JP2000148337A - Image processor, image editing and processing method, and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image processor which can efficiently edit images put one over the other. SOLUTION: When an A image 22 is moved in a state where a selected B image 23 is pasted so that it is included in the area of the A image 22, the B image is also moved at the same time, so that the A image 22 and B image 23 are both moved to specific positions on a display screen 21 while holding their relative position relation.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus, an image editing method, and a storage medium having an editing function for performing an editing process on a plurality of images displayed on a display means.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in an image processing apparatus, usually,
There is provided an editing processing function capable of superimposing a plurality of images and displaying them on a display means, and performing editing processing on the plurality of superimposed images. The editing processing function is configured to independently perform editing processing on a plurality of superimposed images.

[0003]

However, in the above-described conventional image processing apparatus, the editing processing function is configured to independently perform the editing processing on a plurality of superimposed images. When editing a plurality of images that have been processed, it is necessary to independently perform the editing process on each image regardless of the mutual relationship between the images, for example, the overlapping relationship. For example, among a plurality of superimposed images, there is an overlapping relationship in which one image includes another image, and when the same editing process is performed on each image to be edited, the same is applied to each image. Edit processing must be performed, which takes time.

An object of the present invention is to provide an image processing apparatus, an image editing processing method, and a storage medium that can efficiently perform editing processing on a plurality of images superimposed on each other.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
In an image processing apparatus having an editing processing function for performing editing processing on a plurality of images displayed on a display unit,
Determining means for determining an overlapping relationship between the one image and another image in the plurality of images based on one image selected as an editing target from among the plurality of images;
Editing processing means for performing editing processing on one image selected as the editing target, wherein the editing processing means determines by the determining means that the one image has an overlapping relationship so as to include another image Then, when performing the editing process on the one image, the same editing process as the editing process is performed on the other image.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the image processing apparatus according to the first aspect, the editing processing means performs the same editing processing on the one image and the other image simultaneously. And

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the image processing apparatus according to the first aspect, the editing processing means is configured so that the discriminating means causes only one part of each of the one image and the other image to overlap. When it is determined that there is an overlapping relationship, the editing process for the one image is performed independently of the other image.

[0008] The invention described in claim 4 is the first to third aspects of the present invention.
In the image processing device described in any one of the above, the editing processing means can execute an editing process such as an image moving process, an image scaling process, and an image copying process.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image editing method for performing an editing process on a plurality of images displayed on a display means, wherein one of the plurality of images selected as an object to be edited is selected from among the plurality of images. Determining an overlapping relationship between the one image and the other image in the plurality of images based on an image, and determining that the one image has an overlapping relationship to include the other image; And performing the same editing process as the editing process on the other image when performing the editing process on the one image.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the image editing processing method according to the fifth aspect, the same editing processing is simultaneously performed on the one image and the other image.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the image editing method according to the fifth aspect, it is determined that the one image and the other image have an overlapping relationship such that only a part of each image overlaps each other. , The editing process for the one image is performed independently of the other image.

[0012] The invention according to claim 8 is the invention according to claims 5 to 7.
In the image editing processing method according to any one of the above, the editing processing includes processing such as image moving processing, image scaling processing, and image copying processing.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, an editing processing system for performing an editing process on a plurality of images displayed on the display means on an apparatus such as an image processing apparatus having a display means. A storage medium storing the program, wherein the program is configured such that an overlapping relationship between the one image and the other images in the plurality of images is based on one image selected as an editing target from the plurality of images. And an editing module for performing an editing process on the one image selected as the editing target, wherein the one image includes another image by the determining module. When it is determined that there is an overlapping relationship, the same editing process as the editing process is performed on the other image when the editing process is performed on the one image. And characterized by applying for.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the storage medium according to the ninth aspect, the editing processing module includes
The same editing process is performed simultaneously on one image and the other image.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the storage medium according to the ninth aspect, the editing processing module is configured such that the discrimination module allows only a part of each of the one image and the other image to overlap each other. When it is determined that there is an overlapping relationship, the editing process for the one image is performed independently of the other images.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the storage medium according to any one of the ninth to eleventh aspects, the editing processing module performs an editing process such as an image moving process, an image scaling process, and an image copying process. Can be executed.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(First Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the structure of an image processing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a personal computer included in an image processing apparatus will be described as an example.

