JP2019047439A - Image processing program, information processing device, and image processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a user with a print target image to be printed on a print medium, which includes an image object, in a layout desired by the user and in a good-looking state.SOLUTION: A control unit of an information processing device causes an arrangeable area 53 in which an image object 60 can be arranged in a print target area 51 provided on a print medium and the image object 60 to be selected through an input unit. The control unit sets the color used in the selected image object 60 or the color registered by the user to a margin color which is the color of a margin area 55 in which the image object 60 is not disposed in the arrangeable area 53. In a case in which the image of the print target area 51 is displayed, the control unit arranges the set margin color in the margin area 55 when the margin area 55 exists in the arrangeable area 53.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a technology for processing an image to be printed on a print medium.

  There is known a technology for printing an image on a label surface of an information storage medium such as a CD or a DVD. In Patent Document 1, data of a print target image to be printed on a label surface including an image object is generated in an information processing apparatus, and the generated data is transmitted to the printing apparatus to print the print target image on the label surface. Technology is disclosed.

JP, 2005-288859, A

  The arrangement position of the image object on the label surface desired by the user may differ depending on the user or the content of the image object. Further, it is convenient to be able to provide the user with a print target image that looks good as a whole while suppressing an increase in the time and effort of the user.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to easily provide a print target image to be printed on a print medium, including an image object, in a layout desired by the user and in a good appearance. Do.

  An image processing program according to the present invention is a program that can be executed by a control unit in an information processing apparatus including a display unit, an input unit, and a control unit. The image processing program causes the control unit to execute region selection processing, image selection processing, image arrangement processing, margin color setting processing, and display processing.

  The area selection process is a process of selecting, via an input unit, an arrangeable area in which an image object can be arranged in order to print an image object in a print target area provided on a print medium. The image selection process is a process of selecting an image object via the input unit. The image arrangement process is a process of arranging at least a part of the image object selected in the image selection process in the arrangeable area selected in the area selection process. The margin color setting process is a process of setting the color used in the image object or the color registered by the user to the margin color which is the color of the margin area in which the image object is not arranged in the arrangeable area. . The display process is a process of causing the display unit to display an image of a print target area in which an image object is arranged in the arrangeable area by the image arrangement process. This display process is configured to color the margin color set in the margin color setting process in the margin area when the margin area exists in the arrangeable area.

In the image processing program configured as described above, when the user selects an arrangeable area in which the image object can be arranged in the print target area and an image object to be arranged in the arrangeable area, the image processing program is arranged in the arrangeable area. If there is a margin area, color the margin color in the margin area. The margin color to be colored here is a color used in the image object or a color registered by the user. That is, when displaying the image of the arrangeable area having the margin area, the margin color is determined without requiring the user to perform the operation of determining the margin color, and the color is arranged in the margin area. Therefore, it is possible to easily provide a print target image including an image object to be printed on a print medium in a layout desired by the user and in a good-looking state.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the label printing system of embodiment. It is an explanatory view showing a layout selection screen and a picture selection screen. FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a photo adjustment screen and a label edit screen. It is an explanatory view showing an example of calculation of a blank color. It is explanatory drawing which shows that a margin color can be changed using a margin color palette. It is explanatory drawing which shows that label background color can be changed using a background color palette. It is a flowchart which shows a part of label creation process. It is a flowchart which shows the other part (continuation of FIG. 7) of label creation processing. It is a flowchart which shows color arrangement change processing.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[1. Embodiment]
(1-1) Configuration of Label Printing System As shown in FIG. 1, the label printing system of the present embodiment includes an information processing apparatus 10 and a printing apparatus 5. The label printing system of this embodiment is configured to be able to print an image on the label surface 8 a of the disk-shaped storage medium 8. The label surface 8 a is one of the two surfaces of the storage medium 8.

  Specifically, the image to be printed on the label surface 8a is generated by the information processing apparatus 10, and the print data based on the generated image is transmitted to the printing apparatus 5, so that the printing apparatus 5 receives the image based on the print data The label surface 8 a of the storage medium 8 can be printed.

  In the center of the label surface 8a, an inner circle 8b, which is an area where an image can not be printed, is provided concentrically. The inner center circle 8b has a hole of which a part or all of the inner core circle 8b is penetrated in the direction perpendicular to the plate surface. The storage medium 8 may be, for example, a disk-shaped storage medium configured to be able to store data, such as a CD or a DVD.

(1-2) Configuration of Information Processing Device The information processing device 10 is a portable communication terminal capable of wireless communication, such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal. The information processing apparatus 10 includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, a display unit 13, an input unit 14, a first wireless communication unit 15, a second wireless communication unit 16, an external I / F 17, and voice input. An output unit 18 and a photographing unit 19 are provided. These units are connected so as to be able to transmit and receive data to each other via a bus line 20. Here, I / F is an abbreviation of the interface unit.

  The control unit 11 has, for example, a CPU. The storage unit 12 includes, for example, a semiconductor memory such as a ROM, a RAM, an NVRAM, and a flash memory. That is, the information processing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment includes a microcomputer including a CPU and a semiconductor memory.

The control unit 11 implements various functions by executing the program stored in the non-transitional tangible recording medium. In the present embodiment, the storage unit 12 corresponds to a non-transitional tangible storage medium storing a program. Basically, the various functions of the information processing apparatus 10 are the control unit 1
1 is realized by executing the program stored in the storage unit 12. The various functions realized by the control unit 11 are not limited to those realized by the execution of a program, and part or all of them may be realized using one or more pieces of hardware.

