JP2009009251A - Information processor and information processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make the display of recording data easily viewable for a user by changing the display attributes of a drawing object. <P>SOLUTION: This information processor is provided with: a determination means for determining whether a drawing object is a drawing object related with an instruction or a drawing object related with notation based on the drawing information of a drawing object or the group information of a drawing object group configured of the drawing object; and a display attribute changing means for, when it is decided that the drawing object is the drawing object related with the instruction by the determination means, changing the display attributes of the drawing object related with the instruction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and an information processing method.

  In recent years, an electronic conference system using a large-screen display device is known. This electronic conference system displays recorded data such as high-definition conference materials and video images on a display device so that the attendees of the conference can view. Some electronic conference systems include a display device, an information processing device, and a digitizer as a coordinate input device. This digitizer is mounted on the screen of the display device. Then, the user inputs a coordinate instruction or a figure with a pen or finger on the digitizer, thereby inputting the point being described as a point (instruction) or annotating to supplement the meeting material. (Supplement) can be entered. For example, when a user inputs an annotation such as an annotation using a digitizer, the information processing device of the electronic conference system adds the input annotation on the screen of the display device while the conference material is displayed on the display device. To display. In this way, by adding and displaying the user input on the display device, the electronic conference system can exhibit the function of a so-called electronic whiteboard.

  Here, the information processing apparatus detects an input point (instruction) or annotation (annotation) as a handwritten stroke and treats the stroke as a drawing object. The user can perform editing such as copying, cutting, pasting, moving, enlarging, and reducing the drawing object. Note that the information processing apparatus can handle a plurality of strokes as one group by grouping drawing objects, and can perform editing and handwritten character recognition on one group (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In addition, the information processing apparatus of the electronic conference system can save the conference material used for the conference in a recording device or a conference server of the electronic conference system and reproduce it later. For example, the conference can be reproduced by reproducing the drawing objects drawn by the user using the digitizer in the drawing order. In addition, some information processing apparatuses that can reproduce such conference materials are underlined or circled to indicate the location being explained during the conference. Drawing can be erased over time (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-177450 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-108154

  However, in the information processing apparatus of the electronic conference system that can reproduce the conference as described above, the user needs time to reproduce in order to view the conference material that is used in the conference and displayed on the display device. turn into. On the other hand, when only the final stage of the conference material displayed on the display device is played back, it does not take time to play back, but the pointer to indicate the location being explained during the conference remains as a drawing. There is a problem that is difficult to see.

  In the technique of Patent Document 2, although the user can erase the drawing as a pointer with the passage of time, the user inputs when performing the drawing desired to be erased and when performing the drawing desired to be left without being erased. There is a problem that the mode needs to be changed and the operation becomes complicated.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to display a drawing object related to an annotation so that the user can easily see the drawing object.

  The information processing apparatus according to the present invention is based on drawing information of a drawing object or group information of a drawing object group composed of the drawing objects. Determining means for determining whether or not when the determining means determines that the drawing object is a drawing object according to the instruction, the display attribute changing means changes the display attribute of the drawing object according to the instruction. It is characterized by.

  According to the information processing method of the present invention, the drawing object is a drawing object related to an instruction or a drawing object related to an annotation based on drawing information of the drawing object or group information of a drawing object group formed of the drawing objects. And a display attribute changing step of changing a display attribute of the drawing object according to the instruction when it is determined in the determining step that the drawing object is the drawing object according to the instruction. It is characterized by.

The present invention may be a program and a recording medium.
Information processing device.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to display a drawing object related to the annotation so that it can be easily seen.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the conference system according to the first embodiment. The conference system 10 includes a display device 1, an information processing device 2, and an input device 3. The display device 1 and the input device 3 are connected to the information processing device 2 via a USB cable or the like.

  The display device 1 is a display such as an LCD. The display device 1 displays recording data, a drawing object as recording data, and the like. The information processing device 2 includes a ROM 4, a RAM 5, a recording device 6 such as a hard disk, and a CPU 7. Each component is connected through a bus 9. The CPU 7 controls each component connected to the bus 9. More specifically, the CPU 7 performs processing described later by reading the program recorded in the recording device 6 or the ROM 4 into the RAM 5 and executing it. The ROM 4 stores a program that is first executed by the CPU 7 when the information processing apparatus 2 is activated. The RAM 5 is used as a work memory when the CPU 7 executes the program recorded in the recording device 6 and records processed data and the like. The recording device 6 stores a program, recording data, drawing information, and the like according to the present embodiment. Furthermore, the recording device 6 records handwriting recognition dictionary data, graphic pattern data, and symbol pattern data, which will be described later.

The input device 3 includes an optical digitizer 11 (hereinafter referred to as a digitizer 11) attached to the display device 1 and a pen 12. The digitizer 11 is attached on the display surface of the display device 1. The digitizer 11 detects the trace 13 drawn on the digitizer 11 by the user using the pen 12 as drawing information and outputs the drawing information to the information processing apparatus 2.
The CPU 7 of the information processing device 2 displays the output drawing information of the locus 13 as a drawing object on the display device 1 in real time. Therefore, the CPU 7 can display the image as if the user is drawing directly on the display device 1 using the pen 12. By configuring in this way, the conference system 10 exhibits a mechanism as a whiteboard. Further, the CPU 7 records drawing information in the recording device 6.

The CPU 7 of the information processing device 2 of the conference system 10 statically displays recorded data such as conference material recorded in the recording device 6 on the display device 1 in response to a static reproduction instruction by the user. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example in which recording data and a drawing object as recording data are displayed on a display device.
In FIG. 2, a table showing unit prices and sales numbers for each product, two bar graphs, and a plurality of drawing object groups 101 to 111 are displayed.

  The drawing object groups 101 to 109 are groups of drawing objects drawn by the user as pointers indicating a part of the table or bar graph in order to explain the table or bar graph. Here, a drawing object drawn as a pointer is called a drawing object (instruction drawing object) according to an instruction. Each of the drawing object groups 101 to 109 is a group composed of one drawing object.

In this embodiment, a drawing object of a drawing object group having two or less drawing objects constituting the drawing object group is set as an instruction drawing object. In the present embodiment, when the drawing objects constituting the drawing object group are drawing objects of three or more drawing object groups, the drawing object satisfying the following two conditions is set as the instruction drawing object. That means
・ "Drawing objects of drawing object groups that do not include handwritten characters or symbols as drawing objects that make up a drawing object group"
• “Drawing objects consisting of simple figures”.
Note that the symbol is a mark, a sign, or the like used to express certain contents, such as an arrow “→”, an arithmetic symbol “÷”, “=”, or the like. The simple figure is, for example, a circle, a line, or a check.

  The drawing object groups 110 and 111 are groups of drawing objects drawn by the user as annotations to supplement and explain the table and bar graph. Here, a drawing object drawn as an annotation is referred to as a drawing object related to the annotation (annotation drawing object). The drawing object groups 110 and 111 are groups each composed of a plurality of drawing objects. In other words, the drawing object groups 110 and 111 are a group composed of a plurality of drawing objects constituting an upward arrow, a drawing object constituting “U”, and a plurality of drawing objects constituting “P”.

In the present embodiment, a drawing object that satisfies the following two conditions is an annotation drawing object. That means
・ "Drawing objects with three or more drawing objects that make up a drawing object group"
“Drawing object of drawing object group including handwritten character or symbol as drawing object constituting drawing object group”.

  The process of grouping drawing objects as a drawing object group may be performed by the CPU 7 of the information processing apparatus 2 in accordance with, for example, an operation related to grouping by a user. Alternatively, the CPU 7 may automatically group drawing objects having a short input time interval between drawing objects as a drawing object group. When drawing objects are grouped as a drawing object group, the CPU 7 creates group information of the drawing object group. This group information includes the ID of the drawing object group and the IDs of the drawing objects that make up the drawing object group. The group information is recorded and managed in the recording device 6 by the drawing object group management table.

