JP3065507B2 - Image output device - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image output device for outputting a color image such as gradation or rainbow.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Colorization is a trend in the electronics world, and the wave of colorization is expanding in display and printing. Against this background, there is a demand for a device that can handle a variety of color expressions at a low cost at a low cost.

FIG. 28 shows an example of a setting window of a conventional image output apparatus. According to this, when, for example, “deformation pattern type” is selected on the setting window, the setting window shown in FIG. 29 is displayed. Also, when “Character type” is selected, a setting window shown in FIG. 30 is displayed.
When "font" is selected, a setting window shown in FIG. 31 is displayed. Further, when "character spacing" is selected, FIG.
The setting window shown in FIG. 2 is displayed.

Therefore, conventionally, the output of this type of color expression is
The operator has to specify the color of the background and characters, the format, and the starting color of the gradation or rainbow expression, giving a complicated impression due to the large number of specified items. In addition, since the color of the characters and the background and the typeface and the like are individually specified, it is difficult to combine them based on a certain image, and it is difficult to create an expression as imagined.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 2-113962 discloses an image recording apparatus for recording an image of a color change pattern such as gradation by operation on the recording apparatus. Have been. However, the image recording apparatus cannot perform color display of character data as an image. Further, the operation content on the recording device side is not disclosed, and there is a problem that the simplicity of the operation cannot be determined.

[0006] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-279980 discloses an image editing apparatus that uses an operating pressure at the time of inputting coordinates to select an image from among overlapping images and to perform natural drawing control. However, in the image editing apparatus, the rendering expression depends on the capabilities of a coordinate input device such as a stylus pen and a pressure sensor thereof. Therefore, in order to produce a detailed expression, there is a problem that the load on the pressure sensor side is extremely large and the practicability is poor.

Further, Japanese Patent Publication No. 56-46082 discloses a color image scale having three-dimensional coordinates of colors that can be equivalently converted from language to color. However, the above-mentioned color image scale is useful in terms of data utilization, but is fixed because a single type of image pattern, such as a single color, a color scheme, and a font, is converted from an image obtained from one language. It has a problem that it can only have an image and cannot express any more.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and has as its object to specify the type of document and the image, and to express the desired gradation and rainbow color based on those conditions. It is an object of the present invention to provide an image output apparatus capable of automatically determining a character type expression and outputting an outline expression configured by combining them.

[0009]

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image output device for outputting a color image to a display device, wherein the type of the document is stored in advance. Type table, an image table in which words representing images corresponding to the type are stored in advance, and a type image conversion for referring to the image table and converting to a word corresponding to the type selected from the type table Means, an image color arrangement conversion table in which a color arrangement and a typeface corresponding to the word are stored in advance, and an image color arrangement conversion means for referring to the image color arrangement conversion table and converting into a color arrangement and a typeface corresponding to the word It is characterized by.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the image output device, the image color conversion table has data of a start color which is a color at the beginning of a gradation and an end color which is an end color, and a start point and an end point. It is characterized by comprising a range setting means for setting a range in which the gradation is described, and a color calculation means for calculating a color between a start color and an end color based on a preset number of divisions.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the image color conversion table has rainbow color data (for example, rainbow No.) which is a color band group composed of a plurality of colors, and a start point and an end point. And a range setting means for setting a range in which the rainbow is drawn.

[0012]

According to the image output device of the first aspect, first,
Document type items such as pamphlets and New Year cards are displayed on the display device based on the type table. When the user selects the type of document to be created, the type image conversion means searches the image table based on the selected type of data. Then, for example, words representing images such as "fun" and "bright" are displayed on the display device. next,
When the user selects a word of the target image, the image color scheme conversion unit searches the image color scheme conversion table based on the data of the word, and determines a color scheme and a font corresponding to the word.

Therefore, by simply selecting a word representing the type of the designated document and its image, a color expression and a character typeface that match the image of the document are automatically created, and an outline constituted by combining them. The expression can be output.

As a result, it is possible to reduce designated items that have caused trouble in operation and to simplify the operation.
In addition, it is possible to execute an operation with designated items that do not require specialized skills or knowledge.

According to the image output device of the present invention, first, the start point and the end point are inputted by the range setting means to set the gradation area. Then, the color calculation means calculates a color between the start color and the end color of the gradation based on the preset number of divisions. Therefore, gradation is expressed within the set area.