  The storage unit 12 stores various software and data. In the present embodiment, the storage unit 12 stores, as software, an OS (abbreviation of operating system) 12a, a label creation application 12b, and a print application 12c. The OS 12 a, the label creation application 12 b, and the print application 12 c are installed in a computer system including the control unit 11.

  In the following description, the control unit 11 (in detail, a CPU (not shown) included in the control unit 11) that executes a program may be simply described by a program name. For example, the description "the label creation application 12b" may mean "the CPU that executes the label creation application 12b".

  The label creation application 12b is application software capable of generating image data of an image to be printed on the label surface 8a. The label creation application 12 b can generate image data of an image including at least an image object selected by the user and text.

  The print application 12 c is application software capable of converting image data generated by the label creation application 12 b into print data of a specific data format that can be processed by the printing device 5 and transmitting the print data to the printing device 5.

The display unit 13 includes a display device capable of displaying an image, such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display.
The input unit 14 has an input device for receiving various input operations. The input device of the input unit 14 includes the touch panel 14a. The touch panel 14 a is disposed so as to be superimposed on a display area 25 (see FIG. 2, FIG. 3, etc.) of the image in the display device of the display unit 13.

  The touch panel 14 a is an input device configured to be capable of detecting an instruction operation for instructing a specific position with an indicator such as a fingertip or a pen with respect to the display area of the image on the display unit 13. The term "instruction" as used herein includes at least one of contact and proximity of the indicator. The touch panel 14a outputs an operation detection signal indicating a position at which the pointing operation is performed, when the pointing operation by the indicator is performed.

  The control unit 11 performs an indicator detection process based on the operation detection signal output from the touch panel 14a. The pointer detection process is a process of detecting the presence or absence of an instruction operation by the indicator, the position at which the instruction operation is performed, the specific type of the instruction operation, and the like. The pointer detection process may be performed by, for example, the OS 12a, and the processing result may be notified to the label creation application 12b and the print application 12c. Further, for example, each of the label creation application 12 b and the print application 12 c may perform the pointer detection process based on the operation detection signal. In the present embodiment, there are, for example, tap, drag, flick, pinch in, pinch out, and the like as types of instruction operations that can be detected by the pointer detection process.

The external I / F 17 is an interface unit to which a rewritable non-volatile storage medium (not shown) is attached, and controls writing and reading of data to the attached storage medium. The voice input / output unit 18 is a voice input / output device configured of a microphone, a speaker, and the like. The photographing unit 19 has a function as a so-called digital camera, and can photograph an image and generate image data indicating the image. The image data photographed by the photographing unit 19 is stored, for example, in the storage unit 12.

  The first wireless communication unit 15 is, for example, an interface unit for performing communication according to the wireless LAN standard (hereinafter, referred to as “wireless LAN communication”). In the present embodiment, the wireless LAN communication performed by the first wireless communication unit 15 is wireless LAN communication conforming to the standard of IEEE 802.11b / g / n.

  The information processing apparatus 10 can perform wireless LAN communication with the printing apparatus 5 via the first wireless communication unit 15. The print data generated by the print application 12 c is transmitted to the printing device 5 by wireless LAN communication in the present embodiment. Note that wireless LAN communication with the printing apparatus 5 can be performed directly in a so-called ad hoc mode, and can also be performed via a relay apparatus (not shown) in a so-called infrastructure mode.

  The second wireless communication unit 16 is an interface unit for performing voice communication and data communication via a mobile communication network (not shown). The second wireless communication unit 16 may have, for example, a configuration capable of performing wireless communication according to the LTE standard. “LTE” is an abbreviation of “Long Term Evolution”.

(1-3) Configuration of Printing Device The printing device 5 has a label printing function capable of printing an image based on print data received from the information processing device 10 on the label surface 8 a of the storage medium 8. When the print data in which the storage medium 8 is designated as the print medium is received from the information processing apparatus 10, the printing device 5 prints the image indicated by the print data on the label surface 8 a of the storage medium 8.

  The printing apparatus 5 has a printing mechanism using inkjet technology or electrophotographic technology, and is configured to be able to print an image represented by input print data on various printing media by the printing mechanism. The printing apparatus 5 can also perform wireless LAN communication with various other apparatuses including the information processing apparatus 10.

  The print medium that can be printed by the printing device 5 includes the storage medium 8. That is, the printing device 5 has a label printing function capable of printing an image based on print data received from the information processing device 10 on the label surface 8 a of the storage medium 8. When the print data in which the storage medium 8 is designated as the print medium is received from the information processing apparatus 10, the printing device 5 prints the image indicated by the print data on the label surface 8 a of the storage medium 8.

(1-4) Description of Function of Label Creation Application 12b When the information processing apparatus 10 is activated and a specific activation operation for executing the label creation application 12b is performed, the control unit 11 executes the label creation application 12b. Ru.

  The label creation application 12b causes the layout selection screen 30 to be displayed in the display area 25 of the display unit 13 as shown in the left of FIG. The layout selection screen 30 is a screen for allowing the user to select one layout of the image object with respect to the label surface 8a from a plurality of layouts.

The layout selection screen 30 displays an image of each of a plurality of selectable layouts. In the left of FIG. 2, as an example, the layout selection screen 30 includes a first full layout image 31, a second full layout image 32, a third full layout image 33, a first upper half layout image 34, and a second upper half layout image. An example is shown in which 35 and the first lower half layout image 36 are displayed.

  The first full layout image 31 is an image corresponding to the first full layout. The first full layout is a layout in which an image object can be placed on the entire face of the label surface 8a and no text is placed.

