JP2002142099A - Data edit device and method, and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a data edit device and method, and a storage medium that can bring efficiency to a cross-reference operation between received data and a slot for cross-referencing data in a template. SOLUTION: When a cursor 313 is placed on selected image data 306, dragged and dropped on slot 314 on a page 309, the page is copied by number of images selected on a template, the image is cross-referenced with a slot of the same number of each page on which the cursor is dropped and when the cursor is dropped on the page 309 at the outside of the slots, image data are related in the order of the slot numbers on the page.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data editing apparatus and method, and a storage medium, and more particularly, to associating a template (model) designed for laying out a plurality of photographs in the field of providing a photo print service. The present invention relates to a data editing device and method for inputting a plurality of images while performing the same, and a storage medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, along with the digitization of the photographic field, a service of creating a single print by embedding a plurality of digital image data into a designed template is being provided.

[0003] In order to provide this service, an operation for associating the input image with a slot in which an image in a template (model) designed for arranging photos is required at the time of order acceptance. Usually, there are a plurality of these slots, and when ordering with the photo service, these slots are assigned identifiers such as upper right, lower left, or the first and second, and the slots are distinguished by this identifier, and the slots are distinguished. The number and image file are specified.

When the number of input images is large, for example, 1
When an album is to be created from 00 images, the images are automatically associated according to the numbers assigned to the slots in order to quickly perform this association operation.
Thus, the association operation can be performed easily and quickly.

[0005] This association operation is effective when an album is created. For example, when an ID card is to be created for each image data from one ID card template and a plurality of input image data. When associating an ID card with a company logo in the first slot, a face photo in the second slot, and an illustration in the third slot, select multiple face photos by the same operation as for an album. Then, the face photo is linked to the logo and the illustration. To cope with this, it is necessary to create a new template containing a company logo and illustration, or to select an image one by one to create an ID card.

Therefore, when the association operation is specialized to an ID card and a plurality of images are associated with one slot, an operation is performed in which cards are created by the number of images and each image is associated with these cards. In the case where one image is associated and a plurality of images are associated with other slots by a subsequent operation, one image is automatically associated with each page. Thereby, the work of association can be made more efficient.

[0007] Association operation and I when creating an album
The two associating operations with the associating operation when creating a D card are classified according to the purpose of printing, but it is preferable that two operations can be performed in any case, and one operation cannot be performed in any case. As a result, redundant work may occur. Therefore, it is required to make these operations easy to understand on a GUI so as to achieve both.

[0008]

As described above, in the conventional method, since it is not possible to perform an operation of associating a slot with an image flexibly, an application specialized for each purpose is developed or purchased. Necessary and redundant.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a data editing apparatus and method, and a storage medium, which can increase the efficiency of the operation of associating data input slots with data input slots in a template.

[0010]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a data editing apparatus, comprising: an input means for inputting a plurality of data; Acquiring means for acquiring information on a template having slots; operation determining means for determining one association operation from at least two or more association operations for associating the plurality of data with the plurality of slots; A data editing apparatus comprising: associating means for performing an associating operation, wherein the associating means includes a position detecting means for detecting a position at which the associating operation of the data is performed based on information of the template acquired by the acquiring means; The means may include the one or more input data based on a position where the detected association operation is performed. The characterized in that associated with said plurality of slots.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the data editing apparatus according to the first aspect, the at least two or more associating operations include the plurality of data among the plurality of slots in the order of page numbers of the template. A first associating operation for associating data with the same number and a second associating operation for associating the data with the plurality of slots in numerical order.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the data editing apparatus according to the second aspect, the associating means is configured to execute the first association when the position where the detected association operation is performed is on the slot. Performing the operation, and performing the second association operation when the position where the detected association operation is performed is not on the slot.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the data editing apparatus according to the second aspect, when the position where the detected associating operation is performed is on the slot, the page is set to the second position. When the page is for one association operation, the first association operation is performed, and when the page is not for the first association operation, the second association operation is performed.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the data editing apparatus according to the second aspect, the associating means is configured such that, when the position where the detected associating operation is performed is on the slot, The first associating operation is performed when the position for performing the associating operation is on the center portion of the slot, and the second associating operation is performed when the detected position for performing the associating operation is on the end portion of the slot. An association operation is performed.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the data editing apparatus according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, the data comprises image data.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a data editing method comprising: an input step of inputting a plurality of data; and information of a template having a plurality of data association slots assigned serial numbers. Obtaining an association operation; determining an association operation from at least two or more association operations associating the plurality of data with the plurality of slots; and associating the determined one association operation. A data editing method comprising: a position detecting step of detecting a position at which the data associating operation is performed in the associating step based on the information of the template acquired in the acquiring step. One or more of the inputted data based on the position where the associating operation is performed. Characterized in that associated with the lot.

