JP2002314908A - Digital photography system in photograph pavilion - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible for selling a photographic image selected by a customer in a short time. SOLUTION: A digital camera 1, a photographic processing computer 3 for processing a photograph information memorized in a storage medium 2 of the digital camera 1, a print machine 4 for printing an image processed by the photographic processing computer 3, and a sale management computer 5 equipped with a sale management system are provided. A desired photograph is selected and ordered by a customer from the photographic images displayed in display means 6 and 7 of the photographic processing computers 2. The photograph is printed by using the print machine 4 based on the order information on the same day, the order information is transmitted to the sale management computer 5, and the sale management computer 5 carries out a payment process.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a digital photography system in a photo studio.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a photo studio, it is common to take a picture with a silver halide film camera. However, a photographic image taken with a silver halide film camera cannot be confirmed without development and printing. The customer selects the required photographic image from a plurality of developed and printed photographic images and orders the size and number of prints.The photo studio fills in the order information by hand in the order receipt, Perform a clearing process based on the information. Therefore, the customer must visit the photo studio three times at the time of taking a photo, placing an order, and completing the photo, and it takes time until the final completion of the desired photo.

For this reason, recently, a proof photographing camera such as a video camera or a digital camera and a silver halide film camera are simultaneously photographed, and a customer selects a necessary photographic image from photographing information photographed by the proof photographing camera and places an order. In response to the order information, the film recording photographic image that has been developed and baked is specified, and a photographing system that prints the ordered size and number of sheets from the film recording photographic image, which shortens the time until final completion is there. The photographing system includes a proof system that records proof photographing information such as an image photographed by a proof photographing camera, photographing information, and an image identification code on a recording medium connected to the proof photographing camera, and records the recorded proof photographing information. The customer receives the order by selecting the required photographic image based on the proof shooting information displayed on the proof system, and enters the order information by hand in the order slip or enters it into the proof system. The settlement process is performed based on the order receipt or the order information input to the proof system.

[0004]

However, in the above-described photographing system, when a handwritten order slip is used, the photographing system and the sales management system cannot be organically connected, and time is required for the processing. It costs. The order information input to the proof system can be transmitted to the sales management system in an organic manner. However, even in this case, since printing is performed from a film-recorded photographic image, it takes a long time until a desired photograph is completed.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a digital photographing system in a photo studio where a photographic image selected by a customer can be sold in a short time.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a digital photographing system in a photo studio according to the present invention comprises a digital camera and photographing information such as photographed photograph images recorded on a recording medium of the digital camera. A digital photographing system comprising: a photographic processing computer for processing an image; a printing machine for printing an image processed by the photographic processing computer; and a sales management computer equipped with a sales management system, wherein the photographic processing computer is Display means for displaying the photographing information read from the recording medium, selecting means for selecting a required photographic image from the displayed photographic images, print size for the selected image,
Order recording means for recording order information such as quantity, date, etc., print instruction means for instructing the printing machine to print an image selected based on the order information, and sales management of the shooting information, customer information and order information Transmission means for transmitting the selected image to the system, wherein the printing machine immediately prints the selected image based on an instruction from the photo processing computer, and the sales management computer clears the image based on the input order information. It is characterized in that necessary processing is performed.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in more detail based on an embodiment shown in the drawings. FIGS. 1 and 2 show a first embodiment of a digital photographing system used in a photo studio. A digital camera 1 and photographing information such as photographed photograph images recorded on a recording medium 2 of the digital camera 1 are shown. A photo processing computer 3 for processing
A printing machine 4 for printing images processed by the photo processing computer 3 in photographic quality or printing on photographic paper; and a settlement based on order information such as the number and size of the images processed by the photo processing computer 3 and printed by the printing machine 4. And a sales management computer 5 equipped with a sales management system for performing necessary processing.

The photograph processing computer 3 has a photographed image display section 6 and a selected image display section 7. These image display units divide the screen of one color monitor into two, one of which is a photographed image display unit 6 and the other is a selected image display unit 7, and one of the two color monitors is As the picked-up image display unit 6, a unit that sets the other as the selected image display unit 7 can be used.

