JP2002279400A - Comic strip browser and control method therefor, and program and program-recording medium for browsing the comic strip - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To display a comic strip in an easy to view manner to a reader. SOLUTION: Page data 32, displaying comic strip page images and content data 31 including frame data 35 displaying comic strip frame images included in the comic strip page images, are stored in a hard disk. When a reproduction button displayed on a display screen is clicked, the comic strip page images displayed by the page data 32 are displayed on the display screen of a display device. In addition, the comic strip frame images included in the comic strip page images are displayed on the display screen in an overlapping manner on the comic strip page images based on the frame date 35.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a comics browsing apparatus for browsing comics using a display device and a control method thereof, and a program and a program recording medium for comics browsing.

[0002]

BACKGROUND ART Cartoons are usually printed on paper (weekly, monthly, book, etc.) and supplied to the market. Cartoons are drawn in a wide variety. In many cases, a plurality of frames (frames) are drawn on a page (frame division), and different pictures, lines, etc. are drawn in the frames to develop a story.

[0003] Since a manga itself is a picture, the picture can be represented on a display screen of a display device by converting the picture into image data. However, simply displaying a manga, which has been conventionally printed on paper, on a display screen may tire readers (viewers).

[0004]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention displays a comic page image on a display screen, displays a frame image included in the page image, and reads the comic displayed on the display screen to a reader (viewer). It is intended to be displayed easily.

A manga browsing apparatus according to the present invention provides a manga contents content storing page data representing at least one manga page image and frame data representing at least one manga frame image included in the manga page image.
A data storage means, a comic page image display means for displaying a comic page image represented by the page data on a display screen of a display device, and a comic page image displayed on the display screen by the comic page image display means. A comic frame image display means is provided for displaying the comic frame image included in the comic page image based on the frame data.

[0006] At least the control method of the comic viewing apparatus according to the invention is included in the page data and the comic page image representing the comic page image of at least one page
The frame data representing the comic frame image of the frame is stored in advance, and the comic page image represented by the page data is displayed on the display screen of the display device, and is included in the comic page image displayed on the display screen. And displaying the comic frame image on the comic page image based on the frame data.

According to the present invention, the comic page image is displayed on the display screen, and the comic frame image included in the comic page image is superimposed on the comic page image and displayed on the display screen. The comic page image may be an image of a portion corresponding to a spread in a bound or folded book, or may be a page portion on the left or right side of the spread. In any case, the image representing one page of the manga,
Images representing one frame included in the page are superimposed and displayed on the display screen. The comic frame image representing one frame does not necessarily have to represent the entire one frame represented in the comic page image, but may be a part of the comic frame image (for example, the face of the character).

[0008] In addition to the manga page image being simply displayed on the display screen, one manga frame image included in the displayed manga page image is displayed. It can be displayed legibly to the reader. It is easy to grasp the position of the displayed comic frame image in the story development.

[0009] Preferably, the comic page image represented by the page data is dimly displayed on the display screen. The comic frame image displayed to be superimposed on the comic page image is emphasized (prominently) displayed on the display screen. The manga page image may be displayed dimly by performing image processing on the page data, or page data for displaying the manga page image dimly on the display screen may be prepared in advance.

[0010] In one embodiment, the comic book browsing device includes comic comic picture image designation input means for receiving an input for designating a comic comic picture contained in the comic page image displayed on the display screen by the comic comic picture image display means. ing. In this case, the comic frame image display means displays the comic frame image specified by the comic frame image designation input means so as to overlap the comic page image. A comic frame image of interest to the reader can be superimposed and displayed on the comic page image on the display screen.

In a comic composed of a plurality of comic frame images, the order of comic frame images (the order in which the reader proceeds) is often determined in view of story development. Preferably, the frame data is accompanied by a continuous number indicating a frame order in the comic page image including the comic frame image represented by the frame data, and the comic displayed by the comic frame image display means is provided. Frame image,
It may further comprise a comic frame image reproducing means for reproducing one by one frame in accordance with the frame sequence number. Along with the story development, comic frame images can be displayed one after another on the display screen. The frame sequence number is shown on the above page
It may be a continuous number representing the frame order in all comic page images represented by the data.

[0012] If there are multiple page data, the above page data, is accompanied by page order information representing the page order of the comic page image represented by the page data, the frame- The data may be accompanied by page specifying information for specifying a comic page image including a comic frame image represented by the frame data. The comic page images can be displayed on the display screen in the order in which the pages are arranged based on the page order information, and the comic frame image is identified as the frame used for which page based on the page identifying information. be able to.

