JP2008072446A - Document editing device, program, and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To determine the location of an object based on a grid line of the location excellent in sensuousness. <P>SOLUTION: The document editing device comprises an object acquisition means, a grid line generation means, an image acquisition means, an identifying means, and a positioning means. The object acquisition means acquires an object contained in a document to be edited. The grid line generation means generates a grid line which divides a space between two mutually parallel reference lines into a golden ratio. A reference line is determined by at least one of a shape or a position of the object, or a shape of a layout region, and in the layout region, the object is arranged in the document. The image acquisition means acquires an object to be processed. The identifying means identifies a reference point in an image shown by the object to be processed. The positioning determines the position of the object to be processed in the layout region so that the reference point is located on the grid line. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for editing a document.

  A technique for editing or creating a document by arranging an object (digital content) in a certain area using a computer device is known. So-called grid lines are widely used as guide lines for arranging objects (for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2). Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for arranging an image so that an extended line of an image boundary line matches a grid line. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-228561 discloses a technique that uses a point linked to a material in a material frame as a layout reference point. Specifically, Patent Document 2 discloses a technique of using a character frame or a point on a line segment constituting a line drawing as a layout reference point.

JP 2003-099794 A JP-A-7-105212

According to the technique described in Patent Document 1, since images are arranged uniformly regardless of the contents thereof, there is a problem that a balanced arrangement cannot be made according to the contents of the image. Further, since the technique described in Patent Document 2 targets only characters and line drawings, there is a problem that a balanced arrangement cannot be made according to the contents of the image. In Patent Documents 1 and 2, in order to generate grid lines in a balanced arrangement, skills and experience of a certain level or more are necessary.
On the other hand, the present invention provides a technique for determining the arrangement of objects based on grid lines that are balanced, that is, excellent in aesthetics, regardless of the skill and experience of the user to use.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the present invention provides an object acquisition unit that acquires an object that is data indicating at least one of text or an image included in a document to be edited, and an object acquired by the object acquisition unit. Of the reference lines determined based on at least one of the shape or position, or the shape of the layout area that is the area in which the object is arranged in the document, the golden ratio between the two reference lines parallel to each other Grid line generating means for generating a grid line to be divided, image acquiring means for acquiring a processing target object that is an object indicating an image to be processed among the objects acquired by the object acquiring means, and the image acquiring means Indicates the processing target object obtained by A specifying unit for specifying a reference point from within the image, and the processing target object in the layout area such that the reference point specified by the specifying unit is positioned on the grid line generated by the grid line generating unit There is provided a document editing apparatus having position determining means for determining the position of the document. According to this document editing apparatus, an object can be arranged at a well-balanced position, that is, an excellent aesthetic position.

  In a preferred aspect, in the document editing apparatus, the image indicated by the processing target object may include a person image, and the reference point may correspond to a position of a person's eyes or chin. According to this document editing apparatus, an object can be arranged based on the position of a person's eyes or chin.

  In another preferred aspect, the document editing apparatus includes at least two lines intersecting in an image indicated by the processing target object, and the reference point is a point corresponding to an intersection of the at least two lines. May be. According to this document editing apparatus, an object can be arranged based on the intersection of two lines included in an image.

  In still another preferred aspect, the document editing apparatus includes a line that is perpendicular or parallel to a tangent to the outer periphery of the image in the image indicated by the processing target object, and the reference point is located on the line. It may be. According to this document editing apparatus, an object can be arranged on the periphery of an image based on a horizontal or vertical line.

  In still another preferred aspect, the document editing apparatus determines whether the processing target object protrudes from the layout area, and when the determination means determines that the processing target object protrudes from the layout area, You may have an object reduction means to reduce the said process target object so that the said process target object may be settled in the said layout area | region. According to this document editing apparatus, objects are arranged so as to fit in the layout area.

  In still another preferred aspect, the document editing apparatus includes: a determination unit configured to determine whether a size of a margin between the processing target object and a boundary line of the layout area exceeds a threshold; An object enlarging means for enlarging the processing target object so that the size of the margin falls within the threshold. According to this document editing apparatus, an object is arranged so that a margin between the boundary line between the object and the layout area is within a threshold value.

