Interactive photo booth and associated systems and methods
AssigneeCoinstar, Inc.
InventorBrett W. Cameron
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to interactive photo booths and associated systems and methods. In one embodiment, for example, an interactive photo booth can include a housing having sidewalls that form an enclosure sized to receive one or more users. The interactive photo booth can also include a backdrop within the enclosure and a camera directed toward the backdrop that takes at least one photo of the users. The interactive photo booth can further include a first user interface in the enclosure and a second user interface on the sidewall of the housing. The first user interface can be configured to receive user selections related to the backdrop, and the second user interface can be configured to edit the photos taken by the camera.
Claims20
A method of taking a photo in an interactive photo booth, the method comprising:
- providing a backdrop within the interactive photo booth, wherein the backdrop is configured to provide a plurality of virtual backgrounds;
- capturing at least one photo of a user in front of the backdrop in the interactive photo booth;
- and
- receiving, via a user interface at the interactive photo booth, a plurality of user inputs to edit the photo of the user.
A method of taking and editing photos, the method comprising:
- providing a consumer operated kiosk having a housing that defines an enclosure, a camera directed toward a backdrop within the enclosure, and at least one user interface;
- receiving a user selection of a virtual background to be provided on the backdrop;
- taking at least one photo of a user within the enclosure in front of the selected virtual backgrounds;
- and
- receiving user selections to edit the photo via the user interface.
An interactive photo booth, comprising:
- a housing that defines an enclosure, the enclosure being sized to receive at least one user;
- a backdrop within the enclosure and configured to provide a plurality of virtual backgrounds;
- a camera directed toward the backdrop, wherein the camera is configured to take one or more photos of the one user;
- a user interface on the housing and configured to receive user selections related to the backdrop and/or editing the photos after the photos are taken.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.