JP2009098727A - Image display device and image viewer program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To display a translated sentence of character strings included in an image without carrying out edition requiring much labor to image data even on a relatively narrow display screen. <P>SOLUTION: Comic image data 46 of a plurality of sheets of images and data 47 for translation as a translated sentence in at least one language corresponding to character strings included in the image are stored so as to be associated with each piece of image data in a data storage part 42. A language selection part 50 selects the language of the translated sentence to be displayed with the image. When the switching instruction of display is inputted, a telop display part 52 displays a translated sentence in the selected language in a telop region set on the display picture, based on the data 47 for translation stored in the data storage part 42 in response to the input instruction. A comic image display part 53 displays the image associated with the translated sentence as the object of display in the preliminarily set image display region in the display picture according to the display switching of the translated sentence by the telop display part 52. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an image display device and an image viewer program for displaying an image of an electronic book such as a comic and a translation of a character string included in the image.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been proposed an electronic book display device that can display translated texts in other languages without correcting image data of electronic books written in an original language (see Patent Document 1). An electronic book display device described in Patent Document 1 includes an electronic book database that stores first image data (for example, comic book electronic data) that includes information about characters, and characters (for example, comic books) of the first image data. A plurality of second image data including translated characters obtained by translating speech characters surrounding speech characters and display position information for displaying the translated characters in the order in which the characters are read by humans in the first image data. A translation information database to be stored. The image display unit reads the first image data from the electronic book database and displays the first image data on the display screen, reads the second image data (translated characters) from the translation information database in the order stored, and the second image data Is superimposed on the first image data based on the display position information included in the image.
JP 2007-26355 A

  In the electronic book display device described in Patent Document 1, electronic book data is displayed, and a plurality of second image data including translated characters are displayed in order superimposed on the electronic book data. In this conventional electronic book display device, since a display device having a relatively wide display screen is provided, a plurality of second image data (translated characters) can be displayed in order.

  However, in a mobile phone (image display device) provided with a display device having a relatively narrow display screen, if the translated characters stored in advance in the translation information database are displayed as they are, the comics included in the electronic book data are displayed. An area beyond the range of the speech bubble surrounding the speech characters is required, and the range other than the speech bubble may be hidden.

  Moreover, in order to display the electronic book data (image) so as not to be hidden by the translated characters, for example, the translated book image data in which the size of the characters and the character / line spacing are edited so as to be within the range of the speech balloons Although it is conceivable to perform editing to be combined, all the book image data to be displayed must be edited, resulting in a huge work load. In this case, in order to be able to display translated characters in a plurality of languages, all electronic book data in each language must be edited.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and its purpose is to edit a translation of a character string included in an image even on a relatively narrow display screen, which requires a great effort on the image data. It is an object to provide an image display device and an image viewer program that can be displayed without being performed.

  The present invention provides a data storage means for storing image data of a plurality of images and text data which is a translated sentence in at least one language for a character string included in the images in association with each image data. A language selection means for selecting a language of a translation to be displayed together with the image, an input means for inputting a display switching instruction, and a language selected by the language selection means in accordance with the instruction input by the input means The telop display means for displaying the translated sentence by the telop area set on the display screen based on the text data stored in the data storage means, and the telop display corresponding to the instruction input by the input means The image of the image data associated with the text data of the translated text to be displayed is displayed when the translated text display is switched by the means. Characterized by comprising an image display means for displaying the preset image display regions in the plane.

