Direct view interactive photo kiosk and composite image forming process for same
First Claim
1. A photo kiosk for automatically taking, processing and delivering to a user in response to user-activated commands photographic images of the user posed at the photo kiosk comprising:
- a backdrop formed of a single preselected color positioned at a distance from said kiosk so as to be located behind the user posed at said kiosk as a color background;
an electronic imaging device for electronically forming first electronic imaging information representative of an image of the user-and said color background posed in a region provided at the photo kiosk for the user to pose;
means for providing at least one selected background image;
means for replacing said background color in said first electronic imaging information with said selected background image to form second electronic imaging information;
display for displaying an image represented by said second electronic imaging information;
a printer for printing out hard copy images responsive to electronic imaging information delivered thereto;
means for delivering said second electronic imaging information to said printer for printing out from said printer hard copy images represented by said second electronic information; and
delivery means for automatically delivering to said user said hard copy images.
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Abstract
An interactive photo kiosk in which, in one embodiment thereof, presents an upright open face which enables a user to stand directly in front of the kiosk, which optically defocuses the background image and substitutes a selected computer generated image, and which enables the user to pose and freeze a selected image made visible to the user on a display screen. Users may choose from among a menu of different computer generated background images. In a preferred embodiment, the selected frozen image is in digital form and is processed electronically to form a single digital multiple image of the same image in a selected area format which, when delivered to a printing apparatus for hard copy print-out, produces a multiple image of the same frozen image on a single sheet wherein each of the multiple images can be peeled off the single sheet and used separately from each other. An interactive image adjusting feature is provided to allow a user to modify the size and orientation of the user'"'"'s image within the composite image. The composite image is formed by providing a uniform colored backdrop behind the user, imaging the user with the backdrop, and electronically replacing the backdrop color with the selected background image.
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12 Claims
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1. A photo kiosk for automatically taking, processing and delivering to a user in response to user-activated commands photographic images of the user posed at the photo kiosk comprising:
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a backdrop formed of a single preselected color positioned at a distance from said kiosk so as to be located behind the user posed at said kiosk as a color background; an electronic imaging device for electronically forming first electronic imaging information representative of an image of the user-and said color background posed in a region provided at the photo kiosk for the user to pose; means for providing at least one selected background image; means for replacing said background color in said first electronic imaging information with said selected background image to form second electronic imaging information; display for displaying an image represented by said second electronic imaging information; a printer for printing out hard copy images responsive to electronic imaging information delivered thereto; means for delivering said second electronic imaging information to said printer for printing out from said printer hard copy images represented by said second electronic information; and delivery means for automatically delivering to said user said hard copy images. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for automatically taking, processing and delivering to a user in response to user-activated commands photographic images of the user posed at a photo kiosk, comprising the steps of:
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providing a backdrop formed of a single preselected color positioned at a distance from said kiosk so as to be located behind the user posed at said kiosk as a color background; forming first electronic imaging information representative of an image of the user and said color background posed in a region provided at the photo kiosk for the user to pose; providing at least one selected background image; replacing said background color in said first electronic imaging information with said selected background image to form second electronic imaging information; displaying an image represented by said second electronic imaging information; printing out hard copy images represented by said second electronic information; and automatically delivering to said user said hard copy images. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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