JPH11296526A - Electronic catalog device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a user to intuitively feel the size, weight, etc., of a 1st object and grasp features of the 1st object through electronic catalog service for multiplexing and distributing image data of the 1st object and additional data (size, weight, capacity, color, price, etc.), regarding the 1st object together. SOLUTION: Thin device is equipped with an input means 101 which inputs multiplexed data of the 1st image data and 1st additional data regarding the 1st image data, separating means 102, 103, and 104 which separate the 1st image data and 1st additional data from the multiplexed data, a select signal generating and outputting means 103 which generates and outputs a select signal according to the 1st additional data, an output means 107 which outputs 2nd image data according to the select signal, and display means 110, 111, and 112 which puts together and displays the 1st and 2nd image data.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a purchased product (object).
The present invention relates to an electronic catalog apparatus for electronically displaying image data of an electronic catalog.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional electronic catalog apparatus, ancillary data (size, weight, capacity, color, price, etc.) relating to a purchased product (object) are included together with image data of the purchased product (object).
Was electronically displayed as numerical data.

[0003]

Conventionally, the only means for a user to know the size and weight of a purchase (object) is numerical data, and the user cannot intuitively sense the size and weight. Was.

As for the comparison of sizes on a screen, there is an image processing apparatus in which the user himself / herself changes the display size of an image by inputting the actual dimensions of the object image. Had to be done by the user himself.

[0005] Along with the image data of the purchase (object), ancillary data (size, weight,
In an electronic catalog service that multiplexes and distributes (capacity, color, price, etc.), the user can intuitively purchase (object)
It is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic catalog apparatus that senses the size, weight, and the like of a product and makes it easy to grasp the characteristics of a purchase (object).

[0006]

An input means for inputting multiplexed data obtained by multiplexing first image data and first attached data relating to the first image data, and the first image based on the multiplexed data. Separation means for separating data from the first attached data; selection signal generation and output means for generating and outputting a selection signal based on the first attached data; and output for outputting second image data according to the selection signal. Means, and display means for combining and displaying the first and second image data.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS (First Embodiment) In this embodiment, an electronic catalog in which image data of a purchase (hereinafter, referred to as an object) and attached data relating to the object are multiplexed and distributed. It assumes services.

FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of an electronic catalog apparatus according to the present invention.
It is a figure showing composition of an embodiment. Electronic catalog data (hereinafter, multiplexed data 12) in which image data of an object to be purchased and auxiliary data related to the image data are multiplexed.
0) is input via the data I / F 101.

[0009] Once the multiplexed data 12
0, the data is separated into image data 121 and ancillary data 122 related to the image data 121, and the respective data are stored in the image memory 103 and the memory 104. Further, the auxiliary data 122 stored in the memory 104 is input to the reference item selection calculator 106.

The reference item selection calculator 106 calculates the reference item by calculating the attached data 122 and generates a reference item selection signal 131.

The reference item data storage unit 107 outputs the image data 133 of the corresponding reference item to the image synthesizer 111 according to the reference item selection signal 131.

The display area computing unit 110 receives the attached data 122 and converts the attached data 122 into image data 121.
And the display area of each of the image data 133 are calculated (details will be described later), and the image data 121 and the image data 133 are calculated.
The two display area data 135 related to
11 is output.

In the image synthesizer 111, the multiplexed data 120
The image data 121 of the reference item selected as a result of the operation and the image data 121 separated from the
21, display image data 136 is created using the display area data 135 of the display device 112 and the display device 112.
Output to

In FIG. 1, the multiplexed data 120 is divided into image data 121 and ancillary data 122 and then divided into two memories, an image memory 103 and a memory 104, for storing the respective data. May be configured with the same memory.

Next, from the attached data 122, the image data 1
The case where the display areas of the image data 21 and the image data 133 are calculated will be described. For the sake of explanation, an example of displaying the size will be described. It is assumed that the actual dimensions of the object are used from the attached data.

First, the display area computing unit 110 has a plurality of image frames as a reference for screen display as shown in FIG. 2, and stores the image frame of the object image corresponding to the actual dimensions of the object in the attached data 122. Select according to. The selection of the image frame of the reference item image is performed based on the actual dimensions of the object, which is the information of the attached data 122. On the screen, as an example, the frame of the reference item image is the same as the frame of the target object.