  The second entire surface layout image 32 is an image corresponding to the second entire surface layout. The second entire surface layout is a layout in which image objects can be arranged on the entire surface of the label surface 8a, and horizontal texts linearly arranged at arbitrary positions on the label surface 8a can be arranged.

  The third entire surface layout image 33 is an image corresponding to the third entire surface layout. The third entire surface layout is a layout in which image objects can be arranged on the entire surface of the label surface 8a, and horizontal written text arranged in an arc at arbitrary positions on the label surface 8a can be arranged.

  The first upper half layout image 34 is an image corresponding to the first upper half layout. The first upper half layout can place an image object in the upper half semicircle area of the label surface 8a, and can be arranged horizontally in the lower half semicircle area where the image object can not be arranged. Layout is possible. Here, the upper half semi-circular area indicates one of two semi-circular areas obtained by dividing the label surface 8a by a specific diameter, and the lower half semi-circular area means the above-mentioned two semi-circular areas. The other of the circular regions is shown.

  The second upper half layout image 35 is an image corresponding to the second upper half layout. The second upper half layout can place an image object in the upper half semicircle area of the label surface 8a, and horizontal text arranged in an arc shape in the lower half semicircle area in which the image object can not be arranged. Layout is possible.

  The first lower half layout image 36 is an image corresponding to the first lower half layout. The first lower half layout can arrange an image object in the lower half semicircular area of the label surface 8a, and can be arranged horizontally in the upper half semicircular area where the image object can not be arranged. Layout is possible.

  By tapping one of the plurality of layout images displayed on the layout selection screen 30, the user can select a layout corresponding to the tapped layout image.

  When one of the plurality of layout images displayed on the layout selection screen 30 is tapped, the label creation application 12 b sets a layout corresponding to the tapped layout image as the printing layout.

  Note that there are at least one layout selectable by the user in addition to the six types of layouts corresponding to the respective layout images 31 to 36 illustrated on the left of FIG. That is, by flicking the layout selection screen 30 in the left and right direction with, for example, an indicator, it is possible to display another layout image different from the layout image currently displayed. Then, the corresponding layout can be selected by performing a tap operation on the newly displayed layout image.

When the print layout is set, the label creation application 12b causes the photograph selection screen 40 to be displayed in the display area 25 of the display unit 13 as shown on the right of FIG. The photo selection screen 40 is
It is a screen for allowing the user to select an image object in an image to be printed on the label surface 8a.

  For example, thumbnails of data of photos stored in a predetermined folder of the storage unit 12 are displayed in a list on the photo selection screen 40. An example in which eight thumbnails 41 to 48 are displayed on the photo selection screen 40 is shown on the right of FIG.

  The user can select a picture corresponding to the thumbnail as an image object by tapping the thumbnail of the picture to be printed on the label surface 8a. When one of the plurality of thumbnails displayed on the photograph selection screen 40 is tapped, the label creation application 12b sets the photograph corresponding to the tapped thumbnail as an image object to be printed on the label surface 8a. Do.

  The data format of an image that can be selected as an image object may be determined as appropriate. For example, images of JPEG, PDF, and other multiple data formats may be selectable as image objects.

  When the label creation application 12 b sets an image object, as shown on the left of FIG. The photograph adjustment screen 50 is a screen for allowing the user to adjust the position at which the image object is arranged and the size of the image object with respect to the area where the image object in the set printing layout can be arranged.

  A target area image 51 is displayed on the photograph adjustment screen 50. The target area image 51 is an image showing the label surface 8 a which is a print target area of the image data. An inner circle image 52 indicating an inner circle 8 b provided in the storage medium 8 is disposed at the central portion of the target area image 51. Further, the target area image 51 includes a horizontal auxiliary line 51 a and a vertical auxiliary line 51 b corresponding to two diameters orthogonal to each other in the target area image 51.

  In the target area image 51, an arrangeable area 53 corresponding to the print layout set in the layout selection screen 30 is set, and in the arrangeable area 53, the image object 60 set in the photo selection screen 40 is set. Be placed.

  The left of FIG. 3 shows, as an example, the case where the printing layout is the first upper half layout. In this case, the upper half semicircular area in the target area image 51 is set as the arrangeable area 53 in which the image object 60 can be arranged.

  In the initial state immediately after switching to the photograph adjustment screen 50, the image object 60 is arranged at the initial position at the initial size with respect to the arrangeable area 53 as shown on the left of FIG. 3, for example. That is, the initial position is a position where the center in the left-right direction of the image object 60 is positioned at the vertical auxiliary line 51 b and the lower side of the image object 60 is superimposed on the horizontal auxiliary line 51 a. Further, the initial size is a size in which a part of the image object 60 protrudes from the arrangeable area 53, and a size in which a blank area 55 in which the image object 60 does not exist in the arrangeable area 53 is generated.

  The initial size and the initial position may be determined as appropriate. For example, the initial size and initial position may be such that the entire image object 60 is included in the possible placement area 53. Also, for example, the initial size and initial position may be such that the entire allocable area 53 is included in the image object 60 and the blank area 55 does not occur.

  As shown on the left of FIG. 3, the portion of the image object 60 present in the locatable area 53 is clearly displayed. On the other hand, in the image object 60, the area outside the locatable area 53, that is, the area protruding from the target area image 51 is displayed relatively thinner than displayed in the locatable area 53. .

  If the set printing layout is not the entire layout, that is, if there is an empty area where the image object 60 can not be arranged in the target area image 51, such as each upper half layout or each lower half layout, label creation The application 12 b sets the free area as the label background area 54. The label creation application 12 b colors the background color of the label background area 54 into, for example, a predetermined initial color (for example, white).