The personal computer has a CPU 1 as shown in FIG. The CPU 1 uses the PR of the ROM 7
In addition to performing system control in accordance with the program stored in the G area 7a, it performs individual processing such as document processing and image processing. The ROM 7 is provided with a font region 7b for storing font data, in addition to a PRG region 7a. In the PRG area 7a, an image editing processing program described later is stored together with the various processing programs. The RAM 8 is used as a work area for each processing by the CPU 1. RAM8 contains C
A WORK area 8a serving as a work area of the PU 1 and an IMAGA area 8b and an IMAGB area 8c for respectively storing images to be edited are provided. In this embodiment, as will be described later, a case is shown in which editing processing is performed on two images that are superimposed on each other. Therefore, two areas are stored in the RAM 8 as areas for storing images to be edited. However, when editing processing is performed on three or more images superimposed on each other, areas for the number of images to be edited are secured in the RAM 8.

The CPU 1 includes the ROM 7 and the RAM
8 together with a keyboard (KB) 2 via a bus line (BL) 6 and a liquid crystal display (LCD) capable of color display
3, a VRAM 4, a hard disk drive (HD) 5, and a printer (PRT) 9 are connected.
1 is controlled. The keyboard 2 has various keys for performing various environment settings such as data input, processing, and operation in each processing. The VRAM 4 stores data such as document data and image data generated by various processes of the CPU 1, and the stored data is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 4 as a font pattern or image data. The hard disk device 5 stores data such as document data and image data generated by various processes of the CPU 1. The printer 9 prints out data such as document data and image data generated by various processes of the CPU 1.

Next, the editing function constructed by the image editing processing program will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of an image selection screen in the editing function of the image processing device of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a positional relationship between two images to be moved by the editing function of the image processing device of FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another example of the positional relationship between two images to be moved by the editing function of the image processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing one of the two images shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example in which the moving process is performed by using
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example in which a moving process is performed on one of the two images.

The image editing processing program is a program for overlapping one image in a plurality of images with another image based on one image selected as an object to be edited from the plurality of images displayed on the liquid crystal display device 3. It has a discrimination module for discriminating the relationship, and an edit processing module for performing an edit process on one image selected as an edit target. When the determination module determines that one image has an overlapping relation that includes another image, the editing processing module
When the editing process is performed on one image, the same editing process as the editing process is simultaneously performed on another image. When the determination module determines that the one image and the other image have an overlapping relationship such that only a part of each image overlaps with the other image, the editing process of the one image is performed independently of the other image. Do it.

When, for example, two images are superimposed and edited by the image editing program, as shown in FIG. 2, first, a selection screen for selecting the selection of the image to be superimposed on the A image 22 is selected. Is displayed on the display screen 21. Here, this A image 22 is taken as a photographed image,
Assume that B to E images 23 to 26 constituting additional information such as a sticker are prepared as images to be pasted thereon, and a B image 23 is selected from these images and pasted to the A image 22.

When the selected B image 23 is pasted on the A image 22, the selected B image 23 is attached to the A image 22 as shown in FIG.
There are a case where the image is pasted so as to be included in the area of the image 22 and a case where the selected B image is pasted such that only a part thereof overlaps the A image 22 as shown in FIG.
In the former case, when an electronic album or the like is created by pasting a B image 23, ie, a sticker, to the A image 22 around the A image 22, ie, the photographic image, the latter, around the B image 23, around the B image 23, ie, the sticker. A case is considered in which an electronic album or the like is created by pasting the A image 22, that is, the photographic image.

First, a description will be given of a moving process when the selected B image 23 is pasted so as to be included in the area of the A image 22. In this movement processing, FIG.
As shown in (a), an input operation for performing a movement process on the A image 22 is performed. When the moving process is performed on the A image 22, as shown in FIG.
The same movement processing as the movement processing for 2 is performed on the B image at the same time, and the A image 22 and the B image 23 are moved to a predetermined position on the display screen 21 while maintaining their relative positional relationship. As described above, since the B image 23 included in the A image 22 is moved integrally with the A image 22, the A image 2
When creating an electronic album etc. centering on 2,
It is not necessary to perform an input operation for moving the B image 23 in accordance with the movement of the A image 22, and the moving process for changing the arrangement of the A image 22 can be performed efficiently.

On the other hand, when the selected B image 23 is pasted so that only a part of the selected B image 23 overlaps the A image 22, the moving process for the A image 22 is performed as shown in FIG. Is input. As a result, when the moving process is performed on the A image 22, FIG.
As shown in (2), the moving process is performed only on the A image 22, and the A image 22 is moved to a predetermined position on the display screen 21, but the moving process is not performed on the B image 23. B
Image 23 is kept at the current position. As described above, when an electronic album or the like is created by pasting the A image 22 around the B image 23 around the B image 23,
Only the image 22 can be moved to change the arrangement with respect to the B image 23, and appropriate editing processing can be performed.

