JP2803492B2 - Character and image processing device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a character and image processing system used for laying out a sheet to be printed in printing plate making.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, computerization of printing plate making has been advanced, and images and characters have been digitally converted from the design of paper by designers to the production of a board for plate making, the printing of a plate, and the output of a film for plate making. This can be performed by a computer that handles the data.

In addition, although the processing time is required due to the recent improvement in the arithmetic processing capability of a small computer system such as a personal computer, the production of illustrations, image processing, layout of paper, etc. are performed by a relatively inexpensive small computer system. Is possible.

[0004] Further, with the improvement in the hardware aspect of the small computer system as described above, the functions of commercially available application programs have also become advanced, and using a commercially available desktop publishing (DTP) program, It is possible to perform the layout on the paper.

In the above DTP software, material data (photographs, charts, characters, etc.) are displayed on a screen indicating the paper surface to be printed.
When allocating and outputting images, the images that are actually allocated to the paper are combined to create a file that composes the image of one paper, and this is not stored in a storage device such as a hard disk. When a layout data file in which data such as the layout positions are recorded is created, and an actual paper page is output, an image is read from the original material data file to output one paper page.

That is, a layout data file indicating a layout created by DTP software is linked to each material data, and when outputting an image based on the layout data file, the linked material data file is read. It is designed to be output as an image on one page.

[0007] Character data and chart data among the material data are mainly created by a computer system using a word processor program or a CAD program. The image data is mainly
Although the image data is captured by the scanner as described above, the captured image data is subjected to correction such as image processing and trimming by a graphic program. Also, image data such as illustrations can be created by the graphic program.

That is, the material data can be created or modified by an application program that can be started by the computer system. Conventionally, D
Although the computer system running the TP program is not necessarily the same computer system, the material data has been created or modified by the computer system.

When the computer system that performs the above-mentioned layout work and the computer system that creates or modifies the material data are the same or the same type (computers compatible with data and programs), the layout work is performed. In a computer system, material data can be modified by a program that creates or modifies material data,
Work efficiency can be improved.

[0010]

However, if material data posted on the paper once laid out is to be corrected by the computer system laid out on the paper, the material data posted on the paper will be corrected. By specifying a material data file name and an application program name that can handle the material data file,
It is necessary to start the application program and open the material data file.

In many cases, the material data files have similar names, and an unnecessary material data file may be opened due to a wrong memory name of the file or a wrong key. . In addition, material data files with similar names are often similar in content, so you can correct a different material data file without recognizing mistakes and re-edit without changing the original material data file. There is a possibility that the layout will be made, or a different material data file will be modified and laid out.

In many cases, a graphic program uses a plurality of programs depending on the purpose of use or the like, and in some cases, another program is started due to a difference in memory or the like.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and in a computer system which has laid out a sheet of paper, when the material data posted on the sheet of paper is corrected, the material data to be corrected and the data used for the correction are used. It is an object of the present invention to provide a character and image processing apparatus which can easily start an application program and open a material data file without making a mistake in an application program to be used.

[0014]

Character and the image processing apparatus of the present invention According to an aspect of the character, each material data such as an image display
A and display the position of each material data.
In each determine the character and the image processing apparatus, storage means a for storing the application program name to create or modify the said workpiece data with respectively storing the respective material data as material data file for each material data
When the position indicating means b for indicating a location on the display, the layout unit c for allocating the material data to the location indicated on the display A, the
Correction of the material data displayed on display A
In some cases, when the said position indicating means b material data on the display A is instructed, the program name output means d for outputting the application program name for the material data indicated finger, with the program name output means d Program starting means e for starting an application program corresponding to the output application program name; and file opening means f for causing the application program started by the program starting means e to open the material data file of the specified material data. What is provided is a means for solving the above problem.

