JP6809051B2 - Programs and mobile terminals - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a program of a mobile terminal that edits an image printed on a communication surface of a postcard.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a program of a mobile terminal that edits an image printed on a communication surface of a postcard. More specifically, the program described in Patent Document 1 causes a user to select one of a plurality of template images, allows the user to edit the selected template image, and uses the edited template image as a communication surface of a postcard. The printer can be made to perform the printing operation of recording in the template.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-081299

The program having the above configuration displays a pop-up window on the display, for example, in order to present the user with options for editing the template image. However, since the pop-up window is originally displayed on a part of the display of a small mobile terminal, there is a problem that it is difficult to display a lot of information. And this problem becomes more remarkable as the function of editing the template image is diversified.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a mobile terminal program capable of displaying various options for editing an image printed on the communication surface of a postcard in a pop-up window with an appropriate layout. To provide.

Various disclosures are made herein. The program, which is one of the disclosure examples, can be executed by a mobile terminal including a display and an input interface. The program has a reception process of accepting a user operation for designating an object displayed on the display through the input interface, and a first display process of displaying a first screen including a template image and an additional instruction object on the display. Is executed by the mobile terminal. The template image is an image printed on the communication surface of the postcard. The additional instruction object corresponds to an instruction to synthesize a stamp with the template image. The program performs a second display process of superimposing a second screen smaller than the first screen on the first screen and displaying it on the display in response to the designation of the additional instruction object in the reception process. Let the mobile terminal execute it. The second screen is a screen in which a plurality of stamp objects corresponding to the stamps that can be combined with the template image and editing objects corresponding to instructions for editing the layout of the second screen are arranged at equal intervals. .. The program causes the mobile terminal to execute an editing process for editing the layout of the second screen in response to the designation of the editing object in the receiving process. The program synthesizes the stamp corresponding to the designated stamp object into the template image in response to the designation of the stamp object in the reception process, and synthesizes the stamp in the synthesis process. The mobile terminal is made to execute the first display process of displaying the first screen including the template image on the display.

According to the above configuration, it is not necessary to independently provide an area for displaying the edit object and the stamp object on the second screen which is a pop-up window. This allows the pop-up window to display various options for editing the template image in an appropriate layout.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the printing system 100 according to the embodiment. 2A and 2B are examples of data stored in the memory 62, in which FIG. 2A shows a standard stamp list and FIG. 2B shows a custom stamp list. FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the communication surface editing process. FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the stamp composition process. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the symbol stamp generation process. FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the character stamp generation process. FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the stamp editing process. 8A and 8B are display examples of the display 53, in which FIG. 8A shows a template selection screen and FIG. 8B shows a template editing screen. 9A and 9B are display examples of the display 53, in which FIG. 9A is a stamp selection screen 130 in a state where the switching tab 131 is selected, and FIG. 9B is a stamp selection screen 130 in a state where the switching tab 132 is selected. Shown. 10A and 10B show an example of a display 53, in which FIG. 10A shows a photo selection screen and FIG. 10B shows a photo editing screen. 11A and 11B are display examples of the display 53, in which FIG. 11A shows a character editing screen in a state where the switching tab 174 is selected, and FIG. 11B shows a character editing screen in a state where the switching tab 175 is selected. 12A and 12B show an example of the display 53, in which FIG. 12A shows a stamp editing screen before the character stamp 181 is enlarged, and FIG. 12B shows a stamp editing screen after the character stamp 181 is enlarged. FIG. 13 is a display example of the display 53, in which (A) shows a template editing screen including a template image 121 in which character stamps 181 are combined, and (B) shows a stamp selection screen to which a stamp icon 190 is added.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings as appropriate. It goes without saying that the embodiments described below are merely examples of the present invention, and the embodiments of the present invention can be appropriately changed without changing the gist of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a printing system 100 according to this embodiment. The printing system 100 shown in FIG. 1 is composed of an MFP (abbreviation of Multi-Function Peripheral) 10 and a mobile terminal 50. Further, the printing system 100 may include a printer single-purpose machine instead of the MFP 10.

The MFP 10 and the mobile terminal 50 are configured to be able to communicate with each other through the communication network 101. Specific examples of the communication network 101 are not particularly limited, but may be, for example, the Internet, a wired LAN, a wireless LAN, or a combination thereof. Alternatively, the MFP 10 and the mobile terminal 50 may be connected by a USB cable or the like.

As shown in FIG. 1, the MFP 10 mainly includes a printer 11, a scanner 12, a display 23, an input I / F 24, a communication I / F 25, a CPU 31, a memory 32, and a communication bus 33. .. The components constituting the MFP 10 are connected to each other through the communication bus 33.

The printer 11 executes a printing operation of printing an image indicated by image data on a sheet. As the printing method of the printer 11, a known method such as an inkjet method or an electrophotographic method can be adopted. The scanner 12 executes a scanning operation of reading an image printed on a document and generating image data. However, the scanner 12 can be omitted.

The display 23 is a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display, or the like, and includes a display screen for displaying various information.

The input I / F 24 is a user interface that accepts input operations by the user. Specifically, the input I / F 24 has a button, and outputs various operation signals associated with the pressed button to the CPU 31. Further, the input I / F 24 may have a film-like touch sensor superimposed on the display surface of the display 23. The operation of designating an object displayed on the display surface of the display 23 and the operation of inputting a character string or a number string are examples of user operations. The “object” is, for example, a character string, an icon, a button, a link, a radio button, a check box, a pull-down menu, or the like displayed on the display 23.

