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    • 专利摘要:
    nail printing apparatus and printing control method thereof for adapting the first design and the second design which is the background of the first design to the nail. The present invention relates to a nail printing apparatus that includes: a printhead that performs printing on a nail region based on image data that includes a first design and a second design that is a background of the first design and an image data processing unit having a second image data processing unit that processes the image data so that the second design covers an entire nail region.
    公开号:BR102013022295B1
    申请号:R102013022295-0
    申请日:2013-08-30
    公开日:2021-08-17
    发明作者:Shuichi Yamasaki
    申请人:Casio Computer Co., Ltd.；
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    BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of invention
    [0001] The present invention relates to a nail printing apparatus and a printing control method thereof to adapt a first design and a second design that is the background of the first design to a nail. 2. Description of the related technique
    [0002] Conventionally, fingernail printing apparatus for printing (performing fingernail printing) the images of desired design on fingernails of people's hands are known.
    [0003] Through the use of such devices, nail printing can be easily enjoyed without visiting manicures and the like.
    [0004] When printing a design image on a nail by a nail printing apparatus, the design image needs to be adapted to a user's nail in size and shape.
    [0005] In this regard, for example, Open Publication to Public Inspection of Patent Application in JP 2004-154944 suggests a technique in which the approximate size of the nail is taken in the apparatus, a nail art pattern (picture drawing ) is synthesized with an approximate contour of the nail and in this way the design image is adapted to the user's nail in size and shape.
    [0006] However, there are nails of various shapes such as a long nail in the extension direction (vertical direction) and a long nail in the width direction (horizontal direction). Furthermore, in most cases, the length of the nail in the width direction (horizontal direction) that is orthogonal to the extension direction (vertical direction) varies depending on a position in the extension direction (vertical direction) of the nail. Thus, when the design image is merely synthesized with the approximate outline of the nail, it is difficult to fully adapt the design image to the user's nail and there may be an unprinted area and edge leakage.
    [0007] Thus, in order to avoid unprinted area and edge leakage of the design image, Patent Application Open Publication No. JP 2004-154944 discloses adjusting the size, aspect ratio and position of a pattern to be painted in order to adapt a nail by a person to be printed (user).
    [0008] However, fine adjustment of the size, aspect ratio, position and the like of the design to be painted by a user himself in order to adapt the nail requires considerable time and trouble. Thus, nail printing cannot be casually appreciated if proper nail printing for the user's nail cannot be performed without such preparation.
    [0009] Furthermore, for example, in a case where the design image includes a first design, such as a stitch pattern photo and a second design which is a general pattern in which a small design is distributed across the entire image. drawing and that is the background of the first drawing, if the second drawing is reduced and adjusted to the size and shape of the nail, the photo loses balance of layout or becomes distorted. Furthermore, if the image data is reduced and adjusted to fit the shortest length between the vertical and horizontal lengths of the nail to include the entire photo on the nail, the background is also reduced together and becomes too short in the direction of the longest length between the vertical and horizontal lengths of the nail, generating an area where the background image is not printed.
    [00010] That is, for example, when a design image formed from a first horizontally long design (eg a photo of a pencil placed sideways) and a second horizontally long design to be fitted (adapted) to a vertically long nail , if the design image is adapted to cover the entire vertical length with the second design, the first design becomes so large that it falls off the edge of the nail or becomes a distorted first design with an aspect ratio altered that is widened in the vertical direction (a photo of a distorted pencil that is thick in the vertical direction). If the design image is adapted so that the first design fits the length in the width direction of the nail, the first design does not run away from the edge of the nail; however, the second design becomes smaller than the nail, generating an area (unprinted area) on a nail on which the design image is not printed.
    [00011] In order to avoid such inconvenience, it is necessary to perform very problematic processing such as preparing a large design image that can adapt to any type of nail and adapting the design image to each nail manually by a user. Thus, nail printing cannot be performed easily and quickly.
    [00012] The present invention was created in consideration of the above problems and an object of the present invention is to provide a nail printing apparatus and a printing control method thereof to adapt each of a first design and a second design that is the background of the first design to a nail when printing a design image to a nail. Invention Summary
    [00013] According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a nail printing apparatus that includes: a printhead that performs printing on a nail region with image database including a first design and a second drawing which is a background of the first drawing and an image data processing unit which has a second image data processing unit which processes the image data so that the second drawing covers an entire nail region.
    [00014] According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling printing of a fingernail printing apparatus, including processing image data by an image data processing unit having a second image processing unit. image data that processes the image data so that a second design covers an entire nail region in a case where printing is performed on the nail region by a printhead based on the image data that includes a first design and the second drawing which is a background of the first drawing. Brief description of the drawings
    [00015] The above items and other objects, advantages and characteristics of the present invention will become more fully understood from the detailed description given hereinafter and the accompanying drawings which are given by way of illustration only and thus are not intended as a definition of the limits of the present invention, and in which: Figure 1 is a schematic diagram conceptually showing an embodiment of a nail printing apparatus of the present invention, showing a state in which a cover is opened; Figure 2 is a schematic diagram conceptually showing an apparatus main body of the nail printing apparatus of Figure 1; Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a finger clamping unit to be printed from the nail printing apparatus of Figure 1, which shows a clamping mode when a forefinger to a little finger as the printing fingers are inserted. on a finger insert unit to be printed; Figure 4 is a front side cross-sectional view of the nail printing apparatus of Figure 1; Figure 5 is a side cross-sectional view of the nail printing apparatus of Figure 1; Figure 6 is a main part block diagram showing a control configuration of the nail printing apparatus according to the modality; Figure 7 is a diagram showing an example of data configuration of an adaptation table storage unit in the modality; Figure 8A is an explanatory view showing an example of a drawing image that is subject to adaptation in a drawing mode A; Figure 8B is an explanatory view showing a drawing image in which image data is processed by a first image data processing unit in drawing mode A; Figure 8C is an explanatory view showing a drawing image in which image data is processed by a second image data processing unit in drawing mode A; Figure 8D is an explanatory view showing a drawing image in which the adaptation is performed by an image data processing unit in drawing mode A; Figure 9 is an explanatory view showing an example of a drawing image that includes an edge region at each of the right and left ends of the second drawing; Figure 10A is an explanatory view showing an example of a drawing image that is subject to adaptation into a B-mode of drawing; Figure 10B is an explanatory view showing a drawing image in which image data is processed by a second image data processing unit in drawing B mode; Figure 10C is an explanatory view showing a drawing image in which the adaptation is performed by an image data processing unit in drawing B mode; Figure 11A is an explanatory view showing an example of a first design that is subject to adaptation into a C-mode of design; Figure 11B is an explanatory view showing an example of a second design that is subject to adaptation in the C-mode of design; Figure 11C is an explanatory view explaining the processing performed by the first image data processing unit and the second image data processing unit in drawing mode C; Figure 11D is an explanatory view showing a drawing image in which the adaptation is performed by an image data processing unit in drawing mode C; Figure 12 is a flowchart showing the print control processing performed by the fingernail printing apparatus; Figure 13 is a flowchart showing the adaptation processing in Figure 12; Figure 14 is an explanatory view showing an example of a drawing image that includes a peripheral void region; Figure 15A is a front view of the apparatus main body of the nail printing apparatus; and Figure 15B is a cross-sectional view of the main body of apparatus in Figure 15A taken along lines XV to XV. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED MODALITY
    [00016] Referring to Figures 1 to 13, an embodiment of the nail printing apparatus according to the present invention will be described.
