JP2012038095A - Image processing apparatus and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image processing apparatus and a program capable of associating an expansion plan image showing an expansion plan with a line that corresponds to a feature of the expansion plan.SOLUTION: An expansion plan image acquisition part 38 acquires an expansion plan image showing an expansion plan. Line information acquisition part 42 acquires line information associated with feature information indicating a feature of the expansion plan image acquired by the expansion plan image acquisition part 38 stored in an information storage part 30 that associates the line information that indicates a line given to the expansion plan with the feature information that indicates the feature of the expansion plan. An association part 44 associates the expansion plan image acquired by the expansion plan image acquisition part 38 with a line indicated by the line information acquired by the line information acquisition part 42.

Description

  The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus and a program.

  There are apparatuses that cut sheets and packages (packaging bodies) and form cutting lines (broken lines) and folds on sheets and packages (packaging bodies). Patent Document 1 discloses a cutting plotter that identifies a cutting line printed on a medium with cutting line designation ink and cuts the paper along the identified cutting line. Patent Document 2 discloses a cutting plotter in which marks of different colors, shapes, and sizes are arranged on the surface of a print medium, and these marks are used for alignment.

JP 2010-17816 A JP 2007-290087 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide an image processing apparatus and a program capable of associating a line corresponding to a characteristic of a development view with a development view image representing the development view.

  The invention according to claim 1 is an image processing apparatus, wherein a development view image acquisition means for acquiring a development view image representing a development view, and line information representing a line attached to the development view are characterized by the development view. Line information acquisition means for acquiring line information stored in association with feature information representing features of the developed view image acquired by the developed view image acquisition means from storage means for storing in association with feature information representing The development view image acquired by the development view image acquisition means and the association means for associating the line represented by the line information acquired by the line information acquisition means are included.

  Invention of Claim 2 is the image processing apparatus of Claim 1, Comprising: Processing processing execution which performs at least 1 of the cutting process with respect to a package, the formation process of a fracture line, or a crease line formation process The line associated with the developed image formed on the surface of the package by the association unit with respect to the package on which the developed image acquired by the developed image acquisition unit is formed on the surface. A cutting process, a break line forming process, or a crease line forming process is executed along the line represented by the information.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the image processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the storage unit stores line information representing a plurality of types of lines, and the line information acquisition unit includes: Line information representing a plurality of lines is acquired, and the associating unit associates the developed image acquired by the developed image acquisition unit with the plurality of lines represented by the line information acquired by the line information acquiring unit; With respect to the package in which the developed image acquired by the developed image acquisition unit is formed on the surface, the processing execution unit converts the developed image into the developed image formed on the surface of the package by the association unit. For each of a plurality of lines represented by the associated line information, processing according to the type of the line is executed along the line.

  Invention of Claim 4 is the image processing apparatus of Claim 2 or 3, Comprising: The line | wire which the line information which the said line information acquisition means acquired represents the expansion | deployment drawing which the said expansion | deployment drawing image acquisition means acquired The line is not included in the image.

  The invention according to claim 5 is a program, which is a development view image acquisition means for acquiring a development view image representing a development view, feature information representing characteristics of the development view, and a line representing a line attached to the development view Line information acquisition means for acquiring line information stored in association with feature information representing features of the developed image acquired by the developed image acquisition means from storage means for storing information in association with each other; The computer is caused to function as an image output unit that outputs an image in which a line represented by the line information acquired by the line information acquisition unit is added to the developed image acquired by the image acquisition unit.

  According to the first and fifth aspects of the invention, it is possible to associate a line corresponding to the feature of the development view with the development view image representing the development view.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, for the package body in which the development image is formed on the surface, cutting processing along the line corresponding to the characteristics of the development diagram, formation processing of the fracture line, or A crease line forming process is executed.

  According to invention of Claim 3, the process according to the classification of the line according to the characteristic of a developed view is performed with respect to the package in which the developed image was formed on the surface.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the cutting process, the break line forming process, or the crease line forming process is performed along a line not included in the developed image according to the characteristics of the developed diagram. .

It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the image processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram which shows an example of the function implement | achieved by the image processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of package structure information. It is a figure which shows an example of the characteristic package structure correlation information. It is a figure which shows an example of design template information. It is a figure which shows an example of individual image basic information. It is a figure which shows an example of a package corresponding | compatible image. It is a figure which shows an example of a line information image. It is a figure which shows an example of the package body after a process.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of an image processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the image processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment includes, for example, a control unit 12, a storage unit 14, a user interface (UI) unit 16, a printer unit 18, a scanner unit 20, a cutting plotter unit 22, Is included. These elements are connected via a bus or communication means.

