JPH0728970A - Method for selecting picture processing command - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily select a picture processing command even when the technique of a picture processing itself is not known so much by displaying the candidates of the picture processing commands to be processed next corresponding to the registered picture processing command. CONSTITUTION:Respectively intrinsic identification(ID) numbers are attached to the respective picture processing commands and the candidates for indicating what kind of the picture processing commands are to be registered next when the certain picture processing command is registered are stored in an ID number correspondence table T1. Then, at the time of registering the picture processing commands in the order of execution and preparing a picture processing procedure, when the picture processing command registered immediately before is extracted first, by referring to the table T1, the candidates of the picture processing commands to be registered next are displayed. When an operator selects the desired picture processing command from the displayed candidates, the selected picture processing command is registered at the prescribed position of a picture processing procedure description table. Thus, unification of the picture processing commands of the same level can be performed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention registers a selected image processing command from various image processing commands as an image processing procedure (image processing program) in order to carry out a desired image processing, and stores the selected image processing command. The present invention relates to a method of selecting an image processing command to be registered in an image processing procedure description table of an image processing development support device that is sequentially executed.

[0002]

[Prior art]

(1) Conventionally, for example, as shown in FIG. 8, a large classification in which image processing commands are roughly classified by function is selected, and thereafter, a middle classification and, if necessary, a small classification are followed in a 2-3 step menu. In many cases, target image processing commands are sequentially selected. (2) Further, when a plurality of image processing command groups are combined to realize one function, a series of image processing commands for realizing the function is prepared as an image processing command string. Furthermore, in the image processing procedure registered by combining the image processing command strings that are grouped for each function, the target image processing result or operation performance may not be obtained. In some cases, both are prepared and used together.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, (1)
Method, it is impossible in space to display various (several dozen) image processing commands on the screen at the same time.
Even if all of them can be displayed, selecting a target image processing command from them causes a problem of poor visibility and operability. In addition, this method cannot promptly call a menu for selecting an image processing command unless the operator knows the classification to which the image processing command to be selected belongs. Furthermore, in the case of an operator who has not mastered the technique of image processing itself, there is no guideline as to which image processing command may be selected next. In this case, the operator cannot learn the image processing technique while using the image processing development support device.

Further, the method (2) has the following problems. That is, a single image processing command sequence is also a group of a plurality of subdivided image processing commands, and in the image processing procedure in which a plurality of image processing command sequences are registered, the combined image processing commands are registered. When the command sequence is replaced with a plurality of subdivided image processing commands, the same subdivided image processing commands may be duplicated, and the operator may not be aware of this.

Furthermore, since a group of image processing commands that are grouped together is a group of a plurality of subdivided image processing commands, there is a harmful effect such as an increase in the number of parameter setting items or complication. In order to avoid it, it is necessary to set functional restrictions. Note that the function referred to here corresponds to, for example, "binarization" in the case of binarizing image data.

For example, in this "binarization", as shown below, usually, in combination with the preprocessing ,? ? ? ? Threshold calculation by Look-up table creation This is a combination of three image processing commands: black-and-white look-up table conversion.

By the way, if the image processing commands such as "threshold calculation by ???" and "lookup table creation" are classified by the method (1), they are not necessarily classified as the same function. There are problems such as not always.
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to facilitate the selection operation of an image processing command even by an operator who is not very familiar with the technology of image processing itself.

[0008]

In order to solve such a problem, in the first invention, when the image processing procedure is created by registering the image processing commands in the order of execution, the image processing command registered immediately before is added. Correspondingly, a memory table in which candidates of the image processing command to be processed next are registered is prepared in advance, and the predetermined image processing command is selected and displayed by referring to this memory table, thereby displaying the displayed image processing command. The feature is that a desired one can be selected from the candidates of the image processing command.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when a plurality of image processing command groups are combined to create a predetermined image processing procedure for realizing one function, each function and an image processing command group for realizing the function are set. Prepare a memory table in which the correspondence relationship of is registered in advance, display the list by referring to the memory table based on a predetermined instruction,
When one of the predetermined functions is selected, a series of image processing commands for realizing the function is displayed so that the predetermined image processing command can be selected from among them.

[0010]

[Operation] For the image processing command registered immediately before,
This makes it possible to select a candidate of an image processing command to be registered next without having to go through the conventional menus of large classification, middle classification, and small classification to improve operability. Further, it is possible to select a series of image processing commands for executing one function for one function, improve operability, unify image processing commands at the same level, and avoid duplication.

[0011]

1 is a flow chart showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory view for explaining an image processing procedure description table, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory view for explaining an example of an ID (identification) number correspondence table. Is. It should be noted that each image processing command is given a unique identification number (ID), and once a certain image processing command is registered, a candidate indicating what kind of image processing command should be registered next. Are stored in the ID number correspondence table T1 as shown in FIG.

