JP2008141454A - Device and method of editing item, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an item editing device capable of laying out a plurality of reduced image items, where a raw image is reduced into optimum shape, in matching with the shape of a print region, on a layout region having the doughnut-shaped print region formed by a circle or two concentric circles that have a different radii, and to provide a method of editing the items and a program. <P>SOLUTION: A label editor section 27 comprises a layout candidate region setting section 41; a layout candidate region calculation section 42; a reduced image information generation section 43; an item layout section 44; an image information storage section 45; and an item information storage section 46, thus laying out the plurality of reduced image items, where the raw image is reduced into an optimum shape, according to the shape of the print region on the layout region, having the doughnut-shaped print region formed by the circle or the two concentric circles that have differing radii. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an item editing device, an item editing method, and a program. In particular, an item editing apparatus, an item editing method, and a program capable of laying out a plurality of reduced image items obtained by reducing an original image into an optimal shape according to the shape of the label surface of an optical recording medium such as a CD or DVD. About.

  Recently, requests for centralized management of data recording on optical recording media such as CDs and DVDs, and recording of digital music data or digital image data on optical recording media from requests for confidentiality management for personal information and trade secrets, etc. The demand for is growing. In addition, there is a growing need for creating and dubbing a relatively small amount of optical recording media of about 10 to 100 sheets for distribution at exhibitions and exhibitions.

For this purpose, there has been proposed an apparatus for recording various data such as digital data, image data, music data, etc. on an optical recording medium (various media) such as DVD and CD at high speed and printing the recorded contents on the label surface. For example, a recording medium creation device for business use includes a holder for storing an unused CD, a CD recording unit, a label printer unit, and a recorded CD holder. A recording medium creating apparatus that records on an optical recording medium and prints an identification label on a label surface is disclosed (see Patent Document 1).
JP 2002-58649 A

  However, when printing an image that is the recording content of an optical recording medium on a label surface, an arbitrary rectangular area is equally divided into a matrix and images of the recording contents are sequentially laid out in the divided areas. For this reason, when an image is laid out on a label surface having a circular shape or a donut shape, the image is laid out even in an area where printing cannot be performed. For example, in a donut shape, it is an inner circle region portion of a donut shape or an outer region of an outer circle of a donut shape.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and has a layout region having a donut-shaped print region formed by two concentric circles having different circles or radii so as to match the shape of the print region. An object of the present invention is to provide an item editing apparatus, an item editing method, and a program capable of laying out a plurality of reduced image items obtained by reducing an original image into an optimum shape.

  The following invention is provided to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems.

  An item editing apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention is an item editing apparatus that lays out an item on a layout area having a donut-shaped print area formed by two concentric circles having different circles or radii. Layout candidate area setting for setting array information of a plurality of layout candidate areas for laying out a plurality of print data in a circular or matrix form on the layout area, and an effective range of the layout candidate areas And the size, rotation angle, and position of the layout candidate area for each layout candidate area based on the arrangement information and the effective range of the layout candidate area set by the layout candidate area setting means. Layout candidate area calculation means for calculating, and the reduced image eye Generating reduced image information from the acquired image information based on the size of the layout candidate area calculated by the layout candidate area calculating unit. And the size, rotation angle, and position of the layout candidate area calculated by the layout candidate area calculation means, and the reduced image information of the reduced image item generated by the reduced image information generation means And an item layout means for laying out the reduced image item in a layout effective area on the print area among the plurality of layout candidate areas.

  As a result, a plurality of reduced image items obtained by reducing the original image to an optimum shape according to the shape of the print area on the layout area having the donut-shaped print area formed by two concentric circles having different circles or radii. Can be laid out. That is, in a non-printable area on the layout area, for example, a donut-shaped print area, the reduced image item can be laid out while avoiding the donut-shaped inner circle area and the outer area of the donut-shaped outer circle. Accordingly, it is possible to avoid a part of the reduced image item that has been laid out being printed without being printed or not printed at all.

  An item editing apparatus according to another aspect of the present invention is based on the arrangement method in which the arrangement information of the item editing apparatus according to the aspect of the present invention described above specifies a circular layout or a matrix layout, and the arrangement method. Further, it includes at least the number of division matrices in the effective range.

