JPH0512394A - Image editing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate the need to repeat the same operation each time an image is used by registering a brief image in an image file and eliminating the need to generate the brief image each time the image is used. CONSTITUTION:This image editing system is equipped with an image input part 1 which reads an image in, a brief image generation part 2 which takes the brief image out among plural images, an image registration part 3 which registers the brief image in the image file, the image file 4 which contains the brief image, an image editing part 5 which retrieves the image file 4 according to an optional indication and takes a coincident brief image out, and an image display part 6 which outputs the brief image sent out of the image editing part 5.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image editing system, and more particularly to a brief image editing system in a medical image processing system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the conventional image editing method, all original images are read and registered in an image file, and when the images are used, the original images are read to create a brief image, which is further edited and displayed. There is. Therefore, when the same image is used, the original image is read again from the image file, the brief image is created, edited, and displayed unless the brief image used once is stored separately. That is, the operation of creating and editing a brief image has to be repeated every time the image is used.

[0003]

The conventional image editing system has the drawback that the same operation must be repeated every time an image is used as described above.

An object of the present invention is to provide an image editing system in which a brief image is created and registered in advance so as to improve the above drawbacks.

[0005]

The image editing system of the present invention comprises an image input section for reading an image image, a brief image creating section for taking a brief image from a plurality of image images, and an image file for the brief image. An image registration unit to be registered in, an image file that stores brief images,
An image editing unit that searches the image file according to an arbitrary instruction and extracts a brief image that matches the instruction, and an image display unit that outputs the brief image sent by the image editing unit are configured.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the image editing system of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the image editing system of the present embodiment comprises an image input section 1 for reading an image image, a brief image creating section 2 for extracting a brief image from a plurality of image images, and the brief image. An image registration unit 3 for registering an image in an image file, an image file 4 for storing a brief image, an image editing unit 5 for searching the image file 4 according to an arbitrary instruction and extracting a brief image matching the instruction, The image display unit 6 outputs the brief image sent by the image editing unit 5.

The brief image creating section 2 selects a brief image from a plurality of image images read by the image input section 1. Then, the image registration unit 3 registers and stores the above brief image in the image file 4.

The image editing unit 5 reads a fluff image from the image file 4 in accordance with an instruction from the outside, edits it, and displays it on the image display unit 6.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the operation of the brief image creating section 2 described above. In the figure, the brief image creating unit 2 inputs an image image from the image input unit 1 (step 21). Then, the image image is read (step 22). Next, a brief image of the image image is created (step 23), and the brief image and the original image are sent to the image registration unit 3 (step 24).

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing the operation of the image editing section 5 described above. In the figure, the image editing unit 5 searches the image file 4 and reads the target image (step 51). Then, the brief image of the target image is sent to the image display unit 6 (step 52). Next, when the retrieval of the original image of the brief image is instructed, the original image is sent to the image display unit 6 (steps 53 and 54). If the search of the original image is not instructed in step 53, the process returns to step 51 to repeat the above operation.

[0013]

As described above, since the brief image is registered in the image file in the image editing method of the present invention, it is not necessary to create the brief image every time the image is used. Therefore, it is not necessary to repeat the same operation every time an image is used.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an image editing system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation of a brief image creating unit.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation of an image editing unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 image input section 2 brief image creation section 3 image registration section 4 image file 5 image editing section 6 image display section

Claims (1)

Claim: What is claimed is: 1. An image input unit for reading an image image, a brief image creation unit for extracting a brief image from a plurality of image images, and an image registration unit for registering the brief image in an image file. An image file that stores a brief image, an image editing unit that retrieves the image file according to an arbitrary instruction and extracts a brief image that matches the instruction, and an image display unit that outputs the brief image sent by the image editing unit An image editing method comprising: