JPH04139584A - Image data on-line editing processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To perform a series of operations to image data in a real time by constituting the system so that an information input device communication mechanism gives an instruction to an image file managing mechanism and accesses an image file in accordance with a request, and executes registration, reference, list, deletion, attribute change, inquiry, etc., of image data. CONSTITUTION:In an information center, an image file 9, an image file manag ing mechanism 8 for managing this image file 9, and an information input device communication mechanism 7 for executing registration of image data, etc., in accordance with a request received through a circuit, etc., are provided. In such a state, the information input device communication mechanism 7 which receives a request from an information input device 12-1 gives an instruction to the image file managing mechanism 8 and accesses the image file 9, and executes registration, reference, list, deletion, attribute change, inquiry, etc., of image data in a real time. In such a way, a series of operations to the image data can be executed in a real time from the information input device 12-1.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] Regarding an image data online editing processing method for editing image data online, in response to a request notified from an information input device to an information center via a line,
It has a processing unit that registers, references, lists, deletes, changes attributes, queries, etc. of image data, and stores image data to be provided to the Videotex system, with the aim of enabling a series of operations on image data in real time. The image file to be created and the image data registered in this image file,
An image file management mechanism that manages the image file by referring to it, and in response to a request notified via the line, instructs the image file management mechanism to access the image file and perform registration, reference, list, deletion, and attribute operations. Information input to perform changes, inquiries, etc. The information input device communication mechanism that receives the request from the information input device (comprising 8 mechanisms) responds to the request and performs the above ii! The system is configured to instruct the flaw file management mechanism to access image files, and register, refer to, list, delete, change attributes, and inquire image data in real time.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to an image data online editing processing method for editing image data online.

[Prior Art and Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Conventionally, a Videotex information center built on an office computer had a configuration as shown in FIG. 6, for example. When storing image data in this information center 31 and providing it to a service, use a dedicated information input bag! The image data created in step 42 is once format-converted and stored in a replacement FPD, which is a magnetic medium, and then stored in an image file 38 by the image file management mechanism 37 of the information center 31. Because the image data provided to the service was passed offline in this way, the following problems occurred.

(11) Screen confirmation of the registered image data is not possible unless it is sent to the user terminal on -1.

(2) When updating the image data, use the replacement FPD again.
It was necessary to either store the information in the computer and pass it to the information input device 42 and recreate it, or create a user program tailored to the updated contents at that time and recreate it using the image data editing mechanism 36. In the latter case, screen confirmation cannot be done on the spot.

(3) When referring to management information such as a list of image data and attributes, the image file management mechanism 37 is used. However, although it is a series of processes when combined with image data creation and update processing, a different mechanism must be used for each process.

(4) If the information center 31 and the information input device 42 are located at a long distance, it is necessary to transport the replacement FPD 41 off-line, and changes and corrections cannot be made quickly.

The operation of the conventional configuration shown in FIG. 6 will be briefly explained below.

(1) Create image data using the information input bag 242,
- Then, the format is converted and stored in the replacement FPD 41.

[2] The replacement FPD 41 stored in f1+ is stored in the image file 38 via the image file management mechanism 37 of the information center 31.

(3) When referring to the image data accumulated in this image file 38, for example, the direct information center communication mechanism 34
Or private information center communication 1! +1135
The information is displayed on the user terminals 4o-1 and 4o-2 via. In addition, when updating image data, the image data editing mechanism 3
6, the image data stored in the image file 38 is rewritten, or alternatively, it is read from the image file 3B, temporarily stored in the replacement FPD 41, inputted into the information input bag W42 to be edited again, and then rewritten in the replacement FPD 41.
is stored in the original image file 38 via. In the former case, it is not possible to refer to the updated screen for image data.

Normally, the image data editing mechanism 36 is used when deleting image data or referring to management information such as a list of image data and attributes.

The present invention registers image data in response to a request notified from an information input device to an information center via a line.
It has a processing unit that performs reference, list, deletion, attribute change, inquiry, etc., and is intended to enable a series of operations on image data in real time.

