JP2005227826A - Device and method for image sequencing, and computer program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve operability for sequencing of images using a display area. <P>SOLUTION: A temporary place Tm to which an image displayed in a display area A1 can be moved is formed outside the display area A1. An operator drags a desired thumbnail image "photograph 8" from the display area A and drops it in the temporary place Tm (1st procedure). Then a scroll box B1bx is operated to the right by using a mouse 24 to scroll a picture of the display area A1 to the right (2nd procedure). Then, the "photograph 8" placed in the temporary place Tm is dragged and dropped in the display area A1 from the temporary place Tm. The operator can, therefore, finds a movement destination with ease by scrolling images displayed in the display area A1 after temporarily moving the desired thumbnail image in the display area A to outside the display area A1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention displays a list of a plurality of images stored in a predetermined storage area in a predetermined display area, and rearranges the images in the display area based on an operation command from an operator. The present invention relates to a technique for ordering the plurality of images.

  In recent years, various image processing can be performed on a personal computer by reading an image taken with a digital camera into the personal computer. As one of the image processes, there is a movie process for creating a movie file (moving image file) by joining still images. The movie here is a so-called slide show that uses still images, not a frame that cannot be visually recognized like a movie.

  FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a conventional example of a window W0 for performing movie processing. As shown in the figure, the window W0 is provided with a display area A1 for displaying a list of a plurality of still images and a movie playback area A2 for playing a movie file in which still images are joined.

  When an input process for designating a holder for storing image data is executed by the operator, the image data stored in the designated holder is displayed as a list in the display area A1. Specifically, the image data image is not displayed as it is, but a thumbnail image of each image is displayed. In the illustrated example, the number of thumbnail images that can be displayed at one time in the display area A1 is fifteen. When the number of images stored in the holder is larger than the number of thumbnail images that can be displayed, the screen is scrolled by operating the scroll bar B1 below the display area A1 with the mouse. It is possible to display thumbnail images that are not displayed.

  For a plurality of images stored in the holder, a joining order when creating a movie file is determined, and images are displayed on the display area A1 according to this order. That is, the personal computer selects 15 consecutive images from the determined order, and displays a list of images in the selected order according to the order.

  The operator can change the above-mentioned joining order by operating the mouse. The operator selects one of the 15 images displayed in the display area A1 (in the illustrated example, “photo 8 (photo 8 in the figure)”), which is the eighth image in the figure. As shown, the order of arrangement in the display area A1 can be changed by dragging and dropping in the display area A1. On the other hand, as described above, the operator can also display a thumbnail image that is not displayed in the display area A1 by operating the scroll bar B1. Therefore, the operator can rearrange any image stored in the holder to a desired arrangement position. This order of arrangement is the order of joining when creating a movie file.

  When the operator clicks the playback button B2 below the movie playback area A2, a plurality of images stored in the holder specified in the holder specification area A1 are connected in the above-mentioned connection order. The connected continuous images are reproduced (displayed) in the movie reproduction area A2.

  As an apparatus for sequentially reproducing a plurality of image data in a holder in a predetermined order, there is the following Patent Document 1.

JP 2002-354385 A

  In the above technique, as described above, it is easy to rearrange thumbnail images in the display area A1, but when a desired image is to be moved between images not displayed in the display area A1. Had a problem of poor operability. For example, when moving “Picture 8”, which is the eighth image, to the position after the 30th image, the operator drags “Picture 8” to the right edge Sd of the display area A1, The screen is automatically scrolled to wait for “Photo 30” to appear, and when “Photo 30” appears, the operation of dropping “Photo 8” in the middle of the dragging to the next position of “Photo 30”. I had to do it. This is because if the image to be moved is dragged to the edge of the screen in the display area A1 and the state is maintained, the screen in the display area A1 is automatically scrolled one image at a time. You will search for the destination while dragging. Such a series of operations is difficult and troublesome for the operator. Further, each time the screen is scrolled by one image, it is necessary to redisplay the screen, and it takes a considerable time to redisplay. As a result, the problem of poor operability has been brought about.

  An object of the present invention is to improve operability in ordering images using a display area.

  As means for solving at least a part of the problems described above, the following configuration is adopted.

