JP5807441B2 - Image processing apparatus and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus and a program.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-228688 describes a mark display method for displaying a predetermined display area in the entire map area possessed on the screen of the image display device, and storing the display area being displayed on the screen when a mark is designated. A map display method is disclosed in which after the display area is moved by a function and scrolling or the like, the display area stored by the mark function is redisplayed on the screen by return designation.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-228561 discloses an image display unit that displays a drawn image, a change unit that changes the content of the displayed image, and a control that controls the image display unit so as to display the content of the changed image. Means and a command means for issuing a command to change the content of the image displayed on the image display means, and the control means displays the content of the image before the change in response to the command output of the command means. An image processing apparatus that controls image display means is disclosed.

  In Patent Document 3, a storage unit that stores an image, an image editing unit that edits the image, and an edited image that has been edited by the image editing unit are stored by the image editing unit when stored in the storage unit. A storage control means for storing the list display image of the original image before editing in association with the edited image in the storage means, a display means for displaying a list of images stored in the storage means, and an edit stored in the storage means When displaying a list of completed images, a display area for displaying a list display image is displayed on the display means for each image, and the list display image is displayed in the display area. In the display area, an image display device is disclosed that includes display control means for displaying a list display image of an editing source image together with a list display image of the edited image.

  Further, in Patent Document 4, in a digital camera that generates a thumbnail from a main image obtained by capturing an image of a subject and records the thumbnail in association with the main image, the thumbnail that has already been recorded in association with the main image is displayed. Thumbnail change means for changing to a new thumbnail more clearly representing the characteristics of the image, and the thumbnail change means includes an area specifying means for specifying an arbitrary area in the main image, and an image of the specified area. An image cutout unit that cuts out a cutout image, a change thumbnail generation unit that generates a new thumbnail by reducing the cutout image, and a thumbnail rewrite unit that rewrites a thumbnail that has already been recorded in association with the main image with the new thumbnail. There is disclosed a digital camera equipped with

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 06-167967 JP 05-151330 A JP 2007-325008 A JP 2004-201242 A

  In the present invention, the outline of the content of the display image and the display image displayed by the user in the past among the one image represented by the image data are positioned in the image represented by the image data. It is an object of the present invention to obtain an image processing apparatus and a program that can be easily confirmed as compared with the case of not having it.

The image processing apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention relates to the position of the display image designated by the user among the display images displayed on the display means based on the image data representing one image, in the image represented by the image data. Associating means for associating the position information shown with the image data, and displaying a predetermined position image superimposed on a position corresponding to the associated position information of the entire image representing the whole of the image data, A display reduced image obtained by reducing the image at the position indicated by the associated position information in the image represented by the image data is displayed, and the position image superimposed on the entire image and each of the display reduced images correspond to each other. and a display control unit for controlling to display the display form that some can see, specified the display image in the association means A first designation for designating a display image displayed on the display means when the user performs a predetermined operation while the display image is displayed on the display means. The user performs the editing by displaying the display image on the display means for a predetermined time or longer, the second designation for designating the display image, and the user editing the image data. At least one of the third designations for designating the display image displayed on the display means .

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the image processing apparatus according to the first aspect, the display control unit further includes the image data when any one of the displayed reduced display images is selected by a user. And the position information corresponding to the selected reduced display image is controlled so that the image at the position indicated by the position information in the image represented by the image data is displayed.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the image processing apparatus according to the first or second aspect, when the image data is edited, both the image data before editing and the image data after editing are stored. Storage control means for controlling the image data so that the image data before editing and the image data after editing stored by the storage control means are associated with each other and associated with the image data before editing. The displayed position information is associated with the edited image data, and the display control means reduces the image at the position indicated by the associated position information among the images represented by the image data before editing. An image and a post-edit display reduced image obtained by reducing an image at the same position as the pre-edit display reduced image among the images represented by the edited image data And controls to be displayed.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the image processing apparatus according to the third aspect, the associating means further edits contents and edits when the image data before editing is edited to become the image data after editing. Editing information indicating a position is associated with each of the image data before editing and the image data after editing, and the display control unit is configured to associate the editing image representing the editing content indicated by the associated editing information with the associated editing information. Control is performed so as to display the reduced display image after editing corresponding to the editing position indicated by the editing information.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the image processing apparatus according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the position information associated with the image data can be used for image data other than the image data. Registration means for registering to the other image data, wherein the display control means is configured to display the other image data when the other image data is instructed to be displayed using the registered position information. The position image representing the registered position information is superimposed and displayed on the entire image representing the entire image data, and the image at the position indicated by the registered position information in the image represented by the other image data is reduced. The display reduced image is controlled to be displayed, and the position image superimposed on the whole image of the other image data and each of the reduced display images of the other image data are paired. To that which is for controlling to display the display mode can be confirmed.

The invention of claim 6 shows the position of the display image designated by the user in the image represented by the image data among the display images displayed on the display means based on the image data representing one image. An association means for associating the position information with the image data, and a predetermined position image is superimposed and displayed at a position corresponding to the associated position information of the entire image representing the entire image data, and the image A display reduced image obtained by reducing the image at the position indicated by the associated position information in the image represented by the data is displayed, and the position image superimposed on the entire image corresponds to each of the display reduced images. it is a program for functioning as display control means, for controlling to display the display mode can be confirmed, the associated The designation of the display image in the display means is displayed on the display means when the user performs a predetermined operation while the display image is displayed on the display means. A first designation for designating the displayed image, a second designation for designating the display image by displaying the display image on the display means for a predetermined time by the user, and the user selecting the image data Is included, and at least one of the third designations for designating the display image displayed on the display means when the editing is performed .

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the display image displayed by the user in the past among the one image represented by the image data is located in the image represented by the image data as compared with the case where the present configuration is not provided. And an outline of the contents of the display image can be easily confirmed by the user.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the user can select a position displayed in the past and display an image of the selected position.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the user can easily compare and confirm the outline of the contents of the image before and after editing, compared with the case where the present configuration is not provided.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the user can easily grasp the editing content and the editing position as compared with the case where the present configuration is not provided.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, position information can be shared by a plurality of image data.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the display image displayed by the user in the past among one image represented by the image data is located in the image represented by the image data, as compared with the case where the present configuration is not provided. And an outline of the contents of the display image can be easily confirmed by the user.

