JP5119857B2 - Image display program and image display method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an image display program and an image display method for displaying an image.

The following printing control apparatus is known. This print control apparatus accepts selection of images recorded in each folder for a plurality of folders, and prints the selected images (for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2006-350943 A

  However, in the conventional print control apparatus, after the user selects a folder to be printed, the user selects an image to be printed from the image list recorded in the folder, and prints each selected image. It is necessary to set processing parameters such as the number of sheets. When the user changes the processing parameter, the user has to find an image to be printed from the image list, and there is a problem that the operation is complicated.

The image display program according to claim 1, the processing schedule identifier for the processing scheduled image selected by the user from among the plurality of displayed images, and the processing completion identifier for the processed image and identifier setting procedure for setting an image processing scheduled identifier is set, and the display priority order setting procedure processing completed the identifier is set high order display priority set image, set by the display precedence setting procedure Listed on the screen in the order of the image with the scheduled processing identifier set, the image with the completed processing identifier set, the scheduled processing identifier and the image without the completed processing identifier among the plurality of images based on the display priority order An image display procedure to be performed and an input interface for receiving input of processing parameters used for executing processing on the image are associated with each image. An input interface display procedure for displaying on a screen Te, an input reception process for accepting input of process parameters to the input interface, based on the process parameters accepted by the input acceptance procedure, the scheduled processing identifier for each image An image display program for causing a computer to execute a process execution procedure for executing a corresponding process . The identifier setting procedure includes setting a process completion identifier instead of a process scheduled identifier for an image for which processing has been completed. Features.
The image display method according to claim 6, wherein a processing schedule identifier is selected for a processing schedule image selected by a user from a plurality of displayed images, and a processing completion identifier is set for an image that has been processed. The display priority is set higher in the order of the image set with the processing schedule identifier and the image set with the processing completion identifier. Based on the set display priority, the processing schedule identifier is set among the plurality of images. A list of images set in the order of the set image, the image with the processing completion identifier set, the processing schedule identifier, and the image without the processing completion identifier set are input on the screen, and the processing parameters used for executing the processing on the image are input. An input interface for receiving is displayed on the screen in association with each image, accepting input of processing parameters to the input interface, and receiving input Based on the processing parameters received in order, the processing corresponding to the processing schedule identifier is executed for each image, and the processing completion identifier is set instead of the processing schedule identifier for the image that has been processed. To do.

In the present invention, among the plurality of images, only selected images set with a high display priority may be displayed on the screen.
A plurality of images may be displayed on the screen in descending order of display priority.
The process for the selected image is at least one of a print process for outputting the selected image data to the printer for printing, a data output process for outputting the selected image data to an external device, and an image process for the selected image data. It is preferable that
If the process for the selected image is a print process, an identifier may be set for the image to be printed selected by the user.
If the process for the selected image is a print process, an identifier may be set for the image for which the print process has been completed.
An identifier that considers the date and time when the printing process is completed may be set for the image that has been printed.
The identifier data set for the image may be recorded in a nonvolatile storage medium, and the identifier data recorded in the nonvolatile storage medium may be read from the nonvolatile storage medium.

  According to the present invention, processing parameters can be easily set.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of an image display apparatus according to the present embodiment. The image display device 100 is, for example, a personal computer (PC), and includes an operation member 101, an input IF 102, a control device 103, an HDD (hard disk drive) 104, a monitor 105, and an output IF 106.

  The operation member 101 includes various devices operated by the user, such as a keyboard and a mouse. The input IF 102 is an interface for connecting an external device that is a data input source, such as a digital camera. As the input IF 102, a USB interface for performing a wired connection with a digital camera, a wireless LAN module for performing a wireless connection, or the like is used. In the present embodiment, an image file is captured from the digital camera via the input IF 102.

  The HDD 104 is a storage medium for recording an image file taken from the digital camera via the communication device 102, various programs executed by the control device 103, and the like. The monitor 105 is a liquid crystal monitor, for example, and displays various information output from the control device 103.

  The output IF 106 is an interface for connecting an external device to which data is output, such as a printer. As the output IF 106, a USB interface for performing a wired connection with a printer, a wireless LAN module for performing a wireless connection, or the like is used. In the present embodiment, image data is output to the printer via the output IF 106 to print an image.

  In the present embodiment, the image file captured via the input IF 102 and recorded in the HDD 104 is an image file of a predetermined format such as, for example, Exif (Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Camera). This Exif format image file includes image data compressed to a predetermined image format, for example, image data in JPEG format as a main image, and further thumbnail image data (thumbnail image data generated by reducing the main image). ) And image capturing date / time data, etc. are recorded. Note that at least one folder for image file recording is created in advance in the HDD 104, and the control device 103 records the image file in a preset recording destination folder.

