JPH11195105A - Picture processor and picture processing system and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a picture processor with high operability for obtaining a desired photographic picture. SOLUTION: Plural successively photographed pictures are displayed in a first picture display area 304 of the screen of a display means 106 (touch panel) according to a prescribed format. A picture photographed at present is always displayed in a prescribed block 304d of the first picture display area 304. Each function is assigned to plural operation areas 301-303, 307a and 307b, 308, and 309a and 309b. Thus, a user can execute a processing corresponding to the purpose only by directly touching the screen according to the purpose.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus, an image processing system, and an image processing system for displaying, for example, still image information or moving image information read from a subject on a screen and storing or outputting the image information to a printer. More particularly, the present invention relates to an image processing apparatus, an image processing system, and a storage medium applied to processing of an X-ray digital image.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, "image diagnosis" in the medical field
Means that a film image (X-ray film image) of a subject (such as a chest) obtained by X-ray photography is applied to a shakasten and observed. That is, the observation by image interpretation is shown. However, since the easiness of observing the part to be observed (observed part) is sought, a normal X-ray film image is provided with a contrast of about 1.0 to 1.5 in a density range that is easy to observe. ing. For this reason, if the photographing conditions slightly deviate, the overexposure or underexposure may occur immediately. This adversely affects the above-described image diagnosis (observation by image interpretation). In particular, when the subject is divided and photographed, the contrast of the subject and the purpose of observation are different for each observation site of each divided part on the X-ray film image obtained by the photographing. Due to these facts, various efforts are currently being made to obtain an X-ray film image optimal for observation.

On the other hand, with the development of computers in recent years, computerization has become widespread in the medical field. For this reason, in the field of image diagnosis, computerization has been remarkably advanced, and the spread of various CT, ultrasonic diagnostic equipment, diagnostic equipment using radioisotopes, and the like has been remarkable. In addition, such various diagnostic devices are connected by a computer, and “modal image diagnosis” is performed in which various modality images obtained by each diagnostic device are comprehensively observed.
The concept has emerged. However, the X-ray film image is essentially an analog image, is the most frequently used in image diagnosis, and, despite being regarded as important, does not fit well into the above-described comprehensive image diagnosis. It is an obstacle to the development of computerization in the field of diagnostic imaging.

In order to solve this problem, there has been proposed an image processing apparatus which performs X-ray photography using a solid-state imaging device or the like to obtain an X-ray digital image. This allows
This makes it possible to adjust the contrast of an X-ray image actually obtained after imaging and to perform re-imaging of failed imaging. Especially,
This is effective in the case of performing the above-described divided photographing. It is also very effective when acquiring an X-ray image as a moving image and collecting it. With the proposal of such an image processing device,
Computerization of X-ray images is also gradually being promoted.

[0005]

However, in a conventional image processing apparatus for processing an X-ray digital image or the like by performing X-ray imaging, it is necessary to input various imaging instructions of a user (technical engineer or the like) via a computer. was there. For this reason, it is very cumbersome for a user who is not used to a computer or a user who is not used to using the apparatus.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks, and can obtain a desired photographed image and improve operability, an image processing apparatus, an image processing system, and a storage medium. The purpose is to provide.

[0007]

For such a purpose,
According to a first aspect of the invention, a display means for displaying a plurality of images obtained by photographing a subject on a screen, a detection means for detecting an external contact position on a display screen of the display means, and a detection of the detection means Control means for controlling the operation of the entire apparatus in accordance with the result, wherein the display screen includes a first image display area in which the plurality of images are displayed according to a predetermined format, and wherein the control means The image display operation in the image display area is controlled.

[0008] In a second aspect based on the first aspect,
The display screen has a plurality of operation areas each having a predetermined function assigned thereto, and the control means is assigned to an area indicated by a detection result of the detection means among the plurality of operation areas. The function is performed.

[0009] In a third aspect based on the first aspect,
The control means controls to display a predetermined image in a predetermined section of the first image display area.

In a fourth aspect based on the third aspect,
The above-mentioned predetermined image is an image obtained by photographing at present.

According to a fifth aspect, in the first aspect,
The control means performs control so that a portion of the image specified by the detection means is displayed in a predetermined section of the first image display area.

In a sixth aspect based on the first aspect,
The display screen has a second image display area for displaying a plurality of images displayed in the first image display area as past images, and the control unit controls an image in the second image display area. The display operation is controlled.

[0013] In a seventh aspect based on the sixth aspect,
The display screen has a plurality of the second image display areas.

According to an eighth aspect based on the first aspect,
A remote control unit capable of wired or wireless connection; and a conversion unit that causes an operation state of the remote control unit to correspond to a detection result of the detection unit. The control unit controls the entire apparatus according to the conversion result of the conversion unit. Operation control is performed.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display means for displaying an image obtained by a solid-state image pickup device having a plurality of pixels on a screen according to a predetermined format. It has an image display area for display, and the image display area includes a section in which a reference portion of the entire image can be checked.

According to a tenth aspect based on the ninth aspect, there is provided a designation means for designating an arbitrary section in the image display area to perform a predetermined process on the arbitrary section. It is characterized by the following.

In an eleventh aspect based on the tenth aspect, the predetermined process is at least an image reading process for the arbitrary section, an image quality adjusting process for the image of the arbitrary section,
It is characterized by including any one of the above-described re-image reading processes for an arbitrary section.

According to a twelfth aspect, in the first or ninth aspect, the target image is a still image or a moving image.

According to a thirteenth aspect, in the first or ninth aspect, the target image is an X-ray image.

A fourteenth invention is an image processing system including the image processing device according to any one of the first to thirteenth aspects.

A fifteenth invention is a storage medium in which processing steps for performing image processing are readable by a computer, and wherein the processing steps display a plurality of images obtained by photographing a subject on a screen. Display step, a detection step of detecting a contact position from the outside on the display screen by the display step, and a control step of controlling the operation of the entire device according to the detection result of the detection step, the display step, Displaying the plurality of images in a first image display area included in the display screen in accordance with a predetermined format, wherein the control step controls an image display operation in the first image display area It is characterized by including.

In a sixteenth aspect based on the fifteenth aspect, the control step includes the step of selecting a plurality of operation areas, each of which includes a predetermined function, included in the display screen.
Executing a function assigned to the area indicated by the detection result of the detection step.

In a seventeenth aspect based on the fifteenth aspect, the control step includes a step of displaying a predetermined image in a predetermined section of the first image display area.

In an eighteenth aspect based on the seventeenth aspect, the control step includes a step of displaying, as the predetermined image, an image obtained by currently photographing.

In a nineteenth aspect based on the fifteenth aspect, the control step includes a step of displaying a part of the image designated by the detection step in a predetermined section of the first image display area. It is characterized by the following.

In a twentieth aspect based on the fifteenth aspect, the control step includes a step of displaying a plurality of images displayed in the first image display area included in the display screen as past images. Controlling the display operation of the image in the image display area.

According to a twenty-first aspect, in the twentieth aspect, the control step includes a step of controlling an image display operation in the plurality of second image display areas.

In a twenty-second aspect based on the fifteenth aspect, the processing step includes a conversion step of making an operation state of a remote control device connectable by wire or wireless correspond to a detection result of the detection step. The control steps are
A step of controlling the operation of the entire apparatus in accordance with the result of the conversion step.

[0029]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(First Embodiment)

The image processing apparatus according to the present invention is applied to, for example, an image processing apparatus 100 as shown in FIG.

This image processing apparatus 100 is a processing apparatus for an X-ray image obtained by X-ray photography of a still image, and as shown in FIG. 1, a data collection circuit 103, a CPU (computer system) 104, and a storage. Circuit 105, display monitor 10
6 and a high-definition monitor 107, each of which is connected to a bus 108 to exchange data with each other. Further, the image processing apparatus 100 includes the X-ray generation circuit 1.
01 and a solid-state imaging device 102 having a grid 102a
The X-ray generation circuit 101 includes a subject 201
X-rays are generated for the solid-state imaging device 102 through the. Then, the solid-state imaging device 102
An X-ray from the line generation circuit 101 via the subject 201 is received, and an output from the X-ray is supplied to the data collection circuit 103. Further, a storage device 202 and a laser imager 203 as external devices are connected to the image processing device 100, respectively.
Data transfer between the storage device 202 and the laser imager 203 is performed by a bus 108.

FIG. 2 specifically shows a main data flow in the image processing apparatus 100 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the output of the solid-state imaging device 102 due to the X-ray generation in the X-ray generation circuit 101
3. It is supplied to the display monitor 106 and the high definition monitor 107. The data collection circuit 10
3 is supplied to the storage circuit 105, and the storage circuit 105
Are supplied to a display monitor 106 and a high-definition monitor 107, respectively. Further, instruction information on a touch panel of the display monitor 106, which will be described later,
104. The overall operation of the image processing apparatus 100 is performed by the CPU 104.
Is managed by That is, the CPU 104 includes a program memory 104a in which a processing program (software) for controlling the operation of the entire apparatus is stored in advance, and reads out and executes the processing program in the program memory 104a to execute the entire apparatus. Perform operation control. Thereby, the image processing apparatus 100 operates as follows.

First, the display monitor 106 includes a touch panel on which an instruction from a user is made. Specifically, the operation on this touch panel is a CP
By executing the above-described processing program in U104, it is handled as the same as a so-called mouse operation. That is, touching the touch panel by the user is treated as being the same as clicking the left button of the mouse once. When the user issues an instruction for X-ray imaging through such an operation on the touch panel, an imaging start state is set, and X-ray imaging is started.
X-rays are generated from the line generation circuit 101, and the X-rays are emitted to the solid-state imaging device 102 via the subject 201.

The solid-state imaging device 102 receives an X-ray from the X-ray generation circuit 101 via the subject 201 on an imaging surface (not shown), and outputs an electric signal of the subject image by photoelectric conversion. The electric signal output from the solid-state imaging device 102 is temporarily stored in the storage circuit 105 as an X-ray image signal via the data collection circuit 103. At the same time, the display monitor 106, which will be described later in detail,
The electric signal (X-ray image signal) output from the electronic circuit 02 and the X-ray image signal stored in the storage circuit 105 are displayed on a screen according to a predetermined format specified in advance. As will be described later in detail, the high-definition monitor 107 also uses an electric signal (X-ray image signal) output from the solid-state image sensor 102 and an X-ray image signal stored in the storage circuit 105 as a current position image on a screen. indicate. Various instructions at this time, for example, instructions for image confirmation, image quality adjustment, reading of a new image, re-shooting, and the like are performed by the above-described touch panel operation by the user.

When the photographing is completed, the X-ray image signal once stored in the storage circuit 105 is output to the printer by the laser imager 203 via the network of the transfer destination designated in advance, or the storage device 202. Saved in.

Here, the display monitor 106 and the high-definition monitor 107 which are the most characteristic features of the image processing apparatus 100 will be specifically described.

FIG. 3 shows a screen configuration of the display monitor 106. As shown in FIG. 3, in the left part of the screen, a printer format arrangement button (P) 301 and a storage format arrangement button (S) 302 are provided at the upper part, and a collected image setting button ( LR), and a format display section 304 including a display area 304a to 304c for a print or stored image and a display area 304d including a high-definition monitor 107 for a current position image is provided at the center thereof. In the right part of the screen, a display area 305 for an overview image and a display area 306 for a current overview image are provided at the right end thereof.
At the left end, image quality processing buttons 307a and 307b,
Transfer button 308, previous button 309a, and next button 3
09b is provided.

When the user presses (touches) each button on the display screen of the display monitor 106, specifically, when the user touches the button portion directly from the screen, This operation is sensed by a touch panel sensor (touch panel sensor). Then, the operation information at this time is given to the CPU 104, and C
The PU 104 controls the entire device to operate according to the given operation information.

Therefore, first, the display monitor 106 described above is used.
Designation of the format is performed by a printer format arrangement button (P) 301 and a storage format arrangement button (S) 302. That is, when the user touches the printer format arrangement button (P) 301, the display monitor 206 specifies the format for printer output by the laser imager 203 or the like, and the format display unit 304 displays the format. An X-ray image (image to be output to a printer) is displayed according to the designation. When the user touches the save format arrangement button (S) 302, the display monitor 206 specifies the format for storage by the storage device 202 or the like, and the format display unit 304 displays X according to the format specification. A line image (image to be saved) is displayed. Here, as an example of the case where the printer format arrangement button (P) 301 is touched, the format specified on the format display
× 2 format (display areas 304a-3
04c, display area 304d, and a total of four display areas).

Next, when the user wants to start shooting,
The user only has to touch the collection image setting button 303. Thereby, the subject 201 in the image processing apparatus 100
X-ray imaging is started, and the obtained X-ray image is displayed on the display area 304 d of the format display unit 304.
It is arranged and displayed as the current position image. At this time, the display area 304d displays the X-ray image with high definition on the high definition monitor 107. Here, the current position means the position (part) of the subject to be worked by the user, and the display area 30 for this image is used.
4d has a configuration surrounded by a double line. The display in the display area 304d allows the image quality and the like to be observed in detail.

When the X-ray image obtained by the X-ray photography is displayed in the display area 304d in this manner, the other display areas 304a to 304c (display areas for printers or storage) are displayed in the other display areas 304a to 304c. Are sequentially searched from the upper left to the lower right, and the X-ray image displayed in the display area 304d moves to the free area obtained as a result of the search. This movement of the X-ray image (movement of the current position) is continued even when the next X-ray imaging is performed, and the X-ray image obtained at that time and displayed in the display area 304d is
The display areas 304a to 304c are sequentially moved to empty areas. At this time, if the user wants to change the display in the display area 304d, that is, if the user wants to change the display position, the user may touch a desired portion of each X-ray image displayed on the format display unit 304.
As a result, the image of the touched portion is displayed as the current position image in the display area 304d.

By the way, immediately after the current position is moved as described above, if the user wants to perform a specific image quality adjustment, the user may touch the image processing button 307a or 307b. Thereby, instead of the current current position image (the X-ray image displayed in the display area 304d), the X-ray image obtained in the last imaging is automatically set as the current position image and displayed in the display area 304d. The image is subjected to a predetermined image processing. After the image processing, the X-ray image that was the current position image before the processing is automatically displayed again in the display area 304d as the current position image.

The image processing buttons 307a and 307b
3, “image processing A” is the image processing button 307a, and “image processing B” is the image processing button 307.
Although it is shown as b, for example, the setting menu or the like allows the user to specify and set the processing executed in “image processing A” and the predetermined image processing executed in “image processing B”. I have. Also, various setting values and the like necessary for image processing can be set. Therefore,
The user may select and touch any one of “image processing A” and “image processing B” according to the purpose.

Further, the user operates the format display unit 30.
When the user wants to select a specific X-ray image from each of the X-ray images already captured and perform image processing, the user may touch the specific X-ray image. In this case, instead of the current current position image (the X-ray image displayed in the display area 304d), the specific X-ray image is automatically set as the current position image and the display area 304 is displayed.
d. In this state, when the user touches the image processing button 307a or 307b according to the purpose, predetermined image processing is performed on the specific X-ray image. After the image processing, the X-ray image that was the current position image before the processing is automatically displayed again in the display area 304d as the current position image.

Here, the specific X-ray image moves to the display area 304d as the current position image, and at this time, the X-ray image set as the current position image is moved to any of the other display areas 304a to 304c (already set). When moving to an area where an X-ray image obtained by imaging is displayed), the X-ray image in the destination area is overwritten and deleted. Before this deletion is performed, for example, A warning message is displayed on the screen stating that the photographed image will be overwritten and deleted. Thus, the user can operate after recognizing this.

X-rays are sequentially taken as described above.
Each X-ray image obtained by the imaging is displayed in a 2 × 2 format (display areas 304a to 304a) of the format display unit 304.
04c and the display area 304d), the overflowed X-ray image is displayed as an overview image in the display area 305 on the right side of the screen. Further, the X-ray image currently being photographed is distinguished from the above-described overview image as a current overview image, and is displayed in a display area 306 below the display area 305.
Is displayed surrounded by a double line.

Specifically, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, when eleven X-ray images are obtained, eight overflowing (1
The X-ray images of the page and the second page) are displayed in the display area 305 as overview images. The X-ray image of the third page is currently displayed on the display area 306 as a current overview image because the imaging operation is currently being performed. In this state, when one new X-ray image is taken, that is, when the X-ray image of the fourth page is taken, the format display unit 304 displays a state in which no image is displayed for the new page. Then, the X-ray image obtained by the X-ray imaging of the fourth page is displayed as described above. At the same time, the X-ray image of the first page and the X-ray image of the second page scroll in the display area 305. As a result, the X-ray image of the second page and the X-ray image of the third page are displayed in the display area 305. A line image is displayed. In the display area 306, an X-ray image of the fourth page currently being photographed is displayed. In such a state, when the user wants to observe the X-ray image of the page that is no longer displayed, the user can use the previous button 309a or the next button 309b.
Just touch. Thus, scrolling of the X-ray image of each page is performed in the display area 305. When the X-ray image selected for each purpose is touched from the X-ray images of each page displayed in the display area 305, the X-ray image of the page is displayed on the format display unit 304.
Will be displayed.

As described above, when a series of X-ray imaging is completed and the user touches the transfer button 308, the information of the X-ray image collected according to the format at this time is transferred to, for example, the laser imager 203. So-called W
It is output to a printer as YSIWYG (What You See is What You Get). Alternatively, the data is transferred to the storage device 202 and stored.

As described above, in the first embodiment, the display monitor 106 including the touch panel displays the collected X-ray images obtained by X-ray photography in a 2 × 2 (display area for printed or stored images). A screen is displayed according to a predetermined format such as 304a to 304b and a display area 304d) for the current position image, and a display area for the current position image in the format is designated by a user operation on the touch panel. The X-ray image of the position is displayed with high definition. At the same time, a plurality of pages of the photographed X-ray images are displayed as overview images. Further, the user operates the touch panel to read the X-ray image into the display area in the predetermined format, read the X-ray image obtained by re-imaging, and display the X-ray image displayed in the display area. The quality of line images can be adjusted. Then, an image of an X-ray film image, which is an analog image that the user has been accustomed to conventionally, is provided as WYSIWYG.

With this configuration, even if the user is not accustomed to using a computer, X-ray photography can be easily and easily performed with a simple operation, and image quality adjustment of an X-ray image obtained thereby can be easily performed. , Re-shooting, image arrangement, and the like. For example, an X-ray image of a desired image quality can be obtained by an intuitive and simple operation of directly specifying an X-ray image for which image quality adjustment or the like is to be performed.

In the first embodiment, the format display unit 304 is used as an example of a case where the printer format arrangement button (P) 301 is touched.
Is a 2 × 2 format, but when the save format arrangement button (S) 302 is touched, the format is, for example, a 1 × 1 format. This is used when it is not necessary to perform multi-formatting when saving.

In the first embodiment, the format display section 304 displays the X of any display area.
The line image may be dragged and moved to another display area in the same format display unit 304. This is the same in the display area 305 for the overview image.

(Second Embodiment)

In the above-described first embodiment, the processing apparatus for X-ray images obtained by X-ray photography of still images is used.
In the second embodiment, a processing apparatus for an X-ray image obtained by X-ray imaging of a moving image is used. Note that the processing device (image processing device) in the second embodiment has the same configuration as the image processing device 100 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and thus detailed description thereof will be omitted, and different configurations will be described. Only a specific description will be given. The image processing apparatus according to the second embodiment is the same as the image processing apparatus 1 shown in FIGS.
The following description will be made assuming that the value is 00.

First, the screen configuration of the display monitor 106 here is, for example, as shown in FIG. That is, in addition to the configuration shown in FIG. 3, a display area 401 for a collected image, a send back button 402, and a freeze button 403 are provided above the image processing buttons 307a and 307b.

Then, when an instruction to start shooting is given by a user's operation on the touch panel, as described above,
X-rays from the X-ray generation circuit 101 are emitted to the solid-state imaging device 102 via the subject 201. As a result, the solid-state imaging device 102 outputs a moving image X-ray image signal. This X-ray image signal is supplied to the data acquisition circuit 10
3 is temporarily stored in the storage circuit 105.

Thereafter, the X-ray image signal once stored in the storage circuit 105 is reproduced and displayed on the display monitor 106 shown in FIG. Here, the moving image being reproduced is displayed in the display area 401 for the collected image. When the user touches the rewind button 402, the replay is performed. In this way, the user observes the moving image displayed in the display area 401 while operating the rewind button 402, and touches the freeze button 403 at a desired image display timing. This allows
The image at this timing is displayed in the format display unit 304
And the image is displayed as a still image with high definition in the display area 304d for the current position image. Then, as described above, the user instructs image confirmation, image quality adjustment, reading of a new freeze, re-shooting, and the like by operating the touch panel.

When a series of photographing is completed, the freeze image signal stored in the storage circuit 105 is output to a laser imager 203 via a pre-designated destination network by a laser imager 203 in accordance with a user's operation on a touch panel. Alternatively, the data is stored in the storage device 202.

Therefore, according to the second embodiment,
It is possible to cope with an X-ray image of a moving image, and the X-ray image of the moving image can be easily operated by a simple operation even if the user is not accustomed to using a computer, as in the first embodiment. X-ray imaging, image quality adjustment of an X-ray image obtained thereby, re-imaging, image arrangement, and the like can be easily and easily performed.

(Third Embodiment)

The image processing apparatus according to the present invention is applied to, for example, an image processing apparatus 500 as shown in FIG.

This image processing apparatus 500 is the same as the first
The image processing apparatus 100 has the same configuration as that of the image processing apparatus 100 according to the second embodiment. However, while the image processing apparatus 100 performs various instructions using the touch panel of the display monitor 106, various instructions are performed by operating the remote controller 501. Is different. That is, the remote controller 501 is used instead of the touch panel as means for giving various instructions.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, the image processing apparatus 500 includes a remote controller 5 in addition to the configuration shown in FIG.
01, a remote control receiving circuit 502 to which the output of the remote control 501 is supplied, and a mouse operation conversion circuit 503 to which the output of the remote control reception circuit 502 is supplied. They are connected by a cable 505. The mouse operation conversion circuit 503 is connected to the bus 108, and exchanges data with each circuit connected to the bus 108.

FIG. 6 specifically shows a main data flow in the image processing apparatus 500 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the output of the remote control 501 is supplied to the CPU 104 via the remote control receiving circuit 502 and the mouse operation conversion circuit 503 in order.
Therefore, the CPU 104
By executing the processing program a, the operation of the entire apparatus is controlled in accordance with the output of the mouse operation conversion circuit 503.

In the image processing apparatus 500 shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the same reference numerals are given to portions which operate in the same manner as the image processing apparatus 100 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.
Detailed description is omitted.

Therefore, first, as shown in FIG. 7, for example, the remote controller 501 has a function button section 501a including buttons F1 to F8 and a current position designation button section 5 as shown in FIG.
01b and a return button 501c. The remote controller 501 is configured to generate information on operation of each button (details thereof will be described later) on infrared light. This infrared light is received by the remote control receiving circuit 502.

A cable 506 can be connected to the remote controller 501. When the cable 506 is used, information on each button operation on the remote controller 501 is directly supplied to the mouse operation conversion circuit 503 via the cable 506 as a control signal. Will be done. This allows the remote controller 50 to operate regardless of the arrangement of the image processing apparatus 500 in the operation room.
Various instructions can be given by 1.

The remote control receiving circuit 502
The information on the operation of each button included in the infrared light from No. 2 is supplied as a control signal to the mouse operation conversion circuit 503 via the serial cable 505.

The mouse operation conversion circuit 503 is, for example,
It has an S232c serial port. Here, the remote controller 501 is provided with the function buttons 501a of the buttons F1 to F8, the current position designation button 501b, and the return button 501c as described above. The buttons are image processing buttons 307a and 307a touched by the user as described above.
7b and the function of each button such as the transfer button 308,
Arbitrary assignment (mapping setting) is configured.

That is, the mouse operation conversion circuit 503
It has a function of converting a signal indicating that various buttons on the remote controller 501 have been pressed, to mapping of which part on the screen has been touched based on user registration. This function is implemented, for example, by loading driver software stored in the program memory 104a in advance into the CPU 104.
Is read out and executed.