Next, the procedure of the image moving process by the above-described image editing program will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a procedure of an image moving process by the image editing process program of the image processing apparatus of FIG. This procedure will be described using the images shown in FIGS. 2 to 6 as an example.

In the image movement processing by the image editing processing program, as shown in FIG. 7, first, in step S71, an image to be edited, ie, an image to be moved, ie, RA
A image 22 stored in IMAGA area 8b of M8
It is determined whether another image is superimposed on the image.
If another image does not overlap the A image 22 to be moved, the process proceeds to step S74, and the A image 22
Is changed to the designated destination position, and the changed image data is temporarily stored in the WORK area 8a of the RAM 8 and then transferred to the VRAM 4. The image data transferred to the VRAM 4 is transferred to the liquid crystal display device 3,
The image 22 is displayed at a display position corresponding to the destination. Then, the present process ends.

When another image is superimposed on the A image 22 to be moved, the process proceeds to step S72,
A image 22 based on the positions of A image 22 and B image 23
It is determined whether or not there is an overlapping relationship between the A image 22 and the B image 23 such that the A image 22 includes the B image 23. here,
When there is an overlapping relationship between the A image 22 and the B image 23 such that the A image 22 includes the B image 23 (see FIG. 3), the process proceeds to step S73, and the A image 22 and the B image 2
3 are moved to the designated positions while maintaining their relative positional relationships (see FIG. 5). This A image 2
The image data for displaying the image 2 and the B image 23 at the display positions corresponding to the respective destinations are stored in the WORK of the RAM 8.
Once stored in the area 8a, it is transferred to the VRAM 4.
The image data transferred to the VRAM 4 is transferred to the liquid crystal display device 3, and the A image 22 and the B image 23 are displayed at the display positions corresponding to the destination. After the movement of the A image 22 and the B image 23, the present process ends.

On the other hand, when there is an overlapping relationship (see FIG. 4) between the A image 22 and the B image 23 such that only a part of the B image 23 overlaps with the area of the A image 22, the process proceeds to step S74. The display position of the A image 22 is changed to the designated destination position, and the changed image data is stored in the RAM 8.
Is temporarily stored in the WORK area 8a and then transferred to the VRAM 4. The image data transferred to the VRAM 4 is transferred to the liquid crystal display device 3 and the A image 22 is displayed at the display position corresponding to the destination, but the B image 23 is not subjected to the moving process and the B image 23 23 is held at the current position (see FIG. 6). Then, the present process ends. Also, A
When the B image 23 is moved after the movement processing of the image 22, the B image 23 can be moved to a desired position by selecting the B image 23 as an edit processing target.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the A image 2
If there is an overlapping relationship between the B image 23 and the A image 22 such that the B image 23 is included in the A image 22, the A image 22 is edited and the B image 23 is simultaneously edited. , When there is an overlapping relationship between the A image 22 and the B image 23 so that only the part of the B image 23 overlaps the A image 22,
Since the editing process is performed independently of the B image 23 when performing the editing process on the image 22, the editing process (image moving process) on the plurality of images 22, 23 that are superimposed on each other is performed on each of the images 22, 23. It can be performed efficiently according to the positional relationship.

(Second Embodiment) Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 8 shows the positional relationship between two images to be subjected to image enlargement processing by the editing function according to the second embodiment of the image processing apparatus of the present invention, and performs image enlargement processing on one of the two images. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of the image processing apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating another example in which image enlargement processing is performed on one of the images, and FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of the image enlargement processing in the second embodiment of the image processing apparatus according to the present invention. .

In the first embodiment, the case where the image moving process is performed has been described. In the present embodiment, the case where the image enlarging process is performed will be described. Note that this embodiment has the same configuration as the above-described first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 8A, image selection processing is performed on the A image 22 while the selected B image 23 is pasted so as to be included in the area of the A image 22. Is performed, an input operation for performing the enlargement process on the A image 22 is performed. In this input operation, an enlargement ratio for the A image 22 is set. When the enlarging process is performed on the A image 22, as shown in FIG.
The same enlargement processing as the enlargement processing is performed on the B image at the same time, and the A image 22 and the B image 23 are enlarged at the same enlargement ratio and displayed on the display screen 21.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9A, image enlargement processing is performed on the A image 22 in a state where the selected B image 23 is pasted so that only a part thereof overlaps the A image 22. In this case, an input operation for performing the enlargement process on the A image 22 is performed. In this input operation, the A image 22
Is set. When the enlarging process is performed on the A image 22, as shown in FIG.
Enlargement processing is performed only on the image 2, and the A image 22 is enlarged on the set enlargement ratio and displayed on the display screen 21.
The enlargement of the A image 22 is not performed on the B image 23, and the B image 23 is held at the current size and position. Therefore, B is obtained from the enlarged A image 22.
The image 23 may be hidden.

