JP2002202463A - Image display device, microscope system provided with the image display device and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To give display by which contents of proper information of each image can be easily discriminated regardless of size of an image displayed in a synoptic table as for a microscope system provided with an image display device for displaying plural images in the synoptic table by reducing image size and with an image display device for displaying plural images obtained via a microscope in the synoptic table by reducing image size and as for a recording medium which can be read by the computer and in which an image display program for realizing an image display treatment for displaying plural images in a synoptic table by reducing image size by a computer is recorded. SOLUTION: An information acquiring means acquires plural images and proper information showing intrinsic information attendant on each image. A display means displays plural images in a synoptic table by reducing image size and further gives display of which colors or patterns are changed corresponding to varieties of the proper information to peripheral regions of respective images.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a microscope system provided with an image display device for reducing a plurality of images and displaying a list thereof, and an image display device for reducing a plurality of images obtained through a microscope and displaying the list. And a computer-readable recording medium that stores an image display program for causing a computer to perform an image display process of reducing a plurality of images and displaying the list.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a personal computer having an image processing function, in order to make it easy for an operator to identify a plurality of images recorded in advance, these images are reduced and displayed as a list of thumbnail images on a display. That is being done. However, thumbnail images alone are not sufficient for an operator to identify a desired image.

For this reason, characters and figures corresponding to unique information (for example, shooting date and the like) indicating unique information attached to each image have been displayed on a thumbnail image.

[0004]

However, in a thumbnail image in which such characters and graphics are displayed, a portion overlapping the characters and graphics representing the unique information of the image is lost. Therefore, in order to minimize such loss, the display area of characters and graphics is extremely small with respect to the entire thumbnail image.

For this reason, when it is necessary to display individual thumbnail images in a small size, such as by increasing the number of thumbnail images to be displayed in a list, it is assumed that the thumbnail images themselves are displayed in a size that can be recognized by the operator. However, characters and graphics may not be displayed in a size that the operator can recognize.

In other words, characters and graphics corresponding to the unique information may be displayed so small that the operator cannot recognize them as the thumbnail images are reduced, and may be used to identify a desired image. May not be possible. Therefore, the invention described in claims 1 to 5 is:
It is an object of the present invention to provide an image display device capable of performing display in which the content of the unique information of each image can be easily determined regardless of the size of the images displayed in a list.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a microscope system having an image display device capable of performing display capable of easily discriminating the content of unique information of each image regardless of the size of the images displayed in a list. The purpose is to provide. Furthermore, the invention according to claims 7 to 9 is a recording method which records an image display program capable of easily displaying the contents of the unique information of each image regardless of the size of the images displayed in a list. The purpose is to provide a medium.

[0008]

Here, the contents corresponding to the embodiments described later are shown in parentheses, but such descriptions in parentheses do not limit the invention. The image display device according to claim 1 (the microscope system 10 according to the first embodiment, the microscope system 10 according to the second embodiment).
Is information acquisition means (electronic camera 1) for acquiring a plurality of images and unique information indicating unique information associated with each of the images.
00, microscope 101, operation panel 102, barcode reader 103, input device interface unit 205, external interface 207, mouse 210, keyboard 21
(1) display means for reducing the plurality of images and displaying them in a list, and displaying, in a peripheral area (frame) of each image, a color or a pattern changed according to the difference in the unique information ( A CPU 201, a display control unit 206, and a display 212).

However, in the first aspect, it is assumed that the pattern does not include the character itself indicating the unique information. In addition, indications with different colors include indications with different shades,
It is assumed that displays having different patterns include displays of frames having different thicknesses. The image display device according to claim 2 (the microscope system according to the first embodiment) is an image display device according to claim 1, wherein the information selection means (external interface 207, mouse 21
0, a keyboard 211), and wherein the display means changes the color or pattern of the peripheral area in accordance with the difference in the unique information corresponding to the type selected by the information selection means.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the image display apparatus according to the first aspect, the display means is different in type from the peripheral area. A color or a pattern corresponding to a plurality of unique information is displayed. The image display device according to claim 4 (a microscope system 10 according to a third embodiment).
Information acquisition means for acquiring a plurality of images and unique information indicating unique information associated with each of the images; an image selection means for selecting at least one image from the plurality of images; A search unit (CPU 201) for searching for an image to which the unique information matches by using the unique information of the image selected by the selection unit; an image reduced by displaying the plurality of images in a list; and an image searched by the search unit. Display means for displaying a color or pattern different from the peripheral area of the other image with respect to the peripheral area of the other image.