Thus, gradation can be easily expressed simply by designating the two points, the start point and the end point. As a result, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, a gradation suitable for the target document image is automatically determined, so that even a beginner can create a gradation expression in a short time.

According to the image output device of the present invention, first, the start point and the end point are inputted by the range setting means to set the rainbow area. Since the image color conversion table has rainbow color data, the rainbow is represented in the set area.

Thus, the rainbow can be easily expressed simply by designating the two points, the start point and the end point. As a result, in addition to the function and effect of claim 1, a rainbow suitable for a target document image is automatically determined, so that even a beginner can create a rainbow expression in a short time.

[0019]

FIG. 1 to FIG. 27 show an embodiment of the present invention.
This will be described below. The image output device according to the present embodiment is provided in, for example, an information processing device with keyboard input such as a Japanese word processor.

The above image output device, as shown in FIG.
Central processing unit 1 (hereinafter abbreviated as CPU), input device 2, display device 3, external storage device 4, printing device 5, ROM
6 and a RAM 7.

The CPU 1 executes a program. The input device 2 includes a keyboard, a pen, a mouse, and the like, and inputs characters and various instructions. The display device 3 is composed of a CRT or a liquid crystal, and displays an image processed by the CPU 1. The external storage device 4 stores data on a floppy disk or the like. The printing device 5 is a printer or the like, and prints an image processed by the CPU 1. The ROM 6 stores programs and fixed data for creating / editing documents and various applications. The RAM 7 stores various data.

Next, the main components of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The ROM 6 has a type table 8,
Image table 9, type conversion table 10, image conversion table 11, and image color conversion table 12
Is provided.

The type table 8 is, for example, a table as shown in FIG. 3, and stores the type of a document. FIG. 4 shows a screen of a selection window displaying the type of the document based on the data of the type table 8.

The image table 9 is, for example, a table as shown in FIG. 5, and is used to derive a document image suitable for the document from the type of the document. In FIG.
The screen of the selection window displaying the words of the image of the document based on the data of the image table 9 is shown.

The type conversion table 10 is, for example, a table as shown in FIG. This is because, when the user selects free input on the selection window of FIG. 4 and inputs the document type as a character string on the input window of FIG. 11, the character string is converted into data existing in the type table 8. It is a table for doing.

The image conversion table 11 is, for example, as shown in FIG.
It is a table as shown in FIG. This is because when the user selects a free input on the selection window of FIG. 6 and inputs the image of the document as a character string on the input window of FIG. 11, the character string is converted into data existing in the image table 9. It is a table for doing.

The image color conversion table 12 is, for example, a table as shown in FIG. 9, and includes a start color, an end color, a character color, a font, and a rainbow N which match the image of the document.
o, pattern No., etc. are stored.

Here, the start color is a color at which the gradation starts, and the end color is a color at which the gradation ends. The character color is a color inside the character. A rainbow is a configured color band group.

As shown in FIG. 1, the RAM 7 has an input data storage unit 13, a color arrangement data storage unit 14, a range data storage unit 15, a color designation position data storage unit 16, and a color transition data storage unit 17, as shown in FIG. Is provided.

The input data storage unit 13 stores information on the type of the document selected by the user and the type of the document input freely. Also, the information of the image of the document selected by the user or the image of the document input freely is stored.

The coloration data storage unit 14 stores a start color, an end color, and a color derived from the image coloration conversion table 12.
The character color, typeface, rainbow number, and pattern number are stored. Also, the number of divisions of gradation / rainbow colors is stored. At this time, the division number is represented by n.

Further, the color arrangement data storage section 14 has a rainbow color arrangement table. As shown in FIG. 10, for example, the rainbow color table is a table for deriving a target rainbow color from the rainbow No. Note that the table of rainbow No. “0” does not store fixed data so that the user can freely set a color scheme. Further, the color arrangement data storage unit 14 includes a color buffer, and the color buffer stores colors output by gradation / rainbow in order.

The range data storage unit 15 stores the XY coordinates of the start position of the gradation / rainbow and the XY coordinates of the end position.

The color designation position data storage section 16 stores the XY coordinates of the start position and the XY coordinates of the end position for designating the color position in the gradation / rainbow area designation. In addition, the color designation position data storage unit 16 includes a color designation position presence / absence flag indicating whether or not a color position designation is performed.

