JP2002329212A - Device and method for information processing, recording medium, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform editing by simple operation. SOLUTION: When a user who edits a label generating application program that a personal computer 1 executes sets a parameter, a CPU 11 displays a setting change result on a monitor 20 immediately according to a user's instruction inputted through an input part 16 composed of a mouse 17 or pen 18, etc. Consequently, the user can surely and speedily confirm a setting state and easily and speedily set the parameter.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and method, a recording medium, and a program, and more particularly to an information processing apparatus and method, a recording medium, and a program capable of easily setting desired parameters.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, personal computers have become widespread, and various images can be easily input using paint software.

In paint software, for example,
When the user selects the line thickness, the user can input a specific numerical value of the line thickness, or move the slider to a predetermined position within a predetermined range to obtain a line corresponding to the position. Had to be selected.

[0004]

However, since the method of setting numerical values is not intuitive, it has been difficult for the user to make a desired setting by one operation. On the other hand, since the method of moving the slider is a linear input method, it is easier to grasp the set state more intuitively, but it is still not satisfactory.

The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and is intended to allow a user to more surely confirm a setting state.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus comprising: a designation unit for designating a predetermined position within a predetermined range; and a generation unit for generating an output corresponding to the position designated by the designation unit. It is characterized by having.

[0007] The generating means can output and display an image having a size corresponding to the position.

[0008] The generating means may generate a sound having a loudness corresponding to the position.

The information recording method of the present invention includes a specifying step of specifying a predetermined position in a predetermined range, and a generating step of generating an output corresponding to the position specified by the processing of the specifying step. Features.

[0010] The program of the recording medium of the present invention includes a specifying step of specifying a predetermined position in a predetermined range, and a generating step of generating an output corresponding to the position specified by the processing of the specifying step. It is characterized by.

[0011] A program according to the present invention provides a computer for an information processing apparatus for setting a predetermined output state, a specifying step of specifying a predetermined position within a predetermined range, and a position specified by the processing of the specifying step. And a generating step of generating an output corresponding to (i).

In the information processing apparatus and method, the recording medium, and the program according to the present invention, an output corresponding to a designated position is generated within a predetermined range.

[0013]

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

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of a personal computer 1 that executes a label creation application program to which the present invention is applied.

The personal computer 1 is, for example, Wind
By executing a label creation application program on an operation system such as ows (registered trademark) 2000, the device operates as a label creation / editing machine.

CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11
Is a program stored in a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12 or a RAM (Random A)
The entire operation of the personal computer 1 is controlled via the bus 14 in accordance with the program loaded into the ccess memory 13. The RAM 13 also stores data and the like necessary for the CPU 11 to execute various processes.

CPU 11, ROM 12, and RAM 13
Are connected to each other via a bus 14. An input / output interface 15 is also connected to the bus 14.

The input / output interface 15 includes a mouse 1
7, or an input unit 16, such as a pen 18, a CRT
(Cathode Ray Tube), LCD (Liquid Crystal Displ)
ay) Output unit 1 including monitor 20 and speaker 21
9. Storage unit 2 consisting of a hard disk and its drive
2, a communication unit 23 composed of a modem and a terminal adapter is connected. The communication unit 23 performs a communication process via a network (not shown).

A drive 24 is connected to the input / output interface 15 as necessary, and a magnetic disk 31
(Including flexible disk), optical disk 32 (CD
-ROM (Compact Disc-Read Only Memory), DVD (Digita
l Versatile Disc), magneto-optical disc 33 (M
D (Mini Disc) (trademark), or a semiconductor memory 34 or the like is appropriately mounted, and a computer program read therefrom is installed in the storage unit 22 as necessary.

The label creation application program that causes the personal computer 1 to execute the function as a label creation / editing machine includes a magnetic disk 31 and an optical disk 3.
2, supplied to the personal computer 1 while being stored in the magneto-optical disk 33 or the semiconductor memory 34;
The data is read by the drive 24 and installed in a hard disk drive built in the storage unit 22. The label creation application program installed in the storage unit 22 includes a CPU corresponding to a command from the user input by operating the input unit 16.
The instruction is loaded from the storage unit 22 to the RAM 13 and executed according to the instruction 11.

Next, the above-described personal computer 1
The label editing function among the functions of the label creation application program executed by the program will be described.

When the label editing program is executed, the monitor 20 displays an editing screen 41 as shown in FIG. The editing screen 41 includes a canvas 42 as an area where the user performs editing work, a pen button 43 as a tool button selected when editing the canvas 42 with various input tools, an image button 44,
A tool palette 4 on which a setting screen corresponding to each tool button is displayed when a stamp button 45, a character button 46, a selection button 47, and each tool button are selected.
8. Redo button 49 selected when redoing (undoing) the input editing, save button 50 selected when saving the edited canvas 42, and printing selected when printing the edited canvas 42 Button 51 is arranged.

