JPH0662221A - Designating method for editing command and editing area for image processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable area designation for the entire surface of an original by respectively designating an editing command and an editing area while using the two kinds of a command mark sheet to designate the editing command and an area mark sheet for designating an area to perform editing, and setting the size of the sheets same as that of the original. CONSTITUTION:In the command menu column of an editing number '1' on a command mark sheet 1, a command designation frame 3 on the left side of a desired command is painted out by using a pen exclusive for the mark sheet. Next, an area mark sheet 11 is superposed on an original 12, and the area to perform editing in the original 12 is written by using a pen for the mark sheet. When this job is completed, the sheets 1 and 11 and the original 12 are set at an original carrying part 14, the sheet 1 is read by pressing a start key, an image editing mode setting data mark 2 at a front end part 7 in a feeding direction is irradiated with light from a light source 13, and the light is receives by a CCD 17. Afterwards, this output is inputted to an image processing part 19, digital data are converted to black-and-white binary data, and these data are sent to a recognition part 26 in an editing mode.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of designating an editing command and an editing area in a digital image processing apparatus having an image editing function for performing a processing specified in a specified area of a document image.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, parts of the original image have been removed,
Digital image processing apparatuses such as a copying machine and a printing machine, which have an image editing function of erasing or half-shading, are becoming popular. In order to edit a manuscript image in such an image processing apparatus, it is necessary to specify the desired editing process and the area of the manuscript image to be subjected to the editing process. Is input from a key input device, and the area of the original image is designated by a sheet for area designation (area mark sheet). However, as the editing function becomes more multifunctional, the input operation of the editing command becomes complicated, and it takes time and effort to input, the stencil sheet and the paper are wasted easily, and the operation is complicated. There were problems such as not being able to fully use the editing function.

Therefore, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-136122, edit commands are arranged at the edges of the sheet so that the desired commands can be marked and read, and the remaining blank areas can be read. A method using a command input sheet designed to specify an editing area has also been proposed. However, in this method, when the command input sheet is the same size as the original, the area in the command field cannot be designated, and the original cannot be edited. On the other hand, if only the command column is large, the command input sheet and the original are aligned and set in the original conveying section, and the sizes are different, which causes a positional deviation. Since only commands can be specified, if you want to perform multiple editing processes, you must specify them separately for multiple command input sheets. The command input sheets are in character mode (binary mode).
However, the original must be read in the image mode (multivalued mode), but there is a problem that it is easy to forget to set this mode.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of designating an edit command and an edit area which can solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art.

[0005]

The present invention uses two types of sheets, a command mark for designating an editing command and an area mark for designating an area to be edited, to respectively define an editing command and an editing area. As specified, and these seams
The size of the paper is the same as the original. As a result, the entire surface of the document can be designated as an area, and misalignment when set in the document transport unit can be prevented. Again 1
A single command menu is provided with a plurality of command menu columns in which the command designation frame to be filled in for specifying the command name and the command is arranged on one command mark sheet.
Multiple commands can be specified in the sheet. This allows multiple editing processes to be performed with a single command mark.
Can be specified.

An image editing mode indicating that the setting data of the image editing mode is provided at the front end of the command mark.
A command setting data mark is provided, and when this mark is detected, the command mark and command mark are first set.
The number of area marks necessary for designating the area to be edited specified in the text mode is read in the character mode, and then the original is read in the image mode.
As a result, it is possible to prevent waste of the stencil sheet and the printing sheet by forgetting the setting. In addition, the film sheet is used for the command mark and area mark, and the command specification frame is filled and the area is drawn with a dedicated pen that can be erased by a dedicated cleaner. I chose This allows repeated use and saves resources. Further, a transparent film sheet was used for the area mark sheet. This makes it possible to draw an area while tracing the original while superposing it on the original, so that the area can be easily designated.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a command mark according to the present invention.
2 is an explanatory view of an image editing mode provided at the front end portion 7 of the command mark sheet 1 and showing that this sheet is the setting data of the image editing mode. Mode setting data mark, 3 is a command designation frame to be filled in to designate a command, 4 is a command name designated by each command designation frame 3, 5 is a command menu consisting of the command designation frame 3 and command name 4. -Edit number indicating the column number, and 6 is a boundary line separating the command columns. As shown in the figure, in the command mark sheet 1 of the present invention, in order to enable a plurality of processes to be designated by one sheet, the same command menu field is divided by a plurality of boundary lines 6. Is provided. In this embodiment, four command menu fields with edit numbers 1 to 4 are provided. The command mark sheet 1 is a film sheet and is formed in the same size as the original (for example, JIS A3, B4, A4, etc.).

FIG. 2 is a detailed view of the command menu section of the edit number 1 of the command mark 1 shown in FIG. See
An image editing mode setting data mark 2 indicating that this sheet is a data sheet for designating an image editing mode command can be read at the front end portion 7 of the data sheet. It is printed with ink. The command name 4, command designation frame 3, edit number 5, and boundary line 6 are printed with unreadable ink. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the area mark sheet. The area mark sheet 11 is for designating an area on the original document 12 to be edited. Eliamer
The sheet 11 is made of a transparent film sheet and has the same size as the original (for example, JIS A3, B
4, A4, etc.).

Next, the configuration of the image processing apparatus (copier in this example) for performing the editing processing by the editing command and the editing area designating method of the present invention and the procedure of the editing processing will be described. First, the command designation frame 3 to the left of the desired command in the command menu column of the edit number 1 of the command mark 1 is filled with a pen dedicated to the mark. If a plurality of editing processes are desired, one is designated in each command menu column in the order in which the processes are desired. In this embodiment, 4
You can specify up to 3. Next, the area mark sheet 11 is overlaid on the original 12 and the area to be edited in the original 12 is
Draw with the dedicated Mark Sheet pen. The area is specified by a diagonal line or a closed curve. Since the area mark sheet 11 is transparent, the area can be easily specified by superposing it on the document and tracing the boundary of the desired area. The area can be specified for the same editing command at any number of places. When a plurality of commands are specified in the command mark 1, one area mark 11 is used for each command. When this work is completed, the command mark sheet 1, the area mark sheet 11 and the original document are set in the original document conveying section 14 having an ADF (automatic document conveying) function as shown in FIG.

After setting, press the start key. Then, first, the command mark sheet 1 is read, and the light emitted from the light source 13 is applied to the image editing mode setting data mark 2 at the front end portion 7 in the feeding direction, and the mirror 15 and The light passes through the lens 16 and is received by the CCD 17. The output of the CCD 17 is input to the A / D conversion unit 18, and is input to the image processing unit 19 as n-bit digital data. The image processing unit 19 performs a process for converting n-bit digital data into black and white binary data. The binary data from the image processing section 19 is sent to the edit mode recognition section 26 and is recognized as the set data of the image edit mode. A signal from the edit mode recognition section 26 indicating that the data is the setting data of the image edit mode is sent to the sequence control section 20. The sequence control section 20 sends a signal for setting each section of the apparatus to the edit mode.

Next, the command designation frame 3 in the command menu column of edit number 1 is illuminated by the light from the light source 13, and is binarized by the image processing section 19 in the same manner as described above. Edit mode
The edit processing content recognizing section 21 which is in the edit mode by the signal from the mode recognizing section 26 checks the output signal of the image processing section 19 to detect which command the command designation frame 3 is filled with. , The detection result is stored in the internal memory. For reading the command designation frame 3, only the center pixel of the command designation frame 3, that is, the pixel 10 (see FIG. 2) at the intersection of the center line 8 in the main scanning direction and the center line 9 in the sub scanning direction of the command designation frame 3 is read. Instead of checking, in order to prevent erroneous detection due to noise or position shift of the sheet, the pixels around it are also read and processed. The specified commands (if specified) in the command menu column after the edit number 2 are detected in the same manner.

Next, the area mark sheet 11 is read and binarized by the image processing section 19 in the same manner as described above.
The area recognition section 22 which is in the edit mode by the signal from the edit mode recognition section 26 checks the output signal of the image processing section 19 to recognize the specified area and stores the data internally. Store in memory. When a plurality of area mark sheets 11 are set, they are read in the same manner as above,
Data regarding the designated area is stored in the area recognition unit 22. Finally, the original 12 is conveyed, read in the same manner as described above, and converted by the image processing unit 19 into multi-step values for expressing gradation. The output of the image processing unit 19 is edited by the editing unit 23. That is, the editing unit 23 reads out the designated pattern from the screen pattern generating unit 24, the tint block pattern generating unit 25, and the like, and at the same time, with respect to the pixels inside the area stored in the memory of the area recognizing unit 22, The editing process stored in the memory of the editing process content recognizing unit 21 is executed.

[0013]

As described above, the present invention uses two types of sheets, that is, a command mark for designating an editing command and an area mark for designating an area to be edited. Since the command and editing area are specified and the size of the sheet is the same as the original, the area can be specified for the entire surface of the original, and the mark sheet and the original are fed to the original feeding section. Since the size is the same when set, it can prevent misalignment. Further, a plurality of command menu columns of the same name in which a command name and a command designation frame for designating a command to be filled are arranged in one command mark, and a plurality of commands are provided in one command mark. Since you can specify, it becomes easy to specify the command.

Further, an image editing mode indicating that the setting data of the image editing mode is provided at the front end of the command mark.
A command setting data mark is provided, and when this mark is detected, the command mark and command mark are first set.
The number of area marks necessary for designating the area to be edited specified by the character mode (2
Since the original is read in the image mode (multivalued mode) after the reading in the value mode), it is possible to prevent waste of the stencil sheet and the printing sheet by forgetting the setting. Furthermore, the film sheet is used for the command mark area and the area mark sheet, and with the dedicated pen that can be erased by the dedicated cleaner, the command specified frame is filled and the area is drawn. Since it has been set, it can be used repeatedly and save resources. Further, since the transparent film sheet is used as the area mark sheet, it is possible to draw while superposing it on the original while tracing it, so that the area can be easily designated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a command mark according to the present invention.

2 is an edit number 1 of the command mark shown in FIG.
3 is a detailed view of a command menu column of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of an area mark.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a configuration of an image processing apparatus (copier in this example) for performing edit processing by the edit command and edit area designation method of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of an editing process by an editing command and a method of designating an editing area according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Command mark 2. Image editing mode setting data mark 3. Command designation frame 4 ... Command name 5 ... Edit number 11 ... Area mark sheet 12 ... Manuscript 13-Light source 14-Document feeder 17-CCD 18-A / D converter 19-Image processing unit 20-Sequence control unit 21-Editing content recognition unit 22- Area recognition unit 23..Editing unit 24..Net pattern generation unit 25..Cut pattern pattern generation unit 26..Editing mode recognition unit

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A method of designating an editing command and an editing area in an image processing apparatus having an image editing function, wherein the editing command and the editing area are separate sheets of the same size as the original.
The specification method is characterized in that it is specified by a command (command mark and area mark). 2. A plurality of command menu fields of the same type, in which a command name and a command specification frame to be filled in for specifying commands are arranged, are provided so that a plurality of commands can be specified for one sheet. Command mark sheet characterized by. 3. A command mark according to claim 2, wherein an image editing mode setting data mark indicating that it is setting data of the image editing mode is provided at the front end portion. A command mark sheet characterized by that. 4. The command mark and area mark according to claim 2, wherein the command specification frame is filled and the area is drawn with a dedicated pen which can be erased by a dedicated cleaner. A command mark and area mark characterized by being performed. 5. The area mark sheet according to claim 2, wherein the area mark sheet comprises a transparent film sheet.