Photographing device for pets

Abstract

The present invention relates to a pet photography device that includes an entrance formed on one surface of a photography device, a photography room formed inside the photography device, a main console provided inside the photography room for controlling photography operations, confirmation of photographed photos, and photo output, a photography table on which a user can place a pet, and a photography unit including a lens capable of photographing the pet, and is capable of photographing a single photo of the pet. The pet photography device of the present invention can easily photograph and output a single photo of a pet at various angles in a state where the user enters the photography room inside the photography device together with the pet and positions the pet on the photography table.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a photographing apparatus for pets. More specifically, the present invention relates to a photographing apparatus for pets that enables easy photographing of high-quality single pet photos.

Background Art

[0002] As of 2020, the population of South Korea raising pets exceeds 10 million, and the scale of the pet-related market is increasing day by day. In the current era when pets are recognized as family members, the desires of general consumers who desire to take pictures of their pets and keep them are also increasing.

[0003] Recently, as unmanned vending machines have become widespread and diversified, unmanned photo booths have been installed and utilized in places with frequent human traffic, such as public institutions, subway stations, and amusement facilities. In the unmanned photo booth, the photographing process proceeds by a person who wishes to take a photo inserting a predetermined amount of money into the coin slot of the photo booth and operating the photographing apparatus. After the photo is taken, the photo is immediately printed and provided to the user in the form of a proof photo, sticker photo, etc.

[0004] However, all existing commercialized photo booths are for photographing humans, and there is no known commercialized photo booth for taking single pet photos. That is, when trying to take a photo of a pet in an unmanned photo booth, it is possible for a person to hold the pet and take a photo together, but it is not easy to take a single pet photo.

[0005] When a pet is placed in the photography studio of a photo booth to take a solo photo, not only can the pet not operate the photo shooting itself, but it is also difficult to look at the lens or pose by itself at the moment of shooting, and it is difficult to appropriately control the movement of the pet so that a photo with a satisfactory composition can be taken, such as constantly moving during the shooting. Also, in existing photo booths, the position of the camera lens is fixed to take a front photo, and there is also a problem that it is not possible to change the shooting composition so that photos of the pet can be taken from multiple angles.

[0006] A housing system capable of accommodating a pet is known. Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2021-00923850 relates to a pet house system including a housing space in which a pet can be located and a photographing unit for photographing the pet located in the housing space. Also, Korean Registered Patent Publication No. 10-2238404 relates to a pet care unit including an internal space in which a pet can live and a video camera unit for photographing the internal space.

[0007] However, photographing with such a conventional pet housing system is for photographing the internal space of the housing to which the pet belongs in order to obtain behavior information or state information for protecting the pet, and it is not suitable for obtaining a high-quality solo photo of the pet itself as the shooting object. Also, as long as the behavior information or state information of the pet can be obtained, it does not provide means for photographing the pet from various angles or controlling the behavior of the pet.

[0008] Ultimately, despite the demand from consumers who desire high-quality solo pet photos, currently, in order to obtain a photo of only the pet, one has to visit a professional studio and pay a high fee. Even in such a case, it is actually difficult to take a photo with the composition that the consumer desires. If a photo-taking device for pets that can effectively control the movement of the pet and easily take a solo photo of the pet is provided, it will satisfy the desires of consumers who want high-quality pet photos to preserve memories of their pets and create a new market.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Patent Document 2

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0010] The present invention has been invented in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a photo-taking device that can easily take a high-quality solo photo of a pet.

[0011] Another object of the present invention is to provide a photo-taking device that can take a photo of a pet from various angles.

[0012] Another object of the present invention is to provide a device that can position a photo-taking stand on which a pet can be placed close to the user, maintain the pet's psychological sense of stability, and easily take a solo photo of the pet.

[0013] Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus that can easily take a solo photo of a pet by generating sound by including a speaker near the lens or by guiding the pet's line of sight by hanging an object on an object hook between the photographing unit and the pet.

[0014] The technical problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited to those mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned above should be clearly understood by those having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains from the following description.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0015] The pet photographing apparatus of the present invention for realizing the above-described object is a pet photographing apparatus capable of taking a solo photo of a pet, a photographing chamber formed inside the photographing apparatus, a main console provided inside the photographing chamber, a photographing table on which a user can place a pet, one or more photographing units including a lens capable of photographing the pet, a control unit connected to the main console and controlling the driving of the photographing apparatus, and includes.

