JP2009048149A - Automatic photographing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic photographing device capable of effectively utilizing the period of development and print. <P>SOLUTION: An authentication camera 1 as the automatic photographing device includes an advertising image storage section 109 for storing an advertising image of a predetermined still image or animation, and a monitoring section 105 for CM for displaying the advertising image of the still image or animation stored by the advertising image storage section 109 while a picture is developed and printed by a development section 107 and printer 108. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic photographing apparatus for photographing a person's face or the like such as an identification photograph or a photo booth.

  Conventionally, ID photograph machines are often used to take ID photographs used for passports, driver's licenses, resumes, and the like. This ID camera is installed at stations, shopping malls, and other suburbs. Specifically, when a person sits on a chair in the device and enters a shooting fee, shooting of the person's face, etc. starts, and the photographed photo is developed and printed for a predetermined time to produce a plurality of stitched photos. It can be received from the receiving port.

  On the other hand, recently, what is called "Purikura" is known among young people. Many of the photo booths are installed mainly in game centers and sightseeing spots. Specifically, the shooting space is wider than the above ID photo device, and after setting a predetermined frame, the face and the whole body were shot while standing by one or more people, and the shot was taken. The photograph can be developed and printed for a predetermined time, and can be received from the receiving port as a plurality of stitched photographs.

  These automatic photo-taking devices such as ID camera and photo booth device can easily shoot a subject and are widely used.

  However, after photographing the subject, it takes a predetermined time (for example, 1 to 3 minutes) to develop and print the photo. During this time, the user simply waits until the photo is completed. In addition, there is a problem that the printing time cannot be effectively used.

  The present invention has been made in view of this problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic photography apparatus capable of effectively utilizing development and printing times.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a user to browse a predetermined advertisement during the time of developing and printing a photograph in an automatic photographing apparatus.

  That is, the present invention provides money insertion means for inserting money for a photographing fee, camera means for photographing a subject when money of a predetermined photographing fee is inserted by the money insertion means, and photographing by the camera means. An automatic photography apparatus comprising: a developing unit that develops a photographed subject; a printing unit that prints a photograph developed by the developing unit; and a photo receiving unit that receives a photograph printed by the printing unit. Advertisement image storage means for storing still image or moving image advertisement images, and still image or moving image advertisement images stored in the advertisement image storage means while developing and printing a photo by the developing means and printing means And monitor means for displaying.

  According to this, since the advertisement image is displayed on the monitor means during the time of developing and printing the photograph, the user can effectively utilize the time by browsing the advertisement during the time.

  In addition, it is preferable that order means for ordering a product or service based on the advertisement image via a network such as the Internet when the advertisement image is displayed on the monitor means is provided. According to this, the user who browsed the advertisement can purchase a product or service based on the advertisement on the spot.

  Moreover, it is preferable that a member registration unit is provided for performing membership registration based on the advertisement image via the network when the advertisement image is displayed on the monitor unit. According to this, the user who browsed the advertisement can perform member registration based on the advertisement on the spot.

  In addition, when the advertisement image is displayed on the monitor unit, it is preferable that a shooting fee return unit is provided for returning part or all of the shooting fee as a privilege for viewing the advertisement. According to this, since a part or all of the shooting fee is refunded only by the user browsing the advertisement, an incentive for many users to use the automatic photography apparatus works, and the automatic The commercial value of the photography apparatus will be improved.

  Further, the monitor means may be provided outside the apparatus and display an advertisement image exclusively. According to this, especially when this apparatus is applied to an ID photo apparatus, the user can browse advertisements while waiting for a photograph to be completed outside the apparatus.

  The monitor means may be provided inside the apparatus and display an image of a subject photographed by the camera means. According to this, especially when this apparatus is applied to a photo booth apparatus, the user can browse advertisements while waiting for a photograph to be made inside the apparatus.