[0013] Event information for generating a visual, auditory or physical event is attached to the frame data, and a comic frame image is displayed on the comic browsing device by the comic page image display means. An event generating means for generating the above-mentioned event based on event information attached to the frame data representing the comic frame image in response to the display on the screen may be further provided. The comic frame image is displayed on the display screen, and an event (enlarge / reduce characters in the comic frame image, generate sound effects, vibrate the input device, etc.) can be generated. It can prevent getting tired.

The present invention also provides a program used for realizing a comic book browsing apparatus or a program for realizing the control method and a recording medium storing the program. The recording medium includes a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a semiconductor memory, and the like.

Further, the present invention provides an invention in which the above-described method for controlling a comic browsing device is extended to a general method for controlling an image browsing device.

A control method of an image browsing apparatus according to the present invention stores page data representing at least one page image and frame data representing at least one frame image included in the page image, and stores the page data. Is displayed on the display screen of the display device, and a frame image included in the page image displayed on the display screen is displayed by being superimposed on the page image based on the frame data. It is characterized by the following. The images include images such as portraits, landscapes, portraits, landscapes, pictures for expressing other contents, photographs, and the like.

[0017]

FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of a system for a video game.

A system for a video game includes a game machine main body 1, a controller for operating a pointer or the like appearing on a display screen, a memory card for recording a progress state of the game, and the like, programs and data. The hard disk that stores the hard disk for recording
Drive 4, communication device 5 for connecting game machine body 1 to a network such as the Internet, and image signals (graphic data) output from game machine body 1
And input of audio signals (sound data)
An output device (such as a CRT display device having a speaker) that displays an image represented by the received image signal on a display screen and outputs a sound represented by an audio signal from a speaker;
Consists of Controller 2, memory card 3,
Both the hard disk drive 4 and the communication device 5 are detachably connected to the game machine main body 1. Output device
The game machine body 1 is detachably connected to 10.

On the front end face of the game machine body 1, a CD on which a program and data for a video game are recorded
-ROM (or DVD-ROM) (hereinafter simply CD-
Disc tray 6 for loading 9)
Is provided. The CD-ROM 9 is placed on the disk tray 6. On the right side of the disk tray 6, a reset button 7 and an eject button 8 are provided. The reset button 7 is the game console 1
Used to initialize (reset) a RAM (to be described later). The eject button 8 is used for storing the disc tray 6 in the game machine main body 1 or for ejecting the disc tray 6 from the inside of the game machine main body 1 to the outside (opening and closing of the disc tray 6). Further, a memory card slot 11 for connecting a memory card 3, a controller connector 12 for connecting a controller 2, a hard disk drive 4, a communication device 5, and the like are provided on a front end face of the game machine main body 1. Two USB (Universal Serial Bus) connectors 13 for connecting external devices are provided. In FIG. 1, memory card 3 is inserted into memory card slot 11.
However, one controller 2 is connected to each controller connector 12. Two USB connectors
The 13, hard disk drive 4 and the communication device 5
Are connected respectively.

The controller 2 includes a cross key 2A for moving a pointer and the like up and down, left and right (including diagonally) on the display screen of the output device 10, and buttons used for decision making, canceling, selecting menu display, and the like. (○ (circle) button, × (cross) button, □ (square) button, △ (triangle)
Button) (the symbol 2B is assigned only to the (circle) button), other buttons, and a joystick. Also, a vibration device (not shown) for vibrating the controller 2 is provided inside the controller 2. In this embodiment, basically, the cross key 2A and the o (circle) button 2B are variously arranged. Used for input operation.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram mainly showing an electric configuration of the game machine main body 1. As shown in FIG.

The game machine main body 1 includes a CPU 21. CPU
Reference numeral 21 generally controls the operation of the game machine main body 1. This C
RAMs 22 and C for providing a work area, a buffer area, a counter area, and the like to the PU 21 via the bus 20
CD-ROM drive 23 for reading out programs and data recorded on D-ROM 9, CD-ROM 9 and RAM
Output device that processes sound data recorded on 22 etc.
10 sound processing circuit 24, CD-ROM 9 or R
A graphic processing circuit 25 for processing graphic data recorded on the AM 22 or the like and outputting the processed graphic data to the output device 10, a controller 2, a hard disk (HD) 4A stored in a hard disk drive (HDD) 4, and a communication device 5
An interface circuit 26 for controlling transmission and reception of data between the host and the bus 20 and a hard disk (HD) 27 storing an operating system and the like are connected to each other.