The image ordering device of the present invention comprises:
A plurality of images stored in a predetermined storage area are displayed in a list in a predetermined display area, and the images are rearranged in the display area based on an operation command from an operator. In an image ordering apparatus that performs ordering on
Order information storage means for storing order information for determining the order of the plurality of images;
Image reading means for reading a plurality of images in which the order determined in the order information is continuous from the storage area;
Image display means for displaying a plurality of images read by the image reading means in the display area;
In response to an operation command from an operator, target image switching means for switching an image to be read by the image reading means;
On the same screen on which the display area is displayed, temporary storage place forming means for forming a temporary storage place that can move the image displayed in the display area;
An image moving means for receiving an operation command from an operator and transferring the image between the display area and the temporary storage;
Order information updating means for updating the order determined in the order information in accordance with the arrangement order of the images on the display area changed by the movement of the image by the image moving means.

  According to the image sequencing apparatus having the above configuration, the target image switching unit switches the image to be read out in a state where the desired image in the display area has been moved to the temporary storage area by the image moving unit, The image displayed in the display area is switched. Thereafter, the image in the temporary storage area is moved to a desired arrangement position in the display area by the image moving means. For this reason, the operator can easily find a destination by moving a desired image in the display area to the outside of the display area and switching the image displayed in the display area. Further, since it is not necessary to drag the image to the edge of the display area A1 to scroll the screen of the display area and to scroll the screen for each image, the processing speed is high. Therefore, the image ordering apparatus of the present invention has an effect that it is excellent in operability.

  Each image displayed as a list in the display area may be a thumbnail image of each image stored in the storage area. According to this configuration, the images can be ordered regardless of the size of the image data.

  Further, the image ordering device having the above-described configuration includes a moving image creation unit that creates a moving image by joining a plurality of images stored in the storage area according to the order information stored in the order information storage unit. Can do. According to this configuration, it is possible to order images for creating a moving image.

The image ordering method of the present invention comprises:
A plurality of images stored in a predetermined storage area are displayed in a list in a predetermined display area, and the images are rearranged in the display area based on an operation command from an operator. In the image ordering method for ordering
A plurality of images stored in a predetermined storage area are displayed in a list in a predetermined display area, and the images are rearranged in the display area based on an operation command from an operator. In the image ordering method for ordering
(A) a step of storing order information for determining the order of the plurality of images;
(B) a step of reading a plurality of images in which the order defined in the order information is continuous from the storage area;
(C) a step of displaying a plurality of images read out in the step (b) in the display area;
(D) on the same screen on which the display area is displayed, a step of forming a temporary storage area where the image displayed in the display area can be moved;
(E) a step of receiving an operation command from an operator, selecting an image determined by the operation command from the display area, and moving the image to the temporary storage area;
(F) a process of switching an image to be read in the process (c) in response to an operation command from an operator;
(G) a process of receiving an operation command from an operator and moving an image in the temporary storage area to an alignment position determined by the operation command in the display area;
(H) A step of updating the order determined in the order information in accordance with the arrangement order of the images on the display area changed by the movement of the image in the step (g).

The computer program of the present invention is:
A plurality of images stored in a predetermined storage area are displayed in a list in a predetermined display area, and the images are rearranged in the display area based on an operation command from an operator. A computer program for ordering
(A) a function of storing order information for determining the order of the plurality of images;
(B) a function of reading a plurality of images in which the order defined in the order information is continuous from the storage area;
(C) a function of displaying a plurality of images read out by the function (b) in the display area;
(D) a function of forming a temporary storage area on which the image displayed in the display area can be moved on the same screen on which the display area is displayed;
(E) a function of receiving an operation command from an operator, selecting an image determined by the operation command from the display area, and moving the image to the temporary storage place;
(F) a function of switching an image to be read in the function (c) in response to an operation command from an operator;
(G) a function of receiving an operation command from an operator and moving an image in the temporary storage area to an arrangement position determined by the operation command in the display area;
(H) causing the computer to realize a function of updating the order determined in the order information in accordance with the arrangement order of the images on the display area changed by moving the image by the function (g). .

  The image ordering method and the computer program of the present invention can improve the operability in ordering images using the display area, as with the image ordering apparatus of the present invention.

  The recording medium of the present invention is characterized by a computer-readable recording medium on which the computer program of the present invention is recorded. This recording medium has the same operations and effects as the computer program of the present invention.

