KR20010003975A - Method for printing of character image which is converted from the facial image in sticker photo printing device - Google Patents

Method for printing of character image which is converted from the facial image in sticker photo printing device Download PDF

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KR20010003975A
KR20010003975A KR1019990024544A KR19990024544A KR20010003975A KR 20010003975 A KR20010003975 A KR 20010003975A KR 1019990024544 A KR1019990024544 A KR 1019990024544A KR 19990024544 A KR19990024544 A KR 19990024544A KR 20010003975 A KR20010003975 A KR 20010003975A
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PURPOSE: A method for printing after converting face image into a character in a sticker photo outputting device is provided to obtain sticker photographs of the character without additional hardware. CONSTITUTION: A method for printing after converting face image into a character in a sticker photo outputting device includes the steps of inputting the size, the background scene of photographs to be output by a user select input device(100); filming a face with a camera for obtaining image data(200), analyzing the characteristics such as size, shape from each element such as eyes, nose, ears, mouth, and face shape of the image data, extracting each corresponding face element in database of character image by face elements, making whole face character by compounding the extracted elements, and combining the background and the character(300); and printing the combined image data in a sticker paper with a color printer(400).

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스티커 사진 출력장치에서 얼굴 영상을 캐릭터로 변환하여 인쇄하는 방법{METHOD FOR PRINTING OF CHARACTER IMAGE WHICH IS CONVERTED FROM THE FACIAL IMAGE IN STICKER PHOTO PRINTING DEVICE}TECHNICAL FOR PRINTING OF CHARACTER IMAGE WHICH IS CONVERTED FROM THE FACIAL IMAGE IN STICKER PHOTO PRINTING DEVICE}

본 발명은 스티커(sticker) 사진 출력장치에서 얼굴 영상을 캐릭터(character)로 변환하여 인쇄하는 방법에 관한 것으로, 카메라로 촬영하여 얻은 얼굴 영상의 눈, 코, 귀 입, 얼굴형 등의 각각의 요소를 그 크기, 형상 등의 특징을 분석하여, 기 구축된 얼굴 요소별 캐릭터 이미지의 데이타베이스(database) 중에서 부합되는 각각의 요소들을 합성하여 얼굴 전체의 캐릭터를 만들고, 이를 스티커 용지에 칼라프린터로 인쇄하는 스티커 사진 출력장치에서 얼굴 영상을 캐릭터로 변환하여 인쇄하는 방법에 관한 것이다.The present invention relates to a method of converting a face image into a character in a sticker photograph output device and printing the same, and each element of an eye, a nose, an ear mouth, a face shape, and the like of a face image taken by a camera. Characterizes the entire face by synthesizing each matching element from the database of character images for each face element that has been constructed by analyzing its characteristics such as size, shape, etc., and printing it on a sticker paper with a color printer The present invention relates to a method of converting a face image into a character in a sticker photo output device and printing the same.

일반적으로 스티커 사진 출력장치는 사람의 얼굴을 카메라로 촬영하여 얻은 영상을 스티커 용지에 칼라프린터로 인쇄하는 장치이다.In general, a sticker photo output device is a device for printing an image obtained by photographing a person's face on a sticker paper with a color printer.

도 1을 참조하면, 스티커 사진 출력장치는 카메라(11), 사용자 선택 입력장치(조이스틱(joystick), 버튼(button))(12), 모니터(monitor)(13), 중앙처리장치(14), 롬(ROM:Read Only Memory)(15), 램(RAM:Random Access Memory)(16), 칼라프린터(17) 및 보조기억장치(18)로 구성되어 있다. 종래의 스티커 사진 출력 방법에 있어서, 사용자는 롬(15) 또는 보조기억장치(18)에 기억되어 있는 스티커 사진 출력을 위한 순차적인 절차에 따라 모니터(13) 화면을 보고 출력될 사진의 크기(갯수), 배경장면 등을 사용선택 입력장치(조이스틱, 버튼)(12)로 선택하고, 중앙처리장치(14)는 카메라(14)로 촬영한 얼굴영상 데이타와 배경장면을 조합하여 램(16)에 저장하고, 조합된 영상을 스티커 용지에 칼라프린터(17)로 인쇄한다.Referring to FIG. 1, the sticker photo output device includes a camera 11, a user selection input device (joystick, button) 12, a monitor 13, a central processing unit 14, It consists of a ROM (Read Only Memory) 15, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 16, a color printer 17 and an auxiliary memory 18. In the conventional sticker photo printing method, a user views the screen of the monitor 13 according to a sequential procedure for printing a sticker photo stored in the ROM 15 or the auxiliary storage device 18 (the number of photographs to be output). ), A background scene, etc. are selected using a selection input device (joystick, button) 12, and the central processing unit 14 combines the face image data captured by the camera 14 with the background scene to the RAM 16. And the combined image is printed on the sticky paper by the color printer 17.