According to a eighth aspect of the present invention, in the data editing method according to the seventh aspect, the at least two or more associating operations include the plurality of data among the plurality of slots in the order of the template page numbers. A first associating operation for associating data with the same number and a second associating operation for associating the data with the plurality of slots in numerical order.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the data editing method according to the eighth aspect, the associating step includes the step of: performing the first associating when the position where the detected associating operation is performed is on the slot. Performing the operation, and performing the second association operation when the position where the detected association operation is performed is not on the slot.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the data editing method of the eighth aspect, in the associating step, when the position where the detected associating operation is performed is on the slot, When the page is for one association operation, the first association operation is performed, and when the page is not for the first association operation, the second association operation is performed.

In a data editing method according to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the data editing method according to the eighth aspect, the associating step is performed when the position where the detected associating operation is performed is on the slot. The first associating operation is performed when the position for performing the associating operation is on the center portion of the slot, and the second associating operation is performed when the detected position for performing the associating operation is on the end portion of the slot. An association operation is performed.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the data editing method according to any one of the seventh to eleventh aspects, the data comprises image data.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer system comprising:
The described storage medium is a readable storage medium storing a program for executing a data editing method, wherein the program is associated with an input module for inputting a plurality of data and a plurality of data with serial numbers. An acquisition module for acquiring information on a template having slots for use, an operation determination module for determining one association operation from at least two or more association operations for associating the plurality of data with the plurality of slots, An association operation module that performs two association operations; and a position detection module that detects a position at which the data association operation is performed in the association operation module based on information of the template acquired by the acquisition module; Is the detected association Operation of one or more of the data the input, characterized in that associated with the plurality of slots based on the position to be performed.

[0023]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A data editing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a data editing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The data editing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 includes a CPU 102 for performing various device control and program execution processing to be described later.
And an image input device 101 which comprises, for example, a film scanner, a digital camera, etc., and inputs image data,
A processing unit 103 composed of a hardware device dedicated to a specific process to support a part of a process to be executed by the CPU 102; a processing area used for the CPU 102 to perform a process; RAM10
4, an ROM 105 storing a control program of the CPU 102 and the like, an external storage device 106 storing image data input from the image input device 101 and storing a template and the like described later, Input device 107 such as a mouse and a keyboard for inputting various instructions
And a display device 108 for displaying an image layout result and the like input from the image input device 101, and a printing device 109 for printing the edited result. These components are connected to each other via a bus.

The above configuration can be realized not only by dedicated hardware but also by a general-purpose personal computer or the like.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the data editing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

The CPU 102 includes a position detecting unit 201, an operation determining unit 202, and a data
Slot associating means 203, template information acquiring means 204 connected to operation determining means 202 and data / slot associating means 203, respectively, and page duplicating means 20 connected to data / slot associating means 203
5 and a data selecting means 206 connected to the data / slot associating means 203.

The data input means 1 includes
01 is connected, and the input device 107 is connected to the position detecting means 201 and the data selecting means 206. Also,
The template information obtaining means 204 includes the external storage device 10
The display device 108 and the printing device 109 are connected to the data slot association means 203.

The position detecting means 201 detects an operation position designated by the input device 107, and the template information obtaining means 204 obtains template information from the external storage device 106. The operation determining unit 202 selects one of the two association operations based on the operation position detected by the position detecting unit 201 and the template information acquired by the template information acquiring unit 204.

