Patent ID: 8059302
Filing Date: 2011-11-15
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A photoprinter, comprising: an image input unit through which an original image is configured to be inputted; an image storage unit configured to store the original image; a display unit configured to display an image; a printing unit configured to print the image displayed on the display unit; an operation input unit adapted to receive an instruction from a user; a template storage unit configured to store a template including an outer guide and an inner guide, the template being stored separately from the original image; and a control unit operatively connected to the image input unit, the display unit, the printing unit, the operation input unit, and the template storage unit, the control unit being configured to create a template-treated image from the original image by displaying the template over the original image on the display unit with the outer guide of the template being displayed within the original image as an area smaller than the original image and the inner guide of the template being displayed within the outer guide of the template as an area smaller than the outer guide of the template, and trimming an area of the original image outside the outer guide of the template and performing segmentation around the inner guide of the template, the inner guide of the template having an upper circular portion and a lower curved portion, the inner guide of the template being displayed over the original image on the display unit such that the upper circular portion of the inner guide is superposed on a contour of a head portion of a person in the original image on the display unit and the lower curved portion of the inner guide is superposed on a contour of an upper body portion of the person in the original image on the display unit.