  According to the present invention, a translated sentence in the selected language is displayed in the telop area, and an image corresponding to the translated sentence to be displayed is displayed on the display screen in accordance with the display switching of the translated sentence. By displaying in the display area, the translated text for the character string contained in the image is relatively narrow, just by preparing the text data of the translated text without editing the composition of the translated text into the image data. Can also be displayed.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a mobile phone 1 (image display device) in the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, a mobile phone 1 communicates with other mobile terminals 3 (voice call and data communication) or a server 4 that provides various contents via a network 2 including a telephone network and the Internet. Communication is possible. The server 4 is assumed to provide a service for downloading application programs and various content data that can be executed in the mobile phone 1. As an application program that can be downloaded from the server 4, there is a comic viewer program 17 a that allows the mobile phone 1 to browse an electronic book. Further, the content data includes, for example, comic data 17b for browsing comic images by processing by the comic viewer program 17a. In this embodiment, a case where a comic image is browsed will be described as an example, but other book images including a character string can be targeted.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile phone 1 includes a control unit 10, a display unit 11, an input unit 12, a sound unit 13, a camera unit 14, a communication unit 15, a ROM 16, a RAM 17, a memory device attaching / detaching unit 18, and a memory device attaching / detaching. A memory device 19 to be attached to the unit 18 is provided.

  The control unit 10 controls the entire mobile phone 1 and realizes various functions by executing programs stored in the ROM 16 and the RAM 17 by the CPU. Functions realized by the control unit 10 include a telephone function unit 10a, a Web function unit 10b (download unit 10c), and a comic viewer unit 10d.

  The telephone function unit 10a controls communication for a voice call.

  The Web function unit 10b performs control for accessing a Web page through the network 2 (Internet). The Web function unit 10b downloads application programs, content data, and the like through the Web page published by the server 4 by the download unit 10c. For example, the web function unit 10b can download a comic viewer program 17a, comic data 17b, and the like which will be described later.

  The comic viewer unit 10 d is realized by executing the comic viewer program 17 a stored in the RAM 17. In accordance with the comic viewer program 17a, the comic viewer unit 10d executes comic image browsing processing in accordance with an instruction from the user input by the input unit 12. Details will be described later.

  The display unit 11 displays a video, a still image (comic image or the like), text, or the like on the display under the control of the control unit 10.

  The input unit 12 receives input operations from the user, and receives input from a plurality of buttons (see FIG. 2).

  The sound unit 13 outputs sound under the control of the control unit 10. The sound unit 13 outputs a sound generated by reproducing the music data (BGM data) in addition to the operation sound according to the operation of the input unit 12.

  The camera unit 14 captures a still image or a moving image in accordance with a user operation under the control of the control unit 10.

  The communication unit 15 controls communication with the mobile terminal 3 and the server 4 through the network 2 under the control of the control unit 10.

  The ROM 16 stores programs and data for controlling basic functions (such as voice calls) preinstalled in the mobile phone 1.

  The RAM 17 stores programs and various data downloaded by the communication unit 15 or programs and data read from the memory device 19 through the memory device attaching / detaching unit 18. In this embodiment, the comic viewer program 17a, comic data 17b, etc. downloaded from the server 4 are stored.

  The memory device attaching / detaching unit 18 is a unit for attaching / detaching the memory device 19, and mediates reading / writing of data with respect to the memory device 19 by the control unit 10. The memory device 19 can be used, for example, when reading a comic viewer program 17a or comic data 17b recorded by a personal computer (PC) 5.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an external configuration of the mobile phone 1 according to the present embodiment.
A cellular phone 1 shown in FIG. 2 is configured to be a foldable type, and a main unit 30 and a display unit 31 are connected by a hinge mechanism 33. The hinge mechanism 33 is rotatable from the closed state in which the display unit 31 is superimposed on the main unit 30 to the open state in which the display unit 31 is separated. FIG. 2 shows an open state in which the display unit 31 is opened by the hinge mechanism 33 (not overlapped with the main unit 30).

  The main unit 30 is provided with a plurality of buttons. The buttons provided on the main unit 30 indicate the up / down / left / right directions in addition to the function buttons 36 corresponding to various functions including a number button 35 for executing a telephone function, a call button, a disconnect button, and the like. And a selection button 38 for instructing execution of selection. The selection button 38 is used for an input operation for switching and reading a comic image (translated text) displayed on the display screen when browsing a comic image.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration for browsing comic images of the mobile phone 1 according to the present embodiment.
The mobile phone 1 in the present embodiment can execute the comic viewer program 17a to realize the functions of the comic viewer unit 40 and the data storage unit 42 for browsing comic images, and can operate as an image display device. In the comic image browsing of the present embodiment, a character string included in the comic image, for example, a translated sentence for a dialogue described in a balloon can be displayed in a telop area set on the display screen.

  The comic viewer unit 40 includes a language selection unit 50 and a display control unit 51.

  The language selection unit 50 selects the language of the translation to be displayed in the telop area in accordance with an instruction from the user, and causes the display control unit 51 (telop display unit 52) to display the translation in the corresponding language.

  The display control unit 51 displays a comic image and a translation on the display screen based on the comic data 43 stored in the data storage unit 42, and includes a telop display unit 52 and a comic image display unit 53. . The display control unit 51 sets a comic image display area for displaying a comic image on the display screen and a telop area for displaying a translation of a character string included in the comic image. In addition, the display control unit 51 performs display control for clearly indicating the correspondence between the translated text displayed in the telop area and the character string included in the comic image. As the display control, for example, (a) a predetermined display attribute (for example, a mark or a specific color) in the vicinity of a character string included in a comic image corresponding to the translated sentence according to the translated sentence displayed in the telop area (B) Set a telop area in the vicinity of a character string (for example, a balloon area) included in an image corresponding to the translated sentence according to the translated sentence displayed in the telop area, (c) a display screen A plurality of telop areas are set, and a translated sentence is displayed in any of the plurality of telop areas (for example, displayed in a telop area closer to a character string (for example, a balloon area) included in the image), (d ) Changing the display color of the translated text according to the displayed comic image (for example, using a different display color for each person drawn in the comic image). Details will be described later.

  The telop display unit 52 displays the translation in the language selected by the language selection unit 50 in the telop area based on the translation data 47 (text data) stored in the data storage unit 42. The telop display unit 52 displays a translated sentence corresponding to the comic image to be displayed when the user cannot display all of the translated sentences in one telop area whose position set on the display screen is fixed. Displayed multiple times according to the switching instruction.

  The comic image display unit 53 sets a comic image corresponding to the translated text to be displayed in advance in the display screen in accordance with the display switching of the translated text by the telop display unit 52 according to the display switching instruction from the user. Displayed in the comic image display area.

  The data storage unit 42 stores comic data 43 that is content to be browsed. The comic data 43 in the present embodiment includes display script data 45, comic image data 46, and comic image data 46.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the data format of the display script data 45.
The display script data 45 is management data for display control for the comic image data 46 and the translation data 47. As shown in FIG. 4, each of the image data of a plurality of images included in the comic image data 46 is displayed. Each data such as a text number, telop area position data, balloon position data, balloon corresponding display data, and telop display color data is associated with the comic image number to be attached.

  The text number is a number assigned to text data that is a translation of a character string in a comic image. In the translation data 47, for example, text data for a character string for each predetermined group drawn in a comic image is set in association with the text number. As the predetermined group, for example, a dialogue described in one balloon in a comic image, a character string described in a closed area other than the balloon, and a set of other character strings described in close proximity It can be. If there is no character string in the comic image, no text number is set for the comic image number of this comic image. When there is a character string in the comic image, a text number for each group is set.

  The telop area position data is set for each text number, and is data indicating the position of the telop area in the display screen. In the telop area position data, for example, the lower side of the display screen (for one line of text display) is set as the default position. In addition, as the telop area position data, any one or a plurality of combinations of the upper side part, the right side part, the left side part, and the balloon position in the comic image can be set. The text data (translated sentence) indicated by the text number can be displayed in the telop area at the position indicated by the telop area position data.

  The balloon position data is data indicating a position (or a nearby position) where a balloon in a comic image or a character string outside the balloon is described. For example, as the balloon position data, the position in the balloon area in the comic image, in the vicinity of the balloon, or in the vicinity of the character string described in the comic image outside the balloon is designated. The balloon position data indicates a reference position for setting the telop area when the telop area is set as the balloon position by the telop area position data. The display control unit 51 sets, for example, a rectangular frame having a predetermined size (for example, a size equivalent to the average size of the balloon) as a telop area on the comic image display area based on the position indicated by the balloon position data. To do. Note that the size of the telop area may be set together with the balloon position data. For example, by setting the telop area size so as not to greatly exceed the balloon range in the comic image, it is possible to prevent the image part other than the character string from being hidden by the telop area. The balloon position data indicates a reference position to which a predetermined display attribute (for example, a mark or a specific color) is added when the balloon-corresponding display is set by balloon-corresponding display data described later.

