JPS62266673A - Image filing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To display a desired reduced picture image surely by providing a means that controls information that accompanies to each reduced image in a table in which reduced picture of various size are mixed arbitrarily. CONSTITUTION:An information matrix circuit 16 stores addresses of storage of original image of reduced picture displayed in the display image of a table and attribute information for each element making each area of a matrixlike display area formed by superposing display pictures divided equally according to the size of each reduced image that can be displayed on the display image of the table of a display unit 13 an element, and outputs corresponding address data according to cursor position data from a cursor coordinate detecting circuit 15. A display frame setting circuit 17 scans each element in the information matrix circuit 16 and selects elements having the same information with elements designated by the cursor, and sets a display frame on the display image of the table to enclose all elements having the same information.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to an image file device.

(Prior art) Reduced images of original images stored in an image memory, such as those produced by an endoscope imaging device, are displayed as a list on a screen of a display device, and any reduced image is indicated with a cursor or the like. By doing so, the original image of the specified reduced image can be read out from the image memory and displayed on another screen of the display device, or attribute information such as patient name and body part regarding the original image can be read out from the image information memory. There is a conventional image file device configured to display images on the other screen as shown in FIG.

In this image file device, an input instruction device 1 is used to move a cursor on a screen of a display device 2 displaying a list of reduced images to specify a reduced image whose original image and its attribute information are to be displayed. At the same time, the cursor coordinate detection circuit 3 detects the coordinates of the cursor from the cursor movement distance data at that time, and the address is determined from the reduced image of the displayed list and the cursor position data detected by the cursor coordinate detection circuit 3. The setting circuit 4 sets the address for storing the original image and its attribute information of the reduced image indicated by the cursor, and the address corresponds to each reduced image displayed as a list via the image data transfer circuit 5. An image information memory that stores attribute information corresponding to each 'original image' by reading out the original image of the specified reduced image from the image memory 6 that stores the original image to be processed, or via the image information transfer circuit 7. The corresponding attribute information is read out from 8 and displayed on another screen of display device @2.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, in the conventional image filing device shown in FIG. Only reduced images of the same size are displayed on a certain screen of the display device 2.

For this reason, when displaying desired accompanying information on another screen of the display device 2, it may be extremely difficult to see the corresponding reduced image on the list, resulting in the problem of erroneous instructions. Furthermore, the reduced image on the list displayed on one screen of the display device 2 and the accompanying information displayed on other screens are only correlated by the position of the cursor on the list. Therefore, if the cursor is moved by mistake, there is a problem that the correspondence relationship may be misunderstood.

This invention was made by focusing on such conventional problems, and it is possible to easily manage reduced images of various sizes and information accompanying each of them, and therefore, it is possible to easily manage reduced images of various sizes and information accompanying each of them. To provide an image file device suitably configured to be able to display a mixture of reduced images and to clearly recognize the correspondence between any reduced image and displayed accompanying information. .

[Means and operations for solving the problem] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention displays a plurality of reduced images as a list on the same display screen and manages information accompanying each reduced image, An image file device that displays information accompanying an arbitrary reduced image in a list by selecting and instructing it has a list in which reduced images of various sizes are arbitrarily mixed, and each of the reduced images in the list Means for managing information accompanying the reduced images, and means for setting and displaying a display frame according to the shape of the display area for the selected reduced image in the list, and from this To easily and surely select and instruct a desired reduced image from a list, and to clearly recognize the correspondence between the selected reduced image and its accompanying information.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