따라서 상기의 스티커 사진 출력방법은 얼굴 영상을 그대로 스티커 사진으로 인쇄할 뿐, 캐릭터로 변환하여 그 이미지를 출력할 수 없는 문제점이 있다.Therefore, the sticker photograph output method has a problem in that the face image is printed as a sticker photograph as it is, and the image cannot be output by converting it into a character.

본 발명은 상기한 종래 기술의 문제점을 해결하기 위해 안출된 것으로, 본 발명의 목적은 얼굴영상을 그대로 스티커 사진으로 인쇄하지 않고, 눈, 코, 귀 입, 얼굴형 등의 각각의 얼굴 요소를 그 크기, 형상 등의 특징을 분석하여, 기 구축된 얼굴 요소별 캐릭터 이미지의 데이터베이스 중에서 부합되는 각각의 요소를 합성하여 얼굴 전체의 캐릭터를 만들고, 이를 스티커 사진으로 인쇄하는 것이다. 상기의 방법을 구현하기 위하여 기존의 스티커 사진 출력장치에서 추가의 하드웨어(hardware)가 필요 없는 장점을 갖는다.The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, an object of the present invention is to print each face element, such as eyes, nose, ear mouth, face shape, etc. By analyzing the characteristics of size, shape, etc., each matching element is synthesized from a database of character images for each face element, and the character of the entire face is created and printed as a sticker picture. In order to implement the above method, there is an advantage that no additional hardware is required in the existing sticker photo printing apparatus.

도 1은 스티커 사진 출력장치의 구성도1 is a block diagram of a sticker photo output device

도 2는 본 발명의 일실시예에 의한 스티커 사진 출력장치에서 얼굴 영상을 캐릭터로 변환하여 인쇄하는 방법의 흐름도2 is a flowchart of a method of converting and printing a face image into a character in a sticker photograph output apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

＜도면의 주요 부분에 대한 부호의 설명＞<Description of the code | symbol about the principal part of drawing>

11 : 카메라 12 : 사용자 선택 입력장치(조이스틱, 보튼)11: Camera 12: User Selectable Input Device (Joystick, Button)

13 : 모니터 14 : 중앙처리장치13 monitor 14 central processing unit

15 : 롬 16 : 램15: Romans 16: Ram

17 : 칼라프린터 18 : 보조기억장치17: color printer 18: auxiliary memory device

상기한 목적을 달성하기 위한 본 발명에 따른 흐름도는 도 2로서, 출력될 사진의 크기(갯수), 배경장면 등을 사용자 선택 입력장치(조이스틱, 버튼)로 입력받는 제 1과정과, 카메라로 얼굴을 촬영하여 영상 데이타를 얻는 제 2과정과, 영상 데이타의 눈, 코, 귀 입, 얼굴형 등의 각각의 요소에서 그 크기, 형상 등의 특징을 분석하여, 기 구축된 얼굴 요소별 캐릭터 이미지의 데이터베이스 중에서 부합되는 각각의 얼굴 요소를 추출하고, 이 요소들을 합성하여 얼굴 전체의 캐릭터를 만들고, 출력될 사진의 배경장면과 캐릭터를 조합하는 제 3과정과, 조합한 이미지 데이타를 출력될 사진의 크기(갯수)에 맞게 스티커 용지에 칼라프린터로 인쇄하는 제 4과정으로 이루어 진다.Flow chart according to the present invention for achieving the above object is shown in Figure 2, the first process of inputting the size (number), background scene, etc. of the picture to be output to the user selection input device (joystick, button), and the face to the camera The second process of acquiring the image data and analyzing the characteristics such as size, shape, etc. in each element such as eyes, nose, ears, and face shape of the image data, The third process of extracting each matching face element from the database, synthesizing these elements to form a character of the whole face, combining the background scene and the character of the picture to be output, and the size of the picture to output the combined image data The fourth step is to print the color paper on the sticker paper according to the number.

