JP2008262567A - Document management image editing system, document management image editing method, document management image editing program, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a document management image editing system capable of hiding an arbitrary position of an original image when an object file is displayed outside by applying masking processing to the arbitrary position when displaying an image file and allowing it to choose whether mask information is fixed or not when writing the information outside. <P>SOLUTION: The document management image editing system comprises: a user interface display means for displaying an image file or image; a data access means for exchanging the image files or information; a document management engine; a document management database; an image data expanding means for reading the image file, analyzing a structure of file data, and expanding them in a memory; a means for generating an image being edited for drawing a figure or the like to a memory according to a user's operation during edition of an image; an image data saving means for writing the image data expanded in the memory and information on a masking item to a file; and a processing control means for controlling the respective means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a document management image editing system, and more particularly to an image editing operation of an image file in a document management system that stores and manages image files.

When distributing image data stored and managed in a document management system to the outside via a network, etc., if the image file is distributed as it is, secret information such as monetary information and personal information that you do not want to disclose will be leaked to the outside. Occurs. In order to prevent this, the method of temporarily printing the contents of the image data on paper, hiding some information on the paper with a magic, etc., and distributing the paper again has been adopted. Also, when this work is to be performed electronically, existing image editing apparatuses have hidden information by drawing a black rectangle or the like on the original image when masking processing is performed on the original image. However, this causes a problem that even the information held on the original image is lost.
Therefore, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-108781 discloses that the contents of this area can be confirmed even after masking processing is input, and that black frames that do not need to be confirmed later can be completely changed to white. An image processing apparatus configured as described above is disclosed. According to this, image processing means for processing an image signal, display means for displaying the processed image, area input means such as a touch panel for inputting an area to be erased in the displayed image, and the input area For example, a masking means for displaying the image in black and white so as to be distinguishable from other areas and a black frame erasing means for erasing the black frame in the image.
JP-A-5-108781

Although there is a method of performing masking processing while leaving the original image as described in Patent Document 1, there is a problem that information can be hidden in this system, but information cannot be hidden when distributed to the outside. .
In view of such a problem, the present invention performs a masking process at an arbitrary position in an image when an image file is displayed, and allows the user to select whether or not to fix the mask information when writing to the outside. Another object of the present invention is to provide a document management image editing system capable of hiding an arbitrary place of an original image when a target file is displayed externally.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a user interface display means for displaying a stored image file and an image being edited, a dialog for prompting an operation, and a message, and document management. Data access means for exchanging image files and information stored in the system, document management engine for managing the document management system, and document management database for storing image data and document information An image data expansion means for reading the image file and analyzing the structure of the file data and expanding it in a memory; an editing image generation means for drawing a graphic on the memory according to a user operation during image editing; Information on image data and masking items developed in memory is stored in the image file. An image data storage means for writing, each of the units, characterized by comprising a processing control unit for controlling the engine and database, a.
The present invention relates to a document management system and an image editing apparatus for performing image editing on an image data file stored in a document management system, saving the file as a file, and writing the file as a file outside the document management system when necessary In, when an image file is displayed, a masking process is performed at an arbitrary position in the image, and it is possible to select whether to fix the mask information when writing to the outside. When displayed, an arbitrary place of the original image can be hidden.
According to this invention, it is possible to perform masking processing at an arbitrary position in the image and to select whether or not to fix the mask information when writing to the outside. In addition, it is possible to confirm which position of the image data is to be masked before determining the masking information. Further, the masking item can be deleted or changed until the masking information is determined.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a plurality of pieces of masking item information are prepared, and the masking item information is displayed on the user interface display means when masking is executed.
A plurality of masking objects such as rectangles, lines, circles, and polygons are prepared and displayed on the toolbar as work icons when the user performs masking.
According to this invention, it is possible to provide a function for masking an arbitrary circular region or polygonal region in image data.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided means for displaying a property of the masking item, and a method of displaying a rectangular frame, a rectangular filling pattern, and a color can be selected on the property screen.
A means for displaying the properties of the masking object is provided so that a rectangular frame display method, a rectangular fill pattern, and a color can be selected on the property screen.
According to such an invention, it is possible to provide a function of identifying which portion is masked by designating the masking portion by an arbitrary display method.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, when image editing is instructed to the image file, the processing control means is stored in the document management database managed by the document management engine via the data access means. When an image file is acquired and the target file is opened, and the image data expansion means determines that an extension header exists in the file data, the version check in the extension header, the acquisition of the number of masking objects, and the After obtaining the coordinate information and size information of the masking object, the original image data is read, the original image data and the image of the masking object are synthesized by the editing image generating means, and an image to be displayed is created to create the user image Output to the interface display means And butterflies.
When image editing is instructed, the present invention opens the target file and checks whether the file has an extended head. If there is an extended head, its version is checked to obtain the number of masking objects, and the number of coordinate information and size information are obtained. Then, the original data is read and a masking object is combined with the image to display the image.
According to this invention, since the masking part is synthesized and displayed on the original data, the masking part becomes clear and the operability can be improved.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, when the processing control means determines that the masking object exists in the image image being displayed when the image data expansion means is instructed to end image editing for the image file, the expansion Write version information in the header, acquire the number of masking objects present in the image being displayed, write the coordinate information and size information of the masking object, and store the memory for the target file by the image data storage means After the information is written, the original image data held in the original image file is written, and the target file is closed.
In the case of conventional masking, original data is often lost. Therefore, in the present invention, when the end of image editing is instructed, the original data and the coordinate information and size information of the masking object are individually stored and the file is closed. Therefore, you can always see the original data in the system and know which part is masked.
According to this invention, since the original data and the coordinate information and size information of the masking object are stored separately, it is possible to prevent the original data of the masked portion from being lost.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, when a masking item is designated, the masking object can be selected from either a circular area or a polygonal area.
In the present invention, a plurality of masking objects such as a rectangle, a line, a circle, and a polygon are prepared and displayed on the tool bar as a work icon when the user performs masking. Thereby, it is possible to provide a function for masking an arbitrary circular area or polygonal area in the image data.
According to this invention, when setting a masking item, it is possible to mask an imprinted part or mask only an arbitrary place in an image.
7. The image processing apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising means for displaying the properties of the masking object when editing the image file, wherein the display method, fill pattern, and color of the circle area and polygon area can be selected on the property screen. It is characterized by that.
The present invention has means for displaying the properties of the masking object so that a rectangular frame display method, a rectangular fill pattern, and a color can be selected on the property screen. By designating the masking portion by an arbitrary display method in this way, it is possible to provide a function that can identify which portion is masked.
According to this invention, the user who displayed the image file with the masking item can determine which part is masked.

