JPH07168928A - Image data editing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automatically detect a part desired to be edited and make it shiftable to reduce trouble and time required for the edition at the time of editing image data whose display is too large in scale to be included in one screen, for example. CONSTITUTION:At the time of searching the part to be edited in image data which is stored in a main storage device or an external storage device and whose part is displayed in a display device, a window for setting designated color and area (color and area are set by plotting a rectangle with a color) is displayed in a display device (S1). Then, the color and the area are set by plotting the rectangle in the window (S2). The part applied to the set color and area is retrieved from image data (S3). When the part applied to the set color and area exists as the result of retrieval, the display screen of the display device is shifted to the part.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image data editing method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional image data editing method, a user has to find and move a portion to be edited while looking at a display screen.

[0003]

When editing image data in which the data display does not fit on one screen of the display means, it takes time and effort to find and move the portion to be edited manually. This causes a reduction in work efficiency.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an image data editing method which solves the above problems.

[0005]

In order to solve such a problem, the present invention provides a step of displaying on a display means a window for designating a color of a portion to be edited with respect to image data, and with respect to the window. A step of designating a color and an area of a portion to be edited, a step of retrieving a portion to which the designated color and area apply from the image data, and a display of the portion corresponding to the image data obtained by the retrieval. Moving the display portion on the means.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing the flow of operations in the embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information processing system to which the embodiment of the present invention is applied. This system includes a central processing unit 1, a main storage unit 2, and a display unit 3.
The input device 4 and the external storage device 5 constitute a main part thereof. The central processing unit 1 controls the main storage device 2, the display device 3, the input device 4, and the external storage device 5,
It also handles four arithmetic operations and logical operations, and further executes the control procedure (stored in the main storage device 2) as shown in FIG. The main storage device 2 stores information necessary for the information processing device to perform information processing, and can retrieve it when necessary. The display device 3 displays the processed result of figures and characters, and has a CRT, a liquid crystal, etc.
The input device 4 is for performing various inputs to the central processing unit 1, and includes a keyboard, a mouse and the like.

A window for setting a color and area as shown in FIG. 3 when searching for a portion to be edited of image data stored in the main storage device 2 or the external storage device 5 and partially displayed on the display device 3. (Here, the color and area are set by drawing a colored rectangle) is displayed on the display device 3 (S1). Next, the color and area are set in this window by drawing a rectangle (S2). Search the image data for a part that matches the set color and area (S
3). As a result of the search, if there is a part that matches the set color and area, the display screen of the display device 3 is moved to that part (S4). If there is not, a message to that effect is notified on the display screen of the display device 3 (S5). As shown in FIG. 4, the search is performed from the search start position of the target image data downward and from left to right (the number next to i in FIG. 4 indicates the priority of the search). ,
When there are a plurality of places where the color and the area apply, the display screen is moved to the position shown in FIG.

[0009]

As described above, according to the present invention, when editing image data such that the data display does not fit on one screen, the portion to be edited can be automatically found and moved, thereby saving labor and time. Therefore, the work efficiency can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a flow of operations in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information processing system to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display screen of a window for setting a color and an area of a portion to be edited.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a priority order of a moving position when there are a plurality of positions corresponding to a set color and area.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Central Processing Unit 2 Main Storage Device 3 Display Device 4 Input Device 5 External Storage Device

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A step of displaying on a display means a window for designating a color of a portion to be edited with respect to image data, a step of designating a color and an area of a portion to be edited with respect to the window, and the designated color. And a step of moving a display portion on the display means to a corresponding portion of the image data obtained by the search, Data editing method.