The input I / F24 realized as a touch sensor outputs position information indicating a position on the display surface touched by the user. The term "touch" in the present specification includes all operations of bringing the input medium into contact with the display surface. Further, even if the input medium does not touch the display surface, the "hover" or "floating touch" that brings the input medium close to the position where the distance from the display surface is very small is adopted as the above-mentioned concept of "touch". May be included. Further, the input medium may be a user's finger, a stylus, or the like. The user operation of tapping the position of the object displayed on the display 23 is an example of the designation operation for designating the object.

The communication I / F 25 is an interface capable of communicating with an external device through the communication network 101. That is, the MFP 10 transmits various information to the external device through the communication I / F25, and receives various information from the external device through the communication I / F25. The specific communication procedure of the communication I / F25 is not particularly limited, but for example, Wi-Fi (registered trademark of Wi-Fi Alliance) can be adopted. Further, when the MFP 10 and the mobile terminal 50 are connected by a USB cable, the communication I / F 25 may be a USB interface to which the USB cable can be attached and detached.

The CPU 31 controls the overall operation of the MFP 10. The CPU 31 acquires various programs described later from the memory 32 and executes them based on various information output from the input I / F 24, various information received from the external device through the communication I / F 25, and the like. The CPU 31 and the memory 32 form an example of the controller.

The memory 32 stores the OS 34 and the device program 35. The device program 35 may be a single program or a collection of a plurality of programs. Further, the memory 32 stores data or information necessary for executing the device program 35. The memory 32 is composed of, for example, a RAM, a ROM, an EEPROM, an HDD, a portable storage medium such as a USB memory attached to and detached from the MFP 10, a buffer included in the CPU 31, or a combination thereof.

The memory 32 may be a computer-readable storage medium. A computer-readable storage medium is a non-transitory medium. In addition to the above examples, the non-transitory medium also includes recording media such as a CD-ROM and a DVD-ROM. The non-transitory medium is also a tangible medium. On the other hand, an electric signal that carries a program downloaded from a server on the Internet is a computer-readable signal medium, which is a kind of computer-readable medium, but is a storage that can be read by a non-transitory computer. Not included in the medium. The same applies to the memory 62 of the mobile terminal 50 described later.

As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile terminal 50 mainly includes a display 53, an input I / F 54, a communication I / F 55, a CPU 61, a memory 62, and a communication bus 63. The display 53, input I / F 54, communication I / F 55, CPU 61, memory 62, and communication bus 63 included in the mobile terminal 50 include the display 23, input I / F 24, communication I / F 25, CPU 31, and memory included in the MFP 10. Since the configuration is the same as that of 32 and the communication bus 33, the description thereof will be omitted. The CPU 61 and the memory 62 are examples of a controller.

The mobile terminal 50 is, for example, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or the like. More specifically, the display 53 of the mobile terminal 50 preferably has a display screen size of 12 inches or less, more preferably 8 inches or less. Further, it is desirable that the input I / F 54 of the mobile terminal 50 is a touch panel superimposed on the display screen of the display 53.

The memory 62 stores the postcard program 65. The postcard program 65 is a program that causes the MFP 10 to execute a printing process of generating an image to be recorded on the address side and the communication side of the postcard according to a user's instruction and printing the generated image on the postcard. The postcard program 65 may cause the MFP 10 to execute the printing process through another program installed in the mobile terminal 50.

In addition, the memory 62 can store template image data (not shown). The template image data indicates a template image printed on the communication surface of the postcard. In this embodiment, an example of a template image printed on the communication surface of a New Year's card will be described, but the use of the template image is not limited to this, and can be applied to, for example, summer greeting cards, Christmas cards, and the like.

Further, the memory 62 can store the standard stamp list shown in FIG. 2 (A) and the custom stamp list shown in FIG. 2 (B). The standard stamp list and the custom stamp list include stamp data. The stamp data is an example of image data indicating a stamp that can be combined with a template image. That is, the stamp data is, for example, JPEG format, BMP format, or TIFF format data. The stamp is, for example, an image showing a zodiac sign, a pictogram, or the like. The stamp is an image that can be combined on the template image, and the image size is smaller than that of the template image.

Stamps are roughly classified into, for example, design stamps and character stamps. The symbol stamp is, for example, an image showing a zodiac symbol or a part of a photograph taken by a camera mounted on the mobile terminal 50, as shown by stamp icons 142, 143, 144, 148 in FIG. The character stamp is an example of a character image including characters, for example, as shown by the stamp icons 145 and 149 in FIG.

The stamp also includes, for example, a standard stamp provided by the developer of the postcard program 65 and a custom stamp generated by the postcard program 65 according to the user's instructions. The standard stamp is an example of a stamp belonging to the first group. The custom stamp is an example of a stamp belonging to a second group different from the first group. However, specific examples of the first group and the second group are not limited to this.

The standard stamp list contains one or more standard stamp records. The standard stamp record includes standard stamp data indicating a standard stamp and attribute information indicating an attribute of the corresponding standard stamp. For example, "design" indicating that the corresponding standard stamp is a symbol stamp, or "character" indicating that the corresponding standard stamp is a character stamp is set in the attribute information. The standard stamp list is stored in the memory 62 when the postcard program 65 is installed, for example.

The custom stamp list contains one or more custom stamp records. The custom stamp record includes a part or all of custom stamp data indicating a custom stamp, font data, size information, direction information, and type information. More specifically, the symbol stamp record indicating the symbol stamp includes only the custom stamp data indicating the symbol stamp, as in the first line of FIG. 2 (B). On the other hand, the character stamp record indicating the character stamp includes custom stamp data indicating the character stamp, font data, size information, direction information, and type information as shown in the second line of FIG. 2 (B). .. The custom stamp record is registered in the custom stamp list by the postcard program 65 in the symbol stamp generation process and the character stamp generation process described later.