  The balloon-corresponding display data is a display in which a predetermined display attribute (for example, a mark or a specific color) is added in the vicinity of the character string included in the comic image corresponding to the translated sentence in accordance with the translated sentence displayed in the telop area. It is data indicating the presence or absence of. The display control unit 51, when corresponding display is set by the balloon-corresponding display data, when the text data (translated sentence) indicated by the text number is displayed in the telop area, the position indicated by the balloon position data ( Alternatively, a predetermined display attribute is added to the vicinity thereof.

  The telop display color data indicates a display color when the translated sentence indicated by the text number is displayed in the telop area. For example, by determining the color for each person's dialogue (text number) drawn in the comic image, the translated text displayed in the telop area can be used for any person's dialogue (usually in a balloon) Is displayed).

FIG. 5 shows an example of the data format of the comic image data 46.
As shown in FIG. 5, in the comic image data 46, image data for one sheet displayed on the display screen is set in association with the comic image number. It is assumed that a plurality of pieces of image data set in the comic image data 46 are basically read in the order of comic image numbers and displayed in the comic image display area.

FIG. 6 shows an example of the data format of the translation data 47.
In the translation data 47, text data that is a translated sentence in at least one language corresponding to a character string in the comic image is set in association with the text number. The example shown in FIG. 6 indicates that text data (translated text) corresponding to English, French, and German are set. In the translation data 47, text data (translated text) in an arbitrary language can be set. The language selection unit 50 selects the language of the translation sentence to be displayed in the telop area from any of the languages set in the translation data 47.

Next, the operation for browsing comic images in the mobile phone 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.
Here, a case where a comic image including a character string in Japanese is browsed will be described as an example.

  The mobile phone 1 activates a comic image browsing function by executing the comic viewer program 17a in accordance with an instruction from the user. First, the user specifies the language of the telop to be displayed together with the comic image display.

  For example, the language selection unit 50 causes the display unit 11 to display a list menu of languages in which translated sentences can be displayed based on the language data set in the translation data 47 (FIG. 6). The user designates one of the languages from the list menu by operating the cross button 37 and the selection button 38. The language selection unit 50 selects the language of the translation to be displayed in the telop area according to the language designation input through the input unit 12, and notifies the telop display unit 52 of the selected language (step A1).

  Here, when the selected language is Japanese (or no translated text is displayed) (step A2), the comic image display unit 53 refers to the display script data 45 and displays the comic image data indicated by the first comic number. The image data set to 46 is read out and displayed on the comic image display area in the display screen by the display unit 11 (step A3).

  When the selected language is Japanese, the display control unit 51 uses only the comic image as the content to be displayed and does not require the display of the translated text (telop area), so the entire display screen is set as the comic image display area. It is set and the comic image is displayed by the comic image display unit 53.

  For example, when the user performs an input operation on the selection button 38 (step A4, Yes), the comic image display unit 53 displays the next comic image number in the display script data 45 (step A5, Yes). With reference to the script data 45, the image data set in the comic image data 46 indicated by the next comic image number is read and displayed on the comic image display area in the display screen by the display unit 11 (step A6).

  Hereinafter, similarly, the comic image display unit 53 sequentially switches the display of comic images in accordance with an operation on the selection button 38 by the user (steps A4 to A6). Then, when the display of comic images corresponding to all comic numbers set in the display script data 45 is completed (step A5, Yes), the comic image browsing process is ended.

  On the other hand, if the selected language is a language other than Japanese in step A2 (step A2, other language), the comic image display unit 53 refers to the display script data 45 and determines the first comic number. The image data set in the comic image data 46 indicated by is read and displayed on the comic image display area in the display screen by the display unit 11 (step A7).