  The control device 103 includes a CPU, a memory, and other peripheral circuits, and functionally includes a display control unit 103a and a process execution unit 103b. The memory constituting the control device 103 includes SDRAM and flash memory. The SDRAM is a volatile memory, and is used as a work memory for the CPU to develop a program when the program is executed or as a buffer memory for temporarily recording data. The flash memory is a non-volatile memory in which various parameters read during program execution are recorded.

  When the operation member 101 is operated by the user and the activation of the image display application is instructed by the user, the control device 103 reads and executes the image display application program recorded in the HDD 104, The following processing is performed.

  The display control unit 103a reads a plurality of image files from a predetermined folder in the HDD 104, and acquires thumbnail image data recorded in each additional information unit. In the present embodiment, the display control unit 103a reads an image file from a preset default folder. Then, the display control unit 103a arranges the list of thumbnail images acquired from the image file on the print screen shown in FIG. On the print screen, the user selects processing parameters necessary for execution of printing, such as selection of an image to be printed, the number of prints, and a paper size at the time of printing.

  Specifically, the display control unit 103a displays a list of six thumbnail images A to F on the print screen. Then, the display control unit 103a correlates with each of the thumbnail images A to F displayed as a list, and print number selection item 2a for setting the number of prints and paper size selection item 2b for setting the paper size. Is displayed. Each of these selection items 2a and 2b is a pull-down selection menu, and the user operates the print number selection item 2a using the operation member 101, for example, a mouse, to thereby print the corresponding number of images. Can be selected. Further, the user can select a paper size to be used when printing a corresponding image by operating the paper size selection item 2b using the operation member 101, for example, a mouse.

  In the example shown in FIG. 2, the display control unit 103a displays “0 sheets” as an initial value in each print number selection item 2a, and sets the paper size as an initial value in each paper size selection item 2b. “L” for the L version is displayed. Further, the display control unit 103a displays the printed icon 2c in a superimposed manner on the thumbnail image E corresponding to the image that has been printed in the past. Specifically, as will be described later, the process execution unit 103b sets a print completion flag as an identifier for the image file that has been printed, and the display control unit 103a sets the print completion flag. A printed icon 2c is displayed for the thumbnail image of the current image file. As a result, the user can grasp an image that has already been printed. A method for setting a flag for an image file will be described later.

  Further, the display control unit 103a displays a folder selection button 2d, a display mode change button 2e, a print designation button 2f, a print cancel button 2g, a sort button 2h, a print button 2i, and an end button 2j at the bottom of the print screen. The user can select a folder in which an image to be printed is recorded by operating the mouse and pressing the folder selection button 2d. When the user presses the folder selection button 2d, the process execution unit 103b displays a folder selection dialog on the monitor 105 and accepts a folder selection by the user. The display control unit 103a reads thumbnail image data from an image file recorded in the folder selected by the user, and displays a list of thumbnail images on the print screen.

  The user can set extraction conditions for thumbnail images to be displayed on the print screen by operating the display mode change button 2e with the mouse. The display mode change button 2e is a pull-down menu, and the user operates the display mode change button 2e with a mouse to change the display mode of thumbnail images to “display all images” or “scheduled print image”. , And “printed image”.

  In the example illustrated in FIG. 2, the thumbnail image display mode is set to “all image display”. In this case, the display control unit 103 a operates the folder selection button 2 d on the print screen to be displayed by the user. Displays thumbnail images of all image files recorded in the selected folder.

  On the other hand, when the display mode change button 2e is operated by the user with the mouse, and the display mode of the thumbnail image is changed to “scheduled print image”, the display control unit 103a will be described later. In addition, only thumbnail images of images selected as images to be printed by the user are displayed in a list on the print screen. A display example of the print screen when the thumbnail image display mode is changed to “print scheduled image” will be described later with reference to FIG.

  When the display mode change button 2e is operated by the user with the mouse and the display mode of the thumbnail image is changed to “printed image”, the display control unit 103a displays the image that has been printed. List only thumbnail images on the print screen. A display example of the print screen when the thumbnail image display mode is changed to “printed image” will be described later with reference to FIG.

  The user can instruct the end of the image display application by operating the mouse and pressing the end button 2j. When the user presses the end button 2j, the process execution unit 103b ends the display of the print screen on the monitor 105. That is, the process execution unit 103b closes the print screen. A process performed by the process execution unit 103b when the user presses any of the buttons 2f to 2i will be described later.