  The control unit 12 is a program control device such as a CPU, and operates according to a program installed in the image processing apparatus 10. The storage unit 14 is a storage element such as a ROM or RAM, a hard disk drive, or the like. The storage unit 14 stores a program executed by the control unit 12. The storage unit 14 also operates as a work memory for the control unit 12. The UI unit 16 includes a touch panel, a liquid crystal display, an input device (such as a keyboard and a mouse), and the like. The UI unit 16 displays a screen (for example, a menu screen that prompts the user to input an instruction) based on data input from the control unit 12 in accordance with an instruction input from the control unit 12. Further, the UI unit 16 accepts an input of an instruction from the user and outputs the input content to the control unit 12. The printer unit 18 prints a recording medium such as a paper medium or a package (packaging body). For example, the printer unit 18 forms an image on a recording medium such as a paper medium or a package (packaging body) based on information input from the control unit 12. The scanner unit 20 reads the content printed on a recording medium such as a paper medium or a package (packaging body). In this embodiment, the scanner unit 20 optically reads the surface of a recording medium such as a paper medium or a package (packaging body), and outputs an image corresponding to the read content to the control unit 12. For example, the cutting plotter unit 22 performs a cutting process on a recording medium such as a paper medium or a package (packaging body) based on information input from the control unit 12, a cutting line (broken line), or a crease line. The line forming process is executed.

  FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram illustrating an example of functions realized by the image processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 2, in this embodiment, the image processing apparatus 10 includes, for example, an information storage unit 30, a development drawing image generation unit 32, an imposition unit 34, a package output unit 36, and a development drawing image acquisition unit 38. , A feature extraction unit 40, a line information acquisition unit 42, an association unit 44, and a processing execution unit 46. The information storage unit 30 is realized mainly by the storage unit 14. The package output unit 36 is realized mainly by the printer unit 18 and the control unit 12. The developed image acquisition unit 38 is realized mainly by the scanner unit 20 and the control unit 12. The processing execution unit 46 is realized mainly by the cutting plotter unit 22. Other elements are realized mainly by the control unit 12.

  These elements are realized by executing a program installed in the image processing apparatus 10 that is a computer by the control unit 12 of the image processing apparatus 10. This program is supplied to the image processing apparatus 10 via a computer-readable information storage medium such as a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM, or via communication means such as the Internet.

  In the present embodiment, the information storage unit 30 stores, for example, imposition information, package structure information 50 (see FIG. 3), and feature package structure association information 52 (see FIG. 4). FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the package structure information 50. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the feature package structure association information 52. Such information will be described later.

  In the present embodiment, the development image generation unit 32 acquires, for example, the design template information 54 illustrated in FIG. 5 and the individual image basic information 56 illustrated in FIG. Then, based on the design template information 54 and the individual image basic information 56, the development view image generation unit 32 develops a development view image 58 (in this embodiment, for example, the first development view image 58-1, the second development view image 58-1, and the second development view image 58-1. Development view image 58-2, third development view image 58-3, fourth development view image 58-4, fifth development view image 58-5, and sixth development view image 58-6) are generated (FIG. 7).

  The design template information 54 is, for example, information that defines a template of the developed image 58, and includes outline information 60 that indicates the shape of the outline of the developed drawing, and an image to be pasted on the developed drawing associated with the file name. And pasted image information 62 indicating at least. The individual image basic information 56 is, for example, data in CSV format, a development drawing number that is an identifier of the development drawing, added character string information indicating a character string attached to the development drawing, and an image file pasted on the development drawing It includes pasted image file name information indicating the name and background color information indicating the background color of the developed view.

  Then, in the present embodiment, the developed image image generation unit 32 includes, for example, six developed image images 58 based on the design template information 54 illustrated in FIG. 5 and the individual image basic information 56 illustrated in FIG. 6. (First development view image 58-1, second development view image 58-2, third development view image 58-3, fourth development view image 58-4, fifth development view image 58-5, and sixth A development image 58-6) is generated. Specifically, for example, the shape of the outline of the development view corresponds to the shape indicated by the outline information 60, and the development image generation unit 32 corresponds to the image file name information included in the individual image basic information 56. The image is pasted on the development view, the character string indicated by the assigned character string information included in the individual image basic information 56 is added to the development view, and the color indicated by the background color information included in the individual image basic information 56 is the color of the development view. A developed image 58 set as the background color is generated.