    [00017] Figure 1 is a schematic view showing the external appearance of the nail printing apparatus in the modality and Figure 2 is a schematic view showing an internal configuration of the nail printing apparatus.
    [00018] As shown in Figure 1, the nail printing apparatus 1 includes a holster main body 2 and a cover 4. The holster main body 2 and the cover 4 are connected to each other by means of a provided hinge 3 on an upper rear end portion of the case main body 2.
    [00019] The main body of case 2 is formed into an oval shape in a plan view. An opening/closing plate 2a is provided on the front side of the case main body 2 so that it can be turned up and down. The opening/closing plate 2a is joined to the casing main body 2 by means of a hinge (not shown in the drawings) that is provided on the lower end portion of the front surface of the casing main body 2. The opening/closing plate 2c serves to open and close the front surface of the case main body 2.
    [00020] A later mentioned operating unit 12 is situated on the upper surface (top plate) of the case main body 2 and a display unit 13 is situated on an almost central portion of the upper surface (top plate).
    [00021] The shapes and configurations of the case main body 2 and cover 4 are not limited to the examples illustrated here.
    [00022] Additionally, an apparatus main body 10 of the nail printing apparatus 1 is contained in the case main body 2. The apparatus main body 10 includes a finger-to-be-printed fixing unit 20, a photographing unit 30 and a printing unit 40 which are shown in Figure 2 and a control device 50 which includes a control unit 52 (see Figure 6). The finger holding unit to be printed 20, the photographing unit 30, the printing unit 40 and the control device 50 are provided in a machine casing 11.
    [00023] The machine casing 11 is configured including a lower machine casing 11a and a top machine casing 11b. The lower machine casing 11a is formed in a box shape and is situated at the underside in the case main body 2. The upper machine casing 11b is defined above the lower machine casing 11a and in the upper section inside the main body. of case 2.
    [00024] The finger-to-print finger-holding unit 20 is provided in the lower machine casing 11a of the machine-housing 11. The finger-to-print finger-holding unit 20 is configured including a finger-to-print insertion unit 20a , a non-printing finger insertion unit 20b and a security unit 20c which are provided in the machine lower housing 11a.
    [00025] Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the finger clamping unit to be printed 20.
    [00026] Here, the fingers (hereafter called “print fingers U1”) corresponding to the T-nails to be painted are inserted into the finger insert unit to be printed 20a. The print fingers U1 are placed on the background surface (finger-to-print placement surface) of the finger-to-print insertion unit 20a. The photographing and printing of the print fingers U1 is carried out in a state where the print fingers U1 are placed on the finger-to-be-printed placing surface of the finger-to-be-printed insertion unit 20a.
    [00027] The non-printing finger insertion unit 20b is a finger insertion unit for inserting a finger (hereafter called “non-printing finger U2”) other than the print fingers.
    [00028] The security unit 20c is a part that can be held between the printing fingers U1 inserted in the finger insertion unit to be printed 20a and the non-printing finger U2 inserted in the non-printing finger insertion unit 20b . In the embodiment, the security unit 20c includes a dividing wall 21 that divides the to-be-printed finger insertion unit 20a from the non-printing finger insertion unit 20b.
    [00029] The upper surface of the dividing wall 21 includes a finger placement surface to be printed which is flat. A protruding portion 22 is formed at the end of the partition wall 21 from which the fingers are inserted. The protruding portion 22 is formed in a part where the bases U3 of the print fingers U1 and the non-print finger U2 abut when the print fingers U1 and the non-print finger U2 are deeply inserted into the finger insertion unit to be printed 20a and in the non-printing finger insertion unit 20b, respectively. The cross-section of the protruding portion 22 when cut along the finger insertion direction is circular so as to protrude downwardly from the lower surface of the partition wall 21 so that the partition wall 21 (the security unit 20c) can be held firmly between the print fingers U1 and the non-print finger U2 in a state where the entire spheres of the print fingers U1 touch the finger placement surface to be printed. The shape of the protruding portion 22 is not limited to the cross-sectional circle and may be an oval cross-section and a non-circle such as a polygon.
    [00030] For example, in a case where four fingers (index finger, middle finger, ring finger and little finger) in addition to the thumb of the left hand are U1 print fingers, as shown in Figure 3, the user enters the four printing fingers U1 into the to-be-printed finger insertion unit 20a and insert the thumb which is the non-printing finger U2 into the non-printing finger insertion unit 20b. In that case, the printing fingers U1 are fixed to the security unit 20c by the user who holds the security unit 20c between the printing fingers U1 inserted in the finger insertion unit to be printed 20a and the non-printing finger U2 inserted in the non-printing finger insert unit 20b.
    [00031] In a case where only the thumb is a finger to be imprinted U1, the thumb (finger to be imprinted U1) is inserted into the finger to be imprinted unit 20a and the four fingers (finger to be imprinted U1) U2) print except the thumb are inserted into the non-print finger insert unit 20b. Also in this case, the finger to be printed U1 is fixed by the user holding the security unit 20c between the finger to be printed U1 and the non-printing fingers U2.
    [00032] Figure 4 is a front side cross-sectional view of the nail printing apparatus 1 according to the modality and Figure 5 is a side cross-sectional view of the nail printing apparatus 1.
    [00033] As shown in Figures 4 and 5, the photographing unit 30 is provided in the upper machine casing 11b of the machine casing 11.
    [00034] That is, on the central portion of the lower surface of a substrate 31 which is situated in the upper machine casing 11b, an electronic camera 32 of approximately two million pixels or more which includes a built-in driver is situated. Additionally, on substrate 31, lights 33, such as white LEDs, are situated to surround the electronic camera 32. The photographing unit 30 is configured including the electronic camera 32 and the lights 33.
    [00035] The photographing unit 30 is a finger imaging unit that obtains a finger image that includes an image of a nail region Ta (see Figure 8B for example) of a nail T corresponding to the finger a be printed U1 by illuminating the finger to be printed U1 placed on the background surface (finger placement surface to be printed) of the finger insert unit to be printed 20a with the lights 33 and photographing the finger a U1 can be printed with the electronic camera 32. The photographing unit 30 is connected to a photographing control unit 522 of a control device 50 mentioned later and is controlled by the photographing control unit 522.
    [00036] The printing unit 40 performs the printing of colors, patterns and the like in the nail region Ta which is a print target region in accordance with print image data based on the coordinate value of the nail region Ta and the unit print 40 is mainly provided in machine upper casing 11b.
    [00037] That is, as shown in Figures 4 and 5, two guide rods 41 are bridged in parallel to each other between both side plates of the upper machine casing 11b. A main carriage 42 is slidably situated on guide rods 41. Additionally, as shown in Figure 5, two guide rods 44 are bridged parallel to each other between a front wall 42a and a rear wall 42b of the main carriage 42. A sub-carriage 45 is slidably situated on guide rods 44. A printhead 46 is mounted on the central portion of the lower surface of the sub-carriage 45.
    [00038] Printhead 46 performs printing in the nail region Ta with image database that includes a first design P (see Figure 8A for example) such as a standard photo mentioned later and a second design B ( see Figure 8A for example) which is the background of the first drawing.