For example, when the user wants to make the button F1 the same as touching the “image processing A” button (image processing button 307a), the user needs to set the driver
The coordinates at which the image processing button 307a on the screen of the display monitor 106 exists may be registered for the button F1 by software. Similarly, for the other buttons F2 to F8, a function or the like frequently used by the user may be arbitrarily set. Similarly, if the coordinates of the display areas 304a to 304d on the screen of the display monitor 106 are mapped and set for the current position specifying button 501b, the current position specifying button 5
By operating 01b, the current position as described above can be changed. Similarly, if the coordinates of the send-back button unit 402 on the screen of the display monitor 106 are mapped and set for the send-back button unit 501c, the moving image as described above is operated by operating the send-back button unit 501c. In the X-ray imaging.

Therefore, according to the third embodiment,
The remote controller 501 is used in place of the touch panel in the first and second embodiments, and various instructions can be given by the remote controller 501. Therefore, even if the user is not familiar with the computer, X-ray imaging, image quality adjustment of an X-ray image obtained thereby, re-imaging, image arrangement, and the like can be performed easily and easily with a simple operation. At this time, since the function of each button on the touch panel can be mapped and set for each button of the remote controller 501, software for controlling the operation of the entire apparatus in the first and second embodiments is provided. Need not be changed at all.

It should be noted that the object of the present invention is to
A storage medium storing program codes of software for realizing the functions of the host and the terminal according to the embodiment is supplied to a system or an apparatus, and the computer (or CPU or MPU of the system or the apparatus,
In the embodiment, the CPU 10 that controls the operation of the entire apparatus
It goes without saying that 4) is also achieved by reading and executing the program code stored in the storage medium (the program memory 104a in the first to third embodiments described above). In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the functions of the above-described first to third embodiments, and the storage medium storing the program code constitutes the present invention. .

As storage media for supplying the program code, ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, C
DR, a magnetic tape, a nonvolatile memory card, or the like can be used.

By executing the program code read out by the computer, not only the functions of the above-described first to third embodiments are realized, but also the computer executes the program code based on the instructions of the program code. It goes without saying that the operating OS or the like performs part or all of the actual processing, and the functions of the embodiments are realized by the processing.

Further, after the program code read from the storage medium is written in a memory provided in an extended function board inserted into the computer or a function extension unit connected to the computer, based on the instruction of the program code, The CPU provided in the function expansion board or function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing,
It goes without saying that the processing may realize the functions of the above-described first to third embodiments.

[0078]

As described above, according to the present invention, in the first image display area of the screen by the touch panel or the like, a plurality of images obtained by sequentially photographing using a solid-state imaging device or the like are provided according to a predetermined format. Is displayed. In the first image display area, in a predetermined section, an image obtained by currently photographing is always displayed. Thereby, the user can confirm which part of the entire subject is currently being referred to. In addition, functions such as a shooting start process, an image quality adjustment process, and an image arrangement process are assigned to a plurality of operation regions on the same screen. Thus, the user can execute the process corresponding to the purpose simply by directly touching the operation region or the section of the first image display region according to the purpose, that is, intuitively. For example,
Image quality adjustment and the like can be performed on an image displayed in a predetermined section of the first image display area. Also, the first
The image can be moved within the image display area.
Further, the above-described operation can be performed by remote operation means such as a remote controller. In this case, the operation state of the remote operation means is made to correspond to the operation on the above-described screen by registering a work routine or the like. As a result, even a work routine limited to a certain usage can be applied without changing the conventional control software or the like.

Therefore, according to the present invention, even if the user is not accustomed to using a computer, it is possible to easily perform a photographing operation or the like with a simple operation and to obtain a desired image. . In addition, the time for this can be reduced, and an economic effect can be obtained. Especially,
The present invention is effective when applied to an image processing apparatus or the like that processes an X-ray digital image by performing X-ray photography.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an image processing apparatus to which an image processing apparatus according to the present invention is applied in a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining a data flow of the image processing apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a screen configuration of a display monitor in the image processing apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a screen configuration of a display monitor according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an image processing device to which an image processing device according to the present invention is applied in a third embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram for explaining a data flow of the image processing apparatus.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a remote controller of the image processing apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 106 Display monitor 301 Printer layout button 302 Storage layout button 303 Collection image setting button 304 Format display area 304a to 304c Print or image storage display area 304d Current position image display area 305 Overview image display area 306 Current Display area for overview image 307a, 307b Image processing button 308 Transfer button 309a Previous button 309b Next button

Claims (22)

[Claims] 1. A display means for displaying a plurality of images obtained by photographing a subject on a screen, a detection means for detecting an external contact position on a display screen of the display means, and a detection result of the detection means Control means for controlling the operation of the entire apparatus according to the following. The display screen includes a first image display area in which the plurality of images are displayed according to a predetermined format. An image processing apparatus for controlling an image display operation in a display area. 2. The display screen has a plurality of operation areas to each of which a predetermined function is assigned, and the control means is indicated by a detection result of the detection means among the plurality of operation areas. 2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image processing apparatus executes a function assigned to the area. 3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control means controls to display a predetermined image in a predetermined section of said first image display area. 4. The image processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the predetermined image is an image obtained by currently photographing. 5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control means controls to display a portion of the image specified by said detection means in a predetermined section of said first image display area. Image processing device. 6. The display screen has a second image display area for displaying a plurality of images displayed in the first image display area as past images, and the control means includes: The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an image display operation in the image display area is controlled. 7. The image processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the display screen has a plurality of the second image display areas. 8. A remote control means capable of being connected by wire or wirelessly, and a conversion means for making an operation state of the remote control means correspond to a detection result of the detection means, wherein the control means converts the conversion means. 2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein operation control of the entire apparatus is performed according to the result. 9. A display means for displaying an image obtained by a solid-state imaging device having a plurality of pixels on a screen according to a predetermined format, wherein the display screen of the display means displays the image in a predetermined number of units. An image processing apparatus having an area, wherein the image display area includes a section in which a reference portion of the entire image can be confirmed. 10. An image according to claim 9, further comprising a designation unit for designating an arbitrary section in the image display area to perform a predetermined process on the arbitrary section. Processing equipment. 11. The predetermined process includes at least one of an image reading process for the arbitrary section, an image quality adjusting process for an image of the arbitrary section, and a re-image reading process for the arbitrary section. The image processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein: 12. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the target image is a still image or a moving image. 13. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the target image is an X-ray image. 14. An image processing system comprising the image processing device according to claim 1. Description: 15. A storage medium storing computer-readable processing steps for performing image processing,
A display step of displaying a plurality of images obtained by photographing a subject on a screen; a detection step of detecting an external contact position on a display screen by the display step; and a detection result of the detection step Controlling the operation of the entire apparatus according to the following. The display step includes a step of displaying the plurality of images in a first image display area included in the display screen in accordance with a predetermined format. A storage medium, comprising: controlling an image display operation in the first image display area. 16. The control step executes a function assigned to an area indicated by a detection result of the detection step among a plurality of operation areas each including a predetermined function included in the display screen. 16. The storage medium according to claim 15, comprising a step of performing. 17. The storage medium according to claim 15, wherein said control step includes a step of displaying a predetermined image in a predetermined section of said first image display area. 18. The storage medium according to claim 17, wherein said control step includes a step of displaying an image obtained by currently photographing as said predetermined image. 19. The storage according to claim 15, wherein the control step includes a step of displaying a portion of the image designated by the detection step in a predetermined section of the first image display area. Medium. 20. The control step controls an image display operation in a second image display area for displaying a plurality of images displayed in the first image display area included in the display screen as past images. The image processing apparatus according to claim 15, further comprising: 21. The method according to claim 21, wherein the controlling step includes:
21. The storage medium according to claim 20, further comprising a step of controlling an image display operation in the image display area. 22. The processing step includes a conversion step of making an operation state of a remote operation device connectable by wire or wireless correspond to a detection result of the detection step, and the control step according to a conversion result of the conversion step. The storage medium according to claim 15, further comprising a step of controlling operation of the entire apparatus.