It is a schematic block diagram which shows an example of a structure of the computer as an image processing apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of a display screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a display screen. It is a flowchart showing the process routine of a display control process. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of an image file. It is a figure which shows the other example of the data structure of an image file. 10 is a flowchart of a processing routine for displaying a display image when a user selects a display thumbnail. It is a flowchart showing the edit process routine performed when an edit button is selected. It is a figure which shows the other example of the data structure of an image file. It is the figure which showed typically the state which linked | related image data before and behind editing. It is a figure which shows typically the example of a display of the display thumbnail in a display & edit log | history thumbnail area. (A) is a flowchart of a processing routine that is executed when the undo button is selected, and (B) is a flowchart of a processing routine that is executed when the redo button is selected. It is a figure which shows the other example of the data structure of an image file. It is a modification of the flowchart of the processing routine shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the other example of the data structure of an image file. It is the figure which showed typically an example of the relationship between the edit history of image data, and an image file. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display example of display thumbnails corresponding to editing positions in a display & editing history thumbnail area. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a display example when control is performed so that an edited image is displayed in a display & editing history thumbnail area corresponding to a display thumbnail corresponding to an editing position. It is a figure which shows the other example of the data structure of an image file. It is a figure which shows the state which changed the arrangement | positioning of the whole thumbnail area. It is a figure which shows the other example of the display screen which displays a thumbnail. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a thumbnail. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a thumbnail. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a thumbnail. It is a flowchart showing the processing routine which registers position information as a template. It is a flowchart showing the processing routine for displaying using a template.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of an image processing apparatus will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  [First Embodiment]

  FIG. 1 shows a computer 10 that operates as an image processing apparatus. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the computer 10.

  The computer 10 of this embodiment includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 12, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 14, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 16, a display unit 18, an operation unit 20, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 22, and A communication IF (Interface) 24 is connected via a bus 26.

  The CPU 12 executes a program (including an image processing program for displaying an image of image data included in an image file described later) stored in the ROM 14 or the HDD 16 and controls the operation of the entire computer 10. The ROM 14 stores programs executed by the CPU 12, data necessary for the processing of the CPU 12, and the like. The RAM 16 is used as a work memory or the like.

  The HDD 22 stores programs executed by the CPU 12 and various data. The HDD 22 is also provided with a storage area for storing an image file (details will be described later) having image data representing one image. Note that the image data of the image file may be image data obtained by reading a document with an image reading device, or image data obtained by imaging with an imaging device. Further, the image data may be image data created by application software installed in the computer 10 or image data of an image file acquired from an external computer via the communication IF 24. The format of the image file is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, a Tiff format or an Exif format.

  Note that the storage medium for storing the program executed by the CPU 12 is not limited to the HDD 22 or the ROM 14. For example, it may be a flexible disk, a DVD disk, a magneto-optical disk, a USB memory (universal serial bus memory) or the like (not shown), or a storage device of another device connected to the communication IF 24.

  The display unit 18 is configured by, for example, a liquid crystal display or the like, and displays various images, a display screen 30 to be described later, a message, and the like under the control of the CPU 12. The operation unit 20 is configured by, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, and the like, and various types of information are designated when the user operates the operation unit 20.

  The communication IF 24 is an interface for transmitting / receiving data to / from other devices via communication means such as a network or a public line.

  Next, the operation of the computer 10 according to the present embodiment will be described.

  When the user operates the operation unit 20, the CPU 12 starts executing the image processing program. Here, first, a display window (display screen) displayed when the CPU 12 executes the image processing program will be described.

  2 and 3 are examples of a display screen 30 displayed when the CPU 12 executes the image processing program. The display screen 30 includes a toolbar 32, an entire thumbnail area 34, a display & editing history thumbnail area 36, and a detailed display area 38. In the present embodiment, the reduced image of the entire image represented by the image data of the image file is referred to as “entire thumbnail”, and of the entire image represented by the image data, the display image 60 displayed in the detail display area 38 is displayed. A reduced image obtained by reducing an image at a position (area) and displayed in the display & editing history thumbnail area is referred to as a “display thumbnail”.

  The toolbar 32 is an area where button images indicating various functions provided by the image processing program are arranged. The toolbar 32 according to this embodiment includes button images (an open button 40, a magnification change button group 41, an edit button group 42, an undo button 44, a redo button 45, a display thumbnail add button 46, and a close button 48). Hereinafter, it may be simply referred to as a button).

  The open button 40 is a button for designating an image file that the user wants to display on the display screen 30. When the user moves the cursor to the open button 40 and clicks the mouse button of the operation unit 20, the display is displayed. A designation screen for designating an image file of image data to be displayed is displayed. When the user designates an image file on this designation screen, the image is displayed in the entire thumbnail area 34, the display & editing history thumbnail area 36, and the detail display area 38 based on the designated image file. Note that one image represented by the entire image data of the designated image file is referred to as an entire image.

  Here, an example will be described in which the function associated with the button image is executed by moving the cursor to the button image displayed on the display screen 30 and clicking the mouse button. In the case of a display, a function associated with the button image may be executed by selecting a contact with a user's fingertip or the like. Hereinafter, selecting a button image or thumbnail by clicking the mouse or touching the fingertip is simply referred to as “selection”.

  The close button 48 is a button for closing the display screen 30. When the close button 48 is selected by the user, the display screen 30 is closed and the display ends.

  The magnification change button group 41 is a button for changing the display magnification of the display image 60 displayed in the detail display area 38. If the size of the detail display area 38 itself is not changed, the display area of the image is changed by changing the display magnification. The magnification change button group 41 includes a button for decreasing the display magnification and a button for increasing the display magnification. A pull-down menu for specifying the display magnification is also provided.

  The edit button group 42 is a button for editing the display image 60 displayed in the detail display area or the entire image represented by the image data. For example, a rotation button for rotating the entire image represented by the image data, a tilt correction button for correcting the tilt of the entire image, and an approval for placing the image of the approval mark at a specific position designated by the user in the image represented by the image data There are mark buttons.

  The undo button 44 is a cancel button for canceling the previous editing process and returning the edited image data to the state before editing, and the redo button 45 is used for editing the editing process canceled by the undo button 44 again. This is a redo button for returning to later image data.

  A display thumbnail add button (hereinafter simply referred to as an add button) 46 is a button for designating a display image 60 displayed in the detail display area 38. When the add button 46 is selected, the display image 60 displayed in the detail display area 38 at the time of the selection is designated, and based on the position of the designated display image in the whole image and the image data of the whole image. Thus, a display thumbnail obtained by reducing the image at the position of the display image in the entire image is generated and displayed in the display & editing history thumbnail area 36. Although details will be described later, position information indicating the position of the designated display image 60 in the image represented by the image data is added to the image file. Hereinafter, the designation of the display image 60 may be referred to as “addition of a display thumbnail”.

