CN1274136C

CN1274136C - Browsing system

Info

Publication number: CN1274136C
Application number: CNB2004100390352A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 田中宏志; 石山英二
Original assignee: Fujifilm Corp
Current assignee: Fujifilm Corp
Priority date: 2003-01-24
Filing date: 2004-01-21
Publication date: 2006-09-06
Anticipated expiration: 2024-01-21
Also published as: TWI245553B; KR20040068469A; CN1518337A; KR100626688B1; TW200421864A

Abstract

This invention relates to a browsing system when a server is operated from a client, for example, the client is used as a digital camera and the printer is a server and the server can be operated but without a large scale of the client. By connecting a digital camera 1 with a printer 2, the image data obtained from the digital camera are directly printed by printer 2. The operation of the screen image from the operation of the printer 2 is transmitted to the digital camera 1.

Description

Browing system

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of browing system, it offers client with the operation screen of operations server as browsed content from server, at client browse displays operation screen, carries out server operation by the operation screen that shows.

Background technology

At present, proposed so direct print system, promptly printer directly be not connected with digital camera by microcomputer, by the digital camera printer operation so that print.In so direct print system, understand the instruction of digital camera by printer, digital camera is understood the instruction of printer, prints the selection or the printout of image thus.

But, for printers all on the market, digital camera need discern picture number printable on spendable antiquarian, spendable paper type (glossy paper, common paper), 1 blank, realize that CD-R printing etc. prints the instruction of relevant specific function, the internal memory that therefore need have huge capacity will increase the cost of digital camera like this.On the contrary, because printer will be discerned the instruction of the various functions that all digital cameras had on the market, need have the internal memory of huge capacity equally, thereby can increase the cost of printer.Therefore, present case is, can only constitute direct print system between specific printer and specific digital camera, even perhaps constituted direct print system, and the basic functions that can only use also that printer and digital camera have.

Therefore, such system has been proposed, promptly, by giving the function of digital camera web browser, with digital camera as client, with printer as server, from printer operation screen is offered digital camera as being used in the digital camera content displayed, web browser is used as the user interface (UI) of digital camera, therefore, even digital camera and printer both sides can not discern instruction each other mutually, (with reference to Japanese documentation 1: the spy opens flat 10-224676 communique also can to carry out both sides' control, patent documentation 2: the spy opens the 2000-196799 communique, patent documentation 3: the spy opens the 2001-222318 communique).In addition, also know have with the system of browsers such as mobile phone as the UI that is used for control such as household electrical appliances.

In addition, such system has also been proposed, promptly, controlled device (controlled device) such as AV device is linked to each other with the TV equal controller of control controlled device, controlled device is to the operation information (image information of display-operation picture of control device transmit operation controlled device, the acoustic information of indication operation etc.), display operation information in control device, control device receives the operation input from operation screen, controlled device operated (with reference to Japanese documentation 4: the spy opens flat 9-149325 communique, patent documentation 5: the spy opens flat 11-249709 communique, patent documentation 6: the spy opens flat 11-328081 communique, patent documentation 7: the spy opens the 2001-136588 communique).

If these system applies in direct print system, even then digital camera can not be discerned the instruction of printer, also can be printed operation.

But, in the system of above-mentioned patent documentation 1 to 3 record,, therefore, when in the content that printer provides, including character code, must store the font that is used to show described character code because digital camera is used as web browser.But,, therefore, only stored the designation number camera under many circumstances and carried out image taking or show necessary minimal font because the purpose of digital camera is to carry out image taking and demonstration etc.So, in order to show all literal of the display-operation picture that printer provides to digital camera, in digital camera, must store with operation screen in all font corresponding character codes of using, therefore, the structure of digital camera will be complicated, thereby cause the cost of digital camera to improve.

In addition, in the system that in above-mentioned patent documentation 4 to 7, is put down in writing, when operation information is sent to digital camera with image format, must on operation screen, be provided for the component parts that the button operated etc. constitutes operation screen.But, when such component parts is set on operation screen and since in digital camera must at parts the position is set or size is carried out various changes, therefore increased the operation burden of digital camera.

In addition, with the system applies in the above-mentioned patent documentation 1 to 7 during, operation screen is sent to digital camera and show from printer, and the image of printing is stored in the digital camera by digital camera in direct print system.Therefore, for the operation screen of the image that is used in selective printing is presented in the digital camera, printer will obtain the thumbnail image list of view data, image data list or view data that digital camera stores in advance, and the operation screen that utilizes the view data, tabulation or the thumbnail image list that are obtained to generate the image of selective printing output also offers digital camera.In addition, in order to obtain view data from digital camera, printer must be understood the storage organization of view data in the digital camera.Like this, the transmission of view data, tabulation or thumbnail image list receives very time-consuming, has strengthened digital camera and printer both sides' work load simultaneously.

Summary of the invention

Consider above-mentioned variety of issue, first purpose of the present invention is: if for example digital camera is as client, printer is used as server, when client is carried out the operation of server, the formation of client needn't be very complicated, just can carry out the operation of server.

Second purpose is: the burden that alleviates client when display-operation picture.

The 3rd purpose is: particularly make digital camera serve as the function of client, when making printer serve as the function of server, needn't increase burden to digital camera and printer both sides and just can print the selection of output image.

For realizing above-mentioned goal of the invention, the present invention adopts following technical scheme:

A kind of browing system, constitute by client and server, the operation screen that this server will contain the operation component parts that is useful on this server of operation offers described client as viewed content, in described browing system, described client is provided with the browser of browsing described content, demonstration is as the display frame of the described operation screen of described viewed content, accepts operator to the operation of described server by described operation screen, it is characterized in that:

Described server general only offers described client by the operation screen of the image construction that comprises described operation component parts as described content.