The image display device according to the fifth aspect (the microscope system 10 of the fourth embodiment, the microscope system 10 of the fifth embodiment) can display a plurality of images and information unique to each of the images. Information acquisition means for acquiring the unique information to be displayed, and a plurality of images which are reduced in size and displayed as a list, and, among the unique information, unique information (indicating the order of shooting at time-lapse shooting) Specific information:
Shooting time, frame number, etc. Ordering specific information: image size, objective lens magnification, shooting date, etc. )
Display means for performing display in different shades on the peripheral area of each image.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a microscope system including an image display device for reducing a plurality of images acquired through a microscope and displaying the reduced image in a list. An image display device according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The recording medium according to claim 7, an information acquisition procedure for acquiring a plurality of images and unique information indicating unique information attached to each of the images, and displaying the plurality of images in a reduced list. An image display program for realizing, by a computer, a display procedure of performing a display in which a color or a pattern is changed in accordance with the difference in the unique information in a peripheral area of each image is recorded.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording medium, comprising: an information acquiring step of acquiring a plurality of images and unique information indicating unique information associated with each of the images; and at least one of the plurality of images. Image selection procedure for selecting an image, using the unique information of the image selected by the image selection procedure,
A search procedure for searching for an image to which the unique information matches, and displaying the plurality of images in a reduced size list, wherein the peripheral area of the image searched by the search procedure has a different color from the peripheral area of another image. Alternatively, an image display program for realizing a display procedure for displaying a pattern by a computer is recorded.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording medium, comprising: an information acquiring step of acquiring a plurality of images and unique information indicating unique information associated with each of the images; An image display program for realizing, by a computer, a display procedure of performing display with different shades on a peripheral area of each image based on the unique information from which the images can be ordered among the unique information. Is recorded.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, a microscope system having a personal computer will be described as an example of an image display device of the present invention. Do. However, it is assumed that the image display program recorded on the recording medium of the present invention is installed in the personal computer in advance.

The image display device of the present invention is not limited to such a microscope system, but can be applied to any device that reduces a plurality of images and lists them. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of the microscope system. In FIG. 1, a microscope system 10 includes a personal computer 200 and a microscope 101 having an electronic camera 100 that captures a specimen and generates microscope image data. The microscope 101 includes an operation panel 102 and a bar. The code reader 103 is connected.

The operation panel 102 receives setting of photographing conditions of the electronic camera 100 by an operator, setting of an adjustment amount for an adjusted part (for example, an electric revolver, an electric stage, etc.) of the microscope 101, and the like, and receives the barcode reader 10
3 reads the barcode attached to the slide on which the specimen is placed. The microscope 101 has a built-in control unit (not shown).
2 has a function of automatically controlling an adjusted part of the microscope 101 and managing information (for example, a sample ID or the like) indicated by a barcode read by the barcode reader 103 in accordance with various settings received by the barcode reader 2. . In addition, the control unit has a function of collecting information indicated by such a barcode and information indicating the state of the adjusted portion of the microscope 101 and supplying the information to the personal computer 200 as unique information.

The electronic camera 101 also has a built-in control unit (not shown).
When the specimen is photographed by 0, the date and time when the photograph was taken,
It has a function of collecting shooting conditions (including an image size and an image format) of the electronic camera 100 and supplying the information to the personal computer 200 as unique information.