  The user can select an image to be printed by operating a mouse operation and clicking a thumbnail image on the print screen shown in FIG. The display control unit 103a adds a frame around the thumbnail image clicked by the user to clearly indicate that the image corresponding to the thumbnail image has been selected as the print target. For example, when the thumbnail images A, B, and D are clicked by the user, the display control unit 103a displays a frame 3a around the thumbnail images A, B, and D as shown in FIG.

  The user can set an image corresponding to the selected thumbnail image as a print target by pressing the print designation button 2f while at least one thumbnail image is selected. When the user presses the print designation button 2f, the process execution unit 103b sets a print schedule flag as an identifier for the image file corresponding to the thumbnail image selected at that time.

  In the present embodiment, a flag data file for recording the file name of the image file in association with the flag set in the image file is recorded in the HDD 104 or the flash memory. The process execution unit 103b reads the flag data file onto the SDRAM, and in the flag data file, the file name of the image file corresponding to the thumbnail image selected when the print designation button 2f is pressed, Record in association with the print schedule flag. The above-described print completion flag is also recorded in the flag data file read on the SDRAM in association with the file name of the image file that has been printed.

  Note that the setting of the print schedule flag and the print completion flag in the image file is all performed on the flag data file read into the SDRAM during execution of the image display application. Then, the processing execution unit 103b overwrites the flag data recorded in the HDD 104 or the flash memory with the flag data file on the SDRAM when the image display application is terminated, so that the flag recorded in the flash memory is overwritten. Update the data. The flag data may be recorded in the additional information section in each image file without being recorded in the flag data file as a separate file.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the display control unit 103a superimposes and displays the print designation icon 4a on the thumbnail image selected when the print designation button 2f is pressed. In addition, the display control unit 103a changes the display of the print number selection item 2a corresponding to the selected thumbnail image to “1 sheet”. For example, the print designation icon 4a is displayed superimposed on each of the thumbnail images A, B, and D, and the display of the print number selection item 2a corresponding to each is changed to “1 sheet”. Thus, by displaying the print designation icon 4a on the thumbnail image, the user can check the selection status of the print target image on the print screen. In addition, by automatically changing the number of prints of the image set as a print target to “1”, it is possible to save the user from setting the number of prints.

  The user can also select an image to be printed by operating the mouse to change the print number selection item 2a from “0” to one or more. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the user can set an image corresponding to the thumbnail image C as a print target by changing the print number selection item 2 a of the thumbnail image C to “1”. In this case, the process execution unit 103b sets a print schedule flag for the image file corresponding to the thumbnail image C, and the display control unit 103a displays the print designation icon 4a superimposed on the thumbnail image C.

  After the user selects an image to be printed, the user can change the number of printed sheets and the paper size of each image. As described above, “L” is set as the initial value for the paper size at the time of printing each image, and the number of prints is set to “1” when set as the print target. . The user can change the number of prints and the paper size by operating the mouse to change the settings of the print number selection item 2a and the paper size selection item 2b. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the user changes the setting of the paper size selection item 2b corresponding to the thumbnail image C to “A4”, thereby changing the paper size at the time of printing the image corresponding to the thumbnail image C. It can be changed to A4 size.

  The user can also cancel the selection of the image selected as the print target. Specifically, the user selects the thumbnail image selected on the print screen, that is, the thumbnail image on which the print designation icon 4a is displayed by clicking with the mouse, and then presses the print cancel button 2g, The image can be excluded from the print target. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 6, when the thumbnail image B set as the print target image by the user is selected, the display control unit 103 a displays a frame 6 a around the selected thumbnail image B.

  If the process execution unit 103b detects that the user has pressed the print cancel button 2g, the process execution unit 103b excludes the image corresponding to the thumbnail image B from the print target. In other words, the process execution unit 103b deletes the print schedule flag set in the image file to be deleted by deleting the record in which the image file of the image to be deleted and the print schedule flag are associated from the flag data file. delete. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the display control unit 103a deletes the print designation icon 4a from the thumbnail image B of the excluded image excluded from the print target. The user can also cancel the selection of the image selected as the print target by operating the print number selection item 2a with the mouse and changing the print number to 0.

  As described above, the user operates the display mode change button 2e with the mouse to change the thumbnail image display mode to “scheduled print image”, thereby extracting only the thumbnail image of the image selected as the print target. Can be displayed on the print screen. Specifically, when the display mode change button 2e is operated by the user with the mouse by the user, the display control unit 103a changes the HDD 104 or SDRAM when the display mode of the thumbnail image is changed to “print scheduled image”. Referring to the flag data file recorded in the above, the image file in which the print schedule flag is set is identified, and only the thumbnail image of the identified image file is extracted and displayed in a list on the print screen.

