JP2000298471A - Processor and method for image processing and computer- readable recording medium stored with program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To freely make a display of sequential array image information and an interrupt display of other image information through easy operation. SOLUTION: When an interrupt key 2a is depressed during a continuous display of sequential array image information selected from image information stored in a picture area 8b, a CPU 1 makes an interrupt display of image information other than the sequential array image information on a sequential array image display on an LCD 3 and puts the display back to the display of the sequential array image information according to a return input made with a return key 2b in the interruption display state.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus and an image processing method having a function of sequentially displaying a plurality of images sequentially and to a storage medium storing a computer-readable program.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been an image processing apparatus having a function of displaying a plurality of images continuously and sequentially. For example, an object that automatically displays digital images one after another so as to show a slide, a device for presentation, and the like.

[0003]

In such an image processing apparatus, for example, if another image is to be displayed during continuous display of an image, a series of processing for continuously displaying is temporarily stopped. In this case, the interrupted image is displayed by completely different processing, but when the display is completed, the processing of the previous continuous display is restored again, but in this case, the display order is from the beginning which has already been displayed. However, there has been a problem that the preceding series of continuous image display processing cannot be smoothly continued due to other interrupt processing that occurs during image processing.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a method for displaying sequential sequence image information selected from stored image information continuously. The image information other than the information is displayed in the sequence image and displayed in an interrupt manner, and by returning from the interrupt display state to the display of the sequence image information based on the return input, the display of the sequence image information can be performed with a simple operation. An image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and a computer, which can freely perform interrupt display of other image information, and can remarkably improve image information display processing efficiency by freely restarting image information display from sequence image information immediately before interrupt display. Is to provide a storage medium storing a readable program.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image information storage means (all on a RAM 8 shown in FIG. 1) for storing image information which can be displayed on a display unit (LCD 3 shown in FIG. 1). An image memory 8c); and a selection unit (for example, by operating the keyboard 2 shown in FIG. 1) for selecting sequence image information to be sequentially displayed on the display unit from the image information group stored in the image information storage unit. A display image storage unit (picture area 8b shown in FIG. 1) for storing the sequence image information selected by the selection unit in a display order; and a display unit for displaying the sequence image information sequentially read from the display image storage unit in the display order. A first display control means (to be controlled by the CPU 1 shown in FIG. 1 executing a control program stored in the ROM 7), and a sequence image by the first display control means. During information display, the second display control means for interrupt display reads the image information other than stored in the image information storage unit the order hierarchy image data (Fig. 1
CPU 1 executes and executes a control program stored in the ROM 7).

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a holding means for holding the display history of the sequence image information by the first display control means (work area 8a of the RAM 8 shown in FIG. 1).
And input means (using the return key 2b shown in FIG. 1) for inputting a request to return to sequential image display by the first display control means after the interruption image is displayed by the second display control means. The first display control means, when an image sequence display return request is made by the input device, sequentially restarts image reading from the sequence image information according to the display history held in the holding means and causes the display unit to display the read image. is there.

A third invention according to the present invention is characterized in that the first display control means can display list image information obtained by reducing the sequence image information stored in the display image storage means (the order shown in FIG. 9). Column image information).

In a fourth aspect according to the present invention, the selection means is provided in the list image information displayed on the display section (see FIG. 5).
(In the list image shown in FIG. 3), it is possible to select desired interrupt image information.

In a fifth aspect according to the present invention, the first display control means can simultaneously display the list image information and the sequence image information on the display unit (a display example shown in FIG. 9).
It is assumed that.

A sixth invention according to the present invention relates to a display unit (FIG. 1)
Image information storage means (all image memory 8 of RAM 8 shown in FIG. 1) for storing image information that can be displayed on LCD 3 shown in FIG.
(c) an image processing method in an image processing apparatus, comprising: selecting sequence image information to be sequentially displayed on a display unit from an image information group stored in the image information storage unit; A selection step of storing (step S701 shown in FIG. 7) and a first display step of displaying sequence image information sequentially read from the display image storage unit in the display order on the display unit (step S7 shown in FIG. 7)
02, S703) and a second display step of reading out the image information other than the sequence image information stored in the image information storage means and displaying the sequence information in an interrupted manner during the display of the sequence image information in the first display step. (Step S7 shown in FIG. 7)
06 to S708).