[0016] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the present invention includes a front photographing unit including a front lens located in front of the upper surface of the photographing table and capable of photographing the pet from the front, and a lower surface photographing unit including a lower surface lens located inside the photographing table and capable of photographing the pet from below, and the photographing unit is provided adjacent to one side surface of the main console. A pet photographing apparatus is provided.

[0017] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the present invention provides a pet photographing apparatus, characterized in that the main console includes a screen, a payment settlement unit, a photo output unit, and a photo discharge port.

[0018] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the present invention provides a pet photographing apparatus, characterized in that an image captured by a front lens of the front photographing unit and a bottom lens of the bottom photographing unit is projected onto a screen attached to the main console.

[0019] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the present invention provides a pet photographing apparatus, characterized in that the front photographing unit includes a plurality of front lenses, the bottom photographing unit includes a plurality of bottom lenses, and a desired lens can be selected from the plurality of front lenses of the front photographing unit and the plurality of bottom lenses of the bottom photographing unit by operating the main console to take a photograph.

[0020] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the present invention provides a pet photographing apparatus, characterized in that photographing angle adjusting means for adjusting the photographing angles of the front lens of the front photographing unit and the bottom lens of the bottom photographing unit is provided.

[0021] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the present invention provides a pet photographing apparatus, characterized in that moving means for moving the front photographing unit back and forth is provided to adjust the distance from the pet located on the upper surface of the photographing table.

[0022] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the present invention provides a pet photographing apparatus, characterized in that a speaker for outputting sound by operating the main console is arranged near the front lens, the bottom lens, or both.

[0023] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the present invention provides a pet photographing apparatus, characterized in that a vibrating part is further included at the lower part of the photographing table.

[0024] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the present invention provides a pet photographing apparatus, characterized in that a placing part for placing an object for guiding the line of sight of the pet is arranged at the front photographing unit between the front photographing unit and the photographing table.

[0025] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the present invention provides a pet photographing apparatus, characterized in that a photograph output unit of the main console includes a printing unit that prints a photographed photograph on paper and transmits the printed photograph to a photograph discharge port, and a transfer unit that transfers a data file of the photographed photograph to a user's mobile application.

[0026] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the present invention provides a pet photographing apparatus, characterized in that the main console further includes a remote control, and the remote control is used to perform part or all of the input functions of the main console.

[0027] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the present invention provides a pet photographing apparatus, characterized in that a background color or pattern can be selected by operating the main console and applied to the background of an image taken.

Effects of the Invention

[0028] The pet photographing apparatus of the present invention is a device capable of taking a single photograph of a pet. The pet photographing apparatus of the present invention allows a person to enter a photographing room inside the photographing apparatus together with the pet and position the pet on a photographing table. Camera lenses are located on the front and bottom surfaces of the pet on the photographing table. By the user operating the main console to take a photograph, single photographs of the pet can be taken at various angles.

[0029] At this time, the photographing table is located close to the user, which can give the pet a psychological sense of stability. By generating sound with a speaker near the front and bottom lenses, generating vibration at the lower part of the bottom photographing unit, or placing an object on the front photographing unit to guide the pet's line of sight, a high-quality single photograph of the pet can be easily taken.

[0030] In particular, when using the pet photography device of the present invention, it is possible to take a photo of the pet from below to above, and there is an advantage that it is possible to easily obtain a photo including the soles and face (especially the nose part) of the pet, which is difficult to obtain from general studio photography.

[0031] Furthermore, the pet photography device of the present invention is equipped with a vending machine that can sell various items for pets on one external side, enabling the user to flexibly handle sudden situations caused by the pet and create additional income in addition to the income from photography. Also, the pet photography device of the present invention is equipped with an advertising board that can display advertisements on another external side to attract the interest of users and create additional income through advertising disclosure.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0033] The present invention can have various modifications and can have various embodiments. Some specific embodiments are illustrated as drawings, and through these, the present invention will be described in detail. However, this is not intended to limit the embodiments of the present invention to specific ones, and it must be understood to include all modifications and corrections included in the idea and technical scope of the present invention.

