlling the money processing means, the imaging means, the editing means, the output means, and the partition opening and closing means; A photo sticker vending method performed using a photo sticker vending apparatus provided with the control means, wherein the control unit allows an image pickup process of picking up an image of a subject in an image pickup space and creating a picked-up image,The captured imageImage to editAsThe editing meansBy editing input byAllows editing to create an edited image,The edited imageOutput processing by the output means, and causing the partition opening and closing means to perform a closing operation at the start of play when receiving a play start signal from the money processing means or at the start of imaging processing, and A photo sticker vending method characterized by causing an opening operation to be performed at the end of the imaging process, the editing process, or the output process, and a photo sticker vending apparatus used therefor.
[0009]
  The imaging means includes a digital camera or a digital video camera..
[0010]
  in frontThe output means includes a printing means for printing an image, a communication means for transmitting image data, or a storage medium reader / writer that writes image data to a storage medium.
[0011]
  The imaging space includes a space in which a subject should be present when imaging by the imaging unit.
  The outside world includes the outside of the imaging space, that is, a space other than the imaging space.
[0012]
  The partition means includes a curtain body such as a curtain, a plate-like body made of a resin material such as plastic, or a member such as wood, and includes being formed to be stretchable or non-stretchable. Further, the partitioning means is a light reflecting means for reflecting light by forming an inner surface (surface on the imaging space side) on a reflex surface such as white or silver, and / or an object on the inner surface so as not to capture the outside world. Including a surrounding scene rendering means for rendering a surrounding scene (foreground or / and background).
[0013]
  The partition opening / closing means includes a control device that executes and controls an opening operation or / and a closing operation using an elastic body such as rubber or a spring, a control device that executes and controls an opening operation or / and a closing operation by driving a motor, and an accordion curtain. And a control device that executes and controls the opening operation and / or the closing operation by using the expansion and contraction of the partitioning means constituted by an expansion and contraction member.
[0014]
  NaWhen imaging is performed in the imaging process, the subject may be illuminated with illumination means such as a strobe illumination device that emits strobe light, a fluorescent lamp illumination device, and / or an incandescent lamp illumination device.
[0015]
  As a preferred embodiment, the detection means can detect an open state and / or a closed state of the partition means.
  The detection means is a photoelectric sensor (transmission type, regression reflection type, reflection type) that uses light to detect the presence or absence of an object and changes in its state without contact, and uses a change in magnetic field or electric field to detect an object without contact. Proximity sensor that receives light in the infrared region, converts the received light into an electrical signal, extracts necessary information and applies it, such as an infrared sensor (thermal infrared sensor, quantum infrared sensor) Including.
[0016]
  The detection of the open state or / and the closed state includes detection of an open state or / and a closed state, detection of an open state or / and a closed state.
  With the above-described configuration, it is possible to detect whether the partitioning unit is in the open state or the closed state, or to detect whether the partitioning unit has been normally opened or / and closed.
[0017]
  Further, as a preferred embodiment, the state of the partition unit detected by the detection unit can be notified by the notification unit.
  The notifying means is composed of sounding means (sounding device) for generating a buzzer sound or sound, lighting means (lighting device) for lighting a lighting device such as a lamp, and display means (display device) for displaying information such as characters. Including that.
[0018]
  With the above-described configuration, for example, it is possible to notify the customer (user) or the store clerk when the detecting unit detects that the partitioning unit is not in the open state when the opening unit is executed.
[0019]
【The invention's effect】
  According to the present invention, customer satisfaction with imaging and illumination is improved, and a customer (user) can secure a private space (private space) at the time of imaging, and can freely pose without being aware of surrounding eyes. Imaging can be performed, and the facility manager can ensure sufficient safety in the imaging space.
