JP2998465B2 - Picture data creation device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To evade the generation in duplication of a composite graphic and to discriminate the composite graphic hidden in the pattern data of combination of a fundamental graphic when the pattern data is generated. CONSTITUTION:When a desired graphic/pattern is generated by a graphic generating means 1 as displaying the pattern data inputted from an input means 3 or the fundamental graphic stored in a graphic data storage means 2 and the composite graphic on an image display part 14, new graphic data can be generated by associating an existing graphic name relating to the graphic or the pattern data to be generated by an association means 4. extracting the existing graphic data in accordance with the graphic or the pattern data to be generated by a graphic extraction means 5, and combining the existing graphic.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a picture data creating apparatus using an electronic computer, and more particularly to a picture data creating apparatus for registering complicated graphic data and processing them collectively.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 12, a picture data generating apparatus using a computer displays a basic graphic and a composite graphic stored in a graphic data storage means 2 on an image display unit 14 while displaying the graphic data. 1, a pattern is created by combining figures while arranging, moving, and erasing. Further, there is also provided a picture data input means 3 for converting and reading graphic data and picture data created by another system according to its own system specifications.

In addition, there is a case where a composite figure is formed by combining basic figures, and a figure data having a hierarchical structure is formed by further combining the composite figures to form a more advanced composite figure. There has been a case where graphic data of a composite graphic is created in a hierarchical structure.

[0004]

In this conventional picture data creating apparatus, graphic data of the same shape may be described with different names, and cannot be treated as the same thing, but are created in duplicate and have different hierarchical structures. Are duplicated without being treated as the same even if they represent the same shape.Also, the same figure with the same hierarchical structure is the same except that the position of the representative point is different. There is a problem that many graphic data are created redundantly because they cannot be handled as objects.

[0005] Further, when there is picture data described only with the basic figure, there is a problem that even if the shape of the composite figure is embedded therein, the composite figure cannot be discriminated and a new composite figure must be created. Was.

[0006] The object of the present invention is to solve these problems,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a picture data creating apparatus which avoids duplicate creation of a complex picture in picture data and can determine a complex picture in the picture data.

[0007]

According to the structure of the present invention, the picture data input from the input means or the basic figure and the composite figure stored in the figure data storage means are displayed on the image display means while the desired figure data is generated by the figure data creating means. In the pattern data creating apparatus for creating the figure / pattern, the existing figure name related to the created figure or the pattern data is similar.
Stores the procedure for associating figures as associative data
Associative storage means, and a
And association means for reading one of the graphic data group, the first drawing
Figure extracting means for extracting, from the shape data group, second figure data matching the created figure or the picture data, wherein the figure data creating means
The picture data is combined with the second graphic data to form a third picture.
And the second graphic data
That describes the procedure for associating the third graphic data with
Create a virtual data, and wherein the Rukoto is stored in the associative memory unit.

[0008]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a picture data creating apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the pattern data input means 3, the associative means 4, the graphic extracting means 5, the graphic recall means 7, the associative storage means 8, and the graphic short-term storage means 1
2, a graphic data storage unit 2, an image display unit 14, a picture data storage unit 13, and a graphic data creation unit 1.

In this embodiment, the picture data input means 3 inputs the picture data and stores it in the picture data storage means 13. The associating means 4 includes a picture data storage means 13.
The graphic recalling means 7 recalls the graphic data from the graphic name and stores the graphic data in the graphic short-term storage means 12.

The figure extracting means 5 includes a figure short-term storage means 12
The pattern data whose characteristics match the undetermined elements of the figure data is extracted, new figure data determined with the extracted pattern data is created, and stored in the figure short-term storage means 12. When the graphic extracting means 5 checks and confirms all the picture data with respect to a specific element, the graphic data is deleted from the graphic short-term storage means 12. When all the elements of the graphic data of the graphic short-term storage means 12 are determined, the graphic extracting means 5 rewrites the set of the graphic data of the elements into one new graphic data to which an individual name is added.

The graphic data creating means 1 creates new graphic data by combining existing graphics, and
The graphic data creating means 1 creates the new graphic data by replacing the elements of the new graphic data with the existing graphic data in the graphic data storage means 2 as much as possible by the associating means 4, the graphic recalling means 7 and the graphic extracting means 5. It is named by the command of the operator and stored in the graphic data storage means 2, and associative data is created and stored in the associative storage means 8.

