JPH02298173A - Still picture processing unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain a proper roll function without adding a mark or position designation for roll by reading plural individual still pictures, obtaining and storing related information relating individual picture information sets. CONSTITUTION:A picture information analysis means 3 fetches each picture information of 1st and 2nd opaque cards C1, C2 read by a picture read means 2, discriminates each information of a character area of each character, a character interval 1 and a line interval (m) and sends them as relation information. A CPU 10 sends the 1st opaque card C1 of picture information C1' and its related information to a 1st file 5a of a 1st storage means 4 and sends picture information C2' of the 2nd opaque card C2 and the related information to the 2nd file 5b and they are stored in the files. Then the picture information sets C1', C2' and the related information are called from the files 5a, 5b and the address information and the character information are sent to the 1st file 5a of the 2nd storage means 5 from the address setting section 11 to store them in the connected state.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a still image processing device, and more particularly to a still image processing device having a still image roll function.

(Prior art) An overview of a conventional device, for example, a device equipped with a roll function for continuously displaying characters, etc. in television broadcasting, etc., will be explained.

In the conventional device, as shown in FIG. 5 CFL), when storing still image information in which three columns of character strings such as alphabetical characters (/ ) and hiragana are attached to a storage means such as a floppy disk, A roll mark M indicated by a diagonal line is added to the row start area and row end area of each row, as well as the start area and end area of the vertical roll, respectively, or as shown in FIG. 6(a). Marks corresponding to the above-mentioned roll marks M are attached to the opaque card itself, which is the basis of the still image information, as information for rolling the still image.

However, in such a conventional device, it is necessary to add a roll mark M to the still image information and mark the opaque card during storage, and it is not possible to speed up still image processing. As shown, there is a problem in that the character area of still image information becomes narrow. Furthermore, when trying to reproduce and output the still image information to which the above-mentioned roll mark M has been added, there is a problem in that it is also necessary to remove the roll mark M from this still image information.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 6(b), by specifying the roll position in the still image information with the cursor, it is also possible to link these image information with other still image information and roll these image information M times during playback. It is being done. However, even in this case, it is necessary to specify the cursor using a keyboard or the like, and there is still a problem that the operation becomes complicated.

(Problems to be solved by the present invention) The present invention has been developed in view of the above-mentioned conventional situation,
An object of the present invention is to provide a still image processing device that exhibits an appropriate roll function without adding marks to image information or the image itself or specifying a position for rolling.

[Configuration of the present invention]

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention provides a still image processing device that associates individual still images with each other and outputs them as a continuous image, comprising: an image reading unit that reads each individual still image; an image information analysis means that takes image information of each still image read by the reading means and obtains related information for associating the individual image information; a first storage means for storing image information for output; a second storage means for storing image information for output; and a first storage means for reading each image information and related information stored in the first storage means and for reading each image information and related information based on the related information. The association of image information includes a control means that performs processing and controls storage of the processed image information in the second storage means.

(Operation) The operation of the still image processing device according to the above configuration will be explained below.

The reading means in the apparatus of the present invention reads a plurality of individual still images and sends out image information for each image. Request information and send this related information. Each image information from the reading means and related information from the image analysis means are stored in the first storage means.

The control means of the apparatus reads out each of the image information and related information from the first storage means, performs a process for associating each image information based on the read related information, and stores the processed image information as the first image information. The image information is stored in the storage means No. 2 as image information for output.

(Example of the present invention) The present invention will be explained in detail below.

The still image processing bag at shown in FIG. an image information analysis means 3 for acquiring related information such as character area, character spacing, line spacing, etc.;
A storage means (for example, a magnetic disk or a floppy disk) 4, a second storage means 5 which also has a plurality of files and stores image information for output, and operation information for operating this device 1 is input. keyboard 6 and C
A boil display means 7 of the RT display, and a control means 8 that controls the operation of each of the above-mentioned components and also processes the association of each image information using the above-mentioned image information and related information.
It is equipped with.

The still images include the first opaque card C1 and the second opaque card C2 shown in FIG. 2(&)(b).
The following explanation will be given assuming that .

The first opaque card C1 in Figure 2 (a) has “A”.
~The second opaque card C2 in Figure 2(b) has the hiragana character ``so'', 5 characters per line, and 3 lines with character spacing l and line spacing m, as ``ta'' ~ The hiragana character ``no'' (5 characters per line) is written over two lines with a character spacing l and a line spacing m.

The image information analysis means 3 takes in each image information of the first and second opaque cards C1 and C2 read by the image reading means 2, and analyzes the character area, character spacing 1, and
Each piece of information about the line spacing m is determined and sent as related information.

The control means 8 includes a program memory 9 that stores an operating program for the apparatus 1, a CPU l0 that controls the entire apparatus 1 based on the operating program, and files 4a and 4b that constitute the first storage means 4. , 4c, and an address setting section 11 that sends out address information of files 5a, 5b, and 5c constituting the second storage means 5, and a CPU.
The mask information sending unit 12 sends out mask information for hiding character information under the control of l0.