The personal computer 200 has a CPU
CPU 201 has main memory 202 and R
The OM 203 is connected, and the input device interface unit 205, the display control unit 206, the external interface unit 207, and the hard disk 208 are connected via the bus 204. The input device interface unit 205 is connected to the mouse 210 and the keyboard 211, the display control unit 206 is connected to the display 212, and the external interface unit 207 is connected to the electronic camera 10
0 and a control unit in the microscope 101.

The personal computer 200 is equipped with an OS on which a GUI (Graphical User Interface) is installed.
01, various operation screens (combo boxes, menus, etc.) are displayed on the display 212. In the microscope system 10 having such a configuration,
The microscope image data generated by the electronic camera 100 and the unique information supplied from the microscope 101 and the control unit in the electronic camera 101 are stored in the external interface unit 20.
7 and stored in the hard disk 208 as a file (hereinafter, referred to as a “microscope image file”).

In the microscope system 10, the product names of the electronic camera 100 and the microscope 101 are fetched into the personal computer 200 when the power is turned on or the microscope is started, and the names are input by the user.
The product name of the electronic camera 100 and the microscope 101 and the name of the user (corresponding to the name of the photographer of the microscope image) are stored in the hard disk 208. Used as information.

That is, every time a specimen is photographed on the hard disk 208, a microscope image file of a format as shown in FIG. 2 is generated. The unique information in the microscope image file is not limited to the information shown in FIG. 2. For example, information indicated by a barcode attached to a slide, a shooting mode (for example, time-lapse shooting, standard shooting, or the like), a user May include information related to the speculum input by the user.

The operation of each embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings. However, since the feature of the present invention lies in the manner of displaying a list of a plurality of images recorded in advance, the operation performed by the CPU 201 when displaying a thumbnail will be described below, and other operations will be described. Omitted. Further, which thumbnail display is to be performed among the thumbnail displays in each embodiment described later is set in advance by the operator via an operation screen for switching the mode of the thumbnail display.

<< Description of First Embodiment >> FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of thumbnail display in the first embodiment. Hereinafter, the operation of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. First, when a thumbnail display is requested by the operator, the CPU 201 generates a plurality of thumbnail images using microscope image data individually stored in a plurality of microscope image files (S1 in FIG. 3).

The CPU 201 reads out unique information corresponding to "image size" from a plurality of pieces of unique information stored in each microscope image file, and obtains a "color correspondence table" in a format as shown in FIG. , The color of the frame of each thumbnail image is determined according to the "image size" (S2 in FIG. 3). The “color correspondence table” is a table indicating colors corresponding to “image size” and other unique information, and the association between the unique information and the color is made in advance by initial setting. The association between the unique information and the color can be changed by a manager of the microscope system 10 via a predetermined operation screen. In addition, it is assumed that a color (for example, white, black, or the like) indicating a non-setting is associated with the unique information not set in the “color correspondence table”.

The CPU 201 sets the thumbnail image frame to “red” and sets the “image size” to “1280 × 1024” for microscope image data whose “image size” is “640 × 512”, for example. For the microscope image data of, the color of the frame of the thumbnail image is “yellow-green”. That is, the frame of each thumbnail image is color-coded according to the difference of “image size”.

Next, the CPU 201 sets the "image size"
A list of frames and thumbnail images color-coded according to the difference is displayed on the display 212 via the display control unit 206 (S3 in FIG. 3). That is, when a thumbnail display is requested by the operator, the display 212 displays a thumbnail image provided with a frame that is color-coded according to a difference in “image size”. Therefore, the operator can easily determine the difference in the size of the microscope image corresponding to each thumbnail image. Also,
Particularly large microscope images can be identified.

The color of the frame of the thumbnail image displayed immediately after the thumbnail display is requested by the operator is as follows.
It is desirable to use the unique information that is most important to the user without being limited to the “image size”, and such unique information is changed by a manager of the microscope system 10 via a predetermined operation screen. It is assumed that it is possible. Next, the CPU 201 displays an operation screen related to selection of the type of unique information on the display 212 via the display control unit 206, and allows the operator to perform an operation of selecting the type of unique information by using the input device interface unit. (S4 in FIG. 3).