[0015] The character and image processing apparatus of the present invention comprises:
And displays the respective material data such as images on a display A, the in each determined character and an image processing apparatus arrangement positions of the material data, the create file name and said workpiece data said workpiece data each material data or A storage means a for storing each as a material data file together with the name of the application program to be corrected, a position indicating means b for indicating a position on the display A, and assigning the material data to the indicated position on the display A Layout means c for outputting the layout position of the material data as layout data; and program position data in which the layout data from the layout means c correspond to the material data file name and the application program name recorded in the material data file. Place to output And data output means g, the Disupu
When the material data displayed on Ray A is corrected
In, when by the position indicating means b material data on the display A is instructed, a coordinate output means h for outputting the coordinates indicated finger, by referring to the program location data, it is outputted from the coordinate output means h Program name output means d for outputting a material data file name and an application program name corresponding to the coordinates, program start means e for starting an application program corresponding to the application program name output by the program name output means d, File opening means f for delivering the material data file name output by the program name output means d to the application program started by the program starting means e and opening the material data file. The solution.

[0016]

According to the above arrangement, when the material data is corrected in the space area on the display A on which the material data is allocated and the image of the material data is displayed, the position at which the material data is displayed is indicated by the position indicating means. If the instruction is given by b, the coordinates of the position designated by the position designation means b are output by the coordinate output means h.

Next, the program name output means d refers to the program position data previously output from the position data output means g, and the program name and the material data file name corresponding to the coordinates output from the coordinate output means h. Is output. According to the output application name,
The program starting means e starts the application program, and the file opening means f passes the material data file name to the program in accordance with the output material data file name, and causes the started program to open the material data file.

That is, on the display A on which the operator performs the layout, the image data of the material data displayed on the screen is designated by the position designating means b such as a mouse, so that the material data is created. Or, the corrected program is started, and the file of the material data is opened on the program,
The material data can be corrected.

The above-mentioned "means for solving the problem"
In the section of “Operation”, the present invention has been described with reference numerals shown in FIG. 1, but it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG.

[0020]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below.
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the character and image processing apparatus of this embodiment. FIGS. 3 to 6 are diagrams for explaining the operation of the character and image processing apparatus of this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, a character and image processing apparatus according to this embodiment comprises a display 1 as display means, a keyboard 2 as input means, a scanner 3 as input means, and a position indicating means. Mouse 4, a hard disk 5 as storage means, a communication interface 6 as communication means, and an arithmetic processing unit 7 for performing arithmetic processing
And a memory 8 attached to the arithmetic processing unit 7 and a hard copy machine 9 serving as an output unit. That is, the character and image processing apparatus according to the present embodiment includes a device similar to a general computer system.

In a character and image processing apparatus which is a computer system, a DTP program for laying out a page, a word processor program for inputting and outputting sentences, a graphic program for creating illustrations and image processing, charts and drawings are provided. An application program such as a CAD program for creating a program can be run.

Here, the arithmetic processing unit 7 is fetched from the scanner 3 and is subjected to processing such as trimming and image processing by the graphic program. When storing image data and material data such as chart data created by the CAD program as files on the hard disk 5,
In the file, the name of the file and the name of the application program that created or modified the material data are stored together with the material data.

The arithmetic processing unit 7 includes the DTP
The program is started and, as described in the conventional example, the file of the material data such as the character data, the image data, and the chart data is read from the storage device, and the material data is allocated to the paper area displayed on the display 1. This is output as coordinates indicating the position of each material data in the paper area, the coordinates are stored in the hard disk 5 as a layout data file, and each material data is stored in the paper area displayed on the display 1 as the coordinates. It has the function of displaying as an image based on it.

Then, as described above, the arithmetic processing unit 7 reads the file of each material data, allocates the material data to the paper area, and displays the image of each material data on the display 1 when the image of each material data is displayed on the display 1. Are associated with the coordinates indicating the position of the image of each material data and the file name and the program name when the material data file is read, and this is stored in the memory 8 as program position data. I have.

The image of the material data has a range extending on a plane on the display 1, and the program position data corresponds to coordinate data indicating the range of the image, a file name and a program name. Things. When the position of the material data on the display is moved by scrolling the screen or moving the material data, the program position data on the memory is rewritten.