The user can edit the label on the canvas 42 by selecting one of the tool buttons 43 to 47 using the mouse 17 on the editing screen 41. For example, on the editing screen 41, the mouse 17 is used by the user and the pen button 4
When 3 is selected, the CPU 11 causes the tool palette 48 of the editing screen 41 to display a pen setting screen 61 as shown in FIG.

The pen setting screen 61 shown in FIG. 3 has a pen size window 6 for setting a pen size (line thickness).
2. A palette 63 for selecting a pen color, and a color addition button 64 for selecting a color other than the palette 63
Is arranged. The user sets the pen setting screen 61
In, the desired color displayed on the palette 63 can be selected using the mouse 17.

A pen size window 62 for setting the line thickness is used to set the line thickness to a value between 0.1 mm and 5.5 mm by 0.1 m.
Can be set in m units. As an aid to the user's understanding, a 0.1 m
There is a scale of m increments, and the pen size window 62
At the bottom of the box, a numeric input display unit 6 that can also be used to enter numerical values
5 are arranged.

The process of setting the line thickness will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

On the editing screen 41, when the user uses the mouse 17 and selects the pen button 43,
The PU 11 causes the tool palette 48 to display a pen setting screen 61 as shown in FIG. Step S1
In the CPU 11, the pen size window 62
In addition, as shown in FIG. 5A, a circle graphic E corresponding to the line thickness of a preset initial value (here, 2.0 mm) is used.
Is displayed.

The user operates the mouse 17 to place the mouse cursor C in the pen size window 62.
In step S2, the CPU 11 recognizes the presence of the mouse cursor C in the pen size window 62, and
As shown in (1), a vertical grid line L is displayed at the head position (point of arrow) of the mouse cursor C in the pen size window 62.

In step S3, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the mouse 17 has been clicked by the user. If not, the process returns to step S2. When the mouse 17 is clicked, a step S4
In FIG. 5C, the CPU 11 moves and displays a circle graphic E having a size corresponding to the thickness of the line at that position on the vertical grid line L, as shown in FIG. 5C.

In step S5, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the mouse 17 has been clicked by the user, and if not, returns to step S4. When the click is released, in step S6, the CPU 11 deletes the grid line L and changes the color of the circle graphic E as shown in FIG. 5D. Thus, the thickness of the line is determined. At this time, the numerical value of the numerical input display section 65 below the pen size window 62 is also
The value is changed to the set value.

In step S5, the CPU 11 determines the position of the grid line L and the grid line L based on the moving operation of the mouse 17 until it is determined that the click is released.
The figure E of the circle displayed above is moved, and accordingly, the size of the figure E of the circle is changed to a size corresponding to the thickness of the line at the moving position. This processing can be continuously performed many times until it is determined in step S5 that the click is released.

As described above, while checking the size of the grid line L displayed in the process of step S2 and the size of the circle E corresponding to the thickness of the line displayed in the process of step S4, in real time, Change settings are possible. As a result, the user can more surely check the setting state and can easily make the setting.

Next, the editing operation of the image blur will be described.

On the edit screen 41, when the user uses the mouse 17 and selects the image button 44,
The PU 11 causes the tool palette 48 to display an image arrangement screen 71 as shown in FIG.

On the image arrangement screen 71 shown in FIG. 6, there are arranged thumbnails 72 of preset images and additional buttons 73 operated when pasting images other than the displayed thumbnails. Mouse 17
Is used, and the thumbnail 72 of the image on the image arrangement screen 71 is used.
Is selected, the CPU 11 displays the selected image on the canvas 42 at the center of the editing screen 41. When an image other than the thumbnail displayed on the image arrangement screen 71 is to be arranged, an add image button 7
3 is selected. Thereby, an image on the local desk or on the network can be selected.

Further, on the editing screen 41, when the user uses the mouse 17 and selects the selection button 47, the object on the canvas 42 (in this case,
Image) can be selected. At the same time, when the selection button 47 is selected, the CPU 11 displays a parameter setting screen 81 on the tool palette 48 of the editing screen 41 of the monitor 20 as shown in FIG. Image position movement, rotation, magnification,
Alternatively, it is possible to set such that the image is blurred.

The parameter setting screen 81 shown in FIG.
Position button 82, rotation button 83, magnification button 84, and blur button 85 as each parameter change button
When one of the parameter change buttons is selected by the user using the mouse 17 and the mouse 17 is used, the selected parameter of the image already selected on the canvas is displayed at the bottom of the screen. Is done. When the blur button 85 is selected, a blur window 86 for visually setting the blur and a numeric input display section 87 for directions and intensities in which numerical values can be input are displayed.

The image blur processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

The CPU 11 displays an image arrangement screen 71 on the tool palette 48. When the thumbnail image is selected and pasted on the canvas 42 based on the operation of the mouse 17 by the user, the CPU 11
To display the image. For example, as shown in FIG. 9A, an image of an alphabet A is displayed.