  Further, the label creation application 12 b displays the text 57 and the text frame 56 at a predetermined position in the target area image 51. The text frame 56 is a rectangular frame surrounding the text 57.

  Further, on the photo adjustment screen 50, a photo change button 58 is displayed. If the user taps the photograph change button 58, the photograph selection screen 40 is displayed again, and the selection of the image object is accepted.

  The user can arbitrarily change the position of the image object 60 by, for example, dragging the image object 60 on the photo adjustment screen 50. In addition, the user changes the size of the image object 60 by performing, for example, a pinch in operation or a pinch out operation (hereinafter, referred to as “scaling operation”) on the image object 60 (that is, enlargement or reduction. Also referred to as

  When the image object 60 is dragged, the label creation application 12 b moves the position of the image object 60 according to the drag operation. Further, when the image object 60 is scaled up and down, the label creation application 12b scales the image object 60 according to the scaling up and down operation.

  For example, when the user performs a pinch-in operation on the image object 60 from the initial state on the left of FIG. 3, the size of the image object 60 can be reduced as shown on the right of FIG.

  Further, on the picture adjustment screen 50, a completion button 59 is displayed. When the completion button 59 is tapped by the user, the position and size of the image object 60 at the time of tapping are determined, and the label editing screen 70 shown on the right of FIG. 3 is displayed.

  In the label editing screen 70, the image object 60 is displayed in the locatable area 53 of the target area image 51 at the determined position and size. In this case, if there is an area of the image object 60 that extends out of the allocable area 53, the area of the image object 60 is not displayed, and a portion existing in the allocable area 53, that is, the label surface 8a. Display only the area to be printed.

  Furthermore, in the label editing screen 70, when the margin area 55 exists in the arrangeable area 53, of the colors used in the image object 60 as the margin color which is the color of the margin area 55. The specific color or the user defined color registered by the user is colored.

More specifically, the image object 60 does not include the area protruding from the allocable area 53, and a specific color of the colors used in the area existing in the allocable area 53 or the user The defined color is colored in the margin area 55 as a margin color.

  The user defined color is a color defined by the user. That is, the user can pre-register any color as a user-defined color. Then, the user can register the user-defined color in advance as the blank color.

  The label creating application 12 b is user-defined as a margin color when the user-defined color is registered as the margin color if the margin area 55 exists in the arrangeable area 53 when transitioning to the label editing screen 70. Arrange the color. On the other hand, when the user-defined color is not registered as the margin color, the margin color is determined according to the color used in the image object.

  Specifically, in principle, the label creation application 12b sets the most frequently used color, which is the most frequently used portion of the image object 60 in the arrangeable area 53, as the margin color. , Color arrangement in the margin area 55.

  However, if the difference between the usage of the highest color and the usage of the second color which is the second most frequently used color of the highest color is less than the usage threshold, the highest color is not used as the margin color, The blank color is set to a predetermined standard color (for example, white). Even if the difference between the usage amount of the highest color and the usage amount of the second color is less than the usage threshold, if the color difference between the first color and the next color is equal to or less than the color difference threshold, the highest color is set as the margin color. Colorize.

  Incidentally, an image object 60 shown on the right of FIG. 3 represents a landscape in which the sun is rising from the top of the mountain and a bird is flying in the sky. The highest color in the image object 60 is a mountain color, and the next point color is a sky color.

  Then, in the state shown on the right of FIG. 3, the difference between the usage amount of the most frequent color and the usage amount of the next point color is equal to or more than the usage threshold value. Therefore, in the example shown on the right side of FIG. 3, the peak color, which is the highest color, is set as the margin color, and color arrangement is made.

  On the other hand, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 4A, in the image object 60 arranged in the arrangeable area 53, the use amount of the peak color which is the highest color and the use of the sky color which is the next point color If the difference between the amount is less than the usage amount threshold and the color difference between the most recent color and the next point color is more than the color difference threshold and the two colors are not similar to each other, the most many color is not set as the margin color. In this case, the blank color is set to a diet (for example, white), and color arrangement is performed.

  Further, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 4B, in the image object 60 disposed in the arrangeable area 53, the use amount of the peak color which is the highest color and the use of the sky color which is the next point color If the difference between the amount is less than the usage amount threshold but the color difference between the highest color and the second color is less than or equal to the color difference threshold and they are similar colors, the margin color is set to the highest color and the color is arranged .

  FIG. 4C shows an example of the label editing screen 70 when the second entire layout is selected on the layout selection screen 30 (see FIG. 2 left). When the second entire surface layout is selected, the entire target area image 51 is set as the allocable area 53, so the image object 60 can be arranged at an arbitrary size and an arbitrary position in the target area image 51.

In FIG. 4C, for example, the image object 60 is adjusted to the maximum size that allows the entire image object 60 to be accommodated in the available area 53 (that is, in the target area image 51) by the user's scaling operation It shows the state. As a result, four blank areas 55 are generated in the target area image 51. Then, in the four blank areas 55, the most frequent color in the image object 60 is colored.

  In the label editing screen 70, the user can edit the text 57. Specifically, when the text 57 or the text frame 56 is tapped, the label creation application 12 b performs text editing processing, and receives an editing operation of the text 57 by the user. The user can change the text content and the text size by this editing operation.

  The label creation application 12 b sets the size of the text frame 56 to a size according to the length and size of the text 57. Thus, the larger the length and size of the text 57, the larger the text frame 56 accordingly.

  Also, the user can move the position of the text 57. The range in which the text 57 can be moved may be determined as appropriate. For example, when the label background area 54 is present, the label background area 54 may be movable. Also, for example, the inside of the target area image 51 including the allocable area 53 may be movable.