The data selection means 206 is used for the image input device 1
The image data to be associated is selected from the image data from 01 using the input device 107. The data / slot associating means 203 is a
Based on the template information acquired in step 4 and the image data to be associated selected by the data selection unit 206, the association operation is performed according to one association operation selected by the operation determination unit 202. The display device 108 and the printing device 109 display and print the template information and the image data for which the association operation has been performed by the data / slot association unit 203. The page duplication unit 205 duplicates pages by the number corresponding to the association operation selected by the operation determination unit 202.

According to the configuration shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of image data associating slots on a virtual page on the template are assigned a number for each page, and the image data is associated in the order of this number. By associating the image data with each page with respect to the number, it is possible to lay out and print the plurality of input image data and the designated template. These operations are distinguished by the GUI.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a screen display of an application executed by the data editing device of FIG.
The screen of this application is composed of three parts.

The first part is a toolbar 317 which is a button for performing various operations such as template selection, image list display, editing tool, and scanning operation. The second part is an area for displaying information of the image list 306, the text list, and the tool. In the present embodiment, only the state where the image list 306 is displayed will be particularly described. The third part is an editing area 315 in which the selected template can be associated with image data and various editing operations can be visually performed.

First, the toolbar 317 has the following buttons. The template button 301 is selected when specifying a template, and the selected template is
It is displayed as a page 309 in the editing area 315. The displayed page and the total number of pages are displayed in the page information 311. When changing the display page, the next page button 31
0, use the previous page button 312. According to these operations, the page information 310 changes in conjunction.

The image list button 302 is used for the image list 3
06 is displayed. In the present embodiment, particularly, the association between the image data and the template will be described. Therefore, only the state in which this button is selected will be described.

The scan button 303 is selected when inputting image data from the image input device 101 such as a scanner. A text button 304 is selected when displaying a text list or directly inputting text. A print button 305 is selected when printing the edited result.

Next, in the image list 306, thumbnail images 307 of the input image data are displayed in a small list format so that the image data can be recognized at a glance. When there are many input images, the scroll bar 308
Can be scrolled. The user can select a plurality of image data by dragging the cursor 313 in this area.

In the editing area 315, the virtual page 30
9 is displayed. In the page, an area for displaying image data and character data, usually called a slot 314, is set. In these slots, a slot number 316 for identifying each slot is displayed. The slot number is assigned from page 1 for each page. In this area, the user can associate the image data selected in the image list 306 with a template or a slot in a page by drag and drop.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the data editing process executed by the data editing device of FIG.

In FIG. 5, after the application is started, the image input device 1 is selected by selecting the scan button 303.
01, image data is input (step S501).
(Input means), a template to be edited is selected by selecting a template selection button 301 (step S50).
2) (Operation determining means), by selecting the image button 302, displays the image data input in step S501 and the image data in the external storage device 106 as an image list 306 (step S503).

In this state, a plurality of image data in the image list 306 are selected by dragging using the cursor 313 (step S504), and a drag operation is performed on the selected image data to perform editing on the editing area 315. It is dropped on the page 309 (step S505) (association means), and the position where the drop was made is detected (step S506) (position detection means). Next, information on the display page of the selected template data is acquired (step S507), and an associating operation is determined as follows based on the acquired information.

That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the drop position in step S506 is the slot 40 on the page 309.
It is determined whether it is on the top of the slot or on the page 402 other than the slot (step S508). If the drop position is on the slot 401, the page is copied so that the number of pages is only the number of images selected in the template ( Step S51
1) Associating an image with the slot having the same number of the slot in which each page was dropped (step S51)
2). However, if the page already has the number of images, duplication is not performed.

FIG. 6 shows this operation. In FIG. 6, when the selected image A, B, C, D (601) is dropped on the top slot of the selected template (602) (603), the number of pages is reduced to the number of selected images. The image is copied so that the selected slot number 1 of the dropped page number of each page 604 is associated with A, B, C, and D, respectively (604).

