JPH06259523A - Graphic plate managing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily execute layout for arranging a plate in a document. CONSTITUTION:The plate data inputted from key input part 1 or the like are stored in a plate data storing part 11, a plate control area for editing and managing the plate data inputted from the key input part 1 or the like is set up and plate data specified out of data stored in the storing part 11 are selected. The plate of the selected plate data is arranged on an optional position in the set drawing board control area by a plate edition control part 6 and the plate control area arranging the plate is displayed on a display part 13. The positions and sizes of the plate control area and the plate arranged in the area are interlockingly controlled and managed by a processing determining part 7 and a processing part 8.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a picture management device for managing a picture composed of figures, images and document blocks inserted in a document.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, desktop publishing (D
2. Description of the Related Art Functions of document creation devices such as TP) or word processors have been enhanced, and for example, various plates are provided with a function of being able to incorporate a plate composed of figures, images (images), and document blocks into a document. It has become possible to create a variety of documents using.

Along with this, various editing methods for pictures have been proposed, and it has become possible to create pictures very efficiently. By the way, when creating a document using such an illustration, it is necessary to perform a layout work for arranging the illustration at a required position in the document.

In the conventional document creating apparatus, when creating a document in which the illustrations are incorporated, the operator uses an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse to adjust the size of each illustration at a required position in the document. Place while adjusting the position,
I was creating a document with a layout that would satisfy the operator.

[0005]

However, as in the case of the conventional document creating apparatus, if the operator arranges each plate in the document while adjusting the size and position of each plate,
There was a problem that the work efficiency until the completion of the document was very poor. In other words, there is a problem that it takes time to create a document because it takes time and effort to arrange the illustrations in the document.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object thereof is to make it possible to easily perform a layout work for arranging illustrations in a document.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a picture management device according to the present invention is provided with picture data input means for inputting picture data composed of figures, images, document blocks, etc., and input by the means. It is provided with a graphic data storage means for storing the generated graphic data and a graphic control area setting means for setting a graphic control area for editing and managing the graphic data stored in the means.

Further, a picture selection means for selecting any picture data stored in the picture data storage means,
A plate arranging unit for arranging a plate of the plate data selected by the means at an arbitrary position in the plate control area set by the plate control area setting unit, and a plate control area in which the plate is arranged by the unit is displayed. The display means, and the plate management means for controlling and managing the position and the size by interlocking the plate control area and the plate arranged in the plate control area are provided.

Further, the above-mentioned plate arrangement means is used to display the plate of the plate data selected by the plate selection means in the center, upper left, left center, lower left, upper center, lower center in the plate control area.
It is advisable to use a method of arranging at the designated place from the nine places at the upper right, the right center, and the lower right.

Alternatively, the plate arranging means may be a means for arranging the plate of the plate data selected by the plate selecting means at offset positions in the X and Y directions of the coordinate system set in the plate control area. Good. Alternatively, the plate arranging unit may be a unit for arranging the plates of the plurality of plate data selected by the plate selecting unit at equal intervals in the plate control area.

When the size of the graphic control area is changed, the graphic management means is a means for changing the layout position of the graphic within the graphic control area so as to maintain the specified positional relationship. Good. Alternatively, the graphic management means may be means for automatically changing the size of the graphic control area by designating the graphic in the graphic control area when the size of the graphic control area is changed.

Alternatively, when the size of the plate in the plate control area is changed,
A means for rearranging the illustrations in the illustration control area according to the management system may be used. Further alternatively, the drawing management means may be means for changing the size of the drawing control area to be larger than the size of the drawing when the drawing is changed to a size larger than the drawing control area.

Further, it is preferable to provide means for setting a modified area such as a surrounding frame or background for the picture control area.
Further, it is preferable that the graphic management means has means for managing the graphic control area as graphic data.

[0014]

The plate management apparatus according to the present invention is designed to
Or, input and store the plate data consisting of document blocks, etc., set the plate control area for editing and managing the plate data, select any stored plate data, and select the selected plate data. Is placed at an arbitrary position in the set picture control area, and the picture control area in which the picture is arranged is displayed.

Then, since the picture control area and the pictures arranged in the picture control area are interlocked with each other to control and manage their positions and sizes, any picture can be arranged in the picture control area. It can be placed in the document while being held.

Further, the picture of the selected picture data is designated from the nine locations in the picture control area: center, upper left, left center, lower left, upper center, lower center, upper right, right center and lower right. By arranging at, the arbitrary plate can be arranged at a designated position among the nine positions in the plate control area.

Alternatively, if the plate of the selected plate data is arranged at the offset position in the X and Y directions of the coordinate system set in the plate control area, any plate can be designated in the plate control area. Can be placed at a designated offset position. Alternatively, if the plates of the selected plurality of plate data are arranged at equal intervals in the plate control area, arbitrary plates can be arranged at even intervals in the plate control area.

Further, when the size of the picture control area is changed, the arrangement position of the picture in the picture control area is changed so as to maintain the specified positional relationship.
The size of the graphic control area can be changed while maintaining the layout position of the graphic. Alternatively, when the size of the picture control area is changed, the size of the picture in the picture control area can be automatically changed by also specifying the picture in the picture control area. Can be changed accordingly.

Alternatively, when the size of the picture in the picture control area is changed, the picture in the picture control area is rearranged according to the management system, and the size of the picture control area is changed. Even if it is done, the management system of illustrations can be maintained.

Further alternatively, if the size of the plate is changed to be larger than that of the plate control area, the size of the plate is changed to be larger than that of the plate. However, the picture control area can be changed more than the picture.

Further, by setting a modification area such as a surrounding frame or a background for the picture control area, the modification area can be set for the picture in the picture control area. Further, if the picture control area is also managed as the picture data, the arrangement position and size as described above can be managed for the picture control area.