The hard disk (HD) 4A stores a browsing program and content data 31.
The browsing program is mainly used to display a cartoon represented by the content data 31 on the display screen of the output device 10 (the processing of the browsing program and the contents of the content data 31 will be described later in detail). The browsing program and the content data 31 are distributed from the content server to the game machine body 1 via a network when a request is transmitted from the game machine body 1 to a content server (not shown). Distributed browsing program and content data 31 was found communication device 5, the interface circuit 26 via a bus 20 such as H
Stored in D4A. Of course, at least one of the browsing program and the content data 31 must be a CD-R
The browsing program and the content data 31 may be stored in the HD 4A via the CD-ROM drive 23, or the browsing program and the content data 31 may be stored in the HD 4A via the CD-ROM drive 23. Instead, the data may be read by the CPU 21 or the like.

FIG. 3 shows the contents of the content data 31.

The content data 31 includes a plurality of pages
Data 32, top page data 33, end page data 34, and a plurality of frame data 35 are included. Here, it is assumed that the content data 31 includes data for expressing a manga of one episode. The plurality of page data 32, the top page data 33, the end page data 34, and the plurality of frame data 35 form data for expressing a cartoon.

The page data 32 is image data (spread image data) corresponding to a spread of a magazine (single-page book) or the like. The content data 31 includes manga page data 32 for a plurality of facing pages. For example, spread of 1 episodes cartoon is if eight pages, eight of page data 32 is included in the content data 31.
Each of the page data 32 includes data (1/8, 2/8, 3/8,...) Representing the page number and the total number of page data 32 (pages) included in the content data 31.
・) Is attached.

The top page data 33 is image data of a portion corresponding to the cover (top page) of the comic.
The end page data 34 is image data of a portion corresponding to the last page of the comic.

The frame data 35 is image data representing a frame image (frame image) included in the page image represented by the page data 32. Generally, page data
The page image represented by 32 includes a plurality of frame images. The content data 31 includes frame data 35 representing all frame images included in the page image represented by the page data 32.

The frame data 35 is accompanied by event information. FIG. 4 shows an example of the content of the event information.

The event information includes page information, frame number information, dialog information, sound effect information, vibration information, and other information.

The page information indicates the number of a double-page spread in which the frame image represented by the frame data 35 is used. For example, when the page information is “1”, the frame image represented by the frame data 35 accompanied by the event information is the frame image included in the page image of the first page.

The frame number information indicates the order of the frame image represented by the frame data 35 on the page (spread) specified by the page information.
The frame data 35 (frame images) are ordered by frame number information for each page, and the order within each page of each frame image is specified by the frame number information. For example, when the page information is “1” and the frame number information is “3”, the frame image represented by the frame data 35 accompanied by the event information is the third image of the first page. It is a frame image of.

In comics, in general, words such as characters in the comics are described in balloons (frames of various shapes). The line (speech balloon) information indicates characters, numbers, symbols, signs, etc., or a combination thereof in the balloon of the frame image represented by the frame data 35. The character code is actually stored in the line information.

The sound effect information is information on sound (sound effect) output from the speaker of the output device 10 at the timing when the frame image represented by the frame data 35 is displayed on the display screen of the output device 10. .

The vibration information is frame data 35
Is information for causing the controller 2 to vibrate at the timing when the frame image represented by is displayed on the display screen of the output device 10. The vibration information includes information on the intensity of vibration generated in the controller 2,
And information on the length (time) of the vibration.

In addition to the above-mentioned event information, while the frame image represented by the frame data 35 is displayed on the display screen of the output device 10, a predetermined image (an image representing a character, a frame image, etc.) is displayed. For repeating the enlarged display / reduced display of an image (partial image or the like) representing a person included in the image at a fixed time interval, and when the frame image is displayed on the display screen of the output device 10, the frame image is displayed. Various kinds of information such as information for scrolling display (in the initial state, the end (top, left, right, or bottom) of the frame image is displayed, and the entire frame image is gradually displayed with the passage of time) included.