" operation component parts " is meant the image of the button of contained operational order in the selection operation picture, the literal that constitutes operational order, the identification image that shows, the effective coverage when touch screen function is played in expression etc. in operation screen.

" operator " is meant the key of the operational order on the selection operation picture, except button, also can be the touch-screen that comes the selection operation instruction by the touch operation picture.

" comprise the image of operating component parts " and be meant the image that the operation component parts is included in the piece image to be constituted, the background image that does not comprise operation screen and the image of operation component parts do not form the situation of one.

In addition, in first kind of browing system of the present invention, described client can be provided with the memory of the described view data of storage, the controller that is presented at described view data in the described display frame and this view data is selected handle.

In this case, begin indication, then start described controller, thereby the selection that realizes described view data is handled if described operator receives the selection of the described view data that the operation screen that begins to indicate by the selection of accepting described view data realizes.

In addition, in first kind of browing system of the present invention, described operation screen has the picture size that supposition shows in the virtual display frame of given size, described operation component parts is located by the absolute coordinate on the described picture size in the setting on this operation screen

Described client also can enlarge in the mode that cooperates described display frame size or dwindle described operation screen, is presented in the described display frame again.

In addition, in first kind of browing system of the present invention, described operation screen is made of the view data of jpeg format, described operation component parts can be arranged on the described operation screen, so that the border of described operation component parts is arranged in the position of integral multiple of pixel count of the view data compressional zone of described jpeg format.

Second kind of browing system of the present invention is made of digital camera and printer, and the operation screen that this printer will contain the operation component parts that is useful on this printer of operation offers described digital camera as viewed content,

In described browing system, described digital camera is provided with the browser of browsing described content, demonstration is as the display frame of the described operation screen of this browsing content, by the operator of this operation screen acceptance about the operation of described printer, by taking the device for shooting that obtains view data, store the memory of described view data, described view data be presented in the described display frame and described view data is selected the controller handled, it is characterized in that:

If described operator receives the described view data that the operation screen that begins to indicate by the selection of accepting described view data realizes and selects to begin indication, then start described controller, thereby the selection that realizes described view data is handled.

Adopt the present invention, server will only offer client by the operation screen that comprises the image construction of operating component parts as content, and the client browsing content also is presented at operation screen in the display frame.Herein, because operation screen is only by image construction, therefore, client only needs browse to show processing the content that server provides, and just operation screen can be presented in the display frame.Therefore, even contain literal in the operation screen that server provides, because it is image rather than character code, therefore, client needn't prepare to be used for the font of display text, and thus, client needn't possess complicated structure just can carry out the operation of server.

The advantageous particularly part is, client is made as digital camera, and server is made as printer, and the structure of digital camera needn't be very complicated, just can constitute direct print system.

In addition, if receiving the selection of the view data that the operation screen that begins to indicate by the selection of accepting view data realizes, the operator of client begins indication, then the start-up control device is handled with the selection of carrying out view data, therefore, need not server and understand the data store organisation of client memory client carried out accessing operation and to select view data.And client also needn't send to server with the thumbnail image of view data, image data list or view data from printer, needn't utilize view data to generate to be used to select the operation screen of image in server.Therefore, client and load of server in the time of can alleviating the image selection.Especially when client is digital camera,, be chosen in the standard feature of the image that shows in the display frame, therefore, carrying out can not increasing any burden when image is selected to client because digital camera has display image in display frame.

In addition, operation screen has supposition it is presented at picture size in the virtual display frame of given size, the operation component parts is determined by the absolute coordinate on the deciding picture size in the setting on the operation screen, client can cooperate the size of self display frame, be presented in the display frame behind expansion or the reduction operation picture, therefore, client needn't consider to operate the setting of component parts, only need to enlarge or the reduction operation picture, the operation screen of operations server is presented in the display frame in the mode that cooperates self display frame size.Therefore, the burden of client in the time of can alleviating display-operation picture.

Because the view data of jpeg format is that image is divided into a plurality of zones (constricted zone) and processing is compressed in every zone, therefore, in the image that after the view data to jpeg format decompresses, demonstrates, can produce crooked herein, on the border in zone.Therefore, when operation screen is made of the view data of jpeg format, by the setting operation component parts so that the border of operation component parts is arranged in the position of pixel count integral multiple of constricted zone of the view data of jpeg format, can make so crooked not too obvious, thereby improve the image quality of operation screen.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 (a) and Fig. 1 (b) be as the employing of the embodiment of the invention view of direct print system structure of this browing system.

Fig. 2 is the outward appearance end view of digital camera.

Fig. 3 is the plane graph of mode switch knob.

Fig. 4 is the block diagram of the signal processing system of digital camera.

Fig. 5 is the view of the storage organization of display image data.

Fig. 6 is the outward appearance end view of printer.

Fig. 7 is the plane graph of mode conversion switch.

Fig. 8 is the block diagram of the signal processing system of printer.

Fig. 9 is for showing the view of UI image examples.

Figure 10 is the view of the description example of demonstration UI description document.

Figure 11 is flow chart, its shown the processing carried out between the digital camera and printer in the present embodiment (one of).

Figure 12 is flow chart, and it has shown the processing carried out between the digital camera and printer in the present embodiment (two).

Figure 13 is the view of the selection picture of demonstration printer.

Figure 14 is the demonstration process chart of operation screen.

Figure 15 selects the flow chart of processing for print menu.

Figure 16 is for showing the Status view of the selected effective coverage of transfer printing.

Figure 17 is the view of the description content of demonstration multi.xml.

Figure 18 is the view of demonstration by the UI image of the UI pictorial data representation of file 0001.jpg by name.

One of the flow chart that Figure 19 handles for the image selection of carrying out in image chooser program ().

The flow chart that Figure 20 selects to handle for the image that carries out in image chooser program (two).

