JPH04338877A - Portrait generating device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To quickly find out an objective portrait part to easily generate a portrait by designating the attribute of the portrait part at the time of selecting it and preferentially displaying candidates of the portrait part extracted by this attribute. CONSTITUTION:After each device is initialized by a bootstrap program stored in a ROM 23a at the time of power-on, a portrait generating program is started. A prescribed picture is displayed on an image display device 21, and an operator selects the classification of the portrait part from a portrait part display area through a keyboard 22. When the classification of the portrait part is selected, input of the attribute is requested, and the attribute is inputted through the keyboard 22. When the attribute of the portrait part is inputted, the part which most faithfully expresses features of a person to be drawn is selected from candidates successively displayed in the position of the contour of the portrait generation area by a part determining routine to generate the portrait part.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portrait creation device for creating a portrait by selecting and combining patterns of eyes, nose, etc.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this type of caricature creation device has been comprised of a display device for displaying caricature image data, a memory in which caricature body part pattern data is stored, and an input device for determining the caricature body parts. There is. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the display device is a caricature part display that displays caricature parts 84 such as eyes, nose, mouth, eyebrows, ears, hairstyle, facial outline, beard, wrinkles, sideburns, etc. for composing the caricature. area 83,
Portrait creation area 8 for creating a portrait from each of these parts
The display screen 81 is provided with a display screen 81 having a display screen 81 having a display screen 81.

[0003] Then, the operator selects the portrait part display area 83.
The optimum parts such as eyes and nose are selected from the caricature parts 84 displayed in the caricature, and the selected parts are appropriately arranged on the caricature creation area 82 to create the caricature. That is, first, it is decided which part of the portrait is to be created, and the type of the part of the portrait to be created is selected (S91). For example, when the nose is selected as a part, candidates for the selected type of portrait part are displayed at the position of the nose in the portrait part display area 82 shown in FIG. 8 (S92).

[0004] Next, the operator selects the portrait body part display area 8.
The nose that best represents the characteristics of the nose of the person to be created is selected from among the nose candidates that are overwritten and displayed one after another at the position of nose No. 2 (S94-S95).

[0005] Once the nose has been placed in this way, all parts have not yet been created (S96: NO).
The process returns to part type selection in S91 again, and the next part is selected (S92 to S95).

[0006] In the same manner, parts such as eyes, mouth, and eyebrows are selected, and when all parts have been selected (S96:
YES), the creation of the portrait is completed.

[0007]

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] However, in such a caricature creation device, candidate caricature parts are displayed one after another in the pre-stored order from among all the caricature parts stored in advance. In order to select the part that best represents the characteristics of the person you are trying to create, the operator must fully recognize the characteristics of the caricature parts displayed as candidates and the characteristics of the person you are trying to create, and then select the part that is displayed one after another. The selection must be made from among all the candidate caricature parts, and the more caricature parts there are, the more time it takes.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems.
For example, race, male, female, child, adult, bulbous nose, aquiline nose, etc.
It memorizes the attributes of individual portrait parts such as hanging eyes and drooping eyes,
An object of the present invention is to provide a caricature creation device that can quickly find a target caricature part and easily create a caricature by preferentially displaying candidates for caricature parts extracted according to attributes specified when selecting a caricature part. do.

[0009]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve this object, the caricature creation device of the present invention, as shown in FIG. storage means for storing the caricature part pattern data and attribute information of the caricature parts; input means for inputting attribute information as a condition for searching the caricature parts; and attribute information input by the input means. and a search means for searching for a portrait body part pattern based on the data in the attribute storage means, and a display control means for displaying the portrait body part pattern searched by the search means on the image display means.

0010

[Operation] The caricature creation device of the present invention having the above-mentioned configuration uses attribute information inputted by an input means for inputting attribute information as a condition for searching a caricature part, caricature part pattern data, and attribute information of a caricature part. The search means searches for a portrait part pattern based on the data of the attribute storage means storing the information, and the searched portrait part pattern is displayed on the image display means by the display control means.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment embodying the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 2, the caricature creation device of the present invention includes an image display device 21 that synthesizes and displays a caricature, caricature parts, and caricature part candidates, and a keyboard 22 that inputs keywords for searching for caricature parts. and ROM2
3a, a RAM 23b, a printer 24 that outputs the created portrait, and a CPU 25 that controls them.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the display device displays caricature parts 84 such as eyes, nose, mouth, eyebrows, ears, hairstyle, facial outline, beard, wrinkles, and sideburns to compose the caricature. A display screen 8 having a portrait part display area 83 and a portrait creation area 82 for creating a portrait from each of these parts.
1, the ROM 23a stores a boot program, a portrait creation program, and portrait body part pattern data, and the RAM 23b stores a portrait body part attribute table, a portrait candidate table storage area, and a work area when the program operates. ing. As shown in FIG. 3, the caricature part attribute table indicates the pattern number 32 for searching caricature part candidates, the attribute 34 having information such as the type 33 of the caricature part, and the attribute content 341, and the caricature part pattern data 36. It consists of an address pointer 35.

The operation of one embodiment of the present invention constructed as described above will be explained with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 5, 6, and 7.