[0034] Hereinafter, embodiments according to the technical idea of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings of the present invention.

[0035] FIG. 1 illustrates the interior of a pet photographing apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1A, in the pet photographing apparatus 10 of the present invention, a photographing room 20 space is formed inside, and a user and a pet can enter and exit the photographing room 20 through an entrance / exit 11 formed on one side surface. The photographing room 20 is provided with a main console 30, a photographing table 40, a front photographing unit 50, a bottom photographing unit 60, and a wall surface 70. As illustrated in FIG. 1B, the photographing table 40 is provided adjacent to one side surface of the main console 30, and the user can take a photograph of the pet by operating the main console 30 while placing the pet on the photographing table 40 located close to the user.

[0036] Figure 2 shows an internal shooting room 20 seen through from each side outside the pet photo shooting device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2A, in the shooting room 20 inside the pet photo shooting device 10 of the present invention, a main console 30 is provided on one side, and a shooting table 40 is provided on the other side parallel to the main console 30, and a shooting unit for shooting is provided around the shooting table. A user who enters the shooting room 20 places the main console 30 forward and operates it to take a photo.

[0037] The user can select various background colors or patterns by operating the main console 30 and apply them to the background of the captured image. Such an operation can also be performed by a software method of superimposing various pre-prepared background colors or patterns on the captured image, or by including a separate screen on the wall surface 70 of the shooting room 20 and taking a photo with various background colors or patterns projected on the screen by operating the main console 30.

[0038] Referring to FIG. 2B, the pet photo shooting device 10 of the present invention includes a lower shooting unit 60 located inside the shooting table 40 and a front shooting unit 50 located perpendicular to the upper surface of the shooting table 40.

[0039] Figure 3 is a front view of the shooting room 20 inside the pet photo shooting device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3A shows a front view of the entire shooting room 20, and FIG. 3B shows a front view of the main console 30.

[0040] Outside the main console 30, there are a screen 31, a payment settlement section (not shown), a remote control 32, a photo output section (not shown), and a photo discharge port 33. Inside the main console 30, there is a control section (not shown) that is connected to the main console 30 and controls all the drives of the pet photo shooting device 10 of the present invention, including payment settlement, photo shooting, shooting angle adjustment, shooting background change, remote control operation, sound and vibration generation, photo selection, storage, correction, printing, and discharge, as well as mobile application transfer of photo data files.

[0041] The screen 31 serves to provide the image captured by the lens so that the user can preview the final image of the pet photo to be provided, and also serves to provide information necessary for photo shooting. Preferably, it can be designed in a form with a touch function so that the user can directly input the operations necessary for photo shooting on the screen. Alternatively, some or all of the operation inputs necessary for the photo shooting may be performed by the remote control 32 included in the main console 30, or by a separate lever or button located around the main console 30.

[0042] The payment settlement section can be configured to adopt a general payment settlement method employed by ordinary unmanned vending machines, including cash settlement, card settlement, and point settlement.

[0043] The photo output section includes a printing section that prints the taken photo on paper and transmits the printed photo to the photo discharge port 33, and a transfer section that transfers the data file of the taken photo to the user's mobile application.

[0044] A user who enters the pet photo shooting device 10 of the present invention can place the main console 30 in front and perform operations such as photo shooting, shooting angle adjustment, and shooting background change while checking the actually captured image through the screen 31 to take a photo of the pet.

[0045] The photo taken by the user is printed by a printing unit located at the photo output unit, transmitted to the photo discharge port 50, and supplied to the user. Alternatively, the data file of the photo taken by the user's selection can also be transferred to the user's mobile application by a transfer unit located at the photo output unit. The printing of the photo or the transfer of the data file of the photo can be performed by a normal method well known in the technical field to which the present invention belongs.

[0046] FIG. 4 shows a front shooting unit 50 provided in the internal shooting room 20 of the pet photo shooting apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The front shooting unit 50 includes a front lens 51 and a front speaker 52 near the front lens. The front surface of the front shooting unit 50 is configured in a mirror form so as to be able to attract the pet's line of sight.