  The present invention includes other aspects as follows. The aspect is an aspect as a program supply apparatus which supplies the computer program of this invention via a communication path. In this aspect, the above method and apparatus can be realized by placing a computer program on a server or the like on a computer network, downloading a necessary program to a computer via a communication path, and executing the program.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described based on examples. This embodiment will be described in the following order.
A. Device configuration:
B. Computer processing:
C. Action / Effect Other embodiments:

A. Device configuration:
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of a computer system to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied. The computer system of this embodiment mainly includes a personal computer 10 constituting the image ordering apparatus of the present invention, and includes a display 20, a keyboard 22, and a mouse 24 as its peripheral devices. Further, a digital camera 26 and a DVD drive 28 are connected to the personal computer 10.

  The personal computer 10 includes a memory 13, a hard disk drive 14, an input control unit 15, a display control unit 16, and the like connected to each other by a bus 12 around a CPU 11 as a central processing unit. The memory 13 stores various data and becomes a work area of the CPU 11. The hard disk drive 14 stores a computer program Pr as image ordering device software. The hard disk drive 14 stores a large number of image data Dp of photographic images taken by the digital camera 26.

  The input control unit 15 is a control unit that captures an input operation from the keyboard 22 or the mouse 24 and captures image data from the digital camera 26. The display control unit 16 is a control unit that controls signal output to the display 20.

  The computer program Pr is originally stored in a CD-ROM (not shown) as a recording medium, and is installed in the hard disk drive 14 from the CD-ROM by starting a predetermined installation program. is there. Various configuration requirements of the image ordering apparatus of the present invention are realized by the CPU 11 executing this computer program Pr.

  In FIG. 1, various constituent requirements are indicated by functional blocks implemented in the CPU 11. That is, the CPU 11 includes an image reading unit 11a, an image display unit 11b, a target image switching unit 11c, a temporary storage place forming unit 11d, an image moving unit 11e, and an order information updating unit 11f as functions. Note that the memory 13 also includes an order information storage unit 13a as one component of the present invention.

  This computer program Pr is actually an application program for movie processing that connects still images to create a movie file, and the functions of the above-described units 11a to 11g are given to the personal computer 10 by some of the modules. make it happen.

  The computer program Pr is provided as a configuration stored in another portable recording medium (portable recording medium) such as a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, and an IC card in place of the CD-ROM. It can be. Further, the computer program Pr can be provided via a network from a specific server connected to an external network. The network may be the Internet or a computer program obtained by downloading from a specific homepage. Alternatively, it may be a computer program supplied in the form of an email attachment.

B. Computer processing:
Since the computer program Pr is an application program for movie processing as described above, it has various functions in addition to the above-described units 11a to 11g. These functions provided in the computer program Pr are roughly divided into three. The first function is a function for designating a plurality of image data Dp to be subjected to movie processing from the hard disk drive 14. Designation of target image data is performed by an operator operating a mouse or a keyboard to designate a holder storing a plurality of image data. That is, the holder is designated collectively. It should be noted that, instead of this configuration, a configuration in which individual image data is designated one by one can be used.

  The second function is a function of reading a plurality of image data Dp designated by the first function from the hard disk and connecting the image data Dp to create a movie file. The joining order is recorded in an order table stored in the memory 13. That is, the predetermined area allocated to the memory 13 corresponds to the order information storage unit 13a, and the order information storage unit 13a stores an order table as order information. The data structure of this order table will be described later. The order stored in the order table can be changed by the operation of the mouse or keyboard by the operator. The function of changing the order stored in the order table is based on the functions of the respective units 11a to 11g described above, and is included in the second function.

  The third function is a function for writing the movie file created by the second function onto the DVD using the DVD drive 28.

  In this embodiment, the second function will be described, and the first and third functions will not be described because they are not related to the present invention. This second function is realized by two processing routines. This is the window display routine shown in FIG. 2 and the interrupt routine shown in FIG. The window display routine is executed first. After the window display routine is executed, the interrupt routine is repeatedly executed at a predetermined cycle.

  As shown in FIG. 2, when the process is started, the CPU 11 of the personal computer 10 first performs a process of changing the application window WD displayed on the display 20 for movie creation (step S100).

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an application window WD for creating a movie. The application window WD constitutes a graphical user interface (GUI). As shown, the application window WD is provided with a toolbar FL1, a menu field FL2, and a work field FL3.

  In the menu field FL2, three types of buttons BT1, BT2, and BT3 of “photo designation”, “movie creation”, and “DVD writing” are arranged in order downward, and the operator selects these buttons BT1 to BT3. Are sequentially clicked with the mouse 24, it is possible to proceed with the work of creating a movie file from a still image on the screen of the display 20 and outputting it to a DVD. The processing executed by clicking the “photo designation” button BT1 corresponds to the first function, and the processing executed by clicking the “DVD writing” button BT3 is the third function. It corresponds to. The window display routine of the two processes for realizing the second function corresponds to the process executed by clicking the “Create Movie” button BT2. That is, this window display routine is started when the “Create Movie” button BT2 is clicked.

  The work field FL3 is provided with a display area A1 for displaying a list of thumbnail images of the image data Dp specified by the first function and a movie playback area A2 for playing back a movie file in which the image data Dp is connected. It has been. The display area A1 and the movie playback area A2 are the same as those described as the conventional example, and are denoted by the same reference numerals as in the conventional example. Note that nothing is displayed in the display area A1 and the movie playback area A2 immediately after the execution of step S100 in FIG.

  Further, similarly to the conventional example, a scroll bar B1 is provided below the display area A1. By operating the scroll bar B1 with the mouse 24, the thumbnail image displayed in the display area A1 is scrolled, and the thumbnail image that is not displayed can be displayed.

  After execution of step S100, processing for forming an area (hereinafter referred to as "temporary storage area") Tm in which an image can be temporarily saved is performed in the movie creation application window WD (step S110). This temporary storage place Tm is provided on both sides of the movie playback area A2, as indicated by the broken line in FIG. In FIG. 4, a broken line is shown, but this broken line is not drawn on the actual screen and is blank. This temporary storage place Tm is for moving the image displayed in the display area A1.

  In addition, the temporary storage place Tm is good also as a structure which can visually recognize the area | region by drawing an outer periphery with a broken line or a continuous line. In addition, in order to indicate that it is a temporary image storage area, for example, a character such as “temporary storage space” may be drawn.

  Since this temporary storage place Tm is the main configuration of the present invention, in this embodiment, step S110 is described as being divided into step S100, but instead, the process of forming temporary storage place Tm is performed in step S100. It can also be configured to be included in the process of forming the movie creation application window WD.

  After execution of step S110, the CPU 11 performs a process of creating an order table for a plurality of image data Dp included in the holder specified by the first function described above. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the order table TBL. As shown in the figure, the order table TBL is configured by an array of file names of the image data Dp. That is, the order table TBL includes n array elements from the file name (1) to the file name (n). Here, n is the number of image data Dp designated by the first function. In this order table TBL, the order of the array is the order of the image data as it is, and the order is later as the coefficient of the array is larger (that is, as it goes to the right in the figure).

  In step S120, in detail, the file names for the plurality of image data Dp in the holder designated by the first function are packed one by one in a predetermined order in the order table TBL from the front. The “predetermined order” is an order from the oldest creation date of the image data Dp to the newest. Note that when the image data is designated by the first function by designating individual image data one by one, the designated order can be the predetermined order. Further, the predetermined order may be any order other than these orders as long as it is determined in advance.

  Returning to FIG. 2, after executing step S120, the CPU 11 refers to the order table TBL, and extracts 15 thumbnail images from the first place to the 15th place from the plurality of image data Dp in the holder. A reading process is performed (step S130). Here, assuming that the image data Dp has a data format including a thumbnail image, the thumbnail image can be obtained from the image data Dp. If the image data is in a data format that does not include thumbnail images, the image data Dp may be reduced and created each time. The number of 15 is the number of thumbnail images that can be displayed at once in the display area A1.

  After execution of step S130, the CPU 11 performs processing for displaying the thumbnail image read in step S130 in the display area A1 of the application window WD (step S140). FIG. 4 shows the state after execution of step S130. As shown in the drawing, in the display area A1, the order registered in the order table TBL is from the first thumbnail image (in the figure, “Copy 1” corresponds) to the fifteenth thumbnail image (in the figure, “Copy 15”). ”Is displayed). After execution of step S140, the process returns to “RETURN” to end the window display routine once.

