JPH06203124A - Montage data output device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the montage data output device which can easily prepare a face or body in the manner of a portrait similar to a celebrity and can objectively judge the degree of similarity between the prepared face like the portrait and the source face of the celebrity as well. CONSTITUTION:The plural pairs of parts patterns and the names of organs are stored in a ROM 21 for each part of the face or body of the organ such as a human being (celebrity, for example), or an animal, the prescribed name is selected from a key input part 1b, the parts pattern corresponding to the selected name is read out of the ROM 21, and the face or the like combining the respective parts patterns is displayed on a dot matrix display part 2. On the other hand, as a similarity deciding means, a CPU 20 decides the similarity between plural faces or bodies and outputs the decided result. Thus, the face similar to the celebrity or the like can be easily prepared and the degree of similarity can be recognized as well.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is applied to an electronic device such as an electronic notebook for storing a plurality of personal data (for example, data such as name, telephone number, etc.) to give an impression of the face and body of each individual. The present invention relates to a montage data output device capable of creating, storing, displaying or printing as a visual image.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, a montage data output device has been developed, which can easily create, store, display or print the impression of the face of the person on the business card as a portrait-like visual image together with the data of the business card received. An electronic notebook or the like, which is equipped with the same and calls the stored montage to easily remember the face of the person, has been put into practical use.

The montage data output device stores a plurality of face constituent elements such as eyes, nose, mouth, eyebrows, hairstyle, and outline as part patterns, and creates a portrait-like face of a person. In the case of memorizing, the similar part patterns are selectively called and synthesized from the part patterns and the part pattern number group is stored. That is, when a face of a certain person is created, the part pattern of each part stored in the part pattern storage means is based on the input from the key input unit from the state where there is no original face or the like. Select a part pattern with a shape similar to each part of a person's face from among the parts, for example, "contour → hairstyle → eyebrows → eyes → ..." Combine and display patterns,
The part pattern number corresponding to the synthesized and displayed part pattern is stored in a storage unit such as a RAM as a created face part pattern number group.

[0004]

However, in the conventional montage data output device, when expressing the face of a certain person, each part of the face is changed from the state in which there is no original face pattern as described above. Since it was necessary to combine and combine the parts patterns of each one, the work efficiency was poor, and it took time to create the overall facial image. In particular, when the person who is going to create a caricature-like face resembles a facial feature of a certain celebrity, such as "resembling Prince Shotoku" or "resembling Cleopatra." Even eyes, nose,
For each part such as the mouth, eyebrows, hairstyle, outline, etc., it was troublesome to find and synthesize one part pattern that seems to resemble the person. Moreover, selecting each part pattern well and synthesizing the face of the target person is a fairly difficult task. For example, eyes, nose, mouth,
Even if you select a part pattern that you think is similar to each part such as eyebrows, hairstyle, outline, etc., when you actually combine it, the image of the whole face will be completely different from the target person. There were occasions when it happened. Further, in the conventional montage data output device, since a portrait-like face is synthesized from a part pattern having a human face as a motif, for example, a person "resembles a cat" or "dog". Even if it says "like," it was not possible to create a portrait-like face that resembled the animal. In addition, since it is often subjective to make a judgment that "they look like everyone", it was not possible to objectively judge how similar the created portrait-like face was to the faces of celebrities and the like. .

Therefore, the present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and when a montage of a person's face or body shape or a building is created easily and quickly, the montage is output. It is an object of the present invention to provide an output device that can perform. Further, the present invention is
It is an object of the present invention to provide a montage data output device capable of objectively knowing the degree of similarity between a plurality of output objects.

[0006]

Means of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems are as follows. A montage data output device according to the invention described in claim 1, a plurality of montage data configured by combining parts patterns for each part, and storage means for storing name data corresponding to each montage data, Name selection means,
The montage data corresponding to the name selected by the name selection means is read out from the plurality of montage data stored in the storage means, and the montage data output means for outputting the read montage data is provided. There is. Further, as described in claim 2, it comprises a correction means for correcting the montage data output from the montage data output means, and a corrected montage data output means for outputting the corrected montage data corrected by the correction means. It can also be configured to. Moreover, as described in claim 3, the montage data output from the montage data output means and the modified montage data output from the modified montage data output means are compared with each other to determine the similarity between them. The configuration may include a degree determination unit and a determination result output unit that outputs a determination result of the similarity determined by the similarity determination unit.
The montage data is a life form such as a human being, an animal, or an alien, each part pattern is a part pattern representing the shape of each part forming the life form, and the name is the name of the life form. May be the name. Further, as described in claim 5, a plurality of output objects formed by combining the part patterns of the respective parts are compared with each other, and the similarity determination means for determining the similarity and the similarity determination means. It may be configured to include a similarity output unit that outputs a determination result.

[0007]

The operation of the means of the present invention is as follows. According to the montage data output device of claim 1, by simply selecting a name (for example, the name of a celebrity), each part pattern corresponding to the name is easily selected, and the montage is performed by combining the part patterns. Data can be output. Therefore, if a montage-like face or the like is created by correcting the montage data based on the montage data, it becomes possible to create a desired montage much more quickly and reliably.
Also, the montage data output from the montage data output means and the montage data output from the modified montage data output means are compared to determine the similarity, and the determination result of the similarity degree determination means. In the case of a configuration including a similarity output means for outputting, for example, how similar the output target created by combining the part patterns is to the face or body shape of the original celebrity or animal. Can be objectively known, and when the output device is applied to an electronic notebook or the like, its practical value and commercial value can be improved by adding a toy-like element.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the montage data output device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

First, the structure of the montage data output device according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is an external view showing a schematic configuration of an electronic notebook to which the montage data output device according to the present embodiment is applied. In FIG. 1, the electronic notebook body 1
Is composed of a display / operation panel 1a and a data input panel 1b which are openably and closably connected via a hinge member 1C. The display / operation panel 1a is provided with a display unit 2 including a liquid crystal dot matrix display device and various operation keys. Of the various operation keys, the main ones will be described. A montage mode selection switch MS for setting the mode of the electronic notebook 1 to montage creation / display mode is provided immediately below the display unit 2. Also,
Below that is the power on / off switch 3, a celebrity selection key for selecting and displaying a celebrity part pattern 4, a completeness display for displaying the degree of similarity between the portrait face created and the face pattern of a celebrity Key 5, Registration key for registering personal data and created parts pattern number group of portrait-like face 6, Cursor movement key for specifying various data displayed on the display unit 2 (basic model selection key "△ ▽" 7, a change part selection key “↓ ↑” 8, a pattern change key “← →” 9) and the like are provided. Further, the data input panel 1b has a numeric keypad 10 for inputting numerical data and an alphabet key 11 for inputting character data.
Is provided.

Next, the circuit configuration of the montage data output device M will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the circuit configuration of the montage data output device M according to this embodiment. The montage data output device M is a CPU (Ce
ntral processing unit) 20, ROM 21, RAM
22, a key input section 1b (9, 10), a display section 2, a composition RAM 23, etc. are connected to each other.

CPU (Central Processing Unit) 20
Is responsible for control such as composition and change of a portrait face and determination of degree of similarity, based on key operation signals supplied from the key input unit 1b (9, 10) according to various control programs stored in the ROM 21. ROM21 and RAM22
The arithmetic processing necessary for various operations is performed while exchanging various data with the output device M based on the arithmetic processing.
It outputs various control signals for controlling each part of the. still,
The CPU 20 constitutes a correction means, a phase determination means, and the like.

