JPH04149784A - Image display device for information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To accurately apply document attribute information such as a document names necessary for retrieval by saving the contents of a document to be registered at the time of its registration. CONSTITUTION:At the time of registering a document after ending editing operation, image data in a page memory PM are displayed on a screen, a part supposed to be necessary for grasping the contents of the document is specified in a copy area CP in the screen display state of the image data and the image data in the area CP are temporarily stored in a saving memory as saved image data SI. In the case of executing the registering work of a document name or the like at the time of registering the document, a document information registering area D displayed on the document registering screen and the precedently saved image data SI are copied and displayed on a saved image data display area SD. Thus, an important image in an edited image is saved at the time of document registration and the saved data can be displayed on the document registering screen together with the area D. Thus, the document attribute information such as the document name can be accurately applied.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to image filing devices such as optical disks, personal computers, word processors, and other information processing systems having various document IFt recording and retrieval functions. Regarding the display device, in particular, when registering the document after editing, it is possible to accurately grasp the contents of the document to be registered, and to provide accurate document attribute information such as the document name required at the time of search. Included! ) The present invention relates to an image display device for an information processing device that makes possible

Specifically, when registering a document, depending on the user's needs, by displaying the same number as the document registration screen and the main part of the image that was previously displayed on the editing screen, The present invention relates to an image display device for an information processing device that improves operability by making it possible to accurately grasp document contents and appropriately assigning document attribute information such as a document name.

, Conventional Techniques - In general, in information processing systems that have document registration and search functions, such as optical filing systems, word processors, personal computers, and other information processing devices, data is stored in document units or on storage media such as optical disks or hard disks. Image data and the like are stored in each cabinet, and the registered documents are retrieved and used as needed.

In this case, when registering a document after the editing operation is completed, the document registration screen (the display screen of the document information registration area) overlaps the document image screen J- that was displayed up to that point, so the Sometimes the screen switches to a different screen, or some important part of the document, such as the first page or the top half, is hidden.

Therefore, when performing document 9 recording operations, users may be concerned about what kind of document content they are registering, or may have difficulty assigning the most appropriate document attribute information to the document content. There were some inconveniences such as 2nd class.

FIG. 6 is a diagram explaining the editing screen and document registration screen for the image display device of a conventional information processing device, where (1) is the display screen during editing, and (2) and (3) are respectively for document registration. The display screen at the time is shown. In the drawing.

A shows the image display screen during editing, and B and C show the document information registration areas at the time of registration, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 6 (1), image display screens A and J
, with the image currently being edited displayed.
When the text registration code is set, the entire screen becomes the document information recording area B, as shown in FIG. 6 (2), and the screen changes to a completely different screen.

As a result, the image you are trying to record becomes invisible,
Since the content of the document cannot be determined from the display screen, this causes inconvenience in the document registration operation. There was a case.

Also, although not all of the images being edited, Figure 6 (2
), a display method is also used in which a part of the document is hidden by the document information registration area CL.

As shown in FIG. 6 (1) and <2), in conventional image display devices, all or part of the display screen A of the actual image to be registered, that is, the image in year g, is recorded as document information. It is hidden by areas B and C.

Therefore, users may not be able to see the parts they want to see due to registration operations, may forget what the document is about, or when document attribute information such as the document name is long. In some cases, the user cannot instantly remember whether such document information should be registered, which is one of the causes of a decrease in the efficiency of document registration operations.

In addition, if it becomes necessary to refer to the image data of the document during the registration process of document attribute information, the image data written to the storage device (storage medium such as an optical disk) can be transferred back to the display memory. Since the image must be read into and expanded, it takes processing time, and it also requires securing memory resources for displaying the image and processing for display, which increases the burden on the system.
There were many inconveniences such as.

The present invention solves such inconveniences in conventional image display devices of information processing devices, and during the registration operation of document attribute information such as document name for document retrieval, the document By configuring the registration screen so that images that the user wants to refer to can be displayed simultaneously, it is possible to easily and accurately register document attribute information, improving operability and using less memory resources. An object of the present invention is to provide an image display device that does not increase the burden on the system.