The color transition data storage unit 17 has a trajectory buffer, and the trajectory buffer sequentially stores the coordinates of the trajectory waves drawn for calculating the color transition. The color transition data storage unit 17 stores the end coordinates of the trajectory wave.
Further, the color transition data storage unit 17 stores data of a division X coordinate obtained by dividing the end coordinate by the number of divisions, and data of a division Y coordinate obtained from a division X coordinate and a spline curve described later. Is stored. Further, the color transition data storage section 17 includes a color transition presence / absence flag indicating whether or not the setting of the color transition (change amount) is performed.

Also, as shown in FIG.
Has a type image conversion unit 18, an image color arrangement conversion unit 19, a range setting unit 20, a color designation position setting unit 21, a color transition setting unit 22, and a color calculation unit 23.

The type image conversion means 18 refers to the image table 9 and converts it into an image word corresponding to the type selected from the type table 8.

The image color arrangement conversion means 19 refers to the image color arrangement conversion table 12 to obtain the desired start color, end color, character color, typeface, rainbow No., and gradation / rainbow pattern from the document image. Outline).

The range setting means 20 specifies a gradation / rainbow area by setting a start point and an end point. The color designation position setting means 21 determines a gradation / rainbow range within the set area by setting a color designation start point and a color designation end point. As a result, a part of the area can be colored with gradation / rainbow.

Further, the color transition setting means 22 sets the transition (change amount) of the gradation / rainbow color.
For example, as shown in FIG. 17, the vertical axis represents the length, the horizontal axis represents the start color (point) and the end color (point), and a locus as shown in the figure is drawn to set the color transition. Color calculation means 2
3 calculates a color between the start color and the end color of the gradation based on the number of divisions.

Next, the operation of the image output apparatus will be described with reference to FIGS.
This will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, as shown in FIG. 20, the type of document is displayed in the selection window with reference to the type table 8 (S
1). The user selects and inputs the type of document to be created (S2). At this time, it is determined whether the input result is a free input, that is, whether the user has selected an option in the window (S3). In the case of free input in S3, the user freely inputs a character string, and the output result is stored in the input data storage unit 13 (S4). The type conversion table 10 is searched based on the stored character string data (S5), and a process of converting the character string into a corresponding document type is performed.
This output result is stored in the input data storage unit 13 (S
6). On the other hand, in the case of the selection input in S3, the selected type is stored in the input data storage unit 13 without going through the steps of S4 and S5.
(S6).

Next, the image table 9 is searched based on the type of the document stored in the input data storage unit 13 (S
7) The image of the document corresponding to the document type is displayed in the selection window (S8). The user selects and inputs an image of a document to be created (S9). At this time, it is determined whether the input result is a free input, that is, whether the user has selected an option in the window (S10).

In the case of free input in S10, the user freely inputs a character string, and the output result is stored in the input data storage unit 13 (S11). The image conversion table 11 is searched by the stored character string data (S12),
The character string is converted into an image of the corresponding document. This output result is stored in the input data storage unit 13 (S13). On the other hand, in the case of selection input in S10, S1
1. The selected image is stored in the input data storage unit 13 without going through the steps of S12 (S13). This allows
The image of the document can be selected through the type of the document.

Next, as shown in FIG. 21, it is determined whether the image is a gradation or a rainbow (S14). In S14, in the case of a rainbow, it is determined whether or not to set a color scheme (S15). When setting the color scheme in S15, as shown in FIG.
A setting window in which items such as the number of divisions are displayed is displayed (S16). Then, the user inputs each item and sets a color scheme (S17). The set data is the first table of the rainbow color table (rainbow No. “0”)
(S18). At this time, if a previously stored color scheme is selected, the data of the rainbow No. “0” is used. On the other hand, in S15, when the color setting has already been performed and the color setting is not necessary, the process proceeds to the step S23 without performing the steps S16 to S18.

In step S14, in the case of gradation, it is further determined whether or not to set the number of divisions (S19). When setting the number of divisions in S19,
As shown in FIG. 19, a setting window displaying the number of divisions item is displayed (S20). Then, the user inputs and sets the number of divisions (S21). The set value is stored in the coloration data storage unit 14 (S22). On the other hand, S1
In step 9, if the number of divisions has already been set and the number of divisions need not be set, the process proceeds to step S22 without performing the steps S20 and S21, and the default value is stored in the coloration data storage unit 14. With the above operation, the setting of the color scheme, the number of divisions, and the like are performed for each of the gradation and the rainbow.

Next, a range in which gradation / rainbow processing is performed is designated (S23). The step of S23 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. 24 and FIG. First, a cursor is displayed on the screen (S60). It waits for a user's instruction (S61), determines whether the cursor has moved (S62), and if so, waits for the user's instruction again (S61). If the cursor has not moved in S62, the gradation /
It is determined whether or not the start position of the rainbow has been designated (S63). If the start position has not been designated, the process waits for an instruction from the user again (S61). If a start position is specified in S63, the position is set to the start point A (X1, Y1).
Is determined and stored in the range data storage unit 15 (S6).
4).

Next, in substantially the same process as above, the end point B (X2,
Y2) is determined. That is, it waits for a user's instruction (S6
5), it is determined whether the cursor has moved (S6)
6) If it has moved, wait for the user's instruction again (S6).
5). If the cursor has not moved in S66, it is determined whether or not the end position of the gradation / rainbow has been designated (S67). If the end position has not been designated, the process waits for the user's instruction again (S65). S67
In the case where the end position is specified in "X1 = X2
Or, it is determined whether the condition of “Y1 = Y2” is satisfied (S68). If the above condition is satisfied in S68, the process waits for an instruction from the user again (S65). If the condition is not satisfied in S68, the end point B (X2, Y2) is determined and stored in the range data storage unit 15 (S69). Here, since the area is a rectangular area, “X1「 X2 and Y1 ≠ Y
2 "is a condition.

As a result, a rectangular area indicated by the start point A and the end point B is determined (S70). The above-mentioned area is indicated by a dotted line on the screen. FIG.
Fig. 8 shows an example of the case where the above range setting is actually performed.

Thus, as shown in FIG. 21, the range in which gradation / rainbow is performed is set (S2).
3) Then, it is determined whether or not to set the color designation position (S24). In S24, when the color designation position is not set, "none" is stored in the color designation position presence / absence flag (S25), and when the color designation position is set, the color designation position is set (S26). . The step of S26 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. 25 and FIG. This step is basically the same as the range setting step of S23.

That is, first, a cursor is displayed on the screen (S80). Waiting for the user's instruction (S81),
It is determined whether or not the cursor has moved (S82). If the cursor has moved, the process waits for a user instruction again (S81). S8
In step 2, if there is no movement of the cursor, it is determined whether or not the gradation / rainbow start position has been designated (S83). If the start position has not been designated, the process waits for a user instruction again (S81). In S83, when the start position is designated, it is confirmed whether or not the start position is within the range set in S23 (S84). If the start position is within the range, the position is designated as the color designation start point C (X3, Y3). ) Is determined (S85). If it is not within the range in S84, the process waits for a user's instruction again (S81).

Next, in substantially the same process as described above, the color designation end point D which is the end position of the gradation / rainbow
(X4, Y4) is determined. That is, the process waits for an instruction from the user (S86), and determines whether the cursor has moved (S86).
87), if it has moved, wait for the user's instruction again (S)
86). If the cursor has not moved in S87, it is determined whether or not the end position of the gradation / rainbow has been designated (S88). If the end position has not been designated, the process waits for the user's instruction again (S86).

On the other hand, if the end position is specified in S88, it is checked whether the end position is within the range set in S23 (S89).
It is determined whether the condition of 3 = X4 or Y3 = Y4 is satisfied (S90). If the above condition is satisfied in S90, the process waits for an instruction from the user again (S86). If the condition is not satisfied in S90, the color designation end point D (X4, Y4) is determined (S91). Here, since the area is a rectangular area, the condition is that “X3 ≠ X4 and Y3 ≠ Y4”. As a result, a rectangular area indicated by the color designation start point C and the color designation end point D is determined (S92). Then, the coordinates are stored in the color designated position data storage unit 16, and “present” is stored in the color designated position presence / absence flag (S93). With the above operation, the color designation position is set.

As a result, the first color of the gradation / rainbow is assigned to the color designation start point C, and the last color is assigned to the color designation end point D. That is, during the period from the color designation start point C to the color designation end point D, the gradation is changed so that the color gradually changes from the first color (start color) to the last color (end color). The colors shown in the table are arranged. Also, the color designation start point C
From the color specification start point C to the color specification end point D from the color specification end point E (X5, Y5) to the color specification end point D to the end F (X6, Y6) of the outward area. The color on the extension of is displayed. FIG. 16 shows an example in which the above range setting is actually performed.

Next, as shown in FIG.
Alternatively, after the step of S25, it is determined whether or not to set the color transition (S27). In S27, when the color transition setting is not performed, “none” is stored in the color transition presence / absence flag (S28), and when the color transition setting is performed, the color transition is set (S29). The step of S29 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

First, the process waits for a user instruction (S100).
It is determined whether or not the trajectory has started to be drawn (S10)
1). At this time, the origin of the trajectory is the lower left of the gradation / rainbow area and is indicated by the origin (x0, y0). Note that x0 = 0 and y0 = 0. If the trajectory has not been started in S101, the process waits for an instruction from the user again (S100). If the trajectory has been started, it is determined whether or not dragging is in progress (S102). When dragging is performed in S102, the coordinates are obtained (S103),
The drawn coordinates are sequentially stored in the locus buffer (S10
4) Wait for the user's instruction again (S100).

On the other hand, when the drag is not being performed in S102, it is determined whether or not the locus has been drawn (S10).
5) If the drawing has not been completed, the process waits for an instruction from the user again (S100). If the trajectory has been drawn in S105, the end point of the trajectory is stored in the trajectory buffer (S106). At this time, the end point is the upper right of the gradation / rainbow area, and the end point (x (m), y
(M)).

Then, based on the coordinate data stored in the trajectory buffer, the following equation of the spline curve is calculated (S107). The method of calculating this curve equation from the coordinate data is a well-known fact.

[0059]

(Equation 1)

Next, the value of the end point coordinate x (m) is divided by the number of color divisions (n) to divide the X coordinate by the number of colors (S108). The values of the breaks are stored in the color transition data storage unit 17, and the divided X coordinates x1, x2,.
Is calculated, and those values are stored in the color transition data storage unit 17 (S109). In addition, the interval of each section in the X-axis direction is an interval Dx1 between x0 and x1, an interval Dx2 between x1 and x2, ..., an interval Dx between x (n-1) and x (n).
(N). Next, based on the divided X coordinate and the equation of the spline curve, respective divided Y coordinates y1, y2,.
(N) is calculated and stored in the color transition data storage unit 17 (S110). The interval between each segment in the Y-axis direction is
Similarly to the above, the interval Dy1, the interval Dy2,..., The interval Dy
(N).

The entirety of the specified rectangular area is set to 1, and the above-mentioned interval Dy1, interval Dy2,..., Interval Dy (n)
Respectively, the ratio of the interval to the whole is calculated (S
111), change amount Vy1, change amount Vy2,... Change amount Vy
(N) is stored in the color transition data storage unit 17. Also, "present" is stored in the color transition presence / absence flag (S11).
2). Thus, by drawing a locus from the origin to the end point and calculating the transition of the color based on the drawn curve, the ratio of each color to the whole can be determined, and the width of each color can be determined according to the ratio.

Next, as shown in FIG.
Alternatively, after the step of S29, the image color conversion table 12 is searched from the image data stored in the input data storage unit 13 (S30). Start color of search results,
The end color, the character color, the font, the pattern No., and the rainbow No. are stored in the coloration data storage unit 14 (S3).
1).

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 22, it is determined whether the image is a gradation or a rainbow (S32). In the case of gradation, a color between the start color and the end color is calculated from the stored start color, end color, and division number (S3).
3) Then, the images are sequentially stored in the color buffer (S36). On the other hand, in the case of a rainbow, it is determined whether or not the color scheme has been set (S34). If the color scheme has been set, the data of the rainbow No. "0" table of the rainbow color scheme table is selected (S35). Is stored in the color buffer (S36). When the color scheme is not set in S34, the rainbow No. is referred to, and the colors of the rainbow color scheme table corresponding to the numbers are sequentially stored in the color buffer (S36).

Thereafter, it is confirmed whether or not there is a color designation position (S37). If there is a color designation position, it is surrounded by the color designation start point C and the color designation end point D designated in step S26. Color outside the region to be calculated. That is, the colors in the range from the color designation start point C outward and from the color designation end point D outward are calculated (S38). In addition, the color of the outward direction is
The colors on the color designation start point C and the color designation end point D are respectively extended colors. The calculated colors are stored again in the color buffer in consideration of the order (S39). Then, how many times the gradation / rainbow color is repeated is set (S4
0), and store the set value (S41).

Then, as shown in FIG. 23, the contents of the color buffer are copied according to the set value of the number of repetitions, and a color buffer for the specified number of times is created (S42). Next, colors are sequentially extracted from the color buffer (S43), and it is confirmed whether or not the color transition has been set (S44). At S44,
If the color transition setting is confirmed, the change amounts Vy1, Vy2,.
The change amount Vy (n) is sequentially taken out (S45), and the color width is calculated from the change amount and the number of repetitions (S47). on the other hand,
If there is no color transition setting in S44, a fixed value of the amount of change is set (S46), and the color width is calculated in the same manner as above (S47). After calculating the color width, a color pattern is obtained according to each color width (S48).

Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the data in the color buffer has been completed (S49). If the data has not been completed yet, the flow returns to the step S43. When the data is completed, the pattern of the target symbol is acquired (S50). In addition, characters etc. are included in the target design.

Then, as shown in FIG. 18, a window is displayed for selecting whether the object to be painted with the gradation / rainbow is the background or the inside of the object design (S).
51). It is determined whether the object to be painted is the background (S5).
2) If it is a background, an outline pattern corresponding to the pattern No. stored in the color arrangement data storage unit 14 is obtained (S53), and a background painting process is performed on the pattern (S54). On the other hand, if the object to be painted is not the background in S52, the inside of the object design is painted with a gradation / rainbow pattern (S5).
5).

FIG. 27 shows an example in which the above operation is actually performed. FIG. 7A shows an example in which gradation is performed, and FIG. 7B shows an example in which gradation is repeated twice. FIG. 9C shows an example in which a rainbow is performed, and FIG. 10D shows an example in which the inside of a character is gradation.

With the above operation, based on the type of the selected document and the word to be imaged, it is possible to automatically determine the gradation and rainbow colors, characters and background colors, and fonts that match those images. it can. Therefore, in comparison with the related art in which the user has to individually set the above colors and typefaces, the present application automatically determines each component of the outline expression configured by combining the colors and typefaces. The above-described components can easily output a color expression suitable for the purpose with consistency.

Further, it is possible to reduce the number of designated items that have caused trouble in the operation, and to perform the operation easily. Moreover,
It is possible to execute the above functions with designated items that do not require specialized skills or knowledge. In other words, since the outline expression using the advanced color expression such as gradation is automatically created by a simple operation, a document containing the outline expression can be created easily even for a person who is not used to machine operation. Further, fine and versatile expressions can be achieved by a combination of a typeface, a character color (or a gradation / rainbow color of the character), a background color (or a gradation / rainbow color of the background), and the like.

Further, by simply designating two points in the text, it is possible to designate an area for performing gradation / rainbow. Therefore, the color expression suitable for the image of the document can be automatically determined by a simple operation of selecting the designated range and the image of the document. Further, by performing the color designation position setting within the range designated by the region, the color expression can be further diversified.

In the color transition setting, the trajectory speed and the rate of change of coordinates are extracted from the trajectory wave input by a pointing device such as a stylus pen, and the respective colors constituting the gradation / rainbow are matched with the trajectory to obtain the optimum interval. Display with. Therefore, a load is not applied to the pressure sensor unlike the related art. Further, based on the trajectory speed and the rate of change of the coordinates, a delicate expression such as a gradation / rainbow wave can be added, and various expressions can be realized. As a result, this function can be realized with high accuracy using a general coordinate input pen.

Further, within the range of the gradation / rainbow area setting, the background of the target pattern (including characters) or the inside of the target pattern is selectively designated to determine the gradation / rainbow area. it can. As a result, the selection of the combination of each color of the background and the interior is expanded, so that a variety and variety of outline expressions can be created.

Further, since the determined color expression can be repeated within the designated area, it is not necessary to repeat the same operation, and the operation can be simplified and the operation time can be shortened.

Further, in specifying a rainbow, a color change specified in advance is stored, and a color gamut group is color-expressed based on the stored color change data, so that a color that is not uniform and has a variation is provided. And various color expressions can be realized.

The tables and windows in this embodiment are merely examples, and the present invention is not limited to them. That is, the tables are designated by letters and numbers, but may be designated by other symbols.