The page information and the frame number information among the various types of information described above included in the event information are included in all the frame data 35. Other information such as sound effects and vibrations differs for each frame data 35 (there may be no information).

FIGS. 5 to 9 are flowcharts showing the flow of processing of the browsing program. FIGS. 10 and 11 and FIGS. 13 to 23 show examples of images displayed on the display screen of the output device 10 based on the processing of the viewing program.

The user of the game machine main body 1
When the execution command of the browsing program is input by using, the browsing program is read out from the HD 4A and read into the CPU 21. Control of the game machine main body 1 based on the browsing program is started.

The content data 31 is read from the HD 4A and stored in the RAM 22 (FIG. 5, step 41). The RAM 22 also has an area for counting counters i and j described later.

First, the top page data 33 included in the content data 31 is read by the CPU 21. The top page represented by the top page data 33 is displayed on the display screen of the output device 10 (step 42).
FIG. 10 shows an example of the top page displayed on the display screen.

When the top page is displayed, a pointer (not shown in FIG. 10) is displayed on the display screen. The pointer on the display screen can be moved on the display screen using the cross key 2A of the controller 2. The user operates the cross key 2A to move the pointer over the image of the top page, and then presses the button 2B of the controller 2.
Is pressed (clicked) (YES in step 43). Then, the initial value "1" is substituted for the counter i provided in the RAM 22 (step 44), and the page data of the first page is set.
32 is read into the CPU 21. As shown in FIG. 11, the page image of the first page is displayed on the display screen (Step 45
). Further, the initial value "0" is substituted for the counter j (step 46).

The image (page image) represented by the page data 32 is displayed on the display screen so as to be dimer than the image (frame image) represented by the frame data 35 described later.

When a page image is displayed on the display screen, the page number and the total number of pages are shown on the right side at the bottom of the display screen (1/8 page: the numerator represents the page number, and the denominator represents the total number of pages). In the center of the lower part of the display screen, there are four buttons (page forward button 71, play button 7
2, a page return button 73 and an end button 74) are displayed. When the user moves the pointer over any of these four buttons using the cross key 2A of the controller 2 and presses (clicks) the button 2B of the controller 2, processing corresponding to the clicked button is performed. Will be

FIG. 12 shows a clickable area on the display screen corresponding to the page image shown in FIG. In FIG. 12, the clickable region is shown surrounded by a chain line. When the page image is displayed on the display screen of the display device 10, a clickable area is provided on the display screen corresponding to the display area of the frame image included in the displayed page image (in FIG. 12, six clickable areas are provided). Clickable area is provided). As will be described later, when the pointer is moved to a clickable area (= frame image display area) and the button 2B of the controller 2 is pressed, an event for the frame image can be generated.
See below).

First, the case where the play button 72 on the display screen is clicked will be described.

When the operator of the game machine 1 moves the pointer 81 to the play button 72 using the controller 2 and presses (clicks) the button 2B of the controller 2 (YES in step 47), the page is still read in the page. rare not (not shown) whether there is a frame image (whether there is a next frame image) is determined (step 53). The page image includes at least one frame image (see FIG.
The page image shown in 11, since) includes six frame images, immediately after the page image is displayed, the counter j is incremented always (YE in Step 53
S, step 54). Frame data 35 representing the first frame image of the first page is read into the CPU 21.

The event information associated with the frame data 35 representing the frame image is executed (step 55). As shown in FIG. 13, in the event execution process (step 55), the first
Then, a process of superimposing and displaying the frame image on the page image is performed. As described above, since the page image is dimly displayed on the display screen, the frame image displayed to be superimposed on the page image is emphasized and displayed on the display screen. Furthermore, if the frame data 35 has other event information, processing corresponding to the event information (sound effect, vibration of the controller 2, etc.)
Is executed at the timing when the frame image is displayed.

When the play button 72 is clicked while the frame image is displayed on the display screen (step 47), it is determined whether or not the next frame image (second frame image) exists (step 47). Step 53). Since the second frame image exists on the first page, the counter j is incremented (YES in step 53, step 54), and the second frame data 35 is read into the CPU 21. An event for the second frame image is executed (step 55,
(Figure 14). Further, when the play button 72 is clicked, the same processing as described above is repeated (FIG. 15).