  Further, on the label editing screen 70, a layout change button 71, an add button 72 and a save button 73 are displayed. When the layout change button 71 is tapped, the layout selection screen 30 shown on the left side of FIG. 2 is displayed, and the selection of the layout is accepted.

  When the add button 72 is tapped, the text add operation is accepted. The user can tap the add button 72 to increase the number of texts. Even when the text is not displayed because the layout not including the text is selected, the text can be arranged by tapping the add button 72.

  When the save button 73 is tapped, the current editing state is saved in the storage unit 12. The saved editing state can be called up when the label creation application 12b is activated next time or later.

  Further, in the label editing screen 70, when the blank area 55 is tapped when the blank area 55 exists in the allocable area 53, the label creation application 12b is tapped as illustrated on the left in FIG. A margin color palette icon 76 is displayed near the position. When the margin color palette icon 76 is tapped, the label creation application 12b causes the margin color palette 80 to be displayed as shown in the center of FIG. The margin color palette 80 includes a plurality of standard color icons 81 corresponding to a plurality of standard colors. The margin color palette 80 also includes a specific color palette 82, a user-defined color palette 83, and a finish button 86. The plurality of standard colors include, for example, blue, red, yellow, green, orange, black, white and the like.

  The specific color palette 82 is used second most frequently among the colors used in the above-described full-color icon 82a showing the full-color and the area present in the locatable area 53 of the image object 60. And a next point color icon 82b indicating the next point color.

  The user-defined color palette 83 includes a user-defined color icon 83a indicating a user-defined color defined by the user. The user can create an arbitrary color and register it as a user-defined color. When the user-defined color is registered by the user, a user-defined color icon 83a corresponding to the registered user-defined color is displayed on the user-defined color palette 83.

The user taps one of a plurality of icons in the margin color palette 80 to select the icon, and taps the completion button 86 to make the margin color of the margin area 55 correspond to the icon in the selected state. Can be changed to

  When one of the plurality of icons in the blank color palette 80 is selected and the completion button 86 is tapped, the label creation application 12 b switches the blank color to the color corresponding to the selected icon. For example, it is assumed that among the plurality of standard color icons 81 arranged in two rows in the margin color palette 80, the first standard color icon 81 from the lower left row is tapped and the completion button 86 is tapped. In this case, as shown on the right of FIG. 5, the blank color is switched to the color corresponding to the tapped standard color icon 81.

  Further, in the label editing screen 70, when the label background area 54 is present and the label background area 54 is tapped, the label creation application 12b is tapped at the position where it is tapped as illustrated on the left of FIG. The label background color palette icon 77 is displayed in the vicinity. When the label background color palette icon 77 is tapped, the label creation application 12b causes the label background color palette 88 to be displayed as shown in the center of FIG.

  The contents of the label background color palette 88 are, for example, the same as the margin color palette 80 shown in FIG. Therefore, the user can change the label background color using the label background color palette 88. For example, it is assumed that among the plurality of standard color icons 81 arranged in two rows in the label background color palette 88, the fourth standard color icon 81 from the upper left column is tapped and the completion button 86 is tapped. In this case, the label creation application 12b switches the label background color to the color corresponding to the tapped standard color icon 81, as shown on the right of FIG.

  Further, on the label editing screen 70, an editing completion button 75 is displayed. When the editing completion button 75 is tapped by the user, the label creation application 12b determines the content of the target area image 51 at the time of the tapping as an image to be printed on the label surface 8a. Then, the label creation application 12b activates the print application 12c, and passes the image data indicating the confirmed image to the print application 12c to the print application 12c. When the print application 12 c receives image data from the label creation application 12 b after activation, the print application 12 c converts the image data into print data and transmits the print data to the printing device 5. As a result, the image generated by the label creation application 12b, that is, the target area image 51 displayed when the edit completion button 75 is tapped on the label editing screen 70, is printed on the label surface 8a.

(1-5) Label Creation Processing The label creation processing executed by the control unit 11 based on the label creation application 12b will be described using FIGS. 7 and 8. FIG. 7 and 8 mainly extract the process related to the color arrangement in the entire label creation process, for simplification of the description, and other various processes are omitted.

  The control unit 11 executes the label creation application 12b when the start operation of the label creation application 12b is performed after activation. When the label creation application 12b is started, the control unit 11 performs layout selection processing in S110. Specifically, the layout selection screen 30 (see FIG. 2 left) is displayed, and the selection of the layout by the user is accepted. Then, the layout selected by the user is set as the print layout.

  At S120, an image object selection process is performed. Specifically, the photograph selection screen 40 (see FIG. 2 right) is displayed, and an operation of selecting an image object by the user is received. Then, the image object selected by the user is set as the image object 60 to be printed.

  In S130, the photograph adjustment screen 50 (see FIG. 3 left) is displayed, and the image object 60 is arranged in the arrangeable area corresponding to the printing layout in the target area image 51. In S130, the position and size of the image object are adjusted in accordance with the user operation on the photograph adjustment screen 50. Then, if the completion button 59 on the photo adjustment screen 50 is tapped, the process proceeds to S140.

  In S140, an area existing in the allocable area 53 of the image object 60 is set as a processing target area, and an RGB value of the pixel is acquired for each pixel of the processing target area. Then, for each pixel, the combination of the acquired RGB ternary values is used as the color of the pixel.

  In S150, the frequency of use of the color is counted for each color used in the processing target area based on the color for each pixel. Specifically, for each color used in the processing target area, it is counted how many pixels the color is used.