[0020]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
  An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
  First, a perspective view of the photograph sticker vending machine 1 shown in FIG. 1, a plan view of the photograph sticker vending machine 1 shown in FIG. 2 (ceiling portion omitted), a partially enlarged perspective view (partial sectional view) shown in FIG. The configuration of the photo sticker vending machine 1 will be described with reference to the explanatory diagram of the light-shielding curtain opening / closing device shown in FIG.
[0021]
  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the photo sticker vending machine 1 includes a lighting device 12 that emits strobe light, a digital camera 13, an input device 14 and a monitor 15 that are formed by a touch monitor, and a coin slot 16a on the right side surface. The housing 2 is provided on the left side.
[0022]
  The front and back of the photo sticker vending machine 1 are provided with a light-shielding curtain 20 suspended from a curtain rail 20a so as to be openable and closable. The user can open the light-shielding curtain 20 to enter and exit the imaging space 3. I have to.
[0023]
  The ceiling portion of the imaging space 3 is surrounded by a white ceiling surface, and the floor surface is formed by a stage 3 a slightly higher than the ground contact surface of the photo sticker vending machine 1. Accordingly, a gap is not generated between the lower end of the light-shielding curtain 20 and the stage 3a, so that the outside (outside) cannot be completely seen from the imaging space 3 when the light-shielding curtain 20 is in a closed state. I have to.
[0024]
  The inner surface of the light-shielding curtain 20 is formed of a white reflex surface 20e that reflects light so as to improve the imaging environment in the closed state. Further, the light shielding curtain 20 is normally in an open state. When the light shielding curtain 20 is closed, the upper left portion of the light shielding curtain 20 is held by the light shielding curtain opening / closing device 19 as will be described later.
[0025]
  A seal discharge port 17a is provided on the front side of the housing 2, and a printer 17 is provided therein.
  With the configuration described above, the illumination device 12 illuminates the subject, images it with the digital camera 13, creates an edited image obtained by editing the captured image with the input device 14 and the monitor 15, and creates the edited image (or / and / or). The captured image) can be printed by the printer 17.
[0026]
  Here, as shown in FIG. 3, the printer 17 is provided on the upper side of the control device 10 constituted by a personal computer provided on the lower front side of the housing 2.
  A sticker unit 31 is set in the printer 17, and the sticker unit 31 stores an ID tag storing data such as identification data for identifying whether or not the sticker 31a wound in a roll form is genuine. 31b. Thereby, it is possible to create a photo sticker sheet 31c in which a picked-up image, an edited image, etc. are printed on the sticker paper 31a.
[0027]
  The photo sticker sheet 31c is formed by arranging and printing a plurality of print images of a photo sticker 31d (described later), and the user cuts the photo sticker sheet 31c with scissors or the like to obtain one sheet. A unit photo sticker 31d can be obtained.
[0028]
  An ID tag reader / writer 18 for reading the data stored in the ID tag 31a is provided on the back of the printer 17. As a result, data stored in the ID tag 31b is read and written, and a check is made as to whether it is a genuine sticker unit 31 or the like.
[0029]
  The above-described edited image can be printed on the sticker sheet 31a by the printer 17 described above, and the created photo sticker sheet 31c can be discharged from the sticker discharge port 17a.
[0030]
  In addition, as shown in the plan view of FIG. 4A, the light-shielding curtain opening / closing device 19 described above includes a spring 19a, an iron core 19b, a coil 19c, a projection provided in a U-shaped hook receiving portion 19f. It comprises an optical LED 19d and a light receiving sensor 19e.
[0031]
  The iron core 19b is provided so as to be able to move back and forth with respect to the ring-type coil 19c when viewed from the front, and is biased toward the back by a spring 19a to constitute a solenoid.
[0032]
  When a current flows through the coil 19c and the solenoid is turned on, the iron core 19b moves in the front direction as shown in FIG. When the light-shielding curtain 20 is closed by the user in this state, the hook 20b of the light-shielding curtain 20 is inserted into the hook receiving portion 19f as shown in (C), and the retaining protrusion 20c at the tip of the hook 20b is It is locked by the iron core 19b.
