JPH0443762A - Automatic layout system for inputted image from scanner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain picture processing easily by anybody by applying automatic layout of each data read to plural windows and displaying the result onto a same screen when two consecutive reads or over come from a scanner. CONSTITUTION:The start and end of read from a scanner (a) is detected by an interrupt to a computer (b). The read data is stored once in a memory of the computer (b) and when continuous scanning comes, the consecutive scan image data is subject to layout and combination processing automatically in a memory of the computer (b). Then series of information unable to be read by one scanning is displayed on plural picture window of one display device (c) with consecutive scanning operations separated for several number of times and the image is printed on one paper sheet. Thus, the picture processing is executed without a skill of difficult operation.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic layout method for automatically displaying a plurality of image information read from a scanner on a display device or a print screen.

Conventional Technology In recent years, with the development of computer technology, means have been developed for easily inputting and editing not only text but also image information, and these means can be easily used not only by people with special skills but also by adults. is required.

Importing images from a scanner is used to embed photos and images into word processing documents, such as in the Desktop Paperback System, and to digitize and store documents, such as in the electronic filing system. . In particular, handheld scanners are small and can capture information from any location, such as newspapers or books, as images of any size.

Images read in from a scanner are processed by a computer and displayed on a display, but in the past, the image of one scanning operation was displayed at a predetermined position on the display.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention Articles in newspapers and magazines are divided into several paragraphs, so in order to import them with a handy scanner, it is necessary to scan outside the paragraphs. The problem is that the rectangular window can only display one scan image. The same applies to powering the printer.

These problems can be solved by manually editing a computer or word processor, but this is a difficult task for people who are not accustomed to such methods.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems and to provide an automatic layout method for input images from a scanner that allows anyone to easily process images without having to learn difficult operations.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present invention automatically arranges and processes nine combinations of consecutive scanned image data on a computer's memory when there is a continuous scanning operation. , the screen displayed on the same screen on the display,
- It is provided with a means for printing together on a sheet of paper.

Function The present invention allows a series of information that cannot be read in 91 scan operations by the above means to be read by several consecutive scan operations, and displays those images on a plurality of - display devices. You can print on as many sheets of paper as you display in the screen window.

Embodiment FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a system in an embodiment of the present invention. a is a scanner device, b is a computer device, C is a display device, and d is a printer device. The start and end of reading from the scanner device can be detected by interrupting the computer device. Loading 1
The generated data is once stored in the memory of the computer device 1, processed, and then displayed on the display device C or printed on the printer device d.

FIG. 2 shows the ratio of one piece of related information being divided into several stages on a certain page. Here, the operation when reading these with a handy scanner will be explained with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, initialization is performed and the number of windows (number of screen divisions) is set to n=1 (step 1, hereinafter displayed as S1). Assuming that the part indicated by . in FIG. 1 is to be scanned, reading by the scanner is started (S2), the read image data is temporarily stored in the memory of the computer device (Ss), and reading by the scanner is finished (S4). Next, check whether the window that displays the read data can be removed (Ss), and if it is, check whether the read data can be displayed within X (Ss),
If possible, since n=1 in the first scanning, next to the display device in Figure 1 C that was specified in advance! .

The image is processed to fit into a window with the size of a vertical y dot (S12), and displayed, for example, in the center of the screen as shown in FIG. 3 (813). Generally, the next operation involves processing or reloading the input image, but the counter for the number of windows is set to n=! 1+1 (814), and if there is no data left to be displayed (S16), it starts continuously scanning the part f in FIG. 2 (S16). Then, store the read data in memory (Ss) and finish reading the scanner! >(84), assuming that a window for displaying the read data can be taken (Ss), and also assuming that the read data can be displayed in window I (Ss), n=
It is currently displayed because it is incremented to 2 instead of 1.

The image data of the part e that was in the memory of the computer device has a window size of X horizontally.

It is reprocessed so that it fits into a window of 54 x y (vertical) (S11), and the data of 1 is also processed so that it fits into a window of 54 x y (horizontal) (S12).

These do not mean that the dimensions of the image information itself are reduced;
The coordinate information is corrected so that it is located, for example, in the center of the divided window. Then, the processed data of e and f are combined, and images of e and quantity are displayed in the center of each of the two windows that divide the screen of display device C in half as shown in Figure 4 (S1
3). When this scan operation is repeated n times, the previous scan operation (
Data read up to (n-1 times) is horizontally X and vertically (n-1)
The data is reprocessed so that it fits into a window of /n x y, and the n-th data is processed so that it fits into a window of 1 /n x 7. If you want to print here,
For the window sizes X and y, X is the number of horizontal dots on the paper to be printed, and y is the number of vertical dots.

When the number of scans becomes too large to fit on the screen of display device C (when the window for displaying the read data can no longer be taken out (S5), the image data of the currently displayed portion is stored in memory or an external storage device.
6), Clear the screen and reset n=1 S7),
It is sufficient to move from the new image data to the next display screen in the same way as the previous display.

Also, if one time of scanning is too long to fit in window @X (S8), please check the data to be displayed! The data is divided into a portion that can be displayed within and the remaining data (S9).

If a print instruction has been issued (S17), the image data read from the scanner is adjusted to match the resolution of printer device d.1. s) and output to the printer device d (S19).

Here, if the length of each image is different, for example, whether to align to the right, align to the left, or perform centering processing, you can decide in advance in the software or choose it each time. Just decide.

Here, it is assumed that the reading direction of the scanner is horizontal, but in the case of vertical reading, I and y may be interchanged.

Note that the computer referred to here includes not only so-called personal computers, but also general information processing devices having a central processing unit and memory, such as word processors and workstations.

Effects of the Invention As mentioned above, according to the present invention, images can be automatically collected on a single sheet of paper by continuously reading parts divided into several stages using a digital scanner or the like. Traditionally, users who collect newspaper clippings and the like would cut out articles divided into several columns with scissors, arrange them on a single sheet of paper, and paste them together.This can be done without having to become proficient in difficult operations. The present invention provides an automatic layout method for input images from a scanner that has great practical effects.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of an automatic layout method for input images from a scanner according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 2 shows a case where one piece of related information is divided into several stages on the same page. The explanatory diagram, FIG. 3, is an explanatory diagram when one image is displayed on the display device, and FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram when two images are displayed on the display device. Similarly, FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the process. a...Scanner device, b...Computer device, C...Display device, d...
...Printer device.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) In an image processing system that displays data received from a scanner device connected to a computer on a display device, if there are two or more consecutive reading operations from the scanner, each An automatic layout method for input images from a scanner, in which data is automatically laid out in a plurality of windows and displayed on the same screen of the display device. (2) The automatic layout method for an input image from a scanner according to claim 1, wherein printing is performed on a printer instead of displaying on a display device.