First, in step S1, the immediately preceding image processing command is extracted. Since the relationship between the ID number of the immediately preceding image processing command and the image processing command to be registered next is stored in the ID number correspondence table T1 as shown in FIG. 3, by referring to this table T1 The processing device uses the image processing command candidates to be registered next as shown in FIG.
It can be known from the ID number correspondence table T1 (step S2). In FIG. 3, for example, if the immediately preceding image processing command is “2”, the image processing commands to be registered next are “ID8” and “ID9”.

Next, the number of ID numbers fetched in step S3 is checked, and if "0", it is determined that there is no image processing command to be selected, and the processing is terminated. On the other hand, if the number of ID numbers is not “0” (in the above example, I
The number of D numbers is "2"), and a menu of image processing commands is displayed in step S4 (see FIG. 1), so that the operator selects a desired image processing command in step S5. As a result, the selected image processing command is
The image processing procedure description table P1 shown in (1) is registered at the "*" mark position (step S6).

When the number of ID numbers is "0" in step S3, the processes of steps S1 and S2 may be repeated. In this case, if the number of ID numbers is "0" even if the head image processing command registered in the image processing procedure is traced back, the processing ends without any processing. Further, the position of the ID number of the selected image processing command in the processing of step S5 is determined by the ID number correspondence table T of FIG.
A process of rewriting 1 may be added as shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 shows a case where what was initially registered as in (a) is rewritten (updated) as in (b). By doing this, when the image processing command is registered by this method immediately after the same image processing command next time, the image processing command selected this time can be displayed at the beginning of the image processing selection menu, which is a kind of learning. It becomes possible to have a function.

As the automatic updating method, when the conventional selection is made, the image selected in the "ID number string of the image processing command to be registered next" corresponding to the ID number of the immediately preceding image processing command is selected. Check whether there is an ID number of the processing command, and if there is not, add +1 to the number
However, the ID number may be added. As a result, the ID number correspondence table is replenished in the process of being used by the operator.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing another embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 6 is an explanatory view for explaining an image processing procedure description table, and FIG. 7 is an explanatory view for explaining an example of a function-specific ID number correspondence table. Is. Here, first, a list of image processing functions is displayed according to a predetermined instruction (step S1). Here, as shown in FIG. 5, an example in which three items of “binarization by the discriminant analysis method”, “binarization by the P-tile method” and “density conversion” are displayed is shown.

As a result, the operator selects a desired function in step S2. The processing device retrieves the ID number string corresponding to the function name selected in step S3 by referring to the function-based ID number correspondence table T2, and converts it into the image processing command name corresponding to each ID number in step S4. To display a list. Here, the case where “binarization by discriminant analysis method” is selected in step S2 is shown.

This "binarization by the discriminant analysis method"
5 is a function configured by a combination of three image processing commands of “threshold calculation by discriminant analysis method”, “lookup table creation”, and “monochrome lookup table” as shown in FIG. Will be repeated 3 times. The operator selects a desired image processing command in step S5 each time each image processing command is displayed. Then, after setting a predetermined parameter for the selected image processing command, it is registered at the "*" mark position of the image processing procedure description table P2 shown in FIG.

In the case of FIG. 1, the image processing command to be registered next cannot be specified by the immediately preceding image processing command, or in the case of FIG. 5, all of the functions are combined as a series of image processing commands. In some cases, it cannot be expressed, but in such a case, the conventional method may be used together.

[0021]

According to the present invention, according to the image processing command registered immediately before, the candidates of the image processing command to be registered next are selected from the conventional large classification-medium classification-small classification menu. Since it is possible to select without tracing, operability can be greatly improved. Also, since a series of image processing commands that execute that function can be selected for one function, not only the operability is improved, but also image processing commands of the same level can be unified, and duplicate use is avoided. Therefore, there is an advantage that the image processing procedure can be easily and efficiently created.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of an image processing procedure description table.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of an ID number correspondence table.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a method of updating an ID number correspondence table.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing another embodiment of the present invention.

6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of an image processing procedure description table corresponding to FIG.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a function-specific ID number correspondence table.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a general image processing command classification method.

[Explanation of symbols]

P1, P2 ... Image processing procedure description table, T1 ... ID number correspondence table, T2 ... Function-specific ID number correspondence table.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. When registering image processing commands in the order of execution to create an image processing procedure, a memory table in which a candidate of an image processing command to be processed next is registered corresponding to the image processing command registered immediately before. Is prepared in advance, and by selecting and displaying a predetermined image processing command with reference to this memory table, a desired one can be selected from the displayed image processing command candidates. How to select a featured image processing command. 2. When a plurality of image processing command groups are combined to create a predetermined image processing procedure for realizing one function, a correspondence relationship between each function and an image processing command group for realizing that function is defined. A registered memory table is prepared in advance, a list is displayed by referring to the memory table based on a predetermined instruction, and when one of the predetermined functions is selected, a series of image processing commands for realizing that function are executed. A method for selecting an image processing command, characterized in that a predetermined image processing command can be selected from among the displayed image processing commands.