The font data is data indicating the character code of the character included in the corresponding character stamp. More specifically, the font data is a bit string assigned to a character input by a user in a code set such as ASCII or Unicode. The size information is a numerical value indicating the size of the character indicated by the font data. The direction information indicates the arrangement direction of the characters indicated by the font data (for example, "vertical writing", "horizontal writing"). The type information indicates the font type of the character indicated by the font data (for example, "Gothic font", "Mincho font", "POP font", etc.).

Further, although not shown, the memory 62 may store photographic data. The photographic data may be, for example, taken by a camera (not shown) or may be received from an external device through the communication I / F 55. A part or all of the template image data, the standard stamp list, the custom stamp list, and the photo data may be stored in a server (not shown) on the Internet instead of the memory 62.

[Operation of printing system 100]
The operation of the printing system 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 7.

[Communication surface editing process]
First, the postcard program 65 of the mobile terminal 50 displays the template selection screen shown in FIG. 8A on the display 53 (S11). The template selection screen includes a plurality of template icons 111, 112, 113, 114. The template icons 111 to 114 correspond to one of a plurality of template image data stored in the memory 62. Then, the postcard program 65 accepts the user operation for the template selection screen through the input I / F 54 (S12). The processing of S12 and S14, S22, S24, S29, S42, S44, S52, S54 to S57, and S71 to S73, which will be described later, is an example of the reception processing.

Next, the postcard program 65 stores the template image data associated with the designated template icon 113 in the memory 62, for example, in response to receiving the designation of the template icon 113 through the input I / F 54 (S12: Yes). Read from. Next, the postcard program 65 causes the template editing screen shown in FIG. 8B to be displayed on the display 53 instead of the template selection screen (S13). Then, the postcard program 65 accepts the user operation on the template edit screen through the input I / F 54 (S14).

The template editing screen includes a template image 121, a font icon 123, a stamp icon 124, a [save] icon 125, and a [print] icon 126. The template image 121 is an image indicated by the read template image data. The font icon 123 corresponds to an instruction to switch the font (for example, Gothic font, Mincho font, etc.) of the characters included in the template image 121. The stamp icon 124 corresponds to an instruction to select a stamp to be combined with the template image 121. The [Save] icon 125 corresponds to an instruction to store the edited template image data in the memory 62. The [Print] icon 126 corresponds to an instruction to print the edited template image 121 on the communication surface of the postcard.

Next, the postcard program 65 executes the stamp composition process in response to the designation of the stamp icon 124 being received through the input I / F 54 (S14: stamp) (S15). The stamp composition process is a process of combining a stamp with the template image 121. The details of the stamp composition process will be described with reference to FIG.

[Stamp composition process]
First, the postcard program 65 displays the stamp selection screen 130 shown in FIG. 9A on the display 53 instead of the template editing screen (S21). The stamp selection screen 130 according to the present embodiment is a pop-up window displayed superimposed on the stamp editing screen described later. That is, the stamp selection screen 130 has a smaller screen size than the stamp editing screen. Then, the postcard program 65 accepts the user operation on the stamp selection screen 130 through the input I / F 54 (S22 & S24). The stamp selection screen 130 is an example of the second screen, and the process of S21 is an example of the second display process.

The stamp selection screen 130 includes switching tabs 131 and 132. The switching tab 131 is an example of the first switching object corresponding to the instruction to display the stamp icons 142, 143, 144, 145 corresponding to the standard stamp record. The switching tab 132 is an example of a second switching object corresponding to an instruction to display the stamp icons 148 and 149 corresponding to the custom stamp record. Further, a "standard" character string is described in the switching tab 131, and a "custom" character string is described in the switching tab 132.

One of the switching tabs 131 and 132 is in the selected state, and the other is in the non-selected state. The display mode is different between the switching tab 131 in the selected state and the switching tab 132 in the non-selected state. For example, as shown in FIG. 9A, the switching tab 131 in the selected state has a gray background color and a white character color. On the other hand, the switching tab 132 in the non-selected state has a white background color and a gray character color. However, the difference in the display mode between the selected state and the non-selected state is not limited to the above-mentioned example, and for example, the character size in the selected state may be larger than the character size in the non-selected state.

The postcard program 65 displays the stamp selection screen 130 to be displayed on the display 53 in response to the reception of the designation of the switching tab 131 in the non-selected state through the input I / F 54 (S22: Yes) from FIG. 9 (B). Switch to 9 (A) (S23 → S21). This process is an example of the first switching process. Further, the postcard program 65 displays the stamp selection screen 130 to be displayed on the display 53 in response to the designation of the switching tab 132 in the non-selected state through the input I / F 54 (S22: Yes) (FIG. 9A). To switch to FIG. 9 (B) (S23 → S21). This process is an example of the second switching process.

The stamp selection screen 130 shown in FIG. 9A is an example of a selected state switching tab 131, a non-selected state switching tab 132, an example of an editing object [sort] icon 141, and a stamp object. Includes stamp icons 142-145. The [Sort] icon 141 corresponds to an instruction to change the order of the stamp icons 142 to 145. The stamp icons 142-145 correspond to one of the standard stamp records shown in FIG. 2 (A).

The [Sort] icon 141 and the stamp icons 142 to 145 are listed on the stamp selection screen 130. More specifically, the icons 141 to 145 are arranged at equal intervals in a predetermined arrangement order on the stamp selection screen 130. The order of stamp arrangement on the stamp selection screen is, for example, the direction from the left end to the right end of each line. That is, in FIG. 9A, the upper left [sort] icon 141 is the beginning of the arrangement order, and the lower right stamp icon 145 is the end of the arrangement order.

Further, the [Sort] icon 141 is arranged at a fixed position in front of the stamp icons 142 to 145 in the arrangement order on the stamp selection screen 130. On the other hand, the stamp icons 142 to 145 are arranged in an arbitrary order behind the [sort] icon 141 in the arrangement order. Further, the switching tabs 131 and 132 are arranged at fixed positions behind the stamp icons 142 to 145 being displayed in the arrangement order. The "displayed stamp icon" refers to, for example, a stamp icon displayed at the current scroll bar position when the scroll bar is displayed on the stamp selection screen 130.