This image file device includes a list display screen that displays reduced images of various sizes from a reduced image memory (not shown) as a list, and an original image and image information memory stored in the image memory 11 associated with any of the reduced images. A display device 13 having an accompanying information display screen for displaying the attribute information stored in the display device 12, and a cursor on the list display screen of this display device 13 to indicate the original image and the reduced image for which the attribute information is to be displayed. a cursor coordinate detection circuit 15 that detects the coordinates of the cursor from the cursor movement distance data provided by the input instruction bag @14, and Each region of the matrix-like display area created by overlapping equally divided display screens is used as an element, and for each element, the address of the storage location of the original image and attribute information of the reduced image displayed on the list display screen is stored. Memory and cursor coordinate detection circuit 15
an information matrix circuit 16 that outputs corresponding address data according to cursor position data from the information matrix circuit 16; and an information matrix circuit 16 that scans each element in the information matrix circuit 16 to select an element having the same information as the element indicated by the cursor;
A display frame setting circuit 17 that sets a display frame on the list display screen so as to surround all the elements having the same information, and the original image and attributes of the reduced image specified based on the address data from the information matrix circuit 16. Information image memory 1
1 and image information memory 12, respectively, and transfers the data to the display device 13 for display on the accompanying information display screen.

FIG. 2 shows a 1/4 screen @ 21° 1/16 image 2 as a reduced image that can be displayed on the list display screen 20 of the display device 13.
2. A display example is shown when four types of sizes are set for a 1/36 image 23 and a 1/64 image 24, and each element in the information matrix circuit 16 corresponding thereto is shown.

In this case, the number of elements corresponding to the entire list display screen 20 is 144, and in the display example of FIG.
1 has 36 elements (0, O) to (5, 5), 17
16 strokes (9,9) to (11,11) for g!22
The 1/36 image 23 has elements (2,8) to (3,
The four elements of 9) are (7, 3) in the 1/64 image 24.
The four elements ˜(8, 4) correspond.

The operation when displaying the original image or attribute information corresponding to the 1/16 image 22 in the list shown in FIG. 2 will be described below.

First, the input instruction device 14 is used to move the cursor 25 to specify an arbitrary position within the 1/16 image 22. The cursor coordinate detection circuit 15 receives the cursor 2 from the input instruction device 14.
5, the coordinates of the cursor 25 are detected, and the cursor position data is sent to the information matrix circuit 16.
Output to.

In the information matrix circuit 16, the cursor coordinate detection circuit 15
receives the cursor position data from , selects the element indicated by the cursor 25, for example (11°11),
Information associated with the 1/16 image 22 stored in that element is output.

Here, (9.9) to (1
The nine elements 1 and 11) include information accompanying the 1/16 image 22, that is, the image memory 11 and image information memory 12, which are storage locations for the original image and attribute information of the 1/16 image 22. address data etc. are stored. Therefore, no matter which position on the 1/16 image 22 is pointed with the cursor 25, the same information is output.

The display frame setting circuit 17 has 13×12 vertical lines and 12× horizontal lines dividing each element in the information matrix circuit 16.
It manages a total of 312 line segments (13), scans each element arranged in a matrix, and selects the element that has the same information as the element (11, 11) indicated by the cursor 25. , Display frame 2 surrounds all of these selected elements.
Set 6. That is, the display frame setting circuit 17 changes each element from left to right and from top to bottom from (0,0) to (11,
0)→(0,1)→(11,1)→(0,2)→・・・
→ (0, 11) → (11, 11) is scanned in the order of element (
Once you find the element (9,9) that has the same information as 11,11>, set the left and upper line segments of the element (9゜9) to be displayed, and then set it to the element (10,9). Moving. Here, element (10, 9) has the same information as element (11, 11), which requires ffl<9.9), so the upper line segment is set to be displayed, and the left line segment is The element (9, 9) to the left of the element < 10.9) is the element (10,
Since it has the same information as 9), it should not be displayed. In this way, if adjacent elements vertically, horizontally, or horizontally have different information, the boundary line segments are set to be displayed, but if they have the same information, they are not displayed, and When an element including the outermost line segment of the list display screen 20 is selected, the line segment is set to be displayed, and a display frame 26 is displayed around the 1/16 image 22.

As a result of the above, the display frame 2 displayed on the list display screen 20
6 is displayed until the display frame setting circuit 17 scans each element in response to a signal from the input instruction device 14, and the position of the display frame 26 does not change even if the cursor 25 moves.

On the other hand, when the information matrix circuit 16 outputs the address data of the original image of the 1/16 image 22 or the storage destination of the attribute information under the control of the input instruction device 14, the image data transfer circuit 18 or the image information transfer circuit 19 Upon receiving this, the image data or attribute information of the corresponding original image is read out from the image memory 11 or the image information memory 12 and transferred to be displayed on the accompanying information display screen of the display device 13.

FIG. 3 shows a display example in which reduced images of various sizes are superimposed and displayed on the list display screen 20 of the display device 13, and the corresponding elements in the information matrix circuit 15. . In the display example shown here, 1/4i! ! 1/16 image 32 and 1/64 image 33.34 are displayed overlapping image 31, and 1/4 image 31.1/
Overlapping with 16 image 32 and 1/64 image 33 1
/36 Image 35 is displayed. The operation when selecting 174 images 31 from this mixed image and displaying the corresponding original image and attribute information will be described below.

First, the cursor 25 is moved using the input instruction device 14 to specify an arbitrary position within a portion of the 1/4 image 31. The cursor coordinate detection circuit 15 receives movement distance data of the cursor 25 from the input instruction device 14, detects the coordinates of the cursor 25, and outputs the detected coordinates to the information matrix circuit 16. The information matrix circuit 16 receives the cursor position data from the cursor coordinate detection circuit 15, selects the element indicated by the cursor 25, for example (11, 8), and selects this element (11, 8).
1, 8) is output. The display frame setting circuit 17 executes the same operation as explained in the display example of FIG. 2, and thereby deforms the displayed 1/4 image 31 so as to surround a part of it, that is, a part that is not superimposed. The display frame 36 is set to be displayed. Further, when the address data of the storage destination of the original image of the 1/4 image 31 or the attribute information is output from the information matrix circuit 16 under the control of the input instruction device 14, the image data transfer circuit 18 or the image information transfer circuit 19 image memory 11 or image information memory 12
The image data or attribute information of the corresponding original image is read out from the source and transferred to be displayed on the accompanying information display screen of the display device 13.

In the above-described embodiment, the original image or attribute information is displayed on the accompanying information display screen of the display device 13, but both may be displayed on the same screen, or the original image or attribute information may be displayed on the accompanying information display screen. It is also possible to prepare one for attribute information and one for attribute information, and display them separately.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, in order to accommodate all the sizes of reduced images displayed as a list, the display screen of the list is divided into a matrix, and each [Ll] is divided into its elements. Since the information associated with the displayed image is stored, it is possible to easily manage reduced images of various sizes and the information associated with each of them. Therefore, since reduced images of various sizes can be displayed as a list, a desired reduced image can be specified without error. In addition, we have made it possible to display a display frame that corresponds to the shape of the selected reduced image in the list, so even if the reduced images in the list overlap, the selected reduced image and its Correspondence with accompanying information can be clearly recognized.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are diagrams for explaining its operation, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a conventional technique. 11... Image memory 12... Image information memory 13... Display device 14... Input instruction device 15... Cursor coordinate detection circuit 16... Information matrix circuit 17... Display frame setting circuit 18 ...Image data transfer circuit 19...Image information transfer circuit 20...List display screen 21, 31...1/4 image 22.
32... 1/16 image 23, 35... 173B
Image 24, 33.34... 1764 Image 25... Cursor 26.36... Display frame Figure 1

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Display multiple reduced images as a list on the same display screen, manage the information attached to each reduced image, and display the information attached to it by selecting and instructing any reduced image in the list. An image file device having a list in which reduced images of various sizes are arbitrarily mixed, and means for managing information accompanying each reduced image in the list;
An image file device characterized by comprising means for setting and displaying a display frame corresponding to the shape of a display area for a selected reduced image in the list.