[0047] The pet that has entered the shooting room 20 of the pet photo shooting apparatus 10 of the present invention is positioned on the shooting table 40 with the front shooting unit 50 in front, and a front photo of the pet is taken through the front lens 51. The front speaker 52 located near the front lens 51 and the mirror located on the front surface of the front shooting unit 50 are for guiding the pet's line of sight in the direction of the front lens. The front speaker 52 outputs sound by the operation of the main console 30. The output sound may be an animal sound, a bell sound, a music sound, etc., and is not particularly limited as long as it can attract the pet's interest.

[0048] The user can adjust the shooting angle of the front lens 51 to take a photo with a desired composition. Further, a plurality of front lenses 51 can be installed at appropriate positions of the front shooting unit 50, and the user can select a lens through which a photo with a desired composition is taken while checking the image on the screen 31.

[0049] The front shooting unit 50 of the pet photographing apparatus 10 of the present invention can be provided with a placement unit 80, and the placement unit 80 can place an object 81 that guides the line of sight of the pet between the front shooting unit and the shooting table. One end of the placement unit 80 is fixed to the front shooting unit 50, and the other end can be configured to be able to hang the object 81. The object 81 placed on the placement unit 80 is not captured within the angle of view of the front lens 51, but can be located at a position where it can guide the line of sight of the pet near the front lens 51. The placement unit 80 is made of an elastic material, and vibration is applied to one end of the placement unit 80 so that the object 81 placed at the other end moves arbitrarily, and it can also be designed to attract the line of sight of the pet. The shape of the object 81 is not particularly limited as long as it can guide the line of sight of the pet, and can include a toy doll, a feather, a leaf of grass, a bell that can produce sound, etc.

[0050] FIG. 5 is a view of the shooting table 40 of the pet photographing apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the side and the top. Referring to FIG. 5A, the shooting table 40 of the pet photographing apparatus 10 of the present invention has a glass upper surface 41, and a pet can be positioned on the upper surface 41 of the shooting table 40.

[0051] Referring to FIGS. 5B and 5C, the shooting table of the pet photographing apparatus 10 of the present invention includes a front shooting unit 50 and a bottom shooting unit 60. The front shooting unit 50 is vertically positioned on the upper surface 41 of the shooting table 40. The front shooting unit 50 can be moved back and forth on the upper surface 41 of the shooting table 40 by a user's operation, and through this, the distance from the pet located on the upper surface 41 of the shooting table 40 can be adjusted to take a photograph with an appropriate composition. The bottom shooting unit 60 is located in the internal space of the shooting table 40 and includes a bottom lens 61 and a bottom speaker 62. The role of the bottom speaker 62 is not particularly different from the role of the front speaker 52, and it can operate independently of the operation of the front speaker 52.

[0052] The upper surface 41 of the photographing table is made of glass, and the lower lens 61 located in the internal space 42 of the photographing table can photograph a pet existing at the upper end of the upper glass. The user can adjust the photographing angle of the lower lens 61 to take a photograph with a desired composition. Also, a plurality of lower lenses 61 can be installed at appropriate positions of the lower photographing unit 60, and the user can select a lens for taking a photograph with a desired composition while checking the image on the screen 31.

[0053] The photographing unit used in the pet photographing apparatus 10 of the present invention may include a 3D special photographing lens. When the photographing unit used in the pet photographing apparatus 10 of the present invention includes a 3D special photographing lens, the photographed pet photograph can be provided to the user in a three-dimensional image form. It is sufficient to use a normal 3D special photographing lens well-known in the technical field to which the present invention belongs.

[0054] The pet photographing apparatus 10 of the present invention can include a vibration unit at a lower part of the photographing table 40, that is, at a specific position in the internal space 42. The vibration unit can generate vibration by operating the main console to guide the pet's line of sight to the lower surface during photographing from the lower photographing unit 60. The photograph taken by the lower photographing unit 60 of the pet photographing apparatus 10 of the present invention may be a photograph including the pet's sole and face. Due to the characteristics of quadruped animals, photographing from the lower surface is easy for photographing the sole, the lower surface of the face, especially the nose part. A pet photograph emphasizing the sole is a characteristic one that is difficult to obtain from photographing in a home or a general studio, and can double the commercial value of the pet photographing apparatus 10 of the present invention. Also, the nose part of the pet photographed with high image quality can play a role like a human fingerprint, and has a utilization value for big data, for example, being used as identification data for a pet registration certificate. An example of a pet photograph taken from the lower surface is illustrated in FIG. 5D.

