JPS60247367A - Picture processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To retrieve pictures easily by displaying plural picture data in a picture file which are specified by the retrieval input of code data and outputting indicated picture data out of these displayed picture data to print it. CONSTITUTION:Retrieval code data is inputted to refer to a table in a RAM34, and the storage position and the attribute of a pertinent picture are discriminated. A storage medium is judged to be an optical disc 4 or a film 5 in accordance with position information, and the address of the picture is obtained and is sent to a control part of a file 4 in case of the disc 4, and the first picture data is sent from the file 4 to the RAM34. This picture is displayed on a CRT8 and is discriminated by an operator. When the operator inputs a print command, picture data in the RAM34 is sent to a printer 3. Thereafter, if another pertinent picture is found, said operation is repeated after printing. If the first display picture among retrieved pictures is not a desired picture, a picture clear command is inputted to clear the display picture, and this picture is not printed, and the second picture is led out from the file 4.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to an image processing system.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, it is known to record an image based on an image signal obtained by photoelectrically reading image information or an image signal stored on a disk, or to transmit this image signal to a remote location.

In such systems, selecting images stored on disk1. It is known how to display and print images.

However, when searching for a plurality of desired images, after printing one image, a new input operation is required for the search, and especially when searching for a large number of images, the search operation becomes extremely complicated.

The present invention aims to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks, and includes display processing means capable of editing and displaying an image, means for printing an image from image data, and image file means for accumulating a plurality of image data. The display processing means displays a plurality of image data in the image file means specified by the data search input, and outputs the designated image data from among the data in order to print the data. It is in an image processing system.

This makes image searching extremely easy.

The present invention will be explained in more detail below using the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an external connection diagram of an image processing system to which the present invention is applied. Reference numeral 1 denotes a control unit (referred to as a work station) which includes a microcomputer for system control, an internal memory composed of RAM, ROM, etc., and an external memory composed of a floppy disk, a cartridge disk, etc.

Reference numeral 2 is an input section of the digital copying machine, which is a document reader that converts the document information of the document placed on the document table into an electrical signal using an image sensor such as a CCD, and 3 is an output section of the digital copying machine, which converts the document information of the document placed on the document table into electrical signals. This is a high-speed printer that records images on a recording material based on information converted into electrical signals. 4 is an image file that has a storage medium such as an optical disk or a magneto-optical disk, and is capable of writing and reading a large amount of image information.

Reference numeral 5 includes a microfilm retrieval section for microfilm files and a microfilm reader section for converting the searched image information on the microfilm into electrical data 1a using an image pickup device. 6 has a photosensitive belt in which a photoconductive layer is provided on a transparent conductive band-shaped substrate, and a laser beam modulated according to an input image signal is irradiated to the light guide box and layer by tracing the substrate. An electrostatic latent image is formed on the photoconductive layer according to the brightness of the image light, and this formed latent image is developed with a conductive and magnetic toner (developer) held on a toner carrier. It is a high-resolution soft display that forms display images. Reference numeral 7 denotes a printer device such as a laser beam printer similar to the printer 3, but it is smaller and slower than the printer 3, and is installed as required. Reference numeral 8 denotes a CRT device which displays image information based on the photoelectric VCA, or system control information, etc. by a digital copying machine and a microfilm file input scanner (reader). Reference numeral 9 denotes a switching device that switches the connection between each input/output device according to a signal from the control section 1. Cables 10 to 18 electrically connect each input/output device. Further, 20 is a keyboard provided in the control unit 1, and by operating this keyboard 20, commands for operation of the υ system are issued. Further, 30 is a point device for instructing processing of image information on the CRTB.

Move arbitrarily in the Y direction, select a command image, and issue an instruction. Reference numeral 21 denotes an operation panel for issuing sweeping commands for the digital copying machine, and includes setting keys for the number of copies, copy magnification, etc., a copy key 25 for instructing the start of copying, a numerical display, and the like. 22 is a mode changeover switch which will be described later, and 23.24 is a mode changeover switch 22.
A light emitting diode (LED) displays the mode selection status of the
) It is a large display section.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the circuit configuration of the image processing system shown in FIG. Each block corresponding to that in FIG. 1 is given the same number as in FIG. First, each block within the control section 1 will be explained. Reference numeral 31 denotes a keyboard, which corresponds to the keyboard 20 shown in the first diagram, through which the operator inputs system operation commands using the keyboard 31 or the point device 30. 32 is a central processing unit (CPU) powered by a microcomputer (for example, 68000' manufactured by Motorola). 33 is read-only memory ROM
A system control program is written in advance, and the L CPU 32 performs control operations according to the program written in the ROM 33. 34 is a random access memory RAM, which is mainly used as a working memory of the CPU 32 and a page memory for storing image signals exchanged between each input/output unit. Reference numeral 35 denotes an external memory consisting of a floppy disk, which stores a system control program, a database for image retrieval from image files, etc., which will be described later. Reference numeral 36 denotes a communication interface that enables information to be exchanged with other similar systems or terminals using a communication line such as a local area network. 37 is an input/output interface that accomplishes information exchange between the control unit 1 and the switching device 9. 38 is a bit extraction circuit that thins out the image signal according to a predetermined rate. 39 is an optical disk interface for exchanging information with the image file 4, and 40 is a CRT interface for exchanging information with the CRT 8. Reference numeral 41 denotes a 16-bit bus through which signals are transferred between each block within the control section 1. 1
1 to 18 are cables that electrically connect each input/output device as described above, and control signals and image signals are transmitted.

Note that the arrows on the cables indicate the flow of image signals. Also, the flow of control signals is bidirectional in the cable. As is clear from the figure, the original reader 2, high-speed printer 3, microfilm file 5, soft display 6, and small printer 7 of the digital copying machine 42 are connected to the cable 11, respectively.
, 12, l 5° 16.10 to the switching device 9, and further connected to the input/output interface 37 of the control unit 1 by a cable 13.14. Further, the image file 4 and CBr4 are connected to the cables 17, 18 and each interface 39, 40 of the control unit 1, respectively.

CBr4 has a display RA that stores image information to be displayed.
M43 is provided. In addition, the image signals input and output by the switching device 9 are serial signals a), and the bus 41 of the control unit 1
Since the above information is a parallel signal, the input/output interface 37 has ii! Ii i & Serial for signal acquisition → Parallel register and parallel for image signal output →
A serial register is set up.

Image signals output from the document reader 2 or the microfilm file 5 are input line by line to the input/output interface 37 of the control unit 1 via the switching device 9. The input/output interface 37 converts the serially inputted image signal into a parallel signal of every 16 bits and outputs it onto the bus 41. The image signal output on bus 41 is stored in RAM3.
11r next person is added to the image area of 4 for one page. The image signal stored in the RAM 34 in this way is outputted again to the bus 41 and outputted to the outside via the communication interface 36, or sent to the image file 4 via the optical disk interface 39 and written on an optical disk. , and is outputted to the switching device 9 via the input/output interface 37 and selectively transmitted to the high-speed printer 3, the soft display 6, or the small-sized printer to form an image.

In addition, the image signal read from the optical disk of the image file 4 is written to the RAM 34, and then transferred to the switching device 9 via the input/output interface 37 and sent to the high-speed printer 3.
, a soft display 6 or a small printer 7.

Incidentally, the image signal from the document reader 2 or the microfilm file 5 can also be selectively transmitted directly to any one of the high-speed printer 3, the soft display 6, and the small printer 7 from the switching device 9 without going through the control section 1. . In other words, if a simple copy operation is desired, image file 4 or CB
Since r4 is not required, the image signal from, for example, the document reader 2 is directly supplied to the high-speed printer 3 without going through the control unit 4, and a real-time copying operation is executed. This mode is called bus mode.

The control related to the transmission of the image signal described above is executed by the CPU 32 in accordance with the operation command inputted by the operator through the keyboard 31 or the point device 30.

FIG. 3 shows a detailed circuit configuration of the switching device 9.

Cables that are the same as in FIG. 2 are given the same numbers.

51-54, 61-63 and 71-74 are switches whose switching operations are controlled by switching signals a-k transmitted from the control section 1 via the cable 13. Switches 51 to 54 select the destination of the image signal output from the microfilm file 5 via the cable 15. The switches 61 to 63 are connected to the cable 14b from the control unit 1.
Select the transmission destination of the image signal output via the .

Further, the switches 71 to 74 select the transmission destination of the image signal outputted from the document reader 2 via the cable 11. FIG. 4 shows a document reader 2, a microfilm file 5, and a control section 1 that output image signals to a switching device 9, a high-speed printer 3 that inputs image signals from the switching device 9, a soft display 6, a small printer 7, and a control section 1. The relationship between the connection state and the operating state of the switches 51 to 54, 61 to 63, 71 to 74 is shown. Note that the numbers in parentheses indicate image signal transmission cables. Further, each switch number indicates that the switch is in a closed state. Note that the switching device P9 can also be configured by a logic circuit.

The operation of the switching device 9 will be explained. For example switch 72.5
3 and 63 are in the closed state, the image signal from the document reader 2 is transmitted to the high-speed printer 3 via the switch 72, and operates as a digital copying machine. On the other hand, the image signal from the microfilm file 5 is transmitted to the soft display 6 via the switch 53. Further, the image signal from the control section 1 is transmitted to the small printer via the switch 63.

In this way, by selectively operating the nine switches in the switching system, each input/output device can be connected arbitrarily, and
This system allows the system to effectively function as a display device, copying device, and file device. Furthermore, since it is possible to transmit a plurality of pieces of image information at the same time, it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience that the system is occupied by the transmission of certain image information and other input/output devices become inoperable. Furthermore, as mentioned above,
When performing a simple copying operation or display operation, image signals from the document reader 2 and the microfilm file 5 can be directly transmitted to the high-speed printer 3, the soft display 6, or the small printer 7 without going through the control section 1. (Bus mode) This mode achieves high-speed processing.

Next, the operation when displaying an image on the CRT 8 based on the image signals output from the document reader 2 and the microfilm file 5 will be described.

This system uses a high-resolution CRT, and the amount of information that can be displayed is approximately 6 x 10' bits.

However, for example, the document reader 2 can read a maximum of A3 size document υ. For example, when reading an A4 size document (210m x 297 fields) at a resolution of 16pet/m, the total amount of information will be 106 bits out of 16x210x297. .

Further, the image information from the microfilm file 5 is also in the same order. Therefore, the image information from the document reader 2 and the microfilm file 5 is stored in the RAM 34, and when displayed on the CRT 8, the CRT
It is necessary to compress the amount of information to, for example, 1716 pixels for display.

The bit extraction circuit 38 shown in the second figure is the RAM 34 of the image signal.
This information amount compression operation is performed in parallel with the storage in .

FIG. 5 shows the configuration of the bit extraction circuit 38.

41 is a bus within the control unit 1. 44 is an extraction timing selection circuit which outputs a clock pulse CK according to a compression command from the CPU 32. A shift register 45 samples the image signal inputted from the input/output interface 37 in accordance with the clock pulse CK from the extraction timing selection circuit 44, and sequentially stores the thinned-out image signals. 46 is a RAM, which loads the data when the shift register 45 is full, and then transfers the compressed image signal to the bus 41 at a predetermined timing.
Output to. The input/output interface 37 is the switching device 9
The image signal inputted from the bus 41 is outputted to the bus 41 for storage in the RAM 34, and is also supplied to the bit extraction circuit 38 at the same time. That is, the image signal output from the document reader 2 or the microfilm file 5 is stored in the RAM 3 in its original form.
Simultaneously with the operation of storing the image signal in 4, the compression operation of the image signal for CRT display is executed. Therefore, the input image signal is immediately displayed on the CRT.

FIG. 6 shows the operating state of the bit extraction circuit 38.

Image signals are repeatedly output from the switching device 9 to the repeat bus 41 via the input/output interface 37 for every 1I-i1 line, and are taken into the RAM 34. FIG. 6 (1) shows that the image signal is passed from the input/output interface 37 through the bus 41 to the RA.
The timing of writing to M34 is shown, and the numbers 1 to 9 in the figure are line numbers of the image signal. As shown in the figure, a blank time T occurs from the output of the image signal of one line until the output of the image signal of the next line. The input/output interface 37 also outputs the image signal input from the switching device 9 to the bit extraction circuit 38. The bit extraction circuit 38 performs the thinning operation of the image signal according to the extraction timing selection circuit 44 or the rack lock pulse CK as described above. 6th
The example in the figure shows the operation when compressing an image signal to 1/16, that is, extracting the input image signal at a ratio of 1 line out of every 4 lines, that is, 4N-1 lines of image signals,
Furthermore, the image signals of the extracted 4N-1 lines are extracted at a ratio of one dot to every four dots.

FIG. 6(2) shows image signals extracted at a ratio of one line to every four lines. Further, FIG. 6(3) shows the extracted image signal of one line, and FIG. 6(4) shows the image signal of one line extracted at a ratio of 1 bit to 4 bits. In FIGS. 6(3) and (4), numbers 1 to n in the data indicate each bit number.

In this way, by further extracting the image signal extracted at a rate of 1 line for every 4 lines at a rate of 1 bit for every 4 bits, the image signal input from the switching device 9 to the input/output interface 37 is compressed to 1/16. can do.