  Note that when the selected language is a language other than Japanese, the display control unit 51 needs to display not only the comic image but also the translated sentence, so the comic image is referred to the display script data 45. In addition to the display area, a telop area is set on the display screen. That is, the display control unit 51 sets a telop area in the display screen in accordance with the telop area position data associated with the text number of the translated sentence to be displayed set in the display script data 45.

  The telop display unit 52 refers to the display script data 45 by the telop display process, and displays the text data of the first text number in the specified language in the telop area set by the display control unit 51 (step A8). ). The details of the telop display process will be described later (FIG. 8).

  FIG. 9A shows an example of a display screen in which a comic image is displayed in the comic image display area 60 and a translation is displayed in the telop area 61. The example shown in FIG. 9A shows an example in which the telop area 61 is set at the lower side of the display screen. The translated text displayed in the telop area 61 is a translated text for the character string “Wow! What?” Drawn in the balloon in the comic image displayed in the comic image display area 60.

  For example, when a button operation is performed on the selection button 38 (step A9, Yes), the display control unit 51 sets the next text number corresponding to the comic image being displayed with reference to the display script data 45. It is determined whether it is done. That is, it is determined whether it is necessary to update only the translated text while keeping the display of the comic image as it is.

  Here, when the next text number corresponding to the comic image being displayed has been set (step A10, Yes), the telop display unit 52 executes the telop display process to obtain the text data of the next text number. Originally, the translation is displayed in the telop area (step A11).

  FIG. 9B shows an example of a display screen when a button operation is performed on the selection button 38 in the display state shown in FIG. The translated text displayed in the telop area 61 shown in FIG. 9B is a translated text for the character string “There was something !?” drawn in another balloon in the comic image.

  Here, when there is a button operation on the selection button 38 (step A12, Yes), the display control unit 51 refers to the display script data 45 and sets the next text number corresponding to the comic image being displayed. To determine if When the next text number corresponding to the comic image being displayed is set (step A10, Yes), the telop display unit 52 performs the same process as described above according to the text data corresponding to the next text number. The translated text is displayed in the telop area 61 (step A11).

  Thus, in the display script data 45, when a plurality of text numbers (translated sentences) are set for one comic number (one comic image), the selection for proceeding with reading the comic image is performed. By pressing the button 38, it is possible to sequentially display translated sentences for one comic image in a plurality of times in the telop area 61.

  When display of all the translations corresponding to the comic image being displayed has been completed (step A10), the display control unit 51 refers to the display script data 45 and the next comic image number is set. It is determined whether it is. Here, when the next comic image number is set (step A13, Yes), the comic image display unit 53 refers to the display script data 45 and stores the image data indicated by the next comic image number. At the same time, the comic image is displayed in the comic image display area 60 (step A14).

  Similarly, in the case where a plurality of text numbers (translations) corresponding to comic images currently displayed in the comic image display area 60 are set in response to an operation on the selection button 38, button operation is performed. Accordingly, the translated texts displayed in the telop area 61 are sequentially switched, and when the display of all the translated texts is completed, the comic images displayed in the comic image display area 60 are switched. The user can switch between the translated text and the comic image by only operating the selection button 38, and good operability is provided.

  In this way, when the display of the comic images corresponding to all the comic image numbers set in the display script data 45 and the translated sentences corresponding to all the text numbers is completed (step A13, No), the comic viewer unit 40 displays the comic images. The image browsing process ends.

Next, details of the telop display processing in steps A8 and A11 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
In the above description, as shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, the case where the telop area 61 is set as the default position is taken as an example, but the case where other data is set in the display script data 45 will be described. To do.

  The display control unit 51 refers to the display script data 45, sets the telop area on the display screen according to the setting contents of each data, displays the translated text, and displays the translated text and the character string in the comic image. Display control is performed to add a display attribute for clearly indicating the correspondence with (speech balloon).

  First, the display control unit 51 refers to the telop area position data, and when the position designation of the telop area is not set (step B1, No), the lower side of the display screen as the default position (text one line display) Minute)), a telop area is set (step B3).