    [00039] Printing by print head 46 is not limited to this and can be performed with image database that includes both the first design P and the second design B, for example.
    [00040] In the modality, the printhead 46 is an ink injection type printhead that makes the ink be in the form of micro drops and directly sprays the ink drops onto a target to be painted to perform the print. Here, the printhead registration method 46 is not limited to the inkjet type.
    [00041] The main carriage 42 is joined to an engine 43 by means of a power transmission unit (not shown in the drawings) and is configured to move left and right along guide rods 41 by turning forward and to the rear of the engine 43. In addition, the slave car 45 is joined to an engine 47 by means of a power transmission unit (not shown in the drawings) and is configured to move back and forth along the drive rods. guide 44 by rotating the engine 47 back and forth.
    [00042] An ink cartridge 48 for supplying ink to the printhead 46 is provided in the machine bottom housing 11a. The ink cartridge 48 is connected to the printhead 46 via an ink supply tube (not shown in the drawings) and properly supplies ink to the printhead 46. Here, the configuration can be such that the ink cartridge is mounted on the printhead itself 46.
    [00043] The printing unit 40 is configured including guide rods 41, main carriage 42, motor 43, guide rods 44, sub carriage 45, printhead 46, motor 47, print cartridge ink 48 and others. Motor 43, printhead 46 and motor 47 of print unit 40 are connected to print control unit 525 of control device 50 mentioned above and controlled by print control unit 525.
    [00044] Operation unit 12 is an input unit for a user to perform various types of input (see Figure 1 for example).
    [00045] The operating unit 12 is provided with a power switch that actuates the fingernail printing apparatus 1, a print button that starts the printing operation, a stop switch to stop the operation and operation buttons 121 to perform other various types of input, for example.
    [00046] The display unit 13 is configured including a liquid crystal panel (LCD: Liquid Crystal Display), an organic electroluminescent display and another flat display, for example. In the embodiment, in the display unit 13, a finger image obtained by photographing the finger to be printed U1, a nail region Ta thereof, a pattern selection screen for selecting a pattern image D to be printed on the nail. T, the D design image to be painted in the Ta nail region of the finger to be printed U1 and thumbnail images to confirm the D design image (print image data) which has been processed by a processing unit. 524 image data mentioned later are displayed, for example.
    [00047] A touch panel can be integrally formed on the surface of the display unit 13. In such a case, it is configured so that various types of input can be performed by touching the surface of the display unit 13 as well by operation. touch with a stylus pen which is a sharpened stick writing instrument and writes by being pressed against the touch panel surface, a fingertip and the like (not shown in the drawings), for example.
    [00048] The control device 50 is situated on the substrate 31 arranged in the upper casing of machine 11b and the like, for example. Figure 6 is a main part block diagram showing a control structure in the modality.
    [00049] As shown in Figure 6, the control device 50 is a computer that includes a storage unit 51 that has a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory) and the like that are not shown in the drawings and a control unit 52 having a CPU and the like which are not shown in the drawings.
    [00050] Various programs for operating the fingernail printing apparatus 1, various data and the like are stored in the storage unit 51.
    [00051] In the embodiment, the storage unit 51 is provided with an image data storage unit 511, an adaptation table storage unit 512 and the like.
    [00052] The image data storage unit 511 stores a plurality of image data of drawing D images (see Figure 8A, for example) which includes a first drawing P and/or a second drawing B which is the plane of the first drawing.
    [00053] Here, the first design P is, for example, a design formed by a dot and a pattern such as a flower pattern and a star pattern. The first drawing P includes characters such as kanji character, hiragana, katakana, alphabet and the like, numbers, symbols, pictogram and others. The first drawing P is not limited to the above examples as long as it is other than the second drawing which is the background of the first drawing. The second design B which is the background of the first design is a design such as a line, checkered, and marble pattern that is evenly arranged across the nail. For example, drawing image Da (see Figure 7), as shown in Figure 8A, is formed by the first drawing P (photo drawing P of drawing image Da is called “first drawing Pa”) such as parts of a cherry blossom and the second design B (the second design B of design image Da is called “second design Ba”) which has horizontal lines in the empty upper and lower areas.
    [00054] Each of the image data of D drawing images is accompanied by access information by which each of the image data can be specified (eg “Da drawing image”, “Db drawing image”, “ Dc drawing image” and the like).
    [00055] The image data of design image D stored in image data storage unit 511 can be single image data which includes the first design P and the second design B which is the background of the first design and can be formed including the first image data which is the image data of the first design and the second image data which is the image data of the second design.
    [00056] When the D design image image data is set including the first image data and the second image data, the combination of the first image data and the second image data can be preliminarily determined and both of them can be stored in the image data storage unit 511 so as to be associated with one another. The user can select one or a plurality of first image data and second image data. When the user can select the first image data and the second image data, the drawing image D is formed by combining one or a plurality of the first image data and the user-selected second image data and the data selected from the first image and the second image data are stored in the image data storage unit 511 so as to be associated with each other.
    [00057] The image data of pattern D image stored in the image data storage unit 511 can be image data formed by only one of the first pattern P and the second pattern B.
    [00058] When a later-mentioned edge region I of a predetermined repeating width R is situated in the second drawing, an adaptive table storage unit 512 is an association storage unit which stores the repeating width R and the second drawing of so as to be associated with each other.
    [00059] Figure 7 is a diagram showing an example of data configuration of the adaptation table storage unit 512 in the modality.
    [00060] As shown in Figure 7, in the embodiment, the access information accompanying the drawing image D stored in the image data storage unit 511 is stored in the adaptation table storage unit 512 so as to be associated with one of three types of drawing modes (drawing A mode, drawing B mode, and drawing C mode) corresponding to the image data.
    [00061] If the access information is stored so as to be associated with drawing mode A, the repeated width R mentioned later (see Figure 8C for example) is also stored in adaptation table storage unit 512 so to be associated with the access information.
    [00062] The drawing mode is a processing mode when the above-mentioned image data processing unit 524 performs adaptive processing on the image data of the drawing image D.
    [00063] For example, the A design mode corresponds to a case where the design image D has the first design P and an entire design such as a pattern flower of stitch A is to be included in the nail region Ta. In drawing mode A, the vertical and horizontal lengths of the nail region Ta are compared and the fitting is performed so as to adapt the drawing image D to the shortest length between the vertical and horizontal lengths.
    [00064] Drawing B mode corresponds to a case where drawing image D does not include the first drawing P and is made up only of the second drawing B which is the background of the first drawing. In drawing B mode, the vertical and horizontal lengths of the nail region Ta are compared and adaptation is performed so as to adapt the drawing image D to the longest length between the vertical and horizontal lengths.
    [00065] Drawing C mode corresponds to a case where the drawing image D is formed from the first image data which is the image data of the first drawing P and the second image data which is the image data of the second drawing B which is the background of the first drawing. In design mode C, adaptation is performed on the first image data and the second image data separately.
    [00066] Since the drawing mode and the repeated width R are stored in the adaptive table storage unit 512 so as to be associated with the access information of the drawing image D, the image data processing unit 524 can appropriately read the drawing mode and repeating width R as needed from the adaptation table storage unit 512 based on the access information.