  The entire thumbnail area 34 is an area for displaying an entire thumbnail 50 obtained by reducing the entire image. In the example shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, an entire thumbnail 50 obtained by reducing a long entire image that is long in the height direction is displayed.

  In the detail display area 38, a part or the whole of the entire image is displayed. As for the display magnification, when the user operates the magnification change button group 41 of the toolbar 32, a part of the whole image represented by the image data is enlarged or displayed, or part or the whole is reduced and displayed. Can be. The detail display area 38 is provided with a vertical scroll bar 38A and a horizontal scroll bar 38B. The scroll bar 38A and 38B are displayed on the detail display area 38 by a user's operation. The position of the image (which may be referred to as a display area) is changed.

  The display & editing history thumbnail area 36 is an area for displaying a display thumbnail corresponding to the display image designated by the user selecting the add button 46 from the display images displayed in the detail display area 38. Note that, when image data is edited, the editing history may be displayed in the display & editing history thumbnail area 36. This editing history will be described in detail in the second embodiment. Here, in a state where the add button 46 has never been selected by the user, no display thumbnail is displayed in the display & edit history thumbnail area 36 as shown in FIG. If the add button 46 has been selected in the past, one or more display thumbnails are displayed in the display & edit history thumbnail area 36 as shown in FIG.

  Next, the flow of processing of the image processing program will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of the processing routine of the image processing program.

  In step 100, when the execution of the image processing program is started, the display screen 30 is displayed on the display unit 18. The user designates an image file stored in the HDD 22 or the like. A part or the whole of the entire image represented by the image data included in the image file designated by the user is displayed in the detail display area 38 of the display screen 30. The display area displayed in the detail display area 38 changes when the user operates the scroll bars 38A and 38B and the magnification change button group 41.

  In step 102, it is determined whether or not there is position information associated with the displayed image data. This determination is made by confirming the image file of the image data.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the data structure of the image file.

  An image file is a file created for each image data, and is general information of the image file (for example, information indicating the width and height of the entire image represented by the image data, information indicating the resolution, file Image information indicating size and the like, and image data. The image file also includes information (hereinafter, display thumbnail information) relating to the display image 60 displayed in the detailed display area 38 when the user selects the add button 46. As described above, in this embodiment, one piece of image file including image information, image data, and display thumbnail information is configured to associate these pieces of information.

  The display thumbnail information includes information indicating the number of added display thumbnails (which may be referred to as the number of display images 60 specified by the user) and a position indicating the position of the display image 60 specified by the add button 46. Information. However, when no display thumbnail has been added yet, the number of display thumbnails is 0, and the display thumbnail information does not include any position information.

  Note that here, an image file including image information and information about the number of display thumbnails will be described. However, this is merely an example, and image information and information about the number of display thumbnails may not be included in the image file. .

  By the way, when the size of the detail display area 38 and the display magnification in the detail display area 38 are fixed and cannot be changed, the width and height of the display image 60 are fixed. The coordinate value (X, Y) of a predetermined vertex among any of the four vertices of the display image 60 when the coordinate value of the predetermined vertex of the four vertices of the image is (0, 0). It is sufficient that the information to be included is included.

  When the size of the detail display area 38 is variable or the display magnification in the detail display area 38 can be changed as in the present embodiment, the width and height of the display image 60 are as follows. Since the position information is variable, the position information is predetermined among any of the four vertices of the display image 60 when the coordinate values of the four vertices of the entire image are (0, 0). And information indicating the coordinate values (X1, Y1) of the other vertices and information indicating the coordinate values (X2, Y2) of other vertices diagonal to the vertex.

  Regardless of whether the width and height of the display image 60 are variable or fixed, information indicating the coordinate values of the two vertices may be included as position information.

  Furthermore, the coordinate value of a predetermined vertex among any of the four vertices of the display image 60 when the coordinate value of the predetermined vertex of the four vertices of the entire whole image is (0, 0) ( X, Y) and information indicating the size (that is, width and height) of the display image 60 may be used as position information of the display image 60.

  In the present embodiment, if the display thumbnail information of the image file includes position information and the number of display thumbnails is not zero, an affirmative determination is made in step 102, and the position information is included in the display thumbnail information of the image file. If it is not displayed and the number of display thumbnails is 0, a negative determination is made. When the display thumbnail information does not include information on the number of display thumbnails, the determination is based on the presence or absence of position information.

  If a negative determination is made in step 102, the whole thumbnail is displayed in the whole thumbnail area 34 in step 104. The display thumbnail is not displayed. Therefore, the display state shown in FIG. 2 is obtained.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step 102, the process proceeds to step 106.

  In step 106, the frame image is superimposed and displayed in the entire thumbnail area 34 at a position corresponding to the position information included in the image file of the entire thumbnail 50. This frame image is an image representing a rectangular frame, and is an image in which the image of the entire thumbnail 50 is visible in the inner portion of the rectangular frame. Thereby, the image of the area corresponding to the display image 60 in the entire thumbnail 50 is displayed in a state surrounded by the frame image. In the present embodiment, the frame image is used as an example of a predetermined image (hereinafter also referred to as a position image) that is superimposed on a position corresponding to position information in the overall thumbnail 50.

  If the display thumbnail information of the image file includes a plurality of position information, each frame image corresponding to each position information is superimposed on the entire thumbnail 50. At this time, each of the plurality of frame images is set to a different type of frame image. For example, frame images with different colors may be used, frame images with different frame image (frame line) thicknesses, or frame types with different line types (for example, solid line, broken line, one-dot chain line). It may be an image. Alternatively, the frame image may be blinked and displayed, and the blinking interval may be different for each frame image.

  In step 108, based on the position information and the image data included in the image file, image data representing a display thumbnail obtained by reducing the image at the position indicated by the position information in the entire image (hereinafter, distinguished from the image data of the entire image). Therefore, the display thumbnail represented by the display thumbnail image data is displayed surrounded by the same type of frame image as the frame image superimposed on the entire thumbnail 50.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 3, the entire thumbnail 50 with the frame image superimposed on the entire thumbnail area 34 of the display screen 30 is displayed, the display image 60 is displayed in the detailed display area 38, and the display & editing history is displayed. The display thumbnail is displayed in the thumbnail area 36 in a state surrounded by a frame image. As shown in FIG. 3, three frame images 52, 54, and 56 are superimposed on the whole thumbnail 50 displayed in the whole thumbnail area 34. In the display & edit history thumbnail area 36, three display thumbnails 70 ₂ , 70 ₄ , and 70 ₆ are displayed. Further, the display thumbnail 70 _2, show the same type of frame image 72 and the frame image 52, displayed to the thumbnail 70 _4, the frame image 74 of the same type as the frame image 54 is displayed, thumbnails 70 ₆ On the other hand, a frame image 76 of the same type as the frame image 56 is displayed. As described above, in the present embodiment, the display is performed in a display form in which the user can confirm that the frame image superimposed on the entire thumbnail corresponds to each display thumbnail.