  On the other hand, when the position designation of the telop area is set (step B1, Yes), the display control unit 51 sets the designated telop area on the display screen (step B2).

  For example, when the upper side, the left side, or the right side of the display screen is designated as the telop area position data, the telop area is set in the display screen according to this designation.

  When the balloon position in the comic image is set as the telop area position data, the telop area is set at the position indicated by the balloon position data.

  FIG. 10A shows an example of a display screen in which the telop area 62 is set in accordance with the balloon position in the comic image. The display control unit 51 sets the telop area 62 at the position indicated by the balloon position data. For example, the telop area 62 sets a rectangular frame having a predetermined size as the telop area 62 with the position indicated by the balloon position data as the center of gravity position. Further, data indicating the position of a rectangular frame representing the telop area 62 (for example, coordinate data indicating two diagonal points of the rectangular frame) is set as the balloon position data, and the telop area 62 is set based on this data. May be set.

  For example, the telop area 62 is basically set so as to be within the range of the balloon so as not to hide the image area other than the balloon. Therefore, in the telop area 62, there may be a case where all of the translation sentences for the character string described in the balloon cannot be displayed at once. In this case, as shown in FIG. 10A, the telop display unit 52 displays a part of the translated sentence for one balloon in the telop area 62, and displays the figure in accordance with the operation of the selection button 38 or the cross button 37. As shown in FIG. 10B, the remaining translated sentences are displayed. That is, by displaying a translation to be displayed in a plurality of times in one telop area 62, even if the display screen is narrow like the mobile phone 1, a wide range of comic images is hidden by the telop area 62. The translated text can be displayed without any problem. Also, as shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B, since the telop area 62 is set in accordance with the balloon position, the user can easily grasp which of the plurality of balloons is displayed. can do.

  In addition, after all the translated sentences are displayed in one telop area 62, the telop area 62 is set at the next balloon position, and the translated sentence for the character string described in the balloon is displayed in the same manner. And In the above description, the telop area 62 is set according to the balloon position. However, when a character string is described in a portion other than the balloon in the comic image, this character string is described. It is assumed that the telop area 62 is set in accordance with the range.

  Next, the display control unit 51 refers to the balloon-corresponding display data, and in accordance with the translated text displayed in the telop area, a predetermined display attribute in the vicinity of the character string included in the comic image corresponding to the translated text. It is determined whether execution of display for adding a mark (for example, a mark or a specific color) is instructed. Here, when the designation of the balloon-corresponding display (with display addition of display attribute) is set (step B4, Yes), the display control unit 51 sets a predetermined position at the position indicated by the balloon position data of the display script data 45. The display attribute is displayed superimposed on the comic image displayed in the comic image display area 60 (step B5). Here, it is assumed that a predetermined mark is displayed as a display attribute to be displayed superimposed on the comic image.

  FIG. 11A shows an example of a display screen on which the mark 63 a is displayed in accordance with the balloon position corresponding to the translated text displayed in the telop area 61. Here, when a translation for the character string described in the next balloon is displayed in the telop area 61 in response to an operation on the selection button 38, FIG. As shown, the mark 63b is displayed in accordance with the next balloon position.

  In this way, display attributes such as the marks 63a and 63b are added to the balloon (or the vicinity thereof) in which the character string corresponding to the displayed translated sentence is described according to the translated sentence displayed in the telop area 61. Even in the case where the translated text for one comic image is displayed in a plurality of times in the telop area 61, it is easy to determine which of the plurality of speech balloons is the translated text. Can do.

  In the example shown in FIGS. 11A and 11B, circular marks 63a and 63b are used as display attributes to be added to the comic image, but marks having other shapes or specific colors are added. Various display attributes can be applied. Further, the target to which the display attribute is added is not limited to the balloon in the comic image, but can be in the vicinity of the portion where the character string is described.

  Next, the display control unit 51 refers to the telop display color data to determine a display color when displaying the translated sentence indicated by the text number in the telop area. Here, when the designation of the telop display color is set (step B6, Yes), the telop display unit 52 displays the translated text in the telop area by the designated display color (step B7).