ROM (Read Only Memory) 21 is a CP
U20 stores various control programs for controlling various operations of the montage data output device M, a number group of part patterns and read part patterns, a reference value for determining the degree of similarity, message data indicating the degree of similarity, and the like. The part patterns are classified into hairstyles, bangs, mustaches, beards, etc., and are stored in the part pattern storage area 21a in the ROM 21 as addressed (numbered) bitmap data. That is, in this part pattern storage area, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, "hairhead hairstyle part pattern" and "address 2 (No.
2) "" Hairstyle parts pattern with three hairs removed ",
・ "49 (No.49)" is "Hairstyle parts pattern with a little perm", "50 (No.5)"
"0)" stores "a hairstyle part pattern with a large perm" and the like. In addition, each hairstyle part pattern is arranged in a pattern such that the difference in hairstyle gradually increases as the numbers are separated (that is, for example,
No. 1 and No. Part patterns with similar numbers such as No. 2 are similar, but No. 1 and No. When the numbers are a little apart like No. 5, the part patterns are slightly different, and No. 1 and No. The patterns are arranged so that the parts patterns differ greatly when the numbers are greatly separated, such as 50).
Also, in the same pattern arrangement, "part number 1 of the bangs part pattern" is divided into left and right bangs part pattern, "address 2" is "almost straight part pattern bangs", ... "49""Address (No. 49)" is "Hairstyle parts pattern with a little curl", "Address 50 (N
o. In "50)", "a hairstyle part pattern with a large curl" and the like are stored. Similarly, the mustache part pattern and the beard part pattern are also arranged and stored so that the difference gradually increases as the numbers increase. In this embodiment, RO
The case where only a part pattern having a human face (particularly, a famous person's face) as a motif is stored in the M21 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the face of an animal which is a non-human life form, or a building or figurine Parts patterns that form non-living bodies such as may be stored together.

Further, in another name / corresponding part pattern number storage area 21b of the ROM 21, as shown in FIG. 4, the name of each celebrity and the part pattern number indicating the part pattern constituting the face of the celebrity are numbers. It is attached and stored. That is, for example, the name of "Shotoku Prince" is stored as "No. 1" of the celebrity identification number, and a part pattern number group GP1 indicating each part pattern forming the face of "Shotoku Prince" is stored. . This part pattern number group GP1 is "No. 8" as a "hairstyle" part pattern, "No. 12" as a "bangs" part pattern, and "eyebrows".
It is composed of "No. 20" as a part pattern. Further, the name of Cleopatra is stored as "No. 2", and "No. 9" as a part pattern of "hairstyle" which is a part pattern number group GP2 showing each part pattern forming the face,
"No. 7" as a part pattern of "bangs",
"No. 11" as a part pattern of "eyebrows" ...
Etc. are stored.

Further, the message storage area 2 of the ROM 21
As shown in FIG. 5, predetermined message data corresponding to the similarity degree is stored in 1c, and when the look-alike degree display key 5 is operated, the CPU 2 based on the operation signal
A predetermined message is displayed on the display unit 2 under the control of 0 and the display driver 24 (see FIG. 7E). That is,
For example, in response to the similarity degree “0”, the message me1 “Uh-similarly!
A message m that says "You're nice!" Corresponding to 1-5 "
In e2, a message me3 or the like "not at all!" corresponding to the similarity degree "6 or more" is stored. Here, the degree of similarity means the part pattern number group of the face of the celebrity stored in the name / corresponding part pattern number storage area 21b of the ROM 21 (for example, Prince Shotoku's part pattern number group GP1) and the corresponding person created. Is a value indicating the degree of similarity with the part pattern number group of the face. In the present embodiment, the difference between the part pattern numbers of both part patterns is calculated, and the sum of the differences is used as the similarity degree. Incidentally, the calculation format of the similarity degree is the same as the part pattern storage area 21 in the ROM 21 as described above.
This can be achieved by arranging the part patterns stored in a so that the differences gradually increase as the numbers (numbers) separate. That is, by storing each part pattern in the pattern arrangement as described above, it can be determined that the similarity between the two is high when the difference between the numbers is small, and the similarity is low when the difference is large. Further, in the other non-celebrity part pattern number storage area 21d of the ROM 21, a plurality of kinds of part pattern number groups showing a part pattern constituting a general face other than a celebrity are stored.