  In the present embodiment, the imposition unit 34, for example, displays each development view image 58 generated by the development view image generation unit 32 on the basis of the imposition information stored in the information storage unit 30. For example, a process (imposition process) for allocating an area in the package corresponding image 64 (see FIG. 7) corresponding to, for example, paper, cardboard, or cardboard is executed.

  The imposition information includes, for example, imposition surface information indicating the number of development view images 58 assigned to one package, position information indicating the direction and position where each development view image 58 is arranged, and the output of the package. Size information indicating the size is included.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the package corresponding image 64. In the present embodiment, for example, the package correspondence image 64 includes six development view images 58 (first development view image 58-1, second development view image 58-2, third development view image 58-3, A fourth developed image 58-4, a fifth developed image 58-5, and a sixth developed image 58-6) are allocated. The imposition unit 34 may assign each development view image 58 to an area in the package corresponding image 64 so that the margin is reduced as much as possible by a known image processing technique. In the package-corresponding image 64 illustrated in FIG. 7, a development view image (first development view image 58-1) whose development view number value included in the individual image basic information 56 is 1 is arranged on the upper left, and the individual image A development view image (second development view image 58-2) in which the development view number value included in the basic information 56 is 2 is arranged in the left middle, and the development view number value included in the individual image basic information 56 is 3. Is a developed image (third developed image 58-3) arranged at the lower left, and a developed image (4th developed image 58-4) having a developed diagram number value 4 included in the individual image basic information 56. ) Is arranged in the upper right, and a development image (fifth development image 58-5) having a development diagram number value 5 included in the individual image basic information 56 is arranged in the middle right. A development view image having a development view number value of 6 (sixth development view image 58-6) There has been placed in the lower right corner. Moreover, in the package corresponding | compatible image 64 illustrated in FIG. 7, the background color of the 1st expanded view image 58-1 and the 5th expanded view image 58-5 is orange, and the 2nd expanded view image 58-2 and the 2nd expanded view image 58-2. The background color of the sixth developed image 58-6 is blue, and the background color of the third developed image 58-3 and the fourth developed image 58-4 is green.

  As illustrated in FIG. 7, in this embodiment, for example, each development view image 58 is referred to when the processing execution unit 46 executes a process such as a cutting line, a break line, or a crease line. This line is not included.

  In this embodiment, the packaging body output unit 36 prints out a packaging body on which the packaging body corresponding image 64 is formed, for example.

  In this embodiment, the development view image acquisition unit 38 reads (scans) the surface of the package output by the package output unit 36, and the package corresponding image 64 formed on the surface of the package. To get. Then, in this embodiment, the development view image acquisition unit 38 identifies a plurality of development view images 58 included in the package corresponding image 64 using, for example, a known image processing technique, and these development view images 58 is obtained.

  The feature extraction unit 40 extracts the features of the development view image 58 from each development view image 58 acquired by the development view image acquisition unit 38 using a known image processing technique. In the present embodiment, the feature extraction unit 40 extracts, for example, an image pasted on the developed image 58.

  In this embodiment, the line information acquisition unit 42 is, for example, package structure information 50 stored in the information storage unit 30, feature package structure association information 52, and features of the developed image 58 extracted by the feature extraction unit 40. Based on the above, the package structure information 50 corresponding to the development image 58 is specified.

  As illustrated in FIG. 3, the package structure information 50 includes a package structure identifier which is an identifier of the package structure information 50, and a processing execution unit 46 for a package on which a development view image 58 is formed on the surface. Line information representing a line such as a cutting line, a break line, or a crease line, which is referred to when the process is executed, is included. In this embodiment, the line information is, for example, the type of line (cutting line (for example, corresponding to the solid line in FIG. 3), break line (for example, corresponding to the thick broken line in FIG. 3), or crease line (for example, , Corresponding to the thin broken line in FIG. 3)), and information indicating the position in the developed image 58 where the line is arranged.

  In this embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 3, the cut line (outline) of each development view image 58 is the same, and the shape of the cut line for opening the box that is created by assembling the development view is different. Become.

  The feature package structure association information 52 associates, for example, the package structure information 50 and feature information representing the features of the developed image 58 (specifically, for example, information representing graphics, character strings, barcodes, etc.). Information. In the example of FIG. 4, the feature package structure association information 52 is associated with a package structure identifier and pasted image file name information indicating the file name of the image pasted on the developed image 58.