[0077]

As described above, in the image output apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, the type table in which the types of the documents are stored in advance and the words representing the images corresponding to the types are stored in advance. An image table, a type image conversion means for referring to the image table and converting to a word corresponding to the type selected from the type table, and an image color conversion table in which the color scheme and typeface corresponding to the word are stored in advance. And image color conversion means for referring to the image color conversion table and converting the color and font corresponding to the word.

Thus, by simply selecting a word representing the type of the designated document and its image, a color expression and a character typeface that match the image of the document are automatically created.
An outline expression constituted by combining them can be output. As a result, it is possible to greatly reduce the number of designated items that have caused complexity on the operation side when creating an outline expression, and to simplify the creation procedure.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the image output device, the image color conversion table has data of a start color which is a start color of gradation and an end color which is an end color, and the start point and the end point define the above. The configuration includes a range setting unit that sets a range in which a gradation is drawn, and a color calculation unit that calculates a color between a start color and an end color based on a preset number of divisions.

As a result, gradation can be easily expressed simply by designating the two points, the start point and the end point. As a result, in addition to the effect of claim 1, there is an effect that even a beginner can create a gradation expression in a short time.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the image output device, the image color conversion table has the color data of the rainbow which is a color band group composed of a plurality of colors, and the rainbow is described by the start point and the end point. The configuration includes a range setting unit that sets a range.

Thus, the rainbow can be easily expressed simply by specifying the two points, the start point and the end point. As a result, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, there is an effect that even a beginner can create a rainbow expression in a short time.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration of main elements of an image output device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of the image output device.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a type table for displaying a document type selection window.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of the selection window.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an image table for displaying a document image selection window.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of the selection window.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a type conversion table for converting a character string of a document type freely input by a user into a type existing in a type table.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an image conversion table for converting a character string of an image of a document freely input by a user into an image existing in an image table.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an image color scheme conversion table for deriving a color scheme and the like from an image of a selected document.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a rainbow color table for deriving a rainbow color from a rainbow No.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a character string input window when free input is selected.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a window for setting a rainbow color arrangement in advance.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing a method of specifying a range of a gradation / rainbow area.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of an image displayed by the range designation method.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing a method of setting a gradation / rainbow color designation position.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image displayed by the above method.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram showing an input method of gradation / rainbow color transition setting.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a display example of a selection window of a painting target area.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a division number setting window.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing an operation of the image output device.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing the operation of the image output device.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing an operation of the image output device.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing an operation of the image output device.

FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing a range designation operation of the image output device.

FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing an operation of setting a color designation position of the image output device.

FIG. 26 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of setting a color transition of the image output apparatus.

FIG. 27 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image output by the image output device. FIG. 27 (a) shows a case where gradation is performed, and FIG. 27 (b) shows a case where gradation is repeated.
(C) shows the case where the rainbow is performed, and (d) shows the case where the inside of the character is gradation.

FIG. 28 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a setting window of a conventional image output device.

FIG. 29 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a window when a deformation pattern type of the setting window is selected.

FIG. 30 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a window when a character type of the setting window is selected.

FIG. 31 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a window when a typeface of the setting window is selected.

FIG. 32 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a window when the character spacing of the setting window is selected.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 CPU 6 ROM 7 RAM 8 types table 9 image table 12 image color conversion table 18 types image conversion means 19 image color conversion means 20 range setting means 23 color calculation means

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. An image output device for outputting a color image to a display device, comprising: a type table in which types of documents are stored in advance; an image table in which words representing images corresponding to the types are stored in advance; A type image conversion means for referring to the image table and converting to a word corresponding to the type selected from the type table; an image color conversion table in which the color scheme and typeface corresponding to the word are stored in advance; An image output device comprising: an image color arrangement conversion unit that converts a color and a font corresponding to the word by referring to a conversion table. 2. The image color arrangement conversion table has data of a start color which is a start color of a gradation and an end color which is an end color, and sets a range in which the gradation is described by a start point and an end point. 2. The image output apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a range setting unit configured to calculate a color between a start color and an end color based on a preset number of divisions. 3. A range setting means, wherein the image color conversion table has color data of a rainbow, which is a color band group composed of a plurality of colors, and sets a range in which the rainbow is described by a start point and an end point. The image output device according to claim 1, further comprising: