JP3401890B2 - Method and apparatus for processing information medium data - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a printed matter such as a catalog,
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for processing information medium data such as still image data, character data, voice data, moving image data, and search data transmitted by an information medium such as a digital image display device, a high-definition television (HDTV), and a digital printer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in a catalog 1 of lighting equipment as shown in FIG. 7, a color still image 2 created by photographing the lighting equipment and an explanatory character 3 such as price and performance are printed. . Such a catalog 1 is useful as an information source of lighting equipment, but it is troublesome for an individual customer to select a necessary lighting equipment from the catalog 1, for example. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, a sheet 16 in which the floor plan 15 of the customer's house is described is created, and the image 2 of the lighting fixture cut out from the catalog 1 and a piece of the explanatory character 3 are pasted on the sheet 16, and A presentation sheet is created by describing a lead line 17 indicating which room the lighting fixture is attached to on the sheet 16.

[0003]

However, in order to create such a presentation sheet, the catalog 1
It is necessary to select a lighting device from the catalog, cut out a piece of paper from the catalog 1, arrange the cut out piece of paper on the sheet 16 in a well-balanced manner, and draw the lead line 17. Furthermore, when the portion corresponding to the target lighting device is already cut out from the catalog 1, it may be necessary to examine many different catalogs 1, which requires time and effort.

Therefore, it is conceivable to create a computer program capable of creating the above-mentioned presentation sheet on the screen of an image display device such as a CRT and output the created presentation sheet by a printer.

However, in order to create a presentation sheet by using such a computer, it is necessary to make a database of the images 2 and the explanatory characters 3 of the lighting equipment, and there is a problem that it takes a great deal of time to make the database. .

It is an object of the present invention to provide a data processing method and device for information media which can solve the above problems.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided a method for processing information medium data, comprising: still image data for printed matter, which is color separation data by a color separation apparatus for an original, and character data for printed matter, which is input data by a character input apparatus. And is processed based on the still image and the layout data and the link data of the character in the printed matter to create the plate-making data for the printed matter, and based on the layout data and the link data, the still image data for the printed matter and the printed matter The character data is converted into still image data and character data for an information medium which is a means for allowing a person to recognize and transmit information other than the printed matter , and the conversion is performed. Later still image data and character data
Information other than the printed matter to other people
As a data for information media, which is a means of
Still image data and characters corresponding to search marks on printed matter
Link the data for data search and put it in the printed matter.
The converted still image data and sentence corresponding to the search mark
Character data and a still image corresponding to the search result
And characters can be recognized by people using information media other than printed matter.
The feature is that and are possible . The information medium data processing device of the present invention includes a still image data for printed matter, which is color separation data obtained by a color separation device of an original, and character data for printed matter, which is input data by a character input device, as a still image and characters in a printed matter. Based on the layout data and the link data, a means for processing to produce plate-making data for the printed matter, and based on the layout data and the link data, the still image data for the printed matter and the character data for the printed matter are converted into information other than the printed matter. Means for converting still image data and character data for an information medium used for presentation, which is a means for allowing a person to recognize and transmit , and still image data after the conversion
Information other than the printed matter is recognized by people as
Data for information media, which is a means of transmitting
The still image data corresponding to the search mark on the printed matter.
Data and a means for linking the character data search data
And the change corresponding to the search mark in the printed matter.
Search the still image data and character data after the conversion and
A still image and characters corresponding to the search result are displayed on an information medium other than printed matter.
It is characterized in that it can be recognized by a human body .