Figure 21 is the view that image is selected picture in the image chooser program.

Figure 22 is the view of the description content of demonstration multi2.xml.

Figure 23 is the view of demonstration by the UI image of the UI pictorial data representation of file 0031.jpg by name.

Embodiment

With reference to the accompanying drawings embodiments of the invention are described.Fig. 1 (a) and Fig. 1 (b) be as the employing of the embodiment of the invention view of direct print system structure of this browing system.Shown in Fig. 1 (a), in the direct print system of present embodiment, digital camera 1 is connected with wireless mode as client and server respectively with printer 2, handles the printout of printer 2 with the view data of carrying out digital camera 1 and obtaining by digital camera 1.In addition, shown in Fig. 1 (b), also can connect digital camera 1 and printer 2 in wired mode, handle the printout of printer 2 with the view data of carrying out digital camera 1 and obtaining by digital camera 1 by the cable 3 of IEEE1394, USB, Ethernet specifications such as (registered trade marks).And printer 2 is not limited to and digital camera 1 direct-connected printer, also can be the printer on the network.

Fig. 2 is the outward appearance end view of digital camera.As shown in Figure 2, in digital camera 1, be provided with the taking lens 12 that makes the subject image imaging by image pickup part, the LCD (LCD) 14 of various information such as display image data and picture numbering, start or close the mains switch 16 of digital camera, the user of digital camera 1 indicates the release-push 18 of shooting, be used to change the photograph mode that setting digital camera 1 is had, play mode, the mode switch knob 20 of various patterns such as direct print mode, from by the shown project of LCD14 the deletion desirable project, stop to handle, the cancel button of pressing when cancelling selected processing the 22, the executive button of pressing when from the LCD14 items displayed, carrying out selected project 24, the menu button of when showing the menu of the various patterns that digital camera 1 is possessed, pressing 26, the key of handling when the plus-minus of the picture numbering of carrying out being shown by LCD14 and menu selection etc. up and down 28 carries out the antenna 30 of radio communication and the communications connector 32 that carries out wire communication with printer 2 with printer 2.

Fig. 3 is the plane graph of mode switch knob 20.As shown in Figure 3, in mode switch knob 20, can carry out the pattern that is provided with (setup) that digital camera 1 is provided with, direct print mode (print), is connected with microcomputer with carry out view data to the PC pattern (PC) of microcomputer transmission, take dynamic menu animation mode (Mov), take the camera mode (Cam) of still frame and the conversion between the play mode (Play) of the image of demonstration shooting in LCD14.Shown among Fig. 3 that mode switch knob 20 is converted to the state of direct print mode.

Fig. 4 is the block diagram of the signal processing system of digital camera 1.In digital camera 1, be provided with the image imaging and carry out light-to-current inversion on sensitive surface that makes subject with photography portion 40 as view data output, carry out digital camera 1 whole control and carry out the sampling timing control of view data simultaneously, the storage control of view data, Control on Communication, the CPU42 that shows controls such as browsing of control and operation screen, carry out the image size variation, the definition correction, gamma-corrected, the signal processing part 44 that contrast correction and white-balance correction etc. are handled, the view data of simulation is transformed to the A/D converter 46 of DID, photoflash lamp 48, the photoflash lamp control part 50 of control photoflash lamp 48 operations, release-push 18, mode switch knob 20, cancel button 22, executive button 24, menu button 26 and up and down user such as key 28 be used for the input part 52 of input information, and as I/O 54 with the interface of the set information input of input part 52.

In addition, in digital camera 1, also be provided with usual way and Image Data Compression become JPEG or animation jpeg format and compressed and decompressed 56 that the view data of compression is decompressed, and conversion image data is so that the card interface 62 that carries out the storage of view data or read in the removable memory card 60 in being installed on memory card slot 58.Storage card 60 can be to be the removable medium of representative with storage of semiconductor, electromagnetism and optical storage.

In addition, in digital camera 1, also be provided with: system storage 64, the storage device RAM of operating space constituted when it was carried out by the ROM of operation sequence of storing CPU42 or various constants and as configuration program, wherein, the operation sequence of described CPU42 contains execution and is used to select the program of web browser and the image chooser program of image; After cutting off the electricity supply, still can continue to store the rewritable nonvolatile memory 66 of the various setting constants of digital camera 1; Driven timer 68 when time-lapse photography; Write down the calendar clock 70 of present time; The wave point 72 that uses when carrying out image or various information transmission reception by communication and printer 2; USB, the IEEE1394 that uses when carrying out image or various information transmission reception, the wireline interface 73 of Ethernet specifications such as (registered trade marks) by wire communication mode and printer 2; For being presented at, view data carries out the analog-to-digital LCD control part 74 of D/A among the LCD14; The hardwood memory 76 of the view data that the temporary transient storage that is made of VRAM etc. is used to show by the CPU42 instruction; The code information of CPU42 instruction is transformed into the literal of demonstration or information data and with the OSD78 of image at screen display; Carry out the touch-screen 80 of various inputs and the touch-screen control part 82 of control touch-screen 80 from LCD14.In addition, also has the electricity 84 of powering to each several part.

CPU42 reads the program of web browser and carries out from system storage 64, so CPU42 has the function as browser.

In addition, in the aftermentioned direct print mode, stored the MAC Address of the necessary printer 2 of communicating by letter in the nonvolatile memory 66.And, under the situation that hypothesis will directly be printed with multiple printer 2, then in nonvolatile memory 66, stored the MAC Address of the plurality of printers that hypothesis will communicate.

In the present embodiment, can import from touch-screen 80 and input part 52 both sides.

In wave point 72, connected antenna 30, in wireline interface 73, connected communications connector 32, thereby can receive with the transmission that printer 2 waits other communicator to comprise the various information of view data.