If the result of determination in step S508 is that the drop position in step S506 is on a page 402 other than a slot, image data is associated in the order of slot numbers on the page. If the number of images is larger than the number of slots, the page is copied by arranging the surplus image (step S509), and the image data is similarly associated with the next page, that is, in the order of the slot number (step S510).

FIG. 7 illustrates this operation. In FIG. 7, when a drop operation is performed on the selected image A, B, C, D (701) on a page outside the slot of the selected template (702) (703), the images A, B, C, and D are displayed on the first page. B,
To associate C and associate the remaining image D, a second page is newly copied, and the image D is associated with the slot number 1 of the second page (704).

In the following step S513, the above result is displayed on the display device 108 (step S513). If the editing is not completed (N in step S514).
O), step S for other slots and image data
The processing after step 504 is repeated, and when the processing is completed (YES in step S514), printing is performed (step S514).
515), end this processing.

According to the processing of FIG. 5, the position where the selected image data is dropped by performing the drag operation using the cursor 313 is displayed on the slot 401 on the page 309.
If so, the image is copied by the number of images selected in the template (step S511), the image is associated with the slot of the same number of the slot where each page is dropped (step S512), and the drop position is other than the slot. If it is on the page 402, the image data is associated in the order of the slot number on the page (step S510), so that the efficiency of the operation of associating the input image with the slot where the image in the template is arranged can be improved.

Next, a data editing apparatus according to a first modification of the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In the data editing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, two associating operations are distinguished depending on whether or not the drag-and-drop location is on the slot. On the other hand, in the first modification, A similar operation is realized by providing a dedicated non-printed page (page 0) for performing an association operation performed on the entire page.

The data editing apparatus according to the first modification is
Its configuration is the same as that of the data editing apparatus of FIG. 2, and the data editing process is basically the same as the data editing process of FIG.
It differs from the data editing processing in FIG. 5 in that the determination processing in steps 901 and S902 is performed.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a data editing process executed by the data editing apparatus according to the first modification of the embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 9, the association operation is determined based on the acquired template information by the processing of step S507 in FIG.
As shown in (1), it is determined whether or not it is on the page 402 other than the slot on the page 309 (step S901). If the result of determination in step S901 is that the position of the associating operation is on a page 402 other than the slot, this processing is immediately terminated. If the position is on the slot, the flow proceeds to step S902 to determine whether the page number is 0 or not. I do. Step S90
If the page number is 0 as a result of the determination in step 2, the process from step S511 is executed, and the page is copied so that the number of pages is equal to the number of images selected in the template (step S511). The image is associated with the slot having the same number of the slot where the page was dropped (step S512).

If the result of determination in step S 902 is that the page number is not 0, the processing after step S 509 is executed, and the page is copied by arranging the surplus portion of the image (step S 509). Data is associated in the same manner, that is, in the order of slot numbers (step S51).
0).

According to the processing of FIG. 9, the position where the selected image data is dropped by performing the drag operation using the cursor 313 is displayed on the slot 401 on the page 309.
(YES in step S901), if the page number is 0 (YES in step S902), the page is copied so that the number of pages is only the number of images selected in the template (step S511). The image is associated with the slot having the same number of the slot where each page is dropped (step S512). If the page number is not 0 (NO in step S902), the image data is associated with the slot numbers on the page in order (step S902). Since step S510), the efficiency of the operation of associating the input image with the slot in which the image in the template is arranged can be further improved.

Next, a second modification of the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In the second modification, two areas 801 and 8 for distinguishing two associating operations are provided inside the slot.
02 is provided in advance. FIG. 8 shows a display example in which two areas are provided in a slot. In FIG. 8, when a drop is performed at the center portion 801 of the slot, the association is performed for each page, and when a drop is performed at the end portion 802 of the slot, the association within the page is performed.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a part of a data editing process executed by the data editing apparatus according to the second modification of the embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 10, step S507 in FIG.
, The associating operation is determined based on the acquired template information, and it is determined whether or not the position of the associating operation is on the page 402 other than the slot on the page 309 as shown in FIG. S1001).
If the result of determination in step S901 is that the position of the associating operation is on a page 402 other than the slot, the process immediately ends. If the position of the associating operation is on the slot, the process proceeds to step S1002, where the position of the associating operation is the central portion of the slot. 80
1 or on the end portion 802 of the slot.

If the result of determination in step S1002 is that the position of the association operation is on the center portion 801 of the slot, the processing from step S511 is executed, and the number of pages is equal to the number of images selected for the template. The page is duplicated as described above (step S511), and the slot having the same number as the slot where the page is dropped is added to the page.
The images are associated with each other (step S512).

If the result of determination in step S 902 is that the drop position is on the end portion 802 of the slot, the processing of step S 509 and subsequent steps is executed to copy pages only to arrange the surplus image (step S 509). ), The image data is similarly associated with the next page, that is, in the order of slot numbers (step S510).

According to the processing of FIG. 10, the position where the selected image data is dropped by performing the drag operation using the cursor 313 is displayed on the slot on the page 309 on the slot 40.
If it is 1 (YES in step S1001), and the drop position is on the center portion 801 of the slot (YES in step S1002), the page is copied so that the number of pages becomes the number of images selected in the template. (Step S511), the image is associated with the slot of the same number of the slot where each page is dropped (Step S512), and when the drop position is on the end portion 802 of the slot (N in Step S1002)
O) Since the image data is associated in the order of the slot number on the page (step S510), the efficiency of the operation of associating the input image with the slot in which the image in the template is arranged can be further improved.

It is needless to say that the present invention can also be applied to a case where the present invention is achieved by supplying a program to a system or an apparatus using a storage medium storing a software program module for realizing the above-described embodiment. Absent. In this case, the program module itself read from the storage medium implements the novel function of the present invention, and the storage medium storing the program constitutes the present invention.

In the above embodiment, the program module is stored in the ROM 105 in the data editing apparatus. However, as a storage medium for supplying the program module, a floppy (registered trademark) disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, M
Various types such as O, CD-R, DVD, magnetic tape, and non-volatile memory card can be considered.

[0065]

As described in detail above, according to the data editing apparatus according to the first aspect, the data editing method according to the seventh aspect, and the storage medium according to the thirteenth aspect, based on the information of the acquired template. A position at which the data association operation is performed, and based on the detected position at which the association operation is performed, one or more input data are stored in a plurality of data association slots with serial numbers. Since the association is performed, the efficiency of the operation of associating the data association slot with the input data in the template can be improved.

According to the data editing apparatus of the third aspect and the data editing method of the ninth aspect, when the position where the detected associating operation is performed is on the slot, the first associating operation is performed and the detected associating operation is performed. Since the second associating operation is performed when the position where the associating operation is performed is not on the slot, the efficiency of the associating operation between the data associating slot in the template and the input data can be further improved.

According to the data editing apparatus of the fourth aspect and the data editing method of the tenth aspect, when the position where the detected association operation is performed is on the slot, the page is used for the first association operation. , The first associating operation is performed, and if the page is not for the first associating operation, the second associating operation is performed. Thus, the associating operation of the data associating slot in the template with the input data is performed. Efficiency can be further improved.

According to the data editing apparatus of the fifth aspect and the data editing method of the eleventh aspect, when the position for performing the detected association operation is on the slot, the position for performing the detected association operation is the slot. When the position of the detected association operation is on the edge of the slot, the first association operation is performed when the position is on the center portion of the template. The efficiency of the operation of associating the slot with the input data can be further improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a data editing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a data editing device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a screen display of an application executed by the data editing device of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of slot positions on a template.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a data editing process executed by the data editing device of FIG. 2;

6A and 6B are explanatory diagrams of the processing of steps S511 and S512 in FIG. 5, wherein FIG. 6A illustrates an operation of associating an input image 601 with a template 602, and FIG. 6B illustrates each associated page 604.