[0022]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the construction of a picture management apparatus which is an embodiment of the present invention. This plate management device includes a key input unit 1, a mouse input unit 2, an operation unit 3, a control unit 4, a plate management information setting unit 5, a plate editing control unit 6, a process determination unit 7, a processing unit 8 and document data being edited. It comprises a storage unit 9, a display unit 13, a document data storage unit 14, and an image input unit 15.

The in-editing document data storage unit 9 is provided with a storage unit for a plate management information storage unit 10, a plate data storage unit 11, and a plate control area storage unit 12. Each of these units is realized by a microcomputer including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like.

Next, each of the above parts will be described. The key input unit 1 is an input device provided with various input keys, and various operation information from an operator (operator) involved in document creation, document registration, document search, plate input, plate control area input, plate layout, etc. Enter. The mouse input unit 2 is a device for inputting position information on the screen of the display unit 13, and inputs various kinds of operation information from an operator like the key input unit 1.

The operation unit 3 also performs control processing for sending out various operation information input by the key input unit 1 and the mouse input unit 2 and an image input by the image input unit 15 to the control unit 4. The interface between the operator and this device is realized. The control unit 4 controls the processing of the entire device, and at the same time, creates a document, registers a document, retrieves a document, according to the operation information received from the operation unit 3 and the internal processing.
Figure input, picture control area input, picture layout, picture management,
It also performs control processing related to plate control.

Further, the plate management information setting unit 5 edits data such as link information and control information of the plate and the plate control area according to the operation information input by the operator. The process of storing in. The plate edit control unit 6 controls various edits to the plate and the plate control area, and changes the plate management information and the like stored in the plate management information storage unit 10 of the in-editing document data storage unit 9.

Further, the process determining section 7 determines the process to be executed from the various plate control processes according to the change of the plate management information. The processing unit 8 executes the graphic control process determined by the process determination unit 7.

Further, the editing document data storage section 9 stores the document data currently being edited. This document data includes picture management information, picture data, and picture control area data. The picture management information storage unit 10 stores picture management information for managing the picture such as the position and size of the picture and link information between the picture and the picture control area. The illustration data storage unit 11 stores unique data representing the contents of the illustration data. The graphic control area data storage unit stores unique data representing the contents of the graphic control area.

Furthermore, the display unit 13 is a CRT or LCD.
Is a display device, such as a plate, a plate control area,
Display documents and various messages. The document data storage unit 14 is a memory of a hard disk device, an optical disk device, a floppy disk device or the like, and readablely stores graphic data, graphic control area data, graphic management information data, document data and the like. The image input unit 15 is an image reading device such as an image scanner, and optically reads and inputs information described in a document or the like.

The key input unit 1, the mouse input unit 2, the operation unit 3, the image input unit 15, and the control unit 4 are used for inputting the plate data including the graphic data, the image, or the document block. The display unit 13 corresponds to a means for displaying a picture control area in which a picture is arranged.

Further, the control unit 4, the picture management information setting unit 5,
The plate editing control unit 6, the process determining unit 7, and the processing unit 8 include a plate data storage unit that stores the input plate data,
It corresponds to each means of the picture control area setting means for setting the picture control area for editing and managing the picture data.

Further, a plate selecting means for selecting arbitrary plate data, a plate arranging device for arranging a plate of the selected plate data at an arbitrary position in the set plate control area, and a plate control area and its It also corresponds to each means of the plate managing means for controlling and managing the position and the size of the plate arranged in the plate control area by interlocking with the plate.

Further, the selected data of the graphic data is displayed in the center, upper left, left center, lower left,
It can be placed at a designated location from the 9 locations of upper center, lower center, upper right, right center, and lower right, or at offset positions in the X and Y directions of the coordinate system set in the picture control area. And a means for arranging a plurality of selected plates of the plate data in the plate control area at equal intervals.

Furthermore, when the size of the picture control area is changed, the means for changing the arrangement position of the picture in the picture control area so as to maintain the specified positional relationship, and the picture in the picture control area Also corresponds to each means of means for automatically changing the size by designating.

Furthermore, when the size of the picture in the picture control area is changed, the means for rearranging the picture in the picture control area according to the management system and the picture is changed to a size larger than the picture control area. In this case, it also corresponds to each means of means for changing the size of the picture control area to be larger than the size of the picture. Further, it also corresponds to each means of means for setting a modified area such as a frame or background for the picture control area and means for managing the picture control area as the picture data.

FIG. 2 is a diagram management information storage unit 1 shown in FIG.
0 is a diagram showing an example of a format of each data table of the picture data storage unit 11 and the picture control area storage unit 12. This data table holds information relating the drawings and the drawing control areas, and this data table is created for each drawing and each drawing control area.

The picture management information storage unit 10 includes an attribute data storage area 20, a parent picture link pointer storage area 21,
Brother illustration link pointer storage area 22, brother illustration link pointer storage area 23, first child picture link pointer storage area 24, last child picture link pointer storage area 25, picture data pointer storage area 26, picture managed information storage area 27 , A plate management information storage area 28 and an auxiliary data storage area 29 are provided.

Next, each data storage area will be described. The attribute data storage area 20 stores identification data indicating whether the data in the drawing or the drawing control area is stored in this data table. Next area 21
Data items 25 to 25 store data defining a parent-child relationship and a sibling relationship between the picture and the picture control area, respectively.

That is, the parent picture link pointer storage area 21 stores the link pointer to the parent picture, the elder brother picture link pointer storage area 22 holds the link pointer to the older brother picture, and the younger brother picture link pointer storage area 23 shows the younger brother picture plate. To the first child picture link pointer storage area 24, and the last child picture link link pointer storage area 25 stores the link pointer to the last child picture board. . If the attribute is a picture, there is no child picture.

Further, the picture data pointer storage area 26
A pointer to the plate data, which is link information to the plate or the plate control area, is stored in, and the target plate is managed in the plate managed information storage area 27 by a management system with respect to the parent plate. The image managed information indicating whether or not is stored.

Further, the plate management information storage area 28 stores the plate management information indicating what kind of management system the child plates are managed, and the auxiliary data storage area 29.
Other auxiliary data is stored in.