  In still another preferred aspect, the document editing apparatus includes a plurality of reference points specified by the specifying means, and the position determining means assigns the predetermined reference points using a predetermined algorithm among the reference points. The position of the processing target object in the layout area may be determined so that the reference point having the highest priority is positioned on the grid line. According to this document editing apparatus, an object can be arranged even when there are a plurality of reference points.

  In still another preferred aspect, the document editing apparatus includes a plurality of reference points specified by the specifying unit, a plurality of grid lines generated by the grid line generating unit, and the position determination. The means has a highest priority reference point and a second highest reference point given by a predetermined algorithm among the plurality of reference points, and one or two grids of the plurality of grid lines. You may determine the position of the said process target object in the said layout area so that it may be located on a line. According to this document editing apparatus, an object can be arranged even when there are a plurality of reference points.

  In still another preferred aspect, the document editing apparatus includes a plurality of reference points specified by the specifying unit, a plurality of grid lines generated by the grid line generating unit, and the position determination. Means for positioning the reference point having the highest priority given by a predetermined algorithm among the plurality of reference points on one grid line of the plurality of grid lines; and Among the plurality of grid lines, the reference point having the shortest distance between the reference point having the highest priority with respect to the center point of the image and the point at a point-symmetrical position is on the other grid lines. The position of the processing target object in the layout area may be determined so as to be positioned. According to this document editing apparatus, an object can be arranged even when there are a plurality of reference points.

Further, the present invention provides an object acquisition process for acquiring an object, which is data indicating at least one of text or an image included in a document to be edited, and a shape or position of the acquired object, or the A reference line defined based on at least one of the shapes of a layout area that is an area in which an object is arranged in a document, and a grid line that divides a gap between two parallel reference lines into a golden ratio Grid line generation processing to be generated, image acquisition processing for acquiring a processing target object that is an object indicating an image to be processed, identification processing for specifying a reference point from the image indicated by the processing target object, and the reference In the layout area, a point is located on the grid line. Providing a program for executing the position determination process for determining the position of the processing target object that.
Furthermore, the present invention provides a storage medium storing the above program. According to the program or the storage medium, an object can be arranged at a balanced position, that is, an excellent aesthetic position.

1. Configuration FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of a document editing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The object acquisition unit 101 acquires an object (digital content) included in a document to be edited. The “document” refers to data including layout information indicating the arrangement of at least one object arranged in the layout area and the object in the layout area, or a result output according to the data. “Object” refers to data indicating at least one of text (character string) or image, or text or image indicated by the data. The “layout area” is an area defined based on a physical boundary of an output document. The layout area refers to, for example, one or a plurality of papers, one page, a plurality of continuous pages, or a part of a page on which a document is printed. Alternatively, the layout area refers to an area obtained by subtracting a margin from the peripheral portion of these areas. The object acquisition unit 101 acquires an object from a device other than the storage unit 107 or the document editing device 100. The object acquisition unit 101 may acquire not only an object but also a document.

The grid line generation unit 102 generates a grid line that divides a space between two parallel reference lines into a golden ratio. The reference line is determined based on at least one of the shape or position of the object and the shape of the layout area. The image acquisition unit 103 acquires a processing target object that is an object indicating an image to be processed. The processing target object is acquired from a device other than the storage unit 107 or the document editing device 100. Alternatively, the processing target object may be selected from objects included in a document to be edited. The “golden ratio” refers to a ratio represented by the following formula (1). The right term and the left term of Formula (1) may be interchanged.

  The reference point specifying unit 104 specifies a reference point from the image indicated by the processing target object. The “reference point” refers to a reference point or a candidate point when determining the arrangement of objects. Details of the process of specifying the reference point will be described later. The position determination unit 105 determines the position of the processing target object in the layout area so that the reference point is positioned on the grid line. The object processing unit 106 processes the processing target object as necessary. The document editing apparatus 100 outputs the document edited as described above.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the document editing apparatus 100. A CPU (Central Processing Unit) 110 is a control device that controls each component of the document editing apparatus 100. A ROM (Read Only Memory) 120 is a storage device that stores data and programs necessary for starting up the document editing apparatus 100. A RAM (Random Access Memory) 130 is a storage device that functions as a work area when the CPU 110 executes a program. An I / F (Interface) 140 is an interface for inputting / outputting data and control signals to / from various input / output devices and storage devices. An HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 150 is a storage device that stores various programs and data. In this embodiment, the HDD 150 stores a document editing program for generating grid lines and determining object positions. The keyboard / mouse 160 is an input device for the user to input instructions to the document editing apparatus 100. The display 170 is an output device that displays data contents or processing status. In the present embodiment, the display 170 displays objects, layout areas, and grid lines. The network IF 180 is an interface for transmitting and receiving data to and from other devices connected via a network (not shown). For example, the document editing apparatus 100 can receive a document (more precisely, electronic data indicating the document) via the network and the network IF 180. CPU 110, ROM 120, RAM 130, and I / F 140 are connected via a bus 190. When the CPU 110 executes the document editing program, the document editing apparatus 100 has the functional configuration shown in FIG. The document editing apparatus 100 may be any apparatus as long as it includes the functional configuration shown in FIG. 1 and the hardware configuration shown in FIG. For example, the document editing apparatus 100 may be a so-called personal computer. Alternatively, the document editing apparatus 100 may be an image forming apparatus such as a printer having these functions.