  Thereby, the operator can set the size, position, etc. of the items to be laid out. Here, for example, when arranging items in a circular shape, the number of division matrices is designated, the number of rows arranged in the radial direction, and the number of columns arranged in the circumferential direction. At this time, if priority is given to the number of columns, the same number of items can be laid out by changing the size of the item for each row. In addition, when size is given priority, it is possible to lay out a different number of items for each row with the same size for all items.

  In the item editing device according to another aspect of the present invention, the layout candidate area calculation unit of the item editing device according to the aspect of the present invention described above is such that the arrangement of the arrangement information is a circular layout, and the When the number of division matrixes in the array information is N columns in one row, the maximum circle in the effective range is divided into sectors having the same opening degree (360 / N) degrees, and the maximum square inscribed in the sector The layout candidate area is defined as the layout candidate area, the size, the rotation angle, and the position of the layout candidate area are calculated, the arrangement of the arrangement information is a matrix layout, and the arrangement information When the number of division matrices is L rows and M columns, the effective range is divided into rectangles of the same shape of L rows and M columns, and the rectangles are used as the layout candidate regions, and the layout candidates are divided. The size of the area, and calculates the rotation angle, and the position.

  Thereby, items of the same size can be laid out in a circular shape or a matrix shape at the same interval.

  The item editing apparatus according to another aspect of the present invention is configured such that the item layout unit of the item editing apparatus according to the aspect of the present invention described above has an effective area ratio that is a ratio occupied by the print area in the layout candidate area. The effective area ratio calculated by the effective area ratio calculating means based on the effective area ratio calculating means for calculating each layout candidate area and a preset effective area threshold value is greater than or equal to the effective area threshold value. Layout effective area selecting means for selecting a layout effective area from all the layout candidate areas; and reduced image layout means for laying out the reduced image item in the layout effective area selected by the layout effective area selecting means; It is characterized by providing.

  Thereby, the reduced image item can be laid out in accordance with the shape of the print area. That is, in a non-printable area on the layout area, for example, a donut-shaped print area, a reduced image item is laid out by avoiding the inner area of the donut shape or the outer area of the outer shape of the donut shape, It is possible to lay out a large number of reduced image items having a deficient portion within an allowable range. Therefore, the priority items (for example, the number of items, the degree of image loss, etc.) of the image to be printed can be adjusted by the operator.

  An item editing apparatus according to another aspect of the present invention is the item editing apparatus according to the aspect of the present invention described above, and moves the position of the effective range of the layout candidate area based on a predetermined position on the layout area. In addition, the image forming apparatus further includes alignment means for rearranging all the layout candidate areas.

  Thereby, for example, the items to be printed can be laid out in a circular shape or a matrix shape in accordance with the center of the shape of the circular print region.

  An item editing apparatus according to another aspect of the present invention is the item editing apparatus according to the aspect of the present invention described above, further comprising effective area threshold setting means for setting the effective area threshold to a desired value. Features.

  Thereby, it is possible to lay out all the items to be printed so that there are no missing portions, or to lay out items having printing defects that are visually acceptable by the operator.

  An item editing method according to a first aspect of the present invention is an item editing method for laying out an item on a layout area having a donut-shaped print area formed by two concentric circles having different circles or radii. ) Arrangement information of a plurality of layout candidate areas for laying out a plurality of print data as the items in a circular or matrix form on the layout area, and a layout for setting an effective range of the layout candidate areas A candidate area setting step, and (b) a size, a rotation angle, and a rotation angle of the layout candidate area based on the arrangement information and the effective range of the layout candidate area set by the layout candidate area setting step (a) A layout candidate area calculating step of calculating a position for each of the layout candidate areas; and (c ) Obtaining the original image information of the reduced image item from the storage unit, and reducing the reduced image information from the acquired image information based on the size of the layout candidate region calculated in the layout candidate region calculating step (b) Reduced image information generation means for generating (d) the size, rotation angle, and position of the layout candidate region calculated by the layout candidate region calculation step (b), and the reduced image information generation step (c) And an item layout step of laying out the reduced image item in a layout effective area on the print area among the plurality of layout candidate areas based on the reduced image information of the reduced image item generated by It is characterized by having.