  After the process of step 108 and after the process of step 104, the process proceeds to step 110.

  In step 110, it is determined whether or not an additional display thumbnail has been designated. In other words, when the add button 46 is selected by the user, it is determined that display thumbnail addition is specified (affirmative determination), and when the add button 46 is not selected, there is no display thumbnail addition specification. (Determination is negative).

  If a negative determination is made in step 110, it is determined in step 118 whether or not the user has selected the close button 48 for ending the display of the display screen 30. If a negative determination is made here, the process returns to step 110. If an affirmative determination is made, the display of the display screen 30 is terminated and the present processing routine is terminated.

  If the determination in step 110 is affirmative, position information indicating the position of the display image displayed in the detailed display area 38 when the user selects the add button 46 in step 112 is displayed in the image. Associate with data. Specifically, the display thumbnail information is associated with the display thumbnail information of the image file including the image data by adding the position information of the display image. Further, the “number of display thumbnails” information included in the display thumbnail information is increased by 1 and changed.

  In step 114, the frame image is additionally superimposed and displayed at the position corresponding to the associated position information of the entire thumbnail. The frame image to be added is made to be a frame image that is different in type from the frame image that has already been superimposed (for example, any of color, line type, and blinking state is different).

In step 116, display thumbnail image data representing a display thumbnail obtained by reducing the image at the position indicated by the associated position information in the entire image is generated based on the newly associated position information and image data, and the display thumbnail is displayed. The display thumbnail represented by the image data is displayed surrounded by the same type of frame image as the frame image superimposed on the whole thumbnail 50. It is assumed that the newly created display thumbnail is additionally displayed without erasing the display thumbnail already displayed in the display & editing history thumbnail area 36. Display position, for example, taking the Figure 3 as an example, if the timing was added by the add button 46 is displayed in ascending order (the order specified in the display image), a new thumbnail display below the thumbnail 70 ₃ You may make it display additionally. When displaying according to the Y coordinate value of the position information, display thumbnails may be displayed side by side in ascending order of the Y coordinate value from the top position in the Y direction of the entire image, or when displaying according to the X coordinate value. The display thumbnails may be displayed side by side in ascending order of the X coordinate value from the top position in the X direction of the entire image.

  After the process of step 116, the process returns to step 110.

  In addition, although the example which performs the process of step 108 after the process of step 106 was demonstrated here, the process of step 106 and the process of step 108 may be performed in parallel or the process of step 108 is carried out first. Yes, step 106 may be performed later. In addition, here, an example in which the process of step 116 is performed after the process of step 114 has been described. However, the process of step 114 and the process of step 116 may be performed in parallel, or the process of step 116 is performed first. Yes, step 114 may be performed later.

  In the above embodiment, the data structure shown in FIG. 5 has been described as an example of the data structure of the image file. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the image file may be composed of display thumbnail image data in addition to image information, display thumbnail information, and image data. In other words, when the add button 46 is selected and the display thumbnail image data generated when the display thumbnail is additionally displayed, the display thumbnail image data is not deleted at the end of the display of the display screen 30, but added to the image file and stored. It is.

  When such a data structure is used, in step 108 described above, a display thumbnail is displayed based on the display thumbnail image data included in the image file without generating display thumbnail image data.

  In the data structure shown in FIG. 5, although the data amount of the image file is small, it is necessary to generate display thumbnail image data for each display. In the data structure shown in FIG. 6, display thumbnail image data is once generated. In this case, it is not necessary to generate display thumbnail image data for each display, and the time required for display is shortened.

  Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the same kind of frame image is superimposed on the entire thumbnail or the display thumbnail as a display mode for confirming that the frame image superimposed on the entire thumbnail corresponds to each display thumbnail. Although the display form to be displayed has been described as an example, the present invention is not limited to this.

  For example, as a position image to be superimposed on the entire thumbnail, a colored translucent transparent image that allows the image of the entire thumbnail to be visually recognized is superimposed at a position corresponding to the position information, and a transparent image superimposed on the entire thumbnail is displayed on the display thumbnail. It is good also as a display form which superimposes and displays the transparent image of the same color. Further, a character image representing the same identification information may be displayed in the vicinity of each of the corresponding frame image and display thumbnail.

  Further, when the user selects a display thumbnail by clicking the mouse cursor on any of the display thumbnails displayed in the display & editing history thumbnail area 36, the selected display thumbnail is displayed. Based on the position information corresponding to the position information and the image data associated with the position information (that is, the image data of the entire image), the image of the position indicated by the position information in the entire image is displayed in the detail display area 38. May be.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a processing routine for displaying a display image when the user selects a display thumbnail. In FIG. 7, the processing from step 100 to step 118 is the same as the flowchart of FIG.

  If a negative determination is made in step 118, the process proceeds to step 120. In step 120, it is determined whether a display thumbnail has been selected by the user.

  If a negative determination is made in step 120, the process returns to step 118. If an affirmative determination is made in step 120, the process proceeds to step 122.

  In step 122, based on the position information corresponding to the selected display thumbnail (position information used when generating the display thumbnail image data and associated with the image data) and the image data of the entire image, The image at the position indicated by the position information in the image is displayed in the detail display area 38. That is, an image at a position previously displayed by the user in the detail display area 38 is displayed in the detail display area 38.

  After the process of step 122, the process returns to step 110.

  In this embodiment, the image data and the position information are associated with each other by including the image data and the position information in one image file. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a table in which file names and position information of image files are registered in association with each other is stored in a storage unit such as an HDD, and the frame image is superimposed and displayed on the entire thumbnail with reference to this table at the time of display. Or a display thumbnail may be displayed. When the display thumbnail image data is stored and managed in a storage area different from the image file, information on the storage area is also registered in the table, and the display thumbnail image data is read with reference to this information. You may make it use for the display of a display thumbnail. Further, the image data representing the entire thumbnail may be stored and managed in the same manner as the display thumbnail image data and used for display.

  [Second Embodiment]

  If any edit button in the edit button group 42 is selected in a state where any display image 60 is displayed in the detail display area 38, the image data is edited.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart of an editing process routine executed when the edit button is selected. The editing process routine is also one of functions realized by the CPU 12 executing the image processing program.

  In step 200, the image data before and after editing are stored in association with each other. Specifically, the image data of the original image file (referred to as image file F1) is retained without being edited, and a new image file (image file) including the edited image data is provided separately from the image file F1. F2). Then, the image files F1 and F2 are associated with each other by storing information of an address (file path) indicating the storage area of the counterpart image file. In this case, the image file F1 is an image file including image data before editing, and the newly created image file F2 is an image file including image data after editing.

  FIG. 9 shows an example of the data structure of the image file according to this embodiment. The difference from the data structure shown in FIG. 5 is that it includes information on the pre-edit image file path and post-edit image file path. In a state where no editing is performed on the image data, the post-edit image file path and the pre-edit image file path are NULL, but when the edit is executed, the actual file path (address) is set.

  For example, in the case of the existing image file F1, the file path of the newly created image file F2 is set as the edited image file path. On the other hand, in the case of the newly created image file F2, the file path of the image file path F1 is set to the image file path before editing. The display thumbnail information of the image file after editing is the same as the display thumbnail information of the image file before editing.

  If the editing process is executed many times, a new image file is created each time the editing process is executed. Then, each image file is associated with the image file before and after the image file path before editing and the image file path after editing, and is connected in the order of editing as shown in FIG.

  In step 202, after the display thumbnail image data of the display thumbnail after editing is created, the display thumbnail before editing and the display thumbnail after editing are displayed side by side. FIG. 11 is a diagram schematically showing a state in which display thumbnails are displayed in the display & editing history thumbnail area 36.

  FIG. 11A is a diagram illustrating a state in which a display thumbnail is displayed based on image data in a state where no editing process is performed. Two display thumbnails are displayed on a small screen with a tab displaying the title of Current (hereinafter referred to simply as the small screen of the Current tab, and the same applies to small screens with other tabs). ing. In the display state of FIG. 11A, only one image file is stored, and this image file is referred to as an image file F1 for convenience as described above, and the image data included in the image file F1. Is referred to as image data d1.

  From this state, for example, when editing is performed by rotating the entire image 90 degrees to the left, a new image file is created by the processing of step 200 described above. This image file F2 is called, and the image data included in the image file F2 is called image data d2.

  Subsequently, after the display thumbnail image data of the display thumbnail after editing is created by the processing of step 202, the display thumbnail before editing and the display thumbnail after editing are displayed side by side. For example, as shown in FIG. 11B, each display thumbnail based on the image data d1 of the image file F1 before editing is displayed on the small screen of the Undo-1 tab of the display & editing history thumbnail area 36, and the Current tab is displayed. Each display thumbnail based on the image data d2 of the edited image file F2 is displayed on the small screen. Each display thumbnail based on the image data d2 of the image file F2 is a reduced image of the position indicated by the position information in the entire image represented by the edited image data d2.

  In addition, among the entire image represented by the image data before editing, the display thumbnail before editing in which the image at the position indicated by the position information included in the image file of the image data is reduced, and the entire image represented by the image data after editing Control is performed so that the display thumbnail after editing, in which the image at the same position as the display thumbnail before editing is reduced, is displayed side by side.

  If any one of the editing buttons 42 is selected from this state and the image data is edited, a new image file is generated as described above. This image file F3 is called, and the image data included in the image file F3 is called image data d3.

  Then, after creating the display thumbnail image data of the display thumbnail after editing, the display thumbnail before editing and the display thumbnail after editing are displayed side by side. For example, as shown in FIG. 11C, a small screen of the Undo-2 tab is generated in the display & editing history thumbnail area 36 and displayed next to the small screen of the Undo-1 tab. Each display thumbnail based on the image data d1 of the image file F1 is displayed on the small screen, each display thumbnail based on the image data d2 of the image file F2 is displayed on the small screen of the Undo-1 tab, and on the small screen of the Current tab. Each display thumbnail based on the image data d3 of the image file F3 is displayed. As a result, the display thumbnails are displayed in a state of being arranged in the editing order.

  That is, in the present embodiment, a display thumbnail based on the current image data is displayed on the small screen of the Current tab, and the image data before editing the current image data is displayed on the small screen of the Undo-n tab. A display thumbnail based on it is displayed. Furthermore, as the number represented by n in Undo-n increases, a display thumbnail based on image data with an older editing history is displayed.

  Here, when the undo button 44 is selected, the processing routine shown in FIG. 12A is executed. In step 300, the display thumbnail display is shifted by one to the Redo side. Specifically, from the state of FIG. 11C, as shown in FIG. 11D, the small screen of the Redo-1 tab is adjacent to the small screen of the Current tab and is opposite to the Undo tab side. Display thumbnails based on the image data d3 of the image file F3 on the small screen of the Redo-1 tab, display thumbnails based on the image data d2 of the image file F2 on the small screen of the Current tab, and Undo Display thumbnails based on the image data d1 of the image file F1 are displayed on the small screen of the -1 tab. The small screen of the Undo-2 tab may be deleted, or only the display thumbnail display may be deleted while leaving the small screen.

  Further, when the redo button 45 is selected, the processing routine shown in FIG. 12B is executed. In step 350, the display thumbnail display is shifted by one to the Undo side. Specifically, the display is changed from the state of FIG. 11D to the state of FIG.

  Although not described above, the entire thumbnail displayed in the entire thumbnail area 34 is a display representing a display thumbnail displayed on the small screen of the Current tab in accordance with the display change of the display & edit history thumbnail area 36. The whole image represented by the image data that is the source of the thumbnail image data is changed to a reduced version.

  Also, as described in the first embodiment, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 13, display thumbnail image data may be included in each image file.

  Also, by including editing information indicating editing contents and editing position in the image file, the editing information is associated with the image data, and the display of the display thumbnail is controlled so that the editing history can be grasped using the editing information. Also good. FIG. 14 is a modification of the flowchart of the processing routine shown in FIG.

  In step 200, the image data before and after editing are stored in association with each other. The processing here is as described with reference to FIG.

  In step 201, editing information indicating editing contents and editing positions is generated and associated with image data. The generated editing information is associated with image data by saving it in an image file. Here, a specific example of editing information will be described with reference to FIGS. 15 and 16.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data structure of an image file including editing information.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram schematically showing an example of the relationship between the editing history of image data and the image file. In the example shown in FIG. 16, each image file includes the following image data.