  Note that step S130 corresponds to the image reading unit 11a (FIG. 1), step S140 corresponds to the image display unit 11b (FIG. 1), and step S110 corresponds to the temporary storage place forming unit 11d (FIG. 1). .

  Next, the interrupt routine shown in FIG. 3 will be described. As shown in the figure, when the process is started, the CPU 11 first determines whether or not there is a request to switch the screen of the display area A1 (step S200). This request is determined from whether or not the scroll bar B1 provided below the display area A1 has been operated. The operator moves the knob (scroll box) B1bx of the scroll bar B1 (see “second procedure” in FIG. 6) to instruct to scroll the image displayed in the display area A1. It is judged from whether or not this operation is performed.

  If it is determined in step S200 that an affirmative determination is made, that is, it is determined that there is a request to switch the display area A1, the CPU 11 advances the process to step S210. In step S210, the CPU 11 calculates which image is the top (leftmost) thumbnail image displayed in the display area A1 from the position of the scroll box B1bx. More specifically, the ratio of the length to the position of the scroll box B1bx with respect to the entire length of the scroll bar B1 is obtained, and this ratio is compared with the order table TBL so that the leftmost image of the display area A1 is any. Ask for.

  After execution of step S210, the CPU 11 specifies 15 images from the image obtained in step S210 on the order table TBL, and reads the thumbnail image of the image from the image data Dp in the holder. This is performed (step S220). As in step S130, if the image data Dp has a data format that does not include a thumbnail image, the image data Dp may be reduced and created each time.

  After executing step S220, the CPU 11 performs a process of displaying the thumbnail image read in step S220 in the display area A1 of the application window WD (step S230). After the execution of step S230, the process returns to “RETURN” and terminates this interrupt routine.

  As a result of the processing in steps S200 to S230, when the scroll box B1bx of the scroll bar B1 is operated by the mouse operation by the worker, the thumbnail image displayed in the display area A1 is scrolled according to the operation amount. . Note that arrow button switches are provided at both ends of the scroll bar B1, and thumbnail images can also be scrolled one by one with these button switches. Steps S200 to S220 correspond to the target image switching unit 11c (FIG. 1). Step S230 corresponds to the image display unit 11b (FIG. 1).

  On the other hand, when a negative determination is made in step S200, the CPU 11 advances the process to step S240 to determine whether there is a request to move the thumbnail image. The thumbnail image is moved according to the operation of dragging and dropping in the display area A1 (see F in FIG. 8), or the operation of dragging and dropping from the display area A1 to the temporary storage place Tm (“first procedure in FIG. 6). And the operation following the operation of dragging and dropping from the temporary storage place Tm to the display area A1 (see “third procedure” in FIG. 7). In step S240, it is determined in detail from whether or not any of the above three operations has been performed.

  If it is determined in step S240 that there is an affirmative determination, that is, there is a request to move the thumbnail image, the CPU 11 advances the process to step S250. In step S250, the thumbnail image is moved on the application window WD in accordance with the movement operation corresponding to the request. Specifically, when an operation of dragging and dropping an image in the display area A1 is performed, the thumbnail image that has been grabbed (selected) by pressing the mouse button is dropped to the position in the display area A1. Moving. Further, in the case of an operation of dragging and dropping from the display area A1 to the temporary storage place Tm, the thumbnail image obtained by pressing the mouse button in the display area A1 is moved to the dropped position in the temporary storage place Tm. Further, in the case of an operation of dragging and dropping from the temporary storage place Tm to the display area A1, the thumbnail image captured (selected) by pressing the mouse button in the temporary storage place Tm is placed at the dropped position in the display area A1. Perform the move process.

  Note that the thumbnail image dropped in the display area A1 is configured to be inserted between adjacent thumbnail images. In this case, the rear side (the lower order side) is automatically lowered to the right side in the figure. Even if the dropped location is on an already existing thumbnail image, if that location hits the left half of the thumbnail image, it interrupts before the thumbnail image, while that location hits the right half of the thumbnail image. In that case, interrupt behind the thumbnail image.

  After execution of step S250, the CPU 11 performs a process of updating the order table TBL in accordance with the image arrangement order as a result of the movement in step S250 (step S260). After executing step S260, the process returns to “RETURN” and terminates the interrupt routine.