The graphic data storage unit 11 is provided with respective data storage areas of a graphic information storage area 30 and a graphic data storage area 31. In the graphic information storage area 30 of a graphic, the position and size of the graphic, etc. Stores the format information of
The graphic data storage area 31 stores data such as actual figures, images, and character blocks forming a graphic.

The picture control area storage unit 12 includes a picture control area format information storage area 32 and a decoration data storage area 3.
3, the format control area format information storage area 32 stores format information such as the position and size of the format control area, and the decoration data storage area 33 stores the enclosure set for the format control area. Stores the decoration information of the decoration area such as the frame and background color.

Next, the processing relating to the arrangement of the plates in this plate management device will be described. First, when the figure input data including a figure, an image, a document block or the like is input by the key input unit 1, the mouse input unit 2, or the image input unit 15, the control unit 4 stores the input image data in the edited document data storage. It is stored in the picture data storage unit 11 of the unit 9.

Further, when a picture control area for editing and managing the picture data stored in the picture editing control section 6 is created based on the operation information from the key input section 1 or the mouse input section 2, the picture management is performed. The created image control area is set by the information setting unit 5, and when the process determining unit 7 determines this setting process, the processing unit 8 executes it.

Further, the key input unit 1 or the mouse input unit 2
On the basis of the operation information by, the picture editing control unit 6 selects any of the stored picture data, and arranges the picture of the selected picture data at an arbitrary position in the picture control area. The selection and placement process is performed by the process determination unit 7
When it is determined by, the processing unit 8 executes it.

Thereafter, the plate management information setting unit 5 creates information for associating the plate with the plate control area, and the process determining unit 7 and the processing unit 8 store the plate management information storage unit 10.
The management information of the picture and the picture control area is stored in the display section 13, and the control section 4 displays the picture control area in which the picture is arranged on the display section 13.

Then, the plate management information setting unit 5, the plate editing control unit 6, the process determining unit 7, and the processing unit 8 interlock the plate control area with the plate arranged in the plate control area, and position and Control and manage size.

Further, based on the operation information from the key input unit 1 or the mouse input unit 2, the plate of the plate data selected by the plate editing control unit 6 is displayed in the center of the plate control area.
Upper left, left center, lower left, upper center, lower center, upper right, right center,
It is arranged at a designated place out of the lower right nine places, and the arranged position information is written in the picture management information storage unit 10 by the picture management information setting unit 5.

Alternatively, based on the operation information from the key input unit 1 or the mouse input unit 2, the plate of the plate data selected by the plate editing control unit 6 is set to the X direction of the coordinate system set in the plate control area. It is arranged at an offset position in the Y direction, and the picture management information setting unit 5 writes information on the arranged offset position in the picture management information storage unit 10.

Alternatively, based on the operation information from the key input unit 1 or the mouse input unit 2, the plates of the plurality of plate data selected by the plate editing control unit 6 are arranged at equal intervals in the plate control area, The position information arranged by the plate management information setting unit 5 is stored in the plate management information storage unit 10.
Write in.

The size of the picture control area is changed by the picture editing control section 6 based on the operation information from the key input section 1 or the mouse input section 2, and the data in the picture control area storage section 12 is rewritten. When that happens, the process determining unit 7 detects the change, and the processing unit 8 changes the arrangement position of the plates in the plate control area so that the specified positional relationship is maintained, and the data in the plate management information storage unit 10 is changed. rewrite.

Alternatively, the size of the graphic control area is changed by the graphic editing control unit 6 based on the operation information from the key input unit 1 or the mouse input unit 2, and the data in the graphic control area storage unit 12 is rewritten. At this time, the process determining unit 7 detects the change, and the processing unit 8 automatically changes the size of the plate in the plate control area by designating the plate. The plate management information storage unit 10 and the plate data storage unit Rewrite the data of 11.

Alternatively, the size of the plate in the plate control area is changed by the plate editing control unit 6 based on the operation information from the key input unit 1 or the mouse input unit 2.
When the data in the graphic data storage unit 11 is rewritten, the process determination unit 7 detects the change and the processing unit 8
The symbols in the symbol control area are rearranged according to the management system, and the data in the symbol management information storage unit 10 is rewritten.

Furthermore, based on the operation information from the key input unit 1 or the mouse input unit 2, the image is changed by the image edit control unit 6 to a size larger than the image control area, and the data in the image data storage unit 11 is rewritten. When
The processing determination unit 7 detects the change, the processing unit 8 changes the size of the picture control area to be larger than the size of the picture, and rewrites the data in the picture control area storage unit 12.

Further, based on the operation information from the key input section 1 or the mouse input section 2, the picture editing control section 6 sets a modified area such as a frame or background for the picture control area, and the picture control area is stored. The setting data is written in the section 12, and the processing determining section 7 causes the processing section 8 to process the modification area for the picture control area based on the setting data. Further, the illustration control area is also managed as illustration data, and the illustration arrangement function described above is also implemented in the illustration control area.

Next, with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG. 3, the process of arranging the plates in the plate control area will be described. First of all, (processing) it is judged whether the target picture (picture control area) has a sub-picture, and if it does not have a sub-picture, this processing ends, but if it has a sub-picture (processing)
It is determined which plate layout the management information (management system) of the target plate (plate control area) is.

According to this judgment, if the management information of the picture is evenly arranged, the child picture is equally arranged in the picture control area, and the child picture (process) is projected from the target picture (picture control area). If it is judged that it is present or not, this processing is ended, but if it is present, the target picture enlarging processing for making the picture control area larger than the picture (processing) is performed, and this processing is ended.

On the other hand, if the management information of the (process) target plate is other than the uniform arrangement, the (process) target slave plate is set as the first slave plate of the target plate (plate control area) and there is no (process) target slave plate. If there is, the child plate position setting process for setting the arrangement position of the child plate is performed, and the (process) target child plate is set as the younger brother plate of the (process) target child plate again Return to the process of determining whether there is nothing, (process)
The child picture position setting process is repeated until the target child picture is exhausted.

If there is no target child plate, it is determined whether or not there is a child plate (process) that protrudes from the target plate (the plate control area). If not, this process is terminated. If, for example, the picture control area is made larger than the picture (processing), the target picture enlarging processing is performed and this processing is ended.

Next, with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG. 4, an explanation will be given on the arrangement processing of the picture when the size of the picture control area is changed. In this process, if the size of the picture control area is changed, first, the (processing) target picture (picture control area) is changed to the picture plate that has been resized,
It is determined whether or not there is no (process) target child plate, with the (process) target child plate as the first child plate of the (process) target plate.

If there is a (process) target child picture by the judgment, it is judged whether or not the (process) target child picture maintains a size ratio of the size of the parent picture (picture control area). If you keep it, it performs the plate size change process for the child plate, returns to the process of determining whether or not there is no (process) target child plate with the (process) target child plate as the younger brother plate of the (process) target child plate, (Processing) If there is no target child plate, the process of changing the plate size is repeated.

If there is no (process) target child plate,
If there is a picture whose size has changed in the child picture, the above-mentioned picture size changing processing is performed on that picture, and this processing ends.

Next, a display example of the picture and the picture control area in this picture management apparatus and the processing at that time will be described. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a paper frame displayed on the display unit 13 of FIG. 1, FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display example when a picture is input in the paper frame, and FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a display when a figure control area is input.

First, as shown in FIG. 5, a paper frame 40 for creating a document is displayed, and the paper frame 40 is displayed by the key input unit 1 or the mouse input unit 2, for example, as shown in FIG. Input any two plates 41 and 42 to 40. Further, as shown in FIG.
Then, a picture control area 43 for controlling the arrangement of the pictures 41 and 42 is input.

Then, the plate 4 is controlled by the plate editing control unit 6.
Format information of No. 1 and 42 and actual data are stored in the in-picture format information storage area 30 and the picture data storage area 31 of the picture data storage unit 11, respectively, and a picture control area 43 is created to control the format information. It is stored and registered in the picture control area format information storage area 32 of the area storage unit 12.

Further, information indicating that the image management area 43 is registered by the image management information setting unit 5 is stored in the image management information storage unit 10. In this way, plate 4
1, 42 are managed by the picture control area 43, and the ratio of the relative position and the size of the pictures 41, 42 to the picture control area 43 is held as the size of the picture control area 43 changes.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a display example when the plate 41 shown in FIG. 7 is arranged at a designated place among nine places in the plate control area, and FIG. 9 shows the plate 42 shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display example when the plates are arranged at offset positions in the plate control area, and FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display example when the plates 41 and 42 shown in FIG. 7 are arranged at designated positions and offset positions, respectively.

First, when the figure 41 shown in FIG. 7 is designated by the key input section 1 or the mouse input section 2 and the lower right portion in the figure control area 43 is designated, as shown in FIG. 41 is arranged at the lower right in the picture control area 43. At this time, the plate 42 may be rearranged so as not to overlap the plate 41.

At this time, first, the plate 41 is selected, and the plate 41 is positioned at the lower right of the plate control area 43 by the editing by the plate editing control section 6, and the plate control area 43 is further moved.
It is instructed to keep the relative position and the size ratio as the size of the image is changed.

As a result, the plate 41 is registered and managed by the plate management information setting unit 5 in the plate management information storage unit 10 as a child plate of the plate control area 43, and the plate in the plate management information storage unit 10 corresponding to the plate 41 is managed. The managed information storage area 27 and the information set in the picture management information storage unit 10 corresponding to the picture control area 43 are registered.

After that, the processing determining unit 7 causes the processing unit 8 to actually position the plate 41 at the lower right of the plate control area 43.
The processing unit 8 executes the rearrangement, changes the format information in the in-plate format information storage area 30 of the plate data storage unit 11 corresponding to the plate 41, and changes the format information to the lower right part of the plate control area 43. Illustration 41 is displayed.

Further, when the plate 42 shown in FIG. 7 is designated by the key input unit 1 or the mouse input unit 2 and the offset arrangement is designated, the plate 42 is displayed in the coordinate system preset in the plate control area 43. It is arranged at offset positions in the X and Y directions. For example, as shown in FIG.
2 is supported at an offset position from the upper right of the picture control area 43 so as to always maintain a relative relationship with the picture control area 43.

At this time, first, the picture 42 is selected, and the picture editing control unit 6 edits the picture 42 to the upper right which is the offset position in the X and Y directions of the coordinate system set in the picture control area 43. Furthermore, the illustration control area 4
As the size of 3 is changed, the relative position and size ratio are instructed to be retained.

As a result, the plate 42 is registered and managed by the plate management information setting unit 5 in the plate management information storage unit 10 as a child plate of the plate control area 43, and the plate of the plate management information storage unit 10 corresponding to the plate 42 is stored. The managed information storage area 27 and the information set in the picture management information storage unit 10 corresponding to the picture control area 43 are registered.

After that, the process determining unit 7 notifies the processing unit 8 to actually position the plate 42 at the upper right position which is the offset position in the plate control area 43, and the processing unit 8 executes the rearrangement and the plate 42 corresponding to the plate data storage unit 11
Change the format information in the format information storage area 30 in
The plate 41 is offset-displayed in the upper right portion of the plate control area 43.

Further, the key input unit 1 or the mouse input unit 2
When the plate 41 shown in FIG. 7 is designated, the lower right portion in the plate control area 43 is designated, the plate 42 shown in FIG. 7 is designated, and the offset arrangement is designated, the result shown in FIG. As described above, the plate 41 is arranged at the lower right of the plate control area 43, and the plate 42 is displayed at an offset position from the upper right of the plate control area 43.

At this time, first, the plate 41 is selected, and the plate 41 is positioned at the lower right of the plate control area 43 by the editing by the plate editing control section 6, and the plate control area 43 is further added.
It is instructed to keep the relative position and the size ratio as the size of the image is changed.

As a result, the plate 41 is registered and managed by the plate management information setting unit 5 in the plate management information storage unit 10 as a child plate of the plate control area 43, and the plate in the plate management information storage unit 10 corresponding to the plate 41 is managed. The managed information storage area 27 and the information set in the picture management information storage unit 10 corresponding to the picture control area 43 are registered.

After that, the processing determining unit 7 causes the processing unit 8 to actually position the plate 41 at the lower right of the plate control area 43.
The processing unit 8 executes the rearrangement, changes the format information in the in-plate format information storage area 30 of the plate data storage unit 11 corresponding to the plate 41, and changes the format information to the lower right part of the plate control area 43. Illustration 41 is displayed.

The plate 42 is registered and managed by the plate management information setting unit 5 in the plate management information storage unit 10 as a child plate of the plate control area 43, and the plate 42 of the plate management information storage unit 10 corresponding to the plate 42 is stored. Management information storage area 27
Then, the information set in the picture management information storage unit 10 corresponding to the picture control area 43 is registered.

After that, the processing determining unit 7 notifies the processing unit 8 to actually position the plate 42 at the upper right position which is the offset position in the plate control area 43, and the processing unit 8 executes the rearrangement and the plate 42 corresponding to the plate data storage unit 11
Change the format information in the format information storage area 30 in
The plate 41 is offset-displayed in the upper right portion of the plate control area 43.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a display example when the paper frame 40 shown in FIG. 10 is enlarged, and FIG. 12 is a diagram when the plate control area 43 is further enlarged. First, by using the key input unit 1 or the mouse input unit 2, the paper frame 40 shown in FIG. 10 is enlarged to the size of the paper frame 40 'shown in FIG. 11, and subsequently, the plate control area 43 is changed to the plate control shown in FIG. Expand to the size of area 43 '.

Then, the plate 41 is enlarged according to the size of the plate control area 43 so as to maintain the relative ratio of the size with the plate control area 43, and the enlarged plate 4 is enlarged.
1'is displayed in the lower right part of the picture control area 43 '. Further, the plate 42 is displayed at a position in the plate control area 43 'which maintains a relative position to the plate control area 43.

At this time, the paper size and the drawing control area 4
When 3 is expanded, the process determining unit 7 detects that the format data in the graphic control area 43 has been changed, and sends an instruction to the processing unit 8 to execute the rearrangement process of the graphic plates 41 and 42. Reference numeral 8 refers to the data of the plates 41 and 42 in the plate management information storage unit 10 according to the instruction.

The relative positions of the plates 41 and 42 are held with respect to the plate control area 43 ', and the size ratio of the plate 41 is also held.
Illustrations 41 'and 42 are rearranged and displayed in 3'.

Note that the document format and the format of the picture control area are interlocked so that the paper size is changed and the paper frame is expanded, and the size of the picture control area set for the paper frame is also expanded. You may do it.

For example, the paper frame 40 shown in FIG. 10 is shown in FIG.
When the paper size is changed to the size of the paper frame 40 'shown in 1, the picture control area 43 is automatically expanded to the picture control area 43' in accordance with the paper frame 40 '. Then, as shown in FIG. 12, the rearranged plates 41 'and 42 are displayed in the plate control area 43'.

FIG. 13 is a diagram control area 4 shown in FIG.
It is a figure which shows the example of a display when a modification area is set with respect to 3 '. By the key input unit 1 or the mouse input unit 2,
When the setting input for adding a background color to the picture control area 43 'shown in FIG. 12 is performed, the background color is displayed in the picture control area 43' as indicated by the diagonal lines as shown in FIG. It

At this time, the background color is modified with respect to the picture control area 43 ′ by the picture editing control unit 6, and the modification data is stored and registered in the modification data storage area 33 of the picture control area storage unit 12 for processing. When the deciding unit 7 senses the setting of the decoration area, it refers to the decoration data storage area 33 and sends an instruction to the processing unit 8 to execute the decoration process on the graphic control area 43 ′. The control area 43 'is displayed with the background color modified.

Also, when the surrounding frame is set, the decoration data is similarly registered and the surrounding frame is displayed in the picture control area. Even if the paper size or the size of the picture control area is changed to a smaller size, the layout position of the picture in the picture control area is rearranged while maintaining the relative relationship with the original layout position, or the size of the picture is changed. Reduce and rearrange so that the ratio between the original size and the picture control area is maintained.

FIG. 14 is a view showing another example of the paper frame displayed on the display unit 13 of FIG. 1, FIG. 15 is a view showing a display example when a plurality of plates are input in the paper frame, FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a display example when a picture control area is input for the picture.

First, as shown in FIG. 14, a paper frame 50 for creating a document is displayed, and the paper frame 50 is displayed by the key input unit 1 or the mouse input unit 2, for example, as shown in FIG. Input a plurality of illustrations 51 to 56 for 50. Further, as shown in FIG.
For 0, a plate control area 57 for controlling the arrangement of the plates 51 to 56 is input.

Then, the plate edit control unit 6 stores the format information and actual data of each of the plates 51 to 56 in the in-plate format information storage area 30 and the plate data storage area 31 of the plate data storage unit 11, respectively. Control area 43
Is created and the format information is stored in the picture control area storage unit 1
It is stored and registered in the second picture control area format information storage area 32.

Further, information indicating that the picture management information setting unit 5 has registered the picture control area 57 is stored in the picture management information storage unit 10. Then, the plate editing control unit 6 instructs the plates 51 to 56 to be arranged in the plate control area 57 at equal intervals.

As a result, the parent-child, sibling relationship and management information between the respective plates 51 to 56 are registered in the plate management information storage unit 10, and the process determination unit 7 and the processing unit 8 register the plates 51 to 5 respectively.
The arrangement position in the picture control area 57 of No. 6 is determined, and the respective pictures 51 to 56 are evenly arranged and displayed in the picture control area 57.

In this way, each of the plates 51 to 56 is managed by the plate control area 57, and each plate 51 to 56 is changed according to the change of the size of the plate control area 57.
Are uniformly rearranged in the picture control area 57.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a display example when the picture control area is set as a picture in the picture control area set in the paper frame, and FIG. 18 is a view when the picture control area in the picture control area is rearranged. It is a figure which shows the example of a display. First,
As shown in FIG. 17, the paper frame 60 has a picture control area 6
3 is set.

Further, the picture control area 62 is set as the child picture of the picture control area 63 at the lower right portion, and the picture control area 64 is set at the left side without being positioned with the picture control area 63 as the parent picture. ing. Further, in the picture control area 62, a picture 61 is input in the center as a sub-picture, while in the picture control area 64, four pictures 65 to 68 are shown as sub-pictures in the upper left and lower left of the picture control area 64. , Upper right and lower right respectively.

Here, the key input unit 1 or the mouse input unit 2
When the illustration control area 64 of the paper frame 60 is designated by and the lower left portion in the illustration control area 63 is designated,
As shown in FIG. 18, the picture control area 64 is arranged at the lower left of the picture control area 63, and the arrangement of the respective pictures 65 to 68 in the picture control area 64 is displayed while being held.

At this time, first, the picture control area 64 is selected, and the picture editing control unit 6 edits the picture control area 64 to locate it at the lower left of the picture control area 63 while maintaining the arrangement of the respective pictures 65 to 68 inside the picture control area 64. In addition, it is instructed to hold the relative position and size ratio as the size of the picture control area 63 is changed.

As a result, the plate management information setting unit 5 registers and manages the plate control area 64 including the plates 65 to 68 in the plate management information storage unit 10 as a child plate of the plate control area 63. 64 managed information storage area 27 of the picture management information storage unit 10 corresponding to 64
Then, the information set in the picture management information storage unit 10 corresponding to the picture control area 63 is registered.

After that, the process determining section 7 notifies the processing section 8 to actually position the graphic control area 64 at the lower right of the graphic control area 63, and the processing section 8 executes the rearrangement.
The format information in the format information storage area 30 in the graphic of the graphic data storage unit 11 corresponding to the graphic control area 64 is changed, and the graphic control area 64 is displayed at the lower left part of the graphic control area 63.

When the plate 61 shown in FIG. 17 is changed to a size larger than that of the plate control area 62, the plate control area 62 is changed to a size larger than that of the plate 61, and as shown in FIG. A plate 61 'in the control area 62' includes a plate control area 6 including the plate 61 '.
The arrangement position of 2'is displayed while being held at the lower right portion in the picture control area 63.

At this time, the plate 6 is controlled by the plate editing control unit 6.
1 is enlarged, and the format information in the format information storage area 30 in the graphic 61 of the graphic data storage unit 11 is changed, and when the process determining unit 7 detects that the graphic 61 is protruding from the graphic control area 62, The processing unit 8 is instructed to rearrange the graphic control area 62.

Then, the processing unit 8 makes the drawing control area 62 larger than the enlarged drawing size of the drawing 61, and the data of the drawing management information storage area 28 with the drawing 61 and the drawing control area 63 from the drawing control area 63. The illustration 61 and the illustration control area 6 depending on the data in the management information storage area 27
2 is rearranged, and the plate 61 'and the plate control area 6
Display 2 '.

Next, FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a display example when the picture control area in the picture control area is offset.
FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a display example when the picture control area is enlarged and rearranged while maintaining the positional relationship of the picture control area inside, and FIG. 21 is a picture inside the picture control area when enlarged. It is a figure which shows the example of a display when rearranging, maintaining the positional relationship and size ratio of a control area.

In addition, the plate control area 64 shown in FIG.
By designating, the picture control area 64 can be arranged at an offset position by the XY coordinates from the upper right corner of the picture control area 63 as shown in FIG.

When the paper frame 60 and the plate control area 63 shown in FIG. 17 are further enlarged, as shown in FIG. 20, the positional relationship between the plate control area 63 and the plate control areas 62 and 64 is maintained. , Expanded paper frame 60 '
In the picture control area 63 'of the picture control area 62, 64
Can also be placed.

Furthermore, when the paper frame 60 and the plate control area 63 shown in FIG. 17 are further enlarged, the positional relationship between the plate control area 63 and the plate control areas 62 and 64 and the size ratio are maintained, and The control area 62 and the plate 61, and the plate control area 64 and the plates 65 to 68 are arranged so as to maintain the positional relationship and the size ratio.

That is, as shown in FIG. 21, the picture control areas 62 "and 64 'are arranged in the picture control area 63' of the expanded paper frame 60 ', and the picture 61" is placed in the picture control area 62 ". , Each plate 65 'in the plate control area 64'
It is also possible to arrange ~ 68 'respectively.

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a display example when a plurality of plate control areas are set in the plate control area, and FIG. 23 is a diagram showing a display example when the plurality of plate control areas are arranged at equal intervals. FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a display example when the respective plates in the respective plate control areas arranged at equal intervals are also arranged at equal intervals.

In the paper frame 70 shown in FIG. 22, four plate control areas 71 to 74 are set, and two plate 75 to 78 are input to each of the plate control areas 71 to 74. Here, when a plate control area for managing each plate control area 71 to 74 is input, each plate control area 71 to 74 in the plate control area 79 as shown in FIG. 23.
Can be arranged at equal intervals.

Further, as shown in FIG. 24, the respective plate control areas 71 to 74 in the plate control area 79 are arranged at equal intervals, and the plate 7 in each plate control area 71 to 74 is arranged.
It is also possible to arrange 5 to 78 at equal intervals.

FIG. 25 is a diagram control area 7 shown in FIG.
9 is a diagram showing a display example when a modified area is set for 9. FIG. In this case, the plate control area 79 shown in FIG.
If a background color is set as a decoration area for
As shown by, the background color can be added to the picture control area 79 as shown by the diagonal lines to highlight each of the pictures 75 to 78. Further, different modification areas can be set in the respective plate control areas 71 to 74.

FIG. 26 is a diagram showing another display example when the picture control area is set as a picture in the picture control area set in the paper frame, and FIG. 27 is a table when the picture in the picture control area is enlarged. It is a figure which shows an example. A picture control area 81 is set on the paper frame 80 shown in FIG. Further, a picture control area 82 is set in the picture control area 81, and a picture 83 is set in the picture control area 82.
Has been entered.

When the plate 83 is enlarged to a larger size than the plate control area 82, the plate control area 82 is moved to the plate 8
It is enlarged more than 3 and further, the picture control area 81
Is enlarged larger than the picture control area 82. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 27, the enlarged plate control area 81'83 'and the plate 83' are displayed in the paper frame 80.

Next, the effects of the picture management device of this embodiment will be listed. (1) By introducing an item called a picture control area, various layout functions of the picture through the picture control area are enabled. In addition, by selecting each layout function, it is possible to easily realize a layout of a drawing based on an arbitrary space.

(2) Further, if the picture layout in the picture control area is determined, the picture control area can be inserted at an arbitrary position in the document, and the picture layout in the picture control area can be maintained. Since it is possible to arrange the illustrations in the document easily.

(3) Furthermore, since the picture control area can be managed in the same manner as the picture, the picture control area is associated with the picture, and the picture control area and the picture control area are associated with each other, and various layout functions are performed. By combining and defining, it is possible to realize automatic layout of illustrations of various documents.

For example, if the picture control area as a parent is linked with the document format, the managed child picture and grandchild picture are changed to the parent as the format is changed by changing the paper size or the paper margin. It can be rearranged in conjunction with the picture control area, and various automatic layouts are possible. Also, when the size of the illustration on the contrary is changed,
It is also possible to easily implement a mechanism for changing the format retroactively to the picture of its parent.

(4) When creating a document using illustrations, it is often the case that the illustrations are placed at a fixed position in a certain space when considering the layout of the illustrations. By setting and selecting one of the general 8 directions in the area and the position of 9 places in the center, the figure can be automatically and quickly moved to a predetermined position in the figure control area. You can

(5) Further, it is possible to always maintain the position of the plate arranged at the designated position in the plate control area. Further, it is possible to easily manage one picture as if the size of the picture was changed without changing the size of the picture itself.

(6) When a picture is placed at an arbitrary position in the picture control area, the position of the picture is always held so as to keep a distance from any one of predetermined four corners in the picture control area. Can be set. Further, by designating an offset for the plate, the plate can be automatically moved to a predetermined offset position.

Further, if the offset position is linked with the item such as the step width and the margin of the document, the arrangement position of the plate in the plate control area can be automatically changed according to the change of the document format. .

(7) The illustrations can be automatically arranged at equal intervals in the illustration control area. So, for example,
A thumbnail layout in which a large number of illustrations of the same size are arranged at equal intervals in one page can be realized by a simple designation operation.

(8) When the size of the picture control area is changed, the arrangement position of the picture within the area is automatically changed, so that the arrangement of the picture within the picture control area can always be maintained. For example, after setting a picture in the center of the picture control area and then increasing the size of the picture control area, the picture is arranged in the center of the area.

(9) The ratio of the size of the graphic control area and the graphic managed by the area can always be kept constant. For example, if the picture control area is enlarged, the picture is also changed significantly, and the ratio of the size of the picture to the picture control area is the same as that before the picture control area is enlarged.

(10) When a picture is largely changed, the picture in the same picture control area can be automatically rearranged based on the relationship of the positions designated in advance. Also, as a result of the rearrangement, if the plate protrudes from the plate control area, the size of the plate control area is automatically made larger than the plate to prevent the plate from protruding from the plate control area. can do.

(11) In the layout of a picture, when emphasizing the picture by enclosing it with a frame or adding a background color, it is easy to specify the modification to the picture control area without directly changing the picture. Illustrations can be emphasized.

[0131]

As described above, according to the picture management device of the present invention, the picture data consisting of figures, images, document blocks, etc. is inputted and stored, and the picture data is edited and managed. Set the picture control area of
The picture of the picture data arbitrarily selected from the stored picture data is arranged and displayed at an arbitrary position in the picture control area, and the picture control area and the picture arranged in the picture control area are displayed. Since the position and the size are controlled by interlocking with each other and managed, it is possible to arrange an arbitrary plate in the document while maintaining the position of arrangement in the plate control area.

The selected plate of the plate data is designated from the nine positions of the center, upper left, left center, lower left, upper center, lower center, upper right, right center and lower right in the plate control area. As described above, any of the illustrations can be arranged at a designated place among the nine places in the illustration control area.

Alternatively, an arbitrary plate can be designated in the plate control area by arranging the plate of the selected plate data at offset positions in the X and Y directions of the coordinate system set in the plate control area. Can be placed in offset positions. Alternatively, it is also possible to arrange the plates of the selected plurality of plate data at even intervals in the plate control area so that arbitrary plates can be arranged at even intervals in the plate control area.

Further, when the size of the picture control area is changed, the arrangement position of the picture in the picture control area is changed so as to maintain the specified positional relationship, thereby maintaining the arrangement position of the picture. The size of the picture control area can be changed without changing. Alternatively, when the size of the plate control area is changed, the size of the plate in the plate control area is automatically changed by also specifying the plate in the plate control area. Can be changed according to.

Alternatively, when the size of the picture in the picture control area is changed, the picture in the picture control area is rearranged according to the management system, and the size of the picture control area is changed. Even so, it is possible to maintain the management system of illustrations. Further alternatively, when the picture is changed larger than the picture control area, the size of the picture control area is changed larger than the size of the picture,
Even if the picture is made larger than the picture control area, the picture control area can be changed larger than the picture.

Further, a decoration area such as a surrounding frame or a background is set for the picture control area, so that the decoration area can be set for the picture in the picture control area. Further, the graphic control area is also managed as graphic data, so that the arrangement position and size as described above can be managed for the graphic control area.

Therefore, the layout work for arranging the illustrations in the document can be easily performed, so that the work for arranging the illustrations in the document is not troublesome and the document using the illustrations can be efficiently produced in a short time. Can be created.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a picture management device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a format of each data table of a picture management information storage unit, a picture data storage unit, and a picture control area storage unit in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a process of arranging a plate in a plate control area in this plate management device.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a layout process of the plates when the size of the plate control area is changed in the plate management device.

5 is a diagram showing an example of a paper frame displayed on the display unit 13 of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display example when a plate is input in the paper frame.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display example when a picture control area is input for the picture.

FIG. 8 is a view showing the plates 41 and 42 of FIG.
It is a figure which shows the example of a display when arrange | positioning in the designated place among places.

9 is a diagram showing a display example when the plates 41 and 42 of FIG. 7 are arranged at offset positions in the plate control area.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display example when the plates 41 and 42 of FIG. 7 are arranged at a designated position and an offset position, respectively.

11 is a diagram showing a display example when the paper frame 40 of FIG. 10 is enlarged.

FIG. 12 is a diagram when the figure control area 43 is further enlarged.

13 is a diagram showing a display example when a decoration area is set for the plate control area 43 'in FIG.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing another example of the paper frame displayed on the display unit 13 of FIG.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a display example when a plurality of plates are input in the paper frame.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a display example when a picture control area is input for the picture.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a display example when a picture control area is set as a picture within the picture control area set in a paper frame.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a display example when the graphic control area in the graphic control area is rearranged.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a display example when a picture control area in the picture control area is offset.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a display example when the picture control area is enlarged and rearranged while maintaining the positional relationship of the picture control area inside thereof.

FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a display example when rearrangement is performed while maintaining the positional relationship and the size ratio of the picture control area inside when the picture control area is enlarged.

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a display example when a plurality of graphic control areas are set in the graphic control area.

FIG. 23 is a diagram showing a display example when the plurality of plate control areas are arranged at equal intervals.

FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a display example when each of the plates in each of the plate control areas arranged at equal intervals is also arranged at equal intervals.

FIG. 25 is a diagram showing a display example when a decoration area is set for the graphic control area 79 of FIG. 23.

FIG. 26 is a diagram showing another display example when the picture control area is set as a picture within the picture control area set in the paper frame.

FIG. 27 is a diagram showing a display example when a picture in the picture control area is enlarged.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Key Input Section 2 Mouse Input Section 3 Operation Section 4 Control Section 5 Illustration Management Information Setting Section 6 Illustration Editing Control Section 7 Processing Decision Section 8 Processing Section 9 Editing Document Data Storage Section 10 Illustration Management Information Storage Section 11 Illustration Data Storage Section 12 Illustration control area storage unit 13 Display unit 14 Document data storage unit 15 Image input unit 20 Attribute data storage area 21 Parent illustration link pointer storage area 22 Brother illustration link pointer storage area 23 Brother illustration link pointer storage area 24 First child edition link Pointer storage area 25 Last child picture link pointer storage area 26 Illustration data pointer storage area 27 Illustration managed information storage area 28 Illustration management information storage area 29 Ancillary data storage area 30 Format information storage area in illustration 31 Illustration data storage area 32 Illustration Control area format information storage Area 33 Modified data storage area 40, 40 ', 50, 60, 60', 70, 80 Paper frame 41, 41 ', 42, 51-56, 61, 61', 6
1 ", 65-68, 65'-68 ', 75-78, 83
Illustration 43, 43 ', 57, 62, 62', 62 ", 63, 6
3 ', 64, 64', 71-74, 79, 81, 82,
81 ', 83' plate control area

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A graphic data input means for inputting graphic data composed of figures, images, document blocks, etc., a graphic data storage means for storing the graphic data input by said means, and a graphic data storage means stored in said means. A plate control area setting unit for setting a plate control area for editing and managing the plate data, a plate selecting unit for selecting arbitrary plate data stored in the plate data storage unit, and a plate selected by the unit. A plate arranging unit for arranging a plate of data at an arbitrary position in the plate control area set by the plate control area setting unit, a display unit for displaying the plate control area in which the plate is arranged by the unit, and the plate A plate management means for interlocking the control area and the plates arranged in the plate control area to control and manage their position and size. A plate management device characterized by being provided. 2. The plate management apparatus according to claim 1,
The plate arranging unit displays a plate of the plate data selected by the plate selecting unit in the center of the plate control area,
Upper left, left center, lower left, upper center, lower center, upper right, right center,
A plate management device characterized in that it is a means for arranging at a designated place from the nine places at the lower right. 3. The plate management device according to claim 1,
The plate arranging unit is a unit for arranging a plate of the plate data selected by the plate selecting unit at offset positions in the X and Y directions of the coordinate system set in the plate control area. Illustration management device. 4. The plate management device according to claim 1,
The plate management device, wherein the plate arrangement means is a means for arranging a plurality of plates of the plate data selected by the plate selection means at equal intervals in the plate control area. 5. The plate management apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein when the size of the plate control area is changed, the plate in the plate control area is changed. Is a means for changing the arrangement position of the so as to maintain the specified positional relationship. 6. The plate management apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein when the size of the plate control area is changed, the plate in the plate control area is changed. A plate management device characterized in that it is a means for automatically changing the size of the image when specified. 7. The plate management apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the plate management unit is configured to change the size of the plate in the plate control area when the size of the plate is changed. A plate management device, which is means for rearranging the plates in the table according to the management system. 8. The plate management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plate management unit changes the plate more than the plate control area.
A plate management device, which is means for changing the size of the plate control area to be larger than the size of the plate. 9. The picture management device according to claim 1, further comprising means for setting a modified area such as a surrounding frame or a background with respect to the picture control area. Illustration management device. 10. The plate management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plate management unit has a unit for managing the plate control area also as plate data. apparatus.