A RAM (Random Access Memory) 22 has a name input from a key input section (ten-key pad) 10,
Personal data such as a telephone number, the created face part pattern number groups SP1, SP2, ..., The similarity degree and the original celebrity number are stored. The storage mode will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 shows the R
It is a schematic block diagram which shows a part of internal structure of AM22, and the name "Taro Yamada", "telephone number", "in a personal data storage area 30a different from the display register 30 shown in the same figure. Taro Yamada's face part pattern number group S
P1 (in this example, "No. 8" as a "hairstyle" part pattern, "N" as a "bangs" part pattern
o. 13 "and" No.
20 "...), similarity degree (" 5 "), and the number of the celebrity who created the face of" Taro Yamada "("
If "Shotoku Taishi", the corresponding "No. 1") and the like are registered. In addition, the second personal data storage area 3
0b includes a part pattern number group SP2 of the face names "Hanako Yamamoto", "phone number", "Hanako Yamamoto" (in this example, "No1" as a part pattern of "hairstyle").
2 ”and“ No.
9 "," No. 13 "as a part pattern of" eyebrows "
・ ・ ・), Similarity degree (“10”), the number of the celebrity who created the face of “Hanako Yamamoto” (“No. 2” for Cleopatra, etc.), etc. Is registered.

The composition RAM 23 is for temporarily storing and composing each part pattern read from the ROM 21. The display driver 24 drives and controls the display unit (liquid crystal dot matrix display device) 2 according to the display target data sent from the CPU 20.

Next, the display section 2 will be described with reference to FIG. The display unit 2 is composed of a liquid crystal dot matrix display device or the like, and displays the input character data and the face being created. Here, in FIG.
Main contents displayed on the display unit 2 will be described step by step with reference to (E). First, in FIG. 7A, when the celebrity selection key 4 of the display / operation panel 1a is operated. Then, based on the key operation signal, predetermined message data (for example, a message "whose face do you want to make?") Is read from the predetermined storage area of the ROM 21 and displayed. In FIG. 7B, the data input panel 1b
Displays the name of the celebrity input from (for example, Prince Shotoku). In FIG. 7 (C), for example, the face F1 of Prince Shotoku is displayed based on the part pattern number group GP1 read from the name / corresponding part pattern storage area 21b of the ROM, and in parallel therewith, the corresponding celebrity A list of names (in this case, <Taitoku Taishi>) and the part pattern number group GP1 for each part is displayed. still,
In the list display of the parts pattern number group GP1, the positions of changeable patterns are displayed in blinking, and the changeable positions can be selected by operating the cursor movement keys 8 and 9. In FIG. 7D, for example, FIG.
(C) A person created by changing arbitrary part patterns based on Prince Shotoku's face F1 (for example, the RAM
A list of face F2 of "Taro Yamada" registered in No. 22), its name, and a part pattern number group SP1 for each part is displayed. In FIG. 7 (E), the display /
When the look-around degree display key 5 of the operation panel 1a is operated, for example, based on the key operation signal, for example, the part pattern number group GP1 of the face F1 of "Taishoku Taishi" and the face F2 of "Taro Yamada" are displayed. Parts pattern number group S
Message data corresponding to the determination result of the degree of similarity with P1 (for example, the message me2 that reads “Niterune!”)
Is read from the message storage area 21c of the ROM 21 and displayed.

Next, the processing procedure of the main processing executed by the montage data output device M according to the present embodiment will be described based on the flowcharts shown in FIGS. First, the processing procedure of the montage creation processing will be described with reference to the general flowchart shown in FIG. This process is a process of creating a face of a certain person by combining various parts patterns registered in advance. First, in step S100, it is determined whether or not the montage creation mode selection switch MS is input, If it is determined that the input has not been made, a loop is formed to enter the standby state, and if it is determined that the input has been made, the process proceeds to step S101.

In step S101, the celebrity selection key 4
It is determined whether or not is input, and if it is determined that the input has been input, the process proceeds to step S102. In step S102, as shown in FIG. 7 (A), a message "whose face do you want to make?" Is displayed on the display unit 2, then the process proceeds to step S103, and the desired celebrity is displayed on the data input panel 1b. The character data of "Shotoku Taishi", which is the name of "Shotoku Taishi", is input to display "SHOToku Taishi" on the display unit 2 as shown in FIG.