Wave point 72 is for having used the interface of electric wave, ultrasonic wave, infrared ray etc.When using electric wave, also can adopt WLAN wireless communications methods such as (local area network (LAN)s).

Fig. 5 is for showing the view of image data storage structure in the storage card 60.As shown in Figure 5, form catalogue (reach " 002Birthday " for " 001Vacation " among Fig. 5) in the lower floor of root (Root), have the view data that filename that 4 figure places number constitutes by DSCF0001.JPG etc. in each catalogue stored with 3 figure places numbering and title.When the such filename of the DSCF0002.JPG under the 002Birthday catalogue is short of, illustrate that the view data of this document name does not exist.In addition, 3 figure places of catalogue numbering forms catalog number, and the 4 figure places numbering of image forms the picture numbering.Therefore, for example the DSCF0001.JPG in the 001Vacation catalogue can represent with catalog number and picture numbering 001-0001.During display image data, catalog number and picture numbering will be shown as 001-0001 in LCD14.

Fig. 6 is the outward appearance end view of printer 2.As shown in Figure 2, in printer 2, be provided with for the draw-in groove 90 that inserts storage card 60, setting is to the mode conversion switch 92 of the pattern of printer 2 reads image data, be used to carry out the switch group 94 of the various inputs of printer operation 2, the antenna 96 that communicates by radio communication and digital camera 1, the communications connector 98 that carries out wire communication with digital camera 1 receives row's paper carrier 100 of printed matter of printout and the display group 102 who is made of the LED that shows printer 2 operating states etc.

Fig. 7 is the plane graph of mode conversion switch 92.As shown in Figure 7, in mode conversion switch 92, can change the mode card (Card) of reads image data from storage card 60, wireless microcomputer pattern (PC (Wireless)) by communication reads image data from microcomputer, by the wireless camera mode (Cam (Wireless)) of communication reads image data from digital camera 1, from the microcomputer that connects by wired mode wired microcomputer pattern (PC) of reads image data and from the digital camera 1 that connects by wired mode wired camera mode (Cam) of reads image data.Shown among Fig. 7 that mode conversion switch 92 is converted to the state of wireless camera mode.

In the present embodiment, be connected use though supposed printer 2 with digital camera 1 or microcomputer, but when being connected with microcomputer, the user is presented on the microcomputer operation screen to print the operation of machine 2, be connected with digital camera 1 when directly printing, the user is presented at operation screen among the LCD14 of digital camera 1 to print the operation of machine 2.Therefore, printer 2 does not possess the display that is used to operate of one with it.

Fig. 8 is the block diagram of the signal processing system of printer 2.In printer 2, be provided with: CPU110, it can carry out reading control, printing control, Control on Communication and showing control of view data when printing machine 2 whole controls; I/O112 as the interface of input operation switch group 94 and display group's 102 set information; Card interface 114, it is used for conversion image data so that carry out the storage of view data or read in the storage card 60 that is installed on memory card slot 90; System storage 116, the storage device RAM of operating space constituted when it was carried out by the ROM of operation sequence of storing CPU110 or various constants and as configuration program; After cutting off the electricity supply, still can continue the nonvolatile memory 118 of the various setting constants of storage print machine 2; The print engine 120 that constitutes by the printhead that is used to carry out printing, light source, paper feed etc.; At the wave point 122 that is undertaken by communication and digital camera 1 using when view data and various information send reception; USB, the IEEE1394 that uses when carrying out view data and various information transmission reception, the wireline interface 124 of Ethernet specifications such as (registered trade marks) by wire communication mode and digital camera 1; For view data being presented at the hardwood memory 130 of the view data that the temporary transient storage carrying out the analog-to-digital display control unit 128 of D/A in the outer monitoring device 126 that is connected with printer 2 and be made of VRAM etc. is used to show by the CPU110 instruction.

As described later, when directly printing, expression is stored UI view data and the storage of UI description document that operation screen is presented at user interface (UI) image in the digital camera 1 by nonvolatile memory 118.

Antenna 96 is linked to each other with wave point 122, communications connector 98 is linked to each other with wireline interface 124, thereby can receive with the transmission that digital camera 1 waits other communicator to comprise the various information of view data.

Wave point 122 can be the interface that utilizes light such as electric wave, ultrasonic wave, infrared ray.Under the situation of using electric wave, also can adopt WLAN wireless communications methods such as (local area network (LAN)s).

Fig. 9 is the view of the example of demonstration UI image.In Fig. 9, shown the UI image, this graphical representation carrying out when directly printing, at first by the initial operation picture of digital camera 1 demonstration.As shown in Figure 9, UI image 140 is by on background image 140A, describes to constitute as the image of 3 effective coverage 140B, 140C, the 140D of operation component parts and identification image 140E.Effective coverage 140B, 140C, 140D zone for operating by touch-screen 80, LCD14 goes up and touch effective coverage 140B, 140C, 140D by UI image 140 is presented at, thereby from digital camera 1 order corresponding with effective coverage 140B, the 140C, the 140D that are touched is sent to printer 2.Not only by touch-screen 80, and the user also can be by the needed effective coverage 140B of key 28 selections up and down, 140C, 140D, press executive button 24 again, will be sent to printer 2 with effective coverage 140B, 140C, order that 140D is corresponding from digital camera 1 with this.

In UI image 140 shown in Figure 9, effective coverage 140B, 140C, 140D be illustrated respectively on the blank StandardPrint that prints an image, in the print menu of printing the IndexPrint of a plurality of thumbnail images and print the MultiPrint of a plurality of images on a blank on the blank.Afterwards, the user can come the selective printing menu by selecting any effective coverage 140B, 140C, 140D.

Herein, UI image 140 has supposition it is presented at picture size in the standard-sized virtual display frame of digital camera 1.In the present embodiment, the pixel count of virtual display frame is 320 * 240 pixels.In addition, set initial point in the upper left corner of UI image 140, set X-axis at the paper transverse direction, set Y-axis at the paper longitudinal direction, the XY coordinate in the lower right corner is (319,239).Printer 2 will represent that the UI view data of UI image 140 is sent to digital camera 1 as it is.Expression is used to show the file 0001.jpg by name of UI view data of the UI image 140 of initial stage operation screen.

If digital camera 1 receives the UI view data, then cooperate the size of the LCD14 of self, UI image 140 is enlarged or dwindles processing, the UI image 140 after will handling afterwards is presented among the LCD14 as the initial operation picture.For example, be of a size of at LCD14 under the situation of 240 * 180 pixels, UI image 140 narrowed down to 0.75 times of UI image 140 that also will dwindle be presented among the LCD14.Enlarge or dwindle processing and undertaken by signal processing part 44.When LCD14 is of a size of 320 * 240 pixels, needn't carry out any expansion or dwindle to handle just UI image 140 can being presented among the LCD14.

In addition, for the minimizing capacity, compress the UI view data by compression modes such as jpeg format, tiff format and GIF forms, digital camera 1 enlarges or dwindles and handle and be presented among the LCD14 after decompressing by the UI view data after 56 pairs of compressions of decompression portion.

Because the view data of jpeg format is divided into image a plurality of constricted zones and each constricted zone is compressed processing, therefore, in the image that after the view data to jpeg format decompresses, shows, can produce regional crooked on the border of compressional zone herein.Therefore, in the present embodiment, under the situation that the UI view data is made of the view data of jpeg format, in background image 140A, provide effective coverage 140B, 140C, 140D, so that the position of the integral multiple of the pixel (8 * 8 pixel) of formation compressional zone, the border of effective coverage 140B, 140C, 140D.

For example, the X coordinate on the 140B left side, effective coverage is the integral multiple 32 of 8 pixels, and the X coordinate on the right is the integral multiple 144 of 8 pixels.In addition, the Y coordinate of top is the integral multiple 32 of 8 pixels, and following Y coordinate is 104.In addition, the X coordinate on the 140C left side, effective coverage is 176, and the X coordinate on the right is 288, and the Y coordinate of top is 32, and following Y coordinate is 104.The X coordinate on the 140D left side, effective coverage is 32, and the X coordinate on the right is 144, and the Y coordinate of top is 136, and following Y coordinate is 208.

Therefore, UI image 140 is presented under the situation among the LCD14, can occurring that significantly the zone is crooked, thereby can improve the image quality of UI image 140.

Figure 10 is the view that shows the description example of UI description document.Figure 10 is the UI description document that shows as operation screen for UI image shown in Figure 9 140.As shown in figure 10, the file of this UI description document is called " startup.xml ", and by the description of the 4th row, having specified the wide w as the operation screen image is that 320 pixels, high h are the UI view data of 240 pixels, file 0001.jpg by name.In addition, by the 5th description of walking to the 7th row, determine position, size and overproof (href) of effective coverage 140B, 140C, 140D.Specifically, determine position and the size of effective coverage 140B, 140C, 140D by the coordinate in each effective coverage 140B, 140C, the 140D upper left corner, wide w and high h, and then when selecting effective coverage 140B, 140C, 140D, the filename of the UI description document that request is sent is subsequently described as href.

If connect digital camera 1 and printer 2, then possessed function as web browser, to printer 2 the startup.xml request is proposed.Herein, owing to fixed the filename of startup.xml, therefore, the printer 2 of any kind all can be presented at the initial operation picture among the LCD14 of digital camera 1.If digital camera 1 receives the UI description document of file startup.xml by name from printer 2, then the description of file is resolved, propose the request of necessary UI view data to printer 2, and set the effective coverage of operating by UI description document appointed positions place on the operation screen that in LCD14, shows by touch-screen 80.

Below the processing of being carried out in the present embodiment is described.Figure 11 and Figure 12 be flow chart, and they have shown the processing of carrying out between the digital camera 1 and printer 2 in the present embodiment.In the present embodiment, mode switch knob 20 with digital camera 1 is converted to direct print mode, the mode conversion switch 92 of printer 2 is converted to wireless camera mode, digital camera 1 and printer 2 communicate by wireless mode, and the image that digital camera 1 is taken prints output in printer 2 processing is illustrated.In the processing of the digital camera 1 of Figure 11 and flow chart shown in Figure 12, no matter in which step, as long as the user presses cancel button 22, all can abort process to return step S1.

At first, if the user of digital camera 1 is converted to direct print mode with mode switch knob 20, then digital camera 1 demonstrates the selection picture of the printer of directly printing 2 in LCD14, accepts the selection (step S1) of user to the printer 2 directly printed herein.

Figure 13 is the view that shows the selection picture of printer 2.As shown in figure 13, in the present embodiment, show the type of " FUJIFILM NC-100 ", " FUJIFILM NC-50 " and " xxxxxIJ-30 " 3 printers 2 by LCD14.And the user can go up the upward arrow that shows or arrow or operate the key up and down of key 28 up and down down by touching LCD14, demonstrates the type of the printer 2 that other supposition will directly print.In each type designation, be respectively with MAC Address.

In the present embodiment, select the situation of " FUJIFILM NC-100 " to describe to the user below.If the user has selected printer 2, then transfer printing shows selecteed printer name, and then digital camera 1 sends connection request (step S2) by wave point 72 and antenna 30 to printer 2.Printer 2 response connection requests are finished connection, and notice digital camera 1 (step S3).Digital camera 1 proposes the request (Get (startup.xml), step S4) of the UI description document of file startup.xmlUI by name to printer 2.Printer 2 is accepted this request, and startup.xml is sent to (step S5) in the digital camera 1.

Digital camera 1 is resolved startup.xml (step S6).Then, propose to show that to printer 2 the necessary file of initial operation picture is called the request of the UI view data (Get (0001.jpg), step S7) of 0001.jpg.Printer 2 is accepted this request, and 0001.jpg is sent to (step S8) in the digital camera 1.Digital camera 1 carries out handling (step S9) as the demonstration of 0001.jpg initial operation picture.

Figure 14 is the flow chart that the demonstration of operation screen is handled.At first, the UI view data of file 0001.jpg by name is decompressed (step S51) the UI view data (step S52) that enlarges or dwindle decompression in the mode that cooperates the LCD14 size.Afterwards, will be presented at (step S53) among the LCD14, end process as operation screen by the represented UI image 140 of UI view data that enlarges or dwindle.

If the initial operation picture is presented at LCD14, (step S10) handled in the selection that user's selective printing menu of digital camera 1 then, digital camera 1 are accepted this menu and printed menu.

Figure 15 selects the flow chart of processing for print menu.At first, suppose that the UI view data is extended or dwindle that digital camera 1 is according to enlarging or multiplying power when dwindling recomputates (step S61) to position and the size of effective coverage 140B, 140C, 140D.Like this, the position of effective coverage 140B, the 140C in the initial operation picture that shows by LCD14,140D and size and expansion or to dwindle position and the size of preceding effective coverage 140B, 140C, 140D corresponding.

Next, whether the beginning monitor user ' has carried out touching or has not carried out any other input operation (step S62) to touch-screen 80, if step S62 is sure, judge then whether the user supresses cancel button 22 (step S63).If step S63 is sure, then interrupt with printer 2 between communicate by letter, return step S1 (step S64).

If step S63 negates, then judge the zone of the touch-screen of selecting 80, promptly by touching input that touch-screen 80 carries out whether from effective coverage (step S65), if step S65 negates then to return step S62.If step S65 is sure, the color (step S66) of the effective coverage that transfer printing is selected, and the operation screen of the color of the effective coverage that transfer printing is selected is presented at (step S67) among the LCD14, end process.

Herein, for example, if the user has selected MultiPrint, then as shown in figure 16, the color of the effective coverage 140D that transfer printing is corresponding with MultiPrint.Like this, the user just can easily discern own selected effective coverage.Which effective coverage in addition, replaces the transfer printing color, also can adopt the briliancy, the white and black displays that improve the effective coverage, add mode such as frame, be to discern user-selected effective coverage.Selected the situation of MultiPrint to describe to the user below.

Return Figure 11, if the user has selected MultiPrint, then digital camera 1 obtains the href (step S11) corresponding with the effective coverage of MultiPrint, to the obtain request (Get (multi.xml), step S12) of printer 2 propositions by the UI description document of the file multi.xml by name of the href description of MultiPrint.Printer 2 is accepted this request, and multi.xml is sent to (step S13) in the digital camera 1.

Figure 17 is the view of the description content of demonstration multi.xml.As shown in figure 17, multi.xml is by the description of the 4th row, and specifying the wide w as the operation screen image is that 320 pixels, high h are the UI view data of 240 pixels, file 0001.jpg by name.

Figure 18 is the view of demonstration by the UI image of the UI pictorial data representation of file 0001.jpg by name.As shown in figure 18, UI image 142 is to constitute by describing as 3

effective coverage

142B, 142C of operation component parts, image and the identification image 142E of 142D on background image 142A.

In UI image 142 shown in Figure 180,

effective coverage

142B, 142C, 142D are illustrated respectively on the blank 2-up that prints 2 images, are printing the 4-up of 4 images on the blank, print the print menu of the 9-up of 9 images on a blank.The arbitrary effective coverage 142B of user by selecting, 142C, 142D come the selective printing menu.In addition, UI image 142 is the same with UI image 140, has the picture size (320 * 240 pixel) that supposition shows in the standard-sized virtual display frame that digital camera 1 has.

On the other hand, walk to position, size and the href that

effective coverage

142B, 142C, 142D are determined in the 7th description of going from the 5th of multi.xml.Specifically, be position and the size of determining

effective coverage

142B, 142C, 142D by the coordinate in each

effective coverage

142B, 142C, the 142D upper left corner, wide w and high h, and then, when selecting

effective coverage

142B, 142C, 142D, the filename that request sends is subsequently described as href.After href, describe for image_select, image_select is such order, promptly when having selected corresponding

effective coverage

142B, 142C, 142D, the subprogram (image chooser program) that the image that designation number camera 1 is carried out is selected starts, simultaneously, appointment is by the picture number of image chooser procedure Selection.

1 couple of startup.xml of digital camera resolves (step S14), proposes to show that to printer 2 the necessary file of operation screen of MultiPrint is called the request (Get (0001.jpg), step S15) of the UI view data of 0001.jpg then.Printer 2 is accepted this request, and 0001.jpg is sent to (step S16) in the digital camera 1.Digital camera 1 carries out 0001.jpg and handles (step S17) as the demonstration of operation screen.This shows that the demonstration processing of handling with step S9 is identical, so locate no longer to describe in detail.

If by the LCD14 display-operation picture, user's selective printing menu of digital camera 1 then, receive this menu after, digital camera 1 prints the selection of menu and handles (step S18).Because the selection processing of print menu is the same with the processing of step S10, so locate no longer to describe in detail.Suppose that the user has selected 2-up in UI image 142.Therefore, transfer printing shows the effective coverage 142B in the UI image 142.

