JP5097659B2 - Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and image processing program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus having a hardware key, an image processing method, and an image processing program.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, not only a mere digital copying machine but also a digital multifunction peripheral (MFP) that is combined with various functions such as a facsimile function, a printer function, a scanner function, and the like is known. In the MFP, images can be stored. In the future, as the amount of data stored in the MFP increases, a method for efficiently searching for necessary data from a large amount of data stored in the MFP will be required. The MFP is provided with a user interface such as an operation panel or a display device, and it is desired to use these user interfaces efficiently for image search.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique in which a display screen is divided into a plurality of divided display areas and the divided display areas are selected using a touch panel or a hard key. Furthermore, according to the present technology, the size of each divided display area can be changed.

JP 2004-21704 A

  However, for example, if image data is displayed on a display device and an input of a search condition is received from a user with reference to the displayed image data, an area for displaying image data as a search result is limited. Further, it cannot be realized in an MFP without a display device, which is a problem.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and by efficiently using the user interface provided in the MFP, an image can be searched according to the user's wishes without requiring a complicated operation. It is an object to provide a processing device, an image processing method, and an image processing program.

In order to solve the above-described problem and achieve the object, the present invention is an image processing apparatus including a plurality of hard keys, and a plurality of images corresponding to an arrangement of an image and the plurality of hard keys of the image. and the region, and stores put corresponds to the attributes of each region, respectively and a plurality of areas obtained by dividing in correspondence to the arrangement of more of the plurality of hard keys the region, the attribute of each region When the predetermined hard key is pressed by the user and the image storage means for storing the information in association with each other, the area corresponding to the position of the pressed hard key is specified, and in the state where the predetermined area is specified, When a predetermined hard key is pressed by from among the plurality of regions included in the region are identified, the area specifying means for specifying a region corresponding to the position of the hard key is pressed, the user Attribute receiving means for receiving an input of the attribute of the area specified by the area specifying means, and the attribute of the area specified by the area specifying means in the image storage means is an attribute received by the attribute receiving means. Search means for searching for the matching image.

The present invention is also an image processing method in an image processing apparatus having a plurality of hard keys, the image processing apparatus including an image and a plurality of regions corresponding to the arrangement of the plurality of hard keys in the image. , Storing the attribute of each area in association with each other , and further associating each of the plurality of areas obtained by further dividing the area with the arrangement of the plurality of hard keys, and the attribute of each area An area obtained by dividing the image corresponding to the arrangement of the plurality of hard keys when the user presses a predetermined hard key; identifying the area corresponding to the pressed position of the hard key, in a state identified predetermined area, further the predetermined hard key is pressed by the user, included in the region are identified From among the plurality of regions that receives the area specifying step of specifying an area corresponding to the position of the hard key is pressed, the attribute receiving unit, the input of the attribute of the region specified in said region specifying step from a user An attribute receiving step, and a search means for searching the image in which the attribute of the area specified in the area specifying step matches the attribute received in the attribute receiving step in the storage means. It is characterized by.

The present invention is also an image processing program for causing a computer to execute an image, the image, a plurality of areas corresponding to the arrangement of the plurality of hard keys of the image, and an attribute of each area. Storage means for storing the information in association with each other, and further storing each of the plurality of areas obtained by dividing the area corresponding to the arrangement of the plurality of hard keys, and the attributes of each area in association with each other; When a predetermined hard key is pressed by the user, the area is obtained by dividing the image corresponding to the arrangement of the plurality of hard keys, and corresponds to the position of the pressed hard key. identifies areas, in a state identified predetermined area, further the predetermined hard key is pressed by the user, from among a plurality of areas included in the areas that are identified, A region specifying step of specifying an area corresponding to Do the hard key position, and attribute receiving step of receiving an input of the attribute of the region specified in said region specifying step from a user, in the storage means, the area specifying The computer is caused to execute a search step for searching for the image in which the attribute of the area specified in the step matches the attribute received in the attribute reception step.

  According to the present invention, since the same hard key is always assigned to each image area regardless of the size and display position of the displayed image, the operability at the time of image search by the user can be improved without increasing the cost. Play.

