JP2007306264A - Method, device, and program for producing index print - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the display quality of an index print in an index print production device with no burden on its user. <P>SOLUTION: Using a reference of an exaggeration degree of display for converting incidental information contained in supplied and captured image information into the value of an exaggeration degree of display, an exaggeration-degree-of-display acquisition part 10 acquires from the incidental information the value of an exaggeration degree of each image contained in the captured image information. A display controller 20 exaggerates each image more, as the value of the exaggeration degree of display corresponding to the image becomes larger, arranges these images in an index print form 5' in the order of photographing, and displays them in list form to produce an index print 5. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an index print creation method and apparatus for creating an index print by arranging and displaying a list of images carried by supplied captured image information in the order of shooting, and a program for causing a computer to execute the index print creation method. .

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known an index print in which a large number of images photographed by a digital camera or the like and recorded on a recording medium are read from the recording medium and displayed in a list in a photographing order on a single print sheet (see Patent Document 1). ). In the index print, all the images recorded on the recording medium are displayed in the shooting order, so that it can be used, for example, when selecting a favorite image and placing a print order in a large size.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-119083

  By the way, it has been studied to exaggerate the image of interest among the images displayed on the index print, for example, to enlarge it and display it on the index print. In such a case, for example, it may be possible that the user designates an image to be enlarged and creates an index print. However, the index print is mainly used for searching for an image or the like for which a print order is placed, and it is desired to exaggerate and display an image that attracts attention without imposing a burden on the user when acquiring such an index print. There is a request.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an index print creation method, apparatus, and program that can improve the display quality of index prints without burdening the user. is there.

  The index print creating apparatus of the present invention is supplied with a plurality of photographed image information including an image and supplementary information of the image, and displays the index print by arranging and displaying each image carried by the plurality of photographed image information supplied in the photographing order. A display exaggeration level acquisition means for acquiring a display exaggeration value of each image from the auxiliary information of each image using a display exaggeration level criterion for converting the auxiliary information into a display exaggeration value in the index print creating apparatus to be created; The display control means for displaying each image in an exaggerated manner as the value of the display exaggeration corresponding to the image increases.

  The display control means may display each image larger as the display exaggeration value corresponding to the image is larger.

  The supplementary information includes information indicating the number of human faces included in each image, and the display exaggeration criterion is such that the larger the number of human faces, the larger the display exaggeration value of the image. Can be set to

  The supplementary information includes the number of print orders, and the display exaggeration standard may be set so that the value of the display exaggeration of the image increases as the number of print orders increases.

  In the index print creating method of the present invention, a plurality of captured image information including an image and supplementary information of the image is supplied, and the images carried by the supplied plurality of captured image information are displayed in a list in the order of shooting, and the index print is performed. In the index print creation method to be created, using the display exaggeration criteria for converting the auxiliary information into a display exaggeration value, the display exaggeration value of each image is acquired from the auxiliary information of each image, and each image is The display is exaggerated as the display exaggeration value corresponding to the image increases.

  A program for causing a computer to execute the index print creating method of the present invention is supplied with a plurality of pieces of photographed image information including an image and supplementary information of the images, and the images carried by the plurality of pieces of photographed image information supplied are in the order of photographing. In a program for creating an index print by displaying a side-by-side list, a display exaggeration value for each image is obtained from the auxiliary information of each image using a display exaggeration standard that converts the auxiliary information into a display exaggeration value. A procedure and a procedure of displaying each image in an exaggerated manner as the value of the display exaggeration level corresponding to the image increases are executed.

  The image carried by the photographed image information is obtained by photographing a subject.

  Displaying the image in an exaggerated manner means displaying the image to be displayed in an exaggerated manner so that the image can be more easily recognized than an image that is not displayed in an exaggerated manner.

  “Exaggerated display as the value of the display exaggeration value” means that the display is exaggerated in stages according to the value of the display exaggeration value. Furthermore, the above steps can be made into two steps.

  For displaying the image, a method of printing and displaying an image, a method of developing and displaying the photosensitive material after the image is exposed on the photosensitive material, and the like can be adopted.

  According to the index print creating method, apparatus, and program of the present invention, the display exaggeration value of each image is obtained from the auxiliary information of each image using a display exaggeration standard that converts the auxiliary information into a display exaggeration value. Since each image is exaggerated as the display exaggeration value corresponding to the image is larger, the degree of exaggeration of the image displayed during index printing is automatically determined without imposing a burden on the user. Since the image can be exaggerated and displayed according to the degree of exaggeration, the display quality of the index print can be improved.

