Self-photography apparatus for making identification photograph

Claim 2

A self-photography apparatus for marking a photography having at least a facial image of a human object in response to a start signal inputted by said human subject, said self-photography apparatus comprising: an imaging device for picking up an image signal representing said facial image of said human object; a detection device connected to said imaging device for detecting the size of a face of said human object, said detection device comprising a first mark at a position corresponding to the position of a chin of the facial image and a second mark at a position corresponding to the position of a crown of a head of the facial image; an adjusting device for adjusting a magnification of an image in accordance with the face size detected by said detection device, so as to cause said facial image to have a predetermined size in said photograph; a recording device for recording said facial image onto a recording medium at said magnification; a processing device for processing said recording medium having said facial image recorded thereon so as to produce said photograph; and a display for displaying a video facial image of said human object thereon based on said image signal from said imaging device, said first and second marks being indices provided on said display so as to indicate several grades of the face size, wherein said first mark comprises a horizontal reference line designating a position of a chin of said video facial image, and said second mark comprises a plurality of scale lines extending parallel to said horizontal reference line at various distances therefrom for designating the position of the crown of the head of said video facial image.

Claim 3

A self-photography apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said indices are displayed on said display device in composition with said video facial image.

Claim 4

A self-photography apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said indices are fixedly disposed on said display device.

Claim 5

A self-photography apparatus for making a photograph having at least a facial image of a human object in response to a start signal inputted by said human subject, said self-photography apparatus comprising: an imaging device for picking up an image signal representing said facial image of said human object; a detection device connected to said imaging device for detecting the size of a face of said human object, said detection device comprising a first mark at a position corresponding to the position of a chin of the facial image and a second mark at a position corresponding to the position of a crown of a head of the facial image; an adjusting device for adjusting a magnification of an image in accordance with the face size detected by said detection device, so as to cause said facial image to have a predetermined size in said photograph; a recording device for recording said facial image onto a recording medium at said magnification; a processing device for processing said recording medium having said facial image recorded thereon so as to produce said photograph; and a display for displaying a video facial image of said human object thereon based on said image signal from said imaging device, said first and second marks being indices provided on said display so as to indicate several grades of the face size; wherein said adjusting device adjusts the distance of said human object from said taking lens device within a depth of focus of said taking lens device, and wherein said adjusting device includes position marks for indicating respective object positions suitable for said respective grades of the face size, and said human object being placed by said adjusting device into a suitable one of said object positions with reference to said position marks, so as to change the object distance.

Claim 6

A self-photography apparatus for making a photograph having at least a facial image of a human object in response to a start signal inputted by said human subject, said self-photography apparatus comprising: an imaging device for picking up an image signal representing said facial image of said human object; a detection device connected to said imaging device for detecting the size of a face of said human object, said detection device comprising a first mark at a position corresponding to the position of a chin of the facial image and a second mark at a position corresponding to the position of a crown of a head of the facial image; an adjusting device for adjusting a magnification of an image in accordance with the face size detected by said detection device, so as to cause said facial image to have a predetermined size in said photograph; a recording device for recording said facial image onto a recording medium at said magnification; a processing device for processing said recording medium having said facial image recorded thereon so as to produce said photograph; and a display for displaying a video facial image of said human object thereon based on said image signal from said imaging device, said first and second marks being indices provided on said display so as to indicate several grades of the face size; wherein said adjusting device adjusts the distance of said human object from said taking lens device within a depth of focus of said taking lens device, and wherein said adjusting device includes position marks for indicating respective object positions suitable for said respective grades of the face size, and said human object being placed by said adjusting device into a suitable one of said object positions with reference to said position marks, so as to change the object distance.