If the user has selected 2-up, then digital camera 1 obtains the href (step S19) corresponding with the effective coverage of 2-up, the request of obtaining (Get (multi2.xml), step S20) of the UI description document of the file multi2.xml by name that in the href of printer 2 proposition 2-up, describes.Printer 2 is accepted this request, and multi2.xml is sent to (step S21) in the digital camera 1.Afterwards, printer 2 carries out the printing of the 2-up of MultiPrint and prepares (step S22), accepts the preparation (step S23) of 2 width of cloth images simultaneously.

On the other hand, digital camera 1 starts the program (step S24) of image chooser program according to the indication of the image_select corresponding with the effective coverage of 2-up.As shown in Figure 5, image chooser program is the selection processing that 2 view data of 2-up printing are carried out in selection in a plurality of view data that are used for carrying out storing from storage card 60.Figure 19 and Figure 20 are presented at the flow chart that the image that carries out in the image chooser program is selected processing.At first, digital camera 1 is set the remaining picture of selecting and is counted n (step S71), and shows remaining picture number (step S72) in LCD14.Remaining picture is counted n and is constituted the picture of describing among the corresponding image_select in the effective coverage selected with the user count N (being 2 herein) in UI image 142.

Afterwards, digital camera 1 with the photo current of display image numbering be set at up-to-date, be the picture numbering (step S73) of the last shot image data, the image of photo current numbering is presented at (step S74) among the LCD14.Thus, display image is selected picture in LCD14.Figure 21 is the view that image is selected picture in the display image chooser program.As shown in figure 21, selected to show in the picture 144 that at image the image 144A of photo current numbering, residue picture are counted 144B, picture is numbered 144C, shooting date 144D and left-right arrow 144E, 144F.

Afterwards, whether the beginning monitor user ' has been carried out touch operation to touch-screen 80 or has not been carried out any other input operation (step S75).If step S75 is sure, judge then whether the user supresses cancel button 22 (step S76).If step S76 is sure, then interrupt with printer 2 between communicate by letter, return step S1 (step S77).

If step S76 negates, judge then whether the user presses the right button of key 28 (step S78) up and down, if step S78 is sure, then increase photo current numbering (step S79), return step S74.If step S78 negates, judge then whether the user presses the left button of key 28 (step S80) up and down, if step S80 is sure, then reduce photo current numbering (step S81), return step S74.

On the other hand, if step S80 negates to judge then whether the user has touched the Right Arrow 144F zone (step S82) of image selection picture 144, if step S82 is sure, then increases photo current numbering (step S83), returns step S74.If step S82 negates to judge then whether the user has touched the left arrow 144E zone (step S84) of image selection picture 144, if step S84 is sure, then reduces photo current numbering (step S85), returns step S74.

If step S84 negates to judge then whether the user supresses execute key 24 (step S86), if step S86 negates then to return step S75.If step S86 is sure, then the view data that photo current is numbered is as the image data storage that prints (step S87) in system storage 64, and residue picture number subtracts 1 (step S88), shows the residue picture number (step S89) after reducing.Afterwards, judge whether residue picture number is 0 (step S90), if step S90 negates then to return step S74.If step S90 is sure, think that then all images that will print all select to finish end process.

Return Figure 12, continue step S24, the view data that digital camera 1 will be selected in image chooser program sends to printer 2 (Put (the 1st width of cloth of the image of selection, step S25).If printer 2 receives view data, then will finish the information notice digital camera 1 (OK, step S26) of reception.Because in the present embodiment, selected 2-up as print menu, in digital camera 1 as view data, 2 width of cloth have been selected, therefore digital camera 1 continues the 2nd width of cloth view data is sent to printer 2 (step S27), and printer 2 will be finished the information notice digital camera 1 (step S28) of reception.Printer 2 then prints (step S29) if receive 2 width of cloth view data.

Figure 22 is the view of the description content of demonstration multi2.xml.As shown in figure 22, multi2.xml is by the description of the 4th row, and having specified the wide w as the operation screen image is that 320 pixels, high h are the UI view data of 240 pixels, file 0031.jpg by name.By the represented UI image of this UI view data is to notify the user to print the operation screen of end.

Figure 23 is the view of demonstration by the UI image of the UI pictorial data representation of file 0031.jpg by name.As shown in figure 23, UI image 146 be by on background image 146A, describe as operating assembly an effective coverage 146B, identification image 146C, and the character image 146D of expression MultiPrint 2-up " the MultiPrint 2-up Executed " that finish constitute.

In UI image 146 shown in Figure 23, effective coverage 146C is the zone of selecting to continue in order to continue to print.The user can continue to print by touching effective coverage 146B.In addition, UI image 146 is the same with UI image 140, has the picture size (320 * 240 pixel) that supposition shows in the standard-sized virtual display frame that digital camera 1 is had.

On the other hand, by the 5th description of going of multi2.xml, determined the position of effective coverage 146C.Specifically, determine position and the size of effective coverage 146C by the coordinate in the 146C upper left corner, effective coverage, wide w and high h, and then when selecting effective coverage 146C, the filename that request sends is subsequently described as href.

1 couple of multi2.xml of digital camera resolves (step S30), proposes to show the request (Get (0031.jpg), step S31) of the UI view data of printing the necessary file of end operation picture 0031.jpg by name then to printer 2.Printer 2 is accepted this request, and 0031.jpg is sent to (step S32) in the digital camera 1.Digital camera 1 carries out 0031.jpg and handles (step S33) as the demonstration of operation screen.This demonstration is handled and handled with the demonstration of step S9 is the same, so locate no longer to elaborate.

By the LCD14 display-operation picture, if the user of digital camera 1 touches continuation, then digital camera 1 selects to continue (step S34), accept this menu, digital camera 1 obtains the href corresponding with the effective coverage of continuing (step S35), the request of obtaining (Get (startup.xml), step S36) of the UI description document of the file startup.xml by name that describes in the href that printer 2 proposes to continue.Printer 2 is accepted this request, and startup.xml is sent to (step S37) in the digital camera 1, and returns step S6.