When the power is turned on, each device is initialized by the bootstrap program stored in the ROM 23a, and then a portrait creation program is started.

[0016] When the portrait creation program is started,
The screen shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the image display device 21. The operator selects the type 84 of the caricature part in the caricature part display area 83.
is selected via the keyboard 22 (S51). When the type 84 of the portrait part is selected, an attribute is requested to be input, and the attribute is input via the keyboard 22. For example, if the type of caricature part is an outline, "white" and "male"
and "round face" are input (S52). When the attributes of the portrait body part are input, a body part determination routine selects the body part that best represents the characteristics of the person to be created from among the candidates displayed one after another at the contour position of the portrait creation area 82 ( S53). If all parts have not been created yet (S54: NO), return to part type selection in S51 and select the next part (S52-S53).
).

[0017] In the same manner, parts such as eyes, mouth, eyebrows, etc. are selected, and when all parts have been selected (S54:
YES), the creation of the portrait is completed.

The part determination routine called for the above operation scans the part attribute table 31 for the pattern number 32 of the portrait part having the attribute input in S52 (S61).
). The pattern number 32 of the caricature body part having the requested attribute scanned from the body part attribute table 31 is stored in the first candidate table 4.
1 in order, and pattern numbers 32 of caricature parts that do not have the requested attribute are sequentially set in the second candidate table 42 (S62). When the pattern number 32 is set in the first candidate table 41 and the second candidate table 42, the address pointer 35 of the part attribute table 31 is referred to from the pattern number 32 set in the first candidate table 41, and the address pointer 35 is The caricature part pattern in the pointed part pattern data 36 is displayed as a candidate on the caricature creation area 82 (S63).

Whether or not the part of the portrait displayed on the portrait creation area 82 is the part that best represents the characteristics of the person the operator is trying to create is input via the keyboard 22, and the input is judged. (S64), if the currently displayed caricature part is determined (S64: Y
ES), the part determination routine returns to S54, and if it cannot be determined (S64: NO), it is determined whether the pattern number 32 stored in the first candidate table 41 is the end (
S65), if it is not the end (S65: NO), S6 again
3, the part pattern data 36 of the next pattern number 32 stored in the first candidate table is displayed on the portrait creation area 82 as a candidate.

[0020] Is the portrait part determined? (S64: YE
S) or repeat this operation until the pattern number 32 stored in the first candidate table 41 reaches the end (S65: YES) (S63 to S65). First candidate table 41
When the pattern number 32 stored in is displayed as a candidate until the end (S65: YES), the address pointer 35 of the part attribute table 31 is referred to from the pattern number 32 set in the second candidate table 42, and the address pointer The portrait part pattern in the part pattern data 36 pointed to by 35 is displayed as a candidate on the portrait creation area 82 (S66).

[0021] Whether or not the part of the portrait displayed on the portrait creation area 82 best represents the characteristics of the person the operator is trying to create is input via the keyboard 22, and the input is judged. (S67), if the currently displayed caricature part is determined (S67: Y
ES), the part determination routine returns to S54, and if it cannot be determined (S67: NO), it is determined whether the pattern number 32 stored in the second candidate table 42 is the end (
S68), if it is not the end (S68: NO), S6 again
Returning to step 6, the part pattern data 36 of the next pattern number 32 stored in the second candidate table is displayed as a candidate on the portrait creation area 82 (S66).

[0022] Is the portrait part determined? (S67: YE
S) or repeat this operation until the pattern number 32 stored in the second candidate table 42 reaches the end (S68: YES) (S66 to S68). Second candidate table 42
The pattern number 32 stored in is the end (S68: YES).
) are displayed as candidates, return to S63 and select the first
The caricature part with pattern number 32 set in the candidate table 41 is displayed as a candidate (S63), and S is repeated until the caricature part is determined (S64: YES, S67: YES).
Repeat steps 63 to S68.

[0023] Through the above operation, based on the portrait part candidate table created in the processing of S61 and S62, the operator can select a portrait part pattern that best represents the characteristics of the person to be created from a plurality of portrait part patterns. By displaying the pattern preferentially over other caricature part patterns (S63 to S65), the desired caricature part can be quickly found and a caricature can be easily created.

[0024]

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above explanation, the caricature creation device of the present invention specifies the attributes of the parts when selecting the caricature parts, and gives priority to candidates for the caricature parts extracted based on the attributes. By displaying the target caricature, the desired caricature part can be quickly found and the caricature can be easily created.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control unit of the portrait creation device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the relationship between a body part attribute table and a body part pattern of the portrait creation device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the relationship between a body part attribute table and a candidate table of the portrait creation device of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an example of a screen display of the portrait creation device.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a conventional portrait creation device.

[Explanation of symbols]

21 Image display device 22 Keyboard 23a ROM 23b RAM 24 Printer 25 CPU

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Image display means for displaying caricature image data; storage means for storing a plurality of caricature part pattern data; attribute storage means for storing the caricature part pattern data and attribute information of the caricature parts; an input means for inputting attribute information as a condition for body part search; a search means for searching for a caricature body part pattern based on the attribute information input by the input means and data in the attribute storage means; and display control means for displaying a portrait part pattern on the image display means.