  For example, when the display mode of the thumbnail image is changed to “print scheduled image”, the display control unit 103a, as shown in FIG. 8, the thumbnail images A and C selected as the images to be printed and Only D is extracted and displayed. After that, when the display mode change button 2e is operated again by the user and the display mode of the thumbnail image is returned to “all image display”, the display control unit 103a records in the folder on the print screen. Displays a list of thumbnail images of all the image files.

  Further, the user can instruct rearrangement of the thumbnail list displayed on the print screen by operating the mouse and pressing the sort button 2h. In the present embodiment, when the sort button 2h is pressed by the user, the display control unit 103a lowers the display priority of thumbnail images in the order of the print target image, the print completion image, and the other images. And change so that thumbnail images of images with higher display priority are arranged in order. That is, the display control unit 103a refers to the flag data file recorded in the HDD 104 or the SDRAM, arranges the thumbnail images of the image files in which the print schedule flag is set in order from the top of the list, Thumbnail images of image files for which the print completion flag is set are arranged in order. Finally, thumbnail images of image files for which no flags are set are arranged in order.

  As a result, as shown in FIG. 9, the thumbnail list is displayed in the order of the thumbnail images A, C, and D of the print target image, the thumbnail image E of the print completion image, and the thumbnail images B and F for which no flag is set. At this time, as shown in FIG. 9, the display control unit 103a displays a sort release button 9a instead of the sort button 2h, and the user presses the sort release button 9a by operating the mouse, so that thumbnails are displayed. Enable unsorting of images.

  The user can instruct printing of the image to be printed by setting at least one image as the image to be printed and then pressing the print button 2i. When the user presses the print button 2i, the process execution unit 103b refers to the flag data file recorded in the HDD 104 or SDRAM and identifies the image file in which the print schedule flag is set. Then, the process execution unit 103b converts the image data of the identified image file into image data for printing, and then outputs it to the printer via the output IF 106.

  When the printing of the print target image is completed, the process execution unit 103b accesses the flag data file recorded in the HDD 104 or SDRAM, and sets the print schedule flag associated with the image file that has been printed, Change to the print completion flag. Thus, a print completion flag can be set for an image file that has been printed.

  In the present embodiment, the process execution unit 103b sets a flag that takes into account the date and time when the printing of the image is completed as the print completion flag. For example, for an image that has been printed on July 4, 2007 at 12:00, a flag that represents the date and time of completion of printing is set, such as “200707041200”. The print completion flag taking into account the print completion date and time is used for specifying the print completion date and time of each image based on the print completion flag when a history is described later.

  Further, the display control unit 103a refers to the flag data file updated by the processing execution unit 103b, and changes the icon to be displayed on the thumbnail image of the image file that has been printed from the print designation icon 4a to the printed icon 2c. change. In addition, the display control unit 103a changes the display of the print number selection item 2a corresponding to the thumbnail image of the image file that has been printed to “0 sheets”. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, the display control unit 103a changes the icons on the thumbnail images A, C, and D to printed icons 2c, and displays the print number selection item 2a corresponding to these thumbnail images. Change to “0”.

  As described above, the user operates the display mode change button 2e with the mouse to change the display mode of the thumbnail image to “printed image”, thereby extracting only the thumbnail image of the image that has been printed. Can be displayed on the print screen. Specifically, when the display mode changing button 2e is operated by the user with the mouse, the display control unit 103a changes the HDD 104 or the SDRAM when the display mode of the thumbnail image is changed to “printed image”. Referring to the flag data file recorded in the above, the image file with the print completion flag set is identified, and only the thumbnail image of the identified image file is extracted and displayed in a list on the print screen.

  For example, when the display mode of the thumbnail image is changed to “printed image”, the display control unit 103a, as illustrated in FIG. 11, the thumbnail images A, C, D, and E of the images that have been printed. Extract and display only. After that, when the display mode change button 2e is operated again by the user and the display mode of the thumbnail image is returned to “all image display”, the display control unit 103a records in the folder on the print screen. Displays a list of thumbnail images of all the image files.

  In the present embodiment, the user operates the mouse to click the printed icon 2c displayed on the thumbnail image to display the past print history of the image corresponding to the thumbnail image. be able to. When the display control unit 103a detects that the user has clicked the printed icon 2c, the thumbnail image in which the printed icon 2c is clicked from the flag data file recorded in the HDD 104 or SDRAM. The print completion flag set in the image file corresponding to is read.

  As described above, since the print completion flag includes the print completion date and time, the display control unit 103a specifies the past print completion date and time of the image based on the print completion flag. Note that if the image has been printed a plurality of times in the past, the flag data file includes a plurality of records in which the image file and the print completion flag are associated. Identify all past print completion dates.