In step S104, the above-mentioned step S1
It is determined whether or not the name of the celebrity entered in 03 exists in the name / corresponding part pattern number storage area 21b of the ROM 21, and if it is determined that the name of the corresponding celebrity does not exist, the process returns to step S103. The name of another celebrity is input again, and when it is determined that the name of the corresponding celebrity exists, the process proceeds to step S105. In step S105, the name / corresponding part pattern number storage area 21b of the ROM 21 is read from the step S104.
Part pattern number group GP1 of caricature face corresponding to the celebrity whose existence is confirmed (here, Prince Shotoku)
Is read out and the process proceeds to step S106. Step S
In step 106, the parts pattern number group GP1 read out in step S105 is displayed as a list for each part as shown in FIG. 7C, and then the process proceeds to step S108.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S101 that the celebrity selection key 4 has not been input, the process proceeds to step S107, and the non-celebrity basic pattern face of the non-celebrity is read from the non-celebrity part pattern number storage area 21d of the ROM 21. After selectively reading each part pattern number group of, the process proceeds to step S108. In step S108,
ROM according to each part pattern number group read in step S105 or step S107
21 name / corresponding parts pattern number storage area 21
Part patterns are sequentially read from b and 21d and combined R
After executing the subroutine of the parts pattern composition processing for temporarily storing and composition in the AM 23, the process proceeds to step S109. Here, regarding the part pattern composition processing,
Referring to FIG. 9, first, in step S200, the ROM 21 of the part pattern number group read in step S105 or step S107 is read.
After reading the contour part pattern number from the corresponding name / corresponding part pattern number storage area 21a, the process proceeds to step S201, and the part pattern corresponding to the part pattern number is stored in the part pattern storage area 21.
It is read from a, transferred to the composition RAM 23, and then proceeds to step S202. In step S202, RO
After reading the hairstyle part pattern number from the predetermined storage area 21a of M21, the process proceeds to step S203,
The part pattern corresponding to the part pattern number is read from the part pattern storage area 21a, transferred to the composition RAM 23, and then the process proceeds to step S204, in which the eye parts, the nose parts, the mouth parts, etc. are similarly processed. The part pattern is sequentially read from the name / corresponding part pattern number storage area 21a of the parts ROM 21 and transferred to the composition RAM 23, and then the process proceeds to step S205.

In step S205, the part patterns transferred to the composition RAM 23 and temporarily stored are combined and combined as one face, and the display driver 24
The display is displayed on the liquid crystal dot matrix display device of the display unit 2 by the control of 1. and then the process returns to the main process of FIG. On the other hand, in step S109 of FIG. 8, the original face (that is, the face of a celebrity (in this embodiment, Prince Shotoku)) synthesized in the part pattern synthesis process of step S108 is displayed, and then the process proceeds to step S110. Step S11
At 0, when the basic pattern (basic part pattern number group) is read in step S107,
It is determined whether or not any one of the basic type selection keys “Δ ▽” on the display / operation panel 1a has been input. If it is determined that the input has been input, the process advances to step S111 to change each basic part pattern number group. And then step S10
Returning to the part pattern composition processing of No. 8, if it is determined that no input has been made, the process proceeds to step S112. Therefore, the basic face displayed on the display unit 2 is sequentially changed every time the basic type selection key “Δ ▽” is operated in step S110, so that the operator can select the desired basic face. it can. If the celebrity selection key 4 is operated in step S101, the face of the celebrity displayed on the display unit 2 may be sequentially changed every time the basic type selection key “Δ ▽” is operated. Good.

In step S112, it is determined whether or not one of the changed part selection keys "↓ ↑" has been input. If it is determined that the input has been input, the process proceeds to step S113 to specify and select the changed part (for example, " After the "contour" or "eyes" is designated and selected), the process returns to the part pattern synthesizing process of step S108, and if it is determined that no input has been made, the process proceeds to step S114. Therefore, in step S112, the changed part selection key "↓
Every time you operate ↑ ”, the parts that can change parts are sequentially moved in the original face displayed on the display unit 2.
The operator can select the desired part change position. In the present embodiment, a changeable position (for example, hairstyle) H among the parts of the part pattern numbers listed as shown in FIGS. 7C and 7D is displayed in a blinking manner.
The changeable position can be moved by operating the change part selection key "↓ ↑".

In step S114, it is determined whether or not any one of the pattern change keys "← →" is input. If it is determined that the pattern change key is input, the process proceeds to step S115 to change the part pattern number, and then the above step is performed. S1
Returning to the part pattern synthesizing process of 08, if it is determined that no input has been made, the process proceeds to step S116. Therefore, every time the pattern change key is operated in step S114, a different part pattern is called from the name / corresponding part pattern number storage area 21a of the ROM 21, so that the operator can select a desired part pattern.

In step S117, it is determined whether or not the registration key 6 has been input. If it is determined that the registration key 6 has not been input, the process returns to step S110, and the part pattern number group and the like are made changeable again. When it is determined that the parts pattern number group SP1 changed by the execution of steps S110 to S115 is registered in the name / corresponding part pattern number storage area 30a of the RAM 22, the process proceeds to step S118. Move to.

In step S118, it is determined whether or not the closeness determination key 5 has been input. If it is determined that it has not been input, the process is terminated. If it is determined that it has been input, the process proceeds to step S119. To do. In step S119, the degree of similarity is determined by comparing the part pattern number group (for example, GP1) of the face of a famous person with the created part pattern number group (for example, SP1) of the face of a certain person. After the processing (which will be described later with reference to FIG. 10) is executed, the series of processing ends.

In the montage creating process of this embodiment, the step S is performed every time the registration is performed in the step S117.
Although it is determined whether or not the look-alike key 118 is input, the present invention is not limited to this, and the above step S
The processes from 100 to step S117 may be repeated a predetermined number of times to create and register a montage of a plurality of people, and then it may be determined whether or not the perfection degree key has been input, and the process may shift to the similarity degree determination process.

Next, the similarity degree determining process in step S119 of FIG. 8 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

This process is a process for determining the degree of similarity between the part pattern number group of the famous person's face and the created part pattern number group of the registered facial portrait.
First, in step S300, in step S1 of FIG.
The face part pattern number group GP1 corresponding to the famous person (for example, Prince Shotoku) entered in 03 is read from the name / corresponding part pattern number storage area 21a of the ROM 21 and the process proceeds to step S301.

In step S301, the part pattern number group SP1 of the face of the person (for example, "Taro Yamada") changed and created by executing the montage creation process of FIG. 8 is stored in the name / corresponding part pattern number storage area of the RAM 22. The data is read from 30a and the process proceeds to step S302.

In step S302, a part number (number) corresponding to each part pattern (hairstyle part pattern, bangs part pattern, eyebrow part pattern ...) Based on the part pattern number groups GP1 and SP1.
After calculating the absolute value of the difference, the process proceeds to step S303.
That is, for example, referring to the list display of the part pattern number groups GP1 and SP1 shown in FIGS. 7C and 7D, the difference is "0" because both the hair pattern part pattern numbers are "8". The difference is "1" because the part pattern number of the bangs is "12" for GP1 and "13" for SP1 and the difference is "0" because both part pattern numbers of the eyebrows are "20". The part pattern number is "13" for GP1 and "9" for SP1, so the difference is "4".
About the part pattern number difference.

In step S303, the above-mentioned step S3 is performed.
The total point G of the absolute numbers of the differences between the part pattern numbers calculated in 02 is calculated, and the process proceeds to step S304, and the total point G is set as the similarity degree in the predetermined storage area 3 of the RAM 22.
After storing in 0a, the process proceeds to step S305.

In step S305, the above-mentioned step S3 is performed.
The total point G calculated in 03 is determined. If G = 0, the process proceeds to step S306 and the message me1 is sent.
After displaying the face F2 corresponding to the part pattern number group SP1 on the display unit 2, "Ummm looks exactly like Uri! Two!", The process returns to the main process of FIG. 8, and the total point G is 1 ≦ G ≦ 5.
In the case of, the process moves to step S307 and the message me
2 "It's nice!" And part pattern number group SP1
The face F2 corresponding to is displayed on the display unit 2 (corresponding to FIG. 7 (E)) and then the process returns to the main process of FIG.
If it is 6, the process proceeds to step S308 to display the message me3 "I'm not at all!" And the face F2 corresponding to the part pattern number group SP1 on the display unit 2, and then returns to the main process of FIG. Through the above processing, it is possible to objectively know the degree of similarity between the face of the famous person and the created face of the person. Incidentally, the function of this degree of similarity determination, when the montage data output device according to the present embodiment is applied to an electronic notebook or the like, by displaying such a pleasant message, it is possible to incorporate a toy element into the electronic notebook, The commercial value can be further enhanced.