7A and 7B are explanatory diagrams of the processing of steps S509 and S510 in FIG. 5, wherein FIG. 7A illustrates an operation of associating an input image 701 with a template 702, and FIG. 7B illustrates each associated page 704.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a position on a slot.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a part of a data editing process executed by a data editing device according to a first modification of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a part of a data editing process executed by a data editing device according to a second modification of the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 101 image input device 102 CPU 103 processing unit 104 RAM 105 ROM 106 external storage device 107 input device 108 display device 109 printing device 201 position detection means 202 operation determination means 203 data / slot association means 204 template information acquisition means 205 page duplication means 206 Data selection means

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Claims (13)

[Claims] An input unit for inputting a plurality of data; an obtaining unit for obtaining information of a template having a plurality of slots for data association with serial numbers; and an input unit for inputting the plurality of data into the plurality of slots. A data editing apparatus comprising: an operation determining unit that determines one association operation from at least two or more association operations to be associated with the association unit; and an association unit that performs the determined one association operation. Position detecting means for detecting a position at which the associating means performs the data associating operation on the basis of the information of the one of the input ones based on the detected position at which the associating operation is performed. A data editing device associating the above data with the plurality of slots. 2. The at least two or more associating operations include a first associating operation for associating the plurality of data with the same number among the plurality of slots in the order of the page number of the template; 2. The data editing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a second associating operation for associating the slots with the slots in numerical order. 3. The associating means performs the first associating operation when the position at which the detected associating operation is performed is on the slot, and the position at which the detected associating operation is performed is on the slot. When there is no second
3. The data editing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein an association operation is performed. 4. The associating means, when a position where the detected associating operation is performed is on the slot, and when a page is for the first associating operation, executes the first associating operation. Do the page first
3. The data editing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the second associating operation is performed when the data is not for the associating operation. 5. The associating means according to claim 1, wherein the position at which the detected associating operation is performed is on the slot, and the position at which the detected associating operation is performed is located at the center of the slot. 3. The data editing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the associating operation is performed, and the second associating operation is performed when a position at which the detected associating operation is performed is located at an end of the slot. 4. 6. The data editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the data comprises image data. 7. An inputting step of inputting a plurality of data, an obtaining step of obtaining information of a template having a plurality of slots for data association with serial numbers, A data editing method comprising: an operation determining step of determining one association operation from at least two or more association operations to be associated; and an association step of performing the determined one association operation. A position detecting step of detecting a position at which the data associating operation is performed in the associating step based on information, wherein the associating step is performed based on the detected at least one position at which the associating operation is performed. A data editing method, wherein the data is associated with the plurality of slots. 8. The at least two or more associating operations include a first associating operation for associating the plurality of data with a slot having the same number among the plurality of slots in a page number order of the template; 8. The data editing method according to claim 7, further comprising a second associating operation for associating the slots with the slots in numerical order. 9. The associating step includes performing the first associating operation when the position at which the detected associating operation is performed is on the slot, and setting the position at which the detected associating operation is performed on the slot. When there is no second
9. The data editing method according to claim 8, wherein an associating operation is performed. 10. The associating step includes, in a case where a position where the detected associating operation is performed is on the slot, when the page is for the first associating operation, the first associating operation is performed. 9. The data editing method according to claim 8, wherein the second association operation is performed when the page is not for the first association operation. 11. The associating step includes: in a case where the position where the detected association operation is performed is on the slot, and when the position where the detected association operation is performed is on a center portion of the slot, 9. The data editing method according to claim 8, wherein the first association operation is performed, and the second association operation is performed when a position where the detected association operation is performed is on an end portion of the slot. 12. The data editing method according to claim 7, wherein said data comprises image data. 13. A readable storage medium storing a program for executing a data editing method, the program comprising: an input module for inputting a plurality of data;
An acquisition module for acquiring information of a template having a plurality of data association slots with serial numbers, and one association operation determined from at least two or more association operations for associating the plurality of data with the plurality of slots. An operation determining module, an associating operation module that performs the determined one associating operation, and a position at which the associating operation module performs the associating operation of the data based on information of the template acquired by the acquiring module. A storage medium, comprising: a position detecting module, wherein the associating operation module associates the one or more input data with the plurality of slots based on a position where the detected associating operation is performed.