  Then, the display control unit 103a displays the history screen shown in FIG. This history screen displays a list of print histories of images corresponding to thumbnail images for which the user has clicked on the printed icon 2c. In the example shown in FIG. 12A, the print completion date and time specified based on the print completion flag and the characters “print complete” are displayed as the print history. It is not limited to. For example, the print completion flag may be set in consideration of not only the print completion date and time but also the number of printed sheets, paper size, output destination printer name, etc., and such information may be displayed as a print history. Good.

  The user selects any row from the list displayed on the history screen by clicking with the mouse, and then presses the “search by date of selected row” button 12b to select the selected row. A list of file names of image files printed on the same day as the print date specified based on the print completion date and time can be displayed. For example, when the user clicks the row 2a in the list with the mouse and presses the “search by date of selected row” button 12b, the display control unit 103b monitors the screen shown in FIG. A list of file names of image files that have been printed on the printing date specified by the line 2a, that is, July 5, 2007 is displayed.

  In addition, the user can close the screen shown in FIG. 12A by operating the mouse and pressing the close button 12c, and the screen shown in FIG. It can be closed by pressing.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the processing of the image display apparatus 100 in the present embodiment. The process illustrated in FIG. 13 is executed by the control device 103 as a program that is activated when the activation of the image display application is instructed by the operation of the operation member 101 by the user. The program of the flowchart shown in FIG. 13 is recorded in the HDD 104.

  In step S10, the display control unit 103a reads all the image files into the SDRAM from the default folder in the HDD 104 that is preset as the image file reading destination folder. In addition, the display control unit 103a reads the flag data file recorded in the HDD 104 or the flash memory into the SDRAM. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S20, and the display control unit 103a acquires thumbnail image data recorded in the image file read from the default folder, and displays a list of thumbnail images on the print screen. Then, it progresses to step S30.

  In step S30, the display control unit 103a determines whether or not a folder selection button 2d is pressed by a user's mouse operation and a different folder is selected as a reading destination of the image file. If a negative determination is made, the process proceeds to step S60 described later. On the other hand, if a positive determination is made, the process proceeds to step S40. In step S40, the display control unit 103a reads all the image files recorded in the folder selected by the user, and proceeds to step S50. In step S50, the display control unit 103a acquires thumbnail image data recorded in the image file read from the folder selected by the user, and displays a list of thumbnail images on the print screen. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S60.

  In step S60, the display control unit 103a determines whether or not the display mode change button 2e is operated by a mouse operation by the user and the display mode of the thumbnail image is changed. If a negative determination is made, the process proceeds to step S70. In step S70, it is determined whether or not the current thumbnail image display mode is "all image display" or "printed image". If a negative determination is made, the process proceeds to step S160 described later. On the other hand, if a positive determination is made, the process proceeds to step S80.

  In step S80, the display control unit 103a determines whether or not the user has clicked on the printed icon 2c displayed on one of the thumbnail images with the mouse. If a negative determination is made, the process proceeds to step S160 described later. On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made, the process proceeds to step S90, where the display control unit 103a displays the history screen shown in FIG. 12A and the thumbnail in which the printed icon 2c is clicked by the user. Display a list of print history of images corresponding to images. Then, it progresses to step S100.

  In step S100, the display control unit 103a determines whether the user has operated the mouse and pressed the close button 12c on the history screen. If a negative determination is made, the process proceeds to step S120. On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made, the process proceeds to step S110, and the display control unit 103a ends the display of the history screen on the monitor 105 and returns to the print screen, and then proceeds to step S160.

  In step S120, the display control unit 103b determines whether or not the user has clicked the “search by date of selected row” button 12b after selecting any row on the history screen by clicking with the mouse. . If a negative determination is made, the process returns to step S100. On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made, the process proceeds to step S130. In step S130, the display control unit 103a ends the display of the history screen on the monitor 105, and proceeds to step S140.

  In step S140, the screen shown in FIG. 12B is displayed on the monitor 105, and the image file (printing completed on the same day as the printing date specified based on the line selected by the user on the history screen) ( Displays a list of file names of images printed on a specific date. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S145. In step S145, the display control unit 103a determines whether or not the user has operated the mouse and pressed the close button 12d on the file name list screen of the images printed on the specific date. If a positive determination is made in S145, the process proceeds to step S150. On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S145, the determination in step S145 is repeated. In step S150, the display control unit 103a changes the display mode display on the display mode change button 2e to “printed image”, and proceeds to step S160.

  In step S160, the process execution unit 103b determines whether the user has operated the mouse and pressed the print designation button 2f. If a negative determination is made, the process proceeds to step S180. On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made, the process advances to step S170, and the process execution unit 103b displays an image file corresponding to the thumbnail image selected at the time when the print designation button 2f is pressed and a print schedule flag. By rewriting the flag data file recorded in the SDRAM in association with each other, a print schedule flag is set for the image file. In addition, the display control unit 103a displays the print designation icon 4a so as to be superimposed on the thumbnail image selected when the print designation button 2f is pressed. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S180.