  In S160, based on the processing result in S150, the most frequently used color among the colors used in the processing target area is set to the most frequent color, and the most frequent color information is stored in the storage unit 12. Furthermore, in S160, based on the processing result in S150, of the colors used in the processing target area, the second most frequently used color next to the most frequent color is set as the next point color, and the next point color Is stored in the storage unit 12.

  Note that the highest color and the next color may be calculated for all pixels in the processing target area, but in the present embodiment, processing is performed using a predetermined method, such as acquiring one pixel for each area of 10 pixels. I try to thin out the target pixel. Then, the most frequent color and the next point color are calculated based on the plurality of pixels acquired by thinning out.

  In S170, the label editing screen 70 (see FIG. 3 right) is displayed. In S180, it is determined whether or not the blank area 55 exists in the allocable area 53. If the blank area 55 does not exist, the process proceeds to S250. On the other hand, if the blank area 55 exists in the arrangeable area 53 as in the example of the right side of FIG. 3, for example, the process proceeds to S190.

  In S190, it is determined whether the margin color to be colored in the margin area 55 is set in advance to a user-defined color. If the margin color is set to a user-defined color, the margin area 55 is colored in the set margin color, that is, the user-defined color in S240. If the margin color is not set to the user-defined color, the process proceeds to S200.

  In S200, it is determined whether or not the difference between the usage amount of the full color and the usage amount of the next point color is equal to or greater than the usage threshold for the most frequent color and the next spot color stored in the storage unit 12 in S160. The usage amount here is, for example, the color frequency counted in S150.

  If the difference between the usage amount of the highest color and the next color is equal to or greater than the usage threshold, the highest color is set as the margin color in S210, and the process proceeds to S240. In this case, in S240, the blank area 55 is colored in the most frequent color. That is, the highest color is drawn in the blank area 55.

If it is determined in S200 that the difference between the usage amounts of the most recent color and the next spot color is less than the usage threshold value, the process proceeds to S220. In S220, it is determined whether the color difference between the most frequent color and the next color is equal to or less than the color difference threshold. If the color difference between the highest color and the next color is equal to or less than the color difference threshold, the process advances to step S210 to set the highest color as the margin color. If the color difference between the highest color and the next color is larger than the color difference threshold, the process proceeds to S230, and a specified color is set as the margin color. In this case, in S240, the blank area 55 is colored in a specified color. That is, the specified color is drawn in the blank area 55.

  After coloring the blank space color in the blank space area 55 in S240, the process proceeds to S250 in FIG. In S250, it is determined whether an operation for moving the image object or an enlargement / reduction operation has been performed. In the present embodiment, when the image object 60 is tapped on the label editing screen 70, the photograph adjustment screen 50 is displayed, and movement and enlargement / reduction of the image object 60 are accepted.

  If the moving operation or the scaling operation of the image object is not performed at S250, the process proceeds to S270. If the image object movement operation or scaling operation has been performed, the process advances to step S260.

  In S260, whether or not the content of the image object present in the distributable area 53 has changed due to the image object being moved or scaled, that is, it exists in the distributable area 53 of the entire image object It is determined whether the current area has changed.

  If the contents of the image object present in the allocable area 53 change, the process returns to S140 of FIG. That is, based on the content after change, the process after S140 is performed again. On the other hand, if the content of the image object present in the allocable area 53 has not changed, the process proceeds to S270.

  At S270, the process returns to the photo selection screen 40 to determine whether the image object has been selected again, that is, whether it has been changed to another image object. If the image object has been changed, the process returns to S140 of FIG. If the image object has not been changed, the process proceeds to S280.

  In S280, it is determined whether the editing completion button 75 has been tapped. When the edit completion button 75 is tapped, this processing ends. Although not shown in FIG. 8, when the edit completion button 75 is tapped, the print application 12c is actually activated to pass image data, as described above. If the edit completion button 75 is not tapped, the process returns to S250.

(1-6) Color Arrangement Change Process Next, the color arrangement change process executed by the control unit 11 based on the label creation application 12b will be described with reference to FIG. While displaying the label editing screen 70, the control unit 11 periodically executes the color scheme change process of FIG. 9 in parallel with the above-described label creation process.

  When the color arrangement change process is started, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the blank area 55 is tapped when the blank area 55 exists in the arrangeable area 53 in S410. If the blank area 55 is tapped, the process proceeds to S430.

  In S430, as illustrated on the left of FIG. 5, the margin color palette icon 76 is displayed. In S440, it is determined whether the margin color palette icon 76 has been tapped. If the margin color palette icon 76 is tapped, the margin color palette 80 is displayed at S450 as illustrated in the center of FIG.

  In S460, a plurality of standard color icons 81, a full color icon 82a, a next point color icon 82b, and a user-defined color icon 83a are displayed on the blank color palette 80 as icons indicating options. In S470, the user's selection of the margin color palette 80 is accepted. If one of the colors is selected from the margin color palette 80 by the user, the margin color is changed to the selected color in S480.

  If it is determined in S410 that the blank area is not tapped, the process proceeds to S420. In S420, when the label background area 54 exists in the target area image 51, it is determined whether the label background area 54 is tapped. If the label background area 54 is not tapped, the process returns to S410. If the label background area 54 is tapped, the process proceeds to S490.

  In S490, as illustrated on the left of FIG. 6, the label background color palette icon 77 is displayed. In S500, it is determined whether the label background color palette icon 77 has been tapped. When the label background color palette icon 77 is tapped, the label background color palette 88 is displayed at S510 as illustrated in the center of FIG.

  In S520, a plurality of standard color icons 81, a full color icon 82a, a next color icon 82b, and a user-defined color icon 83a are displayed on the label background color palette 88 as icons indicating options. At S530, the user's selection of the label background color palette 88 is accepted. If any color is selected from the label background color palette 88 by the user, the label background color is changed to the selected color in S540.

(1-7) Effects of the Embodiment According to the embodiment described above, the following effects (1a) to (1f) can be obtained.
(1a) When the margin area 55 exists in the allocable area 53, the color of the margin color is arranged in the margin area 55. The margin color to be colored here is a color used in the image object 60 or a color registered by the user. That is, when displaying the image of the arrangeable area 53 having the margin area 55, the margin color is determined without requiring the user to perform the operation of determining the margin color, and is arranged in the margin area 55. Therefore, the print target image including the image object 60 to be printed on the label surface 8a can be easily provided in a layout desired by the user and in a good-looking state.

(1b) In the present embodiment, any of the maximum color used in the image object 60 or the user-defined color registered in advance by the user is colored as the margin color.
If the most frequent color is assigned as the blank color, the blank color suitable for the color of the image object 60 can be assigned. On the other hand, if the user-defined color is arranged as the margin color, the margin color desired by the user can be arranged.

  (1c) In the present embodiment, among the image objects, the area protruding from the allocable area 53 is excluded, and the highest color and the second color are calculated for the area existing in the allocable area 53. Ru. Therefore, it is possible to color the margin color more suitable for the color tone of the image object actually arranged on the label surface 8a.

  (1d) When the margin color is not set to the user-defined color, the maximum color is set to the margin color in consideration of the relative relationship with the colors other than the maximum color, not simply to set the maximum color to the margin color It is determined whether to set a blank color or a color other than the most frequent color.

  Specifically, when the difference between the usage amount of the highest color and the next color is large, the highest color is set as the margin color, but when the difference between the usage amounts is small, the specified color is set as the margin color . However, even if the difference between the usage amounts is small, if the color difference between the highest color and the next color is small, the highest color is set as the margin color. Therefore, it is possible to colorize a more appropriate margin color in which the relative relationship between the highest color and the other colors is taken into consideration.

(1e) The difference between the usage amounts of the most recent color and the next point color is calculated based on the RGB values for each pixel. Therefore, the difference between the usage amounts can be easily and appropriately calculated.
(1f) The automatically arranged blank color can be arbitrarily changed by the user using the blank color palette 80. In addition, the margin color palette 80 includes options for the most frequent color, the next point color, and the user defined color. Therefore, the user can easily return to the full color, for example, even if the blank color is changed from, for example, the highest color to the standard color. Also, the next point color can be selected as the margin color.

  The label creation application 12b corresponds to the image processing program of the present invention. The storage medium 8 corresponds to the print medium of the present invention. The blank color palette 80 corresponds to the option image of the present invention.

  Also, S110 corresponds to the area selection process of the present invention. S120 corresponds to the image selection process of the present invention. S130 corresponds to the image arrangement process of the present invention. The processes of S140 to S160 and S190 to S230 correspond to the margin color setting process of the present invention. The processes of S170 and S240 correspond to the display process of the present invention. The process of S140 corresponds to the pixel color acquisition process of the present invention. The process of S150 corresponds to the counting process of the present invention. The processes of S450 to S460 correspond to the option display process of the present invention. The process of S470 corresponds to the blank color selection process of the present invention. The process of S480 corresponds to the blank color setting process of the present invention.

[2. Other embodiments]
As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention can be variously deformed and implemented, without being limited to the above-mentioned embodiment.

  (2-1) When the user-defined color is not set as the margin color, it may be determined as appropriate which region of the image object is to be determined for the margin color. In the above embodiment, the highest color and the next point color are calculated for the colors used in the area included in the allocable area of the image object, but a part of the area other than the allocable area in the calculation target or Everything may be included. Conversely, a specific area within the allocable area may be subject to calculation.

  (2-2) Of the colors used in the image object, the margin color may be determined as appropriate. For example, the next point color used in the image object may be set as the margin color, and the color may be arranged immediately after the label editing screen 70 is displayed.

  Further, among the colors used in the image object, any one of the colors in which the order of the usage amount is equal to or higher than a predetermined order may be set as the margin color. For example, it is possible to calculate colors up to the N-th color from the highest color to the N-th color (N is a natural number), and set the margin color from among the N types of colors.

  For the margin color palette 80, it is an example to include the full color and the next color in the options, and in addition to these two colors, or in place of at least one of these two colors, the other Nth color May be included in the options.

  (2-3) It is an example to perform the calculation of the most frequent color, the next color, and the like based on the RGB values for each pixel. Further, in counting color frequencies, for example, colors having different hues may be treated as different colors, and colors having the same hue but different in at least one of saturation and lightness may be treated as the same color.

(2-4) The printing medium of the present invention is not limited to a disk-shaped recording medium. Further, the information processing apparatus of the present invention is not limited to the portable information processing apparatus 10 shown in the above embodiment.
(2-5) Implementing a plurality of functions of one component in the above embodiment by a plurality of components or realizing a function of one component by a plurality of components It is also good. Also, a plurality of functions possessed by a plurality of components may be realized by one component, or one function realized by a plurality of components may be realized by one component. In addition, part of the configuration of the above embodiment may be omitted. In addition, at least a part of the configuration of the above-described embodiment may be added to or replaced with the configuration of the other above-described embodiment. In addition, all the aspects contained in the technical thought specified from the words described in the claim are embodiments of the present invention.