[Means to solve the problem]

Means for solving the problem will be explained with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 1, the information input device communication #11 structure 7 instructs the image file management mechanism 8 to access the image file 9 in response to a request notified via the line.
This is a mechanism that performs processing such as registration, reference, list, deletion, attribute change, and inquiry.

The image file management mechanism 8 is a mechanism that registers, references, and manages image data in the image file 9.

The image file 9 is an image file that stores image data to be provided to the Videotex system.

[Effect]

As shown in FIG. 1, the present invention includes an image file 9 in an information center 1, an image file management mechanism 8 for managing the image file 9, and registration of image data in response to a request received via a line. An information input device communication mechanism 7 or the like is provided, and the information input device communication mechanism 7 that receives a request from the information input device 12-1 instructs the image file management mechanism 8 to file an image file 9 in response to the request. The system allows image data to be registered, referenced, listed, deleted, attributes changed, and inquired in real time.

Therefore, the information input device communication mechanism 7 performs registration, reference, list, deletion, attribute change, inquiry, etc. of image data in response to a request notified from the information input device 12-1 to the information center 1 via the line. By providing the information input device 12-1, it becomes possible to perform a series of operations on image data in real time from the information input device 12-1.

〔Example〕

Next, the configuration and operation of one embodiment of the present invention will be explained in detail using FIGS. 1 to 5.

In FIG. 1, an information center 1 is a center built on an office computer, and provides image data accumulated in an image file 9 to user terminals 11-1, 112, etc. via a Videotex network, a dedicated line, etc. It provides services that

The user program 2 is a program for providing the image data stored in the image file 9 to the user.

The VideoTex control mechanism 3 includes the VideoTex network 10.
A direct information center communication mechanism 4 that communicates with the user terminal 11-1 via a private information center communication mechanism 4, and a private information center communication mechanism that communicates with the user terminal 11-2 via a dedicated line or the like. 5. An image data editing mechanism 6 that edits the image data stored in the image file 9, an information input device communication function 7 according to the present embodiment that registers image data in the image file 9, and the image file 9. The image file management mechanism 8 includes an image file management mechanism 8 that registers and manages image data.

The image file 9 is a file that stores image data to be provided to the service.

The information input device 12-1 communicates with the information input device communication mechanism 7 according to this embodiment provided in the information center 1 via a line, and registers image data in the image file 9 in real time. It is an input device.

The information input device 12-2 is an input device for creating image data, first storing it in the replacement FPD 13, and storing it in the image file 9 by the image file management mechanism 8 of the information center 1.

FIG. 2 shows a detailed diagram of the information input device communication mechanism according to the present invention. This shows a detailed configuration diagram of the information input device communication mechanism 7 provided in this embodiment in the information center 1 of FIG. The configuration and operation will be explained below.

fi+ The main control section 15 instructs the communication procedure control section 16 to input data. The communication procedure control unit 16
It has a control function for the procedure section below the transport layer in Captain Protocol B1, and upon receiving a request via the line from the information input bag 212-1, passes the protocol data above the network layer to the main control section 15.

(2) The main control unit 15 passes the data passed from the communication procedure control unit 16 to the protocol analysis unit 14, and analyzes the function requested by the information input device 12-1 and the data added to the m function. Request retrieval of existing data.

(3) The protocol analysis unit 14 analyzes the requested data and notifies the main control unit 15 of an instruction as to which processing unit should process the data and the extracted additional data. FIG. 5 shows the functions and additional data requested by the information input bag 212-1, and the processing section corresponding to the functions.

(4) The main control unit 15 includes a protocol analysis unit 16
The processing is requested to the corresponding processing section in the image data processing section 17 notified from the image data processing section 17, and the additional data is passed.

(5) The corresponding processing unit in the image data processing unit 17 performs the requested processing while accessing the image file management mechanism 8 using the image file access unit 24;
As a response, protocol data for the network layer or higher is created and notified to the main control unit 15. The processing request contents, processing contents, responses, etc. in each processing section will be explained in detail below.