More specifically, when registering a document, an arbitrary area of the edited image data is set and displayed on the document registration screen automatically or according to the user's instructions, so that the document to be registered can be registered. By making it possible to identify the content of the document, matching the content of the document, and registering document attribute information such as the document name that is easy to operate when searching, it improves the operability of registration and searching. An improved image display device is provided.

Firstly, this invention includes an optical input means such as a scanner that reads a manuscript, a document creation means that develops the input information into image data and creates a document constituting a page, In an information processing system that includes a storage medium such as an optical disk, input means such as a keyboard, display means, and has a document registration/search function, an edited image save instruction means for instructing saving of an edited image; and a save image. a save image display instruction means for instructing the display of the saved image, and a save area information setting means for setting save area information on the editing screen.

A memory means for saving image data of the area based on save area information, and a display control means for displaying the image data of the memory means on a document registration screen.

Equipped with.

When registering a document, when it is instructed to save an edited image, the image data in the save area is saved, and when the saved image is instructed to be displayed, it is configured to be displayed together with the document information registration area on the document registration screen. ing.

Second.

In the first information processing system.

A display magnification/display position specifying means for specifying a display magnification and display position as save area information on an editing screen, and a scaling means for scaling image data.

The image data in the save area is configured to be scaled at a specified magnification and displayed on the document registration screen.

Thirdly, the first or second information processing system includes: an edited image saving means for saving an edited image; and a save area information storage means for storing information of a save area on an editing screen.

The configuration is such that an edited image is saved and save area information is taken in at the time of document registration.

χ-ni~Satoji Next, embodiments of the image display device of the information processing device of the present invention will be described in detail.

Generally, when a document is registered after editing, document attributes such as a document name set for the document are often common to image information in the document.

Therefore, when a document name exists as an image on a specific page of the document, such as the first page, there is often a request to add document attributes while referring to the image.

This invention focuses on these points, and at the time of document registration,
By displaying the main part of the image that was previously displayed on the editing screen along with the document registration screen,
It is configured to enable accurate understanding of the contents of a document to be registered, and to appropriately assign document attribute information such as a document name.

To summarize its function, the display area and position of the edited image to be displayed on the document registration screen are set for each document to be registered or for each cabinet.

The edited image that can be displayed on the document registration screen can be arbitrarily selected from any page of the edited document, and the display magnification 1 display position can also be arbitrarily specified. be.

Information about the set display area, position, and display magnification is saved in a common area in the system memory owned by the system, and the image data for that area is also saved in the save memory secured within the system. Temporarily saved.

When the editing and writing of each page are completed and the document registration screen is displayed, the saved image data is read out and displayed on the same screen as the document registration screen, and the document registration operation is performed.

Next, regarding the image display device of this invention described above in 9.
The saving of edited image data and the document registration screen at the time of document registration will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of saving the display screen at the time of registration and a screen for document registration in the image display device of the information processing apparatus of the present invention, in which (1) shows the saving process of the display screen, (2) is the document registration screen. In the drawing, PM
is a page memory, CP is a copy area, SN is saved image data, DP is a display screen, SD is a saved image data display area, and D is a document information registration area.

As shown in FIG. 2(1), it is assumed that the image data on the page memory PM is displayed on the screen-L at the time of document registration after the editing operation is completed.

In this screen display state, a portion deemed necessary for grasping the contents of the document is designated as a copy area CP, and the image data of that area is temporarily saved in a save memory as save image data SI.

Then, when registering the document name etc. when registering the 2nd document, as shown in Figure 2 (2), along with the document information registration area D displayed on the document registration screen 1-, the previously saved save The image data SI is copied and displayed in the saved image data display area SD.

As described above, in the image display device of the present invention, when recording a text IFV, it is possible to save the main image in the edited image and display it on the document registration screen] together with the document information registration area. This makes it possible to accurately grasp the contents of the document to be registered, and to appropriately assign document attribute information such as the document name.

As already mentioned, the content of the image in the copy area CP set in FIG. 2 (1), that is, the content displayed in the saved image data display area SD in FIG. 2 (2), can be arbitrarily selected. .

In addition, the display magnification is also arbitrary, and by specifying the display magnification when specifying the copy area CP, it is possible to reduce the whole or enlarge a part of the page. The display position may be designated as to which position (area) on the memory PM is to be set.