In the simplest case, the reference item selection calculator 106 and the display area calculator 110 in FIG.
One reference item image may correspond to one image frame.

Regarding screen display, the selected image frames are arranged side by side at fixed positions on the screen and synthesized, or the display pattern of the target object image and the reference item image according to the size of the target image and the reference item image is displayed on the display area. Arithmetic unit 110
Can be prepared and combined on one screen. FIGS. 3 and 4 show examples of the display screen.

FIG. 3 shows an image of a target object (hereinafter referred to as a target image 302) with respect to the entire image 301,
An image of a reference item that serves as a reference for comparing sizes (hereinafter,
(Referred to as a reference item image 303) at a fixed position on the screen.

FIG. 4 shows an example in which the reference item image 303 and the target image 302 are combined with the entire image 401 and displayed as one image.

(Second Embodiment) This embodiment assumes an electronic catalog service in which image data of a purchase (hereinafter referred to as an object) and auxiliary data relating to the object are multiplexed and distributed. Things.

FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment of the electronic catalog apparatus of the present invention.
It is a figure showing composition of an embodiment. The difference from the first embodiment is that a means is provided by which the user can select a reference item by his / her preference using the command instruction device 513.

Electronic catalog data (hereinafter referred to as multiplexed data 1) in which image data of an object to be purchased and auxiliary information are multiplexed.
20) is input via the data I / F 101.

Once the multiplexed data 12
0, the data is separated into image data 121 and ancillary data 122 related to the image data 121, and the respective data are stored in the image memory 103 and the memory 104. Further, the auxiliary data 122 stored in the memory 104 is input to the reference item selection calculator 106.

The reference item selection calculator 106 calculates the calculation result of the reference item determination based on the attached data 122 and the item selection command 5 from the command indicating device 513.
The reference item selection signal 131 is generated from the reference item 40. It should be noted that the reference item selection calculator 106 determines an item to be a reference by an item selection command 540 from the command instruction device 513, prior to the calculation result of the reference item determination based on the attached data 122, and outputs a reference item selection signal 131. May be generated.

The reference item data storage unit 107 outputs the image data 133 of the corresponding reference item to the image synthesizer 111 in accordance with the reference item selection signal 131.

As in the first embodiment, the display area calculator 110 receives the attached data 122, calculates the display areas of the image data 121 and the image data 133 from the attached data 122, and calculates the image data 121 and the image data. Two pieces of display area data 135 related to the data 133 are output to the image synthesizer 111.

In the image synthesizer 111, the multiplexed data 120
The image data 121 and the image data 133 of the selected reference item separated from the
The display image data 136 is synthesized by using the display area data 135 of No. 3 and output to the display device 112.

When there is no instruction from the command instructing device 513, the reference item selection calculator 106 determines the reference item from the calculation result of the reference item determination based on the attached data 122, and outputs the reference item selection signal 1
31 is generated.

In FIG. 5, the multiplexed data 120 is divided into image data 121 and auxiliary data 122, and is divided into two memories, an image memory 103 and a memory 104, for storing the respective data. May be configured with the same memory.

An example of a display screen for comparing the size of a target product is shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 as in the first embodiment. Also, the reference item data storage unit 107 in the device
FIG. 6 shows an example of a screen for selecting a plurality of reference items stored in the.

In FIG. 6, six reference items (602 to 607) are displayed on the entire screen 601 as comparison candidates with the object, and it is schematically shown that the user has selected the reference item 603 among them. It is a thing.

(Third Embodiment) This embodiment assumes an electronic catalog service in which image data of a purchase (hereinafter referred to as an object) and ancillary data relating to the object are multiplexed and distributed. Things.

FIG. 7 shows a third embodiment of the electronic catalog apparatus of the present invention.
It is a figure showing composition of an embodiment. The difference from the first embodiment is that the ratio calculator 710 calculates the ratio between the attached data related to the target object and the attached data related to the reference item, and directly compares and displays them on the screen.

Electronic catalog data (hereinafter, referred to as multiplexed data 120) obtained by multiplexing image data of an object to be purchased and accompanying data relating to the image data is data I /
Input via F101.

Once the multiplexed data 12
0, the image data 121 and the attached data 122 relating to the image data 121 are separated, and the respective data are stored in the video memory 103 and the memory 104. Further, the auxiliary data 122 stored in the memory 104 is input to the reference item selection calculator 106.