  Exemplary embodiments of an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and an image processing program according to the present invention are explained in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a multifunction peripheral (MFP) 100 as an image processing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The MFP 100 includes an image acquisition unit 102, an image processing unit 104, an area division unit 106, an attribute determination unit 108, an image storage unit 110, an area specification unit 120, an instruction reception unit 122, and a display unit 124. A search unit 126, an attribute change unit 128, and an image editing unit 130.

  The image acquisition unit 102 acquires image data from the outside. Specifically, the image data read by the image reading device is acquired. The image processing unit 104 performs normal image processing such as γ correction and color conversion on the image data acquired by the image acquisition unit 102. The area dividing unit 106 divides the image data acquired by the image acquisition unit 102 into a plurality of areas in parallel with the image processing by the image processing unit 104.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the image data 210 is divided into a plurality of areas corresponding to the key arrangement of the hard keys 200 provided in the housing of the multifunction peripheral 100. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, it is divided into a total of 12 regions of 4 rows and 3 columns corresponding to a 4 × 3 key arrangement. Each area is assigned a corresponding hard key number as position information. For example, the area in the upper left corner corresponds to hard key 1 and is therefore assigned number 1. Since the upper center area corresponds to the hard key 2, the number 2 is assigned.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the area dividing unit 106 further divides each area obtained by the area division. Also in this case, the area is divided into a plurality of areas corresponding to the key arrangement of the hard key 200. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the area 220 of number 6 obtained by the area division is further divided into 12 areas. Similarly, the other areas are divided into 12 areas. Hereinafter, a region obtained by one region division is referred to as a first region. An area obtained by dividing the area twice, that is, an area obtained by dividing the first area is referred to as a second area.

  In the present embodiment, a hard key having 4 rows and 3 columns will be described as an example, but the arrangement of the hard keys is not limited to this. For example, in a multi-function peripheral having a 4 × 4 hard key, the image area dividing unit 106 divides the image data into 16 areas of 4 × 4.

  The attribute determination unit 108 determines the attribute of each region (first region and second region) obtained by the region dividing unit 106 by image region separation processing. Attributes include text, photos, and white background. For example, in the image data shown in FIG. 2, the areas of numbers 1, 2, 3, 6, *, 0, # include only character information. For this reason, the attribute is determined to be a character by the image area separation process. Further, since the areas of numbers 4, 5, 7, and 8 are areas of only photo data, the attribute is determined to be a photograph by the image area separation process. The area of number 9 does not contain any information, and is determined to be a white paper portion.

  The image storage unit 110 stores the image data subjected to the image processing by the image processing unit 104, the region division result obtained by the region dividing unit 106, and the attribute assigned to each region in association with each other.

  The area specifying unit 120 specifies an area corresponding to the pressed hard key when the user presses the hard key and the detection apparatus detects the pressing of the hard key. The instruction receiving unit 122 receives various instructions and attribute designations input from the user via the user interface. Examples of the instruction include an attribute change instruction and an image editing instruction. The instruction receiving unit 122 corresponds to attribute receiving means, first instruction receiving means, and second instruction receiving means. The display unit 124 displays various information.

  The search unit 126 searches for image data that matches the search conditions in accordance with the contents received by the instruction receiving unit 122. The attribute changing unit 128 changes the attribute of a predetermined area in accordance with the attribute changing instruction received by the instruction receiving unit 122. The image editing unit 130 edits an image in a predetermined area in accordance with the image editing instruction received by the instruction receiving unit 122.

  4 and 5 are diagrams illustrating the data configuration of the image storage unit 110. FIG. The image storage unit 110 stores image data, a plurality of regions obtained by dividing the image data, and attributes in association with each other. As shown in FIG. 5, each first area is associated with a plurality of second areas obtained by dividing each first area and attributes.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating image search processing by the multifunction peripheral 100. In the image search process, the user first inputs a search condition. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, attribute options are displayed on the display device 250 of the operation display unit 20 provided in the multifunction peripheral 100. Here, the user first presses the hard key having the number corresponding to the target area. Then, an attribute to be designated on the display device 250 is selected. The display device 250 is a touch panel.

  When the hard key is pressed by the user, the area specifying unit 120 specifies an area corresponding to the hard key pressed by the user (step S100). Further, when an attribute for the selected area is input by the user, the instruction receiving unit 122 receives the input attribute (step S102).