When the play button 72 is clicked at the stage when the events for all the frame images included in the page image displayed on the display screen are completed (step 47,
(NO in step 53), the browsing program determines whether there is page data 32 of the next page (step 5).
6). If the next page exists (YES in step 56)
), And the counter i is incremented (step 5).
7), the next page is displayed on the display screen (Step 4)
Five). Here, the counter j is initialized (step 4).
6). When the play button 72 is clicked on the next page (the second page, the third page,...),
The same reproduction processing as described above is performed.

When the page image of the last page data 32 is displayed (FIG. 16), and the event of all the frame images included in the page is completed (FIG. 17), when the play button 72 is clicked, the end is displayed. Page data 34 is CPU 21
(NO in step 53, NO in step 56). Image represented by the end page data is displayed on the display screen (step 58, FIG. 18). A page forward button 71, a play button 72, a page return button 73, and an end button 74 are also displayed on the display screen on which the end page image is displayed.

The page forward button 71 is clicked when displaying the page image of the next page on the display screen. For example, when the page feed button 71 is clicked while the page image of the second page (page 2/8) shown in FIG. 19 is displayed (Step 48), the counter i is incremented (Steps in FIG. 7). 61), third page (3/8)
Page image is displayed on the display screen (step 45, FIG. 20).

The page return button 73 is clicked when displaying the page image of the previous page on the display screen. For example, when the page return button 73 is clicked while the page image of the third page (page 3/8) shown in FIG. 20 is displayed (step 49), the counter i is decremented (FIG. 8, step 62), a page image of the second page (2/8 page) is displayed on the display screen (step
45, Figure 19).

By clicking the frame image (clickable area) included in the page image, the event of the clicked frame image can be executed. As shown in FIG. 21, the user moves the pointer 81 over any frame image (clickable area) included in the page image using the cross key 2A and presses the button 2B (step 50, frame specification). . Then, the frame number (the numerical value of the frame number information) of the frame image designated by the pointer is stored in the counter j (step 63 in FIG. 9). The event for the specified frame image is executed (step 64,
(Figure 22). Next, when the play button 72 is clicked, as shown in FIG. 23, the same processing as when the above-described play button 72 is pressed is performed on the next frame image after the frame image specified by the frame specification and the event is executed. (If the specified frame image is the last frame image in the page image, the next page is displayed. If the specified frame image is the last frame image of the last page image, the end page is displayed. ).

When the end button 74 is clicked (step 51), a top page (FIG. 10) is displayed on the display screen (step 42).

In the above example, the frame image is assigned a frame number for each page. However, a serial number may be assigned to the entire content (the entire manga for one episode).

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an overall configuration of a video game system.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram mainly showing an electric configuration of a game machine main body.

FIG. 3 visually shows contents of content data.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the content of event information.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing of a browsing program.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing of a browsing program.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing of a browsing program.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing of a browsing program.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing of a browsing program.

FIG. 10 shows an example of a top page represented by top page data.

FIG. 11 shows a display mode of a page image represented by page data.

FIG. 12 shows a clickable area corresponding to the page image shown in FIG.

13 shows a display mode of the frame image represented by frame data.

FIG. 14 shows a display mode of a frame image represented by frame data.

FIG. 15 shows a display mode of a frame image represented by frame data.

FIG. 16 shows a display mode of a page image represented by page data.

FIG. 17 shows a display mode of a frame image represented by frame data.

FIG. 18 shows an example of an end page represented by end page data.

FIG. 19 shows a display mode of a page image represented by page data.

FIG. 20 shows a display mode of a page image represented by page data.

21 shows a display mode of the page image represented by the page data.

FIG. 22 shows a display mode of a frame image represented by frame data.

FIG. 23 shows a display mode of a frame image represented by frame data.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Game console 2 Controller 3 Memory card 4 Hard disk drive 5 Communication device 9 CD-ROM 31 Content data 32 Page data 33 Top page data 34 End page data 35 Frame data

Claims (22)

