JP2001265777A - Device and method for displaying recorded image and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform complicated operation control such as moving, zooming or scrolling of a displayed image with high operability by freely switching image display processing peculiar to each mode in simple configuration. SOLUTION: Various modes are switched and designated to a joystick 106 by a mode changeover switch 107 and on the basis of the designated mode, a processor 1 controls various kinds of image display processings in harmony with the indication of the joystick 106.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a recorded image display device, a recorded image display method, and a storage medium capable of retrieving and displaying image data read from a recording medium on a display unit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a personal computer (one function) has been used as an electronically recorded image reproducing apparatus.

[0003] In recent years, devices dedicated to recording images on Super Floppy (registered trademark) or MO magneto-optical desks, which are dedicated recording media, have been released.

[0004]

However, in the above conventional example, it was difficult to handle the size of the display image.

For example, when an image is enlarged to a size that does not fit on the screen, to scroll the image, move the mouse to an arrow portion of a scroll bar on the screen,
The method of moving by clicking or "grabbing" and moving the scroll bar itself with the mouse has been adopted, and has relied on the operation of the mouse which is difficult to use. Also, in order to avoid such troublesomeness, dedicated machines generally do not display images larger than the maximum screen.

Further, zooming of an image (enlargement, reduction)
However, since it is difficult to handle the same as above with a personal computer because it is controlled using a mouse, and a dedicated machine generally has no zoom function because the image size is reduced to the screen size as described above. Met.

[0007] Under the above-mentioned circumstances, conventional personal computers and dedicated recording image reproducing machines use a so-called "electronic album" (which mainly functions to record images and display and search the images, such as comfortable zooming and moving enlarged images). The functions required for a special-purpose machine that can perform such functions have not been fully realized.

[0008] Specifically, it is desired that such an electronic album has sufficient functions for enjoying images recorded on a large-capacity medium (such as a CD-R).

Therefore, it is assumed that the apparatus has various functions related to image display. One of them is an enlargement (zooming) function, which is very important when enjoying an image.

However, the following two problems can be raised when zooming.

(1) (Liquid Crystal) When the image is enlarged even larger than the screen size, scrolling the image is difficult.

(2) It is difficult to know where the center point of the zoom is, especially when performing an enlarged zoom.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to instruct a joystick to switch between different modes with a mode changeover switch, and to control the joystick based on the designated mode. By controlling different image display processing in synchronization with the instruction, it is possible to freely switch the image display processing specific to each mode with a simple configuration, and complicated display such as moving, zooming and scrolling the displayed image An object of the present invention is to provide a recorded image display device, a recorded image display method, and a recording medium capable of performing control with good operability.

[0014]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recorded image display apparatus capable of retrieving and displaying image data read from a recording medium on a display unit, comprising a joystick (joystick 106 shown in FIG. 3). ), And
Instructing means (corresponding to the mode switching switch 107 shown in FIG. 3) for instructing the joystick to switch between different modes, and controlling different image display processing in synchronization with the instruction of the joystick based on the mode instructed by the instructing means. Control means (processor 1 shown in FIG. 3)
).

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the instruction means includes a first mode for scrolling the screen of the display unit and a zoom mode for displaying image data displayed on the screen of the display unit. And a third mode for moving a cursor displayed on the screen of the display unit.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the control means tunes to the joystick instruction when the instruction means designates a first mode for scrolling the screen of the display unit. To move the display image in the direction indicated by the cursor.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the control means is arranged so that, when the second mode for zooming the image data displayed on the screen of the display unit is instructed by the instruction means, The image data displayed on the display unit in synchronism with the instruction of the joystick is displayed in an enlarged or reduced manner with a cursor indicated position displayed as a center.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the control means is arranged so that, when the third mode for moving a cursor displayed on the screen of the display unit is instructed by the instruction means, A screen to be displayed on the display unit is scrolled in synchronization with a joystick instruction.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recorded image display method in a recorded image display device capable of retrieving and displaying image data read from a recording medium on a display unit, wherein an instruction for instructing a joystick to switch between different modes is provided. A process (not shown), and a control process (steps (1) to (9) shown in FIG. 4) for controlling different image display processes in synchronization with the instruction of the joystick based on the mode instructed by the instruction process. It has.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the instruction step, the first mode for scrolling the screen of the display unit and the zooming of image data displayed on the screen of the display unit are provided. And a third mode for moving a cursor displayed on the screen of the display unit.

In an eighth aspect according to the present invention, the control step (steps ((2) and (3)) shown in FIG. 4) includes a first step for scrolling the screen of the display unit by the instruction step. When the mode is designated, the display image is moved in the cursor designated direction in synchronization with the instruction of the joystick.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the control step (steps ((4) to (6)) shown in FIG. 4), image data displayed on the screen of the display unit by the instruction step is zoomed. When the second mode for displaying is instructed, image data displayed on the display unit is enlarged or reduced around a cursor pointed position where image data displayed on the display unit is displayed in synchronization with the instruction of the joystick. is there.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the control step (steps (7) to (9) shown in FIG. 4), a cursor displayed on the screen of the display unit is moved by the instruction step. When the third mode is instructed, a screen to be displayed on the display unit is scrolled in synchronization with the instruction of the joystick.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided an instruction step (not shown) for instructing a joystick to switch a different mode to a recorded image display device capable of retrieving and displaying image data read from a recording medium on a display unit. A program for executing a control step (steps (1) to (9) shown in FIG. 4) for controlling different image display processing in synchronization with the instruction of the joystick based on the mode instructed by the instruction step. It is recorded on a computer-readable storage medium.

In a twelfth aspect according to the present invention, in the instruction step, the first step for scrolling a screen of the display unit is performed.
Mode, a second mode for zoom display of image data displayed on the screen of the display unit, and a third mode for moving a cursor displayed on the screen of the display unit. It is assumed that.

In a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, the control step (steps (2) and (3) shown in FIG. 4) includes a first mode for scrolling a screen of the display unit by the instruction step. Is displayed, the display image is moved in the direction indicated by the cursor in synchronization with the instruction of the joystick.

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in the control step (steps (4) to (6) shown in FIG. 4), image data displayed on the screen of the display unit by the instruction step is zoom-displayed. When a second mode for instructing is displayed, the image data displayed on the display unit is displayed in an enlarged or reduced manner centering on a cursor pointed position at which image data displayed on the display unit is synchronized with an instruction of the joystick. .

According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, in the control step (steps (7) to (9) shown in FIG. 4), the cursor displayed on the screen of the display unit is moved by the instruction step. When the third mode is designated,
A screen to be displayed on the display unit is scrolled in synchronization with the instruction of the joystick.

[0029]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating the appearance of a recorded image display device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and corresponds to, for example, an electronic album device.

In the figure, for example, an image taken by a digital camera is recorded on a digital camera recording medium such as SmartMedia (registered trademark) or CompactFlash (registered trademark). PC it through the adapter
Connect to MCIA interface 108. LCD screen 1
In 02, an image in a smart media or the like is displayed according to an operation of the remote controller 105, and if necessary, is recorded on a recording medium (recording medium) inserted from the recording medium slot 103, for example, a CD-R. Operations such as recording are performed by the remote control 105, and signals from the remote control 105 are transmitted to the main body through the remote control light receiving unit 104. 1
Reference numeral 07 denotes a mode changeover switch, which is configured so that, for example, three types of modes (screen scrolling, zoom control, and arrow movement) can be set according to the position of the movable switch.

As described above, from a digital camera or the like (sources other than the digital camera can be connected to an interface (R
This electronic album is recorded on a large-capacity recording medium such as a CD-R and the like, and the input image is input to this electronic album (e.g., via S-232C). This is the basic function.

In such an electronic album, image data is recorded on a large-capacity recording medium (such as a CD-R), and it is possible to browse and enjoy image data retrieved and retrieved. . At this time, for example, more than a thousand images can be recorded on the large-capacity recording medium according to the recording format of the medium. Therefore, the “search function” and the “zoom function” are extremely important.

Therefore, in the recorded image reproducing apparatus shown in FIG. 1, the joystick 106 is used to realize the above-mentioned equipment.
And a mode changeover switch 107. In addition, 2
One operating means may be on the remote control 105 side.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a main part for explaining the configuration of the mode changeover switch 107 shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, a description will be given of a case where the mode change switch 107 is set to the middle position, that is, the mode is set to the "zoom control" mode.

In this case, when the joystick 106 is tilted upward (toward the side in the figure), the zoom is enlarged, and when the joystick 106 is tilted forward, the zoom is reduced. In this case, the center of zooming is an arrow mark existing in the display image.

On the other hand, when the center point of the zooming is not appropriate, the mode changeover switch 107 is set to the lower "movement of arrow" mode.

In this case, the position of the arrow displayed in the image moves in accordance with the movement of the joystick 106.
After the center point of zooming is determined in this way, the mode switch 107 is returned to the "zoom control" mode again to perform zooming.

Now, when an image is enlarged to a size larger than the (liquid crystal) screen after being greatly enlarged, it is necessary that the image can be viewed by scrolling.