2. Operation 2-1. Document Editing Process FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the document editing process according to the present embodiment. In step S100, the CPU 110 generates grid lines that divide the layout area of the document to be processed into golden sections. “Golden division” means to divide the distance between two reference lines so that the golden ratio is obtained. Specifically, the CPU 110 first determines at least one set of reference lines used for generating grid lines. For example, two sets of reference lines are used: the top and bottom sides of the page, and the right and left sides of the page. Grid lines are generated so as to divide the reference lines parallel to each other into golden ratios. Two grid lines are generated from one set (two lines) of reference lines. That is, a total of four grid lines are generated from the two sets of reference lines. The CPU 110 stores information specifying the generated grid lines, for example, parameters indicating the slope and intercept of the straight line in the RAM 130.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a reference line and a grid line. Grid lines _{G 1} from the reference line _{S a} and _{S b} are generated, the grid lines _{G 2} from the reference line _{S c} and _{S d} are generated.

  A description will be given with reference to FIG. 3 again. In step S110, the CPU 110 specifies a reference point from the processing target image. Details of the process of specifying the reference point will be described later. In step S120, CPU 110 determines whether there is an available reference point. For example, if there is a reference point in the processing target image, the CPU 110 determines that there is an available reference point. When it is determined that there is a usable reference point (S120: YES), the CPU 110 shifts the process to step S130. When it is determined that there is no reference point that can be used (S120: NO), the CPU 110 shifts the processing to step S140.

  In step S130, the CPU 110 performs a process of attracting the reference point to the grid line. In step S140, the CPU 110 performs processing for attracting a predetermined point, for example, a point on the boundary line of the object, to the grid line. Details of these processes will be described later. When these processes are completed, the CPU 110 outputs the edited document.

2-2. Reference Point Specifying Process FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing details of the reference point specifying process in step S110. In step S111, the CPU 110 detects a human face from the processing target image. As a technique for detecting a human face from an image, a known technique can be used. As a technique for detecting a person's face from an image, for example, a method of comparing feature points extracted from an image (such as a portion corresponding to eyes) with a template by pattern matching is known. Or the technique of detecting a person's face using skin color information is also known. The technique for detecting a human face from an image is not limited to the above, and any other method may be used.

  When a face is detected from the image to be processed (S111: YES), in step S112, the CPU 110 stores the eye line coordinates in the RAM 130. “Coordinates of eyes” is information indicating a position corresponding to the eyes in the extracted face. If no face is detected from the processing target image (S111: NO), the CPU 110 shifts the processing to step S113.

  In step S113, the CPU 110 detects a horizontal straight line from the processing target image. As a technique for detecting a straight line, a known technique can be used. The “horizontal straight line” refers to a straight line parallel to the horizontal direction of the object or a straight line parallel to the tangent line in the horizontal direction of the outer periphery of the image. Which direction is horizontal and which is vertical to an object is predetermined. Note that the “horizontal straight line” may not be completely parallel to the horizontal direction of the object but may include an error within a predetermined range.

  When a horizontal straight line is detected from the image to be processed (S113: YES), in step S114, the CPU 110 stores the parameters of the horizontal straight line in the RAM 130. The “horizontal straight line parameter” is, for example, information indicating the coordinates of the start and end points of the horizontal straight line in the processing target image. Alternatively, the horizontal straight line parameter may be information indicating the slope and intercept of the horizontal straight line. In short, any information that can identify a straight line may be used as a horizontal straight line parameter. When a horizontal straight line is not detected from the processing target image (S113: NO), the CPU 110 shifts the processing to step S115.