The reference item selection calculator 106 calculates the reference item by calculating the input attached data 122 and generates a reference item selection signal 131.

The reference item data storage unit 107 outputs the image data 133 of the corresponding reference item to the image synthesizer 111 in accordance with the reference item selection signal 131.
The reference item data storage unit 107 stores the auxiliary data 134 relating to the corresponding reference item in the ratio calculator 71.
Output to 0.

In the ratio calculator 710, the attached data 122
And the attached data 134, the display area and the ratio data 735 of each of the image data 122 and the image data 133 are calculated according to the ratio of the actual dimensions of the target object and the reference item (details will be described later), and output to the image synthesizer 111. .

In the image synthesizer 111, the multiplexed data 120
The image data 121 of the reference item selected as a result of the operation and the image data 121 separated from the
By using the display areas 21 and 133 and the ratio data 135, the display image data 136 is synthesized and output to the display device 112.

In FIG. 7, after the multiplexed data 120 is divided into image data 121 and auxiliary data 122, the image data 103 and the memory 104 are separately described as memories for storing the respective data. May be configured with the same memory.

Next, from the attached data 122 to the image data 12
The case where the display area of each of the image data 1 and the image data 133 is calculated will be described. The selection of the reference item is performed based on the actual dimensions of the object, which is the attached data 122. For example, the selection range of each reference item is set for the size of the object (tentatively, xcm).
For example, item A is L1 ≦ x <L2, item B is L
2 <x ≦ L3, etc., and an item in which x corresponds to a range is selected as a reference item.

Next, the ratio between the selected reference item and the actual size of the object is calculated, and display image data is created so that the image of the object is maximized in the screen display area set on the screen.

Further, since the display image data is created using the actual dimensions of the reference item, comparison with a plurality of objects using the same reference item is possible. FIGS. 8 and 9 show examples of display screens in which the sizes of different objects are compared for the same reference item.

FIG. 8 shows an image of a target object (hereinafter, referred to as a target image 302) with respect to the entire image 801.
An image of a reference item that serves as a reference for comparing sizes (hereinafter,
This is an example in which composite display is performed in such a manner that reference item images 303 are arranged at fixed positions on the screen.

FIG. 9 shows an example in which a target image 902 different from the reference item image 303 and the target image 302 is combined and displayed in a fixed position on the screen with respect to the entire image 901.

Further, the number of displayed reference items is controlled by the ratio between the size of the target object and the size of the reference item, which is good for the comparison calculator 710, and the size is determined when the screens are combined as shown in FIG. To facilitate the display, a plurality of reference item images 1003 can be displayed side by side around the target image 1002, or a scale 1104 can be displayed side by side around the target image 1002 as shown in FIG.

In the present embodiment, the display relating to the size has been described. However, the present invention can be similarly implemented by replacing the size with the weight. 12 and 13 show display examples.
Shown in

FIG. 12 shows a case in which a seesaw 1204 is arranged on the entire image 1201 and the target image 1202 and the reference item 3 are placed thereon to display the weight intuitively and intuitively.
02. This example shows that the target object is slightly heavier than three reference items.

Similarly, in FIG. 13, a comparison between the target image 1202 and the reference item image 1303 indicates that the target is slightly lighter than the reference item. In these two examples,
Although the seesaw 1204 is used to display the weight easily, it is also possible to use another symbol such as a balance as an alternative.

Also in the above two examples, the ratio calculator 710
It is also possible to control the number of displayed reference items by the ratio of the actual weight between the target object and the reference item.

Although the attached data 122 has been described as the actual size or actual weight of the object, it is sufficient that the ratio of the size or weight between the object and the reference item can be calculated in order to be displayed on the screen. The display size is a size with respect to the screen, specifically, a pixel size used for display. It is possible to use the ratio between the actual size and the display size of the object in the attached data 122, or a combination of the actual size and the display size of the object.

(Fourth Embodiment) This embodiment assumes an electronic catalog service in which image data of a purchase (hereinafter, referred to as an object) and attached data relating to the object are multiplexed and distributed. Things.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the configuration of an electronic catalog apparatus according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. The difference from the third embodiment is that a means is provided by which a user can select a reference item by his / her preference using the command instruction device 513.

Electronic catalog data (hereinafter, referred to as multiplexed data 120) obtained by multiplexing image data of an object to be purchased and auxiliary data relating to the image data is provided as data I /
Input via F101.

Once the multiplexed data 12
0, the image data 121 and the attached data 122 relating to the image data 121 are separated, and the respective data are stored in the video memory 103 and the memory 104. Further, the auxiliary data 122 stored in the memory 104 is input to the reference item selection calculator 106.

The reference item selection calculator 106 calculates the calculation result of the reference item determination based on the attached data 122 and the item selection command 5 from the command indicating device 513.
The reference item selection signal 131 is generated from the reference item 40. It should be noted that the reference item selection arithmetic unit determines the reference item based on the item selection command 540 from the command indicating device 513, prior to the reference item determination result based on the attached data 122, and generates the reference item selection signal 131. It may be configured as follows.

The reference item data storage unit 107 outputs the image data 133 of the corresponding reference item to the image synthesizer 111 according to the reference item selection signal 131.
The reference item data storage unit 107 stores the auxiliary data 134 relating to the corresponding reference item in the ratio calculator 71.
Output to 0.

As in the third embodiment, the ratio calculator 710 receives the attached data 122 and the attached data 134, and according to the ratio of the actual size of the object to the reference item, the ratio between the image data 121 and the image data 133. The display area and ratio data 735 are calculated and output to the image synthesizer 111.

In the image synthesizer 111, the multiplexed data 120
The image data 121 and the image data 133 of the selected reference item separated from the
The display image data 136 is synthesized by using the display area 3 and the ratio data 735, and output to the display device 112.

In FIG. 14, after the multiplexed data 120 is divided into image data 121 and auxiliary data 122, the image data 103 and the memory 104 are separately described as memories for storing the respective data. May be configured with the same memory.

(Fifth Embodiment) This embodiment assumes an electronic catalog service in which image data of a purchase (hereinafter, referred to as an object) and attached data relating to the object are multiplexed and distributed. Things.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a configuration of an electronic catalog apparatus according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention. The difference from the fourth embodiment is the following two points.

The first point is that the receiving buffer 102 and the reference item data storage unit 107 are connected so that the multiplexed data 120 on the transmitted object can be used as reference item data.

The second point is that the command data 1541 relating to the object is transmitted from the command instructing device 513 to the transmission buffer 1.
540 for catalog shopping via the network 1542.

By configuring a part (or all) of the reference item data storage unit 107 by a writable nonvolatile memory such as a flash memory,
A new use form arises in that an item previously purchased using an electronic catalog can be used as a reference item, and objects of the same type (eg, a bag) can be compared.

Further, by including an item selection command in the attached data 122, for example, the reference item selection calculator 106 designates that the next multiplexed data is used as a reference item selection signal, or
It is also possible to designate to use oneself as a reference item selection signal.

(Sixth Embodiment) This embodiment assumes an electronic catalog service in which image data of a purchase (hereinafter, referred to as an object) and attached data relating to the object are multiplexed and distributed. Things.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a configuration of an electronic catalog device according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention. The difference from the fourth embodiment is the following two points.

The first point is that the multiplex data 12 relating to the object is
0 and the reference item data are supplied from a removable recording medium (for example, a CD-ROM or a DVD-ROM).

The second point is that the command data 1541 relating to the object is transmitted from the command instructing device 513 to the transmission buffer 1.
540 for catalog shopping via the network 1542.

According to this embodiment, the electronic catalog can be distributed as a recording medium, and the user only needs to transmit data when purchasing.

According to the above-described embodiment, an electronic catalog service for multiplexing and distributing accessory information (size, weight, capacity, color, price, etc.) about an object together with image data of the object, By displaying the image data of the object described in the electronic catalog in a form in which image data (reference item images), which serve as a reference for determining the size and weight, are arranged in advance, the user can handle unknown objects Features such as the size and weight of the target object can be intuitively known.

Further, by performing the ratio calculation using the dimensional data or the weight data in the attached data added together with the image data information, both the images (the size of the object) can be adjusted according to the scale of the size or weight of the object. The apparatus can be configured without preparing a large number of reference images (reference item images) by displaying enlarged or reduced display or a plurality of reference item images.

(Supplementary Note) (1) The first attached data is composed of a ratio of an actual size of the first image data to a display size of the first image data. Electronic catalog equipment.

(2) The electronic catalog according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the first attached data comprises a combination of an actual size and a display size of the first image data. apparatus.

(3) The electronic catalog apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the first attached data comprises actual dimensions of the first image data.

(4) The first attached data is the first
The electronic catalog device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic catalog device has an actual weight.

[0079]

As described above, according to the present invention, ancillary data (size, weight, capacity, color, price, etc.) relating to the purchase (object) are multiplexed together with the image data of the purchase (object). In an electronic catalog service that distributes electronic mail, the user can intuitively sense the size and weight of the purchase (object), and the characteristics of the purchase (object) can be easily grasped.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an electronic catalog device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an image frame serving as a reference for screen display.

FIG. 3 shows first and second embodiments of the present invention with respect to the size of an object;
It is a figure showing an example of a screen display by an embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display according to the present invention with respect to the size of an object.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an electronic catalog device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a selection screen of a reference item used as a reference regarding the size or weight of an object.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an electronic catalog device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen display according to a third embodiment of the present invention with respect to the size of an object.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display according to the third embodiment of the present invention with respect to the size of an object.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen display according to a third embodiment of the present invention with respect to the size of an object.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display according to the third embodiment of the present invention with respect to the size of an object.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen display according to a third embodiment of the present invention with respect to the weight of an object.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display according to the third embodiment of the present invention with respect to the weight of an object.

FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an electronic catalog device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a fifth embodiment of the electronic catalog device of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an electronic catalog device according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

101: data I / F, 102: reception buffer, 103, 1603: image memory, 104, 16
04: memory, 106: reference item selection calculator, 107: reference item data storage unit, 110
..Display area calculators, 111 ... image synthesizers, 11
2 ... display device, 710 ... ratio calculator.

──────────────────────────────────────────────────の Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁶ Identification code FIG06F 15/40 370Z 370B (72) Inventor Ken Hirata 3-3-9, Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo Toshiba E.V.E. Inside the company (72) Inventor Tetsuya Kaise 3-3-9, Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo Inside Toshiba ABU Corporation

Claims (7)

[Claims] An input unit for inputting multiplexed data obtained by multiplexing first image data and first ancillary data relating to the first image data; and inputting the first image data and the first image data from the multiplexed data. Separation means for separating the first attached data, selection signal generation and output means for generating and outputting a selection signal based on the first attached data, output means for outputting second image data according to the selection signal, An electronic catalog apparatus comprising: display means for combining and displaying first and second image data. 2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a selection unit configured to select one from a group of image data including a plurality of second image data having different display forms, wherein the selection signal generation and output unit includes 2. The electronic catalog apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the selection signal is generated and output from the attached data and an output signal of the selection unit. 3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a selection unit that selects one of a plurality of image data groups including a plurality of second image data having different display forms, wherein the selection signal generation and output unit includes
2. The electronic catalog apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the selection signal is generated and output from an output signal of the selection unit prior to the attached data of the selection unit. 4. An input means for inputting multiplexed data obtained by multiplexing first image data and first ancillary data relating to the first image data; and inputting the first image data and the second image data from the multiplexed data. Separation means for separating the first attached data; selection signal generation / output means for generating and outputting a selection signal based on the first attached data; and second image data and the second image data according to the selection signal. An output unit that outputs second attached data; a ratio calculating unit that obtains a ratio from the first and second attached data; and a ratio of the first image data and the second image data using the ratio. An electronic catalog apparatus comprising: display means for changing at least one of the size and the number of the at least one of them and displaying the combined image. 5. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: selecting means for selecting one from a plurality of image data groups each including a plurality of second image data having different display modes, wherein the selection signal generation and output means includes a first signal generator and a second signal generator. The electronic catalog device according to claim 4, wherein the selection signal is generated and output from the attached data and an output signal of the selection unit. 6. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a selection unit that selects one of a plurality of image data groups each including a plurality of second image data having different display forms, wherein the selection signal generation and output unit includes the first signal generation and output unit.
2. The electronic catalog apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the selection signal is generated and output from an output signal of the selection unit prior to the attached data of the selection means. 7. The display device according to claim 4, wherein said ratio calculating means controls the number of displayed second image data according to a ratio of an actual size or an actual weight of said first and second image data. 7. The electronic catalog device according to any one of items 1 to 6.