따라서 본 발명의 구체적인 일실시예를 제1도-제2도를 참조하여 상세히 설명하면, 본 발명은, 롬(15) 또는 보조기억장치(18)에 기억되어 있는 스티커 사진 출력을 위한 순차적인 절차에 따라 사용자가 모니터(13) 화면을 보고 출력될 사진의 크기(갯수), 배경장면 등을 사용자 선택 입력장치(조이스틱, 버튼)(12)로 선택하고(100), 상기 (100)과정에서 선택한 사양과 카메라(11)로 촬영한 얼굴영상 데이타를 램(16)에 기억하고(200), 중앙처리장치(14)에서 얼굴 영상 데이타의 눈, 코, 귀 입, 얼굴형 등의 얼굴 요소들을 그 크기, 형상 등의 특징을 분석하여, 보조기억장치(18)에 기 구축된 얼굴 요소별 캐릭터 이미지의 데이터베이스 중에서 가장 일치하는 각각의 캐릭터 얼굴 요소들을 추출하고, 이 요소들을 합성하여 얼굴 전체의 캐릭터를 만들어, 이를 상기(100)과정에서 선택한 배경장면과 중앙처리장치(14)에 의해 조합하여 램(14)에 기억하고(300), 상기 (300)과정에서 조합한 이미지 데이타를 상기 (100)과정에서 선택한 사진의 크기(갯수)에 맞게 스티커 용지에 칼라프린터(17)로 인쇄한다(400).Therefore, a specific embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 2, the present invention is a sequential procedure for outputting a sticker picture stored in the ROM 15 or the auxiliary storage device 18. According to the user, the user selects the size (number) of the picture to be displayed on the monitor 13 screen and the background scene as a user-selected input device (joystick, button) 12 (100), and selects the process (100). Specifications and facial image data captured by the camera 11 are stored in the RAM 16 (200), and the central processing unit 14 stores face elements such as eyes, nose, ear, face shape, etc. of the facial image data. By analyzing characteristics such as size and shape, each character face element that matches the most from the database of character images for each face element pre-built in the auxiliary memory device 18 is extracted, and the elements are synthesized to synthesize the characters of the entire face. Make it to the process (100) The selected background scene is combined with the central processing unit 14 and stored in the RAM 14 (300), and the image data combined in the step (300) is stored in the size (number) of the photo selected in the step (100). To print on a sticky paper with a color printer 17 (400).

상술한 바와 같이 본 발명에 의한 스티커 사진 출력장치에서 얼굴 영상을 캐릭터로 변환하여 인쇄하는 방법은, 기존의 스티커 사진 출력장치에서 추가의 하드웨어가 필요 없이, 얼굴영상을 그대로 스티커 사진으로 인쇄하지 않고, 캐릭터로 변환하여, 이를 스티커 사진으로 인쇄하는 효과가 있다.As described above, a method of printing a face image by converting the face image into a character in the sticker photo output device according to the present invention does not require additional hardware in the existing sticker photo output device, and does not print the face image as a sticker photo as it is. By converting it into a character, it has the effect of printing it as a sticker picture.

상기에서는 본 발명의 바람직한 실시 예를 참조하여 설명하였지만, 해당 기술 분야의 숙련된 당업자는 하기의 특허 청구 범위에 기재된 본 발명의 사상 및 영역으로부터 벗어나지 않는 범위 내에서 본 발명을 다양하게 수정 및 변경시킬 수 있음을 이해할 수 있을 것이다.Although the above has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art will be able to variously modify and change the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described in the claims below. It will be appreciated.

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스티커 사진 출력장치에 있어서,In the sticker photo output device, 출력될 사진의 크기(갯수), 배경장면 등을 사용자 선택 입력장치(조이스틱, 버튼)로 입력받는 단계(100),Receiving the size (number), the background of the picture to be output to the user selection input device (joystick, button) step (100), 상기 단계 후, 카메라로 얼굴을 촬영하여 영상 데이타를 얻는 단계(200),After the step, the step of obtaining the image data by photographing the face with a camera (200), 상기 단계 후, 영상 데이타의 눈, 코, 귀 입, 얼굴형 등의 각각의 요소에서 그 크기, 형상 등의 특징을 분석하여, 기 구축된 얼굴 요소별 캐릭터 이미지의 데이터베이스 중에서 부합되는 각각의 얼굴 요소를 추출하고, 이 요소들을 합성하여 얼굴 전체의 캐릭터를 만들고, 출력될 사진의 배경장면과 캐릭터를 조합하는 단계(300),After the above steps, the size, shape, and the like of the elements of the eyes, nose, ears, and face of the image data are analyzed, and the corresponding face elements are matched among the database of character images for each face element. Extracting and synthesizing these elements to create a character of the whole face, and combining the characters with the background of the picture to be output (300); 상기 단계 후, 조합한 이미지 데이타를 출력될 사진의 크기(갯수)에 맞게 스티커 용지에 칼라프린터로 인쇄하는 단계(400)로 이루어진 것을 특징으로 하는 스티커 사진 출력장치에서 얼굴 영상을 캐릭터로 변환하여 인쇄하는 방법.After the above step, the printed image is converted to the character in the sticker photo output device, characterized in that the printing step 400 of printing the color image on the sticker paper in accordance with the size (number) of the image to be output to combine the printed image How to.
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