The bit extraction circuit 38 transfers the compressed image signal to the RAM 46.
Store it in one place. And input/output interface 37
In order to transmit an image signal from the RAM 46 to the RAM 34, the CRT
The data is written to the RAM 43 of. Image signals 1' and 5 after compression processing
Since ' is smaller than the image signal written in the RAM 34, it can be effectively transmitted using the bus 41 during this blank time T. It should be noted that the compressed image signal may be transmitted to the CRT RAM 43 in several parts, instead of being output for one line per blank time T.

The above operation of the bit extraction circuit 38 is controlled by the CPU 32. Further, the compression rate of the image signal is determined according to the image size of the image signal output from the input/output interface 37. That is, when displaying the entire image on the display screen size of the CRT8, if the compression rate is determined according to the amount of image signal corresponding to the image to be displayed, the CRT display screen can be used effectively and the image can be deleted. The display operation can be performed without causing such inconveniences. For this purpose, the document reader 2 or Id
--=r When outputting the image signal from the microfilm file 5, data indicating the size of the image is output, and the CPU
At step 32, an optimum compression ratio is calculated according to this data, and the extraction timing selection circuit 44 is operated at this compression ratio.

Figure 7 shows the manuscript reader 2 and microfilm file 5.
This shows the format of the image signal output from.

A 4-bit size bit MD indicating the size of the image is provided before the image signal ID of the work surface. This size bit MD
In the document reader 2 and the microfilm file 5, the size of the frame of the document or microfilm is automatically or manually recognized, and a bit corresponding to the recognized size is set. When inputting an image signal, the CPU 32 reads the size bit MD and controls the clock generation timing of the extraction timing selection circuit 44 in order to perform a compression operation according to the size bit MD. In addition, Fig. 8 shows the image size indicated by the size pin (MD) in this system and the compression rate R corresponding to 4'.
1 to R8 are shown. This compression rate is determined according to the resolution of the document reader 2 and microfilm file 5 and the resolution of the CRT 8, and is written into the ROM 33.

In this way, the compression process for CRT display is executed in parallel with the operation of storing the image signal inputted from the switching device 9 in the RAM 34 as it is, so that the input image signal can be quickly monitored. . Further, the aforementioned focus extraction circuit 38 can also be used for compression processing of an image signal read out from the image file 4.

When the image signal read and outputted by the document reader 2 and the microfilm file 5 is displayed on the CRT 8, as described above, by performing thinning processing on the high resolution image signal and compressing the image signal, CRT the entire image area
It was made to fit on top. By the way, the soft display 6 connected to this system is capable of displaying images at a higher resolution than that of a CRT. That is, the soft display 6 of this system has an A3 size display surface and is capable of displaying images at a resolution of 16 pet/m. Further, as described above, the document reader 2 and the microfilm file 5 read and output images at a resolution of 16 pet/m. Therefore, to monitor the read signal, CR'j8
A soft display 6 is used to reproduce more detailed images than the original reader 2 and a microfilm file 5.
The output image signal is sent to the soft display 6, making it possible to reproduce an image with the same density as the reading.

Incidentally, the image size of the image signal from the document reader 2 and the microfilm file may be smaller than A3 size. In such a case, a blank area will appear on the display screen of the soft display 6. Therefore, image information that is smaller than the displayable size of the soft display 6 is enlarged and removed for display on the soft display 6 to effectively utilize the display image surface.

FIG. 9 shows a circuit configuration for achieving image signal enlargement processing. This circuit is provided in the document reader 2 and the microfilm file 5. In Figure 9, 80 is a CCD
It is a one-dimensional line sensor that captures images line by line using an image sensor consisting of:

81 is a drive circuit that drives the line sensor 80, and a signal read by the line sensor 80 is output onto a line 82 in synchronization with the clock CLI.

The clock CL2 corresponds to a line count, and specifically is a readout signal of the line sensor 80, and is a signal for transferring the charge accumulated in the photodiode of the line sensor to the shift register of the drive circuit 81.

CTI and Cr2 are 2-bit counters; counter CTI counts clock CLI, and counter CT2 counts clock CL2.

CI and C2 are detectors for detecting carries in counters CTI and Cr2, respectively. SW is a switching signal that instructs whether or not to operate this enlargement processing circuit according to the image size of the image signal. Also, A1-A4 are AND gates, II
, I2 is an inverter, 01°02 is an OR gate, G3.
G4 is a gate, BF is a 1-bit buffer, and LB is a line buffer.

Explain the operation. When the switching signal SW is at a low level, that is, when no enlargement processing is required, the AND gate A3
and A4 output low level, therefore, AND gate A
A high level signal is applied to the AND gate A2 through the inverter 11 and the inverter I2, and to the AND gate A2 through the entire inverter E2. Thereby, the clocks CLI and Cu2 are input to the drive circuit 81 via the AND gates Al and A2, respectively. Also, goo) G3. Since G4 is also inactive, image signals are serially output to the output terminal OUT for every l line in synchronization with the clocks CLI and CL2.

On the other hand, when the switching signal SW is constantly at a high level, that is, when the image signal enlargement process is
)A3. A4 is each detector CI.

When C2 outputs a carry detection signal, it becomes a high level output. At this time, since the outputs of the inverters 11 and I2 become low level, the analog gates AI and A2 no longer transmit the clocks CLI and Cu2 to the drive circuit 81.

Therefore, when the detector C1 outputs a carry detection signal, the clock CLI is not input to the drive circuit 81, and the image is output from the drive circuit 81 onto the line 82. However, when G3 is opened, the immediately preceding data (image signal) stored in the 1-pit buffer BF is outputted through the OR gate 01. That is, the image signal in the line direction is enlarged by 1.25 times, without the same image signal being output redundantly at a rate of once every four clocks.

Furthermore, when the detector C2 outputs a carry detection signal, both the clocks CLI and Cu2 are no longer input to the drive circuit 81. At this time, no image signal is output from the drive circuit 81, but G4 is opened and the image signal of the previous line stored in the line buffer LB is output via the OR gate 02. That is, overlapping images are output at a rate of one out of every four lines, and as a result, the image is enlarged by 1.25 times in the direction perpendicular to the horizontal line direction (sub-scanning direction).

The aforementioned switching signal SW is output from the document reader 2, the microfilm file 5, or the control unit 1. For example, the size of the document placed on the document reader 2 is automatically detected, and the document size is displayed on the soft display 6. When the display screen is smaller (for example, A4 size) or when the operator manually issues an enlargement command, the switching signal SW is set to a high level.
This is to execute enlargement processing.

