JPH0337208B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to an image synthesizing device used when designing the arrangement, colors, etc. of indoor furniture, or when designing the exterior of a house.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, when designing the interior or exterior of a house, each component of the interior or exterior is designed based on a guide sheet that displays a predetermined space indoors or outdoors. By adding a desired color to the components as necessary, interiors or exteriors including color have come to be designed.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In the conventional interior or exterior design method as described above, each component is hand-drawn and colored based on a guide sheet to create a design drawing. Therefore, if the constituent elements are different, it is necessary to create new drawings based on the guide sheet, and such work is extremely troublesome.

In particular, in order to express three-dimensional and deep objects such as rooms and houses as flat images, even if the components are the same, their three-dimensional positions are different, so it is necessary to prepare various kinds of objects, and it is necessary to prepare them in a systematic manner. Selection takes time and the task of image composition becomes more complicated.

Structure of the Invention (Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above problems, the present invention includes a digitizer that outputs the position data and selection data set by the input means, and a digitizer that outputs the position data and selection data set by the input means, and a digitizer that outputs the position data and selection data set by the input means. In an image synthesizing device that synthesizes images on a display device based on output signals from an input means that selects and calls data, a guide sheet 10 is attached to the upper surface of a digitizer 9, and a guide sheet 10 is attached to the top surface of a digitizer 9, and a guide sheet 10 is attached to the top surface of a digitizer 9. A plurality of types of constituent elements with different viewpoints are set based on the guide sheet 10, standardized and stored in the storage device 6, and then stored from the storage device 6 by the central processing unit 14 that operates based on the output signal of the input device 3. A configuration called up by the central processing unit 14 based on the output signal of the digitizer 9 which is outputted by calling and displaying a desired component on the display device 8 and inputting a desired position on the guide sheet 10 using the input means 11. The configuration is such that the elements are combined and displayed on the display device 8.

(Function) By using the above means, when the input device 3 and the digitizer 9 select a component that has been standardized and stored in the storage device in advance, the selected component is synthesized on the display device 8 by the central processing unit 14. be done.

Furthermore, the same component but with different viewpoints can be freely selected from the storage device 6.

(Embodiment) Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the present invention is embodied as an image synthesis device for designing the arrangement of indoor furniture and its colors will be described with reference to the drawings. A large number of input keys 3 are provided on the keyboard 2, and by operating the input keys 3, various character data such as alphanumeric characters and numbers can be selected and input. A floppy disk reading device 4 is provided below the keyboard 2, and a first floppy disk 5, which stores a program for operating the image synthesis device 1, is connected to a first floppy disk 5 for configuring the interior or exterior of a building. It is possible to insert a second floppy disk 6 as a storage device in which a large number of components are stored in advance.

A first CRT 7 is disposed behind the keyboard 2, and program data stored on the first floppy disk 5 is displayed based on the operation of the input key 3.

A second CRT 8 as a display device is disposed on the side of the first CRT 7, and based on the operation of the input key 3 and the digitizer 9 described later, a component that constitutes the interior or exterior of the building, for example a fifth As shown in the figure, an image showing a low table 16 of five different sizes, or a composite image of such components, that is, an image showing a living room as shown in FIG. 4, for example, is displayed in color. .

A digitizer 9 is provided in front of the second CRT 8. A guide sheet 10 is attached to the top surface of the digitizer 9, and when an arbitrary position on the guide sheet 10 is pressed with a light pen 11 as an input means, the position data is output to the central processing unit 14 described later. It's getting old. Note that the light pen 11 may be replaced by other input means such as a mouse. For example, the guide sheet 10 is
It is represented by a grid 12 as shown in the figure, and if one of the intersections A, B, C, D, or E between a line extending radially from the center and a plurality of large and small square frames is selected with the light pen 11, 14 You can arbitrarily select the size of the room displayed on the second CRT8, such as tatami, 12 tatami, or 10 tatami. Each of the rooms selected in this way is shown as being 3 meters away from one wall and 1.5 meters above the floor. Further, on the digitizer 9, a number of selection fields 13 are provided above the grid 12, and a second selection field 13 is provided above the grid 12.
It is used when selecting a desired component from among the components displayed on the CRT 8, or when selecting the color of this component, and can be selected by pressing it with the light pen 11. .

Next, the electrical configuration of the image synthesizing device 1 as described above will be explained with reference to FIG. 2.

The central processing unit (hereinafter referred to as CPU) 14 includes the floppy disk reader 4, input keys 3, digitizer 9, working memory 15 consisting of a writable and readable memory (RAM), and first and second memory. CRT7 and 8 are connected respectively,
A predetermined image is displayed on the first and second CRTs 7 and 8 based on output signals from the floppy disk reader 4, the input key 3, and the digitizer 9. That is, the program data stored in the first floppy disk 5 is read by the floppy disk reading device 4.
When output to the CPU 14, the CPU 14 causes the first CRT 7 to display the read program data.

The component group data stored in the second floppy disk 6 is read out by the CPU 14 via the disk reading device 4 based on the operation of a predetermined input key 3 on the keyboard 2, and is read out by the CPU 14 via the disk reader 4.
8 is displayed. The component group is, for example, a low table 16 placed in the center of the room as shown in FIG.
is pre-stored with five different sizes of images whose viewpoint is located on an extension of the center line, depending on the size of the room and the placement position, and is placed in one corner of the room as shown in Figure 6. The bookcase 17 stores five types of images in which the viewpoint is diagonally forward, depending on the size of the room and the placement position. Once you type, the components corresponding to that calling code will be added to the second
It is now displayed on CRT8. In addition to the above-mentioned component group, the second floppy disk 6 includes, for example, a chest of drawers 1 as shown in FIG.
8, TV 19, blinds 20, air conditioner 2
1. A roll blind 22, an accent rug carpet 23, a lighting fixture 24, etc. are set in advance as a component group, and each component group is stored in a plurality of types with different viewpoints depending on the installation position and the like.

Next, the image synthesis device 1 configured as described above
The operation will be explained based on the flow chart shown in FIG. 8 (Mitsubishi Rayon CAEEX).

Now, before operating this image composition device 1, when the first and second floppy disks 5 and 6 are inserted into the floppy disk reading device 4,
The CPU 14 first reads the program data stored on the first floppy disk 5 (step 1), and displays the program menu on the first floppy disk 5.
Display on CRT7 (Step 2).

In this state, in order to set the size of the room to be designed, if you arbitrarily select positions A to E on the guide sheet 10 and input a predetermined symbol with the light pen 11 (step 3), the CPU 14 displays the room of the selected size on the second CRT 8 (step 4). That is, if position E on the guide sheet 10 is selected now, the CPU 14 displays a room with an area of 8 tatami mats on the second CRT 8. Then, in order to select a component such as furniture to be arranged in that room, when the screen number preset for each component group is input using the input key 3 (step 5), the CPU 14 selects the selected component. The component group thus obtained is read out from the second floppy disk 6 and displayed on the second CRT 8 (step 6). That is,
For example, if you enter the screen number corresponding to the chest of drawers 18 located at the back right of the room using the input key 3,
The CPU 14 reads out the constituent elements of the drawer 18 as shown in FIG. 7 from the second floppy disk 6 and displays them on the second CRT 8.

In this state, the selection column 13 on the guide sheet 10
By selecting and pressing with the light pen 11, the chest 18 of the size corresponding to the 8 tatami room selected as described above is selected from among the five different sizes of the chest of drawers 18, and the chest of drawers 18 is When the reference point for positioning the grid 12 on the grid 12 is set on the grid 18 (step 7), the CPU
14 stores the chest 18 of the selected size in the working memory 15 (step 8). Then, by pressing the position corresponding to the reference point on the grid 12 of the guide sheet 10 with the light pen 11, the position of the selected chest of drawers 18 in the room is set (step 9).
For example, as shown in FIG.
A chest of drawers 18 of the selected size is displayed on the back right side of the room displayed on the CRT 8 (step 10).

In this way, one component
Once set on the CRT 8, the CPU 14 waits for an input signal to further select a component, select the color of the selected component, or end the image composition task (step 5).
11, 12). If, for example, the bookcase 17 shown in FIG. 4 is to be selected as a further component, the screen number corresponding to the bookcase 17 is input using the input key 3 (step 5), and the CPU 14 is displayed as shown in FIG. The constituent elements of the bookcase 17 as shown are read out from the second floppy disk 6 and displayed on the second CRT 8.