  In step S115, the CPU 110 detects a vertical straight line from the image to be processed. The “vertical straight line” refers to a straight line parallel to the vertical direction of the object or a straight line parallel to the tangent line in the vertical direction of the outer peripheral portion of the image. The detection of the vertical straight line is performed in the same manner as the detection of the horizontal straight line. When a vertical straight line is detected from the image to be processed (S115: YES), in step S116, the CPU 110 stores the parameters of the vertical straight line in the RAM 130. The “vertical straight line parameter” is, for example, information indicating the coordinates of the start point and end point of the vertical straight line in the image to be processed. Alternatively, the parameter of the vertical straight line may be information indicating the slope and intercept of the vertical straight line. In short, any information that can identify a straight line may be used as a parameter for a vertical straight line. When a vertical straight line is not detected from the image to be processed (S115: NO), the CPU 110 shifts the process to step S117.

  In step S117, the CPU 110 detects a corner from the processing target image. The “corner” refers to a corner formed by at least two lines that intersect in the image and their intersection. The corner is detected using, for example, line detection or pattern matching. When a corner is detected from the image to be processed (S117: YES), in step S118, the CPU 110 stores the corner coordinates in the RAM 130. When a corner is not detected from the processing target image (S117: NO), the CPU 110 ends the process shown in FIG.

  In the process shown in FIG. 5, a priority may be given to the reference point detected in each process. For example, a higher priority may be given to those processed earlier. According to the example of FIG. 5, the line of sight has the highest priority and the corner has the lowest priority.

2-3. Reference point adsorption process 1
FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing for attracting the reference point to the grid line in step S130. Note that “adhere the reference point to the grid line” means that the position of the processing target object is set so that the reference point is located on the grid line. That is, “adhere the reference point to the grid line” means to generate and store information indicating the correspondence between the object and the grid line. For example, if the position of the grid line is changed while the reference point is attracted to the grid line, the position of the object is changed as the grid line moves.

  In step S1311, the CPU 110 determines a rough arrangement of the processing target objects. The method for determining the rough arrangement is arbitrary. For example, the CPU 110 divides the layout area into a predetermined number (for example, 9 divisions). CPU 110 determines in which area of the divided areas the object is to be placed. The divided area in which the object is arranged may be determined based on a user designation. Alternatively, the CPU 110 may automatically determine the divided area in which the object is arranged according to a predetermined algorithm.

  In step S1312, the CPU 110 determines the position of the processing target object so that the reference point is positioned on the grid line. When there are a plurality of reference points, the reference point to be processed is determined based on, for example, priority. Alternatively, the reference point to be processed may be determined randomly. Further alternatively, the reference point to be processed may be determined based on user designation. When there are a plurality of grid lines, for example, a grid line having the shortest distance from the reference point to be processed is adopted as the grid line for attracting the reference point. Alternatively, the grid lines for attracting the reference points may be determined randomly. Further alternatively, the grid line for attracting the reference point may be determined by user designation. In short, any method may be used as long as one reference point to be processed and one grid line for attracting the reference point can be selected.

  Moreover, the method of determining the adsorption | suction point which is a point where a reference | standard point is adsorb | sucked among the points on a grid line is arbitrary. For example, the intersection of two grid lines may be employed as the suction point. Or the point which satisfy | fills the conditions with which the position with a reference point was decided beforehand, such as the point with the shortest distance with a reference point among the points on a grid line, may be employ | adopted as an adsorption | suction point.

  In step S1313, the CPU 110 determines whether the object does not protrude from the printing plate, that is, whether the object fits on the printing plate. “Plate” means, for example, an area of paper (for example, A4 size paper) on which a document is output, that is, an area obtained by removing margins in the peripheral area from a layout area. That is, the printing plate is an area obtained by removing margins from the layout area. The printing plate is essentially not different from the layout area. That is, the printing plate and the layout area may indicate the same area. The size of the margin may be determined in advance or may be determined based on the user's specification.

  If it is determined that the object is within the printing plate (S1313: YES), the CPU 110 shifts the processing to step S1316. If it is determined that the object does not fit on the printing plate (S1313: NO), the CPU 110 shifts the processing to step S1314.

  In step S1314, CPU 110 determines whether the object can be trimmed. “Bleed” means to exclude a part of an object from the output range of a document. Whether the object can be trimmed is determined based on, for example, a flag. In this case, the RAM 130 stores a flag corresponding to each object and indicating whether or not the object can be trimmed. Alternatively, the CPU 110 may determine whether the object can be trimmed based on information indicating the attribute of the object such as the size of the processing target object. Alternatively, the CPU 110 may determine whether the object can be trimmed based on the user's specification.

  If it is determined that the object can be trimmed (S1314: YES), the CPU 110 shifts the processing to step S1316. If it is determined that the object cannot be trimmed (S1314: NO), the CPU 110 shifts the processing to step S1315. In step S1315, CPU 110 reduces the object. That is, the CPU 110 reduces the object so that the object fits on the printing plate. The reduction process is performed as follows.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an object that protrudes from the layout area. In FIG. 7A, an object O (an image of a woman having a golf club) protrudes from the printing plate T. In this case, the CPU 110 determines the reduction rate of the object O so that the object O fits on the printing plate T.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining a method for calculating the reduction ratio. First, the CPU 110 determines a direction serving as a reference for the reduction process (hereinafter referred to as “reference direction”). The reference direction is determined based on the position where the object protrudes from the printing plate. Alternatively, the reference direction may be determined in advance. Alternatively, the reference direction may be determined based on user designation. Further alternatively, the reference direction may be determined based on object attributes such as the size of the processing target object. Next, the CPU 110 calculates a distance H1 from the end point (here, the lower end) in the direction in which the processing target object protrudes from the layout area in the reference direction (here, the up-down direction) to the reference point S. Further, the CPU 110 calculates a distance H2 from the end point of the printing plate T to the reference point S in the reference direction in which the object protrudes (downward here). In the example of FIGS. 7 and 8, the reference point S is the intersection of the grid lines G ₁ and G ₂ of the two. The CPU 110 calculates the reduction rate α by α = H2 / H1. The “reduction ratio” here is equal to the enlargement ratio. When α> 1, it is referred to as enlargement, and when α <1, it is referred to as reduction. For example, when α = 70%, the length of one side of the processing target object is reduced to 70% of the original length while maintaining the aspect ratio of the object. At this time, the processing target object is reduced in a state where the reference point and the suction point coincide with each other.

  A description will be given with reference to FIG. 6 again. In step S1316, the CPU 110 determines the arrangement of the processing target object at the position and the reduction rate (enlargement rate) determined by the above processing. The CPU 110 generates information indicating a correspondence relationship between the processing target object and the grid line, and stores the generated information in the RAM 130. This information may include, for example, an object identifier, a grid line identifier, a reference point coordinate, a suction point coordinate, and the like. The CPU 110 completes the process of attracting the reference point to the grid line.

2-4. Reference point adsorption process 2
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing another example of the process of attracting the reference point to the grid line in step S130. According to the flow shown in FIG. 6, first, the position of the processing target object is determined so that the reference point is located on the grid line, and then the object is reduced so as to be within the layout area. On the other hand, according to the flow shown in FIG. 9, the position of the object is determined so that the object to be processed falls within the layout area, and then the object is enlarged or reduced so that the reference point is located on the grid line. .

  In step S1321, the CPU 110 determines a rough arrangement of the processing target objects. This process is performed in the same manner as the process of step S1321 in FIG. In step S1322, the CPU 110 temporarily arranges the processing target object. Specifically, the CPU 110 first determines a reference side that is a side to be matched with the boundary line of the layout area among the peripheral sides of the object. The reference side is determined based on the position where the object protrudes from the printing plate. Alternatively, the reference side may be determined in advance. Alternatively, the reference side may be determined based on user designation. Further alternatively, the reference side may be determined based on one or both of the divided area in which the object is arranged in step S1321 and the attribute information of the object. Further, the CPU 110 selects a side corresponding to the reference side among the sides indicating the boundary of the layout area (for example, the lower side of the layout area when the reference side is the lower side) as a target side to be matched with the reference side. Determine as. The CPU 110 determines the temporary arrangement of the processing target object so that the reference side and the target side match. Here, a case where the lower side of the object is used as the reference side and the lower side of the layout area is used as the target side will be described as an example.

  FIG. 10A is a diagram illustrating an object temporarily arranged. The object O is arranged so that the lower end of the object O and the lower end of the printing plate T coincide with each other. In this state, the reference point S of the object O and the grid line do not match.

  A description will be given with reference to FIG. 9 again. In step S1323, CPU 110 determines whether the reference point is located on the grid line. When it is determined that the reference point is located on the grid line (S1323: YES), the CPU 110 shifts the processing to step S1325. When it is determined that the reference point is not located on the grid line (S1323: NO), the CPU 110 shifts the processing to step S1324. In the example of FIG. 10A, since the reference point S is not located on the grid line, the process proceeds to step S1324.

  In step S1324, CPU 110 enlarges or reduces the object so that the reference point is located on the grid line. The method of enlargement and reduction is as follows.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a method of calculating the enlargement ratio. The CPU 110 first determines a direction (hereinafter referred to as “reference direction”) as a reference for the enlargement process (or reduction process). The reference direction is determined based on the position where the object protrudes from the printing plate. Alternatively, the reference direction may be determined in advance. Alternatively, the reference direction may be determined based on user designation. Further alternatively, the reference direction may be determined based on object attributes such as the size of the processing target object. Hereinafter, an example in which the reference direction is the vertical direction will be described. Next, the CPU 110 calculates a distance H3 from the reference point S to the target side (here, the lower side) of the printing plate T in the reference direction. Further, the CPU 110 calculates a distance H4 from the target side of the printing plate T to the grid line in the reference direction. The CPU 110 calculates the enlargement ratio α by α = H4 / H3. For example, when α = 120%, the length of one side of the object is expanded to 120% of the original length while maintaining the aspect ratio.

  A description will be given with reference to FIG. 9 again. In step S1325, the CPU 110 determines the arrangement of the processing target object at the position and the reduction rate (enlargement rate) determined by the above processing. The CPU 110 generates information indicating a correspondence relationship between the processing target object and the grid line, and stores the generated information in the RAM 130. The CPU 110 completes the process of attracting the reference point to the grid line.

  FIG. 10B is a diagram illustrating a document edited by the above processing. The reference point S is arranged so that it is located on the grid line and the object O is within the printing plate T.

2-5. Next, details of the processing in step S140 of FIG. 3 will be described. When there is no reference point that can be used, the CPU 110 uses a predetermined point instead of the reference point. Hereinafter, the point used in place of the reference point in step S140 is referred to as a “pseudo reference point”. The predetermined points are, for example, points on the boundary line (outer peripheral line) of the object or points on the tangent line of the outer peripheral part of the image. A method for determining which point on the boundary line is used as the pseudo reference point is arbitrary. The process of attracting the pseudo reference point to the grid line is performed in the same manner as the process of attracting the reference point to the grid line.

3. Processing Example FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a document edited according to the present embodiment. The object O ₂ is an object including a person image. Reference point S ₂ is that corresponding to a person's perspective. Reference point _{S 2} is adsorbed to the intersection of two grid lines _{G 3,} and _{G 4.}

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing another example of a document edited according to the present embodiment. The object O ₃ is an object that includes images of the sky and land. In this example, the reference point is a point on the horizon, that is, the boundary between the sky and the land. Reference points are adsorbed on the grid line G _5. As described above, according to the present embodiment, an object can be arranged at a well-balanced position, that is, an excellent aesthetic position.

4). Processing when there are a plurality of reference points FIG. 14A is a diagram illustrating an example in which a processing target object has two reference points. In the above-described embodiment, only a single reference point is used to attract the grid lines. However, the adsorption process to the grid line may be performed using a plurality of reference points. In this case, any of the following processes may be performed.

4-1. Only the one with the highest priority is used. When there are a plurality of reference points, the CPU 110 may perform the suction process using only the reference point with the highest priority. In the example of FIG. 14A, the object O has a reference point S ₃ (corresponding to the line of sight) and a reference point S ₄ (corresponding to the hand). Reference point _{S 3} and _{S 4} has a respective priority. For example, the reference point S ₃ has a priority “1”, and the reference point S ₄ has a priority “2” (in this example, the smaller the value, the higher the priority). CPU110, among the plurality of reference points, what priority is maximum, in this embodiment, as the reference point S ₃ adsorbed to the grid lines, the process is carried out.

4-2. Use multiple reference points according to priority 1
When there are a plurality of reference points, the CPU 110 may specify the reference point with the highest priority as the first reference point and the next highest priority as the second reference point. The CPU 110 first arranges the processing target object so that the first reference point is located on the first grid line. Further, the CPU 110 moves, enlarges, or reduces the object so that the second reference point is attracted to the second grid line while the first reference point is attracted to the first grid line. Note that a threshold value may be provided for the amount of movement, the enlargement ratio, or the reduction ratio of the object. In this case, when the threshold value is exceeded, the process of attracting the second reference point to the second grid line may not be performed. When the number of reference points is three or more, the above process may be performed using only the two reference points with the highest priority.

FIG. 14 (B) the reference point _{S 3} on the grid line _{G 7,} shows an example in which adsorbing the reference point _{S 4} to the grid line _{G 8.} According to this process, it is possible to place an object at a balanced position, that is, excellent in aesthetics, using a plurality of reference points.

4-3. Use multiple reference points according to priority 2
When there are a plurality of reference points, the CPU 110 first specifies the reference point with the highest priority as the first reference point. Further, the CPU 110 may specify a point closest to the point to be pointed about the center point of the image with respect to the first reference point as the second reference point. The processing after specifying the second reference point is the same as that described above.

5. Other Embodiments The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made.
In the above-described embodiment, an example in which a line defined based on a layout area or an object is used as a reference line has been described. However, the lines used as the reference lines are not limited to these lines. An already generated grid line may be used as a reference line when a new grid line is generated.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the example in which the position corresponding to the line of sight is specified as the reference point when the object includes a human figure has been described. However, the reference points extracted from the face are not limited to the eyes, and may correspond to any part of the face such as chin, mouth, nose.

  Moreover, in the above-described embodiment, an example in which a single device has the functional configuration illustrated in FIG. 1 has been described. However, a system including a plurality of devices may have the functional configuration shown in FIG. For example, one device has a function corresponding to the grid line generation unit 102 of the object acquisition unit 101 in FIG. 1, another device has other functions, and a system including these devices is shown in FIG. 1 as a whole. It may have a functional configuration.

  In the processing shown in FIG. 5, the example in which the reference point is extracted from the processing target object in the order of the face, the horizontal straight line, the vertical straight line, and the corner has been described. However, this order is arbitrary. Moreover, these reference points may be specified based on a user designation. If a reference point is detected by a certain process, the other reference point extraction process may be skipped and the process shown in FIG. 5 may be terminated.

  Further, in the processing shown in FIG. 6, an example has been described in which it is determined whether the processing target object is contained within the printing plate, and when the object is not contained, the object is reduced. Similar to this processing, processing for determining whether the margin between the processing target object and the boundary line of the printing plate is larger than a threshold value may be performed. If it is determined that the margin is greater than the threshold, the object may be enlarged.

  Furthermore, in the processing shown in FIG. 6, the processing for determining whether the processing target object is within the printing plate may be omitted. That is, if the object is not within the printing plate, it may be automatically trimmed.

  In the processing shown in FIG. 9, the CPU 110 may determine the enlargement ratio of the object so that the position of the reference point matches the position of the intersection of the two grid lines.

  When there are a plurality of reference points or grid lines, the CPU 110 may generate document data for a plurality of combinations of reference points and grid lines. In this case, the CPU 110 may select one of these documents as the final one based on a user instruction.

  In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the document editing program is stored in the HDD 150 has been described. However, the document editing program may be provided by a storage medium such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read Only Memory).

It is a figure which shows the function structure of the document editing apparatus 100 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a document editing apparatus 100. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the document edit process which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which illustrates a reference line and a grid line. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of a reference point specific process. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the process which makes a reference point adsorb | suck to a grid line. It is a figure which illustrates the object which protruded from the layout area | region. It is a figure explaining the calculation method of a reduction rate. It is a flowchart which shows another example of the process which makes a reference point adsorb | suck to a grid line. It is a figure which illustrates the object temporarily arranged. It is a figure explaining the calculation method of an enlarging rate. It is a figure which shows the example of the edited document. It is a figure which shows another example of the edited document. It is a figure which shows the example in which a process target object has two reference points.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Document editing apparatus, 101 ... Object acquisition part, 102 ... Grid line generation part, 103 ... Image acquisition part, 104 ... Reference point specific | specification part, 105 ... Position determination part, 106 ... Object processing part, 107 ... Memory | storage part, 110 ... CPU, 120 ... ROM, 130 ... RAM, 140 ... I / F, 150 ... HDD, 160 ... Keyboard / mouse, 170 ... Display, 180 ... Network IF, 190 ... Bus

Claims (11)

An object acquisition means for acquiring an object which is data indicating at least one of text or an image included in a document to be edited;
Of the reference lines defined based on at least one of the shape or position of the object acquired by the object acquisition means or the shape of the layout area in which the object is arranged in the document, they are parallel to each other Grid line generating means for generating a grid line that divides the two reference lines into a golden ratio;
Image acquisition means for acquiring a processing target object that is an object indicating an image to be processed among the objects acquired by the object acquisition means;
A specifying unit for specifying a reference point from within the image indicated by the processing target object acquired by the image acquisition unit;
A position determining unit that determines a position of the processing target object in the layout area so that the reference point specified by the specifying unit is positioned on the grid line generated by the grid line generating unit. apparatus. The image indicated by the processing target object includes a person image,
The document editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reference point corresponds to a position of a person's eye or chin. Including at least two lines that intersect in the image indicated by the object to be processed;
The document editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reference point is a point corresponding to an intersection of the at least two lines. Including a line perpendicular or parallel to the tangent to the outer periphery of the image in the image indicated by the processing object;
The document editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reference point is a point located on the line. Determining means for determining whether the processing object protrudes from the layout area;
The object reduction means for reducing the processing target object so that the processing target object fits in the layout area when the determination means determines that the processing target object protrudes from the layout area. The document editing device described. Determining means for determining whether a size of a margin between the object to be processed and a boundary line of the layout area exceeds a threshold;
Object enlarging means for enlarging the object to be processed so that the margin size falls within the threshold value when the determining means determines that the margin size exceeds the threshold value. The document editing apparatus according to claim 1, comprising: The number of reference points specified by the specifying means is plural,
The position determination unit is configured to set the processing target object in the layout area so that a reference point having the highest priority given by a predetermined algorithm among the plurality of reference points is positioned on the grid line. The document editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the position is determined. The number of reference points specified by the specifying means is plural,
The number of grid lines generated by the grid line generation means is plural,
Among the plurality of reference points, the position determination means has one or two of the plurality of grid lines, the reference point having the highest priority and the second highest reference point assigned by a predetermined algorithm. The document editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the position of the processing target object in the layout area is determined so as to be positioned on a grid line of the book. The number of reference points specified by the specifying means is plural,
The number of grid lines generated by the grid line generation means is plural,
The position determining means is such that a reference point having the highest priority given by a predetermined algorithm among the plurality of reference points is positioned on one grid line of the plurality of grid lines, and , Among the plurality of reference points, the reference point having the shortest distance between the reference point having the highest priority with respect to the center point of the image and the point at a point-symmetrical position is the other of the grid lines. The document editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the position of the processing target object in the layout area is determined so as to be positioned on a grid line. Computer equipment,
An object acquisition process for acquiring an object which is data indicating at least one of text or an image included in a document to be edited;
Two reference lines that are defined based on at least one of the shape or position of the acquired object or the shape of a layout area that is an area in the document, and are parallel to each other Grid line generation processing for generating grid lines that divide the lines into golden ratios,
Image acquisition processing for acquiring a processing target object that is an object indicating an image to be processed;
A specifying process for specifying a reference point from the image indicated by the processing target object;
A position determination process for determining a position of the processing target object in the layout area so that the reference point is positioned on the grid line. Computer equipment,
An object acquisition process for acquiring an object which is data indicating at least one of text or an image included in a document to be edited;
Two reference lines that are defined based on at least one of the shape or position of the acquired object or the shape of a layout area that is an area in the document, and are parallel to each other Grid line generation processing for generating grid lines that divide the lines into golden ratios,
Image acquisition processing for acquiring a processing target object that is an object indicating an image to be processed;
A specifying process for specifying a reference point from the image indicated by the processing target object;
A storage medium storing a program for executing position determination processing for determining a position of the processing target object in the layout area so that the reference point is positioned on the grid line.

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