[0033]
  At this time, the projection light of the projection LED 19d that constantly projects light onto the light receiving sensor 19e is blocked by the hook 20b. Accordingly, the light receiving sensor 19e transmits a closing signal indicating that the light receiving sensor 19e is in a closed state to the control device 10.
[0034]
  When the solenoid is turned off (power is cut off), the iron core 19b is moved in the back direction by the spring 19a and returned to the normal position as shown in (D). Since the light shielding curtain 20 is always pulled in the right direction by the rubber 20d, the light shielding curtain 20 is released from being locked by the iron core 19b, contracted and moved in the right direction, and opened and closed.
[0035]
  The period (time) during which the light-shielding curtain 20 is in the closed state can be controlled by the light-shielding curtain opening / closing device 19 described above, and during the imaging process in which the influence of the light-shielding curtain 20 greatly affects the finish of the photographic sticker sheet 31c. Can only be closed.
[0036]
  The tip of the iron core 19b of the shading curtain opening / closing device 19 is trapezoidal, and the shape of the retaining protrusion 20 is triangular, so that the curtain can be opened by human hands in an emergency, ensuring safety. Yes.
  Further, the solenoid is designed so that the hook 20b of the light-shielding curtain 20 cannot be locked by the iron core 19b except when energized so that the curtain opens naturally even during a power failure.
[0037]
  Next, the structure of the photo sticker vending machine 1 will be described together with a circuit block diagram of the photo sticker vending machine 1 shown in FIG.
  The photo sticker vending machine 1 includes a control device 10 that includes a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM to execute the control operation of each device, and each device described below connected to the control device 10. The control device 10 also transmits an opening / closing instruction signal for controlling ON / OFF of the solenoid described above.
[0038]
  The speaker 11 makes an announcement such as a countdown at the time of imaging or a movement for editing in accordance with an audio signal received from the control device 10. Further, when the light-shielding curtain 20 is in the closed state and is in the open state, an alarm is sounded according to the audio signal of the control device 10.
[0039]
  The illuminating device 12 performs strobe light emission at the time of imaging according to the illumination control signal from the control device 10. In addition, this illuminating device 12 may replace with an incandescent lamp and / or a fluorescent lamp, and may use these together.
[0040]
  The digital camera 13 performs imaging with the shutter signal received from the control device 10, and transmits image data such as captured moving image data during pose confirmation before imaging and captured captured image data to the control device 10. In addition, by changing the zoom magnification, the whole body imaging and the up imaging can be switched to perform imaging.
[0041]
  The input device 14 includes a touch panel (touch monitor) provided over the monitor 15 and a touch pen that performs a pen touch input to the touch panel, and transmits coordinates touched by the user with the touch pen to the control device 10 as input signals. . This allows user operations such as switching between whole-body imaging and up-imaging, starting the countdown of the shutter, and editing graffiti on the captured image.
[0042]
  The monitor 15 receives an RGB signal from the control device 10 and displays an image such as a captured image or an edited image according to the signal.
  The money handling device 16 is provided inside the above-described money insertion slot 16a, performs authenticity determination and denomination determination of the inserted coin (or banknote), and transmits the number of inserted coins to the control device 10 as the number information. To do. This coin insertion also serves as a play (sales process) start signal.
[0043]
  The printer 17 receives the print image data from the control device 10, prints the received print image on the sticker paper 31a of the sticker paper unit 31 (FIG. 3), and discharges the created photo sticker sheet 31c.
[0044]
  The ID tag reader / writer 18 reads the data stored in the ID tag 31b provided in the sticker paper unit 31 with a read signal and updates the data with an update signal. Thus, it is determined whether or not the sticker sheet unit 31 is genuine, and update processing such as overwriting the count number that is the number of times of printing is executed as necessary.
[0045]
  The light shielding curtain opening / closing device 19 performs ON / OFF control of the solenoid according to the opening / closing instruction signal received from the control device 10, and transmits a closing signal to the control device 10 when the light receiving sensor 19 e described above detects the closed state.
  With the above structure, it is possible to control the opening / closing of the light-shielding curtain 20 and to control each device to execute an imaging process, an editing process, and a printing process.
[0046]
  Next, the operation from the start to the end of the play will be described together with a processing flowchart showing the operation of the control device 10 of the photo sticker vending machine 1 shown in FIG.
  When a user inserts coins into the money slot 16a shown in FIG. 1, the control device 10 shown in FIG. 5 receives a play start signal from the money processing device 16 and starts play (sales processing) (steps). n1).
[0047]
  The control device 10 sends an open / close instruction signal to the light-shielding curtain opening / closing device 19 to turn on the solenoid, displays “Please close the curtain firmly” on the monitor 15, and causes the user to manually close the light-shielding curtain 20. Closed (step n2). At this time, the imaging space 3 is completely isolated from the outside world, and is the best imaging environment in which light reflected by the light-shielding curtain 20 can also be obtained.
[0048]
  The control device 10 receives the image data of the moving image from the digital camera 13, and transmits the image data to the monitor 15 in real time using RGB signals to execute live view display (step n3).
[0049]
  When the user confirms his / her pose in the live view display and is instructed by the user to start imaging with the input device 14, the control device 10 that has received the input signal counts down and then the lighting device 12. Is emitted to illuminate the subject substantially uniformly, and the subject is imaged by the digital camera 13 (step n4).
[0050]
  At this time, since the reflected light from the light-shielding curtain 20 is obtained together with the illumination light from the illumination device 12, the front of the subject can be illuminated substantially uniformly and the side can be indirectly illuminated.
[0051]
  The control device 10 that has received the captured image as image data from the digital camera 13 transmits the image data as RGB data to the monitor 15 to allow the user to confirm the captured image (step n5). Here, when the user touches an NG button (not shown) displayed on the monitor 15 together with the captured image, the control device 10 discards the captured image, and when the OK button (not shown) is touched, a graffiti is displayed. Leave as image to edit.
[0052]
  When imaging is completed depending on whether a predetermined number of captured images are left by the user or a predetermined time has elapsed, an opening / closing instruction signal is transmitted to the light-shielding curtain opening / closing device 19 to turn off the solenoid, and the rubber 20d (FIG. 4). The light-shielding curtain 20 is automatically opened using the elastic force (step n6).
[0053]
  The control device 10 determines whether or not a closing signal is received from the light-shielding curtain opening and closing device 19 (step n7). If the closing signal is received, an audio signal is transmitted to the speaker 11, Is closed. Please notify the staff. ”An alarm is sounded (step n8).
[0054]
  As a result, it is possible to prevent the light-shielding curtain 20 from being closed due to a malfunction or the like, and no one is playing but it is visible during play and the user keeps waiting for the turn. Can be avoided. In addition, it is ensured that the inside of the imaging space 3 can be confirmed from the outside (the outside world) at the end of imaging, avoiding being in a closed room state for a long time, and reducing the room for mischief etc. to ensure safety can do.
[0055]
  The control device 10 causes the user to operate the input device 14 (touch the touch panel with a touch pen), and executes a graffiti process that causes the captured image to be edited as a graffiti (step n9).
[0056]
  Here, graffiti editing indicates an operation on a touch panel (input device 14) provided on the monitor 15, and the monitor 15 displays a menu screen for graffiti and the captured image. The user can select an operation button on the menu screen, can perform graffiti with the touch pen on the captured image, and can perform an operation to process the captured image with an item such as a color pen or a color stamp. It is also possible to execute a chroma key composition in which a graffiti or an image can be synthesized only on a peripheral scene (foreground or / and background) other than the subject.