After selecting the selection button 47 on the editing screen 41,
The user operates the mouse 17 to select the image of the alphabet A on the canvas 42 as the target image. Further, when the blur button 85 on the parameter setting screen 81 displayed on the tool palette 48 is selected, step S
At 21, the CPU 11, as shown in FIG. 9A,
In the lower part of the parameter setting screen 81, a blur window 8
6 and the initial screen of the numeric input display section 87 are displayed.

The mouse cursor C is arranged and displayed in the blur window 86 based on the operation of the mouse 17 by the user. In step S22, the CPU 11
The existence of the mouse cursor C in the blur window 86 is recognized, and a grid line L connecting the center of the circle of the blur window 86 and the head position (point of the arrow) of the mouse cursor C is displayed as shown in FIG. .

In step S23, the CPU 11
It is determined whether or not the mouse 17 has been clicked. If not, the process returns to step S22, and the subsequent processing is repeated. When the mouse 17 is clicked, in step S24, the CPU 11
The image of the alphabet A is blurred and displayed (the degree of blurring will be described later with reference to FIG. 9).

In step S25, the CPU 11
It is determined whether or not the click of the mouse 17 has been released. If the click has not been released, the process returns to step S24, and the subsequent processing is repeated. When the click is released, CPU1
In step S26, the alphabet A image that is blurred and displayed on the canvas 42 is determined.
At this time, the numerical value of the numeral input display section 87 below the blur window 86 is also changed to the value of the blur.

Until it is determined in step S25 that the click has been released, the CPU 11 changes and displays the angle and length of the grid line L based on the moving operation of the mouse 17, and accordingly displays the blur. Also change. This processing can be continuously performed many times until it is determined in step S25 that the click is released.

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the relationship between the degree of blur and the grid line L of the blur window 86.

FIG. 9A shows an initial image without blurring. FIG. 9B shows an image in which the mouse cursor C is moved rightward (horizontally) in the blur window 86 and 10 pixels are blurred horizontally. FIG. 9C shows that the mouse cursor C is moved to the side of twice in the case of FIG.
The image has 20 pixels of horizontal blur. FIG. 9D illustrates an image in which the mouse is moved in the upper right direction in the blur window 86, and the image is blurred by 20 pixels each in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction.

As described above, the state of the blur can be changed in real time while checking the grid line L displayed in step S22 and the degree of the blur displayed in step S24. Two values, strength, can be set. As a result, the user can more surely check the setting state, and can easily and quickly perform the setting.

In the above embodiment, a visual output is generated in order to make it easy for the user to understand. For example, in the case of an interface for designating the volume of a sound, the CPU 11 It is also possible to return an audible interaction by actually sounding the volume from 21.

In the above description, selection of one-dimensional values, 2
Although an example of dimensional value selection has been described, in the case of a space figure or the like, three-dimensional designation is also possible, and application in a multidimensional space is possible.

In this specification, the step of describing a program recorded on a recording medium may be performed in a chronological order in the order described, or may not necessarily be performed in a chronological order. This also includes processing executed in parallel or individually.

[0051]

As described above, according to the information processing apparatus and method, the recording medium, and the program of the present invention, an output corresponding to a designated position is generated within a predetermined range, so that the user The setting state can be confirmed more reliably and quickly.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a personal computer to which the present invention has been applied.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an editing screen of the personal computer of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a view for explaining a pen setting screen in the tool palette of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a pen size changing process of the personal computer in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a pen size changing process of the personal computer of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a view for explaining an image setting screen in the tool palette of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a view for explaining a parameter setting screen in the tool palette of FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an image blurring process of the personal computer of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an image blurring process of the personal computer of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

1 personal computer, 11 CPU, 12 R
OM, 13 RAM, 16 input unit, 17 mouse, 1
8 pen, 19 output unit, 20 monitor, 21 speaker

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An information processing apparatus for setting a state of a predetermined output, wherein: a specifying means for specifying a predetermined position in a predetermined range; and an output corresponding to the position specified by the specifying means. An information processing apparatus comprising: a generation unit. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said generating means outputs and displays an image having a size corresponding to the position. 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the generating unit generates a sound having a volume corresponding to the position. 4. An information processing method for setting a state of a predetermined output, comprising: a specifying step of specifying a predetermined position within a predetermined range; and an output corresponding to the position specified by the processing of the specifying step. And a generating step. 5. A program for an information processing device for setting a predetermined output state, wherein: a specifying step of specifying a predetermined position within a predetermined range; and the position specified by the processing of the specifying step And a generating step of generating an output corresponding to (i), wherein a computer-readable program is recorded. 6. A designating step for designating a predetermined position in a predetermined range in a computer for an information processing apparatus for setting a predetermined output state, the method comprising: And a generating step of generating an output to be executed.