[Claims] Comic content data storage means for storing page data representing at least one manga page image and frame data representing at least one manga frame image included in the manga page image;
A comic page image display means for displaying a comic page image represented by the data on a display screen of the display device; and a comic frame image included in the comic page image displayed on the display screen by the comic page image display means. A manga browsing apparatus, comprising: manga frame image display means for displaying the manga page image based on the frame data. 2. The comic book browsing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said comic book page image display means dimly displays a comic book page image represented by the page data on a display screen. 3. The comic browsing device according to claim 1, wherein the page data is data for causing a comic page image represented by the page data to be dimly displayed on a display screen. 4. A comic frame image designation input means for receiving designation input of a comic frame image included in a comic page image displayed on a display screen by said comic page image display means, wherein said comic frame image display means is provided. 2. The comic browsing device according to claim 1, wherein the comic frame image specified by the comic frame image designation input means is displayed so as to be superimposed on the comic page image. Wherein the said frame data is accompanied by successive numbers representing the frame sequence in the comic page image including a comic frame image represented by the frame data,
2. The comic browsing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: comic frame image reproducing means for sequentially reproducing the comic frame images displayed by the comic frame image display means one by one according to the frame sequence number. The method according to claim 6 wherein said frame data, and consecutive number representing the frame sequence in all comic page image represented by the page data are associated, cartoon displayed by the comic frame image display means Frame image,
2. The comic browsing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a frame order reproducing means for reproducing the frames one by one according to the frame sequence number. 7. The page data includes the page
Page order information indicating the page order of the comic page image represented by the data is attached thereto, and the above-mentioned frame data is a page specification that identifies the comic page image including the comic frame image represented by the frame data. The comic browsing device according to claim 1, wherein the information is accompanied. 8. The frame data is accompanied by event information for generating a visual, auditory or physical event, and a comic frame image is displayed on a display screen by the comic frame image display means. In response to
The comic browsing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an event generating means for generating the event based on event information attached to the frame data representing the comic frame image. 9. A comic page which stores at least one page of comic page images and frame data of at least one comic frame image included in the comic page image, and which is represented by the page data. Displaying an image on a display screen of a display device, and superimposing a comic frame image included in the comic page image displayed on the display screen on the comic page image based on the frame data, browsing comics How to control the device. 10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the comic page image represented by the page data is dimly displayed on a display screen. 11. The comic frame image included in the comic page image displayed on the display screen is designated and the designated comic frame image is displayed superimposed on the comic page image. The control method of the comics browsing device described in the above. 12. The frame data is accompanied by a continuous number indicating a frame order in a comic page image including a comic frame image represented by the frame data, and a comic frame displayed on a display screen. The control method of the comics browsing device according to claim 9, wherein the images are reproduced one by one according to the frame sequence number. 13. The frame data includes the page
A continuous number indicating a frame order in all the comic page images represented by the data is attached, and the comic frame images displayed on the display screen are reproduced one by one according to the frame sequence number. Item 10. A method for controlling a comic browsing device according to item 9. 14. The frame data is accompanied by event information for generating a visual, auditory or physical event, and responds to the display of the comic frame image on a display screen. The method according to claim 9, wherein the event is generated based on event information attached to the frame data representing the comic frame image. 15. A comic content data storage means for storing page data representing at least one comic page image and frame data representing at least one comic frame image included in the comic page image, comprising: Reading the data, displaying the comic page image represented by the read page data on the display screen of the display device, and converting the comic data representing the comic frame image included in the comic page image displayed on the display screen to the above A program which is read from the comic content data storage means and controls a computer to display a comic frame image on the comic page image based on the read frame data. 16. The program according to claim 15, wherein the program controls a computer so that the comic page image represented by the page data is dimly displayed on a display screen. 17. A computer which superimposes a comic frame image specified by an input from an input device on the comic page image among comic comic images contained in the comic page image displayed on the display screen. 16. The program according to claim 15, which controls the following. 18. The frame data is accompanied by a continuous number indicating a frame order in a comic page image including a comic frame image represented by the frame data, and a comic frame displayed on a display screen is provided. 16. The program according to claim 15, wherein the program controls a computer to reproduce images one by one according to the frame sequence number. 19. The frame data includes the page
A continuous number indicating a frame order in all the comic page images represented by the data is attached, and the comic frame images displayed on the display screen are sequentially reproduced one by one according to the frame sequence number. The program according to claim 15, which controls a computer. 20. The frame data is accompanied by event information for generating a visual, auditory or physical event, and responds to the display of the comic frame image on a display screen. Te, controls the computer to generate the event based on the event information associated with the frame data that represents the comic frame image, claim 15
The program described in. 21. A computer-readable recording medium on which the program according to claim 15 is recorded. 22. A display device for storing page data representing at least one page image and frame data representing at least one frame image included in the page image, and displaying the page image represented by the page data. And displaying a frame image included in the page image displayed on the display screen over the page image based on the frame data.