Claim 7

A self-photography apparatus for making a photograph having at least a facial image of a human object in response to a start signal inputted by said human subject, said self-photography apparatus comprising: an imaging device for picking up an image signal representing said facial image of said human object; a detection device connected to said imaging device for detecting the size of a face of said human object, said detection device comprising a first mark at a position corresponding to the position of a chin of the facial image and a second mark at a position corresponding to the position of a crown of a head of the facial image; an adjusting device for adjusting a magnification of an image in accordance with the face size detected by said detection device, so as to cause said facial image to have a predetermined size in said photograph; a recording device for recording said facial image onto a recording medium at said magnification; a processing device for processing said recording medium having said facial image recorded thereon so as to produce said photograph; and a display for displaying a video facial image of said human object thereon based on said image signal from said imaging device, said first and second marks being indices provided on said display so as to indicate several grades of the face size, wherein said adjusting device adjusts the distance of said human object from said taking lens device within a depth of focus of said taking lens device, and wherein said adjusting device consists of a string having knots tied therein indicating suitable object distances according to the face size, and a chair movable in an optical axis direction of said taking lens device, said chair being positioned with reference to said knots.

Claim 8

A self-photography apparatus for making a photograph having at least a facial image of a human object in response to a start signal inputted by said human subject, said self-photography apparatus comprising: an imaging device for picking up an image signal representing said facial image of said human object; a detection device connected to said imaging device for detecting the size of a face of said human object, said detection device comprising a first mark at a position corresponding to the position of a chin of the facial image and a second mark at a position corresponding to the position of a crown of a head of the facial image; an adjusting device for adjusting a magnification of an image in accordance with the face size detected by said detection device, so as to cause said facial image to have a predetermined size in said photograph; a recording device for recording said facial image onto a recording medium at said magnification; a processing device for processing said recording medium having said facial image recorded thereon so as to produce said photograph; and a display for displaying a video facial image of said human object thereon based on said image signal from said imaging device, said first and second marks being indices provided on said display so as to indicate several grades of the face size, wherein said adjusting device adjusts the distance of said human object from said taking lens device within a depth of focus of said taking lens device, and wherein said adjusting device consists of a string having knots tied therein indicating suitable object distances according to the face size, and a chair movable in an optical axis direction of said taking lens device, said chair being positioned with reference to said knots.

Claim 9

A self-photography apparatus for making a photograph having at least a facial image of a human object in response to a start signal inputted by said human subject, said self-photography apparatus comprising: an imaging device for picking up an image signal representing said facial image of said human object; a detection device connected to said imaging device for detecting the size of a face of said human object, said detection device comprising a first mark at a position corresponding to the position of a chin of the facial image and a second mark at a position corresponding to the position of a crown of a head of the facial image; an adjusting device for adjusting a magnification of an image in accordance with the face size detected by said detection device, so as to cause said facial image to have a predetermined size in said photograph; a recording device for recording said facial image onto a recording medium at said magnification; a processing device for processing said recording medium having said facial image recorded thereon so as to produce said photograph; and a display for displaying a video facial image of said human object thereon based on said image signal from said imaging device, said first and second marks being indices provided on said display so as to indicate several grades of the face size; wherein said recording device comprises a taking lens device for focusing the light entering through said exposure window onto said recording medium, a shutter disposed between said taking lens device and said recording medium and activated in response to said start signal, and a camera housing containing said taking lens device and said shutter, and wherein said adjusting device further comprises a selection device operated to select a grade of the face size, with reference to said video facial image and said indices, and a drive mechanism for driving said adjusting device in accordance with said selected face size grade.

Claim 10

A self-photography apparatus for making a photograph having at least a facial image of a human object in response to a start signal inputted by said human subject, said self-photography apparatus comprising: an imaging device for picking up an image signal representing said facial image of said human object; a detection device connected to said imaging device for detecting the size of a face of said human object, said detection device comprising a first mark at a position corresponding to the position of a chin of the facial image and a second mark at a position corresponding to the position of a crown of a head of the facial image; an adjusting device for adjusting a magnification of an image in accordance with the face size detected by said detection device, so as to cause said facial image to have a predetermined size in said photograph; a recording device for recording said facial image onto a recording medium at said magnification; a processing device for processing said recording medium having said facial image recorded thereon so as to produce said photograph; and a display for displaying a video facial image of said human object thereon based on said image signal from said imaging device, said first and second marks being indices provided on said display so as to indicate several grades of the face size; wherein said recording device comprises a taking lens device for focusing the light entering through said exposure window onto said recording medium, a shutter disposed between said taking lens device and said recording medium and activated in response to said start signal, and a camera housing containing said taking lens device and said shutter, and wherein said adjusting device further comprises a selection device operated to select a grade of the face size, with reference to said video facial image and said indices, and a drive mechanism for driving said adjusting device in accordance with said selected face size grade.