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a storage step (step S702 shown in FIG. 7) for storing the display history of the sequence image information in the first display step in a memory, and the second display step. After displaying the interrupt image by
(A step S709 shown in FIG. 7) for inputting a request to return to the sequential image display in the display step of
In the first display step, when an image string display return request is made in the input step, image reading is sequentially restarted from the sequential image information according to the display history stored in the memory and displayed on the display unit.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the first display step, list image information obtained by reducing the sequence image information stored in the display image storage means can be displayed.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the selecting step, desired interrupt image information can be selected from the list image information displayed on the display unit.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the first display step, the list image information and the sequence image information can be simultaneously displayed on the display unit.

An eleventh invention according to the present invention is a storage medium storing a computer readable program for controlling an image processing apparatus provided with an image information storage means for storing image information displayable on a display unit. A selecting step of selecting sequence image information to be sequentially displayed on the display unit from the image information group stored in the image information storage means and storing the image information in the image information storage means in the display order (step S70 shown in FIG. 7);
1) and a first step of displaying the sequence image information sequentially read from the display image storage means in the display order on the display unit.
(Steps S702 and S703 shown in FIG. 7)
And a second display step of reading out image information other than the sequence image information stored in the image information storage unit and displaying the image information in an interrupted manner during the sequence image information display in the first display step (see FIG. 7). Steps S706 to S70 shown
8) stored in a storage medium by a computer readable program.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a holding step (step S702 shown in FIG. 7) of holding the display history of the sequence image information in the first display step in a memory.
An input step (step S709 shown in FIG. 7) of inputting a request to return to the sequential image display by the first display step after the interruption image display by the second display step; In the step, when an image sequence display return request is made in the input process, a computer-readable program for sequentially restarting image reading from sequence image information according to the display history held in the memory and displaying the image on a display unit is stored in a storage medium. It is stored.

In a thirteenth aspect according to the present invention, in the first display step, a computer capable of displaying list image information obtained by reducing the sequence image information stored in the display image storage means is readable by a computer. The program is stored in a storage medium.

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in the selecting step, a computer-readable program for enabling selection of desired interrupt image information from the list image information displayed on the display unit is stored in a storage medium. Is stored in.

In a fifteenth aspect according to the present invention, in the first display step, a computer-readable program that enables the list image information and the sequence image information to be simultaneously displayed on the display unit is stored. It is stored on a medium.

[0020]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of an image processing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a CPU (central processing unit).
And various devices shown below and a bus line (BL) 6
And control it. Reference numeral 2 denotes a keyboard (KB), which is an interrupt key (I key) 2a and a return key (R key) 2 for instructing and executing various controls.
b, a next image key (N key) 2c, and a character input and control key (C key) 2d.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a color LCD which displays characters and images written in a VRAM 4 serving as a display write-only memory as a font pattern or an image image to be described later.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a hard disk (HD), which is an external storage device, and stores input characters and images. 7
Is a ROM functioning as a read-only memory, a program (PRG) 7a for executing image processing,
Font pattern (FONT) 7 for characters, symbols, ruled lines, etc.
b is stored.

Reference numeral 8 denotes an RA functioning as a writable memory.
M, which is used to store character information and image information, and is used as a temporary work area and a save area when executing a program, and is internally divided into several areas.

Reference numeral 8a denotes a work area (WORK) temporarily used to operate the above-described program. Reference numeral 8b denotes a picture area (P) for temporarily storing an image for continuously displaying the image.

Reference numeral 8c denotes an all image memory (M) for storing all images. 8d is a number (N) for storing the number of the image to be continuously displayed. Reference numeral 9 denotes a printer (PRT) for printing text, which is constituted by, for example, an inkjet printer.

FIG. 2 is a view for explaining the structure of the entire image memory (M) 8c and the picture area P secured in the RAM 8 shown in FIG. It is assumed that both the entire image memory (M) 8c and the picture area P are numbered from the beginning.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 21 denotes an all image memory which selects an image to be continuously displayed from the images M1 to MN and stores the selected image in the areas P1 to PN of the picture area 22. Therefore,
The images in the picture areas P1 to PN are all image memories (M)
8c may not match the storage order of the images.