  For example, when searching for the image shown in FIG. 2, the user selects the hard keys 1, 2, 3, 6, *, 0, #, and selects a character attribute on the display device 250. Further, the hard keys 4, 5, 7, and 8 are selected, and the photograph attribute is selected on the display device 250. Further, the hard key 9 is selected, and the paper white attribute is selected. When the attribute of the predetermined area is not specified, for example, when the attribute of the predetermined area is forgotten at the time of search, the hard key of the area is selected and “Don't care” is displayed on the display screen 210. ”Is selected.

  With the above operation, the search condition for each region for searching for image data is input. Note that when “Do n’t care” is selected for a predetermined area, the search condition is that the attribute of the area does not matter.

  If no image data is stored in the image storage unit 110 (No at Step S104), a warning message indicating that no image data is stored is displayed on the display device 250 (Step S106), and the process is terminated. . When the image data is stored in the image storage unit 110 (Yes in step S104), the search unit 126 matches the attribute of the area specified by the area specifying unit 120 with the attribute received by the instruction receiving unit 122. Image data is searched (step S108).

  If there is no image data that matches the search condition (No at Step S110), a warning message indicating that there is no image data that matches the search condition is displayed on the display device 250 (Step S112). Return. If there is image data that matches the search condition (step S110, Yes) and there are two or more image data that match the search condition (step S114, No), a plurality of image data are arranged according to the set condition. Replacement is performed (step S116). The setting condition is a condition for rearranging data such as order of use frequency, order of saved date, order of use history, order of file size, and is set in advance by the user. As another example, it may be set in advance in the device. Then, the display unit 124 displays a plurality of image data rearranged on the display screen 210.

  If there is only one image data that matches the search condition (step S114, Yes), the display unit 124 displays this image data (step S118).

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a preview screen that displays a plurality of image data as a search result. In this way, a plurality of image data are displayed in a list on the preview screen. When it cannot be displayed on the display device 250, it is divided into a plurality of pages, and buttons for the next page and the previous page are displayed on the display device 250 as shown in FIG. By selecting these buttons, the display page can be switched. When the first page button is selected while the first page is displayed, the last page is displayed.

  In the present embodiment, since each area of the image data serving as a search condition is assigned to a hard key, there is no need to perform display for selecting each area on the display device 250. For this reason, more image data (search results) can be displayed on the preview screen.

  As shown in FIG. 8, image data is displayed as a search result, and when a desired image is selected by the user (step S120, Yes), various processes such as output on the selected image data are performed (step S122). . This completes the image data search process. On the other hand, if no image data is selected (No at step S120), the process returns to step S100 again.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a detailed process of the area specifying process (step S100) described with reference to FIG. First, a predetermined hard key is pressed by the user (step S130). When the number of times of pressing is one (step S132, No), the area specifying unit 120 selects an area corresponding to the pressed hard key (step S134). For example, when the hard key 6 is pressed, the area 6 shown in FIG. 2 is selected. If there is an additional designation by the user (step S136, Yes), the process returns to step S130 again. If there is no additional designation (step S136, No), the area specifying process ends.

  In step S132, when the number of times of pressing is two or more (step S132, Yes), the pressed key number is stored (step S140). Then, a hard key is assigned to the area corresponding to the pressed key number (step S142). For example, when the hard key 6 is pressed twice, the hard key is assigned to the first area 220 of the area 6 shown in FIG.

  If a hard key is assigned to the second area and the key is further pressed (step S144), if the number of times of pressing is one (step S146, No), the area of the pressed key is selected. (Step S148). For example, when a hard key 6 is pressed when each of the second areas in the first area 220 of number 6 shown in FIG. 3 is assigned, the second of the number 6 in the first area 220 is pressed. A region is selected. If there is an additional designation by the user (step S150, Yes), the process returns to step S144. When there is no additional designation (step S150, No), the area specifying process ends.

  When the number of times of pressing is two times or more (step S146, Yes) and the pressed key is the same as the pressed key in step S130 (step S160, Yes), the hard key is assigned to the first area. (Step S162), the process returns to step S130. That is, when the hard key 6 is pressed twice when each of the second areas in the first area 220 of the number 6 shown in FIG. 3 is assigned, the first in the image data 210 is displayed. A hard key is assigned to the area.

