JP6848713B2 - Program and information processing terminal - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a program of an information processing terminal that edits a character string input by a user into a desired layout.

For example, in Patent Document 1, the document type of the input document data is determined, and the appearance of the document data (for example, font, size, thickness, or arrangement of characters) according to the document structure information set in advance for each document type. Information processing terminals that can be arranged are disclosed.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2009-110497

However, in the information processing terminal described in Patent Document 1, the document data can be edited only within the range of the preset sentence structure information. That is, there is a problem that the degree of freedom in editing document data is low.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a program of an information processing terminal capable of flexibly and easily editing a character string input by a user.

Various disclosures are made herein. The program, which is one of the disclosure examples, can be executed by an information processing terminal including a display having a display surface and a user interface having a touch surface associated with the display surface. The user interface is an interface that outputs position information indicating a position on the touch surface to which the input medium is touched when the input medium is touched on the touch surface. The program performs a first display process of displaying a background image including a predetermined prohibited area on the display, a first reception process of accepting an input operation for inputting a character string through the user interface, and the touch surface. The information processing terminal is made to execute an acquisition process for acquiring locus information indicating a locus of the moving input medium. The locus information is information generated based on the position information output from the user interface. The program has a first determination process for determining whether or not the locus information acquired in the acquisition process indicates the trajectory overlapping the prohibited area on the display surface, and the prohibited area in the first determination process. In response to the determination that the locus overlaps with the above, the correction process for correcting the locus information acquired in the acquisition process and the correction process corrected by the correction process so that the locus avoids the prohibited area. At each of the plurality of positions on the display surface along the locus indicated by the locus information, each of the plurality of characters included in the character string input in the first reception process is subjected to the order in the character string. The information processing terminal is made to execute the first compositing process for compositing with the background image.

According to the above configuration, a character string laid out along a trajectory drawn by the user on the touch surface using the input medium is combined with the background image. This makes it possible to lay out character strings flexibly and easily with intuitive operations. Further, when the locus drawn by the user overlaps the predetermined prohibited area, the locus information is corrected so as to avoid the prohibited area. As a result, if the area on the background image in which the picture or character to be emphasized is arranged is set as the prohibited area, it is possible to prevent the picture or character from being hidden by the input character string.

The program, which is another one of the disclosure examples, can be executed by an information processing terminal including a display having a display surface and a user interface having a touch surface associated with the display surface. The user interface is an interface that outputs position information indicating a position on the touch surface to which the input medium is touched when the input medium is touched on the touch surface. The program includes a display process for displaying a background image including a contour line on the display, a reception process for receiving an input operation for inputting a character string through the user interface, and the reception along the contour line of the background image. The information processing terminal is made to execute a synthesis process of synthesizing each of a plurality of characters included in the character string input in the process according to the order in the character string, and is input in the reception process in the synthesis process. Each of the plurality of characters is envelope-deformed according to the shape of the contour line at the position where the character is arranged, and is combined with the background image.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the system 100 according to the embodiment. 2A and 2B are examples of data stored in the memory 62, in which FIG. 2A shows a set of template image data and prohibited area information, and FIG. 2B shows locus information. FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the communication surface editing process. FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the text composition process. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of layout process A. FIG. 6 is a flowchart of layout process B. 7A and 7B are display examples of the display 53, in which FIG. 7A shows a template selection screen and FIG. 7B shows a template editing screen. 8A and 8B show an example of a display 53, in which FIG. 8A shows a photo selection screen, and FIG. 8B shows a template editing screen in which a photo is combined with a transparent area 122. 9A and 9B are display examples of the display 53, in which FIG. 9A is a text input screen in which the [A] icon 141 is selected, and FIG. 9B is a text input screen in which the character string “Thank you” is input. Shown. FIG. 10 is a display example of the display 53, in which (A) is a text input screen in which the [~] icon 142 is selected and a locus is input, and (B) is a character string “regards” as a locus. The text input screen arranged along the line is shown. FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a process of extracting a target point by using the Ramer-Douglas-Pucker algorithm. 12A and 12B are diagrams showing the relationship between the locus and the prohibited area 122. FIG. 12A shows a state in which the end point 153 is located in the prohibited area, and FIG. 12B moves the end point 153 to a position 154 on the contour. (C) indicates a state in which the end point 163 is located in the prohibited area, and (D) indicates a state in which the end point 163 is moved to the position 164 on the contour. 13A and 13B are diagrams showing the characters “to” synthesized at the target point 156 in FIG. 12B, in which FIG. 13A shows the state before the envelope is deformed, and FIG. 13B shows the state after the envelope is deformed. .. 14A and 14B are diagrams showing the relationship between the locus and the prohibited area 122. FIG. 14A shows a state in which the end point 184 of the locus passing through the prohibited area 122 is located outside the prohibited area 122, and FIG. 14B shows a state in which the locus 182 is outside the prohibited area 122. The state where -184 is moved to the position of the exit point 183, (C) is the state where the locus 182-184 is deleted and the alternative locus 183 "-184" is added, and (D) is the state where the locus 182-183 is deleted. Indicates the state of FIG. 15A is a diagram showing a prohibited area 122 indicated by prohibited area information including height information, and FIG. 15B is a diagram showing a relationship between the locus 191-192 and the prohibited area 122. FIG. 15 (C) is a diagram showing an example in which the character string "Congratulations" is arranged along the locus 191-192.

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. For example, the execution order of each process described later can be appropriately changed without changing the gist of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the system 100 according to the present embodiment. The system 100 shown in FIG. 1 includes an MFP 10 and an information processing terminal 50. The MFP 10 and the information processing terminal 50 are configured to be able to communicate with each other through the communication network 101. The communication network 101 may be, for example, a wired LAN, a wireless LAN, or a combination thereof. Alternatively, the MFP 10 and the information processing terminal 50 may be connected by a USB cable.

As shown in FIG. 1, the MFP 10 mainly includes a printer 11, a scanner 12, a display 23, a user 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 is hardware that executes a printing operation of recording an image represented by image data on a sheet. In the present embodiment, an example of an inkjet printer 11 that ejects ink to record an image will be described, but the recording method of the printer 11 may be an electrophotographic method or the like. The scanner 12 is hardware that executes a scanning operation that reads an image recorded on a document and generates image data. The scanner 12 can be omitted.