Next, the procedure of image enlargement processing by the above-described image editing processing program will be described with reference to FIG. This procedure will be described with reference to image examples shown in FIGS.

In the image enlargement processing by the image edit processing program, as shown in FIG. 10, first in step S101, the image to be edited, that is, the image to be enlarged, that is, the A image 22 stored in the IMAGA area 8b of the RAM 8 is added to another image. It is determined whether or not the images are overlapped. If another image is not superimposed on the A image 22, it is determined that the image to be enlarged is only the A image 22, and the process advances to step S 104 to enlarge the A image 22 at the designated enlargement ratio and to enlarge the image. RAM after image data
8 and then transferred to the VRAM 4 once stored in the WORK area 8a. The image data transferred to the VRAM 4 is transferred to the liquid crystal display device 3, and the enlarged A image 22 is displayed. Then, the present process ends.

When another image, that is, the B image 23 is superimposed on the A image 22 to be enlarged, the process proceeds to step S102, and the position between the A image 22 and the B image 23 is determined based on the positions of the A image 22 and the B image 23. It is determined whether or not there is an overlapping relationship such that the A image 22 includes the B image 23. Here, the A image 2 between the A image 22 and the B image 23
8 includes the B image 23 (FIG. 8)
If there is (see (a)), the process proceeds to step S103, and both the A image 22 and the B image 23 are enlarged at the same enlargement ratio (the enlargement ratio specified for the A image 22) (FIG. 8).
(B)). Image data for enlarging and displaying the A image 22 and the B image 23 are stored in the WORK area 8a of the RAM 8 and then transferred to the VRAM 4. The image data transferred to the VRAM 4 is transferred to the liquid crystal display device 3, and the enlarged A image 22 and B image 23 are displayed. Then, the present process ends.

On the other hand, when there is an overlapping relationship between the A image 22 and the B image 23 such that only a part of the B image 23 overlaps with the area of the A image 22 (see FIG. 9A), step S104 A, the A image 22 is enlarged at the designated enlargement ratio, and the enlarged image data is stored in the WOR of the RAM 8.
The data is temporarily stored in the K area 8a and then transferred to the VRAM 4.
The image data transferred to the VRAM 4 is transferred to the liquid crystal display device 3 and the enlarged A image 22 is displayed.
The image 23 is not subjected to the enlargement processing, and the B image 23 is held at the current position with the current size (see FIG. 9B). Then, the present process ends. Also, the A image 22
In the case of enlarging the B image 23 after the enlarging process, the B image 23 can be enlarged at a desired enlargement ratio by selecting the B image 23 as an object of the enlarging process.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the image enlargement processing for the plurality of images 22 and 23 superimposed on each other can be efficiently performed according to the positional relationship between the images 22 and 23.

In each of the embodiments described above, an example in which an image moving process and an image enlarging process are performed as the editing process has been described. However, an image copying process, an image reducing process, and the like can be similarly performed. Needless to say. Further, in each embodiment, the example in which the editing processing is performed on the two images superimposed on each other has been described. However, the editing processing can be similarly performed on three or more images superimposed on each other. . In this case, storage areas for the number of each image may be provided in the RAM 8.

In this embodiment, an example in which the image editing processing program is stored in the ROM 7 has been described. However, this program is stored in another storage medium, such as the hard disk device 5, a memory card, a floppy disk, or a CDROM. Needless to say, it may be configured to supply the power.

[0043]

As described above, according to the image processing apparatus of the first aspect, one image in a plurality of images is determined based on one image selected as an object to be edited from the plurality of images. A determination unit configured to determine an overlapping relationship between other images; and an editing processing unit configured to perform an editing process on one image selected as an editing target. When it is determined that there is an overlapping relationship so as to include the same, when performing the editing process on one image, the same editing process as the editing process is performed on the other image. Editing of an image can be performed efficiently.

According to the image processing apparatus of the second to fourth aspects, it is possible to efficiently perform editing processing on a plurality of images superimposed on each other.

According to the image editing method of the present invention, the overlapping relationship between one image and another image in a plurality of images with reference to one image selected as an editing target from the plurality of images. And when it is determined that one image has an overlapping relationship so as to include another image, the same editing process as the editing process is performed when performing the editing process on one image. And the step of applying to a plurality of images can be efficiently performed.