For example, the CPU 210 displays a combo box 300 (list of types of unique information) shown in FIG. 5 as an operation screen related to selection of the type of unique information, and allows the operator to perform an operation of selecting the type of unique information. Accept.

Note that such a selection operation corresponds to an operation of setting the type of unique information serving as a reference for color-coding a frame of a thumbnail image. Therefore, when a predetermined operation (for example, right-clicking of the mouse 210) is performed, the CPU 210 displays a menu 400 including “setting of color classification” via the display control unit 206 as shown in FIG. Thereafter, when the operator selects “color setting”, a menu 401 including a plurality of types of unique information is displayed via the display control unit 206, and an operation of selecting the type of unique information by the operator is performed. May be accepted.

Next, the CPU 210 reads the unique information corresponding to the type selected by the operator from the plurality of unique information stored in each microscope file, and reads out the “color correspondence table” in the format as shown in FIG. And determines the color of the frame of each thumbnail image according to the unique information (see FIG. 3).
S5). For example, the operator sets the "magnification of the objective lens"
Is selected, information corresponding to "magnification of objective lens" is read from each microscope file, and the color of each thumbnail image frame is set to "magnification of objective lens" based on the "color correspondence table". Is determined according to.

Then, the CPU 210 changes the color of the frame of each thumbnail image according to the color thus determined (S6 in FIG. 3). For example, when “magnification of objective lens” is selected by the operator, “image size” is “640 × 512”, and “magnification of objective lens” is “× 2”.
The frame of the thumbnail image “0” is changed from “red” to “yellow-green”.
Will be changed to

As described above, in the thumbnail display according to the first embodiment, in accordance with a difference in predetermined unique information (corresponding to “image size”) or a difference in unique information selected by the operator. , The frame of the thumbnail image can be color-coded. Therefore, even when a large number of small thumbnail images are displayed, the operator can reliably recognize the difference in the unique information corresponding to each thumbnail image due to the difference in the color of the frame.

In the first embodiment, immediately after a thumbnail display is requested by an operator, a frame and a thumbnail image which are color-coded according to a difference in "image size" are displayed as an initial state of the thumbnail display. However, in such an initial state, a thumbnail image without a frame may be displayed. Further, in the first embodiment, in a state where a frame and a thumbnail image which are color-coded according to the unique information are displayed (a state after performing FIG. 3S3 and FIG. 3S6), any one of them is operated by the operator. When one thumbnail image is selected, a frame of the same color as the frame of the thumbnail image may blink.

For example, when a thumbnail image is selected by the operator after performing step S3 in FIG.
Blinks the frame of the thumbnail image indicating the same "image size" as the thumbnail image. When a thumbnail image is selected by the operator after “photographer name” is selected in FIG. 3S4 and FIGS. 3S5 and 3S6 are performed, the CPU 201 determines the same “photographer name” as the thumbnail image. Blinks the frame of the thumbnail image indicating.

Therefore, even when a large number of small thumbnail images are displayed, the operator can easily identify the thumbnail images having the same unique information by blinking the frame. << Description of Second Embodiment >> FIG. 7 is an operation flowchart of thumbnail display according to the second embodiment.

The operation of the second embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. First, when a thumbnail display is requested by the operator, the CPU 201 generates a plurality of thumbnail images using microscope image data individually stored in a plurality of microscope image files (S1 in FIG. 7). Further, the CPU 201 reads a plurality of pieces of unique information stored in each microscope image file, and refers to a “color correspondence table” in a format as shown in FIG. The color corresponding to each is determined (S2 in FIG. 7). Further, the CPU 201 arranges the colors determined in this way in a predetermined order, and creates a frame for each thumbnail image (S3 in FIG. 7).

