JP2008300973A - Image processor and image processing program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To lighten display processing for image data displayed at a display unit, and to speed up the display processing. <P>SOLUTION: The display unit 11 displays image data. A storage unit 7 stores a plurality of image data to be displayed at the display unit 11. A setting unit 9 sets the change in image elements that form image data. A discrimination unit 25 decides whether image data, read out of the storage unit 7 to be displayed at the display unit 11 in the change image elements set by the setting unit 9 exist. When the discrimination unit 25 decides that the change image elements exist, a control unit 3 generates updated image data, having been updated with the change image elements and performs display control at the display unit 11. When it is discriminated that there is no change image element, the control unit 3 performs display control over the read image data at the display unit 11, as they are. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus and an image processing program, and more particularly to an improvement of an image processing apparatus and an image processing program suitable for use in an image forming apparatus such as a multi function peripheral (MFP) or a printer.

  The multi-function device has, for example, a liquid crystal operation panel unit that serves as an operation unit and a display unit for operation items and operation states, and displays a plurality of image form data for displaying operation items and operation states and the image form data. Character information and the like are stored in advance, and corresponding image form data and character information are acquired according to operations and actions to form image data, which is displayed on the operation panel unit.

  In recent years, with the increase in functionality of multifunction devices, the number of display items displayed on the operation panel section has increased, and each time the display screen of the operation panel section is switched, the corresponding image form data and the character information to be displayed on this are displayed. Since the image data is acquired and displayed, the load on the image processing portion increases, and there is a problem that the display speed is likely to be delayed.

  Therefore, for example, it is conceivable to apply an image output apparatus disclosed in JP-A-2005-138530 (Patent Document 1).

The configuration of Patent Document 1 uses a cache memory when displaying a list of photographic images on the operation panel, and holds photographic images that are relatively likely to be displayed and redisplayed in the cache memory. The photographic image is called from the cache memory instead of the recording medium and displayed so that the display process can be performed quickly and efficiently.
JP 2005-138530 A

  However, in Patent Document 1 described above, image information having a large amount of data such as a list of photographic images is cached in the operation panel, and there is a difficulty that can be applied only to special cases. In order to perform display processing of the display screen to be displayed quickly and efficiently, further special devices are required.

  SUMMARY An advantage of some aspects of the invention is that it provides an image processing apparatus and an image processing program that can reduce image processing of image data to be displayed and perform display processing quickly and efficiently. .

  In order to solve such a problem, an image processing apparatus according to the present invention changes a display unit that displays image data, a storage unit that stores a plurality of the image data, and an image element that forms each of the image data. A setting unit for setting, a determination unit for determining whether or not the set changed image element exists for the image element in the corresponding image data read from the storage unit for display on the display unit, and the determination When the image forming unit determines that the changed image element exists, the updated image data updated with the changed image element is formed and displayed on the display unit, and when it is determined that the changed image element does not exist, read And a control unit for controlling the display of the image data as it is on the display unit.

  In the image processing apparatus of the present invention, the control unit may update and store the updated image data in the storage unit.

  In the image processing apparatus of the present invention, the image data may be operation screen image data of the apparatus.

  The image processing apparatus according to the present invention may be configured such that the image element of the image data is code information displayed on the operation screen image data.

  Then, an image processing program according to the present invention includes a storage process for storing a plurality of pieces of image data to be displayed on the display unit in a storage unit for a computer that executes and controls display processing of the image data on the display unit, A setting process for receiving the change setting from the setting unit for the image elements forming the image data, and the image data is read from the storage unit for display on the display unit, and the set changed image is set for the image elements in the image data. A determination process for determining whether or not an element exists, and when it is determined by the determination process that the changed image element exists, update image data updated with the changed image element is formed and displayed on the display unit, When it is determined that the changed image element does not exist, display control processing for performing display control of the read image data on the display unit as it is is executed. It is.

  The image processing program of the present invention may be configured to execute a storage control process for updating and storing the updated image data in the storage unit.