Next, the operation of the apparatus 1 having the above structure will be explained separately for the vertical roll shown in FIG. 3 and the horizontal roll shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.

First, the case of vertical roll will be explained.

The image reading means 2 of the still image processing device 1 is shown in Figure 2 (a).
Each opaque card CI and C2 shown in (b) is scanned to read the respective image information CI' and C2'.

In FIG. 3, the image information CI' of the first baked card CI is shown with a dotted line, and the image information C2' of the second opaque card C2 is shown with a dashed line in FIG. show.

The image information analysis means 3 takes in the image information C1° and C2', and analyzes the character area and character spacing 1 of each character information.
, line spacing m, and sends this information as related information to CPU10.

The CPU 10 sends the image information CI' of the first opaque card C1 and the related information to the first file 5a of the first storage means 4 to be stored therein. Similarly, CPUl
0 sends the image information C2' of the second opaque card C2 and the related information to the second file 5b of the first storage means 4 and stores them therein.

Next, the CPU 10 calls each image information C1'', C2° and related information from the files 5a and 5b based on the operating program, and calls the average value of the character spacing l in the related information (in the embodiment, the image information ci', c2゛ is the same, so the code l) and the average value of the line spacing (in this example, the code m
). Furthermore, CPUl0 is the average value 1. Based on m, address information matching the image area H for roll output shown in FIG. is sent to the first file 5a of the storage means 5, and the average value 1. In m, the character information from ``a'' to ``no'' is stored in a connected state.

In this way, "a" is stored in the file 5a mentioned above.
The character information from ``no'' to ``no'' is called out by changing the file address of the file 5a in the vertical direction at the same speed under the control of the CPU 10, and sent to the display means 7 for display in the form of a vertical roll. .

Next, the case of horizontal roll will be explained with reference to FIGS. 84 and 5. In this case, the image information C' that has been read by the image reading means 2 is "A" to rE shown in FIG.
It is assumed that the alphabet J (character spacing 1) and the Nobira kana characters "A" to "E" (character spacing 1) are provided over two lines. The line spacing between the first and second lines is indicated by m in the figure.

The image information C' is taken into the image information analysis means 3, where the character area, character spacing l,
The line spacing m is determined and the determination result is sent to the CPU as related information.
Sent to l0. The CPU 10 reads the image information C' and
The related information is sent to the third file 4c of the first storage means 4 and stored therein.

Next, CPU10 extracts image information C from the file 4c.
' and related information are first sent to the second and third files 5b and 5c in the second storage means 5 and stored at the same address, respectively, as shown in FIG. Furthermore, the CPU 10 sends address information to the address setting unit 1 according to the image area R for roll output shown by the solid line in the figure.
1, and further calls the mask information based on the operation program, and while changing the file address in the horizontal direction while masking characters other than the displayed line, both the above-mentioned files 5b,
5c, the image information C' is sent to the calling and displaying means 7.

As a result, the characters rA-EJ and "A-E" are displayed in the form of a horizontal roll.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the invention. For example, the present invention records logo marks and characters of computer graphic images, and It can also be applied to a device configured to exhibit special image effects during playback based on area and inter-area information.

[Effects of the present invention]

According to the present invention described in detail above, by having the configuration as described above, there is provided a still image processing device that can perform an appropriate roll function with a simple operation of just reading and scanning a still image. can do.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 (a
) and (b) are respectively plan views of the opaque cards used in this example, FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the vertical roll state, FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of image information used for horizontal roll, and FIG. 5 is a diagram of horizontal roll. FIGS. 6(a) and 6(b) are explanatory diagrams showing conventional still image information. Main symbols in the figure 1...me still image processing device 2φ, e...image reading means 3m...war, image information analysis means 4...φ1st storage means 5 fist, fight...th 2 storage means 8... control means. Figure 2 <b> Figure 3: ------, C1 Engraving of the drawing Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 (b) Still image area procedural amendment (method) Patent application filed December 27, 1999 Hei 1-118150 No. 2, Name of the invention Still image processing device 3, Relationship with the amended person case Patent applicant address 4-14-23 Motohongo-cho, Hachioji City Name Videotron Co., Ltd. 4 Agent address Port of Tokyo 9-1-7-5 Akasaka-ku, date of amendment order ,',・
・-August 29, 1999 (shipping date) 6. Contents of the 74 amendments to the drawings to be amended We will submit Figure 5 of the drawings originally attached to the application.
The letters in Figure 5 are dashed lines in relation to the technical matters of the application. 8. List of attached documents

Claims (1)

[Claims] A still image processing device that associates individual still images with each other and outputs them as a continuous image, comprising an image reading means for reading each individual still image, and image information of each still image read by the reading means. an image information analysis means for obtaining related information for associating individual image information; a first storage means for storing each image information read by the reading means and related information obtained by the image information analysis means; and image information for output. a second storage means for storing the image information; and a second storage means for reading each image information and related information stored in the first storage means, and performing an association process for each image information based on the related information to store the processed image information in the first storage means. 1. A still image processing device comprising: a control means for controlling storage in a second storage means.