Further, the [Sort] icon 141 is displayed in the same display mode as the switching tab 131 in the selected state. That is, a [sort] icon 141 and a switching tab 131 having a common display mode are displayed at one end (for example, the upper end) and the other end (for example, the lower end) of the stamp selection screen 130. In other words, the [sort] icon 141 and the switching tab 131 in the common display mode are arranged at the farthest positions on the stamp selection screen 130.

The postcard program 65 changes the order of the stamp icons 142 to 145 on the stamp selection screen 130 in response to receiving the designation of the [sort] icon 141 through the input I / F 54. In the postcard program 65, for example, the positions of the stamp icons 142 to 144 of the attribute information “design” and the stamp icons 145 of the attribute information “character” may be exchanged. This process is an example of an editing process for editing the layout of the stamp selection screen 130.

The stamp selection screen 130 shown in FIG. 9B is an example of a non-selected state switching tab 131, a selected state switching tab 132, an example of an edit object [design stamp] icon 146, and an example of an edit object. It includes a certain [character stamp] icon 147 and stamp icons 148 and 149 which are examples of stamp objects. The [design stamp] icon 146 corresponds to an instruction to add a stamp icon corresponding to the newly generated symbol stamp to the stamp selection screen 130. The [character stamp] icon 147 corresponds to an instruction to add a stamp icon corresponding to the newly generated character stamp to the stamp selection screen 130. The stamp icon 148, 149, corresponds to one of the custom stamp records shown in FIG. 2 (B).

The [design stamp] icon 146, the [character stamp] icon 147, and the stamp icons 148 and 149 are listed on the stamp selection screen 130. More specifically, the icons 146 to 149 are arranged at equal intervals in a predetermined arrangement order on the stamp selection screen 130. Further, the [design stamp] icon 146 and the [character stamp] icon 147 are arranged at fixed positions in front of the stamp icons 148 and 149 in the arrangement order on the stamp selection screen 130. On the other hand, the stamp icons 148 and 149 are arranged in an arbitrary order behind the [design stamp] icon 146 and the [character stamp] icon 147. Further, the switching tabs 131 and 132 are arranged at fixed positions behind the displayed stamp icons 148 and 149 in the arrangement order.

Further, the [design stamp] icon 146 and the [character stamp] icon 147 are displayed in the same display mode as the switching tab 132 in the selected state. That is, at one end (for example, the upper end) and the other end (for example, the lower end) of the stamp selection screen 130, a [design stamp] icon 146 and a [character stamp] icon 147 having a common display mode and a switching tab 132 are provided. Is displayed. In other words, the [design stamp] icon 146 and the [character stamp] icon 147 in the common display mode and the switching tab 132 are arranged at the farthest positions on the stamp selection screen 130.

Next, the postcard program 65 executes the symbol stamp generation process in response to the designation of the [symbol stamp] icon 146 of FIG. 9 (B) through the input I / F54 (S24: symbol) (S25). .. The symbol stamp generation process is a process of generating a symbol stamp according to a user's instruction. The details of the symbol stamp generation process will be described with reference to FIG.

[Design stamp generation process]
First, the postcard program 65 causes the photo selection screen shown in FIG. 10A to be displayed on the display 53 instead of the stamp editing screen and the stamp selection screen 130 (S41). The photo selection screen includes photo icons 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, and 156. The photo icons 151 to 156 correspond to, for example, one of the photo data stored in the memory 62. Then, the postcard program 65 accepts the user operation for the photo selection screen through the input I / F 54 (S42).

Next, the postcard program 65 replaces the photo editing screen shown in FIG. 10 (B) with the photo selection screen in response to the reception of the designation of the photo icon 155 through the input I / F 54 (S42: Yes). Is displayed on the display 53 (S43). The photo editing screen includes an image to be edited 161, an area instruction frame 162, contour icons 163, 164, 165, 166, and a [done] icon 167. Then, the postcard program 65 accepts the user operation on the photo editing screen through the input I / F 54 (S44).

The image to be edited 161 is an image represented by photographic data corresponding to the designated photographic icon 155. The area designation frame 162 is an image showing an area to be cropped as a symbol stamp in the image to be edited 161. The contour icons 163 to 166 correspond to the contour shape (for example, a perfect circle, an ellipse, a triangle, a quadrangle) of the area indicating frame 162. The [Done] icon 167 corresponds to an instruction to generate a symbol stamp from the image of the area surrounded by the area instruction frame 162 in the image to be edited 161.

Next, the postcard program 65 changes the contour shape of the area instruction frame 162 from a quadrangle to a perfect circle, for example, in response to receiving the designation of the contour icon 163 through the input I / F 54 (S44: contour icon). ). Further, the postcard program 65 sets the position of the area instruction frame 162 on the image to be edited 161 in response to receiving the drag operation for the position of the area instruction frame 162 through the input I / F 54 (S44: area instruction frame). It is moved following the movement of the input medium (S46).

Further, the postcard program 65 receives the designation of the [Done] icon 167 through the input I / F 54 (S44: Done), and the image of the area surrounded by the area instruction frame 162 in the image to be edited 161. Is cropped as a design stamp. Then, the postcard program 65 registers the symbol stamp record including the custom stamp data indicating the cropped symbol stamp in the custom stamp list (S47). Then, returning to FIG. 4, the postcard program 65 executes the processing after S27, which will be described later, using the symbol stamp indicated by the registered symbol stamp record.