  For example, by setting the telop display color data so as to change the display color for each dialogue of the person drawn in the comic image, the translated sentence displayed in the telop area can be changed to any person in the comic image. You can see if it is a dialogue (usually displayed in a balloon).

  On the other hand, if the designation of the telop display color is not set (step B6, No), the telop display unit 52 displays the translated text in the telop area using the default display color (step B8).

  The display form of the translation is not limited to the above-described mobile phone. For example, as shown in FIG. 12A, it is possible to set a plurality of telop areas 64 and 65 in the display screen. In this case, data corresponding to each of the plurality of telop areas 64 and 65 may be set as the telop area position data of the display script data 45.

  Further, when a plurality of telop areas 64 and 65 are set, in the display script data 45, it can be set where the translated text is displayed. Thus, for example, as shown in FIG. 12 (a), when displaying a translation for the balloon drawn on the right side in the comic image, the translation is displayed in the telop area 64 set on the right side. The correspondence between a sentence and a balloon (character string) can be grasped. Similarly, when displaying a translation for a speech balloon drawn on the left side in the comic image, as shown in FIG. 12B, the translation is displayed in the telop area 65 set on the left side. The correspondence of can be specified.

  In the example shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B, the telop areas 64 and 65 are set to the right side portion and the left side portion, so that a translated sentence in a language in which the character string is vertically written is displayed. be able to.

  In this way, by setting the data for controlling the display of the translated text displayed in the telop area in the display script data 45, the translated text can be displayed in various display forms. At this time, since the correspondence between the translated text displayed in the telop area and the character string (speech balloon) in the comic image can be easily discriminated, the display screen is narrow. Therefore, even if a translated sentence is displayed in multiple times in a telop area set to a limited range, for example, it is easy to understand which person's line is drawn in a comic image can do.

  In the comic data 17b (data storage unit 42) in the present embodiment, the text data of the translated sentence for each language is facilitated separately from the comic image data 46, and is displayed on the display screen in association with the comic image. Can do. That is, the editing work on the comic image data 46 that requires a great amount of labor is not required, and the translated text of the character string included in the image is displayed even on a relatively narrow display screen by editing the text data with a relatively light work load. It can be displayed.

  In the above description, the translated sentences are displayed in order according to the input operation from the user to the selection button 38. However, a specific button provided on the mobile phone 1, for example, the left button of the cross button 37 Is pressed by the user, the comic viewer unit 40 returns the display to the translated text displayed before the translated text currently displayed in the telop area 61. Thereby, for example, even if the translated sentence for the dialogue in one balloon is displayed in the telop area 61 in a plurality of times, the previously displayed translated sentence can be easily reconfirmed. In addition, when there is an instruction to return the display of the translated text, if the translated text to be displayed corresponds to the comic image previously displayed, the comic image displayed in the comic image display area 60 is displayed. Is also returned to the previous comic image.

  In the above description, the cellular phone 1 is taken as an example of the image display device, but other devices having a relatively small display screen, such as a PDA (personal digital assistant), a car navigation system, a portable dedicated viewer device, etc. It is also possible to target.

  Further, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. In addition, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of components disclosed in the embodiment. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment. Furthermore, constituent elements over different embodiments may be appropriately combined.