  Also, the display exaggeration criterion is set so that the display exaggeration value of the image increases as the number of human faces increases, or the display exaggeration value of the image increases as the number of print orders increases. If it is set to do so, the value of the display exaggeration when displaying an image during index printing can be determined more reliably, and the display quality of the index print can be improved more reliably.

  Note that if the display control means displays each image as the display exaggeration value corresponding to the image increases, the image to be exaggerated can be displayed in a more exaggerated manner. The display quality of the print can be improved more reliably.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an index print creation apparatus that implements the index print creation method of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a partial evaluation information list showing partial evaluation information included in incidental information for each partial evaluation item. 3 is a display exaggeration level standard table showing display exaggeration level standards, FIG. 4 is a tabulation list of display exaggeration level values of each image obtained by integrating partial evaluation points for each reference item in the display exaggeration level standard, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an index print formed by displaying an image on an index print sheet.

  The index print creating apparatus 100 of the present invention is supplied with a plurality of photographed image information including an image and supplementary information of the image, displays the images carried by the plurality of photographed image information in a list in order of photographing, and displays an index print 5. Is to create.

  The index print creating apparatus 100 uses the display exaggeration level criterion for converting the auxiliary information to a display exaggeration value (hereinafter referred to as display exaggeration value), and calculates the display exaggeration value of each image from the auxiliary information of each image. A display exaggeration level acquisition unit 10 to be acquired and a display control unit 20 that displays each image exaggerated as the display exaggeration value for the image increases.

  The shooting order is a time-series order of shooting times of each image included in the shot image information.

  Outside the index print creating apparatus 100, there is a recording composed of a removable recording medium, a CD-ROM, or the like on which each image obtained by photographing a subject with a digital camera or the like and photographed image information including incidental information of each image is recorded. An input unit 81 that inputs the captured image information from the medium 89 and a storage unit 82 that is a hard disk that stores the captured image information input from the input unit 81 are arranged.

  The display control means 20 can display each image by a method of printing and displaying an image or a method of developing and displaying the photosensitive material after the image is exposed on the photosensitive material.

  The index print creating apparatus 100 inputs the photographed image information stored in the storage unit 82, and displays image information indicating an image from the photographed image information and partial evaluation information described later included in supplementary information attached to the image. The image information processing unit 30 that separately acquires the information is input to the display exaggeration level acquisition unit 10 with the accompanying information including the partial evaluation information. The image information processing unit 30 may be shared by the display exaggeration obtaining unit 10. The image information processing unit 30 is not limited to the case where the index print creating apparatus 100 is provided, and may be disposed outside the index print creating apparatus 100.

  FIG. 2 is a partial evaluation information list showing partial evaluation information included in the supplementary information of each of the images G1 to G12 included in the captured image information for each partial evaluation item.

  In the area indicated by the arrow Y1 in FIG. 2, each of the partial evaluation items is shown. Here, the partial evaluation items are (1) presence / absence of print order, (2) number of print orders, (3) number of images on the same date, (4) number of subjects, (5) size of face in image, ( 6) Presence / absence of image continuity, (7) Presence / absence of moving image, and (8) Presence / absence of photographing failure.

  Here, “(3) Number of images on the same date” is the number of images taken on the same day. For example, since there are five images G1 to G5 taken on January 2, the number of images on the same date in the images G1, G2, G3, G4, and G5 is five.

  “(4) Number of subjects” is the number of human faces included in the image. “(5) Face size in image” is the ratio of the size of the area representing the human face included in this image to the size of the entire area representing the image.

  Further, “(6) Presence / absence of image continuity” is the number of consecutive images when similar images continue. For example, since the images G3 to G5 have similar image contents, the images G3, G4, and G5 have image continuity.

  Further, “(7) presence / absence of moving image” is the presence / absence of a moving image shot corresponding to an image. Further, “(8) Presence / absence of photographing failure” is presence / absence of image blur.

  In the area indicated by the arrow Y2 in FIG. 2, partial evaluation information for each partial evaluation item for each image acquired by the image information processing unit 30 is shown. For example, the partial evaluation information of the image G2 includes the print order in the item (1) of the partial evaluation item, the print order number 1 in the item (2), the number of images on the same date in the item (3), and the item ( 4) The number of subjects is 4, the item (5) has a small face size, the item (6) has no image continuity, the item (7) has no moving image, the item (8) has There is no shooting failure.

  Here, the image information processing unit 30 reads an image or the like in the captured image information, and applies a conventionally known image processing method or the like to (4) the number of subjects and (5) the face in the image. The partial evaluation information is acquired for each partial evaluation item of (6) presence or absence of image continuity, (7) presence or absence of moving image, and (8) presence or absence of shooting failure.