[0055] FIG. 6 shows the exterior of the pet photography apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 6A, the pet photography apparatus 10 of the present invention may include an entrance / exit 11 on one side of the exterior and may include an advertising monitor 12 on one side of the exterior. Further, the pet photography apparatus 10 of the present invention may include a vending machine 13 on one side of the exterior. Referring to FIG. 6B, the pet photography apparatus 10 of the present invention may include a garbage discharge port 14 on one side of the exterior. Any two or more of the entrance / exit 11, the advertising monitor 12, the vending machine 13, or the garbage discharge port 14 may be located on the same side, or all may be located on other sides.

[0056] The pet photography apparatus 10 of the present invention includes the vending machine 13, allowing users to purchase various pet supplies such as poop bags, snacks, toys, and photography accessories. The advertising monitor 12 can attract the interest of users. Also, additional income other than photography revenue can be newly created through the vending machine 13 and / or the advertising monitor 12 of the pet photography apparatus 10 of the present invention.

[0057] The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and it is obvious to those with ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains that various modifications or deformations can be made and implemented without departing from the technical gist of the present invention.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0058] 10... Pet photography apparatus, 11... Entrance / exit, 12... Advertising monitor, 13... Vending machine, 14... Automatic garbage discharge port, 20... Photography room, 30... Main console, 31... Screen, 32... Remote control, 33... Photo discharge port, 40... Photography stand, 41... Upper surface, 42... Internal space, 50... Front photography unit, 51... Front lens, 52... Front speaker, 60... Bottom photography unit, 61... Bottom lens, 62... Bottom speaker, 70... Wall surface, 80... Mounting portion, 81... Object

Claims

1. A pet photography device capable of taking a single photo of a pet, comprising: A photography chamber formed inside the photography device; A main console provided inside the photography chamber; A photography table on which a user can place a pet; One or more photography units including a lens capable of photographing the pet; A control unit connected to the main console for controlling the drive of the photography device; A pet photography device, characterized by comprising the above components.

2. The photography unit includes: A front photography unit located in front of the upper surface of the photography table and including a front lens capable of photographing the pet from the front; A bottom photography unit located inside the photography table and including a bottom lens capable of photographing the pet from below; The pet photography device according to claim 1, characterized in that the photography unit is provided adjacent to one side surface of the main console.

3. The main console includes a screen, a payment settlement unit, a photo output unit, and a photo discharge port, and is characterized by operating a photography operation, confirming a photographed photo, and outputting a photo. The pet photography device according to claim 2.

4. The pet photography device according to claim 3, characterized in that an image captured by the front lens of the front photography unit and the bottom lens of the bottom photography unit is projected onto a screen attached to the main console.

5. The front photography unit includes a plurality of front lenses; The bottom photography unit includes a plurality of bottom lenses; The pet photography device according to claim 4, characterized in that a desired lens can be selected from the plurality of front lenses of the front photography unit and the plurality of bottom lenses of the bottom photography unit by operating the main console to take a photo.

6. The pet photography device according to claim 5, characterized in that photographing angle adjustment means for adjusting the photographing angles of the front lens of the front photography unit and the bottom lens of the bottom photography unit is provided.

7. The pet photography device according to claim 6, characterized in that moving means for moving the front photography unit back and forth is provided to adjust the distance from the pet located on the upper surface of the photography table.

8. The pet photography device according to claim 7, wherein a speaker that outputs sound by operating the main console is disposed near the front lens, the bottom lens, or both.

9. The pet photography device according to claim 8, further comprising a vibrating unit at a lower portion of the photographing table.

10. The pet photography device according to claim 9, wherein a placing unit for placing an object for guiding the line of sight of a pet is disposed in the front photographing unit between the front photographing unit and the photographing table.

11. The pet photography device according to claim 10, wherein the photo output unit of the main console includes a printing unit that prints a photographed photo on paper and transmits the printed photo to a photo discharge port, and a transfer unit that transfers a data file of the photographed photo to a user's mobile application.

12. The pet photography device according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the main console further includes a remote control, and the remote control is used to perform some or all of the input functions of the main console.

13. The pet photography device according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein a background color or pattern can be selected by operating the main console and applied to the background of the photographed image.

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