  As a result of the processes in steps S200, S240 to S260, the thumbnail image can be freely moved within the display area A1, from the display area A1 to the temporary storage area Tm, or from the temporary storage area Tm to the display area A1 by a mouse operation by the operator. Can be moved to. Note that there is no need for one image to be saved in the temporary storage place Tm, and a plurality of images can be saved at the same time. Steps S240 and S250 correspond to the image moving unit 11e (FIG. 1), and step S260 corresponds to the order information updating unit 11f (FIG. 1).

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S240, the CPU 11 advances the process to step S270 to determine whether or not the “create” button BT10 has been clicked. As shown in FIG. 4, the “Create” button BT10 is a button switch located at the lower left corner of the application window WD. Here, if it is determined that the button has been clicked, the image data Dp is read one by one from the holder designated by the first function according to the order recorded in the order table TBL, and these are sequentially connected. To create a movie file. This movie file is a so-called slide show using still images. After the execution of step S280, the process returns to “RETURN” to end the interrupt routine once.

  The interruption routine configured as described above is repeatedly executed every predetermined time, so that the thumbnail images in the display area A1 are rearranged based on the operation command from the operator. A new ordering is performed on the plurality of image data Dp designated by the function 1. In this ordering, the procedure performed by the operator is as follows.

  An example will be described in which the thumbnail image “Photo 8” of the eighth image is to be moved next to the thumbnail image “Photo 30” of the 30th image. As shown in FIG. 6, first, as a first procedure, the operator uses the mouse 24 to drag and drop “Photo 8 (Photo 8 in the figure)” from the display area A1 to the temporary storage place Tm. Next, as a second procedure (procedure 2), the operator uses the mouse 24 to operate the scroll box B1bx in the right direction to scroll the screen of the display area A1 to the right. As a result, as shown in FIG. 7, “Photo 30” appears in the display area A1.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 7, the operator uses the mouse 24 to drag and drop “Photo 8” saved in the temporary storage place Tm from the temporary storage place Tm to the display area A1. The drop position is between “Photo 30” and “Photo 31”. As a result, thumbnail images are displayed in the order of “Photo 30”, “Photo 8”, and “Photo 31” in the display area A1, and the contents of the order table TBL are updated in the displayed order.

  Note that a playback button B2 (FIG. 4) is provided below the movie playback area A2. When the playback button B2 is clicked by the operator, images are displayed in the order recorded in the order table TBL. It is continuously displayed in the movie playback area A2.

C. According to the present embodiment configured as described above, as described above, the operator once moves the desired thumbnail image in the display area A1 to the outside of the display area A1, and then displays the display area. By scrolling the image displayed in A1, the destination can be easily searched. Further, since it is not necessary to drag the image to the edge of the display area A1 to scroll the screen of the display area and to scroll the screen for each image, the processing speed is high. Therefore, in this embodiment, there is an effect that the operability in ordering images using the display area A1 is excellent.

D. Other embodiments:
The present invention is not limited to the above-described examples and embodiments, and can be implemented in various modes without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, the following modifications are possible.

(1) In the above-described embodiment, each image displayed in the display area A1 is a thumbnail image obtained by reducing the original image. Instead, the original image may be displayed as a list in the display area A1. .

(2) In the above-described embodiment, the image data to be ordered is a photographic image taken by the digital camera 26, but may be a photographic image read from a scanner instead. The present invention is not necessarily limited to photographic images, and the present invention can be applied to image data such as symbols. Further, the present invention can be applied to thumbnail images generated from document files, HTML files, and the like.

(3) In the above-described embodiment, the display area A1 has a configuration in which a plurality of image data are arranged in one row. It can also be set as the structure arranged in multiple rows and multiple columns.

(4) In the previous embodiment, the image moving means is configured to receive an instruction from the operator using the mouse 24. Instead, it is based on an instruction from another pointing device such as a pen tablet or a keyboard. It can also be.