    [00067] For example, when the drawing image D selected by a user is “drawing image Da”, the image data processing unit 524 reads the drawing mode A and the repeat width R1 (eight pixels, see Figures 7 and 8A) corresponding to the Da drawing image based on the Da drawing image access information.
    [00068] The configuration of the adaptation table storage unit 512 is not limited to the example described here and the image data of the drawing image D itself can be stored in the adaptation table storage unit 512 so as to be associated with the drawing mode and the repeated width R, for example. In such a case, it is not necessary to provide the image data storage unit 511 separately.
    [00069] The control unit 52 includes, in a functional view, a display control unit 521, a photograph control unit 522, a nail region extraction unit 523, an image data processing unit 524, a print control unit 525 and the like. The functions as the display control unit 521, the photograph control unit 522, the nail region extraction unit 523, the image data processing unit 524, the print control unit 525 and the like are executed in cooperation between the CPU of the control unit 52 and programs stored in the ROM and the like of the storage unit 51.
    [00070] Display control unit 521 displays various types of display screens on display unit 13.
    [00071] In mode, the display control unit 521 displays the pattern selection screen to select the D pattern image, thumbnail images to confirm the D pattern image (print image data) that has been processed. by the image data processing unit 524, an instruction screen displaying various instructions, a notification screen, an alarm screen and the like in the display unit 13.
    [00072] The shooting control unit 522 controls the shooting operation of the shooting unit 30 so as to shoot the user's finger image and the like to be printed U1. For example, when the user inserts the finger to be printed U1 into the finger to be printed insert 20a, the photographing control unit 522 causes the photographing unit 30 to photograph the condition as the finger to be printed U1 is being inserted into the finger insert unit to be printed 20a. It is preferred that the image taken by the photographing unit 30 is displayed on the display unit 13 so that the user can visually confirm the position of the finger to be printed U1 by placing the finger to be printed U1, for example.
    [00073] Additionally, the photographing control unit 522 causes the photographing unit 30 to photograph the finger to be printed U1 when the finger to be printed U1 of the user is placed in a predetermined position on the finger insertion unit to be printed 20th. The photographing control unit 522 releases the image taken by the photographing unit 30 to the control unit 52.
    [00074] The shooting control unit 522 can store the image data of the image taken by the shooting unit 30 in the storage unit 51.
    [00075] The nail region extraction unit 523 extracts the nail region Ta corresponding to the nail T included in the finger image of the finger to be printed U1 obtained by the photography unit 30 from the finger image. In the modality, the nail region extraction unit 523 detects the coordinate value of the nail contour T of the finger to be printed U1 (the region represented by the coordinate value of the nail contour T is called "nail region Ta"), the aspect ratio and the like based on the finger image output by the photograph control unit 522. The print range and the like by the printhead 46 are specified based on the nail region Ta extracted by the nail region extraction unit 523 .
    [00076] The nail region extraction method Ta by the nail region extraction unit 523 is not specifically limited and various methods can be used.
    [00077] In the following description, W indicates the greatest length in the horizontal direction of the nail region Ta (the length of a portion that is the longest in the nail region Ta), and H indicates the greatest length in the vertical direction of the region of nail Ta (see Figure 8B, for example).
    [00078] The image data processing unit 524 includes a first image data processing unit 524a and a second image data processing unit 524b. The image data processing unit 524 reads and obtains the image data of the drawing image D corresponding to the access information from the image data storage unit 511 and reads and obtains the stored drawing mode to be associated with the access information from the adaptation table storage unit 512 based on the access information from the drawing image D.
    [00079] Here, in a case where the drawing mode A is stored in order to be associated with the access information, the image data processing unit 524 additionally obtains the repeated width R stored in order to be associated with the information. of access.
    [00080] Furthermore, the image data processing unit 524 performs processing on the image data of the drawing image D with the first image data processing unit 524a and/or the second image data processing unit 524b based on the nail region Ta obtained by the nail region extraction unit 523 and the drawing mode, to process the drawing image D.
    [00081] Then, the image data processing unit 524 cuts the design image D so as to fit the nail region Ta based on the image data of the design image D processed by the first design data processing unit of image 524a and/or by the second image data processing unit 524b and outputs the image data of the drawing cut image D as print image data to the print control unit 525.
    [00082] When the drawing mode corresponding to drawing image D is drawing mode A, the first image data processing unit 524a processes the image data of drawing image D so as to position the first drawing P ( see Figure 8C, for example) inside the Ta nail region.
    [00083] When the design image D corresponds to the design mode C, the first image data processing unit 524a processes the image data of the first design P so that the first design P covers the nail region Ta.
    [00084] The specific processing by the first image data processing unit 524a is not specifically limited. However, in the modality, in a case where the drawing image D corresponds to the drawing mode A or C, the image data of the drawing image D is processed so as to adapt to the shortest length (generally, the horizontal length W of the nail region Ta) between the vertical and horizontal lengths of the nail region Ta and the design image D is reduced or enlarged with equal aspect ratio so as to position the first design P (see Figure 8A) in the region of nail Ta. In this way, the first design P is reduced or enlarged with the same aspect ratio in order to adapt to the size of the nail region Ta.
    [00085] The processing performed by the first image data processing unit 524a may include processing such as rotating and moving the first drawing P, for example.
    [00086] When the drawing image includes the second drawing B (see Figure 8A), the second image data processing unit 524b processes the image data of the drawing image D so that the second drawing B covers (includes ) the nail region Ta.
    [00087] In the embodiment, when the drawing image D corresponds to the drawing mode A, the second image data processing unit 524b obtains the repeated width R from the adaptation table storage unit 512. The repeated width R is one length to define an edge region I (see Figure 8A) of the drawing image D and is specified by the number of pixels in the modality. Edge region I is defined as a region for the number of pixels of the repeated width R of the end of the second design B (see repeated width R1 and edge region I1 in Figure 8A). The second image data processing unit 524b repeatedly supplies the edge region I from the ends of the second design B facing the outside of the design image D and thereby performs processing to extend the second design B.
    [00088] When the design image D corresponds to the design mode B or C, the second image data processing unit 524b processes the image data of the second design B so as to cover the nail region Ta and perform the processing so as to reduce or enlarge the second drawing B with the same aspect ratio.
    [00089] The processing performed by the second image data processing unit 524b is not limited to the above example. For example, the processing performed by the second image data processing unit 524b may include moving and rotating the second design B.
    [00090] Here, regarding the adaptation of the drawing image D in each of the drawing modes by the image processing unit 524, specific examples will be described with reference to Figures 8 to 11D.
    [00091] Here, in order to facilitate explanation, the drawing image D used to explain each of the drawing modes is supposed to be in a square shape that is larger than the T-nail. explanation, it is assumed that the image data processing unit 524 directly processes the drawing image D and not the image data, although the image data processing unit 524 actually processes the image data to perform the adaptation of the drawing image D.
    [00092] First, the adaptation processing by drawing mode A will be described by taking a case of adaptation from the drawing image Da (see Figure 7), as an example.
    [00093] Figure 8A is an explanatory diagram that shows an example of the Da drawing image that is subject to adaptation in the A drawing mode. Figure 8B is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the image data of the drawing image Da is processed by the first image data processing unit 524a in the drawing mode A. Figure 8C is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the image data of the drawing image Da is processed by the second image data processing unit 524b in the drawing mode A. Figure 8D is an explanatory diagram showing a state where the drawing image Da is adapted to the nail region Ta by the image data processing unit 524 in the drawing mode A.