  In the image processing program of the present invention, the image data may be operation screen image data of the apparatus, and the image element may be code information displayed on the operation screen image data.

  In such an image processing apparatus and image processing program according to the present invention, a plurality of image data to be displayed on the display unit is stored in the storage unit, and the image element in the image data is changed and set from the setting unit, and the display unit For the image element of the image data read out from the storage unit for display, the determination unit determines whether or not there is a corresponding changed image element. When the changed image element exists, the control unit changes the image element. The update image data updated by the image element is formed and displayed on the display unit. When it is determined that the changed image element does not exist, the read image data is displayed on the display unit as it is. The load of the display processing of the image data to be displayed is reduced, and the display processing can be performed quickly and efficiently.

  In the present invention, in the configuration in which the update image data is updated and stored in the storage unit, the update image data can be reused, and the display process of the update image data can be performed quickly and efficiently.

  In the present invention, in the configuration in which the image data is the operation screen image data of the apparatus and the image element is the code information displayed on the operation screen image data, the display processing of the image data for the operation of the apparatus and the operation display is particularly performed. It can be done quickly and efficiently.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The image processing program according to the present invention will be described in the process of describing the image processing apparatus of the present invention.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an image processing apparatus according to the present invention, taking a multifunction machine as an example.

  In FIG. 1, a multifunction machine 1 including an image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes an image reading unit 5, a storage unit 7, an operation unit 9, a display unit 11, a printing unit 13, and a communication unit 15 with a control unit 3 as a center. Configured. Note that these configurations are a part of the multi-function device 1, and the other configurations are not directly related to the present invention, and thus the description and illustration are omitted.

  The control unit 3 controls the image reading unit 5, the storage unit 7, the operation unit 9, the display unit 11, the printing unit 13, and the communication unit 15, and details thereof will be described later.

  The image reading unit 5 optically reads an image from, for example, a printed document having a plurality of pages under the control of the control unit 3, and performs electronic processing such as filter processing, scaling processing, gradation processing, and the like. This is a known scanner or the like that is generated as a print job, and the generated document image data is sequentially stored in the storage unit 7 for each page of the document.

  The storage unit 7 is a document image data read by the image reading unit 5 or received by the communication unit 15 under the control of the control unit 3, and a plurality of operation screen image data (image data) described later displayed on the display unit 11. In addition, for example, a hard disk (HDD) or the like that stores the operation program of the control unit 3 is used. The operation screen image data includes text information as image elements (described later) that form the operation screen image data.

  The operation unit 9 is, for example, a touch switch input unit arranged to overlap the display unit 11 in the upper part of the apparatus main body case (not shown) under the control of the control unit 3, and switches the display screen displayed on the display unit 11. It has a function of accepting an instruction and input of a setting value of the multifunction device 1 and outputting it to the controller 3.

  The display unit 11 is, for example, a liquid crystal display panel that displays an initial menu screen 17 of the multifunction device 1 as shown in FIG. 2 under the control of the control unit 3, and may also serve as a display operation unit.

  The initial menu screen 17 shown in FIG. 2 includes operation screen image data of a layout image 19 that is rectangular or circular frame graphic information of the entire screen and, for example, “printer menu” and “status” displayed in the layout image 19. , “Font”, “paper setting”, and “interface”.

  In the initial menu screen 17 shown in FIG. 2, the menu screens 17a and 17b that are switched and displayed on the display unit 11 when, for example, a “paper setting” or “interface” equivalent part is touched from the operation unit 9 are shown in FIG. As shown in FIG.

  Under the control of the control unit 3, the printing unit 13 takes in the original image data in the storage unit 7 based on an operation from the operation unit 9, develops it into image data as print data, prints it on printing paper, and discharges it. Although it is a monochrome or color printing engine, since it is a well-known one, detailed description and illustration are omitted.

  The communication unit 15 receives document image data from an external computer (not shown) or the like via a known network 23 such as the Internet or an in-house LAN under the control of the control unit 3, and outputs it to the storage unit 7. It is an interface part which has a function to do.