  In the present embodiment, the line information acquisition unit 42, for example, for each development view image 58, based on the information specifying the features of the development view image 58 extracted by the feature extraction unit 40. The package structure information 50 corresponding to is specified. More specifically, for example, the line information acquisition unit 42 specifies the file name of the pasted image based on the image (pasted image) extracted by the feature extraction unit 40, and uses the specified file name. The package structure information 50 including the package structure identifier associated with the pasted image file name information shown is specified.

  In this embodiment, the line information acquisition unit 42 acquires line information included in the specified package structure information 50, for example. When the line information acquisition unit 42 determines that the package structure information 50 corresponding to the developed image 58 does not exist, the line information acquisition unit 42 stops processing by the image processing apparatus 10 or notifies the user to that effect. The package structure information 50 determined according to a predetermined rule may be specified.

  In the present embodiment, for example, the associating unit 44 associates the line information acquired by the line information acquiring unit 42 with the corresponding developed image 58. The associating unit 44 generates, for example, a line information image 66 (see FIG. 8) representing line information corresponding to the package corresponding image 64 including the plurality of development view images 58. FIG. 8 shows an example of the line information image 66 corresponding to the package corresponding image 64 including the six development view images 58. The line information image 66 illustrated in FIG. 8 includes partial line information images 68 (a first partial line information image 68-1, a second partial line information image 68-2, and a third partial line, each corresponding to the development image 58. Information image 68-3, fourth partial line information image 68-4, fifth partial line information image 68-5, and sixth partial line information image 68-6). The nth partial line information image 68-n corresponds to the nth developed image 58-n (n = 1, 2,..., 6). In the present embodiment, the associating unit 44 is configured such that, for example, the position and orientation of the nth developed image 58-n in the package corresponding image 64 are the positions of the nth partial line information image 68-n in the line information image 66. The n-th partial line information image 68-n is arranged in the line information image 66 so as to correspond to the direction (n = 1, 2,..., 6).

  Note that the associating unit 44 may generate, instead of the line information image 66, a package-corresponding image 64 including a plurality of development view images 58 and a combined image obtained by combining the line information.

  In the present embodiment, the processing execution unit 46 follows, for example, a line information image 66 generated based on the package corresponding image 64 for a package on which the package corresponding image 64 is printed. Perform processing. For example, the processing execution unit 46 performs a cutting process, a break line forming process, or a crease line forming process along a line represented by line information associated with the package-corresponding image 64. Here, along the line represented by the line information, the processing execution unit 46 performs the type of the line represented by the line information (for example, the cutting line (for example, corresponding to the solid line in FIG. 8)), the broken line (for example, FIG. 8 corresponding to a thick broken line in FIG. 8) or a crease line (for example, corresponding to a thin broken line in FIG. 8)).

  FIG. 9 shows a package after the package corresponding to the package 64 shown in FIG. 7 is formed on the surface, after processing along the line represented by the line information image 66 shown in FIG. , Post-processing package 70 (first post-processing package 70-1, second post-processing package 70-2, third post-processing package 70-3, fourth post-processing package 70-4, fifth processing An example of the post-packaging body 70-5 and the sixth post-processing packaging body 70-6) is shown. In the post-processing package 70 illustrated in FIG. 9, the n-th post-processing package 70-n corresponds to the n-th development image 58-n and the n-th partial line information image 68-n (n = 1). , 2, ..., 6). In the post-processing package 70 illustrated in FIG. 9, the solid line indicates the outline of the post-processing package 70, the thick broken line indicates the portion where the breaking line is formed, and the thin broken line indicates the crease line The part where the forming process is performed is shown.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment.

  For example, the feature information included in the feature package structure association information 52 is not limited to the pasted image file name information. The feature information included in the feature package structure association information 52 is given to, for example, the shape of the figure indicated by the image pasted on the development view image 58, the character string attached to the development view image 58, or the development view image 58. Bar code, etc. can be used. Then, the feature extraction unit 40 may extract the feature indicated by the feature information associated with the package structure identifier. The line information acquisition unit 42 may acquire line information corresponding to the package structure identifier associated with the feature extracted by the feature extraction unit 40 in the feature package structure association information 52.

  In addition, the feature extraction unit 40 may extract features of information (images, character strings, barcodes, etc.) arranged outside the outline of the development view, for example.

  Further, for example, the image template information 54 indicating the position and orientation where the image indicated by the attached image information 62 is attached and the character string indicated by the assigned character string information are added to the design template information 54 in the present embodiment. May include character string giving mode information indicating the position and orientation. Then, for example, the development image generation unit 32 corresponds to the shape indicated by the outline information 60 in the shape of the outline of the development drawing, and is pasted at the position indicated by the pasted image mode information included in the design template information 54. An image corresponding to the image file name information included in the individual image basic information 56 is pasted in the direction indicated by the attached image mode information, and the character string providing position is at the position indicated by the character string adding position information included in the design template information 54. A developed image 58 in which the character string indicated by the assigned character string information included in the individual image basic information 56 is added in the direction indicated by the information, and the color indicated by the background color information included in the individual image basic information 56 is set as the background color. May be generated.