FIG. 3 shows the relationship between the picture area P and the number N in the RAM 8 shown in FIG.
It is a figure explaining relation with AM.

In the figure, reference numeral 32 denotes a number corresponding to the number stored in the number (N) 8d, and displaying the image P2 of the picture area 31 corresponding to the number N in the display memory VRA.
This corresponds to the state displayed on M33.

FIG. 4 is a view for explaining an example of a display screen of the LCD 3 shown in FIG.

In the figure, reference numeral 41 denotes a display screen, and reference numeral 42 denotes a display image, in which an image P1 of a picture area P is displayed.

FIG. 5 is a view for explaining a state in which all images stored in the entire image memory 8c shown in FIG. 1 are displayed in a list on the LCD 3, and a part of the images stored in the all image memory 8c is displayed in a list. Corresponds to the state.

In the figure, reference numeral 51 denotes an image being continuously displayed, which corresponds to a state displayed in, for example, a right corner of the screen. Reference numeral 52 denotes a list display screen of the entire image memory M.

As a result, the image 51 being continuously displayed is displayed on the LCD 3 together with the list display processing of all image memories.
, And even the order is retained, so that when returning to the continuous display processing, it is possible to sequentially and continuously display the next image from the image 51 currently being displayed. Becomes

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a state where one entire image stored in the all image memory 8c shown in FIG.

In the figure, reference numeral 61 denotes an entire image, which is displayed on the entire screen. Reference numeral 62 denotes an image being continuously displayed, which corresponds to a state where the image is displayed, for example, in the right corner of the screen.

In the first embodiment, during the continuous display of images as shown in FIG. 4 on the LCD 3, the list of all images shown in FIG. 5 is displayed, and the interrupt display image is displayed by operating the interrupt key 2a. Is selected to display an interrupted image as shown in FIG. 6 and return to the original continuous display again as an example.

[First Embodiment] FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of a first image display processing procedure in the image processing apparatus according to the present invention. S701 to S709 indicate each step.

First, as shown in FIG. 2, the images to be displayed in order are selected from the entire image memory 21 secured in the RAM 8, and stored in the picture area P also secured in the RAM 8 (step S701).

Next, as shown in FIG.
Is set to "1" (step S702), the image P1 of the number corresponding to the number N of the picture area 31 is written in the VRAM 33, and displayed on the LCD 3 as shown in FIG. 4 (step S703).

In this state, the system waits for a key input (step S704). If there is no key input, it waits until there is an input. If a key input is made, the key is moved to the next image key 2c.
If it is determined that the content of the image N is 32, "1" is added to the content of the image N of the number 32 (step S705), and preparations are made for displaying the next image, and the process returns to step S703.
The process returns to the process of displaying the image P2 of the number corresponding to the number N of the picture area 31 again.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S704 that the key is the interrupt key 2a,
All the images stored in No. 1 are displayed as a list, for example, as shown in FIG. 5 (step S706).

However, as shown in FIG. 5, the images 51 displayed in order are displayed in the right corner.

Next, when an image to be interrupted and displayed is selected from this list (step S707), the selected image is written to the VRAM 4 and displayed (step S708). The display switches to the display state shown in FIG.

However, even in the display state shown in FIG.
The image Pl is displayed small in the lower right corner of the screen.

Further, the key input wait state is maintained.
Wait until the return key 2b is input (step S
709) If the return key R is input, the process for displaying the image Pl is executed again, so that step S7 is executed.
Return to 03.

As a result, during the continuous display of images as shown in FIG. 4 on the LCD 3, the list of all images shown in FIG. 5 is displayed, and the interrupt display image is selected by operating the interrupt key 2a. As shown in FIG. 6, during the process of displaying the interrupted image and returning to the original continuous display again, the image P1 which is always subjected to the continuous display process or the image P2 which is already continuously displayed is interrupted by another interrupt. Even if image processing is executed, the LCD 3
It can be displayed on the screen, and even if the user's work shifts from continuous display processing to other image processing, the user can always visually recognize the return processing to the previously executed continuous display processing By simply performing a simple operation of pressing the return key 2b for prompting a return operation, the display returns to the continuous display image processing displayed at the time when the continuous display processing was interrupted without any incongruity. An image to be subsequently displayed on the LCD 3 can be displayed on the LCD 3 by the operation, so that a complicated key operation by the user and unnecessary continuous re-display processing in the conventional continuous display processing can be eliminated.