Next, when it is difficult for the user to view the meeting material or the annotation drawing object by displaying the instruction drawing object in the state where the recording data such as the meeting material is statically displayed as shown in FIG. There is. At that time, for example, the user presses or clicks the “removal of instruction drawing object” button displayed on the display device 1. Then, the CPU 7 changes the display attribute of the drawing object group composed of the drawing objects determined as the instruction drawing object.
Hereinafter, a process in which the CPU 7 changes the display attribute of the drawing object group will be described.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing for changing the display attribute of the drawing object group. First, in step S1, the CPU 7 calculates the number (group number) of the displayed drawing object groups from the state in which the drawing object groups are displayed.
At this time, the CPU 7 calculates the number of groups based on the group information of the drawing object group management table recorded in the recording device 6. When the number of groups is equal to or less than a predetermined number (for example, 10 or less), the CPU 7 regards all drawing object groups as meaningful and ends the process of changing display attributes. On the other hand, if the number of groups is greater than the predetermined number, the CPU 7 proceeds to step S2. When a drawing object group as shown in FIG. 2 is displayed on the display device 1, in step S1, the CPU 7 calculates the number of groups as 11 of the drawing object groups 101 to 111, and proceeds to step S2.

  Next, in step S <b> 2, the CPU 7 performs a process of setting a reference pointer indicating the group information (or the drawing object group ID) in the drawing object group management table to the top. The reason for this setting is that the CPU 7 performs evaluation in step S4 described later for each unit of the drawing object group.

  Next, in step S3, the CPU 7 acquires group information indicated by the reference pointer. Next, in step S4, the CPU 7 evaluates the contents of the group information acquired in step S3 (drawing determination). This evaluation method will be described later with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  Next, in step S5, the CPU 7 determines the result of the evaluation in step S4. If the evaluation in step S4 is an annotation drawing object, the CPU 7 proceeds to step S7. If the result of the evaluation in step S4 is an instruction drawing object, the CPU 7 proceeds to step S6.

  In step S6, the CPU 7 changes the display attribute of the drawing object group (display attribute change). In the present embodiment, the CPU 7 selects, for example, “invisible” for preventing the drawing object group from being displayed on the display device 1 and “semi-transparent” for displaying the drawing object group on the display device 1 in a translucent manner. , Can be set as display attributes. When the display attribute is set to invisible, the CPU 7 makes the drawing object group formed of the drawing objects determined as the instruction drawing object invisible and displays it on the display device 1 (for example, see FIG. 4 described later) (display control). ). If the display attribute is set to be semi-transparent, the CPU 7 displays the drawing object group composed of the drawing objects determined as the instruction drawing object on the display device 1 in a semi-transparent state (for example, a diagram to be described later). 5) (display control).

  Next, in step S7, the CPU 7 advances the reference pointer by one. Next, in step S8, the CPU 7 determines whether or not the reference pointer has exceeded the final group information (or the drawing object group ID). If the reference pointer does not exceed the final group information (or the drawing object group ID), the CPU 7 returns to step S3. If the reference pointer exceeds the final group information (or the drawing object group ID), the CPU 7 ends the process of changing the display attribute.

  Here, the drawing object groups 101 to 109 shown in FIG. 2 are drawing object groups in which it is determined in the flowchart described later with reference to FIG. The drawing object groups 110 and 111 shown in FIG. 2 are drawing object groups that are determined to be annotation drawing objects in the flowchart described later with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example displayed on the display device when the display attribute is set to be invisible. As shown in FIG. 4, the CPU 7 renders the drawing object groups 101 to 109 displayed in FIG. 2 invisible on the display device 1 and displays the drawing object groups 110 and 111 displayed in FIG. 2 as they are. indicate.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example displayed on the display device when the display attribute is set to translucent. As shown in FIG. 5, the CPU 7 displays the drawing object groups 101 to 109 displayed in FIG. 2 on the display device 1 in a translucent manner, and displays the drawing object groups 110 and 111 displayed in FIG. Display as it is. In FIG. 5, the translucent display is indicated by a broken line.

Next, processing for evaluating the contents of the drawing object group will be described.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing for evaluating the contents of the drawing object group.
First, in step S <b> 11, the CPU 7 receives group information of a drawing object group from the recording device 6.

  Next, in step S12, the CPU 7 determines whether or not the number of drawing objects constituting the drawing object group is equal to or less than a predetermined number based on the group information. In the present embodiment, it is determined whether the number of drawing objects constituting the drawing object group is two or less. If the number of drawing objects constituting the drawing object group is less than or equal to the predetermined number, the CPU 7 proceeds to step S16. If the number of drawing objects constituting the drawing object group is not less than the predetermined number, the process proceeds to step S13.

  For example, each of the drawing object groups 101 to 109 illustrated in FIG. 2 includes one drawing object. Accordingly, the CPU 7 proceeds to step S16 assuming that the number is equal to or less than the predetermined number. The drawing object groups 110 and 111 shown in FIG. 2 each include a plurality of drawing objects that constitute an upward arrow, a drawing object that constitutes “U”, a plurality of drawing objects that constitute “P”, These are the three drawing objects. Therefore, the CPU 7 proceeds to step S13 because it is not less than the predetermined number.

  In step S <b> 16, the CPU 7 sets a return value to “instruction drawing object” for the drawing object group, and ends the process. For example, the CPU 7 sets the return value for the drawing object groups 101 to 109 shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, in step S13, the CPU 7 determines whether or not the drawing objects constituting the drawing object group include a drawing object of handwritten characters. For example, the CPU 7 compares the drawing information recorded in the recording device 6 with the handwriting recognition dictionary data recorded in the recording device 6 to determine whether or not a handwritten character drawing object is included. In this case, it is determined that a handwritten character drawing object is included. If they are not similar, the CPU 7 determines that the handwritten character drawing object is not included. In addition, in collation of handwriting recognition dictionary data, the CPU 7 collates with each drawing object as well as with respect to the entire drawing object group and a combination of a plurality of drawing objects.

  If it is determined that a handwritten character is included, the CPU 7 proceeds to step S15. When determining that the handwritten character is not included, the CPU 7 proceeds to step S14. For example, the drawing object groups 110 and 111 shown in FIG. 2 each include a drawing object constituting “U” and a plurality of drawing objects constituting “P”. Therefore, the CPU 7 determines that the drawing object groups 110 and 111 include handwritten characters, and proceeds to step S15.

  In step S13, the CPU 7 may determine whether or not the drawing object of the drawing object group includes a symbol drawing object. In determining whether or not a symbol drawing object is included, for example, the CPU 7 collates the drawing information recorded in the recording device 6 with the symbol pattern data recorded in the recording device 6 and is similar to each other. Determines that a symbol drawing object is included. If they are not similar, the CPU 7 determines that the symbol drawing object is not included.

In step S14, the CPU 7 determines whether or not the drawing objects constituting the drawing object group are simple figures such as circles, lines, and checks. When determining whether or not the drawing object is a simple graphic, for example, the CPU 7 collates the drawing information recorded in the recording device 6 with the graphic pattern data recorded in the recording device 6 and is similar. Is determined to be a simple figure. If they are not similar, the CPU 7 determines that the figure is not a simple figure. The CPU 7 is assumed to collate with each drawing object in the collation of the graphic pattern data.
If it is determined that the figure is a simple figure, the CPU 7 proceeds to step S16. If it is determined that the figure is not a simple figure, the CPU 7 proceeds to step S15.

  In step S <b> 15, the CPU 7 sets a return value for the drawing object group in “annotation drawing object”, and ends the process. For example, the CPU 7 sets the return value to “annotation drawing object” for each of the drawing object groups 110 and 111 shown in FIG.

  Thus, according to the first embodiment, the CPU 7 determines whether the drawing object constituting the drawing object group is an instruction drawing object or an annotation drawing object. If it is determined that the drawing object is an instruction drawing object, the CPU 7 changes the display attribute of the drawing object group. Therefore, for example, by setting the display attribute to invisible or semi-transparent, the drawing object determined as the instruction drawing object can be displayed in a non-transparent or semi-transparent state on the display device. You can make it easier to see.

  In the above description, it has been described that the CPU 7 changes the display attribute of the drawing object group when the “designated drawing object removal” button is pressed or clicked. You may make it perform.

  In the above description, the case where the display attribute of the drawing object group is changed when the instruction drawing object is determined is described. However, you may make it change the display attribute of the drawing object which comprises a drawing object group.

  In the above description, only the case where the CPU 7 collates the drawing information with the handwriting recognition dictionary data in determining whether the drawing object in the drawing object group is a handwritten character has been described. However, the method for recognizing handwritten characters is not particularly limited.