  In step S160, when the key is different from the pressed key (step S160, No), the pressed key number is stored (step S164). Then, a hard key is assigned to the second area of the pressed key (step S166), and the process returns to step S144. For example, it is assumed that the hard key 8 is pressed in a state where the hard key is assigned to the second area corresponding to the first area 220 of number 6 shown in FIG. In this case, a hard key is assigned to the second area corresponding to the first area of number 8.

  As described above, it is possible to select a large number of areas using a limited number of hard keys by switching the areas assigned to the hard keys according to the number of times the hard keys are pressed.

  Note that the area allocated to the hard key may be switched by a predetermined pressing method. As another example, the area allocated to the hard key may be switched depending on the pressing time instead of the number of pressings.

  Further, the multi-function device 100 performs attribute change processing. In the attribute change process, first, the user selects an area to be subjected to the attribute change process by pressing a hard key. Thereby, the area specifying unit 120 specifies an area corresponding to the pressed hard key. Further, when the user inputs a new attribute via the display device 250, the instruction receiving unit 122 acquires an attribute change instruction indicating the input content by the user. Then, the attribute changing unit 128 changes the attribute of the area specified by the area specifying unit 120 according to the attribute change instruction. Then, the attribute of the image storage unit 110 is updated.

  The multi-function device 100 performs image editing processing. In the image editing process, for example, as shown in FIG. 10, an image editing instruction for exchanging the number 4 area and the number 6 area is input. In this case, the user inputs number 4 and number 6 with the hard keys, and inputs an image editing instruction to replace them on the display device 250.

  In response to the input from the user, the area specifying unit 120 specifies two areas corresponding to the hard key, and the instruction receiving unit 122 acquires an image editing instruction indicating the input content by the user. Then, the image editing unit 130 replaces the images in the area specified by the area specifying unit 120. That is, the number assigned to each area is changed. Then, the area number in the image storage unit 110 is updated.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 11, a necessary area can be cut and pasted. In this case, a necessary area can be cut out from a plurality of image data. The user selects image data to be processed using the display device 250, and selects a region to be cut out with a hard key. Then, an image editing instruction for cutting them out is input on the display device 250.

  In response to the input from the user, the area specifying unit 120 specifies an area corresponding to the hard key, and the instruction receiving unit 122 acquires an image editing instruction indicating the content input by the user. Then, the image editing unit 130 cuts out the image of the area specified by the area specifying unit 120.

  As described above, in the MFP 100 according to the present embodiment, since the image area is assigned to the hard key, a large amount of image data (search result) can be displayed on the display device 250. Further, the present invention can be applied to an apparatus that does not include a display device. Furthermore, as described above, it is possible to select an image area by using a hard key, and perform operations such as changing the attribute of the image area and editing the image. Also, since the user assigns each image area to a fixed hard key, the position is easily understood as an image, and a desired area can be easily set.

  In the present embodiment, the attribute determination unit 108 calculates the attribute of each region and its ratio, and the image storage unit 110 stores the attribute. However, the attribute determination unit 108 includes the attribute in addition to the attribute. The image storage unit 110 may further store the attribute ratio. In this case, the user specifies not only the attribute but also the ratio at the time of retrieval. Thereby, more detailed search conditions can be set, and an image search meeting the user's wishes can be performed.

  FIG. 12 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the multifunction peripheral 100 according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the multifunction peripheral 100 has a configuration in which a controller 10 and an engine unit (Engine) 60 are connected by a PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) bus. The controller 10 is a controller that controls the entire MFP 100 and controls drawing, communication, and input from an operation unit (not shown). The engine unit 60 is a printer engine that can be connected to a PCI bus, and is, for example, a monochrome plotter, a one-drum color plotter, a four-drum color plotter, a scanner, or a fax unit. The engine unit 60 includes an image processing part such as error diffusion and gamma conversion in addition to a so-called engine part such as a plotter.

  The controller 10 includes a CPU 11, a north bridge (NB) 13, a system memory (MEM-P) 12, a south bridge (SB) 14, a local memory (MEM-C) 17, and an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit). 16 and a hard disk drive (HDD) 18, and the north bridge (NB) 13 and the ASIC 16 are connected by an AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) bus 15. The MEM-P 12 further includes a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12a and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 12b.