    [00094] The Da design image shown in Figure 8A, for example, includes the first design Pa and the second design Ba. The edge region I1 with the length of the repeated width R1 (eight pixels wide in the illustrated example) is defined at both the top and bottom ends of the second drawing Ba. As shown in Figure 8A, the I1 edge region forms a single unit of horizontal bands. The drawing mode corresponding to the drawing image Da and the repeating width R1 for defining the edge region I1 are, as shown in Figure 7, stored in the adaptation table storage unit 512 so as to be associated with the access information and read from the adaptation table storage unit 512 by the image data processing unit 524.
    [00095] The first image data processing unit 524a reduces the design image Da with the equal aspect ratio so as to adjust the vertical and horizontal lengths of the design image Da to the smallest length between the vertical and horizontal lengths of the region of nail Ta (the horizontal length W of the nail region Ta in the modality). Here, it is assumed that the vertical and horizontal lengths of the Da drawing image are halved. In such a case, the repeated width R1 is also reduced at the same rate to be four pixels and each of the edge regions I1 is halved in vertical and horizontal lengths.
    [00096] Then, the first image data processing unit 524a overlays the center of the reduced design image Da on the center of the nail region Ta. Since design image Da is square-shaped here, both the vertical length and horizontal length of design image Da are equal to the horizontal length W of the nail region Ta. The longest vertical length of the nail region Ta is H. Thus, as shown in Figure 8B, the nail region Ta has an empty region N with the length of (H-W)/2 each of the upper and lower end portions.
    [00097] Then, the second image data processing unit 524b repeatedly supplies the vertically reduced edge region I1 of both the upper and lower end of the second design Ba of the reduced Da design and thereby extends the second design Ba . The second image data processing unit 524b extends the second design Ba by repeatedly providing edge region II vertically until there is no longer empty region N, that is, until the vertical length (total repeated length RA) in the amount total (total repeat amount) of the extended edge region I1 becomes equal to or greater than (HW)/2 (see Figure 8C). In this way, the second Ba design becomes large enough to cover the entire Ta nail region.
    [00098] The image data processing unit 524 then cuts the second pattern Ba that runs away from the edge of the nail region Ta and adapts the design image Da to the shape of the nail region Ta (see Figure 8D). In this way, the design image Da is adapted to the nail region Ta.
    [00099] The D drawing image setup is not limited to the example described here. For example, as shown in Figure 9, the second design Bd of design image Dd may include an edge region I2 of a predetermined repeating width R2 at each of the horizontal ends of the second design Bd.
    [000100] Although the first image data processing unit 524a reduces the design image Da so that the vertical and horizontal lengths of the design image Da become the horizontal length W of the nail region Ta in the above example (see Figure 8), the fitting length is not limited to the horizontal length W of the nail region Ta.
    [000101] For example, as shown in Figure 9, when the vertical length H of the nail region Ta is less than the horizontal length W of the nail region Ta, the drawing image Dd is reduced or enlarged so that both the vertical length and the horizontal length of the design image Dd become the vertical length H of the nail region Ta. In this way, even when the T-nail is horizontally long, the first design Pd is properly positioned in the region of the Ta-nail. In such a case, an empty region N that has the length of (W-H)/2 is generated at each of the horizontal ends (see Figure 9). When the second design Bd of the design image Dd includes an edge region I2 with the length of a predetermined repeating width R2 at each of the horizontal ends, the second image data processing unit 524b extends the edge region I2 horizontally to that there is no longer the empty region N and thus printing can be performed on the entire region of nail Ta without leaving unprinted region.
    [000102] Next, the adaptation processing in drawing B mode will be described by taking a Db drawing image adaptation case (see Figure 7) as an example. Hereinafter, a case where vertical length H of nail region Ta>horizontal length W of nail region Ta is described as an example.
    [000103] Figure 10A is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the Db drawing image that is subject to adaptation in the B drawing mode. Figure 10B is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the image data of the drawing image Db is processed by the second image data processing unit 524b in the drawing B mode. Figure 10C is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the drawing image Db is adapted to the nail region Ta by the image data processing unit 524 in the drawing B mode.
    [000104] Drawing B mode is an adaptation mode when drawing D image is formed only from the second drawing as described above. Specifically, for example, drawing mode B is the drawing mode when drawing image Db is formed from the second drawing Bb which is a general pattern to be painted on the entire nail region Ta without a stitch a pattern as shown in Figure 10A.
    [000105] First, the second image data processing unit 524b reduces the Db drawing image with the equal aspect ratio so that the vertical and horizontal lengths of the Db drawing image becomes the longest length between the vertical and horizontal of nail region Ta (the vertical length H of nail region Ta in modality) (see Figure 10B). Then, the image data processing unit 524 cuts the design image Db that runs away from the edge of the nail region Ta and adapts the design image Db to the shape of the nail region Ta (see Figure 10C). In this way, the drawing image Db is adapted to the nail region Ta.
    [000106] The pattern of the D drawing image that is subject to adaptation in the B drawing mode is not limited to a pattern such as the Db drawing image in the illustrated example. For example, design image D can be a general pattern such as a fine pattern that is scattered with small designs.
    [000107] Although the second image data processing unit 524b reduces the D design image with equal aspect ratio so that the vertical and horizontal lengths of the D design image are the vertical length H of the nail region Ta in the example above, the fitting length is not limited to the vertical length H of the nail region Ta.
    [000108] For example, in a case where the vertical length H of the nail region Ta is less than the horizontal length W of the nail region Ta, as shown in Figure 9, the second image data processing unit 524b reduces or enlarges the D design image with the same aspect ratio so that the vertical and horizontal lengths of the D design image become the horizontal length W of the nail region Ta. In this way, even when nail T is horizontally long, the second design B is placed so that it covers the entire region of nail Ta.
    [000109] Next, the adaptation performed in C drawing mode will be described taking a case of Dc drawing image adaptation (see Figure 7) as an example.
    [000110] Figure 11A is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the first Pc drawing to form the Dc drawing image which is subject to adaptation in the C drawing mode. Figure 11B is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the second drawing Bc for forming the drawing image Dc. Figure 11C is an explanatory diagram explaining the processing of image data performed by the first image data processing unit 524a and the second image data processing unit 524b in drawing mode C. Figure 11D is an explanatory diagram showing a state where the drawing image Dc is adapted to the nail region Ta by the image data processing unit 524 in drawing mode C.
    [000111] Here, it is assumed that the image data of the Dc drawing image which is subject to adaptation in the C drawing mode is formed from the first image data which is the image data of the first Pc drawing (see Figure 11A ) and the second image data which is the image data of the second drawing Bc (see Figure 11B). The first design Pc in the modality is also assumed to be in a square shape that includes a standard flower portion f that is colored and a transparent portion t that is uncolored and transparent.
    [000112] In drawing mode C, as shown in Figure 11C, the first image data processing unit 524a reduces, for the first image data, the first drawing Pc with the same aspect ratio so that the vertical lengths and horizontal of the first drawing Pc be the horizontal length W of the nail region Ta.
    [000113] Then, the second image data processing unit 524b reduces the second design Bc with the equal aspect ratio so that the vertical and horizontal lengths of the second design Bc are the vertical length H from the nail region Ta to the second image data.