According to the eighth aspect, when image editing is instructed to the image file, the image file stored in the document management database managed by the document management engine is acquired through the data access step and the target file is opened. When the image data development step determines that an extension header exists in the file data, after checking the version in the extension header, obtaining the number of masking objects, and obtaining the coordinate information and size information of the masking object, The original image data is read and the original image data and the image of the masking object are combined to create an image to be displayed.
According to this invention, there exists an effect similar to Claim 4.
According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, when an image editing end instruction is given to the image file, if the image data expansion step determines that the masking object exists in the image image being displayed, version information is included in the extension header. Write, obtain the number of masking objects present in the displayed image, write the coordinate information and size information of the masking object, write the memory information to the target file in the image data saving step, and then the original image The original image data held in the file is written, and the target file is closed.
According to this invention, there exists an effect similar to Claim 5.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of pieces of information on the masking item are prepared, and the information on the masking item is displayed on the user interface display means when performing masking.
According to this invention, there exists an effect similar to Claim 2.
The eleventh aspect includes means for displaying the property of the masking item, and a method for displaying a rectangular frame, a rectangular filling pattern, and a color can be selected on the property screen.
According to this invention, there exists an effect similar to Claim 3.

A twelfth aspect is characterized in that the document management image editing method according to any one of the eighth to eleventh aspects is programmed to be controlled by a computer.
According to this invention, by programming the document management image editing method of the present invention according to an OS that can be controlled by the computer, any computer equipped with the OS can be controlled by the same processing method.
A thirteenth aspect is characterized in that the document management image editing program according to the twelfth aspect is recorded in a computer-readable format.
According to this invention, by recording the program on a recording medium in a computer-readable format, the program can be operated anywhere by carrying the recording medium.

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, masking processing can be performed at an arbitrary position in an image, and whether or not mask information should be fixed when writing to the outside can be selected. Can be distributed to the outside, and it is possible to confirm which position of the image data is to be masked before the masking information is determined. Further, the masking item can be deleted or changed until the masking information is determined.
In the invention of claim 2, it is possible to provide a function for masking an arbitrary circular area or polygonal area in the image data.
According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a function of identifying which part is masked by designating the sking part by an arbitrary display method.
In the invention of claim 4, since the masking portion is synthesized and displayed on the original data, the masking portion becomes clear and the operability can be improved.
In the invention of claim 5, since the original data and the coordinate information and size information of the masking object are individually stored, it is possible to prevent the original data of the masked portion from being lost.