[0008]

According to the method of the present invention, a person can recognize information other than printed matter based on the still image data for printed matter and the character data for printed matter based on the still image in the printed matter and the layout data and link data of the characters. Then, the data is converted into data for an information medium which is a means for transmitting and is used for presentation. As a result, in order to present a customer with a specific product described in a printed matter such as a catalog, when the customer recognizes a still image and characters of the product using an information medium other than the printed matter, the database for the information medium is used. You can reduce the effort to create. That is, when an information medium database including still image data and character data is created from scratch, not only is the still image data and character data captured, but trimming is performed to remove unnecessary portions of the still image, and still image It is necessary to set the ratio of characters, the magnification of characters, the font of characters, and input link data indicating which character corresponds to which still image. Therefore, for example, it is necessary to make important still images larger than other still images, and to use important fonts for the explanatory text that are different from other characters or to make lines thicker. It takes time and effort. On the other hand, when converting still image data for printed matter and character data for printed matter into data for information media other than printed matter based on still image and character layout data and link data in the preprinted platemaking data already created , The layout data in the plate-making data for the printed matter already includes image trimming information, image or character magnification information, character font information, etc., and the link data indicates which character corresponds to which still image. Since it has already been included, it is possible to make use of the judgment and labor when creating the original for printed matter,
The labor for layout and linking of still images and characters on information media other than printed matter can be reduced. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the time and effort required to give the specific information on the printed matter. Further, according to the method of the present invention, the still image after the conversion is obtained.
Information other than the printed matter is sent to people as data and character data.
Information media data, which is a means of recognizing and transmitting
As a data, the static corresponding to the search mark in the printed matter
Link the search data of image data and character data,
The post-conversion static corresponding to the search sign in the printed matter
Search still image data and character data,
Corresponding still image and text by information media other than printed matter
It is possible to make people recognize it. For example, that
Bar code corresponding to still images and characters in printed matter
Print a search mark such as
Data is used as information media data for still image data and character data.
Link to the data. This allows you to
The corresponding still image data and character data
Searching in the information medium, and stillness corresponding to the search results
Make images and characters recognized by information media other than printed matter
You can give a presentation. The method of the present invention can be implemented by the apparatus of the present invention.

[0009]

Still image data and character data after the conversion
In addition, the information other than the printed matter is transmitted to people by recognizing it.
As the information medium data that is a means, the information
Link audio data and video data transmitted by media
Preferably. This enables information media other than printed matter
When presenting with the body, still images and sentences
Information can be transmitted not only by letters but also by voice and video,
Effective presentation by expanding the amount of information transmitted
Can be done.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A flow chart shown in FIG. 1 showing a procedure and a structure for creating a database for a digital image display device, a high definition television and a digital printer from still image data and character data for catalog 1 shown in FIG. Will be described with reference to.

First, in order to create plate making data for the catalog 1, as shown in FIG. 2, a photograph original 18 obtained by photographing a plurality of lighting fixtures is Y (yellow), M by a color separation device 4 such as a color scanner. (Magenta), C (cyan),
Color separation into four colors of K (black) is carried out, and this color separation data is taken into the plate making computer 6 as still image data 5 for color printed matter. Further, the explanatory note originals 7 such as prices and performances of the plurality of lighting fixtures are taken into the computer 6 as the character data 9 for printed matter by the character input device 8. The still image data 5 for printed matter and the character data 9 for printed matter are data that form a still image and a character by a set of dots, for example, and can be constituted by data whose resolution is determined by the dot density (dpi).

Next, the pages of the still image 2 and the character 3 in the catalog 1 of each lighting fixture, the positions of the still image 2 and the character 3 on each page, the trimming method of the still image 2, the still image 2 and the character 3 are shown. Information necessary for the layout of the still image 2 and the character 3 in the catalog 1 such as the magnification and the typeface of the character 3 is input to the computer 6 as the layout data 13 by the input device 10. Also, which still image 2
Information regarding which character 3 corresponds to is input to the computer 6 as the link data 14 by the input device 10.
Based on the layout data 13 and the link data 14, the computer 6 processes the still image data 5 for printed matter and the character data 9 for printed matter to create plate-making data for printed matter. The printing plate making data is output to the plate making device 11 to make a printing plate, and the catalog 1 is produced by the plate making device.
Is printed.

From the plate making computer 6 to the database managing computer 20, the still image data 5 for printed matter, the character data 9 for printed matter, and the layout data 13 are displayed.
And the link data 14 is output. In the database management computer 20, based on the layout data 13 and the link data 14, the still image data 5 for printed matter and the character data 9 for printed matter are still image data 5a, 5b, 5c for information media other than printed matter. 5,
d and character data 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d.