  In addition, the method described in the embodiment uses, as a program (software means) that can be executed by a computer, for example, a magnetic disk (flexible disk, hard disk, etc.), an optical disk (CD-ROM, DVD, MO, etc.), and a semiconductor memory. It can also be stored in a recording medium such as (ROM, RAM, flash memory, etc.), or transmitted and distributed via a communication medium. The program stored on the medium side also includes a setting program that configures in the computer software means (including not only the execution program but also a table and data structure) that is executed by the computer. A computer that implements the present apparatus reads the program recorded on the recording medium, constructs software means by a setting program in some cases, and executes the above-described processing by controlling the operation by the software means. The recording medium referred to in this specification is not limited to distribution, but includes a storage medium such as a magnetic disk or a semiconductor memory provided in a computer or a device connected via a network.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the mobile phone 1 (image display device) in the present embodiment. The figure which shows the external appearance structure of the mobile telephone 1 in this embodiment. The block diagram which shows the function structure for the comic image browsing of the mobile telephone 1 in this embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the data format of the display script data. The figure which shows an example of the data format of the comic image data. The figure which shows an example of the data format of the data 47 for translation. The flowchart for demonstrating the operation | movement for comic image browsing in the mobile telephone 1 of this embodiment. The flowchart for demonstrating the detail of a telop display process. The figure which shows an example of a display screen. The figure which shows an example of a display screen. The figure which shows an example of a display screen. The figure which shows an example of a display screen.

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  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Mobile phone, 2 ... Network, 3 ... Mobile terminal, 4 ... Server, 5 ... PC, 10 ... Control part, 10a ... Telephone function part, 10b ... Web function part, 10c ... Download part, 10d ... Comic viewer part, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Display part, 12 ... Input part, 13 ... Sound part, 14 ... Camera part, 15 ... Communication part, 16 ... ROM, 17 ... RAM, 17a ... Comic viewer program, 17b ... Comic data, 18 ... Memory device attachment / detachment unit , 19 ... Memory device, 30 ... Main unit, 31 ... Display unit, 33 ... Hinge mechanism, 34 ... Display, 35 ... Number button, 36 ... Function button, 37 ... Cross button, 38 ... Selection button, 40 ... Comic viewer section 42 ... Data storage unit 43 ... Comic data 45 ... Display script data 46 ... Komi Click image data, 47 ... for translation data, 50 ... language selection unit, 51 ... display controller, 52 ... telop display unit, 53 ... comic image display unit.

Claims (8)

Data storage means for storing image data of a plurality of images and text data which is a translated sentence in at least one language for a character string included in the image, in association with each image data;
Language selection means for selecting the language of the translation to be displayed together with the image;
An input means for inputting a display switching instruction;
In accordance with the instruction input by the input means, the translated sentence in the language selected by the language selection means is transferred to the telop area set on the display screen based on the text data stored in the data storage means. Telop display means for displaying;
Along with the display switching of the translation sentence by the telop display means according to the instruction input by the input means, an image of the image data associated with the text data of the translation sentence to be displayed is preset in the display screen An image display device comprising image display means for displaying in the displayed image display area. The telop display means
The image display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the translated sentence corresponding to the text data is displayed in a plurality of times in the telop area.   The display control means further comprises display control means for controlling the display so as to clearly indicate the correspondence between the translated text displayed in the telop area by the telop display means and the character string included in the image displayed by the image display means. The image display device according to claim 1, wherein:   The display control means adds a predetermined display attribute in the vicinity of the character string included in the image displayed by the image display means corresponding to the translated sentence in accordance with the translated sentence displayed by the telop display means. The image display device according to claim 3, wherein:   The display control means sets the telop area in the vicinity of the character string included in the image displayed by the image display means corresponding to the translated sentence according to the translated sentence displayed by the telop display means. The image display device according to claim 3. The display control means sets a plurality of telop areas on the display screen,
4. The image display device according to claim 3, wherein the telop display means displays the translated sentence in any of a plurality of telop areas.   4. The image display device according to claim 3, wherein the display control means changes the display color of the translated sentence according to the image displayed by the image display means. Computer
Data storage means for storing image data of a plurality of images and text data which is a translated sentence in at least one language for a character string included in the image in association with each image data;
Language selection means for selecting the language of the translation to be displayed together with the image;
An input means for inputting a display switching instruction;
In accordance with the instruction input by the input means, the translated sentence in the language selected by the language selection means is transferred to the telop area set on the display screen based on the text data stored in the data storage means. Telop display means for displaying;
Along with the display switching of the translation sentence by the telop display means according to the instruction input by the input means, an image of the image data associated with the text data of the translation sentence to be displayed is preset in the display screen An image viewer program for functioning as image display means for displaying in the displayed image display area.

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