  In the above description, only the case where the CPU 7 collates the drawing information with the symbol pattern data in determining whether the drawing object in the drawing object group is a symbol has been described. However, the method for determining whether or not it is a symbol is not particularly limited.

  In the above description, only the case where the CPU 7 collates the drawing information with the graphic pattern data in determining whether the drawing object in the drawing object group is a simple graphic has been described. However, the method for determining whether or not the graphic is simple is not particularly limited.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a conference system connected via a network. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the structure similar to FIG. 1, and description is abbreviate | omitted. The conference system 20 in FIG. 7 includes an information processing device 21, an information processing device 22, and a server 23. The information processing device 21, the information processing device 22, and the server 23 are connected via a network 25. The information processing device 21 and the information processing device 22 are respectively placed in a conference room or the like and can be used by an unspecified number of users. Further, although FIG. 7 illustrates two information processing apparatuses, one or two or more information processing apparatuses may be used. The information processing device 21 and the information processing device 22 are connected to the display device 1 and the input device, similarly to the information processing device 2 of FIG. The information processing device 21 and the information processing device 22 include a ROM 4, a RAM 5, and a CPU 7. The server 23 includes a CPU 7 and a recording device 6.

  In the conference system 20 of FIG. 7, for example, the digitizer 11 of the information processing device 21 detects the locus 13 drawn on the digitizer 11 by the user as drawing information and outputs it to the information processing device 21. Subsequently, the CPU 7 of the information processing device 21 displays the output drawing information of the locus 13 as a drawing object on the display device 1 connected to the information processing device 21 in real time. Then, the CPU 7 of the information processing device 21 transmits drawing information, recording data, and the like to the server 23. The CPU 7 of the server 23 records the transmitted drawing information, recording data, and the like in the recording device 6.

  According to the second embodiment, the recording data is recorded in the recording device 6 of the server 23. Therefore, for example, the recorded data can be reproduced at a place different from the place where the conference was held. Even in this case, at the time of reproduction, the CPU 7 determines whether the drawing object is an instruction drawing object or an annotation drawing object. If the drawing object is an instruction drawing object, the display attribute of the drawing object group can be changed. it can. Therefore, for example, by setting the display attribute to invisible or semi-transparent, the drawing object group determined as the instruction drawing object can be hidden or displayed on the display device, and the drawing object or recording data related to the annotation can be displayed. Can make it easier to see.

  As described above, according to the above-described embodiment, the drawing object determined as the instruction drawing object can be displayed in a non-displayed or semi-transparent manner on the display device. Therefore, the drawing object determined as the annotation drawing object can be displayed so that it can be easily seen.

  Each means constituting the information processing apparatus and each step of the information processing method in the embodiment of the present invention described above can be realized by operating a program recorded in a RAM or ROM of a computer. This program and a computer-readable recording medium on which the program is recorded are included in the present invention.

  Further, the present invention can be implemented as, for example, a system, apparatus, method, program, or recording medium, and may be applied to an apparatus composed of a single device.

  The present invention supplies a software program for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments directly or remotely to a system or apparatus. In addition, this includes a case where the system or the computer of the apparatus is also achieved by reading and executing the supplied program code.

  Accordingly, since the functions of the present invention are implemented by computer, the program code installed in the computer also implements the present invention. In other words, the present invention includes a computer program itself for realizing the functional processing of the present invention. In that case, as long as it has the function of a program, it may be in the form of object code, a program executed by an interpreter, script data supplied to the OS, and the like.

  Further, the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the computer executing the read program. Furthermore, based on the instructions of the program, the OS or the like running on the computer performs part or all of the actual processing, and the functions of the above-described embodiments can be realized by the processing.

  As another method, the program read from the recording medium is first written in a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer. Then, based on the instructions of the program, the CPU or the like provided in the function expansion board or function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing, and the functions of the above-described embodiments are also realized by the processing.

It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the conference system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example which displayed the drawing object on the display apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process which changes the display attribute of a drawing object. It is a figure which shows an example displayed on the display apparatus when the display attribute is set to invisible. It is a figure which shows an example displayed on the display apparatus at the time of setting a display attribute to translucent. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process which evaluates the content of the group of a drawing object. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the conference system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

1 Display device 2 Information processing device 3 Input device 4 ROM
5 RAM
6 Recording device 7 CPU
9 Bus 10 Electronic Conference System 11 Digitizer 12 Pen 13 Trajectory 20 Electronic Conference System 21 Information Processing Device 22 Information Processing Device 23 Server 25 Network

Claims (16)

A determination unit that determines whether the drawing object is a drawing object according to an instruction or a drawing object according to an annotation based on drawing information of the drawing object or group information of a drawing object group including the drawing objects;
A display attribute changing unit that changes a display attribute of the drawing object according to the instruction when the determination unit determines that the drawing object is a drawing object according to the instruction;
An information processing apparatus comprising: The determination unit determines, for each unit of the drawing object group, whether a drawing object constituting the drawing object group is a drawing object related to an instruction or a drawing object related to an annotation;
The display attribute changing unit, when it is determined that the drawing object is a drawing object according to an instruction, changes a display attribute of a drawing object group including the drawing object according to the instruction. The information processing apparatus according to 1.   When the determination unit determines that the number of drawing objects constituting the drawing object group is equal to or less than a predetermined number, the determination unit determines that the drawing object constituting the drawing object group is a drawing object according to an instruction. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus is characterized.   The determination unit determines that the drawing object constituting the drawing object group is a drawing object related to the annotation when the drawing object constituting the drawing object group includes a character or a symbol. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2.   The determining means determines that a drawing object constituting the drawing object group is a drawing object according to an instruction when the drawing object constituting the drawing object group is a simple figure. The information processing apparatus according to 1 or 2. A calculation means for calculating the number of the drawing object groups;
The information according to claim 1, wherein the determination unit does not perform the determination when the number of the drawing object groups calculated by the calculation unit is equal to or less than a predetermined number. Processing equipment.   The display attribute changing unit is configured such that when the determining unit determines that the drawing object is a drawing object according to the instruction, the drawing object according to the instruction is not displayed or the drawing object according to the instruction is translucent. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display attribute is changed so as to be displayed. A determination step of determining whether the drawing object is a drawing object according to an instruction or a drawing object according to an annotation based on drawing information of the drawing object or group information of a drawing object group configured by the drawing object;
When it is determined in the determining step that the drawing object is a drawing object according to the instruction, a display attribute changing step of changing a display attribute of the drawing object according to the instruction;
An information processing method in an information processing apparatus characterized by comprising: In the determination step, for each unit of the drawing object group, it is determined whether the drawing object constituting the drawing object group is a drawing object related to an instruction or a drawing object related to an annotation;
The display attribute changing step, when it is determined that the drawing object is a drawing object according to an instruction, changes a display attribute of a drawing object group including the drawing object according to the instruction. 9. The information processing method according to 8.   In the determination step, when it is determined that the number of drawing objects constituting the drawing object group is equal to or less than a predetermined number, the drawing object constituting the drawing object group is determined to be a drawing object according to an instruction. The information processing method according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that   In the determining step, when a drawing object constituting the drawing object group includes a character or a symbol, the drawing object constituting the drawing object group is determined to be a drawing object related to the annotation. The information processing method according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that:   The determining step includes determining, when a drawing object constituting the drawing object group is a simple graphic, that the drawing object constituting the drawing object group is a drawing object according to an instruction. The information processing method according to 8 or 9. A calculation step of calculating the number of the drawing object groups;
13. The information according to claim 8, wherein in the determination step, the determination is not performed when the number of the drawing object groups calculated in the calculation step is equal to or less than a predetermined number. Processing method.   In the display attribute changing step, when it is determined in the determining step that the drawing object is a drawing object according to the instruction, the drawing object according to the instruction is not displayed or the drawing object according to the instruction is translucent. The information processing method according to claim 8, wherein the display attribute is changed so as to be displayed. A determination step of determining whether the drawing object is a drawing object according to an instruction or a drawing object according to an annotation based on drawing information of the drawing object or group information of a drawing object group configured by the drawing object;
When it is determined in the determining step that the drawing object is a drawing object according to the instruction, a display attribute changing step of changing a display attribute of the drawing object according to the instruction;
A program that causes a computer to execute.   A computer-readable recording medium on which the program according to claim 15 is recorded.

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