In this way, since the image signal is enlarged and displayed on the soft display 6 in an enlarged manner, the display surface of the soft display 6 can be used effectively, and the enlarged display makes it easier for the user to recognize the image. be. Further, in this system, only 1.25 times magnification is considered, but multiple magnification ratios may be set to perform non-optimal magnification display depending on the document size, etc.

Further, the expansion in the sub-scanning direction may be performed by physically changing the sub-scanning speed of the line sensor.

By the way, the image signal read by the document reader 2 is sent to the control unit I.
When storing the image in an image file 4 having a K feed and an optical disk, the operator inputs an operation command for the scanner from the keyboard 31 of the control unit 1. However, when operating the keyboard of the control unit 1 after setting a document on the document reader 2, there are the following drawbacks. That is, when the document reader 2 does not have an automatic document feeding device or when handling images of book documents such as bound books, the operator operates the document reader 2 and the control unit 1 at the same time. There must be.

In addition, when storing the image signal read by the microfilm file 5 in the image file 4, the microfilm file 5 of this system has a microfilm frame search function, and the search command can be controlled! Since everything can be done using one keyboard, there is no need to operate two devices together, as described above.

Therefore, when an image signal read by the document reader 2 is stored in the image file 4, the operation command can also be input from the document reader 2. In FIG. 1, the document reader 2 has an operation panel 21 for inputting operation commands for performing the functions of a digital copying machine, and the operation panel 21 is provided with a copy key 25. Therefore, in addition to the control unit 1, the copy key 25 can also be used to instruct the scanner to start before storing the image signal read by the document reader 2 in the image file 4, and this command switching can be performed using the mode changeover switch 22 shown in the first figure. I'll do it at

FIG. 10 shows a circuit configuration for achieving this switching operation. 22a and 22b are double switches that operate together with the mode changeover switch 22.

When the switch 22a is on the contact A side, the scanner start signal ss from the control section 1 is applied to the AND gate 83 while the contact A is on. At this time, if the document reader 2 is ready for operation and the scanner ready signal SR is input to the AND gate 83, a scanner start command SC is output to the control section (not shown) of the document reader 2. on the other hand,
When the switch 22b is on the contact opening side, the scanner start signal SS from the control section 1 is input to the AND gate 83. Copy key 25 of document reader 2 when
When the button is pressed, a high level signal is input to the AND gate 83 in synchronization with the pressing. In this case, if the aforementioned scanner ready signal SR is input to the AND gate 83, a scanner start command SC is output.

Therefore, when the switch 22a is on the contact port side, when the copy key 25 is pressed down, the scanner start command SC can be output in the same way as the scanner start signal SS from the control unit l, and the original Reading (scanning) can be started.

The contacts of the switch 22b are switched together with the switch 22a, and the LEDs 23 or 24 respectively connected to the contact point are lit. This displays the current mode to the operator. Therefore, the operator can check the blank state of the LEDs 23 and 24 and change the input procedure for starting the document reader as necessary.

FIG. 11 shows a configuration of the circuit shown in FIG. 0 using logic circuits. In this circuit, mode switching is performed from the control section 1. When starting the document reader 2 from the control unit l, an instruction to that effect is given from the keyboard 31, and accordingly, a remote signal R8 is input to the flip-flop 870 set terminal, and this flip-flop 87
Set. When the flip-flop 87 is set in this manner, a high level signal is output from its Q terminal to the AND gate 84. At this time, if the scanner start signal SS is input from the control unit l, if the scanner ready signal SR described above is input to the AND gate 84, the scanner start command SC is sent to the control unit of the document reader 2 via the OR gate 86. is input, and document scanning starts.

On the other hand, the scan start command for the document reader 2 is sent to the document reader 2.
When using the copy key 21 of the keyboard 31
When this instruction is given, the remote signal R8 goes low and the local signal LS goes high. As a result, the flip-flop 87 is reset,
Q output to AND gate 84 is low level,
) Q output to s5 becomes high level. At this time, when the copy key 25 is pressed down, the AND gate 85
In this case, if the scanner ready signal SR is input, a scanner start command SC is output from the AND gate 85 via the OR gate 86. At this time, the scanner start signal SS from the control section 1 is not transmitted to the OR gate 86 because the AND gate 84 is closed.

Further, similarly to the circuit shown in FIG. 10, the LEDs 23 and 24 are turned on according to the mode to display the current mode to the operator.

FIG. 12 shows yet another embodiment, in which the scan start command for the document reader 2 can be switched from one or both of the document reader 2 and the control section 1 (three times). That is, switches 22c, 22d, and 22 . A 3-circuit, 3-contact switch is used for e. And switch 22c.

22d is connected to the contact port, both the scanner start signal ss from the control unit and the signal caused by pressing the copy key 25 can be input to the AND gate 9o via the OR gate 91, and this mode is selected. If so, both the control unit 1 and the document reader 2 can issue a command to start the document reader.

Further, when the switches 22c and 22d are connected to the contacts A, the original reader 2 can be activated only from the control unit 1, and when the switches 22c and 22d are connected to the contacts C, the original reader 2 can be activated only from the original reader 2.

In this way, since the activation of the document reader 2 can be switched from the control unit 1 or from the document reader 2 as necessary, it is possible to issue a startup command at the same position as the document is set in the document reader 2. , the system is easy to use.

FIGS. 13(a) to 13(C) are flowcharts showing the control procedure of the system described above. The program shown in this flowchart is written in the ROM 33 of the control unit 1 in advance, and the CPU 32 writes this program to the ROM.
The read control operation starts from 33.

When the power is turned on to the control unit 1 of this system, first, in step S1, the screen of the CBr4 is cleared, and then,
In step S2, a display to wait for command input is displayed on the CBr 4 in preparation for operation of the keyboard 31 by the operator. Typical commands input by the operator are:
An image input command for loading the image signal into the RAM 34 of the control unit 1, an image output command for reading and outputting the image signal from the RAM 34 of the control unit 1, and a pass mode that allows image signals to be sent and received without going through the control unit 1. There are instructions.

The control unit 1 first checks in step s3 whether an image input command has been input by the operator. If it has not been input, the process advances to step S15 to see if an image output command has been input.

If an image input command has been input, steps S4 and S
7 and Sll, the microfilm file 5, manuscript reader 2, and image file 4 are sent to the device that performs image input.
See if any of them are specified. If the microfilm file 5 has been specified, the process proceeds from step S4 to step s5, and a drive command is output to the microfilm file 5. Furthermore, the switch 51 of the switching device 9 is turned on, and the output image signal of the microfilm file 5 is output. forms a path for transmission to the input/output interface 37. Thereafter, in step S6, a desired frame on the microfilm is searched according to the accumulated data input from the keyboard 31. Then, in step 89, it is determined whether a command to display the image read from the microfilm on the CRTB has been input. If the display command has not been input, the process advances to step 814; if the display command has been input, step 810 19! is sent to the bit extraction circuit 38 in order to compress the image signal according to the CRT display as described above. ! After outputting the operation command, the process advances to step 814.

Further, if the N summator 2 is specified as the image input device, the process proceeds from step s7 to step s8, outputs a drive command to the document reader 2, and furthermore, switches 7 of the switching device 9.
1 is turned on to form a path through which the output image signal of the document reader 2 is transmitted to the input/output interface 37. Then, proceeding to step S9, it is determined whether or not there is a command for CRT display.
If not, proceed to step 814, and if so, proceed to step SIO
After processing in the same manner as described above, step S1
Proceed to step 4.

On the other hand, if image file 4 is specified as the image input device, the process advances from step 811 to step 312.
After outputting the drive command to the image file 4, step 81
At step 3, the image information on the optical disk is searched according to the search data from the operator, and the process further advances to step 814. In step 814, an image input command is selected and output to the input device to start the image input operation. Then, the input image signal is stored in the RAM 34 for one page.

After the above-described image input is completed, or if no image input command has been input from the operator, it is determined in step S15 whether or not an image output command has been input.

If an image output command has been input, step S16
,818. S20. In S22 and 824, it is determined what is designated as the image output device. If CRT, 8 is specified as the image output device, proceed to step S.
Step 16 then proceeds to step S17, where a drive command is output to the CRT 8, and the process proceeds to step 826. Furthermore, if image file 4 has been designated, a drive command is output to image file 4, and after securing an image signal storage area in image file 4, the process proceeds to step S26. If high-speed printer 3 is specified,
Proceeding from step S20 to 821, a drive command is issued to the high-speed printer 3, and the high-speed printer 3 starts preparatory operations such as laser output, mirror rotation, and paper feeding, and the switch 61 of the switching device 9 is turned on to control the high-speed printer 3. After forming the signal path, proceed to step 826. Also, if soft display 6 is specified, step 82
2. Proceeding to step 823, the software display 6 is activated to indicate preparation for image display, and the switch 62 of the switching device is turned on to form a signal path.
Proceed to step 826. On the other hand, if the small printer 7 is specified, a drive command is output to the small printer 7, the switch 63 of the switching device is turned on, a signal path to the small printer 7 is formed, and then the process proceeds to step 826. move on.

In step 826, the RA
The image signal stored in M34 is output, and the image recording or tricked image display operation is executed.

In step 827, it is determined whether a bus mode for transmitting and receiving image signals without going through the control unit 1 has been designated by the operator. If a bus mode has been specified, the combination of input and output devices used for that bus mode is determined in step 828. S30゜S32, S34, S36 and S
Judging by 38.

If the combination of the document reader 2 and the high-speed printer 3 is specified, the process advances from step S28 to step S829, in which a drive command is issued to both devices, and the switch 72 of the switching device 9 is turned on to switch the document reader 2 to the high-speed printer 3. Form a signal path. If the combination of the microfilm file 5 and the high-speed printer 3 is specified, the process advances from step S30 to 831, in which a drive command is issued to both devices, and the switch 52 of the switching device 9 is turned on to switch from the microfilm file 5 to the high-speed printer 3. form a signal path to.

If the combination of the document reader 2 and the small printer is specified, the process advances from step S32 to step S833, where a drive command is issued to both devices, and the switch 74 of the switching device is turned on to switch the document reader 2 to the small printer 7. Form a signal path. If the combination of microfilm file 5 and small printer is specified, steps S34 to 835
To: Proceed, drive both devices, and cut off device 9.
The switch 54 is turned on to form a signal path connecting the detectors. Furthermore, if the combination of the document reader 2 and the soft display 6 is specified, the process advances from step 836 to S37, where a drive command is output to both devices, and the switching devices ftq,
Turn on the switch 73 of step 9 to form a signal path from the document reader 2 to the soft display 6, and then proceed to step 8.
At step 40, it is determined whether an enlarged display operation is necessary. and,
As mentioned above, when performing enlarged display, step S41
Then, the switching signal SW is output to the enlargement processing circuit (FIG. 9).

If a combination of microfilm file 5 and soft display 6 is specified, steps 83B to 839
Proceed to step 1, drive both devices, turn on the switch 53 of the switching device 9, and form a signal path connecting both devices.
Further, the process proceeds to step S40, where it is determined whether enlargement processing is necessary in the same manner as described above, and if necessary, the enlargement processing circuit is operated at step 841.

In this way, when preparations are made for driving each combination of devices specified in the bus mode, in step 842, the specified output device starts image output, and the input device starts image input.

As described above, the operation control and drive command of the system of this embodiment are carried out by the keyboard 31 of the control unit 1 or the point device 30.
The CPU 32 operates according to operation commands input by the operator. In addition, various image input/output devices can be connected and used effectively, and excellent effects such as improved office efficiency and faster image processing can be achieved. Furthermore, it goes without saying that the required number of input/output devices constituting the system can be connected depending on the type of use thereof.

Next, an example of transmitting to another stage via a network and an example of image editing will be explained with reference to the 15th episode.

The control section 1 of the work stage type WSI is as follows. This is the image read by the reader 2, the microfile 5, the image from the file 4, CNET, and the other WSs 2 and 3 that are transmitted and input via the communication interface 36. ■
Images from Block's high-speed league printer, code images of figures, graphs, sentences, etc. from the word processor WP1 computer PC transmitted via 36, and codes of figures, graphs, sentences, etc. created with the keyboard of the own WS Images can be edited and displayed on a CRT8. Also, print the edited image using printer 3゜7.
It can be stored in the file 4 and monitored on the soft display 6, and can be stored in other WS2, 3. It can be transmitted to a printer for display and printing. Editing operations include cutting out the image on the CRTB, enlarging/reducing the cut 9 parts, rotating it, moving it, etc. Furthermore, it is possible to combine the code image with the diagnostic or captured image, or combine the edited images.

For this purpose, the WS can designate a station on the network and send and receive data. Also, the specification should be done in a manner that is distinct from the specification of the input/output device in FIG. Further, the WS allows selection of a transmission image and selection of its destination. Further, the transmission format is selected so that image transmission using pixel data, such as a read image, and image transmission using code data, such as a graphic image, can be carried out in a manner that is convenient for each.

In addition, the main memory device (main memory 34) in the WS stores the above-mentioned read image, transmission image, and edited image separately. WS2. Transmit to WS3. Also, a part of the image data in the main memory 34 is expanded into the memory of the CRT as pixel data, and the input/transmission image and the edited image are displayed on the CRT.

Note that other WS2.3 also has the above-mentioned CRTIfC display function, transmission function, image compilation function, transmission destination selection, and
It has an image selection function and a command function using a cursor on a CRT. Further, image data can be transmitted (circuited) to a plurality of WSs 2 and 3 and printers simultaneously from WS1 or from an image reader, and can be monitored and printed at other stations at the same time.

The local command function displays an arrow image (cursor) on the CRT and points it to an X.

A command is selected by manually moving a point device (PD) to specify a command image displayed in advance on the CRT. Command selection can be made more easily and quickly than when commands are selected manually.

For example, the command image is shown in command area B as shown in FIG.
1 microfilm reader 5 is g1 printer 3 is e1 noft display 6, local network CN
ET is the f postal mark. When the PD is moved on this image, 2 is designated with the cursor, and the switch on the PD is turned on, the designated destination data is stored. k2
The cursor moves only in area B, and the cursor kl moves in area A. kl specifies the cropping position and movement position of the image. The selection of kl and 2 is made with a switch on the DP.

As an example of a command using a cursor, if you place 1 at the position shown in the figure, place k2 on the leader mark C, and turn on the switch on the DP, the WS will be in a state where it receives the read image from the reader 2, and the reader 2 When image data is input to the WS, it is stored in the main memory and transferred to the CRTB.
The image will automatically be displayed filling Area A above. Next, turn on switch 1 on the cursor at this position, then place 2 on the cursor at printer mark e and turn on the switch. This will instruct printer 3 to print the image on A. , pixel data is output from the main memory to the printer 3 as described above. When you place 2 on the cursor at mark d and turn on the switch, the pixel data in the main memory is registered in image file 1. If you place it on kl and turn it on, it will be displayed on the soft display 6.

As a second example, if you place 2 on film mark g and turn on the switch, a film search command table will be displayed in the left area of B. When a desired film file number or frame number is designated by 2 in the table, the search data is set in the memory. Next, place 1 in the position shown in Figure 14 and switch on the DP to start the film search, and after the search is complete, it will automatically read the film frames and send the data to the main memory of the WS, and 0RT8 will be read. Display the image to fill area A.

Store the image in image file 1, printer 3,
The output to the soft display 6 is the same as described above.

As a third example, if you place 2 on the postal mark f and turn on the switch, a table of each stage number connected to the network CNET will be displayed on the left side of the left area.

In the table, the desired WS2, WS3 . Reader printer station N.

When 2 is specified, data for selecting the stage No. is set in the memory. Stage Tan No.
After setting or without setting, if you specify "Return" in the table to 2, all the selected stations will be
Alternatively, the image to be transmitted on the CRTS of WSl is simultaneously transmitted to all stages connected to CNET.

Note that the image to be transmitted is selected with the cursor □ after selecting the station. It determines the coordinates of the A area by kl. If you divide it at position 1 in Figure 1-4, it is A.
If the entire area or t1→t2 is specified, only the image of a is transmitted. Incidentally, when a plurality of station numbers are designated in sequence and the PD is turned on, data is transmitted to each station in sequence (sequential reporting).

Each of the WSs 2 and 3 to which the image data has been transmitted can display and print the image in the same manner as WSl. At the printer station, a printout is made at the same time as the transmission. When the image to be transmitted is a read image, it is transmitted using a line for pixel data transmission, and when it is code data of text, graph, or figure, it is transmitted using a packet transmission line. Note that the packet line is provided separately from the pixel line in order to send necessary control data during pixel data transmission.

Selection of a transmission destination station, selection of a transmission line, etc. is performed by the transmission control LIU in the communication interface.

Next, as the fourth cursor command side, if you want to edit the image and specify the character "edit" (not shown) in command area B as 2, an editing table will be displayed on the left side of area B. In the table, if you specify ``2'' for ``crop'' and specify the cropping position of the image displayed in the ph area in kl, you will get 2 points such as tl-12.
When that part is cut out, and another point t3 (not shown) is specified, and "move" is specified for k2, t2 changes to t3.
tl is also moved so that it becomes , and moves in the image of a. The image remaining after extraction can be erased using a command, but it can also be left as is. However, the portion that overlaps with the cropped image is not displayed. Also, after cutting out, if you specify "enlarge" with 2 in the edit table,
The cropped image is displayed after being enlarged by 12 to the extent fiL4 (not shown) specified by kl with tLU constant.

Specifying "reduced" will result in the opposite. This scaling operation is performed by increasing the bits of the image data in the main memory and thinning out the bits while the data is being transferred to the CRT memory RAM. By specifying "rotation" and an angle, image a can be equally rotated by 90 degrees. Cut out, rotate,
Movement, etc. is performed using X in the main memory using coordinate data and angle data based on kl.

〇Also, the fifth example of the command is "evacuate", which is specified by 2. The image specified by kl on ',:,OR'l' is as follows:
Stored in save memory. Cutout image a can be saved.

Next, when you specify "Figure" and "Text", the code data that was sent from another station and stored in memory will be expanded as pixel data and ORed.
'l' is displayed on B. In that case as well, you can edit the "cutting out" like you would with a read image. In FIG. 14, b is an example of a graph and i is an example of text, which is displayed at the position shown in the figure by specifying "movement J."

Next, the image a, which was saved by ``composition designation'', is moved, and the empty position from the movement ζ of the image i is specified by 32, recalled, and shown by d.

From this, the image ij4 fA in Figure 14 is completed.

Bar graph b can be converted into clothing by specifying "Hegelaf transformation" and is displayed at this position. Also, "inner bar graph conversion"
It can be converted to a pie chart by specifying .

These conversions are performed by storing predetermined graphic patterns as codes and selecting and assembling them according to the code data transmitted or created by WSI.

- The images on the ORTS, such as images created by "cutting out" and images created by "synthesizing" as described above, can be printed by the printer 3, and can be simultaneously transmitted to each station by specifying the above-mentioned [Broadcast J, etc.] can.

Fig. 13(cl) and Ce,) are Fig. 13(a),
In addition to the control operations of the present system described in (C), it is a flowchart diagram showing a program that achieves control operations when information transmission and image editing are executed via a local area network (LAN).

The control operations shown in FIGS. 13(d) and (e) are inserted between FIG. 13(a) and FIG. 13(b).

As mentioned above, reading images of pixel data and code images such as figures, graphs, and sentences of code data are input from an externally designated device. At this time,
An identification code indicating the content of the image is added to the image, and the image is stored in a predetermined area of the main memory 34. If an edit command is currently being input from the keyboard and pointing device of the WS, the process first proceeds from step S45 to steps 846, S63, 866, and 869, and it is determined for which data the edit command has been input. If it is an editing command for a read image output from the high-speed reader 2, microfilm file, and optical disk connected to the own WS, or a read image from another WS manually input from the LAN, steps 846 to 8
Proceed to step 4.7 and store the read image stored in the main memory 34 again in the M area of the main memory.
Display on R, T8. Further, in step 5100, the above-described processing is performed depending on the content of the editing process. Stella 7'
In step 5100, if a command to cut out one image of the display image has been input in step 848, the image of the area specified by the pointing device is extracted as described above in step 849, and extracted from the M1 area of the main memory 34. The read data corresponding to the image is re-stored in the M1 area of the trowel main memory 34 in step 850I. - 10,000, if the enlargement command is inputted, the process proceeds from step 85 to 852, and the image in area M1 of the main memory 34 is enlarged according to the manually input enlargement ratio, and then in step S53, the image in area M1 of the main memory 34 is Store. If a reduction command has not been input, the process proceeds from step 854 to step 855, and the image in the M1 area of the main memory 34 is reduced to the specified reduction ratio, and further in step 856, the reduced image is transferred to the M1 area of the main memory 34.
Store in area.

If the rotated phalanges in the image are manually operated, step 85
7 to 858, the M1 area of the main memory 34 is rotated according to the specified rotation angle using the keyboard, and the rotation is stored in the M1 area of the main memory in step S59. On the other hand, when an image movement command is input, step 86
0 to 861, the image in the M1 area of the main memory is moved to a position (movement amount) determined by the pointing device 4, and then in step S62, the image in the main memory 34 is moved.
It is stored in the M1 area of . When the processes for each process described above are completed and the read image is stored in the M1 area of the main memory 34, it is determined in step 871 whether or not the instructed one-piece collecting operation has been completed. If the process has not yet been completed, the process returns to step 846 and returns to step S46.
The process returns to step 100 through S47. That is,
First, when a read image is cut out, the cut out image is enlarged, and then further moved, step 5100 is executed three times in order to adjust the read image. Step 5100 also creates 4i in the reverse procedure, such as rotating the a-capture image, reducing it, and extracting it. Further, this state is monitored on the CRT 8.

When the i nest for the read image is completed, step S
In step 71, it is determined whether or not there is a need for editing the other images CcKj. If there is, the process returns to step 846, and further, in steps S63 and 866, any ``The 5th dance command to defeat the makeup is input ft
, do 141 NT of Deika. Then enter the code image.1. In accordance with the Toto Directive for figures, graphs, and text (steps S64, S67, and 5) are performed, respectively.
At 39, each image is stored in 812 areas of main memory.
Store in the M3 area and M4 area. Then, in the next step (S65, 868°570), the above a'jG
'Step S of performing the actual processing on the IX image' Execute the same editing operations as 00 and store each edited image in the 8i2 area, the M3 area, and the 14 area of the main memory 34. .

As described above, for each image, steps 846 to S7
Repeat the process up to step 1 and input.1. When the editing operation for the edited editing command is completed, the process advances to step 872, and it is determined whether or not synthesis of edited images has been commanded. If there is a compositing command, step 5731 outputs the image for which compositing has been instructed to the corresponding area of the main memory 34 to the position specified by the pointer and vice as described above, and then proceeds to step 874. The data is stored in the M5 area of the main memory 34. In other words, when combining the edited read image 2 and a graph, the main memory 3
The read image is read from the M1 area of 4, and the graph code image is read from the M3 area, and these are stored in the M5 area of the main memory 34 corresponding to the designated synthesis position. As a result, the M5 area stores an image in which the read image and the graph are combined. Once this compositing process has been executed, the process advances to step 875. At this time, the combined image is displayed on 0RTB.

Steps 872 to 8 also apply to cases where there is no synthetic phalanx.
Proceed to 75.

In step 875, it is determined whether an output format command such as recording or displaying one image + R report is input. Steps S72 to 7 mentioned above
In step 4, image compositing processing has been performed, and if all of the composite images are to be output, the process proceeds to step 876, and step 877 is transferred to area M6 of the main memory 34 in order to output the image in area M5 where the composite image is stored. Transfer with .

If only the read image is to be output from the composite image, the process proceeds from step 878 to step 879, and only the read image stored in the M1 area is transferred to the M6 area. In addition, if you want to output only the graphs, then step S80 to 881 store only the graphic image of area J to f2 in area M6.If you want to output only the graph, go to steps S82 to 883. Go ahead and store the graph image of area M3 in area 46.Furthermore,
When outputting the sentence 6, the sentence image is transmitted from the M4 area to the M6 area. In this way, the image around 4 designated for output is transferred to the M6 area of the main memory 34 and waits for an output command. Similarly, if there is no output format command, it means that the above-mentioned editing and compositing process has not been performed, and in this case, the process advances to step 885.
Using AN, it is determined whether the phalanx whose image is to be output has been input. If the output JW command to use the LAN has not been input, the process proceeds to step 815 in Figure (b) for the vehicle 1 described in Of+, and outputs the output device that has flourished in its own WS, that is, Ot(
,'I'8, 稙翿film 4, ＾speed printer 3, n7
Select either the main display 6 or the small printer, select the image output mode □, -10,000, and press L in step S85.
The image transmission to 1 ton S which was 1"4 to /λ was 1"4
Selected C is prohibited from appearing in the monthly output or side story, and the par 1 knob S86. S88
Smell C output type/1st case is selected. here multiple lol
Samurai information to S) If selected, step S8
6 Color 887 Nishinmi, +Oi 1'g I" Turf
If Junpo communication which sequentially outputs images to S is selected, proceed from step 888 to Step 889, and LIU can be transmitted sequentially! Set it to heavy and proceed to snap 591. On the other hand, if multiple WSs are not selected and image output to a single WS is selected, the process advances to step S90 and the LI
Set U and proceed to step S91.

In step 891, step S87. In accordance with the state of the LiU sent in S89 and S90, the image is output from the main memory to other WSs via the LAN.

As mentioned above, are multiple WSs a LAN? When the iron is being controlled and when performing editing operations on the image input to the WS, the control operations shown in FIGS. 13(d) and (e) are performed as shown in FIG. ) and (b). With this method, the editing and compositing of a single image in ＼■S and the image transmission to and from the pond WS can be controlled all at once.

/'/ /-"''""-""-"= Next, an example of sequentially reading the images of multiple pages searched for #3 from image file 4, displaying them on the CRT 81-, and printing a desired page among them. will be explained according to FIG.

When the power is turned on to the control unit 1 of a non-system, first, in step S1, the RAM 43 of the CRT 8 is cleared and the screen is cleared, and then, in step S2, a command is input by a key or a point device. An image pattern indicating that there is a gap between lines is set in the RAM 43 and displayed on the CRT 8, and is used for entry operations on the keyboard 31 or the like by the imitator (116). The operator
When the image data search command is input, step S3
This is determined in step S4, and step S4 is executed. In step S4, the storage location of the image that can be requested is searched based on the search code data t inputted from the keyboard 31 or pointer device 30. This stores the search data table pre-stored on the floppy disk in RAM.
34 is referred to using the input code data to find out whether there is a search image (S5).

As a result, if it is determined that there is one or more images, the storage position and movement of the corresponding image and attributes such as pixel density and image size constituting the image are determined. If there is no corresponding image, a message to that effect is displayed on the CRT and spaced between lines. Based on the obtained storage position information, it is determined in step S6 whether the storage medium of the desired ψ image is the optical disk 4 or the microfilm 5, and the process proceeds to step S8 or step s7, respectively.
Move to. The pixel density information is 16pe9. In the case of CRT, there is a density conversion function such as 1/4 conversion to correspond to the 4pel density of CRT, and the size information is
This is to determine the display position etc. In step S8, address data of the searched image on the optical disk 4 is obtained from the search result information in the RAM 34 and sent to the control section of the disk file 4 via the interface 39. File 4 first selects the first image data according to the data and stores it in RAM 3 via interface 39.
Send to 4. In step S7, frame position data on the film 5 is obtained from the information in the search RAM 34 and sent to the control section of the film file 5 via the interface 37. The film file 5 selects the first image data according to the data and sends it to the RAM 34 via the interface 37.

In step S9, the image input to the RAM 34 is displayed on the CRT. Here, the image data sent from the RAM 34 to the CRT display memory RAM 43 is subjected to reduction processing for CRT display by the focus extraction circuit 38 described above.

The displayed image data can be referenced and determined by the operator, so in step S10, a command input waiting display is displayed on the CRT 8 in area B of FIG. 14, and the searched image is displayed in area A, and the operator This prepares for the operation of the keyboard 31 by a person. When the operator inputs a command to print image data using a key or the like, it is determined in step 311 and output to the high-speed printer 3 in step S12. This sends the image data in the RAM 34 to the printer 3 via the interface 37 using a print command. Then, if there are more images that match,
After printing is completed, this is determined from the search table information in the RAM 34 in step S13, and the process returns to step S6 to access file 4 or 5 again and repeat the display/output process for the next image. In step 13, it is also possible to determine whether there is a next image by pressing a command key. If the corresponding image data is no longer available or if a go command is input in step 310, the process moves to step S2 and waits for a new processing request.

Here, the first C of the images retrieved by the code search
If the RT display image is not the desired one, input the image clear command instead of the print command in SIO to clear the displayed image and proceed to step S13. The image is extracted from files 4 and 5.

In this manner, a plurality of corresponding image data are sequentially read out from the microfilm or disk file by the search using the code data and displayed, and a desired one is selected and printed based on the image data.

The operation control and drive commands of the system of this embodiment are performed by the CPU 32 in accordance with the operation commands input by the operator from the keyboard 31 or point device 30 of the control section 1. Here, the control unit 1 has the ability to search code data in order to search for one image take, and by displaying the image data one after another on the CRT 8, the operator can search the contents of the image data. shall be. This allows the operator to search for code data and view image data! 1
() allows efficient searching and outputting images. Depending on the predetermined command input in step 7 s2, all the images corresponding to the code search may be displayed on the CRT one after another at a predetermined speed without having to input a command key for each page. I'll come.

In that case, it is also possible to display the images sequentially on the PX and CRT and print them sequentially without selecting the image pages. It is also possible to print the displayed images sequentially and continuously. In the case of - L prints, the number of prints of the same image is C
It can be specified with RTj2, and the Pudding 1 operation is repeated that number.

It is also possible to combine and print other form images or text images, such as overlays, on a desired one of the plurality of images by code search. This is done by storing other images in a partial area of the RAM 34 using dot data from a character generator or a pattern generator. Also CR
Cut out a part of the search image being displayed on the T and save it to a predetermined free address in the RAM 34. Next, search for the delivered text image from a floppy disk, display it on a CRT, cut out a part of it, and save it in the RAM 34. It is possible to save the image in a further empty area, display the saved images in a composite manner on the CRT J- at a desired position or at a position with appropriate pressure automatically to avoid overflow, and print the composite image as described above. be able to.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is an external connection diagram of an image processing system to which the present invention is applied, Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the circuit configuration of the image processing system, Figure 3 is a configuration diagram of a switching device, and Figure 4 is a combination of switching operations. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the circuit configuration of the focus extraction circuit, FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the operating state of the focus extraction circuit, FIG. 7 is a diagram showing image signal formation, and FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the size A diagram showing the focus MD, FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the enlargement processing circuit, FIGS. a) to (e) are flowcharts showing the control program of the control unit, and FIG. 14 is the workstation WS.
15 is a diagram showing the configuration of the network, and FIG. 16 is another control flowchart 1 diagram, where 1 is a control section, 2 is a document league, and 3 is a high-speed printer. , 4
is an image file, 51 microfilm file, 6
is a soft display, 7 is a small printer, and 8 is a CRT.
, 9 is a switching circuit. No. 73 Shi≧tsu and 4) Procedural Axis J Orthography (Method) 1. Display of the case 1982 Patent Application No. 103122 2, Name of the invention Image processing system 3, Person making the amendment Relationship to the case Patent applicant address 3-30-2 Shimomaruko, Ota-ku, Tokyo Name (ion
) Canon Co., Ltd. 5, Daily publication of the amendment order August 28, 1982 (shipment date) 6 Specification subject to amendment and drawings 7, Specification of contents of amendment (pages 6 to 56) and engravings of drawings ( No change in content) Procedural amendment (voluntary) 1980 11011 J, 5 il Commissioner of the Patent Office Manabu Shiga J Indication of the case 1983 Patent No. 0 No. 103122-42
Name of the invention Image processing system 3 Person making the correction Relationship with π('l Patent amount 1 head Personnel Location Tokyo A 14 people 111 [〆F circle 1'-3-30-
2 Name (+00) Cano/Co., Ltd. Representative Ryu Kaku Sanbe 4 Agent Residence (7) 146 Higashig, 3-30 Tokuko, Okawa-ku, Miyako-ku
-2 Canon Co., Ltd. (Telephone 758-2111) 5,
The drawing to be corrected is Plane 6, and the details of the correction are to be corrected in Drawings 7 and 8 as shown in the attached sheet0.

Claims (1)

[Claims] It comprises a display processing means capable of editing and displaying an image, a means for printing an image from image data, and an image file means for accumulating a plurality of image data,
and means for displaying a plurality of image data in the image file means specified by the search input of the code data by the display processing means, and outputting the image data designated from among the data in order to print the data. Featured image processing system.