Further, the arithmetic processing unit 7 has a well-known function of designating a position on the display 1 with the mouse 4, and the coordinates of the position designated by the mouse 4 (the position of the cursor displayed on the display). , And
A signal generated when a button provided on the mouse 4 is pressed is detected. When detecting a signal indicating that the button of the mouse 4 has been pressed, the arithmetic processing unit 7 reads the coordinates indicating the position of the cursor, and based on the coordinates, determines the program name and file name from the program position data. Has the function of selecting

The arithmetic processing unit 7 has a function of starting a program based on the program name, passing the file name to the started program, and opening a file on the started program.

Hereinafter, the method of use and operation of the character and image processing apparatus will be described based on the display display or the hard copy shown in FIGS. Material data such as image data, character data, and chart data posted on the paper are input to the character and image processing apparatus, and the material data is stored in the hard disk 5 as a file.

The file of the material data stored in the hard disk 5 includes the file name of the file and the program name of the program that created or modified the material data. For input of these material data, a program such as a word processor, a graphic, or a CAD is run in the character and image processing device, and is directly input. Further, a file of material data processed by another computer system may be input by file transfer by the communication interface 6, or may be input via a magnetic disk, a magneto-optical disk, or the like.

Next, in the character and image processing system, a DTP program is started, a paper area indicating a paper surface to be printed is displayed on a display, and a layout operation for allocating each material data to the paper area is performed. On the display, at the position where you assigned the material data,
The material data is displayed as an image, and the position of each material data in the paper area is output as layout data.

As shown in FIG. 3, image data such as a photograph is displayed as an image, and character data and chart data are also displayed as an image on the display 1, as shown in FIG. And some character data are shown as images, and other character data and chart data are omitted). At this time, the coordinates indicating the range of the image of each material data displayed on the display and the program position data in which the material data name and the program name included in the file of each material data correspond to each other are stored in the memory 8. Is stored.

The layout work performed on the display is output from the printer as a hard copy 10 (proof print). Then, calibration is performed using the hard copy. The portion to be corrected by the calibration is described on the hard copy 10 as shown in FIG. The layout is modified on the DTP program.

When there is a correction in the material data,
In a state where the DTP program is activated, an image of the laid-out material data shown in FIG. 3 is displayed, and a mouse 4 is placed on the material data for which the correction is designated while viewing a hard copy in which the correction is described by proofreading. Use to move the cursor. Then, the user presses the button of the mouse 4 to instruct the image of the material data on the display 1.

Then, the arithmetic processing unit 7 detects that the button of the mouse 4 has been pressed, and reads the coordinates of the position of the cursor at that time. And the arithmetic processing unit 7
Stores the program name and file name corresponding to the read coordinates in the memory 8 with reference to the program position data. Then, the arithmetic processing unit 7 starts the program according to the program name, transfers the file name to the started program, and opens the material data file corresponding to the file name.

For example, when the image of the desk 11 shown in FIG. 3 is selected by the mouse 4, the graphic program which has created or modified the image of the desk 11 is activated, and the image of the desk 11 is displayed on the graphic program. Is opened, and the image of the desk 11 is displayed on the screen as shown in FIG. 5, and correction and image processing can be performed on the image.

Next, on the graphic program, for example, the image is rotated or the size of the image is changed, and this is stored on the hard disk as a new material data file. Then, by ending the graphics program and starting the DTP program, the paper area in which the material data has been corrected is displayed on the display, and can be output from a hard copy machine or the like.

As described above, according to this embodiment, in the character and image processing apparatus, when the material data is modified after the layout work or during the layout work,
In a state where the TP program is started, the laid-out paper area is displayed, and an image of the material data displayed in the space area is indicated by the mouse 4 to start the program in which the material data is created or corrected. A material data file can be opened on the program.

That is, the program name of the program in which the material data to be corrected is created or corrected is specified, the program is started, and the file name of the material data file is specified on the program to open the file. This can be done simply by pointing the image of the material data on the display 1 with the mouse 4, and the work of correcting the material data in the layout work can be simplified.

Further, since the operator does not specify a program name or a file name, even if the program name or the file name is not described in advance for each material data, a mistake in a memory or a mistake in a keystroke of the keyboard may cause the problem. There is no need to start a different program, modify a different material data file, lose track of which program should be modified, or which material data should be modified. It is possible to correct the material data posted on the laid-out page.

Further, while watching the proof print on which the correction points are described, the user simply indicates the material data to be corrected on the display on which the same page as the proof print is displayed.
Since the program corresponding to the material data is started and the material data file corresponding to the material data can be opened, the material data to be corrected is not mistaken by any chance.

The character and image processing apparatus of the present invention
It goes without saying that a general computer system can be realized as a part of a DTP program, that is, a program for an extended function of the DTP program. Further, in the above embodiment, the program position data is obtained by associating the program name and the file name with the coordinates indicating the image position of the material data on the display. The name and the file name may be associated with each other.

[0043]

As described above in detail, according to the character and image processing apparatus of the present invention, when correcting the laid-out material data, the correction is performed on the display on which the paper area is displayed for the layout. By simply instructing the image of the material data allocated to the paper area, the application program that created or modified the material data can be started, and the file of the material data can be opened on the started application program. Can be.

Therefore, in the character and image processing apparatus, it is necessary to start the program by designating the program name corresponding to the material data to be corrected, and to specify the file name of the material data to be corrected on the started program. Therefore, it is possible to easily correct the material data in the layout work.

Further, since it is not necessary to specify a program name or a file name by typing with a keyboard or selecting with a mouse, an incorrect program is started due to a misunderstanding of the program name or a file name or a wrong key. It is possible to correct the material data reliably without opening the file of the wrong material data.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining a character and image processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a character and image processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display screen when a paper layout is performed by the character and image processing apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a drawing showing a hard copy of a paper laid out by the character and image processing apparatus.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a display screen when correcting material data in the character and image processing apparatus.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen of a display on which a page after correcting material data is displayed in the character and image processing apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 1 display (display A) 4 mouse (position indicating means b) 5 hard disk (storage means a) 7 arithmetic processing unit (layout means c, position data output means d, coordinate output means e, program name output means f, program start means g, file opening means h)

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A character, and displays the respective material data such as images on a display, in each said determined character and an image processing apparatus arrangement positions of the material data, respectively stores the respective material data as material data file Storage means for storing, for each material data, an application program name for creating or modifying the material data; position indicating means for indicating a position on the display; and allocating the material data to a designated position on the display. Layout means and correction to the material data displayed on the display
When there is, when the material data on the display is indicated by the position indicating means, and program name output means for outputting the application program name for the material data indicated finger, output by the program name output means a program activation unit for starting an application program corresponding to the application program name, the application programs executed by the program starting unit, be formed by and a file opening means to open the indicated material data material data file And a character and image processing apparatus. 2. A character, and displays the respective material data such as images on a display, in each determined character and an image processing apparatus the positions of the respective material data, the and the file name of said workpiece data each material data allocated storage means for each stored as material data file along with the application program name to create or modify the said workpiece data, the position indicating means for indicating the position on the display, the material data to the location indicated on the display And layout means for outputting the layout position of each material data as layout data, and program position data in which the layout data from the layout means correspond to the material data file name and the application program name recorded in the material data file. Out Position data output means for, modifying the material data displayed on said display
When there is, when the material data on the display is indicated by the position indicating means, and a coordinate output means for outputting the coordinates indicated finger, by referring to the program location data, outputted from the coordinate output means A program name output unit that outputs a material data file name and an application program name corresponding to the coordinates, a program start unit that starts an application program corresponding to the application program name output by the program name output unit, and the program start unit And a file opening means for passing the material data file name output by the program name output means to the application program started by the program and opening the material data file.