[0057]
  During graffiti editing, the remaining time (or elapsed time) is displayed on the monitor 15 and other images to be graffiti are displayed as small thumbnail images, and the thumbnail images are touched by the user. Thus, the edited image (or captured image) that is displayed as a graffiti editing target is replaced with the touched thumbnail image, and the edited image (or captured image) desired by the user can be edited in graffiti.
[0058]
  The control device 10 prints the edited image (if the user did not edit the captured image, or both the captured image and the edited image) on the sticker sheet 31a with the printer 17 (step n10), and the created photo sticker The sheet 31c is discharged from the seal discharge port 17a (step n11), and the process ends.
[0059]
  With the above operation, a reflex surface 20e similar to a reflex plate used in studio photography is used during imaging processing to capture reflected light and capture images in the best imaging environment that does not capture the outside world, and other editing processing During the printing process, the light shielding curtain 20 can be opened to ensure safety.
[0060]
  Further, by closing the light-shielding curtain 20 so as not to capture the outside world, unnecessary surrounding scenes other than the subject are not captured during the above-described chroma key composition, and image composition for the surrounding scenes is easily and accurately performed. be able to.
[0061]
  That is, in the case of the conventional photo sticker vending machine 1, as shown in the photo sticker explanatory diagram of FIG. 7, a short-length curtain 20 ′ is provided at the entrance and exit so that the inside of the imaging space can be confirmed. When the surrounding scene composition processing is executed on the captured image including the outside 50 as in E ′), the outside 50 remains in the resulting photo sticker 31d as in (F ′). .
[0062]
  On the other hand, according to the photographic sticker vending machine 1 of the above-described embodiment, as shown in (E) of the photographic sticker explanatory diagram of FIG. When the obtained scene image is combined with the captured image, the resulting photo sticker 31d can have a beautiful editing result in which all but the subject is completely changed to a combined image as shown in (F).
[0063]
  Next, a second embodiment will be described with a partially enlarged view of the photo sticker vending machine 1 shown in FIG.
  FIG. 9 is a partially enlarged view of the photo sticker vending machine 1 as viewed from the rear side in the imaging space, and includes a light-shielding curtain 20 on the front and a housing 2 on the left side.
[0064]
  The light-shielding curtain 20 is provided on a curtain rail 20a so as to be movable left and right by a hanging metal fitting 20f, and has a weight-attached metal fitting 20h on the upper left portion of the light-shielding curtain 20.
[0065]
  A weight 20g is provided at the lower part of the light-shielding curtain 20 at the vertically opposed position of the hanging metal fitting 20f to prevent the light-shielding curtain 20 from being turned up by wind or the like.
[0066]
  On the left side of the curtain rail 20a, a light-shielding curtain formed by a reflective photoelectric sensor 19g provided in place of the light emitting LED 19d and the light receiving sensor 19e in the first embodiment, a spring 19a, an iron core 19b, and a coil 19c. An opening / closing device 19 is provided.
[0067]
  With the above configuration, in the closed state, the solenoid is turned on to move the iron core 19b downward, and the right end of the weighted metal fitting 20h is locked at the lower end of the iron core 19b. At this time, the photoelectric sensor 19 g detects the presence of the weighted metal fitting 20 h and transmits a closing signal to the control device 10.
[0068]
  When the solenoid is turned off, the iron core 19b is urged upward by the spring 19a to return to the normal state, and the light-shielding curtain 20 is opened by the elastic force of the rubber 20d.
  Other configurations, structures, and operations are the same as those in the first embodiment, and detailed descriptions thereof are omitted.
[0069]
  Next, a third embodiment will be described together with a perspective view of the light-shielding curtain 20 shown in FIG.
  In this embodiment, a roll screen type light shielding curtain 20 is used in place of the lateral movement type light shielding curtain 20 of the previous embodiment.