  In step S180, the process execution unit 103b determines whether the user has operated the mouse and pressed the print cancel button 2g. If a negative determination is made, the process proceeds to step S200. On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made, the process proceeds to step S190, and the process execution unit 103b selects the thumbnail that was selected when the print cancel button 2g was pressed from the flag data file recorded in the SDRAM. By deleting the record in which the image file corresponding to the image and the print schedule flag are associated with each other, the print schedule flag set in the image file to be deleted is deleted. In addition, the display control unit 103a deletes the print designation icon 4a displayed on the thumbnail image selected when the print cancel button 2g is pressed. Then, it progresses to step S200.

  In step S200, the display control unit 103a determines whether the user has operated the mouse and pressed the sort button 2h. If a negative determination is made, the process proceeds to step S220. On the other hand, if a positive determination is made, the process proceeds to step S210. In step S210, the display control unit 103a refers to the flag data file recorded in the SDRAM, and the thumbnail image of the image file with the print schedule flag set and the thumbnail of the image file with the print completion flag set. The arrangement order of the thumbnail images on the print screen is changed so that the images and the thumbnail images of the image files for which no flags are set are arranged in this order. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S220.

  In step S220, the display control unit 103a determines whether or not the user has operated the mouse and pressed the sort release button 9a. If a negative determination is made, the process proceeds to step S240. On the other hand, if a positive determination is made, the process proceeds to step S230. In step S230, the display control unit 103a returns the display order of the thumbnail images to the arrangement order before the change in step S210, and proceeds to step S240.

  In step S240, the process execution unit 103b determines whether the user has operated the mouse and pressed the print button 2i. If a negative determination is made, the process proceeds to step S270. On the other hand, if a positive determination is made, the process proceeds to step S250. In step S250, the process execution unit 103b refers to the flag data file recorded in the SDRAM and identifies the image file in which the print schedule flag is set. Then, the process execution unit 103b prints the image by converting the image data of the specified image file into image data for printing and then outputting it to the printer via the output IF 106.

  Thereafter, the process execution unit 103b accesses the flag data file recorded in the SDRAM and changes the print schedule flag associated with the image file that has been printed to the print completion flag. Thus, a print completion flag can be set for an image file that has been printed. Further, the display control unit 103a refers to the flag data file updated by the processing execution unit 103b, and changes the icon to be displayed on the thumbnail image of the image file that has been printed from the print designation icon 4a to the printed icon 2c. change. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S270.

  In step S270, the display control unit 103a determines whether or not the termination of the image display application is instructed by the user operating the mouse and pressing the end button 2j. If a negative determination is made, the process returns to step S30 and the process is repeated. On the other hand, if a positive determination is made, the process proceeds to step S280. In step S280, the process execution unit 103b updates the flag data recorded in the HDD 104 or the flash memory with the flag data file recorded in the SDRAM, and ends the process.

  On the other hand, if a positive determination is made in step S60, the process proceeds to step S290. In step S290, the display control unit 103a determines whether the display mode designated by the user is “all image display”, “printed image”, or “printed image”. If it is determined that the display mode designated by the user is “printed image”, the process advances to step S300, and the display control unit 103a refers to the flag data file recorded in the SDRAM to complete the printing. An image file with a flag set is specified, and only thumbnail images of the specified image file are extracted and displayed in a list. Then, it progresses to step S160 mentioned above.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the display mode designated by the user is “scheduled image”, the process proceeds to step S310. In step S310, the display control unit 103a refers to the flag data file recorded in the SDRAM, identifies the image file in which the print schedule flag is set, and extracts only the thumbnail image of the identified image file. Display a list on the print screen. Then, it progresses to step S160 mentioned above.

  If it is determined that the display mode designated by the user is “display all images”, the process proceeds to step S320. In step S320, the display control unit 103a acquires thumbnail images of all the image files recorded in the currently selected folder and displays them as a list on the print screen. Then, it progresses to step S160 mentioned above.

According to the present embodiment described above, the following operational effects can be obtained.
(1) The process execution unit 103a sets a print schedule flag or a print completion flag for at least one image of a plurality of image files, and the display control unit 103a sets a flag based on a sort instruction from the user. The thumbnail image display priority for images set to is set higher than the display priority of thumbnail images for images for which no flag is set, and thumbnail images are displayed in a list based on the set display priority. . In addition, the display control unit 103a sets the print number selection item 2a and the paper size selection item 2b to each thumbnail image as an input interface for receiving input of processing parameters used for image printing, that is, the number of prints and the paper size. Correspondingly displayed on the screen. The process execution unit 103b receives an input of a process parameter to the input interface, and executes a print process on an image corresponding to each thumbnail image based on the received process parameter. Thereby, the user can set the parameters for printing while viewing the thumbnail image on the screen, so that the parameters can be easily set.

