JP2000099751A - Information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily composite characters, etc. with read image data by providing a pasting means which pastes the characters and the image data inputted via an input means at a margin that is detected by a margin detection means. SOLUTION: A reading part 1 reads the image data and a margin is detected out of the read image data by a margin detection part 3. A control part 4 pastes the characters and the image data which are inputted via an input part 2 at the margin detected by the part 3. An output part 5 outputs the image data to which the characters and image data are pasted. Thus, it is possible to perform a margin processing by designating previously the position and size of a desired part to be left as a margin and then to easily paste the characters, etc. to the image data without finding a part where the characters, etc. should be pasted out of an image that is read by an operator.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus for detecting a blank portion of read image data and pasting characters or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a character or the like is pasted in a margin portion of an image read by a scanner or the like, an operator searches for a margin portion in which the character to be pasted fits from the margin portion on the image by visual observation or the like. The method of specifying the area to be pasted and the position to paste is specified.

[0003]

However, it is troublesome to visually search for a blank portion having a size necessary for a character to be pasted, and an error such as erroneous pasting to a portion other than the blank space occurs. When the number of characters to be pasted and the number of characters to be pasted increase, there is a problem that the man-hour is extremely increased.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problem. When a character or the like is pasted on a blank portion of an image read by a scanner or the like, an operator searches for a blank portion on the image visually or the like. The purpose is to eliminate the need to specify a range and to automatically paste characters.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION To solve this problem, the present invention provides a margin detecting means for detecting a margin of image data, an input means for inputting characters and image data, and a detecting means for detecting the margin by the margin detecting means. By providing a pasting means for pasting the character and image data input by the input means in the blank portion, when a character or the like is pasted in the blank portion of the read image data, a blank portion in which the input character fits Are automatically detected and characters can be pasted.

This makes it possible to easily combine characters and the like with the read image data.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS According to the first aspect of the present invention, a reading means for reading an image, such as a scanner, comprises:
Image data processing means for processing the image data read by the reading means, margin detection means for detecting a margin part of the image data, input means for inputting characters and image data, and a margin part detected by the margin detection means And an output means for outputting the image data that has been pasted and synthesized, and a margin for the read image. When a character or the like is pasted on a portion, an effect is obtained that a blank portion in which the input character is stored is automatically detected.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus according to the first aspect, when there are a plurality of blank portions of the image detected by the blank detecting unit, the pasting unit determines the detected blank portion. Means for displaying a plurality of margin candidates,
The information processing apparatus includes a selection unit for selecting any of the blank portions displayed by the blank candidate display unit. This has an effect that a part to be pasted can be arbitrarily selected.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus according to the first or second aspect, the input means comprises:
A plurality of characters and image data can be input, and the information processing apparatus is provided with a designation unit that can designate a margin for each of the characters and image data input by the input unit. When a plurality of characters are input, a margin portion is automatically detected for each of them.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus of the first aspect, there is provided a margin designating section for designating a certain portion of the image data as a blank portion in advance, and the image data processing section has a designated margin. An information processing apparatus that performs image processing on a part other than the margin part,
When there is no blank portion in the original image or the like, the blank portion is designated and processed as a blank portion, and a character or the like is pasted.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. (Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an information processing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing read image data, and FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing margin detection processing.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a reading unit, 2 is an input unit, 3 is a margin detection unit, 4 is a control unit, and 5 is an output unit.

The reading section 1 reads image data, the input section 2 inputs characters and images, etc., the margin detecting section 3 detects a margin portion from the read image data, and the control section 4 Pastes the input characters and images into the detected margins, and outputs
Outputs image data with characters and images pasted.

Hereinafter, the operation of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 and 4 using the flowchart of FIG.

The image data read by the reading unit 1 is the portion indicated by 40 in FIG. 4A (41 is a portion other than the blank of the image data), and the input unit 2 reads "May 1998". The operation will be described with reference to an example in which the input is made.

In step 71, the control unit 4 controls the width (IW) and height (IH) of the read image data and the width (SW) and height (S) of the rectangle to which the input character is pasted.
H). In step 72, the upper left coordinates (X, Y) of the rectangular area to be pasted are initialized for subsequent calculations.

In steps 73 to 76, the margin detection unit 3 sequentially forms a rectangle having a width SW and a height SH from coordinates (0, 0) to coordinates (IW-SW, IH-SH) of the input data. It is checked whether or not there is image data in the area.
Then, the process proceeds to step S9, and the upper left coordinates (X, Y) of the margin are sequentially output. If all the areas of the image data have been checked, the process proceeds to step 78. Step 79 as margin
If there is no upper left coordinate output in step, an error flag is output.

It is now assumed that the portion 42 in FIG. 4B is finally detected as a blank portion. The control unit 4 pastes the character data “May 1998” into the detected margin, and outputs the synthesized image data from the output unit 5 as shown in FIG.