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

The user I / F 24 is an interface that accepts input operations. Specifically, the user I / F 24 has a button, and outputs various operation signals associated with the pressed button to the CPU 31. Further, the user 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 input 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 user 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 input operation of tapping the position of the object displayed on the display 23 is an example of the designation operation of designating the object. Hereinafter, the specification operation for specifying an object may be simply referred to as "object specification", "designation operation for an object", or the like.

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 / F 25 is not particularly limited, but for example, Wi-Fi (registered trademark) can be adopted. When the MFP 10 and the information processing terminal 50 are connected by a USB cable, the communication I / F 25 may be a USB-I / F to which the USB cable can be attached and detached.

The CPU 31 controls the overall operation of the MFP 10. The CPU 31 reads various programs described later from the memory 32 and executes them based on various information input through the user I / F 24, various information received from an 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 a recording medium such as a CD-ROM or 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 information processing terminal 50, which will be described later.

As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing terminal 50 mainly includes a display 53, a user I / F 54, a communication I / F 55, a CPU 61, a memory 62, and a communication bus 63. The display 53, the user I / F 54, the communication I / F 55, the CPU 61, the memory 62, and the communication bus 63 included in the information processing terminal 50 are the display 23, the user I / F 24, the communication I / F 25, the CPU 31, and the communication bus 63 included in the MFP 10. Since the configuration is the same as that of the memory 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 information processing terminal 50 is, for example, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a PC, or the like.

The user I / F 54 of the information processing terminal includes a position sensor that outputs position information indicating a position on the touch surface where the input medium is touched. As an example, the touch surface of the user I / F 54 may be superimposed on the display surface of the display 53. That is, the display 53 and the user I / F 54 may constitute a touch panel display. Then, the position information in this case indicates the position on the display surface touched by the input medium. This is an example of a position on the display surface corresponding to the touch position on the touch surface.

As another example, the touch surface of the user I / F 54 may be provided on a touch pad different from the display 53. In this case, the user I / F 54 is a touch pad having a position sensor. As yet another example, the touch surface of the user I / F 54 may be any surface such as a desk or floor. In this case, the user I / F 54 is a touch pen which is an input medium having a position sensor. Further, the OS 64 in this case causes the display 53 to display a pointer image (for example, an image representing an arrow) that moves on the display surface following the input medium that moves on the touch surface. Then, the position information in this case indicates the position on the display surface on which the pointer image is displayed. This is another example of a position on the display surface that corresponds to a touch position on the touch surface.

In the present specification, the input operation of moving the input medium in contact with the touch surface is referred to as "swipe operation". The swipe operation is an input operation that can be moved in any direction on the touch surface. More specifically, the user performing the swipe operation can move the input medium on the touch surface so as to draw a locus of an arbitrary shape (for example, a straight line, an arc, or a combination thereof).

The memory 62 can store a plurality of template image data, for example, as shown in FIG. 2 (A). The template image data is data indicating a template image recorded on the communication surface of the postcard. In this embodiment, an example of a template image recorded 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. The template image data is an example of background image data, and the template image is an example of a background image.

Further, the memory 62 can store the prohibited area information in association with the template image data. The prohibited area information is information for specifying the prohibited area on the template image indicated by the corresponding template image data. As an example, the prohibited area is specified with reference to the upper left edge position of the template image having a width of 1000 pixels and a height of 1500 pixels. More specifically, the prohibited area information of the template image data "template A" is obtained by a combination of the left end position "left", the upper end position "top", the right end position "right", and the lower end position "bottom" on the template image. Identify prohibited areas.

As another example, the prohibited area is specified by the characteristics of the pixels that make up the template image. More specifically, the prohibited area information of the template image data "template C" prohibits a region in which transparent pixels are continuous (hereinafter, referred to as "transparent region") among a plurality of pixels constituting the template image. Identify as an area. The transparent pixel refers to, for example, a pixel in which the transparency indicated by the α value is a threshold value (for example, 90%) or more among the four values (for example, R, G, B, α) set for each pixel. .. The prohibited area may be a similar figure area including a transparent area. That is, the prohibited area may include a band-shaped margin area surrounding the transparent area.

Further, the prohibited area information is information indicating the height of each of the plurality of pixels included in the prohibited area in the Z direction (hereinafter, referred to as "height information"), as shown in FIG. 15A, for example. Can be included. The Z direction refers to a direction that intersects the display surface. More specifically, the Z direction refers to a direction parallel to the display surface and orthogonal to the X and Y directions. Specific examples of the height information are not particularly limited, but for example, information indicating the distance between each pixel in the prohibited area and the reference plane in the Z direction may be used, or height information is output when the coordinates in the prohibited area are input. It may be a function.

The prohibited area information is set in advance by, for example, the creator of the template image data or the developer of the terminal program 65. Further, the template image data to which the prohibited area information is not associated may be stored in the memory 62. That is, the creator of the template image data or the developer of the terminal program 65, for example, has a picture or character string to be emphasized on the template image to be endured, an area reserved in advance for synthesizing a photograph or sender information, or the like. Should be set in the prohibited area.

Although not shown, the memory 62 may be provided with a photo folder. In the photo folder, for example, photo data taken by a camera (not shown), photo data downloaded from a server (not shown), or the like is stored.

[Operation of system 100]
The operation of the system 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6.

The flowchart of the present specification basically shows the processing of the CPUs 31 and 61 according to the instructions described in the program. That is, the processes such as "judgment", "extraction", "selection", "calculation", "decision", "specification", "acquisition", "acceptance", and "control" in the following description are performed by the CPUs 31 and 61. Represents processing. The processing by the CPUs 31 and 61 also includes hardware control via the OSs 34 and 64. Note that "acquisition" is used in a concept that does not require a request. That is, the process of receiving data without the CPU 61 requesting is also included in the concept of "the CPU 61 acquires the data". Further, the "data" in the present specification is represented by a bit string that can be read by a computer. Then, data having the same substantial meaning and contents but different formats are treated as the same data. The same applies to "information" in the present specification.

First, the terminal program 65 of the information processing terminal 50 causes the template selection screen shown in FIG. 7A to be displayed on the display 53 in response to being activated by the OS 64 according to the user's instruction (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 terminal program 65 accepts an input operation for the template selection screen through the user I / F 54 (S12). The process of S12 is an example of the third reception process.

Next, the terminal program 65 receives, for example, a designated operation for designating the template icon 113 through the user I / F 54 (S12: Yes), and the template image data associated with the designated template icon 113 ". The template C "is read from the memory 62. Next, the terminal program 65 causes the template editing screen shown in FIG. 7B to be displayed on the display 53 instead of the template selection screen (S13). The process of S13 is an example of the first display process and the display process. Then, the terminal program 65 accepts an input operation on the template edit screen through the user I / F54 (S14 to S16).

The template editing screen includes a template image 121, a [text] icon 125, and a [print] icon 126. The template image 121 is an image represented by the template image data “template C” read from the memory 62. Further, the template image 121 includes a transparent area 122. In the present embodiment, since the transparent area 122 = the prohibited area, it may be described as "prohibited area 122". The [text] icon 125 corresponds to an instruction for synthesizing a character string with the template image 121. The [Print] icon 126 corresponds to an instruction to record the template image 121 edited by the process described later on the communication surface of the postcard.

The terminal program 65, for example, displays the photo selection screen shown in FIG. 8A on the template editing screen in response to the reception of the designation operation for designating the transparent area 122 through the user I / F54 (S14: Yes). Instead, it is displayed on the display 53 (S17). The photo selection screen includes photo icons 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136. Each of the photo icons 131 to 136 corresponds to one of a plurality of photo data stored in the photo folder of the memory 62. Then, the terminal program 65 accepts an input operation on the photo selection screen through the user I / F 54 (S18).

Next, the terminal program 65 is indicated by the photo data corresponding to the designated photo icon 135, for example, in response to the reception of the designated operation for designating the photo icon 135 through the user I / F 54 (S18: Yes). The photograph is combined with the transparent region 122 of the template image 121 (S19). Then, as shown in FIG. 8, the terminal program 65 causes the display 53 to display the template editing screen including the template image 121 in which the photo is synthesized in the transparent area 122 on the display 53 instead of the photo selection screen (S13).

The terminal program 65 may instruct the OS 64 via the API to display the template editing screen including the template image 121 in which the photographs are combined on the display 53. The template image 121 in which the photographs are combined is, for example, the photograph indicated by the photograph data corresponding to the photograph icon 135 on the back side in the Z direction, the template image 121 on the front side in the Z direction, and the center of the transparent region 122 and the photograph. It is an image in which a photograph is combined with a template image 121 so as to coincide with the center of. As a result, the portion of the photograph combined with the template image 121 that overlaps with the transparent region is displayed, and the portion that overlaps with the region different from the transparent region is filled with the template image 121.

Further, the terminal program 65 executes the text composition process in response to the reception of the designation operation for designating the [text] icon 125 in FIG. 8 (B) through the user I / F54 (S15: Yes) (S15: Yes). S20). The text composition process is a process of synthesizing a character string input by the user on the template image 121 in a layout specified by the user. The details of the text composition process will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the terminal program 65 causes the text input screen shown in FIG. 9A to be displayed on the display 53 instead of the template editing screen (S31). The text input screen includes a template image 121, an [A] icon 141, a [~] icon 142, and a [genus] icon 143. Then, the terminal program 65 accepts an input operation on the text input screen through the user I / F54 (S32, S33). On the text input screen, one of the [A] icon 141, the [~] icon 142, and the [genus] icon 143 is in the selected state, and the others are in the non-selected state.

In the text input screen shown in FIG. 9A, the [A] icon 141 is in the selected state, the [~] icon 142 and the [genus] icon 143 are in the non-selected state, and the text box 144 and the software keyboard 145 are displayed. Including. That is, by selecting the [A] icon 141, a character string can be input through the text input screen. Further, even if the terminal program 65 receives, for example, a designation operation for designating the [A] icon 141 on the text input screen shown in FIGS. 9 (B) and 10 through the user I / F 54, FIG. 9 The text input screen shown in (A) is displayed on the display 53.

Further, the terminal program 65 selects the [~] icon 142 in response to the reception of the designation operation for designating the [~] icon 142 shown in FIG. 9A through the user I / F 54, for example. The [A] icon 141 and the [genus] icon 143 are set to the non-selected state. Then, the terminal program 65 displays the [Done] icon 146 on the text input screen as shown in FIG. 10 (A). By selecting the [~] icon 142, the layout of the character string input through the software keyboard 145 can be specified.

Further, the terminal program 65 selects the [genus] icon 143 in response to the reception of the designation operation for designating the [genus] icon 143 shown in FIG. 10A through the user I / F 54, for example. The [A] icon 141 and the [~] icon 142 are set to the non-selected state. Then, the terminal program 65 displays an unillustrated object that accepts the designation of the character string attribute (for example, font type, font size, color, etc.) on the text input screen. Then, the terminal program 65 changes the attribute of the character string input through the software keyboard 145 to the attribute received through the object.

The terminal program 65 accepts, for example, an input operation of the character string “regards” including N (= 4) characters and a designation operation of designating the [confirm] icon through the software keyboard 145 shown in FIG. 9 (A). (S32: Yes). This process is an example of the first reception process and the reception process. Next, the terminal program 65 stores in the memory 62 an array "character [i]" whose number of elements matches the number of input characters N (N is an integer of 2 or more and is "4" in this embodiment). Secure. Then, the terminal program 65 stores the character codes of the input characters "yo", "ro", "shi", and "ku" in the character [i] in the input order (S34).

The order of the characters [i] in the input character string is the ascending order of the variable i. That is, the "order" when characters are input one by one through the software keyboard 145 corresponds to the input order. On the other hand, when a plurality of characters are input together using the so-called copy and paste function, the "order" is the order from the left end to the right in the case of horizontal writing, and the order from the upper end to the bottom in the case of vertical writing. However, the specific example of the "order" is not limited to the above-mentioned example, and may be, for example, the order from the right end to the left in the case of horizontal writing, the order from the lower end to the upward in the case of vertical writing, and the like.

Next, the terminal program 65 synthesizes a character image indicating the input character string "regards" at the display position of the text box 144 on the template image 121 (hereinafter, referred to as "initial position") (S35). .. Then, as shown in FIG. 9B, the terminal program 65 causes the display 53 to display a text input screen including the template image 121 in which the character string “regards” is synthesized at the initial position (S31).

Next, the terminal program 65 receives, for example, a designation operation for designating the [~] icon 142 in FIG. 9B through the user I / F54 (S32: No & S33: layout) on the software keyboard 145. Instead, the [Done] icon 146 is displayed on the text input screen. Further, the terminal program 65 secures an array “trajectory [i]” for storing locus information in the memory 62. The locus [i] stores the position information output from the position sensor. That is, the locus information includes a plurality of position information. The number of elements of the locus [i] is set to a sufficient number to store the position information in S36 described later.

Next, the terminal program 65 accepts a swipe operation through the user I / F 54 on the template image 121 of the text input screen in which the [~] icon 142 is selected (S37: No). Then, as shown in FIG. 2B, for example, the terminal program 65 stores the position information output from the user I / F 54 at predetermined time intervals during the swipe operation in the locus [i] in the order of output ( S36). The processing of S36 and S37 is an example of the acquisition processing for acquiring the locus information indicating the locus of the input medium moving on the touch surface. The locus information shown in FIG. 2B may be generated by the terminal program 65 based on the position information output from the user I / F 54, or may be generated by the OS 64 and handed over to the terminal program 65. May be good.

In the present embodiment, in S36 which is repeatedly executed, it is assumed that the position information is stored in the loci [1] to [200] as shown in FIG. 2 (B). Further, as shown in FIG. 10A, for example, the terminal program 65 follows the input medium moving on the touch surface by the swipe operation, and positions the locus image 147 showing the locus at the corresponding position on the display surface. Display it. The locus image 147 is a line connecting the positions on the display surface shown by the position information shown in FIG. 2 (B).

Next, the terminal program 65 determines whether or not the locus indicated by the locus information overlaps the prohibited area 122 in response to the determination that the swipe operation is completed (S37: Yes) (S38). In other words, the terminal program 65 determines whether or not a part of the plurality of position information included in the locus information indicates a position in the prohibited area 122. In other words, the terminal program 65 determines whether or not the locus image 147 displayed on the display surface overlaps the transparent region 122. The process of S38 is an example of the first determination process.

Next, the terminal program 65 executes the layout process A (S39) in response to the determination that the locus does not overlap the prohibited area 122 (S38: No). The end of the swipe operation can be determined by the fact that the input medium is separated from the touch surface, and more specifically, the position information is no longer output from the user I / F 54. The layout process A is a process of synthesizing the character string “regards” input through the software keyboard 145 into the template image 121 along the movement locus of the input medium indicated by the locus information stored in S366. The details of the layout process A will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the terminal program 65 extracts a number of position information that matches the number of characters N input through the software keyboard 145 from the position information included in the locus information (S41 to S45). In other words, the terminal program 65 repeatedly executes the extraction process (S41, S44) for extracting points on the trajectory of the swipe operation as target points until N target points are extracted. In the present embodiment, the Ramer-Douglas-Pucker algorithm is used to extract a target point on the trajectory of the swipe operation. A method of extracting four target points from the trajectory of the swipe operation will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 11A, the terminal program 65 extracts the start point and the end point of the locus as target points (S41). That is, the terminal program 65 is displayed on the display surface represented _{by the position information (x 1} , y ₁ ) which is an element of the locus [1] _{and the position information (x 200} , y ₂₀₀ ) which is an element of the locus [200]. Is extracted as a target point. Then, the terminal program 65 temporarily stores the indexes "1" and "200" of the array "trajectory [j]" indicating the target points in the memory 62. Then, the terminal program 65 sets 2 in the variable i indicating the number of extracted feature points (S42). The process of S41 is an example of the first extraction process.

Next, the terminal program 65 repeatedly executes the processes of S44 and S45 until the variable i reaches the number of characters N (S43: No). More specifically, the terminal program 65 extracts the point on the locus farthest from the virtual line connecting the already extracted target points as the target point (S44). Then, the terminal program 65 adds 1 to the variable i (S45). The process of S44 is an example of the second and subsequent extraction processes.

First, as shown in FIG. 11B, the terminal program 65 extracts the target point indicated by the locus [72] as the point on the locus farthest from the broken line connecting the two target points, and the index “72”. Is temporarily stored in the memory 62. Further, as shown in FIG. 11C, the terminal program 65 extracts the target point indicated by the locus [38] as the point on the locus farthest from the broken line connecting the three target points, and the index “38”. Is temporarily stored in the memory 62. As a result, for example, the N point of the start point, the end point, the curved point, and the midpoint of the straight line having the threshold length or more is extracted as the target points. The curved point is, for example, a point at which the direction of the locus changes significantly (for example, a point at which a U-turn is made or a point at which the locus turns at an acute angle), and generally refers to a point called an "edge" or a "corner". In addition, points corresponding to mathematical inflection points, maximum points, minimum points, and the like may be included in the inflection points.

Next, the terminal program 65 sets the target points indicated by the loci [1], [200], [72], and [38] according to the variable i reaching the number of characters N (S43: Yes). Sort along the direction of (S46). More specifically, the terminal program 65 secures an array “target point [i]” in the memory 62 whose number of input characters N (= 4) and the number of elements match. Then, the terminal program 65 temporarily stores the position information which is an element of the locus [1], [200], [72], and [38] in the memory 62 in ascending order of the index [1], [38], [ 72] and [200] are stored in the target points [1] to [4].

Next, the terminal program 65 sets the initial value (= 1) in the variable i (S47). Then, the terminal program 65 repeatedly executes the process (S48) of synthesizing the character indicated by the character [i] at the position on the template image 121 indicated by the target point [i] while incrementing the variable i (S49). : No → S50). Next, returning to FIG. 4, the terminal program 65 displays a text input screen including the template image 121 in which the character string “regards” is synthesized along the trajectory of the swipe operation, as shown in FIG. 10 (B). It is displayed on the display 53 (S31).