The graphic data stored in the graphic data storage means 2 is described by a program as shown in Tables 1 to 3. Each figure data includes a direct shape item 10 that directly describes a figure and a plurality of dependent shape items 11 that describe a subordinate figure.

The direct shape item 10 includes a graphic name item 10a and a relational expression description item 10b. A graphic name is described in the graphic name item 10a, and a variable relational expression is described in the relational expression description item 10b. The subordinate shape item 11 is an individual name item 11a of the subordinate figure.
And a graphic name item 11b that describes a graphic name, and a relational expression description item 11c that describes a relational expression of a variable.

The position coordinate variable 6 (X,
Y) and a line direction variable Z of a line length variable L, and further have arbitrarily defined variables, and the relationship between the variables is described by a relational expression. The individual name of the dependent graphic is an individual name variable 11d.
Can be described by connecting them with an equal sign. Note that variables enclosed in braces indicate defined variables. Variables defined arbitrarily in the graphic data are regarded as the same variable variables in relational expressions at any position in the data, but the defined variables are defined in the dependent graphic item 11.
Within.

[0015]

[Table 1]

(Point Graphic Data) As shown in Table 1 (a), the graphic data of a point is described in the graphic name variable 10a with the graphic name "P: point". Further, the position coordinate variable 6 (X,
Y) is made to correspond to the position coordinate variable 6 (X1, Y1) arbitrarily defined.

(Graph Data of Line) As shown in Table 1 (b), the graphic data of a line has a graphic name "L:
Line ", has a dependent graphic term 11 meaning two end points, and has a line length variable L and a line direction variable Z in a relational expression description item 10b.
Are associated with the position coordinate variable 6. The position coordinate variables 6 (X1, Y1), (X
(2, Y2) represents the main figure data, that is, both end points of the line segment.

[0018]

[Table 2]

(Graphic Data of Triangles) As shown in Table 2, the graphic data of a triangle has a graphic name "T
RI: triangle ", and has three dependent graphic terms 11 corresponding to three sides. In the relational expression description item 11c, the relationship between the end points of the lines is described by a relational expression in which the line sharing the end point is equal to the same arbitrary individual name variable 11d.

[0020]

[Table 3]

(Rectangular Graphic Data) As shown in Table 3, rectangular graphic data has a graphic name "R
EC: rectangle ", has four subordinate graphic terms 11 corresponding to four sides, and has a relation where end points of lines are connected by a relational expression description item 11c. A line sharing an end point is an arbitrary one having the same end point. It is described by a relational expression that is equal to the individual name variable 11d. The relationship where the four sides cross each other at right angles is described by a relational expression in which the value of the arrangement direction variable Z of each line is increased by 90 degrees.

The associative data stored in the associative storage means 8 is
The associative activation term 8a and the associative term 8b are included. The associative term 8b is composed of the associative seed term 8c and the associative figure name term 8d . Table 4 shows the associative data.

[0023]

[Table 4]

The associative activation term 8a and the associative seed term 8c are connected by an arrow, and the associative figure name term 8d is further described. The graphic name recorded in the associative graphic name item 8d includes the individual name or graphic name whose graphic data is recorded in the associative activation item 8a, and the individual name is shown in the associative type item 8c . In Table 4, the associative data associating the graphic name “TRI: triangle” with the higher graphic name “L: line” from the graphic name “L: line” of the picture data, and the graphic name “higher than the individual name L_2 of the second line of the graphic short-term storage means 12” [REC: rectangle].

When the associative type term 8c is omitted and described, the figure which first exists under the graphic name indicated by the associative activation term 8a in the associated graphic data is set as the associative type.

The picture data input means 3 inputs picture data having a non-hierarchical structure described by the individual names of the picture data, the picture names and the constants of each variable as shown in Table 5 below, and stores the picture data. It is stored in the means 13. The associating means 4 associates the graphic name with the picture data in accordance with the associative data of the associative storage means 8, passes the graphic name to the graphic recalling means 7, recalls the graphic data, and stores it in the graphic short-term storage means 12.

[0027]

[Table 5]

The figure extracting means 5 extracts picture data whose characteristics match the undecided elements of the figure data, and creates new figure data in which the undecided elements of the figure data are decided by the picture data. If there are still undetermined elements in the new graphic data, they are stored in the graphic short-term storage means 12. If all the elements are determined, the set of the graphic data corresponding to the graphic data elements is set to the pattern with the graphic name of the new graphic data. Rewrite to one data and simplify.

[Operation 1] The operation when the picture data input means 3 inputs triangular picture data as shown in FIG.

(Procedure 1) The picture data input means 3 reads the picture data shown in Table 5, and stores the read picture data in the picture data storage means 13.

(Procedure 2) The associating means 4 retrieves the graphic name "L: line" from the picture data storing means 13 in accordance with the first data of the associative storing means 8, and if it exists, the graphic name "TR"
I: triangle. The figure recalling means 7 reads “TRI:
The graphic data of “triangle” is searched, and the graphic data determined by extracting the side L_1 is created, and the graphic data is stored in the graphic short-term storage unit 12.

(Procedure 3) The graphic extracting means 5 stores the “T” stored in the graphic short-term storing means 12 from the picture data storing means 13.
RI: Triangle ", graphic data L_2 on the second side and end point P_
The pattern data of the line where 2 coincides is extracted, new graphic data in which the element L_2 of “TRI: triangle” is determined by the pattern data is created, and is stored in the graphic short-term storage means 12.

(Procedure 4) The graphic recall means 7 stores the “T” stored in the graphic short-term storage means 12 from the picture data storage means 13.
The pattern data of the line that matches the graphic data L_3 on the third side of “RI: triangle” is extracted. If that line exists,
When all the elements of "TRI: triangle" are determined, a set of pattern data forming the figure data is put together and replaced with one to which the individual name TRI_1 of the first triangle is added, and the figure data of the triangle is displayed on the image display unit 14. To highlight.

(Procedure 5) The graphic data creating means 1 receives the triangle name "TRI-1" from the operator for the detected individual triangle TRI_1, and stores it in the graphic data storage means 2 under the graphic name "TRI-1". The graphic data of the following Table 6 in which the variable L indicating the dimension of the three sides and the arrangement direction variable Z are determined are stored,
The associative data which associates the figure name "TRI-1" of the same rank from "TRI: triangle" is created and stored in the associative storage means 8 (Table 4).

[0035]

[Table 6]

In this embodiment, an example in which a plane figure is extracted is shown, but a three-dimensional figure can be similarly extracted.

FIG. 3 shows a block diagram of a second embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that a graphic extracting means 5 having a repetitive arrangement extracting means 15 for extracting graphic data groups for aligning and repeating graphic data at regular intervals is provided. The means 3 inputs data obtained by combining graphic data such as a composite graphic and picture data, and at this time, causes the graphic extracting means 5 to extract from the graphic data storage means 2 graphic data whose characteristics match the graphic data. Different.

When inputting graphic data such as a composite graphic, the graphic data input means 3 causes the graphic extracting means 5 to compare the graphic data with all the existing graphic data in the graphic data storage means 2 to match the existing graphic data. Extract data. At this time, the comparison is made back to the line and point graphic data, and if the data structure is different from the existing graphic data, the same graphic is determined if the same graphic is represented, and the graphic name of the new graphic data in the pattern data is determined. The pattern data is read by replacing the described location with the existing figure name.

When the figure extracting means 5 compares the new figure data with the existing figure data in the figure data storage means 2 and finds no matching existing figure data, the picture data input means 3 outputs the new figure data. It is stored in the graphic data storage means 2.

The repetitive arrangement extracting means 15 arranges the figures by position coordinates for each type, extracts a group of figures arranged at equal intervals,
The repetitive graphic data as shown in the following Table 7 is created and stored in the graphic data storage means 2.

[0041]

[Table 7]

The repetitive graphic data includes a graphic name such as "SOP-1" shown in Table 7 and a repetition number conversion number 16
It has a variable L representing the size of the auxiliary line 9 representing the relative relationship between (n, a1) and the figure, a repeated individual name variable 11d, and a placement direction variable Z.

The associating means 4 associates a more advanced compound graphic name such as "SOP2" shown in the following Table 8 with the graphic name of "SOP-1", and the graphic recalling means 7 recalls graphic data from the graphic name. The graphic data is stored in the graphic short-term storage means 12, and the graphic extraction means 5 collates the graphic data with the picture data, and replaces a set of matching picture data with one piece of picture data of the figure name of the complex figure, thereby simplifying it.

[0044]

[Table 8]

[Operation 1] The picture data input means 3 uses the picture data (see Table 9 (a)) of a basic picture of a picture in which two rectangles described by a combination of point data and line data are arranged in two rows as shown in FIG. )) And the picture data (Table 9 (b)) represented by the individual data of the basic figure, and the operation when the picture data is stored in the picture data storage means 13 will be described.

[0046]

[Table 9]

(Procedure 1) When the picture data input means 3 inputs new graphic data "REC1", the graphic extracting means 5
The new graphic data is compared with all the graphic data in the graphic data storage means 2. If there is no existing graphic data that matches, the input means 3 for the picture data inputs the new graphic data "RE".
C1 ”is stored in the graphic data storage means 2. If there is a matching graphic data, the graphic name “REC1” of the picture data is replaced with an existing graphic name.

(Procedure 2) The picture data input means 3 causes the repetitive arrangement extracting means 15 to arrange the picture data in the picture data storage means 13 by coordinates, and to extract a set in which the picture types "REC1" are arranged at equal intervals.

The graphic data creating means 1 calculates the auxiliary line 9 connecting the four figures arranged in this way, calculates the value of the repetition number variable 16 (n), obtains n = 3, and gives the operator a graphic name. And repeatedly named "SOP-1" to generate figure data (Table 7) and store it in the figure data storage means 2.
Further, the graphic data creating means 1 creates associative data associating the higher graphic name “SOP-1” from the graphic name “REC1”, and stores it in the associative storage means 8.

Further, the picture data input means 3 replaces the set of picture data corresponding to the graphic data "SOP-1" in the picture data storage means 13 with one piece of graphic data having the graphic name "SOP-1", thereby simplifying it. .

(Procedure 3) The operator sets the graphic data creating means 1
Of the newly created individual graphic data "SOP-1", designate them as subordinate figures, and add an auxiliary line 9 connecting them to the subordinate figure, and add the figure name to "SOP-1".
2 is created and stored in the graphic data storage means 2, and associative data for associating the higher graphic name "SOP2" with the graphic name "SOP-1" is created. To memorize.

[Operation 2] If the graphic data storage means 2 has the graphic data "SOP2" in advance, the graphic data input means 3 sets the graphic data matching the "SOP2" as shown in FIG. The operation in the case where existing picture data is input will be described.

(Procedure 1) A part corresponding to the graphic data "SOP-1" is extracted from the picture data in the procedure 1 to the procedure 2 of the operation 1, and the individual graphic data SOP1_1 and SOP-1_2 of the graphic data "SOP-1" are extracted. , SOP-1_3, SO
Replace with the picture data of P-1_4.

(Procedure 2) The associating means 4 sets the graphic name “SOP
-1, the graphic name recalling means 7 reads out the graphic data, the graphic retrieving means 5 compares the graphic data "SOP2" with the picture data,
SOP-1_1 and SO of the picture data corresponding to "OP2"
The set of P-1_2 is the individual graphic data SOP of “SOP2”.
Replace with 2_1. SOP-1_3 and SOP-
The set of 1_4 is also replaced with SOP2_2 (Table 10).

[0055]

[Table 10]

In this embodiment, as in the first embodiment, it is possible to convert a composite graphic composed of a plurality of basic figures into graphic data having a hierarchical structure by using graphic data having a non-hierarchical structure. It is possible to input the pattern data described using the pattern data in conformity with the existing graphic data. Also,
This has the advantage that the shape of a composite figure buried in a set of many basic figures can be extracted.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. This embodiment is different from the second embodiment in that the structure of the repetitive graphic data is such that the graphic name variable 10, the repetition number variable 16 (n) and the size are as shown in "SOP-0" of Table 11 (a). The difference is that it has a variable L to be represented, a position coordinate variable 6 of the figure, and an arrangement direction variable Z, and has no repeated basic figure name.

[0058]

[Table 11]

[Operation 1] (Procedure 1) The process of Procedure 1 of Operation 1 of the second embodiment is executed, and the graphic data “REC1” in Table 9 (a) is stored in the graphic data storage means 2.

(Procedure 2) Iterative arrangement extraction means 15
The individual graphic data of the picture data in Table 9 (b) are aligned by coordinates, and a group of graphics arranged at equal intervals is extracted. Here, the figure data creating means 1 connects the four figures arranged by three auxiliary lines 9,
The value of the repetition number variable 16 (n) is calculated to obtain n = 3, and the repetitive graphic data of only the auxiliary line 9 (Table 11 (a)
"SOP-0"), asks the operator for a graphic name, adds a graphic name "SOP-0", and stores it in the graphic data storage means 2. Also, a graphic name "P: point" higher than "P: point" SOP
The associative data which associates "-0" is created and stored in the associative storage means 8.

Further, as shown in Table 11 (b), “SOP-
"0" and its basic figure "REC1" to create high-level figure data, inquire the figure name to the operator, and enter "SOP".
-1 "and stored in the graphic data storage means 2 and" SO
The associative data that associates the graphic name “SOP-1” with a higher rank from “P-0” is stored in the associative storage means 8. Thereafter, the part corresponding to the graphic "SOP-1" in the picture data is replaced with the graphic name "S
OP-1 "and the picture data SOP-1_1 and SOP-1_
Replace with 2.

(Procedure 3) The graphic data creating means 1 receives an instruction from the operator to select graphic data of SOP-1_1 and SOP-1_2, and sets the graphic type “SOP-1” to only the lower auxiliary line 9. In response to a command to replace the graphic type "SOP-0", the graphic name "SOP0" is named and the graphic data (Table 12) is created and stored in the graphic data storage means 2, and the graphic data higher than "SOP-0" Graphic name "SO
The associative data which associates "P0" is created and stored in the associative storage means 8.

[0063]

[Table 12]

Further, the graphic data generating means 1 generates high-level graphic data “SOP1” combining “SOP0” and the basic graphic “REC1” based on an instruction from the operator, and stores the data in the graphic data storage means 2. Also, associative data that associates the higher-order graphic name “SOP1” with “SOP0” is created and stored in the associative storage means 8.

The present embodiment has the advantage of eliminating the trouble of creating repeated graphic data for each basic graphic by generating repeated graphic data for arbitrarily replacing the basic graphic.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention. The present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the graphic data generating means 1 having the graphic abstracting means 17 for generating graphic data with a part of the graphic remaining arbitrary is provided. The difference is that every time data is created, the figure extracting means 5 extracts all high-order or same-order figure data of the new figure from the figure data storage means 2.

Graphic abstraction means 1 of graphic data creation means 1
7: (1) rotation of a part of the figure according to the instruction of the operator,
(2) Inversion, (3) Enlargement / reduction, and (4) Replacement processing are performed, and variable values whose values change in these processings are arbitrarily set to create graphic data with increased flexibility, and the graphic data storage means 2 To memorize.

The graphic extracting means 5 extracts all the existing graphic data from the graphic data storage means 2 for each new graphic data which is higher or equal to the new graphic, that is, in which the values of the respective variables are defined consistently with the new graphic, The graphic data creating means 1 creates associative data for associating them and stores it in the associative storage means 8.

Thereafter, the associating means 4 is operated in accordance with an instruction from the operator.
The graphic recalling unit 7 recalls a graphic by associating a high or low graphic name from certain graphic data, and the image display unit 14
Displays the shape.

[Operation 1] The operation in the case where the graphic data “SOP-1” in Table 7 and the graphic data “SOP2” in Table 8 are stored in the graphic data storage means 2 in advance will be described.

(Procedure 1) The graphic abstraction means 17 reads the graphic data "SOP-1" shown in Table 7 according to the instruction of the operator, and reads the subordinate graphic "REC" from "SOP-1".
The graphic data “SOP-0” from which “1” is separated is created as shown in Table 11. Further, the graphic data creating means 1 creates associative data associating the higher graphic name “SOP-0” from the graphic name “P: point” and stores it in the associative storage means 8.

(Procedure 2) The graphic extracting means 5 extracts all graphic data such as "SOP-1" at the same level as "SOP-0" from the graphic data in the graphic data storage means 2, and the graphic data creating means 1 The associative data for associating them with "SOP-0" is created and stored in the associative storage means 8.

(Procedure 3) When the graphic abstraction means 17
The graphic data “SOP0” as shown in Table 12 in which the dependent graphic of “2” is replaced by “SOP-0” from “SOP-1” is created. Also, the graphic data creating means 1 sets “SOP-0”
, The associative data associated with the higher-order “SOP0” is created and stored in the associative storage means 8.

(Procedure 4) The graphic extracting means 5 reads “S0”, which is the same as “SOP0”, from the graphic data in the graphic data storing means 2.
All graphic data such as "OP2" are extracted, and the graphic data creating means 1 creates associative data for associating them with "SOP0" and stores it in the associative storage means 8.

[Operation 2] (Procedure 1) The graphic data creation means 1 superimposes a graphic such as that shown in FIG. 7 on the rectangular “REC1” with the rectangular “REC2” by the instruction of the operator, and further “REC2” and “REC2”. REC
"L_1" and "L_2" of the auxiliary lines 9 connecting "1" are added to create graphic data named "MIX1" as shown in Table 13.

[0076]

[Table 13]

(Procedure 2) The graphic abstraction means 17 sends the subordinate graphic “RE” of the graphic data “MIX1” in response to an instruction from the operator.
The graphic data shown in Table 14 in which “C2” and “REC1” are respectively replaced with “REC: rectangle” are created, and “SIN
G1 ”is stored in the named figure data storage means 2.

[0078]

[Table 14]

The graphic data creating means 1 associates the graphic name “SING1” higher than “P: point” with the graphic name “MIX1” higher than “SING1” and “REC”.
The associative data that associates the associative data associating the higher-order “MIX1” from “1” and the higher-order “MIX1” from “REC2” is created and stored in the associative storage means 8. The graphic data “SING1” indicates a relationship in which there is a dimensional difference due to the auxiliary line 9 between any two rectangles. As described above, the relationship between figures is represented by the figure data created by the figure abstraction means 17.

In this embodiment, the relationship between a flexible graphic shape and a graphic can be defined, and registered graphic data can be compared with graphic data defined later and searched.

Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described. This embodiment has the same configuration as that of the fourth embodiment. The graphic data stored in the graphic data storage means 2 includes points and lines as graphic elements, and lines having a thickness and circles, triangles, and rectangles. Let it be a basic figure. As shown in Table 15, these graphic data are based on a point having a data structure that defines an array of variable names such as dimensions, positional coordinates of the graphic, and arrangement directions under the graphic name, and a graphic of the graphic data. The difference is that the graphic data generating means 1 newly generates graphic data.

[0082]

[Table 15]

In this embodiment, the picture data input means 3, the associating means 4, and the graphic recall means 7 work sequentially to recall the graphic data, and the graphic extracting means 5 converts the picture data in which each element of the graphic data is described. When the pattern data is extracted and has more elements than the graphic data, the graphic data creating means 1 creates the new graphic data.

The pattern data input means 3 is prepared by a different type of pattern forming apparatus, and is a table 1 in which constants are arranged under the figure name.
6 (a) is inputted, and the associating means 4 is inputted.
Associates the graphic name “REC3: rectangle 2” associated with “REC: rectangle”, and the graphic recalling means 7 recalls the graphic data and stores it in the graphic short-term storage means 12. The graphic extracting means 5 extracts picture data in which each element of the graphic data of the graphic short-term storage means 12 is described. Since the picture data has elements equal to or more than the arrangement of the variables of the graphic data, the graphic data creating means 1 Based on the new graphic data “REC1” (Table 1
6 (b)). Based on the new figure data, the picture data of (Table 16 (a)) is replaced with the picture data of the figure name as shown in Table 16 (c).