At this time, the mode switch 107 is set to "screen scroll". In this case, the screen is scrolled according to the movement of the joystick 106.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram for explaining the control configuration of the recorded image display device according to the present invention, and the same components as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

In the figure, 1 is a processor, a ROM 2
The search and display processing of the image data recorded in the recording medium slot 103 is performed based on the control program stored in the storage medium. Reference numeral 3 denotes a RAM, which functions as a work memory of the processor 1, and is configured so that its capacity can be expanded by connecting an expansion RAM (not shown).

Reference numeral 4 denotes a VRAM in which image data to be displayed on the LCD 5 is written. The writing or rewriting speed of the image data depends on the joystick 106.
The speed is varied based on the operation instruction state. Reference numeral 6 denotes a remote control light receiving unit interface, which notifies the processor 1 of communication data based on an optical signal received by the remote control light receiving unit 104 via the bus 9.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a media interface, which newly records image data recorded in a predetermined format on a recording medium inserted into the recording medium slot 103 in accordance with a read direction instruction from the processor 1 based on an operation instruction of the joystick 106. The data is read out in the order in which it was recorded or in the order in which it was recorded the oldest, and is written to the VRAM 4. Reference numeral 8 denotes an input interface, which is operation instruction information of the joystick 106 or a mode switch 10.
7 is notified to the processor 1 via the bus 9.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of a first data processing procedure in the recorded image display device according to the present invention. The processor 1 shown in FIG. 3 is based on a control program read from the ROM 2 or a storage medium (not shown). Shall be executed. Note that (1) to (9) indicate each step.

First, in step (1), the processor 1 determines the position of the mode changeover switch 107, and when it is determined that the mode switch 107 is in the down position, proceeds to step (2), waits for an instruction from the joystick 106, ), The cursor on the LCD 5 is moved based on the instruction of the joystick 106, an image is displayed centering on the position indicated by the cursor, and the process returns.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step (1) that the position of the mode changeover switch 107 is in the middle, the process proceeds to step (4) to determine whether the pointing direction of the joystick 106 is upward or downward. If it is determined that the image data is in the downward direction, the process proceeds to step (5), in which the displayed image data is reduced and zoom-displayed, and the process returns.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step (4) that the pointing direction of the joystick 106 is upward,
Proceeding to step (6), the image data is displayed in an enlarged zoom display, and the process returns.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step (1) that the position of the mode changeover switch 107 is upward, the flow advances to step (7) to determine whether the pointing direction of the joystick 106 is upward or downward. If it is determined that the direction is downward, the process proceeds to step (9), where the screen is scrolled up and the process returns.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step (7) that the pointing direction of the joystick 106 is upward,
Go to step (8), scroll up the screen,
Return the processing.

According to the above-described embodiment, the combination of the "mode changeover switch" and the "joystick" enables extremely comfortable zooming and movement of the enlarged image, which have been difficult to handle conventionally. .

Hereinafter, the configuration of a data processing program that can be read by the recorded image display device according to the present invention will be described with reference to a memory map shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a memory map of a storage medium for storing various data processing programs that can be read by the recorded image display device according to the present invention.

Although not shown, information for managing a group of programs stored in the storage medium, such as version information and a creator, is also stored, and information dependent on the OS or the like on the program reading side, such as a program, is stored. An icon or the like for identification display may also be stored.

Further, data dependent on various programs is also managed in the directory. In addition, a program for installing various programs on a computer or a program for decompressing a program to be installed when the program to be installed is compressed may be stored.

The functions shown in FIG. 4 in this embodiment may be executed by a host computer by a program installed from the outside. In this case, the present invention is applied even when a group of information including a program is supplied to the output device from a storage medium such as a CD-ROM, a flash memory, or an FD, or from an external storage medium via a network. Things.

As described above, the storage medium storing the program codes of the software for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiment is supplied to the system or the apparatus, and the computer (or CPU or MP) of the system or the apparatus is supplied.
It goes without saying that the object of the present invention is also achieved when U) reads and executes the program code stored in the storage medium.

In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the novel function of the present invention, and the storage medium storing the program code constitutes the present invention.

As a storage medium for supplying the program code, for example, a floppy disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, C
DR, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, RO
M, EEPROM and the like can be used.

When the computer executes the readout program code, not only the functions of the above-described embodiment are realized, but also the OS (Operating System) running on the computer based on the instruction of the program code. ) And the like perform part or all of the actual processing, and the processing realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments.

Further, after the program code read from the storage medium is written into a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer, based on the instructions of the program code, The CPU provided in the function expansion board or function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing,
It goes without saying that a case where the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by the processing is also included.

[0062]

As described above, the first embodiment according to the present invention is described.
According to the fifteenth aspect, the joystick is instructed to switch between different modes by the mode changeover switch, and based on the instructed mode, different image display processes are controlled in synchronization with the joystick instruction. In addition, image display processing unique to each mode can be freely switched, and there is an effect that complicated display control such as movement of a displayed image, zooming, and scrolling can be performed with good operability.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating the appearance of a recorded image display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a main part for explaining a configuration of a mode change switch shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a control configuration of the recorded image display device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a first data processing procedure in the recording image display device according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a memory map of a storage medium that stores various data processing programs that can be read by the recorded image display device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Processor 2 ROM 5 LCD 106 Joystick 107 Mode switch

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Claims (15)

[Claims] 1. A recording image display device capable of searching and displaying image data read from a recording medium on a display unit, comprising: a joystick; instruction means for instructing the joystick to switch between different modes; Control means for controlling different image display processing in synchronization with the instruction of the joystick based on the selected mode. A second mode for scrolling a screen of the display unit; a second mode for zooming image data displayed on the screen of the display unit; 2. The recorded image display device according to claim 1, wherein a third mode for moving a cursor displayed on a screen of the display unit can be designated. 3. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is configured to synchronize with a joystick instruction and display a display image in a cursor instruction direction when a first mode for scrolling a screen of the display unit is instructed by the instruction unit. 2. The recorded image display device according to claim 1, wherein the image is moved. 4. The control unit synchronizes with a joystick instruction when a second mode for zooming image data displayed on the screen of the display unit is instructed by the instruction unit. And displaying the image data displayed on the display unit in an enlarged or reduced manner centering on a cursor pointed position to be displayed.
The recorded image display device according to the above. 5. When the third mode for moving a cursor displayed on the screen of the display unit is instructed by the instructing unit, the control unit synchronizes with the instruction of the joystick. 2. The recorded image display device according to claim 1, wherein a screen to be displayed on the display unit is scrolled. 6. A recorded image display method in a recorded image display device capable of retrieving and displaying image data read from a recording medium on a display unit, comprising: an instruction step of instructing a joystick to switch between different modes; and an instruction by the instruction step. Controlling a different image display process in synchronization with the instruction of the joystick based on the set mode. 7. The instructing step includes: a first mode for scrolling a screen of the display unit, a second mode for zooming image data displayed on a screen of the display unit, and 7. The recorded image display method according to claim 6, wherein a third mode for moving a cursor displayed on a screen of the display unit can be designated. 8. The display control method according to claim 1, wherein when the first mode for scrolling the screen of the display unit is instructed by the instructing step, a display image is displayed in a cursor pointing direction in synchronization with the joystick instruction. 7. The recorded image display method according to claim 6, wherein: 9. The control step synchronizes with a joystick instruction when a second mode for zooming image data displayed on the screen of the display unit is instructed by the instruction step. 7. The image data displayed on the display unit is enlarged or reduced around a cursor designated position to be displayed.
The recorded image display method described above. 10. The method according to claim 7, wherein the control step includes: synchronizing with a joystick instruction when a third mode for moving a cursor displayed on the screen of the display unit is instructed by the instruction step. 7. The recorded image display method according to claim 6, wherein a screen to be displayed on the display unit is scrolled. 11. An instruction step of instructing a joystick to switch between different modes to a recorded image display device capable of retrieving and displaying image data read from a recording medium on a display unit, based on the mode instructed by the instruction step. A control step of controlling different image display processing in synchronization with an instruction of the joystick; and a computer-readable storage medium storing a program for executing the steps. 12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the instruction step includes: a first mode for scrolling a screen of the display unit; a second mode for zooming and displaying image data displayed on the screen of the display unit; 12. The storage medium according to claim 11, wherein a third mode for moving a cursor displayed on a screen of the display unit can be designated. 13. The display control method according to claim 1, wherein, when a first mode for scrolling the screen of the display unit is instructed by the instructing step, a display image is displayed in a cursor pointing direction in synchronization with the joystick instruction. 12. The storage medium according to claim 11, wherein the storage medium is moved. 14. The control step synchronizes with an instruction of the joystick when a second mode for zooming image data displayed on the screen of the display unit is instructed by the instruction step. 12. The storage medium according to claim 11, wherein the image data displayed on the display unit is enlarged or reduced around a cursor designated position to be displayed. 15. The control step, in a case where a third mode for moving a cursor displayed on the screen of the display unit is instructed by the instruction step, synchronizes with an instruction of the joystick. The storage medium according to claim 11, wherein a screen to be displayed on the display unit is scrolled.