  According to the present invention, since the advertisement image is displayed on the monitor means during the time of developing and printing the photograph, the user can effectively utilize the time by browsing the advertisement during the time. For this reason, the user waits for the photograph while browsing the advertisement without leaving his spare time, and on the other hand, the apparatus side can efficiently run various advertisements, which is very convenient.

  Next, an automatic photography apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  In the present embodiment, a case where the present invention is applied to an identification photographer (1) will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of the appearance of the ID camera (1), and FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of the inside of the ID camera (1).

  The ID photograph machine (1) is formed in a box shape, and an entrance / exit part (11) is provided on one side surface thereof, and a photographing space (12) that is large enough for a person to enter and photograph it. Is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 2, on the front inner surface of the photographing space of the identification photographer (1), there are a money insertion part (101) for inserting money for a photographing fee, and a camera part (102) for photographing a human face. An operation unit (103) for performing various operations and a main monitor unit (104) for displaying the situation and the like are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a CM monitor unit (105) for displaying an advertisement image, which will be described later, and a developed and printed photograph are provided on the side of the entrance / exit unit (11) on one side of the ID camera (1). A photo receiving unit (106) for receiving the image is provided.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of the function of the ID photograph machine (1).

  In FIG. 2, (101) is the money insertion unit for inserting money, (102) is the camera unit for photographing a subject, (103) is an operation unit for performing various operations, (104) is a situation, etc. Main monitor units (104) and (105) for displaying advertisement images, CM monitor units for displaying advertisement images, (107) a developing unit for developing photos, (108) a print unit for printing photos, and (109) An advertisement image storage unit (110) that stores a predetermined still image or moving image advertisement image is a control unit that performs overall control of each unit.

  The money input unit (101) is used to input money for a shooting fee, and can input money such as 10 yen, 50 yen, 100 yen, and 500 yen one by one or in a lump. . Whether or not the inserted money has reached a predetermined shooting fee is determined by an internal sensor, and when the shooting fee has been reached, a command to enable shooting is transmitted to the control unit (110). In addition, when the money exceeds a predetermined shooting fee, the excess money can be returned as a change. These functions are also present in conventional devices.

  The camera unit (102) is installed at a position where the human face is just in front when a person sits on the chair (13) in the shooting space (12). Although the proper shooting position may be shifted due to the height of the person's sitting height, the human face can be brought to the proper shooting position by adjusting the height of the chair (13). Further, the camera unit (102) cannot be directly touched and is often shielded by a transparent glass plate or the like.

  The developing unit (107) and the printing unit (108) develop a photograph of a human face taken by the camera unit (102), and further print it on predetermined photographic paper. For these processes, a method is generally used in silver halide photography in which a photograph taken is processed with chemicals to cause an image (latent image) to appear on photographic paper, but other methods may also be used. . In the case of ID photographs, usually, a plurality of identical photographic images are developed and printed on one photographic paper, or a plurality of photographed images are developed and printed on a single photographic paper. In addition, since the printed photograph may be wet with the developing solution, it may be dried with hot air or the like.

  The photo receiving unit (106) is for receiving the photo printed by the printing unit (108). Usually, the photograph falls vertically from above, and is in a state of being stood by being stopped by a stopper provided in the photograph receiver (106). The user only has to take out the photograph in the standing state.

  The advertisement image storage unit (109) stores a still image or a moving image advertisement image. The advertisement image may store one or a plurality of still image advertisement images, or may store a series of moving image advertisement images. The advertisement image may be stored directly in the ID photograph machine (1) by the service person, or may be stored by remote operation via the Internet.

  The CM monitor unit (105) displays a still image or a moving image advertisement image stored in the advertisement image storage unit (109). Specifically, since it takes a certain time (for example, 1 to 3 minutes) to develop and print a photograph, the user often stands and waits. Therefore, while developing and printing the photo, the advertisement of the still image or the moving image is displayed on the CM monitor unit (105), so that the user can make the time effective by browsing the advertisement during the time. Can be used.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation flow of the ID photograph machine (1) according to the present embodiment. In the description and drawings, “step” is abbreviated as “S”.

  First, in S1, when money is inserted into the money insertion unit (101) by the user, it is determined whether the amount of money is equal to or greater than a predetermined photographing fee, and if it is equal to or larger than the photographing fee, the process proceeds to S2. If it is less than the shooting fee, the determination is repeated.

  In S2, a user operation in the operation unit (103) is determined, and the process proceeds to S3. The user's operation is determined by, for example, selecting a photo size or determining the start of shooting.

  In S3, the camera unit (102) captures the user's face, and the process proceeds to S4 and S5. This shooting may be taken only once, taken multiple times, or retaken. In addition, the photograph image may be confirmed by displaying the photographed photograph image on the main monitor unit (104).

  In S4, the developing unit (107) develops the photograph taken by the camera unit (102), and the printing unit (108) prints the developed photograph, and the process proceeds to S6. A plurality of identical photographic images may be developed and printed on one photographic paper, or a plurality of photographed images may be developed and printed on a single photographic paper.

  In S5, the CM monitor unit (105) displays a still image or a moving image advertisement image stored in the advertisement image storage unit (109).

  In S6, the photo printed by the printing unit (108) is discharged to the photo receiving unit (106). The user receives a photograph from the photograph receiving unit (106) after viewing the advertisement image.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the ID camera (1) has been described. However, the present invention may be applied to other automatic photography apparatuses such as a photo booth apparatus.

  Further, when the advertisement image is displayed on the CM monitor unit (105), an order unit for ordering a product or service based on the advertisement image via a network such as the Internet may be provided. .

  In addition, when the advertisement image is displayed on the CM monitor unit (105), a member registration unit for performing member registration based on the advertisement image via a network may be provided.

  When the advertisement image is displayed on the CM monitor unit (105), a shooting fee return unit may be provided for returning part or all of the shooting fee as a privilege for viewing the advertisement.

  The CM monitor unit is provided outside the apparatus and displays an advertisement image exclusively. However, the CM monitor unit is provided inside the apparatus and also displays an image of a subject photographed by the camera unit (102). It may be a thing.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of the appearance of an ID camera according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the internal configuration of the ID photograph machine of FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of the ID camera of FIG. 1. It is a flowchart which shows the identification photograph machine of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... ID camera 101 ... Money insertion part 102 ... Camera part 103 ... Operation part 104 ... Main monitor part 105 ... CM monitor part 106 ... Photo reception part 107 ...・ Developing unit 108... Printing unit 109 .. advertisement image storage unit 110.

Claims (6)

Money insertion means for inserting money for the shooting fee;
Camera means for photographing a subject when money of a predetermined photographing fee is inserted by the money insertion means;
Developing means for developing a subject photographed by the camera means;
Printing means for printing a photograph developed by the developing means;
In an automatic photography apparatus comprising a photo receiving means for receiving a photo printed by the printing means,
Advertising image storage means for storing a predetermined still image or moving image advertising image;
And a monitor for displaying a still image or a moving image advertisement image stored in the advertisement image storage means while a photograph is developed and printed by the developing means and the printing means. Photography device.   2. The automatic photograph according to claim 1, further comprising order means for ordering a product or service based on the advertisement image via a network such as the Internet when the advertisement image is displayed on the monitor means. Shooting device.   3. The automatic photograph according to claim 1, further comprising member registration means for performing membership registration based on the advertisement image via a network when the advertisement image is displayed on the monitor means. Shooting device.   4. The photographing fee return means for returning a part or all of the photographing fee as a privilege for viewing the advertisement when the advertisement image is displayed on the monitor means. The automatic photography apparatus described in Crab.   5. The automatic photography apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the monitor means is provided outside the apparatus and displays an advertisement image exclusively.   5. The automatic photographing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the monitor means is provided inside the apparatus and displays an image of a subject photographed by the camera means.

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