  Thereby, the effect equivalent to the item editing apparatus concerning the aspect of this invention mentioned above is acquired.

  In the item editing method according to another aspect of the present invention, the arrangement information of the item editing method according to the aspect of the present invention described above is based on an arrangement method that specifies a circular layout or a matrix layout, and the arrangement method. Further, it includes at least the number of division matrices in the effective range.

  Thereby, the effect equivalent to the item editing apparatus concerning the aspect of this invention mentioned above is acquired.

  In the item editing method according to another aspect of the present invention, the layout candidate region calculation step (b) of the item editing method according to the aspect of the present invention described above is a layout in which the arrangement of the array information is a circular layout. And when the number of division matrices of the array information is N columns per row, the maximum circle within the effective range is divided into sectors of the same shape with an opening degree of (360 / N) degrees, The size, the rotation angle, and the position of the layout candidate area are calculated using the largest square area in contact as the layout candidate area, the arrangement of the array information is a matrix layout, and the array When the number of division matrices of information is L rows and M columns, the effective range is divided into rectangles of the same shape of L rows and M columns, and the rectangle is used as the layout candidate region and the layout The size of the candidate region, and calculates the rotation angle, and the position.

  Thereby, the effect equivalent to the item editing apparatus concerning the aspect of this invention mentioned above is acquired.

  In the item editing method according to another aspect of the present invention, the item layout step (d) of the item editing method according to the aspect of the present invention described above is (e) the ratio occupied by the print area in the layout candidate area. An effective area ratio calculating step of calculating a certain effective area ratio for each layout candidate area; and (f) the effective area ratio calculating step (e) calculated based on a preset effective area threshold. A layout effective area selection step for selecting the layout effective area having an effective area ratio equal to or greater than the effective area threshold value from all the layout candidate areas; and (g) selected by the layout effective area selection step (f). A reduced image layout step of laying out the reduced image item in the effective layout area;

  Thereby, the effect equivalent to the item editing apparatus concerning the aspect of this invention mentioned above is acquired.

  An item editing method according to another aspect of the present invention is the item editing method according to the aspect of the present invention described above, wherein (h) the effective range of the layout candidate area is determined based on a predetermined position on the layout area. The method further includes an alignment step of moving the position and rearranging all the layout candidate areas.

  Thereby, the effect equivalent to the item editing apparatus concerning the aspect of this invention mentioned above is acquired.

  An item editing method according to another aspect of the present invention is the item editing method according to the above aspect of the present invention, further comprising: (i) an effective area threshold setting step for setting the effective area threshold to a desired value. It is characterized by being.

  Thereby, the effect equivalent to the item editing apparatus concerning the aspect of this invention mentioned above is acquired.

  A program according to a first aspect of the present invention is a program for causing a computer to execute a process of laying out items on a layout area having a donut-shaped print area formed by two concentric circles having different circles or radii. The computer is caused to execute processing for realizing each unit of the item editing device according to any one aspect of the present invention described above.

  With such a configuration, when the program is read by the computer and the computer executes processing by the read program, an effect equivalent to that of the item editing apparatus according to the aspect of the present invention described above can be obtained.

  According to the present invention, on a layout area having a donut-shaped print area formed by two concentric circles having different circles or radii, a plurality of original images are reduced to an optimum shape according to the shape of the print area. A reduced image item can be laid out. That is, in a non-printable area on the layout area, for example, a donut-shaped print area, the reduced image item can be laid out while avoiding the donut-shaped inner circle area and the outer area of the donut-shaped outer circle. Accordingly, it is possible to avoid a part of the reduced image item that has been laid out being printed without being printed or not printed at all. Also, the operator can set the size, position, etc. of the items to be laid out.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, the embodiment described below is for explanation, and does not limit the scope of the present invention. Accordingly, those skilled in the art can employ embodiments in which each or all of these elements are replaced by equivalents thereof, and these embodiments are also included in the scope of the present invention.

  FIG. 1 shows a recording medium creation control apparatus 10 having a label editor unit 27 according to an embodiment of the present invention and a recording medium creation apparatus 90 controlled thereby. In FIG. 1, the recording medium creation control device 10 is composed of a host device such as a PC or a server and software installed therein. The host device 10 such as a PC is composed of a CPU, a memory such as a RAM / ROM, a hardware such as a logic circuit, and various software, and can operate on various general-purpose OSs such as Windows (registered trademark).

  The recording medium creation control device 10 will be described by breaking it down into more functional blocks. An application unit 20 that provides a basic function for creating an optical recording medium, and write information and printing according to data received from the application unit 20 Information and creation setting information are created and temporarily stored, and a series of operation processes for creating an optical recording medium are scheduled based on a control signal from the data conversion unit 30, and the device control unit 50 The integrated control unit 40 that controls the operation procedure of each of the drivers, and the device control unit 50 including various drivers for controlling the operation of the recording medium creating apparatus 90 and the USB interface 54.

  Here, the write information is information to be written on the optical recording medium, the print information is information to be printed on the label surface of the optical recording medium, and the creation setting information is the type of command request (write print request, write request, print Any one of the requests), and the number of created optical recording media, the format, and the like.

  The recording medium creation device 90 includes a USB hub 91, a first data recording unit 92 and a second data recording unit 93 connected to the USB hub 91, an autoloader 94 that conveys an optical recording medium to each unit in the recording medium creation device 90, and a printer. 95, and can simultaneously write to two optical recording media. In FIG. 1, two data recording units and one printer are provided, but more data recording units and printers may be provided to enable more parallel processing.

  Here, in the case of a write printing request, label printing is executed by the printer 95 after the data writing is completed by the first data recording unit 92 or the second data recording unit 93. In addition, it is possible to execute data writing by the first data recording unit 92 or the second data recording unit 93 after the label printing by the printer 95 is completed, but the data writing process is compared with the label printing process. It is better to execute the data writing process first because the error due to the error is serious and the frequency of error occurrence is high.

  First, the function of each unit of the recording medium creation control device 10 will be briefly described, and then the procedure for creating the optical recording medium will be described. First, the application unit 20 provides a user interface for designating a data file in which desired write data is stored, label printing contents and format, and the like.

  In the example shown in FIG. 1, the setup unit 21 provides a function of initializing the specifications of the recording medium creation device 90 (information specifying each part in the valid recording medium creation device 90). The function of displaying and confirming the device status information indicating the operation status of each unit in the recording medium creating device 90 is provided. The disc creation unit 23 includes a disc editor unit 25, a publisher unit 26, and a label editor unit 27. The disc creation unit 23 edits recorded contents, edits creation setting information, and edits label printing. The template stored in the template unit 24 can be used for editing the label printing. The general application unit 28 has a function different from that of the disc creation unit 23 that requests label printing. Here, the item editing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention corresponds to the label editor unit 27.

  The content edited by the application unit 20 is output to the data conversion unit 30, the writing information 32 generated via the disk library 31, and the printing generated via the graphic device interface (GDI) 61 of the printer driver 60. The information 33 is temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 34 based on the type of instruction request until the requested job is completed.

  The integrated control unit 40 controls the processing procedure of each device in order to execute the requested job stored in the temporary storage unit 34. The integrated control unit 40 plans the operation procedure of each device 92 to 95 of the recording medium creation apparatus 90 for executing the requested job stored in the temporary storage unit 34, and creates an operation schedule indicating the operation procedure. In addition, the integrated control unit 40 performs each of the device state information via the device control unit 50 based on the apparatus state information indicating the operation state of each device acquired from each of the devices 92 to 95 via the device control unit 50 and the operation schedule. Controls the operation of devices 92-95.

  Specifically, the integrated control unit 40 issues an operation command for each of the devices 92 to 95 to the data recording unit driver 51, the autoloader driver 53, and the print input / output control unit 62 based on the apparatus status information and the operation schedule. The data recording unit driver 51, the autoloader driver 53, and the print input / output control unit 62 of the printer driver 60 control the operations of the devices 92 to 95.

  As a result, the operation of each device 92 to 95 performs unloading of the optical recording medium for each requested job, transportation of the optical recording medium, data writing, label printing, processing of the recorded optical recording medium, etc. It is possible to control the operation of each device 92-95 so that it can be performed without interfering with each other. In addition, it is possible to sequentially perform a process for creating a plurality of optical recording media without confusion while efficiently using resources.

  Further, the data recording unit driver 51 includes a filter driver 52 that selects only an operation command from the integrated control unit 40 as a valid command, and the first data recording unit 92 or the second data recording unit from other than the integrated control unit 40. The operation command to 93 is not accepted.

  Next, the item editing apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is an example of a functional block diagram according to an embodiment of the label editor unit 27. In FIG. 2, only the function of the part relevant to the present invention is shown. The label editor unit 27 includes a layout candidate region setting unit 41, a layout candidate region calculation unit 42, a reduced image information generation unit 43, an item layout unit 44, an image information storage unit 45, and an item information storage unit 46.

  The layout candidate area setting unit 41 includes a plurality of layout candidate area arrangement information for laying out a reduced image item (hereinafter referred to as an item) in a circular shape or a matrix shape on the layout area, and the layout candidate area Set the effective range. For example, in the layout area, specify the item group consisting of multiple items in the effective area of the layout candidate area, and how to lay out the items in the specified effective area Is specified by the sequence information of the layout candidate area. The layout candidate area is an area where an item can be laid out. The layout candidate area setting unit 41 stores the set arrangement information and effective range in the item information storage unit 46.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an example of the sequence information and effective range setting operation in the layout candidate area setting unit 41. As shown in FIG. 3, the setting of the layout candidate area setting unit 41 includes a layout display unit 70 and a thumbnail setting unit 80. In the layout display unit 70, a print area 72 is set on a layout area 71. The effective range 73 of the layout candidate area is set on the layout area 71. Here, it can be set even outside the print area 72. Also, the thumbnail setting unit 80 sets the arrangement method and the number of division matrices as the layout candidate region arrangement information. For example, as the arrangement method 81, “tiles” for laying out items in a matrix form, “circles (outward)” in which the items are circular and the upper side of the image is laid out in the outward direction of the circles, There is a “circle (inward)” that lays out the upper side toward the center of the circle, and the operator selects one from these. Also, the number of divided rows 82 and the number of divided columns 83 are set.

  Next, the layout candidate area calculation unit 42 in FIG. 2 will be described. The layout candidate region calculation unit 42 calculates the size, rotation angle, and position of the layout candidate region based on the layout candidate region arrangement information set by the layout candidate region setting unit 41 and the effective range of the layout candidate region. Calculate for each layout candidate area. The size, rotation angle, and position of the calculated layout candidate area are stored in the item information storage unit 46.

  For example, when the arrangement is “circle (outward)” and divided into 1 row and 12 columns, first, the opening (center angle) of a circle inscribed in the effective range 73 set by the layout candidate region setting unit 41 is 30. Divide into 12 fan segments. The largest square inscribed in the fan shape is set as a layout candidate area. In this way, the size, rotation angle, and position of the 12 layout candidate areas laid out in a circular shape are calculated.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an example of the size, rotation angle, and position of the layout candidate area calculated by the layout candidate area calculation unit 42. FIG. 4A is a diagram showing a layout candidate area when the arrangement is “tile” and divided into 3 rows and 3 columns, and FIG. 4B is an arrangement method “circle (outward)”. It is a figure which shows a layout candidate area | region when it divides | segments into 1 line 12 columns. As shown in FIG. 4A, all nine regions 74 obtained by equally dividing the effective range 73 into 3 rows and 3 columns are layout candidate regions. Further, as shown in FIG. 4B, a circle 76 inscribed in the effective range 73 is equally divided into 12 sectors 75 having an opening degree θ of 30 °, and a maximum square region 74 inscribed in the divided sector 75 is obtained. All become layout candidate areas. Accordingly, there are 12 layout candidate areas.

  Next, the reduced image information generation unit 43 in FIG. 2 will be described. The reduced image information generation unit 43 extracts the image information of the elementary image to be laid out from the image information storage unit 45. Here, for example, by designating (for example, folder designation) a storage area in which image information is stored, all image information in the designated storage area can be extracted. When a folder name is designated in the folder designation area 84 of FIG. 3, all images stored in the designated folder are extracted. In addition, by designating an image name (for example, file designation), image information of the designated image can be taken out.

  Further, the reduced image information generation unit 43 generates reduced image information based on the size of the layout candidate area calculated by the layout candidate area calculation unit 42 from all the extracted image information, and the generated reduced image information is displayed. Store in the item information storage unit 46.

  Next, the item layout unit 44 in FIG. 2 will be described. The item layout unit 44 converts the reduced image information generated by the reduced image information generation unit 43 into a plurality of layouts based on the size, rotation angle, and position of the layout candidate region calculated by the layout candidate region calculation unit 42. The layout is sequentially performed in the layout effective area on the print area in the candidate area. Here, when the effective area ratio is the ratio of the print area in the layout candidate area, the layout effective area is a layout candidate area having an effective area ratio equal to or higher than a preset effective area threshold.

  The item layout unit 44 further includes an effective area ratio calculation unit 44a, a layout effective area selection unit 44b, and a reduced image layout unit 44c. The effective area ratio calculation unit 44a calculates an effective area ratio, which is a ratio of the print area in the layout candidate area, for all layout candidate areas. The layout effective area selection unit 44b selects a layout effective area whose effective area ratio calculated by the effective area ratio calculation unit 44a is equal to or greater than the effective area threshold from all layout candidate areas. The reduced image layout unit 44c sequentially lays down the reduced image information generated by the reduced image information generation unit 43 in the layout effective region selected by the layout effective region selection unit 44b. Here, the order of layout is set in advance based on the way of arrangement.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the layout effective area and the layout order set by the item layout unit 44. FIG. 5A is a diagram showing the layout effective area and the layout order when the arrangement is “tile”, divided into 6 rows and 5 columns, and the effective area threshold is 0%, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a layout effective area and layout order when the arrangement method is “tile”, divided into 6 rows and 5 columns, and the effective area threshold is 100%.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, when the effective area threshold is 0%, a layout candidate area 74 that exists even slightly on the print area 72 becomes the layout effective area 77. Also, the numbers written on the layout effective area 77 are in the layout order when the items are laid out. Here, items are sequentially laid out in the layout effective area 77 in which 1 to 27 are described. Further, as shown in FIG. 5B, when the effective area threshold is 100%, the layout candidate areas 74 that are all present on the print area 72 become the layout effective areas 77. Here, items are sequentially laid out in the layout effective area 77 in which 1 to 14 are described. If the number of items is larger than the number of layout effective areas 77, the number of items is laid out by the number of layout effective areas 77. If the number of items is smaller than the number of layout effective areas 77, the number of items. Only the layout effective area 77 is laid out, and the remaining layout effective area 77 becomes empty.

  Next, a processing procedure for laying out a reduced image item will be described. FIG. 6 is an example of a flowchart showing a processing procedure when a reduced image item is laid out. As shown in FIG. 6, first, the arrangement information (layout 81, row 82, column 83) of the layout candidate area 74, the setting of the effective range 73 of the layout candidate area 74, and the folder name in which the raw image is stored are shown. It is set in the folder designation area 84 (S101).

  Next, the size, rotation angle, and position of the layout candidate area 74 are calculated based on the arrangement information arrangement information (arrangement 81, row 82, column 83) and effective range 73 of the layout candidate area 74 (S102).

  Next, the effective area ratio of all layout candidate areas 74 is calculated (S103). Based on the calculated effective area ratio of the layout candidate area 74 and the effective area threshold, the layout effective area is selected from all layout candidate areas 74. A region 77 is selected (S104).

  Next, it is determined whether there is an image to be laid out among all the images stored in the folder set in the folder designation area 84 (S105). Here, the number of layout effective areas 77 is compared with the number of images stored in the folder, and images are laid out up to a large number.

  If there is an image to be laid out (S105; Yes), the image information of the image to be laid out is extracted from the folder set in the folder designation area 84 (S106), and the extracted image is based on the size of the layout candidate area 74. Reduced image information is generated from the information (S107). Next, the generated reduced image information is sequentially laid out in the layout effective area 77 (S108), and in order to lay out the next image, the process returns to step S105, and steps S105 to S108 are repeated until there are no more images to be laid out, and the process ends. To do.

  The label editor 27 described above corresponds to the item editing apparatus of the present invention, the layout candidate region setting unit 41 corresponds to the layout candidate region setting means of the present invention, and the layout candidate region calculation unit 42 is the layout of the present invention. Corresponding to the candidate area calculating means, the reduced image information generating section 43 corresponds to the reduced image information generating means of the present invention, and the item layout section 44 corresponds to the item layout means of the present invention, and the effective area ratio calculating section 44a. Corresponds to the effective area ratio calculation means of the present invention, the layout effective area selection unit 44b corresponds to the layout effective area selection means of the present invention, and the reduced image layout unit 44c corresponds to the reduced image layout means of the present invention. To do.

  Further, the above-described label editor unit 27 is provided with an alignment unit that moves the position of the effective range 73 of the layout candidate region 74 based on a predetermined position on the layout region and rearranges all the layout candidate regions 74. In addition, the configuration may be further provided. For example, the layout candidate area 74 is rearranged so that the center point of the circle of the print area 72 matches the center point of the effective range 73. FIG. 7 shows an example of the layout candidate area 74 rearranged in alignment with the center point of the circle of the print area 72. When the layout candidate area 74 laid out as shown in FIG. 4B is rearranged so that the circle center point O of the print area 72 and the center point O ′ of the effective range 73 of the layout candidate area 74 coincide with each other. As shown in FIG.

  Further, the above-described label editor unit 27 may further include an effective area threshold value setting unit that sets an effective area threshold value. This allows the operator to lay out all the items to be printed so that there are no missing parts, or to lay out items that have printing defects that are visually acceptable to the operator.

1 shows a recording medium creation control device 10 including a label editor unit 27 according to an embodiment of the present invention and a recording medium creation device 90 controlled thereby. 4 is an example of a functional block diagram according to an embodiment of a label editor unit 27. FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining an example of sequence information and effective range setting operations in a layout candidate area setting unit 41; 6 is a diagram for explaining an example of the size, rotation angle, and position of a layout candidate area calculated by a layout candidate area calculation unit 42. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the layout effective area | region and layout order which were set by the item layout part 44. FIG. It is an example of the flowchart which shows the process sequence when laying out a reduced image item. It is an example showing a layout candidate area 74 rearranged in alignment with the circle center point of the print area 72.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Recording medium production control apparatus 27 Label editor part 41 Layout candidate area | region setting part 42 Layout candidate area | region calculation part 43 Reduced image information generation part 44 Item layout part 44a Effective area ratio calculation part 44b Layout effective area selection part 44c Reduced image layout part 45 Image information storage unit 46 Item information storage unit 90 Recording medium creation device

Claims (13)