[0085]

[Table 16]

In the present embodiment, graphic data can be simplified by using graphic data defining the arrangement of variables of graphic data, and new graphic data extracted from the graphic data is created, and the graphic data is used by using the new graphic data. It has the advantage that it can be simplified.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a sixth embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, a picture data input unit 3 having an image input unit 18 such as a video camera or a contact licensor is provided at the preceding stage. In this case, a graphic recognition device can be provided. This is used only for graphic recognition without creating new graphic data.

The graphic data named "A character" as shown in Table 17 is stored in the graphic data storage means 2 for the graphic as shown in FIG. The image input means 18 reads an image as shown in FIG. 10 and the picture data input means 3 converts it into picture data represented by dots and lines, stores the picture data in the picture data storage means 13, and associates the picture data with the picture data. The graphic data "A character" is recalled by the means 4 and the graphic recalling means 7, and the graphic extracting means 5 replaces the set of the pattern data matching the graphic data "A character" with the pattern data of the graphic name "A character". After all, it is simplified to two picture data.

[0089]

[Table 17]

According to the present embodiment, a figure recognizing apparatus capable of recognizing a character figure having a large size, a small shape distortion, or the like can be obtained.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a seventh embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the graphic data input means 3, graphic data creation means 1, association means 4, graphic extraction means 5, graphic recall means 7, graphic short-term storage means 12, and graphic data storage means 13 are integrated to perform graphic processing. The figure shows the case of an integrated circuit 19, in which an image input unit 18, an image display unit 14, a graphic data storage unit 2, and an associative storage unit 8 are added. In this embodiment, the use of the graphic integrated circuit 19 makes it possible to reduce the size of the picture data creating apparatus.

[0092]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to search for a figure having the same shape each time a figure is created, avoid duplication of figures, and use a newly created figure to create a similar existing figure having its characteristics. Has the advantage that it is possible to retrieve the complex graphic hidden in many basic figures.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a picture data creating apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a coordinate diagram of an example of a pattern read by the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a data diagram of an example of a pattern read by the embodiment of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a data diagram showing an example of a picture read by the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing an example of graphic data created by the embodiment of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a graphic recognition device according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of a pattern read by the embodiment of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a plan view showing an example of a picture to be read and picture data to be created by FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a block diagram of a picture data creating apparatus according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram of an example of a conventional pattern data creation device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Graphic data creation means 2 Graphic data storage means 3 Picture data input means 4 Associative means 5 Graphic extraction means 6 Position coordinate variable 7 Graphic recall means 8 Associative storage means 8a Associative activation terms 8b Associative seed terms 8c Associative graphic name terms 9 Line 10 Direct shape item 10a, 11b Graphic name item 10b, 11c Relational expression description item 11 Dependent graphic item 11a Individual name item 11d Individual name variable 12 Graphic short-term storage unit 13 Picture data storage unit 14 Image display unit 15 Repetition arrangement extraction unit 16 Repetition number variable 17 Graphic abstraction means 18 Image input data 19 Graphic processing integrated circuit

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A pattern data generator for generating a desired figure / pattern by a graphic data generator while displaying the pattern data input from the input means or the basic graphic and the composite graphic stored in the graphic data storage means on the image display means. In the apparatus, an existing graphic name related to the created graphic or the design data is replaced with a series describing a procedure for associating a similar graphic.
Associative storage means for storing associative data;
Associating means for reading a first graphic data group associated with the data, and graphic extracting means for extracting, from the first graphic data group, second graphic data matching the created graphic or the pattern data; The graphic data creating means,
The created figure or the pattern data is stored in the second figure data.
Data together with the data to create third graphic data,
Associating the third graphic data with the second graphic data
Creating associative data describing a procedure for performing
Picture data generating apparatus according to claim Rukoto are stored in the unit. 2. The picture data creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the picture extracting means has a repetitive arrangement extracting means for extracting picture data groups which arrange picture data and repeat at equal intervals. 3. The graphic data creating means has graphic abstraction means for creating graphic data in which a shape of a part of the graphic is left arbitrarily, and a graphic whose structure matches the newly created graphic data. 2. The picture data creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the figure extracting means extracts the data. 4. The picture data creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said input means includes image input means for directly inputting an image.