JPH07282280A - Method for automatic character composition into image - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To perform composition accurately in a short time by automatically generating composition parameters, interpreting specification contents in the composition parameters and performing the composition, and outputting a composite image. CONSTITUTION:The composition parameters are read out of a composition parameter file 2. Then the coordinate position of a composition destination image, column positions of composition characters, the number of the characters, etc., among the read composition parameters are decoded and on the basis of the decoded contents, an object original image is read out of an original image file 1. Further, the object composition characters are read out of a composition character file 3 on the basis of the decoded contents. Then the read composition characters are converted from a text format to a bit map format so that they can be put in the original image. Then the composition characters which are converted to the bit map format are put (superposed) at the coordinate position of the original image specified with the composition parameters and the composition result is written in a composite image file 7.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a combination parameter prepared in advance when a character created by a word processor or the like is combined with an original image such as a map, particularly when the combination method such as a combination position or size is constant. Relates to a method of automatically synthesizing according to the designated contents of.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Information necessary for a user of a map as shown in FIG. 4, for example, the name and address of a specific company, which is not displayed on a general map, and precautions for entering and exiting a building. For example, if you use a part of the same map that is not needed for the above-mentioned specific purpose, delete the display of that part as a map, and perform a composite display there, for example, make a new transaction with the above company. This is useful when the business operator who started the method communicates information to another person inside the same business operator.

Conventionally, in the case of creating such a map, the information created by a word processor or the like was cut into an appropriate size according to the composite position and size on the map and directly pasted on the map. . When editing with a personal computer, the map is read from the image scanner, the read map is displayed on the screen of the personal computer, and the information to be combined is input while considering the combination position and size. It was At this time, since the display screen of a personal computer is generally small and the range of a map that can be displayed at one time is narrow, it is a fact that it is the actual situation to input the range to be combined by repeating the scroll operation of the screen up, down, left and right, which is troublesome. .

In such a case, it takes time to get used to the operation of the screen. Therefore, various proposals have been made in the past, for example, in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 4-273585, information designating a synthesizing method called a synthesizing frame is read from an image scanner or prepared in advance. , A method of performing a compositing process is disclosed.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional method, for example, in the method of reading the information designating the synthesizing method from the image scanner, the synthesizing frame has to be created manually, and the special image scanner is required. Requires hardware. In addition, for example, when a composition frame is prepared in advance, a composition method such as a composition coordinate position and a character position of a composition character has to be manually created, which causes a problem that it takes time and effort.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems that have occurred in the related art, and allows images and characters to be combined accurately in a short time. In particular, although the original image and the information to be combined are changed, the combining position, size, etc. An object of the present invention is to provide an efficient synthesizing method when the synthesizing method is constant.

[0007]

In order to solve the above problems, according to the present invention, a word processor or a word processor function of a personal computer is provided at a predetermined specific coordinate position of an original image expressed in a bitmap format. When synthesizing a character that is not represented in the bitmap format created with the etc., specify the synthesis parameter that specifies the coordinate position of the original image and the synthetic character, the coordinate position of the original image to be synthesized, and the position of the character to be synthesized in the synthetic character. The synthetic parameter generating means according to the present invention automatically generates, interprets the designated contents in the synthetic parameter, synthesizes, and outputs a synthetic image in which synthetic characters are automatically synthesized in the original image. . Note that the above-mentioned combination parameter only needs to be created once, and the combination parameter can of course be changed.

[0008]

By the above means, the original image and the composite character are changed each time, but when the composition method such as the composition position and size is constant, each original image to be composed and each composite character are combined. If you input the data, perform the composition operation once on the personal computer, and generate the composition parameters, the subsequent operations can be performed automatically, so that the composition can be done accurately in a short time. This eliminates the need for time-consuming and time-consuming synthesis, and is accurate because it is processed automatically and mechanically.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a composition processing embodiment according to the present invention. The original image to be combined is input from the original image input means 8, the original image file 1 stored in the bitmap format, and the combination parameter describing the combination method are input from the combination parameter generation means 4 to the text format (character The combination parameter file 2 stored in code format, the characters to be combined by inputting from the combined character input means 5 such as a word processor or word processor function of a personal computer for inputting (creating) characters to be combined are in text format. On the screen of the stored composite character file 3 and the display means 10 of the personal computer 9, the composite processing is manually performed through the input means 11, and the composite parameters are automatically generated based on the operation history. For synthesizing the original image and the synthesized character based on the synthesizing parameter Stage 6, and a composite image after synthesis is constructed from the composite image file 7 to be stored in the bitmap format.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a processing flow of the synthesis parameter generating means 4. The original image file 1 and the composite character file 3 are preliminarily created by the original image input means 8 and the composite character input means 5, respectively. First, the original image is read from the original image file 1 (step 21). Furthermore, the composite character file 3
Is read from (step 22). Next, the screen of the display means 10 of the personal computer 9 is manually scrolled to the position where the original image is to be combined via the input means 11 (step 23), and the character to be combined is manually operated to the position on the original image where it is desired to combine. To move (step 24).
Next, interpret it based on the history of human operation described above,
Coordinate position of the composite destination original image and column position of composite character,
The number of characters or the like is created, a synthesis parameter is generated (step 25), the generated synthesis parameter is written to the synthesis parameter file 2 (step 26), and control is passed to the synthesis means 6.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a processing flow of the synthesizing means 6. First, the synthesis parameter is set to synthesis parameter file
Is read from (step 31). Next, the coordinate position of the original image to be combined, the column position of the combined character, the number of characters, etc. in the read combination parameter are decoded, and the target original image is read from the original image file 1 based on the decoded contents (step 32). . Further, the target synthetic character is read from the synthetic character file 3 based on the decoded contents (step 33). Next, data conversion from the text format to the bitmap format is performed so that the read composite character can be composited with the original image (step 34). Next, the synthesized character data converted into the bitmap format is synthesized (superposed) at the coordinate position of the original image designated by the synthesis parameter (step 35), and the synthesized result is written in the synthesized image file 7 (step 36). Next, it is judged whether or not there is no composite character file to be processed (step 3).
7) If it is not present, the process is terminated, and if it is still present, the process from step 32 is repeated.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a map synthesized by the present invention.

[0013]

As described above, according to the present invention, although the original image and the combined character are changed, when the combining method (designation) such as the combining position and size is constant, each original image to be combined is preliminarily set. Enter each synthetic character and, once,
If the combining operation is performed, the respective combined characters are combined with the respective original images according to the contents of the automatically generated combining parameter, so that the combining can be accurately performed in a short time.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a synthesis processing embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a processing flow of a synthesis parameter generation means 4 according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a processing flow of a synthesizing means 6 according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a composite image according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Original image file, 2 ... Synthesis parameter file,
3 ... Synthetic character file, 4 ... Synthetic parameter generating means, 5 ... Synthetic character input means, 6 ... Synthetic means, 7 ...
Synthetic image file, 8 ... Original image input means, 9 ... Personal computer, 10 ... Display means, 11 ... Input means, 21-26 ... Each processing step of synthesis parameter generation means, 31-37 ... Each processing step of synthesis means.

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. When synthesizing a character, which is created by a word processor or the like, and which is not expressed in a bitmap format, at a predetermined specific coordinate position of the original image expressed in the bitmap format, Automatically generate a synthesis parameter that specifies the coordinate position of the synthetic character and the original image to be synthesized and the position of the character to be synthesized in the synthetic character, interpret the specified contents in the synthetic parameter, and perform synthesis.
A method for automatically synthesizing characters on an image, which is characterized by outputting a synthesized image.