  FIG. 3 is a display exaggeration degree reference table showing display exaggeration degree standards, and this display exaggeration degree reference table is composed of reference items and partial evaluation point setting criteria corresponding to the respective reference items. The partial evaluation point setting criteria are composed of setting criteria and partial evaluation points for each setting criterion. As shown in FIG. 3, the reference items are (a) presence / absence of print order, (b) number of print orders, (c) number of images on the same date, (d) number of subjects, and (e) presence / absence of shooting failure. .

  Similarly to the above, “(d) the number of subjects” is the number of faces of people included in the image. Further, “(d) presence / absence of photographing failure” is presence / absence of image blur.

  The partial evaluation point setting standard sets the partial evaluation point when there is a print order as 10 points and the partial evaluation point when there is no print order as 0 points.

  Similarly to the above, the partial evaluation point setting standard is that the partial evaluation points are 15 points when the print order quantity is 5 or more, 7 points when the print order quantity is 1 to 4, and the print order quantity is 0. Set to 10 points for sheets.

  Further, as described above, the partial evaluation point setting criteria is that the partial evaluation points are 20 points when the number of images on the same date is 10 or more, 15 points when 5-9, and 10 points when 1-4. In case of 0, 0 point is set.

  In addition, the partial evaluation point setting standard is that the partial evaluation point is 15 points when the number of subjects is 5 or more, 10 points when the number of subjects is 2 to 4, 1 point when 1 person, and 0 when 0 person. Set to point.

  The partial evaluation point setting standard sets the partial evaluation point to −20 points when image blurring occurs and to 0 points when image blurring does not occur.

  A case where the display exaggeration value is obtained using the partial evaluation information list and the display exaggeration standard table will be described.

  FIG. 4 is a summary table of display exaggeration values indicating display exaggeration values for each image obtained by integrating the partial evaluation points for each of the reference items.

  For example, for image G2, (a) the partial evaluation point for presence / absence of print order is 10 points, (b) the partial evaluation point for print order quantity is 7 points, and (c) the partial evaluation for the number of images on the same date. The points are 15 points, (d) the partial evaluation points for the number of subjects are 10 points, and (e) the partial evaluation points for the presence or absence of shooting failure are 0 points.

  The display exaggeration value of the image G2 obtained by integrating the partial evaluation points for each reference item is 42 points.

  Similarly to the above, display exaggeration values for the images G1 to G12 can be obtained.

  In this manner, the display exaggeration acquisition unit 10 acquires the display exaggeration value for each image using the display exaggeration criterion.

  Next, each image is input from the image information processing unit 30, and the display control unit 20 to which the display exaggeration value of each image is input from the display exaggeration degree acquisition unit 10 displays each image as a blank index print sheet. In this example, an image having a display exaggeration value whose display exaggeration value is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, that is, 40 points or more, is displayed in an exaggerated form exaggerated from the standard form. More specifically, an image having a display exaggeration value of 40 points or more is displayed in a large size larger than the standard size, and an image less than 40 points is displayed in a standard size.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an index print 5 on which each of the images is printed and displayed.

  As shown in FIG. 5, an image G2 having a display exaggeration value of 42 points is displayed in a large size on the index print sheet 5 ', and other images having a display exaggeration value of less than a threshold (40 points) are standard. Displayed in size.

  The images G1 to 12G are arranged on the index print sheet 5 ′ in the order of photographing. This shooting order is determined based on the position of the center of gravity of the display area of each image. For example, when the region indicating the image has a rectangular shape, the position of the intersection of two different diagonal lines of the rectangular shape becomes the barycentric position of the image. Here, the shooting order is set so that an image shot at a time traced back in the past by the position above the index print sheet 5 ′ (in the arrow + Y direction in the figure) is displayed. In addition, since the above-described shooting order sets higher priority in the vertical direction than the horizontal direction, each image is displayed with the center of gravity of the two images aligned in the vertical direction (arrow ± Y direction in the figure). Is set so that an image taken at a time traced back in the past is displayed on the left side (arrow + X direction in the figure) of the index print sheet 5 '.

  In other words, the shooting order is set so that the position of the center of gravity of the image shot at a new time is positioned below the index print sheet 5 '(in the direction of arrow -Y in the figure). Further, when the images are displayed with the positions of the centers of gravity of the two images coincided with the vertical direction of the index print paper 5 (arrow ± Y direction in the figure), the shooting order is the right side of the index print paper 5 ′ ( It is set so that an image taken at a new time is displayed by the arrow -X direction in the figure.

  The position in the display area used as a reference when arranging in the shooting order is not limited to the position of the center of gravity. If the area indicating the image is rectangular as described above, the upper left corner of the image display area is used as a reference. It may be.

  The time corresponds to the time indicated by the shooting time attached to each image.

  In the above case, (a) whether or not there is a print order, (b) the number of print orders, (c) the number of images on the same date, (d) the number of subjects, and (e) the presence or absence of shooting failure, Although each reference item of the display exaggeration reference when acquiring a value is used, any one of the above (a) to (e) is used as a reference item, or two or more of (a) to (e) A combination may be used as a reference item. Furthermore, among the partial evaluation items, (5) the size of the face in the image, (6) the presence / absence of image continuity, (7) the reference item of the display exaggeration standard to correspond to the presence / absence of the moving image, and the like An evaluation point setting criterion may be set to acquire the display exaggeration value.

  Note that only “(5) Size of face in image” is adopted as a reference item. For example, a partial evaluation point setting criterion is used to specify the face of a person included in this image with respect to the size of the entire area representing the image. When the ratio of the size of the area to be expressed is 1/5 or more (partial evaluation information in FIG. 2 is medium or large), it is 0 points, and when it is less than 1/5 (partial evaluation information in FIG. 2 is small), 10 points. Set. Then, an image having a display exaggeration value of 10 points or more may be displayed with an emphasis by adding a frame to the edge of the image without displaying the image enlarged from the standard size.

  In addition, when the captured image information including the image and the supplementary information of the image is supplied more than the number that can be displayed on one index print sheet, each image is displayed on a plurality of index print sheets. The

  The form of displaying the image in an exaggerated manner as described above is not limited to displaying the image in a large size, and the image may be displayed in an exaggerated manner by adding a frame to the edge of the image.

  The setting for creating an index print may be as follows. That is, regarding the partial evaluation item “(8) Presence / absence of photographing failure”, the failed image may not be displayed at the top of the index print sheet. Further, regarding “(6) Presence / absence of image continuity”, a plurality of images having image continuity are displayed on the same index print sheet, or only one of the plurality of images having image continuity is displayed. The display may be exaggerated.

  Further, the images having the same shooting date may be displayed on one index print sheet so that a plurality of images having the same shooting date are not displayed on the two index print sheets. As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to automatically set the degree of exaggeration when an image is displayed on the index print paper without imposing a burden on the user, and each image is displayed according to the degree of exaggeration. Since the display can be exaggerated, the display quality of the index print can be improved without imposing a burden on the user.

  A program for executing the function of the index print creating apparatus of the present invention can be installed in a personal computer, and the index print can be created in the personal computer as in the above embodiment.

1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an index print creating apparatus according to the present invention. List of partial evaluation information Display exaggeration criteria table showing display exaggeration criteria Total list of display exaggeration values for each image The figure which shows the index print which displays the picture on the index print paper

Explanation of symbols

5 Index print paper 5 'Index print 10 Display exaggeration acquisition unit 20 Display control unit 30 Image information processing unit

Claims (6)

In an index print creating apparatus, a plurality of captured image information including images and supplementary information of the images is supplied, and each image carried by the supplied plurality of captured image information is displayed in a list in the shooting order to create an index print.
Display exaggeration level acquisition means for acquiring a display exaggeration value of each image from the auxiliary information of each image using a display exaggeration level criterion for converting the auxiliary information into a display exaggeration value;
An index print creating apparatus comprising: display control means for displaying each image in an exaggerated manner as the value of the display exaggeration corresponding to the image increases.   2. The index print creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control means displays each image larger as a display exaggeration value corresponding to the image is larger. The incidental information includes information indicating the number of human faces included in each image,
3. The index print creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display exaggeration criterion is set so that an image having a larger number of human faces has a larger display exaggeration value. The incidental information includes a print order quantity,
3. The index print creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display exaggeration criterion is set so that an image having a larger print order number has a larger display exaggeration value. In an index print creating method, wherein a plurality of photographed image information including an image and supplementary information of the image is supplied, and each image carried by the supplied plurality of photographed image information is displayed in a list in the photographing order to create an index print.
Using the display exaggeration criteria for converting the auxiliary information into a display exaggeration value, obtaining the display exaggeration value of each image from the auxiliary information of each image,
A method of creating an index print, wherein each image is displayed exaggerated as the value of the display exaggeration corresponding to the image increases. An index print creation method for creating an index print by supplying a plurality of photographed image information including an image and supplementary information of the image, displaying a list of images carried by the plurality of photographed image information supplied in order of photographing, and creating an index print In the program to be executed by
Using a display exaggeration criterion for converting the auxiliary information into a display exaggeration value, and obtaining a display exaggeration value of each image from the auxiliary information of each image;
A program for causing a computer to execute an index print creating method that executes a procedure of displaying each image in an exaggerated manner as the display exaggeration value corresponding to the image increases.

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