As mentioned above, in the present embodiment, printer 2 offers digital camera 1 with operation screen as the UI view data, and digital camera 1 is presented at the UI view data among the LCD14 as operation screen.Therefore, the processing that 1 need of digital camera the UI view data that is provided by printer 2 are provided and are carried out showing in LCD14 just can be presented at operation screen among the LCD14.Therefore, needn't prepare to be used for the font of display text in the digital camera 1, like this, digital camera 1 needn't adopt huge structure just can realize operation to printer 2.

In addition, in digital camera 1, show the UI image 142 of carrying out the operation of following the print image selection, if the user carries out the indication that the accompanying image data are selected, the image chooser program that then starts digital camera 1 is handled with the selection of carrying out view data, therefore, printer 2 need not the data store organisation of understanding digital camera 1 own and selects view data so that digital camera 1 is carried out accessing operation.Therefore, need not the thumbnail image of view data, image data list or view data to be sent to printer 2 from digital camera 1, in printer 2, use view data to generate the operation screen of selecting image, so, the burden of digital camera 1 and printer 2 in the time of can alleviating the image selection.Carry out the function that image is selected when particularly itself having the image that display image, decision are printed in LCD14, increase any burden can not for when therefore carrying out the image selection digital camera 1 because of digital camera 1.

In addition, the UI image of expression operation screen has the picture size that supposition can show in virtual display frame, locate the setting of effective coverage on operation screen by the absolute coordinate on the picture size of virtual display frame, thus, digital camera 1 needn't be considered the setting of effective coverage, only need enlarge in the mode that cooperates the LCD14 size or dwindle the UI image, just the operation screen that is used for printer operation 2 can be presented at LCD14.The burden of the digital camera 1 in the time of therefore, can alleviating display-operation picture.

In addition, in the above-described embodiments, though digital camera 1 is connected with printer 2 directly printing, the present invention is applicable to that also the printing receiving device that will be provided with in digital camera 1 and the photo studio is connected and prints the situation of ordering.In this case, the printing receiving device plays the effect of server, to be presented in the digital camera 1 with the 2 identical operations pictures of printer in the foregoing description, the user obtains the view data of selection from digital camera 1, send to and print the printer that receiving system is connected, print output with this.In this case, printing expense and finishing is printed required time and be may be displayed on and print in the receiving system, to tell the amount of money that the user prints and to finish and print the required time.

In addition, the present invention also is applicable to by network and view data is sent to the situation of image server from digital camera 1 at digital camera 1 and carry out view data and preserve between the image server of management and carry out exchanges data.At this moment, the same with the printer 2 of the foregoing description, the operation screen that image server will send view data offers digital camera 1.Like this, the user of digital camera 1 can will send to image server from the view data that digital camera 1 obtains by the operation to operation screen.

In addition, under image server and situation that printing server is connected, also can print simultaneously and order, in this case, image server will be used to print the operation screen of ordering and offer digital camera 1.And, at this moment also can print the selection in the shop of getting, the selection of different services menu that each printing shop of ordering provides, at this moment, the same with above-mentioned situation, offer digital camera 1 by the operation screen that will select as view data, increase burden for digital camera 1 and print request.

In addition, in the above-described embodiments, though digital camera 1 is connected with printer 2 directly printing, the present invention be applicable to by client and server form, at all browing systems of the operation screen of client browse operation server.For example, with mobile terminal devices such as mobile phone or PDA as client, when storing and managing is constituted browing system as the image server of data as server, though mobile terminal device is easier than digital camera aspect display text, if but the operation screen of view data is offered mobile terminal device as the image that contains the operation screen component part, owing to will not be converted to the literal demonstration by character code, also needn't determine to constitute the processing of layout of the part of operation screen, therefore can demonstrate operation screen at a high speed.

Claims

1. browing system, it is made of client and server, the operation screen that this server will contain the operation component parts that is useful on this server of operation offers described client as viewed content, wherein, described client is provided with the browser of browsing described content, demonstration is as the display frame of the described operation screen of described viewed content, accepts operator to the operation of described server by described operation screen, it is characterized in that:

Described server only will offer described client as described content by the operation screen of the image construction that comprises described operation component parts.

2. browing system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that:

Described client is provided with the memory of the described view data of storage, the controller that is presented at described view data in the described display frame and this view data is selected handle.

3. browing system as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that:

Begin indication if described operator receives the selection of the described view data that the operation screen that begins to indicate by the selection of accepting described view data realizes, then described controller starts, thereby the selection that realizes described view data is handled.

4. as any described browing system in the claim 1 to 3, it is characterized in that:

Described operation screen has the picture size that supposition shows in the virtual display frame of given size, described operation component parts is located by the absolute coordinate on the described picture size in the setting on this operation screen,

Described client enlarges in the mode that cooperates described display frame size or dwindles described operation screen, is presented in the described display frame again.

5. browing system as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that:

Described operation screen is made of the view data of jpeg format, and described operation component parts is arranged on the described operation screen, and the border of described operation component parts is arranged in the position of integral multiple of pixel count of the view data compressional zone of described jpeg format.

6. browing system, it is made of digital camera and printer, the operation screen that this printer will contain the operation component parts that is useful on this printer of operation offers described digital camera as viewed content, wherein, described digital camera is provided with the browser of browsing described content, demonstration is as the display frame of the described operation screen of this browsing content, by the operator of this operation screen acceptance about the operation of described printer, by taking the device for shooting that obtains view data, store the memory of described view data, described view data is presented in the described display frame and described view data selected the controller handled, it is characterized in that:

In the described controller, select to begin indication, then start with the selection that realizes described view data and handle in case described operator receives the described view data that the operation screen that begins to indicate by the selection of accepting described view data realizes.