[0070]
  The light-shielding curtain 20 is wound around the shaft core 19h and provided at the upper part of the entrance to the imaging space 3 (not shown), and is wound and wound by a forward / reversely rotatable pulse motor 19i provided at the left end of the shaft core 19h. It is configured to be able to be lowered.
[0071]
  A weight 19j is wound around the shaft core 19h at the left and right end portions of the light shielding curtain 20, and the balance with the light shielding curtain 20 is maintained.
  Also, a weight 19j is provided at the lower end of the light shielding curtain 20, so that the light shielding curtain 20 is not turned over by wind or the like.
[0072]
  The light shielding curtain opening / closing device 19 is configured by the pulse motor 19i described above, and according to the opening / closing instruction signal of the control device 10, the winding / unwinding operation by the pulse motor 19i is performed to open / close the light shielding curtain 20, and to the imaging space. Allow entry and exit and improve imaging environment.
  Also in this embodiment, since the other configuration, structure and operation are the same as those in the first embodiment, detailed description thereof will be omitted.
[0073]
  The pulse motor 19i is formed by a normal motor that rotates only in one direction, and the closing operation is performed by manually pulling down the light-shielding curtain 20 by the user, and the opening operation is automatically performed by the rotational force of the motor. You may comprise so that it may do.
  Further, a light projecting LED 19d and a light receiving sensor 19e may be provided at the lower left side of the housing 2 in order to detect the closed state of the light shielding curtain 20.
[0074]
  Next, a fourth embodiment will be described together with a perspective view of the light-shielding curtain 20 shown in FIG.
  In this embodiment, the light-shielding curtain 20 is suspended across the two front and rear curtain rails 20a, and only the left end of the light-shielding curtain 20 is suspended from the front-side curtain rail 20a. Suspend from.
[0075]
  The upper left end portion of the light-shielding curtain 20 suspended from the front-side curtain rail 20a is fixed to the wire 19k with a fixture 19l.
  The wire 19k is stretched around four rollers 19m, and forward / reverse rotation control is performed by a pulse motor 19i provided in one of the rollers 19m.
[0076]
  With the above configuration, when the pulse motor 19i is rotated forward by the opening / closing instruction signal of the control device 10, the fixture 19l provided on the wire 19k moves leftward to close the light-shielding curtain 20, and reversely rotates the pulse motor 19i. Then, the fixture 19l moves to the right and opens the light shielding curtain 20.
[0077]
  Also in this embodiment, since the other configuration, structure and operation are the same as those in the first embodiment, detailed description thereof will be omitted.
  A light emitting LED 19d and a light receiving sensor 19e may be provided on the left side surface of the housing 2 in order to detect the closed state of the light shielding curtain 20.
[0078]
  In the third or fourth embodiment, during the editing process, the shading curtain 20 is opened so that only a part is opened (for example, only the lower part is opened in the third embodiment). Alternatively, it may be configured such that a private space can be secured to some extent even during the editing process by fully opening the editing process and the printing process. Thus, during the editing process, the user can edit the graffiti without feeling others' line of sight, and the facility clerk can monitor the interior of the imaging space to ensure safety.
[0079]
  Further, after step n2 described with reference to FIG. 6, that is, after the light shielding curtain 20 is closed, a closed state confirmation process for confirming whether or not it is normally closed is added. If the closing signal is not transmitted from the curtain opening / closing device 19, an alarm may be sounded by the speaker 11 "The curtain is open. Check again and close it securely". Accordingly, it is possible to reliably close the light-shielding curtain 20 at the time of imaging so as to prepare a favorable imaging environment, and the quality deterioration of the photo sticker sheet 31c and customer satisfaction due to the light-shielding curtain 20 not being normally closed. Can be prevented.