Further, the photograph processing computer 3 inputs the digital photograph image recorded on the recording medium 2 of the digital camera 1 and the photographing information such as an identification code for each image, and the photographing information inputted to the photograph processing computer 3 and added to the photographing information. Recording means for reading the customer information from the recording medium 2 and recording and storing it on a recording medium such as a hard disk, and a photographed image display means for displaying one or more of the recorded photographed information on the photographed image display unit 6 Selecting means for arbitrarily selecting a required image from the picked-up images displayed on the picked-up image display means; selected image displaying means for displaying the selected image on the selected image display section 7; Enlargement display means for enlarging an image displayed on the selected image display unit 7 in the unit 6 and
An order recording means for recording order information such as a print size, a quantity, and a date for the selected image; a print instruction means for instructing the printing press 4 to print the image selected based on the order information; Transmission means for transmitting photographing information, customer information and order information to the sales management system of the sales management computer 5;

In the photographing by this digital photographing system, a customer wearing makeup in a photo studio or a place other than the photo studio and photographing a customer wearing costumes in the photo studio or other than the photo studio is photographed by the digital camera 1 and the photographing information is recorded on the recording medium 2. And edit and save the shooting information as needed. The photographing information of the recording medium 2 is read into the photograph processing computer 3, and displayed on the photographed image display section 6 based on the read photographing information. The order information such as print size, quantity, date, etc. is input to the order recording means. The print command unit instructs the printing press 4 to print an image based on the input order information, and the printing press 4 immediately prints. At the same time, the transmission means transmits the photographing information, the customer information and the order information to the sales management system of the sales management computer 5 via the electronic medium 8, and the sales management computer 5 transmits the delivery note, the bill, and the settlement account. Perform clearing processing such as issuance. Therefore, the photographic image selected by the customer can be sold in a short time. The photographing information, the customer information, the order information, and the settlement information are stored in the computer system of the photo studio.

FIGS. 3 and 4 show a second embodiment.
In the present embodiment, the order information is stored in the recording media 21 and 22 by the photo processing computer 3, and is printed by the printing machine 4 including the computer 23 based on the order information input to the recording medium 21. The sales management computer 5 performs a settlement process on the basis of the order information input to 22.

[0012]

As described above, the digital photographing system in the photo studio according to the present invention comprises a digital camera, a photograph processing computer for processing photographing information recorded on a recording medium of the digital camera, and a photograph processing computer. A printing machine that prints the processed image, and a sales management computer equipped with a sales management system, the customer selects the favorite photo from the photographic images displayed on the display means of the photo processing computer, receives an order, Since the printing machine prints the same day based on the order information and transmits the order information to the sales management computer, and the sales management computer performs the settlement process, the photographic image selected by the customer can be sold in a short time.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a first embodiment of a digital photographing system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart diagram of the same.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing a second embodiment of the digital photographing system of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the same.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Digital camera, 2 ... Recording medium, 3 ... Photo processing computer, 4 ... Printing machine, 5 ... Sales management computer, 6
... Shooted image display section, 7 ... Selected image display section

Continued on the front page F term (reference) 2H106 BA95 5B021 AA01 AA02 AA30 BB02 PP08 5C052 AA12 EE03 FA02 FA03 FA04 FA06 FB01 FB06 FC06 5C053 FA06 FA08 FA23 LA03 LA11

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A digital camera, a photograph processing computer for processing photographing information such as a photographed photograph image recorded on a recording medium of the digital camera, and a printing machine for printing the image processed by the photograph processing computer. A digital photographing system comprising a sales management computer equipped with a sales management system, wherein the photograph processing computer includes a display unit for displaying the shooting information read from the recording medium, and a display unit for displaying the photographing information. Selecting means for selecting a suitable photographic image, order receiving means for recording order information such as print size, quantity, date and the like for the selected image, and printing of the image selected based on the order information to the printing press. A print instructing means for instructing the printing, a transmitting means for transmitting the photographing information, customer information and order information to a sales management system; A printing press, which immediately prints an image selected based on a command from the photo processing computer, and wherein the sales management computer performs processing necessary for settlement based on the input order information. Digital photography system in.