  The CPU 11 performs overall control of the multifunction peripheral 100, has a chip set including the NB 13, the MEM-P 12, and the SB 14, and is connected to other devices via the chip set.

  The NB 13 is a bridge for connecting the CPU 11 to the MEM-P 12, SB 14, and AGP 15, and includes a memory controller that controls reading and writing to the MEM-P 12, a PCI master, and an AGP target.

  The MEM-P 12 is a system memory used as a memory for storing programs and data, a memory for developing programs and data, a memory for drawing a printer, and the like, and includes a ROM 12a and a RAM 12b. The ROM 12a is a read-only memory used as a program / data storage memory, and the RAM 12b is a writable / readable memory used as a program / data development memory, a printer drawing memory, or the like.

  The SB 14 is a bridge for connecting the NB 13 to a PCI device and peripheral devices. The SB 14 is connected to the NB 13 via a PCI bus, and a network interface (I / F) unit and the like are also connected to the PCI bus.

  The ASIC 16 is an IC (Integrated Circuit) for image processing applications having hardware elements for image processing, and has a role of a bridge for connecting the AGP 15, PCI bus, HDD 18 and MEM-C 17. The ASIC 16 includes a PCI target and an AGP master, an arbiter (ARB) that forms the core of the ASIC 16, a memory controller that controls the MEM-C 17, a plurality of DMACs (Direct Memory) that perform rotation of image data by hardware logic and the like. Access Controller) and a PCI unit that performs data transfer between the engine unit 60 via the PCI bus. An FCU (Fax Control Unit) 30, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) 40, and an IEEE 1394 (the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 1394) interface 50 are connected to the ASIC 16 via a PCI bus. The operation display unit 20 is directly connected to the ASIC 16.

  The MEM-C 17 is a local memory used as an image buffer for copying and a code buffer, and an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 18 is a storage for storing image data, programs, font data, and forms. It is.

  The AGP 15 is a bus interface for a graphics accelerator card proposed for speeding up graphics processing. The AGP 15 speeds up the graphics accelerator card by directly accessing the MEM-P 12 with high throughput. .

  Further, the image processing program executed by the multifunction peripheral 100 according to the embodiment may be stored on a computer connected to a network such as the Internet and provided by being downloaded via the network. Further, the image processing program executed by the multifunction peripheral according to the present embodiment may be configured to be provided or distributed via a network such as the Internet.

  Further, the image processing program according to the present embodiment may be provided by being incorporated in advance in a ROM or the like.

  The image processing program executed by the MFP 100 according to the present embodiment includes the above-described units (image acquisition unit, image processing unit, region dividing unit, attribute determining unit, image storage unit, region specifying unit, and the like). , An instruction receiving unit, a display unit, a search unit, an attribute changing unit, and an image editing unit). As actual hardware, a CPU (processor) can store an image processing program from the storage medium. Are loaded onto the main storage device, and the image acquisition unit, the image processing unit, the region dividing unit, the attribute determining unit, the image storing unit, the region specifying unit, and the instruction receiving unit are read. A display unit, a display unit, a search unit, an attribute change unit, and an image editing unit are generated on the main storage device.

  In the above embodiment, the image processing apparatus of the present invention will be described by taking an example in which the image processing apparatus is applied to a multifunction machine having at least two functions among a copy function, a printer function, a scanner function, and a facsimile function. The present invention can be applied to any image forming apparatus such as a printer, a scanner apparatus, and a facsimile apparatus.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the multifunction peripheral 100. FIG. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the hard key 200 and area division. It is a figure which shows a 1st area | region and a 2nd area | region. 3 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration of an image storage unit 110. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration of an image storage unit 110. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an image search process. 12 is a diagram showing a display example of the display device 250. FIG. It is a figure which shows a preview screen. It is a flowchart which shows the detailed process of an area | region specific process. It is a figure which shows the example of image editing. It is a figure which shows the example of image editing. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a multifunction machine.