That is, the terminal program 65 synthesizes the character "yo" indicated by the character [1] at the position on the template image 121 indicated by _{the position information (x 1} , y _{1) of the target point [1].} Further, the terminal program 65 synthesizes the character "ro" indicated by the character [2] at the position on the template image 121 indicated by _{the position information (x 38} , y _{38) of the target point [2].} Further, the terminal program 65 synthesizes the character "" indicated by the character [3] at the position on the template image 121 indicated by _{the position information (x 72} , y _{72) of the target point [3].} Further, the terminal program 65 synthesizes the character "ku" indicated by the character [4] at the position on the template image 121 indicated by _{the position information (x 200} , y _{200) of the target point [4].}

The terminal program 65 instructs the MFP 10 to print through the communication I / F 55 in response to the reception of the designation operation for designating the [print] icon 126 shown in FIG. 10 (B) through the user I / F 54 (S16: Yes). Information is transmitted (S21). The print instruction information is information for causing the MFP 10 to execute a print operation of recording 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 specific example of the output process is not limited to this, and the template image data may be stored in a predetermined area of the memory 62, or may be uploaded to a server (not shown) on the Internet.

On the other hand, although not shown, the apparatus program 35 of the MFP 10 receives print instruction information from the information processing terminal 50 through the communication I / F 25. Then, the device program 35 causes the printer 11 to execute a print 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.

On the other hand, the terminal program 65 determines that the locus input through the user I / F 54 overlaps the prohibited area 122, for example, as shown in FIGS. 12 (A), 12 (C), and 14 (A). In response to the above (S38: Yes), the layout process B is executed (S40). The layout process B is a process of correcting the locus information so that the input locus does not overlap with the prohibited area 122, and synthesizing a character string with the template image 121 along the locus indicated by the corrected locus information. Hereinafter, the details of the layout process B will be described on the premise that the character string “Congratulations” is input through the software keyboard 145.

First, the terminal program 65 determines whether or not the prohibited area 122 included in the template image 121 has a gradient (S61). That is, the terminal program 65 may determine whether or not the prohibited area information associated with the template image data specified in S12 includes height information. Further, the terminal program 65 determines whether or not the end point of the input locus is located in the prohibited area 122 (S62). That is, the terminal program 65 may determine whether or not the position indicated by the last position information of the locus information is within the prohibited area 122. The process of S61 is an example of the third determination process, and the process of S62 is an example of the second determination process.

The terminal program 65 determines that the prohibited area information does not include the height information and the end point 153 is within the prohibited area 122, for example, as shown in FIG. 12 (A) or FIG. 12 (C). S61: None & S62: Yes), as shown in FIG. 12 (B) or FIG. 12 (D), the locus information is corrected so that the locus avoids the prohibited area 122 (S63, S64). The processing of S63 and S64 is an example of correction processing.

As an example, the terminal program 65 moves the end point 153 of the locus shown in FIG. 12A to the position 154 closest to the end point 153 in the contour of the prohibited area 122 (S63). That is, the terminal program 65 may overwrite the last position information of the locus information stored in the memory 62 with the position information indicating the position 154 on the contour of the prohibited area 122. Next, in the terminal program 65, as shown in FIG. 12B, the locus between the approach point 152 of the locus and the end point 154 after movement is connected at the shortest distance along the contour of the prohibited area 122. In addition, the locus information stored in the memory 62 is corrected (S64). The approach point 152 is an intersection of a locus and a contour that enter the prohibited area 122 from outside the prohibited area 122. That is, the terminal program 65 corrects the locus between the approach point 152 and the end point 154 after movement to a locus extending clockwise along the contour of the prohibited area 122.

As another example, the terminal program 65 moves the end point 163 of the locus shown in FIG. 12C to the position 164 closest to the end point 163 in the contour of the prohibited area 122 (S63). Next, as shown in FIG. 12 (D), the terminal program 65 uses the locus between the entry point 162 of the locus and the end point 164 after the movement (hereinafter, reference numbers at both ends of the locus are used to “trajectory 162”. -164 ”is corrected so that the locus information stored in the memory 62 is connected at the shortest distance along the contour of the prohibited area 122 (S64). That is, the terminal program 65 corrects the locus 162-164 to a locus extending counterclockwise along the contour of the prohibited area 122.

Next, the terminal program 65 executes the layout process A (S65). Hereinafter, the layout process A for synthesizing the character string “Congratulations” input through the software keyboard 145 with the template image 121 along the trajectory shown in FIG. 12 will be described. The detailed description of the common points with the above description will be omitted, and the differences will be mainly described.

First, the terminal program 65 extracts five target points corresponding to the number of characters of the input character string "Congratulations" (S41 to S45). Then, the terminal program 65 sets each of the plurality of characters included in the input character string in the character string at each of the plurality of positions on the display surface along the locus indicated by the locus information corrected in S63 and S64. It is combined with the template image 121 according to the order (S48 to S50).

In the example of FIG. 12B, it is assumed that two target points 155 and 156 are extracted in addition to the start point 151, the approach point 152, and the end point 154 after movement. Then, the character "o" is synthesized at the position corresponding to the start point 151, the character "me" is synthesized at the position corresponding to the approach point 152, and the character "de" is synthesized at the position corresponding to the target point 155. The character "to" is combined at the position corresponding to the point 156, and the character "u" is combined at the position corresponding to the end point 154 after the movement. The process of S48 executed in S65 is an example of the first synthesis process and the synthesis process.

Further, the terminal program 65 sets the characters "me", "de", "to", and "u" to be synthesized between the approach point 152 and the end point 154 after movement prior to the processing of S48 to S50. The envelope may be deformed according to the shape of the contour at the position where the is arranged. With reference to FIG. 13, a process of envelope-transforming the character “to” to be synthesized at the position corresponding to the target point 156 will be described. Since the envelope deformation algorithm is already well known, detailed description thereof will be omitted, but it is realized by, for example, the following concept.

First, as shown in FIG. 13A, the terminal program 65 has nine grids 171 at the positions of the vertices of the square surrounding the characters “and” before transformation, the midpoints of each side, and the intersections of the diagonal lines. ~ 179 are virtually arranged. Next, the terminal program 65 determines the grids 171 to 179 so that the rectangle defined by the grids 171 to 179 follows the contour shape of the position where the characters "and" are combined, as shown in FIG. 13 (B). Move at least one of them. In the example of FIG. 13, the grid 174 is moved to the position of the grid 174'.

Then, the terminal program 65 deforms the characters "and" according to the rectangular shape defined by the grids 171 to 173, 174'and 175 to 179 shown in FIG. 13 (B). As an example, when the grid 174 is moved away from the grid 175, the characters "and" are stretched to the left. As another example, when the grid 174 is moved closer to the grid 175, the characters "and" are crushed to the right.

Further, returning to FIG. 6, the terminal program 65 determines that the prohibited area information does not include the height information and the end point 184 is outside the prohibited area 122, as shown in FIG. 14A, for example. (S61: None & S62: No), for example, by the method shown in FIGS. 14 (B) to 14 (D), the locus information is corrected so that the locus avoids the prohibited area 122 (S66). The process of S66 is an example of the correction process.

As an example, as shown in FIG. 14B, the terminal program 65 corrects the locus information indicating the locus 182-184 so that the entry point 182 of the locus coincides with the exit point 183 (S66). The exit point 183 refers to the intersection of the locus and the contour of exiting from the prohibited area 122 to the outside of the prohibited area 122. That is, the locus 182-184 is equilibrium-moved so that the entry point 182 of the locus 182-184 coincides with the position of the exit point 183.

As another example, the terminal program 65 deletes the locus 182-184 and extends linearly from the exit point 183 to the end point 184 as shown in FIG. 14 (C). May be added. That is, the terminal program 65 may delete the position information between the approach point 182 and the end point 184 from the locus information, and add the position information indicating the alternative locus 183 "-184" to the locus information. The alternative locus 183 "-184" is, for example, a straight line having a predetermined length and extends in the normal direction of the prohibited area 122 at the exit point 183. As yet another example, the terminal program 65 may delete loci 182-184 as shown in FIG. 14 (D).

Then, the terminal program 65 determines the number of characters _{N 1} to be synthesized during the start 181 and entry point 182 of the trajectory, and a number _{N 2} of synthesizing between the exit point 183 and ending point 184 of the trajectory (S67). Specifically, in the terminal program 65, the length along the locus from the start point 181 to the entry point 182 (hereinafter, referred to as "first locus") is L _1, and the length from the exit point 183 to the end point 184 is 184. The length along the locus (hereinafter referred to as "second locus") is L _2, and the number of input characters N is proportionally distributed. That is, N ₁ = N × L ₁ / (L ₁ + L ₂ ) and N ₂ = N × L ₁ / (L ₁ + L ₂ ). The process of S67 is an example of the determination process.

Next, the terminal program 65 executes the layout process A for each of the first locus and the second locus (S68). That is, the terminal program 65 _{extracts N 1} target points from the first locus and synthesizes _{N 1} characters from the beginning of the order in the character string at the positions on the display surface corresponding to the extracted target points. .. The terminal program 65 from the second path to extract N ₂ pieces of object points, extracted into position on the display surface corresponding to the point of interest sequence in the string (N 1 ₊₁₎ th from N ₂ Combining the characters.

Returning to FIG. 6 again, the terminal program 65 performs the layout process A in response to the determination that the prohibited area information includes the height information (S61: Yes), for example, as shown in FIG. 15 (A). Execute (S69). The layout process A executed in S69 differs from the above description in that the process of transforming the characters overlapping the prohibited area 122 is executed prior to compositing with the template image 121, and the other points are the same as the above description. Common. The process of S48 executed in S69 is an example of the second synthesis process.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 15C, the terminal program 65 synthesizes a character to be synthesized at a position overlapping the prohibited area 122 along the gradient of the prohibited area 122 indicated by the height information. It transforms into the shape projected on 122. That is, the terminal program 65 projects and transforms the character "me" as if the character "me" was projected onto a surface having an upward gradient from the upper right to the lower left. Further, the terminal program 65 projects and transforms the characters "to" as if the characters "to" were projected onto a surface having a downward gradient from the upper right to the lower left. The gradient of the prohibited area 122 refers to, for example, a "virtual inclination with respect to the display surface" caused by the continuous change in the height of each of the plurality of pixels included in the prohibited area 122 in the Z direction.

Further, the terminal program 65 may increase the character to be synthesized at the position overlapping the prohibited area 122 as the height of the combining position increases. That is, the terminal program 65 may make the characters "me" and "to" larger than the characters "o" and "u". Further, the terminal program 65 may make the character "de" larger than the characters "me" and "to".

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According to the above embodiment, the character string laid out along the locus drawn on the touch surface by the user using the input medium is combined with the template image 121. This makes it possible to lay out character strings flexibly and easily with intuitive operations. Further, when the locus drawn by the user overlaps the predetermined prohibited area 122, the locus information is corrected so as to avoid the prohibited area 122. As a result, if the area on the template image 121 on which the picture or character to be emphasized is arranged is set as the prohibited area 122, the picture (for example, a photograph) or the character is hidden by the input character string. Can be suppressed.

As in the example of FIG. 12, the end points 153 and 163 located in the prohibited area 122 are moved to the closest positions on the contour of the prohibited area 122, and the approach points 152 and 162 and the end points 154 and 164 after the movement are moved. By aligning the locus between them along the contour, the change in the locus before and after the correction can be minimized. As a result, it is possible to prevent the picture or character to be emphasized from being hidden without significantly changing the layout of the character string desired by the user.

Further, as in the example of FIG. 13, the layout of the character string to be combined with the template image 121 by deforming the envelope of the character to be combined on the outline of the prohibited area 122 according to the shape of the outline of the composition position can be obtained. It can be further diversified. However, the method of deforming the character is not limited to the envelope deformation, and the character may be tilted according to the direction of the contour line, or the size of the character may be changed according to the shape of the contour.

Further, as in the example of FIG. 14, the locus is corrected without changing the positions of the start point 181 and the entry point 182, and the exit point 183 of the locus, so that the entire flow of the locus drawn by the user is maintained. It is possible to prevent the picture or character to be emphasized from being hidden. Further, by proportionally distributing the number of characters arranged on the first locus 181-182 and the second locus 183 "-184" by the lengths L1 and L2, the spacing between the characters arranged on the locus is leveled. Can be done.

Further, as in the example of FIG. 15, by projecting and transforming the characters along the gradient specified by the height information, it appears that the characters are pasted on the surface of the prohibited area 122 of the solid. As a result, a layout with a three-dimensional effect can be realized.

Further, according to the above embodiment, since the prohibited area information is associated with each template image data, the locus information is corrected so as to avoid the prohibited area 122 corresponding to the template image 121 specified by the user. That is, the creator of the template image data or the developer of the terminal program 65 can set an area including a picture or a character to be emphasized on the corresponding template image data as a prohibited area.

As in the above embodiment, the character string can be appropriately arranged on the locus by extracting the target point from the locus using the Ramer-Douglas-Pucker algorithm. However, the method of extracting the target points is not limited to this. As another example, the terminal program 65 may extract the N point of the boundary whose locus is equally divided by (N-1) by the moving distance or moving time of the input medium as the target point.

Further, in the above embodiment, the terminal program 65 may display a confirmation screen including the locus indicated by the locus information corrected in S63 & S64 and S66 and the [OK] icon on the display 53. This process is an example of the second display process. Next, the terminal program 65 may execute the processes of S65, S67 & S68 in response to the reception of the designated operation for designating the [OK] icon through the user I / F54. This process is an example of the second reception process. Further, the designation of the [OK] icon is an example of the confirmation operation corresponding to the confirmation of the corrected trajectory displayed on the confirmation screen. As a result, it is possible to prevent the character string from being laid out along a trajectory that is significantly different from the user's intention.

The character envelope deformation described with reference to FIG. 13 can be used not only for synthesizing characters along the corrected locus, but also for the following purposes, for example. The terminal program 65 accepts an input operation for inputting a character string and a designation operation for designating a part of the contour line included in the template image 121 through the user I / F 54. Next, the terminal program 65 extracts a number of target points corresponding to the number of characters from the contour line that has received the designation. Next, the terminal program 65 transforms each of the plurality of characters included in the input character string into an envelope according to the shape of the contour line at the position of the corresponding target point. Then, the terminal program 65 synthesizes the envelope-deformed character at the position of the corresponding target point.

In the above embodiment, an example (S28: Yes → S29) of executing the process of extracting the target point after the swipe operation is completed has been described, but the timing of extracting the target point is not limited to this. As another example, the terminal program 65 determines the detected target points in response to the detection of target points such as the start point, end point, curved point, and midpoint of a straight line having a threshold length or more during the swipe operation. The input characters may be arranged in the input order. That is, the input characters may be arranged in the input order following the movement of the input medium on the display surface.

Further, in the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10B, an example has been described in which the vertical direction of each character laid out on the locus is unified in the longitudinal direction of the display 53. However, the layout of each character on the trajectory is not limited to this. As another example, the terminal program 65 uses, for example, each character "yo", "ro", "shi", and "ku" shown in FIG. 10B in the vertical direction of the character and the method of the locus at the target point. It may be rotated in a direction that coincides with the line direction and combined with the template image 121. That is, according to the example of FIG. 10B, the letters “yo” and “ku” are displayed on the display 53 in a state of being rotated counterclockwise.

Further, in the above embodiment, an example of laying out or transforming the characters to be combined with the template image 121 recorded on the communication surface of the New Year's card has been described, but the use of the present invention is not limited to this. Other examples include sewing machines that sew threads into fabric according to embroidery data, label printers that record character strings on labels, label printers that record disk-shaped images on the surface of CD-ROMs, and garment printers that record images on fabrics. Etc., the input characters may be laid out or deformed according to the input operation on the touch surface.

Further, in the MFP 10 and the information processing terminal 50 of the above embodiment, 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 information processing terminal 50, but also as a program for causing the MFP 10 and the information processing 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 information processing 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 through a communication network 101 such as the Internet as information or a signal indicating the program.

10 ... MFP
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55 ... Communication I / F
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Claims (14)