As described above, the montage data output device according to this embodiment can easily select the face of a celebrity, and therefore, based on the face of the selected celebrity, the face of the celebrity is selected. Since it is possible to create a face of a similar person, not only can a desired person's face be created more easily and quickly, but also the degree of similarity between a celebrity's face and the created portrait-like face can be objectively evaluated. Therefore, it is possible to improve the practical value and the commercial value of the electronic notebook and the like by adding fun. In the present embodiment, the case of creating a face resembling a celebrity has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a face resembling an animal, which is a living entity other than a human, may be created. That is, the ROM 21
Part patterns with animals as motifs and part pattern number groups of faces of specific animals (for example, lions and dogs) are stored in the specified storage area of and the desired face is created based on the faces of the animals. Alternatively, it may be determined how similar the created portrait face is to the face of the original animal. Further, in the present embodiment, the case where the created face and the determination result of the degree of similarity are displayed and output on the liquid crystal dot matrix display unit or the like has been described. You can also

[0035]

According to the montage data output device of the first aspect, by simply selecting a name (for example, the name of a famous person), each part pattern corresponding to the name can be easily selected, and each part can be selected. Since you can output montage data by combining patterns, if you create a portrait face by correcting this montage data based on that montage data, you can more quickly and reliably obtain the desired montage. The effect is that it can be created. Also, the montage data output from the montage data output means and the montage data output from the modified montage data output means are compared to determine the similarity, and the determination result of the similarity degree determination means. In the case of a configuration including a similarity output means for outputting, for example, how similar the output target created by combining the part patterns is to the face or body shape of the original celebrity or animal. Can be objectively known, and when the output device is applied to an electronic notebook or the like, there is an excellent effect that the practical value and the commercial value can be improved by adding a toy element.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of an electronic notebook mounted with a montage data output device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic circuit configuration of a montage data output device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a storage state of a part pattern in a predetermined storage area of a ROM of the montage data output device.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a storage state of a part pattern number group of a portrait face corresponding to a celebrity name in a predetermined storage area of a ROM of the montage data output device.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a storage state of message data in a predetermined storage area of a ROM of the montage data output device.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a storage state of personal data and a part pattern number group of a portrait-like face in a display register of a RAM of the montage data output device.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a display state of a display unit.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of montage creation processing.

9 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of part pattern synthesis processing in step S108 of FIG.

10 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of similarity degree determination processing in step S119 of FIG.

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M montage data output device 1 electronic notebook main body 1a display / operation panel 1b data input panel 2 display section (output means) MS montage mode selection switch 4 celebrity selection key (name selection means) 5 perfection degree display key 20 CPU (correction means, correction means, Similarity determination means) 21 ROM (parts pattern storage means) 22 RAM 27 Composite RAM GP1, GP2 ... Celebrity face part pattern number group SP1, SP2 ... Created face part pattern number group F1, F2 Portrait face G Total points (degree of similarity)

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of montage data formed by combining part patterns for each part, a storage means for storing name data corresponding to each montage data, a name selecting means, and this name selecting means. Montage data output means for reading out the montage data corresponding to the selected name from the plurality of montage data stored in the storage means, and outputting the read montage data. Montage data output device. 2. A correction means for correcting the montage data output from the montage data output means, and a corrected montage data output means for outputting the corrected montage data corrected by the correction means. The montage data output device according to claim 1, which is characterized in that. 3. Similarity determination means for comparing the montage data output from the montage data output means and the modified montage data output from the modified montage data output means to determine the similarity between them. The montage data output device according to claim 2, further comprising: a determination result output unit that outputs a determination result of the similarity determined by the similarity determination unit. 4. The montage data includes human, animal,
It is a living entity such as an alien, and each of the above part patterns is
The montage data output device according to claim 1, wherein the montage data output device is a part pattern representing a shape of each part of the life form, and the name is a name of the name of the life form. 5. A similarity determination means for comparing a plurality of output objects formed by combining parts patterns of respective parts and determining the similarity, and a similarity for outputting a determination result of the similarity determination means. A montage data output device comprising: a degree output means;