Note that the memory for storing the image data of the designated copy area CP, that is, the save image data Sl (data displayed in the save image data display area SD) for - time, is limited to the display screen (for example, CRT screen)
In practice, even large images that cannot be displayed on the display screen can be reduced or cut out and temporarily stored, so that fewer memory resources are required.

Next, in the image display apparatus of the present invention, a procedure for saving image data and displaying it on a registration screen, which is performed when registering a document after editing, will be described.

When the editing operation is completed and the document registration mode is set, in the conventional device, the entire screen is immediately transferred to the document information registration area B, as explained in relation to FIG. 6 (1) to (3) above.
, the screen switches to a completely different screen, or
Main parts may be hidden.

In contrast, in the image display device of the present invention.

When the document registration mode is set, as shown in Figure 2 (1),
It becomes possible to specify the copy area CP.

In this case, the copy area CP can be specified for each registered document or cabinet, and is not limited to the page displayed at the end of editing.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the flow of main processing for setting a display position when saving an edited image in the image display device of the information processing apparatus of the present invention. In the drawings, #1 to #4 indicate steps.

First, in step #1, from each page of the registered document,
Select the page you want to display for reference and set the display page 6 Next, in step #2, set the display magnification, and in step #
Step 3: Set the display position.

Proceed to step #4 and save the image in that area based on the set display magnification and display position.

Through the above processing, information regarding the area of save image data SI shown in FIG. 2(1) is saved in the common area memory.

Information regarding the area of the 58 save image data saved in this way is stored in the document registration screen for entering document attribute information such as the document name after writing of each page of the registered document is completed. When displaying, information such as the location and magnification of the save area is read from the common area memory, and the save image data is output from the save memory.

Then, as shown in FIG. 2(2), it is displayed in the saved image data display area SD together with the document information registration area D.

The functions of the image display device of the information processing apparatus of the invention described above are realized by the blocks shown in FIG. 1 below.

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing one embodiment of the configuration of essential parts of an image display device of an information processing apparatus according to the present invention. In drawing 1, 1 is the CPU unit, 2 is the CR
3 is a keyboard, 4 is a pointing device, 5 is a DD (optical disk drive), 6 is a MODD (magneto-optical disk drive), and 7 is an FDD (floppy disk drive).
, 8 is a RAM, 9 is an HDD (hard disk drive), 10 is a scanner, and 11 is a printer.

In the image display device of the information processing apparatus of the present invention shown in FIG. 1, the CPU unit 1 performs control functions according to the flows shown in FIG. 3 above and FIGS. 4 and 5 below. It is basically the same as the conventional device except for the following points.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the main flow of the process of saving an image displayed on the document registration screen at the end of editing in the image display device of the present invention. In the drawing, #11 to #16 indicate steps. .

When the document registration mode is set, the flow shown in FIG. 4 starts.

In step #11, page editing processing is performed.

In step #12, it is determined whether the current page is for display at the time of registration [a page corresponding to the page memory PM shown in FIG. 2 (1)].

If it is for display during registration, proceed to step #13.
Allocate memory to save the image displayed during registration.

In the next step #14, the image of the page is cut out and copied to the save memory.

The process proceeds to step #15, where the save information of the save memory is set in the common memory, and the process proceeds to step #16.

Also, if the result of the judgment in step #12 is that the current page is not for display during registration, step #1
Proceed to step 6.

In step #16, it is determined whether the lI collection is finished,
If the process has not yet been completed, the process returns to the previous step tjul and the same process is performed thereafter.

When it is detected in step #16 that the editing has been completed, the flow shown in FIG. 4 is ended.

The above steps #1 to #16 complete the process of saving the image displayed on the document registration screen at the end of editing in the image display apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the main flow of save image display processing at the time of document registration in the image display apparatus of the present invention, in which steps #21 to #24 are shown.

In step #21, an input file for document attribute information is created.

In step #22, it is determined whether the common memory has save information of the save memory.

If there is save information, proceed to step #23 and copy it from the save memory to the image area of the display memory.
Proceed to step #24.

Further, as a result of the determination in the previous step #22, if there is no storage information of the save memory in the common memory, the process also proceeds to this step #24.

In step #24, document attribute input processing is performed, and the flow shown in FIG. 5 is ended.

Step #21 below. ~ By processing #24.

The display processing of the document V and the saved image from recording in the image display device of the present invention is completed.

