JPH0787433A - Still video device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a tag to a picked up image with a simple operation by using a pointing device. CONSTITUTION:The device is made of a camera head section 601 consisting of an optical system 601-1, a sensor 601-2, an A/D converter 601-3, a control interface 605 controlling them, a signal processing section 602 implementing reproduction processing, a frame memory 603 displaying a picture, a display device 604, a recorder 610 to record a picture, a pen 608 and a key board 609 for the operator an input interface 607 controlling them and an information processing section 606 controlling all of them. A CPU 606-1 is provided with a main memory 606-3 and a character conversion section 606-2.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable information processing device equipped with a pointing device, an electronic filing device equipped with a pointing device, and the like, and more particularly, to a developing device with a display device and a pointing device. The present invention relates to an electronic camera.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional silver halide camera, after taking a photograph and developing it, a person arranges a negative, a positive (slide) or a print and files it, and writes information such as a headline there. Further, in the still video, the heading information is input in characters when the file is filed in the filing device after the shooting is completed.

Therefore, the operability is poor, and it has been necessary for humans to perform various operations while referring to a manual. Also, since there is no immediate system, it was difficult to forget and it was difficult to add a headline, or it was an irrelevant headline. The search was performed by inputting characters.

[0004]

In the prior art, unless the user was fully familiar with the operation method, the user could not use it well and the burden on the user was high.

The object of the present invention is to solve the above problems by using a camera head section, a display section such as a liquid crystal display, and a pointing device for easy operation.
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a still video capable of improving work efficiency by realizing a graphical user interface, by reducing the burden of work such as indexing (TAG) and other artificial operations and searching.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a camera head portion (optical system,
Sensor, A / D conversion), signal processing unit for development, memory for displaying, liquid crystal display, image and TA
It is composed of a recording device for recording G information, a pointing device (such as a pen) for human operation, and an information processing device (CPU) for controlling them.

[0007]

[Operation] By using a pointing device and a graphical display system, T
AG information can be added. Also, any image can be converted into an icon and used as an icon for tagging. By using this TAG information and dragging and dropping the TAG information icon into the search box, this TAG information can be displayed.
It will search for images with. Conversely, by dragging and dropping the image in the main window, an image with TAG information matching the TAG attached to this image is searched and displayed. Therefore, it is possible to add a tag by dragging and dropping.
Provides still video that can be searched by using drag and drop using.

[0008]

EXAMPLE FIG. 1 shows an example of the present invention. Camera head 102 (optical system (lens, optical low-pass filter),
Digital signal from sensor, A / D conversion)
The signal processing unit converts it into video data, sends it to the frame memory, and draws it on the liquid crystal display 101. Based on the captured photo, drag the icon 101-2 at the right or left end of the liquid crystal display 101 with the pen 103 (while pressing the button of 103-1), and on the photo (main window 101-1) Drop by (remove the button of 103-1 at that position)
AG information can be added to the photograph just taken.

Specifically, first, the image data is stored in the main memory when it is drawn in the main window as shown in FIG. At this time, the front area of the main memory of 4 bytes is freed. This area is a place where an address value for referring to the TAG information is entered. As shown in FIG.
By dragging the icon 101-2 of the above and dropping it on the main window 101-1. In front of the area of the main memory where the image data on the main window (this image is on the frame memory and the main memory) is stored. The TAG 202-1 is added to the empty 4 bytes 204-1 of the. Alternatively, TAG202-2, TAG202-3
Is added. The TAG 202-1, 202-2, 20
2-3 indicates the address 203 of the main memory containing family information as shown in FIG. 2, for example. The area records family information as records (203-1, 203-2, 20
3-3) and put together, and also family 1 of 203-1
At the very end of this, a pointer pointing to the beginning of the next family 2 of 203-2 is set and a linear list is constructed. At the very end n
An il pointer (pointer indicating the end) 203-3-7 is inserted.

Similarly, the address (203-1-1 to 203-1-7, 203-2-1 to 203-1-1 to 203-1-7) is similarly applied to family members.
203-2-7, 203-3-1 to 203-3-7) are put. The members in the group should be pointers pointing to their own images (icons). Eg 2
Father 1 (203-1-2) of Family 1 of 03-1 shows his / her own icon 202-2. Virtually, the icon has a substance in the icon area (FIG. 3).

If added, the pointer (address value) is changed, and the member and the icon pointed to by the member are inserted between them. Also in this case, the entity of the icon is stored in the icon area (FIG. 3).

The structure of the main memory is as shown in FIG.
Icon, TAG, address value, image data, multiple TAs
In the case of G, the address value comes after the image data. This is not always in this form because it is composed of virtual memory, but when the TAG information is additionally registered by mapping in the main memory in this way at system startup, for example,
Insert family 3 as TAG3 after family 2 of TAG2.

It is also possible that the user arbitrarily creates an icon prepared by the system in advance and uses it. As shown in Fig. 4, the part 401-2 of the face 401-2 of the photograph 401-1 taken with the pen is framed (click at the start coordinates and click at the end coordinates), and drag and drop it to the right side. It can be attached to the topmost stage 401-3. This image is registered at the same time as this operation as shown in FIG. If this image is larger than 64 × 64 pixels, it is thinned out to 64 × 64 and registered as an icon (402). If it is smaller than 64 × 64, the pixel value is registered as it is. The main memory for registering this icon has a variable size, and at the end of the image it is nil.
Is included. Not necessarily 64 × 64, 32 ×
It can be realized with 32, 48 × 48, or 128 × 128. It is also possible to register using image data that has been copied in advance. As for the image data previously copied as shown in FIG. 4, the image is read from a storage device (the storage medium is a digital hard disk, an IC card, or the like that can be randomly accessed and carried), and is thumbnailed on the display 501. Display (load in frame memory and main memory), and drag and drop to register. A plurality of items such as family members can be registered, and the last registered item becomes a stack 502 so that the item can be searched first when searching.
When this operation is completed, the member display 503 is made, and the attribute and name (actual TAG) are displayed there on the external keyboard 509.
Enter using.

FIG. 6 shows a circuit diagram of the configuration. Optical system 60
1-1, a sensor 601-2, a camera head unit 601 including an A / D converter 601-3 and a control interface 605 for controlling them, a signal processing unit 602 for performing a reproduction process, and a frame memory 603 for displaying an image. Display 604, recording device 51 for recording images
0, a pen 608 and a keyboard 609 for human operation, an input interface 607 for controlling them, and an information processing unit 606 for controlling all of them. A main memory 606-3 and a character conversion unit 606-2 are attached to the CPU 606-1.

FIG. 7 shows a flowchart of adding TAG information. First, photographing is performed (S701), signal processing is performed (S702), and image data is formed.
The data is stored in the frame memory (S703) and displayed on the display (S704). The displayed data is stored in the main memory (S705). Next, it is determined whether or not a TAG is added to this image data as shown in FIG. 2 (S706). In the case of attaching a TAG, the process proceeds to S707, and it is determined whether it is the first TAG (S707). If it is the first TAG, the process proceeds to S708, and the address value for referring to the TAG is stored in the empty 4 bytes before the image data. If STAG is not added, the address indicating the TAG and the image data are stored in the storage medium in S711, and the process ends (S712). This operation is repeated when adding a plurality of TAG information. However, if S707 is N, the process proceeds to S709, and the previous 4 bytes of the image data is set to the maximum value (for example, FFFFFFFF).
And the address value for referencing the TAG information is substituted after this image data (S710). The next 4-byte address can contain nil. Therefore, it is indicated that the address that refers to the TAG does not follow after it. When adding three or more pieces of TAG information, the ni
The address value that refers to the TAG is substituted for the address containing l, and the next address is set to nil. When you drag a certain icon, T is added to the image data currently displayed.
It is determined that the AG information will be attached. If you display it on the display and do not drag for more than 1 minute,
Assuming that no TAG is added, S706 is set to N and the 4 bytes before the image data are set to nil and recorded in the storage medium. Since the image data is still in the main memory after that, the tag can be similarly added even after the image data is recorded on the recording medium. Further, even when TAG is not continuously performed (for example, when there is no drag operation for one minute or more), the image data and the address value indicating the TAG information are once stored in the recording medium.

FIG. 8 shows a search operation. Access the media on which images related to the information of this icon 801-1 are recorded by dragging and dropping the icon 801-1 at the top of the right end and putting it in the search box 801-2 at the bottom of the left end. And then load and main window 8
02 is displayed as a thumbnail (802-1 to 802-8) and displayed. For details, this means that this icon was selected when the button was pressed at the coordinates on the top right of the line (in (x1, y1) and (x2, y2)), and in this state (while pressing the button) Go to the position of the search box, select the search operation by removing the button, refer to the TAG indicated by the icon, and select the image with the same TAG as that TAG.
Search from the AG, find the image that refers to the TAG, and display it.