[Second Embodiment] In the first embodiment, the list of interrupt images is displayed on the entire screen, but may be displayed on a part of the screen as shown in FIG.
When the next image key N (2c) is operated in this state, P2, P
3 is displayed, and an interrupted image can be selected from a list at a convenient place.

[Third Embodiment] When sequentially displaying images in the picture area P, if an index is displayed at the right end as shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, the display flow is easy to grasp. This is convenient when giving a presentation. Reference numeral 101 denotes an index image, and the index image corresponding to the currently displayed image is surrounded by a frame for easy understanding.

Further, in each of the embodiments described above, the case where the display is constituted by the LCD as a part of the device constitution has been described, but it is needless to say that a CRT may be employed.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, the key processing is in the input waiting state, but may be a key interrupt processing.

According to the second and third embodiments, it is possible to display a list of all images in a corner of the screen, or to reduce the content of continuous image display so that the display order can be understood. Become.

Hereinafter, the configuration of a data processing program readable by the image processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to a memory map shown in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a view for explaining a memory map of a storage medium for storing various data processing programs readable by the image processing apparatus according to the present invention.

Although not shown, information for managing a group of programs stored in the storage medium, for example, version information, a creator, etc. are also stored, and information dependent on the OS or the like on the program reading side, for example, a program is stored in the storage medium. An icon or the like for identification display may also be stored.

Further, data dependent on various programs is also managed in the directory. Also, a program for installing various programs on a computer, and a program for decompressing a program to be installed when the program to be installed is compressed, may be stored in some cases.

The functions shown in FIG. 7 in this embodiment may be performed by a host computer by a program installed from the outside. In this case, the present invention is applied even when a group of information including a program is supplied to the output device from a storage medium such as a CD-ROM, a flash memory, or an FD, or from an external storage medium via a network. Things.

As described above, the storage medium storing the program codes of the software for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to the system or the apparatus, and the computer (or the CPU or the MP) of the system or the apparatus is supplied.
It goes without saying that the object of the present invention is also achieved when U) reads and executes the program code stored in the storage medium.

In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the novel function of the present invention, and the storage medium storing the program code constitutes the present invention.

As a storage medium for supplying the program code, for example, a floppy disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, C
DR, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, RO
M, EEPROM and the like can be used.

When the computer executes the readout program code, not only the functions of the above-described embodiment are realized, but also the OS (Operating System) running on the computer based on the instruction of the program code. ) And the like perform part or all of the actual processing, and the processing realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments.

Further, after the program code read from the storage medium is written into a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer, based on the instructions of the program code, The CPU provided in the function expansion board or function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing,
It goes without saying that a case where the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by the processing is also included.

[0064]

As described above, the first embodiment according to the present invention is described.
According to the fifteenth aspect, while sequentially displaying the sequence image information selected from the stored image information, image information other than the sequence image information is interrupted and displayed on the sequence image display, and the interruption is performed. Since the display state is restored to the display of the sequence image information based on the return input, the sequence image information display and the interrupt display of other image information can be freely performed with a simple operation, and the sequence image immediately before the interrupt display is displayed. There is an effect that the image information display processing efficiency can be remarkably improved by freely restarting the image information display from the information.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of an image processing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a structure of an entire image memory M and a picture area secured in a RAM shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between a picture area and a number in a RAM shown in FIG. 1 and a relationship with a display memory.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of the LCD shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a state in which all images stored in an all image memory shown in FIG. 1 are displayed as a list on an LCD.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a state in which one entire image stored in an all image memory shown in FIG. 1 is interrupted and displayed on an LCD.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a first image display processing procedure in the image processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a continuous image display example in an image processing apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a continuous image display example in an image processing apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a memory map of a storage medium that stores various data processing programs that can be read by the image processing apparatus according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 CPU 2 Keyboard 3 LCD 4 VRAM 5 HD 7 ROM 8 RAM 9 PRT