    [000114] The image data processing unit 524 overlays the first reduced design Pc on the second reduced design Bc, cuts the second design Bc that runs away from the edge of the nail region Ta and adapts the first design Pc and the second design Bc to the shape of the nail region Ta. In this way, as shown in Figure 11D, the drawing image Dc is adapted to the nail region Ta.
    [000115] Dc drawing image setup is not limited to the example described here. For example, the image data of the Dc design image can be formed from a first PC design that includes a plurality of first designs. In such a case, the above adaptation by the first image data processing unit 524a is performed for all the first PC drawings and then all the image data is overlaid.
    [000116] The print control unit 525 controls the print unit 40 based on the input of print image data from the image data processing unit 524 so as to print the design image D, with the head nail T (nail Ta region) of finger (finger to be printed U1) inserted into finger nail to be printed 20a.
    [000117] Next, a printing control method of the nail printing apparatus 1 in the modality will be described with reference to Figures 12 to 13.
    [000118] Figure 12 is a flowchart showing the print control processing performed by the fingernail printing apparatus 1 and Figure 13 is a flowchart showing the adaptation processing performed by the fingernail printing apparatus 1.
    [000119] In order to facilitate the explanation, it is assumed that the drawing image Da and the like used in the description below are in a square shape that is longer than the T nail and the greatest length between the vertical and horizontal lengths of the nail region Ta is the vertical length H of the nail region Ta.
    [000120] When printing is to be performed by nail printing apparatus 1, user actuates the power switch to activate control device 50 first.
    [000121] The display control unit 521 causes the display unit 13 to display a pattern selection screen (not shown in the drawings) (step S1). Thereby, the user operates the operation buttons 121 and the like of the operation unit 12 to select a desired D design image from the plurality of D design images displayed on the design selection screen and thereby the access information of the design are delivered from the operating unit 12 to the control unit 52 to specify the design image to be printed.
    [000122] Next, the user inserts the print fingers U1 into the print finger insert unit 20a and a non print finger U2 into the non print finger insert unit 20b to fix the print fingers U1 and then operates the print switch.
    [000123] For example, when printing is to be performed in the Ta nail regions of the index finger, middle finger, ring finger and little finger of the left hand, as shown in Figure 3, the user inserts the index finger, middle finger, finger ring finger and little finger into the to-be-printed finger insertion unit 20a so as to be next to each other in a plane and insert the thumb in the non-printing finger insertion unit 20b. Then, the user holds the security unit 20c between the index finger, middle finger, ring finger and little finger inserted into the to-be-printed finger insertion unit 20a and the thumb inserted into the non-printing finger insertion unit 20b. In this way, the index finger, middle finger, ring finger and little finger which are the U1 print fingers are fixed.
    [000124] When an instruction is entered from the print switch of the display unit 13, the control device 50 controls the shooting unit 30 first so as to shoot each of the entire print fingers U1 before starting the print operation. print. Thereby, the finger image of each of the U1 print fingers is obtained (step S2). The nail region extraction unit 523 extracts the nail region Ta to be printed from the finger image (step S3).
    [000125] Next, the adaptation processing is mainly performed by the image data processing unit 524 (step S4).
    [000126] As shown in Figure 13, in adaptation processing, the image data processing unit 524 reads and obtains the image data from the drawing image D corresponding to the access information specified by the instruction signal that has been input to the unit of control 52 of the image data storage unit 511 and reads and obtains the design mode corresponding to the access information from the adaptation table storage unit 512 (step S11).
    [000127] Image data processing unit 524 determines whether the obtained drawing mode is drawing mode A (step S12). Then, if it is determined that the obtained design mode is design mode A (step S12: YES), the repeated width R stored in order to be associated with the access information is also obtained. Then, the first image data processing unit 524a processes the image data of the design image D so that the first design P is located within the nail region Ta. Here, design image D is reduced with equal aspect ratio so that the vertical and horizontal lengths of design image D are the horizontal length W of the nail region Ta (step S13). In addition, the first image data processing unit 524a overlays the center of the reduced drawing image D onto the center of the nail region Ta. In such a case, unless the vertical and horizontal lengths of the nail region Ta are equal to each other, the nail region Ta has the empty region N which has the vertical length of (HW)/2 each of the end portions top and bottom of the nail region Ta, as shown in Figure 8B, for example.
    [000128] The second image data processing unit 524b determines whether the empty region N exists, that is, whether the vertical length (repeated length total RA) of the total amount (repeated total amount) of the extended edge region I is smaller than (HW)/2 (step S14). If it is determined that the total repeat length RA is less than the (HW)/2 (step S14: YES), the edge region I is repeatedly provided in the vertical direction of the second design B to extend the second design B (step S15 ) and steps S14 to S15 are repeated until it is determined that the total repeat length RA is not less than (HW)/2 (the total repeat length RA is equal to or greater than (HW)/2).
    [000129] If it is determined that the total RA repeat length is equal to or greater than the (HW)/2 (step S14: NO), the image data processing unit 524 cuts the drawing image D that runs away from the edge of the nail region Ta and adapts the design image D to the shape of the nail region Ta (step S16). The image data processing unit 524 releases the image data (print image data) of the design image D adapted to the shape of the nail region Ta to the print control unit 525 and the adaptation processing ends.
    [000130] If it is not determined that the obtained drawing mode is the A drawing mode (step S12: NO), the image data processing unit 524 determines whether the obtained drawing mode is the B drawing mode (step S17). If it is determined that the obtained drawing mode is drawing mode B (step S17: YES), the second image data processing unit 524b reduces the drawing image D with the same aspect ratio so that the vertical lengths and horizontal of drawing image D are the vertical length H of the nail region Ta, as shown in Figure 10B (step S18). Thereafter, the processing proceeds to step S16 and the image data processing unit 524 cuts the design image D that runs away from the edge of the nail region Ta and fits the design image D to the shape of the nail region Ta. .
    [000131] If it is not determined that the obtained drawing mode is the B drawing mode (step S17: NO), that is, when the obtained drawing mode is the C drawing mode, the first data processing unit of Figure 524a reduces the first design P with the equal aspect ratio so that the vertical and horizontal lengths of the first design P are the horizontal length W of the nail region Ta, as shown in Figure 11C (step S19). Then, the second image data processing unit 524b reduces the second design B with the equal aspect ratio so that the vertical and horizontal lengths of the second design B are the vertical length H of the nail region Ta (step S20). The image data processing unit 524 superimposes the first reduced P design on the second reduced B design.
    [000132] From then on, the processing proceeds to step S16 and the image data processing unit 524 cuts the second design B that runs away from the edge of the nail region Ta and adapts the design image D to the shape of the region of nail Ta.
    [000133] Referring to Figure 12, the print control unit 525 controls the print unit 40 so as to print the design image D in the nail region Ta with the print head 46 based on input data from print image from image data processing unit 524 (step S5, fingernail print). When nail printing is set to be performed on a plurality of printing fingers U1, as in a case where printing is preliminarily set to be performed on all fingers of both hands, the control unit 52 determines whether printing of drawing image D is completed for all fingers to be painted and if printing is determined to be complete, print control processing ends.