Claim 11

A self-photography apparatus as recited in claim 6, wherein said adjusting device further comprises a chair movable in an optical axis direction of said taking lens device, said chair being moved by said drive mechanism within a depth of focus of said taking lens device.

Claim 12

A self-photography apparatus as recited in claim 6, wherein said adjusting device further comprises a headrest movable in an optical axis direction of said taking lens device, said headrest being moved by said drive mechanism within a depth of focus of said taking lens device.

Claim 13

A self-photography apparatus for making a photograph having at least a facial image of a human object in response to a start signal inputted by said human subject, said self-photography apparatus comprising: an imaging device for picking up an image signal representing said facial image of said human object; a detection device connected to said imaging device for detecting the size of a face of said human object, said detection device comprising a first mark at a position corresponding to the position of a chin of the facial image and a second mark at a position corresponding to the position of a crown of a head of the facial image; an adjusting device for adjusting a magnification of an image in accordance with the face size detected by said detection device, so as to cause said facial image to have a predetermined size in said photograph; a recording device for recording said facial image onto a recording medium at said magnification; and a processing device for processing said recording medium having said facial image recorded thereon so as to produce said photograph, wherein said determining device comprises operation means for deriving a contour of said facial image from said image signal and comparing said contour with a reference contour stored in a memory so as to determine the face size.

Claim 14

A self-photography apparatus for making a photograph having at least a facial image of a human object in response to a start signal inputted by said human subject, said self-photography apparatus comprising: an imaging device for picking up an image signal representing said facial image of said human object; a detection device connected to said imaging device for detecting the size of a face of said human object, said detection device comprising a first mark at a position corresponding to the position of a chin of the facial image and a second mark at a position corresponding to the position of a crown of a head of the facial image; an adjusting device for adjusting a magnification of an image in accordance with the face size detected by said detection device, so as to cause said facial image to have a predetermined size in said photograph; a recording device for recording said facial image onto a recording medium at said magnification; and a processing device for processing said recording medium having said facial image recorded thereon so as to produce said photograph, wherein said determining device comprises operation means for deriving a contour of said facial image from said image signal and comparing said contour with a reference contour stored in a memory so as to determine the face size.

Claim 15

A self-photography apparatus as recited in claim 9, wherein said adjusting device comprises conversion means connected to said operation means, for processing said image signal so as to electrically convert the magnification of image in accordance with said determined face size.

Claim 16

A self-photography apparatus as recited in claim 10, further comprising a designation device for designating more than one of differently standardized dimensions of said photograph, wherein said conversion means converts the magnification of image in accordance with said determined face size so as to record a plurality of said facial images having said differently standardized dimensions designated by said designation device.

Claim 17

A self-photography apparatus as recited in claim 10, wherein said recording device comprises a video printer connected to said conversion means for recording said facial image based on said image signal after it has been processed in said conversion means.

Claim 18

A self-photography apparatus as recited in claim 11, wherein said recording device comprises a video printer connected to said conversion means for recording said facial image based on said image signal after it has been processed in said conversion means.

Claim 19

A self-photography apparatus as recited in claim 12, wherein said video printer comprises a display device for displaying a video image of said human object on the basis of said image signal having, after it has been processed in said conversion means, a printing lens for focusing said video image onto said recording medium, and a shutter disposed between said printing lens and said recording medium.

Claim 20

A self-photography apparatus as recited in claim 13, wherein said video printer comprises a display device for displaying a video image of said human object on the basis of said image signal having, after it has been processed in said conversion means, a printing lens for focusing said video image onto said recording medium, and a shutter disposed between said printing lens and said recording medium.