In the invention of claim 6, when setting a masking item, it is possible to mask an imprint portion or mask only an arbitrary place in an image.
In the invention of claim 7, the user who has displayed the image file with the masking item can determine which part is masked.
The invention according to claim 8 has the same effect as that of claim 4.
The invention of claim 9 has the same effect as that of claim 5.
The invention of claim 10 has the same effect as that of claim 2.
The invention according to claim 11 has the same effect as that of claim 3.
In the invention of claim 12, by programming the document management image editing method of the present invention according to an OS that can be controlled by a computer, any computer equipped with the OS can be controlled by the same processing method.
In the invention of claim 13, by recording the program on a recording medium in a computer-readable format, the program can be operated anywhere by carrying the recording medium.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings. However, the components, types, combinations, shapes, relative arrangements, and the like described in this embodiment are merely illustrative examples and not intended to limit the scope of the present invention only unless otherwise specified. .
FIG. 1 is a module configuration diagram of a document management and image editing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The image editing system includes a user interface display unit 1 that displays a saved image file and an image being edited for a user, and displays a dialog and a message for prompting an operation, and is stored in a document management system. Data access means 3 for exchanging image files and information, a document management engine 4 for managing the document management system, a document management database 5 for storing image data and document information, and an image Image data expansion means 6 for reading a file, analyzing the structure of the file data and expanding it in the memory, editing image generation means 7 for drawing a figure or the like in the memory according to the user's operation during image editing, and memory Image data to be written to a file with image data and masking item information Configured to include a storage unit 8, and a processing control unit 2 for controlling the respective means constituting.
An image editing system of the present invention is a document management system that performs image editing of an image data file stored in a document management system, saves the file as a file, and writes the file as a file outside the document management system when necessary. An image editing apparatus that performs masking processing at an arbitrary position in the image when the image file is displayed, and allows the user to select whether to fix the mask information when exporting the image file to the outside. When an object file is displayed outside, an arbitrary place of the original image can be hidden.

FIG. 2 is a view showing an example of a screen at the time of image editing showing an embodiment of the present invention. The image 13 at the position instructed to add the masking item to the image 10 being edited is displayed inverted. As an operation, when the user instructs to display the image file in the viewer, the target image file 10 is displayed in the viewer, and when the image editing is instructed, the processing icon list 11 for the image is displayed on the toolbar on the image display unit. . A masking item 12 is selected from the processing icons 11 and the start position of the masking area is designated by clicking the mouse cursor on the image, and the masking area 13 is designated by moving the mouse cursor as it is.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a file data structure of an image file according to an embodiment of the present invention. The image file data 20 includes header information 21, extended header information 22, image data 23, and original image data 24. The extension header information 22 includes an extension header information version 22a, the number of masking objects 22b, masking types 22c corresponding to the number of masking objects, coordinate information 22d, and size information 22e. In other image editing systems, the extended header information 22 and the original image data 24 are ignored and displayed. When the main image file is displayed by the image editing system of the present invention, the extended header information 22 is valid. When the main image file is displayed, the original image data 24 is displayed and stored in the extended header information 22. The displayed masking objects are combined and displayed.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when an image file according to the present invention is displayed on the viewer. First, when image editing is instructed for an image file, the processing control unit 2 uses the data access unit 3 to form an image file that constitutes a document stored in the document management database 5 managed by the document management engine 4. And the file is opened (S1). Next, the processing control means 2 calls the image data expansion means 6 to determine whether or not an extension header exists in the file data (S2). If there is no extension header (NO route in S2), the image Data is read (S3) and an image is displayed (S9). If there is an extension header in step S2 (YES route in S2), the version in the extension header is checked (S4), the number of masking objects in the extension header is obtained (S5), the coordinate information and size of the masking object Information is acquired for the number of masking objects (S6). Then, the original data is read (S7), and the editing image generation means 7 creates an image image to be displayed by synthesizing the image of the masking object with the original data image (S8). The prepared image is displayed based on the data (S9).