A program that can be executed by an information processing terminal including a display having a display surface and a user interface having a touch surface associated with the display surface. In the user interface, an input medium is touched on the touch surface. In this case, it is an interface that outputs position information indicating the position on the touch surface to which the input medium is touched.
The program
The first display process of displaying a background image including a predetermined prohibited area on the display, and
The first reception process that accepts an input operation for inputting a character string through the user interface, and
The information processing terminal is made to execute an acquisition process for acquiring locus information indicating a locus of the input medium moving on the touch surface, and the locus information is generated based on the position information output from the user interface. Information to be processed
The program
The first determination process for determining whether or not the locus information acquired in the acquisition process indicates the locus overlapping the prohibited area on the display surface.
A correction process for correcting the locus information acquired in the acquisition process so that the locus avoids the prohibited area in response to the determination in the first determination process that the locus overlaps the prohibited area. When,
At each of the plurality of positions on the display surface along the locus indicated by the locus information corrected by the correction process, each of the plurality of characters included in the character string input in the first reception process is described. A program that causes the information processing terminal to execute a first compositing process for compositing the background image according to the order in the character string. The program
Whether the end point of the locus indicated by the locus information acquired in the acquisition process is located in the prohibited area in response to the determination in the first determination process that the locus overlaps the prohibited area. The information processing terminal is made to execute a second judgment process for determining whether or not the information processing terminal is used.
In the correction process when it is determined that the area is within the prohibited area in the second determination process.
The end point moves to the position closest to the end point in the contour of the prohibited area,
The locus information is corrected so that the locus between the approach point and the end point after movement follows the contour, and the approach point is the locus and the contour that enter the prohibited area from outside the prohibited area. The program according to claim 1, which is an intersection with. In the correction process when the second determination process determines that the program is within the prohibited area, the program enters the approach point and the end point after the movement so as to be connected at the shortest distance along the contour. The program according to claim 2, wherein the locus information between the point and the end point after movement is corrected. In the first synthesis process, the program envelope-transforms the character to be synthesized between the approach point and the end point after movement in accordance with the shape of the contour at the position where the character is arranged. The program according to claim 2 or 3, which is combined with a background image. In the correction process when the program determines that the area is outside the prohibited area in the second determination process, the program exits the locus information indicating the locus between the approach point and the end point, and the approach point of the locus exits. Corrected so as to coincide with the points, the entry point is the intersection of the locus and the contour that enter the prohibited area from outside the prohibited area, and the exit point is from the inside of the prohibited area to the prohibited area. The program according to any one of claims 2 to 4, which is an intersection of the locus and the contour that exits outside. In the correction process when the program determines that the area is outside the prohibited area in the second determination process, the locus between the approach point and the end point is deleted, and a straight line is formed from the exit point toward the end point. The locus information is corrected so that an alternative locus that extends is added, and the approach point is an intersection of the locus and the contour that enter the prohibited area from outside the prohibited area, and the exit point is. The program according to any one of claims 2 to 4, which is an intersection of the locus and the contour that exits from the prohibited area to the outside of the prohibited area. The program corrects the locus information so that the locus between the entry point and the exit point is deleted in the correction process when the second determination process determines that the area is outside the prohibited area, and the program corrects the locus information so that the locus between the entry point and the exit point is deleted. The point is the intersection of the locus that enters the prohibited area from outside the prohibited area and the contour, and the exit point is the locus and the contour that exit from the prohibited area to the outside of the prohibited area. The program according to any one of claims 2 to 4, which is an intersection. Of the N (N is an integer of 2 or more) characters included in the character string input received in the first reception process, the program synthesizes the number of characters N between the start point of the locus and the entry point. _{1 is determined} to be N × L ₁ / (L ₁ + L _{2 ), and the number of characters N 2} to be combined between the exit point and the end point of the locus is determined to be N × L ₁ / (L ₁ + L ₂ ). The processing is executed by the information processing terminal, where L ₁ is a length along the locus from the start point to the entry point, and L ₂ is along the locus from the exit point to the end point. Is the length
The program is used in the first synthesis process.
A position on the display surface corresponding to the track from the start point to the entry point, the N ₁ pieces of said character synthesized from the head of the order within the character string,
The program according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein _{the next N two} characters are synthesized at a position on the display surface corresponding to the locus from the exit point to the end point. The program
A second display process for displaying the locus indicated by the locus information corrected by the correction process on the display,
A second reception process that accepts a confirmation operation corresponding to the confirmation of the locus displayed in the second display process through the user interface, and
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 8, which causes the information processing terminal to execute the first synthesis process in response to receiving the confirmation operation in the second reception process. The program
A third determination process for determining whether or not the prohibited area has a gradient in a direction intersecting the display surface in response to the determination in the first determination process that the locus overlaps the prohibited area. To the information processing terminal
In response to the determination that the third determination process does not have the gradient, the information processing terminal is made to execute the correction process and the first synthesis process.
In response to the determination of having the gradient in the third determination process, the first reception is performed at each of a plurality of positions on the display surface along the trajectory indicated by the trajectory information acquired in the acquisition process. The information processing terminal is made to execute a second synthesis process of synthesizing each of the plurality of characters included in the character string input in the process into the background image according to the order in the character string.
Any of claims 1 to 9 in which the character to be combined at a position overlapping the prohibited area in the second composition process is transformed into a shape projected onto the prohibited area along the gradient and combined with the background image. The program described in Crab. The program
The information processing terminal is made to execute a third reception process for accepting a designation operation for designating one of a plurality of background image data stored in the memory included in the information processing terminal through the user interface.
In the first display process, the background image indicated by the background image data designated in the third reception process is displayed on the display.
Any of claims 1 to 10 for determining whether or not the locus overlaps the prohibited area set in association with the background image data designated in the third reception process in the first determination process. The program described in. The program
The information is extracted until the number of target points corresponding to the number of characters N input in the first reception process is extracted by the extraction process for extracting the target points on the locus indicated by the locus information corrected by the correction process. Let the processing terminal execute it repeatedly
In the first extraction process, the start point and the end point of the locus are extracted as the target points.
In the second and subsequent extraction processes, the point on the locus farthest from the virtual line connecting the already extracted target points is extracted as the target point.
In the first synthesis process, each of the N characters input in the first reception process is displayed at a position on the display surface corresponding to the N target points arranged along the moving direction of the input medium. , The program according to any one of claims 1 to 11, which is combined with the background image according to the order in the character string. A program that can be executed by an information processing terminal including a display having a display surface and a user interface having a touch surface associated with the display surface. In the user interface, an input medium is touched on the touch surface. In this case, it is an interface that outputs position information indicating the position on the touch surface to which the input medium is touched.
The program
Display processing to display a background image including contour lines on the display,
Reception processing that accepts input operations for inputting character strings through the user interface,
The information processing terminal is made to execute a synthesis process of synthesizing each of a plurality of characters included in the character string input in the reception process along the contour line of the background image in the order in the character string. ,
A program in which, in the compositing process, each of the plurality of characters input in the reception process is envelope-deformed according to the shape of the contour line at a position where the characters are arranged, and synthesized with the background image. A display with a display surface and
A user interface having a touch surface associated with the display surface and
An information processing terminal equipped with a controller
The user interface is an interface that outputs position information indicating a position on the touch surface to which the input medium is touched when the input medium is touched on the touch surface.
The controller
The first display process of displaying a background image including a predetermined prohibited area on the display, and
The first reception process that accepts an input operation for inputting a character string through the user interface, and
The acquisition process of acquiring the locus information indicating the locus of the input medium moving on the touch surface is executed, and the locus information is information generated based on the position information output from the user interface. ,
The controller
The first determination process for determining whether or not the locus information acquired in the acquisition process indicates the locus overlapping the prohibited area on the display surface.
A correction process for correcting the locus information acquired in the acquisition process so that the locus avoids the prohibited area in response to the determination in the first determination process that the locus overlaps the prohibited area. When,
At each of the plurality of positions on the display surface along the locus indicated by the locus information corrected by the correction process, each of the plurality of characters included in the character string input in the first reception process is described. An information processing terminal that executes a first compositing process for compositing with the background image according to the order in the character string.

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