According to the image editing processing method of the present invention, it is possible to efficiently perform editing processing on a plurality of images superimposed on each other.

According to the storage medium of the ninth aspect, the program is configured such that an overlap between one image and another image in the plurality of images is based on one image selected as an editing target from the plurality of images. A determination module for determining a relationship; and an editing module for performing an editing process on one image selected as an object to be edited. The editing processing module overlaps one image by the determination module so that one image includes another image. When it is determined that there is a relationship, when the editing process is performed on one image, the same editing process as the editing process is performed on another image. It can be done efficiently.

According to the storage medium of the tenth to twelfth aspects, it is possible to efficiently perform editing processing on a plurality of images superimposed on each other.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image selection screen in an editing function of the image processing apparatus in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a positional relationship between two images to be moved by the editing function of the image processing apparatus in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating another example of the positional relationship between two images to be moved by the editing function of the image processing apparatus in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a moving process is performed on one of the two images in FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a moving process is performed on one of the two images in FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a procedure of an image moving process by an image editing program of the image processing apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 illustrates a positional relationship between two images to be subjected to image enlargement processing by an editing function according to the second embodiment of the image processing apparatus of the present invention, and an image enlargement process performed on one of the two images. It is a figure which shows an example which performed.

FIG. 9 illustrates a positional relationship between two images to be subjected to image enlargement processing by an editing function according to a second embodiment of the image processing apparatus of the present invention, and performs image enlargement processing on one of the two images. It is a figure showing other examples performed.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of an image enlargement process according to the second embodiment of the image processing apparatus of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 CPU 2 Keyboard 3 Liquid crystal display device 4 VRAM 5 Hard disk device 7 ROM 8 RAM

Claims (12)

[Claims] An image processing apparatus having an editing processing function for performing an editing process on a plurality of images displayed on a display means, wherein one image selected as an editing target from among the plurality of images is displayed. A determination unit configured to determine an overlapping relationship between the one image and another image in the plurality of images based on a reference; and an editing processing unit configured to perform an editing process on the one image selected as the editing target, When the determination unit determines that the one image has an overlapping relationship so as to include another image, the editing process unit performs the same editing process as the editing process when performing the editing process on the one image. An image processing apparatus, wherein an editing process is performed on the another image. 2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the editing processing means performs the same editing processing on the one image and the other image at the same time. 3. An editing process for the one image when the determining unit determines that the one image and the other image have an overlapping relationship such that only a part of each image overlaps the other image. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing is performed independently of the other image. 4. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said editing processing means is capable of executing an editing process such as an image moving process, an image scaling process, and an image copying process. Image processing device. 5. An image editing processing method for performing an editing process on a plurality of images displayed on a display means, wherein the image editing process is performed based on one image selected as an editing target from the plurality of images. Determining an overlapping relationship between the one image and another image in a plurality of images;
If it is determined that one image has an overlapping relationship so as to include another image, the same editing process as the editing process is performed on the other image when the one image is edited. And an image editing processing method. 6. The image editing processing method according to claim 5, wherein the same editing processing is simultaneously performed on the one image and the other image. 7. When it is determined that there is an overlapping relationship between the one image and another image such that only a part of each image overlaps each other, the editing process on the one image is performed independently of the other image. 6. The method according to claim 5, wherein
Image editing processing method described. 8. The image editing processing method according to claim 5, wherein the editing processing includes processing such as image moving processing, image scaling processing, and image copying processing. 9. A storage in which a program for constructing an editing processing system for performing an editing process on a plurality of images displayed on the display means is stored on an apparatus such as an image processing apparatus having a display means. A storage module configured to determine an overlapping relationship between the one image and the other image in the plurality of images based on one image selected as an editing target from the plurality of images; And an edit processing module for performing an edit process on one image selected as the edit target, wherein the edit process module has an overlapping relationship such that the one image includes another image by the determination module. When performing the editing process on the one image, the same editing process as the editing process is performed on the other image. Storage medium. 10. The storage medium according to claim 9, wherein the editing processing module performs the same editing processing on the one image and the other image at the same time. 11. The editing processing module, when the discrimination module determines that the one image and the other image have an overlapping relationship such that only a part of each of the one image and the other image overlaps each other, 10. The storage medium according to claim 9, wherein the editing process is performed independently of the other image. 12. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the editing module is capable of executing an editing process such as an image moving process, an image scaling process, and an image copying process. Storage medium.