JPH0537318Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] "Industrial Application Field" The present invention relates to an image processing device for images displayed on a display.

``Prior Art'' In a device that displays various images such as documents and figures on a display, and creates and edits the images, an image scanner is used to input the images to be displayed on the display. There is. An image scanner is a known device that reads image information on a document using a so-called image line sensor or the like and obtains an image signal corresponding to the image information.

When reading the image information, various other conditions such as the document size, reading area on the document, input density, or enlargement/reduction ratio are specified.

The command is input using keys (hereinafter referred to as command input means) on an operation panel provided on the image scanner.

That is, the operator first operates a keyboard or the like provided on the side of the display to set the image display conditions, and at the same time sets the reading conditions using the keys of the command input means of the image scanner. When reading is complete, the read image is displayed on the display.

Similar operations are performed on image processing devices such as printers that record images and documents.

``Problem that the invention aims to solve'' However, this requires the operator to go back and forth between the display's operation panel and the command input means of the image processing device, and when using a large image processing device, There was a problem in that the operator had to travel a long distance and work efficiency was extremely poor.

The present invention has been made with attention to the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide an image editing processing device that can instruct the image processing device to perform reading operations and the like on a display.

"Means for Solving the Problems" The image processing apparatus of the present invention includes a display, an image processing apparatus, and a display control means for displaying a plurality of commands for controlling the image processing apparatus on the display. a designation means for selecting and designating the command on a display image; a command recognition means for recognizing the content of the designated command;
a memory for storing the recognized command; an image processing device control means for reading the contents of the memory and controlling the image processing device; and a command input means separately provided for directly controlling the image processing device. The image processing device control means is characterized in that when controlling the image processing device based on a command input from the memory, the image processing device control means inhibits the operation of the command input means.

"Operation" According to the above-described apparatus, the operator appropriately selects the command for controlling the image processing apparatus displayed on the display, and processes the image by eliminating the command input from the command input means of the image processing apparatus. Can control the device. Therefore, the image processing device can be operated by operating only the keyboard of the display.

Embodiment FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the image processing apparatus of the present invention.

In the figure, a display 1 and an image scanner 2 are connected by a connection cable 6, and are configured so that image signals are sent from the image scanner 2 to the display 1.

The display 1 is provided with a mouse 4 and a keyboard 5 for operating the display. The mouse 4 is a device called a pointing device that moves a cursor displayed on the display 1. When the mouse 4 is slid forward, backward, left, and right on the desk, the cursor moves in sync with the movement. When the cursor is placed on a command displayed on the display 1 and the key is pressed (referred to as clicking), the command is executed.

The display control means 3 creates an image to be displayed on the display 1 and outputs it to the display 1, and displays an image 12 (referred to as a window) for operation of the image scanner 2 used in the present invention. This is the circuit that controls the The command recognition means 7 is a circuit that recognizes the meaning of a command and processes it when the cursor is placed on a command on the display 1 and clicked. The memory 8 is a storage device that receives and stores the control parameters output from the command recognition means 7.

On the other hand, the image scanner 2 is provided with a command input means 9 for directly controlling its operation, and according to the command, the image scanner control means 10 controls the operation of the image scanner 2. It is configured. Interface (1/F)
11 is display 1 to image scanner 2
This is a circuit that controls the transmission of commands, etc. to

In the present invention, when an operator requests operation of the image scanner 2, the display control means 3 displays an operation window 12 as shown in FIG. 2 on the display 1. This window 12
Among them, the cancellation mark 21 is for canceling the use of the window. The standard mark 22 is for setting each parameter in the window to a standard value. The start mark is used to instruct the image scanner 2 to start its operation.

Among the parameters, in the image name 25, the name of the image file that stores the read image is input. The document size 26 can be set to standard sizes B5, A4 landscape, A4 portrait, B4, A3, and other free sizes. In other cases,
Input of coordinate values of parameters for setting the reading area 27 is required. The coordinate values are the corner of Image Scanner 2 (Figure 1) as the origin (X0, Y0) 1
3 and enter the value in millimeters in the XY direction.

Note that the maximum value is determined based on the dimensions of the image scanner 2. This is 0=<X0<X1=<
297,0=<Y0<Y1=210 is displayed, and in the X direction
It is shown that the maximum value is 297 mm and 210 mm in the Y direction.

Enlargement/reduction (linear ratio) 28 is a part that requests enlargement/reduction processing of the read image, and the magnification is 1.3 to 1.3.
In addition to being displayed up to 0.17, when you move the cursor 35 to an area that is not displayed, the magnification will be displayed on the side, for example, %.
(Displayed as a percentage). Here it is displayed as 66%. The document type 29 is a parameter necessary for setting reading conditions, etc., and three types can be selected: line drawing, photograph, and line drawing and photograph.

For images that contain a mixture of line drawings and photographs, the photographic part is read using the so-called dither method, which provides gradation, and the other parts are read using the dither method.
It will be valued. Therefore, an input request is made to set the photo area. This input method is the same as that for the reading area 27. In this case, the origin is the corner 14 of the display 1. However, it will not extend beyond the reading area.

The input density 31 is a parameter that determines the contrast of reading, and is graded from 1 to 8. Further, black and white inversion is a parameter for setting whether or not to invert the read image from a positive image to a negative image.

The apparatus described above operates according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, the operator inputs a command to start operating the image scanner 2 from the keyboard of the display 1 or the like.

The display control means 3 adjusts the display 1 accordingly.
The window 12 shown in FIG. 2 is displayed.

At this point, you will start entering parameters, so
First, the image name 25 is input (step). Next, the document size 26 is specified (step). At this time, for other sizes, the reading area 27 is specified. (step).

Next, the enlargement/reduction designation 28 is performed (step). After that, the document type 29 is specified (step), and in the case of line drawings and photographs, the photo area 3
0 is specified (step).

Furthermore, specify input density 31 (step),
When black and white inversion 32 is specified (step), input of all parameters is completed.

At this time, these parameters are stored in the memory 8 (FIG. 1). Finally, cursor 35
When the user clicks on the start mark 23 (FIG. 2) (step), the image scanner 2 starts reading.

The image scanner 2 usually has a command input means 9
However, when the image scanner control means 10 receives a reading start command from the display 1 side, it prohibits the input of the signal from the command input means 9, accepts the control parameters from the memory 8, and controls the image scanner. Control 2. In other cases, it goes without saying that the image scanner 2 can be controlled using the command input means 9.

In this way, the reading operation of the image scanner 2 is directly controlled by operating the mouse 4 and keyboard 5 on the display 1.

"Modified Example" The image processing apparatus of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.

The present invention can be implemented for various types of devices, such as when the image processing device is a printer that records characters and graphics.

"Effects of the invention" According to the image processing device of the invention described above,
Since the image processing device can be directly controlled using a keyboard and mouse provided on the display, operability is significantly improved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the image processing device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image scanner operation window displayed on a display, and FIG. 3 is an explanation of its operation. It is a flowchart. 1...Display, 2...Image scanner, 3...Display control means, 7...Command recognition means,
8...Memory, 9...Command input means, 10...Image scanner control means.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] a display, an image processing device, a display control means for displaying a plurality of commands for controlling the image processing device on the display, a designation means for selecting and designating the commands on the image on the display, and a designation means for selecting and designating the commands on the image on the display; a memory for storing the recognized command; an image processing device control means for reading the content of the memory and controlling the image processing device; It has a separate command input means for direct control,
The image processing apparatus, wherein the image processing apparatus control means prohibits the operation of the command input means when controlling the image processing apparatus based on a command input from the memory.