Claims (15)

[Claims] An image information storage unit for storing image information that can be displayed on a display unit; and a selection unit for selecting sequence image information to be sequentially displayed on the display unit from a group of image information stored in the image information storage unit. Means, a display image storage means for storing the sequence image information selected by the selection means in the display order, and a first display section for displaying the sequence image information sequentially read from the display image storage means in the display order. Display control means, and second display control for reading out image information other than the sequence image information stored in the image information storage means and displaying the sequence information in an interrupted manner while displaying the sequence image information by the first display control means And an image processing apparatus. 2. A storage unit for storing a display history of sequence image information by the first display control unit, and a sequence sequence by the first display control unit after an interrupt image is displayed by the second display control unit. Input means for inputting a request to return to image display, wherein the first display control means, when an image sequence display return request is made by the input means, sequence image information according to the display history held in the holding means 2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image reading is restarted sequentially from step (b) and displayed on the display unit. 3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first display control means is capable of displaying list image information obtained by reducing the sequence image information stored in said display image storage means. apparatus. 4. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the selection unit is capable of selecting desired interrupt image information from the list image information displayed on the display unit. 5. The image processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said first display control means can simultaneously display said list image information and said sequence image information on said display unit. 6. An image processing method in an image processing apparatus comprising image information storage means for storing image information that can be displayed on a display unit, wherein the image information is stored in the image information storage unit from the image information group to the display unit. A selection step of selecting sequence image information to be sequentially displayed and storing the sequence image information in an image information storage unit in a display order; and a first display for displaying a sequence image information sequentially read out from the display image storage unit in a display order on a display unit. A second display step of reading out image information other than the sequence image information stored in the image information storage unit and displaying the image information in an interrupted manner during the sequence image information display in the first display step. An image processing method comprising: 7. A holding step of holding a display history of the sequence image information in the first display step in a memory, and after displaying an interrupt image in the second display step, a sequence image in the first display step. An input step of inputting a request to return to display, wherein the first display step includes, when a request to return to display an image sequence is made by the input process, sequentially displaying images from sequential image information according to a display history held in the memory. 7. The image processing method according to claim 6, wherein the reading is restarted and displayed on the display unit. 8. The image processing method according to claim 6, wherein in the first display step, list image information obtained by reducing the sequence image information stored in the display image storage unit can be displayed. . 9. The image processing method according to claim 6, wherein in the selecting step, desired interrupt image information can be selected from the list image information displayed on the display unit. 10. The image processing method according to claim 8, wherein in the first display step, the list image information and the sequence image information can be simultaneously displayed on the display unit. 11. A storage medium storing a computer-readable program for controlling an image processing apparatus including an image information storage unit for storing image information that can be displayed on a display unit, wherein the storage medium stores the program in the image information storage unit. A selecting step of selecting sequence image information to be sequentially displayed on the display unit from the displayed image information group and storing the sequence information in the image information storage unit in the display order; and a sequence sequence image information sequentially read from the display image storage unit in the display order. A first display step of displaying on the display unit; and displaying the sequence information other than the sequence image information stored in the image information storage unit while displaying the sequence image information by the first display step. And a second display step of displaying. A storage medium storing a computer-readable program. 12. A holding step of holding a display history of the sequence image information in the first display step in a memory, and after displaying an interrupt image in the second display step, a sequence image in the first display step. An input step of inputting a request to return to display, wherein the first display step includes, when a request to return to display an image sequence is made by the input process, sequentially displaying images from sequential image information according to a display history held in the memory. The storage medium storing a computer-readable program according to claim 11, wherein reading is resumed and displayed on a display unit. 13. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11, wherein the first display step enables display of list image information obtained by reducing the sequence image information stored in the display image storage unit. A storage medium that stores possible programs. 14. The computer-readable program according to claim 11, wherein the selecting step allows a user to select desired interrupt image information from the list image information displayed on the display unit. The storage medium in which it was stored. 15. The computer readable program according to claim 14, wherein the first display step enables the list image information and the sequence image information to be simultaneously displayed on the display unit. Storage medium storing.