In this state, the selection column 13 on the guide sheet 10
By selecting and pressing with the light pen 11, the bookcase 17 of the size corresponding to the 8 tatami room selected as described above is changed to the bookcase 17 of five different sizes.
When the CPU 14 selects one of the bookcases 17 and sets the reference point on the bookcase 17 (step 7), the CPU 14 stores the bookcase 17 of the selected size in the working memory 15 (step 8). Then, guide sheet 1
When the position of the selected chest of drawers 18 in the room is set using the light pen 11 on the grid 12 of 0 (step 9), the CPU 14 moves to the back of the room displayed on the second CRT 8 as shown in FIG. A bookcase 17 of the selected size is displayed on the left side of the screen (step 10).

In this way, the desired component can be transferred to the second
In the process of compositing on the CRT 8, in order to set the color of the walls and each component of the room displayed on the CRT 8, use the light pen 11 to set the position on the grid 12 where the color will be selected and changed (step 11). ),
When you select a color in the selection field 13 (step 13),
The CPU 14 displays the selected color at the set position on the second CRT 8 (step 14).
Then, for example, as shown in Figure 4, the second CRT
After arranging the desired components on 8 and setting the desired colors for each component, when inputting a command to end image composition using input key 3 (step 12), CPU 1
Step 4 stores the synthesized image in the working memory 15 as image data (step 15), and ends the operation for image synthesis. In addition, the working memory 15
The image data stored in the CRT 8 can be played back on the second CRT 8 at any time by performing predetermined operations.

As described above, this image synthesis device 1 converts a room of a desired size selected by the input key 3 into the second CRT 8.
, the desired component corresponding to the room is selected from the component group stored in advance on the second floppy disk 6, and the color of the selected component is arbitrarily selected. , it is possible to synthesize an image in which desired components are placed at desired positions, as shown in FIG. Therefore, it is possible to extremely easily design the interior of a room of a desired size, and it is also possible to design many types of rooms with slightly different constituent elements and colors easily and quickly.

Although the above embodiment describes the case where the interior of a living room is designed, other types of rooms, such as a kitchen, can be similarly designed by appropriately selecting the component groups. Furthermore, if the guide sheet 10 attached to the digitizer 9 is changed to one for exterior use, and the component groups for exterior use are stored in advance in the second floppy disk 6, the exterior design can be made in the same way. It can be carried out.

Effects of the Invention As detailed above, in the present invention, a large number of components for the interior and exterior of a building are set in multiple types with different viewpoints based on a guide sheet on a digitizer, standardized, and stored in a storage device. Then, the central processing unit retrieves the desired components from the storage device and displays them on the display device, and also synthesizes the desired positions on the guide sheet and displays them on the display device, thereby expressing a three-dimensional building, etc. as an image. edge,
It is possible to synthesize images of the components stored in the storage device, so by selecting and compositing the components stored in the storage device based on the guide sheet in advance, the arrangement and color of the components can be different. It is possible to design many types of interiors and exteriors extremely easily and quickly, and because it is possible to accommodate multiple types of different viewpoints for each component, it is possible to design three-dimensional objects like buildings. An excellent effect is achieved in that when combining the constituent elements, selection can be made according to the depth and mounting height.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an image synthesis device embodying the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing its electrical configuration, FIG. 3 is a front view showing a guide sheet, and FIG. A front view showing an example of a synthesized image displayed on the second CRT, FIGS. 5 to 7 are front views showing an example of the component group, and FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of this image synthesis device. be. Image synthesis device...1, input key...3, first floppy disk...5, second floppy disk...6, first CRT...7, second CRT...8, digitizer...9, guide sheet... 10, light pen…11, CPU…14.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An image is displayed on a display device based on output signals from a digitizer that outputs position data and selection data set by an input means, and an input means that selects and retrieves desired data from a storage device. In the image compositing device, a guide sheet 10 is attached to the top surface of the digitizer 9, and multiple types of components for the interior and exterior of a building are set from different viewpoints based on the guide sheet 10, and standards are set. The central processing unit 14, which operates based on the output signal of the input device 3, reads the desired component from the storage device 6 and displays it on the display device 8, and displays it at a desired position on the guide sheet 10. A guide sheet on a digitizer, characterized in that components called up by a central processing unit 14 are synthesized and displayed on a display device 8 based on an output signal of the digitizer 9 which is outputted by inputting through an input means 11. .