As an information medium other than the printed matter, as shown in FIG. 3, for example, a low-resolution monochrome liquid crystal image display device 30 connected to a microcomputer 31 which can be carried by a salesperson, or as shown in FIG. , A CRT display device 33 and a digital color printer 34 which are connected to the personal computer 32 and can display a moving image and have a low resolution of about 16 colors and a low resolution of about several tens of dpi, and a digital color printer 34, as shown in FIG. A high-definition television 36 connected to the computer 35 and a digital color printer 38 connected to the computer 37 as shown in FIG. 6, for example, having a medium color of about 256 colors and a medium resolution of about several hundred dpi can be exemplified. it can.

When the still image data 5 for printed matter and the character data 9 for printed matter are converted into still image data 5a and character data 9a for the low-resolution monochrome liquid crystal image display device 30, still image data 5 for printed matter and printed matter The resolution of the work character data 9 is reduced so as to match the resolution of the image display device 30. For example, each data is a dot with a still image 2
Or to form the character 3, the dot density is reduced. Also, the color separation data of the Y, M, C, and K colors of the still image data 5 for printed matter is converted into monochrome data according to the brightness. A known conversion formula can be used for the conversion. As for the layout of images and characters on the screen of the image display device 30, necessary items are designated from the layout data 13 and used. This allows
It is possible to make use of the judgment and time and effort required when laying out in the catalog 1, and it is possible to reduce the labor for laying out still images and characters on the screen of the image display device 30. When the image is projected from the screen of the image display device 30 by the trimming or the magnification based on the layout data 13, the magnification data is changed or the trimming data is changed. If the image display device 30 cannot display the typeface of the characters based on the layout data 13, the magnification and the typeface data are changed. For example, in the print layout data 13, when a character to be emphasized is displayed in italic type and other characters are displayed in Mincho type, the image display device 30 cannot display the italic type and the bold typeface is used. If the Mincho font can be displayed, the italicized portion can be converted to bold font so that the characters to be emphasized can be emphasized as they are, and the intention included in the layout data 13 in the catalog 1 can be emphasized. You can make use of it.

When the still image data 5 for printed matter and the character data 9 for printed matter are converted into still image data 5b and character data 9b for the image display device 33 and the printer 34 connected to the personal computer 32, still image for printed matter is converted. The resolutions of the image data 5 and the printed character data 9 are reduced to match the resolution of the image display device 33. In addition, the color separation data of the Y, M, C, and K four colors of the still image data 5 for printed matter is converted into R (red) for the image display device 33,
The color separation data of 16 gradations of three colors of G (green) and B (blue) is converted. The color separation data is converted by the personal computer 32 into color separation data corresponding to the color ink density of the printer 34. As for the layout of images and characters on the screen of the image display device 33, necessary ones are designated and used from the layout data 13 and the layout data 13 is changed as necessary. Based on the layout of images and characters on the screen of the image display device 33, the personal computer 32 determines the layout of images and characters on the printing surface of the printer 34.

The still image data 5 for printed matter and the character data 9 for printed matter are converted into still image data 5c and character data 9c for the high-definition television 36 connected to the computer 35.
In the case of the conversion to, the resolutions of the still image data 5 for printed matter and the character data 9 for printed matter are reduced so as to match the resolution of the high-definition television 36. In addition, Y, M, and
The color separation data of C, K4 colors is converted into color separation data of R, G, B3 colors in accordance with the standard (BTA standard) defined for the high definition television 36. As for the layout of still images and characters on the screen of the high-definition television 36, necessary ones are designated from the layout data 13 and used, and the layout data 13 is changed as necessary.
A monitor image display device 47 in a controlled state is connected to the computer 35.

When the still image data 5 for printed matter and the character data 9 for printed matter are converted into still image data 5d and character data 9d for the medium resolution digital color printer 38 connected to the computer 37, still image for printed matter is converted. The resolutions of the data 5 and the printed character data 9 are reduced to match the resolution of the printer 38. Also, the separated data of Y, M, C, and K colors of the image data 5 is converted into R, G, and B.
It is converted into color separation data of 256 gradations of three colors, and this color separation data is converted by the computer 37 into color separation data corresponding to the color ink density of the printer 38. As for the layout of the still image and the characters on the printing surface of the printer 38, the layout data 1
The necessary items are designated from 3 and used, and the layout data 13 is changed as necessary. An image display device 47 for a monitor in a controlled state is connected to the computer 37.

Still image data 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d for information media other than printed matter, which are converted from the still image data 5 for printed matter and the character data 9 for printed matter as described above.
And the character data 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d are re-linked by linking the information medium data using the link data 14 of the catalog 1.

For the still image data 5a and the character data 9a converted for the monochrome liquid crystal image display device 30,
The search data 50a is linked. That is, a search mark such as a barcode is printed on the catalog 1 corresponding to each lighting fixture, and information corresponding to the search mark is input to the computer 20 as search data 50a by the input device 42. In addition, the link table 60a is created by inputting a signal corresponding to information of which search data 50a belongs to which luminaire to the computer 20 by the input device 42. The link table 60a links the search data 50a to the still image data 5a and the character data 9a converted for the monochrome liquid crystal image display device 30 to complete the first database 70a. As a result, the search mark such as a bar code printed on the catalog 1 is read by the input device 45 such as an optical reading device and input to the microcomputer 31, so that the lighting fixture corresponding to the input search data 50a is stopped. Image data 5a and character data 9a are first
The information corresponding to each data can be transmitted by the image display device 30 by searching the database 70a.

Search data 50b, voice data 51b, and moving image data 52b are linked to the still image data 5b and character data 9b converted for the image display device 33 and printer 34 connected to the personal computer 32. . That is, the relinking process is performed on the search data 50b in the same manner as above. Regarding the audio data 51b and the moving image data 52b, moving image information indicating how to handle the lighting fixture is input to the database management computer 20 by using the voice input device 40 as the audio data 51b for explaining the performance of the lighting fixture and the like. Is input as moving image data 52b by the moving image input device 41. In addition, a signal corresponding to information indicating which lighting data belongs to which luminaire, and a signal corresponding to information indicating which moving picture data 52b belongs to which luminaire are input to the computer 20. And the link table 60b is created. The link table 60
By b, the audio data 51b and the moving image data 52b are linked to the still image data 5b and the character data 9b converted for the image display device 33 and the printer 34,
The second database 70b is completed. As a result, a search mark such as a bar code printed on the catalog 1 is read by the input device 45 such as an optical reading device and input to the computer 32, and a still image of the lighting fixture corresponding to the input search data 50b is obtained. Data 5b, character data 9b, voice data 51b, and moving image data 52
b can be retrieved from the second database 70b, information corresponding to each data can be transmitted by voice, a moving image, a still image and characters using the image display device 33, and can be printed by the printer 34.

The still image data 5c and the character data 9c converted for the high-definition television 36 are subjected to the relinking process in the same manner as described above to obtain the search data 50c and the voice data 51.
c and the moving image data 52c are linked by the link table 60c to complete the third database 70c. As a result, a search mark such as a bar code printed on the catalog 1 is read by the input device 45 such as an optical reading device and input to the computer 35, and a still image of the lighting fixture corresponding to the input search data 50c. The data 5c, the character data 9c, the voice data 51c, and the moving image data 52c are searched from the third database 70c, and the information corresponding to each data can be transmitted by the high definition television 36 by the voice, the moving image, the still image, and the character. .

Medium resolution digital color printer 38
The still image data 5d and the character data 9d converted for use are re-linked in the same manner as described above to link the search data 50d with the link table 60d.
Database 70d is completed. As a result, the search mark such as a bar code printed on the catalog 1 is read by the input device 45 such as an optical reading device and input to the microcomputer 31, so that the lighting fixture corresponding to the input search data 50d is stopped. Image data 5d
And the character data 9d can be retrieved from the fourth database 70d, and the information corresponding to each data can be printed by the printer 38.

In the relinking process, by utilizing the link data 14 for printing the catalog 1, the search data 50a to 50d, the voice data 51b and 51c, and the moving image data 52b and 52c are either still images or characters of the lighting equipment. Since it is sufficient to support only one of them, the input device 42
It is possible to reduce the amount of information input from, and to reduce the labor for creating the link tables 60a to 60d.

The databases 70a to 70d can be used when the above-mentioned presentation sheet is created by a computer program.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, the printed matter is not limited to the above-described catalog 1 of the lighting fixtures, and may be any one created from a still image and characters. In addition, information media other than printed matter include image display devices 30, 33, printers 34, 3 as described above.
8. Not limited to the high-definition television 36, any device capable of transmitting still images and characters may be used. Further, the information data other than the voice data, the moving image data, and the search data as described above may be linked to the still image data and the character data converted into the data for the information medium other than the printed matter.

[0028]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, for printed matter that has already been created.
Uses still image data and character data in platemaking data.
Reduces the effort required to give presentations using
In addition, more effective presentation is possible by expanding the speed and amount of information transmission.
Information media data that can contribute to
A processing method and a processing device can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a data processing procedure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a data processing configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a configuration of an information medium according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a configuration of an information medium according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the configuration of the information medium according to the embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a configuration of an information medium according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of the structure of a catalog.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of conventional problems.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Catalog (printed matter) 2 still images Three characters 5 Still image data for printed matter 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d still image data after conversion 9 Character data for printed matter 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d Character data after conversion 13 Layout data 14 Link data 30, 33 Image display device 34, 38 Printer 36 High Definition TV 50a-50d search data 51b, 51c audio data 52b, 52c Video data

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Hiroaki Kanehara               1-5-1 Taito, Taito-ku, Tokyo               Imprint Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Koji Watanabe               1-5-1 Taito, Taito-ku, Tokyo               Imprint Co., Ltd.                (56) Reference JP-A-4-299342 (JP, A)                 JP-A-63-88990 (JP, A)                 JP 62-55767 (JP, A)                 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-100594 (JP, A)                 JP-A-3-127280 (JP, A)

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A still image data for a printed matter, which is color separation data by a color separation apparatus for an original, and character data for a printed matter, which is input data by a character input device, a still image in a printed matter, layout data of characters, and link data. Based on the layout data and the link data, the still image data for printed matter and the character data for printed matter are made to be recognized by a person other than the printed matter based on the layout data and the link data. It is converted into still image data and character data for an information medium which is a means for transmitting and is used for presentation, and the converted still image data and character data are printed with the mark.
It is a means to let people recognize and transmit information other than printed matter
As data for information media around
For retrieval of still image data and character data corresponding to the index
Linking the data and its converted static corresponding to the search mark in the print
Search still image data and character data,
Corresponding still image and text by information media other than printed matter
A method for processing data for an information medium, which is characterized in that it can be recognized by a person . 2. Still image data and character data after the conversion
In addition, the information other than the printed matter is transmitted to people by recognizing it.
As the information medium data that is a means, the information
The method of processing data for information medium according to claim 1, wherein voice data transmitted by the medium are linked . 3. Still image data and character data after the conversion
In addition, the information other than the printed matter is transmitted to people by recognizing it.
As the information medium data that is a means, the information
The method of processing data for information medium according to claim 1, wherein moving image data transmitted by the medium are linked . 4. Color separation data of a document color separation device.
Still image data for printed matter and input data from a character input device.
Character data for printed matter, which is the data
Layout data and link data for still images and characters
Means for processing to create plate-making data for printed matter
If, on the basis of its layout data and link data
The still image data for printed matter and the character data for printed matter.
It is a means to let people recognize and transmit information other than printed matter.
It ’s an information medium for presentations.
Convert to still image data and character data for what is used
Conversion means, and the converted still image data and character data.
Information other than the printed matter to other people
As a data for information media, which is a means of
Still image data and characters corresponding to search marks on printed matter
Means for linking data for data retrieval,
Quiesce after its conversion corresponding to the search mark in the printed matter
Search for image data and character data and search for the search results.
Responding still images and characters to people using information media other than printed matter
Is characterized by being made to be recognized by
Data processing device for information medium.