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure at the end of viewer display or at the end of image editing according to the present invention. First, when an instruction to end image editing is given, it is determined whether or not a masking object exists in the displayed image (S11). If there is no masking object (NO route in S11), the current image is written to the target file (S12), and the target file is closed (S18). If there is a masking object in step S11 (YES route in S11), the version information is written in the extension header information (S13), the number of masking objects existing in the displayed image is obtained (S14), and the masking object is obtained. Coordinate information and size information are written for several minutes (S15), and further memory information is written to the target file (S16). Then, the original data held in the original image file is written (S17), and the target file is closed (S18).
In a document management system and an image editing system according to another embodiment, a plurality of masking objects such as a rectangle, a line, a circle, and a polygon are prepared and displayed as a work icon on the toolbar when the user performs masking. . Thereby, it is possible to provide a function for masking an arbitrary circular area or polygonal area in the image data.
In a document management system and an image editing system according to another embodiment, a means for displaying a property of a masking object is provided so that a rectangular frame display method, a rectangular fill pattern, and a color can be selected on the property screen. . By designating the masking portion by an arbitrary display method in this way, it is possible to provide a function that can identify which portion is masked.

It is a module block diagram of the document management and image editing system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen at the time of the image edit which shows one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the file data structure of the image file of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence when carrying out the viewer display operation of the image file of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence at the time of the end of the viewer display of this invention, or the end of image editing.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 User interface display means, 2 Processing control means, 3 Data access means, 4 Document management engine, 5 Document management database, 6 Image data expansion | deployment means, 7 Editing image generation means, 8 Image data storage means

Claims (13)

  Data for exchanging image files and information stored in the document management system with user interface display means for displaying stored image files and images being edited and for displaying dialogs and messages for prompting operations An access means; a document management engine for managing the document management system; a document management database for storing image data and document information; a memory for reading the image file and analyzing the structure of file data; An image data expanding means for expanding the image data, an editing image generating means for performing graphic drawing on the memory in accordance with a user operation at the time of image editing, and the image data and masking item information expanded in the memory Image data storage means for writing to a file, and each means Document management image editing system characterized by comprising a processing control unit for controlling the engine and database, a.   2. The document management image editing system according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of pieces of information on the masking item are prepared, and the information on the masking item is displayed on the user interface display means when masking is executed.   3. The document management according to claim 1, further comprising means for displaying a property of the masking item, wherein a display method of a rectangular frame, a rectangular filling pattern, and a color can be selected on the property screen. Image editing system.   When image editing is instructed to the image file, the processing control unit acquires the image file stored in the document management database managed by the document management engine via the data access unit. The target file is opened, and the image data development means determines that an extension header exists in the file data, checks the version in the extension header, obtains the number of masking objects, and coordinates information of the masking object Then, after obtaining the size information, the original image data is read, the original image data and the image of the masking object are combined by the editing image generation unit, and an image to be displayed is generated and output to the user interface display unit A contract characterized by Document management image editing system according to claim 1, 2 or 3.   When the image control is instructed to end image editing for the image file, the processing control means determines that the masking object exists in the image image being displayed, and the version information in the extension header. And acquiring the number of masking objects present in the image image being displayed, writing the coordinate information and size information of the masking object, after writing memory information to the target file by the image data storage means, 4. The document management image editing system according to claim 1, wherein the original image data held in the original image file is written and the target file is closed.   The document management image editing system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein when a masking item is specified, either a circular area or a polygonal area of the masking object can be selected.   The image file has a means for displaying properties of the masking object when editing the image file, and the display method, fill pattern, and color of the circle area and polygon area can be selected on the property screen. The document management image editing system according to claim 6.   When image editing is instructed for an image file, the image file stored in the document management database managed by the document management engine is acquired through the data access step, the target file is opened, and the image data is expanded. If the step determines that an extension header exists in the file data, the original image data is read after checking the version in the extension header, obtaining the number of masking objects, and obtaining the coordinate information and size information of the masking object. A document management image editing method comprising: combining the original image data and the image of the masking object to create an image image to be displayed.   When the end of image editing is instructed to the image file, if the image data development step determines that the masking object exists in the image image being displayed, version information is written in the extension header, The number of masking objects existing in the image of the image is obtained, the coordinate information and size information of the masking object are written, the memory information is written to the target file by the image data saving step, and the original image file has 9. The document management image editing method according to claim 8, wherein original image data is written and the target file is closed.   10. The document management image editing method according to claim 8, wherein a plurality of pieces of masking item information are prepared, and the masking item information is displayed on the user interface display means when masking is executed. .   10. The document management according to claim 8, further comprising means for displaying a property of the masking item, wherein a display method of a rectangular frame, a rectangular fill pattern, and a color can be selected on the property screen. Image editing method.   12. A document management image editing program in which the computer manages the document management image editing method according to claim 8 so that the computer can control the document management image editing method.   13. A recording medium in which the document management image editing program according to claim 12 is recorded in a computer-readable format.

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