For example, as shown in FIG. 8A, the CPU 201 creates a frame in which colors individually corresponding to a plurality of pieces of unique information are arranged in a line on one side of a rectangle surrounding a thumbnail image. As shown in FIG. 8B, a frame is formed in which colors individually corresponding to a plurality of pieces of unique information are arranged so as to surround the thumbnail image. Note that the arrangement of the unique information in the frame of such a thumbnail image is as shown in FIG.
The arrangement is not limited to the example of FIG. 8 and FIG. 8 (2), and may be an arrangement preset by the administrator of the microscope system 10 via a predetermined operation screen. Further, the unique information associated with the frame of the thumbnail image may be all the unique information stored in the microscope image file, or may be selected in advance by a manager of the microscope system 10 via a predetermined operation screen. It may be unique information.

Next, the CPU 201 displays a list of the frames and thumbnail images created in this manner on the display 212 via the display control unit 206 (S4 in FIG. 7).
That is, in the thumbnail display according to the second embodiment, a frame made of a color corresponding to a plurality of pieces of unique information is associated with each thumbnail image. Therefore,
The operator can easily recognize the difference in the unique information corresponding to each thumbnail image due to the difference in the arrangement of the colors of the frames.

The first embodiment and the second embodiment
In the embodiment, the color corresponding to the unique information is determined at the time of displaying the thumbnail (see FIG. 3S2, FIG. 3S5, and FIG. 7).
S2), when generating a microscope image file,
If the colors corresponding to all the specific information are determined and the result is stored in the microscope image file in a format as shown in FIG. 9, the color corresponding to the specific information is determined at the time of displaying the thumbnail. It is not necessary to do it.

<< Description of Third Embodiment >> FIG.
It is an operation | movement flowchart of the thumbnail display in embodiment. Hereinafter, the operation of the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. However, the first color, the second color,
The third color (for example, white, red, blue, etc.) is a color determined in advance by initial settings, and can be changed by a manager of the microscope system 10 via a predetermined operation screen. And

First, when a thumbnail display is requested by the operator, the CPU 201 generates a plurality of thumbnail images using the microscope image data individually stored in the plurality of microscope image files (S1 in FIG. 10). Then, the CPU 201 displays a list of the first color frame and the thumbnail image on the display 212 via the display control unit 206 (S2 in FIG. 10).

Next, the CPU 201 receives an operation of selecting a thumbnail image by the operator via the input device interface unit (S3 in FIG. 10), and the thumbnail image selected by the operator (hereinafter, "selected thumbnail image").
Is changed to the second color (S4 in FIG. 10). Next, similarly to the first embodiment, the CPU 201 displays an operation screen related to selection of the type of unique information on the display control unit 206.
And the selection operation of the type of the unique information by the operator is received through the input device interface unit (S5 in FIG. 10).

Then, the CPU 201 selects one of the plurality of unique information stored individually in the plurality of microscope image files.
Referring to the unique information corresponding to the type selected by the operator, from the plurality of thumbnail images displayed in a list,
A thumbnail image matching the “selected thumbnail image” and the unique information (hereinafter, referred to as “compatible thumbnail image”) is searched (S6 in FIG. 10).

Next, the CPU 201 sets the frame of the "compatible thumbnail image" to the third color (S7 in FIG. 10). For example, as shown in FIG. 11A, a state in which a frame of the first color and thumbnail images are displayed in a list (a state after S2 in FIG. 10 is performed)
When the operator selects the thumbnail image of (a), the frame of each thumbnail image is displayed as shown in FIG.
It will change like this. If the thumbnail image whose unique information matches the thumbnail image of (a) is (c), the frame of each thumbnail image changes as shown in FIG. 11 (3).

Next, the CPU 201 determines whether or not the blinking of the frame of the “compatible thumbnail image” is set (S8 in FIG. 10). It is assumed that the setting of the blinking of the frame of the “compatible thumbnail image” has been performed in advance by the administrator of the microscope system 10 via a predetermined operation screen. Then, the CPU 201 sets the “compatible thumbnail image”
When the setting of blinking of the frame is performed, the frame of the “compatible thumbnail image” blinks (S9 in FIG. 10).