[0080]
  In correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the above-described embodiment,
The photo sticker vending apparatus of the present invention corresponds to the photo sticker vending machine 1 of the embodiment,
Similarly,
The partition control means corresponds to the control device 10 and the light-shielding curtain opening / closing device 19,
The notification means corresponds to the speaker 11,
The imaging means corresponds to the digital camera 13,
The editing means corresponds to the input device 14,
The output means corresponds to the printer 17,
The detection means corresponds to the light receiving sensor 19e and the photoelectric sensor 19g,
The partition means corresponds to the light shielding curtain 20,
The present invention is not limited only to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, and many embodiments can be obtained.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a photo sticker vending machine.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of a photo sticker vending machine.
FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged perspective view (partial cross-sectional view).
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a light-shielding curtain opening / closing device.
FIG. 5 is a circuit block diagram of a photo sticker vending machine.
FIG. 6 is a processing flowchart showing the operation of the control device of the photo sticker vending machine.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a photo sticker.
FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a photo sticker.
FIG. 9 is a partially enlarged view of a photo sticker vending machine according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a light-shielding curtain according to a third embodiment.
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a light-shielding curtain according to a fourth embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
    1 ... Photo sticker vending machine
    3 ... Imaging space
    10: Control means
    11 ... Speaker
    13. Digital camera
    14 ... Input device
    17 ... Printer
    18 ... ID tag reader / writer
    19: Shading curtain opening / closing device
    19e ... Light receiving sensor
    19g ... Photoelectric sensor
    20 ... Blackout curtain
    31 ... Sticker paper unit
    31a ... Sticker paper
    31b ... ID tag
    31c ... Photo sticker sheet
    50 ... The outside world

Claims (6)

Money processing means for transmitting a play start signal by inserting money by a subject;
Imaging means for imaging a subject in an imaging space to create a captured image;
Editing means that allows editing input to the image to be edited;
Output means for outputting a predetermined image;
And closable partition means to said output inlet separating the said imaging space and the outside world to the entrance of the imaging space,
Partition opening / closing means for opening and closing the partition means;
A photo sticker vending method performed using a photo sticker vending apparatus provided with the money processing means, the imaging means, the editing means, the output means, and a control means for controlling the partition opening and closing means,
The control means includes
Allowing an imaging process of imaging a subject in an imaging space with the imaging means to create a captured image;
Allowing editing processing to create an edited image by editing input by the editing means as the captured image as an image to be edited,
While performing an output process for outputting the edited image by the output means,
For the partition opening / closing means,
A closing operation is performed at the start of play upon receipt of a play start signal from the money processing means or at the start of imaging processing, and an opening operation is performed at the end of the imaging processing, editing processing, or output processing. Photo sticker vending method. The photo sticker vending apparatus further comprises detection means,
The photo sticker automatic selling method according to claim 1, wherein the detecting means detects an open state and / or a closed state of the partition means. The photo sticker vending apparatus further comprises a notification means,
The photo sticker vending method according to claim 2, wherein the state of the partition means detected by the detection means is notified by the notification means. Money processing means for transmitting a play start signal by inserting money by a subject;
Imaging means for imaging a subject in an imaging space to create a captured image and performing imaging processing;
An editing means for allowing an editing process for creating an edited image by editing input using the captured image as an image to be edited ;
Output means for outputting the edited image and performing output processing;
A photo sticker vending apparatus comprising a control means for controlling the money processing means, the imaging means, the editing means and the output means,
And closable partition means to said output inlet separating the said imaging space and the outside world to the entrance of the imaging space,
A partition opening / closing means for performing an opening operation and a closing operation of the partition means;
The control means causes the partition opening / closing means to perform a closing operation at the start of play when the play start signal is received from the money processing means or at the start of the imaging process, and the imaging process, the editing process, or the output A photo sticker vending apparatus having a function of opening at the end of processing. 5. The photo sticker vending apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising detection means for detecting an open state and / or a closed state of the partition means. 6. The photo sticker vending apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising a notifying means for notifying the state of the partition means detected by the detecting means.

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