    [000134] As described above, according to the nail printing apparatus 1 in the mode, depending on the design mode, the design image D is reduced or enlarged with the same aspect ratio so that the first design P is located in the nail region Ta, the second design B is processed so as not to generate the empty region N in the nail region Ta and thereby the design image D is adapted to the nail region Ta. Thus, the user does not need to manually adapt the large design image D to the nail region Ta by each nail, and can automatically adapt the design image D to the nail region Ta appropriately, and thus, can enjoy the nail print casually. Furthermore, by adapting the design image D to the nail region Ta, it is possible to avoid the leakage of the first design P from the nail region Ta, the distortion of the first design P due to the altered aspect ratio and the generation of the unprinted area.
    [000135] Additionally, in drawing mode A, the repeated width R is situated in the adaptive table storage unit 512. Thereby, a pattern that is not a flat pattern, but becomes a single pattern repeating itself just like a border pattern and a checkered pattern can also be the I edge region and D design images of various patterns can be painted.
    [000136] In addition, when the image data of pattern D image has the image data of the first pattern P and the image data of the second pattern B, the first pattern P and the second pattern B are separately reduced or enlarged with the equal aspect ratio and are thereby adapted to the nail region Ta independent of the nail shape T. Thereby, the repeated width R need not be stored in the adaptation table storage unit 512 and the capacity of the storage unit 51 can be saved. Thereby, more drawing D images can be stored in the image data storage unit 511.
    [000137] The adapted D drawing image is displayed on the display unit 13. In this way, the user can confirm whether the adapted D drawing image is the intended image, which is convenient.
    [000138] Furthermore, in such a case, when the user confirms the adapted drawing image D and determines to let printing begin, the user operates the operation button 121 which instructs to start printing. If the user determines to change the pattern image D, the user can return the screen to the pattern selection screen by operating the operation button 121 which instructs the change. Thus, the user can correct the D design image before printing when the D design image is not well adapted, which is convenient.
    [000139] Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment and various changes can be made within the scope of the invention.
    [000140] For example, in the embodiment, the second image data processing unit 524b processes the image data of the design image D so as to extend the second design B by repeatedly providing the edge region I of the repeated width R, which is stored in the adaptation table storage unit 512 so as to be associated with the second pattern B, from the ends of the second pattern B so that the second extended pattern covers the nail region Ta. However, the present invention is not limited thereto and the repeated width R may not be stored in the adaptive table storage unit 512. In such a case, for example, the second image data processing unit 524b may regulate a predetermined repeated width R common to the second design B so that the second design B covers the nail region Ta and repeatedly provides edge region I of the predetermined repeated width of the ends of the second design B to process the design image image data D in order to extend the second drawing B. In such a case, since the repeated width R is not stored in the adaptive table storage unit 512, the amount of data is reduced and more access information and drawing modes can be stored in order to be associated with each other.
    [000141] Furthermore, in such a case, the edge region I can be defined with a repeating width of one pixel as a predetermined repeating width R common to drawing images D. By means of such a setting, the data processing unit Imager 524 does not need to process the large size I-edge region image data and can adapt the D-drawing image quickly. Here, it is preferred that the ends of the drawing image D have a pattern such as a flat pattern that generates the same pattern even after it is repeatedly supplied. Furthermore, by providing such edge region in the D design image, the user can confirm the entire D design image easily. In addition, the user can preview the design image D after it is adapted to the nail region Ta and thus the user can select the design easily, which is convenient.
    [000142] In the mode, when the drawing mode associated with drawing image D is drawing mode C, the second image data processing unit 524b processes the image data of the second drawing B to reduce or enlarge the second drawing B with the same aspect ratio so that the second design B covers the nail region Ta; however, the processing performed by the second image data processing unit 524b is not limited thereto.
    [000143] For example, the second image data processing unit 524b can repeatedly supply the edge region I of a predetermined repeated width R from the ends of the second drawing B to process the image data so as to extend the second design B. Thus, for example, in a case where the second design B has a pattern such as a flat pattern and a fine dotted pattern that generates the same pattern even after it is repeated at the ends of the second design B, the user you can easily extend the second drawing B and confirm the entire drawing D image. User can preview design image D after being adapted to nail region Ta and thereby select design easily, which is convenient.
    [000144] Furthermore, for example, an edge region I of a predetermined repeated width R can be situated in the second design B and the repeated width R and the second design B can be stored in the adaptive table storage unit 512 of so as to be associated with each other. In such a case, the second image data processing unit 524b repeatedly supplies, from the ends of the second design B, the edge region I of the repeated width R stored so as to be associated with the second design B and thereby processes the image data in order to extend the second pattern B. Thus, for example, a pattern such as a band pattern and a checkered pattern that is not a flat pattern and generates a single pattern repeating the predetermined width can also be the I edge region and thus printing can be performed for D drawing images of various patterns.
    [000145] In the embodiment, the drawing image D is stored in the image data storage unit 511; however, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the fingernail printing apparatus 1 may include a receiving unit that can receive wireless communication such as IrDA (Infrared DATA Association) so that image data separately prepared by the user can be received via wireless communication. thread. Thereby, user can prepare D design image separately and thereby have more D design image options and select D design image corresponding to various situations, which is convenient. In such a case, it is preferred that the nail printing apparatus 1 in the mode allows the user to select the design mode which is most suitable for the design image D prepared separately by the user. Thus, even when the D drawing image is prepared separately by the user, the adaptation of the D drawing image can be automatically performed in the appropriate drawing mode, which is convenient.
    [000146] In addition, the image data storage unit 511 can again store the image separately prepared by the user. In such a case, it is preferred that the nail printing apparatus 1 stores the separately prepared design image D so as to be associated with the access information in the image data storage unit 511 and stores the access information and the mode of user-selected design in the adaptation table storage unit 512 so as to be associated with each other. This solves the problem of selecting the drawing mode and allows quick printing of the D drawing image when the user selects the D drawing image again.
    [000147] Furthermore, the modality describes the example in which the drawing image D is adapted to the nail reducing its size with the same aspect ratio; however, the present invention is not limited thereto. Especially, the above-described drawing image D which is separately prepared by the user is smaller than the nail in some cases. In such a case, it is preferred that the image data processing unit 524 performs nail adaptation by processing the image data of the D design image so as to enlarge the D design image.
    [000148] Although the modality includes three types of drawing modes which are the A drawing mode, the B drawing mode and the C drawing mode, the present invention is not limited thereto and various changes can be made appropriately. For example, only two drawing modes, such as A drawing mode and C drawing mode, can be included and another drawing mode can be added. In such a case, the processing by the first image data processing unit 524a and the second image data processing unit 524b is not limited to the example described here and changes may be made appropriately.
    [000149] Although the D drawing image was supposed to be in a square format in order to facilitate explanation, it is actually preferred that the image data storage unit 511 stores a D drawing image which is made up of 700 x 800 pixels . When printed at a resolution of 600dpi, such a D design image becomes approximately 3cm x 4cm in apparent size, which is larger than a general T nail. In this way, such D-drawing image is not enlarged in the adaptation processing. This allows you to print the clear image of design D on nail T without enlarging the image of design D printed on nail for smudging.