As described above, in the thumbnail display according to the third embodiment, the frame of the “selected thumbnail image” and the frame of the “compatible thumbnail image” are changed to colors different from the frames of the other thumbnail images. be able to. In the thumbnail display according to the third embodiment, the frame of the “compatible thumbnail image” can blink. Therefore, even when a large number of small thumbnail images are displayed, the operator may notice the difference in the color of the frame or the blinking of the frame.
It is possible to easily determine a thumbnail image whose specific information matches a specific thumbnail image.

In the third embodiment, the first color frame and the thumbnail image are displayed as the initial state of the thumbnail display immediately after the thumbnail display is requested by the operator. In an initial state, a thumbnail image without a frame may be displayed. In the third embodiment,
The frame of the “selected thumbnail image” is set to the second color, and the frame of the “compatible thumbnail image” is set to the third color. The color of these frames is the first color (the color of the frame displayed in FIG. 10S2).
The same color may be used as long as the color is different from.

Further, in the third embodiment, the number of types of unique information selected by the operator is not specified, but the number of such types is not limited to one. For example, when a plurality of types of unique information are selected by the operator in FIG.
In the above, the CPU 210 may search for a thumbnail image in which the unique information corresponding to at least one of the plurality of types matches, or search for a thumbnail image in which the unique information corresponding to all of the plurality of types matches. You may.

Further, the first to third embodiments described above.
In the thumbnail display according to the embodiment, one frame is associated with one thumbnail image.
Frames associated with one thumbnail image, such as disposing the frame shown in the third embodiment outside the frame shown in the first embodiment, are the same as those shown in the first to third embodiments. May be combined.

Furthermore, in the thumbnail display in the above-described first to third embodiments, the difference in the unique information is indicated by the difference in the color of the frame, but the difference in the unique information is determined by the difference in the shading of the frame. Alternatively, it may be indicated by a difference in frame pattern or thickness. << Description of Fourth Embodiment >> FIG. 12 is an operation flowchart of thumbnail display in the fourth embodiment.

The operation of the fourth embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. First, when an operator requests thumbnail display of time-lapse photography, the CPU 201 reads out microscope image data from a plurality of microscope image files created at the time-lapse photography, and displays thumbnail images corresponding to each frame of the time-lapse photography. It is generated (S1 in FIG. 12).

Then, the CPU 201 obtains unique information (for example, shooting time, shooting time,
Based on the frame number, etc., a frame is created for the thumbnail image corresponding to each frame, in which the shading is variable in the order of photographing (S2 in FIG. 12). However, in creating such a frame, the CPU 201 creates a frame of the lightest color (or the darkest color) in the thumbnail image corresponding to the first frame of the time-lapse shooting, and generates a thumbnail image corresponding to the last frame. Contains the darkest (or lightest) color
Is created, and a frame of a color whose shading changes evenly is created for each thumbnail image corresponding to the intermediate frame.

Next, the CPU 201 displays a list of the frames and thumbnail images created in this manner on the display 212 via the display control unit 206 (FIG. 12S).
3). That is, in the fourth embodiment, a thumbnail display as shown in FIG. 13 is performed. As described above, in the thumbnail display according to the fourth embodiment, the frame in which the gradation varies according to the lapse of time at the time of shooting for each thumbnail image corresponding to each piece of microscope image data obtained by time-lapse shooting. Will be given. Therefore, in the thumbnail display according to the fourth embodiment, there is no need to display a figure indicating a clock on the thumbnail image.

Therefore, even when a large number of small thumbnail images are displayed, the operator can easily associate each of the thumbnail images with the lapse of time during the time-lapse shooting by the shading of the frame. By the way, when the gradation number of the display 212 is 256, the frame of the thumbnail image is indicated by 256 gradations. In such a case, if the number of frames for time-lapse photography exceeds 256, it is not possible to associate frames with different gradations with all thumbnail images. Therefore, when the number of frames in time-lapse photography exceeds the number of gradations, the CPU 201 sets the frames of thumbnail images corresponding to a plurality of continuous microscope images to the same gradation.

For example, when the number of frames slightly exceeds the number of gradations, frames of thumbnail images corresponding to a plurality of frames photographed at the end of a series of time-lapse photography are set to the same gradation, or the number of frames is changed to the number of gradations. If it is about twice as large as 2
It is preferable that the frames of the thumbnail images corresponding to one frame have the same gradation. In the thumbnail display according to the fourth embodiment, the lapse of time during time lapse shooting is shown by continuously changing the shading of the frame of the thumbnail image. May be indicated by continuously changing the thickness of the frame.

<< Description of Fifth Embodiment >> FIG.
It is an operation | movement flowchart of the thumbnail display in embodiment. Hereinafter, the operation of the fifth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. First, when a thumbnail display is requested by the operator, the CPU 201 generates a plurality of thumbnail images using the microscope image data individually stored in the plurality of microscope image files, and displays these thumbnail images in the display control unit. A list is displayed on the display 212 via the display 206 (S1 in FIG. 14).

Next, as in the first embodiment, the CPU 201 displays an operation screen related to selection of the type of unique information on the display 212 via the display control unit 206, and displays the operation screen of the unique information by the operator. A type selection operation is received via the input device interface unit (FIG. 14S
2). Then, the CPU 210 reads the unique information corresponding to the type selected by the operator from the plurality of pieces of unique information stored in each microscope file, and arranges the thumbnail images having the matching unique information nearby. The thumbnail images are rearranged (S3 in FIG. 14).

The CPU 210 associates the color-coded frame based on the difference in the unique information with each thumbnail image (S4 in FIG. 14). The color of such a frame may be determined by referring to a “color correspondence table” in a format as shown in FIG. 4 or a plurality of colors determined in advance by a type selected by the operator. You may make it correspond for every thing with unique information matching.

Next, the CPU 210 displays, via the display control unit 206, an operation screen relating to selection of unique information (hereinafter, referred to as “sequential unique information”) from which the microscope images can be ordered out of the plurality of unique information. Display 21
2 and the selection operation of the type of “sequencing specific information” by the operator is received via the input device interface unit (S5 in FIG. 14).

For example, the types of the “ordering specific information” include “image size”, “objective magnification”, “photographing date”, and the like. Then, the CPU 210
In accordance with the “ordering specific information” corresponding to the type selected by the operator, the thumbnail images provided with the same color frame are rearranged, and the density of the frame in each thumbnail image is changed (S6 in FIG. 14).

For example, in FIG. 14S2, “photographer name”
Is selected, the thumbnail images are sorted for each having the same “photographer name”. And FIG.
When “image size” is selected in 4S5, thumbnail images with the same “photographer name” (thumbnail images with the same color frame) are sorted in ascending order of “image size” (or in descending order). ), And are displayed together with a frame whose shading is variable in the order of small (or large) image size.

That is, in the fifth embodiment, a thumbnail display as shown in FIG. 15 is performed. As described above, in the thumbnail display according to the fifth embodiment, a frame in which the gradation varies according to the difference in the “ordering specific information” is provided for each thumbnail image.

Therefore, even when a large number of small thumbnail images are displayed, the operator can easily recognize the difference in the “ordering specific information” corresponding to each thumbnail image depending on the shading of the frame. it can. In the thumbnail display according to the fifth embodiment, the difference in the “ordering specific information” is indicated by continuously changing the shading of the frame of the thumbnail image. May be indicated by continuously changing the thickness of the line.

In the thumbnail display in the fifth embodiment, the color and shade of the frame in all thumbnail images displayed in a list are changed in advance.
By performing the following processing 1 and processing 2 instead of the processing of 5S2 to S4, only the thumbnail image selected by the operator can be displayed together with a frame whose shading is variable by the “ordering specific information”. is there.

Process 1: The CPU 201 receives an operation of selecting a thumbnail image (for example, clicking the mouse 210) by the operator via the input device interface unit. Process 2: The CPU 201 displays a list of thumbnail images selected by the operator and predetermined frames of the same color on the display 212 via the display control unit 206.

[0067]

As described above, according to the first to third, sixth, and seventh aspects of the present invention, the color or pattern of the peripheral area of the image to be displayed as a list is determined by the difference in the unique information. Can be changed accordingly. Further, according to the invention described in claims 4, 6, and 8, the color or pattern of the peripheral area of an image having unique information can be changed from the peripheral area of another image. Furthermore, according to the inventions described in claims 5, 6, and 9, it is possible to change the shading of the peripheral area of each image based on the unique information that can be ordered.

Such a difference in color or pattern or a difference in shading in the peripheral area can be identified by the operator regardless of the size of the image. Therefore, even if the image is displayed in a small size, the operator can distinguish each image only by looking at the color, pattern, and shading of the peripheral area of the image.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a microscope system.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a format of a microscope image file.

FIG. 3 is an operation flowchart of thumbnail display according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a color correspondence table.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display example when a type of unique information is selected.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a display example when a type of unique information is selected.

FIG. 7 is an operation flowchart of thumbnail display according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a frame according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a format of a microscope image file.

FIG. 10 is an operation flowchart of a thumbnail display according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a change in the color of a frame according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 12 is an operation flowchart of a thumbnail display according to the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of thumbnail display according to the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 14 is an operation flowchart of a thumbnail display according to the fifth embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of thumbnail display according to the fifth embodiment.

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Claims (9)

[Claims] An information acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of images and unique information indicating unique information associated with each of the images; a plurality of images reduced and displayed as a list, and a periphery of each image; For the area, according to the difference of the unique information,
An image display device comprising: display means for performing a display in which a color or a pattern is changed. 2. The image display device according to claim 1, further comprising: an information selection unit that selects a type of the unique information, wherein the display unit displays the unique information corresponding to the type selected by the information selection unit. An image display device, wherein the color or pattern of the peripheral area is changed according to the difference. 3. The image display device according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays, in the peripheral area, a color or a pattern corresponding to a plurality of different types of unique information. apparatus. 4. An information acquisition unit for acquiring a plurality of images and unique information indicating unique information associated with each of the images, and an image selection unit for selecting at least one image from the plurality of images. A search unit that searches for an image that matches the unique information by using the unique information of the image selected by the image selection unit; a plurality of images that are reduced and displayed in a list, and the images searched by the search unit. Display means for displaying a color or a pattern different from the peripheral area of another image with respect to the peripheral area of the other image. 5. An information acquiring means for acquiring a plurality of images and unique information indicating unique information attached to each of the images, wherein the plurality of images are reduced and displayed as a list, and An image display device comprising: display means for performing display in different shades on the peripheral area of each image based on unique information that can perform ordering of the images. 6. A microscope system comprising an image display device for reducing a plurality of images acquired via a microscope and displaying the reduced image in a list, wherein the image display device is any one of claims 1 to 5. A microscope system, characterized in that it is an image display device. 7. An information acquisition procedure for acquiring a plurality of images and unique information indicating unique information attached to each of the images, and displaying the plurality of images in a reduced size list and displaying a list around each image. For the area, according to the difference of the unique information,
A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon an image display program for realizing a display procedure for performing a display in which a color or a pattern is changed by a computer. 8. An information acquisition procedure for acquiring a plurality of images and unique information indicating unique information associated with each of the images, an image selection procedure for selecting at least one of the plurality of images, A search procedure for searching for an image that matches the unique information using the unique information of the image selected in the image selection procedure; and displaying the plurality of images in a reduced size list and displaying the images searched for in the search procedure. A computer-readable recording medium, which records an image display program for causing a computer to realize a display procedure of displaying a color or a pattern different from a peripheral area of another image in a peripheral area of the image. 9. An information acquisition procedure for acquiring a plurality of images and unique information indicating unique information associated with each of the images, the plurality of images being reduced and displayed as a list, and An image display program for realizing, by a computer, a display procedure for performing display with different shades on the peripheral area of each image based on unique information that can perform ordering of the images. Computer readable recording medium.