JPS6260069A - Image processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily decide which window finally processed image information is displayed in by displaying the eye control of the window of the finally processed image information in a different state. CONSTITUTION:A desired image is selected by specifying an image editing mode by using a pointing device 29 and image information is read out of an optical disk 19 by inputting a retrieval code on a keyboard 23. Then, images corresponding to pieces of image information of windows A-D of a CRT display device 24 are displayed through a CPU 12. Then, when the image information which is processed finally is displayed in the window D, etc., an access display eye control (d) of this window D is painted in black differently from final access display eye controls (a)-(c) of other windows A-C. Images in the windows A-D are edited subsequently while observed and it is easily decided which window the finally processed image information is displayed in.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention uses, for example, a multi-window display to
The present invention relates to an image processing device such as an image information editing device that simultaneously displays and edits multiple documents.

[Technical Background of the Invention] Recently, image information such as documents, which are generated in large quantities, can be processed using optical
When a plurality of documents are image-edited using the image information read by dimensional scanning, one display device is divided into multiple windows to display the plurality of documents at the same time. Then, a certain document is cut out and combined with another document to edit the target document, and the edited document can be sequentially stored in a storage medium such as an optical disk, or can be visually viewed on an output device such as a CRT display device or a recording device. An image information editing device has been developed that outputs image information.

[Problems in the Background Art] However, in the above-mentioned devices, it is difficult to determine in which window on the multi-window the final edited document is displayed, that is, in which window on the multi-window the edited document is recognized by the control device. There was a drawback that the operator had to rely on his/her memory and could not easily determine whether the window was a window or not. The object of the present invention is to provide an image processing device that can easily determine in which window of a multi-window the finally processed image information is displayed.

[Summary of the Invention] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an icon for displaying the last access in each frame (frame icon) of a plurality of multi-windows, and displays the last access of the last processed window. For example, the display icon is painted in a specific color so that it can be distinguished from the last access display icon of other windows.

[Embodiment of the Invention] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an image information editing device as an image processing device of the present invention. That is, 11 is a main control device, which includes a CPU 12 that performs various controls, a main memory 13,
A buffer memory 14 having a storage capacity corresponding to image information for several pages of an A4-sized document, and a compression/expansion unit that compresses (reduces redundancy) and expands (returns reduced redundancy) image information. circuit 15; pattern generator 1 storing pattern information such as characters or symbols;
6, a display interface 17, and the like. The buffer memory 14 includes a CR, which will be described later.
Each window ASB in the T display device 24,
Storage areas 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d in C and D
are provided accordingly.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a reading device, such as a two-dimensional scanning device, which obtains an electrical signal corresponding to image information on the document 21 by two-dimensionally scanning the document 21 with a laser beam. Reference numeral 22 denotes an optical disk device that sequentially stores image information and the like read by the two-dimensional scanning device 20 and supplied via the main controller 11 on the optical disk 19.

On the other hand, 23 is a keyboard for inputting an open search code and various operation commands corresponding to image information. Reference numeral 24 denotes an output device such as a cathode ray tube display device (hereinafter referred to as a CRT display device) which is a display section and is read by a two-dimensional scanning device 20 and sent to the main controller 1.
1 or image information read from the optical disk device 22 and supplied via the main controller 11. It constitutes a meaningful image information display device. As shown in FIG. 2, the CRT display device 24 is capable of simultaneously displaying four documents using a maximum of four windows A, B, C, and D. The image can be enlarged or reduced independently for each of these four windows A1B, C, and D.
Editing such as rotation and scrolling is now possible.

Each of the above windows A, B, C, and D is provided with frames, that is, frame icons A', B', C', and D', and the last access display is displayed in the frame icons A-1B= and C-1D, respectively. Icons a%b, c, and d are provided for.

25 is a recording device that records image information read by the two-dimensional scanning device 20 and supplied via the main controller 11 or image information read from the optical disk device 22 and supplied via the main controller 11; It is output as a hard copy 26.