(2) When the display mode change button 2e is operated by the user and the display mode of the thumbnail image is changed to “printed image” or “printed image”, the display control unit 103a displays the display priority. Only the thumbnail image of the image file in which the flag is set according to the display mode is displayed on the screen. Thus, the user can extract and check only the thumbnail image of the image for which the print instruction has been issued or the thumbnail image of the image that has been printed.

(3) When the sort button 2h is pressed by the user, the display control unit 103a displays the thumbnail images in the descending order of display priority, that is, the print target image, the print completion image, and the other images. I made it. Thereby, it is possible to preferentially display thumbnail images of images that are likely to be noticed by the user.

(4) The process execution unit 103b sets a print schedule flag for the image to be printed selected by the user. In addition, a print completion flag is set for an image for which print processing has been completed. As a result, the display control unit 103a and the process execution unit 103b may identify the image for which printing has been instructed by the user and the image for which printing has been completed by the set flag, thereby simplifying the processing. it can.

(5) The process execution unit 103b sets a print completion flag in consideration of the date and time when the print process is completed for an image for which the print process has been completed. Thereby, the display control unit 103a can determine the print completion date and time based on the print completion flag set in the image file, and can easily display the print history.

(6) The process execution unit 103a records the flag data file in the HDD 104 or flash memory which is a nonvolatile storage medium, and the flag data file recorded in the HDD 104 or flash memory in the SDRAM which is a volatile storage medium. Read and refer to data. As a result, the flag data file can be retained even after the printing application ends and can be used at the next startup.

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The image display device according to the embodiment described above can be modified as follows.
(1) In the embodiment described above, a flag that takes into account the date and time when image printing is completed is set as the print completion flag, and the display control unit 103a displays the print history of the image based on the print completion flag. The example to do was demonstrated. However, the print completion flag is represented only by data indicating that printing has been completed, and print history data in which the file name of the image is associated with the print completion date and time is recorded in the HDD 104 or flash memory as a separate file (print history file). You may make it keep. In this case, the display control unit 103a displays the print history of the image with reference to the print history file.

(2) In the above-described embodiment, the processing execution unit 103b has described an example in which data related to an image for which the print schedule flag is set is output to a printer and the image is printed. However, in this case, the process execution unit 103b may receive an error signal from the printer and notify the user of the error information. For example, when the process execution unit 103b receives an error signal indicating that the paper has run out from the printer, or when receiving an error signal indicating that a paper different from the designated paper size is set in the paper supply unit. May display the content of the error on the monitor 105 to notify the user.

(3) In the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which the control apparatus 103 starts an image display application, outputs an image selected on the print screen to the printer, and performs printing. However, the present invention can be applied to applications other than image display applications. For example, the present invention can be applied to an image transfer application that outputs image data to an external server or an image processing application that performs image processing on image data.

  When applied to an image transfer application, a user selects a transfer target image on a screen displaying a thumbnail list, and sets a transfer schedule flag in the image file of the image selected by the user. When the control device 103 receives an instruction regarding the display of the transfer scheduled image from the user from the operation member 101, the display control unit 103a displays only the thumbnail list of the transfer scheduled image. The user can cancel the transfer setting flag of a desired image by operating the graphic user interface displayed near each thumbnail image in the thumbnail list with the operation member 101.

  Then, based on the transfer instruction by the user, the transfer of the image file with the transfer schedule flag set to the server is started, and when the transfer is completed, the transfer completion flag is set for the image file. In addition, when applied to an image processing application, the user accepts selection of an image processing target image on a screen displaying a thumbnail list, and sets an image processing schedule flag in an image file of the image selected by the user. . When the control device 103 receives an instruction regarding the display of the image processing scheduled image by the user from the operation member 101, the display control unit 103a displays only the thumbnail list of the image processing scheduled image. The user can set image processing parameters for a desired image by operating the graphic user interface displayed near each thumbnail image in the thumbnail list with the operation member 101.

  Then, based on an instruction to start execution of image processing by the user, predetermined image processing is performed on the image for which the image processing schedule flag is set, and when the image processing is completed, the image file is imaged. Set the processing completion flag.

(4) In the embodiment described above, the display control unit 103b displays the screen shown in FIG. 12 (b) when the user presses the “search by date of selected row” button 12b on the history screen. An example in which the file name list of image files that have been printed on a specific day is displayed has been described. However, the screen displayed when the button 12b is pressed is not limited to the screen display form shown in FIG. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, the display control unit 103b may display a screen that displays a list of only thumbnail images of images that have been printed on a specific day. In this case, each thumbnail image may be displayed with a specific date print icon indicating that it has been printed on a specific date. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the display control unit 103b may display thumbnail images of images that have been printed on a specific date in order from the top of the list. When the screen is displayed in the display form as shown in FIG. 8 or FIG. 9, it is preferable to display the print number selection item 2a and the paper size selection item 2b in association with each thumbnail image on the screen.

  In the above-described embodiment, the personal computer executes the process shown in FIG. 13, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, an electronic device such as a PDA, digital camera, or image storage device may execute the process shown in FIG. In addition, the present invention is not limited to the configurations in the above-described embodiments as long as the characteristic functions of the present invention are not impaired.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of one Embodiment of an image display apparatus. It is a 1st figure which shows the example of a display of a printing screen. It is a 2nd figure which shows the example of a display of a printing screen. FIG. 10 is a third diagram illustrating a display example of a print screen. It is a 4th figure which shows the example of a display of a printing screen. FIG. 10 is a fifth diagram illustrating a display example of a print screen. FIG. 10 is a sixth diagram illustrating a display example of a print screen. It is a 7th figure which shows the example of a display of a printing screen. FIG. 10 is an eighth diagram illustrating a display example of a print screen. It is a 9th figure which shows the example of a display of a printing screen. It is a 10th figure which shows the example of a display of a printing screen. 6 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a print history. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing processing of the image display apparatus 100.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Image display apparatus, 101 Operation member, 102 Input IF, 103 Control apparatus, 103a Display control part, 103b Processing execution part, 104 HDD, 105 Monitor, 106 Output IF

Claims (6)

An identifier setting procedure for setting a processing schedule identifier for an image to be processed selected by the user from among the plurality of displayed images, and a processing completion identifier for an image that has been processed ;
A display priority setting procedure for setting a display priority higher in the order of the image in which the processing schedule identifier is set and the image in which the processing completion identifier is set ;
The display based on the priority setting the display priority order set in step, the image which the scheduled processing identifier is set among the plurality of images, the image in which the processing completion identifier is set, the scheduled processing identifier and the An image display procedure for displaying a list on the screen in the order of images for which no processing completion identifier is set ,
An input interface for receiving an input of the processing parameters to be used for performing the processing of the image, an input interface display procedure for displaying on the screen in association to the each image,
An input acceptance procedure for accepting input of the processing parameters to the input interface;
Based on the processing parameters accepted by the input acceptance procedure, said an image display program for executing the processing execution procedure for executing a process corresponding to the scheduled processing identifier for each image in a computer,
The identifier setting procedure sets a processing completion identifier in place of the processing schedule identifier for an image for which the processing has been completed . The image display program according to claim 1,
The identifier setting procedure sets the processing schedule identifier for an image to be printed selected by a user ,
An image display program characterized in that the processing corresponding to the processing schedule identifier is a printing processing for printing the image data to be printed by outputting it to a printer . The image display program according to claim 2,
The identifier setting procedure sets the processing completion identifier in consideration of the date and time when the printing process is completed for an image for which the printing process is completed. The image display program according to claim 1,
The identifier setting procedure sets the processing schedule identifier for the transfer target image selected by the user,
The process corresponding to the processing schedule identifier is a transfer process for transferring the transfer target image to a server. In the image display program as described in any one of Claims 1-4,
An identifier recording procedure for recording data of the processing schedule identifier set for the image by the identifier setting procedure in a nonvolatile storage medium;
An image display program, further comprising: an identifier reading procedure for reading data of the processing schedule identifier recorded in the nonvolatile storage medium from the nonvolatile storage medium. From among a plurality of images displayed, the scheduled processing identifier to the image of the selected scheduled processing by the user to set the processing completion identifier to the image processing is complete,
Set the display priority higher in the order of the image with the processing schedule identifier set and the image with the processing completion identifier set,
Based on the set display priority order, an image in which the processing schedule identifier is set among the plurality of images, an image in which the processing completion identifier is set, the processing schedule identifier, and the processing completion identifier are set. List them on the screen in the order of no images ,
An input interface for receiving an input of the processing parameters to be used for performing the processing of the image, displayed on the screen in association to the each image,
Receiving input of the processing parameters to the input interface;
Based on the processing parameters accepted by the input acceptance procedure, said executes processing corresponding to the scheduled processing identifier for each image,
An image display method characterized in that a processing completion identifier is set instead of the processing schedule identifier for an image for which the processing has been completed .

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