JPS60173678A - Conversational type picture converting system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make picture edition easy and efficient by enabling editing operation carried out respectively for a partial picture collectively using a preset converting instruction, and by setting the partial picture which becomes an object of editing operation by the converting instruction flexibly using corresponding information with a partial identifier. CONSTITUTION:A picture discriminator ''face A'' is inputted from outside to an inputting device 1. A picture retrieving section 3 retrieves pictures in a picture memory 2 making ''face A'' a key, and outputs a partial identifier and a pair of form data, and identifier ''laugh'' is inputted to the inputting device 1. A conversion instruction retrieving section 8 retrieves a figure (b) in a conversion instruction memory 7 and reads out making ''laugh'' a key and outputs four partial identifiers in the figure (a) to a partial identifier buffer 9, and outputs four editing operation information corresponding to the figure (a) to a editing operation buffer 10. Next, a partial picture retrieving section 12 reads out the first partial identifier ''square eyebrow left'', and basing on this, reads partial identifiers ''left eyebrow'' and ''eyebrow'' in information memory 11 relating to the identifier, and then, retrieves and compares in the partial identifier buffer 9 making three identifiers ''square eyebrow left'', ''left eyebrow'' and ''eyebrow'' a key.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (1) Description of the field to which the invention pertains The present invention relates to an interactive image conversion method that allows easy and efficient editing of an image composed of nine partial images.

(2) Description of conventional technology Conventionally, when editing an image composed of nine partial images, one partial image is selected interactively from one or more partial images that make up one image, and one selected portion is edited. One type of editing operation had to be repeatedly performed on an image. For example, to edit an image that consists of two partial images, a nine circle and a triangle, select each circle or triangle one by one and enlarge or reduce it.

It was necessary to repeatedly apply editing operations such as moving. Therefore, in order to edit an image, it is necessary to select and edit many partial images, and one edit is complicated and takes a long time.

(3) Purpose of the Invention In order to solve these drawbacks, the present invention makes it possible to perform editing operations on partial images constituting two images at once by using preset conversion commands. In addition, it is possible to flexibly set the partial image to be edited by the conversion command using the correspondence information between one partial identifier and the partial identifier, thereby facilitating image editing.
(4) Explanation of structure and operation of the invention FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the invention.

1 is an image identifier and a conversion command identifier (
An input device 2 receives an instruction identifier (hereinafter referred to as a command identifier), and 2 is an image storage unit that stores an image constituted by one or more pairs of a partial image identifier (hereinafter referred to as a partial identifier) and the shape data, and an image identifier of the image.

FIG. 2 shows an example of expression of one image (image identifier: "Face A") stored in the image storage unit 2.

3 is an image search unit that searches images in the image storage unit 2 using the image identifier input from the input device 1 as a key and outputs the corresponding image; 4 is a partial identifier and shape data output from the image search unit 3; An image buffer temporarily stores an image composed of one or more pairs of , and 5 a display control unit that generates an image display signal.

6 is a display device that displays images.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a conversion instruction storage section that stores conversion instructions and instruction identifiers consisting of one or more pairs of a partial identifier and the editing operation. An example of a conversion instruction stored in is shown below. Reference numeral 8 denotes a conversion instruction search unit that searches for conversion instructions in the conversion instruction storage unit 7 using the instruction identifier inputted from the input device 1 as a key, and outputs a partial identifier and editing operation information of the corresponding conversion instruction.

9 is a partial identifier buffer that temporarily stores one or more partial identifiers output from the conversion instruction search unit 8;
An example is shown in FIG. 4(ex)l Ch). Reference numeral 10 denotes an editing operation buffer that temporarily stores one or more pieces of editing operation information searched and outputted from the conversion instruction search unit 8 in correspondence with the partial identifier in the partial identifier buffer 9.
) is shown in Figure 5 (α) I (A).
Shown below.

Reference numeral 11 denotes an identifier-related information storage unit that stores identifier-related information consisting of correspondence information between partial identifiers and partial identifiers. An example of correspondence information between partial identifiers and partial identifiers stored in is shown below. In FIG. 6, arrows between partial identifiers indicate the direction of correspondence between partial identifiers. For example, the partial identifier "square eyebrow left" is the partial identifier "left eyebrow" and "eyebrow" that can be reached sequentially along the direction of the arrow.
It can be associated with

12 reads out the partial identifier of the image in the image buffer 4 and the partial identifier associated with the partial identifier in the identifier relationship information storage unit 11;

Using all the read partial identifiers as keys, a comparison search is performed with the partial identifiers in the partial identifier buffer 9.

If the result of comparison is the same, the partial image search section outputs the shape data in the image buffer 4 corresponding to the partial identifier.

Reference numeral 13 denotes a partial image buffer for temporarily storing the shape data output from the partial image search unit 12, and 14 reads out editing operation information in the editing operation buffer 10 corresponding to the partial identifier of the shape data in the partial image buffer 13. This is an editing operation execution unit that performs editing operations on the shape data in the partial image buffer 13.

An example of the contents of an executable editing operation (here, the image shape data is defined on a rectangular coordinate plane having a zy axis) is shown in FIG.

Reference numeral 15 denotes an editing method image buffer that temporarily stores the result of the editing operation of the shape data in the partial image buffer 13 executed by the editing operation execution section 14. 1 The contents of the editing method image buffer 15 are read out by the display control section 5 and the display device 6 to be displayed.

Next, the operation will be explained using FIG. On explanation.

The image storage unit 2 stores a plurality of images.
Assume that it contains an image of a figure. Further, the conversion instruction storage unit 7 stores a plurality of conversion instructions, and among them are the instructions shown in FIG.
, (h). Further, the identifier relationship information storage unit 11 stores association information between a plurality of partial identifiers and partial identifiers, and includes the information shown in FIG. 6(α).
I (h>9 (e)) It is assumed that the editing operation execution unit 14 is able to execute the editing operation information shown in FIG. , the command identifiers are assumed to be "laugh" and "angry".A flowchart of an example of the operation is shown in FIG.

First, an image identifier "face A" is input into the input device 1 from the outside. The image search unit 3 searches the images in the image storage unit 2 using “face A” as a key, and uses the partial identifier and shape data 7 in FIG.
9 pairs are output and temporarily stored in the 9 image buffer 4. Along with this, the shape data in the image buffer 4 is transferred to the display control unit 5.
reads.

Output to the display device 6.

Next, the command identifier "laugh" is input into the input device 1 from the outside. The conversion instruction search unit 8 searches the conversion instruction storage unit 7 in FIG.
The four pieces of editing operation information shown in FIG. 5(a) corresponding to FIG. 4(α) are output to the editing operation buffer 10.

Next, the partial image search unit 12 reads out the first partial identifier "square eyebrow left" in the image buffer 4.

Based on this, the partial identifiers "left eyebrow" and "eyebrow" that are associated with "square eyebrow left" are read out in the identifier related information storage unit 11, and 9th, "square eyebrow left" is obtained.

The partial identifier buffer 9 is searched and compared using the three identifiers "left eyebrow" and "eyebrow" as keys. As a result of the comparison, none of them are the same, so next we read out the second partial identifier "Square Eyebrow Right" in the image buffer 4 and make it correspond to "Square Eyebrow Right" in the identifier related information storage unit 11. Read out the partial identifiers ``right eyebrow'' and ``eyebrow'',
The partial identifier buffer 9 is searched and compared using the three partial identifiers "square eyebrow right,""righteyebrow," and "eyebrow" as keys.

As a result of the comparison, none of them are the same, so next, the third partial identifier "left eye" in the image buffer 4 is read out, and based on this, the portion corresponding to "left eye" in the identifier related information storage unit 11 is read out. The identifier "eye" is read out, and the partial identifier buffer 9 is searched and compared using the "left eye J" and "eye J" as keys.

As a result, the 1st and 3rd in the partial identifier buffer 9 match, so the shape data corresponding to "left eye" in the image buffer 4 is output to the partial image buffer 13, and the 1st and 3rd in the 1 editing operation buffer 10 are output. Edit operation information for each "Flip in the X direction".

“Rotate 30° clockwise” is output to the editing operation execution unit 14.

The editing operation execution unit 14 executes "reverse in the X direction" and "rotate 30 degrees clockwise" on the "left eye" shape data in the partial image buffer 13.

Output the shape data to the edited image buffer 15.

Next, the display control unit 5 reads out the partial image in the edited image buffer 15, outputs a 1 display signal, and displays it on the display device 6. Next, the partial image search unit 12 searches the 4 images in the image buffer 4.
The second partial identifier "right eye" is read out and the above operation is repeated. Similarly, "nose".

The above operations are performed for "mouth" and "outline 1" (2), and the image shown in FIG. 9(a) is finally displayed on the display device 6. Figure 9 (b
) is displayed on the display device 6.

The above is an example of the operation, but the number of images in one image storage section 2 and the type and number of conversion instructions in conversion instruction storage section 7 are arbitrary. In addition, the method of configuring the conversion command can operate in the same manner as in the embodiment by storing not only the 1 m collection operation information for 1 partial identifier as shown in FIG. 3, but also the 1 m collection operation information for 1 partial identifier. . Also, the identifier related information storage unit 1
What is the method for associating partial identifiers in 1 with partial identifiers?

Although the tree-like method shown in FIG. 6 is used, the same operation as in the embodiment can be achieved even if, for example, partial identifiers are associated in a network-like manner.

Alternatively, a method may also be used in which a partial image is selected by means such as inputting a partial identifier and one type of editing operation is performed.

(5) Description of effects As explained above, according to the present invention, when editing an image composed of nine partial images, the identifiers (
A conversion command consisting of a partial identifier (partial identifier) and an editing operation to be performed on the shape data is prepared, and identifier relationship information for associating the partial identifiers is prepared, and when converting nine images, the identifier relationship is In order to perform editing operations on the corresponding partial image by referring to the information and comparing the partial identifier in the conversion command with the partial identifier of the partial image composing the image,
It is possible to convert many types of partial images at once with a small number of conversion commands, and there is no need for the conventional image editing method in which each partial image was selected and edited one by one, or for identifier-related information. Compared to the editing method, this method has the advantage that editing can be performed easily and efficiently, and there is no need to prepare all editing operations corresponding to each partial image making up the nine images in the conversion command.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of an image, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a specific example of a conversion command,
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the partial identifier buffer 9, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the editing operation buffer 10, and FIG.
The figure shows an example of the contents of the identifier-related information storage unit 11, FIG. 7 shows an example of editing operation information, FIG. 8 is a flowchart of an operation example, and FIG. 9 shows an example of an editing method image using a conversion command. FIG. In the figure, 1 is an input device, 2 is an image storage unit, 3 is an image search unit,
4 is an image buffer, 5 is a light display control unit, 6 is a display device, 7
1 is a conversion command storage unit, 8 is a conversion command search unit, 9 is a partial identifier buffer, 1o is an editing operation buffer, 11 is an identifier related information storage unit, 12 is a partial image search unit, and 13 is a partial image buffer. Reference numeral 14 indicates an editing operation execution unit, and 15 indicates an editing method image buffer. Patent applicant: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation Patent attorney Mori 1) Hiroshi Figure 2 Figure 3 ((]) (b) Figure 4 (Q) (b) (a) (b) Regret 6 Figure 8

Claims (1)

What is claimed is: an image composed of one or more pairs of a partial image identifier and the shape data; and means for storing the image identifier. Means for searching the stored image using an image identifier inputted from the outside as a key, one partial image identifier, and one of the editing operations.
means for storing conversion commands and conversion command identifiers comprising at least one pair; and means for storing identifier relationship information comprising association information between nine partial image identifiers and partial image identifiers;
means for searching the stored conversion command using a conversion command identifier input from the outside as a key; a partial image identifier of the searched image; and a portion of the identifier-related information that is associated with the partial image identifier of the searched image; means for searching for a partial image identifier in the searched conversion instruction using an image identifier as a key and outputting shape data corresponding to the partial image identifier of the searched image; and converting the searched shape data to the output shape data. A conversational image conversion method characterized by providing means for performing an editing operation corresponding to a partial image identifier in a command.