Further, the postcard program 65 executes the character stamp generation process in response to the designation of the [character stamp] icon 147 of FIG. 9 (B) through the input I / F 54 (S24: character) (S26). The character stamp generation process is a process of generating a character stamp according to a user's instruction. The details of the character stamp generation process will be described with reference to FIG.

[Character stamp generation process]
First, the postcard program 65 displays the character editing screen shown in FIG. 11 on the display 53 (S51). The character editing screen includes a text box 171, a [clear] icon 172, a [done] icon 173, and switching tabs 174 and 175. Then, the postcard program 65 accepts the user operation on the character editing screen through the input I / F54 (S52, S54 to S57). The processes S52 and S54 to S57 are examples of input reception processes.

The postcard program 65 receives the designation of the switching tab 174 in the non-selected state through the input I / F 54 (S52: Yes), and as shown in FIG. 11 (A), the software keyboard that accepts the input of characters. 176 is displayed on the character selection screen (S53). Further, the postcard program 65 receives the designation of the switching tab 175 in the non-selected state through the input I / F 54 (S52: Yes), and as shown in FIG. 11 (B), the size information and the direction information. , And the pull-down menus 177, 178, and 179 corresponding to the type information are displayed on the character selection screen (S53).

The pull-down menu 177 is an object for allowing the user to specify one of a plurality of discrete numerical values (for example, 30px (abbreviation of pixel), 35px, 40px, 45px, 50px) that can be specified as size information. is there. The pull-down menu 178 is an object for allowing the user to specify one of the setting values (for example, "horizontal writing" and "vertical writing") that can be specified as direction information. The pull-down menu 179 is an object for allowing the user to specify one of the setting values (for example, "Gothic font", "Mincho font", and "POP font") that can be specified as the type information. Further, the designated setting values are displayed in the pull-down menus 177 to 179. The default values "50", "horizontal writing", and "Gothic font" are displayed in the pull-down menus 177 to 179 before the setting value is changed.

The postcard program 65 temporarily stores the font data indicating the input characters in the memory 62 in response to the reception of the input of the character "regards" through the software keyboard 176 (S54: Yes), and the input characters. Is displayed in the text box 171 (S58). Further, the postcard program 65 receives the user operation for specifying "40px" as the size information setting value through the pull-down menu 177 (S55: Yes), and sets the specified setting value "40px" in the memory 62. It is temporarily stored and displayed in the corresponding pull-down menu 177 (S59).

Further, the postcard program 65 receives the user operation for specifying the setting values of the direction information and the type information through the pull-down menus 178 and 179 (S56 / S57: Yes), and sends the specified setting values to the memory 62. It is temporarily stored and displayed in the corresponding pull-down menus 178 and 179 (S60 / S61). On the other hand, when the set values of the size information, the direction information, and the type information are not changed from the default values, the default values are temporarily stored in the memory 62.

Further, the postcard program 65 deletes the font data temporarily stored in the memory 62 and displays the characters displayed in the text box 171 in response to the reception of the designation of the [Clear] icon 172 through the input I / F 54. You want to hide. Further, the postcard program 65 registers the character stamp record in the custom stamp list according to the acceptance of the designation of the [Complete] icon 173 through the input I / F54 (S57: No) (S62).

More specifically, the postcard program 65 is a custom stamp indicating a character stamp from the font data "regards" temporarily stored in the memory 62, the size information "40px", the direction information "horizontal writing", and the type information "pop body". Generate data. That is, in the character stamp generated here, the input character "regards" is molded according to the specified font size "40px" and the font type "POP", and arranged in the specified direction "horizontal writing". It is an image. This process is an example of the first generation process.

Next, the postcard program 65 registers the generated custom stamp data and the character stamp record including the font data, size information, direction information, and type information temporarily stored in the memory 62 in the custom stamp list. This process is an example of a storage process. Then, returning to FIG. 4, the postcard program 65 executes the processing after S27, which will be described later, using the character stamp indicated by the registered character stamp record.

Further, when the custom stamp record is newly registered in S47 and S62, the postcard program 65 includes the stamp icon corresponding to the custom stamp record in the stamp selection screen 130 when the stamp selection screen 130 is displayed next time. .. That is, the layout of the stamp selection screen 130 to be displayed next time is changed according to the designation of the [design stamp] icon 146 or the [character stamp] icon 147. This process is an example of an editing process.

In the postcard program 65, for example, as shown in FIG. 13B, the stamp icon 190 corresponding to the custom stamp record newly registered in S62 is arranged on the right side of the [character stamp] icon 147, and the stamp is stamped. The positions of icons 148 and 149 are moved backward in the arrangement order. On the other hand, even if a new stamp icon is added, the display positions of the [design stamp] icon 146 and the [character stamp] icon 147 are not changed. That is, the postcard program 65 arranges the new stamp icon 190 after the arrangement order from the [design stamp] icon 146 and the [character stamp] icon 147, and before the arrangement order from the existing stamp icons 148 and 149. ..

Further, the postcard program 65 uses, for example, a stamp corresponding to the designated stamp icon 142 in response to receiving the designation of the stamp icon 142 on the stamp selection screen 130 through the input I / F 54 (S24: stamp). , The processing after S27 described later is executed. Hereinafter, the processing after S27 will be described by taking the character stamp “Thank you” described with reference to FIG. 6 as a specific example.

First, the postcard program 65 synthesizes the character stamp 181 indicated by the custom stamp data generated in S62 at a predetermined position on the template image 121 (S27). Next, the postcard program 65 causes the stamp editing screen shown in FIG. 12A to be displayed on the display 53 (S28). Then, the postcard program 65 accepts the user operation on the stamp editing screen through the input I / F 54 (S29). The process of S27 is an example of a synthesis process, and the process of S28 is an example of a display process and a first display process.