  The control unit 3 includes a CPU, a memory unit that stores an operation program of the CPU, and an input / output interface (none of which is shown), and includes an image reading unit 5, a storage unit 7, an operation unit 9, a display unit 11, The printing unit 13 and the communication unit 15 are controlled, and some of these functions are performed and the following functions are provided.

  The control unit 3 reads the operation screen image data in which the character information 21 is pre-set in the layout image 19 related to the corresponding screen from the storage unit 7 in accordance with the display switching instruction from the operation unit 9 or the operation of the multifunction device 1, and displays The unit 11 has a function of controlling display.

  That is, when the initial menu screen 17 as shown in FIG. 2 is displayed and the touch section is operated from the operation section 9, for example, a “paper setting” or “interface” equivalent section, the control section 3 The operation screen image data in which the information 21 or the like is displayed is read from the storage unit 7 and display control of the menu screens 17a and 17b as shown in FIG. 3 or FIG.

  The control unit 3 inserts in the layout image 19 the change setting (for example, manual cassette setting) related to the operation change of the multifunction device 1 and the change setting value (changed character information 21) of the multifunction device 1 input from the operation unit 9. It also has a function of storing in the storage unit 7 in association with the position.

  For example, manual setting of the manual cassette by the user is detected by a sensor setting unit (not shown), and the detection result is captured as character information such as “cassette”. For example, the setting is held in the storage unit 7.

  Further, the control unit 3 compares the character information 21 as the image element forming the operation screen image data read from the storage unit 7 for display on the display unit 11 with the changed character information 21 held in the storage unit 7. And has a function as a determination unit 25 for determining whether or not the corresponding changed character information 21 exists.

  When the determination unit 25 determines that the changed character information 21 exists, the control unit 3 forms update operation screen image data (image data) updated with the changed character information 21 and controls display on the display unit 11. When it is determined that there is no changed character information, the read operation screen image data is displayed on the display unit 11 as it is.

  For example, when “paper setting” in FIG. 2 is touched in a situation where a manual cassette is set, the cassette is designated in “manual feed mode” in the “paper setting” menu screen as shown in FIG. If the manual cassette is not designated, the setting is changed and updated. For example, the updated character information “cassette” is displayed.

  On the other hand, when “Interface” in FIG. 2 is touched, it is determined whether or not a predetermined setting is designated in “NetWare” in the “Interface Settings” menu screen as shown in FIG. For example, updated character information “ON” is displayed.

  The control unit 3 also has a storage control function for storing the update operation screen image data in the storage unit 7 when the update operation screen image data is formed, and this update operation screen image data is read next time.

  Next, the operation of the print data processing apparatus of the present invention will be briefly described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In this operation, for example, it is assumed that the manual cassette is manually operated by the user and the change information of the cassette is captured as the changed image element.

  When the program starts in FIG. 5, image data display processing such as an initial menu is performed on the display unit 11 in step S1, and screen switching operation acceptance processing from the operation unit 9 is performed in step S2, and step S3. The control unit 3 reads the operation screen image data instructed to be switched from the storage unit 7.

  In step S4, the determination unit 25 determines whether or not the updated character information 21 is present. If there is no updated character information 21 and step S4 is NO, the process returns to step S1 to display image data, and step S1. Process the rest.

  If there is update character information and step S4 is YES, the control unit 3 updates the operation screen image data with the changed image element in step S5, and the control unit 3 displays the update operation screen image data in step S6. In step S7, the control unit 3 controls to store the update operation screen image data in the storage unit 7 and returns to step S1 to process step S1 and subsequent steps.

  Note that the flowchart shown in FIG. 5 is terminated by powering off the apparatus or a processing step (not shown).

  Such a processing procedure corresponds to the image processing program according to the present invention.