Explanation of symbols

10 Controller 11 CPU
12 MEM-P
12a ROM
12b RAM
13 NB
14 SB
15 AGP bus 16 ASIC
17 MEM-C
18 HDD
20 Operation display section 30 FCU
40 USB
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 50 IEEE1394 interface 60 Engine part 100 Multifunction machine 102 Image acquisition part 104 Image processing part 106 Area division part 108 Attribute determination part 110 Image storage part 120 Area specification part 122 Instruction reception part 124 Display part 126 Search part 128 Attribute change part 130 Image editing Part

Claims (7)

An image processing apparatus having a plurality of hard keys,
An image, a plurality of areas corresponding to the arrangement of the plurality of hard keys in the image, and attributes of each area are stored in association with each other, and the area is further divided in accordance with the arrangement of the plurality of hard keys. Image storage means for storing each of the plurality of regions obtained by the above and the attributes of each region in association with each other ;
When a predetermined hard key is pressed by the user, the area corresponding to the position of the pressed hard key is specified, and when the predetermined area is specified, the user further presses the predetermined hard key. An area specifying means for specifying an area corresponding to the pressed hard key position from a plurality of areas included in the specified area;
Attribute receiving means for receiving an input of an attribute of the area specified by the area specifying means from a user;
An image processing apparatus comprising: a search unit configured to search for the image in which the attribute of the area specified by the area specifying unit matches the attribute received by the attribute receiving unit. Further comprising region dividing means for dividing the image into a plurality of the regions corresponding to the arrangement of the plurality of hard keys;
The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image storage unit stores a plurality of the regions obtained by the region dividing unit in association with the image. Attribute determination means for determining the attribute of the region by image region separation processing of the region,
The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image storage unit stores the attribute determined by the attribute determination unit in association with the region. First instruction receiving means for receiving an attribute change instruction for the area specified by the area specifying means from a user;
In accordance with the attribute change instruction received by the first instruction receiving means, further comprising attribute changing means for changing the attribute of the area,
4. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the attribute is changed by the attribute changing unit, the image storage unit stores the changed attribute. 5. Second instruction receiving means for receiving from the user an image editing instruction for the area specified by the area specifying means;
In accordance with the image editing instruction received by the second instruction receiving means, further comprising editing means for editing the area,
5. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image storage unit stores the edited region when the region is edited by the editing unit. 6. An image processing method in an image processing apparatus having a plurality of hard keys,
The image processing apparatus stores an image, a plurality of areas corresponding to the arrangement of the plurality of hard keys of the image, and an attribute of each area in association with each other, and the area is further arranged with the arrangement of the plurality of hard keys. Each of a plurality of areas obtained by dividing in correspondence with each other, and storage means for storing the attributes of each area in association with each other ,
Area specifying means, when a predetermined hard key is pressed by the user, an area obtained by dividing an image corresponding to the arrangement of the previous SL plurality of hard keys, is depressed in the hard key In a state where the area corresponding to the position is specified and the predetermined area is specified, when a predetermined hard key is further pressed by the user, the user presses the plurality of areas included in the specified area. An area specifying step for specifying an area corresponding to the position of the hard key ,
An attribute accepting step for accepting an input of an attribute of the area identified in the area identifying step from a user;
An image characterized in that the search means includes a search step for searching for the image in which the attribute of the area specified in the area specifying step matches the attribute received in the attribute receiving step in the storage means. Processing method. An image processing program for causing a computer to execute,
The computer stores an image, a plurality of regions corresponding to the arrangement of the plurality of hard keys of the image, and attributes of each region in association with each other, and the region further corresponds to the arrangement of the plurality of hard keys. Storage means for storing each of the plurality of areas obtained by dividing and the attributes of each area in association with each other ,
When a predetermined hard key is pressed by the user, an area obtained by dividing an image corresponding to the arrangement of the plurality of hard keys, the area corresponding to the position of the pressed hard key When the predetermined hard key is further pressed by the user while the predetermined area is specified, the position of the pressed hard key from among the plurality of areas included in the specified area An area specifying step for specifying an area corresponding to ,
An attribute receiving step for receiving an input of an attribute of the area specified in the area specifying step from a user;
An image processing program for causing the computer to execute a search step for searching for the image in which the attribute of the region specified in the region specifying step matches the attribute received in the attribute receiving step.

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