JPH04249232A - Photograph formation device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the degree of utilization by diversifying the function of the photograph formation device which is installed on a street and utilized for the formation of face photographs for certificates and arousing people's interests. CONSTITUTION:The self-service photograph formation device which forms the face photographs for the certificates is provided with an input and registration part for character information. Consequently, visiting cards, post cards, etc., are formed by using the face photographs and character information.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Industrial Application Field] The present invention is installed on the street, etc.
The present invention relates to an improved invention for improving the usability of a photo creation device that is used to create facial photographs for identification purposes.

0002

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Conventional devices for creating ID photographs, etc., are activated by inserting a coin, take a photograph of the upper body, and immediately develop (print) it. There is no means for representing character information on the image surface.

0003

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The degree of use of the above-mentioned photographic production device varies greatly depending on the installation location, and if the number of times of use per day does not reach a certain standard, it is necessary to As a result, even the review of the installation was discussed.

[0004] When looking at the reasons for the above, firstly, it is limited to photographing the upper body as it is mainly for identification purposes, secondly, it is not possible to express textual information only with photographs, and thirdly, the size This may be due to the fact that it is limited.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide an improved photo-creation device that is equipped with preferable multiple functions to improve the degree of use.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The photo creation device of the present invention is characterized in that a self-service photo creation device for creating a face photo for identification is provided with a character information input/recording section.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, the photographic production apparatus according to the present invention will be explained in more detail according to the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

The photo creation apparatus of the present invention is composed of the various parts shown in FIG. 1, and the specific configuration of each part is determined depending on the type and content of the service to be provided by the apparatus of the present invention. Types of services include: ■Photography for ID, ■Portrait photography, ■Creation of postcards with photos,
■Creating business cards is being considered.

[0009] Conventional devices were limited to (1) only taking photographs of people's faces for identification purposes, so they used a single type and size of photographic photosensitive material, and simply inserted a coin and took a pose. However, the greatest feature of the device of the present invention is that it is equipped with a means for inputting and expressing character information by the user, and the above-mentioned types of services are derived as a secondary function. Therefore, the types of services provided are merely exemplary.

Next, the configuration of each part will be outlined.

[0011] The photosensitive material supply section is a section that stores photographic photosensitive materials of necessary types and sizes and supplies the necessary number of sheets to the subsequent process based on instructions. As for the type of photographic light-sensitive material to be used, a direct positive type paper light-sensitive material is preferably used, but it is not necessarily limited to this. Further, roll paper or cut paper may be used, and the only difference between the two is the method of taking out from the magazine and the necessity of a cutter. There are two ways to prepare different sizes for each service, and another way to prepare a single maximum size and have the size cut automatically or by the user if necessary. For example, if the postcard size shown in FIG. 2 is the maximum size, two business cards or identification photographs can be created as shown in FIG. Specifying the size of the photographic material to be used in this way has the advantage of simplifying the stock, supply mechanism, transport system, etc.

[0012] A schematic diagram of the image capturing section is shown in FIG. The image capturing unit projects an image onto a photosensitive material 3 using a lens unit 2 and exposes the user as the subject 1. However, by adjusting the light amount of the left and right lights 4, a desired or selected shade is created. The color tone is further adjusted to a preferred or selected color tone by the filter 5. The shading and color tone are checked, adjusted and determined by the user on the monitor screen of the display unit, which will be described later.

The photographic light-sensitive material 3 maintains its flatness and its posture is controlled by the printing frame 6, and has a rotation mechanism of at least 90 degrees so that it can be exposed with an overturned image, as shown in FIG. The size of the image to be exposed is preferably controlled by automated movement of the lens unit 2.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 7 denotes a background device, in which a roll paper or roll film expressing an appropriate background (see 8 in FIG. 2) is prepared and the user is asked to select and use it. The background image is the user (subject)
Light it so that no shadows appear according to step 1, or
Preferably, the light is emitted from the back side by the light emitting plate 9.

Furthermore, since the device of the present invention is an unmanned device, the background 8 is usually stored in the magazine 10 or covered with a shutter or the like to prevent damage caused by mischief. It is preferable. In addition, in order to use background 8, the user is requested to insert additional coins for that amount, and the user can select a specific background by operating the forward button, backward button, select button, etc. while looking at the monitor. Make it. The background can be of course landscapes, but also people (
Settings can be made to attract the user's interest through many variations such as (singular to plural), locations, various scenes, scenes from movies, etc.

[0016] The printing section is the section that expresses character information on the photographic light-sensitive material, and in the system in which character information is recorded as a latent image, it is performed in the previous stage of the processing section, and is similar to using a word processor printer. In this method, printing is performed on a print surface that has been processed and dried by a processing section.

[0017] Latent image recording is performed, for example, by displaying input character information on a CRT screen and exposing this image to a photographic light-sensitive material.

[0018] Input of character information is performed at the input section 14,
A method that uses something like a word processor keyboard, a handwritten input method, and even a voice input method can be adopted.

Furthermore, a method may be adopted in which characters are displayed on a board and the characters are selected and inputted one after another.

There are no restrictions on the types of characters, number of words, sizes, fonts, etc. that can be used.

[0021] In order to prevent mischief, the input device 14
It is preferable that there is a cover 15, for example, which cannot be touched freely, and that the cover 15 can be used after a coin is inserted and the cover 15 is opened.

The input character information is displayed on the CRT screen of the display unit and checked by the user.

[0023] The processing section is for developing the exposed photographic material, and various types of automatic developing machines are used to develop the direct positive method photographic material cut to a certain size. .

[0024] The timer controls the photographing date and time, and is recorded on the photosensitive material in the image photographing section or the printing section according to the user's selection.

The cashier receives usage fees, pays change, and controls commands such as starting and ending the operation of the device.

FIG. 2 shows a print produced by the service ■ Creation of a postcard with a photograph, in which a photographic image 11 of the user is displayed on the surface of a postcard-sized photosensitive material 3 against a selected background 8. , character information 12 is printed on the lower half.

If the background 8 is selected to be a single color such as white or cream, it becomes an ID photograph. In this case, a similar image is also expressed in the lower half. If the image is rotated 90 degrees during exposure, images with different vertical and horizontal sizes can be obtained.

The text information 12 may be printed without being separated from the photographic image 11, but may be expressed by overlapping the photographic image 11.

In FIG. 3, a business card is created using a face photograph 11 and text information 12, and the vertical or horizontal format can be freely set. By masking, it is indicated whether only the inside of the business card size 13 is exposed, or the size is indicated by a line.

[0030] An embodiment may be adopted in which a face photograph is printed on one side and character information serving as a business card is printed on the other side.

[0031]

[Effects of the Invention] According to the device of the present invention, it is possible to make the facial photo creation device for ID, which was conventionally a boring device, more interesting, thereby increasing the usage rate and attracting new users. It is profitable and has a good rate of return, so the problems mentioned above are solved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the device of the invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of printing.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of printing.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an image capturing section.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 User (subject) 2 Lens unit 3 Photographic material 4 Light 5 Filter 6　　　Yaki frame 7 Background part 8 Background 9 Luminous board 10 Magazine 11 Face photo 12 Character information 13 Size display 14 Input device 15 Cover

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A photo creation device, which is a self-service photo creation device for creating a face photo for identification, and is further provided with a text information input/recording section.