The registration update processing unit 18 performs a process of writing image data into the image file 9. The additional data passed is image data. Image data is written to the image file 9 in new registration mode or update mode according to the request. Create the written result as a response (4th step)
Figure @, ■).

The reference processing unit 19 extracts the image data specified by the request from the image file 9 and sends it to the information input device 12-1.
Perform processing to send to. The additional data passed is the reference screen number. Image data with conditions corresponding to the request is extracted from the image file and used as a response ([Phase], [Phase] in Fig. 4).

The list processing unit 20 searches for image data in the image file 9 and performs a process of creating a screen number list. The additional data passed is the range of screen numbers to be searched. Reads the management information of the image data in the specified range from the image file 9, searches for image data that satisfies the conditions corresponding to the request, and creates a list of screen numbers as a response (Fig. 4). [phase], ■).

The deletion processing unit 21 performs a process of deleting image data from the image file 9. The additional data passed is the range of screen numbers to be deleted. The image data in the requested range is deleted from the image file 9, and the processing result is created as a response (FIG. 5, 0, [phase]).

The attribute change processing unit 22 changes the attributes of image data in the image file. The additional data passed is the screen number of the image data whose attributes are to be changed. The management information of the specified image data is read from the image file 9, the attribute information is changed and written back, and the processing result is created as a response (FIG. 4 [phase], ■).

The inquiry processing unit 23 performs a process of counting the number of screens accumulated by the information provider. The additional data passed is the information provider number (the upper four digits of the screen number). The management information of all image data is read from the image file 9, the number of image data having the designated information provider number is counted, and the result is created as a response (0.0 in FIG. 4).

(6) The main control unit 15, which has received the response from the corresponding processing unit of the image data processing unit 17, requests the communication procedure control unit 16 to transmit the response.

(7) The communication procedure control unit 16 transmits control data below the transport layer to the information input device 12-1 via this response line.

By repeating the operations from +11 to +7) above, the information input device 12-1 and the information center 1 communicate with each other, and the image data in the image file 9 is sequentially processed. This allows a series of operations (registration, reference, list, deletion, attribute change, collation, etc.) to be performed in real time on the image data in the image file 9 of the information center 2 from the information input device 12-1 via the line. It becomes possible.

FIG. 3 shows a detailed illustration of the invention.

FIG. 3(a) shows an example of reference and registration of image data. This shows the operation of extracting image data from the image file 29, modifying it, and registering it as a different screen number.

(1) The information input device 30 transmits a request “FIN A” referring to the image data A to the information center 25 via the line.

(2) The information input device communication mechanism 27 takes out the image data A from the image file 29 in response to this Riffnis MPIN A'' and transmits it to the information input bag 230.

(3) The information input device 30 sends a request "ADD" to modify the received image data A and register it as screen number C.
C'' is transmitted to the information center 25 via the line.

(4) The information input device communication mechanism 27 receives the request “
ADD C'', the image data C is written in the image file 29 as a dotted line in the figure.

Through the above series of processes, the information input device 30 can correct the image data A retrieved from the image file 29 in the information center 25 via the line, and store this as image data C in the image file 29. It becomes possible.

FIG. 3(b) shows an example of displaying a list of screen numbers.

This shows an operation for displaying a list of image data stored in the image file 29.

(1) The information input device 30 transmits a request "ULI" to display the registered screen number list to the information center 25 via the line.

(2) The information input device communication mechanism 27 receives the request “
The screen numbers of all the image data registered in the image file 29 are edited into a list format according to the "ULI" and sent to the information input station 30.

(3) The information input device 30 displays the received list on the screen.

Through the above processing, the information input device 30 can display a list of screen numbers of all image data extracted from the image file 29 in the information center 25 via the line.

Next, the overall operation of the configuration shown in FIG. 1 will be explained using the flowchart shown in FIG.