  As described above, in the image processing apparatus according to the present invention, the display unit 11 that displays the image data as the operation screen image data, the storage unit 7 that stores a plurality of the operation screen image data to be displayed on the display unit 11, An operation unit (setting unit) 9 for changing and setting character information 21 as an image element forming the operation screen image data, and an image element of the operation screen image data read from the storage unit 7 for display on the display unit 11 A determination unit 25 configured to determine whether or not the corresponding changed character information 21 set by the operation unit 9 exists, and when the determination unit 25 determines that the changed character information 21 exists, the updated character information 21 is updated. The update operation screen image data is formed and displayed on the display unit 11, and when it is determined that the changed character information 21 does not exist, the read operation screen image is displayed. And a control unit 3 for displaying control over data directly to the display unit 11.

  Therefore, the operation screen image data in which the changed character information 21 does not exist among the stored operation screen image data can be displayed on the display unit 11 as it is, and the operation screen image data in which the changed character information 21 exists is changed. Since only the character information 21 is updated and updated, the update operation screen image data is formed and displayed on the display unit 11, the display processing of the operation screen image data of the apparatus is lightened, and the display processing can be performed quickly and efficiently.

  In addition, since the update operation screen image data is updated and stored in the storage unit 7, the display process can be performed quickly and efficiently when the update operation screen image data is reused.

  The image processing program according to the present invention has the same effect as the image processing apparatus of the present invention.

  In the image processing apparatus of the present invention, the operation screen image data displayed on the display unit 11 is not limited to the operation screen image data of the apparatus, but the operation and operation screen image data of the apparatus are divided into a plurality of layers. Therefore, the present invention is suitable because the number of image elements (display items) of individual image data tends to increase.

  The image elements that form the image data are not limited to the character information 21 but may be code information, but the character information 21 that is most frequently used will be suitable.

  In the present invention, the setting unit for changing and setting the image elements forming the individual image data is not limited to the operation unit 9 described above. For example, the communication unit 15 is used as a setting unit and is online from the outside through this. A configuration to set is also possible.

  Further, the image processing apparatus and the image processing program according to the present invention can be widely used not only in the multifunction machine 1 and the printer, but also in personal computers and other image processing apparatuses.

1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an image processing apparatus according to the present invention together with a multifunction peripheral. It is a figure which shows the example of a display in the display part of FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a display in the display part of FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a display in the display part of FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the image processing apparatus according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Multifunction device 3 Control part 5 Image reading part 7 Storage part 9 Operation part (setting part)
11 Display unit 13 Printing unit 15 Communication unit (setting unit)
17 Initial menu screens 17a and 17b Menu screen 19 Layout image 21 Character information (image element)
23 Network 25 Discriminator

Claims (7)

A display for displaying image data;
A storage unit for storing a plurality of the image data to be displayed on the display unit;
A setting unit for changing and setting image elements forming the image data;
A determination unit that determines whether or not the changed image element set in the setting unit exists for the image element in the image data read from the storage unit to be displayed on the display unit;
When the determination unit determines that the changed image element exists, the updated image data updated with the changed image element is formed and displayed on the display unit, and the changed image element is determined not to exist. A control unit for controlling the display of the read image data as it is on the display unit;
An image processing apparatus comprising: The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit performs update storage control of the update image data in the storage unit. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image data is operation screen image data of the apparatus. The image processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the image element of the image data is code information displayed on the operation screen image data. For a computer that executes and controls display processing of image data on the display unit,
A storage process for storing a plurality of the image data to be displayed on the display unit in a storage unit;
A setting process for receiving a change setting from a setting unit for an image element forming the image data;
A determination process for reading out the image data from the storage unit for display on the display unit, and determining whether or not the set changed image element exists for the image element in the image data;
When it is determined by the determination processing that the changed image element exists, the updated image data updated by the changed image element is formed and displayed on the display unit, and when it is determined that the changed image element does not exist Display control processing for controlling display of the read image data as it is on the display unit;
An image processing program for executing The image processing program according to claim 5, wherein a storage control process for updating and storing the updated image data in the storage unit is executed. The image processing program according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the image data is operation screen image data of the apparatus, and the image element is code information displayed on the operation screen image data.

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