  Further, for example, the line information indicates the positional relationship between the line represented by the line information and the developed image 58 (for example, the relative position of the line represented by the line information with respect to the developed image 58, or the developed image 58 of the line represented by the line information. (Position ratio or reduction ratio) may be included. The associating unit 44 determines that the relationship between the position of the nth partial line information image 68-n in the line information image 66 and the position of the nth developed image 58-n included in the package corresponding image 64 is the line information. You may make it produce | generate the line information image 66 so that the positional relationship which the positional relationship information contained in the line information acquired by the acquisition part 42 shows may be followed.

  Further, for example, the associating unit 44 prints and outputs the line represented by the line information acquired by the line information acquiring unit 42 on the surface of the package on which the developed image 58 is printed. May be. Then, the processing processing execution unit 46 performs a cutting process, a break line forming process, and a crease line forming process on the package on which the line represented by the line information is printed, along the line represented by the line information. You may make it do.

  Further, for example, the development image generation unit 32, the imposition unit 34, and the package output unit 36 may be realized by an independent device different from the image processing device 10 described above. For example, the cutting plotter unit 22 may be realized by an independent device different from the image processing device 10 described above. Further, the cutting plotter unit 22 may be realized as a function of a processing machine such as a high-performance cutting plotter.

  Further, for example, the imposition unit 34 may not execute the above-described imposition process.

  Note that the above-described specific numerical values and character strings are examples, and are not limited to these numerical values and character strings.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Image processing apparatus, 12 Control part, 14 Storage part, 16 User interface (UI) part, 18 Printer part, 20 Scanner part, 22 Cutting plotter part, 30 Information storage part, 32 Developed image generation part, 34 Imposition part 36 Package output unit 38 Development drawing image acquisition unit 40 Feature extraction unit 42 Line information acquisition unit 44 Association unit 46 Processing execution unit 50 Package structure information 52 Feature package structure association information 54 Design template Information, 56 Individual image basic information, 58 Development view image, 60 Contour information, 62 Paste image information, 64 Package compatible image, 66 Line information image, 68 Partial line information image, 70 Post-processed package.

Claims (5)

A development view image acquisition means for acquiring a development view image representing the development view;
The line information representing the line attached to the development view is associated with the feature information representing the feature of the development view image acquired by the development view image acquisition means from the storage means for storing the information in association with the feature information representing the characteristic of the development view. Line information acquisition means for acquiring the line information stored in memory,
Associating means for associating the developed image acquired by the developed image acquisition means with the line represented by the line information acquired by the line information acquiring means;
An image processing apparatus comprising: The developed image acquired by the developed image acquisition unit is formed on the surface by the processing execution unit that executes at least one of the cutting process, the break line forming process, or the crease line forming process on the package. For the package, along the line represented by the line information associated with the development image formed on the surface of the package by the associating unit, cutting processing, breaking line formation processing, or crease line formation Processing is executed,
The image processing apparatus according to claim 1. Line information representing a plurality of types of lines is stored in the storage means,
The line information acquisition means acquires line information representing a plurality of lines,
The associating unit associates the developed image acquired by the developed image acquisition unit with a plurality of lines represented by the line information acquired by the line information acquiring unit;
With respect to the package in which the developed image acquired by the developed image acquisition unit is formed on the surface, the processing execution unit converts the developed image into the developed image formed on the surface of the package by the association unit. For each of a plurality of lines represented by the associated line information, execute processing according to the type of the line along the line.
The image processing apparatus according to claim 2. The line represented by the line information acquired by the line information acquisition unit is a line that is not included in the development view image acquired by the development view image acquisition unit.
The image processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the image processing apparatus is an image processing apparatus. A development view image acquisition means for acquiring a development view image representing the development view;
Feature information representing the features of the developed view image acquired by the developed view image acquisition means from the storage means for storing the feature information representing the features of the developed view and the line information representing the lines attached to the developed view in association with each other Line information acquisition means for acquiring line information stored in association with
Image output means for outputting an image to which the line represented by the line information acquired by the line information acquisition means is attached to the development view image acquired by the development view image acquisition means;
A program characterized by causing a computer to function.

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