It is explanatory drawing which shows schematic structure of the computer system to which one Example of this invention is applied. It is a flowchart which shows a window display routine. It is a flowchart which shows an interruption routine. It is explanatory drawing which shows application window WD for movie creation. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of order table TBL. It is explanatory drawing which shows the 1st procedure and 2nd procedure by an operator. It is explanatory drawing which shows the 3rd procedure by an operator. It is explanatory drawing which shows the window W0 for performing the movie process in a prior art example.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Personal computer 11a ... Image reading part 11b ... Image display part 11c ... Target image switching part 11d ... Temporary storage place formation part 11e ... Image moving part 11f ... Order information update Section 12 ... Bus 13 ... Memory 13a ... Order information storage section 14 ... Hard disk drive 15 ... Input control unit 16 ... Display control unit 20 ... Display 22 ... Keyboard 24 ... Mouse 26 ... Digital camera 28 ... DVD drive A1 ... Display area A2 ... Movie playback area B1 ... Scroll bar B1bx ... Scroll box Dp ... Image data FL1 .. .Toolbar FL2 ... Menu field FL3 ... Work field Pr ... Computer program TBL ... Sequence table Tm ... Temporary storage WD ... Application window BT1 to BT3 ... Button BT10 ... "Create" button

Claims (8)

A plurality of images stored in a predetermined storage area are displayed in a list in a predetermined display area, and the images are rearranged in the display area based on an operation command from an operator. In an image ordering apparatus that performs ordering on
Order information storage means for storing order information for determining the order of the plurality of images;
Image reading means for reading a plurality of images in which the order determined in the order information is continuous from the storage area;
Image display means for displaying a plurality of images read by the image reading means in the display area;
In response to an operation command from an operator, target image switching means for switching an image to be read by the image reading means;
On the same screen on which the display area is displayed, temporary storage place forming means for forming a temporary storage place that can move the image displayed in the display area;
An image moving means for receiving an operation command from an operator and transferring the image between the display area and the temporary storage;
An image ordering apparatus comprising: order information updating means for updating the order determined in the order information in accordance with the arrangement order of the images on the display area changed by moving the image by the image moving means. The image ordering device according to claim 1,
Each image displayed in a list in the display area is a thumbnail image of each image stored in the storage area. The image ordering device according to claim 1 or 2,
An image ordering apparatus comprising a moving image creating unit that creates a moving image by connecting a plurality of images stored in the storage area according to the order information stored in the order information storage unit. A plurality of images stored in a predetermined storage area are displayed in a list in a predetermined display area, and the images are rearranged in the display area based on an operation command from an operator. In the image ordering method for ordering
(A) a step of storing order information for determining the order of the plurality of images;
(B) a step of reading a plurality of images in which the order defined in the order information is continuous from the storage area;
(C) a step of displaying a plurality of images read out in the step (b) in the display area;
(D) on the same screen on which the display area is displayed, a step of forming a temporary storage area where the image displayed in the display area can be moved;
(E) a step of receiving an operation command from an operator, selecting an image determined by the operation command from the display area, and moving the image to the temporary storage area;
(F) a process of switching an image to be read in the process (c) in response to an operation command from an operator;
(G) a process of receiving an operation command from an operator and moving an image in the temporary storage area to an alignment position determined by the operation command in the display area;
(H) a step of updating the order determined in the order information in accordance with the arrangement order of the images on the display area changed by the movement of the image in the step (g). . A plurality of images stored in a predetermined storage area are displayed in a list in a predetermined display area, and the images are rearranged in the display area based on an operation command from an operator. A computer program for ordering
(A) a function of storing order information for determining the order of the plurality of images;
(B) a function of reading a plurality of images in which the order defined in the order information is continuous from the storage area;
(C) a function of displaying a plurality of images read out by the function (b) in the display area;
(D) a function of forming a temporary storage area on which the image displayed in the display area can be moved on the same screen on which the display area is displayed;
(E) a function of receiving an operation command from an operator, selecting an image determined by the operation command from the display area, and moving the image to the temporary storage place;
(F) a function of switching an image to be read in the function (c) in response to an operation command from an operator;
(G) a function of receiving an operation command from an operator and moving an image in the temporary storage area to an arrangement position determined by the operation command in the display area;
(H) A computer program for causing a computer to realize a function of updating an order determined in the order information in accordance with an arrangement order of images on the display area changed by moving an image by the function (g). A computer program according to claim 5,
A computer program in which each image displayed in a list in the display area is a thumbnail image of each image stored in the storage area. A computer program according to claim 5 or 6,
(I) A computer program for causing a computer to realize a function of creating a moving image by connecting a plurality of images stored in the storage area according to the order information stored by the function (a).   A computer-readable recording medium on which the computer program according to claim 5 is recorded.

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