5 printing device 8 storage medium 8a label surface 8b inner circle 10 information processing device 11 control unit 12 storage unit 12a OS 12b label creation application 12c printing Application 13 display unit 14 input unit 14a touch panel 15 first wireless communication unit 16 second wireless communication unit 25 display area 30 layout selection screen 40 photo selection screen 41 ... Thumbnails 50 Photo adjustment screen 51 Target area image 53 Arrangeable area 54 Label background area 55 Margin area 58 Photo change button 59, 86 Finish button 60 Image object 70 ... label editing screen, 71 ... layout change button, 72 ... addition button, 73 ... save button, 75 ... editing completion button, 76 ... margin color palette icon, 77 ... ray Background color palette icon 80: margin color palette 81: standard color icon 82: specific color palette 82a: full color icon 82b: secondary point color icon 83: user defined color palette 83a: user defined color icon , 86 ... completion button, 88 ... label background color palette.

Claims (14)

A display unit,
An input unit,
A control unit,
An image processing program that can be executed by the control unit in an information processing apparatus comprising
In the control unit,
Area selection processing for selecting, via the input unit, an arrangeable area in which the image object can be arranged in order to print the image object in a print target area provided on a print medium;
Image selection processing for selecting the image object via the input unit;
An image arrangement process for arranging at least a part of the image object selected in the image selection process within the arrangeable area selected in the area selection process;
A margin color setting process of setting a color used in the image object or a color registered by a user to a margin color which is a color of a margin area in the arrangeable area in which the image object is not disposed;
It is a display process which causes the display unit to display an image of the print target area in which the image object is arranged in the arrangeable area by the image arrangement process.
The display process configured to color the margin color set in the margin color setting process in the margin area when the margin area exists in the arrangeable area;
Image processing program to execute The image processing program according to claim 1, wherein
In the margin color setting process, among colors used in a specific image area in the image object arranged in the image arrangement process, any one of colors whose order of use amount is equal to or more than a predetermined order Is configured to set the margin color,
Image processing program. The image processing program according to claim 2, wherein
The margin color setting process is configured to set, as the margin color, the highest color which is the most frequently used color in the specific image area.
Image processing program. The image processing program according to claim 3, wherein
In the margin color setting process, the difference between the usage amount of the highest color in the specific image region and the usage amount of the next point color, which is the second most frequently used color in the specific image region, When the usage amount threshold or more, it is configured to set the most frequent color to the margin color,
Image processing program. The image processing program according to claim 4, wherein
In the margin color setting process, when the difference between the usage amount of the highest color and the usage amount of the next color in the specific image area is less than the usage threshold, the predetermined color is used as the margin color. Configured to configure,
Image processing program. The image processing program according to claim 5, wherein
In the margin color setting process, the difference between the usage amount of the highest color and the usage amount of the next point color in the specific image area is less than the usage amount threshold, and the highest color and the next position color When the color difference is equal to or less than the color difference threshold, the most frequent color is set to the margin color,
Image processing program. An image processing program according to any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein
The specific image area is an area of the image object which is present in the locatable area.
Image processing program. An image processing program according to any one of claims 2 to 7, wherein
The margin color setting process is
A pixel color acquisition process for acquiring the color of the pixel for each pixel in the specific image area;
Counting for counting the number of the pixels having the color for each color acquired by the pixel color acquisition process;
Configured to determine the usage amount of the color used in the specific image area based on the count value by the counting process for each color acquired by the pixel color acquisition process. ,
Image processing program. The image processing program according to claim 1, wherein
The margin color setting process is configured to set a color registered by the user as the margin color.
Image processing program. An image processing program according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
Furthermore, in the control unit
Option display processing for displaying on the display unit an option image indicating options of a plurality of colors which can be set as the margin color;
A margin color selection process for selecting any one color from the option images displayed by the option display process via the input unit;
To run
The margin color setting process is configured to set the selected color as the margin color when any one color is selected from the option images by the margin color selection process.
Image processing program. The image processing program according to claim 10, wherein
The option is at least one of colors used in a specific image area of the image object and having a predetermined order of magnitude of use amount or higher and colors registered by the user. One,
Image processing program. An image processing program according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein
The print medium is a storage medium having a disk shape configured to be capable of storing data,
The print target area is provided on one of two sides of the storage medium.
Image processing program. A display unit,
An input unit,
A control unit,
An information processing apparatus provided with
The control unit
Area selection processing for selecting, via the input unit, an arrangeable area in which the image object can be arranged in order to print the image object in a print target area provided on a print medium;
Image selection processing for selecting the image object via the input unit;
An image arrangement process for arranging at least a part of the image object selected in the image selection process within the arrangeable area selected in the area selection process;
A margin color setting process of setting a color used in the image object or a color registered by a user to a margin color which is a color of a margin area in the arrangeable area in which the image object is not disposed;
It is a display process which causes the display unit to display an image of the print target area in which the image object is arranged in the arrangeable area by the image arrangement process.
The display process configured to color the margin color set in the margin color setting process in the margin area when the margin area exists in the arrangeable area;
An information processing apparatus that executes An image processing method used in an information processing apparatus including a display unit and an input unit, the image processing method comprising:
An area selecting step of selecting, via the input unit, an arrangeable area in which the image object can be arranged to print the image object in a print target area provided on a print medium;
An image selection step of selecting the image object via the input unit;
Arranging at least a part of the image object selected in the image selection step within the arrangeable region selected in the region selection step;
A margin color setting step of setting a color used in the image object or a color registered by the user to a margin color which is a color of a margin area in which the image object is not disposed in the arrangeable area;
Displaying, on the display unit, an image of the print target area in which the image object is arranged in the arrangeable area by the image arrangement step;
The display step configured to color the margin color set in the margin color setting step in the margin area when the margin area exists in the arrangeable area;
An image processing method comprising: