INTERACTIVE UNATTENDED PHOTOBOOTH

摘要

A photobooth system, including a photobooth cabinet, a digital single lens reflex camera disposed within the cabinet, producing a remote viewfinder image on a touchscreen coupled to the camera and a photo result, where the touchscreen receives an effect intent from the photo subject and converts it into an effect signal. Also, a strobe light flashes responsive to a trigger, a thermal printer provides a result representation through a slot, a payment modu le produces a credit pulse corresponding to payment received, and a computer is coupled to the camera, the touchscreen, the thermal printer, the strobe light, and the payment module. The computer directs the remote viewfinder image to the touchscreen, receives the effect signal from the touchscreen, counts the credit pulse from the payment module and initiates the photosession after receiving a predetermined number of credit pulses. Revenue allocated between owner and operator for photobooth placement by site owner.