Claim 21

A self-photography apparatus as recited in claim 12, wherein said image signal represents a full-color image, and said video printer comprises three types of light sources for radiating three beams of different wavelength ranges, means for modulating the intensities of said three beams in accordance with red, green, and blue image data of said image signal, means for combining said modulated three beams into a single beam, and beam scanning means for scanning said combined single beam in a first direction of said recording medium being transported in a second direction orthogonal to said first direction at a constant speed, and recording said facial image one line after another on said recording medium.

Claim 22

A self-photography apparatus for making a photograph having at least a facial image of a human object in response to a start signal inputted by said human subject, said self-photography apparatus comprising: an imaging device for picking up an image signal representing said facial image of said human object; a display device connected to said imaging device for displaying a video facial image of said human object; detecting means comprising indices provided on said display device for detecting the size of face of said human object, so as to record said facial image in a standardized size on said photograph by making use of said indices, said indices comprising a reference line for indicating standardized positions of the chin and said video facial image, and three scale lines for discriminating the face size between three grades by comparing the position of the crown of the head of said video facial image with said three scale lines.

Claim 23

A self-photography apparatus for making a photograph having at least a facial image of a human object in response to a start signal inputted by said human subject, said self-photography apparatus comprising: an imaging device for picking up an image signal representing said facial image of said human object; a display device connected to said imaging device for displaying a video facial image of said human object; detecting means comprising indices provided on said display device for detecting the size of face of said human object, so as to record said facial image in a standardized size on said photograph by making use of said indices, said indices comprising a reference line for indicating standardized positions of the chin and said video facial image, and three scale lines for discriminating the face size between three grades by comparing the position of the crown of the head of said video facial image with said three scale lines.

Claim 24

A self-photography apparatus for making a photograph having at least a facial image of a human object in response to a start signal inputted by said human subject, said self-photography apparatus comprising: an imaging device for picking up an image signal representing said facial image of said human object; a detection device connected to said imaging device for detecting the size of a face of said human object, said detection device comprises a display for displaying a video facial image of said human object thereon based on said image signal from said imaging device, and indices provided on said display so as to indicate several grades of the face size; an adjusting device for adjusting a magnification of an image in accordance with the face size detected by said detection device, so as to cause said facial image to have a predetermined size in said photograph, said adjusting device comprises a selection device operated to select a grade of the face size, with reference to said video facial image and said indices, and a drive mechanism for driving said adjusting device in accordance with said selected face size grade wherein said adjusting device further comprises a chair movable in an optical axis direction of said taking lens device, said chair being moved by said drive mechanism within a depth of focus of said taking lens device; a recording device for recording said facial image onto a recording medium at said magnification, said recording device comprises a taking lens device for focusing the light entering through said exposure window onto said recording medium, a shutter disposed between said taking lens device and said recording medium and activated in response to said start signal, and a camera housing containing said taking lens device and said shutter; and a processing device for processing said recording medium having said facial image recorded thereon so as to produce said photograph.

Claim 25

A self-photography apparatus for making a photograph having at least a facial image of a human object in response to a start signal inputted by said human subject, said self-photography apparatus comprising: an imaging device for picking up an image signal representing said facial image of said human object; a detection device connected to said imaging device for detecting the size of a face of said human object, said detection device comprises a display for displaying a video facial image of said human object thereon based on said image signal from said imaging device, and indices provided on said display so as to indicate several grades of the face size; an adjusting device for adjusting a magnification of an image in accordance with the face size detected by said detection device, so as to cause said facial image to have a predetermined size in said photograph, said adjusting device comprises a selection device operated to select a grade of the face size, with reference to said video facial image and said indices, and a drive mechanism for driving said adjusting device in accordance with said selected face size grade wherein said adjusting device further comprises a chair movable in an optical axis direction of said taking lens device, said chair being moved by said drive mechanism within a depth of focus of said taking lens device; a recording device for recording said facial image onto a recording medium at said magnification, said recording device comprises a taking lens device for focusing the light entering through said exposure window onto said recording medium, a shutter disposed between said taking lens device and said recording medium and activated in response to said start signal, and a camera housing containing said taking lens device and said shutter; and a processing device for processing said recording medium having said facial image recorded thereon so as to produce said photograph.