The stamp edit screen is an example of the first screen including the template image 121 in which the character stamp 181 is combined, the [add stamp] icon 186, and the [decide] icon 187. The [Add Stamp] icon 186 is an example of an additional instruction object corresponding to an instruction to add a stamp to be combined with the template image 121. The [OK] icon 187 corresponds to an instruction to end the stamp composition process. Further, the character stamp 181 is in the designated state on the stamp editing screen immediately after the character stamp 181 is combined.

The "stamp in the specified state" means that the stamp is the target of the stamp editing process described later. On the other hand, the "stamp in the non-designated state" indicates that the stamp is not the target of the stamp editing process. Then, the postcard program 65 switches the character stamp 181 from the designated state to the non-designated state in response to the tapping of a position different from the character stamp 181 in the designated state. Further, the postcard program 65 switches the character stamp 181 from the non-designated state to the designated state in response to the tapping of the position of the character stamp 181 in the non-designated state.

As shown in FIG. 12A, a custom icon 182 and edit icons 183, 184, and 185 are added to the character stamp 181 in the designated state. On the other hand, the icons 182 to 185 are not added to the character stamp 181 in the non-designated state. The custom icon 182 corresponds to an instruction to edit the custom stamp. That is, even if the standard stamp is specified, the custom icon 182 is not added. The edit icon 183 corresponds to an instruction to delete the character stamp 181. The edit icon 184 corresponds to an instruction to enlarge or reduce the character stamp 181. The edit icon 185 corresponds to an instruction to rotate the character stamp 181.

Next, the postcard program 65 executes the stamp editing process in response to receiving the user operation instructing the editing of the character stamp 181 through the input I / F 54 (S29: stamp) (S30). The stamp editing process is a process of editing a stamp in a designated state according to a user's instruction. The details of the stamp editing process will be described with reference to FIG. 7.

[Stamp editing process]
First, the postcard program 65 determines whether the custom stamp in the designated state is a symbol stamp or a character stamp in response to the reception of the designation of the custom icon 182 through the input I / F 54 (S71: Yes) (S74). Then, the postcard program 65 executes the character stamp editing process in response to the determination that the custom stamp in the designated state is the character stamp 181 (S74: character) (S76).

The processing content of the character stamp editing process is the same as the character stamp generation process shown in FIG. However, the character stamp editing process differs from the character stamp generation process in that the information included in the corresponding character stamp record is already displayed in the text box 171 and the pull-down menus 177 to 179 at the start of the process. Further, as will be described later, when the size of the character stamp 181 is changed by the edit icon 184, the numerical value displayed in the pull-down menu 177 may differ from the actual size of the character included in the character stamp 181. ..

Then, the postcard program 65 executes the corresponding processes (S58 to S61) in response to receiving the user operation on the character editing screen through the input I / F54 (S52, S54 to S57). Since these processes have already been described, the description thereof will be omitted. In the character stamp editing process, the process of accepting a change in size information through the pull-down menu 177 is an example of the second size acceptance process.

Next, the postcard program 65 receives the designation of the [Complete] icon 173 through the input I / F54 (S57: No), and based on the information temporarily stored in the memory 62 in S58 to S61, the custom stamp Generate new data. This process is an example of the third generation process. Then, the character stamp record already registered in the custom stamp list is updated with the character stamp record including the generated custom stamp data and the information temporarily stored in the memory 62 in S58 to S61 (S62). That is, in the character stamp editing process, the character stamp record is updated based on the information changed in S54 to S57. This process is an example of the second update process.

For example, the postcard program 65 provides custom stamp data of a character stamp representing the character "regards" of the font size "45px" in response to the size information being changed from "40px" to "45px" through the pull-down menu 177. Generated from font data. Then, the postcard program 65 updates the character stamp record with the newly generated custom stamp data and the changed size information "45px". Further, as shown in FIG. 12B, the postcard program 65 causes the display 53 to display a stamp editing screen including the template image 121 in which the enlarged character stamp 181 is combined (S28).

On the other hand, the postcard program 65 executes the symbol stamp editing process according to the determination that the custom stamp in the designated state is the symbol stamp (S74: symbol) (S75). The symbol stamp editing process corresponds to the processes of S43 to S47 of FIG. That is, in the symbol stamp editing process, the processes of S41 and S42 are skipped, and the photo editing screen including the image to be edited indicated by the photo data on which the symbol stamp is based is displayed.

Further, the postcard program 65 receives the drag operation for the position of the character stamp 181 through the input I / F 54 (S72: Yes), and follows the movement of the input medium on the template image 121 to generate the character stamp 181. It is moved (S77), and the stamp editing screen including the template image 121 in which the character stamp 181 is synthesized at a new position is displayed on the display 53 (S28).

Further, the postcard program 65 changes the size of the character stamp 181 at a magnification corresponding to the movement of the input medium according to the acceptance of the drag operation for the position of the edit icon 184 through the input I / F54 (S73: scaling). (S78). Then, as shown in FIG. 12B, the postcard program 65 causes the display 53 to display a stamp editing screen including the template image 121 in which the resized character stamp 181 is combined (S28).

More specifically, the postcard program 65 detects the movement direction and the movement amount of the input medium touched at the position of the edit icon 184 through the touch sensor. Then, the postcard program 65 accepts the amount of movement of the input medium in the direction approaching the center of the character stamp 181 as the amount of reduction in the area of the character stamp 181. On the other hand, the postcard program 65 accepts the amount of movement of the input medium in the direction away from the center of the character stamp 181 and the amount of expansion of the area of the character stamp 181. This process is an example of the first size reception process.

In other words, the drag operation with respect to the position of the edit icon 184 is a user operation for changing the length of the diagonal line connecting the upper left corner and the lower right corner of the character stamp 181. Then, the postcard program 65 acquires the area of the rectangle including the changed diagonal line as a new area of the character stamp 181. That is, the amount of change (reduction amount / enlargement amount) in the area of the character stamp 181 increases as the movement amount of the input medium increases, and decreases as the movement amount of the input medium decreases.

However, an upper limit value and a lower limit value may be set for the amount of change in the area that can be specified by the drag operation. For example, when the size information of the character stamp record corresponding to the character stamp 181 is "40px", the lower limit is 0.875 (= 35px / 40px) times and the upper limit is 1.125 (= 45px / 40px) times. It may be a value. That is, the postcard program 65 may allow the user to specify the amount of change in the area of the character stamp 181 within the range of the size difference indicated by the two numerical values that can be specified through the pull-down menu 177 in S73.

Next, the postcard program 65 generates new custom stamp data by increasing or decreasing the pixels of the custom stamp data of the character stamp record corresponding to the character stamp 181. That is, when the enlargement of the character stamp 181 is instructed, the pixels are interpolated into the existing custom stamp data by a well-known enlargement algorithm. On the other hand, when the reduction of the character stamp 181 is instructed, the pixels are thinned out from the existing custom stamp data by a well-known reduction algorithm. As a result, the area of the character stamp 181 is expanded or reduced, and the size of the characters included in the character stamp 181 is also expanded or reduced. This process is an example of the second generation process.

Then, the postcard program 65 updates the character stamp record with the generated custom stamp data. On the other hand, in S78, the font data, size information, direction information, and type information included in the character stamp record are not updated. That is, the postcard program 65 updates only the custom stamp data among the data and information included in the character stamp record. In other words, the font size indicated by the size information of the character stamp record may differ from the actual size of the characters included in the character stamp 181 due to the expansion and contraction of the character stamp 181 through the edit icon 184. This process is an example of the first update process.

Further, the postcard program 65 rotates the character stamp 181 on the template image 121 (S79) in response to receiving the drag operation for the position of the edit icon 185 through the input I / F54 (S73: other). The stamp editing screen including the template image 121 in which the later character stamp 181 is combined is displayed on the display 53 (S28). Further, the postcard program 65 deletes the character stamp 181 from the template image 121 (S79) in response to receiving the tap operation at the position of the edit icon 183 through the input I / F54 (S73: other), and the character. The stamp editing screen from which the stamp 181 has been deleted is displayed on the display 53 (S28).

Further, the postcard program 65 executes the processing after S21 in response to the designation of the [stamp addition] icon 186 on the stamp editing screen through the input I / F54 (S29: stamp addition). Further, the postcard program 65 replaces the template editing screen shown in FIG. 13 (A) with the stamp editing screen in response to the reception of the designation of the [decision] icon 187 through the input I / F54 (S29: decision). Is displayed on the display 53 (S13).

Further, the postcard program 65 switches the font of the character string included in the template image 121 in response to receiving the designation of the font icon 123 on the template edit screen through the input I / F 54. Further, the postcard program 65 stores the edited template image data in the memory 62 in response to receiving the designation of the [save] icon 125 on the template edit screen through the input I / F 54.

Further, the postcard program 65 transmits print instruction information to the MFP 10 through the communication I / F 55 in response to the designation of the [print] icon 126 on the template edit screen being received through the input I / F 54 (S14: print) (S14: print). S16). The print instruction information is information for causing the MFP 10 to execute a print operation for printing the edited template image 121 on the communication surface of the postcard. The print instruction information includes template image data indicating the edited template image 121. The process of S16 is an example of the print instruction process.

On the other hand, although not shown, the device program 35 of the MFP 10 receives print instruction information from the mobile terminal 50 through the communication I / F 25. Then, the device program 35 causes the printer 11 to execute a printing operation according to the received print instruction information. That is, the printer 11 prints the template image 121 indicated by the template image data included in the print instruction information on the communication surface of the postcard.

[Action and effect of this embodiment]
According to the above embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 9B, by displaying the [design stamp] icon 146, the [character stamp] icon 147, and the stamp icons 148 and 149 in a list, the [design stamp] ] Icon 146 and [Character Stamp] icon 147 are not to be provided independently in the stamp selection screen 130. Then, by adopting such a layout in a pop-up window having a small screen size, various options for editing the template image 121 can be displayed in an appropriate layout.

Further, according to the above embodiment, by arranging the [design stamp] icon 146 and the [character stamp] icon 147 at the beginning of the arrangement order, the icons are not mixed in with the plurality of icons displayed in the list. As a result, the user can easily recognize the positions of the [design stamp] icon 146 and the [character stamp] icon 147.

Further, according to the above embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 13B, the newly added stamp icon 190 is a plurality of stamp icons 190, 148, 149 displayed on the stamp selection screen 130. It is displayed at the beginning. In other words, the newly added stamp icon 190 is displayed near the [character stamp] icon 147 tapped to add the stamp icon. As a result, the user can easily recognize the position of the new stamp icon 190.

Further, according to the above embodiment, the [design stamp] icon 146 and the [character stamp] icon 147 and the selection state switching tab 132 are displayed at the farthest positions on the stamp selection screen 130 in a common display mode. Display with. As a result, the layout of the stamp selection screen 130 is unified, and the position of each object can be easily recognized by the user.

Further, according to the above embodiment, when the character stamp 181 is generated, the rough size of the character is input as a numerical value in S55, and the size of the character stamp 181 synthesized in the template image 121 is finely adjusted through the edit icon 184. Can be made to. Then, in S78, since the pixels of the custom stamp data are increased or decreased according to the amount of change in the designated area, the character stamp 181 requires less resources than recalculating the size of the character that fits in the changed area. Can be enlarged or reduced.