In FIG. 9, by reading the image in the main window 901, dragging this image to the search box, and dropping it, the T with this image is attached.
Images with the same TAG as AG are searched and displayed. This search is performed using the TAG information added in advance as a key. When a plurality of pieces of TAG information are added, the icon 903 at the upper right (the number of TAG numbers is small) is started. The searched key icon 903 is highlighted or darkened so that the user can know which TAG information (key) has been searched. The icon matching the TAG is searched from the main memory, the coordinates stored in the frame memory are determined, and 32 is added to the icon of the coordinate, that is, the value of the frame memory of the icon of the TAG, to draw. To darken, draw 32 by subtracting from the value of the frame memory. The searched images are thumbnailed and displayed in the main window 904. Next, by clicking 905 (pressing the pen button once) in the search box, the second key (the second icon 907 at the right end) is searched. Then the third and TA
Repeat the same operation for the number with G.

The second embodiment is shown in FIG. When the keyboard is not connected to the interface unit 104 connected to the keyboard, the character information can be registered by a click operation using only the pen.

Specifically, the family 3 (1001-1) displayed in the main window is dragged and dropped to 1
Stick it on 001-2. When the keyboard is not connected (there is no pin that energizes the interface section), the input character 1003 is displayed. By clicking this (the coordinate position is known), the character is displayed inside the table (1002 -4 to 1002-11) is displayed. Kanji can also be registered by performing Kanji conversion through the character conversion unit 606-2.

FIG. 11 shows the third embodiment. It uses a drag ball 1103 as a pointing device, and while pressing the button 1104 and rotating the drag ball, move to the position of the window to which the TAG is to be attached,
Then, when the button 1104 is released, the TAG information is added to the image 1101-1.

[0021]

According to the present invention, it is possible to attach a TAG by simply performing a drag-and-drop operation using a pointing device, and by using the TAG information, a search can be graphically performed without annoying the user. It can be reduced.

Further, the user can arbitrarily register the TAG, and the favorite information can be used as the TAG of the photograph, and the search can be performed by using it.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an operation diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing how TAG information of the present invention is managed.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing addresses of a main memory.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing how an icon is registered.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state of registering an icon using image data recorded in advance.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a procedure for adding TAG information.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing how to search using registered icons.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing how a search is performed based on TAG information attached to image data.

FIG. 10 is an operation diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an operation diagram showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

101 display 101-1 main window 101-2 icon 102 camera head section 103 pen 103-1 button 104 interface section to connect to keyboard 201 currently displayed image 202 area for storing image and address 202-1, 202-3, 202-5 Address area indicating TAG information 202-2, 202-4, 202-6 Registered image 203 TAG information area 203-1-1, 203-2-1, 203-3-1 T
Family head address of AG information 203-1-2 to 203-1-7, 203-2-2 to 2
03-2-7, 203-3-2 to 203-3-7 TA
Member of family of G information 204 Image data to which TAG information is added 204-1 Address area indicating TAG information 204-2 Image data 401 Display 401-1 Main window 401-2 Framed area 401-3 Icon 402 Registered Icon 501 Display 501-1, 501-2 Icon 502 Data area 502-1 to 502-3 Stack 503 Icon information 503-1 Icon ID 503-2 Attribute 503-3 Proper noun 503-4, 503-6, 503- 8,503-10
Attribute value 503-5, 503-7, 503-9, 503-11
Name 601 Camera head 601-1 Optical system 601-2 Sensor 601-3 A / D converter 602 Signal processing circuit 603 Frame memory 604 Display 605 Control interface 606 Information processing unit 606-1 CPU 606-2 Character conversion unit 606-3 Main memory 607 Input interface 608 Pen 609 Keyboard 610 Recording device 801 Display 801-1, 701-2 icon 802 Main window 802-1 to 802-8 image 901 Main window 902, 903 icon 904 Main window 905 Icon click state 906 Main Window 907 icon 1001 display 1001-1, 1001-2 icon 1002 icon information 1002-1 icon ID 100 2-2 Attribute 1002-3 Proper noun 1002-4, 1002-6, 1002-8, 1002
-10 Attribute value 1002-5, 1002-7, 1002-9, 1002
-11 Name 1003 Input panel 1101 Display 1101-1 Main window 1101-2 Icon 1102 Camera head part 1103 Drag ball 1104, 1105 Button 1106 Interface to connect to keyboard

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A still camera comprising a camera head section, a display section, and a pointing device, wherein the TAG information is added to image data taken by dragging and dropping an icon using the pointing device, and a drag and drop operation is performed. A still video having means for searching and means for registering a key as TAG information in an icon by a drag & drop operation. 2. A search is performed without inputting a search key based on the TAG information attached at the time of shooting, and a search item and a searched image are displayed by highlighting or darkening the icon of the key being searched. The still video according to claim 1, wherein the still video is capable of being played. 3. When registering a key to be TAG information in an icon by a drag and drop operation, the TAG information to be registered is configured in a stack, and the one used for the search is stacked on top and the next search is performed. The still video according to claim 1, wherein the still video is searched first.