The character to be pasted may be pasted in the same size, but the character size should be zoomed at the same ratio as the size of the detected margin and the size of the rectangle of width SW and height SH. Thus, characters can be pasted in a well-balanced manner.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. (Embodiment 2) Embodiment 2 is an example for explaining processing when there are a plurality of blank portions.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of an information processing apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing read image data.

In FIG. 2, reference numerals 1 to 5 are the same as those in FIG. 6 is a margin candidate display section, and 7 is a selection section. The margin candidate display unit 6 displays the detected margin candidates, and the selection unit 7 selects the displayed margin candidates.

The operation of the second embodiment will be described below. It is assumed that the image data read by the reading unit 1 is 50 in FIG. 5A (51 is a portion other than the blank of the image data), and a case where “May 1998” is input from the input unit 2 is taken as an example. The operation will be described.

The margin detecting unit 3 is provided with the reference numerals 52, 5 in FIG.
It is assumed that two portions of No. 3 are detected as margins. The margin candidate display unit 6 displays the positions and sizes of these margin candidates on a CRT.
As shown in FIG. 5- (b), a rectangular frame or the like is displayed on the image screen on a display screen such as an LCD, and the selection unit 7 allows the operator to select a blank portion to be pasted. Here, for example, when 52 in FIG. 5B is selected as the paste position, the control unit 4 pastes the character data “May 1998” in the selected margin, and outputs the character data from FIG.
The combined image data is output as shown in FIG.

Although "May 1998" is input in the input unit 2, in addition to this, another character or image is input, and in the selection unit 7, the character or image to be pasted to the margin candidate is input. Can also be specified. As a result, when pasting a plurality of characters, images, etc., it is possible to detect a margin portion that can be pasted at once without detecting a margin for each input, thereby shortening the margin detection time. can do.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. (Embodiment 3) Embodiment 3 is an example for explaining processing in a case where a certain portion of image data is designated as a blank portion in advance and processed.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of an information processing apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing read image data.

In FIG. 3, steps 2 to 5 are the same as those in FIG. Reference numeral 8 denotes a margin designation unit, and 31 denotes a reading unit.

The margin designating section 8 designates a position and a size which are desired to be left as a margin on the read image.
The reading unit 31 deletes data of a specified portion from the read image data, and makes the portion a blank.

The operation of the third embodiment will be described below. The image data read by the reading unit 31 is assumed to be 60 in FIG.
The operation will be described by taking as an example the case where "May." Is input.

When the position and size of the portion 62 in FIG. 6A are designated as margins by the margin designation section 8, the reading section 3
1 deletes the margin designated by the margin designation unit 8 from the read image data and creates image data as shown in FIG. 6B (61 denotes an image data part other than the margin (part of 62) except for)). In the following processing, the same processing as in the example described in the first embodiment is performed, and the output unit 5 outputs synthesized image data as shown in FIG.

Thus, characters and the like can be easily attached to image data having no margin. Also, characters or the like can be pasted at the same position of a plurality of image data.

In this embodiment, a configuration in which the margin candidate display unit 6 and the selection unit 7 described in the second embodiment are combined is also possible.

[0034]

As described above, according to the present invention, when a character or the like is pasted in a blank portion of image data, the blank portion can be automatically detected from the read image and pasted. . In addition, if the position and size to be left as the margin are specified in advance, the image can be processed as the margin, and the operator does not need to search the read image for a portion to which characters and the like can be pasted. This has an advantageous effect that characters and the like can be easily pasted on the image data.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an information processing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of an information processing apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of an information processing apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of read image data according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of read image data according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of read image data according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating margin detection processing according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 reading unit 2 input unit 3 margin detection unit 4 control unit 5 output unit 6 margin candidate display unit 7 selection unit 8 margin specification unit 31 reading unit (when the margin is specified in advance)

Claims (4)

[Claims] A reading means for reading an image, such as a scanner; an image data processing means for processing image data read by the reading means; a margin detecting means for detecting a margin portion of the image data; Input means for inputting, pasting means for pasting the character and image data inputted by the input means to the margin detected by the margin detecting means, and output means for outputting image data synthesized by pasting. Characteristic information processing device. 2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said pasting means comprises: a margin candidate displaying means for displaying a plurality of detected margin portions when the image detected by the margin detecting section has a plurality of margin portions; The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a selection unit that selects one of the margins. 3. The input means is capable of inputting a plurality of characters and image data, and has designation means for designating a blank portion for each of the characters and image data inputted by said input means. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1. 4. A method according to claim 1, further comprising a margin designating section for designating a certain part of the image data as a margin part, wherein the image data processing part performs image processing on a part other than the designated margin part. Item 2. The information processing device according to item 1.