    [000150] Furthermore, when the D drawing image has different vertical and horizontal lengths from each other as in the case above, it is preferable that the first image data processing unit reduces or enlarges the D drawing image with the aspect ratio equal so that the design image D is included in the nail region Ta. In this way, the first design P (see Figure 8A) included in design image D is reduced or enlarged with the equal aspect ratio to be located in the nail region Ta. This prevents, even when the image of design D has different vertical and horizontal lengths from each other, running away from the first design P from the nail region Ta, the distortion of the first design P due to the altered aspect ratio and the generation of non-area. printed. Furthermore, in that case, the direction to extend the second design B by the second image data processing unit 524b can be appropriately changed according to the generated empty area N (see Figures 8B and 9).
    [000151] Furthermore, as shown in Figure 14, the drawing image D can include an empty peripheral region AR in a square shape around it. The peripheral empty region AR is a region in which the drawing image D can be moved arbitrarily. Thereby, the image data processing unit 524 can perform fine positioning adjustment of the design image D which has been adapted to the nail region Ta of the user so as to adapt to the nail region Ta.
    [000152] In the above embodiments, a case is described where the printhead 46 is an inkjet type printhead. However, the printhead 46 is not limited to the inkjet type and, for example, a pen such as a ballpoint pen and marker can be used to directly touch the T-nail and carry out the design. Figure 15A schematically shows an example of an apparatus main body 10b of a fingernail printing apparatus in such a case.
    [000153] In this case, as shown in Figure 15A, a printing unit 40b includes a printhead 46b that includes a plurality of drawing pens 41 of different colors and a movement mechanism 47 for moving the printhead 46b in the direction X and in the Y direction. Then, similarly to the above modalities, a photographing unit 50 having a photographing device 51 and a lighting device 52 is attached to one side of the printhead 46b.
    [000154] As shown in Figure 15B, a pen tip 412 of each of the pens 41 is provided at the distal end of a pen holder portion 411 thereof. When printing is performed, the pen tip 412 is height controlled so as to touch the nail T. Then, the movement mechanism 47 moves a design head 42b based on the print data, and thereby the pen 41 becomes moves to draw an image on the T-nail. In such a case, similar to the above modalities, the photographing unit 50 can move back and forth and around the movement mechanism 47 and the same effect as the modalities can be obtained.
    [000155] Although several embodiments have been described above, the scope of the invention is not limited to the above embodiments and includes the scope of the inventions, which is described in the scope of the claims and the equivalent scope thereof.
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    Claims (12)
    [0001]
    1. Nail printing apparatus (1), comprising: a print head (46) which performs printing on a nail region (Ta) with an image database including a first drawing (P) and a second drawing (B) which is a background of the first drawing (P) and which includes an edge region (I) which is provided in an inward region of an end of the second drawing (B); and an image data processing unit (524), characterized in that the image data processing unit (524) including a processing unit (524b) that processes the image data so that the second drawing ( B) and an additional image cover the nail region (Ta), providing the additional image at the end of the second design (B), the additional image being the same as an edge region design (I).
    [0002]
    2. Fingernail printing apparatus (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the image data processing unit (524) has a first image data processing unit (524) which processes the image data such that the first design (P) is included in the nail region (Ta), the second design (B) has a design of a provided edge region facing inwards from one end, and the second unit image data processing (524) processes the image data so as to extend the second design (B) by repeatedly providing the design of the edge region of the end of the second design (B) so that the second design (B) is extended cover the entire nail region.
    [0003]
    3. Fingernail printing apparatus (1), according to claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises: a photographing unit that photographs a finger to obtain a finger image; a nail region (Ta) extraction unit that extracts the nail region (Ta) from the finger image obtained by the photographing unit; and a print control unit which controls the print head (46) so as to perform printing in the nail region (Ta) on the basis of the image data processed by the image data processing unit (524), wherein the first drawing (P) includes at least one of a photo, a kanji character, a hiragana, a katakana, an alphabet, a number, a symbol, and a pictogram.
    [0004]
    4. Fingernail printing apparatus (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises an association storage unit defining an edge region of a predetermined repeated width in the second drawing (B) and storing the repeated width and the second design (B) so as to be associated with each other, wherein the second image data processing unit (524) processes the image data so as to extend the second design (B) by repeatedly providing the edge region of the repeated width of one end of the second design (B) so that the extended second design (B) covers the entire nail region, the repeated width being stored in the association storage unit so as to be associated with the second drawing (B).
    [0005]
    5. Fingernail printing apparatus (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that the image data is formed from first image data which is the image data of the first drawing (P) and the second data image which is the image data of the second drawing (B), the first image data processing unit (524) processes the first image data which is the image data of the first drawing (P) so that the first drawing (P) integer is included in the nail region (Ta), and the second image data processing unit (524) processes the second image data which is the image data of the second drawing (B) so that the second drawing (B) cover the entire nail region.
    [0006]
    6. Fingernail printing apparatus (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises a display unit that displays the image data processed by the image data processing unit (524).
    [0007]
    A printing control method of the nail printing apparatus (1) defined in claim 1, which comprises processing the image data by an image data processing unit (524), the printing being performed in the nail region ( Ta) by a printhead (46) based on image data which includes a first design (P) and the second design (B) which is a background of the first design (P) and which includes an edge region (I) which is provided in a region inward of one end of the second drawing (B); and an image processing unit (524), characterized in that an image data processing unit (524), wherein the image data processing unit (524) includes a processing unit (524b) that processes the image data so that the second design (B) and an additional image cover the nail region (Ta), providing the additional image at the end of the second design (B), the additional image being the same as a design in the region from the edge (I).
    [0008]
    8. Printing control method of the nail printing apparatus (1), according to claim 7, characterized in that the image data is processed by the image data processing unit (524) having a first image data processing unit (524) which processes the image data so that the entire first design (P) is included in the nail region (Ta), the second design (B) has a design of an edge region provided facing inwards from one end, and the second image data processing unit (524) processes the image data so as to extend the second design (B) by repeatedly providing the design of the edge region of the second end. design (B) so that the second extended design (B) covers the entire nail region.
    [0009]
    9. Printing control method of the nail printing apparatus (1), according to claim 7, characterized in that it further comprises: photographing a finger to obtain a finger image; extract the nail region (Ta) from the finger image; and controlling the print head (46) so as to perform printing in the nail region (Ta) based on the image data processed by the image data processing unit (524), wherein the first drawing (P) includes at least one of a photo, a kanji character, a hiragana, a katakana, an alphabet, a number, a symbol and a pictogram.
    [0010]
    10. Printing control method of the nail printing apparatus (1) according to claim 7, characterized in that it further comprises defining an edge region of a predetermined repeated width in the second drawing (B) and storing the repeated width and the second design (B) so as to be associated with each other, wherein the second image data processing unit (524) processes the image data so as to extend the second design (B) by repeatedly providing the border region of the repeated width of one end of the second design (B) such that the second extended design (B) covers the entire nail region, the repeated width being stored to be associated with the second design (B) .
    [0011]
    11. Printing control method of the nail printing apparatus (1), according to claim 8, characterized in that the image data is formed from first image data which is the image data of the first design ( P) and second image data which is the image data of the second drawing (B), the first image data processing unit (524) processes the first image data which is the image data of the first drawing (P) so that the entire first design (P) is included in the nail region (Ta), and the second image data processing unit (524) processes the second image data which is the image data of the second design (B ) so that the second design (B) covers the entire nail region.
    [0012]
    12. Printing control method of the nail printing apparatus (1), according to claim 7, characterized in that it further comprises displaying the image data processed by the image data processing unit (524).
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