As described above in detail, the image display device of the present invention is capable of displaying the necessary image of the edited document on the document registration screen when subscribing to the document.

On the other hand, in conventional image display devices, as already explained, if you try to refer to the image data of a document while registering one document attribute information at the time of document registration, the -degree storage device! ! Image data written to a storage medium such as an optical disk must be read back into the display memory and expanded, so some processing time is required, memory resources for displaying the image, and operations for displaying the image. is necessary.

Moreover, when registering document attributes, the page memory used when editing the document is often freed, so referencing image data during the registration process places an extra burden on the system. This also reduces processing efficiency.

On the other hand, in the image display device of the information processing apparatus of the present invention, the edited image displayed at the time of registration is saved, so that the user can view a certain part of the document during the registration operation. Since the screen display can be switched when desired, the operability of document registration is improved.

That is, the user can quickly view the desired image with a simple operation during the registration operation, and can add document attribute information most suitable for the content of the document.

In the second embodiment, the case where the image display device of the information processing device is used in an image filing system has been mainly described.

However, 2. the image display device of the present invention can be similarly implemented in an information processing device having a character processing function, such as a personal computer or a word processor.

Therefore, it goes without saying that the image display device of the present invention includes these information processing devices.

Processing of Shellfish According to the image display device of the information processing device of the present invention, when registering one document, it is possible to save the contents of the document to be registered, and view it quickly and easily if necessary. Therefore, document attribute information such as document name required at the time of search can be appropriately assigned, and operability is significantly improved (effect corresponding to the invention of claim 1). .

By using part of the system memory, the only memory that needs to be added is the one for the display screen.
This can be realized with less resources and is advantageous in terms of cost (effect corresponding to the invention of claim 1).

Furthermore, since it is possible to arbitrarily set the cropping area, position, magnification, etc. of the image to be saved, it is possible to display an image that is easy to view (corresponding to the invention set forth in claim 2). effect).

Furthermore, by storing save area information in advance and automatically saving edited images and importing save area information when registering one document, users can register without any special operations. Since the contents of the target document can be viewed quickly and easily, it is possible to further improve the operability during document registration (effect corresponding to the invention of claim 3), etc. Many excellent effects can be obtained.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing an embodiment of the main configuration of an image display device of an information processing device according to the present invention, and FIG. The figure which shows an example of the save of the display screen and the screen for one document registration in. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the main process for setting the display position when saving an edited image in the image display device of the information processing device of the present invention, and FIG. , a flowchart showing the main flow of the process of saving an image displayed on the document registration screen at the end of editing, FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an editing screen and a document registration screen in an image display device of a conventional information processing device. In the drawings, 1 is a CPU unit, 2 is a display device, 3 is a keyboard, 4 is a pointing device,
5 is ODD, 6 is MODD, 7 is FDD, 8j*RAM
, 9 is an HDD, 1o is a scanner, and 11 is a printer. Body image ↓ Completely carved monument 4f2 missing

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An optical input means such as a scanner that reads a document, a document creation means that develops the input information into image data and creates a document that constitutes a page, and a storage medium such as an optical disk. , an information processing system comprising an input means such as a keyboard, a display means, and a document registration/search function, comprising an edited image save instruction means for instructing saving of an edited image, and a save instruction for instructing display of the saved image. Image display instruction means; save area information setting means for setting save area information on an editing screen; memory means for saving image data in the area based on the save area information; and saving image data in the memory means as a document. A display control means for displaying on a registration screen, when registering a document, when an instruction is given to save an edited image, image data in a save area is saved, and when an instruction is given to display a saved image, document registration is performed. An image display device characterized by displaying a document information registration area on a business screen together with a document information registration area. 2. In the information processing system according to claim 1 above, display magnification/display position specifying means for specifying a display magnification and display position as information on a save area on an editing screen; What is claimed is: 1. An image display device, comprising: a processing magnification means, which performs magnification processing on image data in a save area at a specified magnification and displays the image data on a document registration screen. 3. The information processing system according to claim 1 or 2 above, comprising: an edited image saving means for saving an edited image; a save area information storage means for storing information of a save area on an editing screen; An image display device comprising: storing area information in advance in the save area information storage means, and saving an edited image and importing the save area information at the time of document registration.