+11 The information input device communication mechanism 7 according to this embodiment in the information center 1 is connected to a terminal (information input device 12-1.30)
Detects a request from (0YES in FIG. 4).

(2) When the information input device communication mechanism 7 detects a request, the processing (registration,
(reference, list, deletion, attribute change, collation, etc.), any one of the previously described processing units 18 to 23 in FIG. 2 is activated.

If the request is for registration: The registration update processing unit 18 writes the image data to the image file 9, and creates the processing result as a response (Fig. 4 @, ■) If the request is for reference: The reference processing unit 19 writes the image data from the image file. The corresponding image data is extracted and created as a response (Fig. 4 @, ■).

If the request is a list: the list processing unit 20 searches the image file, creates a screen number list, and creates this as a response (FIG. 4 [phase], O).

If the request is deletion: the deletion processing unit 21 deletes the corresponding image data from the image file, and creates the processing result as a response ([phase], [phase] in FIG. 4).

When the request is to change attributes: the attribute change processing unit 22 changes the attributes of the corresponding image data, and creates the processing result as a response (FIG. 4 [phase], ■).

When the request is for verification: the verification processing unit 23 counts the number of accumulated screens of a specific information provider and creates this as a response (FIG. 4 [phase], 0).

(3) The information input device communication mechanism 7 sends any of the responses created in (2) to the information input device 12-1 via the line.
Send to.

(4) The information input device 121 that has received the response displays its contents on the screen. Then, steps (1) to 3) are repeated, and processes such as registering image data in the image file 9 are performed in real time via the line.

FIG. 5 shows registration/reference/deletion/attribute change/
Show list/query example. Here, the name represents the function in an easy-to-understand manner, the symbol is the symbol used in the request, the parameter is the information specified when processing, and the function is the content to be processed by the request. The processing unit name is the name of the processing unit in charge of processing in the second drawing image data processing unit 17. Here, even if the screen numbers are the same, back screen registration is a registration process for screens used within a certain period (for example, during the summer period), and back screen registration is a process for registering screens used outside the period (for example, outside the summer period). This is the process of registering the screen to be used in 1 winter and autumn). These symbols are used as requests as explained in FIGS. 3(a) and 3(b) to perform various operations on the single image data in the image file 9.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, the information human-powered device 1
The configuration is configured to perform processing such as registration, reference, list, deletion, attribute change, inquiry, etc. of image data in response to a request notified from 2-1 to the information input device communication mechanism 7 of the information center 1 via a line. Since this is adopted, a series of operations on the image data of the image file 9 of the information center 1 can be performed in real time from the information input device 12-1.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a detailed diagram of an information input device communication mechanism according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a detailed explanatory diagram of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a detailed explanatory flowchart of the present invention. FIG. 5 shows an example of registration/reference/deletion/attribute change/list/query according to the present invention. FIG. 6 shows an explanatory diagram of the prior art. In the figure, 1: Information center (office computer) Video tenx control mechanism Information input device Communication mechanism Image file management mechanism Image file ~ 1.112: User terminal -1: Information input device: Protomol analysis section: Main control section: Communication procedure control unit: Image data processing unit 18: Registration update processing unit 19: Reference processing unit 20: List processing unit 21: Deletion processing unit 22: Attribute change processing unit 23: Inquiry processing unit 24: Image file access unit

Claims (1)

[Claims] An image file (9) for storing image data to be provided to a Videotex system in an image data online editing processing method for editing image data online.
, an image file management mechanism (8) that registers image data in this image file (9), refers to it, and manages it, and the image file management mechanism (8) that responds to requests notified via the line. an information input device communication mechanism (7) that performs processing such as registration, reference, list, deletion, attribute change, inquiry, etc. by accessing the image file (9) by instructing the information input device (12-1); ) In response to the request, the information input device communication mechanism (7) instructs the image file management mechanism (8) to access the image file (9), register and refer to the image data. , list, deletion, attribute change, inquiry, etc. are performed in real time.