JPH0414182A - Image processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain the image processor which can read and display or print- output information masked specified areas by limiting the transfer of the image information corresponding to the specified area based on the set state of an output inhibited area when registering or reading out the image. CONSTITUTION:By the input of the indication of printing, a transfer means (combined by a CPU 1) extracts and transfers the image information to be a printing object from among printing information based on a designated registering specified area or the state of a designated and specified area designated by setting means (a keyboard 12 and a mouse 13), limiting the output of the information corresponding to the specified and designated area to feed the information beyond the limits to a printer 6. An image (a) displayed on a CRT 18 is collated with the pass-word in the start point of the printing process when the registering specified area by the pass-word shows the area of a broken line, and a printing output (b) deleted the area of the broken line can be obtained when the both are non-coincident by the input of the pass-word.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field 1] The present invention relates to an image processing device that performs predetermined image editing processing on input image information, registers it in a recording medium, and manages it so that it can be read out at any time. .

[Prior Art] Conventionally, when image information edited by this type of device is registered in a storage medium, confidential management information of the image information to be registered is added and registered, and the image information is registered only to a specific person. Alternatively, security management processing is often performed so that part of the image information can be read out at any time.

For example, when displaying an image that has been registered for editing, displaying the entire image may be prohibited by checking against a preset password, or a specific portion may not be displayed, and only the displayable portion may be displayed.

In addition, when printing out image information that has been output from a search, the registered information may contain some confidential information that will not be leaked to anyone other than a specific person, such as prohibiting the output of the image information read out based on the results of matching with a password. Often has management functions.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, as described above, when outputting image information that has a specific area that is made private for some reason, it is necessary to output a specified area from the registered image information. Image processing such as erasing the image in a specific area and outputting it to a printer, etc. is required in advance, and the time required to obtain an image output with image information that includes the specific area that will not be made public and image information that does not. There were problems such as a considerable difference and a significant drop in image information output processing efficiency.

This invention was made to solve the above problems, and restricts the transfer of image information corresponding to a specific area in the image information based on the setting state of the output prohibited area at the time of image registration or image reading. By doing so, it is an object of the present invention to provide an image processing device that can read and display or print out image information with a specific area masked without processing the original image information.

[Means to solve the problem]

The image processing device according to the present invention includes a registration specific area that is excluded from printing from the printing means in image information registered in a recording medium, or a registration specific area that is excluded from printing from the printing means for image information read out to the display means. A setting means for setting and inputting a specified specific area to be excluded, and a transfer for extracting and transmitting image information to be printed from print information to a printing means based on the registered specific area specified by this setting means or the specified specific area setting state. It is composed of means.

[Effect]

In this invention, when a print instruction is input, the transfer means extracts and transfers the image information to be printed from the print information to the printing means based on the registered specific area specified by the setting means or the specified specific area setting state. However, it is possible to limit the output of image information corresponding to the registered specific area or designated specific area in the image information, and to transfer other printing information to the printing means.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of an image processing apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention, in which 1 is a cPU, 2 is a memory, and a program area 2a and a CPU are executed by the CPU.
It includes a work area 2b used by PU1. 3 is a floppy disk (FD), which is used for backing up personal or common data. 4 is the hard disk (
HD) and is mainly used when processing common data. 5 is an FD/HD controller which controls the floppy disk 3 and the hard disk 4;
It exchanges data with the CPU1. Reference numeral 6 denotes a printer, which prints out according to the procedure described later.

A scanner 7 reads the original image. 8 is S/P
This interface inputs image data read from the scanner 7 and outputs print data to the printer 6. 9 is an SC3I interface, which is a general-purpose interface. A writable magneto-optical disk device (OMD) 11 is connected to the 5C3I interface 9, and the magneto-optical disk device 11 is connected to the controller 1.
0. The magneto-optical disk device 11 stores image information to be edited.

A keyboard 12 is used to input various characters and instruction information. 13 is a pointing device (for example, a mouse), which inputs position information of the CRTlB. 14 is a serial interface which converts serial data such as key information and position information into parallel data and inputs it to the CPU 1. A bit move unit (BMU) 15 performs various bit controls such as bit transfer or rotation of image data. 16 is a character font storage unit which stores dot patterns corresponding to characters or symbol codes. 17 is a VRAM, which develops image data for display. A CRT 18 visualizes and displays the image data in the VRAM 17. A companding section 19 compresses or expands the image data. 100 is C
This is a common bus for PU1.

In the image processing apparatus configured as described above, when a print instruction is input, the transfer means (in this embodiment, the CPU
1 also serves as the ED from print information based on the registered specific area or specified specific area setting state specified by the setting means (keyboard 12, pointing device 13).
The image information to be printed is extracted and transferred to the printing means (in this embodiment, the printer 6), and the output of the image information corresponding to the registered specific area or designated specific area in the image information is restricted, and the other printing information is can be transferred to the printer 6.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the first print output process by the printer 6 shown in FIG.
This is an edited image displayed on TLB, where the dashed line area indicates the specific area registered by the password, and when the printing process starts, it becomes a print area or non-print area depending on the password verification result, and if the two do not match due to password input. The printed output (b) excluding the broken line area is obtained.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the second print output process by the printer 6 shown in FIG.
This is an edited image displayed on the TIB, in which the dashed line area corresponds to a specified specific area designated by the pointing device 13 or the like, and is appropriately set before printing.

(b) is a print output, which corresponds to a state in which only the image information excluding the area specified in the edited image (a) is printed out.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a predetermined print output procedure in the image processing apparatus according to the present invention. Note that fl) to (9) indicate each step.

First, wait for a print output instruction (1), and when the print instruction output is input, determine whether an output prohibited area (registered specific area) has been set (2) If No, proceed to step (6) or later, and select YES. If so, enter the password using the keyboard 12 or the like (3). Next, it is determined whether the passwords match (41) If the answer is No, the password designated area as shown in FIG. Next, it is determined whether or not to specify an output prohibited area (61). If No, only the image information excluding the password specified area is printed out from the printer 6 (9), and a printout as shown in FIG. 2(b) is performed. get.

On the other hand, if the determination in step (6) is YES, area specification processing is performed using the pointing device 13 (7).
, delete the specified area from the output area 8) and return to step (6).

Note that the password specified in advance for prohibiting printer output may be the same as the password for prohibiting display 5 editing, or may be configured to be uniquely specified.

Also, the shape of the figure that specifies the print output area is rectangle 9
It may be a circle, an ellipse or any other shape.

[Effects of the Invention 1 As explained above, the present invention provides a printing means for image information to be registered in a recording medium in a registered specific area to be excluded from printing from the printing means or for image information read out to the display means. a setting means for setting and inputting a designated specific area to be excluded from the printing target; and a printing means for selecting image information to be printed from among the print information based on the registered specific area or designated specific area setting state specified by the setting means. Since it consists of a transfer means that extracts and transfers the image to
This eliminates the need for direct processing of registered or read image information as in the prior art, and provides an excellent effect in that a desired image, whose printing is prohibited, can be printed out in a short time.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of an image processing apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of first print output processing by the printer shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the second print output process by the printer shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the predetermined print output procedure in the image processing apparatus according to the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a CPU, 2 is a memory, 2a is a program area, 2b is a work area, 3 is a floppy disk, 4
is the hard disk, 5 is the FD/HD controller, 6
is a printer, 7 is a scanner, 8 is an S/Pha interface, 9 is a 5C3I interface, 10 is a controller, 11 is a magneto-optical disk, 12 is a keyboard, 13 is a computer ink device, 14 is a serial interface, 15 is a Bit move unit, 16 character font storage unit, 17 VRAM, 18 CRT, 19
1 is a companding section, and 100 is a common bus. Edit (display) image print output result

Claims (1)

[Claims] Setting and inputting a registered specific area to be excluded from printing from the printing means in image information registered on the recording medium or a designated specific area to be excluded from printing from the printing means in image information read to the display means. A setting means, and a transfer means for extracting and transferring image information to be printed from print information to a printing means based on the registered specific area specified by the setting means or the specified specific area setting state. Characteristic image processing device.