An item editing device that lays out an item on a layout area having a donut-shaped print area formed by two concentric circles having different circles or radii,
Arrangement information of a plurality of layout candidate areas for laying out a plurality of print data as the items in a circular or matrix form on the layout area, and a layout candidate for setting an effective range of the layout candidate area Region setting means;
A layout that calculates the size, rotation angle, and position of the layout candidate area for each layout candidate area based on the array information and the effective range of the layout candidate area set by the layout candidate area setting means Candidate area calculation means;
Reduced image information of the reduced image item is acquired from the storage unit, and reduced image information is generated from the acquired image information based on the size of the layout candidate area calculated by the layout candidate area calculating unit. Image information generating means;
Based on the size, rotation angle, and position of the layout candidate area calculated by the layout candidate area calculation unit, and the reduced image information of the reduced image item generated by the reduced image information generation unit Item layout means for laying out the reduced image item in a layout effective area on the print area in the layout candidate area of
An item editing apparatus comprising:   The item editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the array information includes at least a layout specifying a circular layout or a matrix layout, and a number of division matrices of the effective range based on the layout. . The layout candidate area calculation means includes:
When the arrangement of the array information is a circular layout, and the number of division matrices of the array information is N columns per row,
The maximum circle within the effective range is divided into sectors of the same shape with an opening degree of (360 / N) degrees, and the maximum square area inscribed in the sector is defined as the layout candidate area and the size of the layout candidate area. Calculating the rotation angle and the position,
When the arrangement of the array information is a matrix-like layout, and the number of division matrices of the array information is L rows and M columns,
The effective range is divided into rectangles of the same shape of L rows and M columns, and the size, the rotation angle, and the position of the layout candidate region are calculated using the rectangle as the layout candidate region. The item editing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2. The item layout means includes:
An effective area rate calculating means for calculating, for each layout candidate area, an effective area ratio that is a ratio of the print area in the layout candidate area;
Based on a preset effective area threshold, the layout effective area in which the effective area ratio calculated by the effective area ratio calculating unit is equal to or greater than the effective area threshold is selected from all the layout candidate areas. Layout effective area selection means;
Reduced image layout means for laying out the reduced image item in the layout effective area selected by the layout effective area selection means;
The item editing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:   The apparatus further comprises alignment means for moving the position of the effective range of the layout candidate area based on a predetermined position on the layout area and rearranging all the layout candidate areas. The item editing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4.   6. The item editing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising effective area threshold setting means for setting the effective area threshold to a desired value. An item editing method for laying out an item on a layout area having a donut-shaped print area formed by two concentric circles having different circles or radii,
(a) Setting a plurality of layout candidate area arrangement information for laying out a plurality of print data as the item in a circular or matrix form on the layout area, and an effective range of the layout candidate area Layout candidate area setting step to be performed;
(B) Based on the arrangement information and the effective range of the layout candidate area set in the layout candidate area setting step (a), the size, rotation angle, and position of the layout candidate area are determined as the layout candidate. A layout candidate area calculating step for calculating for each area;
(C) Obtaining elementary image information of the reduced image item from the storage unit, and reducing the acquired image information based on the size of the layout candidate area calculated in the layout candidate area calculating step (b) Reduced image information generating means for generating image information;
(D) The size, rotation angle, and position of the layout candidate area calculated in the layout candidate area calculation step (b), and the reduced image item generated in the reduced image information generation step (c). An item layout step of laying out the reduced image item in a layout effective area on the print area among the plurality of layout candidate areas based on the reduced image information;
An item editing method characterized by comprising:   The item editing method according to claim 7, wherein the array information includes at least a layout specifying a circular layout or a matrix layout, and a number of division matrices of the effective range based on the layout. . The layout candidate region calculation step (b)
When the arrangement of the array information is a circular layout, and the number of division matrices of the array information is N columns per row,
The maximum circle within the effective range is divided into sectors of the same shape with an opening degree of (360 / N) degrees, and the maximum square area inscribed in the sector is defined as the layout candidate area and the size of the layout candidate area. Calculating the rotation angle and the position,
When the arrangement of the array information is a matrix-like layout, and the number of division matrices of the array information is L rows and M columns,
The effective range is divided into rectangles of the same shape of L rows and M columns, and the size, the rotation angle, and the position of the layout candidate region are calculated using the rectangle as the layout candidate region. The item editing method according to claim 7 or 8. The item layout step (d)
(E) an effective area ratio calculating step of calculating an effective area ratio that is a ratio occupied by the print area in the layout candidate area for each layout candidate area;
(F) Based on preset effective area thresholds, the layout effective areas whose effective area ratio calculated by the effective area ratio calculating step (e) is equal to or greater than the effective area threshold are all the layouts A layout effective area selection step to select from candidate areas;
(G) a reduced image layout step of laying out the reduced image item in the layout effective region selected by the layout effective region selection step (f);
The item editing method according to claim 7, further comprising:   (H) The method further includes an alignment step of moving the position of the effective range of the layout candidate area based on a predetermined position on the layout area and rearranging all the layout candidate areas. The item editing method according to any one of claims 7 to 10, wherein:   The item editing method according to any one of claims 7 to 11, further comprising (i) an effective area threshold setting step of setting the effective area threshold to a desired value. A program for causing a computer to execute a process of laying out items on a layout area having a donut-shaped print area formed by two concentric circles having different circles or radii,
A program for causing a computer to execute processing for realizing each unit of the item editing device according to claim 1.

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