However, the image quality of the character stamp 181 generated in S78 tends to deteriorate as the amount of change in the area specified in S73 increases. Therefore, by setting the upper limit value and the lower limit value for the amount of change that can be specified in S73, deterioration of the image quality of the character stamp 181 can be suppressed. On the other hand, the significant size change of the character stamp 181 combined with the template image 121 is realized through the custom icon 182.

That is, the method of specifying the amount of change in the area of the character stamp 181 by an intuitive operation such as a drag operation is suitable for finely adjusting the area of the character stamp 181 on the template image 121. On the other hand, the method of specifying the character size as a numerical value is suitable when the size of the character stamp 181 is significantly changed or when the sizes of a plurality of character stamps are unified. In this way, by providing a plurality of methods for changing the size of the character stamp 181, it is possible to flexibly edit the image recorded on the communication surface of the postcard.

Further, in the MFP 10 and the mobile terminal 50 of the above embodiment, an example in which each process executed by the controller of the present invention is realized by executing various programs stored in the memories 32 and 62 by the CPUs 31 and 61. explained. However, the configuration of the controller is not limited to this, and a part or all of the controller configuration may be realized by hardware such as an integrated circuit.

Further, the present invention can be realized not only as the MFP 10 and the mobile terminal 50, but also as a program for causing the MFP 10 and the mobile terminal 50 to execute processing. Then, the program may be recorded and provided on a non-transitory recording medium. The non-transitory recording medium may include a memory mounted on a server that can be connected to the MFP 10 and the mobile terminal 50 through the communication network 101, in addition to a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, and the like. Then, the program stored in the memory of the server may be distributed as information or a signal indicating the program through a communication network 101 such as the Internet.

10 ... MFP
11 ... Printer 50 ... Mobile terminal 53 ... Display 54 ... Input I / F
55 ... Communication I / F
61 ... CPU
62 ... Memory 65 ... Postcard program

Claims (7)

A program that can be executed by a mobile terminal that has a display and an input interface.
The program
A reception process that accepts a user operation that specifies an object displayed on the display through the input interface, and
The mobile terminal is made to execute the first display process of displaying the first screen including the template image and the additional instruction object on the display, and the template image is an image printed on the communication surface of the postcard, and the addition is performed. The instruction object corresponds to the instruction to synthesize the stamp with the template image.
The program performs a second display process of superimposing a second screen smaller than the first screen on the first screen and displaying it on the display in response to the designation of the additional instruction object in the reception process. A mobile terminal is made to execute, and the second screen includes a plurality of stamp objects corresponding to the stamps that can be combined with the template image, and a first editing object corresponding to an instruction to edit the layout of the second screen. The screens are arranged at intervals,
The program
In response to the designation of the first edit object in the reception process, the mobile terminal is made to execute an edit process for editing the layout of the second screen.
In response to the designation of the stamp object in the reception process, a compositing process of synthesizing the stamp corresponding to the designated stamp object with the template image, and
A program for causing the mobile terminal to execute the first display process of displaying the first screen including the template image in which the stamp is synthesized in the synthesis process on the display. The program according to claim 1, wherein in the second display process, the second screen in which the first editing object is arranged at a fixed position in front of the stamp object in the arrangement order is displayed on the display. The mobile terminal includes a memory and
The second screen includes a first switching object and a second switching object.
The stamp includes a standard stamp and a custom stamp, the standard stamp is the stamp stored in the memory when the program is installed, and the custom stamp is generated by the editing process and is the memory. It is the stamp stored in
The program
In response to said first switching object by the reception processing is designated, the stamp object corresponding to the stamp belonging to the group of the standard stamp, the first switching object in the selected state, and said selection state display The first switching process for displaying the second switching object in a non-selected state having a different mode on the second screen, and
In response to the second switching object by the reception processing is designated, the stamp object corresponding to the stamp belonging to the group of the custom stamp, the first switching object, and the selected state of the non-selected state The mobile terminal is made to execute the second switching process of displaying the second switching object on the second screen.
The program according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first editing object is a display mode common to the first switching object or the second switching object in the selected state. In the second display process, the program displays the second screen on the display, in which the first switching object and the second switching object are arranged at fixed positions behind the stamp object being displayed in the arrangement order. The program according to claim 3 to be displayed. In the editing process, the program newly generates the stamp, and the stamp object corresponding to the newly generated stamp is arranged after the second editing object in the arrangement order and in the arrangement order from the existing stamp object. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the second editing object is arranged in front of the above, and corresponds to an instruction to add a new stamp object . The mobile terminal is provided with a communication interface.
The program
In response to receiving a user operation instructing printing of the template image through the input interface, the mobile terminal is made to execute a print instruction process for transmitting print instruction information to the printer through the communication interface, and the print instruction information is transmitted. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 5, which is information for printing the template image displayed on the first screen on the communication surface of the postcard. With the display
Input interface and
A mobile terminal equipped with a controller
The controller
A reception process that accepts a user operation that specifies an object displayed on the display through the input interface, and
The first display process of displaying the first screen including the template image and the additional instruction object on the display is executed, the template image is an image printed on the communication surface of the postcard, and the additional instruction object is Corresponding to the instruction to synthesize a stamp with the template image,
The controller executes a second display process of superimposing a second screen smaller than the first screen on the first screen and displaying it on the display in response to the designation of the additional instruction object in the reception process. Then, the second screen is a screen in which a plurality of stamp objects corresponding to the stamps that can be combined with the template image and editing objects corresponding to instructions for editing the layout of the second screen are arranged at equal intervals. And
The controller
In response to the designation of the edit object in the reception process, an edit process for editing the layout of the second screen is executed.
In response to the designation of the stamp object in the reception process, a compositing process of synthesizing the stamp corresponding to the designated stamp object with the template image, and
A mobile terminal that executes the first display process of displaying the first screen including the template image obtained by synthesizing the stamp in the synthesis process on the display.