Claim 26

A self-photography apparatus for making a photograph having at least a facial image of a human object in response to a start signal inputted by said human subject, said self-photography apparatus comprising: an imaging device for picking up an image signal representing said facial image of said human object; a detection device connected to said imaging device for detecting the size of a face of said human object, said detection device comprises a display for displaying a video facial image of said human of object thereon based on said image signal from said imaging device, and indices provided on said display so as to indicate several grades of the face size; an adjusting device for adjusting a magnification of an image in accordance with the face size detected by said detection device, so as to cause said facial image to have a predetermined size in said photograph, said adjusting device further comprises a headrest movable in an optical axis direction of said taking lens device, said headrest being moved by said drive mechanism within a depth of focus of said taking lens device; a recording device for recording said facial image onto a recording medium at said magnification, said recording device comprises a taking lens device for focusing the light entering through said exposure window onto said recording medium, a shutter disposed between said taking lens device and said recording medium and activated in response to said start signal, and a camera housing containing said taking lens device and said shutter; and a processing device for processing said recording medium having said facial image recorded thereon so as to produce said photograph.

Claim 27

A self-photography apparatus for making a photograph having at least a facial image of a human object in response to a start signal inputted by said human subject, said self-photography apparatus comprising: an imaging device for picking up an image signal representing said facial image of said human object; a detection device connected to said imaging device for detecting the size of a face of said human object, said detection device comprises a display for displaying a video facial image of said human of object thereon based on said image signal from said imaging device, and indices provided on said display so as to indicate several grades of the face size; an adjusting device for adjusting a magnification of an image in accordance with the face size detected by said detection device, so as to cause said facial image to have a predetermined size in said photograph, said adjusting device further comprises a headrest movable in an optical axis direction of said taking lens device, said headrest being moved by said drive mechanism within a depth of focus of said taking lens device; a recording device for recording said facial image onto a recording medium at said magnification, said recording device comprises a taking lens device for focusing the light entering through said exposure window onto said recording medium, a shutter disposed between said taking lens device and said recording medium and activated in response to said start signal, and a camera housing containing said taking lens device and said shutter; and a processing device for processing said recording medium having said facial image recorded thereon so as to produce said photograph.

Claim 28

A self-photography apparatus for making a photograph having at least a facial image of a human object in response to a start signal inputted by said human subject, said self-photography apparatus comprising: an imaging device for picking up an image signal representing said facial image of said human object; a detection device connected to said imaging device for detecting the size of a face of said human object, said detection device comprises operation means for deriving a contour of said facial image from said image signal and comparing said contour with a reference contour stored in a memory so as to determine the face size; an adjusting device for adjusting a magnification of an image in accordance with the face size detected by said detection device, so as to cause said facial image to have a predetermined size in said photograph; a recording device for recording said facial image onto a recording medium at said magnification; and a processing device for processing said recording medium having said facial image recorded thereon so as to produce said photograph.

Claim 29

A self-photography apparatus for making a photograph having at least a facial image of a human object in response to a start signal inputted by said human subject, said self-photography apparatus comprising: an imaging device for picking up an image signal representing said facial image of said human object; a detection device connected to said imaging device for detecting the size of a face of said human object, said detection device comprises operation means for deriving a contour of said facial image from said image signal and comparing said contour with a reference contour stored in a memory so as to determine the face size; an adjusting device for adjusting a magnification of an image in accordance with the face size detected by said detection device, so as to cause said facial image to have a predetermined size in said photograph; a recording device for recording said facial image onto a recording medium at said magnification; and a processing device for processing said recording medium having said facial image recorded thereon so as to produce said photograph.

Claim 30

A self-photography apparatus as recited in claim 20, wherein said adjusting device comprises conversion means connected to said operation means, for processing said image signal so as to electrically convert the magnification of image in accordance with said determined face size.

Claim 31

A self-photography apparatus as recited in claim 21, further comprising a designation device for designating more than one of differently standardized dimensions of said photograph, wherein said conversion means converts the magnification of image in accordance with said determined face size so as to record a plurality of said facial images having said differently standardized dimensions designated by said designation device.

Claim 32

A self-photography apparatus as recited in claim 21, wherein said recording device comprises a video printer connected to said conversion means for recording said facial image based on said image signal after it has been processed in said conversion means.

Claim 33

A self-photography apparatus as recited in claim 22, wherein said recording device comprises a video printer connected to said conversion means for recording said facial image based on said image signal after it has been processed in said conversion means.

Claim 34

A self-photography apparatus as recited in claim 23, wherein said video printer comprises a display device for displaying a video image of said human object on the basis of said image signal having, after it has been processed in said conversion means, a printing lens for focusing said video image onto said recording medium, and a shutter disposed between said printing lens and said recording medium.

Claim 35

A self-photography apparatus as recited in wherein said video printer comprises a display device for displaying a video image of said human object on the basis of said image signal having, after it has been processed in said conversion means, a printing lens for focusing said video image onto said recording medium, and a shutter disposed between said printing lens and said recording medium.

Claim 36

A self-photography apparatus as recited in wherein said video printer comprises a display device for displaying a video image of said human object on the basis of said image signal having, after it has been processed in said conversion means, a printing lens for focusing said video image onto said recording medium, and a shutter disposed between said printing lens and said recording medium.

Claim 37

A self-photography apparatus as recited in claim 23, wherein said image signal represents a full-color image, and said video printer comprises three types of light sources for radiating three beams of different wavelength ranges, means for modulating the intensities of said three beams in accordance with red, green, and blue image data of said image signal, means for combining said modulated three beams into a single beam, and beam scanning means for scanning said combined single beam in a first direction of said recording medium being transported in a second direction orthogonal to said first direction at a constant speed, and recording said facial image one line after another on said recording medium.

Claim 38

A self-photography apparatus for making a photograph having at least a facial image of a human object in response to start signal inputted by said human subject, said self-photography apparatus comprising: an imagining device for picking up an image signal representing said facial image of said human object; a detection device connected to said imaging device for detecting the size of a face of said human object, said detection device comprising means for determining the position of a chin of the facial image and means for determining the position of a crown of a head of the facial image, said means for determining the position of a chin and said means for determining the position of a crown device comprises a display for displaying a video facial image of said human object thereon based on said image signal from said imagining device, and indices provided on said display so as to indicate several grades of the face size, said indices comprise a horizontal reference line designating a position of a chin of said video facial image, and a plurality of scale lines extending parallel to said horizontal reference line at various distances therefrom for comparing the position of the crown of the head of said video facial image therewith; an adjusting device for adjusting a magnification of an image in accordance with the face size detected by said detection device, so as to cause said facial image to have a predetermined size in said photograph; a recording device for recording said facial image onto a recording medium at said magnification; and a processing device for processing said recording medium having said facial image recorded thereon so as to produce said photograph.

Claim 39

A self-photography apparatus for making a photograph having at least a facial image of a human object in response to start signal inputted by said human subject, said self-photography apparatus comprising: an imagining device for picking up an image signal representing said facial image of said human object; a detection device connected to said imaging device for detecting the size of a face of said human object, said detection device comprising means for determining the position of a chin of the facial image and means for determining the position of a crown of a head of the facial image, said means for determining the position of a chin and said means for determining the position of a crown device comprises a display for displaying a video facial image of said human object thereon based on said image signal from said imagining device, and indices provided on said display so as to indicate several grades of the face size, said indices comprise a horizontal reference line designating a position of a chin of said video facial image, and a plurality of scale lines extending parallel to said horizontal reference line at various distances therefrom for comparing the position of the crown of the head of said video facial image therewith; an adjusting device for adjusting a magnification of an image in accordance with the face size detected by said detection device, so as to cause said facial image to have a predetermined size in said photograph; a recording device for recording said facial image onto a recording medium at said magnification; and a processing device for processing said recording medium having said facial image recorded thereon so as to produce said photograph.

Claim 40

A self-photography apparatus as recited in claim 28, wherein said indices are displayed on said display device in composition with said video facial image.

Claim 41

A self-photography apparatus as recited in claim 29, wherein said indices are fixedly disposed on said display device.