Image file F1: Image file including unedited image data d1 Image file F2: Image file including image data d2 obtained by performing tilt correction on the entire image data d1 Image file F3: Image An image file containing image data d3 obtained by cutting and editing the area of display thumbnail 2 of data d2

  The editing information of each image file includes the first editing information indicating the editing contents and editing position when the image data of the image file stored in the pre-editing image file path is edited to the image data of the image file. Information “Undo” and second editing information “Redo” indicating editing contents and editing position when editing from the image data of the image file to the image data of the image file stored in the edited image file path Is saved.

  Here, the editing information shown in FIG. 15 is editing information included in the image file F2, and includes first editing information including editing content information indicating “tilt correction” and editing position information indicating “whole”. , Edit content information indicating “cut” and second edit information including edit position information indicating “position of display thumbnail 2”.

  If either the pre-edit image file path or the post-edit image file path is NULL, such as the image file F1 and the image file F2, the image file stored in the non-NULL image file path is used. The corresponding editing information is saved.

  That is, the editing information of the image file F1 shown in FIG. 16 includes second editing information composed of editing content information indicating “tilt correction” and editing position information indicating “whole”. Not included. Also, the editing information of the image file F3 shown in FIG. 16 includes first editing information including editing content information indicating “cut” and editing position information indicating “position of the display thumbnail 2”. Does not include editing information.

  In step 202, after the display thumbnail image data of the display thumbnail after editing is created, the display thumbnail before editing and the display thumbnail after editing are displayed side by side. In this example, it is displayed in a display form corresponding to the editing position.

  FIG. 17 shows a display thumbnail display example corresponding to the editing position in the display & editing history thumbnail area 36.

  First, FIG. 17A is a display thumbnail display example in an initial state where no editing is performed on the image data.

  Here, when the tilt correction is performed on the entire image, the tilt of each image at the position corresponding to each display thumbnail is corrected. Therefore, based on the edited image data, the display thumbnail information is added. Display thumbnail image data representing each display thumbnail at the position indicated by each included position information is generated. Then, based on the display thumbnail image data before and after editing, as shown in FIG. 17B, the display thumbnail before editing and the image at the same position as the display thumbnail before editing in the entire image after editing are reduced. The edited display thumbnails are displayed side by side so as to correspond to each other. The small screen display thumbnail of the Current tab is the display thumbnail after tilt correction, and the small screen display thumbnail of the Undo-1 tab is the display thumbnail before tilt correction.

  Next, when an editing process for superimposing a specific image such as a stamp or a stamp on a part of the entire image (hereinafter referred to as a stamp process) is performed, only the part where the specific image is superimposed is edited. Display thumbnail image data representing a new display thumbnail of the image including the edited position is generated based on the later image data, and the display thumbnail before editing and the new display thumbnail are displayed as shown in FIG. Display thumbnails side by side. The small screen display thumbnail of the Undo-1 tab is a display thumbnail before stamp processing, and the small screen display thumbnail of the Current tab is a display thumbnail after stamp processing. As shown in the figure, in the present embodiment, display thumbnails at positions not subjected to stamp processing are also displayed on the small screen of the Current tab. That is, in this embodiment, control is performed so that the display thumbnail at the position indicated by the position information associated with the image data is always displayed on the small screen of the Current tab.

  Thereafter, when the undo button 44 is selected, the display is changed so that the display thumbnail based on the current image data becomes the display thumbnail based on the edited image data. That is, the display is changed so that the display thumbnail displayed on the small screen of the Current tab shown in FIG. 17C is displayed on the small screen of the Redo-1 tab as shown in FIG. . As shown in FIG. 17D, the display thumbnail displayed on the small screen of the Redo-1 tab is only the display thumbnail at the position where the stamp processing is executed. The display thumbnail at the position where the stamp processing has not been executed is displayed as it is on the small screen of the Current tab.

  Further, it may be controlled so that an edited image representing the edited content is displayed corresponding to a display thumbnail after editing corresponding to the editing position.

  FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a display example when control is performed so that the edited image is displayed in the display & editing history thumbnail area 36 corresponding to the display thumbnail corresponding to the editing position. Here, description will be made assuming that the same editing as that described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 18A shows a display thumbnail display example in an initial state where no editing is performed on the image data.

  Here, when the tilt correction is performed on the entire image, the tilt of each image at the position corresponding to each display thumbnail is corrected. Therefore, based on the edited image data, the display thumbnail information is added. Display thumbnail image data representing each display thumbnail at the position indicated by each included position information is generated. Based on the display thumbnail image data before and after editing, as shown in FIG. 18B, the display thumbnail before editing and the image at the same position as the display thumbnail before editing in the entire image after editing are reduced. The edited display thumbnails are displayed side by side so as to correspond to each other. Further, an icon 80 as an example of an edited image indicating tilt correction is displayed on the tab portion (title portion) of the Current tab on which the display thumbnail after editing is displayed. By displaying the icon 80 in the tab portion, it can be confirmed that editing called tilt correction has been executed on the entire image.

  Next, when stamp processing is performed on a part of the entire image, only the part on which the specific image is superimposed is edited. Therefore, based on the edited image data, the image including the edited position is edited. Display thumbnail image data representing a new display thumbnail is generated, and the display thumbnail before editing and the new display thumbnail are displayed side by side as shown in FIG. Further, an icon 82 as an example of an edited image indicating stamp processing is displayed superimposed on the edited display thumbnail corresponding to the editing position. By superimposing the icon 82 on the display thumbnail after editing, it can be confirmed that editing called stamp processing has been executed on the area indicated by the display thumbnail.

  Thereafter, when the undo button 44 is selected, the display is changed so that the display thumbnail based on the current image data becomes the display thumbnail based on the edited image data. That is, the display state shown in FIG. 18C is changed to the display state shown in FIG. There is no change in the display position of the icons 80 and 82.

  Note that the display position of the edit image when the edit position is the entire image is not limited to the above example, and may be displayed below the small screen, for example, and is not particularly limited. In addition, when the editing position is a part of the image instead of the entire image, in the above example, the edited image is displayed superimposed on the display thumbnail corresponding to the editing position. For example, the display thumbnail may be displayed in the vicinity of the display thumbnail without being superimposed.

  In the example shown in FIG. 17, as shown in FIG. 18, the edited image representing the edited content is not displayed. Therefore, the edited content does not have to be included in the editing information associated with the image data.

  Also, as described in the first embodiment, in this example, as shown in FIG. 19, display thumbnail image data may be included in each image file.

  Further, when the entire thumbnail becomes horizontally long due to editing such as rotation processing, the arrangement of the entire thumbnail area 34 may be changed as shown in FIG. That is, the arrangement of the overall thumbnail area 34, the display & editing history thumbnail area 36, and the detailed display area 38 is not limited to the arrangement shown in FIG.

  In this embodiment, the image data, the position information, and the editing information are included in one image file so that the image data, the position information, and the editing information are associated with each other. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It is not something. For example, a table in which the file name, position information, and editing information of an image file are registered in association with each other is stored in a storage unit such as an HDD, and the frame image is superimposed on the entire thumbnail with reference to this table when displaying. It is also possible to display the image thumbnails or display the thumbnails before and after editing. When the display thumbnail image data is stored and managed in a storage area separate from the image file, information on the storage area is also registered in the table in association with the file name, and this is referred to. You may make it use for the display of a display thumbnail. Further, the image data representing the entire thumbnail may be stored and managed in the same manner as the display thumbnail image data.

  Furthermore, in order to associate the image data before and after editing, each image file is configured to include information on the image file path before editing and the image file path after editing. However, the present invention is not limited to this. A table in which each piece of information indicating the storage area of each image file is registered in association with each other in the editing order may be stored by storing it in a storage unit such as an HDD.

  Furthermore, the printing process may be considered as one of the editing processes. In this case, printing conditions such as the number of copies and color monochrome are included in the editing information as editing contents. The printing position is included in the editing information as the editing position. The editing information is associated with the image data.

  Furthermore, among the display thumbnails displayed in the display & edit history thumbnail area 36, a print icon as an example of an edited image may be displayed at a position corresponding to the printed position. For example, when this display thumbnail is selected, control may be performed so that the image at the position indicated by the display thumbnail is printed according to the registered printing conditions.

  [Other various embodiments]

  In the first and second embodiments, as exemplified as the display screen 30, the display screen 30 having the toolbar 32, the entire thumbnail area 34, the display & editing history thumbnail area 36, and the detailed display area 38 is provided. Although described by way of example, the present invention is not limited to this.

  For example, each time image data is edited on a screen different from the display screen 30, position information, editing information, and display thumbnail image data of the currently displayed display image are created and associated with the image data. The display screen 30 may be launched and browsed later.

  Further, instead of the display screen 30 on which each of the display thumbnail addition designation, display, and image data editing operations can be performed, the thumbnail addition designation, display, and editing may be performed on different screens.

  Here, various display examples of the entire thumbnail and the display thumbnail will be specifically described.

  First, although not shown in the figure, an addition button 46 is provided, and a designation screen on which a display thumbnail can be designated is displayed, and the user is requested to designate a display thumbnail in advance. Display thumbnail image data is generated based on the original image data and the position information of the additionally designated display image, and is stored (saved) in a predetermined storage area. Display thumbnail image data may be stored in an image file. The entire thumbnail image data is also stored (saved) and managed in the same manner as the display thumbnail image data. The image data of the entire thumbnail and the display thumbnail is managed in a state associated with the image data and position information (as described above, included in the image file or managed in a table). Hereinafter, when the whole thumbnail and the display thumbnail are not distinguished, they are simply referred to as thumbnails.

  Next, the user operates the operation unit 20 to input a command for displaying a screen for displaying thumbnails. Thereby, the computer 10 displays the whole thumbnail represented by the saved whole thumbnail image data, for example, on the display screen shown in FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 21, four overall thumbnails corresponding to four image data are displayed. When any of the whole thumbnails is selected, a new display screen is opened, and the display thumbnails associated with the image data that is the source of the whole thumbnail are displayed side by side on the display screen (not shown). . In FIG. 21, the display of the position image such as the frame image with respect to the entire thumbnail is omitted, but the position image may be displayed superimposed on the entire thumbnail.

  Further, instead of displaying the whole thumbnail and the display thumbnail separately, as shown in FIG. 22 and the like, the thumbnails are displayed in a superimposed manner while being shifted in a predetermined direction. On the other hand, by operating the user's operation unit 20 and giving an instruction with a mouse cursor or the like, the thumbnails arranged on the top surface may be switched.

  First, as shown in FIG. 22A, the entire thumbnail and the display thumbnail are displayed in an overlapped manner with each thumbnail being shifted obliquely in the upper left direction with respect to the next lower thumbnail. In the initial state, the entire thumbnail may be displayed on the top layer.

  When the user operates the operation unit 20 and designates the mouse cursor 88 on the displayed thumbnail group, arrow images 90 and 92 for switching thumbnails are displayed. In the case of a touch panel display, the arrow images 90 and 92 may be displayed by the user's fingertip contact.

  When the user clicks the mouse cursor 88 on the arrow image 90 and clicks, the uppermost thumbnail moves to the lowermost layer, and before the click, the user sets the thumbnail one below the uppermost thumbnail as the uppermost layer. Display control is performed so as to be visible. When the user clicks the mouse cursor 88 on the arrow image 92 and clicks, the display control is performed so that the thumbnail at the lowest layer moves to the highest layer. Although the click operation is illustrated here, the display may be switched according to an operation such as a wheel or a flick.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 23A, in a state where a plurality of thumbnail groups for each image data are displayed with the entire thumbnail at the top layer, any one thumbnail group moves the mouse cursor. 23, the window 94 pops up as shown in FIG. 23B, and the display thumbnails constituting the specified thumbnail group are displayed side by side in a predetermined area 96 of the window. It may be. If there are thumbnails that cannot be arranged in the display area, they are displayed in the area 95 as a thumbnail group. Then, by designating by clicking the top thumbnail of the thumbnail group in the area 95, one thumbnail already displayed in the area 96 at the time of the designation is placed on the lowest layer of the thumbnail group. In this manner, control is performed so that the thumbnail located at the top layer of the thumbnail group at the time of the designation is displayed in the area 96. Thereby, the display of thumbnails is switched so as to turn the page.

  Furthermore, when any one thumbnail group is designated by moving the mouse cursor from the state shown in FIG. 24A as in FIG. 23A, as shown in FIG. The display thumbnail is arranged and displayed at a position corresponding to the position indicated by the position information of the display thumbnail. No part other than the display thumbnail is displayed.

  Although various display examples have been described above, such display examples may be applied to the display in the display & editing history thumbnail area 36 of the display screen 30 exemplified in the first embodiment and the second embodiment. .

  Also, here, an example has been described in which the user switches the display of thumbnails by moving the mouse cursor or the like, but the display may be switched every time a predetermined time elapses.

  In the first and second embodiments, the example has been described in which the user designates the display image by selecting the add button 46 (first designation) and displays the display thumbnail. It is not limited. The display image may be designated when the user has displayed the display image at the same position (display image in the same area) in the detailed display area 38 of the display screen 30 for a predetermined time or longer (second display). Specified).

  Further, when the user edits the image data, the display image displayed in the detail display area 38 when the editing is performed may be designated (third designation).

  Further, the display image may be designated by any one of the first designation, the second designation, and the third designation. At least one of the first designation, the second designation, and the third designation may be configured. Moreover, you may comprise so that a user can set the designation | designated method.

  Furthermore, the position information of the designated display screen may be registered as a template, and may be configured to be applicable to other image data (image file). For example, a position information registration button for instructing registration of position information as a template and a template use button for designating and using a registered template are provided on the display screen 30.

  When the position information registration button is selected and a position information registration instruction is accepted, the processing routine shown in FIG. 25 is started.

  In step 300, after receiving the position information registration instruction, it is determined whether or not a display thumbnail has been designated. If the determination is affirmative, in step 302, the position information of the designated display thumbnail is registered as a template.

  Next, when the image file designated by the user is opened (for example, displayed on the display screen 30 as described in the first and second embodiments), the processing routine of FIG. 26 is started.

  In step 400, it is determined whether a template use button has been selected and a template has been designated. If an affirmative determination is made here, display is made in step 402 based on the designated template. That is, the position image is displayed at the position of the position information indicated by the designated template in the entire thumbnail, and the display thumbnail in which the image at the position of the position information is reduced is displayed in the display & editing history thumbnail area 36. An image of the information position is displayed in the detail display area 38.

  If a negative determination is made in step 400, the image data of the image file is displayed without using a template (see, for example, the processing routine shown in FIG. 4).

  Here, an example has been described in which, after selecting the position information registration button, a display thumbnail is specified and position information is registered as a template, but the present invention is not limited to this. All the position information associated with the displayed image data may be registered as a template simply by selecting the position information registration button.

  Although an example in which position information is registered as a template has been described here, a printing condition when image data is printed may be registered as a template in image data. Examples of printing conditions include a printed area, the number of copies, designation of black and white or color, and the like. Then, when printing other image data, a template registered by the user is designated. The computer 10 performs printing according to the printing conditions indicated by the designated template. A template may be registered for each user. A user can use a template registered by the user, but a template registered by another user cannot be used. Moreover, you may comprise so that a user can share a template.

  Furthermore, a history of at least one of the position (area) of the display image designated by the user and the printing condition is recorded for each user, and the record is converted into a histogram so that the frequently used position (area) and printing information are recorded. At least one of the above may be used in the same manner as the template and displayed or printed. Here, although it is set for each user, the user may be recorded without being divided and used as a histogram.

  In each of the above embodiments, as an example of the entire image representing the entire image data, the entire thumbnail represented by reducing the entire image represented by the image data has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the image represented by the image data that has not been subjected to the reduction process or the enlargement process may be used as the entire image representing the entire image data. Further, the entire image represented by the image data may be enlarged.

10 Computer 12 CPU
14 ROM
16 RAM
18 Display unit 20 Operation unit 24 Communication IF
26 Bus 30 Display screen 32 Toolbar 34 Overall thumbnail area 36 Edit history thumbnail area 38A, B Scroll bar 38 Detailed display area 41 Scale change button group 42 Edit button group 44 Undo button 45 Redo button 46 Add button

Claims (6)

Association of associating positional information indicating the position in the image represented by the image data of the display image designated by the user among the display images displayed on the display means based on the image data representing one image with the image data Means,
A predetermined position image is superimposed and displayed at a position corresponding to the associated position information of the entire image representing the entire image data, and the associated position information in the image represented by the image data indicates A display reduced image obtained by reducing an image of a position is displayed, and control is performed so that the position image superimposed on the entire image and the display reduced image can be confirmed in correspondence with each other. Display control means;
The designation of the display image in the association means is
A first designation for designating a display image displayed on the display means when the user performs a predetermined operation while the display image is displayed on the display means. ,
A second designation for designating the display image by displaying the display image on the display means for a predetermined time by the user; and
A third designation that designates a display image displayed on the display means when the user edits the image data when the user edits the image data.
An image processing apparatus including at least one of the following . The display control means is further configured to, based on the image data and position information corresponding to the selected reduced display image, when any of the displayed reduced display images is selected by a user. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein control is performed such that an image at a position indicated by the position information in an image represented by the image data is displayed. In the case where the image data is edited, the image data further includes storage control means for controlling so that both the image data before editing and the image data after editing are stored,
The associating unit associates the image data before editing and the image data after editing stored by the storage control unit with each other, and associates the position information associated with the image data before editing with the image after editing. Associated with the data,
The display control means includes a pre-edit display reduced image obtained by reducing an image at a position indicated by the associated position information among images represented by the image data before editing, and the image represented by the image data after editing. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image processing device is controlled so as to be displayed side by side with a reduced image after editing that is obtained by reducing an image at the same position as the position of the display reduced image before editing. The associating means further includes editing information indicating editing content and editing position when editing the image data before editing so as to be the image data after editing, image data before editing and image data after editing. Associated with each of the
The display control means displays an edited image representing the editing content indicated by the associated editing information in correspondence with the post-edit display reduced image corresponding to the editing position indicated by the associated editing information. The image processing apparatus according to claim 3. Registration means for registering the position information associated with the image data so as to be usable for other image data other than the image data;
The display control means, when instructed by the user to display the other image data using the registered position information, displays the entire image representing the other image data. The position image representing the registered position information is superimposed and displayed, and a display reduced image obtained by reducing the image at the position indicated by the registered position information in the image represented by the other image data is displayed. Control and display in a display form that can confirm that the position image superimposed on the whole image of the other image data corresponds to each of the display reduced images of the other image data. Control,
The image processing apparatus according to claim 1. Computer
Association of associating positional information indicating the position in the image represented by the image data of the display image designated by the user among the display images displayed on the display means based on the image data representing one image with the image data Means, and
A predetermined position image is superimposed and displayed at a position corresponding to the associated position information of the entire image representing the entire image data, and the associated position information in the image represented by the image data indicates A display reduced image obtained by reducing an image of a position is displayed, and control is performed so that the position image superimposed on the entire image and the display reduced image can be confirmed in correspondence with each other. Display control means,
Is a program for functioning as
The designation of the display image in the association means is as follows:
A first designation for designating a display image displayed on the display means when the user performs a predetermined operation while the display image is displayed on the display means. ,
When the user displays the display image on the display means for a predetermined time or more, the second designation for designating the display image, and the editing is performed by the user editing the image data. A program including at least one of third designations for designating a display image displayed on the display means.