Reference numeral 27 denotes a magnetic disk device, which retrieves search data consisting of a search code entered through the keyboard 23, the size of image information for one item corresponding to this search code, and a storage address on the optical disk 19 where the image information is stored. The image information for each item is stored on the magnetic disk 28.

Further, 29 is a pointing device, for example CR
By arbitrarily moving the cursor on the T-display device 24 vertically or horizontally and giving an instruction at a desired position, you can change the display content at which the cursor is located (for example, various modes, edited images, cropped images, etc.). The selection can be made with a mouse or with the same tablet as the content displayed on the CRT display device 24 (for example, various modes, edited images, cut and paste ranges, etc.).

The above search data includes a search code (image name) consisting of a plurality of search keys, an image storage start track address on the optical disc 19 of image information corresponding to this search code,
It consists of the image storage start sector address and the number of image storage sectors (image length).

Next, the operation in such a configuration will be explained.

First, the operator uses the pointing device 29 to specify an image editing mode. Next, a desired image is selected using the pointing device 29, or a search code is entered using the keyboard to select and read image information stored on the optical disk 19 using the optical disk device 22. This read image information is stored in storage area 1 corresponding to window A of page buffer 14 by CPU 12.
4a. Also, a desired original is placed and read by the two-dimensional scanning device 20, and this two-dimensional,! - Inspection device 2
The image information read at 0 is stored in the storage area 14b corresponding to window B of the page buffer 14 by the CPU 12+. As a result, as shown in FIG. 2, image information is displayed in windows A, B, C, and D corresponding to the order of input.

At this time, the icon d for displaying the last access in the window D is displayed (marked) filled with black (specific color).

Furthermore, using the pointing device 29,
Instructs to insert the screen of window B into the screen of . Then, the CPU 12 stores the storage area 14 in the buffer memo 14.
The logical sum of the memory contents of a and the memory contents of the memory area 14b is calculated, and the memory contents of the memory area 14a in the buffer memory 14 are calculated again.
to be memorized.

As a result, the screen of window A is displayed as shown in FIG. At this time, because the screen of window A is finally accessed, the CPU 12
The icon a for displaying the last access of is filled in black and displayed (marked).

Further, even when other editing processing is performed, the final access icon of the window where the processing was last performed is filled in black and displayed (marked).

As described above, each time a process is executed, the final access icon corresponding to the window where the process was finally performed is filled in black and displayed (marked).

This allows the final processed image to be known, and the next time the operator stores the processed image on the optical disk 19 or hard copies it using the recording device 25, it is easy to determine which image is the target image. be able to. Furthermore, when changing the storage or recording of an image to another window, by pointing to that window with the pointing device 29, the last access display will be changed at the same time and the screen will move to the newly specified image. can be instructed.

In the above embodiment, the corresponding final access display icon is painted black in order to indicate the final access position, but the present invention is not limited to this. It is sufficient if it can be distinguished from other icons for displaying the last access, such as by changing the design.

[Effects of the Invention] As detailed above, the present invention provides an image processing device that can easily determine in which window of a multi-window the finally processed image information is displayed. can.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing the overall configuration, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a multi-window display, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a display for the last access. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of an icon. 11... Main control device, 12... CPU, 14...
Buffer memory, 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d-.
- Storage area, 19... Optical disk, 20... Two-dimensional scanning device, 21... Document, 22... Optical disk device, 23... Keyboard, 24... CRT display device, 25... - Recording device, 29... Pointing device, A,, B, C,, D, - Window, A'
, B', C', Applicant's representative Patent attorney Takehiko Suzue Figure 1 Figure 2vl Figure 3

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) In an image processing device having a multi-window function that displays multiple pieces of image information on the display unit, an icon for displaying the last access provided for each window displayed on the display unit and the last processed image information An image processing apparatus comprising: display means for displaying the icon corresponding to the window in a different display state from other icons. (2) The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display means fills in a final access display icon with a specific color. (3) The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the icon for displaying the last access is provided within a frame of each window.